ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION
This Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation is intended to provide a reader of our financial statements with a narrative from the perspective of our management on our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, and certain other factors that may affect our future results. You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and the related notes to consolidated financial statements for the fifty-two weeks ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017 included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis include forward-looking statements. Our actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below as well as in other sections of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, particularly in “Business,” “Risk Factors” and “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” We make no guarantees regarding outcomes and assume no obligation to update the forward-looking statements herein, except as may be required by law.
Basis of Presentation
The Company’s policy has been that fiscal years end on the Sunday closest to the end of the calendar year end. Our 2019 fiscal year ended on December 29, 2019, the 2018 fiscal year ended on December 30, 2018, and our 2017 fiscal year ended on December 31, 2017. Beginning with 2020, the Company will begin to report on a calendar quarter end and calendar year end basis meaning that March 31, 2020 will be the next quarter end and December 31, 2020 will be the next fiscal year end. Results for December 30 and December 31, 2019 will be included in the 2020 fiscal year results. This change is contingent upon receiving Bank approval. The Company’s operations are classified in one reportable business segment. Although we have expanded the products that we manufacture and sell to include components used in the appliance, HVAC and water heater industries, products for these industries are manufactured at facilities that also manufacture or are capable of manufacturing products for the automotive industries. Our manufacturing locations have capabilities to produce diverse products utilizing multiple processes to serve various markets. The manufacturing operations for our automotive, appliance, HVAC and water heater products share management and labor forces and use common personnel and strategies for new product development, marketing and the sourcing of raw materials.
We qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act. As a result, we are permitted to, and intend to, rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements. For so long as we are an emerging growth company, we will not be required to:
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submit certain executive compensation matters to shareholder advisory votes, such as “say-on-pay” and “say-on-frequency”; and
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In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period. Our financial statements may therefore not be comparable to those of companies that comply with such new or revised accounting standards.
Our emerging growth status will expire on the first day of fiscal year 2020, and as such at that time we will no longer be able to take advantage of the exemptions noted above. Even after we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, we may qualify as a "smaller reporting company," which would allow us to take advantage of many of the same exemptions from the disclosure requirements, including not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements.
Overview
Unique Fabricating is engaged in the engineering and manufacture of multi-material foam, rubber and plastic components utilized in noise, vibration and harshness, acoustical management, water and air sealing, decorative and other functional applications. The Company combines a long history of organic growth with strategic acquisitions to diversify both product capabilities and markets served.
Unique Fabricating serves the North America automotive and heavy-duty truck, plus the appliance, water heater and HVAC, aerospace, and medical markets. Sales are conducted directly with major OEMs in these markets or indirectly through the Tier 1 suppliers of these OEMs. The Company has its principal executive offices in Auburn Hills, Michigan and has sales, engineering and production facilities in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Concord, Michigan, LaFayette, Georgia, Louisville, Kentucky, Bryan, Ohio, Monterrey, Mexico, Queretaro, Mexico and London, Ontario.
Unique Fabricating derives the majority of its net sales from foam, rubber plastic, and tape adhesive related automotive products. We produce these products with a variety of manufacturing processes including traditional die cutting, precision die cutting, thermoforming, reaction injection molding (RIM) and fusion molding. We believe Unique Fabricating has a broader array of processes and materials utilized than any of its direct competitors. By sealing out air noise and water intrusion, and by providing sound absorption and blocking, Unique Fabricating’s products improve the interior comfort of a vehicle, increasing perceived vehicle quality and the overall experience of its passengers. Unique Fabricating’s products perform similar functions for appliances, water heaters and HVAC systems, improving thermal characteristics, reducing noise and prolonging equipment life. We primarily operate within the highly competitive and cyclical automotive parts industry.
Recent Developments
Fourth Quarter
Fourth quarter of 2019 results saw the positive impacts from the wide ranging operational and cost improvement activities that accelerated in the fourth quarter and for which we will see additional benefit in the first quarter of 2020. These benefits reduced the impact of lower year over year sales from the loss of business due to our Ft. Smith, Arkansas and Evansville, Indiana plant closures, the end of life of specific programs that were not adequately replaced, and other commercial challenges. We were not impacted in any meaningful way from the GM strike which occurred during the fourth quarter of 2019.
Coronavirus
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak with its uncertain near, mid, and longer-term impacts on the Company, our customers, our suppliers, and the industries we serve, we are executing a comprehensive set of actions to prudently manage our resources while keeping our customers supplied with the products they continue to require.
While demand in the automotive segment has been reduced for an indeterminate period, we continue to have customer orders across our various markets and in all our plants. Currently, we are operating our facilities.
We are following the guidelines provided by the various governmental entities in the jurisdictions where we operate and are taking additional measures to protect our employees.
Considering the current decline in demand, we are modifying our shift schedules and plant employee counts, limiting our raw material ordering, and restricting all discretionary spending.
As our supply base is almost exclusively North American, we have not yet seen disruptions in our supply chain.
Due to the inherent uncertainty of the unprecedented and rapidly evolving situation including the duration of the actions taken by the various customers and governments, we are unable to determine the full impact of the COVID-19 situation on our future operations.
Organizational Changes
During January 2020, we hired new Directors of HR and Purchasing as we continue to strengthen our management team to enable the achievement of our growth and operational targets.
On September 17, 2019, the Company named a new President and CEO of the Company, who began employment with the Company on September 30, 2019. The Company did not incur any restructuring costs in connection with this appointment.
On September 30, 2019, our Chief Financial Officer (CFO) announced his resignation, effective October 11, 2019. The Company's new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will serve as the Interim CFO until such a time that a permanent CFO is named. The Company did not incur restructuring costs in connection with this resignation. Our permanent CFO search activities continue.
On July 30, 2019, our former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (CEO), resigned as a member of the board of directors. The Company did not incur any additional restructuring costs in connection with his resignation from the board of directors.
On May 6, 2019, our former President and CEO resigned by mutual agreement of both parties. The Company incurred one-time restructuring costs of $0.7 million during the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019 in connection with his resignation.
Salaried Restructuring
On May 15, 2019 and February 1, 2019, the Company announced that in order to reduce fixed costs it would be eliminating several salaried positions. The Company provided the affected employees severance pay, health benefits continuation and job search assistance. This reduction took place and the Company incurred restructuring costs of $0.3 million in the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019.
During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company made additional net reductions of 12 salaried positions as part of a streamlining of the company to improve efficiency and better align the organization to its new structure, targets, and vision. There was an immaterial impact on 2019 costs and there will be no impact in 2020. Some of the resulting cost savings have been and will be used to add specific capabilities in Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, and Purchasing.
Bryan Facility Closure
On November 7, 2019, the Company made the decision to close its manufacturing facility in Bryan, Ohio. The Company expects to cease operations at the Bryan facility by the end of the first quarter of 2020. The Company's decision resulted from its desire to streamline operations and to utilize some of the available excess capacity in other of our facilities.
The Company will move existing Bryan production to its manufacturing facilities in Queretaro, Mexico and LaFayette, GA. The Company will provide the affected employees severance pay, health benefits continuation, and job search assistance. The Company evaluated whether or not this closing met the criteria for discontinued operations and concluded that the closing did not meet the definition as it did not represent a strategic shift in the Company's operations and the Company will have continuing cash flows from the production being moved to other facilities within the Company.
The Company incurred one-time severance costs as a result of this plant closure of approximately $0.3 million during the fourth quarter of 2019. The Company expects that the amount of other costs incurred associated with this plant closure, which will primarily consist of preparing and moving existing production equipment and inventory at Bryan to other facilities, will be approximately $0.6 million through April of 2020.
Evansville Facility Closure
On July 16, 2019, the Company made the decision to close its manufacturing facility in Evansville, Indiana. The Company ceased operations at the Evansville facility in December 2019. The Company's decision resulted from its desire to streamline operations and to utilize some of the available excess capacity in other of our facilities.
The Company moved existing Evansville production to its manufacturing facilities in LaFayette, GA, Auburn Hills, MI, and Louisville, KY. The Company provided the affected employees severance pay, health benefits continuation, and job search assistance. The Company evaluated whether or not this closing met the criteria for discontinued operations and concluded that
the closing did not meet the definition as it did not represent a strategic shift in the Company's operations and the Company will have continuing cash flows from the production being moved to other facilities within the Company.
As the Company is actively marketing its leased no longer in use Evansville facility for a sub-lease and based upon the applicable generally accepted accounting principles, the Company performed an analysis to determine the appropriate accounting. This resulted in recording a charge of $0.4 million to restructuring expense in the fourth quarter ended December 29, 2019. The Company is obligated for the remaining payments of $1.1 million for the leased facility.
The Company is also actively pursuing the sale of its owned Evansville facility with a December 29, 2019 book value of $1.0 million. As such, this asset has been classified as an asset held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet.
The Company incurred one-time severance costs as a result of this plant closure of $0.3 million during the fourth quarter ended December 29, 2019.
The amount of other costs incurred associated with this plant closure, which primarily consisted of preparing and moving existing production equipment and inventory at Evansville to other facilities was $0.3 million in the fourth quarter and $0.8 million for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019.
The table below summarizes the restructuring activity during the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019.
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Fifty-Two weeks Ended December 29, 2019
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(In thousands)
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Former CEO severance salary
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$
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721
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Salaried workforce reduction
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245
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Evansville severance
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331
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Evansville other
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692
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Evansville lease
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385
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Bryan severance
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378
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Accrual balance at December 29, 2019
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$
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2,752
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Fort Smith Facility Closure
On February 13, 2018, the Company made the decision to close its manufacturing facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The Company ceased operations at the Fort Smith facility in July of 2018, and approximately 20 positions were eliminated as a result of the closure. The Company's decision resulted from its desire to streamline operations and to utilize some of the available excess capacity in other of our facilities. The Company moved existing Fort Smith production to its manufacturing facilities in Evansville, Indiana and Monterrey, Mexico. The Company provided the affected employees severance pay, health benefits continuation and job search assistance. The Company evaluated whether or not this closing met the criteria for discontinued operations and concluded that the closing did not meet the definition as it did not represent a strategic shift in the Company's operations and the Company will have continuing cash flows from the production being moved to other facilities within the Company.
The Company incurred one-time severance costs as a result of this plant closure of $0.2 million in the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018. The amount of other costs incurred associated with this plant closure, which primarily consisted of preparing and moving existing production equipment and inventory at Fort Smith to other facilities was $0.6 million in the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018. All these costs were recorded to the restructuring expense line in continuing operations in the Company's consolidated statement of operations.
On October 18, 2018, the Company sold the building it owned in Fort Smith, which had a net book value of $0.73 million, for cash proceeds of $0.88 million resulting in a gain on the sale of $0.14 million. Through the date of the sale the building qualified as being held for sale, and therefore was presented as such in the consolidated balance sheet in our historical financial statements.
Port Huron Facility Closure
On February 1, 2018, the Company made the decision to close its manufacturing facility in Port Huron, Michigan. The Company ceased operations at the Port Huron facility in June of 2018 and seven positions were eliminated as a result of the closure. The Company's decision resulted from its desire to streamline operations and to utilize some of the available excess capacity in other of its facilities. As such, the Company moved existing Port Huron production to our manufacturing facilities in London, Ontario, Auburn Hills, Michigan, and Louisville, Kentucky. The Company provided the affected employees severance pay, health benefits continuation and job search assistance. The Company evaluated whether or not this closing met the criteria for discontinued operations and concluded that the closing did not meet the definition as it did not represent a strategic shift in the Company's operations and the Company will have continuing cash flows from the production being moved to other facilities within the Company.
The Company incurred one-time severance costs as a result of this plant closure of $0.1 million in the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018. The amount of other costs incurred associated with this plant closure, which primarily consisted of preparing and moving existing production equipment and inventory at Port Huron to other facilities was $0.3 million in the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018. All these costs were recorded to the restructuring expense line in continuing operations in the Company's consolidated statement of operations.
Impairment of Goodwill
During the second quarter of 2019, the Company experienced a decline in market capitalization, which under applicable accounting standards, is a potential indicator of impairment. As a result, the Company performed an interim quantitative assessment as of June 30, 2019, utilizing a combination of the income and market approaches, which were weighted evenly. The results of the quantitative analysis performed indicated the carrying value of the Company exceeded the fair value of the Company by $6.8 million and, accordingly, an impairment was recorded during the second quarter of 2019. Key assumptions used in the analysis were a discount rate of 12.5%, EBITDA margin of 5.7% for the last seven months of 2019, 9.25% EBITDA margin for 2020 increasing to10.0% for 2023, and a terminal growth rate of 2.0%. Future events and changing market conditions may, however, lead us to reevaluate the assumptions we have used to test for goodwill impairment, including key assumptions used in our expected EBITDA margins and cash flows, as well as other key assumptions with respect to matters out of our control, such as discount rates and market multiple comparables. Based on the results of the quantitative test, we performed sensitivity analysis around the key assumptions used in the analysis, the results of which were a 50 basis point decline in EBITDA margin used to determine expected future cash flows would have resulted in an additional impairment of approximately $12.3 million. No such further indicators of impairment were identified during the remaining two quarters of the year ended December 29, 2019.
Credit Agreement (Amendments)
On April 29, 2016, Unique Fabricating NA, Inc. (the “US Borrower”) and Unique-Intasco Canada, Inc. (the “CA Borrower”) and Citizens Bank, National Association (“Citizens”), acting as lender and Administrative Agent and the other lenders, entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) providing for borrowings of up to the aggregate principal amount of $62.0 million. The Credit Agreement was a senior secured credit facility and consisted of a revolving line of credit of up to $30.0 million (the “Revolver”) to the US Borrower, a $17.0 million principal amount Term Loan (the “US Term Loan”) to the US Borrower, and a $15.0 million principal amount Term Loan (the “CA Term Loan”) to the CA Borrower.
On August 18, 2017, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower entered into the Second Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as syndication agent, and the other lenders. The Amendment converted $4.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the Revolver into an additional $4.0 million term loan to the US Borrower (the “US Term Loan II”). The conversion of a portion of the outstanding borrowings under the Revolver into the US Term Loan II did not reduce the aggregate amount available to be borrowed under it.
On August 8, 2018, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower entered into the Fourth Amendment (the “Fourth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement. The Fourth Amendment required the Company to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Ft. Smith, Arkansas building to reduce the outstanding borrowings under the Revolver. The application of the net proceeds did not permanently reduce the amounts that could be borrowed under the Revolver. The Fourth Amendment also eased, for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2018, the financial covenant ratio which determines the Company's ability to pay dividends. The Fourth Amendment provided for the discharge and release of the mortgage on the Ft. Smith, Arkansas facility subject to the application of the net proceeds of the sale of the property as required by the amendment.
On September 20, 2018, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower entered into the Fifth Amendment (the “Fifth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as syndication agent, and the other lenders. The Fifth Amendment temporarily increased the maximum amount that could be borrowed under the Revolver to $32.5 million from its then maximum of $30.0 million. This increase implemented by the Fifth Amendment was effective until October 31, 2018, at which point the maximum amount could be borrowed under the Revolver reverted to $30.0 million.
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
On November 8, 2018, subsequent to the end of the third quarter, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower, entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), which amended and restated the existing Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, among other things increases the principal amount of US Term Loan borrowings to $26.0 million, creates a two year line to fund capital expenditures of up to $2.5 million through November 8, 2019 and $5.0 million thereafter through November 8, 2020, and extends the maturity dates of all borrowings from April 28, 2021 to November 7, 2023. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides for borrowings of up to $30.0 million under the Revolver, subject to availability, and left the principal amount on the CA Term Loan the same at September 30, 2018, approximately $12.0 million, and the same as it was under the previous Credit Agreement. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement combined the previous US Term Loan and US Term Loan II (the “New US Term Loan”) into one term loan and increases the aggregate principal amount to $26.0 million dollars from $15.9 million. The increase in the principal amount effected by the New U.S. Term Loan replaced and termed-out outstanding borrowings under the Revolver. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement changes the quarterly principal payments of the New US Term Loan to $337,500 through September 30, 2020, $575,000 thereafter through September 30, 2021, and $812,500 thereafter though maturity. Finally, the agreement made certain changes to the Company's covenants and financial covenant ratios.
Covenant Compliance
As of March 31, 2019, the Company was not in compliance with the total leverage ratio financial covenant. As a result of this non-compliance, on May 7, 2019, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower entered into the waiver and First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders. The First Amendment temporarily waived the default on the March 31, 2019 covenant violation until the earlier of June 15, 2019 and the execution and delivery of a further amendment revising the calculation of the total leverage ratio and such other financial covenants as are necessary taking into account the Borrowers current and future financial condition.
On June 14, 2019, the Company entered into the Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders. The Second Amendment revised the waiver period as defined with respect to the March 31, 2019 covenant violation and resulting default until the earlier of June 30, 2019 (which was June 15, 2019 under the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) and the execution and delivery of a further amendment revising the calculation of the total leverage ratio and such other financial covenants as are necessary taking into account the Borrowers current and future financial condition.
On June 28, 2019, the Company entered into the Third Amendment (the “Third Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders. The Third Amendment revised the waiver period as defined with respect to the March 31, 2019 covenant violation and resulting default until the earlier of July 22, 2019 (which was June 30, 2019 under the Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) and the execution and delivery of a further amendment revising the calculation of the total leverage ratio and such other financial covenants as are necessary taking into account the Borrowers current and future financial condition.
On July 16, 2019, the Company entered into the Waiver and Fourth Amendment (the “Fourth Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders. The Fourth Amendment provided a permanent waiver by the Lenders and Agent with respect to the Borrower's non-compliance with the total leverage ratio financial covenant, as defined as of March 31, 2019. The Fourth Amendment also revised the definition of consolidated EBITDA and certain financial covenants, including the maximum total leverage ratio and the minimum debt service coverage ratio, as well as adding the requirement that the Company maintain minimum liquidity and minimum unadjusted consolidated EBITDA, each as defined. The Fourth Amendment permits distributions as long as the Borrower is in compliance with specified conditions including that the Borrower's liquidity, as defined, is not less than $5 million after giving effect to the distributions,, total leverage ratio is not more than 2.00 to 1.00, post distribution debt service coverage ratio
("DSCR"), as defined, is not greater than 1.10 to 1.00, and Borrower is in compliance with financial covenants, before and after giving effect to the distributions.
On August 7, 2019, the Company entered into the Fifth Amendment to the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents (The "Fifth Amendment"). The Fifth Amendment amended the definition of unadjusted consolidated EBITDA to include consolidated net income plus the sum of interest expense, tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense, and non-cash impairment charges of goodwill. The Company is compliant with the covenants set forth in the Waiver and Amendments as of December 29, 2019. The Company did not pay a dividend during the remainder of 2019.
Comparison of Results of Operations for the Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 29, 2019 and the Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 29, 2019 and the Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
Net Sales
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Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 29, 2019
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Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
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(In thousands)
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$
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152,489
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$
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174,910
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The decline in net sales for the fifty-two weeks ended December 29, 2019 was primarily driven by the loss of business associated with the prior year's Ft. Smith, Arkansas and current year Evansville, Indiana plant closures, the program end for several substantial programs where we did not win the successor business or the customer made a change eliminating our product on the platform, the overall decrease in North American auto production year over year, and certain other commercial losses during the year. As part of our improvement activities, we have reorganized and refocused our commercial organization to win new business by leveraging our competitive advantages.
Cost of Sales
The major components of cost of sales are raw materials purchased from third parties, direct labor and benefits, and manufacturing overhead, including facility costs, utilities, supplies, repairs and maintenance, insurance, freight costs of products shipped to customers and depreciation.
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Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 29, 2019
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Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
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Materials
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$
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78,826
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$
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88,285
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Direct labor and benefits
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22,916
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27,232
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Manufacturing overhead
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16,601
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17,796
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Sub-total
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118,343
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133,313
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Depreciation
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2,638
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2,262
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Cost of sales
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120,981
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135,575
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Gross Profit
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31,508
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$
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39,335
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Cost of Sales as a Percent of Net Sales
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Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 29, 2019
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Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
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Materials
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51.7
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50.5
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Direct labor and benefits
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15.0
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15.6
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Manufacturing overhead
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10.9
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10.1
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Sub-total
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77.6
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76.1
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Depreciation
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1.7
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1.3
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Cost of Sales
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79.3
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77.4
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Gross Profit
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20.7
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22.5
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The increase in cost of sales as a percentage of net sales was attributable to lower sales resulting in an under absorption of manufacturing overhead and depreciation of 2.9% plus an increase to the inventory allowance in the third quarter of $1.7 million or a 1.1% increase to material costs for 2019. This allowance increase was due to the loss of business from the end of life of certain programs coupled with the on-going implementation of the Company's new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system providing more detailed information for the Company to review estimated future demand in the next twelve months. As noted elsewhere, the benefits from the closures of the Evansville and Bryan facilities will be more fully realized in 2020 and beyond.
The lower direct labor and benefit percentage resulted from changes in product mix and manufacturing location to lower labor content production plus lower health insurance claims incurred under our self-insured health and welfare benefit plans.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”)
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Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 29, 2019
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Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
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SG&A, exclusive of line items below
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$
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22,349
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$
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25,387
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Transaction expenses
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27
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Subtotal
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22,349
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25,414
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Depreciation and amortization
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4,402
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4,367
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SG&A
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$
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26,751
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$
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29,781
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SG&A as a % of net sales
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17.5
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%
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17.0
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%
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While SG&A, (excluding depreciation and amortization) as a percentage of nets sales remained substantially the same in 2019, we reduced SG&A (excluding depreciation and amortization) by $3.1 million year over year. This is a result of a combination of the plant closure activities, the salaried workforce reductions, other activities to lower these primarily fixed costs, and, various balance sheet adjustments. Several other initiatives have been undertaken including a realignment of the management organization to ensure we have a cost-effective method of meeting our objectives. These will have a further benefit in 2020 and beyond.
Operating Loss and Income
As a result of the foregoing factors, as well as restructuring expense of $2.8 million for the fifty-two weeks ended December 29, 2019 compared to restructuring expense of $1.2 million for the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018, impairment to goodwill of $6.8 million and $0 for the fifty-two weeks ended December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, operating loss for the fifty-two weeks ended December 29, 2019 was $4.8 million compared to operating income of $8.4 million for the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018.
Non-Operating Expense
Non-operating expense for the fifty-two weeks ended December 29, 2019 was $4.3 million compared to $3.8 million for the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018. The change in non-operating expense was primarily driven by interest expense. Interest expense was approximately $4.3 million for the fifty-two weeks ended December 29, 2019, compared to $3.8 million for the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018. The increase in interest expense is primarily due to higher interest rates and an $0.6 million unfavorable mark-to-market on a new interest rate swap.
Income before Income Taxes
As a result of the foregoing factors, loss before income taxes for the fifty-two weeks ended December 29, 2019 was $9.0 million, compared income of $4.6 million for the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018.
Income Tax Provision
For the fifty-two weeks ended December 29, 2019, income tax expense was less than $0.1 million, and the effective income tax rate was 0%. The differences between the effective tax rate and the statutory rate of 21.0% are primarily due to
earnings generated in Mexico and Canada, which both have higher statutory income tax rates than the U.S., and the U.S. taxation of foreign earnings under the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) provisions of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act, partially offset by tax credits. These adjustments are further explained in Note 10. For the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018, income tax expense was $0.9 million, and the effective income tax rate was 18.9%. The effective tax rate was lower than the statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to research and development credits in the U.S., partially offset by earnings generated in Mexico and Canada, which both have higher statutory income tax rates than the U.S. and by U.S. taxation on foreign earnings under the GILTI provisions of the Tax Cuts on Jobs Act. These adjustments are further explained in Note 10.
Net (loss) income
As a result of the lower net sales and changes in expenses discussed above, net loss for the fifty-two weeks ended December 29, 2019 was ($9.1) million compared to net income of $3.7 million during the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018.
Comparison of Results of Operations for the Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018 and the Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 31, 2017
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018 and Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 31, 2017
Net Sales
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
$
|
174,910
|
|
|
$
|
175,288
|
|
The relatively flat net sales for the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018 is in alignment with North American vehicle production which slightly decreased during the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018 period from production during the fifty-two weeks ended December 31, 2017.
Cost of Sales
The major components of cost of sales are raw materials purchased from third parties, direct labor and benefits, and manufacturing overhead, including facility costs, utilities, supplies, repairs and maintenance, insurance, freight costs of products shipped to customers and depreciation.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Materials
|
$
|
88,285
|
|
|
$
|
88,303
|
|
Direct labor and benefits
|
27,232
|
|
|
26,729
|
|
Manufacturing overhead
|
17,796
|
|
|
18,288
|
|
Sub-total
|
133,313
|
|
|
133,320
|
|
Depreciation
|
2,262
|
|
|
1,914
|
|
Cost of sales
|
135,575
|
|
|
135,234
|
|
Gross Profit
|
$
|
39,335
|
|
|
$
|
40,054
|
|
Cost of Sales as a Percent of Net Sales
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 31, 2017
|
Materials
|
50.5
|
%
|
|
50.4
|
%
|
Direct labor and benefits
|
15.6
|
%
|
|
15.3
|
%
|
Manufacturing overhead
|
10.1
|
%
|
|
10.4
|
%
|
Sub-total
|
76.2
|
%
|
|
76.1
|
%
|
Depreciation
|
1.3
|
%
|
|
1.1
|
%
|
Cost of Sales
|
77.5
|
%
|
|
77.2
|
%
|
Gross Profit
|
22.5
|
%
|
|
22.8
|
%
|
Material costs for the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018 as a percentage of net sales were higher compared to the fifty-two weeks ended December 31, 2017 primarily due to higher freight costs in the fifty two weeks ended , partially offset by favorable product mix shift to more molded products, which are typically lower in material content. Direct labor and benefit costs as a percentage of net sales was 15.6% for the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018 compared to 15.3% for the fifty-two weeks ended December 31, 2017. Direct labor costs were negatively impacted by the product mix shift to more molded products described above, which while lower in material content as a percentage of sales, are typically higher in labor content, a temporary equipment capacity issue at one of our facilities during the first quarter of 2018, that resulted in higher overtime costs during the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018, as well as short term inefficiencies experienced from moving the manufacturing of products previously produced in the Ft. Smith, Arkansas facility to other manufacturing facilities of the Company.
Manufacturing overhead as a percentage of net sales in the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018 were lower due primarily to lower repair and maintenance costs on our machines, tools, and buildings as we have invested heavily in the last few years in new production equipment. Depreciation costs as a percentage of net sales in the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018 were also higher than the fifty-two weeks ended December 31, 2017 as we added machine capacity, to meet expected future demand, and to increase capabilities in certain of our facilities.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (“SG&A”)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
(In thousands, except SG&A as a
% of net sales)
|
SG&A, exclusive of line items below
|
$
|
25,387
|
|
|
$
|
25,338
|
|
Transaction expenses
|
27
|
|
|
23
|
|
Subtotal
|
25,414
|
|
|
25,361
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
4,367
|
|
|
4,406
|
|
SG&A
|
$
|
29,781
|
|
|
$
|
29,767
|
|
SG&A as a % of net sales
|
17.0
|
%
|
|
17.0
|
%
|
Operating Income
As a result of the foregoing factors, as well as restructuring expense of $1.2 million for the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018 compared to no restructuring expense for the fifty-two weeks ended December 31, 2017, operating income for the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018 was $8.4 million compared to operating income of $10.3 million for the fifty-two weeks ended December 31, 2017.
Non-Operating Expense
Non-operating expense for the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018 was $3.8 million compared to $2.7 million for the fifty-two weeks ended December 31, 2017. The change in non-operating expense was primarily driven by interest expense. Interest expense was approximately $3.8 million for the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018, compared to $2.7 million
for the fifty-two weeks ended December 31, 2017. The increase in interest expense is primarily due to higher interest rates and a higher average outstanding debt balance in the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018, the write-off of certain deferred financing costs associated with our old Credit Agreement, and an unfavorable mark-to-market on a new interest rate swap.
Income before Income Taxes
As a result of the foregoing factors, income before income taxes for the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018 was $4.6 million, compared to $7.6 million for the fifty-two weeks ended December 31, 2017.
Income Tax Provision
For the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018, income tax expense was $0.9 million, and the effective income tax rate was 18.9%. The effective tax rate was lower than the statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to research and development credits in the U.S., partially offset by earnings generated in Mexico and Canada, which both have higher statutory income tax rates than the U.S. and by U.S. taxation on foreign earnings under the GILTI provisions of the Tax Cuts on Jobs Act. These adjustments are further explained in Note 10.
For the fifty-two weeks ended December 31, 2017, income tax expense was $1.1 million, and the effective income tax rate was 14.9%. The difference between the actual effective rate and the statutory rate of 34.0% was mainly a result of the enactment of the Tax Cuts on Jobs Act on December 22, 2017, and research and development credits. These adjustments are further explained in Note 10.
Net income
As a result of the increased net sales and changes in expenses discussed above, net income for the fifty-two weeks ended December 31, 2017 was $6.5 million compared to $6.7 million during the fifty-two weeks ended January 1, 2017.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA
We present Adjusted EBITDA (defined below), a measure that is not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (non-GAAP), in this document to provide investors with a supplemental measure of our operating performance. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful performance measure and it is used by us to facilitate a comparison of our operating performance on a consistent basis from period-to-period and to provide for a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business than measures under GAAP can provide alone. Our board and management also use Adjusted EBITDA as one of the primary methods for planning and forecasting overall expected performance and for evaluating on a quarterly and annual basis actual results against such expectations, and as a performance evaluation metric in determining achievement of certain compensation programs and plans for company management. In addition, the financial covenants in our new credit facility are based on Adjusted EBITDA, subject to dollar limitations on certain adjustments.
We define “Adjusted EBITDA” as earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, non-cash stock awards, non-recurring integration expense, non-cash stock awards, , transaction fees related to our acquisitions, restructuring expenses, a one-time gain on the sale of a building, and one-time consulting and licensing ERP system implementation costs as we implement a new ERP system at all locations. We believe omitting these items provides a financial measure that facilitates comparisons of our results of operations with those of companies having different capital structures. Since the levels of indebtedness and tax structures that other companies have are different from ours, we omit these amounts to facilitate investors’ ability to make these comparisons. Similarly, we omit depreciation and amortization because other companies may employ a greater or lesser amount of property and intangible assets. We believe that investors, analysts and other interested parties view our ability to generate Adjusted EBITDA as an important measure of our operating performance and that of other companies in our industry. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income for the periods indicated as a measure of our performance. Other companies in our industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
The use of Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider this performance measure in isolation from, or as an alternative to, GAAP measures such as net income. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of liquidity under GAAP or otherwise and is not an alternative to cash flow from continuing operating activities. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by the expenses that are
excluded from that term or by unusual or non-recurring items. The limitations of Adjusted EBITDA include that: (1) it does not reflect our cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; (2) it does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; (3) it does not reflect income tax payments we may be required to make; and (4) it does not reflect the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments associated with indebtedness.
To properly and prudently evaluate our business, we encourage you to review our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and the reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA from net income, the most directly comparable financial measure presented in accordance with GAAP, set forth in the following table. All the items included in the reconciliation from net income to Adjusted EBITDA are either (1) non-cash items or (2) items that management does not consider in assessing our on-going operating performance. In the case of the non-cash items, management believes that investors may find it useful to assess our comparative operating performance because the measures without such items are less susceptible to variances in actual performance resulting from depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges and more reflective of other factors that affect operating performance. In the case of the other items that management does not consider in assessing our on-going operating performance, management believes that investors may find it useful to assess our operating performance if the measures are presented without these items because their financial impact may not reflect on-going operating performance.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 29, 2019
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Net (loss) income
|
$
|
(9,068
|
)
|
|
$
|
3,699
|
|
|
$
|
6,487
|
|
Plus: Interest expense, net
|
4,286
|
|
|
3,778
|
|
|
2,746
|
|
Plus: Income tax expense
|
37
|
|
|
862
|
|
|
1,133
|
|
Plus: Depreciation and amortization
|
7,041
|
|
|
6,630
|
|
|
6,320
|
|
Plus: Non-cash stock award
|
129
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
150
|
|
Plus: Non-recurring expenses
|
83
|
|
|
200
|
|
|
158
|
|
Plus: Goodwill impairment
|
6,760
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Plus: Transaction fees
|
—
|
|
|
27
|
|
|
23
|
|
Plus: Management fees
|
225
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Plus: Restructuring expenses
|
2,752
|
|
|
1,156
|
|
|
—
|
|
Plus: One-time consulting and licensing ERP system implementation costs
|
932
|
|
|
724
|
|
|
1,015
|
|
Plus: Debt extinguishment costs
|
—
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
—
|
|
Less: Gain on sale of building
|
—
|
|
|
(143
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
13,177
|
|
|
$
|
17,123
|
|
|
$
|
18,032
|
|
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal sources of liquidity are cash flow from operations and borrowings under our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement from our senior lenders. Our primary uses of cash are payment of vendors, payroll, operating costs, capital expenditures and debt service.
As of December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had a cash balance of $0.7 million, $1.4 million and $1.4 million, respectively. Our excess cash balance is swept daily and applied to reduce borrowings under our revolving line of credit, which remains available for re-borrowing, as needed, subject to compliance with the terms of the facility. As of December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had $10.4 million, $11.6 million and $7.2 million, respectively, available for borrowing under our amended and restated credit facility, subject, in each case, to borrowing base restrictions, compliance with the terms of the facility and outstanding letters of credit. At each such date, we were in compliance with all debt covenants under such facilities. We believe that our sources of liquidity, including cash flow from operations, existing cash and our revolving credit facility are sufficient to meet our projected cash requirements for at least the next fifty-two weeks.
In 2020, we plan to commit to approximately $4.0 million in capital expenditures, primarily to add new production equipment as we expand and automate our production capabilities, upgrade existing equipment and facilities, and improve our information technology software and hardware throughout our locations.
While we believe we have sufficient liquidity and capital resources to meet our current operating requirements and planned capital expenditures, we may elect to pursue additional growth opportunities that could require additional debt or equity financing. If we are unable to secure additional financing at favorable terms in order to pursue such additional growth opportunities, our ability to pursue such opportunities could be materially adversely affected.
Dividends
Our payment of dividends on our common stock in the future will be determined by our board of directors in its sole discretion and will depend on business conditions, our financial condition, earnings, liquidity and capital requirements. Our New Credit Agreement contains financial covenants which may have the effect of precluding or limiting the amounts that we can pay as dividends.
The following table presents cash flow data for the periods indicated.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 29, 2019
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Cash flow data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flow provided by (used in):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities
|
$
|
12,021
|
|
|
$
|
9,430
|
|
|
$
|
7,809
|
|
Investing activities
|
(2,640
|
)
|
|
(4,489
|
)
|
|
(4,088
|
)
|
Financing activities
|
(10,141
|
)
|
|
(4,962
|
)
|
|
(2,995
|
)
|
Operating Activities
Cash provided by operating activities consists of net income adjusted for non-cash items, including depreciation and amortization; amortization of debt issuance costs; gain or loss on sale of assets; gain or loss on extinguishment of debt; gain or loss on derivative instruments; bad debt adjustments; stock option expense; changes in deferred income taxes; accrued and other liabilities; prepaid expenses and other assets; and the effect of working capital changes. The primary drivers of cash inflows and outflows are accounts receivable, inventory, prepaid expenses and other assets, accounts payable and accrued interest.
During the fifty-two weeks ended December 29, 2019, net cash provided by operating activities was $12.0 million, compared to cash provided by operating activities of $9.4 million and $7.8 million for the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018 and January 1, 2017, respectively.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the fifty-two weeks ended December 29, 2019 was positively impacted by decreases in inventory and accounts receivable representing a renewed focus on the management of these two areas.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018 was positively impacted by decreases in working capital, primarily in prepaid expenses, accounts payable and accrued expenses.
The net cash provided by operating activities for the fifty-two weeks ended December 31, 2017 was impacted by net income excluding depreciation and amortization partially offset by working capital changes.
Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities consists principally of purchases of property, plant and equipment.
In the fifty-two weeks ended December 29, 2019, we made capital expenditures of $2.6 million
In the fifty-two weeks ended December 30, 2018, we made capital expenditures of $5.4 million partially offset by proceeds of $0.9 million primarily from the sale of the Ft. Smith building further described in Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements.
In the fifty-two weeks ended December 31, 2017, we made capital expenditures of $4.1 million.
Financing Activities
Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities consisted primarily of borrowings and payments under our new and old senior credit facilities, payment of debt issuance costs, and distribution of cash dividends.
In the fifty-two weeks ended December 29, 2019, we had outflows of $10.1 million primarily due to $3.4 million of mandatory pay-off of the principal amount of our term loans under our credit facility, and $0.5 million for payments of cash dividends, and $6.6 million outflow of net proceeds from borrowings under our revolving line of credit. These outflows were partially offset by $1.3 million proceeds of debt on our new capital expenditure term loan as further discussed in Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements.
As of December 29, 2019, $11.7 million was outstanding under the revolving credit facility, gross of debt issuance costs. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility are subject to a borrowing base which is reduced to the extent of letters of credit issued under the new senior credit facility. As of December 29, 2019, the maximum additional available borrowings under the revolving credit facility was $10.4 million, which is further subject to borrowing base restrictions. Amounts repaid under the revolving credit facility will be available to be re-borrowed, subject to borrowing base restrictions and compliance with the terms of the facility.
As of December 30, 2018, $18.3 million was outstanding under the revolving credit facility, gross of debt issuance costs. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility are subject to a borrowing base which is reduced to the extent of letters of credit issued under the new senior credit facility. As of December 30, 2018, the maximum additional available borrowings under the revolving credit facility was $11.6 million, which is further subject to borrowing base restrictions.
In the fifty-two weeks ended December 31, 2017, we had outflows of $3.0 million primarily due to $3.4 million of mandatory pay-off of the principal amount of our term loans under our new senior credit facility, and $5.8 million for payments of cash dividends. These outflows were partially offset by $6.2 million net proceeds from borrowings under our revolving line of credit under our new senior secured credit facility.
Credit Agreement
On April 29, 2016, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower and Citizens, acting as lender and Administrative Agent and the other lenders, entered into the Credit Agreement providing for borrowings of up to the aggregate principal amount of $62.0 million. The Credit Agreement was a senior secured credit facility and consisted of a revolving line of credit (the “Revolver”) of up to $30.0 million to the US Borrower, a $17.0 million principal amount term loan to the US Borrower, (the “US Term Loan” and a $15.0 million term loan to the CA Borrower.
On August 18, 2017, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower entered into the Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and other lenders. The Second Amendment converted $4.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the revolving line of credit under the Credit Agreement into an additional $4.0 million term loan to the US Borrower (the “US Term Loan II”). The conversion of a portion of the outstanding borrowings under the revolving line of credit did not reduce the aggregate amount available to be borrowed under it.
On August 8, 2018 the US Borrower and the CA Borrower entered into the Fourth Amendment (the “Fourth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, with Citizens acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders. The Fourth Amendment required the Company to use the net proceeds from the anticipated sale of the Ft. Smith, Arkansas building to reduce the outstanding borrowings under the Revolver. The application of the net proceeds did not permanently reduce the amounts that may be borrowed under the Revolver. The Fourth Amendment also made less restrictive, for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2018, the financial covenant ratio which determines the Company's ability to pay dividends.
On September 20, 2018, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower entered into the Fifth Amendment (the “Fifth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, with Citizens acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders. The Fifth Amendment temporarily increased the maximum amount that may be borrowed under the Revolver to $32.5 million from the
current maximum of $30.0 million. This increase implemented by the Fifth Amendment was effective until October 31, 2018, at which point the maximum amount that could be borrowed under the Revolver reverted to $30.0 million.
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
On November 8, 2018, subsequent to the end of the third quarter, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower, entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), which amended and restated the existing Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, among other things increased the principal amount of US Term Loan borrowings to $26.0 million, created a two year line to fund capital expenditures of up to $2.5 million through November 8, 2019 and $5.0 million thereafter through November 8, 2020, and extended the maturity dates of all borrowings from April 28, 2021 to November 7, 2023. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides for borrowings of up to $30.0 million under the Revolver, subject to availability, and left the principal amount on the CA Term Loan at approximately $12.0 million on September 30, 2018, and the same as it was under the previous Credit Agreement as of the end of the third quarter. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement combined the previous US Term Loan and US Term Loan II (the “New US Term Loan”) and increased the aggregate principal amount to $26.0 million dollars from $15.9 million. The increase in the principal amount effected by the New U.S. Term Loan replaced and termed-out outstanding borrowings under the Revolver. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement changed the quarterly principal payments of the New US Term Loan to $337,500 through September 30, 2020, $575,000 thereafter through September 30, 2021, and $812,500 thereafter though maturity. Finally, the agreement made certain changes to the Company's covenants and financial covenant ratios.
The Revolver, New US Term Loan, and CA Term Loan all mature on November 7, 2023 and bear interest at the Company's election of either (i) the greater of the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate (the “Base Rate”) or (ii) the LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.75% to 2.75% in the case of the Base Rate and 2.75% to 3.75% in the case of the LIBOR rate, in each case, based on senior leverage ratio thresholds measured quarterly. The effective interest rate as of December 29, 2019 was 6.0388%.
In addition, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement allows for increases in the principal amount of the Revolver and New US and CA Term Loans not to exceed $10.0 million, in the aggregate, provided that before and after giving effect to any proposed increase (and any transactions to be consummated using proceeds of the increase), the total leverage and debt service coverage ratios do not exceed specified amounts. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also provides for the issuance of letters of credit with a face amount of up to $2.0 million, in the aggregate, provided that any letter of credit issued will reduce availability under the Revolver.
We are permitted to prepay in part or in full the amounts due under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement without penalty, provided that with respect to prepayment of the Revolver at least $0.1 million remains outstanding. Our obligations under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default, which include customary events for a financing arrangement of this type, including, without limitation, payment defaults, defaults in the performance of affirmative or negative covenants (including financial ratio maintenance requirements), bankruptcy or related defaults, defaults on certain other indebtedness, the material inaccuracy of representations or warranties, material adverse changes, and changes related to ownership of the U.S. Borrower or Unique Fabricating, Inc. In the event of an event of default, the interest rate on the Revolver and New US Term Loan and CA Term Loan will increase to the then applicable rate. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement requires that, in addition to scheduled principal payments, we repay both the New US Term Loan and CA Term Loan principal annually in an amount equal to (a) 50% of excess cash flow, as defined, if the total leverage ratio, as defined, as calculated as of the end of such year is greater than or equal to 2.75 to 1.00, or (b) 25% of excess cash flow calculated as of the end of any fiscal year that out total leverage ratio is greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00 but less than 2.75 to 1.00.
The US Borrower's obligations under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are guaranteed by each of its United States subsidiaries and by Unique Fabricating, Inc. and secured by a first priority security interest in all tangible and intangible assets, including a pledge of capital stock of the United States subsidiaries of the US Borrower and of 65% of the capital stock of the CA Borrower, and by mortgages on our facilities in LaFayette, Georgia, Louisville, Kentucky, and Evansville, Indiana. The US borrower guarantees all the obligations and liabilities of the CA Borrower. Unique Fabricating, Inc. also pledged all the capital stock of the US Borrower. The Fourth Amendment provided for the discharge and release of the mortgage on the Ft. Smith, Arkansas facility subject to the application of the net proceeds of its sale to reduce borrowings under the Revolver.
Effective June 30, 2016, as required under the Credit Agreement, the Company purchased a derivative financial instrument, in the form of an interest rate swap, for the purpose of hedging certain identifiable transactions in order to mitigate risks related to cash flow variability caused by interest rate fluctuations. The Company elected not to apply hedge accounting
for financial reporting purposes. The interest rate swap requires the Company to pay a fixed rate of 1.055% while receiving a variable rate of one-month LIBOR. The notional amount at the effective date began at $16.7 million and decreased by $0.3 million each quarter until June 30, 2017, decreased by $0.4 million per quarter until June 29, 2018, when it began decreasing by $0.5 million until it expires on June 28, 2019. The interest rate swap was recognized at its fair value. Monthly settlement payments due on the interest rate swap and changes in its fair value are recognized as interest expense in the period incurred. Please see Note 7 of our consolidated financial statements for further information.
Effective October 2, 2017, as required under the Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement, as discussed in Note 7 of our consolidated financial statements, the Company entered into an interest rate swap which requires the Company to pay a fixed rate of 1.093% percent per annum while receiving a variable interest rate per annum based on one month LIBOR for a net monthly settlement based on half of the notional amount beginning immediately. The notional amount at the effective date was $1.9 million and decreases by $0.1 million each quarter until it expires on September 30, 2020. The interest rate swap is recognized at its fair value, and monthly settlement payments due on the interest rate swap and changes in its fair value are recognized as interest expense in the period incurred.
Effective November 30, 2018, as required under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Company entered into another interest rate swap that requires the Company to pay a fixed rate of 3.075% per annum while receiving a variable interest rate per annum based on the one month LIBOR for a net monthly settlement based on the notional amount in effect. The notional amount at the effective date was $5.04 million which increased by $0.38 million each quarter until June 28, 2019 when the notional amount increased to $17.54 million due to the interest rate swap from 2016 above expiring. The notional amount then decreases each quarter by $0.15 million until September 30, 2020 when the notional amount increases to $17.48 million due to the interest rate swap from 2017 above expiring. The notional amount then decreases each quarter by $0.43 million until December 31, 2021, then decreases each subsequent quarter by $0.61 million until it expires on November 8, 2023.The Company has elected not to apply hedge accounting for financial reporting purposes on all its swaps.
We must comply with a minimum debt service financial covenant and a senior funded indebtedness to EBITDA covenant, as revised under the Waiver and Fourth Amendment (the “Fourth Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders. The Fourth Amendment provided a permanent waiver by the Lenders and Agent with respect to the Borrower's failure to maintain a total leverage ratio, as defined, not in excess of 3.50 to 1.00 as of March 31, 2019. The Fourth Amendment also revised the definition of consolidated EBITDA and certain financial covenants, including the maximum total leverage ratio and the minimum debt service coverage ratio, as well as added the requirement that the Company maintain minimum liquidity and minimum unadjusted consolidated EBITDA, each as defined.
The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also contains customary affirmative covenants, including: (1) maintenance of legal existence and compliance with laws and regulations; (2) delivery of consolidated financial statements and other information; (3) maintenance of properties in good working order; (4) payment of taxes; (5) delivery of notices of defaults, litigation, ERISA events and material adverse changes; (6) maintenance of adequate insurance; and (7) inspection of books and records.
The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains customary negative covenants, including restrictions on: (1) the incurrence of additional debt; (2) liens and sale-leaseback transactions; (3) loans and investments; (4) guarantees and hedging agreements; (5) the sale, transfer or disposition of assets and businesses; (6) dividends on, and redemptions of, equity interests and other restricted payments, including dividends and distributions to the issuer by its subsidiaries; (7) transactions with affiliates; (8) changes in the business conducted by us; (9) payment or amendment of subordinated debt and organizational documents; and (10) maximum capital expenditures. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement prohibits the payment of any dividend, redemption or other payment or distribution by the Borrowers other than distributions to the US Borrower by its subsidiaries, unless after giving effect to the dividend or other distribution, the post distribution DSCR, as defined, is greater than 1.1 to 1.0, and the US Borrower's liquidity, as defined is no less than $5.0 million, plus Borrowers remain in compliance with the other financial covenants.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, sales or expenses, results of operations, liquidity or capital expenditures, or capital resources that are material to an investment in our securities.
Indemnification Agreements
In the normal course of business, we provide customers with indemnification provisions of varying scope against claims of intellectual property infringement by third parties arising from the use of our products. Historically, costs related to these indemnification provisions have not been significant and we are unable to estimate the maximum potential impact of these indemnification provisions on our future results of operations. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with directors and certain officers and employees that will require us, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors, officers or employees. No demands have been made upon us to provide indemnification under such agreements and there are no claims that we are aware of that could have a material effect on our consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations, consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity or consolidated cash flows.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
The following table summarizes our future minimum payments under contractual commitments as of December 29, 2019:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
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Payments Due by Period
|
Contractual Obligations
|
Total
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|
Less than 1 year
|
|
1-3 years
|
|
3-5 years
|
|
More than 5 years
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Operating leases
|
$
|
15,063
|
|
|
$
|
2,332
|
|
|
$
|
3,965
|
|
|
$
|
2,309
|
|
|
$
|
6,457
|
|
Long-term debt (1)
|
$
|
57,719
|
|
|
$
|
6,002
|
|
|
$
|
13,987
|
|
|
$
|
37,730
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Management services agreement (2)
|
$
|
900
|
|
|
$
|
225
|
|
|
$
|
450
|
|
|
$
|
225
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
(1) The total interest reported includes $2.7 million of variable rate interest on our revolving line of credit and $6.8 million of variable rate interest on our term loans.
(2) Assumes the extension of the management services agreement which renews automatically each year for additional one-year terms.
The contractual commitment amounts in the table above are associated with agreements that are enforceable and legally binding. Obligations under contracts that we can cancel without a significant penalty are not included in the table above.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect amounts reported in those statements. We have made our best estimates of certain amounts contained in our consolidated financial statements. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable. These form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities. However, actual results could differ materially from these estimates that are based upon the exercise of judgment and use of assumptions as to future uncertainties. Management believes that the estimates, assumptions, and judgments involved in the accounting policies described below have the most significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Acquisitions
In accordance with accounting guidance for the provisions in Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 805, Business Combinations, we allocate the purchase price of an acquired business to its identifiable assets and liabilities based on estimated fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the amount allocated to the assets and liabilities, if any, is recorded as goodwill.
We use all available information to estimate fair values. We typically engage outside appraisal firms to assist in the fair value determination of identifiable intangible assets and any other significant assets or liabilities. We adjust the preliminary purchase price allocation, as necessary, up to one year after the acquisition closing date as we obtain more information regarding asset valuations and liabilities assumed.
Our purchase price allocation methodology contains uncertainties because it requires management to make assumptions and to apply judgment to estimate the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities. Management estimates the fair value of assets and liabilities based upon quoted market prices, the carrying value of the acquired assets and widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flows and market multiple analysis. Unanticipated events or circumstances may occur which could affect the accuracy of our fair value estimates, including assumptions regarding industry economic factors and business strategies.
Other estimates used in determining fair value include, but are not limited to, future cash flows or income related to intangibles, market rate assumptions and appropriate discount rates. Our estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but inherently uncertain, and therefore, may not be realized. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the estimates, assumptions, and values reflected in the valuations will be realized, and actual results could vary materially.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized by the Company once all performance obligations under the terms of a contract with the Company's customers are satisfied. Generally, this occurs with the transfer of control of its automotive, HVAC, and other products. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring its products. The Company’s payment terms vary by the type and location of its customers and the products offered. The term between invoicing and when payment is due is not significant.
In general, for sales arrangements, the Company deems control to transfer at a single point in time and recognizes revenue when it ships products from its manufacturing facilities to its customers. Once a product has shipped, the customer is able to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from, the asset. The Company considers control to transfer upon shipment because the Company has a present right to payment at that time, the customer has legal title to the asset, and the customer has significant risks and rewards of ownership of the asset. Provisions for discounts and rebates to customers, estimated returns and allowances, and other adjustments are provided for in the same period the related sales are recorded.
Stock Based Compensation
The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation using the fair value of the award estimated at the grant date of the award. The Company estimates the fair value of awards, consisting of stock options, using the Black Scholes option pricing model. Compensation expense is recognized in earnings using the straight-line method over the vesting period, which represents the requisite service period.
Accounts Receivable Allowance
Establishing valuation allowances for doubtful accounts requires the use of estimates and judgment regarding the risks associated with ultimate realization. We establish the allowance for doubtful accounts based upon an analysis of the aging of receivables at the end of each period with consideration given to specific customer credit issues. Changes to our assumptions could materially affect our recorded allowance. The Company has a large and diverse customer base with no customer greater than 10% of the total receivables at any point of time. A general economic downturn or other significant economic factor could result in higher than expected defaults resulting in the need to revise the allowance.
Inventory
Inventories are valued at lower of cost or market, using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. Inventory includes the cost of materials, labor, and overhead. Abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight in, handling costs and spoilage are recognized as current period charges. Overhead is allocated to inventory based upon normal capacity at the production facility.
During the third quarter of 2019, the Company increased the inventory allowance by $1.7 million which is included in cost of sales in the consolidated statement of operations. See Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements for further information.
Goodwill
We review our goodwill for impairment annually as part of our year-end procedures, or whenever adverse events or changes in circumstances indicate a possible impairment. If it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value is greater than the carrying value of a reporting unit then a qualitative assessment may be used for the annual impairment test. Otherwise, a one-step process is used which requires estimating the fair value of each reporting unit compared to the carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value, goodwill impairment will be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill.
The determination of the fair value of the reporting unit and corresponding goodwill require us to make significant judgments and estimates and are subject to a considerable degree of uncertainty. We believe that the assumptions and estimates in our review of goodwill for impairment are reasonable. However, different assumptions could materially affect our conclusions on this matter. Currently, the reporting unit is not at risk of impairment.
The Company performed the annual quantitative assessment as of December 29, 2019, utilizing a combination of the income and market approaches. The results of the quantitative analysis performed indicated the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded the carrying value by approximately 40.0%. Key assumptions used in the analysis were a discount rate of 14.0%, EBITDA margin of 11% in 2020 and 12% thereafter and a terminal growth rate of 2.0%. Future events and changing market conditions may, however, lead the Company to reevaluate the assumptions that have been used to test for goodwill impairment, including key assumptions used in the expected EBITDA margins, cash flows and discount rates, as well as other assumptions with respect to matters out of the Company’s control, such as discount rates and market multiples of comparable companies. A sensitivity analysis around the key assumptions showed that a 170 basis point decline in EBITDA margin for 2021and forward would have resulted in the fair value of the reporting unit approximating carrying value and a 260 basis point increase in the discount rate would have resulted in the fair value of the reporting unit approximating the carrying value.
Impairment and Amortization of Long-Lived and Intangible Assets
Our identifiable intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis, which approximates the pattern in which the economic benefit of the respective intangible is realized, over its estimated useful life. The remaining useful lives of intangible assets are reviewed annually to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization. Our long-lived assets and intangible assets subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever adverse events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amount may be impaired. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying value of a long-lived asset exceeds its fair value. Significant judgments and estimates are used by management when evaluating long-lived assets for impairment. If management used different estimates and assumptions in its impairment tests, then the Company could recognize different amounts of expense over future periods.
Income Taxes
Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect temporary differences between the amount of assets and liabilities for financial and tax reporting purposes. Such amounts are adjusted, as appropriate, to reflect changes in tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Changes in tax laws or accounting standards and methods may affect recorded deferred taxes in future periods.
When establishing a valuation allowance, we consider future sources of taxable income such as “future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, future taxable income exclusive of reversing temporary differences and carry-forwards” and “tax planning strategies.” A tax planning strategy is defined as “an action that: is prudent and feasible; an enterprise ordinarily might not take but would take to prevent an operating loss or tax credit carry-forward from expiring unused; and would result in realization of deferred tax assets.” In the event we determine it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will not be realized in the future, the valuation adjustment to the deferred tax assets will be charged to earnings in the period in which we make such a determination. The valuation of deferred tax assets requires judgment and accounting for the deferred tax effect of events that have been recorded in the financial statements or in tax returns and our future projected profitability. Changes in our estimates, due to unforeseen events or otherwise, could have a material impact on our financial condition and results of operations.
We calculate our current and deferred tax provision based on estimates and assumptions that could differ from the actual results reflected in income tax returns filed in subsequent years. Adjustments based on filed returns are recorded when identified. The amount of income taxes we pay is subject to audits by federal, state and foreign tax authorities. Our estimate of the potential outcome of any uncertain tax issue is subject to management’s assessment of relevant risks, facts, and
circumstances existing at that time. We use a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. We record a liability for the difference between the benefit recognized and measured and tax position taken or expected to be taken on our tax return. To the extent that our assessment of such tax positions changes, the change in estimate is recorded in the period in which the determination is made. We report tax-related interest and penalties as a component of income tax expense. We do not believe there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material change in the tax related balances or valuation allowance balances. However, due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may be materially different from the current estimate.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in Part II Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the stockholders and the Board of Directors of Unique Fabricating, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Unique Fabricating, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows, for each of the fifty-two week periods ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017 and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the fifty-two week periods ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting 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.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Detroit, Michigan
March 26, 2020
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2016
UNIQUE FABRICATING, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 29,
2019
|
|
December 30,
2018
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
650
|
|
|
$
|
1,410
|
|
Accounts receivable – net
|
24,701
|
|
|
30,831
|
|
Inventory – net
|
13,047
|
|
|
16,286
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other
|
2,108
|
|
|
2,511
|
|
Refundable taxes
|
1,049
|
|
|
983
|
|
Assets held for sale
|
1,003
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total current assets
|
42,558
|
|
|
52,021
|
|
Property, Plant, and Equipment – Net
|
23,415
|
|
|
25,078
|
|
Goodwill
|
22,111
|
|
|
28,871
|
|
Intangible Assets
|
11,625
|
|
|
15,568
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
|
Investments – at cost
|
1,054
|
|
|
1,054
|
|
Deposits and other assets
|
226
|
|
|
199
|
|
Deferred tax asset
|
679
|
|
|
496
|
|
Total assets
|
$
|
101,668
|
|
|
$
|
123,287
|
|
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
|
|
|
|
|
Current Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
$
|
9,324
|
|
|
$
|
11,465
|
|
Current maturities of long-term debt
|
2,847
|
|
|
3,350
|
|
Income taxes payable
|
—
|
|
|
41
|
|
Accrued compensation
|
1,225
|
|
|
2,848
|
|
Other accrued liabilities
|
1,979
|
|
|
1,432
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
15,375
|
|
|
19,136
|
|
Long-term debt – net of current portion
|
33,220
|
|
|
34,668
|
|
Line of credit - net
|
11,418
|
|
|
17,905
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
871
|
|
|
395
|
|
Deferred tax liability
|
1,324
|
|
|
2,295
|
|
Total liabilities
|
62,208
|
|
|
74,399
|
|
Stockholders’ Equity
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.001 par value – 15,000,000 shares authorized and 9,779,147 and 9,779,147 issued and outstanding at December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively
|
10
|
|
|
10
|
|
Additional paid-in-capital
|
46,011
|
|
|
45,881
|
|
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
|
(6,561
|
)
|
|
2,997
|
|
Total stockholders’ equity
|
39,460
|
|
|
48,888
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
$
|
101,668
|
|
|
$
|
123,287
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
UNIQUE FABRICATING, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 29, 2019
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 31, 2017
|
Net sales
|
$
|
152,489
|
|
|
$
|
174,910
|
|
|
$
|
175,288
|
|
Cost of sales
|
120,981
|
|
|
135,575
|
|
|
135,234
|
|
Gross profit
|
31,508
|
|
|
39,335
|
|
|
40,054
|
|
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
|
26,751
|
|
|
29,781
|
|
|
29,767
|
|
Impairment of goodwill
|
6,760
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Restructuring expenses
|
2,752
|
|
|
1,156
|
|
|
—
|
|
Operating (loss) income
|
(4,755
|
)
|
|
8,398
|
|
|
10,287
|
|
Non-operating Income (Expense)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense)
|
11
|
|
|
(59
|
)
|
|
79
|
|
Interest expense
|
(4,287
|
)
|
|
(3,778
|
)
|
|
(2,746
|
)
|
Total non-operating expense
|
(4,276
|
)
|
|
(3,837
|
)
|
|
(2,667
|
)
|
(Loss) income – before income taxes
|
(9,031
|
)
|
|
4,561
|
|
|
7,620
|
|
Income tax expense
|
37
|
|
|
862
|
|
|
1,133
|
|
Net (loss) income
|
$
|
(9,068
|
)
|
|
$
|
3,699
|
|
|
$
|
6,487
|
|
Net (loss) income per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
$
|
(0.93
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.38
|
|
|
$
|
0.67
|
|
Diluted
|
$
|
(0.93
|
)
|
|
$
|
0.37
|
|
|
$
|
0.66
|
|
Cash dividends per share
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
|
$
|
0.60
|
|
|
$
|
0.60
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
UNIQUE FABRICATING, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(In thousands, except share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
|
|
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)
|
|
Total Stockholders' Equity
|
Balance - January 2, 2017
|
9,719,772
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
45,525
|
|
|
$
|
4,524
|
|
|
$
|
50,059
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
6,487
|
|
|
6,487
|
|
Stock option expense
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
150
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
150
|
|
Exercise of warrants and options for common stock
|
37,791
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
37
|
|
Cash dividends paid
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5,851
|
)
|
|
(5,851
|
)
|
Balance - December 31, 2017
|
9,757,563
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
45,712
|
|
|
$
|
5,160
|
|
|
$
|
50,882
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
|
|
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)
|
|
Total Stockholders' Equity
|
Balance - January 1, 2018
|
9,757,563
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
45,712
|
|
|
$
|
5,160
|
|
|
$
|
50,882
|
|
Net income
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,699
|
|
|
3,699
|
|
Stock option expense
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
131
|
|
Exercise of warrants and options for common stock
|
21,584
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
38
|
|
Cash dividends paid
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5,862
|
)
|
|
(5,862
|
)
|
Balance - December 30, 2018
|
9,779,147
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
45,881
|
|
|
$
|
2,997
|
|
|
$
|
48,888
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
|
|
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)
|
|
Total Stockholders' Equity
|
Balance - December 31, 2018
|
9,779,147
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
45,881
|
|
|
$
|
2,997
|
|
|
$
|
48,888
|
|
Net loss
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(9,068
|
)
|
|
(9,068
|
)
|
Stock option expense
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
130
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
130
|
|
Cash dividends paid
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(490
|
)
|
|
(490
|
)
|
Balance - December 29, 2019
|
9,779,147
|
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
46,011
|
|
|
$
|
(6,561
|
)
|
|
$
|
39,460
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
UNIQUE FABRICATING, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 29, 2019
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 31, 2017
|
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (loss) income
|
$
|
(9,068
|
)
|
|
$
|
3,699
|
|
|
$
|
6,487
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment of goodwill
|
6,760
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Inventory adjustment
|
1,742
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
6,863
|
|
|
6,630
|
|
|
6,320
|
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs
|
177
|
|
|
147
|
|
|
149
|
|
Loss (gain) on sale of assets
|
68
|
|
|
(138
|
)
|
|
63
|
|
Loss on extinguishment of debt
|
—
|
|
|
59
|
|
|
—
|
|
Bad debt adjustment
|
243
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
128
|
|
Loss (gain) on derivative instruments
|
578
|
|
|
452
|
|
|
(228
|
)
|
Stock option expense
|
130
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
150
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
(1,132
|
)
|
|
(291
|
)
|
|
(1,553
|
)
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities that provided (used) cash:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
5,888
|
|
|
(3,641
|
)
|
|
(444
|
)
|
Inventory
|
2,584
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
402
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
(570
|
)
|
|
1,212
|
|
|
(1,766
|
)
|
Accounts payable
|
(1,104
|
)
|
|
1,008
|
|
|
(1,706
|
)
|
Accrued and other liabilities
|
(1,138
|
)
|
|
104
|
|
|
(194
|
)
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
12,021
|
|
|
9,430
|
|
|
7,808
|
|
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases of property and equipment
|
(2,759
|
)
|
|
(5,393
|
)
|
|
(4,140
|
)
|
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
|
119
|
|
|
904
|
|
|
52
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(2,640
|
)
|
|
(4,489
|
)
|
|
(4,088
|
)
|
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change in bank overdraft
|
(1,036
|
)
|
|
(1,251
|
)
|
|
(38
|
)
|
Proceeds from debt
|
1,300
|
|
|
10,132
|
|
|
—
|
|
Payments on term loans
|
(3,350
|
)
|
|
(2,963
|
)
|
|
(3,375
|
)
|
(Repayments on) proceeds from revolving credit facilities, net
|
(6,565
|
)
|
|
(4,422
|
)
|
|
6,231
|
|
Debt issuance costs
|
—
|
|
|
(634
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants
|
—
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
37
|
|
Distribution of cash dividends
|
(490
|
)
|
|
(5,862
|
)
|
|
(5,850
|
)
|
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(10,141
|
)
|
|
(4,962
|
)
|
|
(2,995
|
)
|
Net (Decrease) increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
(760
|
)
|
|
(21
|
)
|
|
725
|
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents – Beginning of period
|
1,410
|
|
|
1,431
|
|
|
706
|
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents – End of period
|
$
|
650
|
|
|
$
|
1,410
|
|
|
$
|
1,431
|
|
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information – Cash paid for
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
$
|
4,104
|
|
|
$
|
3,575
|
|
|
$
|
2,567
|
|
Income taxes
|
$
|
438
|
|
|
$
|
1,339
|
|
|
$
|
2,232
|
|
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
UNIQUE FABRICATING, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 — Nature of Business and Significant Accounting Policies
Nature of Business — UFI Acquisition, Inc. (“UFI”), a Delaware corporation, was formed on January 14, 2013, for the purpose of acquiring Unique Fabricating, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Unique Fabricating”) (collectively, the “Company” or “Unique”) on March 18, 2013. The Company operates as one operating and reporting segment to fabricate and broker foam and rubber products, which are primarily sold to original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and tiered suppliers in the automotive, appliance, water heater and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (“HVAC”) industries. In September 2014, UFI changed its name to Unique Fabricating, Inc. which is now the parent company of the consolidated group. As a result of the name change, the subsidiary previously named Unique Fabricating, Inc. became Unique Fabricating NA, Inc.
Basis of Presentation — The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Principles of Consolidation —The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries over which the Company exercises control. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Fiscal Years — The Company’s year-end periods end on the Sunday closest to the end of the calendar year-end period. The 52-week fiscal year periods for 2019, 2018, and 2017 ended on December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively.
Cash and Cash Equivalents — The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable — Accounts receivable are stated at the invoiced amount and do not bear interest. The allowance for doubtful accounts is management’s best estimate of the amount of probable collection in full of the existing accounts receivable. Management determines the allowance based on historical write off experience and an understanding of individual customer payment history and financial condition. Management reviews the allowance for doubtful accounts at regular intervals. Account balances are charged off against the allowance when management determines it is probable the receivable will not be recovered. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $0.9 million and $0.7 million at December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively.
Inventory — Inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market, with cost determined on the first in, first out method (FIFO). Inventory acquired as part of a business combination is recorded at its estimated fair value at the time of the business combination. The Company periodically evaluates inventory for obsolescence, excess quantities, slow moving goods and other impairments of value and establishes reserves for any identified impairments. The allowance for inventory valuation was $1.0 million and $0.6 million at December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018 respectively.
Valuation of Long-Lived Assets — The carrying value of long-lived assets held for use is periodically evaluated when events or circumstances warrant such a review. The carrying value of a long-lived asset held for use is considered impaired when the anticipated separately identifiable undiscounted cash flows from the asset are less than the carrying value of the asset. In that event, a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the long-lived asset. The Company determined that no impairment indicators were evident, and all originally assigned useful lives remained appropriate during the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively.
Property, Plant, and Equipment — Property, plant, and equipment purchases are recorded at cost. Property, plant, and equipment acquired as part of a business combination are recorded at estimated fair value at the time of the business combination. Depreciation is calculated principally using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of each asset. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the period of the related leases. Upon retirement or disposal, the initial cost or valuation and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any gain or loss is included in net income. Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.
UNIQUE FABRICATING, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Intangible Assets — The Company does not hold any intangible assets with indefinite lives. Identifiable intangible assets recognized as part of a business combination are recorded at their estimated fair value at the time of the business combination. Amortizable intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the related carrying amount may be impaired. The remaining useful lives of intangible assets are reviewed annually to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization. The Company determined that no impairment indicators were evident, and all originally assigned useful lives remained appropriate during the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively.
Goodwill — Goodwill represents the excess of the acquisition cost of consideration transferred over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired and liabilities assumed from business combinations at the date of acquisition. Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is assessed at least on an annual basis for impairment. If it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value is greater than the carrying value of a reporting unit then a qualitative assessment may be used for the annual impairment test. Otherwise, a one-step process is used which requires estimating the fair value of each reporting unit compared to its carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value, goodwill impairment will be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. The Company has one reporting and operating unit for goodwill testing purposes.
During the second quarter of 2019, the Company experienced a decline in market capitalization, which is a potential indicator of impairment. As a result, the Company performed an interim quantitative assessment as of June 30, 2019, utilizing a combination of the income and market approaches, which were weighted evenly. The results of the quantitative analysis performed indicated the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeded the fair value of the reporting unit as of June 30, 2019. There was a $6.8 million impairment charges recognized during the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019 and $0 in December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively.
The Company performed the annual quantitative assessment as of December 29, 2019, utilizing a combination of the income and market approaches. The results of the quantitative analysis performed indicated the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded the carrying value by approximately 40.0%. Key assumptions used in the analysis were a discount rate of 14.0%, EBITDA margin of 11% in 2020 and 12% thereafter and a terminal growth rate of 2.0%.
Debt Issuance Costs — Debt issuance costs represent legal, consulting, and other financial costs associated with debt financing and are reported netted against the related debt instrument. Amounts paid to or on behalf of lenders are presented as debt discount, as a reduction of the noted debt instrument. Debt issuance costs on term debt are amortized using the straight lines basis over the term of the related debt (which is immaterially different from the required effective interest method) while those related to revolving debt are amortized using a straight-line basis over the term of the related debt.
At December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, debt issuance costs were $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively, while amounts paid to or on behalf of lenders presented as debt discounts were $0.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively. On November 8, 2018, the Company amended its current Credit Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), which increased its term loan debt and is further described in Note 6. The Company reviewed this amendment for extinguishment accounting and concluded that there were no remaining debt issuance costs not amortized on the old revolving debt facility qualified for extinguishment accounting and were recognized as a loss on extinguishment immediately. The remaining unamortized debt issuance costs not extinguished on the old revolving debt facility and all the remaining unamortized debt issuance costs on the old term loans did not meet extinguishment accounting and therefore were carried forward to the new revolving debt facility and term loans.
Amortization expense has been recognized as a component of interest expense which includes both debt issuance costs and debt discounts in the amounts of $0.2 million for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, $0.1 million for the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018, and $0.1 million for the 52 weeks ended December 31, 2017, respectively.
Investments — FASB guidance requires certain equity securities to be measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. For equity securities without readily determinable fair values, entities may elect to measure these securities at cost minus impairment, if any, adjusted for changes in observable prices. The Company does have a cost method investment in its consolidated financial statements, and there is not a readily determinable value for this investment. Impairment losses due to a decline in the value of the investment that is other than temporary are recognized when incurred. No impairment loss was recognized for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively.
UNIQUE FABRICATING, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Dividends received are included in income, except for those dividends received in excess of the Company’s proportionate share of accumulated earnings, which are applied as a reduction of the cost of the investment. Dividend income of less than $0.1 million, $0.1 million and $0 was recognized for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively. No impairment loss was recognized for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively.
Accounts Payable — Under the Company’s cash management system, checks issued but not yet presented to the Company’s bank frequently result in overdraft balances for accounting purposes and are classified as accounts payable on the consolidated balance sheets. Accounts payable included $0.8 million and $1.8 million of checks issued in excess of available cash balances at December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively.
Stock Based Compensation — The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation using the fair value of the award estimated at the grant date of the award. The Company estimates the fair value of awards, consisting of stock options, using the Black Scholes option pricing model. Compensation expense is recognized in earnings using the straight-line method over the vesting period, which represents the requisite service period.
Revenue Recognition —
The following table presents the Company's net sales disaggregated by major sales channel for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 29, 2019
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Net Sales
|
|
|
|
|
|
Automotive
|
$
|
131,589
|
|
|
$
|
147,010
|
|
|
$
|
148,588
|
|
HVAC, water heater, and appliances
|
13,600
|
|
|
19,500
|
|
|
19,200
|
|
Other
|
7,300
|
|
|
8,400
|
|
|
7,500
|
|
Total
|
$
|
152,489
|
|
|
$
|
174,910
|
|
|
$
|
175,288
|
|
General Recognition Policy
Revenue is recognized by the Company once all performance obligations under the terms of a contract with the Company's customers are satisfied. Generally, this occurs with the transfer of control of its automotive, HVAC, and other products. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring its products. The Company’s payment terms vary by the type and location of its customers and the products offered. The term between invoicing and when payment is due is not significant.
In general, for sales arrangements, the Company deems control to transfer at a single point in time and recognizes revenue when it ships products from its manufacturing facilities to its customers. Once a product has shipped, the customer is able to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from, the asset. The Company considers control to transfer upon shipment because the Company has a present right to payment at that time, the customer has legal title to the asset, and the customer has significant risks and rewards of ownership of the asset. Provisions for discounts and rebates to customers, estimated returns and allowances, and other adjustments are provided for in the same period the related sales are recorded.
Contract Balances
The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections and payments results in billed accounts receivable. The Company does not have deferred revenue. Additionally, as noted above in the Accounts Receivable section, management reviews the allowance for doubtful accounts at regular intervals. Account balances are charged off against the allowance when management
UNIQUE FABRICATING, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
determines it is probable the receivable will not be recovered. The allowance for doubtful account balances are noted above in the Accounts Receivable section.
Practical Expedients
The Company elects the practical expedient to expense costs incurred for costs to obtain a contract with a customer when the amortization period would have been one year or less. These costs include sales commissions as the Company has determined annual compensation is commensurate with annual sales activities.
The Company elects the practical expedient that does not require the Company to adjust consideration for the effects of a significant financing component when the period between shipment of its products and customer’s payment is one year or less.
Shipping and Handling — Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales as they are incurred.
Income Taxes — A current tax liability or asset is recognized for the estimated taxes payable or refundable on tax returns for the period. Deferred tax liabilities or assets are recognized for the estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between financial reporting and tax accounting measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The Company also evaluates the need for valuation allowances to reduce the deferred tax assets to realizable amounts. Management evaluates all positive and negative evidence and uses judgment regarding past and future events, including operating results, to help determine when it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred tax assets may not be realized. When appropriate, a valuation allowance is recorded against deferred tax assets to reserve for future tax benefits that may not be realized.
The Company recognizes the benefit of a tax position when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. 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 settlement with the relevant tax authority. The Company assesses all tax positions for which the statute of limitations remains open. The Company had no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017. There were no penalties or interest recorded during the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, or December 31, 2017
Foreign Currency Adjustments — The Company’s functional currency for all operations worldwide is the United States dollar. Nonmonetary assets and liabilities of foreign operations are remeasured at historical rates and monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured at exchange rates in effect at the end of each reporting period. Income statement accounts are remeasured at average exchange rates for the year. Gains and losses from translation of foreign currency financial statements into United States dollars are classified in other income in the consolidated statements of operations.
Concentration Risks — The Company is exposed to various significant concentration risks as follows:
Customer and Credit — During the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, the Company’s sales were derived from customers principally engaged in the North American automotive industry. Company sales directly and indirectly to General Motors Company (“GM”), Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (“FCA”), and Ford Motor Company (“Ford”), as a percentage of total net sales were: 17, 16, and 15 percent, respectively, during the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019; 15, 16, and 11 percent, respectively, during the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018; and 14, 13, and 11 percent, respectively, during the 52 weeks ended December 31, 2017.
No Tier 1 suppliers represented more than 10 percent of direct Company sales for any period noted above.
GM accounted for 8 and 14 percent of direct accounts receivable as of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively.
Labor Markets — At December 29, 2019, 65% of our employees are working in the United States, 30% are working in Mexico, and 5% are working in Canada. 22% of the United States hourly work force is covered under collective bargaining agreements that expire in August of 2022 and February of 2023.
UNIQUE FABRICATING, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Foreign Currency Exchange — The expression of assets and liabilities in a currency other than the functional currency, which is the United States dollar, gives rise to exchange gains and losses when such assets and obligations are paid in another currency. Foreign currency exchange rate adjustments (i.e., differences between amounts recorded and actual amounts owed or paid) are reported in the consolidated statements of operations as the foreign currency fluctuations occur. Foreign currency exchange rate adjustments are reported in the consolidated statements of cash flows using the exchange rates in effect at the time of the cash flows. At December 29, 2019, the Company’s exposure to assets and liabilities denominated in another currency was not significant. To the extent there is a fluctuation in the exchange rates, the amount of local currency to be paid or received to satisfy foreign currency obligations in 2019 may increase or decrease.
International Operations — The Company manufactures and sells products outside of the United States primarily in Mexico and Canada. Foreign operations are subject to various political, economic and other risks and uncertainties inherent in foreign countries. Among other risks, the Company’s operations are subject to the risks of restrictions on transfers of funds; export duties, quotas, and embargoes; domestic and international customs and tariffs; changing taxation policies; foreign exchange restrictions; political conditions; and governmental regulations. During the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, 18, 17, and 15 percent, respectively, of the Company’s production occurred in Mexico. During the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, 8, 10, and 9 percent, respectively, of the Company's production occurred in Canada. Sales derived from customers located in Mexico, Canada, and other foreign countries were 21, 10, and 0 percent, respectively during the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, 17, 10, and 2 percent, respectively, during the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018, and 15, 10, and 1 percent, respectively during the 52 weeks ended December 31, 2017, of the Company’s total sales.
Derivative financial instruments — All derivative instruments are required to be reported on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value unless the transactions qualify and are designated as normal purchases or sales. Changes in fair value are reported currently through earnings unless they meet hedge accounting criteria. See Note 7 for further information regarding the Company's derivative instrument makeup.
Use of Estimates — The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP 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 revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements — In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. This ASU supersedes most of the existing guidance on revenue recognition in ASC Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and establishes a broad principle that would require an entity to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve this principle, an entity identifies the contract with a customer, identifies the separate performance obligations in the contract, determines the transaction price, allocates the transaction price to the separate performance obligations and recognizes revenue when each separate performance obligation is satisfied. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date, to defer implementation of ASU 2014-09 by one year. The guidance is now currently effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and is to be applied retrospectively at the entity's election either to each prior reporting period presented or with the cumulative effect of application recognized at the date of initial application. The ASU allows for early adoption for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, however, the Company adopted the new accounting standard ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers and all the related amendments to all contracts using the modified retrospective method in its first quarter of 2019. To assess the impact of the new standard, the Company analyzed the standard's impact on customer contracts, comparing its historical accounting policies and practices to the requirements of the new standard, and identifying potential differences from application of the new standard's requirements. The Company reviewed material contracts and related agreements with customers and confirmed that the performance obligations do not change under ASC No. 606. In addition, the Company considered all relevant commercial variables to identify transaction consideration and has concluded there is not a material change in the determination of transaction pricing. Therefore, the Company has concluded that the adoption of the new revenue standards did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements as the method for recognizing revenue subsequent to the implementation of ASC No. 606 did not vary significantly from the revenue recognition practices under previous GAAP.
In January 2016, the FASB issued guidance, together with related, subsequently issued guidance, that addresses certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. Among other provisions, the guidance
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requires certain equity securities to be measured at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. For equity securities without readily determinable fair values, entities may elect to measure these securities at cost minus impairment, if any, adjusted for changes in observable prices. The guidance should be applied through a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the year of adoption, except for equity securities without readily determinable fair values, to which the guidance should be applied prospectively. The Company adopted this guidance on January 1, 2018 and concluded this did not have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements. The Company does have a cost method investment in its consolidated financial statements, and there is not a readily determinable value for this investment.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which will supersede the current lease requirements in Topic 840. The ASU requires lessees to recognize a right of use (“ROU”) asset and related lease liability for all leases, with a limited exception for short-term leases. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with the classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the statement of operations. The ASU is effective for the Company as of January 1, 2020. Therefore, the company plans to implement this standard using the modified retrospective approach and, as such, recognize the effects of applying the new standard as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of January 1, 2019. The Company has identified our existing leases contracts and is in the process of completing the calculations of the ROU assets and related lease liability. The Company plans to elect the practical expedients upon transition that will retain the lease classification and initial direct costs for any leases that exist prior to adoption of the standard. The Company will not reassess whether any contracts entered prior to adoption are leases. The Company plans to not separate non-lease components from the associated lease component and, instead, to account for those components as a single component in certain circumstances. The Company also expects to elect the short-term lease recognition exemption for all leases that qualify, which means the Company will not recognize ROU assets or lease liabilities for short-term leases. Based on the Company's lease portfolio, the company currently anticipates recognizing a ROU asset and related lease liability on its balance sheet between $10 million and $13 million, with an immaterial impact on its income statement compared to the current lease accounting model.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-4, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, accounting guidance which removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. Goodwill impairment will now be the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. The ASU is effective for annual or interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted the provisions related to this ASU during fiscal year 2017 and the impact was not material in the year of adoption.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The guidance eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements. This new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 for public companies. Early adoption is permitted for either the entire standard or provisions that eliminate or modify requirements. Adoption of the standard will not impact our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740). The guidance simplifies accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions. This new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 for public companies. Early adoption is permitted. We are continuing to evaluate the impact the adoption of this standard will have on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Note 2 — Business Combinations
The Company intends to continue to selectively pursue opportunistic acquisitions that provide additional products and processes, as well as entrance into new growth markets. There were no new acquisitions for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3 — Inventory
Inventory consists of the following:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
December 29,
2019
|
|
December 30,
2018
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Raw materials
|
$
|
7,963
|
|
|
$
|
9,563
|
|
Work in progress
|
129
|
|
|
548
|
|
Finished goods
|
4,955
|
|
|
6,175
|
|
Total inventory
|
$
|
13,047
|
|
|
$
|
16,286
|
|
During the third quarter of 2019, the Company increased the inventory allowance by $1.7 million which is included in cost of sales in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. This was due to the loss of business from the end of life of certain programs coupled with the on-going implementation of the Company's new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system providing more detailed information that led the Company to review estimated future demand in the next twelve months. The allowance for inventory valuation was $1.0 million and $0.6 million at December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018 respectively.
Included in inventory are assets located in Mexico with a carrying amount of $3.6 million at December 29, 2019 and $3.3 million at December 30, 2018, and assets located in Canada with a carrying amount of $1.0 million at December 29, 2019 and $1.2 million at December 30, 2018.
Note 4 — Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property, plant, and equipment consists of the following:
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|
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|
|
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December 29,
2019
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December 30,
2018
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|
Depreciable
Life – Years
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(In thousands)
|
|
|
Land
|
$
|
1,663
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|
|
$
|
1,663
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|
|
|
Buildings
|
5,934
|
|
|
6,898
|
|
|
23 – 40
|
Shop equipment
|
22,982
|
|
|
21,166
|
|
|
7 – 10
|
Leasehold improvements
|
1,234
|
|
|
1,130
|
|
|
3 – 10
|
Office equipment
|
1,866
|
|
|
1,651
|
|
|
3 – 7
|
Mobile equipment
|
190
|
|
|
283
|
|
|
3
|
Construction in progress
|
1,543
|
|
|
1,514
|
|
|
|
Total cost
|
35,412
|
|
|
34,305
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
11,997
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|
|
9,227
|
|
|
|
Net property, plant, and equipment
|
$
|
23,415
|
|
|
$
|
25,078
|
|
|
|
Depreciation expense was $2.9 million for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, $2.6 million for the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018, and $2.2 million for the 52 weeks ended December 31, 2017.
Included in property, plant, and equipment are assets located in Mexico with a carrying amount of $4.1 million and $3.2 million at December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively, and assets located in Canada with a carrying amount of $0.6 million and $0.7 million at December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 5 — Intangible Assets
Intangible assets of the Company consist of the following at December 29, 2019:
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Carrying
Amount
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
Weighted Average
Life – Years
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Customer contracts
|
$
|
26,523
|
|
|
$
|
18,304
|
|
|
8.16
|
Trade names
|
4,673
|
|
|
1,698
|
|
|
16.43
|
Non-compete agreements
|
1,162
|
|
|
1,142
|
|
|
2.53
|
Unpatented technology
|
1,535
|
|
|
1,124
|
|
|
5.00
|
Total
|
$
|
33,893
|
|
|
$
|
22,268
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets of the Company consist of the following at December 30, 2018:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross Carrying
Amount
|
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
Weighted Average
Life – Years
|
|
(In thousands)
|
|
|
Customer contracts
|
$
|
26,523
|
|
|
$
|
14,936
|
|
|
8.16
|
Trade names
|
4,673
|
|
|
1,452
|
|
|
16.43
|
Non-compete agreements
|
1,162
|
|
|
1,118
|
|
|
2.53
|
Unpatented technology
|
1,535
|
|
|
818
|
|
|
5.00
|
Total
|
$
|
33,893
|
|
|
$
|
18,324
|
|
|
|
The weighted average amortization period for all intangible assets is 8.96 years. Amortization expense for intangible assets totaled $3.9 million for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, $4.1 million for the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018, and $4.1 million for the 52 weeks ended December 31, 2017.
Estimated amortization expense is as follows (In thousands):
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|
|
|
|
2020
|
$
|
3,914
|
|
2021
|
2,456
|
|
2022
|
1,305
|
|
2023
|
979
|
|
2024
|
759
|
|
Thereafter
|
2,212
|
|
Total
|
$
|
11,625
|
|
UNIQUE FABRICATING, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 6 — Long-term Debt
Credit Agreement
On April 29, 2016, Unique Fabricating NA, Inc. (the “US Borrower”) and Unique-Intasco Canada, Inc. (the “CA Borrower”) and Citizens Bank, National Association (“Citizens”), acting as syndication agent, and other lenders, entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) providing for borrowings of up to the aggregate principal amount of $62.0 million. The Credit Agreement was a senior secured credit facility and consisted of a revolving line of credit of up to $30.0 million (the “Revolver”) to the US Borrower, a $17.0 million principal amount term loan (the “US Term Loan”) to the US Borrower, and a $15.0 million principal amount term loan (the “CA Term Loan”) to the CA Borrower. At closing, the US Term Loan and the CA Term Loan were fully funded, and the US Borrower borrowed approximately $22.9 million under the Revolver.
On August 18, 2017, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower entered into the Second Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, with Citizens acting as syndication agent, and other lenders. The amendment converted $4.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the Revolver into an additional $4.0 million term loan to the US borrower (the “US Term Loan II”). The conversion of a portion of the outstanding borrowings under the Revolver did not reduce the aggregate amount available to be borrowed under it.
On March 26, 2018, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower entered into the Third Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, with Citizens acting as syndication agent, and other lenders. The Amendment added a fifth tier of interest rates for total leverage ratios greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00. The Credit Agreement only provided three tiers of interest rates based on a total leverage ratio with the greatest tier being for greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00. Under the Amendment, all loans under the Credit Agreement now bear interest at the Company's election of either (i) the greater of the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate (the “Base Rate”) or ii) the LIBOR rate, plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.75 percent to 2.75 percent per annum in the case of the Base Rate and 2.75 percent to 3.75 percent per annum in the case of the LIBOR rate, in each case, based on a senior leverage ratio threshold, measured quarterly.
The Amendment also amended the financial covenant related to the total leverage ratio (the ratio of Total Debt as of the date of determination to Consolidated EBITDA for the twelve month period ended as of the date of determination), which previously could not exceed a ratio of 3.00 to 1.00. The Amendment provides that the total leverage ratio may not exceed 3.50 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2018, 3.25 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2018 and September 30, 2018, and 3.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2018 and all fiscal quarters thereafter.
On August 8, 2018 the US Borrower and the CA Borrower entered into the Fourth Amendment (the “Fourth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, with Citizens acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders. The Fourth Amendment required the Company to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Ft. Smith, Arkansas building to reduce the outstanding borrowings under the Revolver. The application of the net proceeds did not permanently reduce the amounts that could be borrowed under the Revolver. The Fourth Amendment also made less restrictive for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2018, the financial covenant ratio which determined the Company's ability to pay dividends.
On September 20, 2018, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower entered into the Fifth Amendment (the “Fifth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, with Citizens acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders. The Fifth Amendment temporarily increased the maximum amount that could be borrowed under the Revolver to $32.5 million from its then current maximum of $30.0 million. This increase implemented by the Fifth Amendment was effective until October 31, 2018, at which point the maximum amount that may be borrowed under the Revolver reverted to $30.0 million and was replaced by the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement outlined below.
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
On November 8, 2018, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower, entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), which amended and restated the existing Credit Agreement. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is a five-year agreement, which, among other things increases the principal amount of US Term Loan borrowings to $26.0 million, creates a two year line of credit to fund capital expenditures and extends the maturity dates of all borrowings from April 28, 2021 to November 7, 2023. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides for
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
borrowings of up to $30.0 million under the Revolver, subject to availability, and left the outstanding principal balance on the CA Term Loan, approximately $12.0 million, the same as it was on the previous Credit Agreement. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement combined the previous US Term Loan and US Term Loan II (the “New US Term Loan”) and increases the aggregate principal amount to $26.0 million dollars from $15.9 million, in total, for the previous US Term Loan and Term Loan II. The increase in the principal amount effected by the New U.S. Term Loan replaced and termed-out outstanding borrowings under the Revolver. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement changes the quarterly principal payments of the New US Term Loan to $337,500 through September 30, 2020, $575,000 thereafter through September 30, 2021, and $812,500 thereafter though maturity. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also adds a two-year $5.0 million-dollar line of credit dedicated to Capital Expenditures. Finally, the agreement made certain changes to the Company's covenants and financial covenant ratios.
The Revolver, New US Term Loan, and CA Term Loan all mature on November 7, 2023 and bear interest at the Company's election of either (i) the greater of the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate (the “Base Rate”) or ii) the LIBOR rate, plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.75 percent to 2.75 percent per annum in the case of the Base Rate and 2.75 percent to 3.75 percent per annum in the case of the LIBOR rate, in each case, based on a senior leverage ratio threshold, measured quarterly.
In addition, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement allows for increases in the principal amount of the Revolver and the New US and CA Term Loans not to exceed a $10.0 million principal amount, in the aggregate, provided that before and after giving effect to the proposed increase (and any transactions to be consummated using proceeds of the increase), the total leverage and debt service coverage ratios do not exceed specified amounts. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also provides for the issuance of letters of credit with a face amount of up to a $2.0 million, in the aggregate, provided that any letter of credit that is issued will reduce availability under the Revolver.
The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains customary negative covenants and requires that the Company comply with various financial covenants including a total leverage ratio and a debt service coverage ratio, as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. Additionally, the New US Term Loan and CA Term Loan contains a clause, effective December 29, 2019, that requires an excess cash flow payment to be made to the lenders to reduce the New US Term Loan or the CA Term Loan if the Company’s cash flow exceeds certain thresholds as defined by the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
As of March 31, 2019, the Company was not in compliance with the total leverage ratio financial covenant. As a result of this non-compliance, on May 7, 2019, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower entered into the Waiver and First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders. The First Amendment temporarily waived the default on the March 31, 2019 covenant violation until the earlier of June 15, 2019 or the execution and delivery of a further amendment revising the calculation of the total leverage ratio and such other financial covenants as necessary taking into account the Borrowers current and future financial condition. As a result of this waiver, the lenders did not accelerate the maturity of the debt.
On June 14, 2019, the Company entered into the Waiver and Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders. The Second Amendment revised the waiver period as defined with respect to the March 31, 2019 covenant violation and resulting default until the earlier of June 30, 2019 (which was June 15, 2019 under the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) or the execution and delivery of a further amendment revising the calculation of the total leverage ratio and such other financial covenants as necessary taking into account the Borrowers current and future financial condition.
On June 28, 2019, the Company entered into the Waiver and Third Amendment (the “Third Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders. The Third Amendment revised the waiver period as defined with respect to the March 31, 2019 covenant violation and resulting default until the earlier of July 22, 2019 (which was June 30, 2019 under the Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) and the execution and delivery of a further amendment revising the calculation of the total leverage ratio and such other financial covenants as necessary taking into account the Borrowers current and future financial condition.
On July 16, 2019, the Company entered into the Waiver and Fourth Amendment (the “Fourth Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders. The Fourth Amendment provided a permanent waiver by the Lenders and Agent with respect to the Borrower's non-compliance with the total leverage ratio financial covenant, as defined as of March 31, 2019. The Fourth Amendment also revised the definition of
UNIQUE FABRICATING, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
consolidated EBITDA and certain financial covenants, including the maximum total leverage ratio and the minimum debt service coverage ratio, as well as adding the requirement that the Company maintain minimum liquidity and minimum unadjusted consolidated EBITDA, each as defined. The Fourth Amendment permits distributions as long as the Borrower is in compliance with specified conditions including that the Borrower's liquidity, as defined, is not less than $5 million after giving effect to the distribution, total leverage ratio is not more than 2.00 to 1.00, post distribution, debt service coverage ratio ("DSCR"), as defined, is not greater than 1.10 to 1.00, and Borrower is in compliance with financial covenants, before and after giving effect to the distributions.
On August 7, 2019, the Company entered into the Fifth Amendment to the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents (The "Fifth Amendment"). The Fifth Amendment amended the definition of unadjusted consolidated EBITDA to include consolidated net income plus the sum of interest expense, tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense, and non-cash impairment charges of goodwill. The Company is compliant with the covenants set forth in the Waiver and Amendments as of December 29, 2019.
As of December 29, 2019, $11.7 million was outstanding under the New Revolver. This amount is gross of debt issuance costs which are further described in Note 1. The New Revolver had an effective interest rate of 6.0120 percent per annum at December 29, 2019 and is secured by substantially all the Company’s assets. At December 29, 2019, the maximum additional available borrowings under the New Revolver were $11.3 million, which includes a reduction for a $0.1 million letter of credit issued for the benefit of the landlord of one of the Company’s leased facilities. The maximum amount available was further subject to borrowing base restrictions, resulting in a net availability of $6.8 million.
Long term debt consists of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 29,
2019
|
|
December 30,
2018
|
|
(In thousands)
|
New US Term Loan, payable to lenders in quarterly installments of $337,500 through September 30, 2020, $575,000 through September 30, 2021, and $812,500 through November 7, 2023, with a lump sum due at maturity. The effective interest rate was 6.031% and 6.2699% per annum at December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively. At December 29, 2019 the balance of the New US Term Loan is presented net of a debt discount of $266,517 from costs paid to or on behalf of the lenders.
|
$
|
24,383
|
|
|
$
|
25,665
|
|
CA Term Loan, payable to lenders in quarterly installments of $375,000 through November 7, 2023, with a lump sum due at maturity. The effective interest rate was 6.031% and 6.2699% per annum at December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018, respectively. At December 29, 2019, the balance of the CA Term Loan is presented net of a debt discount of $115,866 from costs paid to or on behalf of the lenders.
|
10,384
|
|
|
11,853
|
|
Capital expenditure line payable to lenders in quarterly installments of 7.5% per annum of the outstanding principal balance commencing December 31, 2019 through September 30, 2020, 10% per annum through September 30, 2021, and 12.5% per annum through November 7, 2023 with a lump sum due at maturity. The effective interest rate was 6.094% per annum at December 29, 2019.
|
1,300
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note payable to the seller of former owner of business Unique acquired in 2014 which is unsecured and subordinated to the New Credit Agreement. Interest accrues monthly at an annual rate of 6.00%. The note payable is due in full on February 6, 2019.
|
—
|
|
|
500
|
|
Total debt excluding revolver
|
36,067
|
|
|
38,018
|
|
Less current maturities
|
2,847
|
|
|
3,350
|
|
Long-term debt – net of current portion
|
$
|
33,220
|
|
|
$
|
34,668
|
|
The Company did not pay a dividend subsequent to the new amendments.
UNIQUE FABRICATING, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Maturities on the Company’s Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and other long term-debt obligations for the remainder of the current fiscal year and future fiscal years (In thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
2020
|
$
|
3,193
|
|
2021
|
4,176
|
|
2022
|
4,912
|
|
2023
|
35,890
|
|
2024
|
—
|
|
Thereafter
|
—
|
|
Total
|
48,171
|
|
Discounts
|
(383
|
)
|
Debt issuance costs
|
(303
|
)
|
Total debt – Net
|
$
|
47,485
|
|
Note 7 — Derivative Financial Instruments
Interest Rate Swap
The Company holds derivative financial instruments, in the form of interest rate swaps, as required by its Credit Agreement and Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, for the purpose of hedging certain identifiable transactions in order to mitigate risks relating to the variability of future earnings and cash flows caused by interest rate fluctuations. The Company has elected not to apply hedge accounting for financial reporting purposes. The interest rate swaps are recognized in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at their fair value. Monthly settlement payments due on the interest rate swaps and changes in their fair value are recognized currently in net income as interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
Effective June 30, 2016, as required under the Credit Agreement entered into during April 2016, the Company entered into a new interest rate swap which requires the Company to pay a fixed rate of 1.055 per annum while receiving a variable rate per annum based on the one month LIBOR for a net monthly settlement based on the notional amount. The notional amount at the effective date was $16.7 million which decreased by $0.3 million each quarter until June 30, 2017, decreased by $0.4 million each quarter until June 29, 2018, when it began decreasing by $0.5 million per quarter until it expired on June 28, 2019.
Effective October 2, 2017, as required under the Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement, the Company entered into another interest rate swap that requires the Company to pay a fixed rate of 1.093 per annum while receiving a variable interest rate per annum based on the one month LIBOR for a net monthly settlement based on the notional amount in effect. The notional amount at the effective date was $1.9 million which decreases by $0.1 million each quarter until it expires on September 30, 2020.
Effective November 30, 2018, as required under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Company entered into another interest rate swap the requires the Company to pay a fixed rate of 3.075 per annum while receiving a variable interest rate per annum based on the one month LIBOR for a net monthly settlement based on the notional amount in effect. The notional amount at the effective date was $5.0 million which increases by $0.4 million each quarter until June 28, 2019 when the notional amount increases to $17.5 million due to the interest rate swap from 2016 above expiring. The notional amount then decreases each quarter by $0.2 million until September 30, 2020 when the notional amount increases to $17.5 million due to the interest rate swap from 2017 above expiring. The notional amount then decreases each quarter by $0.4 million until December 31, 2021, then decreases each subsequent quarter by $0.6 million until it expires on November 8, 2023.
At December 29, 2019, the fair value of all of the swaps was $(0.9) million, of which $0 is included in current assets in the consolidated balance sheet and $(0.9) million is included in other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. The Company received $0.03 million in the aggregate, in net monthly settlements with respect to the interest rate swaps for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019. At December 30, 2018, the fair value of all the swaps was $(0.3) million, of which $0.1 million was included in current assets in the consolidated balance sheet and $(0.4) million was included in other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. The Company received $(0.1) million, in the aggregate, in net monthly settlements with respect to the interest rate swaps for the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018.
UNIQUE FABRICATING, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 8 — Restructuring
The Company's restructuring activities are undertaken as necessary to implement management's strategy, streamline operations, take advantage of available capacity and resources, and achieve net cost reductions. The restructuring activities generally relate to realignment of the organization, rationalization of existing manufacturing capacity and closure of facilities and other exit or disposal activities, either in the normal course of business or pursuant to specific restructuring programs.
The table below summarizes the activity in the restructuring liability for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee Termination Benefits Liability
|
|
Other Exit Costs Liability
|
|
Total
|
Accrual balance at December 31, 2018
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Provision for estimated expenses to be incurred
|
|
1,380
|
|
|
1,372
|
|
|
2,752
|
|
Payments made during the period
|
|
942
|
|
|
1,256
|
|
|
2,198
|
|
Accrual balance at December 29, 2019
|
|
$
|
438
|
|
|
$
|
116
|
|
|
$
|
554
|
|
2019 Restructurings
Bryan Restructuring
On November 7, 2019, the Company made the decision to close its manufacturing facility in Bryan, Ohio. The Company expects to cease operations completely at the Bryan facility by the end of March 2020. The Company's decision was based on the business case analysis optimizing capacity utilization in the most cost-effective manner.
The Company will move existing Bryan production to its manufacturing facilities in Queretaro, Mexico and LaFayette, GA. The Company will provide the affected employees severance pay, health benefits continuation, and job search assistance. The Company evaluated whether or not this closing met the criteria for discontinued operations and concluded that the closing did not meet the definition as it did not represent a strategic shift in the Company's operations and the Company will have continuing cash flows from the production being moved to other facilities within the Company.
The Company incurred one-time severance costs as a result of this plant closure of approximately $0.3 million during the fourth quarter of 2019. The amount of other costs incurred associated with this plant closure, which primarily consist of preparing and moving existing production equipment and inventory at Bryan to other facilities, will be approximately $0.6 million through April of 2020. All these costs were and will be recorded to the restructuring expense line in the Company's consolidated statement of operations.
Evansville Restructuring
On July 16, 2019, the Company made the decision to close its manufacturing facility in Evansville, Indiana. The Company ceased its operations during December 2019. The Company's decision was based on the business case analysis optimizing capacity utilization in the most cost-effective manner.
The Company will move existing Evansville production to its manufacturing facilities in LaFayette, GA, Auburn Hills, MI, and Louisville, KY. The Company will provide the affected employees severance pay, health benefits continuation, and job search assistance. The Company evaluated whether or not this closing met the criteria for discontinued operations and concluded that the closing did not meet the definition as it did not represent a strategic shift in the Company's operations and the Company will have continuing cash flows from the production being moved to other facilities within the Company.
As the Company is actively marketing its leased, no longer in use, Evansville facility for a sub-lease and based upon the applicable generally accepted accounting principles, the Company performed an analysis to determine the appropriate
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accounting. This resulted in recording a charge of $0.4 million to restructuring expense in the fourth quarter ending December 29, 2019. The Company is obligated for the remaining payments of $1.1 million for the leased facility.
The Company is also actively pursuing the sale of its owned Evansville facility with a December 29, 2019 book value of $1.0 million. As such, this asset has been classified as an asset held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet.
The Company incurred one-time severance costs as a result of this plant closure of $0.3 million during the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019.
The amount of other costs incurred associated with this plant closure, which primarily consisted of preparing and moving existing production equipment and inventory at Evansville to other facilities was $0.8 million for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019.
All $1.5 million of these costs were recorded as restructuring expense in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Salaried Restructuring
On May 15, 2019 and February 1, 2019, the Company announced that in order to reduce fixed costs it would be eliminating several salaried positions throughout the Company. The Company provided the affected employees severance pay, health benefits continuation and job search assistance. This reduction took place and the Company incurred restructuring costs of $0.3 million for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019.
During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company made additional reductions of 12 salaried positions as part of a streamlining of the company to improve efficiency and better align the organization to its new structure, targets, and vision. There was an immaterial impact on 2019 costs and there will be no impact in 2020. Some of the resulting cost savings have been and will be used to add specific capabilities in Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, and Purchasing.
Organization Items
On May 6, 2019, the former President and CEO of the Company resigned by mutual agreement of both parties. The Company incurred one-time restructuring costs of $0.7 million during the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, in connection with his resignation.
2018 Restructuring
Fort Smith Restructuring
On February 13, 2018, the Company made the decision to close its manufacturing facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The Company ceased operations at the Fort Smith facility in July of 2018, and approximately 20 positions were eliminated as a result of the closure. The Company's decision resulted from its desire to streamline operations and to utilize some of the available excess capacity in other of our facilities. The Company moved existing Fort Smith production to its manufacturing facilities in Evansville, Indiana and Monterrey, Mexico. The Company provided the affected employees severance pay, health benefits continuation and job search assistance. The Company evaluated whether or not this closing met the criteria for discontinued operations and concluded that the closing did not meet the definition as it did not represent a strategic shift in the Company's operations and the Company will have continuing cash flows from the production being moved to other facilities within the Company.
The Company incurred one-time severance costs as a result of this plant closure of $0.2 million in the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018. The amount of other costs incurred associated with this plant closure, which primarily consisted of preparing and moving existing production equipment and inventory at Fort Smith to other facilities was $0.6 million in the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018. All these costs were recorded to the restructuring expense line in continuing operations in the Company's consolidated statement of operations.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
On October 18, 2018, the Company sold the building it owned in Fort Smith, which had a net book value of $0.7 million for cash proceeds of $0.9 million resulting in a gain on the sale of $0.1 million. Through the date of the sale the building qualified as being held for sale, and therefore was presented as such in the consolidated balance sheet.
Port Huron Restructuring
On February 1, 2018, the Company made the decision to close its manufacturing facility in Port Huron, Michigan. The Company ceased operations at the Port Huron facility in June of 2018 and 7 positions were eliminated as a result of the closure. The Company's decision resulted from its desire to streamline operations and to utilize some of the available excess capacity in other of its facilities. As such, the Company moved existing Port Huron production to our manufacturing facilities in London, Ontario, Auburn Hills, Michigan, and Louisville, Kentucky. The Company provided the affected employees severance pay, health benefits continuation and job search assistance. The Company evaluated whether or not this closing met the criteria for discontinued operations and concluded that the closing did not meet the definition as it did not represent a strategic shift in the Company's operations and the Company will have continuing cash flows from the production being moved to other facilities within the Company.
The Company incurred one-time severance costs as a result of this plant closure of $0.1 million in the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018. The amount of other costs incurred associated with this plant closure, which primarily consisted of preparing and moving existing production equipment and inventory at Port Huron to other facilities was $0.3 million in the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018. All these costs were recorded to the restructuring expense line in continuing operations in the Company's consolidated statement of operations.
The tables below summarize the activity in the restructuring liability for the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee Termination Benefits Liability
|
|
Other Exit Costs Liability
|
|
Total
|
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Accrual balance at January 1, 2018
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Provision for estimated expenses incurred during the year
|
|
299
|
|
|
857
|
|
|
1,156
|
|
Payments made during the year
|
|
299
|
|
|
857
|
|
|
1,156
|
|
Accrual balance at December 30, 2018
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
There are no future costs expected with the Ft. Smith and Port Huron closures above as the closures were completed in 2018.
Note 9 — Stock Incentive Plans
2013 Stock Incentive Plan
The Company’s Board of Directors approved a stock incentive plan (the “Plan”) in 2013. The Plan permits the Company to grant 495,000 non statutory or incentive stock options to the employees, directors and consultants of the Company. 495,000 shares of unissued common stock are reserved for the Plan. The Board of Directors has the authority to determine the participants to whom stock options shall be awarded as well as any restrictions to be placed upon the awards. The exercise price cannot be less than the fair value of the underlying shares at the time the stock options are issued, and the maximum length of an award is ten years.
On September 30, 2019 the compensation committee of the Board of Directors approved the issuance of 72,500 non-statutory stock option awards, respectively, to the new CEO of the Company with an exercise price of $2.89 per share. These awards vest 50 percent once the closing price of the Company's common stock is in excess of $7.50 per share for 10 out of 20 consecutive trading days and an additional 50 percent once the closing price of the Company's common stock is in excess of $12.50 per share for 10 out of 20 consecutive trading days. The Company estimated the grant-date fair value of the awards
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
subject to these market conditions using a Monte Carlo simulation model, using the following assumptions: risk free interest rate of 1.63% and an annualized volatility of 40%.
2014 Omnibus Performance Award Plan
In 2014 the Board of Directors and stockholders adopted the Unique Fabricating, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Performance Award Plan, or the 2014 Plan. The 2014 Plan provides for the grant of cash awards, stock options, stock appreciation rights, or SARs, shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units, or RSUs, performance shares and performance units. The 2014 Plan originally authorized the grant of awards relating to 250,000 shares of our common stock. In the event of any transaction that causes a change in capitalization, the Compensation Committee, such other committee administering the 2014 Plan or the Board of Directors will make such adjustments to the number of shares of common stock delivered, and the number and/or price of shares of common stock subject to outstanding awards granted under the 2014 Plan, as it deems appropriate and equitable to prevent dilution or enlargement of participants’ rights. An amendment approved in March of 2016 by our Board of Directors which was approved by our stockholders at our annual meeting of stockholders in June 2016, increased the number of shares authorized for grant of awards under the 2014 plan to a total of 450,000 shares of our common stock.
On June 11, 2019, the compensation committee of the Board of Directors approved the issuance of stock option awards for 30,000 shares to one member of the board. The award had an exercise price of $2.93 per share with a weighted average grant date fair value of $1.10 per share. These options vested immediately on the date of grant as the service conditions required for this award had already been met on the day of the award.
On September 30, 2019, the compensation committee of the board of directors approved the issuance of 140,000 non statutory stock option awards to the new CEO of the Company with an exercise price of $2.89 per share. These awards vest 40 percent on September 30, 2020 and an additional 20 percent on each of September 30, 2021, 2022, and 2023 thereafter. The fair value of each option award is estimated on the grant date using a Black Scholes option pricing model that uses the weighted average assumptions noted in the following table. The expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the stock of comparable companies. The expected term of the awards was estimated based on findings from academic studies investigating the average holding period for options adjusted for the Company’s size and risk factors. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the United States Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2019
|
June 11, 2019
|
Expected volatility
|
40.00
|
%
|
40.00
|
%
|
Dividend yield
|
—
|
%
|
—
|
%
|
Expected term (in years)
|
6
|
|
6
|
|
Risk-free rate
|
1.63
|
%
|
1.81
|
%
|
On September 30, 2019, the compensation committee of the board of directors approved the issuance of 72,500 incentive stock option awards to the new CEO of the Company with an exercise price of $2.89 per share. These awards vest 50 percent once the closing price of the Company's common stock is in excess of $7.50 per share for 10 out of 20 consecutive trading days and an additional 50 percent once the closing price of the Company's common stock is in excess of $12.50 per share for 10 out of 20 consecutive trading days. The Company estimated the grant-date fair value of the awards subject to these market conditions using a Monte Carlo simulation model, using the following assumptions: risk free interest rate of 1.63% and an annualized volatility of 40%.
On February 25, 2020, the compensation committee of the Board of Directors approved the issuance of 30,000 stock option awards to employees as of February 25, 2020 with an exercise price of $3.32 per share.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
A summary of option activity under both plans is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
|
|
Weighted Average Remaining
Contractual Term
(in years)
|
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value(1)
|
|
(In thousands, except share data and exercise price)
|
Outstanding at December 30, 2018
|
563,680
|
|
|
$
|
7.25
|
|
|
5.61
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
315,000
|
|
|
$
|
2.89
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
Exercised
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
Forfeited or expired(2)
|
202,200
|
|
|
$
|
6.38
|
|
|
0
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 29, 2019
|
676,480
|
|
|
$
|
5.48
|
|
|
7.09
|
|
$
|
471
|
|
Vested and exercisable at December 29, 2019
|
383,480
|
|
|
$
|
7.35
|
|
|
5.09
|
|
$
|
152
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
The aggregate intrinsic value above is obtained by subtracting the weighted average exercise price from the estimated fair value of the underlying shares as of December 29, 2019 and multiplying this result by the related number of options outstanding and exercisable at December 29, 2019. The estimated fair value of the shares is based on the closing stock price of $4.01 as of December 29, 2019. As of December 30, 2018, there is no intrinsic value as the exercise prices is greater that the estimated fair value.
|
|
|
(2)
|
Included 0.18 million shares forfeited by the former CEO in May 2019 as a result of his departure.
|
The Company recorded gross compensation expense of approximately $0.15 million for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, $0.1 million for the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018, and $0.2 million for the 52 weeks ended December 31, 2017 in its consolidated statements of operations, as a component of sales, general and administrative expenses. The income tax benefit related to share based compensation expense was immaterial for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018, and December 31, 2017, respectively.
As of December 29, 2019, there was approximately $0.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock option awards under the plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.50 years.
Note 10 — Income Taxes
Income before income taxes for U.S. and Non-U.S. operations are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 29, 2019
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
(In thousands)
|
U.S. (loss) income
|
$
|
(11,154
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,017
|
|
|
3,878
|
|
Non-U.S. income
|
2,123
|
|
|
3,544
|
|
|
3,742
|
|
(Loss) income before income taxes
|
$
|
(9,031
|
)
|
|
$
|
4,561
|
|
|
$
|
7,620
|
|
The components of the income tax provision included in the consolidated statements of operations are all attributable to continuing operations and are detailed as follows:
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 29, 2019
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Current tax expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal
|
$
|
(17
|
)
|
|
$
|
(27
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,207
|
|
State
|
35
|
|
|
61
|
|
|
293
|
|
Foreign
|
1,151
|
|
|
1,119
|
|
|
1,186
|
|
Total
|
1,169
|
|
|
1,153
|
|
|
2,686
|
|
Deferred tax expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal
|
(875
|
)
|
|
(124
|
)
|
|
(1,166
|
)
|
State
|
(80
|
)
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
(236
|
)
|
Foreign
|
(177
|
)
|
|
(153
|
)
|
|
(151
|
)
|
Total
|
(1,132
|
)
|
|
(291
|
)
|
|
(1,553
|
)
|
Total income tax expense
|
$
|
37
|
|
|
$
|
862
|
|
|
$
|
1,133
|
|
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities at December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018 reflect the effect of temporary differences between amounts of assets, liabilities and equity for financial reporting purposes and the bases of such assets, liabilities and equity as measured based on tax laws, as well as tax loss and tax credit carryforwards. The following table summarizes the components of temporary differences and carryforwards that give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 29,
2019
|
|
December 30,
2018
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Deferred tax assets (liabilities):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts
|
$
|
227
|
|
|
$
|
174
|
|
Inventories
|
313
|
|
|
140
|
|
Accrued payroll and benefits
|
78
|
|
|
533
|
|
Goodwill and intangible assets
|
504
|
|
|
—
|
|
Excess interest expense
|
605
|
|
|
279
|
|
Foreign tax credit
|
797
|
|
|
621
|
|
Other
|
405
|
|
|
157
|
|
Deferred tax asset before valuation allowance
|
2,929
|
|
|
1,904
|
|
Valuation allowance
|
(621
|
)
|
|
(621
|
)
|
Deferred tax asset
|
2,308
|
|
|
1,283
|
|
Property, plant, and equipment
|
(2,945
|
)
|
|
(3,082
|
)
|
Goodwill and intangible assets
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Other
|
(8
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Deferred tax liability
|
(2,953
|
)
|
|
$
|
(3,082
|
)
|
Total deferred tax liability
|
$
|
(645
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,799
|
)
|
Management evaluates all positive and negative evidence and uses judgment regarding past and future events, including operating results, to help determine when it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the deferred tax assets may not be realized. When appropriate, a valuation allowance is recorded against deferred tax assets to reserve for future tax benefits that may not be realized. As of the year ended December 29, 2019, the Company has maintained a valuation allowance of
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
$0.6 million related to foreign tax credits (generated by the deemed repatriation under U.S. tax reform) expiring in 2028 as the Company has concluded that it is not more likely than not that the credits will be used prior to their expiration.
The transition tax provision of the 2017 tax reform act eliminated the basis difference that existed previously for purposes of ASC Topic 740. However, there are limited other taxes that could continue to apply such as foreign withholding and certain state taxes. U.S. income taxes have not been recognized for such taxes as the Company continues to remain indefinitely reinvested with respect to its foreign earnings. It is not practicable to estimate the amount of income taxes that may be payable on such undistributed foreign earnings.
A reconciliation of taxes on income from continuing operations based on the statutory federal income tax rate to the provision for income taxes is as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 29, 2019
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
|
|
Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 31, 2017
|
|
(In thousands)
|
Income tax expense (benefit) at US Statutory Tax Rate
|
$
|
(1,897
|
)
|
|
$
|
958
|
|
|
$
|
2,591
|
|
State income tax (benefit) expense, net of federal benefit
|
(28
|
)
|
|
23
|
|
|
66
|
|
Foreign tax rate differential
|
174
|
|
|
252
|
|
|
(206
|
)
|
U.S. Tax on non-U.S. income
|
241
|
|
|
319
|
|
|
—
|
|
Implementation of U.S. Tax Reform Act
|
—
|
|
|
(80
|
)
|
|
(559
|
)
|
Goodwill impairment
|
1,208
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Research and Development credits
|
(225
|
)
|
|
(504
|
)
|
|
(682
|
)
|
Other
|
564
|
|
|
(106
|
)
|
|
(77
|
)
|
Total provision for income taxes
|
$
|
37
|
|
|
$
|
862
|
|
|
$
|
1,133
|
|
On December 22, 2017 the Tax Cuts and JOBS Act (the “Act”) was signed into law. The Act changed many aspects of U.S. corporate income taxation and including the reduction of the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, implementation of a territorial system and imposition of a one-time tax on deemed repatriated earnings of foreign subsidiaries, introduction of tax on U.S. shareholders of certain foreign subsidiaries earnings, Global Intangible Low- Taxed Income (“GILTI”), and limitations on deductibility of interest expense. The impact in 2017 primarily consists of a ($1.4) million benefit related to the impact on the U.S. deferred tax liability due to the lowering of the corporate tax rate described above and $0.8 millions of expense for the estimate for the impact of one-time transition tax on deemed repatriated earnings of foreign subsidiaries. We completed our accounting for the income tax effects of the Act in 2018 and recorded a benefit of $(0.1) million as an adjustment to the provisional estimate of the one-time transition tax expense.
The Company recognizes the benefit of a tax position when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. 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 settlement with the relevant tax authority. The Company assesses all tax positions for which the statute of limitations remains open. The Company had no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 29, 2019 and December 30, 2018. The Company recognizes any penalties and interest when necessary as income tax expense. There were no penalties or interest recorded during the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, December 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.
The Company files income tax returns in the United States, Mexico, and Canada as well as in various state and local jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2016 in the United States, before 2014 in Mexico, and before 2017 in Canada.
Note 11 — Operating Leases
The Company leases office space, production facilities and equipment under operating leases with various expiration dates through the year 2030. The leases for office space and production facilities require the Company to pay taxes, insurance,
UNIQUE FABRICATING, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
utilities and maintenance costs. Five of the leases provide for escalating rents over the life of the lease and rent expense is therefore recognized over the term of the lease on a straight line basis, with the difference between lease payments and rent expense recorded as deferred rent in accrued expenses in the consolidated balance sheets. Total rent expense charged to operations was approximately $2.3 million for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, $2.4 million for the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018, and $2.2 million for the 52 weeks ended December 31, 2017.
Future minimum lease payments required under operating leases that have initial or remaining non-cancelable lease terms in excess of one year are as follows at December 29, 2019 (In thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
2020
|
$
|
2,332
|
|
2021
|
2,210
|
|
2022
|
1,755
|
|
2023
|
1,175
|
|
2024
|
1,134
|
|
Thereafter
|
6,457
|
|
Total
|
$
|
15,063
|
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Note 12 — Retirement Plans
The Company maintains a defined contribution plan covering certain full-time salaried employees. Employees can make elective contributions to the plan. The Company contributes 100 percent of an employee’s contribution up to the first 3 percent of each employee’s total compensation and 50 percent for the next 2 percent of each employee’s total compensation. In addition, the Company, at the discretion of the board of directors, may make additional contributions to the plan on behalf of the plan participants. The Company contributed $0.2 million for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, $0.5 million for the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018, and $0.5 million for the 52 weeks ended December 31, 2017
Note 13 — Related Party Transactions
Effective March 18, 2013, the Company is under a management agreement with a firm related to several stockholders. The agreement initially provided for annual management fees of $0.3 million and additional fees for assistance provided with acquisitions. Effective upon completion of the Company's initial public offering, the agreement was amended to reduce the annual management fee by an amount equal to the amount, if any, of annual cash retainers and equity awards received as compensation for service on the board of directors by any person who is a related person of Taglich Private Equity, LLC or Taglich Brothers, Inc. The Company incurred management fees of $0.2 million for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, $0.2 million for the 52 weeks ended December 30, 2018, and $0.2 million for the 52 weeks ended December 31, 2017. The Company allocates these fees to the services provided based on their relative fair values. The fees paid were all allocated to and expensed as transaction costs. The management agreement had an initial term of five years, expiring on March 18, 2018, and renews automatically each year for additional one-year terms. The agreement also will terminate on the date that the Taglich Founding Investors or Taglich Equity Investors, each as defined, no longer collectively own 50% of the equity securities owned by either of them on March 18, 2018.
In 2019, the Company entered into a services agreement with 6th Avenue Group, which is a company owned by a Board member of the Company. The services performed have been related to assisting long term strategic planning for the Company as well as aiding in helping the Company with CEO transition services. As previously mentioned in Note 8, the Company's CEO resigned on May 6, 2019. The Company incurred fees to the 6th Avenue Group of $0.2 million, for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019. The services provided by 6th Avenue Group terminated in 2019. This Board member, as discussed in Note 9, was also awarded stock options for 30,000 shares for her services on June 11, 2019.
Note 14 — Fair Value Measurements
Financial instruments consist of cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and debt. The carrying amount of all significant financial instruments approximates fair value due to either the short maturity or the existence of variable interest rates that approximate prevailing market rates.
UNIQUE FABRICATING, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Accounting standards require certain other items be reported at fair value in the financial statements and provides a framework for establishing that fair value. The framework for determining fair value is based on a hierarchy that prioritizes the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value.
Fair values determined by Level 1 inputs use quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company can access.
Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs use other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs may include quoted prices for similar items in active markets, and other inputs such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.
Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs, including inputs that are available in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the related item. Level 3 fair value measurements are based primarily on management’s own estimates using inputs such as pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies or similar techniques considering the characteristics of the item.
In instances whereby inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, fair value measurements in their entirety are categorized based on the lowest level input that is significant to the valuation. The Company’s assessment of the significance of specific inputs to these fair value measurements requires judgment and considers factors specific to each item.
The Company measures its interest rate swap at fair value on a recurring basis based primarily on Level 2 inputs using an income model based on disparity between variance and fixed interest rates, the scheduled balance of principal outstanding, yield curves and other information readily available in the market.
The Company measures its foreign currency forward contract on a recurring basis based primarily on Level 2 inputs using the present value of future cash flows to be incurred on the contracts. In accordance with market standards and conventions for valuing such contracts, the transactions reflect the current direction and amounts expected in each currency, spot exchange rates at period-end, discount factors and forward interest rate curves for each relevant currency pair and future maturity date. This forward contract expired in fiscal year 2017.
Note 15 — Contingencies
The Company is engaged from time to time in legal matters and proceedings arising out of its normal course of business. The Company establishes a liability related to its legal proceedings and claims when it has determined that it is probable that the Company has incurred a liability and the related amount can be reasonably estimated. If the Company determines that an obligation is reasonably possible, the Company will, if material, disclose the nature of the loss contingency and the estimated range of possible loss, or include a statement that no estimate of loss can be made. While uncertainties are inherent in the outcome of such matters, the Company believes that there are no pending proceedings in which the Company is currently involved that will have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flow.
UNIQUE FABRICATING, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 16 — Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed giving effect to all potentially weighted average dilutive shares including stock options and warrants. The dilutive effect of outstanding awards, if any, is reflected in diluted earnings per share by application of the treasury stock method.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share.
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Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 29, 2019
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Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
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Fifty-Two Weeks Ended December 31, 2017
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(In thousands, except per share data)
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Basic earnings per share calculation:
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Net (loss) income
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$
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(9,068
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)
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$
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3,699
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$
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6,487
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Weighted average shares outstanding
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9,779,147
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9,770,011
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9,750,948
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Net (loss) income per share-basic
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$
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(0.93
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)
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$
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0.38
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$
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0.67
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Diluted earnings per share calculation:
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Net (loss) income
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$
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(9,068
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)
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$
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3,699
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$
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6,487
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Weighted average shares outstanding
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9,779,147
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9,770,011
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9,750,948
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Effect of dilutive securities:
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Stock options(1)(2)(3)
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—
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138,017
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147,316
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Warrants(1)(2)(3)
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—
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670
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1,154
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Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
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9,779,147
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9,908,698
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9,899,418
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Net (loss) income per share-diluted
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$
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(0.93
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)
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$
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0.37
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$
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0.66
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(1)Due to a net loss for the 52 weeks ended December 29, 2019, the effect of certain dilutive securities was excluded from the computation of weighted average diluted shares outstanding, as inclusion would have resulted in anti-dilution.
(2) Options to purchase 311,480 shares of common stock remaining to be exercised under the 2013 plan and warrants to purchase 1,185 shares of common stock remaining to be exercised, were considered in the computation of diluted earnings per share using the treasury stock method in the 2018 calculation. Options to purchase 220,000 shares of common stock that were granted in August 2015 and November 2015 remaining to be exercised, as discussed in Note 9, under the 2014 plan, options to purchase 7,200 shares of common stock and 5,000 shares of common stock that were granted under the 2013 and 2014 plan, respectively, in April 2016, options to purchase 5,000 and 15,000 shares of common stock that were granted under the 2013 and 2014 plan, respectively, in September 2017, and warrants to purchase 141,000 shares of common stock issued to the underwriters of the Company's IPO in July 2015, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share in the 2018 period because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
(3) Options to purchase 345,280 shares of common stock remaining to be exercised under the 2013 plan and warrants to purchase 1,185 shares of common stock remaining to be exercised, were considered in the computation of diluted earnings per share using the treasury stock method in the 2017 calculation. Options to purchase 225,000 shares of common stock that were granted in August 2015 and November 2015 remaining to be exercised, as discussed in Note 9, under the 2014 plan, options to purchase 7,200 shares of common stock and 5,000 shares of common stock that were granted under the 2013 and 2014 plan, respectively, in April 2016, 5,000 and 15,000 shares of common stock that were granted under the 2013 and 2014 plan, respectively, in September 2017, and warrants to purchase 141,000 shares of common stock issued to the underwriters of the Company's IPO in July 2015, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share in the 2017 period because the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
UNIQUE FABRICATING, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 17 — Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)
The following tables set forth a condensed summary of the Company's unaudited selected quarterly results for each of the quarters in fiscal 2019 and 2018.
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Thirteen Weeks Ended March 31, 2019
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Thirteen Weeks Ended June 30, 2019
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Thirteen Weeks Ended September 29, 2019
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Thirteen Weeks Ended December 29, 2019
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(In thousands, except per share data)
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2019
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Net sales
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$
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39,467
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$
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38,889
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$
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38,550
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$
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35,583
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Gross profit
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$
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8,300
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$
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8,212
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$
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7,175
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$
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7,821
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Operating income (loss)
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$
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937
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$
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(6,706
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)
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$
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(354
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)
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$
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1,368
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Net (loss) income
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$
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(189
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)
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$
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(7,623
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)
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$
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(1,264
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)
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$
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8
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Net (loss) income per share
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Basic
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$
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(0.02
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)
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$
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(0.78
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)
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$
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(0.13
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)
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$
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—
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Diluted
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$
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(0.02
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)
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$
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(0.78
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)
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$
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(0.13
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)
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$
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—
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Thirteen Weeks Ended April 1, 2018
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Thirteen Weeks Ended July 1, 2018
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Thirteen Weeks Ended September 30, 2018
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Thirteen Weeks Ended December 30, 2018
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(In thousands, except per share data)
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2018
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Net sales
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$
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47,304
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$
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45,742
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$
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42,052
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$
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39,812
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Gross profit
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$
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11,080
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$
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11,189
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$
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8,524
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$
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8,542
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Operating income
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$
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2,671
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$
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3,272
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$
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1,122
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|
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$
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1,333
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Net income (loss)
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$
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1,512
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$
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1,751
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$
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627
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$
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(191
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)
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Net income (loss) per share
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Basic
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$
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0.16
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$
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0.18
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$
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0.06
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$
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(0.02
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)
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Diluted
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$
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0.15
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$
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0.18
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$
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0.06
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$
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(0.02
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)
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Note 18 — Subsequent Events
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak with its uncertain near, mid, and longer-term impacts on the Company, our customers, our suppliers, and the industries we serve, we are executing a comprehensive set of actions to prudently manage our resources while keeping our customers supplied with the products they continue to require.
While demand in the automotive segment has been reduced for an indeterminate period, we continue to have customer orders across our various markets and in all our plants. Currently, we are operating our facilities.
We are following the guidelines provided by the various governmental entities in the jurisdictions where we operate and are taking additional measures to protect our employees.
UNIQUE FABRICATING, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Considering the current decline in demand, we are modifying our shift schedules and plant employee counts, limiting our raw material ordering, and restricting all discretionary spending.
As our supply base is almost exclusively North American, we have not yet seen disruptions in our supply chain.
Due to the inherent uncertainty of the unprecedented and rapidly evolving situation including the duration of the actions taken by the various customers and governments, we are unable to determine the full impact of the COVID-19 situation on our future operations.