COHERENT CORP. - Quarter Report: 2019 March (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019

for the transition period from                      to                     .

Commission File Number: 0-16195

II-VI INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 724-352-4455

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

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

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

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

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

At May 6, 2019, 63,522,201 shares of Common Stock, no par value, of the registrant were outstanding.

II-VI INCORPORATED

INDEX

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

II-VI Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

($000)

- See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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II-VI Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited)

($000 except per share data)

- See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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II-VI Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited)

($000 except per share data)

- See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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II-VI Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

($000)

- See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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II-VI Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)  

($000)

- See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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e II-VI Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

(000)

- See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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II-VI Incorporated and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The condensed consolidated financial statements of II-VI Incorporated (“II-VI”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation for the periods presented have been included. All adjustments are of a normal recurring nature unless disclosed otherwise. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 27, 2018. The consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet information as of June 30, 2018 was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements.

Effective July 1, 2018, the Company realigned the composition of its operating segments. The Company moved Laser Systems Group from II-VI Laser Solutions to II-VI Photonics and moved Integrated Photonics, Inc. (“IPI”) from II-VI Photonics to II-VI Performance Products.  All applicable segment information has been restated to reflect this change. Additionally, the Company renamed Laser Systems Group to II-VI Industrial Laser.

Revenue Recognition Pronouncement

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The standard requires an entity to recognize revenue in a manner that depicts the transfer of goods or services to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The Company adopted this standard on July 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method of adoption. Adoption of the ASU did not require an adjustment to the opening balance of equity. The Company does not expect the standard to have a significant effect on its results of operations, liquidity or financial position in fiscal year 2019. The Company implemented processes and controls to ensure new contracts are reviewed for the appropriate accounting treatment and to generate the disclosures required under the new standard. For the disclosures required by this ASU, see Note 5. Revenue from Contracts with Customers.

Other Adopted Pronouncements

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, Compensation (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost. This update affects employers’ presentation of defined benefit retirement plan costs. With the adoption of this standard, the Company restated the prior periods ending June 30, 2018, 2017, and 2016. These restatements did not have a material effect on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business. This update changes the definition of a business to assist entities with evaluating when a set of transferred assets and activities is a business. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-16, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory. This update requires that when intra-entity asset transfers occur, the entity must recognize tax effects in the period in which the transfer occurs. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. The guidance clarifies how entities should classify certain cash receipts and cash payments on the statement of cash flows. The guidance also clarifies how the predominance principle should be applied when cash receipts and cash payments have aspects of more than one class of cash flow. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

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In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. This update requires entities to measure equity investments at fair value and recognize any changes in fair value in net income. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Pronouncements Currently Under Evaluation

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This update modifies lease accounting for lessees to increase transparency and comparability by recording lease assets and liabilities for operating leases and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The new standard will become effective for the Company’s fiscal year 2020, which begins on July 1, 2019. In July 2018, the FASB issued targeted improvements to this ASU in ASU 2018-11. This update provides entities with an optional transition method, which permits an entity to initially apply the new leases standard at the adoption date and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption.

The Company has elected to utilize the optional transition method. We have reviewed the requirements of this standard and are executing our plan for implementation. We have evaluated our leasing arrangements and selected a software repository to track all of our lease agreements to assist in the reporting and disclosures required by the standard. We will continue to assess and disclose the impact that this new guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements, disclosures and related controls, when known. We expect that the adoption will result in an increase to our long-term assets and long-term liabilities as a result of substantially all operating leases existing as of the adoption date being capitalized along with the associated obligations.

In July 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”), which among other things, requires the measurement of all expected credit losses of financial assets held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts. Financial institutions and other organizations will now use forward looking information to better inform their credit loss estimates. In addition, the ASU amends the accounting for credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities and purchased financial assets with credit deterioration. ASU 2016-13 is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of the pronouncement.

II-VI and Finisar Corporation (“Finisar”) have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 8, 2018 (the “Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Mutation Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of II-VI, will be merged with and into Finisar, and Finisar will continue as the surviving corporation in the merger and a wholly owned subsidiary of II-VI (the “Merger”).

If the Merger is consummated, Finisar stockholders will be entitled to receive, at their election, consideration per share of common stock of Finisar (the “Finisar Common Stock”) consisting of (i) $26.00 in cash, without interest (the “Cash Election Consideration”), (ii) 0.5546 shares of II-VI common stock (the shares, the “II-VI Common Stock,” and the consideration, the “Stock Election Consideration”), or (iii) a combination of $15.60 in cash, without interest, and 0.2218 shares of II-VI Common Stock (the “Mixed Election Consideration,” and, together with the Cash Election Consideration and the Stock Election Consideration, the “Merger Consideration”). The Cash Election Consideration and the Stock Election Consideration are subject to proration adjustment pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement such that the aggregate Merger Consideration will consist of approximately 60% cash and approximately 40% II-VI Common Stock.

At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each option granted pursuant to Finisar’s 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as such plan has been further amended and restated (each, a “Finisar Stock Option”), or portion thereof, that is outstanding and unexercised as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (whether vested or unvested) will be cancelled, terminated and converted into the right to receive an amount of Mixed Election Consideration that would be payable to a holder of such number of shares of Finisar Common Stock equal to the quotient of (i) the product of (a) the excess, if any, of $26.00 over the exercise price per share of such Finisar Stock Option multiplied by (b) the number of shares of Finisar Common Stock subject to such Finisar Stock Option, divided by (ii) $26.00.

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At the Effective Time, each restricted stock unit granted pursuant to Finisar’s 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as such plan has been further amended and restated, each, a “Finisar Restricted Stock Unit”), or portion thereof, that is outstanding and subject to a performance-based vesting condition that relates solely to the value of Finisar Common Stock will, to the extent such Finisar Restricted Stock Unit vests in accordance with its terms in connection with the Merger (the “Participating RSUs”), be cancelled and extinguished and converted into the right to receive the Cash Election Consideration, the Stock Election Consideration or the Mixed Election Consideration at the election of the holder of such Participating RSUs, subject to proration adjustment. 

At the Effective Time, each Finisar Restricted Stock Unit (or portion thereof) that is outstanding and unvested, does not vest in accordance with its terms in connection with the Merger and is either (x) subject to time-based vesting requirements only or (y) subject to a performance-based vesting condition other than the value of Finisar Common Stock will be assumed by II-VI (each, an “Assumed RSU”). Each Assumed RSU will be subject to substantially the same terms and conditions as applied to the related Finisar Restricted Stock Unit immediately prior to the Effective Time, including the vesting schedule (and the applicable performance-vesting conditions in the case of a grant contemplated by clause (y) of the preceding sentence) and any provisions for accelerated vesting applicable thereto, except that the number of shares of II-VI Common Stock subject to each Assumed RSU will be equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Finisar Common Stock underlying such unvested Finisar Restricted Stock Unit award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (ii) the sum of (a) 0.2218 plus (b) the quotient obtained by dividing (1) $15.60 by (2) the volume weighted average price per share of II-VI Common Stock (rounded to the nearest cent) on the Nasdaq Global Select Market for the ten consecutive trading days ending on (and including) the third trading day immediately prior to the Effective Time (with the resulting number rounded down to the nearest whole share).

II-VI filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form S-4 relating to the Merger, and that registration statement became effective in accordance with the provisions of Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on February 7, 2019. Shareholders of II-VI and stockholders of Finisar voted to approve proposals related to the Merger at special meetings held on March 26, 2019 by the respective companies. 

The waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, with respect to the Merger has expired without a request for additional information.  Other regulatory approvals applicable to the Merger have been obtained in Germany, Mexico and Romania.  

On November 8, 2018, in connection with its entry into the Merger Agreement, II-VI entered into a commitment letter (together with a related fee letter) with Bank of America, N.A., which was subsequently amended and restated on December 7, 2018 and on December 14, 2018 (together with one or more related fee letters, the “Commitment Letter”). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Commitment Letter, the lender parties thereto severally committed to provide 100% of up to $2.425 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior secured credit facilities of II-VI.

On March 4, 2019, II-VI entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2019 (the “New Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and an L/C Issuer, and the other lenders party thereto. Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions therein, the New Credit Agreement provides for senior secured financing of $1.625 billion in the aggregate, consisting of (i) a five-year senior secured first-lien term A loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1.175 billion (the “Term A Facility”) and (ii) a five-year senior secured first-lien revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $450.0 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and together with the Term A Facility, the “New Senior Credit Facilities”). The New Credit Agreement also provides for a letter of credit sub-facility not to exceed $25.0 million and a swing loan sub-facility initially not to exceed $20.0 million, subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the New Credit Agreement. II-VI anticipates using the proceeds from the Term A Facility, together with a separately committed term B loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $800.0 million (the “Term B Facility”) and cash and short-term investments of II-VI and Finisar, to pay the cash portion of the merger consideration payable in connection with the Merger and related fees and expenses. II-VI currently does not intend to draw on the Revolving Credit Facility in order to fund the cash portion of the merger consideration payable in connection with the Merger.

The funding obligations of the lenders under the New Senior Credit Facilities are subject to certain currently unsatisfied conditions, including the consummation of the Merger. Accordingly, no borrowings are currently outstanding under the New Senior Credit Facilities, and II-VI currently is not able to borrow under the New Senior Credit Facilities. Further, II-VI expects that the New Credit Agreement will be amended prior to the Closing Date to reflect syndication of the Term B Facility and to finalize certain other terms in the New Credit Agreement. Upon the consummation of the Merger, the New Senior Credit Facilities, governed by the New Credit Agreement as it may be amended as of such time, will be used (i) to refinance in full the Amended Credit Facility (as defined in Note 10) and (ii) on or after the date of the consummation of the Merger, to repay amounts owed in connection with Finisar’s outstanding convertible notes, currently in an aggregate principal amount outstanding of $575.0 million, including the proceeds of a portion of the Term A Facility which will be available to II-VI for a certain period after the initial funding under the New Senior Credit Facilities.

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Unless and until the Merger is consummated and the other currently unsatisfied conditions to the funding obligations of the lenders under the New Senior Credit Facilities are satisfied or waived, the Amended Credit Facility remains in effect in accordance with its terms.

The completion of the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain additional customary closing conditions, including review and approval of the Merger by the State Administration for Market Regulation in China.  Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of each of the closing conditions, II-VI and Finisar expect that the Merger will be completed approximately the middle of 2019.  However, it is possible that factors outside the control of both companies could result in the Merger being completed at a different time or not at all.

CoAdna Holdings, Inc.

In September 2018, the Company acquired CoAdna Holdings, Inc.  (“CoAdna”), a previously publicly traded company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange with headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA, in a cash transaction valued at approximately $85.0 million, inclusive of cash acquired of approximately $42.2 million at closing.

CoAdna is a global leader in wavelength selective switches based on its patented liquid crystal platform. CoAdna operates within the Company’s II-VI Photonics operating segment. Due to the timing of the acquisition, the Company is still in the process of measuring the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including tangible and intangible assets and related deferred income taxes.

The following table presents the preliminary allocation of the purchase price of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition, as the Company intends to finalize its accounting for the acquisition of CoAdna within one year from the date of acquisition ($000):

The goodwill of $24.8 million is included in the II-VI Photonics segment and is attributed to the expected synergies and the assembled workforce of CoAdna. None of the goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes. The fair value of accounts receivable acquired was $5.7 million, with the gross contractual amount being $5.7 million. The Company expensed transaction costs during the nine months ended March 31, 2019 of $1.9 million.

The amount of revenues of CoAdna included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2019, was $2.3 million and $12.4 million, respectively. The amount of net loss of CoAdna included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Earnings for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2019 was immaterial.

Purchase of a Product Line

In November 2018, the Company acquired certain assets of a product line in a cash transaction valued at approximately $10.0 million. In conjunction with the acquisition of the product line, the Company acquired inventory of $0.2 million, equipment of $2.3 million, acquired technology of $6.3 million, and recorded goodwill of $1.2 million. The goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes. The goodwill is recorded in the II-VI Photonics segment and is attributed to the workforce acquired as part of the transaction. Transaction expenses for this acquisition were insignificant for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2019.  

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Redstone Aerospace Corporation

In March 2019, the Company acquired Redstone Aerospace Corporation (“Redstone”), an aerospace and defense company located in Colorado. Redstone has unique capabilities to continue our growth in the emerging high-energy market. The consideration consisted of initial cash paid at the acquisition date of $28.0 million, net of cash acquired. In addition, the acquisition agreement provides up to a maximum of $2.0 million of additional cash earn out opportunities based on achievement of certain agreed-upon financial objectives.

The following table presents the preliminary purchase price at the date of acquisition ($000):

Due to the timing of the acquisition, the Company is still in the process of measuring the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including tangible and intangible assets and related deferred income taxes. The following table presents a preliminary allocation of the purchase price of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition ($000):

The goodwill is recorded in the II-VI Performance Products segment and is attributed to the technology and workforce acquired as part of the transaction. The goodwill is non-deductible for income tax purposes.  At the time of the acquisition, the Company expected to collect all of the accounts receivable. Transaction expenses for this acquisition were insignificant for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2019.  

The amount of revenues and net earnings from the acquisition included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2019 were insignificant.

As discussed in Note 2, the Company adopted ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), on July 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective method of adoption. Adoption of the ASU did not require an adjustment to the opening balance of equity and did not materially change the Company's amount and timing of recognition of revenues. The Company applied the ASU only to contracts that were not completed as of July 1, 2018. The Company has elected to exclude all taxes from the measurement of the transaction price.

Revenue under ASC 606 is recognized when or as obligations under the terms of a contract with the Company’s customer have been satisfied and control has transferred to the customer.

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For contracts with commercial customers, which comprise the majority of the Company’s performance obligations, ownership of the goods and associated revenue are transferred to customers at a point in time, generally upon shipment of a product (“Direct Ship Parts”) to the customer or receipt of the product by the customer and without significant judgments. The majority of contracts typically require payment within 30 to 60 days after transfer of ownership to the customer.

Contracts with the United States (“U.S.”) government through its prime contractors are typically for products or services with no alternative future use to the Company with an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date, whereas commercial contracts typically have alternative use. Customized products with no alternative future use to the Company with an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date are recorded over time utilizing the output method of units delivered. The Company considers this to be a faithful depiction of the transfer to the customer of revenue over time due to short cycle time and immaterial work-in-process balances. The majority of contracts typically require payment within 30 to 60 days after transfer of ownership to the customer.

Service revenue includes repairs, non-recurring engineering, tolling arrangements and installation. Repairs, tolling and installation activities are usually completed in a short period of time (normally less than one month) and therefore recorded at a point in time when the services are completed. Non-recurring engineering arrangements are typically recognized over time under the time and material practical expedient, as the entity has a right to consideration from a customer, in an amount that corresponds directly with the value to the customer of the entity’s performance completed to date. The majority of contracts typically require payment within 60 days.

The Company has elected not to disclose the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations, as our contracts have an original expected duration of less than one year.

Because the Company’s performance obligations have been satisfied and an unconditional right to consideration exists as of the balance sheet date, the Company has recognized amounts due from contracts with customers of $252.4 million as accounts receivable, as of March 31, 2019, net of allowance for doubtful accounts within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Costs to Obtain and Fulfill a Contract

Under ASC 606, the Company expenses sales commissions when incurred because the amortization period would have been one year or less. These costs are recorded within selling, general and administration expenses. The Company has elected to recognize the costs for freight and shipping when control over products has transferred to the customer as an expense in cost of sales.

The Company monitors and tracks the amount of product returns and reduces revenue at the time of shipment for the estimated amount of future returns, based on historical experience. The Company makes estimates evaluating its allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company continuously monitors collections and payments from its customers and maintains a provision for estimated credit losses based upon its historical experience and any specific customer collection issues that it has identified.

The Company offers an assurance-type limited warranty that products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship. The warranty is typically one year or the industry standard in length and is limited to either (1) the replacement or repair of the product or (2) a credit against future purchases. The products are not sold with a right of return.

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Disaggregation of Revenue

The following tables summarize disaggregated revenue by revenue market, and product for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2019 ($000):

Equity Investment in Privately-Held Company

In November 2017, the Company acquired a 93.8% equity investment in a privately-held company (“Equity Investment”) for $51.5 million. In addition, the Company paid $0.2 million for a working capital adjustment to that purchase price. The Company’s pro-rata share of earnings/(loss) from this investment for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2019 was $(0.2) million and $1.8 million, respectively. The Company’s pro rata share of earnings from this investment for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2018 was $0.8 million and $2.0 million, respectively, and was recorded in other expense (income), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

This investment is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The following table summarizes the Company's equity in this nonconsolidated investment:

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The Equity Investment has been determined to be a variable interest entity because the Company has an overall 93.8% economic position in the investee, comprising a significant portion of its capitalization, but has only a 25% voting interest. The Company’s right to receive rewards and obligation to absorb expected losses is disproportionate to its voting interest. The Company is not the primary beneficiary because it does not have the power to direct the activities of the equity investment that most significantly impact its economic performance. Certain business decisions, including decisions with respect to operating budgets, material capital expenditures, indebtedness, significant acquisitions or dispositions, and strategic decisions, require the approval of owners holding a majority percentage in the Equity Investment. Beginning on the date it was acquired, the Company accounted for its interest as an equity method investment, as the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies of the Equity Investment.

As of March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2018, the Company’s maximum financial statement exposure related to this Equity Investment was approximately $58.2 million and $56.3 million, respectively, which is included in Investments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2019.

The Company has the right to purchase all of the outstanding interest of each of the minority equity holders, and the minority equity holders have the right to cause the Company to purchase all of their outstanding interests, at any time on or after the third anniversary of the investment, or earlier upon certain events. The purchase price is equal to the greater of: (a) (i) the product of the aggregate trailing 12-month revenues of the equity investment preceding the date of purchase, multiplied by (ii) a factor of 2.9 multiplied by (iii) a factor of 0.723, multiplied by (iv) the percentage interest owned by each minority equity holder and (b) $966,666. The Company performed a Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the fair value of the net put option at the investment date and recorded a liability of $2.2 million in Other long-term liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet in accordance with ASC 815-10, Derivatives and Hedging. The fair value of the net put option is adjusted as necessary on a quarterly basis, with any changes in the fair value recorded through earnings. The change in fair value of the net purchase option from the investment date to March 31, 2019 was not material.

Guangdong Fuxin Electronic Technology Equity Investment

The Company has an equity investment of 20.2% in Guangdong Fuxin Electronic Technology, based in Guangdong Province, China, which is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The total carrying value of the investment recorded at March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2018 was $13.8 million and $12.9 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2019, the Company’s pro-rata share of earnings from this investment was $0.2 million and $0.9 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended March 31, 2018, the Company’s pro-rata share of earnings from this investment was $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively.  Equity earnings were recorded in other expense (income), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings.

Other Equity Investment

During the quarter ended September 30, 2018, the Company acquired a 10% equity investment in a privately-held company for $4.5 million.  The Company has determined that the equity interest does not give it the ability to exercise significant influence or joint control.  Therefore, the Company will not account for this investment under the equity method of accounting.  Under ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments, the Company has elected the measurement alternative, as the investment does not have a readily determinable fair value.  Under the alternative, the Company measures the investment at cost, less any impairment, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investment of the Company for which there were none during the quarter ended March 31, 2019.

The components of inventories were as follows ($000):

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Property, plant and equipment consists of the following ($000):

Effective July 1, 2018, the Company realigned the composition of its operating segments. The Company moved Laser Systems Group from II-VI Laser Solutions to II-VI Photonics and moved IPI from II-VI Photonics to II-VI Performance Products.  All applicable information has been restated to reflect this change. The Company used the relative fair value method to reallocate goodwill to the associated reporting units in connection with the realignment.

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows ($000):

The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of the Company’s intangible assets other than goodwill as of March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2018 were as follows ($000):