FISCAL YEAR 2023
ANNUAL REPORT
Columbus McKinnon (Nasdaq: CMCO) is a leading worldwide designer, manufacturer and marketer of intelligent
motion solutions that move the world forward and improve lives by efficiently and ergonomically moving, lifting,
positioning and securing materials.
Headquartered in Buffalo, New York, our key products include hoists, crane components, precision conveyor
systems, rigging tools, light rail workstations, and digital power and motion control systems. We are focused on
commercial and industrial applications that require the safety, reliability and quality provided by its superior design
and engineering know-how.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
(in thousands, except per share, margin and ratio data)
Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Income Statement Data
Net sales
Gross profit
Gross margin
Income from operations
Operating margin
Net income
Net income per diluted share
Non-GAAP adjusted net income per diluted share1
$
$
$
936,240
$
906,555
$
649,642
$
809,162
$
876,282
342,099
315,730
220,225
283,186
304,997
36.5 %
97,841
10.5 %
48,429
1.68
2.94
$
$
34.8 %
73,781
8.1 %
29,660
1.04
2.83
$
$
33.9 %
42,255
6.5 %
9,106
0.38
1.57
$
$
35.0 %
89,824
11.1 %
59,672
2.50
3.20
$
$
34.8 %
69,442
7.9 %
42,577
1.80
3.24
Balance Sheet Data
Total assets
Total liabilities
Total debt
Total debt, net of cash
Total shareholders’ equity
Total debt/capitalization
Total debt, net of cash/net total capitalization
Other Data
Operating cash flow
Depreciation and amortization
Capital expenditures
Working capital (excl. cash and debt)/sales 2,3
Days sales outstanding 2
Inventory turns 2
Employees
$ 1,698,455
$ 1,685,707
$ 1,150,432
$ 1,093,272
$ 1,061,571
864,658
471,592
338,416
912,904
511,226
395,836
620,283
248,954
46,827
629,687
251,306
136,856
630,412
300,320
229,227
$
833,797
$
772,803
$
530,149
$
463,585
$
431,159
36.1 %
28.9 %
39.8 %
33.9 %
32.0 %
8.1 %
35.2 %
22.8 %
41.1 %
34.7 %
$
$
83,636
41,947
(12,632)
$
$
48,881
41,924
(13,104)
$
$
98,890
28,153
(12,300)
$
$
106,795
29,126
(9,432)
$
$
79,499
32,675
(12,288)
17.3 %
15.5 %
9.3 %
14.5 %
17.2 %
54.3
3.6
3,392
53.0
3.9
3,224
51.5
4.4
2,653
59.4
3.9
2,997
55.5
3.7
3,128
1 The Company b elieves that non-GAAP adjusted net income per diluted share is a meaningful measure of financial performance in comparing period-to-period results. Please see
the tab le at the b ack of this report for a reconciliation of GAAP net income per diluted share to non-GAAP adjusted net income per diluted share. This information should b e considered
in addition to, b ut not as a sub stitute for, other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP.
2 FY2019 working capital/sales, days sales outstanding and inventory turns exclude the Tire Shredder b usiness, which was divested on Decemb er 28, 2018, and Crane Equipment &
Service, Inc. and Stahlhammer Bommern Gmb H, each of which were divested on Feb ruary 28, 2019.
3 March 31, 2022, figure excludes the impact of the Decemb er 1, 2021, acquisition of Garvey Corporation.
FY 2023 SALES
Latin America
Canada
Asia Pacific
4%
5%
5%
25%
by
Geographic
Market
61%
U.S.
Europe,
Middle East
& Africa
Linear Motion
10%
14%
16%
by
Product
Category
Automation
Conveying
Solutions
60%
Lifting
Solutions
FY2023 Sales: $936.2 million
Sales
(in millions)
Cash Flow
from Operations
(in millions)
Total Debt,
Net of Cash
(in millions)
$876.3
$34.2
$809.2
$936.2
$906.6
$106.8
$98.9
$649.6
$79.5
$83.6
$395.8
$338.4
$842.1
$48.9
$229.2
$136.9
$46.8
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
Sales
Divestitures
A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO
DEAR SHAREHOLDERS,
We finished fiscal 2023 on a strong note marked by several new
records including:
•
Sales of $936.2 million
• Gross margin of 36.5%, and
• Operating income of $97.8 million
For the year, net income was $1.68 per diluted share. On a non-GAAP
basis, adjusted earnings per diluted share1 grew 4% to $2.94 for
another new record.
These results highlight additional proof points that we are progressing steadily toward our stated financial
objectives of $1.5 billion in revenue with 21% EBITDA margins in fiscal 2027. Our collective
achievements over this past year emphasize the effort and collaboration of our team as we execute to
improve our customer’s experience, increase productivity, and advance our strategy.
TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY: BUILDING A SCALABLE, PROFITABLE, GROWTH ENTERPRISE
In fiscal 2023, we grew revenue by 3% or 7% on a constant currency basis1 and, over 2 years, we have
grown revenue by $286.6 million, or 44%, including $167.0 million of acquired revenue. We have clearly
evolved beyond “the blueprint” of our strategy and are firmly into its execution, enabling an efficient and
scalable enterprise that delivers top-tier profitable growth. We are executing our growth initiatives and
unlocking our earnings power by driving productivity, reducing overhead costs and leveraging 80/20 to
simplify our business, its processes, our organization and product lines. Concurrently, we are engaging
externally to ensure that we remain market-led and customer-centric as we deliver top-tier execution and
elevate our competitive advantage.
Over the past year, we streamlined our organization within each region. In addition to unlocking
approximately $8 million in annualized savings, this realignment further integrated our operations, and we
expect will lead to an improved CMCO customer experience. Our complete offering of automation,
precision conveyance, lifting and linear motions solutions is now more broadly available within our
Americas (North, Central and South America), EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and APAC (Asia
Pacific) regions.
END-TO-END DIGITAL ENABLEMENT
Critical to our transformation strategy are our end-to-end digital enablement initiatives. The tools and
approaches we are implementing unlock potential, improve customer experience, enable growth,
increase productivity and enhance returns. We are streamlining processes, applying technology,
expanding analytics and enabling scale and productivity. We believe that by augmenting the capability
and use of digital enablement tools, we can make it easier for our customers to do business with us,
capture greater intelligence, better identify opportunities, enhance communication, increase customer
engagement and improve overall service levels.
We are attacking this throughout our business processes including everything from lead generation to our
enterprise operating systems and all the way through to our points of delivery.
EXECUTING TO PLAN
During the year, we addressed several complex, global challenges consistent with those facing all
manufacturers around the world. Inflation was rampant, interest rates reached their highest levels in
1 Adjusted earnings per diluted share and revenue on a constant currency basis are non-GAAP measures which the Company
believes are useful in evaluating performance. See the reconciliation of GAAP measures to non-GAAP measures in the back of this
Annual Report.
15 years, supply chains remained disruptive and the labor force was in short supply. We overcame these
challenges and, despite the hyper-inflationary environment, delivered price improvement of 5.2%.
Our focus throughout the year was on improving our customers’ experience. Given ongoing supply chain
constraints, lead-times remained extended throughout much of the year and we were challenged to
provide accurate and timely information while keeping our customers informed. In response, we elevated
efforts to improve our responsiveness utilizing net promoter score (NPS) survey feedback and analysis.
We heard the voice of our customers and prioritized key initiatives, increased inventory where
appropriate, deployed enabling technologies and instituted a more connected and informed call center.
We are making meaningful progress in these areas and will continue striving for greater improvements.
Critical to our strategy and margin expansion efforts is the 80/20 Process. Within this process, product-
line simplification has been a focus area for Columbus McKinnon over the past couple of years. This
demands a careful balance of customer and market requirements against the backdrop of a highly
fragmented and complex portfolio of lifting products that evolved over a long history of acquiring products
and brands with limited rationalization. We are simplifying this portfolio and investing in the best products
to address targeted applications and enable profitable growth in attractive markets. We have reduced
overall SKU counts in these areas by more than 50% to date and our most meaningful improvement
opportunities still lie ahead.
EXPANDING PRECISION CONVEYANCE PLATFORM
We closed on the acquisition of montratec® GmbH on May 31, 2023. This acquisition brings
asynchronous intelligent automation and monorail transport systems that further strengthen our precision
conveyance and automation offerings. A leading automation solutions company that designs and
develops intelligent transport systems for interlinking industrial production and logistics processes,
montratec provides modular, intelligent monorail transport systems for the electric vehicle (EV),
semiconductor, electronics, life sciences, aerospace and other industries. This acquisition advances our
strategy to expand our presence in attractive markets with strong secular tailwinds and opens the door for
greater scale for our precision conveyance solutions in Europe. In line with our acquisition strategy, we
expect montratec’s growth and margin profile to enhance our earnings power and advance the
transformation of Columbus McKinnon as a leading intelligent motion solutions provider for material
handling.
ON TRACK TO DELIVER
As we look to the year ahead, we are encouraged by our overall opportunity landscape despite an
uncertain macroeconomic backdrop. We remain focused on executing to plan while earning greater
market share, identifying new opportunities for profitable growth and investing in innovation.
Looking out through our strategic planning horizon, we expect to make steady and measurable progress
toward our strategic plan objectives over the next several years as we unlock our potential and transform
Columbus McKinnon into a top-tier, intelligent motion solutions enterprise.
We hope you share in our excitement about our future.
Sincerely,
David J. Wilson
President and CEO
June 5, 2023
Together we create intelligent motion solutions that move the world forward
and improve lives
Our Purpose
Our Values
Our six values drive everything we do at Columbus McKinnon
Connect Safety To Everything You Do
Take personal responsibility. Care for our people. Build
products everyone can trust.
Be Easy To Do Business With
Focus on the customer.
Listen. Simplify.
Deliver On Your Commitments
Aim for greatness. Do your best.
Hold yourself accountable.
Think Differently
Be proactive with ideas.
Ask questions. Be part of the solution.
Win As A Team
Embrace diversity. Respect each other.
Celebrate success.
Act With Integrity
Do the right thing. Extend trust.
Appreciate differences.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023
or
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
Commission file number 001-34362
_________________
COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
(State of Incorporation)
16-0547600
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
205 Crosspoint Parkway
Buffalo, New York 14068
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(716) 689-5400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
_________________
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
CMCO
Nasdaq Global Select Market
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities
Act. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller
reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller
reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated
filer
☒
Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated
filer
☐ Smaller reporting
company
☐ Emerging Growth
Company
☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition
period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the
effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.
7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒
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registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-
based compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to
§240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes ☐ No ☒
The aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of September 30, 2022, the
last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $740 million, based upon
the closing price of the Registrant's common stock as quoted on the Nasdaq Stock Market on such date. The number of shares
of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding as of May 23, 2023 was 28,690,905 shares.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant’s proxy statement for its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "2023 Proxy Statement"), to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of
the Registrant’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.
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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K
This Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Form 10-K”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (“the Exchange Act”), and are subject to the safe harbor created thereby under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical or current fact, included in this Form 10-K are forward-
looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations and projections relating to our financial
condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. These statements can be identified by the
use of forward-looking words, such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “believe,” “may,” “will,”
“should,” “can have,” “future,” “likely” and other words and terms of similar meaning (including their negative counterparts or
other various or comparable terminology). For example, all statements we make relating to our plans and objectives for future
operations, growth or initiatives, strategies, pending acquisitions or the expected outcome or impact of pending or threatened
litigation are forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause
actual results to differ materially from those that we expected, including:
•
•
the cyclical nature of our business and general macroeconomic conditions;
increased competition with respect to our business, including with respect to our material handling and precision
conveyance products;
• our ability to successfully integrate our acquisitions;
• price fluctuations and trade tariffs on steel, aluminum, and other raw materials purchased to manufacture our products
•
and our ability to pass on price increases to our customers;
the scarcity or unavailability of the raw materials and critical components we use to manufacture our products and the
impact of such scarcity or unavailability on our ability to operate our business;
• our ability to successfully manage our backlog;
• our ability to maintain relationships with the independent distributors we use to sell our products;
• our ability to continue to attract, develop, engage, and retain qualified employees;
•
• our ability to manage our indebtedness, including compliance with debt covenant restrictions in our Term Loan B and
changing interest rates;
our New Revolving Credit Facility (each as defined herein);
• our ability to manage the risks of conducting operations outside of the United States, including currency fluctuations,
trade barriers, labor unrest, geopolitical conflicts, more stringent labor regulation, tariffs, political and economic
instability and governmental expropriation;
• potential product liability, as our products involve risks of personal injury and property damage;
•
compliance with federal, state and local environmental protection laws, including regulatory measures meant to
address climate change, which may be burdensome and lower our margins;
• our ability to adequately protect our intellectual property and refrain from infringing on the intellectual property of
others;
• our ability to adequately manage and rely on our subcontractors and suppliers;
• our ability to adequately protect our information technology systems from cyberattacks or other interruptions;
• our ability to comply with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-corruption laws; and
• our ability to retain key members of our management team.
While we believe that the forward-looking statements in this Form 10-K are reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to
predict the effect of known factors, and, it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are disclosed under the sections
entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this
Form 10-K. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly
qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements as well as other cautionary statements that are made from time to time in
our other filings with the SEC and public communications. You should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this
Form 10-K in the context of these risks and uncertainties.
We caution you that the important factors referenced above may not contain all of the factors that are important to you. In
addition, we cannot assure you that we will realize the results or developments we expect or anticipate or, even if substantially
realized, that they will result in the outcomes or affect us or our operations in the way we expect. The forward-looking
statements included in this Form 10-K are made only as of the date hereof and are based on our current expectations. We
undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise except to the extent required by applicable law.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I
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 II
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Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity
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Securities
Item 6.
[Reserved]
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 Supplemental Data
Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9B. Other Information
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
Part III.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance
Item 11. Executive Compensation
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. Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
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Item 1.
Business
General
PART I
Columbus McKinnon Corporation ("Columbus McKinnon" or the "Company") is a leading worldwide designer, manufacturer
and marketer of intelligent motion solutions that move the world forward and improve lives by efficiently and ergonomically
moving, lifting, positioning and securing materials. Key products include hoists, crane components, precision conveyor
systems, rigging tools, light rail workstations and digital power and motion control systems. These are highly relevant,
professional-grade solutions that solve our customers’ critical material handling requirements.
The Company is focused on commercial and industrial applications that require the safety, reliability and quality provided by its
superior design and engineering know-how. Our products are used for mission critical applications where we have established,
trusted brands with significant customer retention. Our targeted market verticals include manufacturing, transportation, energy
and utilities, process industries, industrial automation, construction and infrastructure, food and beverage, entertainment, life
sciences, consumer packaged goods and e-commerce/supply chain/warehousing.
In fiscal 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of Dorner Mfg. Corp. ("Dorner"). Dorner is a leading automation
solutions company providing unique, patented technologies in the design, application, manufacturing and integration of high-
precision conveying systems. Dorner is a leading supplier to the stable life sciences, food processing, and consumer packaged
goods markets as well as the high growth industrial automation and e-commerce sectors. The addition of Dorner provides
attractive complementary adjacencies including sortation and asynchronous conveyance systems. Dorner offers a broad range of
precision conveying systems to our product offerings, which include low profile, flexible chain, large scale, sanitary and
vertical elevation conveyor systems, as well as pallet system conveyors.
Further in fiscal 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of Garvey Corporation ("Garvey"), which further expanded its
precision conveyance offerings. Garvey is a leading accumulation systems solutions company providing unique, patented
systems for the automation of production processes whose products complement those of Dorner.
Most recently, in April 2023 we announced that we had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire montratec GmbH
(montratec), a leading automation solutions company that designs and develops intelligent automation and transport systems for
interlinking industrial production and logistics processes. We expect to close on this acquisition on May 31, 2023 subject to
customary closing conditions. The acquisitions of Dorner and Garvey and expected acquisition of montratec accelerate the
Company’s shift to intelligent motion solutions and serve as a platform to expand capabilities in advanced, higher technology
automation solutions.
In the United States, we are the market leader for hoists, material handling digital power control systems and precision
conveyors, our principal lines of products, and have strong market positions with certain chain, forged fittings, and actuator
products. Additionally, in Europe, we believe we are the market leader for manual hoists and a market leader in the heavy load,
rail and niche custom applications for actuation. We have achieved this leadership position through strategic acquisitions, our
extensive, diverse, and well-established distribution channels and our commitment to product innovation and quality. We
believe the substantial breadth of our product offerings and broad distribution channels in the United States and Europe provide
us a strategic advantage in our markets. The acquisition of STAHL CraneSystems ("STAHL") in fiscal 2017, which is well-
known for its custom engineering lifting solutions and hoisting technology, advanced our position as a global leader in the
production of explosion-protected hoists. STAHL serves independent crane builders and Engineering Procurement and
Construction ("EPC") firms, providing products to a variety of end markets including automotive, general manufacturing, oil
and gas, steel and concrete, power generation, as well as process industries such as chemical and pharmaceuticals.
We are continuing to transform from a legacy cyclical industrial company to a top-tier, secular growth, intelligent motion
solutions company. In accordance with our strategic framework, we are building out the Columbus McKinnon Business System
("CMBS") and growth framework to be market-led, customer-centric and operationally excellent with our people and values at
the core.
With CMBS as the foundation, we are well positioned to execute our Core Growth Framework (Framework) strategy. The
Framework defines four parallel paths for Columbus McKinnon’s growth and provides clear organic and strategic initiatives.
Our Framework includes:
•
Strengthening the Core which is a foundational path focused on initiatives that will strengthen competencies and
improve our competitive position within our existing share of our Serviceable Addressable Market (”SAM”).
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•
•
•
Initiatives include further developing commercial and product management competencies and improving our digital
tools for a better, more efficient customer experience.
Growing the Core is a path that is focused on taking greater market share, both organically and through acquisitions,
within our SAM. We are making progress on this path with product localization, new product development and
advancements in automation and aftermarket support for our distributors.
Expanding the Core is a path that is focused on improved channel access and geographic expansion. Here we expand
beyond our SAM into the broader Total Addressable Market (“TAM”). This involves building out our presence both
geographically and in new verticals with expanded offerings, which we expect we can accomplish organically as well
as with acquisitions.
Reimagining the Core is a more transformational path that rethinks our TAM and targets strategic expansion beyond
our existing TAM. As we think more broadly about material handling and increasing trends in intelligent motion, not
just lifting, but solutions for how materials move throughout customer environments, there are some compelling ideas
that emerge. The Dorner and Garvey acquisitions are examples of reimagining Columbus McKinnon’s core, which
added an additional $5 billion to our TAM, with the specialty conveying microsegment growing at an estimated 6% to
8% rate annually.
The strategy is geared toward investing in new products that solve our customers’ tough problems and expands into new
platforms that provide intelligent motion solutions for material handling, such as precision conveyance capabilities. We believe
our recent acquisitions of Dorner and Garvey establish a platform for expansion supported by new product development, a
fragmented competitive landscape and complementary adjacencies. The acquisitions also allow Dorner and Garvey to expand
geographically by having access to our global footprint and provide us with an entry point into a pipeline of additional
acquisition opportunities in the fragmented precision conveying industry.
Our legacy Lifting business is cyclical in nature and sensitive to changes in general economic conditions, including changes in
industrial capacity utilization, industrial production, and general economic activity indicators, like GDP growth. Both U.S. and
Eurozone capacity utilization and the ISM Production Index are leading market indicators for our Company.
Business Description
We design, manufacture, and distribute a broad range of material handling products for various applications. Products include a
wide variety of electric, air-powered, lever, and hand hoists, hoist trolleys, explosion-protected hoists, winches, and aluminum
work stations; alloy and carbon steel chain; forged attachments, such as hooks, shackles, textile slings, clamps, and load
binders; mechanical and electromechanical actuators and rotary unions; below-the-hook special purpose lifters; and power and
motion control systems, such as AC and DC drive systems, radio remote controls, push button pendant stations, brakes, and
collision avoidance and power delivery subsystems. The fiscal 2022 acquisitions of Dorner and Garvey expand our product
offerings to include a broad range of highly engineered, precision conveying solutions. Our products are typically manufactured
for stock or assembled to order from standard components, and are sold primarily through a variety of commercial distributors
and, to a lesser extent, directly to end-users. Our STAHL subsidiary brings market leadership with independent crane builders
and EPC firms. The diverse end-users of our products are in a variety of industries including manufacturing, power generation
and distribution, utilities, wind power, warehouses, commercial construction, oil and gas exploration and refining,
petrochemical, marine, ship building, transportation and heavy-duty trucking, agriculture, logging and mining. The acquisitions
of Dorner and Garvey expand the Company's reach to include the stable life sciences, food processing and consumer packaged
goods markets and high growth industrial automation and e-commerce sectors. We also serve a niche market for the
entertainment industry, including permanent and traveling concerts, live theater, and sporting venues.
Products
Of our fiscal 2023 sales, $569,215,000, or 61%, were U.S. and $367,025,000 or 39% were non-U.S. The following table sets
forth certain sales data for our products, expressed as a percentage of net sales for fiscal 2023 and 2022:
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Hoists
High-precision conveying systems
Digital power control and delivery systems
Actuators and rotary unions
Chain and rigging tools
Industrial cranes
Elevator application drive systems
Fiscal Years Ended
March 31,
2023
2022
49 %
16
11
9
8
4
3
100 %
48 %
16
11
9
9
5
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Hoists - We manufacture a wide variety of electric chain hoists, electric wire rope hoists, hand-operated hoists, winches, lever
tools, and air-powered hoists. Load capacities for our hoist product lines range from one-eighth of a ton to nearly 275 tons.
These products are sold under our Budgit, Chester, CM, Coffing, Little Mule, Pfaff, Shaw-Box, STAHL, Yale, and other
recognized brands. Our hoists are sold for use in numerous general industrial applications, as well as for use in the construction,
energy and utilities, steel and metals processing, mining, transportation, entertainment, and other markets. We also supply hoist
trolleys, driven manually or by electric motors, which are used in conjunction with hoists.
We also offer several lines of standard and custom-designed, below-the-hook tooling, clamps, and textile strappings. Below-
the-hook tooling, textile, and chain slings and associated forgings, and clamps are specialized lifting apparatus used in a variety
of lifting activities performed in conjunction with hoisting or lifting applications.
We also manufacture explosion-protected hoists and custom engineered hoists, including wire rope and manual and electric
chain hoists. These branded products are sold to a variety of end markets including automotive, general manufacturing, oil and
gas, steel and concrete, power generation as well as process industries such as chemical and pharmaceuticals.
High-precision conveying systems – Our fiscal 2022 acquisitions of Dorner and Garvey expanded our product offerings to
include high-precision, specialty conveyor system solutions. These conveyor systems range from build to order modular
standard systems to highly engineered customer solutions. These products offer customers high quality and reliable solutions
that enhance productivity and profitability.
We expect to further expand our product offering in the this space with the April 2023 announcement that we had entered into a
definitive agreement to acquire montratec. montratec product offerings complement both Dorner and Garvey, and further our
shift to intelligent motion and serve as a platform to expand capabilities in advanced, higher technology automation solutions.
We expect to close on this acquisition on May 31, 2023 subject to customary closing conditions.
Digital Power Control and Delivery Systems - Through our Magnetek brand, we are a leading provider of innovative power
control and delivery systems and solutions for overhead material handling applications used in a number of diverse industries,
including aerospace, automotive, steel, aluminum, paper, logging, mining, ship loading, nuclear power plants, and heavy
movable structures. We are a major supplier in North America of power and motion control systems, which include AC and DC
drive systems, radio remote controls, push button pendant stations, brakes, and collision avoidance and power delivery
subsystems. While we sell primarily to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") of overhead cranes and hoists, we spend a
great deal of effort understanding the needs of end users to gain specification. We can combine our products with engineered
services to provide complete customer-specific system solutions.
We are also a leading independent supplier of AC and DC digital motion control systems for underground coal mining
equipment. Our systems are used in coal hauling vehicles, shuttle cars, scoops, and other heavy mining equipment.
Actuators and Rotary Unions - Through our Duff-Norton and Pfaff brands, we design and manufacture industrial components
such as mechanical and electromechanical actuators and rotary unions. Actuators are linear motion devices used in a variety of
industries, including the transportation, paper, steel, energy, aerospace, and many other commercial industries. Rotary unions
are devices that transfer a liquid or gas from a fixed pipe or hose to a rotating drum, cylinder or other device. Rotary unions are
used in a variety of industries including pulp and paper, printing, textile and fabric manufacturing, rubber, and plastic.
Chain and Rigging Tools - We manufacture alloy and carbon steel chain for various industrial and consumer applications. U.S.
federal regulations require the use of alloy chain for overhead lifting applications because of its strength and wear
characteristics. A line of our alloy chain is sold under the Herc-AlloyTM brand name for use in overhead lifting, pulling, and
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restraining applications. In addition, we also sell specialized load chain for use in hoists, as well as three grades and multiple
sizes of carbon steel welded-link chain for various load securing and other non-overhead lifting applications.
We produce a broad line of alloy and carbon steel closed-die forged chain attachments,
including hooks, shackles,
HammerloksTM, and master links. These forged attachments are used in chain, wire rope, and textile rigging applications in a
variety of industries, including transportation, mining, construction, marine, logging, petrochemical, and agriculture.
In addition, we manufacture carbon steel forged and stamped products, such as load binders, logging tools, and other securing
devices, for sale to the industrial and logging markets through industrial distributors, hardware distributors, mass merchandiser
outlets, and OEMs.
Industrial Cranes - We manufacture and market under our Unified Industries brand overhead aluminum light rail workstations
primarily used in automotive and other industrial applications. We also manufacture crane components and crane kits through
our STAHL branded products.
Elevator Application Drive Systems - Through our Magnetek brand we also design, build, sell, and support elevator
application-specific drive products that efficiently deliver power used to control motion, primarily in high-rise, high-speed
elevator applications. We are recognized as an industry leader for DC high-performance elevator drives, as well as for AC
drives used with low- and high-performance traction elevators, due to our extensive application expertise and product
reliability. Our elevator product offerings are comprised of highly integrated subsystems and drives, sold mainly to elevator
OEMs. In addition, our product options include a number of regenerative controls for both new building installations and
elevator modernization projects that help building owners save energy.
Distribution and Markets
We sell our products and solutions through various distribution channels and direct to certain end users. The following
describes our global distribution channels:
General Distribution Channels - Our global general distribution channels consist of:
— Industrial distributors that serve local or regional industrial markets and sell a variety of products for
maintenance repair, operating, and production, or MROP, applications through their own direct sales
force.
— Rigging shops that are distributors with expertise in rigging, lifting, positioning, and load securing. Most
rigging shops assemble and distribute chain, wire rope and synthetic slings, and distribute manual hoists
and attachments, chain slings, and other products.
— Independent crane builders that design, build, install, and service overhead crane and light-rail systems
for general industry and also distribute a wide variety of hoists and crane components. We sell electric
wire rope hoists and chain hoists as well as crane components, such as end trucks, trolleys, drives, and
electrification systems to crane builders.
Specialty Distribution Channels - Our global specialty distribution channels consist of:
— National and regional distributors that market a variety of MROP supplies, including material handling
products, either exclusively through large, nationally distributed catalogs, or through a combination of
catalog, internet, and branch sales and a field sales force.
— Material handling specialists and integrators that design and assemble systems incorporating hoists,
overhead rail systems, trolleys, scissor lift tables, manipulators, air balancers, jib arms, and other material
handling products to provide end-users with solutions to their material handling problems.
— Entertainment equipment distributors that design, supply, and install a variety of material handling and
rigging equipment for concerts, theaters, ice shows, sporting events, convention centers, and night clubs.
Service-After-Sale Distribution Channel - Service-after-sale distributors include our authorized network of 23 chain
repair service stations and over 229 certified hoist service and repair stations globally. This service network is
designed for easy parts and service access for our large installed base of hoists and related equipment in that region.
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OEM/Government Distribution Channels - This channel consists of:
— OEMs that supply various component parts directly to other industrial manufacturers as well as private
branding and packaging of our traditional products for material handling, lifting, positioning, and special
purpose applications.
— Government agencies, including the U.S. and Canadian Navies and Coast Guards, that primarily
purchase load securing chain and forged attachments. We also provide our products to the U.S. and other
governments for a variety of military applications.
Independent Crane Builders and EPC firms - In addition to the Distribution Channels mentioned above, we sell explosion-
protected hoists and custom engineered non-standard hoists to independent crane builders and EPC firms. Independent crane
builders are lifting solution developers and final crane assemblers that source hoists as components. EPC firms are responsible
for project management or construction management of production facilities that purchase lifting solutions from crane and hoist
builders.
Backlog
Our backlog of orders at March 31, 2023 was approximately $308,717,000 compared to approximately $309,052,000 at
March 31, 2022. Our orders for standard products are generally shipped within one week. Orders for products that are
manufactured to customer specifications are generally shipped within four to twelve weeks. However, the COVID-19 pandemic
has negatively impacted supply chains and has resulted in significantly longer lead-times and past-due backlog compared to
these historical levels.
In addition, fluctuations in backlog can reflect the project-oriented nature of certain aspects of our
business.
Competitive Conditions
The material handling and precision conveyance industries remains fragmented. We face competition from a wide range of
regional, national, and international manufacturers globally. In addition, we often compete with individual operating units of
larger, highly diversified companies.
The principal competitive factors affecting our business include customer service and support as well as product availability,
performance, functionality, brand reputation, reliability, and price. Other important factors include distributor relationships and
territory coverage as well as the robustness of our digital tools which impacts the customer experience.
We believe we have leading U.S. market share in various products categories including hoists, trolleys and components, AC
and DC material handling drives, screw jacks, precision conveyors, and elevator DC drives. These product categories
represented 51% of our U.S. net sales for fiscal 2023.
Major competitors for hoists are Konecranes, and Kito (and its U.S. subsidiary Harrington) which recently merged with the
Crosby Group; for chain are Campbell Chain, Peerless Chain Company (a U.S. subsidiary of Kito), and American Chain and
Cable Company; for digital power control systems are Konecranes, Power Electronics International, Inc., Cattron Holdings (a
division of Harbour Group), Conductix-Wampfler (a division of Delachaux Group), Control Techniques (a division of Nidec
Corporation), OMRON Corporation, KEB GmbH, and Fujitec; for forged attachments are The Crosby Group, Brewer Tichner
Company and Chicago Hardware and Fixture Company; for actuators and rotary unions are Deublin, Joyce-Dayton, and Nook
Industries, a division of Altra Industrial Motion Corp.; and for precision conveyors and accumulators are FlexLink, Bosch
Rexroth AG, MK North America, Inc., Duravant, Nercon Eng. & Mfg. Inc and Arrowhead Systems, recently acquired by
Rexroth.
Human Capital Management
Headquartered in Buffalo, New York, Columbus McKinnon’s global footprint includes offices and manufacturing facilities in
more than 25 countries across North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. At March 31, 2023,
we had 3,392 employees globally. Approximately 6% of our employees are represented under two separate U.S. collective
bargaining agreements that expire in May 2024 and September 2024. We also have various labor agreements with our non-U.S.
employees that we negotiate from time to time. We have good relationships with our employees and positive, productive
relationships with our unions. We believe the risk of employee or union led disruption in production is remote.
Successful execution of our strategy is dependent on attracting, developing, and retaining key employees and members of
our management team, which we achieve through the following:
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• We always begin with people and values at the center of all that we do and at the heart of our corporate social
responsibility efforts. The Company’s people and the behaviors they display define our success, including integrity,
respect and teamwork. Many of our material social factors, including Employee Health and Safety, Training and
Development, Talent Recruitment and Retention, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Community Involvement, are
directly connected to our commitment to people and values. Our people enable us to grow, and our values ensure we
grow responsibly and sustainably.
The Company places the highest priority on workplace safety. We feel it is critical to ensure our most valuable assets,
our employees, have a safe environment to work in every day. “Connect safety to everything you do” highlights the
importance of safety to our culture. As a permanent agenda item at all management meetings, safety comes first. For
fiscal 2023 and 2022, the Company had an overall safety incident rate of 0.69 and 0.70, respectively (number of
injuries and illnesses multiplied by 200,000, divided by hours worked).
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• We are committed to embracing diversity, equity and inclusion and making it a part of everything we do. We know the
positive impact diverse and inclusive teams have on our business, employees, customers, and communities around the
world. We are dedicated to building a company that future generations can be proud of and a team that embraces
diversity and appreciates differences across the enterprise. We have embedded diversity, equity and inclusion into the
People and Values framework of the Columbus McKinnon Business System. We are working to create an environment
of inclusion. We launched a series of virtual training modules around diversity, inclusion and unconscious bias. We
have updated our core value “Win as a team” to specifically address embracing diversity.
We also recognize our corporate responsibility to advance our Environmental Social and Governance (“ESG”) efforts and to be
held accountable for making progress. We are making significant investments in our people, processes and systems to enable
meaningful progress in areas including, but not limited to, environmental stewardship, employee safety, workplace diversity
and inclusion, connecting with our communities, and strong governance and risk management. We are taking deliberate steps to
fully integrate ESG into our enterprise strategy, our business system, and our daily actions.
In addition, we also set the following objectives for fiscal 2023:
• Make significant investments to advance our ESG initiatives (People & Technology);
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Perform extensive data collection and analysis to identify areas for improvement;
Build upon our progress toward ESG targets and goals;
Decrease our complexity to customers with an organizational restructure to a bi-regional structure;
Further align with global carbon emissions reporting standards, including CDP and TCFD;
Be more transparent with internal and external stakeholders through communications and public disclosures.
As we look forward to fiscal 2024 and beyond, we have additional plans that will continue to move our ESG initiatives forward.
We continue to collect and analyze data to set realistic, yet challenging goals and be transparent about our progress against our
commitments.
Raw Materials and Components
Our principal raw material and component purchases aggregated to approximately $365 million in fiscal 2023 (or 61% of Cost
of product sold in fiscal 2023) and included steel, consisting of rod, wire, bar, structural, and other forms of steel; electric
motors; bearings; gear reducers; castings; steel and aluminum enclosures and wire harnesses; electro-mechanical components;
and standard variable drives. We purchase most of these raw materials and components from a limited number of strategic and
preferred suppliers under agreements that are negotiated on a Company-wide basis through our global purchasing group.
Generally, as we experience fluctuations in our costs, we reflect these increases in costs as price increases to our customers with
the goal of being margin neutral. Currently, as a result of macroeconomic conditions, including rising inflation, we are
continuing to experience higher raw material, freight, and logistics costs than we have seen in recent years, which we have been
able to recover with pricing actions. In the future, we may not be able to pass on these cost increases to our customers.
Trademarks
We own or have the rights to use certain trademarks, service marks and trade names that are registered with the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office. Trademarks that are important in identifying and distinguishing our products include, but are not limited to,
Hammerloks™ and Herc-Alloy™. We also own domain names, including our website, www.columbusmckinnon.com.
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Environmental and Other Governmental Regulation
Like most manufacturing companies, we are subject to various federal, state, and local laws relating to the protection of the
environment. To address the requirements of such laws, we have adopted a corporate environmental protection policy which
provides that all of our owned or leased facilities must comply, and all of our employees have the duty to comply, with all
applicable environmental regulatory standards, and we have initiated an environmental auditing program for our facilities to
ensure compliance with such regulatory standards. We have also established managerial responsibilities and internal
communication channels for dealing with environmental compliance issues that may arise in the course of our business. We
have made, and could be required to continue to make, significant expenditures to comply with environmental requirements.
Because of the complexity and changing nature of environmental regulatory standards, it is possible that situations will arise
from time to time requiring us to incur additional expenditures to ensure environmental regulatory compliance. However, we
are not aware of any environmental condition or any operation at any of our facilities, either individually or in the aggregate,
which would cause expenditures having a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Our operations are also governed by many other laws and regulations, including those relating to workplace safety and worker
health, principally the Occupational Health and Safety Administration ("OSHA") in the U.S. and others outside the U.S. and
regulations thereunder. The penalties for any breach of these regulations can vary and may be substantial. We believe that we
are in substantial compliance with these laws and regulations and do not believe that future compliance with such laws and
regulations will have a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition, or liquidity.
See Note 16 to our March 31, 2023 consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for more
information on our matters involving litigation.
Available Information
Our internet address is www.columbusmckinnon.com. We make available free of charge through our website our Annual
Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed
or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as soon as reasonably practicable after such documents are
electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The content on any website referred to in this Form 10-K is not incorporated
by reference into this Form 10-K, and such content should not be considered part of this Form 10-K, unless expressly noted
otherwise.
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Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Columbus McKinnon is subject to a number of risks that could negatively affect our business, financial condition or results
from business operations or cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected or indicated in any forward-
looking statement. You should carefully consider the risks described below, as well as the other information contained in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K in evaluating your investment in us. The risks and uncertainties described below are those that we
have identified as material, but are not the only risks and uncertainties facing Columbus McKinnon. This list is not all-inclusive
or necessarily in order of importance. Our business could also be affected by additional risks that are not presently known to us
or that we currently consider to be immaterial.
Business Risks
Our business is cyclical and is affected by industrial economic and macroeconomic conditions.
Many of the end-users of our products are in highly cyclical industries, such as manufacturing, power generation and
distribution, commercial construction, oil and gas exploration and refining, transportation, agriculture, logging, and mining that
are sensitive to changes in general economic conditions. Their demand for our products, and thus our results of operations, is
cyclical and directly related to the level of production in their facilities, which changes as a result of changes in general
macroeconomic conditions, including, among others, movements in interest rates, inflation, changes in currency exchange rates
and higher fuel and other energy costs, and other factors beyond our control, and is vulnerable to economic downturns.
Decreased capital and maintenance spending by these customers could have a material adverse effect on the demand for our
products and our business, financial condition, and results of operations. In particular, higher interest rates could result in
decreased demand for our products from end-users, which would have a material adverse effect on our business and results of
operations, and concurrently result in higher interest expense related to borrowings under our credit facilities. In addition,
inflation can also result in higher interest rates and negatively impact our results of operation. During an inflationary period, the
costs of capital will often increase, and the purchasing power of our end users’ cash resources will decline, which can
negatively affect demand from our customers. Current or future efforts by the government to stimulate the economy may
increase the risk of significant inflation, which could have a direct and indirect adverse impact on our business and results of
operations. If there is deterioration in the general economy or in the industries we serve, our business, results of operations, and
financial condition could be materially adversely affected. Furthermore, even if demand for our products improves, it is difficult
to predict whether any improvement represents a long-term improving trend or the extent or timing of improvement. There can
be no assurance that historically improving cycles are representative of actual future demand. In addition, the cyclical nature of
our business could at times also adversely affect our liquidity and ability to borrow under our New Revolving Credit Facility (as
defined herein) and limits our ability to make accurate long-term predictions about the performance of our Company.
Our business, particularly with respect to our material handling and precision conveyance products, is highly competitive and
subject to consolidation of competitors. Increased competition could reduce our sales, earnings, and profitability.
The principal markets that we serve within the material handling and precision conveyance industries are fragmented and highly
competitive. Competition is based primarily on customer service and support as well as product availability, performance,
functionality, brand reputation, reliability, and price. Our competition in the markets in which we participate comes from
companies of various sizes, some of which have greater financial and other resources than we do. Increased competition could
force us to lower our prices or to offer additional services at a higher cost to us, which could reduce our gross margins and net
income.
The greater financial resources or the lower amount of debt of certain of our competitors may enable them to commit larger
amounts of capital in response to changing market conditions. Certain competitors may also have the ability to develop product
or service innovations that could put us at a disadvantage. In addition, through consolidation, some of our competitors have
achieved substantially greater market penetration in certain of the markets in which we operate than we have been able to
achieve. If we are unable to compete successfully against other manufacturers of material handling equipment and precision
conveyors, we could lose customers and our revenues may decline. There can also be no assurance that customers will continue
to regard our products favorably, that we will be able to develop new products or product developments that appeal to
customers, that we will be able to improve or maintain our profit margins on sales to our customers or that we will be able to
continue to compete successfully in our core markets.
Our growth strategy depends on successful integration of acquisitions.
Acquisitions are a key part of our growth strategy. Our historical growth has depended, and our future growth is likely to
depend, on our ability to successfully execute our acquisition strategy, and the successful integration of acquired businesses into
our existing business. Such a strategy involves the potential risks inherent in assessing the value, strengths, weaknesses,
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contingent or other liabilities, and potential profitability of acquisition candidates and in integrating the operations of acquired
companies. Furthermore, the price we pay for any business acquired may overstate the value of that business or otherwise be
too high. In addition, any acquisitions of businesses with foreign operations or sales may increase our exposure to risks inherent
in doing business outside the United States.
We intend to continue to seek additional acquisition opportunities in accordance with our acquisition strategy, both to expand
into new markets and to enhance our position in existing markets throughout the world. If we are unable to successfully
integrate acquired businesses into our existing business or expand into new markets, our sales and earnings growth could be
reduced. Inherent in connection with any acquisition is the risk of transitioning company cultures and facilities and the
corresponding risk of management and employee turnover. In addition, the focus on the integration of operations of acquired
entities may divert management’s attention from the day-to-day operation of our businesses. The failure to efficiently and
effectively achieve such transitions could increase our costs and decrease our profitability. Furthermore, the failure to achieve
the anticipated synergies of our recent significant acquisitions or recognize the anticipated market opportunities or integration
from our recent acquisitions, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our future operating results may be affected by price fluctuations and trade tariffs on steel, aluminum, and other raw materials
purchased to manufacture our products. We may not be able to pass on increases in raw material costs to our customers.
The primary raw materials used in our chain, forging and crane building operations are steel, aluminum, and other raw materials
such as motors, electrical and electronic components, castings and machined parts and components. The industries that produce
these critical components and materials are also themselves highly cyclical and at times pricing and availability can be volatile
due to a number of factors beyond our control, including general economic conditions, inflation, labor costs, competition,
import duties, tariffs, and currency exchange rates. This volatility can significantly affect our raw material costs. In an
environment of increasing raw material prices and trade tariffs, competitive conditions will determine how much of the price
increases we can pass on to our customers. In the future, to the extent we are unable to pass on any steel, aluminum, or other
raw material price increases to our customers, our profitability could be adversely affected.
Our results of operations could materially suffer if we are unable to obtain sufficient pricing for our products and service to
meet our profitability expectations.
If we are unable to obtain favorable pricing for our products and services in a timely manner, our revenues and profitability
could materially suffer. For example, current conditions in our supply chain have resulted in rapid increases in the prices for the
raw materials we use. Furthermore, the prices we are able to charge for our products and services are affected by a number of
other factors, including:
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our customers' desires to reduce their costs;
the competitive environment;
our ability to accurately estimate our costs, including our ability to estimate the impact of inflation on our costs over
long-term contracts; and
the procurement practices of our customers.
Our inability to pass increased prices along to our customers in a timely manner could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition or results of operations.
If critical components or raw materials used to manufacture our products become scarce or unavailable, then we may incur
delays in manufacturing and delivery of our products, which has damaged, and could continue to damage, our business, results
of operations and financial condition.
Due to increased demand across a range of industries, the global supply chain for certain critical components and raw materials
used in the manufacture of our products has experienced significant constraints in recent periods. Particularly, the markets for
motors, computer chips, and other components are experiencing increased demand, creating substantial uncertainty regarding
the availability of key components and raw materials used to manufacture our products. The COVID-19 pandemic has also
contributed to and exacerbated these constraints. This constrained supply environment has adversely affected, and could further
affect, availability, lead times and cost of components and raw material, and has impacted, and could continue to impact, our
ability to respond to accelerated or quick-turn delivery requests from customers, or meet customer demand and product delivery
dates for our end customers where we cannot timely secure adequate supply of these components and raw materials. Moreover,
if any of our suppliers become financially unstable, or otherwise unable or unwilling to provide us with raw materials or
components, we may have to find new suppliers. It may take several months to locate alternative suppliers, if required, or to
redesign our products to accommodate components from different suppliers. We cannot predict if we will be able to obtain
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replacement components within the timeframes that we require at an acceptable cost, if at all. In addition, we have experienced,
and may continue to experience, significant delays in receiving shipments of key component and raw materials and in shipping
our completed products to customers. We have incurred, and may continue to incur, additional shipping and delivery costs to
seek to expedite the delivery of critical components and raw materials.
In an effort to mitigate these risks, in some cases, we have incurred higher costs to secure available inventory, or have extended
or placed non-cancellable purchase commitments with suppliers, which introduces inventory risk if our forecasts and
assumptions prove inaccurate. While we may attempt to recover the increased costs through price increases to our customers,
we may be unable to mitigate the effect on our results of operations. We have also multi-sourced and pre-ordered components
and raw materials inventory in some cases in an effort to reduce the impact of the adverse supply chain conditions we have
experienced. Despite our attempts to mitigate the impact on our business, these constrained supply conditions are expected to
adversely impact our costs of goods sold. Limits on manufacturing availability or capacity or delays in production or delivery of
components or raw materials for our suppliers could further delay or inhibit our ability to obtain supply of components and raw
materials and produce finished goods. These supply chain constraints and their related challenges could result in shortages,
increased material costs or use of cash, engineering design changes, and delays in new product introductions, each of which
could adversely impact our growth, gross margin and financial results. These types of negative financial impacts on our
business may become more acute as supply chain pressures increase.
Our backlog is subject to modification, termination or reduction of orders, which could negatively impact our sales.
Our backlog is comprised of the portion of firm signed purchase orders or other written contractual commitments received from
customers that we have not recognized as sales. The dollar amount of backlog as of March 31, 2023 was $309 million. Our
backlog can be significantly affected by the timing of orders for large projects, and the amount of our backlog at March 31,
2023 is not necessarily indicative of future backlog levels or the rate at which backlog will be recognized as sales. Although
modifications and terminations of our orders may be partially offset by cancellation fees, customers can, and sometimes do,
terminate or modify these orders. We cannot predict whether cancellations will accelerate or diminish in the future.
Cancellations of purchase orders, indications that the customers will not perform under their existing purchase orders or
contracts or reductions of product quantities in existing contracts could substantially and materially reduce our backlog and,
consequently, our future sales. Our failure to replace canceled orders could negatively impact our sales and results of
operations.
We rely in large part on independent distributors for sales of our products.
For the most part, we depend on independent distributors to sell our products and provide service and aftermarket support to our
end-user customers. Distributors play a significant role in determining which of our products are stocked at their locations, and
hence are most readily accessible to aftermarket buyers, and the price at which these products are sold. Almost all of the
distributors with whom we transact business offer competitive products and services to our end-user customers. For the most
part, we do not have written agreements with our distributors. The loss of a substantial number of these distributors or an
increase in the distributors' sales of our competitors' products to our ultimate customers could materially reduce our sales and
profits.
Our future success depends, in part, on our ability to continue to attract, develop, engage and retain qualified employees.
Because of the complex nature of many of our products and services, we are generally dependent on an educated and highly
skilled workforce, including our engineering talent and our sales professionals. Failure to attract, develop, engage and retain
qualified employees, whether as a result of an insufficient number of qualified applicants, difficulty in recruiting new
employees, or inadequate resources to train, integrate and retain qualified employees, could impair our ability to execute our
business strategy, and could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. The
importance of recruiting and retaining qualified employees has only become more acute during the COVID-19 pandemic as
labor shortages have occurred in many of the regions in which we have operations. Low rates of unemployment in key
geographic areas in which we operate may lead to high rates of turnover and loss of critical talent, which could in turn lead to
higher labor costs.
Financial Risks
Changes in the method of determining the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), or the replacement of LIBOR with an
alternative reference rate, may adversely affect interest rates.
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On July 27, 2017, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates LIBOR, announced that it intends to
phase out LIBOR by the end of 2021, although on November 30, 2020 it announced that it had extended the period in which it
will continue to publish certain LIBOR tenors, including three-month LIBOR, to December 31, 2024. It is unclear if at that time
LIBOR will cease to exist or if new methods of calculating LIBOR will be established such that it continues to exist after
December 31, 2024, or whether different benchmark rates used to price indebtedness will develop. The Alternative Reference
Rates Committee, a group of market participants convened by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York, has recommended the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), a rate calculated based on repurchase
agreements backed by treasury securities, as its recommended alternative benchmark rate to replace LIBOR. At this time, it is
not known whether or when SOFR or other alternative reference rates will attain market traction as replacements for LIBOR.
Any new benchmark rate will likely not replicate LIBOR exactly. The interest rate on the Company’s Term Loan B (as defined
herein) and New Revolving Credit Facility have a variable component that is based on LIBOR. The phase-out of LIBOR may
negatively impact the terms of our outstanding indebtedness. In addition, the overall financial market may be disrupted as a
result of the phase-out or replacement of LIBOR. Disruption in the financial market could have a material adverse effect on our
financial position, results of operations, and liquidity.
In connection with the completion of the acquisitions of Dorner and Garvey, our indebtedness has increased significantly. We
expect to incur additional indebtedness with the acquisition of montratec expected to close on May 31, 2023. Our indebtedness
could limit our cash flow available for operations and our flexibility.
In connection with the completion of the acquisition of Dorner and Garvey, our indebtedness has increased significantly. In
connection with the Dorner acquisition, we incurred debt of $450,000,000 under the Term Loan B, following our equity
offering of $207,000,000 in May 2021. Additionally, in connection with the completion of the Garvey acquisition, the
Company incurred another $75,000,000 of Term Loan B indebtedness through the exercise of an accordion feature under the
terms of our First Lien Facilities Credit Agreement. As of March 31, 2023, we had approximately $100,000,000 available for
borrowing under the New Revolving Credit Facility (before deducting approximately $15,104,000 of letters of credit
outstanding as of March 31, 2023). Further, our potential fiscal 2024 acquisition of montratec has increased our indebtedness.
The degree to which we are leveraged could have important consequences to our shareholders, including the following:
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we may have greater difficulty satisfying our obligations with respect to our indebtedness;
we must dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to the payment of principal and interest on our
indebtedness, reducing the funds available for our operations;
our ability to obtain additional financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other
purposes may be impaired;
we may be limited in our ability to make additional acquisitions or pay dividends on our common stock;
our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in the markets in which we compete may be limited;
we may be at a competitive disadvantage relative to our competitors with less indebtedness;
inability to comply with covenants in, and potential for default under, our debt instruments
we may be rendered more vulnerable to general adverse economic and industry conditions;
we may be unable to pay off in full or refinance any of our indebtedness at maturity;
our credit ratings may be downgraded; and
we are exposed to increased interest rate risk given that a portion of our indebtedness obligations are at variable
interest rates.
If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we may be forced to sell assets, seek
additional capital or seek to restructure or refinance our indebtedness. These alternative measures may not be successful and
may not permit us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations. We may be unable to consummate those asset sales to raise
capital or sell assets at prices that we believe are fair and proceeds that we do receive may be inadequate to meet any debt
service obligations then due.
Furthermore, we may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future. The terms of our debt instruments do not
fully prohibit us from doing so. This could further exacerbate the risks that we face.
Our operations outside the U.S. pose certain risks that may adversely impact sales and earnings.
We have operations and assets located outside of the United States, primarily in China, Mexico, Germany, the United Kingdom,
Hungary, Malaysia and Russia. In addition, we import a portion of our hoist product line from Asia and sell our products to
distributors located in approximately 50 countries. In our fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, approximately 39% of our net sales
were derived from non-U.S. markets. These non-U.S. operations are subject to a number of special risks, in addition to the risks
of our U.S. business, differing protections of intellectual property, trade barriers, labor unrest, geopolitical conflicts, exchange
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controls, regional economic uncertainty, differing (and possibly more stringent) labor regulation, risk of governmental
expropriation, U.S. and foreign customs and tariffs, political and economic instability in the jurisdictions in which we operate,
foreign receivables collection risk, current and changing regulatory environments, difficulty in obtaining distribution support,
difficulty in staffing and managing widespread operations, differences in the availability, and terms of financing, political
instability and risks of increases in taxes. Also, in some foreign jurisdictions, we may be subject to laws limiting the right and
ability of entities organized or operating therein to pay dividends or remit earnings to affiliated companies unless specified
conditions are met. These factors may adversely affect our future profits.
Part of our strategy is to expand our worldwide market share and reduce costs by strengthening our international distribution
capabilities and sourcing components in lower cost countries, such as China, Mexico, Hungary and Malaysia. Implementation
of this strategy may increase the impact of the risks described above, and we cannot assure you that such risks will not have an
adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
Other risks of doing business in international markets include the increased risks and burdens of complying with different legal
and regulatory standards, difficulties in managing and staffing foreign operations, recruiting and retaining talented direct sales
personnel, limitations on the repatriation of funds and fluctuations of foreign exchange rates, varying levels of internet
technology adoption and infrastructure and our ability to enforce contracts and our intellectual property rights in foreign
jurisdictions. Additionally, there are risks associated with fundamental changes to international markets, such as those that may
occur as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In addition, in connection with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. has imposed, and is likely to impose material additional,
financial and economic sanctions and export controls against Russia and certain Russian organizations and individuals, with
similar actions either implemented or planned by the European Union and the U.K. and other jurisdictions. While the
Company’s business operations relating to Russia constitute an immaterial part of the Company’s overall business, we may
decide to, or be required to, exit from our operations in Russia in their entirety, which could result in a loss of revenues from
our Russian operations (approximately $167,000 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023) or may necessitate the need to incur
a bad debt reserve or an asset write-off related to our Russian operations. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that the current
Russian invasion of Ukraine will not draw military intervention from other countries or further retaliation from Russia, which,
in turn, could lead to a much larger conflict. If such escalation should occur, supply chain, trade routes and markets currently
served by the Company could be adversely affected. In addition, a further escalation could disrupt the supply of oil and natural
gas in Europe, impacting our ability to operate our European manufacturing facilities, which, in turn, could materially adversely
affect the Company’s business operations and financial performance.
In addition, our success in international expansion could be limited by barriers to international expansion such as adverse tax
consequences and export controls. If we cannot manage these risks effectively, the costs of doing business in some international
markets may be prohibitive or our costs may increase disproportionately to our revenue.
We are subject to currency fluctuations from our sales outside the U.S.
Our products are sold in many countries around the world. Thus, a portion of our revenues (approximately $367,025,000 in our
fiscal year ended March 31, 2023) are generated in foreign currencies, including principally the Euro, the British Pound, the
Canadian Dollar, the South African Rand, the Brazilian Real, the Mexican Peso, and the Chinese Yuan, and while much of the
costs incurred to generate those revenues are incurred in the same currency, a portion is incurred in other currencies. Since our
financial statements are denominated in U.S. dollars, changes in currency exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and other
currencies have had, and will continue to have, a currency translation impact on our earnings. Currency fluctuations may impact
our financial performance in the future.
We are subject to debt covenant restrictions.
Our Term Loan B and New Revolving Credit Facility contain a financial leverage covenant, which will only be tested if any
extensions of credit (other than letters of credit) are outstanding under the New Revolving Credit Facility at the end of any
fiscal quarter, and other restrictive covenants. A significant decline in our operating income or cash generating ability could
cause us to violate our leverage covenant in our bank credit facilities. Other material adverse changes in our business could also
cause us to be in default of our debt covenants. Any breach of any such covenants or restrictions would result in a default under
such agreement that could result in our being unable to borrow under our bank credit facilities and would permit the lenders to
declare all borrowings under such agreement to be immediately due and payable and, through cross-default provisions, could
entitle other lenders to accelerate their loans to us. In such an event, the Company would need to modify or restructure all or a
portion of its indebtedness. Depending on prevailing economic conditions at the time, the Company might find it difficult to
modify or restructure the debt on attractive terms, or at all.
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Legal Risks
Our products involve risks of personal injury and property damage, which exposes us to potential liability.
Our business exposes us to possible claims for personal injury or death, property damage or economic loss resulting from the
products that we sell and to potential warranty, contractual or other claims. These product liability risks are inherent in the
design, manufacture and sale of our products. Our products are complex and may contain defects, errors, or experience failures
or unsatisfactory performance, due to any number of issues, including issues in materials, design, fabrication, packaging and/or
use within a system or item of equipment. Further, because of the complexity of our products, defects or errors might only be
detected when the products are in use. As a result, we could experience material product liability or warranty costs in the future
and incur significant costs to defend ourselves against associated claims. Development of new products increases complexity
and adds risk to manufacturing reliability, and increases the likelihood of product defects or errors. In addition, defects in our
products could result in failure to achieve market acceptance, a shifting of business to our competitors, and litigation or
regulatory action against us, and could harm our reputation or the reputation of the various brands under which we sell our
products, our relationships with customers and our ability to attract new customers, as well as the perceptions of our brands.
Other potential adverse impacts of product defects include shipment delays, write-offs of property, plant and equipment and
intangible assets, and losses on unfavorable purchase commitments.
We maintain insurance through a combination of self-insurance retentions and excess insurance coverage. We monitor claims
and potential claims of which we become aware and establish accrued liability reserves for the self-insurance amounts based on
our liability estimates for such claims. We cannot give any assurance that existing or future claims will not exceed our estimates
for self-insurance or the amount of our excess insurance coverage. In addition, we cannot give any assurance that insurance will
continue to be available to us on economically reasonable terms or that our insurers would not require us to increase our self-
insurance amounts. Claims brought against us that are not covered by insurance or that are in excess of insurance coverage
could have a material adverse effect on our results, financial condition, or liquidity. In addition, warranty and certain other
claims are not typically covered by insurance.
In addition, like many industrial manufacturers, we are also involved in asbestos-related litigation. In continually evaluating
costs relating to our estimated asbestos-related liability, we review, among other things, the incidence of past and recent claims,
the historical case dismissal rate, the mix of the claimed illnesses and occupations of the plaintiffs, our recent and historical
resolution of the cases, the number of cases pending against us, the status and results of broad-based settlement discussions, and
the number of years such activity might continue. Based on this review, we estimate our share of liability to defend and resolve
probable asbestos related personal injury claims. This estimate is highly uncertain due to the limitations of the available data
and the difficulty of forecasting with any certainty the numerous variables that can affect the range of the liability. We continue
to study the variables in light of additional information in order to identify trends that may become evident and to assess their
impact on the range of liability that is probable and estimable. We believe that the potential additional costs for claims will not
have a material effect on the financial condition of the Company or its liquidity, although the effect of any future liabilities
recorded could be material to earnings in a future period. See Note 16 to our March 31, 2023 consolidated financial statements
included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
As indicated above, our self-insurance coverage is provided through our captive insurance subsidiary. The reserves of our
captive insurance subsidiary are subject to periodic adjustments based upon actuarial evaluations, which adjustments impact our
overall results of operations and financial condition. These periodic adjustments can be favorable or unfavorable.
We are subject to various environmental laws, which may require us to expend significant capital, incur substantial cost and
could lower our margins.
Our operations and facilities are subject to various federal, state, local, and foreign requirements relating to the protection of the
environment, including those governing the discharges of pollutants in the air and water, the generation, management and
disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, and the cleanup of contaminated sites. Increased public awareness and concern
regarding climate change and other ESG matters at numerous levels of government in various jurisdictions may lead to
additional international, national, regional and local legislative and regulatory responses, and compliance with any new rules
could be difficult and costly. We have made, and will continue to make, expenditures to comply with such requirements.
Violations of, or liabilities under, environmental laws and regulations, or changes in such laws and regulations (such as the
imposition of more stringent standards for discharges into the environment), could result in substantial costs to us, including
operating costs and capital expenditures, fines and civil and criminal sanctions, third party claims for property damage or
personal injury, clean-up costs, or costs relating to the temporary or permanent discontinuance of operations. Certain of our
facilities have been in operation for many years, and we have remediated contamination at some of our facilities. Over time, we
and other predecessor operators of such facilities have generated, used, handled, and disposed of hazardous and other regulated
wastes. Additional environmental liabilities could exist, including clean-up obligations at these locations or other sites at which
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materials from our operations were disposed, which could result in substantial future expenditures that cannot be currently
quantified and which could reduce our profits or have an adverse effect on our financial condition, operations, or liquidity.
We may face claims of infringement on the intellectual property of others, or others may infringe upon our intellectual
property.
Our future success depends in part on our ability to prevent others from infringing on our proprietary rights, as well as our
ability to operate without infringing upon the proprietary rights of others. We may be required at times to take legal action to
protect our proprietary rights and, despite our best efforts, we may be sued for infringing on the intellectual property rights of
others. Intellectual property-related litigation is costly and, even if we prevail, the cost of such litigation could adversely affect
our financial condition. In addition, we could be adversely affected financially should we be judged to have infringed upon the
intellectual property of others.
We rely on subcontractors or suppliers to perform their contractual obligations.
Some of our contracts involve subcontracts with other companies upon which we rely to perform a portion of the services we
must provide to our customers. There is a risk that we may have disputes with our subcontractors, including disputes regarding
the quality and timeliness of work performed by our subcontractor or customer concerns about the subcontractor. Failure by our
subcontractors to satisfactorily provide on a timely basis the agreed-upon supplies or perform the agreed upon services may
materially and adversely impact our ability to perform our obligations as the prime contractor. A delay in our ability to obtain
components and equipment parts from our suppliers may affect our ability to meet our customers' needs and may have an
adverse effect upon our profitability.
General Risks
Adverse changes in global economic conditions may negatively affect our industry, business, and results of operations.
Our industry is affected by changes in economic conditions outside our control, which can result in a general decrease in
product demand from our customers. Such economic developments, like inflationary pressures in the U.S. and elsewhere, the
China trade wars and the war in Ukraine may affect our business in a number of ways. Reduced demand may drive us and our
competitors to offer products at promotional prices, which would have a negative impact on our profitability. In addition, the
tightening of credit in financial markets may adversely affect the ability of our customers and suppliers to obtain financing for
significant purchases and operations and could result in a decrease in, or cancellation of, orders for our products. If demand for
our products slows down or decreases, we will not be able to maintain our revenue and we may run the risk of failing to satisfy
the financial and other restrictive covenants to which we are subject under our existing indebtedness. Reduced revenue as a
result of decreased demand may also reduce our planned growth and otherwise hinder our ability to improve our performance in
connection with our long-term strategy.
Climate change, or legal, regulatory or market measures to address climate change, may materially adversely affect our
financial condition and business operations.
Climate change resulting from increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere could present risks to our future
operations from natural disasters and extreme weather conditions, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, wildfires,
droughts or flooding. Such extreme weather conditions could pose physical risks to our facilities and disrupt operation of our
supply chain and may impact operational costs. The impacts of climate change on global water resources may result in water
scarcity, which could in the future impact our ability to access sufficient quantities of water in certain locations and result in
increased costs. Furthermore, the potential physical impacts of climate change on our customers, and therefore on our
operations, are speculative and highly uncertain, and would be particular to the circumstances developing in various
geographical regions.
Concern over climate change will likely result in new legal or regulatory requirements designed to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions and mitigate the effects of climate change. Further, our customers and the markets we serve may impose emissions
reduction or other environmental standards and requirements. These requirements could result in a need to change our
manufacturing processes or product offerings, or undertake other activities which may require us to incur additional expense. In
addition, we may experience increased compliance burdens and operational costs and raw material sourcing, manufacturing
operations and the distribution of our products may be adversely affected. Moreover, we may not be able to timely meet these
requirements due to the required level of capital investment or technological advancement. While we have been committed to
continuous improvements to meet anticipated regulations and preferences, there can be no assurance that our commitments will
be successful, that our products will be accepted by the market, that proposed regulations will not have a negative competitive
impact or that economic returns will reflect our investments in new product development. There also continues to be a lack of
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consistent climate legislation, which creates economic and regulatory uncertainty. These factors may impact the demand for our
products, obsolescence of certain products and adversely affect our results of operations. A failure, or perceived failure, to
respond to investor or customer expectations related to ESG concerns in areas such as climate change and supply chain
management could materially adversely affect our business and reputation.
Our business operations may be adversely affected by information technology systems interruptions or intrusion.
We depend on various information technology systems throughout our Company to administer, store, and support multiple
business activities, including to process the data we collect, store and use in connection with our business. If these systems are
damaged, cease to function properly, or are subject to cyber-security attacks, such as those involving unauthorized access,
malicious software and/or other intrusions, we could experience production downtimes, operational delays, other detrimental
impacts on our operations or ability to provide products and services to our customers, the compromising of confidential or
otherwise protected information, destruction or corruption of data, security breaches, other manipulation or improper use of our
systems or networks, financial losses from remedial actions, loss of business or potential liability, and/or damage to our
reputation. Our information technology systems may be damaged or cease to function properly due to any number of causes,
such as catastrophic events, power outages and security breaches (including destructive malware such as ransomware) resulting
in unauthorized access or cyber-attacks. As the breadth and complexity of our information technology systems continue to
grow, including as a result of the increasing reliance on, and use of, mobile technologies and cloud-based services, the risk of
security incidents and cyberattacks has increased. While we attempt to mitigate these risks by employing a number of measures,
including employee training, technical security controls, and maintenance of backup and protective systems, our systems,
networks, products, and services remain potentially vulnerable to known or unknown cybersecurity threats, any of which could
have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Furthermore, cybersecurity threats
are constantly expanding and evolving, becoming increasingly sophisticated and complex, increasing the difficulty of detecting
and defending against them and maintaining effective security measures and protocols.
We are also subject to a variety of laws and regulations in the United States, Europe and around the world, as well as
contractual obligations, regarding data privacy, security and protection. These laws and regulations continue to evolve, are
increasing in complexity and number and increasingly conflict among the various countries in which we operate, which has
resulted in greater compliance risk and cost for us. Any failure or perceived failure by us, or any third parties with which we do
business, to comply with our posted privacy policies, changing consumer expectations, evolving laws, rules and regulations,
industry standards, or contractual obligations to which we or such third parties are or may become subject, may result in actions
or other claims against us by governmental entities or private actors, the expenditure of substantial costs, time and other
resources or the incurrence of significant fines, penalties or other liabilities. In addition, any such action, particularly to the
extent we were found to be guilty of violations or otherwise liable for damages, could damage our reputation and adversely
affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, our liability insurance, which includes cyber
insurance, might not be sufficient in type or amount to cover us against claims related to security incidents, cyberattacks and
other related incidents.
We operate in many different jurisdictions, and we could be adversely affected by violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act and similar worldwide anti-corruption laws.
The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and similar worldwide anti-corruption laws generally prohibit companies
and their intermediaries from making improper payments for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Our internal
policies mandate compliance with these anti-corruption laws. We operate in many parts of the world that have experienced
corruption to some degree, and in certain circumstances, strict compliance with anti-corruption laws may conflict with local
customs and practices. Despite our training and compliance programs, we cannot assure you that our internal control policies
and procedures always will protect us from reckless or criminal acts committed by our employees or agents. Our continued
expansion outside the U.S., including in developing countries, could increase the risk of such violations in the future. Violations
of these laws, or allegations of such violations, could disrupt our business and result in a material adverse effect on our results
of operations or financial condition.
We depend on our management team and the loss of any member could adversely affect our operations.
Our success is dependent on the management and leadership skills of our management team, including our senior team. The
loss of any of these individuals or an inability to attract, retain, and maintain additional personnel could prevent us from
implementing our business strategy. We cannot assure you that we will be able to retain our existing management personnel or
to attract additional qualified personnel when needed.
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Item 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
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Item 2.
Properties
We maintain our corporate headquarters in Buffalo, New York (an owned property) and, as of March 31, 2023, conducted our
principal manufacturing at the following facilities:
Location
Künzelsau, Germany
Wadesboro, NC
Lexington, TN
Charlotte, NC
Menomonee Falls, WI
Tennessee forging operation:
Chattanooga, TN
Chattanooga, TN
Hartland, WI
Wuppertal, Germany
Kissing, Germany
Damascus, VA
Hangzhou, China
Brighton, MI
Hammonton, NJ
Chester, England
Santiago Tianguistenco, Mexico
Bayan Lepas, Malaysia
Jülich, Germany
Szekesfehervar, Hungary
Zapopan, Mexico
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Products/Operations
Hoists
Hoists
Chain
Actuators and Rotary Unions
Power control systems
Forged attachments
Forged attachments
Precision Conveyors
Hoists
Hoists, winches, and actuators
Hoists
Hoists
Overhead light rail workstations
Accumulation Tables
Plate clamps
Hoists
Precision Conveyors
Precision Conveyors
Textiles and textile strappings
Precision Conveyors
Square
Footage
Owned or
Leased
345,000
180,000
164,000
146,000
144,000
81,000
59,000
125,000
124,000
107,000
97,000
82,000
71,000
58,000
56,000
54,000
40,000
29,000
24,000
20,000
Leased
Owned
Owned
Leased
Leased
Owned
Owned
Leased
Leased
Leased
Owned
Owned
Leased
Leased
Owned
Owned
Leased
Owned
Leased
Leased
In addition, we have a total of 47 sales offices, distribution centers, and warehouses. We believe that our properties have been
adequately maintained, are in generally good condition and are suitable for our business as presently conducted. We also
believe our existing facilities provide sufficient production capacity for our present needs and for our anticipated needs in the
foreseeable future. Upon the expiration of our current leases, we believe that either we will be able to secure renewal terms or
enter into leases for alternative locations at market terms.
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Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are named a defendant in legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. We are not a party to
any pending legal proceeding other than ordinary, routine litigation incidental to our business. We do not believe that any of our
pending litigation will have a material impact on our business. We maintain comprehensive general product liability insurance
against risks arising out of the use of our products sold to customers through our wholly owned New York State captive
insurance subsidiary of which we are the sole policy holder. The per occurrence limits on the self-insurance for general and
product liability coverage were $2,000,000 from inception through fiscal 2003 and $3,000,000 for fiscal 2004 and thereafter. In
addition to the per occurrence limits, our coverage is also subject to an annual aggregate limit, applicable to losses only. These
limits range from $2,000,000 to $6,000,000 for each policy year from inception through fiscal 2023. We obtain additional
insurance coverage from independent insurers to cover potential losses in excess of these limits.
Like many industrial manufacturers, we are also involved in asbestos-related litigation. In continually evaluating costs relating
to our estimated asbestos-related liability, we review, among other things, the incidence of past and recent claims, the historical
case dismissal rate, the mix of the claimed illnesses and occupations of the plaintiffs, our recent and historical resolution of the
cases, the number of cases pending against us, the status and results of broad-based settlement discussions, and the number of
years such activity might continue. Because this liability is likely to extend over many years, management believes that the
potential additional costs for claims will not have a material effect on the financial condition of the Company or its liquidity,
although the effect of any future liabilities recorded could be material to earnings in a future period.
See Note 16 to our March 31, 2023 consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K for more
information on our matters involving litigation.
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not Applicable.
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PART II
Item 5.
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Security Holder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "CMCO." As of April 30, 2023, there were
333 holders of record of our common stock.
During fiscal 2023, the Company declared quarterly cash dividends totaling $8,014,000. On March 21, 2023, the Company's
Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.07 per common share. The dividend was paid on May 15, 2023
to shareholders of record as of May 5, 2023 and totaled approximately $2,005,000.
Our First Lien Facilities Credit Agreement allows for the declaration and payment of dividends, subject to specified limitation
as set forth in our First Lien Facilities Credit Agreement. We expect to continue to pay dividends in fiscal 2024 at our historical
rates.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table presents information with respect to purchases of common stock of the Company made during the three
months ended March 31, 2023 by the Company:
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
Average Price Paid
per Share
Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Program
Approximate Dollar
Value of Shares that
May Yet be
Purchased under the
Program (in
thousands)1
— $
— $
— $
— $
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—
—
—
—
—
—
— $
19,000
Period
January 1 - 31, 2023
February 1 - 28, 2023
March 1 - 31, 2023
Total
1The Company publicly announced on March 26, 2019 that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase authorization for
up to $20 million of shares of common stock of Columbus McKinnon Corporation, with no expiration. As of March 31, 2023,
approximately $19 million of shares of common stock of the Company remains available repurchase under the current
authorization plan. There were no repurchases made in the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
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PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The Performance Graph shown below compares the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock based on its
market price, with the total return of the S&P SmallCap 600 Index, and the Dow Jones U.S. Diversified Industrials Index. The
comparison of total return assumes that a fixed investment of $100 was invested on March 31, 2018 in our common stock and
in each of the foregoing indices and further assumes the reinvestment of dividends. The stock price performance shown on the
graph is not necessarily indicative of future price performance.
This Performance Graph shall not be deemed "filed" with the SEC for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or
incorporate by reference into any of our filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
Item 6.
[Reserved]
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Item 7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This section should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
The Company is a leading worldwide designer, manufacturer and marketer of intelligent motion solutions, including motion
control products, technologies, automated systems and services, that efficiently and ergonomically move, lift, position and
secure materials. Our key products include hoists, crane components, precision conveyors, actuators, rigging tools, light rail
workstations, and digital power and motion control systems. These are highly relevant, professional-grade solutions that solve
customers’ critical material handling requirements.
Founded in 1875, we have grown to our current size and leadership position through organic growth and acquisitions. We
developed our leading market position over our 148-year history by emphasizing technological innovation, manufacturing
excellence and superior customer service. In accordance with our strategic framework, we are building out our business system
("CMBS") and growth framework to be market-led, customer-centric, and operationally excellent with our people and values at
the core. We believe this will transform Columbus McKinnon into a top-tier Intelligent Motion Solutions company. We expect
our strategy will enhance shareholder value by growing sales, expanding EBITDA margins and increasing our return on
invested capital ("ROIC").
Our revenue base is geographically diverse with approximately 39% derived from customers outside the U.S. for the year ended
March 31, 2023. We believe this diversity balances the impact of changes that occur in local economies, as well as benefits the
Company by providing access to growing emerging markets. We monitor both U.S. and Eurozone Industrial Capacity
Utilization statistics as well as the ISM Production Index as indicators of anticipated demand for our products. In addition, we
continue to monitor the potential impact of other global and U.S. trends including, industrial production, trade tariffs, raw
material cost inflation, interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, and activity of end-user markets around the globe.
From a strategic perspective, we are investing in new products as we focus on our greatest opportunities for growth. We
maintain a strong North American market share with significant leading market positions in hoists, lifting and sling chain,
forged attachments, actuators, and digital power and motion control systems for the material handling industry. We seek to
maintain and enhance our market share by focusing our sales and marketing activities toward select North American and global
market sectors including general industrial, energy, automotive, heavy OEM, entertainment, and construction and infrastructure.
In fiscal 2022, the Company completed its acquisitions of Dorner and Garvey. Dorner is a leading supplier to the stable life
sciences, food processing, and consumer packaged goods markets as well as the high growth industrial automation and e-
commerce sectors. Garvey is a leading accumulation systems solutions company providing unique, patented systems for the
automation of production processes whose products complement those of Dorner. The acquisitions of Dorner and Garvey
accelerate the Company’s shift to intelligent motion.
In April 2023, the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire montratec GmbH
("montratec"), a leading automation solutions company that designs and develops intelligent automation and transport systems
for interlinking industrial production and logistics processes. montratec product offerings complement both Dorner and Garvey,
and further the Company's shift to intelligent motion and serve as a platform to expand capabilities in advanced, higher
technology automation solutions.
Regardless of the economic climate and point in the economic cycle, we constantly explore ways to increase operating margins
as well as further improve our productivity and competitiveness. We have specific initiatives to reduce quote lead-times,
improve on-time deliveries, reduce warranty costs, and improve material and factory productivity. The initiatives are being
driven by the implementation of our business operating system, CMBS. We are working to achieve these strategic initiatives
through business simplification, operational excellence, and profitable growth initiatives. We believe these initiatives will
enhance future operating margins.
Our principal raw materials and components purchases were approximately $365 million in fiscal 2023 (or 61% of Cost of
product sold) and include steel, consisting of rod, wire, bar, structural, and other forms of steel; electric motors; bearings; gear
reducers; castings; steel and aluminum enclosures and wire harnesses; electro-mechanical components; and standard variable
drives and controls. These commodities are all available from multiple sources. We purchase most of these raw materials and
components from a limited number of strategic and preferred suppliers under agreements which are negotiated on a company-
wide basis through our global purchasing group. Currently, as a result of global inflation, we are experiencing higher raw
material costs and availability issues for select raw materials and components. To date, we have raised prices to our customers
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to cover these increased raw material costs and are working with our supply base to prioritize shipments and improve
availability of key components.
We operate in a highly competitive and global business environment. We see a variety of opportunities in our markets and
geographies, including trends toward automation and increasing labor productivity and the expansion of market opportunities in
Asia and other emerging markets. While we execute our long-term growth strategy, we are supported by our strong free cash
flow as well as our liquidity position and flexible debt structure.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion is a comparison between fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 results. For a discussion of our results of
operations for fiscal 2022 compared to fiscal 2021, please refer to Item 7 of Part II, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022,
which was filed with the SEC on May 25, 2022.
Fiscal 2023 Compared to Fiscal 2022
Fiscal 2023 sales were $936,240,000, an increase of 3.3%, or $29,685,000 compared with fiscal 2022 sales of $906,555,000.
Sales for the fiscal year were positively impacted by $22,436,000 of incremental sales from the Garvey acquisition as well as
price increases of $46,987,000. Offsetting these increases were $9,154,000 in decreased sales volume and unfavorable foreign
currency translation of $30,584,000.
Gross profit was $342,099,000 and $315,730,000 or 36.5% and 34.8% of net sales in fiscal 2023 and 2022, respectively. The
fiscal 2023 increase in gross profit of $26,369,000 or 8.4% is the result of the $22,614,000 of price increases net of material
inflation, $9,521,000 in gross profit as a result of the acquisition of Garvey, $7,663,000 of prior year acquisition amortization
for inventory step up, backlog and integration costs that did not reoccur, $2,850,000 from a prior year product liability
settlement which did not reoccur, $1,606,000 of prior year business realignment costs that did not reoccur, $674,000 of
decreased product liability costs, and $629,000 of decreased tariffs offset by $5,019,000 of decreased productivity net of other
cost changes and $3,365,000 from lower sales volumes. The translation of foreign currencies had a $10,804,000 unfavorable
impact on gross profit for the year ended March 31, 2023.
Selling expenses were $102,528,000 and $99,187,000, or 11.0% and 10.9% of net sales in fiscal years 2023 and 2022. Selling
expense increased $2,417,000 as a result of the Garvey acquisition, $2,250,000 as the result of increased business realignment
costs, and $2,744,000 from increased travel and trade show expenses. Foreign currency translation had a $4,095,000 favorable
impact on selling expenses.
General and administrative expenses were $94,794,000 and $102,128,000 or 10.1% and 11.3% of net sales in fiscal 2023 and
2022, respectively. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was due to a net decrease of $8,960,000 in acquisition
and deal integration costs and a decrease of $1,495,000 in stock-based compensation expense. The decrease in stock-based
compensation expense was the result of the performance condition not being fully met on the Company's fiscal 2021
performance shares. Partially offsetting these decreases were $1,989,000 of higher general and administrative expenses incurred
by the Garvey acquisition including the accrual of additional contingent consideration as discussed in Note 3 of the financial
statements and $1,667,000 of higher net business realignment costs. Foreign currency translation had a $2,220,000 favorable
impact on general and administrative expenses for the year ended March 31, 2023.
Research and development expenses were $20,935,000 and $15,351,000 in fiscal 2023 and 2022, respectively. As a percentage
of consolidated net sales, research and development expenses were 2.2% and 1.7% in fiscal 2023 and 2022. The increase in
research and development expenses was due to additional spending to achieve strategic goals related to new product
development.
Amortization of intangibles were $26,001,000 and $25,283,000 in fiscal 2023 and 2022, respectively, with the increase related
to new intangible assets recorded from the Garvey acquisition.
Interest and debt expense was $27,942,000 and $20,126,000 in fiscal 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase is related to
higher interest rates, as well as increased borrowings to finance the Garvey acquisition.
The Company incurred $14,803,000 in Cost of debt refinancing in 2022. As described in Note 12 to our March 31, 2023
consolidated financial statements, this was a result of the Dorner acquisition and related refinancing during fiscal 2022. There
were no similar expenses incurred in fiscal 2023.
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Investment income of $315,000 and $46,000, in fiscal 2023 and 2022, respectively, related to earnings on marketable securities
held in the Company’s wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary and the Company's equity method investment in EMC,
described in Note 7 to our March 31, 2023 consolidated financial statements.
Foreign currency exchange resulted in a gain of $2,189,000 and a loss $1,574,000 in fiscal 2023 and 2022, respectively. This
favorable change was due to the recent strengthening of the Euro in comparison to the U.S. Dollar.
Other income was $2,072,000 in fiscal 2023 and $1,122,000 in fiscal 2022. As described in Note 13, the increase in Other
income is primarily related to a tax indemnification reimbursement received from STAHL's former owners in accordance with
the share purchase agreement.
Income tax expense as a percentage of income from continuing operations before income tax expense was 35.0% and 22.9% in
fiscal 2023 and 2022, respectively. Typically these percentages vary from the U.S. statutory rate of 21% due to varying
effective tax rates at the Company's foreign subsidiaries and the jurisdictional mix of income for these subsidiaries.
In fiscal 2023, the rate was unfavorably impacted 3 percentage points due to settlement of income tax assessments related to tax
periods prior to the Company’s acquisition of Stahl Cranesystems GmbH (“STAHL"). In accordance with the tax
indemnification clause of the share purchase agreement, the Company received full reimbursement from STAHL’s prior owner
which was recorded as a gain in Other (income) expense, net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The tax rate also
reflects an unfavorable impact of 2 percentage points due to the recording of a U.S. state tax valuation allowance. The valuation
allowance primarily relates to changes in the Company’s expectations regarding its ability to more likely than not utilize certain
state net operating losses prior to their expiration. The tax rate was also unfavorably affected by non-deductible compensation
and U.S. taxes on foreign earnings. These increased the rate by 2 percentage points each.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash totaled $133,426,000 and $115,640,000, at March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Cash flow from operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $83,636,000 and $48,881,000 in fiscal 2023 and 2022, respectively. In fiscal
2023, net income of $48,429,000 and non-cash adjustments to net income of $61,111,000 were the largest contributors. Of the
non-cash adjustments, $41,947,000 was depreciation and amortization and $10,425,000 was stock-based compensation. Net
working capital increases reduced operating cash flows by $12,092,000, which included an increase of $9,087,000 in
inventories as the Company increased inventory due to continuing supply chain constraints and a $13,964,000 decrease in
accounts payable as the Company purchased less inventory in the final month of fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022. This was
partially offset by an increase in accrued liabilities of $9,150,000. The increase in accrued liabilities is primarily related to an
increase in customer down payments. In addition non-current liabilities decreased by $13,689,000. The decrease in non-current
liabilities primarily consists of $8,872,000 in cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities in
fiscal 2023.
Cash flow from investing activities
Net cash used for investing activities was $13,932,000 and $554,311,000 in fiscal 2023 and 2022, respectively. In fiscal 2023,
the most significant uses of cash in investing activities was $12,632,000 in capital expenditures and $1,616,000 related to a
working capital adjustment for the Garvey acquisition described in Note 3 of the financial statements.
Cash flow from financing activities
Net cash used for financing activities was $49,987,000 in fiscal 2023 compared to net cash provided by financing activities of
$420,700,000 in fiscal 2022. In fiscal 2023, the most significant uses of cash were $40,550,000 in the repayment of debt and
$8,008,000 in dividend payments.
We believe that our cash on hand, cash flows, and borrowing capacity under our First Lien Facilities (as defined below) will be
sufficient to fund our ongoing operations and debt obligations, and capital expenditures for at least the next twelve months. This
belief is dependent upon successful execution of our current business plan and effective working capital utilization. No material
restrictions exist in accessing cash held by our non-U.S. subsidiaries. Additionally, we expect to meet our U.S. funding needs
without repatriating non-U.S. cash and incurring incremental U.S. taxes. As of March 31, 2023, $74,694,000 of cash and cash
equivalents were held by foreign subsidiaries.
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As discussed in Note 3 of the financial statements, the Company announced in April 2023 that it entered into an agreement to
acquire montratec. The acquisition is expected to close on May 31, 2023. To finance the montratec acquisition, the Company
expanded its New Revolving Credit Facility by $75 million. The Company has drawn on the expanded New Revolving Credit
facility to initially fund the acquisition on May 31, 2023. In addition, the Company plans to raise approximately $50 million in
additional debt by June 30, 2023 through the securitization of certain of the Company's U.S. customer accounts receivable
balances. The Company intends to use these proceeds to partially repay borrowings under its New Revolving Credit Facility.
Please refer to Note 3 of the financial statements for additional information related to the montratec acquisition.
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
In addition to keeping our current equipment and plants properly maintained, we are committed to replacing, enhancing and
upgrading our property, plant and equipment to support new product development, improve productivity and customer
responsiveness, reduce production costs, increase flexibility to respond effectively to market fluctuations and changes, meet
environmental requirements, enhance safety and promote ergonomically correct work stations. Our capital expenditures for
fiscal 2023 and 2022 were $12,632,000 and $13,104,000, respectively. Excluded from fiscal 2023 capital expenditures is
$624,000 and $329,000, in property, plant and equipment purchases included in accounts payable at March 31, 2023 and 2022,
respectively. We expect capital expenditure spending in fiscal 2024 to range from $30,000,000 to 40,000,000. The increase in
expected capital expenditures is related to investments to create a machining center of excellence.
INFLATION AND OTHER MARKET CONDITIONS
Our costs are affected by inflation in the U.S. economy and, to a lesser extent, in non-U.S. economies including those of
Europe, Canada, Mexico, South America, and Asia-Pacific. We do not believe that general inflation has had a material effect on
our results of operations over the periods presented despite rising inflation due to our ability to pass on rising costs through
price increases. We are currently experiencing higher raw material, freight, and logistics costs than we have seen in recent
years, which we have been able to recover with pricing actions.
In the future, we may not be able to pass on these cost
increases to our customers.
SEASONALITY AND QUARTERLY RESULTS
Quarterly results may be materially affected by the timing of large customer orders, periods of high vacation and holiday
concentrations, legal settlements, gains or losses in our portfolio of marketable securities, restructuring charges, favorable or
unfavorable foreign currency translation, divestitures and acquisitions. Therefore, the operating results for any particular fiscal
quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for any subsequent fiscal quarter or for the full fiscal year.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires us to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.
We continually evaluate the estimates and their underlying assumptions, which form the basis for making judgments about the
carrying value of our assets and liabilities. Actual results inevitably will differ from those estimates. If interpreted differently
under different conditions or circumstances, changes in our estimates could result in material changes to our reported
results. We have identified below the accounting policies involving estimates that are critical to our financial statements. Other
accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2 of our consolidated financial statements.
Insurance Reserves. Our accrued general and product liability reserves as described in Note 16 to consolidated financial
statements involve actuarial techniques including the methods selected to estimate ultimate claims, and assumptions including
emergence patterns, payment patterns, initial expected losses, and increased limit factors. These actuarial estimates are subject
to a high degree of uncertainty due to a variety of factors, including extended lag time in the reporting and resolution of claims,
trends or changes in claim settlement patterns, insurance industry practices, and legal interpretations. Changes to these estimates
could result in material changes to the amount of expense and liabilities recorded in our financial statements. Further, actual
costs could differ significantly from the estimated amounts. Adjustments to estimated reserves are recorded in the period in
which the change in estimate occurs. Other insurance reserves such as workers compensation and group health insurance are
based on actual historical and current claim data provided by third party administrators or internally maintained.
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment testing. Our goodwill balance of $644,629,000 as of March 31, 2023
is subject to impairment testing. We test goodwill for impairment at least annually, as of the end of February, and more
indicate there may be impairment. These events or
frequently whenever events occur or circumstances change that
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circumstances could include a significant long-term adverse change in the business climate, poor indicators of operating
performance, or a sale or disposition of a significant portion of a reporting unit.
We test goodwill at the reporting unit level, which is one level below our operating segment. We identify our reporting units by
assessing whether the components of our operating segment constitute businesses for which discrete financial information is
available and segment management regularly reviews the operating results of those components. We also aggregate
components that have similar economic characteristics into single reporting units (for example, similar products and / or
services, similar long-term financial results, product processes, classes of customers, or in circumstances where the components
share assets or other resources and have other economic interdependencies). We have three reporting units, Duff-Norton, Rest
of Products and Precision Conveyance, and have goodwill totaling $9,699,000, $306,988,000, and $327,942,000, respectively,
at March 31, 2023. The Precision Conveyance group was new in fiscal 2022 with the acquisitions of Dorner and Garvey (refer
to Note 3).
Annual Goodwill Impairment Test
When we evaluate the potential for goodwill impairment, we assess a range of qualitative factors including, but not limited to,
macroeconomic conditions, industry conditions, the competitive environment, changes in the market for our products and
services, regulatory and political developments, entity specific factors such as strategy, and changes in key personnel and
overall financial performance. If, after completing this assessment, it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair
value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, we proceed to a quantitative impairment test. We also proceed to the
quantitative model when economic or other business factors indicate that the fair value of our reporting units may have declined
since our last quantitative test. We performed the qualitative assessment as of February 28, 2023 and determined the
quantitative test should be performed for the Rest of Products, Precision Conveyance, and Duff Norton due to volatility in our
stock price and changes in our business during fiscal 2023. We also performed sensitivities and other analysis and determined
that goodwill is not impaired as of March 31, 2023.
In order to perform the quantitative impairment tests for the Rest of Products, Precision Conveyance and Duff Norton reporting
units, we use the discounted cash flow method to estimate fair value. The discounted cash flow method incorporates various
assumptions, the most significant being projected revenue growth rates, EBITDA margins and cash flows, and the weighted-
average cost of capital. Management projects discounted cash flows based on each reporting unit’s current business, expected
developments and operational strategies over a five to seven-year period. In estimating the terminal growth rate, we consider
our historical and projected results, as well as the economic environment in which the reporting unit operates. The weighted-
average cost of capital utilized for each reporting unit reflect management’s assumptions of marketplace participants’ cost of
capital and risk assumptions, both specific to the reporting unit and overall in the economy.
Rest of Products Reporting Unit
Testing goodwill for impairment under the quantitative method described above requires us to estimate fair value of the
reporting unit using significant estimates and judgmental factors. The compound annual growth rate for revenue during the first
seven years of our projections was approximately 6.73% for the Rest of Products reporting unit. The terminal value was
calculated assuming a projected growth rate of 3.0% after seven years. These rates reflect our estimate of long-term growth into
perpetuity and approximates the long-term gross domestic product growth expected on a global basis as well as our normal
annual price increases. The estimated weighted-average cost of capital for the reporting unit was determined to be 11.8% for the
Rest of Products reporting unit. This was estimated based upon an analysis of similar companies and their debt to equity mix,
their related volatility and the size of their market capitalization. We also consider any additional risk of the Rest of Products
reporting unit achieving its forecast, and adjust the weighted-average cost of capital applied when determining the reporting
unit’s estimated fair value. Future changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the results of our goodwill
impairment tests. For example, a decline in the terminal growth rate by 50 basis points would decrease fair market value by
$15,100,000 and an increase in the weighted-average cost of capital by 50 basis points would result in a decrease in fair market
value by $29,000,000 for the Rest of Products reporting unit. Even with such changes, the fair value of the reporting unit would
be greater than its net book value as of February 28, 2023, therefore indicating no impairment.
Precision Conveyance
Testing goodwill for impairment under the quantitative method described above requires us to estimate fair value of the
reporting unit using significant estimates and judgmental factors. The compound annual growth rate for revenue during the first
seven years of our projections was approximately 9.82% for the Precision Conveyance reporting unit. This reflects the higher
expected growth rates on our conveyor business compared to our other businesses. The terminal value was calculated assuming
a projected growth rate of 3.0% after seven years. These rates reflect our estimate of long-term growth into perpetuity and
approximate the long-term gross domestic product growth expected on a global basis as well as our normal annual price
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increases. The estimated weighted-average cost of capital for the reporting units was determined to be 13.2% for the Precision
Conveyance reporting unit. This was estimated based upon an analysis of similar companies and their debt to equity mix, their
related volatility and the size of their market capitalization. We also consider any additional risk of the Precision Conveyance
reporting unit achieving its forecast, and adjust the weighted-average cost of capital applied when determining the reporting
unit’s estimated fair value. Future changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the results of our goodwill
impairment tests. For example, a decline in the terminal growth rate by 50 basis points would decrease fair market value by
$9,300,000 and an increase in the weighted-average cost of capital by 50 basis points would result in a decrease in fair market
value by $16,600,000 for the Precision Conveyance reporting unit. Even with such changes, the fair value of the reporting unit
would be greater than its net book value as of February 28, 2023, therefore indicating no impairment.
Duff-Norton Reporting Unit
Testing goodwill for impairment under the quantitative method described above requires us to estimate fair value of the
reporting unit using significant estimates and judgmental factors. The compound annual growth rate for revenue during the first
five years of our projections was approximately 9.14% for the Duff-Norton reporting unit. The terminal value was calculated
assuming a projected growth rate of 3.5% after five years. These rates reflect our estimate of long-term growth into perpetuity
and approximate the long-term gross domestic product growth expected on a global basis as well as our normal annual price
increases. The estimated weighted-average cost of capital for the reporting units was determined to be 10.4% for the Duff-
Norton reporting unit. This was estimated initially based on the Company's consolidated weighted-average cost of capital and
increased for additional market risk. We also consider any additional risk of the Duff-Norton reporting unit achieving its
forecast, and adjust the weighted-average cost of capital applied when determining the reporting unit’s estimated fair value.
Future changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the results of our goodwill impairment tests. For
example, a decline in the terminal growth rate by 50 basis points would decrease fair market value by $8,900,000 and an
increase in the weighted-average cost of capital by 50 basis points would result in a decrease in fair market value by
$12,200,000 for the Duff-Norton reporting unit. Even with such changes, the fair value of the reporting unit would be greater
than its net book value as of February 28, 2023, therefore indicating no impairment.
We further test our indefinite-lived intangible asset balance of $46,338,000 consisting of trademarks for acquisitions prior to
fiscal 2023 on an annual basis for impairment. The methodology used to value trademarks is the relief from royalty method.
The recorded book value of these trademarks in excess of the calculated fair value results in impairment. The key estimate used
in this calculation consists of an overall royalty rate applied to the sales covered by the trademark. After performing this
analysis, we determined that the fair value of these trademarks exceeded their book values, and as such, no other impairment
was recorded.
Effects of New Accounting Pronouncements
Information regarding the effects of new accounting pronouncements is included in Note 21 to the accompanying consolidated
financial statements included in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
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Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates. We are exposed
to various market risks, including commodity prices for raw materials, foreign currency exchange rates, and changes in interest
rates. We may enter into financial instrument transactions, which attempt to manage and reduce the impact of such changes. We
do not enter into derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
Commodity Price Risk
Our costs are affected by inflation in the U.S. economy and, to a lesser extent, in non-U.S. economies including those of
Europe, Canada, Mexico, South America, and Asia-Pacific. Generally, as we experience fluctuations in our costs, we reflect
these increases in costs as price increases to our customers with the goal of being margin neutral. We are currently experiencing
higher raw material, freight, and logistics costs than we have seen in recent years, which we have been able to recover with
pricing actions. Further, increases in U.S. employee benefits costs such as health insurance and workers compensation
insurance have exceeded general inflation levels. In the future, we may be further affected by inflation that we may not be able
to pass these increased costs on as price increases to our customers. However, we have been successful in the past, and we
expect to be successful in the future, in instituting price increases to pass on these material cost increases. The Company is
exposed to trade tariffs with China. The Company monitors the impact of tariffs and actively works to mitigate this impact
through material productivity actions and pricing strategies.
Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
In fiscal 2023, 39% of our net sales were from manufacturing plants and sales offices in foreign jurisdictions. We manufacture
our products in the United States, China, Germany, United Kingdom, Hungary, Mexico, and Malaysia and sell our products in
over 100 countries. Our results of operations could be affected by factors such as changes in foreign currency rates or weak
economic conditions in foreign markets. With our fiscal year 2017 acquisition of STAHL, we have an increased presence in the
United Arab Emirates, with total assets of approximately $5,718,000. Our operating results are exposed to fluctuations between
the U.S. Dollar and the Canadian Dollar, European currencies, the South African Rand, the Mexican Peso, the Brazilian Real,
and the Chinese Yuan. For example, when the U.S. dollar weakens against the Euro, the value of our net sales and net income
denominated in Euros increases when translated into U.S. dollars for inclusion in our consolidated results. We are also exposed
to foreign currency fluctuations in relation to purchases denominated in foreign currencies. Our foreign currency risk is
mitigated since the majority of our foreign operations’ net sales and the related expense transactions are denominated in the
same currency, which reduces the impact of a significant change in foreign exchange rates on net income. For example, a 10%
change in the value of the U.S. dollar in relation to our most significant foreign currency exposures would have had an impact
of approximately $4,488,000 on our income from operations. In addition, the majority of our export sale transactions are
denominated in U.S. dollars.
The Company has a cross currency swap agreement that is designated as a cash flow hedge to hedge changes in the value of an
intercompany loan to a foreign subsidiary due to changes in foreign exchange rates. This intercompany loan is related to the
acquisition of STAHL. As of March 31, 2023, the notional amount of this derivative was $115,780,000, and the contract
matures on March 31, 2028. During fiscal 2022, the Company modified the cross currency swap by extending it to fiscal year
2028, matching the intercompany loan. The Company has concluded that the transaction to modify the cross currency swap, as
well as the modified swap, maintained hedge accounting. The modified cross currency swap is considered to have an other than
insignificant financing element. As such, its cash flows are classified within financing activities in the Statement of Cash Flows.
From its March 31, 2023 balance of AOCL, the Company expects to reclassify approximately $126,000 out of AOCL, and into
foreign currency exchange loss (gain), during the next 12 months based on the contractual payments due under this
intercompany loan.
The Company has foreign currency forward agreements that are designated as cash flow hedges to hedge a portion of forecasted
inventory purchases denominated in foreign currencies. As of March 31, 2023, the notional amount of these derivatives was
$5,743,000, and all contracts mature by March 31, 2024. From its March 31, 2023 balance of AOCL, the Company expects to
reclassify approximately $68,000 out of AOCL during the next 12 months based on the expected sales of the goods purchased.
Interest Rate Risk
The Company's policy is to maintain a capital structure that is comprised of 50-70% of fixed rate long-term debt and 30-50% of
variable rate long-term debt. The Company has three interest rate swap agreements in which the Company receives interest at a
variable rate and pays interest at a fixed rate. The third interest rate swap agreement was entered into in fiscal 2022 as a result
of the additional debt incurred from the Dorner and Garvey acquisitions. These interest rate swap agreements are designated as
cash flow hedges to hedge changes in interest expense due to changes in the variable interest rate of the senior secured term
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loan. The amortizing interest rate swaps mature by February 28, 2025 and had a total notional amount of $273,591,000 as of
March 31, 2023. The effective portion of the changes in fair values of the interest rate swaps is reported in AOCL and will be
reclassified to interest expense over the life of the swap agreements. From its March 31, 2023 balance of AOCL, the Company
expects to reclassify approximately $5,450,000 out of AOCL, and into interest expense, during the next 12 months.
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Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplemental Data.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Columbus McKinnon Corporation
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2023:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
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To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Columbus McKinnon Corporation
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Columbus McKinnon Corporation (the Company) as of
March 31, 2023 and 2022, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders' equity and
cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2023, and the related notes and financial statement
schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(2) (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the
consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at March 31,
2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31,
2023, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)
(PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2023, based on criteria established in
Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(2013 framework), and our report dated May 25, 2023, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are
required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to
error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included
examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included
evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
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 consolidated 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.
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Description of
the Matter
How We
Addressed the
Matter in Our
Audit
Valuation of Goodwill for the Precision Conveyance Reporting Unit
At March 31, 2023, the Company’s goodwill was $664.6 million. The goodwill associated with the
Precision Conveyance reporting unit amounted to $327.9 million as of March 31, 2023. As discussed in
Notes 2 and 9 of the consolidated financial statements, goodwill is quantitatively tested, for impairment
at least annually, or more frequently if circumstances warrant, at the reporting unit level. In its
quantitative test, the Company applied a discounted cash flow method to estimate the fair value of its
reporting unit which incorporated various assumptions, the most significant being projected revenue
growth rates, EBITDA margins, the terminal growth rate and the discount rate.
Auditing management’s annual goodwill impairment assessment was complex and highly judgmental
due to the significant estimation required to determine the fair value of the Precision Conveyance
reporting unit. The fair value estimate for the Precision Conveyance reporting unit was sensitive to
significant assumptions inherent in the Company’s discounted estimated future cash flows, in particular
changes in the projected revenue growth rates, EBITDA margins, terminal growth rate and the discount
rate, which are affected by expectations about future market or economic conditions.
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls
over the Company’s goodwill impairment review process, including controls over management’s
review of the significant assumptions described above.
To test the estimated fair value of the Company’s Precision Conveyance reporting unit, we performed
audit procedures with the assistance of our valuation professionals that included, among others,
assessing the methodology used and testing the significant assumptions discussed above and the
underlying data used in the impairment analysis. We compared the significant assumptions used by
management to current industry and economic trends and evaluated the effects of changes to the
Company’s customer base or product mix and other factors on the significant assumptions. We assessed
the historical accuracy of management’s revenue forecasts and performed sensitivity analyses of
significant assumptions to evaluate the changes in the fair value of the reporting unit that would result
from changes in the assumptions. We considered the relationship between the aggregate fair value of
the Company’s reporting units and the Company’s market capitalization as of the annual impairment
testing date.
Description of
the Matter
Product Liabilities and Related Legal Costs
At March 31, 2023, the Company’s liability for asbestos-related product liability claims and related
legal costs was $15.3 million. As discussed in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements, the
Company is involved in asbestos-related litigation the cost of which is paid through a wholly-owned
captive insurance company.
Auditing management's estimate of its reserves for asbestos-related product liabilities is complex and
highly judgmental due to the significant estimation and judgment required in determining the ultimate
outcomes of the cases asserted against the Company and in determining the ultimate costs for the
Company to defend against such claims. In particular, the estimated product liability reserve is sensitive
to significant assumptions such as case dismissal rates, the number of years case activity might
continue, legal and other costs to defend claims. The cost to defend claims takes into consideration the
extent to which insurance carriers, under pre-existing insurance policies and pursuant to a legal
settlement, are covering future indemnity payments and sharing in payment of future legal defense
costs.
How We
Addressed the
Matter in Our
Audit
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls
over the Company’s product liability estimation process. Our procedures included, among others,
testing management’s review of significant assumptions used for purposes of calculating the estimated
liability.
the estimated liability for asbestos-related product
liability claims, we performed audit
To test
procedures that included, among others, testing the completeness and accuracy of the asbestos-related
claims data underlying the estimated liability. We compared forecasts of legal defense costs and
dismissal ratios utilized by management in prior year reserve estimates to actual defense costs incurred
and the actual ratios of asbestos claims asserted to claims dismissed. We inspected analyses prepared by
the Company to support the current forecasts of defense costs and dismissal ratios. We inspected
correspondence from the Company’s internal counsel as to the number and status of outstanding claims
asserted and correspondence from external counsel
to corroborate the information provided by
management. We involved a specialist to assist with our procedures and to develop an independent
range of asbestos-related product liability reserves, which we compared to the Company’s recorded
amount.
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/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since at least 1917, but we are unable to determine the specific year.
Buffalo, New York
May 25, 2023
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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
ASSETS
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts ($3,620 and $5,717,
respectively)
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other
Total current assets
Net property, plant, and equipment
Goodwill
Other intangibles, net
Marketable securities
Deferred taxes on income
Other assets
Total assets
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable
Accrued liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations
Total current liabilities
Term loan and finance lease obligations
Other non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
Shareholders’ equity:
Voting common stock: 50,000,000 shares authorized; 28,611,721 and 28,517,333 shares issued
and outstanding
Treasury Stock
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Total shareholders’ equity
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
See accompanying notes.
March 31,
2023
2022
(In thousands, except
share data)
$
133,176
$
115,390
151,451
179,359
32,254
496,240
94,360
644,629
362,537
10,368
2,035
88,286
$ 1,698,455
147,515
172,139
31,545
466,589
97,926
648,849
390,788
10,294
2,313
68,948
$ 1,685,707
$
$
76,736
124,317
40,604
241,657
430,988
192,013
864,658
90,881
118,187
40,551
249,619
470,675
192,610
912,904
286
(1,001)
515,797
356,758
(38,043)
833,797
$ 1,698,455
285
—
506,074
316,343
(49,899)
772,803
$ 1,685,707
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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
$
$
2021
2023
Year Ended March 31,
2022
(In thousands, except per share data)
649,642
429,417
220,225
76,907
76,035
12,405
12,623
42,255
12,081
—
(1,693)
941
20,850
10,076
970
9,106
906,555
590,825
315,730
99,187
102,128
15,351
25,283
73,781
20,126
14,803
(46)
1,574
(1,122)
38,446
8,786
29,660
936,240
594,141
342,099
102,528
94,794
20,935
26,001
97,841
27,942
—
(315)
(2,189)
(2,072)
74,475
26,046
48,429
$
$
28,600
28,818
28,040
28,401
23,897
24,173
1.69
1.68
0.28
$
$
$
1.06
1.04
0.25
$
$
$
0.38
0.38
0.24
Net sales
Cost of products sold
Gross profit
Selling expenses
General and administrative expenses
Research and development expenses
Amortization of intangibles
Income from operations
Interest and debt expense
Cost of debt refinancing
Investment (income) loss, net
Foreign currency exchange loss (gain), net
Other (income) expense, net
Income before income tax expense
Income tax expense
Net income
Average basic shares outstanding
Average diluted shares outstanding
Basic income per share
Diluted income per share
Dividends declared per common share
$
$
$
$
$
See accompanying notes.
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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Net income
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Pension liability adjustments, net of taxes of $(3,678), $(5,282) and $(13,261)
Other post retirement obligations adjustments, net of taxes of $16, $48, and $(12)
Split-dollar life insurance arrangement adjustments, net of taxes of $(73), $(45), and
$(24)
Change in derivatives qualifying as hedges, net of taxes of $(2,636), $(39), and $(8)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
Comprehensive income
See accompanying notes.
March 31,
2023
2022
2021
(In thousands)
$
$ 29,660
$ 48,429
(4,273)
8,058
(66)
251
7,886
11,856
(6,303)
16,286
(153)
180
77
10,087
9,106
12,583
41,571
38
76
96
54,364
$ 60,285
$ 39,747
$ 63,470
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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In thousands, except share data)
Common
Stock
($0.01 par
value)
Treasury
Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
$
238
$
— $
287,256
$ 290,441
$
(114,350) $
463,585
Balance at April 1, 2020
Net income 2021
Dividends declared
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment
Change in derivatives qualifying as hedges, net of tax of $(8)
Change in pension liability and postretirement obligations, net of
tax of $(13,297)
Stock compensation - directors
Stock options exercised, 97,398 shares
Stock compensation expense
Restricted stock units released, 115,281 shares, net of shares
withheld for minimum statutory tax obligation
Balance, March 31, 2021
Net income 2022
Dividends declared
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment
Change in derivatives qualifying as hedges, net of tax of $(39)
Change in pension liability and postretirement obligations, net of
tax of $(5,279)
Issuance of 4,312,500 shares of common stock in May 2021
offering at $48.00 per share, net of issuance costs of $8,340
Stock compensation - directors
Stock options exercised, 105,132 shares
Stock compensation expense
Restricted stock units released, 115,402 shares, net of shares
withheld for minimum statutory tax obligation
Balance, March 31, 2022
Net income 2023
Dividends declared
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment
Change in derivatives qualifying as hedges, net of tax of
$(2,636)
Change in pension liability and postretirement obligations, net of
tax of $(3,735)
Stock compensation - directors
Stock options exercised, 32,158 shares
Stock compensation expense
Treasury stock purchased, 31,085 shares
Restricted stock units released, 93,315 shares, net of shares
withheld for minimum statutory tax obligation
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
240
$
—
—
—
—
—
43
—
1
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
540
1,971
7,482
(1,156)
9,106
(5,745)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12,583
96
41,685
—
—
—
—
$
— $
296,093
$ 293,802
$
(59,986) $
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
198,662
959
2,654
10,287
(2,581)
29,660
(7,119)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(6,302)
77
—
—
—
—
—
$
285
$
— $
506,074
$ 316,343
$
(49,899) $
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,194
713
9,231
(1,001)
—
—
(1,415)
48,429
(8,014)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(4,273)
7,886
8,243
—
—
—
—
—
9,106
(5,745)
12,583
96
41,685
540
1,973
7,482
(1,156)
530,149
29,660
(7,119)
(6,302)
77
198,705
959
2,655
10,287
(2,580)
772,803
48,429
(8,014)
(4,273)
7,886
8,243
1,194
713
9,231
(1,001)
(1,414)
16,312
16,312
Balance, March 31, 2023
$
286
$
(1,001)
$
515,797
$ 356,758
$
(38,043) $
833,797
See accompanying notes.
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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Operating activities:
Net income
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Deferred income taxes and related valuation allowance
Net loss (gain) on sale of real estate, investments and other
Stock-based compensation
Amortization of deferred financing costs
Loss (gain) on hedging instruments
Cost of debt refinancing
Loss on retirement of fixed asset
Non-cash pension settlement expense (See Note 13)
Gain on sale of building (See Note 3)
Non-cash lease expense
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of business acquisitions and divestitures:
Trade accounts receivable
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other
Other assets
Trade accounts payable
Accrued liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities
Investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities
Purchases of marketable securities
Capital expenditures
Proceeds from sale of building, net of transaction costs
Proceeds from insurance reimbursement
Dividend received from equity method investment
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
Purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired (See Note 3)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
Borrowings under line-of-credit agreements
Payments under line-of-credit agreements
Purchases of treasury stock
Repayment of debt
Fees paid for revolver extension
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
Proceeds from equity offering
Fees related to debt and equity offering
Cash inflows from hedging activities
Cash outflows from hedging activities
Payment of dividends
Other
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of year
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of year
Supplementary cash flows data:
Interest paid
Income taxes paid, net of refunds
Property, plant and equipment purchases included in trade accounts payable
Restricted cash presented in Other assets
See accompanying notes.
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2023
Year ended March 31,
2022
(In thousands)
2021
$
48,429 $
29,660 $
9,106
41,947
(300)
(54)
10,425
1,721
(438)
—
175
—
(232)
7,867
(4,858)
(9,087)
6,667
(123)
(13,964)
9,150
(13,689)
83,636
3,651
(4,021)
(12,632)
373
—
313
—
(1,616)
(13,932)
41,924
(1,969)
136
11,246
1,703
853
14,803
—
—
(375)
7,945
(18,988)
(40,201)
(47)
25
12,681
696
(11,211)
48,881
4,434
(7,130)
(13,104)
461
482
324
—
(539,778)
(554,311)
713
—
—
(1,001)
(40,550)
—
—
—
—
24,495
(24,221)
(8,008)
(1,415)
(49,987)
(1,931)
17,786
115,640
133,426 $
2,655
—
—
—
(477,846)
—
725,000
207,000
(26,184)
19,417
(20,206)
(6,562)
(2,574)
420,700
(2,007)
(86,737)
202,377
115,640 $
28,153
(8,704)
(1,594)
8,022
2,646
—
—
—
19,038
(2,638)
7,447
21,472
20,659
(5,128)
874
10,343
(3,174)
(7,632)
98,890
5,111
(4,945)
(12,300)
5,453
100
587
446
—
(5,548)
1,973
25,000
(25,000)
—
(4,450)
(826)
—
—
—
—
—
(5,733)
(1,153)
(10,189)
4,524
87,677
114,700
202,377
26,089 $
22,032 $
624 $
250 $
18,823 $
9,767 $
329 $
250 $
9,451
10,186
730
250
$
$
$
$
$
COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
1.
Description of Business
Columbus McKinnon Corporation (the "Company") is a leading worldwide designer, manufacturer, and marketer of intelligent
motion solutions that efficiently and ergonomically move, lift, position, and secure materials. Key products include hoists,
crane components, precision conveyor systems, accumulation tables, rigging tools, light rail workstations, and digital power and
motion control systems. The Company is focused on commercial and industrial applications that require the safety and quality
provided by its superior design and engineering know-how. The Company’s targeted market verticals include general industrial,
construction and infrastructure, mining, oil & gas, energy, aerospace,
transportation, automotive, heavy equipment
manufacturing, and entertainment.
The Company’s products are sold globally, principally to third party distributors and crane builders through diverse distribution
channels and, to a lesser extent, directly to end-users. During fiscal 2023, approximately 61% of sales were to customers in the
United States.
2.
Accounting Principles and Practices
Advertising
Costs associated with advertising are expensed as incurred and are included in Selling expense in the Consolidated Statements
of Operations. Advertising expenses were $2,342,000, $2,410,000, and 999,000 in fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers as cash equivalents all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less.
Concentrations of Labor
Approximately 6% of the Company’s employees are represented by two separate U.S. collective bargaining agreements which
expire in May 2024 and September 2024. We also have various labor agreements with our non-U.S. employees that we
negotiate from time to time.
Consolidation
These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its global subsidiaries; all significant
intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Equity Method Investment
The Company has an investment in Eastern Morris Cranes Company Limited ("EMC"), a limited liability company organized
and existing under the laws and regulations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, whose principal activity is to manufacture various
electrical overhead traveling cranes. This investment represents a minority ownership interest that is accounted for under the
equity method of accounting since the Company has significant influence over the investee. As a result, the Company records
its portion of the gains and losses incurred by this entity in Investment (income) loss in the Consolidated Statements of
Operations.
Foreign Currency Translations
The Company translates foreign currency financial statements as described in Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 830, “Foreign Currency Matters.” Under this method, all items of income
and expense are translated to U.S. dollars at average exchange rates during the year. All assets and liabilities are translated to
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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
U.S. dollars at the year-end exchange rate. Gains or losses on translations are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss
in the shareholders’ equity section of the balance sheet. The functional currency is the foreign currency in which the foreign
subsidiaries conduct their business. Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are reported in foreign currency
exchange loss (gain).
Goodwill
Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment at least annually, or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist, in
accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 350-20-35-1. Goodwill impairment is deemed to exist if the net book value of a
reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value. The fair value of a reporting unit is determined using a discounted cash flow
methodology. The Company’s reporting units are determined based upon whether discrete financial information is available and
reviewed regularly, whether those units constitute a business, and the extent of economic similarities and interdependencies
between those reporting units for purposes of aggregation. The Company’s reporting units identified under ASC Topic
350-20-35-33 are at the component level, or one level below the reporting segment level as defined under ASC Topic
280-10-50-10 “Segment Reporting – Disclosure.” As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s one segment is subdivided into three
reporting units. An impairment charge is recorded if the carrying value is greater than the reporting unit's fair value.
When the Company evaluates the potential for goodwill impairment, it assesses a range of qualitative factors including, but not
limited to, macroeconomic conditions, industry conditions, the competitive environment, changes in the market for its products
and services, regulatory and political developments, entity specific factors such as strategy and changes in key personnel, and
overall financial performance. If, after completing this assessment, it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair
value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value or if economic or other business factors indicate that the fair value of our
reporting units may have declined since our last quantitative test, the Company performs a quantitative test.
In order to perform the quantitative impairment tests for the Rest of Products, Precision Conveyance and Duff Norton reporting
units, the Company uses the discounted cash flow method to estimate fair value. The discounted cash flow method incorporates
various assumptions, the most significant being projected revenue growth rates, EBITDA margins and cash flows, the terminal
growth rate, and the weighted-average cost of capital. The Company projects discounted cash flows based on each reporting
unit's current business, expected developments, and operational strategies over a five to seven-year period. In estimating the
terminal growth rates, the Company considers its historical and projected results, as well as the economic environment in which
its reporting units operate. The weighted-average cost of capital utilized for each reporting unit reflect the Company's
assumptions of marketplace participants' cost of capital and risk assumptions, both specific to the reporting unit and overall in
the economy.
The Company performed its qualitative assessment as of February 28, 2023 and determined that the quantitative goodwill
impairment test was required for the Rest of Products, Duff-Norton and Precision Conveyance reporting units. Based on results
of the quantitative impairment test for the reporting units, the Company determined the fair value was not less than its carrying
value. Refer to Note 5 for valuation techniques and significant inputs and Note 9 for further discussion of goodwill and
intangibles.and intangible assets.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company assesses impairment of its long-lived assets in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 360 “Property,
Plant, and Equipment.” This statement requires long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and purchased intangibles
subject to amortization, to be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of an asset group may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of
the carrying amount of an asset group to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset group
over its remaining useful life. If the carrying amount of an asset group exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment
charge is recognized equal to the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset group exceeds the fair value of the asset
group. The fair values are determined in accordance with ASC 820.
In assessing long-lived assets for an impairment loss, assets are grouped with other assets and liabilities at the lowest level for
which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities. Asset grouping requires a
significant amount of judgment. Accordingly, facts and circumstances will influence how asset groups are determined for
impairment testing. In assessing long-lived assets for impairment, management considered the Company’s product line
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COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
portfolio, customers and related commercial agreements, labor agreements and other factors in grouping assets and liabilities at
the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are independent. The Company considers projected future undiscounted cash
flows, trends and other factors in its assessment of whether impairment conditions exist. While the Company believes that its
estimates of future cash flows are reasonable, different assumptions regarding such factors as future production volumes,
customer pricing, economics, and productivity and cost initiatives, could significantly affect its estimates. In determining fair
value of long-lived assets, management uses management estimates, discounted cash flow calculations, and appraisals where
necessary. There were no indicators of impairment related to long-lived assets in the current year.
Intangible Assets
At acquisition, the Company estimates and records the fair value of purchased intangible assets which primarily consist of trade
names, customer relationships, and technology. The fair values are estimated based on management’s assessment as well as
independent third party appraisals. Such valuations may include a discounted cash flow of anticipated revenues resulting from
the acquired intangible asset.
Amortization of intangible assets with finite lives is recognized over their estimated useful lives using an amortization method
that reflects the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets are consumed or otherwise realized. The straight
line method is used for customer relationships. As a result of the negligible attrition rate in our customer base, the difference
between the straight line method and attrition method is not considered significant. The estimated useful lives for our
intangible assets range from 1 to 25 years.
Similar to goodwill, indefinite-lived intangible assets (including trademarks on our acquisitions) are tested for impairment on an
annual basis. When the Company evaluates the potential for impairment of intangible assets, it assesses a range of qualitative
factors including, but not limited to, macroeconomic conditions, industry conditions, the competitive environment, changes in
the market for its products and services, regulatory and political developments, entity specific factors such as strategy and
changes in key personnel, and overall financial performance. If, after completing this assessment, it is determined that it is more
likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is greater than its carrying value, we conclude that the
indefinite-lived intangible asset is not impaired. If, after completing this assessment, it is determined that it is more likely than
not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying value or if economic or other business
factors indicate that the fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets may have declined since our last quantitative test, the
Company performs a new quantitative test. The methodology used to value trademarks is the relief from royalty method. The
recorded book value of these trademarks in excess of the calculated fair value triggers an impairment. The key estimate used in
this calculation consists of an overall royalty rate applied to the sales covered by the trademark. After performing a qualitative
assessment we determined that economic factors indicate that the fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets may have
declined since our last quantitative test. We performed the quantitative test as of February 28, 2023 and determined that the
trademarks were not impaired. Refer to Note 9 for further details.
Inventories
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost of approximately 37% of inventories at March 31,
2023 and 35% at March 31, 2022 have been determined using the LIFO (last-in, first-out) method. Costs of other inventories
have been determined using the FIFO (first-in, first-out) or average cost method. FIFO cost approximates replacement cost.
Costs in inventory include components for direct labor and overhead costs.
Marketable Securities
The Company’s marketable securities, which consist of equity and fixed income securities, are recorded at fair value. Under
ASU 2016-01 all equity investments (including certain fixed income securities) in unconsolidated entities are measured at fair
value through earnings. Therefore, gains and losses on marketable securities are realized within Investment (income) loss on the
Consolidated Statements of Operations. Estimated fair value is based on published trading values at the balance sheet dates. The
cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method. Interest and dividend income are also included in
Investment (income) loss on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
The marketable securities are carried as long-term assets since they are held for the settlement of the Company’s general and
products liability insurance claims filed through CM Insurance Company,
Inc., a wholly owned captive insurance
subsidiary. The marketable securities are not available for general working capital purposes.
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property, plant, and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated principally using the straight-line method over their respective
estimated useful lives (buildings and building equipment—15 to 40 years; machinery and equipment—3 to 18 years). When
depreciable assets are retired, or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the
accounts and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in operating results.
Research and Development
Consistent with prior periods, the Company continues to account for research and development expenses in accordance with the
provisions of ASC 730 and are expensed as incurred.
Revenue Recognition, Accounts Receivable, and Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company adopted ASC 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers," in fiscal 2019. Revenue from contracts with
customers for standard products is recognized when legal title and significant risk and rewards has transferred to the customer,
which is generally at the time of shipment. This is the point in time when control is deemed to transfer to the customer. The
Company also sells custom engineered products and services which are contracts that are typically completed within one
quarter but can extend beyond one year in duration. The Company generally recognizes revenue for customer engineered
products upon satisfaction of its performance obligation under the contract which typically coincides with project completion
which is when the products and services are controlled by the customer. Control is typically achieved at the later of when legal
title and significant risk and rewards have transferred to the customer or the customer has accepted the asset. For both standard
products and custom engineered products, the transaction price is based upon the price stated in either the purchase order or
contract. Refer to Note 4 for further details.
Additionally, the Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition, but generally does not
require collateral to support customer receivables. The credit risk is controlled through credit approvals, limits, and monitoring
procedures. Accounts receivables are reported at net realizable value and do not accrue interest. The Company establishes an
allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends, and
other factors. Accounts receivable are charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts once all collection efforts have been
exhausted. The Company does not routinely permit customers to return product. However, sales returns are permitted in
specific situations and typically include a restocking charge or the purchase of additional product. As a result of ASU No.
2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments,"
effective in fiscal 2021, the Company has updated its existing allowance for doubtful accounts policy to comply with the new
standard.
Shipping and Handling Costs
Shipping and handling costs are a component of cost of products sold.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company records stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation.”
This standard requires all equity-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in
the Consolidated Statements of Operations based on the grant date fair value of the award. Stock compensation expense is
included in Cost of products sold, Selling, and General and administrative expense depending on the nature of the service of the
employee receiving the award. The Company uses a straight-line method of attributing the value of stock compensation
expense, subject to minimum levels of expense, based on vesting. See Note 15 for further discussion of stock-based
compensation.
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
Leases
All leases are reviewed for operating or finance classification at their inception. As described in Note 18, the Company adopted
ASC 842, "Leases," effective April 1, 2019 whereas leases with terms greater than twelve months are recorded on the balance
sheet as a right-of-use ("ROU") asset and corresponding lease liability. Refer to Note 18 for further details.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
Warranties
The Company offers warranties for certain products it sells. The specific terms and conditions of those warranties vary
depending upon the product sold and the country in which the Company sold the product. As noted in Note 4 to the financial
statements, the Company offers standard warranties which are typically 12 months in duration for standard products and 24 to
36 months for custom engineered products. These are assurance-type warranties that do not qualify as separate performance
obligations under ASC 606. The Company estimates the costs that may be incurred under its standard warranties, based largely
upon actual warranty repair costs history, and records a liability in the amount of such costs in the month that revenue is
recognized. The resulting accrual balance is reviewed during the year. Factors that affect the Company’s warranty liability
include the number of units sold, historical and anticipated rate of warranty claims, and cost per claim. Changes in the
Company’s product warranty accrual are as follows:
Balance at beginning of year
Accrual for warranties issued
Warranties settled
Foreign currency translation
Balance at end of year
3.
Acquisitions & Disposals
Acquisitions
March 31,
2023
2022
$
$
2,173
1,199
(1,489)
(56)
1,827
$
$
3,328
1,274
(2,538)
109
2,173
On April 7, 2021, the Company completed its acquisition of Dorner Mfg. Corp. ("Dorner") for $481,012,000. Dorner,
headquartered in Hartland, WI, is a leading automation solutions company providing unique, patented technologies in the
design, application, manufacturing and integration of high-precision conveying systems. The acquisition of Dorner accelerates
the Company’s shift to intelligent motion and serves as a platform to expand capabilities in advanced, higher technology
automation solutions. Dorner is a leading supplier to the life sciences, food processing, and consumer packaged goods markets
as well as the faster growing industrial automation and e-commerce sectors.
The results of Dorner included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition are Net sales
and Income from operations of $132,014,000 and $12,451,000 for the year ended March 31, 2022. Dorner's Income from
operations for the year ended March 31, 2022 includes $218,000 in integration related severance costs, which have been
included in General and administrative expenses and acquisition related inventory amortization of $2,981,000, which has been
included in Cost of products sold.
In addition, the Company incurred acquisition integration and deal expenses in the amount of $8,908,000 in the year ended
March 31, 2022, which are included in General and administrative expenses. The Company also incurred $970,000 in costs
related to a transaction bonus that was paid 45 days after the acquisition date to key personnel of which $521,000 has been
recorded as part of Cost of products sold, $350,000 has been recorded as part of Selling expenses, $74,000 has been recorded as
part of General and administrative expenses, and $25,000 has been recorded as part of Research and development expenses in
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
the year ended March 31, 2022. In addition, the Company incurred immaterial acquisition and deal costs in the year ended
March 31, 2023.
To finance the Dorner acquisition, on April 7, 2021 the Company entered into a $750,000,000 credit facility ("First Lien
Facilities") with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ("JPMorgan Chase Bank"), PNC Capital Markets LLC ("PNC"), and Wells Fargo
Securities LLC ("Wells Fargo"). The First Lien Facilities consist of a revolving facility (the “New Revolving Credit Facility”)
in an aggregate amount of $100,000,000 and a $650,000,000 First Lien Term Facility ("Bridge Facility"). Proceeds from the
Bridge Facility were used, among other things, to finance the purchase price for the Dorner acquisition, pay related fees,
expenses and transaction costs, and refinance the Company's borrowings under its prior Term Loan and Revolver (as defined
below). See Note 12, Debt, for further details on the Company's new debt agreement and subsequent equity offering.
The purchase price has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition. The excess
consideration of $287,141,000 has been recorded as goodwill as of March 31, 2022. The identifiable intangible assets acquired
include customer relationships of $137,000,000, technology of $45,000,000, and trade names of $8,000,000. The weighted
average life of the acquired identifiable intangible assets subject to amortization was estimated at 15 years at the time of
acquisition. Approximately $8,000,000 of goodwill arising as a result of the acquisition is deductible for tax purposes.
The assignment of purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is as follows (in thousands):
Cash
Working Capital
Property, plant, and equipment, net
Intangible assets
Other assets
Other liabilities
Finance lease liabilities
Deferred and other taxes, net
Goodwill
Total
$
$
$
8,058
20,218
26,104
190,000
658
(896)
(14,582)
(35,689)
287,141
481,012
See Note 5 for assumptions used in determining the fair values of the intangible assets acquired.
On December 1, 2021, the Company completed its acquisition of Garvey Corporation ("Garvey") for $67,347,000 including
$907,000 in cash acquired, after an adjustment for working capital finalized in fiscal 2023 for $1,616,000, and subject to a
$2,000,000 contingent payment that only becomes payable if (a) the EBITDA target set forth in the Purchase Agreement for the
twelve-month period commencing on the month immediately following closing is achieved and (b) a specific current executive
of Garvey remains employed with Garvey until at least March 31, 2023. During the December 31, 2022 quarter, the EBITDA
target measurement period was completed. Garvey's actual EBITDA exceeded the projected EBITDA as of the opening
Balance Sheet. As such, the Company recorded an adjustment for $1,230,000 which increased the contingent consideration
liability and general and administrative expenses during December 2022. As both targets were met at March 31, 2023, the
Company will pay the contingent consideration in early fiscal 2024. The Company financed the acquisition by borrowing
$75,000,000 utilizing the Accordion feature under its existing Term Loan B, discussed in Note 12.
Garvey is a leading accumulation systems solutions company providing unique, patented systems for the automation of
production processes whose products complement those of Dorner.
The transaction was accounted for using the acquisition method and, accordingly, the results of the acquired business have been
included in the Company's results of operations from the acquisition date. As the Company has determined that the acquisition
is not material to its existing operations, certain disclosures, including pro forma financial information, have not been included.
In connection with the acquisition, the Company incurred $376,000 of integration and deal expenses, which are included in
General and administrative expenses in the year ended March 31, 2022. In addition, the Company incurred immaterial
acquisition and deal costs in the year ended March 31, 2023.
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
The purchase price has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition. The excess
consideration of $40,832,000 has been recorded as goodwill, a decrease of $384,000 from March 31, 2022 relating to an
adjustment for the contingent payment of $2,000,000 to reclassify it as part of Prepaid expenses and other assets on the
Consolidated Balance Sheet and an increase of $1,616,000 related to the working capital adjustment. The identifiable intangible
assets acquired include customer relationships of $8,200,000, engineered drawings of $4,670,000, trademarks of $3,610,000,
patent of $2,440,000, backlog of $2,100,000 and non-compete agreement of $330,000. The weighted average life of the
acquired identifiable intangible assets subject to amortization was estimated at 10 years at the time of acquisition. All of the
goodwill arising as a result of the acquisition is deductible for tax purposes.
The assignment of purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is as follows (in thousands):
Cash
Working Capital
Property, plant, and equipment, net
Intangible assets
Other assets
Other liabilities
Goodwill
Total
$
$
907
1,709
3,072
21,350
1,382
(1,905)
40,832
67,347
Acquisitions - subsequent to March 31, 2023
On April 26, 2023, the Company announced that it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire montratec, a leading
automation solutions company that designs and develops intelligent automation and transport systems for interlinking industrial
production and logistics processes. montratec provides its modular, intelligent monorail transport systems for the electric
vehicle (EV), semiconductor, electronics, life sciences, aerospace and other industries. The all-cash transaction is expected to be
valued at approximately $110,000,000 million at closing using current exchange rates plus an earnout in an amount expected
not to exceed $14,000,000 million based on EBITDA performance. The transaction is expected to close by May 31, 2023,
subject to typical closing conditions requirements.
Acquisition expenses incurred by the Company were immaterial through March 31, 2023 and have been recorded in General
and administrative expenses.
To finance the montratec acquisition, the Company expanded its New Revolving Credit Facility by $75 million. The Company
has drawn on the expanded New Revolving Credit facility to initially fund the acquisition on May 31, 2023. In addition, the
Company plans to raise approximately $50 million in additional debt by June 30, 2023 through the securitization of certain of
the Company's U.S. customer accounts receivable balances. The Company intends to use these proceeds to partially repay
borrowings under its New Revolving Credit Facility.
Disposals
As part of its operations strategy, the Company is consolidating its manufacturing footprint. In fiscal 2020 the Company
announced its plans to consolidate its hoist manufacturing facility in Lisbon, Ohio with its Wadesboro, North Carolina and
Damascus, Virginia facilities in fiscal 2021. The Lisbon, Ohio consolidation was completed during the third quarter of fiscal
2021. During fiscal 2022, the Company sold its former manufacturing facility in Lisbon, Ohio for $461,000. This resulted in a
gain of $375,000 which is included in Cost of products sold on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
4.
Revenue & Receivables
Revenue Recognition:
The core principle under ASC 606 is for revenue to be recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or
services in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve
this core principle, the Company applies the following five steps:
1) Identifying contracts with customers
A contract with a customer exists when (i) the Company enters into an enforceable contract with a customer that defines each
party’s rights regarding the goods or services to be transferred and identifies the related payment terms, (ii) the contract has
commercial substance, and (iii) the Company determines that collection of substantially all consideration for goods and services
that are transferred is probable based on the customer’s intent and ability to pay the promised consideration.
2) Identify the performance obligations in the contract
Performance obligations promised in a contract are identified based on the products and services that will be transferred to the
customer that are both capable of being distinct, whereby the customer can benefit from the good or service either on its own or
together with other available resources, and are distinct in the context of the contract, whereby the transfer of the good or
service is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. To the extent a contract includes multiple promised goods
and services, the Company must apply judgment to determine whether promised goods and services are capable of being
distinct and distinct in the context of the contract. If these criteria are not met, the promised goods and services are accounted
for as a combined performance obligation.
3) Determine the transaction price
The transaction price is determined based on the consideration to which the Company will be entitled in exchange for
transferring products and services to the customer. To the extent the transaction price includes variable consideration, the
Company estimates the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the transaction price utilizing either the
expected value method or the most likely amount method depending on the nature of the variable consideration. Variable
consideration is included in the transaction price if, in the Company’s judgment, it is probable that a significant future reversal
of cumulative revenue under the contract will not occur. Any estimates, including the effect of the constraint on variable
consideration, are evaluated at each reporting period for any changes. In applying this guidance, the Company also considers
whether any significant financing components exist.
4) Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract
If the contract contains a single performance obligation, the entire transaction price is allocated to the single performance
obligation. Contracts that contain multiple performance obligations require an allocation of the transaction price to each
performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis unless the transaction price is variable and meets the criteria
to be allocated entirely to a performance obligation or to a distinct service that forms part of a single performance obligation.
5) Recognize revenue when or as the Company satisfies a performance obligation
The Company determines whether it satisfies performance obligations either over time or at a point in time. Revenue is
recognized over time if either 1) the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided by the entity’s
performance, 2) the entity’s performance creates or enhances an asset that the customer controls as the asset is created or
enhanced, or 3) the entity’s performance does not create an asset with an alternative use to the entity and the entity has an
enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date. If the entity does not satisfy a performance obligation over
time, the related performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time by transferring the control of a promised good or service
to a customer. Examples of control are using the asset to produce goods or services, enhancing the value of other assets, settling
liabilities, and holding or selling the asset. For over time recognition, ASC 606 requires the Company to select a single revenue
recognition method for the performance obligation that faithfully depicts the Company’s performance in transferring control of
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
the goods and services. The guidance allows entities to choose between either an input method or an output method to measure
progress toward complete satisfaction of a performance obligation.
Performance obligations
The Company has contracts with customers for standard products and custom engineered products and determines when and
how to recognize revenue for each performance obligation based on the nature and type of contract following the five steps
above.
Revenue from contracts with customers for standard products is recognized when legal title and significant risk and rewards has
transferred to the customer, which is generally at the time of shipment. This is the point in time when control is deemed to
transfer to the customer. The Company sells standard products to customers utilizing purchase orders. Payment terms for these
types of contracts generally require payment within 30 to 60 days. Each standard product is deemed to be a single performance
obligation and the amount of revenue recognized is based on the negotiated price. The transaction price for standard products is
based on the price reflected in each purchase order. Sales incentives are offered to customers who purchase standard products
and include offers such as volume-based discounts, rebates for priority customers, and discounts for early cash payments. These
sales incentives are accounted for as variable consideration included in the transaction price. Accordingly, the Company
reduces revenue for these incentives in the period which the sale occurs and is based on the most likely amount method for
estimating the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive. These sales incentive estimates are updated each
reporting information as additional information becomes available.
The Company also sells custom engineered products and services which are contracts that are typically completed within one
quarter but can extend beyond one year in duration. For custom engineered products, the transaction price is based upon the
price stated in the contract. Variable consideration has not been identified as a significant component of transaction price for
custom engineered products and services. The Company generally recognizes revenue for custom engineered products upon
satisfaction of its performance obligation under the contract which typically coincides with project completion which is when
the products and services are controlled by the customer. Control is typically achieved at the later of when legal title and
significant risk and rewards have transferred to the customer or the customer has accepted the asset. These contracts often
require either up front or installment payments. These types of contracts are generally accounted for as one performance
obligation as the products and services are not separately identifiable. The promised services (such as inspection,
commissioning, and installation) are essential in order for the delivered product to operate as intended on the customer’s site
and the services are therefore highly interrelated with product functionality.
For most custom engineered products contracts, the Company determined that while there is no alternative use for the custom
engineered products, the Company does not have an enforceable right to payment (which must include a reasonable profit
margin) for performance completed to date in order to meet the over time revenue recognition criteria. Therefore, revenue is
recognized at a point in time (when the contract is complete). For custom engineered products contracts that contain an
enforceable right to payment (including reasonable profit margin) the Company satisfies the performance obligation over time
and recognizes revenue based on the extent of progress towards completion of the performance obligation. The cost-to-cost
measure of progress is an appropriate measure of progress toward satisfaction of performance obligations as this measure most
accurately depicts the progress of work performed and transfer of control to the customers. Under the cost-to-cost measure of
progress, the extent of progress toward completion is measured based on the ratio of costs incurred to date to the total estimated
costs at completion of the performance obligation. Revenues are recognized proportionally as costs are incurred.
Sales and other taxes collected with revenue are excluded from revenue, consistent with the previous revenue standard.
Shipping and handling costs incurred prior to shipment are considered activities required to fulfill the Company’s promise to
transfer goods, and do not qualify as a separate performance obligation. Additionally, the Company offers standard warranties
which are typically 12 months in duration for standard products and 24 to 36 months for custom engineered products. These
types of warranties are included in the purchase price of the product and are deemed to be assurance-type warranties which are
not accounted for as a separate performance obligation. Other performance obligations included in a contract (such as drawings,
owner’s manuals, and training services) are immaterial in the context of the contract and are not recognized as a separate
performance obligation.
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
Reconciliation of contract balances
The Company records a contract liability when cash is received prior to recording revenue. Some standard contracts require a
down payment while most custom engineered contracts require installment payments. Installment payments for the custom
engineered contracts typically require a portion due at inception while the remaining payments are due upon completion of
certain performance milestones. For both types of contracts, these contract liabilities, referred to as customer advances, are
recorded at the time payment is received and are included in Accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. When the
related performance obligation is satisfied, the contract liability is released into revenue.
The following table illustrates the balance and related activity for customer advances in fiscal 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):
Customer advances (contract liabilities)
Beginning balance
Additional customer advances received
Revenue recognized from customer advances included in the beginning balance
Other revenue recognized from customer advances
Customer advances recorded from Dorner and Garvey acquisitions
Other (1)
Ending balance
(1) Other includes the impact of foreign currency translation
March 31,
2023
2022
$
22,453 $
67,721
(22,453)
(40,444)
—
(274)
$
27,003 $
15,373
51,850
(15,373)
(43,569)
14,750
(578)
22,453
Revenue was recognized prior to the right to invoice the customer which resulted in a contract asset balance in the amount of
$2,944,000 and $2,410,000 as of March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, respectively. Contract assets are included in Prepaid
expenses and other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Remaining Performance Obligations
As of March 31, 2023, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to the performance obligations that are
unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) was approximately $14,524,000. We expect to recognize approximately 31% of these sales
over the next twelve months.
Disaggregated revenue
In accordance with ASC 606, the Company is required to disaggregate revenue into categories that depict how economic factors
affect the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows. The following table illustrates the disaggregation
of revenue by product grouping for the years ending March 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
Net Sales by Product Grouping
2023
Year Ended March 31,
2022
2021
Industrial Products
$
330,295 $
334,866 $
Crane Solutions
Precision Conveyors Products
Engineered Products
All other
Total
366,277
149,586
89,963
119
339,400
144,587
87,604
98
271,414
298,135
—
79,989
104
$
936,240 $
906,555 $
649,642
Industrial products include: manual chain hoists, electrical chain hoists, rigging/clamps, industrial winches, hooks, shackles,
and other forged attachments. Crane solutions products include: wire rope hoists, drives and controls, crane kits and
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
components, and workstations. Engineered products include: linear and mechanical actuators, lifting tables, rail projects, and
actuations systems. Precision conveyor products include: low profile, flexible chain, large scale, sanitary and vertical elevation
conveyor systems, as well as pallet system conveyors and accumulation systems. The All other product grouping includes
miscellaneous revenue.
Practical expedients
Incremental costs to obtain a contract incurred by the Company primarily relate to sales commissions for contracts with a
duration of one year or less. Therefore, these costs are expensed as incurred and are recorded in Selling Expenses on the
Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an expected length of one year or less are not disclosed. Further, revenue
from contracts with customers do not include a significant financing component as payment is generally expected within one
year from when the performance obligation is controlled by the customer.
Accounts Receivable:
Effective April 1, 2020, the Company adopted “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit
Losses on Financial Instruments” (“ASU 2016-13”). Under ASU 2016-13, the Company is required to remeasure expected
credit losses for financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and
reasonable forecasts. In addition to these factors, the Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon the
credit risk of specific customers, historical trends, and other factors. Accounts receivable are charged against the allowance for
doubtful accounts once all collection efforts have been exhausted. Due to the short-term nature of such accounts receivable, the
estimated amount of accounts receivable that may not be collected is based on aging of the accounts receivable balances.
The following table illustrates the balance and related activity for the allowance for doubtful accounts that is deducted from
accounts receivable to present the net amount expected to be collected in the year ending March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022
(in thousands):
Allowance for doubtful accounts
April 1, beginning balance
Bad debt expense
Less uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries
Allowance recorded from acquisitions
Other (1)
March 31, ending balance
$
$
(1) Other includes the impact of foreign currency translation
5.
Fair Value Measurements
March 31,
2023
2022
5,717 $
1,055
(3,056)
—
(96)
3,620 $
5,686
1,929
(1,955)
227
(170)
5,717
ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” establishes the standards for reporting financial assets and
liabilities and nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis (at least
annually). Under these standards, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a
liability (i.e. the "exit price") in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
ASC Topic 820-10-35-37 establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable
inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available.
Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data
obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company's assumptions
about the valuation techniques that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best
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information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy is separated into three levels based on the reliability of inputs as
follows:
Level 1 - Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has
the ability to access. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active
market, valuation of these products does not entail a significant degree of judgment.
Level 2 - Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are
observable, either directly or indirectly, involving some degree of judgment.
Level 3 - Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. The
degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.
The availability of observable inputs can vary and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including the type of asset/liability,
whether the asset/liability is established in the marketplace, and other characteristics particular to the transaction. To the extent
that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair
value requires more judgment. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair
value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value
measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement
in its entirety.
Fair value is a market-based measure considered from the perspective of a market participant rather than an entity-specific
measure. Therefore, even when market assumptions are not readily available, assumptions are required to reflect those that
market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date.
The Company primarily uses readily observable market data in conjunction with internally developed discounted cash flow
valuation models when valuing its derivative portfolio and, consequently, the fair value of the Company’s derivatives is based
on Level 2 inputs. The carrying amount of the Company's annuity contract is recorded at net asset value of the contract and,
consequently, its fair value is based on Level 2 inputs and is included in other assets on the Company's Consolidated Balance
Sheet. The Company uses quoted prices in an inactive market when valuing its Term Loan and, consequently, the fair value is
based on Level 2 inputs.
The following table provides information regarding financial assets and liabilities measured or disclosed at fair value on a
recurring basis:
Description
Assets/(Liabilities)
Measured at fair value:
Marketable securities
Annuity contract
Derivative assets (liabilities):
Foreign exchange contracts
Interest rate swap
Cross currency swap
Disclosed at fair value:
Term loan
Fair value measurements at reporting date using
Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical assets
Significant
other observable
inputs
Significant
unobservable
inputs
At March
31, 2023
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
$
$
10,368
1,612
$
10,368
—
— $
1,612
97
10,475
(2,102)
—
—
—
97
10,475
(2,102)
$ (460,825) $
— $
(460,825) $
—
—
—
—
—
—
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
Description
Assets/(Liabilities)
Measured at fair value:
Marketable securities
Annuity contract
Derivative assets (liabilities):
Foreign exchange contracts
Interest rate swap
Cross currency swap
Disclosed at fair value:
Term loan
Fair value measurements at reporting date using
Quoted prices in
active markets for
identical assets
Significant
other observable
inputs
Significant
unobservable
inputs
At March
31, 2022
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
10,294
$
1,884
(217)
3,613
(8,713)
10,294
$
—
—
—
—
— $
1,884
(217)
3,613
(8,713)
$ (497,534) $
— $
(497,534) $
—
—
—
—
—
—
The Company did not have any non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized at fair value on a recurring basis.
At March 31, 2023, the Term Loan and New Revolving Credit Facility have been recorded at carrying value which
approximates fair value.
Market gains, interest, and dividend income on marketable securities are recorded in investment (income) loss. Changes in the
fair value of derivatives are recorded in foreign currency exchange (gain) loss or other comprehensive income (loss), to the
extent that the derivative qualifies as a hedge under the provisions of ASC Topic 815. Interest and dividend income on
marketable securities are measured based upon amounts earned on their respective declaration dates.
Fiscal 2023 Non-Recurring Measurements
The fair value of the net assets of the Company’s Rest of Products, Precision Conveyor and Duff-Norton reporting units were
calculated on a non-recurring basis. These measurements have been used to test goodwill for impairment on an annual basis
under the provisions of ASC Topic 350-20-35-1 “Intangibles, Goodwill and Other – Goodwill Subsequent Measurement.”
The Fiscal 2023 goodwill impairment test consisted of determining the fair values of the Rest of Products, Precision Conveyor
and Duff-Norton reporting units on a quantitative basis. The fair value for the Company’s reporting units cannot be determined
using readily available quoted Level 1 inputs or Level 2 inputs that are observable in active markets. Therefore, the Company
used a weighted discounted cash flow and market-based valuation model to estimate the fair value using Level 3 inputs. To
estimate the fair values of the Rest of Products, Precision Conveyor and Duff-Norton reporting units, the Company used
significant estimates and judgmental factors. The key estimates and factors used in the discounted cash flow valuation include
revenue growth rates and profit margins based on internal forecasts and the weighted-average cost of capital used to discount
future cash flows. The estimates used are disclosed below:
Rest of Products
Reporting Unit
Precision Conveyor
Reporting Unit
Duff-Norton
Reporting Unit
Compound annual growth rate
Terminal value growth rate
Weighted-average cost of capital
6.73%
3.0%
11.8%
9.82%
3.0%
13.2%
9.14%
3.5%
10.4%
We further test our indefinite-lived intangible asset balance of $46,338,000 consisting of trademarks on our recent acquisitions
on an annual basis for impairment. The methodology used to value trademarks is the relief from royalty method. The recorded
book value of these trademarks in excess of the calculated fair value results in impairment. The key estimate used in this
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
calculation consists of an overall royalty rate applied to the sales covered by the trademark. After performing this analysis, we
determined that the fair value of these trademarks exceeded their book values, and as such, other impairment was recorded.
Fiscal 2022 Non-Recurring Measurements
Assets and liabilities that were measured on a non-recurring basis during fiscal 2022 include assets and liabilities acquired in
connection with the acquisitions of Dorner on April 7, 2021 and Garvey on December 1, 2021, described in Note 3. The
estimated fair values allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed relied upon fair value measurements based
primarily on Level 3 inputs. The valuation techniques used to allocate fair values to working capital items; property, plant, and
equipment; and identifiable intangible assets included the cost approach, market approach, and other income approaches. For
identifiable intangible assets these techniques included the multi-period excess earnings approach, the relief from royalty
approach, and other income approaches. The valuation techniques relied on a number of inputs which included the cost and
condition of property, plant, and equipment and forecasted net sales and income.
For the Dorner acquisition, significant valuation inputs included an attrition rate of 10.0% for customer relationships, an
estimated royalty rate of 5.0% for technology, a royalty rate of 1.0% for trademark and trade names, and a weighted average
cost of capital of 11.0%.
For the Garvey acquisition, significant valuation inputs included an attrition rate of 33.0% for customer relationships, an
estimated engineering cost per hour of $37.50 for engineered drawings, royalty rates ranging from 0.75% to 1.5% for
trademarks and trade names, a royalty rate of 4.5% for patents, and a weighted average cost of capital of 13.6%.
6.
Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following:
At cost—FIFO basis:
Raw materials
Work-in-process
Finished goods
LIFO cost less than FIFO cost
Net inventories
March 31,
2023
2022
$
$
142,490
26,323
39,714
208,527
(29,168)
179,359
$
$
129,015
28,093
36,661
193,769
(21,630)
172,139
There were LIFO liquidations resulting in $162,000 and $620,000 of additional income in fiscal 2023 and 2022, respectively.
7.
Marketable Securities and Other Investments
In accordance with ASU 2016-01 "Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities," all equity investments in unconsolidated entities (other than those accounted for
using the equity method of account) are measured at fair value through earnings. The Company's marketable securities are
recorded at their fair value, with unrealized changes in market value realized within Investment (income) loss, net on the
Consolidated Statements of Operations. The impact on earnings for unrealized gains and losses was a loss of $296,000, a loss of
$370,000, and a gain of $727,000 in fiscal years 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
Consistent with prior periods, the estimated fair value is based on quoted prices at the balance sheet dates. The cost of securities
is based on the specific identification method. Interest and dividend income are included in Investment (income) loss, net in the
Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Marketable securities are carried as long-term assets since they are held for the settlement of the Company’s general and
products liability insurance claims filed through CM Insurance Company, Inc. ("CMIC"), a wholly owned captive insurance
subsidiary. The marketable securities are not available for general working capital purposes.
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
Net realized gains related to sales of marketable securities were not material in fiscal 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $85,000
in 2021, and are included in Investment (income) loss in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The Company owns a 49% ownership interest in Eastern Morris Cranes Company Limited ("EMC"), a limited liability
company organized and existing under the laws and regulations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Company's ownership
represents an equity investment in a strategic customer of STAHL serving the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The investment's
carrying value is presented in Other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets in the amount of $2,752,000 and $2,765,000 as
of March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, respectively, and has been accounted for as an equity method investment. The
investment value was increased for the Company's ownership percentage of income earned by EMC in the amount of $365,000
and $212,000 in the twelve months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, respectively, and is recorded in Investment
(income) loss, net on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Additionally, the investment value decreased in the amount of
$67,000 and $163,000 due to the effect of currency translation in the twelve months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31,
2022, respectively. Further, in the twelve months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, EMC distributed cash dividends
which the Company received 49% of pursuant to its ownership interest. The investment value was decreased for the Company's
share of EMC's cash dividend in the amount of $313,000 and $324,000 in the twelve months ended March 31, 2023 and
March 31, 2022, respectively, as they were determined to be a return of the Company's investment. Dividends are included in
investing activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows in the amount of $313,000 and $324,000 in the twelve
months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, respectively, as the distribution exceeded cumulative equity in earnings,
under the cumulative earnings approach. The balance of the cash dividend is included in operating activities on the
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows under the cumulative earnings approach. The March 31, 2023 and 2022 trade accounts
receivable balances due from EMC are $5,083,000 and $4,133,000, respectively, and are comprised of amounts due for the sale
of goods and services in the ordinary course of business.
8.
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Consolidated property, plant, and equipment of the Company consisted of the following:
Land and land improvements
Buildings
Machinery, equipment, and leasehold improvements
Construction in progress
Less accumulated depreciation
Net property, plant, and equipment
March 31,
2023
2022
5,467
60,899
249,379
10,344
326,089
231,729
94,360
$
$
5,610
57,549
249,793
14,248
327,200
229,274
97,926
$
$
Depreciation expense was $15,946,000, $16,639,000, and $15,530,000 for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021,
respectively.
Gross property, plant, and equipment includes capitalized software costs of $43,826,000 and $39,752,000 at March 31, 2023
and 2022, respectively. Accumulated depreciation includes accumulated amortization on capitalized software costs of
$29,809,000 and $29,000,000 at March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Amortization expense on capitalized software costs
was $2,132,000, $2,399,000, and $3,639,000 during the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
9.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
As discussed in Note 2, goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment at least annually, in accordance with the
provisions of ASC Topic 350-20-35-1. Goodwill impairment is deemed to exist if the net book value of a reporting unit
exceeds its estimated fair value. The fair value of a reporting unit is calculated using the discounted cash flow method. The
Company’s reporting units are determined based upon whether discrete financial information is available and reviewed
regularly, whether those units constitute a business, and the extent of economic similarities and interdependencies between
those reporting units for purposes of aggregation. The Company’s reporting units identified under ASC Topic 350-20-35-33
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
are at the component level, or one level below the operating segment level as defined under ASC Topic 280-10-50-10 “Segment
Reporting – Disclosure.” The Company has three reporting units as of March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022. The Duff-Norton
reporting unit (which designs, manufactures, and sources mechanical and electromechanical actuators and rotary unions) had
goodwill of $9,699,000 at March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Rest of Products reporting unit (representing the hoist,
chain, and forgings, digital power control systems, and distribution businesses) had goodwill of $306,988,000 and
$310,793,000 at March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Precision Conveyance reporting unit (which represents high-
precision conveying systems) had goodwill of $327,942,000 and $328,357,000 at March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022.
Fiscal 2023 Annual Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment Test
When we evaluate the potential for goodwill impairment, we assess a range of qualitative factors including, but not limited to,
macroeconomic conditions, industry conditions, the competitive environment, changes in the market for our products and
services, regulatory and political developments, entity specific factors such as strategy and changes in key personnel, and
overall financial performance. If, after completing this assessment, it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair
value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value or if economic or other business factors indicate that the fair value of our
reporting units may have declined since our last quantitative test, we proceed to a quantitative impairment test. To perform the
quantitative impairment test, the Company uses the discounted cash flow method to estimate the fair value of the reporting
units. The discounted cash flow method incorporates various assumptions, the most significant being projected revenue growth
rates, EBITDA margins and cash flows, the terminal growth rate, and the weighted-average cost of capital. The Company
projects discounted cash flows based on each reporting unit's current business, expected developments, and operational
strategies over a five to seven-year period. In estimating the terminal growth rates, the Company considers its historical and
projected results, as well as the economic environment in which its reporting units operate. The weighted-average cost of
capital rates utilized for each reporting unit reflect the Company's assumptions of marketplace participants' cost of capital and
risk assumptions, both specific to the reporting unit and overall in the economy.
We performed the qualitative assessment as of February 28, 2023 and determined that the quantitative test should be performed
for the Rest of Products, Duff-Norton and Precision Conveyance reporting units. We also performed sensitivities and other
analysis and determined that goodwill is not impaired as of February 28, 2023 for the Rest of Products, Duff-Norton and
Precision Conveyance reporting units. Please refer to Note 5 for a discussion of the key assumptions used in the quantitative
assessment.
In accordance with ASC Topic 350-30-35, indefinite-lived intangible assets that are not subject to amortization shall be tested
for impairment annually or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that an asset is
impaired. Similar to goodwill, we first assess various qualitative factors in the analysis. If, after completing this assessment, it
is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is greater than its carrying
value, we conclude that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is not impaired. If, after completing this assessment, it is
determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying value
or if economic or other business factors indicate that the fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets may have declined
since our last quantitative test, the Company performs a new quantitative test. The methodology used to value trademarks is the
relief from royalty method. The recorded book value of these trademarks in excess of the calculated fair value triggers an
impairment. The key estimate used in this calculation consists of an overall royalty rate applied to the sales covered by the
trademark. After performing a qualitative assessment as of February 28, 2023, we determined that economic factors indicate
that the fair value of our indefinite-lived intangible assets may have declined since our last quantitative test. We performed the
quantitative test as of February 28, 2023 and determined that the trademarks were not impaired.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
A summary of changes in goodwill during the years ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 is as follows:
(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
Balance at April 1, 2021
Acquisition of Dorner (Refer to Note 3)
Acquisition of Garvey (Refer to Note 3)
Currency Translation
Balance at March 31, 2022
Working capital adjustment for Garvey (Refer to Note 3)
Garvey contingent payment reclassification (Refer to Note 3)
Currency translation
Balance at March 31, 2023
$
$
$
$
$
331,176
287,141
41,216
(10,684)
648,849
1,616
(2,000)
(3,836)
644,629
Goodwill is recognized net of accumulated impairment losses of $113,174,000 as of both March 31, 2023 and 2022,
respectively.
Identifiable intangible assets acquired in a business combination are amortized over their estimated useful lives.
Identifiable intangible assets at March 31, 2023 are summarized as follows (in thousands):
Trademark
Indefinite-lived trademark
Customer relationships
Acquired technology
Other
Balance at March 31, 2023
Identifiable intangible assets at March 31, 2022 were as follows (in thousands):
Trademark
Indefinite-lived trademark
Customer relationships
Acquired technology
Other
Balance at March 31, 2022
Gross
Carrying
Amount
$ 19,478
46,338
322,658
96,291
3,585
$ 488,350
$
Gross
Carrying
Amount
19,529
46,721
325,431
96,433
3,476
$ 491,590
$
$
Accumulated
Amortization
$
Net
13,163
46,338
233,973
68,346
717
(125,813) $ 362,537
(6,315) $
—
(88,685)
(27,945)
(2,868)
Accumulated
Amortization
$
Net
14,497
46,721
254,229
74,644
697
(100,802) $ 390,788
(5,032) $
—
(71,202)
(21,789)
(2,779)
The Company’s intangible assets that are considered to have finite lives are amortized over the period in which the assets are
expected to generate future cash flows. Identifiable intangible assets acquired in a business combination are amortized over
their estimated useful lives. The weighted-average amortization periods are 14 years for trademarks, 17 years for customer
relationships, 16 years for acquired technology, 5 years for other, and 17 years in total. Trademarks with a book value of
$46,338,000 have an indefinite useful life and are therefore not being amortized.
Total amortization expense was $26,001,000, $25,283,000, and $12,623,000 for fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. The
increase in amortization expense is the result of the Dorner and Garvey acquisitions and related intangible assets acquired.
Based on the current amount of intangible assets, the estimated amortization expense for each of the succeeding five years is
expected to be approximately $26,000,000, excluding the potential acquisition of montratec which is expected to close on May
31, 2023.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
10.
Derivative Instruments
The Company uses derivative instruments to manage selected foreign currency and interest rate exposures. The Company does
not use derivative instruments for speculative trading purposes. All derivative instruments must be recorded on the balance
sheet at fair value. For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the
derivative is recorded as accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss), or “AOCL,” and is reclassified to earnings when the
underlying transaction has an impact on earnings. The ineffective portion of changes in the fair value of the foreign currency
forward agreements is reported in foreign currency exchange loss (gain) in the Company’s consolidated statement of
operations. The ineffective portion of changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements is reported in interest
expense. For derivatives not designated as cash flow hedges, all changes in market value are recorded as a foreign currency
exchange (gain) loss in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The cash flow effects of derivatives are reported
within net cash provided by operating activities.
The Company is exposed to credit losses in the event of non-performance by the counterparties on its financial instruments. The
counterparties have investment grade credit ratings. The Company anticipates that these counterparties will be able to fully
satisfy their obligations under the contracts. The Company has derivative contracts with three counterparties as of March 31,
2023.
The Company's agreements with its counterparties contain provisions pursuant to which the Company could be declared in
default of its derivative obligations. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had not posted any collateral related to these
agreements. If the Company had breached any of these provisions as of March 31, 2023, it could have been required to settle its
obligations under these agreements at amounts which approximate the March 31, 2023 fair values reflected in the table below.
During the year ended March 31, 2023, the Company was not in default of any of its derivative obligations.
As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had no derivatives designated as net investments or fair value hedges in
accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.”
The Company has a cross currency swap agreement that is designated as a cash flow hedge to hedge changes in the value of an
intercompany loan to a foreign subsidiary due to changes in foreign exchange rates. This intercompany loan is related to the
acquisition of STAHL. As of March 31, 2023, the notional amount of this derivative was $115,780,000, and the contract
matures on March 31, 2028. During fiscal 2022, the Company modified the cross currency swap by extending it to fiscal year
2028, matching the intercompany loan. The Company has concluded that the transaction to modify the cross currency swap, as
well as the modified swap, maintained hedge accounting. The modified cross currency swap is considered to have an other than
insignificant financing element. As such, its cash flows are classified within financing activities in the Statement of Cash Flows.
From its March 31, 2023 balance of AOCL, the Company expects to reclassify approximately $126,000 out of AOCL, and into
foreign currency exchange loss (gain), during the next 12 months based on the contractual payments due under this
intercompany loan.
The Company has foreign currency forward agreements that are designated as cash flow hedges to hedge a portion of forecasted
inventory purchases denominated in foreign currencies. As of March 31, 2023, the notional amount of these derivatives was
$5,743,000, and all contracts mature by March 31, 2024. From its March 31, 2023 balance of AOCL, the Company expects to
reclassify approximately $68,000 out of AOCL during the next 12 months based on the expected sales of the goods purchased.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
The Company's policy is to maintain a capital structure that is comprised of 50-70% of fixed rate long-term debt and 30-50% of
variable rate long-term debt. The Company has three interest rate swap agreements in which the Company receives interest at a
variable rate and pays interest at a fixed rate. The third interest rate swap agreement was entered into in fiscal year 2022 as a
result of the additional debt from the Dorner and Garvey acquisitions. These interest rate swap agreements are designated as
cash flow hedges to hedge changes in interest expense due to changes in the variable interest rate of the senior secured term
loan. The amortizing interest rate swaps mature by February 28, 2025 and had a total notional amount of $273,591,000 as of
March 31, 2023. The effective portion of the changes in fair values of the interest rate swaps is reported in AOCL and will be
reclassified to interest expense over the life of the swap agreements. From its March 31, 2023 balance of AOCL, the Company
expects to reclassify approximately $5,450,000 out of AOCL, and into interest expense, during the next 12 months. The
following is the effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statements of Operation for the years ended March 31,
2023, 2022, and 2021 (in thousands):
Derivatives
Designated as
Cash Flow
Hedges
March 31,
2023
2023
Type of Instrument
Foreign exchange contracts
Interest rate swap
2023
Cross currency swap
2022
2022
2022
2021
2021
2021
Foreign exchange contracts
Interest rate swap
Cross currency swap
Foreign exchange contracts
Interest rate swap
Cross currency swap
Amount of Gain or
(Loss) Recognized in
Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss) on
Derivatives (Effective
Portion)
Location of Gain or
(Loss) Recognized
in Income on
Derivatives
Amount of Gain or
(Loss) Reclassified
from AOCL into
Income (Effective
Portion)
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
57 Cost of products sold
Interest expense
Foreign currency
exchange loss (gain)
7,295
5,033
(193) Cost of products sold
Interest expense
2,567
Foreign currency
exchange loss (gain)
3,548
(238) Cost of products sold
Interest expense
(521)
Foreign currency
exchange loss (gain)
(7,793)
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
(201)
2,368
2,332
(60)
(2,020)
7,925
83
(1,463)
(7,268)
The following is information relative to the Company’s derivative instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March
31, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):
Derivatives Designated as
Hedging Instruments
Foreign exchange contracts
Foreign exchange contracts
Interest rate swap
Interest rate swap
Interest rate swap
Interest rate swap
Cross currency swap
Cross currency swap
Cross currency swap
Balance Sheet Location
Other Assets
Accrued Liabilities
Prepaid expenses and other
Other Assets
Accrued Liabilities
Other non current liabilities
Prepaid expenses and other
Accrued liabilities
Other non current liabilities
60
$
Fair Value of Asset
(Liability)
March 31,
2023
2022
$
136
(39)
7,644
3,218
(387)
—
168
—
(2,270)
—
(217)
859
4,512
(1,371)
(387)
—
(170)
(8,543)
COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
11.
Accrued Liabilities and Other Non-current Liabilities
Consolidated accrued liabilities of the Company consisted of the following:
Accrued payroll
Accrued income taxes payable
Accrued health insurance
Accrued general and product liability costs
Customer advances, deposits, and rebates
Current ROU lease liabilities
Cross currency swap
Other accrued liabilities
Consolidated other non-current liabilities of the Company consisted of the following:
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation
Accrued general and product liability costs
Accrued pension cost
Cross currency swap
Deferred income tax
Non-current ROU lease liabilities
Other non-current liabilities
March 31,
2023
2022
39,713
9,152
2,216
4,900
27,827
7,966
—
32,543
124,317
$
$
38,984
11,797
2,246
3,900
22,908
7,965
170
30,217
118,187
March 31,
2023
2022
826
16,203
70,660
2,270
45,999
46,524
9,531
192,013
$
$
1,013
18,675
86,674
8,543
41,645
23,711
12,349
192,610
$
$
$
$
For the years ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, the Accrued general and product liability costs are presented gross of
estimated recoveries of $8,272,000 and $9,160,000, respectively. Refer to Note 16 for additional information.
12.
Debt
Consolidated long-term debt of the Company consisted of the following:
Term loan
Unamortized deferred financing costs, net
Total debt
Less: current portion
Total debt, less current portion
March 31,
2023
462,560
2022
502,560
(4,508)
(5,425)
458,052
40,000
497,135
40,000
$
418,052
$
457,135
On January 31, 2017 the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the "Previous Credit Agreement") and $545,000,000 of
debt facilities ("Facilities") in connection with the STAHL acquisition. The Facilities consist of a Revolving Facility
("Revolver") in the amount of $100,000,000 and a $445,000,000 1st Lien Term Loan ("Term Loan"). The Term Loan had a
seven-year term maturing in 2024. On August 26, 2020, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to the Previous Credit
Agreement (as amended by the First Amended Credit Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2018). The Second Amended Credit
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
Agreement extended the $100,000,000 secured Revolver which was originally set to expire on January 31, 2022 to August 25,
2023.
As discussed in Note 3, the Company completed its acquisition of Dorner on April 7, 2021 and entered into the First Lien
Facilities with JPMorgan Chase Bank, PNC and Wells Fargo. The First Lien Facilities consist of the New Revolving Credit
Facility and the Bridge Facility. Proceeds from the Bridge Facility were used, among other things, to finance the purchase price
for the Dorner acquisition, pay related fees, expenses and transaction costs, and refinance the Company's borrowings under its
prior Term Loan and Revolver.
In addition to the debt borrowing described above, the Company commenced and completed an underwritten public offering of
4,312,500 shares of its common stock at a price of $48.00 per share for total gross proceeds of $207,000,000. The Company
used all of the net proceeds from the equity offering to repay part of its outstanding borrowings under its Bridge Facility. The
equity offering closed on May 4, 2021. Following the repayment of outstanding borrowings under the Bridge Facility, the
Bridge Facility was refinanced with a syndicated Term Loan B facility (the "Term Loan B") on May 14, 2021.
The key terms of the Term Loan B facility are as follows:
1) Term Loan B: An aggregate $450,000,000 Term Loan B facility, which requires quarterly principal amortization of 0.25%
with the remaining principal due at the maturity date. In addition, if the Company has Excess Cash Flow ("ECF") as defined in
the Credit Agreement for the First Lien Facilities (the “First Lien Facilities Credit Agreement”), the ECF Percentage of the
Excess Cash Flow for each fiscal year minus optional prepayments of the Loans (except prepayments of Revolving Loans that
are not accompanied by a corresponding permanent reduction of Revolving Commitments) pursuant to Section 2.10(a) of the
First Lien Facilities Credit Agreement other than to the extent that any such prepayment is funded with the proceeds of Funded
Debt, shall be applied toward the prepayment of the Term Loan B facility. The ECF Percentage is defined as 50% stepping
down to 25% or 0% based on the achievement of specified Secured Leverage Ratios as of the last day of such fiscal year.
Further, the Company may draw additional Incremental Facilities (referred to as an "Accordion") by executing and delivering to
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. an Increased Facility Activation Notice specifying the amount of such increase requested. Lenders
shall have no obligation to participate in any increase unless they agree to do so in their sole discretion.
2) Revolver: An aggregate $100,000,000 secured revolving facility which includes sublimits for the issuance of standby letters
of credit, swingline loans and multi-currency borrowings in certain specified foreign currencies.
3) Fees and Interest Rates: Commitment fees and interest rates are determined on the basis of either a Eurocurrency rate or a
Base rate plus an applicable margin, which is based upon the Company's Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the First Lien
Facilities Credit Agreement) in the case of Revolver loans.
4) Prepayments: Provisions permitting a Borrower to voluntarily prepay either the Term Loan B facility or Revolver in whole
or in part at any time, and provisions requiring certain mandatory prepayments of the Term Loan B facility or Revolver on the
occurrence of certain events which will permanently reduce the commitments under the First Lien Facilities Credit Agreement,
each without premium or penalty, subject to reimbursement of certain costs of the Lenders.
5) Covenants: Provisions containing covenants required of the Company and its subsidiaries including various affirmative and
negative financial and operational covenants. The key financial covenant is triggered only on any date when any Extension of
Credit under the New Revolving Credit Facility is outstanding (excluding any Letters of Credit) (the “Covenant Trigger”), and
prohibits the Total Leverage Ratio for the Reference Period ended on such date from exceeding (i) 6.75:1.00 as of any date of
determination prior to June 30, 2021, (ii) 5.50:1.00 as of any date of determination on June 30, 2021 and thereafter but prior to
June 30, 2022, (iii) 4.50:1.00 as of any date of determination on June 30, 2022 and thereafter but prior to June 30, 2023 and (iv)
3.50:1.00 as of any date of determination on June 30, 2023 and thereafter.
6) Collateral: Obligations under the First Lien Facilities are secured by liens on substantially all assets of the Company and its
material domestic subsidiaries.
In fiscal 2022, the Company incurred $14,803,000 in debt extinguishment costs of which $5,946,000 related to the Company's
prior Term Loan, $326,000 related to the Company's prior Revolver, and $8,531,000 related to fees paid on the portion of the
First Lien Facilities that were associated with the Bridge Facility, all of which were incurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2022.
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
These costs were classified as Cost of debt refinancing in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. There were no similar
expenses incurred in fiscal 2023.
Further, in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company recorded $5,432,000 in deferred financing costs on the Bridge Facility,
which will be amortized over seven years. The Company recorded $4,027,000 in deferred financings costs on the New
Revolving Credit Facility, of which $3,050,000 is related to the New Revolving Credit Facility and $977,000 is carried over
from the Company's prior Revolver as certain Revolver lenders increased their borrowing capacity. These balances will be
amortized over five years and are classified in Other assets since no funds were drawn on the New Revolving Credit Facility.
Also discussed in Note 3, the Company completed its acquisition of Garvey on November 30, 2021 and borrowed additional
funds in accordance with the Accordion feature under its existing Term Loan B to increase the principal amount of the Term
Loan B facility by $75,000,000. Proceeds from the Accordion were used, among other things, to finance the purchase price for
the Garvey acquisition, and pay related fees, expenses, and transaction costs. No material amendment to the terms of the Term
Loan B facility or the First Lien Facilities was necessary for the Company to exercise this Accordion feature. In the third
quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company recorded $892,000 in deferred financing costs on the Accordion, which will be amortized
over the remaining life of the Term Loan B.
The outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan B facility was $462,560,000 as of March 31, 2023, which includes
$75,000,000 in principal balance from the Accordion exercised in the third quarter of fiscal 2022, and the outstanding balance
of the Term Loan B was $502,560,000 as of March 31, 2022. The Company made $40,000,000 and $22,440,000 of principal
payments on the Term Loan B during fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, respectively. The Company is obligated to make $5,260,000
of principal payments on the Term Loan B facility over the next 12 months plus applicable ECF payments, if required,
however, plans to pay down approximately $40,000,000 in principal payments in total during such 12 month period. This
amount has been recorded within the current portion of long term debt on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet with the
remaining balance recorded as long term debt.
There were no outstanding borrowings and $15,104,000 outstanding letters of credit issued against the New Revolving Credit
Facility as of March 31, 2023. The outstanding letters of credit at March 31, 2023 consisted of $183,000 in commercial letters
of credit and $14,921,000 of standby letters of credit.
The gross balance of deferred financing costs on the Term Loan B facility was $6,323,000, which includes $892,000 from the
Accordion exercise, as of March 31, 2023, and 2022. The accumulated amortization balances were $1,815,000 and $898,000 as
of March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
The gross balance of deferred financing costs associated with the New Revolving Credit Facility was $4,027,000 as of
March 31, 2023, and 2022, respectively, which are included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The
accumulated amortization balance is $1,611,000 and 805,000 as of March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022, respectively.
The principal payments obligated to be made as of March 31, 2023 on the Term Loan B facility are as follows:
2024
2025
2026
2027
Thereafter
$
$
$
$
$
5,260
5,260
5,260
5,260
441,520
462,560
In connection with Dorner acquisition, the Company recorded a finance lease for a manufacturing facility in Hartland, WI under
a 23 year lease agreement, which terminates in 2035. The outstanding balance on the finance lease obligation is $13,541,000 as
of March 31, 2023 of which $604,000 has been recorded within the Current portion of long term debt and the remaining
balance recorded within Term loan and finance lease obligations on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet. See Note 18,
Leases, for further details.
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
Non-U.S. Lines of Credit and Loans
Unsecured and uncommitted lines of credit are available to meet short-term working capital needs for certain of our subsidiaries
operating outside of the U.S. The lines of credit are available on an offering basis, meaning that transactions under the line of
credit will be on such terms and conditions, including interest rate, maturity, representations, covenants, and events of default,
as mutually agreed between our subsidiaries and the local bank at the time of each specific transaction. As of March 31, 2023,
unsecured credit lines totaled approximately $2,385,000, of which $0 was drawn. In addition, unsecured lines of $12,933,000
were available for bank guarantees issued in the normal course of business of which $12,596,000 was utilized.
Subsequent event
In April of 2023 the Company announced that it entered into an agreement to acquire montratec. The acquisition is expected to
close on May 31, 2023. To finance the montratec acquisition, the Company expanded its existing $100 million New Revolving
Credit Facility by $75 million. The Company has drawn on the expanded New Revolving Credit facility to initially fund the
acquisition on May 31, 2023. In addition, the Company plans to raise approximately $50 million in additional debt by June 30,
2023 through the securitization of certain of the Company's U.S. customer accounts receivable balances. The Company intends
to use these proceeds to partially repay borrowings under its New Revolving Credit Facility. Please refer to Note 3 of the
financial statements for additional information related to the montratec acquisition.
13.
Pensions and Other Benefit Plans
The Company provides retirement plans, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans, and other postretirement
benefit plans to certain employees. The Company applies ASC Topic 715 “Compensation – Retirement Benefits,” which
required the recognition in pension and other postretirement benefits obligations and accumulated other comprehensive income
of actuarial gains or losses, prior service costs or credits and transition assets or obligations that had previously been deferred.
This statement also requires an entity to measure a defined benefit postretirement plan’s assets and obligations that determine
its funded status as of the end of the fiscal year.
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
Pension Plans
The Company provides defined benefit pension plans to certain employees. The Company uses March 31 as the measurement
date. The following provides a reconciliation of benefit obligation, plan assets, and funded status of the plans:
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
Service cost
Interest cost
Actuarial (gain) loss
Benefits paid
Foreign exchange rate changes
Benefit obligation at end of year
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
Actual gain (loss) on plan assets
Employer contribution
Benefits paid
Foreign exchange rate changes
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
Funded status
Unrecognized actuarial loss
Net amount recognized
March 31,
2023
2022
356,974
707
11,312
(42,652)
(23,980)
(2,151)
300,210
271,985
(20,735)
4,796
(23,980)
(399)
231,667
$
$
$
$
404,841
980
10,130
(30,482)
(23,200)
(5,295)
356,974
286,678
3,048
5,442
(23,200)
17
271,985
(68,543) $
17,169
(51,374) $
(84,989)
29,230
(55,759)
$
$
$
$
$
$
During fiscal 2021, the Company settled the liabilities for one of its U.S. pension plans through a combination of (i) lump sum
payments to eligible participants who elected to receive them and (ii) the purchase of annuity contracts for participants who did
not elect lump sums. The lump sum payments were paid during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 and resulted in a settlement
charge of $2,722,000 which was recorded in Other (income) expense, net on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. During
the quarter ended September 30, 2020, the Company purchased annuity contracts to settle the remaining liabilities of the
terminated plan. The total settlement charge of $19,038,000 was recorded in Other (income) expense, net on the Statements of
Operations during the twelve months ending March 31, 2021. There was no remaining asset surplus from the terminated plan as
of March 31, 2023. The remaining surplus of $2,176,000 as of March 31, 2022, was used, as prescribed in the applicable
regulations, to fund obligations associated with the Company's U.S. defined contribution plans.
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
Other assets
Accrued liabilities
Other non-current liabilities
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, before tax
Net amount recognized
Other assets are presented separately from pension liabilities for pension plans that are over funded.
March 31,
2023
2022
$
$
$
5,832
(3,715)
(70,660)
17,169
(51,374) $
5,208
(3,523)
(86,674)
29,230
(55,759)
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
Net periodic pension cost included the following components:
Service costs—benefits earned during the period
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
Expected return on plan assets
Net amortization
Settlement
Net periodic pension cost (benefit)
Year Ended March 31,
2022
2021
2023
$
$
707
11,312
(10,844)
851
(62)
1,964
$
$
$
980
10,130
(13,037)
1,457
—
(470) $
1,092
11,527
(12,787)
3,234
19,038
22,104
Information for pension plans with a projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets is as follows:
Projected benefit obligation
Fair value of plan assets
March 31,
$
2023
176,201
101,826
$
2022
211,307
121,110
Information for pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets is as follows:
Accumulated benefit obligation
Fair value of plan assets
March 31,
$
2023
173,149
101,826
$
2022
207,612
121,110
Unrecognized gains and losses are amortized through March 31, 2023 on a straight-line basis over the average remaining
service period of active participants. Starting in fiscal 2016, the Company changed the amortization period of its largest plan to
the average remaining lifetime of inactive participants, as a significant portion of the plan population is now inactive. This
change increases the amortization period of the unrecognized gains and losses.
The weighted-average assumptions in the following table represent the rates used to develop the actuarial present value of the
projected benefit obligation for the year listed and also net periodic pension cost for the following year:
Discount rate
Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets
Rate of compensation increase on active plans
Interest crediting rates used in cash balance pension plans
2023
2022
2021
4.82 %
4.13 %
3.00 %
4.04 %
3.35 %
4.70 %
2.76 %
1.05 %
2.62 %
4.60 %
2.76 %
1.10 %
The expected rates of return on plan asset assumptions are determined considering long-term historical averages and real returns
on each asset class.
The Company’s retirement plan target and actual asset allocations are as follows:
Equity securities
Fixed income securities
Total plan assets
Target
2024
22%-12%
88% - 78%
100%
Actual
2023
22%
78%
100%
2022
34%
66%
100%
The Company has an investment objective for domestic pension plans to adequately provide for both the growth and liquidity
needed to support all current and future benefit payment obligations. The Company's policy is to de-risk the portfolio by
increasing liability-hedging investments as the pension liability funded status increases, which is known as the glide path
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
method. Within the table above, cash equivalents are categorized as fixed income as they earn lower returns than equity
securities which includes alternative real estate funds (shown in the fair value tables below).
The Company’s funding policy with respect to the defined benefit pension plans is to contribute annually at least the minimum
amount required by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Additional contributions may be made to
minimize PBGC premiums. The Company plans to contribute approximately $6,839,000 to its pension plans in fiscal 2024.
Information about the expected benefit payments for the Company’s defined benefit plans is as follows:
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029-2033
$
23,152
23,105
23,140
23,109
22,891
108,124
Postretirement Benefit Plans
The Company sponsors a defined benefit other postretirement health care plan that provide medical and life insurance coverage
to certain U.S. retirees and their dependents of one of its subsidiaries. Prior to the acquisition of this subsidiary, the Company
did not sponsor any postretirement benefit plans. The Company pays the majority of the medical costs for certain retirees and
their spouses who are under age 65. For retirees and dependents of retirees who retired prior to January 1, 1989, and are age 65
or over, the Company contributes 100% toward the American Association of Retired Persons (“AARP”) premium frozen at the
1992 level. For retirees and dependents of retirees who retired after January 1, 1989, the Company contributes $35 per month
toward the AARP premium. The life insurance plan is noncontributory. The net periodic postretirement benefit cost for fiscal
2023 was $158,000 and the liability at March 31, 2023 is $997,000 with $826,000 included in Other non-current liabilities and
$171,000 included in Accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
The Company has collateralized split-dollar life insurance arrangements with two of its former officers. Under these
arrangements, the Company pays certain premium costs on life insurance policies for the former officers. Upon the later of the
death of the former officer and their spouse, the Company will receive all of the premiums paid to-date. The net periodic
pension cost for fiscal 2023 was $124,000 and the liability at March 31, 2023 is $4,492,000 with $4,356,000 included in Other
non-current liabilities and $136,000 included in Accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The cash surrender
value of the policies is $3,690,000 and $3,590,000 at March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The balance is included in Other
assets in the consolidated balance sheet.
Other Benefit Plans
The Company also sponsors defined contribution plans covering substantially all domestic employees and certain international
employees. Participants may elect to contribute basic contributions. These plans provide for employer contributions based on
employee eligibility and participation. The Company recorded a charge for such contributions of approximately $5,808,000,
$4,540,000, and $4,063,000 for the years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively which are included in Cost of
Products Sold, Selling Expenses, and General and Administrative Expenses within the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Fair Values of Plan Assets
The Company classified its investments within the categories of equity securities, fixed income securities, alternative real
estate, and cash equivalents, as the Company’s management bases its investment objectives and decisions from these four
categories. The Company’s investment policy is to use its glide-path method to de-risk the portfolio by increasing liability-
hedging investments as the pension liability funded status increases.
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
The fair values of the Company’s defined benefit plans’ consolidated assets by asset category as of March 31 were as follows:
Asset categories:
Equity securities
Fixed income securities
Alternative real estate
Cash equivalents
Total
March 31,
2023
2022
$
$
41,850
178,904
8,565
2,348
231,667
$
$
80,020
178,155
11,849
1,961
271,985
The fair values of our defined benefit plans’ consolidated assets were determined using the fair value hierarchy of inputs
described in Note 5. The fair values by category of inputs as of March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022 were as follows:
Quoted
Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Measured at
NAV (1)
Significant
other
observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Total
$
$
14,274
25,936
8,565
—
48,775
$
$
27,576
7,064
—
2,348
36,988
$
$
— $
145,904
—
—
145,904
$
— $
—
—
—
— $
41,850
178,904
8,565
2,348
231,667
As of March 31, 2023:
Asset categories:
Equity securities
Fixed income securities
Alternative real estate
Cash equivalents
Total
(1) Reflects the net asset value (NAV) practical expedient used to approximate fair value.
Quoted
Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
other
observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Measured at
NAV (1)
$
$
33,321
26,312
11,849
—
71,482
$
$
46,699
17,013
—
1,961
65,673
$
$
— $
— $
133,670
—
—
133,670
$
1,160
—
—
1,160
$
Total
80,020
178,155
11,849
1,961
271,985
As of March 31, 2022:
Asset categories:
Equity securities
Fixed income securities
Alternative real estate
Cash equivalents
Total
(1) Reflects the net asset value (NAV) practical expedient used to approximate fair value.
Level 1 securities consist of mutual funds with quoted market prices.
The Level 2 fixed income securities are investments in a combination of funds whose underlying investments are in a variety of
fixed income securities including foreign and domestic corporate bonds, securities issued by the U.S. government, U.S. and
foreign government obligations, and other similar fixed income investments. The fair values of the underlying investments in
these funds are generally based on independent broker dealer bids, or by comparison to other debt securities having similar
durations, yields, and credit ratings. The fair values of these funds are determined based on their net asset values which are
published daily. We are not aware of any significant restrictions on the issuances or redemption of shares of these funds.
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
Fair value of Level 3 fixed income securities at the beginning of the year was $1,160,000. During fiscal 2023 these Level 3
investments were liquidated and invested in the Company's other pension assets.
14.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP")
Effective January 1, 2012 the ESOP was closed to new hires. Prior to this date, substantially all of the Company’s U.S. non-
union employees were participants in the ESOP. Additionally, during the year ended March 31, 2015 the final loan payment
was made by the ESOP to the Company and there was no compensation expense recorded in fiscal years 2023, 2022, or 2021.
At March 31, 2023 and 2022, 177,000 and 190,000 of ESOP shares, respectively, were allocated or available to be allocated to
participants’ accounts. There are no shares of collateralized common stock related to the ESOP loan outstanding at March 31,
2023 and no ESOP shares were pledged as collateral to guarantee the ESOP term loans.
15.
Earnings per Share and Stock Plans
Earnings per Share
The Company calculates earnings per share in accordance with ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share.” Basic earnings per share
exclude any dilutive effects of options, warrants, and convertible securities. Diluted earnings per share include any dilutive
effects of stock options, unvested restricted stock units, unvested performance shares, and unvested restricted stock. Stock
options and performance shares with respect to 651,000 and 156,000 common shares were not included in the computation of
diluted earnings per share for fiscal 2023 and 2022, respectively, because they were antidilutive. For the years ended March 31,
2023 and 2022, an additional 179,000 and 120,000, respectively, in contingently issuable shares were not included in the
computation of diluted earnings per share because a performance condition had not yet been met.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (share data presented in thousands):
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
Net income
Denominators:
Year Ended March 31,
2022
2021
2023
$
48,429
$
29,660
$
9,106
Weighted-average common stock outstanding— denominator for basic EPS
Effect of dilutive employee stock options, RSU's and performance shares
28,600
218
28,040
361
23,897
276
Adjusted weighted-average common stock outstanding and assumed
conversions— denominator for diluted EPS
28,818
28,401
24,173
The weighted-average common stock outstanding shown above is net of unallocated ESOP shares (see Note 14).
During fiscal 2023, the Company repurchased 31,000 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $1,001,000 in
accordance with the Company's previously adopted share repurchase program. The value of the shares purchased are reflected
as Treasury stock on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2023.
In May of fiscal 2022, the Company issued 4,312,500 shares of common stock raising $198,705,000 net of fees in connection
with the Dorner acquisition. Refer to Note 3 for additional details of this transaction.
Stock Plans
The Company records stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation,”
applying the modified prospective method. This Statement requires all equity-based payments to employees, including grants of
employee stock options, to be recognized in the statement of earnings based on the grant date fair value of the award. Under the
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
modified prospective method, the Company is required to record equity-based compensation expense for all awards granted
after the date of adoption and for the unvested portion of previously granted awards outstanding as of the date of adoption.
The Company grants share based compensation to eligible participants under the 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan, as Amended
and Restated in June 2019 ("2016 LTIP"). The total number of shares of common stock with respect to which awards may be
granted under the 2016 LTIP were increased by 2,500,000 as a result of the June 2019 amendment. Shares not previously
authorized for issuance under any of the prior stock plans, and shares not issued or subject to outstanding awards under the prior
stock plans are still available for issuance. Details of the shares granted under these plans are discussed below.
Prior to the adoption of the 2016 LTIP, the Company granted stock awards under the 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan and the
2006 Long Term Incentive Plan, collectively referred to as the “Prior Stock Plans.”
Stock based compensation expense was $10,425,000, $11,246,000, and $8,022,000 for fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021,
respectively. Stock compensation expense is included in cost of products sold, selling, general and administrative, and research
and development expenses depending on the nature of the service of the employee receiving the award. The Company
recognizes expense for all share–based awards over the service period, which is the shorter of the period until the employees’
retirement eligibility dates or the service period for the award, for awards expected to vest. Accordingly, expense is generally
reduced for estimated forfeitures. ASC Topic 718 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised if
necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.
The Company recognized compensation expense for stock option awards and unvested restricted share awards that vest based
on time or market parameters straight-line over the requisite service period for vesting of the award.
Long Term Incentive Plan
Under the 2016 LTIP, the total number of shares of common stock with respect to which awards may be granted under the plan
is 2,500,000 in addition to shares not previously authorized for issuance under any of the prior stock plans and any shares not
issued or subject to outstanding awards under the prior stock plans. As of March 31, 2023, 1,100,000 shares remain available
for future grants. The 2016 LTIP was designed as an omnibus plan and awards may consist of non-qualified stock options,
incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, or stock bonuses.
Under the 2016 LTIP, the granting of awards to employees may take the form of options, restricted shares, and performance
shares. The Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors determines the number of shares, the term, the frequency and
date, the type, the exercise periods, any performance criteria pursuant to which awards may be granted, and the restriction and
other terms and conditions of each grant in accordance with terms of the Plan.
In connection with the acquisition of Magnetek, the Company agreed to continue the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan of Magnetek,
Inc. (the "Magnetek Stock Plan"). In doing so, the Company has available under the Magnetek Stock Plan 164,461 of the
Company's shares which can be granted to certain employees as stock-based compensation.
Stock Option Plans
Prior to fiscal 2021, options outstanding under the 2016 LTIP generally become exercisable over a 4-year period at a rate of
25% per year commencing one year from the date of grant and have an exercise price of not less than 100% of the fair market
value of the common stock on the date of grant. For fiscal 2021, 2022 and 2023, options outstanding under the 2016 LTIP
generally become exercisable over a 3-year period at a rate of 33% per year commencing one year from the date of grant and
have an exercise price of not less than 100% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant.
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
A summary of option transactions during each of the three fiscal years in the period ended March 31, 2023 is as follows:
Outstanding at April 1, 2020
Granted
Exercised
Cancelled
Outstanding at March 31, 2021
Granted
Exercised
Cancelled
Outstanding at March 31, 2022
Granted
Exercised
Cancelled
Outstanding at March 31, 2023
Exercisable at March 31, 2023
Weighted-
average
Exercise Price
per share
Weighted-
average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (in years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
26.53
26.74
20.24
31.85
27.45
54.06
25.24
31.71
33.82
34.91
22.15
35.32
34.54
31.21
$
6.93 $
1,518
7.29 $
16,652
7.08 $
15,294
7.13 $
5.41 $
5,497
3,717
Shares
526,794
242,178
(97,398)
(13,760)
657,814
159,643
(105,132)
(32,540)
679,785
394,586
(32,158)
(67,042)
975,171
446,720
The Company calculated intrinsic value for those options that had an exercise price lower than the market price of our common
shares as of March 31, 2023. The aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding options as of March 31, 2023 is calculated as the
difference between the exercise price of the underlying options and the market price of our common shares for the 693,000
options that were in-the-money at that date. The aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable options as of March 31, 2023 is
calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying options and the market price of our common shares for
the 331,000 exercisable options that were in-the-money at that date. The Company's closing stock price was $37.16 as of
March 31, 2023. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised was $360,000, $2,513,000, and $1,749,000 during fiscal
2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
The grant date fair value of options that vested was $10.36, $11.19, and $9.15 during fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively.
As of March 31, 2023, $3,063,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options is expected to be
recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.7 years.
Exercise prices for options outstanding as of March 31, 2023, ranged from $15.16 to $54.26. The following table provides
certain information with respect to stock options outstanding at March 31, 2023:
Stock Options
Outstanding
Weighted-average
Exercise Price
Weighted-average
Remaining
Contractual Life
Range of Exercise Prices
$10.01 to 20.00
$20.01 to 30.00
$30.01 to $40.00
$40.01 to $50.00
$50.01 to $60.00
15.26
25.17
33.77
42.77
54.26
34.54
3.07
5.61
7.78
8.94
7.76
7.13
$
61,285
$
200,340
$
490,041
82,181
$
141,324 $
$
975,171
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
The following table provides certain information with respect to stock options exercisable at March 31, 2023:
Stock Options
Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices
$10.01 to 20.00
$20.01 to 30.00
$30.01 to $40.00
$40.01 to $50.00
$50.01 to $60.00
61,285
161,345
166,837
2,122
55,131
446,720
Weighted- average
Exercise Price per share
15.26
$
25.08
35.14
49.36
54.26
31.21
$
The fair value of stock options granted was estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The
Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options which have no
vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option valuation models require the input of subjective assumptions
including the expected stock price volatility. Because the Company’s employee stock options have characteristics significantly
different from those of traded options, and because changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair
value estimate, in management’s opinion, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable single measure of the fair
value of its employee stock options. The weighted-average grant date fair value of the options was $11.13, $17.71, and $8.46
for options granted during fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. The following table provides the weighted-average
assumptions used to value stock options granted during fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021:
Assumptions:
Risk-free interest rate
Dividend yield
Volatility factor
Expected life
Year Ended
March 31,
2023
Year Ended
March 31,
2022
Year Ended
March 31,
2021
2.53 %
0.81 %
0.330
5.5 years
0.35 %
0.44 %
0.372
5.5 years
0.23 %
0.90 %
0.380
5.5 years
To determine expected volatility, the Company uses historical volatility based on daily closing prices of its Common Stock over
periods that correlate with the expected terms of the options granted. The risk-free rate is based on the United States Treasury
yield curve at the time of grant for the appropriate term of the options granted. Expected dividends are based on the Company's
history and expectation of dividend payouts. The expected term of stock options is based on vesting schedules, expected
exercise patterns and contractual terms.
Restricted Stock Units
The Company granted restricted stock units under the 2016 LTIP during fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021 to employees as well as to
the Company’s non-executive directors as part of their annual compensation. Prior to fiscal 2021, restricted stock units for
employees vest ratably based on service one-quarter after each of years one, two, three, and four. For fiscal 2021, 2022, and
2023 restricted stock units for employees vest ratably based on service one-third after each of years one, two, and three.
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
A summary of the restricted stock unit awards granted under the Company’s LTIP plan as of March 31, 2023 is as follows:
Unvested at April 1, 2020
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Unvested at March 31, 2021
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Unvested at March 31, 2022
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Unvested at March 31, 2023
Shares
212,721
195,181
(125,150)
(12,963)
269,789
133,082
(138,407)
(19,728)
244,736
161,582
(132,953)
(26,140)
247,225
$
Weighted-average
Grant Date
Fair Value per share
35.20
$
29.16
31.85
34.74
32.41
49.98
35.71
35.41
39.86
31.61
35.44
38.15
37.02
$
$
Total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock units as of March 31, 2023 is $3,588,000 and is
expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years. The fair value of restricted stock units that vested
during the year ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 was $4,713,000 and $4,943,000, respectively.
Performance Shares
The Company granted performance shares under the 2016 LTIP during fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021. Performance based shares
are recognized as compensation expense based upon their grant date fair value and to the extent it is probable that the
performance conditions will be met. This expense is recognized ratably over the three year period that these shares are
restricted.
Fiscal 2021 performance shares granted vest pursuant to a performance condition based upon the Company’s Consolidated
EBITDA margin for the twelve months ended March 31, 2023. During fiscal 2023, the Company determined that the
performance condition on its fiscal 2021 performance shares would not be fully met. The Company has adjusted its stock-based
compensation expense accordingly in fiscal 2023. Fiscal 2022 performance shares granted vest pursuant to a performance
condition based upon the Company’s Consolidated Return on Invested Capital ("ROIC") for the twelve months ended March
31, 2024. At this time, the Company believes the March 31, 2024 performance condition will be met. Fiscal 2023 performance
shares granted vest pursuant to a performance condition based upon the Company’s Consolidated ROIC for the twelve months
ended March 31, 2025. At this time, the Company believes the March 31, 2025 performance condition will be met.
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
A summary of the performance shares transactions during each of the three fiscal years in the period ended March 31, 2023 is
as follows:
Unvested at April 1, 2020
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Unvested at March 31, 2021
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Unvested at March 31, 2022
Granted
Forfeited
Unvested at March 31, 2023
Shares
66,720
83,164
(23,201)
(3,451)
123,232
41,322
(18,296)
(8,226)
138,032
67,606
(26,633)
179,005
$
Weighted-average
Grant Date
Fair Value per share
32.36
$
25.97
25.28
25.28
29.58
52.01
36.43
30.25
35.35
33.03
35.26
34.49
$
$
The Company had $1,496,000 in unrecognized compensation costs related to the unvested performance share awards as of
March 31, 2023.
Directors Stock
During fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021, a total of 41,313, 21,928, and 16,209 shares of stock, respectively, were granted under the
2016 LTIP to the Company’s non-executive directors as part of their annual compensation. The weighted average fair value
grant price of those shares was $28.91, $43.73, and $33.32 for fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. The expense related to
the shares was $1,194,000, $959,000 and 540,000 for fiscal 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Dividends
On March 20, 2023, the Company's Board of Directors approved payment of a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per common share,
representing an annual dividend rate of $0.28 per share. The dividend was paid on May 15, 2023 to shareholders of record on
May 5, 2023 and totaled approximately $2,005,000.
Stock Repurchase Plan
On March 26, 2019, the Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to $20
million of the Company's common stock. The Company repurchased 31,000 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of
$1,001,000 in accordance with this plan during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023. No repurchases were made during the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.
16.
Loss Contingencies
From time to time, the Company is named a defendant in legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. The
Company is not a party to any pending legal proceeding other than ordinary, routine litigation incidental to our business. The
Company does not believe that any of our pending litigation will have a material impact on its business.
Accrued general and product liability costs are actuarially estimated reserves based on amounts determined from loss reports,
individual cases filed with the Company, and an amount for losses incurred but not reported. The aggregate amounts of reserves
were $21,103,000 (gross of estimated insurance recoveries of $8,272,000) and $22,575,000 (gross of estimated insurance
recoveries of $9,160,000) of which $16,203,000 and $18,675,000 are included in Other non current liabilities and $4,900,000
and $3,900,000 in Accrued liabilities as of March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The liability for accrued general and
product liability costs are funded by investments in marketable securities (see Notes 2 and 7).
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for accrued general and product liability:
Accrued general and product liability, beginning of year
Estimated insurance recoveries
Add provision for claims
Deduct payments for claims
Accrued general and product liability, end of year
Estimated insurance recoveries
Net accrued general and product liability, end of year
Year Ended March 31,
2022
2021
2023
$
$
$
22,575
(889)
3,025
(3,608)
21,103
(8,272)
12,831
$
$
$
21,227
1,109
6,648
(6,409)
22,575
(9,160)
13,415
$
$
$
11,944
8,052
4,634
(3,403)
21,227
(8,052)
13,175
The per occurrence limits on the self-insurance for general and product liability coverage to Columbus McKinnon through its
wholly-owned captive insurance company were $2,000,000 from inception through fiscal 2003 and $3,000,000 for fiscal 2004
and thereafter. In addition to the per occurrence limits, the Company’s coverage is also subject to an annual aggregate limit,
applicable to losses only. These limits range from $2,000,000 to $6,000,000 for each policy year from inception through fiscal
2023. The Company also purchases excess general and product liability insurance up to an aggregate $75,000,000 limit.
Asbestos
Like many industrial manufacturers, the Company is involved in asbestos-related litigation.
In continually evaluating costs
relating to its estimated asbestos-related liability, the Company reviews, among other things, the incidence of past and recent
claims, the historical case dismissal rate, the mix of the claimed illnesses and occupations of the plaintiffs, its recent and
historical resolution of the cases, the number of cases pending against it, the status and results of broad-based settlement
discussions, and the number of years such activity might continue. Based on this review, the Company has estimated its share
of liability to defend and resolve probable asbestos-related personal injury claims. This estimate is highly uncertain due to the
limitations of the available data and the difficulty of forecasting with any certainty the numerous variables that can affect the
range of the liability. The Company will continue to study the variables in light of additional information in order to identify
trends that may become evident and to assess their impact on the range of liability that is probable and estimable.
Based on actuarial information, the Company has estimated its net asbestos-related aggregate liability including related legal
costs to range between $5,300,000 and $9,700,000, net of insurance recoveries, using actuarial parameters of continued claims
for a period of 38 years from March 31, 2023. The Company has estimated its asbestos-related aggregate liability that is
probable and estimable, net of insurance recoveries, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
approximates $7,051,000. The Company has reflected the liability gross of insurance recoveries of $8,272,000 as a liability in
the consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2023. The recorded liability does not consider the impact of any potential
favorable federal legislation. This liability will fluctuate based on the uncertainty in the number of future claims that will be
filed and the cost to resolve those claims, which may be influenced by a number of factors, including the outcome of the
ongoing broad-based settlement negotiations, defensive strategies, and the cost to resolve claims outside the broad-based
settlement program. Of this amount, management expects to incur asbestos liability payments of approximately $2,900,000
over the next 12 months. Because payment of the liability is likely to extend over many years, management believes that the
potential additional costs for claims will not have a material effect on the financial condition of the Company or its liquidity,
although the effect of any future liabilities recorded could be material to earnings in a future period.
A share of the Company's previously incurred asbestos-related expenses and future asbestos-related expenses are covered by
pre-existing insurance policies. The Company had been engaged in a legal action against the insurance carriers for those
policies to recover past expenses and future costs incurred. The Company came to an agreement with the insurance carriers to
settle its case against them for recovery of a portion of past costs and future costs for asbestos-related legal defense costs. The
agreement was finalized during the quarter ended September 30, 2020. The terms of the settlement require the carriers to pay
gross defense costs prior to retro-premiums of 65% for future asbestos-related defense costs subject to an annual cap of
$1,650,000 for claims covered by the settlement.
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
Further, the insurance carriers are expected to cover 100% of indemnity costs related to all covered cases. Estimates of the
future cost sharing have been included in the loss reserve calculation as of March 31, 2023 and 2022. The Company has
recorded a receivable for the estimated future cost sharing in Other assets in the Balance Sheet in the amount of $8,272,000 and
$9,160,000, which offsets its asbestos reserves, at March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Product Liability
The Company is also involved in other unresolved legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. The most prevalent
of these unresolved actions involve disputes related to product design, manufacture and performance liability. The Company's
estimation of its product-related aggregate liability that is probable and estimable, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles approximates $5,117,000, which has been reflected as a liability in the consolidated financial statements
as of March 31, 2023. In some cases, the Company cannot reasonably estimate a range of loss because there is insufficient
information regarding the matter. Management believes that the potential additional costs for claims will not have a material
effect on the financial condition of the Company or its liquidity, although the effect of any future liabilities recorded could be
material to earnings in a future period.
In addition, one of the Company's subsidiaries, Magnetek, Inc. ("Magnetek") has been named, along with multiple other
defendants, in asbestos-related lawsuits associated with business operations previously acquired but which are no longer owned.
During Magnetek's ownership, none of the businesses produced or sold asbestos-containing products. For such claims,
Magnetek is uninsured and either contractually indemnified against liability, or contractually obligated to defend and indemnify
the purchaser of these former business operations. The Company aggressively seeks dismissal from these proceedings. The
asbestos-related liability including legal costs is estimated to be approximately $663,000 and $562,000, which has been
reflected as a liability in the consolidated financial statements at March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Litigation-Other
In October 2010, Magnetek received a request for indemnification from Power-One, Inc. ("Power-One") for an Italian tax
matter arising out of the sale of Magnetek's power electronics business to Power-One in October 2006. With a reservation of
rights, Magnetek affirmed its obligation to indemnify Power-One for certain pre-closing taxes. The sale included an Italian
company, Magnetek, S.p.A., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Magnetek Electronics (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. (the “Power-One
China Subsidiary”). The tax authority in Arezzo, Italy, issued a notice of audit report in September 2010 wherein it asserted that
the Power-One China Subsidiary had its administrative headquarters in Italy and therefore it should be considered resident in
Italy and subject to taxation in Italy. In November 2010, the tax authority issued a notice of tax assessment for the period of
July 2003 to June 2004, alleging that taxes of approximately $2,100,000 (Euro 1,900,000), plus interest, were due in Italy on
taxable income earned by the Power-One China Subsidiary during this period.
In addition, the assessment alleges potential
penalties in the amount of approximately $2,400,000 (Euro 2,200,000) for the alleged failure of the Power-One China
Subsidiary to file its Italian tax return. The Power-One China Subsidiary filed its response with the provincial tax commission
of Arezzo, Italy in January 2011. A hearing before the Tax Court was held in July 2012 on the tax assessment for the period of
July 2003 to June 2004. In September 2012, the Tax Court ruled in favor of the Power-One China Subsidiary dismissing the tax
assessment for the period of July 2003 to June 2004. In February 2013, the tax authority filed an appeal of the Tax Court's
September 2012 ruling. The Regional Tax Commission of Florence heard the appeal of the tax assessment dismissal for the
period of July 2003 to June 2004 and thereafter issued its ruling finding in favor of the tax authority. Magnetek believed the
court’s decision was based upon erroneous interpretations of the applicable law and appealed the ruling to the Italian Supreme
Court in April 2015. In April 2022, the Italian Supreme Court upheld the appeal in favor of Power-One.
The tax authority in Arezzo, Italy also issued a tax inspection report in January 2011 for the periods July 2002 to June 2003
(fiscal period 2002/2003) and July 2004 to December 2006 (fiscal periods 2004/2005 and 2005/2006) claiming that the Power-
One China Subsidiary failed to file Italian tax returns for the reported periods.
In August 2012, the tax authority in Arezzo,
Italy issued four notices of tax assessment for the periods July 2002 to June 2003 and July 2004 to December 2006, alleging
that taxes of approximately $7,300,000 (Euro 6,700,000) were due in Italy on taxable income earned by the Power-One China
Subsidiary together with an allegation of potential penalties in the amount of approximately $3,000,000 (Euro 2,800,000) for
the alleged failure of the Power-One China Subsidiary to file its Italian tax returns. On June 3, 2015, the Tax Court, with four
judgements, ruled in favor of the Power-One China Subsidiary dismissing the tax assessments for the periods of July 2002 to
June 2003 and July 2004 to December 2006. On July 27, 2015, the tax authority filed four appeals of the Tax Court's ruling of
June 3, 2015. In May 2016, the Regional Tax Court of Florence rejected the appeals of the tax authority and at the same time
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
canceled the notices of assessment for the fiscal years of 2004/2005 and 2005/2006. The tax authority had up to six months to
appeal the decisions. In December 2016, the Power-One China Subsidiary was served by the Italian Revenue Agency with two
appeals to the Italian Supreme Court regarding the two positive judgments on the tax assessments for the fiscal periods
2004/2005 and 2005/2006. In February 2017 the Power-One China Subsidiary filed two memorandum before the Italian
Supreme Court in response to the appeals made by the tax authority against the positive judgments on the tax assessments for
fiscal years 2004/2005 and 2005/2006. In March 2017, the Regional Tax Court of Florence rejected the appeal of the
assessment for 2006 fiscal year (period July 2006-December 2006). The tax authority had until October 2017 to appeal this
decision. In October 2017, the Power-One China Subsidiary was served by the Italian Revenue Agency with an appeal to the
Italian Supreme Court against the positive judgment on the tax assessment for fiscal year 2006. In November 2017 the Power-
One China Subsidiary filed a memorandum before the Italian Supreme Court in response to the appeal made by the tax
authority against the positive judgment on the tax assessment for fiscal year 2006. In February 2018 an appeal hearing was held
In
at the Regional Tax Court of Florence regarding the Italian tax authority's claim for taxes due for fiscal year 2002/2003.
March 2018, the Regional Tax Court of Florence rejected the appeal of the assessment for 2002/2003 fiscal year. In October
2018 the Power-One China Subsidiary was served by the Italian Revenue Agency with an appeal to the Italian Supreme Court
against the positive judgment on the tax assessment for fiscal year 2002/2003.
In November 2018 the Power-One China
Subsidiary filed a memorandum with the Italian Supreme Court in response to the appeal made by the tax authority. In April
2022, the Supreme Court filed judgments concerning the tax assessments for fiscal years 2002/2003 and 2006. Further, in July
2022, the Supreme Court filed judgments concerning the tax assessments for the fiscal periods 2004/2005 and 2005/2006. In
all four judgments, the Supreme Court upheld the appeals of the Italian Tax Authority and remitted the proceedings back to the
Regional Tax Court for a new evaluation of the substance of the dispute.
In December 2022 the Power One China Subsidiary resumed the proceedings concerning the tax assessments for fiscal years
2002/2003 and 2006 before the Regional Tax Court. A hearing was held before the Regional Tax Court in April 2023 and in
May the court ruled in favor of the Company. This decision can be appealed through December 2023. In March 2023 the
Power One China Subsidiary resumed the proceedings concerning the tax assessments for fiscal years 2004/2005 and
2005/2006 before the Regional Tax Court with hearings expected later in fiscal 2024.
The Company believes it will be successful and does not expect to incur a liability related to these assessments.
In September of 2017, Magnetek received a request for defense and indemnification from Monsanto Company, Pharmacia,
LLC, and Solutia, Inc. (collectively, “Monsanto”) with respect to: (1) lawsuits brought by plaintiffs claiming that Monsanto
manufactured polychlorinated biphenyls ("PCBs"), exposure to which allegedly caused injury to plaintiffs; and (2) lawsuits
brought by municipalities and municipal entities claiming that Monsanto should be responsible for a variety of damages due to
the presence of PCBs in bodies of water in those municipalities and/or in water treated by those municipal entities. Monsanto
claims
to be entitled to defense and indemnification from Magnetek under a so-called “Special Undertaking”
apparently executed by Magnetek's predecessor Universal Manufacturing ("Universal") in January of 1972, which purportedly
required Universal to defend and indemnify Monsanto from liabilities “arising out of or in connection with the receipt,
purchase, possession, handling, use, sale or disposition of” PCBs by Universal.
Magnetek has declined Monsanto’s tender, and believes that it has meritorious legal and factual defenses to the demands made
by Monsanto. Magnetek is vigorously defending against those demands and has commenced litigation to, among other things,
declare the Special Undertaking void and unenforceable. Monsanto has, in turn, commenced an action to enforce the Special
Undertaking. Magnetek intends to continue to vigorously prosecute its declaratory judgment action and to defend against
Monsanto’s action against it. The Company cannot reasonably estimate a potential range of loss with respect to Monsanto’s
tender because there is insufficient information regarding the underlying matters. Management believes, however, that the
potential additional legal costs related to such matters will not have a material effect on the financial condition of the Company
or its liquidity, although the effect of any future liabilities recorded could be material to earnings in a future period.
The Company had previously filed suit against Travelers in District Court seeking coverage under insurance policies in the
name of Universal. In July 2019, the District Court ruled that Travelers is obligated to defend Magnetek under these policies in
connection with Magnetek’s litigation against Monsanto. The Court held that Monsanto’s claims against Magnetek fall within
the insuring agreement of the Travelers policies and that none of the policy exclusions precluded the possibility of coverage.
The Court also held that Travelers prior settlements with other insureds under the policies did not cut off or release Magnetek’s
rights under the policies. Travelers moved for reconsideration and had sought discovery from Magnetek and Monsanto in
connection with that motion. On September 22, 2020, the Court issued an order denying the motion to reconsider and denying
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(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
the motion to compel discovery from Magnetek. The result was that the Court’s prior order granting Magnetek partial
summary judgment and requiring Travelers’ to reimburse Magnetek’s defense costs to date and fund its defense costs moving
forward was now binding, subject to Travelers right to appeal. Travelers moved for a reconsideration of the order which was
denied in September 2020 and in March 2021 Traveler’s window to appeal the court order closed.
The Company is also engaged in similar insurance coverage litigation against Transportation Insurance Company in the Circuit
Court of Cook County, Illinois. The Company has sought a ruling that Transportation Insurance Company is also obligated to
reimburse Magnetek’s defense costs to date and fund its defense costs moving forward. That motion is not yet fully briefed.
Environmental Matters
Along with other manufacturing companies, the Company is subject to various federal, state, and local laws relating to the
protection of the environment. To address the requirements of such laws, the Company has adopted a corporate environmental
protection policy which provides that all of its owned or leased facilities shall, and all of its employees have the duty to, comply
with all applicable environmental regulatory standards, and the Company utilizes an environmental auditing program for its
facilities to ensure compliance with such regulatory standards. The Company has also established managerial responsibilities
and internal communication channels for dealing with environmental compliance issues that may arise in the course of its
business. Because of the complexity and changing nature of environmental regulatory standards, it is possible that situations
will arise from time to time requiring the Company to incur expenditures in order to ensure environmental regulatory
compliance. However, the Company is not aware of any environmental condition or any operation at any of its facilities, either
individually or in the aggregate, which would cause expenditures having a material adverse effect on its results of operations,
financial condition or cash flows and, accordingly, has not budgeted any material capital expenditures for environmental
compliance for fiscal 2022.
In 1986, Magnetek acquired the stock of Universal Manufacturing Corporation (“Universal”) from a predecessor of Fruit of the
Loom (“FOL”), and the predecessor agreed to indemnify Magnetek against certain environmental liabilities arising from pre-
liabilities covered by the indemnification
acquisition activities at a facility in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Environmental
agreement
facility and defense and
the Bridgeport
if any, at
included completion of additional cleanup activities,
indemnification against liability for potential response costs related to offsite disposal locations. Magnetek's leasehold interest
in the Bridgeport facility was assigned to the buyer in connection with the sale of Magnetek's transformer business in June
2001. FOL, the successor to the indemnification obligation, filed a petition for Reorganization under Chapter 11 of the
Bankruptcy Code in 1999 and Magnetek filed a proof of claim in the proceeding for obligations related to the environmental
indemnification agreement. Magnetek believes that FOL had substantially completed the clean-up obligations required by the
indemnification agreement prior to the bankruptcy filing. In November 2001, Magnetek and FOL entered into an agreement
involving the allocation of certain potential tax benefits and Magnetek withdrew its claims in the bankruptcy proceeding.
Magnetek further believes that FOL's obligation to the state of Connecticut was not discharged in the reorganization
proceeding.
In January 2007, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) requested parties, including Magnetek, to
submit reports summarizing the investigations and remediation performed to date at the site and the proposed additional
investigations and remediation necessary to complete those actions at the site. DEP requested additional information relating to
site investigations and remediation. Magnetek and the DEP agreed to the scope of the work plan in November 2010. The
Company has recorded a liability of $218,000, included in the amount specified above, related to the Bridgeport facility,
representing the best estimate of future site investigation costs and remediation costs which are expected to be incurred in the
future.
For all of the currently known environmental matters, the Company has accrued as of March 31, 2023 a total of $707,000
which, in our opinion, is sufficient to deal with such matters. The Company is not aware of any environmental condition or any
operation at any of its facilities, either individually or in the aggregate, which would cause expenditures to have a material
adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition or cash flows and, accordingly, has not budgeted any material
capital expenditures for environmental compliance for fiscal 2024.
17.
Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income
from continuing operations before income tax expense. The sources and tax effects of the differences were as follows:
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
Statutory federal income tax rate (1)
Expected tax at statutory rate
State income taxes net of federal benefit
Foreign taxes at rates other than statutory federal rate
Employee benefits
US Tax on foreign earnings
Permanent items
Valuation allowance
Federal tax credits
Other
Tax audit adjustments (2)
Unremitted earnings
Return to provision adjustment
Actual tax provision expense
2023
21.00 %
$
$
Year Ended March 31,
2022
21.00 %
8,109
759
1,027
(202)
845
(1,161)
300
(700)
(114)
$ 15,640
2,719
1,757
1,207
1,257
(190)
(787)
(1,539)
285
2,523
720
2,454
—
—
(77)
2021
21.00 %
2,116
(450)
287
(67)
352
(107)
84
(700)
(545)
—
—
—
$ 26,046
$
8,786
$
970
(1) Fiscal year 2022 and 2021 table amounts have been adjusted to be consistent with individual rate reconciling items
disclosed for fiscal 2023.
(2) For fiscal 2023, the Company settled income tax assessments related to tax periods prior to the Company's acquisition
of STAHL. In accordance with the tax indemnification clause of the share purchase agreement, the Company received full
reimbursement from STAHL’s prior owner which was recorded as a gain in Other (income) expense, net.
The provision for income tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following:
Current income tax expense (benefit):
United States Federal
State taxes
Foreign
Deferred income tax expense (benefit):
United States
Foreign
Year Ended March 31,
2022
2021
2023
$
$
7,772
2,218
16,356
(2,482) $
571
12,666
(517)
217
1,139
(3,108)
$
26,046
$
8,786
$
810
618
8,246
(5,996)
(2,708)
970
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
The Company applies the liability method of accounting for income taxes as required by ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” The
tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are
as follows:
Deferred tax assets:
Federal net operating loss carryforwards
State and foreign net operating loss carryforwards
Employee benefit plans
Insurance reserves
Accrued vacation and incentive costs
Federal tax credit carryforwards
ASC 842 Lease Liability
Equity compensation
Capitalized Research and Development Costs
Interest Carryforwards
Other
Valuation allowance
Deferred tax assets after valuation allowance
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, plant, and equipment
ASC 842 Right-of-Use Asset
Intangible assets
Total deferred tax liabilities
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
$
March 31,
2023
2022
$
12,908
6,656
11,609
3,500
4,071
12,065
16,544
4,552
6,976
3,271
1,073
(15,978)
67,247
17,567
10,075
16,625
3,609
3,682
12,427
10,872
3,927
2,003
3,795
2,596
(16,147)
71,031
(7,389)
(15,706)
(88,116)
(111,211)
(43,964) $
(4,917)
(10,130)
(95,316)
(110,363)
(39,332)
$
The valuation allowance includes $2,070,000 and $4,322,000 primarily related to foreign net operating losses at March 31,
2023 and 2022, respectively. A valuation allowance of $1,820,000 was established in fiscal 2023 for separate state net operating
losses. The remaining valuation allowance primarily relates to foreign tax credits which the Company believes it will not
utilize of $12,088,000 and $11,825,000 for the years ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company’s foreign
subsidiaries have net operating loss carryforwards of $2,943,000 that expire in periods ranging from five years to indefinite.
Federal net operating losses from the acquisition of Dorner were fully utilized in fiscal 2023. Federal net operating losses of
$61,465,000 remaining from the acquisition of Magnetek, have expiration dates ranging from 2024 through 2035, and are
subject to certain limitations under U.S. tax law. The state net operating losses of $81,406,000 have expiration dates ranging
from 2024 through 2042. The federal tax credits have expiration dates ranging from 2028 to 2033.
Deferred income taxes are classified within the consolidated balance sheets based on the following breakdown:
Net non-current deferred tax assets
Net non-current deferred tax liabilities
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
March 31,
2023
2022
$
$
$
2,035
(45,999)
(43,964) $
2,313
(41,645)
(39,332)
Net non-current deferred tax liabilities are included in other non-current liabilities.
Income before income tax expense includes foreign subsidiary income of $48,399,000, $42,127,000, and $30,894,000 for the
years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. Historically, we have asserted that the unremitted earnings of most
of our foreign subsidiaries were indefinitely reinvested in the jurisdiction in which they were earned. However, as of March 31,
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
2023, the Company has determined that certain foreign amounts, which can be distributed tax efficiently, are no longer
permanently reinvested where earned. As of March 31, 2023 a tax liability of approximately $720,000 has been accrued for
taxes that would be incurred upon repatriation of the earnings that are not permanently reinvested. We continue to be
permanently reinvested in the unremitted earnings of our other foreign subsidiaries, which total $90,525,000, and outside basis
differences other than unremitted earnings. It is not practicable to calculate the amount of unrecognized deferred tax related to
these basis differences.
Changes in the Company’s uncertain income tax positions, excluding the related accrual for interest and penalties, are as
follows:
Beginning balance
Additions for prior year tax positions
Foreign currency translation
Ending balance
2023
2022
2021
$
$
414
$
—
(3)
$
141
281
(8)
411
$
414
$
132
—
9
141
The Company had $68,000, $62,000, and $57,000 accrued for the payment of interest and penalties at March 31, 2023, 2022,
and 2021 respectively. The Company recognizes interest expense or penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a part of
income tax expense in its consolidated statements of operations. $411,000 of the unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31,
2023 would impact the effective tax rate if recognized. The Company anticipates that certain unrecognized tax benefits will
change due to the settlement of audits in certain foreign jurisdictions prior to March 31, 2024.
The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S., various state, local, and foreign jurisdictions. The
Company’s major tax jurisdictions are the United States and Germany. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject
to tax examinations by tax authorities in the United States for tax years prior to March 31, 2019 and in Germany for tax years
prior to March 31, 2012. The Company has a current tax examination in Germany for fiscal years 2012 to 2014.
The Inflation Reduction Act was enacted in fiscal year 2023 and includes the implementation of a new 15% minimum tax on
book income of certain large corporations, an excise tax on stock buybacks, and various tax credits and incentives for energy
and clean climate initiatives, among other provisions. The Company has evaluated the Act and does not expect its provisions to
have a material impact to the Company's consolidated financial statements.
18.
Leases
Nature of leases
The Company’s lease arrangements generally include real estate (manufacturing facilities, sales offices, distribution centers,
warehouses), vehicles, and equipment. At the inception of an arrangement, the Company determines whether the arrangement is
or contains a lease based on the unique facts and circumstances present. At lease commencement, the Company evaluates
whether the arrangement is a finance or operating lease, and accounts for it accordingly. Operating leases are included in other
assets, other current liabilities, and other liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. Finance leases are included
in net property, plant, and equipment, current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligation, and the remaining balance
is recorded within Term loan and finance lease obligations on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Leases with a term greater than one year are recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as right-of-use (“ROU”) assets,
lease obligations, and, if applicable, long-term lease obligations in the financial statement line items above. The Company has
elected not to recognize leases with terms of one year or less on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Lease obligations and their
corresponding ROU assets are recorded based on the present value of lease payments over the expected lease term. As the
interest rate implicit in lease contracts is generally not readily determinable, the Company uses its estimated incremental
borrowing rate in determining the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is determined based on the
Company’s recent debt issuances, lease term, and the currency in which lease payments are made. The Company recognizes
lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Additionally, because the Company has elected to not separate lease
and non-lease components, variable costs also include payments to the landlord for common area maintenance, real estate taxes,
insurance, and other operating expenses.
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The Company's leases have lease terms ranging from 1 to 23 years, some of which include options to extend or terminate the
lease. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company’s sole discretion. When deemed reasonably certain of exercise,
the renewal options are included in the determination of the lease term. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain
material residual value guarantees or any material restrictive covenants. The Company recorded a finance lease for a
manufacturing facility in Hartland, WI that has a 23 year lease term which terminates in 2035 as a result of the Dorner
acquisition. As of March 31, 2023, the Company does not have any significant additional leases that have not yet commenced.
Significant Inputs:
The following table presents the weighted average remaining lease term and discount rate as of March 31, 2023 and March 31,
2022, respectively:
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)
Operating leases
Finance leases
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases
Finance leases
Amounts recognized on the financial statements
March 31,
2023
2022
7.97
12.58
5.54 %
4.51 %
5.51
13.58
3.78 %
4.51 %
The following table illustrates the balance sheet classification for lease assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2023 and
March 31, 2022, respectively (in thousands):
Operating leases:
Other assets
Accrued liabilities
Other non current liabilities
Total operating liabilities
Finance leases:
Net property, plant, and equipment
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligation
Term loan and finance lease obligations
Total finance liabilities
March 31,
2023
2022
53,551 $
7,966
46,524
54,490 $
12,597 $
604
12,937
13,541 $
30,809
7,965
23,711
31,676
13,525
544
13,540
14,084
$
$
$
$
Operating lease expense of $9,197,000, $9,101,000 and $9,175,000 for the fiscal years ending March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021,
respectively, is included in Income from operations on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Short-term lease expense,
sublease income, and variable lease expenses are not material for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021,
respectively. Finance lease expense of $1,001,000 and $984,000 for the fiscal years ending March 31, 2023 and 2022, is
included in Income from operations on the Consolidated Statements of Operations, and $621,000 and $634,000 and is included
in Interest and debt expense for the fiscal years ending March 31, 2023 and 2022, on the Company's Consolidated Statements of
Operations related to the finance lease.
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Other lease disclosures
Future maturities of leases as of March 31, 2023, were as follows (in thousands):
Year:
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
Thereafter
Total undiscounted lease payments
Less: imputed interest
Present value of lease liabilities
Operating Leases
Finance Lease
9,365 $
9,776
8,708
7,880
7,417
27,592
70,738 $
16,248 $
54,490 $
1,200
1,237
1,274
1,312
1,351
11,657
18,031
4,490
13,541
$
$
$
$
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows (in thousands):
Year ended
March 31, 2023
Year ended
March 31, 2022
Year ended
March 31, 2021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of
operating lease liabilities
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of
finance lease liabilities
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease
liabilities
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease
liabilities
$
$
$
$
8,872 $
9,059 $
8,909
1,166 $
1,132 $
—
31,423 $
5,364 $
2,866
— $
14,582 $
—
19.
Business Segment Information
ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting,” establishes the standards for reporting information about operating segments in financial
statements. The Company has one operating and reportable segment for both internal and external reporting purposes.
Financial information relating to the Company’s operations by geographic area is as follows:
Net sales:
United States
Germany
Europe, Middle East, and Africa (Excluding Germany)
Canada
Asia Pacific
Latin America
Total
Year Ended March 31,
2022
2023
2021
$
$
595,363
175,294
97,597
18,883
16,720
32,383
936,240
$
$
548,620
188,134
108,678
16,719
17,680
26,724
906,555
$
$
348,986
164,380
90,415
15,443
13,829
16,589
649,642
Note: Net sales to external customers are attributed to geographic areas based upon the location from which the product was
shipped from the Company to the customer.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
Total assets:
United States
Germany
Europe, Middle East, and Africa (Excluding Germany)
Canada
Asia Pacific
Latin America
Total
Long-lived assets:
United States
Germany
Europe, Middle East, and Africa (Excluding Germany)
Canada
Asia Pacific
Latin America
Total
Year Ended March 31,
2023
2022
2021
$ 1,127,321
$ 1,105,956
$
540,184
417,167
81,413
12,668
16,063
43,823
422,671
85,678
15,651
18,575
37,176
435,638
125,262
8,647
19,326
21,375
$ 1,698,455
$ 1,685,707
$ 1,150,432
Year Ended March 31,
2023
2022
2021
$
791,835
$
811,276
$
269,061
295,233
312,288
336,606
8,254
1,267
2,207
7,416
1,446
2,574
8,359
1,395
2,235
2,730
$ 1,101,526
2,563
$ 1,137,563
$
1,635
619,291
Note: Long-lived assets include net property, plant, and equipment, goodwill, and other intangibles, net.
$
$
Year Ended March 31,
2022
432,524
144,587
83,461
43,482
84,999
98,445
19,057
906,555
2023
456,300
149,586
76,990
38,369
84,663
102,962
27,370
936,240
$
$
2021
394,682
—
47,557
37,025
75,458
74,943
19,977
649,642
Sales by major product group are as follows:
Hoists
High Precision Conveyors
Chain and rigging tools
Industrial cranes
Actuators and rotary unions
Digital power control and delivery systems
Elevator application drive systems
Total
$
$
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
20.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss is as follows:
Foreign currency translation adjustment – net of tax
Pension liability – net of tax
Postretirement obligations – net of tax
Split-dollar life insurance arrangements – net of tax
Derivatives qualifying as hedges – net of tax
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
March 31,
2023
(32,352) $
(13,736)
1,769
(833)
7,109
(38,043) $
$
$
2022
(28,080)
(21,794)
1,836
(1,084)
(777)
(49,899)
The deferred taxes related to the adjustments associated with the items included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
of deferred tax asset valuation allowances, were $(6,371,000), $(5,780,000), and $(13,305,000) for fiscal 2023, 2022, and 2021
In the period subsequent to our
respectively. Refer to Note 17 for discussion of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance.
initial recording of the valuation allowance in fiscal 2011, increases and decreases to both the deferred tax assets associated
with items in accumulated other comprehensive loss, and the valuation allowance, have been recorded as offsets to
comprehensive income.
As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act"), the Company recorded as an offsetting entry a $(7,251,000) stranded tax
effect in the minimum pension liability component and a $(194,000) stranded tax effect in the split dollar life insurance
arrangement component of other comprehensive income in fiscal 2018. The stranded tax effect related to the other post
retirement obligations component was not material.
As a result of the recording of a deferred tax asset valuation allowance in fiscal 2011, the Company recorded as an offsetting
entry a $7,605,000 stranded tax effect in the minimum pension liability component, $935,000 stranded tax effect in the other
post retirement obligations component and a $747,000 stranded tax effect in the split dollar life insurance arrangement
component of other comprehensive income. With the reversal of that valuation allowance in fiscal 2013, the Company recorded
the reversal of the valuation allowance as a reduction of income taxes in the consolidated statement of operations.
As a result of the recording of a deferred tax asset valuation allowance in fiscal 2005, the Company recorded as an offsetting
entry a $406,000 stranded tax effect in the minimum pension liability component of other comprehensive income. With the
reversal of that valuation allowance in fiscal 2006, the Company recorded the reversal of the valuation allowance as a reduction
of income taxes in the consolidated statement of operations.
The stranded tax effects described above are in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes” even though the impact of the
act and the deferred tax asset valuation allowance described above were initially established as an adjustment to comprehensive
income. This amount will remain indefinitely as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss.
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income by component are as follows (in thousands):
March 31, 2023
Change in
Derivatives
Qualifying
as Hedges
Foreign
Currency
(28,079) $
(4,273)
—
(4,273)
(32,352) $
(777)
12,385
(4,499)
7,886
7,109
$
Retirement
Obligations
$
(21,043) $
7,755
488
8,243
(12,800) $
$
Total
(49,899)
15,867
(4,011)
11,856
(38,043)
Beginning balance net of tax
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive loss to net income
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income
Ending balance net of tax
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
Beginning balance net of tax
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive loss to net income
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income
Ending balance net of tax
March 31, 2022
Change in
Derivatives
Qualifying
as Hedges
Foreign
Currency
Retirement
Obligations
$
(37,356) $
15,398
915
16,313
(21,043) $
$
(21,776) $
(6,303)
—
(6,303)
(28,079) $
(854)
5,922
(5,845)
77
(777) $
Total
(59,986)
15,017
(4,930)
10,087
(49,899)
Details of amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the year ended March 31, 2023 are as follows
(in thousands):
Details of AOCL Components
Net pension amount unrecognized
Amount
reclassified
from AOCL
Affected line item on consolidated statement of
operations
Change in derivatives qualifying as hedges
$
$
$
$
(1)
652
652 Total before tax
(164) Tax benefit
488 Net of tax
267 Cost of products sold
Interest expense
(3,144)
(3,096) Foreign currency
(5,973) Total before tax
1,474 Tax benefit
(4,499) Net of tax
(1) These accumulated other comprehensive loss components are included in the computation of net periodic pension
cost. (See Note 13 — Pensions and Other Benefit Plans for additional details.)
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
(tabular amounts in thousands, except share data)
Details of amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the year ended March 31, 2022 are as follows
(in thousands):
Details of AOCL Components
Net pension amount unrecognized
Amount
reclassified
from AOCL
Affected line item on consolidated statement of
operations
Change in derivatives qualifying as hedges
$
$
$
$
(1)
1,237
1,237 Total before tax
(322) Tax benefit
915 Net of tax
2,868
85 Cost of products sold
Interest expense
(11,250) Foreign currency
(8,297) Total before tax
2,452 Tax benefit
(5,845) Net of tax
(1) These accumulated other comprehensive loss components are included in the computation of net periodic pension
cost. (See Note 13 — Pensions and Other Benefit Plans for additional details.)
21.
Effects of New Accounting Pronouncements
Topics not yet adopted
In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic
848" from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024, which is superseding the date from ASU No. 2020-04, "Reference Rate
Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting." This ASU is elective and is
relief to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that
reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. Optional expedients
are provided for contract modification accounting under topics such as debt, leases, and derivatives. The optional amendments
are effective for all entities as of any date from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12,
2020 through December 31, 2024. We are currently evaluating the impact the standard will have on our consolidated financial
statements if we chose to elect.
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, "Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets
and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers." The ASU amends ASC 805 to require acquiring entities to apply
Topic 606 to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in a business combination and is intended to improve
the accounting for acquired revenue contracts with customers in a business combination by addressing diversity in practice and
inconsistency. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those
years, with early adoption permitted. The amendments should be applied prospectively to business combinations occurring on
or after the effective date of the amendments. As described above, the Company announced that it has executed a definitive
agreement to acquire montratec, which is expected to close during the first quarter of fiscal 2024. As part of our purchase
accounting procedures, we will plan to implement this standard.
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SCHEDULE II—Valuation and qualifying accounts
March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
Dollars in thousands
Description
Year ended March 31, 2023:
Deducted from asset accounts:
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance
Total
Reserves on balance sheet:
Accrued general and product liability costs,
net of insurance recoveries
Year ended March 31, 2022:
Deducted from asset accounts:
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance
Total
Reserves on balance sheet:
Accrued general and product liability costs,
net of insurance recoveries
Year ended March 31, 2021:
Deducted from asset accounts:
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance
Total
Reserves on balance sheet:
Accrued general and product liability costs,
net of insurance recoveries
Balance at
Beginning
of Period
Charged
to Costs
and
Expenses
Additions
Charged
to Other
Accounts
Acquisition/
Divestiture
Deductions
Balance
at End of
Period
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
5,717
16,147
21,864
$
$
1,055
77
1,132
$
$
(96) $
(246)
(342) $
— $
3,056 (1) $
—
—
— $
3,056
$
3,620
15,978
19,598
13,414
$
3,025
$
— $
— $
3,608 (2) $
12,831
5,686
15,103
20,789
$
$
1,929
242
2,171
$
$
(170) $
255
85 $
227
547
774
$
$
1,955 (1) $
—
1,955
$
5,717
16,147
21,864
13,175
$
6,648
$
— $
— $
6,409 (2) $
13,414
5,056
15,036
20,092
$
$
2,411
84
2,495
$
$
192 $
(17)
175 $
— $
1,973 (1) $
—
—
— $
1,973
$
5,686
15,103
20,789
11,944
$
4,634
$
— $
— $
3,403 (2) $
13,175
_________________
(1) Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries
(2) Insurance claims and expenses paid
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Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures
Management’s Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of March 31, 2023, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management,
including the Chief Executive Officer (our principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (our principal financial
officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2023 to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in our reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our
management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term
is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management,
including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our
internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control--Integrated Framework issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (COSO). Based on that evaluation,
our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 31, 2023.
The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2023 has been audited by Ernst &
Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included herein.
Our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure
controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter
how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will
be met. The design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must
be considered relative to their costs. Further, because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls
can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of
fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be
faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual
acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system
of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any
design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls
effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in
conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no other changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the most recent quarter that
have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, other than as
described below.
Three of the Company’s foreign locations implemented the enterprise resource planning system SAP during the year-ended
March 31, 2023 as part of our strategy to enhance our information systems. The system implementation has enhanced our
internal controls as follows:
a) The new enterprise resource planning system was designed to generate reports and other information used to account
for transactions and reduce the number of manual processes employed by the Company;
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b) The new enterprise resource planning system is technologically advanced and is expected to increase the amount of
application controls used to process data; and
c) The Company has designed new processes and implemented new procedures in connection with the implementation.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Columbus McKinnon Corporation
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited Columbus McKinnon Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2023, based on
criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Columbus McKinnon Corporation (the
Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2023, based on
the COSO criteria.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)
(PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2023 and 2022, the related consolidated statements of operations,
comprehensive income, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2023, and
the related notes and financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(2) and our report dated May 25, 2023 expressed
an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management's Report
on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be
independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all
material respects.
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material
weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and
performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
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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/ Ernst & Young LLP
Buffalo, New York
May 25, 2023
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Item 9B.
Other Information
None.
Item 9C.
Disclosures Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
None.
PART III
Item 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the sections entitled "Election of Directors," "Our
Executive Officers" and "Corporate Governance Policy" in our 2023 Proxy Statement.
The charters of our Audit Committee, Compensation and Succession Committee, and Governance and Nomination Committee
are available on our website at www.columbusmckinnon.com and are available to any shareholder upon request to the
Corporate Secretary. The information on the Company's website is not incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K.
We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to all of our employees, including our principal executive officer, principal
financial officer and principal accounting officer, as well as our directors. Our code of ethics, the Columbus McKinnon
Corporation Legal Compliance & Business Ethics Manual, is available on our website at www.columbusmckinnon.com. We
intend to disclose any amendment to, or waiver from, the code of ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal
financial officer or principal accounting officer otherwise required to be disclosed under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K by posting such
amendment or waiver, as applicable, on our website.
Item 11.
Executive Compensation
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the sections entitled "Director Compensation,"
"Compensation of Executive Officers" and "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" in our 2023 Proxy Statement.
Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the sections entitled "Security Ownership of
Management and Certain Beneficial Owners" and "Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Equity Compensation Plan
Information" in our 2023 Proxy Statement.
Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the sections entitled "Certain Relationships and
Related Party Transactions" and "Corporate Governance Policy — Board of Directors Independence" in our 2023 Proxy
Statement.
Item 14.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to the section entitled "Principal Accountant Fees and
Services" in our 2023 Proxy Statement.
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PART IV
Item 15.
Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules
(1)
Financial Statements:
The following consolidated financial statements of Columbus McKinnon Corporation are included in Item 8:
Reference
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 42)
Consolidated Balance Sheets - March 31, 2023 and 2022
Consolidated Statements of Operations – Years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – Years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity – Years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Years ended March 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
Notes to consolidated financial statements
(2) Financial Statement Schedule:
Schedule II - Valuation and qualifying accounts
Page
No.
34
37
38
39
40
41
42
Page
No.
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All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulation of the SEC are not required under
the related instructions or are inapplicable and therefore have been omitted.
(3)
Exhibits:
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger among Columbus McKinnon Corporation, Dorner Merger Sub Inc., Precision Blocker, Inc.,
and Precision TopCo LP (as representative of the company equityholders) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 1, 2021).
2.2 Stock Purchase Agreement, dated November 3, 2021, among Columbus McKinnon Corporation, Garvey Corporation,
William J. Garvey, The Mark Garvey Residuary Trust and Thomas G. Garvey III (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 4, 2021).
2.3 Share Purchase Agreement, dated April 25, 2023, by and between Columbus McKinnon EMEA GmbH, as purchaser and
montratec Holding S.a.r.l, as seller (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated April 26, 2023).
3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated October 21, 2022).
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K dated February 17, 2023).
4.1
Specimen common share certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement No.
33-80687 on Form S-1 dated December 21, 1995).
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*4.2 Description of Securities of Columbus McKinnon Corporation registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended
#10.1 Columbus McKinnon Corporation Personal Retirement Account Plan Trust Agreement, dated April 1, 1987 (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Company’s Registration Statement No. 33-80687 on Form S-1 dated December 21, 1995).
#10.2 Form of Change in Control Agreement as entered into between Columbus McKinnon Corporation and certain of its executive
officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2021).
#10.3 Form of Omnibus Code Section 409A Compliance Policy as entered into between Columbus McKinnon Corporation and
certain of its executive officers. (incorporated by reference to Appendix to the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual
Meeting of Stockholders of Columbus McKinnon Corporation held on July 31, 2006).
#10.4 Columbus McKinnon Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, restated effective as of April 1, 2015, as amended by
Amendment No. 1 thereto effective as of April 15, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021).
#10.5 Columbus McKinnon Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan Adoption Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2013
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2021).
#10.6 Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 9, 2018, to the Columbus McKinnon Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan
Adoption Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2021).
#10.7 Amendment No. 2, dated as of August 23, 2018, to the Columbus McKinnon Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan
Adoption Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2021).
#10.8 Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan, effective July 26, 2010 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on August 12, 2010).
#10.9 The 2014 Stock Incentive Plan of Magnetek, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K dated September 16, 2015).
#10.10 Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective June 5, 2019
(incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders held on July 22, 2019).
#10.11 Amendment No. 1 to the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated
effective June 5, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2021).
#10.12 Form of Time-Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2016 Long Term
Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2021).
#10.13 Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Award Agreement for the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2016 Long Term Incentive
Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2021).
#10.14 Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement for the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2016 Long Term Incentive
Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2021).
#10.15 Employment agreement effective May 11, 2020, by and between Columbus McKinnon Corporation and David J. Wilson
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 11, 2020).
#10.16 Change in Control Agreement effective May 11, 2020, by and between Columbus McKinnon Corporation and David J.
Wilson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 11, 2020).
#10.17 Employment Agreement Amendment effective June 1, 2020, by and between Columbus McKinnon Corporation and David J.
Wilson (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 3, 2020).
10.18 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated May 14, 2021, by and among Columbus McKinnon Corporation and the
other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 14,
2021).
*10.19 First Amendment, dated as of November 30, 2021, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, between Columbus
McKinnon Corporation and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
*10.20 LIBOR Transition Amendment, dated as of May 8, 2023, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, among Columbus
McKinnon Corporation, Columbus McKinnon EMEA GmbH, each other guarantor party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank,
N.A., as Administrative Agent.
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10.21 Second Amendment, dated as of May 18, 2023, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, among Columbus McKinnon
Corporation, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Second Amendment Revolving Lender, Swingline
Lender and Issuing Lender, and the lenders and agents party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 18, 2023).
#10.22 Retirement Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2022, by and between the Company and Kurt Wozniak (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022).
*21.1 Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
*23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
*31.1 Certification of the principal executive officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
*31.2 Certification of the principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
**32.1 Certification of the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
*101 The financial statements from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the twelve months ended March 31, 2023
formatted in iXBRL
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*101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
*101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
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*101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
*104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
*
Filed herewith
** Furnished herewith
#
Indicates a Management contract or compensation plan or arrangement
Item 16.
Form 10-K Summary
None.
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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.
SIGNATURES
Date: May 25, 2023
COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
By:
/s/ David J. Wilson
David J. Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ David J. Wilson
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 25, 2023
David J. Wilson
/s/ Gregory P. Rustowicz
Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief
May 25, 2023
Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)
Gregory P. Rustowicz
/s/ Gerald G. Colella
Chairman of the Board of Directors
May 25, 2023
Gerald G. Colella
/s/ Chad R. Abraham
Director
May 25, 2023
Chad R. Abraham
/s/ Aziz S. Aghili
Director
May 25, 2023
Aziz S. Aghili
/s/ Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn
Director
May 25, 2023
Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn
/s/ Michael Dastoor
Director
May 25, 2023
Michael Dastoor
/s/ Richard H. Fleming
Director
May 25, 2023
Richard H. Fleming
/s/ Heath A. Mitts
Director
May 25, 2023
Heath A. Mitts
/s/ Kathryn V. Roedel
Director
May 25, 2023
Kathryn V. Roedel
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/s/ Rebecca Yeung
Director
May 25, 2023
Rebecca Yeung
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Exhibit 21.1
COLUMBUS McKINNON CORPORATION
SUBSIDIARIES
(as of March 31, 2023)
CM Insurance Company, Inc. (US-NY)
Magnetek, Inc. (US-DE)
Magnetek National Electric Coil, Inc. (US-DE)
CMCO Acquisition, LLC (US-DE)
Dorner Mfg. Corp. (US-DE)
Dorner Latin America S. de R.L. de C.V. (Mexico)
Dorner Sdn. (Malaysia)
FlexMove Americas, LLC (US-DE)
Dorner Holdings Europe GmbH (Germany)
Dorner GmbH (Germany)
Dorner Sarl (France)
Dorner Conveyors Ltd. (Canada)
Garvey Corporation (US-NJ)
Yale Industrial Products, Inc. (US-DE)
Columbus McKinnon Hungary Finance Kft. (Hungary)
Columbus McKinnon Hungary Holdings Kft. (Hungary)
Columbus McKinnon Dutch Holdings 3 B.V. (The Netherlands)
Morris Middle East, Ltd. (Cayman Islands)
Eastern Morris Cranes Company Limited (49% Investment) (Saudi Arabia)
Columbus McKinnon Limited (Canada)
Columbus McKinnon Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
Columbus McKinnon (Shanghai) International Trading Co. LTD (China)
Columbus McKinnon Asia Pacific Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Columbus McKinnon Industrial Products Co. Ltd. (China)
STAHL Cranesystems Shanghai Co. Ltd. (China)
STAHL Cranesystems India Private Ltd. (49% Investment) (India)
Columbus McKinnon EMEA GmbH (Germany)
Columbus McKinnon Industrial Products GmbH (Germany)
Columbus McKinnon Corporation Ltd. (England)
Magnetek (UK) Limited (England)
Stahl Cranesystems Ltd. (England)
Columbus McKinnon France S.a.r.l. (France)
Société d’Exploitation des Raccords Gautier (France)
Columbus McKinnon Italia S.r.l. (Italy)
Columbus McKinnon Ibérica S.L.U. (Spain)
Columbus McKinnon Benelux, B.V. (The Netherlands)
CMCO Material Handling (Pty), Ltd. (South Africa)
Yale Engineering Products (Pty.) Ltd. (South Africa)
Yale Lifting Solutions (Pty.) Ltd. (South Africa)
Yale Lifting Solutions Industrial (Pty.) Ltd. (South Africa)
Columbus McKinnon Austria GmbH (Austria)
Hebetechnik Gesellschaft GmbH (Austria)
Columbus McKinnon Hungary Kft. (Hungary)
Columbus McKinnon Russia LLC (Russia)
Columbus McKinnon Polska Sp.z.o.o (Poland)
Columbus McKinnon Switzerland AG (Switzerland)
Columbus McKinnon Ireland, Ltd. (Ireland)
Ferromet al Limitada (Portugal)
Stahl Cranesystems GmbH (Germany)
STAHL Cranesystems FZE (UAE)
Columbus McKinnon Engineered Products GmbH (Germany)
Verkehrstechnik Gmbh (Germany)
STAHL Cranesystems India Private Ltd. (51% Investment) (India)
Columbus McKinnon Latin America B.V. (The Netherlands)
Columbus McKinnon de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico)
Columbus McKinnon de Uruguay, S.A. (Uruguay)
Columbus McKinnon do Brazil Ltda. (Brazil)
Columbus McKinnon de Panama S.A. (Panama)
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
(1) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-168777) pertaining to the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2010 Long Term
Incentive Plan,
(2) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-207165) pertaining to the 2014 Incentive Plan of Magnetek, Inc., and
(3) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-212865) pertaining to the Columbus McKinnon Corporation 2016 Long Term
Incentive Plan.
of our reports dated May 25, 2023, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Columbus McKinnon
Corporation and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Columbus McKinnon Corporation included in
this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended March 31, 2023.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Buffalo, New York
May 25, 2023
CERTIFICATION
I, David J. Wilson, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of Columbus McKinnon Corporation;
EXHIBIT 31.1
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.
b.
c.
d.
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
in which this report is being prepared;
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report
our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual
report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control
over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or
persons performing the equivalent functions):
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
a.
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information; and
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role
b.
in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 25, 2023
/s/ David J. Wilson
David J. Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Gregory P. Rustowicz, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of Columbus McKinnon Corporation;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.
b.
c.
d.
designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
in which this report is being prepared;
designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report
our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual
report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control
over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or
persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.
b.
all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information; and
any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role
in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 25, 2023
/s/ Gregory P. Rustowicz
Gregory P. Rustowicz
Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial
Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
CERTIFICATION
Exhibit 32.1
Each of the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report of Columbus McKinnon Corporation (the "Company") on Form 10-K
for the year ended March 31, 2023, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and that
in all
material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.
information contained in the such Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents,
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be
retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
Dated: May 25, 2023
/s/ David J. Wilson
David J. Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Gregory P. Rustowicz
Gregory P. Rustowicz
Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial
Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Executive Officers
David J. Wilson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Gregory P. Rustowicz
Executive Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer
Bert A. Brant
Sr. Vice President, Global Operations
Appal S. K. Chintapalli
President of EMEA and APAC
Alan S. Korman
Sr. Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate
Development, and Secretary
Mark R. Paradowski
Sr. Vice President Information Systems
and Chief Digital Officer
Mario Y. Ramos
Sr. Vice President, Global Product Development
and Marketing
Terry J. Schadeberg
President of the Americas
Adrienne M. Williams
Sr. Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Board of Directors
Gerald G. Colella, Chairman
MKS Instruments (Nasdaq: MKSI)
David J. Wilson
Columbus McKinnon
Chad R. Abraham 1
Piper Sandler (NYSE: PIPR)
Aziz S. Aghili 2,3*
Dana Holding Corporation (NYSE:DAN)
Jeanne Beliveau-Dunn 2*,3
Claridad LLC
Michael Dastoor 1
Jabil, Inc. (NYSE: JBL)
Richard H. Fleming
USG Corporation (NYSE: USG); retired
Heath A. Mitts 1*
TE Connectivity Ltd. (NYSE: TEL)
Kathryn V. Roedel, Lead Director 2,3
Sleep Number Corporation (Nasdaq: SCSS), retired
Rebecca Yeung 3
FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX)
1 Audit
2 Compensation and Succession
3 Corporate Governance and Nomination
* Chairperson
Shareholder and Corporate
Information
Common Stock
Columbus McKinnon’s common stock is traded
on Nasdaq under the symbol CMCO. As of
May 30, 2023, there were 322 shareholders
of record and 28,726,228 total shares of common stock
outstanding.
Annual Meeting of Shareholders
July 24, 2023
10:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Virtual meeting at:
www.proxydocs.com/CMCO
Transfer Agent
Please direct questions about lost certificates,
change of address and consolidation of accounts
to the Company’s transfer agent and registrar:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11219
800-937-5449
718-921-8124
www.astfinancial.com
Corporate Headquarters
Columbus McKinnon Corporation
205 Crosspoint Parkway
Buffalo, New York 14068
716-689-5400
www.cmco.com
Investor Relations
Gregory P. Rustowicz
Executive Vice President Finance and CFO
Columbus McKinnon Corporation
716-689-5442
greg.rustowicz@cmworks.com
Deborah K. Pawlowski
Kei Advisors LLC
716-843-3908
dpawlowski@keiadvisors.com
Investor information is available on the
Company’s website: investors.cmco.com
Independent Auditors
Ernst & Young LLP
Seneca One
1 West Seneca Street
Buffalo, New York 14203
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income & EPS to
Non-GAAP Net Income & EPS
GAAP Net Income
Add back (deduct):
Amortization of intangibles
Cost of debt refinancing
Acquisition deal, integration, and severance costs
Acquisition inventory step-up expense
Business realignment costs
Product liability settlement
Acquisition amortization of backlog
Non-cash pension settlement expense
Factory closures
Insurance recovery legal costs
Net loss on sales of businesses, including impairment
Garvey contingent consideration
Headquarter relocation costs
Insurance settlement
Gain on sale of building
Normalize tax rate to 22% *
2023
2022
Year Ended March 31,
2021
2020
2019
$
48,429
$
29,660
$
9,106
$
59,672
$
42,577
26,001
-
616
-
5,140
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,230
996
-
-
2,185
25,283
14,803
10,473
5,042
3,902
2,850
2,100
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(13,852)
12,623
-
3,951
-
1,470
-
-
19,046
3,778
229
-
-
-
-
(2,638)
(9,708)
12,942
-
-
-
2,831
-
-
-
4,709
585
176
-
-
(382)
-
(4,080)
14,900
-
-
-
1,906
-
-
-
1,473
1,282
25,672
-
-
-
-
(11,268)
Non-GAAP adjusted net income
$
84,597
$
80,261
$
37,857
$
76,453
$
76,542
Average diluted shares outstanding
28,818
28,401
24,173
23,855
23,660
Net income per diluted share - GAAP
Net income per diluted share - Non-GAAP
1.68
2.94
1.04
2.83
0.38
1.57
2.50
3.20
1.80
3.24
* Applies a normalized tax rate of 22% to GAAP pre-tax income and non-GAAP adjustments above, pre-tax.
Reconciliation of GAAP Revenue to Revenue on a Constant Currency Basis
($ in thousands)
Fiscal Year 2022
Foreign currency translation (FX)
Acquisitions
Price increases (decreases)
Volume increases (decreases)
Fiscal Year 2023
Foreign currency translation (FX)
Fiscal Year 2023 excl. impact of FX
Change in revenue Y/Y Excl. FX
$
$
$
$
Revenue
906,555
(30,584)
22,436
46,986
(9,153)
936,240
(30,584)
966,824
7%
Forward-Looking Information
The Columbus McKinnon annual report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning expected growth, future sales and EBITDA margins, and future
potential to deliver results; the execution of its strategy and further transformation of the Company with stronger growth, less cyclicality and higher
margins, and achievement of certain goals. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause
the actual results of the Company to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such statements, including the impact of supply
chain challenges and inflation, the ability of the Company to scale the organization, achieve its financial targets including revenue and adjusted
EBITDA margin, and to execute CMBS and the Core Growth Framework; global economic and business conditions affecting the industries served
by the Company and its subsidiaries, including COVID-19; the Company's customers and suppliers, competitor responses to the Company's
products and services, the overall market acceptance of such products and services, the ability to expand into new markets and geographic
regions, and other factors disclosed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Consequently, such
forward-looking statements should be regarded as current plans, estimates and beliefs. The Company assumes no obligation to update the
forward-looking information contained in this annual report.
Nasdaq: CMCO
205 Crosspoint Parkway | Buffalo, New York 14068
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