SIFCO
INDUSTRIES, INC.
970 E 64th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44103-1694
Phone: (216) 881-8600
www.sifco.com
2013 ANNUAL REPORT
DIRECTORS
AUDITORS
Jeffrey P. Gotschall
Chairman of the Board
Michael S. Lipscomb
President and Chief Executive Officer
Grant Thornton LLP
Certified Public Accountants
1375 E. 9th Street, Suite 1500
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
John G. Chapman, Sr.
GENERAL COUNSEL
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
200 Public Square, Suite 2300
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2378
COMPANY INFORMATION
Included with this Annual Report is a copy of
SIFCO Industries, Inc.’s Form 10-K filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the year ended September 30, 2013. Additional
copies of the Company’s Form 10-K and other
information are available to shareholders upon
written request to:
Investor Relations
SIFCO Industries, Inc.
970 East 64th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44103
We also invite you to visit our website:
www.sifco.com.
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of shareholders of SIFCO
Industries, Inc. will be held at the Great Lakes
Room, 200 Public Square—3rd Floor, Cleveland,
Ohio, at 9:00 a.m. on January 28, 2014.
Retired—Strategic Relationship Management
Partner and Senior Contracting Partner
Deloitte LLP
Donald C. Molten, Jr.
Associate Headmaster
University School
Alayne L. Reitman
Formerly Vice President—Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
The Tranzonic Companies, Inc.
Hudson D. Smith
President
Forged Aerospace Sales, LLC
Norman E. Wells, Jr.
Partner and Operating Executive
SFW Capital Partners, LLC
OFFICERS
Michael S. Lipscomb
President and Chief Executive Officer
James P. Woidke
Chief Operating Officer
Catherine M. Kramer
Vice President—Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
Dennis P. Hido
Corporate Controller
SIFCO
INDUSTRIES, INC.
To Our Shareholders:
SIFCO Industries, Inc. (SIFCO) continued its journey into a new era in fiscal 2013. The Company com-
pleted the first step of its strategic vision to build a leading Aerospace and Energy (A&E) company posi-
tioned for long-term, stable growth and profitability. To begin to achieve this vision, SIFCO has actively
diversified into the industrial gas turbine business, added more commercial aerospace business, reduced
its dependence on the U.S. military business, and broadened the scope of its product and service offerings
by adding machining and finishing to its forgings.
Revenues from SIFCO’s continuing business (previously reported as SIFCO Forged Components) grew
13% from fiscal 2012 to fiscal 2013. Organic growth contributed over 90% of this growth, with the remaining
growth resulting from the acquisition of General Aluminum Forge (GAF). GAF’s precision aluminum forg-
ing processes are among the best in the industry, and it is widely known among its aerospace customers as
a high-quality supplier. GAF fits SIFCO’s strategic vision and will be added to the existing aluminum busi-
ness at SIFCO.
SIFCO took two additional strategic actions to improve its focus on its core competencies during fiscal
2013. In December 2012, SIFCO divested Applied Surface Concepts, which primarily provided selective
plating for products and services. SIFCO also announced that it will exit the operations of Turbine Compo-
nent Services and Repair, which provides component repair services for small aerospace turbine engines.
This sector and our business have been challenged, and the business no longer aligns with SIFCO’s strategic
vision nor fits its core competencies.
SIFCO’s continued migration toward more commercial business and decreased dependence on military
business has further supported SIFCO’s strategic vision. In fiscal 2013, commercial revenues accounted for
52% of revenues for SIFCO Forged Components and military revenues were 48%, compared with 50% com-
mercial revenues and 50% military revenues in fiscal 2012.
SIFCO’s commercial aerospace forging business added significantly to its product machining during fis-
cal 2013 with the addition of five-axis machining capabilities. SIFCO continues to develop avenues to add
more value to its product and service offerings, such as assembly, kitting, raw material and finished goods
stocking, as well as improved performance in die design.
With this focused strategy, SIFCO will now be operating as one business segment serving the A&E mar-
kets. It now has the capability to be a supplier of forged and machined components of aluminum, titanium,
steel and other exotic metals. SIFCO is strategically focused and structured to achieve maximum benefit
both in revenue and profitability by growing both organically and by acquisitions.
Jeffrey P. Gotschall
Chairman of the Board
Michael S. Lipscomb
President and Chief Executive Officer
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SIFCO Industries, Inc.
Past, Present and Future
THE PAST
A Legacy Begins
The era of air power was just beginning in 1913.
The United States Army formed its 1st Aero
Squadron in March, joining many nations with
five men who formed a small company to apply
relatively new scientific principles to improve the
strength of metals, specifically through the use of
nascent military air services, among them France,
thermal cycles. They called their company the Steel
Denmark, Bulgaria, Italy, Japan, and others. Aircraft
Improvement Company.
designs were advancing rapidly. Sweden’s Royal
Next door to the Steel Improvement Company
Navy put its first seaplane in the air that year. Design
was The Forest City Machine Company, which
improvements were also emerging. Igor Sikorsky
manufactured hardware for the rapidly expanding
designed and flew the world’s first multi-engine
power transmission lines across the country. The
fixed-wing aircraft, the Russky Vityaz, which also
Steel Improvement Company combined with its
featured the first airborne lavatory. The first fold-
neighbor in 1916 and created a new company with
ing wing mechanism was patented in London, for
new capabilities called The Steel Improvement and
example.
Forge Company. A mere three years later, the Steel
In Cleveland, this year of momentous change
Improvement Company began producing forg-
gave birth to SIFCO Industries, Inc. It began with
ings for the British two-seat bi-plane bomber and
SIFCO moved to its
current location in 1928.
the deHavilland DH-46. In 1969, when
the Company listed on the American
Stock Exchange, the name was officially
shortened to SIFCO Industries, Inc.
(SIFCO or the Company).
In 1919, SIFCO’s founders asked
C.H. Smith, Sr. (Smith, Sr.) to leave
Alcoa, where he had established its first
aluminum forging operation. Smith, Sr.,
who gained his degree in metallurgy
C.H. Smith, Sr.
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Among his many accomplishments, he
relocated the Company. SIFCO opened
the doors of its new facility in 1928
at its current location on E. 64th St.,
which is not far from downtown Cleve-
land, Ohio. Just as the Company com-
pleted its move, the 1929 stock market
crashed. SIFCO, along with the rest of
the country, sought ways around the fi-
nancial crisis. This led SIFCO to look for
from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1909, took
customers in two new markets: the growing petro-
the offer from SIFCO and became its sales manager.
leum industry and, more significantly, in the grow-
In 1925, Smith, Sr. was promoted to President.
ing aircraft market.
SIFCO Begins Its Leadership in Aerospace
In the 1930s, SIFCO made two key contribu-
tion. Thompson Products Company recommended
tions to the war effort: propellers for torpedoes and
SIFCO. Consequently, SIFCO became the supplier
forged aircraft turbine wheels. The Naval Ordnance
for numerous parts for Bristol, such as the airscrew
Station at Newport, Rhode Island, had been devel-
shaft, articulating rod, and master connecting rod.
oping torpedoes, including those fired from surface
SIFCO was rapidly expanding.
vessels. Previously cast from corrosion-resistant
Before the end of the war, SIFCO had produced
bronze, the shock of launching and the impact with
tooling to manufacture some, if not all, quantities
the water often caused these torpedoes to break.
of the forged parts used by Bristol. Railcars full of
SIFCO engineers developed a four-bladed, alloy
forgings were shipped every day across the Atlantic
steel propeller that could withstand the shock of
Ocean to Bristol, England. Navy cruisers or destroy-
launch, and this in turn led to a torpedo that could
ers were sometimes used in order to speed delivery
be launched from an aircraft. The small Company
of the critical forgings.
produced every aircraft-launched torpedo propel-
ler used by the U.S. Navy during World War II, as
well as many used by the British navy.
SIFCO’s second major development for the war
effort was forged aircraft turbine wheels. SIFCO
forged the first material that possessed the physical
properties to allow a turbine disk to withstand tre-
mendous centrifugal forces and high temperatures.
These forged disks were used in every General Elec-
tric (GE) turbo supercharger in World War II. This
capability helped establish superior U.S. air power.
By 1935, SIFCO was running well under the direc-
tion of Smith, Sr. when war broke out in Europe, and
the Bristol Aeroplane Company in England needed
forgings for its burgeoning aircraft engine produc-
A view inside SIFCO’s forge
shop in the late 1930s.
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SIFCO was recognized for its wartime effort for
It may be said that SIFCO played a key role in lead-
its speed of production and precise perfection of
ing the aerospace industry in the United States.
product in the manufacturing of vital war material.
A Legacy Continues
for valves, pneumatic tools, machine tools, oil re-
finery and drilling equipment, industrial trucks, as
well as continuing its work making parts for aircraft,
jet engines and industrial gas turbines.
It was under Smith, Jr.’s leadership that SIFCO ex-
panded beyond U.S. borders and launched manu-
facturing ventures in Canada, Argentina, Brazil, In-
dia and Europe. Innovation continued with SIFCO
becoming the first Company to successfully forge
titanium in 1949, as well as forging complex alloys
used in rocket nozzles.
Beginning in 1953, Smith, Jr. served as a mem-
ber of employer delegations to the International
Labor Organization (ILO), a specialized agency of
C.H. Smith Jr., working in SIFCO’s lab in the early 1940s
During the war, SIFCO was hit with a tremen-
the United Nations. In 1972, he was named by the
dous personal and Company tragedy. Smith, Sr.,
ILO’s Governing Body to a Committee of Experts
who changed the culture of SIFCO and the face of
to consider the relationship between multinational
the forging industry, passed away unexpectedly in
corporations and social policy.
December 1942 at the age of 55.
All in all, Smith, Jr. and his SIFCO colleagues not
Into this leadership void stepped a young man,
only spread and advanced the technologies of the
C.H. Smith, Jr. (Smith, Jr.), who was a mere six
forging industry, but also enhanced world coopera-
months out of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech-
tion through mutual understanding and business
nology. Stepping into his father’s large shoes, young
alliances that continue today.
“Chuck” Smith kept the Company working to keep
up with the war effort, supplying those critically
important torpedo propellers and GE super turbo-
chargers for military aircraft.
Young Chuck Smith had worked at SIFCO on and
off since the 1930s, learning the Company from the
ground up, and would later be remembered fondly
for his creativity, common-man approach, compas-
sion and willingness to get his hands dirty on the
SIFCO factory floor.
When the war ended, SIFCO resumed its normal
peacetime business. The Company produced parts
An aircraft engine crankshaft machined
from a SIFCO forging for Bristol
SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC. • 2013 ANNUAL REPORT THE PRESENT
SIFCO Continues Its Role as a Global Leader in Forged Components
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Today, virtually every aircraft in the sky has a
SIFCO component on it, including landing
gear, engines, gearboxes, engine shafts, wheel and
face and voice of SIFCO—as well as the voice of the
customer. The customer has ultimate control, so
our role is to bring the necessary factors together at
brake assemblies, hydraulic actuators, structural
SIFCO to exceed the customer’s expectations.”
supports, engine mounts, propeller hubs, turbine
disks, door handles, doorstops, nacelles and other
structural parts.
A key to SIFCO’s success is focusing on its cus-
tomers. SIFCO’s sales team does this by under-
standing the process from the customer’s perspec-
tive. “To be able to look at the process from a sales
and marketing standpoint means that you’re part
of a multi-departmental team working to solve a
problem for our customer,” said SIFCO Forge’s Sales
Manager, Ian Murray. “Our sales team serves this
critical role in a unique way. We understand the
customer’s needs and coordinate the strengths of
SIFCO to create a proposal that uses a SIFCO part to
improve the customer’s product.”
Murray continued, “Our sales process starts with
defining the customer’s need. Next we generate a
computer 3D model or a drawing. We use the entire
SIFCO team—including design and metallurgical
engineers, supply chain experts and others—to cre-
ate a SIFCO solution for the customer. We are the
A very intricate part forged in close impression dies
The 35,000-lb steam hammer installed at SIFCO
SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC. • 2013 ANNUAL REPORT 6
THE FUTURE
SIFCO Looks Forward to a Bright and Strong Tomorrow
What does the future look like for SIFCO?
The answer might be found in the nature of
SIFCO forgings, because the Company has proven
to be as tough as forged steel and the future shines
as bright as titanium.
In 2010, SIFCO made what proved to be a suc-
cessful decision by beginning to shift its focus from
military to commercial aircraft, and to return to en-
ergy markets. The Company made its first of three
acquisitions that hold tremendous promise for the
future. During the last three years, SIFCO grew both
revenue and profits, proving the strategy to be a
sound one.
When SIFCO purchased T&W Forge, Inc. (T&W),
of Alliance, Ohio, in December 2010, it was in keep-
ing with SIFCO’s approach of being a continually
forward-thinking leader in the forge industry. T&W
was SIFCO’s reentry into the energy market.
T&W manufactures
forged components
in
all grades of stainless steel, alloy, carbon steel,
titanium and other high-temperature materials
primarily for land-based industrial gas turbine en-
One of QAF’s aluminum forging presses
during a forging process
gines. The SIFCO subsidiary also forges products
of under-500-lb. forged components to the land-
for aerospace and makes specialty-forged products
based gas turbine portion of the energy market. Like
for the petrochemical and transportation markets.
its sister company, SIFCO Forge, T&W has extensive
In its half-million-square-foot facility, T&W has
engineering and design capabilities, including 3-D
more than a dozen forging hammers, ranging from
1,500 to 25,000 lbs., and is the leading supplier
Forged aluminum blades are used in the ram
air turbine that provides emergency power for
vital systems of an aircraft if the main power
sources fail. (Image courtesy of QAF)
simulation.
T&W Forge had been around for more than
a hundred years when SIFCO made it part of its
corporate family. As part of SIFCO, Michael S.
Lipscomb, SIFCO’s Chief Executive Officer, noted,
“T&W significantly broadened SIFCO’s customer
base by bringing access to the land-based turbine
manufacturing companies in the energy market.
This segment of the energy market complements
the aerospace market and provides growth oppor-
tunities to SIFCO Forge. T&W adds a company that
is in the heart of our core business and was step one
in the strategy of refocusing SIFCO.”
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Lockheed Model 10 Electra
1934–1950
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Boeing 707
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Boeing 737
Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Airbus A350 XWB
Bell 47
Boeing CH47 Chinook
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk
Bell Boeing V22 Osprey
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
1946–1974
1941–1945
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Lockheed Martin F35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter
EMD
General Electric 7F, 9F
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SIFCO has been, and will continue to be, a supplier on major platforms in our focus industries.
SIFCO’S LIFELINE
Jim Woidke, SIFCO’s Chief Operating Officer,
But SIFCO has always looked forward. Alumi-
said, “SIFCO Forge is able to work with T&W in
num is strong and light, less costly than titanium
other ways, too. Shortly after we acquired T&W, they
and the metal of choice on commercial airplanes.
received an RFQ [Request for Quote] from General
So when Quality Aluminum Forge, LLC (QAF) came
Electric for a turbine blade that was too large for
on the market, SIFCO moved forward and pur-
T&W’s equipment. We were able to handle that with
chased QAF in October 2011. That began a new era
our 35,000-lb. hammer cell in Cleveland at SIFCO
in SIFCO’s capabilities in the aerospace industry.
Forge. We wanted to leverage our forging core com-
petencies while we broadened our markets, and
Dozens of the world’s top aircraft makers use QAF
forgings, such as Textron (Bell Helicopter, Cessna),
T&W did both. SIFCO’s normal business model is
Boeing, GE Aviation, General Dynamics, Northrup
to ‘hold and grow’ the companies we buy, and that
Grumman and Goodrich. With the acquisition of
means we retain the employees where possible.”
QAF, SIFCO began moving even more dynamically
As noted, during the past 100 years, nearly every
into commercial aviation, supplying parts for air-
airplane and helicopter has had a SIFCO-forged
craft wings, nacelle assemblies, emergency door
part on it. The tradition continues. From land-
handles, window frames and other places where
ing gear components to propeller hubs to engine
there are stress points on an aircraft.
mounts, SIFCO forgings have kept aircraft safe and
Again in July 2013, SIFCO added to its growing
reliable. Until recently, most of those parts were
aluminum capabilities with the purchase of Gen-
forged primarily from titanium, nickel and stainless
eral Aluminum Forge (GAF). This aluminum forge
steel–based metals.
operation is being combined with the QAF business.
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“A benefit of the acquisition was that QAF/GAF
an organic, yet highly strategic manner. Part of our
and SIFCO Forge are in different segments of the
approach will continue to be careful consideration
aerospace markets,” COO Woidke said, “As a result,
of new forging acquisition opportunities in steel,
they have been able to generate new customers for
titanium, and aluminum using presses or hammers.
each other, much like the GE example for T&W.
“Our goal is growth within our core competen-
“SIFCO’s business model works for everyone,
cies, which have always been, and will remain,
including our investors. What we’re really doing is
forged and finished components,” states CEO
strengthening the portfolio of our companies and
Lipscomb. “SIFCO is a leading innovative supplier
positively leveraging our core competencies.”
of forged components to both the aerospace and
SIFCO made a strong move into the energy mar-
energy markets. Continued desire for excellence is
ket, primarily with land-based gas turbines and oil
what drives our dedicated people every day.”
field parts with the acquisition of T&W. SIFCO made
“People will always need transportation, and
a strong move into aluminum with the acquisition
people will always need energy—now our two
of QAF/GAF. Today’s SIFCO is a diversified energy
largest markets,” added SIFCO Chairman Jeffrey
and aerospace multiple metal forging company and
Gotschall. “It’s impossible not to be optimistic
is well insulated from economic turbulence in all its
about SIFCO’s future. I think I speak for those at
markets.
SIFCO, both here and gone, when I say that we are
“Our challenge—and it’s one that we welcome—
very proud of our heritage and excited about our
is to do new things in this oldest of industries,” com-
future.”
mented CEO Lipscomb. “We’ll continue growing in
View inside GE’s Greenville, South Carolina, facility where T&W blade
forgings are used in power turbines. (Photo courtesy of GE)
Images in infographic on page 7 are in the public domain except:
Boeing 787, José A. Montes; Sikorsky S-61A-1, Mike Freer; GE 9F Courtesy of GE.
SIFCO INDUSTRIES, INC. • 2013 ANNUAL REPORT UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
/X/ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934 For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013
or
/ /
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934 For the transition period from _________________ to _____________________
Commission file number 1-5978
SIFCO Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
970 East 64th Street, Cleveland Ohio
(Address of principal executive offices)
34-0553950
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
44103
(Zip Code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(216) 881-8600
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Common Shares, $1 Par Value
(Title of each class)
NYSE MKT
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The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price
at which the common equity was last sold, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal
quarter is $61,438,754.
The number of the Registrant’s Common Shares outstanding at October 31, 2013 was 5,373,526.
Documents incorporated by reference: Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be
held on January 28, 2014 (Part III).
PART I
Item 1. Business
A.
The Company
SIFCO Industries, Inc. (“SIFCO” or “Company”), an Ohio corporation, was incorporated in 1916. The executive offices of the
Company are located at 970 East 64th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44103, and its telephone number is (216) 881-8600.
The Company is engaged in the production and sale of a variety of metal working services and products produced primarily to
the specific design requirements of its customers. The services include forging, heat-treating, coating welding, machining and
selective plating. The products include forged components (both conventional and precision), machined forged parts, other
machined metal components as well as turbine engine component repairs. The Company’s operations were conducted in three
business segments during fiscal 2013: (i) SIFCO Forged Components, continuing into fiscal 2014; (ii) Turbine Component Services
and Repair ("Repair Group"), discontinued in fiscal 2013; and (iii) Applied Surface Concepts ("ASC"), divested in fiscal 2013.
Due to the divestiture and discontinuation of the two segments in fiscal 2013, management will evaluate the Company as a single
reporting segment in the Aerospace and Energy ("A&E") industries.
B.
Principal Products and Services
1. SIFCO Forged Components
SIFCO Forged Components has multiple locations. SIFCO Forge ("SF") is located in Cleveland, Ohio; T&W Forge (“TWF”) is
located in Alliance, Ohio; Quality Aluminum Forge (“QAF”) is located in Orange, California and Long Beach, California; and
General Aluminum Forge (“GAF”) is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. As discussed more fully in Note 11 to the consolidated
financial statements included in Item 8, on July 23, 2013, the Company completed the purchase of the forging business and
substantially all related operating assets from MW General, Inc. (DBA General Aluminium Forgings), which business is operated
in GAF’s Colorado Springs, Colorado facility. This portion of the Company’s business consists principally of the manufacture of
aluminum forged components for applications primarily in the commercial aerospace market.
Operations
SIFCO Forged Components is a manufacturer of forgings and machined components for the A&E markets that range in size from
approximately 2 to 1,200 pounds (depending on configuration and alloy), primarily in steel, stainless steel, titanium and aluminum.
SIFCO Forged Components’ products include: original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) and aftermarket components for aircraft
and industrial gas turbine engines; structural airframe components; aircraft landing gear components; wheels and brakes; critical
rotating components for helicopters; and commercial/industrial products. SIFCO Forged Components also provides heat-treatment,
surface-treatment, non-destructive testing and select machining of forged components.
SIFCO Forged Components generally has multiple sources for its raw materials, which consist primarily of high quality metals
essential to this business. Suppliers of such materials are located principally in North America, Taiwan and Europe. SIFCO Forged
Components generally does not depend on a single source for the supply of its materials. Due to the limited supply of certain raw
materials, some material is provided by a small number of suppliers; however, SIFCO Forged Components believes that its sources
are adequate for its business. SIFCO Forged Components various operations are AS 9100C and/or ISO 9001:2000 certified.
Industry
The performance of the domestic and international air transport industry and the energy industry, as well as government defense
spending, directly and significantly impact the performance of SIFCO Forged Components.
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SIFCO Forged Components supplies new and spare components for commercial aircraft, principally for large aircraft
produced by Boeing and Airbus. Demand for air travel from emerging economies and fleet expansion have led to a
considerable backlog of orders in the global commercial aircraft industry. Rising oil prices also helped drive demand
for more fuel-efficient aircraft, particularly the Boeing 737Max, Boeing 747-8, Boeing 787 and the Airbus A320neo.
SIFCO Forged Components also supplies new and spare components to the U.S. military for aircraft, helicopters,
vehicles, and ammunition. While military spending in the United States has been negatively impacted by
sequestration, the demand for certain programs in which the Company participates remains strong.
SIFCO Forged Components supplies new and spare components to the energy industry, particularly the industrial
gas turbine market. The industrial gas turbine market is projecting stable OEM growth and increased demand in
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the maintenance, repair and overhaul market. The market for gas turbines will benefit from the ongoing global shale
gas boom. This is expected to lead to increased investment in natural gas plants for power generation, which will
lead to expanded demand for gas turbines.
Competition
While there has been some consolidation in the forging industry, SIFCO Forged Components believes that there is limited
opportunity to increase prices, other than for the pass-through of raw material price increases and valued added services. SIFCO
Forged Components believes that it has an advantage in the primary markets it serves due to: (i) demonstrated A&E expertise;
(ii) focus on quality and customer service; (iii) operating initiatives such as SMART (Streamlined Manufacturing Activities to
Reduce Time/Cost) and Six Sigma; and (iv) offering a broad range of capabilities. SIFCO Forged Components competes with
both U.S. and non-U.S. suppliers of forgings, some of which are significantly larger than SIFCO Forged Components. As customers
establish new facilities throughout the world, SIFCO Forged Components will continue to encounter non-U.S. competition. SIFCO
Forged Components believes it can expand its markets by (i) acquiring additional forging operations; (ii) broadening its product
lines through investment in equipment that expands its manufacturing capabilities; and (iii) developing new customers in markets
in which the participants require similar technical competence and service as those in the A&E industries and who are willing to
pay a premium for quality and service.
Customers
During fiscal 2013, SIFCO Forged Components had three customers, consisting of various business units of United Technologies
Corporation, Textron, Inc. and General Electric Corporation, which accounted for 16%, 13% and 10%, respectively, of consolidated
net sales. The net sales to these three customers, and to their direct subcontractors, accounted for 49% of consolidated net sales
in fiscal 2013. SIFCO Forged Components believes that the loss of sales to such customers would result in a materially adverse
impact on the business and its income. However, SIFCO Forged Components has maintained a business relationship with many
of these customers for well over ten years and is currently conducting business with some of them under multi-year agreements.
Although there is no assurance that this will continue, historically, as one or more major customers have reduced their purchases,
SIFCO Forged Components has generally been successful in replacing such reduced purchases, thereby avoiding a material adverse
impact on SIFCO Forged Components. SIFCO Forged Components attempts to rely on its ability to adapt its services and operations
to changing requirements of the market in general and its customers in particular. No material part of SIFCO Forged Components’
business is seasonal.
Backlog of Orders
SIFCO Forged Components’ backlog as of September 30, 2013 decreased to $99.9 million, of which $83.4 million is scheduled
for delivery during fiscal 2014, compared to $106.0 million as of September 30, 2012, of which $87.8 million was scheduled for
delivery during fiscal 2013. All orders are subject to modification or cancellation by the customer with limited charges. The
decrease in the backlog as of September 30, 2013 compared to September 30, 2012 is primarily attributed to changes in customer
ordering patterns due to shortened delivery lead times . Accordingly, such backlog decrease, to the extent it may occur, may not
necessarily be indicative of a reduction in expected future sales.
2. Turbine Component Services and Repair
Turbine Component Services and Repair has a single operation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This segment of the Company’s
business consists principally of the repair and remanufacture of small turbine engine components principally for aerospace
applications. As a part of the repair and remanufacture process, the business performs precision component machining and applies
high temperature-resistant coatings to turbine engine components. In August 2013, the Company announced the exit of the Repair
Group. The Repair Group's operations were discontinued as of September 30, 2013, as discussed more fully in Note 12 to the
consolidated financial statements included in Item 8.
3. Applied Surface Concepts
Applied Surface Concepts provided surface enhancement technologies principally related to selective plating and anodizing.
Principal product offerings included (i) the development, production and sale of metal plating solutions and equipment required
for selective plating and (ii) providing selective plating contract services. ASC was divested from the Company on December 10,
2012, as discussed more fully in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8.
4. General
For financial information concerning the Company, see Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations included in Item 7 and the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8.
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C.
Environmental Regulations
In common with other companies engaged in similar businesses, the Company is required to comply with various laws and
regulations relating to the protection of the environment. The costs of such compliance have not had, and are not presently expected
to have, a material effect on the capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position of the Company and its subsidiaries under
existing regulations and interpretations.
D.
Employees
The number of the Company’s employees decreased from approximately 565 at the beginning of fiscal 2013 to approximately
538 employees at the end of fiscal 2013. The Company is party to collective bargaining agreements with certain employees located
at its SIFCO Forged Components’ Cleveland, Ohio (expires in May 2015) and Alliance, Ohio (expires in July 2017) facilities and
at its Repair Group’s Minneapolis, Minnesota facility (expires in July 2014).
E.
Non-U.S. Operations
The Company’s products and services were distributed and performed in both U.S. and non-U.S. markets. The Company
commenced its ASC operations in the United Kingdom and France as a result of an acquisition of a business in 1992 and in Sweden
as a result of an acquisition of a business in 2006. Wholly-owned subsidiaries of its ASC operations operated the Company’s
service and distribution facilities in the United Kingdom, France and Sweden prior to the divestiture of these operations as part
of the Applied Surface Concepts segment in fiscal 2013. Further discussion about the divestiture is set forth in Note 12 to the
consolidated financial statements included in Item 8.
As of September 30, 2013, essentially all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents are in the possession of its non-operating
Irish subsidiary and relate to undistributed earnings of the Irish subsidiary. Distributions from the Company’s non-operating Irish
subsidiary to the Company may be subject to statutory restrictions, adverse tax consequences or other limitations.
Item 2. Properties
The Company’s property, plant and equipment include the facilities described below and a substantial quantity of machinery and
equipment, most of which consists of industry specific machinery and equipment using special dies, jigs, tools and fixtures and
in many instances having automatic control features and special adaptations. In general, the Company’s property, plant and
equipment are in good operating condition, are well maintained and substantially all of its facilities are in regular use. The Company
considers its investment in property, plant and equipment as of September 30, 2013 suitable and adequate given the current product
offerings for the respective business segments’ operations in the current business environment. The square footage numbers set
forth in the following paragraphs are approximations:
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•
•
•
The Repair Group operates a single, owned facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota with a total of 59,000 square
feet and is involved in the repair and remanufacture of principally small aerospace turbine engine components.
As of September 30, 2013, the assets are classified as assets from discontinued operations.
SIFCO Forged Components operates in multiple facilities—(i) an owned 240,000 square foot facility located
in Cleveland, Ohio, which is also the site of the Company’s corporate headquarters, (ii) a leased 450,000 square
foot facility located in Alliance, Ohio, (iii) leased facilities aggregating approximately 67,000 square feet
located in Orange and Long Beach, California, and (iv) leased facilities aggregating approximately 18,000
square feet located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Prior to the divestiture in fiscal 2013, as more fully discussed in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements
included in Item 8, ASC was headquartered in an owned 34,000 square foot facility in Cleveland, Ohio. ASC
leased space aggregating 52,000 square feet for sales offices and/or for its contract selective plating services
in Norfolk, Virginia; Hartford, Connecticut; Houston, Texas; Paris, France; and Birmingham, England. ASC
also operated in an owned 3,000 square foot facility in Rattvik, Sweden. As of September 30, 2013, ASC
properties are no longer a part of the Company's property.
The Company owns a building located in Cork, Ireland (59,000 square feet) that is subject to a long-term lease
arrangement with the acquirer of the Repair Group’s industrial turbine engine component repair business that
was sold in June 2007.
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Item 3. Legal Proceedings
In the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in ordinary, routine legal actions. The Company cannot reasonably
estimate future costs, if any, related to these matters and does not believe any such matters are material to its financial condition
or results of operations. The Company maintains various liability insurance coverages to protect its assets from losses arising out
of or involving activities associated with ongoing and normal business operations; however, it is possible that the Company’s
future operating results could be affected by future costs of litigation.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
The Company’s Common Shares are traded on the NYSE MKT exchange under the symbol “SIF”. The following table sets forth,
for the periods indicated, the high and low closing sales price for the Company’s Common Shares.
Years Ended September 30,
2013
2012
High
Low
High
Low
First Quarter .............................................................................................. $
Second Quarter..........................................................................................
Third Quarter.............................................................................................
Fourth Quarter...........................................................................................
$
17.17
19.20
18.25
20.00
14.15
14.47
15.16
16.08
$
$
19.93
22.43
22.98
23.75
17.81
18.54
18.06
18.20
Dividends and Shares Outstanding
The Company declared a cash dividend of $0.20 per Common Share in fiscal 2013. While the Company does not necessarily
anticipate paying regular annual dividends, the Company will continue to evaluate the payment of such dividends annually based
on its relative profitability and available resources. The Company currently intends to retain a significant majority of its earnings
for the operation and growth of its businesses. The Company’s ability to declare or pay cash dividends is limited by its credit
agreement covenants. At October 31, 2013, there were approximately 532 shareholders of record of the Company’s Common
Shares, as reported by Computershare, Inc., the Company’s Transfer Agent and Registrar, which maintains its U.S. corporate
offices at 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021.
Reference Part III, Item 12. “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters”
for information related to the Company’s equity compensation plans.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This Form 10-K, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, may contain
various forward-looking statements and includes assumptions concerning the Company’s operations, future results and prospects.
These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and are subject to risk and uncertainties. In connection with
the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company provides this cautionary
statement identifying important economic, political and technological factors, among others, the absence or effect of which could
cause the actual results or events to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by the forward-looking statements and
related assumptions. Such factors include the following: (1) the impact on business conditions in general, and on the demand for
product in the A&E industries in particular, of the global economic outlook, including the continuation of military spending at or
near current levels and the availability of capital and liquidity from banks and other providers of credit; (2) future business
environment, including capital and consumer spending; (3) competitive factors, including the ability to replace business which
may be lost; (4) metals and commodities price increases and the Company’s ability to recover such price increases; (5) successful
development and market introduction of new products and services; (6) continued reliance on consumer acceptance of regional
and business aircraft powered by more fuel efficient turboprop engines; (7) continued reliance on military spending, in general,
and/or several major customers, in particular, for revenues; (8) the impact on future contributions to the Company’s defined benefit
pension plans due to changes in actuarial assumptions, government regulations and the market value of plan assets; (9) stable
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governments, business conditions, laws, regulations and taxes in economies where business is conducted; and (10) the ability to
successfully integrate businesses that may be acquired into the Company’s operations.
The Company and its subsidiaries engage in the production and sale of a variety of metalworking processes, services and products
produced primarily to the specific design requirements of its customers. The processes and services include both conventional
and precision forging, heat-treating, coating, welding, and precision component machining. The products include conventional
and precision forged components, machined forged components, other machined metal components, and remanufactured
component parts for turbine engines. As of the end of fiscal 2013, the Company operates under one business segment: SIFCO Forged
Components.
The Company endeavors to plan and evaluate its business operations while taking into consideration certain factors including the
following: (i) the projected build rate for commercial; business and military aircraft as well as the engines that power such aircraft;
(ii) the projected build rate for industrial gas turbine engines; (iii) the projected maintenance, repair and overhaul schedules for
commercial, business and military aircraft as well as the engines that power such aircraft; and (iv) anticipated exploration and
production activities relative to oil and gas products.
The Company operates within a cost structure that includes a significant fixed component. Therefore, higher net sales volumes
are expected to result in greater operating income because such higher volumes allow the business operations to better leverage
the fixed component of their respective cost structures. Conversely, the opposite effect is expected to occur at lower net sales and
related production volumes.
A.
Results of Operations
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Presented below is certain financial information based on our EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. References to “EBITDA” mean
earnings from continuing operations before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and references to “Adjusted EBITDA”
mean EBITDA plus, as applicable for each relevant period, certain adjustments as set forth in the reconciliations of net income to
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.
Neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA is a measurement of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles
in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Company presents EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because it believes that they
are useful indicators for evaluating operating performance and liquidity, including the Company’s ability to incur and service debt
and it uses EBITDA to evaluate prospective acquisitions. Although the Company uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the
reasons noted above, the use of these non-GAAP financial measures as analytical tools has limitations. Therefore, reviewers of
the Company’s financial information should not consider them in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results
of operations as reported in accordance with GAAP. Some of these limitations include:
• Neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA reflects the interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest
payments, on indebtedness;
• Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to
be replaced in the future, and neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA reflects any cash requirements for such replacements;
• The omission of the substantial amortization expense associated with the Company’s intangible assets further limits the
usefulness of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA; and
• Neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA includes the payment of taxes, which is a necessary element of operations.
Because of these limitations, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available
to the Company to invest in the growth of its businesses. Management compensates for these limitations by not viewing EBITDA
or Adjusted EBITDA in isolation and specifically by using other GAAP measures, such as net income, net sales, and operating
profit, to measure operating performance. Neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA is a measurement of financial performance
under GAAP, and neither should be considered as an alternative to net income or cash flow from operations determined in accordance
with GAAP. The Company’s calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to the calculation of similarly
titled measures reported by other companies.
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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:
(Dollars in thousands)
Years Ended September 30,
2013
2012
Net income.................................................................................................................................. $
Less: Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax ....................................................
Income from continuing operations .............................................................................
Adjustments:
Depreciation and amortization expense...............................................................................
Interest expense, net ............................................................................................................
Income tax provision ...........................................................................................................
EBITDA .......................................................................................................................
Adjustments:
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss, net (1) ...................................................................
Other income, net (2)...........................................................................................................
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets (3) ...................................................................
Inventory purchase accounting adjustments (4) ..................................................................
Non-recurring severance expense (5) ..................................................................................
Equity compensation expense (6)........................................................................................
Pension settlement expense (7) ...........................................................................................
Acquisition transaction-related expenses (8).......................................................................
LIFO expense (income) (9) .................................................................................................
Adjusted EBITDA........................................................................................................ $
10,234
$
476
9,758
5,725
318
4,088
19,889
23
(421)
(89)
286
813
126
248
197
(1,560)
19,512
$
6,548
241
6,307
6,032
444
2,861
15,644
(16)
(575)
—
437
—
892
513
407
1,563
18,865
(1) Represents the gain or loss from changes in the exchange rates between the functional currency and the foreign currency
in which the transaction is denominated.
(2) Represents miscellaneous non-operating income or expense, primarily rental income from our Irish subsidiary.
(3) Represents the difference between the proceeds from the sale of operating equipment and the carrying value shown on the
Company’s books.
(4) Represents accounting adjustments to value inventory at fair market value associated with the acquisition of a business
that was charged to cost of goods sold when the inventory was sold.
(5) Represents severance expense related to the departure of an executive officer. Included in the $0.8 million is $0.2 million
of equity-based compensation expense recognized by the Company under its 2007 Long-term Incentive Plan.
(6) Represents the equity-based compensation expense recognized by the Company under its 2007 Long-term Incentive Plan.
(7) Represents expense incurred by a defined benefit pension plan related to settlement of pension obligations.
(8) Represents transaction-related costs such as legal, financial, tax due diligence expenses, valuation services, costs, and
executive travel that are required to be expenses as incurred.
(9) Represents the increase (decrease) in the reserve for inventories for which cost is determined using the last in, first out
("LIFO") method.
Overview
The Company is engaged in the production and sale of a variety of metal working services and products produced primarily to
the specific design requirements of its customers. As discussed more fully in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements
included in Item 8, the Company divested the Applied Surface Concepts business segment and discontinued the Turbine Component
Services and Repair business during fiscal 2013. As of September 30, 2013, the Company operates the Company under one
reporting segment: SIFCO Forged Components. The Company is involved in the production of heat-treatment, surface-treatment,
non-destructive testing, and machining of both conventional and precision forged components in various steel, stainless steel,
titanium and aluminum alloys using a variety of processes for application principally in the A&E industries. As discussed more
fully in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8, the Company completed the purchase of the forging
businesses and substantially all related operating assets of GAF and QAF on July 23, 2013 and October 28, 2011, respectively.
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Fiscal Year 2013 Compared with Fiscal Year 2012
Net Sales
The Company's results for fiscal 2013 include the results of GAF from the date of its acquisition and the Company's results for
fiscal 2012 include the results of QAF from the date of its acquisition. Net sales in fiscal 2013 increased 12.8% to $116.0 million,
compared to $102.9 million in fiscal 2012. The Company produces forged components for (i) turbine engines that power commercial
business and regional aircraft as well as military aircraft and armored military vehicles; (ii) airframe applications for a variety of
aircraft; (iii) industrial gas turbine engines for power generation units; and (iv) other commercial applications. Net sales
comparative information for fiscal 2013 and 2012, respectively, is as follows:
(Dollars in millions)
Net Sales
Aerospace components for:.............................................................................
Fixed wing aircraft................................................................................... $
Rotorcraft .................................................................................................
Components for power generation units .........................................................
Commercial product sales and other revenue .................................................
Total ......................................................................................................... $
Years Ended
September 30,
2013
2012
Increase
(Decrease)
57.7
32.5
19.4
6.4
116.0
$
$
52.9
28.2
17.1
4.7
102.9
$
$
4.8
4.3
2.3
1.7
13.1
The increase in net sales of forged components for fixed wing aircraft and rotorcraft during fiscal 2013 compared to fiscal 2012
is principally due to additional sales volume from its base business, the impact of the acquisition of GAF during the fourth quarter
of fiscal 2013, along with the full year impact in fiscal 2013 of the acquisition of QAF during the first quarter of fiscal 2012. The
increase in net sales of components for power generation units is due to organic growth and acquisition related synergies.
The Company's aerospace components have both military and commercial applications. Commercial net sales were 52.4% and
military net sales were 47.6% in fiscal 2013 compared to 50.2% and 49.8% in fiscal 2012, respectively. The increase in commercial
net sales is attributable to higher concentration of commercial sales and the acquisition of QAF. Despite the effect of sequestration,
military net sales increased $3.7 million to $55.2 million in fiscal 2013, compared to $51.5 million in fiscal 2012, due to the
continued demand of selective programs.
Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of goods sold increased by $6.9 million, or 8.5%, to $88.0 million during fiscal 2013, compared to $81.1 million in fiscal
2012. The increase in the dollar amount of cost of goods sold in fiscal 2013 compared to fiscal 2012 was primarily due to organic
sales growth and increased sales from acquisitions.
Gross Margin
Gross margin increased by $6.2 million, or 28.5%, to $28.0 million during fiscal 2013, compared to $21.8 million in fiscal 2012.
Gross margin as a percentage of sales increased by 3.0 percentage points to 24.2% during fiscal 2013, compared to 21.2% in fiscal
2012. The improvement in gross margin as a percentage of sales in fiscal 2013 compared to fiscal 2012 was primarily due to
enriched sales mix, lower material costs, and increased plant efficiencies.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $2.4 million, to $12.3 million, or 10.6% of net sales, during fiscal 2013,
compared to $9.9 million, or 9.6% of sales, in fiscal 2012. The increase in the dollar amount of selling, general and administrative
expenses in fiscal 2013 compared to fiscal 2012 was primarily due to a non-recurring severance payment to a former executive,
as well as increases in salary, bonus, and benefit costs. These higher expenses were partially offset by a decrease in equity-based
compensation costs.
Amortization of Intangibles
Amortization of intangibles decreased by $0.8 million to $2.1 million during fiscal 2013, compared to $2.9 million in fiscal 2012.
This was primarily due to certain intangibles associated with prior acquisitions becoming fully amortized during the year. This
decrease was partially offset by the start of amortization on the intangibles related to the GAF acquisition.
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Other/General
Interest expense decreased $0.1 million to $0.4 million during fiscal 2013, compared to $0.5 million in fiscal 2012. As described
more fully in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company borrowed $12.4 million from its revolving credit
facility, $10.0 million on a term note, and issued a $2.4 million promissory note to the seller in connection with the October, 2011
acquisition of the QAF business.
The following table sets forth the weighted average interest rates and weighted average outstanding balances under the Company’s
debt agreements in the fiscal 2013 and 2012:
Weighted Average
Interest Rate
Years Ended September 30,
Weighted Average
Outstanding Balance
Years Ended September 30,
Revolving credit agreement.................................................
Term note.............................................................................
Promissory note ...................................................................
1.1%
2.9%
2.0%
1.3% $ 4.0 million
2.9% $ 7.2 million
2.0% $ 2.4 million
2013
2012
2013
2012
$ 11.9 million
$ 9.0 million
$ 2.3 million
Other income, net consists principally of $0.4 million of rental income earned from the lease of the Cork, Ireland facility.
The Company believes that inflation did not materially affect its results of operations in either fiscal 2013 or 2012 and does not
expect inflation to be a significant factor in fiscal 2014.
Income Taxes
The Company’s effective tax rate in fiscal 2013 was 30%, compared to 31% in fiscal 2012, and differs from the U.S. federal
statutory rate due primarily to (i) the impact of U.S. state and local taxes, (ii) domestic production activities deduction,
(iii) application of tax credits, and (iv) the recognition of federal income taxes on undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries.
Income from Continuing Operations
Income from continuing operations increased by $3.5 million, or 55.5%, to $9.8 million, or 8.4% of net sales, during fiscal 2013,
compared to $6.3 million, or 6.1% of net sales, in fiscal 2012 due primarily to the factors noted above.
Income from Discontinued Operations
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax, was $0.5 million during fiscal 2013, compared to income from discontinued
operations of $0.2 million in fiscal 2012. This line item consists of income from discontinued operations related to ASC and the
Repair Group. The change is primarily due to the after-tax gain of $2.5 million on the sale of ASC during the first quarter of fiscal
2013, which was offset by an after-tax loss of $2.0 million due to the exiting of the Repair Group as of September 30, 2013, as
more fully discussed in Item 8, Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements.
Net Income
Net income increased by $3.7 million, or 56.3%, to $10.2 million, or 8.8% of net sales, during fiscal 2013, compared to $6.5
million, or 6.4% of net sales, in fiscal 2012. Net income increased primarily due to the factors noted above.
B.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash and cash equivalents decreased to $4.5 million at September 30, 2013, compared to $7.2 million at September 30, 2012. At
September 30, 2013, essentially all of the $4.5 million of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents is in the possession of its non-
operating Irish subsidiary. In the future, if the Company determines that there is no longer a need to maintain such cash within
its non-operating Irish subsidiary, it may elect to distribute such cash to its U.S. operations. Distributions from the Company’s
non-operating Irish subsidiary to the Company may be subject to adverse tax consequences.
The Company’s operating activities of continuing operations provided $7.8 million of cash in fiscal 2013 compared to $9.2 million
in fiscal 2012. The $7.8 million of cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations in fiscal 2013 was primarily due
to net income of $10.2 million and $5.3 million from the net impact of such non-cash items as depreciation and amortization
expense, deferred taxes, equity compensation expense and LIFO effect. These were offset by a $7.2 million increase in operating
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assets. These changes in the components of working capital do not reflect the impact of the opening balance sheet related to the
acquisition of GAF and QAF and were due primarily to factors resulting from normal business conditions of the Company, including
(i) to support growth in the business, (ii) the relative timing of sales and collections from customers and (iii) the relative timing
of payments to suppliers and tax authorities.
Capital expenditures for the Company were $3.4 million in fiscal 2013 compared to $2.9 million in fiscal 2012. In addition to
the $3.4 million expended during fiscal 2013, $0.1 million has been committed as of September 30, 2013. The Company anticipates
that total fiscal 2014 capital expenditures will be within the range of $12.0 to $13.0 million and will relate principally to the further
enhancement of production and product offering capabilities.
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company declared a special cash dividend of $0.20 per common share, which will result
in a cash expenditure of $1.1 million during first quarter of fiscal 2014.
As described more fully in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8, the Company acquired GAF, a
forging business, in July 2013 for approximately $4.4 million at closing payable in cash by drawing on its revolving credit facility.
In October 2011, the Company acquired QAF, a forging business, for approximately $24.8 million at closing. The acquisition was
financed by borrowing approximately $22.4 million from its bank, which borrowing consisted of a new $10.0 million term loan
and drawing approximately $12.4 million from its revolving credit facility. The balance of the acquisition was financed by the
Company issuing a $2.4 million promissory note to the seller, which is payable by the Company in November 2013.
In October 2011, the Company entered into an amendment to its existing credit agreement with its bank increasing the maximum
borrowing amount from $30.0 million to $40.0 million, of which $10.0 million is a five (5) year term loan and $30.0 million is a
five (5) year revolving loan, secured by substantially all the assets of the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries and a pledge of 65%
of the stock of its non-U.S. subsidiaries. The term loan is repayable in quarterly installments of $0.5 million starting December 1,
2011.
The term loan has a variable interest rate based on Libor, which becomes an effective fixed rate of 2.9% after giving effect to an
interest rate swap agreement. Borrowing under the revolving loan bears interest at a rate equal to Libor plus 0.75% to 1.75%,
which percentage fluctuates based on the Company’s leverage ratio of outstanding indebtedness to EBITDA. The bank loans are
subject to certain customary financial covenants including, without limitation, covenants that require the Company to not exceed
a maximum leverage ratio and to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. There is also a commitment fee ranging from
0.10% to 0.25% to be incurred on the unused balance. The promissory note issued to the seller of QAF is non-interest bearing and
is due in November of 2013. The Company was in compliance with all applicable loan covenants as of September 30, 2013.
Future cash flows from the Company’s U.S. operations will be used to pay down amounts outstanding under the Company’s credit
agreement. The Company believes it has adequate cash/liquidity available to finance its U.S operations from the combination of
(i) the Company’s expected cash flows from U.S. operations and (ii) funds available under its existing credit agreement.
As described more fully in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8, the Company completed is divestiture
of ASC segment in December 2012. The Company received cash proceeds of approximately $8.1 million, net of transaction fees.
These proceeds were used to pay down the Company's revolving credit facility. In conjunction with this divestiture, the ASC
segment non-U.S. subsidiaries paid a $1.1 million cash dividend to the Company. Proceeds from the dividend were used to pay
down the Company's revolving credit facility during the first quarter of fiscal 2013.
C.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Other than an interest rate swap agreement that the Company entered into with its bank, as described more fully in Note 5 to the
consolidated financial statements included in Item 8, the Company does not have any obligations that meet the definition of an
off-balance sheet arrangement that have had, or are reasonably likely to have, a material effect on the Company’s financial condition
or results of operations.
D.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Allowances for Doubtful Accounts
The Company maintains allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the inability of certain customers
to make required payments. The Company evaluates the adequacy of its allowances for doubtful accounts each quarter based on
the customers’ credit-worthiness, current economic trends or market conditions, past collection history, aging of outstanding
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accounts receivable and specific identified risks. As these factors change, the Company’s allowances for doubtful accounts may
change in subsequent periods. Historically, losses have been within management’s expectations and have not been significant.
Inventories
The Company maintains allowances for obsolete and excess inventory. The Company evaluates its allowances for obsolete and
excess inventory each quarter. The Company maintains a formal policy, which requires at a minimum that a reserve be established
based on an analysis of the age of the inventory. In addition, if the Company learns of specific obsolescence, other than that
identified by the aging criteria, an additional reserve will be recognized as well. Specific obsolescence may arise due to a
technological or market change, or based on cancellation of an order. Management’s judgment is necessary in determining the
realizable value of these products to arrive at the proper allowance for obsolete and excess inventory.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews the carrying value of its long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment, at least annually or
when events and circumstances warrant such a review. This review involves judgment and is performed using estimates of future
undiscounted cash flows, which include proceeds from disposal of assets and which the Company considers a critical accounting
estimate. If the carrying value of a long-lived asset is greater than the estimated undiscounted future cash flows, then the long-
lived asset is considered impaired and an impairment charge is recorded for the amount by which the carrying value of the long-
lived asset exceeds its fair value.
In projecting future undiscounted cash flows, the Company relies on internal budgets and forecasts, and projected proceeds upon
disposal of long-lived assets. The Company’s budgets and forecasts are based on historical results and anticipated future market
conditions, such as the general business climate and the effectiveness of competition. The Company believes that its estimates of
future undiscounted cash flows and fair value are reasonable; however, changes in estimates of such undiscounted cash flows and
fair value could change the Company’s estimates of fair value, which could result in future impairment charges.
Impairment of Goodwill
Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price paid over the fair value of the net assets of an acquired business. The determination
of the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired typically involves obtaining independent appraisals of certain tangible and
intangible assets and may require management to make certain assumptions and estimates regarding future events. Goodwill is
not amortized, but is subject to an impairment testing annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate
that goodwill may be impaired.
For the purposes of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a business combination is allocated to the reporting entity expected
to benefit from the business combination. Goodwill impairment testing involves the comparison of the fair value of a reporting
unit, which is determined by its discounted cash flows, with its carrying value. The Company allocates the fair value of the reporting
unit to all of its assets, other than goodwill, and liabilities. Any remaining unallocated fair value is then allocated to goodwill as
its implied fair value. The amount of impairment loss is equal to the excess of the carrying value of goodwill over the implied fair
value of goodwill.
Purchase Price Allocations
The costs of business acquisitions are allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities based on their respective fair value at the time
of the acquisition. The determination of fair values typically involves obtaining independent appraisals of certain tangible and
intangible assets and may require management to make certain assumptions and estimates regarding future events. In determining
fair value, management may develop a number of possible future cash flow scenarios to which probabilities are judgmentally
assigned and evaluated. This allocation process impacts the Company’s reported assets and liabilities and future net income.
Defined Benefit Pension Plan Expense
The Company maintains three defined benefit pension plans in accordance with the requirements of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). The amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements for pension benefits
under these three defined benefit pension plans are determined on an actuarial basis utilizing various assumptions. The discussion
that follows provides information on the significant assumptions/elements associated with these defined benefit pension plans.
One significant assumption in determining net pension expense is the expected return on plan assets. The Company determines
the expected return on plan assets principally based on (i) the expected return for the various asset classes in the respective plans’
investment portfolios and (ii) the targeted allocation of the respective plans’ assets. The expected return on plan assets is developed
using historical asset return performance as well as current and anticipated market conditions such as inflation, interest rates and
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market performance. Should the actual rate of return differ materially from the assumed/expected rate, the Company could
experience a material adverse effect on the funded status of its plans and, accordingly, on its related future net pension expense.
Another significant assumption in determining the net pension expense is the discount rate. The discount rate for each plan is
determined, as of the fiscal year end measurement date, using prevailing market spot-rates (from an appropriate yield curve) with
maturities corresponding to the expected timing/date of the future defined benefit payment amounts for each of the respective
plans. Such corresponding spot-rates are used to discount future years’ projected defined benefit payment amounts back to the
fiscal year end measurement date as a present value. A composite discount rate is then developed for each plan by determining
the single rate of discount that will produce the same present value as that obtained by applying the annual spot-rates. The discount
rate may be further revised if the market environment indicates that the above methodology generates a discount rate that does
not accurately reflect the prevailing interest rates as of the fiscal year end measurement date.
Deferred Tax Valuation Allowance
The Company accounts for deferred taxes in accordance with the provisions of the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
guidance related to accounting for income taxes, whereby the Company recognizes an income tax benefit related to its consolidated
net losses and other temporary differences between financial reporting basis and tax reporting basis.
E.
Impact of Newly Issued Accounting Standards
In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-11, "Income
Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss,
or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists," which defines the presentation requirements of an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of
an unrecognized tax benefit, in the financial statements. The new guidance will be effective for the Company beginning October
1, 2014. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance.
In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-05, “Foreign Currency Matters”, which provides guidance on a parent’s accounting
for the cumulative translation adjustment upon derecognition of a subsidiary or group of assets within a foreign entity. This new
guidance requires that the parent release any related cumulative translation adjustment into net income only if the sale or transfer
results in the complete or substantially complete liquidation of the foreign entity in which the subsidiary or group of assets had
resided. The new guidance will be effective for the Company beginning October 1, 2014. The adoption of this guidance is not
expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02, “Comprehensive Income”, which provides guidance on disclosure requirements
for items reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”). This new guidance requires entities to present
(either on the face of the income statement or in the notes to the financial statements) the effects on the income statement of
amounts reclassified out of AOCI. The new guidance will be effective for the Company beginning October 1, 2013. The Company
does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of SIFCO Industries, Inc. (an Ohio Corporation) and Subsidiaries
(the "Company") as of September 30, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income,
shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2013. Our audits of the basic
consolidated financial statements included the financial statement schedule appearing under Schedule II. 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 audits 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 SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2013 and 2012, and the results of their operations and their cash
flows for each of the two years in the period ended September 30, 2013 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
November 27, 2013
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SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Net sales .......................................................................................................................................
Cost of goods sold ........................................................................................................................
Gross margin .........................................................................................................................
Selling, general and administrative expenses...............................................................................
Amortization of intangible assets .................................................................................................
(Gain) on disposal of operating assets..........................................................................................
Operating income ..................................................................................................................
Interest income .............................................................................................................................
Interest expense ............................................................................................................................
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss, net..................................................................................
Other income, net .........................................................................................................................
Income from continuing operations before income tax provision ........................................
Income tax provision ....................................................................................................................
Income from continuing operations ......................................................................................
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax .........................................................................
Net income ............................................................................................................................
Income per share from continuing operations
Basic......................................................................................................................................
Diluted...................................................................................................................................
Income per share from discontinued operations, net of tax
Basic......................................................................................................................................
Diluted...................................................................................................................................
Net income per share
Basic......................................................................................................................................
Diluted...................................................................................................................................
Weighted-average number of common shares (basic) .................................................................
Weighted-average number of common shares (diluted)...............................................................
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
Years Ended September 30,
2013
116,001
$
2012
102,900
$
87,986
28,015
12,262
2,076
(89)
13,766
(24)
342
23
(421)
13,846
4,088
9,758
476
$
10,234
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
1.82
1.81
0.09
0.09
1.91
1.90
5,363
5,401
81,094
21,806
9,906
2,879
—
9,021
(27)
471
(16)
(575)
9,168
2,861
6,307
241
6,548
1.19
1.18
0.04
0.04
1.23
1.22
5,317
5,380
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SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Net income ................................................................................................................................
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Years Ended September 30,
2013
2012
$
10,234
$
6,548
Foreign currency translation adjustment............................................................................
Retirement plan liability adjustment..................................................................................
Interest rate swap agreement adjustment ...........................................................................
Comprehensive income ..............................................................................................
(284)
2,854
31
$
12,835
$
204
212
(58)
6,906
See notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Current assets:
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents .....................................................................................................
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $481 and $500, respectively..........
Inventories, net ......................................................................................................................
Deferred income taxes...........................................................................................................
Prepaid expenses and other current assets.............................................................................
Current assets of business held for sale.................................................................................
Current assets of business from discontinued operations......................................................
Total current assets.........................................................................................................
Property, plant and equipment, net ...............................................................................................
Intangible assets, net.....................................................................................................................
Goodwill .......................................................................................................................................
Other assets...................................................................................................................................
Noncurrent assets of business held for sale ..................................................................................
Noncurrent assets of business from discontinued operations .......................................................
Total assets............................................................................................................
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt.....................................................................................
Accounts payable...................................................................................................................
Accrued liabilities..................................................................................................................
Current liabilities of business held for sale ...........................................................................
Current liabilities of business from discontinued operations ................................................
Total current liabilities....................................................................................................
Long-term debt, net of current maturities.....................................................................................
Deferred income taxes ..................................................................................................................
Other long-term liabilities.............................................................................................................
Noncurrent liabilities of business held for sale.............................................................................
Shareholders’ equity:
Serial preferred shares, no par value, authorized 1,000 shares .............................................
Common shares, par value $1 per share, authorized 10,000 shares; issued and
outstanding shares – 5,407 at September 30, 2013 and 5,366 at September 30, 2012..........
Additional paid-in capital ......................................................................................................
Retained earnings ..................................................................................................................
Accumulated other comprehensive loss ................................................................................
Total shareholders’ equity ..............................................................................................
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity..............................................................
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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September 30,
2013
2012
$
4,508
$
24,811
18,340
987
1,767
—
2,059
52,472
29,632
13,651
7,620
1,240
—
1,150
7,176
19,414
16,587
1,117
1,117
3,914
2,581
51,906
28,495
14,627
7,015
694
2,576
1,232
$
105,765
$
106,545
$
4,392
$
6,773
7,670
—
1,086
19,921
7,381
1,733
4,717
—
—
5,407
7,599
68,750
(9,743)
72,013
2,000
8,864
4,457
1,171
239
16,731
19,683
697
8,445
847
—
5,366
7,523
59,597
(12,344)
60,142
$
105,765
$
106,545
SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Amounts in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income................................................................................................................................
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax .....................................................................
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:.................
Depreciation and Amortization..........................................................................................
Gain on disposal of operating assets .................................................................................
LIFO expense (income).....................................................................................................
Share transactions under employee stock plan..................................................................
Deferred income taxes.......................................................................................................
Asset Impairment Charges.................................................................................................
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: .......................................................................
Receivables.................................................................................................................
Inventories ..................................................................................................................
Refundable income taxes ...........................................................................................
Prepaid expenses and other current assets..................................................................
Other assets ................................................................................................................
Accounts payable .......................................................................................................
Accrued liabilities ......................................................................................................
Other long-term liabilities ..........................................................................................
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations.................
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities of discontinued
operations..........................................................................................................
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of businesses .........................................................................................................
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment........................................................
Capital expenditures .................................................................................................................
Net cash used for investing activities of continuing operations .......................
Net cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations..............
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from term note...........................................................................................................
Repayments of term note ..........................................................................................................
Proceeds from revolving credit agreement ...............................................................................
Repayments of revolving credit agreement ..............................................................................
Proceeds from other debt ..........................................................................................................
Dividends paid ..........................................................................................................................
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities of continuing operations
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents ..........................................................................
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year............................................................................
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents ...................................................
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year .........................................................
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest..............................................................................................................
Cash paid for income taxes, net .............................................................................................
Non-cash financing transactions:
Dividends declared but not paid.............................................................................................
$
$
$
$
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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Years Ended
September 30,
2013
2012
$
$
10,234
(476)
5,725
(89)
(1,560)
117
1,165
(72)
(4,752)
980
—
(636)
(532)
(2,475)
969
(799)
7,799
6,548
(241)
6,032
—
1,563
900
(883)
—
1,456
(6,385)
281
(674)
406
(454)
729
(126)
9,152
(438)
1,121
(4,387)
164
(3,418)
(7,641)
8,642
—
(2,000)
52,386
(60,343)
—
(1,073)
(11,030)
(2,668)
7,176
—
4,508
$
(24,886)
—
(2,932)
(27,818)
—
10,000
(2,000)
59,671
(49,517)
2,302
(1,060)
19,396
1,851
5,096
229
7,176
(301) $
(4,906) $
(393)
(2,996)
(1,081) $
(1,073)
SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
(Amounts in thousands)
Balance - September 30, 2011............................
$ 5,335
$
7,032
$ 54,122
Common
Shares
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
(12,702) $
$
Common
Shares
Held in
Treasury
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
(378) $
53,409
Net income ...........................................................
Foreign currency translation adjustment ..............
Retirement liability adjustment, net of tax ...........
Interest rate swap agreement adjustment, net of
tax..................................................................
Dividend declared ................................................
Performance and restricted share expense ...........
Share transactions under employee stock plans ...
Balance - September 30, 2012............................
Net income ...........................................................
Foreign currency translation adjustment ..............
Retirement liability adjustment, net of tax ...........
Interest rate swap agreement adjustment, net of
tax..................................................................
Dividend declared ................................................
Performance and restricted share expense ...........
—
—
—
—
—
—
31
—
—
—
—
—
936
(445)
6,548
—
—
—
(1,073)
—
—
—
204
212
(58)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
378
6,548
204
212
(58)
(1,073)
936
(36)
$ 5,366
$
7,523
$ 59,597
$
(12,344) $
— $
60,142
—
—
—
—
—
—
— 10,234
—
—
—
(1,081)
—
—
—
—
—
298
(222)
7,599
—
(284)
2,854
31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10,234
(284)
2,854
31
(1,081)
298
(181)
72,013
—
$ 68,750
$
—
(9,743) $
—
— $
Share transactions under employee stock plans ...
Balance - September 30, 2013............................
41
$ 5,407
$
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Years ended September 30, 2013 and 2012
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
A. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a manufacturer of forgings and machined components. The Company’s
operations were conducted in three business segments during fiscal 2013: (i) SIFCO Forged Components , (ii) Turbine Component
Services and Repair ("Repair Group"), discontinued in fiscal 2013, as discussed more fully in Note 12 and (iii) Applied Surface
Concepts ("ASC"), divested in fiscal 2013, as discussed more fully in Note 12. Due to the divestiture and discontinuation of the
two segments, the Company reports as one reporting segment as of September 30, 2013.
B. PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All
significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The U.S. dollar is the functional currency for all the
Company’s U.S. operations and its Irish subsidiary. For these operations, all gains and losses from completed currency transactions
are included in income currently. Foreign currency translation adjustments are reported as a component of accumulated other
comprehensive loss in the consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity.
C. CASH EQUIVALENTS
The Company considers all highly liquid short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash
equivalents. A substantial majority of the Company’s cash and cash equivalent bank balances exceed federally insured limits at
September 30, 2013.
D. CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK
Receivables are presented net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $481 and $500 at September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Accounts receivable outstanding longer than the contractual payment terms are considered past due. The Company writes off
accounts receivable when they become uncollectible. During fiscal 2013 and 2012, $147 and $216, respectively, of accounts
receivable were written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts. Bad debt expense totaled $81 and $107 in fiscal 2013 and
2012, respectively.
Most of the Company’s receivables represent trade receivables due from manufacturers of turbine engines and aircraft components
as well as turbine engine overhaul companies located throughout the world, including a significant concentration of U.S. based
companies. In fiscal 2013, 39% of the Company’s consolidated net sales were from three of its largest customers who individually
accounted for 16%, 13%, and 10% of consolidated net sales; and 60% of the Company's consolidated net sales were from four of
the largest customers and their direct subcontractors who individually accounted for 21%, 16%, 13%, and 10%. In fiscal 2012,
44% of the Company’s consolidated net sales were from three major customers who individually accounted for 17%, 16%, and
11% of consolidated net sales; and 70% of the Company's consolidated net sales were from four of the largest customers and their
direct subcontractors who individually accounted for 23%, 17%, 16%, and 14%. No other single customer or group represented
greater than 10% of total net sales in fiscal 2013 and 2012, respectively. At September 30, 2013, two of the Company’s largest
customers had outstanding net accounts receivable who individually accounted for 23% and 13%; and three of the largest customers
and direct subcontractors had outstanding net accounts receivable who individually accounted for 24%, 14% and 11%. At September
30, 2012, two of the Company’s largest customers had outstanding net accounts receivable who individually accounted for 19%
and 16%; and two of the largest customers and direct subcontractors had outstanding net accounts receivable who individually
accounted for 26% and 18%. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial conditions. The Company
believes its allowance for doubtful accounts is sufficient based on the credit exposures outstanding at September 30, 2013.
E. INVENTORY VALUATION
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. For a portion of the Company's inventory, cost is determined using the last-
in, first-out (“LIFO”) method. For approximately 36% and 47% of the Company’s inventories at September 30, 2013 and 2012,
respectively, the LIFO method is used to value the Company’s inventories. The first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method is used to value
the remainder of the Company’s inventories.
The Company maintains allowances for obsolete and excess inventory. The Company evaluates its allowances for obsolete and
excess inventory each quarter, and requires at a minimum that reserves be established based on an analysis of the age of the
inventory. In addition, if the Company identifies specific obsolescence, other than that identified by the aging criteria, an additional
reserve will be recognized. Specific obsolescence and excess reserve requirements may arise due to technological or market
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SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
changes, or based on cancellation of an order. The Company’s reserves for obsolete and excess inventory were $1,394 and $1,192
at September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
F. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is generally computed using the straight-line and the double declining
balance methods. Depreciation is provided in amounts sufficient to amortize the cost of the assets over their estimated useful lives.
Depreciation provisions are based on estimated useful lives: (i) buildings, including building improvements - 5 to 50 years;
(ii) machinery and equipment, including office and computer equipment - 3 to 30 years; (iii) software - 1 to 5 years (included in
machinery and equipment); and (iv) leasehold improvements - 3 to 6 years (included in buildings).
The Company's property, plant and equipment assets by major asset class at September 30 consist of:
Property, plant and equipment :
Land .........................................................................................................................................
Buildings ..................................................................................................................................
Machinery and equipment........................................................................................................
Total property, plant and equipment.................................................................................
Accumulated depreciation .......................................................................................................
Property, plant and equipment..........................................................................................
$
469
$
10,910
50,581
61,960
32,328
29,632
$
$
469
9,986
46,759
57,214
28,719
28,495
2013
2012
The Company reviews the carrying value of its long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment, at least annually or
when events and circumstances warrant such a review. This review is performed using estimates of future undiscounted cash flows,
which include proceeds from disposal of assets. If the carrying value of a long-lived asset is greater than the estimated undiscounted
future cash flows, then the long-lived asset is considered impaired and an impairment charge is recorded for the amount by which
the carrying value of the long-lived asset exceeds its fair value. Asset impairment charges of $72 were recorded in fiscal 2013
related to certain machinery and equipment. The impairment is recorded in (gain) on disposal or impairment of operating assets
in the accompanying statements of operations. The machinery and equipment was determined to be impaired; therefore, the
carrying value of such assets was reduced to its net realizable value. Depreciation expense was $3,649 and $3,153 in 2013 and
2012, respectively.
The Company’s Irish subsidiary sold its operating business and retained ownership of its Cork, Ireland facility after the business
was sold in June 2007. This property is subject to a lease arrangement with the acquirer of the business. At September 30, 2013,
the carrying value of the property is $1,716 . Rental income of $413 and $433 was recognized in fiscal 2013 and 2012, and is
recorded in other income on the consolidated statements of operations.
G. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price paid over the fair value of the net assets of an acquired business. Goodwill
is subject to annual impairment testing and the Company has selected July 31 as the annual impairment testing date. The Company
first assesses qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than
its carrying value, including goodwill. If so, then a two-step impairment test is used to identify potential goodwill impairment.
The first step of the goodwill impairment test compares the fair value of a reporting unit (as defined) with its carrying amount,
including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill is not considered impaired, and
the second step of the goodwill impairment test is not required. The second step measures the amount of impairment, if any, by
comparing the carrying value of the goodwill associated with a reporting unit to the implied fair value of the goodwill derived
from the estimated overall fair value of the reporting unit and the individual fair values of the other assets and liabilities of the
reporting unit.
Intangible assets consist of identifiable intangibles acquired or recognized in the accounting for the acquisition of a business and
include such items as a trade name, a non-compete agreement, below market lease, customer relationships and order backlog.
Intangible assets are amortized over their useful lives ranging from less than one year to ten years.
H. NET INCOME PER SHARE
The Company’s net income per basic share has been computed based on the weighted-average number of common shares
outstanding. Net income per diluted share reflects the effect of the Company’s outstanding stock options, restricted shares and
performance shares under the treasury stock method.
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SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
The dilutive effect of the Company’s stock options, restricted shares and performance shares were as follows:
September 30,
2013
2012
Income from continuing operations ................................................................................................
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax..................................................................
Net income ...............................................................................................................................
$
$
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (basic)..................................................................
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options ....................................................................................................................
Restricted shares ...............................................................................................................
Performance shares...........................................................................................................
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (diluted) ...............................................................
Net income per share – basic ..........................................................................................................
Continuing operations..............................................................................................................
Discontinued operations...........................................................................................................
Net income ..............................................................................................................
Net income per share – diluted:
Continuing operations..............................................................................................................
Discontinued operations...........................................................................................................
Net income ..............................................................................................................
Anti-dilutive weighted-average common shares excluded from calculation of diluted earnings
per share ..........................................................................................................................................
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
9,758
476
10,234
5,363
1
12
25
5,401
1.82
0.09
1.91
1.81
0.09
1.90
47
6,307
241
6,548
5,317
15
6
42
5,380
1.19
0.04
1.23
1.18
0.04
1.22
144
I. REVENUE RECOGNITION
Revenue is generally recognized when products are shipped or services are provided to customers.
J. IMPACT OF RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2011-05,
Presentation of Comprehensive Income." The new guidance requires the presentation of the components of net income and other
comprehensive income either in a single continuous financial statement, or in two separate but consecutive financial statements.
The ASU eliminates the option to present other comprehensive income and its components as part of the statement of stockholders’
equity. This standard was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, including interim periods. The Company
adopted this standard for the first quarter of fiscal 2013.
K. IMPACT OF NEWLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-11, "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a
Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists," which defines the presentation
requirements of an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, in the financial statements. The new
guidance will be effective for the Company beginning October 1, 2014. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of
adopting this guidance.
In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-05, “Foreign Currency Matters”, which provides guidance on a parent’s accounting
for the cumulative translation adjustment upon derecognition of a subsidiary or group of assets within a foreign entity. This new
guidance requires that the parent release any related cumulative translation adjustment into net income only if the sale or transfer
results in the complete or substantially complete liquidation of the foreign entity in which the subsidiary or group of assets had
resided. The new guidance will be effective for the Company beginning October 1, 2014. The adoption of this guidance is not
expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-02, “Comprehensive Income”, which provides guidance on disclosure requirements
for items reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“AOCI”). This new guidance requires entities to present
(either on the face of the income statement or in the notes to the financial statements) the effects on the income statement of amounts
reclassified out of AOCI. The new guidance will be effective for the Company beginning October 1, 2013. The Company does
not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
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L. USE OF ESTIMATES
Accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”) require management to make a number of estimates and
assumptions relating to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities, at the date of the
consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period in preparing these financial
statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
M. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company uses an interest rate swap agreement to reduce risk related to variable-rate debt, which is subject to changes in
market rates of interest. The interest rate swap is designated as a cash flow hedge. At September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company
held an interest rate swap agreement with a notional amount of $6,000 and $8,000, respectively. Cash flows related to the interest
rate swap agreement are included in interest expense. The Company’s interest rate swap agreement and its variable-rate term debt
are based upon LIBOR. During fiscal 2013 and 2012, the Company’s interest rate swap agreement qualified as a fully effective
cash flow hedge against the Company’s variable-rate term note interest risk.
Historically, the Company has been able to mitigate the impact of foreign currency risk, to the extent it existed, by means of hedging
such risk through the use of foreign currency exchange contracts, which typically expired within one year. However, such risk was
mitigated only for the periods for which the Company had foreign currency exchange contracts in effect, and only to the extent of
the U.S. dollar amounts of such contracts. At September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company had no foreign currency exchange
contracts outstanding.
N. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development expense was nominal in both fiscal 2013
and 2012.
O. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss as shown on the consolidated balance sheets at September 30 are as
follows:
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of income tax benefit of $0 and $200,
respectively ............................................................................................................................ $
Net retirement plan liability adjustment, net of income tax benefit of $2,409 and $4,090,
respectively ............................................................................................................................
Interest rate swap agreement, net of income tax benefit of $16 and $35, respectively ..............
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss ...................................................................... $
2013
2012
(5,851) $
(5,566)
(3,866)
(26)
(9,743) $
(6,720)
(58)
(12,344)
P. INCOME TAXES
The Company files a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return and tax returns in various state and local jurisdictions. The
Company’s Irish subsidiary also files a tax return in Ireland. The Company's non-U.S. subsidiaries related to the divestiture of
ASC also file tax returns in various jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom, France and Sweden. The Company has provided
U.S. deferred income taxes on all cumulative earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries.
The Company provides deferred income taxes for the temporary difference between the financial reporting basis and tax basis of
the Company’s assets and liabilities. Such taxes are measured using the enacted tax rates that are assumed to be in effect when the
differences reverse. Deferred tax assets result principally from recording certain expenses in the financial statements in excess of
amounts currently deductible for tax purposes. Deferred tax liabilities result principally from tax depreciation in excess of book
depreciation and unremitted foreign earnings.
The Company evaluates at each balance sheet date for uncertain tax positions taken. 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.
The Company's policy for interest and/or penalties related to underpayments of income taxes is to include interest and penalties
in tax expenses.
The Company maintains a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets when management believes it is more likely than not
that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset may not be realized. Changes in valuation allowances are included in the income tax
provision in the period of change. In determining whether a valuation allowance is warranted, the Company evaluates factors such
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
as prior earnings history, expected future earnings, carry-back and carry-forward periods and tax strategies that could potentially
enhance the likelihood of the realization of a deferred tax asset.
In September 2013, the Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations governing the income tax treatment of acquisitions,
dispositions, and repairs of tangible property. Taxpayers are required to follow the new regulations in taxable years beginning on
or after January 1, 2014. Management is currently assessing the impact of the regulations and does not expect they will have a
material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Q. RECLASSIFICATIONS
Certain amounts in prior years may have been reclassified to conform to the 2013 consolidated financial statement presentation.
2. Inventories
Inventories at September 30 consist of:
Raw materials and supplies ........................................................................................................ $
Work-in-process..........................................................................................................................
Finished goods ............................................................................................................................
2013
2012
5,906
$
7,049
5,385
3,662
8,861
4,064
Total inventories.................................................................................................................. $
18,340
$
16,587
If the FIFO method had been used for the entire Company, inventories would have been $7,977 and $9,537 higher than reported
at September 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. LIFO income was $1,560 in fiscal 2013 and LIFO expense was $1,563 in fiscal
2012.
During fiscal 2013, a reduction in total inventory resulted in a liquidation of LIFO inventory quantities valued at the lower costs
of prior years. The LIFO liquidation decreased cost of goods sold in fiscal 2013 by approximately $1,300.
3. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
The Company’s intangible assets by major asset class subject to amortization as of:
September 30, 2013
Intangible assets:
Estimated
Useful Life
Original
Cost
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Book
Value
Trade name ...................................................................
10 years
$
2,000
$
Non-compete agreement ..............................................
Below market lease ......................................................
Customer relationships.................................................
5 years
5 years
10 years
Order backlog ...............................................................
1 year
Transition services agreement ...................................... < 1 year
Total intangible assets ...........................................
September 30, 2012
Intangible assets:
Trade name ...................................................................
Non-compete agreement ..............................................
Below market lease ......................................................
Customer relationships.................................................
10 years
5 years
5 years
10 years
Order backlog ...............................................................
1 year
Transition services agreement ...................................... < 1 year
1,600
900
13,800
2,200
23
$
446
668
505
3,111
2,119
23
1,554
932
395
10,689
81
—
$
$
20,523
$
6,872
$
13,651
1,900
$
1,500
900
13,000
2,100
23
$
254
364
325
1,796
2,034
23
1,646
1,136
575
11,204
66
—
Total intangible assets ...........................................
$
19,423
$
4,796
$
14,627
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
Included in the intangible assets at September 30, 2013 are assets acquired in connection with the purchase of substantially all
related operating assets from MW General, Inc. (DBA General Aluminium Forgings) on July 23, 2013, as discussed more fully
in Note 11. These acquired intangible assets consist of:
Intangible assets:
Trade name ..........................................................................................................................
10 years
$
Non-compete agreement......................................................................................................
Customer relationships ........................................................................................................
Order backlog ......................................................................................................................
5 years
10 years
1 year
100
100
800
100
Total intangible assets ..................................................................................................
$
1,100
Estimated
Useful Life
Original
Cost
The amortization expense on identifiable intangible assets for fiscal 2013 and 2012 was $2,076 and $2,879 respectively.
Amortization expense associated with the identified intangible assets is expected to be as follows:
Fiscal year 2014......................................................................................................................... $
Fiscal year 2015.........................................................................................................................
Fiscal year 2016.........................................................................................................................
Fiscal year 2017.........................................................................................................................
Fiscal year 2018.........................................................................................................................
Amortization
Expense
2,163
2,080
1,854
1,617
1,600
Goodwill is not amortized, but is subject to an annual impairment test. The Company tests its goodwill for impairment in the fourth
fiscal quarter, and in interim periods if certain events occur indicating that the carrying amount of goodwill may be impaired.
During fiscal 2013 and 2012, the Company performed a quantitative assessment of goodwill for impairment. The impairment test
consisted of a comparison between the fair value of the indefinite lived intangible assets, as determined by projected undiscounted
cash flows from future operations, and the carrying values. The Company concluded that no impairment exists as of September 30,
2013 and 2012. All of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. Changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill
were as follows:
Balance at September 30, 2011 .............................................................................................................................. $
Goodwill acquired during the year.........................................................................................................................
Balance at September 30, 2012 .............................................................................................................................. $
Balance at September 30, 2012 .............................................................................................................................. $
Goodwill acquired during the year.........................................................................................................................
Balance at September 30, 2013 .............................................................................................................................. $
3,493
3,522
7,015
7,015
605
7,620
4. Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities at September 30 consist of:
Accrued employee compensation and benefits........................................................................... $
Accrued workers’ compensation.................................................................................................
Accrued dividends ......................................................................................................................
Deferred Revenues......................................................................................................................
Other accrued liabilities..............................................................................................................
3,156
$
753
1,081
1,296
1,384
Total accrued liabilities........................................................................................................ $
7,670
$
1,214
663
1,073
340
1,167
4,457
2013
2012
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
5. Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt at September 30 consists of:
Revolving credit agreement........................................................................................................ $
Term loan....................................................................................................................................
Promissory Note .........................................................................................................................
Less – current maturities.............................................................................................................
3,381
$
6,000
2,392
11,773
4,392
Total long-term debt ............................................................................................................ $
7,381
$
11,338
8,000
2,345
21,683
2,000
19,683
2013
2012
In October 2011, the Company entered into an amendment to its existing credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”)
with its bank to increase the maximum borrowing amount from $30,000 to $40,000, of which $10,000 is a five (5) year term loan
and $30,000 is a five (5) year revolving loan, secured by substantially all the assets of the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries and
a pledge of 65% of the stock of its non-U.S. subsidiaries. The term loan is repayable in quarterly installments of $500 starting
December 1, 2011.
The term loan has a Libor-based variable interest rate that was 2.2% at September 30, 2013 and which becomes an effective fixed
rate of 2.9% after giving effect to an interest rate swap agreement. Borrowing under the revolving loan bears interest at a rate equal
to Libor plus 0.75% to 1.75%, which percentage fluctuates based on the Company’s leverage ratio of outstanding indebtedness to
EBITDA. At September 30, 2013 the interest rate was 1.00%. The loans are subject to certain customary financial covenants
including, without limitation, covenants that require the Company to not exceed a maximum leverage ratio and to maintain a
minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. There is also a commitment fee ranging from 0.10% to 0.25% to be incurred on the unused
balance. The Company was in compliance with all applicable loan covenants as of September 30, 2013, and 2012.
In connection with the acquisition of the Quality Aluminum Forge business (“QAF”), as discussed more fully in Note 11, the
Company issued a $2,400 non-interest bearing promissory note to the seller, which note is payable by the Company in November
2013. The imputed interest rate used to discount the note was 2% per annum.
6. Income Taxes
The components of income from continuing operations before income tax provision are as follows:
U.S .............................................................................................................................................. $
Non-U.S ......................................................................................................................................
Income before income tax provision ................................................................................... $
The income tax provision from continuing operations consists of the following:
Years Ended September 30,
2013
2012
13,671
175
13,846
$
$
8,855
313
9,168
Years Ended September 30,
2013
2012
Current income tax provision:
U.S. federal.......................................................................................................................... $
U.S. state and local ..............................................................................................................
Non-U.S...............................................................................................................................
Total current tax provision ...........................................................................................
Deferred income tax provision (benefit):
U.S. federal..........................................................................................................................
U.S. state and local ..............................................................................................................
Non-U.S...............................................................................................................................
Total deferred tax provision (benefit)...........................................................................
Income tax provision .................................................................................................... $
4,055
$
489
111
4,655
(540)
(27)
—
(567)
4,088
$
2,617
514
70
3,201
(324)
(16)
—
(340)
2,861
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
The income tax provision differs from amounts currently payable or refundable due to certain items reported for financial
statement purposes in periods that differ from those in which they are reported for tax purposes. The income tax provision from
continuing operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations differs from amounts determined by using the
statutory rate as follows:
Years Ended September 30,
2013
2012
Income before income tax provision .......................................................................................... $
Less-U.S. state and local income tax provision..........................................................................
Income before U.S. and non-U.S. federal income tax provision......................................... $
Income tax provision at U.S. federal statutory rates................................................................... $
Tax effect of:
Permanent items ..................................................................................................................
Undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries.................................................................
State and local income taxes................................................................................................
Federal tax credits................................................................................................................
Change in valuation allowance............................................................................................
Other ....................................................................................................................................
Income tax provision .................................................................................................... $
13,846
489
13,357
4,675
$
$
$
(436)
(60)
453
(766)
139
83
4,088
$
9,168
514
8,654
2,942
(213)
(185)
498
(272)
127
(36)
2,861
Deferred tax assets and liabilities at September 30 consist of the following:
Deferred tax assets:
Net non-U.S. operating loss carryforwards ......................................................................... $
Employee benefits ...............................................................................................................
Inventory reserves ...............................................................................................................
Asset impairment reserve ....................................................................................................
Allowance for doubtful accounts.........................................................................................
Foreign tax credits to undistributed earnings ......................................................................
Foreign tax credits ...............................................................................................................
Other ....................................................................................................................................
Total deferred tax assets ...............................................................................................
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation ........................................................................................................................
Unremitted foreign earnings................................................................................................
Other ....................................................................................................................................
Total deferred tax liabilities..........................................................................................
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) .............................................................................................
Valuation allowance....................................................................................................................
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) ............................................................................... $
2013
2012
592
$
1,755
521
27
143
1,932
464
64
5,498
(2,524)
(3,002)
—
(5,526)
(28)
(718)
(746) $
592
3,219
412
288
122
1,841
—
43
6,517
(2,540)
(2,970)
(8)
(5,518)
999
(579)
420
At September 30, 2013, the Company has a non-U.S. tax loss carryforward of approximately $5,458, which relates to the Company’s
Irish subsidiary that ceased operations in 2007. A valuation allowance has been recorded against the deferred tax asset related to
this non-U.S. tax loss carryforward because it is unlikely that such operating loss can be utilized unless the Irish subsidiary resumed
operations. The non-U.S. tax loss carryforward does not expire.
The Company recognized a $139 increase in the valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets in fiscal years 2013 and a
$127 increase in the valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets in fiscal 2012.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
The Company reported liabilities for uncertain tax positions, which includes any related interest and penalties, in fiscal 2013 and
2012 of $177 and $120, respectively. During fiscal 2013, the Company recognized a nominal amount for interest and no amount
for penalties. Based on the statute of limitations for specific jurisdictions, the related unrecognized tax benefit for positions
previously taken may change in the next 12 months by decreasing by approximately $22, which would be recorded through income
tax expense. The Company classifies interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions as income tax expense. A summary of
activity related to the Company’s uncertain tax position is as follows:
Balance at beginning of year ...................................................................................................... $
Increase due to tax positions taken in current year.....................................................................
Increase due to tax positions taken in prior years.......................................................................
Lapse of statute of limitations.....................................................................................................
Balance at end of year................................................................................................................. $
2013
2012
120
$
57
—
—
177
$
96
55
1
(32)
120
The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states, local and non-U.S. jurisdictions. The
Company’s federal income tax returns for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, as well as the amended federal income tax returns for fiscal
2008 and 2009, are under review by the Internal Revenue Service, the outcome of which is not known at this time. The Company
believes it has appropriate support for its federal income tax returns. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and
local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for fiscal years prior to 2007.
7. Retirement Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plans
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries sponsor defined benefit pension plans covering most of its employees. The Company’s
funding policy for its defined benefit pension plans is based on an actuarially determined cost method allowable under Internal
Revenue Service regulations. One of the Company’s defined benefit pension plans, which covers substantially all non-union
employees of the Company’s U.S. operations who were hired prior to March 1, 2003, was frozen in 2003. Consequently, although
the plan otherwise continues, the plan ceased the accrual of additional pension benefits for service subsequent to March 1, 2003.
The Company uses a September 30 measurement date for its U.S. defined benefit pension plans. Net pension expense, benefit
obligations and plan assets for the Company-sponsored defined benefit pension plans consists of the following:
Years Ended September 30,
2013
2012
Service cost................................................................................................................................. $
Interest cost.................................................................................................................................
Expected return on plan assets....................................................................................................
Amortization of prior service cost ..............................................................................................
Amortization of net loss..............................................................................................................
Settlement cost............................................................................................................................
Curtailment cost..........................................................................................................................
288
$
851
(1,485)
8
917
299
252
Net pension expense for defined benefit plan ..................................................................... $
1,130
$
266
988
(1,413)
47
861
513
—
1,262
As more fully discussed in Note 12, the Company is exiting the Repair Group. At September 30, 2013, the Repair Group incurred
$252 of curtailment cost due to the discontinuation of the Repair Group.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
The status of all defined benefit pension plans at September 30 is as follows:
Benefit obligations:
Benefit obligations at beginning of year ............................................................................. $
Service cost..........................................................................................................................
Interest cost..........................................................................................................................
Actuarial loss (gain) ............................................................................................................
Benefits paid........................................................................................................................
Early retirement expense .....................................................................................................
Benefit obligations at end of year ................................................................................ $
Plan assets:
Plan assets at beginning of year........................................................................................... $
Actual return on plan assets.................................................................................................
Employer contributions .......................................................................................................
Benefits paid........................................................................................................................
Plan assets at end of year.............................................................................................. $
2013
2012
26,306
$
24,030
288
851
(2,624)
(1,454)
229
23,596
18,949
2,154
786
(1,454)
20,435
$
$
$
266
988
2,659
(1,637)
—
26,306
16,642
2,929
1,015
(1,637)
18,949
Plans in which
Assets Exceed Benefit
Obligations at
September 30,
2013
2012
Plans in which
Benefit Obligations
Exceed Assets at
September 30,
2013
2012
Reconciliation of funded status:
Plan assets in excess of (less than) projected benefit obligations $
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Net loss..................................................................................
Prior service cost ...................................................................
Net amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets .. $
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets are:
Other assets .................................................................................. $
Other long-term liabilities ............................................................
Accumulated other comprehensive loss – pretax .........................
Net amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheets .. $
1,086
$
520
$
(4,246) $
(7,877)
297
—
1,383
1,086
—
297
1,383
$
$
$
872
—
1,392
520
—
872
1,392
$
$
$
5,972
—
9,907
31
1,726
$
2,061
(46) $
(4,200)
5,972
1,726
$
—
(7,877)
9,938
2,061
The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss that are expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit
costs during fiscal 2014 are as follows:
Net loss.................................................................................................................................. $
Prior service cost ...................................................................................................................
Total ............................................................................................................................... $
— $
—
— $
595
—
595
Plans in which
Assets Exceed
Benefit
Obligations
Plans in which
Benefit
Obligations
Exceed Assets
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
Where applicable, the following weighted-average assumptions were used in developing the benefit obligation and the net pension
expense for defined benefit pension plans:
Years Ended
September 30,
2013
2012
Discount rate for liabilities .........................................................................................................
Discount rate for expenses..........................................................................................................
Expected return on assets............................................................................................................
4.4%
3.4%
8.1%
3.6%
4.2%
8.1%
The Company classifies and discloses pension plan assets in one of the following three categories: (i) Level 1 - quoted market
prices in active markets for identical assets; (ii) Level 2 - observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated
by market data; or (iii) Level 3 - unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data. Level 1 and Level 2 assets are
valued using market based inputs. Level 3 asset values are determined by the trustees using a discounted cash flow model. The
following tables set forth the asset allocation of the Company’s defined benefit pension plan assets and summarize the fair values
and levels within the fair value hierarchy for such plan assets as of September 30, 2013 and 2012:
Asset
Amount
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,999
—
—
—
1,999
September 30, 2013
U.S. equity securities:
Large value ................................................................... $
Large blend...................................................................
Large growth ................................................................
Mid blend .....................................................................
Small blend...................................................................
Non-U.S equity securities:
Foreign large blend.......................................................
Diversified emerging markets ......................................
U.S. debt securities:
Inflation protected bond ...............................................
Intermediate term bond ................................................
High inflation bond ......................................................
Non-U.S. debt securities:
Emerging markets bonds ..............................................
Stable value:
518
$
— $
518
$
9,632
496
233
245
1,617
31
521
6,231
310
102
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9,632
496
233
245
1,617
31
521
4,232
310
102
Short-term bonds ..........................................................
Total plan assets at fair value............................................... $
499
20,435
$
—
— $
499
18,436
$
29
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,093
—
—
—
2,093
SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
Asset
Amount
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
September 30, 2012
U.S. equity securities:
Large value ................................................................... $
Large blend...................................................................
Large growth ................................................................
Mid blend .....................................................................
Small blend...................................................................
Non-U.S equity securities:
Foreign large blend.......................................................
Diversified emerging markets ......................................
U.S. debt securities:
Inflation protected bond ...............................................
Intermediate term bond ................................................
High inflation bond ......................................................
Non-U.S. debt securities:.....................................................
Emerging markets bonds ..............................................
Stable value:
$
288
8,592
640
19
4
1,295
70
952
6,412
299
239
— $
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
$
288
8,592
640
19
4
1,295
70
952
4,319
299
239
Short-term bonds ..........................................................
Total plan assets at fair value............................................... $
139
18,949
$
— $
139
16,856
$
Changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 investments during the years ending September 30, 2013 and 2012 were as
follows:
Balance at beginning of year ...................................................................................................... $
Actual return on plan assets........................................................................................................
Purchases and sales of plan assets, net .......................................................................................
Balance at end of year................................................................................................................. $
2013
2012
2,093
$
2
(96)
1,999
$
2,093
118
(118)
2,093
Investment objectives relative to the assets of the Company’s defined benefit pension plans are to (i) optimize the long-term return
on the plans’ assets while assuming an acceptable level of investment risk; (ii) maintain an appropriate diversification across asset
categories and among investment managers; and (iii) maintain a careful monitoring of the risk level within each asset category.
Asset allocation objectives are established to promote optimal expected returns and volatility characteristics given the long-term
time horizon for fulfilling the obligations of the Company’s defined benefit pension plans. Selection of the appropriate asset
allocation for the plans’ assets was based upon a review of the expected return and risk characteristics of each asset category in
relation to the anticipated timing of future plan benefit payment obligations. The Company has a long-term objective for the
allocation of plan assets. However, the Company realizes that actual allocations at any point in time will likely vary from this
objective due principally to (i) the impact of market conditions on plan asset values and (ii) required cash contributions to and
distribution from the plans. The “Asset Allocation Range” anticipates these potential scenarios and provides flexibility for the
Plan’s investments to vary around the objective without triggering a reallocation of the assets, as noted by the following:
Percent of Plan Assets at
September 30,
2013
2012
Asset
Allocation
Range
U.S. equities ....................................................................................................
Non-U.S. equities ............................................................................................
U.S. debt securities..........................................................................................
Non-U.S. debt securities .................................................................................
Other securities ...............................................................................................
Total .........................................................................................................
54%
8%
35%
1%
2%
100%
50% 30% to 70%
7%
0% to 20%
41% 20% to 70%
0% to 10%
1%
1%
0% to 60%
100%
30
SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
External consultants assist the Company with monitoring the appropriateness of the above investment strategy and the related
asset mix and performance. To develop the expected long-term rate of return assumptions on plan assets, generally the Company
uses long-term historical information for the target asset mix selected. Adjustments are made to the expected long-term rate of
return assumptions when deemed necessary based upon revised expectations of future investment performance of the overall
investments markets.
The Company expects to make contributions of approximately $546 to its defined benefit pension plans during fiscal 2014. The
Company has carryover balances from previous periods that may be available for use as a credit to reduce the amount of contributions
that the Company is required to make to certain of its defined benefit pension plans in fiscal 2014. The Company’s ability to elect
to use such carryover balances will be determined based on the actual funded status of each defined benefit pension plan relative
to the plan’s minimum regulatory funding requirements. The following defined benefit payment amounts are expected to be made
in the future:
Years Ending
September 30,
Projected
Benefit Payments
2014................................................................................................................ $
2015................................................................................................................
2016................................................................................................................
2017................................................................................................................
2018................................................................................................................
2019-2023 ......................................................................................................
1,378
1,281
1,248
1,714
1,826
7,988
Multi-Employer Plans
The Company contributes to two (2) U.S. multi-employer retirement plans for certain union employees, as follow:
Pension
Fund
Fund ¹
Fund ²
Pension Protection Act
Zone Status
2013
Green
Yellow
2012
Green
FIP/RP
Status
Pending/
Implemented
No
Contributions
by the Company
2013
2012
Surcharge
Imposed
$
$
50
213
$
$
52
205
No
Yes
Expiration of
Collective
Bargaining
Agreement
5/31/2015
7/31/2017
Yellow
Implemented
¹ The fund is the IAM National Pension Fund – EIN 51-6031295 / Plan number 2. The IAM National Pension Fund utilized the
special 30-year amortization provided by Public law 111-192, section 211 to amortize its losses from 2008.
² The fund is the Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust – EIN 48-6168020 / Plan number 1. Refer to Note 13 for further
discussion related to this multi-employer plan.
The plans’ year-end to which the zone status relates is December 31, 2012 and 2011.
The risks of participating in the multi-employer retirement plan are different from a single-employer plan in that i) assets contributed
to the multi-employer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers; ii) if
a participating employer stops contributing to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the remaining
participating employers; and iii) if the Company chooses to stop participating in the multi-employer retirement plan, the Company
may be required to pay the plan an amount based on the unfunded status of the plan, referred to as a withdrawal liability.
Defined Contribution Plans
Substantially all non-union U.S. employees of the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries are eligible to participate in the Company’s
U.S. defined contribution plan. The Company makes non-discretionary, regular matching contributions to this plan equal to an
amount that represents one hundred percent (100%) of a participant’s deferral contribution up to one percent (1%) of eligible
compensation plus eighty percent (80%) of a participant’s deferral contribution between one percent (1%) and six percent (6%)
of eligible compensation. The Company’s regular matching contribution expense for its U.S. defined contribution plan in 2013
and 2012 was $504 and $429, respectively. This defined contribution plan provides that the Company may also make an additional
discretionary matching contribution during those periods in which the Company achieves certain performance levels. The
Company’s additional discretionary matching contribution expense in 2013 and 2012 was $253 and $54, respectively.
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SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
8. Stock-Based Compensation
In previous periods, the Company awarded stock options under two shareholder approved plans. No further options may be granted
under either of the two plans. The option exercise price is not less than fair market value on date of grant and options are exercisable
no later than ten years from date of grant. All options awarded under both plans are fully vested as of September 30, 2013 and
2012.
As of September 30, 2013 and 2012, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to the stock options granted under the
Company’s stock option plans. There was no compensation expense related to stock options recognized in fiscal years 2013 and
2012. There is one outstanding and exercisable option as of September 30, 2013, which has a weighted average remaining term
of 1.7 years, and an intrinsic value of $15.
The Company has awarded performance and restricted shares under its shareholder approved 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(“2007 Plan”). The aggregate number of shares that may be awarded under the 2007 Plan is 600 less any shares previously awarded
and subject to an adjustment for the forfeiture of any unissued shares. In addition, shares that may be awarded are subject to
individual recipient award limitations. The shares awarded under the 2007 Plan may be made in multiple forms including stock
options, stock appreciation rights, restricted or unrestricted stock, and performance related shares. Any such awards are exercisable
no later than ten years from date of grant.
The performance shares that have been awarded under the 2007 Plan generally provide for the issuance of the Company’s common
shares upon the Company achieving certain defined financial performance objectives during a period up to three years following
the making of such award. The ultimate number of common shares of the Company that may be earned pursuant to an award
ranges from a minimum of no shares to a maximum of 150% of the initial target number of performance shares awarded, depending
on the level of the Company’s achievement of its financial performance objectives.
With respect to such performance shares, compensation expense is being accrued at (i) approximately 65% of the target levels for
recipients of the performance shares awarded during fiscal 2013; (ii) approximately 0% of the target levels for recipients of the
performance shares awarded during fiscal 2012; and (iii) approximately 33% of the target levels for recipients of the performance
shares awarded during fiscal 2011. During each future reporting period, such expense may be subject to adjustment based upon
the Company’s financial performance, which impacts the number of common shares that it expects to issue upon the completion
of the performance period. The performance shares were valued at the closing market price of the Company’s common shares on
the date of grant. The vesting of such shares is determined at the end of the performance period.
During fiscal 2013 and 2012, the Company has awarded restricted shares to certain of its directors. The restricted shares were
valued at the closing market price of the Company’s common shares on the date of grant, and such value was recorded as unearned
compensation. The unearned compensation is being amortized ratably over the restricted stock vesting period of one (1) to three
(3) years.
If all outstanding share awards are ultimately earned and issued at the target number of shares, then at September 30, 2013 there
are approximately 355 shares that remain available for award. If any of the outstanding share awards are ultimately earned and
issued at greater than the target number of shares, up to a maximum of 150% of such target, then a fewer number of shares would
be available for award.
Stock-based compensation expense under the 2007 Plan was $280 and $892 during fiscal 2013 and 2012, respectively. The
Company recognized income tax benefits of $18 and $59 in fiscal 2013 and 2012, respectively, as a result of issuing common
shares that were earned under the 2007 Plan. As of September 30, 2013, there was $584 of total unrecognized compensation cost
related to the performance and restricted shares awarded under the 2007 Plan. The Company expects to recognize this cost over
the next two (2) years.
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SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
The following is a summary of activity related to performance shares:
2013
2012
Number of
Shares
Weighted Average
Fair Value at Date
of Grant
Number of
Shares
Weighted Average
Fair Value at Date
of Grant
Outstanding at beginning of year................
158
$
Restricted shares awarded...........................
Restricted shares earned .............................
Performance shares awarded ......................
Performance shares earned .........................
Awards forfeited .........................................
12
(5)
60
(33)
(38)
Outstanding at end of year..........................
154
$
9. Commitments and Contingencies
18.30
15.50
22.00
15.98
16.05
17.00
17.85
135
$
27
(11)
59
(9)
(43)
158
$
13.25
22.08
16.30
19.53
5.99
9.73
18.30
In the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in ordinary, routine legal actions. The Company cannot reasonably
estimate future costs, if any, related to these matters; however, it does not believe any such matters are material to its financial
condition or results of operations. The Company maintains various liability insurance coverages to protect its assets from losses
arising out of or involving activities associated with ongoing and normal business operations; however, it is possible that the
Company’s future operating results could be affected by future costs of litigation.
The Company leases various facilities and equipment under operating leases expiring through 2018. The Company recorded rent
expense of $752 and $537 in fiscal 2013 and 2012, respectively. At September 30, 2013, minimum rental commitments under
non-cancelable leases are as follows:
Year ending September 30,
2014 ................................................................................................................ $
2015 ................................................................................................................
2016 ................................................................................................................
2017 ................................................................................................................
Thereafter .......................................................................................................
Total minimum lease payments............................................................. $
Operating
Leases
797
667
561
429
283
2,737
10. Business Segment
As discussed more fully in Note 12, on December 10, 2012, the Company divested ASC, a provider of specialized selective plating
processes and services used to apply metal coatings to a selective area of a component, and the Company discontinued operations
of the Repair Group, a repairer and remanufacturer of small aerospace and industrial turbine engine components as of September
30, 2013. As of September 30, 2013, the Company identifies itself as one reportable segment, SIFCO Forged Components, which
is a manufacturer of forgings and machined components for the Aerospace & Energy ("A&E) markets.
Geographic net sales are based on location of customer. The United States of America is the single largest country for unaffiliated
customer sales, accounting for 79% and 81% of consolidated net sales in fiscal 2013 and 2012, respectively. No other single
country represents greater than 10% of consolidated net sales in fiscal 2013 and 2012. Net sales to unaffiliated customers located
in various European countries accounted for 4% and 9% of consolidated net sales in fiscal 2013 and 2012, respectively. Net sales
to unaffiliated customers located in various Asian countries accounted for 7% and 6% of consolidated net sales in fiscal 2013 and
2012, respectively.
Substantially all of the Company's operations and identifiable assets are located located within the United States. Identifiable
assets for the Company's non-operating Irish subsidiary consist of cash and the Company's Cork, Ireland facility.
33
SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
11. Business Acquisition
On July 23, 2013, SIFCO Industries, Inc. completed the purchase of the forging business and substantially all related operating
assets from MW General, Inc. (DBA General Aluminium Forgings). The forging business is operated in General Aluminum
Forgings, LLC ("GAF") Colorado Springs, Colorado facility, which is leased. The purchase price for the forging business and
related operating assets and liabilities was approximately $4,400 payable in cash, which includes a purchase price adjustment of
$123 received in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 related to certain adjustments principally to the final working capital level and/
or indemnification holdback provisions under the purchase agreement. The Company recorded net sales of $1,100 and net operating
loss of $216 from the date of acquisition through September 30, 2013.
The GAF purchase transaction is accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. The Company has substantially completed
the purchase accounting related to the GAF acquisition. The fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as initially
reported, were based upon appraisals, other studies and additional information available at the time of the acquisition of GAF.
The Company believes that such information provided a reasonable basis for determining the fair values of the assets acquired
and liabilities assumed. To the extent the purchase price exceeded the estimated fair value of the net identifiable tangible and
intangible assets acquired and assumed, such excess was allocated to goodwill. The following table summarizes the Company's
purchase price allocation of the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Assets acquired:
Accounts receivable ........................................................................................................................................ $
Inventory .........................................................................................................................................................
Property and equipment ..................................................................................................................................
Intangible assets ..............................................................................................................................................
Goodwill..........................................................................................................................................................
Other................................................................................................................................................................
Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities ........................................................................................................
Total purchase price................................................................................................................................................ $
July 23,
2013
645
1,173
1,369
1,100
605
27
4,919
532
4,387
On October 28, 2011, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Forge Acquisition, LLC – now known as QAF, the Company completed
the purchase of the forging business and substantially all related operating assets from GEL Industries, Inc. (DBA Quality Aluminum
Forge, Inc.). The forging business is operated in QAF’s Orange and Long Beach, California facilities, all of which are leased. The
purchase price for the forging business and related operating assets was approximately $24,900 payable in cash, which includes
a purchase price adjustment of $165 paid in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 for certain adjustments related principally to the final
working capital level and/or indemnification holdback provisions under the purchase agreement. In addition, the Company has
assumed certain current operating liabilities of the forging business. The Company recorded net sales of $19,200 and net operating
income of $1,427 from the date of acquisition through September 30, 2012.
34
SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
The QAF purchase transaction was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting. The allocation of the purchase price,
including amounts attributable to goodwill and intangible assets, is as follows:
October 28,
2011
Assets acquired:
Accounts receivable ........................................................................................................................................ $
Inventory .........................................................................................................................................................
Property and equipment ..................................................................................................................................
Intangible assets ..............................................................................................................................................
Goodwill..........................................................................................................................................................
Other................................................................................................................................................................
Liabilities assumed:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities ........................................................................................................
Total purchase price................................................................................................................................................ $
3,703
3,961
4,965
9,000
3,522
153
25,304
418
24,886
The results of operations of GAF and QAF from their respective dates of acquisition are included in the Company’s consolidated
statements of operations. The following unaudited pro forma information presents a summary of the results of operations for the
Company including GAF and QAF as if the acquisitions had occurred on October 1, 2012 and 2011, respectively:
Years Ended
September 30,
2013
2012
Net sales...................................................................................................................................... $
Net income..................................................................................................................................
Net income per share (basic) ......................................................................................................
Net income per share (diluted) ...................................................................................................
$
120,439
10,349
1.93
1.92
109,560
6,528
1.23
1.21
12. Discontinued Operations, Assets Held for Sale, and Business Divestiture
As part of the Company's strategy to focus on the A&E market, the Company decided in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 to exit
the Repair Group. The results of operations and cash flows from the Repair Group have been classified as discontinued operations
for all periods presented. The Repair Group continued to manufacture the last remaining orders in order to complete the wind
down of the business. The Company expects the wind down to be completed by the end of December 2013 and may retain the
net working capital, the facility and certain assets. The net cash inflows expected to be received by the Company in fiscal 2014
is approximately $725.
As a result of the decision to exit the Repair Group, the assets and liabilities of the Repair Group have been classified as assets
and liabilities from discontinued operations at September 30, 2013 and 2012.
35
SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
The assets and liabilities were comprised of the following:
Assets:
Receivables, net........................................................................................................... $
Inventories, net ............................................................................................................
Deferred income taxes.................................................................................................
Prepaid expenses and other current assets...................................................................
Total current assets of business from discontinued operations ............................ $
Property, plant and equipment, net.............................................................................. $
Non-current deferred tax assets ...................................................................................
Total noncurrent assets of business from discontinued operations ...................... $
Liabilities:
Accounts payable......................................................................................................... $
Accrued liabilities........................................................................................................
Total current liabilities of business from discontinued operations....................... $
September 30,
2013
2012
1,067
660
317
15
2,059
1,118
32
1,150
278
808
1,086
$
$
$
$
$
$
1,365
881
329
6
2,581
1,232
—
1,232
120
119
239
As of September 30, 2013, certain assets are recorded at the lower of carrying value or fair value. The Company recognized within
the Repair Group an impairment charge of $354 to write-down assets to their estimated fair value.
The financial results of Repair Group included in discontinued operations were as follows:
September 30,
2013
2012
Net sales...................................................................................................................................... $
Loss before income tax provision...............................................................................................
Income tax provision (benefit)....................................................................................................
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax ............................................................. $
$
5,964
(3,104)
(1,061)
(2,043) $
7,184
(1,142)
(435)
(707)
As the Company exits the Repair Group, the company expects to recognize $959 in workforce reduction costs of which $685 was
incurred at September 30, 2013 and $6 was paid in fiscal 2013. The Company expects to recognize the remaining $274 of cost
in 2014 related to the exit of the Repair Group.
On December 10, 2012, the Company completed the divestiture of its ASC business segment. The Company received cash
proceeds, net of certain transaction fees, of approximately $8,100 for this business and $980 was placed in escrow, pending
expiration in June 2014 of indemnification holdback provisions under the sale agreement. The ASC business included its U.S.
operations, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, and three European operations located in France, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
ASC business developed, manufactured and sold selective plating products and provided contract services for low volume repair,
refurbishment and OEM applications. The transaction resulted in a pre-tax gain of $3,980 in fiscal 2013. The results of operations
and cash flows from ASC have been classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
36
SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
The table below presents the components of the balance sheet accounts classified as assets and liabilities held for sale at
September 30, 2012.
Assets:
Receivables, net .................................................................................................................................... $
Inventories, net .....................................................................................................................................
Deferred income taxes ..........................................................................................................................
Prepaid expenses and other current assets ............................................................................................
Total current assets of business held for sale................................................................................. $
Property, plant and equipment, net ....................................................................................................... $
Other assets...........................................................................................................................................
Total noncurrent assets of business held for sale........................................................................... $
Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt .................................................................................................... $
Accounts payable..................................................................................................................................
Accrued liabilities.................................................................................................................................
Total current liabilities of business held for sale........................................................................... $
Deferred income taxes .......................................................................................................................... $
Other long-term liabilities.....................................................................................................................
Total noncurrent liabilities of business held for sale..................................................................... $
The financial results of ASC Group included in discontinued operations were as follows:
2,574
1,224
16
100
3,914
2,533
43
2,576
2
546
623
1,171
846
1
847
Net sales...................................................................................................................................... $
Income before income tax provision ..........................................................................................
Income tax provision (benefit)....................................................................................................
Income (loss) from operations, net of tax...................................................................................
Gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax..........................................................
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax ............................................................. $
13. Subsequent Events
September 30,
2013
2012
2,727
180
(11)
191
2,328
2,519
$
$
15,022
1,375
427
948
—
948
Effective October 23, 2013, the collective bargaining agreement for the union employees at the T&W forging facility that had
expired on July 31, 2013 was signed. As part of the agreement, the Company has decided to withdraw from its participation in
its multi-employer plan the Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust (the "Plan") on December 31, 2013. The Company
has been advised by the Plan's representative that the Company's estimated contribution at the withdrawal date will not be a
significant amount. See Note 7 for information on the Company's participation in this plan.
37
SIFCO Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Years Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012
(Amounts in thousands)
Schedule II
Balance at
Beginning
of Period
Additions
(Reductions)
Charged to
Expense
Additions
(Reductions)
Charged to
Other
Accounts
Deductions
Balance at
End of
Period
$
47
(318)
—
—
—
—
107
365
—
—
—
(147) (a) $
— (b)
—
(757) (c)
—
481
1,394
7,977
72
718
(1) (d)
744
$
(216) (a) $
(5) (b)
—
— (c)
—
500
1,192
9,537
757
579
(6)
(159) (d)
663
Year Ended September 30, 2013
Deducted from asset accounts .......................
Allowance for doubtful accounts ........... $
Inventory obsolescence reserve..............
Inventory LIFO reserve ..........................
Asset impairment reserve .......................
Deferred tax valuation allowance...........
Accrual for estimated liability .......................
Workers’ compensation reserve..............
Year Ended September 30, 2012
Deducted from asset accounts .......................
Allowance for doubtful accounts ........... $
Inventory obsolescence reserve..............
Inventory LIFO reserve ..........................
Asset impairment reserve .......................
Deferred tax valuation allowance...........
Accrual for estimated liability .......................
Workers’ compensation reserve..............
500
$
81
$
1,192
9,537
757
579
663
502
968
7,974
757
452
655
520
(1,560)
72
139
82
$
$
107
(136)
1,563
—
127
173
(a) Accounts determined to be uncollectible, net of recoveries
(b) Inventory sold or otherwise disposed
(c) Equipment sold or otherwise disposed
(d) Payment of workers’ compensation claims
38
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
As defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), disclosure controls and procedures
are controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis, and that such information is accumulated and
communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures include components of
the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures,
management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable
assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-
benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Management of the Company, under the supervision and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and
procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) as of September 30, 2013 (the “Evaluation Date”). Based upon that evaluation,
the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures were effective. Accordingly, management has concluded that the consolidated financial statements in this
Form 10-K fairly present, in all material respects, the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the
periods presented.
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is
defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Under the supervision of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of
September 30, 2013 based on (i) the framework set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (“COSO”) in “Internal Control-Integrated Framework” and “Internal Control over Financial Reporting – Guidance
for Smaller Public Companies” and (ii) The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Guidance Regarding
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Based on that evaluation, management has concluded that
the Company did maintain effective internal control over financial reporting.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding controls
over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s registered public accounting firm
pursuant to rules of the SEC that permit smaller reporting companies to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting and other Remediation
During fiscal 2013, the following occurred:
•
Management's assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial
reporting as of September 30, 2013 excluded from the scope of its assessment of internal control
over financial reporting the operations and related assets of General Aluminum Forge which was
acquired during fiscal year 2013. SEC guidelines permit companies to omit an acquired business's
internal controls over financial reporting from its management's assessment during the first year of
the acquisition.
There was no significant change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth fiscal quarter ended
September 30, 2013 that has materially affected, or that is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial
reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the executive officers of the Company.
Name
Jeffrey P. Gotschall
Michael S. Lipscomb
James P. Woidke
Catherine M. Kramer
Title and Business Experience
Age
65 Chairman of the Board since 2001; director of the Company since 1986; Chief Executive Officer
from 1990 to August 2009; President from 1989 to 2002; Chief Operating Officer from 1986 to
1990; Executive Vice President from 1986 to 1989; and from 1985 to 1989, President of SIFCO
Turbine Component Services.
66 President and Chief Executive officer since August 2009 and a director of the Company since
April 2010. Mr. Lipscomb previously served as a director of the Company from 2002 to 2006.
Mr. Lipscomb is also currently the Chief Executive Officer of Aviation Component Solutions.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Lipscomb was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Argo-Tech Corporation from 1994 to 2007, President from 1990 to 1994, Executive V.P. and
Chief Operating Officer from 1988 to 1990, and Vice President of Operations from 1986, when
Argo-Tech was formed, to 1988. Mr. Lipscomb joined TRW’s corporate staff in 1981 and was
appointed Director of Operations for the Power Accessories Division in 1985. Mr. Lipscomb
previously served as a director of Argo-Tech and AT Holdings Corporation from 1990 to 2007.
He serves on the boards of Ruhlin Construction Company and Altra Holdings, Inc. He is a former
board member of the Aerospace Industries Association and General Aviation Manufacturers
Association.
50 Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer since March 2010. Prior to the assumption
of his current role, Mr. Woidke served as General Manager of SIFCO’s Forged Components Group
since March, 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Woidke was the Director of Engineering
and Quality as well as Business Unit Manager for Anchor Manufacturing Group from 2003 to
2006. From 1993 to 2003, Mr. Woidke held a number of different positions with Lake Erie Screw
Corporation, last serving as Director of Manufacturing Operations.
39 Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer since January 2013. Prior to the assumption
of her current role, Ms. Kramer served as Director of Financial Planning & Analysis of the
Company. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Kramer was Managing Director at Greenstar Capital,
LLC from 2009 to 2012 and Vice President of Strategic Planning from 2007 to 2009. Ms. Kramer
was Vice President of Corporate Strategic Planning from 2005 to 2007 and Manager of Finance
from 2001 to 2005 at Argo-Tech Corporation.
The Company incorporates herein by reference the information required by this Item as to the Directors, procedures for
recommending Director nominees and the Audit Committee appearing under the captions “Proposal to Elect Seven (7) Directors”,
“Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” and “Corporate Governance and Board of Director Matters” of the
Company’s definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC on or about December 6, 2013.
The Directors of the Company are elected annually to serve for one-year terms or until their successors are elected and qualified.
The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics within the meaning of Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. The Code of Ethics is applicable to, among other people, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, who is the Company’s Principal Financial Officer, and to the Corporate Controller,
who is the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer. The Company’s Code of Ethics is available on its website: www.sifco.com
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The Company incorporates herein by reference the information appearing under the captions “Compensation Discussion and
Analysis”, “Executive Compensation”, “Compensation Committee Report”, “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation” and “Director Compensation” of the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC on or about
December 6, 2013.
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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters
The following table sets forth information regarding Common Shares to be issued under the Company’s equity compensation
plans as of September 30, 2013.
Plan Category
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders:
Number of
Securities to
be issued
upon
Exercise of
Outstanding
Options
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price of
Outstanding
Options
Number of
Securities
Remaining
Available for
Future
Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation
Plans
1995 Stock Option Plan (1) .................................................................
2007 Long-term Incentive Plan (2) .....................................................
Total..............................................................................................
1,000
153,921
154,921
$
$
3.74
N/A
3.74
—
355,515
355,515
(1)
(2)
Under the 1995 Stock Option Plan, no further options may be granted. During fiscal 2013, no options granted under
the 1995 Stock Option Plan were exercised. These securities are to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options.
Under the 2007 Long-term Incentive Plan, the aggregate number of common shares that are available to be granted
is 600,000 shares, with a further limit of no more than 50,000 shares to any one person in any twelve-month period.
For additional information concerning the Company’s equity compensation plans, refer to the discussion in Note
8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. These securities are issued upon meeting performance objectives.
The Company incorporates herein by reference the beneficial ownership information appearing under the captions “Stock
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners” and “Stock Ownership of Executive Officers, Director and Nominees” of the Company’s
definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC on or about December 6, 2013.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The Company incorporates herein by reference the information required by this item appearing under the captions “Corporate
Governance and Board of Director Matters” of the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC on or about
December 6, 2013.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The Company incorporates herein by reference the information required by this item appearing under the caption “Principal
Accounting Fees and Services” of the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC on or about December 6,
2013.
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a) (1) Financial Statements:
Part IV
The following Consolidated Financial Statements; Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements and the Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm are included in Item 8.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012
Consolidated Balance Sheets—September 30, 2013 and 2012
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—September 30, 2013 and 2012
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(a) (2) Financial Statement Schedules:
The following financial statement schedule is included in Item 8:
Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission are not required under the related regulations, are inapplicable, or the information has been included in the
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
(a)(3) Exhibits:
The following exhibits are filed with this report or are incorporated herein by reference to a prior filing in accordance with
Rule 12b-32 under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. (Asterisk denotes exhibits filed with this report)
Exhibit
No.
3.1
3.2
4.1
4.2
4.3
9.1
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.8
Description
Third Amended Articles of Incorporation of SIFCO Industries, Inc., filed as Exhibit 3(a) of the Company’s Form
10-Q dated March 31, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference
SIFCO Industries, Inc. Amended and Restated Code of Regulations dated January 29, 2002, filed as Exhibit 3(b)
of the Company’s Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference
Credit and Security Agreement among Fifth Third Bank and SIFCO Industries, Inc. (and subsidiaries) dated
December 10, 2010 filed as Exhibit 4.23 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated December 10, 2010 and incorporated
herein by reference
First Amendment and Joinder to Credit and Security Agreement among Fifth Third Bank and SIFCO Industries,
Inc. (and subsidiaries) dated October 28, 2011 filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated October 28,
2011 and incorporated herein by reference
Second Amendment and Joinder to Credit and Security Agreement among Fifth Third Bank and SIFCO Industries,
Inc. (and subsidiaries) dated July 23, 2013, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Form 8-K dated July 23, 2013
and incorporated herein by reference
Voting Trust Agreement dated January 31, 2013, filed as Exhibit 9.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q dated December
31, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference
SIFCO Industries, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan, filed as Exhibit 10(d) of the Company’s Form 10-Q dated March 31,
2002, and incorporated herein by reference
SIFCO Industries, Inc. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit A of the Company’s Proxy and Notice of
2008 Annual Meeting to Shareholders dated December 14, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference
Letter Agreement between the Company and Jeffrey P. Gotschall, dated August 12, 2009 filed as Exhibit 10.1 of
the Company’s Form 8-K dated August 12, 2009 and incorporated herein by reference
Interim Chief Executive Officer Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2009, by and among SIFCO Industries, Inc.,
Aviation Component Solutions and Michael S. Lipscomb filed as Exhibit 10.14 of the Company’s Form 10-K dated
September 30, 2009, and incorporated herein by reference
Amended and Restated Change in Control and Severance Agreement, between James P. Woidke and SIFCO
Industries, Inc., dated April 27, 2010 filed as Exhibit 10.15 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated April 30, 2010, and
incorporated herein by reference
Asset Purchase Agreement between T&W Forge, Inc and TWF Acquisition, LLC (a wholly-owned subsidiary of
SIFCO Industries Inc.) dated December 10, 2010 filed as Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Form 8-K dated
December 10, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference
Amendment No. 1 to the SIFCO Industries, Inc. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit A of the Company’s
Proxy and Notice of 2011 Annual Meeting to Shareholders dated December 15, 2010, and incorporated herein by
reference
Asset Purchase Agreement between GEL Industries, Inc (DBA Quality Aluminum Forge) and Forge Acquisition,
LLC (a wholly-owned subsidiary of SIFCO Industries Inc.) dated October 28, 2011 filed as Exhibit 10.16 to the
Company’s Form 8-K dated October 28, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference
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Exhibit
No.
10.9
14.1
Description
Separation Agreement between the Company and Frank Cappello, dated December 31, 2012, filed as Exhibit 10.1
to the Company's From 8-K dated January 3, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference
Code of Ethics, filed as Exhibit 14.1 of the Company’s Form 10-K dated September 30, 2003, and incorporated
herein by reference
*21.1 Subsidiaries of Company
*23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
*31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a)
*31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a)
*32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
*32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
*101
The following financial information from SIFCO Industries, Inc. Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
September 30, 2013 filed with the SEC on November 27, 2013, formatted in XBRL includes: (i) Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the years ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, (ii) Consolidated Statements of
Comprehensive Income for the years ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, (iii) Consolidated Balance Sheets at
September 30, 2013 and 2012, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow for the years ended September 30, 2013
and 2012, (vi) Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended September 30, 2013 and 2012
and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SIFCO Industries, Inc.
By: /s/ Catherine M. Kramer
Catherine M. Kramer
Vice President-Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Date: November 27, 2013
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below on November 27, 2013
by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities indicated.
/s/ Jeffrey P. Gotschall
Jeffrey P. Gotschall
Chairman of the Board
/s/ Alayne L. Reitman
Alayne L. Reitman
Director
/s/ Hudson D. Smith
Hudson D. Smith
Director
/s/ Norman Wells
Norman Wells
Director
/s/ Dennis P. Hido
Dennis P. Hido
Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Michael S. Lipscomb
Michael S. Lipscomb
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Director
/s/ John G. Chapman, Sr.
John G. Chapman, Sr.
Director
/s/ Donald C. Molten, Jr.
Donald C. Molten, Jr.
Director
/s/ Catherine M. Kramer
Catherine M. Kramer
Vice President-Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
DIRECTORS
AUDITORS
Jeffrey P. Gotschall
Chairman of the Board
Michael S. Lipscomb
President and Chief Executive Officer
Grant Thornton LLP
Certified Public Accountants
1375 E. 9th Street, Suite 1500
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
John G. Chapman, Sr.
GENERAL COUNSEL
Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP
200 Public Square, Suite 2300
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2378
COMPANY INFORMATION
Included with this Annual Report is a copy of
SIFCO Industries, Inc.’s Form 10-K filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission for
the year ended September 30, 2013. Additional
copies of the Company’s Form 10-K and other
information are available to shareholders upon
written request to:
Investor Relations
SIFCO Industries, Inc.
970 East 64th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44103
We also invite you to visit our website:
www.sifco.com.
ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of shareholders of SIFCO
Industries, Inc. will be held at the Great Lakes
Room, 200 Public Square—3rd Floor, Cleveland,
Ohio, at 9:00 a.m. on January 28, 2014.
Retired—Strategic Relationship Management
Partner and Senior Contracting Partner
Deloitte LLP
Donald C. Molten, Jr.
Associate Headmaster
University School
Alayne L. Reitman
Formerly Vice President—Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
The Tranzonic Companies, Inc.
Hudson D. Smith
President
Forged Aerospace Sales, LLC
Norman E. Wells, Jr.
Partner and Operating Executive
SFW Capital Partners, LLC
OFFICERS
Michael S. Lipscomb
President and Chief Executive Officer
James P. Woidke
Chief Operating Officer
Catherine M. Kramer
Vice President—Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
Dennis P. Hido
Corporate Controller
SIFCO
INDUSTRIES, INC.
970 E 64th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44103-1694
Phone: (216) 881-8600
www.sifco.com
2013 ANNUAL REPORT