ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP /DE/ - Quarter Report: 2022 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q


☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
	For the quarterly period ended:	September 30, 2022


☐			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: 1-10026


ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware


(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

216 Airport Drive, Rochester, New Hampshire


(Address of principal executive offices)

14-0462060


(IRS Employer Identification No.)

03867


(Zip Code)

603-330-5850


(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	AIN	The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
Class B Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	AIN	The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). 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, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

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Accelerated filer

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Non-accelerated filer

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Smaller reporting company

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Emerging growth company

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

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

The registrant had 31.1 million shares of Class A Common Stock and no shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding as of October 15, 2022.

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		Page No.
Part I Financial information
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Consolidated statements of income – three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021	1
	Consolidated statements of comprehensive income/(loss) – three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021	2
	Consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021	3
	Consolidated statements of cash flows – three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021	4
	Notes to consolidated financial statements	6
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	23
	Forward-looking statements	23
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	38
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	38
Part II Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	39
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	39
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	40
Item 3.	Defaults upon Senior Securities	40
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	40
Item 5.	Other Information	40
Item 6.	Exhibits	41

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ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Net sales	$	260,563	$	232,442	$	766,101	$	689,322
Cost of goods sold	160,070		140,400		473,411		407,006

Gross profit	100,493		92,042		292,690		282,316
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	36,873		37,696		119,325		116,899
Technical and research expenses	9,934		9,673		29,984		28,916
Restructuring expenses, net	42		187		268		230

Operating income	53,644		44,486		143,113		136,271
Interest expense, net	3,794		3,734		11,336		11,521
Pension settlement expense	49,128		—		49,128		—
Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection (AMJP) grant	—		(5,832)		—		(5,832)
Other (income)/expense, net	(6,918)		2,753		(17,891)		4,215

Income before income taxes	7,640		43,831		100,540		126,367
Income tax expense/(benefit)	(3,183)		12,889		22,273		36,375

Net income	10,823		30,942		78,267		89,992
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest	129		80		635		150
Net income attributable to the Company	$	10,694	$	30,862	$	77,632	$	89,842

Earnings per share attributable to Company shareholders - Basic	$	0.34	$	0.95	$	2.47	$	2.78

Earnings per share attributable to Company shareholders - Diluted	$	0.34	$	0.95	$	2.46	$	2.77

Shares of the Company used in computing earnings per share:
Basic	31,111		32,381		31,416		32,369

Diluted	31,223		32,434		31,518		32,424

Dividends declared per share, Class A and Class B	$	0.21	$	0.20	$	0.63	$	0.60

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS)

(in thousands)

(unaudited)


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Net income	$	10,823	$	30,942	$	78,267	$	89,992

Other comprehensive income/(loss), before tax:
Foreign currency translation and other adjustments	(38,971)		(14,709)		(79,841)		(16,497)
Reclassification of loss on pension settlement	42,657		—		42,657		—
Amortization of pension liability adjustments:
Prior service credit	(1,123)		(1,119)		(3,368)		(3,356)
Net actuarial loss	967		1,103		2,905		3,320
Payments and amortization related to interest rate swaps included in earnings	(106)		1,803		2,758		5,049
Derivative valuation adjustment	8,492		722		23,529		369

Income taxes related to items of other comprehensive income/(loss):
Reclassification of loss on pension settlement	(16,459)		—		(16,459)		—
Amortization of prior service credit	344		336		1,031		1,007
Amortization of net actuarial loss	(296)		(331)		(889)		(996)
Payments and amortization related to interest rate swaps included in earnings	(27)		(466)		(752)		(1,304)
Derivative valuation adjustment	(2,151)		(186)		(5,960)		(95)
Comprehensive income	4,150		18,095		43,878		77,489
Comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest	73		(112)		544		(69)
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company	$	4,077	$	18,207	$	43,334	$	77,558

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

(unaudited)


	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	276,482	$	302,036
Accounts receivable, net	198,847		191,985
Contract assets, net	148,729		112,546
Inventories	133,840		117,882
Income taxes prepaid and receivable	4,055		1,958
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	46,761		32,394
Total current assets	$	808,714	$	758,801

Property, plant and equipment, net	411,139		436,417
Intangibles, net	34,306		39,081
Goodwill	172,820		182,124
Deferred income taxes	17,954		26,376
Noncurrent receivables, net	28,770		31,849
Other assets	98,146		81,416
Total assets	$	1,571,849	$	1,556,064

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	$	65,378	$	68,954
Accrued liabilities	106,831		124,325
Current maturities of long-term debt	—		—
Income taxes payable	17,328		14,887
Total current liabilities	189,537		208,166

Long-term debt	447,000		350,000
Other noncurrent liabilities	103,843		107,794
Deferred taxes and other liabilities	11,281		12,499
Total liabilities	751,661		678,459

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock, par value $5.00 per share; authorized 2,000,000 shares; none issued	—		—
Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share; authorized 100,000,000 shares; 40,785,434 issued in 2022 and 40,760,577 in 2021	41		41
Class B Common Stock, par value $.001 per share; authorized 25,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding in 2022 and 104 in 2021	—		—
Additional paid in capital	440,295		436,996
Retained earnings	920,966		863,057
Accumulated items of other comprehensive income:
Translation adjustments	(185,721)		(105,880)
Pension and postretirement liability adjustments	(12,613)		(38,490)
Derivative valuation adjustment	17,961		(1,614)
Treasury stock (Class A), at cost; 9,674,542 shares in 2022 and 8,665,090 in 2021	(364,923)		(280,143)
Total Company shareholders' equity	816,006		873,967
Noncontrolling interest	4,182		3,638
Total equity	820,188		877,605
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	1,571,849	$	1,556,064

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income	$	10,823	$	30,942	$	78,267	$	89,992
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	15,588		15,925		46,864		48,485
Amortization	1,446		2,289		5,044		6,862
Change in deferred taxes and other liabilities	(18,178)		1,606		(15,582)		7,022
Impairment of property, plant, equipment, and inventory	(52)		25		2,610		563
Non-cash interest expense	279		283		840		593
Non-cash portion of pension settlement expense	42,657		—		42,657		—
Compensation and benefits paid or payable in Class A Common Stock	835		606		3,282		2,232
Provision/(recovery) for credit losses from uncollected receivables and contract assets	(441)		(1,075)		885		(1,158)
Foreign currency remeasurement (gain)/loss on intercompany loans	(5,369)		480		(6,629)		(551)
Fair value adjustment on foreign currency options	(28)		29		(409)		169

Changes in operating assets and liabilities that provided/(used) cash:
Accounts receivable	(5,853)		(10,927)		(20,260)		(14,292)
Contract assets	(13,333)		(3,473)		(37,201)		22,170
Inventories	(3,760)		546		(24,895)		(9,838)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,741		3,949		(2,733)		2,444
Income taxes prepaid and receivable	(2,119)		2,717		(2,179)		2,408
Accounts payable	(2,395)		(296)		5,081		4,312
Accrued liabilities	(879)		5,112		(12,624)		(12,311)
Income taxes payable	10,378		2,871		2,639		(1,085)
Noncurrent receivables	1,112		1,245		2,976		2,832
Other noncurrent liabilities	(2,708)		(1,319)		(5,960)		(5,582)
Other, net	(150)		1,324		4,634		3,232
Net cash provided by operating activities	29,594		52,859		67,307		148,499

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(15,289)		(8,918)		(50,948)		(31,754)
Purchased software	(1,518)		(106)		(1,884)		(394)
Net cash used in investing activities	(16,807)		(9,024)		(52,832)		(32,148)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from borrowings	10,000		—		145,000		8,000
Principal payments on debt	(48,000)		—		(48,000)		(56,009)
Principal payments on finance lease liabilities	—		(363)		(654)		(1,067)
Purchase of Treasury shares	—		—		(84,780)		—
Taxes paid in lieu of share issuance	—		—		(770)		(998)
Proceeds from options exercised	10		4		17		153
Dividends paid	(6,533)		(6,476)		(19,932)		(19,418)
Net cash used in financing activities	(44,523)		(6,835)		(9,119)		(69,339)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(12,652)		(4,113)		(30,910)		(2,111)

(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents	(44,388)		32,887		(25,554)		44,901
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	320,870		253,330		302,036		241,316
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	276,482	$	286,217	$	276,482	$	286,217

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements

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ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of results for such periods. Albany International Corp. (Albany, the Registrant, the Company, we, us, or our) consolidates the financial results of its subsidiaries for all periods presented. The results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year.

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in Albany International Corp.’s Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with Albany International Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

2. Reportable Segments and Revenue Recognition

In accordance with applicable disclosure guidance for enterprise segments and related information, the internal organization that is used by management for making operating decisions and assessing performance is used as the basis for our reportable segments.

Machine Clothing:

The Machine Clothing (“MC”) segment supplies permeable and impermeable belts used in the manufacture of paper, paperboard, tissue and towel, nonwovens, fiber cement and several other industrial applications. We sell our MC products directly to customer end-users in countries across the globe. Our products, manufacturing processes, and distribution channels for MC are substantially the same in each region of the world in which we operate.

We design, manufacture, and market paper machine clothing (used in the manufacturing of paper, paperboard, tissue and towel) for each section of the paper machine and for every grade of paper. Paper machine clothing products are customized, consumable products of technologically sophisticated design that utilize polymeric materials in a complex structure.

Albany Engineered Composites:

The Albany Engineered Composites (“AEC”) segment provides highly engineered, advanced composite structures to customers in the commercial and defense aerospace industries. The segment includes Albany Safran Composites, LLC (“ASC”), in which our customer SAFRAN Group (“Safran”) owns a 10 percent noncontrolling interest. AEC, through ASC, is the exclusive supplier of the LEAP program of advanced composite fan blades and fan cases under a long-term supply contract. The LEAP engine is used on the Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737 MAX, and COMAC 919 aircraft . AEC's largest aerospace customer is the SAFRAN Group and sales to SAFRAN (consisting primarily of fan blades and cases for CFM's LEAP engine) accounted for approximately 12 percent of the Company's consolidated Net sales in 2021. AEC net sales to Safran were $125.4 million and $81.6 million in the first nine months of 2022 and 2021, respectively. The total of Accounts receivable, Contract assets and Noncurrent receivables due from Safran amounted to $76.4 million and $79.6 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

Other significant programs by AEC include the Sikorsky CH-53K, F-35, JASSM, and Boeing 787 programs. AEC also supplies vacuum waste tanks for the Boeing 7-Series programs, and specialty components for the Rolls Royce lift fan on the F-35, as well as the fan case for the GE9X engine. In 2021, approximately 47 percent of AEC sales were related to U.S. government contracts or programs.

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The following tables show data by reportable segment, reconciled to consolidated totals included in the financial statements:


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2021		2022		2021
Net sales
Machine Clothing	$	153,389	$	154,171	$	459,121	$	462,298
Albany Engineered Composites	107,174		78,271		306,980		227,024
Consolidated total	$	260,563	$	232,442	$	766,101	$	689,322
Operating income/(loss)
Machine Clothing	$	57,247	$	55,467	$	161,752	$	161,731
Albany Engineered Composites	9,958		2,917		20,688		13,019
Corporate expenses	(13,561)		(13,898)		(39,327)		(38,479)
Operating income	$	53,644	$	44,486	$	143,113	$	136,271
Reconciling items:
Interest income	(965)		(654)		(2,463)		(1,584)
Interest expense	4,759		4,388		13,799		13,105
Pension settlement expense	49,128		—		49,128		—
AMJP grant	—		(5,832)		—		(5,832)
Other (income)/expense, net	(6,918)		2,753		(17,891)		4,215
Income before income taxes	$	7,640	$	43,831	$	100,540	$	126,367

A subsidiary within our Machine Clothing segment has been a partner in a joint venture (“JV”) that supplies paper machine clothing products to local papermakers in Russia. In March 2022, we made the decision to cease doing business in Russia, including giving notice to our JV partner of our intent to exit the venture. As a result, we recognized $1.6 million expense in the consolidated statement of operations, representing reserves against the risk of uncollectible customer receivables and obsolescence of certain inventory destined for Russian customers. We also wrote down the net book value of our investment in the aforementioned JV to reflect our intent to exit such venture, resulting in $0.8 million impairment loss during the first quarter of 2022.

In the third quarter, we took actions to settle certain pension plan liabilities in the U.S., leading to charges totaling $49.1 million, which were included as Corporate expenses and other. This led to a reduction of unfunded pension liabilities of $6.2 million.

Revenue Recognition:

Products and services provided under long-term contracts represent a significant portion of sales in the Albany Engineered Composites segment and we account for these contracts using the percentage of completion (actual cost to estimated cost) method. That method requires significant judgment and estimation, which could be considerably different if the underlying circumstances were to change. When adjustments in estimated contract revenues or costs are required, any changes from prior estimates are included in earnings in the period the change occurs. Changes in the estimated profitability of long-term contracts could be caused by increases or decreases in the contract value, revisions to customer delivery requirements, updated labor or overhead rates, factors affecting the supply chain, changes in the evaluation of contract risks and opportunities, or other factors. Changes in the estimated profitability of long-term contracts increased operating income by $2.6 million for the third quarter of 2022 and $2.0 million for the first nine months of 2022. Adjustments in the estimated profitability of long-term contracts increased operating income by $2.1 million and $2.4 million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021, respectively.

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We disaggregate revenue earned from contracts with customers for each of our business segments and product groups based on the timing of revenue recognition, and groupings used for internal review purposes.

The following table disaggregates revenue for each product group by timing of revenue recognition:


	Three months ended September 30, 2022
(in thousands)	Point in Time Revenue Recognition		Over Time Revenue Recognition		Total
Machine Clothing	$	152,490	$	899	$	153,389

Albany Engineered Composites
ASC	—		41,463		41,463
Other AEC	5,819		59,892		65,711
Total Albany Engineered Composites	5,819		101,355		107,174

Total revenue	$	158,309	$	102,254	$	260,563


	Three months ended September 30, 2021
(in thousands)	Point in Time Revenue Recognition		Over Time Revenue Recognition		Total
Machine Clothing	$	153,306	$	865	$	154,171

Albany Engineered Composites
ASC	—		26,904		26,904
Other AEC	3,589		47,778		51,367
Total Albany Engineered Composites	3,589		74,682		78,271

Total revenue	$	156,895	$	75,547	$	232,442


	Nine months ended September 30, 2022
(in thousands)	Point in Time Revenue Recognition		Over Time Revenue Recognition		Total
Machine Clothing	$	456,423	$	2,698	$	459,121

Albany Engineered Composites
ASC	—		122,836		122,836
Other AEC	14,750		169,394		184,144
Total Albany Engineered Composites	14,750		292,230		306,980

Total revenue	$	471,173	$	294,928	$	766,101

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	Nine months ended September 30, 2021
(in thousands)	Point in Time Revenue Recognition		Over Time Revenue Recognition		Total
Machine Clothing	$	459,703	$	2,595	$	462,298

Albany Engineered Composites
ASC	—		80,158		80,158
Other AEC	11,901		134,965		146,866
Total Albany Engineered Composites	11,901		215,123		227,024

Total revenue	$	471,604	$	217,718	$	689,322

The following table disaggregates MC segment revenue by significant product groupings (paper machine clothing (PMC) and engineered fabrics), and, for PMC, the geographical region to which the paper machine clothing was sold:


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2021		2022		2021
Americas PMC	$	83,124	$	81,780	$	240,173	$	237,425
Eurasia PMC	49,828		53,277		157,751		164,320
Engineered Fabrics	20,437		19,114		61,197		60,553
Total Machine Clothing Net sales	$	153,389	$	154,171	$	459,121	$	462,298

We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original expected duration of one year or less. Contracts in the MC segment are generally for periods of less than a year. Most contracts in the AEC segment are relatively short duration firm-fixed-price orders. Remaining performance obligations on contracts that had an original duration of greater than one year totaled $600 million and $155 million as of September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and related primarily to firm contracts in the AEC segment. Of the remaining performance obligations as of September 30, 2022, we expect to recognize as revenue approximately $46 million during 2022, $124 million during 2023, $107 million during 2024, and the remainder thereafter.

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3. Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

The Company has defined benefit pension plans covering certain U.S. and non-U.S. employees. The Company also provides certain postretirement benefits to retired employees in the U.S. and Canada. The Company accrues the cost of providing these benefits during the active service period of the employees.

The composition of the net periodic benefit cost for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, was as follows:


	Pension plans				Other postretirement benefits
(in thousands)	2022		2021		2022		2021
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	1,061	$	1,630	$	86	$	99
Interest cost	4,235		3,999		916		827
Expected return on assets	(5,099)		(4,802)		—		—
Amortization of prior service cost/(credit)	(2)		10		(3,366)		(3,366)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	1,493		1,625		1,412		1,695
Net periodic benefit cost/(credit)	$	1,688	$	2,462	$	(952)	$	(745)
Settlement charge	49,128		—		—		—
Net benefit cost/(credit)	$	50,816	$	2,462	$	(952)	$	(745)

The amount of net benefit cost/(credit) is determined at the beginning of each year and generally only varies from quarter to quarter when a significant event occurs, such as a curtailment or a settlement. In the third quarter, we took actions to settle certain pension plan liabilities for a plan in the U.S., leading to charges totaling $49.1 million. No similar charges were incurred in the prior year.

Service cost for defined benefit pension and postretirement plans are reported in the same line item as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the period. Other components of net periodic benefit cost are included in the line item Other (income)/expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

4. Other (Income)/Expense, net

The components of Other (Income)/Expense, net are:


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2021		2022		2021
Currency transaction (gains)/losses	$	(6,636)	$	472	$	(17,660)	$	813
Bank fees and amortization of debt issuance costs	76		74		252		284
Components of net periodic pension and postretirement cost other than service cost	(138)		(6)		(411)		(12)
Other	(220)		2,213		(72)		3,130
Total	$	(6,918)	$	2,753	$	(17,891)	$	4,215

Other (income)/expense, net, included foreign currency gains of $6.6 million and $17.7 million in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022, respectively, as compared to losses of $0.5 million and $0.8 million in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021, respectively. The weaker Euro during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022 led to the gains on foreign currency related transactions during such periods.

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5. Income Taxes

The following table presents components of income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands, except percentages)	2022		2021		2022		2021
Income tax based on income from continuing operations (1)	$	2,208	$	13,150	$	28,315	$	37,733
Provision for change in estimated tax rate	674		397		740		179
Income tax before discrete items	2,882		13,547		29,055		37,912
Discrete tax expense:
Exercise of U.S. stock options	(9)		(4)		(17)		(160)
Impact of amended tax returns	—		—		(98)		—
True-up of prior year estimated taxes	(1,185)		(674)		(1,693)		(2,095)
Enacted tax legislation and rate change	—		—		—		352
Provision for/resolution of tax audits and contingencies, net	24		—		(116)		278
US Pension Settlement - Release of Residual Tax Effect	(5,217)		—		(5,217)		—
Other	322		20		359		88
Total income tax expense/(benefit)	$	(3,183)	$	12,889	$	22,273	$	36,375
(1) Calculated at estimated annual tax rates of 28.9% and 30.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.

Income tax expense for the quarter was computed in accordance with ASC 740-270, Income Taxes – Interim Reporting. Under this method, loss jurisdictions, which cannot recognize a tax benefit with regard to their generated losses, are excluded from the annual effective tax rate (AETR) calculation and their taxes will be recorded discretely in each quarter.

The Company's policy for releasing income tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income is the specific identification approach, whereas these items are released to income tax expense when the individual items are disposed of, terminated or extinguished.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act lowered the U.S. corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% as of December 31, 2017, creating residual tax effects as a result of the remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities originally established in other comprehensive income. As a result of the U.S. pension liability settlement (see Note 3), and consistent with the Company's policy, in the third quarter of 2022, the Company recorded a net tax benefit of $5.2 million for the release of the residual tax effects within other comprehensive income related to the U.S. pension settlement.

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6. Earnings Per Share

The amounts used in computing earnings per share and the weighted average number of shares of potentially dilutive securities are as follows:


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands, except market price and earnings per share)	2022		2021		2022		2021
Net income attributable to the Company	$	10,694	$	30,862	$	77,632	$	89,842

Weighted average number of shares:
Weighted average number of shares used in calculating basic net income per share	31,111		32,381		31,416		32,369
Effect of dilutive stock-based compensation plans:
Stock options	—		1		—		2
RSU and MPP shares	112		52		102		53

Weighted average number of shares used in calculating diluted net income per share	31,223		32,434		31,518		32,424

Average market price of common stock used for calculation of dilutive shares	$	86.00	$	80.33	$	84.53	$	82.41

Net income attributable to the Company per share:
Basic	$	0.34	$	0.95	$	2.47	$	2.78
Diluted	$	0.34	$	0.95	$	2.46	$	2.77

7. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI)

The table below presents changes in the components of AOCI for the period December 31, 2021 to September 30, 2022:


(in thousands)	Translation adjustments		Pension and postretirement liability adjustments		Derivative valuation adjustment		Total Other Comprehensive Income
December 31, 2021	$	(105,880)	$	(38,490)	$	(1,614)	$	(145,984)
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications, net of tax	(79,841)		—		17,569		(62,272)
Pension settlement expense, net of tax	—		26,198		—		26,198
Interest expense related to swaps reclassified to the Consolidated Statements of Income, net of tax	—		—		2,006		2,006
Pension and postretirement liability adjustments reclassified to Consolidated Statements of Income, net of tax	—		(321)		—		(321)
Net current period other comprehensive income	(79,841)		25,877		19,575		(34,389)
September 30, 2022	$	(185,721)	$	(12,613)	$	17,961	$	(180,373)

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The table below presents changes in the components of AOCI for the period December 31, 2020 to September 30, 2021:


(in thousands)	Translation adjustments		Pension and postretirement liability adjustments		Derivative valuation adjustment		Total Other Comprehensive Income
December 31, 2020	$	(83,203)	$	(39,661)	$	(9,544)	$	(132,408)
Other comprehensive income/(loss) before reclassifications, net of tax	(17,124)		627		274		(16,223)
Interest expense related to swaps reclassified to the Consolidated Statements of Income, net of tax	—		—		3,745		3,745
Pension and postretirement liability adjustments reclassified to Consolidated Statements of Income, net of tax	—		(25)		—		(25)
Net current period other comprehensive income	(17,124)		602		4,019		(12,503)
September 30, 2021	$	(100,327)	$	(39,059)	$	(5,525)	$	(144,911)

The components of our Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income that are reclassified to the Statement of Income relate to our pension and postretirement plans and interest rate swaps.

The table below presents the expense/(income) amounts reclassified from AOCI, and the line items of the Statement of Income that were affected for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2021		2022		2021
Pretax Derivative valuation reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:
Expense/(income) related to interest rate swaps included in Income before taxes (a)	$	(106)	$	1,803	$	2,758	$	5,049
Income tax effect	(27)		(466)		(752)		(1,304)
Effect on net income due to items reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	$	(133)	$	1,337	$	2,006	$	3,745

Pretax pension and postretirement liabilities reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income:
Pension settlement expense	42,657		—		42,657		—
Amortization of prior service credit	(1,123)		(1,119)		(3,368)		(3,356)
Amortization of net actuarial loss	967		1,103		2,905		3,320
Total pretax amount reclassified (b)	42,501		(16)		42,194		(36)
Income tax effect	(16,411)		5		(16,317)		11
Effect on net income due to items reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	$	26,090	$	(11)	$	25,877	$	(25)

(a)Included in Interest expense, net are payments related to the interest rate swap agreements and amortization of swap buyouts (see Notes 13 and 14).

(b)These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic pension cost (see Note 3).

8. Noncontrolling Interest

Effective October 31, 2013, Safran S.A. (Safran) acquired a 10 percent equity interest in a new Albany subsidiary, Albany Safran Composites, LLC (ASC). The table below presents a reconciliation of income attributable to the noncontrolling interest and noncontrolling equity in the Company’s subsidiary Albany Safran Composites, LLC:

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	Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands, except percentages)	2022			2021
Net income of Albany Safran Composites (ASC)	$	7,320		$	2,495
Less: Return attributable to the Company's preferred holding	974			991
Net income of ASC available for common ownership	$	6,346		$	1,504
Ownership percentage of noncontrolling shareholder	10		%	10		%
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest	$	635		$	150

Noncontrolling interest, beginning of year	$	3,638		$	3,799
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	635			150
Changes in other comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest	(91)			(219)
Noncontrolling interest, end of interim period	$	4,182		$	3,730

9. Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable includes trade receivables. In connection with certain sales in Asia, the Company accepts a bank promissory note as customer payment. The notes may be presented for payment at maturity, which is less than one year. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Accounts receivable consisted of the following:


(in thousands)	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Trade and other accounts receivable	$	179,734	$	168,046
Bank promissory notes	21,654		26,284
Allowance for expected credit losses	(2,541)		(2,345)
Accounts receivable, net	$	198,847	$	191,985

The Company has Noncurrent receivables in the AEC segment that represent revenue earned, which has extended payment terms. The Noncurrent receivables will be invoiced to the customer over a 10-year period, which began in 2020. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Noncurrent receivables consisted of the following:


(in thousands)	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Noncurrent receivables	$	28,914	$	32,049
Allowance for expected credit losses	(144)		(200)
Noncurrent receivables, net	$	28,770	$	31,849

10. Contract Assets and Liabilities

Contract assets includes unbilled amounts typically resulting from sales under contracts when the cost-to-cost method of revenue recognition is utilized, and revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the customer. Contract assets are transferred to Accounts receivable, net when the entitlement to pay becomes unconditional. Contract liabilities include advance payments and billings in excess of revenue recognized. Contract liabilities are included in Accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Contract assets and Contract liabilities are reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets in a net position on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period.

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Contract assets and Contract liabilities consisted of the following:

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(in thousands)	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Contract assets	$	149,477	$	113,249
Allowance for expected credit losses	(748)		(703)
Contract assets, net	$	148,729	$	112,546

Contract liabilities	$	5,672	$	6,959

Contract assets increased $36.2 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022. The increase was primarily due to an increase in unbilled revenue related to the satisfaction of performance obligations, in excess of the amounts billed to customers for contracts that were in a contract asset position. There were no impairment losses related to our Contract assets during the nine month periods ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021.

Contract liabilities decreased $1.3 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to revenue recognized from satisfied performance obligations exceeding amounts invoiced to customers that were in a contract liability position. Revenue recognized for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 that was included in the Contract liability balance at the beginning of the year was $5.0 million and $5.3 million, respectively.

11. Inventories

Costs included in inventories are raw materials, labor, supplies and allocable depreciation and overhead. Raw material inventories are valued on an average cost basis. Other inventory cost elements are valued at cost, using the first-in, first-out method. The Company writes down the inventories for estimated obsolescence, and to lower of cost or net realizable value based upon assumptions about future demand and market conditions. If actual demand or market conditions are less favorable than those projected by the Company, additional inventory write-downs may be required. Once established, the original cost of the inventory less the related write-down represents the new cost basis of such inventories.

As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Inventories consisted of the following:


(in thousands)	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Raw materials	$	66,911	$	58,689
Work in process	51,756		44,839
Finished goods	15,173		14,354
Total inventories	$	133,840	$	117,882

12. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in each business combination. Goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized, but are tested for impairment at least annually. Our reportable segments are consistent with our operating segments.

In the second quarter of 2022, management applied the qualitative assessment approach in performing its annual evaluation of goodwill for the Company's Machine Clothing reporting unit and two AEC reporting units and concluded that each reporting unit’s fair value continued to exceed its carrying value. In addition, there were no amounts at risk due to the estimated excess between the fair and carrying values. Accordingly, no impairment charges were recorded.

When a quantitative assessment is performed, determining the fair value of a reporting unit requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including revenue growth rates, operating margins, discount rates, and future market conditions, among others. Goodwill and other long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events, such as significant changes in the business climate, plant closures, changes in product offerings, or other circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

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To determine fair value, we utilize two market-based approaches and an income approach. Under the market-based approaches, we utilize information regarding the Company, as well as publicly available industry information, to determine earnings multiples and sales multiples. Under the income approach, we determine fair value based on estimated future cash flows of each reporting unit, discounted by an estimated weighted-average cost of capital, which reflects the overall level of inherent risk of a reporting unit and the rate of return an outside investor would expect to earn.

13. Financial Instruments

Long-term debt, principally to banks and noteholders, consists of:


(in thousands, except interest rates)	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Revolving credit agreement with borrowings outstanding at an end of period interest rate of 3.87% in 2022 and 3.74% in 2021 (including the effect of interest rate hedging transactions, as described below), due in 2024	$	447,000	$	350,000

We had no current maturities of Long-term debt as of September 30, 2022 or December 31, 2021.

On October 27, 2020, we entered into a $700 million unsecured Four-Year Revolving Credit Facility Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) which amended and restated the prior amended and restated $685 million Five-Year Revolving Credit Facility Agreement, which we had entered into on November 7, 2017 (the “Prior Agreement”). Under the Credit Agreement, $447 million of borrowings were outstanding as of September 30, 2022. The applicable interest rate for borrowings was LIBOR plus a spread, based on our leverage ratio at the time of borrowing. At the time of the last borrowing on September 26, 2022, the spread was 1.625%. The spread was based on a pricing grid, which ranged from 1.500% to 2.000%, based on our leverage ratio. Based on our maximum leverage ratio and our Consolidated EBITDA, and without modification to any other credit agreements, as of September 30, 2022, we would have been able to borrow an additional $253 million under the Agreement.

The Credit Agreement contains customary terms, as well as affirmative covenants, negative covenants and events of default that are comparable to those in the Prior Agreement. The Borrowings are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries.

Our ability to borrow additional amounts under the Credit Agreement is conditional upon the absence of any defaults, as well as the absence of any material adverse change (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

On June 14, 2021, we entered into interest rate swap agreements for the period October 17, 2022 through October 27, 2024. These transactions have the effect of fixing the LIBOR portion of the effective interest rate (before addition of the spread) on $350 million of indebtedness drawn under the Credit Agreement at the rate of 0.838% during the period. Under the terms of these transactions, we pay the fixed rate of 0.838% and the counterparties pay a floating rate based on the one-month LIBOR rate at each monthly calculation date. The monthly calculation date is the 16th day of each month, and on September 16, 2022, one-month LIBOR was 2.94%.

On November 28, 2017, we entered into interest rate swap agreements for the period December 18, 2017 through October 17, 2022. These transactions have the effect of fixing the LIBOR portion of the effective interest rate (before addition of the spread) on $350 million of indebtedness drawn under the Credit Agreement at the rate of 2.11% during the period. Under the terms of these transactions, we pay the fixed rate of 2.11% and the counterparties pay a floating rate based on the one-month LIBOR rate at each monthly calculation date. The monthly calculation date is the 16th day of each month, and on September 16, 2022, one-month LIBOR was 2.94%. On September 16, 2022, the all-in-rate on the $350 million of debt was 3.735%.

These interest rate swaps are accounted for as a hedge of future cash flows, as further described in Note 14. No cash collateral was received or pledged in relation to the swap agreements.

Under the Credit Agreement, we are currently required to maintain a leverage ratio (as defined in the agreement) of not greater than 3.50 to 1.00 and minimum interest coverage (as defined) of 3.00 to 1.00.

As of September 30, 2022, our leverage ratio was 1.22 to 1.00 and our interest coverage ratio was 15.79 to 1.00. We may purchase our Common Stock or pay dividends to the extent our leverage ratio remains at or below 3.50 to 1.00, and may make acquisitions with cash, provided our leverage ratio does not exceed the limits noted above.

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Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement is ranked equally in right of payment to all unsecured senior debt. We were in compliance with all debt covenants as of September 30, 2022.

Currently, our Credit Agreement and certain of our derivative instruments reference one-month USD LIBOR-based rates, which are set to discontinue after June 30, 2023. Regulators in the U.S. and other jurisdictions have been working to replace these rates with alternative reference interest rates that are supported by transactions in liquid and observable markets, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for USD LIBOR. Our Credit Agreement contains provisions specifying alternative interest rate calculations to be employed when LIBOR ceases to be available as a benchmark and we have adhered to the ISDA IBOR Fallbacks Protocol, which will govern our derivatives upon the final cessation of USD LIBOR. ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform, helps limit the accounting impact from contract modifications, including hedging relationships, due to the transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates that are completed by December 31, 2022. We adopted certain provisions of ASU 2020-04 during 2021. While we currently do not expect a significant impact to our operating results, financial position or cash flows from the transition from LIBOR to alternative reference interest rates, we will continue to monitor the impact of this transition until it is completed.

14. Fair-Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Accounting principles establish 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. Level 3 inputs are unobservable data points for the asset or liability, and include situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. We had no Level 3 financial assets or liabilities at September 30, 2022, or at December 31, 2021.

The following table presents the fair-value hierarchy for our Level 1 and Level 2 financial and non-financial assets and liabilities, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:


	September 30, 2022				December 31, 2021
	Quoted prices in active markets		Significant other observable inputs		Quoted prices in active markets		Significant other observable inputs
(in thousands)	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 1)		(Level 2)
Fair Value
Assets:
Cash equivalents	$	28,819	$	—	$	20,665	$	—
Other Assets:
Common stock of unaffiliated foreign public company (a)	558		—		702		—
Interest rate swaps			23,987		—		3,328
Liabilities:
Interest rate swaps	—		—		—		(5,176)

(a)Original cost basis $0.5 million.

Cash equivalents include short-term securities that are considered to be highly liquid and easily tradable. These securities are valued using inputs observable in active markets for identical securities.

The interest rate swaps are accounted for as hedges of future cash flows. The fair value of our interest rate swaps are derived from a discounted cash flow analysis based on the terms of the contract and the interest rate curve, and is included in Other assets and/or Other noncurrent liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amounts determined to be due within one year are reclassified to Other current assets and/or Accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Unrealized gains and losses on the swaps flow through the caption Derivative valuation adjustment in the Shareholders’ equity section of the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2022, these interest rate swaps were determined to be highly effective hedges of interest rate cash flow risk. Amounts accumulated in Other comprehensive income are reclassified as Interest expense, net when the related interest payments (that is, the hedged forecasted transactions), and amortization related to the swap buyouts, affect earnings. Interest (income)/expense related to payments under the active swap agreements totaled $2.8 million for the nine month period ended

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September 30, 2022, and $5.3 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2021. Additionally, non-cash interest income related to the amortization of swap buyouts totaled $0.0 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2022 and $0.3 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2021.

We operate our business in many regions of the world, and currency rate movements can have a significant effect on operating results. Foreign currency instruments are entered into periodically, and consist of foreign currency option contracts and forward contracts that are valued using quoted prices in active markets obtained from independent pricing sources. These instruments are measured using market foreign exchange prices and are recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as Other current assets and Accounts payable, as applicable. Changes in fair value of these instruments are recorded as gains or losses within Other (income)/expense, net.

When exercised, the foreign currency instruments are net settled with the same financial institution that bought or sold them. For all positions, whether options or forward contracts, there is risk from the possible inability of the financial institution to meet the terms of the contracts and the risk of unfavorable changes in interest and currency rates, which may reduce the value of the instruments. We seek to mitigate risk by evaluating the creditworthiness of counterparties and by monitoring the currency exchange and interest rate markets while reviewing the hedging risks and contracts to ensure compliance with our internal guidelines and policies.

(Gains)/losses related to changes in fair value of derivative instruments that were recognized in Other (income)/expense, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income were as follows:


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2021		2022		2021
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency options (gains)/losses	$	(28)	$	30	$	(409)	$	169

15. Contingencies

Asbestos Litigation

Albany International Corp. is a defendant in suits brought in various courts in the United States by plaintiffs who allege that they have suffered personal injury as a result of exposure to asbestos-containing paper machine clothing synthetic dryer fabrics marketed during the period from 1967 to 1976 and used in certain paper mills.

We were defending 3,603 claims as of September 30, 2022.

The following table sets forth the number of claims filed, the number of claims settled, dismissed or otherwise resolved, and the aggregate settlement amount during the periods presented:


Year ended December 31,	Opening Number of Claims	Claims Dismissed, Settled, or Resolved	New Claims	Closing Number of Claims	Amounts Paid (thousands) to Settle or Resolve
2021	3,615	32	26	3,609	93
2022 (As of September 30)	3,609	27	21	3,603	$	5

We anticipate that additional claims will be filed against the Company and related companies in the future but are unable to predict the number and timing of such future claims. Due to the fact that information sufficient to meaningfully estimate a range of possible loss of a particular claim is typically not available until late in the discovery process, we do not believe a meaningful estimate can be made regarding the range of possible loss with respect to pending or future claims and therefore are unable to estimate a range of reasonably possible loss in excess of amounts already accrued for pending or future claims.

While we believe we have meritorious defenses to these claims, we have settled certain claims for amounts we consider reasonable given the facts and circumstances of each case. Our insurance carrier has defended each case and funded settlements under a standard reservation of rights. As of September 30, 2022, we had resolved, by means of settlement or dismissal, 38,007 claims. The total cost of resolving all claims was $10.5 million. Of this amount,

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almost 100% was paid by our insurance carrier, who has confirmed that we have approximately $140 million of remaining coverage under primary and excess policies that should be available with respect to current and future asbestos claims.

The Company’s subsidiary, Brandon Drying Fabrics, Inc. (“Brandon”), is also a separate defendant in many of the asbestos cases in which Albany is named as a defendant, despite never having manufactured any fabrics containing asbestos. While Brandon was defending against 7,709 claims as of September 30, 2022, only twelve claims have been filed against Brandon since January 1, 2012, and only $15,000 in settlement costs have been incurred since 2001. Brandon was acquired by the Company in 1999 and has its own insurance policies covering periods prior to 1999. Since 2004, Brandon’s insurance carriers have covered 100% of indemnification and defense costs, subject to policy limits and a standard reservation of rights.

In some of these asbestos cases, the Company is named both as a direct defendant and as the “successor in interest” to Mount Vernon Mills (“Mount Vernon”). We acquired certain assets from Mount Vernon in 1993. Certain plaintiffs allege injury caused by asbestos-containing products alleged to have been sold by Mount Vernon many years prior to this acquisition. Mount Vernon is contractually obligated to indemnify the Company against any liability arising out of such products. We deny any liability for products sold by Mount Vernon prior to the acquisition of the Mount Vernon assets. Pursuant to its contractual indemnification obligations, Mount Vernon has assumed the defense of these claims. On this basis, we have successfully moved for dismissal in a number of actions.

We currently do not anticipate, based on currently available information, that the ultimate resolution of the aforementioned proceedings will have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations, or cash flows of the Company. Although we cannot predict the number and timing of future claims, based on the foregoing factors, the trends in claims filed against us, and available insurance, we also do not currently anticipate that potential future claims will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

16. Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

The following table summarizes changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the period December 31, 2021 to September 30, 2022:

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	Class A Common Stock			Class B Common Stock			Additional paid-in capital		Retained earnings		Accumulated items of other comprehensive income		Class A Treasury Stock			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity
(in thousands)	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount								Shares	Amount
December 31, 2021	40,760	$	41	—	$	—	$	436,996	$	863,057	$	(145,984)	8,665	$	(280,143)	$	3,638	$	877,605
Net income	—	—		—	—		—		27,737		—		—	—		338		28,075
Compensation and benefits paid or payable in shares	21	—		—	—		745		—		—		—	—		—		745
Options exercised	—	—		—	—		7		—		—		—	—		—		7
Shares issued to Directors'	—	—		—	—		—		—		—		—	—		—		—
Purchase of Treasury shares (a)	—	—		—	—		—		—		—		515	(43,937)		—		(43,937)
Dividends declared
Class A Common Stock, $0.21 per share	—	—		—	—		—		(6,661)		—		—	—		—		(6,661)
Class B Common Stock, $0.21 per share	—	—		—	—		—		—		—		—	—		—		—
Cumulative translation adjustments	—	—		—	—		—		—		(1,730)		—	—		56		(1,674)
Pension and postretirement liability adjustments	—	—		—	—		—		—		74		—	—		—		74
Derivative valuation adjustment	—	—		—	—		—		—		10,018		—	—		—		10,018
March 31, 2022	40,781	$	41	—	$	—	$	437,748	$	884,133	$	(137,622)	9,180	$	(324,080)	$	4,032	$	864,252
Net income	—	—		—	—		—		39,201		—		—	—		168		39,369
Compensation and benefits paid or payable in shares	4	—		—	—		902		—		—		—	—		—		902
Options exercised	—	—		—	—		—		—		—		—	—		—		—
Shares issued to Directors'	—	—		—	—		800		—		—		(13)	285		—		1,085
Purchase of Treasury shares (a)	—	—		—	—		—		—		—		508	(41,128)		—		(41,128)
Dividends declared
Class A Common Stock, $0.21 per share	—	—		—	—		—		(6,529)		—		—	—		—		(6,529)
Class B Common Stock, $0.21 per share	—	—		—	—		—		—		—		—	—		—		—
Cumulative translation adjustments	—	—		—	—		—		—		(39,661)		—	—		(91)		(39,752)
Pension and postretirement liability adjustments	—	—		—	—		—		—		234		—	—		—		234
Derivative valuation adjustment	—	—		—	—		—		—		3,349		—	—		—		3,349
June 30, 2022	40,785	$	41	—	$	—	$	439,450	$	916,805	$	(173,700)	9,675	$	(364,923)	$	4,109	$	821,782
Net income	—	—		—	—		—		10,694		—		—	—		129		10,823
Compensation and benefits paid or payable in shares	—	—		—	—		835		—		—		—	—		—		835
Options exercised	—	—		—	—		10		—		—		—	—		—		10
Shares issued to Directors'	—	—		—	—		—		—		—		—	—		—		—
Purchase of Treasury shares (a)	—	—		—	—		—		—		—		—	—		—		—
Dividends declared
Class A Common Stock, $0.21 per share	—	—		—	—		—		(6,533)		—		—	—		—		(6,533)
Class B Common Stock, $0.21 per share	—	—		—	—		—		—		—		—	—		—		—
Cumulative translation adjustments	—	—		—	—		—		—		(38,450)		—	—		(56)		(38,506)
Pension and postretirement liability adjustments	—	—		—	—		—		—		(629)		—	—		—		(629)
Settlement of certain pension liabilities	—	—		—	—		—		—		26,198		—	—		—		26,198
Derivative valuation adjustment	—	—		—	—		—		—		6,208		—	—		—		6,208
September 30, 2022	40,785	$	41	—	$	—	$	440,295	$	920,966	$	(180,373)	9,675	$	(364,923)	$	4,182	$	820,188

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The following table summarizes changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the period December 31, 2020 to September 30, 2021:


	Class A Common Stock			Class B Common Stock			Additional paid-in capital		Retained earnings		Accumulated items of other comprehensive income		Class A Treasury Stock			Noncontrolling Interest		Total Equity
(in thousands)	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount								Shares	Amount
December 31, 2020	39,115	$	39	1,618	$	2	$	433,696	$	770,746	$	(132,408)	8,391	$	(256,009)	$	3,799	$	819,865
Net income	—	—		—	—		—		27,582		—		—	—		27		27,609
Compensation and benefits paid or payable in shares	20	—		—	—		(13)		—		—		—	—		—		(13)
Options exercised	6	—		—	—		128		—		—		—	—		—		128

Dividends declared
Class A Common Stock, $0.20 per share	—	—		—	—		—		(6,150)		—		—	—		—		(6,150)
Class B Common Stock, $0.20 per share	—	—		—	—		—		(324)		—		—	—		—		(324)
Cumulative translation adjustments	—	—		—	—		—		—		(15,955)		—	—		(210)		(16,165)
Pension and postretirement liability adjustments	—	—		—	—		—		—		509		—	—		—		509
Derivative valuation adjustment	—	—		—	—		—		—		752		—	—		—		752
March 31, 2021	39,141	39		1,618	2		433,811		791,854		(147,102)		8,391	(256,009)		3,616		826,211
Net income	—	—		—	—		—		31,397		—		—	—		43		31,440
Compensation and benefits paid or payable in shares	—	—		—	—		692		—		—		—	—		—		692
Options exercised	1	—		—	—		21		—		—		—	—		—		21
Shares issued to Directors'	—	—		—	—		706		—		—		(11)	241		—		947
Dividends declared
Class A Common Stock, $0.20 per share	—	—		—	—		—		(6,150)		—		—	—		—		(6,150)
Class B Common Stock, $0.20 per share	—	—		—	—		—		(323)		—		—	—		—		(323)
Cumulative translation adjustments	—	—		—	—		—		—		13,774		—	—		183		13,957
Pension and postretirement liability adjustments	—	—		—	—		—		—		(130)		—	—		—		(130)
Derivative valuation adjustment	—	—		—	—		—		—		1,394		—	—		—		1,394
June 30, 2021	39,142	$	39	1,618	$	2	$	435,230	$	816,778	$	(132,064)	8,380	$	(255,768)	$	3,842	$	868,059
Net income	—	—		—	—		—		30,862		—		—	—		80		30,942
Compensation and benefits paid or payable in shares	—	—		—	—		845		—		—		—	—		—		845
Options exercised	1	—		—	—		4		—		—		—	—		—		4
Shares issued to Directors'	—	—		—	—		—		—		—		—	—		—		—
Dividends declared
Class A Common Stock, $0.20 per share	—	—		—	—		—		(6,478)		—		—	—		—		(6,478)
Class B Common Stock, $0.20 per share	—	—		—	—		—		—		—		—	—		—		—
Conversion of Class B shares to Class A shares (b)	1,617	2		(1,617)	(2)		—		—		—		—	—		—		—
Cumulative translation adjustments	—	—		—	—		—		—		(14,943)		—	—		(192)		(15,135)
Pension and postretirement liability adjustments	—	—		—	—		—		—		223		—	—		—		223
Derivative valuation adjustment	—	—		—	—		—		—		1,873		—	—		—		1,873
September 30, 2021	40,760	$	41	1	$	0	$	436,079	$	841,162	$	(144,911)	8,380	$	(255,768)	$	3,730	$	880,333

(a)In October 2021, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase shares of up to $200 million through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, and to determine the prices, times and amounts. In 2021, the Company repurchased 285,286 shares totaling $24.4 million. During the nine month period ending September 30, 2022, the Company repurchased 1,022,717 shares totaling $85.1 million.

(b)In the third quarter of 2021, Standish Family Holdings, LLC and J.S. Standish Company (the "Selling Stockholders") agreed to sell to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC 1,566,644 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, to be issued upon conversion of an equal number of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a price per share of $75.9656 (the "Transaction"). Immediately following the Transaction, the Selling Stockholders and related persons (including Christine L. Standish and John C. Standish) hold in the aggregate shares of the Company’s common stock

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entitling them to cast less than one percent of the combined votes entitled to be cast by all stockholders of the Company. Costs associated with the Transaction were borne directly by the Selling Stockholders.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) is intended to help the reader understand the results of operations and financial condition of the Company. MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying Notes.

Forward-looking statements

This quarterly report and the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this quarterly report contain statements concerning our future results and performance and other matters that are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project,” ”look for,” “will,” “should,” “guidance,” “guide” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. Because forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, (including, without limitation, those set forth in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or prior Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q) actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

There are a number of risks, uncertainties, and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to:

•Conditions in the industries in which our Machine Clothing and Albany Engineered Composites segments compete, along with the general risks associated with macroeconomic conditions, including continuation of COVID-19 pandemic effects for an extended period of time;

•Across the entire Company, increasing labor, raw material, energy, and logistic costs due to supply chain constraints and inflationary pressures

•In the Machine Clothing segment, greater than anticipated declines in the demand for publication grades of paper, or lower than anticipated growth in other paper grades;

•In the Albany Engineered Composites segment, longer-than-expected timeframe for the aerospace industry to utilize existing inventories, and unanticipated reductions in demand, delays, technical difficulties, or cancellations in aerospace programs that are expected to generate revenue and drive long-term growth;

•Failure to achieve or maintain anticipated profitable growth in our Albany Engineered Composites segment; and

•Other risks and uncertainties detailed in this report.

General risks associated with macroeconomic conditions, as noted above, have changed during the first nine months of 2022. The Russia-Ukraine war has had and may continue to have profound effects on macroeconomic business conditions around the world, including in our Machine Clothing and Albany Engineered Composites segments. Certain COVID-19 related disruptions and risks have persisted during the current year, causing inflationary pressure connected to global supply chain bottlenecks and elevated energy price pressures. These challenges have only increased as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war, which also has quickly prompted a global imposition of stringent sanctions that have resulted in a sharp decline in trade with Russia. Correspondingly, and in union with the global community, we voluntarily decided to dissolve business relationships in Russia during the first quarter of 2022, despite the associated cost to our investment and the loss of future revenue in the region. While our Albany Engineered Composites segment does not have significant direct exposure in this region of the world, and our Machine Clothing segment has now significantly reduced its exposure, the broader economic ramifications of this war will indirectly affect all sectors of the economy. This conflict, including imposed sanctions, has amplified inflationary pressures, driving higher prices for global oil, natural gas, agricultural and metal prices, as well as causing additional supply-chain disruptions.

Further information concerning important factors that could cause actual events or results to be materially different from the forward-looking statements can be found in “Business Environment Overview and Trends” sections of this quarterly report, as well as in Item 1A-“Risk Factors” section of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Although we believe the expectations reflected in our other forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it is not possible to foresee or identify all factors that could have a material and negative impact on our future performance. The forward-looking statements included or incorporated by reference in this report are made on the basis of our assumptions and analyses, as of the time the statements are made, in light of our experience and

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perception of historical conditions, expected future developments, and other factors believed to be appropriate under the circumstances.

Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, we disclaim any obligations or undertaking to publicly release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained or incorporated by reference in this report to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

Business Environment Overview and Trends

Our reportable segments, Machine Clothing (“MC”) and Albany Engineered Composites (“AEC”), draw on the same advanced textiles and materials processing capabilities, and compete on the basis of product-based advantage that is grounded in those core capabilities.

The MC segment is the Company’s long-established core business and primary generator of cash. While it has been negatively impacted by well-documented declines in publication grades in the Company’s traditional markets, there has been some offsetting effect due to growth in demand for packaging and tissue grades, as well as the expansion of paper consumption and production in Asia and South America. We feel we are well-positioned in key markets, with high-quality, low-cost production in growth markets, substantially lower fixed costs in mature markets, and continued strength in new product development, technical product support, and manufacturing technology. Some of the markets in which our products are sold are expected to have low levels of growth and we face pricing pressures in all markets. Despite these market pressures on revenue, the MC business retains the potential for maintaining stable earnings in the future. MC has been a significant generator of cash, and we seek to maintain the cash-generating potential of this business by maintaining the low costs that we have achieved through continuous focus on cost-reduction initiatives, and competing vigorously by using our differentiated and technically superior products to reduce our customers’ total cost of operation and improve their paper quality.

The AEC segment provides significant longer term growth potential for our Company. Our strategy is to grow by focusing our proprietary 3D-woven technology, as well as our non-3D technology capabilities, on high-value aerospace (both commercial and defense) applications, while at the same time performing successfully on our portfolio of growth programs. AEC (including Albany Safran Composites, LLC (“ASC”), in which our customer, SAFRAN Group, owns a 10 percent noncontrolling interest) supplies a number of customers in the aerospace industry. AEC’s largest aerospace customer is the SAFRAN Group and sales to SAFRAN, through ASC, (consisting primarily of fan blades and cases for CFM’s LEAP engine) accounted for approximately 12 percent of the Company’s consolidated Net sales in 2021. AEC, through ASC, also supplies 3D-woven composite fan cases for the GE9X engine. AEC’s current portfolio of non-3D programs includes components for the CH-53K helicopter, components for the F-35, missile bodies for Lockheed Martin’s JASSM air-to-surface missiles, fuselage components for the Boeing 787, and vacuum waste tanks for Boeing 7-Series aircraft. AEC is actively engaged in research to develop new applications in both commercial and defense aircraft engine and airframe markets. In 2021, approximately 47 percent of AEC sales were related to U.S. government contracts or programs.

Effect of Russia-Military Conflict

The war between Russia and Ukraine is affecting the economic and global financial markets and exacerbating ongoing economic challenges caused by impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including rising inflation and global supply chain disruptions.

Our MC segment generates approximately 2% of its annual net sales from customers in Russia and Ukraine. In addition, a subsidiary within our Machine Clothing segment has been a partner in a joint venture (“JV”) that supplies paper machine clothing products to local papermakers in Russia. In March 2022, we made the decision to cease doing business in Russia, including giving notice to our JV partner of our intent to exit the venture. As a result, we recognized $1.6 million expense in cost of goods sold and in Selling, Administrative, and General expense, representing reserves against the risk of obsolescence of certain inventory destined for Russian customers and uncollectible receivables from Russian customers, respectively. We also wrote down the net book value of our investment in the aforementioned JV to reflect our intent to exit such venture, resulting in $0.8 million impairment loss included in Other (income)/expense, net during the first quarter of 2022.

We anticipate approximately $10.0 million reduction in future annual net sales in the MC segment, due to our cessation of doing business in Russia.

For the year-to-date ended September 30, 2022, our segments saw higher input costs due to increased energy costs, tight supply market, and global logistics challenges.

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During the quarter ended September 30, 2022, our MC segment experienced higher energy prices, driven by energy surcharges supporting increased raw material prices. Such was due to capacity constraints, due to limited opportunity to move supply globally from Europe. We continued to identify alternatives to secure materials in the face of intense supply constraints. Logistics costs have begun to stabilize compared to the same period last year, though they remained higher than those pre-pandemic.

We anticipate inflationary pressure to remain for the balance of this fiscal year and energy cost escalation to be a primary input cost pressure in the near term.

The ultimate financial impact due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and inflationary environment is difficult to predict. After consideration of possible offsets through corresponding price increases to our customers and productivity improvements, we estimate a net increase to the MC segment input costs of between $8.0 million and $10.0 million for the year ending December 31, 2022, or an unfavorable impact to the segment gross margin of up to 140 basis points for the year ending December 31, 2022.

Our Albany Engineered Composites segment does not have significant direct exposure in Russia. However, it has not been immune from supply chain disruptions. Increasing fuel prices coupled with higher demand has resulted in increased freight costs during the quarter, along with ongoing logistic constraints. Due to the nature of AEC’s contracts with its customers, we currently anticipate passing through a majority of such cost increases to the customers.

Until the effects of the war between Russia and Ukraine, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, on the economic and global financial markets subside, there can be no assurance that our input costs will not continue to rise beyond our current estimate, thus unfavorably impacting our future results of operations, financial position and liquidity.

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Consolidated Results of Operations

Net sales

The following table summarizes our Net sales by business segment:


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands, except percentages)	2022	2021	% Change		2022	2021	% Change
Machine Clothing	$153,389	$154,171	-0.5	%	$459,121	$462,298	-0.7	%
Albany Engineered Composites	107,174	78,271	36.9	%	306,980	227,024	35.2	%
Total	$260,563	$232,442	12.1	%	$766,101	$689,322	11.1	%

The following tables provide a comparison of 2022 Net sales, excluding the impact of currency translation effects, to 2021 Net sales:


(in thousands, except percentages)	Net sales as reported, Q3 2022		Decrease due to changes in currency translation rates		Q3 2022 sales on same basis as Q3 2021 currency translation rates		Net sales as reported, Q3 2021		% Change compared to Q3 2021, excluding currency rate effects
Machine Clothing	$	153,389	$	(6,570)	$	159,959	$	154,171	3.8	%
Albany Engineered Composites	107,174		(3,637)		110,811		78,271		41.6	%
Total	$	260,563	$	(10,207)	$	270,770	$	232,442	16.5	%


(in thousands, except percentages)	Net sales as reported, YTD 2022		Decrease due to changes in currency translation rates		YTD 2022 sales on same basis as 2021 currency translation rates		Net sales as reported, YTD 2021		% Change compared to 2021, excluding currency rate effects
Machine Clothing	$	459,121	$	(14,545)	$	473,666	$	462,298	2.5	%
Albany Engineered Composites	306,980		(5,631)		312,611		227,024		37.7	%
Total	$	766,101	$	(20,176)	$	786,277	$	689,322	14.1	%

Three month comparison

•Changes in currency translation rates had the effect of decreasing Net sales by $10.2 million during the third quarter of 2022, as compared to 2021, principally due to a weaker Euro in 2022.

•Excluding the effect of changes in currency translation rates:

•Net sales increased 16.5% compared to the same period in 2021.

•Net sales in MC increased 3.8% compared to the third quarter of 2021, driven by increased sales of packaging, pulp and engineered fabrics.

•Net sales in AEC increased 41.6%, mainly due to growth on CH-53K and LEAP programs.

Nine month comparison

•Changes in currency translation rates had the effect of decreasing Net sales by $20.2 million during the first nine months of 2022, as compared to 2021, principally due to a weaker Euro in 2022.

•Excluding the effect of changes in currency translation rates:

•Net sales increased 14.1% compared to the same period in 2021.

•Net sales in MC increased 2.5% compared to the first nine months of 2021, driven by increased sales of packaging, pulp and engineered fabrics.

•Net sales in AEC increased 37.7%, primarily due to growth on CH-53K and LEAP programs.

Gross Profit

The following table summarizes Gross profit by business segment:

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	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands, except percentages)	2022			2021			2022			2021
Machine Clothing	$	79,232		$	79,437		$	237,434		$	240,427
Albany Engineered Composites	21,261			12,605			55,256			41,889
Total	$	100,493		$	92,042		$	292,690		$	282,316
% of Net sales	38.6		%	39.6		%	38.2		%	41.0		%

Three month comparison

The increase in third quarter 2022 Gross profit, as compared to the same period in 2021, was due to increased Net sales at AEC. Gross profit as a percentage of sales:

•Remained consistent year over year in MC, increasing from 51.5% in 2021 to 51.7% in 2022.

•Increased from 16.1% in 2021 to 19.8% in 2022 in AEC, principally due to a favorable mix of program revenue and improved productivity, driven by CH-53K and LEAP programs. Changes in the estimated profitability of long-term contracts increased Gross profit by $2.6 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared to an increase of $2.1 million for the third quarter of 2021.

Nine month comparison

The increase in Gross profit during the first nine months of 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, was due to increased Net sales at AEC. Gross profit as a percentage of sales:

•Remained consistent year over year in MC, decreasing from 52.0% in 2021 to 51.7% in 2022 in MC, due to an increase in input costs.

•Decreased from 18.5% in 2021 to 18.0% in 2022 in AEC, primarily driven by reserves recorded on inventory that was damaged at an off-site storage facility in the first quarter, reducing gross profit as a percent of sales. Changes in the estimated profitability of long-term contracts were also less favorable, increasing Gross profit by $2.0 million in the first nine months of 2022, as compared to an increase of $2.4 million for the same period last year.

Selling, Technical, General, and Research ("STG&R")

The following table summarizes STG&R expenses by business segment:


	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands, except percentages)	2022			2021			2022			2021
Machine Clothing	$	21,941		$	23,717		$	75,427		$	78,501
Albany Engineered Composites	11,302			9,769			34,568			28,909
Corporate expenses	13,564			13,883			39,314			38,405
Total	$	46,807		$	47,369		$	149,309		$	145,815
% of Net sales	18.0		%	20.4		%	19.5		%	21.2		%

Three month comparison

The overall decrease in STG&R expenses in the third quarter of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, was due to the net effect of the following:

•In MC, changes in currency translation rates had the effect of decreasing STG&R by $1.5 million during 2022, driven by the weaker Euro.

•In AEC, selling and general expenses increased $0.7 million due to investment in business development activities, and research expense increased $0.8 million over the prior year.

Nine month comparison

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The overall increase in STG&R expenses in the first nine months of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, was due to the net effect of the following:

•In MC, changes in currency translation rates had the effect of decreasing STG&R by $3.1 million during 2022, driven by the weaker Euro. This favorability was partially offset by customer credit loss reserve increases related to our dissolution of business relationships in Russia.

•In AEC, selling and general expenses increased $3.0 million, and research expense increased $2.7 million over the prior year.

Restructuring Expense, net

In addition to the items discussed above affecting Gross profit and STG&R expenses, operating income was affected by restructuring expenses, as summarized in the following table:


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2021		2022		2021
Machine Clothing	$	42	$	251	$	255	$	193
Albany Engineered Composites	—		(81)		—		(40)
Corporate expenses	—		17		13		77
Total	$	42	$	187	$	268	$	230

Restructuring expense, net was insignificant in both the current and prior year, and was related primarily to the winding down of restructuring actions taken in prior periods.

Operating Income

The following table summarizes operating income/(loss) by business segment:


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2021		2022		2021
Machine Clothing	$	57,247	$	55,467	$	161,752	$	161,731
Albany Engineered Composites	9,958		2,917		20,688		13,019
Corporate expenses	(13,561)		(13,898)		(39,327)		(38,479)
Total	$	53,644	$	44,486	$	143,113	$	136,271

Other Earnings Items


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2021		2022		2021
Interest expense, net	$	3,794	$	3,734	$	11,336	$	11,521
Pension settlement expense	49,128		—		49,128		—
AMJP grant	—		(5,832)		—		(5,832)
Other (income)/expense, net	(6,918)		2,753		(17,891)		4,215
Income tax expense/(benefit)	(3,183)		12,889		22,273		36,375
Net income/(loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest	129		80		635		150

Interest Expense, net

Interest expense, net, was largely in line with the prior year. See the Working Capital, Liquidity and Capital Structure section for further discussion of borrowings and interest rates.

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Pension settlement expense

In the third quarter, the Company took actions to settle certain pension plan liabilities in the U.S., leading to charges totaling $49.1 million. No similar charges were incurred in the prior year.

AMJP grant

During the third quarter of 2021, the Company was awarded an Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection Program ("AMJP") grant of $5.8 million, under the American Rescue Plan of the U.S. Department of Transportation. No such award was granted during 2022.

Other (income)/expense, net

Other (income)/expense, net, was primarily driven by foreign currency gains of $6.6 million and $17.7 million in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022, respectively, as compared to losses of $0.5 million and $0.8 million in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2021, respectively. The weaker Euro during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022 led to the gains on foreign currency during such periods.

Income Tax expense/(benefit)

The Company has operations which constitute a taxable presence in 18 countries outside of the United States. The majority of these countries had income tax rates that are above the United States federal tax rate of 21 percent during the periods reported. The jurisdictional location of earnings is a significant component of our effective tax rate each year. The rate impact of this component is influenced by the specific location of non-U.S. earnings and the level of our total earnings. From period to period, the jurisdictional mix of earnings can vary as a result of operating fluctuations in the normal course of business, as well as the extent and location of other income and expense items, such as pension settlement and restructuring charges.

The tax rate is affected by recurring items, such as the income tax rate in the U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions and the mix of income earned in those jurisdictions. The tax rate is also affected by U.S. tax costs on foreign earnings, and by discrete items that may occur in any given year but are not consistent from year to year. The Company’s effective tax rates for the third quarter of 2022 was (41.6%), lower compared to 29.4% for the same period in 2021, mainly due to favorable discrete tax adjustments in the current period. For the first nine months of 2022, the Company’s effective tax rate was 22.2%, lower compared to 28.8% for the same period in 2021, mainly due to favorable discrete tax adjustments in the current year.

For more information on income tax, see Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Segment Results of Operations

Machine Clothing Segment

Machine Clothing is our primary business segment and accounted for 60% of our consolidated revenues during the first nine months of 2022. MC products are purchased primarily by manufacturers of paper and paperboard. We feel we are well-positioned in these markets, with high-quality, low-cost production in growth markets, substantially lower fixed costs in mature markets, and continued strength in new product development, technical product support, and manufacturing technology. Recent technological advances in paper machine clothing, while contributing to the papermaking efficiency of customers, have lengthened the useful life of many of our products and had an adverse impact on overall paper machine clothing demand. Additionally, we face pricing pressures in all of our markets.

The Company’s manufacturing and product platforms position us well to meet these shifting demands across product grades and geographic regions. Our strategy for meeting these challenges continues to be to grow share in all markets, with new products and technology, and to maintain our manufacturing footprint to align with global demand, while we offset the effects of inflation through continuous productivity improvement.

Review of Operations


	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands, except percentages)	2022			2021			2022			2021
Net sales	$	153,389		$	154,171		$	459,121		$	462,298
Gross profit	79,232			79,437			237,434			240,427
% of Net sales	51.7		%	51.5		%	51.7		%	52.0		%
STG&R expenses	21,941			23,717			75,427			78,501
Operating income	57,247			55,467			161,752			161,731

Net Sales

Three month comparison

•Net sales decreased by 0.5%.

•Changes in currency translation rates, driven by a weaker Euro, had the effect of decreasing third-quarter 2022 sales by $6.6 million.

•Excluding the effect of changes in currency translation rates, Net sales in MC increased 3.8% compared to the third quarter of 2021, driven by increased sales of packaging, pulp and engineered fabrics.

Nine month comparison

•Net sales decreased by 0.7%.

•Changes in currency translation rates, driven by a weaker Euro, had the effect of decreasing 2022 sales by $14.5 million compared to the same period in 2021.

•Excluding the effect of changes in currency translation rates, Net sales in MC increased 2.5% compared to 2021, driven by growth in sales of packaging, pulp and engineered fabrics.

Gross Profit

For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022, the decrease in MC Gross profit was primarily driven by changes in currency translation rates, principally the weaker Euro, as well as increases in input costs.

Operating Income

The increase in Operating income was driven by lower STG&R expenses over the prior year.

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Albany Engineered Composites Segment

The Albany Engineered Composites segment, including Albany Safran Composites, LLC, in which our customer SAFRAN Group owns a 10 percent noncontrolling interest, provides highly engineered advanced composite structures to customers primarily in the aerospace (both commercial and defense) industry. AEC’s largest program relates to CFM International’s LEAP engine. AEC, through ASC, is the exclusive supplier of advanced composite fan blades and cases for this program under a long-term supply contract. The LEAP engine is used on the Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737 MAX, and COMAC 919 aircraft. Other significant AEC programs include CH-53K, F-35, JASSM, and Boeing 787 programs.

Review of Operations


	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands, except percentages)	2022			2021			2022			2021
Net sales	$	107,174		$	78,271		$	306,980		$	227,024
Gross profit	21,261			12,605			55,256			41,889
% of Net sales	19.8		%	16.1		%	18.0		%	18.5		%
STG&R expenses	11,302			9,769			34,568			28,909
Operating income	9,958			2,917			20,688			13,019

Net Sales

For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022, the increase in Net sales was mainly due to growth on CH-53K and LEAP programs.

AEC has contracts with certain customers, including its contract for the LEAP program, where revenue is determined by a cost-plus-fee agreement. Revenue earned under these arrangements accounted for approximately 40 percent of segment revenue for each of the first nine months of 2022 and 2021. LEAP engines are currently used on the Airbus A320neo, Boeing 737 MAX, and COMAC 919 aircraft.

In addition, AEC has long-term contracts in which the selling price is fixed. In accounting for those contracts, we estimate the profit margin expected at the completion of the contract and recognize a pro-rata share of that profit during the course of the contract using a cost-to-cost approach. Changes in estimated contract profitability will affect revenue and gross profit when the change occurs, which could have a significant favorable or unfavorable effect on revenue and gross profit in any reporting period. For contracts with anticipated losses, a provision for the entire amount of the estimated remaining loss is charged against income in the period in which the loss becomes known. Contract losses are determined considering all direct and indirect contract costs, exclusive of any selling, general or administrative cost allocations, which are treated as period expenses. Expected losses on projects include losses on contract options that are probable of exercise, excluding profitable options that often follow.

Gross Profit

For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022, the increase in Gross profit was primarily due to a favorable mix of program revenue and improved productivity, driven by CH-53K and LEAP programs. Gross profit during the nine month period ended September 30, 2022, was reduced by a $2 million reserve recorded on inventory that was damaged at an off-site storage facility. Changes in the estimated profitability of long-term contract had an insignificant effect on Gross profit year over year.

Operating Income

The increase in Operating income was driven by higher gross profit, partially offset by higher research and selling expense.

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Working Capital, Liquidity and Capital Structure

Cash Flow Summary


	Nine months ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2021
Net income	$	78,267	$	89,992
Depreciation and amortization	51,908		55,347
Changes in working capital (a)	(89,899)		(9,959)
Changes in other noncurrent liabilities and deferred taxes	(21,542)		1,440
Other operating items	48,573		11,679
Net cash provided by operating activities	67,307		148,499
Net cash used in investing activities	(52,832)		(32,148)
Net cash used in financing activities	(9,119)		(69,339)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(30,910)		(2,111)
(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents	(25,554)		44,901
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	302,036		241,316
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	276,482	$	286,217

(a)Includes Accounts receivable, Contract assets, Inventories, Accounts payable, and Accrued liabilities.

Cash provided in operating activities was $67.3 million in the first nine months of 2022, compared to $148.5 million in the same period last year. AEC experienced particularly strong working capital cash flows in Accounts receivable and Contract assets during 2021, driven by significant deliveries of LEAP components throughout the year. In addition, during 2022, the Company made necessary investments in working capital as it prepared to execute on its recently expanded CH-53K scope of work. Customer payment is expected to be collected in a later period. In the third quarter of 2022, we made contributions of approximately $12.6 million to the U.S. pension plan, in line with the Company's plan to reduce pension obligations over time. In addition, the timing of customer and vendor invoice payments, as well as higher incentive compensation payouts during the first nine months in 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, contributed to reduced net cash provided by operating activities.

We strategically deploy our cash with a focus on investing in our business and new technologies to provide our customers with enhanced capabilities, to increase shareholder value, and to position ourselves to take advantage of new business opportunities as they arise. Based on such strategy, we have continued to invest in our business and technologies through capital expenditures, research and development, and when appropriate, selective business acquisitions. Our capital expenditures totaled $52.8 million and $32.1 million for the first nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, comprised of both sustaining and return seeking projects. In the recent past, a portion of our capital expenditures consist of investments which improve operational productivity, in addition to producing a meaningful impact on energy and resource efficiency.

Net cash used in financing activities during 2022 was $9.1 million compared to net cash used in financing activities of $69.3 million in 2021, driven by increased borrowings during the current year that were partially used to fund repurchases of shares.

We finance our business activities primarily with cash generated from operations and borrowings, largely through our revolving credit agreement as discussed below. Our subsidiaries outside of the United States may also maintain working capital lines with local banks, but borrowings under such local facilities tend not to be significant.

On October 27, 2020, we entered into a $700 million unsecured Four-Year Revolving Credit Facility Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) which amended and restated the prior amended and restated $685 million Five-Year Revolving Credit Facility Agreement, which we had entered into on November 7, 2017 (the “Prior Agreement”). Under the Credit Agreement, $447 million of borrowings were outstanding as of September 30, 2022. The applicable interest rate for borrowings was LIBOR plus a spread, based on our leverage ratio at the time of borrowing. At the time of the last borrowing on September 26, 2022, the spread was 1.625%. The spread was based on a pricing grid, which ranged from 1.500% to 2.000%, based on our leverage ratio. Based on our maximum leverage ratio and our Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement), and without modification to any other credit agreements, as of September 30, 2022, we would have been able to borrow an additional $253 million under the Agreement. We were in compliance with all debt covenants as of September 30, 2022.

For more information, see Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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We believe cash flows from operations and availability under our Credit Agreement will be adequate to cover our operations and business needs over the next twelve months. As of September 30, 2022, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $276 million and availability under our Credit Agreement of $253 million, for a total liquidity of approximately $529 million.

As of September 30, 2022, $245.6 million of our total cash and cash equivalents was held by non-U.S. subsidiaries. The accumulated undistributed earnings of the Company’s foreign operations not targeted for repatriation to the U.S. were approximately $190.2 million at September 30, 2022, and are intended to remain indefinitely invested in foreign operations. Our cash planning strategy includes repatriating current earnings in excess of working capital requirements from certain countries in which our subsidiaries operate. While we have been successful in such endeavor to date, there can be no assurance that we will be able to cost effectively repatriate funds in the future. Repatriating such cash from certain jurisdictions may also result in additional withholding taxes.

We have also returned cash to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases. During the first nine months of 2022, we paid $20 million in dividends and repurchased 1 million shares of our Class A Common shares at a cost of $85 million under the $200 million share repurchase program that our Board approved in October 2021.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of September 30, 2022, we have no off-balance sheet arrangements required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.

Recent Pronouncements

On March 9, 2022, the SEC issued a proposed rule to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by public companies. The proposed rules are intended to provide more consistent, comparable and decision-useful information so that investors can better evaluate the Company’s exposure to cybersecurity risks, incidents, and strategies to mitigate risks and incidents. We will continue to monitor developments around this proposed rule.

On March 21, 2022, the SEC issued a proposed rule that would enhance and standardize the climate-related disclosures provided by public companies. Under the proposed rule, we would be required to provide quantitative and qualitative disclosures in registration statements and annual reports that include climate-related financial impact and expenditure metrics as well as a discussion of climate-related impacts on financial estimates and assumptions, all of which would be presented in a footnote to the financial statements. Such disclosures would also be subject to management's internal control over financial reporting ("ICFR") and external audit.

As a Company, we have long been committed to sustainable practices and corporate social responsibility and have more recently taken steps to articulate our values and goals, some of which are summarized in our published sustainability report that is included at our website www.albint.com. In 2020, we began establishing more formalized and scalable approaches to our sustainability practices, reporting and systems, in order to ensure we prioritize efforts that are impactful to our business and stakeholders. We have begun to incorporate certain climate-related disclosures and risk factors in our existing disclosures to this point. We will continue to monitor developments around this proposed rule, which once finalized, is expected to allow for a multi-year phased transition to achieving compliance.

Non-GAAP Measures

This Form 10-Q contains certain non-GAAP measures, that should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related GAAP measures. Such non-GAAP measures include net sales and percent change in net sales, excluding the impact of currency translation effects ; EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA margin; Net debt; Net leverage ratio; and Adjusted earnings per share (or Adjusted EPS). Management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide additional useful information to investors regarding the Company’s operational performance.

Presenting Net sales and change in Net sales, after currency effects are excluded, provides management and investors insight into underlying sales trends. Net sales, or percent changes in net sales, excluding currency rate effects, are calculated by converting amounts reported in local currencies into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate of a prior period. These amounts are then compared to the U.S. dollar amount as reported in the current period.

EBITDA (calculated as net income excluding interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization), Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EPS are performance measures that relate to the Company’s continuing operations. The

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Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA excluding costs or benefits that are not reflective of the Company’s ongoing or expected future operational performance. Such excluded costs or benefits do not consist of normal, recurring cash items necessary to generate revenues or operate our business. Adjusted EBITDA margin represents Adjusted EBITDA expressed as a percentage of net sales.

The Company defines Adjusted EPS as basic earnings per share (GAAP), adjusted by the after tax per share amount of costs or benefits not reflective of the Company’s ongoing or expected future operational performance. The income tax effects are calculated using the applicable statutory income tax rate of the jurisdictions where such costs or benefits were incurred or the effective tax rate applicable to total company results.

The Company’s Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, and Adjusted EPS may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Net debt aids investors in understanding the Company’s debt position if all available cash were applied to pay down indebtedness.

Net leverage ratio informs the investors of the Company's financial leverage at the end of the reporting period, providing an indicator of the Company's ability to repay its debt.

We encourage investors to review our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and not to rely on any single financial measure.

The following tables show the calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:


Three months ended September 30, 2022
(in thousands)	Machine Clothing		Albany Engineered Composites		Corporate expenses and other		Total Company


Net income/(loss) (GAAP)	$	57,247	$	9,958	$	(56,382)	$	10,823
Interest expense, net	—		—		3,794		3,794
Income tax expense/(benefit)	—		—		(3,183)		(3,183)
Depreciation and amortization expense	4,913		11,303		818		17,034
EBITDA (non-GAAP)	62,160		21,261		(54,953)		28,468
Restructuring expenses, net	42		—		—		42
Foreign currency revaluation (gains)/losses (a)	(2,931)		122		(6,633)		(9,442)
Dissolution of business relationships in Russia	(214)		—		—		(214)
Pension settlement expense	—		—		49,128		49,128
Acquisition/integration costs	—		255		—		255
Pre-tax (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest	—		(176)		—		(176)
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)	$	59,057	$	21,462	$	(12,458)	$	68,061

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Three months ended September 30, 2021
(in thousands)	Machine Clothing		Albany Engineered Composites		Corporate expenses and other		Total Company


Net income/(loss) (GAAP)	$	55,467	$	2,917	$	(27,442)	$	30,942
Interest expense, net	—		—		3,734		3,734
Income tax expense	—		—		12,889		12,889
Depreciation and amortization expense	5,014		12,265		935		18,214
EBITDA (non-GAAP)	60,481		15,182		(9,884)		65,779
Restructuring expenses, net	251		(81)		17		187
Foreign currency revaluation (gains)/losses (a)	(1,571)		31		472		(1,068)
AMJP grant	—		963		(5,832)		(4,869)
Acquisition/integration costs	—		297		—		297
Pre-tax (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest	—		(95)		—		(95)
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)	$	59,161	$	16,297	$	(15,227)	$	60,231


Nine months ended September 30, 2022
(in thousands)	Machine Clothing		Albany Engineered Composites		Corporate expenses and other		Total Company


Net income/(loss) (GAAP)	$	161,752	$	20,688	$	(104,173)	$	78,267
Interest expense, net	—		—		11,336		11,336
Income tax expense	—		—		22,273		22,273
Depreciation and amortization expense	14,716		34,792		2,400		51,908
EBITDA (non-GAAP)	176,468		55,480		(68,164)		163,784
Restructuring expenses, net	255		—		13		268
Foreign currency revaluation (gains)/losses (a)	(3,690)		755		(17,644)		(20,579)
Dissolution of business relationships in Russia	1,573		—		781		2,354
Pension settlement expense	—		—		49,128		49,128
Acquisition/integration costs	—		806		—		806
Pre-tax (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest	—		(633)		—		(633)
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)	$	174,606	$	56,408	$	(35,886)	$	195,128


Nine months ended September 30, 2021
(in thousands)	Machine Clothing		Albany Engineered Composites		Corporate expenses and other		Total Company


Net income/(loss) (GAAP)	$	161,731	$	13,019	$	(84,758)	$	89,992
Interest expense, net	—		—		11,521		11,521
Income tax expense	—		—		36,375		36,375
Depreciation and amortization expense	15,272		37,326		2,749		55,347
EBITDA (non-GAAP)	177,003		50,345		(34,113)		193,235
Restructuring expenses, net	193		(40)		77		230
Foreign currency revaluation (gains)/losses (a)	(156)		363		813		1,020
AMJP grant	—		963		(5,832)		(4,869)
Acquisition/integration costs	—		911		—		911
Pre-tax (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest	—		(206)		—		(206)
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)	$	177,040	$	52,336	$	(39,055)	$	190,321

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The Company discloses certain income and expense items on a per-share basis. The Company believes that such disclosures provide important insight into the underlying quarterly earnings and are financial performance metrics commonly used by investors. The Company calculates the quarterly per-share amount for items included in continuing operations by using the income tax rate based on either the tax rates in specific countries or the estimated tax rate applied to total company results. The after-tax amount is then divided by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for each period. Year-to-date earnings per-share effects are determined by adding the amounts calculated at each reporting period.

The following tables show the earnings per share effect of certain income and expense items:


Three months ended September 30, 2022 (in thousands, except per share amounts)	Pre tax Amounts		Tax Effect		After tax Effect		Per share Effect
Restructuring expenses, net	$	42	$	6	$	36	$	0.00
Foreign currency revaluation (gains)/losses (a)	(9,442)		(2,694)		(6,748)		(0.22)
Dissolution of business relationships in Russia	(214)		(18)		(196)		(0.01)
Pension settlement expense	49,128		11,947		37,181		1.20
Tax impact of stranded OCI benefit from Tax Cuts and Job Act (TCJA) for pension liability (b)	—		5,217		(5,217)		(0.17)
Acquisition/integration costs	255		77		178		0.01


Three months ended September 30, 2021 (in thousands, except per share amounts)	Pre tax Amounts		Tax Effect		After tax Effect		Per share Effect
Restructuring expenses, net	$	187	$	55	$	132	$	0.00
Foreign currency revaluation (gains)/losses (a)	(1,068)		(314)		(754)		(0.02)
AMJP grant	(4,869)		(1,446)		(3,423)		(0.11)
Acquisition/integration costs	297		89		208		0.01


Nine months ended September 30, 2022 (in thousands, except per share amounts)	Pre tax Amounts		Tax Effect		After tax Effect		Per share Effect
Restructuring expenses, net	$	268	$	75	$	193	$	0.01
Foreign currency revaluation (gains)/losses (a)	(20,579)		(5,829)		(14,750)		(0.47)
Dissolution of business relationships in Russia	2,354		314		2,040		0.06
Pension settlement expense	49,128		11,947		37,181		1.20
Tax impact of stranded OCI benefit from TCJA for pension liability (b)	—		5,217		(5,217)		(0.17)
Acquisition/integration costs	806		241		565		0.03


Nine months ended September 30, 2021 (in thousands, except per share amounts)	Pre tax Amounts		Tax Effect		After tax Effect		Per share Effect
Restructuring expenses, net	$	230	$	67	$	163	$	0.00
Foreign currency revaluation (gains)/losses (a)	1,020		332		688		0.02
AMJP grant	(4,869)		(1,446)		(3,423)		(0.11)
Acquisition/integration costs	911		273		638		0.03

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The following table contains the calculation of Adjusted EPS:


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
Per share amounts (Basic)	2022		2021		2022		2021
Earnings per share (GAAP)	$	0.34	$	0.95	$	2.47	$	2.78
Adjustments, after tax:
Restructuring expenses, net	—		—		0.01		—
Foreign currency revaluation (gains)/losses (a)	(0.22)		(0.02)		(0.47)		0.02
Dissolution of business relationships in Russia	(0.01)		—		0.06		—
Pension settlement charge	1.20		—		1.20		—
Tax impact of stranded OCI benefit from Tax Cuts and Job Act (TCJA) for pension liability (b)	(0.17)		—		(0.17)		—
AMJP grant	—		(0.11)		—		(0.11)
Acquisition/ integration costs	0.01		0.01		0.03		0.03
Adjusted Earnings per share (non-GAAP)	$	1.15	$	0.83	$	3.13	$	2.72

(a) Foreign currency revaluation (gains)/losses represent unrealized gains and losses arising from the remeasurement of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies on the balance sheet date.

(b) Our Adjusted EPS excluded the benefit from the reclassification of stranded income tax effects caused by the TCJA associated with the US pension plan liability that was eliminated in September 2022, a one-time event that would not recur in the future. Such stranded income tax effect represented a one-time benefit that distorted the effective tax rate for the quarter and year-to-date ended September 30, 2022 , and would not be indicative of ongoing or expected future income tax rate at the Company. Management believes excluding pension settlement expense and its income tax impact, including the stranded income tax effects, from its Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS for the quarter and year-to-date ended September 30, 2022 would provide investors a transparent view and enhanced ability to better assess the Company’s ongoing operational and financial performance.

Net debt is, in the opinion of the Company, helpful to investors wishing to understand what the Company’s debt position would be if all available cash were applied to pay down indebtedness. The Company calculates Net debt by subtracting Cash and cash equivalents from Total debt. Total debt is calculated by adding Long-term debt, Current maturities of long-term debt, and Notes and loans payable, if any.

The following table contains the calculation of net debt:


(in thousands)	September 30, 2022		June 30, 2022		March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Current maturities of long-term debt	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Long-term debt	447,000		485,000		427,000		350,000
Total debt	447,000		485,000		427,000		350,000
Cash and cash equivalents	276,482		320,870		307,415		302,036
Net debt (non GAAP)	$	170,518	$	164,130	$	119,585	$	47,964

Net leverage ratio informs the investors of the Company's financial leverage at the end of the reporting period, providing an indicator of the Company's ability to repay its debt. The Company calculates net leverage ratio by subtracting cash and cash equivalents from total debt, and then dividing by trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA.

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The calculation of net leverage ratio as of September 30, 2022 is as follows:


Total Company
	Twelve months ended		Nine months ended				Trailing twelve months ended
(in thousands)	December 31, 2021		September 30, 2021		September 30, 2022		September 30, 2022 (non-GAAP) (c)


Net income/(loss) (GAAP)	$	118,768	$	89,992	$	78,267	$	107,043
Interest expense, net	14,891		11,521		11,336		14,706
Income tax expense	47,163		36,375		22,273		33,061
Depreciation and amortization expense	74,255		55,347		51,908		70,816
EBITDA (non-GAAP)	255,077		193,235		163,784		225,626
Restructuring expenses, net	1,331		230		268		1,369
Foreign currency revaluation (gains)/losses (a)	(1,442)		1,020		(20,579)		(23,041)
Aviation Manufacturing Job Protection (AMJP) grant	(4,731)		(4,869)		—		138
Dissolution of business relationships in Russia	—		—		2,354		2,354
Pension settlement expense	—		—		49,128		49,128
Acquisition/integration costs	1,166		911		806		1,061
Pre-tax (income) attributable to noncontrolling interest	(510)		(206)		(633)		(937)
Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)	$	250,891	$	190,321	$	195,128	$	255,698


(in thousands, except for net leverage ratio)			September 30, 2022
Net debt (non-GAAP)			170,518
Trailing twelve months Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)			255,698
Net leverage ratio (non-GAAP)			0.67

(c) Calculated as amounts incurred during the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, less those incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, plus those incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

For discussion of our exposure to market risk, refer to “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk”, which is included as an exhibit to this Form 10-Q.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

a) Disclosure controls and procedures.

The principal executive officer and principal financial officer, based on their evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective for ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in filed or submitted reports is accumulated

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and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting.

There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) during the last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

The information set forth above under Note 15 in Item 1, “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in risks since December 31, 2021, except as discussed below.

The military invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and the ensuing sanctions are likely to continue to have an impact on our business. We have already stopped shipping our products to Russia and are in the process of winding down a small joint venture in that country which supplied dryer fabrics to local papermakers, resulting in lost sales and possible future write-offs. However, we also expect that there could be further indirect impacts. For instance, the conflict has already caused disruption in the availability of shipping options between Asia and Europe. Supply chain disruptions could make it more difficult to find favorable pricing and reliable sources for the raw materials we need, putting upward pressure on our costs and increasing the risk that we may be unable to acquire the materials or services we need to continue to make and deliver certain products. Moreover, these same pressures could hinder our customers’ ability to source materials needed for their own manufacturing efforts, thereby reducing or slowing their demand for our products. There can be no assurance that we will be able to pass through these cost increases to our customers or to fully offset them via operational efficiencies. If we are unsuccessful in managing such cost increases, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations, and liquidity.

For discussion of risk factors, refer to Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2022


Period	Total number of shares purchased	Average price paid per share		Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced program	Approx. dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the program (thousands)


January 1 to January 31, 2022	140,879	$	85.24	140,879	$	163,722
February 1 to February 28, 2022	145,164	86.29		145,164	151,244
March 1 to March 31, 2022	228,643	85.51		228,643	131,688
April 1 to April 30, 2022	236,091	82.21		236,091	112,418
May 1 to May 31, 2022	271,940	80.98		271,940	90,561
June 1 to September 30, 2022	—	—		—	—



Total	1,022,717			1,022,717	$	90,587

On October 25, 2021, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase shares of up to $200 million through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, and to determine the prices, times and amounts. The program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and it may be suspended or terminated at any time at the Company's discretion. The share repurchase program does not have an expiration date. The timing and amount of any share repurchases will be based on the Company’s liquidity, general business and market conditions, debt covenant restrictions and other factors, including alternative investment opportunities and capital structure. We purchased 1,308,003 shares of our Class A Common Stock since the Board repurchase authorization in 2021, 1,022,717 of which were purchased during the first nine months of 2022.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits


Exhibit No.			Description
31.1			Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act.
31.2			Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act.
32.1			Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code).
99.1			Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risks as reported at September 30, 2022.
101.INS			XBRL Instance Document- the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE			XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104			Cover page formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


		ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP.
		(Registrant)

Date: October 25, 2022	By	/s/ Stephen M. Nolan
		Stephen M. Nolan Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)