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

(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
MARCH 31, 2020

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 1-2299
1-2299

APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio34-0117420
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
One Applied PlazaClevelandOhio44115
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(216(216) 426-4000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, without par valueAITNew York Stock Exchange

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

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  x   No  o 




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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filerxAccelerated filer
  o
Non-accelerated filer  oSmaller 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 Act).     Yes  ☐     No 

There were 38,707,00038,759,994 (no par value) shares of common stock outstanding on April 17,October 16, 2020.




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Item 4.6:
Item 6:

PART I:FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM I:FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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PART I:     FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM I:    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended
 March 31, March 31,September 30,
 2020 2019 2020 2019 20202019
Net sales $830,797
 $885,443
 $2,520,576
 $2,589,996
Net sales$747,807 $856,404 
Cost of sales 594,045
 629,884
 1,791,130
 1,839,724
Cost of sales532,026 604,944 
Gross profit 236,752
 255,559
 729,446
 750,272
Gross profit215,781 251,460 
Selling, distribution and administrative expense, including depreciation 183,702
 189,456
 556,485
 556,865
Selling, distribution and administrative expense, including depreciation163,473 190,294 
Goodwill & intangible impairment 131,000
 31,594
 131,000
 31,594
Operating (loss) income (77,950) 34,509
 41,961
 161,813
Operating incomeOperating income52,308 61,166 
Interest expense, net 8,805
 9,947
 28,447
 30,001
Interest expense, net7,653 10,059 
Other income, net (1,428) (1,256) (1,643) (549)Other income, net(177)
(Loss) income before income taxes (85,327) 25,818
 15,157
 132,361
Income tax (benefit) expense (2,550) 9,283
 21,104
 28,171
Net (loss) income $(82,777) $16,535
 $(5,947) $104,190
Net (loss) income per share - basic $(2.14) $0.43
 $(0.15) $2.69
Net (loss) income per share - diluted $(2.14) $0.42
 $(0.15) $2.66
Income before income taxesIncome before income taxes44,832 51,107 
Income tax expenseIncome tax expense10,048 12,308 
Net incomeNet income$34,784 $38,799 
Net income per share - basicNet income per share - basic$0.90 $1.00 
Net income per share - dilutedNet income per share - diluted$0.89 $1.00 
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic computation 38,682
 38,643
 38,647
 38,701
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic computation38,722 38,611 
Dilutive effect of potential common shares 
 396
 
 521
Dilutive effect of potential common shares366 350 
Weighted average common shares outstanding for diluted computation 38,682
 39,039
 38,647
 39,222
Weighted average common shares outstanding for diluted computation39,088 38,961 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
  Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
  March 31,March 31,

 2020 20192020 2019
Net (loss) income per the condensed statements of consolidated income $(82,777) $16,535
$(5,947) $104,190
        
Other comprehensive loss, before tax:       
Foreign currency translation adjustments (28,767) 2,945
(27,356) (1,611)
Post-employment benefits:       
Reclassification of net actuarial gains and prior service cost into other income, net and included in net periodic pension costs (17) (77)(50) (230)
Cumulative effect of adopting accounting standard 
 


(50)
  Unrealized loss on cash flow hedge (13,891) (6,941)(14,249) (6,941)
  Reclassification of interest from cash flow hedge into interest expense 1,017
 85
2,350
 85
Total other comprehensive loss, before tax (41,658) (3,988)(39,305) (8,747)
Income tax benefit related to items of other comprehensive loss (3,711) (1,626)(3,684) (1,976)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax (37,947) (2,362)(35,621) (6,771)
Comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax $(120,724) $14,173
$(41,568) $97,419
Three Months Ended
September 30,
20202019
Net income per the condensed statements of consolidated income$34,784 $38,799 
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments5,554 (4,034)
Post-employment benefits:
Reclassification of net actuarial losses (gains) and prior service cost into other income, net and included in net periodic pension costs68 (17)
  Unrealized loss on cash flow hedge(17)(2,180)
  Reclassification of interest from cash flow hedge into interest expense2,690 427 
Total other comprehensive income ( loss), before tax8,295 (5,804)
Income tax expense (benefit) related to items of other comprehensive loss786 (557)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax7,509 (5,247)
Comprehensive income, net of tax$42,293 $33,552 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 March 31,
2020
 June 30,
2019
September 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
ASSETS    ASSETS
Current assets    Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $165,464
 $108,219
Cash and cash equivalents$271,060 $268,551 
Accounts receivable, net 524,081
 540,902
Accounts receivable, net447,032 449,998 
Inventories 421,201
 447,555
Inventories365,355 389,150 
Other current assets 51,773
 51,462
Other current assets52,887 52,070 
Total current assets 1,162,519
 1,148,138
Total current assets1,136,334 1,159,769 
Property, less accumulated depreciation of $187,292 and $181,066 123,770
 124,303
Property, less accumulated depreciation of $197,143 and $192,054Property, less accumulated depreciation of $197,143 and $192,054120,285 121,901 
Operating lease assets, net 86,617
 
Operating lease assets, net89,622 90,636 
Identifiable intangibles, net 352,864
 368,866
Identifiable intangibles, net333,613 343,215 
Goodwill 539,495
 661,991
Goodwill541,357 540,594 
Other assets 24,264
 28,399
Other assets28,042 27,436 
TOTAL ASSETS $2,289,529
 $2,331,697
TOTAL ASSETS$2,249,253 $2,283,551 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities    Current liabilities
Accounts payable $214,253
 $237,289
Accounts payable$181,627 $186,270 
Current portion of long-term debt 78,642
 49,036
Current portion of long-term debt78,651 78,646 
Compensation and related benefits 69,051
 67,978
Compensation and related benefits65,168 61,887 
Other current liabilities 85,915
 69,491
Other current liabilities88,605 99,280 
Total current liabilities 447,861
 423,794
Total current liabilities414,051 426,083 
Long-term debt 864,758
 908,850
Long-term debt792,827 855,143 
Other liabilities 146,350
 102,019
Other liabilities156,969 158,783 
TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,458,969
 1,434,663
TOTAL LIABILITIES1,363,847 1,440,009 
Shareholders’ equity    Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock—no par value; 2,500 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding 
 
Preferred stock—no par value; 2,500 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding
Common stock—no par value; 80,000 shares authorized; 54,213 shares issued 10,000
 10,000
Common stock—no par value; 80,000 shares authorized; 54,213 shares issued10,000 10,000 
Additional paid-in capital 174,830
 172,931
Additional paid-in capital176,007 176,492 
Retained earnings 1,195,411
 1,229,148
Retained earnings1,235,351 1,200,570 
Treasury shares—at cost (15,506 and 15,616 shares, respectively) (414,174) (415,159)
Treasury shares—at cost (15,453 and 15,503 shares, respectively)Treasury shares—at cost (15,453 and 15,503 shares, respectively)(414,031)(414,090)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (135,507) (99,886)Accumulated other comprehensive loss(121,921)(129,430)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 830,560
 897,034
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY885,406 843,542 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY $2,289,529
 $2,331,697
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY$2,249,253 $2,283,551 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 Nine Months EndedThree Months Ended
 March 31,September 30,
 2020 201920202019
Cash Flows from Operating Activities    Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net (loss) income $(5,947) $104,190
Net incomeNet income$34,784 $38,799 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property 15,997
 15,045
Depreciation and amortization of property5,352 5,223 
Amortization of intangibles 31,671
 31,823
Amortization of intangibles9,726 10,374 
Goodwill & intangible impairment 131,000
 31,594
Unrealized foreign exchange transactions (gain) loss (2,635) 40
Amortization of stock options and appreciation rights 2,217
 1,831
Amortization of stock options and appreciation rights693 773 
Gain on sale of property (1,274) (258)
Other share-based compensation expense 2,046
 3,716
Other share-based compensation expense677 919 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions 1,406
 (106,367)Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions24,559 (8,682)
Other, net (4,857) (4,448)Other, net6,051 2,612 
Net Cash provided by Operating Activities 169,624
 77,166
Net Cash provided by Operating Activities81,842 50,018 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities    Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired (37,237) (37,526)Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired(35,703)
Property purchases (16,223) (11,711)Property purchases(3,597)(4,946)
Proceeds from property sales 1,809
 649
Proceeds from property sales193 88 
Other 
 391
Net Cash used in Investing Activities (51,651) (48,197)Net Cash used in Investing Activities(3,404)(40,561)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities    Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Net repayments under revolving credit facility 
 (500)
Long-term debt borrowings 25,000
 175,000
Long-term debt repayments (39,803) (156,803)Long-term debt repayments(62,450)(4,934)
Payment of debt issuance costs (22) (775)
Purchases of treasury shares 
 (11,158)
Dividends paid (36,420) (35,254)Dividends paid(12,415)(11,985)
Acquisition holdback payments (2,440) (2,609)Acquisition holdback payments(521)(201)
Exercise of stock options and appreciation rights 330
 
Taxes paid for shares withheld for equity awards (2,604) (3,371)Taxes paid for shares withheld for equity awards(1,797)(1,754)
Net Cash used in Financing Activities (55,959) (35,470)Net Cash used in Financing Activities(77,183)(18,874)
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash (4,769) (282)Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash1,254 (598)
Increase (decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents 57,245
 (6,783)Increase (decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents2,509 (10,015)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period 108,219
 54,150
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period268,551 108,219 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period $165,464
 $47,367
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period$271,060 $98,204 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
For the Period Ended
September 30, 2020
Shares of
Common
Stock
Outstanding
Common
Stock
Additional
Paid-In
Capital

Retained
Earnings
Treasury
Shares-
at Cost
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Total
Shareholders'
Equity
Balance at June 30, 202038,710 $10,000 $176,492 $1,200,570 $(414,090)$(129,430)$843,542 
Net income34,784 34,784 
Other comprehensive income7,509 7,509 
Cash dividends — $0.32 per share(18)(18)
Treasury shares issued for:
Exercise of stock appreciation rights and options13 (277)12 (265)
Performance share awards22 (985)(20)(1,005)
Restricted stock units15 (593)96 (497)
Compensation expense — stock appreciation rights and options693 693 
Other share-based compensation expense677 677 
Other15 (29)(14)
Balance at September 30, 202038,760 $10,000 $176,007 $1,235,351 $(414,031)$(121,921)$885,406 



For the Period Ended
September 30, 2019
Shares of Common Stock OutstandingCommon StockAdditional Paid-In CapitalRetained EarningsTreasury Shares-
at Cost
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Total Shareholders' Equity
Balance at June 30, 201938,597 $10,000 $172,931 $1,229,148 $(415,159)$(99,886)$897,034 
Net income38,799 38,799 
Other comprehensive loss(5,247)(5,247)
Cumulative effect of adopting accounting standards(3,275)(3,275)
Cash dividends — $0.31 per share(20)(20)
Treasury shares issued for:
Exercise of stock appreciation rights and options(177)61 (116)
Performance share awards36 (1,540)362 (1,178)
Restricted stock units16 (631)200 (431)
Compensation expense — stock appreciation rights and options773 773 
Other share-based compensation expense919 919 
Other(52)(4)23 (33)
Balance at September 30, 201938,656 $10,000 $172,223 $1,264,648 $(414,513)$(105,133)$927,225 
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For the Period Ended
March 31, 2020
 Shares of
Common
Stock
Outstanding
 Common
Stock
 Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 Treasury
Shares-
at Cost
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Total
Shareholders'
Equity
Balance at July 1, 2019 38,597
 $10,000
 $172,931
 $1,229,148
 $(415,159) $(99,886) $897,034
Net income 
 
 
 38,799
 
 
 38,799
Other comprehensive loss 
 
 
 
 
 (5,247) (5,247)
Cumulative effect of adopting accounting standards 
 
 
 (3,275) 
 
 (3,275)
Cash dividends — $0.31 per share 
 
 
 (20) 
 
 (20)
Treasury shares issued for: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercise of stock appreciation rights and options 5
 
 (177) 
 61
 
 (116)
Performance share awards 36
 
 (1,540) 
 362
 
 (1,178)
Restricted stock units 16
 
 (631) 
 200
 
 (431)
Compensation expense — stock appreciation rights and options 
 
 773
 
 
 
 773
Other share-based compensation expense 
 
 919
 
 
 
 919
Other 2
 
 (52) (4) 23
 
 (33)
Balance at September 30, 2019 38,656
 $10,000
 $172,223
 $1,264,648
 $(414,513) $(105,133) $927,225
Net income 
 
 
 38,031
 
 
 38,031
Other comprehensive income 
 
 
 
 
 7,573
 7,573
Cash dividends — $0.31 per share 
 
 
 (12,017) 
 
 (12,017)
Treasury shares issued for: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercise of stock appreciation rights and options 22
 
 (185) 
 (47) 
 (232)
Compensation expense — stock appreciation rights and options 
 
 721
 
 
 
 721
Other share-based compensation expense 
 
 918
 
 
 
 918
Other 
 
 
 23
 (1) 
 22
Balance at December 31, 2019 38,678
 $10,000
 $173,677
 $1,290,685
 $(414,561) $(97,560) $962,241
Net loss 
 
 
 (82,777) 
 
 (82,777)
Other comprehensive loss 
 
 
 
 
 (37,947) (37,947)
Cash dividends — $0.32 per share 
 
 
 (12,423) 
 
 (12,423)
Treasury shares issued for: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercise of stock appreciation rights and options 14
 
 (378) 
 (16) 
 (394)
Compensation expense — stock appreciation rights and options 
 
 723
 
 
 
 723
Other share-based compensation expense 
 
 209
 
 
 
 209
Other 15
 
 599
 (74) 403
 
 928
Balance at March 31, 2020 38,707
 $10,000
 $174,830
 $1,195,411
 $(414,174) $(135,507) $830,560



APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)

For the Period Ended
March 31, 2019
 Shares of Common Stock Outstanding Common Stock Additional Paid-In Capital Retained Earnings 
Treasury Shares-
at Cost
 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Total Shareholders' Equity
Balance at July 1, 2018 38,703
 $10,000
 $169,383
 $1,129,678
 $(403,875) $(90,223) $814,963
Net income       48,938
     48,938
Other comprehensive income           5,347
 5,347
Cumulative effect of adopting accounting standards       3,056
     3,056
Cash dividends — $0.30 per share       (13)     (13)
Treasury shares issued for:              
Exercise of stock appreciation rights and options 17
   (855)   (210)   (1,065)
Performance share awards 18
   (844)   (301)   (1,145)
Restricted stock units 16
   (760)   (198)   (958)
Compensation expense — stock appreciation rights and options     651
       651
Other share-based compensation expense     1,043
       1,043
Other       24
 (35)   (11)
Balance at September 30, 2018 38,754
 $10,000
 $168,618
 $1,181,683
 $(404,619) $(84,876) $870,806
Net income       38,717
     38,717
Other comprehensive loss           (9,756) (9,756)
Cash dividends — $0.30 per share       (11,651)     (11,651)
Treasury shares issued for:              
Exercise of stock appreciation rights and options     (7)   1
   (6)
Restricted stock units 3
   (140)   31
   (109)
Compensation expense — stock appreciation rights and options     606
       606
Other share-based compensation expense     1,308
       1,308
Other 
 
 
 (1) 1
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2018 38,757
 $10,000
 $170,385
 $1,208,748
 $(404,586) $(94,632) $889,915
Net income       16,535
     16,535
Other comprehensive loss           (2,362) (2,362)
Cash dividends — $0.31 per share       (11,979)     (11,979)
Purchases of common stock for treasury (192)       (11,158)   (11,158)
Treasury shares issued for:             

Exercise of stock appreciation rights and options 13
   (197)   149
   (48)
Compensation expense — stock appreciation rights and options     574
       574
Other share-based compensation expense 
 
 1,365
 
 
 
 1,365
Other 15
   (393) 10
 389
   6
Balance at March 31, 2019 38,593
 $10,000
 $171,734
 $1,213,314
 $(415,206) $(96,994) $882,848

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) (Unaudited)


1.    BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”, or “Applied”) as of March 31,September 30, 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the ninethree month periods ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019, have been included. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 20192020 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019.2020.
Operating results for the ninethree month period ended March 31,September 30, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020.2021.
Inventory
The Company uses the LIFO method of valuing U.S. inventories. An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method can be made only at the end of each year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations are based on management’s estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs and are subject to the final year-end LIFO inventory determination.
Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
Reference Rate Reform
In March 2020, the FASB issued its final standard on the facilitation of the effects of reference rate reform on financial reporting. This standard, issued as ASU 2020-04, provides optional guidanceAccounting for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. This update is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. The Company adopted the new guidance as it became effective in third quarter of fiscal 2020. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements or related disclosures.
Leases
In February 2016, the FASB issued its final standard on accounting for leases. This standard, issued as ASU 2016-02, requires that an entity that is a lessee recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for all leases and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. This update is effective for annual financial statement periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with earlier application permitted. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-10 which clarifies the guidance in ASU 2016-02 and ASU 2018-11 which provides entities with an additional transition method option for adopting the new standard. In December 2018 and January 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2018-20 and ASU 2019-01, respectively, which further clarify the guidance. The Company adopted the new guidance effective July 1, 2019 using the optional transition method, which required application of the new guidance to only those leases that existed at the date of adoption. The Company elected the “package of practical expedients,” which permitted the Company to not reassess under the new standard its prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. Adoption of the new standard resulted in the recognition of right-of-use (ROU) assets and lease liabilities of $83,533 and $89,778, respectively, on July 1, 2019. The difference between the ROU assets and lease liabilities related primarily to the impairment of certain leases in Canada and the United States. In addition, the adoption resulted in an adjustment to opening retained earnings of approximately $3,275, net of tax, on July 1, 2019 primarily due to the impairment of the leases. The standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s condensed statements of consolidated income or cash flows.
Cash Flows
In August 2016, the FASB issued its final standard on the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments within the statement of cash flows. This standard, issued as ASU 2016-15, makes a number of changes meant to add or clarify guidance on the classification of certain cash receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows. This update is effective for annual and interim financial statement periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted the new guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements or related disclosures.

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Recently Issued Accounting Guidancecurrent expected credit losses
In June 2016, the FASB issued its final standard on measurement of credit losses on financial instruments. This standard, issued as ASU 2016-13, requires that an entity measure impairment of certain financial instruments, including trade receivables, based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. This update is effective for annual and interim financial statement periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted for financial statement periods beginning after December 15, 2018. In November 2018, April 2019, May 2019, November 2019, and February 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2018-19, ASU 2019-04, ASU 2019-05, ASU 2019-11 and ASU 2020-02, respectively, which clarify the guidance in ASU 2016-13. The Company hasadopted the new guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. The adoption of this guidance did not yet determinedhave a material impact on the impact of these pronouncements on itsCompany's financial statements andor related disclosures.
Recently Issued Accounting Guidance
In December 2019, the FASB issued its final standard on simplifying the accounting for income taxes. This standard, issued as ASU 2019-12, makes a number of changes meant to add or clarify guidance on accounting for income taxes. This update is effective for annual and interim financial statement periods beginning after December 15, 2021,2020, with early adoption permitted in any interim period for which financial statements have not yet been filed. The Company has not yet determined the impact of these pronouncementsthis pronouncement on its financial statements and related disclosures.

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2.    REVENUE RECOGNITION

Disaggregation of Revenues
The following tables present the Company's net sales by reportable segment and by geographic areas based on the location of the facility shipping the product for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019. Other countries consist of Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.
Three Months Ended September 30,
20202019
Service Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotalService Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotal
Geographic Areas:
United States$415,242 $228,815 $644,057 $492,873 $250,113 $742,986 
Canada56,896 56,896 65,946 65,946 
Other countries41,146 5,708 46,854 44,341 3,131 47,472 
Total$513,284 $234,523 $747,807 $603,160 $253,244 $856,404 
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
 Service Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotal Service Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotal
Geographic Areas:       
United States$473,069
$251,913
$724,982
 $520,180
$251,922
$772,102
Canada59,912

59,912
 66,725

66,725
Other countries41,387
4,516
45,903
 43,533
3,083
46,616
Total$574,368
$256,429
$830,797
 $630,438
$255,005
$885,443

The following tables present the Company’s percentage of revenue by reportable segment and major customer industry for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019:
 Nine Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
 Service Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotal Service Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotal
Geographic Areas:       
United States$1,433,133
$755,175
$2,188,308
 $1,490,289
$756,433
$2,246,722
Canada193,755

193,755
 204,401

204,401
Other countries126,428
12,085
138,513
 129,095
9,778
138,873
Total$1,753,316
$767,260
$2,520,576
 $1,823,785
$766,211
$2,589,996


Three Months Ended September 30,
 20202019
Service Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotalService Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotal
General Industry36.0 %39.4 %37.0 %34.8 %43.7 %37.5 %
Industrial Machinery9.4 %26.7 %14.9 %10.2 %22.1 %13.7 %
Food14.1 %3.0 %10.7 %11.1 %2.7 %8.6 %
Metals10.2 %7.0 %9.2 %12.4 %8.2 %11.1 %
Forest Products10.8 %2.9 %8.3 %7.7 %3.1 %6.4 %
Chem/Petrochem3.5 %13.3 %6.6 %2.8 %12.7 %5.7 %
Cement & Aggregate7.7 %1.1 %5.6 %6.8 %1.0 %5.1 %
Transportation4.7 %5.4 %4.9 %4.9 %4.6 %4.8 %
Oil & Gas3.6 %1.2 %2.8 %9.3 %1.9 %7.1 %
Total100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
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The following tables present the Company’s percentage of revenue by reportable segment and major customer industry for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
 Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
General Industry34.8% 39.9% 36.4% 35.8% 41.7% 37.5%
Industrial Machinery9.9% 24.7% 14.5% 10.2% 24.2% 14.2%
Metals11.1% 6.5% 9.7% 12.0% 8.6% 11.0%
Food12.0% 3.1% 9.3% 10.5% 2.5% 8.2%
Forest Products9.8% 5.7% 8.5% 7.0% 3.6% 6.0%
Chem/Petrochem3.3% 12.8% 6.2% 2.8% 12.8% 5.7%
Oil & Gas7.3% 1.3% 5.4% 10.1% 2.3% 7.9%
Cement & Aggregate7.2% 1.3% 5.4% 6.9% 1.0% 5.2%
Transportation4.6% 4.7% 4.6% 4.7% 3.3% 4.3%
Total100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

 Nine Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
 Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
General Industry34.6% 41.6% 36.7% 35.9% 44.0% 38.2%
Industrial Machinery9.7% 23.7% 13.9% 9.7% 22.0% 13.3%
Metals11.3% 7.4% 10.1% 12.2% 8.3% 11.1%
Food11.6% 2.9% 9.0% 10.4% 2.5% 8.1%
Forest Products9.0% 3.9% 7.4% 7.6% 3.0% 6.3%
Chem/Petrochem3.2% 13.3% 6.3% 3.1% 14.1% 6.3%
Oil & Gas8.7% 1.7% 6.6% 10.0% 2.2% 7.7%
Cement & Aggregate7.2% 1.1% 5.4% 6.5% 1.0% 4.9%
Transportation4.7% 4.4% 4.6% 4.6% 2.9% 4.1%
Total100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


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The following tables present the Company’s percentage of revenue by reportable segment and product line for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019:
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
 Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
Power Transmission34.8% 8.5% 26.6% 34.5% 2.3% 25.2%
Fluid Power13.3% 40.5% 21.7% 13.5% 41.3% 21.5%
General Maintenance;
Hose Products
24.0% 12.2% 20.4% 24.7% 4.7% 18.9%
Bearings, Linear & Seals27.9% 0.3% 19.4% 27.3% 0.4% 19.6%
Specialty Flow Control% 38.5% 11.9% % 51.3% 14.8%
Total100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
 Nine Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
 Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
Power Transmission34.7% 9.9% 27.2% 33.8% 1.7% 24.3%
Fluid Power13.3% 38.4% 20.9% 13.7% 39.0% 21.2%
General Maintenance; Hose Products25.5% 11.1% 21.1% 26.0% 5.0% 19.7%
Bearings, Linear & Seals26.5% 0.3% 18.6% 26.5% 0.3% 18.8%
Specialty Flow Control% 40.3% 12.2% % 54.0% 16.0%
Total100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Three Months Ended September 30,
 20202019
Service Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotalService Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotal
Power Transmission37.7 %7.6 %28.3 %34.5 %9.3 %27.1 %
Fluid Power13.1 %39.1 %21.3 %13.3 %39.7 %21.1 %
Bearings, Linear & Seals29.0 %0.4 %20.0 %25.9 %0.3 %18.3 %
General Maintenance; Hose Products20.2 %13.8 %18.1 %26.3 %8.0 %20.9 %
Specialty Flow Control%39.1 %12.3 %%42.7 %12.6 %
Total100 %100 %100 %100 %100 %100 %
Contract Assets
The Company’s contract assets consist of un-billed amounts resulting from contracts for which revenue is recognized over time using the cost-to-cost method, and for which revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the customer.
Activity related to contract assets, which are included in other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet, is as follows:
 March 31, 2020
June 30, 2019
$ Change
% Change
Contract assets$7,690
$8,920
$(1,230)(13.8)%
September 30, 2020June 30, 2020$ Change% Change
Contract assets$9,536 $8,435 $1,101 13.1 %
The difference between the opening and closing balances of the Company's contract assets primarily results from the timing difference between the Company's performance and when the customer is billed.


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3.BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

The operating results of all acquired entities are included within the consolidated operating results of the Company from the date of each respective acquisition.
Fiscal 2020 Acquisition
On August 21, 2019, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Olympus Controls (Olympus), a Portland, Oregon automation solutions provider - including design, assembly, integration, and distribution - of motion control, machine vision, and robotic technologies. Olympus Controls is included in the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment. The purchase price for the acquisition was $36,642, net tangible assets acquired were $9,540, and intangible assets including goodwill was $27,102 based upon estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The Company funded this acquisition using available cash. The acquisition price and the results of operations for the acquired entity are not material in relation to the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Fiscal 2019 Acquisitions
On March 4, 2019, the Company acquired substantially all of the net assets of MilRoc Distribution (MilRoc) and Woodward Steel (Woodward). MilRoc is an Oklahoma based distributor of oilfield specific products, namely pumps and valves, as well as equipment repair services and industrial parts to the oil & gas industry. Woodward is an Oklahoma based steel supplier to the oil & gas and agriculture industries. MilRoc and Woodward are both included in the Service Center Based Distribution segment. The purchase price for the acquisition was $35,000, net tangible assets acquired were $17,788, and intangible assets including goodwill was $17,212 based upon estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The purchase price includes acquisition holdback payments of $4,375, of which $1,666 was paid during the nine months ended March 31, 2020. The remaining balance of $2,709 is included in other current liabilities and other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2020, and will be paid on the second and third anniversaries of the acquisition date with interest at a fixed rate of 2.0% per annum. The Company funded this acquisition using available cash. The acquisition price and the results of operations for the acquired entity are not material in relation to the Company's consolidated financial statements.
On November 2, 2018, the Company acquired substantially all of the net assets of Fluid Power Sales, Inc. (FPS), a Baldwinsville, New York based manufacturer and distributor of fluid power components, specializing in the engineering and fabrication of manifolds and power units. FPS is included in the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment. The purchase price for the acquisition was $8,066, net tangible assets acquired were $4,151, and goodwill was $3,915 based upon estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The purchase price includes $1,200 of acquisition holdback payments, of which $600 was paid during the nine months ended March 31, 2020. The remaining balance of $600 is included in other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2020, and will be paid on the second anniversary of the acquisition date with interest at a fixed rate of 1.5% per annum. The Company funded this acquisition using available cash. The acquisition price and the results of operations for the acquired entity are not material in relation to the Company's consolidated financial statements.



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4.    GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for both the Service Center Based Distribution segment and the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment for the fiscal year ended June 30, 20192020 and the ninethree month period ended March 31,September 30, 2020 are as follows:
Service Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotal
Balance at June 30, 2019$213,634 $448,357 $661,991 
Goodwill acquired during the period(3,393)14,667 11,274 
Impairment(131,000)(131,000)
Other, primarily currency translation(1,671)(1,671)
Balance at June 30, 2020$208,570 $332,024 $540,594 
Other, primarily currency translation763 763 
Balance at September 30, 2020$209,333 $332,024 $541,357 
 Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
Balance at July 1, 2018$203,084
 $443,559
 $646,643
Goodwill acquired during the period9,943
 4,798
 14,741
Other, primarily currency translation607
 
 607
Balance at June 30, 2019$213,634
 $448,357
 $661,991
Goodwill adjusted/acquired during the period(3,393) 14,667
 11,274
Impairment
 (131,000) (131,000)
Other, primarily currency translation(2,770) 
 (2,770)
Balance at March 31, 2020$207,471
 $332,024
 $539,495
During the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company recorded an adjustment to the preliminary estimated fair value of intangible assets related to the MilRoc/Woodward acquisition. The fair values of the customer relationships, trade name, and non-compete intangible assets were increased by $1,524, $1,809, and $60, respectively, with a corresponding total decrease to goodwill of $3,393. The changes to the preliminary estimated fair values resulted in an increase to amortization expense of $303 during the nine months ended March 31, 2020, which is recorded in selling, distribution, and administrative expense on the condensed statements of consolidated income.
During the second quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company recorded an adjustment to the preliminary estimated fair value of intangible assets related to the Olympus Controls acquisition. The trade name and other intangible assets were increased by $4,260 and $980, respectively, with a corresponding decrease to the customer relationship intangible asset of $5,504 and an increase to goodwill of $264. The changes to the preliminary estimated fair values resulted in a decrease to amortization expense of $24 during the nine months ended March 31, 2020, which is recorded in selling, distribution, and administrative expense on the condensed statements of consolidated income.
The Company has eight (8) reporting units for which an annual goodwill impairment assessment was performed as of January 1, 2020.  The Company concluded that seven (7) of the reporting units’ fair value exceeded their carrying amounts by at least 10% as of January 1, 2020. Specifically,Among these, the Canada reporting unit's fair value exceeded its carrying value by 12%, and the Mexico reporting unit's fair value exceeded its carrying value by 14%. The Canada and Mexico reporting units have goodwill balances of $26,328$27,770 and $4,945,$5,365, respectively, as of March 31,September 30, 2020. TheAs of January 1, 2020, the carrying value of the final reporting unit, which is comprised of the FCX Performance Inc. (FCX) operations, exceeded the fair value, resulting in goodwill impairment of $131,000. The non-cash impairment charge is the result of the overall decline in the industrial economy, specifically slower demand in FCX's end markets. This has led to reduced spending by customers and reduced revenue expectations. The remaining goodwill for the FCX reporting unit as of March 31,September 30, 2020 is $309,012. Because the carrying value of the FCX reporting unit approximated fair value of the reporting unit after the impairment was recorded, a future decline in the estimated cash flows could result in an additional impairment loss. A future decline in the estimated cash flows could result from a significant or extended decline in various end markets.
The fair values of the reporting units in accordance with the goodwill impairment test were determined using the income and market approaches.  The income approach employs the discounted cash flow method reflecting projected cash flows expected to be generated by market participants and then adjusted for time value of money factors, and requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions related to forecasts of future revenues, operating margins,earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), and discount rates. The market approach utilizes an analysis of comparable publicly traded companies and requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions related to the forecasts of future revenues, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA)EBITDA, and multiples that are applied to management’s forecasted revenues and EBITDA estimates.
The techniques used in the Company's impairment test have incorporated a number of assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable and to reflect known market conditions at the measurement date. Assumptions in estimating future cash flows are subject to a degree of judgment. The Company makes all efforts to forecast future cash flows as

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accurately as possible with the information available at the measurement date. The Company evaluates the appropriateness of its assumptions and overall forecasts by comparing projected results of upcoming years with actual results of preceding years. Key Levelassumptions (Level 3 based assumptionsin the fair value hierarchy) relate to pricing trends, inventory costs, customer demand, and revenue growth. A number of benchmarks from independent industry and other economic publications were also used.
Changes in future results, assumptions, and estimates after the measurement date may lead to an outcome where additional impairment charges would be required in future periods.  Specifically, actual results may vary from the Company’s forecasts and such variations may be material and unfavorable, thereby triggering the need for future impairment tests where the conclusions may differ in reflection of prevailing market conditions.  Further, continued adverse market conditions could result in the recognition of additional impairment if the Company determines that the fair values of its reporting units have fallen below their carrying values. Certain events or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to negatively affect the underlying key assumptions and ultimately impact the estimated fair
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value of the Company’s reporting units may include such items as: (i) a decrease in expected future cash flows, specifically, a decrease in sales volume driven by a prolonged weakness in customer demand or other pressures adversely affecting our long-term sales trends; (ii) inability to achieve the sales from our strategic growth initiatives.
At March 31,September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019,2020, accumulated goodwill impairment losses subsequent to fiscal year 2002 totaled $64,794 related to the Service Center Based Distribution segment. At March 31,September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019,2020, accumulated goodwill impairment losses subsequent to fiscal year 2002 totaled $167,605 and $36,605, respectively, related to the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment.
The Company’s identifiable intangible assets resulting from business combinations are amortized over their estimated period of benefit and consist of the following:
September 30, 2020AmountAccumulated
Amortization
Net Book
Value
Finite-Lived Identifiable Intangibles:
Customer relationships$426,471 $170,805 $255,666 
Trade names111,488 36,794 74,694 
Vendor relationships11,376 9,170 2,206 
Other2,078 1,031 1,047 
Total Identifiable Intangibles$551,413 $217,800 $333,613 
March 31, 2020 Amount 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Book
Value
Finite-Lived Identifiable Intangibles:      
Customer relationships $425,187
 $154,683
 $270,504
Trade names 111,242
 32,666
 78,576
Vendor relationships 11,193
 8,629
 2,564
Other 2,066
 846
 1,220
Total Identifiable Intangibles $549,688
 $196,824
 $352,864


June 30, 2019 Amount 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Book
Value
June 30, 2020June 30, 2020AmountAccumulated
Amortization
Net Book
Value
Finite-Lived Identifiable Intangibles:      Finite-Lived Identifiable Intangibles:
Customer relationships $422,367
 $135,879
 $286,488
Customer relationships$426,017 $162,965 $263,052 
Trade names 105,946
 27,232
 78,714
Trade names111,453 34,815 76,638 
Vendor relationships 11,367
 8,156
 3,211
Vendor relationships11,329 8,934 2,395 
Other 2,702
 2,249
 453
Other2,078 948 1,130 
Total Identifiable Intangibles $542,382
 $173,516
 $368,866
Total Identifiable Intangibles$550,877 $207,662 $343,215 
Amounts include the impact of foreign currency translation. Fully amortized amounts are written off.
DuringIdentifiable intangible assets with finite lives are reviewed for impairment when changes in conditions indicate carrying value may not be recoverable. Sustained significant softness in certain end market concentrations could result in impairment of certain intangible assets in future periods.
Estimated future amortization expense by fiscal year (based on the nine month period ended March 31, 2020, the Company acquiredCompany’s identifiable intangible assets with a preliminary acquisition cost allocationas of September 30, 2020) for the next five years is as follows: $28,600 for the remainder of 2021, $36,200 for 2022, $34,000 for 2023, $29,800 for 2024, $26,800 for 2025 and weighted-average life as follows:$24,800 for 2026.
  Acquisition Cost Allocation Weighted-Average Life
Customer relationships $7,160
 20.0
Trade names 4,260
 15.0
Other 980
 6.8
Total Intangibles Acquired $12,400
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Due to a sustained decline in economic conditions in the upstream oil and gas industry in western Canada, management also assessed the long-lived intangible assets related to the Reliance asset group in Canada for impairment during the third quarter of fiscal 2019. The Reliance asset group is located in western Canada and primarily serves customers in the upstream oil and gas industry. The asset group carrying value exceeded the sum of the undiscounted cash flows, indicating impairment. The fair value of the asset group was then determined using the Income approach, and the analysis resulted in the measurement of a full impairment loss of $31,594, which was recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2019.
Estimated future amortization expense by fiscal year (based on the Company’s identifiable intangible assets as of March 31, 2020) for the next five years is as follows: $10,000 for the remainder of 2020, $38,200 for 2021, $36,100 for 2022, $33,900 for 2023, $29,700 for 2024 and $26,200 for 2025.

5.     DEBT

A summary of long-term debt, including the current portion, follows:
September 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Term Loan$579,500 $589,250 
Trade receivable securitization facility162,300 175,000 
Series C notes80,000 120,000 
Series D notes25,000 25,000 
Series E notes25,000 25,000 
Other1,026 1,026 
Total debt$872,826 $935,276 
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs1,348 1,487 
$871,478 $933,789 

Revolving Credit Facility & Term Loan
In January 2018, the Company refinanced its existing credit facility and entered into a new five-year credit facility with a group of banks expiring in January 2023. This agreement provides for a $780,000 unsecured term loan and a $250,000 unsecured revolving credit facility. Fees on this facility range from 0.10% to 0.20% per year based upon the Company's leverage ratio at each quarter end. Borrowings under this agreement carry variable interest rates tied to either LIBOR or prime at the Company's discretion. At March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, the Company had $599,000 and $613,625, respectively, outstanding under the term loan. The interest rate on the term loan as of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019 was 2.75% and 4.19%, respectively. The Company had no amount outstanding under the revolver at March 31,September 30, 2020 or June 30, 2019.2020. Unused lines under this facility, net of outstanding letters of credit of $1,786$731 and $3,215,$1,873, respectively, to secure certain insurance obligations, totaled $248,214$249,269 and $246,785$248,127 at March 31,September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019,2020, respectively, and were available to fund future acquisitions or other capital and operating requirements. The interest rate on the term loan was 1.94% as of September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020.
Additionally, the Company had letters of credit outstanding with separate banks, not associated with the revolving credit agreement, in the amount of $3,788$4,499 and $2,698$4,475 as of March 31,September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019,2020, respectively, in order to secure certain insurance obligations.
Trade Receivable Securitization Facility
In August 2018, the Company established a trade receivable securitization facility (the “AR Securitization Facility”) with a termination date of August 31, 2021. The maximum availability under the AR Securitization Facility is $175,000. Availability is further subject to changes in the credit ratings of our customers, customer concentration levels or certain characteristics of the accounts receivable being transferred and, therefore, at certain times, we may not be able to fully access the $175,000 of funding available under the AR Securitization Facility. The AR Securitization Facility effectively increases the Company’s borrowing capacity by collateralizing a portion of the amount of the Service Center Based Distribution reportable segment’s U.S. operations’ trade accounts receivable. The Company uses the proceeds from the AR Securitization Facility as an alternative to other forms of debt, effectively reducing borrowing costs. Borrowings under this facility carry variable interest rates tied to LIBOR and fees on the AR Securitization Facility are 0.90% per year. As of March 31, 2020, and June 30, 2019, the Company borrowed $175,000 under the AR Securitization Facility. The interest rate on the AR Securitization Facility was 1.07% as of March 31,September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019 was 2.52%2020. The Company classified the AR Securitization Facility as long-term debt as it has the ability and 3.33%, respectively.intent to extend or refinance this amount on a long-term basis.
Other Long-Term Borrowings
At March 31,September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019,2020, the Company had borrowings outstanding under its unsecured shelf facility agreement with Prudential Investment Management of $170,000.$130,000 and $170,000, respectively. Fees on this facility range from 0.25% to 1.25% per year based on the Company's leverage ratio at each quarter end. The "Series C" notes, have awhich had an original principal amount of $120,000, carry a fixed interest rate of 3.19%,. A $40,000 principal payment was made on the "Series C" notes in July 2020, and arethe remaining principal balance of $80,000 is due in equal principal payments in July 2020, 2021 and 2022. The "Series D" notes have a remaining principal amountbalance of $50,000 and$25,000, carry a fixed interest rate of 3.21%. A $25,000 principal payment was made on the "Series D" notes in October 2019,, and the remaining principal balance of $25,000 isare due in October 2023. On October 30, 2019, the Company amended its unsecured shelf facility agreement with Prudential Investment Management to authorize the issuance ofThe “Series E” notes which have a principal amount of $25,000, carry a fixed interest rate of 3.08%, and are due in October 30, 2024.
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In 2014, the Company assumed $2,359 of debt as a part of the headquarters facility acquisition. The 1.50% fixed interest rate note is held by the State of Ohio Development Services Agency, maturingand matures in May 2024. At March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, $1,026 and $1,204 was outstanding, respectively.

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Unamortized debt issue costs of $598 and $577 are included as a reduction of current portion of long-term debt on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively. Unamortized debt issue costs of $1,028 and $1,366 are included as a reduction of long-term debt on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively.

6.     DERIVATIVES
Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives
The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its assets and liabilities and the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Company’s derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company’s known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to the Company’s borrowings.
Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.
For derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk, the gain or loss on the derivative is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss and subsequently reclassified into interest expense in the same period(s) during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt.
In January 2019, the Company entered into an interest rate swap to mitigate variability in forecasted interest payments on $463,000 of the Company’s U.S. dollar-denominated unsecured variable rate debt. The interest rate swap effectively converts a portion of the floating rate interest payment into a fixed rate interest payment. The Company designated the interest rate swap as a pay-fixed, receive-floating interest rate swap instrument and is accounting for this derivative as a cash flow hedge. The interest rate swap converts $431,000 of variable rate debt to a rate of 4.36% as of March 31,September 30, 2020 and as of June 30, 2019 converted $463,000 of variable rate debt to a rate of 4.36%.2020, respectively. The fair value (Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy) of the interest rate cash flow hedge was $26,102$23,505 and $14,202$26,179 as of March 31,September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019,2020, respectively, which is included in other current liabilities and other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheet, respectively.sheet. Realized losses related to the interest rate cash flow hedge were not material during the ninethree months ended March 31, 2020.September 30, 2020 and 2019.

7.    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Marketable securities measured at fair value at March 31,September 30, 2020 and June 30, 20192020 totaled $10,345$13,533 and $11,246,$12,259, respectively. The majority of these marketable securities are held in a rabbi trust for a non-qualified deferred compensation plan. The marketable securities are included in other assets on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets and their fair values were determined using quoted market prices (Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy).
As of March 31,September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019,2020, the carrying values of the Company's fixed interest rate debt outstanding under its unsecured shelf facility agreement with Prudential Investment Management approximated fair value (Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy).
The revolving credit facility, the term loan and the AR Securitization Facility contain variable interest rates and their carrying values approximate fair value (Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy).



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8.    SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Changes in the accumulated other comprehensive loss are comprised of the following amounts, shown net of taxes:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Foreign currency translation adjustmentPost-employment benefitsCash flow hedgeTotal Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
Balance at June 30, 2020$(105,094)$(4,564)$(19,772)$(129,430)
Other comprehensive income (loss)5,439 (13)5,426 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income51 2,032 2,083 
Net current-period other comprehensive income5,439 51 2,019 7,509 
Balance at September 30 2020$(99,655)$(4,513)$(17,753)$(121,921)
  Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
  Foreign currency translation adjustment
 Post-employment benefits
 Cash flow hedge
 Total Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
Balance at January 1, 2020 $(84,687) $(2,877) $(9,996) $(97,560)
Other comprehensive income (28,257) 
 (10,440) (38,697)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income 
 (13) 763
 750
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) (28,257) (13) (9,677) (37,947)
Balance at March 31, 2020 $(112,944) $(2,890) $(19,673) $(135,507)

  Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
  Foreign currency translation adjustment
 Post-employment benefits
 Cash flow hedge
 Total Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
Balance at January 1, 2019 $(92,220) $(2,412) $
 $(94,632)
Other comprehensive income 2,767
 
 (5,136) (2,369)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income 
 (56) 63
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Net current-period other comprehensive loss 2,767
 (56) (5,073) (2,362)
Balance at March 31, 2019 $(89,453) $(2,468) $(5,073) $(96,994)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
Foreign currency translation adjustmentPost-employment benefitsCash flow hedgeTotal Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
Balance at June 30, 2019$(86,330)$(2,852)$(10,704)$(99,886)
Other comprehensive loss(3,913)(1,643)(5,556)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income(13)322 309 
Net current-period other comprehensive loss(3,913)(13)(1,321)(5,247)
Balance at September 30, 2019$(90,243)$(2,865)$(12,025)$(105,133)



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  Nine Months Ended March 31, 2020
  Foreign currency translation adjustment
 Post-employment benefits
 Cash flow hedge
 Total Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
Balance at July 1, 2019 $(86,330) $(2,852) $(10,704) $(99,886)
Other comprehensive income (loss) (26,614) 
 (10,740) (37,354)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income 
 (38) 1,771
 1,733
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) (26,614) (38) (8,969) (35,621)
Balance at March 31, 2020 $(112,944) $(2,890) $(19,673) $(135,507)


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  Nine Months Ended March 31, 2019
  Foreign currency translation adjustment
 Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale
 Post-employment benefits
 Cash flow hedge
 Total Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
Balance at July 1, 2018 $(87,974) $50
 $(2,299) $
 $(90,223)
Other comprehensive loss (1,479) 
 
 (5,136) (6,615)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income 
 
 (169) 63
 (106)
Cumulative effect of adopting accounting standard 
 (50) 
 
 (50)
Net current-period other comprehensive loss (1,479) (50) (169) (5,073) (6,771)
Balance at March 31, 2019 $(89,453) $
 $(2,468) $(5,073) $(96,994)

Other Comprehensive LossIncome (Loss)
Details of other comprehensive lossincome (loss) are as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30,
20202019
Pre-Tax AmountTax Expense (Benefit)Net AmountPre-Tax AmountTax (Benefit) ExpenseNet Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments$5,554 $115 $5,439 $(4,034)$(121)$(3,913)
Post-employment benefits:
Reclassification of net actuarial losses (gains) and prior service cost into other income, net and included in net periodic pension costs68 17 51 (17)(4)(13)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedge(17)(4)(13)(2,180)(537)(1,643)
Reclassification of interest from cash flow hedge into interest expense2,690 658 2,032 427 105 322 
Other comprehensive income (loss)$8,295 $786 $7,509 $(5,804)$(557)$(5,247)
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
 Pre-Tax Amount Tax (Benefit) Expense Net Amount Pre-Tax Amount Tax Expense (Benefit) Net Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments$(28,767) $(510) $(28,257) $2,945
 $178
 $2,767
Post-employment benefits:           
Reclassification of net actuarial gains and prior service cost into other income, net and included in net periodic pension costs(17) (4) (13) (77) (21) (56)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedge(13,891) (3,451) (10,440) (6,941) (1,805) (5,136)
Reclassification of interest from cash flow hedge into interest expense1,017
 254
 763
 85
 22
 63
Other comprehensive loss$(41,658) $(3,711) $(37,947) $(3,988) $(1,626) $(2,362)
  Nine Months Ended March 31,
  2020 2019
  Pre-Tax Amount Tax (Benefit) Expense Net Amount Pre-Tax Amount Tax (Benefit) Expense Net Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments $(27,356) $(742) $(26,614) $(1,611) $(132) $(1,479)
Post-employment benefits:            
Reclassification of net actuarial gains and prior service cost into other income, net and included in net periodic pension costs (50) (12) (38) (230) (61) (169)
Cumulative effect of adopting accounting standard 
 
 
 (50) 
 (50)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedge (14,249) (3,509) (10,740) (6,941) (1,805) (5,136)
Reclassification of interest from cash flow hedge into interest expense 2,350
 579
 1,771
 85
 22
 63
Other comprehensive loss $(39,305) $(3,684) $(35,621) $(8,747) $(1,976) $(6,771)


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Anti-dilutive Common Stock Equivalents
In the three and nine month periods ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, stock options and stock appreciation rights related to 467578 and 255740 shares of common stock, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the periods then ended as they were anti-dilutive.

9.LEASES

The Company leases facilities for certain service centers, warehouses, distribution centers and office space. The Company also leases office equipment and vehicles. All leases are classified as operating. The Company’s leases expire at various dates through 2031, with terms ranging from 1 year to 15 years.
Many of the Company’s real estate leases contain renewal provisions to extend lease terms up to 5 years. The exercise of renewal options is solely at the Company’s discretion. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain material variable lease payments, residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants.
The Company does not recognize right-of-use assets or lease liabilities for short-term leases with initial terms of 12 months or less. Leased vehicles comprise the majority of the Company’s short-term leases.
All other leases are recorded on the balance sheet with right-of-use assets representing the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities representing lease payment obligations. The Company’s leases do not provide implicit rates; therefore the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate for measuring lease liabilities. Non-lease components are accounted for separately from lease components.
The Company’s operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is recorded in selling, distribution and administrative expense on the condensed statements of consolidated income. Operating lease costs and short-term lease costs were $8,350 and $2,703 for the three months ended March 31, 2020, respectively, and were $25,078 and $8,043 for the nine months ended March 31, 2020, respectively. Variable lease costs and sublease income were not material.
Information related to operating leases is as follows:
  March 31, 2020
Operating lease assets, net $86,617
   
Operating lease liabilities  
Other current liabilities $28,710
Other liabilities 62,850
Total operating lease liabilities $91,560

March 31, 2020
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)4.6
Weighted average incremental borrowing rate3.40%
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  Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 Nine Months Ended March 31, 2020
Cash paid for operating leases $8,902
 $26,186
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities $9,464
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The table below summarizes the aggregate maturities of liabilities pertaining to operating leases with terms greater than one year for each of the next five years:
Fiscal YearMaturity of Operating Lease Liabilities
2020$8,310
202128,005
202221,187
202314,899
202411,351
Thereafter14,850
Total lease payments98,602
Less interest(7,042)
Present value of lease liabilities$91,560

The table below summarizes the future minimum annual rental commitments for operating leases accounted for in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 840, Leases, as of June 30, 2019:9.    SEGMENT INFORMATION
Fiscal YearOperating Leases
2020$33,707
202123,407
202216,420
202310,653
20247,838
Thereafter12,135
Total minimum lease payments$104,160




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10.    SEGMENT INFORMATION

The accounting policies of the Company’s reportable segments are generally the same as those used to prepare the condensed consolidated financial statements. LIFO expense of $1,950$1,133 and $3,650$358 in the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $4,237 and $7,997 in the nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, is recorded in cost of sales in the condensed statements of income, and is included in operating income for the Service Center Based Distribution segment. The Company allocates LIFO expense between the segments in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year. Intercompany sales, primarily from the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment to the Service Center Based Distribution segment, of $7,685$7,496 and $7,328,$7,313, in the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $22,434 and $21,013 in the nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, have been eliminated in the Segment Financial Information tables below.

Three Months EndedService Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotal
September 30, 2020
Net sales$513,284 $234,523 $747,807 
Operating income for reportable segments49,901 25,861 75,762 
Assets used in business1,283,031 966,222 2,249,253 
Depreciation and amortization of property4,395 957 5,352 
Capital expenditures3,088 509 3,597 
September 30, 2019
Net sales$603,160 $253,244 $856,404 
Operating income for reportable segments60,360 26,857 87,217 
Assets used in business1,289,592 1,140,140 2,429,732 
Depreciation and amortization of property4,178 1,045 5,223 
Capital expenditures4,195 751 4,946 
Three Months Ended Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
March 31, 2020      
Net sales $574,368
 $256,429
 $830,797
Operating income for reportable segments 53,014
 26,449
 79,463
Depreciation and amortization of property 4,373
 1,007
 5,380
Capital expenditures 3,588
 670
 4,258
       
March 31, 2019      
Net sales $630,438
 $255,005
 $885,443
Operating income for reportable segments 64,763
 25,837
 90,600
Depreciation and amortization of property 3,969
 1,057
 5,026
Capital expenditures 4,024
 591
 4,615


Nine Months Ended Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
March 31, 2020      
Net sales $1,753,316
 $767,260
 $2,520,576
Operating income for reportable segments 167,279
 82,755
 250,034
Assets used in business 1,310,754
 978,775
 2,289,529
Depreciation and amortization of property 12,831
 3,166
 15,997
Capital expenditures 14,022
 2,201
 16,223
       
March 31, 2019      
Net sales $1,823,785
 $766,211
 $2,589,996
Operating income for reportable segments 185,889
 85,960
 271,849
Assets used in business 1,252,161
 1,070,649
 2,322,810
Depreciation and amortization of property 11,791
 3,254
 15,045
Capital expenditures 9,724
 1,987
 11,711


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A reconciliation of operating income for reportable segments to the condensed consolidated income before income taxes is as follows:
Three Months Ended
September 30,
20202019
Operating income for reportable segments$75,762 $87,217 
Adjustment for:
Intangible amortization—Service Center Based Distribution2,581 3,054 
Intangible amortization—Fluid Power & Flow Control7,145 7,320 
Corporate and other expense, net13,728 15,677 
Total operating income52,308 61,166 
Interest expense, net7,653 10,059 
Other income, net(177)
Income before income taxes$44,832 $51,107 
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  March 31, March 31,
  2020 2019 2020 2019
Operating income for reportable segments $79,463
 $90,600
 $250,034
 $271,849
Adjustment for:        
Intangible amortization—Service Center Based Distribution 3,811
 2,794
 9,697
 10,785
Intangible amortization—Fluid Power & Flow Control 7,291
 7,117
 21,974
 21,038
Intangible impairment—Service Center Based Distribution 
 31,594
 
 31,594
Goodwill Impairment—Fluid Power & Flow Control 131,000
 
 131,000
 
Corporate and other expense, net 15,311
 14,586
 45,402
 46,619
Total operating (loss) income (77,950) 34,509
 41,961
 161,813
Interest expense, net 8,805
 9,947
 28,447
 30,001
Other income, net (1,428) (1,256) (1,643) (549)
(Loss) income before income taxes $(85,327) $25,818
 $15,157
 $132,361


The change in corporate and other expense, net is due to changes in corporate expenses, as well as in the amounts and levels of certain expenses being allocated to the segments. The expenses being allocated include corporate charges for working capital, logistics support, and other items.

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10.    OTHER INCOME, NET

Other income, net consists of the following:
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
 20202019
Unrealized gain on assets held in rabbi trust for a non-qualified deferred compensation plan$(819)$(55)
Foreign currency transactions loss (gain)416 (222)
Net other periodic post-employment benefits71 (30)
Life insurance expense, net177 300 
Other, net(22)
Total other income, net$(177)$
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  March 31, March 31,
  2020 2019 2020 2019
Unrealized loss (gain) on assets held in rabbi trust for a non-qualified deferred compensation plan $2,182
 $(1,075) $1,361
 $(238)
Foreign currency transactions (gain) loss (3,501) 63
 (3,167) 97
Net other periodic post-employment benefits (30) (22) (90) (66)
Life insurance (income) expense, net (194) (187) 165
 (380)
Other, net 115
 (35) 88
 38
Total other income, net $(1,428) $(1,256) $(1,643) $(549)




11.    SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


We have evaluated events and transactions occurring subsequent to September 30, 2019 through the date the financial statements were issued.
On October 5, 2020, the Company acquired substantially all of the net assets of Advanced Control Solutions, which operates four locations in Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama. As a provider of automation products, services, and engineered solutions focused on machine vision equipment and software, mobile and collaborative robotic solutions, intelligent sensors, logic controllers, and other related equipment, this business will be included in the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment.
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ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


With approximately 6,500more than 6,100 employees across North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore, Applied Industrial Technologies (“Applied,” the “Company,” “We,” “Us” or “Our”) is a leading value-added distributor and technical solutions provider of bearings, power transmission products, engineeredindustrial motion, fluid power, components and systems, specialty flow control, solutions, automation technologies, and other industrial supplies, servingrelated maintenance supplies. Our leading brands, specialized services, and comprehensive knowledge serve MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Operations) and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) customersend users in virtually every industry. In addition, Applied provides engineering, design and systems integration forall industrial fluid power, and flow control applications, as well as customized mechanical, fabricated rubber, fluid power, and flow control shop services. Applied also offers storeroom services and inventory management solutionsmarkets through our multi-channel capabilities that provide added value to its customers.choice, convenience, and expertise. We have a long tradition of growth dating back to 1923, the year our business was founded in Cleveland, Ohio. During the secondfirst quarter of fiscal 2020,2021, business was conducted in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore from 599583 facilities.
The following is Management's Discussion and Analysis of significant factors which have affected our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows during the periods included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, statements of consolidated income, consolidated comprehensive income and consolidated cash flows. When reviewing the discussion and analysis set forth below, please note that the majority of SKUs (Stock Keeping Units) we sell in any given period were not necessarily sold in the comparable period of the prior year, resulting in the inability to quantify certain commonly used comparative metrics analyzing sales, such as changes in product mix and volume.
Overview
Consolidated sales for the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2020decreased $54.6 $108.6 million or 6.2%12.7% compared to the prior year quarter, with acquisitions increasing sales by $17.1$9.7 million or 1.9%1.1% and unfavorable foreign currency translation of $2.0$3.1 million decreasing sales by 0.2%0.4%. The Company incurred an operating loss of $78.0 million, or a negative operatingOperating margin of 9.4%was 7.0% of sales duringfor the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2020 compared to operating income of $34.5 million, or operating margin of 3.9%7.1% of sales for the same quarter in the prior year. The reduction in operating margin is primarily due to a $131.0Net income of $34.8 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge recorded during the quarter ended March 31, 2020, related to the goodwill associated with the Company's FCX Performance Inc. (FCX) operations within the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment. The prior year quarter included a non-cash intangible impairment charge totaling $31.6 million related to the long-lived intangible assets associated with the Company's Canadian operations within the Service Center Based Distribution segment. The quarter ended March 31, 2020 had a net loss of $82.8 milliondecreased 10.3% compared to net income of $16.5 million in the prior year quarter. The current ratio was 2.6 to 1 at March 31, 2020 and 2.7 to 1 at September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019.2020.
DuringWe continued to face challenges during the quarter ended March 31, 2020, the Company recorded non-routine expenses of $6.0 million related to consolidating locations and reducing headcount within the Company's U.S. Service Center Based Distribution segment. Of the total, $3.9 million related to inventory reserves for excess and obsolete inventory recorded within cost of sales, and $2.1 million related to severance and facility consolidation recorded within selling, distribution and administrative expense. Also, the Company recorded a $1.0 million tax benefit related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and. Economic Security Act (CARES Act) within income tax (benefit) expense. Total non-routine charges reduced gross profit by $3.9 million, increased the operating loss by $6.0 million, and increased the current quarter net loss by $3.6 million.
During the quarter it became clear thatfrom the COVID-19 pandemic was significantly impacting the business.pandemic. We are classified as critical infrastructure and our facilities remain open and operational as they adhere to health and safety policies.  We have experienced mid-teen year-over-year organic sales declines on a days adjusted basis during March 2020 and high-teenpercentage declines month-to-date in AprilOctober 2020.  We are continuing to monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to take appropriate cost actions.  Cost measures implemented to date include reduced discretionary spend, staff realignments, temporary furloughs and pay reductions, suspension of 401(k) company match, and other expense reduction actions. 
Applied monitors several economic indices that have been key indicators for industrial economic activity in the United States. These include the Industrial Production (IP) and Manufacturing Capacity Utilization (MCU) indices published by the Federal Reserve Board and the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) published by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Historically, our performance correlates well with the MCU, which measures productivity and calculates a ratio of actual manufacturing output versus potential full capacity output. When manufacturing plants are running at a high rate of capacity, they tend to wear out machinery and require replacement parts.
The MCU (total industry) and IP indices have increased since June 2020. The MCU for September 2020 was 71.5, which is up from the June 2020 revised readings of 68.7. The ISM PMI registered 55.4 in September, up from the June 2020 reading of 52.6. The indices for the months during the current quarter were as follows:
Index Reading
MonthMCUPMIIP
September 202071.555.498.3
August 202072.056.098.5
July 202071.654.297.4

The number of Company employees was 6,141 at September 30, 2020, 6,289 at June 30, 2020, and 6,753 at September 30, 2019. The number of operating facilities totaled 583 at September 30, 2020, 584 at June 30, 2020 and 604 at September 30, 2019.


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The MCU (total industry) and IP indices have declined since June 2019 and December 2019. The MCU for March 2020 was 72.7 which is down from both the December 2019 and June 2019 revised readings of 77.1 and 77.7, respectively. The ISM PMI registered 49.1 in March, up from the December 2019 revised reading of 47.8, but down from June 2019 revised reading of 51.6, and remaining below 50 (its expansionary threshold). The indices for the months during the current quarter were as follows:
 Index Reading
MonthMCUPMIIP
March 202072.749.198.3
February 202077.050.1104.9
January 202076.750.9104.9
The number of Company employees was 6,471 at March 31, 2020, 6,650 at June 30, 2019, and 6,660 at March 31, 2019. The number of operating facilities totaled 599 at March 31, 2020, 600 at June 30, 2019 and 607 at March 31, 2019.

Results of Operations
Three months Ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019
The following table is included to aid in review of Applied's condensed statements of consolidated income.
Net sales 100.0 % 100.0% (6.2)%Net sales100.0 %100.0 %(12.7)%
Gross profit 28.5 % 28.9% (7.4)%Gross profit28.9 %29.4 %(14.2)%
Selling, distribution & administrative expense 22.1 % 21.4% (3.0)%Selling, distribution & administrative expense21.9 %22.2 %(14.1)%
Operating income (9.4)%��3.9% (325.9)%Operating income7.0 %7.1 %(14.5)%
Net income (10.0)% 1.9% (600.6)%Net income4.7 %4.5 %(10.3)%
During the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2020, sales decreased $54.6$108.6 million or 6.2%12.7% compared to the prior year quarter, with sales from acquisitions adding $17.1$9.7 million or 1.9%1.1% and unfavorable foreign currency translation accounting for a decrease of $2.0$3.1 million or 0.2%0.4%. There were 64 selling days in both the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 63 in the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2019. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired, sales were down $69.7$115.2 million or 7.9%13.4% during the quarter, driven by a 9.5% decrease from operations due to weak demand across key end markets, offset by an increase of 1.6% due to one additional sales day.markets.
The following table shows changes in sales by reportable segment.
 Amount of change due to
Sales by Reportable SegmentSales by Reportable SegmentThree Months Ended
September 30,
Sales DecreaseAmount of change due to
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Sales (Decrease) Increase Foreign CurrencyOrganic ChangeForeign CurrencyOrganic Change
20202019Acquisitions20202019Acquisitions
Service Center Based Distribution$574.4
$630.4
$(56.0)$4.4
$(2.0)$(58.4)Service Center Based Distribution$513.3 $603.2 $(89.9)$— $(3.1)$(86.8)
Fluid Power & Flow Control256.4
255.0
1.4
12.7

(11.3)Fluid Power & Flow Control234.5 253.2 (18.7)9.7 — (28.4)
Total$830.8
$885.4
$(54.6)$17.1
$(2.0)$(69.7)Total$747.8 $856.4 $(108.6)$9.7 $(3.1)$(115.2)
Sales from our Service Center Based Distribution segment, which operates primarily in MRO markets, decreased $56.0$89.9 million or 8.9%14.9%. Unfavorable foreign currency translation decreased sales by $3.1 million or 0.5%. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, sales decreased $86.8 million or 14.4%, reflecting weaker industrial end-market demand from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, although sales improved as the quarter progressed. Weakness remains the greatest within heavy industries but is stabilizing, with positive momentum across the food and beverage, pulp and paper, aggregates, and forestry end markets.
Sales from our Fluid Power & Flow Control segment decreased $18.7 million or 7.4%. The acquisition within this segment increased sales by $4.4$9.7 million or 0.7% while unfavorable foreign currency translation decreased sales by $2.0 million or 0.3%3.8%. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired, and foreign currency translation, sales decreased $58.4$28.4 million or 9.3%11.2%, driven by a 10.9% decrease from operations due to slower manufacturing activityongoing soft demand across industrial, off-highway mobile, and customer spending discipline across the Company's primaryprocess-related end markets; partially offset by growth within technology, life sciences, and food and beverage end markets, offsetas well as internal growth initiatives and automation-related sales.
The following table shows changes in sales by an increase of 1.6% due to one additional sales day.geographic area. Other countries includes Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.

Three Months Ended
September 30,
Sales DecreaseAmount of change due to
Foreign CurrencyOrganic Change
Sales by Geographic Area20202019Acquisitions
United States$644.1 $743.0 $(98.9)$9.7 $— $(108.6)
Canada56.9 65.9 (9.0)— (0.6)(8.4)
Other countries46.8 47.5 (0.7)— (2.5)1.8 
Total$747.8 $856.4 $(108.6)$9.7 $(3.1)$(115.2)
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Sales from our Fluid Power & Flow Control segment increased $1.4 million or 0.6%. The acquisition within this segment increased sales by $12.7 million or 5.0%. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired, sales decreased $11.3 million or 4.4%, driven by a 6.0% decrease from operations, offset by an increase 1.6% due to on additional sales day. The decrease from operations is primarily due to slower demand in our flow control operations and weaker activity across our industrial OEM customer base.
The following table shows changes in sales by geographic area. Other countries includes Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.
    Amount of change due to
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
Sales Decrease Foreign CurrencyOrganic Change
Sales by Geographic Area20202019Acquisitions
United States$725.0
$772.1
$(47.1)$17.1
$
$(64.2)
Canada59.9
66.7
(6.8)
(0.3)(6.5)
Other countries45.9
46.6
(0.7)
(1.7)1.0
Total$830.8
$885.4
$(54.6)$17.1
$(2.0)$(69.7)
Sales in our U.S. operations were down $47.1$98.9 million or 6.1%13.3%, as acquisitions added $17.1$9.7 million or 2.2%1.3%. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired, U.S. sales were down $64.2$108.6 million or 8.3%, driven by a decrease of 9.9% from operations, offset by an increase of 1.6% due to one additional sales day.14.6%. Sales from our Canadian operations decreased $6.8$9.0 million or 10.2%13.7%. Unfavorable foreign currency translation decreased Canadian sales by $0.3$0.6 million or 0.5%1.0%. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, Canadian sales were down $6.5$8.4 million or 9.7%, driven by a decrease of 11.3% from operations, offset by an increase of 1.6% due to one additional sales day.12.7%. Consolidated sales from our other country operations, which include Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore, decreased $0.7 million or 1.5%1.3% from the prior year. Unfavorable foreign currency translation decreased other country sales by $1.7$2.5 million or 3.7%5.2%. Excluding the impact of currency translation, other country sales were up $1.0$1.8 million, or 2.2%3.9% during the quarter, driven by an increase of 2.6% due to one additional sales day, offset by a decrease of 0.4% from operations.quarter.
Our gross profit margin was 28.5%28.9% in the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2020 compared to 28.9%29.4% in the prior period. The gross profit margin for the current quarter was negatively impacted by 4710 basis points for $3.9due to a $0.7 million increase in LIFO expense between quarters. The remaining change is attributable to a lower mix of non-routine expense recorded within cost oflocal account business and the organic sales related to inventory reserves for excess and obsolete inventory withindecline coupled with subdued pricing opportunities given the U.S. Service Center Based Distribution segment.softer demand environment.
The following table shows the changes in selling, distribution and administrative expense (SD&A).
    Amount of change due to
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
SD&A Decrease Foreign CurrencyOrganic Change
 20202019Acquisitions
SD&A$183.7
$189.5
$(5.8)$5.1
$(0.1)$(10.8)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
SD&A DecreaseAmount of change due to
Foreign CurrencyOrganic Change
20202019Acquisitions
SD&A$163.5 $190.3 $(26.8)$2.2 $(0.4)$(28.6)
SD&A consists of associate compensation, benefits and other expenses associated with selling, purchasing, warehousing, supply chain management and providing marketing and distribution of the Company's products, as well as costs associated with a variety of administrative functions such as human resources, information technology, treasury, accounting, insurance, legal, and facility related expenses. SD&A was 22.1%21.9% of sales in the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2020 compared to 21.4%22.2% in the prior year quarter. SD&A decreased $5.8$26.8 million or 3.0%14.1% compared to the prior year quarter. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates had the effect of decreasing SD&A during the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2020 by $0.1$0.4 million or 0.2% compared to the prior year quarter. SD&A from businesses acquired added $5.1$2.2 million or 2.7%1.1% of SD&A expenses, including $0.5$0.2 million of intangibles amortization related to acquisitions. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired and the favorable currency translation impact, SD&A decreased $10.8$28.6 million or 5.7%15.0% during the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2020 compared to the prior year quarter. The Company incurred $2.1$1.5 million of non-routine expenses related to severance and facility consolidation for the U.S. Service Center Based Distribution segment during the quarter
ended March 31, 2020, compared to $1.6 million of restructuring expenses incurred during the prior year quarter.September 30, 2019. Excluding the impact of acquisitions and severance, total compensation excluding severance decreased $10.1$22.3 million during the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2020, primarily due to the headcount reductions madecost reduction actions taken by the Company in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including headcount reductions, temporary furloughs and pay reductions, and suspension of the 401(k) company match. Further, travel & entertainment expense decreased $3.5 million during the first half of fiscal 2020.quarter ended September 30, 2020 primarily due to reduced travel activity related to COVID-19. All other expenses within SD&A were down $1.2$1.3 million.
Operating income decreased $8.9 million or 14.5%, and as a percent of sales decreased to 7.0% from 7.1% during the prior year quarter.
Operating income, as a percentage of sales for the Service Center Based Distribution segment decreased to 9.7% in the current year quarter from 10.0% in the prior year quarter. Operating income as a percentage of sales for the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment increased to 11.0% in the current year quarter from 10.6% in the prior year quarter.
Other income, net was income of $0.2 million for the quarter, which included unrealized gains on investments held by non-qualified deferred compensation trusts of $0.8 million, offset by net unfavorable foreign currency transaction losses of $0.4 million and $0.2 million of expense from other items. During the prior year quarter, other income, net consisted of net favorable foreign currency transaction gains of $0.2 million and unrealized gains on investments held by non-qualified deferred compensation trusts of $0.1 million, offset by life insurance expense of $0.3 million.
The effective income tax rate was 22.4% for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to 24.1% for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The decrease in the effective tax rate over the prior year is due to changes in discrete items and a reduction in non-deductible expenses associated with travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic during the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to the prior year quarter. We expect our full year tax rate for fiscal 2021 to be in the 23.0% to
25.0% range.
As a result of the factors addressed above, net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 decreased $4.0 million or 10.3% compared to the prior year quarter. Net income was $0.89 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 compared to $1.00 per share in the prior year quarter, a decrease of 11.0%.


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During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, the Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test. As a result of this test, the Company recorded a $131.0 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge related to the Company's FCX operations in the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment, primarily due to the overall decline in the industrial economy, specifically slower demand in FCX's end markets. The non-cash goodwill impairment charge decreased net income by $118.8 million and earnings per share by $3.07 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. In the prior year quarter, the Company recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $31.6 million for intangible assets related to the Company's Canadian operations within the Service Center Based Distribution segment, which decreased net income by $23.1 million and earnings per share by $0.60 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.
The Company had an operating loss of $78.0 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2020, which was a decrease of $112.5 million from operating income of $34.5 million in the prior year quarter, primarily due to goodwill impairment charges of $131.0 million.
Operating income, before intangible impairment charges, as a percentage of sales for the Service Center Based Distribution segment decreased to 9.2% in the current year quarter from 10.3% in the prior year quarter. Operating income, before goodwill impairment charges, as a percentage of sales for the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment increased to 10.3% in the current year quarter from 10.1% in the prior year quarter.
Other income, net was income of $1.4 million for the quarter, which included unrealized losses on investments held by non-qualified deferred compensation trusts of $2.2 million, offset by net favorable foreign currency transaction gains of $3.5 million and $0.1 million of income from other items. During the prior year quarter, other income, net was income of $1.3 million, which included unrealized gains on investments held by non-qualified deferred compensation trusts of $1.1 million, and $0.2 million of income from other items.
The effective income tax rate was 3.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 compared to 36.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. The goodwill impairment decreased the effective tax rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 by 21.6%. The Company also recorded a $1.0 million tax benefit related to the CARES Act during the current year quarter, which favorably impacted the effective tax rate by 1.2% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. In the prior year quarter, the effective tax rate was increased by 14.7% due to the Company recording a valuation allowance of $3.8 million related to certain deferred tax assets in Canada due to the uncertainty in realizing these net deferred tax assets.
As a result of the factors addressed above, the Company incurred a net loss of $82.8 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2020, a decrease of $99.3 million compared to net income of $16.5 million in the prior year quarter. Net loss per share was $2.14 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, compared to net income per share of $0.42 per share in the prior year quarter.

Results of Operations
Nine months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019
The following table is included to aid in review of Applied's condensed statements of consolidated income.
  Nine Months Ended March 31, Change in $'s Versus Prior Period - % Decrease
  As a Percent of Net Sales 
  2020 2019 
Net sales 100.0 % 100.0% (2.7)%
Gross profit 28.9 % 29.0% (2.8)%
Selling, distribution & administrative expense 22.1 % 21.5% (0.1)%
Operating income 1.7 % 6.2% (74.1)%
Net income (0.2)% 4.0% (105.7)%
During the nine months ended March 31, 2020, sales decreased $69.4 million or 2.7% compared to the prior year, with sales from acquisitions adding $67.9 million or 2.6% and unfavorable foreign currency translation accounting for a decrease of $3.9 million or 0.1%. There were 190 selling days in the nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 188 selling days in the nine months ended March 31, 2019. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired and foreign currency translation, sales were down $133.4 million or 5.2% during the period, driven by a 6.2% decrease from operations, offset by an increase of 1.0% due to two additional sales days.

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The following table shows changes in sales by reportable segment.
    Amount of change due to
Sales by Reportable SegmentNine Months Ended March 31,Sales (Decrease) Increase Foreign CurrencyOrganic Change
20202019Acquisitions
Service Center Based Distribution$1,753.3
$1,823.8
$(70.5)$23.8
$(3.9)$(90.4)
Fluid Power & Flow Control767.3
766.2
1.1
44.1

(43.0)
Total$2,520.6
$2,590.0
$(69.4)$67.9
$(3.9)$(133.4)
Sales from our Service Center Based Distribution segment, which operates primarily in MRO markets, decreased $70.5 million or 3.9%. The acquisition within this segment increased sales by $23.8 million or 1.3% while unfavorable foreign currency translation decreased sales by $3.9 million or 0.2%. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired and foreign currency translation, sales decreased $90.4 million or 5.0%, driven by a 6.0% decrease from operations due to slower manufacturing activity and customer spending discipline across the Company's primary end markets, offset by an increase of 1.0% due to two additional sales day.
Sales from our Fluid Power & Flow Control segment increased $1.1 million or 0.1%. The acquisitions within this segment increased sales by $44.1 million or 5.8%. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired, sales decreased $43.0 million or 5.7%, due to a 6.7% decrease from operations offset by an increase of 1.0% due to two additional sales days. The decrease from operations is primarily due to slower demand in our flow control operations and weaker activity across our industrial OEM customer base.
The following table shows changes in sales by geographic area. Other countries includes Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.
    Amount of change due to
 Nine Months Ended March 31,Sales Decrease Foreign CurrencyOrganic Change
Sales by Geographic Area20202019Acquisitions
United States$2,188.3
$2,246.7
$(58.4)$67.9
$
$(126.3)
Canada193.8
204.4
(10.6)
(0.7)(9.9)
Other countries138.5
138.9
(0.4)
(3.2)2.8
Total$2,520.6
$2,590.0
$(69.4)$67.9
$(3.9)$(133.4)
Sales in our U.S. operations were down $58.4 million or 2.6%, as acquisitions added $67.9 million or 3.0%. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired, U.S. sales were down $126.3 million or 5.6%, driven by a decrease of 6.7% from operations, offset by an increase of 1.1% due to two additional sales days. Sales from our Canadian operations decreased $10.6 million or 5.2%, and unfavorable foreign currency translation decreased Canadian sales by $0.7 million or 0.3%. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, Canadian sales were down $9.9 million or 4.9%, driven by a decrease of 6.0% from operations, offset by an increase of 1.1% due to two additional sales days. Consolidated sales from our other country operations, which include Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore, decreased $0.4 million or 0.3% from the prior year. Unfavorable foreign currency translation decreased other country sales by $3.2 million or 2.3%. Excluding the impact of currency translation, other country sales were up $2.8 million, or 2.0% during the quarter, due to an increase of 1.0% from operations and an increase of 1.0% due to two additional sales days.
Our gross profit margin was 28.9% in the nine months ended March 31, 2020 compared to 29.0% in the prior year period. The gross profit margin for the current year period was negatively impacted by 15 basis points for $3.9 million of non-routine expense recorded within cost of sales related to inventory reserves for excess and obsolete inventory within the U.S. Service Center Based Distribution segment.

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The following table shows the changes in selling, distribution and administrative expense (SD&A).
    Amount of change due to
 Nine Months Ended March 31,SD&A Decrease Foreign CurrencyOrganic Change
 20202019Acquisitions
SD&A$556.5
$556.9
$(0.4)$17.5
$(0.4)$(17.5)
SD&A consists of associate compensation, benefits and other expenses associated with selling, purchasing, warehousing, supply chain management and providing marketing and distribution of the Company's products, as well as costs associated with a variety of administrative functions such as human resources, information technology, treasury, accounting, insurance, legal, and facility related expenses. SD&A was 22.1% of sales in the nine months ended March 31, 2020 compared to 21.5% in the prior year period. SD&A decreased $0.4 million or 0.1% compared to the prior year period. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates had the effect of decreasing SD&A during the nine months ended March 31, 2020 by $0.4 million or 0.1% compared to the prior year period. SD&A from businesses acquired added $17.5 million or 3.1% of SD&A expenses, including $1.7 million of intangibles amortization related to acquisitions. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired and the unfavorable currency translation impact, SD&A decreased $17.5 million or 3.1% during the nine months ended March 31, 2020 compared to the prior year period. The Company incurred $3.6 million of non-routine expenses related to severance and facility consolidation within the U.S. Service Center Based Distribution segment during the nine months ended March 31, 2020, compared to $1.6 million of restructuring expenses incurred during the the prior year period. Excluding the impact of acquisitions, total compensation excluding severance decreased $15.6 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2020, primarily due to the headcount reductions made by the Company during fiscal 2020. All other expenses within SD&A were down $3.9 million.
During the nine months ended March 31, 2020, the Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test. As a result of this test, the Company recorded a $131.0 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge related to the Company's FCX operations in the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment, primarily due to the overall decline in the industrial economy, specifically slower demand in FCX's end markets. The non-cash goodwill impairment charge decreased net income by $118.8 million and earnings per share by $3.07 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2020. In the prior year period, the Company recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $31.6 million for intangible assets related to the Company's Canadian operations within the Service Center Based Distribution segment, which decreased net income by $23.1 million and earnings per share by $0.59 per share for the nine months ended March 31, 2019.
Operating income decreased $119.9 million or 74.1%, primarily due to goodwill impairment charges of $131.0 million, and as a percent of sales decreased to 1.7% from 6.2% during the prior year period.
Operating income, before impairment charges, as a percentage of sales for the Service Center Based Distribution segment decreased to 9.5% in the current year period from 10.2% in the prior year period. Operating income, before impairment charges, as a percentage of sales for the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment decreased to 10.8% in the current year period from 11.2% in the prior year period.
Other income, net was $1.6 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2020, which included net favorable foreign currency transaction gains of $3.2 million, offset by unrealized losses on investments held by non-qualified deferred compensation trusts of $1.4 million and life insurance expense of $0.2 million. During the prior year period, other income, net was income of $0.5 million, which included unrealized gains on investments held by non-qualified deferred compensation trusts of $0.2 million and life insurance income of $0.4 million, offset by $0.1 million of expense from other items.
The effective income tax rate was 139.2% for the nine months ended March 31, 2020 compared to 21.3% for the nine months ended March 31, 2019. The goodwill impairment increased the effective tax rate for the nine months ended March 31, 2020 by 121.3%. The Company also recorded a $1.0 million tax benefit related to the CARES Act during the current year period, which decreased the effective tax rate by 6.7% for the nine months ended March 31, 2020. In the prior year period, the effective tax rate was increased by 2.9% due to the Company recording a valuation allowance of $3.8 million related to certain deferred tax assets in Canada due to the uncertainty in realizing these net deferred tax assets, in addition to recording a $3.5 million favorable adjustment related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the nine months ended March 31, 2019, which favorably impacted the effective income tax rate by 2.6% in the prior year period.
As a result of the factors addressed above, the Company incurred a net loss of $5.9 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2020, a decrease of $110.1 million compared to net income of $104.2 million in the prior year period. Net loss per share was $0.15 per share for the nine months ended March 31, 2020, compared to net income per share of $2.66 per share in the prior year period.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary source of capital is cash flow from operations, supplemented as necessary by bank borrowings or other sources of debt. At March 31,September 30, 2020,, we had $945.0total debt obligations outstanding of $872.8 million in outstanding borrowings. Atcompared to $935.3 million at June 30, 2019, we had $959.8 million in outstanding borrowings.2020. Management expects that our existing cash, cash equivalents, funds available under the revolving credit facility, and cash provided from operations will be sufficient to finance normal working capital needs in each of the countries in which we operate, payment of dividends, acquisitions, investments in properties, facilities and equipment, debt service, and the purchase of additional Company common stock. Management also believes that additional long-term debt and line of credit financing could be obtained based on the Company's credit standing and financial strength.
The Company's working capital at March 31,September 30, 2020 was $714.7$722.3 million, compared to $724.3$733.7 million at June 30, 2019.2020. The current ratio was 2.6 to 1 at March 31, 2020 and 2.7 to 1 at September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019.2020, respectively.
Net Cash Flows
The following table is included to aid in review of Applied's condensed statements of consolidated cash flows; all amounts are in thousands.
 Nine Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended September 30,
Net Cash Provided by (Used in): 2020 2019Net Cash Provided by (Used in):20202019
Operating Activities $169,624
 $77,166
Operating Activities$81,842 $50,018 
Investing Activities (51,651) (48,197)Investing Activities(3,404)(40,561)
Financing Activities (55,959) (35,470)Financing Activities(77,183)(18,874)
Exchange Rate Effect (4,769) (282)Exchange Rate Effect1,254 (598)
Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents $57,245
 $(6,783)Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents$2,509 $(10,015)
Net cash provided by operating activities was $169.6$81.8 million for the ninethree months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 compared to $77.2$50.0 million provided by operating activities in the prior period. The increase in cash provided by operating activities during the ninethree months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 is related to working capital improvements.
Net cash used in investing activities during the ninethree months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 increaseddecreased from the prior period primarily due to $16.2$35.7 million used for purchasesthe acquisition of property in the current year period compared to $11.7 millionOlympus Controls in the prior year period.
Net cash used in financing activities during the ninethree months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 increased from the prior period primarily due to a change in net debt activity, as there was $14.8$62.5 million of net debt payments in the current year period compared to $17.7$4.9 million of net debt borrowingspayments in the prior year period. This change was offset by $11.2 million of cash used for the purchase of treasury stock in the prior year period, while no treasury shares were purchased in the current year period.
Share Repurchases
The Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of shares of the Company's common stock. These purchases may be made in open market and negotiated transactions, from time to time, depending upon market conditions. During the ninethree months ended March 31,September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company did not acquire any shares of treasury stock on the open market. At March 31,September 30, 2020,, we had authorization to repurchase 864,618 shares. During the nine months ended March 31, 2019, we acquired 192,082 shares

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Borrowing Arrangements
A summary of long-term debt, including the current portion, follows (amounts in thousands):
September 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Unsecured credit facility$579,500 $589,250 
Trade receivable securitization facility162,300 175,000 
Series C notes80,000 120,000 
Series D notes25,000 25,000 
Series E notes25,000 25,000 
Other1,026 1,026 
Total debt$872,826 $935,276 
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs1,348 1,487 
$871,478 $933,789 

Revolving Credit Facility & Term Loan
In January 2018, the Company refinanced its existing credit facility and entered into a new five-year credit facility with a group of banks expiring in January 2023. This agreement provides for a $780.0 million unsecured term loan and a $250.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility. Fees on this facility range from 0.10% to 0.20% per year based upon the Company's leverage ratio at each quarter end. Borrowings under this agreement carry variable interest rates tied to either LIBOR or prime at the Company's discretion. At March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, the Company had $599.0 million and $613.6 million, respectively, outstanding under the term loan. The interest rate on the term loan as of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019 was 2.75% and 4.19%, respectively. The Company had no amount outstanding under the revolver at March 31,September 30, 2020 or June 30, 2019.2020. Unused lines under this facility, net of outstanding letters of credit of $1.8$0.7 million and $3.2$1.9 million, respectively, to secure certain insurance obligations, totaled $248.2$249.3 million and $246.8$248.1 million at March 31,September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019,2020, respectively, and were available to fund future acquisitions or other capital and operating requirements. The interest rate on the term loan was 1.94% as of September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2020.
Additionally, the Company had letters of credit outstanding with a separate bank,banks, not associated with the revolving credit agreement, in the amount of $3.8 million and $2.7$4.5 million as of March 31,September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019, respectively,2020, in order to secure certain insurance obligations.

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Trade Receivable Securitization Facility
In August 2018, the Company established a trade receivable securitization facility (the “AR Securitization Facility”) with a termination date of August 31, 2021. The maximum availability under the AR Securitization Facility is $175.0 million. Availability is further subject to changes in the credit ratings of our customers, customer concentration levels or certain characteristics of the accounts receivable being transferred and, therefore, at certain times, we may not be able to fully access the $175.0 million of funding available under the AR Securitization Facility. The AR Securitization Facility effectively increases the Company’s borrowing capacity by collateralizing a portion of the amount of the Service Center Based Distribution reportable segment’s U.S. operations’ trade accounts receivable. The Company uses the proceeds from the AR Securitization Facility as an alternative to other forms of debt, effectively reducing borrowing costs. Borrowings under this facility carry variable interest rates tied to LIBOR and fees on the AR Securitization Facility are 0.90% per year. As of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, the Company borrowed $175.0 million under the AR Securitization Facility. The interest rate on the AR Securitization Facility was 1.07% as of March 31,September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019 was 2.52%2020. The Company classified the AR Securitization Facility as long-term debt as it has the ability and 3.33%, respectively.intent to extend or refinance this amount on a long-term basis.
Other Long-Term Borrowings
At March 31,September 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019,2020, the Company had borrowings outstanding under its unsecured shelf facility agreement with Prudential Investment Management of $130.0 million and $170.0 million.million, respectively. Fees on this facility range from 0.25% to 1.25% per year based on the Company's leverage ratio at each quarter end. The "Series C" notes, have awhich had an original principal amount of $120.0 million, carry a fixed interest rate of 3.19%,. A $40.0 million principal payment was made on the "Series C" notes in July 2020, and arethe remaining principal balance of $80.0 million is due in equal principal payments in July 2020, 2021 and 2022. The "Series D" notes have a remaining principal amountbalance of $50.0$25.0 million, and carry a fixed interest rate of 3.21%. A $25.0 million principal payment was made on the "Series D" notes in October 2019,, and the remaining principal isare due in October 2023. On October 30, 2019, the Company amended its unsecured shelf facility agreement with Prudential Investment Management to authorize the issuance ofThe “Series E” notes which have a principal amount of $25.0 million, carry a fixed interest rate of 3.08%, and are due in October 30, 2024.
In 2014, the Company assumed $2.4 million of debt as a part of the headquarters facility acquisition. The 1.50% fixed interest rate note is held by the State of Ohio Development Services Agency, maturingand matures in May 2024. At March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, $1.0 million and $1.2 million was outstanding, respectively.
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The newCompany entered into an interest rate swap which mitigates variability in forecasted interest payments on $431.0 million of the Company’s U.S. dollar-denominated unsecured variable rate debt. For more information, see note 6, Derivatives, to the consolidated financial statements, included in Item 1 under the caption “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”
The credit facility and the unsecured shelf facility contain restrictive covenants regarding liquidity, net worth, financial ratios, and other covenants. At March 31,September 30, 2020, the most restrictive of these covenants required that the Company have net indebtedness less than 3.75 times consolidated income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (as defined). At March 31,September 30, 2020, the Company's net indebtedness was lessless than 3.0 timestimes consolidated income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (as defined). The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants at March 31,September 30, 2020.

Accounts Receivable Analysis
The following table is included to aid in analysis of accounts receivable and the associated provision for losses on accounts receivable:
  March 31,June 30,September 30,June 30,
  202020192020
Accounts receivable, grossAccounts receivable, gross $537,361
$551,400
Accounts receivable, gross$463,540 $463,659 
Allowance for doubtful accountsAllowance for doubtful accounts 13,280
10,498
Allowance for doubtful accounts16,508 13,661 
Accounts receivable, netAccounts receivable, net $524,081
$540,902
Accounts receivable, net$447,032 $449,998 
Allowance for doubtful accounts, % of gross receivablesAllowance for doubtful accounts, % of gross receivables 2.5%1.9%Allowance for doubtful accounts, % of gross receivables3.6 %2.9 %
   
Three Months Ended March 31, Nine Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended September 30,
20202019 2020201920202019
Provision for losses on accounts receivable$5,296
$10
 $9,988
$2,095
Provision for losses on accounts receivable$5,098 $2,175 
Provision as a % of net sales0.64%% 0.40%0.08%Provision as a % of net sales0.68 %0.25 %
Accounts receivable are reported at net realizable value and consist of trade receivables from customers. Management monitors accounts receivable by reviewing Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) and the aging of receivables for each of the Company's locations.
On a consolidated basis, DSO was 56.853.8 at March 31,September 30, 2020 compared to 55.255.9 at June 30, 2019.2020.
Approximately 4.2%As of September 30, 2020, approximately 3.6% of our accounts receivable balances are more than 90 days past due, compared to 3.0%4.6% at June 30, 2019.2020. On an overall basis, our provision for losses from uncollected receivables represents 0.40%0.68% of our sales in the ninethree months ended March 31,September 30, 2020, compared to 0.08%0.25% of sales for the ninethree months ended March 31,September 30, 2019. The increase primarily relates to provisions recorded in the current year for customercustomer credit deterioration and bankruptcies primarily in the U.S. and Mexican operations of

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the Service Center Based Distribution segment. Historically,Historically, this percentage is around 0.10% to 0.15%. Management believes the overall receivables aging and provision for losses on uncollected receivables are at reasonable levels.
Inventory Analysis
Inventories are valued using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method for U.S. inventories and the average cost method for foreign inventories.  Management uses an inventory turnover ratio to monitor and evaluate inventory.  Management calculates this ratio on an annual as well as a quarterly basis, and believes that using average costs to determine the inventory turnover ratio instead of LIFO costs provides a more useful analysis.  The annualized inventory turnover based on average costs was 3.8 for the periodperiods ended March 31,September 30, 2020 was 4.0 compared to 4.2 atand June 30, 2019.2020, respectively.  We believe our inventory turnover ratio at the end of the year will be similar or slightly better than the ratio at March 31,September 30, 2020.


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Cautionary Statement Under Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

Management’s Discussion and Analysis contains statements that are forward-looking based on management’s current expectations about the future. Forward-looking statements are often identified by qualifiers, such as “guidance”, “expect”, “believe”, “plan”, “intend”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “would”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “may”, "optimistic" and derivative or similar words or expressions. Similarly, descriptions of objectives, strategies, plans, or goals are also forward-looking statements. These statements may discuss, among other things, expected growth, future sales, future cash flows, future capital expenditures, future performance, and the anticipation and expectations of the Company and its management as to future occurrences and trends. The Company intends that the forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors established in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and by the Securities and Exchange Commission in its rules, regulations and releases.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based on current expectations regarding important risk factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, and the making of those statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the results expressed in the statements will be achieved. In addition, the Company assumes no obligation publicly to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information or events, or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
Important risk factors include, but are not limited to, the following: risks relating to the operations levels of our customers and the economic factors that affect them; risks relating to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; changes in the prices for products and services relative to the cost of providing them; reduction in supplier inventory purchase incentives; loss of key supplier authorizations, lack of product availability, or changes in supplier distribution programs;programs, inability of suppliers to perform, and transportation disruptions; the cost of products and energy and other operating costs; changes in customer preferences for products and services of the nature and brands sold by us; changes in customer procurement policies and practices; competitive pressures; our reliance on information systems and risks relating to their proper functioning, the security of those systems, and the data stored in or transmitted through them; the impact of economic conditions on the collectability of trade receivables; reduced demand for our products in targeted markets due to reasons including consolidation in customer industries; our ability to retain and attract qualified sales and customer service personnel and other skilled executives, managers and professionals; our ability to identify and complete acquisitions, integrate them effectively, and realize their anticipated benefits; the variability, timing and nature of new business opportunities including acquisitions, alliances, customer relationships, and supplier authorizations; the incurrence of debt and contingent liabilities in connection with acquisitions; our ability to access capital markets as needed on reasonable terms; disruption of operations at our headquarters or distribution centers; risks and uncertainties associated with our foreign operations, including volatile economic conditions, political instability, cultural and legal differences, and currency exchange fluctuations; the potential for goodwill and intangible asset impairment; changes in
accounting policies and practices; our ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting; organizational changes within the Company; risks related to legal proceedings to which we are a party; potentially adverse government regulation, legislation, or policies, both enacted and under consideration, including with respect to federal tax policy, and international trade, such as recent tariffsdata privacy and proposed tariffs on imports;security, and government contracting; and the occurrence of extraordinary events (including prolonged labor disputes, power outages, telecommunication outages, terrorist acts, public health emergency, earthquakes, extreme weather events, other natural disasters, fires, floods, and accidents). Other factors and unanticipated events could also adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
In addition, please review the various risk factors relating to the COVID-19 pandemic discussed in Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q. We discuss certain of these matters and other risk factors more fully throughout this Form 10-Q as well as other of our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019.

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For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see Item 7A "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 20192020.
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ITEM 4: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company's management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have not been any changes in internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. AsWhile a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the majoritysignificant portion of our workforce began working remotely in March 2020.2020 due to COVID-19, most have returned to working in the office during the first quarter of fiscal 2021. These changes to the working environment did not have a material effect on our internal controls over financial reporting during the most recent quarter. We are continually monitoring and assessing the COVID-19 pandemic on our internal controls to minimize the impact on their design and operating effectiveness.


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ITEM 1.Legal Proceedings
ITEM 1.     Legal Proceedings

The Company is a party to pending legal proceedings with respect to various product liability, commercial, personal injury, employment, and other matters. Although it is not possible to predict the outcome of these proceedings or the range of reasonably possible loss, the Company believes,does not expect, based on circumstances currently known, that the likelihood is remote that the ultimate resolution of any of these proceedings will have, either individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

ITEM 1A.Risk Factors

In addition to other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the following factor that could materially affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations. The factor below should be read in conjunction with those factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019, which information is incorporated here by reference.

The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic
ITEM 2.     Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and measures taken in response thereto continue to impact our resultsUse of operations and financial condition will depend on future developments, which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant volatility, uncertainty, and economic disruption. The extent to which the pandemic impacts our results of operations and financial condition will depend on evolving factors that are uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the following: the duration, spread, and severity of the pandemic in the countries in which we operate; responsive measures taken by governmental authorities, businesses, and individuals; the effect on our customers and their demand for our products and services; the effect on our suppliers and disruptions to the global supply chain; our ability to sell and provide our products and services and otherwise operate effectively, including as a result of travel restrictions and associates working from home; disruptions to our operations resulting from associate illness; restrictions or disruptions to, or reduced availability of, transportation; customers’ ability to pay for our services and products; closures of our facilities or those of our customers or suppliers; the impact of reduced customer demand on purchasing incentives we earn from suppliers; and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted and will result in lost or delayed sales to us, and we have experienced business disruptions as we have modified our business practices (including travel, work locations, and cancellation of physical participation in meetings). In addition, the pandemic’s impact on the economy may affect the proper functioning of financial and capital markets, foreign currency exchange rates, product and energy costs, and interest rates. Even after the pandemic has subsided, we may continue to experience adverse impacts to our business as a result of any economic recession or depression that has occurred or may occur in the future. The pandemic’s effects could also amplify the other risks and uncertainties described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, and could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and/or stock price.Proceeds

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

Repurchases of common stock in the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2020 were as follows:
Period(a) Total Number of Shares(b) Average Price Paid per Share ($)(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(d) Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
July 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020502$59.730864,618
August 1, 2020 to August 31, 20200$0.000864,618
September 1, 2020 to September 30, 20200$0.000864,618
Total0$0.000864,618
Period(a) Total Number of Shares(b) Average Price Paid per Share ($)(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(d) Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
January 1, 2020 to January 31, 20200$0.000864,618
February 1, 2020 to February 29, 20200$0.000864,618
March 1, 2020 to March 31, 20200$0.000864,618
Total0$0.000864,618


(1)During the quarter the Company purchased 502 shares in connection with the Deferred Compensation Plan.

(2)On October 24, 2016, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 1.5 million shares of the Company's common stock, replacing the prior authorization. We publicly announced the new authorization on October 26, 2016. Purchases can be made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.
(1)On October 24, 2016, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 1.5 million shares of the Company's common stock, replacing the prior authorization. We publicly announced the new authorization on October 26, 2016. Purchases can be made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.
The authorization is in effect until all shares are purchased, or the Board revokes or amends the authorization.


ITEM 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures.

Information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a)
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ITEM 6.         Exhibits
Exhibit No.Description
3.1
3.2
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.64.5
10.1
Restricted10.2
10.3
10.4
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101.INSXBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
The Company will furnish a copy of any exhibit described above and not contained herein upon payment of a specified reasonable fee which shall be limited to the Company’s reasonable expenses in furnishing the exhibit.
Certain instruments with respect to long-term debt have not been filed as exhibits because the total amount of securities authorized under any one of the instruments does not exceed 10 percent of the total assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The Company agrees to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, a copy of each such instrument.

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SIGNATURES

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

 APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Company)
Date: APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Company)
Date:May 1,October 29, 2020
By: /s/ Neil A. Schrimsher
Neil A. Schrimsher
President & Chief Executive Officer
Date:May 1,October 29, 2020
By: /s/ David K. Wells
David K. Wells
Vice President-Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer


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