Published: 2023-02-01 00:00:00 ET

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1.    Description of Business

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial information. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position of Columbus McKinnon Corporation ("the Company") at December 31, 2022, the results of its operations for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and cash flows for the nine months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, have been included. Results for the period ended December 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023. The balance sheet at March 31, 2022 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Columbus McKinnon Corporation Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (the “2022 10-K”).

The Company is a leading worldwide designer, manufacturer, and marketer of intelligent motion solutions that efficiently and ergonomically move, lift, position, and secure materials. Key products include hoists, crane components, precision conveyor systems, accumulation tables, rigging tools, light rail workstations, and digital power and motion control systems. The Company is focused on commercial and industrial applications that require the safety and quality provided by its superior design and engineering know-how.

2.    Acquisitions & Disposals

 

2022 Acquisitions

On April 7, 2021, the Company completed its acquisition of Dorner Mfg. Corp. ("Dorner") for $481,012,000. Dorner, headquartered in Hartland, WI, is a leading automation solutions company providing unique, patented technologies in the design, application, manufacturing and integration of high-precision conveying systems. The acquisition of Dorner accelerated the Company’s shift to intelligent motion and serves as a platform to expand capabilities in advanced, higher technology automation solutions. Dorner is a leading supplier to the life sciences, food processing, and consumer packaged goods markets as well as the faster growing industrial automation and e-commerce sectors.

The results of Dorner included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition are Net sales and Income from operations of $31,064,000 and $4,157,000, respectively, in the three months ended December 31, 2021 and Net sales and Income from operations of $98,781,000 and $8,481,000, respectively, in the nine months ended December 31, 2021. Dorner's Income from operations in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021 includes $218,000 in integration related severance costs, which have been included in General and Administrative expenses. Dorner's Income from operations in the nine months ended December 31, 2021 includes acquisition related inventory amortization of $2,981,000, which has been included in Cost of products sold.

In addition, the Company incurred acquisition and deal expenses in the amount of $53,000 and $8,739,000 in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, respectively, which are included in General and Administrative expenses. These costs were immaterial in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022. Additionally, the Company also incurred $970,000 in costs related to a transaction bonus that was paid 45 days after the acquisition date to key personnel of which $521,000 has been recorded as part of Cost of products sold, $350,000 has been recorded as part of Selling expenses, $74,000 has been recorded as part of General and administrative expenses, and $25,000 has been recorded as part of Research and development expenses in the nine months ended December 31, 2021.

To finance the Dorner acquisition, on April 7, 2021 the Company entered into a $750,000,000 credit facility ("First Lien Facilities") with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ("JPMorgan Chase Bank"), PNC Capital Markets LLC, and Wells Fargo Securities LLC. The First Lien Facilities consist of a Revolving Facility (the “New Revolving Credit Facility”) in an aggregate amount of $100,000,000 and a $650,000,000 First Lien Term Facility ("Bridge Facility"). Proceeds from the Bridge Facility

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were used, among other things, to finance the purchase price for the Dorner acquisition, pay related fees, expenses and transaction costs, and refinance the Company's borrowings under its prior Term Loan and Revolver. Refer to Note 9, for further details on the Company's new debt agreement and subsequent equity offering.

The purchase price has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition. The excess consideration of $287,141,000 has been recorded as goodwill as of March 31, 2022. The identifiable intangible assets acquired include customer relationships of $137,000,000, technology of $45,000,000, and trade names of $8,000,000. The weighted average life of the acquired identifiable intangible assets subject to amortization was estimated at 15 years at the time of acquisition. Approximately $8,000,000 of goodwill arising as a result of the acquisition is deductible for tax purposes.

The assignment of purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is as follows (in thousands):

Cash			$	8,058
Working Capital			20,218
Property, plant, and equipment, net			26,104
Intangible assets			190,000
Other assets			658
Other liabilities			(896)
Finance lease liabilities			(14,582)
Deferred and other taxes, net			(35,689)
Goodwill			287,141
Total			$	481,012

On December 1, 2021, the Company completed its acquisition of Garvey Corporation ("Garvey") for $67,347,000 including $907,000 in cash acquired, after an adjustment for working capital finalized in fiscal 2023 for $1,616,000, and subject to a $2,000,000 contingent payment that only becomes payable if (a) the EBITDA target set forth in the purchase agreement for Garvey for the twelve-month period commencing on the month immediately following closing is achieved and (b) a specific current executive of Garvey remains employed with Garvey until at least March 31, 2023. During the quarter ended December 31, 2022, the EBITDA target measurement period was completed. Garvey's actual EBITDA for the target measurement period exceeded the projected EBITDA as of the opening balance sheet, resulting in an increase to the originally established contingent consideration. As such, the Company recorded an adjustment for $1,230,000, which increased the contingent consideration liability in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and General and administrative expenses in the Statement of Operations during the quarter ended December 31, 2022. The Company expects to pay the contingent consideration in fiscal year 2024 from an escrow account established at closing. The Company financed the acquisition by borrowing $75,000,000 utilizing the Accordion feature under its existing Term Loan B, discussed in Note 9.

Garvey is a leading accumulation systems solutions company providing unique, patented systems for the automation of production processes whose products complement those of Dorner. The transaction was accounted for using the acquisition method and, accordingly, the results of the acquired business have been included in the Company's results of operations from the acquisition date. As the Company determined that the acquisition is not material to its existing operations, certain disclosures, and including pro forma financial information, have not been included. The Company incurred immaterial acquisition and deal costs in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022.

The purchase price has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition. The excess consideration of $40,832,000 has been recorded as goodwill, a decrease of $384,000 from March 31, 2022 relating to an adjustment for the contingent payment of $2,000,000 to reclassify it as part of Prepaid expenses and other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and an increase of $1,616,000 related to the working capital adjustment. The identifiable intangible assets acquired include customer relationships of $8,200,000, engineered drawings of $4,670,000, trademarks of $3,610,000, patent of $2,440,000, backlog of $2,100,000 and non-compete agreement of $330,000. The weighted average life of the acquired identifiable intangible assets subject to amortization was estimated at 10 years at the time of acquisition. All of the goodwill arising as a result of the acquisition is deductible for tax purposes.

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The assignment of purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is as follows (in thousands):

Cash			$	907
Working Capital			1,709
Property, plant, and equipment, net			3,072
Intangible assets			21,350
Other assets			1,382
Other liabilities			(1,905)
Goodwill			40,832
Total			$	67,347

3.    Revenue & Receivables

Revenue Recognition:

Performance obligations

The Company has contracts with customers for standard products and custom engineered products, and determines when and how to recognize revenue for each performance obligation based on the nature and type of contract.

Revenue from contracts with customers for standard products is recognized when legal title and significant risk and rewards has transferred to the customer, which is generally at the time of shipment. This is the point in time when control is deemed to transfer to the customer. The Company sells standard products to customers utilizing purchase orders. Payment terms for these types of contracts generally require payment within 30 to 60 days. Each standard product is deemed to be a single performance obligation and the amount of revenue recognized is based on the negotiated price. The transaction price for standard products is based on the price reflected in each purchase order. Sales incentives are offered to customers who purchase standard products and include offers such as volume-based discounts, rebates for priority customers, and discounts for early cash payments. These sales incentives are accounted for as variable consideration included in the transaction price. Accordingly, the Company reduces revenue for these incentives in the period which the sale occurs and is based on the most likely amount method for estimating the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive. These sales incentive estimates are updated each reporting period as additional information becomes available.

The Company also sells custom engineered products and services, which are contracts that are typically completed within one quarter but can extend beyond one year in duration. For custom engineered products, the transaction price is based upon the price stated in the contract. Variable consideration has not been identified as a significant component of transaction price for custom engineered products and services. The Company generally recognizes revenue for custom engineered products upon satisfaction of its performance obligation under the contract which typically coincides with project completion which is when the products and services are controlled by the customer. Control is typically achieved at the later of when legal title and significant risk and rewards have transferred to the customer or the customer has accepted the asset. These contracts often require either up front or installment payments. These types of contracts are generally accounted for as one performance obligation as the products and services are not separately identifiable. The promised services (such as inspection, commissioning, and installation) are essential in order for the delivered product to operate as intended on the customer’s site and the services are therefore highly interrelated with product functionality.

For most custom engineered products contracts, the Company determined that while there is no alternative use for the custom engineered products, the Company does not have an enforceable right to payment (which must include a reasonable profit margin) for performance completed to date in order to meet the over time revenue recognition criteria. Therefore, revenue is recognized at a point in time (when the contract is complete). For custom engineered products contracts that contain an enforceable right to payment (including reasonable profit margin) the Company satisfies the performance obligation over time and recognizes revenue based on the extent of progress towards completion of the performance obligation. The cost-to-cost measure of progress is an appropriate measure of progress toward satisfaction of performance obligations as this measure most accurately depicts the progress of work performed and transfer of control to the customers. Under the cost-to-cost measure of progress, the extent of progress toward completion is measured based on the ratio of costs incurred to date to the total estimated costs at completion of the performance obligation. Revenues are recognized proportionally as costs are incurred.

Sales and other taxes collected with revenue are excluded from revenue. Shipping and handling costs incurred prior to shipment are considered activities required to fulfill the Company’s promise to transfer goods, and do not qualify as a separate

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performance obligation. Additionally, the Company offers standard warranties which are typically 12 months in duration for standard products and 24 to 36 months for custom engineered products. These types of warranties are included in the purchase price of the product and are deemed to be assurance-type warranties which are not accounted for as a separate performance obligation. Other performance obligations included in a contract (such as drawings, owner’s manuals, and training services) are immaterial in the context of the contract and are not recognized as a separate performance obligation.

For additional information on the Company’s revenue recognition policy refer to the consolidated financial statements included in the 2022 10-K.

Reconciliation of contract balances

The Company records a contract liability when cash is received prior to recording revenue. Some standard contracts require a down payment while most custom engineered contracts require installment payments. Installment payments for the custom engineered contracts typically require a portion due at inception while the remaining payments are due upon completion of certain performance milestones. For both types of contracts, these contract liabilities, referred to as customer advances, are recorded at the time payment is received and are included in Accrued liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. When the related performance obligation is satisfied and revenue is recognized, the contract liability is released into income.

The following table illustrates the balance and related activity for customer advances in the nine months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

Customer advances (contract liabilities)			December 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
March 31, beginning balance			$	22,453		$	15,373
Additional customer advances received			56,902			26,807
Revenue recognized from customer advances included in beginning of period			(22,453)			(15,373)
Other revenue recognized from customer advances			(34,302)			(13,087)
Customer advances recorded from acquisitions			—			14,750
Other (1)			(418)			(354)
December 31, ending balance			$	22,182		$	28,116

        

    (1) Other includes the impact of foreign currency translation

Revenue was recognized prior to the right to invoice the customer which resulted in a contract asset balance in the amount of $2,532,000 and $2,410,000 as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively. Contract assets are included in Prepaid expenses and other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Remaining Performance Obligations

As of December 31, 2022, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to the performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) was approximately $11,242,000. We expect to recognize approximately 36% of these sales over the next twelve months.

Disaggregated revenue

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 606, the Company is required to disaggregate revenue into categories that depict how economic factors affect the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows.

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The following table illustrates the disaggregation of revenue by product grouping for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

			Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
Net Sales by Product Grouping			December 31, 2022						December 31, 2021			December 31, 2022						December 31, 2021
Industrial Products			$	77,423					$	77,754		$	240,366					$	241,595
Crane Solutions			97,541						81,213			266,959						244,791
Engineered Products			21,535						20,693			61,309						62,618
Precision Conveyor Products			33,837						36,382			113,646						104,100
All other			34						46			117						83
Total			$	230,370					$	216,088		$	682,397					$	653,187

Industrial products include: manual chain hoists, electrical chain hoists, rigging/clamps, industrial winches, hooks, shackles, and other forged attachments. Crane solutions products include: wire rope hoists, drives and controls, crane kits and components, and workstations. Engineered products include: linear and mechanical actuators, lifting tables, rail projects, and actuation systems. Precision conveyor products include: low profile, flexible chain, large scale, sanitary and vertical elevation conveyor systems, as well as pallet system conveyors and accumulation systems. The All other product grouping includes miscellaneous revenue.

Practical expedients

Incremental costs to obtain a contract incurred by the Company primarily relate to sales commissions for contracts with a duration of one year or less. Therefore, these costs are expensed as incurred and are recorded in Selling expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an expected length of one year or less are not disclosed. Further, revenue from contracts with customers do not include a significant financing component as payment is generally expected within one year from when the performance obligation is controlled by the customer.

Accounts Receivable:

Under ASU 2016-13, the Company is required to remeasure expected credit losses for financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable forecasts. In addition to these factors, the Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends, and other factors. Accounts receivable are charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts once all collection efforts have been exhausted. Due to the short-term nature of such accounts receivable, the estimated amount of accounts receivable that may not be collected is based on aging of the accounts receivable balances.

The following table illustrates the balance and related activity for the allowance for doubtful accounts that is deducted from accounts receivable to present the net amount expected to be collected in the nine months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (in thousands):

Allowance for doubtful accounts			December 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
March 31, beginning balance			$	5,717		$	5,686
Bad debt expense			726			961
Less uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries			(996)			(1,520)
Allowance recorded from acquisitions			—			227
Other (1)			(134)			85
December 31, ending balance			$	5,313		$	5,439

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4.    Fair Value Measurements

FASB ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” establishes the standards for reporting financial assets and liabilities and nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually). Under these standards, fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e. the "exit price") in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

ASC 820-10-35-37 establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company's assumptions about the valuation techniques that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy is separated into three levels based on the reliability of inputs as follows:

Level 1 - Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these products does not entail a significant degree of judgment.

Level 2 - Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly, involving some degree of judgment.

Level 3 - Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. The degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

The availability of observable inputs can vary and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including the type of asset/liability, whether the asset/liability is established in the marketplace, and other characteristics particular to the transaction. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Fair value is a market-based measure considered from the perspective of a market participant rather than an entity-specific measure. Therefore, even when market assumptions are not readily available, assumptions are required to reflect those that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date.

The Company uses quoted market prices when valuing its marketable securities and, consequently, the fair value is based on Level 1 inputs. These marketable securities consist of equity and fixed income securities. The Company primarily uses readily observable market data in conjunction with internally developed discounted cash flow valuation models when valuing its derivative portfolio and, consequently, the fair value of the Company’s derivatives is based on Level 2 inputs. The carrying amount of the Company's pension-related annuity contract is recorded at net asset value of the contract and, consequently, its fair value is based on Level 2 inputs and is included in Other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The carrying value of the Company’s Term Loan approximates fair value based on current market interest rates for debt instruments of similar credit standing and, consequently, their fair values are based on Level 2 inputs.

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The following table provides information regarding financial assets and liabilities measured or disclosed at fair value (in thousands):

						Fair value measurements at reporting date using
						December 31,						Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets						Significant other observable inputs						Significant unobservable inputs
Description						2022						(Level 1)						(Level 2)						(Level 3)
Assets/(Liabilities) measured at fair value:
Marketable securities						$	10,207					$	10,207					$	—					$	—
Annuity contract						1,587						—						1,587						—
Derivative Assets (Liabilities):
Foreign exchange contracts						114						—						114						—
Interest rate swap						12,862						—						12,862						—
Cross currency swap						(1,305)						—						(1,305)						—
Disclosed at fair value:
Term Loan B						$	(467,244)					$	—					$	(467,244)					$	—

						Fair value measurements at reporting date using
						March 31,						Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets						Significant other observable inputs						Significant unobservable inputs
Description						2022						(Level 1)						(Level 2)						(Level 3)
Assets/(Liabilities) measured at fair value:
Marketable securities						$	10,294					$	10,294					$	—					$	—
Annuity contract						1,884						—						1,884						—
Derivative assets (liabilities):
Foreign exchange contracts						(217)						—						(217)						—
Interest rate swap						3,613						—						3,613						—
Cross currency swap						(8,713)						—						(8,713)						—
Disclosed at fair value:
Term loan						$	(497,534)					$	—					$	(497,534)					$	—

The Company does not have any non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized at fair value on a recurring basis. At December 31, 2022, the Term Loan B has been recorded at carrying value, which approximates fair value.

Market gains, interest, and dividend income on marketable securities are recorded in Investment (income) loss on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.  Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recorded in foreign currency exchange (gain) loss or other comprehensive income (loss), to the extent that the derivative qualifies as a hedge under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 815. Interest and dividend income on marketable securities are measured based upon amounts earned on their respective declaration dates.

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5.    Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

						December 31, 2022						March 31, 2022
At cost - FIFO basis:
Raw materials						$	159,508					$	129,015
Work-in-process						27,904						28,093
Finished goods						42,371						36,661
Total at cost FIFO basis						229,783						193,769
LIFO cost less than FIFO cost						(29,133)						(21,630)
Net inventories						$	200,650					$	172,139

An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method can be made only at the end of each year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations must necessarily be based on management's estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs. Because these are subject to many factors beyond management's control, estimated interim results are subject to change in the final year-end LIFO inventory valuation.

6.    Marketable Securities and Other Investments

In accordance with ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” all equity investments in unconsolidated entities (other than those accounted for using the equity method of accounting) are measured at fair value through earnings. The Company's marketable securities are recorded at their fair value, with unrealized changes in market value realized within Investment (income) loss on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The impact on earnings for unrealized gains and losses was a gain of $362,000 and $145,000 in the three months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, and a loss of $558,000 and a gain of $214,000 in the nine months ended December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, respectively.

Consistent with prior periods, the estimated fair value is based on quoted market prices at the balance sheet dates. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method. Interest and dividend income are included in Investment (income) loss in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Marketable securities are carried as long-term assets since they are held for the settlement of the Company’s general and product liability insurance claims filed through CM Insurance Company, Inc. ("CMIC"), a wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary. The marketable securities are not available for general working capital purposes.

Net realized gains related to sales of marketable securities were not material in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

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7.    Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and indefinite lived trademarks are not amortized but are tested for impairment at least annually, in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 350-20-35-1. Goodwill impairment is deemed to exist if the net book value of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value. The fair value of a reporting unit is determined using a discounted cash flow methodology. The Company’s reporting units are determined based upon whether discrete financial information is available and reviewed regularly, whether those units constitute a business, and the extent of economic similarities between those reporting units for purposes of aggregation.  The Company’s reporting units identified under ASC Topic 350-20-35-33 are at the component level, or one level below the operating segment level as defined under ASC Topic 280-10-50-10 “Segment Reporting - Disclosure.” The Company has three reporting units as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022. The Duff-Norton reporting unit (which designs, manufactures and sources mechanical and electromechanical actuators and rotary unions) had goodwill of $9,699,000 at December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022. The Rest of Products reporting unit (representing the hoist, chain, forgings, digital power, motion control, manufacturing, and distribution businesses) had goodwill of $304,778,000 and $310,793,000 at December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively. The Precision Conveyance reporting unit (which represents high-precision conveying systems) had goodwill of $327,953,000 and $328,357,000 at December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively.

Refer to the 2022 10-K for information regarding our annual goodwill and indefinite lived trademark impairment evaluation. Future impairment indicators, such as declines in forecasted cash flows, may cause impairment charges. Impairment charges could be based on such factors as the Company’s stock price, forecasted cash flows, assumptions used, control premiums or other variables. There were no such indicators during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022.

A summary of changes in goodwill during the nine months ended December 31, 2022 is as follows (in thousands):

Balance at April 1, 2022			$	648,849
Working capital adjustment for Garvey (Refer to Note 2)			1,616
Garvey contingent payment reclassification (Refer to Note 2)			(2,000)
Currency translation			(6,035)
Balance at December 31, 2022			642,430

Goodwill is recognized net of accumulated impairment losses of $113,174,000 as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively.

 

Identifiable intangible assets acquired in a business combination are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Identifiable intangible assets are summarized as follows (in thousands):

						December 31, 2022																		March 31, 2022
						Gross Carrying Amount						Accumulated Amortization						Net						Gross Carrying Amount						Accumulated Amortization						Net
Trademark						$	19,406					$	(5,926)					$	13,480					$	19,529					$	(5,032)					$	14,497
Indefinite lived trademark						46,100						—						46,100						46,721						—						46,721
Customer relationships						320,938						(83,427)						237,511						325,431						(71,202)						254,229
Acquired technology						96,339						(26,387)						69,952						96,433						(21,789)						74,644
Other						3,519						(2,903)						616						3,476						(2,779)						697
Total						$	486,302					$	(118,643)					$	367,659					$	491,590					$	(100,802)					$	390,788

The Company’s intangible assets that are considered to have finite lives are amortized. The weighted-average amortization periods are 14 years for trademarks, 17 years for customer relationships, 16 years for acquired technology, 5 years for other, and 17 years in total. Trademarks with a carrying value of $46,100,000 as of December 31, 2022 have an indefinite useful life and are therefore not being amortized.

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8.    Derivative Instruments

The Company uses derivative instruments to manage selected foreign currency and interest rate exposures. The Company does not use derivative instruments for speculative trading purposes. All derivative instruments must be recorded on the balance sheet at fair value. For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivative is recorded as accumulated other comprehensive loss, or “AOCL,” and is reclassified to earnings when the underlying transaction has an impact on earnings. For foreign currency derivatives not designated as cash flow hedges, all changes in market value are recorded as a foreign currency exchange loss (gain) in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations. The cash flow effects of derivatives are reported within net cash (used for) provided by operating activities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The Company is exposed to credit losses in the event of non-performance by the counterparties on its financial instruments. The counterparties have investment grade credit ratings. The Company anticipates that these counterparties will be able to fully satisfy their obligations under the contracts.

The Company's agreements with its counterparties contain provisions pursuant to which the Company could be declared in default of its derivative obligations. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had not posted any collateral related to these agreements. If the Company had breached any of these provisions as of December 31, 2022, it could have been required to settle its obligations under these agreements at amounts which approximate the December 31, 2022 fair values reflected in the table below. During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022, the Company was not in default of any of its derivative obligations.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had no derivatives designated as net investments or fair value hedges in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.”

The Company has a cross currency swap agreement that is designated as a cash flow hedge to hedge changes in the value of an intercompany loan to a foreign subsidiary due to changes in foreign exchange rates. This intercompany loan is related to the acquisition of STAHL. As of December 31, 2022, the notional amount of this derivative is $113,041,000, and this contract matures on March 31, 2028. During fiscal 2022, the Company modified the cross currency swap by extending it to fiscal year 2028, matching the intercompany loan. The Company concluded that the transaction to modify the cross currency swap, as well as the modified swap, maintained hedge accounting. The modified cross currency swap is considered to have an other than insignificant financing element. As such, its cash flows are classified within financing activities in the Statement of Cash Flows. From its December 31, 2022 balance of AOCL, the Company expects to reclassify approximately $584,000 out of AOCL, and into foreign currency exchange loss (gain), during the next 12 months based on the contractual payments due under this intercompany loan.

The Company has foreign currency forward agreements that are designated as cash flow hedges to hedge a portion of forecasted inventory purchases denominated in foreign currencies. As of December 31, 2022, the notional amount of those derivatives was $4,384,000, and all contracts mature by September 30, 2023. From its December 31, 2022 balance of AOCL, the Company expects to reclassify approximately $51,000 out of AOCL during the next 12 months based on the expected sales of the goods purchased.

The Company's policy is to maintain a capital structure that is comprised of 50-70% of fixed rate long term debt and 30-50% of variable rate long term debt. The Company has three interest rate swap agreements in which the Company receives interest at a variable rate and pays interest at a fixed rate. The third interest rate swap agreement was entered into in fiscal year 2022 as a result of the additional debt from the Dorner and Garvey acquisitions. During fiscal 2022, the Company modified the LIBOR floor to match the new Term Loan B resulting from the Dorner related debt refinancing. The Company concluded that the modification maintained hedge accounting. The modified interest rate swap is considered to have an other than insignificant financing element as well as a more than an insignificant initial net investment. As such, its cash flows are classified as financing activities in the Statement of Cash Flows and the swap liability is considered a hybrid debt instrument. These interest rate swap agreements are designated as cash flow hedges to hedge changes in interest expense due to changes in the variable interest rate of the senior secured term loan. The amortizing interest rate swaps mature by February 28, 2025 and had a total notional amount of $280,380,000 as of December 31, 2022. The effective portion of the changes in fair values of the interest rate swaps is reported in AOCL and will be reclassified to interest expense over the life of the swap agreements. As such, its

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cash flows are classified within financing activities in the Statement of Cash Flows. From its December 31, 2022 balance of AOCL, the Company expects to reclassify approximately $5,860,000 of AOCL, and into interest and debt expense, during the next 12 months.

The following is the effect of derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):

Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges

Type of Instrument

Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Derivatives

Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives

Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCL into Income

December 31, 2022

Foreign exchange contracts

$

137

Cost of products sold

$

(64)

December 31, 2022

Interest rate swaps

1,018

Interest expense

1,170

December 31, 2022

Cross currency swaps

(6,004)

Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss

(7,916)

December 31, 2021

Foreign exchange contracts

(37)

Cost of products sold

(13)

December 31, 2021

Interest rate swap

546

Interest expense

(426)

December 31, 2021

Cross currency swaps

1,848

Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss

2,386

The following is the effect of derivative instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):

Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedges

Type of Instrument

Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) on Derivatives

Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives

Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from AOCL into Income

December 31, 2022

Foreign exchange contracts

$

89

Cost of products sold

$

(153)

December 31, 2022

Interest rate swaps

7,423

Interest expense

488

December 31, 2022

Cross currency swaps

5,623

Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss

3,464

December 30, 2021

Foreign exchange contracts

(51)

Cost of products sold

(42)

December 30, 2021

Interest rate swap

(315)

Interest expense

(1,220)

December 31, 2021

Cross currency swaps

1,358

Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss

4,743

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9.    Debt

The Company completed its acquisition of Dorner on April 7, 2021 and entered into a $750,000,000 First Lien Facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, PNC Capital Markets LLC, and Wells Fargo Securities LLC. The First Lien Facility consists of a New Revolving Credit Facility in an aggregate amount of $100,000,000 and a $650,000,000 Bridge Facility. Proceeds from the Bridge Facility were used, among other things, to finance the purchase price for the Dorner acquisition, pay related fees, expenses and transaction costs, and refinance the Company's outstanding borrowings under its prior Term Loan and Revolver.

In addition to the debt borrowing described above, the Company commenced and completed an underwritten public offering of 4,312,500 shares of its common stock at a price of $48.00 per share for total gross proceeds of $207,000,000. The Company used all of the net proceeds from the equity offering to repay in part outstanding borrowings under its Bridge Facility. The equity offering closed on May 4, 2021. Following the repayment of outstanding borrowings under the Bridge Facility, the Bridge Facility was refinanced with a syndicated Term Loan B facility on May 14, 2021. Refer to the 2022 10-K for further details on the Company's Term Loan B facility.

In the first nine months of fiscal 2022, the Company incurred $14,803,000 in debt extinguishment costs of which $5,946,000 relates to the Company's prior Term Loan, $326,000 relates to the Company's prior Revolver, and $8,531,000 relates to fees paid on the portion of the First Lien Facilities that were associated with the Bridge Facility, all of which were incurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. These costs are classified as Cost of debt refinancing in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Further, in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the Company recorded $5,432,000 in deferred financing costs on the First Lien Term Facility, which is being amortized over seven years. The Company recorded $4,027,000 in deferred financings costs on the New Revolving Credit Facility, of which $3,050,000 is related to the New Revolving Credit Facility and $977,000 is carried over from the Company's prior Revolver as certain Revolver lenders increased their borrowing capacity. These balances will be amortized over five years and are classified in Other assets since no funds were drawn on the New Revolving Credit Facility.

Also discussed in Note 2, the Company completed its acquisition of Garvey on November 30, 2021, and borrowed additional funds in accordance with the Accordion feature under its existing Term Loan B facility to increase the principal amount of the Term Loan B facility by $75,000,000. Proceeds from the Accordion were used, among other things, to finance the purchase price for the Garvey acquisition, pay related fees, expenses, and transaction costs. No material amendment to the terms of the Term Loan B facility or the First Lien Facility was necessary for the Company to exercise this Accordion feature.

The outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan B facility was $472,560,000 as of December 31, 2022, which includes $75,000,000 in principal balance from the Accordion exercised in the third quarter of fiscal 2022. The Company made $30,000,000 in principal payments on the Term Loan B facility during the nine months ended December 31, 2022 of which $3,945,000 was required. The Company is obligated to make $5,260,000 of principal payments on the Term Loan B facility over the next 12 months plus applicable Excess Cash Flow ("ECF") payments, if required, however, plans to pay down approximately $40,000,000 in principal payments in total during such 12 month period. This amount has been recorded within the current portion of long term debt on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet with the remaining balance recorded as long term debt.

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There were no outstanding borrowings and $15,937,000 in outstanding letters of credit issued against the New Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2022.  The outstanding letters of credit as of December 31, 2022 consisted of $662,000 in commercial letters of credit and $15,275,000 of standby letters of credit.

The gross balance of deferred financing costs on the Term Loan B facility was $6,323,000, which includes $892,000 from the Accordion exercise, as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022. The accumulated amortization balances were $1,585,000 and $898,000 as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively.

The gross balance of deferred financing costs associated with the New Revolving Credit Facility is $4,027,000 as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively, which are included in Other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The accumulated amortization balances were $1,409,000 and $805,000 as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively.

The Company has a finance lease for a manufacturing facility in Hartland, WI under a 23 year lease agreement which terminates in 2035. The outstanding balance on the finance lease obligation is $13,683,000 as of December 31, 2022 of which $590,000 has been recorded within the Current portion of long term debt and the remaining balance recorded within Term loan and revolving credit facility on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. See Note 15 for further details.

Unsecured and uncommitted lines of credit are available to meet short-term working capital needs for certain of our subsidiaries operating outside of the U.S. The lines of credit are available on an offering basis, meaning that transactions under the line of credit will be on such terms and conditions, including interest rate, maturity, representations, covenants and events of default, as mutually agreed between our subsidiaries and the local bank at the time of each specific transaction. As of December 31, 2022, unsecured credit lines totaled approximately $2,354,000, of which nothing was drawn. In addition, unsecured lines of $12,762,000 were available for bank guarantees issued in the normal course of business of which $12,524,000 was utilized as of December 31, 2022.

Refer to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in its 2022 10-K for further information on its debt arrangements.

10.    Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The following table sets forth the components of net periodic pension cost for the Company’s defined benefit pension plans (in thousands):

						Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended
						December 31, 2022						December 31, 2021						December 31, 2022						December 31, 2021
Service costs						$	199					$	242					$	536					$	743
Interest cost						2,848						2,528						8,537						7,607
Expected return on plan assets						(2,709)						(3,259)						(8,130)						(9,778)
Net amortization						192						363						607						1,096
Net periodic pension (benefit) cost						$	530					$	(126)					$	1,550					$	(332)

Components of the net benefit costs other than the service cost component are recorded in Other (income) expense, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Service costs are recorded as part of Income from operations. The Company currently plans to contribute approximately $4,958,000 to its pension plans in fiscal 2023.

 

For additional information on the Company’s defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans, refer to the consolidated

financial statements included in the 2022 10-K.

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11.    Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands):

						Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended
						December 31, 2022						December 31, 2021						December 31, 2022						December 31, 2021
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
Net income (loss)						$	12,029					$	9,894					$	34,534					$	17,834
Denominators:
Weighted-average common stock outstanding – denominator for basic EPS						28,626						28,469						28,597						27,887
Effect of dilutive employee stock options and other share-based awards						152						371						170						368
Adjusted weighted-average common stock outstanding and assumed conversions – denominator for diluted EPS						28,778						28,840						28,767						28,255

Stock options with respect to 715,000 and 156,000 common shares for both the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted income per share because they were antidilutive. For both the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 contingently issuable common shares of 179,000 and 120,000, respectively, were excluded because a performance condition had not yet been met.

The Company grants share based compensation to eligible participants under the 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated in June 2019 ("2016 LTIP").  The total number of shares of common stock with respect to which awards may be granted under the 2016 LTIP were increased by 2,500,000 as a result of the June 2019 amendment and restatement. Shares not previously authorized for issuance under any of the prior stock plans and any shares not issued or subject to outstanding awards under the prior stock plans are still available for issuance.

During fiscal 2023, the Company determined that the performance condition on its fiscal 2021 performance shares would not be fully met. The Company has adjusted its stock-based compensation expense accordingly in fiscal 2023.

During the quarter ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased 31,000 shares of its common stock at an aggregate cost of $1,001,000 in accordance with the Company's previously adopted share repurchase program. The value of the shares purchased are reflected as Treasury stock on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022.

During the first nine months of fiscal 2023, there were 32,000 shares of stock issued upon the exercise of stock options that were issued under the Company’s 2016 LTIP. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, 138,000 shares of restricted stock units vested and were issued.

In May 2021, the Company issued 4,312,500 shares of common stock raising proceeds of $198,705,000 net of fees in connection with the Dorner acquisition that was completed in April 2021. Additional information regarding this transaction can be found in Note 2 as well as the 2022 10-K.

On January 23, 2023, the Company's Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.07 per common share. The dividend will be paid on February 21, 2023 to shareholders of record on February 10, 2023. The dividend payment is expected to be approximately $2,005,000.

Refer to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in its 2022 10-K for further information on its earnings per share and stock plans.

12.    Loss Contingencies

From time to time, the Company is named a defendant in legal actions arising out of the normal course of business. The Company is not a party to any pending legal proceeding other than ordinary, routine litigation incidental to our business. The Company does not believe that any of our pending litigation will have a material impact on its business.

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Accrued general and product liability costs are actuarially estimated reserves based on amounts determined from loss reports, individual cases filed with the Company, and an amount for losses incurred but not reported. The aggregate amounts of reserves were $20,943,000 (gross of estimated insurance recoveries of $8,289,000) as of December 31, 2022, of which $16,043,000 is included in Other non current liabilities and $4,900,000 in Accrued liabilities. The liability for accrued general and product liability costs are funded by investments in marketable securities (see Note 6).

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for accrued general and product liability:

						December 31, 2022						March 31, 2022
Accrued general and product liability, beginning of period						$	22,575					$	21,227
Estimated insurance recoveries						(872)						1,109
Add provision for claims						2,050						6,648
Deduct payments for claims						(2,810)						(6,409)
Accrued general and product liability, end of period						$	20,943					$	22,575
Estimated insurance recoveries						(8,289)						(9,160)
Net accrued general and product liability, end of period						$	12,654					$	13,415

The per occurrence limits on the self-insurance for general and product liability coverage to Columbus McKinnon through its wholly-owned captive insurance company were $2,000,000 from inception through fiscal 2003 and $3,000,000 for fiscal 2004 and thereafter. In addition to the per occurrence limits, the Company’s coverage is also subject to an annual aggregate limit, applicable to losses only. These limits range from $2,000,000 to $6,000,000 for each policy year from inception through fiscal 2023. The Company also purchases excess general and product liability insurance up to an aggregate $75,000,000 limit.

Asbestos

Like many industrial manufacturers, the Company is involved in asbestos-related litigation.  In continually evaluating costs relating to its estimated asbestos-related liability, the Company reviews, among other things, the incidence of past and recent claims, the historical case dismissal rate, the mix of the claimed illnesses and occupations of the plaintiffs, its recent and historical resolution of the cases, the number of cases pending against it, the status and results of broad-based settlement discussions, and the number of years such activity might continue. Based on this review, the Company has estimated its share of liability to defend and resolve probable asbestos-related personal injury claims. This estimate is highly uncertain due to the limitations of the available data and the difficulty of forecasting with any certainty the numerous variables that can affect the range of the liability. The Company will continue to study the variables in light of additional information in order to identify trends that may become evident and to assess their impact on the range of liability that is probable and estimable.

Based on actuarial information, the Company has estimated its net asbestos-related aggregate liability including related legal costs to range between $5,300,000 and $9,700,000, net of insurance recoveries, using actuarial parameters of continued claims for a period of 38 years from December 31, 2022. The Company has estimated its asbestos-related aggregate liability that is probable and estimable, net of insurance recoveries, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles approximates $7,067,000. The Company has reflected the liability gross of insurance recoveries of $8,289,000 as a liability in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022. The recorded liability does not consider the impact of any potential favorable federal legislation. This liability will fluctuate based on the uncertainty in the number of future claims that will be filed and the cost to resolve those claims, which may be influenced by a number of factors, including the outcome of the ongoing broad-based settlement negotiations, defensive strategies, and the cost to resolve claims outside the broad-based settlement program. Of this amount, management expects to incur asbestos liability payments of approximately $2,900,000 over the next 12 months. Because payment of the liability is likely to extend over many years, management believes that the potential additional costs for claims will not have a material effect on the financial condition of the Company or its liquidity, although the effect of any future liabilities recorded could be material to earnings in a future period.

A share of the Company’s previously incurred asbestos-related expenses and future asbestos-related expenses are covered by pre-existing insurance policies. The Company had been engaged in a legal action against the insurance carriers for those policies to recover past expenses and future costs incurred. The Company came to an agreement with the insurance carriers to settle its case against them for recovery of a portion of past costs and future costs for asbestos-related legal defense costs. The agreement was finalized during the quarter ended September 30, 2020. The terms of the settlement require the carriers to pay

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gross defense costs prior to retro-premiums of 65% for future asbestos-related defense costs subject to an annual cap of $1,650,000 for claims covered by the settlement.

Further, the insurance carriers are expected to cover 100% of indemnity costs related to all covered cases. Estimates of the future cost sharing have been included in the loss reserve calculation as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022. The Company has recorded a receivable for the estimated future cost sharing in Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2022 in the amount of $8,289,000, which offsets its asbestos reserves.

Product Liability

The Company is also involved in other unresolved legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. The most prevalent of these unresolved actions involve disputes related to product design, manufacture and performance liability. The Company's estimation of its product-related aggregate liability that is probable and estimable, in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles approximates $4,975,000, which has been reflected as a liability in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022. In some cases, the Company cannot reasonably estimate a range of loss because there is insufficient information regarding the matter.  Management believes that the potential additional costs for claims will not have a material effect on the financial condition of the Company or its liquidity, although the effect of any future liabilities recorded could be material to earnings in a future period.

In addition, one of the Company's subsidiaries, Magnetek, Inc. ("Magnetek"), has been named, along with multiple other defendants, in asbestos-related lawsuits associated with business operations previously acquired but which are no longer owned. During Magnetek's ownership, none of the businesses produced or sold asbestos-containing products. For such claims, Magnetek is uninsured and either contractually indemnified against liability, or contractually obligated to defend and indemnify the purchaser of these former business operations.  The Company aggressively seeks dismissal from these proceedings. The asbestos-related liability including legal costs is estimated to be approximately $613,000 which has been reflected as a liability in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2022.

Litigation-Other

In October 2010, Magnetek received a request for indemnification from Power-One, Inc. ("Power-One") for an Italian tax matter arising out of the sale of Magnetek's power electronics business to Power-One in October 2006. With a reservation of rights, Magnetek affirmed its obligation to indemnify Power-One for certain pre-closing taxes.  The sale included an Italian company, Magnetek, S.p.A., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Magnetek Electronics (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd. (the “Power-One China Subsidiary”). The tax authority in Arezzo, Italy, issued a notice of audit report in September 2010 wherein it asserted that the Power-One China Subsidiary had its administrative headquarters in Italy and, therefore, it should be considered resident in Italy and subject to taxation in Italy.  In November 2010, the tax authority issued a notice of tax assessment for the period of July 2003 to June 2004, alleging that taxes of approximately $2,000,000 (Euro 1,900,000), plus interest, were due in Italy on taxable income earned by the Power-One China Subsidiary during this period.  In addition, the assessment alleges potential penalties in the amount of approximately $2,400,000 (Euro 2,200,000) for the alleged failure of the Power-One China Subsidiary to file its Italian tax return.  The Power-One China Subsidiary filed its response with the provincial tax commission of Arezzo, Italy in January 2011. A hearing before the Tax Court was held in July 2012 on the tax assessment for the period of July 2003 to June 2004. In September 2012, the Tax Court ruled in favor of the Power-One China Subsidiary dismissing the tax assessment for the period of July 2003 to June 2004. In February 2013, the tax authority filed an appeal of the Tax Court's September 2012 ruling. The Regional Tax Commission of Florence heard the appeal of the tax assessment dismissal for the period of July 2003 to June 2004 and thereafter issued its ruling finding in favor of the tax authority. Magnetek believed the court’s decision was based upon erroneous interpretations of the applicable law and appealed the ruling to the Italian Supreme Court in April 2015. In April 2022, the Supreme Court upheld the appeal in favor of Power-One.

The tax authority in Arezzo, Italy also issued a tax inspection report in January 2011 for the periods July 2002 to June 2003 (fiscal period 2002/2003) and July 2004 to December 2006 (fiscal periods 2004/2005 and 2005/2006) claiming that the Power-One China Subsidiary failed to file Italian tax returns for the reported periods. In August 2012, the tax authority in Arezzo, Italy issued four notices of tax assessment for the periods July 2002 to June 2003 and July 2004 to December 2006, alleging that taxes of approximately $7,200,000 (Euro 6,700,000) were due in Italy on taxable income earned by the Power-One China Subsidiary together with an allegation of potential penalties in the amount of approximately $3,000,000 (Euro 2,800,000) for the alleged failure of the Power-One China Subsidiary to file its Italian tax returns. On June 3, 2015, the Tax Court, with four judgements, ruled in favor of the Power-One China Subsidiary dismissing the tax assessments for the periods of July 2002 to June 2003 and July 2004 to December 2006. On July 27, 2015, the tax authority filed four appeals of the Tax Court's ruling of June 3, 2015. In May 2016, the Regional Tax Court of Florence rejected the appeals of the tax authority and at the same time canceled the notices of assessment for the fiscal years of 2004/2005 and 2005/2006. The tax authority had up to six months to

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appeal the decisions. In December 2016, the Power-One China Subsidiary was served by the Italian Revenue Agency with two appeals to the Italian Supreme Court regarding the two positive judgments on the tax assessments for the fiscal periods 2004/2005 and 2005/2006. In February 2017 the Power-One China Subsidiary filed two memorandum before the Italian Supreme Court in response to the appeals made by the tax authority against the positive judgments on the tax assessments for fiscal years 2004/2005 and 2005/2006. In March 2017, the Regional Tax Court of Florence rejected the appeal of the assessment for 2006 fiscal year (period July 2006-December 2006). The tax authority had until October 2017 to appeal this decision. In October 2017, the Power-One China Subsidiary was served by the Italian Revenue Agency with an appeal to the Italian Supreme Court against the positive judgment on the tax assessment for fiscal year 2006. In November 2017 the Power-One China Subsidiary filed a memorandum before the Italian Supreme Court in response to the appeal made by the tax authority against the positive judgment on the tax assessment for fiscal year 2006. In February 2018 an appeal hearing was held at the Regional Tax Court of Florence regarding the Italian tax authority's claim for taxes due for fiscal year 2002/2003. In March 2018, the Regional Tax Court of Florence rejected the appeal of the assessment for 2002/2003 fiscal year. In October 2018 the Power-One China Subsidiary was served by the Italian Revenue Agency with an appeal to the Italian Supreme Court against the positive judgment on the tax assessment for fiscal year 2002/2003. In November 2018 the Power-One China Subsidiary filed a memorandum with the Italian Supreme Court in response to the appeal made by the tax authority. In April 2022, the Supreme Court filed judgments concerning the tax assessments for fiscal years 2002/2003 and 2006. Further, in July 2022, the Supreme Court filed judgments concerning the tax assessments for the fiscal periods 2004/2005 and 2005/2006. In all four judgments, the Supreme Court upheld the appeals of the Italian Tax Authority and remitted the proceedings back to the Regional Tax Court for a new evaluation of the substance of the dispute. In December 2022 the Power One China Subsidiary resumed the proceedings concerning the tax assessments for fiscal years 2002/2003 and 2006 before the Regional Tax Court.

The Company believes it will be successful and does not expect to incur a liability related to these assessments.

In September of 2017, Magnetek received a request for defense and indemnification from Monsanto Company, Pharmacia, LLC, and Solutia, Inc. (collectively, “Monsanto”) with respect to: (1) lawsuits brought by plaintiffs claiming that Monsanto manufactured polychlorinated biphenyls ("PCBs"), exposure to which allegedly caused injury to plaintiffs; and (2) lawsuits brought by municipalities and municipal entities claiming that Monsanto should be responsible for a variety of damages due to the presence of PCBs in bodies of water in those municipalities and/or in water treated by those municipal entities.  Monsanto claims to be entitled to defense and indemnification from Magnetek under a so-called “Special Undertaking” apparently executed by Magnetek’s predecessor Universal Manufacturing ("Universal") in January of 1972, which purportedly required Universal to defend and indemnify Monsanto from liabilities “arising out of or in connection with the receipt, purchase, possession, handling, use, sale or disposition of” PCBs by Universal.

 

Magnetek has declined Monsanto’s tender, and believes that it has meritorious legal and factual defenses to the demands made by Monsanto.  Magnetek is vigorously defending against those demands and has commenced litigation in New Jersey to, among other things, declare the Special Undertaking void and unenforceable.  Monsanto has, in turn, commenced an action in Missouri seeking to enforce the Special Undertaking. In the Missouri action, Monsanto recently joined five other co-defendants that Monsanto claims are also liable to Monsanto under similar special undertaking agreements.

Magnetek intends to continue to vigorously prosecute its New Jersey declaratory judgment action and to defend against Monsanto’s Missouri action. The Company cannot reasonably estimate a potential range of loss with respect to Monsanto’s tender because there is insufficient information regarding the underlying matters.  Management believes, however, that the potential additional legal costs related to such matters will not have a material effect on the financial condition of the Company or its liquidity, although the effect of any future liabilities recorded could be material to earnings in a future period.

The Company had previously filed suit against Travelers in District Court seeking coverage under insurance policies in the name of Universal. In July 2019, the District Court ruled that Travelers is obligated to defend Magnetek under these policies in connection with Magnetek's litigation against Monsanto. The Court held that Monsanto's claims against Magnetek fall within the insuring agreement of the Travelers policies and that none of the policy exclusions precluded the possibility of coverage. The Court also held that Travelers prior settlements with other insureds under the policies did not cut off or release Magnetek's rights under the policies. Travelers moved for reconsideration and had sought discovery from Magnetek and Monsanto in connection with that motion. On September 22, 2020, the Court issued an order denying the motion to reconsider and denying the motion to compel discovery from Magnetek. The result was that the Court's prior order granting Magnetek partial summary judgment and requiring Travelers' to reimburse Magnetek's defense costs to date and fund its defense and moving forward was now binding, subject to Travelers right to appeal. As a result, the Company received approximately $900,000 for past defense costs which was recorded in fiscal 2021.

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The Company is also engaged in similar insurance coverage litigation against Transportation Insurance Company in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. The Company has sought a ruling that Transportation Insurance Company is also obligated to reimburse Magnetek's defense costs to date and fund its defense costs moving forward. That motion is not yet fully briefed.

Environmental Matters

Along with other manufacturing companies, the Company is subject to various federal, state and local laws relating to the protection of the environment. To address the requirements of such laws, the Company has adopted a corporate environmental protection policy which provides that all of its owned or leased facilities shall, and all of its employees have the duty to, comply with all applicable environmental regulatory standards, and the Company utilizes an environmental auditing program for its facilities to ensure compliance with such regulatory standards.  The Company has also established managerial responsibilities and internal communication channels for dealing with environmental compliance issues that may arise in the course of its business. Because of the complexity and changing nature of environmental regulatory standards, it is possible that situations will arise from time to time requiring the Company to incur expenditures in order to ensure environmental regulatory compliance. However, the Company is not aware of any environmental condition or any operation at any of its facilities, either individually or in the aggregate, which would cause expenditures having a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition or cash flows and, accordingly, has not budgeted any material capital expenditures for environmental compliance for fiscal 2023.

In 1986, Magnetek acquired the stock of Universal Manufacturing Corporation (“Universal”) from a predecessor of Fruit of the Loom (“FOL”), and the predecessor agreed to indemnify Magnetek against certain environmental liabilities arising from pre-acquisition activities at a facility in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Environmental liabilities covered by the indemnification agreement included completion of additional cleanup activities, if any, at the Bridgeport facility and defense and indemnification against liability for potential response costs related to offsite disposal locations. Magnetek's leasehold interest in the Bridgeport facility was assigned to the buyer in connection with the sale of Magnetek's transformer business in June 2001. FOL, the successor to the indemnification obligation, filed a petition for Reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in 1999 and Magnetek filed a proof of claim in the proceeding for obligations related to the environmental indemnification agreement. Magnetek believes that FOL had substantially completed the clean-up obligations required by the indemnification agreement prior to the bankruptcy filing. In November 2001, Magnetek and FOL entered into an agreement involving the allocation of certain potential tax benefits and Magnetek withdrew its claims in the bankruptcy proceeding. Magnetek further believes that FOL's obligation to the state of Connecticut was not discharged in the reorganization proceeding. 

 

In January 2007, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) requested parties, including Magnetek, to submit reports summarizing the investigations and remediation performed to date at the site and the proposed additional investigations and remediation necessary to complete those actions at the site. DEP requested additional information relating to site investigations and remediation. Magnetek and the DEP agreed to the scope of the work plan in November 2010.  The Company has recorded a liability of $222,000 included in the amount specified above, related to the Bridgeport facility, representing the best estimate of future site investigation costs and remediation costs which are expected to be incurred in the future.

For all of the currently known environmental matters, the Company has accrued as of December 31, 2022 a total of $721,000 which, in our opinion, is sufficient to deal with such matters. The Company is not aware of any environmental condition or any operation at any of its facilities, either individually or in the aggregate, which would cause expenditures to have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition or cash flows and, accordingly, has not budgeted any material capital expenditures for environmental compliance for fiscal 2023.

13.    Income Taxes

Income tax expense (benefit) as a percentage of income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense was 28% and 10% in the three months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively and 35% and 13% in the nine months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. Typically these percentages vary from the U.S. statutory rate of 21% primarily due to varying statutory tax rates at the Company's foreign subsidiaries, and the jurisdictional mix of income for these subsidiaries.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2022, the rate was unfavorably impacted 5 percentage points due to settlement of income tax assessments related to tax periods prior to the Company’s acquisition of Stahl Cranesystems GmbH (“STAHL"). In accordance with the tax indemnification clause of the share purchase agreement, the Company received full reimbursement from STAHL’s prior owner which was recorded as a gain in Other (income) expense, net on the Condensed Consolidated

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Statements of Operations during the period. The tax rate for the nine months ended December 31, 2022 also reflects an unfavorable impact of 4 percentage points due to the recording of a U.S. state tax valuation allowance. The valuation allowance primarily relates to changes in the Company’s expectations regarding its ability to more likely than not utilize certain state net operating losses prior to their expiration.

For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021, the rate was lower than the statutory rate primarily due to benefits generated from carrying a taxable loss back to prior years.

The Company estimates that the effective tax rate related to continuing operations will be approximately 30% to 32% for fiscal 2023.

Refer to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in its 2022 10-K for further information on income taxes.

Changes in AOCL by component for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022 are as follows (in thousands):

 

						Three months ended December 31, 2022
						Retirement Obligations						Foreign Currency						Change in Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges						Total
Beginning balance net of tax						$	(20,731)					$	(47,561)					$	6,598					$	(61,694)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification						(338)						12,272						(4,848)						7,086
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive loss						108						—						6,810						6,918
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)						(230)						12,272						1,962						14,004
Ending balance net of tax						$	(20,961)					$	(35,289)					$	8,560					$	(47,690)

						Nine months ended December 31, 2022
						Retirement Obligations						Foreign Currency						Change in Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges						Total
Beginning balance net of tax						$	(21,043)					$	(28,079)					$	(777)					$	(49,899)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification						(265)						(7,210)						13,136						5,661
Amounts reclassified from other comprehensive loss						347						—						(3,799)						(3,452)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)						82						(7,210)						9,337						2,209
Ending balance net of tax						$	(20,961)					$	(35,289)					$	8,560					$	(47,690)

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Details of amounts reclassified out of AOCL for the three months ended December 31, 2022 are as follows (in thousands):

Details of AOCL Components						Amount reclassified from AOCL						Affected line item on Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net amortization of prior service cost and pension settlement expense
						$	142
						142						Total before tax
						(34)						Tax (benefit) expense
						$	108					Net of tax
Change in derivatives qualifying as hedges
						$	83					Cost of products sold
						(1,525)						Interest expense
						10,318						Foreign currency
						8,876						Total before tax
						(2,066)						Tax (benefit) expense
						$	6,810					Net of tax

Details of amounts reclassified out of AOCL for the nine months ended December 31, 2022 are as follows (in thousands):

Details of AOCL Components						Amount reclassified from AOCL						Affected line item on Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
Net amortization of prior service cost and pension settlement expense
						$	457
						457						Total before tax
						(110)						Tax (benefit) expense
						$	347					Net of tax
Change in derivatives qualifying as hedges
						$	199					Cost of products sold
						(636)						Interest expense
						(4,515)						Foreign currency
						(4,952)						Total before tax
						1,153						Tax (benefit) expense
						$	(3,799)					Net of tax

These AOCL components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. (See Note 10 for additional details.)

15.    Leases

The Company’s lease arrangements generally include real estate (manufacturing facilities, sales offices, distribution centers, warehouses), vehicles, and equipment. Leases with a term greater than one year are recognized on the Consolidated Balance Sheet; the Company has elected not to recognize leases with terms of one year or less on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. Lease obligations and their corresponding ROU assets are recorded based on the present value of lease payments over the expected lease term. The Company recognizes lease expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The Company's leases have lease terms ranging from 1 to 23 years, some of which include options to extend or terminate the lease. The exercise of lease renew all options is at the Company’s sole discretion. When deemed reasonably certain of exercise, the renewal options are included in the determination of the lease term. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain material residual value guarantees or any material restrictive covenants.

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The following table illustrates the lease-related assets and liabilities recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (in thousands):

			December 31, 2022			March 31, 2022
Operating leases:
Other assets			$	32,622		$	30,809
Accrued liabilities			6,964			7,965
Other non current liabilities			26,574			23,711
Total operating liabilities			$	33,538		$	31,676
Finance lease:
Net property, plant, and equipment			$	12,847		$	13,525
Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligation			590			544
Term loan and finance lease obligations			13,093			13,540
Total finance liabilities			$	13,683		$	14,084

Operating lease expense of $2,323,000 and $2,332,000 and $6,810,000 and $6,940,000 for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, is included in income from operations on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Short-term lease expense, sublease income, and variable lease expenses were not material for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Finance lease expense of $250,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and $751,000 and $734,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, is included in Income from operations. Interest and debt expense related to the finance lease of $156,000 and $162,000 and $470,000 and $477,000 is included the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows (in thousands):

			Nine months ended, December 30,
			2022			2021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities			$	6,678		$	6,885
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of finance lease liabilities			$	872		$	847
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities			$	8,592		$	3,670
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities			$	—		$	14,582

16.    Effects of New Accounting Pronouncements

Topics not yet adopted

In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848" from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024, which is superseding the date from ASU No. 2020-04, "Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting." This ASU is elective and is relief to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. Optional expedients are provided for contract modification accounting under topics such as debt, leases, and derivatives. The optional amendments are effective for all entities as of any date from the beginning of an interim period that includes or is subsequent to March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2024. We are currently evaluating the impact the standard will have on our consolidated financial statements if we chose to elect.

In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022 No. 2022-01, "Derivative and Hedging (Topic 815): Fair Value Hedging - Portfolio Layer Method." The ASU clarified the guidance in ASC 815 on fair value hedge accounting of interest rate risk for

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portfolios of financial assets. The ASU amends the guidance in ASU 2017-123 (released on August 28, 2017) that, among other things, established the “portfolio layer” method for making the fair value hedge accounting for these portfolios more accessible. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those years, with early adoption permitted. The amendments should be applied prospectively to business combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendments. We are currently evaluating the impact the standard will have on our consolidated financial statements.

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-08, "Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers." The ASU amends ASC 805 to require acquiring entities to apply Topic 606 to recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities in a business combination and is intended to improve the accounting for acquired revenue contracts with customers in a business combination by addressing diversity in practice and inconsistency. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those years, with early adoption permitted. The amendments should be applied prospectively to business combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendments. We are currently evaluating the impact the standard will have on our consolidated financial statements.

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