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STRATTEC SECURITY CORP - Annual Report: 2020 (Form 10-K)

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-K

☒     Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of  1934

For the fiscal year ended June 28, 2020.

     Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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)

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 Stock Market

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

None

 

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

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes  No

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes  No

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

 

Large accelerated filer

 

  

Accelerated filer

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

  

Smaller Reporting Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

  

 

 

 

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

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

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

The aggregate market value of the voting Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of December 29, 2019 (the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second quarter), was approximately $79,564,000 (based upon the last reported sale price of the Common Stock at December 27, 2019 on the NASDAQ Global Market). Shares of common stock held by any executive officer or director of the registrant have been excluded from this computation because such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not a conclusive determination for other purposes.

On July 31, 2020, there were outstanding 3,819,669 shares of the Registrant’s $.01 par value Common Stock (which includes any unvested restricted shares previously awarded).

 


Documents Incorporated by Reference

 Document

  

Part of the Form 10-K
into which incorporated

 

 

 

Portions of the Proxy Statement dated September 3, 2020, for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on October 6, 2020.

  

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STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION

ANNUAL REPORT IN FORM 10-K

June 28, 2020

 

 

 

 

Page

PART I

 

 

2

Item 1.

 

BUSINESS

2

Item 1A.

 

RISK FACTORS

11

Item 1B.

 

UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

16

Item 2.

 

PROPERTIES

16

Item 3.

 

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

16

Item 4.

 

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

16

PART II

 

 

17

Item 5.

 

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

17

Item 6.

 

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

17

Item 7.

 

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

18

Item 7A.

 

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

25

Item 8.

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

26

Item 9.

 

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

53

Item 9A.

 

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

53

Item 9B.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

56

PART III

 

 

57

Item 10.

 

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

57

Item 11.

 

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

57

Item 12.

 

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

57

Item 13.

 

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

57

Item 14.

 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

57

PART IV

 

 

58

Item 15.

 

EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

58

ITEM 16.

 

FORM 10-K SUMMARY

59

SIGNATURES

 

 

60

 

 

 

 


SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

A number of the matters and subject areas discussed in this Form 10-K as well as in portions of the Company’s Proxy Statement, dated September 3, 2020, which is incorporated herein by reference, 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 statements include 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, or otherwise incorporated herein by reference, in this Form 10-K.  The discussions of such matters and subject areas are 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, changes in the costs of operations, changes in the volume and scope of product returns and warranty claims, adverse business and operational issues resulting from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and other matters described under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of this report.

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-K 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-K.

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PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Basic Business

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION designs, develops, manufactures and markets automotive access control products including mechanical locks and keys, electronically enhanced locks and keys, passive entry passive start systems (PEPS), steering column and instrument panel ignition lock housings, latches, power sliding side door systems, power tailgate 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 Plastics Inc., doing business as ADAC Automotive (“ADAC”), of Grand Rapids, Michigan called VAST Automotive Group (“VAST”). Under this unique strategic 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 under Vehicle Access Systems Technology LLC 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 partners’ products.

History

The product line that became STRATTEC was part of Briggs & Stratton Corporation’s founding business in 1908. In 1995, STRATTEC was spun off from Briggs & Stratton through a tax-free distribution to the then-existing Briggs & Stratton shareholders and has been an independent public company for over twenty-five years.

Our history in the automotive security business spans over 110 years. STRATTEC has been the world’s largest producer of automotive locks and keys since the late 1920s, and we currently maintain a significant share of the North American markets for these products.

Products

Our traditional products are lock sets (locks and keys) for cars and light trucks. Typically, two keys are provided with each vehicle lockset.  Most of the vehicles we currently supply are using keys with sophisticated radio frequency identification technology for additional theft prevention. Keys with remote entry devices integrated into a single unit and bladeless electronic keys as well as turn-key passive entry passive start systems (PEPS) have been added to our product line and are gaining in popularity.

Ignition lock housings represent another access control product for us. These housings are the mating part for our ignition locks and typically are part of the steering column structure, although there are instrument panel-mounted versions for certain vehicle applications. These housings are either die cast from zinc or injection molded plastic and may include electronic components for theft deterrent systems.  

We have developed and are continuing to develop access control products, including trunk latches, lift gate latches, tailgate latches, hood latches, side door latches and related hardware. With our acquisition of Delphi Corporation’s Power Products Group in fiscal 2009, we are now supplying power access devices for sliding side doors, tailgates, lift gates and trunk lids. Through a joint venture formed with ADAC Automotive during fiscal 2007, we also supply painted and non-painted door handles and components and related vehicle access hardware.

In recent years, more and more vehicle access systems have moved from purely mechanical components to integrated electro-mechanical systems. STRATTEC has been at the forefront of this new technology, working with Original Equipment Manufacturers’ (OEMs) product development and purchasing groups to provide cost-effective, innovative solutions to the challenges facing our customers.

STRATTEC’s customer-focused structure and formalized product development process helps us identify and meet customer needs in the shortest time possible. From concept and design, through implementation and into the aftermarket, STRATTEC delivers products that provide the optimum value solution to security and access control requirements. We have a comprehensive Products & Solutions portfolio that can be viewed on our website at www.strattec.com (see “Available Information” below for additional information).

To maintain a strong focus on each of these access control products, we have Product Business Managers who oversee the product’s entire life cycle, including product concept, application, manufacturing, warranty analysis, service/aftermarket, and financial/commercial issues. The Product Business Managers work closely with our sales organization, our engineering group, and our manufacturing operations to ensure their products are receiving the right amount of quality attention so that their value to STRATTEC and the market place is enhanced.

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Markets

We are a direct supplier to OEM automotive and light truck manufacturers as well as other transportation-related manufacturers. Our largest customers are Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, General Motors Company and Ford Motor Company. Our access control product mix varies by customer, but generally our overall sales tend to be highest in lock and key, including aftermarket produced by STRATTEC de Mexico, followed by door handles and trim components produced by ADAC-STRATTEC de Mexico, power access products produced by STRATTEC Power Access de Mexico, and latch mechanisms and ignition lock housing produced by STRATTEC de Mexico. See Operations discussion included herein for further description.

Direct sales to various OEMs represented approximately 77% of our total sales for fiscal 2020.  The remainder of our revenue is received primarily through sales to the OEM service channels, the aftermarket and Tier 1 automotive supplier customers, and sales of certain products to non-automotive commercial customers.

Sales to our major automotive customers, both OEM and Tier 1, are coordinated through direct sales personnel located in our Detroit-area office. Sales are also facilitated through daily interaction between our Program Managers, Application Engineers and other product engineering personnel. Sales to other OEM customers are accomplished through a combination of our sales personnel located in Detroit and personnel in our Milwaukee headquarters office.

The majority of our OEM products are sold in North America. While some exporting is done to Tier 1 and automotive assembly plants in Europe, Asia and South America, we are in the process of expanding our presence in these markets and elsewhere through the Vehicle Access Systems Technology LLC (VAST LLC) joint venture we jointly own with WITTE Automotive and ADAC Automotive.  VAST is described in more detail on pages 4, 5, and 43 through 45 in this Form 10-K.

OEM service and replacement parts are sold to the OEM’s own service operations. In addition, we distribute our components and security products to the automotive aftermarket through approximately 50 authorized wholesale distributors, as well as other marketers and users of component parts, including export customers. Increasingly, our products find their way into the retail channel, specifically the hardware store channel. Our ability to provide a full line of keys to that channel has been accomplished through the introduction of the STRATTEC “XL” key line. This extension to our product line includes keys that we currently do not supply on an OEM basis, including keys for Toyota, Honda and other popular domestic and import vehicles. This extended line of keys enables automotive repair specialists to satisfy consumer needs for repair or replacement parts. Our aftermarket activities are serviced through a warehousing operation in El Paso, Texas.

Customer Sales Focus

To bring the proper focus to the relationships with our major customers, we have six customer-focused teams, each with a Director of Sales, one or two Engineering Program Managers and various Customer Application Engineers. In addition to customer teams for General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler, we currently have teams for New Domestic Vehicle Manufacturers (primarily the Japanese and Korean automotive manufactures), Driver Control/Ignition Lock Housing customers, Tier 1 customers, and Service and Aftermarket customers. Sales and engineering for ADAC-STRATTEC LLC (described in greater detail below) are supported by our partner in this joint venture, ADAC Automotive.  

Each Sales Director is responsible for the overall relationship between STRATTEC and a specific customer group.  Program Managers are responsible for coordinating cross functional activities while managing new product programs for their customers.

Product Engineering Focus

To best serve our customers’ product needs, STRATTEC’s engineering resources are organized into groups which focus on specific access control applications. We currently have six engineering groups:  Locks and Keys, Aftermarket, Latches, Power Access Devices, Driver Control/Ignition Lock Housings and Electrical. Each group has a Product Business Manager, an Engineering Manager and a complement of skilled engineers who design and develop products for specific applications. In doing this, each engineering group works closely with both the customer and product teams, Engineering Program Managers, and Application Engineers.

Underlying this organization is a formalized product development process to identify and meet customer needs in the shortest possible time. By following this streamlined development system, we shorten product lead times, tighten our response to market changes and provide our customers with the optimum value solution to their security/access control requirements. STRATTEC is also IATF 16949:2016 and ISO 14001 certified. This means we embrace the philosophy that quality should exist not only in the finished product, but in every step of our processes as well.

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Operations

A significant number of the components that go into our products are manufactured at our headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This facility produces zinc die cast components, stampings and milled key blades. We have three owned production facilities currently in operation in Juarez, Mexico operating as STRATTEC de Mexico. Plant No. 1 houses assembly operations for locksets and ignition lock housings. Plant No. 2 houses our key finishing and plastic injection molding operations, as well as containing dedicated space for the assembly operations of ADAC-STRATTEC de Mexico. Plant No. 3 houses both latch and power access assembly operations for STRATTEC Power Access de Mexico. Plant No. 4 is in Leon, Mexico and houses our custom paint system for door handles and assembly for ADAC-STRATTEC de Mexico and is owned by the ADAC-STRATTEC de Mexico joint venture.

Vehicle Access Systems Technology LLC

In fiscal 2001, we entered into a formal alliance with WITTE-Velbert GmbH, an automotive supplier based in Germany which designs, develops, manufactures and markets automotive access control products for European-based customers. This alliance consisted of two initiatives. The first was a set of legal agreements which allowed STRATTEC to manufacture and market WITTE’s core products in North America, and WITTE to manufacture and market STRATTEC’s core products in Europe. The second initiative was a 50:50 joint venture, WITTE-STRATTEC LLC, to invest in operations with local partners in strategic markets outside of Europe and North America.

In February of 2006, we announced the expansion of this alliance and related joint venture with the addition of a third partner, ADAC Plastics, Inc.  ADAC, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, adds North American expertise in door handles, a part of WITTE’s core product line that STRATTEC did not support, and an expertise in color-matched painting of these components.

With the expansion of the alliance, we can offer a full range of access control related products available on a global basis to support customer programs. To identify this powerful combination of independent companies focused on working together, we renamed the joint venture Vehicle Access Systems Technology LLC (VAST LLC). We now refer to the combination of the alliance structure and joint venture as “VAST Automotive Group” (VAST). WITTE is now called WITTE Automotive, and ADAC is now doing business as ADAC Automotive. We have adopted a common graphic image in which we share a logo mark and colors, and a specific VAST logo used on the partners’ printed and electronic presentation materials. What is now VAST made investments with a local partner in Brazil in September, 2001, and local partners in China in March, 2002. However, during fiscal 2010, VAST LLC purchased the remaining 40 percent interest of its local partners in the China venture. VAST China is now wholly owned by VAST LLC and had annual net sales of approximately $152 million and $162 million during fiscal 2020 and 2019, respectively. This was an important step which gives STRATTEC a one-third interest in VAST China’s activities in the important growing Chinese/Asian market for manufacturing and assembly of painted door handles, locksets and latch products. VAST China currently operates out of two manufacturing facilities in Taicang and Fuzhou, China and is in the process of constructing a third manufacturing facility in Jingzhou, China, which became operational during the fourth quarter of our fiscal 2020 to support new growth in the China market. In March, 2014, VAST LLC purchased the remaining 49 percent interest of its local partner in Brazil, which had annual net sales of approximately $1.4 million and $724,000 during fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively.

On April 30, 2015 VAST LLC executed a purchase agreement to become a 50:50 Joint Venture partner with Minda Management Services Limited, an affiliate of both Minda Corporation Limited and Spark Minda, Ashok Minda Group of New Delhi, India (collectively, “Minda”). As part of this transaction, VAST acquired a fifty percent equity interest in the former Minda-Valeo Security Systems joint venture entity, based in Pune, India. This joint venture entity was renamed Minda-VAST Access Systems (“Minda-VAST”). Minda-VAST has operations in Pune and Delhi and had annual sales of approximately $18 million and $30 million during fiscal years 2020 and 2019, respectively. Minda is a leading manufacturer of security & access products and handles, for both OEMs and the aftermarket in India. Minda-VAST financial results are accounted for on the equity method of accounting by VAST LLC.

For further VAST LLC financial information, see “Equity (Loss) Earnings of Joint Ventures” included in Notes to Financial Statements under Item 8 in this Form 10-K.

VAST is the embodiment of STRATTEC’s, WITTE’s and ADAC’s globalization strategy. We are developing VAST as a global brand with which we are jointly pursuing business with identified global customers. Those identified customers are General Motors, Ford, Fiat/Chrysler, Volkswagen, Honda, Volvo, Renault/Nissan and Hyundai/Kia.

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To manage our customer relationships and coordinate global ventures and activities, we have established a VAST Management Group led by a President. The Management Group includes three Vice Presidents, one each from WITTE, STRATTEC and ADAC. With the focus provided by this Management Group, VAST is able to manage global programs with a single point of contact for customers, with the added advantage of providing regional support from the partners’ operating entities. Combined with VAST LLC’s ventures in China and Brazil, and sales/engineering offices in Japan and Korea, this structure establishes our global footprint.

 

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STRATTEC de MEXICO

We have formed STRATTEC de Mexico as a wholly owned subsidiary of STRATTEC to own and operate three production facilities in Juarez, Mexico. At these three facilities we house our assembly operations for locksets and ignition lock housings, our key finishing and plastic injection molding operations, our assembly operations for ADAC-STRATTEC de Mexico noted below and our latch and power access assembly operations for STRATTEC POWER ACCESS de Mexico noted below.

 

ADAC-STRATTEC LLC and ADAC-STRATTEC de MEXICO

During fiscal 2007, we formed a new entity with ADAC Automotive called ADAC-STRATTEC LLC including a wholly owned Mexican subsidiary ADAC-STRATTEC de Mexico (collectively, ASdM). The purpose of this joint venture is to produce certain ADAC and STRATTEC products utilizing ADAC’s plastic molding injection expertise and STRATTEC’s assembly capability. ASdM currently operates out of defined space in STRATTEC de Mexico Plant No. 2 located in Juarez, Mexico. Products from this joint venture include non-painted door handle components and exterior trim components for OEM customers producing in North America. STRATTEC owns 51% of this joint venture and its financial results are consolidated into STRATTEC’s financial statements. In our fiscal years ending 2020 and 2019, ASdM was profitable and represented $98.2 million and $117.0 million, respectively, of our consolidated net sales. STRATTEC de Mexico Plant No. 4 is in Leon, Mexico and houses our custom paint system for door handles and assembly for ADAC-STRATTEC de Mexico.

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STRATTEC POWER ACCESS LLC and STRATTEC POWER ACCESS de MEXICO

During fiscal year 2009, we formed a new subsidiary with WITTE Automotive called STRATTEC POWER ACCESS LLC (SPA) to acquire the North American business of the Delphi Power Products Group.  WITTE is a 20 percent minority owner. SPA in turn owns 100 percent of a Mexican subsidiary, STRATTEC POWER ACCESS de Mexico. The purpose of this subsidiary is to produce power access devices for sliding side doors, lift gates and trunk lids. STRATTEC POWER ACCESS de Mexico currently operates out of defined space in STRATTEC de Mexico Plant No. 3 located in Juarez, Mexico. Financial results for SPA are consolidated in STRATTEC’s financial statements. For fiscal year 2020, SPA was unprofitable due to the COVID-19 pandemic (COVID-19) and represented $63.8 million of our net sales. For fiscal year 2019, SPA was profitable and represented $92.7 million of our consolidated net sales.

STRATTEC Advanced Logic LLC

During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013, we formed a new joint venture with Actuator Systems LLC called NextLock LLC, which was subsequently renamed STRATTEC Advanced Logic LLC. STRATTEC owned 51% of this joint venture and its financial results were accounted for on the equity method of accounting. The purpose of this joint venture was to assemble and sell the next generation of biometric security products based upon the residential and commercial designs of Actuator Systems. This joint venture had minimal sales activity in both fiscal 2020 and 2019. During fiscal 2018, we, along with our joint venture partner, reduced operating the business of STRATTEC Advanced Logic LLC to selling only RTS commercial biometric locks. STRATTEC Advanced Logic LLC was dissolved during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020.

Seasonal Nature of the Business

The manufacturing of components used in automobiles is driven by the normal peaks and valleys associated with the automotive industry. Typically, the months of July and August are relatively slow as summer vacation shutdowns and model year changeovers occur at the automotive assembly plants. September volumes increase rapidly as each new model year begins. This volume strength continues through October and into early November. As the holiday and winter seasons approach, the demand for automobiles slows, as does production.  March usually brings a major sales and production increase, which then continues through most of June. This results in our first fiscal quarter sales and operating results typically being our weakest, with the remaining quarters being more consistent.  

 


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Vehicle List

2021 Vehicles

We are proud to be associated with many of the quality vehicles produced in North America and elsewhere.  

The following cars and light trucks are equipped with STRATTEC components during our 2021 fiscal year:

 

PASSENGER CARS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acura NSX

 

Chevrolet Corvette

 

Honda Civic

Aston Martin DB 11*

 

Chevrolet Malibu

 

Lincoln  Continental

Aston Martin DBX *

 

Chevrolet Onix *

 

Lincoln MKZ

Aston Martin Rapide *

 

Chevrolet Sonic *

 

Maserati Ghibli *

Aston Martin Vanquish*

 

Chevrolet Spin *

 

Maserati MC *

Aston Martin Vantage *

 

Chrysler 300

 

Maserati Quattroporte *

Buick Excelle *

 

Dodge Challenger

 

Opel Astra *  

Buick LaCrosse *

 

Dodge Charger

 

Opel Corsa*

Buick Regal *

 

Ford Focus *

 

Open Insignia *

Cadillac ATS *  

 

Ford GT

 

Tesla Model S  

Cadillac CT6*    

 

Ford Ka *

 

Tesla Model X    

Cadillac XTS *  

 

Ford Mondeo*

 

Tesla Model 3    

Chevrolet Bolt EV

 

Ford Mustang

 

Volkswagen Jetta

Chevrolet Camaro

 

Honda Accord

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIGHT TRUCKS, VANS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acura MDX    

 

Chrysler Voyager

 

Honda CRV

Acura RDX    

 

Dodge Durango

 

Honda RDX

Buick Enclave

 

Dodge Grand Caravan

 

Honda Odyssey

Buick Encore*

 

Ford Bronco

 

Jeep Cherokee

Buick Envision*  

 

Ford Bronco Sport

 

Jeep Compass

Cadillac Escalade

 

Ford Edge

 

Jeep Gladiator

Cadillac Escalade ESV

 

Ford Escape                        

 

Jeep Grand Cherokee

Cadillac XT4

 

Ford Expedition

 

Jeep Wrangler/Wrangler

Cadillac XT5

 

Ford Explorer

 

    Unlimited

Chevrolet Blazer

 

Ford F-Series Pickup

 

Kia Sedona *

Chevrolet Colorado *

 

Ford F-Series Super Duty

 

Lincoln Avaitor

Chevrolet Equinox

 

    Pickup

 

Lincoln Corsair

Chevrolet Express Van

 

Ford Mustang Mach-E

 

Lincoln Nautilus

Chevrolet Silverado &

 

Ford Ranger

 

Lincoln Navigator

     Silverado HD Pickup

 

Ford Transit Connect *

 

Maserati Levante *    

Chevrolet Suburban

 

GMC Acadia

 

Opel Mokka *

Chevrolet Tahoe

 

GMC Terrain

 

Ram 1500 Pickup

Chevrolet Tracker *

 

GMC Canyon *

 

Ram 1500 Classic Pickup

Chevrolet Trail Blazer *

 

GMC Savana

 

Ram Heavy Duty Lineup

Chevrolet Trax *

 

GMC Sierra & Sierra HD

 

Volkswagen Tiguan

Chevrolet Traverse

 

    Pickup

 

 

Chrysler Pacifica

 

GMC Yukon and Yukon XL

 

 

 

* Vehicles produced outside of North America, or both in and outside North America.

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Emerging Technologies

Automotive vehicle access systems, which are both theft deterrent and consumer friendly, are trending toward electro-mechanical and connected devices.  Electronic companies are developing user identification systems such as bio-systems, card holder (transmitter) systems, etc., while mechanical locks, keys, housings, and latches are evolving to accommodate electronics. We believe we are positioning ourselves as a vehicle access control supplier by building our product, engineering and manufacturing expertise in the required electro-mechanical products, which include vehicle access latches, keys with remote entry electronic systems, ignition interface systems with passive start and phone as a key (PaaK) capabilities. In both 2018 and 2019, we were awarded the Automotive News Pace Award for Excellence and Innovation for our Invis-A-RiseTM Power Liftgate and Invis-A-RiseTM Power Tailgate products. As the automotive industry continues developing various levels of autonomous vehicles, we believe that we are well positioned to continue the development and incorporation of power sliding doors, power tailgates and other consumer convenience features into these types of vehicles.

These technologies benefit us by increasing our potential customer base as a Tier 2 supplier while maintaining our Tier 1 status on some product lines and by adding additional product line availability.

Sources and Availability of Raw Materials

Our primary raw materials are high-grade zinc, brass, nickel silver, steel, aluminum and plastic resins. These materials are generally available from a number of suppliers, but we have chosen to concentrate our sourcing with one primary vendor for each commodity. We believe our sources for raw materials are very reliable and adequate for our needs. We have not experienced any significant long term supply problems in our operations and do not anticipate any significant supply problems in the foreseeable future. See further discussion under “Risk Factors-Sources of and Fluctuations in Market Prices of Raw Materials” included under Item 1A of this Form 10-K.

Patents, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property

We believe that the success of our business will not only result from the technical competence, creativity and marketing abilities of our employees but also from the protection of our intellectual property through patents, trademarks and copyrights. As part of our ongoing research, development and manufacturing activities, we have a policy of seeking patents on new products, processes and improvements when appropriate.

Although, in the aggregate, the intellectual property discussed herein are of considerable importance to the manufacturing and marketing of many of our access control products, we do not consider any single patent or trademark or group of related patents or trademarks to be material to our business as a whole, except for the STRATTEC and STRATTEC with logo trademarks.

We also rely upon trade secret protection for our confidential and proprietary information. We maintain confidentiality agreements with our key executives. In addition, we enter into confidentiality agreements with selected suppliers, consultants and employees as appropriate to evaluate new products or business relationships pertinent to our success. However, there can be no assurance that others will not independently obtain similar information and techniques or otherwise gain access to our trade secrets or that we can effectively protect our trade secrets.

Dependence Upon Significant Customers

A very significant portion of our annual sales are to General Motors Company, Ford Motor Company, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.  These three customers accounted for approximately 62 percent our net sales in 2020 and 60 percent of our net sales in 2019.  Further information regarding sales to our largest customers is set forth under the caption “Risk Factors - Loss of Significant Customers, Vehicle Content, Vehicle Models and Market Share” and “Risk Factors – Production Slowdowns by Customers” included under Item 1A of this Form 10-K and “Notes to Financial Statements-Sales and Receivable Concentration” included in Notes to Financial Statements under Item 8 in this Form 10-K.  

The products sold to these customers are model specific, fitting only certain defined applications. Consequently, we are highly dependent on our major customers for their business, and on these customers' ability to produce and sell vehicles which utilize our products. We have enjoyed good relationships with General Motors Company, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford Motor Company and other customers in the past, and expect to continue to do so in the future. However, a significant change in the purchasing practices of, or a significant loss of volume from, one or more of these customers could have a detrimental effect on our financial performance. We cannot provide any assurance that any lost sales volume could be replaced despite our historical relationships with our customers.

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Sales and Marketing; Backlog

We provide our customers with engineered access control products including locksets, fobs, push button passive entry passive start ignition systems, steering column lock housings, electromechanical latches, power sliding door systems, power tailgate systems, power liftgate systems, power decklids, painted and non-painted door handles, door handle components and trim and other access products which are unique to specific vehicles. Any given vehicle will typically take 1 to 3 years of development and engineering design time prior to being offered to the public. The access control products are designed concurrently with the vehicle. Therefore, commitment to STRATTEC as the production source for such products and components occurs 1 to 3 years prior to the start of production for such components. We employ an engineering staff that assists in providing design and technical solutions to our customers. We believe that our engineering expertise is a competitive advantage and contributes toward our strong market position in our industry. For example, we regularly provide innovative design proposals for our product offerings to our customers that we believe will improve customer access, vehicle security system quality, theft deterrence and system cost.

The typical process used by automotive manufacturers in selecting a supplier for access control products is to offer the business opportunity to us and several of our competitors. Each competitor will pursue the opportunity, doing its best to provide the customer with the most attractive proposal. Price pressure is strong during this process but once an agreement is reached, a commitment is made for each year of the product program. Typically, price reductions resulting from productivity improvement by STRATTEC over the life of the product program are included in the contract and are estimated in evaluating each of these opportunities. A blanket purchase order, a contract indicating a specified part will be supplied at a specified price during a defined time period, is issued by customers for each model year. Production quantity releases or quantity commitments are made to that purchase order for weekly deliveries to the customer. As a consequence and because we are a "Just-in-Time" supplier to the automotive industry, we do not maintain a backlog of orders in the classic sense for future production and shipment and, accordingly, we are unable to provide a meaningful backlog comparison from year to year.

Competition

We compete with domestic and foreign-based competitors on the basis of custom product design, engineering support, quality, delivery and price. While the number of direct competitors in our product markets is currently relatively small, the automotive manufacturers actively encourage competition between potential suppliers. We have a large share of the North American market for our access control products because of our ability to provide optimal value, which is a beneficial combination of price, quality, technical support, program management, innovation and aftermarket support. In order to reduce access control product production costs while still offering a wide range of technical support, we utilize assembly operations and certain light manufacturing operations in Mexico, which results in lower labor costs as compared to the United States.

As locks and keys become more sophisticated and involve additional electronics, competitors with specific electronic expertise may emerge to challenge us. To address this, we have in recent years strengthened our electrical engineering knowledge and service. We are also working with several electronics suppliers to jointly develop and supply these advanced products.

Our lockset, steering column lock housing, latches and power access competitors include Huf North America, Ushin, Valeo, Tokai-Rika, Alpha-Tech, Honda Lock, Shin Chang, Magna, Edscha, Stabilus, Aisin, Brose, Mitsuba, Ohi, Kiekert, Inteva, Novares and Gecom. For additional information related to competition, see the information set forth under “Risk Factors-Highly Competitive Automotive Supply Industry” included under Item 1A of this Form 10-K.

Research and Development

We engage in research and development activities pertinent to automotive access control. A major area of focus for research is the expanding role of vehicle access via electronic interlocks and modes of communicating authorization data between consumers and vehicles. Development activities include new products, applications and product performance improvements. In addition, specialized data collection equipment is developed to facilitate increased product development efficiency and continuous quality improvements. For fiscal years 2020 and 2019, we incurred approximately $9.8 million and $13.8 million, respectively, on research and development. We believe that, historically, we have committed sufficient resources to research and development and we intend to continue to invest in the future as required to support additional product programs associated with both existing and new customers. Patents are pursued and will continue to be pursued as appropriate to protect our interests resulting from these activities.

Customer Tooling

We incur costs related to tooling used in component production and assembly.  Some of these costs are reimbursed by customers who then own the tools involved.  See the information set forth under “Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies-Customer Tooling in Progress” included in Notes to Financial Statements under Item 8 in this Form 10-K.

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Environmental Compliance

As is the case with other manufacturers, we are subject to Federal, state, local and foreign laws and other legal requirements relating to the generation, storage, transport, treatment and disposal of materials as a result of our manufacturing and assembly operations. These laws include the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (as amended), the Clean Air Act (as amended), the Clean Water Act of 1990 (as amended) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (as amended). We have an environmental management system that is ISO-14001 certified.  We believe that our existing environmental management system is adequate and we have no current plans for substantial capital expenditures in the environmental area.    

As discussed in “Commitments and Contingencies” under Notes to Financial Statement under Item 8 in this Form 10-K, a site at our Milwaukee facility is contaminated by a solvent spill from a former above-ground solvent storage tank located on the east side of the facility, which spill occurred in 1985. We continue to monitor this situation.

We do not currently anticipate any materially adverse impact on our financial statements or competitive position as a result of compliance with Federal, state, local and foreign environmental laws or other legal requirements. However, risk of environmental liability and charges associated with maintaining compliance with environmental laws is inherent in the nature of our business and there is no assurance that material liabilities or charges could not arise.  

Employees

At June 28, 2020, we had approximately 3,831 full-time employees, of which approximately 200 or 5.2 percent were represented by a labor union, which accounts for all production employees at our Milwaukee facility.  The current contract with the unionized employees is effective through September 17, 2021.  During June 2001, there was a 16-day strike by the represented employees at our Milwaukee facility. Further information regarding the strike, work stoppages and other labor matters are discussed under “Risk Factors - Disruptions Due to Work Stoppages and Other labor Matters” under Item 1A in this Form 10-K.

Available Information

We maintain our corporate website at www.strattec.com and make available, free of charge, through this website our code of business ethics, annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements for annual shareholder meetings and amendments to those reports that we file with, or furnish to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Commission.  We are not including all the information contained on or made available through our website as a part of, or incorporating such information by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  However, this report includes (or incorporates by reference) all material information about STRATTEC that is included on our website which is otherwise required to be included in this report.

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

We recognize we are subject to the following risk factors based on our operations and the nature of the automotive industry in which we operate:

 

Coronavirus or Other Health Epidemics The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is adversely affecting, and is expected to continue to adversely affect, our operations and supply chains and we have experienced and expect to continue to experience reductions in demand for certain of our products and services as a result of the pandemic. Because we manufacture our products in facilities around the world, including in Mexico and through our joint venture partners in Europe, China and India, we are and will continue to be vulnerable to an outbreak of COVID-19 (or the resurgence of such an outbreak) or other contagious diseases in those regions as well as in the United States. The effects of COVID-19 and other contagious diseases have included and may continue to include disruptions or restrictions on our ability to travel, our ability to manufacture our affected products and our ability to ship these affected products to customers as well as disruptions that have and may continue to affect our key customers and suppliers, including those in these regions or other affected regions of the world, including in the United States, Mexico, China and neighboring countries. Current and future disruption of our ability to manufacture or distribute our products or of the ability of our customers to take orders of our products or our suppliers to deliver key raw materials on a timely basis has had and could continue to have a material adverse effect on our sales and operating results. In addition, the COVID-19 outbreak (or a worsening of this outbreak) and future outbreaks of contagious diseases in the human population has resulted in and could continue to result in a widespread health crisis that adversely affects the economies and financial markets of many countries (including those where we operate or where our products are ultimately used), resulting in an economic downturn that has and could continue to affect demand for our products and impact our operating results.

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We have been adhering to guidelines and mandates from governmental and health organizations in the territories that we have locations and production facilities, and have implemented various risk mitigation plans to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. To that end, we have encouraged working remotely where applicable, adopted social distancing where appropriate, implemented travel restrictions, and we are taking actions to ensure that locations and facilities are cleaned and sanitized regularly. All of these actions may impact our operations and profitability. Further, we have complied with and may be required to comply with additional foreign, national, state or local governmental authority recommendations, guidelines, and/or mandates, which have resulted in and may result in additional temporary reduction in or suspension in work at certain of our locations and production facilities. All of these additional actions have and will continue to adversely impact our operating results.

Loss of Significant Customers, Vehicle Content, Vehicle Models and Market Share – Sales to General Motors Company, Ford Motor Company and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles represented approximately 62 percent of our annual net sales (based on fiscal 2020 results) and, accordingly, these customers account for a significant percentage of our outstanding accounts receivable. The contracts with these customers provide for supplying the customer’s requirements for a particular model. The contracts do not specify a specific quantity of parts. The contracts typically cover the life of a model, which averages approximately four to five years. Components for certain customer models may also be “market tested” annually. Therefore, the loss of any one of these customers, the loss of a contract for a specific vehicle model, a reduction in vehicle content, the early cancellation of a specific vehicle model, technological changes or a significant reduction in demand for certain key models could occur, and if so, could have a material adverse effect on our existing and future revenues and net income.

Our major customers also have significant under-funded legacy liabilities related to pension and postretirement health care obligations. The loss in our major customers’ North American automotive market share to the New Domestic automotive manufacturers (primarily the Japanese and Korean automotive manufacturers) and/or a significant decline in the overall market demand for new vehicles may ultimately result in severe financial difficulty for these customers, including bankruptcy. If our major customers cannot fund their operations, we may incur significant write-offs of accounts receivable, incur impairment charges or require restructuring actions.  

Production Slowdowns by Customers – Our major customers and many of their suppliers were significantly impacted by the Great Recession of 2008/2009. Many of our major customers instituted production cuts during our fiscal 2009 and 2010. While production subsequently increased after the cuts made in 2009, additional economic slowdowns or pandemics could bring about new production cuts which could have a material adverse effect on our existing and future revenues and net income.

Financial Distress of Automotive Supply Base – During the Great Recession, which impacted calendar years 2009 and 2010, deteriorating automotive industry conditions adversely affected STRATTEC and our supply base. Lower production levels at our major customers, volatility in certain raw material and energy costs and the global credit market crisis resulted in severe financial distress among many companies within the automotive supply base. During the above time frame, several automotive suppliers filed for bankruptcy protection or ceased operations. The potential continuation or renewal of financial distress within the supply base (whether from COVID-19 or otherwise) and suppliers’ inability to obtain credit from lending institutions could lead to commercial disputes and possible supply chain interruptions. In addition, the potential for future adverse industry conditions (including from COVID-19 or otherwise) may require us to provide financial assistance or other measures to ensure uninterrupted production. The continuation or renewal of these industry conditions could have a material adverse effect on our existing and future revenues and net income.

Shortage of Raw Materials or Components Supply – In the event of catastrophic acts of nature such as fires, tsunamis, hurricanes and earthquakes or a rapid increase in production demands, either we or our customers or other suppliers may experience supply shortages of raw materials or components. This could be caused by a number of factors, including a lack of production line capacity or manpower or working capital constraints. In order to manage and reduce the costs of purchased goods and services, we and others within our industry have been rationalizing and consolidating our supply base. As a result, there is greater dependence on fewer sources of supply for certain components and materials used in our products, which could increase the possibility of a supply shortage of any particular component. If any of our customers experience a material supply shortage, either directly or as a result of supply shortages at another supplier, that customer may halt or limit the purchase of our products. Similarly, if we or one of our own suppliers experience a supply shortage, we may become unable to produce the affected products if we cannot procure the components from another source. Such production interruptions could impede a ramp-up in vehicle production and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.  

We consider the production capacities and financial condition of suppliers in our selection process, and expect that they will meet our delivery requirements. However, there can be no assurance that strong demand, capacity limitations, shortages of raw materials, labor disputes or other problems will not result in any shortages or delays in the supply of components to us.

Cost Reduction – There is continuing pressure from our major customers to reduce the prices we charge for our products. This requires us to generate cost reductions, including reductions in the cost of components purchased from outside suppliers. If we are unable to generate sufficient production cost savings in the future to offset pre-programmed price reductions, our gross margin and profitability will be adversely affected.

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Cyclicality and Seasonality in the Automotive Market – The automotive market is cyclical and is dependent on consumer spending, on the availability of consumer credit and to a certain extent, on customer sales incentives. Economic factors adversely affecting consumer demand for automobiles and automotive production, such as rising fuel costs, could adversely impact our net sales and net income. We typically experience decreased sales and operating income during the first fiscal quarter of each year due to the impact of scheduled customer plant shut-downs in July and new model changeovers during that period.

Foreign Operations – We own and operate manufacturing operations in Mexico. As discussed below under “Investment in Joint Ventures and Majority Owned Subsidiaries” included in Notes to Financial Statements under Item 8 in this Form 10-K, we also have joint venture and majority owned investments in Mexico, Brazil, China and India. As these operations continue to expand, their success will depend, in part, on our and our partners’ ability to anticipate and effectively manage certain risks inherent in international operations, including: enforcing agreements and collecting receivables through certain foreign legal systems, payment cycles of foreign customers, compliance with foreign tax laws, general economic and political conditions in these countries and compliance with foreign laws and regulations. The success of these joint venture operations may be impacted by our partners’ ability to influence business decisions and therefore the operating results of the joint ventures could be adversely impacted. These influences, as well as conflicts or disagreements with our joint venture partners, could negatively impact the operations and financial results of our joint venture investments, which could have an adverse impact on our financial results. In addition, failure of our partners to be able to continue to fund their portion of the joint venture operations could have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and financial results of our joint venture investments, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial results. The joint venture investments in China generated losses in 2012 and 2013 due to relocation costs associated with moves to a new facility and start-up costs associated with a new product line. These relocation costs and start-up costs have been financed internally and externally by VAST China. Additionally, our VAST LLC joint ventures in Brazil and India continue to report losses due to the weak automotive build in those regions. The impact of any future planned capital expenditures or future expansion by VAST LLC in China, Brazil and India, may result in the need for additional future capital contributions to fund the operations of these joint venture investments.

Cross-border Trade Issues or Tariffs Our business is impacted by international or cross-border trade, including the import and export of products and goods into and out of the United States and trade tensions among nations.  The shipping of goods across national borders is often more expensive and complicated than domestic shipping. Customs and duty procedures and reviews, including duty-free thresholds in various key markets, the application of tariffs, and security related governmental processes at international borders, may increase costs, discourage cross-border purchases, delay transit and create shipping uncertainties.  Further, uncertainties stemming from changes in U.S. trade policies in particular with European countries and China, tariffs and the reaction of other countries thereto, could have an adverse effect on our business and may adversely impact our results of operations or financial condition or reduce profitability on certain of our products.

Currency Exchange Rate Fluctuations – Our sales are denominated in U.S. dollars. We have manufacturing operations in Mexico, and as a result, a portion of our manufacturing costs are incurred in Mexican pesos. Therefore, fluctuations in the U.S. dollar/Mexican peso exchange rate may have a material effect on our profitability, cash flows, financial position, and may significantly affect the comparability of our results between financial periods. Any depreciation in the value of the U.S. dollar in relation to the value of the Mexican peso will adversely affect the cost of our Mexican operations when translated into U.S. dollars. Similarly, any appreciation in the value of the U.S. dollar in relation to the value of the Mexican peso will decrease the cost of our Mexican operations when translated into U.S. dollars.  

Sources of and Fluctuations in Market Prices of Raw Materials – Our primary raw materials are high-grade zinc, brass, nickel silver, aluminum, steel and plastic resins. These materials are generally available from a limited number of suppliers, but we have chosen to concentrate our sourcing with one primary vendor for each commodity or purchased component. We believe our sources of raw materials are reliable and adequate for our needs. However, the development of future sourcing issues related to using existing or alternative raw materials and the global availability of these materials as well as significant fluctuations in the market prices of these materials may have an adverse effect on our financial results if the increased raw material costs cannot be recovered from our customers.

Given the significant financial impact on us relating to changes in the cost of our primary raw materials, commencing with fiscal 2008 and thereafter, we began quoting quarterly material price adjustments for changes in our zinc costs in our negotiations with our customers. Our success in obtaining these quarterly price adjustments in our customer contracts is dependent on separate negotiations with each customer. It is not a standard practice for our customers to include such price adjustments in their contracts. We have been successful in obtaining quarterly price adjustments in some of our customer contracts. However, we have not been successful in obtaining the adjustments with all of our customers.

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Disruptions Due to Work Stoppages and Other Labor Matters – Our major customers and many of their suppliers have unionized work forces. Work stoppages or slow-downs experienced by our customers or their suppliers could result in slow-downs or closures of assembly plants where our products are included in assembled vehicles. For example, strikes by a critical supplier called by the United Auto Workers led to extended shut-downs of most of General Motors’ North American assembly plants in February 2008 and September 2019. A material work stoppage experienced by one or more of our customers could have an adverse effect on our business and our financial results. In addition, all production associates at our Milwaukee facility are unionized. A sixteen-day strike by these associates in June 2001 resulted in increased costs as all salaried associates worked with additional outside resources to produce the components necessary to meet customer requirements. The current contract with our unionized associates is effective through September 17, 2021. We may encounter further labor disruption and we may also encounter unionization efforts in our other plants or other types of labor conflicts, any of which could have an adverse effect on our business and our financial results. Labor contracts between General Motors Company, Ford Motor Company and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and their unionized associates under the United Auto Workers union expire in September 2023. In addition, their respective labor agreements with the Canadian auto workers union expire in September and October 2020. Labor disruptions encountered by our customers during the contract period could have an adverse effect on our business and our financial results.

Compliance Related to Regulations Related to Conflict Minerals – We are required to disclose the use of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (collectively, “conflict minerals”) mined from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and adjoining countries (the “covered countries”) if a conflict mineral(s) is necessary to the functionality of a product manufactured, or contracted to be manufactured, by us. We may determine, as part of our compliance efforts, that certain products or components we obtain from our suppliers could contain conflict minerals. If we are unable to conclude that all our products are free from conflict minerals originating from covered countries, this could have a negative impact on both our existing and future business, reputation and/or results of operations. We may also encounter challenges to satisfy customers who require that our products be certified as conflict free, which could place us at a competitive disadvantage if we are unable to substantiate such a claim. Compliance with these rules could also affect the sourcing and availability of some of the minerals used in the manufacture of products or components we obtain from our suppliers, including our ability to obtain products or components in sufficient quantities and/or at competitive prices to sell to our customers.

Environmental, Safety and Other Regulations – We are subject to Federal, state, local and foreign laws and other legal requirements related to the generation, storage, transport, treatment and disposal of materials as a result of our manufacturing and assembly operations. These laws include, among others, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (as amended), the Clean Air Act (as amended) and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (as amended). We have an environmental management system that is ISO-14001 certified. We believe that our existing environmental management system is adequate for current and anticipated operations and we have no current plans for substantial capital expenditures in the environmental area. An environmental reserve was established in 1995 for estimated costs to remediate a site at our Milwaukee facility. The site was contaminated from a former above-ground solvent storage tank, located on the east side of the facility. The contamination occurred in 1985 and is being monitored in accordance with Federal, state and local requirements. We do not currently anticipate any material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition or competitive position as a result of compliance with Federal, state, local and foreign environmental laws or other related legal requirements. However, risk of environmental liability and changes associated with maintaining compliance with environmental laws is inherent in the nature of our business and there is no assurance that material liabilities or changes could not arise.

Highly Competitive Automotive Supply Industry – The automotive component supply industry is highly competitive. Some of our competitors are companies, or divisions or subsidiaries of companies, that are larger than STRATTEC and have greater financial, global and technology capabilities. Our products may not be able to compete successfully with the products of these other companies, which could result in loss of customers and, as a result, decreased sales and profitability. Some of our major customers have previously announced that they will be reducing their supply base. This could potentially result in the loss of these customers and consolidation within the supply base. The loss of any of our major customers could have a material adverse effect on our existing and future net sales and net income.

In addition, our competitive position in the North American automotive component supply industry could be adversely affected in the event that we are unsuccessful in making strategic investments, acquisitions or alliances or in establishing joint ventures that would enable us to expand globally, in particular, with the VAST Automotive Group and their ability to fund and service global vehicle platforms. We principally compete for new business at the beginning of the development of new models and upon the redesign of existing models by our major customers. New model development generally begins two to five years prior to the marketing of such new models to the public. The failure to obtain new business on new models or to retain or increase business on redesigned existing models could adversely affect our business and financial results. In addition, as a result of relatively long lead times for many of our components, it may be difficult in the short-term for us to obtain new sales to replace any unexpected decline in the sale of existing products. Finally, we may incur significant product development expense in preparing to meet anticipated customer requirements which may not be recovered.

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Program Volume and Pricing Fluctuations – We incur costs and make capital expenditures for new program awards based upon certain estimates of production volumes over the anticipated program life for certain vehicles. While we attempt to establish the price of our products for variances in production volumes, if the actual production of certain vehicle models is significantly less than planned, our net sales and net income may be adversely affected. We cannot predict our customers’ demands for the products we supply either in the aggregate or for particular reporting periods.

Investments in Customer Program Specific Assets – We make investments in machinery and equipment used exclusively to manufacture products for specific customer programs. This machinery and equipment is capitalized and depreciated over the expected useful life of each respective asset. Therefore, the loss of any one of our major customers, the loss of specific vehicle models or the early cancellation of a vehicle model could result in impairment in the value of these assets which may have a material adverse effect on our financial results.

Warranty Claims – We are exposed to warranty claims in the event that our products fail to perform as expected, and we may be required to participate in the repair costs incurred by our customers for such products. Our largest customers have recently extended and/or expanded their warranty protection for their vehicles. Other automotive OEMs have similarly extended and/or expanded their warranty programs. We are engaged in ongoing discussions with our customers regarding warranty information and potential claims. The results of these discussions could result in additional warranty charges/claims in future periods. Depending on the nature of and the volume of vehicles involved in the potential warranty claims, these charges could be material to our financial statements. The extended and/or expanded warranty trend may also result in higher cost recovery claims by OEMs from suppliers whose products incur a higher rate of warranty claims above an OEM derived nominal level. Prior to fiscal 2010, we had experienced relatively low warranty charges from our customers due to our commercial arrangements and improvements in the quality, reliability and durability of our products. Due to our largest customers’ extension and/or expansion of their warranty protection programs and demands for higher warranty cost sharing arrangements from their suppliers in their terms and conditions of purchase, including from STRATTEC, we increased our provision to cover warranty exposures since fiscal year 2010. In 2015 and 2018, our increased warranty provision was the result of various known or expected customer warranty issues outstanding and estimated future warranty costs to be incurred as of June 2015 and June 2018, respectively, for which amounts were reasonably estimable. As additional information becomes available, actual results may differ from recorded estimates. If our customers demand higher warranty-related cost recoveries, or if our products fail to perform as expected, it could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition.  

Cyber Vulnerability – Cyber attacks or security breaches could compromise confidential, business critical information, cause a disruption in our operations or harm our reputation. While we have a cyber security monitoring program, a significant cyber attack could result in loss of critical business information and/or could negatively impact our operations, any of which could have a negative impact on our financial results.

Income Taxes – We are a U.S.-based multinational company subject to tax in multiple U.S. and foreign tax jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining our global provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets or liabilities and in evaluating our tax positions on a worldwide basis. While we believe our tax positions are consistent with the tax laws in the jurisdictions in which we conduct our business, it is possible that these positions may be overturned by jurisdictional tax authorities, which may have a significant impact on our global provision for income taxes. Tax laws are dynamic and subject to change as new laws are passed and new interpretations of these laws are issued or applied. We are also subject to ongoing tax audits. These audits can involve complex issues, which may require an extended period of time to resolve and can be highly subjective. Tax authorities may disagree with certain tax reporting positions taken by us and, as a result, assess additional taxes against us. We regularly assess the likely outcomes of these audits in order to determine the appropriateness of our tax provision.

Qualified Personnel – Our business success depends, to a significant degree, on attracting and retaining qualified personnel. Our ability to sustain and grow our business requires us to hire, retain, develop and motivate a highly skilled and diverse management team and workforce. These types of employees are in high demand and often have competing employment opportunities. The labor market for skilled employees is highly competitive and we may lose key employees or be forced to increase their compensation to retain these types of employees.  Failure to ensure that we have the leadership capacity with the necessary skill set and experience could impede our ability to deliver our growth objectives and execute our strategic plan. Organizational and reporting changes resulting from any future leadership transition or corporate initiatives could result in increased turnover. Additionally, any unplanned turnover or inability to attract and retain key employees could have a negative effect on our results of operations, including by significantly increasing our recruitment, training and other related employee costs.  The loss of key personnel, or the failure to attract qualified personnel, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Credit Facilities – Historically, from time to time we have relied on our existing credit facilities to provide us with adequate working capital to operate our business and fund our capital expenditures, including our expansion initiatives.  We cannot provide assurance that we will be able to refinance, extend the maturity of, or otherwise amend the terms of our existing credit facilities, or that any refinancing, extension, or amendment will be on terms favorable to us or even on commercially reasonable terms. If our lenders reduce or terminate our access to amounts under our credit facilities, we may not have sufficient capital to fund our working capital needs and/or we may need to secure additional capital or financing to fund our working capital requirements or to repay

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outstanding debt under our credit facilities.  Moreover, new credit facilities resulting from any refinancing of our existing facilities could have a significantly higher rate of interest and greater borrowing costs than our existing facilities. We can make no assurance that we will be successful in ensuring our availability of amounts under our credit facilities or in connection with raising additional capital and that any amount, if raised, will be sufficient to meet our cash flow requirements.  If we are not able to maintain our borrowing availability under our credit facilities and/or raise additional capital when needed, we may be forced to sharply curtail our efforts to manufacture and promote the sale of our products or to curtail our operations.

There can be no assurance that the financial terms or covenants of any new credit facility will be the same or as favorable as those under our existing facilities. Additionally, our ability to complete a refinancing of our existing credit facilities prior to their respective maturities is subject to a number of conditions beyond our control. For example, if a disruption in the financial markets were to occur at the time that we intended to refinance our credit facilities, we might be restricted in our ability to access the credit lines. The restrictive covenants in any such new credit facility may limit our ability to engage in acts that may be in our best long term interests.  A breach of any of these types of restrictive covenants in our credit facilities could result in a default under these facilities.  If a default occurs, the lenders under our credit facilities may elect to declare all outstanding borrowings, together with accrued interest, to be immediately due and payable, to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings and to exercise any other rights they have under the facilities or applicable law.

 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

We have four manufacturing plants, one warehouse, and one sales office. These facilities are described as follows:

 

Location

 

Type

 

Sq. Ft.

 

 

Owned or

Leased

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

 

Headquarters and General Offices; Component Parts

Manufacturing

 

 

345,123

 

 

Owned

Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico

 

Subsidiary Offices and Assembly

 

 

169,488

 

 

Owned

Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico

 

Subsidiary Offices and Assembly

 

 

69,900

 

 

Owned

Juarez, Chihuahua Mexico

 

Subsidiary Offices, Key Finishing, Injection Molding

and Assembly Operations

 

 

114,877

 

 

Owned

Leon, Mexico

 

Subsidiary Offices, Door Handle Injecting Molding,

Painting and Assembly

 

 

129,887

 

 

Owned

El Paso, Texas

 

Finished Goods and Service Parts Distribution Warehouse

 

 

114,715

 

 

Leased**

Auburn Hills, Michigan

 

Sales and Engineering Office for Detroit Customer Area

 

 

62,736

 

 

Owned

 

**

Leased unit within a complex.

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, action or proceeding the ultimate disposition of which would have a material adverse effect on our financial statements.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None.

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PART II

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

 

Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “STRT.”

 

Registered shareholders of record at June 28, 2020, were 1,040.

The Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program on October 16, 1996, and the program was publicly announced on October 17, 1996.  Since inception of the stock repurchase program, the Board of Directors has periodically increased the number of shares authorized for repurchase under the program.  At June 28, 2020, the number of shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for repurchase under the program totaled 3,839,395.  The program currently authorizes the repurchase of the Company’s 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 June 28, 2020, a total of 3,655,322 shares have been repurchased at a cost of approximately $136.4 million.  No shares were repurchased during the year ended June 28, 2020.

ITEM 6.   SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The financial data for each period presented below reflects the consolidated results of STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION, its wholly owned Mexican subsidiary and its majority owned subsidiaries. Fiscal years 2016 and 2017 have been retrospectively adjusted for the adoption of an update to the accounting guidance for the presentation of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost which requires the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost to be reported in the same line items as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the pertinent employees during the applicable period while remaining components of net periodic benefit cost are required to be presented separately outside a subtotal of income from operations. The information below should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and the Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere herein. The following data are in thousands of dollars except per share amounts.

 

 

Fiscal Years

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

INCOME STATEMENT DATA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

385,300

 

 

$

487,006

 

 

$

439,195

 

 

$

417,325

 

 

$

401,419

 

Gross profit

 

 

35,446

 

 

 

57,800

 

 

 

54,443

 

 

 

60,955

 

 

 

65,726

 

Engineering, selling and administrative expenses

 

 

44,108

 

 

 

47,186

 

 

 

41,168

 

 

 

46,113

 

 

 

43,547

 

(Loss) Income from operations

 

 

(8,662

)

 

 

10,614

 

 

 

13,275

 

 

 

14,842

 

 

 

22,179

 

Interest income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

136

 

 

 

25

 

Equity (loss) earnings of joint ventures

 

 

(209

)

 

 

2,783

 

 

 

4,532

 

 

 

666

 

 

 

(2,235

)

Interest expense

 

 

(920

)

 

 

(1,615

)

 

 

(1,137

)

 

 

(417

)

 

 

(176

)

Pension termination settlement charge

 

 

 

 

 

(31,878

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense), net

 

 

1,668

 

 

 

(337

)

 

 

1,020

 

 

 

1,167

 

 

 

(603

)

(Loss) income before taxes and non-controlling interest

 

 

(8,123

)

 

 

(20,433

)

 

 

17,698

 

 

 

16,394

 

 

 

19,190

 

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

 

 

(2,266

)

 

 

(7,740

)

 

 

2,070

 

 

 

4,284

 

 

 

5,068

 

Net (loss) income

 

 

(5,857

)

 

 

(12,693

)

 

 

15,628

 

 

 

12,110

 

 

 

14,122

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

1,748

 

 

 

4,336

 

 

 

3,345

 

 

 

4,913

 

 

 

4,973

 

Net (loss) income attributable to

   STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION

 

$

(7,605

)

 

$

(17,029

)

 

$

12,283

 

 

$

7,197

 

 

$

9,149

 

(Loss) earnings per share attributable to

   STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(2.04

)

 

$

(4.63

)

 

$

3.39

 

 

$

2.01

 

 

$

2.55

 

Diluted

 

$

(2.04

)

 

$

(4.63

)

 

$

3.32

 

 

$

1.96

 

 

$

2.51

 

Cash dividends declared per share

 

$

0.42

 

 

$

0.56

 

 

$

0.56

 

 

$

0.56

 

 

$

0.52

 

BALANCE SHEET DATA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net working capital

 

$

77,228

 

 

$

77,369

 

 

$

82,310

 

 

$

61,110

 

 

$

70,236

 

Total assets

 

$

265,545

 

 

$

312,736

 

 

$

307,175

 

 

$

273,714

 

 

$

242,176

 

Long-term liabilities

 

$

41,964

 

 

$

45,657

 

 

$

55,136

 

 

$

33,105

 

 

$

23,449

 

Total STRATTEC SECURITY

   CORPORATION Shareholders’ equity

 

$

152,222

 

 

$

163,388

 

 

$

162,158

 

 

$

151,088

 

 

$

139,332

 

 

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

The following Discussion and Analysis should be read in conjunction with STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION’s accompanying Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in this Form 10-K. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to years or quarters refer to fiscal years or fiscal quarters of STRATTEC.

Executive Overview

Historically, a significant portion of our total net sales have been to domestic automotive OEMs (General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler). During the past two decades these customers lost North American market share to the New Domestic automotive manufacturers (primarily the Japanese and Korean automotive manufacturers). In addition to our dependence on our customers’ maintaining their market share, our financial performance depends in large part on conditions in the overall automotive industry, which in turn, are dependent upon the U.S. and global economies. During fiscal years 2020 and 2019, the above domestic automotive OEMs together represented 62 percent and 60 percent, respectively, of our total net sales.

During fiscal years 2020 and 2019, we experienced stronger sales demand for our components from our major North American customers noted above as it relates to light trucks and both sport utility and car based utility vehicles in comparison to passenger cars, which was likely influenced by lower gas prices and customer preferences. If gas prices continue to remain flat or slightly higher over the next several years, we anticipate this consumer buying trend will continue, which is approximately 70 percent light trucks and sport utility vehicles in comparison to 30 percent passenger car vehicle purchases today. During the last 3-5 years our major customers General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler eliminated passenger car production on several models in North America in anticipation to improve their overall profitability going forward.

Fiscal 2020 net sales were $385 million compared to $487 million in 2019. The reduced sales in fiscal year 2020 was attributed to the General Motors labor strike with the United Auto Workers in September and October 2019 which reduced net sales to General Motors by approximately $10 million and as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. During March, April and May 2020, the North American OEM assembly plant operations were shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic reducing our net sales to our customers by approximately $78 million during that period. Net loss attributable to STRATTEC for fiscal 2020 was $7.6 million primarily attributed to the lost net sales previously described above. In response to the COVID -19 pandemic, the Company implemented temporary layoffs of production workers in our Milwaukee, WI and Mexico plant operations, reduced the US Salaried workforce by ten percent, reduced salaried working hours by ten percent, allowed remote working from home, significantly reduced nonessential operating costs, delayed capital expenditures and temporarily suspended the quarterly cash dividend to preserve cash flow during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2020. In addition, during the fourth quarter the Company produced additional finished goods inventory in anticipation of our OEM customers pipeline fill to their dealers once vehicle production began starting up in June, 2020. Also, the Mexican Government has continued to limit our operating capacity to restart production since June 2020 due to COVID -19. Net Loss attributable to STRATTEC in fiscal 2019 was $17.0 million (which included non-cash pension settlement and compensation expense charges of approximately $28.0, net of tax relating to termination our defined pension benefit plan which is described in more detail below).

As described in "Retirement Plans and Postretirement Costs" in the Notes to Financial Statements under Item 8 in this Form 10-K, our Board of Directors approved 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 $4.8 million non-cash compensation expense charge related to the final transfer and pay-out of the excess Qualified Pension Plan assets was recorded during fiscal 2020. With these final actions, we completed the full termination of the qualified pension plan during fiscal 2020 and removed significant financial risk associated with the pension liability from the Company’s overall financial position going forward.

As we look out into the future, the July 2020 projections from our third-party forecasting service indicate that North American light vehicle production will show a significant decline in the 2020 vehicle production build due to the COVID-19 pandemic and then increase and remain steady to flat production for the next four years. By model year, based on these projections we are expecting a 2020 build of 12.8 million vehicles, 15.1 million vehicles for 2021, 15.1 million vehicles for 2022, 15.5 million vehicles for 2023 and 15.8 million vehicles for 2024. These vehicle production estimates going forward were significantly reduced due to the impact of COVID-19. As part of this third party projection, the Ford Motor Company and General Motors are expected to experience flat vehicle production volumes in their production levels during this time period. Fiat Chrysler, however, is expected to slightly decrease production as they eliminate or reduce car production on certain models during this time horizon. Of course, all of these forecasts are subject to variability based on what happens in the overall North American and global economies, especially as it relates to the world wide status of the COVID-19 pandemic that may shut down our customers assembly facilities and supply chains in the foreseeable future, potential tariff enactment by the United States Government or other foreign countries, the current levels of employment, availability of consumer credit, home equity values, fluctuating fuel prices, changes in customer vehicle and option preferences, product quality issues, including related to recall and product warranty coverage issues, and other key factors that we believe could determine whether consumers can or will purchase new vehicles or particular brands.

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Focus and Strategy Going Forward

STRATTEC’s long-term strategy is focused on maximizing long-term shareholder value by driving profitable growth. Our management believes productivity improvements and cost reductions are critical to our competitiveness, while enhancing the value we deliver to our customers. In order to accomplish this, we have been pursuing, and we intend to continue to pursue over the foreseeable future, the following objectives as summarized below:

 

 

-

Streamline and standardize processes to increase productivity and improve the quality of our products

 

-

Maintain a disciplined and flexible cost structure to leverage scale and optimize asset utilization and procurement

 

-

Maintain our strong financial position by deploying capital spending targeted for growth and productivity improvement

 

-

Leverage the “VAST Automotive Group Brand” with customer relationships to generate organic growth from global programs

 

-

Offer our customers innovative products and technologies, in particular electronics capabilities, along with cost savings solutions to meet their changing demands

 

-

Explore and execute targeted mergers and acquisitions or other joint venture opportunities with a disciplined due diligence approach and critical financial analysis to drive shareholder value

We use several key performance indicators to gauge progress toward achieving these objectives. These indicators include net sales growth, operating margin improvement, return on capital employed and cash flow from operations.

Results of Operations

2020 Compared to 2019

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Net Sales (millions of dollars)

 

$

385.3

 

 

$

487.0

 

 

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

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

General Motors Company

 

$

102.5

 

 

$

112.7

 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

 

 

85.0

 

 

 

115.3

 

Ford Motor Company

 

 

52.7

 

 

 

63.3

 

Tier 1 Customers

 

 

56.0

 

 

 

75.2

 

Commercial and Other OEM Customers

 

 

71.9

 

 

 

89.5

 

Hyundai / Kia

 

 

17.2

 

 

 

31.0

 

Total

 

$

385.3

 

 

$

487.0

 

 

Sales to each of our customers or customer groups decreased in the current year as compared to the prior year. As discussed in our prior filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, we were impacted in fiscal 2020 by the General Motors UAW strike, which reduced our net sales by approximately $10 million in the current year. Additionally, during the period late March 2020 through mid-June 2020, our OEM customers reduced production schedules and closed their assembly plants due to COVID-19.  The impact of these plant closures and resulting production schedule reductions reduced our net sales in the current year by approximately $78 million.

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Cost of Goods Sold (millions of dollars)

 

$

349.9

 

 

$

429.2

 

 

Direct material costs are the most significant component of our cost of goods sold and comprised $218.1 million or 62.3 percent of cost of goods sold in the current year compared to $280.5 million or 65.4 percent of cost of goods sold in the prior year. This dollar value decrease in our direct material costs of $62.4 million or 22.2 percent was due to decreased sales volumes in the current year as compared to the prior year and reduced scrap costs resulting from efforts to reduce nonconforming costs resulting from internal manufacturing process quality issues. The decrease in our direct material costs as a percentage of our cost of goods sold in the current year as compared to the prior year was due to reduced scrap costs and a reduction in sales of our power access products as a percentage of our consolidated sales. Power access products have a higher purchased content percentage as compared to our other products. Thus, the decreased sales mix of power access products between periods further reduced our direct material costs as a percentage of our cost of goods sold.

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The remaining components of cost of goods sold consist of labor and overhead costs which decreased $16.9 million or 11.4 percent to $131.8 million in the current year from $148.7 million in the prior year as the variable portion of these costs decreased due to the reduction in sales volumes between years. Additionally, the decrease in labor and overhead costs in the current year as compared to the prior year was impacted by cost reduction initiatives implemented during our fiscal 2020 fourth quarter as a result of COVID-19 and the impact of a favorable Mexican peso to U.S. dollar exchange rate affecting our operations in Mexico. Cost reduction initiatives included temporary and permanent layoffs at our U.S. and Mexico locations, reductions in pay for our officers, reductions in working hours for most salaried associates, and a reduction in our U.S. salaried workforce. The U.S. dollar value of our Mexican operations was favorably impacted by approximately $2.4 million in the current year as compared to the prior year due to a favorable Mexican peso to U.S. dollar exchange rate between these annual periods. The average U.S. dollar / Mexican peso exchange rate increased to approximately 20.50 pesos to the dollar in the current year from approximately 19.34 pesos to the dollar in the prior year. These favorable impacts were partially offset by an increase in the Mexican minimum wage for our Mexican workforce, which was effective January 1, 2019 and resulted in higher costs during the six month period ended December 2019 as compared to the prior year period. Additionally, labor and overhead costs in both the current year and prior year periods included non-cash compensation expense charges related to the transfer of excess Qualified Pension Plan assets, as discussed above. These non-cash compensation expense charges increased labor and overhead costs by $3.0 million in the current year and $2.5 million in the prior year.

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Gross Profit (millions of dollars)

 

$

35.4

 

 

$

57.8

 

Gross Profit as a percentage of net sales

 

 

9.2

%

 

 

11.9

%

 

The decrease in gross profit dollars in the current year as compared to the prior year was attributed to the decrease in sales, partially offset by the decrease in cost of goods sold as discussed above. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased between years due to the reduction in sales as discussed above, which resulted in under absorption of our fixed costs.

Engineering, Selling and Administrative Expenses in the current year and prior year were as follows:

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Expenses (millions of dollars)

 

$

44.1

 

 

$

47.2

 

Expenses as a percentage of net sales

 

 

11.4

%

 

 

9.7

%

 

Engineering, selling and administrative expenses decreased $3.1 million between years. Due to the impacts of COVID-19, during our fiscal 2020 fourth quarter, we implemented reductions in pay for our officers, reductions in working hours for most salaried associates, and a reduction in our U.S. salaried workforce, which reduced our 2020 engineering, selling, and administrative costs. These costs were further reduced by a reduction in expenditures for new product development costs associated with utilizing third party vendors for a portion of our development work. Additionally, Engineering, selling and administrative expenses in both the current year and prior year periods included non-cash compensation expense charges related to the transfer of excess Qualified Pension Plan assets, as discussed above. These non-cash compensation expense charges increased engineering, selling and administrative expense by $1.9 million in the current year and $1.7 million in the prior year.

Loss from operations in the current year was $8.7 million compared to income from operations of $10.6 million in the prior year. This change was the result of reduced sales, which were partially offset by a reduction in cost of goods sold and decreased engineering, selling and administrative expenses in the current year as compared to the prior year, all as discussed above.  

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

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Vehicle Access Systems Technology LLC

 

$

(565

)

 

$

2,655

 

STRATTEC Advanced Logic, LLC ("SAL LLC")

 

 

356

 

 

 

128

 

 

 

$

(209

)

 

$

2,783

 

 

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Lower profitability from our Vehicle Access Systems Technology LLC (“VAST LLC”) joint ventures was due to lower profitability in our VAST China operation related to extended OEM customer plant shutdowns associated with the COVID-19 outbreak during the period January 2020 through March 2020 and higher development costs for new programs and startup costs associated with 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. The current year equity loss of joint ventures for VAST LLC also included a $2 million impairment charge related to its Minda-VAST Access Systems joint venture in India. STRATTEC’s portion of this impairment charge for 2020 totaled $667,000. Our VAST LLC joint ventures in India and Brazil continue to report losses due to our limited amount of business in both regions as well as the impact of COVID-19. SAL LLC was dissolved during fiscal 2020. STRATTEC was not the primary beneficiary and did not control SAL LLC. Current year equity earnings of SAL LLC included a gain on dissolution of $342,000.

Included in other income (expense), net in the current year and prior year were the following items (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Foreign currency transaction gain (loss)

 

$

1,982

 

 

$

(397

)

Rabbi Trust (loss) gain

 

 

(2

)

 

 

146

 

Unrealized (loss) gain on Mexican peso forward contracts

 

 

(480

)

 

 

39

 

Realized (loss) gain on Mexican peso forward contracts

 

 

(418

)

 

 

485

 

Pension and postretirement plans cost

 

 

(469

)

 

 

(689

)

Other miscellaneous income, net

 

 

1,055

 

 

 

79

 

 

 

$

1,668

 

 

$

(337

)

 

Foreign currency transaction gains and losses resulted from activity associated with foreign denominated assets held by our Mexican subsidiaries. The Rabbi Trust assets fund our amended and restated supplemental executive retirement plan. The investments held in the Trust are considered trading securities. We entered into the Mexican peso currency forward contracts during fiscal 2020 and 2019 to minimize earnings volatility resulting from changes in exchange rates affecting the U.S. dollar cost of our Mexican operations. Unrealized gains and losses on the peso forward contracts recognized as a result of mark-to-market adjustments as of June 28, 2020 may or may not be realized in future periods, depending on actual Mexican peso to U.S. dollar exchange rates experienced during the balance of the contract period. Pension and postretirement plan costs include the components of net periodic benefit cost other than the service cost component. During fiscal 2020, other miscellaneous income net includes $450,000 of  favorable valued added tax adjustments realized by our Mexican entities and $434,000 of experience gains from asset returns related to the termination of our Qualified Pension Plan as discussed under Retirement Plans and Postretirement Costs within our Notes to Financial Statements under Item 8 of this report on Form 10-K.

 

Our effective income tax rate for 2020 was 27.9 percent compared to 37.9 percent in 2019. During 2020, our effective tax rate was impacted by the carry-back of losses to tax years with a higher statutory tax rate. During 2019, our effective tax rate was impacted by a $372,000 benefit resulting from 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.  Additionally, our income tax provision for each year 2020 and 2019 was affected by the non-controlling interest portion of our pre-tax income. The non-controlling interest impacts the effective tax rate as our ADAC-STRATTEC LLC and STRATTEC POWER ACCESS LLC entities are taxed as partnerships for U.S. tax purposes.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Working Capital (millions of dollars)

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Current Assets

 

$

125.4

 

 

$

156.6

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

48.1

 

 

 

79.3

 

Working Capital

 

$

77.3

 

 

$

77.3

 

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Outstanding Receivable Balances from Major Customers

Our primary source of cash flow is from our major customers, which include Fiat Chrysler Automobiles LLC, General Motors Company and Ford Motor Company. As of the date of filing this Annual Report with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all of our 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 June 28, 2020 was as follows (millions of dollars):

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

 

$

5.9

 

 

$

19.2

 

General Motors Company

 

$

12.6

 

 

$

12.8

 

Ford Motor Company

 

$

6.1

 

 

$

10.0

 

 

The reduction in accounts receivable balances during the current year reflected reduced sales levels from the end of March 2020 through June 2020 as compared to our fiscal 2019 fourth quarter, which reduction was primarily due to our OEM customers reducing production schedules and closing their assembly plants, which reduced orders for our products, due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Cash Balances in Mexico

We earn a portion of our operating income in Mexico. As of June 28, 2020, $3.4 million of our $11.8 million cash and cash equivalents balance was held in Mexico. These funds are available for repatriation as deemed necessary.

 

Cash Flow Analysis

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Cash Flows from (millions of dollars):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Activities

 

$

25.4

 

 

$

29.9

 

Investing Activities

 

$

(12.3

)

 

$

(17.6

)

Financing Activities

 

$

(9.0

)

 

$

(12.2

)

 

The decrease in cash provided by operating activities between 2019 and 2020 was due to a reduction in operating income as previously discussed. The reduction in operating income was partially offset by a net reduction in working capital requirements between the two years of $9.6 million, with the net decrease in our working capital requirements being made up of the following working capital changes (millions of dollars):

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) in Working Capital Requirements

 

 

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

 

Change

 

Accounts Receivable

 

$

(42.0

)

 

$

10.4

 

 

$

(52.4

)

Inventories

 

$

7.1

 

 

$

0.6

 

 

$

6.5

 

Customer Tooling

 

$

(0.5

)

 

$

(4.3

)

 

$

3.8

 

Other Assets

 

$

0.5

 

 

$

(1.6

)

 

$

2.1

 

Accounts Payable and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Liabilities

 

$

24.2

 

 

$

(6.1

)

 

$

30.3

 

 

The year over year change in the accounts receivable balances is the result of the amount and timing of sales during each year. The reduction in accounts receivable balances during the current year reflected reduced sales levels from the end of March 2020 through June 2020 as compared to the end of our prior year, which reduction was primarily due to our OEM customers reducing production schedules and closing their assembly plants, which reduced orders for our products, due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The increase in accounts receivable balances during the prior year reflected increased sales levels toward the end June 2019 as compared to the end of June 2018. The year over year change in inventory reflected an increase in inventory balances during the current year due to an inventory build-up resulting from our OEM customers reducing production schedules and closing their assembly plants due to COVID-19. The year over year change in customer tooling balances, which consisted of costs incurred for the development of tooling that will be directly reimbursed by the customer whose parts are produced from the tool, was the result of the timing of tooling development spending required to meet customer production requirements and related billings for customer reimbursements. The year over year change in other assets was the result of a decrease in the income tax recoverable balance in 2019, which changes were based on the required income tax provision, the timing and amounts of Federal, state and foreign tax payments made, and the timing of the utilization of foreign tax credits and research and development tax credits. The year over year change in accounts payable and accrued liability balances reflected an increase in working capital requirements during the current year and a reduction in working capital

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requirements during the prior year. The current year increase in working capital requirements resulted from a decrease in account payable and accrued liability balances, which resulted from a reduction in purchases from our vendors due to the impact of COVID-19. Current year payments to our vendors were based on our normal payment terms. The prior year reduction in working capital requirements was the result of an increase in accounts payable and accrual balances, which resulted from the timing of purchases and payments with our vendors based on our normal payment terms.

Net cash used by investing activities of $12.3 million during 2020 and $17.6 million during 2019 included capital expenditures of $12.4 million and $17.5 million, respectively. Capital expenditures during each year were made in support of requirements for new product programs and the upgrade and replacement of existing equipment. Net cash used by investing activities during 2019 also included an investment in our VAST LLC joint venture of $200,000. The investment was made for the purpose of funding general operating expenses for Sistema de Acesso Veicular Ltda, our Brazilian joint venture.

Net cash used in financing activities of $9.0 million during 2020 included repayments of borrowings under credit facilities of $15.0 million, $1.6 million of regular quarterly dividend payments to shareholders and $980,000 of dividend payments to non-controlling interests in our subsidiaries, partially offset by $8 million in additional borrowings under credit facilities as well as $560,000 received for the exercise of stock options under our stock incentive plan and purchases under our employee stock purchase plan. Net cash used in financing activities of $12.2 million during 2019 included repayments of borrowings under credit facilities of $14.0 million, $2.1 million of regular quarterly dividend payments to shareholders and $1.4 million of dividend payments to non-controlling interests in our subsidiaries, partially offset by $5 million in additional borrowings under credit facilities as well as $271,000 received for the exercise of stock options under our stock incentive plan and purchases under our employee stock purchase plan.

Dividends

On May 13, 2020, our Board of Directors took action to temporarily suspend payment of our quarterly dividend for the foreseeable future in order to conserve cash as a result of the economic downturn caused by COVID-19. During the first nine months of fiscal 2020, approximately $1.6 million of cash dividends were paid to our shareholders.

VAST LLC Cash Requirements

VAST China maintains debt facilities to cover operating and capital requirements. If COVID-19 continues in China causing their operations to be unprofitable, VAST China may not be able to renew working capital loans, which may require a capital call from the VAST partners. No capital contributions were made to VAST LLC during 2020. During 2019, capital contributions totaling $600,000 were made to VAST LLC for purposes of funding operations in Brazil. STRATTEC’s portion of the capital contributions totaled $200,000. We anticipate the Brazilian entity will require a capital contribution of approximately $375,000 collectively by all VAST partners to fund operations during fiscal 2021. STRATTEC’s portion of the capital contributions is anticipated to be $125,000. Due to Minda-VAST Access Systems recently experiencing losses and being shut-down for an extended period due to the COVID-19 outbreak, future capital contributions by the VAST partners, including STRATTEC, may be required during fiscal 2021.

Future Capital Expenditures

We anticipate capital expenditures will be approximately $12 million in fiscal 2021 in support of requirements for new product programs and the upgrade and replacement of existing equipment.

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 June 28, 2020. A total of 3,655,322 shares have been repurchased over the life of the program through June 28, 2020, at a cost of approximately $136.4 million. No shares were repurchased during fiscal 2020 or 2019. 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. At this time, we anticipate minimal or no stock repurchase activity in fiscal year 2021.

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

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restrictive financial covenant that requires the applicable borrower to maintain a minimum net worth level. As of June 28, 2020, we were in compliance with all financial covenants required by these credit facilities. Outstanding borrowings under the STRATTEC Credit Facility totaled $18 million at both June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019. The average outstanding borrowings and weighted average interest rate on the STRATTEC Credit Facility loans were approximately $13.8 million and 2.6 percent, respectively, during 2020. The average outstanding borrowings and weighted average interest rate on the STRATTEC Credit Facility loans were approximately $21.2 million and 3.3 percent, respectively, during 2019. Outstanding borrowings under the ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility totaled $17 million at June 28, 2020 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 $19.1 million and 2.9 percent, respectively, during 2020. The average outstanding borrowings and weighted average interest rate on the ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility loans were approximately $25.9 million and 3.4 percent, respectively, during 2019. We believe that the credit facilities are adequate, along with existing cash flows from operations, to meet our anticipated capital expenditure, working capital, dividend, and operating expenditure requirements.

Inflation and Other Changes in Prices

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 own and operate manufacturing operations in Mexico.  As a result, a portion of our manufacturing costs are incurred in Mexican pesos. 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 the discussion of Derivative Instruments under Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included in the Notes to Financial Statements included as part of Item 8 within this Form 10-K.

Joint Ventures and Majority Owned Subsidiaries

Refer to the discussion of Investment in Joint Ventures and Majority Owned Subsidiaries and discussion of Equity (Loss) Earnings of Joint Ventures included in the Notes to Financial Statements included within this Form 10-K.

Critical Accounting Policies

We believe the following represents our critical accounting policies:

Liability for Uncertain Tax Positions – We are subject to income taxation in many jurisdictions around the world. Significant management judgment is required in the accounting for income tax contingencies because the outcomes are often difficult to determine. We are required to measure and recognize uncertain tax positions that we have taken or expect to take in our income tax returns. The benefit of an uncertain tax position can only be recognized in the financial statements if management concludes that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained with the tax authorities. For a position that is likely to be sustained, the benefit recognized in the financial statements is measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized. A reserve is established for the difference between a position taken in an income tax return and the amount recognized in the financial statements. Refer to the discussion of Income Taxes included in the Notes to Financial Statements included as part of Item 8 within this Form 10-K.

Other Reserves – We have reserves such as a warranty reserve and an excess and obsolete inventory reserve. These reserves require the use of estimates and judgment with regard to risk exposure, ultimate liability and net realizable value.

Warranty Reserve – We have a warranty liability recorded related to our exposure to warranty claims in the event our products fail to perform as expected, and we may be required to participate in the repair costs incurred by our customers for such products. The recorded warranty liability balance involves judgment and estimates. Our liability estimate is based on an analysis of historical warranty data as well as current trends and information, including our customers’ recent extension or expansion of their warranty programs. Actual warranty costs might differ from estimates due to the level of actual claims varying from our claims experience and estimates and final negotiations and settlements reached with our customers. Therefore, future actual claims experience could result in changes in our estimates of the required liability. Refer to the discussion of Warranty Reserve under Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included in the Notes to Financial Statements included as part of Item 8 within this Form 10-K.

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Excess and Obsolete Inventory Reserve – We record a reserve for excess and obsolete inventory based on historical and estimated future demand and market conditions. The reserve level is determined by comparing inventory levels of individual materials and parts to historical usage and estimated future sales by analyzing the age of the inventory in order to identify specific material and parts that are unlikely to be sold. Technical obsolescence and other known factors are also considered in evaluating the reserve level. Actual future write-offs of inventory may differ from estimates and calculations used to determine reserve levels due to changes in customer demand, changes in technology and other factors. Refer to the discussion of Inventories under Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included in the Notes to Financial Statements included as part of Item 8 within this Form 10-K.

We believe the reserves discussed above are estimated using consistent and appropriate methods. However, changes to the assumptions could materially affect the recorded reserves.

New Accounting Standards

Refer to the discussion of New Accounting Standards under Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies included in the Notes to Financial Statements included as part of Item 8 within this Form 10-K.

ITEM 7A.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.

 

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ITEM 8.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

 

 

Page

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

27

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

28

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

29

Consolidated Statements of shareholders' Equity

30

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

31

Notes to Financial Statements

32

SELECTED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

53

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, the related consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive (loss) income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows, for each of the two years in the period ended June 28, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended June 28, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of June 28, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated September 3, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

Change in Accounting Principle

As discussed in the notes to the financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for leases in the year ended June 28, 2020 due to the adoption of Accounting Standard Update 2016-02, Leases, using the modified retrospective method.

Basis for Opinion

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

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

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin  

September 3, 2020

 

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2010.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

NET SALES

 

$

385,300

 

 

$

487,006

 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

349,854

 

 

 

429,206

 

GROSS PROFIT

 

 

35,446

 

 

 

57,800

 

Engineering, selling, and administrative expenses

 

 

44,108

 

 

 

47,186

 

(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS

 

 

(8,662

)

 

 

10,614

 

Equity (loss) earnings of joint ventures

 

 

(209

)

 

 

2,783

 

Interest expense

 

 

(920

)

 

 

(1,615

)

Pension termination settlement charge

 

 

 

 

 

(31,878

)

Other income (expense), net

 

 

1,668

 

 

 

(337

)

LOSS BEFORE BENEFIT FOR INCOME TAXES AND NON-

   CONTROLLING INTEREST

 

 

(8,123

)

 

 

(20,433

)

Benefit for income taxes

 

 

(2,266

)

 

 

(7,740

)

NET LOSS

 

 

(5,857

)

 

 

(12,693

)

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

1,748

 

 

 

4,336

 

NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO STRATTEC SECURITY

   CORPORATION

 

$

(7,605

)

 

$

(17,029

)

COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET LOSS

 

$

(5,857

)

 

$

(12,693

)

Currency translation adjustments, net of tax

 

 

(5,796

)

 

 

(555

)

Pension and postretirement plans, net of tax

 

 

274

 

 

 

19,861

 

TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

 

 

(5,522

)

 

 

19,306

 

COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME

 

 

(11,379

)

 

 

6,613

 

Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

(229

)

 

 

4,724

 

COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO

   STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION

 

$

(11,150

)

 

$

1,889

 

LOSS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO STRATTEC

   SECURITY CORPORATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(2.04

)

 

$

(4.63

)

Diluted

 

$

(2.04

)

 

$

(4.63

)

AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

3,737

 

 

 

3,676

 

Diluted

 

 

3,737

 

 

 

3,676

 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AMOUNTS AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

11,774

 

 

$

7,809

 

Receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $500 at June 28, 2020 and

   June 30, 2019

 

 

41,955

 

 

 

84,230

 

Inventories, net

 

 

54,400

 

 

 

47,262

 

Customer tooling in progress, net

 

 

8,768

 

 

 

8,240

 

Income taxes recoverable

 

 

2,912

 

 

 

2,107

 

Other current assets

 

 

5,559

 

 

 

6,984

 

Total current assets

 

 

125,368

 

 

 

156,632

 

INVESTMENT IN JOINT VENTURES

 

 

22,068

 

 

 

23,528

 

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES

 

 

6,490

 

 

 

2,933

 

OTHER LONG-TERM ASSETS

 

 

6,471

 

 

 

11,523

 

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

 

105,148

 

 

 

118,120

 

 

 

$

265,545

 

 

$

312,736

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

18,549

 

 

$

41,889

 

Accrued liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll and benefits

 

 

13,498

 

 

 

17,339

 

Environmental

 

 

1,259

 

 

 

1,278

 

Warranty

 

 

8,500

 

 

 

7,900

 

Other

 

 

6,334

 

 

 

10,857

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

48,140

 

 

 

79,263

 

Commitments and Contingencies – see note beginning on page 45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BORROWINGS UNDER CREDIT FACILITIES

 

 

35,000

 

 

 

42,000

 

ACCRUED PENSION OBLIGATIONS

 

 

1,255

 

 

 

1,663

 

ACCRUED POSTRETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

 

 

701

 

 

 

762

 

OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

 

 

5,008

 

 

 

1,232

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, authorized 12,000,000 shares, $.01 par value, issued 7,358,812

   shares at June 28, 2020 and 7,304,994 shares at June 30, 2019

 

 

74

 

 

 

73

 

Capital in excess of par value

 

 

97,977

 

 

 

96,491

 

Retained earnings

 

 

211,940

 

 

 

221,117

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(22,113

)

 

 

(18,568

)

Less: Treasury stock at cost (3,609,193 shares at June 28, 2020 and 3,613,439 shares

   at June 30, 2019)

 

 

(135,656

)

 

 

(135,725

)

Total STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION shareholders’ equity

 

 

152,222

 

 

 

163,388

 

Non-controlling interest

 

 

23,219

 

 

 

24,428

 

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

175,441

 

 

 

187,816

 

 

 

$

265,545

 

 

$

312,736

 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

 

 

 

Total

 

 

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 (loss) income

 

 

(12,693

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(17,029

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,336

 

Currency translation adjustments

 

 

(555

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(943

)

 

 

 

 

 

388

 

Pension and postretirement funded status

   adjustment, net of tax of $6,101

 

 

19,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reclassification of stranded tax effects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,047

 

 

 

(4,047

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends declared ($0.56 per share)

 

 

(2,063

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,063

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends paid to non-controlling interests

   of subsidiaries

 

 

(1,384

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,384

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

1,133

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option exercises

 

 

172

 

 

 

 

 

 

172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee stock purchases

 

 

99

 

 

 

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

 

BALANCE June 30, 2019

 

$

187,816

 

 

$

73

 

 

$

96,491

 

 

$

221,117

 

 

$

(18,568

)

 

$

(135,725

)

 

$

24,428

 

Net (loss) income

 

 

(5,857

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(7,605

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,748

 

Currency translation adjustments

 

 

(5,796

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,819

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,977

)

Pension and postretirement funded status

   adjustment, net of tax of $85

 

 

274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends declared ($0.42 per share)

 

 

(1,572

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,572

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash dividends paid to non-controlling interests

   of subsidiaries

 

 

(980

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(980

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

996

 

 

 

 

 

 

996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock option exercises

 

 

477

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

476

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee stock purchases

 

 

83

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

69

 

 

 

 

BALANCE June 28, 2020

 

$

175,441

 

 

$

74

 

 

$

97,977

 

 

$

211,940

 

 

$

(22,113

)

 

$

(135,656

)

 

$

23,219

 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(5,857

)

 

$

(12,693

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating

   activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity loss (earnings) of joint ventures

 

 

209

 

 

 

(2,783

)

Depreciation

 

 

19,329

 

 

 

17,159

 

Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss

 

 

(1,982

)

 

 

397

 

Unrealized loss (gain) on peso forward contracts

 

 

480

 

 

 

(39

)

Loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment

 

 

369

 

 

 

106

 

Pension termination settlement charge

 

 

 

 

 

31,878

 

Non-cash compensation expense

 

 

4,824

 

 

 

4,195

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(3,589

)

 

 

(10,122

)

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

996

 

 

 

1,133

 

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

 

41,990

 

 

 

(10,392

)

Inventories

 

 

(7,138

)

 

 

(608

)

Other assets

 

 

(29

)

 

 

5,855

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

(24,207

)

 

 

6,141

 

Other, net

 

 

29

 

 

 

(286

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

25,424

 

 

 

29,941

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in joint ventures

 

 

 

 

 

(200

)

Additions to property, plant and equipment

 

 

(12,381

)

 

 

(17,453

)

Proceeds received on sale of property, plant and equipment

 

 

32

 

 

 

53

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(12,349

)

 

 

(17,600

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under credit facilities

 

 

8,000

 

 

 

5,000

 

Repayments under credit facilities

 

 

(15,000

)

 

 

(14,000

)

Exercise of stock options and employee stock purchases

 

 

560

 

 

 

271

 

Dividends paid to non-controlling interests of subsidiaries

 

 

(980

)

 

 

(1,384

)

Dividends paid

 

 

(1,572

)

 

 

(2,063

)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(8,992

)

 

 

(12,176

)

FOREIGN CURRENCY IMPACT ON CASH

 

 

(118

)

 

 

(446

)

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH

   EQUIVALENTS

 

 

3,965

 

 

 

(281

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

 

7,809

 

 

 

8,090

 

End of year

 

$

11,774

 

 

$

7,809

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Paid During the Period For:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

$

2,113

 

 

$

530

 

Interest

 

$

976

 

 

$

1,624

 

Non-Cash Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in capital expenditures in accounts payable

 

$

(951

)

 

$

467

 

 

The accompanying Notes to Financial Statements are an integral part of these Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION designs, develops, manufactures and markets automotive access control products including mechanical locks and keys, electronically enhanced locks and keys, passive entry passive start systems (PEPS), steering column and instrument panel ignition lock housings, latches, power sliding side door systems, power tailgate 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 maintained a 51 percent interest in a joint venture, STRATTEC Advanced Logic, LLC (“SAL LLC”), which was established to introduce a new generation of commercial and residential biometric security products based on the designs of Actuator Systems, our partner and the owner of the remaining ownership interest. SAL LLC was dissolved during fiscal 2020.

The accompanying 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 in 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 was located in El Paso, Texas. We have only one reporting segment.

Risks and Uncertainties:  In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported in Wuhan, China. The coronavirus has since spread, and infections have been found in multiple countries around the world, including the United States. In March 2020, the World Health Organization recognized the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic based on the global spread of the disease, the severity of illnesses it causes and its effects on society. In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the governments of many countries, states, cities and other geographic regions have taken preventative or protective actions, such as imposing restrictions on travel and business operations and advising or requiring individuals to limit or forego their time outside of their homes. Accordingly, the COVID-19 outbreak has severely restricted the level of economic activity in many countries, and continues to adversely impact global economic activity.

STRATTEC’s operating performance is subject to global economic conditions and levels of consumer spending specifically within the automotive industry. During fiscal 2020, the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak reduced our sales by approximately $78 million, which negatively impacted our operating results. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on our future operating results will depend on certain developments, including the duration, intensity and continued spread of the outbreak, regulatory and private sector responses, which may be precautionary, and the impact to our customers, workforce and suppliers, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. These changing conditions may also affect the estimates and assumptions made by management. Such estimates and assumptions affect, among other things, our long-lived asset valuations, equity investment valuation, assessment of our annual effective tax rate, valuation of deferred income taxes, assessment of excess and obsolete inventory reserves, and assessment of collectability of trade receivables. Events and changes in circumstances arising after June 28, 2020, including those resulting from the impacts of COVID-19, will be in management’s estimates for future periods.

 

During the period late March 2020 through mid-June 2020, the majority of our OEM customer assembly plant operations were completely closed including the majority of the supply chain. Additionally, during this same period, STRATTEC’s Mexico facilities were closed as a result of the Mexican government’s shutdown of non-essential businesses. Re-opening of our OEM customer facilities and our Mexico facilities began in June 2020. As of June 28, 2020, our Mexican facilities were open with 50 percent of the workforce allowed to return. Based on information available, our current estimates indicate the continued ramp-up of the automotive industry resulting in an increase in our net sales for the upcoming fiscal year compared to our fiscal 2020. Such estimates are dependent on the severity of the impacts of COVID-19 and any worsening of the impact of the pandemic on society. We anticipate our fourth fiscal quarter of 2020 was the worst or trough quarter and that thereafter the automotive industry will continue to ramp back-up production during our fiscal 2021. We expect the impact on our overall cash liquidity will be most significant at the beginning of our fiscal year 2021 with a reduction in payments from customers resulting from lower fourth quarter fiscal 2020 net sales as previously discussed. We expect that this lower cash liquidity will cause us to utilize our credit facilities to fund our increased working capital requirements in fiscal 2021.

Significant Accounting Policies: The significant accounting policies followed in the preparation of these financial statements, as summarized in the following paragraphs, are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP).

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Principles of Consolidation and Presentation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION, its wholly owned Mexican subsidiary and its majority owned subsidiaries. Equity investments for which STRATTEC exercises significant influence but does not control and is not the primary beneficiary are accounted for using the equity method. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated.

 

New Accounting Standards: In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses. The update revises the methodology for measuring credit losses on financial instruments and the timing of when such losses are recorded. Originally, the update was effective for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. In November 2019, FASB issued ASU 2019-10, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, Derivatives and Hedging, and Leases. This ASU defers the effective date of ASU 2016-13 for public companies that are considered smaller reporting companies as defined by the SEC to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We are planning to adopt this standard in the first quarter of our fiscal 2024.We are currently evaluating the potential effects of adopting the new guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases, which provides updated guidance on 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 either our consolidated operating results or our 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 had 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 ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging, which provides updated guidance 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 consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation-Stock Compensation, which provides 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 consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes, which enhances and simplifies various aspects of income tax accounting including hybrid tax regimes, tax basis step-up in goodwill obtained in a transaction that is not a business combination, separate financial statements of entities not subject to tax, the intraperiod tax allocation exception to the incremental approach, investment ownership changes from a subsidiary to an equity method investment and vice versa, interim-period accounting for enacted changes in tax law, and the year-to-date loss limitation in interim-period tax accounting. This accounting update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. We do not expect that the adoption of this pronouncement will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provided optional guidance for a limited time to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform. The new guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments apply only to contracts and hedging relationships that reference the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or another reference rate expected to be discontinued due to reference rate reform. These amendments are effective upon issuance and may be applied prospectively to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated on or before December 31, 2022. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. 

Fiscal Year: Our fiscal year ends on the Sunday nearest June 30. The years ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019 are each comprised of 52 weeks.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses for the periods presented.

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These estimates and assumptions could also affect the disclosure of contingencies. Actual results and outcomes may differ from management’s estimates and assumptions.

Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents include all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less due to the short-term nature of the instruments. Excess cash balances are placed in short-term commercial paper.

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. We have contracts with Bank of Montreal that provide for monthly Mexican peso currency forward contracts for a portion of our estimated peso denominated operating costs. Our objective in entering into currency forward contracts is 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 are not used for speculative purposes and are not designated as hedges. As a result, all currency forward contracts are recognized in our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements at fair value and changes in the fair value are reported in current earnings as part of Other Income (Expense), net.

The following table quantifies the outstanding Mexican peso forward contracts as of June 28, 2020 (thousands of dollars, except with respect to the average forward contractual exchange rate):

 

 

Effective Dates

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Average Forward Contractual Exchange Rate

 

 

Fair Value

 

Buy MXP/Sell USD

 

July 15, 2020 - December 16, 2020

 

$

6,000

 

 

 

21.40

 

 

$

(480

)

 

The fair market value of all outstanding Mexican peso forward contracts in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets was as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Not designated as hedging instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexican peso forward contracts

 

$

480

 

 

$

 

 

The pre-tax effects of the Mexican peso forward contracts on the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive (Loss) Income consisted of the following (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

Other Income, net

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized (loss) gain

 

$

(418

)

 

$

485

 

Unrealized (loss) gain

 

$

(480

)

 

$

39

 

 

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments: The fair value of our cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and borrowings under our credit facilities approximated their book value as of June 28, 2020 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 for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. There is an established fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable. Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. These are typically obtained from real-time quotes for transactions in active exchange markets involving identical assets. Level 2 – Inputs, other than quoted prices included within Level 1, which are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These are typically obtained from readily-available pricing sources for comparable instruments. Level 3 – Unobservable inputs, where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability. These inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions of the data that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, based on the best information available in the circumstances. The following table summarizes our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019 (thousands of dollars):

 


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June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

Total

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rabbi Trust assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock index funds:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small cap

 

$

251

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

251

 

 

$

276

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

276

 

Mid cap

 

 

284

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

284

 

 

 

293

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

293

 

Large cap

 

 

563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

563

 

 

 

589

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

589

 

International

 

 

820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

820

 

 

 

864

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

864

 

Fixed income funds

 

 

793

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

793

 

 

 

913

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

913

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

224

 

 

 

 

 

 

224

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Total assets at fair value

 

$

2,711

 

 

$

224

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,935

 

 

$

2,935

 

 

$

3

 

 

$

 

 

$

2,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexican peso forward contracts

 

$

 

 

$

480

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

The Rabbi Trust assets fund our supplemental executive retirement plan and are primarily included in Other Long-Term Assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Refer to discussion of Mexican peso forward contracts under Derivative Instruments above. The fair value of the Mexican peso forward contracts considers the remaining term, current exchange rate and interest rate differentials between the two currencies.

Receivables: Receivables consist primarily of trade receivables due from Original Equipment Manufacturers in the automotive industry and locksmith/dealership distributors relating to our service and aftermarket sales. We evaluate the collectability of receivables based on a number of factors. An allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded for significant past due receivable balances based on a review of the past due items, general economic conditions (including with respect to the impact of COVID-19 on our customers) and the industry as a whole. The allowance for doubtful accounts totaled $500,000 at June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019.

Inventories: Inventories are comprised of material, direct labor and manufacturing overhead, and are stated at net realizable value using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) cost method of accounting. Inventories consisted of the following (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Finished products

 

$

13,142

 

 

$

11,582

 

Work in process

 

 

11,815

 

 

 

10,529

 

Purchased materials

 

 

34,333

 

 

 

29,376

 

 

 

 

59,290

 

 

 

51,487

 

Excess and obsolete reserve

 

 

(4,890

)

 

 

(4,225

)

Inventories, net

 

$

54,400

 

 

$

47,262

 

 

We record a reserve for excess and obsolete inventory based on historical and estimated future demand and market conditions. The reserve level is determined by comparing inventory levels of individual materials and parts to historical usage and estimated future sales by analyzing the age of the inventory in order to identify specific materials and parts that are unlikely to be sold. Technical obsolescence and other known factors are also considered in evaluating the reserve level. The activity related to the excess and obsolete inventory reserve was as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

Balance,

Beginning

of Year

 

 

Provision

Charged to

Expense

 

 

Amounts

Written Off

 

 

Balance,

End of Year

 

Year ended June 28, 2020

 

$

4,225

 

 

$

2,178

 

 

$

1,513

 

 

$

4,890

 

Year ended June 30, 2019

 

$

4,000

 

 

$

799

 

 

$

574

 

 

$

4,225

 

 

Customer Tooling in Progress: We incur costs related to tooling used in component production and assembly. Costs for development of certain tooling, which will be directly reimbursed by the customer whose parts are produced from the tool, are accumulated on the balance sheet and are then billed to the customer. The accumulated costs are billed upon formal acceptance by the customer of products produced with the individual tool. Other tooling costs are not directly reimbursed by the customer. We capitalize and amortize these other tooling costs over the life of the related product based on the fact that the related tool will be used over the life of the supply arrangement. To the extent that estimated costs exceed expected reimbursement from the customer we recognize a loss.

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Property, Plant and Equipment: Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Property, plant and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:

 

Classification

 

Expected

Useful Lives

Land improvements

 

20 years

Buildings and improvements

 

15 to 35 years

Machinery and equipment

 

3 to 15 years

 

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Land and improvements

 

$

5,002

 

 

$

5,679

 

Buildings and improvements

 

 

33,179

 

 

 

35,742

 

Machinery and equipment

 

 

228,035

 

 

 

246,000

 

 

 

 

266,216

 

 

 

287,421

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

(161,068

)

 

 

(169,301

)

 

 

$

105,148

 

 

$

118,120

 

 

Depreciation expense was as follows for the periods indicated (thousands of dollars):

 

Fiscal Year

 

Depreciation

Expense

 

2020

 

$

19,329

 

2019

 

$

17,159

 

 

The gross and net book value of property, plant and equipment located outside of the United States, primarily in Mexico, were as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Gross book value

 

$

146,690

 

 

$

157,551

 

Net book value

 

$

71,369

 

 

$

80,922

 

 

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If such indicators are present, the recoverability of assets to be held and used is assessed by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If an asset is determined to not be recoverable, the impairment recognized is calculated as the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over the fair value of the asset. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or fair value, less estimated costs to sell. There were no impairments recorded in the years ended June 28, 2020 or June 30, 2019.

Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. Expenditures for major renewals and betterments, which significantly extend the useful lives of existing plant and equipment, are capitalized and depreciated. Upon retirement or disposition of plant and equipment, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is recognized in income.

Leases:  Our right-of-use operating lease assets are recorded at the present value of future minimum lease payments, net of amortization. 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 Consolidated Balance Sheet are presented below (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

Right-of-Use Asset Under Operating Lease:

 

 

 

 

Other Long-Term Assets

 

$

3,753

 

Lease Obligation Under Operating Lease:

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities: Accrued Liabilities: Other

 

$

354

 

Other Long-Term Liabilities

 

 

3,399

 

 

 

$

3,753

 

 

Future minimum lease payments, by our fiscal year, including options to extend that are reasonably certain to be exercised, under the non-cancelable lease are as follows as of June 28, 2020 (thousands of dollars):

 

2021

 

$

473

 

2022

 

 

484

 

2023

 

 

497

 

2024

 

 

509

 

Thereafter

 

 

2,356

 

Total Future Minimum Lease Payments

 

 

4,319

 

Less: Imputed Interest

 

 

(566

)

Total Lease Obligations

 

$

3,753

 

 

Future minimum lease payments, by our fiscal year, 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 (thousands of dollars):

 

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 (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

Year Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

Operating Cash Flows:

 

 

 

 

Cash Paid Related to Operating Lease Obligation

 

$

461

 

Non-Cash Activity:

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

 

 

The weighted average lease term and discount rate for the El Paso, Texas operating lease are shown below:

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (in years)

 

 

8.3

 

Weighted Average Discount Rate

 

 

3.3

%

 

Operating lease expense for the year ended June 28, 2020 totaled $461,000. Rental expense for the year ended June 30, 2019 totaled $773,000.    

 

 

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Supplier Concentrations: The following inventory purchases were made from major suppliers during each fiscal year noted:

 

Fiscal Year

 

Percentage of

Inventory

Purchases

 

 

Number of

Suppliers

 

2020

 

 

39

%

 

 

7

 

2019

 

 

39

%

 

 

7

 

 

We have long-term contracts or arrangements with most of our suppliers to guarantee the availability of raw materials and component parts.

Labor Concentrations: We had approximately 3,831 full-time associates of which approximately 200 or 5.2 percent were represented by a labor union at June 28, 2020. The associates represented by a labor union account for all production associates at our Milwaukee facility. The current contract with the unionized associates is effective through September 17, 2021.

Revenue Recognition: 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.

Revenue Recognition:

Our contracts with customers under long-term supply agreements do not commit the customer to a specified quantity of parts. However, we are generally required to fulfill our customers’ purchasing requirements for the production life of the vehicle. Contracts do not become a performance obligation until we receive either a purchase order and/or customer release for a specific number of parts at a specified price. While long-term supply agreements may range from four to six years for new vehicle production and ten to fifteen subsequent years for service parts production, contracts may be terminated by customers at any time. Historically, terminations have been minimal. Contracts may also provide for annual price reductions over the production life of the vehicle, and prices are adjusted on an ongoing basis to reflect changes in product content/cost and other commercial factors.

Revenue is recognized at a point in time when control of the parts produced are transferred to the customer according to the terms of the contract, which is usually when the parts are shipped or delivered to the customer’s premises. Customers are generally invoiced upon shipment or delivery and payment generally occurs within 45 to 90 days after the shipment date. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration that we expect to be entitled to receive in exchange for those products based on purchase orders, annual price reductions and ongoing price adjustments, some of which are accounted for as variable consideration. We use the most likely amount method, the single most likely outcome of the contract, to estimate the amount to which we expect to be entitled. There were no significant changes to our estimates of variable consideration during the reporting periods referenced in our accompanying financial statements and significant changes to our estimates of variable consideration are not expected in future periods.

We do not have an enforceable right to payment at any time prior to when the parts are shipped or delivered to the customer. Therefore, we recognize revenue at the point in time we satisfy a performance obligation by transferring control of a part to a customer. Amounts billed to customers related to shipping and handling costs are included in Net Sales in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive (Loss) Income. Shipping and handling costs are accounted for as fulfillment costs and are included in Cost of Goods Sold in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.

Tooling and Pre-Production Engineering Costs Related to Long-Term Supply Arrangements:

We incur pre-production engineering and tooling costs related to the products produced for our customers under long-term supply agreements. Customer reimbursements for tooling and pre-production engineering activities that are part of a long-term supply arrangement are accounted for as a reduction of cost in accordance with ASC 340, Other Assets and Deferred Costs. Pre-production costs related to long-term supply agreements with a contractual guarantee for reimbursement are included in Other Current Assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. We expense all pre-production engineering costs for which reimbursement is not contractually guaranteed by the customer. All pre-production tooling costs related to customer-owned tools for which reimbursement is not contractually guaranteed by the customer or for which we do not have a non-cancelable right to use the tooling is also expensed when incurred.

Receivables, net:

Receivables, net include amounts billed and currently due from customers. We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts to provide for estimated amounts of receivables not expected to be collected. We continually assess our receivables for collectability and any allowance is recorded based upon age of the outstanding receivables, historical payment experience, customer creditworthiness and general economic conditions.

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Contract Balances:

We have no material contract assets as of June 28, 2020. 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 year ended June 28, 2020 was as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

Balance, June 30, 2019

 

$

932

 

Discounts Recorded as a Reduction in Sales

 

 

1,048

 

Payments of Discounts to Customers

 

 

(915

)

Other

 

 

(692

)

Balance, June 28, 2020

 

$

373

 

 

Refer to Product Sales and Sales and Receivable Concentration included herein for revenue by product group and revenue by customer.

Research and Development Costs: Expenditures relating to the development of new products and processes, including significant improvements and refinements to existing products, are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenditures were approximately $9.8 million in 2020 and $13.8 million in 2019.

Other Income (Expense), Net: Net other income (expense) included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive (Loss) Income primarily included foreign currency transaction gains and losses, realized and unrealized gains and losses on our Mexican peso currency forward contracts, the components of net periodic benefit cost 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. The Rabbi Trust assets fund our amended and restated supplemental executive retirement plan. The investments held in the Trust are considered trading securities. We entered into the Mexican peso currency forward contracts during fiscal 2020 and 2019 to minimize earnings volatility resulting from changes in exchange rates affecting the U.S. dollar cost of our Mexican operations. Unrealized gains and losses on the peso forward contracts recognized as a result of mark-to-market adjustments as of June 28, 2020 may or may not be realized in future periods, depending on actual Mexican peso to U.S. dollar exchange rates experienced during the balance of the contract period. Pension and postretirement plan costs include the components of net periodic benefit cost other than the service cost component. Additionally, during fiscal 2020, other miscellaneous income, net includes $450,000 of favorable valued-added tax adjustments realized by our Mexican entities and $434,000 of experience gains from asset returns related to the termination of our Qualified Pension Plan as discussed under Retirement Plans and Postretirement Costs. The impact of these items for the periods presented was as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Foreign currency transaction gain (loss)

 

$

1,982

 

 

$

(397

)

Rabbi Trust (loss) gain

 

 

(2

)

 

 

146

 

Unrealized (loss) gain on Mexican peso forward contracts

 

 

(480

)

 

 

39

 

Realized (loss) gain on Mexican peso forward contracts

 

 

(418

)

 

 

485

 

Pension and postretirement plans cost

 

 

(469

)

 

 

(689

)

Other

 

 

1,055

 

 

 

79

 

 

 

$

1,668

 

 

$

(337

)

 

Warranty Reserve: We have a warranty liability recorded related to our known and potential exposure to warranty claims in the event our products fail to perform as expected, and in the event we may be required to participate in the repair costs incurred by our customers for such products. The recorded warranty liability balance involves judgment and estimates. Our liability estimate is based on an analysis of historical warranty data as well as current trends and information, including our customers’ recent extension and/or expansion of their warranty programs. In recent fiscal periods, our largest customers have extended their warranty protection for their vehicles and have since demanded higher warranty cost sharing arrangements from their suppliers in their terms and conditions to purchase, including from STRATTEC. As additional information becomes available, actual results may differ from recorded estimates, which may require us to adjust the amount of our warranty provision. Changes in the warranty reserve were as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

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Balance,

Beginning

of Year

 

 

Provision

Charged

to Expense

 

 

Payments

 

 

Balance,

End of Year

 

Year ended June 28, 2020

 

$

7,900

 

 

$

823

 

 

$

223

 

 

$

8,500

 

Year ended June 30, 2019

 

$

7,800

 

 

$

559

 

 

$

459

 

 

$

7,900

 

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The financial statements of our foreign subsidiaries and equity investees are translated into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate at each balance sheet date for assets and liabilities and the average exchange rate for each applicable period for sales, costs and expenses. Foreign currency translation adjustments are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are included in other income (expense), net in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss: Accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) was comprised of the following (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Unrecognized pension and postretirement benefit

   liabilities, net of tax

 

$

1,977

 

 

$

2,251

 

Foreign currency translation, net of tax

 

 

20,136

 

 

 

16,317

 

 

 

$

22,113

 

 

$

18,568

 

 

The following tables summarize the changes in AOCL for the years ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019 (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

Year Ended June 28, 2020

 

 

 

Foreign

Currency

Translation

Adjustments

 

 

Retirement

and

Postretirement

Plans

 

 

Total

 

Balance June 30, 2019

 

$

16,317

 

 

$

2,251

 

 

$

18,568

 

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications

 

 

6,153

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

6,178

 

Income Tax

 

 

(357

)

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(363

)

Net other comprehensive loss before

   Reclassifications

 

 

5,796

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

5,815

 

Reclassifications:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prior service credits (A)

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

29

 

Actuarial losses (A)

 

 

 

 

 

(412

)

 

 

(412

)

Total reclassifications before tax

 

 

 

 

 

(383

)

 

 

(383

)

Income Tax

 

 

 

 

 

90

 

 

 

90

 

Net reclassifications

 

 

 

 

 

(293

)

 

 

(293

)

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

5,796

 

 

 

(274

)

 

 

5,522

 

Other comprehensive loss attributable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to non-controlling interest

 

 

1,977

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,977

 

Balance June 28, 2020

 

$

20,136

 

 

$

1,977

 

 

$

22,113

 

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Year Ended June 30, 2019

 

 

 

Foreign

Currency

Translation

Adjustments

 

 

Retirement

and

Postretirement

Plans

 

 

Total

 

Balance July 1, 2018

 

$

15,291

 

 

$

18,148

 

 

$

33,439

 

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications

 

 

545

 

 

 

170

 

 

 

715

 

Income Tax

 

 

10

 

 

 

(40

)

 

 

(30

)

Net other comprehensive loss before

   Reclassifications

 

 

555

 

 

 

130

 

 

 

685

 

Reclassifications:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pension termination settlements (A)

 

 

 

 

 

(25,668

)

 

 

(25,668

)

Prior service credits (A)

 

 

 

 

 

439

 

 

 

439

 

Actuarial losses (A)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,262

)

 

 

(1,262

)

Total reclassifications before tax

 

 

 

 

 

(26,491

)

 

 

(26,491

)

Income Tax

 

 

 

 

 

6,500

 

 

 

6,500

 

Net reclassifications

 

 

 

 

 

(19,991

)

 

 

(19,991

)

Other comprehensive income

 

 

555

 

 

 

(19,861

)

 

 

(19,306

)

Other comprehensive income attributable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to non-controlling interest

 

 

(388

)

 

 

 

 

 

(388

)

Reclassification of stranded tax effects

 

 

83

 

 

 

3,964

 

 

 

4,047

 

Balance June 30, 2019

 

$

16,317

 

 

$

2,251

 

 

$

18,568

 

 

(A)

Amounts reclassified are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost, which is included in Other Income (Expense), net in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive (Loss) Income. See Retirement Plans and Postretirement Costs note to these Notes to Financial Statements below.

Accounting for 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. The Board of Directors has 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 June 28, 2020 were 116,334. Awards that expire or are cancelled without delivery of shares become available for re-issuance under the plan. We issue new shares of common stock to satisfy stock option exercises.

Nonqualified and incentive stock options and shares of restricted stock have been granted to our officers, outside directors and specified associates under the 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 our 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. Shares of restricted stock granted under the plan are subject to vesting criteria determined by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors at the time the shares are granted and have a minimum vesting period of one year from the date of grant. 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 issued vest 1 to 5 years after the date of grant.

The fair value of each stock option grant was estimated as of the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model. 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. The expected term of awards granted is determined based on historical experience with similar awards, giving consideration to the contractual terms and vesting schedules. The expected volatility is determined based on our historical stock prices over the most recent period commensurate with the expected term of the award. The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issues with a remaining term commensurate with the expected term of the award. Expected pre-vesting option forfeitures are based primarily on historical data. 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 is amortized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. We record stock based compensation only for those awards that are expected to vest.

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All compensation cost related to stock options granted under the plan has been recognized as of June 28, 2020. Unrecognized compensation cost as of June 28, 2020 related to restricted stock granted under the plan was as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

Compensation

Cost

 

 

Weighted Average

Period over

which Cost is to be

Recognized

(in years)

 

Restricted stock granted

 

$

858

 

 

 

0.8

 

 

Unrecognized compensation cost will be adjusted for any future changes in estimated and actual forfeitures.

Cash received from stock option exercises and the related income tax benefit were as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

Fiscal Year

 

Cash Received

from

Stock Option

Exercises

 

 

Income Tax

Benefit

 

2020

 

$

477

 

 

$

28

 

2019

 

$

172

 

 

$

76

 

 

The intrinsic value of stock options exercised and the fair value of options vested were as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Intrinsic value of options exercised

 

$

120

 

 

$

324

 

Fair value of stock options vested

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

No options were granted during the fiscal years ended June 28, 2020 or June 30, 2019.

The range of options outstanding as of June 28, 2020 was as follows:

 

 

 

Number of

Options

Outstanding/

Exercisable

 

 

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

Outstanding/

Exercisable

 

Weighted

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Life Outstanding

(In Years)

$26.53-$25.64

 

 

49,660/49,660

 

 

$26.10/$26.10

 

1.63

$38.71

 

 

32,190/32,190

 

 

$38.71/$38.71

 

3.14

$79.73

 

 

9,010/9,010

 

 

$79.73/$79.73

 

4.14

 

 

 

90,860/90,860

 

 

$35.88/$35.88

 

 

 

 

Income Taxes: Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered, settled or utilized. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. We recognize the benefit of an income tax position only if it is more likely than not (greater than 50 percent) that the tax position will be sustained upon tax examination, based solely on the technical merits of the tax position. Otherwise, no benefit is recognized. The tax benefits recognized are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Additionally, we accrue interest and related penalties, if applicable, on all tax exposures for which reserves have been established consistent with jurisdictional tax laws. Interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions are classified in the (Benefit) Provision for Income Taxes in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive (Loss) Income.

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INVESTMENT IN 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 equity interest, exists to seek opportunities to manufacture and sell each company’s products in areas of the world outside of North America and Europe.

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 each VAST partner’s automotive customers in the Asian market. Minda-VAST Access Systems is based in Pune, India and is a 50:50 joint venture between VAST LLC and 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 loss of joint ventures to STRATTEC of approximately $565,000 during 2020 and equity earnings of joint ventures of approximately $2.7 million during 2019. The current year equity loss of joint ventures for VAST LLC included a $2 million impairment charge related to its Minda-VAST Access Systems joint venture in India. STRATTEC’s portion of this impairment charge for 2020 totaled $667,000. During 2020, no capital contributions were made to VAST LLC. During 2019, capital contributions totaling $600,000 were made to VAST LLC for purposes of funding operations in Brazil. STRATTEC’s portion of the capital contributions totaled and $200,000.

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 $1.5  million in 2020 and $2.7 million in 2019. ADAC-STRATTEC LLC incurs an engineering, research and design fee as well as a sales fee with ADAC. Such fees are calculated as a percentage of ADAC-STRATTEC LLC net sales, are included in the consolidated results of STRATTEC, and totaled $6.9 million in 2020 and $8.2 million in 2019. The related outstanding payable balance to ADAC was $658,000 and $1.5 million as of June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively. Additionally, ADAC-STRATTEC LLC has sales of production parts to ADAC. Sales to ADAC are included in the consolidated results of STRATTEC and totaled $10.2 million in 2020 and $15.3 million in 2019. The related outstanding receivable balance from ADAC was $1.0 million and $2.1 million as of June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively.

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. An additional Mexican entity, STRATTEC POWER ACCESS de Mexico, is wholly owned by SPA. The financial results of SPA are consolidated with the financial results of STRATTEC and resulted in reduced net income to STRATTEC of approximately $1.3 million in 2020 and increased net income to STRATTEC of approximately $2.5 million in 2019. STRATTEC purchases production parts from WITTE. Purchases totaled $1.0 million in 2020 and $1.3 million in 2019. The outstanding payable balance to WITTE was $21,000 and $153,000 as of June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively.

SAL LLC, which was 51 percent owned by STRATTEC, 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 was dissolved during our fiscal 2020 fourth quarter. Our investment in SAL LLC, for which we exercised significant influence but did not control and were not the primary beneficiary, was accounted for using the equity method. The activities related to SAL LLC resulted in equity earnings of joint ventures to STRATTEC of approximately $356,000 in 2020 and approximately $128,000 in 2019. The current year equity earnings of SAL LLC includes a gain on dissolution of $342,000.

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STRATTEC’s joint venture investments are included in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Investment in Joint Ventures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in VAST LLC

 

$

22,068

 

 

$

23,528

 

Other Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in SAL LLC

 

$

 

 

$

328

 

 

See further discussion under Equity (Loss) Earnings of Joint Ventures included in Notes to Financial Statements herein.

EQUITY (LOSS) EARNINGS OF JOINT VENTURES

As discussed above under the note Investment in Joint Ventures and Majority Owned Subsidiaries, we hold a one-third ownership interest in VAST LLC, for which we exercise significant influence but do not control and are not the primary beneficiary. Our investment in VAST LLC is accounted for using the equity method. The results of the VAST LLC foreign subsidiaries and joint venture are reported on a one-month lag basis. The following are summarized statements of operations and summarized balance sheet data for VAST LLC (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Net sales

 

$

153,006

 

 

$

161,660

 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

125,012

 

 

 

128,375

 

Gross profit

 

 

27,994

 

 

 

33,285

 

Engineering, selling and administrative expense

 

 

28,812

 

 

 

27,624

 

Impairment charge

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

 

(Loss) income from operations

 

 

(2,818

)

 

 

5,661

 

Other income, net

 

 

1,556

 

 

 

3,559

 

(Loss) income before provision for income taxes

 

 

(1,262

)

 

 

9,220

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

466

 

 

 

1,292

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(1,728

)

 

$

7,928

 

STRATTEC’s share of VAST LLC net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(loss) income

 

$

(576

)

 

$

2,643

 

Intercompany profit eliminations

 

 

11

 

 

 

12

 

STRATTEC’s equity (loss) earnings of VAST LLC

 

$

(565

)

 

$

2,655

 

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

8,549

 

 

$

6,854

 

Receivables, net

 

 

40,983

 

 

 

35,639

 

Inventories, net

 

 

22,285

 

 

 

20,465

 

Other current assets

 

 

17,674

 

 

 

19,701

 

Total current assets

 

 

89,491

 

 

 

82,659

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

63,574

 

 

 

49,953

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

14,387

 

 

 

16,868

 

Total assets

 

$

167,452

 

 

$

149,480

 

Current debt

 

$

13,072

 

 

$

7,240

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

72,878

 

 

 

63,799

 

Long-term debt

 

 

12,778

 

 

 

5,015

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

2,228

 

 

 

2,512

 

Total liabilities

 

$

100,956

 

 

$

78,566

 

Net assets

 

$

66,496

 

 

$

70,914

 

STRATTEC’s share of VAST LLC net assets

 

$

22,165

 

 

$

23,638

 

 

Our joint venture company, SAL LLC, was dissolved during 2020. STRATTEC’s equity earnings of SAL LLC totaled $356,000 in 2020 and $128,000 in 2019.  

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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 from VAST LLC to STRATTEC for general headquarter expenses. The following tables summarize the related party transactions with VAST LLC for the periods indicated (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Sales to VAST LLC

 

$

4,041

 

 

$

3,731

 

Purchases from VAST LLC

 

$

469

 

 

$

221

 

Expenses charged to VAST LLC

 

$

2,299

 

 

$

1,594

 

Expenses charged from VAST LLC

 

$

935

 

 

$

834

 

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Accounts receivable from VAST LLC

 

$

1,115

 

 

$

264

 

Accounts payable to VAST LLC

 

$

239

 

 

$

127

 

 

 

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 on August 1, 2022. 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 June 28, 2020, we were in compliance with all financial covenants required by these credit facilities.

Outstanding borrowings under the credit facilities referenced in the above paragraph as of the end of 2020 and 2019 were as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

STRATTEC Credit Facility

 

$

18,000

 

 

$

18,000

 

ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility

 

 

17,000

 

 

 

24,000

 

 

 

$

35,000

 

 

$

42,000

 

Average outstanding borrowings and the weighted average interest rate under each such credit facility during 2020 and 2019 were as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

Average Outstanding

Borrowings

 

 

Weighted Average

Interest Rate

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

STRATTEC Credit Facility

 

$

13,827

 

 

$

21,212

 

 

 

2.6

%

 

 

3.3

%

ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility

 

$

19,121

 

 

$

25,901

 

 

 

2.9

%

 

 

3.4

%

 

We believe that the credit facilities referenced above are adequate, along with existing cash balances and cash flow from operations, to meet our anticipated capital expenditure, working capital, dividend and operating expenditure requirements.

 

 

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 the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows of STRATTEC. With respect to warranty matters, although we cannot ensure that the future costs of warranty claims by customers will not be material, we believe our established reserves are adequate to cover potential warranty settlements.

We have a reserve for estimated costs to remediate an environmental contamination site at our Milwaukee facility. The site was contaminated by a solvent spill, which occurred in 1985, from a former above ground solvent storage tank located on the east side of

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the facility. The reserve was initially established in 1995. Due to changing technology and related costs associated with active remediation of the site, 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, STRATTEC obtained updated third party estimates for adequately covering the cost of active remediation of this contamination. Based upon the updated estimates, no further adjustment to the reserve was required. From 1995 through June 28, 2020, costs of approximately $616,000 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 groundwater monitoring wells that are installed on the property. 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, 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 the 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 environmental reserve of $1.3 million at June 28, 2020, is adequate.

At June 28, 2020, we had purchase commitments related to zinc, other purchased parts and natural gas. We also had minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable operating leases with a term in excess of one year. The purchase and minimum rental commitments are payable as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

Purchase

 

 

Minimum Rental

 

Fiscal Year

 

Commitments

 

 

Commitments

 

2021

 

$

9,545

 

 

$

473

 

2022

 

$

4,183

 

 

$

484

 

2023

 

$

 

 

$

497

 

2024

 

$

 

 

$

509

 

2025-2026

 

$

 

 

$

2,356

 

 

 

INCOME TAXES

The provision for income taxes consisted of the following (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Currently (recoverable) payable:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

(1,869

)

 

$

705

 

State

 

 

(176

)

 

 

162

 

Foreign

 

 

3,368

 

 

 

1,515

 

 

 

 

1,323

 

 

 

2,382

 

Deferred tax provision

 

 

(3,589

)

 

 

(10,122

)

 

 

$

(2,266

)

 

$

(7,740

)

The items accounting for the difference between income taxes computed at the Federal statutory tax rate and the provision for income taxes were as follows:

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

U.S. statutory rate

 

 

21.0

%

 

 

21.0

%

State taxes, net of Federal tax benefit

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

3.7

 

Foreign subsidiaries

 

 

(5.8

)

 

 

(1.8

)

U.S. tax reform: transition tax

 

 

 

 

 

2.7

 

Federal net operating loss carry-back statutory

   rate differential

 

 

11.7

 

 

 

 

Global intangible low-taxed income

 

 

(4.4

)

 

 

(0.7

)

Research and development tax credit

 

 

9.9

 

 

 

9.4

 

Non-controlling interest

 

 

(2.3

)

 

 

6.7

 

Uncertain tax positions

 

 

(4.0

)

 

 

(2.3

)

Stock based compensation

 

 

(1.8

)

 

 

(0.7

)

Other

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

(0.1

)

 

 

 

27.9

%

 

 

37.9

%

 

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On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("the CARES Act") was enacted. The CARES Act contains several income tax provisions, as well as other measures, that are intended to assist businesses impacted by the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act includes a five-year carryback allowance for taxable net operating losses generated in tax years 2018 through 2020, our fiscal years 2019 through 2021. We recorded an expected benefit for the carryback of our fiscal year 2020 federal net operating loss. As we are carrying the losses back to years beginning before January 1, 2018, the tax benefit is a result of the rate differential between the previous 35% federal tax rate and current statutory rate of 21%.

 

The components of deferred tax (liabilities) assets were as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Unrecognized pension and postretirement plan liabilities

 

$

617

 

 

$

701

 

Accrued warranty

 

 

517

 

 

 

446

 

Payroll-related accruals

 

 

2,259

 

 

 

2,180

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

389

 

 

 

470

 

Inventory reserve

 

 

964

 

 

 

834

 

Environmental reserve

 

 

296

 

 

 

300

 

Repair and maintenance supply parts reserve

 

 

510

 

 

 

229

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

118

 

 

 

118

 

Lease liability

 

 

882

 

 

 

 

Right of use assets

 

 

(882

)

 

 

 

Credit carry-forwards

 

 

3,860

 

 

 

1,990

 

Postretirement obligations

 

 

(357

)

 

 

(416

)

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(5,063

)

 

 

(5,023

)

Accrued pension obligations

 

 

472

 

 

 

(1,578

)

Non-cash compensation expense

 

 

 

 

 

986

 

Joint ventures

 

 

1,167

 

 

 

968

 

Other

 

 

741

 

 

 

728

 

 

 

$

6,490

 

 

$

2,933

 

 

Deferred income tax balances reflect the effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax basis and are stated at enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when taxes are actually paid or recovered.

Federal credit carry-forwards at June 28, 2020 resulted in future benefits of approximately $3.5 million and expire between 2033 and 2035. We currently anticipate having sufficient Federal taxable income to offset these credit carry-forwards. State credit carry-forwards at June 28, 2020 resulted in future benefits of approximately $318,000 and expire at varying times between 2025 and 2035. A valuation allowance of $189,000 has been recorded as of June 28, 2020, due to our assessment of the future realization of certain credit carry-forward benefits. We do not currently anticipate having sufficient state taxable income to offset these credit carry-forwards. Foreign income before the provision for income taxes was $7.7 million in 2020 and $4.0 million in 2019.

The total liability for unrecognized tax benefits was $1.6 million as of June 28, 2020 and $1.2  million as of June 30, 2019 and was included in Other Long-term Liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. This liability includes approximately $1.5 million of unrecognized tax benefits at June 28, 2020 and $1.1 million at June 30, 2019 and approximately $147,000 of accrued interest at June 28, 2020 and $93,000 at June 30, 2019. This liability does not include an amount for accrued penalties. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate was approximately $1.1 million at June 28, 2020 and $854,000 at June 30, 2019. We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows for the years ended June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019 (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Unrecognized tax benefits, beginning of year

 

$

1,138

 

 

$

741

 

Gross increases – tax positions in prior years

 

 

140

 

 

 

229

 

Gross increases – current period tax positions

 

 

245

 

 

 

238

 

Tax years closed

 

 

(61

)

 

 

(70

)

Unrecognized tax benefits, end of year

 

$

1,462

 

 

$

1,138

 

 

We or one of our subsidiaries files income tax returns in the United States (Federal), Wisconsin (state), Michigan (state) and various other states, Mexico and other foreign jurisdictions. We are currently subject to a Wisconsin income tax examination for fiscal 2015 through 2018. Tax years open to examination by tax authorities under the statute of limitations include fiscal 2017 through 2020 for Federal, fiscal 2016 through 2020 for most states and calendar 2015 through 2019 for foreign jurisdictions.

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RETIREMENT PLANS AND POSTRETIREMENT COSTS

We had 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 $4.8 million non-cash compensation expense charge related to the final transfer and pay-out of the excess Qualified Pension Plan assets was recorded during our fiscal 2020. During fiscal 2020, the excess Qualified Pension Plan assets were transferred to our defined contribution plan and distributed to eligible STRATTEC employees, which completed the full termination of the Qualified Pension Plan.

We have a noncontributory supplemental executive retirement plan (“SERP”), which is a nonqualified defined benefit plan. The SERP is funded through a Rabbi Trust with TMI Trust Company. Under the SERP, as amended December 31, 2013, 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 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 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 June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019. At June 28, 2020, $217,000 of the Rabbi Trust asset balance was included in Other Current Assets and $2.7 million of the Rabbi Trust balance was included in Other Long-Term Assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. At June 30, 2019, the Rabbi Trust asset balance was included in Other Long-Term Assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The projected benefit obligation under the SERP was $2.3 million at June 28, 2020 and $2.2 million at June 30, 2019. The SERP liabilities are included in the pension tables below. However, the Rabbi Trust assets are excluded from the tables as they do not qualify as plan assets.

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.

Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, at June 28, 2020, which have not yet been recognized in net periodic benefit cost were as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

SERP

 

 

Postretirement

 

Prior service credit

 

$

 

 

$

(6

)

Net actuarial loss

 

 

215

 

 

 

1,768

 

 

 

$

215

 

 

$

1,762

 

 

Prior service cost (credit) and unrecognized net actuarial losses included in accumulated other comprehensive loss at June 28, 2020 which are expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit cost (credit) in fiscal 2021, net of tax, for the pension, SERP and postretirement plans are as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

SERP

 

 

Postretirement

 

Prior service credit

 

$

 

 

$

(6

)

Net actuarial loss

 

 

8

 

 

 

274

 

 

 

$

8

 

 

$

268

 

 

The following tables summarize the pension, SERP and postretirement plans’ income and expense, funded status and actuarial assumptions for the years indicated (thousands of dollars). We use a June 30 measurement date for our pension and postretirement plans.

 

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Pension and SERP Benefits

 

 

Postretirement Benefits

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

COMPONENTS OF NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

74

 

 

$

62

 

 

$

12

 

 

$

11

 

Interest cost

 

 

61

 

 

 

2,101

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

40

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

 

 

 

 

(2,275

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan settlements

 

 

 

 

 

31,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of prior service cost (credit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(29

)

 

 

(439

)

Amortization of unrecognized net loss

 

 

15

 

 

 

831

 

 

 

397

 

 

 

431

 

Net periodic benefit cost (credit)

 

$

150

 

 

$

32,597

 

 

$

406

 

 

$

43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE ASSUMPTIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit Obligations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

 

2.33

%

 

 

3.17

%

 

 

2.07

%

 

 

3.01

%

Rate of compensation increases – SERP

 

 

3.0

%

 

 

3.0

%

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

Net Periodic Benefit Cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discount rate

 

 

3.17

%

 

 

4.30

%

 

 

3.01

%

 

 

4.30

%

Rate of compensation increases – SERP

 

 

3.0

%

 

 

3.0

%

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

CHANGE IN PROJECTED BENEFIT

   OBLIGATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

 

$

2,229

 

 

$

98,835

 

 

$

914

 

 

$

1,041

 

Service cost

 

 

74

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

11

 

Interest cost

 

 

61

 

 

 

2,101

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

40

 

Plan settlements

 

 

 

 

 

(72,400

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Actuarial gain

 

 

3

 

 

 

5,143

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

39

 

Benefits paid

 

 

(74

)

 

 

(31,512

)

 

 

(153

)

 

 

(217

)

Benefit obligation at end of year

 

$

2,293

 

 

$

2,229

 

 

$

821

 

 

$

914

 

CHANGE IN PLAN ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

 

$

8,645

 

 

$

111,466

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Actual return on plan assets

 

 

84

 

 

 

1,077

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employer contribution

 

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

153

 

 

 

217

 

Excess Asset Transfer

 

 

(9,019

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan settlements

 

 

350

 

 

 

(72,400

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits paid

 

 

(74

)

 

 

(31,512

)

 

 

(153

)

 

 

(217

)

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

 

$

-

 

 

$

8,645

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Funded status – (accrued) prepaid benefit obligations

 

$

(2,293

)

 

$

6,416

 

 

$

(821

)

 

$

(914

)

AMOUNTS RECOGNIZED IN CONSOLIDATED

   BALANCE SHEETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other long-term assets

 

$

 

 

$

8,585

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Accrued payroll and benefits (current liabilities)

 

 

(1,039

)

 

 

(506

)

 

 

(120

)

 

 

(152

)

Accrued benefit obligations (long-term liabilities)

 

 

(1,254

)

 

 

(1,663

)

 

 

(701

)

 

 

(762

)

Net amount recognized

 

$

(2,293

)

 

$

6,416

 

 

$

(821

)

 

$

(914

)

CHANGES IN PLAN ASSETS AND BENEFIT

   OBLIGATIONS RECOGNIZED IN OTHER

   COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost

 

$

150

 

 

$

32,597

 

 

$

406

 

 

$

43

 

Net actuarial loss (gain)

 

 

3

 

 

 

(57,414

)

 

 

22

 

 

 

39

 

Plan settlements

 

 

 

 

 

31,878

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization of prior service credits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

439

 

Amortization of unrecognized net loss

 

 

(15

)

 

 

(831

)

 

 

(397

)

 

 

(431

)

Total recognized in other comprehensive

   (income) loss, before tax

 

 

(12

)

 

 

(26,367

)

 

 

(346

)

 

 

47

 

Total recognized in net periodic benefit

   cost and other comprehensive loss,

   before tax

 

$

138

 

 

$

6,230

 

 

$

60

 

 

$

90

 

 

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The pension benefits have a separately determined accumulated benefit obligation, which is the actuarial present value of benefits based on service rendered and current and past compensation levels. This differs from the projected benefit obligation in that it includes no assumptions about future compensation levels. The following table summarizes the accumulated benefit obligations and projected benefit obligations for the pension and SERP (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

 

Pension

 

 

SERP

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Accumulated benefit obligation

 

$

 

 

$

60

 

 

$

2,176

 

 

$

1,981

 

Projected benefit obligation

 

$

 

 

$

60

 

 

$

2,293

 

 

$

2,169

 

 

As of June 30, 2019, the qualified pension plan weighted-average asset allocation was 100 percent to cash and cash equivalents, which asset value totaled $8.6 million and was considered a Level 2 investment. Due to the full termination of the qualified pension plan as discussed above, the plan held no assets at June 28, 2020.

 

For measurement purposes as it pertains to the estimated obligation associated with retirees prior to January 1, 2010, a 6.71 percent annual rate increase in the per capita cost of covered health care benefits was assumed for fiscal 2021; the rate was assumed to decrease gradually to 3.0 percent by the year 2029 and remain at that level thereafter.

The health care cost trend assumption has a minimal effect on our postretirement benefit amounts reported. A 1% change in the health care cost trend rates would have the following effects (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

1% Increase

 

 

1% Decrease

 

Effect on total of service and interest cost components

   in fiscal 2020

 

$

 

 

$

 

Effect on postretirement benefit obligation as of

   June 30, 2020

 

$

3

 

 

$

(3

)

 

 We expect to contribute $1.0 million to our SERP and $119,000 to our postretirement health care plan in fiscal 2021. The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid during the fiscal years noted below (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

SERP

Benefits

 

 

Postretirement

Benefits

 

2021

 

$

1,040

 

 

$

119

 

2022

 

$

402

 

 

$

116

 

2023

 

$

14

 

 

$

103

 

2024

 

$

14

 

 

$

93

 

2025

 

$

14

 

 

$

64

 

2026-2030

 

$

928

 

 

$

218

 

 

All U.S. associates may participate in our 401(k) Plan. We contribute 100 percent up to the first 5 percent of eligible compensation that a participant contributes to the plan. Our contributions to the 401(k) Plan were as follows (thousands of dollars):

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Company contributions

 

$

1,709

 

 

$

1,903

 

 

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

We have 12,000,000 shares of authorized common stock, par value $.01 per share, with 3,749,619 and 3,691,555 shares outstanding at June 28, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively. Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters voted on by shareholders.

Our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program to buy back up to 3,839,395 outstanding shares of our common stock as of June 28, 2020. As of June 28, 2020, 3,655,322 shares have been repurchased under this program at a cost of approximately $136.4 million. No shares were repurchased under this program during 2020 or 2019.

 

 

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LOSS PER SHARE

Basic loss per share is computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the applicable period. Diluted loss 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):

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

Net loss attributable to STRATTEC

 

$

(7,605

)

 

$

(17,029

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding

 

 

3,737

 

 

 

3,676

 

Incremental shares – stock based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average shares of common stock

   Outstanding

 

 

3,737

 

 

 

3,676

 

Basic loss per share

 

$

(2.04

)

 

$

(4.63

)

Diluted loss per share

 

$

(2.04

)

 

$

(4.63

)

Potentially dilutive common shares that were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been antidilutive were as follows:

 

Years Ended

 

Number

Excluded

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

160,254

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

181,117

 

 

 

STOCK OPTION AND PURCHASE PLANS

A summary of stock option activity under our stock incentive plan was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

Weighted Average

Remaining

Contractual

 

 

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Exercise Price

 

 

Term (in years)

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Balance at July 1, 2018

 

 

133,074

 

 

$

29.37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(15,714

)

 

$

10.92

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2019

 

 

117,360

 

 

$

31.85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(26,500

)

 

$

18.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at June 28, 2020

 

 

90,860

 

 

$

35.88

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

$

 

Exercisable as of:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

90,860

 

 

$

35.88

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

$

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

117,360

 

 

$

31.85

 

 

 

2.7

 

 

$

162

 

 

No options were granted during fiscal 2020 or 2019.

 

A summary of restricted stock activity under our stock incentive plan was as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grant Date

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Fair Value

 

Nonvested Balance at July 1, 2018

 

 

69,125

 

 

$

49.02

 

Granted

 

 

34,050

 

 

$

37.25

 

Vested

 

 

(37,343

)

 

$

54.93

 

Forfeited

 

 

(2,075

)

 

$

43.52

 

Nonvested Balance at June 30, 2019

 

 

63,757

 

 

$

39.47

 

Granted

 

 

39,150

 

 

$

21.80

 

Vested

 

 

(27,318

)

 

$

37.86

 

Forfeited

 

 

(6,195

)

 

$

34.38

 

Nonvested Balance at June 28, 2020

 

 

69,394

 

 

$

30.59

 

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We have an Employee Stock Purchase Plan to provide substantially all U.S. full-time associates an opportunity to purchase shares of STRATTEC common stock through payroll deductions. A participant may contribute a maximum of $5,200 per calendar year to the plan. On the last day of each month or if such date is not a trading day on the most recent previous trading day, participant account balances are used to purchase shares of our common stock at the average of the highest and lowest reported sales prices of a share of STRATTEC common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market on such date. A total of 100,000 shares may be issued under the plan. Shares issued from treasury stock under the plan totaled 4,246 at an average price of $19.42 during 2020 and 3,295 at an average price of $30.13 during 2019. A total of 53,871 shares remain available for purchase under the plan as of June 28, 2020.

 

 

EXPORT SALES

Total export sales, sales from the United States to locations outside of the United States, are summarized as follows (thousands of dollars and percent of total net sales):

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

%

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

%

 

Export sales

 

$

114,381

 

 

30%

 

 

$

160,771

 

 

33%

 

 

Countries for which customer sales account for ten percent or more of total net sales are summarized as follows (thousands of dollars and percent of total net sales):

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

%

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

%

 

Export sales into Canada

 

$

46,191

 

 

12%

 

 

$

67,516

 

 

14%

 

 

 

PRODUCT SALES

Sales by product group were as follows (thousands of dollars and percent of total net sales):

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

%

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

%

 

Keys & locksets

 

$

101,666

 

 

 

26

%

 

$

135,413

 

 

 

28

%

Door handles & exterior trim

 

 

98,168

 

 

 

25

 

 

 

116,977

 

 

 

24

 

Power access

 

 

63,829

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

92,744

 

 

 

19

 

Latches

 

 

45,295

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

49,147

 

 

 

10

 

Aftermarket & OE service

 

 

40,742

 

 

 

11

 

 

 

44,254

 

 

 

9

 

Driver controls

 

 

29,649

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

40,942

 

 

 

8

 

Other

 

 

5,951

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

7,529

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

$

385,300

 

 

 

100

%

 

$

487,006

 

 

 

100

%

 

 

SALES AND RECEIVABLE CONCENTRATION

Sales to our largest customers were as follows (thousands of dollars and percent of total net sales):

 

 

 

Years Ended

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

%

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

%

 

General Motors Company

 

$

102,487

 

 

 

27

%

 

$

112,719

 

 

 

23

%

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

 

 

85,010

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

115,304

 

 

 

24

 

Ford Motor Company

 

 

52,666

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

63,333

 

 

 

13

 

 

 

$

240,163

 

 

 

62

%

 

$

291,356

 

 

 

60

%

 

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Receivables from our largest customers were as follows (thousands of dollars and percent of gross receivables):

 

 

 

June 28, 2020

 

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

 

Receivables

 

 

%

 

 

Receivables

 

 

%

 

General Motors Company

 

$

12,630

 

 

 

30

%

 

$

12,754

 

 

 

15

%

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

 

 

5,881

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

19,151

 

 

 

23

 

Ford Motor Company

 

 

6,101

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

9,991

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

$

24,612

 

 

 

59

%

 

$

41,896

 

 

 

50

%

 

 

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited)

The following data are in thousands of dollars except per share amounts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

Attributable to

 

 

Earnings (Loss)

per Share

 

 

 

Quarter

 

Net Sales

 

 

Gross Profit

 

 

STRATTEC

 

 

Basic

 

 

Diluted

 

2020

 

First

 

$

119,962

 

 

$

15,886

 

 

$

1,244

 

 

$

0.34

 

 

$

0.33

 

 

 

Second

 

 

106,283

 

 

 

10,333

 

 

 

(1,341

)

 

 

(0.36

)

 

 

(0.36

)

 

 

Third

 

 

116,938

 

 

 

17,010

 

 

 

2,994

 

 

 

0.80

 

 

 

0.79

 

 

 

Fourth

 

 

42,117

 

 

 

(7,783

)

 

 

(10,502

)

 

 

(2.80

)

 

 

(2.80

)

 

 

TOTAL

 

$

385,300

 

 

$

35,446

 

 

$

(7,605

)

 

$

(2.04

)

 

$

(2.04

)

2019

 

First

 

$

117,159

 

 

$

15,183

 

 

$

3,467

 

 

$

0.95

 

 

$

0.93

 

 

 

Second

 

 

112,913

 

 

 

12,736

 

 

 

(22,164

)

 

 

(6.03

)

 

 

(5.96

)

 

 

Third

 

 

128,230

 

 

 

15,682

 

 

 

1,730

 

 

 

0.47

 

 

 

0.46

 

 

 

Fourth

 

 

128,704

 

 

 

14,199

 

 

 

(62

)

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

TOTAL

 

$

487,006

 

 

$

57,800

 

 

$

(17,029

)

 

$

(4.63

)

 

$

(4.63

)

 

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

None.

ITEM 9A.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

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 by STRATTEC in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that the information required to be disclosed by STRATTEC in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to its management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  We carried out an evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this report, 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 STRATTEC’s disclosure controls and procedures.  Based on such evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report 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 was necessarily 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) that occurred during the quarter ended June 28, 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Management’s Annual Report on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION is responsible for the preparation, integrity, and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements included in this annual report. The consolidated financial statements and notes included in this annual report have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and necessarily include some amounts that are based on management’s best estimates and judgments.  

We, as management of STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION, are responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting that is designed to produce reliable financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles. The system of internal control over financial reporting as it relates to the financial statements is evaluated for effectiveness by management and tested for reliability through a program of internal audits. Actions are taken to correct potential deficiencies as they are identified. Any system of internal control, no matter how well designed, has inherent limitations, including the possibility that a control can be circumvented or overridden and misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, because of changes in conditions, internal control effectiveness may vary over time. Accordingly, even an effective system of internal control will provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation.

The Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, consisting entirely of independent directors, meets regularly with management and the independent registered public accounting firm, and reviews audit plans and results, as well as management’s actions taken in discharging responsibilities for accounting, financial reporting, and internal control. Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has direct and confidential access to the Audit Committee at all times to discuss the results of their audits.

Management assessed the Corporation’s system of internal control over financial reporting as of June 28, 2020, in relation to criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting as described in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013), issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on the assessment, management concluded that, as of June 28, 2020, its system of internal control over financial reporting was effective and met the criteria of the Internal Control – Integrated Framework. Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting, which is included herein.

 

/s/ Frank J. Krejci

 

/s/ Patrick J. Hansen

Frank J. Krejci

 

Patrick J. Hansen

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of June 28, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 28, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended June 28, 2020, of the Company and our report dated September 3, 2020, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and included an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s adoption of a new accounting standard.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

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

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

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

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

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 

September 3, 2020

 

 

 

 

 


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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.

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PART III

 

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information included in our Proxy Statement, dated on or about September 3, 2020, under “Proposal 1: Election of Directors,”  “Corporate Governance Matters-Code of Business Ethics,” “Audit Committee Matters-Audit Committee Financial Expert,” “Executive Officers,”  “Section 16(a) Reports,” “Director’s Meetings and Committees – Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee,” and “Corporate Governance Matters-Director Nominations” is incorporated herein by reference.

The Audit Committee of our Board of Directors is an “audit committee” for purposes of Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The members of the Audit Committee consist of three outside independent directors, David R. Zimmer, Audit Committee Chairman, Thomas W. Florsheim, Jr., and Michael J. Koss.

ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information included in our Proxy Statement, dated on or about September 3, 2020, under “Director Compensation” and “Executive Compensation” is incorporated herein by reference.  

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

The information included in our Proxy Statement, dated on or about September 3, 2020, under “Security Ownership” is incorporated herein by reference.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table summarizes share information, as of June 28, 2020, for our Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan.

 

Plan Category

 

Number of

common shares to

be issued

upon exercise

of outstanding

options,

warrants, and

rights

 

 

Weighted-average

exercise price of

outstanding

options,

warrants, and

rights

 

 

Number of

common shares

available for future

issuance under

equity

compensation plans

 

Equity compensation plans

   approved by shareholders

 

 

90,860

 

 

$

35.88

 

 

 

116,334

 

Equity compensation plans not

   approved by shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

90,860

 

 

$

35.88

 

 

 

116,334

 

 

The information included in our Proxy Statement, dated on or about September 3, 2020, under “Transactions With Related Persons” and “Corporate Governance Matters-Director Independence” is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information included in our Proxy Statement, dated on or about September 3, 2020, under “Audit Committee Matters-Fees of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV

 

ITEM 15.  EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

(a)

Financial Statements

See Item 8 for the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K

 

 

(b)

Exhibits

See the following List of Exhibits:

 

Exhibit

 

 

 

3.1 (15)

 

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company

*

3.2 (22)

 

Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company

*

3.3 (1)

 

Amended By-laws of the Company

*

4.1

 

Description of Registrants’ Securities

 

4.2 (2)

 

Credit Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2011, between STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender

*

4.3 (14)

 

Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2017, between STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender

*

4.4 (15)

 

Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2012, made by STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION in favor of BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender

*

4.5 (6)

 

Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 27, 2013, between STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender

*

4.6 (7)

 

Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 25, 2015, between STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender

*

4.7 (12)

 

Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2016, between STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender

*

4.8 (14)

 

Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2017, between STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender

*

4.9 (17)

 

Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2018, between STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender

*

4.10 (21)

 

Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2019, between STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender

*

4.11 (7)

 

Credit Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2012, between ADAC-STRATTEC LLC and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender

*

4.12 (7)

 

Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 22, 2014, between ADAC-STRATTEC LLC and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender

*

4.13 (7)

 

Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 25, 2015, between ADAC-STRATTEC LLC and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender

*

4.14 (11)

 

Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2016, between ADAC-STRATTEC LLC and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender

*

4.15 (14)

 

Amendment No. 4 to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2017, between ADAC-STRATTEC LLC and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender

*

4.16 (16)

 

Amendment No. 5 to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2018, between ADAC-STRATTEC LLC and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender

*

4.17 (18)

 

Amendment No. 6 to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2018, between ADAC-STRATTEC LLC and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender

*

4.18 (21)

 

Amendment No. 7 to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2019, between ADAC-STRATTEC LLC and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as lender

*

10.1 (8)**

 

Amended and Restated STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Stock Incentive Plan

*

10.2 (10)**

 

Form of Restricted Stock Grant Agreement with employees

*

10.3 (20)**

 

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Team Incentive Plan for STRATTEC: Bonus Plan for Executive Officers and Senior Managers

*

10.4 (20)**

 

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Team Incentive Plan for STRATTEC: Bonus Plan for Non-employee Members of the Board of Directors

*

10.5 (20)**

 

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Team Incentive Plan for STRATTEC: Bonus Plan for Salaried Employees and Represented Employees

*

10.6 (9) **

 

Amended and Restated STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan

*

10.7 (3)**

 

Employment Agreement between the Company and Frank J. Krejci made as of May 5, 2010

*

10.8 (3)**

 

Employment Agreement between the Company and Patrick J. Hansen made as of May 5, 2010

*

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10.9 (3)**

 

Employment Agreement between the Company and Rolando J. Guillot made as of May 5, 2010

*

10.10 (3)**

 

Employment Agreement between the Company and Brian J. Reetz made as of May 5, 2010

*

10.11 (3)**

 

Employment Agreement between the Company and Richard P. Messina made as of May 5, 2010

*

10.12 (15) **

 

Employment Agreement between the Company and Al Hamdan made as of May 4, 2017

*

10.13 (13) **

 

Change of Control Employment Agreement between the Company and Frank J. Krejci made as of July 1, 2016

*

10.14 (13) **

 

Change of Control Employment Agreement between the Company and Patrick J. Hansen  made as of July 1, 2016

*

10.15 (13) **

 

Change of Control Employment Agreement between the Company and Rolando J. Guillot made as of July 1, 2016

*

10.16 (13) **

 

Change of Control Employment Agreement between the Company and Brian J. Reetz made as of July 1, 2016

*

10.17 (13) **

 

Change of Control Employment Agreement between the Company and Richard P. Messina made as of July 1, 2016

*

10.18 (15)**

 

Change of Control Employment Agreement between the Company and Al Hamdan made as of May 4, 2017

*

10.19 (10)**

 

Form of Restricted Stock Grant Agreement with non-employee directors

*

10.20 (5)**

 

Amended STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Employee Stock Purchase Plan

*

10.21 (4)**

 

Letter Agreement between the Company and Harold M. Stratton II made as of September 1, 2012

*

21 (19)

 

Subsidiaries of the Company

*

23

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm dated September 3, 2020

 

31.1

 

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

 

31.2

 

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

 

32 (23)

 

18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Certifications

 

101

 

Interactive Data Files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T. 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019 has been formatted in Inline XBRL.

 

 

*

Previously filed

**

Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

 

(1)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on October 7, 2005.

(2)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on August 4, 2011.

(3)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the March 28, 2010 Form 10-Q filed on May 6, 2010.

(4)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the July 1, 2012 Form 10-K filed on September 6, 2012.

(5)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on January 2, 2013.

(6)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on December 27, 2013.

(7)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on June 25, 2015.

(8)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 10-Q filed on November 6, 2014.

(9)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on October 10, 2013.

(10)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 10-K filed on September 5, 2014.

(11)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on April 29, 2016.

(12)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on June 24, 2016.

(13)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 10-K filed on September 8, 2016.

(14)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on June 27, 2017.

(15)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 10-K filed on September 7, 2017.

(16)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on March 27, 2018.

(17)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on September 28, 2018.

(18)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on December 31, 2018.

(19)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 10-K filed on September 6, 2018.

(20)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 10-K filed on September 5, 2019.

(21)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 8-K filed on October 28, 2019

(22)

Incorporated by reference from the exhibit to the Form 10-Q filed on November 7, 2019

(23)

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.

 

ITEM 16.  FORM 10-K SUMMARY

None

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 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

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Frank J. Krejci

 

 

Frank J. Krejci

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Date:  September 3, 2020

 

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

 

Signature

 

Title

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Frank J. Krejci

 

President, Chief Executive Officer,

 

September 3, 2020

Frank J. Krejci

 

and Director

 

 

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Harold M. Stratton II

 

Chairman and Director

 

August 19, 2020

Harold M. Stratton II

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Michael J. Koss

 

Director

 

August 19, 2020

Michael J. Koss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Thomas W. Florsheim, Jr.

 

Director

 

August 19, 2020

Thomas W. Florsheim, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ David R. Zimmer

 

Director

 

August 19, 2020

David R. Zimmer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Patrick J. Hansen

 

Senior Vice President, Chief

 

September 3, 2020

Patrick J. Hansen

 

Financial Officer,

 

 

 

 

Secretary and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

(Principal Financial and

 

 

 

 

Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

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