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STRATTEC SECURITY CORP - Quarter Report: 2019 September (Form 10-Q)

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 September 29, 2019 

or

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

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number 0-25150

 

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Wisconsin

 

39-1804239

(State of Incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3333 West Good Hope Road, Milwaukee, WI 53209

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(414) 247-3333

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

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

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

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

 

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  

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

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share: 3,807,026 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2019 (which number includes all restricted shares previously awarded that have not vested as of such date).

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

Title of each class

 

Trading symbol

 

Name of exchange on which registered

Common stock, $.01 par value

 

STRT

 

The Nasdaq Global Stock Market

 

 

 

 

 


STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

September 29, 2019

INDEX

 

 

 

Page

Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1

Financial Statements

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

3

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

4

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

5

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6-16

Item 2

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

17-23

Item 3

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

24

Item 4

Controls and Procedures

24

 

 

 

Part II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1

Legal Proceedings

25

Item 1A  

Risk Factors

25

Item 2

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

25

Item 3

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

25

Item 4

Mine Safety Disclosures

25

Item 5

Other Information

25

Item 6

Exhibits

25

PROSPECTIVE INFORMATION

A number of the matters and subject areas discussed in this Form 10-Q contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “would,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “planned,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” and “could,” or the negative of these terms or words of similar meaning. These include statements regarding expected future financial results, product offerings, global expansion, liquidity needs, financing ability, planned capital expenditures, management’s or the Company’s expectations and beliefs, and similar matters discussed in this Form 10-Q. The discussion of such matters and subject areas contained herein is qualified by the inherent risks and uncertainties surrounding future expectations generally, and also may materially differ from the Company’s actual future experience.

The Company’s business, operations and financial performance are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, which could result in material differences in actual results from the Company’s current expectations. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions, in particular relating to the automotive industry, consumer demand for the Company’s and its customers’ products, competitive and technological developments, customer purchasing actions, changes in warranty provisions and customers’ product recall policies,  work stoppages at the Company or at the location of its key customers as a result of labor disputes, foreign currency fluctuations, uncertainties stemming from U.S. trade policies, tariffs and reactions to same from foreign countries, costs of operations, the volume and scope of product returns and warranty claims and other matters described in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form 10-K report filed on September 5, 2019 with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended June 30, 2019.

Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are only made as of the date of this Form 10-Q and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances occurring after the date of this Form 10-Q.

 

 

 

 


 

Item 1 Financial Statements

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

 

Net sales

 

$

119,962

 

 

$

117,159

 

 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

104,076

 

 

 

101,976

 

 

Gross profit

 

 

15,886

 

 

 

15,183

 

 

Engineering, selling and administrative expenses

 

 

12,954

 

 

 

11,031

 

 

Income from operations

 

 

2,932

 

 

 

4,152

 

 

Equity earnings of joint ventures

 

 

484

 

 

 

909

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

(340

)

 

 

(407

)

 

Other expense, net

 

 

(97

)

 

 

(245

)

 

Income before provision for income taxes and non-controlling interest

 

 

2,979

 

 

 

4,409

 

 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

 

 

299

 

 

 

(20

)

 

Net income

 

 

2,680

 

 

 

4,429

 

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

1,436

 

 

 

962

 

 

Net income attributable to STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION

 

$

1,244

 

 

$

3,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

2,680

 

 

$

4,429

 

 

Pension and postretirement plans, net of tax

 

 

73

 

 

 

316

 

 

Currency translation adjustments

 

 

(1,448

)

 

 

831

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax

 

 

(1,375

)

 

 

1,147

 

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

1,305

 

 

 

5,576

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

1,184

 

 

 

1,616

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION

 

$

121

 

 

$

3,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share attributable to STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.34

 

 

$

0.95

 

 

Diluted

 

$

0.33

 

 

$

0.93

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

3,710

 

 

 

3,652

 

 

Diluted

 

 

3,728

 

 

 

3,711

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends declared per share

 

$

0.14

 

 

$

0.14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.

 

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STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

June 30,

2019

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

11,241

 

 

$

7,809

 

Receivables, net

 

 

78,932

 

 

 

84,230

 

Inventories:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finished products

 

 

13,534

 

 

 

11,582

 

Work in process

 

 

11,120

 

 

 

10,529

 

Purchased materials

 

 

31,371

 

 

 

29,376

 

Excess and obsolete reserve

 

 

(4,525

)

 

 

(4,225

)

Inventories, net

 

 

51,500

 

 

 

47,262

 

Other current assets

 

 

14,024

 

 

 

17,331

 

Total current assets

 

 

155,697

 

 

 

156,632

 

Investment in joint ventures

 

 

23,216

 

 

 

23,528

 

Deferred Income Taxes

 

 

3,388

 

 

 

2,933

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

15,520

 

 

 

11,523

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

289,170

 

 

 

287,421

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

(173,192

)

 

 

(169,301

)

Net property, plant and equipment

 

 

115,978

 

 

 

118,120

 

 

 

$

313,799

 

 

$

312,736

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

43,996

 

 

$

41,889

 

Accrued Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll and benefits

 

 

20,366

 

 

 

17,339

 

Environmental

 

 

1,275

 

 

 

1,278

 

Warranty

 

 

7,793

 

 

 

7,900

 

Other

 

 

8,753

 

 

 

10,857

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

82,183

 

 

 

79,263

 

Borrowings under credit facilities

 

 

36,000

 

 

 

42,000

 

Accrued pension obligations

 

 

1,693

 

 

 

1,663

 

Accrued postretirement obligations

 

 

736

 

 

 

762

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

4,916

 

 

 

1,232

 

Shareholders’ Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, authorized 12,000,000 shares, $.01 par value, 7,344,312

   issued shares at September 29, 2019 and 7,304,994 issued shares at

   June 30, 2019

 

 

74

 

 

 

73

 

Capital in excess of par value

 

 

97,128

 

 

 

96,491

 

Retained earnings

 

 

221,839

 

 

 

221,117

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(19,691

)

 

 

(18,568

)

Less: treasury stock, at cost (3,612,584 shares at September 29, 2019 and

   3,613,439 shares at June 30, 2019)

 

 

(135,711

)

 

 

(135,725

)

Total STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION shareholders’ equity

 

 

163,639

 

 

 

163,388

 

Non-controlling interest

 

 

24,632

 

 

 

24,428

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

188,271

 

 

 

187,816

 

 

 

$

313,799

 

 

$

312,736

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

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STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

2,680

 

 

$

4,429

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

4,733

 

 

 

4,047

 

Foreign currency transaction loss

 

 

85

 

 

 

428

 

Unrealized gain on peso forward contracts

 

 

 

 

 

(225

)

Stock based compensation expense

 

 

413

 

 

 

385

 

Equity earnings of joint ventures

 

 

(484

)

 

 

(909

)

Non-cash compensation expense

 

 

2,228

 

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(524

)

 

 

(372

)

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

 

4,952

 

 

 

(4,421

)

Inventories

 

 

(4,238

)

 

 

375

 

Other assets

 

 

3,240

 

 

 

2,688

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

1,684

 

 

 

1,372

 

Other, net

 

 

239

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

15,008

 

 

 

7,797

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

 

 

(4,298

)

 

 

(3,969

)

Proceeds received on sale of property, plant and equipment

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(4,283

)

 

 

(3,969

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under credit facility

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

Repayment of borrowings under credit facility

 

 

(6,000

)

 

 

(2,000

)

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests of subsidiaries

 

 

(980

)

 

 

(784

)

Dividends paid

 

 

(522

)

 

 

(514

)

Exercise of stock options and employee stock purchases

 

 

239

 

 

 

23

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(7,263

)

 

 

(1,275

)

Foreign currency impact on cash

 

 

(30

)

 

 

(298

)

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

3,432

 

 

 

2,255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

7,809

 

 

 

8,090

 

End of period

 

$

11,241

 

 

$

10,345

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

$

298

 

 

$

(38

)

Interest

 

$

360

 

 

$

413

 

Non-cash investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in capital expenditures in accounts payable

 

$

(820

)

 

$

(272

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

 

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STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Basis of Financial Statements

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION designs, develops, manufactures and markets automotive access control products including mechanical locks and keys, electronically enhanced locks and keys, steering column and instrument panel ignition lock housings, latches, power sliding door systems, power lift gate systems, power deck lid systems, door handles and related products for primarily North American automotive customers. We also supply global automotive manufacturers through a unique strategic relationship with WITTE Automotive (“WITTE”) of Velbert, Germany, and ADAC Automotive (“ADAC”) of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Under this relationship, STRATTEC, WITTE and ADAC market the products of each company to global customers under the “VAST Automotive Group” brand name (as more fully described herein). STRATTEC products are shipped to customer locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, Korea, China and India, and we provide full service and aftermarket support for each VAST Automotive Group partner’s products. We also maintain a 51 percent interest in a joint venture, STRATTEC Advanced Logic, LLC (“SAL LLC”), which exists to introduce a new generation of biometric security products based on the designs of Actuator Systems, our partner and the owner of the remaining ownership interest. The business of SAL LLC has been wound down to sell only commercial biometric locks.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the consolidated results of STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION, its wholly owned Mexican subsidiary, STRATTEC de Mexico, and its majority owned subsidiaries, ADAC-STRATTEC, LLC and STRATTEC POWER ACCESS LLC. STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. STRATTEC de Mexico is located in Juarez, Mexico. ADAC-STRATTEC, LLC and STRATTEC POWER ACCESS LLC have operations in El Paso, Texas and Juarez and Leon, Mexico. Equity investments in Vehicle Access Systems Technology LLC (“VAST LLC”) and SAL LLC, for which we exercise significant influence but do not control and are not the primary beneficiary, are accounted for using the equity method. VAST LLC consists primarily of four wholly owned subsidiaries in China, one wholly owned subsidiary in Brazil and one joint venture entity in India. The results of the VAST LLC foreign subsidiaries and joint venture are reported on a one-month lag basis. SAL LLC is located in El Paso, Texas. We have only one reporting segment.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 29, 2019 and June 30, 2019, which have been derived from our audited financial statements, and the related unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements included herein contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items, necessary for their fair presentation in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and in accordance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

Interim financial results are not necessarily indicative of operating results for an entire year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION 2019 Form 10-K, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2019.

 

 

New Accounting Standards

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued an update to the accounting guidance for leases. The update increases the transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring lessees to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and to disclose key information about leasing arrangements. We implemented the new guidance effective July 1, 2019, the first day of our 2020 fiscal year, by applying the modified retrospective method without restatement of comparative periods’ financial information, as permitted by the transition guidance. The adoption of the new guidance had an impact on our balance sheet, but did not have an impact on our consolidated operating results and cash flows. Adoption of the new guidance resulted in the recognition of a right-of-use asset of $4.1 million and related lease obligation of $4.1 million for an operating lease as of July 1, 2019. We have no finance leases as of July 1, 2019. As noted above, the adoption of the new guidance did not have a significant impact on our operating results or cash flows. See “Leases” below for additional information.

 

In August 2017, the FASB issued an update to the accounting for hedging activities. The new guidance eliminates the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness, due to a difference between economic terms of the hedge instrument and the underlying transaction, and generally requires, for qualifying hedges, the entire change in the fair value of a hedging instrument to be presented in the same line as the hedged item in the consolidated statement of income. The standard also modifies the accounting for components excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness and simplifies the application of hedge accounting in certain situations. Our July 1, 2019 adoption of the new guidance had no impact to our financial statements.

 

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In June 2018, the FASB issued an update to the accounting for nonemployee share-based payment accounting. The update aligns measurement and classification guidance for share-based payments to nonemployees with the guidance applicable to employees. Under the new guidance, the measurement of equity-classified nonemployee awards is fixed at the date of grant. Our July 1, 2019 adoption of the new guidance had no impact to our financial statements.

 

 

Derivative Instruments

We own and operate manufacturing operations in Mexico. As a result, a portion of our manufacturing costs are incurred in Mexican pesos, which causes our earnings and cash flows to fluctuate due to changes in the U.S. dollar/Mexican peso exchange rate. During the three month period ended September 30, 2018, we had contracts with Bank of Montreal that provided for monthly Mexican peso currency forward contracts for a portion of our estimated peso denominated operating costs. Our objective in entering into these currency forward contracts was to minimize our earnings volatility resulting from changes in exchange rates affecting the U.S. dollar cost of our Mexican operations. The Mexican peso forward contracts were not used for speculative purposes and were not designated as hedges. As a result, all currency forward contracts were recognized in our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements at fair value and changes in the fair value were reported in current earnings as part of Other Expense, net. No Mexican peso currency forward contracts were in effect during the three month period ended September 29, 2019 and none were outstanding as of September 29, 2019.

 

The pre-tax effects of the Mexican peso forward contracts are included in Other Expense, net on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income and consisted of the following (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

  

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized Gain

 

$

 

 

$

172

 

Unrealized Gain

 

$

 

 

$

225

 

 

 

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of our cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and borrowings under our credit facility approximated book value as of September 29, 2019 and June 30, 2019. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid for a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.

The following table summarizes our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 29, 2019 (in thousands):  

 

 

Fair Value Inputs

 

 

 

Level 1 Assets:

Quoted Prices

In Active Markets

 

 

Level 2 Assets:

Observable

Inputs Other

Than Market

Prices

 

 

Level 3 Assets:

Unobservable

Inputs

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rabbi Trust Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Index Funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small Cap

 

$

270

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Mid Cap

 

 

294

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Large Cap

 

 

597

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International

 

 

849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Income Funds

 

 

925

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

Total Assets at Fair Value

 

$

2,935

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

 

 

The Rabbi Trust assets fund our amended and restated supplemental executive retirement plan and are included in Other Long-term Assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.  

 

 

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Equity Earnings of Joint Ventures

We hold a one-third interest in a joint venture company, VAST LLC, with WITTE and ADAC. VAST LLC exists to seek opportunities to manufacture and sell all three companies’ products in areas of the world outside of North America and Europe. Our investment in VAST LLC, for which we exercise significant influence but do not control and are not the primary beneficiary, is accounted for using the equity method.

The following are summarized statements of operations for VAST LLC (in thousands):  

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

Net Sales

 

$

42,567

 

 

$

40,056

 

Cost of Goods Sold

 

 

34,658

 

 

 

31,102

 

Gross Profit

 

 

7,909

 

 

 

8,954

 

Engineering, Selling and Administrative Expenses

 

 

6,681

 

 

 

6,150

 

Income From Operations

 

 

1,228

 

 

 

2,804

 

Other Income, net

 

 

860

 

 

 

397

 

Income before Provision for Income Taxes

 

 

2,088

 

 

 

3,201

 

Provision for Income Taxes

 

 

628

 

 

 

467

 

Net Income

 

$

1,460

 

 

$

2,734

 

STRATTEC’s Share of VAST LLC Net Income

 

$

487

 

 

$

911

 

Intercompany Profit Elimination

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

STRATTEC’s Equity Earnings of VAST LLC

 

$

487

 

 

$

915

 

 

The business of our joint venture company, SAL LLC, has been wound down to sell only commercial biometric locks. STRATTEC’s equity loss of SAL LLC totaled $3,000 for the three month period ended September 29, 2019 and $6,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2018.

 

We have sales of component parts to VAST LLC, purchases of component parts from VAST LLC, expenses charged to VAST LLC for engineering and accounting services and expenses charged to us from VAST LLC for general headquarters expenses.  The following table summarizes these related party transactions with VAST LLC for the periods indicated below (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

 

Sales to VAST LLC

 

$

891

 

 

$

498

 

 

Purchases from VAST LLC

 

$

97

 

 

$

42

 

 

Expenses Charged to VAST LLC

 

$

831

 

 

$

345

 

 

Expenses Charged from VAST LLC

 

$

226

 

 

$

207

 

 

 

Leases

We have an operating lease for our El Paso, Texas finished goods and service parts distribution warehouse that has a current lease term through October 2023. This lease includes renewal terms that can extend the lease term for five additional years. For purposes of calculating operating lease obligations, we included the option to extend the lease as it is reasonably certain that we will exercise such option. The lease does not contain material residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

As the lease does not provide an implicit rate, we used our incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement to determine the present value of our lease payments. The incremental borrowing rate is an entity-specific rate which represents the rate of interest we would pay to borrow over a similar term with similar payments.

 

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The operating lease asset and obligation related to our El Paso warehouse lease included in the accompanying condensed balance sheet are presented below (in thousands):

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

Right-of Use Asset Under Operating Lease:

 

 

 

 

Other Long-Term Assets

 

$

4,000

 

Lease Obligation Under Operating Lease:

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities: Accrued Liabilities: Other

 

$

331

 

Other Long-Term Liabilities

 

 

3,669

 

 

 

$

4,000

 

 

Future minimum lease payments, including options to extend that are reasonably certain to be exercised, under the non-cancelable lease are as follows as of September 29, 2019 (in thousands):

 

2020 (for the remaining nine months)

 

$

347

 

2021

 

 

472

 

2022

 

 

484

 

2023

 

 

496

 

2024

 

 

508

 

Thereafter

 

 

2,353

 

Total Future Minimum Lease Payments

 

 

4,660

 

Less: Imputed Interest

 

 

(660

)

Total Lease Obligations

 

$

4,000

 

 

Future minimum lease payments, excluding options to extend that are reasonably certain to be exercised, prior to the adoption of the new accounting guidance on leases were as follows as of June 30, 2019 (in thousands):

 

2020

 

$

539

 

2021

 

 

504

 

2022

 

 

495

 

2023

 

 

498

 

2024

 

 

168

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

Total Future Minimum Lease Payments

 

$

2,204

 

 

Cash flow information related to the operating lease is shown below (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

Operating Cash Flows:

 

 

 

 

Cash Paid Related to Operating Lease Obligation

 

$

113

 

Non-Cash Activity:

 

 

 

 

Right-of-Use Asset Obtained in Exchange for Operating Lease Obligation

 

$

 

 

The weighted average lease term and discount rate for the operating lease are shown below:

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (in years)

 

 

9.1

 

Weighted Average Discount Rate

 

 

3.3

%

 

Operating lease expense for the three month period ended September 29, 2019 totaled $113,000.

 

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Credit Facilities

STRATTEC has a $40 million secured revolving credit facility (the “STRATTEC Credit Facility”) with BMO Harris Bank. ADAC-STRATTEC LLC has a $25 million secured revolving credit facility (the “ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility”) with BMO Harris Bank N.A., which is guaranteed by STRATTEC. The credit facilities both expire August 1, 2022. Borrowings under either credit facility are secured by our U.S. cash balances, accounts receivable, inventory, and fixed assets. Interest on borrowings under the STRATTEC Credit Facility and interest on borrowings under the ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility prior to December 31, 2018 were at varying rates based, at our option, on the London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.0 percent or the bank’s prime rate. Effective December 31 2018, and thereafter, interest on borrowings under the ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility is at varying rates based, at our option, on LIBOR plus 1.25 percent or the bank’s prime rate. Both credit facilities contain a restrictive financial covenant that requires the applicable borrower to maintain a minimum net worth level. The ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility includes an additional restrictive financial covenant that requires the maintenance of a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. As of September 29, 2019, we were in compliance with all financial covenants required by these credit facilities.

Outstanding borrowings under the credit facilities were as follows (in thousands): 

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

June 30,

2019

 

STRATTEC Credit Facility

 

$

14,000

 

 

$

18,000

 

ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility

 

 

22,000

 

 

 

24,000

 

 

 

$

36,000

 

 

$

42,000

 

 

Average outstanding borrowings and the weighted average interest rate under each credit facility referenced above were as follows for each period presented (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Average Outstanding Borrowings

 

 

Weighted Average Interest Rate

  

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

September 30,

2018

STRATTEC Credit Facility

 

$

16,033

 

 

$

23,813

 

 

 

3.3

%

 

 

3.1

%

ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility

 

$

23,473

 

 

$

28,396

 

 

 

3.5

%

 

 

3.1

%

 

    

Commitments and Contingencies

We are from time to time subject to various legal actions and claims incidental to our business, including those arising out of alleged defects, alleged breaches of contracts, product warranties, intellectual property matters and employment related matters. It is our opinion that the outcome of such matters will not have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. With respect to warranty matters, although we cannot ensure that future costs of warranty claims by customers will not be material, we believe our established reserves are adequate to cover potential warranty settlements.

In 1995, we recorded a provision of $3 million for estimated costs to remediate an environmental contamination site at our Milwaukee facility. The facility was contaminated by a solvent spill, which occurred in 1985, from a former above ground solvent storage tank located on the east side of the facility. The reserve was originally established based on third party estimates to adequately cover the cost for active remediation of the contamination. Due to changing technology and related costs associated with active remediation of the contamination, in fiscal 2010, the reserve was adjusted based on updated third party estimates to adequately cover the cost for active remediation of the contamination. Additionally, in fiscal 2016, we obtained updated third party estimates for adequately covering the cost for active remediation of this contamination. Based upon the updated estimates, no further adjustment to the reserve was required. From 1995 through September 29, 2019, costs of approximately $600,000 have been incurred related to the installation of monitoring wells on the property and ongoing monitoring costs. We monitor and evaluate the site with the use of these groundwater monitoring wells. An environmental consultant samples these wells one or two times a year to determine the status of the contamination and the potential for remediation of the contamination by natural attenuation, the dissipation of the contamination over time to concentrations below applicable standards. If such sampling evidences a sufficient degree of and trend toward natural attenuation of the contamination at the site, we may be able to obtain a closure letter from the regulatory authorities resolving the issue without the need for active remediation. If a sufficient degree and trend toward natural attenuation is not evidenced by sampling, a more active form of remediation beyond natural attenuation may be required. The sampling has not yet satisfied all of the requirements for closure by natural attenuation. As a result, sampling continues and the reserve remains at an amount to reflect our estimated cost of active remediation. The reserve is not measured on a discounted basis. We believe, based on findings-to-date and known environmental regulations, that the remaining environmental reserve of $1.3 million at September 29, 2019 is adequate.

 

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Shareholders’ Equity

A summary of activity impacting shareholders’ equity for the three month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 29, 2019

 

 

 

Total

Shareholders’

Equity

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Capital in Excess of Par Value

 

 

Retained Earnings

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

 

Treasury Stock

 

 

Non-Controlling Interest

 

Balance, June 30, 2019

 

$

187,816

 

 

$

73

 

 

$

96,491

 

 

$

221,117

 

 

$

(18,568

)

 

$

(135,725

)

 

$

24,428

 

Net Income

 

 

2,680

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,244

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,436

 

Dividend Declared

 

 

(522

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(522

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend Declared – Non-

   controlling Interests of

   Subsidiaries

 

 

(980

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(980

)

Translation adjustments

 

 

(1,448

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,196

)

 

 

 

 

 

(252

)

Stock Based Compensation

 

 

413

 

 

 

 

 

 

413

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension and Postretirement

   Adjustment, Net of

   Tax

 

 

73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock Option Exercises

 

 

222

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

221

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee Stock Purchases

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

Balance, September 29, 2019

 

$

188,271

 

 

$

74

 

 

$

97,128

 

 

$

221,839

 

 

$

(19,691

)

 

$

(135,711

)

 

$

24,632

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

Total

Shareholders’

Equity

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Capital in Excess of Par Value

 

 

Retained Earnings

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

 

Treasury Stock

 

 

Non-Controlling Interest

 

Balance, July 1, 2018

 

$

183,246

 

 

$

73

 

 

$

95,140

 

 

$

236,162

 

 

$

(33,439

)

 

$

(135,778

)

 

$

21,088

 

Net Income

 

 

4,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,467

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

962

 

Dividend Declared

 

 

(514

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(514

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividend Declared – Non-

   controlling Interests of

   Subsidiaries

 

 

(784

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(784

)

Translation adjustments

 

 

831

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

177

 

 

 

 

 

 

654

 

Stock Based Compensation

 

 

385

 

 

 

 

 

 

385

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension and Postretirement

    Adjustment, Net of

   Tax

 

 

316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee Stock Purchases

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2018

 

$

187,932

 

 

$

73

 

 

$

95,537

 

 

$

239,115

 

 

$

(32,946

)

 

$

(135,767

)

 

$

21,920

 

 

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

We generate revenue from the production of parts sold to automotive and light-truck Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”), or Tier 1 suppliers at the direction of the OEM, under long-term supply agreements supporting new vehicle production. Such agreements also require related production of service parts subsequent to the initial vehicle production periods. Additionally, we generate revenue from the production of parts sold in aftermarket service channels and to non-automotive commercial customers.

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Contract Balances:

We have no material contract assets as of September 29, 2019. Contract liability balances primarily include discounts recognized as a reduction in sales at the point of revenue recognition, but which will be applied by the customer agreement after the end of the reporting period. The activity related to contract liability balances during the three month period ended September 29, 2019 was as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

Balance, June 30, 2019

 

$

932

 

Discounts Recorded as a Reduction in Sales

 

 

495

 

Payments of Discounts to Customers

 

 

(915

)

Other

 

 

(6

)

Balance, September 29, 2019

 

$

506

 

 

Revenue by Product Group and Customer:  

Revenue by product group for the periods presented was as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

 

Keys & Locksets

 

$

32,469

 

 

$

34,352

 

 

Door Handles & Exterior Trim

 

 

31,391

 

 

 

25,958

 

 

Power Access

 

 

19,458

 

 

 

22,399

 

 

Latches

 

 

13,897

 

 

 

11,055

 

 

Aftermarket & OE Service

 

 

10,913

 

 

 

10,984

 

 

Driver Controls

 

 

9,785

 

 

 

10,747

 

 

Other

 

 

2,049

 

 

 

1,664

 

 

 

 

$

119,962

 

 

$

117,159

 

 

Revenue by customer or customer group for the periods presented was as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

 

$

25,482

 

 

$

30,297

 

 

General Motors Company

 

 

33,838

 

 

 

25,287

 

 

Ford Motor Company

 

 

15,812

 

 

 

15,523

 

 

Tier 1 Customers

 

 

17,747

 

 

 

17,816

 

 

Commercial and Other OEM Customers

 

 

21,346

 

 

 

20,928

 

 

Hyundai / Kia

 

 

5,737

 

 

 

7,308

 

 

 

 

$

119,962

 

 

$

117,159

 

 

 

Other Expense, net

Net other expense included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income primarily included foreign currency transaction gains and losses, realized and unrealized losses on our Mexican peso currency forward contracts, net periodic pension and postretirement benefit (costs) credits, other than the service cost component, related to our pension and postretirement plans and Rabbi Trust gains and losses. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses resulted from activity associated with foreign denominated assets held by our Mexican subsidiaries. We entered into the Mexican Peso currency forward contracts to minimize earnings volatility resulting from changes in exchange rates affecting the U.S. dollar cost of our Mexican operations. The Rabbi Trust assets fund our amended and restated supplemental executive retirement plan. The investments held in this Trust are considered trading securities.

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The impact of these items for each of the periods presented was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

  

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

 

Foreign Currency Transaction Loss

 

$

(85

)

 

$

(428

)

 

Unrealized Gain on Peso Forward Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

225

 

 

Realized Gain on Peso Forward Contracts

 

 

 

 

 

172

 

 

Pension and Postretirement Plans Cost

 

 

(117

)

 

 

(318

)

 

Rabbi Trust (Loss) Gain

 

 

(2

)

 

 

79

 

 

Other

 

 

107

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

$

(97

)

 

$

(245

)

 

 

 

 

Income Taxes

 

Our effective tax rate was 10.0% and 0.5% for the three months ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 29, 2019 was higher when compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018 due to a larger tax benefit in 2018 related to the impact of the global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) provisions and due to a higher R&D tax credit benefit. Our income tax provision for the three month period ended September 30, 2018 was impacted by a discrete tax benefit of $372,000, which represents measurement period adjustments to the one-time transition tax on non-previously taxed post 1986 accumulated foreign earnings occurring as a result of the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Our income tax provisions for the three month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were also affected by the non-controlling interest portion of our pre-tax income. The non-controlling interest impacts the effective tax rate as ADAC-STRATTEC LLC and STRATTEC POWER ACCESS LLC entities are taxed as partnerships for U.S. tax purposes.

 

 

Earnings Per Share (EPS)

Basic earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the applicable period. Diluted earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of common stock plus the potential dilutive common shares outstanding during the applicable period using the treasury stock method. Potential dilutive common shares include outstanding stock options and unvested restricted stock awards.

A reconciliation of the components of the basic and diluted per-share computations follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):  

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

Shares

 

 

Per-Share Amount

 

 

Net income

 

 

Shares

 

 

Per-Share Amount

 

 

Basic Earnings Per Share

 

$

1,244

 

 

 

3,710

 

 

$

0.34

 

 

$

3,467

 

 

 

3,652

 

 

$

0.95

 

 

Stock Option and Restricted

   Stock Awards

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted Earnings Per Share

 

$

1,244

 

 

 

3,728

 

 

$

0.33

 

 

$

3,467

 

 

 

3,711

 

 

$

0.93

 

 

 

The calculation of earnings per share excluded 90,860 and 41,200 share-based payment awards for the quarters ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively, because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

 

 

Stock-based Compensation

We maintain an omnibus stock incentive plan. This plan provides for the granting of stock options, shares of restricted stock and stock appreciation rights. As of September 29, 2019, the Board of Directors had designated 1,850,000 shares of common stock available for the grant of awards under the plan. Remaining shares available to be granted under the plan as of September 29, 2019 were 110,814. Awards that expire or are canceled without delivery of shares become available for re-issuance under the plan. We issue new shares of common stock to satisfy stock option exercises.

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Nonqualified and incentive stock options and shares of restricted stock have been granted to our officers, outside directors and specified associates under our stock incentive plan. Stock options granted under the plan may not be issued with an exercise price less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date the option is granted. Stock options become exercisable as determined at the date of grant by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The options expire 10 years after the grant date unless an earlier expiration date is set at the time of grant. The options vest 1 to 4 years after the date of grant as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Shares of restricted stock granted under the plan are subject to vesting criteria determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors at the time the shares are granted and have a minimum vesting period of one year from the date of grant. Unvested restricted shares granted have voting rights, regardless of whether the shares are vested or unvested, but only have the right to receive cash dividends after such shares become vested. Restricted stock grants vest 1 to 5 years after the date of grant as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

The fair value of each stock option grant was estimated as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The fair value of each restricted stock grant was based on the market price of the underlying common stock as of the date of grant. The resulting compensation cost for fixed awards with graded vesting schedules is amortized on a straight line basis over the vesting period for the entire award.

A summary of stock option activity under our stock incentive plan for the three months ended September 29, 2019 was as follows:  

 

 

Shares

 

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

 

 

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term (years)

 

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

(in thousands)

 

Outstanding, June 30, 2019

 

 

117,360

 

 

$

31.85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(12,000

)

 

$

18.49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding, September 29, 2019

 

 

105,360

 

 

$

33.37

 

 

 

2.8

 

 

$

33

 

Exercisable, September 29, 2019

 

 

105,360

 

 

$

33.37

 

 

 

2.8

 

 

$

33

 

 

The intrinsic value of stock options exercised and the fair value of stock options that vested during the three month periods presented below were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

 

Intrinsic Value of Options Exercised

 

$

37

 

 

$

 

 

Fair Value of Stock Options Vesting

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

 

No options were granted during the three month periods ended September 29, 2019 or September 30, 2018.  

 

A summary of restricted stock activity under our omnibus stock incentive plan for the three months ended September 29, 2019 was as follows:

 

 

Shares

 

 

Weighted

Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 

Nonvested Balance, June 30, 2019

 

 

63,757

 

 

$

39.47

 

Granted

 

 

39,150

 

 

$

21.80

 

Vested

 

 

(27,318

)

 

$

37.86

 

Forfeited

 

 

(675

)

 

$

37.01

 

Nonvested Balance, September 29, 2019

 

 

74,914

 

 

$

30.84

 

 

As of September 29, 2019, all compensation cost related to outstanding stock options granted under our omnibus stock incentive plan has been recognized. As of September 29, 2019, there was approximately $1.3 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock grants outstanding under the plan. This cost is expected to be recognized over a remaining weighted average period of 1 year. Total unrecognized compensation cost will be adjusted for any future changes in estimated and actual forfeitures of awards granted under our omnibus stock incentive plan.

 

 

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Pension and Postretirement Benefits

We have a qualified, noncontributory defined benefit pension plan (“Qualified Pension Plan”) covering substantially all U.S. associates employed by us prior to January 1, 2010. Effective December 31, 2009, the Board of Directors amended the Qualified Pension Plan to freeze benefit accruals and future eligibility. The Board of Directors has subsequently approved to proceed with the termination of the Qualified Pension Plan. During the quarter ended December 30, 2018, we completed a substantial portion of terminating the Qualified Pension Plan. In connection with the termination of the Qualified Pension Plan, distributions from the Qualified Pension Plan trust were made during the three month period ended December 30, 2018 to participants who elected lump-sum distributions. Additionally, during the three months ended December 30, 2018, we entered into an agreement with an insurance company to purchase from us, through a series of annuity contracts, our remaining obligations under the Qualified Pension Plan and, as a result, we settled the remaining obligations under the plan for the remaining participants utilizing funds available in the Qualified Pension Plan trust. No additional cash contributions to the trust were required to settle the pension obligations. As a result of these actions, a non-cash pre-tax settlement charge of $31.9 million was recorded during fiscal 2019. A non-cash compensation expense charge of $4.2 million was also recorded during fiscal 2019 related to the future transfer of the excess assets in the Qualified Pension Plan to a STRATTEC defined contribution plan for subsequent pay-out to eligible STRATTEC employees based on a plan approved by the Board of Directors in June 2019. An additional $2.2 million non-cash compensation expense charge was recorded during the three month period ended September 29, 2019 and an additional $2.1 million non-cash compensation expense charge is expected to be recorded in the three month period ending December 29, 2019, which are both related to this future transfer and pay-out of the excess Qualified Pension Plan assets.

We have historically had in place a noncontributory supplemental executive retirement plan (“SERP”), which prior to January 1, 2014 was a nonqualified defined benefit plan that essentially mirrored the Qualified Pension Plan, but provided benefits in excess of certain limits placed on our Qualified Pension Plan by the Internal Revenue Code. As noted above, we froze our Qualified Pension Plan effective as of December 31, 2009 and the SERP provided benefits to participants as if the Qualified Pension Plan had not been frozen. Because the Qualified Pension Plan was frozen and because new employees were not eligible to participate in the Qualified Pension Plan, our Board of Directors adopted amendments to the SERP on October 8, 2013 that were effective as of December 31, 2013 to simplify the SERP calculation. The SERP is funded through a Rabbi Trust with BMO Harris Bank N.A. Under the amended SERP, participants received an accrued lump-sum benefit as of December 31, 2013, which was credited to each participant’s account. Subsequent to December 31, 2013, each eligible participant received, and currently receives, a supplemental retirement benefit equal to the foregoing lump sum benefit, plus an annual benefit accrual equal to 8 percent of the participant’s base salary and cash bonus, plus annual credited interest on the participant’s account balance. All then current participants as of December 31, 2013 are fully vested in their account balances with any new individuals participating in the SERP effective on or after January 1, 2014 being subject to a five year vesting period. The SERP, which is considered a nonqualified defined benefit plan under applicable rules and regulations of the Internal Revenue Code, will continue to be funded through use of a Rabbi Trust to hold investment assets to be used in part to fund any future required lump sum benefit payments to participants. The Rabbi Trust assets had a value of $2.9 million at both September 29, 2019 and at June 30, 2019 and are included in Other Long-Term Assets in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

We also sponsor a postretirement health care plan for all U.S. associates hired prior to June 1, 2001. The expected cost of retiree health care benefits is recognized during the years the associates who are covered under the plan render service. Effective January 1, 2010, an amendment to the postretirement health care plan limited the benefit for future eligible retirees to $4,000 per plan year and the benefit is further subject to a maximum five year coverage period based on the associate’s retirement date and age. The postretirement health care plan is unfunded.

The service cost component of the net periodic benefit costs under these plans is allocated between Cost of Goods Sold and Engineering, Selling and Administrative Expenses while the remaining components of the net periodic benefit costs are included in Other Expense, net in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.

The following table summarizes the net periodic benefit cost recognized for each of the periods indicated under these plans (in thousands):

 

 

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

Postretirement Benefits

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

Service cost

 

$

19

 

 

$

15

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

3

 

Interest cost

 

 

15

 

 

 

1,032

 

 

6

 

 

 

11

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

 

 

 

(1,138

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7

)

 

 

(110

)

Amortization of unrecognized net loss

 

 

4

 

 

 

416

 

 

99

 

 

 

107

 

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)

 

$

38

 

 

$

325

 

 

$

101

 

 

$

11

 

 

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No voluntary contributions were made to the Qualified Pension Plan during the three month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018. No additional contributions will be made in conjunction with the termination of the Qualified Pension Plan.

 

 

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following tables summarize the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) for each period presented (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended September 29, 2019

 

 

 

Foreign

Currency

Translation

Adjustments

 

 

Retirement

and

Postretirement

Benefit Plans

 

 

Total

 

Balance, June 30, 2019

 

$

16,317

 

 

$

2,251

 

 

$

18,568

 

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications

 

 

1,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,448

 

Income tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net other comprehensive loss before

      reclassifications

 

 

1,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,448

 

Reclassifications:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior service credits (A)

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

7

 

Actuarial gains (A)

 

 

 

 

 

(103

)

 

 

(103

)

Total reclassifications before tax

 

 

 

 

 

(96

)

 

 

(96

)

Income tax

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

 

23

 

Net reclassifications

 

 

 

 

 

(73

)

 

 

(73

)

Other comprehensive income

 

 

1,448

 

 

 

(73

)

 

 

1,375

 

Other comprehensive income attributable to non-

   controlling interest

 

 

252

 

 

 

 

 

 

252

 

Balance, September 29, 2019

 

$

17,513

 

 

$

2,178

 

 

$

19,691

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

Foreign

Currency

Translation

Adjustments

 

 

Retirement

and

Postretirement

Benefit Plans

 

 

Total

 

Balance, July 1, 2018

 

$

15,291

 

 

$

18,148

 

 

$

33,439

 

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications

 

 

(831

)

 

 

 

 

 

(831

)

Income tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net other comprehensive loss before

      Reclassifications

 

 

(831

)

 

 

 

 

 

(831

)

Reclassifications:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior service credits (A)

 

 

 

 

 

110

 

 

 

110

 

Unrecognized net loss (A)

 

 

 

 

 

(523

)

 

 

(523

)

Total reclassifications before tax

 

 

 

 

 

(413

)

 

 

(413

)

Income tax

 

 

 

 

 

97

 

 

 

97

 

Net reclassifications

 

 

 

 

 

(316

)

 

 

(316

)

Other comprehensive income

 

 

(831

)

 

 

(316

)

 

 

(1,147

)

Other comprehensive loss attributable to non-

   controlling interest

 

 

(654

)

 

 

 

 

 

(654

)

Balance, September 30, 2018

 

$

15,114

 

 

$

17,832

 

 

$

32,946

 

 

(A)

Amounts reclassified are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost, which is included in Other Expense, net in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. See Pension and Postretirement Benefits note to these Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements above.

 

 

 

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Item 2

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION’s accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto and its 2019 Form 10-K, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2019. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to quarters and years refer to fiscal quarters and fiscal years.

Outlook

During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and July 1, 2018, we experienced stronger sales demand for our components from our major North American automotive customers, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, General Motors Company and Ford Motor Company, as it relates to light trucks and both sport and car based utility vehicles in comparison to passenger cars, which was likely influenced by both lower gas prices and consumer preferences. If gas prices continue to remain flat or slightly higher over the next few years, we anticipate this consumer buying trend will continue. As we look out in calendar 2020, the current sales projections from our third party forecasting service indicate that North American light vehicle production will remain flat or slightly lower than the levels experienced during calendar year 2019. The estimated impact of the General Motors UAW strike, which has reduced sales in our fiscal first and second quarters to date, may result in reduced sales in our entire fiscal year 2020 by approximately $10 million to $12 million if these orders are not replenished later during fiscal 2020 once the strike ends.

 

As described in “Pension and Postretirement Benefits” in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q, our Board of Directors has approved proceeding with the termination of the STRATTEC qualified, noncontributory defined benefit pension plan. During our fiscal 2019, we completed a substantial portion of the termination by (1) making distributions from the qualified pension plan trust to participants electing lump sum distributions and (2) entering into an agreement with an insurance company whereby we sold, through a series of annuity contracts, our remaining obligations under the qualified pension plan and, therefore, settled the remaining obligations under this plan with use of funds remaining in the plan. No additional cash contributions to the pension trust were required from STRATTEC to settle these pension obligations. In connection

with those actions, we incurred a pre-tax settlement charge of $31.9 million during fiscal 2019. We also incurred a $4.2 million noncash compensation charge during fiscal 2019 related to the future transfer of the remaining excess pension plan assets to a STRATTEC defined contribution plan for subsequent pay-out to eligible participating STRATTEC employees based on a plan approved by the Board of Directors in June 2019. An additional $2.2 million non-cash compensation expense charge was recorded during the three month period ended September 29, 2019 related to the future transfer and pay-out of the excess pension plan assets, which reduced our diluted earnings per share during the period by $0.46. An additional $2.1 million non-cash compensation expense charge related to this future transfer and pay-out of the excess pension plan assets is expected to be recorded in the three month period ending December 29, 2019.

Analysis of Results of Operations

Three months ended September 29, 2019 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

Net Sales (in millions)

 

$

120.0

 

 

$

117.2

 

 

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Net sales to each of our customers or customer groups in the current year quarter and prior year quarter were as follows (in millions): 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

 

$

25.5

 

 

$

30.3

 

General Motors Company

 

 

33.8

 

 

 

25.3

 

Ford Motor Company

 

 

15.8

 

 

 

15.5

 

Tier 1 Customers

 

 

17.8

 

 

 

17.8

 

Commercial and Other OEM Customers

 

 

21.4

 

 

 

21.0

 

Hyundai / Kia

 

 

5.7

 

 

 

7.3

 

 

 

$

120.0

 

 

$

117.2

 

 

Sales to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles decreased in the current year quarter as compared to the prior year quarter due to lower vehicle production volumes on the FCA minivans for which we supply multiple components. The increase in sales to General Motors Company in the current year quarter as compared to the prior year quarter was attributed to higher production volumes and content on products we supply to their business. The estimated impact of the General Motors UAW strike reduced our net sales by $3 million in the current year quarter. Sales to Ford Motor Company and Tier 1 customers were flat in the current year quarter compared to the prior year quarter. Sales to Commercial and Other OEM Customers during the current year quarter increased slightly in comparison to the prior year quarter due to higher sales volumes related to our Aftermarket business. These Commercial and Other OEM Customers, along with our Tier 1 Customers, represent purchasers of vehicle access control products, such as latches, fobs, driver controls and door handles, that we have developed in recent years to complement our historic core business of locks and keys. The decreased sales to Hyundai / Kia in the current year quarter as compared to the prior year quarter were due to lower levels of production of the Kia Sedona minivan for which we primarily supply power sliding door components.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

Cost of Goods Sold (in millions)

 

$

104.1

 

 

$

102.0

 

 

Direct material costs are the most significant component of our cost of goods sold and comprised $68.5 million or 65.8 percent of our cost of goods sold in the current year quarter compared to $67.8 million or 66.5 percent of our cost of goods sold in the prior year quarter. The increase in our direct material costs between these quarters of $0.7 million or 1.0 percent was due to increased sales volumes in the current year quarter as compared to the prior year quarter, partially offset by reduced scrap costs resulting from efforts to reduce nonconforming costs resulting from internal manufacturing process quality issues. The reduction in our direct material costs as a percentage of our cost of goods sold in the current year quarter as compared to the prior year quarter was due to a $1.4 million increase in our cost of goods sold due to a non-cash compensation expense charge in the current year quarter related to the future transfer of excess Qualified Pension Plan assets, resulting from the termination of the Qualified Pension Plan, to a STRATTEC defined contribution plan for subsequent pay-out to eligible STRATTEC employees. Without this non-cash compensation expense charge, the direct material costs as a percentage of our cost of goods sold in the current year quarter would have been 66.7 percent.

The remaining components of our cost of goods sold consist of labor and overhead costs which increased $1.4 million or 4.1 percent to $35.6 million in the current year quarter from $34.2 million in the prior year quarter. Current year quarter costs include a $1.4 million non-cash compensation expense charge related to the future transfer of excess Qualified Pension Plan assets as described above. Additionally, labor and overhead costs increased in the current year quarter as compared to the prior year quarter due to an increase in the variable portion of these costs resulting from the increase in sales volumes between the three month periods and an increase in the Mexican minimum wage for our Mexican workforce effective January 1, 2019. These cost increases were offset by improvements in our operations at our paint and assembly facility in Leon, Mexico and the impact of a favorable Mexican peso to U.S. dollar exchange rate affecting our operations in Mexico. The U.S. dollar value of our Mexican operations was favorably impacted by approximately $441,000 in the current year quarter as compared to the prior year quarter due to a favorable Mexican peso to U.S. dollar exchange rate between these quarterly periods. The average U.S. dollar / Mexican peso exchange rate increased to approximately 19.61 pesos to the dollar in the current year quarter from approximately 18.96 pesos to the dollar in the prior year quarter.

 

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Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

Gross Profit (in millions)

 

$

15.9

 

 

$

15.2

 

Gross Profit as a percentage of net sales

 

 

13.2

%

 

 

13.0

%

 

Gross profit dollars increased in the current year quarter as compared to the prior year quarter as a result of an increase in sales partially offset by an increase in cost of goods sold, as discussed above. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased slightly between periods. The improvement was due to improvements in our operations at our paint and assembly facility in Leon, Mexico and the impact of a favorable Mexican peso to U.S. dollar exchange rate affecting our operations in Mexico, which favorable impacts were mostly offset by a $1.4 million non-cash compensation expense charge related to the future transfer of excess Qualified Pension Plan assets and an increase in the Mexican minimum wage for our Mexican workforce effective January 1, 2019, all as discussed above.

Engineering, selling and administrative expenses in the current year quarter and prior year quarter were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

Expenses (in millions)

 

$

13.0

 

 

$

11.0

 

Expenses as a percentage of net sales

 

 

10.8

%

 

 

9.4

%

 

Engineering, selling and administrative expenses in the current year quarter increased in comparison to the prior year quarter as a result of a $862,000 non-cash compensation expense charge related to the future transfer of excess Qualified Pension Plan assets, as discussed above, and higher outside expenditures on new product development costs associated with utilizing third party vendors for a portion of our development work.

Income from operations was $2.9 million in the current year quarter compared to $4.2 million in the prior year quarter as an increase in engineering, selling and administrative expenses was partially offset by an increase in gross margin dollars, all as discussed above.  

The equity earnings (loss) of joint ventures was comprised of the following in the current year quarter and prior year quarter (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

Vehicle Access Systems Technology LLC

 

$

487

 

 

$

915

 

STRATTEC Advanced Logic, LLC

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

$

484

 

 

$

909

 

Lower profitability from our Vehicle Access Systems Technology LLC (“VAST LLC”) joint ventures is due to lower profitability in our VAST China operation resulting from higher development costs for new programs and costs associated with breaking ground for a new plant in Jingzhou, China, which we believe will give VAST added capacity, efficiencies, and a broader geographic footprint in the China market going forward. Our VAST LLC joint venture in Brazil continues to report losses due to our limited amount of business in that region. The business of SAL LLC has been wound down to sell only commercial biometric locks.

Included in Other Expense, net in the current year quarter and prior year quarter were the following items (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

Foreign Currency Transaction Loss

 

$

(85

)

 

$

(428

)

Unrealized Gain on Peso Forward Contracts

 

 

-

 

 

 

225

 

Realized Gain on Peso Forward Contracts

 

 

-

 

 

 

172

 

Pension and Postretirement Plans Cost

 

 

(117

)

 

 

(318

)

Rabbi Trust (Loss) Gain

 

 

(2

)

 

 

79

 

Other

 

 

107

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

$

(97

)

 

$

(245

)

 

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Foreign currency transaction losses during the current year quarter and prior year quarter resulted from activity associated with foreign denominated assets held by our Mexican subsidiaries. We entered into the Mexican peso currency forward contracts to minimize earnings volatility resulting from changes in exchange rates affecting the U.S. dollar cost of our Mexican operations. Pension and postretirement plan impacts include the components of net periodic benefit cost other than the service cost component. Our Rabbi Trust assets fund our amended and restated supplemental executive retirement plan. The investments held in the Trust are considered trading securities.  

 

Income Taxes

 

Our effective tax rate was 10.0% and 0.5% for the three months ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 29, 2019 was higher when compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018 due to a larger tax benefit in 2018 related to the impact of the global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) provisions and due to a higher R&D tax credit benefit. Our income tax provision for the three month period ended September 30, 2018 was impacted by a discrete tax benefit of $372,000, which represents measurement period adjustments to the one-time transition tax on non-previously taxed post 1986 accumulated foreign earnings occurring as a result of the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Our income tax provisions for the three month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were also affected by the non-controlling interest portion of our pre-tax income. The non-controlling interest impacts the effective tax rate as ADAC-STRATTEC LLC and STRATTEC POWER ACCESS LLC entities are taxed as partnerships for U.S. tax purposes.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Outstanding Receivable Balances from Major Customers

Our primary source of cash flow is from our major customers, which include Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, General Motors Company and Ford Motor Company. As of the date of filing this Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all of our major customers are making payments on their outstanding accounts receivable in accordance with the payment terms included on their purchase orders. A summary of our outstanding receivable balances from our major customers as of September 29, 2019 was as follows (in millions):

 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

 

$

18.4

 

General Motors Company

 

$

23.1

 

Ford Motor Company

 

$

9.5

 

 

Cash Balances in Mexico

We earn a portion of our operating income in Mexico. As of September 29, 2019, $3.2 million of our $11.2 million cash and cash equivalents balance was held in Mexico. These funds are available for repatriation as deemed necessary.

Cash Flow Analysis

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

September 29,

2019

 

 

September 30,

2018

 

Cash Flows from (in millions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Activities

 

$

15.0

 

 

$

7.8

 

Investing Activities

 

$

(4.3

)

 

$

(4.0

)

Financing Activities

 

$

(7.3

)

 

$

(1.3

)

 

The increase in cash provided by operating activities between periods reflected a net reduction in our working capital requirements between periods of $5.6 million, with the decrease in our working capital requirements being made up of the following working capital changes (in millions):

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Working Capital Requirements

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 29, 2019

 

 

September 30, 2018

 

 

Change

 

Accounts Receivable

 

$

(5.0

)

 

$

4.4

 

 

$

(9.4

)

Inventory

 

$

4.2

 

 

$

(0.4

)

 

$

4.6

 

Other Assets

 

$

(3.2

)

 

$

(2.7

)

 

$

(0.5

)

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

 

$

(1.7

)

 

$

(1.4

)

 

$

(0.3

)

20


 

 

 

The period over period change in the accounts receivable balances reflected a reduction in our accounts receivable balances during the current year period and an increase in our accounts receivable balances during prior year period. The period over period change is the result of the amount and timing of sales during each quarter. The reduction in accounts receivable balances during the current year period reflected reduced sales levels toward the end of the current year period as compared to the end of our June 2019 quarter. The increase in accounts receivable balances during the prior year period reflected increased sales levels toward the end of our September 2018 quarter as compared to the end of our June 2018 quarter. The period over period change in inventory reflected an increase in inventory balances during the current year period, which was the result of an inventory build-up of General Motors components stemming from the impacts of the General Motors strike. The period over period change in other assets reflected a reduction in our other assets balances in both the current year period and the prior year period. During both periods, the reductions were driven by lower customer tooling balances. Customer tooling balances consisted of costs incurred for the development of tooling that will be directly reimbursed by our customer whose parts are produced from the tool. Changes in customer tooling balances during each period was the result of the timing of tooling development spending required to meet customer production requirements and related customer billing for tooling cost reimbursement. The period over period change in accounts payable and accrued liability balances reflected a reduction in working capital requirements during each period. The current year period reduction in working capital requirements was the result of an increase in accounts payable balances during the period, which resulted from the timing of purchases and payments with our vendors based on normal payment terms. The prior year period reduction in working capital requirements was the result of an increase in value added tax payable balances in Mexico resulting from increased sales.

Net cash used by investing activities of $4.3 million during the current year period and $4.0 million during the prior year period were the result of capital expenditures made in support of requirements for new product programs and the upgrade and replacement of existing equipment.

Net cash used in financing activities during the current year period of $7.3 million included repayments of borrowings under credit facilities of $6.0 million, $522,000 of regular quarterly dividend payments to shareholders and $980,000 of dividend payments to non-controlling interests in our subsidiaries, partially offset by $239,000 received for the exercise of stock options under our stock incentive plan and our employee stock purchase plan. Net cash used in financing activities of $1.3 million during the prior year period included repayments of borrowings under credit facilities of $2.0 million, $514,000 of regular quarterly dividend payments to shareholders and $784,000 of dividend payments to non-controlling interests in our subsidiaries, partially offset by $2 million in additional borrowings under credit facilities.

VAST LLC Cash Requirements

We currently anticipate that both VAST China and Minda-VAST Access Systems have adequate debt facilities in place over the next fiscal year to cover the future operating and capital requirements of each business. No capital contributions were made to VAST LLC during the three months ended September 29, 2019 or September 30, 2018. We anticipate the Brazilian entity will require capital contributions of approximately $600,000 collectively by all VAST partners to fund operations through calendar 2020. STRATTEC’s portion of the capital contributions is anticipated to be $200,000.

STRATTEC Advanced Logic, LLC Cash Requirements

During all periods presented in this report, STRATTEC provided 100 percent of the financial support to fund the start-up operating losses of SAL LLC through loans due to our joint venture partner’s inability to contribute capital to this joint venture. The business of SAL LLC has been wound down to sell only commercial biometric locks. We anticipate STRATTEC will provide minimal to no funding for SAL LLC in fiscal year 2020.

Future Capital Expenditures

We anticipate capital expenditures will be approximately $15 million in fiscal 2020 in support of requirements for new product programs and the upgrade and replacement of existing equipment.

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Stock Repurchase Program

Our Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program to buy back outstanding shares of our common stock. Shares authorized for buy back under the program totaled 3,839,395 at September 29, 2019. A total of 3,655,322 shares have been repurchased over the life of the program through September 29, 2019, at a cost of approximately $136.4 million. No shares were repurchased during the three month periods ended September 29, 2019 or September 30, 2018. Additional repurchases may occur from time to time and are expected to continue to be funded by cash flow from operations and current cash balances. Based on the current economic environment and our preference to conserve cash for other uses, we anticipate modest or no stock repurchase activity for the remainder of fiscal year 2020.

Credit Facilities

STRATTEC has a $40 million secured revolving credit facility (the “STRATTEC Credit Facility”) with BMO Harris Bank N.A. ADAC-STRATTEC LLC has a $25 million secured revolving credit facility (the “ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility”) with BMO Harris Bank N.A., which is guaranteed by STRATTEC. The credit facilities both expire August 1, 2022. Borrowings under either credit facility are secured by our U.S. cash balances, accounts receivable, inventory, and fixed assets located in the U.S. Interest on borrowings under the STRATTEC Credit Facility and interest on borrowings under the ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility prior to December 31, 2018 were at varying rates based, at our option, on the London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.0 percent or the bank’s prime rate. Effective December 31, 2018 and thereafter, interest on borrowings under the ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility is at varying rates based, at our option, on LIBOR plus 1.25 percent or the bank’s prime rate. Both credit facilities contain a restrictive financial covenant that requires the applicable borrower to maintain a minimum net worth level. The ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility includes an additional restrictive financial covenant that requires the maintenance of a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. Outstanding borrowings under the STRATTEC Credit Facility totaled $14 million at September 29, 2019 and $18 million at June 30, 2019. The average outstanding borrowings and weighted average interest rate on the STRATTEC Credit Facility loans were approximately $16.0 million and 3.3 percent, respectively, during the three months ended September 29, 2019. Outstanding borrowings under the ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility totaled $22 million at September 29, 2019 and $24.0 million at June 30, 2019. The average outstanding borrowings and weighted average interest rate on the ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility loans were approximately $23.5 million and 3.5 percent, respectively, during the three months ended September 29, 2019.

Inflation and Other Changes in Prices

Inflation Related Items:  Over the past several years, we have been impacted by rising health care costs, which have increased our cost of associate medical coverage. A portion of these increases have been offset by plan design changes and associate wellness initiatives. We have also been impacted by increases in the market price of zinc and brass and inflation in Mexico, which impacts the U. S. dollar costs of our Mexican operations. We have negotiated raw material price adjustment clauses with certain, but not all, of our customers to offset some of the market price fluctuations in the cost of zinc. We have from time to time entered into contracts with Bank of Montreal that provide for bi-weekly and monthly Mexican peso currency forward contracts for a portion of our estimated peso denominated operating costs to minimize our earnings volatility resulting from changes in exchange rates affecting the U.S. dollar cost of our Mexican operations. Refer to discussion under Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements: Derivative Instruments included herein.

Joint Ventures and Majority Owned Subsidiaries

We participate in certain Alliance Agreements with WITTE Automotive (“WITTE”) and ADAC Automotive (“ADAC”). WITTE, of Velbert, Germany, is a privately held automotive supplier. WITTE designs, manufactures and markets automotive components, including locks and keys, hood latches, rear compartment latches, seat back latches, door handles and specialty fasteners. WITTE’s primary market for these products has been Europe. ADAC, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a privately held automotive supplier and manufactures engineered products, including door handles and other automotive trim parts, utilizing plastic injection molding, automated painting and various assembly processes.  

The Alliance Agreements include a set of cross-licensing agreements for the manufacture, distribution and sale of WITTE products by STRATTEC and ADAC in North America, and the manufacture, distribution and sale of STRATTEC and ADAC products by WITTE in Europe. Additionally, a joint venture company, Vehicle Access Systems Technology LLC (“VAST LLC”), in which WITTE, STRATTEC and ADAC each hold a one-third interest, exists to seek opportunities to manufacture and sell each company’s products in areas of the world outside of North America and Europe.  

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VAST LLC has investments in Sistema de Acesso Veicular Ltda, VAST Fuzhou, VAST Great Shanghai, VAST Shanghai Co., VAST Jingzhou Co. Ltd., and Minda-VAST Access Systems. Sistema de Acesso Veicular Ltda is located in Brazil and services customers in South America. VAST Fuzhou, VAST Great Shanghai, VAST Shanghai Co., and VAST Jingzhou Co. Ltd. (collectively known as VAST China), provide a base of operations to service our automotive customers in the Asian market. Minda-VAST Access Systems is based in Pune, India and is a 50:50 joint venture with Minda Management Services Limited, an affiliate of both Minda Corporation Limited and Spark Minda, Ashok Minda Group of New Delhi, India (collectively “Minda”). Minda and its affiliates cater to the needs of all major car, motorcycle, commercial vehicle, tractor and off-road vehicle manufacturers in India. They are a leading manufacturer in the Indian marketplace of security & access products, handles, automotive safety, restraint systems, driver information and telematics systems for both OEMs and the aftermarket. VAST LLC also maintains branch offices in South Korea and Japan in support of customer sales and engineering requirements.

The VAST LLC investments are accounted for using the equity method of accounting and the results of the VAST LLC foreign subsidiaries and joint venture are reported on a one-month lag basis. The activities related to the VAST LLC joint ventures resulted in equity earnings of joint ventures to STRATTEC of $487,000 during the three months ended September 29, 2019 and $915,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2018. During the three months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, no capital contributions were made to VAST LLC.

ADAC-STRATTEC LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, was formed in fiscal year 2007 to support injection molding and door handle assembly operations in Mexico. ADAC-STRATTEC LLC was 51 percent owned by STRATTEC and 49 percent owned by ADAC for all periods presented in this report. An additional Mexican entity, ADAC-STRATTEC de Mexico, is wholly owned by ADAC-STRATTEC LLC. ADAC-STRATTEC LLC’s financial results are consolidated with the financial results of STRATTEC and resulted in increased net income to STRATTEC of approximately $1.0 million during the three months ended September 29, 2019 and approximately $575,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2018.

STRATTEC POWER ACCESS LLC (“SPA”) was formed in fiscal year 2009 to supply the North American portion of the power sliding door, lift gate and deck lid system access control products which were acquired from Delphi Corporation. SPA was 80 percent owned by STRATTEC and 20 percent owned by WITTE for all periods presented in this report. The financial results of SPA are consolidated with the financial results of STRATTEC and resulted in increased net income to STRATTEC of approximately $266,000 during the three months ended September 29, 2019 and approximately $681,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2018.  

 

SAL LLC was formed in fiscal 2013 to introduce a new generation of biometric security products based upon the designs of Actuator Systems LLC, our partner and the owner of the remaining ownership interest. SAL LLC was 51 percent owned by STRATTEC for all periods presented in this report. Our investment in SAL LLC, for which we exercise significant influence but do not control and are not the primary beneficiary, is accounted for using the equity method. The activities related to SAL LLC resulted in equity loss of joint ventures to STRATTEC of approximately $3,000 during the three months ended September 29, 2019 and approximately $6,000 during the three months ended September 30, 2018. During all periods presented in this report, 100 percent of the funding for SAL LLC was being made through loans from STRATTEC to SAL LLC. Therefore, for all periods presented in this report, even though STRATTEC maintains a 51 percent ownership interest in SAL LLC, STRATTEC recognized 100 percent of the losses of SAL LLC up to our committed financial support through Equity Earnings (Loss) of Joint Ventures in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. The business of SAL LLC has been wound down to sell only commercial biometric locks. See further discussion under Equity Earnings of Joint Ventures included in Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements herein.

 

 

 

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Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4 Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act are accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at reaching a level of reasonable assurance. It should be noted that in designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. We have designed our disclosure controls and procedures to reach a level of reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

 

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Part II

Other Information

 

In the normal course of business, we may be involved in various legal proceedings from time to time. We do not believe we are currently involved in any claim or action the ultimate disposition of which would have a material adverse effect on our financial statements.

 

Item 1A—Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 5, 2019.

 

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

Our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program on October 16, 1996, and the program was publicly announced on October 17, 1996. The Board of Directors has periodically increased the number of shares authorized for repurchase under the program, most recently in August 2008. The program currently authorizes the repurchase of up to 3,839,395 shares of our common stock from time to time, directly or through brokers or agents, and has no expiration date. Over the life of the repurchase program through September 29, 2019, a total of 3,655,322 shares have been repurchased at a cost of approximately $136.4 million. No shares were repurchased during the three month period ended September 29, 2019.

 

Item 3 Defaults Upon Senior Securities—None

 

Item 4 Mine Safety Disclosures—None

 

Item 5 Other Information—None

 

 

Item 6 Exhibits

 

(a)

Exhibits

 

3.1

 

Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company

 

 

 

4.1

 

Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2019, between STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K report filed on October 28, 2019)

 

 

 

4.2

 

Amendment No. 7 to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2019, between ADAC-STRATTEC LLC and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 8-K report filed on October 28, 2019)

 

 

 

31.1

 

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification for Frank J. Krejci, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

31.2

 

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification for Patrick J. Hansen, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

32 (1)

 

18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Certifications

 

 

 

101

 

The following materials from STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 29, 2019 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) and furnished electronically herewith: (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (iv) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. XBRL Instance Document – the XBRL Instance Document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

 

 

 

104

 

The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 29, 2019, formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101).

 

 

(1)

This certification is not "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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SIGNATURE

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.

 

 

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (Registrant)

 

 

 

Date: November 7, 2019

By:

 

/s/ Patrick J. Hansen

 

 

 

Patrick J. Hansen

 

 

 

Senior Vice President,

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer,

 

 

 

Treasurer and Secretary

 

 

 

(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

 

 

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