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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

x

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014

OR

¨

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File Number 001-12488

 

Powell Industries, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

88-0106100

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

8550 Mosley Road

Houston, Texas

 

77075-1180

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(713) 944-6900

 

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.    x  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).    x  Yes    ¨  No

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

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨

Accelerated filer  x

Non-accelerated filer  ¨

Smaller reporting company  ¨

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

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

At July 31, 2014, there were 12,014,693 outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

 

 

 

 

 


 

POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

Part I — Financial Information

3

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

3

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

5

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

7

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

8

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

19

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

24

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

24

 

 

Part II — Other Information

25

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

25

Item 1A. Risk Factors

25

Item 6. Exhibits

25

Signatures

26

 

 

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

June 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

87,763

 

 

$

107,411

 

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,144 and $572, respectively

 

116,342

 

 

 

112,074

 

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts

 

83,999

 

 

 

79,420

 

Inventories

 

28,709

 

 

 

28,963

 

Income taxes receivable

 

2,650

 

 

 

3,022

 

Deferred income taxes

 

6,115

 

 

 

4,490

 

Prepaid expenses

 

3,838

 

 

 

5,893

 

Other current assets

 

4,957

 

 

 

658

 

Current assets held for sale

 

 

 

 

15,409

 

Total Current Assets

 

334,373

 

 

 

357,340

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

147,824

 

 

 

144,495

 

Goodwill

 

1,003

 

 

 

1,003

 

Intangible assets, net

 

2,056

 

 

 

11,612

 

Deferred income taxes

 

10,320

 

 

 

9,016

 

Other assets

 

8,106

 

 

 

7,293

 

Long-term receivable (Note D)

 

4,667

 

 

 

 

Long-term assets held for sale

 

 

 

 

144

 

Total Assets

$

508,349

 

 

$

530,903

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

$

400

 

 

$

416

 

Income taxes payable

 

3,155

 

 

 

4,647

 

Accounts payable

 

47,056

 

 

 

55,528

 

Accrued salaries, bonuses and commissions

 

22,388

 

 

 

25,799

 

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts

 

34,254

 

 

 

48,334

 

Accrued product warranty

 

4,755

 

 

 

5,282

 

Other accrued expenses

 

6,258

 

 

 

10,209

 

Deferred credit-short term (Note D)

 

2,029

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities held for sale

 

 

 

 

17,848

 

Total Current Liabilities

 

120,295

 

 

 

168,063

 

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current maturities

 

2,800

 

 

 

3,200

 

Deferred compensation

 

4,282

 

 

 

3,480

 

Postretirement benefit obligation and other long-term liabilities

 

784

 

 

 

730

 

Deferred credit-long term (Note D)

 

5,073

 

 

 

 

Long-term liabilities held for sale

 

 

 

 

204

 

Total Liabilities

$

133,234

 

 

$

175,677

 

Commitments and Contingencies (Note F)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, par value $.01; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $.01; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 12,014,693 and

11,970,967 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

120

 

 

 

119

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

45,607

 

 

 

43,193

 

Retained earnings

 

331,786

 

 

 

313,987

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(2,398

)

 

 

(2,073

)

Total Stockholders' Equity

 

375,115

 

 

 

355,226

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

$

508,349

 

 

$

530,903

 

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$

150,800

 

 

$

171,733

 

 

$

484,967

 

 

$

464,633

 

Cost of goods sold

 

121,158

 

 

 

135,140

 

 

 

385,239

 

 

 

366,094

 

Gross profit

 

29,642

 

 

 

36,593

 

 

 

99,728

 

 

 

98,539

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

23,024

 

 

 

20,234

 

 

 

66,750

 

 

 

60,477

 

Research and development expenses

 

1,791

 

 

 

2,107

 

 

 

5,787

 

 

 

5,671

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

122

 

 

 

415

 

 

 

658

 

 

 

1,243

 

Restructuring and relocation expenses

 

 

 

 

1,717

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,717

 

Operating income

 

4,705

 

 

 

12,120

 

 

 

26,533

 

 

 

29,431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income

 

(507

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,014

)

 

 

(1,709

)

Interest expense

 

36

 

 

 

47

 

 

 

141

 

 

 

151

 

Interest income

 

(4

)

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(10

)

 

 

(28

)

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

 

5,180

 

 

 

12,080

 

 

 

27,416

 

 

 

31,017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax provision

 

2,233

 

 

 

2,997

 

 

 

10,226

 

 

 

8,211

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

2,947

 

 

 

9,083

 

 

 

17,190

 

 

 

22,806

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax (Note I)

 

 

 

 

222

 

 

 

9,604

 

 

 

702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

2,947

 

 

$

9,305

 

 

$

26,794

 

 

$

23,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.76

 

 

$

1.43

 

 

$

1.91

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.80

 

 

 

0.06

 

Basic earnings per share

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.78

 

 

$

2.23

 

 

$

1.97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

$

0.24

 

 

$

0.76

 

 

$

1.43

 

 

$

1.90

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.80

 

 

 

0.06

 

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.24

 

 

$

0.78

 

 

$

2.23

 

 

$

1.96

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

12,015

 

 

 

11,941

 

 

 

12,004

 

 

 

11,932

 

Diluted

 

12,075

 

 

 

12,016

 

 

 

12,063

 

 

 

12,007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per share

$

0.25

 

 

$

 

 

$

0.75

 

 

$

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

2,947

 

 

$

9,305

 

 

$

26,794

 

 

$

23,508

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

2,711

 

 

 

(1,801

)

 

 

(325

)

 

 

(3,672

)

Comprehensive income

$

5,658

 

 

$

7,504

 

 

$

26,469

 

 

$

19,836

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Paid-in

 

 

Retained

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Earnings

 

 

Income/(Loss)

 

 

Total

 

Balance, September 30, 2013

 

11,971

 

 

$

119

 

 

$

43,193

 

 

$

313,987

 

 

$

(2,073

)

 

$

355,226

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,794

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(325

)

 

 

(325

)

Stock-based compensation, net of tax of $451

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,414

 

Issuance of restricted stock

 

16

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Dividends paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8,995

)

 

 

 

 

 

(8,995

)

Balance, June 30, 2014

 

12,015

 

 

$

120

 

 

$

45,607

 

 

$

331,786

 

 

$

(2,398

)

 

$

375,115

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

26,794

 

 

$

23,508

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

7,770

 

 

 

6,523

 

Amortization

 

658

 

 

 

1,252

 

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax

 

(8,563

)

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

2,865

 

 

 

3,247

 

Bad debt expense/(recovery)

 

616

 

 

 

(310

)

Deferred income tax benefit

 

(2,682

)

 

 

(287

)

Gain on amended supply agreement

 

(1,014

)

 

 

 

Cash received from amended supply agreement

 

10,000

 

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

(11,598

)

 

 

12,777

 

Costs and billings in excess of estimates on uncompleted contracts

 

(16,658

)

 

 

42,692

 

Inventories

 

347

 

 

 

1,976

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

335

 

 

 

(2,216

)

Accounts payable and income taxes payable

 

(16,650

)

 

 

6,763

 

Accrued liabilities

 

(8,769

)

 

 

(6,035

)

Other, net

 

1,936

 

 

 

(1,224

)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

(14,613

)

 

 

88,666

 

Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

 

118

 

 

 

711

 

Proceeds from sale of Transdyn

 

14,819

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(11,296

)

 

 

(53,728

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

3,641

 

 

 

(53,017

)

Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments on industrial development revenue bonds

 

(400

)

 

 

(400

)

Taxes on stock-based compensation

 

(451

)

 

 

 

Dividends paid

 

(8,995

)

 

 

 

Payments on short-term and other financing

 

(16

)

 

 

(316

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(9,862

)

 

 

(716

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(20,834

)

 

 

34,933

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

1,186

 

 

 

(108

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

107,411

 

 

 

90,040

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

$

87,763

 

 

$

124,865

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

 

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POWELL INDUSTRIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

A. OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Overview

Powell Industries, Inc. (we, us, our, Powell or the Company) was incorporated in the state of Delaware in 2004 as a successor to a Nevada company incorporated in 1968. The Nevada corporation was the successor to a company founded by William E. Powell in 1947, which merged into the Company in 1977. Our major subsidiaries, all of which are wholly-owned, include: Powell Electrical Systems, Inc.; Powell Industries International, B.V.; Powell (UK) Limited (formerly Switchgear & Instrumentation Limited) and Powell Canada Inc.

We develop, design, manufacture and service custom engineered-to-order equipment and systems for the management and control of electrical energy. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, we serve the transportation, energy, industrial and utility industries.

Basis of Presentation

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Powell and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X for interim financial information.  Certain information and footnote disclosures, normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP), have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to fairly state the financial position, results of operations and cash flows with respect to the interim consolidated financial statements have been included. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire fiscal year.  We believe that these financial statements contain all adjustments necessary so that they are not misleading. The year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.

 

As discussed in Note I, on January 15, 2014, we sold our wholly-owned subsidiary Transdyn Inc. (Transdyn). We reclassified the assets and liabilities of Transdyn as held for sale within the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2013 and presented the results of these operations as income from discontinued operations, net of tax, for each of the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. While this sale did not result in a material disposition of assets or material reduction to income before income taxes relative to Powell’s consolidated financial statements, the revenues, gross profit, income before income taxes and assets of Transdyn comprised a significant majority of those respective amounts previously reported in our Process Control Systems business segment. As we previously only reported two business segments, Electrical Power Products and Process Control Systems, we have removed the presentation of segments in our Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of Powell and its subsidiaries included in Powell’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2013, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on December 4, 2013.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes. The most significant estimates used in our financial statements affect revenue and cost recognition for construction contracts, the allowance for doubtful accounts, provision for excess and obsolete inventory, goodwill and other intangible assets, self-insurance, warranty accruals and income taxes. The amounts recorded for insurance claims, warranties, legal, income taxes and other contingent liabilities require judgments regarding the amount of expenses that will ultimately be incurred. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions, as well as the specific circumstances surrounding these contingent liabilities, in evaluating the amount of liability that should be recorded. Estimates may change as new events occur, additional information becomes available or operating environments change. Actual results may differ from our estimates.

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New Accounting Standards

In March 2013, the FASB issued accounting guidance to resolve the diversity in practice for accounting for the release of the cumulative translation adjustment into net income when a parent either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity or no longer holds a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that is a nonprofit activity or a business (other than a sale of real estate or conveyance of oil and gas mineral rights) within a foreign entity. This guidance is effective prospectively for fiscal years (and interim reporting periods within those years) beginning after December 15, 2013, which would be our fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. We do not expect this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In July 2013, the FASB issued accounting guidance on the presentation of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. The guidance states that an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward. To the extent a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward is not available at the reporting date under the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction to settle any additional income taxes that would result from the disallowance of a tax position or the tax law of the applicable jurisdiction does not require the entity to use, and the entity does not intend to use, the deferred tax asset for such purpose, the unrecognized tax benefit should be presented in the financial statements as a liability and should not be combined with deferred tax assets. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013, which would be our fiscal year ended September 30, 2015. This guidance should be applied prospectively to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the effective date. Retrospective application is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In April 2014, the FASB issued an amendment to the financial reporting of discontinued operations.  The amendments in this update change the criteria for reporting discontinued operations while enhancing disclosures in this area. It also addresses sources of confusion and inconsistent application related to financial reporting of discontinued operations guidance in U.S. GAAP.  Under the new guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations that have a major effect on the organization’s operations and financial results should be presented as discontinued operations. Examples include a disposal of a major geographic area, a major line of business, or a major equity method investment. In addition, the new guidance requires expanded disclosures about discontinued operations that will provide financial statement users with more information about the assets, liabilities, income, and expenses of discontinued operations. The new guidance also requires disclosure of the pre-tax income attributable to a disposal of a significant part of an organization that does not qualify for discontinued operations reporting. This disclosure will provide users with information about the ongoing trends in a reporting organization’s results from continuing operations. The amendments in this update are effective in the first quarter of 2015, which would be our fiscal year end September 30, 2016. Early adoption is permitted for disposals that have not been previously reported as discontinued operations.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued a new standard on revenue recognition that supersedes previously issued revenue recognition guidance.  This standard provides a five-step approach to be applied to all contracts with customers and requires expanded disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue (and the related cash flows) arising from customer contracts, significant judgments and changes in judgments used in applying the revenue model and the assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract.  This new standard is effective for us beginning in fiscal year 2018.  Early application is not permitted. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method therefore we are evaluating the effect that this new guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. We have not yet selected a transition method nor have we determined the effect of the standard on our ongoing financial reporting.

 

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B. EARNINGS PER SHARE

We compute basic earnings per share by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common and potential common share includes the weighted average of additional shares associated with the incremental effect of dilutive restrictive stock units, as prescribed by the FASB guidance on earnings per share.

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

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

2,947

 

 

 

9,083

 

 

 

17,190

 

 

 

22,806

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

-

 

 

 

222

 

 

 

9,604

 

 

 

702

 

Net income

$

2,947

 

 

$

9,305

 

 

$

26,794

 

 

$

23,508

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average basic shares

 

12,015

 

 

 

11,941

 

 

 

12,004

 

 

 

11,932

 

Dilutive effect of restricted stock units

 

60

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

75

 

Weighted average diluted shares with assumed conversions

 

12,075

 

 

 

12,016

 

 

 

12,063

 

 

 

12,007

 

Net earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.76

 

 

$

1.43

 

 

$

1.91

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.80

 

 

 

0.06

 

Basic earnings per share

$

0.25

 

 

$

0.78

 

 

$

2.23

 

 

$

1.97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

$

0.24

 

 

$

0.76

 

 

$

1.43

 

 

$

1.90

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.80

 

 

 

0.06

 

Diluted earnings per share

$

0.24

 

 

$

0.78

 

 

$

2.23

 

 

$

1.96

 

 

 

C. DETAIL OF SELECTED BALANCE SHEET ACCOUNTS

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Activity in our allowance for doubtful accounts receivable consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Balance at beginning of period

$

501

 

 

$

818

 

 

$

572

 

 

$

1,297

 

Bad debt expense/(recovery)

 

676

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

616

 

 

 

(310

)

Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries

 

(38

)

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(46

)

 

 

(156

)

Change in foreign currency translation

 

5

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

2

 

 

 

(14

)

Balance at end of period

$

1,144

 

 

$

817

 

 

$

1,144

 

 

$

817

 

 

Inventories:

The components of inventories are summarized below (in thousands):

 

 

June 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Raw materials, parts and subassemblies

$

31,484

 

 

$

30,077

 

Work-in-progress

 

1,551

 

 

 

3,818

 

Provision for excess and obsolete inventory

 

(4,326

)

 

 

(4,932

)

Total inventories

$

28,709

 

 

$

28,963

 

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Cost and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted Contracts

The components of costs and estimated earnings and related amounts billed on uncompleted contracts are summarized below (in thousands):

 

 

June 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts

$

709,561

 

 

$

618,570

 

Estimated earnings

 

182,506

 

 

 

159,962

 

 

 

892,067

 

 

 

778,532

 

Less: Billings to date

 

(842,322

)

 

 

(747,446

)

Net underbilled position

$

49,745

 

 

$

31,086

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Included in the accompanying balance sheets under the following captions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted

   contracts – underbilled

$

83,999

 

 

$

79,420

 

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted

   contracts – overbilled

 

(34,254

)

 

 

(48,334

)

Net underbilled position

$

49,745

 

 

$

31,086

 

 

Warranty Accrual

Activity in our product warranty accrual consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Balance at beginning of period

$

4,833

 

 

$

5,109

 

 

$

5,282

 

 

$

5,548

 

Increase to warranty expense

 

884

 

 

 

430

 

 

 

2,390

 

 

 

2,048

 

Deduction for warranty charges

 

(1,023

)

 

 

(874

)

 

 

(2,949

)

 

 

(2,849

)

Increase (decrease) due to foreign currency translations

 

61

 

 

 

(10

)

 

 

32

 

 

 

(92

)

Balance at end of period

$

4,755

 

 

$

4,655

 

 

$

4,755

 

 

$

4,655

 

 

 

D. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets balances, subject to amortization, at June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

June 30, 2014

 

 

September 30, 2013

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Carrying

 

 

Value

 

 

Amortization

 

 

Value

 

 

Value

 

 

Amortization

 

 

Value

 

Purchased technology

$

11,749

 

 

$

(9,795

)

 

$

1,954

 

 

$

11,749

 

 

$

(9,489

)

 

$

2,260

 

Trade name

 

1,136

 

 

 

(1,034

)

 

 

102

 

 

 

1,136

 

 

 

(967

)

 

 

169

 

Supply agreement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17,580

 

 

 

(8,397

)

 

 

9,183

 

Total

$

12,885

 

 

$

(10,829

)

 

$

2,056

 

 

$

30,465

 

 

$

(18,853

)

 

$

11,612

 

 

 

Amortization of intangible assets recorded for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was $0.7 million and $1.2 million, respectively.

 

On August 7, 2006, we purchased certain assets related to the manufacturing of ANSI medium-voltage switchgear and circuit breaker business from General Electric Company (GE).  In connection with the acquisition, we entered into a 15 year supply agreement with GE pursuant to which GE would purchase from the Company all of its requirements for ANSI medium-voltage switchgear and circuit breakers and other related equipment and components (the Products)  In connection with the acquisition, we recorded an intangible asset related to this supply agreement.  On December 30, 2013, the Company and GE amended the supply agreement to allow GE to manufacture similar Products for sale immediately and allow GE to begin purchasing Products from other suppliers beginning

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December 31, 2014.  In return, GE paid us $10 million upon execution of the amended supply agreement and agreed to pay an additional $7 million over three years, subject to certain conditions.  We have $2.3 million recorded in other current assets and the remaining $4.7 million is recorded as a long-term receivable. We wrote off the intangible asset related to the original supply agreement and recorded a deferred credit in the amount of $8.1 million, the amount by which the total proceeds from GE exceeded the unamortized balance of our intangible asset. We are amortizing this deferred credit over the four year life of the agreement and have recognized the $1.0 million gain in other income in the first nine months of fiscal year 2014.

 

E. LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

June 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Industrial development revenue bonds

$

3,200

 

 

$

3,600

 

Capital lease obligations

 

 

 

 

16

 

Subtotal long-term debt and capital lease obligations

 

3,200

 

 

 

3,616

 

Less current portion

 

(400

)

 

 

(416

)

Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations

$

2,800

 

 

$

3,200

 

 

US Revolver

In fiscal year 2014, we amended and restated our existing credit agreement (Amended Credit Agreement) with a major domestic bank. We entered into this Amended Credit Agreement to, among other things, allow for the payment of dividends and to extend the expiration date of the facility. The Amended Credit Agreement provides for a $75.0 million revolving credit facility (U.S. Revolver). Obligations are collateralized by the stock of certain of our subsidiaries.

The interest rate for amounts outstanding under the Amended Credit Agreement for the U.S. Revolver is a floating rate based upon the higher of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5%, the bank’s prime rate, or the Eurocurrency rate plus 1.00%. Once the applicable rate is determined, a margin ranging up to 1.75%, as determined by our consolidated leverage ratio, is added to the applicable rate.

The U.S. Revolver provides for the issuance of letters of credit which reduce the amounts that may be borrowed under this revolver. The amount available under the U.S. Revolver was reduced by $21.1 million for our outstanding letters of credit at June 30, 2014.

There were no borrowings outstanding under the U.S. Revolver as of June 30, 2014. Amounts available under the U.S. Revolver were $53.9 million at June 30, 2014. The U.S. Revolver expires on December 31, 2018.

The Amended Credit Agreement contains certain restrictive and maintenance-type covenants, such as restrictions on the amount of capital expenditures allowed. It also contains financial covenants defining various financial measures and the levels of these measures with which we must comply, as well as a “material adverse change” clause. A “material adverse change” is defined as a material change in our operations, business, properties, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise) or a material impairment of our ability to perform our obligations under our credit agreements.

The Amended Credit Agreement is collateralized by a pledge of 100% of the voting capital stock of each of our domestic subsidiaries and 66% of the voting capital stock of each non-domestic subsidiary, excluding Powell Canada. The Amended Credit Agreement provides for customary events of default and carries cross-default provisions with other existing debt agreements. If an event of default (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) occurs and is continuing, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement, amounts outstanding under the Amended Credit Agreement may be accelerated and may become immediately due and payable. As of June 30, 2014, we were in compliance with all of the financial covenants of the Amended Credit Agreement.

Canadian Revolver

We have a $9.4 million credit agreement with a major international bank in Canada (the Canadian Revolver) to provide working capital support and letters of credit for our operations in Canada. The Canadian Revolver provides for the issuance of letters of credit which reduce the amounts that may be borrowed under this revolver. The amount available under the Canadian Revolver was reduced by $0.1 million for an outstanding letter of credit at June 30, 2014.

There were no borrowings outstanding under the Canadian Revolver as of June 30, 2014.  Amounts available under the Canadian Revolver were $9.3 million at June 30, 2014. The Canadian Revolver expires on February 28, 2015. The interest rate for amounts

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outstanding under the Canadian Revolver is a floating interest rate based upon either the Canadian Prime Rate, or the lender’s Bankers’ Acceptance Rate. Once the applicable rate is determined, a margin of 0.50% to 1.75%, as determined by our consolidated leverage ratio, is added to the applicable rate.

The principal financial covenants are consistent with those described in our Amended Credit Agreement. The Canadian Revolver contains a “material adverse effect” clause. A “material adverse effect” is defined as a material change in the operations of Powell or Powell Canada in relation to our financial condition, property, business operations, expected net cash flows, liabilities or capitalization.

The Canadian Revolver is secured by the assets of our Canadian operations and provides for customary events of default and carries cross-default provisions with our existing debt agreements. If an event of default (as defined in the Canadian Revolver) occurs and is continuing, per the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Canadian Revolver, amounts outstanding under the Canadian Revolver may be accelerated and may become immediately due and payable. As of June 30, 2014, we were in compliance with all of the financial covenants of the Canadian Revolver.

Industrial Development Revenue Bonds

We borrowed $8.0 million in October 2001 through a loan agreement funded with proceeds from tax-exempt industrial development revenue bonds (Bonds). These Bonds were issued by the Illinois Development Finance Authority and were used for the completion of our Northlake, Illinois facility. Pursuant to the Bond issuance, a reimbursement agreement between us and a major domestic bank required an issuance by the bank of an irrevocable direct-pay letter of credit (Bond LC), as collateral, to the Bonds’ trustee to guarantee payment of the Bonds’ principal and interest when due. The Bond LC is subject to both early termination and extension provisions customary to such agreements, as well as various covenants, for which we were in compliance at June 30, 2014. While the Bonds mature in 2021, the reimbursement agreement requires annual redemptions of $0.4 million that commenced on October 25, 2002. A sinking fund is used for the redemption of the Bonds. At June 30, 2014, the balance in the restricted sinking fund was approximately $0.3 million and was recorded in cash and cash equivalents. The Bonds bear interest at a floating rate determined weekly by the Bonds’ remarketing agent, which was the underwriter for the Bonds and is an affiliate of the bank. This interest rate was 0.25% as of June 30, 2014.

 

F. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Long-Term Debt

See Note E herein for discussion of our long-term debt.

Letters of Credit and Bonds

Certain customers require us to post bank letter of credit guarantees or performance bonds issued by a surety. These guarantees and performance bonds assure that we will perform under the terms of our contract. In the event of default, the counterparty may demand payment from the bank under a letter of credit or performance by the surety under a performance bond. To date, there have been no significant expenses related to either letters of credit or performance bonds for the periods reported. We were contingently liable for secured and unsecured letters of credit of $21.2 million as of June 30, 2014. We also had performance and maintenance bonds totaling $330.2 million that were outstanding, with additional bonding capacity of $269.8 million available, at June 30, 2014.

We have an $8.5 million facility agreement (Facility Agreement) between Powell (UK) Limited and a large international bank. This Facility Agreement provides Powell (UK) the ability to enter into various guarantees, such as forward exchange contracts, currency options and performance bonds. At June 30, 2014, we had outstanding guarantees totaling $3.7 million under this Facility Agreement.  Amounts available under this Facility Agreement were $4.8 million as of June 30, 2014.

The Facility Agreement provides for financial covenants and customary events of default, and carries cross-default provisions with our Amended Credit Facility. If an event of default (as defined in the Facility Agreement) occurs and is continuing, per the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Facility Agreement, obligations outstanding under the Facility Agreement may be accelerated and may become or be declared immediately due and payable. As of June 30, 2014, we were in compliance with all of the financial covenants of the Facility Agreement.  

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Litigation

We are involved in various legal proceedings, claims and other disputes arising in the ordinary course of business which, in general, are subject to uncertainties and the outcomes are not predictable. Although we can give no assurance about the outcome of pending or threatened litigation and the effect such outcomes may have on us, management believes that any ultimate liability resulting from the outcome of such proceedings, to the extent not otherwise provided or covered by insurance, will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations or liquidity.

 

G.  STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 for a full description of our existing stock-based compensation plans.

On February 26, 2014, our stockholders approved and adopted at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2014 Plan). Persons eligible to receive awards under the 2014 Plan include our officers and employees. The 2014 Plan authorizes stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance-based awards, as well as certain other awards.  We have reserved 750,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2014 Plan.  No further awards will be made under the 1992 Stock Option Plan or the 2006 Equity Compensation Plan.  

We issue restricted stock units (RSUs) to certain officers and key employees of the Company. The RSUs vest over a three-year period from their date of issuance. The fair value of the RSUs is based on the closing price of our common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ) on the grant dates. Typically, sixty-percent of the actual amount of the RSUs are earned based on the cumulative earnings as reported relative to the three-year performance cycle which begins October 1 of the year granted, and ranges from 0% to 150% of the target RSUs granted and the remaining of the RSUs are time-based and vest over a three-year period. At June 30, 2014, there were 132,282 RSUs outstanding. The RSUs do not have voting rights and the shares of common stock underlying the RSUs are not issued until they vest.

RSU activity (number of shares) is summarized below:

 

 

Number of

 

 

Weighted

 

 

Restricted

 

 

Average

 

 

Stock

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

Units

 

 

Per Share

 

Outstanding at September 30, 2013

 

81,555

 

 

$

38.66

 

Granted

 

57,200

 

 

 

60.47

 

Vested

 

(5,973)

 

 

 

61.79

 

Forfeited

 

(500)

 

 

 

60.32

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2014

 

132,282

 

 

$

46.97

 

 

During the nine months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, we recorded compensation expense of $2.0 million and $2.2 million, respectively, related to the RSUs.

 

On February 26, 2014, our stockholders approved and adopted at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders the 2014 Non-Employee Director Equity Incentive Plan (the 2014 Director Plan). Persons eligible to receive awards under the 2014 Director Plan are non-employee directors of the Board.  The 2014 Director Plan authorizes stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, as well as certain other awards. We have reserved 150,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the 2014 Director Plan.  No further awards will be made under the Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan or the Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. In February 2014, 16,000 shares of restricted stock were issued to such directors at a price of $66.15 per share under the 2014 Director Plan.  The annual restricted stock grants vest 50% per year over a two-year period on each anniversary of the grant date.

 

During the nine months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, we recorded compensation expense of $0.9 million and $1.0 million, respectively, related to restricted stock grants.

 

 

H. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

We measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value. Fair value is defined as an “exit price” which represents the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants as of the

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measurement date. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in valuing an asset or liability. The accounting guidance requires the use of valuation techniques to measure fair value that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. As a basis for considering such assumptions and inputs, a fair value hierarchy has been established which identifies and prioritizes three levels of inputs to be used in measuring fair value.

The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1 — Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — Inputs other than the quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly, including: quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market data and require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

The following table summarizes the fair value of our assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2014 (in thousands):

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2014

 

 

Quoted Prices in

 

 

Significant Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Markets for

 

 

Observable

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identical Assets

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Unobservable Inputs

 

 

Fair Value at

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

 

(Level 3)

 

 

June 30, 2014

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents

$

10,434

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

10,434

 

Total

$

10,434

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

10,434

 

 

The following table summarizes the fair value of our assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2013 (in thousands):

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2013

 

 

Quoted Prices in

 

 

Significant Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Active Markets for

 

 

Observable

 

 

Significant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identical Assets

 

 

Inputs

 

 

Unobservable Inputs

 

 

Fair Value at

 

 

(Level 1)

 

 

(Level 2)

 

 

(Level 3)

 

 

September 30, 2013

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents

$

10,531

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

10,531

 

Total

$

10,531

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

10,531

 

 

Cash equivalents, primarily funds held in money market savings instruments, are reported at their current carrying value which approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments and are included in cash and cash equivalents in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

Fair value guidance requires certain fair value disclosures, such as those on our long-term debt, to be presented in both interim and annual reports.  The estimated fair value amounts of financial instruments have been determined using available market information and valuation methodologies described below.

Industrial Development Revenue Bond ─ The fair value of our long-term debt depends primarily on the coupon rate of our industrial development revenue bonds.  The carrying value of our long-term debt at June 30, 2014 approximates fair value based on the current coupon rate of the bonds, which is reset weekly, and is classified as a Level 2 input in the fair value measurement hierarchy as there is an active market for the trading of these industrial development revenue bonds.

There were no transfers between levels within the fair value measurement hierarchy during the nine months ended June 30, 2014.

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I.

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

On January 15, 2014, we sold our wholly-owned subsidiary Transdyn to a global provider of electronic toll collection systems, headquartered in Vienna, Austria.  The purchase price from the sale of this subsidiary totaled $16.0 million, of which we received cash of $14.4 million.  The remaining $1.6 million was placed into an escrow account until April 2015, to be released subject to certain contingent obligations, and was recorded to other assets.  We received additional cash of $0.4 million after the final working capital adjustment was calculated in March 2014. We recorded a gain on this transaction of $8.6 million, net of tax, which has been included in income from discontinued operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.  Transdyn’s results were previously reflected in the Process Control Systems business segment.

 

We reclassified the assets and liabilities of Transdyn as held for sale within the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2013 and presented the results of these operations as income from discontinued operations, net of tax, for each of the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.  

 

Summary comparative financial results of discontinued operations were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

 

June 30,

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

 

2014

 

 

2013

 

Revenues

$

 

 

$

7,786

 

 

$

13,923

 

 

$

22,743

 

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax of $0, $206, $633 and $652, respectively

 

 

 

 

222

 

 

 

1,041

 

 

 

702

 

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax of $0, $0, $5,218 and $0, respectively

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,563

 

 

 

 

Net income from discontinued operations, net of tax

$

 

 

$

222