cece-10q_20180331.htm

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark one)

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018

or

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                      to                         

Commission File No. 0-7099

 

CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

13-2566064

(State or other jurisdiction of

Incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

14651 North Dallas Parkway, Dallas, Texas

 

75254

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (513) 458-2600

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large Accelerated Filer

Accelerated Filer

 

 

 

 

Non-Accelerated Filer

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

 

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes      No  

The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of the latest practical date: 34,740,933 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, as of May 4, 2018.

 

 


 

CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

For the quarter ended March 31, 2018

Table of Contents

 

Part I –

 

Financial Information

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

Part II –

 

Other Information

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5. Other Information

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

30

 

 

 

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CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

ITEM 1.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

MARCH 31, 2018

 

 

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

33,089

 

 

$

29,902

 

Restricted cash

 

 

933

 

 

 

591

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

63,796

 

 

 

67,990

 

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

 

 

36,214

 

 

 

33,947

 

Inventories, net

 

 

22,083

 

 

 

20,969

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

13,748

 

 

 

10,760

 

Prepaid income taxes

 

 

243

 

 

 

1,930

 

Assets held for sale

 

 

7,736

 

 

 

7,853

 

Total current assets

 

 

177,842

 

 

 

173,942

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

23,042

 

 

 

23,400

 

Goodwill

 

 

152,780

 

 

 

166,951

 

Intangible assets – finite life, net

 

 

45,288

 

 

 

49,956

 

Intangible assets – indefinite life

 

 

18,412

 

 

 

19,691

 

Deferred charges and other assets

 

 

4,755

 

 

 

4,609

 

Total assets

 

$

422,119

 

 

$

438,549

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of debt

 

$

 

 

$

11,296

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

77,367

 

 

 

70,786

 

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

 

 

18,215

 

 

 

20,469

 

Note payable

 

 

5,300

 

 

 

5,300

 

Income taxes payable

 

 

3,073

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

103,955

 

 

 

107,851

 

Other liabilities

 

 

30,103

 

 

 

30,382

 

Debt, less current portion

 

 

84,704

 

 

 

103,537

 

Deferred income tax liability, net

 

 

8,784

 

 

 

10,210

 

Total liabilities

 

 

227,546

 

 

 

251,980

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 10,000 shares authorized, none issued

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 34,740,933 and

34,707,924 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017,

respectively

 

 

347

 

 

 

347

 

Capital in excess of par value

 

 

248,860

 

 

 

248,170

 

Accumulated loss

 

 

(46,495

)

 

 

(52,673

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(7,783

)

 

 

(8,919

)

 

 

 

194,929

 

 

 

186,925

 

Less treasury stock, at cost, 137,920 shares at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017

 

 

(356

)

 

 

(356

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

194,573

 

 

 

186,569

 

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

 

$

422,119

 

 

$

438,549

 

 

The notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of the above statements.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,

 

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Net sales

 

$

74,139

 

 

$

92,651

 

Cost of sales

 

 

48,578

 

 

 

60,722

 

Gross profit

 

 

25,561

 

 

 

31,929

 

Selling and administrative expenses

 

 

21,573

 

 

 

23,256

 

Amortization and earnout expenses

 

 

2,903

 

 

 

7,323

 

Gain on divestitures, net of selling costs

 

 

(11,177

)

 

 

 

Restructuring expenses

 

 

112

 

 

 

 

Income from operations

 

 

12,150

 

 

 

1,350

 

Other expense, net

 

 

(356

)

 

 

(109

)

Interest expense

 

 

(1,920

)

 

 

(1,711

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

9,874

 

 

 

(470

)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

4,111

 

 

 

(508

)

Net income

 

$

5,763

 

 

$

38

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.17

 

 

$

0.00

 

Diluted

 

$

0.17

 

 

$

0.00

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

34,592,803

 

 

 

34,215,519

 

Diluted

 

 

34,641,390

 

 

 

34,563,139

 

 

The notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of the above statements.

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Net income

 

$

5,763

 

 

$

38

 

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swap

 

 

193

 

 

 

143

 

Foreign currency translation

 

 

2,010

 

 

 

406

 

Comprehensive income

 

$

7,966

 

 

$

587

 

 

The notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of the above statements.

 

 

4


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

5,763

 

 

$

38

 

Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

3,497

 

 

 

4,138

 

Unrealized foreign currency gain

 

 

(199

)

 

 

(313

)

Net gain on interest rate swaps

 

 

(53

)

 

 

(58

)

Fair value adjustments to earnout liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

3,897

 

Earnout payments

 

 

(247

)

 

 

(2,155

)

(Gain) / loss on sale of property and equipment

 

 

(9

)

 

 

77

 

Gain on divestitures

 

 

(11,177

)

 

 

 

Debt discount amortization

 

 

291

 

 

 

252

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

626

 

 

 

9

 

Bad debt expense

 

 

146

 

 

 

217

 

Inventory reserve expense

 

 

296

 

 

 

165

 

Deferred income tax expense

 

 

(1,215

)

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of divestitures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(412

)

 

 

6,505

 

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

 

 

(2,662

)

 

 

4,920

 

Inventories

 

 

(739

)

 

 

(110

)

Prepaid expense and other current assets

 

 

1,494

 

 

 

361

 

Deferred charges and other assets

 

 

258

 

 

 

589

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

6,989

 

 

 

(13,428

)

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

 

 

(2,227

)

 

 

(944

)

Income taxes payable

 

 

3,043

 

 

 

206

 

Other liabilities

 

 

(215

)

 

 

287

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

3,248

 

 

 

4,653

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions of property and equipment

 

 

(466

)

 

 

(410

)

Net cash proceeds from divestitures

 

 

30,692

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

 

112

 

 

 

11

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

30,338

 

 

 

(399

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net repayments on revolving credit lines

 

 

(2,336

)

 

 

Repayments of debt

 

 

(28,156

)

 

 

(4,038

)

Earnout payments

 

 

 

 

 

Payments on capital leases and sale-leaseback transactions

 

 

(171

)

 

 

(186

)

Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan, exercise of stock options, and dividend reinvestment plan

 

 

64

 

 

 

1,199

 

Dividends paid to common shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

(2,580

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(30,599

)

 

 

(5,605

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

376

 

 

 

184

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

 

3,363

 

 

 

(1,167

)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

 

 

30,659

 

 

 

48,006

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

 

$

34,022

 

 

$

46,839

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

1,456

 

 

$

1,445

 

Income taxes

 

$

594

 

 

$

490

 

Non-cash transaction:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net consideration receivable from divestiture

 

$

1,979

 

 

$

 

The notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of the above statements.

 

 

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CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

 

1.

Basis of Reporting for Consolidated Financial Statements

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of CECO Environmental Corp. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company contain all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position as of March 31, 2018 and the results of operations and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. The results of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 as filed with the SEC.

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

These financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the SEC.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, all balances within tables are in thousands, except per share amounts.

 

 

2.

New Financial Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Adopted in Fiscal 2018

In March 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update  (“ASU”) 2018-05, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118”. The standard relates to the accounting and disclosures around the issuance of the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, “Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (“SAB 118”), which the Company has adopted. See Note 12 – Income Taxes for the disclosures related to this amended guidance.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, “Income Statement — Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income”. The standard allows for reclassification of stranded tax effects on items resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings. Tax effects unrelated to the Tax Act are released from accumulated other comprehensive income based on the nature of the underlying item.  The Company early adopted the ASU in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, under the prospective method. As a result of the adoption, during the first quarter of fiscal 2018, accumulated loss in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets increased by $1.2 million, with a corresponding decrease to accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets due to the reduction in the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%. See Note 12 — Income Taxes for additional information about the Tax Act.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, “Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting.”  ASU 2017-09 clarifies when changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award must be accounted for as a modification.  The new guidance will reduce diversity in practice and result in fewer changes to the terms of an award being accounted for as a modification.  Under ASU 2017-09, an entity will not apply modification accounting to a share-based payment award if the award’s fair value, vesting conditions and classification as an equity or liability instrument are the same immediately before and after the change.  We adopted ASU 2017-09 on January 1, 2018, under the prospective method. The adoption had no impact on our consolidated financial statements as there were no events requiring management to evaluate for a potential modification to a share-based payment award.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost.”  Under existing GAAP, an entity is

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required to present all components of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost aggregated as a net amount in the income statement, and this net amount may be capitalized as part of an asset where appropriate. ASU 2017-07 requires that an employer report the service cost component in the same line item or items as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the period, and requires the other components of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost to be presented in the income statement separately from the service cost component and outside a subtotal of income from operations, if one is presented. Additionally, only the service cost component is eligible for capitalization, when applicable. We adopted ASU 2017-07 on January 1, 2018, under the retrospective method for the presentation of the service cost component and the other components of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost in the income statement and prospectively, on and after the effective date, for the capitalization of the service cost component of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit in assets.  The adoption resulted in reclassification of other components of net periodic pension cost, other than service cost outside of operating income and the impact was not material. See Note 11 – Pension and Employee Benefit Plans for additional disclosures related to the adoption of the standard.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business.”  ASU 2017-01 clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses.  The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill, and consolidation.  We adopted ASU 2017-01 on January 1, 2018, under the prospective method. The adoption of the standard’s definition of a business was followed for the Company’s two divestitures that occurred in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. The divestitures would have been considered a business both before and after the adoption of the standard and, therefore, the provisions of ASU 2017-01 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash.”  ASU 2016-18 will require a change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents to be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. We adopted ASU 2016-18 on January 1, 2018, under the retrospective method. The prior year statement of cash flows has been reclassified to conform with the standard. The impact of the adoption was not material to the Company.  The adoption resulted in the Company presenting restricted cash activity on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each period presented.

 

We consider all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents. Restricted cash represents cash that is restricted as to withdrawal or usage and consists primarily of cash in support of letters of credit issued by various foreign subsidiaries of the Company. The Company occasionally enters into letters of credit with durations in excess of one year.

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

March 31, 2017

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

33,089

 

 

$

44,999

 

Restricted cash

 

 

933

 

 

 

1,272

 

Restricted cash included within deferred charges and other assets

 

 

 

 

 

568

 

Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

$

34,022

 

 

$

46,839

 

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.”  ASU 2016-15 provides guidance on how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows.  We adopted ASU 2016-15 on January 1, 2018, under the retrospective method. The adoption will result in the reclassification of $1.0 million in 2016 from financing activity to investing activity within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows on the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.  

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue From Contracts With Customers.” ASU 2014-09 supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition principles under GAAP. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration an entity expects to be entitled to for those goods or services using a defined five-step process.  In 2016, the FASB issued accounting standards updates to address implementation issues and to clarify the guidance for identifying performance obligations, licenses and determining if a company is the principal or agent in a revenue arrangement.

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We adopted ASU 2014-09 on January 1, 2018, under the modified retrospective method where the cumulative effect is recognized through retained earnings as of the date of adoption.  Under the new standard, certain contract arrangements that were historically recognized over time under our previous policies will now be recognized at a point in time upon completion of the contracts. However, based on the Company’s evaluation of existing contracts that were not substantially complete as of January 1, 2018, the cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings was not material.

Within the Energy Solutions and Industrial Solutions Segments, a significant portion of the Company’s revenue is derived from fixed-price contracts.  For each contract, we assess the goods and services promised to a customer and identify a performance obligation for each promised good or service that is distinct. The typical life of our contracts is generally less than 12 months and each contract generally contains only one performance obligation, to provide goods or services to the customer. We recognize revenue over time for the majority of our contracts within the Energy Solutions and Industrial Solutions Segments.

Within the Fluid Handling Solutions Segment a significant portion of our revenue is primarily derived from sales of inventory product and is recognized at the point in time control passes to the customer, which occurs generally upon shipment of the product.

The revenue streams within the Company are consistent with those disclosed for our reportable segments. For descriptions of our product offerings and segments, see Note 15 - Business Segment Information. For description of our updated revenue recognition policy, see Note 17 – Significant Accounting Policy Updates.

 

Accounting Standards Yet to be Adopted

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities.”  ASU 2017-12 expands an entity’s ability to apply hedge accounting for nonfinancial and financial risk components and allow for a simplified approach for fair value hedging of interest rate risk. ASU 2017-12 eliminates the need to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness and generally requires the entire change in fair value of a hedging instrument to be presented in the same income statement line as the hedged item.  Additionally, ASU 2017-12 simplifies the hedge documentation and effectiveness assessment under the previous guidance.  The guidance is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2018.  Early adoption is permitted.  We plan to adopt the standard on January 1, 2019.  We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases.” ASU 2016-02 establishes a right-of-use (“ROU”) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. For public companies, this guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. We currently expect to adopt ASU 2016-02 as of January 1, 2019, under the modified prospective method.  Our evaluation of ASU 2016-02 is ongoing and not complete.  The Company believes that the new standard will have a material impact on its consolidated balance sheet due to the recognition of ROU assets and liabilities for the Company’s operating leases but it will not have a material impact on its income statement or liquidity.  We expect our accounting for capital leases to remain substantially unchanged. The ASU also will require disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. These disclosures include qualitative and quantitative requirements, providing additional information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements. Our leasing activity is primarily related to buildings and we have various sale-leaseback transactions.  The Company is continuing to evaluate potential impacts to its consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

3.

Accounts Receivable

 

(Table only in thousands)

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

Contract receivables

 

$

59,532

 

 

$

60,543

 

Trade receivables

 

 

8,395

 

 

 

11,603

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

(4,131

)

 

 

(4,156

)

Total accounts receivable

 

$

63,796

 

 

$

67,990

 

 

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Balances billed but not paid by customers under retainage provisions in contracts within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets amounted to approximately $2.7 million and $2.5 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Retainage receivables on contracts in progress are generally collected within a year after contract completion.

 

Bad debt expense was $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  

 

 

4.

Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted Contracts

Our contracts have various lengths to completion ranging from a few days to several months. We anticipate that a majority of our current contracts will be completed within the next twelve months. A significant amount of our revenue within the Energy Solutions and Industrial Solutions Segments is recognized over a period of time as we perform under the contract because control of the work in process transfers continuously to the customer. The assets and liabilities recognized in association with these contracts are as follows:

 

(Table only in thousands)

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts

 

$

175,346

 

 

$

169,665

 

Estimated earnings

 

 

62,780

 

 

 

61,556

 

Total costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts, gross

 

 

238,126

 

 

 

231,221

 

Less billings to date

 

 

(220,127

)

 

 

(217,743

)

Total costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts, net

 

$

17,999

 

 

$

13,478

 

Included in the accompanying condensed consolidated

   balance sheets under the following captions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

 

$

36,214

 

 

$

33,947

 

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

 

 

(18,215

)

 

 

(20,469

)

Total costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts, net

 

$

17,999

 

 

$

13,478

 

 

Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. Changes to job performance, job conditions, and estimated profitability may result in revisions to contract revenue and costs, and are recognized in the period in which the revisions are made.  A provision of $0.1 million for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts was recognized at March 31, 2018. No provision for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts was required at December 31, 2017.

 

 

5.

Inventories

 

(Table only in thousands)

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

Raw materials

 

$

17,238

 

 

$

18,444

 

Work in process

 

 

5,766

 

 

 

3,182

 

Finished goods

 

 

839

 

 

 

940

 

Obsolescence allowance

 

 

(1,760

)

 

 

(1,597

)

Total inventories

 

$

22,083

 

 

$

20,969

 

 

Amounts credited to the allowance for obsolete inventory and charged to cost of sales amounted to $0.3 million and $0.2 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.          

 

 

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6.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

 

(Table only in thousands)

 

Three months ended March 31, 2018

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2017

 

Goodwill / Tradename

 

Goodwill

 

 

Tradename

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

Tradename

 

Beginning balance

 

$

166,951

 

 

$

19,691

 

 

$

170,153

 

 

$

22,042

 

Divestitures

 

 

(14,317

)

 

 

(1,340

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,443

)

 

 

(2,725

)

Foreign currency translation

 

 

146

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

1,241

 

 

 

374

 

 

 

$

152,780

 

 

$

18,412

 

 

$

166,951

 

 

$

19,691

 

 

(Table only in thousands)

 

As of March 31, 2018

 

 

As of December 31, 2017

 

Intangible assets – finite life

 

Cost

 

 

Accum. Amort.

 

 

Cost

 

 

Accum. Amort.

 

Technology

 

$

14,457

 

 

$

8,118

 

 

$

15,867

 

 

$

8,609

 

Customer lists

 

 

72,978

 

 

 

34,421

 

 

 

77,497

 

 

 

35,024

 

Noncompetition agreements

 

 

1,118

 

 

 

753

 

 

 

1,118

 

 

 

698

 

Tradename

 

 

1,390

 

 

 

475

 

 

 

1,390

 

 

 

440

 

Foreign currency adjustments

 

 

(700

)

 

 

188

 

 

 

(1,214

)

 

 

(69

)

 

 

$

89,243

 

 

$

43,955

 

 

$

94,658

 

 

$

44,702

 

 

Activity for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

 

 

(Table only in thousands)

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Intangible assets – finite life, net at beginning of period

 

$

49,956

 

 

$

60,728

 

Amortization expense

 

 

(2,555

)

 

 

(2,890

)

Divestitures

 

 

(2,372

)

 

 

 

Foreign currency adjustments

 

 

259

 

 

 

68

 

Intangible assets – finite life, net at end of period

 

$

45,288

 

 

$

57,906

 

 

Amortization expense of finite life intangible assets was $2.6 million and $2.9 million for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  Amortization over the next five years for finite life intangibles is expected to be $7.3 million for the remainder of 2018, $8.6 million in 2019, $6.9 million in 2020, $5.7 million in 2021, and $4.7 million in 2022.

Upon the realignment of the Company’s segments in the first quarter of 2018, the Company reviewed the allocation of goodwill to any new and existing reporting units who were affected by the segment realignment on a relative fair value basis and evaluated goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets for impairment. The Company did not identify any triggering events during the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 that would require an interim impairment assessment of goodwill or indefinite life intangible assets for reporting units that were unaffected by the segment realignment. The Company concluded there was no impairment of goodwill or indefinite life intangible assets during the three-month period ended March 31, 2018.

 

 

7.

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

 

(Table only in thousands)

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

Trade accounts payable, including due to subcontractors

 

$

51,513

 

 

$

45,409

 

Compensation and related benefits

 

 

4,252

 

 

 

5,246

 

Current portion of earnout liability

 

 

3,181

 

 

 

2,989

 

Accrued warranty

 

 

4,020

 

 

 

4,464

 

Contract liabilities

 

 

4,200

 

 

 

1,676

 

Other accrued expenses

 

 

10,201

 

 

 

11,002

 

Total accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

77,367

 

 

$

70,786

 

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The activity in the Company’s current portion of earnout liability and long term portion of earnout liability was as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017:

 

(Table only in thousands)

 

Energy Solutions Segment (a)

 

Earnout accrued at December 31, 2017

 

$

4,475

 

Compensation expense adjustment

 

 

222

 

Payment

 

 

(247

)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

260

 

Total earnout liability as of March 31, 2018

 

 

4,710

 

Less: current portion of earnout

 

 

(3,181

)

Balance of long term portion of earnout recorded in other liabilities at March 31, 2018

 

$

1,529

 

 

 

(Table only in thousands)

 

Energy Solutions Segment (a)

 

Earnout accrued at December 31, 2016

 

$

24,214

 

Fair value adjustment

 

 

3,897

 

Compensation expense adjustment

 

 

290

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

 

200

 

Payment

 

 

(2,155

)

Total earnout liability as of March 31, 2017

 

 

26,446

 

Less: current portion of earnout

 

 

(13,062

)

Balance of long term portion of earnout recorded in other liabilities at March 31, 2017

 

$

13,384

 

 

 

 

 

 

(a) The Fluid Handling Solutions and Industrial Solutions segments do not have any earnout arrangements associated with the segments.

 

 

 

 

8.

Senior debt

Debt consisted of the following at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:

 

(Table only in thousands)

 

March 31, 2018

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

Outstanding borrowings under Credit Facility (defined below).

   Term loan balance due upon maturity in September 2020.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Term loan

 

 

85,747

 

 

 

113,903

 

- U.S. Dollar revolving loans

 

 

1,500

 

 

 

1,000

 

- Unamortized debt discount

 

 

(2,543

)

 

 

(2,834

)

Total outstanding borrowings under Credit Facility

 

 

84,704

 

 

 

112,069

 

Outstanding borrowings (U.S. dollar equivalent) under

   Aarding Facility (defined below)

 

 

 

 

 

2,764

 

Total outstanding borrowings

 

 

84,704

 

 

 

114,833

 

Less: current portion

 

 

 

 

 

11,296

 

Total debt, less current portion

 

 

84,704

 

 

 

103,537

 

 

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2018, the Company made prepayments of $26.6 million on the outstanding balance of the term loan, in addition to the required payment of $1.6 million for a total repayment of $28.2 million on the outstanding balance of the term loan.  Due to the additional prepayments made during the quarter, there are no future current maturity payments due until the final scheduled principal payment of $85.7 million, which is due in September 2020.

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United States Debt

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, $23.1 million and $24.4 million of letters of credit were outstanding, respectively. Total unused credit availability under the Company’s senior secured term loan, senior secured U.S. dollar revolving loans with sub-facilities for letters of credit and swing-line loans and senior secured multi-currency revolving credit facility for U.S. dollar and specific foreign currency loans (collectively, the “Credit Facility”) was $55.4 million and $54.6 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Revolving loans may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed until September 3, 2020, at which time all amounts borrowed pursuant to the Credit Facility must be repaid.

The weighted average stated interest rate on outstanding borrowings was 4.06% and 4.08% at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

In accordance with the Credit Facility terms, the Company entered into an interest rate swap to hedge against interest rate exposure related to a portion of the outstanding debt indexed to LIBOR market rates.  The fair value of the interest rate swap was an asset of $0.6 million and $0.3 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, within the “Deferred charges and other assets” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company designated the interest rate swap as an effective hedge; therefore, the changes to the fair value of the interest rate swap have been recorded in other comprehensive income as the hedge is deemed effective.

The Company amended the Credit Facility as of October 31, 2017.  The Credit Facility was amended to, among other things, (a) modify the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Fixed Charges to exclude certain adjustments related to certain transactions, (b) modify the Consolidated Leverage Ratio covenant and (c) add a covenant restricting the amount of capital expenditures we may make in fiscal years 2018 and 2019.  As a result of the amendment to the Credit Facility, the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio increased to 3.75 and will remain at this ratio through March 31, 2019, when it is set to decrease to 3.50 through September 30, 2019. The Consolidated Leverage Ratio will then decrease to 3.25, where it will remain until the end of the term of the Credit Facility.

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all related financial and other restrictive covenants under the Credit Facility.

Foreign Debt

A subsidiary of the Company located in the Netherlands has a Euro denominated facilities agreement with ING Bank N.V. (“Aarding Facility”) with a total borrowing capacity of $16.0 million. As of March 31, 2018, the borrowers were in compliance with all related financial and other restrictive covenants. As of December 31, 2017, the borrowers were not in compliance with certain financial covenants under the Aarding Facility. As such, the Company settled the outstanding amount of the overdraft facility. The Company plans to exit this facility and consolidate it with the Credit Facility.  As of March 31, 2018, $4.4 million of the bank guarantee and none of the overdraft facility are being used by the borrowers. As of December 31, 2017, $3.9 million of the bank guarantee and $2.8 million of the overdraft facility were being used by the borrowers. There is no stated expiration date on the Aarding Facility.

 

9.

Earnings and Dividends per Share

The computational components of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 are below.

 

 

 

 

For the three month

period ended March 31, 2018

 

 

 

Numerator

(Income)

 

 

Denominator

(Shares)

 

 

Per Share

Amount

 

Basic net income and earnings per share

 

$

5,763

 

 

 

34,593

 

 

$

0.17

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock equivalents arising from stock options,

   restricted stock awards, and employee stock purchase plan

 

 

 

 

 

48

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings and earnings per share

 

$

5,763

 

 

 

34,641

 

 

$

0.17

 

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For the three month

period ended March 31, 2017

 

 

 

Numerator

(Income)

 

 

Denominator

(Shares)

 

 

Per Share

Amount

 

Basic net income and earnings per share

 

$

38

 

 

 

34,216

 

 

$

0.00

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock equivalents arising from stock options, restricted stock awards, and employee stock purchase plan

 

 

 

 

 

347

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings and earnings per share

 

$

38

 

 

 

34,563

 

 

$

0.00

 

 

 

Options, restricted stock units and warrants included in the computation of diluted earnings per share are calculated using the treasury stock method. For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, 0.6 million and 0.8 million, respectively, of outstanding options and warrants were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share due to their having an anti-dilutive effect.

Once a restricted stock unit vests, it is included in the computation of weighted average shares outstanding for purposes of basic and diluted earnings per share.

 

10.

Share-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation,” which requires the Company to recognize compensation expense for stock-based awards, measured at the fair value of the awards at the grant date. The Company recognized $0.6 million of stock compensation related expense and no stock compensation related expense during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  There was no expense for the three-month period ended March 31, 2017 due to a large amount of forfeitures primarily related to the former Chief Executive Officer’s departure from the Company.    

The Company granted no options during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The Company granted approximately 20,000 and 55,000 restricted stock units during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The weighted-average fair value of restricted stock units was estimated at $4.27 and $14.19 per unit granted during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  The fair value of the restricted stock units was determined by using the value of stock in the open market on the date of grant.  

The fair value of the stock-based awards granted is recorded as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting periods of the awards.

There were approximately 2,000 and 280,000 options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  The Company received $4,000 and $1.1 million in cash from employees exercising options during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was $6,000 and $1.8 million, respectively.

 

 

11.

Pension and Employee Benefit Plans

We sponsor a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan for certain union employees. The plan is funded in accordance with the funding requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

We also sponsor a postretirement health care plan for office employees retired before January 1, 1990. The plan allowed retirees who attained the age of 65 to elect the type of coverage desired.

We present service cost within selling and administrative expenses and we present other components of net periodic benefit cost (gain) within Other expense, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

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Retirement and health care plan expense is based on valuations performed by plan actuaries as of the beginning of each fiscal year. The components of the expense consisted of the following:

 

(Table only in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Pension plan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

97

 

 

$

113

 

Interest cost

 

 

298

 

 

 

329

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

(476

)

 

 

(431

)

Amortization of net actuarial loss

 

 

59

 

 

 

57

 

Net periodic benefit cost (gain)

 

$

(22

)

 

$

68

 

Health care plan:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest cost

 

$

1

 

 

$

1

 

Amortization of loss

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

3

 

 

$

3

 

 

We made contributions to our defined benefit plans during the three months ended March 31, 2018 totaling $187,000.  We made no contributions to our defined benefit plans during the three months ended March 31, 2017. We anticipate $660,000 and $24,000 of further contributions to fund the pension plan and the retiree health care plan, respectively, during the remainder of 2018. The unfunded liability of the plans of $9.5 million and $9.6 million as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, is included in Other liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

 

12.

Income Taxes

We calculate our provision for federal, state and international income taxes based on current tax law. The Tax Act, which was enacted on December 22, 2017, included several key provisions impacting accounting for and reporting of income taxes. The most significant provisions, effective for periods beginning after December 31, 2017, are the global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) provision and the reduction of the U.S. corporate statutory tax rate from 35% to 21%.

The Company files income tax returns in various federal, state and local jurisdictions. Tax years from 2014 forward remain open for examination by Federal authorities.  Tax years from 2012 forward remain open for all significant state and foreign authorities.

The Company accounts for uncertain tax positions pursuant to ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the liability for uncertain tax positions totaled approximately $0.9 million, which is included in Other liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company recognizes accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions and penalties, if any, in income tax expense within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.  

The Company has not recorded deferred income taxes on the undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries because of management’s intent to indefinitely reinvest such earnings. Management intends to continue to indefinitely reinvest such earnings, but the provisions of the Tax Act could cause management to reevaluate this position.

The Company recognized the provisional tax impacts related to the deemed repatriation of foreign earnings and the benefit for the revaluation of deferred tax assets and liabilities during the year ended December 31, 2017. ASU 2018-05 allows a company to record a provisional amount when it does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed in reasonable detail to complete its accounting for the change in the tax law. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, no adjustments were made to these provisional amounts. The Company continues to review and evaluate the provisions of the Tax Act. This review could result in changes to the amounts we have provisionally recorded. The Company will complete its accounting for the tax effects of the Tax Act before the end of the one-year measurement period allowed by ASU 2018-05, which will be in the Company’s fourth quarter of 2018. The amounts recorded in 2018 to account for the impact of the Tax Act for periods beginning after December 31, 2017 are the Company’s best estimates based on the current data and guidance available. The Company has not yet determined our accounting policy election with respect to recording deferred taxes for basis differences related to the GILTI provisions or to continue to record as a period cost.

 

 

13.

Financial Instruments

Our financial instruments consist primarily of investments in cash and cash equivalents, receivables and certain other assets, foreign debt and accounts payable, which approximate fair value at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, due to their short-term nature or variable, market-driven interest rates.

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The fair value of the debt issued under the Credit Facility was $87.2 million and $114.9 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.  The fair value of the note payable was $5.3 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

In accordance with the terms of the Credit Facility, the Company entered into an interest rate swap on December 30, 2015 to hedge against interest rate exposure related to a portion of the outstanding debt indexed to LIBOR market rates. See Note 8 for further information regarding the interest rate swap.

At March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had cash and cash equivalents of $33.1 million and $29.9 million, respectively, of which $21.8 million and $19.7 million, respectively, was held outside of the United States, principally in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, China, and Canada.  

Restricted cash is held by the Company to support letters of credit issued in foreign jurisdictions to support Company operations.  The Company occasionally enters into letters of credit with durations in excess of one year.

    

 

 

14.

Commitments and Contingencies – Legal Matters

Asbestos cases

Our subsidiary, Met-Pro Technologies LLC (“Met-Pro”), beginning in 2002, began to be named in asbestos-related lawsuits filed against a large number of industrial companies including, in particular, those in the pump and fluid handling industries. In management’s opinion, the complaints typically have been vague, general and speculative, alleging that Met-Pro, along with the numerous other defendants, sold unidentified asbestos-containing products and engaged in other related actions which caused injuries (including death) and loss to the plaintiffs. Counsel has advised that more recent cases typically allege more serious claims of mesothelioma. The Company’s insurers have hired attorneys who, together with the Company, are vigorously defending these cases. Many cases have been dismissed after the plaintiff fails to produce evidence of exposure to Met-Pro’s products. In those cases, where evidence has been produced, the Company’s experience has been that the exposure levels are low and the Company’s position has been that its products were not a cause of death, injury or loss. The Company has been dismissed from or settled a large number of these cases. Cumulative settlement payments from 2002 through March 31, 2018 for cases involving asbestos-related claims were $2.9 million, of which together with all legal fees other than corporate counsel expenses; $2.8 million have been paid by the Company’s insurers. The average cost per settled claim, excluding legal fees, was approximately $37,000.

Based upon the most recent information available to the Company regarding such claims, there were a total of 180 cases pending against the Company as of March 31, 2018 (with Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia having the largest number of cases), as compared with 218 cases that were pending as of December 31, 2017. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, 16 new cases were filed against the Company, and the Company was dismissed from 15 cases and settled 39 cases. Most of the pending cases have not advanced beyond the early stages of discovery, although a number of cases are on schedules leading to, or are scheduled for trial. The Company believes that its insurance coverage is adequate for the cases currently pending against the Company and for the foreseeable future, assuming a continuation of the current volume, nature of cases and settlement amounts. However, the Company has no control over the number and nature of cases that are filed against it, nor as to the financial health of its insurers or their position as to coverage. The Company also presently believes that none of the pending cases will have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.

Summary

The Company is also a party to routine contract and employment-related litigation matters and routine audits of state and local tax returns arising in the ordinary course of its business.

The final outcome and impact of open matters, and related claims and investigations that may be brought in the future, are subject to many variables, and cannot be predicted. In accordance with ASC 450, “Contingencies”, and related guidance, we record accruals for estimated losses relating to claims and lawsuits when available information indicates that a loss is probable and the amount of the loss, or range of loss, can be reasonably estimated. The Company expenses legal costs as they are incurred.

We are not aware of pending claims or assessments, other than as described above, which may have a material adverse impact on our liquidity, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

 

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15.

Business Segment Information

The Company’s operations are organized and reviewed by management along its product lines or end market that the segment serves and presented in three reportable segments.  During the first quarter of 2018, the Company finalized an overall assessment and recalibration of its strategy.  As a part of this assessment and recalibration of this strategy, management determined that a realignment of the Company’s segments was necessary to better reflect the technologies and solutions we provide, and the end markets we serve.  As a result of this realignment, the reportable segments of the Company have been renamed utilizing the nomenclature below.  Furthermore, we reclassified the operating results of certain business units within the Energy Solutions and Industrial Solutions Segments to have their reportable segment more closely align with our strategy.    

Energy Solutions Segment

Our Energy Solutions segment, formerly known as the Energy segment, improves air quality and solves fluid handling needs with market leading, highly engineered and customized solutions for the power generation, oil & gas, and petrochemical industries. Our offerings in this space include solutions such as natural gas turbine exhaust systems, selective catalytic reduction (“SCR”) and selective non-catalytic reduction (“SNCR”) systems, acoustical components and silencers, silencer and precipitator applications, the design and manufacture of technologies for flue gas dampers, diverters, expansion joints, gas and liquid separation and filtration equipment, secondary separators (nuclear plant reactor vessels), and fluid catalytic cracking (“FCC”) unit cyclones for processing in power generation, refining, oil production and petrochemical plants, as well as a variety of other industries.

Industrial Solutions Segment

Our Industrial Solutions segment, formerly known as the Environmental segment, improves air quality with a compelling solution set of air pollution control technologies that enable our customers to reduce their carbon footprint, lower energy consumption, minimize waste and meet compliance targets for toxic emissions, fumes, volatile organic compounds, process and industrial odors. With a powerful suite of products and solutions to address air quality needs in the industrial markets, our offerings include chemical and biological scrubbers, fabric filters and cartridge collectors, thermal and catalytic oxidation systems, cyclones, separators, gas absorbers and industrial ventilation systems.  This segment also provides component parts for industrial air systems and provides cost effective alternatives to traditional duct components, as well as custom metal engineered fabrication services. These products and services are applicable to a wide variety of industries.

Fluid Handling Solutions Segment

Our Fluid Handling Solutions segment, formerly known as the Fluid Handling and Filtration segment, provides solutions for mission-critical applications to a wide variety of industries including, but not limited to, chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, wastewater treatment, desalination, aquarium and  aquaculture, plating and metal finishing, and food and beverage. To meet the needs of these markets, we design and manufacture high quality pumps and specialty filtration solutions including centrifugal pumps for corrosive, abrasive and high-temperature liquids, filter products for air and liquid filtration, precious metal recovery systems, carbonate precipitators, and technologically advanced air movement and exhaust systems.

Interest income and expense are not included in the measure of segment profit reviewed by management. Income taxes are also not included in the measure of segment operating profit reviewed by management. The operating results of the segments are reviewed through to the “Income from operations” line on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

The financial segment information is presented in the following tables:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Net Sales (less intra-, inter-segment sales)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Solutions Segment

 

$

39,973

 

 

$

53,709

 

Industrial Solutions Segment

 

 

17,797

 

 

 

23,303

 

Fluid Handling Solutions Segment

 

 

16,207

 

 

 

15,816

 

Corporate and Other(1)

 

 

162

 

 

 

(177

)

Net sales

 

$

74,139

 

 

$

92,651

 

 

(1)

Includes adjustment for revenue on intercompany jobs.

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Three Months Ended March 31,

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Income from Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy Solutions Segment

 

$

3,624

 

 

$

3,824

 

Industrial Solutions Segment

 

 

1,369

 

 

 

2,898

 

Fluid Handling Solutions Segment

 

 

3,210