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Shiloh Industries Inc.

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SHILOH 
INDUSTRIES,
INC.

 Operational Excellence 
 Product Leadership 
 Customer Loyalty 

2011 
Annual  
Report 

 
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COMPANY PROFILE 

Shiloh Industries, Inc. operates 9 strategically 
located manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Michigan, 
Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Mexico and two 
technical centers in Michigan and Ohio.  Placement 
of each facility has enabled Shiloh to offer logistical 
efficiencies to its customers with just-in-time 
capabilities. 

QUALITY POLICY 

Quality is defined by our customers. 

We are committed to provide our customers with 
products and services that meet or exceed 
expectations for quality, cost and delivery. 

We accomplish this through effective leadership, 
capable technologies, and committed process 
ownership to continuous excellence, by everyone 
throughout our organization. 

BUSINESS CONCEPT 

Shiloh Industries, Inc. utilizes superior engineering 
and production capabilities to integrate its world-
class expertise in tooling design and simulation, 
precision blanking, laser welding, forming and 
assembly to provide solutions used in high volume 
complex applications. 

We do this in partnership with leading global 
automotive and industrial users of metal products 
where we can improve product performance and 
maximize customer value. 

We apply effective leadership, advanced 
technologies and process ownership to meet and 
exceed the customers specifications for quality, 
cost, delivery and service. 

Operating Income
(in $ millions)

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(In millions, except per share data)

Ope rations Data
Revenues
Cost of sales
Gross profit
Selling, general and
  administrative expenses
Operating income
Interest expense
Net income
Earnings per share:
  Basic
  Diluted

Balance  She e t Data
Total assets
Total debt
Total equity

Cash Flow Data
Cash flow from operations

Financial Ratios
Return on Equity1
Net Debt to Capitalization2
Return on Invested Capital3

For the  ye ars e nde d
Octobe r 31, 
2010
457.3
422.6
34.7

2009
269.4
274.5
(5.1)

$     

$     

$     

2008
507.9
463.7
44.3

$     

2011
517.7
478.8
38.9

23.7
14.8
1.7
7.8

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19.9
9.9
3.8
3.9

$         

16.4
(23.2)
3.3
(17.8)

$      

26.9
16.9
4.5
6.8

$         

$       
$       

0.47
0.47

$       
$       

0.23
0.23

$      
$      

(1.09)
(1.09)

$       
$       

0.42
0.41

$     

240.7
26.1
107.7

$     

227.6
27.6
102.2

$     

252.4
52.5
95.5

$     

293.6
71.0
120.5

$       

20.6

$       

29.2

$       

20.6

$       

45.9

7.5%

19.5%

4.6%

3.9%

(16.5%)

21.3%

2.2%

35.4%

(5.7%)

5.3%

36.3%

2.8%

1Return on Equity is defined by the Company as net income divided by average stockholders' equity.
2Net Debt to Capitalization is defined by the Company as total debt, less cash divided by the sum of 

net debt and stockholders' equity.
3Return on Invested Capital is defined by the Company as net income divided by average invested capital, 

which includes account s receivable, inventory, net property, plant and equipment, less accounts payable.

 
 
 
       
       
       
       
         
         
          
         
         
         
         
         
         
           
        
         
           
           
           
           
         
         
         
         
       
       
         
       
Letter to Stockholders 

2011 – A year of continued recovery in the vehicle 
production and sales levels in the North American 
Automotive and Heavy Truck Industries. 

Gradually improving consumer confidence levels along 
with rising pent-up demand, available credit, and 
excellent product offerings from all automakers resulted 
for the second year in a row, as expected, in higher levels 
of production volumes.  Year over year, North American 
production volumes increased from 11.8 million to 12.8 
million cars and light trucks, as you can see in Chart #1.  
Similarly, the heavy truck and trailer production volumes 
increased year over year from 272 thousand to 422 
thousand units, reinforcing the momentum of the 
recovery.  

Chart #1 

N.A. Light Vehicle  Production Volume
(in millions)

15.9 Total

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Other New Domestics

During fiscal year 2011, our Company produced 
components and modular assemblies for 9 out of the 10 
highest selling vehicles in North America.  Driven by 
stringent requirements for significant increases in fuel 
economy and safety in the near future, our Advanced 
Value Engineering and Product Development Teams, 
working closely with our customers, continue to 
demonstrate our expertise in designing, developing and 
delivering advanced product solutions that increase value 
for our customers and position our Company for growth 
and improved profitability. 

Shiloh Solutions: 
Recognizing that the foundation to sustainable success for 
our Company through the years has been our ability to 
continuously innovate, generate and deliver to our 
customers the competitive advantage they seek and that 
by doing so we ensure our profitable growth, we have 
focused our operating strategies in three key priorities: 

  Operational Excellence 
  Product Leadership 
  Customer Loyalty 

The pursuit of these three operating strategies has created 
the culture, skills and disciplines that allow us to identify, 

evaluate, develop and deliver solutions to our customers 
that can make the difference. 

In 2011, our Company was invited to work closely with 
several customers focusing on making vehicles lighter 
and stronger, reducing the level of complexity for 
manufacturing, improving functional performance, and 
reducing total costs.  This collaboration and the resulting 
accomplishments in helping our customers meet their 
objectives include the following solutions: 

  Area of Focus: Optimization of material 

utilization to reduce weight, costs, and improve 
structural integrity. 

Solution: Shiloh Advanced Value Engineering 
(SAVE) identifies, develops and proves out 
opportunities for material utilization reductions 
through our expertise in “Wave-Edge 
Technology”, “Curvi-Linear Laser Welding 
Technology” and “Reconfigured vs. Monolithic” 
panel construction. 

  Area of Focus: Optimization of formability and 
functional performance of complex laminate 
deep-draw stampings for powertrain 
applications. 

Solution: Shiloh AcroStik ™ Acoustic Coil 
Laminate (ACL™) provides an environmentally 
friendly proprietary adhesive technology that is 
applied between two coils of steel and results in 
a highly effective co-formed viscoelastic 
material. This product has been produced 
successfully for laminated steel oil pans and 
transmission and engine covers for several 
OEM’s in the automotive and heavy truck 
industries. 

AcroStik™ (ACL™) Deep Draw Oil Pan 

  Area of Focus: Optimization of formability and 
functional performance while reducing total cost, 
weight, and complexity of the modular assembly 
construction. 

Solution: Shiloh AcroStik ™ Acoustic Panel 
Laminate (APL™) is a cost effective, 
complementary expansion of the ACL™ product 
line for vehicle body panel applications. This 
product is being launched with a major OEM on 
the dash panel of a new luxury vehicle. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Special dividends to Shareholders

In April 2011, the Company entered into an amended and 
restated Credit and Security Agreement that secured an 
$80 million revolving line of credit with a five-year term 
and favorable borrowing rates thereby reducing our 
overall cost of borrowing.  

Moving Forward: 
Fiscal 2011 reinforced our belief that we are in an 
improving vehicle production cycle that should eventually 
bring us to the pre-crisis levels of around 15 million units 
by 2014.  Based on publicly available information, the 
average life of a car on the U.S. roads is 11.1 years, while 
light trucks average 10.4 years. 

Even though there are some serious macroeconomic 
concerns regarding the global economy, most automotive 
industry forecasters agree that the demand momentum 
will continue in 2012 and beyond, and the 2012 vehicle 
production volume is expected to be between 13.5 – 14.0 
million cars and light trucks and approximately 450 
thousand units for heavy truck production in North 
America. 

In addition, the improving strength of the U.S. economy, 
the sharp focus of our OEM customers in vehicle weight 
reduction, improved fuel economy, improved functional 
performance and the excellent quality and appeal of the 
new product offerings, provide more choices to the 
consumers than ever before. 

We are optimistic on the prospects for 2012 because our 
Company’s technology and manufacturing capabilities 
will play a contributing role that is appreciated by our 
customers.  With a sound Balance Sheet, a strong 
Management Team and a highly trained and dedicated 
workforce, we are moving forward with confidence and 
consistency in the execution of our operational and 
strategic priorities. 

In closing, I would like to take this opportunity to express 
my thanks and appreciation to our Board of Directors for 
their leadership, guidance and support throughout another 
successful year.  I also would like to express my thanks 
and appreciation to all our dedicated associates and to 
you, our stockholders for your continued support. 
 your
you,

Theodore K. Zampetis 
Theodore K. Zampetis
President and CEO   

AcroStik™ (APL™) Dash Panel 

2011 Results: 

Sales for fiscal 2011 were $517.7 million, an increase of 
$60.4 million, or 13.2%, from sales of $457.3 million in 
fiscal 2010.  Sales increased during fiscal 2011 as a result 
of increased production volumes experienced by the 
North American automotive and heavy truck industries 
for which the Company supplies parts as well as sales that 
resulted from business awarded to the Company for new 
model introductions and new conquest business awarded 
and launched during fiscal 2011. For fiscal year 2011, 
North American automotive car and light truck 
production was 8.1% above the production levels of 2010, 
and production of the traditional domestic manufacturers 
was 11.3% above the prior year.  

Operating income for fiscal 2011 was $14.8 million, 
including net asset impairment charges of $0.1 million 
and restructuring charges of $0.4 million compared to an 
operating income of $9.9 million, including the asset 
impairment charges of $4.5 million and restructuring 
charges of $0.3 million, all representing charges for the 
closure of the Mansfield, OH facility announced in fiscal 
2010. The Manufacturing and Selling, General and 
Administrative costs increased in fiscal 2011 as expected, 
compared to the prior year as a result of increased labor 
costs associated with higher production volumes, 
preparation for new program launches, the phase out of 
the Company’s Mansfield facility and the start-up costs 
related to the Company’s new Bowling Green facility. In 
addition, the Company restored to pre-crisis levels payroll 
reductions and benefit contributions at the beginning of 
the fiscal year, resulting in increases costs year-over-year. 

The Company reported net income for fiscal 2011 of $7.8 
million or $0.47 per share diluted including the 
impairment and restructuring charges, compared to $3.9 
million or $0.23 per share diluted including the 
impairment and restructuring charges in fiscal 2010. 

For fiscal 2011, the Company generated cash flow from 
operations of $20.6 million. The Company invested $18.5 
million in new capital projects, including $8.7 million for 
the launch of the new Bowling Green, KY facility, which 
began operations in April 2011. In addition, on December 
10, 2010 the Board of Directors declared a special 
dividend of $0.12 per share, which was paid on December 
29, 2010, resulting in a use of cash of $2.0 million. The 
Company repaid funds borrowed to pay this special 
dividend and further reduced debt since the end of the 
previous year by an additional $1.5 million to $26.1 
million as shown in Chart #2.  

 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Operational Metrics
Inventory turnover1 
Return on total capital2
Productivity index3
Asset turnover4
Capital expenditures (in millions)

For the years ended
October 31, 
2010

2009

19.0

7.0%

2.16

9.5

(13.7%)

1.70

2011

17.4

11.2%

2.03

2008

13.9

8.3%

2.13

2.21
18.5

$       

1.90
3.9

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0.99
7.3

$         

1.60
8.7

$         

1Inventory turnover is defined by the Company as cost of sales over average t otal invent ory.

2Return on total capit al is defined by the Company as earnings before int erest  and taxes divided by t he average of
tot al debt and stockholders equit y.

3Product ivit y index  is defined by t he Company as revenue less the cost  of mat erial over t ot al payroll cost.  T ot al 
payroll cost  includes both wages and benefit s.  T he Company uses this met ric to determine the productivit y of 
the human fact or.

4Asset turnover is defined by t he Company as revenue over average t ot al net assets.

Inventory Turnover

Return on Total Capital

Productivity Index

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 October 31, 2011

Commission file no. 0-21964

 Shiloh Industries, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)

51-0347683
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

880 Steel Drive, Valley City, Ohio 44280 
(Address of principal executive offices-zip code) 

(330) 558-2600 
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) 

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

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share 

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 15(d) of the Exchange Act.  Yes 

No 

             Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange 
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been 
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes 

  No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive 
Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months 
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes 

    No 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein and will not 
be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 
10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting 
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  
(Do not check if a small reporting company)

Large accelerated filer  

  Accelerated filer  

  Non-accelerated filer  

   Smaller Reporting Company  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in the Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).  Yes  

  No   

Aggregate market value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of April 30, 2011, the last business day of the registrant's 
most recently completed second fiscal quarter, at a closing price of  $11.41 per share as reported by the Nasdaq Global Market, was approximately 
$58,622,218. Shares of Common Stock beneficially held by each executive officer and director and their respective spouses have been excluded 
since such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other 
purposes. 

Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of  December 20, 2011 was 16,762,428

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 

Parts of the following document are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K: the Proxy Statement for 

the registrant's 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”). 

INDEX TO ANNUAL REPORT
ON FORM 10-K

Table of Contents

PART I:

Page

Item 1.

Item 1B.

Item 2.

Item 3.

Item 4.

Item 5.

Item 7.

Item 8.

Item 9.

Item 9A.

Item 9B.

Item 10.

Item 11.

Item 12.

Item 13.

Item 14.

Item 15.

Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unresolved Staff Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Legal Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Removed and Reserved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART II:

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of 
Equity Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations . . . .
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure . . . .
Controls and Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PART III:
Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Executive Compensation

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder 
Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Principal Accountant Fees and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART IV:
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PART I— FINANCIAL INFORMATION

SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC. 

PART I 

Item 1. 

Business 

General 

Shiloh  Industries,  Inc.  is  a  Delaware  corporation  organized  in  1993.  Unless  otherwise  indicated,  all  references  to  the 
“Company” or “Shiloh” refer to Shiloh Industries, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. The Company's principal executive offices 
are located at 880 Steel Drive, Valley City, Ohio 44280 and its telephone number is (330) 558-2600. The Company's website is 
located at http://www.shiloh.com. On its website, you can obtain a copy of 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 of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company files such material electronically 
with, or furnishes it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of these filings is available to all interested parties upon 
written request to Thomas M. Dugan, Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, at the Company's corporate offices. 

The Company files annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and 
Exchange Commission. You may read and copy any document the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(“SEC”) at its Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.W., Washington D.C. 20549. You may obtain information about the 
operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a website that 
contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the 
SEC (http://www.sec.gov). 

Shiloh is a full service manufacturer of first operation blanks, engineered welded blanks, complex stampings and modular 
assemblies for the automotive, heavy truck and other industrial markets. In addition, Shiloh is a designer and engineer of precision 
tools and dies and welding and assembly equipment for use in its blanking, welded blank and stamping operations and for sale to 
original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), Tier I automotive suppliers and other industrial customers. The Company's blanks, 
which are engineered two dimensional shapes cut from flat-rolled steel, are principally sold to automotive and truck OEMs and 
are used for exterior  and structural components, such as fenders, hoods and doors. These blanks include first operation exposed 
and unexposed blanks and more advanced engineered welded blanks. Engineered welded blanks generally consist of two or more 
sheets of steel of the same or different material grade, thickness or coating that are welded together utilizing both mash seam 
resistance and laser welding. 

The  Company's  complex  stampings  and  modular  assemblies  include  components  used  in  the  structural  and  powertrain 
systems of a vehicle. Structural systems include body-in-white applications and structural underbody modules. Powertrain systems 
consist  of  deep  draw  components,  such  as  oil  pans  and  transmission  pans. Additionally, the  Company  provides  a  variety  of 
intermediate steel processing services, such as oiling, leveling, cutting-to-length, slitting, edge trimming of hot and cold-rolled 
steel coils and inventory control services for automotive and steel industry customers. The Company has fourteen wholly owned 
subsidiaries at locations in Ohio, Michigan, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Mexico. 

The Company conducts its business and reports its information as one operating segment. 

History 

The Company's origins date back to 1950 when its predecessor, Shiloh Tool & Die Mfg. Company, began to design and 
manufacture precision tools and dies. As an outgrowth of its precision tool and die expertise, Shiloh Tool & Die Mfg. Company 
expanded into blanking and stamping operations in the early 1960s. In April 1993, Shiloh Industries, Inc. was organized as a 
Delaware corporation to serve as a holding company for its operating subsidiaries and, in July 1993, completed an initial public 
offering of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”). 

In November 1999, the Company acquired the automotive division of MTD Products Inc (“MTD Automotive”). MTD 

Holdings Inc (the parent of MTD Products Inc) is a 50.2% stockholder of the Company. 

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Products and Manufacturing Processes 

Revenues derived from the Company's products were as follows: 

Years Ended October 31,

2011

2010

Engineered welded blanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Complex stampings and modular assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Blanking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Steel procesing, tools, dies, scrap and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

$

(dollars in thousands)
246,255
123,949
97,908
49,631
517,743

218,412
133,920
69,480
35,460
457,272

$

The  Company  produces  engineered  welded  blanks  using  both  the  mash  seam  resistance  and  laser  weld  processes. The 
engineered welded blanks that are produced generally consist of two or more sheets of steel of the same or different material grade, 
thickness or coating welded together into a single flat panel. The primary distinctions between mash seam resistance and laser 
welding are weld bead appearance and cost. 

The Company's complex stamping operations produce engineered stampings and modular assemblies. Stamping is a process 
in which steel is passed through dies in a stamping press in order to form the steel into three-dimensional parts. The Company 
produces complex stamped parts using precision single stage, progressive, deep draw and transfer dies, which the Company either 
designs and manufactures or sources from third parties. Some stamping operations also provide value-added processes such as 
welding, assembly and painting capabilities. The Company's complex stampings and assemblies are principally used as components 
for body-in-white, powertrain, seat frames and other structural body components for automobiles. 

The Company produces steel blanks in its blanking operations. Blanking is a process in which flat-rolled steel is cut into 
precise two-dimensional shapes by passing steel through a press, employing a blanking die. These blanks, which are used principally 
by manufacturers in the automobile, heavy truck, and lawn and garden industries, are used by the Company's automotive and 
heavy truck customers for automobile exterior and structural components, including fenders, hoods, doors and side panels, and 
heavy truck wheel rims and brake components and by the Company's lawn and garden customers for lawn mower decks. 

To a lesser extent, the Company provides the service of steel processing and processes flat-rolled steel principally for primary 
steel  producers  and  manufacturers  that  require  processed  steel  for  end-product  manufacturing  purposes.  The  Company  also 
processes flat-rolled steel for internal blanking and stamping operations. The Company either purchases hot-rolled, cold-rolled or 
coated steel from primary steel producers located throughout the Midwest or receives the steel on a toll-processing basis and does 
not  acquire  ownership  of  it.  Cold-rolled  and  hot-rolled  steel  often  go  through  additional  processing  operations  to  meet  the 
requirements of end-product manufacturers. The Company's additional processing operations include slitting, cutting-to-length, 
edge trimming, roller leveling and quality inspecting of flat-rolled steel. 

Slitting is the cutting of coiled steel to precise widths. Cutting-to-length produces steel cut to specified lengths ranging from 
12 inches to 168 inches. Edge trimming removes a specified portion of the outside edges of the coiled steel to produce a uniform 
width. Roller leveling flattens the steel by applying pressure across the width of the steel to make the steel suitable for blanking 
and stamping. To achieve high quality and productivity and to be responsive to customers' just-in-time supply requirements, most 
of the Company's steel processing operations are computerized and have combined several complementary processing lines, such 
as slitting and cutting-to-length at single facilities. In addition to cleaning, leveling and cutting steel, the Company inspects steel 
to detect mill production flaws and utilizes computers to provide both visual displays and documented records of the thickness 
maintained throughout the entire coil of steel. The Company also performs inventory control services for some customers. 

The Company also designs, engineers and produces precision tools and dies, and weld and secondary assembly equipment. 
To support the manufacturing process, the Company supplies or sources from third parties the tools and dies used in the blanking 
and stamping operations and the welding and secondary assembly equipment used to manufacture modular systems. Advanced 
technology is maintained to create products and processes that fulfill customers' advanced product requirements. The Company 
has computerized most of the design and engineering portions of the tool and die production process to reduce production time 
and cost. 

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International Operation 

The Company's international operation, which is located in Mexico, is subject to various risks that are more likely to affect 
this operation than the Company's domestic operations. These include, among other things, exchange rate controls and currency 
restrictions, currency fluctuations, changes in local economic conditions, unsettled political conditions, security risk and foreign 
government-sponsored  boycotts  of  the  Company's  products  or  services  for  noncommercial  reasons.  The  identifiable  assets 
associated with the Company's international operation are located where the Company believes the risks to be minimal. 

Customers 

The Company produces blanked and stamped parts and processed flat-rolled steel for a variety of industrial customers. The 
Company supplies steel blanks, stampings and modular assemblies primarily to North American automotive manufacturers and 
stampings to Tier I automotive suppliers. The Company also supplies blanks and stampings to manufacturers in the lawn and 
garden and heavy duty truck and trailer industries. Finally, the Company processes flat-rolled steel for a number of primary steel 
producers. 

The Company's largest customer is General Motors Company (“General Motors”). The Company has been working with 
General Motors for more than 25 years and operates a vendor-managed program to supply blanks, which program includes on-
site support staff, electronic data interchange, logistics support, a just-in-time delivery system and engineered welded blanks. As 
a result of the acquisition of MTD Automotive in November 1999, Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) became another significant 
customer. The Company supplies Ford with blanks, deep draw stampings and modular assemblies. The Company also does business 
with Chrysler Group LLC (“Chrysler”), and supplies Chrysler with engineered welded blanks, blanks, and deep draw stampings.  
In addition, the Company also supplies complex stampings and modular assemblies to Nissan USA ("Nissan").

In fiscal 2011, General Motors and Chrysler accounted for approximately 28.8% and 15.1%, respectively of the Company's 
revenues. No other individual customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company's revenues in fiscal 2011. At October 31, 
2011 and 2010, General Motors accounted for 31.4% and 33.3% of the Company's accounts receivable, respectively and Chrysler 
accounted for 18.7% and 17.5% of the Company's accounts receivable, respectively. 

Sales and Marketing 

The Company operates a sales and technical center in Canton, Michigan, which center is in close proximity to certain of its 
automotive customers. The sales and marketing organization is structured to efficiently service all of the Company's key customers 
and directly market the Company's automotive and steel processing products and services. The sales force is organized to enable 
the Company to target sales and marketing efforts at four distinct types of customers, which include OEM customers, Tier I 
suppliers and steel consumers and producers. 

The  Company's  engineering  staff  provides  total  program  management,  technical  assistance  and  advanced  product 

development support to customers during the product development stage of new vehicle design. 

Operations and Engineering 

The Company operates eight manufacturing facilities in the United States and one manufacturing facility in Mexico, along 
with technical centers in Canton, Michigan and Valley City, Ohio that coordinate advanced product and process development and 
applications with its customers and its manufacturing facilities. The Company's manufacturing facilities and technical centers are 
strategically located close to its customers' engineering organizations and fabricating-assembly plants. Each facility of the Company 
is focused on meeting the business strategy of the Company by optimizing its performance in quality, cost and delivery. 

Raw Materials 

The basic materials required for the Company's operations are hot-rolled, cold-rolled and coated steel. The Company obtains 
steel from a number of primary steel producers and steel service centers. The majority of the steel is purchased through customers' 
steel buying programs. Under these programs, the Company purchases steel at the steel price that its customers negotiated with 
the  steel  suppliers. These suppliers  include AK Steel, AreclorMittal, Severstal  and  U.S.  Steel.   Although the  Company  takes 
ownership of the steel, the customers are responsible for all steel price fluctuations. Most of the steel owned by the Company is 
purchased domestically. A portion of the steel processing products and services is provided to customers on a toll processing basis. 
Under these arrangements, the Company charges a specified fee for operations performed without acquiring ownership of the steel 
and being burdened with the attendant costs of ownership and risk of loss. Through centralized purchasing, the Company attempts 
to purchase raw materials at the lowest competitive prices for the quantity purchased. The amount of steel available for processing 
is a function of the production levels of primary steel producers. 

Competition 

Competition for sales of steel blanks and engineered welded blanks is intense, coming from numerous companies, including 
independent domestic and international suppliers, and from internal divisions of OEMs, as well as independent domestic and 

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international Tier I and Tier II suppliers, some of which have blanking facilities. Competitors for engineered welded blanks include  
TWB Company, LLC, ArcelorMittal Tailores Blanks Americas, Delaco AMTB,and Procoil Company LLC. Competition for sales 
of automotive stamping and assemblies is also intense. Primary competitors in North America for the engineered stamping and 
assembly business are L&W Inc., Flex-n-Gate, Midway Products Group., Narmco Group and Van -Rob. The methods of competition 
with these companies in blanks, engineered welded blanks and automotive stampings and assemblies are product quality, price, 
delivery, location and engineering capabilities. Shiloh is the only supplier of engineered welded blanks that is not affiliated with 
a steel company. 

Employees 

As of November 30, 2011, the Company had approximately 1,270 employees. A total of approximately 50 employees at 

one of the Company's subsidiaries are covered by a collective bargaining agreement that is due to expire in November 2014. 

Backlog 

A significant portion of the Company's business pertains to automobile platforms for various model years. Orders against 
these  platforms  are  subject  to  releases  by  the  customer  and  are  not  considered  technically  firm.  Backlog,  therefore,  is  not  a 
meaningful indicator of future performance. 

Seasonality 

The Company typically experiences decreased revenue and operating income during its first fiscal quarter of each year, 
usually resulting from generally lower overall automobile production during November and December. The Company's revenues 
and operating income in its third fiscal quarter can also be affected by the typically lower automobile production activities in June 
and July due to manufacturers' plant shutdowns and new model changeovers of production lines.

Environmental Matters 

The Company is subject to environmental laws and regulations concerning emissions to the air, discharges to waterways 

and generation, handling, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of waste and hazardous materials. 

The Company is also subject to laws and regulations that can require the remediation of contamination that exists at current 
or former facilities. In addition, the Company is subject to other federal and state laws and regulations regarding health and safety 
matters. Each of the Company's production facilities has permits and licenses allowing and regulating air emissions and water 
discharges.  While  the  Company  believes  that  at  the  present  time  its  production  facilities  are  in  substantial  compliance  with 
environmental laws and regulations, these laws and regulations are constantly evolving and it is impossible to predict whether 
compliance with these laws and regulations may have a material adverse effect on the Company in the future. 

ISO  14001  is  a  voluntary  international  standard  issued  in  September  1996  by  the  International  Organization  for 
Standardization.  ISO  14001  identifies  the  elements  of  an  Environmental  Management  System  (“EMS”)  necessary  for  an 
organization to effectively manage its effect on the environment. The ultimate objective of the standard is to integrate the EMS 
with overall business management processes and systems so that environmental considerations are a routine part of business 
decisions.  All of the Company's facilities are ISO 14001 certified. The Company has completed the certification process at each 
of its nine manufacturing facilities for the latest and highest international quality standard for the automotive industry, ISO/TS 
16949:2002. The Company believes this certification is a market requirement for doing business in the automotive industry. 

Segment and Geographic Information 

The Company conducts its business and reports its information as one operating segment-Automotive Products. The Chief 
Executive Officer of the Company has been identified as the chief operating decision maker because he has final authority over 
performance assessment and resource allocation decisions. In determining that one operating segment is appropriate, the Company 
considered the nature of the business activities, the existence of managers responsible for the operating activities and information 
presented to the Board of Directors for its consideration and advice. Furthermore, the Company is a full service manufacturer of 
first operation blanks, engineered welded blanks, complex stampings and modular assemblies predominately for the automotive 
and  heavy  truck  markets.  Customers  and  suppliers  are  substantially  the  same  among  operations,  and  all  processes  entail  the 
acquisition of steel and the processing of the steel for use in the automotive industry. 

       Revenues from the Company's foreign subsidiary in Mexico were $29,740 and $23,309 for fiscal years 2011 and 2010, 
respectively. These revenues represent 5.7% of total revenues for fiscal 2011 and 5.1% of total revenues for fiscal year 2010. 
Long-lived assets consist primarily of net property, plant and equipment. Long-lived assets of the Company's foreign subsidiary 
totaled $14,708 and $16,078 at October 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The consolidated long-lived assets of the Company totaled 
$123,971 and $127,252 at October 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. 

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Item 1B. 

Unresolved Staff Comments 

None. 

Item 2.  Properties 

The Company believes substantially all of its property and equipment is in good condition and that it has sufficient capacity 
its  current  operational  needs.  The  Company's  facilities,  all  of  which  are  owned  are  as  follows: 

to  meet 

Subsidiary 

Facility
Name

Location

Square
Footage 

Year
Occupied 

Description of Use

Shiloh Corporation

Medina Blanking, Inc.

Medina Blanking, Inc.

Medina Blanking, Inc.

Mansfield
Blanking

Medina
Blanking

Ohio Welded
Blank

Bowling
Green
Manufacturing
Division

Mansfield, Ohio

295,000

1955

(Closed)

Valley City, Ohio

255,000

1986

Blanking/Engineered Welded
Blanks/Engineering and
Development

Valley City, Ohio

254,000

2000

Engineered Welded Blanks

Bowling Green,
Kentucky (1)

83,000

2011

Blanking/Tool and Die
Production/ Complex
Stamping and Modular
Assembly

VCS Properties, LLC

Valley City, Ohio

260,000

1977

(Closed)

LCPI

Valley City, Ohio

244,000

1990

Steel Processing Services/
Complex Stamping and
Modular Assembly/
Administration

Liverpool Coil Processing,
Incorporated

Shiloh Automotive, Inc.

Sectional Stamping, Inc.

Liverpool
Manufacturing

Wellington
Stamping

Valley City, Ohio

260,000

1999

(Closed)

Wellington, Ohio

235,000

1987

Complex Stamping and
Modular Assembly

Engineered Welded Blanks/
Complex Stamping and
Modular Assembly/ Sales and
Marketing/ Engineering and
Development

Blanking/Engineered Welded
Blanks/ Complex Stamping
and Modular Assembly

Complex Stamping and
Modular Assembly

Engineered Welded Blanks/
Complex Stamping and
Modular Assembly

Greenfield Die & Manufacturing
Corp.

Canton
Manufacturing

Canton, Michigan

170,000

1996

Jefferson Blanking Inc.

Jefferson
Blanking

Pendergrass, Georgia

185,500

1998

Shiloh Industries, Inc., Dickson
Manufacturing Division

Dickson
Manufacturing

Dickson, Tennessee

242,000

2000

Shiloh de Mexico S. A. de C.V.

Saltillo
Welded Blank

Saltillo, Mexico

153,000

2000

(1) Bowling Green Manufacturing began operations in April 2011

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Item 3. 

Legal Proceedings 

The Company  is  involved in various  lawsuits  arising  in the  ordinary course  of  business.  In  management's opinion,  the 
outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or 
cash flows.  

Item 4. 

Removed and Reserved

None

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PART II 

Item 5. 

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity 
Securities 

The Company's Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “SHLO.” On December 20, 2011, 

the closing price for the Company's Common Stock was $8.46 per share. 

The Company's Common Stock commenced trading on the Nasdaq National Market on June 29, 1993. The table below sets 

forth the high and low bid prices for the Company's Common Stock for its four quarters in each of 2011 and 2010. 

Quarter
1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2nd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2011

2010

High

$13.75
$13.67

$11.57

$12.34

Low

$10.09
$10.56

$ 9.73

$ 7.87

High

$ 5.30
$ 8.13

$10.04

$10.43

Low

$ 4.00
$ 4.20

$ 8.03

$ 8.33

As of the close of business on December 20, 2011, there were 98 stockholders of record for the Company's Common Stock. 
The Company believes that the actual number of stockholders of the Company's Common Stock exceeds 400. The Company did 
not repurchase any of the Company's equity securities during fiscal 2011. 

Please see Item 12, Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 

for securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans. 

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Item 7.  

General

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

Shiloh is a supplier of numerous parts to both automobile original equipment manufactures (“OEMs”) and, as a Tier II 
supplier, to Tier I automotive part manufacturers who in turn supply OEMs. The parts that the Company produces supply many 
models of vehicles manufactured by nearly all vehicle manufacturers that produce vehicles in North America. As a result, the 
Company’s revenues are heavily dependent upon the North American production of automobiles and light trucks, particularly 
production of traditional domestic manufacturers, such as General Motors, Chrysler and Ford. According to industry statistics, 
traditional domestic manufacturer production for fiscal 2011 increased by 11.3% and total North American car and light truck 
production for fiscal 2011 increased by 8.1%, in each case compared with production for fiscal 2010. The continued viability of 
the traditional domestic manufacturers is critical to the profitability of the Company.

Another significant factor affecting the Company’s revenues is the Company’s ability to successfully bid on the production 
and supply of parts for models that will be newly introduced to the market by the OEMs. These new model introductions typically 
go through a start of production phase with build levels that are higher than normal because the consumer supply network is filled 
to ensure adequate supply to the market, resulting in an increase in the Company’s revenues for related parts at the beginning of 
the cycle.

Plant  utilization  levels  are  very  important  to  profitability  because  of  the  capital-intensive  nature  of  the  Company’s 
operations. At October 31, 2011, the Company’s facilities were operating at approximately 46.8%, compared to 41.1% capacity 
at October 31, 2010. The Company defines capacity as 20 working hours per day and five days per week (i.e. 3-shift operation). 
Utilization of capacity is dependent upon the releases against customer purchase orders that are used to establish production 
schedules and manpower and equipment requirements for each month and quarterly period of the fiscal year.

The significant majority of the steel purchased by the Company’s stamping and engineered welded blank operations is 
purchased through the customers’ steel programs. Under these programs, the customer negotiates the price for steel with the steel 
suppliers. The Company pays for the steel based on these negotiated prices and passes on those costs to the customer. Although 
the Company takes ownership of the steel, these customers are responsible for all steel price fluctuations under these programs. 
The Company also purchases steel directly from domestic primary steel producers and steel service centers. Domestic steel pricing 
has generally been rising on increased demand. Finally, the Company blanks and processes steel for some of its customers on a 
toll processing basis. Under these arrangements, the Company charges a tolling fee for the operations that it performs without 
acquiring  ownership  of  the  steel  and  being  burdened  with  the  attendant  costs  of  ownership  and  risk  of  loss. Toll processing 
operations result in lower revenues but higher gross margins than operations where the Company takes ownership of the steel. 
Revenues from operations involving directly owned steel include a component of raw material cost whereas toll processing revenues 
do not.

Engineered scrap steel is a planned by-product of the Company’s processing operations and part of our quoted cost to 
each customer. Net proceeds from the disposition of scrap steel contribute to gross margin by offsetting the increases in the cost 
of steel and the attendant costs of quality and availability. Changes in the price of steel impact the Company’s results of operations 
because raw material costs are by far the largest component of cost of sales in processing directly owned steel. The Company 
actively manages its exposure to changes in the price of steel, and, in most instances, passes along the rising price of steel to its 
customers.

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Company’s Response to Current Economic Conditions Affecting the Automotive Industry

The production of cars and light trucks for fiscal year 2011 in North America according to industry forecasts (published 
by IHS Automotive), was approximately 12,780,000 units, which reflects an improvement of 8.1% over fiscal year 2010’s vehicle 
production of approximately 11,820,000 units. The increased production units for fiscal year 2011 is still 14.4% below the industry 
average production for the fiscal years 2005 to 2008 of 14,928,000 units. Although overall production was up in fiscal year 2011, 
production  levels  were  substantially  higher  for  the  traditional  domestic  manufacturers,  General  Motors,  Ford  and  Chrysler, 
collectively the "Detroit Three," while the Japanese OEM's production levels increased at a significantly lower rate as a result of 
supply shortages related to the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011, the 
production mix between the Detroit Three and Japanese OEM's began to reverse as the supply shortages subside and the Japanese 
OEM's increased their production levels. The increased production market share of the Detroit Three generally benefits our financial 
results due to our higher sales content for domestic vehicles compared to Japanese OEM's. The improved vehicle production 
reflects an improvement in economic conditions and consumer demand; however the automotive industry’s recovery remains 
susceptible to the impacts that consumer income and confidence levels, housing sales, gasoline prices, automobile discount and 
incentive offers, and perceptions about global economic stability have on consumer spending. 

The Company continues its approach of monitoring closely the customer release volumes as the overall outlook for the 
global economy has begun to soften amid concerns of continued high levels of unemployment, the European debt crisis and 
geopolitical unrest. These uncertainties may impact the sustainability of improved forecasted production volumes.

The Company continues to follow its previously implemented action plans to respond to changes in customer production 

volumes. These include:

• 

• 

• 

• 

Challenging customer releases. The Company’s production scheduling is based on releases that are received 
weekly for thirteen week periods. The releases drive manning levels and inventory purchases. The Company’s 
operations personnel review the releases each week to ensure that the releases are not overly optimistic, a 
problem that seems to impact Tier I customers and not OEM manufacturing plants.

Inventory orders. The Company’s operations personnel monitor daily the ordering and receipt of production 
material to ensure that inventory will be readily consumed in the manufacturing process and that cash outlays 
for purchases coincide with receipts for sale of parts to the Company’s customers.

Manning levels. The Company’s operations personnel also monitor daily the level of personnel required to 
fulfill the production schedule by operating the equipment that produces the parts (direct personnel) and to 
support the direct personnel efforts (indirect, technical, and administrative staff). Manning is reviewed daily 
to react as necessary.

Discretionary  spending  in  support  of  operations.  The  Company’s operating  personnel  also  monitor  the 
spending  required  for  repair  and  maintenance,  purchases  of  supplies  consumed  in  operating  production 
equipment and indirect support of operations, such as material handling equipment and utilities.

These daily activities are factored into forecasts for each plant, and are consolidated to provide forecasts of operating 
results on a weekly and monthly basis, to reflect the latest developments in terms of customer intelligence and new awards of 
business. This process is intended to address the cash needs of the Company considering capital asset and tooling needs related 
to new business as well as ongoing cash requirements for operations, payroll, pension contributions, debt repayment requirements, 
contingencies and other matters.

All of the above actions are intended to ensure that controllable variable spending is in line with the forecast of sales as 
indicated  by  the  customer  releases  against  open  purchase  orders. Actions  are  also  initiated  to  monitor  selling,  general  and 
administrative costs as well.

The Company also assesses the level of working capital risk with each customer by monitoring accounts receivable and 
payable levels to ensure that net balances are either equal or in favor of the Company. The Company also reviews compliance of 
the Company’s customers with terms and conditions of their purchase orders and gathers market intelligence on the customers to 
consider in assessing any risk in the collection process.

With the conclusion of fiscal 2011, the Company continues to exercise caution as the next fiscal year has begun. The 
same disciplined approach that was followed in fiscal years 2011 and 2010 remains in place. According to industry forecasts, car 
and light truck production is predicted to increase to approximately 13,720,000 units, which represents a 7.4% improvement over 

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fiscal year 2011's production levels. The Company's approach to monitoring customer release volumes and the adjustment of the 
Company's cost structure, as described above, remains appropriate to aid the Company in controlling costs and maintaining or 
improving profitability. The Company therefore intends to adjust manning levels and discretionary spending in support of operations 
as necessary in relation to customer releases as the releases are updated.  In addition, these steps demonstrate the Company’s intent 
to stay focused on efficient cost management, to generate cash with a focus on working capital management and capital investment 
efficiency and to maintain liquidity and covenant compliance with its amended and restated Credit and Security Agreement dated 
April 19, 2011.

Due to uncertain market conditions for industrial real estate, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company recorded 
an asset impairment charge of $324 to reduce the carrying value of real property of the Company's VCS Properties facility to a 
fair value of $1,900 based primarily on an independent assessment that considered recent sales of similar properties, as well as 
an income approach.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $352 based on a negotiated 
settlement for approximately 90 employees for severance and health insurance related to the previously announced planned closure 
of the Company's plant in Mansfield, Ohio.

The Company has also evaluated plant operations in relation to our customers’ respective geographic footprints. During 
the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, the Board of Directors approved the Company’s plan to purchase a plant site in Bowling Green, 
Kentucky for the manufacture of first operation precision blanks and other complementary products that were manufactured at 
the Company’s Mansfield, Ohio plant. The plan also included the transfer of other Mansfield business to the Company’s Medina 
Blanking facility in Valley City, OH. The Company, therefore, ceased operations of its Mansfield Blanking Division during fiscal 
2011 as its work has been relocated to these other plants. The Company has relocated certain machinery and equipment to Bowling 
Green or Valley City to support the ongoing business and to service the new business in the Kentucky area. As a result, during the 
fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $2,480 to reduce long lived assets that would 
not be transferred to their estimated fair value. The fair value of machinery and equipment, as determined using level 3 inputs, 
was zero as the items were old equipment for which the Company has no further use and which had limited use and limited value 
in the used equipment market. The Mansfield real property was reduced by $2,095 to a fair value of $3,300 based on an independent 
assessment by a real estate firm that considered recent sales of similar properties, tax valuation, and replacement cost value. The 
Company also recorded in fiscal year 2010 a restructuring charge of $309 representing the curtailment of the retirement plan of 
Mansfield Blanking employees. The Bowling Green, Kentucky plant facility started operations in April 2011.

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Critical Accounting Policies

Preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the 
United  States  of America  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and  assumptions  that  affect  the  amounts  reported  in  the  
consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company believes its estimates and assumptions are reasonable; 
however, actual results and the timing of the recognition of such amounts could differ from those estimates. The Company has 
identified  the  following  items  as  critical  accounting  policies  and  estimates  utilized  by  management  in  the  preparation  of  the 
Company’s preceding financial statements. These estimates were selected because of inherent imprecision that may result from 
applying judgment to the estimation process. The expenses and accrued liabilities or allowances related to these policies are initially 
based on the Company’s best estimates at the time they are recorded. Adjustments are charged or credited to income and the related 
balance sheet account when actual experience differs from the expected experience underlying the estimates. The Company makes 
frequent comparisons of actual experience and expected experience in order to mitigate the likelihood that material adjustments 
will be required.

Revenue Recognition. The Company recognizes revenue both for sales from toll processing and sales of products made 
with Company owned steel when there is evidence of a sales agreement, the delivery of goods has occurred, the sales price is fixed 
or determinable and collectability of revenue is reasonably assured. The Company records revenues upon shipment of product to 
customers and transfer of title under standard commercial terms. Price adjustments, including those arising from resolution of 
quality issues, price and quantity discrepancies, surcharges for fuel and/or steel and other commercial issues are recognized in the 
period when management believes that such amounts become probable, based on management’s estimates.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. The Company evaluates the collectability of accounts receivable based on several 
factors. In circumstances where the Company is aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations, a specific 
allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded against amounts due to reduce the net recognized receivable to the amount the Company 
reasonably believes will be collected. Additionally, a general allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated based on historical 
experience of write-offs and the current financial condition of customers. The financial condition of the Company’s customers is 
dependent on, among other things, the general economic environment, which may substantially change, thereby affecting the 
recoverability of amounts due to the Company from its customers.

The Company carefully assesses its risk with each of its customers and considers compliance with terms and conditions, 
aging of the customer accounts, intelligence learned through contact with customer representatives and its net account receivable / 
account payable position with customers, if applicable, in establishing the allowance.

Inventory Reserves. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined on the first-in, first-out 
basis. Where appropriate, standard cost systems are used to determine cost and the standards are adjusted as necessary to ensure 
they approximate actual costs. Estimates of lower of cost or market value of inventory are based upon current economic conditions, 
historical sales quantities and patterns, and in some cases, the specific risk of loss on specifically identified inventories.

The Company values inventories on a regular basis to identify inventories on hand that may be obsolete or in excess of 
current future projected market demand. For inventory deemed to be obsolete, the Company provides a reserve for the full value 
of the inventory, net of estimated realizable value. Inventory that is in excess of current and projected use is reduced by an allowance 
to a level that approximates future demand. Additional inventory reserves may be required if actual market conditions differ from 
management’s expectations.

The  Company  continues  to  monitor  purchases  of  inventory  to  insure  that  receipts  coincide  with  shipments,  thereby 
reducing the economic risk of holding excessive levels of inventory that could result in long holding periods or in unsalable 
inventory leading to losses in conversion.

Income Taxes. The Company utilizes the asset and liability method in accounting for income taxes. Income tax expense 
includes U.S. and international income taxes minus tax credits and other incentives that will reduce tax expense in the year they 
are claimed. Deferred taxes are recognized at currently enacted tax rates for temporary differences between the financial accounting 
and income tax basis of assets and liabilities and operating losses and tax credit carryforwards. Valuation allowances are recorded 
to reduce net deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. The Company assesses both positive and 
negative evidence when measuring the need for a valuation allowance. Evidence typically assessed includes the operating results 
for the most recent three-year period and, to a lesser extent because of inherent uncertainty, the expectations of future profitability, 
available tax planning strategies, the time period over which the temporary differences will reverse and taxable income in prior 
carryback years if carryback is permitted under the tax law. The calculation of the Company’s tax liabilities also involves dealing 
with uncertainties in the application of complex tax laws and regulations. The Company recognizes liabilities for uncertain income 
tax positions based on the Company’s estimate of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be required. The Company 

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reports interest and penalties related to uncertain income tax positions as income taxes.

Impairment of Long-lived Assets. The Company has historically performed an annual impairment analysis of long-lived 
assets, which only includes property, plant and equipment since the Company has no intangible assets. However, when significant 
events, which meet the definition of a “triggering event” in the context of assessing asset impairments, occur within the industry 
or within the Company’s primary customer base, an interim impairment analysis is performed. The analysis consists of reviewing 
the next five years outlook for sales, profitability, and cash flow for each of the Company’s manufacturing plants and for the overall 
Company. The five-year outlook considers known sales opportunities for which purchase orders exist, potential sale opportunities 
that are under development, third party forecasts of North American car builds (published by IHS Automotive), and the potential 
sales that could result from new manufacturing process additions and lastly, strategic geographic localities that are important to 
servicing the automotive industry. All of this data is collected as part of our annual planning process and is updated with more 
current Company specific and industry data when an interim period impairment analysis is deemed necessary. In concluding the 
impairment analysis, the Company incorporates a sensitivity analysis by probability weighting the achievement of the forecasted 
cash flows by plant and achievements of cash flows that are 20% greater and less than the forecasted amounts.

The property, plant and equipment included in the analysis for each plant represents factory facilities devoted to the 
Company’s manufacturing processes and the related equipment within each plant needed to perform and support those processes. 
The property, plant and equipment of each plant form each plant’s asset group and typically certain key assets in the group form 
the primary processes at that plant that generate revenue and cash flow for that facility. Certain key assets have a life of ten to 
twelve years and the remainder of the assets in the asset group are shorter-lived assets that support the key processes. When the 
analysis indicates that estimated future undiscounted cash flows of a plant are less than the net carrying value of the long-lived 
assets of such plant, to the extent that the assets cannot be redeployed to another plant to generate positive cash flow, the Company 
will record an impairment charge, reducing the net carrying value of the fixed assets (exclusive of land and buildings, the fair 
value of which would be assessed through appraisals) to zero. Alternative courses of action to recover the carrying amount of the 
long-lived asset group are typically not considered due to the limited-use nature of the equipment and the full utilization of their 
useful life. Therefore, the equipment is of limited value in a used-equipment market. The depreciable lives of the Company’s fixed 
assets are generally consistent between years unless the assets are devoted to the manufacture of a customized automotive part 
and the equipment has limited reapplication opportunities. If the production of that part concludes earlier than expected, the asset 
life is shortened to fully amortize its remaining value over the shortened production period.

The Company cannot predict the occurrence of future impairment-triggering events. Such events may include, but are 
not limited to, significant industry or economic trends and strategic decisions made in response to changes in the economic and 
competitive conditions impacting the Company’s business. Based on the current facts, the Company recorded an impairment 
charge related to long-lived assets of $324 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 and $4,575 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010. See 
Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the impairment charges recorded in fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010. 
The Company continues to assess impairment to long-lived assets based on expected orders from the Company’s customers and 
current business conditions.

The key assumptions related to the Company’s forecasted operating results could be adversely impacted by, among other 
things, decreases in estimated North American car builds during the forecast period, the inability of the Company or its major 
customers to maintain their respective forecasted market share positions, the inability of the Company to achieve the forecasted 
levels of operating margins on parts produced, and a deterioration in property values associated with manufacturing facilities.

Group Insurance and Workers’ Compensation Accruals. The Company is self-insured for group insurance and workers’ 
compensation claims and reviews these accruals on a monthly basis to adjust the balances as determined necessary. The Company 
reviews historical claims data and lag analysis as the primary indicators of the accruals.

Additionally, the Company reviews specific large insurance claims to determine whether there is a need for additional 
accrual on a case-by-case basis. Changes in the claim lag periods and the specific occurrences could materially impact the required 
accrual balance period-to-period. The Company carries excess insurance coverage for group insurance and workers’ compensation 
claims exceeding a range of $160-170 and $100-500 per plan year, respectively, dependent upon the location where the claim is 
incurred. At October 31, 2011 and 2010, the amount accrued for group insurance and workers’ compensation claims was $2,233 
and $2,160, respectively. The self-insurance reserves established are a result of safety statistics, changes in employment levels,  
number of open and active workers’ compensation cases, and group insurance plan design features. The Company does not self-
insure for any other types of losses.

Share-Based Payments. The Company records compensation expense for the fair value of nonvested stock option awards 
over the remaining vesting period. The Company has elected to use the simplified method to calculate the expected term of the 
stock options outstanding at five to six years and has utilized historical weighted average volatility. The Company determines the 
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volatility  and  risk-free  rate  assumptions  used  in  computing  the  fair  value  using  the  Black-Scholes  option-pricing  model,  in 
consultation with an outside third party.

The Black-Scholes option valuation model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected 
life of the stock-based award and stock price volatility. The assumptions used are management’s best estimates, but the estimates 
involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. As a result, if other assumptions had been used, the 
recorded stock-based compensation expense could have been materially different from that depicted in the financial statements. 
In addition, the Company has estimated a 20% forfeiture rate. If actual forfeitures materially differ from the estimate, the share-
based compensation expense could be materially different.

Pension and Other Post-retirement Costs and Liabilities. The Company has recorded significant pension and other post-
retirement benefit liabilities that are developed from actuarial valuations. The determination of the Company’s pension liabilities 
requires key assumptions regarding discount rates used to determine the present value of future benefit payments and the expected 
return on plan assets. The discount rate is also significant to the development of other post-retirement liabilities. The Company 
determines these assumptions in consultation with, and after input from, its actuaries.

The discount rate reflects the estimated rate at which the pension and other post-retirement liabilities could be settled at 
the end of the year.  Beginning in 2010, the Principal Pension Discount Yield Curve ("Principal Curve") has replaced the Citigroup 
Pension Discount Curve ("Citigroup Curve") as the basis for determining the discount rate for reporting pension and retiree medical 
liabilities.  The Principal Curve has several advantages to the Citigroup Curve that was used in fiscal 2009, including:  transparency 
of construction, lower statistical errors, and continuous forward rates for all years.  At October 31, 2011, the resulting discount 
rate from the use of the Principal Curve was 5.00%, a decrease of .50% from a year earlier that resulted in an increase of the benefit 
obligation of approximately $4,297.  A change of 25 basis points in the discount rate at October 31, 2011 would increase or decrease 
expense on an annual basis by approximately $18.

The assumed long-term rate of return on pension assets is applied to the market value of plan assets to derive a reduction 
to pension expense that approximates the expected average rate of asset investment return over ten or more years. A decrease in 
the expected long-term rate of return will increase pension expense whereas an increase in the expected long-term rate will reduce 
pension expense. Decreases in the level of plan assets will serve to increase the amount of pension expense whereas increases in 
the level of actual plan assets will serve to decrease the amount of pension expense. Any shortfall in the actual return on plan 
assets from the expected return will increase pension expense in future years due to the amortization of the shortfall, whereas any 
excess  in  the  actual  return  on  plan  assets  from  the  expected  return  will  reduce  pension  expense  in  future  periods  due  to  the 
amortization of the excess. A change of 25 basis points in the assumed rate of return on pension assets would increase or decrease 
pension assets by approximately $119.

The Company’s investment policy for assets of the plans is to maintain an allocation generally of 0% to 70% in equity 
securities, 0% to 70% in debt securities, and 0% to 10% in real estate. Equity security investments are structured to achieve an 
equal balance between growth and value stocks. The Company determines the annual rate of return on pension assets by first 
analyzing the composition of its asset portfolio. Historical rates of return are applied to the portfolio. The Company’s investment 
advisors and actuaries review this computed rate of return. Industry comparables and other outside guidance are also considered 
in the annual selection of the expected rates of return on pension assets.

For the twelve months ended October 31, 2011, the actual return on pension plans’ assets for all of the Company’s plans 
approximated 3.83% to 3.90%, which is below the expected rate of return on plan assets of 7.50% used to derive pension expense. 
The long term expected rate of return takes into account years with exceptional gains and years with exceptional losses.

Actual results that differ from these estimates may result in more or less future Company funding into the pension plans 
than is planned by management. Based on current market investment performance, the Company anticipates that contributions to 
the Company’s defined benefit plans will increase in fiscal 2012, and that pension expense will increase in fiscal 2012 as well.

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Results of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2011 Compared to Year Ended October 31, 2010 

REVENUES. Sales for fiscal 2011 were $517,743, an increase of $60,471 over fiscal  2010 of $457,272, or 13.2%.  Sales 
increased during fiscal 2011 as a result of increased production volumes of the North American car and light truck manufacturers, 
especially  the  traditional  domestic  manufacturers,  the  Company’s  major  customers.  According  to  industry  statistics,  North 
American car and light truck production for fiscal 2011 increased 8.1% from production levels of fiscal 2010 and traditional 
domestic manufacturer production for fiscal 2011 increased by 11.3% compared with production levels in fiscal 2010. Sales also 
increased due to improving demand of the heavy truck industry that the Company also serves.

GROSS PROFIT. Gross profit for fiscal 2011 was $38,936 compared to gross profit of $34,662 in fiscal 2010, an increase 
of $4,274. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 7.5% for fiscal 2011 and 7.6% fiscal 2010. Gross profit in fiscal 2011 was 
favorably impacted by approximately $13,500 from the increased sales volume. Gross profit margin was unfavorably affected by 
a change in sales mix to increased sales with steel ownership and increasing material costs, net of revenue realized from the sales 
of engineered scrap during fiscal 2011 compared to fiscal 2010, resulting in a net material increase of approximately $2,900. In 
addition, manufacturing expenses increased by approximately $6,330 during fiscal 2011 compared to fiscal 2010. Personnel and 
personnel related expenses, including the restoration of certain benefits, like the 401k Company match, were responsible for the 
growth  in  these  expenses  by  approximately  $6,540  as  the  Company’s  workforce  was  increased  in  anticipation  of  improved 
production volumes, planning for future launches, and planning for further increases in North American vehicle production volumes. 
Expenses for repairs and maintenance and manufacturing supplies increased by approximately $4,160. These increases were offset 
by a reduction in depreciation and utilities of approximately $4,380.

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Selling, general and administrative expenses of $23,658 
for fiscal 2011 were $3,742 more than selling, general and administrative expenses of $19,916 for the prior year. As a percentage 
of  sales,  these  expenses  were  4.6%  of  sales  for  fiscal  2011  and  4.4%  for  fiscal  2010.  The  increase  in  selling,  general  and 
administrative expenses reflects higher personnel and personnel related expenses of approximately $2,960 as result of the restoration 
of certain benefits, like the 401k Company match.

ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND RESTRUCTURING CHARGES. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company 
recorded an asset impairment charge of $324 to reduce the real property of the Company's VCS Properties facility to a fair value 
of $1,900 based primarily on an independent assessment that considered recent sales of similar properties, and an income based 
valuation approach.

Impairment recoveries of $230 were recorded during fiscal 2011 for cash received upon  sales of assets from the Company's 

Liverpool Stamping facility that was impaired in fiscal 2009.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $352 based on a negotiated 
settlement with approximately 90 employees for severance and health insurance related to the previously announced planned 
closure of the Company's plant in Mansfield, Ohio. 

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, the Board of Directors approved the Company’s plan to purchase a plant site in 
Bowling Green, Kentucky for the manufacture of first operation precision blanks and other complementary products that were 
manufactured at the Company’s Mansfield, Ohio plant. The plan also included the transfer of other Mansfield business to the 
Company’s Medina Blanking facility in Valley City, OH. The Company, therefore, ceased operations of its Mansfield Blanking 
Division during fiscal 2011 as its work has been relocated to these other plants. The Company has relocated certain machinery 
and equipment to Bowling Green or Valley City to support the ongoing business and to service the new business in the Kentucky 
area. As a result, during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2010, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $2,480 to reduce 
long lived assets that will not be transferred to their estimated fair value. The fair value of machinery and equipment, as determined 
using level 3 inputs, was zero as the items are old equipment for which the Company has no further use and it has limited use and 
limited value in the used equipment market. The Mansfield real property was reduced by $2,095 to a fair value of $3,300 based 
on an independent assessment by a real estate firm that considered recent sales of similar properties, tax valuation, and replacement 
cost value. The Company also recorded a restructuring charge of $309 representing the curtailment of the retirement plan of 
Mansfield Blanking employees.  Recovery of previously impaired assets from the sales of equipment from a former Company 
facility of $48 reduced the Mansfield impairment charge to a net amount of $4,527.

OTHER. Interest expense for fiscal 2011 was $1,714, compared to interest expense of $3,757  for fiscal 2010. Interest 
expense decreased from the prior year as a result of a reduced level of average borrowed funds and the impact of the amended 
and restated Credit and Security Agreement, which lowered the weighted average interest rate during fiscal 2011 compared to the 

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prior year. Borrowed funds averaged $28,552 during fiscal 2011 and the weighted average interest rate was 3.03%. In fiscal 2010, 
borrowed funds averaged $40,364 while the weighted average interest rate was 6.51%.

Other expense, net was $40 for fiscal 2011 compared to a net expense of $253 for fiscal 2010. Other income  and other 
expense in both fiscal 2011 and 2010 is the result of currency transaction losses realized by the Company's Mexican subsidiary. 

The provision for income taxes in fiscal 2011 was an expense of $5,236 on income before taxes of $13,081 for an effective 
tax rate of 40.0%.   In fiscal year 2010 the provision for income taxes was $2,041 on income before taxes of $5,902 for an effective 
tax rate of 34.6%. The effective tax rate for fiscal 2011 and 2010 included the losses of the Company's Mexican subsidiary, for 
which no tax benefit could be recorded.   The effective tax rate for fiscal 2011 has increased 5.4 percentage points compared to 
fiscal 2010 primarily from a decrease in domestic production activities deduction expected for fiscal 2011 as compared to fiscal 
2010, for adjustments to previously filed tax returns and an offsetting decrease in state income taxes. 

NET INCOME. The net income for fiscal 2011 was $7,845, or $0.47 per share, diluted compared to net income in fiscal 

year 2010 of $3,861 or $0.23 per share, diluted.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

On August 1, 2008, the Company entered into a credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders with PNC Bank National 
Association, successor of National City Bank, as co-lead arranger, sole book runner and administrative agent and The Privatebank 
and Trust Company as co-lead arranger and syndication agent. The initial agreement provided the Company with a revolving line 
of credit up to $120 million with the opportunity to borrow up to an additional $80 million at then current market rates. The Credit 
Agreement also established limits for additional borrowings, dividends, investments, acquisitions or mergers and sales of assets.

On September 1, 2010, the Company entered into a Fifth Amendment Agreement (the “Fifth Amendment”) of the Credit 
Agreement. The Fifth Amendment provided the Company with a revolving line of credit up to $80 million through July 31, 2012. 
The Company also had the opportunity to borrow up to an additional $80 million, at the current market rates. The Company was 
permitted to prepay the borrowings under the revolving credit facility without penalty. Under the Fifth Amendment, the Company 
had the option to select the applicable interest rate based upon two indices – a Base Rate, a daily rate based on the highest of the 
prime rate, the Federal Funds Open Rate plus one-half of one percent or the daily LIBOR plus one percent, as defined in the Fifth 
Amendment, or the Eurodollar Rate, as defined in the Fifth Amendment. The selected index was combined with a designated 
margin from an agreed upon pricing matrix.

On April 19, 2011, the Company entered into an amended and restated Credit and Security Agreement (the “Agreement”) 
with a syndicate of lenders led by The Privatebank and Trust Company, as co-lead arranger, sole book runner and administrative 
agent and PNC Capital Markets, LLC as co-lead arranger and PNC Bank, National Association, as syndication agent. The Agreement 
amends and restates in its entirety the Company’s Credit Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2008.

The Agreement has a five-year term and provides for an $80 million secured revolving line of credit which may be 
increased up to $120 million subject to the Company’s pro forma compliance with financial covenants, the administrative agent’s 
approval and the Company obtaining commitments for such increase. The Company is permitted to prepay the borrowings under 
the revolving credit facility without penalty.

Borrowings under the Agreement bear interest, at the Company’s option, at the LIBOR or the base (or “prime”) rate 
established from time to time by the administrative agent, in each case plus an applicable margin set forth in a matrix based on 
the Company’s leverage ratio. In addition to interest charges, the Company will pay in arrears a quarterly commitment fee ranging 
from 0.375% - 0.750% based on the Company’s daily revolving exposure. At October 31, 2011, the interest rate for the credit 
facility was 2.75% for Eurodollar rate loans and 4.25% for base rate loans.

The Agreement contains customary restrictive and financial covenants, including covenants regarding the Company’s 
outstanding indebtedness and maximum leverage and fixed charge coverage ratios. The Agreement specifies that the leverage 
ratio shall not exceed 2.25 to 1.00 to the conclusion of the Agreement. Also, the Agreement specifies that the fixed charge ratio 
shall not be less than 2.50 to 1.00 to the conclusion of the Agreement. The Company was in compliance with the financial covenants 
as October 31, 2011.

The Agreement specifies that upon the occurrence of an event or condition deemed to have a material adverse effect on 
the business or operations of the Company, as determined by the administrative agent of the lending syndicate or the required 
lenders, defined as 51% of the aggregate commitment under the Agreement, the outstanding borrowings become due and payable 
at the option of the required lenders. The Company does not anticipate at this time any change in business conditions or operations 
that could be deemed a material adverse effect by the lenders.

Borrowings under the Agreement are collateralized by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the tangible 

and intangible property of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the stock of foreign subsidiaries.

After considering letters of credit of $1,748 that the Company has issued, available funds under the Credit Agreement 

were $52,552 at October 31, 2011.

In July 2011, the Company entered into a finance agreement with an insurance broker for various insurance policies that 
bears interest at a fixed rate of 2.67% and requires monthly payments of $65 through April 2012. As of October 31, 2011, $428 
remained outstanding under this agreement and were classified as current debt in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

In June 2004, the Company issued a $2,000 promissory note to the State of Ohio related to specific machinery and 
equipment at one of the Company’s Ohio facilities. The promissory note bears interest at 1% for the first year of the term and 
3% per annum for the balance of the term, with interest only payments for the first year of the term. Principal payments began in 
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August 2005 in the amount of $25, and monthly principal payments continued increasing annually thereafter until July 2011, when 
the loan matured.  The balance due the State of Ohio at October 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010 was $0 and $270, respectively.

Scheduled repayments under the terms of the Credit Agreement plus repayments of other debt for the next five years are 

listed below:

Year
2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Amended
Credit Agreement
—
$
—
—
—
25,700
25,700

$

Other Debt
428
$
—
—
—
—
428

$

Total

$

428
—
—
—
25,700
$ 26,128

At October 31, 2011, total debt was $26,128 and total equity was $107,652, resulting in a capitalization rate of 19.5% 
debt, 80.5% equity. Current assets were $116,703 and current liabilities were $81,375 resulting in positive working capital of 
$35,328.

For fiscal year ended October 31, 2011, operations generated $33,519 of cash flow compared to $32,928 in fiscal year 

2010.

Working capital changes since October 31, 2010 were a use of funds of $12,958. During fiscal 2011, accounts receivable 
have increased by $4,006 in connection with the increased sales volume experienced in fiscal 2011. Inventory increased by $13,057 
since the end of fiscal 2010. Considering the increase in overdraft balances of $1,436, accounts payable, net have increased $3,042.

The  increase  in  raw  material  inventories  of  approximately  $6,400  is  a  result  of  increased  sales  volumes  along  with 
increased sales with steel ownership.  The increase in finished goods inventory of approximately $2,300 includes approximately 
$1,700 of a bank of parts produced by the Company's Mansfield facility to facilitate its closure as of October 2011 and supply a 
two to fourteen week requirement of parts for certain customers that will ship throughout the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Tooling 
inventories increased approximately $4,000 for customer reimbursed production tooling related to new program awards that go 
into production throughout fiscal 2012.

Cash capital expenditures in fiscal 2011 were $18,452.  The Company had unpaid capital expenditures of approximately 
$614 at the end of fiscal 2011 and such amounts are included in accounts payable and excluded from capital expenditures in the 
accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows. 

The Company continues to closely monitor business conditions that are currently affecting the automotive industry and 
therefore,  to  closely  monitor  the  Company's  working  capital  position  to  insure  adequate  funds  for  operations. The Company 
anticipates that funds from operations will be adequate to meet the obligations of the amended and restated Credit and Security 
Agreement through maturity of the agreement in April 2016, as well as pension contributions of $5,910 during fiscal 2012, capital 
expenditures for fiscal 2012 and repayment of the other debt of $428.

As of October 31, 2011, the Company has $621 of commitments for capital expenditures and $7,615 of commitments 
under non-cancelable operating leases. These capital expenditures in 2012 are for the support of current and new business, expected 
increases in existing business and enhancements of production processes.

Effect of Inflation, Deflation

Inflation generally affects the Company by increasing the interest expense of floating rate indebtedness and by increasing 
the cost of labor, equipment and raw materials. Inflation has not generally had a material effect on the Company’s financial results.

In periods of decreasing prices, deflation occurs and may also affect the Company’s results of operations. With respect 
to steel purchases, the Company’s purchases of steel through customers’ resale steel programs protects recovery of the cost of 
steel through the selling price of the Company’s products. For non-resale steel purchases, the Company coordinates the cost of 
steel purchases with the related selling price of the product.

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements with unconsolidated entities or other persons. 

New Accounting Standards

During fiscal 2011, several new accounting standards became effective for the Company. These new standards are included 
in  the  following  topics  of  the  FASB  ASC:  Topic  310,  “Receivables,”  Topic  605  “Revenue  Recognition”  and  Topic  220 
"Comprehensive Income." The first two standards were adopted in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 and the changes did not have a 
material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.  The last standard, "Comprehensive Income", becomes effective 
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, which for the Company would be the first quarter ended January 31, 2013.  
This  standard  requires  that  other  comprehensive  income  be  presented  as  either  a  separate  statement,  or  as  an  addition  to  the 
statement of income and prohibits the presentation of other comprehensive income in the statement of shareholders' equity. As 
the Company has historically presented other comprehensive income as part of the statement of shareholders' equity, the Company 
will have to retroactively restate its financial statements for this change upon adoption of this accounting standard.

Effect of Inflation, Deflation 

Inflation generally affects the Company by increasing the interest expense of floating rate indebtedness and by increasing 
the cost of labor, equipment and raw materials. The level of inflation has not had a material effect on the Company's financial 
results for the past three years. 

In periods of decreasing prices, deflation occurs and may also affect the Company's results of operations. With respect to 
steel purchases, the Company's purchases of steel through customers' resale steel programs protects recovery of the cost of steel 
through the selling price of the Company's products. For non-resale steel purchases, the Company coordinates the cost of steel 
purchases with the related selling price of the product. 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements made by the Company in this Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding earnings or general belief in the Company’s 
expectations of future operating results are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation 
Reform Act of 1995. In particular, forward-looking statements are statements that relate to the Company’s operating performance, 
events or developments that the Company believes or expects to occur in the future, including those that discuss strategies, goals, 
outlook, or other non-historical matters, or that relate to future sales, earnings expectations, cost savings, awarded sales, volume 
growth, earnings or general belief in the Company’s expectations of future operating results. The forward-looking statements are 
made on the basis of management’s assumptions and expectations. As a result, there can be no guarantee or assurance that these 
assumptions and expectations will in fact occur. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may 
cause actual results to materially differ from those contained in the statements. Some, but not all of the risks, include the ability 
of the Company to accomplish its strategic objectives with respect to implementing its sustainable business model; the ability to 
obtain future sales; changes in worldwide economic and political conditions, including adverse effects from terrorism or related 
hostilities; costs related to legal and administrative matters; the Company’s ability to realize cost savings expected to offset price 
concessions; inefficiencies related to production and product launches that are greater than anticipated; changes in technology and 
technological  risks;  increased  fuel  and  utility  costs;  work  stoppages  and  strikes  at  the  Company’s facilities  and  those  of  the 
Company’s customers; the Company’s dependence on the automotive and heavy truck industries, which are highly cyclical; the 
dependence of the automotive industry on consumer spending, which is subject to the impact of domestic and international economic 
conditions,  including  increased  energy  costs  affecting  car  and  light  truck  production,  and  regulations  and  policies  regarding 
international trade; financial and business downturns of the Company’s customers or vendors, including any production cutbacks 
or bankruptcies; increases in the price of, or limitations on the availability of, steel, the Company’s primary raw material, or 
decreases in the price of scrap steel; the successful launch and consumer acceptance of new vehicles for which the Company 
supplies parts; the occurrence of any event or condition that may be deemed a material adverse effect under the amended and 
restated Credit Agreement; pension plan funding requirements; and other factors, uncertainties, challenges and risks detailed in 
the Company’s other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any or all of these risks and uncertainties could 
cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements 
reflect management’s analysis only as of the date of the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company undertakes no 
obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof. 
In addition to the disclosures contained herein, readers should carefully review risks and uncertainties contained in other documents 
the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Item 8. 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated Balance Sheets at October 31, 2011 and 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated Statements of Income for the two years ended October 31, 2011. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the two years ended October 31, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the two years ended October 31, 2011 . . . . . .
Notes to Consolidated  Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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        The following Financial Statement Schedule for the two years ended October 31, 2011 is included in

Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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     All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the

financial statements or notes thereto.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Shareholders
Shiloh Industries, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Shiloh Industries, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) 
and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of October 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of 
income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years then ended. Our audits of the basic consolidated 
financial statements included the financial statement schedule listed in the index appearing under Item 15 (a)(2). 
These financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. 
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based 
on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board 
(United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about 
whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor 
were  we  engaged  to  perform  an  audit  of  its  internal  control  over  financial  reporting.  Our  audit  included 
consideration  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  a  basis  for  designing  audit  procedures  that  are 
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the 
Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also 
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, 
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating 
the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the 
financial position of Shiloh Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries as of October 31, 2011 and 2010, and the results of 
their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally 
accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when 
considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material 
respects, the information set forth therein.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP 

Cleveland, Ohio
December 20, 2011

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollar amounts in thousands)

ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Accounts receivable, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Related-party accounts receivable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Income tax receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

October 31,

2011

2010

$

20

$

34

76,632

72,076

434

1,688

984

1,163

Inventories, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

33,976

20,919

Deferred income taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Prepaid expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property, plant and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Deferred income taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,228

1,725

116,703

121,467

918

1,586

2,631

2,588

100,395

125,093

1,432

727

Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 240,674

$ 227,647

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

Current debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

428

$

721

Accounts payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Long-term benefit liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57,214

23,733

81,375

25,700

24,019

1,928

54,172

17,652

72,545

26,900

24,485

1,538

Total liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

133,022

125,468

Commitments and contingencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Stockholders’ equity:

Preferred stock, $.01 per share; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and
outstanding at October 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010, respectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Common stock, par value $.01 per share; 25,000,000 shares authorized; 16,762,428 and
16,567,459 shares issued and outstanding at October 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010,
respectively. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Paid-in capital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Accumulated other comprehensive loss: Pension related liability, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total stockholders’ equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

—

—

168

166

63,950

62,317

68,321
(24,787)
107,652

62,480
(22,784)
102,179

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 240,674

$ 227,647

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cost of sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selling, general and administrative expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asset impairment, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restructuring  charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operating income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other income (expense), net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Income before income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Provision for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Earnings per share:
Basic earnings per share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Basic weighted average number of common shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted earnings per share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diluted weighted average number of common shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

$

$

Years Ended

October 31,

2011

517,743
478,807
38,936
23,658
94
352
14,832
1,714
3
(40)
13,081
5,236
7,845

0.47
16,716
0.47
16,859

$

$

$

$

2010
457,272
422,610
34,662
19,916
4,527
309
9,910
3,757
2
(253)
5,902
2,041
3,861

0.23
16,532
0.23
16,678

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollar amounts in thousands)

Years Ended
October 31, 

2011

2010

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

$

7,845

$

3,861

Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of deferred financing costs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asset impairment, net of recoveries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Gain) loss on sale of assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inventories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prepaids and other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Payables and other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accrued income taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash provided by operating activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

Capital expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from sale of assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash used in investing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

Repayments of short-term borrowings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Payment of dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Decrease (increase) in overdraft balances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from long-term borrowings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Repayments of long-term borrowings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Payment of deferred financing costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proceeds from exercise of stock options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net cash used in financing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cash paid for (refund of) income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$
$

22,367
513
94
1,920
799
(19)

(4,006)
(13,057)
399
3,968
(262)
20,561

(18,452)
248
(18,204)

(270)
(2,004)
1,436
28,750
(29,950)
(906)
573
(2,371)
(14)
34
20

1,316
3,202

26,220
756
4,527
(3,217)
646
135

(6,757)
2,619
(1,538)
(3,587)
5,518
29,183

(3,853)
68
(3,785)

(351)
—
(345)
3,700
(28,150)
(538)
193
(25,491)
(93)
127
34

3,157
(285)

$

$
$

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Dollar amounts in thousands)

Common
Stock ($.01
Par Value)

Paid-In
Capital

Retained
Earnings

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss

November 1, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pension liability, net of tax benefit of $185 . . . .
     Comprehensive income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercise of stock options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation cost . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tax benefit on stock options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
October 31, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pension liability, net of tax effect of $1,003. . . .
     Comprehensive income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Payment of dividends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercise of stock options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock-based compensation cost . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tax benefit on stock options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
October 31, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

165

$ 61,344

$ 58,619

$

—

—

—

1

—

—

—

—

—

192

646

135

3,861

—

—

—

—

—

$

166

$ 62,317

$ 62,480

$

—

—

—

—

2

—

—

—

—

—

—

571

799

263

7,845

—

—
(2,004)
—

—

—

$

168

$ 63,950

$ 68,321

$

(24,636)
—

1,852

—

—

—

—
(22,784)
—
(2,003)
—

—

—

—

—
(24,787)

Total
Stockholders'
Equity

$

95,492

3,861

1,852

5,713

193

646

135

$

102,179

7,845
(2,003)
5,842
(2,004)
573

799

263

$

107,652

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC. 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data) 

Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

General 

Shiloh Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“the Company”) is a full service manufacturer of first operation blanks, engineered 
welded  blanks,  complex  stampings  and  modular  assemblies  for  the  automotive,  heavy  truck  and  other  industrial  markets.  In 
addition, the Company is a designer and engineer of precision tools and dies and welding and assembly equipment for use in its 
blanking and stamping operations and for sale to original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), Tier I automotive suppliers and 
other industrial customers. The Company's blanks, which are engineered two dimensional shapes cut from flat-rolled steel, are 
principally sold to automotive and truck OEMs and are used for structural and exterior steel components, such as support brackets, 
frame sides, fenders, hoods and doors. These blanks include first operation exposed and unexposed blanks and more advanced 
engineered welded blanks. Engineered welded blanks generally consist of two or more sheets of steel of the same or different 
material grade, thickness, or coating that are welded together utilizing both mash seam resistance and laser welding. The Company's 
stampings are principally used as components in mufflers, seat frames, structural rails, window lifts, heat shields, vehicle brakes 
and other structural body components. 

The Company also builds modular assemblies, which include components used in the structural and powertrain systems of 
a  vehicle.  Structural  systems  include  bumper  beams,  door  impact  beams,  steering  column  supports,  chassis  components  and 
structural underbody modules.  Powertrain systems consist of deep draw components, such as oil pans, transmission pans and 
valve covers. Additionally, the Company provides a variety of intermediate steel processing services, such as oiling, leveling, 
cutting-to-length, multi-blanking, slitting, edge trimming of hot and  cold-rolled steel coils and inventory control services for 
automotive and steel industry customers. The Company has fourteen wholly-owned subsidiaries at locations in Ohio, Michigan, 
Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Mexico. 

More than 50% of the Company's outstanding shares of Common Stock are owned by MTD Holdings Inc and the MTD 
Products Inc Master Employee Benefit Trust, a trust fund established and sponsored by MTD Products, making MTD a related 
party of the Company. 

    Principles of Consolidation 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Shiloh Industries, Inc. and all wholly-owned subsidiaries. All 

significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated. 

Revenue Recognition 

The Company recognizes revenue both for sales from toll processing and sales of products made with Company owned steel 
when there is evidence of a sales agreement, the delivery of goods has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable and 
collectability of revenue is reasonably assured. The Company records revenues upon shipment of product to customers and transfer 
of title under standard commercial terms. Price adjustments including those arising from resolution of quality issues, price and 
quantity discrepancies, surcharges for fuel and/or steel and other commercial issues are recognized in the period when management 
believes that such amounts become probable, based on management's estimates. 

Shipping and Handling Costs 

The Company classifies all amounts billed to a customer in a sales transaction related to shipping and handling as revenue 

and the costs incurred by the Company for shipping and handling are classified as costs of sales. 

Inventories 

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market, using the first-in first-out (“FIFO”) method. 

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Property, Plant and Equipment 

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Expenditures for maintenance, repairs and renewals are charged to expense 
as incurred, while major improvements are capitalized. The cost of these improvements is depreciated over their estimated useful 
lives. Useful lives range from three to twelve years for furniture and fixtures and machinery and equipment, or if the assets are 
dedicated to a customer program, over the estimated life of that program, ten to twenty years for land improvements and twenty 
to forty years for buildings and their related improvements. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method for financial 
reporting purposes and accelerated methods for income tax purposes. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed, the related 
cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any gain or loss on the disposition is included in the earnings 
for the current period. 

Employee Benefit Plans 

The Company accrues the cost of defined benefit pension plans, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting 
Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 715 “Compensation - Retirement Benefits.” The 
plans are funded based on the requirements and limitations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The majority 
of employees of the Company also participate in discretionary profit sharing plans administered by the Company. The Company 
also provides postretirement benefits to approximately 32 former employees. 

Stock-Based Compensation 

 The Company records compensation cost for share-based awards based upon fair value. The Company has elected to use 
the simplified method of calculating the expected term of the stock options and historical volatility to compute fair value under 
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. 
zero coupon Treasury yield in effect at the time of grant. Forfeitures have been estimated based upon the Company's historical 
experience. 

Income Taxes

The Company utilizes the asset and liability method in accounting for income taxes.  Income tax expense includes U.S. 
and international income taxes minus tax credits and other incentives that will reduce tax expense in the year they are claimed. 
Deferred taxes are recognized at currently enacted tax rates for temporary differences between the financial accounting and income 
tax basis of assets and liabilities and operating losses and tax credit carryforwards. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce 
net deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. The Company assesses both positive and negative 
evidence when measuring the need for a valuation allowance. Evidence typically assessed includes the operating results for the 
most recent three-year period and, to a lesser extent because of inherent uncertainty, the expectations of future profitability, available 
tax planning strategies, the time period over which the temporary differences will reverse and taxable income in prior carryback 
years if carryback is permitted under the tax law. The calculation of the Company's tax liabilities also involves dealing with 
uncertainties in the application of complex tax laws and regulations. The Company recognizes liabilities for uncertain income tax 
positions based on the Company's estimate of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be required. The Company 
reports interest and penalties related to uncertain income tax positions as income taxes.

Impairment 

The Company evaluates the recoverability of long-lived assets and the related estimated remaining lives whenever events 
or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Events or changes in circumstances which 
could cause an impairment include significant underperformance relative to the historical or projected future operating results, 
significant changes in the manner of the use of the assets or the strategy for the overall business or significant negative industry 
or economic trends. The Company records an impairment or change in useful life whenever events or changes in circumstances 
indicate that the carrying amount of long-lived assets may not be recoverable or the useful life has changed. 

Comprehensive Income 

Comprehensive income is defined as net income (loss) and changes in stockholders' equity from non-owner sources which, 

for the Company in the periods presented, consists of pension related liability adjustments. 

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Statement of Cash Flows Information 

Cash and cash equivalents include checking accounts and all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three 

months or less.

Concentration of Risk 

       The Company sells products to customers primarily in the automotive and heavy truck industries. Financial instruments, 
which potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk, are primarily accounts receivable. The Company performs 
on-going credit evaluations of its customers' financial condition. The allowance for non-collection of accounts receivable is based 
on the expected collectability of all accounts receivable. Losses have historically been within management's expectations. The 
Company does not have financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk. Refer to Note 14-Business Segment Information for 
discussion of concentration of revenues. 

As of October 31, 2011, the Company had approximately 1,273 employees. A total of approximately 50 employees at one 

of the Company's subsidiaries are covered by a collective bargaining agreement that is due to expire in  November 2014.  

Fair Value of Financial Instruments 

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and payables approximate fair value because of the 
short maturity of those instruments. The carrying value of the Company's debt is considered to approximate the fair value of these 
instruments based on the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for loans with similar terms and maturities. 

Derivative Financial Instruments 

The  Company  does  not  engage  in  derivatives  trading,  market-making  or  other  speculative  activities. The intent  of  any 
contracts entered by the Company is to reduce exposure to currency movements affecting foreign currency purchase commitments. 
The Company's risks related to foreign currency exchange risks have historically not been material. The Company does not expect 
the effects of these risks to be material in the future based on current operating and economic conditions in the countries and 
markets in which it operates. These contracts are marked-to-market and the resulting gain or loss is recorded in the consolidated 
statements of operations. As of  October 31, 2011 and 2010, there were no foreign currency forward exchange contracts outstanding. 

Guarantees 

The Company has certain indemnification clauses within its credit facility and certain lease agreements that are considered 
to be guarantees within the scope of FASB ASC Topic 460, “Guarantees”. The Company does not consider these guarantees to be 
probable and the Company cannot estimate the maximum exposure. Additionally, the Company's exposure to warranty-related 
obligations is not material. 

Accounting Estimates 

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the 
United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and 
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of 
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, management reviews its estimates based upon current 
available information. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 

Prior Year Reclassification

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.

Other New Accounting Standards

During fiscal 2011, several new accounting standards became effective for the Company. These new standards are included 
in  the  following  topics  of  the  FASB  ASC:  Topic  310,  “Receivables,”  Topic  605  “Revenue  Recognition”  and  Topic  220 
"Comprehensive Income." The first two standards were adopted in the first quarter of fiscal 2011 and the changes did not have a 
material  effect  on  the  Company’s consolidated  financial  statements.   The  last  standard,  "Comprehensive  Income,"    becomes 
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, which for the Company would be the first quarter ended January 31, 
2013.  This standard requires that other comprehensive income be presented as either a separate statement, or as an addition to 
the statement of income and prohibits the presentation of other comprehensive income in the statement of shareholders' equity. 

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As  the  Company  has  historically  presented  other  comprehensive  income  as  part  of  the  statement  of  shareholders'  equity, the 
Company will have to retroactively restate its financial statements for this change upon adoption of this accounting standard.

Note 2—Asset Impairment and Restructuring Charges

Due to uncertain market conditions for industrial real estate, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company recorded 
an asset impairment charge of $324 to reduce the carrying value of real property of the Company's VCS Properties facility to a 
fair value of $1,900 based primarily on an independent assessment that considered recent sales of similar properties, as well as 
an income approach.

Impairment recoveries of $230 were recorded during fiscal 2011 for cash received upon the sales of assets from the 

Company's Liverpool Stamping facility that was impaired in fiscal 2009.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2011, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $352 based on a negotiated 
settlement with approximately 90 employees for severance and health insurance related to the previously announced planned 
closure of the Company's plant in Mansfield, Ohio. 

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, the Board of Directors approved the Company's plan to purchase a plant site in 
Bowling Green, Kentucky for the manufacture of first operation precision blanks and other complementary products that were 
manufactured at the Company's plant in Mansfield, Ohio.  The plan also included the transfer of other Mansfield business to the 
Company's Medina Blanking facility in Valley City, Ohio.  The Company, therefore, ceased operations of its Mansfield Blanking 
Division during fiscal 2011 as its work has been relocated to these other plants.  The Company has relocated certain machinery 
and equipment to Bowling Green or Valley City to support the ongoing business and to service the new business in the Kentucky 
area.  As a result, during the fourth quarter  of fiscal 2010, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $2,480 to reduce long 
lived assets that would not be transferred to their estimated fair value.  The fair value of machinery and equipment, as determined 
using level 3 inputs, was zero as the items were worn equipment for which the Company had no further use and they have limited 
use and limited value in the used equipment market.  The Mansfield real property was reduced by $2,095 to a fair value of $3,300 
based on an independent assessment by a real estate firm that considered recent sales of similar properties, tax valuation, and 
replacement cost value.  The Company also recorded a restructuring charge of $309 in fiscal year 2010 representing the curtailment 
of the retirement plan of Mansfield Blanking employees.  Recovery of previously impaired assets from the sale of equipment from 
a former Company facility of $48 reduced the Mansfield impairment charge to a net amount of $4,527.

A summary of the charges included in the accompanying consolidated statements of income for fiscal 2011 and 2010, is 

below. 

Asset impairment, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

94

Restructuring-Severance and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Restructuring-Pension curtailment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

352
—
352

2011

2010
$ 4,527

$

$

—
309
309

An analysis of restructuring charges and related reserves of the Company for fiscal 2011 is as follows:

Restructuring
Reserves at
October 31, 2010

Restructuring
Charges

Cash Payments

Restructuring
Reserves at
October 31, 2011

Restructuring - Severance and
benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

—

$

352

$

(73)

$

279

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC. 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued) 

Note 3—Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are expected to be collected within one year and are net of an allowance for doubtful accounts in the 
amount of $568 and $209 at October 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company recognized net bad debt expense (credit) of 
$425 and $(41) during fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively, in the consolidated statements of operations. 

The  Company  continually  monitors  its  exposure  with  its  customers  and  additional  consideration  is  given  to  individual 

accounts in light of the market conditions in the automotive industry. 

Note 4—Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

Raw materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Work-in-process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finished goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tooling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total inventories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

14,433
5,612
8,575
28,620
5,356
33,976

$

$

8,009
5,246
6,321
19,576
1,343
20,919

October 31,

2011

2010

Total cost of inventory is net of reserves to reduce certain inventory from cost to net realizable value. Such reserves 

aggregated $566 and $1,393 at October 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The  increase  in  raw  material  inventories  of  approximately  $6,400  is  a  result  of  increased  sales  volumes  along  with 
increased sales with steel ownership.  The increase in finished goods inventory of approximately $2,300 includes approximately 
$1,700 of a bank of parts produced by the Company's Mansfield facility to facilitate its closure as of October 2011 and supply a 
two to fourteen week requirement of parts for certain customers that will ship throughout the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Tooling 
inventories increased approximately $4,000 for customer reimbursed production tooling related to new program awards that go 
into production throughout fiscal 2012.

Note 5-Other Assets

Other assets consist of the following: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred financing costs, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

October 31, 

2011

2010

$ 920
666

$ 526
201

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$1,586

$ 727

        Deferred financing costs are amortized over the term of the debt. During fiscal 2011 and 2010, amortization of these costs 
amounted to $513 and $756, respectively. Accumulated amortization was $1,847 and $1,334 as of October 31, 2011 and 2010, 
respectively.   In April 2011, the Company completed the amended and restated Credit and Security Agreement and capitalized 
$906  of new  costs.  In  September 2010,  the  Company completed the Fifth Amendment of the  original Credit Agreement and 
capitalized $168 of new costs.

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Note 6—Property, Plant and Equipment

        Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

October 31,
2011

October 31,
2010

Land and improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Buildings and improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Machinery and equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Furniture and fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction in progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total, at cost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Less: Accumulated depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Property, plant and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

9,671
109,293
342,557
11,450
8,744
481,715
360,248
121,467

$

$

8,460
102,671
339,931
11,029
3,106
465,197
340,104
125,093

Depreciation expense was $22,367 and $26,220 in fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively. 

       During the years ended October 31, 2011 and 2010, interest capitalized as part of property, plant and equipment was $204  
and $42, respectively. The Company had unpaid capital expenditures of approximately $614  and $281 at October 31, 2011 and 
2010, respectively, and such amounts are included in accounts payable at those dates and excluded from capital expenditures in 
the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows for the fiscal years 2011 and 2010. The Company has commitments for 
capital expenditures of $621 at October 31, 2011 that will be incurred in 2012.

Note 7—Financing Arrangements

Debt consists of the following:

Credit Agreement —interest at 2.79% and 3.47% at October 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010,
respectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

25,700

$

26,900

Insurance broker financing agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

State of Ohio promissory note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Less: Current debt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

428

—

26,128

428

451

270

27,621

721

Total long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

25,700

$

26,900

October 31,
2011

October 31,
2010

The weighted average interest rate of all debt was 3.03% and 6.51% for fiscal years 2011 and 2010, respectively.

On August 1, 2008, the Company entered into a credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders with PNC Bank National 
Association, successor of National City Bank, as co-lead arranger, sole book runner and administrative agent and The Privatebank 
and Trust Company as co-lead arranger and syndication agent. The initial agreement provided the Company with a revolving line 
of credit up to $120 million with the opportunity to borrow up to an additional $80 million at the current market rates. The Credit 
Agreement also established limits for additional borrowings, dividends, investments, acquisitions or mergers and sales of assets.

On September 1, 2010, the Company entered into a Fifth Amendment Agreement (the “Fifth Amendment”) of the Credit 
Agreement. The Fifth Amendment provided the Company with a revolving line of credit up to $80 million through July 31, 2012. 
The Company also had the opportunity to borrow up to an additional $80 million, at the current market rates. The Company was 
permitted to prepay the borrowings under the revolving credit facility without penalty. Under the Fifth Amendment, the Company 
had the option to select the applicable interest rate based upon two indices – a Base Rate, a daily rate based on the highest of the 
prime rate, the Federal Funds Open Rate plus one-half of one percent or the daily LIBOR plus one percent, as defined in the Fifth 
Amendment, or the Eurodollar Rate, as defined in the Fifth Amendment. The selected index is combined with a designated margin 
from an agreed upon pricing matrix.

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On April 19, 2011, the Company entered into an amended and restated Credit and Security Agreement (the “Agreement”) 
with a syndicate of lenders led by The Privatebank and Trust Company, as co-lead arranger, sole book runner and administrative 
agent and PNC Capital Markets, LLC as co-lead arranger and PNC Bank, National Association, as syndication agent. The Agreement 
amends and restates in its entirety the Company’s Credit Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2008.

The Agreement has a five-year term and provides for an $80 million secured revolving line of credit (which may be 
increased up to $120 million subject to the Company’s pro forma compliance with financial covenants, the administrative agent’s 
approval and the Company obtaining commitments for such increase). The Company is permitted to prepay the borrowings under 
the revolving credit facility without penalty.

Borrowings under the Agreement bear interest, at the Company’s option, at the LIBOR or the base (or “prime”) rate 
established from time to time by the administrative agent, in each case plus an applicable margin set forth in a matrix based on 
the Company’s leverage ratio. In addition to interest charges, the Company will pay in arrears a quarterly commitment fee ranging 
from 0.375% - 0.750% based on the Company’s daily revolving exposure. At October 31, 2011, the interest rate for the credit 
facility was 2.75% for Eurodollar rate loans and 4.25% for base rate loans.

The Agreement contains customary restrictive and financial covenants, including covenants regarding the Company’s 
outstanding indebtedness and maximum leverage and fixed charge coverage ratios. The Agreement specifies that the leverage 
ratio shall not exceed 2.25 to 1.00 to the conclusion of the Agreement. Also, the Agreement specifies that the fixed charge ratio 
shall not be less than 2.50 to 1.00 to the conclusion of the Agreement. The Company was in compliance with the financial covenants 
as of October 31, 2011.

The Agreement specifies that upon the occurrence of an event or condition deemed to have a material adverse effect on 
the business or operations of the Company, as determined by the administrative agent of the lending syndicate or the required 
lenders, defined as 51% of the aggregate commitment under the Agreement, the outstanding borrowings become due and payable 
at the option of the required lenders. The Company does not anticipate at this time any change in business conditions or operations 
that could be deemed a material adverse effect by the lenders.

After considering letters of credit of $1,748 that the Company has issued, available funds under the Credit Agreement 

were $52,552 at October 31, 2011.

Borrowings under the Agreement are collateralized by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the tangible 

and intangible property of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the stock of foreign subsidiaries.

In July 2011, the Company entered into a finance agreement with an insurance broker for various insurance policies that 
bears interest at a fixed rate of 2.67% and requires monthly payments of $65 through April 2012.  As of October 31, 2011, $428 
remained outstanding under this agreement and was classified as current debt in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance 
sheets.

In June 2004, the Company issued a $2,000 promissory note to the State of Ohio related to specific machinery and 
equipment at one of the Company’s Ohio facilities. The promissory note bore interest at 1% for the first year of the term and 
3% per annum for the balance of the term, with interest only payments for the first year of the term. Principal payments began in 
August 2005 in the amount of $25, and monthly principal payments continued increasing annually thereafter until July 2011, when 
the loan matured.  The balance due the State of Ohio at October 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010 was $0 and $270, respectively.

Scheduled repayments under the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement plus repayments of other debt for the next five 

years are listed below:

Year
2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Amended

Credit Agreement

Other Debt

$—

—

—

—

25,700

$25,700

$428

—

—

—

—

$428

Total

$428

—

—

—

25,700

$26,128

  
SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC. 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued) 

Note 8-Operating Leases 

The Company leases material handling, manufacturing and office equipment under operating leases with terms that range 
from three to ten years at inception. The leases do not include step rent provisions, escalation clauses, capital improvement funding 
or other lease concessions that qualify the leases as a contingent rental. Also, the leases do not include a variable related to a 
published index. The Company's operating leases are charged to expense over the lease term, on a straight-line basis. 

The longest lease term of the Company's current leases extends to November 2016. Rent expense under operating leases for 
fiscal years 2011 and 2010 was $2,382 and $2,977, respectively. Future minimum lease payments under operating leases are as 
follows at October 31, 2011: 

2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$2,467
2,390
353
18
4

Note 9-Employee Benefit Plans 

The Company maintains pension plans covering its employees. The Company also provides an unfunded postretirement 
health care benefit plan for approximately 32 retirees and their dependents. The measurement date for the Company's employee 
benefit plans coincides with its fiscal year end, October 31. 

Obligations and Funded Status 
At October 31 

Pension Benefits

Other Post Retirement
Benefits

2011

2010

2011

2010

Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amendments and settlements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Actuarial gain (loss). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benefits paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ (70,912)
(140)
(3,821)
—
(3,913)
3,494

$

$ (68,234)
(175)
(3,802)
—
(2,392)
3,691

(75,292)

(70,912)

Benefit obligation at end of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Change in plan assets: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year . . . . . . . . . . .
Actual return on plan assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employer contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benefits paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

42,488
2,769
4,455
(3,494)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

46,218

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

39,300
5,288
1,591
(3,691)

42,488

$

(590)
(7)
(30)
98
(445)
39

(935)

—
—
39
(39)

—

(677)
(6)
(36)
—
36
93

(590)

—
—
93
(93)

—

Funded status, benefit obligations in excess of plan assets .

$ (29,074)

$ (28,424)

$

(935)

$

(590)

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued) 

The above amounts are recorded in the liabilities section of the consolidated balance sheets as follows: 

Other accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long-term benefit liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2011
$ (5,910)
(23,164)

2010
$ (4,459)
(23,965)

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ (29,074)

$ (28,424)

2011

2010

$

$

(82)
(853)

(935)

$

$

(70)
(520)

(590)

Pension Benefits

Other Post Retirement Benefits

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Service cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interest cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Expected return on plan assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recognized net actuarial loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of prior service cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of transition loss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Plan curtailments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amortization of net actuarial loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net periodic benefit cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pension Benefits

Other Post Retirement
Benefits

2011

2010

2011

2010

$

140

$

175

$

3,821
(2,821)
—

—

—

—

1,245

2,385

$

$

3,802
(2,582)
—

55

—

309

1,262

3,021

$

7

30

—

—

—

—

—

61

98

$

6

36

—

—

—

—

—

62

$

104

Expense includes the curtailment of the retirement plans of the Mansfield Blanking employees in fiscal 2010 .  See 

Note 2 for a discussion of the closure of the plant.

The  Company  expects  to  recognize  in  the  consolidated  statement  of  operations  the  following  amounts  that  will  be 

amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income in fiscal 2012. 

Amortization of net actuarial loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pension
Benefits
$1,040

Other
Post Retirement
Benefits 

$54

The Company has recognized the following pre-tax actuarial losses, prior service costs and transition obligations in 

accumulated other comprehensive income: 

Pension Benefits

Other Post Retirement
Benefits

2011

2010

2011

2010

Net actuarial loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prior service cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 38,619
—

$ 35,898
—

Accumulated other comprehensive income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ 38,619

$ 35,898

$

$

844
—

844

$

$

559
—

559

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued) 

Additional Information 

Increase (decrease) in minimum liability included in other comprehensive
income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$ (2,721)

$

1,939

$ (286)

$

98

Pension Benefits

Other Post Retirement
Benefits

2011

2010

2011

2010

Assumptions 

Weighted-average assumptions used
to determine benefit obligations at October 31

Pension Benefits

Other Post Retirement
Benefits

2011

2010

2011

2010

Discount rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.00%

5.50%

5.00%

5.50%

Rate of compensation increase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

—

—

—

—

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net
periodic benefit costs for years ended October 31 

Discount rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Expected long-term return on plan assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rate of compensation increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2011
5.50%
7.50%

—

2010
5.75%
7.50%

—

2011
5.50%
—

—

2010
5.75%
—

—

Pension Benefits

Other Post Retirement
Benefits

These assumptions are used to develop the projected obligation at fiscal year end and to develop net periodic benefit cost 
for  the  subsequent  fiscal  year. Therefore,  for  fiscal  2011,  the  assumptions  used  to  determine  net  periodic  benefit  costs  were 
established at October 31, 2010, while the assumptions used to determine the benefit obligations were established at October 31, 
2011.  Beginning in 2010, the Principal Pension Discount Yield Curve ("Principal Curve") has replaced the Citigroup Pension 
Discount  Curve  ("Citigroup  Curve")  as  the  basis  for  determining  the  discount  rate  for  reporting  pension  and  retiree  medical 
liabilities.  The Principal Curve has several advantages to the Citigroup Curve including:  transparency of construction, lower 
statistical errors, and continuous forward rates for all years.  At October 31, 2011 the resulting discount rate from the use of the 
Principal Curve was 5.00%, a decrease of .50% from a year ago that resulted in an increase of the benefit obligation of approximately 
$4,297.

  The Company determines the annual rate of return on pension assets by first analyzing the composition of its asset portfolio. 
Historical rates of return are applied to the portfolio. The Company's outside investment advisors and actuaries review the computed 
rate of return. Industry comparables and other outside guidance are also considered in the annual selection of the expected rates 
of return on pension assets. The long-term expected rate of return on plan assets takes into account years with exceptional gains 
and years with exceptional losses. 

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Assumed health care trend rates at October 31

2011

2010

Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8.0%
7.5%
2013

9.0%
8.0%
2012

Assumed healthcare cost trend rates have a significant effect on the amounts reported for the healthcare plan. The Company's 
trend rate was based on reduced health care claims experienced by a small and declining retiree population.  A one-percentage 
point change in assumed healthcare cost trend rates would have the following effects at October 31, 2011: 

Effect on total of service and interest cost components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Effect on post retirement obligation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$6
$55

$(6)
$(45)

One-Percentage
Point Increase 

One-Percentage
Point Decrease 

Plan Assets 

The Company has established a targeted asset allocation percentage by asset category and rebalances the assets of each 
plan when pension contributions are funded. The Company's pension plan weighted-average asset allocations at October 31, 2011
and 2010, by asset category and comparison to the target allocation percentage are as follows: 

Asset Category
Equity securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Debt securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Target
Allocation
Percentage 

 0-70%
 0-70%
0-10%

Plan Assets at October 31,

2011

68%
27%
5%

100%

2010

66%
29%
5%

100%

The Company's investment policy for assets of the plans is to obtain a reasonable long-term return consistent with the 
level of risk assumed. The Company also seeks to control the cost of funding the plans within prudent levels of risk through the 
investment of plan assets and the Company seeks to provide diversification of assets in an effort to avoid the risk of large losses 
and to maximize the return to the plans consistent with market and economic risk. 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued) 

Fair Value 

The plans' investments are reported at fair value.  Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a 

basis.  

Dividends are recorded on the 

date.

Fair value is the price that would be received by the plans for an asset or paid by the plans to transfer a liability (an 

exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date in the plans' principal or most 
advantageous market for the asset or liability.  Fair value measurements are determined by maximizing the use of observable 
inputs and minimizing the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.  The hierarchy places the highest priority on 
unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1 measurements) and gives the lowest 
priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements).  The three levels of inputs within the fair value hierarchy are defined as 
follows:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that the plans have the ability to 
access as of the measurement date.

Level 2: Significant other observable inputs other than level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or 
liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by 
observable market data. 

Level  3:  Significant  unobservable  inputs  that  reflect  the  plans'  own  assumptions  about  the  assumptions  that  market 
participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

In some cases, a valuation technique used to measure fair value may include inputs from multiple levels of the fair value hierarchy. 
The lowest level of significant input determines the placement of the entire fair value measurement in the hierarchy.

The following descriptions of the valuation methods and assumptions used by the plans to estimate the fair values of 

investments apply to investments held directly by the plans.  

Mutual  funds:   The fair  values  of  mutual fund  investments are  determined by  obtaining  quoted  prices  on  nationally 

recognized securities exchanges (level 1 inputs).

Pooled separate accounts:  The fair values of participation units held in pooled separate accounts are based on their net 
asset values, as reported by the managers of the pooled separate accounts as supported by the unit prices of actual purchase and 
sale transactions occurring as of or close to the financial statement date (level 2 inputs).  With the exception of the Principal U.S. 
Property Separate Account, a fund sponsored by Principal Financial Group, investment and actuarial advisors of the Company, 
each of the pooled separate accounts invests in multiple securities.   With the exception of the Principal U.S. Property Separate 
Account, each pooled separate account provides for daily redemptions by the plans with no advance notice requirements, and has 
redemption prices that are determined by the fund's net asset value per unit.  Due to illiquidity of the underlying assets of the 
Principal U.S. Property Separate Account, which is an open-end, commingled real estate account and a separate account of Principal 
Life Insurance Company (Principal), Principal has imposed a withdrawal limitation which delays the payment of withdrawal 
requests and provides for payment of such requests on a pro rata basis as cash becomes available for distribution, as determined 
by Principal.  While the fair value of the plans' interest in the Principal U.S. Property Separate Account has been determined based 
upon the net asset value of the Principal U.S. Property Separate Account, this fair value measurement is reported as including 
level 3 inputs because of the nature of the redemption restrictions.

The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or 
reflective of future fair values.  Furthermore, while the Company believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent 
with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial 
instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date.

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Investments totaling $46,218 at October 31, 2011 and $42,488 at October 31, 2010 measured at fair value on a 

recurring basis are summarized below: 

Fair Value Measurements

at October 31, 2011 Using

Fair Value Measurements

at October 31, 2010 Using

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

Investments

Equity

Large U.S. Equity . . . . . . .
Small/Mid U.S. Equity . . .
International Equity . . . . . .

$

Fixed Income

Government . . . . . . . . . . . .
Corporate . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Real Estate (Primarily
Commercial). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8,237

2,510

5,677

—

6,376

—

$

10,495

$

4,446

—

285

5,669

—

$

22,800

$

20,895

$

—

—

—

—

—

2,523

2,523

$

15,201

$

1,069

2,173

—

5,891

—

$

1,721

4,752

3,019

246

6,387

—

$

24,334

$

16,125

$

—

—

—

—

—

2,029

2,029

The table below presents a reconciliation of all investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant 
unobservable inputs (level 3) for the years ended October 31, 2011 and 2010, including the reporting classifications for the 
applicable gains and losses. 

Balance, November 1, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total unrealized gains or losses included in change in net assets available for benefits of
   the plans:
       Net unrealized depreciation relating to assets held at end of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Balance, October 31, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total unrealized gains or losses included in change in net assets available for benefits of

   the plans:
       Net unrealized appreciation relating to assets held at end of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Balance, October 31, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fair Value Measurements
Using Significant
Unobservable Inputs

(Level 3)

Pooled Separate Account-
Real Estate
$2,469

(440)
2,029

494

$2,523

Cash Flows 

Contributions 

The Company expects to contribute $5,910 to its pension plans in fiscal 2012, compared to $4,459 funded in fiscal 2011.  

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Estimated Future Benefit Payments 

The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid by the 

plans: 

2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2017-2021. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pension Benefits
$ 3,280
3,320
3,610
3,840
3,930
22,090

Other Benefits
$ 82
82
79
74
74
307

Defined Contribution Plans 

In addition to the defined benefit plans described above, the Company maintains a number of defined contribution plans. 
Under the terms of the plans, eligible employees may contribute a selected percentage of their base pay. The Company matches 
a percentage of the employees' contributions up to a stated percentage, subject to statutory limitations. During fiscal 2007, the 
Company  began  automatically  enrolling  new  employees  in  the  defined  contribution  plan  as  well  as  automatically  increasing 
employee contributions by 1% annually, unless the employee opts out of the enrollment or contribution increases. Additionally, 
the Company increased the match of employee contributions to 100% of the first 3% of employee deferrals, and to contribute an 
additional 50% of deferrals of 4-5% of employee contributions. For fiscal 2010, the Company temporarily suspended the match 
of employee contributions in recognition of the economic conditions that were affecting the automotive industry and the Company 
at that time. Therefore, the Company recorded no expense during fiscal year 2010 for its defined contribution plans.  Effective 
November 1, 2010, the Company reinstated the matching program and recorded an expense of $1,278 during fiscal 2011.

Note 10-Earnings Per Share 

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number 
of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the period. In addition, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to stock options 
outstanding under the Company's Amended and Restated 1993 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan are included in the diluted earnings 
per share calculation to the extent they are dilutive. For the years ended October 31, 2011and 2010,  approximately 240,000 and 457,000 
stock  options,  respectively, were  excluded  from  the  computation  of  diluted  earnings  per  share  because  they  were  anti-dilutive. The 
following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per share computation for net income 
per share:  

Years Ended October 31, 

2010
2011
(Amounts in thousands,
except per share data)
7,845

$

3,861

16,716

16,532

Net income available to common stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Basic weighted average shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

143

Diluted weighted average shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16,859

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Basic earnings per share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Diluted earnings per share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

$

0.47

0.47

$

$

40

146

16,678

0.23

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Note 11—Stock Options and Incentive Compensation 

For the Company, FASB ASC Topic 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation” affects the stock options that have been 
granted and requires the Company to expense share-based payment (“SBP”) awards with compensation cost for SBP transactions 
measured at fair value. The Company has elected to use the simplified method of calculating the expected term of the stock options 
and historical volatility to compute fair value under the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The risk-free rate for periods within 
the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. zero coupon Treasury yield in effect at the time of grant. Forfeitures have 
been estimated based upon the Company’s historical experience.

1993 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan

The Company maintains the Amended and Restated 1993 Key Employee Stock Incentive Program (as amended and 
restated December 12, 2002 and December 10, 2009) (the “Incentive Plan”), which authorizes grants to officers and other key 
employees  of  the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries  of  (i) stock  options  that  are  intended  to  qualify  as  incentive  stock  options, 
(ii) nonqualified stock options and (iii) restricted stock awards. An aggregate of 2,700,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to 
adjustment upon occurrence of certain events to prevent dilution or expansion of the rights of participants that might otherwise 
result from the occurrence of such events, has been reserved for issuance pursuant to the Incentive Plan. An individual’s award is 
limited to 500,000 shares in a five-year period.

Non-qualified stock options and incentive stock options have been granted to date and all options have been granted at 
an exercise price at least equal to market price at the date of grant. Options expire over a period not to exceed ten years from the 
date of grant and vest ratably over a three year period. In December 2010 options to purchase 154,000 shares were awarded to 
several officers and employees at an exercise price of $12.04 for stock options that are intended to qualify as incentive stock 
options and $13.24 for nonqualified stock options.   A summary of option activity under the plans is as follows:

Number of
Shares
Under
Option

Weighted
Average
Option
Price

Outstanding at November 1, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canceled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outstanding at October 31, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Granted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exercised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canceled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outstanding at October 31, 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

776,805

—
(65,780)
(27,333)
683,692

154,000
(208,107)
(109,400)
520,185

$5.88

—

$3.11

$6.30

$6.13

$12.10

$3.62

$8.15

$8.54

There  were  138,600  options  exercisable  as  of  October 31,  2011  with  a  weighted  average  exercise  price  of  $12.38. At 
October 31, 2011 options outstanding had an intrinsic value of $965 and options exercisable had an intrinsic value of $112.  Options 
that have an exercise price greater than the market price on October 31, 2011 were excluded from the intrinsic value computation. 
The intrinsic value of options exercised during fiscal 2011 and 2010 was $901 and $281, respectively. 

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The following table provides additional information regarding options outstanding as of October 31, 2011: 

Exercise Prices

Options
Outstanding

Exercise Price of
Options Outstanding
and Options Exercisable

Options
Exercisable

Weighted Average
Remaining Contractual
Life

$8.96

$13.06

$14.74

$16.22

$8.83

$2.11

$2.33

$5.30

$5.83

$12.04

$13.24

Totals

2,000

17,000

68,648

20,352

4,671

60,408

25,000

160,822

27,784

125,195

8,305

520,185

$8.96

$13.06

$14.74

$16.22

$8.83

$2.11

$2.33

$5.30

$5.83

$12.04

$13.24

2,000

17,000

68,648

20,352

4,671

0

16,668

0

9,261

0

0

138,600

2.99

3.99

5.29

0.29

6.32

7.12

2.12

7.78

2.78

9.11

4.11

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company recorded compensation expense related to the stock 
options currently vesting, effectively reducing pretax income by $799 and $646, respectively. The impact on earnings per share 
for  each  of  the  fiscal  years  ended  October 31,  2011  and  2010  was  a  reduction  of  $.03  per  share  basic  and  diluted. The total 
compensation cost related to nonvested awards not yet recognized as of October 31, 2011 and 2010 is a total of $1,191 and $782, 
respectively, which will be recognized over the next two fiscal years. 

The fair values of these options were estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with 

the following weighted average assumptions used for grants awarded during fiscal year 2011:

Risk-free interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dividend yield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Volatility factor—market. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Expected life of options—years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2011

2.48%

0.00%

89.02%

5.95

Based upon the preceding assumptions, the weighted average fair value of stock options granted during fiscal year 

2011 was $12.10 per share.

Executive Incentive Bonus Plans 

The Company maintains a Senior Management Bonus Plan (the “Management Plan”) to provide the Chief Executive Officer 
and certain eligible executive officers incentives for superior performance. The Management Plan, which was reapproved by the 
stockholders of the Company and is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, entitles the executives 
to be paid a cash bonus based upon the attainment of objective performance criteria established annually by the Compensation 
Committee. In accordance with the Plan, the Compensation Committee has typically established performance goals.  However, 
because of the economic conditions that were affecting the automotive industry during 2008, 2009, and the beginning of 2010, a 
cash bonus for the executives who are members of the Management Plan was not earned in fiscal 2009 and performance criteria 
were not established for 2010 and therefore no expense was incurred. For fiscal 2011, the Compensation Committee established 
goals based on the Company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"), entitling these executives 

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to be paid a bonus based upon varying percentages of their respective base salaries and the level of achievement of EBITDA in 
relation to the target established by the Compensation Committee. For fiscal 2011, these executives are entitled to receive an 
aggregate of $719 under the Management Plan.

The Company maintains a Short-Term Incentive Plan (the “Bonus Plan”), which provides annual incentive bonuses to 
its eligible employees (other than those employees that participate in the Management Plan). The measurement criteria for the 
Bonus Plan, including eligible employees, is determined annually by the Compensation Committee and approved by the Board 
of Directors. Payments are made to participants of the Bonus Plan based upon the achievement of defined objectives. In the case 
of  corporate  executives  eligible  for  the  Bonus  Plan,  100%  of  the  incentive  depends  upon  meeting  the  goals  for  Company 
performance. Finally, in the case of the remaining employees eligible for the Bonus Plan, 50% of the incentive depends upon 
meeting the operating targets and metrics of the employees' operating unit including specific individual goals as established by 
the Chief Executive Officer and 50% is based upon attaining the corporate goals for Company performance. 

Note 12-Income Taxes 

Income (loss) before income taxes consists of the following: 

Domestic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      Total

Years Ended October 31,

2011
13,719
(638)

13,081

$

$

2010

6,640
(738)

5,902

$

$

The components of the provision for income taxes from continuing operations were as follows: 

Current:

Federal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

Total current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deferred:

Federal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total deferred . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Years Ended October 31,

2011

2010

2,336
794
69

3,199

1,784
188
65

2,037

$

4,929
212
114

5,255

(3,369)
147
8

(3,214)

$

5,236

$

2,041

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued) 

Temporary differences and carryforwards which give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities were comprised of the 

following:  

Deferred tax assets:

Years Ended October 31,

2011

2010

Accrued compensation and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inventory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State income credits and loss carryforwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pension obligations and post retirement benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign net operating loss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tax credits in foreign countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other accruals and reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goodwill amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

Less: Valuation allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total deferred tax assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 Deferred tax liabilities:

Fixed assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prepaid expenses and other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

783
569
1,080
9,555
2,246
786
2,308
—

17,327
(4,263)

13,064

(9,551)
(367)

Net deferred tax asset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

3,146

Change in net deferred tax asset:

Provision for deferred taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

(2,037)
117

Components of other comprehensive income:

Pension and post retirement benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
       Total change in net deferred tax asset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

1,003
(917)

$

$

$

$

949
718
1,220
9,685
3,452
901
2,228
171

19,324
(4,499)

14,825

(10,361)
(401)

4,063

3,214
3

(185)
3,032

As required by FASB ASC Topic 740, the Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only 
after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position. For tax positions meeting the 
more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 
50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority.  

Activities and balances of unrecognized tax benefits for 2011 and 2010 are summarized below: 

Years Ended October 31,

2011

2010

Balance at beginning of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reductions based on tax positions related to the current year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Additions for tax positions of prior years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reductions for tax positions of prior years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reductions as result of lapse of applicable statute of limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Settlements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

851
63
—
120
(7)
42
—

$

826
124
—
8
(4)
(103)
—

Balance at end of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$

1,069

$

851

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC. 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued) 

The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective rate was $695 at October 31, 
2011 and $553 at October 31, 2010. The Company recognizes interest accrued and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits 
as part of income tax expense. The Company recognized $173 of expense in 2011 and $77 of benefit in 2010 for interest and 
penalties. The Company had accrued $860 at October 31, 2011 and $687 at October 31, 2010, for the payment of interest and 
penalties.   

The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state, local and foreign jurisdictions. 
Tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and require significant 
judgment to apply. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local income tax examinations 
by tax authorities for the years ending prior to October 31, 2008 and no longer subject to non-U.S. income tax examinations for 
calendar years ending prior to December 31, 2006.  The Company does not anticipate that within the next 12 months the total 
unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change due to the settlement of examinations and the expiration of statute of limitations. 

During October 2007, the Mexican Congress passed the Initiative to Amend the Tax Coordination Law and Income Tax 
Law. Effective January 1, 2008, a flat tax supplements the regular income tax. In conjunction with this law change, a deferred tax 
asset for Mexican tax credits in the amount of $1,037 was recorded as of October 31, 2008. While future projections for taxable 
income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies have been considered in assessing the need for the valuation 
allowance, the Company believes that it is more likely than not that the tax credits will not be realized. Therefore, a valuation 
allowance in the amount of $1,037 was recorded in fiscal 2008. The comparable amount in fiscal 2011 and 2010 was $786 and 
$901, respectively. 

A valuation allowance of approximately $4,263 remains at October 31, 2011 for deferred tax assets whose realization 
remains uncertain at this time. The comparable amount of the valuation allowance at October 31, 2010 was $4,499. The net decrease 
in the valuation allowance of $236 relates to a decrease of $115 for flat tax credits associated with foreign jurisdictions, a $111 
decrease related to other foreign deferred tax assets and a decrease of $10 related to state and local operating loss carryforwards. 

The Company assesses both negative and positive evidence when measuring the need for a valuation allowance. A valuation 
allowance has been established by the Company due to the uncertainty of realizing certain loss carryforwards and tax credits in 
Mexico and loss carryforwards in various state and local jurisdictions in the United States. The Company believes the remaining 
deferred tax assets will be realizable based on future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences that would generate 
ordinary income in the U.S. and available tax planning strategies that would be implemented to recognize the deferred tax assets. 
The Company intends to maintain the valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets until such time that sufficient positive 
evidence exists to support realization of the deferred tax assets. In the event the Company were to determine that it would be able 
to realize its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of their net recorded amount, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would 
increase income in the period such determination was made.  Likewise, should the Company determine that it would not be able 
to realize all or part of its net deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would be charged to income 
in the period such determination was made.

A reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective tax rate is as follows: 

Years Ended October 31,

Federal income tax at statutory rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State and local income taxes, net of federal benefit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Valuation allowance change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net operating loss benefit and reversal of contingencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Domestic production activities deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stock option expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustment of uncertain tax positions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustments of previous tax filings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2011
34.0%
4.1
(0.4)
(0.1)
(2.4)
2.2
1.4
2.1
(0.1)
(0.8)

Effective income tax rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40.0%

2010
35.0%
12.5
1.3
(1.6)
(6.4)
4.4
2.9
(0.9)
(12.9)
0.3

34.6%

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC. 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued) 

At October 31, 2011, the Company had foreign operating loss carryforward benefits of approximately $2,246 with a 
valuation allowance to the extent of their net deferred tax assets, which will expire between 2016 and 2020. At October 31, 2010, 
the Company had foreign operating loss carryforward benefits of approximately $3,452 with a valuation allowance to the extent 
of their net deferred tax assets.  The Company has various state and local net operating loss and tax credit carryforward benefits. 
As of October 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had state and local net operating loss carryforward benefits of $929 and $941 
with  a  full  valuation  allowance,  which  will  expire  between  2012  and  2031. Additionally,  the  Company  has  state  tax  credit 
carryforward benefits of $0 as of October 31, 2011 and $416 as of October 31, 2010.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

The Company paid income taxes, net of refunds, of $3,202 and $(285) in 2011 and 2010, respectively.   U.S. income 
taxes and foreign withholding taxes are not provided on undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries because it is expected such 
earnings will be permanently reinvested in the operations of such subsidiaries. It is not practical to determine the amount of income 
tax liability that would result had such earnings been repatriated. As of October 31, 2011, there was $760 of undistributed foreign 
subsidiary earnings. 

Note 13—Related Party Transactions

The  Company  had  sales  to  MTD  Products  Inc  and  its  affiliates  of  $8,308  and  $9,517  for  fiscal  years  2011  and  2010, 
respectively. At October 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company had receivable balances of $434 and $984, respectively, due from MTD 
Products Inc and its affiliates, and no amounts were due to MTD Products Inc, at those dates. 

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC. 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued) 

Note 14-Business Segment Information 

The Company conducts its business and reports its information as one operating segment-Automotive Products. The Chief 
Executive  Officer  of  the  Company  has  been  identified  as  the  chief  operating  decision  maker  as  he  has  final  authority  over 
performance assessment and resource allocation decisions. In determining that one operating segment is appropriate, the Company 
considered the nature of the business activities, the existence of managers responsible for the operating activities and information 
presented to the Board of Directors for its consideration and advice. Furthermore, the Company is a full service manufacturer of 
first operation blanks, engineered welded blanks, complex stampings and modular assemblies predominately for the automotive 
and  heavy  truck  markets.  Customers  and  suppliers  are  substantially  the  same  among  operations,  and  all  processes  entail  the 
acquisition of steel and the processing of the steel for use primarily in the automotive industry. 

Revenues from the Company's Mexican subsidiary were $29,740 and $23,309 for fiscal 2011 and 2010, respectively. These 
revenues represent 5.7% and 5.1%  of total revenues for fiscal years 2011 and 2010, respectively. Long-lived assets consist primarily 
of  net  property, plant  and  equipment.  Long-lived  assets  of  the  Company's  foreign  subsidiary  totaled  $14,708  and  $16,078  at 
October 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company's Mexican subsidiary incurred foreign currency transaction losses of $72 
in fiscal 2011 and $234,000 in fiscal 2010.  The consolidated long-lived assets of the Company totaled $123,971 and $127,252 at 
October 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. 

 In fiscal 2011, General Motors and Chrysler accounted for approximately 28.8% and 15.1%, respectively of the Company's 
revenues. No other individual customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company's revenues in fiscal 2011. At October 31, 
2011 and 2010, General Motors accounted for 31.4% and 33.3% of the Company's accounts receivable, respectively, and Chrysler 
accounted for 18.7% and 17.5% of the Company's accounts receivable, respectively. 

Revenues derived from the Company's products were as follows:  

Engineered welded blanks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Complex stampings and modular assemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Blanking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Steel processing, tools, dies, scrap and other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Years Ended October 31,

2011
$246,255
123,949
97,908
49,631

2010
$218,412
133,920
69,480
35,460

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$517,743

$457,272

Revenues of geographic regions are attributed to external customers based upon the location of the entity recording the sale. 

Note 15-Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited) 

October 31, 2011
Revenues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operating income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income per share basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income per share diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weighted average number of shares:
     Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
    Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

First
Quarter 
$108,790
6,345
1,268
507
0.03
0.03

Second
Quarter 
$137,046
11,596
5,777
3,449
0.21
0.20

Third
Quarter 
$128,191
9,249
3,175
1,691
0.10
0.10

Fourth
Quarter 
$143,716
11,746
4,612
2,198
0.13
0.13

16,634
16,847

16,729
16,868

16,753
16,863

16,760
16,842

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC. 
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS-(Continued) 

October 31, 2010
Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Operating income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income  (loss) per share basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net income (loss) per share diluted. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weighted average number of shares: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     Basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
     Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

First
Quarter 
$97,890
5,031
481
(535)
(0.03)
(0.03)

16,504
16,504

Second
Quarter 
$117,836
11,055
5,739
3,088
0.19
0.19

Third
Quarter 
$114,859
8,829
4,025
2,037
0.12
0.12

Fourth
Quarter 
$126,687
9,747
(335)
(729)
(0.04)
(0.04)

16,524
16,654

16,544
16,754

16,558
16,558

In preparing the Company's financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United 
States of America, management has made assumptions and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at 
the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Not considering 
the asset impairment and restructuring charges recorded in the fourth quarters of fiscal 2011 and fiscal 2010, during the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2011 and 2010, the Company refined its estimates and assumptions for several asset and liability accounts. As a 
result, the Company recorded net favorable adjustments of $288 and $418, net of tax, in the fourth quarters of fiscal 2011 and 
2010. For fiscal 2011 and 2010, these adjustments were normal recurring adjustments of accrued estimates and adjustments related 
to sales discounts, inventory valuation, pension and contingencies.

Note 16-Commitments and Contingencies 

The Company is a party to several lawsuits and claims arising in the normal course of its business with customers, vendors, 
employees and other third parties. In the opinion of management, the Company's liability or recovery, if any, under pending 
litigation and claims would not materially affect its financial condition, results of operations or cash flow.

Note 17-Subsequent Events 

On December 8, 2011, the Board of Directors recommended and granted the issuance of stock options totaling 56,500 

at the closing price of $8.10 to certain officers and other key employees.

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Item 9. 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 

None. 

Item 9A.  Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be 
disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, 
summarized  and  reported  within  the  time  periods  specified  in  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  rules  and  forms. As  of 
October 31, 2011, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, 
including the Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and 
operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company’s PEO and PFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures 
were effective as of October 31, 2011.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 
that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The  management  of  Shiloh  Industries,  Inc.  and  its  subsidiaries  (“the  Company”)  is  responsible  for  establishing  and 
maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange 
Act. The internal control system of the Company was designed to provide reasonable assurance to the Company's management 
and board of directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements. 

All  internal  control  systems,  no  matter  how  well  designed,  have  inherent  limitations.  Therefore,  even  those  systems 
determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. 

Under the supervision and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Principal Executive Officer 
and Principal Financial Officer, the Company assessed the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting 
as  of  October 31,  2011.  In  making  this  assessment,  management  used  the  criteria  set  forth  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring 
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in “Internal Control - Integrated Framework.”  Based on the evaluation of 
internal control over financial reporting management has concluded that the Company's internal controls over financial reporting 
were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of October 31, 2011.   

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm 
regarding  internal  control  over  financial  reporting.  Management's  report  was  not  subject  to  attestation  by  the  Company's 
independent  registered  public  accounting  firm  pursuant  to  rules  of  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  that  permit  the 
Company to provide only management's report in this annual report.

Item 9B. 

Other Information 

None. 

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Item 10.       Directors and Executive Officers of the Company 

PART III 

Information with respect to Directors of the Company is set forth in the Proxy Statement under the heading “Election of 
Directors,” which information is incorporated herein by reference. Information required by Item 401 of Regulation S-K regarding 
the executive officers of the Company is included in Part I of this Annual Report on Form 10-K under the caption “Executive 
Officers of the Registrant” as permitted by Instruction 3 to Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K. Information required by Item 405 of 
Regulation S-K is set forth in the Proxy Statement under the heading “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” 
which information is incorporated herein by reference. 

The Company has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its President and Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial 
Officer and Corporate Controller as well as the other officers, directors and managers of the Company in accordance with the 
Marketplace Rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market. 

Executive Officers of the Registrant 

The following information is furnished pursuant to Instruction 3 to Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K. 

Curtis E. Moll, Chairman of the Board.    Mr. Moll became Chairman of the Board of the Company in April 1999, and 
he has served as a Director of the Company since its formation in April 1993. Since 1980, Mr. Moll has served as the Chairman 
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of MTD Holdings Inc (formerly MTD Products Inc), a privately held manufacturer of 
outdoor equipment. Mr. Moll also serves as a director of Sherwin Williams Company and AGCO Corporation. Mr. Moll is 72 
years old. 

Theodore K. Zampetis, President and Chief Executive Officer.    In January 2002, Mr. Zampetis became the President 
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He has served as a director of the Company since 1993. Mr. Zampetis is 66 years 
old. 

Thomas M. Dugan, Vice President of Finance and Treasurer.    Mr. Dugan was promoted to the position of  Vice President 
Finance and Treasurer  on January 31, 2011.  Mr. Dugan has been with the Company since December 1999.  He served as Director 
of Finance until January 2001 when he was promoted to the position of Treasurer.  Mr. Dugan is 47 years old. 

Anthony M. Parente, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.    Mr. Parente was promoted to Vice President and 
Chief Technology Officer on January 1, 2011  He was named Vice President of Manufacturing Operations in October 2006.  He 
started his career at MTD Automotive as an electrical apprentice in 1979, and he joined the Company through its acquisition of 
MTD Automotive in 1999.  He has progressed steadily through the Company through different technical assignments.  Mr. Parente 
is 50 years old. 

Paul Harland, Vice President, Manufacturing Operations.    Mr. Harland was named Vice President of Manufacturing 
Operations on February 28, 2011.   Most recently he served as Vice President of Engineering, Quality Assurance and Purchasing 
with NISCO, a joint venture of Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc. and Nishikawa Rubber Company of Japan (a manufacturer of 
weather  strip  for  the  automotive  industry, primarily  Japanese  OEMs).    Mr. Harland  was  with  NISCO  for  the  past  10  years.  
Mr. Harland is 53 years old. 

Tres Kline, Vice President Sales and Business Development.    Mr. Kline was named Vice President Sales and Business 
Development on July 1, 2011.  Formerly, Mr. Kline started his own business consulting practice in 2010 before leaving General 
Motors Corporation  after 30 years.  Mr. Kline held several different capacities during his tenure at General Motors Corporation 
including global director of purchasing, global director of manufacturing engineering and director of manufacturing engineering.  
Mr. Kline is 56 years old.

Elie Azzi, Vice President, Quality Assurance and Program Management.     Mr. Azzi was named Vice President, 
Quality Assurance and Program Management on April 1, 2011.  Formerly, Mr. Azzi was with Robert Bosch LLC for 17 years.  
Mr. Azzi's  tenure  with  Bosch  included  leadership  roles  developing  strategy  and  tactics  in  Quality  Assurance  and  Program 
Management. Mr. Azzi is 49 years old.

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Item 11. 

Executive Compensation 

Information with respect to executive compensation is set forth in the Proxy Statement under the heading “Election of 
Directors” and under the heading “Compensation of Executive Officers,” which information is incorporated herein by reference. 

Item 12. 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Information with respect to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management is set forth in the Proxy 
Statement under the heading “Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock,” which information is incorporated herein by reference. 

Summary of Equity Compensation Plans 

Shown below is information concerning all equity compensation plans and individual compensation arrangements in 

effect as of October 31, 2011. 

Plan Category

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders . . . . . . . . .
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders . . . . . .

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Equity Compensation Plan Information

Number of
Securities To
Be Issued
Upon Exercise
of Outstanding
Options

520,185
—

520,185

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
of Outstanding
Options

$8.54
$0.00

$8.54

Number of Securities
Remaining Available
For Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation Plans
993,646
—

993,646

For  additional  information  regarding  the  Company's  equity  compensation  plans,  refer  to  the  discussion  in  Note  11  to 

consolidated financial statements. 

Item 13. 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

Information with respect to certain relationships and related transactions is set forth in the Proxy Statement under the 

heading Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” which information is incorporated herein by reference. 

Item 14. 

Principal Accountant Fees and Services 

Information with respect to principal accountant fees and services is set forth in the Proxy Statement under the heading 

“Principal Accountant Fees and Services,” which information is incorporated herein by reference. 

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PART IV 

Item 15. 

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

        (a)      The following documents are filed as a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K under Item 8. 

1. 

Financial Statements. 

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets at October 31, 2011 and 2010.
Consolidated Statements of Income for the two years ended October 31, 2011.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the two years ended October 31, 2011.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the two years ended October 31, 2011.
Notes of Consolidated Financial Statements.

2. 

Financial  Statement  Schedule.  The  following  consolidated  financial  statement  schedule  of  the  Company  and  its 
subsidiaries and the report of the independent accountant thereon are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-
K and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries 
included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.  

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SCHEDULE II 

SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC. 

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES 

Balance at
Beginning
of Year

Additions
Charged to
Costs and
Expenses

Deductions

Balance at
End of
Year

Description
Valuation allowance for accounts receivable
Year ended October 31, 2011 . . . . . . .
Year ended October 31, 2010 . . . . . . .

Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets

$209
$729

Year ended October 31, 2011 . . . . . . .
Year ended October 31, 2010 . . . . . . .

$4,499
$4,705

$425
$12

$35
$76

$66
$532

$271
$282

$568
$209

$4,263
$4,499

Schedules not listed above have been omitted because they are not applicable or are not required or the information required 

to be set forth therein is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto. 

3. Exhibits. The exhibits listed in the accompanying Exhibit Index and required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K (numbered 

in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K) are filed as part of this Annual Report. 

53

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be 

signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 20, 2011

SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.

By:

By:

/s/ Theodore K. Zampetis
Theodore K. Zampetis
President and Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Thomas M. Dugan
Thomas M. Dugan
Vice President of Finance and Treasurer

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 the capabilities and on the dates indicated. 

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ THEODORE K. ZAMPETIS

Theodore K. Zampetis

/s/  THOMAS M. DUGAN

Thomas M. Dugan

President and Chief Executive Officer
and Director (Principal Executive
Officer)

Vice President of Finance and Treasurer
(Principal Accounting and Principal
Financial Officer)

December 20, 2011

December 20, 2011

*

Curtis E. Moll

*

Cloyd Abruzzo

*

George G. Goodrich

*

David J. Hessler

*

Gary A. Oatey

*

John J. Tanis

*

Dieter Kaesgen

*

Robert J. King, Jr.

Chairman and Director

December 20, 2011

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

December 20, 2011

December 20, 2011

December 20, 2011

December 20, 2011

December 20, 2011

December 20, 2011

December 20, 2011

*The undersigned, by signing his name hereto, does sign and execute this Annual Report on Form 10-K pursuant to the Powers           
of Attorney executed by the above-named officers and Directors of the Company and filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on behalf of such officers and Directors. 

By:

/s/ Thomas M. Dugan
Thomas M. Dugan, Attorney-In-Fact

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
No.

  3.1(i)

  3.1(ii)

3.1 (iii)

  4.1

  4.3

10.1*

10.2*

10.3*

10.4*

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

10.11

Exhibit No.
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1(i) of
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1995 (Commission File
No. 0-21964).

Certificate of Designation, dated December 31, 2001, authorizing the issuance of 100,000 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock, par value $.01, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1(ii) of the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001 (Commission File No. 0-21964).

Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company, dated December 13, 2007 is incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.1(iii) of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2007 (Commission File No. 0-21964).

Specimen certificate for the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company is incorporated herein

by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 1995 (Commission File No. 0-21964).

Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 22, 1993, by and among the Company, MTD Products Inc and

the stockholders named therein is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1995 (Commission File No. 0-21964).

Amended and Restated 1993 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan (as Amended and Restated as of

December 12, 2002) is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit A of the Company's Proxy Statement
on Schedule 14A for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002 (Commission File No. 0-21964).

Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the

Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004 (Commission File
No. 0-21964).

Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004 (Commission File
No. 0-21964).

Shiloh Industries, Inc. Senior Management Bonus Plan is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit B of

the Company's Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004 (Commission
File No. 0-21964).

Change in Control Severance Agreement between Theodore K. Zampetis and Shiloh Industries, Inc., dated
February 5, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of the Company's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2007.

Change in Control Severance Agreement between James F. Keys and Shiloh Industries, Inc., dated February
5, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2007.

Change in Control Severance Agreement between Anthony M. Parente and Shiloh Industries, Inc., dated

February 5, 2007, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of the Company's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2007.

Indemnification Agreement between Directors and Officers and Shiloh Industries, Inc., dated February 5,

2007, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.21 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-
Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2007.

Credit and Security Agreement, dated August 1, 2008, among Shiloh Industries, Inc., the other loan parties 

thereto, National City Bank, since succeeded by PNC Bank National Association, as co-lead arranger, sole 
book runner and administrative agent and The Privatebank and Trust Company as co-lead arranger and 
syndication agent, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on 
Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 7, 2008 (Commission File No. 0-21964).

Credit and Security Agreement Second Amendment, dated April 27, 2009, among Shiloh Industries, Inc., the 
other loan parties thereto, National City Bank, since succeeded by PNC Bank National Association, as co-
lead arranger, sole book runner and administrative agent and The Privatebank and Trust Company as co-
lead arranger and syndication agent, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on May 26, 2009 (Commission File No. 
0-21964).

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No.

10.12

10.13

10.14

10.15

10.16

14.1

Exhibit No.

Credit and Security Agreement Third Amendment, dated June 30, 2009, among Shiloh Industries, Inc., the 
other loan parties thereto, National City Bank, since succeeded by PNC Bank National Association, as co-
lead arranger, sole book runner and administrative agent and The Privatebank and Trust Company as co-
lead arranger and syndication agent, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's 
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 7, 2009 (Commission File No. 0-21964).

Credit and Security Agreement Fourth Amendment, dated November 13, 2009, among Shiloh Industries, 

Inc., the other loan parties thereto, PNC Bank National Association, successor to National City Bank, as 
co-lead arranger, sole book runner and administrative agent and The Privatebank and Trust Company as 
co-lead arranger and syndication agent, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the 
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on November 19, 2009 (Commission 
File No. 0-21964).

Credit and Security Agreement Fifth Amendment, dated September 1, 2010, among Shiloh Industries, Inc., 
the other loan parties thereto, PNC Bank National Association, successor to National City Bank, as co-
lead arranger, sole book runner and administrative agent and The Privatebank and Trust Company as co-
lead arranger and syndication agent, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's 
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on September 8, 2010 (Commission File No. 
0-21964).

Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of April 19, 2011, among Shiloh Industries,
Inc., the other lenders party thereto, The Privatebank and Trust Company as co-lead arranger, sole book
runner and administrative agent, PNC Capital Markets, LLC as co-lead arranger and PNC Bank, National
Association as syndication agent, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 25, 2011 (Commission File No.
0-21964).

Change in Control Severance Agreement between Thomas M. Dugan and Shiloh Industries, Inc., dated

August 25, 2011, is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 26, 2011 (Commission File No. 0-21964).

Shiloh Industries, Inc. Code of Conduct, approved by the Company's Board of Directors on February 17,

2004 is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 14.1 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for fiscal year ended October 31, 2004 (Commission File No. 0-21964).

21.1

Subsidiaries of the Company.

23.1

Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.

24.1

Powers of Attorney.

31.1

Principal Executive Officer's Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

Principal Financial Officer's Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.

*    Reflects management contract or other compensatory arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 15 

(b) of this Report 

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DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY 

Curtis E. Moll 
is Chairman and CEO of MTD Holdings Inc and a director of MTD Products 
Inc, a privately held manufacturer of outdoor power equipment.  Mr. Moll is 
Chairman of the Board. 

Theodore K. Zampetis 
is President and CEO of Shiloh Industries, Inc. 

Cloyd J. Abruzzo 
is retired.  Prior to his retirement, he was President and CEO of Stoneridge, 
Inc., a global designer and manufacturer of specialty electrical components 
and systems for the automotive and commercial vehicle markets. 

George G. Goodrich 
is the Executive in Residence at the Boler School of Business at John Carroll 
University.   

David J. Hessler 
is a Senior Partner in the law firm of Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg.  Mr. 
Hessler is Secretary of Shiloh Industries, Inc. 

Dieter Kaesgen 
is President of MTD Holdings Inc. 

Robert J. King, Jr. 
is the President and CEO of Park View Capital Corp. and Park View Federal 
Savings Bank. 

Gary A. Oatey 
is the Chariman and CEO of the Oatey Company, a manufacturer of plumbing 
products. 

John J. Tanis
is retired.  Prior to his retirement, he was the Chairman, President and CEO of 
United Screw and Bolt Corporation, a manufacturer of metal stampings and 
plastic components. 

COMMON STOCK 

The common stock of Shiloh Industries, Inc. is traded on the 
Nasdaq National Market under the symbol “SHLO”.  As of 
close of business on January 17, 2012, there were 
approximately 97 stockholders of record for the common 
stock.   

INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC 
ACCOUNTING FIRM 

Grant Thornton LLP 
Cleveland, Ohio 

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY 

TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR  

Theodore K. Zampetis 
President and CEO 

Thomas M. Dugan 
Vice President of Finance &   
Treasurer 

Anthony M. Parente 
Vice President and Chief  
Technology Officer 

              Paul Harland 

Vice President, Manufacturing 

                  Operations 

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P.O. Box 43079 
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Phone:  800.317.4445 
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Tres Kline 
Vice President Sales and 
Business Development 

Elie Azzi 
Vice President, Quality 
Assurance and Program  
Management 

FORM 10-K AND FURTHER INFORMATION 

A copy of the annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission may be obtained by 
writing to: 

ANNUAL MEETING 

Date:  March 14, 2012 
Time:  10 a.m. 
Place:  MTD Products Inc Lodge 

6029 Grafton Road 
Valley City, Ohio 44280 

Thomas M. Dugan 
Vice President of Finance & Treasurer 
880 Steel Drive 
Valley City, Ohio 44280 
Phone:  330.558.2600 
330.558.2670 
Fax: 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Corporate Headquarters
880 Steel Drive
Valley City, OH 44280

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