STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP/DE/ - Quarter Report: 2021 March (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 1-7233

STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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

Delaware

31-0596149

(State of incorporation)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

23 KEEWAYDIN DRIVE, Salem, New Hampshire	03079
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(603) 893-9701

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $1.50 Per Share	SXI	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, 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 is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES ☐ NO ☒

The number of shares of Registrant's Common Stock outstanding on May 5, 2021 was 12,261,096.

STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

INDEX

		Page No.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Item 1.

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020 (unaudited)	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)	4

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)	5

	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)	6

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited)	8

	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	9

Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	27

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	38

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	39

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION:

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	40

Item 6.	Exhibits	41

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1

STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)	*March 31, 2021*			*June 30, 2020*
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	118,040		$	118,809
Accounts receivable, less allowance for credit losses of $2,440 and $2,113 at March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020, respectively		107,960			98,157
Inventories		90,868			85,031
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		22,647			18,870
Income taxes receivable		11,279			8,194
Current Assets - Discontinued Operations		-			2,936
Total current assets		350,794			331,997
Property, plant, and equipment, net		129,725			132,533
Intangible assets, net		102,064			106,412
Goodwill		277,902			271,221
Deferred tax asset		16,941			17,322
Operating lease right-of-use asset		39,303			44,788
Other non-current assets		29,609			26,605
Total non-current assets		595,544			598,881
Total assets	$	946,338		$	930,878

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	66,619		$	54,910
Accrued liabilities		59,664			59,929
Income taxes payable		5,658			7,428
Current liabilities-Discontinued Operations		-			610
Total current liabilities		131,941			122,877
Long-term debt		200,117			199,150
Operating lease long-term liabilities		30,488			36,293
Accrued pension and other non-current liabilities		101,139			110,926
Total non-current liabilities		331,744			346,369

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 17)		-			-

Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $1.50 per share, 60,000,000 shares authorized, 27,984,278 issued, 12,091,579 and 12,235,786 outstanding at March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020		41,976			41,976
Additional paid-in capital		77,978			72,752
Retained earnings		841,491			827,656
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(131,043	)		(147,659	)
Treasury shares: 15,892,699 shares at March 31, 2021 and 15,748,492 shares at June 30, 2020		(347,749	)		(333,093	)
Total stockholders' equity		482,653			461,632
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	946,338		$	930,878

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

	*Three Months Ended*						*Nine Months Ended*
	*March 31,*						*March 31,*
(In thousands, except per share data)	*2021*			*2020*			*2021*			*2020*
Net sales	$	172,216		$	155,474		$	479,797		$	465,150
Cost of sales		109,516			102,959			304,344			296,613
Gross profit		62,700			52,515			175,453			168,537
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		41,689			34,893			120,758			113,697
Loss on sale of business		14,624			-			14,624			-
Acquisition related costs		255			120			850			1,650
Restructuring costs		482			593			2,478			2,792
Total operating expenses		57,050			35,606			138,710			118,139
Income from operations		5,650			16,909			36,743			50,398
Interest expense		1,317			1,774			4,403			5,820
Other non-operating (income) expense		306			(238	)		73			(566	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		4,027			15,373			32,267			45,144
Provision for income taxes		2,269			3,321			8,155			10,229
Net income from continuing operations		1,758			12,052			24,112			34,915
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		(331	)		(18,375	)		(1,588	)		(16,562	)
Net income (loss)	$	1,427		$	(6,323	)	$	22,524		$	18,353

Basic earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	0.14		$	0.98		$	1.98		$	2.83
Discontinued operations		(0.03	)		(1.49	)		(0.13	)		(1.34	)
Total	$	0.11		$	(0.51	)	$	1.85		$	1.49
Diluted earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations	$	0.14		$	0.97		$	1.97		$	2.81
Discontinued operations		(0.03	)		(1.48	)		(0.13	)		(1.33	)
Total	$	0.11		$	(0.51	)	$	1.84		$	1.48

Weighted average number of shares:
Basic		12,136			12,337			12,185			12,348
Diluted		12,253			12,397			12,267			12,413

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	*Three Months Ended*						*Nine Months Ended*
	*March 31,*						*March 31,*
(In thousands)	*2021*			*2020*			*2021*			*2020*
Net income (loss)	$	1,427		$	(6,323	)	$	22,524		$	18,353
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Defined benefit pension plans:
Actuarial gains (losses) and other changes in unrecognized costs	$	37		$	278		$	(436	)	$	273
Amortization of unrecognized costs		1,677			1,441			5,012			4,315
Derivative instruments:
Change in unrealized gains (losses)		3,747			(1,595	)		3,532			(1,832	)
Amortization of unrealized gains (losses) into interest expense		64			(2,110	)		1,185			(2,129	)
Foreign currency translation gains (losses)		(11,299	)		(4,691	)		9,301			(5,860	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before tax	$	(5,774	)	$	(6,677	)	$	18,594		$	(5,233	)

Income tax provision (benefit):
Defined benefit pension plans:
Actuarial gains (losses) and other changes in unrecognized costs	$	(15	)	$	(50	)	$	85		$	(28	)
Amortization of unrecognized costs		(402	)		(348	)		(1,202	)		(1,041	)
Derivative instruments:
Change in unrealized gains (losses)		(562	)		588			(443	)		697
Amortization of unrealized gains (losses) into interest expense		(141	)		(25	)		(418	)		(33	)
Income tax provision (benefit) to other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(1,120	)	$	165		$	(1,978	)	$	(405	)

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(6,894	)		(6,512	)		16,616			(5,638	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(5,467	)	$	(12,835	)	$	39,140		$	12,715

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity

Standex International Corporation and Subsidiaries

									*Accumulated Other*
			*Additional*						*Comprehensive*									*Total*
For the Nine month period ended March 31, 2021	*Common*		*Paid-in*			*Retained*			*Income*			*Treasury Stock*						*Stockholders’*
(in thousands, except as specified)	*Stock*		*Capital*			*Earnings*			*(Loss)*			*Shares*			*Amount*			*Equity*
Balance, June 30, 2020	$	41,976	$	72,752		$	827,656		$	(147,659	)		15,748		$	(333,093	)	$	461,632
Stock issued under incentive compensation plans and employee purchase plans		-		(432	)		-			-			(72	)		1,549			1,117
Stock-based compensation		-		5,658			-			-			-			-			5,658
Treasury stock acquired		-		-			-			-			217			(16,205	)		(16,205	)
Comprehensive income:
Net income		-		-			22,524			-			-			-			22,524
Foreign currency translation adjustment		-		-			-			9,301			-			-			9,301
Pension, net of tax of $1.1 million		-		-			-			3,459			-			-			3,459
Change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax of $0.9 million		-		-			-			3,856			-			-			3,856
Dividends declared ($0.70 per share)		-		-			(8,689	)		-			-			-			(8,689	)
Balance, March 31, 2021	$	41,976	$	77,978		$	841,491		$	(131,043	)		15,893		$	(347,749	)	$	482,653

For the Nine month period ended March 31, 2020
(in thousands, except as specified)
Balance, June 30, 2019	$	41,976	$	65,515		$	818,282		$	(137,278	)		15,650		$	(324,182	)	$	464,313
Stock issued under incentive compensation plans and employee purchase plans		-		110			-			-			(71	)		1,468			1,578
Stock-based compensation		-		5,285			-			-			-			-			5,285
Treasury stock acquired		-		-			-			-			142			(9,008	)		(9,008	)
Adoption of ASC 606		-		-			(55	)		-			-			-			(55	)
Comprehensive income:																			-
Net income		-		-			18,353			-			-			-			18,353
Foreign currency translation adjustment		-		-			-			(5,860	)		-			-			(5,860	)
Pension, net of tax of $1.1 million		-		-			-			3,519			-			-			3,519
Change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax of $0.7 million		-		-			-			(3,297	)		-			-			(3,297	)
Dividends declared ($0.64 per share)		-		-			(8,024	)		-			-			-			(8,024	)
Balance, March 31, 2020	$	41,976	$	70,910		$	828,556		$	(142,916	)		15,721		$	(331,722	)	$	466,804

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity

Standex International Corporation and Subsidiaries

								*Accumulated Other*
			*Additional*					*Comprehensive*									*Total*
For the Three month period ended March 31, 2021	*Common*		*Paid-in*		*Retained*			*Income*			*Treasury Stock*						*Stockholders’*
(in thousands, except as specified)	*Stock*		*Capital*		*Earnings*			*(Loss)*			*Shares*			*Amount*			*Equity*
Balance, December 31, 2020	$	41,976	$	76,548	$	843,038		$	(124,149	)		15,803		$	(339,223	)	$	498,190
Stock issued under incentive compensation plans and employee purchase plans		-		60		-			-			(4	)		86			146
Stock-based compensation		-		1,370		-			-			-			-			1,370
Treasury stock acquired		-		-		-			-			94			(8,612	)		(8,612	)
Comprehensive income:
Net income		-		-		1,427			-			-			-			1,427
Foreign currency translation adjustment		-		-		-			(11,299	)		-			-			(11,299	)
Pension, net of tax of $0.4 million		-		-		-			1,297			-			-			1,297
Change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax of $0.7 million		-		-		-			3,108			-			-			3,108
Dividends declared ($0.24 per share)		-		-		(2,974	)		-			-			-			(2,974	)
Balance, March 31, 2021	$	41,976	$	77,978	$	841,491		$	(131,043	)		15,893		$	(347,749	)	$	482,653

For the Three month period ended March 31, 2020
(in thousands, except as specified)
Balance, December 31, 2019	$	41,976	$	70,206	$	837,698		$	(136,404	)		15,602		$	(323,872	)	$	489,604
Stock issued under incentive compensation plans and employee purchase plans		-		238		-			-			(10	)		212			450
Stock-based compensation		-		466		-			-			-			-			466
Treasury stock acquired		-		-		-			-			129			(8,062	)		(8,062	)
Adoption of ASC 606		-		-		(55	)		-			-			-			(55	)
Comprehensive income:
Net income (loss)		-		-		(6,323	)		-			-			-			(6,323	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		-		-		-			(4,691	)		-			-			(4,691	)
Pension, net of tax of $0.3 million		-		-		-			1,321			-			-			1,321
Change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax of $0.3 million		-		-		-			(3,142	)		-			-			(3,142	)
Dividends declared ($0.22 per share)		-		-		(2,764	)		-			-			-			(2,764	)
Balance, March 31, 2020	$	41,976	$	70,910	$	828,556		$	(142,916	)		15,721		$	(331,722	)	$	466,804

STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

	*Nine Months Ended*
	*March 31,*
(In thousands)	*2021*			*2020*
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	22,524		$	18,353
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		(1,588	)		(16,562	)
Income from continuing operations		24,112			34,915
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		24,843			24,301
Stock-based compensation		5,658			5,285
Non-cash portion of restructuring charge		(538	)		(87	)
Life insurance benefit		-			(1,302	)
Loss on sale of business		14,624			-
Contributions to defined benefit plans		(7,962	)		(3,454	)
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities		(11,399	)		(30,168	)
Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations		49,338			29,490
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities - discontinued operations		2,225			(3,559	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		51,563			25,931
Cash flows from investing activities
Expenditures for property, plant, and equipment		(15,612	)		(15,806	)
Expenditures for acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(27,406	)		-
Proceeds from sale of business		11,678			-
Other investing activity		(1,449	)		1,515
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities - continuing operations		(32,789	)		(14,291	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities - discontinued operations		-			9,414
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(32,789	)		(4,877	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings on revolving credit facility		17,000			106,500
Payments of revolving credit facility		(17,000	)		(92,300	)
Contingent consideration payment		-			(872	)
Activity under share-based payment plans		1,117			1,577
Purchases of treasury stock		(16,205	)		(9,008	)
Cash dividends paid		(8,547	)		(7,911	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(23,635	)		(2,014	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		4,092			(2,888	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(769	)		16,152
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		118,809			93,145
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	118,040		$	109,297

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest	$	3,754		$	5,028
Income taxes, net of refunds	$	5,466		$	16,194

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1) Management Statement

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the cash flows for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 and the financial position of Standex International Corporation (“Standex”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), at March 31, 2021. The interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The following unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations, although the company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes do not contain information which would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the audited annual consolidated financial statements and notes for the year ended June 30, 2020. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2020 was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The financial statements contained herein should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report on Form 10-K and in particular the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2020. Unless otherwise noted, references to years are to the Company’s fiscal years.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. In pursuing our business strategy, we have divested certain businesses and recorded activities of some of these businesses as discontinued operations. During the third quarter of 2020, the Company decided to divest its Refrigerated Solutions Group which consisted of two operating segments in order to focus its financial assets and managerial resources on its remaining portfolio of businesses. Results of the Refrigerated Solutions Group in prior periods have been classified as discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and excluded from the results of continuing operations. In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020, the Company reviewed the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of its remaining businesses and determined that it has seven operating segments that aggregate to five reportable segments. Please refer to Note 18 Industry Segment Information for further information regarding reportable segments. All periods presented have been revised to reflect the new reportable segments.

The estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements have considered the implications on the Company as a result of the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and its related economic impacts. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is heightened volatility and uncertainty in customer demand and the worldwide economy. However, the magnitude of such impact on the Company’s business and its duration is uncertain. The Company is not aware of any specific event or circumstance that would require an update to its estimates or adjustments to the carrying value of its assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2021 and the issuance date of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

The Company considers events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued to provide additional evidence relative to certain estimates or to identify matters that require additional disclosure. We evaluated subsequent events through the date and time our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were issued.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The ASU provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contract modifications and hedging relationships, subject to meeting certain criteria, that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. In January 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-01, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). The amendments in this update clarify that certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition. ASU 2020-04 is effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company adopted ASU 2020-04 and ASU 2021-01 in fiscal year 2021. The adoption did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which modifies the measurement approach for credit losses on financial assets measured on an amortized cost basis from an “incurred loss” method to “an expected loss” method. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses. ASU 2019-11 is an accounting pronouncement that amends ASU 2016-13. This amendment provides clarity and improves the codification to ASU 2016-13. The pronouncements are concurrently effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods therein. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 in fiscal year 2021. The adoption did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

As a result of the adoption of ASU 2016-13, the Company has updated its critical accounting policy related to trade account receivables and allowances for credit losses as of September 30, 2020 from what was previously disclosed in its audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2020 as follows:

All trade account receivables are reported net of allowances for expected credit losses. The allowances for expected credit losses represent management’s best estimate of the credit losses expected from our trade account receivables over the life of the underlying assets. Assets with similar risk characteristics are pooled together for determination of their current expected credit losses. The Company regularly performs detailed reviews of its pooled assets to evaluate the collectability of receivables based on a combination of past, current, and future financial and qualitative factors that may affect customers’ ability to pay. In circumstances where the Company is aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations, a specific reserve is recorded against amounts due to reduce the recognized receivable to the amount reasonably expected to be collected.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20). The amendments in ASU 2018-14 remove, modify and add various disclosure requirements around the topic in order to clarify and improve the cost-benefit nature of disclosures. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods with those reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2020 with early adoption permitted. The amendments must be applied on a retrospective basis for all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this ASU will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

2) Acquisitions

The Company’s recent acquisitions are strategically significant to the future growth prospects of the Company. At the time of the acquisition and March 31, 2021, the Company evaluated the significance of each acquisition on a standalone basis and in aggregate, considering both qualitative and quantitative factors.

Renco Electronics

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, the Company acquired Renco Electronics, a designer and manufacturer of customized standard magnetics components and products including transformers, inductors, chokes and coils for power and RF applications. Renco’s end markets and customer base in areas such as consumer and industrial applications are highly complementary to our existing business with the potential to further expand key account relationships and capitalize on cross selling opportunities between the two companies. Renco operates one manufacturing facility in Florida and is supported by contract manufacturers in Asia. Renco’s results are reported within our Electronics segment.

The Company paid $27.4 million in cash for all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Renco Electronics. The preliminary purchase price was allocated to the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on a preliminary estimate of their fair values on the closing date. The Company has commenced a formal valuation of the acquired assets and liabilities and has updated the preliminary intangible assets based on the preliminary valuation results. Goodwill recorded from this transaction is attributable to Renco’s significant engineering and technical expertise in end markets supported by strong engineer-to-engineer relationships. In addition, Renco’s end markets and customer base in areas such as consumer and industrial are highly complementary to the Company’s existing business.

Intangible assets of $10.4 million are preliminarily recorded, consisting primarily of $3.6 million for indefinite lived trademarks, and $6.8 million of customer relationships to be amortized over 12 years. The Company’s assigned fair values are preliminary as of March 31, 2021 until such time as the valuation can be finalized. The goodwill of $14.0 million created by the transaction is deductible for income tax purposes.

In connection with the acquisition, the Company entered into two lease arrangements and recorded right-of-use assets and short-term and long-term liabilities at inception. The Company signed a new lease agreement with a related party, an entity in which the Renco Electronics President is a shareholder, on July 15, 2020. The lease is for three years and is subject to renewal, at the Company’s option under similar terms and conditions. The Company recorded a fair value adjustment of $0.1 million in connection with this lease, which is included in other acquired assets in the table below.

At the inception of an arrangement, the Company determines whether the arrangement is or contains a lease based on the unique facts and circumstances present in the arrangement. Leases with a term greater than one year are recognized on the balance sheet as right-of-use assets and short-term and long-term lease liabilities, as applicable. The Company recorded right of use assets of $3.3 million, current lease liabilities of $1.8 million and non-current lease liabilities of $1.5 million, related to two operating leases in connection with the acquisition of Renco. Renco does not have material financing leases.

Please refer to Note 4 Fair Value Measurements for further information about the valuation of the $3.0 million contingent consideration liability.

The components of the fair value of the Renco Electronics acquisition, including the preliminary allocation of the purchase price at March 31, 2021, are as follows (in thousands):

	*Preliminary Allocation September 30, 2020*			*Adjustments*			*Adjusted Preliminary Allocation March 31, 2021*
Fair value of business combination:
Cash payments	$	29,530		$	83		$	29,613
Less, cash acquired		(2,132	)		(75	)		(2,207	)
Fair value of contingent consideration		3,000			-			3,000
Total	$	30,398		$	8		$	30,406

	*Preliminary Allocation September 30, 2020*			*Adjustments*			*Adjusted Preliminary Allocation March 31, 2021*
Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Other acquired assets	$	4,762		$	(240	)	$	4,522
Inventories		5,446			-			5,446
Property, plant, & equipment		-			410			410
Identifiable intangible assets		10,400			-			10,400
Goodwill		14,153			(162	)		13,991
Debt assumed		(712	)		-			(712	)
Liabilities assumed		(3,651	)		-			(3,651	)
Total	$	30,398		$	8		$	30,406

Acquisition-Related Costs

Acquisition-related costs include costs related to acquired businesses and other pending acquisitions. These costs consist of (i) deferred compensation and (ii) acquisition-related professional service fees and expenses, including financial advisory, legal, accounting, and other outside services incurred in connection with acquisition activities, and regulatory matters related to acquired entities. These costs do not include purchase accounting expenses, which we define as acquired backlog and the step-up of inventory to fair value, or the amortization of the acquired intangible assets.

Contingent consideration payable to the seller of Horizon Scientific is based on continued employment of the seller on the second and third anniversary of the closing date of the acquisition. The Company was contractually obligated to pay contingent consideration payments in connection with the Horizon Scientific acquisition based on the criteria of continued employment of the seller on the second and third anniversary of the closing date of the acquisition. The seller of Horizon remained employed on the second and third anniversaries of the closing date and payments were made to the seller in the second quarters of fiscal year 2019 and 2020. This obligation is considered settled as of June 30, 2020.

Acquisition-related costs consist of miscellaneous professional service fees and expenses for our recent acquisitions.

The components of acquisition-related costs are as follows (in thousands):

	*Three Months Ended*				*Nine Months Ended*
	*March 31,*				*March 31,*
	*2021*		*2020*		*2021*		*2020*
Contingent consideration arrangements	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	1,170
Other acquisition-related costs		255		120		850		480
Total	$	255	$	120	$	850	$	1,650

3) Revenue From Contracts With Customers

Most of the Company’s contracts have a single performance obligation which represents the product or service being sold to the customer. Some contracts include multiple performance obligations such as a product and the related installation and/or extended warranty. Additionally, most of the Company’s contracts offer assurance type warranties in connection with the sale of a product to customers. Assurance type warranties provide a customer with assurance that the product complies with agreed-upon specifications. Assurance type warranties do not represent a separate performance obligation.

In general, the Company recognizes revenue at the point in time control transfers to its customer based on predetermined shipping terms. Revenue is recognized over time under certain long-term contracts within the Engineering Technologies and Engraving groups for highly customized customer products that have no alternative use and in which the contract specifies the Company has a right to payment for its costs, plus a reasonable margin. For products manufactured over time, the transfer of control is measured pro rata, based upon current estimates of costs to complete such contracts. Losses on contracts are fully recognized in the period in which the losses become determinable. Revisions in profit estimates are reflected on a cumulative basis in the period in which the basis for such revision becomes known.

Disaggregation of Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The following table presents revenue disaggregated by product line and segment (in thousands):

	*Three Months Ended*
Revenue by Product Line	*March 31, 2021*		*March 31, 2020*

Electronics	$	65,085	$	48,069

Engraving Services		33,655		31,893
Engraving Products		2,371		3,538
Total Engraving		36,026		35,431

Scientific		24,221		14,670

Engineering Technologies		19,951		26,730

Hydraulics Cylinders and Systems		13,629		13,549
Merchandising & Display		6,276		7,719
Pumps		7,028		9,306
Total Specialty Solutions		26,933		30,574

Total Revenue by Product Line	$	172,216	$	155,474

The following table presents revenue disaggregated by product line and segment (in thousands):

	*Nine Months Ended*
Revenue by Product Line	*March 31, 2021*		*March 31, 2020*

Electronics	$	180,524	$	140,521

Engraving Services		102,950		103,630
Engraving Products		7,427		8,488
Total Engraving		110,377		112,118

Scientific		58,777		44,834

Engineering Technologies		55,091		77,869

Hydraulics Cylinders and Systems		36,583		38,613
Merchandising & Display		19,515		26,234
Pumps		18,930		24,961
Total Specialty Solutions		75,028		89,808

Total Revenue by Product Line	$	479,797	$	465,150

The following table presents revenue from continuing operations disaggregated by geography based on company’s locations (in thousands):

	*Three Months Ended*		*Three Months Ended*		*Nine Months Ended*		*Nine Months Ended*
Net sales	*March 31, 2021*		*March 31, 2020*		*March 31, 2021*		*March 31, 2020*
United States	$	103,005	$	95,643	$	286,522	$	282,146
Asia Pacific		31,715		22,583		89,189		71,495
EMEA (1)		34,367		33,781		93,549		100,543
Other Americas		3,129		3,467		10,537		10,966
Total	$	172,216	$	155,474	$	479,797	$	465,150

⁽¹⁾ EMEA consists primarily of Europe, Middle East and S. Africa.

The following table presents revenue from continuing operations disaggregated by timing of recognition (in thousands):

	*Three Months Ended*
Timing of Revenue Recognition	*March 31, 2021*		*March 31, 2020*
Products and services transferred at a point in time	$	163,356	$	145,498
Products transferred over time		8,860		9,976
Net Sales	$	172,216	$	155,474

	*Nine Months Ended*
Timing of Revenue Recognition	*March 31, 2021*		*March 31, 2020*
Products and services transferred at a point in time	$	454,007	$	439,222
Products transferred over time		25,790		25,928
Net Sales	$	479,797	$	465,150

Contract Balances

Contract assets represent sales recognized in excess of billings related to work completed but not yet shipped for which revenue is recognized over time. Contract assets are recorded as prepaid and other current assets. Contract liabilities are customer deposits for which revenue has not been recognized. Current contract liabilities are recorded as accrued expenses.

The following table provides information about contract assets and liability balances (in thousands):

	*Balance at Beginning of Period*		*Additions*		*Deductions*		*Balance at End of Period*
Nine months ended March 31, 2021
Contract assets:
Prepaid and other current assets	$	9,140	$	21,055	$	18,422	$	11,773
Contract liabilities:
Customer deposits		2,298		6,497		7,871		924

We recognized the following revenue which was included in the contract liability beginning balances (in thousands):

	*March 31, 2021*
Revenue recognized in the period from:	*Three months ended*		*Nine months ended*
Amounts included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period	$	365	$	2,298

The timing of revenue recognition, invoicing and cash collections results in billed receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. When consideration is received from a customer prior to transferring goods or services to the customer under the terms of a contract, a contract liability is recorded. Contract liabilities are recognized as revenue after control of the goods and services are transferred to the customer and all revenue recognition criteria have been met.

4) Fair Value Measurements

The financial instruments shown below are presented at fair value. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation models may be applied.

Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair values. Hierarchical levels directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with the inputs to fair valuation of these assets and liabilities and the methodologies used in valuation are as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. The Company’s deferred compensation plan assets consist of shares in various mutual funds (investments are participant-directed) which invest in a broad portfolio of debt and equity securities. These assets are valued based on publicly quoted market prices for the funds’ shares as of the balance sheet dates.

Level 2 – Inputs, other than quoted prices in an active market, that are observable either directly or indirectly through correlation with market data. For foreign exchange forward contracts and interest rate swaps, the Company values the instruments based on the market price of instruments with similar terms, which are based on spot and forward rates as of the balance sheet dates. The Company has considered the creditworthiness of counterparties in valuing all assets and liabilities.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs based upon the Company’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between any levels of the fair value measurement hierarchy at March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020. The Company’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels as of the date they occur.

Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.

Items presented at fair value consisted of the following (in thousands):

	*March 31, 2021*
	*Total*		*Level 1*		*Level 2*		*Level 3*
Assets
Marketable securities - deferred compensation plan	$	2,850	$	2,850	$	-	$	-
Foreign exchange contracts		22		-		22		-

Liabilities
Foreign exchange contracts	$	1,290	$	-	$	1,290	$	-
Interest rate swaps		3,168		-		3,168		-
Contingent acquisition payments (a)		3,000		-		-		3,000

	*June 30, 2020*
	*Total*		*Level 1*		*Level 2*		*Level 3*
Assets
Marketable securities - deferred compensation plan	$	2,065	$	2,065	$	-	$	-

Liabilities
Foreign exchange contracts	$	2,477	$	-	$	2,477	$	-
Interest rate swaps		6,667		-		6,667		-
Contingent acquisition payments (a)		1,343		-		-		1,343

^(a) The fair value of our contingent consideration arrangement is determined based on our evaluation as to the probability and amount of any contingent consideration that has been earned to date.

The financial liabilities based upon Level 3 inputs include contingent consideration arrangements relating to our acquisitions of Renco Electronics, GS Engineering or Piazza Rosa. The Company is contractually obligated to pay contingent consideration payments to the Sellers of these businesses based on the achievement of certain criteria.

Contingent consideration payable to the Piazza Rosa sellers is based on the achievement of certain revenue targets of each of the first three years following the acquisition. Contingent acquisition payments are payable in euros and could be paid through fiscal year 2021. The final revenue target was not achieved in the second quarter of fiscal year 2021. This obligation is considered settled as of December 31, 2020.

Contingent consideration payable to the GS Engineering sellers is based on the achievement of certain revenue and gross margin targets of each of the first five years following the acquisition. Contingent acquisition payments are scheduled to be paid in periods through fiscal year 2024. As of March 31, 2021, the Company could be required to pay up to $12.8 million for contingent consideration arrangements if the revenue and gross margin targets are met.

Contingent consideration payable to the Renco Electronics sellers is based on the achievement of certain earnings targets of each of the first three years following the acquisition. Contingent acquisition payments are scheduled to be paid in periods through fiscal year 2024. As of March 31, 2021, the Company could be required to pay up to $3.5 million for contingent consideration arrangements if the earnings targets are met.

We have determined the fair value of the liabilities for the contingent consideration based on a probability-weighted discounted cash flow analysis. This fair value measurement is based on significant inputs not observable in the market and thus represents a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the contingent consideration liability associated with future payments was based on several factors, the most significant of which are the financial performance of the acquired businesses and the risk-adjusted discount rate for the fair value measurement. In connection with the acquisition of Renco Electronics in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, the Company recorded a $3.0 million contingent consideration in non-current liabilities. Based on current expectations of achievement, there is no accrued contingent consideration for GS Engineering.

The Company will update its assumptions each reporting period based on new developments and record such amounts at fair value based on the revised assumptions until the agreements expire.

5) Divestitures

On March 31, 2021, the Company divested Enginetics Corporation (“Enginetics”), its jet engine components business, to Enjet Aero, LLC, a privately-held aerospace engine component manufacturing company. Enginetics generated approximately $9.0 million in revenue in the first nine months of fiscal 2021. The business activities, which are reported within the Engineering Technologies Group, were divested in order to focus on the higher growth and margin opportunities of the Company's core spin forming solutions business that serves the space, commercial aviation and defense end markets. The Company received $11.7 million cash consideration and recorded a pre-tax loss on sale of the business of $14.6 million, including a goodwill impairment charge of $7.6 million, assigned to the entirety of the Engineering Technologies segment, and a $5.4 million write-down of intangible assets. The sale transaction and financial results of Enginetics are classified as continuing operations in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

6) Discontinued Operations

In pursuing our business strategy, the Company may divest certain businesses. Future divestitures may be classified as discontinued operations based on their strategic significance to the Company.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2020, in order to focus its financial assets and managerial resources on its remaining portfolio of businesses, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Refrigerated Solutions Group, consisting of the Master-Bilt and NorLake operating segments, to Ten Oaks Group for a cash purchase price of $10.6 million, subject to post-closing adjustments and various transaction fees. The Refrigerated Solutions Group was a part of the Company's Food Service Equipment segment and manufactured refrigerated cabinets and walk-ins for customers in the food service and retail end markets.

Results of the Refrigerated Solutions Group in current and prior periods have been classified as discontinued operations in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and excluded from the results of continuing operations. Activity related to discontinued operations is as follows (in thousands):

	*Three Months Ended*						*Nine Months Ended*
	*March 31,*						*March 31,*
	*2021*			*2020*			*2021*			*2020*
Net Sales	$	-		$	31,565		$	-		$	108,918
Asset Impairment Charge	$	-		$	(19,996	)	$	-		$	(19,996	)
Profit (loss) Before Taxes	$	(339	)	$	(22,422	)	$	(2,011	)	$	(19,891	)
Benefit (Provision) for Taxes	$	8		$	4,047		$	423		$	3,329
Net income (loss) from Discontinued Operations	$	(331	)	$	(18,375	)	$	(1,588	)	$	(16,562	)

Net assets (liabilities) were ($0.4) million and $2.3 million as of March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020, respectively.

7) Inventories

Inventories from continuing operations are comprised of the following (in thousands):

	*March 31, 2021*		*June 30, 2020*
Raw materials	$	45,459	$	37,257
Work in process		23,212		25,527
Finished goods		22,197		22,247
Total	$	90,868	$	85,031

Distribution costs associated with the sale of inventory, which are recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations were $3.0 million and $8.4 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021, respectively and $2.0 million and $7.0 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020, respectively.

8) Goodwill

In connection with the divestiture of Enginetics, the Company determined that, based on the net realizable value of the operations divested, the goodwill of the Engineering Technologies reporting unit was impaired. As such, the Company recognized $7.6 million in impairment charges during the third quarter of fiscal year 2021.

As a result of the Enginetics divestiture, the Company completed an interim goodwill impairment assessment for its other reporting units. As a result of the assessment in the third quarter, the Company determined that there were no indications of impairment, therefore, no additional impairment charges were recorded.

Changes to goodwill during the period were as follows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2020		Acquisitions		Impairments			Translation Adjustment			March 31, 2021
Electronics	$	131,582	$	13,991	$	-		$	(740	)	$	144,833
Engraving		77,195		-		-			63			77,258
Scientific		15,454		-		-			-			15,454
Engineering Technologies		43,685		-		(7,600	)		967			37,052
Specialty Solutions		3,305		-		-			-			3,305
Total	$	271,221	$	13,991	$	(7,600	)	$	290		$	277,902

9) Warranties

The expected cost associated with warranty obligations on our products is recorded as a component of cost of sales when the revenue is recognized. The Company’s estimate of warranty cost is based on contract terms and historical warranty loss experience that is periodically adjusted for recent actual experience. Since warranty estimates are forecasts based on the best available information, claims costs may differ from amounts provided. Adjustments to initial obligations for warranties are made as changes in the obligations become reasonably estimable.

The changes in warranty reserve from continuing operations, which are recorded as a component of accrued liabilities were as follows (in thousands):

	*March 31, 2021*			*June 30, 2020*
Balance at beginning of year	$	1,781		$	1,911
Acquisitions and other		97			(86	)
Warranty expense		1,832			1,783
Warranty claims		(1,479	)		(1,827	)
Balance at end of period	$	2,231		$	1,781

10) Debt

Long-term debt is comprised of the following (in thousands):

	*March 31, 2021*			*June 30, 2020*
Bank credit agreements	$	200,712		$	200,000
Total funded debt		200,712			200,000
Issuance Cost		(595	)		(850	)
Total long-term debt	$	200,117		$	199,150

Bank Credit Agreements

During the second quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company entered into a five-year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Credit Facility”, or “facility”). The facility has a borrowing limit of $500 million, which can be increased by an amount of up to $250 million, in accordance with specified conditions contained in the agreement. The facility also includes a $10 million sublimit for swing line loans and a $35 million sublimit for letters of credit.

In connection with the acquisition of Renco, the company assumed $0.7 million of debt under the Paycheck Protection Program, within the United States Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. These borrowings mature in April 2022.

At March 31, 2021, the Company had standby letters of credit outstanding, primarily for insurance purposes, of $6.0 million and had the ability to borrow $209.2 million under the facility. Funds borrowed under the facility may be used for the repayment of debt, working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions (so long as certain conditions, including a specified funded debt to EBITDA leverage ratio is maintained), and other general corporate purposes. The facility contains customary representations, warranties and restrictive covenants, as well as specific financial covenants which the Company was compliant with as of March 31, 2021. At March 31, 2021, the carrying value of the current borrowings approximate fair value.

11)

Accrued Liabilities

Accrued expenses from continuing operations consist of the following (in thousands):

	*March 31, 2021*		*June 30, 2020*
Payroll and employee benefits	$	27,281	$	24,084
Workers' compensation		3,108		2,743
Warranty		2,231		1,781
Fair value of derivatives		4,458		9,144
Lease liability		8,408		8,016
Other		14,178		14,161
Total	$	59,664	$	59,929

12) Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company is exposed to market risks from changes in interest rates, commodity prices and changes in foreign currency rates. The Company selectively uses derivative financial instruments in order to manage certain of these risks. Information about the Company’s derivative financial instruments is as follows:

Interest Rate Swaps

From time to time as dictated by market opportunities, the Company enters into interest rate swap agreements designed to manage exposure to interest rates on the Company’s variable rate indebtedness. The Company recognizes all derivatives on its balance sheet at fair value. The Company has designated its interest rate swap agreements, including those that may be forward-dated, as cash flow hedges, and changes in the fair value of the swaps are recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged items are recognized in earnings. Hedge ineffectiveness, if any, associated with the swaps will be reported by the Company in interest expense.

The Company’s effective swap agreements convert the base borrowing rate on $200 million of debt due under our revolving credit agreement from a variable rate equal to 1 month LIBOR to a weighted average fixed rate of 1.27% at March 31, 2021. The fair value of the swaps, recognized in accrued expenses and in other comprehensive income, is as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

Effective Date	*Notional Amount*	*Fixed Interest Rate*	*Maturity*	*March 31, 2021*			*June 30, 2020*
May 24, 2017	25,000	1.88%	April 24, 2022	$	(480	)	$	(815	)
August 6, 2018	25,000	2.83%	August 6, 2023		(1,574	)		(2,167	)
March 23, 2020	100,000	0.91%	March 23, 2025		(770	)		(2,485	)
April 24, 2020	25,000	0.88%	April 24, 2025		(157	)		(585	)
May 24, 2020	25,000	0.91%	March 24, 2025		(187	)		(615	)
				$	(3,168	)	$	(6,667	)

The Company reported no losses for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021, as a result of hedge ineffectiveness. Future changes in these swap arrangements, including termination of the agreements, may result in a reclassification of any gain or loss reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings as an adjustment to interest expense. Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to these instruments is being amortized into interest expense concurrent with the hedged exposure.

Foreign Exchange Contracts

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are used to limit the impact of currency fluctuations on certain anticipated foreign cash flows, such as collections from customers and loan payments between subsidiaries. The Company enters into such contracts for hedging purposes only. The Company has designated certain of these currency contracts as hedges, and changes in the fair value of these contracts are recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged items are recognized in earnings. Hedge ineffectiveness, if any, associated with these contracts will be reported in net income. At March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2020, the Company had outstanding forward contracts related to hedges of intercompany loans with net unrealized losses of $1.3 million and $2.5 million, respectively, which approximate the unrealized gains and losses on the related loans. The contracts have maturity dates ranging from 2021 to 2023, which correspond to the related intercompany loans.

The notional amounts of the Company’s forward contracts, by currency, are as follows:

Currency	*March 31, 2021*		*June 30, 2020*
USD		-		287
EUR		5,750		5,750
SGD		21,836		64,696
CAD		20,600		20,600
JPY		41,355		-

The table below presents the fair value of derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the balance sheet (in thousands):

	Asset Derivatives
	March 31, 2021			June 30, 2020
Derivative designated	*Balance*			*Balance*
as hedging instruments	*Sheet*			*Sheet*
	*Line Item*	*Fair Value*		*Line Item*	*Fair Value*
Interest rate swaps	Other Assets	$	-	Other Assets	$	-
Foreign exchange contracts	Other Assets		22	Other Assets		-
		$	22		$	-

	*Liability Derivatives*
	*March 31, 2021*			*June 30, 2020*
Derivative designated	*Balance*			*Balance*
as hedging instruments	*Sheet*			*Sheet*
	*Line Item*	*Fair Value*		*Line Item*	*Fair Value*
Interest rate swaps	Accrued Liabilities	$	3,168	Accrued Liabilities	$	6,667
Foreign exchange contracts	Accrued Liabilities		1,142	Accrued Liabilities		2,477
		$	4,310		$	9,144

The table below presents the amount of gain (loss) recognized in comprehensive income on our derivative financial instruments (effective portion) designated as hedging instruments and their classification within comprehensive income for the periods ended (in thousands):

	*Three Months Ended*					*Nine Months Ended*
	*March 31,*					*March 31,*
	*2021*		*2020*			*2021*		*2020*
Interest rate swaps	$	2,282	$	(2,393	)	$	1,801	$	(2,836	)
Foreign exchange contracts		1,465		798			1,731		1,004
	$	3,747	$	(1,595	)	$	3,532	$	(1,832	)

The table below presents the amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to net income for the periods ended (in thousands):

Details about Accumulated													*Affected line item*
Other Comprehensive	*Three Months Ended*						*Nine Months Ended*						*in the Unaudited*
Income (Loss) Components	*March 31,*						*March 31,*						*Condensed Statements*
	*2021*			*2020*			*2021*			*2020*			*of Operations*
Interest rate swaps	$	570		$	106		$	1,698		$	135		Interest expense
Foreign exchange contracts		(506	)		(2,216	)		(513	)		(2,264	)	Other non-operating income
	$	64		$	(2,110	)	$	1,185		$	(2,129	)

13) Retirement Benefits

The Company has defined benefit pension plans covering certain current and former employees both inside and outside of the U.S. The Company’s pension plan for U.S. employees is frozen for substantially all participants and has been replaced with a defined contribution benefit plan.

Net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s U.S. and Foreign pension benefit plans for the periods ended consisted of the following components (in thousands):

	*U.S. Plans*						*Non-U.S. Plans*
	*Three Months Ended*						*Three Months Ended*
	*March 31,*						*March 31,*
	*2021*			*2020*			*2021*			*2020*
Service cost	$	1		$	1		$	55		$	10
Interest cost		1,860			2,271			185			214
Expected return on plan assets		(3,253	)		(3,288	)		(161	)		(222	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		1,483			1,275			193			165
Amortization of prior service cost		-			-			(1	)		-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	91		$	259		$	271		$	167

	*U.S. Plans*						*Non-U.S. Plans*
	*Nine Months Ended*						*Nine Months Ended*
	*March 31,*						*March 31,*
	*2021*			*2020*			*2021*			*2020*
Service cost	$	3		$	3		$	164		$	29
Interest cost		5,579			6,813			539			632
Expected return on plan assets		(9,759	)		(9,863	)		(468	)		(654	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		4,450			3,826			562			488
Amortization of prior service cost		-			-			(4	)		-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	273		$	779		$	793		$	495

The following table sets forth the amounts recognized for the Company's defined benefit pension plans (in thousands):

Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of:	*March 31, 2021*			*June 30, 2020*
Prepaid benefit cost	$	5,161		$	4,663
Current liabilities		(552	)		(503	)
Non-current liabilities		(65,246	)		(77,172	)
Net amount recognized	$	(60,637	)	$	(73,012	)

The contributions made to defined benefit plans are presented below along with remaining contributions to be made for fiscal year 2021 (in thousands):

	*Fiscal Year 2021*				*Fiscal Year 2020*				*Remaining*
	*Three Months Ended*		*Nine Months Ended*		*Three Months Ended*		*Nine Months Ended*		*Contributions*
Contributions to defined benefit plans	*March 31, 2021*		*March 31, 2021*		*March 31, 2020*		*March 31, 2020*		*FY 2021*
United States, funded plan	$	3,030	$	7,805	$	1,468	$	2,936	$	-
United States, unfunded plan		53		157		54		166		54
United Kingdom		-		-		-		381		-
Germany, unfunded plan		-		-		-		-		285
Ireland		-		-		-		-		67
	$	3,083	$	7,962	$	1,522	$	3,483	$	406

The Company’s remaining required contributions to the United States funded plan for fiscal year 2021 have been reduced to zero upon passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”).

14) Income Taxes

The Company's effective tax rate from continuing operations for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 was 56.3% compared with 21.6% for the prior year quarter. The tax rate was impacted in the current period by the following items: (i) reduction of global intangible low-taxed income, (ii) the jurisdictional mix of earnings and (iii) the establishment of a valuation allowance against our deferred tax asset attributable to the divestiture of Enginetics Corporation during the quarter. The divestiture of Enginetics Corporation gave rise to a capital loss carryforward, which, if unused, will expire after 5 years.

The Company's effective tax rate from continuing operations for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 was 25.3% compared with 22.7% for the prior year period. The tax rate was impacted in the current period by the following items: (i) reduction of global intangible low-taxed income, (ii) increased capacity to utilize foreign tax credits, (iii) a benefit due to the carryback of losses generated in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, (iv) the jurisdictional mix of earnings and (v) the establishment of a valuation allowance against our deferred tax asset attributable to the divestiture of Enginetics Corporation.

15) Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the number of shares (in thousands) used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

	*Three Months Ended*				*Nine Months Ended*
	*March 31,*				*March 31,*
	*2021*		*2020*		*2021*		*2020*
Basic - Average shares outstanding		12,136		12,337		12,185		12,348
Dilutive effect of unvested, restricted stock awards		117		60		82		65
Diluted - Average shares outstanding		12,253		12,397		12,267		12,413

Earnings available to common stockholders are the same for computing both basic and diluted earnings per share. No options to purchase common stock were excluded as anti-dilutive from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021, and March 31, 2020, respectively.

Performance stock units of 129,427 and 79,390 for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation as the performance criteria have not been met.

16) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows (in thousands):

	*March 31, 2021*			*June 30, 2020*
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	(21,745	)	$	(31,046	)
Unrealized pension losses, net of tax		(106,421	)		(109,880	)
Unrealized losses on derivative instruments, net of tax		(2,877	)		(6,733	)
Total	$	(131,043	)	$	(147,659	)

17) Contingencies

From time to time, the Company is subject to various claims and legal proceedings, including claims related to environmental remediation, either asserted or unasserted, that arise in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company’s management does not believe that the outcome of any of the currently existing legal matters will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flow. The Company accrues for losses related to a claim or litigation when the Company’s management considers a potential loss probable and can reasonably estimate such potential loss.

Litigation

In the second quarter of fiscal year 2019, a lawsuit was filed against Standex Electronics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Electronics”), by Miniature Precision Components, Inc., a customer (“MPC”), seeking damages in connection with allegedly faulty sensors designed and manufactured by Electronics. The subject sensors were incorporated by MPC into a subassembly sold by MPC to its customer, an automotive manufacturer. MPC alleges that the sensors incorrectly activated a diagnostic code in vehicles for which MPC’s customer issued a service bulletin, resulting in significant warranty costs for MPC. In the litigation, which is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, MPC seeks indemnification from Electronics for its costs. Electronics has numerous defenses to MPC’s claims and, based upon discovery completed to date, the Company believes that liability to Electronics, while possible, is not probable, and the range of any potential liability would be between $0 and $4.0 million. There have been no accrued liabilities recorded related to this litigation.

18) Industry Segment Information

In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020, the Company reviewed the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of its businesses and determined that it has seven operating segments that aggregate to five reportable segments. The reportable segments are organized around the types of products sold:

	•	Electronics – manufactures and sells electronic components for applications throughout the end-user market spectrum;
	•	Engraving – provides mold texturizing, slush molding tools, project management and design services, roll engraving, hygiene product tooling, low observation vents for stealth aircraft, and process machinery for a number of industries;
	•	Scientific – sells specialty temperature-controlled equipment for the medical, scientific, pharmaceutical, biotech and industrial markets;
	•	Engineering Technologies – provides net and near net formed single-source customized solutions in the manufacture of engineered components for the aviation, aerospace, defense, energy, industrial, medical, marine, oil and gas, and manned and unmanned space markets;
	•	Specialty Solutions – an aggregation of three operating segments that manufacture and sell refrigerated, heated and dry merchandizing display cases, custom fluid pump solutions, and single and double acting telescopic and piston rod hydraulic cylinders.

All periods presented have been revised accordingly to reflect the new reportable segments.

Net sales and income (loss) from continuing operations by segment were as follows (in thousands):

	*Three Months Ended March 31,*
	*Net Sales*				*Income from Operations*
	*2021*		*2020*		*2021*			*2020*
Segment:
Electronics	$	65,085	$	48,069	$	12,364		$	8,017
Engraving		36,026		35,431		4,510			4,472
Scientific		24,221		14,670		5,803			3,204
Engineering Technologies		19,951		26,730		1,245			3,098
Specialty Solutions		26,933		30,574		4,251			4,879
Corporate		-		-		(7,162	)		(6,048	)
Restructuring costs		-		-		(482	)		(593	)
Loss on sale of business		-		-		(14,624	)		-
Acquisition-related costs		-		-		(255	)		(120	)
Sub-total	$	172,216	$	155,474	$	5,650		$	16,909
Interest expense						1,317			1,774
Other non-operating (income) expense						306			(238	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes					$	4,027		$	15,373

	*Nine Months Ended March 31,*
	*Net Sales*				*Income from Operations*
	*2021*		*2020*		*2021*			*2020*
Segment:
Electronics	$	180,524	$	140,521	$	30,861		$	23,892
Engraving		110,377		112,118		16,884			17,925
Scientific		58,777		44,834		14,113			10,965
Engineering Technologies		55,091		77,869		3,076			9,879
Specialty Solutions		75,028		89,808		11,368			14,867
Corporate		-		-		(21,607	)		(22,688	)
Restructuring costs		-		-		(2,478	)		(2,792	)
Loss on sale of business		-		-		(14,624	)		-
Acquisition-related costs		-		-		(850	)		(1,650	)
Sub-total	$	479,797	$	465,150	$	36,743		$	50,398
Interest expense						4,403			5,820
Other non-operating (income) expense						73			(566	)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes					$	32,267		$	45,144

Net sales include only transactions with unaffiliated customers and include no intersegment sales. Income (loss) from operations by segment excludes interest expense and other non-operating (income) expense.

19) Restructuring

The Company has undertaken a number of initiatives that have resulted in severance, restructuring, and related charges.

2021 Restructuring Initiatives

The Company continues to focus its efforts to reduce cost and improve productivity across its businesses, particularly through headcount reductions, facility closures, and consolidations. Restructuring expenses primarily related to headcount reductions and other cost saving initiatives. The Company expects the 2021 restructuring activities to be completed by 2022.

Prior Year Restructuring Initiatives

Restructuring expenses primarily related to headcount reductions and facility rationalization within our Specialty Solutions segment. The Company also incurred restructuring expenses related to third party assistance with analysis and implementation of these activities. The Company expects the prior year restructuring activities to be completed by 2021.

A summary of charges by initiative is as follows (in thousands):

	*Three Months Ended*						*Nine Months Ended*
	*March 31, 2021*						*March 31, 2021*
Fiscal 2021	*Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs*		*Other*		*Total*		*Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs*		*Other*		*Total*
Current year initiatives	$	292	$	178	$	470	$	755	$	540	$	1,295
Prior year initiatives		12		-		12		906		277		1,183
	$	304	$	178	$	482	$	1,661	$	817	$	2,478

	*Three Months Ended*								*Nine Months Ended*
	*March 31, 2020*								*March 31, 2020*
Fiscal 2020	*Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs*		*Other*			*Total*			*Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs*		*Other*		*Total*
Current year initiatives	$	413	$	184		$	597		$	2,208	$	529	$	2,737
Prior year initiatives		-		(4	)		(4	)		-		55		55
	$	413	$	180		$	593		$	2,208	$	584	$	2,792

Activity in the reserve related to the initiatives is as follows (in thousands):

Current Year Initiatives	*Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs*			*Other*			*Total*
Restructuring liabilities at June 30, 2020	$	-		$	-		$	-
Additions and adjustments		755			540			1,295
Payments		(755	)		(540	)		(1,295	)
Restructuring liabilities at March 31, 2021	$	-		$	-		$	-

Prior Year Initiatives	*Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs*			*Other*			*Total*
Restructuring liabilities at June 30, 2020	$	520		$	18		$	538
Additions and adjustments		906			277			1,183
Payments		(1,426	)		(295	)		(1,721	)
Restructuring liabilities at March 31, 2021	$	-		$	-		$	-

The Company’s total restructuring expenses by segment are as follows (in thousands):

	*Three Months Ended*						*Nine Months Ended*
	*March 31, 2021*						*March 31, 2021*
	*Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs*		*Other*		*Total*		*Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs*		*Other*		*Total*
Electronics	$	56	$	16	$	72	$	307	$	21	$	328
Engraving		248		162		410		528		510		1,038
Engineering Technologies		-		-		-		37		-		37
Specialty Solutions		-		-		-		673		286		959
Corporate		-		-		-		116		-		116
	$	304	$	178	$	482	$	1,661	$	817	$	2,478

	*Three Months Ended*						*Nine Months Ended*
	*March 31, 2020*						*March 31, 2020*
	*Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs*		*Other*		*Total*		*Involuntary Employee Severance and Benefit Costs*		*Other*		*Total*
Electronics	$	67	$	69	$	136	$	67	$	128	$	195
Engraving		246		93		339		1,378		438		1,816
Engineering Technologies		15		-		15		15		-		15
Specialty Solutions		20		18		38		261		18		279
Corporate		65		-		65		487		-		487
	$	413	$	180	$	593	$	2,208	$	584	$	2,792

Restructuring expense is expected to be approximately $0.7 million for the remainder of fiscal year 2021.

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Statements contained in this Quarterly Report that are not based on historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “should,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “continue,” or similar terms or variations of those terms or the negative of those terms. There are many factors that affect the Company’s business and the results of its operations and that may cause the actual results of operations in future periods to differ materially from those currently expected or anticipated. These factors include, but are not limited to: the impact of pandemics such as the current coronavirus on employees, our supply chain, and the demand for our products and services around the world; materially adverse or unanticipated legal judgments, fines, penalties or settlements; conditions in the financial and banking markets, including fluctuations in exchange rates and the inability to repatriate foreign cash; domestic and international economic conditions, including the impact, length and degree of economic downturns on the customers and markets we serve and more specifically conditions in the automotive, construction, aerospace, transportation, food service equipment, consumer appliance, energy, oil and gas and general industrial markets; lower-cost competition; the relative mix of products which impact margins and operating efficiencies in certain of our businesses; the impact of higher raw material and component costs, particularly steel, certain materials used in electronics parts, petroleum based products, and refrigeration components; an inability to realize the expected cost savings from restructuring activities including effective completion of plant consolidations, cost reduction efforts including procurement savings and productivity enhancements, capital management improvements, strategic capital expenditures, and the implementation of lean enterprise manufacturing techniques; the potential for losses associated with the exit from or divestiture of businesses that are no longer strategic or no longer meet our growth and return expectations; the inability to achieve the savings expected from global sourcing of raw materials and diversification efforts in emerging markets; the impact on cost structure and on economic conditions as a result of actual and threatened increases in trade tariffs; the inability to attain expected benefits from acquisitions and the inability to effectively consummate and integrate such acquisitions and achieve synergies envisioned by the Company; market acceptance of our products; our ability to design, introduce and sell new products and related product components; the ability to redesign certain of our products to continue meeting evolving regulatory requirements; the impact of delays initiated by our customers; and our ability to increase manufacturing production to meet demand; and potential changes to future pension funding requirements. To read more about these risk factors, please see the “Risk Factors” section of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent management's estimates only as of the day made and should not be relied upon as representing management's estimates as of any subsequent date. While the Company may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company and management specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if management's estimates change.

Overview

We are a diversified industrial manufacturer with leading positions in a variety of products and services that are used in diverse commercial and industrial markets. We have seven operating segments aggregated into five reportable segments: Electronics, Engraving, Scientific, Engineering Technologies, and Specialty Solutions. Our segments differentiate themselves by collaborating with our customers in order to develop and deliver custom solutions or engineered components that solve problems for our customers or otherwise meet their needs (a business model we refer to as “Customer Intimacy”). Overall management, strategic development and financial control are led by the executive staff at our corporate headquarters located in Salem, New Hampshire.

Our long-term strategy is to enhance shareholder value by building larger, more profitable “Customer Intimacy” focused industrial platforms through our Standex Value Creation System that assists management in meeting specific corporate and business unit financial and strategic performance goals in order to create, improve, and enhance shareholder value. In so doing, we expect to focus our financial assets and managerial resources on our higher growth and operating margin businesses while considering divestiture of those businesses that we feel are not strategic or do not meet our growth and return expectations.

The Standex Value Creation System is a methodology which provides standard work and consistent tools used throughout the Company in order to achieve our organization’s goals. The Standex Value Creation System employs four components: Balanced Performance Plan, Growth Disciplines, Operational Excellence, and Talent Management. The Balanced Performance Plan process aligns annual goals throughout the company and provides a standard reporting, management and review process. It is focused on setting, tracking and reviewing annual and quarterly targets that support our short and long-term goals. The Growth Disciplines use a standard playbook of tools and processes including market maps, market tests and growth laneways to identify, explore and execute on opportunities that expand the business organically and through acquisitions. Operational Excellence also employs a standard playbook of tools and processes, based on LEAN, to improve operating execution (effectiveness), eliminate waste (efficiency) and thereby improve profitability, cash flow and customer satisfaction. Finally, Talent Management is an organizational development process that provides recruitment, training, development, and succession planning for employees throughout our worldwide organization. Through the use of our Standex Value Creation System, we have developed a balanced approach to value creation. We intend to continue investing acquisition capital in high margin and growth businesses. We will continue to support all of our businesses as they enhance value through deployment of our Growth Discipline and Operational Excellence playbooks.

It is our objective to grow larger and more profitable business units through both organic initiatives and acquisitions. We seek to identify and implement organic growth initiatives such as new product development, geographic expansion, and the introduction of products and technologies into new markets, key accounts and strategic sales channel partners. Also, we have a long-term objective to create sizable business platforms by adding strategically aligned or “bolt on” acquisitions to strengthen the individual businesses, create both sales and cost synergies with our core business platforms, and accelerate their growth and margin improvement. We look to create both sales and cost synergies within our core business platforms, accelerate growth and improve margins. We have a particular focus on identifying and investing in opportunities that complement our products and will increase the global presence and capabilities of our businesses. From time to time, we have divested, and likely will continue to divest, businesses that we feel are not strategic or do not meet our growth and return expectations.

As part of our ongoing strategy:

●

In the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, we divested Enginetics Corporation (“Enginetics”) our jet engine components business reported within our Engineering Technologies segment, to Enjet Aero, LLC, a privately-held aerospace engine component manufacturing company. This divestiture allows us to focus on the higher growth and margin opportunities of our core spin forming solutions business that serves the space, commercial aviation and defense end markets. We received $11.7 million cash consideration and recorded a loss on the sale of $14.6 million in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

●

In the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, we acquired Renco Electronics (“Renco”), a designer and manufacturer of customized standard magnetics components and products including transformers, inductors, chokes and coils for power and RF applications. Renco’s end markets and customer base in areas such as consumer and industrial applications are highly complementary to our existing business with the potential to further expand key account relationships and capitalize on cross selling opportunities. Renco operates one manufacturing facility in Florida and is supported by contract manufacturers in Asia. Renco’s results are reported within our Electronics segment.

●

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, we initiated a program and signed an agreement to divest our Master-Bilt and NorLake businesses (together our Refrigerated Solutions Group or RSG). This divestiture allowed us to continue the simplification of our portfolio and enabled us to focus more clearly on those of our businesses that sell differentiated products and which have higher growth and margin profiles. The divestiture was finalized and consideration was exchanged in the fourth quarter of 2020. Results of RSG in prior periods have been classified as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

As a result of our portfolio moves over the last several years, we have transformed Standex to a company into a more focused group of businesses selling customized solutions to high value end markets via a compelling customer value proposition. The narrowing of the portfolio allows for greater management focus on driving operational disciplines and positions us well to benefit from an economic rebound associated with the end of the COVID-19 crisis and to use our cash flow from operations to invest selectively in our ongoing pipeline of organic and inorganic opportunities.

We develop “Customer Intimacy” by utilizing the Standex Growth Disciplines to partner with our customers in order to develop and deliver custom solutions or engineered components. By partnering with our customers during long-term product development cycles, we become an extension of their development teams. Through this Partner, Solve, Deliver® approach, we are able to secure our position as a preferred long-term solution provider for our products and components. This strategy results in increased sales and operating margins that enhance shareholder returns.

Standex Operational Excellence drives continuous improvement in the efficiency of our businesses, both on the shop floor and in the office environment. We recognize that our businesses are competing in a global economy that requires us to improve our competitive position. We have deployed a number of management competencies to drive improvements in the cost structure of our business units including operational excellence through lean enterprise, the use of low-cost manufacturing facilities, the consolidation of manufacturing facilities to achieve economies of scale and leveraging of fixed infrastructure costs, alternate sourcing to achieve procurement cost reductions, and capital improvements to increase productivity.

The Company’s strong historical cash flow has been a cornerstone for funding our capital allocation strategy. We use cash flow generated from operations to fund investments in capital assets to upgrade our facilities, improve productivity and lower costs, invest in the strategic growth programs described above, including organic growth and acquisitions, and to return cash to our shareholders through payment of dividends and stock buybacks.

Restructuring expenses reflect costs associated with the Company’s efforts of continuously improving operational efficiency and expanding globally in order to remain competitive in our end-user markets. We incur costs for actions to size our businesses to a level appropriate for current economic conditions, improve our cost structure, enhance our competitive position and increase operating margins. Such expenses include costs for moving facilities to locations that allow for lower fixed and variable costs, external consultants who provide additional expertise starting up plants after relocation, downsizing operations because of changing economic conditions, and other costs resulting from asset redeployment decisions. Shutdown costs include severance, benefits, stay bonuses, lease and contract terminations, asset write-downs, costs of moving fixed assets, and moving and relocation costs. Vacant facility costs include maintenance, utilities, property taxes and other costs.

Because of the diversity of the Company’s businesses, end user markets and geographic locations, management does not use specific external indices to predict the future performance of the Company, other than general information about broad macroeconomic trends. Each of our individual business units serves niche markets and attempts to identify trends other than general business and economic conditions which are specific to its business and which could impact its performance. Those units report pertinent information to senior management, which uses it to the extent relevant to assess the future performance of the Company. A description of any such material trends is described below in the applicable segment analysis.

We monitor a number of key performance indicators (“KPIs”) including net sales, income from operations, backlog, effective income tax rate, gross profit margin, and operating cash flow. A discussion of these KPIs is included below. We may also supplement the discussion of these KPIs by identifying the impact of foreign exchange rates, acquisitions, and other significant items when they have a material impact on a specific KPI.

We believe the discussion of these items provides enhanced information to investors by disclosing their impact on the overall trend which provides a clearer comparative view of the KPI, as applicable. For discussion of the impact of foreign exchange rates on KPIs, the Company calculates the impact as the difference between the current period KPI calculated at the current period exchange rate as compared to the KPI calculated at the historical exchange rate for the prior period. For discussion of the impact of acquisitions, we isolate the effect on the KPI amount that would have existed regardless of such acquisition. Sales resulting from synergies between the acquisition and existing operations of the Company are considered organic growth for the purposes of our discussion.

Unless otherwise noted, references to years are to fiscal years.

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Company

Given the global nature of our business and the number of our facilities worldwide, we continue to be impacted globally by COVID-19 related issues. We have taken effective action around the world to protect our health and safety, continue to serve our customers, support our communities and manage our cash flows. Our priority was and remains the health and safety of all of our employees. Each of our facilities is following safe practices as defined in their local jurisdictions as well as sharing experiences and innovative ways of overcoming challenges brought on by the crisis during updates with global site leaders. We are rigorously following health protocols in our plants, including changing work cell configurations and revising shift schedules when appropriate, in order to do our best to maintain operations. We have experienced revenue losses in many of our businesses due to the impact that the pandemic has had on our customers. Conversely, public and private sector responses to COVID-19 vaccine distribution, especially in the United States, have also resulted in increased sales of scientific refrigeration equipment to customers within our Scientific reporting segment.

Given the impact that the pandemic created on our backlog and incoming order rate, we took actions to identify and implement cost savings and restructuring actions within each of our operating units as well as our corporate headquarters. Actions identified include reducing outside discretionary spend, the natural elimination of travel and trade show expenses that were a result of COVID-19 related curtailments, implementation of rolling furloughs in several businesses where appropriate, and the elimination of certain salaried and hourly positions. The costs, including restructuring charges, for many of these items occurred in our fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020.

We exited the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 with $118.0 million in cash and $200.0 million of borrowings under our revolving credit facility. Our leverage ratio covenant, as defined in our revolving credit agreement, was 1.44 to 1 and allowed us the capacity to borrow an additional $209.2 million at March 31, 2021.

Finally, we continue to monitor our ability to participate in any governmental assistance programs available to us in each of our global locations and participate in these programs as available and appropriate. For instance, the Company’s remaining required contributions to the United States funded pension plan for fiscal year 2021 of approximately $1.7 million have been reduced to zero upon passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (“the Act”) and heretofore required contributions in fiscal year 2022 will also be reduced under terms of the Act. The required contributions to the United States funded pension plan for fiscal year 2022 is approximately $1.4 million. We believe that we have sufficient liquidity around the world and access to financing to execute on our short and long-term strategic plans.

Results from Continuing Operations

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	March 31,						March 31,
(In thousands, except percentages)	2021			2020			2021			2020
Net sales	$	172,216		$	155,474		$	479,797		$	465,150
Gross profit margin		36.4	%		33.8	%		36.6	%		36.2	%
Income from operations		5,650			16,909			36,743			50,398

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
(In thousands)	March 31, 2021		March 31, 2021
Net sales, prior year period	$	155,474	$	465,150
Components of change in sales:
Organic sales change		6,058		(13,263	)
Effect of acquisitions		6,357		18,270
Effect of exchange rates		4,327		9,640
Net sales, current period	$	172,216	$	479,797

Net sales increased in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 by $16.7 million or 10.8% when compared to the prior year quarter. The acquisition of Renco contributed $6.4 million or 4.1% to overall sales growth. Organic sales increased $6.1 million or 3.9%, primarily due to strong demand in our Electronics and Scientific business segments, while foreign currency had a $4.3 million or 2.8% positive impact on sales.

Net sales increased in the nine months ended March 31, 2021, by $14.6 million or 3.1% when compared to the prior year period. The acquisition of Renco contributed $18.3 million or 3.9% to overall sales growth. Organic sales declined $13.4 million or 2.9%, primarily as a result of impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, partially offset by strong organic demand in our Electronics and Scientific business segments, while foreign currency had a $9.6 million or 2.1% positive impact on sales. We discuss our results and outlook for each segment below.

Gross Profit Margin

Our gross margin for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 was 36.4%, which increased from the prior year quarter’s gross margin of 33.8%. This increase is a result of organic sales increases, productivity initiatives and targeted price increases, offset by raw material and ocean freight cost headwinds, along with business mix in the quarter.

Our gross margin for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 was 36.6%, which increased from the prior year gross margin of 36.2%. This increase is due to sales volume increases, productivity initiatives, cost savings measures and price increases, partially offset by raw material (primarily rhodium used in our Electronics business) and ocean freight cost increases, and $0.6 million of purchase accounting expenses related to the Renco acquisition.

Restructuring Charges

We incurred restructuring expenses of $0.5 million for the quarter and $2.5 million for the nine-month period, primarily related to productivity improvements and global headcount reductions within our Engraving segment.

We expect to incur restructuring costs of approximately $0.7 million throughout the remainder of fiscal year 2021 as we continue to focus our efforts to reduce cost and improve productivity across our businesses, particularly through headcount reductions and productivity initiatives.

Loss on sale of business

We recorded a loss on sale of the Enginetics business of $14.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 and nine months ended March 31, 2021, respectively. The loss included a $7.6 million impairment of goodwill assigned to the entirety of the Engineering Technologies segment and a $5.4 million write-down of intangible assets.

Acquisition Related Expenses

We incurred acquisition-related expenses of $0.3 million for the third quarter and $0.9 million for nine months ended March 31, 2021. Acquisition-related expenses typically consist of due diligence, integration, and valuation expenses incurred in connection with recent or pending acquisitions.

Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses

Selling, General, and Administrative (“SG&A”) expenses for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 were $41.7 million, or 24.2% of sales, compared to $34.9 million, or 22.4% of sales, during the prior year quarter. SG&A expenses during the quarter were impacted by approximately $1.5 million of SG&A expenses related to the Renco acquisition, increased distribution expense of approximately $1.0 million associated with higher organic sales volume in the quarter, increases in research and development initiatives and general wage inflation, offset by productivity and cost out actions.

SG&A expenses for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 were $120.8 million, or 25.2% of sales, compared to $113.7 million, or 24.4% of sales, during the prior year period. SG&A expenses during this period were impacted by approximately $3.5 million of SG&A expenses related to the Renco acquisition, an increase in research and development spending to drive future product initiatives, and general wage inflation, offset by productivity and cost out actions.

Income from Operations

Income from operations for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $5.7 million, compared to $16.9 million during the prior year quarter. The decline of $11.3 million, or 66.6%, is primarily due to the loss on sale of the Enginetics business of $14.6 million along with material inflation, partially offset by cost reduction activities and productivity improvement initiatives implemented in all of our businesses.

Income from operations for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 was $36.7 million, compared to $50.4 million during the prior year period. The decline of $13.7 million, or 27.1%, is primarily due to the loss on sale of the Enginetics business of $14.6 million, partially offset by cost reduction activities and productivity improvement initiatives implemented in all of our businesses.

Interest Expense

Interest expense for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $1.3 million, a 25.8% decline from interest expense of $1.8 million during the prior year quarter. Interest expense for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 was $4.4 million, a 24.3% decline from interest expense of $5.8 million during the prior year period. The decreased interest expense is due to lower borrowings outstanding and a lower effective interest rate during the period.

Income Taxes

The Company's effective tax rate from continuing operations for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 was 56.3% compared with 21.6% for the prior year quarter. The tax rate was impacted in the current period by the following items: (i) reduction of global intangible low-taxed income, (ii) the jurisdictional mix of earnings and (iii) the establishment of a valuation allowance against our deferred tax asset attributable to the divestiture of Enginetics Corporation during the quarter.

The Company's effective tax rate from continuing operations for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 was 25.3% compared with 22.7% for the prior year period. The tax rate was impacted in the current period by the following items: (i) reduction of global intangible low-taxed income, (ii) increased capacity to utilize foreign tax credits, (iii) a benefit due to the carryback of losses generated in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, (iv) the jurisdictional mix of earnings and (v) the establishment of a valuation allowance against our deferred tax asset attributable to the divestiture of Enginetics Corporation.

The divestiture of Enginetics Corporation gave rise to a capital loss carryforward, which, if unused, will expire after 5 years. Capital losses are allowed only to the extent of capital gains; however, because we do not have capital gains in the current year or the applicable carryback period, the capital loss will be carried forward. A full valuation allowance was established during the quarter, which negatively impacted the effective tax rate, and could be released at such time as it is determined we will have sufficient taxable income of the appropriate character within the carryforward period.

Backlog

Backlog includes all active or open orders for goods and services. Backlog also includes any future deliveries based on executed customer contracts, so long as such deliveries are based on agreed upon delivery schedules. Backlog is not generally a significant factor in the Company’s businesses because of our relatively short delivery periods and rapid inventory turnover with the exception of Engineering Technologies. Backlog orders are not necessarily an indicator of future sales levels because of variations in lead times and customer production demand pull systems. Customers may delay delivery of products or cancel orders prior to shipment, subject to possible cancellation penalties. Due to the nature of long-term agreements in the Engineering Technologies segment, the timing of orders and delivery dates can vary considerably resulting in significant backlog changes from one period to another. In general, the majority of net realizable backlog beyond one year comes from the Engineering Technologies segment.

	As of March 31, 2021				As of March 31, 2020
	Total Backlog		Backlog under 1 year		Total Backlog		Backlog under 1 year
Electronics	$	97,241	$	96,331	$	54,489	$	54,272
Engraving		20,108		13,901		22,509		19,676
Scientific		9,344		9,344		2,736		2,736
Engineering Technologies		67,615		39,574		112,341		88,802
Specialty Solutions		20,776		17,957		19,181		16,842
Total	$	215,084	$	177,107	$	211,256	$	182,328

Total backlog realizable under one year declined $5.2 million, or 2.9%, to $177.1 million at March 31, 2021 from $182.3 million at March 31, 2020. We experienced over a 200% increase in backlog at Scientific due to increased demand for cold storage products in connection with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout while the acquisition of Renco increased Electronics backlog by $9.5 million. Backlog declines in the Engineering Technologies segment are primarily due to the divestiture of Enginetics and the weakening demand in the commercial aviation sector due to COVID-19 pandemic related slowdowns in that industry.

	As of
(In thousands)	March 31, 2021
Backlog under 1 year, prior year period	$	182,328
Components of change in backlog:
Organic change		4,445
Effect of acquisitions		9,454
Effect of exchange rates		(19,120	)
Backlog under 1 year, current period	$	177,107

Segment Analysis

Electronics Group

	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	March 31,						%			March 31,						%
(In thousands, except percentages)	2021			2020			Change			2021			2020			Change
Net sales	$	65,085		$	48,069			35.4	%	$	180,524		$	140,521			28.5	%
Income from operations		12,364			8,017			54.2	%		30,861			23,892			29.2	%
Operating income margin		19.0	%		16.7	%					17.1	%		17.0	%

Net sales in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 increased $17.0 million, or 35.4%, when compared to the prior year quarter. Organic sales increased by $8.5 million or 17.7%, reflecting a broad-based geographical recovery with a strengthening in demand for relays in solar and electric vehicle applications as well as reed switch demand in transportation end markets. The acquisition of Renco contributed sales of $6.4 million or 13.2%. The foreign currency impact increased sales by $2.2 million, or 4.5%.

Income from operations in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 increased by $4.3 million, or 54.2%, when compared to the prior year quarter. The operating income increase was the result of organic sales growth, various cost saving initiatives and the impact of the Renco acquisition, offset by material cost increases.

Net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 increased $40.0 million, or 28.5%, when compared to the prior year period. Organic sales increased by $17.0 million or 12.1% mostly due to strength in Asia partially offset by weakness within the European market. The acquisition of Renco contributed sales of $18.3 million or 13.0%. The foreign currency impact increased sales by $4.8 million, or 3.4%.

Income from operations for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 increased $7.0 million, or 29.2%, when compared to the prior year. The operating income increase was the result of organic sales growth, various cost saving initiatives and the impact of the Renco acquisition, offset by inflationary material cost increases and $0.6 million of purchase accounting expenses.

In fiscal fourth quarter 2021, we expect a moderate sequential increase in revenue and slight operating margin improvement compared to fiscal third quarter 2021 due to broad based end market recovery, including further growth for relays in solar and electronic vehicle applications.

Engraving Group

	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	March 31,						%			March 31,						%
(In thousands, except percentages)	2021			2020			Change			2021			2020			Change
Net sales	$	36,026		$	35,431			1.7	%	$	110,377		$	112,118			(1.6	%)
Income from operations		4,510			4,472			0.8	%		16,884			17,925			(5.8	%)
Operating income margin		12.5	%		12.6	%					15.3	%		16.0	%

Net sales in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 increased by $0.6 million, or 1.7%, when compared to the prior year quarter. Organic sales declined by $1.3 million, or 3.5%, as a result of the timing of automotive projects in the U.S. Organic declines were offset by foreign exchange impacts of $1.9 million, or 5.2%.

Income from operations for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 remained essentially flat, when compared to the prior year quarter. Operating income improved during the quarter as ongoing productivity and expense savings initiatives more than offset the impact of less favorable project mix.

Net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 decreased by $1.7 million, or 1.6%, when compared to the prior year period. Organic sales declined by $5.8 million, or 5.2%, as a result of the regional timing of automotive projects and were partially offset by foreign exchange impacts of $4.1 million, or 3.6%, for the period.

Income from operations for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 decreased by $1.0 million, or 5.8%, when compared to the prior year period. The decrease was primarily a result of organic sales declines for the year, partially offset by favorable foreign exchange impacts.

Sequentially during the fourth quarter, we expect a slight revenue and more significant operating margin increase reflecting favorable geographic mix, project timing and global demand increases for our soft trim product offering.

Scientific

	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	March 31,						%			March 31,						%
(In thousands, except percentages)	2021			2020			Change			2021			2020			Change
Net sales	$	24,221		$	14,670			65.1	%	$	58,777		$	44,834			31.1	%
Income from operations		5,803			3,204			81.1	%		14,113			10,965			28.7	%
Operating income margin		24.0	%		21.8	%					24.0	%		24.5	%

Net sales in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 increased by $9.6 million, or 65.1%, compared to the prior year quarter. The net sales increase reflects overall growth in end markets including pharmaceutical channels, clinical laboratories, and academic institutions, partially in response to customer needs for cold storage surrounding COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

Income from operations in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 increased $2.6 million, or 81.1%, when compared to the prior year quarter reflecting revenue growth partially offset by R&D reinvestments in the business to take advantage of identified future growth opportunities.

Net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 increased by $13.9 million, or 31.1%, compared to the prior year period. The net sales increase reflects overall growth in end markets including pharmaceutical channels, clinical laboratories, and academic institutions.

Income from operations for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 increased $3.1 million, or 28.7%, when compared to the prior year reflecting revenue growth, partially offset by reinvestments in the business for future growth opportunities.

In fiscal fourth quarter 2021, we expect a moderate sequential decrease in revenue and margin reflecting lower demand for COVID-19 vaccine storage and higher freight costs.

Engineering Technologies Group

	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	March 31,						%			March 31,						%
(In thousands, except percentages)	2021			2020			Change			2021			2020			Change
Net sales	$	19,951		$	26,730			(25.4	%)	$	55,091		$	77,869			(29.3	%)
Income from operations		1,245			3,098			(59.8	%)		3,076			9,879			(68.9	%)
Operating income margin		6.2	%		11.6	%					5.6	%		12.7	%

Net sales in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 decreased by $6.8 million, or 25.4%, compared to the prior year quarter. The decline was primarily due to the impact of COVID-19 on the commercial aviation segment, especially engine parts manufacturing, and project timing in the space and energy segments. These declines were partially offset by higher sales in the defense segment.

Net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 decreased by $22.8 million, or 29.3%, compared to the prior year period. The decline was primarily due to the impact of COVID-19 on the commercial aviation segment, especially engine parts manufacturing. Energy market sales declined due to project timing and were slightly offset by higher sales in the defense segment.

Operating income declines in the third quarter and for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 compared to prior year periods were primarily due to lower volume in the commercial aviation segment along with project timing in the space and energy markets. These declines were partially offset by higher defense segment sales and productivity actions and cost savings measures enacted in response to the reduced volume levels.

Sequentially during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021, we expect revenue, after accounting for the impact of the Enginetics sale, to be similar to the prior quarter with strength in commercial aviation, defense and space markets. Operating margin is expected to increase significantly sequentially due to a continued broad-based end market recovery and favorable mix complemented by ongoing productivity initiatives.

Specialty

	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	March 31,						%			March 31,						%
(In thousands, except percentages)	2021			2020			Change			2021			2020			Change
Net sales	$	26,933		$	30,574			(11.9	%)	$	75,028		$	89,808			(16.5	%)
Income from operations		4,251			4,879			(12.9	%)		11,368			14,867			(23.5	%)
Operating income margin		15.8	%		16.0	%					15.2	%		16.6	%

Net sales for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 decreased $3.6 million or 11.9% when compared to the prior year quarter. Organic sales declined $3.7 million, or 12.1%, partially offset by positive foreign exchange impacts. Decreased sales volume is primarily due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which created market downturns in the beverage and food service display merchandising markets.

Income from operations decreased $0.6 million or 12.9% in the third quarter of fiscal 2021 when compared to the prior year quarter primarily as a result of reduced sales volume in the beverage and food service markets and increased raw material costs in the OEM equipment market, partially offset by productivity and cost out actions.

Net sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 decreased $14.8 million or 16.5% when compared to the prior year period. Organic sales declined $15.2 million, or 16.9%, partially offset by positive foreign exchange impacts of $0.4 million, or 0.4%. Decreased sales volume is primarily due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which created market downturns in the beverage, food service, and OEM equipment markets.

Income from operations decreased $3.5 million or 23.5% for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 when compared to the prior year period. The decrease during the period is primarily due to reduced sales volume in each of our businesses and increased raw material costs in the OEM equipment market, partially offset by productivity and cost out actions.

On a sequential basis, we expect fiscal fourth quarter 2021 revenue to increase slightly due to an expected recovery in the beverage and food service markets, and strength in the OEM (primarily refuse) equipment market. Operating income is expected to slightly decrease sequentially reflecting material inflation which the Company is seeking to recover through pricing actions.

Corporate and Other

	Three Months Ended									Nine Months Ended
	March 31,						%			March 31,						%
(In thousands, except percentages)	2021			2020			Change			2021			2020			Change
Income (loss) from operations:
Corporate	$	(7,162	)	$	(6,048	)		18.4	%	$	(21,607	)	$	(22,688	)		(4.8	%)
Loss on sale of business		(14,624	)		-						(14,624	)		-
Acquisition-related costs		(255	)		(120	)		112.5	%		(850	)		(1,650	)		(48.5	%)
Restructuring		(482	)		(593	)		(19	%)		(2,478	)		(2,792	)		(11.2	%)

Corporate expenses in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 increased by 18.4% when compared to the prior year quarter. Corporate expenses in the nine months ended March 31, 2021 decreased by 4.8%, when compared to the prior year. The corporate expense increase primarily reflects general wage inflation and incentive compensation in the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the prior year quarter as prior year results reflected performance measurement declines associated with the onset of the pandemic. The full year corporate expense decrease primarily reflects reductions in incentive compensation, management transition costs, and other headcount and cost saving reductions in the nine months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the prior year.

The restructuring and acquisition-related costs have been discussed above in the Company Overview.

Discontinued Operations

In pursuing our business strategy, the Company may divest certain businesses. Future divestitures may be classified as discontinued operations based on their strategic significance to the Company. Results of the Refrigerated Solutions Group in current and prior periods have been classified as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Financial Statements and excluded from the results from continuing operations. Activity related to discontinued operations is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31,						Nine Months Ended March 31,
	2021			2020			2021			2020
Net Sales	$	-		$	31,565		$	-		$	108,918

Profit (loss) Before Taxes	$	(339	)	$	(22,422	)	$	(2,011	)	$	(19,891	)
Benefit (Provision) for Taxes		8			4,047			423			3,329
Net income (loss) from Discontinued Operations	$	(331	)	$	(18,375	)	$	(1,588	)	$	(16,562	)

Liquidity and Capital Resources

At March 31, 2021, our total cash balance was $118.0 million, of which $81.6 million was held by foreign subsidiaries. During the third quarter and in the first nine months of fiscal year 2021, we repatriated $5.8 million and $30.8 million, respectively, to the United States from our foreign subsidiaries. We expect to repatriate an additional $6.5 million during fiscal year 2021, however, the amount and timing of cash repatriation during the fiscal year will be dependent upon each business unit’s operational needs including requirements to fund working capital, capital expenditure, and jurisdictional tax payments. The repatriation of cash balances from certain of our subsidiaries could have adverse tax consequences or be subject to capital controls; however, those balances are generally available without legal restrictions to fund ordinary business operations.

Net cash provided by continuing operating activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2021, was $49.3 million compared to net cash provided by continuing operating activities of $29.5 million in the prior year. We generated $68.7 million from income statement activities and used $11.4 million of cash to fund working capital and other balance sheet increases. Cash flow used in investing activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 totaled $32.8 million and primarily consisted of $27.4 million for the acquisition of Renco and $15.6 million used for capital expenditure offset by $11.7 million proceeds from the sale of the Enginetics business. Cash used by financing activities for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 was $23.6 million and consisted primarily of stock repurchases of $16.2 million and cash paid for dividends of $8.5 million.

During the second quarter of fiscal year 2019, we entered into a five-year Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“credit agreement”, or “facility”) with a borrowing limit of $500 million. The facility can be increased by an amount of up to $250 million, in accordance with specified conditions contained in the agreement. The facility also includes a $10 million sublimit for swing line loans and a $35 million sublimit for letters of credit.

Under the terms of the Credit Facility, we pay a variable rate of interest and a commitment fee on borrowed amounts as well as a commitment fee on unused amounts under the facility. The amount of the commitment fee depends upon both the undrawn amount remaining available under the facility and the Company’s funded debt to EBITDA (as defined in the agreement) ratio at the last day of each quarter. As our funded debt to EBITDA ratio increases, the commitment fee increases.

Funds borrowed under the facility may be used for the repayment of debt, working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions (so long as certain conditions, including a specified funded debt to EBITDA leverage ratio is maintained), and other general corporate purposes. As of March 31, 2021, the Company used $6.0 million against the letter of credit sub-facility and had the ability to borrow $209.2 million under the facility based on our current trailing twelve-month EBITDA. The facility contains customary representations, warranties and restrictive covenants, as well as specific financial covenants. The Company’s current financial covenants under the facility are as follows:

Interest Coverage Ratio - The Company is required to maintain a ratio of Earnings Before Interest and Taxes, as Adjusted (“Adjusted EBIT per the Credit Facility”), to interest expense for the trailing twelve months of at least 2.75:1. Adjusted EBIT per the Credit Facility specifically excludes extraordinary and certain other defined items such as cash restructuring and acquisition-related charges up to the lower of $20.0 million or 10% of EBITDA. The facility also allows for unlimited non-cash charges including purchase accounting and goodwill adjustments. At March 31, 2021, the Company’s Interest Coverage Ratio was 11.4:1.

Leverage Ratio - The Company’s ratio of funded debt to trailing twelve month Adjusted EBITDA per the Credit Facility, calculated as Adjusted EBIT per the Credit Facility plus depreciation and amortization, may not exceed 3.5:1. Under certain circumstances in connection with a Material Acquisition (as defined in the Facility), the Facility allows for the leverage ratio to go as high as 4.0:1 for a four-fiscal quarter period. At March 31, 2021, the Company’s Leverage Ratio was 1.44:1.

As of March 31, 2021, we had borrowings under our facility of $200.0 million. In order to manage our interest rate exposure on these borrowings, we are party to $200.0 million of active floating to fixed rate swaps. These swaps convert our interest payments from LIBOR to a weighted average fixed rate of 1.27%. The effective rate of interest for our outstanding borrowings, including the impact of the interest rate swaps, was 2.62%.

In connection with the acquisition of Renco, we assumed $0.7 million of debt under the Paycheck Protection Program, within the United States Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act . These borrowings mature in April of 2022.

Our primary cash requirements in addition to day-to-day operating needs include interest payments, capital expenditures, acquisitions, share repurchases, and dividends. Our primary sources of cash for these requirements are cash flows from continuing operations and borrowings under the facility. We expect fiscal year 2021 capital spending to be between $22.0 and $25.0 million which includes amounts not spent in fiscal year 2020. We also expect that depreciation and amortization expense will be between $20.0 and $22.0 million and $11.5 and $12.5 million, respectively.

The following table sets forth our capitalization:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2021			June 30, 2020
Long-term debt	$	200,117		$	199,150
Less cash and cash equivalents		(118,040	)		(118,809	)
Net debt		82,077			80,341
Stockholders' equity		482,653			461,632
Total capitalization	$	564,730		$	541,973

We sponsor a number of defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans. The U.S. pension plan is frozen for substantially all participants. We have evaluated the current and long-term cash requirements of these plans, and our existing sources of liquidity are expected to be sufficient to cover required contributions under ERISA and other governing regulations.

The fair value of the Company's U.S. defined benefit pension plan assets was $204.4 million at March 31, 2021, as compared to $194.8 million at the most recent measurement date, which occurred as of June 30, 2020. The next measurement date to determine plan assets and benefit obligations will be on June 30, 2021.

The Company expects to pay $0.4 million in contributions to its defined benefit plans during the remainder of fiscal year 2021. Contributions of $3.1 million and $8.0 million were made during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $1.5 million and $3.5 million during the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020, respectively. We are not required to make any further contributions to our U.S. defined benefit plan during 2021. The Company expects to make contributions during fiscal year 2021 of $0.1 million and $0.3 million to its unfunded defined benefit plans in the U.S. and Germany, respectively. Any subsequent plan contributions will depend on the results of future actuarial valuations.

We have an insurance program in place to fund supplemental retirement income benefits for four retired executives. Current executives and new hires are not eligible for this program. At March 31, 2021, the underlying policies had a cash surrender value of $9.1 million and are reported net of loans of $19.1 million for which we have the legal right of offset, these amounts are reported net on our balance sheet.

Other Matters

Inflation – Certain of our expenses, such as wages and benefits, occupancy costs and equipment repair and replacement, are subject to normal inflationary pressures. Inflation for medical costs can impact both our employee benefit costs as well as our reserves for workers' compensation claims. We monitor the inflationary rate and adjust reserves whenever it is deemed necessary. Our ability to control worker compensation insurance medical cost inflation is dependent upon our ability to manage claims and purchase insurance coverage to limit the maximum exposure for us. Each of our segments is subject to the effects of changing raw material costs caused by the underlying commodity price movements. In general, we do not enter into purchase contracts that extend beyond one operating cycle. While Standex considers our relationship with our suppliers to be good, there can be no assurances that we will not experience any supply shortage.

Foreign Currency Translation – Our primary functional currencies used by our non-U.S. subsidiaries are the Euro, British Pound Sterling (Pound), Japanese (Yen), and Chinese (Yuan).

Defined Benefit Pension Plans – We record expenses related to these plans based upon various actuarial assumptions such as discount rates and assumed rates of returns. The Company’s pension plan is frozen for substantially all eligible U.S. employees and participants in the plan ceased accruing future benefits.

Environmental Matters – To the best of our knowledge, we believe that we are presently in substantial compliance with all existing applicable environmental laws and regulations and do not anticipate any instances of non-compliance that will have a material effect on our future capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position.

Seasonality – We are a diversified business with generally low levels of seasonality.

Employee Relations – The Company has labor agreements with several union locals in the United States and several European employees belong to European trade unions.

Critical Accounting Policies

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Standex International Corporation and all of its subsidiaries. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and assumptions in certain circumstances that affect amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. Although we believe that materially different amounts would not be reported due to the accounting policies adopted, the application of certain accounting policies involves the exercise of judgment and use of assumptions as to future uncertainties and, as a result, actual results could differ from these estimates. Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2020 lists a number of accounting policies which we believe to be the most critical.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Risk Management

We are exposed to market risks from changes in interest rates, commodity prices and changes in foreign currency exchange. To reduce these risks, we selectively use, from time to time, financial instruments and other proactive management techniques. We have internal policies and procedures that place financial instruments under the direction of the Treasurer and restrict all derivative transactions to those intended for hedging purposes only. The use of financial instruments for trading purposes (except for certain investments in connection with the non-qualified defined contribution plan) or speculation is strictly prohibited. The Company has no majority-owned subsidiaries that are excluded from the consolidated financial statements. Further, we have no interests in or relationships with any special purpose entities.

Exchange Rate Risk

We are exposed to both transactional risk and translation risk associated with exchange rates. The transactional risk is mitigated, in large part, by natural hedges developed with locally denominated debt service on intercompany accounts. We also mitigate certain of our foreign currency exchange rate risks by entering into forward foreign currency contracts from time to time. The contracts are used as a hedge against anticipated foreign cash flows, such as loan payments, customer remittances, and materials purchases, and are not used for trading or speculative purposes. The fair values of the forward foreign currency exchange contracts are sensitive to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, as an adverse change in foreign currency exchange rates from market rates would decrease the fair value of the contracts. However, any such losses or gains would generally be offset by corresponding gains and losses, respectively, on the related hedged asset or liability. At March 31, 2021 the fair value, in the aggregate, of the Company’s open foreign exchange contracts was a liability of $1.3 million.

Our primary translation risk is with the Euro, British Pound Sterling, Peso, Japanese Yen and Chinese Yuan. A hypothetical 10% appreciation or depreciation of the value of any these foreign currencies to the U.S. Dollar at March 31, 2021, would not result in a material change in our operations, financial position, or cash flows. We hedge our most significant foreign currency translation risks primarily through cross currency swaps and other instruments, as appropriate.

Interest Rate Risk

The Company’s effective interest rate on borrowings was 2.62% at March 31, 2021. Our interest rate exposure is limited primarily to interest rate changes on our variable rate borrowings and is mitigated by our use of interest rate swap agreements to modify our exposure to interest rate movements. At March 31, 2021, we have $200.0 million of active floating to fixed rate swaps with terms ranging from one to four years. These swaps convert our interest payments from LIBOR to a weighted average rate of 1.27%. At March 31, 2021 the fair value, in the aggregate, of the Company’s interest rate swaps were liabilities of $3.2 million. A 25-basis point increase in interest rates would not change our annual interest expense as all of our outstanding debt is currently converted to fixed rate debts by means of interest rate swaps.

Concentration of Credit Risk

We have a diversified customer base. As such, the risk associated with concentration of credit risk is inherently minimized. As of March 31, 2021, no one customer accounted for more than 5% of our consolidated outstanding receivables or of our sales.

Commodity Prices

The Company is exposed to fluctuating market prices for all commodities used in its manufacturing processes. Each of our segments is subject to the effects of changing raw material costs caused by the underlying commodity price movements. In general, we do not enter into purchase contracts that extend beyond one operating cycle. While Standex considers our relationship with our suppliers to be good, there can be no assurances that we will not experience any supply shortage.

The Engineering Technologies, Specialty Solutions, and Electronics segments are all sensitive to price increases for steel products, other metal commodities and petroleum-based products. In the past year, we have experienced price fluctuations for a number of materials including rhodium, steel, and other metal commodities. These materials are some of the key elements in the products manufactured in these segments. Wherever possible, we will implement price increases to offset the impact of changing prices. The ultimate acceptance of these price increases, if implemented, will be impacted by our affected divisions’ respective competitors and the timing of their price increases.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

At the end of the period covered by this Report, the management of the Company, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”)). Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2021 in ensuring that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

SEC guidance permits the exclusion of an evaluation of the effectiveness of a registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as they relate to the internal control over financial reporting for an acquired business during the first year following such acquisition. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this Report, the Company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Renco Electronics during fiscal year 2021. This acquisition represents approximately 3.8% of the Company's consolidated continuing operations revenue for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021, respectively, and approximately 2.6% of the Company's consolidated assets at March 31, 2021. Management's evaluation and conclusion as to the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2021 excludes any evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of Renco Electronics.

There was no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021 that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

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

(c)	The following table provides information about purchases by the Company of equity securities that are registered by the Company pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act:

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities⁽¹⁾

Quarter Ended March 31, 2021

Period	(a) Total number of shares (or units) purchased		(b) Average price paid per share (or unit)		(c) Total number of shares (or units) purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs		(d) Maximum number (or appropriate dollar value) of shares (or units) that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs
January 1 - January 31, 2021		87	$	85.00		87	$	35,643

February 1 - February 28, 2021		93,233	$	92.08		93,233		27,058

March 1 - March 31, 2021		195	$	103.06		195		27,038

Total		93,515	$	92.10		93,515	$	27,038

⁽¹⁾

The Company has a Stock Buyback Program (the “Program”) which was originally announced on January 30, 1985 and most recently amended on April 26, 2016. Under the Program, the Company was authorized to repurchase up to an aggregate of $100 million of its shares. Under the program, purchases may be made from time to time on the open market, including through 10b5-1 trading plans, or through privately negotiated transactions, block transactions, or other techniques in accordance with prevailing market conditions and the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Board’s authorization is open-ended and does not establish a timeframe for the purchases. The Company is not obligated to acquire a particular number of shares, and the program may be discontinued at any time at the Company’s discretion.

Item 6. Exhibits

(a)

Exhibits

	31.1	Principal Executive Officer’s Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) and Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	31.2	Principal Financial Officer’s Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) and Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	32	Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	101	The following materials from this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

ALL OTHER ITEMS ARE INAPPLICABLE

SIGNATURES

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


		STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Date:	May 7, 2021	/s/ ADEMIR SARCEVIC
		Ademir Sarcevic
		Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial & Accounting Officer)

Date:	May 7, 2021	/s/ SEAN C. VALASHINAS
		Sean C. Valashinas
		Vice President/Chief Accounting Officer/Assistant Treasurer