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Manitex International, Inc. - Annual Report: 2022 (Form 10-K)

10-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K

 

ANNUAL REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022

Commission File No.: 001-32401

 

MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Michigan

 

42-1628978

(State of incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

9725 Industrial Drive

Bridgeview, Illinois

 

60455

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (708) 430-7500

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

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, no par value

 

MNTX

 

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

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

None

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes No

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 (Section 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.

 

Large Accelerated Filer

Accelerated Filer

 

 

 

 

Non-Accelerated Filer

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

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 has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).

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

The aggregate market value of the shares of common stock, no par value (“Common Stock”), held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2022 was approximately $79.8 million based upon the closing price for the Common Stock of $6.49 on the NASDAQ Stock Market on such date.

The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of March 1, 2023 was 20,107,014.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K incorporates by reference information (to the extent specific sections are referred to herein) from the registrant’s Proxy Statement for its 2022 Annual Meeting (the “2022 Proxy Statement”) to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Auditor Name:

Grant Thornton LLP

Auditor Location:

Chicago, IL, United States of America

 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I

 

1

ITEM 1.

 

BUSINESS

 

2

ITEM 1A.

 

RISK FACTORS

 

7

ITEM 1B.

 

UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

 

15

ITEM 2.

 

PROPERTIES

 

16

ITEM 3.

 

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

16

ITEM 4.

 

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

16

 

 

 

PART II

 

17

ITEM 5.

 

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

17

ITEM 6.

 

[RESERVED]

 

17

ITEM 7.

 

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

18

ITEM 7A.

 

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

24

ITEM 8.

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

24

ITEM 9.

 

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

 

63

ITEM 9A.

 

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

63

ITEM 9B.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

63

ITEM 9C.

 

DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS

 

63

 

 

 

PART III

 

64

ITEM 10.

 

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

64

ITEM 11.

 

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

 

64

ITEM 12.

 

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

 

64

ITEM 13.

 

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

 

64

ITEM 14.

 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

 

64

 

 

 

PART IV

 

65

ITEM 15.

 

EXHIBITS, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

65

ITEM 16

 

FORM 10-K SUMMARY

 

68

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

70

 

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PART I

References to the “Company,” “we” “our” and “us” refer to Manitex International, Inc., together in each case with our subsidiaries and any predecessor entities unless the context suggests otherwise.

Forward-Looking Statements

When reading this Annual Report on Form 10-K, it is important that you also read the financial statements and related notes thereto. This Annual Report on Form 10-K and certain information incorporated herein by reference contain forward-looking statements within the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, other than statements that are purely historical, are forward-looking statements and are based upon management’s present expectations, objectives, anticipations, plans, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. We use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “continuing,” “ongoing,” “expect,” “believe,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K include, without limitation: (1) projections of revenue, earnings, capital structure and other financial items, (2) statements of our plans and objectives, (3) statements regarding the capabilities and capacities of our business operations, (4) statements of expected future economic conditions and the effect on us and on our customers, (5) expected benefits of our cost reduction measures, and (6) assumptions underlying statements regarding us or our business. Our actual results may differ from information contained in these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including those described below and in the section entitled “Item 1A. Risk Factors”:

a future substantial deterioration in economic conditions, especially in the United States and Europe;
The negative impacts COVID-19 has had and will continue to have on our business, financial condition, cash flows, results of operations and supply chain, as well as customer demand;
the reliance of our customers on government spending, fluctuations in activity levels in the construction industry.
our level of indebtedness and our ability to meet financial covenants required by our debt agreements;
our ability to negotiate extensions of our credit agreements and to obtain additional debt or equity financing when needed;
any failure on our part to maintain an effective system of internal controls;
the cyclical nature of the markets we operate in;
a large portion of our revenues are concentrated to a limited number of customers
a further increase in interest rates;
our increasingly international operations expose us to additional risks and challenges associated with conducting business internationally, including currency exchange risks;
difficulties in implementing new systems, integrating acquired businesses, managing anticipated growth, and responding to technological change;
the availability of the third-party financing that some of our customers rely on to purchase our products;
our operations are in a highly competitive industry and the Company is particularly subject to the risks of such competition;
our dependency upon third-party suppliers makes us vulnerable to supply shortages;
price increases in materials could reduce our profitability;
our rental fleet ages causing significant impact to profitability;
the Company is unable to collect on rental revenue;
our rental fleet is subject to residual value risk;
the Company faces product liability claims and other liabilities due to the nature of its business;
the Company’s success depends upon the continued protections of its trademarks and the Company may be forced to incur substantial costs to maintain, defend, protect and enforce its intellectual property rights;
volatility relating to our stock price;
our ability to access the capital markets to raise funds and provide liquidity;
the willingness of our shareholders and directors to approve mergers, acquisitions, and other business transactions;

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compliance with changing laws and regulations;
a substantial portion of our revenues are attributed to a limited number of customers which may decrease or cease purchasing at any time;
a disruption or breach in our information technology systems;
the significant percentage of our common stock is held by principal shareholders, executive officers and directors;
our reliance on the management and leadership skills of our senior executives;
impairment in the carrying value of goodwill and/or other intangible assets could negatively affect our operating results;
provisions of the Michigan Business Corporation Act and the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, may discourage or prevent a change in control of the Company; and
other factors.

The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results. All forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof. We do not undertake, and expressly disclaim, any obligation to update this forward-looking information, except as required under applicable law.

 

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Our Business

The Company is a leading provider of engineered lifting solutions. The Company designs, manufactures and distributes a diverse group of products that serve different functions and are used in a variety of industries. Following the completion of the Rabern acquisition, the Company reports in two business segments and has five operating segments, under which there are five reporting units. The Company previously announced the closing of the Badger reporting unit which is expected to be finalized in mid-2023.

 

On April 11, 2022, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Rabern Rentals, LLC (“Rabern”) and Steven Berner, as owner of 100% of Rabern’s outstanding membership interests. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company acquired a 70% membership interest in Rabern from Steven Berner for a purchase price of approximately $26 million in cash plus assumed debt of $14 million. Rabern is a construction rental equipment provider, headquartered in Amarillo, Texas, primarily servicing business in the Texas panhandle.

 

Lifting Equipment Segment

 

Manitex markets a comprehensive line of boom trucks, truck cranes, aerial platforms, electrical industrial cranes and utility vehicles. Manitex’s boom trucks and crane products are primarily used for industrial projects, energy exploration, energy distribution and infrastructure development, including roads, bridges and commercial construction and the tree care industry. Truck mounted aerial work platforms are widely used in several diverse applications. High reach aerial work platforms are used in highway signage maintenance and construction, parking lot lighting applications, as well as telecommunication maintenance and upgrades. Medium reach aerial work platforms cover most retail shopping and commercial advertising. Larger capacity aerial work platforms are used as support vehicles to service and maintain equipment in mining applications. Cranes and aerial platforms are configured for tree management and removal, both manned and remote applications.

 

Crane and Machinery, Inc. (“C&M” or “Equipment Distribution”) has historically been a distributor of the Company’s products as well as other cranes. Crane and Machinery Leasing, Inc. (“C&M Leasing”) rents equipment manufactured by the Company as well as a limited amount of equipment manufactured by third parties. Beginning in 2023, C&M will be a distributor of the Company's Valla and Oil & Steel products in the United States.

PM and Oil and Steel S.p.A. (“PM” or “PM Group”) is a leading Italian manufacturer of truck- mounted hydraulic knuckle boom cranes with a 64-year history of technology and innovation, and a product range spanning more than 50 models. PM is also a manufacturer of truck-mounted aerial platforms with a diverse product line and an international client base. Through its consolidated subsidiaries, PM Group has locations in Modena, Italy; Valencia, Spain; Arad, Romania; Chassieu, France; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Santiago, Chile; Singapore and Querétaro, Mexico. PM cranes are also distributed by the Company's subsidiary, Manitex Inc, in Georgetown, Texas.

The Company’s subsidiary, Manitex Valla S.r.L. (“Valla”) produces a full range of precision pick and carry industrial cranes using electric, diesel, and hybrid power options. Its cranes offer wheeled or tracked, and fixed or swing boom configurations, with special

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applications designed specifically to meet the needs of its customers. These products are sold internationally through dealers and into the rental distribution channel.

 

 

Rental Equipment Segment

 

The Company’s majority-owned subsidiary, Rabern, rents heavy duty and light duty commercial construction equipment, mainly to commercial contractors on a short-term rental basis. Rabern also rents equipment to homeowners for do-it-yourself projects. Rabern operates through commercial distribution and delivery stores (branches). Rabern has three branches located in the greater Amarillo, Texas market and Rabern expects to open its fourth branch in Lubbock, Texas.

General Corporate Information

Our predecessor company was formed in 1993 and was purchased in 2003 by Veri-Tek International, Corp., which changed its name to Manitex International, Inc. in 2008. Our principal executive offices are located at 9725 Industrial Drive, Bridgeview, Illinois 60455 and our telephone number is (708) 430-7500. Our website address is www.manitexinternational.com. Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this report and such information should not be considered to be part of this report.

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR BUSINESS

Boom Trucks

A boom truck is a straight telescopic boom crane outfitted with a hook and winch which is mounted on a standard flatbed commercial (Class 7 or 8) truck chassis. Relative to other lifting equipment, boom trucks provide increased versatility, with some models capable of transporting relatively large payloads from site to site at highway speeds. A boom truck is usually sold with outriggers, pads and devices for reinforcing the chassis in order to improve safety and stability. Although produced in a wide range of models and sizes, boom trucks can be broadly distinguished by their normal lifting capability as light, medium, and heavy-cranes. Various models of medium or heavy-lift boom trucks can safely lift loads from 15- to 90-tons and operating radii can exceed 200 feet. Another advantage of the boom truck is the ability to provide occasional man lift capabilities at a very low cost to height ratio. While it is not uncommon to see a very old boom truck, most replacement cycles trend to seven years. The market for boom trucks has historically been cyclical.

 

Although the Company offers a complete line of boom trucks from light to heavy capacity cranes, much of our efforts have been devoted to the development of higher capacity boom trucks specifically designed to meet the particular needs of customers including those in energy production and electrical power distribution. We believe it is an advantage to be skewed towards the heavier lifting capacity, since the heavier capacity cranes have higher margins.

 

The Company has developed an electric option called Manitex ECSY (Electric Crane System). The ECSY system is a practical innovation, allowing owners the flexibility to operate the crane remotely on chassis diesel hydraulic power with a supplemental electric motor which can be engaged when the crane is stationary and operate on locally available electric power sources.

 

Markets that drive demand for boom trucks include power distribution, oil and gas recovery, infrastructure and new home, commercial and industrial construction. Historically, the new home construction market, which uses lower capacity cranes, has been the most cyclical. Over the past few years, demand from the energy sector has become more cyclical in part due to changes in oil prices.

 

The Company sells its boom trucks through a network of over forty full-service dealers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, and the Middle East. A number of our dealers maintain a rental fleet of their own. Boom trucks can be rented for either short or long-term periods.

 

Knuckle Boom Cranes

PM knuckle boom cranes are hydraulic folding and articulating cranes, mounted on a commercial chassis, with lifting capacities that range from small (lifting capacity up to three-ton meter) to super heavy (lifting capacity up to two-hundred-and-ten-ton meter), often supplied with a jib for additional reach. The knuckle boom has a compact design and footprint which can be mounted on a chassis to maximize the load carrying capability. Combined with the crane’s ability to operate in a compact footprint the ability to carry a payload provides a competitive advantage over other truck mounted cranes and makes the knuckle boom crane particularly attractive for a variety of end uses in the construction and product delivery sectors.

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The knuckle boom crane market is a global market with a wide variety of end sector applications, but focused particularly on residential and non-residential construction, road and bridge infrastructure development, waste management and utility applications. PM knuckle boom cranes are sold into a variety of geographies including West and East Europe, Central Asia, Africa, North and Central America, South America, the Middle East and the Far East and Pacific region. Historically, PM focused on its domestic and local Western European markets, but in recent years has expanded its sales and distribution efforts internationally. PM has six international sales and distribution offices located in the Far East and in Latin America.

The market for knuckle boom cranes has been growing in recent years as the acceptability of the product has grown and its advantages have been accepted. Growth in North America, where the straight-mast boom truck crane has been the more dominant product, has been more rapid in recent years in combination with the overall improvement in the North American construction sector. PM’s share of the North American market has been historically low; however, we believe that this is an area of growth opportunity for the Company.

Aerial Work Platforms

Oil & Steel aerial platforms are self-propelled or truck mounted and places an operator in a basket in the air in order to perform maintenance, repairs or similar activities. The equipment is used in a variety of applications including utilities, sign work and industrial maintenance and is often sold to rental operations.

Oil & Steel serves a number of geographies in North America, Western and Eastern Europe and sells through dealers as well as its own sales and distribution offices and two subsidiaries in Spain and France. In North America, products are sold under the Manitex brand and through its distribution network. The market generally follows the domestic economic cycle for any particular country. Consequently, the market has shown a positive trend in the past several years.

Industrial Cranes

As of January 2022, the Company had discontinued the industrial crane product line.

Valla Cranes

Valla product line of industrial cranes is a full range of precision pick and carry cranes from 2 to 44 tons, using electric, diesel, and hybrid power options. Its cranes offer wheeled or tracked, and fixed or swing boom configurations, with special applications designed specifically to meet the needs of its customers. The product is sold internationally through dealers and into the rental distribution channel.

Equipment Distribution

C&M is a United States distributor of the Company’s products. C&M Leasing rents equipment manufactured by the Company as well as a limited amount of equipment manufactured by third parties.

Part Sales

As part of our operations, we supply repair and replacement parts for our products. The parts business margins are generally higher than our overall margins. Part sales as a percentage of revenues tend to increase when there is a down-turn in the industry. Part sales as a percentage of revenues are approximately 12% for each of the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Company Revenues by Sources

The sources of the Company’s revenues are summarized below:

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Boom trucks, knuckle boom & truck cranes

 

 

53

%

 

 

61

%

Aerial platforms

 

 

14

%

 

 

13

%

Part and merchandise sales

 

 

12

%

 

 

12

%

Rental

 

 

7

%

 

 

0

%

Other equipment

 

 

12

%

 

 

11

%

Services

 

 

2

%

 

 

3

%

Net Revenue

 

 

100

%

 

 

100

%

 

In 2022 and 2021 no customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s revenue.

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Raw Materials

The Company purchases a variety of components used in the production of its products. The Company purchases steel and a variety of machined parts, components and subassemblies including weldments, winches, cylinders, frames, rims, axles, wheels, tires, suspensions, cables, booms and cabs, as well as engines, transmissions and cabs. Additionally, Manitex and PM mount their cranes on commercial truck chassis, which are either purchased by the Company or supplied by the customer. Lead times for these materials (including chassis) historically varied from several weeks to many months. The Company is vulnerable to a supply interruption in instances when only one supplier has been qualified. Identifying and qualifying alternative suppliers can be very time consuming, and in some cases, could take longer than a year. The Company has been working on qualifying secondary sources of some products to assure supply consistency and to reduce costs. The degree to which our supply base can respond to changes in market demand directly affects our ability to increase production and the Company attempts to maintain some additional inventory in order to react to unexpected increases in demand.

Supply chain issues have impacted the Company and we expect this to continue to cause disruption in 2023. The disruptions continue to put a strain on our team and resources, specifically on our electronic components and truck chassis. Future supply chain issues that might impact the Company will in part depend on how fast the rate of growth is for a product. Strong general economic growth could put us in competition for parts with other industries. Additionally, events or circumstances at a particular supplier could impact the availability of a necessary component.

Patents and Trademarks

The Company protects its trade names and trademarks through registration. Its technology consists of bill of materials, drawings, plans, vendor sources and specifications and although the Company’s technology has considerable value, it does not generally have patent protection. The Company has (on rare occasions) filed for patent protection on a specific feature. In the future, the Company will consider seeking patent protection on any new design features believed to present a significant future benefit.

The Company owns and uses several trademarks relating to its brands that have significant value and are instrumental to the Company’s ability to market its products. The Company’s most significant trademark is “Manitex” (presently registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office until 2027). Badger Equipment Company previously marketed its products under the “Little Giant” and "Badger" trade names which were discontinued during January 2022. Valla markets its products under the “Valla” tradename. PM sells its products using the trademark “PM” and PM subsidiary, PM Oil & Steel S.p.A. sells its products using the “OIL & STEEL” trademark. The Manitex, Valla, PM and OIL & STEEL trademarks and trade names are important to the marketing and operation of the Company’s business as a significant number of our products are sold under those names. PM has three patents. One is registered with the Italian Patents and Trademarks Office until 2028. PM has two additional patents registered with The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market for Trademarks, ("OHIM") that are in force until 2031 and 2034, respectively.

Seasonality

Traditionally, the Company’s peak selling periods for cranes are the second and fourth quarters of a calendar year. A significant portion of cranes sold over the last several years have been deployed in specialized industries or applications, such as energy, residential and commercial construction. Sales in these markets are subject to significant fluctuations which correlate more with general economic conditions and the prices of commodities and generally are not of a seasonal nature. Crane repairs are performed throughout the year, but are somewhat affected by the slowdown in construction activity during the typically harsh winters in the Midwestern United States.

The sale of parts is much less seasonal given the geographic breadth of the customer base.

 

Competition

The market for the Company’s boom trucks, knuckle boom cranes, and industrial cranes is highly competitive. The Company competes based on product design, quality of products and services, product performance, maintenance costs and price. Several competitors have greater financial, marketing, manufacturing and distribution resources than we do. The Company believes that it effectively competes with its competitors.

 

The Company’s boom cranes compete with cranes manufactured by National Crane, Custom Truck One Source, Elliott and Altec and Weldco Beales. The Company’s knuckle boom cranes compete with Palfinger, Fassi, Effer and HIAB.

 

While no geographic limitations exist regarding the business’s ability to sell cranes internationally, the lack of any barriers to entry and the heavy use of the internet make this a highly active and competitive market in which to distribute cranes.

 

Parts sales are global in scope and benefit greatly from the internet and the tenure and expertise of our employees. While competition in this area is extensive, we believe that the breadth of the products offered and our long history in this part of the business is a competitive advantage.

 

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The Company's rental business competes based on the design, quality and performance of the products it makes available for rental, price and the good maintenance and repair of the equipment it provides. Several competitors have greater financial, marketing and distribution resources than we do. The Company, however, believes that it effectively competes with its competitors.

Backlog

Backlog, which includes firm orders for equipment which we have not yet shipped as well as orders by foreign subsidiaries for international deliveries, was $230.2 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2022, up 22% from the end of 2021 and up 11% from the end of the third quarter of 2022. Backlog includes firm orders for equipment which has not yet shipped as well as orders by foreign subsidiaries for international deliveries.

The majority of the Company's backlog is expected to be filled within one year, although there can be no assurance that all such backlog orders will be filled within that time. Our backlog orders represent primarily new equipment orders. Parts sales are generally filled as ordered.

Employees

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had 601 full-time employees and 7 part-time employees. The Company has not experienced any work stoppages and anticipates continued good employee relations. Seven (7) of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements at our Badger subsidiary and are represented by International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (“UAW”) and its local No. 316. The current union contract expires on June 21, 2023. The Company acquired Rabern in April 2022 which has 63 employees across four (4) locations.

Governmental Regulation

The Company is subject to various governmental regulations, such as environmental regulations, employment and health regulations, and safety regulations. We have various internal controls and procedures designed to maintain compliance with these regulations. The cost of compliance programs is not material but is subject to additions to or changes in federal, state or local legislation or changes in regulatory implementation or interpretation of government regulations.

Available Information

The Company makes available free of charge our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished as required by Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), through our Internet Website (www.manitexinternational.com) as soon as is reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The SEC also maintains a website (www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. Information contained in or incorporated into our Internet Website or the SEC’s website is not incorporated by reference herein.

 

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

The reader should carefully consider the following risks, together with the cautionary statement under the caption “Forward-Looking Statements” and the other information included in this report. The risks described below represent all of the material risks currently known to us; however, they are not the only ones the Company faces. Additional risks that are currently unknown to the Company or that the Company currently considers to be immaterial may also impair its business or adversely affect the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. If any of the following risks actually occur, the Company’s business, financial condition or results of operation could be adversely affected.

 

Risks Relating to the Company’s Business and Operations

A future substantial deterioration in economic conditions, especially in the United States and Europe, would adversely impact the Company’s results of operations and cash flows.

Economic conditions affect the Company’s sales volumes, pricing levels and overall profitability. Demand for many of the Company’s products depends on end-use markets. Challenging economic conditions may reduce demand for our products and may also impair the ability of customers to pay for products they have purchased. As a result, the Company’s allowance for credit losses and write-offs for accounts receivable may increase. Significant deterioration in economic conditions, especially in the United States and Europe, has had and may again have negative effects on the Company’s results of operations and cash flows.

A significant deterioration in economic conditions has caused and may again cause deterioration in the credit quality of our customers and the estimated residual value of our equipment. This could further negatively impact the ability of our customers to obtain the resources they need to make purchases of our equipment or to fulfill their obligations under our rental agreements. Reduced credit availability will diminish our customers' ability to invest in their businesses, refinance maturing debt obligations, and meet ongoing working capital needs. If customers do not have sufficient access to credit, demand for the Company’s products will likely decline. Reduced access to credit and the capital markets will also negatively affect the Company’s ability to invest in strategic growth initiatives such as acquisitions.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and is expected to continue to have, a negative impact on our business, financial condition, cash flows, results of operations and supply chain.

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in national, state and local government authorities implementing numerous measures to try to contain the virus, such as travel bans and restrictions, border closings, restrictions on public gatherings, quarantining of people who may have been exposed to the virus, shelter-in-place restrictions, and limitations or shutdowns of business operations. These measures, some of which are continuing or have been re-implemented in light of new variants of the virus, have impacted and may further impact our workforce and operations, the operations of our customers, and those of our dealers and suppliers. We have significant operations worldwide, including in the United States, Italy and Romania and each of these countries have been affected by the pandemic and have taken measures to try to contain it, resulting in disruptions at some of our manufacturing facilities and support operations. There is still uncertainty regarding the full impact and duration of such measures and potential future measures, and restrictions on our access to our facilities or on our support operations or workforce, or similar limitations for our customers, dealers and suppliers.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our supply chain and resulted in higher material costs as well as delays in scheduled shipments of our products. The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and is expected to continue to have, a negative impact on our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations, although the full extent is still uncertain. As the pandemic continues to evolve and new variants continue to emerge, the extent of the impact on our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations will depend on future developments, including, but not limited to, the continued duration of the pandemic, government actions to contain the virus and/or treat its impact, restrictions on travel, the duration, timing and severity of the impact on customer demand, and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume, all of which are still uncertain and cannot be predicted.

Our revenues and profitability are impacted by government spending and fluctuations in the construction industry.

Many of the Company’s customers depend substantially on government spending, including highway construction and maintenance and other infrastructure projects by U.S. federal and state governments as well as foreign governments. Any decrease or delay in government funding of highway construction and maintenance and other infrastructure projects could cause the Company’s revenues and profits to decrease.

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The Company’s level of indebtedness reduces our financial flexibility and meeting financial covenants required by our debt agreements could impede our ability to successfully operate.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company’s total debt was $90.3 million, which includes notes payable and finance lease obligations.

Our level of debt affects our operations in several important ways, including the following:

a significant portion of our cash flow from operations is likely to be dedicated to the payment of the principal and interest on our indebtedness;
our ability to obtain additional financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures or acquisitions may be limited;
we may be unable to refinance our indebtedness on terms acceptable to us or at all;
our cash flow may be insufficient to meet our required principal and interest payments; and
we may be unable to obtain additional loans as a result of covenants and agreements with existing debt holders.

The Company’s existing debt agreements contain a number of significant covenants which may limit our ability to, among other things, borrow additional money, make capital expenditures, pay dividends, dispose of assets and acquire new businesses. These covenants also require the Company to meet certain financial tests. A default or other event of non-compliance, if not waived or otherwise permitted by the Company’s lenders, could result in acceleration of the Company’s debt and possibly bankruptcy.

The Company may be unable to negotiate extensions of our credit agreements and to obtain additional debt or equity financing when needed.

Our future capital requirements will depend on the amount of cash generated or required by our current operations, as well as additional funds which may be needed to finance future acquisitions. Future cash needs are subject to substantial uncertainty.

Adequate funds may not be available when needed, and if we do not receive sufficient capital, we may be required to alter or reduce the scope of our operations or to forego making future acquisitions. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, existing stockholders may be diluted.

If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately and timely report our financial results, which could negatively impact our business, investor confidence, and the price of our common stock.

We previously identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting in 2017 and 2018, which were remediated in 2021. However, we may identify additional material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting in the future. If we are unable to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures in the future, our ability to record, process, and report financial information accurately and to prepare financial statements within required time periods could be adversely affected, which could subject us to litigation, investigations, or penalties; negatively affect our liquidity, our access to capital markets, our ability to maintain compliance with covenants, any of which may require substantial time, expense and management resources to remediate, or cause our stock price to decline.

The Company’s business is affected by the cyclical nature of its markets.

A substantial portion of our Lifting Equipment business's revenues are attributed to a limited number of customers which may decrease or cease purchasing any time, since the Company’s products depend upon the general economic conditions of the markets in which the Company competes. The Company’s sales depend in part upon its customers replacement or repair cycles. Adverse economic conditions, including a decrease in commodity prices, may cause customers to forego or postpone new purchases in favor of repairing existing machinery. Downward economic cycles may result in reductions in sales of the Company’s products, which may reduce the Company’s profits.

A large portion of the Company’s revenues are attributed to a limited number of customers which may decrease or cease purchasing any time.

The Company’s revenues from its Lifting Equipment business are largely attributed to a limited number of customers. We generally do not have long-term supply agreements with our customers. Even if a multi-year contract exists, the customer is not required to commit to minimum purchases and can cease purchasing at any time. Our Rental Equipment business’s rental agreements with commercial and

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consumer customers are also on a short-term basis. If we were to lose either a significant customer or several smaller customers our operating results and cash flows would be adversely impacted.

The Company’s business is sensitive to increases in interest rates.

The Company is exposed to interest rate volatility with regard to its existing variable rate debt, which exposure could increase if the Company incurs additional variable rate debt in the future. If interest rates rise, it becomes more costly for the Company to borrow money and costlier for our customers to pay for the equipment they buy from the Company, which could result in a reduction of product sales or profit margins and adversely affect our financial results.

Our increasingly international operations expose us to additional risks and challenges associated with conducting business internationally.

The international expansion of our business may expose us to risks inherent in conducting foreign operations. These risks include:

challenges associated with managing geographically diverse operations, which require an effective organizational structure and appropriate business processes, procedures and controls;
the increased cost of doing business in foreign jurisdictions, including compliance with international and U.S. laws and regulations that apply to our international operations;
currency exchange and interest rate fluctuations and the resulting effect on our revenue and expenses, and the cost and risk of entering into hedging transactions, if we continue to do so in the future;
cash requirements to finance business growth;
potentially adverse tax consequences;
complexities and difficulties in obtaining protection and enforcing our intellectual property;
compliance with additional regulations and government authorities in a highly regulated business;
general economic and political conditions internationally; and
public health concerns, including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Additionally, changes to the United States participation in, withdrawal from, renegotiation of certain international trade agreements or other major trade related issues including the non-renewal of expiring favorable tariffs granted to developing countries, tariff quotas, and retaliatory tariffs, trade sanctions, new or onerous trade restrictions, embargoes and other stringent government controls could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

The reporting currency for our consolidated financial statements is the U.S. Dollar. Certain of our assets, liabilities, expenses, revenues, and earnings are denominated in other countries' currencies, including the Euro, Chilean Peso, and Argentinean Peso. Those assets, liabilities, expenses, revenues and earnings are translated into U.S. Dollars at the applicable exchange rates to prepare our consolidated financial statements. Therefore, increases or decreases in exchange rates between the U.S. Dollar and those other currencies affect the value of those items as reflected in our consolidated financial statements, even if their value remains unchanged in their original currency.

 

In connection with the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, the U.S. government has imposed enhanced export controls on certain products and sanctions on certain industry sectors and parties in Russia. The Company is not accepting orders from Russia at this time. This region does not represent a material portion of our international operations, and we do not rely on any material goods from suppliers in the region. However, the fluidity and continuation of the conflict may result in additional economic sanctions and other impacts which could have a negative impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. These include decreased sales, supply chain, increases to European energy costs and logistics disruptions; volatility in foreign exchange rates and interest rates; inflationary pressures on raw materials and energy and heightened cybersecurity threats.

The risks that the Company faces in its international operations may continue to intensify if the Company further develops and expands its international operations.

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The Company may face limitations on its ability to integrate acquired businesses and manage anticipated growth and may be unable to effectively respond to technological change and implementing new systems.

The successful integration of new business depends on the Company’s ability to manage these new businesses and cut excess costs. The Company cannot ensure that these acquired companies will operate profitably or that the intended beneficial effect from these acquisitions will be realized.

If the Company fails to manage growth, the Company’s financial results and business prospects may be harmed. To manage the Company’s growth and to execute its business plan efficiently, the Company will need to institute, maintain and continue to improve operational, financial and management controls, as well as reporting systems and procedures. The Company also must effectively expand, train and manage its employee base. The Company may not be successful in any of these endeavors.

The markets served by the Company are not historically characterized by rapidly changing technology. Nevertheless, the Company’s future success will depend in part upon the Company’s ability to enhance its current products and to develop and introduce new products and successfully operate and grow its Equipment Rental business. If the Company fails to anticipate or respond adequately to competitors' product improvements and new product introductions, future results of operations and financial condition will be negatively affected.

Some of our customers rely on financing with third parties to purchase our products.

Our Lifting Equipment business relies on sales of our products to generate cash from operations. Significant portions of our sales are financed by third-party finance companies on behalf of our customers. The availability and terms of financing by third parties are affected by general economic conditions, credit worthiness of our customers and estimated residual value of our equipment. Deterioration in credit quality of our customers or estimated residual value of our equipment, increases in interest rates or changes in the terms of third-party financing agreements could negatively impact the ability or willingness of our customers to obtain resources they need to purchase our equipment. There can be no assurance that third-party finance companies will continue to extend credit to our customers.

The Company operates in a highly competitive industry and the Company is particularly subject to the risks of such competition.

The Company competes in a highly competitive industry and the competition which the Company encounters has an effect on its product prices, market share, revenues and profitability. Because certain competitors have substantially greater financial, production, research and development resources and substantially greater name recognition than the Company, the Company is particularly subject to the risks inherent in competing with them and may be put at a competitive disadvantage. To compete successfully, the Company’s products must excel in terms of quality, price, product line, ease of use, safety and comfort, and the Company must also provide excellent customer service. The greater financial resources of the Company’s competitors may put it at a competitive disadvantage. If competition in the Company’s industry intensifies or if the Company’s current competitors enhance their products or lower their prices for competing products, the Company may lose sales or be required to lower its prices. This may reduce revenue from the Company’s products and services, lower its gross margins or cause the Company to lose market share. The Company may not be able to differentiate its products from those of competitors, successfully develop or introduce less costly products, offer better performance than competitors or offer purchasers of our products payment and other commercial terms as favorable as those offered by competitors.

The Company is dependent upon third-party suppliers, making us vulnerable to supply shortages.

The Company obtains materials and manufactured components from third-party suppliers. Any delay in the ability of the Company’s suppliers to provide the Company with necessary materials and components may affect the Company’s capabilities at a number of its manufacturing locations, or may require the Company to seek alternative supply sources. Delays in obtaining supplies may result from a number of factors affecting the Company’s suppliers' including capacity constraints, labor disputes, the impaired financial condition of a particular supplier, suppliers' allocations to other purchasers, difficulties in obtaining raw materials, shipping delays or disruptions, public health emergencies, weather emergencies or acts of war or terrorism. Any delay in receiving supplies could impair the Company’s ability to deliver products to its customers and, accordingly, could have a material adverse effect on business, results of operations and financial condition.

In addition, the Company purchases materials and services from suppliers on extended terms based on the Company’s overall credit rating. Negative changes in the Company’s credit rating may impact suppliers' willingness to extend terms and increase the cash requirements of the business.

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Price increases in materials could reduce our profitability.

We use large amounts of steel and other items in the manufacture of our products. In the past, market prices of some of our key raw materials increased significantly. If we experience future significant increases in material costs, including steel, we may not be able to reduce product cost in other areas or pass raw material price increases on to our customers and our margins could be adversely affected. The cost of material and manufactured components has increased due to inflation and has a direct affect to our business and outlook.

The Company faces product liability claims and other liabilities due to the nature of its business.

In the Company’s lines of business numerous suits have been filed alleging damages for accidents that have occurred during the use or operation of the Company’s products. The Company is self-insured, up to certain limits, for these product liability exposures, as well as for certain exposures related to general, worker's compensation and automobile liability. Insurance coverage is obtained for catastrophic losses as well as those risks required to be insured by law or contract. Any material liabilities not covered by insurance could have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition.

The Company’s success depends upon the continued protection of its trademarks and the Company may be forced to incur substantial costs to maintain, defend, protect and enforce its intellectual property rights.

The Company’s registered and common law trademarks, as well as certain of the Company’s licensed trademarks, have significant value and are instrumental to the Company’s ability to market its products. The Company’s trademarks “Manitex”, “Valla”, “PM” and “Oil and Steel ” are important to the Company’s business as the majority of the Company’s products are sold (or services are provided) under those names. The Company has not registered all of its trademarks in the United States nor in the foreign countries where it does business. Third parties could assert claims against such intellectual property that the Company could be unable to successfully resolve. If the Company has to change the names of any of its products, it may experience a loss of goodwill associated with its brand names, customer confusion and a loss of sales.

In addition, international protection of the Company’s intellectual property may not be available in some foreign countries to the same extent permitted by the laws of the United States. The Company could also incur substantial costs to defend legal actions relating to use of its intellectual property, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations or financial condition.

The Company may be unable to access the capital markets to raise funds and provide liquidity when needed.

Our access to capital markets to raise funds through the sale of equity or debt securities is subject to various factors, including general economic and/or financial market conditions which are outside our control, as well as our historical and expected future financial performance and perceived credit worthiness. Significant changes in market liquidity conditions or our actual or perceived financial condition could impact access to funding and associated funding costs, which could reduce our earnings and cash flows.

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Compliance with changing laws and regulations may increase our costs or reduce our business flexibility.

Our operations are subject to a number of potential risks. Such risks principally include:

trade protection measures and currency exchange controls;
labor unrest;
global and regional economic conditions;
political instability;
terrorist activities and the U.S. and international response thereto;
restrictions on the transfer of funds into or out of a country;
export duties and quotas;
domestic and foreign customs and tariffs;
current and changing regulatory environments;
difficulties protecting our intellectual property;
transportation delays and interruptions;
difficulty in obtaining distribution support;
natural disasters; and
current and changing tax laws.

The Company must comply with all applicable laws, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and other laws that prohibit engaging in corruption for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. These anti-corruption laws prohibit companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments or providing anything of value to improperly influence government officials or private individuals for the purpose of obtaining or retaining a business advantage regardless of whether those practices are legal or culturally expected in a particular jurisdiction. Our global activities and distribution model are subject to risk of corruption by our employees and in addition, our sales agents, distributors, dealers and other third parties that transact Manitex business may be subject to a higher risk of corruption because these parties are generally not subject to our control.

 

If Rabern is unable to collect on its rental contracts with customers, our operating results could be adversely affected.

 

One of the reasons some of Rabern’s customers find it more attractive to rent equipment than own that equipment is the need to deploy their capital elsewhere. This has been particularly true in industries with recent high growth rates such as the construction industry. However, some of Rabern’s customers may have liquidity issues and ultimately may not be able to fulfill the terms of their rental agreements with Rabern. If Rabern is unable to manage credit risk issues adequately, or if a large number of customers have financial difficulties at the same time, Rabern’s allowance for credit losses could increase and our operating results for the Rental Equipment segment would be adversely affected. Further, a worsening of economic conditions would be expected to result in increased delinquencies and credit losses.

 

If Rabern’s rental fleet ages, its operating costs may increase, it may be unable to pass along such costs, and our earnings from the Rental Equipment segment may decrease. The costs of new equipment Rabern uses in its fleet have increased, and may continue to increase, requiring Rabern to spend more for replacement equipment or preventing Rabern from procuring equipment on a timely basis.

 

If Rabern’s rental equipment ages, the costs of maintaining such equipment, if not replaced within a certain period of time, will likely increase. The costs of maintenance may materially increase in the future and could lead to material adverse effects on our results of operations.

 

The cost of new equipment for use in Rabern’s rental fleet has increased, and could continue to increase in the future, due to increased material costs from its suppliers (including tariffs on raw materials) or other factors beyond its control. Such increases could materially adversely impact the rental equipment segment’s financial condition and results of operations in future periods. Furthermore, changes in customer demand could cause certain of Rabern’s existing equipment to become obsolete and require Rabern to purchase new equipment at increased costs.

 

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Rabern’s rental fleet is subject to residual value risk upon disposition, and may not sell at the prices or in the quantities we expect.

 

The market value of any given piece of rental equipment could be less than its depreciated value at the time it is sold. The market value of used rental equipment depends on several factors, including:

the market price for new equipment of a like kind;
wear and tear on the equipment relative to its age and the performance of preventive maintenance;
the time of year that it is sold;
the supply of used equipment on the market;
the existence and capacities of different sales outlets;
the age of the equipment at the time it is sold;
worldwide and domestic demand for used equipment; and
general economic conditions.

 

Our rental equipment segment includes in income from operations the difference between the sales price and the depreciated value of an item of equipment sold. Changes in our assumptions regarding depreciation could change the rental equipment segment’s depreciation expense, as well as the gain or loss realized upon disposal of equipment. Sales of Rabern’s used rental equipment at prices that fall significantly below our projections and/or in lesser quantities than we anticipate will have a negative impact on the Rental Equipment segment’s results of operations and cash flows.

 

The Company depends on its information technology systems. If its information technology systems do not perform in a satisfactory manner or if the security of them is breached, it could be disruptive and or adversely affect the operations and results of operations of the Company.

The Company depends on its information technology systems, some of which are managed by third parties, to process, transmit and store electronic information (including sensitive data such as confidential business information and personally identifiable data relating to employees, customers and other business partners), and to manage or support a variety of critical business processes and activities. If our information technology systems do not perform in a satisfactory manner, it could be disruptive and or adversely affect the operations and results of operations of the Company, including the ability of the Company to report accurate and timely financial results.

Furthermore, our information technology systems may be damaged, disrupted or shut down due to attacks by computer hackers, computer viruses, employee error or malfeasance, power outages, hardware failures, telecommunication or utility failures, catastrophes or other unforeseen events, and in any such circumstances our system redundancy and other disaster recovery planning may be ineffective or inadequate. A failure of or breach in information technology security could expose us and our customers, distributors and suppliers to risks of misuse of information or systems, the compromise of confidential information, manipulation and destruction of data, defective products, production downtime and operations disruptions. In addition, such breaches in security could result in litigation, regulatory action and potential liability, as well as the costs and operational consequences of implementing further data protection measures, each of which could have a material adverse effect on our business or results of operations.

The Company relies on key management.

 

The Company relies on the management and leadership skills of Michael Coffey, its Chief Executive Officer. Although Mr. Coffey entered into an employment agreement with the Company commencing on April 11, 2022, his employment is at will, and may be terminated by either party at any time, with or without cause. The loss of his services could have a significant and negative impact on the Company’s business. In addition, the Company relies on the management and leadership skills of other senior executives. The Company could be harmed by the loss of key personnel in the future.

The Company may be required to record goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets impairment charges on all or a significant amount of the goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets on its Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company reviews goodwill, long-lived assets, including property and identifiable amortizing intangible assets, for impairment whenever changes in circumstances or events may indicate that the carrying amounts are not recoverable. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had no impairment charges to goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets. As of December 31, 2021, the Company recognized approximately $2.1 million of impairment charges in goodwill, other intangibles and fixed assets. Although the Company believes its estimates and assumptions relating to the carrying value of these assets are reasonable and reflect market conditions forecast at the assessment date, any changes to these assumptions and estimates due to market conditions or otherwise may lead to an outcome where

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impairment charges would be required in future periods. An impairment of a significant portion of goodwill, intangible assets or fixed assets could materially and negatively affect the Company’s results of operations.

 

The Company’s principal shareholders, executive officers and directors hold a significant percentage of the Company’s common stock, and these shareholders may take actions that may be adverse to your interests.

The Company’s principal shareholders, executive officers and directors beneficially own, in the aggregate approximately 40% of the Company’s common stock as of January 17, 2023. As a result, these shareholders, acting together, will be able to significantly influence all matters requiring shareholder approval, including the election and removal of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions such as mergers, consolidations, sales and purchases of assets. They also could dictate the management of the Company’s business and affairs. This concentration of ownership could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control or impeding a merger or consolidation, takeover or other business combination, even if smaller shareholders support such a transaction, which could cause the market price of our common stock to fall or prevent smaller shareholders from receiving a premium in such a transaction.

 

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Provisions of the Michigan Business Corporation Act and the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws may discourage or prevent a takeover of the Company.

Provisions of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws and Michigan law could make it more difficult for a third-party to acquire the Company, even if doing so would be perceived to be beneficial to you. These provisions could discourage potential takeover attempts and could adversely affect the market price of the Company’s shares. Because of these provisions, you might not be able to receive a premium on your investment. These provisions:

authorize the Company’s Board of Directors, with approval by a majority of its independent directors but without requiring shareholder consent, to issue shares of “blank check” preferred stock that could be issued by the Company’s Board of Directors to significantly dilute the ownership percentage of existing shareholders and prevent a takeover attempt;
limit our shareholders' ability to call a special meeting of the Company’s shareholders;
limit the Company’s shareholders' ability to amend, alter or repeal the Company bylaws; and
restrict business combinations with certain shareholders.

The provisions described above could prevent, delay or defer a change in control of the Company or its management.

 

General Risk Factors

The trading price of our common stock is highly volatile.

The trading price of the Company’s common stock is highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations in price in response to various factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, including:

the degree to which the Company successfully implements its business strategy;
actual or anticipated variations in quarterly or annual operating results;
changes in recommendations by the investment community or in their estimates of the Company’s revenues or operating results;
failure to meet expectations of industry analysts;
speculation in the press or investment community;
strategic actions by the Company’s competitors;
announcements of technological innovations or new products by the Company or its competitors;
changes in business conditions affecting the Company and its customers; and
potential to be delisted.

In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, class action litigation has often been brought against companies. If a securities class action suit is filed against us, whether or not meritorious, we would incur substantial legal fees and our management’s attention and resources would be diverted from operating our business in order to respond to the litigation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

The Company’s executive offices are located at 9725 Industrial Drive, Bridgeview, Illinois 60455. The Company currently has seven principal operating plants for the lifting equipment segment. The Winona, MN facility is scheduled to close in mid-2023.

 

The Company has four locations for the rental equipment segment. The Lubbock facility is a temporary location. The permanent location is scheduled to open in March 2023.

 

Business Segment

 

Facility Location

Lifting Equipment

 

Georgetown, TX

 

 

Bridgeview, IL

 

 

Winona, MN

 

 

San Cesario sul Panaro, Italy (2 locations)

 

 

Strada III Zona Industrială Arad Vest 1 Romania

 

 

Cortemaggiore, Italy

Rental Equipment

 

Amarillo, TX (2 locations)

 

 

Hereford, TX

 

 

Lubbock, TX (Temporary Site)

 

 

 

 

The Company believes that its facilities are suitable for its business and will be adequate to meet our current needs. All operating leases are reasonably certain we will exercise and, accordingly, have been considered in the lease term used to recognize our Right of Use assets and lease liabilities ("ROU") .

The information set forth in Note 20 (Legal Proceedings and Other Contingencies) to the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II. Item 8 “Financial Statements” on Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market for the Company’s Common Stock

The Company’s common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Capital Market trading under the symbol MNTX.

 

Number of Common Stockholders

As of January 24, 2023 there were 149 record holders of the Company’s common stock.

Dividends

During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company did not declare or pay any cash dividends on its common stock and the Company does not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Furthermore, the terms of our credit facility do not allow us to declare or pay dividends without the prior written consent of the lender.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

The following table provides information about the Company’s purchases of equity securities during the year ended December 31, 2022:

 

Period

 

Total
number
of shares
purchased (1)

 

 

Average
price
paid per
share

 

 

January 1— January 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

February 1—February 28, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 1—March 31, 2022

 

 

17,354

 

 

 

7.88

 

 

April 1—April 30, 2022

 

 

12,300

 

 

 

7.39

 

 

May 1—May 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 1—June 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 1—July 31, 2022

 

 

4,725

 

 

 

6.27

 

 

August 1—August 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 1—September 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 1 through October 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 1 through November 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 1 through December 31, 2022

 

 

656

 

 

 

4.49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

35,035

 

 

$

7.43

 

 

 

(1)
The Company purchased and canceled 35,035 shares of its common stock. The shares were purchased from employees throughout the year at an average market closing price of $7.43. The employees used the proceeds from the sale of shares to satisfy their withholding tax obligations that arose when restricted shares vested on that date.

ITEM 6. [RESERVED]

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Recent Developments

New Business Segment

On April 11, 2022, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), with Rabern and Steven Berner. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired a 70% membership interest in Rabern for a purchase price of approximately $26 million in cash plus assumed debt of $14 million, subject to the various adjustments, escrows and other provisions of the Purchase Agreement. The Rabern acquisition closed on April 11, 2022. The financial results include the Rabern operations since the date of the acquisition.

Impact of COVID-19

During 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted demand for the Company’s products. While these impacts subsided in 2022, the Company experienced, and is still experiencing, supply chain and logistic constraints that negatively impacted its ability to manufacture and ship products.

Business Overview

The following management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of continuing operations should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and notes, and other information included elsewhere in this Report.

 

When reading this section of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, it is important that you also read the financial statements and related notes thereto. This Annual Report on Form 10-K and certain information incorporated herein by reference contain forward-looking statements within the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. See “Forward-Looking Statements”.

 

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The following table sets forth certain financial data for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

Results of Consolidated Operations

MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

 

$ Change

 

 

% Change

 

Net revenues

 

$

273,854

 

 

$

211,539

 

 

$

62,315

 

 

 

29.5

%

Cost of sales

 

 

223,835

 

 

 

175,377

 

 

 

48,458

 

 

 

27.6

 

Cost of sales - inventory write-down

 

 

 

 

 

3,226

 

 

 

(3,226

)

 

 

(100.0

)

Gross profit

 

 

50,019

 

 

 

32,936

 

 

 

17,083

 

 

 

51.9

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development costs

 

 

2,989

 

 

 

3,332

 

 

 

(343

)

 

 

(10.3

)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

40,417

 

 

 

31,948

 

 

 

8,469

 

 

 

26.5

 

Transaction costs

 

 

2,236

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,236

 

 

 

100.0

 

Impairment of intangibles and fixed assets

 

 

 

 

 

2,078

 

 

 

(2,078

)

 

 

(100.0

)

Total operating expenses

 

 

45,642

 

 

 

37,358

 

 

 

8,284

 

 

 

22.2

%

Operating income (loss)

 

 

4,377

 

 

 

(4,422

)

 

 

8,799

 

 

 

(199.0

)

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(4,637

)

 

 

(2,084

)

 

 

(2,553

)

 

 

122.5

 

Interest income

 

 

2

 

 

 

43

 

 

 

(41

)

 

 

(95.3

)

Gain on Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness

 

 

 

 

 

3,747

 

 

 

(3,747

)

 

 

(100.0

)

Foreign currency transaction gain (loss)

 

 

(108

)

 

 

(543

)

 

 

435

 

 

 

(80.1

)

Other income (expense)

 

 

(1,818

)

 

 

(97

)

 

 

(1,721

)

 

 

1,774.0

 

Total other income (expense)

 

 

(6,561

)

 

 

1,066

 

 

 

(7,627

)

 

 

(7.2

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

(2,184

)

 

 

(3,356

)

 

 

1,172

 

 

 

(34.9

)

Income tax expense

 

 

2,114

 

 

 

1,217

 

 

 

897

 

 

 

73.7

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

(4,298

)

 

 

(4,573

)

 

 

275

 

 

 

(6.0

)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

603

 

 

 

 

 

 

603

 

 

 

100.0

 

Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of
   Manitex International, Inc.

 

$

(4,901

)

 

$

(4,573

)

 

$

(328

)

 

 

7.2

%

 

Year Ended December 31, 2022 Operations Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2021

Net revenue and gross profit —For the year ended December 31, 2022, net revenue and gross profit were $273.9 million and $50.0 million, respectively. Gross profit as a percent of net revenues was 18.3% for the year ended December 31, 2022. For the year ended December 31, 2021, net revenue and gross profit were $211.5 million and $32.9 million, respectively. Gross profit as a percent of net revenues was 15.6% for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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For 2022, revenues increased $62.3 million, or 29.5%, from $211.5 million for 2021. The increase in revenues is primarily due to increases in sales of straight mast cranes, including chassis sales, from the Company’s United States subsidiaries and knuckle boom cranes and aerial platforms from the Company’s foreign subsidiaries. Additional increase in rental revenue was realized as a result of the Rabern acquisition. Revenue also increased from parts and merchandise sales.

Gross profit as a percent of net revenues was 18.3% for the year ended December 31, 2022, which increased 2.7% from 15,6% for the year ended December 31, 2021. The increase in gross profit is attributable to increases in revenues due to the Rabern acquisition and increases in sales of straight mast cranes partially offset by higher material costs. The increase in gross profit percentage is primarily driven by the Rabern acquisition offset by material cost inflation due to disruptions in the supply chain.

Research and development —Research and development for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $3.0 million, compared to $3.3 million for the comparable period in 2021. The Company’s research and development spending continues to reflect our commitment to develop and introduce new products that give the Company a competitive advantage.

Selling, general and administrative expense — Selling, general and administrative expense for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $40.4 million compared to $31.9 million for the comparable period in 2021, an increase of $8.5 million. The increases are primarily related to SG&A expense of $3.8 million related to the Rabern acquisition, increased severance charges of $1.5 million, and higher stock compensation cost of $1.0 million.

 

Transaction costs — Transaction costs for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 was $2.2 million, related to deal costs in connection with the Rabern acquisition.

Impairment of intangibles and fixed assets – There was no impairment expense for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Impairment expense for the year ended December 31, 2021, was $2.1 million. Valla recorded a full impairment of goodwill and intangible assets of $1.7 million driven by net losses in the business. In addition, the restructuring plan that resulted in the closure of the Badger facility drove an impairment to its intangible and fixed assets of $0.4 million.

Interest expense —Interest expense was $4.6 million and $2.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The increase in interest expense is due to higher debt and interest rates due to the new credit facilities and term debt added in connection with the Rabern acquisition.

 

Gain on Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness —Gain on loan forgiveness was $3.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 due to the forgiveness of the Paycheck Protection Program loan by the SBA. The gain on loan forgiveness is not subject to U.S. taxation. This deductible permanent difference is offset by a change in the U.S. valuation allowance and therefore has no impact on the effective tax rate.

Foreign currency transaction loss —The Company had a foreign currency loss of $0.1 million and $0.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. A substantial portion of the losses relate to changes in the Chilean peso.

Other income (expense)— Other expense was $1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 compared to $0.1 million for the comparable period in 2021. The increase in other expense was driven by $2.9 million related to the settlement of a claim related to a previously-closed sale of a business, partially offset by other income due to a gain on sale of a building associated with the Badger restructuring and the reversal of a previously recorded contingent liability consideration.

 

Income tax — The calculation of the overall income tax provision for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022 primarily consists of a domestic income tax provision resulting from the acquisition of Rabern, foreign income taxes, the change in uncertain tax positions and valuation allowance.

 

The Company’s effective tax rate continuing operations was an income tax provision of 96.8% on a pretax loss of $2.2 million compared to an income tax provision of 36.3% on a pretax loss of $3.4 million from prior year. The effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2022 differs from the U.S. statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the tax effects related to the mix of domestic and foreign earnings,

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nondeductible permanent differences, domestic and foreign losses for which the Company is not recognizing an income tax benefit, the change in uncertain tax positions and valuation allowance.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The ultimate duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic remains highly uncertain at this time. Accordingly, its impact on the global economy generally and our customers and suppliers specifically, as well as the ultimate potential negative financial impact to our results of operations and liquidity position cannot be reasonably estimated at this time, but have been and could continue to be material. In the context of these uncertain conditions, we are actively managing the business to maintain cash flow and ensure that we have sufficient liquidity for a variety of scenarios. We believe that such strategy will allow us to meet our anticipated funding requirements.

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash were $8.2 million and $21.6 million at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 respectively. At December 31, 2022, the Company had global liquidity of approximately $36 million based on the cash balance and availability under its working capital facilities. Future advances are dependent on having available collateral.

 

On April 11, 2022, the Company entered into an $85 million credit facility with Amarillo National Bank consisting of a working capital facility of $40 million based on Manitex assets, working capital facility of $30 million based on Rabern assets and $15 million term loan facility. This new banking facility provided the funds for the Rabern acquisition and working capital facilities for both the Manitex and Rabern businesses.

 

At December 31, 2022, the PM Group had established working capital facilities with five Italian, one Spanish, twelve South American banks and one bank in Romania. Under these facilities, the PM Group can borrow $24.1 million against orders, invoices and letters of credit. At December 31, 2022, the PM Group had availability under these facilities of $4.3 million. Future advances are dependent on having available collateral.

 

If our revenues were to increase significantly in the future, the provision limiting borrowing against accounts receivable and inventory would limit future borrowings. If this were to occur, we would attempt to negotiate higher inventory caps with our banks. There is, however, no assurance that the banks would agree to increase the caps.

 

The Company expects cash flows from operations and existing availability under the current revolving credit and working capital facilities will be adequate to fund future operations. If, in the future, we were to determine that additional funding is necessary, we believe that it would be available. There is, however, no assurance that such financing will be available or, if available, on acceptable terms.

 

At December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, no customer accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s accounts receivable.

Cash Flows for 2022 and 2021

Operating Activities

 

Operating Activities - For 2022, operating activities used $5.1 million compared to $7.5 million provided during 2021. Cash used in working capital was $10.6 million for 2022 compared to cash provided by working capital of $1.1 million for the same period in the prior year. The change is due to increased accounts receivable with decrease in inventory balances.

 

Investing Activities - Cash used in investing activities was $52.6 million in 2022 compared to $1.1 million used in investing activities in the same period a year ago. Cash used in 2022 was primarily related to cash payments and revolving loan payoff from the Rabern acquisition of $38 million, property and equipment purchases of $16.1 million offset by $1.4 million in proceeds from the sale of the Badger facility and other equipment. Cash used in 2021 was related to cash payments for property and equipment and investment in intangible assets.

 

Financing Activities - Cash provided by financing activities was an inflow of $45.9 million for 2022 which included an increase in borrowings on the revolving credit facility in connection with the Rabern acquisition of $41.7 million, borrowings on the term loan in connection with the Rabern acquisition of $15.0 million, working capital borrowing of $4.5 million and borrowings for insurance agreements and finance leases of $2.4 million, offset by repayment of previous revolving credit facility of $12.8 million and notes of $4.0 million.

During April 2020, the Company was granted $3.7 million from a bank under the Paycheck Protection Program. During June 2021, the entire $3.7 million balance of the Company’s loan was forgiven.

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Contingencies

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings, including product liability and workers’ compensation matters which have arisen in the normal course of operations. Certain cases are at a preliminary stage, and it is not possible to estimate the amount or timing of any cost to the Company.

The Company does not believe that these contingencies in aggregate will have a material adverse effect on the Company.

 

On October 19, 2022, the Company agreed to settle various claims made by Custom Truck One Source, L.P. (“Custom Truck”) in connection with the sale of our Load King business to Custom Truck in 2015. In connection with this settlement, the Company agreed to pay Custom Truck an aggregate sum of $2.9 million, payable in ten equal quarterly installments, without interest.

Additionally, the Company has been named as a defendant in several multi-defendant asbestos related product liability lawsuits. In certain cases the plaintiff has, to date, not been able to establish any exposure by the plaintiff to the Company’s products. The Company is uninsured with respect to these claims but believes that it will not incur any material liability with respect to these to claims.

When it is probable that a loss has been incurred and possible to make a reasonable estimate of the Company’s liability with respect to such matters, a provision is recorded for the amount of such estimate or the minimum amount of a range of estimates when it is not possible to estimate the amount within the range that is most likely to occur.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of our financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect our reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions based upon historical experience and various other factors and circumstances. Management believes that our estimates and assumptions are reasonable under the circumstances; however, actual results may vary from these estimates and assumptions under different future circumstances. We have identified the following critical accounting policies that affect the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

 

Revenue Recognition Revenue is recognized when obligations under the terms of the contract with our customer are satisfied; generally, this occurs with the transfer of control of our equipment, parts or installation services (typically completed within one day), which occurs at a point in time. Equipment can be redirected during the manufacturing phase such that over time revenue recognition is not appropriate. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for transferring goods or providing services. Our contracts are non-cancellable, and returns are only allowed in limited instances. Value added tax and other taxes we collect concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue. The expected costs associated with our base warranties continue to be recognized as expense when the products are sold and do not constitute a separate performance obligation.

Lifting Equipment Revenue

For instances where equipment and installation services are sold together, the Company accounts for the equipment and installation services separately. The consideration (including any discounts) is allocated between the equipment and installation services based on their stand-alone selling prices. The stand-alone selling prices are determined based on the prices at which the Company separately sells the equipment.

In some instances, the Company fulfills its obligations and bills the customer for the work performed but does not ship the goods until a later date. These arrangements are considered bill-and-hold transactions. In order to recognize revenue on the bill-and-hold transactions, the Company ensures the customer has requested the arrangement, the product is identified separately as belonging to the customer, the product is ready for shipment to the customer in its current form, and the Company does not have the ability to direct the product to a different customer. A portion of the transaction price is not allocated to the custodial services due to the immaterial value assigned to that performance obligation.

Payment terms offered to customers are defined in contracts and purchase orders and do not include a significant financing component. At times, the Company may offer discounts which are considered variable consideration however, the Company applies the constraint guidance when determining the transaction price to be allocated to the performance obligations.

Rental Revenue

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The Company recognizes rental revenue in accordance with two different accounting standards ASC 606 (which addresses revenue from contracts with customers) and 2) ASC 842 (which addresses lease revenue).

 

Revenue ASC 842 - Rental revenue represents revenues from renting equipment the Company owns. The Company recognizes revenue over the term that the equipment is rented, rather than when cash payments are received from the customer. Revenue is based upon the rental rate and the number of days that the equipment was rented during the period. Delivery and pick-up revenue associated with renting equipment is recognized when the service is performed.

 

Revenue ASC 606 - Revenue is recognized by the Company when the customer obtains control of the asset. Sale of rental equipment and merchandise supplies are recognized at the time of delivery or pickup by the customer.

 

Inventories and Related Reserve for Obsolete and Excess Inventory. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value and are reduced by a reserve for excess and obsolete inventories. The estimated reserve is based upon historical experiences and/or specific identification of excess or obsolete inventories.

Goodwill. Goodwill, representing the difference between the total purchase price and the fair value of assets (tangible and intangible) and liabilities at the date of acquisition, is reviewed for impairment annually, and more frequently as circumstances warrant, and written down only in the period in which the recorded value of such assets exceed their fair value.

Under ASC 350, entities are provided with the option of first performing a qualitative assessment on none, some, or all of its reporting units to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If after completing a qualitative analysis, it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value a quantitative analysis is required.

Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level, which is defined as an operating segment or a component of an operating segment that constitutes a business for which discrete financial information with similar economic characteristics is available and operating results are regularly reviewed by our chief operating decision maker.

The Company evaluates its consolidated goodwill by identifying potential impairment by comparing the reporting unit’s estimated fair value to its carrying value, including goodwill. The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment using a business valuation method, which is calculated as of a measurement date by determining the present value of debt-free, after-tax projected future cash flows, discounted at the weighted average cost of capital of a hypothetical third-party buyer. The market approach was also considered in evaluating the potential for impairment by calculating fair value based on multiples of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of comparable, publicly traded companies. The Company also observed implied EBITDA multiples from relatively recent merger and acquisition activity in the industry, which was used to test the reasonableness of the results. An impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, if any, would be recognized. The loss recognized would not exceed total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.

The process involves the calculation of an implied fair value of goodwill for each reporting unit for which the valuation indicated impairment. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined by measuring the excess of the estimated fair value of the reporting unit over the estimated fair values of the individual assets, liabilities and identifiable intangibles as if the reporting unit was being acquired in a business combination. If the implied fair value of goodwill exceeds the carrying value of goodwill assigned to the reporting unit, there is no impairment. If the carrying value of goodwill assigned to a reporting unit exceeds the implied fair value of the goodwill, an impairment charge is recorded for the excess. An impairment loss cannot exceed the carrying value of goodwill assigned to a reporting unit and the subsequent reversal of goodwill impairment losses is not permitted.

 

The determination of fair value requires the Company to make significant estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions primarily include, but are not limited to, revenue growth and operating earnings projections, discount rates, terminal growth rates, and required capital expenditure projections. In the event the Company determines that goodwill is impaired in the future the Company would need to recognize a non-cash impairment charge.

 

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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets. The Company’s policy is to assess the realizability of its long-lived assets, including intangible assets, and to evaluate such assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets (or group of assets) may not be recoverable. Impairment is determined to exist if the estimated future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value. Future cash flow projections include assumptions for future sales levels, the impact of cost reduction programs, and the level of working capital needed to support each business. The amount of any impairment then recognized would be calculated as the difference between the estimated fair value and the carrying value of the asset.

Litigation Claims. In determining whether liabilities should be recorded for pending litigation claims, the Company must assess the allegations and the likelihood that it will successfully defend itself. When the Company believes it is probable that it will not prevail in a particular matter, it will then make an estimate of the amount of liability based, in part, on the advice of legal counsel.

 

Income Taxes. The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of ASC 740 “Income Taxes,” which requires recognition of income taxes based on amounts payable with respect to the current year and the effects of deferred taxes for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial accounting and tax basis of assets and liabilities, as well as for operating losses and tax credit carryforwards using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more-likely-than-not a tax benefit will not be realized. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income prior to the expiration of any net operating loss carryforwards.

 

The Jobs Act also establishes global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) provisions that impose a tax on foreign income in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of foreign corporations. The Company has elected to recognize GILTI as a period cost as incurred, therefore there are no deferred taxes recognized for basis differences that are expected to impact the amount of the GILTI inclusion upon reversal.

 

ASC 740 also prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, as well as guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company records interest and penalties related to income tax matters in the provision for income taxes.

Recently Issued Pronouncements

In March 2020, the FASB issued guidance under ASC 848, Reference Rate Reform. This guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions to account for debt, leases, contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate if certain criteria are met. The guidance may be applied prospectively to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated on or before December 31, 2022. The Company determined there was no material effect on the Company’s financial statements related to Reference Rate Reform guidance.

 

On December 21, 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued a new Accounting Standards Update (ASU), “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848,” that extends the sunset (or expiration) date of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 848 to December 31, 2024. This gives reporting entities two additional years to apply the accounting relief provided under ASC Topic 848 for matters related to reference rate reform.

 

There have been no other accounting pronouncements issued, but not yet adopted by us, which are expected not to have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not required for Smaller Reporting Companies.

 

 

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm and the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements are filed pursuant to this Item 8 and are included in this report. See the Index to Financial Statements.

 

 

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Index to Financial Statements

The financial statements of the registrant required to be included in Item 8 are listed below:

 

 

 

Page

Reference

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID Number 248)

 

26

 

 

 

Consolidated Financial Statements:

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021

 

29

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

 

30

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

 

31

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

 

32

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

 

33

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

34 - 62

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Board of Directors and Shareholders

Manitex International, Inc.

 

Opinion on the financial statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Manitex International, Inc. (a Michigan corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes and financial statement schedules included under Item 15(a) (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”), and our report dated March 8, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion.

 

Basis for opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Critical audit matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

 

As described further in Notes 1 and 3 to the financial statements, the Company evaluates goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level annually or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist. During the course of the year, the Company performed a quantitative goodwill impairment assessment for two of the Company’s reporting units, Manitex and PM Group. The quantitative impairment assessment involves the comparison of the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying amount. The Company used a weighting of the business valuation method and market approach to determine the fair value of the reporting unit. The Company performed its annual impairment assessment as of October 1, 2022 and determined there was no impairment.

 

We identified the goodwill impairment analysis as a critical audit matter. Testing the key assumptions involved a high degree of auditor judgment due to the significant estimation required to determine the fair value of each reporting unit.

 

The principal considerations for our determination that the goodwill impairment analysis is a critical audit matter are that the fair value estimates were sensitive to significant assumptions.

 

Our audit procedures related to the goodwill impairment analysis included the following, among others:

• We tested the design and operating effectiveness of key controls over the Company's goodwill impairment assessment process including review of the valuation model and significant assumptions used.

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• We tested the significant assumptions, such as forecasted revenues and operating income margins by assessing the reasonableness of management’s forecasts compared to current results and forecasted industry trends.

• With the assistance of our valuation specialists, we evaluated the selection of the discount rate, including testing the underlying source information and the mathematical accuracy of the calculations by developing a range of independent estimates and comparing those to the rates selected by management.

• We also involved our valuation specialists to evaluate the market approach, including evaluating the reasonableness of estimated valuation multiples.

• We also involved our valuation specialists to evaluate the market capitalization reconciliation and implied control premium performed by the Company.

 

As described further in Note 22 to the financial statements, on April 11, 2022, Manitex entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), with Rabern Rentals, LLC and Steven Berner. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired a 70% membership interest in Rabern for a purchase price of approximately $26 million in cash plus assumed debt of $14 million, subject to the various adjustments, escrows and other provisions of the Purchase Agreement.

We identified the valuation of property, plant and equipment and intangibles components of the business combination as a critical audit matter given the inherent judgment involved in estimating the fair value of assets acquired. Determining the fair value of the intangible assets acquired required significant judgment, including the amount and timing of expected future cash flows and the selected discount rate.

 

The principal considerations for our determination that the business combination valuation is a critical audit matter are (1) there was a high degree of auditor judgment and subjectivity in applying procedures relating to the fair value of assets acquired including personal property used in the business, tradenames, and customer relationships; and (2) significant audit effort was required in evaluating the significant assumptions relating to the estimates, including the income projections and discount rates. In addition, the audit effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge to assist in performing these procedures and evaluating the audit evidence obtained.

Our audit procedures related to the business combination valuation included the following, among others:

• We tested the design and operating effectiveness of key controls over the Company's business combination process including management’s controls over-estimating the value of assets acquired, and significant assumptions used.

• We assessed the reasonableness of management’s forecasts of future cash flows by comparing the projections to historical results and third-party industry forecasts.

• With the assistance of our fair value specialists, we evaluated the reasonableness of the various methodologies utilized to value the assets including (1) determining the replacement cost of the personal property with consideration of sales of comparable assets in market-based transactions, and (2) valuing customer relationships utilizing the multi-period excess earnings method.

• We also involved our fair value specialists to evaluate the discount rates utilized, including testing the source information underlying the determination of the discount rates, testing the mathematical accuracy of the calculation, and developing a range of independent estimates and comparing those to the discount rates selected by management.

 

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

 

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2018.

 

Chicago, Illinois

March 8, 2023

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

Board of Directors and Shareholders

Manitex International, Inc.

 

Opinion on internal control over financial reporting

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Manitex International, Inc. (a Michigan corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in the 2013 Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by COSO.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, and our report dated March 8, 2023 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

 

Basis for opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on

Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Definition and limitations of internal control over financial reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

 

 

Chicago, Illinois

March 8, 2023

 

 

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MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

7,973

 

 

$

21,359

 

Cash - restricted

 

 

217

 

 

 

222

 

Trade receivables (net)

 

 

43,856

 

 

 

30,515

 

Other receivables

 

 

1,750

 

 

 

2,039

 

Inventory (net)

 

 

69,801

 

 

 

64,965

 

Prepaid expense and other current assets

 

 

3,832

 

 

 

2,436

 

Assets held for sale

 

 

75

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

 

127,504

 

 

 

121,536

 

Total fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $22,441 and $18,662, at December 31, 2022 and
   2021, respectively

 

 

51,697

 

 

 

16,460

 

Operating lease assets

 

 

5,667

 

 

 

3,563

 

Intangible assets (net)

 

 

14,367

 

 

 

11,946

 

Goodwill

 

 

36,916

 

 

 

24,949

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,143

 

Deferred tax assets

 

 

452

 

 

 

178

 

Total assets

 

$

236,603

 

 

$

179,775

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

45,682

 

 

$

44,136

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

12,379

 

 

 

10,539

 

Related party payables (net)

 

 

60

 

 

 

203

 

Notes payable

 

 

22,666

 

 

 

18,401

 

Current portion of finance lease obligations

 

 

509

 

 

 

399

 

Current portion of operating lease obligations

 

 

1,758

 

 

 

1,064

 

Customer deposits

 

 

3,407

 

 

 

7,121

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

86,461

 

 

 

81,863

 

Long-term liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving term credit facilities (net)

 

 

41,479

 

 

 

12,717

 

Notes payable (net)

 

 

22,261

 

 

 

10,089

 

Finance lease obligations (net of current portion)

 

 

3,382

 

 

 

3,822

 

Non-current operating lease obligations (net of current portion)

 

 

3,909

 

 

 

2,499

 

Deferred gain on sale of property

 

 

427

 

 

 

507

 

Deferred tax liability

 

 

5,151

 

 

 

1,074

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

5,572

 

 

 

4,389

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

 

82,181

 

 

 

35,097

 

Total liabilities

 

 

168,642

 

 

 

116,960

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock—Authorized 150,000 shares, no shares issued or outstanding at
   December 31, 2022 and 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock—no par value 25,000,000 shares authorized, 20,107,014 and 19,940,487 shares
   issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively

 

 

133,289

 

 

 

132,206

 

Paid-in capital

 

 

4,266

 

 

 

3,264

 

Retained deficit

 

 

(73,338

)

 

 

(68,436

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(5,822

)

 

 

(4,219

)

Equity attributable to shareholders of Manitex International, Inc.

 

 

58,395

 

 

 

62,815

 

Equity attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

9,566

 

 

 

 

Total equity

 

 

67,961

 

 

 

62,815

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

236,603

 

 

$

179,775

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

For the years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Net revenues

 

$

273,854

 

 

$

211,539

 

Cost of sales

 

 

223,835

 

 

 

175,377

 

Cost of sales - inventory write-down

 

 

 

 

 

3,226

 

Gross profit

 

 

50,019

 

 

 

32,936

 

Operating expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development costs

 

 

2,989

 

 

 

3,332

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

40,417

 

 

 

31,948

 

Transaction costs

 

 

2,236

 

 

 

 

Impairment of intangibles and fixed assets

 

 

 

 

 

2,078

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

45,642

 

 

 

37,358

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

4,377

 

 

 

(4,422

)

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(4,637

)

 

 

(2,084

)

Interest income

 

 

2

 

 

 

43

 

Gain on Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness

 

 

 

 

 

3,747

 

Foreign currency transaction loss

 

 

(108

)

 

 

(543

)

Other income (expense)

 

 

(1,818

)

 

 

(97

)

Total other income (expense)

 

 

(6,561

)

 

 

1,066

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

(2,184

)

 

 

(3,356

)

Income tax expense

 

 

2,114

 

 

 

1,217

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

(4,298

)

 

 

(4,573

)

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

603

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of
   Manitex International, Inc.

 

$

(4,901

)

 

$

(4,573

)

Income (loss) Per Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.21

)

 

$

(0.23

)

Diluted

 

$

(0.21

)

 

$

(0.23

)

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

20,055,836

 

 

 

19,900,117

 

Diluted

 

 

20,055,836

 

 

 

19,900,117

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(In thousands)

 

 

 

For the years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(4,298

)

 

$

(4,573

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation gain (loss)

 

 

(1,603

)

 

 

(2,511

)

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(1,603

)

 

 

(2,511

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(5,901

)

 

 

(7,084

)

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

603

 

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to shareholders of
   Manitex International, Inc.

 

$

(5,298

)

 

$

(7,084

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Outstanding shares

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

APIC

 

 

Retained Deficit

 

 

AOCI (Loss)

 

 

Noncontrolling
Interests

 

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2020

 

 

19,821,090

 

 

$

131,455

 

 

$

3,025

 

 

$

(63,863

)

 

$

(1,708

)

 

$

-

 

 

$

68,909

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,573

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,573

)

Gain (loss) on foreign currency translation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(11

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,511

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,522

)

Employee incentive plan grant

 

 

126,704

 

 

 

807

 

 

 

(807

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase to satisfy withholding and cancelled shares

 

 

(7,307

)

 

 

(56

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(56

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,057

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,057

 

Balance at December 31, 2021

 

 

19,940,487

 

 

$

132,206

 

 

$

3,264

 

 

$

(68,436

)

 

$

(4,219

)

 

$

-

 

 

$

62,815

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,902

)

 

 

 

 

 

603

 

 

 

(4,298

)

Gain (loss) on foreign currency translation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,603

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,603

)

Employee incentive plan grant

 

 

201,562

 

 

 

1,343

 

 

 

(1,343

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,963

 

 

 

8,963

 

Repurchase to satisfy withholding and cancelled

 

 

(35,035

)

 

 

(260

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(260

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,345

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,345

 

Balance at December 31, 2022

 

 

20,107,014

 

 

$

133,289

 

 

$

4,266

 

 

$

(73,338

)

 

$

(5,822

)

 

$

9,566

 

 

$

67,961

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

 

 

For the years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(4,298

)

 

$

(4,573

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

9,415

 

 

 

4,343

 

Gain on forward currency contract

 

 

(132

)

 

 

(278

)

Changes in allowances for credit losses

 

 

(561

)

 

 

42

 

Gain on Payroll Protection Program loan forgiveness

 

 

 

 

 

(3,747

)

Inventory write-down

 

 

 

 

 

3,226

 

Changes in inventory reserves

 

 

(1,588

)

 

 

(1,621

)

Changes in deferred income taxes

 

 

1,348

 

 

 

(106

)

Amortization of deferred financing cost

 

 

103

 

 

 

111

 

Write-down of goodwill

 

 

 

 

 

1,130

 

Write-down of intangibles

 

 

 

 

 

872

 

Write-down of fixed assets

 

 

 

 

 

76

 

Gain on disposal of assets

 

 

(767

)

 

 

 

Retirement of assets

 

 

127

 

 

 

 

Amortization of debt discount

 

 

65

 

 

 

152

 

Share-based compensation

 

 

2,345

 

 

 

1,056

 

Adjustment to deferred gain on sale and lease back

 

 

(80

)

 

 

(80

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

 

 

(9,614

)

 

 

(322

)

(Increase) decrease in other receivable

 

 

182

 

 

 

(1,947

)

(Increase) decrease in inventory

 

 

(3,737

)

 

 

(12,777

)

(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses

 

 

(1,321

)

 

 

(273

)

Increase (decrease) in other assets

 

 

1,062

 

 

 

(89

)

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

 

 

2,824

 

 

 

14,221

 

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses

 

 

1,700

 

 

 

3,293

 

Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities

 

 

(3,515

)

 

 

4,973

 

Increase (decrease) in other long-term liabilities

 

 

1,374

 

 

 

(226

)

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

 

(5,068

)

 

 

7,456

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments for acquisition, net of cash acquired

 

 

(38,366

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from the sale of assets

 

 

1,905

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

 

(16,089

)

 

 

(890

)

Investment in intangibles other than goodwill

 

 

(77

)

 

 

(247

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(52,627

)

 

 

(1,137

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net borrowings on revolving term credit facility

 

 

41,668

 

 

 

 

Payments on revolving term credit facilities

 

 

(12,800

)

 

 

 

Borrowings on term debt

 

 

15,000

 

 

 

 

Net borrowings on working capital facilities

 

 

4,480

 

 

 

3,055

 

New borrowings- other

 

 

2,366

 

 

 

1,095

 

Note payments

 

 

(3,962

)

 

 

(3,704

)

Shares repurchased for income tax withholding on share-based compensation

 

 

(260

)

 

 

(56

)

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(125

)

 

 

 

Payments on finance lease obligations

 

 

(428

)

 

 

(344

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

45,939

 

 

 

46

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(11,756

)

 

 

6,365

 

Effect of exchange rate increase

 

 

(1,635

)

 

 

(2,185

)

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

 

 

21,581

 

 

 

17,401

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

8,190

 

 

$

21,581

 

 

(See Note 15 for other supplemental cash flow information)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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MANITEX INTERNATIONAL INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

Note 1. Nature of Operations

The Company is a leading provider of engineered lifting solutions and equipment rentals. Following the completion of the Rabern acquisition the Company reports in two business segments and has five operating segments, under which there are five reporting units. The Company designs, manufactures and distributes a diverse group of products that serve different functions and are used in a variety of industries.

 

On April 11, 2022, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”), with Rabern Rentals, LLC (“Rabern”) and Steven Berner, as owner of 100% of Rabern’s outstanding membership interests. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company acquired a 70% membership interest in Rabern from Steven Berner for a purchase price of approximately $26 million in cash plus assumed debt of $14 million. Rabern is a construction rental equipment provider, headquartered in Amarillo, Texas, primarily servicing business in the Texas panhandle.

 

Lifting Equipment Segment

 

Manitex markets a comprehensive line of boom trucks, truck cranes and sign cranes, including via its partially and wholly-owned subsidiaries and distributors, as described below. Manitex’s boom trucks and crane products are primarily used for industrial projects, energy exploration and infrastructure development, including roads, bridges and commercial construction. The Company has integrated the Manitex and Badger Equipment Company (“Badger”) reporting units into one operating segment as a substantial portion of the sales from Badger are intercompany sales to Manitex. The Company previously announced the closing of the Badger reporting unit which is expected to be finalized in mid-2023.

 

PM Oil and Steel S.p.A. (“PM” or “PM Group”), a subsidiary of the Company, is a leading Italian manufacturer of truck- mounted hydraulic knuckle boom cranes with a 50-year history of technology and innovation, and a product range spanning more than 50 models. PM is also a manufacturer of truck-mounted aerial platforms with a diverse product line and an international client base. Through its consolidated subsidiaries, PM Group has locations in Modena, Italy; Valencia, Spain; Arad, Romania; Chassieu, France; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Santiago, Chile; Singapore and Querétaro, Mexico.

 

The Company’s subsidiary, Manitex Valla S.r.L. (“Valla”), produces a full range of precision pick and carry industrial cranes using electric, diesel, and hybrid power options. Its cranes offer wheeled or tracked, and fixed or swing boom configurations, with special applications designed specifically to meet the needs of its customers. These products are sold internationally through dealers and into the rental distribution channel.

 

Crane and Machinery, Inc. (“C&M”) is a distributor of the Company’s products. Crane and Machinery Leasing, Inc. rents equipment manufactured by the Company as well as a limited amount of equipment manufactured by third parties.

 

Rental Equipment Segment

 

The Company’s majority-owned subsidiary, Rabern, rents heavy duty and light duty commercial construction equipment, mainly to commercial contractors on a short-term rental basis. The Company also rents equipment to homeowners for do-it-yourself projects.

 

COVID-19 Pandemic

 

We are continuing to closely monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on all aspects of our business, including how it is impacting our customers, employees, supply chain, and distribution network, as well as the demand for our products in the industries and markets that we serve. Our first priority is the health and safety of our employees, customers and business partners, and we believe that we have taken the necessary steps to keep our facilities clean and safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. While COVID-19 has had a material impact on our past financial results, we are unable to predict the ultimate impact that it may have on our business, future results of operations, financial position or cash flows. The extent to which our operations may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic will depend largely on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted, including new information that may emerge concerning the ultimate severity and duration of the pandemic (including the spread and impact of new COVID-19 variants)

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and actions by government authorities to contain the pandemic or treat its impact. Furthermore, the impacts of a potential worsening of global economic conditions and the continued disruptions to and volatility in the financial markets remain unknown.

 

The Company is continuing to experience supply chain disruptions and related logistical bottlenecks that have impacted our ability to meet strong industrial demand and have also increased costs related to shipping, warehousing and working capital management. While the Company is actively working to mitigate these expenses and the associated timing issues, certain segments – such as truck chassis – have been more impacted than others. Where appropriate and feasible, we have implemented pricing adjustments to protect margins and, in tandem, continue to build inventory to meet our customer requirements. In addition, the Company is actively managing costs and working to further streamline operations where needed. Furthermore, the Company has modified its business practices to manage expenses (including practices regarding employee travel, employee work locations, and cancellation of physical participation in meetings, events and conferences). We continue to take steps intended to minimize the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and to protect the safety of our employees and customers, but we cannot predict the duration or severity of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic or reasonably estimate the financial impact that it will have on our results and significant estimates going forward.

Note 2. Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements, included herein, have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Pursuant to these rules and regulations, the financial statements are prepared in accordance with the accounting principles general accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP").

 

Financial statements are presented in thousands of dollars except for share and per share amounts unless otherwise stated.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Note 3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The summary of significant accounting policies of Manitex International, Inc. is presented to assist in understanding the Company’s financial statements. The financial statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management who is responsible for their integrity and objectivity. These accounting policies conform to GAAP and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the financial statements.

Cash and Cash Equivalents —For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all short-term securities purchased with maturity dates of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The cash in the Company's U.S. banks is not fully insured by the FDIC due to the statutory limit of $250.

Restricted Cash—Certain of the Company’s lending arrangements require the Company to post collateral or maintain minimum cash balances in escrow. These cash amounts are reported as current assets on the balance sheets based on when the cash will be contractually released. Total restricted cash was $217 and $222 at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Revenue Recognition —Revenue is recognized when obligations under the terms of the contract with our customer are satisfied; generally, this occurs with the transfer of control of our equipment, parts or installation services (typically completed within one day). Equipment can be redirected during the manufacturing phase such that over time revenue recognition is not appropriate. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for transferring goods or providing services. Our contracts are non-cancellable and returns are only allowed in limited instances. Sales, value add, and other taxes we collect concurrent with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue. The expected costs associated with our base warranties continue to be recognized as expense when the products are sold and do not constitute a separate performance obligation.

For instances where equipment and installation services are sold together, the Company accounts for the equipment and installation services separately. The consideration (including any discounts) is allocated between the equipment and installation services based on their stand-alone selling prices. The stand-alone selling prices are determined based on the prices at which the Company separately sells the equipment.

In some instances, the Company fulfills its obligations and bills the customer for the work performed but does not ship the goods until a later date. These arrangements are considered bill-and-hold transactions. In order to recognize revenue on the bill-and-hold transactions, the Company ensures the customer has requested the arrangement, the product is identified separately as belonging to the customer, the product is ready for shipment to the customer in its current form, and the Company does not have the ability to direct the product to a different customer. A portion of the transaction price is not allocated to the custodial services due to the immaterial value assigned to that performance obligation.

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Payment terms offered to customers are defined in contracts and purchase orders and do not include a significant financing component. At times, the Company may offer discounts which are considered variable consideration however, the Company applies the constraint guidance when determining the transaction price to be allocated to the performance obligations.

 

Rental equipment revenue is recognized over the term of the rental contract, based on monthly, weekly or daily rental rates and the number of days the equipment is rented.

 

The accounting for the significant types of revenue that are accounted for under Topic 842 is discussed below.

 

Rental equipment revenue represent revenues from renting equipment that the Company owns. The Company accounts for such rentals as operating leases. The Company does not generally provide an option for the lessee to purchase the rented equipment at the end of the lease, and do not generate material revenue from sales of equipment under such options.

 

The Company recognizes revenues from renting equipment on a straight-line basis. The Company records any amounts billed to customers in excess of recognizable revenue as deferred revenue on our balance sheet.

 

The Company is unsure when the customer will return rented equipment. As such, we do not know how much the customer will owe us upon return of the equipment and cannot provide a maturity analysis of future lease payments. Our equipment is generally rented for short periods of time (significantly less than a year). Lessees do not provide residual value guarantees on rented equipment.

 

The Company expects to derive significant future benefits from our equipment following the end of the rental term. Our rentals are generally short-term in nature, and our equipment is typically rented for the majority of the time that we own it. We additionally recognize revenue from sales of rental equipment when we dispose of the equipment.

 

Included in rental equipment revenue is re-rent revenue which reflects revenues from equipment that we rent from vendors and then rent to our customers. We account for such rentals as subleases. The accounting for re-rent revenue is the same as the accounting for owned equipment rentals described above.

 

Allowance for Credit Losses —Accounts receivable are stated at the amounts the Company’s customers are invoiced and do not bear interest. The Company has adopted a policy consistent with GAAP for the periodic review of its accounts receivable to determine whether the establishment of an allowance for credit losses is warranted based on the Company’s assessment of the collectability of the accounts. The Company established an allowance for credit losses of $1,948 and $2,432 at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company also has, in some instances, a security interest in its accounts receivable until payment is received.

 

Property, Equipment and Depreciation —Property and equipment are stated at cost or the fair market value at the date of acquisition. Depreciation of property and equipment is provided over the following useful lives:

 

Asset Category

 

Depreciable Life

Buildings

 

12 33 years

Machinery and equipment

 

3 20 years

Rental Equipment

 

5 - 7 years

Furniture and fixtures

 

3 – 7 years

Leasehold improvements

 

1 12 years

Motor Vehicles

 

3 5 years

Computer software

 

3 5 years

 

Expenditures for major renewals and betterments that extend the useful lives of property and equipment are capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation of property, and equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $6,549 and $2,061 respectively.

Other Intangible Assets —The Company capitalizes certain costs related to patent technology. Additionally, a substantial portion of the purchase price related to the Company’s acquisitions has been assigned to patents or unpatented technology, trade name and customer relationships. Other Intangible Assets with definite lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Intangible assets with indefinite lives are tested annually for impairment.

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Goodwill Goodwill, representing the difference between the total purchase price and the fair value of assets (tangible and intangible) and liabilities at the date of acquisition, is reviewed for impairment annually, and more frequently as circumstances warrant, and written down only in the period in which the recorded value of such assets exceed their fair value.

Under “ASC 350”, entities are provided with the option of first performing a qualitative assessment on none, some, or all of its reporting units to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If after completing a qualitative analysis, it is determined that it is more likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value a quantitative analysis is required.

The Company evaluates its consolidated goodwill by identifying potential impairment by comparing the reporting unit’s estimated fair value to its carrying value, including goodwill. The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment using a business valuation method, which is calculated as of a measurement date by determining the present value of debt-free, after-tax projected future cash flows, discounted at the weighted average cost of capital of a hypothetical third-party buyer. The market approach was also considered in evaluating the potential for impairment by calculating fair value based on multiples of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of comparable, publicly traded companies. The Company also observed implied EBITDA multiples from relatively recent merger and acquisition activity in the industry, which was used to test the reasonableness of the results. An impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, if any, would be recognized. The loss recognized would not exceed total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.

The Company performed its annual impairment assessment as of October 1, 2022 and determined there was no impairment. The Company recognized $1.1 million in impairment related to goodwill for the year ended December 31, 2021.

 

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets — The Company’s policy is to assess the realizability of its long-lived assets, including intangible assets, and to evaluate such assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets (or group of assets) may not be recoverable. Impairment is determined to exist if the estimated future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value. Future cash flow projections include assumptions for future sales levels, the impact of cost reduction programs, and the level of working capital needed to support each business. The amount of any impairment then recognized would be calculated as the difference between the estimated fair value and the carrying value of the asset. The Company recognized a $1.0 million impairment related to patents, tradenames, customer relationships, and fixed assets for the year ended December 31, 2021.

No impairment was recognized for the year ending December 31, 2022.

Inventory, net —Inventory consists of merchandise, stock materials and equipment stated at the lower of cost (first in, first out) or net realizable value. All equipment classified as inventory is available for sale. The Company records excess and obsolete inventory reserves based upon specific identification and/or historical experience of excess or obsolete inventories. In valuing inventory, the Company is required to make assumptions regarding the level of reserves required to value potentially obsolete or over-valued items at lower of cost or Net Realized Value (NRV). These assumptions require the Company to analyze the aging of and forecasted demand for its inventory, forecast future product sales prices, pricing trends and margins, and to make judgments and estimates regarding obsolete or excess inventory. Future product sales prices, pricing trends and margins are based on the best available information at that time including actual orders received, negotiations with the Company’s customers for future orders, including their plans for expenditures, and market trends for similar products. The Company’s judgments and estimates for excess or obsolete inventory are based on analysis of actual and forecasted usage.

Accounting for Paycheck Protection Program — During April 2020, the Company entered a loan transaction pursuant to which the Company received proceeds of $3.7 million under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The PPP, established as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), provides for loans to qualifying companies and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”).

The PPP loan was evidenced by a promissory note between the Company and CIBC. The promissory note had a two-year term, accrued interest at the rate of 1.0% per annum, and was prepayable at any time without payment of any premium. No payments of principal or interest were due during the six-month period beginning on the date of the promissory note.

Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP loan recipients can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of loans granted under the PPP, with such forgiveness to be determined, subject to limitations, based on the use of the loan proceeds for payment of payroll costs and any payments of mortgage interest, rent, and utilities. However, at least 75 percent of the PPP loan proceeds must be used for eligible payroll costs. The terms of any forgiveness may also be subject to further requirements in any regulation and guidelines the SBA may adopt.

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The Company applied for forgiveness of the PPP loan during November 2020 and in June 2021, the Company received confirmation that the application for forgiveness of the PPP loan had been approved by the SBA. The loan forgiveness of $3.7 million was applied to the Company’s entire outstanding PPP loan balance from CIBC. The Company recorded the forgiveness as Gain on Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness in Other Income (Expense) on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The gain on loan forgiveness is not subject to U.S. taxation. This deductible permanent difference is offset by a change in the U.S. valuation allowance and therefore had no impact on the effective tax rate.

Foreign Currency Translation and Transactions —The financial statements of the Company’s non-U.S. subsidiaries are translated using the current exchange rate for assets and liabilities and the weighted-average exchange rate for the year for income and expense items. Resulting translation adjustments are recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI") as a component of shareholders’ equity.

The Company converts receivables and payables denominated in other than the Company’s functional currency at the exchange rate as of the balance sheet date. The resulting transaction exchange gains or losses, except for certain transaction gains or loss related to intercompany receivable and payables, are included in other income and expense. Transaction gains and losses related to intercompany receivables and payables not anticipated to be settled in the foreseeable future are excluded from the determination of net income and are recorded as a translation adjustment (with consideration to the tax effect) to AOCI as a component of shareholders’ equity.

Derivatives—Forward Currency Exchange Contracts —When the Company enters into forward currency exchange contracts it does so such that the exchange gains and losses on the assets and liabilities that are being hedged, which are denominated in a currency other than the reporting units’ functional currency, would be offset by the changes in the market value of the forward currency exchange contracts it holds. The forward currency exchange contracts that the Company has to offset existing assets and liabilities denominated in other than the reporting units’ functional currency have been determined not to be considered a hedge. The Company records the forward currency exchange contracts at its market value with any associated gain or loss being recorded in current earnings. Both realized and unrealized gains and losses related to forward currency contracts are included in current earnings and are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the other income (expense) section on the line titled foreign currency transaction loss.

Research and Development Expenses— The Company expenses research and development costs, as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, expenses were $2,989 and $3,332, respectively.

AdvertisingAdvertising costs are expensed as incurred and were $843 and $737 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Retirement Benefit Costs and Termination Benefits —Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit plans are recognized as an expense when employees have rendered service entitling them to the contributions. Employees in Italy are entitled to Trattamento di Fine Rapporto (“TFR”), commonly referred to as an employee leaving indemnity, which represents deferred compensation for employees in the private sector. Under Italian law, an entity is obligated to accrue for TFR on an individual employee basis payable to each individual upon termination of employment (including both voluntary and involuntary dismissal). The expense is recognized in the personnel costs, either in Selling, General, and Administrative expense or Cost of Goods Sold, in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and the accrual is recorded in other long-term liability in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

Litigation Claims —In determining whether liabilities should be recorded for pending litigation claims, the Company must assess the allegations and the likelihood that it will successfully defend itself. When the Company believes it is probable that it will not prevail in a particular matter, it will then record an estimate of the amount of liability based, in part, on advice of legal counsel.

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Shipping and Handling —The Company records the amount of shipping and handling costs billed to customers as revenue. The cost incurred for shipping and handling is included in the cost of sales.

Adoption of Highly Inflationary Accounting in Argentina— GAAP guidance requires the use of highly inflationary accounting for countries whose cumulative three-year inflation exceeds 100 percent. Under highly inflationary accounting, PM Argentina’s functional currency became the Euro (its parent company’s reporting currency), and its income statement and balance sheet have been measured in Euros using both current and historical rates of exchange. The effect of changes in exchange rates on peso-denominated monetary assets and liabilities has been reflected in earnings in other (income) and expense, net and was not material. As of December 31, 2022, PM Argentina had an insignificant net peso monetary position. Net sales of PM Argentina were less than 5 percent of our consolidated net sales for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Income Taxes — The Company accounts for income taxes under the provisions of ASC 740 “Income Taxes,” which requires recognition of income taxes based on amounts payable with respect to the current year and the effects of deferred taxes for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial accounting and tax basis of assets and liabilities, as well as for operating losses and tax credit carryforwards using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more-likely-than-not a tax benefit will not be realized. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income prior to the expiration of any net operating loss carryforwards. See Note 14, Income Taxes, for further details.

The Jobs Act also establishes Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) provisions that impose a tax on foreign income in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of foreign corporations. The Company has elected to recognize GILTI as a period cost as incurred, therefore there are no deferred taxes recognized for basis differences that are expected to impact the amount of the GILTI inclusion upon reversal.

 

ASC 740 also prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, as well as guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company records interest and penalties related to income tax matters in the provision for income taxes.

 

Accrued Warranties —Warranty costs are accrued at the time revenue is recognized and the expense is recorded in the Statement of Operations in Cost of Sales. The Company’s products are typically sold with a warranty covering defects that arise during a fixed period of time. The specific warranty offered is a function of customer expectations and competitive forces.

A liability for estimated warranty claims is accrued for at the time of sale. The liability is established using historical warranty claim experience. The current provision may be adjusted to take into account unusual or non-recurring events in the past or anticipated changes in future warranty claims. Adjustments to the initial warranty accrual are recorded if actual claim experience indicates that adjustments are necessary.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, accrued warranties were $1,916 and $1,578, respectively.

Debt Issuance Costs —Debt issuance costs incurred in securing the Company’s financing arrangements are capitalized and amortized over the term of the associated debt. Deferred financing costs associated with long-term debt are presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discount.

Sale and Leaseback —In accordance with ASC 842-10 Sales-Leaseback Transactions, the Company has recorded a deferred gain in relationship to the sale and leaseback of one of the Company’s operating facilities. As such, the gains have been deferred and are being amortized on a straight- line basis over the life of the leases.

Computation of EPS —Basic Earnings per Share (“EPS”) was computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.

The number of shares related to stock options and restricted stock, included in diluted EPS is based on the “Treasury Stock Method” prescribed in ASC 260-10, Earnings per Share. This method assumes the theoretical repurchase of shares using proceeds of the respective stock option exercised, and for restricted stock, the amount of compensation cost attributed to future services which has not yet been recognized, and the amount of current and deferred tax benefit, if any, that would be credited to additional paid in capital upon the vesting of the restricted stock, at a price equal to the issuer’s average stock price during the related earnings period. Accordingly, the

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number of shares includable in the calculation of EPS in respect of the stock options and restricted stock is dependent on this average stock price and will increase as the average stock price increases.

Stock Based Compensation —The Company has elected to account for restricted stock awards with market conditions using a graded vesting method. This method recognizes the compensation cost in the statement of operations over the requisite service period for each separately-vesting tranche of awards.

 

Comprehensive Income —Comprehensive income includes, in addition to net earnings, other items that are reported as direct adjustments to shareholder’s equity. Currently, the comprehensive income adjustment required for the Company primarily represents a foreign currency translation adjustment, the result of consolidating its foreign subsidiary.

 

Business Combinations —The Company accounts for acquisitions in accordance with guidance found in ASC 805, Business Combinations. The guidance requires consideration given, including contingent consideration, assets acquired, and liabilities assumed to be valued at their fair market values at the acquisition date. The guidance further provides that: (1) acquisition costs will generally be expensed as incurred, (2) restructuring costs associated with a business combination will generally be expensed subsequent to the acquisition date; and (3) changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and income tax uncertainties after the acquisition date generally will affect income tax expense.

The Company records any excess of purchase price over fair value of assets acquired, including identifiable intangibles and liabilities assumed be recognized as goodwill.

 

Noncontrolling Interest

 

A noncontrolling interest is the equity interest of consolidated entities that is not owned by the Company. Noncontrolling interest is adjusted for the noncontrolling partners' share of earnings (losses) in accordance with the applicable agreement. Earnings allocated to such noncontrolling partners are recorded as income applicable to noncontrolling interest in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. The initial recognition of the noncontrolling interest was attributed at the fair market value.

Note 4. Revenue Recognition

The following table disaggregates our sources of revenues for the years indicated (ended December 31):

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Boom trucks, knuckle boom & truck cranes

 

$

145,713

 

 

$

128,768

 

Aerial platforms

 

 

38,236

 

 

 

27,179

 

Part and merchandise sales

 

 

32,365

 

 

 

25,769

 

Rental

 

 

18,441

 

 

 

-

 

Other equipment

 

 

33,649

 

 

 

23,560

 

Services

 

 

4,720

 

 

 

5,424

 

Rough terrain cranes

 

 

730

 

 

 

839

 

Net Revenue

 

$

273,854

 

 

$

211,539

 

 

 

The Company attributes revenue to different geographic areas based on where items are shipped to or services are performed. The following table provides details of revenues by geographic area for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

United States

 

$

141,709

 

 

$

77,881

 

Italy

 

 

36,345

 

 

 

36,876

 

Canada

 

 

21,956

 

 

 

20,827

 

Chile

 

 

11,872

 

 

 

12,232

 

France

 

 

10,404

 

 

 

10,359

 

Other

 

 

51,568

 

 

 

53,364

 

 

 

$

273,854

 

 

$

211,539

 

 

 

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Customer Deposits

At times, the Company may require an upfront deposit related to its contracts. In instances where an upfront deposit has been received by the Company and the revenue recognition criteria have not yet been met, the Company records a contract liability in the form of a customer deposit, which is classified as a short-term liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. That customer deposit is revenue that is deferred until the revenue recognition criteria have been met, at which time, the customer deposit is recognized into revenue.

 

The following table summarizes changes in customer deposits for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Customer deposits at January 1,

 

$

7,121

 

 

$

2,363

 

Additional customer deposits received where revenue has not
   yet been recognized

 

 

13,073

 

 

 

11,447

 

Revenue recognized from customer deposits

 

 

(16,372

)

 

 

(6,446

)

Effect of change in exchange rates

 

 

(415

)

 

 

(243

)

Customer deposits at December 31,

 

$

3,407

 

 

$

7,121

 

 

 

Note 5. Earnings per Common Share

Basic net earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Details of the calculations are as follows:

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(4,298

)

 

$

(4,573

)

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

603

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of
   Manitex International, Inc.

 

$

(4,901

)

 

$

(4,573

)

Income (loss) per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(0.21

)

 

$

(0.23

)

Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of
   Manitex International, Inc.

 

$

(0.24

)

 

$

(0.23

)

Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(0.21

)

 

$

(0.23

)

Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of
   Manitex International, Inc.

 

$

(0.24

)

 

$

(0.23

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and Dilutive

 

 

20,055,836

 

 

 

19,900,117

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following securities were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share as their effect would have been antidilutive:

 

 

 

For the Years Ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Unvested restricted stock units

 

 

288,290

 

 

 

286,227

 

Options to purchase common stock

 

 

197,437

 

 

 

97,437

 

 

 

 

485,727

 

 

 

383,664

 

 

Note 6. Fair Value Measurements

The following tables set forth the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value by level with the fair value hierarchy. As required by ASC 820-10, financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Except as noted the below assets and liabilities are valued at fair market on a recurring basis.

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The following is a summary of items that the Company measured at fair value during the periods:

 

 

 

Fair Value at December 31, 2022

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Asset:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency exchange contracts

 

$

 

 

$

124

 

 

$

 

 

$

124

 

Total current assets at fair value

 

$

 

 

$

124

 

 

$

 

 

$

124

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value at December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Asset:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forward currency exchange contracts

 

$

 

 

$

75

 

 

$

 

 

$

75

 

Total current assets at fair value

 

$

 

 

$

75

 

 

$

 

 

$

75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valla contingent consideration

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

207

 

 

$

207

 

Total liabilities at fair value

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

207

 

 

$

207

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value
Measurements Using
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(level 3)

 

Liabilities:

 

Valla Contingent
Consideration

 

Balance at January 1, 2022

 

$

207

 

Change in contingent liability consideration

 

 

(202

)

Effect of change in exchange rates

 

 

(5

)

Balance at December 31, 2022

 

$

 

 

The Company has qualitatively evaluated the Valla contingent liability from the date of acquisition.

 

The carrying value of the amounts reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheets for cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, short-term variable debt, insurance financing and any amounts outstanding under the Company’s revolving credit facilities and working capital borrowing, approximate fair value due to the short periods during which these amounts are outstanding.

The book and fair value of the Company’s term debt was $24,424 for the year ended December 31, 2022, and $12,530 for the year ending December 31, 2021. The book and fair value of the Company’s finance leases were $3,891 and $4,518 for the year ended December 31, 2022, respectively and $4,221 and $5,044 for the year ended December 31, 2021, respectively. There is no difference between the book value and the fair value for amount recorded in connection with the liability recorded for a long-term legal settlement, which was $586 and $687 for the years ending December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Fair Value Measurements

ASC 820-10 classifies the inputs used to measure fair value into the following hierarchy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1

-

 

Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

 

 

 

 

Level 2

-

 

Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

 

 

 

 

Level 3

-

 

Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity)

 

Fair value of the forward currency contracts is determined on the last day of each reporting period using observable inputs, which are supplied to the Company by the foreign currency trading operation of its bank and are Level 2 items.

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Note 7. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company’s risk management objective is to use the most efficient and effective methods available to us to minimize, eliminate, reduce or transfer the risks which are associated with fluctuation of exchange rates between the Euro, Chilean Peso and the U.S. Dollar.

Forward Currency Contracts

The Company enters into forward currency exchange contracts such that the exchange gains and losses on the assets and liabilities denominated in other than the reporting units’ functional currency would be offset by the changes in the market value of the forward currency exchange contracts it holds. The forward currency exchange contracts that the Company has to offset existing assets and liabilities denominated in other than the reporting units’ functional currency have been determined not to be considered a hedge under ASC 815-10. The Company records the forward currency exchange contracts at its market value with any associated gain or loss being recorded in current earnings. Both realized and unrealized gains and losses related to forward currency contracts are included in current earnings and are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the other income (expense) section on the line titled foreign currency transaction loss. Items denominated in other than a reporting unit functional currency include certain intercompany receivables due from the Company’s Italian subsidiaries and accounts receivable and accounts payable of our Italian subsidiaries and their subsidiaries.

 

PM Group has an intercompany receivable denominated in Euros from its Chilean subsidiary. At December 31, 2022 the Company had entered into a forward currency exchange contracts that matured on January 31, 2023. Under the contract the Company was obligated to sell 2,400,000 Chilean Pesos for 2,513 Euros. The purpose of the forward contract is to mitigate the income effect related to this intercompany receivable that results with a change in exchange rate between the Euro and the Chilean Peso.

 

The following table provides the location and fair value amounts of derivative instruments that are reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:

 

Total derivatives not designated as a hedge instrument

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Location

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Asset Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency exchange contracts

 

Prepaid expense and other

 

$

124

 

 

$

75

 

Total derivative assets

 

 

 

$

124

 

 

$

75

 

 

The following tables provide the effect of derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for 2022 and 2021:

 

Derivatives not designated as Hedge Instrument

 

Location of gain or
(loss) recognized
in Statement of Operations

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Forward currency contracts

 

Foreign currency
transaction gains (losses)

 

$

(132

)

 

$

278

 

Total derivatives gain (loss)

 

 

 

$

(132

)

 

$

278

 

 

During 2022 and 2021, there were no forward currency contracts designated as cash flow hedges. As such, all gains and loss related to forward currency contracts during 2022 and 2021 were recorded in current earnings and did not impact other comprehensive income.

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Note 8. Inventory, net

The components of inventory at December 31, are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Raw materials and purchased parts

 

$

47,168

 

 

$

42,983

 

Work in process

 

 

6,015

 

 

 

3,938

 

Finished goods and replacement parts

 

 

16,618

 

 

 

18,044

 

Inventories, net

 

$

69,801

 

 

$

64,965

 

 

The Company has established reserves for excess and obsolete inventory of $7,971 and $9,894 as of December 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

The Company’s restructuring plan resulted in inventory write-downs of $3,226 recorded as of December 31, 2021.

Note 9. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively:

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Machinery and equipment

 

$

9,930

 

 

$

10,605

 

Buildings

 

 

8,067

 

 

 

9,649

 

Finance lease - building

 

 

4,606

 

 

 

4,606

 

Land

 

 

3,709

 

 

 

4,138

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

 

2,437

 

 

 

2,612

 

Computer equipment

 

 

1,801

 

 

 

1,728

 

Leasehold improvements

 

 

2,288

 

 

 

1,504

 

Construction in progress

 

 

901

 

 

 

187

 

Rental Fleet

 

 

37,858

 

 

 

-

 

Motor vehicles

 

 

2,541

 

 

 

93

 

Totals

 

 

74,138

 

 

 

35,122

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

(19,752

)

 

 

(16,359

)

Less: accumulated depreciation - finance lease

 

 

(2,689

)

 

 

(2,303

)

Net property and equipment

 

$

51,697

 

 

$

16,460

 

 

Depreciation expense was $6,549 and $2,061 in 2022 and 2021, respectively. See Note 13 for information regarding finance leases.

Note 10. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Intangible assets were comprised of the following as of December 31, 2022:

 

 

 

Weighted Average Amortization Period Remaining (in years)

 

Gross Carrying Amount

 

 

Accumulated Amortization

 

 

Net Carrying Amount

 

Patented and unpatented technology

 

2

 

$

16,469

 

 

$

(14,553

)

 

$

1,916

 

Customer relationships

 

9

 

 

22,000

 

 

 

(14,344

)

 

 

7,656

 

Trade names and trademarks

 

15

 

 

5,469

 

 

 

(2,804

)

 

 

2,665

 

Software

 

4

 

 

236

 

 

 

(56

)

 

 

180

 

Indefinite lived trade names

 

 

 

 

1,950

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,950

 

Total intangible assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,367

 

 

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Intangible assets and accumulated amortization by category as of December 31, 2021 is as follows:

 

 

 

Weighted Average Amortization Period Remaining (in years)

 

Gross Carrying Amount

 

 

Accumulated Amortization

 

 

Net Carrying Amount

 

Patented and unpatented technology

 

3

 

$

16,848

 

 

$

(13,845

)

 

$

3,003

 

Customer relationships

 

3

 

 

18,077

 

 

 

(13,017

)

 

 

5,060

 

Trade names and trademarks

 

10

 

 

4,269

 

 

 

(2,595

)

 

 

1,674

 

Software

 

5

 

 

160

 

 

 

(8

)

 

 

152

 

Indefinite lived trade names

 

 

 

 

2,057

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,057

 

Total intangible assets, net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,946

 

 

Amortization expense was $2,866 and $2,282 for the periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

Estimated amortization expense for the next five years and subsequent is as follows:

 

 

 

Amount

 

2023

 

$

3,000

 

2024

 

 

3,000

 

2025

 

 

860

 

2026

 

 

705

 

2027

 

 

520

 

And subsequent

 

 

4,332

 

Total intangibles currently to be amortized

 

 

12,417

 

Intangibles with indefinite lives not amortized

 

 

1,950

 

Total intangible assets

 

$

14,367

 

 

 

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Changes in the Company’s goodwill are as follows:

 

 

2022

 

2021

 

Balance January 1,

$

24,949

 

$

27,472

 

Goodwill for Rabern acquisition

 

12,850

 

 

-

 

Effect of change in exchange rates

 

(883

)

 

(1,393

)

Goodwill impairment

 

-

 

 

(1,130

)

Balance December 31,

$

36,916

 

$

24,949

 

 

The Company performed its annual impairment assessment as of October 1, 2022. The valuation analysis performed indicated that each reporting unit had an estimated fair value which exceeded its respective carrying amount and therefore, no impairment was recognized at December 31, 2022. While there was no goodwill impairment recognized as a result of the 2022 annual impairment test, a reasonably possible unexpected deterioration in financial performance or adverse change in earnings may result in an impairment in future periods.

 

The Company performed its annual impairment assessment as of October 1, 2021. The valuation analysis performed identified an impairment of goodwill. As the fair value was less than its carrying value, the Company recorded an impairment charge on its Valla reporting unit of $1.1 million. The Company’s policy is to assess the realizability of its intangible assets, and to evaluate such assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets (or group of assets) may not be recoverable. Impairment is determined to exist if the estimated future undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying value. Future cash flow projections include assumptions for future sales levels, the impact of cost reduction programs, and the level of working capital needed to support each business. The amount of any impairment then recognized would be calculated as the difference between the estimated fair value and the carrying value of the asset. Based on the quantitative assessment performed, Valla’s carrying value of intangible assets was not supported by the enterprise value of the business driven by the cash flows of the business and as such the intangible assets were fully impaired as of December 31, 2021. An impairment charge to intangible assets was recorded at our Valla reporting unit in the amount of $0.5 million. In addition, the Company’s restructuring plan resulted in an impairment charge to intangible assets at Badger for $0.4 million.

Note 11. Accrued Expenses

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Accrued payroll and benefits

 

$

4,929

 

 

$

3,362

 

Accrued warranty

 

 

1,916

 

 

 

-

 

Accrued expense other

 

 

1,898

 

 

 

1,578

 

Accrued vacation expense

 

 

1,635

 

 

 

1,425

 

Accrued legal settlement

 

 

1,160

 

 

 

1,701

 

Accrued income tax and other taxes

 

 

841

 

 

 

2,473

 

Total accrued expenses

 

$

12,379

 

 

$

10,539

 

 

Note 12. Revolving Term Credit Facilities and Debt

 

Debt is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

U.S. Credit Facilities

 

$

41,521

 

 

$

12,800

 

U.S. Term Loan

 

 

14,721

 

 

 

 

Italy Short-Term Working Capital Borrowings

 

 

19,365

 

 

 

15,676

 

Italy Group Term Loan

 

 

9,675

 

 

 

12,472

 

Other

 

 

1,223

 

 

 

342

 

   Total debt

 

 

86,505

 

 

 

41,290

 

   Less: Debt issuance costs

 

 

(99

)

 

 

(83

)

   Debt net of issuance costs

 

$

86,406

 

 

$

41,207

 

 

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U.S. Credit Facilities and Term Loan

 

On April 11, 2022, the Company entered into a Commercial Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Company’s domestic subsidiaries and Amarillo National Bank. The Credit Agreement provides for a $40,000 revolving credit facility, a $30,000 revolving credit facility and a $15,000 term loan.

 

Borrowings under the $40,000 revolving credit facility bear interest at a floating rate equal to the Prime Rate plus 0.5%. The $40,000 revolving credit facility requires monthly interest payments with the full principal balance coming due at maturity. The facility matures on April 11, 2024 with a rolling two-year maturity extension to April 11, 2026 providing there is no event of default. The rolling two-year maturity repeats on April 11 each year following 2024. On January 25, 2023, the maturity date was extended to April 11, 2025.

 

Borrowings under the $30,000 revolving credit facility bear interest at a floating rate equal to the Prime Rate plus 0.5%. The $30,000 facility requires quarterly interest payments and principal payments in the amount of 3% of the outstanding balance thereunder on a quarterly basis beginning on January 1, 2023. The facility originally provided for maturity on April 11, 2024. On January 25, 2023, the maturity date was extended to April 11, 2025.

 

Note Payable Long Term

 

The term loan requires monthly interest payments at a floating rate equal to the Prime Rate plus 0.5% beginning on May 11, 2022. Monthly installments of principal and interest based on an 84-month amortization are payable beginning on November 11, 2022 with the remaining principal balance coming due at maturity of October 11, 2029.

 

The unused balance of the revolving credit facilities incurs a 0.125% fee that is payable semi-annually. At December 31, 2022, the Company had $41,521 in borrowings under the revolving credit facilities and $14,721 in borrowings under the term loan.

 

The Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain a debt service coverage ratio of at least 1.25:1.00 measured on the last day of each calendar quarter, beginning June 30, 2022, and each measurement is based on a rolling 12-month basis. The Credit Agreement also requires the Company to maintain a U.S. net worth of at least $80,000, measured as of the last day of each calendar quarter, beginning June 30, 2022. The Company was in compliance with its covenants under the Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2022.

 

CIBC Loan Agreement Payoff

 

The Company and its U.S. subsidiaries were parties to a Loan and Security Agreement, as amended (the “Loan Agreement”) with CIBC Bank USA (“CIBC”). The Loan Agreement provided a revolving credit facility with a maturity date of July 20, 2023 in an aggregate amount of $30 million. At December 31, 2021, the Company had $12.8 million in borrowings (less $0.1 million in debt issuance cost for a net debt of $12.7 million). The indebtedness under the Loan Agreement was collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s assets, except for certain assets of the Company’s subsidiaries. On April 11, 2022, the Company repaid in full all outstanding indebtedness and other amounts outstanding of approximately $12.8 million and terminated all commitments and obligations under the Loan Agreement with CIBC in satisfaction of all of the Company’s debt obligations under the Loan Agreement. The Company was not required to pay any pre-payment premiums as a result of the repayment of indebtedness under the Loan Agreement. In connection with the repayment of such outstanding indebtedness by the Company, all security interests, mortgages, liens and encumbrances granted to the lenders under the Loan Agreement were terminated and released.

PM Group Short-Term Working Capital Borrowings -

At December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, PM Group had established demand credit and overdraft facilities with five banks in Italy, one bank in Spain, twelve banks in South America and one bank in Romania. Under the facilities, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 respectively, PM Group can borrow up to $24,127 and $21,449 for advances against invoices, letter of credit and bank overdrafts. These facilities are divided into two types: working capital facilities and cash facilities. For the year ended December, 31, 2022 and 2021, interest on the Italian working capital facilities is charged at the 3-month Euribor plus a spread ranging from 175 to 355 basis points and 3-month Euribor plus 450 basis points. Interest on the South American facilities is charged at a flat rate for advances on invoices.

 

At December 31, 2022, the Italian banks had advanced PM Group $18,719. There were no advances to PM Group from the Spanish bank, the South American banks had advanced PM Group $37 and the Romanian bank had advanced PM Group $374. At December 31, 2021, the Italian banks had advanced PM Group $14,874. There were no advances to PM Group from the Spanish bank, and the South American banks had advanced PM Group $463.

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Valla Short-Term Working Capital Borrowings

 

At December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, Valla had established demand credit and overdraft facilities with two Italian banks. Under the facilities, Valla can borrow up to $599 for advances against orders, invoices and bank overdrafts. Interest on the Italian working capital facilities is charged at a flat percentage rate for advances on invoices and orders ranging 1.67% - 12% for 2022 and 1.67% - 5.75% for 2021. At December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Italian banks had advanced Valla $235 and $339.

PM Group Term Loans

 

At December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, the PM Group has a $5,038 and $5,930 term loan that is split into a note and a balloon payment and is secured by the PM Group’s common stock. The term loan is charged interest at a fixed rate of 3.5%, has annual principal payments of approximately $600 per year and has a balloon payment of $3,211 due in 2026.

 

At December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, the PM Group has unsecured borrowings totaling $4,637 and $6,542, respectively. The borrowings have a fixed rate of interest of 3.5%. Annual payments of approximately $1,500 are payable ending in 2025.

 

As of December 31, 2022 the PM Group has a loan in Romania in the amount of $175 with a fixed interest of 2.75% rate payable over the next five years. This note matures in 2027.

 

Schedule of Debt Maturities

Scheduled annual maturities of the principal portion of debt outstanding at December 31, 2022 in the next five years and the remaining maturity in aggregate are summarized below. Amounts shown include the debt described above in this footnote.

 

 

 

North America

 

 

Italy

 

 

Total

 

2023

 

 

3,737

 

 

 

21,552

 

 

 

25,289

 

2024

 

 

42,222

 

 

 

2,193

 

 

 

44,415

 

2025

 

 

1,946

 

 

 

2,214

 

 

 

4,160

 

2026

 

 

2,115

 

 

 

3,346

 

 

 

5,461

 

2027

 

 

2,300

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

2,332

 

Thereafter

 

 

4,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,920

 

 

 

 

57,240

 

 

 

29,337

 

 

 

86,577

 

Debt discount related to non-interest-bearing debt

 

 

 

 

 

(72

)

 

 

(72

)

Debt issuance cost

 

 

(99

)

 

 

 

 

 

(99

)

Total

 

$

57,141

 

 

$

29,265

 

 

$

86,406

 

 

At December 31, 2022, the Company’s weighted average interest rate on debt at year end was 6.93%.

Note 13. Leases

The Company leases certain warehouses, office space, machinery, vehicles, and equipment. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; the Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

The Company is not aware of any variable lease payments, residual value guarantees, covenants or restrictions imposed by the leases. Most leases include one or more options to renew, with renewal terms that can extend the lease term. The exercise of lease renewal options is at our sole discretion. The depreciable life of assets is limited by the expected lease term for finance leases.

 

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If there was a rate explicit in the lease, this was the discount rate used. For those leases with no explicit or implicit interest rate, an incremental borrowing rate was used. The weighted average remaining useful life for operating and finance leases were 4 and 5 years, respectively. The weighted average discount rate for operating and finance leases was 5.0% and 12.4% respectively.

 

 

Leases (thousands)

Classification

12/31/2022

 

 

12/31/2021

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating lease assets

Operating lease assets

$

5,667

 

 

$

3,563

 

Finance lease assets

Fixed assets, net

 

2,005

 

 

 

2,303

 

Total leased assets

 

$

7,672

 

 

$

5,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

Current liabilities

$

1,758

 

 

$

1,064

 

Financing

Current liabilities

 

509

 

 

 

399

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating

Noncurrent liabilities

 

3,909

 

 

 

2,499

 

Financing

Noncurrent liabilities

 

3,382

 

 

 

3,822

 

Total lease liabilities

 

$

9,558

 

 

$

7,784

 

 

Lease Cost (thousands)

Classification

12/31/2022

 

 

12/31/2021

 

Operating lease costs

Operating lease assets

$

1,686

 

 

$

1,194

 

Finance lease cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of leased assets

Amortization

 

386

 

 

 

364

 

Interest on lease liabilities

Interest expense

 

508

 

 

 

551

 

Lease cost

 

$

2,580

 

 

$

2,109

 

 

Other Information (thousands)

 

12/31/2022

 

 

12/31/2021

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

$

1,686

 

 

$

1,194

 

Operating cash flows from finance leases

 

$

508

 

 

$

551

 

Financing cash flows from finance leases

 

$

426

 

 

$

328

 

 

Future minimum lease payments for the period ending December 31 for the next five and subsequent years are:

 

 

Operating Leases

 

 

 

Finance Leases

 

2023

$

1,776

 

 

 

$

960

 

2024

 

1,397

 

 

 

 

990

 

2025

 

1,095

 

 

 

 

996

 

2026

 

1,017

 

 

 

 

1,018

 

2027

 

814

 

 

 

 

1,049

 

Subsequent

 

158

 

 

 

 

357

 

Total undiscounted lease payments

 

6,257

 

 

 

 

5,370

 

Less interest

 

(590

)

 

 

 

(1,479

)

Total liabilities

$

5,667

 

 

 

$

3,891

 

Less current maturities

 

(1,758

)

 

 

 

(509

)

Non-current lease liabilities

$

3,909

 

 

 

$

3,382

 

 

Operating Leases

 

The Company leases office and production space under various non-cancellable operating leases that expire no later than December 31, 2028. Certain real estate leases include one or more options to renew. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company's sole discretion. Options to extend the lease are included in the lease term when it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise the option. The Company also has production equipment, office equipment and vehicles under operating leases. The depreciable life of assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term, unless there is a transfer of title or purchase option that is reasonably

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certain of exercise. Certain leases include rental payments adjusted periodically for inflation. The lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantee or material restrictive covenants.

 

In connection with our acquisition of Rabern, the Company became the lessee of four locations from HTS Management LLC (“HTS”), an entity controlled by Steven Berner, who is a key member of Rabern management. HTS operates as a holding company for property and as a single lessor leasing company for business use property for Rabern. HTS’s ongoing activities preceding and succeeding the Rabern acquisition relate to financing, purchasing, leasing and holding property leased to Rabern.

Note 14. Income Taxes

 

Information pertaining to the Company’s (loss) income before income taxes is as follows:

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

(Loss) income before income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic

 

$

(2,100

)

 

$

(5,467

)

Foreign

 

 

(84

)

 

 

2,111

 

Total net (loss) income before income taxes

 

$

(2,184

)

 

$

(3,356

)

 

Information pertaining to the Company’s provision for income taxes is as follows:

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Expense (benefit) for income taxes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

1

 

 

$

(4

)

State and local

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(58

)

Foreign

 

 

918

 

 

 

1,330

 

 

 

 

918

 

 

 

1,268

 

Deferred:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

490

 

 

 

 

State and local

 

 

(343

)

 

 

52

 

Foreign

 

 

1,049

 

 

 

(103

)

 

 

 

1,196

 

 

 

(51

)

Total expense for income taxes

 

$

2,114

 

 

$

1,217

 

 

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Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and income tax purposes.

 

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

 

 

Year ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Deferred tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued expenses

 

$

1,176

 

 

$

669

 

Inventory

 

 

1,706

 

 

 

2,337

 

Other liabilities

 

 

1,806

 

 

 

1,696

 

Deferred gain

 

 

95

 

 

 

118

 

Net operating loss carryforwards

 

 

6,764

 

 

 

6,385

 

Tax credit carryforwards

 

 

1,328

 

 

 

1,395

 

Capital loss carryforwards

 

 

 

 

 

233

 

Legal settlements

 

 

581

 

 

 

 

Research & development

 

 

115

 

 

 

 

Unrealized foreign currency loss

 

 

50

 

 

 

70

 

Interest expense

 

 

2,440

 

 

 

2,888

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

Total deferred tax asset

 

 

16,061

 

 

 

15,797

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

190

 

 

 

 

Intangibles

 

 

1,673

 

 

 

2,432

 

Deferred State Income Tax

 

 

329

 

 

 

386

 

Debt

 

 

2,135

 

 

 

2,199

 

Investments

 

 

5,495

 

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liability

 

 

9,822

 

 

 

5,017

 

Valuation allowance

 

 

(10,938

)

 

 

(11,676

)

Net deferred tax (liability) asset

 

$

(4,699

)

 

$

(896

)

 

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, the Company evaluates whether it is more likely than not (more than 50%) that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income in those periods in which temporary differences become deductible and/or net operating losses can be utilized. The Company assesses all positive and negative evidence when determining the amount of the net deferred tax assets that are more likely than not to be realized. This evidence includes, but is not limited to, prior earnings history, scheduled reversal of taxable temporary differences, tax planning strategies and projected future taxable income. Significant weight is given to positive and negative evidence that is objectively verifiable.

 

As required by the authoritative guidance on accounting for income taxes, the Company evaluates the realizability of deferred tax assets on a jurisdictional basis at each reporting date. Accounting for income taxes requires that a valuation allowance be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In circumstances where there is sufficient negative evidence indicating that the deferred tax assets are not more likely than not realizable, the Company establishes a valuation allowance. Any further increases or decreases in the valuation allowance could have an unfavorable or favorable impact on the Company’s income tax provision and net income in the period in which such determination is made.

 

The Company’s assertion to indefinitely reinvest its foreign earnings remains unchanged despite the US taxation of its undistributed foreign earnings and new tax law, which includes a 100% dividend received deduction. This means that future distributions of foreign earnings will generally not be taxable in the US. However, upon remittance of these earnings, the Company would be subject to withholding tax, US tax on foreign currency gains and losses related to previously taxed earnings, and some state income tax. It is not practicable to estimate the tax impact of the reversal of the outside basis difference, or the repatriation of cash due to the complexity associated with these calculations.

 

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had U.S. federal and foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $14.3 million and $4.6 million, respectively. The U.S. federal net operating loss carryforward and the majority of the foreign loss carryforwards have an indefinite carryforward period. The Company has state net operating losses of approximately $0.7 million that are set to expire at varying periods between 2027 and 2043 if not utilized. As of December 31, 2022, the Company has a Texas Margin Tax Credit of $0.9 million and U.S. federal R&D credits of $0.1 million that may be utilized through 2026 and 2037, respectively.

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The effective tax rate for income taxes varies from the current U.S. federal statutory income tax rate as follows:

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Statutory rate

 

 

21.0

%

 

 

21.0

%

State and local taxes

 

 

(1.4

)%

 

 

(1.2

)%

Permanent differences

 

 

(46.3

)%

 

 

8.8

%

Tax credits

 

 

(16.1

)%

 

 

0.0

%

Foreign operations

 

 

(19.8

)%

 

 

(3.3

)%

Uncertain tax positions

 

 

(61.3

)%

 

 

7.3

%

Valuation allowance

 

 

41.1

%

 

 

(59.1

)%

Other

 

 

(14.0

)%

 

 

(9.8

)%

 

 

 

(96.8

)%

 

 

(36.3

)%

 

 

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, is as follows:

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Balance at January 1,

 

$

3,028

 

 

$

3,546

 

(Decreases) increases in tax positions for prior years

 

 

151

 

 

 

 

(Decrease) increases in tax positions for current years

 

 

25

 

 

 

123

 

Other

 

 

(149

)

 

 

(14

)

Lapse in statute of limitations

 

 

(125

)

 

 

(515

)

Settlements

 

 

 

 

 

(112

)

Balance at December 31,

 

$

2,930

 

 

$

3,028

 

 

Of the amounts reflected in the above table at December 31, 2022, approximately $2.4 million would reduce the Company’s annual effective tax rate if recognized. This amount considers the indirect effects of offsetting tax positions in different jurisdictions. The Company records accrued interest and penalties related to income tax matters in the provision for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. For the years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, interest and penalties recognized on unrecognized tax expense (benefits) were $146 and $(187), respectively. The accrued balance as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $455 and $309, respectively.

 

On October 25, 2022, the Romania Supreme Court rendered a final verdict in favor of the Company reducing the amount of the tax assessment in connection with the income tax audit for tax years 2012-2016. In addition, the Romania Supreme Court denied the Company’s petition for a mutual agreement procedure (MAP) declaring the Company will need to file a unilateral petition with Italy. The Romania Supreme Court’s ruling is unprecedented as it amounts to amending the bilateral MAP petition with Italy to a unilateral petition. Although the Company intends to pursue a unilateral petition, based on the change in facts and circumstances, the Company determined it can no longer recognize a tax asset or benefit for relief from double taxation in Italy, and recognized a net income tax expense of approximately $1.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2022. The decrease in unrecognized tax benefits for the reduction in the Romania income tax assessment is offset by an increase in unrecognized tax benefits related to the unilateral petition with Italy and for other foreign net operating losses which may yield a tax benefit in a future reporting period.

The Company files income tax returns in the United States, Italy, Romania, Argentina, and Chile as well as various state and local tax jurisdictions with varying statutes of limitations. With a few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to examination by the tax authorities for U.S. federal or state for the years before 2019, or foreign examinations for years before 2016.

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Note 15. Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

 

Supplemental cash flow disclosures included during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows:

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Interest received in cash

 

$

2

 

 

$

43

 

Interest paid in cash

 

 

4,270

 

 

 

2,148

 

Income tax payments in cash

 

 

1,349

 

 

 

1,342

 

Recognition of right-of-use asset and right-of-use liability

 

 

2,728

 

 

 

-

 

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to consolidated balance sheets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

7,973

 

 

$

21,359

 

Restricted cash

 

 

217

 

 

 

222

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of year

 

$

8,190

 

 

$

21,581

 

 

Note 16. Employee Benefits

 

U.S. Plan

The Company sponsors a 401(k) plan. The plan is intended to cover all non-union United States based employees. The plan is open to employees 21 years of age and older. There is no minimum employment duration required before eligibility. The plan allows for monthly enrollment and contribution changes.

The Company currently matches dollar for dollar participants’ contributions up to 3% of the participants’ gross income and a 50% match on the next 2% of gross income. There is no dollar limit regarding matched funds and the plan also calls for immediate vesting of the employer contribution component.

The amounts paid in matching contributions by the company for 2022 and 2021 were $306 and $319, respectively.

Non-U.S. Plan

Employees in Italy are entitled to Trattamento di Fine Rapporto (“TFR”), commonly referred to as an employee leaving indemnity, which represents deferred compensation for employees in the private sector. Under Italian law, an entity is obligated to accrue for TFR on an individual employee basis payable to each individual upon termination of employment (including both voluntary and involuntary dismissal). The annual accrual is approximately 7% of total pay, with no ceiling, and is revalued each year by applying a pre-established rate of return of 1.50%, plus 75% of the Consumer Price Index, and is recorded by a book reserve. TFR is an unfunded plan.

The accrued employee severance indemnity must be transferred to the Fund for the payment of severance pay to employees in the private sector, managed by the INPS (the National Social Contributions Authority), on behalf of the State, on a special account opened at the State Treasury. In this case the workers continue to have as their sole interlocutor the employer, who will provide monthly payment of the amount due (together with the social contributions due to INPS). In this situation, the Company will pay the severance to the employees leaving and then those amounts will be compensated by the payments to be made in favor of INPS.

The amount paid by the Company for 2022 and 2021 was $552 and $385, respectively. The amounts allocated to the employee severance indemnity provision in 2022 and 2021 was $909 and $810, respectively.

Note 17. Accrued Warranties

A liability for estimated warranty claims is accrued for at the time of sale. The liability is established using historical warranty claim experience which is reviewed by management.

The current provision may be adjusted to take into account unusual or non-recurring events in the past or anticipated changes in future warranty claims. Adjustments to the initial warranty accrual are recorded if actual claim experience indicates that adjustments are necessary. Warranty reserves are reviewed to ensure critical assumptions are updated for known events that may impact the potential warranty liability.

 

The following table summarizes the changes in product warranty liability:

 

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2022

 

 

2021

 

Balance January 1,

 

$

1,578

 

 

$

1,292

 

Provision for warranties issued during the year

 

 

2,199

 

 

 

3,625

 

Warranty services provided

 

 

(1,832

)

 

 

(3,293

)

Foreign currency translation

 

 

(29

)

 

 

(46

)

Balance December 31,

 

$

1,916

 

 

$

1,578

 

 

Note 18. Equity

Stock issued to employees and Directors

The Company issued shares of common stock to employees and Directors at various times in 2022 and 2021 as restricted stock units issued under the Company’s 2004 and 2019 Incentive Plan. Upon issuance entries were recorded to increase common stock and decrease paid in capital for the amounts shown below. The following is a summary of stock issuances that occurred during the two-year period:

 

 

Date of Issue

 

Employees or
Director

 

Shares Issued

 

 

Value of
Shares Issued (in thousands)

 

January 1, 2022

 

Employee

 

 

3,300

 

 

$

20

 

March 6, 2022

 

Directors

 

 

8,160

 

 

 

48

 

March 6, 2022

 

Employees

 

 

23,866

 

 

 

141

 

March 8, 2022

 

Directors

 

 

12,000

 

 

 

93

 

March 8, 2022

 

Employee

 

 

29,262

 

 

 

226

 

March 13, 2022

 

Directors

 

 

10,200

 

 

 

75

 

March 13, 2022

 

Employees

 

 

17,893

 

 

 

132

 

April 11, 2022

 

Employee

 

 

38,800

 

 

 

247

 

June 2, 2022

 

Directors

 

 

18,000

 

 

 

127

 

June 3, 2022

 

Directors

 

 

5,940

 

 

 

43

 

July 5, 2022

 

Employee

 

 

16,120

 

 

 

104

 

August 14, 2022

 

Directors

 

 

10,200

 

 

 

45

 

October 20, 2022

 

Employee

 

 

2,211

 

 

 

10

 

November 23, 2022

 

Employee

 

 

3,300

 

 

 

22

 

December 10, 2022

 

Employee

 

 

2,310

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

201,562

 

 

$

1,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date of Issue

 

Employees or
Director

 

Shares Issued

 

 

Value of
Shares Issued (in thousands)

 

January 1, 2021

 

Employee

 

 

3,300

 

 

$

20

 

March 6, 2021

 

Directors

 

 

7,920

 

 

 

47

 

March 6, 2021

 

Employees

 

 

24,923

 

 

 

148

 

March 8, 2021

 

Directors

 

 

12,000

 

 

 

93

 

March 8, 2021

 

Employee

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

15

 

March 13, 2021

 

Directors

 

 

18,060

 

 

 

133

 

March 13, 2021

 

Employees

 

 

17,680

 

 

 

130

 

June 3, 2021

 

Directors

 

 

5,940

 

 

 

43

 

August 14, 2021

 

Directors

 

 

9,900

 

 

 

44

 

September 1, 2021

 

Employee

 

 

16,500

 

 

 

93

 

October 20, 2021

 

Employee

 

 

2,211

 

 

 

10

 

December 10, 2021

 

Employee

 

 

3,630

 

 

 

17

 

December 31, 2021

 

Employee

 

 

2,640

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

126,704

 

 

$

808

 

 

 

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The Company purchased shares of Common Stock at various times from certain employees at the closing price on date of purchase. The stock was purchased from the employees to satisfy employees’ withholding tax obligations related to stock issuances described above. The following is a summary of common stock purchased during 2022 and 2021:

 

 

Date of Purchase

 

Shares
Purchased

 

 

Closing Price
on Date of
Purchase

 

March 6, 2022

 

 

6,035

 

 

$

8.06

 

March 8, 2022

 

 

7,395

 

 

7.82

 

March 13, 2022

 

 

3,924

 

 

7.71

 

April 11, 2022

 

 

12,300

 

 

7.39

 

July 5, 2022

 

 

4,725

 

 

6.27

 

December 10, 2022

 

 

656

 

 

4.49

 

 

 

 

35,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 6, 2021

 

 

2,779

 

 

$

7.43

 

March 8, 2021

 

 

692

 

 

 

7.73

 

March 13, 2021

 

 

2,712

 

 

 

8.29

 

December 10, 2021

 

 

1,124

 

 

 

6.99

 

 

 

 

7,307

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manitex International, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan

The total number of shares reserved for issuance is 779,717 shares however, this can be adjusted to reflect certain corporate transactions or changes in the Company’s capital structure. The Company’s employees and members of the board of directors who are not our employees or employees of our affiliates are eligible to participate in the plan. This plan is administered by a committee of the board comprised of members who are outside directors. The plan provides that the committee has the authority to, among other things, select plan participants, determine the type and number of awards, determine award terms, fix all other conditions of any awards, interpret the plan and any plan awards. Under the plan, the committee can grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares and performance units, except outside Directors may not be granted stock appreciation rights, performance shares and performance units. During any calendar year, participants are limited in the number of grants they may receive under the plan. In any year, an individual may not receive options for more than 15,000 shares, stock appreciation rights with respect to more than 20,000 shares, more than 20,000 shares of restricted stock and/or an award for more than 10,000 performance shares or restricted stock units or performance units. The plan requires that the exercise price for stock options and stock appreciation rights be not less than fair market value of the Company’s common stock on date of grant.

Restricted Stock Awards

The Company awarded a total of 226,000 and 177,800 restricted stock units to employees and directors during 2022 and 2021, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value of awards made in 2022 was $7.21 per share, compared to $7.48 at 2021. The restricted stock units are subject to the same conditions as the restricted stock awards except the restricted stock units will not have voting rights and the common stock will not be issued until the vesting criteria are satisfied.

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The following is a summary of restricted stock units that were awarded during 2022 and 2021:

 

2022 Grants

 

Vesting Date

 

Number of
Restricted
Stock Units

 

 

Closing Price on
Date of Grant

 

 

Value of
Restricted Stock
Units Issued

 

May 3, 2022

 

April 11, 2023 33,000 units;
 
April 11, 2024 33,000 units;
 
April 11, 2024 34,000 units

 

 

100,000

 

 

$

7.60

 

 

$

760

 

June 2, 2022

 

June 2, 2022 18,000 units;
 
June 2, 2023 18,000 units;
 
June 2, 2024 18,000 units

 

 

54,000

 

 

$

7.07

 

 

$

382

 

June 2, 2022

 

June 2, 2023 13,200 units;
 
June 2, 2024 13,200 units;
 
June 2, 2025 13,600 units

 

 

40,000

 

 

$

7.07

 

 

$

283

 

July 1, 2022

 

July 1, 2023 10,560 units;
 
July 1, 2024 10,560 units;
 
July 1, 2025 10,800 units

 

 

32,000

 

 

$

6.39

 

 

$

204

 

 

 

 

 

 

226,000

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,629

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021 Grants

 

Vesting Date

 

Number of
Restricted
Stock Units

 

 

Closing Price on
Date of Grant

 

 

Value of
Restricted Stock
Units Issued

 

March 8, 2021

 

March 8, 2021 12,000 units;
March 8, 2022 12,000 units;
March 8, 2023 12,000 units

 

 

36,000

 

 

$

7.73

 

 

$

278

 

March 8, 2021

 

March 8, 2021 2,000 units;
March 8, 2022, 30,294
March 8, 2023 30,294 units;
March 8, 2024 31,212 units

 

 

93,800

 

 

$

7.73

 

 

$

725

 

June 3, 2021

 

June 3, 2021 5,940 units;
June 3, 2022 5,940 units;
June 3, 2023 6,120 units

 

 

18,000

 

 

$

7.29

 

 

$

131

 

November 23, 2021

 

November 23, 2022 6,600 units;
November 23, 2023 6,600 units;
November 23, 2024 6,800 units

 

 

20,000

 

 

$

6.60

 

 

$

132

 

December 31, 2021

 

December 31, 2022 3,300 units;
December 31, 2023 3,300 units;
December 31, 2024 3,400 units

 

 

10,000

 

 

$

6.36

 

 

$

64

 

 

 

 

 

 

177,800

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,330

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following table contains information regarding restricted stock units for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively:

 

 

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Outstanding on January 1,

 

 

286,227

 

 

 

242,586

 

Units granted during period

 

 

226,000

 

 

 

177,800

 

Vested and issued

 

 

(166,527

)

 

 

(119,397

)

Vested—issued and repurchased for income tax withholding

 

 

(35,035

)

 

 

(7,307

)

Forfeited

 

 

(21,761

)

 

 

(7,455

)

Outstanding on December 31

 

 

288,904

 

 

 

286,227

 

 

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The value of the restricted stock is being charged to compensation expense over the vesting period. Compensation expense in 2022 and 2021 includes $1,254 and $1,025 related to restricted stock units, respectively. Compensation expense related to restricted stock units granted will be $769, $509 and $158 for 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively.

 

Restricted Stock Award with Market Conditions

 

On May 3, 2022, in connection with J. Michael Coffey’s appointment as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer as of April 11, 2022, he was granted 490,000 restricted stock units that vest upon attainment of certain stock price hurdles of the Company’s stock. The restricted stock units can only be received on an annual basis from the vesting start date. The fair value of the market conditions awards was $2.2 million calculated by using the Monte Carlo Simulation based on the average of 20,000 simulation runs. The requisite service period used was three years, expected volatility was 60% and the risk-free rate of return was 2.95%. The value of the market condition awards granted to Mr. Coffey is being charged to compensation expense over the requisite service period. Compensation cost for the award of share-based compensation is recognized over the derived service periods (the time from the service inception date to the expected date of satisfaction) of either 12 or 24 months depending on the particular tranche based on the median number of days it takes for the award to vest in scenarios where they meet their threshold. Compensation expense related to restricted stock units was $906 for the year ended December 31, 2022. Additional compensation expense related to Mr. Coffey’s restricted stock units will be $990 and $269 for 2023 and 2024, respectively.

 

Restricted Stock Award with Market and Performance Conditions

 

On May 3, 2022, in connection with his appointment, Mr. Coffey was also granted 100,000 restricted stock units that vest upon a change in control in which the per share consideration for the Company’s common stock exceeds $10.00. The fair value of the market and performance conditions award was $481, calculated by using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. The requisite service period used for the calculation was three years, expected volatility was 60% and the risk-free rate of return was 2.95%. The fair value of stock-based compensation for market and performance conditions will be recognized in the Company’s financial statements only if it is probable that the conditions will be satisfied.

Stock Options

 

On May 3, 2022, in connection with his appointment, Mr. Coffey was also granted 100,000 stock options with an exercise price of $4.13 per share. The options vest ratably on each of the first three anniversary dates of Mr. Coffey’s appointment date, subject to his continued service with the Company on each vesting date. Compensation expense related to the Company’s stock options was $185 and $31 for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Additional compensation expense related to Mr. Coffey’s options will be $159, $67 and $13 for the remainder of 2023, 2024 and 2025, respectively.

 

 

 

Grant date
5/3/22

 

Dividend yields

 

 

 

Expected volatility

 

 

55.0

%

Risk free interest rate

 

 

3.02

%

Expected life (in years)

 

 

6

 

Fair value of the option granted

 

$

4.13

 

 

 

Note 19. Transactions between the Company and Related Parties

In the course of conducting its business, the Company has entered into certain related party transactions.

C&M conducts business with RAM P&E LLC for the purposes of obtaining parts business as well as buying, selling and renting equipment. In 2022, less than $0.1 million was invoiced by Crane and Machinery, Inc. through government parts contracts awarded to RAM P&E LLC.

C&M is a distributor of Terex rough terrain and truck cranes. As such, C&M purchases cranes and parts from Terex.

PM is a manufacturer of cranes. PM sold cranes, parts, and accessories to Tadano Ltd. during 2022 and 2021.

 

Rabern rents heavy duty and light duty commercial construction equipment, mainly to commercial contractors on a short-term rental basis. Rabern sold a fixed asset to Steven Berner, the President of Rabern in April 2022, in connection with the Rabern acquisition.

 

In 2022, the Company became the lessee of four buildings from HTS Management LLC (“HTS”), an entity controlled by Mr. Berner, who is a key member of Rabern management. HTS operates as a holding company for property and as a single lessee leasing company

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for business use property for Rabern. HTS’s ongoing activities preceding and succeeding the Rabern acquisition relate to financing, purchasing, leasing and holding property leased to Rabern. Based on these activities, HTS would be subject to interest rate risk and real estate investment pricing risk related to holding the real estate as an investment. These risks represent the potential variability to be considered as passed to interest holders. Although we have a variable interest through our relationship with Mr. Berner, such variability is not passed on to Rabern in connection with the arrangement, and therefore Rabern is not the primary beneficiary of the VIE. Furthermore, all risks and benefits of the significant activities of HTS are passed to Mr. Berner directly and do not represent a direct or an indirect obligation for Rabern.

 

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had accounts payable with related parties as shown below:

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

December 31, 2021

 

 

 

Terex

 

$

60

 

 

$

23

 

 

 

Tadano

 

 

 

 

 

180

 

 

 

 

 

$

60

 

 

$

203

 

 

 

 

 

$

60

 

 

$

203

 

 

The following is a summary of the amounts attributable to certain related party transactions as described in the footnotes to the table, for the years ended December 31:

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Rent Paid

Rabern Facility

$

463

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tadano (2)

 

45

 

 

 

167

 

 

Terex (1)

 

166

 

 

 

43

 

 

RAM P&E (3)

 

37

 

 

 

122

 

 

Steven Berner (4)

 

80

 

 

 

 

Total Sales

 

$

328

 

 

$

332

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventory Purchases from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tadano (2)

 

225

 

 

 

303

 

 

Terex (1)

 

291

 

 

 

403

 

Total Inventory Purchases

 

$

516

 

 

$

706

 

 

 

 

(1)
Terex is a significant shareholder of the Company and conducts business with the Company in the ordinary course of business.
(2)
Tadano is a significant shareholder of the Company and conducts business with the Company in the ordinary course of business.
(3)
RAM P&E is owned by the Company’s Executive Chairman’s daughter.
(4)
The Company sold an automobile to Steven Berner, the President of Rabern, for approximately $80 in April 2022, in connection with the Rabern acquisition.

 

Note 20. Legal Proceedings and Other Contingencies

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings, including product liability, employment related issues, and workers’ compensation matters which have arisen in the normal course of operations. The Company has product liability insurance with self-insurance retention that range from $50 to $500.

When it is probable that a loss has been incurred and possible to make a reasonable estimate of the Company’s liability with respect to such matters, a provision is recorded for the amount of such estimate to estimate the amount within the range that is most likely to occur. Certain cases are at a preliminary stage, and it is not possible to estimate the amount or timing of any cost to the Company for these cases. However, the Company does not believe that these contingencies, in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the Company.

The Company has been named as a defendant in several multi-defendant asbestos related product liability lawsuits. In the remaining cases the plaintiff has, to date, not been able to establish any exposure by the plaintiff to the Company’s products. The Company is uninsured with respect to these claims but believes that it will not incur any material liability with respect to these claims.

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On May 5, 2011, Company entered into two separate settlement agreements with two plaintiffs. As of December 31, 2022, the Company has a remaining obligation under these agreements to pay the plaintiffs $855 without interest in 9 annual installments of $95 on or before May 22 of each year. The Company has recorded a liability for the net present value of the liability. The difference between the net present value and the total payment will be charged to interest expense over the payment period.

It is reasonably possible that the estimated reserve for product liability claims may change within the next 12 months. A change in estimate could occur if a case is settled for more or less than anticipated, or if additional information becomes known to the Company.

 

Legal Settlement

 

On October 19, 2022, the Company agreed to settle various claims made by Custom Truck One Source, L.P. (“Custom Truck”) in connection with the sale of our Load King business to Custom Truck in 2015. In connection with this settlement, the Company agreed to pay Custom Truck an aggregate sum of $2.9 million, payable in ten equal quarterly installments, without interest.

 

Romania Income Tax Audit

 

On October 25, 2022, the Romania Supreme Court rendered a final verdict in favor of the Company reducing the amount of the tax assessment in connection with the income tax audit for tax years 2012-2016. In addition, the Romania Supreme Court denied the Company’s petition for a mutual agreement procedure (MAP) declaring the Company will need to file a unilateral petition with Italy.

Note 21. Segment Information

 

The Company reports segment information based on the “management” approach. The management approach designates the internal reporting used by the Chief Executive Officer, who is also the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker, for making decisions about the allocation of resources and assessing performance as the source of the Company’s reportable operating segments.

 

The Company is a leading provider of engineered lifting solutions and equipment rentals. The Company operates in two business segments: the Lifting Equipment segment and the Rental Equipment segment.

 

Lifting Equipment Segment

 

The Lifting Equipment segment is a leading provider of engineered lifting solutions. The Company manufactures a comprehensive line of boom trucks, articulating cranes, truck cranes and sign cranes. The Company is also a manufacturer of specialized rough terrain cranes and material handling products. Through PM and Valla, two of the Company's Italian subsidiaries, the Company manufacturers truck- mounted hydraulic knuckle boom cranes and a full range of precision pick and carry industrial cranes using electric, diesel and hybrid power options.

 

Rental Equipment Segment

 

Through its recently acquired Rabern subsidiary, the Company’s Rental Equipment segment rents heavy duty and light duty commercial construction equipment, mainly to commercial contractors on a short-term rental basis. The Company also rents equipment to homeowners for do-it-yourself projects.

 

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The following is financial information for our two operating segments: Lifting Equipment and Rental Equipment:

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Net revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifting Equipment

 

$

252,652

 

 

$

211,539

 

Rental Equipment

 

 

21,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

273,854

 

 

$

211,539

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifting Equipment

 

$

1,191

 

 

$

(4,422

)

Rental Equipment

 

 

3,186

 

 

 

 

Total operating income (loss)

 

$

4,377

 

 

$

(4,422

)

Depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifting Equipment

 

$

1,731

 

 

$

2,061

 

Rental Equipment

 

 

4,818

 

 

 

 

Total depreciation

 

$

6,549

 

 

$

2,061

 

Amortization

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifting Equipment

 

$

2,605

 

 

$

2,282

 

Rental Equipment

 

 

261

 

 

 

 

Total amortization

 

$

2,866

 

 

$

2,282

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lifting Equipment

 

$

1,484

 

 

$

247

 

Rental Equipment

 

 

14,605

 

 

 

 

Total capital expenditures

 

$

16,089

 

 

$

247

 

 

 

 

Twelve Months Ended
December, 2022

 

 

Twelve Months Ended
December, 2021

 

 

 

Lifting
Equipment

 

 

Rental
Equipment

 

 

Total

 

 

Lifting
Equipment

 

 

Rental
Equipment

 

 

Total

 

Net sales by country

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

120,507

 

 

$

21,202

 

 

$

141,709

 

 

$

77,881

 

 

$

 

 

$

77,881

 

Italy

 

 

36,345

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,345

 

 

 

36,876

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,876

 

Canada

 

 

21,956

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,956

 

 

 

20,827

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,827

 

Chile

 

 

11,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,872

 

 

 

12,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,232

 

France

 

 

10,404

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,404

 

 

 

10,359

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,359

 

Other

 

 

51,568

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,568

 

 

 

53,364

 

 

 

 

 

 

53,364

 

Total

 

$

252,652

 

 

$

21,202

 

 

$

273,854

 

 

$

211,539

 

 

$

 

 

$

211,539

 

 

Note 22. Business Combination

On April 11, 2022, Manitex entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), with Rabern and Steven Berner. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company acquired a 70% membership interest in Rabern for approximately $26 million in cash plus assumed debt of $14 million, subject to the various adjustments, escrows and other provisions of the Purchase Agreement. The Rabern acquisition closed on April 11, 2022. A total of $1.5 million of the purchase price was held in escrow for various purposes, as described in the Purchase Agreement. Rabern is a construction equipment rental provider established in 1984 and primarily serves Northern Texas. The president and founder of Rabern, Steven Berner, retained a 30% ownership interest and continues to run the operation as a stand-alone division of the Company. The purchase price is subject to adjustments based on the final calculation of working capital and the net book value of the rental fleet as of the date of the acquisition. The Company financed the acquisition by borrowings on the Company’s line of credit and a term loan.

 

The acquisition of Rabern was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ASC 805, Business Combinations, which requires allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction. The preliminary fair value of the consideration transferred at the acquisition date was $40.5 million. Adjustments to the valuation of Rabern’s assets and liabilities may be materially different due to possible changes as the purchase price allocation is completed.

 

The financial results of Rabern beginning on April 11, 2022 are included in the Company's consolidated financial statements and are reported in the Rental Equipment segment for the period ended December 31, 2022. The amount of revenue and income from operations

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associated with the Rabern acquisition from the acquisition date to December 31, 2022 are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2022.

 

The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocations for the Rabern acquisition as of December 31, 2022:

 

Total purchase consideration:

 

 

 

   Consideration

 

$

25,900

 

   Revolving loan payoff

 

 

14,604

 

Net purchase consideration

 

 

40,504

 

Allocation of consideration to assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

 

 

 

Cash

 

 

2,975

 

Net working capital

 

 

2,886

 

Other current assets

 

 

419

 

Fixed assets

 

 

27,658

 

Customer relationships

 

 

4,500

 

Trade name and trademarks

 

 

1,200

 

Goodwill

 

 

12,850

 

Deferred tax liability

 

 

(2,521

)

Other current liabilities

 

 

(500

)

Total fair value of assets acquired

 

 

49,467

 

   Less: noncontrolling interests, net of taxes

 

 

8,963

 

Net assets acquired

 

 

40,504

 

 

 

The fair value of identifiable intangible assets is determined primarily using the relief from royalty approach and multi-period excess earnings method for trademarks and customer relationships, respectively. Fixed asset values were estimated using either the cost or market approach. Goodwill represents the amount by which the purchase price exceeds the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired. The Rabern acquisition was structured as a taxable purchase of 70% of a partnership interest whereby Manitex and Mr. Berner subsequently contributed their respective membership interests in Rabern to a newly formed Delaware corporation. The partnership will make an IRC Section 754 Election which will give Manitex Section 743(b) step-up in the tax basis in the partnership assets for its acquired membership interest.

 

 

The following table summarizes, on an unaudited pro forma basis, the combined results of operations of Rabern as though the acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2021. The pro forma amounts presented are not necessarily indicative of either the actual consolidated results had the acquisition occurred as of January 1, 2021 or of future consolidated operating results.

 

 

For the year ended December 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Net revenues

$

279,707

 

 

$

232,850

 

Loss before income taxes

 

(2,735

)

 

 

(3,301

)

Net income (loss)

 

(5,323

)

 

 

(4,888

)

Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of
   Manitex International, Inc.

 

(5,980

)

 

 

(5,032

)

Basic

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

(0.27

)

 

 

(0.25

)

Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of
   Manitex International, Inc.

 

(0.30

)

 

 

(0.25

)

Diluted

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

(0.27

)

 

 

(0.25

)

Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of
   Manitex International, Inc.

 

(0.30

)

 

 

(0.25

)

 

Pro forma results presented above primarily reflect the following adjustments:

 

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For the year ended December 31,

 

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Amortization

$

87

 

 

$

348

 

Depreciation

 

455

 

 

 

1,820

 

Interest expense

 

415

 

 

 

1,707

 

Transaction costs

 

2,236

 

 

 

2,236

 

Income tax benefit of above items

 

280

 

 

 

455

 

 

 

Note 24. Restructuring

 

On January 12, 2022, the Company announced a restructuring plan (the “Restructuring”) that resulted in the closure of its Badger facility in Winona, Minnesota. As part of the Restructuring, the Company intends to move the manufacturing of its straight mast boom cranes and aerial platforms produced in Winona, Minnesota, to its Georgetown, Texas, facility. The Restructuring is expected to be completed during 2023.

 

The following is a summary of the Company's restructuring activities as of December 31, 2022:

 

 

 

For the Year Ended December 31

 

 

 

2022

 

Balance at beginning of period

 

$

 

 Restructuring expense

 

 

61

 

Balance at end of period

 

$

61

 

 

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $0.1 million classified as assets held for sale in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These amounts relate to machinery & equipment in Winona, Minnesota, that are held for sale in connection with the Restructuring. The land and building were sold during April 2022 for approximately $1.8 million.

 

The Company recorded a one-time pre-tax charge of $3.6 million related to inventory write-downs, impairment of fixed assets, and impairment of intangible assets in the fourth quarter of 2021.

 

 

 

Note 25. Subsequent Events

On January 25, 2023, the maturity date for both the Company's $40 million and $30 million revolving credit facilities were extended to April 11, 2025. The facilities originally provided for a maturity on April 11, 2024.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

With the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) and under the supervision of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act, as of December 31, 2022. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures, as of December 31, 2022, were effective and provided reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of its financial reporting and the preparation of its financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and includes those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Under the supervision of and with the participation of management, the Company conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on this evaluation, our management concluded that we maintained effective internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022.

Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, has been audited by Grant Thornton LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

The Company's management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f). During the fourth quarter of 2022 , the Company made no changes that have materially affected, or that are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS

Not applicable.

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PART III

Certain information required by Part III is omitted from this Form 10-K as the Company intends to file with the SEC its definitive Proxy Statement for its 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2023 Proxy Statement”) pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, not later than 120 days after December 31, 2022.

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information under the headings “Nominees to Serve Until the 2024 Annual Meeting,” “Executive Officers of the Company who are not also Directors,” “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports,” “Committee on Directors and Board Governance,” and “Audit Committee” in our 2023 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Code of Ethics

The Company has adopted a code of ethics applicable to our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, in accordance with Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the rules of the SEC promulgated thereunder, and the NASDAQ rules. The code of ethics also applies to all employees of the Company as well as the Board of Directors. In the event that any changes are made or any waivers from the provisions of the code of ethics are made, these events would be disclosed on the Company’s website or in a report on Form 8-K within four business days of such event. The code of ethics is posted on our website at www.manitexinternational.com. Copies of the code of ethics will be provided free of charge upon written request directed to Investor Relations, Manitex International, Inc., 9725 Industrial Drive, Bridgeview, Illinois 60455.

 

 

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information under the headings “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation,” “Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation,” “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Executive Compensation” and “Director Compensation” in our 2023 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information under the headings “Equity Compensation Plan Information” and “Principal Stockholders” in our 2023 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

The information under the headings “Transactions with Related Persons,” “Corporate Governance,” “Compensation Committee,” and “Audit Committee” in our 2023 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information under the heading “Audit Committee” in our 2023 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

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PART IV

 

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)
The following documents are filed as part of this Report:
(1)
Financial Statements

See Index to Financial Statements on page 25

(2)
Supplemental Schedules

None.

All schedules have been omitted because the required information is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedules, or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

(b)
Exhibits

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

  2.1

 

 

Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2022, by and among Rabern Rentals, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Steven Berner and Manitex International, Inc., a Michigan corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K filed on April 13, 2022).

 

 

 

 

  3.1

 

 

Articles of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 13, 2008) (File No. 001-32401).

 

 

 

 

  3.2

 

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Veri-Tek International, Corp. (now known as Manitex International, Inc.), as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 27, 2008) (File No. 001-32401).

 

 

 

 

  4.1

 

 

Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Manitex International, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 25, 2009) (File No. 001-32401).

 

 

 

 

  4.2

 

 

Rights Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2008, between Manitex International, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 21, 2008) (File No. 001-32401).

 

 

 

 

  4.3

 

 

Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 24, 2018, to Rights Agreement, dated October 17, 2008, by and between Manitex International, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 31, 2018).

 

 

 

 

  4.4

 

 

Amendment No. 2, dated as of October 2, 2018, to Rights Agreement, dated October 17, 2008, by and between Manitex International, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2018).

 

 

 

 

  4.5

 

 

Third Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of September 19, 2022, by and between the Company and American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC, as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 20, 2022).

 

 

 

 

 4.6

 

 

Description of Registrant's securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 10, 2020) (File No. 001-32401).

 

 

 

 

10.1

*

 

Employment Agreement, dated December 12, 2012, between Manitex International, Inc. and David J. Langevin (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-k filed on December 17, 2012) (File No. 001-32401).

 

 

 

 

10.2

 

 

Lease dated April 17, 2006 between Krislee-Texas, LLC and Manitex, Inc. for facility located in Georgetown, Texas (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 13, 2007) (File No. 001-32401).

 

 

 

 

10.3

 

 

Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2016, by and among The PrivateBank and Trust Company, as administrative agent and sole lead arranger, Manitex International, Inc., Manitex Inc., Manitex Sabre, Inc., Badger Equipment Company, Crane and Machinery, Inc., Crane and Machinery Leasing, Inc., Liftking, Inc. and Manitex, LLC (as the US Borrowers) and Manitex Liftking, ULC (as the Canadian Borrower) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 25, 2016).


 

10.4

 

 

First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2016, by and among Manitex International, Inc., Manitex Inc., Manitex Sabre, Inc., Badger Equipment Company, Crane and Machinery, Inc., Crane and Machinery Leasing, Inc., Liftking, Inc., Manitex, LLC and Manitex Liftking, ULC, The Private Bank and Trust Company and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 9, 2016).

 

 

 

 

10.5

 

 

Consent and Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2016, by and among Manitex International, Inc., Manitex Inc., Manitex Sabre, Inc., Badger Equipment Company, Crane and Machinery, Inc., Crane and Machinery Leasing, Inc., Liftking, Inc. and Manitex, LLC, The Private Bank and Trust Company and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 3, 2016).

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Exhibit No.

 

 

Description

 

 

 

 

10.6

 

 

Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2016, by and among Manitex International, Inc., Manitex Inc., Manitex Sabre, Inc., Badger Equipment Company, Crane and Machinery, Inc., Crane and Machinery Leasing, Inc., and Manitex, LLC, The Private Bank and Trust Company and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report on Form 10-Q filed November 9, 2016).

 

 

 

 

10.7

 

 

Fourth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of February 10, 2017, by and among Manitex International, Inc., Manitex Inc., Manitex Sabre, Inc., Badger Equipment Company, Crane and Machinery, Inc., Crane and Machinery Leasing, Inc., and Manitex, LLC, The Private Bank and Trust Company and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 10, 2017).

 

 

 

 

10.8

 

 

Fifth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2017, by and among Manitex International, Inc., Manitex Inc., Manitex Sabre, Inc., Badger Equipment Company, Crane and Machinery, Inc., Crane and Machinery Leasing, Inc. and Manitex LLC, The Private Bank and Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 4, 2017.

 

 

 

 

10.7

 

 

Sixth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2018, by and among Manitex International, Inc., Manitex Inc., Manitex Sabre, Inc., Badger Equipment Company, Crane and Machinery, Inc., Crane and Machinery Leasing, Inc., and Manitex, LLC, CIBC Bank USA (f/k/a The PrivateBank and Trust Company) and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 14, 2018).

 

 

 

 

10.8

 

 

Seventh Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 23, 2018, by and among Manitex International, Inc., Manitex Inc., Manitex Sabre, Inc., Badger Equipment Company, Crane and Machinery, Inc., Crane and Machinery Leasing, Inc., and Manitex, LLC, CIBC Bank USA (f/k/a The PrivateBank and Trust Company) and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 26, 2018)

 

 

 

 

10.9

 

 

Eighth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2019, by and among Manitex International, Inc., Manitex Inc., Manitex Sabre, Inc., Badger Equipment Company, Crane and Machinery, Inc., Crane and Machinery Leasing, Inc., Manitex, LLC, and CIBC Bank USA (f/k/a The PrivateBank and Trust Company) and the lenders party thereto. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 2, 2019)

 

 

 

 

10.10

 

 

Ninth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2020, by and among Manitex International, Inc., Manitex Inc., Manitex Sabre, Inc., Badger Equipment Company, Crane and Machinery, Inc., Crane and Machinery Leasing, Inc., Manitex, LLC, and CIBC Bank USA (f/k/a The PrivateBank and Trust Company) and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2020).

 

 

 

 

10.11

 

 

Tenth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2021, by and among Manitex International, Inc., Manitex Inc., Manitex Sabre, Inc., Badger Equipment Company, Crane and Machinery, Inc., Crane and Machinery Leasing, Inc., Manitex, LLC, and CIBC Bank USA (f/k/a The PrivateBank and Trust Company) and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 6, 2021).

 

 

 

 

10.12

 

 

Investment Agreement, dated July 21, 2014, between Manitex International, Inc., IPEF III Holdings n° 11 S.A and Columna Holdings Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 25, 2014).

 

 

 

 

10.13

 

 

Debt Assignment Agreements, dated July 21, 2014, between Manitex International, Inc. and Banca Popolare del’Emilia Romagna S.C. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 25, 2014).

 

 

 

 

10.14

 

 

Debt Assignment Agreements, dated July 21, 2014, between Manitex International, Inc. and Unicredit S.P.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 25, 2014).

 

 

 

 

10.15

*

 

Option Agreement, dated July 21, 2014, by and between Manitex International, Inc. and Banca Popolare del’Emilia Romagna S.C. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 25, 2014).

 

 

 

 

10.16

*

 

Commitment Letter dated July 21, 2014 the Company and PM Group (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 25, 2014).

 

 

 

 

10.17

*

 

Manitex International, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2019).

 

 

 

 

10.18

 

 

First Amendment to the Manitex International, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 4, 2020).

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit No.

 

 

Description

10.19

 

 

Amendment to Employment Agreement, effective as of September 1, 2019, between Manitex International, Inc. and David J. Langevin (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 22, 2019).

 

 

 

 

10.20

 

 

Employment Agreement, effective as of October 20, 2020, between Manitex International, Inc. and Joseph Doolan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 5, 2020).

 

 

 

 

10.21

 

 

Commercial Credit Agreement, dated as of April 11, 2022, by and among Manitex International, Inc., Manitex, Inc., Manitex, LLC, Crane and Machinery, Inc., Crane and Machinery Leasing, Inc., Manitex Sabre Inc., Badger Equipment Company, Rabern Holdco, Inc. and Rabern Rentals, LLC, and Amarillo National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on April 13, 2022).

 

 

 

 

 

10.22

*

 

Employment Agreement, effective as of April 11, 2022, between Manitex International, Inc. and J. Michael Coffey (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed on April 13, 2022).

 

 

 

 

10.23

 

 

Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement between Manitex International, Inc. and J. Michael Coffey, dated May 3, 2022 (Service-Based Vesting) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form S-8 filed on June 3, 2022).

 

 

 

 

10.24

 

 

Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement between Manitex International, Inc. and J. Michael Coffey, dated May 3, 2022 (Stock Price-Based Vesting) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form S-8 filed on June 3, 2022).

 

 

 

 

10.25

 

 

Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement between Manitex International, Inc. and J. Michael Coffey, dated May 3, 2022 (Change In Control-Based Vesting) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Form S-8 filed on June 3, 2022).

 

 

 

 

10.26

 

 

Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement between Manitex International, Inc. and J. Michael Coffey, dated May 3, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Form S-8 filed on June 3, 2022).

 

 

 

 

21.1

(1)

 

Subsidiaries of Manitex International, Inc.

 

 

 

 

23.2

(1)

 

Consent of Grant Thornton LLP

 

 

 

 

24.1

(1)

 

Power of Attorney (included on signature page).

 

 

 

 

31.1

(1)

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

 

 

31.2

(2)

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

 

 

32.1

(1)

 

Certification by Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350.

 

 

 

 

101

(1)

 

The following financial information from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, formatted in Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Loss, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

 

104

(1)

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

 

* Denotes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

(1)
Filed herewith.
(2)
Furnished herewith.
(c)
Financial Statement Schedules

 

ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

 

None.

 

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SCHEDULE II- VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES

 

 

 

Balance
Beginning
of Year

 

 

Charges
to
Earnings

 

 

Other

 

 

Deductions (2)

 

 

Balance
End of
Year

 

Year ended December 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deducted from asset accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

$

2,432

 

 

$

220

 

 

$

56

 

(1)

$

(760

)

 

$

1,948

 

Reserve for inventory

 

 

9,894

 

 

 

1,540

 

 

 

126

 

(1)

 

(3,589

)

 

 

7,971

 

Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets

 

 

11,676

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

159

 

 

 

(897

)

 

 

10,938

 

Totals

 

$

24,002

 

 

$

1,760

 

 

$

341

 

 

$

(5,246

)

 

$

20,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deducted from asset accounts:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allowance for credit losses

 

$

2,580

 

 

$

156

 

 

$

(208

)

(1)

$

(96

)

 

$

2,432

 

Reserve for inventory

 

 

8,451

 

 

 

3,813

 

(3)

 

(174

)

(1)

 

(2,196

)

 

 

9,894

 

Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets

 

 

9,694

 

 

 

2,529

 

 

 

(167

)

 

 

(380

)

 

 

11,676

 

Totals

 

$

20,725

 

 

$

6,498

 

 

$

(549

)

 

$

(2,672

)

 

$

24,002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)
Primarily represents the impact of foreign currency exchange, business acquisitions and other amounts recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

 

(2)
Primarily represents the utilization of established reserves, net of recoveries.

 

 

(3)
Includes approximately $3.2 million of inventory write-downs related to Badger restructuring plan.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

Dated: March 8, 2023

 

MANITEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ JOSEPH. DOOLAN

 

 

Joseph Doolan,

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(On behalf of the Registrant and as

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoint David J. Langevin his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with Exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

/s/ DAVID J. LANGEVIN

 

March 8, 2023

 

David J. Langevin,





 

Executive Chairman and Director

 

 

 







 

/s/ MICHAEL COFFEY



March 8, 2023

 

Michael Coffey,







Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 





/s/ JOSEPH DOOLAN

 

March 8, 2023

 

Joseph Doolan,







Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

 





/s/ RONALD M. CLARK

 

March 8, 2023

 

Ronald M. Clark,







Director

 

 

 





/s/ ROBERT S. GIGLIOTTI

 

March 8, 2023

 

Robert S. Gigliotti,







Director

 

 

 





/s/ TAKASHI KISO

 

March 8, 2023

 

Takashi Kiso,



 

 

Director

 

 

 





/s/ FREDERICK B. KNOX

 

March 8, 2023

 

Frederick B. Knox,







Director

 

 

 





/s/ MARVIN B. ROSENBERG

 

March 8, 2023

 

Marvin B. Rosenberg,







Director

 













/s/ STEPHEN J. TOBER



March 8, 2023

 

Stephen J. Tober,







Director

 

 

 

 

 

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