UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.   20549
 
Form 10-Q

☒Quarterly Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended October 31, 2017.2018.
 
or
 
☐Transition Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the transition period from            to           .
 
Commission file number:   001-31337
 
CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware 22-1760285
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
 
150 Clove Road, Little Falls, New Jersey 07424 (973) 890-7220
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether 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, and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes ☒  No ☐
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer
Accelerated filer ☐Non-accelerated filer ☐Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐ 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ☐  No 
 
Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of November 30, 2017: 41,805,837.2018: 41,721,213.




Cantel Medical Corp.                                 20182019 First Quarter Form 10-Q

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  Page No.
 PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
 PART II – OTHER INFORMATION 
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 5.
Item 6.
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.    Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
October 31, July 31, 
2017 2017October 31, 2018 July 31, 2018
Assets 
  
 
  
Current assets: 
  
 
  
Cash and cash equivalents$37,220
 $36,584
$64,030
 $94,097
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,295 and $1,808105,153
 110,656
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,378 and $1,149125,140
 118,642
Inventories, net105,823
 98,724
111,071
 107,592
Prepaid expenses and other current assets19,484
 11,407
17,340
 17,912
Total current assets267,680
 257,371
317,581
 338,243
      
Property and equipment, net91,487
 88,338
148,584
 111,417
Intangible assets, net138,837
 124,512
137,758
 137,361
Goodwill351,818
 311,445
370,878
 368,027
Other assets5,348
 4,707
5,512
 5,749
Deferred income taxes3,286
 2,911
Total assets$855,170
 $786,373
$983,599
 $963,708
      
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity 
  
 
  
Current liabilities: 
  
 
  
Accounts payable$28,361
 $27,469
$41,984
 $34,258
Compensation payable20,500
 27,468
23,875
 30,595
Accrued expenses28,391
 23,393
31,274
 28,525
Deferred revenue25,183
 25,282
29,280
 28,614
Current portion of long-term debt10,000
 10,000
Income taxes payable7,136
 3,167
7,374
 2,791
Total current liabilities109,571
 106,779
143,787
 134,783
      
Long-term debt168,000
 126,000
184,940
 187,302
Deferred income taxes31,375
 24,714
27,326
 27,624
Other long-term liabilities3,646
 4,948
5,186
 5,132
Total liabilities312,592
 262,441
361,239
 354,841
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

 

      
Stockholders’ equity: 
  
 
  
Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share; authorized 1,000,000 shares; none issued
 
$
 $
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share; authorized 75,000,000 shares; issued October 31 - 46,332,826 shares, outstanding October - 41,805,879 shares; issued July 31 - 46,194,370 shares, outstanding July 31 - 41,728,934 shares4,634
 4,619
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share; authorized 75,000,000 shares; issued 46,307,058 shares and outstanding 41,721,316 shares as of October 31, 2018; issued 46,243,582 shares and outstanding 41,706,084 shares as of July 31, 20184,631
 4,624
Additional paid-in capital177,359
 174,602
187,102
 184,212
Retained earnings430,519
 407,590
511,647
 491,540
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(11,133) (9,900)(16,679) (11,456)
Treasury Stock, at cost; October 31 - 4,526,947 shares; July 31 - 4,465,440 shares(58,801) (52,979)
Treasury Stock, at cost; 4,585,742 shares as of October 31, 2018; 4,537,498 shares as of
July 31, 2018
(64,341) (60,053)
Total stockholders’ equity542,578
 523,932
622,360
 608,867
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$855,170
 $786,373
$983,599
 $963,708
See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(Unaudited) 
Three Months Ended October 31,Three Months Ended October 31,
2017 20162018 2017
Net sales 
  
 
  
Product sales$187,965
 $166,901
$195,760
 $187,965
Product service24,801
 20,824
29,829
 24,801
Total net sales212,766
 187,725
225,589
 212,766
      
Cost of sales 
  
 
  
Product sales95,099
 83,616
99,310
 95,099
Product service17,008
 14,602
21,030
 17,008
Total cost of sales112,107
 98,218
120,340
 112,107
      
Gross profit100,659
 89,507
105,249
 100,659
      
Expenses: 
  
   
Selling31,600
 27,893
33,958
 31,600
General and administrative32,096
 30,003
36,535
 32,096
Research and development5,329
 4,548
7,078
 5,329
Total operating expenses69,025
 62,444
77,571
 69,025
      
Income from operations31,634
 27,063
27,678
 31,634
      
Interest expense, net1,189
 1,093
2,026
 1,189
Other income(1,138) 

 (1,138)
      
Income before income taxes31,583
 25,970
25,652
 31,583
      
Income taxes8,654
 7,170
6,410
 8,654
      
Net income$22,929
 $18,800
$19,242
 $22,929
      
Earnings per common share: 
  
 
  
Basic$0.55
 $0.45
$0.46
 $0.55
Diluted$0.55
 $0.45
$0.46
 $0.55
Dividends declared per common share$
 $0.07
Dividends per common share$
 $
 
See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended October 31,Three Months Ended October 31,
2017 20162018 2017
Net income$22,929
 $18,800
$19,242
 $22,929
      
Other comprehensive loss: 
  
 
  
Foreign currency translation(1,233) (6,521)(5,223) (1,233)
Total other comprehensive loss(1,233) (6,521)(5,223) (1,233)
      
Comprehensive income$21,696
 $12,279
$14,019
 $21,696
See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.




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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended October 31,Three Months Ended October 31,
2017 20162018 2017
Cash flows from operating activities 
  
 
  
Net income$22,929
 $18,800
$19,242
 $22,929
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: 
  
 
  
Depreciation4,036
 3,454
4,691
 4,036
Amortization4,048
 3,909
6,041
 4,048
Stock-based compensation expense1,851
 2,922
2,576
 1,851
Deferred income taxes780
 1,917
(674) 780
Other non-cash items, net(67) 333
1,236
 (67)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of business acquisitions: 
  
 
  
Accounts receivable8,584
 1,577
(4,087) 8,584
Inventories(2,629) (1,824)(3,359) (2,629)
Prepaid expenses and other assets(6,273) (2,801)1,089
 (6,273)
Accounts payable and other liabilities(6,679) (5,290)1,055
 (6,679)
Income taxes3,492
 1,911
4,459
 3,492
Net cash provided by operating activities30,072
 24,908
32,269
 30,072
      
Cash flows from investing activities 
  
 
  
Capital expenditures(6,492) (8,143)(38,834) (6,492)
Proceeds from disposal of fixed assets
 21
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired(60,345) (57,768)(17,000) (60,345)
Other, net
 255
Net cash used in investing activities(66,837) (65,635)(55,834) (66,837)
      
Cash flows from financing activities 
  
 
  
Repayments of long-term debt(2,500) 
Borrowings under revolving credit facility61,300
 61,000

 61,300
Repayments under revolving credit facility(19,300) (16,000)
 (19,300)
Purchases of treasury stock(5,822) (6,216)(4,288) (5,822)
Net cash provided by financing activities36,178
 38,784
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(6,788) 36,178
      
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents1,223
 (289)286
 1,223
      
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents636
 (2,232)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents(30,067) 636
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period36,584
 28,367
94,097
 36,584
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$37,220
 $26,135
$64,030
 $37,220
 
See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).
 
1.    Basis of Presentation
Throughout this document, references to “Cantel,” “us,” “we,” “our,” and the “Company” are references to Cantel Medical Corp. and its subsidiaries, except where the context makes it clear the reference is to Cantel itself and not its subsidiaries.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2019, we changed the names of our reportable segments to better align with our key customers and the markets we serve. This decision resulted in a change from a financial reporting perspective as the industrial biological and chemical indicator business has moved from the Dental segment to the Life Sciences segment. Prior year segment disclosures have been recast to conform to the current year presentation. See Note 15, “Reportable Segments.”
Cantel is a leading provider of infection prevention products and services in the healthcare market, specializing in the following reportable segments: Endoscopy, Water PurificationMedical, Life Sciences, Dental and Filtration, Healthcare Disposables and Dialysis. See Note 13, “Reportable Segments.” Most of our equipment, consumables and supplies are used to help prevent the occurrence or spread of infections.
The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial reporting and the requirements of Form 10-Q and Rule 10.01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include certain information and note disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles for annual financial reporting and should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report of Cantel Medical Corp. on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 20172018 (the “2017“2018 Form 10-K”) and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included elsewhere herein. The unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments (of a normal and recurring nature) which management considers necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for these periods. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at July 31, 20172018 was derived from the audited Consolidated Balance Sheet of Cantel at that date. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
Subsequent Events
We performed a review of events subsequent to October 31, 2017. Refer to2018 through the date of issuance of the accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements. See Note 14, "Subsequent Events."16, “Subsequent Event.”
2.           Recent           Accounting Pronouncements
Newly Adopted Accounting Standards
In September 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2015-16, “Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments (Topic 805)” (“ASU 2015-16”). The new guidance requires an acquirer in a business combination to recognize a measurement-period adjustment during the period in which it determines the amount, and eliminates the requirement for an acquirer to account for measurement-period adjustments retrospectively. The acquirer must also disclose the amounts and reasons for adjustments to the provisional amounts. ASU 2015-16 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016 (our fiscal year 2018), including interim periods within that reporting period. Accordingly, we adopted ASU 2015-06 on August 1, 2017. The adoption of ASU 2015-06 did not have a material impact upon on our financial position and results of operations.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “Inventory (Topic 330) Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory,” (“ASU 2015-11”). The new guidance requires companies using the first-in, first-out and average costs methods to measure inventory using the lower of cost and net realizable value, where net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation. ASU 2015-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016 (our fiscal year 2018), including interim periods within that reporting period. Accordingly, we adopted ASU 2015-11 on August 1, 2017. The adoption of ASU 2015-11 did not have a material impact upon on our financial position and results of operations.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, "Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities" ("ASU 2017-12") to improve the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity's risk management activities in its financial statements. ASU 2017-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 (our fiscal year 2020), including interim periods within that reporting period. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of ASU 2017-12 on our financial position and result of operations.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, "(Topic 718) Scope of Modification Accounting" (",” (“ASU 2017-09"2017-09”) to provide guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in TopicASC 718. ASU 2017-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 (our fiscal year 2019), including interim periods within that reporting period. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact ofAccordingly, we adopted ASU 2017-09 on our financial position and result of operations.


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In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other” (“ASU 2017-04”) to simplify the test for goodwill impairment. The revised guidance eliminates the existing Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test which required an entity to compute the implied fair value of its goodwill at the testing date in order to measure the amount of the impairment charge when the fair value of the reporting unit failed StepAugust 1, of the goodwill impairment test. Under the revised guidance, an entity would recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value; however, the loss recognized would not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The guidance will be applied on a prospective basis on or after the effective date. ASU 2017-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 (our fiscal year 2021) and early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017.2018. The adoption of ASU 2017-04 is2017-09 did not expected to have a significantmaterial impact on our financial position, results of operations and result of operations.cash flows.

In January 2017,August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, “2016-15, Business Combinations (Topic 805)“(Topic 230) Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments,(“ASU 2017-01”2016-15”). This guidance makes eight targeted changes to clarifyhow cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the definitionstatement of a business. The revised guidance creates a more robust framework to use in determining whether a set of assets and activities is a business. The guidance will be applied on a prospective basis on or after the effective date.cash flows. ASU 2017-012016-15 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 (our fiscal year 2019), including interim periods within that reporting period. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact. Accordingly, we adopted ASU 2016-15 on August 1, 2018. The adoption of ASU 2017-012016-15 did not have a material impact on our financial position, and result of operations.

In February 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”). The new guidance requires the recording of assets and liabilities arising from leases on the balance sheet accompanied by enhanced qualitative and quantitative disclosures in the notes to the financial statements. The new guidance is expected to provide transparency of information and comparability among organizations. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 (our fiscal year 2020), including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual period. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of ASU 2016-02 on our financial position and results of operations.operations and cash flows.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), (“ASU 2014-09”), which will supersedesupersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Accounting Standards Codification 605, “Revenue Recognition” ("(“ASC 605"605”). ASU 2014-09 is based on the principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. It also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, significant judgments and changes in judgments, and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),”(“ASU 2015-14”), which defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 (our fiscal year 2019), including interim periods within that reporting period. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-12, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606),” (“ASU 2016-12”), which provided narrow scope improvements and practical expedients relating to ASU 2014-09. We adopted the collective standard (“ASC 606”) on August 1, 2018. See Note 5, “Revenue Recognition” for a discussion of the impact and required disclosures.


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Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In preparationAugust 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15,“Customer’s Accounting for ourImplementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract” (“ASU 2018-15”) to help entities evaluate the accounting for fees paid by a customer in a cloud computing arrangement (hosting arrangement) by providing guidance for determining when the arrangement includes a software license. ASU 2018-15 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 (our fiscal year 2021), including interim periods within that reporting period. The adoption of ASU 2014-092018-15 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13,“Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement” (“ASU 2018-13”) to modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement”. ASU 2018-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 (our fiscal year 2021), including interim periods within that reporting period. The adoption of ASU 2018-13 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02,“Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2018-02”) to allow for the reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings of stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted in December 2017. ASU 2018-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 (our fiscal year 2020), including interim periods within that reporting period. The adoption of ASU 2018-02 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, “Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities” (“ASU 2017-12”) to improve the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity's risk management activities in its financial statements. ASU 2017-12 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 (our fiscal year 2020), including interim periods within that reporting period. The adoption of ASU 2017-12 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, “(Topic 350) Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment,” (“ASU 2017-04”) to simplify the test for goodwill impairment. The revised guidance eliminates the existing Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test which required an entity to compute the implied fair value of its goodwill at the testing date in order to measure the amount of the impairment charge when the fair value of the reporting unit failed Step 1 of the goodwill impairment test. The guidance will be applied on a prospective basis on or after the effective date. ASU 2017-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2019 (our fiscal year 2021) and early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The adoption of ASU 2017-04 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “(Topic 842) Leases,” (“ASU 2016-02”). The new guidance requires the recording of assets and liabilities arising from leases on the balance sheet accompanied by enhanced qualitative and quantitative disclosures in the notes to the financial statements. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2018 (our fiscal year 2020), including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual period. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-10, “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases” (“ASU 2018-10”), and ASU 2016-12 on August 1, 2018, we2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842) Targeted Improvements” (“ASU 2018-11”), which provide narrow adjustments relating to ASU 2016-02 and improvements to comparative reporting requirements for initial adoption and for separating components of a contract for lessors. We are obtaining representative samples of contracts and other forms of agreements with our customerscurrently in the United States and international locations and plan to evaluate the provisions contained therein in lightprocess of the five-step model specified by the new guidance. We are also evaluating the impact of the newcollective standard (“ASC 842”) on certain common practices currently employed by usour financial position, results of operations and by other health care manufacturers and service providers, such as multiple-element arrangements, deferred revenues, warranties, rebates and other pricing allowances. We anticipate adopting the standard using the modified retrospective method. There may be differences in timing of revenue recognition under the new standard compared to recognition under ASC 605.cash flows.

3.Acquisitions
 
Fiscal 2018
BHT Group2019

CES business: On August 1, 2018, we acquired certain net assets of Stericycle Inc. related to its controlled environmental solutions business (“CES business”) for total cash consideration, excluding acquisition-related costs, of $17,000. The CES business is a leading provider of testing and certification, environmental monitoring and decontamination services for clean rooms and other controlled environments to ensure safety, regulatory compliance and quality control, and is included in our Life Sciences segment.



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Fiscal 2018

Aexis: On March 21, 2018, we purchased all of the issued and outstanding stock of Aexis Medical BVBA (“Aexis”) for total consideration, excluding acquisition-related costs, of $21,600, consisting of $20,308 of cash consideration (net of cash acquired), plus contingent consideration ranging from zero to a maximum of $1,850, which is payable upon the achievement of certain purchase order targets through March 21, 2020. Aexis specializes in advanced software solutions focused on the tracking and monitoring of instrument reprocessing for hospitals and healthcare professionals, and is included in our Medical segment.

BHT Group: On August 23, 2017, we purchased all of the issued and outstanding stock of BHT Hygienetechnik Holding GmbH ("(“BHT Group"Group”), a leader in the German market in automated endoscope reprocessing and related equipment and services for total consideration (net of cash acquired), excluding acquisition related costs, of $60,345. The$60,216. BHT Group consists of a portfolio of high-quality automatic endoscope reprocessors, advanced endoscope storage and drying cabinets (products globally distributed by our Company prior to the acquisition under an agreement with BHT Group), washer-disinfectors for central sterile applications, associated technical service and parts as well as flexible endoscope repair services. BHT Group is included in our EndoscopyMedical segment. We anticipate completing the purchase price allocation before or during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018.



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Fiscal 2017

CR Kennedy

On April 1, 2017, we purchased certain endoscopy-related net assets of CR Kennedy & Company Pty Ltd. ("CR Kennedy") related to its distribution and sale of our Medivators endoscopy products in Australia for total consideration, excluding acquisition related costs, of $11,999. The CR Kennedy business includes a full sales and service organization and our Medivators-branded automated endoscope reprocessors, chemistries, endoscopy procedure products and other consumables in Australia, and is included in our Endoscopy segment.

Vantage Endoscopy Inc.’s Medivators® Endoscopy Business

On September 26, 2016, we acquired certain net assets of Vantage Endoscopy Inc. ("Vantage") related to its distribution and sale of our Medivators endoscopy products in Canada for total consideration, excluding acquisition-related costs, of $4,044. Vantage was our exclusive distributor of Medivators capital equipment (e.g., automated endoscope reprocessors) and related consumables and accessories in Canada, and is included in our Endoscopy segment.

Accutron, Inc.

On August 1, 2016, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of Accutron Inc. ("Accutron"), a Phoenix-based company, for total consideration, excluding acquisition-related costs, of $53,049. The Accutron business designs, manufactures and sells nitrous oxide conscious sedation equipment and single use nasal masks for use in dental procedures, and is included in our Healthcare Disposables segment.
 2018 2017 2019 2018
Purchase Price Allocation 
BHT Group(1)
 CR Kennedy 
Vantage(1)
 
Accutron(1)
 
CES Business(1)
 
Aexis(1)
 
BHT Group(1)
 (Preliminary) (Preliminary) (Final)
Purchase Price:              
Cash paid (net of cash acquired) $60,345
 $11,999
 $4,044
 $53,049
Debt acquired 
 
 
 
Cash paid $17,000
 $20,308
 $60,216
Fair value of contingent consideration 
 1,292
 
Total $60,345
 $11,999
 $4,044
 $53,049
 $17,000
 $21,600
 $60,216
              
Allocation:              
Property and equipment 835
 
 433
 1,676
 548
 130
 835
Amortizable intangible assets:              
Customer relationships 12,500
 4,200
 992
 12,800
 8,100
 1,800
 12,500
Technology 6,200
 
 
 10,000
 
 4,600
 6,200
Brand names 
 
 
 2,000
Goodwill 41,509
 5,894
 2,299
 21,989
 6,129
 17,092
 40,934
Deferred income taxes (5,881) 
 
 112
 
 (1,639) (5,881)
Other working capital 5,182
 1,905
 320
 4,472
 2,223
 909
 5,628
Contingent consideration 
 (1,292) 
Total $60,345
 $11,999
 $4,044
 $53,049
 $17,000
 $21,600
 $60,216

(1)The excess purchase price over net assets acquired was assigned to goodwill, all of which is deductible for income tax purposes.

Unaudited Pro Forma Summary of Operations

The acquisitions above, both individually and in the aggregate, were not material to our consolidated results of operations or financial position and, therefore, pro forma financial information is not presented.

4.Stock-Based Compensation
2016 Equity Incentive Plan
At October 31, 2018, 281,708 nonvested restricted stock awards were outstanding under the 2016 plan. No options were outstanding under the 2016 plan. At October 31, 2018, 813,905 shares were collectively available pursuant to restricted stock and other stock awards, stock options and stock appreciation rights.


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4.Stock-Based Compensation
2016 Equity Incentive Plan
At October 31, 2017, 206,289 unvested restricted stock shares were outstanding under the 2016 plan. No options were outstanding under the 2016 plan. At October 31, 2017, 970,421 shares are collectively available pursuant to restricted stock and other stock awards, stock options and stock appreciation rights.
2006 Equity Incentive Plan
 
The 2006 Plan was terminated on January 7, 2016 in conjunction with the adoption of the 2016 Plan. At October 31, 2017,2018, options to purchase 70,00040,000 shares of common stock were outstanding, and 49,275 unvested114 nonvested restricted stock sharesawards were outstanding under the 2006 Plan. No additional awards will be granted under this plan.

The following table shows the income statement components of stock-based compensation expense recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of income:
Three Months Ended October 31,Three Months Ended October 31,
2017 20162018 2017
Cost of sales$115
 $110
$237
 $115
Operating expenses: 
  
 
  
Selling365
 629
571
 365
General and administrative1,333
 2,153
1,710
 1,333
Research and development38
 30
58
 38
Total operating expenses1,736
 2,812
2,339
 1,736
Stock-based compensation before income taxes$1,851
 $2,922
Stock-based compensation expense$2,576
 $1,851
 
At October 31, 2017,2018, total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense before income taxes, related to total nonvested stock options and restricted stock awards was $20,129$23,664 with a remaining weighted average period of 2622 months over which such expense is expected to be recognized.

We determinedetermined the fair value of eachour market-based restricted stock award with market conditionsawards using a Monte Carlo simulation on the date of grant using the following assumptions:
 Three Months Ended October 31,
 2017 2016
Volatility of common stock26.60% 27.75%
Average volatility of peer companies33.72% 32.98%
Average correlation coefficient of peer companies32.26% 35.35%
Risk-free interest rate1.62% 0.96%



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 Three Months Ended October 31,
 2018 2017
Volatility of common stock27.54% 26.60%
Average volatility of peer companies36.55% 33.72%
Average correlation coefficient of peer companies27.18% 32.26%
Risk-free interest rate2.93% 1.62%

A summary of nonvested stock award activity for the three months ended October 31, 20172018 follows:
 Number of Time-based Shares Number of Performance-based Shares Number of Market-based Shares Number of Total Shares Weighted Average Fair Value 
Number of
Time-based Awards
 Number of Performance-based Awards Number of Market-based Awards 
Number of
Total
Awards
 
Weighted Average
Fair Value
July 31, 2017 196,818
 16,235
 9,245
 222,298
 $66.28
July 31, 2018 168,320
 26,076
 17,710
 212,106
 $88.87
Granted 91,234
 18,647
 10,465
 120,346
 $101.55
 117,832
 27,336
 16,765
 161,933
 $91.91
Vested(1)
 (80,931) (4,834) 
 (85,765) $57.72
 (80,728) (10,235) 
 (90,963) $76.16
Forfeited (1,315) 
 
 (1,315) $76.81
 (1,254) 
 
 (1,254) $88.01
October 31, 2017 205,806
 30,048
 19,710
 255,564
 $85.76
October 31, 2018 204,170
 43,177
 34,475
 281,822
 $94.95

(1)The aggregate fair value of all nonvested stock awards which vested was approximately $4,950.$6,930.

A summary of stock option activity for the three months ended October 31, 20172018 follows:
 Number of shares Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Contractual Life Remaining (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at July 31, 2017122,500
 $29.36
    
Granted
 
    
Exercised(52,500) 17.04
    
Outstanding at October 31, 201770,000
 $38.60
 1.79 $4,221
Exercisable at October 31, 201765,000
 $37.31
 1.69 $4,003
 Number of shares Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Contractual Life Remaining (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at July 31, 201870,000
 $38.60
    
Exercised(30,000) 31.81
    
Outstanding at October 31, 201840,000
 $43.70
 1.32 $1,418
Exercisable at October 31, 201840,000
 $43.70
 1.32 $1,418


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During the three months ended October 31, 2017,2018, 5,000 options vested, with an aggregate fair value of approximately $132.$277. During the three months ended October 31, 2017, 52,5002018, 30,000 options were exercised, with an aggregate fair value of approximately $4,049. As of$1,787. At October 31, 2017,2018, all of the outstanding options had vested or were expected to vest in future periods. No options were granted during the three months ended October 31, 2017.vested.

Excess tax benefits arise when the ultimate tax effect of the deduction for tax purposes is greater than the income tax benefit on stock-based compensation described above.compensation. For the three months ended October 31, 2018, income tax deductions of $3,059 were generated, of which $2,062 were recorded as a reduction in income tax expense over the equity awards’ vesting period and the remaining excess tax benefit of $997 was recorded as a reduction in income tax expense. For the three months ended October 31, 2017, income tax deductions of $4,125 were generated, of which $1,839 were previously recorded as a reduction in income tax expense over the equity awards’ vesting period and the remaining excess tax benefit of $2,286 was recorded as a reduction in income tax expense. For the three months ended October 31, 2016, income tax deductions of $5,376 were generated, of which $3,135 were previously recorded as a reduction in income tax expense over the equity awards’ vesting period and the remaining excess tax benefit of $2,241 was recorded as a reduction in income tax expense.

5.    Inventories, NetRevenue Recognition

Adoption of “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606)”

We adopted ASC 606, effective August 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective method applied to those contracts which were not completed as of August 1, 2018. Results for reporting beginning after August 1, 2018 are presented under ASC 606, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and will continue to be reported in accordance with our historic accounting under ASC 605.

Due to the cumulative impact of adopting ASC 606, we recorded a net increase to opening retained earnings, net of tax, as of August 1, 2018, which was not material. The impact is primarily related to the timing of revenue recognition for the shipment of products in both our Medical and Life Sciences segments where risk of loss provisions are present (“synthetic FOB destination”). The new standard does not require us to defer revenue for these products and allows us to recognize revenue at the time of shipment. The cumulative adjustment to retained earnings also includes the impact of the change in timing of revenue recognition associated with software licensing arrangements in our Medical segment. Additionally, revenue related to software renewals was historically recognized on a ratable basis over the license period. Under ASC 606, the license is considered functional intellectual property, and is considered to be transferred to the customer at a point in time, specifically, at the start of each annual renewal period. As a result, revenue related to our annual software license renewals has been accelerated.

Revenue Recognition

The following table gives information as to the net sales disaggregated by geography and product line:

 Three Months Ended October 31,
Net sales by geography2018 
  2017(1)
United States$168,938
 $160,940
Europe/Africa/Middle East32,014
 28,101
Asia/Pacific15,752
 13,607
Canada7,373
 8,476
Latin America/South America1,512
 1,642
Total$225,589
 $212,766
Net sales by product line   
Capital equipment$58,132
 $59,169
Consumables136,821
 128,359
Product service29,829
 24,801
All other(2)
807
 437
Total$225,589
 $212,766

(1)As noted above, prior year amounts have not been adjusted under the modified retrospective method.
(2)Primarily includes software licensing revenues.

A summaryportion of inventoriesour medical, life sciences and dialysis sales include multiple performance obligations, whereby revenue is allocated to the equipment, installation and consumable components based upon their relative standalone selling prices, which includes comparable historical transactions of similar equipment, installation and consumables sold as follows:
 October 31, 2017 July 31, 2017
Raw materials and parts$50,281
 $45,831
Work-in-process15,974
 13,484
Finished goods48,593
 48,262
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory(9,025) (8,853)
Total$105,823
 $98,724
stand-alone components. Revenue


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on capital equipment and consumables is recognized when control of the equipment or consumable transfers to the customer, which is generally driven by the underlying shipping terms of the transaction. Revenue on the installation component is recognized when the installation is complete. The most significant judgments related to these arrangements include (i) identifying the various performance obligations of these arrangements and (ii) determining the relative standalone selling price of each performance obligation.

With respect to certain of our customers, rebates are provided. Such rebates, which consist primarily of volume rebates, are provided for as a reduction of sales at the time of revenue recognition. Such allowances are determined based on estimated projections of sales volume for the entire rebate periods. If it becomes known that sales volume to customers will deviate from original projections, the rebate provisions originally established would be adjusted accordingly. We also offer certain volume-based rebates to our distribution customers, which we record as variable consideration when calculating the transaction price. We use information available at the time and our historical experience with each customer to estimate the rebate amount by applying the expected value method.

Remaining Performance Obligations

At October 31, 2018, the estimated revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) was approximately $71,549, primarily within the Medical segment. We expect to recognize revenue on approximately 70% of these remaining performance obligations over the remainder of fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2020. These performance obligations primarily reflect the future product service revenues for multi-period service arrangements.

Contract Liabilities

Contract liabilities primarily relate to payments received from customers in advance of performance under the contract. Our contract liabilities arise primarily in the Medical and Life Sciences segments when payment is received upfront for various multi-period extended service arrangements. We expect to recognize substantially all of this revenue over the next twelve months. A summary of contract liabilities activity for the three months ended October 31, 2018 follows:

 Contract Liabilities
Balance, August 1, 2018$29,015
Revenue deferred in current year14,524
Deferred revenue recognized(13,547)
Foreign currency translation(163)
Balance, October 31, 201829,829
Contract liabilities included in Other long-term liabilities(549)
Deferred revenue$29,280

Practical Expedients and Policy Elections

As part of the cost to obtain a contract, we may pay incremental commissions to sales employees upon entering into a sales contract. Under ASC 606, we have elected to expense these costs as incurred when the period of benefit is less than one year. For certain multi-period contracts, we capitalize these amounts as contract costs, and amortize them based on the contract duration to which the assets relate, which ranges from two to five years. The amounts at October 31, 2018, were not material. For certain international contracts with distributors, we recognize a receivable at the point in time in which we have an unconditional right to payment. Most customers are required to pay a portion of the transaction price in advance and the remaining balance within 30 days of receiving the related products. Accordingly, we have elected to use the practical expedient which allows us to ignore the possible existence of a significant financing component within these contracts.

As a policy, for shipping and handling costs incurred after the customer has obtained control of a good, we will continue to treat these costs as a fulfillment cost rather than as an additional promised service. Additionally, in certain U.S. states, we are required to collect sales taxes from our customers, and in certain international jurisdictions, we are required to collect value added taxes. The tax collected is recorded as a liability until remitted to the taxing authority.



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6.    Inventories, Net
A summary of inventories is as follows:
 October 31, 2018 July 31, 2018
Raw materials and parts$53,097
 $49,054
Work-in-process14,122
 13,189
Finished goods52,348
 53,948
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory(8,496) (8,599)
Total$111,071
 $107,592
7.    Derivatives
In order to hedge against the impact of fluctuations in the value of the Euro, British Pound, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar and Singapore dollar relative to the U.S. dollar on the conversion of such net assets into the functional currencies, we enter into short-term forward contracts to purchase Euros, British Pounds, Canadian dollars, Australian dollars and Singapore dollars, which contracts are one-month in duration. These short-term contracts are designated as fair value hedge instruments. These foreign currency forward contracts are continually replaced with new one-month contracts as long as we have significant net assets that are denominated and ultimately settled in currencies other than each entity’s functional currency. Gains and losses related to hedging contracts to buy Euros, British Pounds, Canadian dollars, Australian dollars and Singapore dollars forward are immediately realized within general and administrative expenses due to the short-term nature of such contracts. We do not currently hedge against the impact of fluctuations in the value of the Chinese Renminbi and Sri Lankan Rupee relative to the U.S. dollar because the overall foreign currency exposuresexposure relating to thosethese currencies are currentlyis not deemed significant.material.

There were seven foreign currency forward contracts with an aggregate notional value of $23,077$37,684 and $24,762$30,159 at October 31, 20172018 and July 31, 2017,2018, respectively, which covered certain assets and liabilities that were denominated in currencies other than each entity’s functional currency. For the three months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017, and 2016,the settlements of our forward contracts resulted in an immaterial amountamounts of net currency conversion gains and losses net of tax, on the hedged items.items in the aggregate.

7.8.    Fair Value Measurements
Fair Value Hierarchy
 
We apply the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” (“ASC 820”), for our financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value each reporting period and our nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value on a non-recurring basis. We define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 establishes a three level fair value hierarchy to prioritize the inputs used in valuations, as defined below:
Level 1: Observable inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

Assets and Liabilities Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
 
Our financial assets that are re-measured at fair value on a recurring basis include money market funds that are classified as cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated balance sheets. These money market funds are classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy and are valued using quoted market prices for identical assets.

For the Aexis acquisition, additional purchase price payments ranging from zero to $1,850 are contingent upon the achievement of certain purchase order targets through March 21, 2020. We estimated the original fair value of the contingent consideration using the weighted probabilities of the possible contingent payments. At the date of acquisition, we estimated the original fair value of the contingent consideration to be $1,292. We are required to reassess the fair value of contingent payments on a periodic basis. The significant inputs used in these estimates include numerous possible scenarios for the payments based on the contractual terms of the contingent consideration, for which probabilities are assigned to each scenario. Given the short term nature of the financial instrument, the contingent consideration is not discounted to present value. Although we believe our assumptions are reasonable, different assumptions or changes in the future may result in different estimated amounts.

In connection with the Jet Prep Ltd. ("(“Jet Prep"Prep”) acquisition in fiscal 2014, we assumed a contingent obligation payable to the Israeli Government based on future sales. This fair value measurement was based on significant inputs not observed in the market and thus represent Level 3 measurements. In November 2017, the Israeli Government formally notified us that they would forgive any future amounts payable due to our decision to exit the Jet Prep business andbusiness. During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, we reduced the fair value of this obligation to $0 as of October 31, 2017.zero. See Note 10,11, "Commitments and Contingencies."



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The fair values of the Company’sour financial instruments measured on a recurring basis were categorized as follows:
 October 31, 2017
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets: 
  
  
  
Cash and cash equivalents: 
  
  
  
Money markets$102
 $
 $
 $102
Total assets$102
 $
 $
 $102
Liabilities: 
  
  
  
Accrued expenses: 
  
  
  
Assumed contingent obligation
 
 
 
Contingent guaranteed obligation
 
 
 
Total accrued expenses
 
 
 
Long-term debt(1)

 168,000
 
 168,000
Other long-term liabilities: 
  
  
  
Assumed contingent obligation
 
 
 
Contingent guaranteed obligation
 
 
 
Total other long-term liabilities:
 
 
 
Total liabilities$
 $168,000
 $
 $168,000
 October 31, 2018
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets: 
  
  
  
Cash and cash equivalents: 
  
  
  
Money markets$104
 $
 $
 $104
Total assets$104
 $
 $
 $104
Liabilities: 
  
  
  
Other long-term liabilities: 
  
  
  
Contingent consideration
 
 1,320
 1,320
Total liabilities$
 $
 $1,320
 $1,320

(1)Fair value estimated using Level 2 inputs, which were quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active.
 July 31, 2017
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets: 
  
  
  
Cash and cash equivalents: 
  
  
  
Money markets$102
 $
 $
 $102
Total assets$102
 $
 $
 $102
Liabilities: 
  
  
  
Accrued expenses: 
  
  
  
Assumed contingent obligation
 
 12
 12
Contingent guaranteed obligation
 
 
 
Total accrued expenses
 
 12
 12
Long-term debt(1)

 126,000
 
 126,000
Other long-term liabilities: 
  
  
  
Assumed contingent obligation
 
 1,126
 1,126
Contingent guaranteed obligation
 
 
 
Total other long-term liabilities:
 
 1,126
 1,126
Total liabilities$
 $126,000
 $1,138
 $127,138
 July 31, 2018
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets: 
  
  
  
Cash and cash equivalents: 
  
  
  
Money markets$104
 $
 $
 $104
Total assets$104
 $
 $
 $104
Liabilities: 
  
  
  
Other long-term liabilities: 
  
  
  
Contingent obligation
 
 1,298
 1,298
Total liabilities$
 $
 $1,298
 $1,298

(1)Fair value estimated using Level 2 inputs, which were quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active.

With the exceptionA reconciliation of the resolution of the Jet Prep obligation, there was no Level 3 activity during the three months ended October 31, 2017. The Level 3 activity during the three months ended October 31, 2016 was not material.our liabilities that are measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) is as follows:
 Aexis Contingent Consideration Jet Prep Assumed Contingent Obligation Total
Balance, July 31, 2018$1,298
 $
 $1,298
Loss included in general and administrative expense22
 
 22
Net purchases, issuances, sales and settlements
 
 
Balance, October 31, 2018$1,320
 $
 $1,320
 
Disclosure of Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
As ofAt October 31, 20172018 and July 31, 2017,2018, the carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents (excluding money markets), accounts receivable and accounts payable approximated fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments.

At October 31, 2018 and July 31, 2018, the carrying value of our outstanding borrowings under our credit facility approximated the fair value of these obligations as the respective borrowings rates reflect prevailing market interest rates.



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8.9.Intangibles and Goodwill
 
The Company’sOur intangible assets consist of the following:
October 31, 2017 July 31, 2017October 31, 2018 July 31, 2018
Gross Accumulated Amortization Net Gross Accumulated Amortization NetGross Accumulated Amortization Net Gross Accumulated Amortization Net
Intangible assets with finite lives: 
  
  
       
  
  
      
Customer relationships(1)$131,810
 $(37,403) $94,407
 $119,576
 $(34,773) $84,803
$134,866
 $(43,177) $91,689
 $133,347
 $(45,618) $87,729
Technology(1)
44,744
 (15,931) 28,813
 39,064
 (15,260) 23,804
50,918
 (18,724) 32,194
 54,585
 (19,836) 34,749
Brand names(1)8,210
 (3,426) 4,784
 8,188
 (3,225) 4,963
6,874
 (2,774) 4,100
 8,141
 (3,857) 4,284
Non-compete agreements(1)3,092
 (1,487) 1,605
 3,092
 (1,428) 1,664
2,880
 (1,505) 1,375
 3,060
 (1,628) 1,432
Patents and other registrations2,801
 (1,092) 1,709
 2,783
 (1,053) 1,730
2,855
 (1,150) 1,705
 2,826
 (1,179) 1,647
190,657
 (59,339) 131,318
 172,703
 (55,739) 116,964
198,393
 (67,330) 131,063
 201,959
 (72,118) 129,841
Trademarks and tradenames7,519
 
 7,519
 7,548
 
 7,548
6,695
 
 6,695
 7,520
 
 7,520
Total intangible assets$198,176
 $(59,339) $138,837
 $180,251
 $(55,739) $124,512
$205,088
 $(67,330) $137,758
 $209,479
 $(72,118) $137,361

(1)The gross and accumulated amortization amounts previously reported asDuring the first quarter of July 31, 2017 have been revised to exclude the $3,730fiscal 2019, we wrote off $10,335 of fully amortized technology related intangible asset and associated accumulated amortization related to the Jet Prep business. This did not result in any change to the net technology related intangible asset as of July 31, 2017.assets.

Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $4,048$6,041 and $3,909$4,048 for the three months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. We expect to recognize an additional $12,726,$13,451 of amortization expense related to intangible assets for the remainder of fiscal 2018,2019, and thereafter $16,521, $14,768, $14,767, $14,429$16,288, $15,949, $15,948, $15,576 and $14,046$14,476 of amortization expense for fiscal year 2019,years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2023,2024, respectively.

Goodwill changed during the three months ended October 31, 20172018 as follows:
Endoscopy Water Purification and Filtration Healthcare Disposables Dialysis 
Total
Goodwill
Medical Life Sciences Dental Dialysis 
Total
Goodwill
Balance, July 31, 2017129,945
 59,088
 114,279
 8,133
 311,445
Balance, July 31, 2018$186,690
 $58,925
 $114,279
 $8,133
 $368,027
Acquisitions41,509
 
 
 
 41,509

 6,129
 
 
 6,129
Foreign currency translation(968) (168) 
 
 (1,136)(3,180) (98) 
 
 (3,278)
Balance, October 31, 2017$170,486
 $58,920
 $114,279
 $8,133
 $351,818
Balance, October 31, 2018$183,510
 $64,956
 $114,279
 $8,133
 $370,878

9.10.    Financing Arrangements
BorrowingsOur long-term debt consists of the following:

 October 31, 2018 July 31, 2018
Tranche A term loan outstanding$197,500
 $200,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs(2,560) (2,698)
Total long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs194,940
 197,302
Current portion of long-term debt(10,000) (10,000)
Long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs and excluding current portion$184,940
 $187,302

On June 28, 2018, we entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “2018 Credit Agreement”). The 2018 Agreement refinances our credit facility under ourthe Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "2014“Existing Credit Agreement"Agreement”) dated March 4, 2014, to include a $200,000 tranche A term loan and a $400,000 revolving credit facility. Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent, including the consent of the lenders, we may from time to time increase our borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility or tranche A term loan by an aggregate amount not to exceed $300,000. The 2018 Credit Agreement expires on June 28, 2023. Additionally, subject to certain restrictions and conditions (i) any of our domestic or foreign subsidiaries may become borrowers and (ii) borrowings may occur in multi-currencies.

At October 31, 2018, we had $197,500 of term loan A borrowings outstanding and no revolver borrowings under the 2018 Credit Agreement. The tranche A term loan is subject to principal amortization, with $10,000 due and payable in each of fiscal 2019,


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2020, 2021 and 2022, with the remaining $160,000 due and payable at maturity on June 28, 2023. During the three months ended October 31, 2018, we made principal payments of $2,500.

Borrowings under the 2018 Credit Agreement bear interest at rates ranging from 0.25%0.00% to 1.25%1.00% above the lender’sprime rate for base rate borrowings, or at rates ranging from 1.25%1.00% to 2.25%2.00% above the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), depending upon the Company’sour “Consolidated Leverage Ratio,” which is defined as the consolidated ratio of total funded debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and as further adjusted under the terms of the 20142018 Credit Agreement (“Consolidated EBITDA”). At October 31, 2017,2018, the lender’s base rate was 4.25%5.25% and the LIBOR rates ranged from 1.24% to 1.46%rate was 2.30%. The margins applicable to our outstanding borrowings were 0.25% above the lender’s base rate or 1.25% above LIBOR. All of our outstanding borrowings were under LIBOR contracts at October 31, 2017.2018. The 20142018 Credit Agreement also provides for fees on the unused portion of our facility at rates ranging from 0.20% to 0.40%0.35%, depending upon our Consolidated Leverage Ratio, which was 0.20% at October 31, 2017.2018. At October 31, 2018, the tranche A term loan interest rate was approximately 3.55%.
 
The 20142018 Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants reasonably customary for similar credit facilities and is secured by (i) substantially all assets of Cantel and its U.S.-based subsidiaries, (ii) a pledge by Cantel of all of the outstanding shares of its U.S.-based subsidiaries and 65% of the outstanding shares of certain of Cantel’s foreign-based subsidiaries and (iii) a guaranty by Cantel’s domestic subsidiaries. We are in compliance with all financial and other covenants under the 20142018 Credit Agreement.
 
As of October 31, 2017 and July 31, 2017, we had $168,000 and $126,000, respectively, of outstanding borrowings under the 2014 Credit Agreement.



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Debt issuance costs associated with our credit facilities are capitalized and amortized to interest expense over the term of the credit facilities. As of October 31, 2017 and July 31, 2017, such debt issuance costs, net of related amortization, were included in other assets, and amounted to $488 and $580, respectively.

10.11.    Commitments and Contingencies

Contingent Consideration and Assumed Contingent Liability

At October 31, 2018, $1,320 was recorded related to the Aexis acquisition, which is for the estimated fair value of contingent consideration payable upon the achievement of certain purchase order targets through March 21, 2020. During fiscal 2017, we decided to exit the Jet Prep business that was acquired in fiscal 2014. At the time of the acquisition, we assumed a contingent obligation payable to the Israeli Government based on future sales. In November 2017, the Israeli Government formally notified us that they would forgive any future amounts payable due to our decision to exit the Jet Prep business. As a result of this formal notification, we reduced the $1,138 contingent obligation to $0,zero during the first quarter of fiscal 2018, resulting in a benefit through other income for the three months ended October 31, 2017.

Legal ProceedingsMatters

In the normal course of business, we are subject to pending and threatened legal actions. It is our policy to accrue for amounts related to these legal matters if it is probable that a liability has been incurred and an amount of anticipated exposure can be reasonably estimated. We do not believe that any of these pending claims or legal actions will have a material effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

11.12.    Earnings Per Common Share
Basic EPS is computed based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the year. Diluted EPS is computed based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the year plus the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents using the treasury stock method and the average market price of our common stock for the year. We include participating securities (unvested(nonvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents) in the computation of EPS pursuant to the two-class method. Our participating securities consist solely of unvestednonvested restricted stock awards, which have contractual participation rights equivalent to those of stockholders of unrestricted common stock. The two-class method of computing earnings per share is an allocation method that calculates earnings per share for common stock and participating securities.




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The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS available to stockholders of common stock (excluding participating securities):
Three Months Ended October 31,Three Months Ended October 31,
2017 20162018 2017
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share: 
  
 
  
Net income$22,929
 $18,800
$19,242
 $22,929
Less income allocated to participating securities(124) (134)(33) (124)
Net income available to common shareholders$22,805
 $18,666
$19,209
 $22,805
Denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share, as adjusted for participating securities: 
  
Denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share, adjusted for participating securities: 
  
Denominator for basic earnings per share - weighted average number of shares outstanding attributable to common stock41,521,952
 41,403,050
41,640,745
 41,521,952
Dilutive effect of stock options using the treasury stock method and the average market price for the year66,233
 72,015
Dilutive effect of stock awards using the treasury stock method and the average market price for the year65,028
 66,233
Denominator for diluted earnings per share - weighted average number of shares and common stock equivalents attributable to common stock41,588,185
 41,475,065
41,705,773
 41,588,185
Earnings per share attributable to common stock: 
  
 
  
Basic earnings per share$0.55
 $0.45
$0.46
 $0.55
Diluted earnings per share$0.55
 $0.45
$0.46
 $0.55
Stock options excluded from weighted average dilutive common shares outstanding because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive
 
Stock options excluded from weighted average dilutive common shares because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive
 

A reconciliation of weighted average number of shares and common stock equivalents attributable to common stock, as determined above, to the Company’sour total weighted average number of shares and common stock equivalents, including participating securities, is set forth in the following table:
Three Months Ended October 31,Three Months Ended October 31,
2017 20162018 2017
Denominator for diluted earnings per share - weighted average number of shares and common stock equivalents attributable to common stock41,588,185
 41,475,065
41,705,773
 41,588,185
Participating securities225,675
 309,831
69,452
 225,675
Total weighted average number of shares and common stock equivalents attributable to both common stock and participating securities41,813,860
 41,784,896
41,775,225
 41,813,860

12.13.    Income Taxes
On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted wide-ranging tax legislation, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “2017 Tax Act”). The 2017 Tax Act significantly revises U.S. tax law by, among other provisions, (a) lowering the applicable U.S. federal statutory income tax rate from 35% to 21%, (b) creating a partial territorial tax system that includes imposing a mandatory one-time transition tax on previously deferred foreign earnings, (c) creating provisions regarding the (1) Global Intangible Low Tax Income (“GILTI”), (2) the Foreign Derived Intangible Income (“FDII”) deduction, and (3) the Base Erosion Anti-Abuse Tax (“BEAT”), and (d) eliminating or reducing certain income tax deductions, such as interest expense, executive compensation expenses and certain employee expenses.

ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” requires the effects of changes in tax laws to be recognized in the period in which the legislation is enacted. However, due to the complexity and significance of the 2017 Tax Act’s provisions, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (“SAB 118”), which allows companies to record the tax effects of the 2017 Tax Act on a provisional basis based on a reasonable estimate and then, if necessary, subsequently adjust such amounts during a limited measurement period as more information becomes available. The measurement period ends when a company has obtained, prepared, and analyzed the information necessary to finalize its accounting, but cannot extend beyond one year from enactment.

Section 15 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) governs rate changes and was not amended by the 2017 Tax Act. Section 15 requires a blended tax rate for fiscal-year taxpayers for their fiscal year that includes the effective date of the rate change, which was January 1, 2018. As a result of the 2017 Tax Act, we revised our estimated annual effective rate to reflect the change in the U.S. federal statutory rate by computing a tentative tax under both rates, and then prorating the tentative tax based on the number of days with and without the rate change to arrive at a blended tax rate of 26.9%, as required by the Code. This blended rate was


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applied for fiscal 2018 (beginning with the second quarter) and the new U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% applies to fiscal 2019 and beyond. 

Given the significant complexity of the 2017 Tax Act, anticipated guidance from the U.S. Treasury concerning implementation of the 2017 Tax Act, and the potential for additional guidance from the SEC or the FASB related to the 2017 Tax Act, the provisional estimates we recorded may require adjustment during the measurement period. The provisional estimates were based on our understanding of the 2017 Tax Act and other information available at the time of the estimates, including assumptions and expectations about future events, such as projected financial performance, and are subject to further refinement as additional information becomes available, including potential new or interpretative guidance issued by the SEC, the FASB, or the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). We continue to analyze the calculations of earnings and profits in certain foreign subsidiaries, including whether those earnings are held in cash or other assets, as well as the state tax impact of the 2017 Tax Act. Furthermore, such analysis includes but is not limited to provisions that take effect in fiscal 2019 and not subject to SAB 118 such as GILTI and certain employee expense deductions. In the fourth quarter ended July 31, 2018, we recorded a benefit of $8,657 due to the impact of the 2017 Tax Act on our deferred tax assets and liabilities on the basis of actual fiscal 2018 results of operations.

A reconciliation of the consolidated effective income tax rate from the three months ended October 31, 2017 to the three months ended October 31, 2018 is as follows:
Effective Rate, October 31, 201727.4 %
U.S. federal statutory rate decrease(14.0)%
Foreign operations5.0 %
State taxes0.9 %
Excess tax benefit3.4 %
Other2.3 %
Effective Rate, October 31, 201825.0 %

14.    Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
The components and changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss income were as follows:
Three Months Ended October 31,Three Months Ended October 31,
2017 20162018 2017
Beginning balance$(9,900) $(11,795)$(11,456) $(9,900)
Other comprehensive loss for foreign currency translation(1,233) (6,521)(5,223) (1,233)
Ending balance$(11,133) $(18,316)$(16,679) $(11,133)

13.15.    Reportable Segments
In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting,” (“ASC 280”), we have determined our reportable business segments based upon an assessment of product types, organizational structure, customers and internally prepared financial statements. The primary factors used by us in analyzing segment performance are net sales and operating income.income from operations.
The Company’s
During the first quarter of fiscal 2019, we changed the names of our reportable segments to better align with our key customers and the markets we serve. As a result of this change, our industrial biological and chemical indicator business has moved from the Dental segment to the Life Sciences segment. Prior year segment disclosures have been recast to conform to the current year presentation.

Our reportable segments are as follows:
 
Endoscopy:Medical: designs, develops, manufactures, sells and installs a comprehensive offering of products and services comprising a complete circle of infection prevention solutions. Our products include endoscope reprocessing and endoscopy procedure products.
 


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Water Purification and Filtration:Life Sciences: designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and installs water purification systems for medical, pharmaceutical and other bacteria controlled applications. We also provide filtration/separation and disinfectant technologies to the medical and life science markets through a worldwide distributor network. Two customers collectively accounted for approximately 53.4%43.9% and 46.3%53.4% of our Water Purification and FiltrationLife Sciences segment net sales for the three months ended October 31, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively.



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Healthcare Disposables:Dental: designs, manufactures, sells, supplies and distributes a broad selection of infection prevention healthcare products, the majority of which are single-use products used by dental practitioners. Three customers collectively accounted for approximately 49.1%50.2% and 51.6%49.1% of our Healthcare DisposablesDental segment net sales for the three months ended October 31, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively.

Dialysis: designs, develops, manufactures, sells and services reprocessing systems and sterilants for dialyzers (a device serving as an artificial kidney), as well as dialysate concentrates and supplies utilized for renal dialysis. Two customers accounted for approximately 43.1%41.4% and 45.5%43.1% of our Dialysis segment net sales for the three months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017, and 2016, respectively. These customers are the same two customers noted above under our Life Sciences segment.
 
Information as to reportable segments is summarized below:
 Three Months Ended October 31,
 2017 2016
Net sales: 
  
Endoscopy$112,385
 $93,828
Water Purification and Filtration53,555
 49,873
Healthcare Disposables38,892
 36,799
Dialysis7,934
 7,225
Total$212,766
 $187,725

None of our customers accounted for 10% or more of our consolidated net sales for the three months ended October 31, 20172018 and 2016.2017.

Information as to reportable segments is summarized below:
 Three Months Ended October 31,
 2017 2016
Segment operating income: 
  
Endoscopy$19,684
 $17,561
Water Purification and Filtration10,150
 8,920
Healthcare Disposables8,900
 7,396
Dialysis2,099
 1,813
 40,833
 35,690
General corporate expenses(1)
9,199
 8,627
Operating income$31,634
 $27,063
 Three Months Ended October 31,
Net sales2018 2017
Medical$127,552
 $112,385
Life Sciences53,345
 54,770
Dental36,628
 37,677
Dialysis8,064
 7,934
Total net sales$225,589
 $212,766
 _______________________________________________
(1)General corporate expenses relate to unallocated corporate costs primarily related to executive management personnel as well as costs associated with certain facets of our acquisition program and being a publicly traded company.
 Three Months Ended October 31,
Income from operations2018 2017
Medical$25,211
 $19,684
Life Sciences6,331
 10,375
Dental5,925
 8,675
Dialysis1,384
 2,099
 38,851
 40,833
General corporate expenses11,173
 9,199
Total income from operations$27,678
 $31,634

14.16.    Subsequent Events

Dividend AnnouncementEvent

On November 1, 2017, our Board12, 2018, we entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Omnia S.p.A. (“Omnia”), an Italian-based market leader in dental surgical consumables solutions, for total consideration, excluding acquisition-related costs, of Directors approved$31,900, consisting of $26,100 of cash and stock consideration (net of cash acquired), plus contingent consideration ranging from zero to a 21% increase inmaximum of $5,800, which is payable upon the semi-annual cash dividend to $0.085 per shareachievement of outstanding common stock, whichcertain performance-based targets. Omnia’s business consists of a wide-ranging portfolio of sutures, irrigation tubing and customized dental surgical procedure kits, with a focus on procedure room set-up and cross-contamination prevention. Omnia will be paid on January 31, 2018 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 17, 2018.included in our Dental segment.



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Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) is intended to help you understand Cantel Medical Corp. (“Cantel”).Cantel. The MD&A is provided as a supplement to and should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the accompanying notes.

Overview
Cantel is a leading provider of infection prevention products and services in the healthcare market, specializing in the following reportable segments: Endoscopy, Water Purification and Filtration, Healthcare DisposablesMedical, Life Sciences, Dental and Dialysis. Most of our equipment, consumables and supplies are used to help prevent the occurrence or spread of infections.
Fiscal 2018
First Quarter 2019 Highlights

Some of our key financial results for the three months ended October 31, 20172018 compared with the three months ended October 31, 20162017 were as follows:

Net sales increased by 13.3%6.0% to $212,766$225,589 from $187,725,$212,766, with organic net sales growth of 8.6%,4.3%
    
Net income increaseddecreased by 22.0%16.1% to $22,929$19,242 from $18,800$22,929

Non-GAAP net income increased by12.7%by 7.7% to $24,041$25,891 from $21,323$24,041

Diluted EPS increaseddecreased by 21.9%16.0% to $0.55$0.46 from $0.45$0.55

Non-GAAP diluted EPS increased by 12.7%7.9% to $0.57$0.62 from $0.51$0.57

Adjusted EBITDAS increased by 10.8%0.8% to $44,395$44,771 from $40,060$44,395

* See Non-GAAP Financial Measures below.

Reportable Segment Name Changes

During the first quarter of fiscal 2019, we changed the names of our reportable segments to better align with our key customers and the markets we serve. As a result of this change, our industrial biological and chemical indicator business has moved from the Dental segment to the Life Sciences segment. Prior year segment disclosures have been recast to conform to the current year presentation.

Acquisitions

On August 23, 2017,November 12, 2018, we purchased all of the issued and outstanding stock of BHT Group,entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Omnia S.p.A. (“Omnia”), an Italian-based market leader in the German market in automated endoscope reprocessingdental surgical consumables solutions, for total consideration, excluding acquisition-related costs, of $31,900, consisting of $26,100 of cash and related equipment and services for totalstock consideration (net of cash acquired), excluding acquisition related costs,plus contingent consideration ranging from zero to a maximum of $60,345. The BHT Group$5,800, which is payable upon the achievement of certain performance-based targets. Omnia’s business consists of a wide-ranging portfolio of high-quality automatic endoscope reprocessors, advanced endoscope storagesutures, irrigation tubing and drying cabinets (products globally distributed bycustomized dental surgical procedure kits, with a focus on procedure room set-up and cross-contamination prevention. Omnia will be included in our Company priorDental segment.

On August 1, 2018, we acquired certain net assets of Stericycle Inc. related to the acquisition under an agreement with BHT Group), washer-disinfectorsits controlled environmental solutions business (“CES business”) for central sterile applications, associated technical servicetotal cash consideration, excluding acquisition-related costs, of $17,000. The CES business is a leading provider of testing and parts as well as flexible endoscope repair services. BHT Groupcertification, environmental monitoring and decontamination services for clean rooms and other controlled environments to ensure safety, regulatory compliance and quality control, and is included in our EndoscopyLife Sciences segment.



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Results of Operations

The following table givestables give information as to the percentages of net sales represented by selected items reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of income.

Three Months Ended October 31, Percentage ChangeThree Months Ended October 31, Percentage Change
Statement of Income Data:2017 2016 2018 2017 
Net sales$212,766
100.0 % $187,725
100.0% 13.3%$225,589
100.0% $212,766
100.0 % 6.0 %
Cost of sales112,107
52.7 % 98,218
52.3% 14.1%120,340
53.3% 112,107
52.7 % 7.3 %
Gross profit100,659
47.3 % 89,507
47.7% 12.5%105,249
46.7% 100,659
47.3 % 4.6 %
              
Selling31,600
14.9 % 27,893
14.9% 13.3%33,958
15.1% 31,600
14.8 % 7.5 %
General and administrative32,096
15.1 % 30,003
16.0% 7.0%36,535
16.2% 32,096
15.1 % 13.8 %
Research and development5,329
2.5 % 4,548
2.4% 17.2%7,078
3.1% 5,329
2.5 % 32.8 %
Total operating expenses77,571
34.4% 69,025
32.4 % 12.4 %
69,025
32.4 % 62,444
33.3% 10.5%       
       
Operating income31,634
14.9 % 27,063
14.4% 16.9%
Income from operations27,678
12.3% 31,634
14.9 % (12.5)%
              
Interest expense, net1,189
0.6 % 1,093
0.6% 8.8%2,026
0.9% 1,189
0.6 % 70.4 %
Other income(1,138)(0.5)% 
% %
% (1,138)(0.5)%  %
Income before income taxes31,583
14.8 % 25,970
13.8% 21.6%25,652
11.4% 31,583
14.8 % (18.8)%
Income taxes8,654
4.0 % 7,170
3.8% 20.7%6,410
2.9% 8,654
4.0 % (25.9)%
Net income$22,929
10.8 % $18,800
10.0% 22.0%$19,242
8.5% $22,929
10.8 % (16.1)%

The following table gives information as to the net sales by reportable segment and geography, as well as the related percentage of such net sales to the total net sales.
Three Months Ended October 31,Three Months Ended October 31,
Net Sales by Segment2017 2016
Endoscopy$112,385
52.8% $93,828
50.0%
Water Purification and Filtration53,555
25.2% 49,873
26.6%
Healthcare Disposables38,892
18.3% 36,799
19.6%
Net sales by segment2018 2017
Medical$127,552
56.5% $112,385
52.8%
Life Sciences53,345
23.6% 54,770
25.7%
Dental36,628
16.2% 37,677
17.7%
Dialysis7,934
3.7% 7,225
3.8%8,064
3.7% 7,934
3.8%
Total net sales$212,766
100.0% $187,725
100.0%$225,589
100.0% $212,766
100.0%
Net Sales by Geography  
   
Net sales by geography  
   
United States$160,940
75.6% $150,507
80.2%$168,938
74.9% $160,940
75.6%
International51,826
24.4% 37,218
19.8%56,651
25.1% 51,826
24.4%
Total net sales$212,766
100.0% $187,725
100.0%$225,589
100.0% $212,766
100.0%
The following table gives information as to the amount of operating income, as well as operating income as a percentage of net sales, for each of our reportable segments.
 Three Months Ended October 31,
 2017 2016
Endoscopy$19,684
17.5% $17,561
18.7%
Water Purification and Filtration10,150
19.0% 8,920
17.9%
Healthcare Disposables8,900
22.9% 7,396
20.1%
Dialysis2,099
26.5% 1,813
25.1%
Operating income by segment40,833
19.2% 35,690
19.0%
General corporate expenses9,199
4.3% 8,627
4.6%
Income from operations$31,634
14.9% $27,063
14.4%



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The following table gives information as to the amount of income from operations, as well as income from operations as a percentage of net sales, for each of our reportable segments.
 Three Months Ended October 31,
Income from operations by segment2018 2017
Medical$25,211
19.8% $19,684
17.5%
Life Sciences6,331
11.9% 10,375
18.9%
Dental5,925
16.2% 8,675
23.0%
Dialysis1,384
17.2% 2,099
26.5%
Income from operations by segment38,851
17.2% 40,833
19.2%
General corporate expenses11,173
4.9% 9,199
4.3%
Income from operations$27,678
12.3% $31,634
14.9%

Net Sales

Total net sales increased by $25,041$12,823 or 13.3%6.0%, to $225,589 for the three months ended October 31, 2018 from $212,766 for the three months ended October 31, 2017, from $187,725which consisted of an increase of 4.3% in organic sales, an increase of 2.3% in net sales due to acquisitions and a decrease of 0.6% due to foreign currency translation. International net sales increased by $4,825 or 9.3%, to $56,651 for the three months ended October 31, 2016. The 13.3% increase in net sales for the three months ended October 31, 2017 includes an increase of 8.6% in organic sales, an increase of 4.3% in net sales due to acquisitions and an increase of 0.4% due to foreign currency translation.

International net sales increased by $14,608, or 39.2%, to2018 from $51,826 for the three months ended October 31, 2017 from $37,218 for the three months ended October 31, 2016.2017. The 39.2%9.3% increase in international net sales consists of 8.1% organic sales growth, a 21.5%3.7% increase due to acquisitions, 15.7% organic sales growth and an increasea decrease of 2.0%2.5% due to foreign currency translation. 
 
Endoscopy.Medical. Net sales of endoscopy products and services increased by $18,557,$15,167 or 19.8%13.5%, for the three months ended October 31, 20172018 compared with the three months ended October 31, 2016. The 19.8% increase in net sales consists2017, which consisted of 10.7%12.8% organic sales growth, an 8.5%a 1.7% increase due to acquisitions and an increasea decrease of 0.6%1.0% due to foreign currency translation. The increase in organic net sales was primarily due to volume increasescapital equipment sales in both the United States and internationally, for endoscopy procedure products, storage cabinets and mobile medical carts, disinfectants and service due to the increased installed base of our endoscope reprocessing equipment.recurring revenue growth in all other product lines.

Water Purification and Filtration.Life Sciences. Net sales ofdecreased by $1,425 or 2.6% for the three months ended October 31, 2018 compared with the three months ended October 31, 2017. The decrease was primarily due to softness in demand for capital equipment, primarily in the medical water purification and filtration products and services increasedbusiness, partially offset by $3,682, or 7.4%acquisition-related growth. Foreign currency translation decreased net sales by 0.3%, for the three months ended October 31, 20172018.

Dental. Net sales decreased by $1,049 or 2.8%, for the three months ended October 31, 2018 compared with the three months ended October 31, 2016.2017. The 7.4% increase in net salesdecrease was primarily driven by a decrease in sales to our distributor network due to an increase in demand forinventory adjustments within our water purification equipment.channel, partially offset by acquisition-related growth.

Healthcare Disposables. Dialysis.Net sales of healthcare disposables products increased by $2,093,$130 or 5.7%1.6%, for the three months ended October 31, 20172018 compared with the three months ended October 31, 2016. The increase in net sales was primarily driven by our higher margin products such as sterility assurance and waterline disinfection products, as well as our branded products.

Dialysis.Net sales of dialysis products and services increased by $709, or 9.8%, for the three months ended October 31, 2017, compared with the three months ended October 31, 2016, primarily due to the increase in sales volume for our domestic concentrate partially offset by decrease in demand for our reprocessing equipment, both internationally and in the United States, due to the continued market shift from reusable to single-use dialyzers.concentrate.

Gross Profit
 
Gross profit increased by $11,152$4,590 or 12.5%4.6%, to $105,249 for the three months ended October 31, 2018 from $100,659 for the three months ended October 31, 2017 from $89,507 for the three months ended October 31, 2016.2017. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales for the three months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017 was 46.7% and 2016 was 47.3% and 47.7%, respectively. The decrease in gross profit as a percentages of net sales for the three months ended October 31, 2018 was primarily due to the reclassification of certain compensation and benefit-related costs that had previously been recorded in operating expenses into cost of sales, partially offset by higher gross margins from recent acquisitions and higher material costs. The reclassification negatively impacted gross profit as a percentage of net sales by approximately 0.3% for the three months ended October 31, 2018. Excluding the impact of acquisition relatedacquisition-related and restructuring-related items, gross profit as a percentage of net sales for the three months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017 was 46.8% and 2016 was 48.0% and 47.8%, respectively.
The lower gross profit as a percentage of net sales for the three months ended October 31, 2017 and 2016 was primarily due to the reclassification of certain salary and benefit related costs that had previously been recorded in operating expenses into costs of goods sold. This negatively impacted gross profit as a percentage of net sales by approximately 0.7% in the prior year. In addition, the mix of sales associated with lower margin capital equipment from our recent BHT Group acquisition negatively impacted gross profit in the current quarter. This was partially offset by favorable gross profit for our water purification equipment within our Water Purification and Filtration segment and lower warranty expense.
  
Operating Expenses
 
Operating expenses as a percentage of net sales for the three months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017 was 34.4% and 2016 was 32.4% and 33.3%, respectively. As stated above, there was a reclassification of certain salary and benefit related costs that had previously been recorded in operating expenses into costscost of good sold,sales, which positively impacted operating expenses as a percentage of net sales by approximately 0.7% in the prior year.

Selling expenses increased by $3,707, or 13.3%, to $31,6000.3% for the three months ended October 31, 2017 from $27,893 for the three months ended October 31, 2016. Selling expenses increased due to higher sales incentive compensation-related costs primarily in our Endoscopy segment, additional sales and marketing initiatives to expand into new markets (including international markets) and the inclusion of selling and marketing expenses of our recent acquisitions. Selling expenses as a percentage of net sales remained flat at 14.9%.2018.



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Selling expenses increased by $2,358 or 7.5%, to $33,958 for the three months ended October 31, 2018 from $31,600 for the three months ended October 31, 2017. The increase was primarily due to selling and marketing expenses of our recent acquisitions, and to a lesser extent higher compensation-related costs. Selling expenses as a percentage of net sales were 15.1% and 14.8% for the three months ended October 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
General and administrative expenses increased by $2,093,$4,439 or 7.0%13.8%, to $36,535 for the three months ended October 31, 2018 from $32,096 for the three months ended October 31, 2017 from $30,003 for the three months ended October 31, 2016. General and administrative expenses increased2017. The increase was primarily due to incrementalan increase in acquisition-related items (such as transaction and integration-related costs), higher amortization expense as a result of our recent acquisitions, higher restructuring-related expenses, and the addition of internal and external resources to addresswhich support various growth initiatives and compliance requirements and higher acquisition related items such as transaction and integration costs. This was partially offset by a decrease in costs associated with the retirement of our former Chief Executive Officer and lower stock-based compensation expense.requirements. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales were 15.1%16.2% and 16.0%15.1% for the three months ended October 31, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively.

 Research and development expenses (which include continuing engineering costs) increased by $781,$1,749 or 17.2%32.8%, to $7,078 for the three months ended October 31, 2018 from $5,329 for the three months ended October 31, 2017 from $4,548 for the three months ended October 31, 2016.2017. The increase was primarily due to additional product development initiatives primarily in our EndoscopyMedical segment and to a lesser extent in our Life Sciences segment. Research and development expenses as a percentage of net sales were 2.5%3.1% and 2.4%2.5% for the three months ended October 31, 20172018 and 2016,2017, respectively.
 
Operating Income from Operations

Endoscopy. Medical.The Endoscopy segment’s operating income Income from operations increased by $2,123,$5,527 or 12.1%28.1%, for the three months ended October 31, 20172018 compared with the three months ended October 31, 2016,2017. The increase was primarily due to increased sales volume in the United States and internationally for our endoscopy products and services,capital equipment, as further explained above. This was partially offset by increases in acquisitionacquisition-related and restructuring-related costs, sales commission expense, other compensation-related costs and legal fees.inflationary pressures on gross profit.

Water Purification and Filtration. Life Sciences.The Water Purification and Filtration segment’s operating income increased Income from operations decreased by $1,230,$4,044 or 13.8%39.0%, for the three months ended October 31, 20172018 compared with the three months ended October 31, 2016,2017. The decrease was primarily as a resultdue to lower net sales, restructuring-related costs (including the accelerated amortization of higher salescertain intangible assets) and decreased bad debtan increase in research and warranty expenses, partially offset by other compensation-related costs and higher sales commission expenses.development costs.

Healthcare Disposables. Dental.The Healthcare Disposables segment’s operating income increased Income from operations decreased by $1,504,$2,750 or 20.3%31.7%, for the three months ended October 31, 20172018 compared with the three months ended October 31, 2016,2017. The decrease was primarily due to thelower net sales impact of our recent acquisition, improvedand reduced gross margins resultingprofit (resulting from bothdecreased productivity and costing improvements, and favorable product mix, partially offset by inventory adjustments.inflationary pressures).

Dialysis.The Dialysis segment’s operating income increased Income from operations decreased by $286,$715 or 15.8%34.1%, for the three months ended October 31, 20172018 compared with the three months ended October 31, 2016,2017. The decrease was primarily due to the shift to lower margin products, partially offset by higher net sales and cost control initiatives.sales.

General Corporate Expenses
 
General corporate expenses relate to unallocated corporate costs primarily related to executive management personnel as well as costs associated with certain facets of our acquisition program and being a publicly traded company. Such expenses increased by $572,$1,974 or 6.6%21.5%, to $9,199 for the three months ended October 31, 20172018 from $8,627the three months ended October 31, 2017. The increase was primarily due to acquisition-related charges and the addition of internal and external resources which support various growth initiatives and compliance requirements.

Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net increased by $837 or 70.4%, to $2,026 for the three months ended October 31, 2016, primarily due to the addition of internal and external resources to address various growth initiatives and compliance requirements, partially offset by a decrease in costs associated with the retirement of our former Chief Executive Officer and lower stock-based compensation expense.

Interest
Interest expense, net increased by $96, or 8.8%, to2018 from $1,189 for the three months ended October 31, 20172017. This increase resulted from $1,093 for the three months ended October 31, 2016, as a result of an increase in the average outstanding borrowings due to the funding of our recent acquisitions.acquisitions and to a lesser extent higher variable interest rates.

Other Income
 
Other income increasedof $1,138 for the three months ended October 31, 2017 as a result ofrepresents the favorable resolution of the contingent liability associated with the Jet Prep acquisition.

Income Taxes
The consolidated effective tax rate decreased by 0.2% to 27.4% for the three months ended October 31, 2017 from 27.6% for the three months ended October 31, 2016, due to the impact of the final resolution of a contingent liability associated with the Jet Prep acquisition. We did not record any tax expense associated with this benefit due to the availability of net operating losses. This was partially offset by the excess tax benefits related to share-based awards.



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Income Taxes
The consolidated effective tax rate decreased by 2.4% to 25.0% for the three months ended October 31, 2018 from 27.4% for the three months ended October 31, 2017. The decrease was primarily attributed to the change in the federal statutory rate resulting from the 2017 Tax Act, partially offset by foreign and state income taxes, the loss of the Domestic Production Allowance Deduction as a result of the 2017 Tax Act and the reduction of the excess tax benefit on stock compensation.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In evaluating our operating performance, we supplement the reporting of our financial information determined under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) with certain non-GAAP financial measures including (i) non-GAAP net income;income, (ii) non-GAAP earnings per diluted share ("EPS"(“EPS”);, (iii) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, loss on disposal of fixed assets, and stock-based compensation expense (“EBITDAS”);, (iv) adjusted EBITDAS;EBITDAS, (v) net debt;debt and (vi) organic sales. These non-GAAP financial measures are indicators of the Company'sour performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. They are presented with the intent of providing greater transparency to financial information used by us in our financial analysis and operational decision-making. We believe that these non-GAAP measures provide meaningful information to assist investors, stockholders and other readers of our consolidated financial statements in making comparisons to our historical operating results and analyzing the underlying performance of our results of operations. These non-GAAP financial measures are not intended to be, and should not be, considered separately from, or as an alternative to, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.

To measure earnings performance on a consistent and comparable basis, we exclude certain items that affect comparability of operating results and the trend of earnings. These adjustments are irregular in timing, may not be indicative of our past and future performance and are therefore excluded to allow investors to better understand underlying operating trends. The following are examples of the types of adjustments that are excluded: (i) amortization of purchased intangible assets;assets, (ii) acquisition related items;acquisition-related items, (iii) business optimization and restructuring-related charges;charges, (iv) certain significant and discrete tax matters;matters and (v) other significant items management deems irregular or non-operating in nature.

Amortization expense of purchased intangible assets is a non-cash expense related to intangibles that were primarily the result of business acquisitions. Our history of acquiring businesses has resulted in significant increases in amortization of intangible assets that reduced the Company’sreduce our net income. The removal of amortization from our overall operating performance helps in assessing our cash generated from operations including our return on invested capital, which we believe is an important analysis for measuring our ability to generate cash and invest in our continued growth.
 
Acquisition relatedAcquisition-related items consist of (i) fair value adjustments to contingent consideration and other contingent liabilities resulting from acquisitions, (ii) due diligence, integration, legal fees and other transaction costs associated with our acquisition program and (iii) acquisition accounting charges for the amortization of the initial fair value adjustments of acquired inventory and deferred revenue. The adjustments of contingent consideration and other contingent liabilities are periodic adjustments to record such amounts at fair value at each balance sheet date. Given the subjective nature of the assumptions used in the determination of fair value calculations, fair value adjustments may potentially cause significant earnings volatility that are not representative of our operating results. Similarly, due diligence, integration, legal and other acquisition costs associated with our acquisition program, including acquisition accounting charges relating to recording acquired inventory and deferred revenue at fair market value, can be significant and also adversely impact our effective tax rate as certain costs are often not tax-deductible. Since these acquisition relatedacquisition-related items are irregular and often mask underlying operating performance, we excludedexclude these amounts for purposes of calculating these non-GAAP financial measures to facilitate an evaluation of our current operating performance and a comparison to past operating performance.

Excess tax benefits resulting from stock compensation are recorded as a reduction of income tax expense. The magnitude of the impact of excess tax benefits generated in the future, which may be favorable or unfavorable, are dependent upon our future grants of equity awards, our future share price on the date awards vest in relation to the fair value of awards on grant date and the exercise behavior of our stock optionaward holders. Since these favorable tax benefits are largely unrelated to our results and unrepresentative of our normal effective tax rate, we excluded itstheir impact on net income and diluted EPS to arrive at our non-GAAP financial measures.

InDuring the three months ended October 31, 2018, we recorded specific discrete tax items associated with our international operations that were unrelated to fiscal 2016, we announced the retirement plans2019. As these items are unrepresentative of our former Chief Executive Officernormal effective tax rate, we excluded their impact on net income and recordeddiluted EPS to arrive at our non-GAAP financial measures.



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In November 2017, the majorityIsraeli Government notified us that they would forgive any future amounts due under a contingent obligation payable from a previous acquisition. As a result of this formal notification, we reduced the costs associated with his retirement$1,138 contingent obligation payable to zero during the three months ended October 31, 2017, resulting in our consolidated financial statements.a gain through other income. Since these costs arethis gain was irregular, and mask our underlying operating performance, we made an adjustment to our net income and diluted EPS for the three months ended October 31, 2016 to exclude such coststhis gain to arrive at our non-GAAP financial measures.

Three Months Ended October 31, 2018

We made adjustments to net income and diluted EPS to exclude (i) amortization expense of purchased intangible assets, (ii) acquisition-related items, (iii) other business optimization and restructuring-related charges, (iv) excess tax benefits applicable to stock compensation, (v) tax matters and (vi) litigation matters to arrive at our non-GAAP financial measures, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS.

Three Months Ended October 31, 2017

We made adjustments to net income and diluted EPS to exclude (i) amortization expense of purchased intangible assets, (ii) acquisition relatedacquisition-related items, (iii) other business optimization and restructuring-related charges, (iv) excess tax benefits applicable to stock compensation and (iv)(v) the resolution of the contingent liability associated with the Jet Prep acquisition to arrive at our non-GAAP financial measures, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS.



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Three Months Ended October 31, 2016

We made adjustments to net income and diluted EPS to exclude (i) amortization expense of purchased intangible assets, (ii) acquisition related items and (iii) costs associated with the retirement of our former Chief Executive Officer to arrive at our non-GAAP financial measures, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS.
 
The reconciliations of net income and diluted EPS to non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS were calculated as follows:
Three Months Ended October 31,Three Months Ended October 31,
2017 20162018 2017
Net income/Diluted EPS, as reported$22,929
 $0.55
 $18,800
 $0.45
$19,242
 $0.46
 $22,929
 $0.55
Intangible amortization, net of tax(1)
2,869
 0.07
 2,748
 0.07
4,626
 0.11
 2,869
 0.07
Acquisition related items, net of tax(2)
1,081
 0.03
 768
 0.02
CEO retirement costs, net of tax(1)

 
 1,248
 0.03
Acquisition-related items, net of tax(2)
1,349
 0.03
 1,081
 0.03
Restructuring-related charges, net of tax(3)
586
 0.01
 
 
641
 0.02
 586
 0.01
Excess tax benefit(4)
(2,286) (0.05) (2,241) (0.05)(997) (0.02) (2,286) (0.05)
Resolution of Jet Prep contingent liability(5)
(1,138) (0.03) 
 
Tax matters(4)
896
 0.02
 
 
Litigation matters(1)
134
 
 
 
Resolution of contingent liability(5)

 
 (1,138) (0.03)
Non-GAAP net income/Non-GAAP diluted EPS$24,041
 $0.57
 $21,323
 $0.51
$25,891
 $0.62
 $24,041
 $0.57

(1)Amounts were recorded in general and administrative expenses.
(2)For the three months ended October 31, 2018, pre-tax acquisition-related items of $217 were recorded in net sales, $54 were recorded in cost of sales and $1,555 were recorded in general and administrative expenses. For the three months ended October 31, 2017, pre-tax acquisition relatedacquisition-related items of $893 were recorded in cost of sales and $916 were recorded in general and administrative expenses. For the three months ended October 31, 2016, pre-tax acquisition related items of $170 were recorded in cost of sales and $905 were recorded in general and administrative expenses.
(3)For the three months ended October 31, 2018, pre-tax restructuring-related items of $166 were recorded in cost of sales and $680 were recorded in general and administrative expenses. For the three months ended October 31, 2017, pre-tax restructuring-related items of $505 were recorded in cost of sales and $443 were recorded in general and administrative expenses.
(4)Amounts were recorded in income taxes.
(5)Amounts were recorded in other incomeincome.

We believe EBITDAS is an important valuation measurement for management and investors given the increasing effect that non-cash charges, such as stock-based compensation, amortization related to acquisitions and depreciation of capital equipment have on net income. In particular, acquisitions have historically resulted in significant increases in amortization of purchased intangible assets that reduce net income. Additionally, we regard EBITDAS as a useful measure of operating performance and cash flow before the effect of interest expense and is a complement to operating income from operations, net income and other GAAP financial performance measures.
 
We define adjusted EBITDAS as EBITDAS excluding the same non-GAAP adjustments to net income discussed previously in this document.above. We use adjusted EBITDAS when evaluating operating performance because we believe the exclusion of such adjustments, of which a significant portion are non-cash items, is necessary to provide the most accurate measure of on-going core operating results and to evaluate comparative results period over period.



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The reconciliations of net income to EBITDAS and adjusted EBITDAS were calculated as follows:
Three Months Ended October 31,Three Months Ended October 31,
2017 20162018 2017
Net income, as reported$22,929
 $18,800
$19,242
 $22,929
Interest expense, net1,189
 1,093
2,026
 1,189
Income taxes8,654
 7,170
6,410
 8,654
Depreciation4,036
 3,454
4,691
 4,036
Amortization4,048
 3,909
6,041
 4,048
Loss on disposal of fixed assets69
 224
1,053
 69
Stock-based compensation expense1,851
 2,922
2,576
 1,851
EBITDAS42,776
 37,572
42,039
 42,776
Acquisition related items1,809
 1,075
CEO retirement costs(1)

 1,413
Restructuring related charges948
 
Resolution of Jet Prep contingent liability(1,138) 
Acquisition-related items1,827
 1,809
Restructuring-related charges(1)
742
 948
Litigation matters163
 
Resolution of contingent liability
 (1,138)
Adjusted EBITDAS$44,395
 $40,060
$44,771
 $44,395

(1)For comparative purposes, we have revised the amounts associated with CEO retirement costs for the three months ended October 31, 2016 to excludeExcludes stock-based compensation expense which was reported in "Stock-based compensation expense" above.expense.

We define net debt as long-term debt less cash and cash equivalents. Each of the components of net debt appears on our consolidated balance sheets. We believe that the presentation of net debt provides useful information to investors because we review net debt as part of our management of our overall liquidity, financial flexibility, capital structure and leverage.

October 31, 2017 July 31, 2017October 31, 2018 July 31, 2018
Long-term debt$168,000
 $126,000
Long-term debt (excluding debt issuance costs)$197,500
 $200,000
Less cash and cash equivalents(37,220) (36,584)(64,030) (94,097)
Net debt$130,780
 $89,416
$133,470
 $105,903

We define organic sales as net sales less (i) the impact of foreign currency translation, and (ii) net sales related to acquired businesses during the first twelve months of ownership and (iii) divestitures during the periods being compared. We believe that reporting organic sales provides useful information to investors by helping identify underlying growth trends in our business and facilitating easier comparisons of our revenue performance with prior periods. We exclude the effect of foreign currency translation from organic sales because foreign currency translation is not under management’s control, is subject to volatility and can obscure underlying business trends. We exclude the effect of acquisitions and divestitures because the nature, size, and number of acquisitions and divestitures can vary dramatically from period to period and can obscure underlying business trends and make comparisons of financial performance difficult. The reconciliation of net sales to organic sales can be found elsewhere in this MD&A in “Net Sales.”

Liquidity and Capital Resources
We assess our liquidity in terms of our ability to generate cash to fund operating, investing and financing activities. Significant factors affecting the management of liquidity are cash flows generated from operating activities, capital expenditures, acquisitions of businesses and cash dividends. Cash provided by operating activities continues to be a primary source of funds. As necessary, we supplement operating cash flow with borrowings from our revolving credit facility to fund our acquisitions and related business activities.
 
Cash Flows
 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $5,164,$2,197 or 20.7%7.3%, to $32,269 for the three months ended October 31, 2018 from $30,072 for the three months ended October 31, 2017, from $24,908 for the three months ended October 31, 2016, primarily due to the increase in net income, increased cash collections associated with outstanding accounts receivables, the timing of income tax payments, partially offset by increases in accounts payable due to the timing of paymentsaccounts payable and inventories to support increasing demandannual insurance premiums, partially offset by decreased cash collections of our products.outstanding accounts receivable and the decrease in net income.
 


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Net Cash Used in Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities increaseddecreased by $1,202,$11,003 or 1.8%16.5%, to $55,834 for the three months ended October 31, 2018 from $66,837 for the three months ended October 31, 2017, from $65,635 for the three months ended October 31, 2016, primarily due to an increasea decrease in cash paid for acquisitions, partially offset by a decreaseincrease in capital expenditures.expenditures (primarily related to the purchase of a new facility and our enterprise resource planning project).
 
Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities. Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities decreasedincreased by $2,606,$42,966 or 6.7%118.8%, to $6,788 for the three months ended October 31, 2018 from $36,178 for the three months ended October 31, 2017, from $38,784 for the three months ended October 31, 2016, primarily due to highera reduction in debt repayments underdue the nature of our credit facility, offset by a slight increase in borrowings to fund acquisitions.
Dividends
On November 1, 2017, our Board of Directors approved a 21% increase in the semi-annual cash dividend to $0.085 per share of outstanding common stock,term loan, which will be paid on January 31, 2018 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 17, 2018. Future declarations of dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to the final determination of the Company's Board of Directors.provides for fixed quarterly principal payments.

Debt

OnAt October 31, 2017,2018, we had $168,000$197,500 of outstanding term loan borrowings under our ThirdFourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “2014“2018 Credit Agreement”).

For further information regarding the 20142018 Credit Agreement, including a description of affirmative and negative covenants, see Note 910 to our condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report.

Financing Needs
 
OnAt October 31, 2017,2018, our long-term debt (excluding debt issuance costs) of $168,000,$197,500, net of our cash and cash equivalents of $37,220,$64,030, was $130,780.$133,470. Stockholders' equity as of that date was $542,578.$622,360.

Our operating segments generate significant cash from operations. At October 31, 2017,2018, we had a cash balance of $37,220,$64,030, of which $15,821$35,087 was held by foreign subsidiaries. Our foreign cash is needed by our foreign subsidiaries for working capital purposes as well as for current international growth initiatives. Accordingly, our foreign unremitted earnings are considered indefinitely reinvested and unavailable for repatriation.
 
We believe that our current cash position, anticipated cash flows from operations and the funds available under our 20142018 Credit Agreement will be sufficient to satisfy our worldwide cash operating requirements for the foreseeable future based upon our existing operations, particularly given that we historically have not needed to borrow for working capital purposes. At December 7, 2017,November 30, 2018, approximately $84,000$399,729 was available under our 20142018 Credit Agreement.

Critical Accounting Policies
There were no changes to our critical accounting policies from those disclosed in our 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Forward Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, or forecasts about our businesses, the industries in which we operate, and the current beliefs and assumptions of management; they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. Without limiting the foregoing, words or phrases such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “goal,” “will continue,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “may,” “could” and variations of such words and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to predictions or projections of our future financial performance, anticipated growth and trends in our businesses, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions about future events, activities or developments and are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. We caution that undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Some of the factors which could cause results to differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statement are set forth under Item 1A of the 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, entitled Risk Factors. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.


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For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



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Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
There have been no material changes in the information reported in Part II, Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, in our 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. 
Item 4.    Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this reportQuarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer each concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective and designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including our consolidated subsidiaries, required to be disclosed in our SEC reports is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.
We have evaluated our internal controlscontrol over financial reporting and determined that no changes occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controlscontrol over financial reporting, except as described below.
On August 23, 2017,March 21, 2018, we acquired BHT Group,Aexis, and on August 1, 2018, we acquired the CES business, as more fully described in Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. During the initial transition period following the acquisition,acquisitions, we enhanced our internal control process to ensure that all financial information related to this acquisitionthese acquisitions was properly reflected in our condensed consolidated financial statements. We expect all aspects of the BHT GroupAexis business and CES business will be fully integrated into our existing overall internal control structure by the end ofduring fiscal 2018.2019.



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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings
None.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A to our 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10‑K. The risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A to our 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, in addition to the other information set forth in this report, could materially affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The following table represents information with respect to purchases of common stock made by the Company during the current quarter:
Period 
Total number of
shares purchased
 
Average price
paid per share
 Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the program 
Total number of
shares purchased
 
Average price
paid per share
 Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the program
August 1 - August 31 823
 $76.44
 
 
 793
 $94.40
 
 
September 1 - September 30 325
 84.06
 
 
 59
 $96.39
 
 
October 1 - October 31 60,359
 94.94
 
 
 47,392
 $88.78
 
 
Total 61,507
 $94.64
 
 
 48,244
 $88.88
 
 
The Company does not currently have a repurchase program. All of the shares purchased during the current quarter represent shares surrendered to the Company to pay employee withholding taxes due upon the vesting of restricted stock.


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Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.

Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item 5.    Other Information
None.
Item 6.    Exhibits
Cantel Medical Corp. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended through October 31, 2018)
  Certification of Principal Executive Officer.
    
  Certification of Principal Financial Officer.
    
  Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.1350.
    
 101 The following materials from this report, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



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Cantel Medical Corp.                                 20182019 First Quarter Form 10-Q

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.
  
Date: December 7, 2017November 30, 2018 
  
 By:/s/ Jorgen B. Hansen
  Jorgen B. Hansen,
  President and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer)
  
  
 By:/s/ Peter G. Clifford
  Peter G. Clifford,
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer)
  
  
 By:/s/ Brian R. Capone
  Brian R. Capone
  Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
  (Principal Accounting Officer)



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