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Atkore Inc. - Quarter Report: 2018 June (Form 10-Q)



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
________________________________________
FORM 10-Q
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x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 29, 2018
OR
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to
Commission file number 001-37793
 _________________________________________
Atkore International Group Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
 
90-0631463
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer
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16100 South Lathrop Avenue, Harvey, Illinois 60426
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
708-339-1610
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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As of July 27, 2018, there were 46,036,941 shares of the registrant's common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding.
 
 
 
 
 





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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
ATKORE INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
Note
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017 As Adjusted*
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017 As Adjusted*
Net sales
 
 
 
$
498,014

 
$
397,745

 
$
1,357,572

 
$
1,108,127

Cost of sales
 
 
 
377,685

 
305,260

 
1,031,219

 
836,369

Gross profit
 
 
 
120,329

 
92,485

 
326,353

 
271,758

Selling, general and administrative
 
 
 
57,482

 
42,491

 
169,195

 
138,143

Intangible asset amortization
 
12
 
7,694

 
5,546

 
24,146

 
16,628

Operating income
 
 
 
55,153

 
44,448

 
133,012

 
116,987

Interest expense, net
 
 
 
12,442

 
5,811

 
28,322

 
20,872

Loss on extinguishment of debt
 
 
 

 

 

 
9,805

Other income, net
 
6
 
(1,840
)
 
(259
)
 
(27,516
)
 
(6,785
)
Income before income taxes
 
 
 
44,551

 
38,896

 
132,206

 
93,095

Income tax expense
 
7
 
10,352

 
11,431

 
28,260

 
29,313

Net income
 
 
 
$
34,199

 
$
27,465

 
$
103,946

 
$
63,782

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
8
 
$
0.73

 
$
0.43

 
$
1.92

 
$
1.01

Diluted
 
8
 
$
0.70

 
$
0.41

 
$
1.84


$
0.96

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 * Adjusted due to the adoption of ASU 2017-07, Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. See Note 1, ''Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies'' for additional information.
See Notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


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ATKORE INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
(in thousands)
 
Note
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
Net income
 
 
 
$
34,199

 
$
27,465

 
$
103,946

 
$
63,782

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment
 
 
 
(3,293
)
 
916

 
(1,793
)
 
(75
)
Change in unrecognized loss related to pension benefit plans
 
 
 
65

 
326

 
194

 
977

Total other comprehensive (loss) income
 
9
 
(3,228
)
 
1,242

 
(1,599
)
 
902

Comprehensive income
 
 
 
$
30,971

 
$
28,707

 
$
102,347

 
$
64,684

See Notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.



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ATKORE INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
 
Note
 
June 29, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
$
109,519

 
$
45,718

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,547 and $1,239, respectively
 
 
 
260,564

 
224,427

Inventories, net
 
10
 
207,535

 
200,003

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
 
 
26,854

 
35,611

Total current assets
 
 
 
604,472

 
505,759

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
11
 
212,585

 
208,619

Intangible assets, net
 
12
 
300,406

 
344,289

Goodwill
 
12
 
170,340

 
147,716

Deferred tax assets
 
7
 

 
1,657

Non-trade receivables
 
 
 
6,452

 
7,052

Total Assets
 
 
 
$
1,294,255

 
$
1,215,092

Liabilities and Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt
 
13
 
$
7,630

 
$
4,215

Accounts payable
 
 
 
154,331

 
125,618

Income tax payable
 
 
 
1,808

 
2,581

Accrued compensation and employee benefits
 
 
 
29,997

 
26,387

Other current liabilities
 
 
 
59,111

 
53,036

Total current liabilities
 
 
 
252,877

 
211,837

Long-term debt
 
13
 
898,509

 
571,863

Deferred tax liabilities
 
7
 
19,100

 
17,464

Other long-term tax liabilities
 
 
 
6,544

 
6,771

Pension liabilities
 
 
 
23,200

 
25,239

Other long-term liabilities
 
 
 
20,262

 
21,047

Total Liabilities
 
 
 
1,220,492

 
854,221

Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 45,972,141 and 63,305,434 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
 
 
 
461

 
634

Treasury stock, held at cost, 260,900 and 260,900 shares, respectively
 
 
 
(2,580
)
 
(2,580
)
Additional paid-in capital
 
 
 
443,918

 
423,232

Accumulated deficit
 
 
 
(348,455
)
 
(42,433
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
9
 
(19,581
)
 
(17,982
)
Total Equity
 
 
 
73,763

 
360,871

Total Liabilities and Equity
 
 
 
$
1,294,255

 
$
1,215,092

See Notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.



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ATKORE INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended
(in thousands)
 
Note
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
Operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
 
 
$
103,946

 
$
63,782

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
 
49,255

 
40,242

Deferred income taxes
 
7
 
(4,354
)
 
(1,748
)
Gain on sale of a business
 
6
 
(27,575
)
 

Loss on extinguishment of debt
 
 
 

 
9,805

Stock-based compensation
 
 
 
9,828

 
9,368

Other adjustments to net income
 
 
 
4,642

 
(2,457
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
 
 
 
(40,160
)
 
(16,481
)
Inventories
 
10
 
(18,038
)
 
(17,486
)
Accounts payable
 
 
 
29,420

 
2,918

Other, net
 
 
 
13,614

 
(22,160
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
 
 
120,578

 
65,783

Investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
 
 
 
(26,314
)
 
(15,284
)
Divestiture of business
 
 
 
42,631

 

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
 
 
 
(3,350
)
 
(19,606
)
Proceeds from sale of assets held for sale
 
 
 

 
3,024

Other, net
 
 
 
1,475

 
74

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
 
 
 
14,442

 
(31,792
)
Financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Borrowings under credit facility
 
13
 
309,000

 

Repayments under credit facility
 
13
 
(394,000
)
 

Repayments of short-term debt
 
13
 
(5,850
)
 
(4,200
)
Repayments of long-term debt
 
13
 
(1,217
)
 
(639,850
)
Issuance of long-term debt
 
13
 
426,217

 
498,750

Payment for debt financing costs and fees
 

 
(5,801
)
 
(4,375
)
Issuance of common stock
 
 
 
10,874

 
12,069

Repurchase of common stock
 
 
 
(410,157
)
 

Other, net
 
 
 
(114
)
 
(15
)
Net cash used for financing activities
 
 
 
(71,048
)
 
(137,621
)
Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
(171
)
 
(449
)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
63,801

 
(104,079
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
 
 
45,718

 
200,279

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
 
 
$
109,519

 
$
96,200

Supplementary Cash Flow information
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures, not yet paid
 
 
 
$
363

 
$
90

See Notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ATKORE INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Unaudited)
 
Common Stock
 
Treasury Stock
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
 
Accumulated Deficit
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Total Equity
(in thousands)
Shares
 
Amount
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
Balance as of September 25, 2015
62,453

 
$
626

 
$
(2,580
)
 
$
352,505

 
$
(173,241
)
 
$
(21,033
)
 
$
156,277

Net income

 

 

 

 
58,796

 

 
58,796

Cumulative effect adjustment for a change in accounting principle

 

 

 

 
1,303

 

 
1,303

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 
(4,917
)
 
(4,917
)
Modification of liability award to equity-based compensation

 

 

 
43,870

 

 

 
43,870

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 
1,865

 

 

 
1,865

Issuance of common stock
5

 

 

 
52

 

 

 
52

Balance as of September 30, 2016
62,458

 
626

 
(2,580
)
 
398,292

 
(113,142
)
 
(25,950
)
 
257,246

Net income

 

 

 

 
84,639

 

 
84,639

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 
7,968

 
7,968

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 
12,788

 

 

 
12,788

Issuance of common stock
1,628

 
16

 

 
12,152

 

 

 
12,168

Repurchase of common stock
(781
)
 
(8
)
 

 

 
(13,930
)
 

 
(13,938
)
Balance as of September 30, 2017
63,305

 
634

 
(2,580
)
 
423,232

 
(42,433
)
 
(17,982
)
 
360,871

Net income

 

 

 

 
103,946

 

 
103,946

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 
(1,599
)
 
(1,599
)
Stock-based compensation

 

 

 
9,828

 

 

 
9,828

Issuance of common stock
14,844

 
16

 

 
10,858

 

 

 
10,874

Repurchase of common stock
(32,177
)
 
(189
)
 

 

 
(409,968
)
 

 
(410,157
)
Balance as of June 29, 2018
45,972

 
$
461

 
$
(2,580
)
 
$
443,918

 
$
(348,455
)
 
$
(19,581
)
 
$
73,763


See Notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ATKORE INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share data)

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
    
Basis of Presentation

Organization and Ownership Structure — Atkore International Group Inc. (the "Company" or "Atkore") is a leading manufacturer of Electrical Raceway products primarily for the non-residential construction and renovation markets and Mechanical Products & Solutions ("MP&S") for the construction and industrial markets. Electrical Raceway products form the critical infrastructure that enables the deployment, isolation and protection of a structure's electrical circuitry from the original power source to the final outlet. MP&S frame, support and secure component parts in a broad range of structures, equipment and systems in electrical, industrial and construction applications.

Atkore was incorporated in the State of Delaware on November 4, 2010. Atkore is the sole stockholder of Atkore International Holdings Inc. ("AIH"), which in turn is the sole stockholder of Atkore International, Inc. ("AII").

Basis of Presentation — The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company included herein have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Company's accounting policies and on the same basis as those financial statements included in the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2017 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on November 29, 2017, and should be read in conjunction with those consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto. Certain information and disclosures normally included in the Company's annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
    
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the assets and liabilities used in operating the Company's business. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The results of companies acquired or disposed of are included in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements from the effective date of acquisition or up to the date of disposal.
    
These statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) that the Company considered necessary to present a fair statement of its results of operations, financial position and cash flows. The results reported in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should not be regarded as necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year.

Fiscal Periods — The Company has a fiscal year that ends on September 30. It is the Company's practice to establish quarterly closings using a 4-5-4 calendar. The Company's fiscal quarters end on the last Friday in December, March and June.
    
Use of Estimates — The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclose contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and report the associated amounts of revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Fair Value Measurements — Authoritative guidance for fair value measurements establishes a three-level hierarchy that ranks the quality and reliability of information used in developing fair value estimates. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data. In cases where two or more levels of inputs are used to determine fair value, a financial instrument’s level is determined based on the lowest level input that is considered significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are summarized as follows:

Level 1inputs are based upon quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible as of the measurement date.
    

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Level 2inputs are based upon quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and model-derived valuations for the asset or liability that are derived principally from or corroborated by market data for which the primary inputs are observable, including forward interest rates, yield curves, credit risk and exchange rates.

Level 3inputs for the valuations are unobservable and are based on management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The fair values are therefore determined using model-based techniques such as option pricing models and discounted cash flow models.

See Note 14, ''Fair Value Measurements'' for further detail.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

A summary of recently adopted accounting guidance are as follows. Adoption dates are on the first day of the fiscal year indicated below, unless otherwise specified.
ASU
 
Description of ASU
 
Impact to Atkore
 
Note
 
Adoption Date
2017-07 Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost
 
The ASU requires an entity to report the service cost component of pension cost and postretirement benefit cost as compensation expense during the employee's service period. The other components of net periodic pension benefit costs will be presented outside a subtotal of income from operations.

 
Prior to the adoption of ASU 2017-07, pension costs were reported as cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses on the Company's condensed consolidated statements of income. As a result of the early adoption of ASU 2017-07, the Company reclassified a net credit of $376 and $1,128 from operating income to other income, net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017, respectively.
 
4
 
2018
2017-09 Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting
 
The ASU does not require an entity to apply modification accounting if the fair value, vesting conditions and classification of the awards do not change.

 
No material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
2018


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A summary of accounting guidance not yet adopted are as follows. Effective dates are on the first day of the fiscal year indicated below, unless otherwise specified.
ASU
 
 Description of ASU
 
 Impact to Atkore
 
Effective Date
ASU 2018-02 Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
 
The ASU provided entities the option to reclassify tax effects stranded in accumulated other comprehensive income as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to retained earnings.
 
Under evaluation.
 
2020
2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with Customers
 
The ASU provides guidance for revenue recognition. The update's core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In doing so, companies will need to use more judgment and make more estimates than under current guidance. Examples of the use of judgments and estimates may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. The update also requires more detailed disclosures to enable users of financial statements to understand the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The update provides for two transition methods to the new guidance: a full retrospective approach and a modified retrospective approach.
 
The Company will adopt the guidance in the first quarter of 2019 using the modified retrospective method. Based on the reviews and assessments performed to date, the Company expects the pattern of revenue recognition for substantially all of its businesses to be unchanged. The Company anticipates an immaterial impact to retained earnings upon adoption.
 
2019
2016-02 Leases (Topic 842)
 
The ASU requires companies to use a "right of use" lease model that assumes that each lease creates an asset (the lessee's right to use the leased asset) and a liability (the future rent payment obligations), which should be reflected on a lessee's balance sheet to fairly represent the lease transaction and the lessee's related financial obligations with terms of more than 12 months.
 
The Company will adopt the new lease guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. The Company has established an implementation team and is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.
 
2020

2. ACQUISITIONS

From time to time, the Company enters into strategic acquisitions in an effort to better service existing customers and to attain new customers.

On January 8, 2018, the Company acquired the assets of Communications Integrators, Inc. ("Cii"), a manufacturer of modular, prefabricated power, voice and data distribution systems located in Tempe, Arizona for a total purchase price, including contingent consideration, of $3,997.

The Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Calpipe Industries, LLC ("Calpipe") on September 29, 2017 and Flexicon Limited ("Flexicon") on September 1, 2017. The Company incurred approximately $0 and $558 for acquisition-related expenses for Calpipe which were recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2018. On May 18, 2017, Unistrut, Ltd, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Marco Cable Management.

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The purchase price was allocated to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their fair values. The following table summarizes the Level 3 fair values assigned to the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date for fiscal 2017:
(in thousands)
 
Calpipe
 
Other
 
Total
Fair value of consideration transferred:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash consideration
 
$
110,155

 
$
87,649

 
$
197,804

Working capital adjustment
 
120

 

 
120

Purchase price payable
 
2,278

 

 
2,278

Settlement of pre-existing relationship
 
(382
)
 

 
(382
)
Total consideration transferred
 
112,171

 
87,649

 
199,820

Fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
 
 

 
 

 
 

Cash
 
5,051

 
8,830

 
13,881

Accounts receivable
 
10,369

 
7,589

 
17,958

Inventories
 
18,360

 
7,221

 
25,581

Intangible assets
 
54,860

 
40,100

 
94,960

Fixed assets
 
3,245

 
11,242

 
14,487

Accounts payable
 
(1,601
)
 
(1,550
)
 
(3,151
)
Other
 
(8,263
)
 
(11,485
)
 
(19,748
)
Net assets acquired
 
82,021

 
61,947

 
143,968

Excess purchase price attributed to goodwill acquired
 
$
30,150

 
$
25,702

 
$
55,852

    
The following table summarizes the fair value of intangible assets as of the acquisition dates:
 
 
Calpipe
 
Other
($ in thousands)
 
Fair Value
 
Weighted Average Useful Life (Years)
 
Fair Value
 
Weighted Average Useful Life (Years)
Customer relationships
 
$
50,680

 
9.9
 
$
37,341

 
10.0
Other
 
4,180

 
8.4
 
2,759

 
8.0
Total intangible assets
 
$
54,860

 
9.9
 
$
40,100

 
9.9

The purchase price allocation, intangible asset values and related estimates of useful lives for Flexicon, Calpipe and Cii are preliminary, as the Company is finalizing its fair value estimates of intangible assets, fixed assets and working capital items.

The following table presents unaudited pro forma results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017 as if the Calpipe acquisition had occurred as of the first day of fiscal 2017:
 
 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
(in thousands)
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2017
Pro forma net sales
 
$
415,047

 
$
1,160,032

Pro forma net income
 
27,597

 
64,178



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3. DIVESTITURES

On March 30, 2018, the Company sold the assets of FlexHead Industries, Inc. and SprinkFLEX, LLC (together "Flexhead"). The Flexhead businesses manufacture commercial flexible sprinkler head connection products for use in a variety of markets, including for industrial, commercial, cold storage, institutional and clean room applications. The cash consideration received, net assets disposed and resulting gain on sale are as follows:
(in thousands)
 
Flexhead
Cash consideration
 
$
42,631

Net assets divested
 
15,056

Gain on sale of a business
 
$
27,575


Gain on sale of a business includes a working capital adjustment of $838 for the three months ended June 29, 2018. Net assets divested included $2,626 of goodwill.

4. POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

The Company provides pension benefits through a number of noncontributory and contributory defined benefit retirement plans covering eligible U.S. employees. As of September 30, 2017, all defined pension benefit plans were frozen, whereby participants no longer accrue credited service. The net periodic benefit cost was as follows: 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
(in thousands)
 
Note
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
Service cost
 
 
 
$

 
$
512

 
$

 
$
1,536

Interest cost
 
 
 
1,025

 
948

 
3,074

 
2,845

Expected return on plan assets
 
 
 
(1,604
)
 
(1,650
)
 
(4,811
)
 
(4,950
)
Amortization of actuarial loss
 
 
 
86

 
326

 
257

 
977

Net periodic benefit (credit) cost
 
6
 
$
(493
)
 
$
136

 
$
(1,480
)
 
$
408

    
During fiscal 2018, the Company adopted ASU 2017-07 Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. As a result, service costs are included as a component of cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses on the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations. All other components of net periodic benefit costs are included as a component of other income, net on the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation in our condensed consolidated financial statements. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2017-07, pension costs were reported as cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses on the Company's condensed consolidated statements of income. As a result of the early adoption of ASU 2017-07, the Company reclassified a net credit of $376 and $1,128 from operating income to other income, net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017, respectively.


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5. RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

The liability for restructuring reserves is included within other current liabilities in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets as follows: 
 
Electrical Raceway
 
MP&S
 
Other/Corporate
 
 
(in thousands)
Severance
 
Other (a)
 
Severance
 
Other (a)
 
Severance
 
Total
Balance as of September 30, 2016
$
841

 
$

 
$

 
$
539

 
$

 
$
1,380

Charges
527

 
439

 
422

 
63

 
71

 
1,522

Utilization
(917
)
 
(209
)
 
(166
)
 
(556
)
 
(71
)
 
(1,919
)
Reversal

 
(230
)
 

 
(36
)
 

 
(266
)
Exchange rate effects
(2
)
 

 
22

 

 

 
20

Balance as of September 30, 2017
449

 

 
278

 
10

 

 
737

Charges
322

 
741

 
97

 
178

 
98

 
1,436

Utilization
(785
)
 
(681
)
 
(178
)
 
(158
)
 
(98
)
 
(1,900
)
Reversal

 

 
(191
)
 

 

 
(191
)
Exchange rate effects
14

 

 
(6
)
 

 

 
8

Balance as of June 29, 2018
$

 
$
60

 
$

 
$
30

 
$

 
$
90

(a) Primarily related to Atkore's commitment to close certain facilities as part of the Company's continuing effort to streamline its manufacturing footprint. The Company recorded restructuring charges to close facilities of $600 for the nine months ending June 29, 2018 and $298 for the year ending September 30, 2017. The Company does not anticipate incurring significant future charges under these facility closures.
    
The Company expects to utilize all restructuring accruals as of June 29, 2018 within the next twelve months. The net restructuring charges included as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations were as follows:
 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
(in thousands)
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
Total restructuring charges (credits), net
$
407

 
$
(101
)
 
$
1,245

 
$
700


6. OTHER INCOME, NET

Other income, net consisted of the following:
 
 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
(in thousands)
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017 As Adjusted*
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017 As Adjusted*
Gain on sale of a business
 
$
(838
)
 
$

 
$
(27,575
)
 
$

Gain on sale of joint venture
 

 

 

 
(5,774
)
Undesignated foreign currency derivative instruments
 
(3,757
)
 
243

 
(22
)
 
243

Foreign exchange gain (loss) on intercompany loans
 
3,374

 
(126
)
 
795

 
(126
)
Debt modification costs
 

 

 
892

 

Pension-related benefits
 
(493
)
 
(376
)
 
(1,480
)
 
(1,128
)
Other
 
(126
)
 

 
(126
)
 

Other income, net
 
$
(1,840
)
 
$
(259
)
 
$
(27,516
)
 
$
(6,785
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Adjusted due to the adoption of ASU 2017-07 as of October 1, 2017. See Note 1, ''Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies'' for additional information.


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7. INCOME TAXES    

On December 22, 2017, "H.R.1," also known as the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act," was signed into law. H.R.1 provides for significant changes to corporate taxation including, but not limited to, a reduction of the federal corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, limitations on the deductibility of interest expense and executive compensation, full expensing of the costs of qualified property in the period of acquisition and the elimination of the domestic production activities deduction. The legislation also adopts a new quasi-territorial tax regime and imposes a one-time transition tax on deemed repatriated earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries.

The Company has estimated the impact of the new legislation on its financial position based on information currently available and will continue to assess the impact as the year progresses and additional guidance is received. As a fiscal year filer, the Company will have a blended federal statutory rate of 24.5% for fiscal year 2018, in accordance with rules described in Section 15 of the Internal Revenue Code, and a federal statutory rate of 21.0% for fiscal year 2019 and following years. The value of the Company’s net deferred tax liability on the balance sheet decreased as a result of the newly enacted tax rates creating a tax benefit to the Company; the preliminary analysis of the impact as of the third quarter of fiscal year 2018 is an estimated decrease to the net deferred tax liability of $5,533. The Company has an accumulated earnings and profit deficit in the foreign jurisdictions in which it operates. As a result, it does not anticipate an income tax liability from the one-time transition tax on the deemed repatriation of its foreign earnings. The tax impact of the new legislation was based on the Company's best estimate. The provisional amounts incorporate assumptions made based upon the Company's current interpretation of H.R.1 and may change as the Company receives additional clarification and implementation guidance. Further adjustments to the provisional amount will be included in income from continuing operations as an adjustment to income tax expense on the Company's consolidated statements of operations through the first quarter of fiscal 2019.

For the three months ended June 29, 2018 and June 30, 2017, the Company's effective tax rate attributable to income before income taxes was 23.2% and 29.4%, respectively. For the three months ended June 29, 2018 and June 30, 2017, the Company's income tax expense was $10,352 and $11,431, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily due to the enactment of new tax legislation, H.R.1. on December 22, 2017, which reduced the federal statutory rate from 35.0% to 21.0%. As a fiscal year filer, the Company will have a blended federal statutory rate of 24.5% for fiscal year 2018, in accordance with rules described in Section 15 of the Internal Revenue Code, and a federal statutory rate of 21.0% for fiscal year 2019 and following years.

For the nine months ended June 29, 2018 and June 30, 2017, the Company's effective tax rate attributable to income before income taxes was 21.4% and 31.5%, respectively. For the nine months ended June 29, 2018 and June 30, 2017, the Company's income tax expense was $28,260 and $29,313 respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily due to the tax rate reduction together with the tax benefit of the revaluation of the Company's deferred tax liabilities as a result of the enactment of H.R.1.

The Company has recorded a valuation allowance against net operating losses in certain foreign jurisdictions. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is determined to be more likely than not that deferred tax assets will not be fully realized in the foreseeable future. The realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon whether the Company can generate future taxable income of appropriate character in the relevant jurisdiction to utilize the assets. The amount of the deferred tax assets considered realizable is subject to adjustment in future periods.
    
The Company recognizes the benefits of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in tax returns in the provision for income taxes only for those positions that it has determined are more likely than not to be realized upon examination. The Company records interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. During the three and nine months ended June 29, 2018, the balance of unrecognized tax benefits decreased by $0 and $227, respectively, due to a payment upon the resolution of a state audit item. The Company is fully indemnified by its former parent for uncertain tax positions taken prior to December 22, 2010.

For the nine months ended June 29, 2018, the Company made no additional provision for U.S. or non-U.S. income taxes for unrecognized deferred tax liabilities for temporary differences related to basis differences in investments in subsidiaries, as the investments are essentially permanent in duration.


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8. EARNINGS PER SHARE
    
The Company calculates basic and diluted earnings per common share using the two-class method. Under the two-class method, net earnings are allocated to each class of common stock and participating securities as if all of the net earnings for the period had been distributed. The Company's participating securities consist of share-based payment awards that contain a non-forfeitable right to receive dividends and therefore are considered to participate in undistributed earnings with common stockholders.
 
    
Basic earnings per common share excludes dilution and is calculated by dividing the net earnings allocable to common stock by the weighted-average number of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per common share is calculated by dividing net earnings allocated to common stock by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for the period, as adjusted for the potential dilutive effect of non-participating share-based awards. Prior to the three months ended June 29, 2018, the Company calculated earnings per share by applying the treasury stock method as net income allocated to participating securities was not significant.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
 
 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
Numerator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
34,199

 
$
27,465

 
$
103,946

 
$
63,782

Less: Undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities
422

 
89

 
1,048

 
161

Net income available to common shareholders
$
33,777

 
$
27,376

 
$
102,898

 
$
63,621

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denominator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding
46,262

 
63,817

 
53,592

 
63,239

Effect of dilutive securities: Non-participating employee stock options (1)
2,150

 
3,073

 
2,423

 
3,346

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
48,412

 
66,890

 
56,015

 
66,585

Basic earnings per share
$
0.73

 
$
0.43

 
$
1.92

 
$
1.01

Diluted earnings per share
$
0.70

 
$
0.41

 
$
1.84

 
$
0.96

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Stock options to purchase approximately 0.4 million and 0.4 million shares of common stock were outstanding during the three and nine months ended June 29, 2018, respectively, but were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the impact of these options would have been anti-dilutive.
Stock options to purchase approximately 2.2 million and 0.2 million shares of common stock were outstanding during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2017, respectively, but were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the impact of these options would have been anti-dilutive.

9. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

The following table presents the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component, net of tax:
(in thousands)
 
Defined benefit
pension items
 
Currency
translation
adjustments
 
Total
Balance as of September 30, 2017
 
$
(10,445
)
 
$
(7,537
)
 
$
(17,982
)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications
 

 
(1,793
)
 
(1,793
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other
comprehensive loss
 
194

 

 
194

Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income
 
194

 
(1,793
)
 
(1,599
)
Balance as of June 29, 2018
 
$
(10,251
)
 
$
(9,330
)
 
$
(19,581
)

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10. INVENTORIES, NET
    
A majority of the Company's inventories are recorded at the lower of cost (primarily last in, first out, or "LIFO") or market. Approximately 81% and 75% of the Company's inventories were valued at the lower of LIFO cost or market at June 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively. Interim LIFO determinations, including those at June 29, 2018, are based on management's estimates of future inventory levels and costs for the remainder of the current fiscal year.
(in thousands)
June 29, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
Purchased materials and manufactured parts, net
$
50,601

 
$
49,168

Work in process, net
21,452

 
17,598

Finished goods, net
135,482

 
133,237

Inventories, net
$
207,535

 
$
200,003


Total inventories would be $26,653 and $4,915 higher than reported as of June 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively, if the first-in, first-out method was used for all inventories. As of June 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017, the excess and obsolete inventory reserve was $8,118 and $8,432, respectively.

11. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
    
As of June 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017, property, plant and equipment at cost and accumulated depreciation were as follows:
(in thousands)
June 29, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
Land
$
13,295

 
$
13,296

Buildings and related improvements
107,581

 
105,154

Machinery and equipment
275,630

 
263,575

Leasehold improvements
7,150

 
6,744

Construction in progress
26,868

 
16,160

Property, plant and equipment
430,524

 
404,929

Accumulated depreciation
(217,939
)
 
(196,310
)
Property, plant and equipment, net
$
212,585

 
$
208,619


Depreciation expense for the three months ended June 29, 2018 and June 30, 2017 totaled $8,498 and $7,795, respectively. Depreciation expense for the nine months ended June 29, 2018 and June 30, 2017 totaled $25,109 and $23,614, respectively.


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12. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
    
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:    
(in thousands)
Electrical Raceway
 
Mechanical Products & Solutions
 
Total
Balance as of October 1, 2017
$
108,527

 
$
39,189

 
$
147,716

Goodwill divested during year

 
(2,626
)
 
(2,626
)
Goodwill acquired during year
827

 

 
827

Purchase price adjustments
24,376

 

 
24,376

Exchange rate effects
47

 

 
47

Balance as of June 29, 2018
$
133,777

 
$
36,563

 
$
170,340

    
Goodwill balances as of October 1, 2017 and June 29, 2018 include $3,924 and $43,000 of accumulated impairment losses within the Electrical Raceway and MP&S segments, respectively.
 
The Company assesses the recoverability of goodwill and indefinite-lived trade names on an annual basis in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 350, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other." The measurement date is the first day of the fourth fiscal quarter, or more frequently, if events or circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit or the respective indefinite-lived trade name is less than the carrying value. During the nine months ended June 29, 2018, the Company sold the assets of Flexhead, which represented a portion of a reporting unit. The Company allocated the goodwill of the reporting unit to Flexhead using a relative fair value approach. The sale represented a triggering event and required the Company to perform a goodwill impairment test for the related reporting unit. The results of the test did not indicate an impairment.

The following table provides the gross carrying value, accumulated amortization and net carrying value for each major class of intangible assets:
 
 
 
June 29, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
($ in thousands)
Weighted Average Useful Life (Years)
 
Gross Carrying Value
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Value
 
Gross Carrying Value
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Carrying Value
Amortizable intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships
11
 
$
330,879

 
$
(133,833
)
 
$
197,046

 
$
350,129

 
$
(118,273
)
 
$
231,856

Other
8
 
16,003

 
(5,523
)
 
10,480

 
27,819

 
(9,266
)
 
18,553

Total
 
 
346,882

 
(139,356
)
 
207,526

 
377,948

 
(127,539
)
 
250,409

Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trade names
 
 
92,880

 

 
92,880

 
93,880

 

 
93,880

Total
 
 
$
439,762

 
$
(139,356
)
 
$
300,406

 
$
471,828

 
$
(127,539
)
 
$
344,289


Other intangible assets consist of definite-lived trade names, technology, non-compete agreements and backlogs. Amortization expense for the three months ended June 29, 2018 and June 30, 2017 was $7,694 and $5,546, respectively. Amortization expense for the nine months ended June 29, 2018 and June 30, 2017 was $24,146 and $16,628, respectively. Expected amortization expense for intangible assets for the remainder of fiscal 2018 and over the next five years and thereafter is as follows:
(in thousands)
 
 
Remaining 2018
 
$
7,505

2019
 
29,819

2020
 
29,260

2021
 
28,414

2022
 
28,325

2023
 
28,205

Thereafter
 
55,998


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Actual amounts of amortization may differ from estimated amounts due to additional intangible asset acquisitions, impairment of intangible assets and other events.
    
13. DEBT

Debt as of June 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017 was as follows:
(in thousands)
June 29, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
First Lien Term Loan Facility due December 22, 2023
$
914,418

 
$
495,134

ABL Credit Facility

 
85,000

Deferred financing costs
(8,598
)
 
(4,496
)
Other
319

 
440

Total debt
$
906,139

 
$
576,078

Less: Current portion
7,630

 
4,215

Long-term debt
$
898,509

 
$
571,863

        
The asset based credit facility ("ABL Credit Facility") has aggregate commitments of $325,000 and is guaranteed by AIH and the U.S. operating companies owned by AII. AII's availability under the ABL Credit Facility was $286,159 and $172,994 as of June 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively.
    
On February 2, 2018, AII entered into the (i) First Amendment to Amended and Restated First Lien Credit Agreement, by and among AII, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other financial institutions party thereto to, among other things, decrease the interest margins applicable to the ABR Loans and Eurodollar Loans to LIBOR plus 2.75%, and (ii) Increase Supplement (the "Increase Supplement") to, among other things, incur incremental first lien secured term loans in aggregate principal amount of $425.0 million. The Company used the proceeds from the Increase Supplement to 1) repurchase approximately 17.2 million shares of common stock from CD&R Allied Holdings, L.P. ("the CD&R Investor") for a total purchase price of approximately $375 million, 2) repay $42.0 million of outstanding loans under the ABL Credit Facility and 3) pay $5.8 million in related fees and expenses. The revisions to the First Lien Term Loan were accounted for as a debt modification, resulting in immediate expensing of related financing costs of $892 within other income, net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended June 29, 2018.
    
14. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Certain assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.

The Company uses forward currency contracts to hedge the effects of foreign exchange relating to certain of the Company’s intercompany receivables denominated in a foreign currency. These derivative instruments are not formally designated as hedges by the Company and the terms of these instruments range from six months to five years. Short-term forward currency contracts are recorded in other current liabilities and long-term forward currency contracts are recorded in other long-term liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The fair value gains and losses are included in other income, net within the condensed consolidated statements of operations. See Note 6, ''Other Income, net'' for further detail.

The total notional amount of undesignated forward currency contracts were £48.3 million and £52.6 million as of June 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively. Cash flows associated with derivative financial instruments are recognized in the operating section of the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. The fair value of forward currency contracts is calculated by reference to current forward exchange rates for contracts with similar maturity profiles.


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The following table presents the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value:
 
 
June 29, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
(in thousands)
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash equivalents
 
$
79,132

 
$

 
$

 
$
571

 
$

 
$

Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forward currency contracts
 

 
2,612

 

 

 
2,936

 


The Company's remaining financial instruments consist primarily of cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable whose carrying value approximate their fair value due to their short-term nature.

The estimated fair value of financial instruments not carried at fair value in the condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows:
 
 
June 29, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
(in thousands)
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying Value
 
Fair Value
First Lien Term Loan Facility due December 22, 2023
 
$
915,400

 
$
914,027

 
$
496,250

 
$
498,979


In determining the approximate fair value of its long-term debt, the Company used the trading value among financial institutions, which were classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The carrying value of the ABL Credit Facility approximates fair value due to it being a market-linked variable rate debt.

15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
    
The Company has obligations related to commitments to purchase certain goods. As of June 29, 2018, such obligations were $145,899 for the rest of fiscal year 2018 and $2,601 for fiscal year 2019. These amounts represent open purchase orders for materials used in production.
    
Legal Contingencies — The Company is a defendant in a number of pending legal proceedings, some of which were inherited from its former parent, Tyco International Ltd., including certain product liability claims. Several lawsuits have been filed against the Company and the Company has also received other claim demand letters alleging that the Company's anti-microbial coated steel sprinkler pipe, which the Company has not manufactured or sold for several years, is incompatible with chlorinated polyvinyl chloride and caused stress cracking in such pipe manufactured by third parties when installed together in the same sprinkler system, which the Company refers to collectively as the "Special Products Claims." After an analysis of claims experience, the Company reserved its best estimate of the probable and reasonably estimable losses related to these matters. The Company's total product liability reserves for Special Products Claims and other product liability matters were $4,763 and $5,872 as of June 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively. As of June 29, 2018, the Company believes that the range of losses for Special Products Claims and other product liabilities is between $3,000 and $10,000.

At this time, the Company does not expect the outcome of the Special Products Claims proceedings, either individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, and the Company believes that its reserves are adequate for all claims, including for Special Products Claims contingencies. However, it is possible that additional reserves could be required in the future that could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. This additional loss or range of losses cannot be recorded at this time, as it is not reasonably estimable.
    

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During fiscal 2017, the U.S. Department of Commerce ruled on a scope request in relation to an Antidumping Duty Order for Malleable Iron Pipe Fittings from China. The ruling subjects certain of the Company's imports of conduit fittings within the Atkore Steel Components Inc. (ASCI) business (acquired in November 2014) to antidumping duties, which are incremental to the duties previously paid upon importation. The Company appealed the scope decision and established an accrual of $7,501 during second quarter of fiscal 2017 for the related contingent liability with the related expense recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations which covers the post-acquisition period through the date of the scope ruling. On appeal, the Court of International Trade ordered the Department of Commerce to re-examine certain aspects of its prior scope ruling, and after doing so, the Department filed an amended scope ruling for the Court’s consideration. The amended scope ruling finds the ASCI products, at issue in the matter, outside the scope of the aforesaid Antidumping Duty Order. On August 3, 2018, the Court sustained Commerce’s new scope determination and entered judgment thereupon.  As Commerce implements this new ruling with instructions to its offices at various ports, the Company will seek to recover certain anti-dumping duties.  Commerce has a 60-day period to appeal the Court’s decision.  The Company will review related accruals and adjust as deemed appropriate subject to the outcome of the appeal process.

In addition to the matters discussed above, from time to time, the Company is subject to a number of disputes, administrative proceedings and other claims arising out of the ordinary conduct of the Company's business. These matters generally relate to disputes arising out of the use or installation of the Company's products, product liability litigation, contract disputes, patent infringement accusations, employment matters, personal injury claims and similar matters. On the basis of information currently available to the Company, it does not believe that existing proceedings and claims will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, litigation is unpredictable, and the Company could incur judgments or enter into settlements for current or future claims that could adversely affect its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

16. GUARANTEES

The Company had outstanding letters of credit totaling $9,881 supporting workers' compensation and general liability insurance policies as of June 29, 2018. The Company also had surety bonds primarily related to performance guarantees on supply agreements and construction contracts, and payment of duties and taxes totaling $27,543 as of June 29, 2018.

In disposing of assets or businesses, the Company often provides representations, warranties and indemnities to cover various risks including unknown damage to the assets, environmental risks involved in the sale of real estate, liability to investigate and remediate environmental contamination at waste disposal sites and manufacturing facilities, and unidentified tax liabilities and legal fees related to periods prior to disposition. The Company does not have the ability to estimate the potential liability from such indemnities because they relate to unknown conditions. However, the Company has no reason to believe that these uncertainties would have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
    
In the normal course of business, the Company is liable for product performance and contract completion. In the opinion of management, such obligations will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

17. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On January 22, 2018, the Company announced a stock repurchase transaction whereby the Company agreed to repurchase from the CD&R Investor, a related party, approximately 17.2 million shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at a per share price equal to $21.77, for a total purchase price of $375 million, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the stock purchase agreement. Following the stock repurchase transaction and secondary offerings of the Company's common stock in February and May 2018, the CD&R Investor no longer owned any of the company's common stock as of June 29, 2018.


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18. SEGMENT INFORMATION
    
The Company has two operating segments, which are also its reportable segments. The Company's operating segments are organized based upon primary market channels and, in most instances, the end use of products.
    
Through its Electrical Raceway segment, the Company manufactures products that deploy, isolate and protect a structure's electrical circuitry from the original power source to the final outlet. These products, which include electrical conduit, armored cable, cable trays, mounting systems and fittings, are critical components of the electrical infrastructure for new construction and maintenance, repair and remodel markets. The vast majority of the Company's Electrical Raceway Net sales are made to electrical distributors, who then serve electrical contractors, and the Company considers both to be customers.
    
Through the MP&S segment, the Company provides products and services that frame, support and secure component parts in a broad range of structures, equipment and systems in electrical, industrial and construction applications. The Company's principal products in this segment are metal framing products and in-line galvanized mechanical tube. Through its metal framing business, the Company designs, manufactures and installs metal strut and fittings used to assemble mounting structures that support heavy equipment and electrical content in buildings and other structures.
 
    
Both segments use Adjusted EBITDA as the primary measure of profit and loss. Segment Adjusted EBITDA is the sum of income before income taxes, adjusted to exclude unallocated expenses, depreciation and amortization, interest expense, net, loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, restructuring and impairments, stock-based compensation, consulting fees, multi-employer pension withdrawal, certain legal matters, transaction costs, gain on sale of a business, gain on sale of joint venture and other items, such as inventory reserves and adjustments and realized or unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions.

Intersegment transactions primarily consist of product sales at designated transfer prices on an arms-length basis. Gross profit earned and reported within the segment is eliminated in the Company's consolidated results. Certain manufacturing and distribution expenses are allocated between the segments due to the shared nature of activities. Recorded amounts represent a proportional amount of the quantity of product produced for each segment.
 
Three months ended
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
(in thousands)
External Net Sales
 
Intersegment Sales
 
Adjusted EBITDA 
 
External Net Sales
 
Intersegment Sales
 
Adjusted EBITDA 
Electrical Raceway
$
369,812

 
$
521

 
$
74,461

 
$
288,111

 
$
166

 
$
49,661

MP&S
128,202

 
37

 
$
12,013

 
109,634

 
30

 
$
17,363

Eliminations

 
(558
)
 
 
 

 
(196
)
 
 
Consolidated operations
$
498,014

 
$

 
 
 
$
397,745

 
$

 
 
 
Nine months ended
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
(in thousands)
External Net Sales
 
Intersegment Sales
 
Adjusted EBITDA 
 
External Net Sales
 
Intersegment Sales
 
Adjusted EBITDA 
Electrical Raceway
$
1,010,523

 
$
1,120

 
$
187,025

 
$
800,677

 
$
980

 
$
138,465

MP&S
347,049

 
74

 
$
39,544

 
307,450

 
75

 
$
48,601

Eliminations

 
(1,194
)
 
 
 

 
(1,055
)
 
 
Consolidated operations
$
1,357,572

 
$

 
 
 
$
1,108,127

 
$

 
 
 

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Presented below is a reconciliation of operating segment Adjusted EBITDA to Income before income taxes:
 
 
 
Three months ended

Nine months ended
(in thousands)
 
 
June 29, 2018

June 30, 2017

June 29, 2018

June 30, 2017
Operating segment Adjusted EBITDA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electrical Raceway
 
$
74,461

 
$
49,661

 
$
187,025

 
$
138,465

MP&S
 
12,013

 
17,363

 
39,544

 
48,601

Total
 
86,474

 
67,024


226,569


187,066

Unallocated expenses (a)
 
(9,810
)
 
(4,991
)
 
(26,077
)
 
(19,020
)
Depreciation and amortization
 
(16,192
)
 
(13,341
)
 
(49,255
)
 
(40,242
)
Interest expense, net
 
(12,442
)
 
(5,811
)
 
(28,322
)
 
(20,872
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 

 

 

 
(9,805
)
Restructuring and impairments
 
(407
)
 
101

 
(1,245
)
 
(700
)
Stock-based compensation
 
(3,494
)
 
(3,064
)
 
(9,828
)
 
(9,368
)
Certain legal matters
 

 

 
(2,286
)
 
(7,501
)
Transaction costs
 
(768
)
 
(845
)
 
(2,676
)
 
(2,543
)
Gain on sale of a business
 
838

 

 
27,575

 

Gain on sale of joint venture
 

 

 

 
5,774

Other
 
352

 
(177
)
 
(2,249
)
 
10,306

Income before income taxes
 
$
44,551

 
$
38,896

 
$
132,206

 
$
93,095

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Represents unallocated selling, general and administrative activities and associated expenses including, in part, executive, legal, finance, human resources, information technology, business development and communications, as well as certain costs and earnings of employee-related benefits plans, such as stock-based compensation and a portion of self-insured medical costs.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    
The following information should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this report. The following discussion may contain forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these forward- looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those factors discussed below and included or referenced elsewhere in this report, particularly in the sections entitled "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors".
U.S. Federal Income Tax Reform
On December 22, 2017, Congress enacted H.R. 1, which reforms major aspects of the U.S. federal income tax law affecting the Company. See Note 7, ''Income Taxes'' to the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Use of Non-GAAP Measures

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
    
We use Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin in evaluating the performance of our business, and we use each in the preparation of our annual operating budgets and as indicators of business performance and profitability. We believe Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin allow us to readily view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons and identify strategies to improve operating performance.
    
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before: depreciation and amortization, interest expense, net, loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt, income tax expense (benefit), restructuring and impairments, stock-based compensation, consulting fees, multi-employer pension withdrawal, certain legal matters, transaction costs, gain on sale of a business, gain on sale of joint venture and other items, such as inventory reserves and adjustments and realized or unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions. We believe Adjusted EBITDA, when presented in conjunction with comparable accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") measures, is useful for investors because management uses Adjusted EBITDA in evaluating the performance of our business. We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of Net sales.

Adjusted EBITDA is not considered a measure of financial performance under GAAP and the items excluded therefrom are significant components in understanding and assessing our financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to such GAAP measures as net income (loss), cash flows provided by or used in operating, investing or financing activities or other financial statement data presented in our consolidated financial statements as an indicator of financial performance or liquidity. Some of these limitations are:
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs;
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect interest expense, net, or the requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on debt;
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect income tax expense (benefit) or the cash requirements to pay taxes;
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect historical cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; and
although depreciation and amortization charges are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements.
    
Because Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure determined in accordance with GAAP and is susceptible to varying calculations, Adjusted EBITDA, as presented, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended June 29, 2018 and June 30, 2017:
 
 
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
(in thousands)
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
Net income
 
$
34,199

 
$
27,465

 
$
103,946

 
$
63,782

Interest expense, net
 
12,442

 
5,811

 
28,322

 
20,872

Income tax expense
 
10,352

 
11,431

 
28,260

 
29,313

Depreciation and amortization
 
16,192

 
13,341

 
49,255

 
40,242

Loss on extinguishment of debt
 

 

 

 
9,805

Restructuring and impairments (a)
 
407

 
(101
)
 
1,245

 
700

Stock-based compensation (b)
 
3,494

 
3,064

 
9,828

 
9,368

Transaction costs (c)
 
768

 
845

 
2,676

 
2,543

Certain legal matters (d)
 

 

 
2,286

 
7,501

Gain on sale of a business (e)
 
(838
)
 

 
(27,575
)
 

Gain on sale of joint venture (f)
 

 

 

 
(5,774
)
Other (g)
 
(352
)
 
177

 
2,249

 
(10,306
)
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
76,664

 
$
62,033

 
$
200,492

 
$
168,046

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a) Restructuring amounts represent exit or disposal costs including termination benefits and facility closure costs. Impairment amounts represent write-downs of goodwill, intangible assets and/or long-lived assets. See Note 5, ''Restructuring Charges'' to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further detail.
(b) Represents stock-based compensation expenses related to stock option awards, performance stock awards and restricted stock awards.
(c) Represents expenses related to our acquisition and divestiture-related activities and professional fees associated with share repurchases and secondary offerings.
(d) Represents costs associated with certain legal matters which, we believe, do not reflect our ongoing operations.
(e) Represents pre-tax gain on sale of the assets of FlexHead on March 30, 2018. See Note 3, "Divestitures" to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further detail.
(f) Represents pre-tax gain on sale of Abahsain-Cope Saudi Arabia Ltd. joint venture.
(g) Represents other items, such as inventory reserves and adjustments, realized or unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and release of certain indemnified uncertain tax positions.


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Results of Operations
    
The results of operations for the three months ended June 29, 2018 and June 30, 2017 were as follows:
 
Three months ended
($ in thousands)
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017 As Adjusted*
 
Change
 
% Change
Net sales
$
498,014

 
$
397,745

 
$
100,269

 
25.2
 %
Cost of sales
377,685

 
305,260

 
72,425

 
23.7
 %
Gross profit
120,329

 
92,485

 
27,844

 
30.1
 %
Selling, general and administrative
57,482

 
42,491

 
14,991

 
35.3
 %
Intangible asset amortization
7,694

 
5,546

 
2,148

 
38.7
 %
Operating income
55,153

 
44,448

 
10,705

 
24.1
 %
Interest expense, net
12,442

 
5,811

 
6,631

 
114.1
 %
Other income, net
(1,840
)
 
(259
)
 
(1,581
)
 
610.4
 %
Income before income taxes
44,551

 
38,896

 
5,655

 
14.5
 %
Income tax expense
10,352

 
11,431

 
(1,079
)
 
(9.4
)%
Net income
$
34,199

 
$
27,465

 
$
6,734

 
24.5
 %
Non-GAAP financial data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
$
76,664

 
$
62,033

 
$
14,631

 
23.6
 %
Adjusted EBITDA Margin
15.4
%
 
15.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 * Adjusted due to the adoption of ASU 2017-07. See Note 1, ''Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies'' for additional information.

Net sales
 
 
Change (%)
Volume
 
3.8
%
Average selling prices
 
14.1
%
Foreign exchange
 
0.5
%
Acquisitions/Divestitures
 
6.6
%
Other
 
0.2
%
Net sales
 
25.2
%
    
Net sales increased $100.3 million, or 25.2% to $498.0 million for the three months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $397.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. Net sales increased $31.9 million due to the acquisitions of Marco Cable Management ("Marco"), Flexicon Limited ("Flexicon"), Calpipe Industries LLC ("Calpipe") and Communications Integrators, Inc. ("Cii") over the past twelve months, partly offset by a decrease in net sales of $5.6 million from the Flexhead divestiture. Additionally, net sales increased $56.0 million due to higher net average selling prices resulting from the pass-through impact of higher input costs of copper, steel, and freight, and increased market prices for Metal and PVC electrical conduit and fittings product categories. Lastly, net sales increased $15.2 million due to higher volume of mechanical pipe and metal framing and fittings product categories sold within the Mechanical Products & Solutions segment, partially offset by lower volume of armored cable and fittings and flexible electrical conduit and fittings product categories sold within the Electrical Raceway segment.

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Cost of sales
 
 
Change (%)
Volume
 
3.8
%
Average input costs
 
9.5
%
Foreign exchange
 
0.6
%
Acquisitions/Divestitures
 
5.5
%
Other
 
4.3
%
Cost of sales
 
23.7
%

Cost of sales increased by $72.4 million, or 23.7% to $377.7 million for the three months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $305.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to higher input costs of steel and copper of $29.0 million, $11.7 million of higher volume of product categories sold, and higher freight costs of $13.3 million. Cost of sales also increased $20.4 million due to additional costs related to acquisitions over the past twelve months, partly offset by a reduction in costs due to the Flexhead divestiture of $3.7 million.    

Selling, general and administrative
    
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $15.0 million, or 35.3% to $57.5 million for the three months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $42.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to $6.8 million of higher selling, general and administrative costs resulting from acquisitions during fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2018 and $4.1 million of higher incentive-based compensation expense.

Intangible asset amortization

Intangible asset amortization expense increased $2.1 million, or 38.7% to $7.7 million for the three months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $5.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 resulting from the acquisitions during fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2018. See Note 2, ''Acquisitions'' to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further detail.

Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net, increased $6.6 million, or 114.1% to $12.4 million for the three months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $5.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase is primarily due to our debt refinancing transactions on February 2, 2018, which resulted in additional borrowings of $425.0 million. See Note 13, ''Debt'' to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further detail.
    
Other income, net

Other income, net increased $1.6 million to $1.8 million for the three months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 primarily due to the gain on foreign currency derivative instruments of $3.8 million, partially offset by foreign exchange losses on intercompany loans of $3.4 million. The remaining $1.2 million increase was primarily driven by the working capital adjustment on the Flexhead divestiture. See Note 3, ''Divestitures'' and Note 6, ''Other Income, net'' to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further detail.

Income tax expense

The Company's income tax rate decreased to 23.2% for the three months ended June 29, 2018 compared to 29.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily due to the reduction of the federal statutory rate from 35% to 21% as a result of the enactment of new tax legislation, H.R.1. on December 22, 2017. See Note 7, "Income Taxes" to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further detail.

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Net income
    
Net income increased by $6.7 million, or 24.5% to $34.2 million for the three months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $27.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017 primarily due to higher operating income of $10.7 million and lower income tax expense of $1.1 million, partially offset by the higher interest expense of $6.6 million.
    
Adjusted EBITDA
    
Adjusted EBITDA increased by $14.6 million, or 23.6% to $76.7 million for the three months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $62.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to incremental Adjusted EBITDA from acquisitions during fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2018, increased market prices for Metal and PVC electrical conduit and fittings product categories and increased volume across most product categories, partially offset by higher average input costs of steel, copper and freight, higher incentive-based compensation expense and the Flexhead divestiture during the three months ended June 30, 2017.
 
Segment results
        
Electrical Raceway
 
 
Three months ended
($ in thousands)
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
 
Change
 
% Change
Net sales
 
$
370,333

 
$
288,277

 
$
82,056

 
28.5
%
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
74,461

 
$
49,661

 
$
24,800

 
49.9
%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin
 
20.1
%
 
17.2
%
 
 
 
 

Net sales
 
 
Change (%)
Volume
 
(1.0
)%
Average selling prices
 
17.5
 %
Foreign exchange
 
0.7
 %
Acquisitions
 
11.1
 %
Other
 
0.2
 %
Net sales
 
28.5
 %

Net sales increased $82.1 million, or 28.5%, to $370.3 million for the three months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $288.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to the pass-through impact of higher average input costs of copper, steel and freight and increased market prices for Metal and PVC electrical conduit and fittings product categories of $50.3 million. Additionally, sales increased $31.9 million resulting from acquisitions during fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2018. The increase in sales was partially offset by lower volume of $2.9 million primarily of armored cable and fittings and flexible electrical conduit and fittings product categories.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 29, 2018 increased $24.8 million, or 49.9%, to $74.5 million from $49.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. Adjusted EBITDA margins increased to 20.1% for the three months ended June 29, 2018 compared to 17.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA was largely due to the pass-through impact of higher average input cost of copper and steel, increased market prices for Metal and PVC electrical conduit and fittings product categories and incremental Adjusted EBITDA resulting from acquisitions during fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2018. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA was partially offset by an increase in freight costs and lower volume for armored cable and fittings and flexible electrical conduit and fittings product categories.


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Mechanical Products & Solutions
 
 
Three months ended
($ in thousands)
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
 
Change
 
% Change
Net sales
 
$
128,239

 
$
109,664

 
$
18,575

 
16.9
 %
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
12,013

 
$
17,363

 
$
(5,350
)
 
(30.8
)%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin
 
9.4
%
 
15.8
%
 
 
 
 
    
Net sales
 
 
Change (%)
Volume
 
16.6
 %
Average selling prices
 
5.2
 %
Divestitures
 
(5.1
)%
Other
 
0.2
 %
Net sales
 
16.9
 %

Net sales increased $18.6 million, or 16.9%, for the three months ended June 29, 2018 to $128.2 million compared to $109.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to $18.3 million of higher volume of product categories sold within the mechanical pipe and metal framing and fittings product categories as well as $5.7 million of higher average selling prices, partly offset by a decrease in net sales of $5.6 million from the Flexhead divestiture.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA decreased $5.4 million, or (30.8)%, to $12.0 million for the three months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $17.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2017. Adjusted EBITDA margins decreased to 9.4% for the three months ended June 29, 2018 compared to 15.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2017. Adjusted EBITDA decreased primarily due to an increase in average input costs, which exceeded the increase in average selling prices, and the Flexhead divestiture, partially offset by higher volume of product categories sold.
    
The results of operations for the nine months ended June 29, 2018 and June 30, 2017 were as follows:
 
Nine months ended
($ in thousands)
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017 As Adjusted*
 
Change
 
% Change
Net sales
$
1,357,572

 
$
1,108,127

 
$
249,445

 
22.5
 %
Cost of sales
1,031,219

 
836,369

 
194,850

 
23.3
 %
Gross profit
326,353

 
271,758

 
54,595

 
20.1
 %
Selling, general and administrative
169,195

 
138,143

 
31,052

 
22.5
 %
Intangible asset amortization
24,146

 
16,628

 
7,518

 
45.2
 %
Operating income
133,012

 
116,987

 
16,025

 
13.7
 %
Interest expense, net
28,322

 
20,872

 
7,450

 
35.7
 %
Loss on extinguishment of debt

 
9,805

 
(9,805
)
 
(100.0
)%
Other income, net
(27,516
)
 
(6,785
)
 
(20,731
)
 
305.5
 %
Income before income taxes
132,206

 
93,095

 
39,111

 
42.0
 %
Income tax expense
28,260

 
29,313

 
(1,053
)
 
(3.6
)%
Net income
$
103,946

 
$
63,782

 
$
40,164

 
63.0
 %
Non-GAAP financial data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
$
200,492

 
$
168,046

 
$
32,446

 
19.3
 %
Adjusted EBITDA Margin
14.8
%
 
15.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 * Adjusted due to the adoption of ASU 2017-07. See Note 1, ''Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies'' for additional information.

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Net sales
 
 
Change (%)
Volume
 
5.0
%
Average selling prices
 
9.0
%
Foreign exchange
 
0.7
%
Acquisitions/Divestitures
 
7.8
%
Net sales
 
22.5
%
    
Net sales increased $249.4 million, or 22.5% to $1,357.6 million for the nine months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $1,108.1 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2017. Net sales increased $99.3 million from higher average selling prices resulting from the pass-through impacts of rising input costs of copper and steel and increased market prices for Metal and PVC electrical conduit and fittings product categories. Additionally, net sales increased $92.0 million due to higher sales resulting from acquisitions during fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2018, partially offset by a decrease in net sales of $5.6 million from the Flexhead divestiture, and $55.4 million due to higher volume of product categories sold.
    
Cost of sales
 
 
Change (%)
Volume
 
4.9
%
Average input costs
 
7.9
%
Foreign exchange
 
0.7
%
Acquisitions/Divestitures
 
6.4
%
Other
 
3.4
%
Cost of sales
 
23.3
%

Cost of sales increased by $194.9 million, or 23.3% to $1,031.2 million for the nine months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $836.4 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to higher input costs of steel and copper of $66.0 million, higher volume of product categories sold of $41.2 million and higher freight costs of $26.2 million. Additionally, cost of sales increased by $57.5 million related to acquisitions over the past twelve months, partially offset by the reduction of costs from the Flexhead divestiture of $3.7 million.
    
Selling, general and administrative
    
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $31.1 million, or 22.5% to $169.2 million for the nine months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $138.1 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to $18.5 million of higher selling, general and administrative costs resulting from acquisitions over the past twelve months and $7.3 million resulting from higher incentive-based compensation.

Intangible asset amortization

Intangible asset amortization expense increased $7.5 million, or 45.2% to $24.1 million for the nine months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $16.6 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 resulting from the amortization of intangible assets acquired related to acquisitions during fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2018. See Note 2, ''Acquisitions'' to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further detail.

Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net, increased $7.5 million, or 35.7% to $28.3 million for the nine months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $20.9 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2017. Interest expense increased $10.7 million due to our debt transactions on February 2, 2018, which resulted in additional borrowings of $425.0 million. See Note 13, ''Debt'' to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further detail.
    

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Loss on extinguishment of debt

The $9.8 million loss on extinguishment of debt in the nine months ended June 30, 2017 related to the December 22, 2016 redemption of a portion of the Second Lien Term Loan Facility. There was no loss on extinguishment of debt during the nine months ended June 29, 2018.
    
Other income, net

Other income, net increased $20.7 million to $27.5 million for the nine months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $6.8 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 resulting primarily from the gain on the sale of the assets of the Flexhead businesses of $27.6 million, partially offset by a gain on sale of joint venture of $5.8 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2017. See Note 3, ''Divestitures'' and Note 6, ''Other Income, net'' to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for further detail.

Income tax expense

The Company's income tax rate decreased to 21.4% for the nine months ended June 29, 2018 compared to 31.5% for the nine months ended June 30, 2017. The decrease in the effective tax rate was primarily due to the tax rate reduction together with the tax benefit of the revaluation of the Company's net deferred tax liabilities as a result of the enactment of new tax legislation, H.R.1., on December 22, 2017.
    
Net income
    
Net income increased by $40.2 million, or 63.0% to $103.9 million for the nine months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $63.8 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2017 primarily due to a pre-tax gain on the sale of assets of the Flexhead businesses of $27.6 million, higher operating income of $16.0 million and a loss on extinguishment of debt of $9.8 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2017, partially offset by higher interest expense of $7.5 million and a $5.8 million gain on sale of a joint venture for the nine months ended June 30, 2017.
    
Adjusted EBITDA
    
Adjusted EBITDA increased by $32.4 million, or 19.3% to $200.5 million for the nine months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $168.0 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to increased market prices for Metal and PVC electrical conduit and fittings product categories, and incremental Adjusted EBITDA from acquisitions during fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2018, partially offset by higher average input costs for the MP&S segment and for armored cable and fittings product categories within the Electrical Raceway segment and the Flexhead divestiture .
 
Segment results
        
Electrical Raceway
 
 
Nine months ended
($ in thousands)
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
 
Change
 
% Change
Net sales
 
$
1,011,643

 
$
801,657

 
$
209,986

 
26.2
%
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
187,025

 
$
138,465

 
$
48,560

 
35.1
%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin
 
18.5
%
 
17.3
%
 
 
 
 

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Net sales
 
 
Change (%)
Volume
 
1.9
%
Average selling prices
 
11.8
%
Foreign exchange
 
0.9
%
Acquisitions
 
11.5
%
Other
 
0.1
%
Net sales
 
26.2
%
    
Net sales increased $210.0 million, or 26.2%, to $1,011.6 million for the nine months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $801.7 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was due primarily to increased market prices for Metal and PVC electrical conduit and fittings product categories and the pass-through impact of higher input costs of copper and steel of $95.2 million. Additionally, net sales increased by $92.0 million resulting from acquisitions over the past twelve months and $14.9 million due to a higher volume of Metal and PVC electrical conduit and fittings product categories sold.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended June 29, 2018 increased $48.6 million, or 35.1%, to $187.0 million from $138.5 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was largely due to increased market prices for Metal and PVC electrical conduit and fittings product categories and incremental Adjusted EBITDA resulting from acquisitions during fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2018, partially offset by an increase in average input costs which exceeded our increase in average selling prices for the armored cable and fittings product category.
.

Mechanical Products & Solutions
 
 
Nine months ended
($ in thousands)
 
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
 
Change
 
% Change
Net sales
 
$
347,123

 
$
307,525

 
$
39,598

 
12.9
 %
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
39,544

 
$
48,601

 
$
(9,057
)
 
(18.6
)%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin
 
11.4
%
 
15.8
%
 
 
 
 
    
Net sales
 
 
Change (%)
Volume
 
13.2
 %
Average selling prices
 
1.3
 %
Divestitures
 
(1.8
)%
Other
 
0.2
 %
Net sales
 
12.9
 %

Net sales increased $39.6 million, or 12.9%, for the nine months ended June 29, 2018 to $347.1 million compared to $307.5 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2017. The increase was primarily due to $40.5 million of higher volume of product categories sold, partly offset by the Flexhead divestiture of $5.6 million.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA decreased $9.1 million, or 18.6%, to $39.5 million for the nine months ended June 29, 2018 compared to $48.6 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2017. Adjusted EBITDA decreased due to an increase in average input costs, which exceeded the increase in average selling prices, and the Flexhead divestiture, partially offset by improved manufacturing productivity.


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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe we have sufficient liquidity to support our ongoing operations and to invest in future growth and create value for stockholders. Our cash and cash equivalents were $109.5 million as of June 29, 2018, of which $26.7 million was held at non-U.S. subsidiaries. Those cash balances at foreign subsidiaries may be subject to local country taxes if we were to repatriate such cash to the United States. Our cash and cash equivalents increased $63.8 million from September 30, 2017 primarily due to cash inflow from our continuing operations and proceeds from the sale of FlexHead.

In general, we require cash to fund working capital, acquisitions, capital expenditures, debt repayment, interest payments, taxes and share repurchases. We have access to the ABL Credit Facility to fund operational needs. As of June 29, 2018, there were no outstanding borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility and $9.9 million of letters of credit issued under the ABL Credit Facility. The borrowing base was estimated to be $296.0 million and approximately $286.2 million was available under the ABL Credit Facility as of June 29, 2018. Outstanding letters of credit count as utilization of the commitments under the ABL Credit Facility and reduce the amount available for borrowings.

The agreements governing the First Lien Term Loan Facility and the ABL Credit Facility (collectively, the "Credit Facilities") contain covenants that limit or restrict AII's ability to incur additional indebtedness, repurchase debt, incur liens, sell assets, make certain payments (including dividends) and enter into transactions with affiliates. AII has been in compliance with the covenants under the agreements for all periods presented.

We may from time to time repurchase our debt or take other steps to reduce our debt. These actions may include open market repurchases, negotiated repurchases or opportunistic refinancing of debt. The amount of debt, if any, that may be repurchased or refinanced will depend on market conditions, trading levels of our debt, our cash position, compliance with debt covenants and other considerations. Our affiliates may also purchase our debt from time to time, through open market purchases or other transactions.

Our use of cash may fluctuate during the year and from year to year due to differences in demand and changes in economic conditions primarily related to the prices of commodities we purchase.

Capital expenditures have historically been necessary to expand and update the production capacity and improve the productivity of our manufacturing operations. Our ongoing liquidity needs are expected to be funded by cash on hand, net cash provided by operating activities and, as required, borrowings under the Credit Facilities. We expect that cash provided from operations and available capacity under the ABL Credit Facility will provide sufficient funds to operate our business, make expected capital expenditures and meet our liquidity requirements for at least the next twelve months, including payment of interest and principal on our debt.

Limitations on Distributions and Dividends by Subsidiaries

Atkore and AII are each holding companies, and as such have no independent operations or material assets other than ownership of equity interests in their respective subsidiaries. Each company depends on its respective subsidiaries to distribute funds to them so that they may pay obligations and expenses, including satisfying obligations with respect to indebtedness. The ability of our subsidiaries to make distributions and dividends to us depends on their operating results, cash requirements and financial and general business conditions, as well as restrictions under the laws of our subsidiaries' jurisdictions.

The agreements governing the Credit Facilities significantly restrict the ability of our subsidiaries, including AII, to pay dividends, make loans or otherwise transfer assets from AII and, in turn, to us. Further, AII's subsidiaries are permitted under the terms of the Credit Facilities to incur additional indebtedness that may restrict or prohibit the making of distributions, the payment of dividends or the making of loans by such subsidiaries to AII and, in turn, to us. The First Lien Term Loan Facility requires AII to meet a certain consolidated coverage ratio on an incurrence basis in connection with additional indebtedness. The ABL Credit Facility contains limits on additional indebtedness based on various conditions for incurring the additional debt.

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The table below summarizes cash flow information derived from our statements of cash flows for the periods indicated:
 
Nine months ended
(in thousands)
June 29, 2018
 
June 30, 2017
Cash flows provided by (used in):
 
 
 
Operating activities
$
120,578

 
$
65,783

Investing activities
14,442

 
(31,792
)
Financing activities
(71,048
)
 
(137,621
)
    
Operating activities
    
During the nine months ended June 29, 2018, the Company was provided $120.6 million by operating activities compared to $65.8 million during the nine months ended June 30, 2017. The $54.8 million increase in cash provided was primarily due to $17.1 million of lower tax payments resulting from lower income tax rates, higher operating income and lower working capital days from the prior year.
    
Investing activities
    
During the nine months ended June 29, 2018, the Company was provided $14.4 million by investing activities compared to using $31.8 million during the nine months ended June 30, 2017. The increase in cash provided by investing activities is primarily due to $42.6 million of proceeds received for the sale of the assets of the Flexhead business as well as $19.6 million cash paid for acquisitions during the nine months ended June 30, 2017. The increase in cash provided is partially offset by $26.3 million of capital expenditures representing our enhancements of our manufacturing and distribution operations as well as replacement of existing equipment and facilities and $3.3 million of cash used for the purchase of the assets of Cii during the nine months ended June 29, 2018.
    
Financing Activities
    
During the nine months ended June 29, 2018, the Company used $71.0 million for financing activities compared to $137.6 million used during the nine months ended June 30, 2017. The use of cash was primarily related to $410.2 million of share repurchases and net repayments of $85.0 million on the ABL Credit Facility. The decrease in cash used is partially offset by $425.0 million of additional borrowing under the First Lien Term Loan Facility.

During the nine months ended June 30, 2017, the Company redeemed $649.9 million of the First Lien Term Loan facility and the Second Lien Term Loan facility, partially offset by cash provided from the net borrowing of $498.8 million under the First Lien Term Loan Facility.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

There have been no other material changes in our contractual obligations and commitments since the filing of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed May 8, 2018.

Change in Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
    
There have been no material changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates since the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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Recent Accounting Standards

See Note 1, ''Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies'' to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.    

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements and cautionary statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based on management's beliefs and assumptions and information currently available to management. Some of the forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "shall," "should," "would," "could," "seeks," "aims," "projects," "is optimistic," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "anticipates" or other comparable terms. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, all matters that are not historical facts. They appear in a number of places throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and include, without limitation, statements regarding our intentions, beliefs, assumptions or current expectations concerning, among other things, financial position; results of operations; cash flows; prospects; growth strategies or expectations; customer retention; the outcome (by judgment or settlement) and costs of legal, administrative or regulatory proceedings, investigations or inspections, including, without limitation, collective, representative or class action litigation; and the impact of prevailing economic conditions.

Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond our control. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or outcomes and that actual performance and outcomes, including, without limitation, our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of the market in which we operate, may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report. In addition, even if our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows, and the development of the market in which we operate, are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods. A number of important factors, including, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties discussed or referenced under the caption "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Additional factors that could cause actual results and outcomes to differ from those reflected in forward-looking statements include, without limitation:

declines in, and uncertainty regarding, the general business and economic conditions in the United States and international markets in which we operate;
weakness or another downturn in the United States non-residential construction industry;
changes in prices of raw materials;
pricing pressure, reduced profitability, or loss of market share due to intense competition;
availability and cost of third-party freight carriers and energy;
high levels of imports of products similar to those manufactured by us;
changes in federal, state, local and international governmental regulations and trade policies;
adverse weather conditions;
failure to generate sufficient cash flow from operations or to raise sufficient funds in the capital markets to satisfy existing obligations and support the development of our business;
increased costs relating to future capital and operating expenditures to maintain compliance with environmental, health and safety laws;
reduced spending by, deterioration in the financial condition of, or other adverse developments with respect to, one or more of our top customers;
increases in our working capital needs, which are substantial and fluctuate based on economic activity and the market prices for our main raw materials, including as a result of failure to collect, or delays in the collection of, cash from the sale of manufactured products;
work stoppage or other interruptions of production at our facilities as a result of disputes under existing collective bargaining agreements with labor unions or in connection with negotiations of new collective bargaining agreements, as a result of supplier financial distress, or for other reasons;
challenges attracting and retaining key personnel or high-quality employees;
changes in our financial obligations relating to pension plans that we maintain in the United States;
reduced production or distribution capacity due to interruptions in the operations of our facilities or those of our key suppliers;
loss of a substantial number of our third-party agents or distributors or a dramatic deviation from the amount of sales they generate;

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security threats, attacks, or other disruptions to our information systems, or failure to comply with complex network security, data privacy and other legal obligations or the failure to protect sensitive information;
possible impairment of goodwill or other long-lived assets as a result of future triggering events, such as declines in our cash flow projections or customer demand;
safety and labor risks associated with the manufacture and in the testing of our products;
product liability, construction defect and warranty claims and litigation relating to our various products, as well as government inquiries and investigations, and consumer, employment, tort and other legal proceedings;
our ability to protect our intellectual property and other material proprietary rights;
risks inherent in doing business internationally;
our inability to introduce new products effectively or implement our innovation strategies;
the inability of our customers to pay off the credit lines extended to them by us in a timely manner and the negative impact on customer relations resulting from our collections efforts with respect to non-paying or slow-paying customers;
our inability to continue importing raw materials, component parts and/or finished goods;
changes as a result of comprehensive tax reform;
the incurrence of liabilities and the issuance of additional debt or equity in connection with acquisitions, joint ventures or divestitures and the failure of indemnification provisions in our acquisition agreements to fully protect us from unexpected liabilities;
failure to manage acquisitions successfully, including identifying, evaluating, and valuing acquisition targets and integrating acquired companies, businesses or assets;
the incurrence of liabilities in connection with violations of the FCPA and similar foreign anti-corruption laws;
the incurrence of additional expenses, increase in complexity of our supply chain and potential damage to our reputation with customers resulting from regulations related to "conflict minerals"
disruptions or impediments to the receipt of sufficient raw materials resulting from various anti-terrorism security measures;
restrictions contained in our debt agreements;
failure to generate cash sufficient to pay the principal of, interest on, or other amounts due on our debt; and
other risks and factors described in this report and from time to time in documents that we file with the SEC.

You should read this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q completely and with the understanding that actual future results may be materially different from expectations. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf that are made in this quarterly report are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and we do not undertake any obligation, other than as may be required by law, to update or revise any forward-looking or cautionary statements to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of events, unanticipated or otherwise, and changes in future operating results over time or otherwise.

Comparisons of results for current and any prior periods are not intended to express any future trends, or indications of future performance, unless expressed as such, and should only be viewed as historical data.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
    
There have been no material changes to the quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risks previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as of the end of the period covered by this report. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.


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Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes to our internal control over financial reporting in connection with the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) under the Exchange Act during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

For a discussion of certain litigation involving the Company, see Note 15, ''Commitments and Contingencies'' to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Due to CD&R Allied Holdings, L.P. (the "CD&R Investor") no longer being a stockholder of the Company following their sale of the Company’s shares on May 16, 2018, the risk factor disclosed within our annual report on Form 10-K entitled "The CD&R Investor has significant influence over us and may not always exercise its influence in a way that benefits our public stockholders" is no longer applicable.

Other than as set forth above and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 29, 2017, there have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
    
Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Mr. Williamson’s May 6, 2018 Retirement Agreement has been amended to provide that his Retirement Date shall be September 28, 2018.  All other terms of the Retirement remain unchanged.




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Item 6. Exhibits

 
10.1#
 
 
10.2#
 
 
10.3#
 
 
31.1#
 
 
31.2#
 
 
32.1#
 
 
32.2#
 
 
101.INS#
 
 
101.SCH#
XBRL Taxonomy Schema Linkbase Document
 
 
101.CAL#
 
 
101.DEF#
 
 
101.LAB#
 
 
101.PRE#
 
 
#
Filed herewith
 


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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.

 
 
 
ATKORE INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC.
 
 
 
(Registrant)
Date:
August 7, 2018
By:
/s/ James A. Mallak
 
 
 
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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