NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Years Ended December 31, 2019 and 2018

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Weyco Group, Inc. (the “Company”) designs and markets quality and innovative footwear principally for men, but also for women and children, under a portfolio of well-recognized brand names including: Florsheim, Nunn Bush, Stacy Adams, BOGS, and Rafters. Inventory is purchased from third-party overseas manufacturers. The majority of foreign-sourced purchases are denominated in U.S. dollars. The Company has two reportable segments, North American wholesale operations (“wholesale”) and North American retail operations (“retail”). In the wholesale segment, the Company’s products are sold to leading footwear, department, and specialty stores, as well as e-commerce retailers, primarily in the United States and Canada. The Company also has licensing agreements with third parties who sell its branded apparel, accessories and specialty footwear in the United States, as well as its footwear in Mexico and certain markets overseas. Licensing revenues are included in the Company’s wholesale segment. The Company’s retail segment consisted of eight brick and mortar stores and e-commerce businesses in the United States as of December 31, 2019. Sales in retail outlets are made directly to consumers by Company employees. The Company’s “other” operations include the Company’s wholesale and retail businesses in Australia, South Africa, Asia Pacific (collectively, “Florsheim Australia”) and Europe (“Florsheim Europe”). In 2018, the Company became the 100% owner of Florsheim Australia; see Note 2 for additional information. The majority of the Company’s operations are in the United States, and its results are primarily affected by the economic conditions and retail environment in the United States.

2. ACQUISITION OF NONCONTROLLING INTEREST

During 2018, David Venner, Director of Seraneuse Pty Ltd, the former minority interest shareholder of Florsheim Australia Pty Ltd, which owns 100% of Florsheim Australia, provided notice and tendered to the Company his shares, which represented a 45% equity interest in Florsheim Australia Pty Ltd, in accordance with the Shareholders Agreement dated January 23, 2009. The Shareholders Agreement allowed him to tender the shares, at his discretion, anytime on or after January 23, 2014. Accordingly, the Company purchased the minority interest in Florsheim Australia Pty Ltd for $3.7 million on August 30, 2018, and the Company has owned 100% of Florsheim Australia Pty Ltd. since that time.

This transaction was accounted for in accordance with ASC 810, Consolidation, as an equity transaction. Therefore, no gain or loss was recognized in consolidated net earnings or comprehensive income. The carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest was adjusted to zero, and the difference between the fair value of the consideration paid and the balance of the noncontrolling interest as of the acquisition date was recognized within equity.

3. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and include all of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiaries after elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions.

Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents - The Company considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents included investments in U.S. treasury bills, money market accounts, and/or cash deposits at various banks. The Company periodically has cash balances in excess of insured amounts. The Company has not experienced any losses on deposits in excess of insured amounts.

Investments - All of the Company’s municipal bond investments are classified as held-to-maturity securities and reported at amortized cost pursuant to ASC 320, Investments – Debt and Equity Securities, as the Company has the intent and ability to hold all investments to maturity. See Note 5.

Accounts Receivable – Trade accounts receivable arise from the sale of products on unsecured trade credit terms. On a quarterly basis, the Company reviews all significant accounts with past due balances, as well as the collectability of other outstanding trade accounts receivable for possible write-off. It is the Company’s policy to write-off accounts receivable against the allowance account when receivables are deemed to be uncollectible. The allowance for doubtful accounts reflects the Company’s best estimate of probable losses in the accounts receivable balances. The Company determines the allowance based on known troubled accounts, historical experience and other evidence currently available.

Inventories - The majority of inventories are determined on a last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) basis. LIFO inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market. All other inventories are determined on a first-in, first-out basis (“FIFO”) basis, and are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Inventory costs include the cost of shoes purchased from third-party manufacturers, as well as related freight and duty costs. The Company generally takes title to product at the time of shipping. See Note 6.

Property, Plant and Equipment and Depreciation - Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Plant and equipment are depreciated using primarily the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives as follows: buildings and improvements, 10 to 39 years; machinery and equipment, 3 to 15 years; furniture and fixtures, 5 to 15 years. For income tax reporting purposes, depreciation is calculated using applicable methods.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets - Property, plant and equipment are reviewed for impairment in accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to its related estimated undiscounted future cash flows. If the sum of the expected undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying value of the related asset, a loss is recognized for the difference between the fair value and carrying value of the asset. In 2019 and 2018, impairment charges of $259,000 and $246,000, respectively, were recorded within selling and administrative expenses to write down the value of certain retail fixed assets of underperforming stores at Florsheim Australia. No other impairment charges were recorded on the Company’s property, plant and equipment in 2019 or 2018.

Leases - The Company leases retail shoe stores, primarily located in the U.S. and Australia, as well as several office and distribution facilities worldwide. The Company determines whether an arrangement is or contains a lease at contract inception. All of the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases, which are included in the operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company has no finance leases.

ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at the commencement date for leases exceeding 12 months. Minimum lease payments include only the fixed lease component of the agreement, as well as any variable rate payments that depend on an index, initially measured using the index at the lease commencement date. Lease terms may include options to renew when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option.

As the Company’s leases generally do not provide an implicit rate, the Company used its incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate was a hypothetical rate based on an understanding of what the Company could borrow from a third-party lender, on a collateralized basis, over a similar term, and in an amount that approximates the value of the Company’s future lease payments. The Company used a portfolio approach and applied a single discount rate to all of its leases.

Operating lease costs are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and are included in selling and administrative expenses. Variable lease payments that do not depend on a rate or index, payments associated with non-lease components, and short-term rentals (leases with terms less than 12 months) are expensed as incurred. See Note 8.

Goodwill - The Company’s goodwill resulted from the 2011 acquisition of the BOGS and Rafters brands. Goodwill is not amortized, but is reviewed for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests if indicators of impairment are present. The applicable reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing is the wholesale segment. The Company has the option to assess goodwill for impairment by performing either a qualitative assessment or quantitative test. The qualitative assessment is the first step and determines whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If the assessment indicates the fair value exceeds the carrying value, then there is no impairment and the quantitative test is not required. However, if the assessment indicates the fair value is less than the carrying value, then the quantitative test is required. The quantitative test compares the fair value of the reporting unit to its book value including goodwill, and if the fair value is less than the book value, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference, limited to the value of the goodwill. The Company performed the required annual impairment tests for goodwill in 2019 and 2018, and found no impairment. There has never been an impairment recorded on this goodwill.

Intangible Assets (excluding Goodwill) - Other intangible assets consist of customer relationships and trademarks. Customer relationships are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Trademarks are not amortized, but are reviewed for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests when an event occurs or circumstances change that indicates the carrying value may not be recoverable. In 2019, no impairment was recorded on the Company’s trademarks. In 2018, an impairment charge of $110,000 was recorded to write off the remaining value of the Umi trademark.

Life Insurance – Life insurance policies are recorded at the amount that could be realized under the insurance contracts as of the balance sheet date. These assets are included within other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 10.

Income Taxes - Deferred income taxes are provided on temporary differences arising from differences in the basis of assets and liabilities for income tax and financial reporting purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted income tax rates in effect. Tax rate changes affecting deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized in income at the enactment date. The Company records interest and penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits within interest expense and provision for income taxes, respectively. See Note 14.

Noncontrolling Interest - The Company’s former noncontrolling interest, which was accounted for under ASC 810, represented the minority shareholder’s ownership interest in the wholesale and retail businesses of Florsheim Australia. In accordance with ASC 810, the Company reported its noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries as a separate component of equity in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and reported both net earnings (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest and net earnings attributable to the Company’s common shareholders on the face of the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. On August 30, 2018, the Company acquired the minority interest in Florsheim Australia for $3.7 million, and the Company has owned 100% of Florsheim Australia since that time.

Revenue Recognition – The Company’s revenue contracts represent a single performance obligation to sell its products to its customers. Sales are recorded at the time control of the product is transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for the products. Wholesale revenue is generally recognized upon shipment of the product, as that is when the customer obtains control of the promised goods. Shipping and handling activities that occur after control of the product transfers to the customer are treated as fulfillment activities, not as a separate performance obligation. Retail revenue is generated primarily from the sale of footwear to customers at retail locations or through the Company’s websites. For in-store sales, the Company recognizes revenue at the point of sale. For sales made through the Company’s websites, revenue is recognized upon shipment to the customer. Sales taxes collected from website or retail sales are excluded from the Company’s reported net sales. Revenue from third-party licensing agreements is recognized in the period earned. Licensing revenues were $3.0 million in 2019 and $2.5 million in 2018.

All revenue is recorded net of estimated allowances for returns and discounts; these revenue offsets are accrued for at the time of sale. The Company’s estimates of allowances for returns and discounts are based on such factors as specific customer situations, historical experience, and current and expected economic conditions. The Company evaluates the reserves and the estimation process and makes adjustments when appropriate.

Generally, payments from customers are received within 90 days following the sale. The Company’s contracts with customers do not have significant financing components or significant prepayments from customers, and there is no non-cash consideration. The Company does not have unbilled revenue, and there are no contract assets and liabilities.

Shipping and Handling Fees - The Company classifies shipping and handling fees billed to customers as revenues. Shipping and handling expenses incurred by the Company are included in selling and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. See “Selling and Administrative Expenses” below.

Cost of Sales - The Company’s cost of sales includes the cost of products and inbound freight and duty costs.

Selling and Administrative Expenses - Selling and administrative expenses primarily include salaries and commissions, advertising costs, employee benefit costs, distribution costs (e.g., receiving, inspection, warehousing, shipping, and handling costs), rent and depreciation. Consolidated distribution costs were $16.4 million in 2019 and $15.7 million in 2018.

Advertising Costs - Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Total advertising costs were $12.8 million and $11.8 million in 2019 and 2018, respectively. Advertising expenses are primarily included in selling and administrative expenses.

Foreign Currency Translations - The Company accounts for currency translations in accordance with ASC 830, Foreign Currency Matters. The Company’s non-U.S. subsidiaries’ local currencies are the functional currencies under which the balance sheet accounts are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange in effect at fiscal year-end and income and expense accounts are translated at the weighted average rates of exchange in effect during the year. Translation adjustments resulting from this process are recognized as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, which is a component of equity.

Foreign Currency Transactions - Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are included in other expense, net, in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Net foreign currency transaction gains and losses totaled $13,000 of gains in 2019 and ($459,000) of losses in 2018.

Financial Instruments – At December 31, 2019, the Company had foreign exchange contracts outstanding to sell $3.0 million Canadian dollars at a price of approximately $2.3 million U.S. dollars. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Florsheim Australia, had foreign exchange contracts outstanding to buy $1.7 million U.S. dollars at a price of approximately $2.4 Australian dollars. These contracts expire in 2020.

Realized gains and losses on foreign exchange contracts are related to the purchase and sale of inventory and therefore are included in the Company’s net sales or cost of sales. In 2019 and 2018, realized gains and losses on foreign exchange contracts were not material to the Company’s financial statements.

Earnings Per Share - Basic earnings per share excludes any dilutive effects of restricted stock and options to purchase common stock. Diluted earnings per share includes any dilutive effects of restricted stock and options to purchase common stock. See Note 17.

Comprehensive Income – Comprehensive income includes net earnings and changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss. Comprehensive income is reported in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. See Note 13 for more details regarding changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

Share-Based Compensation - At December 31, 2019, the Company had two share-based employee compensation plans, which are described more fully in Note 19. The Company accounts for these plans under the recognition and measurement principles of ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. The Company’s policy is to estimate the fair market value of each option award granted on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company estimates the fair value of each restricted stock award based on the fair market value of the Company’s stock price on the grant date. The resulting compensation cost for both the options and restricted stock is amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the respective awards.

Concentration of Credit Risk – There was one individual customer accounts receivable balance outstanding that was more than 10% of the Company’s gross accounts receivable balance at December 31, 2019. There was one individual customer accounts receivable balance outstanding that was 10% of the Company’s gross accounts receivable balance at December 31, 2018. There were no individual customers with sales above 10% of the Company’s total sales in 2019 and 2018.

New Accounting Pronouncements –

Recently Adopted

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases, as amended (hereinafter referred to as “ASC 842”), which supersedes the lease accounting guidance under Topic 840. ASC 842 generally requires lessees to recognize lease liabilities and corresponding ROU assets on the balance sheet and to provide enhanced disclosures surrounding the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leasing arrangements. The Company adopted the new guidance using the modified retrospective transition approach by applying the new standard to all leases existing at the date of initial application. The comparative information was not restated and continues to be reported in accordance with historical accounting under Topic 840. The Company elected to utilize certain practical expedients that were provided for transition relief. Accordingly, the Company did not reassess expired or existing contracts, lease classifications or related initial direct costs as part of its assessment process. Additionally, the Company elected not to apply the recognition requirements of ASC 842 to short-term leases.

The adoption of ASC 842 had a material impact on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet due to the recognition of ROU assets and lease liabilities. The Company recognized operating lease ROU assets and corresponding lease liabilities totaling $26.0 million and $27.8 million, respectively, on January 1, 2019. The operating lease ROU assets recorded on the adoption date were net of approximately $1.8 million in reclassifications of other accrued liabilities and long-term liabilities. The adoption did not impact the Company’s beginning retained earnings, nor did it have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated earnings or cash flows.

Not Yet Adopted

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans. ASU 2018-14 modifies and clarifies the required disclosures for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. These amendments remove disclosures that are no longer considered cost beneficial, clarify the specific requirements of disclosures, and add disclosure requirements identified as relevant. ASU 2018-14 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. Adoption of the new standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s earnings or cash flows, as it only impacts disclosures.

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12 Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. This guidance removes certain exceptions related to the approach for intra-period tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period, and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. This guidance also clarifies and simplifies other areas of ASC 740. This ASU will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2021, with early adoption permitted. Certain amendments in this update must be applied on a prospective basis, certain amendments must be applied on a retrospective basis, and certain amendments must be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings/(deficit) in the period of adoption. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses: Measurements of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. This ASU modifies the measurement of expected credit losses of certain financial instruments, and applies to financial assets measured at amortized cost, including loans, held-to-maturity debt securities, net investments in leases, and trade accounts receivable as well as certain off-balance sheet credit exposures, such as loan commitments. The guidance must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition method through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings/(deficit) in the period of adoption. This ASU will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of 2023. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

4. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 also establishes the following three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the sources of data and assumptions used to develop the fair value measurements:

The carrying amounts of all short-term financial instruments, except marketable securities and foreign exchange contracts, approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of those instruments. Marketable securities are carried at amortized cost. The fair value disclosures of marketable securities are Level 2 valuations as defined by ASC 820, consisting of quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active. See Note 5. Foreign exchange contracts are carried at fair value. The fair value measurements of foreign exchange contracts are based on observable market transactions of spot and forward rates, and thus represent level 2 valuations as defined by ASC 820.

The unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities at December 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:

At each reporting date, the Company reviews its investments to determine whether a decline in fair value below the amortized cost basis is other-than-temporary. To determine whether a decline in value is other-than-temporary, the Company considers all available evidence, including the issuer’s financial condition, the severity and duration of the decline in fair value, and the Company’s intent and ability to hold the investment for a reasonable period of time sufficient for any forecasted recovery. If a decline in value is deemed other-than-temporary, the Company records a reduction in the carrying value to the estimated fair value. The Company determined that no other-than-temporary impairment exists for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

Finished shoes included inventory in-transit of $18.3 million and $24.2 million at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. At December 31, 2019, approximately 91% of the Company’s inventories were valued by the LIFO method of accounting while approximately 9% were valued by the FIFO method of accounting. At December 31, 2018, approximately 89% of the Company’s inventories were valued by the LIFO method of accounting while approximately 11% were valued by the FIFO method of accounting.

During 2019, there were liquidations of LIFO inventory quantities which resulted in immaterial decreases in cost of sales. During 2018, there were liquidations of LIFO inventory quantities carried at lower costs prevailing in prior years compared to the cost of fiscal 2018 purchases; the effect of the liquidation decreased cost of sales by $87,000 in 2018.

The increase in construction in progress in 2019 was primarily due to the expansion of office space within the Company’s headquarters. This project is expected to be complete in the first quarter of 2020.

8. LEASES

The Company leases retail shoe stores, as well as several office and distribution facilities worldwide. The leases have original lease periods expiring between 2020 and 2030. Many leases include one or more options to renew. The Company does not assume renewals in its determination of the lease term unless the renewals are deemed to be reasonably assured at lease commencement. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

The components of the Company’s operating lease costs were as follows (dollars in thousands):

⁽¹⁾ Variable lease costs primarily include percentage rentals based upon sales in excess of specified amounts.

Short-term lease costs, which were excluded from the above table, are not material to the Company’s financial statements.

The following is a schedule of maturities of operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):

The operating lease liabilities are classified in the 2019 consolidated balance sheet as follows (dollars in thousands):

The Company determined the present value of its lease liabilities using a weighted-average discount rate of 4.25%. As of December 31, 2019, the Company’s leases have a weighted-average remaining lease term of 4.5 years.

Supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s operating leases is as follows (dollars in thousands):

The future minimum rental commitments under operating leases in effect as of December 31, 2018 having non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year, as determined in accordance with Topic 840 (prior to the adoption of ASC 842), were as follows (dollars in thousands):

The Company’s amortizable intangible assets as recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consisted of the following:

The amortizable intangible assets are included within other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. See Note 10.

The Company recorded amortization expense for intangible assets of $233,000 in 2019 and $234,000 in 2018. Excluding the impact of any future acquisitions, the Company anticipates future amortization expense will be approximately $233,000 in each of the years 2020 through 2024, and approximately $272,000 thereafter.

The Company has five life insurance policies on current and former executives. Upon death of the insured executives, the approximate death benefit the Company would receive is $17.7 million in aggregate as of December 31, 2019.

On May 1, 2013, the Company purchased a 50% interest in a building in Montreal, Canada for approximately $3.2 million. The building, which is classified as an investment in real estate in the above table, serves as the Company’s Canadian office and distribution center. The purchase was accounted for as an equity-method investment under ASC 323, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures, and continues to be accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

11. SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS

At December 31, 2019, the Company had a $60 million unsecured revolving line of credit with a bank expiring November 5, 2020. The line of credit bears interest at the LIBOR plus 0.75%. At December 31, 2019, outstanding borrowings were approximately $7.0 million at an interest rate of 2.5%. The highest balance on the line of credit during the year was $18.1 million. At December 31, 2018, outstanding borrowings were approximately $5.8 million at an interest rate of 3.3%.

12. EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS

The Company has a defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all employees, as well as an unfunded supplemental pension plan for key executives. Retirement benefits are provided based on employees’ years of credited service and average earnings or stated amounts for years of service. Normal retirement age is 65 with provisions for earlier retirement. The plan also has provisions for disability and death benefits. The plan closed to new participants as of August 1, 2011, and benefit accruals under the plan were frozen effective December 31, 2016.

The Company’s funding policy for the defined benefit pension plan is to make contributions to the plan such that all employees’ benefits will be fully provided by the time they retire. Plan assets are stated at market value and consist primarily of equity securities and fixed income securities, mainly U.S. government and corporate obligations.

The Company follows ASC 715, Compensation – Retirement Benefits, which requires employers to recognize the funded status of defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans as an asset or liability in their statements of financial position and to recognize changes in the funded status in the year in which the changes occur as a component of comprehensive income. In addition, ASC 715 requires employers to measure the funded status of their plans as of the date of their year-end statements of financial position. ASC 715 also requires additional disclosures regarding amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive loss.

The Company’s pension plan’s weighted average asset allocation at December 31, 2019 and 2018, by asset category, was as follows:

The Company has a Retirement Plan Committee, consisting of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to manage the operations and administration of all benefit plans and related trusts. The committee has an investment policy for the pension plan assets that establishes target asset allocation ranges for the above listed asset classes as follows: equity securities: 20% - 80%; fixed income securities: 20% - 80%; and other, principally cash: 0% - 20%. On a semi-annual basis, the committee reviews progress towards achieving the pension plan’s performance objectives.

To develop the expected long-term rate of return on assets assumption, the Company considered the historical returns and the future expectations for returns for each asset class, as well as the target asset allocation of the pension portfolio. This resulted in the selection of the 7.00% long-term rate of return on assets assumption for both 2019 and 2018.

To determine the funded status of the pension plan at December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company used a weighted average discount rate of 3.36% and 4.39% in 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The following is a reconciliation of the change in benefit obligation and plan assets of both the defined benefit pension plan and the unfunded supplemental pension plan for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

As noted above, benefit accruals under the pension plan were frozen, effective December 31, 2016. Therefore, the accumulated benefit obligation of the defined benefit pension plan and supplemental pension plan were equal to the respective plans’ projected benefit obligations, as shown in the above table, at December 31, 2019 and 2018.

Assumptions used in determining net periodic pension cost for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were:

The components of net periodic pension cost for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, were:

The components of net periodic pension cost other than the service cost component were included in “other expense, net” in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

The Company expects to recognize expense of $808,000 due to the amortization of unrecognized loss and income of $63,000 due to the amortization of prior service credit as components of net periodic pension cost in 2020, which are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31, 2019.

It is the Company’s intention to satisfy the minimum funding requirements and maintain at least an 80% funding percentage in its defined benefit retirement plan in future years. At this time, the Company expects that any cash contributions necessary to satisfy these requirements in 2020 would not be material.

Projected benefit payments for the plans at December 31, 2019, were estimated as follows:

The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s pension plan assets at December 31, 2019, by asset category within the fair value hierarchy (for further level information, see Note 4):

⁽¹⁾ This category represents trust receivables that are not leveled.

The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s pension plan assets at December 31, 2018, by asset category within the fair value hierarchy (for further level information, see Note 4):

⁽¹⁾ This category represents trust receivables that are not leveled.

The Company also has a defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees. The Company contributed $941,000 and $835,000 to the plan in 2019 and 2018, respectively.

13. Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss as recorded on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets were as follows:

The following presents a tabular disclosure about changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss (dollars in thousands):

The following presents a tabular disclosure about reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive loss during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):

⁽¹⁾ These amounts were included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. See Note 12 for additional details.

The differences between the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

The foreign component of pretax net earnings was a loss of $2,127,000 and net earnings of $262,000 for 2019 and 2018, respectively.

The components of deferred taxes at December 31, 2019, and 2018 were as follows:

The net deferred tax liabilities are classified in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:

Uncertain Tax Positions

The Company accounts for its uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 provides that the tax effects from an uncertain tax position can be recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements only if the position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position.

The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits:

The unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2019 and 2018, include $115,000 and $245,000, respectively, of interest related to such positions. The unrecognized tax benefits, if ultimately recognized, would reduce the Company’s annual effective tax rate. The liabilities for potential interest are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2019 and 2018.

The Company files a U.S. federal income tax return, various U.S. state income tax returns and several foreign returns. In general, the 2016 through 2019 tax years remain subject to examination by those taxing authorities.

15. COMMITMENTS

At December 31, 2019, the Company had purchase commitments of $41.2 million to purchase inventory, all of which were due in less than one year.

16. SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM

In 1998, the Company’s share repurchase program was established. On several occasions since the program’s inception, the Board of Directors has extended the number of shares authorized for repurchase under the program. In total, 7.5 million shares have been authorized for repurchase.

In 2019, the Company purchased 222,740 shares at a total cost of $5.6 million through its share repurchase program. In 2018, the Company purchased 351,626 shares at a total cost of $11.4 million through its share repurchase program. As of December 31, 2019, there were 442,270 authorized shares remaining under the program.

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding for 2019 exclude antidilutive share-based awards totaling 825,080 shares at a weighted average price of $27.98. Diluted weighted average shares outstanding for 2018 exclude antidilutive share-based awards totaling 169,314 shares at a weighted average price of $30.38.

Unvested restricted stock awards provide holders with dividend rights prior to vesting, however, such rights are forfeitable if the awards do not vest. As a result, unvested restricted stock awards are not participating securities and are excluded from the computation of earnings per share.

18. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has two reportable segments: North American wholesale operations (“wholesale”) and North American retail operations (“retail”). The chief operating decision maker, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, evaluates the performance of the Company’s segments based on earnings from operations. Therefore, interest income or expense, other income or expense, and income taxes are not allocated to the segments. The “other” category in the table below includes the Company’s wholesale and retail operations in Australia, South Africa, Asia Pacific and Europe, which do not meet the criteria for separate reportable segment classification.

In the wholesale segment, shoes are marketed through more than 10,000 footwear, department and specialty stores, primarily in the United States and Canada. Licensing revenues are also included in the Company’s wholesale segment. The Company has licensing agreements with third parties who sell its branded apparel, accessories and specialty footwear in the United States, as well as its footwear in Mexico and certain markets overseas. In 2019 and 2018, there was no single customer with sales of 10% or more of the Company’s total sales.

In the retail segment, the Company operated eight brick and mortar retail stores and e-commerce businesses in the United States at December 31, 2019. Sales in retail outlets are made directly to the consumer by Company employees. These retail stores sell the Company’s branded footwear, primarily Florsheim, and accessories.

The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. Summarized segment data for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was as follows: