KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORP /DE/ - Quarter Report: 2014 January (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 January 31, 2014

or

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 0-5286

KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (704) 873-7202

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  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

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

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

As of March 10, 2014, the registrant had outstanding 2,616,553 shares of Common Stock.

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KEWAUNEE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JANUARY 31, 2014

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Part 1. Financial Information

Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Kewaunee Scientific Corporation

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

A. Financial Information

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (the “Company”) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

These interim consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of these financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s 2013 Annual Report to Stockholders. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full year. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2013 included in this interim period filing has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date, but does not include all of the information and related notes required by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for complete financial statements.

The preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

B. Purchase of Noncontrolling Interest

On June 24, 2013, the Company entered into an Agreement (the “Agreement”) whereby it purchased the 49% minority ownership of its subsidiary, Kewaunee Labway Asia Pte. Ltd. (the “Subsidiary”) for a total purchase price of $3,555,000. The purchase was recorded in the equity section of the consolidated balance sheet as a $1,874,000 reduction in retained earnings and a $1,681,000 reduction in noncontrolling interest. Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, the Company paid cash of $1,780,000 to the minority stockholder and recorded the balance as other accrued expenses of $887,500 and other non-current liabilities of $887,500. The Subsidiary and its subsidiary in India, Kewanee Labway India Pvt. Ltd., serve as the Company’s principal sales and distribution organization for sales to international customers.

C. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the three and nine month periods. Diluted earnings per share reflects the assumed exercise and conversion of outstanding options under the Company’s stock option plans, except when options have an anti-dilutive effect. Options to purchase 36,600 shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2014, because the option exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares at that date, and accordingly, such options would have an antidilutive effect. Options to purchase 118,400 shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2013, because the effect would be anti-dilutive.

D. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

For interim reporting, LIFO inventories are computed based on year-to-date quantities and interim changes in price levels. Changes in quantities and price levels are reflected in the interim consolidated financial statements in the period in which they occur.

E. Long-Term Debt and Other Credit Arrangements

On May 6, 2013, the Company entered into a new credit and security agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with a new lender consisting of (1) a $20 million revolving credit facility which matures on May 1, 2016 (“Line of Credit”), (2) a term loan in the amount of $3,450,000 which matures on May 1, 2020 (“Term Loan A”) and (3) a term loan in the amount of $1,550,000 which matures on May 1, 2020 (“Term Loan B” and together with Term Loan A, the “Term Loans”). The Loan Agreement provided funds to refinance

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all existing indebtedness to the Company’s previous lender and for working capital and other general corporate purposes. In addition, it provides for the issuance of up to $4.7 million of letters of credit for our account. Indebtedness under the Line of Credit bears interest at a variable rate per annum equal to Daily One Month LIBOR plus 1.5% per annum. Payments are due under Term Loan A in consecutive equal monthly principal payments in the amount of $17,000 until August 1, 2017, and then in consecutive equal monthly principal payments in the amount of $79,000 each, commencing on September 1, 2017 and continuing on the first business day of each month thereafter until May 1, 2020, and at that time, all principal, accrued unpaid interest and other charges outstanding under Term Loan A shall be due and payable in full. The interest rate on Term Loan A, after consideration of related interest rate swap agreements, is a fixed rate per annum equal to 4.875%, and effective August 1, 2017, such rate converts to a fixed rate per annum of 4.37%. Payments are due under Term Loan B in consecutive equal monthly principal payments in the amount of $18,000 until May 1, 2020, and at that time, all principal, accrued unpaid interest and other charges outstanding under Term Loan B shall be due and payable in full. The interest rate on Term Loan B, after consideration of the related interest rate swap agreement, is a variable rate per annum equal to Daily One Month LIBOR plus 1.575% per annum, and effective November 3, 2014, such rate converts to a fixed rate per annum of 3.07%.

The credit facility includes financial covenants with respect to certain ratios, including (a) debt-to-net worth, (b) fixed charge coverage, and (c) asset coverage. At January 31, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all of the financial covenants. At January 31, 2014, there were advances of $3,938,000 outstanding under the revolving credit line.

F. Segment Information

The following table provides financial information by business segments for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands):

G. Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The Company has non-contributory defined benefit pension plans covering substantially all salaried and hourly employees. These plans were amended as of April 30, 2005, no further benefits have been, or will be, earned under the plans subsequent to the amendment date, and no additional participants will be added to the plans. Contributions of $300,000 were paid to the plans during the nine months ended January 31, 2014, and the Company does not expect any contributions to be paid to the plans during the remainder of the fiscal year. Contributions of $1,000,000 were made during the nine months ended January 31, 2013.

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Pension expense consisted of the following (in thousands):

H. Reclassifications

Certain 2013 amounts have been reclassified to conform with the 2014 presentation in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Such reclassifications had no impact on net earnings.

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The Company’s 2013 Annual Report to Stockholders contains management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations as of and for the year ended April 30, 2013. The following discussion and analysis describes material changes in the Company’s financial condition since April 30, 2013. The analysis of results of operations compares the three and nine months ended January 31, 2014 with the comparable periods of the prior year.

Results of Operations

Sales for the three months ended January 31, 2014 were $26,013,000, a decrease of 5.2% from sales of $27,450,000 in the comparable period of the prior year. Sales from Domestic Operations were $21,544,000, up from $20,445,000 in the comparable period of the prior year. Domestic sales benefited from the shipment of several large orders received by the Company in earlier periods. The domestic laboratory construction marketplace continued to be challenging during the quarter, as few project opportunities were available of all sizes, public and private. Sales from International Operations were $4,469,000, down from unusually strong sales of $7,005,000 in the comparable period of the prior year. However, incoming international orders were well above the third quarter of the prior year, as the Company successfully took advantage of a growing number of project opportunities in Asia and the Middle East.

Sales for the nine months ended January 31, 2014 were $84,114,000, a decrease of 1.4% from sales of $85,318,000 in the same period last year. Domestic Operations sales were $70,678,000, up from sales of $68,757,000 in the same period last year. Domestic Operations sales benefited from strong order activity in the first quarter from the Company’s dealer network. International Operation sales were $13,436,000, down from sales of $16,561,000 in the same period last year. The decrease in International Operations sales was primarily due to unusually strong international sales in the third quarter of the prior year.

The order backlog was $69.8 million at January 31, 2014, as compared to $69.5 million at October 31, 2013 and $84.5 million at January 31, 2013. International orders in the backlog increased during the quarter, offsetting a decline in domestic orders.

The gross profit margin for the three months ended January 31, 2014 was 18.1% of sales, as compared to 18.2% of sales in the comparable quarter of the prior year. The gross profit margin for the nine months ended January 31, 2014 was 19.2% of sales, as compared to 18.1% of sales in the comparable period of the prior year. The increase in the gross profit margin percentage for the nine months of the current year was primarily due to the combination of a more favorable product mix and reduced manufacturing and overhead costs.

Operating expenses for the three months ended January 31, 2014 were $3,773,000, or 14.5% of sales, as compared to $4,054,000, or 14.8% of sales, in the comparable period of the prior year. Operating expenses for the three months benefitted from a decrease of $260,000 in operating expenses for the Company’s Asian subsidiaries and a decrease of $146,000 in administrative salaries and incentive compensation, partially offset by an increase of $174,000 in sales and marketing expenses. Operating expenses for the nine months ended January 31, 2014 were $11,676,000, or 13.9% of sales, as compared to $12,205,000, or 14.3% of sales in the comparable period of the prior year. Operating expenses for the nine months benefited from a decrease of $426,000 in operating expenses for the Company’s Asian subsidiaries and a decrease of $310,000 in administrative salaries and incentive compensation, partially offset by an increase of $189,000 in sales and marketing expenses.

Interest expense was $116,000 and $276,000 for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2014, respectively, as compared to $80,000 and $295,000 for the comparable periods of the prior year. The higher interest expense in the current quarter resulted from higher borrowing levels, while the lower interest expense for the nine months resulted from lower borrowing levels in the first six months of the current year.

Income tax expense of $292,000 was recorded for the three months ended January 31, 2014, as compared to income tax expense of $177,000 recorded for the comparable period of the prior year. Income tax expense of $1,505,000 was recorded for the nine months ended January 31, 2014, as compared to an income tax expense of $962,000 recorded for the comparable period of the prior year. The effective tax rates were 31.8% and 18.5% for the three months ended January 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The effective tax rates were 33.5% and 29.7% for the nine months ended January 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The effective rates of the prior year periods were favorably impacted by tax rates for the Company’s international subsidiaries and the impact of state and federal tax credits. Additionally, the rates for the third quarter of the prior year, and to a lesser extent the nine months of the prior year, were favorably impacted by the January 2013 reinstated federal research and development (R&D) tax credit retroactive to 2012.

Noncontrolling interests related to the Company’s subsidiaries that are not 100% owned by the Company reduced net earnings by $21,000 for the three months ended January 31, 2014, as compared to $238,000 for the comparable period of the prior year. Net earnings were reduced by $72,000 and $450,000 for the nine months ended January 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. As discussed in Note B to this Form 10-Q, on June 24, 2013, the Company purchased the 49% minority interest of one of its subsidiaries. The purchase of the minority ownership had a favorable impact on net earnings, reducing the noncontrolling interest by $120,000 and $351,000 for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2014, respectively.

Net earnings of $604,000, or $0.22 per diluted share, were reported for the three months ended January 31, 2014, compared to a net earnings of $544,000, or $0.21 per diluted share, in the prior year period. Net earnings of $2,916,000, or $1.11 per diluted share, were reported for the nine months ended January 31, 2014, compared to net earnings of $1,827,000, or $0.71 per diluted share, for the same period last year.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Historically, the Company’s principal sources of liquidity have been funds generated from operations, supplemented as needed by short-term borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility. Additionally, certain machinery and equipment are financed by non-cancellable operating leases or capital leases. The Company believes that these sources will be sufficient to support ongoing business requirements in the current year, including capital expenditures.

The Company had working capital of $25,472,000 at January 31, 2014, compared to $25,115,000 at April 30, 2013. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 2.4-to-1.0 at January 31, 2014, compared to 2.1-to-1.0 at April 30, 2013. At January 31, 2014, advances of $3,938,000 were outstanding under the Company’s bank revolving credit facility, as compared to advances of $6,653,000 outstanding as of April 30, 2013. Total bank borrowings were $8,888,000 at January 31, 2014, as compared to $10,464,000 at April 30, 2013.

The Company’s operations provided cash of $7,232,000 during the nine months ended January 31, 2014, with cash primarily provided from earnings and a decrease in accounts receivable of $3,805,000, partially offset by a decrease in accounts payable and other accrued expenses of $2,127,000. The Company’s operations provided cash of $5,328,000 during the nine months ended January 31, 2013. Cash was primarily provided from earnings and a decrease in accounts receivable of $3,188,000, partially offset by an increase in inventories of $1,128,000.

During the nine months ended January 31, 2014, net cash of $1,600,000 was used in investing activities, primarily for capital expenditures. This compares to the use of $1,526,000 for investing activities in the comparable period of the prior year, primarily for capital expenditures.

The Company’s financing activities used cash of $4,169,000 during the nine months ended January 31, 2014 for payment of $1,780,000 toward the purchase of the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary, repayment of short-term borrowings of $2,828,000, cash dividends of $834,000 paid to stockholders, and cash dividends of $38,000 paid to minority interest holders. This was partially offset by a net increase in long-term debt of $1,252,000 in conjunction with the replacement of the Company’s long-term loans with a new lender as discussed in Note E to the consolidated financial statements contained in this Form 10-Q. The Company’s financing activities used cash of $5,729,000 during the nine months ended January 31, 2013, primarily for repayment of short-term borrowings of $4,109,000, cash dividends of $784,000 paid to stockholders, and cash dividends of $744,000 paid to minority interest holders.

Outlook

The Company’s ability to predict future demand for its products continues to be limited given its role as subcontractor or supplier to dealers for subcontractors. Demand for the Company’s products is also dependent upon the number of laboratory construction projects planned and/or current progress in projects already under construction. The Company’s earnings are also impacted by increased costs of raw materials, including stainless steel, wood, and epoxy resin, and whether the Company is able to increase product prices to customers in amounts that correspond to such increases without materially and adversely affecting sales. Additionally, since prices are normally quoted on a firm basis in the industry, the Company bears the burden of possible increases in labor and material costs between the quotation of an order and delivery of a product. The Company is also unable to predict the timing and strength of the global economic recovery and its short-term and long-term impact on the Company’s operations and the markets in which it competes. Looking forward to the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014, the Company expects the financial results for the quarter will likely be in line with the past several quarters, as the domestic laboratory furniture marketplace is expected to continue to be challenging.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This report contains statements that the Company believes to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this report, including statements regarding the Company’s future financial condition, results of operations, business operations and business prospects, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “predict,” “believe” and similar words, expressions and variations of these words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are subject to important factors, risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including industry and economic conditions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Such factors, risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, but are not limited to, competitive and general economic conditions, both domestically and internationally; changes in customer demands; dependence on customers’ required delivery schedules; risks related to fluctuations in the Company’s operating results from quarter to quarter; risks related to international operations, including foreign currency fluctuations; changes in the legal and regulatory environment; changes in raw materials and commodity costs; and acts of terrorism, war, governmental action, natural disasters and other Force Majeure events. Many important factors that could cause such a difference are described under the caption, “Risk Factors,” in Item 1A in the Company’s 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this document. The Company assumes no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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REVIEW BY INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

A review of the interim consolidated financial information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for each of the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2014 and January 31, 2013 has been performed by Cherry Bekaert LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. Their report on the interim consolidated financial information follows.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Kewaunee Scientific Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of January 31, 2014, the related consolidated statements of operations, and comprehensive income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended January 31, 2014 and 2013, the related consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity for the nine-month period ended January 31, 2014, and the related consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine-month periods ended January 31, 2014 and 2013. These interim consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the interim consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income and stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein) and in our report dated July 18, 2013, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of April 30, 2013 is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the consolidated financial statement from which it has been derived.

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There are no material changes to the disclosures made on this matter in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2013.

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of January 31, 2014. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that, as of January 31, 2014, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and effective and designed to ensure that all material information required to be filed in this quarterly report is made known to them by others within the Company and its subsidiaries.

(b) Changes in internal controls

There was no significant change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

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SIGNATURE

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

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