UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
 
ýQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 20192020
Or
¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
 
COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 Delaware 001-34927 57-6218917 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission
file number)
 
(I.R.S. employer
identification number)
 
 
COMPASS GROUP DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 Delaware 001-34926 20-3812051 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission
file number)
 
(I.R.S. employer
identification number)
 
301301 Riverside Avenue
, Second Floor, Westport, CT06880
Westport, CT 06880
(203) (203)221-1703
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading Symbol(s)Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Shares representing beneficial interests in Compass Diversified HoldingsCODINew York Stock Exchange
Series A Preferred Shares representing Series A Trust Preferred Interest in Compass Diversified HoldingsCODI PR ANew York Stock Exchange
Series B Preferred Shares representing Series B Trust Preferred Interest in Compass Diversified HoldingsCODI PR BNew York Stock Exchange
Series C Preferred Shares representing Series C Trust Preferred Interest in Compass Diversified HoldingsCODI PR CNew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: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.    YesýNo¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    YesýNo¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company", and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ýx Accelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨ 
Smaller reporting company ¨
 Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes¨Noý


As of April 30, 2019,28, 2020, there were 59,900,000 Trust common shares of Compass Diversified Holdings outstanding.
 




COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
For the period ended March 31, 20192020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
    
Page
Number
 
     
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
ITEM 1.   
   
  
 
   
   
  
 
     
ITEM 2.  
ITEM 3.  
     
ITEM 4.  
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION 
ITEM 1.  
     
ITEM 1A.  
     
ITEM 6.  
     
  




NOTE TO READER
In reading this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, references to:

the "Trust" and "Holdings" refer to Compass Diversified Holdings;
the "Company" refer to Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC;
"businesses," "operating segments," "subsidiaries" and "reporting units" refer to, collectively, the businesses controlled by the Company;
the "Manager" refer to Compass Group Management LLC ("CGM");
the "Trust Agreement" refer to the Second Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of the Trust dated as of December 6, 2016;
the "2014 Credit Facility" refer to the credit agreement, as amended, entered into on June 14, 2014 with a group of lenders led by Bank of America N.A. as administrative agent, as amended from time to time, which provides for a Revolving Credit Facility and a Term Loan;
the "2018 Credit Facility" refer to the amended and restated credit agreement entered into on April 18, 2018 among the Company, the Lenders from time to time party thereto (the "Lenders"), Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer (the "agent") and other agents party thereto.
the "2018 Revolving Credit Facility" refers to the $600 million in revolving loans, swing line loans and letters of credit provided by the 2018 Credit Facility that matures in 2023;
the "2018 Term Loan" refer to the $500 million term loan provided by the 2018 Credit Facility that matures in June 2021;Facility;
the "LLC Agreement" refer to the fifth amended and restated operating agreement of the Company dated as of December 6, 2016; and
"we," "us" and "our" refer to the Trust, the Company and the businesses together.




FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, contains both historical and forward-looking statements. We may, in some cases, use words such as "project," "predict," "believe," "anticipate," "plan," "expect," "estimate," "intend," "should," "would," "could," "potentially," "may," or other words that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements include statements about our expectations for adjusted EBITDA in the second quarter and the sufficiency of our capital resources. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control, including, among other things:

the adverse impact on the U.S. and global economy, including the markets in which we operate, of the novel coronavirus, which causes the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic, and the impact in the near, medium and long-term on our business, results of operations, financial position, liquidity or cash flows;
our ability to successfully operate our businesses on a combined basis, and to effectively integrate and improve future acquisitions;
our ability to remove CGM and CGM’s right to resign;
our organizational structure, which may limit our ability to meet our dividend and distribution policy;
our ability to service and comply with the terms of our indebtedness;
our cash flow available for distribution and reinvestment and our ability to make distributions in the future to our shareholders;
our ability to pay the management fee and profit allocation if and when due;
our ability to make and finance future acquisitions;
our ability to implement our acquisition and management strategies;
the regulatory environment in which our businesses operate;
trends in the industries in which our businesses operate;
changes in general economic or business conditions or economic or demographic trends in the United States and other countries in which we have a presence, including changes in interest rates and inflation;
environmental risks affecting the business or operations of our businesses;
our and CGM’s ability to retain or replace qualified employees of our businesses and CGM;
costs and effects of legal and administrative proceedings, settlements, investigations and claims; and
extraordinary or force majeure events affecting the business or operations of our businesses.
Our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Additional risks of which we are not currently aware or which we currently deem immaterial could also cause our actual results to differ.
In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The forward-looking events discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may not occur. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.




PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
(in thousands)(Unaudited)  
Assets   
Current assets:   
Cash and cash equivalents$39,837
 $50,749
Accounts receivable, net263,494
 265,234
Inventories313,910
 307,437
Prepaid expenses and other current assets87,964
 35,810
Current assets of discontinued operations
 21,955
Total current assets705,205
 681,185
Property, plant and equipment, net203,549
 208,661
Operating lease right-of-use assets103,442
 
Goodwill611,883
 615,893
Intangible assets, net733,347
 745,121
Other non-current assets12,200
 12,008
Non-current assets of discontinued operations
 109,467
Total assets$2,369,626
 $2,372,335

COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
March 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 March 31,
2020
 December 31,
2019
(in thousands)(Unaudited)   (Unaudited)  
Assets    
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $291,013
 $100,314
Accounts receivable, net 184,103
 191,405
Inventories 305,636
 317,306
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 33,711
 35,247
Total current assets 814,463
 644,272
Property, plant and equipment, net 143,799
 146,428
Goodwill 438,519
 438,519
Intangible assets, net 548,730
 561,946
Other non-current assets 99,986
 100,727
Total assets $2,045,497
 $1,891,892
    
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity       
Current liabilities:       
Accounts payable$91,341
 $103,304
 $63,069
 $70,089
Accrued expenses115,824
 123,120
 102,743
 108,768
Due to related party10,609
 11,093
 7,973
 8,049
Current portion, long-term debt5,000
 5,000
Current portion, operating lease liabilities19,574
 
Other current liabilities7,764
 7,334
 21,795
 22,573
Current liabilities of discontinued operations
 9,429
Total current liabilities250,112
 259,280
 195,580
 209,479
Deferred income taxes61,023
 62,284
 31,726
 33,039
Long-term debt955,395
 1,098,871
 594,664
 394,445
Operating lease liabilities90,701
 
Other non-current liabilities11,614
 17,790
 88,444
 89,054
Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations
 14,768
Total liabilities1,368,845
 1,452,993
 910,414
 726,017
       
Commitments and contingencies       
       
Stockholders’ equity       
Trust preferred shares, 50,000 authorized; 8,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2019 at December 31, 2018   
Series A preferred shares, no par value; 4,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 201896,417
 96,417
Series B preferred shares, no par value; 4,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 201896,504
 96,504
Trust common shares, no par value, 500,000 authorized; 59,900 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018924,680
 924,680
Trust preferred shares, 50,000 authorized; 12,600 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019    
Series A preferred shares, no par value; 4,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 96,417
 96,417
Series B preferred shares, no par value; 4,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 96,504
 96,504
Series C preferred shares, no par value; 4,600 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 110,997
 110,997
Trust common shares, no par value, 500,000 authorized; 59,900 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 924,680
 924,680
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(3,517) (8,776) (5,457) (3,933)
Accumulated deficit(165,490) (249,453) (141,866) (109,338)
Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Holdings948,594
 859,372
 1,081,275
 1,115,327
Noncontrolling interest52,187
 48,810
 53,808
 50,548
Noncontrolling interest of discontinued operations
 11,160
Total stockholders’ equity1,000,781
 919,342
 1,135,083
 1,165,875
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity$2,369,626
 $2,372,335
 $2,045,497
 $1,891,892
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three months ended March 31, Three months ended 
 March 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)2019 2018 2020 2019
Net revenues$402,489
 $344,352
 $333,449
 $338,857
Cost of revenues266,300
 225,186
 213,961
 219,302
Gross profit136,189
 119,166
 119,488
 119,555
Operating expenses:      
Selling, general and administrative expense93,199
 91,300
 83,800
 81,397
Management fees11,082
 10,762
 8,620
 10,957
Amortization expense17,040
 11,537
 13,505
 13,590
Operating income14,868
 5,567
 13,563
 13,611
Other income (expense):       
Interest expense, net(18,582) (6,182) (8,597) (18,454)
Loss on sale of securities (refer to Note C)(5,300) 
Loss on sale of securities (refer to Note B) 
 (5,300)
Amortization of debt issuance costs(927) (1,098) (525) (927)
Other income (expense), net(571) (1,374) 661
 (434)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes(10,512) (3,087)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes403
 (1,860)
Loss from continuing operations(10,915) (1,227)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax(586) (394)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 5,102
 (11,504)
Provision for income taxes 222
 1,424
Income (loss) from continuing operations 4,880
 (12,928)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax 
 1,427
Gain on sale of discontinued operations121,659
 
 
 121,659
Net income (loss)110,158
 (1,621)
Net income 4,880
 110,158
Less: Net income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest1,300
 359
 1,215
 1,368
Less: Net income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interest(450) 361
Net income (loss) attributable to Holdings$109,308
 $(2,341)
Less: Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interest 
 (518)
Net income attributable to Holdings $3,665
 $109,308
       
Amounts attributable to Holdings       
Loss from continuing operations$(12,215) $(1,586)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax$(136) $(755)
Income (loss) from continuing operations $3,665
 $(14,296)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax 
 1,945
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of income tax121,659
 
 
 121,659
Net income (loss) attributable to Holdings$109,308
 $(2,341)
Basic income (loss) per common share attributable to Holdings (refer to Note J)
 

Net income attributable to Holdings $3,665
 $109,308
    
Basic income (loss) per common share attributable to Holdings (refer to Note I)    
Continuing operations$(0.31) $(0.08) $(0.26) $(0.34)
Discontinued operations2.03
 (0.01) 
 2.06
$1.72
 $(0.09) $(0.26) $1.72
       
Basic weighted average number of shares of common shares outstanding59,900
 59,900
 59,900
 59,900
Cash distributions declared per Trust common share (refer to Note J)$0.36
 $0.36
    
Cash distributions declared per Trust common share (refer to Note I) $0.36
 $0.36









See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited)


Three months ended March 31, Three months ended 
 March 31,
(in thousands)2019 2018 2020 2019
       
Net income (loss)$110,158
 $(1,621)
Net income $4,880
 $110,158
Other comprehensive income (loss)       
Foreign currency translation adjustments577
 (1,023) (2,118) 577
Foreign currency amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) that increase (decrease) net income:   
Foreign currency amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) that increase net income:    
Disposition of Manitoba Harvest4,791
 
 
 4,791
Pension benefit liability, net(109) 441
 594
 (109)
Other comprehensive income (loss)5,259
 (582) (1,524) 5,259
Total comprehensive income (loss), net of tax$115,417
 $(2,203)
Total comprehensive income, net of tax 3,356
 115,417
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests850
 720
 1,215
 850
Less: Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests2
 354
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Holdings, net of tax$114,565
 $(3,277)
Less: Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests (17) 2
Total comprehensive income attributable to Holdings, net of tax $2,158
 $114,565


See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.




COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Unaudited)


(in thousands)Trust Preferred Shares Trust Common Shares Accumulated Deficit 
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Stockholders' Equity Attributable
to Holdings
 
Non-
Controlling
Interest
 
Non-
Controlling
Interest Attributable to Disc. Ops.
 
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
Trust Preferred Shares Trust Common Shares Accumulated Deficit 
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Stockholders' Equity Attributable
to Holdings
 
Non-
Controlling
Interest
 
Non-
Controlling
Interest Attributable to Disc. Ops.
 
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
Series A Series B 
Balance — January 1, 2018$96,417
 $
 $924,680
 $(145,316) $(2,573) $873,208
 $41,066
 $11,725
 $925,999
Net income (loss)
 
 
 (2,341) 
 (2,341) 359
 361
 (1,621)
Total comprehensive loss, net
 
 
 
 (582) (582) 
 
 (582)
Issuance of Trust preferred shares, net of offering costs
 96,713
 
 
 
 96,713
 
 
 96,713
Option activity attributable to noncontrolling shareholders
 
 
 
 
 
 2,551
 
 2,551
Effect of subsidiary stock option exercise
 
 
 
 
 
 (6,392) 
 (6,392)
Distributions paid - Trust Common Shares
 
 
 (21,564) 
 (21,564) 
 
 (21,564)
Distributions paid - Trust Preferred Shares
 
 
 (1,813) 
 (1,813) 
 
 (1,813)
Balance — March 31, 2018$96,417
 $96,713
 $924,680
 $(171,034) $(3,155) $943,621
 $37,584
 $12,086
 $993,291
                 Series A Series B Series C Trust Common Shares Accumulated Deficit 
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Stockholders' Equity Attributable
to Holdings
 
Non-
Controlling
Interest
 
Non-
Controlling
Interest Attributable to Disc. Ops.
 
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
Balance — January 1, 2019$96,417
 $96,504
 $924,680
 $(249,453) $(8,776) $859,372
 $48,810
 $11,160
 $919,342
$96,417
 $96,504
 $
 
Net income (loss)
 
 
 109,308
 
 109,308
 1,300
 (450) 110,158

 
 
 
 109,308
 
 109,308
 1,368
 (518) 110,158
Total comprehensive income, net
 
 
 
 5,259
 5,259
 
 
 5,259

 
 
 
 
 5,259
 5,259
 
 
 5,259
Option activity attributable to noncontrolling shareholders
 
 
 
 
 
 2,116
 89
 2,205

 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,728
 477
 2,205
Purchase of noncontrolling interest
 
 
 
 
 
 (39) 
 (39)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (39) 
 (39)
Disposition of Manitoba Harvest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (10,799) (10,799)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (10,799) (10,799)
Distributions paid - Trust Common Shares
 
 
 (21,564) 
 (21,564) 
 
 (21,564)
 
 
 
 (21,564) 
 (21,564) 
 
 (21,564)
Distributions paid - Trust Preferred Shares
 
 
 (3,781) 
 (3,781) 
 
 (3,781)
 
 
 
 (3,781) 
 (3,781) 
 
 (3,781)
Balance — March 31, 2019$96,417
 $96,504
 $924,680
 $(165,490) $(3,517) $948,594
 $52,187
 $
 $1,000,781
$96,417
 $96,504
 $
 $924,680
 $(165,490) $(3,517) $948,594
 $42,979
 $9,208
 $1,000,781
                   
Balance — January 1, 2020$96,417
 $96,504
 $110,997
 $924,680
 $(109,338) $(3,933) $1,115,327
 $50,548
 $
 $1,165,875
Net income
 
 
 
 3,665
 
 3,665
 1,215
 
 4,880
Total comprehensive loss, net
 
 
 
 
 (1,524) (1,524) 
 
 (1,524)
Option activity attributable to noncontrolling shareholders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2,055
 
 2,055
Effect of subsidiary stock option exercise
 
 
 
 
 
 
 73
 
 73
Purchase of noncontrolling interest
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (83) 
 (83)
Distributions paid - Allocation Interests
 
 
 
 (9,087) 
 (9,087) 
 
 (9,087)
Distributions paid - Trust Common Shares
 
 
 
 (21,564) 
 (21,564) 
 
 (21,564)
Distributions paid - Trust Preferred Shares
 
 
 
 (5,542) 
 (5,542) 
 
 (5,542)
Balance — March 31, 2020$96,417
 $96,504
 $110,997
 $924,680
 $(141,866) $(5,457) $1,081,275
 $53,808
 $
 $1,135,083
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.






COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)2020 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:   
Net income$4,880
 $110,158
Income from discontinued operations, net of income tax
 1,427
Gain on sale of discontinued operations
 121,659
Income (loss) from continuing operations4,880
 (12,928)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:   
Depreciation expense8,301
 7,996
Amortization expense13,505
 13,590
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount525
 1,079
Unrealized loss on interest rate swap
 1,099
Noncontrolling stockholder stock based compensation2,055
 1,728
Provision for loss on receivables883
 791
Deferred taxes(2,692) (2,031)
Other(515) 256
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:   
Accounts receivable6,695
 (801)
Inventories11,773
 (6,624)
Other current and non-current assets(999) (1,370)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses(10,425) (10,145)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities - continuing operations33,986
 (7,360)
Cash used in operating activities - discontinued operations
 (1,576)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities33,986
 (8,936)
Cash flows from investing activities:   
Purchases of property and equipment(6,603) (5,426)
Payment of interest rate swap
 (94)
Proceeds from sale of businesses
 124,210
Other investing activities(43) 1,802
Cash (used in) provided by investing activities - continuing operations(6,646) 120,492
Cash provided by investing activities - discontinued operations
 48,452
Cash (used in) provided by investing activities(6,646) 168,944

COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)2019 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:   
Net income (loss)$110,158
 $(1,621)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income tax(586) (394)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations121,659
 
Net loss from continuing operations(10,915) (1,227)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
Depreciation expense10,581
 9,104
Amortization expense17,040
 12,208
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount1,079
 1,353
Unrealized (gain) loss on interest rate swap1,099
 (2,901)
Noncontrolling stockholder stock based compensation2,116
 2,340
Provision for loss on receivables696
 328
Deferred taxes(1,626) (3,644)
Other392
 (228)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 
Accounts receivable958
 (3,314)
Inventories(6,624) (5,465)
Other current and non-current assets(2,735) (4,644)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses(20,969) 2,879
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities - continuing operations(8,908) 6,789
Cash used in operating activities - discontinued operations(28) (146)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities(8,936) 6,643
Cash flows from investing activities:   
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired(878) (402,770)
Purchases of property and equipment(7,528) (12,128)
Payment of interest rate swap(94) (706)
Proceeds from sale of business124,166
 
Other investing activities1,777
 68
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities - continuing operations117,443
 (415,536)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities - discontinued operations51,501
 (92)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities168,944
 (415,628)


COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)2020 2019
Cash flows from financing activities:   
Borrowings under credit facility200,000
 49,000
Repayments under credit facility
 (193,250)
Distributions paid - common shares(21,564) (21,564)
Distributions paid - preferred shares(5,542) (3,781)
Distributions paid - allocation interests(9,087) 
Net proceeds provided by noncontrolling shareholders73
 
Purchase of noncontrolling interest(83) (39)
Other588
 (2,814)
Net cash provided (used in) by financing activities164,385
 (172,448)
Foreign currency impact on cash(1,026) (1,049)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents190,699
 (13,489)
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period (1)
100,314
 53,326
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period$291,013
 $39,837

COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)2019 2018
Cash flows from financing activities:   
Proceeds from the issuance of Trust preferred shares, net
 96,713
Borrowings under credit facility49,000
 465,500
Repayments under credit facility(193,250) (118,421)
Distributions paid - common shares(21,564) (21,564)
Distributions paid - preferred shares(3,781) (1,813)
Repurchase of subsidiary stock
 (6,392)
Purchase of noncontrolling interest(39) 
Debt issuance costs
 (138)
Other(2,814) (467)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(172,448) 413,418
Foreign currency impact on cash(1,049) 2,007
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents(13,489) 6,440
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period(1)
53,326
 39,885
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period$39,837
 $46,325
(1)Includes cash from discontinued operations of $2.6$4.6 million at January 1, 2019 and $1.3 million at January 1, 2018.2019.






















See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
March 31, 20192020


Note A - Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
Compass Diversified Holdings, a Delaware statutory trust (the "Trust" or "Holdings") and Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Company" or "CODI"), were formed to acquire and manage a group of small and middle-market businesses headquartered in North America. In accordance with the second amended and restated Trust Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2016 (as amended and restated, the "Trust Agreement"), the Trust is sole owner of 100% of the Trust Interests (as defined in the Company’s fifth amended and restated operating agreement, dated as of December 6, 2016 (as amended and restated, the "LLC Agreement")) of the Company and, pursuant to the LLC Agreement, the Company has, outstanding, the identical number of Trust Interests as the number of outstanding shares of the Trust. The Company is the operating entity with a board of directors and other corporate governance responsibilities, similar to that of a Delaware corporation.
The Company is a controlling owner of nine8 businesses, or reportable operating segments, at March 31, 2019.2020. The segments are as follows: 5.11 Acquisition Corp. ("5.11" or "5.11 Tactical"), Velocity Outdoor, Inc. (formerly Crosman Corp.) ("Velocity Outdoor" or "Velocity"), The Ergo Baby Carrier, Inc. ("Ergobaby"), Liberty Safe and Security Products, Inc. ("Liberty Safe" or "Liberty"), Compass AC Holdings, Inc. ("ACI" or "Advanced Circuits"), AMT Acquisition Corporation ("Arnold"), Clean Earth Holdings, Inc. ("Clean Earth"), FFI Compass, Inc. ("Foam Fabricators" or "Foam") and The Sterno Group, LLC ("Sterno"). Refer to Note ED - "Operating Segment Data" for further discussion of the operating segments. Compass Group Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CGM" or the "Manager"), manages the day to day operations of the Company and oversees the management and operations of our businesses pursuant to a Management Services Agreement ("MSA").
Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements for the three month periods ended March 31, 20192020 and March 31, 20182019 are unaudited, and in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated financial statements. Such adjustments consist solely of normal recurring items. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year or any subsequent interim period. The condensed consolidated financial statements and notes are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP" or "GAAP") and presented as permitted by Form 10-Q and do not contain certain information included in the annual consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes of the Company. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.2019.
Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Holdings and all majority owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Discontinued Operations
During the first quarter of 2019, the Company completed the sale of FHF Holdings Ltd. ("Manitoba Harvest"), the parent company of Fresh Hemp Foods Ltd. Additionally, during the second quarter of 2019, the Company completed the sale of CEHI Acquisition Corp. ("Manitoba Harvest"Clean Earth")., the parent company of Clean Earth Holdings, Inc. and Clean Earth Inc. The results of operations of Manitoba Harvest and Clean Earth are reported as discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019. Refer to Note CB - "Discontinued Operations" for additional information. Unless otherwise indicated, the disclosures accompanying the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the Company's continuing operations.
Seasonality
Earnings of certain of our operating segments are seasonal in nature due to various recurring events, holidays and seasonal weather patterns, as well as the timing of our acquisitions during a given year. Historically, the third and fourth quarter produce the highest net sales during our fiscal year.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
Leases
As of January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-02, Leases ("Topic 842"). The new standard requires an entity to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. The standard update offers specific accounting guidance for a lessee, a lessor and sale and leaseback transactions. Lessees and lessors are required to disclose qualitative and quantitative information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. In July 2018,June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued two updates to Topic 842 to clarify how to apply certain aspects of the new lease standard, and to give entities another option for transition and to provide lessors with a practical expedient to reduce the cost and complexity of implementing the new standard. The transition option allows entities to not apply the new lease standard in the comparative periods presented in the financial statements in the year of adoption. The Company adopted the new standard using the optional transition method. The reported results for reporting periods after January 1, 2019 are presented under the new lease guidance while prior period amounts were prepared under the previous lease guidance.
The new standard provides a number of optional practical expedients in transition. The Company elected to use the package of practical expedients that allows us to not reassess: (i) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (ii) lease classification for any expired or existing leases and (iii) initial direct costs for any expired or existing leases. We additionally elected to use the practical expedient that allows lessees to treat the lease and non-lease components of leases as a single lease component and the practical expedient pertaining to land easements. In addition, the new standard provides for an accounting election that permits a lessee to elect not to apply the recognition requirements of Topic 842 to short-term leases by class of underlying asset. The Company adopted this accounting election for all classes of assets.
The Company has performed an assessment of the impact of the adoption of Topic 842 on the Company's consolidated financial position and results of operations for the Company's leases, which consist of manufacturing facilities, warehouses, office facilities, retail stores, equipment and vehicle leases. The adoption of the new lease standard on January 1, 2019 resulted in the recognition of right-of-use assets of approximately$106.9 million and lease liabilities for operating leases of approximately $115.4 million on our Consolidated Balance Sheets, with no material impact to its Consolidated Statements of Operations or Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows. We implemented processes and a lease accounting system to ensure adequate internal controls were in place to assess our leasing arrangements and enable proper accounting and reporting of financial information upon adoption. No cumulative effect adjustment was recognized as the amount was not material. Refer to "Note O - Commitments and Contingencies" for additional information regarding the Company's adoption of Topic 842.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, which will requirerequires companies to present assets held at amortized cost and available for sale debt securities

net of the amount expected to be collected. The guidance requires the measurement of expected credit losses to be based on relevant information from past events, including historical experiences, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect collectibility. The guidance was effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this guidance on January 1, 2020 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. This guidance removes certain exceptions related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period, and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. This guidance also clarifies and simplifies other areas of ASC 740. The guidance will be effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 20192021 and early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Note B — AcquisitionsDiscontinued Operations
AcquisitionSale of Foam FabricatorsClean Earth
On February 15, 2018, pursuant to an agreement entered into on January 18, 2018,May 8, 2019, the Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary, FFI Compass, Inc. (“Buyer”as majority stockholder of CEHI Acquisition Corporation ("Clean Earth" or “CEHI”), and as Sellers’ Representative, entered into a definitive Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Warren F. FlorkiewiczCalrissian Holdings, LLC (“Seller”Buyer”), CEHI, the other holders of stock and options of CEHI and, as Buyer’s guarantor, Harsco Corporation, pursuant to which Buyer acquiredwould acquire all of the issued and outstanding capital stocksecurities of Foam Fabricators,CEHI, the parent company of the operating entity, Clean Earth, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Foam Fabricators”). Foam Fabricators is a leading designer and manufacturer of custom molded protective foam solutions and original equipment manufacturer ("OEM") components made from expanded polymers such as expanded polystyrene (EPS) and expanded polypropylene (EPP). Founded in 1957 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, it operates 13 molding and fabricating facilities across North America and provides products to a variety of end-markets, including appliances and electronics, pharmaceuticals, health and wellness, automotive, building and other products.

The Company made loans to, and purchased a 100% controlling interest in Foam Fabricators. The final purchase price, after the working capital settlement and net of transaction costs, was approximately $253.4 million. The Company fundedOn June 28, 2019, Buyer completed the acquisition through a draw on the 2014 Revolving Credit Facility. The transaction was accounted for as a business combination. CGM acted as an advisor to the Company in the acquisition and provided integration services during the first year of the Company's ownership. CGM received integration service fees of $2.25 million payable over a twelve month period as services were rendered. The Company incurred $1.6 million of transaction costs in conjunction with the Foam Fabricators acquisition, which was included in selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated results of operations in the quarter ended March 31, 2018. The results of operations of Foam Fabricators have been included in the consolidated results of operations since the date of acquisition. Foam Fabricator's results of operations are reported as a separate operating segment.
The allocation of the purchase price, which was finalized during the fourth quarter of 2018, was based upon management's estimate of the fair values using valuation techniques including income, cost and market approaches. In estimating the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities, the fair value estimates were based on, but not limited to, expected future revenue and cash flows, expected future growth rates and estimated discount rates. Current and noncurrent assets and current and other liabilities were estimated at their historical carrying values. Property, plant and equipment was valued through a purchase price appraisal and will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over the respective remaining useful lives. Goodwill was calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the fair value of the identifiable net assets and represents the future economic benefits expected to arise from other intangible assets acquired that do not qualify for separate recognition, including assembled workforce and non-contractual relationships, as well as expected future synergies. The tradename was valued at $4.2 million using a relief from royalty methodology, in which an asset is valuable to the extent that the ownership of the asset relieves the company from the obligation of paying royalties for the benefits generated by the asset. The customer relationships intangible asset was valued at $114.1 million using an excess earnings methodology, in which an asset is valuable to the extent it enables its owners to earn a return in excess of the required returns on the other assets utilized in the business. The customer relationships intangible asset was derived using a risk adjusted discount rate.
Acquisition of Rimports
On February 26, 2018, the Company's Sterno subsidiary acquired all of the issued and outstanding capital stocksecurities of Rimports, Inc., a Utah corporation (“Rimports”),CEHI pursuant to a Stockthe Purchase Agreement, dated January 23, 2018, byAgreement. The sale price for Clean Earth was based on an aggregate total enterprise value of $625 million and among Sterno and Jeffery W. Palmer, individually and in his capacity as Seller Representative,is subject to customary working capital adjustments. After the Jeffery Wayne Palmer Dynasty Trust dated December 26, 2011,allocation of the Angela Marie Palmer Irrevocable Trust dated December 26, 2011,sale proceeds to Clean Earth non-controlling equity holders, the Angela Marie Palmer Charitable Lead Trust,repayment of intercompany loans to the Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, the TAK Irrevocable Trust dated June 7, 2012,Company (including accrued interest) of $224.6 million, and the SAK Irrevocable Trust dated June 7, 2012. Headquartered in Provo, Utah, Rimports is a manufacturer and distributor of branded and private label scented wickless candle products used for home décor and fragrance. Rimports offers an extensive line of wax warmers, scented wax cubes, essential oils and diffusers, and other home fragrance systems, through the mass retailer channel.
Sterno purchased a 100% controlling interest in Rimports. The purchase price, after the working capital settlement and netpayment of transaction costs, wasexpenses of approximately $154.4 million.$10.7 million, the Company received approximately $327.3 million of total proceeds at closing related to our equity interests in Clean Earth. The purchase price of Rimports includedCompany recognized a potential earn-out of up to $25 million contingentgain on the attainmentsale of certain future performance criteriaClean Earth of Rimports for$209.3 million during the twelve-month period from May 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018 and the fourteen month period from March 1, 2018 to April 30,year ended December 31, 2019. The fair value of the contingent consideration was estimated at $4.8 million. Sterno funded the acquisition through their intercompany credit facility with the Company. The transaction was accounted for as a business combination. Sterno incurred $0.6 million of transaction costs in conjunction with the acquisition of Rimports, which was included in selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated results of operations in the quarter ended March 31, 2018. The
Summarized results of operations of Rimports have been included in the consolidated results of operations since the date of acquisition. Rimport's results of operations are included in the Sterno operating segment.
The allocation of the purchase price, which was finalized during the fourth quarter of 2018, was based upon management's estimate of the fair values using valuation techniques including income, cost and market approaches. In estimating the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities, the fair value estimates were based on, but not limited to, expected future revenue and cash flows, expected future growth rates and estimated discount rates. Current and noncurrent assets and current and other liabilities were estimated at their historical carrying values. Property, plant and equipment was valued through a purchase price appraisal and will be depreciated on a straight-line basis over the respective remaining useful lives. Goodwill was calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the fair value of the identifiable net assets and represents the future economic benefits expected to arise from other intangible assets acquired that do not qualify for separate recognition, including assembled workforce and non-contractual relationships, as well as expected future synergies. The tradename was valued at $6.6 million using a relief from royalty methodology, in which an asset is valuable to the extent that the ownership of the asset

relieves the company from the obligation of paying royalties for the benefits generated by the asset. The customer relationships intangible asset was valued at $79.1 million using an excess earnings methodology, in which an asset is valuable to the extent it enables its owners to earn a return in excess of the required returns on the other assets utilized in the business. The customer relationships intangible asset was derived using a risk adjusted discount rate.
Unaudited pro forma information
The following unaudited pro forma dataClean Earth for the three months ended March 31, 2018 gives effect to the acquisition of Foam Fabricators and Sterno's acquisition of Rimports,2019 are as described above, and the disposition of Manitoba Harvest, as if these transactions had been completed as of January 1, 2018. The pro forma data gives effect to historical operating results with adjustments to interest expense, amortization and depreciation expense, management fees and related tax effects. The information is provided for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred if the transaction had been consummated on the date indicated, nor is it necessarily indicative of future operating results of the consolidated companies and should not be construed as representing results for any future period.follows (in thousands):
(in thousands) Three months ended March 31, 2018
Net revenues $384,180
Gross profit 129,584
Operating income 8,697
Net loss (2,847)
Net loss attributable to Holdings (3,206)
Basic and fully diluted net loss per share attributable to Holdings $(0.11)
 Three months ended 
 March 31, 2019
Net sales$63,632
Gross profit16,633
Operating income1,256
Income from continuing operations before income taxes991
Benefit for income taxes(1,022)
Income from discontinued operations (1)
$2,013
Other acquisitions
Clean Earth
ESMI - On May 23, 2018, Clean Earth acquired all(1) The results of the outstanding capital stock of Environmental Soil Management, Inc. (“ESMI”), located in Fort Edward, New York and Loudon, New Hampshire. The acquisition provided Clean Earth the opportunity to geographically expand their soil and hazardous waste solutions in the New York and New England market. The purchase price was approximately $31.0 million. In connection with the acquisition, Clean Earth recorded a purchase price allocation of approximately $12.5 million in goodwill, and $10.4 million in intangible assets. The Company finalized the purchase price in the fourth quarter of 2018.
DART - On September 5, 2018, Clean Earth acquired the assets of Disposal and Recycling Technologies, Inc. ("DART"), for a purchase price of approximately $18.7 million. DART has a RCRA Part B hazardous waste site in Charlotte, North Carolina and a water waste treatment facility in Detroit, Michigan. The acquisition of DART expands Clean Earth's geographical reach in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic hazardous and non-hazardous waste markets and represents Clean Earth's first water waste treatment facility. In connection with the acquisition, Clean Earth recorded $5.0 million in intangible assets and $8.3 million in goodwill.
Velocity Outdoor
Ravin Crossbows - On September 4, 2018, Velocity Outdoor (formerly Crosman Corp.) acquired all of the outstanding membership interests in Ravin Crossbows, LLC ("Ravin" or "Ravin Crossbows") for a purchase price of approximately $98.0 million, net of transaction costs, plus a potential earn-out of up to $25.0 million based on gross profit levelsoperations for the trailing twelve month period ending Decemberthree months ended March 31, 2018. Velocity funded the acquisition and payment of related transaction costs through the issuance of an additional $38.9 million in intercompany loans and the issuance of additional equity to the Company of $60.6 million. Velocity recorded a purchase price allocation for Ravin comprised of $67.5 million in intangible assets ($14.1 million in finite lived trade name, $42.6 million in technologies valued using an excess earnings methodology, and $10.8 million in customer relationships), $2.5 million in inventory step-up, and $13.3 million in goodwill which is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The remainder of the purchase consideration was allocated to net assets acquired. The potential earn-out was valued at2019, excludes $4.7 million as part of the purchase price allocation. Velocity incurred transaction costs of $1.4 million related to the Ravin acquisition, which were recorded as selling, general and administrative costs in the accompanying statement of operations as of December 31, 2018. The purchase price allocation was finalized during the first quarter of 2019.

Note C — Discontinued Operationsintercompany interest expense.
Sale of Manitoba Harvest
On February 19, 2019, the Company as majority shareholder of Manitoba Harvest and as Shareholder Representative, entered into a definitive agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) with Tilray, Inc. ("Tilray"), the other shareholders of Manitoba Harvest and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tilray, 1197879 B.C. Ltd. (“Tilray Subco”), to sell to Tilray, Inc., through Tilray Subco, all of the issued and outstanding securities of our majority owned subsidiary, Manitoba Harvest.

On February 28, 2019, Tilray Subco completedHarvest, for total consideration of up to C$419 million. The completion of the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding securitiessale of Manitoba Harvest pursuantwas subject to approval by the Arrangement Agreement.British Columbia Supreme Court, which occurred on February 21, 2019. The sale closed on February 28, 2019. Subject to certain customary adjustments, the shareholders of Manitoba Harvest, including the Company, received or will receive the following from Tilray as consideration for their shares of Manitoba Harvest: (i) C$150 million in cash to the holders of preferred shares of Manitoba Harvest and the holders of common shares of Manitoba Harvest (“Common Holders”) and C$127.5 million in shares of class 2 Common Stock of Tilray (“Tilray Common Stock”) to the Common Holders on the closing date of the sale (the “Closing Date Consideration”), and (ii) C$50 million in cash and C$42.5 million in Tilray Common Stock

to the Common Holders on the date that iswas six months after the closing date of the arrangement (the “Deferred Consideration”). The sale consideration also includesincluded a potential earnout of up to C$49 million in Tilray Common Stock to the Common Holders, if Manitoba Harvest achievesachieved certain levels of U.S. branded gross sales of edible or topical products containing broad spectrum hemp extracts or cannabidiols prior to December 31, 2019. The threshold for the earnout was not achieved and no additional amount was recorded related to sale of Manitoba Harvest at December 31, 2019.
The cash portion of the Closing Date Consideration was reduced by the amount of the net indebtedness (including accrued interest) of Manitoba Harvest on the closing date of C$71.3 million ($53.7 million) and transaction expenses of approximately C$5.0 million. The Company's share of the net proceeds after accounting for the redemption of the noncontrolling shareholders and the payment of net indebtedness of Manitoba Harvest and transaction expenses was approximately $124.2 million in cash proceeds and in Tilray Common Stock. We recorded a receivable of $48.0 million as of March 31, 2019 related to the Deferred Consideration portion of the proceeds. The Company recognized a gain on the sale of Manitoba Harvest of $121.7 million in the three months ended March 31,first quarter of 2019. No amount has been recordedIn August 2019, the Company received the Deferred Consideration related to the potential earnout as of March 31, 2019 based on an assessment of probability at the endsale. The Company's portion of the quarter.Deferred Consideration totaled $28.4 million in cash proceeds and $19.6 million in Tilray Common Stock.
The Tilray Common Stock consideration was issued in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and pursuant to exemptions from applicable securities laws of any state of the United States, such that any shares of Tilray Common Stock received by the Common Holders were freely tradeable. The Company sold the Tilray Common Stock received as part of the Closing Consideration during March 2019, recognizing a net loss of $5.3 million in Other income/ (expense) during the quarter ended March 31, 2019. In August 2019, the Company sold the Tilray Common Stock received as part of the Deferred Consideration, recognizing a loss of $4.9 million in Other income/ (expense) during the quarter ended September 30, 2019.
Summarized results of operations of Manitoba Harvest for the three months ended March 31,period from January 1, 2019 and 2018 through the date of disposition are as follows (in thousands):
 For the period January 1, 2019 through disposition Three months ended 
 March 31, 2018
For the period January 1, 2019 through disposition
Net revenues $10,024
 $16,341
$10,024
Gross profit 4,874
 6,945
4,874
Operating loss (1,118) (869)(1,118)
Loss before income taxes (1,127) (880)(1,127)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (541) (486)
Loss from discontinued operations (1)
 $(586) $(394)
Benefit for income taxes(541)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (1)
$(586)
(1)The results of operations for the periodsperiod from January 1, 2019 through the date of disposition and the three months ended March 31, 2018 excludeexcludes $1.0 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of intercompany interest expense.


The following table presents summary balance sheet information of the Manitoba Harvest business that is presented as discontinued operations as of December 31, 2018 (in thousands):
 December 31, 2018
Assets: 
   Cash and cash equivalents$2,577
   Accounts receivable, net7,169
   Inventories11,436
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets773
   Current assets of discontinued operations$21,955
   Property, plant and equipment, net18,157
   Goodwill37,777
   Intangible assets, net53,533
   Non-current assets of discontinued operations$109,467
Liabilities: 
   Accounts payable4,259
   Accrued expenses4,313
   Due to related party350
   Other current liabilities507
   Current liabilities of discontinued operations$9,429
   Deferred income taxes12,675
   Other non-current liabilities2,093
   Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations$14,768
Noncontrolling interest of discontinued operations$11,160


Note DC — Revenue
Effective January 1, 2018, theThe Company adoptedrecognizes revenue in accordance with the provisions of Revenue from Contracts with Customers, or ASC 606. The adoption of the new revenue guidance represents a change in accounting principle that will more closely align revenue recognition with the transfer of control of the Company's goods and services and will provide financial statement readers with enhanced disclosures. In accordance with the new revenue guidance, revenueRevenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for these goods or services, and excludes any sales incentives or taxes collected from customers which are subsequently remitted to government authorities.
Disaggregated Revenue - Revenue Streams and Timing of Revenue Recognition - The Company disaggregates revenue by strategic business unit and by geography for each strategic business unit which are categories that depict how the nature, amount and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. This disaggregation also represents how the Company evaluates its financial performance, as well as how the Company communicates its financial performance to the investors and other users of its financial statements. Each strategic business unit represents the Company’s reportable segments and offers different products and services.


The following tables provide disaggregation of revenue by reportable segment geography for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 20182019 (in thousands):
Three months ended March 31, 2019Three months ended March 31, 2020
5.11 Ergo Liberty Velocity ACI Arnold Clean Earth Foam Sterno Total5.11 Ergo Liberty Velocity ACI Arnold Foam Sterno Total
United States$70,477
 $7,335
 $21,736
 $26,164
 $23,069
 $17,916
 $63,632
 $26,137
 $85,134
 $341,600
$72,427
 $6,258
 $24,657
 $25,879
 $21,696
 $18,563
 $23,587
 $80,016
 $273,083
Canada1,664
 819
 468
 1,477
 
 179
 
 
 5,032
 9,639
1,474
 700
 303
 1,920
 
 156
 
 2,927
 7,480
Europe7,282
 6,531
 
 2,201
 
 9,770
 
 
 683
 26,467
6,307
 5,787
 
 1,698
 
 8,328
 
 58
 22,178
Asia Pacific3,414
 7,306
 
 229
 
 1,260
 
 
 290
 12,499
3,511
 5,903
 
 246
 
 1,395
 
 28
 11,083
Other international5,252
 461
 
 1,066
 
 903
 
 4,545
 57
 12,284
12,062
 1,001
 
 647
 
 1,116
 4,796
 3
 19,625
$88,089
 $22,452
 $22,204
 $31,137
 $23,069
 $30,028
 $63,632
 $30,682
 $91,196
 $402,489
$95,781
 $19,649
 $24,960
 $30,390
 $21,696
 $29,558
 $28,383
 $83,032
 $333,449
 Three months ended March 31, 2019
 5.11 Ergo Liberty Velocity ACI Arnold Foam Sterno Total
United States$70,477
 $7,335
 $21,736
 $26,164
 $23,069
 $17,916
 $26,137
 $85,134
 $277,968
Canada1,664
 819
 468
 1,477
 
 179
 
 5,032
 9,639
Europe7,282
 6,531
 
 2,201
 
 9,770
 
 683
 26,467
Asia Pacific3,414
 7,306
 
 229
 
 1,260
 
 290
 12,499
Other international5,252
 461
 
 1,066
 
 903
 4,545
 57
 12,284
 $88,089
 $22,452
 $22,204
 $31,137
 $23,069
 $30,028
 $30,682
 $91,196
 $338,857

 Three months ended March 31, 2018
 5.11 Ergo Liberty Velocity ACI Arnold Clean Earth Foam Sterno Total
United States$64,452
 $8,203
 $22,757
 $20,085
 $22,063
 $17,282
 $58,221
 13,486
 $60,259
 $286,808
Canada2,017
 765
 697
 1,353
 
 368
 
 
 3,941
 9,141
Europe8,558
 7,158
 
 1,508
 
 10,146
 
 
 840
 28,210
Asia Pacific4,241
 5,692
 
 330
 
 911
 
 
 163
 11,337
Other international4,689
 344
 
 1,131
 
 692
 
 1,971
 29
 8,856
 $83,957
 $22,162
 $23,454
 $24,407
 $22,063
 $29,399
 $58,221
 $15,457
 $65,232
 $344,352


Note ED — Operating Segment Data
At March 31, 2019,2020, the Company had nine8 reportable operating segments. Each operating segment represents a platform acquisition. The Company’s operating segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. They are managed separately because each business requires different technology and marketing strategies. A description of each of the reportable segments and the types of products and services from which each segment derives its revenues is as follows:
5.11 is a leading provider of purpose-built technical apparel and gear for law enforcement, firefighters, EMS, and military special operations as well as outdoor and adventure enthusiasts. 5.11 is a brand known for innovation and authenticity, and works directly with end users to create purpose-built apparel and gear designed to enhance the safety, accuracy, speed and performance of tactical professionals and enthusiasts worldwide.  Headquartered in Irvine, California, 5.11 operates sales offices and distribution centers globally, and 5.11 products are widely distributed in uniform stores, military exchanges, outdoor retail stores, its own retail stores and on 511tactical.com.
Ergobaby is a designer, marketer and distributor of wearable baby carriers and accessories, blankets and swaddlers, nursing pillows, strollers and related products.  Ergobaby primarily sells its Ergobaby and Baby Tula branded products through brick-and-mortar retailers, national chain stores, online retailers, its own websites and distributors and derives more than 50% of its sales from outside of the United States. Ergobaby is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Liberty Safe is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of premium home, gun and office safes in North America. From its over 300,000 square foot manufacturing facility, Liberty produces a wide range of home and gun safe models in a broad assortment of sizes, features and styles. Liberty is headquartered in Payson, Utah.
Velocity Outdoor is a leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of airguns, archery products, laser aiming devices and related accessories. Velocity Outdoor offers its products under the highly recognizable Crosman, Benjamin, Ravin, LaserMax and CenterPoint brands that are available through national retail chains, mass merchants, dealer and distributor networks. Velocity Outdoor is headquartered in Bloomfield, New York.
5.11 Tactical is a leading provider of purpose-built tactical apparel and gear for law enforcement, firefighters, EMS, and military special operations as well as outdoor and adventure enthusiasts. 5.11 is a brand known for innovation and authenticity, and works directly with end users to create purpose-built apparel and gear designed to enhance the safety, accuracy, speed and performance of tactical professionals and enthusiasts worldwide.  Headquartered in Irvine, California, 5.11 operates sales offices and distribution centers globally, and 5.11 products are widely distributed in uniform stores, military exchanges, outdoor retail stores, its own retail stores and on 511tactical.com.
Ergobaby is a designer, marketer and distributor of wearable baby carriers and accessories, blankets and swaddlers, nursing pillows, and related products.  Ergobaby primarily sells its Ergobaby and Baby Tula branded products through brick-and-mortar retailers, national chain stores, online retailers, its own websites and distributors and derives more than 50% of its sales from outside of the United States. Ergobaby is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Liberty Safe is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of premium home, gun and office safes in North America. From its over 300,000 square foot manufacturing facility, Liberty produces a wide range of home and gun safe models in a broad assortment of sizes, features and styles. Liberty is headquartered in Payson, Utah.
Velocity Outdoor is a leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of airguns, archery products, laser aiming devices and related accessories. Velocity Outdoor offers its products under the highly recognizable Crosman, Benjamin, Ravin, LaserMax and CenterPoint brands that are available through national retail chains, mass merchants, dealer and distributor networks. Velocity Outdoor is headquartered in Bloomfield, New York.

Advanced Circuits is an electronic components manufacturing company that provides small-run, quick-turn and volume production rigid printed circuit boards. ACI manufactures and delivers custom printed circuit boards to customers primarily in North America. ACI is headquartered in Aurora, Colorado.
Arnold is a global manufacturer of engineered magnetic solutions for a wide range of specialty applications and end-markets, including aerospace and defense, motorsport/automotive, oil and gas, medical, general industrial, electric utility, reprographics and advertising specialty markets. Arnold produces high performance permanent magnets (PMAG), precision foil products (Precision Thin Metals or "PTM"), and flexible magnets (Flexmag™) that are mission critical in motors, generators, sensors and other systems and components. Based on its long-term relationships, Arnold has built a diverse and blue-chip customer base totaling more than 2,000 clients worldwide. Arnold is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
Clean Earth is a provider of environmental services for a variety of contaminated materials. Clean Earth provides a one-stop shop solution that analyzes, treats, documents and recycles waste streams generated in multiple end-markets such as utilities, infrastructure, chemicals, aerospace and defense, non-public/ private development, medical, industrial and dredging. Clean Earth is headquartered in Hatboro, Pennsylvania.
Foam Fabricators is a designer and manufacturer of custom molded protective foam solutions and original equipment manufacturer components made from expanded polystyrene and expanded polypropylene. Foam Fabricators provides products to a variety of end markets, including appliances and electronics, pharmaceuticals, health and wellness, automotive, building and other products. Foam Fabricators is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and operates 13 molding and fabricating facilities across North America.
Sterno is a manufacturer and marketer of portable food warming fuel and creative table lighting solutions for the food service industry and flameless candles, outdoor lighting products, scented wax cubes and warmer products for consumers. Sterno's products include wick and gel chafing fuels, butane stoves and accessories, liquid and traditional wax candles, scented wax cubes and warmer products used for home decor and fragrance systems, catering equipment and outdoor lighting products. Sterno is headquartered in Corona, California.
Advanced Circuits is an electronic components manufacturing company that provides small-run, quick-turn and volume production rigid printed circuit boards. ACI manufactures and delivers custom printed circuit boards to customers primarily in North America. ACI is headquartered in Aurora, Colorado.
Arnold is a global manufacturer of engineered magnetic solutions for a wide range of specialty applications and end-markets, including aerospace and defense, general industrial, motorsport/automotive, oil and gas, medical, energy, reprographics and advertising specialties. Arnold produces high performance permanent magnets (PMAG), precision foil products (Precision Thin Metals or "PTM"), and flexible magnets (Flexmag™) that are mission critical in motors, generators, sensors and other systems and components. Based on its long-term relationships, Arnold has built a diverse and blue-chip customer base totaling more than 2,000 clients worldwide. Arnold is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
Foam Fabricators is a designer and manufacturer of custom molded protective foam solutions and original equipment manufacturer components made from expanded polystyrene and expanded polypropylene. Foam Fabricators provides products to a variety of end markets, including appliances and electronics, pharmaceuticals, health and wellness, automotive, building and other products. Foam Fabricators is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and operates 13 molding and fabricating facilities across North America.
Sterno is a manufacturer and marketer of portable food warming fuel and creative table lighting solutions for the food service industry and flameless candles, outdoor lighting products, scented wax cubes and warmer products for consumers. Sterno's products include wick and gel chafing fuels, butane stoves and accessories, liquid and traditional wax candles, scented wax cubes and warmer products used for home decor and fragrance systems, catering equipment and outdoor lighting products. Sterno is headquartered in Corona, California.
The tabular information that follows shows data for each of the operating segments reconciled to amounts reflected in the consolidated financial statements. The results of operations of each of the operating segments are included in consolidated operating results as of their date of acquisition. There were no significant inter-segment transactions.
Summary of Operating Segments
Net RevenuesThree months ended March 31,
(in thousands)2020 2019
    
5.11$95,781
 $88,089
Ergobaby19,649
 22,452
Liberty24,960
 22,204
Velocity Outdoor30,390
 31,137
ACI21,696
 23,069
Arnold29,558
 30,028
Foam Fabricators28,383
 30,682
Sterno83,032
 91,196
Total segment revenue333,449
 338,857
Corporate and other
 
Total consolidated revenues$333,449
 $338,857

Net RevenuesThree months ended March 31,
(in thousands)2019 2018
    
5.11 Tactical$88,089
 $83,957
Ergobaby22,452
 22,162
Liberty22,204
 23,454
Velocity Outdoor31,137
 24,407
ACI23,069
 22,063
Arnold30,028
 29,399
Clean Earth63,632
 58,221
Foam Fabricators30,682
 15,457
Sterno91,196
 65,232
Total segment revenue402,489
 344,352
Corporate and other
 
Total consolidated revenues$402,489
 $344,352






Segment profit (loss) (1)
Three months ended March 31,Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)2019 20182020 2019
      
5.11 Tactical$2,338
 $(617)
5.11$4,586
 $2,338
Ergobaby3,136
 2,340
1,554
 3,136
Liberty1,415
 2,815
3,145
 1,415
Velocity Outdoor341
 273
(1,164) 341
ACI6,481
 5,932
5,738
 6,481
Arnold1,477
 1,725
1,653
 1,477
Clean Earth1,256
 759
Foam Fabricators3,506
 725
3,512
 3,506
Sterno7,982
 4,751
5,269
 7,982
Total27,932
 18,703
24,293
 26,676
Reconciliation of segment profit (loss) to consolidated income (loss) before income taxes:      
Interest expense, net(18,582) (6,182)(8,597) (18,454)
Other income (expense), net(5,871) (1,374)661
 (434)
Corporate and other (2)
(13,991) (14,234)(11,255) (19,292)
Total consolidated income (loss) before income taxes$(10,512) $(3,087)$5,102
 $(11,504)


(1) 
Segment profit (loss) represents operating income (loss).
(2) 
Primarily relates to management fees expensed and payable to CGM, and corporate overhead expenses.
Depreciation and Amortization ExpenseThree months ended March 31,Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)2019 20182020 2019
      
5.11 Tactical$5,157
 $5,372
5.11$5,152
 $5,157
Ergobaby2,111
 2,042
2,053
 2,111
Liberty407
 343
406
 407
Velocity Outdoor3,251
 1,991
3,247
 3,251
ACI669
 804
646
 669
Arnold1,622
 1,516
1,631
 1,622
Clean Earth6,035
 5,460
Foam Fabricators2,997
 885
3,047
 2,997
Sterno5,372
 2,899
5,624
 5,372
Total27,621
 21,312
21,806
 21,586
Reconciliation of segment to consolidated total:      
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount1,079
 1,353
525
 1,079
Consolidated total$28,700
 $22,665
$22,331
 $22,665






Accounts Receivable Identifiable AssetsAccounts Receivable Identifiable Assets
March 31, December 31, March 31, December 31,March 31, December 31, March 31, December 31,
(in thousands)2019 2018 
2019 (1)
 
2018 (1)
2020 2019 
2020 (1)
 
2019 (1)
5.11 Tactical$53,161
 $52,069
 $349,336
 $319,583
5.11$50,869
 $49,543
 $356,614
 $357,292
Ergobaby13,914
 11,361
 101,686
 100,679
9,573
 10,460
 90,969
 91,798
Liberty11,937
 10,416
 36,871
 27,881
14,616
 13,574
 35,600
 38,558
Velocity Outdoor20,025
 21,881
 208,809
 209,398
21,959
 20,290
 186,533
 192,288
ACI8,394
 9,193
 18,493
 13,407
7,969
 8,318
 27,617
 24,408
Arnold18,393
 16,298
 78,319
 66,744
19,800
 19,043
 72,109
 72,650
Clean Earth58,558
 60,317
 222,773
 204,316
Foam Fabricators24,024
 23,848
 166,255
 155,504
24,290
 24,455
 154,206
 156,914
Sterno68,286
 72,361
 259,332
 253,637
49,134
 60,522
 251,830
 263,530
Allowance for doubtful accounts(13,198) (12,510) 
 
(14,107) (14,800) 
 
Total263,494
 265,234
 1,441,874
 1,351,149
184,103
 191,405
 1,175,478
 1,197,438
Reconciliation of segment to consolidated total:    
 
    
 
Corporate and other identifiable assets
 
 52,375
 8,357

 
 247,397
 64,531
Assets of discontinued operations
 
 
 131,702

 
 
 
Total$263,494
 $265,234
 $1,494,249
 $1,491,208
$184,103
 $191,405
 $1,422,875
 $1,261,969


(1) 
Does not include accounts receivable balances per schedule above or goodwill balances - refer to Note GF - "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets".


Note FE — Property, Plant and Equipment and Inventory
Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment is comprised of the following at March 31, 20192020 and December 31, 20182019 (in thousands):
 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Machinery and equipment$193,916
 $191,897
Furniture, fixtures and other34,810
 36,604
Leasehold improvements41,311
 40,851
Buildings and land10,005
 10,559
Construction in process11,002
 7,992
 291,044
 287,903
Less: accumulated depreciation(147,245) (141,475)
Total$143,799
 $146,428

 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Machinery and equipment$238,754
 $234,083
Furniture, fixtures and other35,650
 34,149
Leasehold improvements34,873
 35,458
Buildings and land41,945
 39,973
Construction in process8,828
 11,189
 360,050
 354,852
Less: accumulated depreciation(156,501) (146,191)
Total$203,549
 $208,661
Depreciation expense was $10.6$8.3 million and $9.1$8.0 million and for the three months ended March 31, 2019 2020and March 31, 2018,2019, respectively.


Inventory
Inventory is comprised of the following at March 31, 20192020 and December 31, 2018 2019 (in thousands):
 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Raw materials$60,223
 $59,888
Work-in-process14,950
 14,318
Finished goods249,707
 262,352
Less: obsolescence reserve(19,244) (19,252)
Total$305,636
 $317,306

 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Raw materials$60,694
 $60,788
Work-in-process14,297
 12,915
Finished goods260,028
 253,982
Less: obsolescence reserve(21,109) (20,248)
Total$313,910
 $307,437



Note GF — Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
As a result of acquisitions of various businesses, the Company has significant intangible assets on its balance sheet that include goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles. The Company’s goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles are tested and reviewed for impairment annually as of March 31st or more frequently if facts and circumstances warrant by comparing the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value. Each of the Company’s businesses represent a reporting unit. The Arnold business previously comprised three reporting units when it was acquired in March 2012, but as a result of changes implemented by Arnold management during 2016 and 2017, the Company reassessed the reporting units at Arnold as of the annual impairment testing date in 2018. After evaluating changes in the operation of the reporting units that led to increased integration and altered how the financial results of the Arnold operating segment were assessed by Arnold management, the Company determined thatthe previously identified reporting units no longer operate in the same manner as they did when the Company acquired Arnold. As a result, the separate Arnold reporting units were determined to only comprise one reporting unit at the Arnold operating segment level as of March 31, 2018. As part of the exercise of combining the separate Arnold reporting units into one reporting unit, the Company performed "before" and "after" goodwill impairment testing, whereby we performed the annual impairment testing for each of the existing reporting units of Arnold and then subsequent to the completion of the annual impairment testing of the separate reporting units, we performed a quantitative impairment test of the Arnold operating segment, which will represent the reporting unit for future impairment tests.
Goodwill
20192020 Annual Impairment Testing
The Company uses a qualitative approach to test goodwill for impairment by first assessing qualitative factors to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform quantitative goodwill impairment testing. We determined that the Ergobaby, Foam Fabricators and Velocity reporting units required additional quantitative testing because we could not conclude that the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded its carrying value based on qualitative factors alone. For the reporting units that were tested qualitatively for the 2020 annual impairment testing, the results of the qualitative analysis indicated that it is more likely than not that the fair value exceeded the carrying value of these reporting units.
The quantitative tests of Ergobaby, Foam Fabricators and Velocity were performed using an income approach to determine the fair value of the reporting units. For Ergobaby, the discount rate used in the income approach was 15.9% and the results of the quantitative impairment testing indicated that the fair value of the Ergobaby reporting unit exceeded the carrying value by 14.0%. For Foam Fabricators, the discount rate used in the income approach was 13.3%, and the results of the quantitative impairment testing indicated that the fair value of the Foam Fabricators reporting unit exceeded the carrying value by 3.8%. For Velocity, the discount rate used in the income approach was 12.8%, and the results of the quantitative impairment testing indicated that the fair value of the Velocity reporting unit exceeded the carrying value by 16.4%.
2019 Interim Impairment Testing
Velocity Outdoor
The Company performed interim quantitative impairment testing of Velocity Outdoor at September 30, 2019. As a result of operating results below forecasts in the current period as well as a re-forecast of the Velocity business in which planned earnings and revenue fell below the forecasts of prior periods, the Company determined that a triggering event occurred in the third quarter of 2019. The Company used an income approach for the impairment test, whereby we estimate the fair value of the reporting unit based on the present value of future cash flows. Cash flow projections are based on management's estimate of revenue growth rates and operating margins, and take into consideration industry and market conditions as well as company specific economic factors. The Company used a weighted average cost of capital of 12.2% in the income approach. The discount rate used was based on the weighted average cost of capital adjusted for the relevant risk associated with business specific characteristics and Velocity's ability to execute on the projected cash flows. Based on the results of the impairment test, the fair value of Velocity did not exceed the carrying value, indicating that the goodwill at Velocity was impaired. The difference between the carrying value and fair value of the Velocity business was $32.9 million, which the Company recorded as impairment expense in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2019.

2019 Annual Impairment Testing
All of the Company's reporting units except Liberty were tested qualitatively at March 31, 2019. We determined that the Liberty reporting unit required additional quantitative testing because we could not conclude that the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded its carrying value based on qualitative factors alone. We expectused an income approach and market approach for the quantitative impairment test that was performed of the Liberty business at March 31, 2019, with equal weighting assigned to concludeeach. The discount rate used in the goodwillincome approach was 14.8%. The results of the quantitative impairment testing duringindicated that the quarter ended June 30, 2019.fair value of the Liberty reporting unit exceeded the carrying value. For the reporting units that were tested qualitatively for the 2019 annual impairment testing, the results of the qualitative analysis indicated that it is more likely than not that the fair value exceeded their carrying value.
2018 Annual Impairment Testing
For the reporting units that were tested qualitatively for the 2018 annual impairment testing, the results of the qualitative analysis indicated that the fair value exceeded their carrying value. At March 31, 2018, we determined that the Flexmag reporting unit of Arnold required additional quantitative testing because we could not conclude that the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded its carrying value based on qualitative factors alone. For the quantitative impairment test of Flexmag, we estimated the fair value of the reporting unit using an income approach, whereby we estimate the fair value of the reporting unit based on the present value of future cash flows. Cash flow projections are based on management's estimate of revenue growth rates and operating margins and take into consideration industry and market conditions as well as company and reporting unit specific economic conditions. The discount rate used is based on the weighted average cost of capital adjusted for the relevant risk associated with the business and the uncertainty associated with the reporting unit's ability to execute on the projected cash flows. The discount rate used in the income approach for Flexmag was 12.4%.

For the reporting unit change at Arnold, a quantitative impairment test was performed of the Arnold business at March 31, 2018 using an income approach. The discount rate used in the income approach was 12.6%. The results of the quantitative impairment testing indicated that the fair value of the Arnold reporting unit exceeded the carrying value.
A summary of the net carrying value of goodwill at March 31, 20192020 and December 31, 2018,2019, is as follows (in thousands):
Three months ended March 31, 2019 Year ended 
 December 31, 2018
Three months ended March 31, 2020 Year ended 
 December 31, 2019
Goodwill - gross carrying amount$643,036
 $647,046
$496,264
 $496,264
Accumulated impairment losses(31,153) (31,153)(57,745) (57,745)
Goodwill - net carrying amount$611,883
 $615,893
$438,519
 $438,519
The following is a reconciliation of the change in the carrying value of goodwill for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 by operating segment (in thousands):
 Balance at January 1, 2019 
Acquisitions (1)
 Goodwill Impairment Other Balance at March 31, 2019 Balance at January 1, 2020 Acquisitions Goodwill Impairment Other Balance at March 31, 2020
5.11 $92,966
 $
 $
 $
 $92,966
 $92,966
 $
 $
 $
 $92,966
Ergobaby 61,031
 
 
 
 61,031
 61,031
 
 
 
 61,031
Liberty 32,828
 
 
 
 32,828
 32,828
 
 
 
 32,828
Velocity Outdoor 62,675
 284
 
 
 62,959
 30,079
 
 
 
 30,079
ACI 58,019
 
 
 
 58,019
 58,019
 
 
 
 58,019
Arnold (2)
 26,903
 
 
 
 26,903
 26,903
 
 
 
 26,903
Clean Earth 144,778
 (4,294) 
 
 140,484
Foam Fabricators 72,708
 
 
 
 72,708
 72,708
 
 
 
 72,708
Sterno 55,336
 
 
 
 55,336
 55,336
 
 
 
 55,336
Corporate (3)
 8,649
 
 
 
 8,649
Corporate (1)
 8,649
 
 
 
 8,649
Total $615,893
 $(4,010) $
 $
 $611,883
 $438,519
 $
 $
 $
 $438,519


(1)
Clean Earth's acquisition of DART and Velocity's acquisition of Ravin were finalized during the first quarter of 2019.
(2)
Arnold had three reporting units which were combined into one reporting unit effective March 31, 2018.
(3)
Represents goodwill resulting from purchase accounting adjustments not "pushed down" to the ACI segment. This amount is allocated back to the ACI segment for purposes of goodwill impairment testing.
Long lived assets
Annual indefinite lived impairment testing
The Company used a qualitative approach to test indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment by first assessing qualitative factors to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of an indefinite lived intangible asset is impaired as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform quantitative impairment testing. The Company evaluated the qualitative factors of each indefinite lived intangible asset in connection with the annual impairment testing for 20192020 and 2018.2019. Results of the qualitative analysis indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting units that maintain indefinite lived intangible assets exceeded the carrying value. The Ergobaby and Liberty reporting units have indefinite lived trade names that were tested in conjunction with the goodwill impairment tests at March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, respectively. The results of the quantitative impairment testing indicated that the trade names were not impaired.


Other intangible assets are comprised of the following at March 31, 20192020 and December 31, 20182019 (in thousands):
 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
 Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount
Customer relationships$462,686
 $(163,796) $298,890
 $462,686
 $(155,200) $307,486
Technology and patents80,370
 (30,076) 50,294
 80,082
 (28,748) 51,334
Trade names, subject to amortization189,183
 (50,001) 139,182
 189,183
 (46,507) 142,676
Licensing and non-compete agreements7,515
 (7,136) 379
 7,515
 (7,050) 465
Distributor relations and other726
 (726) 
 726
 (726) 
Total740,480
 (251,735) 488,745
 740,192
 (238,231) 501,961
Trade names, not subject to amortization59,985
 
 59,985
 59,985
 
 59,985
Total intangibles, net$800,465
 $(251,735) $548,730
 $800,177
 $(238,231) $561,946

 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
 Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount Gross Carrying Amount Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount
Customer relationships$500,358
 $(139,413) $360,945
 $500,358
 $(130,157) $370,201
Technology and patents79,707
 (24,772) 54,935
 79,646
 (23,409) 56,237
Trade names, subject to amortization208,161
 (40,808) 167,353
 208,074
 (36,912) 171,162
Licensing and non-compete agreements8,205
 (7,104) 1,101
 8,205
 (6,972) 1,233
Permits and airspace132,409
 (43,769) 88,640
 127,146
 (41,291) 85,855
Distributor relations and other726
 (726) 
 726
 (726) 
Total929,566
 (256,592) 672,974
 924,155
 (239,467) 684,688
Trade names, not subject to amortization60,373
 
 60,373
 60,433
 
 60,433
Total intangibles, net$989,939
 $(256,592) $733,347
 $984,588
 $(239,467) $745,121
Amortization expense related to intangible assets was $17.0$13.5 million and $11.5$13.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively. Estimated charges to amortization expense of intangible assets for the remainder of 20192020 and the next four years, is as follows (in thousands):
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 
          
$40,566
 $53,645
 $52,013
 $51,616
 $50,525
 
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 
          
$54,121
 $67,560
 $66,990
 $65,451
 $65,062
 

Note HG — Warranties
The Company’s Ergobaby, Liberty and Velocity Outdoor Ergobaby and Liberty operating segments estimate their exposure to warranty claims based on both current and historical product sales data and warranty costs incurred. The Company assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liability quarterly and adjusts the amount as necessary. Warranty liability is included in accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. A reconciliation of the change in the carrying value of the Company’s warranty liability for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and the year ended December 31, 20182019 is as follows (in thousands):
Warranty liabilityThree months ended March 31, 2020 Year ended 
 December 31, 2019
    
Beginning balance$1,583
 $1,624
Provision for warranties issued during the period406
 2,238
Fulfillment of warranty obligations(626) (2,279)
Ending balance$1,363
 $1,583

 Three months ended March 31, 2019 Year ended 
 December 31, 2018
Warranty liability:   
Beginning balance$1,624
 $2,197
Provision for warranties issued during the period676
 3,531
Fulfillment of warranty obligations(836) (4,258)
Other (1)

 154
Ending balance$1,464
 $1,624
(1) Represents the warranty liability recorded in relation to acquisitions. Warranty liabilities of acquisitions are recorded at fair value as of the date of acquisition.


Note IH — Debt
2018 Credit Facility
On April 18, 2018, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "2018 Credit Facility") to amend and restate the 2014 Credit Facility, originally dated as of June 6, 2014 (as previously amended) among the Company, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent. The 2018 Credit Facility is secured by all of the assets of the Company, including all of its equity interests in, and loans to, its consolidated subsidiaries.
The 2018 Credit Facility provides for (i) revolving loans, swing line loans and letters of credit (the “2018 Revolving Credit Facility”) up to a maximum aggregate amount of $600 million, and (ii) a $500 million term loan (the “2018 Term

Loan”). The 2018 Term Loan was issued at an original issuance discount of 99.75%. The 2018 Term Loan requires quarterly payments of $1.25 million commencing June 30, 2018, with a final payment of all remaining principal and interest due on April 18, 2025,Credit Facility also permits the Company, prior to the applicable maturity date, to increase the revolving loan commitment and/or obtain additional term loans in an aggregate amount of the up to $250 million (the “Incremental Loans”), subject to certain restrictions and conditions.

2018 Term Loan. Revolving Credit Facility
All amounts outstanding under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility will become due on April 18, 2023, which is the maturity date of loans advanced under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility. The 2018 Credit Facility also permits the Company, prior to the applicable maturity date, to increase the 2018 Revolving Loan Commitment and/or obtain additional term loans in an aggregate amount of up to $250 million (the “Incremental Loans”), subject to certain restrictions and conditions.
The Company may borrow, prepay and reborrow principal under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility from time to time during its term. Advances under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility can be either Eurodollar rate loans or base rate loans. Eurodollar rate revolving loans bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each interest period at a rate per annum based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (the “Eurodollar Rate”) for such interest period plus a margin ranging from 1.50% to 2.50%, based on the ratio of consolidated net indebtedness to adjusted consolidated earnings before interest expense, tax expense, and depreciation and amortization expenses for such period (the “Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio”). Base rate revolving loans bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof at a rate per annum equal to the highest of (i) Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%, (ii) the “prime rate”, and (iii) Eurodollar Rate plus 1.0% (the “Base Rate”), plus a margin ranging from 0.50% to 1.50%, based on the Company's Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio.
Under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility, an aggregate amount of up to $100 million in letters of credit may be issued, as well as swing line loans of up to $25 million outstanding at one time. The issuance of such letters of credit and the making of any swing line loan would reduce the amount available under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility.
2014 Credit Facility2018 Term Loan
The 2014 Credit Facility, as amended, provided for (i) a revolving credit facility2018 Term Loan was issued at an original issuance discount of $550 million, (ii) a $325 million term loan (the "2014 Term Loan"), and (iii) a $250 million incremental term loan.99.75%. The 2018 Credit Facility amendedTerm Loan required quarterly payments of $1.25 million commencing June 30, 2018, with a final payment of all remaining principal and restatedinterest due on April 18, 2025, the 2014 Credit Facility.maturity date of the 2018 Term Loan. In July 2019, the Company repaid approximately $193.8 million of the 2018 Term Loan using a portion of the proceeds received from the sale of Clean Earth, and in November 2019, the Company repaid the remaining $298.8 million balance due under the 2018 Term Loan.
Senior Notes
On April 18, 2018, the Company consummated the issuance and sale of $400 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.000% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes” or "Senior Notes") offered pursuant to a private offering to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and to non-U.S. persons under Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Company used the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes to repay debt under its existing credit facilities in connection with a concurrent refinancing transaction described above. The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of April 18, 2018 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
The Notes will bear interest at the rate of 8.000% per annum and will mature on May 1, 2026. Interest on the Notes is payable in cash on May 1st and November 1st of each year, beginning on November 1, 2018. The Notes are general senior unsecured obligations of the Company and are not guaranteed by the subsidiaries through which the Company currently conducts substantially all of its operations. The Notes rank equal in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness, and rank senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s future subordinated indebtedness, if any. The Notes will be effectively subordinated to the Company’s existing and future secured indebtedness, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness, including the indebtedness under the Company’s credit facilities described above.
The Indenture contains several restrictive covenants including, but not limited to, limitations on the following: (i) the incurrence of additional indebtedness, (ii) restricted payments, (iii) dividends and other payments affecting restricted subsidiaries, (iv) the issuance of preferred stock of restricted subsidiaries, (v) transactions with affiliates, (vi) asset sales and mergers and consolidations, (vii) future subsidiary guarantees and (viii) liens, subject in each case to certain exceptions.

The following table provides the Company’s debt holdings at March 31, 20192020 and December 31, 2018 2019 (in thousands):
 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Senior Notes$400,000
 $400,000
Revolving Credit Facility200,000
 
Less: Unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs(5,336) (5,555)
Long term debt$594,664
 $394,445
 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Senior Notes400,000
 400,000
Revolving Credit Facility$85,000
 $228,000
Term Loan495,000
 496,250
Less: unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs(19,605) (20,379)
Total debt$960,395
 $1,103,871
Less: Current portion, term loan facilities(5,000) (5,000)
Long term debt$955,395
 $1,098,871

Net availability under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility was approximately $514.8$396.4 million at March 31, 2019.2020. Letters of credit outstanding at March 31, 20192020 totaled approximately $0.3$3.6 million. At March 31, 2019,2020, the Company was in compliance with all covenants as defined in the 2018 Credit Facility.
At March 31, 2019, the carrying value of the principal under the Company’s outstanding Term Loan, including the current portion, was $495.0 million, which approximates fair value because it has a variable interest rate that reflects market changes in interest rates and changes in the Company's net leverage ratio. The estimated fair value of the outstanding 2018 Term Loan is based on quoted market prices for similar debt issues and is, therefore, classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The Company's Senior Notes consisted of the following carrying value and estimated fair value (in thousands):
      Fair Value Hierarchy Level March 31, 2019
  Maturity Date Rate  Carrying Value Fair Value
Senior Notes May 1, 2026 8.000% 2 400,000
 419,000
           
      Fair Value Hierarchy Level March 31, 2020
  Maturity Date Rate  Carrying Value Fair Value
Senior Notes May 1, 2026 8.000% 2 400,000
 384,000
           
Debt Issuance Costs
Deferred debt issuance costs represent the costs associated with the issuance of the Company's financing arrangements. TheIn connection with the repayment of the 2018 Term Loan, the Company paid $7.0wrote-off $8.9 million in debt issuancedeferred financing costs related toassociated with the Senior Notes issuance, comprised of bank fees, rating agency fees2018 Term Loan and professional fees. The 2018 Credit Facility was categorized as a debt modification, and$3.4 million associated with the Company incurred $8.4 million of debt issuance costs, $7.8 million of which were capitalized and will be amortized over the life of the related debt instrument, and $0.6 million that were expensed as costs incurred. The Company recorded additional debt modification expense of $0.6 million to write off previously capitalized debt issuance costs. original issue discount.
Since the Company can borrow, repay and reborrow principal under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility, the debt issuance costs associated with the 2014 and 2018 Revolving Credit Facility of $4.9 million and $5.3 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, have been classified as other non-current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The original issue discount and the debt issuance costs associated with the 2018 Term Loan and Senior Notes are classified as a reduction of long-term debt in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
Interest Rate Swap
In September 2014, the Company purchased an interest rate swap (the "Swap") with a notional amount of $220 million. The Swap is effective April 1, 2016 through June 6, 2021, the original termination date of the 2014 Term Loan. The agreement requires the Company to pay interest on the notional amountfollowing table summarizes debt issuance costs at the rate of 2.97% in exchange for the three-month LIBOR rate. At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the Swap had a fair value loss of $3.1 million and $2.1 million, respectively, principally reflecting the present value of future payments and receipts under the agreement.
The following table reflects thebalance sheet classification in each of the Company's Swap on the consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018periods presents (in thousands):
 March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Deferred debt issuance costs$13,252
 $13,252
Accumulated amortization(4,192) (3,667)
Deferred debt issuance costs, net$9,060
 $9,585
    
Balance sheet classification:   
Other noncurrent assets$3,724
 $4,030
Long-term debt5,336
 5,555
 $9,060
 $9,585

 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018
Other current liabilities$1,041
 $582
Other noncurrent liabilities2,036
 1,490
Total fair value$3,077
 $2,072


Note JI — Stockholders’ Equity
Trust Common Shares
The Trust is authorized to issue 500,000,000 Trust shares and the Company is authorized to issue a corresponding number of LLC interests. The Company will at all times have the identical number of LLC interests outstanding as Trust shares. Each Trust share represents an undivided beneficial interest in the Trust, and each Trust share is entitled to one vote per share on any matter with respect to which members of the Company are entitled to vote.
Trust Preferred Shares
The Trust is authorized to issue up to 50,000,000 Trust preferred shares and the Company is authorized to issue a corresponding number of trust preferred interests.
Series C Preferred Shares
On November 20, 2019, the Trust issued 4,000,000 7.875% Series C Preferred Shares(the "Series C Preferred Shares") with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, and on December 2, 2019, the Trust issued 600,000 of the Series C Preferred Shares which were sold pursuant to an option to purchase additional shares by the underwriters. Total proceeds from the issuance of the Series C Preferred Shares were $115.0 million, or $111.0 millionnet of underwriters' discount and issuance costs. Distributions on the Series C Preferred Shares will be payable quarterly in arrears, when and as declared by the Company's board of directors on January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30 of each year, beginning on January 30, 2020, at a rate per annum of 7.875%. Distributions on the Series C Preferred Shares are cumulative and at March 31, 2020, $1.5 million of Series C distributions are accumulated and unpaid. Unless full cumulative distributions on the Series C Preferred Shares have been or contemporaneously are declared and set apart for payment of the Series C Preferred Shares for all past distribution periods, no distribution may be declared or paid for payment on the Trust common shares. The Series C Preferred Shares are not convertible into

Trust common shares and have no voting rights, except in limited circumstances as provided for in the share designation for the Series C Preferred Shares. The Series C Preferred Shares may be redeemed at the Company's option, in whole or in part, at any time after January 30, 2025, at a price of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid distributions (thereon whether authorized or declared) to, but excluding, the redemption date. Holders of Series C Preferred Shares will have no right to require the redemption of the Series C Preferred Shares and there is no maturity date.
Series B Preferred Shares
On March 13, 2018, the Trust issued 4,000,000 7.875% Series B Trust Preferred Shares (the "Series B Preferred Shares") with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $100.0 million, or $96.5 million net of underwriters' discount and issuance costs. Distributions on the Series B Preferred Shares will be payable quarterly in arrears, when and as declared by the Company's board of directors on January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30 of each year, beginning on July 30, 2018, at a rate per annum of 7.875%. Distributions on the Series B Preferred Shares are cumulative.cumulative and at March 31, 2020, $1.3 million of Series B distributions are accumulated and unpaid. Unless full cumulative distributions on the Series B Preferred Shares have been or contemporaneously are declared and set apart for payment of the Series B Preferred Shares for all past distribution periods, no distribution may be declared or paid for payment on the Trust common shares. The Series B Preferred Shares are not convertible into Trust common shares and have no voting rights, except in limited circumstances as provided for in the share designation for the preferred shares. The Series B Preferred Shares may be redeemed at the Company's option, in whole or in part, at any time after April 30, 2028, at a price of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid distributions (thereon whether authorized or declared) to, but excluding, the redemption date. Holders of Series B Preferred Shares will have no right to require the redemption of the Series B Preferred Shares and there is no maturity date.
Series A Preferred Shares
On June 28, 2017, the Trust issued 4,000,000 7.250% Series A Trust Preferred Shares (the "Series A Preferred Shares") with a liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $100.0 million, or $96.4 million net of underwriters' discount and issuance costs. When, and if declared by the Company's board of directors, distribution on the Series A Preferred Shares will be payable quarterly on January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30 of each year, beginning on October 30, 2017, at a rate per annum of 7.250%. Distributions on the Series A Preferred Shares are discretionary and non-cumulative. The Company has no obligation to pay distributions for a quarterly distribution period if the board of directors does not declare the distribution before the scheduled record of date for the period, whether or not distributions are paid for any subsequent distribution periods with respect to the Series A Preferred Shares, or the Trust common shares. If the Company's board of directors does not declare a distribution for the Series A Preferred Shares for a quarterly distribution period, during the remainder of that quarterly distribution period the Company cannot declare or pay distributions on the Trust common shares. The Series A Preferred Shares may be redeemed at the Company's option, in whole or in part, at any time after July 30, 2022, at a price of $25.00 per share, plus any declared and unpaid distributions. Holders of Series A Preferred Shares will have no right to require the redemption of the Series A Preferred Shares and there is no maturity date. The Series A Preferred Shares are not convertible into Trust common shares and have no voting rights, except in limited circumstances as provided for in the share designation for the preferred shares.
Profit Allocation Interests
The Allocation Interests represent the original equity interest in the Company. The holders of the Allocation Interests ("Holders") are entitled to receive distributions pursuant to a profit allocation formula upon the occurrence of certain events. The distributions of the profit allocation are paid upon the occurrence of the sale of a material amount of capital stock or assets of one of the Company’s businesses ("Sale Event") or, at the option of the Holders, at each five-year anniversary date of the acquisition of one of the Company’s businesses ("Holding Event"). The Company records distributions of the profit allocation to the Holders upon occurrence of a Sale Event or Holding Event as distributions declared on Allocation Interests to stockholders’ equity when they are approved by the Company’s board of directors.

Holding Event
The five-year anniversary of the acquisition of Sterno Products occurred in October 2019 which represented a Holding Event. The Company declared and paid a distribution to the Allocation Member of $9.1 million in February 2020. The ten-year anniversary of Liberty occurred in March 2020 which represented a Holding Event. The Holders elected to defer the distribution of $3.3 million until after the end of 2020.

Sale EventEvents
The salesales of Manitoba Harvest in February 2019 and Clean Earth in June 2019 each qualified as a Sale Event under the Company's LLC Agreement. During the second quarter of 2019, the Company declared and paid a distribution to the Allocation Member of $7.7$8.0 million which will be paid inrelated to the second quarter sale of 2019. Manitoba Harvest and working capital settlements from prior Sale Events.The profit allocation distribution was calculated based on the portion of the gain on sale related to the Closing Date Consideration, less the loss on sale of shares that were received as part of the Closing Consideration. An additional profit allocationDuring the third quarter of 2019, the Company declared and paid a distribution to the Allocation Member of $43.3 million related to the Sale Eventsale of Manitoba Harvest will beClean Earth. During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company declared subsequentand paid a distribution to receiptthe Allocation Member of $9.1 million related to the Deferred Consideration in August 2019.from the Manitoba Harvest sale and the working capital settlement received from the sale of Clean Earth.
Reconciliation of net income (loss) available to common shares of Holdings
The following table reconciles net loss attributable to Holdings to net loss attributable to the common shares of Holdings (in thousands):
 Three months ended March 31, Three months ended 
 March 31,
 2019 2018 2020 2019
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to Holdings $(12,215) $(1,586)
    
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Holdings $3,665
 $(14,296)
Less: Distributions paid - Allocation Interests 9,087
 
Less: Distributions paid - Preferred Shares 3,781
 1,813
 5,542
 3,781
Less: Accrued distributions - Preferred Shares 1,334
 
 2,869
 1,334
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to common shares of Holdings $(17,330) $(3,399) $(13,833) $(19,411)
Earnings per share
The Company calculates basic and diluted earnings per share using the two-class method which requires the Company to allocate to participating securities that have rights to earnings that otherwise would have been available only to Trust shareholders as a separate class of securities in calculating earnings per share. The Allocation Interests are considered participating securities that contain participating rights to receive profit allocations upon the occurrence of a Holding Event or Sale Event. The calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 20182019 reflects the incremental increase during the period in the profit allocation distribution to Holders related to Holding Events.
Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 20182019 attributable to the common shares of Holdings is calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
 Three months ended March 31, Three months ended 
 March 31,
 2019 2018 2020 2019
Loss from continuing operations attributable to common shares of Holdings $(17,330) $(3,399) $(13,833) $(19,411)
Less: Effect of contribution based profit - Holding Event 981
 1,400
 1,517
 981
Loss from continuing operations attributable to common shares of Holdings $(18,311) $(4,799) $(15,350) $(20,392)
        
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to common shares of Holdings $121,523
 $(755)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Holdings $
 $123,604
Less: Effect of contribution based profit - Holding Event 
 
Income from discontinued operations attributable to common shares of Holdings $
 $123,604
        
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 59,900
 59,900
 59,900
 59,900
        
Basic and fully diluted income (loss) per common share attributable to Holdings        
Continuing operations $(0.31) $(0.08) $(0.26) $(0.34)
Discontinued operations 2.03
 (0.01) 
 2.06
 $1.72
 $(0.09) $(0.26) $1.72


Distributions
The following table summarizes information related to our quarterly cash distributions on our Trust common and preferred shares (in thousands, except per share data):
Period Cash Distribution per Share Total Cash Distributions Record Date Payment Date
         
Trust Common Shares:        
January 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019 (1)
 $0.36
 $21,564
 April 18, 2019 April 25, 2019
October 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018 $0.36
 $21,564
 January 17, 2019 January 24, 2019
July 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018 $0.36
 $21,564
 October 18, 2018 October 25, 2018
April 1, 2018 - June 30, 2018 $0.36
 $21,564
 July 19, 2018 July 26, 2018
January 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018 $0.36
 $21,564
 April 19, 2018 April 26, 2018
October 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017 $0.36
 $21,564
 January 19, 2018 January 25, 2018
         
Series A Preferred Shares:        
January 30, 2019 - April 29, 2019 (1)
 $0.453125
 $1,813
 April 15, 2019 April 30, 2019
October 30, 2018 - January 29, 2019 $0.453125
 $1,813
 January 15, 2019 January 30, 2019
July 30, 2018 - October 29, 2018 $0.453125
 $1,813
 October 15, 2018 October 30, 2018
April 30, 2018 - July 29, 2018 $0.453125
 $1,813
 July 16, 2018 July 30, 2018
January 30, 2018 - April 29, 2018 $0.453125
 $1,813
 April 15, 2018 April 30, 2018
October 30, 2017 - January 29, 2018 $0.453125
 $1,813
 January 15, 2018 January 30, 2018
         
Series B Preferred Shares:        
January 30, 2019 - April 29, 2019 (1)
 $0.4921875
 $1,969
 April 15, 2019 April 30, 2019
October 30, 2018 - January 29, 2019 $0.4921875
 $1,969
 January 15, 2019 January 30, 2019
July 30, 2018 - October 29, 2018 $0.4921875
 $1,969
 October 15, 2018 October 30, 2018
March 13, 2018 - July 29, 2018 $0.74
 $2,960
 July 16, 2018 July 30, 2018
Period Cash Distribution per Share Total Cash Distributions Record Date Payment Date
         
Trust Common Shares:        
January 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 (1)
 $0.36
 $21,564
 April 16, 2020 April 23, 2020
October 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019 $0.36
 $21,564
 January 16, 2020 January 23, 2020
July 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019 $0.36
 $21,564
 October 17, 2019 October 24, 2019
April 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019 $0.36
 $21,564
 July 18, 2019 July 25, 2019
January 1, 2019 - March 31, 2019 $0.36
 $21,564
 April 18, 2019 April 25, 2019
October 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018 $0.36
 $21,564
 January 17, 2019 January 24, 2019
         
Series A Preferred Shares:        
January 30, 2020 - April 29, 2020 (1)
 $0.453125
 $1,813
 April 15, 2020 April 30, 2020
October 30, 2019 - January 29, 2020 $0.453125
 $1,813
 January 15, 2020 January 30, 2020
July 30, 2019 - October 29, 2019 $0.453125
 $1,813
 October 15, 2019 October 30, 2019
April 30, 2019 - July 29, 2019 $0.453125
 $1,813
 July 15, 2019 July 30, 2019
January 30, 2019 - April 29, 2019 $0.453125
 $1,813
 April 15, 2019 April 30, 2019
October 30, 2018 - January 29, 2019 $0.453125
 $1,813
 January 15, 2019 January 30, 2019
         
Series B Preferred Shares:   
    
January 30, 2020 - April 29, 2020 (1)
 $0.4921875
 $1,969
 April 15, 2020 April 30, 2020
October 30, 2019 - January 29, 2020 $0.4921875
 $1,969
 January 15, 2020 January 30, 2020
July 30, 2019 - October 29, 2019 $0.4921875
 $1,969
 October 15, 2019 October 30, 2019
April 30, 2019 - July 29, 2019 $0.4921875
 $1,969
 July 15, 2019 July 30, 2019
January 30, 2019 - April 29, 2019 $0.4921875
 $1,969
 April 15, 2019 April 30, 2019
October 30, 2018 - January 29, 2019 $0.4921875
 $1,969
 January 15, 2019 January 30, 2019
         
Series C Preferred Shares:   
    
January 30, 2020 - April 29, 2020 (1)
 $0.4921875
 $2,264
 April 15, 2020 April 30, 2020
November 20, 2019 - January 29, 2020 $0.38281
 $1,531
 January 15, 2020 January 30, 2020
(1) This distribution was     declared on April 4, 2019.2, 2020.
Note KJ — Noncontrolling Interest
Noncontrolling interest represents the portion of the Company’s majority owned subsidiary’s net income (loss) and equity that is owned by noncontrolling shareholders. The following tables reflect the Company’s ownership percentage of its majority owned operating segments and related noncontrolling interest balances as of March 31, 20192020 and December 31, 2018:2019:

% Ownership (1)
March 31, 2019
 
% Ownership (1)
December 31, 2018
% Ownership (1)
March 31, 2020
 
% Ownership (1)
December 31, 2019
Primary 
Fully
Diluted
 Primary 
Fully
Diluted
Primary 
Fully
Diluted
 Primary 
Fully
Diluted
5.11 Tactical97.5 89.1 97.5 88.7
5.1197.6 88.9 97.6 88.9
Ergobaby81.9 75.4 81.9 76.481.9 75.8 81.9 75.8
Liberty88.6 85.2 88.6 85.291.2 86.0 91.2 86.0
Velocity Outdoor99.2 92.0 99.2 91.099.3 87.5 99.3 93.9
ACI69.4 69.1 69.4 69.269.4 65.3 69.4 65.4
Arnold96.7 80.2 96.7 79.496.7 81.4 96.7 80.2
Clean Earth97.5 79.8 97.5 79.8
Foam Fabricators100.0 91.5 100.0 91.5100.0 91.5 100.0 91.5
Sterno100.0 88.5 100.0 88.9100.0 87.5 100.0 88.5
(1)
The principal difference between primary and diluted percentages of our operating segments is due to stock option issuances of operating segment stock to management of the respective businesses.
Noncontrolling Interest BalancesNoncontrolling Interest Balances
(in thousands)March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
5.11 Tactical$10,386
 $9,873
5.11$12,613
 $12,056
Ergobaby25,861
 25,362
27,407
 27,036
Liberty3,369
 3,342
3,085
 2,936
Velocity Outdoor2,740
 2,524
3,130
 2,506
ACI(98) (1,236)4,656
 3,670
Arnold1,166
 1,176
1,292
 1,255
Clean Earth9,208
 8,888
Foam Fabricators1,102
 848
2,131
 1,873
Sterno(1,647) (2,067)(606) (884)
Allocation Interests100
 100
100
 100
$52,187
 $48,810
$53,808
 $50,548


Note LK — Fair Value Measurement
The following table provides the assets and liabilities carried at fair value measured on a recurring basis at March 31, 20192020 and December 31, 20182019 (in thousands):
Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2019Fair Value Measurements at March 31, 2020
Carrying
Value
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Carrying
Value
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Liabilities:              
Put option of noncontrolling shareholders (1)
$(173) $
 $
 $(173)$(215) $
 $
 $(215)
Contingent consideration - acquisition (2)
(4,374) 
 
 (4,374)
Interest rate swap(3,077) 
 (3,077) 
Total recorded at fair value$(7,624) $
 $(3,077) $(4,547)$(215) $
 $
 $(215)


(1) 
Represents put option issued to noncontrolling shareholders in connection with the 5.11 Tactical and Liberty acquisitions.
(2)
Represents potential earn-out payable as additional purchase price consideration by Velocity Outdoor in connection with the acquisition of Ravin.
 Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2019
 
Carrying
Value
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Liabilities:       
Put option of noncontrolling shareholders (1)
$(111) $
 $
 $(111)
Total recorded at fair value$(111) $
 $
 $(111)

 Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2018
 
Carrying
Value
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Liabilities:       
Put option of noncontrolling shareholders (1)
$(173) 
 
 $(173)
Contingent consideration - acquisition (2)
(4,374) 
 
 (4,374)
Interest rate swap(2,072) 
 (2,072) 
Total recorded at fair value$(6,619) $
 $(2,072) $(4,547)


(1) 
Represents put option issued to noncontrolling shareholders in connection with the 5.11 Tactical and Liberty acquisitions.
(2)
Represents potential earn-out payable as additional purchase price consideration by Velocity Outdoor in connection with the acquisition of Ravin.


Reconciliations of the change in the carrying value of the Level 3 fair value measurements from January 1, 20182019 through March 31, 20192020 are as follows (in thousands):
 Level 3
Balance at January 1, 2019$(4,547)
Decrease in the fair value of put option of noncontrolling shareholder - Liberty72
Increase in the fair value of put option of noncontrolling shareholder - 5.11(10)
Adjustment to Ravin contingent consideration (1)
(2,022)
Payment of contingent consideration - Ravin (1)
6,396
Balance at December 31, 2019$(111)
Increase in the fair value of put option of noncontrolling shareholder - Liberty(63)
Increase in the fair value of put option of noncontrolling shareholder - 5.11(41)
Balance at March 31, 2020$(215)

 Level 3
Balance at January 1, 2018$(178)
Contingent consideration - Rimports (1)
(4,800)
Contingent consideration - Ravin (2)
(4,734)
Decrease in the fair value of put option of noncontrolling shareholder - 5.115
Adjustment to Ravin contingent consideration360
Reversal of contingent consideration - Rimports4,800
Balance at January 1, 2019$(4,547)
  
Balance at March 31, 2019$(4,547)
(1)The contingent consideration relates to Sterno's acquisition of Rimports in February 2018. The purchase price of Rimports includes a potential earn-out of up to $25 million contingent on the attainment of certain future performance criteria of Rimports for the twelve-month period from May 1, 2017 to April 30, 2018 and the fourteen month period from March 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019. The fair value of the contingent consideration related to the earn-out was estimated at $4.8 million at acquisition date and was calculated as the present value of a probability adjusted earnout payment based on the expected term of the payment and a risk-adjusted discount rate. At December 31, 2018, the Company determined that the probability of achieving the earn-out was zero and therefore reversed the amount that was recorded as part of the purchase consideration.
(2) The contingent consideration relates to Velocity's acquisition of Ravin in September 2018. The purchase price of Ravin includesincluded a potential earn-out of up to $25.0 million contingent on the achievement of certain financial metrics for the trailing twelve month period ending December 31, 2018. The fair value of the contingent consideration was estimated at $4.7 million at acquisition date and was calculated using a risk-adjusted option pricing model. The earnout was adjusted to $4.3$6.4 million atand paid out during the year ended December 31, 2018 based on actual results to date. The earn-out is expected to be paid in the second quarter of 2019.
Valuation Techniques
2018 Term Loan
We classify our fixed and floating rate debt as Level 2 items based on quoted market prices for similar debt issues. In April 2018, the Company issued $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of its Senior Notes due 2026. The fair value of the Senior Notes was determined based on quoted market prices obtained through an external pricing source which derives its price valuations from daily marketplace transactions, with adjustments to reflect the spreads of benchmark bonds, credit risk and certain other variables. We have determined this to be a Level 2 measurement as all significant inputs into the quote provided by our pricing source are observable in active markets. At March 31, 2019, the carrying value of the principal under the Company’s outstanding 2018 Term Loan, including the current portion, was $495.0 million, which approximates fair value because it has a variable interest rate that reflects market changes in interest rates and changes in the Company's net leverage ratio.
The Company has not changed its valuation techniques in measuring the fair value of any of its other financial assets and liabilities during the period. For details of the Company’s fair value measurement policies under the fair value hierarchy, refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.2019.


Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements
There were no assets or liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis during the quarter ended March 31, 2020. The following table provides the assets and liabilities carried at fair value measured on a non-recurring basis at March 31, 2019 andas of December 31, 2018, respectively.2019. Refer to "Note F – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets", for a description of the valuation techniques used to determine fair value of the assets measured on a non-recurring basis in the table below.

         Expense
 Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2019 Year ended
(in thousands)Carrying
Value
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 December 31, 2019
Goodwill - Velocity Outdoor$30,079
 $
 $
 $30,079
 $32,881


Note ML — Income taxes
Each fiscal quarter, the Company estimates its annual effective tax rate and applies that rate to its interim pre-tax earnings. In this regard, the Company reflects the full year’s estimated tax impact of certain unusual or infrequently occurring items and the effects of changes in tax laws or rates in the interim period in which they occur.

The computation of the annual estimated effective tax rate in each interim period requires certain estimates and significant judgment, including the projected operating income for the year, projections of the proportion of income earned and taxed in other jurisdictions, permanent and temporary differences and the likelihood of recovering deferred tax assets generated in the current year. The accounting estimates used to compute the provision for income taxes may change as new events occur, as additional information is obtained or as the tax environment changes. Certain foreign operations are subject to foreign income taxation under existing provisions of the laws of those jurisdictions.
The reconciliation between the Federal Statutory Rate and the effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 20182019 is as follows:

Three months ended March 31,Three months ended March 31,
2019 20182020 2019
United States Federal Statutory Rate(21.0)% (21.0)%21.0 % (21.0)%
State income taxes (net of Federal benefits)0.7
 (11.3)12.2
 2.6
Foreign income taxes(3.6) (3.2)(1.6) (3.3)
Expenses of Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC representing a pass through to shareholders (1)
24.0
 (1.0)6.7
 30.6
Impact of subsidiary employee stock options0.6
 (24.2)6.2
 0.4
Credit utilization(0.9) (7.0)(4.5) (2.5)
Non-recognition of NOL carryforwards at subsidiaries1.1
 8.6
(47.1) 1.0
Effect of Tax Act3.5
 (2.9)6.2
 3.1
Other(0.5) 1.7
5.2
 1.5
Effective income tax rate3.9 % (60.3)%4.3 % 12.4 %


(1)
The effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 20182019 includes a loss at the Company's parent, which is taxed as a partnership.


Note NM — Defined Benefit Plan
In connection with the acquisition of Arnold, the Company has a defined benefit plan covering substantially all of Arnold���sArnold’s employees at its Lupfig, Switzerland location. The benefits are based on years of service and the employees’ highest average compensation during the specific period.
The unfunded liability of $3.9$4.2 million is recognized in the consolidated balance sheet as a component of other non-current liabilities at March 31, 2019.2020. Net periodic benefit cost consists of the following for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 20182019 (in thousands):
 Three months ended March 31,
 2020 2019
Service cost$139
 $127
Interest cost8
 33
Expected return on plan assets(21) (40)
Amortization of unrecognized loss56
 34
Net periodic benefit cost$182
 $154

 Three months ended March 31,
 2019 2018
Service cost$127
 $137
Interest cost33
 25
Expected return on plan assets(40) (40)
Amortization of unrecognized loss34
 50
Net periodic benefit cost$154
 $172
During the three months ended March 31, 20192020, per the terms of the pension agreement, Arnold contributed $0.1 million to the plan. For the remainder of 2019,2020, the expected contribution to the plan will be approximately $0.7$1.1 million.
The plan assets are pooled with assets of other participating employers and are not separable; therefore, the fair values of the pension plan assets at March 31, 20192020 were considered Level 3.
Note ON - Commitments and Contingencies
In the normal course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries are involved in various claims and legal proceedings. While the ultimate resolution of these matters has yet to be determined, the Company does not believe that any unfavorable outcomes will have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Leases
The Company and its subsidiaries lease manufacturing facilities, warehouses, office facilities, retail stores, equipment and vehicles under various operating arrangements. Certain of the leases are subject to escalation clauses and renewal periods. The Company and its subsidiaries recognize lease expense, including predetermined fixed escalations, on a straight-line basis over the initial term of the lease including reasonably assured renewal periods from the time that

the Company and its subsidiaries control the leased property. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet; we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Certain of our subsidiaries have leases that contain both fixed rent costs and variable rent costs based on achievement of certain operating metrics.  The variable lease expense has not been material on a historic basis and no amount was incurred during the quarter ending March 31, 2019.
The cost components of our2020. In the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recognized $7.3 million in expense related to operating leases were as follows (in thousands):the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
  Three Months Ended 
 March 31, 2019
Operating lease cost (1)
 $7,637
Total $7,637
(1)
Includes short-term leases, which are immaterial.
The maturities of lease liabilities at March 31, 20192020 were as follows (in thousands):
2020 (excluding three months ended March 31, 2020) $19,270
2021 24,165
2022 21,947
2023 15,754
2024 12,426
Thereafter 41,362
Total undiscounted lease payments $134,924
Less: Interest 39,345
Present value of lease liabilities $95,579
2019 (excluding three months ended March 31, 2019) $20,530
2020 26,163
2021 22,793
2022 19,133
2023 13,087
Thereafter 44,432
Total undiscounted lease payments $146,138
Less: Interest 35,863
Present value of lease liabilities $110,275

The calculated amount of the ROUright-of-use assets and lease liabilities in the table above are impacted by the length of the lease term and discount rate used to present value the minimum lease payments. The Company's lease agreements often include one or more options to renew at the company's discretion. IfIn general, it is not reasonably certain that lease renewals will be exercised at lease inception,commencement and therefore lease renewals are not included in the Company considers the exercising of a renewal option to be reasonable certain.lease term. Regarding the discount rate, Topic 842 requires the use of a rate implicit in the lease whenever this rate is readily determinable. As this rate is rarely determinable, the Company utilizes the incremental borrowing rate of the subsidiary entering into the lease arrangement, on a collateralized basis, over a similar term as adjusted for any country specific risk. For operating leases existing prior to January 1, 2019, the rate for the remaining lease term as of January 1, 2019 was used.
The weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rates for all of our operating leases were as follows as of March 31, 2019:2020:
Lease Term and Discount Rate  
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) 
   Operating leases6.396.56

Weighted-average discount rate 
   Operating leases7.747.75%


Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows (in thousands):
  Line Item in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet March 31, 2020
     
Operating lease right-of-use assets Other non-current assets $91,830
Current portion, operating lease liabilities Other current liabilities $18,721
Operating lease liabilities Other non-current liabilities $76,858
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows (in thousands):
  Three months ended March 31, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:  
   Operating cash flows from operating leases $7,319
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:  
   Operating leases $4,539
  Three months ended March 31, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:  
   Operating cash flows from operating leases $7,637
   
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:  
   Operating leases $417


Note PO — Related Party Transactions
Management Services Agreement
The Company entered into the MSA with CGM effective May 16, 2006. The MSA provides for, among other things, CGM to perform services for the Company in exchange for a management fee paid quarterly and equal to 0.5% of the Company's adjusted net assets, as defined in the MSA. Concurrent with the June 2019 sale of Clean Earth (refer to Note B - Discontinued Operations), CGM agreed to waive the management fee on cash balances held at the Company, commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2019 and continuing until the quarter during which the Company next borrows under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility. In March 2020, as a proactive measure to provide the Company with additional cash liquidity in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company elected to draw down $200 million on our 2018 Revolving Credit Facility. The Company and CGM entered into a waiver agreement whereby CGM agreed to waive the portion of the management fee attributable to the cash balances held at the Company as of March 31, 2020. In addition, as a result of an expected decline in earnings and cash flows in the second quarter of 2020, CGM has agreed to waive 50% of the management fee calculated at June 30, 2020 that will be paid in July 2020.
Integration Services Agreements
Foam Fabricators, which was acquired in 2018, and Velocity Outdoor, which was acquired in 2017, entered into an Integration Services AgreementsAgreement ("ISA") with CGM.  The ISA provides for CGM to provide services for new platform acquisitions to, amongst other things, assist the management at the acquired entities in establishing a corporate governance program, implement compliance and reporting requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and align the acquired entity's policies and procedures with our other subsidiaries.  EachThe ISA is for the twelve monthtwelve-month period subsequent to the acquisition. Velocity Outdoor paid CGM a total of $1.5 million in integration services fees, with $0.75 million paid in 2018. Foam Fabricators paid CGM $2.25$2.3 million over the term of the ISA, with $2.0 million paid in 2018 and $0.3 million in 2019. Integration services fees are included in selling, general and administrative expense on the subsidiaries' statement of operations in the period in which they are incurred.
The Company and its businesses have the following significant related party transactions:
Sterno Recapitalization
In January 2018, the Company completed a recapitalization at Sterno whereby the Company entered into an amendment to the intercompany loan agreement with Sterno (the "Sterno Loan Agreement"). The Sterno Loan Agreement was amended to (i) provide for term loan borrowings of $56.8 million to fund a distribution to the Company, which owned 100% of the outstanding equity of Sterno at the time of the recapitalization, and (ii) extend the maturity dates of the term loans. In connection with the recapitalization, Sterno's management team exercised all of their vested stock options, which represented 58,000 shares of Sterno. The Company then used a portion of the distribution to repurchase the 58,000 shares from management for a total purchase price of $6.0 million. In addition, Sterno issued new stock options to replace the exercised options, thus maintaining the same percentage of fully diluted non-controlling interest that existed prior to the recapitalization.
5.11
Related Party Vendor Purchases - 5.11 purchases inventory from a vendor who is a related party to 5.11 through one of the executive officers of 5.11 via the executive's 40% ownership interest in the vendor. During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, 5.11 purchased approximately $0.5 million and $1.3 million, respectively, in inventory from the vendor.



Note P - Subsequent Event
Acquisition of Marucci Sports, LLC
On March 6, 2020, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Wheelhouse Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Marucci Sports, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Marucci”), Wheelhouse Holdings Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Buyer (“Merger Sub”), and, Wheelhouse 2020 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (in its capacity as the representative of the unit holders and option holders of Marucci), pursuant to which Merger Sub was to merge with and into Marucci (the “Merger”) such that the separate existence of Merger Sub would cease, with Marucci surviving the Merger as a subsidiary of Buyer. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Marucci is a leading manufacturer and distributor of baseball and softball equipment. Founded in 2009, Marucci has a product portfolio that includes wood and metal bats, apparel and accessories, batting and fielding gloves and bags and protective gear.
The Buyer, via the Merger, completed the acquisition of Marucci on April 20, 2020 for a total purchase price of approximately $200 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments based on matters such as the working capital and indebtedness balances at the time of the closing. The Company funded the purchase price using funds drawn on its 2018 Revolving Credit Facility in March 2020. The Company's initial equity ownership in Marucci is approximately 92%, as certain existing stakeholders in Marucci invested in the transaction alongside the Company.


ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Item 2 contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control. Our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Additional risks of which we are not currently aware or which we currently deem immaterial could also cause our actual results to differ, including those discussed in the section entitled "Forward-Looking Statements" included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as well as those risk factors discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20182019 and in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Overview
Compass Diversified Holdings ("Holdings") was incorporated in Delaware on November 18, 2005. Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC (the "Company") was also formed on November 18, 2005. Holdings and the Company (collectively, "CODI") were formed to acquire and manage a group of small and middle-market businesses headquartered in North America. The Company is the operating entity and is a controlling owner of nineeight businesses, or operating segments, at March 31, 2019.2020. The segments are as follows: 5.11 Acquisition Corp. ("5.11" or "5.11 Tactical"), Velocity Outdoor, Inc. (formerly "Crosman Corp.) ("Velocity Outdoor" or "Velocity"), The Ergo Baby Carrier, Inc. ("Ergobaby"), Liberty Safe and Security Products, Inc. ("Liberty Safe" or "Liberty"), Velocity Outdoor, Inc. (formerly Crosman Corp.) ("Velocity Outdoor" or "Velocity"), Compass AC Holdings, Inc. ("ACI" or "Advanced Circuits"), AMT Acquisition Corporation ("Arnold"), Clean Earth Holdings, Inc. ("Clean Earth"), FFI Compass, Inc. ("Foam Fabricators" or "Foam") and The Sterno Products,Group, LLC ("Sterno").
We acquired our existing businesses (segments) that we own at March 31, 20192020 as follows:
 Ownership Interest - March 31, 2019 Ownership Interest - March 31, 2020
Business Acquisition Date Primary Diluted Acquisition Date Primary Diluted
Advanced Circuits May 16, 2006 69.4% 69.1% May 16, 2006 69.4% 65.3%
Liberty Safe March 31, 2010 88.6% 85.2% March 31, 2010 91.2% 86%
Ergobaby September 16, 2010 81.9% 75.4% September 16, 2010 81.9% 75.8%
Arnold March 5, 2012 96.7% 80.2% March 5, 2012 96.7% 81.4%
Clean Earth August 7, 2014 97.5% 79.8%
Sterno October 10, 2014 100.0% 88.5% October 10, 2014 100.0% 87.5%
5.11 Tactical August 31, 2016 97.5% 89.1%
5.11 August 31, 2016 97.6% 88.9%
Velocity Outdoor June 2, 2017 99.2% 92.0% June 2, 2017 99.3% 87.5%
Foam Fabricators February 15, 2018 100.0% 91.5% February 15, 2018 100.0% 91.5%
We categorize the businesses we own into two separate groups of businesses: (i) branded consumer businesses, and (ii) niche industrial businesses. Branded consumer businesses are characterized as those businesses that we believe capitalize on a valuable brand name in their respective market sector. We believe that our branded consumer businesses are leaders in their particular product category. Niche industrial businesses are characterized as those businesses that focus on manufacturing and selling particular products and industrial services within a specific market sector. We believe that our niche industrial businesses are leaders in their specific market sector. The following is an overview of each of our businesses:
Branded Consumer
5.11 Tactical - 5.11 is a leading provider of purpose-built tacticaltechnical apparel and gear for law enforcement, firefighters, EMS, and military special operations as well as outdoor and adventure enthusiasts. 5.11 is a brand known for innovation and authenticity, and works directly with end users to create purpose-built apparel and gear designed to enhance the safety, accuracy, speed and performance of tactical professionals and enthusiasts worldwide.  5.11 operates sales offices and distribution centers globally, and 5.11 products are widely distributed in uniform stores, military exchanges, outdoor retail stores, its own retail stores and on 511tactical.com.

Ergobaby - Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Ergobaby is dedicated to building a global community of confident parents with smart, ergonomic solutions that enable and encourage bonding between parents and babies. Ergobaby

offers a broad range of award-winning baby carriers, strollers, car seats, swaddlers, nursing pillows, and related products that fit into families’ daily lives seamlessly, comfortably and safely. Historically, Ergobaby derives more than 50% of its sales from outside of the United States.
Liberty - Founded in 1988, Liberty Safe is the premier designer, manufacturer and marketer of home and gun safes in North America. From its over 300,000 square foot manufacturing facility, Liberty Safe produces a wide range of home and gun safe models in a broad assortment of sizes, features and styles ranging from an entry level product to good, better and best products. Products are marketed under the Liberty brand, as well as a portfolio of licensed and private label brands, including Cabela’s, Case IH, Colt and John Deere. Liberty Safe’s products are the market share leader and are sold through an independent dealer network ("Dealer sales") in addition to various sporting goods, farm and fleet and home improvement retail outlets ("Non-Dealer sales"). Liberty has the largest independent dealer network in the industry.
Velocity Outdoor - A leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of airguns, archery products, laser aiming devices and related accessories, Velocity Outdoor offers its products under the highly recognizable Crosman, Benjamin, LaserMax, Ravin and CenterPoint brands that are available through national retail chains, mass merchants, dealer and distributor networks. The airgun product category consists of air rifles, air pistols and a range of accessories including targets, holsters and cases. Velocity Outdoor's other primary product categories are archery, with products including CenterPoint crossbows and the Pioneer Airbow, consumables, which includes steel and plastic BBs, lead pellets and CO2 cartridges, lasers for firearms, and airsoft products. In September 2018, Velocity acquired Ravin Crossbows, LLC ("Ravin" or "Ravin Crossbows"), a manufacturer and innovator of crossbows and accessories. Ravin primarily focuses on the higher-end segment of the crossbow market and has developed significant intellectual property related to the advancement of crossbow technology. Velocity Outdoor is headquartered in Bloomfield, New York.
Niche Industrial
Advanced Circuits - Advanced Circuits is a provider of small-run, quick-turn and volume production printed circuit boards ("PCBs") to customers throughout the United States. Historically, small-run and quick-turn PCBs have represented approximately 50% - 55% of Advanced Circuits’ gross sales. Small-run and quick-turn PCBs typically command higher margins than volume production PCBs given that customers require high levels of responsiveness, technical support and timely delivery of small-run and quick-turn PCBs and are willing to pay a premium for them. Advanced Circuits is able to meet its customers’ demands by manufacturing custom PCBs in as little as 24 hours, while maintaining over 98.0% error-free production rates and real-time customer service and product tracking 24 hours per day.
Arnold - Arnold serves a variety of markets including aerospace and defense, general industrial, motorsport/ automotive, oil and gas, medical, general industrial, energy, reprographics and advertising specialties. Over the course of 100+more than 100 years, Arnold has successfully evolved and adapted our products, technologies, and manufacturing presence to meet the demands of current and emerging markets. Arnold produces high performance permanent magnets (PMAG), precision foil products (Precision Thin Metals or "PTM"), and flexible magnets (Flexmag™) that are mission critical in motors, generators, sensors and other systems and components. Arnold has expanded globally and built strong relationships with our customers worldwide. Arnold is the largest and, we believe, the most technically advanced U.S. manufacturer of engineered magnetic systems. Arnold is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
Clean Earth - Headquartered in Hatboro, Pennsylvania, is a provider of environmental services for a variety of contaminated materials. Clean Earth provides a one-stop shop solution that analyzes, treats, documents and recycles waste streams generated in multiple end-markets such as utilities, infrastructure, chemicals, aerospace and defense, non-public/ private development, medical, industrial and dredging.
Foam Fabricators - Founded in 1957 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Foam Fabricators is a designer and manufacturer of custom molded protective foam solutions and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) components made from expanded polystyrene (EPS) and expanded polypropylene (EPP). Foam Fabricators operates 13 molding and fabricating facilities across North America and provides products to a variety of end-markets, including appliances and electronics, pharmaceuticals, health and wellness, automotive, building products and others.
Sterno - The Sterno, Group LLC ("Sterno"), headquartered in Corona, California, is the parent company of Sterno Products, LLC ("Sterno Products"), Sterno Home Inc. ("Sterno Home"), and Rimports LLC.Inc. ("Rimports"). Sterno is a leading manufacturer and marketer of portable food warming fuels for the hospitality and consumer markets, flameless candles and house and garden lighting for the home decor market, and wickless candle products used for home decor and fragrance systems. We made loans to, and purchased all of the equity interests in, Sterno on October 10, 2014 for approximately $160.0 million. Sterno offers a broad range of wick and gel chafing fuels, butane stoves and accessories,

liquid and traditional wax candles, catering equipment and lamps through their Sterno Products, division. In January 2016, Sterno acquired Northern International, Inc. ("Sterno Home"), which sells flameless candles and outdoor lighting products through the retail segment,Sterno Home, and in February 2018, Sterno acquired Rimports, Inc. ("Rimports"), which is a manufacturer and distributor of branded and private label scented wax cubes and warmer products used for home decor and fragrance systems.systems through Rimports.

Our management team’s strategy for our businesses involves:
utilizing structured incentive compensation programs tailored to each business to attract, recruit and retain talented managers to operate our businesses;
regularly monitoring financial and operational performance, instilling consistent financial discipline, and supporting management in the development and implementation of information systems to effectively achieve these goals;
assisting management in their analysis and pursuit of prudent organic cash flow growth strategies (both revenue and cost related);
identifying and working with management to execute attractive external growth and acquisition opportunities; and
forming strong subsidiary level boards of directors to supplement management in their development and implementation of strategic goals and objectives.
While our businesses have different growth opportunities and potential rates of growth, we work with the management teams of each of our businesses to increase the value of, and cash generated by, each business through various initiatives, including making selective capital investments to expand geographic reach, increase capacity or reduce manufacturing costs of our businesses; improving and expanding existing sales and marketing programs; and assisting in the acquisition and integration of complementary businesses.
We remain focused on marketing our Company's attractive ownership and management attributes to potential sellers of middle market businesses. In addition, we continue to pursue opportunities for add-on acquisitions by our existing subsidiary companies, which can be particularly attractive from a strategic perspective.
Impact of COVID-19 on Our Operations, Financial Condition, Liquidity and Results of Operations
In March 2020, the World Health Organization categorized COVID-19 as a pandemic. The middle market continuesCOVID-19 pandemic has resulted in governments around the world implementing increasingly stringent measures to be an active segment for deal flow, with further accelerationhelp control the spread of deal flow expectedthe virus, including quarantines, “shelter-in-place” and “stay-at-home” orders, travel restrictions, business curtailments, particularly retail operations and non-essential businesses, school closures, and other measures. In addition, governments and central banks in 2019. High valuation levelsseveral parts of the world have enacted fiscal and monetary stimulus measures to counteract the impacts of COVID-19. We are closely monitoring the impact of the outbreak of COVID-19 on all aspects of our business, including how it will impact our customers, employees, supply chains, and distribution networks. We experienced and expect to continue to be driven byexperience reductions in customer demand in several of our end-markets. We expect that the availabilitygovernment measures taken to address the spread of debt capitalthe virus, the reduced operational status of some of our suppliers, the reductions in production at certain facilities, and the closure of many brick and mortar retail businesses will more meaningfully impact our operations in the second quarter of 2020. The health of our team and various stakeholders is our highest priority, and we are taking multiple steps to provide support and a safe work environment. In March 2020, as a proactive measure to provide the Company with favorable termsadditional cash liquidity in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company elected to draw down $200 million on our 2018 Revolving Credit Facility. The Company and financial and strategic buyers seeking to deploy available equity capital. We believe that companies will focus on expanding their customer bases by diversifying their products and services in existing geographic areas during 2019.
Recent Events
Sale of Manitoba Harvest
On February 19, 2019, weCGM entered into a definitivewaiver agreement with Tilray, Inc. ("Tilray") and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tilray, 1197879 B.C. Ltd. (“Tilray Subco”),whereby CGM agreed to sell to Tilray, through Tilray Subco, allwaive the portion of the issuedmanagement fee attributable to the cash balances held at the Company as of March 31, 2020. Additionally, as a result of an expected decline in earnings and outstanding securitiescash flows in the second quarter of 2020, CGM has agreed to waive 50% of the management fee calculated at June 30, 2020 that will be paid in July 2020. We are also working with management at each of our majority owned subsidiary, Manitoba Harvestbusinesses to reduce our controllable costs, including short-term actions to reduce labor costs, eliminating non-essential travel and reducing discretionary spending. Additionally, our businesses are proactively managing working capital and we have reduced our capital spending plan for total considerationthe year, without deferring many key strategic ongoing initiatives.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and will continue to have, negative impacts on our businesses, results of up to C$419 million.operations, financial condition and cash flows in the near and medium term. The completionultimate impact of COVID-19 on our business is dependent on future developments, including the duration of the salepandemic and the related length of Manitoba Harvest was subjectits impact on the global economy, which are highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted at this time.
See Part II, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" for an update to approvalour existing risk factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Outlook in Consideration of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Due to the speed with which the COVID-19 pandemic is developing and the uncertainties created, including the depth and duration of disruptions to customers and suppliers, the full future effect to the Company’s business, results of operations, and financial condition for fiscal year 2020 cannot be accurately predicted. Given the many rapidly changing variables related to the pandemic, at this time the Company is not in a position to accurately forecast the full-year 2020 impacts and is withdrawing its full-year fiscal 2020 financial guidance, including guidance on expected Adjusted EBITDA and the payout ratio.
In the nearer term, the Company anticipates that COVID-19 will have a negative impact on its results of operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020, including a substantial decrease in Adjusted EBITDA as compared to the prior year second quarter. For example, the Company expects the Sterno Products division of Sterno to be negatively impacted by the British Columbia Supreme Court, which occurredpandemic due to that division's reliance on February 21, 2019. The sale closed on February 28, 2019. Subjectthe food service industry. As a result of the decline in Adjusted EBITDA, the Company expects to certain customary adjustments,have lower free cash flow in the shareholders of Manitoba Harvest, includingsecond quarter and for the full year compared to the prior year period and full year.
During 2019, the Company received or will receive the following from Tilray as consideration for their sharesan aggregate total of Manitoba Harvest: (i) C$150$771.6 million in net cash toproceeds as a result of the holders of preferred sharesdivestitures of Manitoba Harvest and Clean Earth, as well as $111.0 million from the issuance and sale of Series C Preferred Shares. As a result the Company believes that it currently has adequate liquidity and capital resources to meet its existing obligations, and quarterly distributions to its shareholders, as approved by the Board of Directors, over the next twelve months. However, if the Company’s operations are impacted more than expected in the second quarter of 2020 or continue to be substantially impacted during the third and fourth quarter of 2020 as a result of continued declining COVID-19-related economic conditions and the potential for an extended economic recession, the Company’s results of operations could be impacted more dramatically than currently anticipated and as a result, the Company’s liquidity and capital resources could be even more constrained than expected.

See Part II, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" for additional information.
Recent Events
Acquisition of Marucci Sports, LLC
On March 6, 2020, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Wheelhouse Holdings Inc., a Delaware Corporation (“Buyer”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Marucci Sports, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Marucci”), Wheelhouse Holdings Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Buyer (“Merger Sub”), and, Wheelhouse 2020 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (in its capacity as the representative of the unit holders and option holders of common sharesMarucci), pursuant to which Merger Sub was to be merged with and into Marucci (the “Merger”) such that the separate existence of Manitoba Harvest (“Common Holders”)Merger Sub would cease, and C$127.5 millionMarucci would survive the Merger as a subsidiary of Buyer. Headquartered in sharesBaton Rouge, Louisiana, Marucci is a leading manufacturer and distributor of class 2 Common Stockbaseball and softball equipment. Founded in 2009, Marucci has a product portfolio that includes wood and metal bats, apparel and accessories, batting and fielding gloves and bags and protective gear.
The Buyer, via the Merger, completed the acquisition of Tilray (“Tilray Common Stock”) to the Common HoldersMarucci on the closing dateApril 20, 2020 for a total purchase price of the sale (the “Closing Date Consideration”), and (ii) C$50approximately $200 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments based on matters such as the working capital and C$42.5 million in Common Stock toindebtedness balances at the Common Holders on the date that is six months after the closing datetime of the arrangement (the “Deferred Consideration”).closing. The sale consideration also includes a potential earnout of up to C$49 millionCompany funded the purchase price using funds drawn on its 2018 Revolving Credit Facility in Tilray Common Stock to the Common Holders, if Manitoba Harvest achievesMarch 2020. The Company's initial equity ownership in Marucci is approximately 92%, as certain levels of U.S. branded gross sales of edible or topical products containing broad spectrum hemp extracts or cannabidiols prior to December 31, 2019.
The cash portion of the Closing Date Consideration was reduced by the amount of the net indebtedness (including accrued interest) of Manitoba Harvest on the closing date of C$71.3 million ($53.7 million) and transaction expenses of approximately C$5.0 million. We recognized a gain on the sale of Manitoba Harvest of $121.7 millionexisting stakeholders in Marucci invested in the first quarter of 2019. Refer to "Liquidity and Capital Resources, Profit Allocation Payments" for a discussion oftransaction alongside the profit allocation associated with the sale of Manitoba Harvest. Our share of the net proceeds after accounting for the redemption of the noncontrolling shareholders and the payment of net indebtedness of Manitoba Harvest and transaction expenses was approximately $124.2 million in cash proceeds and in Tilray Common Stock. We recorded a receivable of $48.0 million as of March 31, 2019 related to the Deferred Consideration portion of the proceeds. NoCompany.

amount has been recorded related to the potential earnout as of March 31, 2019 based on an assessment of probability at the end of the quarter.
The Tilray Common Stock consideration was issued in reliance on the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and pursuant to exemptions from applicable securities laws of any state of the United States, such that any shares of Common Stock received by the Common Holders were freely tradeable. We sold the Tilray Common Stock during March 2019, recognizing a net loss of $5.3 million in Other income (expense) during the quarter ended March 31, 2019.


Non-GAAP Financial Measures
"U.S. GAAP" or "GAAP" refer to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of historical or future performance, financial position or cash flow that excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that effectively exclude amounts, included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in our financial statements, and vice versa for measures that include amounts, or are subject to adjustments that effectively include amounts, that are excluded from the most directly comparable measure as calculated and presented.

Results of Operations
The following discussion reflects a comparison of the historical results of operations of our consolidated business for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and March 31, 2018,2019, and components of the results of operations as well as those components presented as a percent of net revenues, for each of our businesses on a stand-alone basis. ForIn the 2018 acquisitionsfirst quarter of Foam Fabricators2020, we began to see the impacts of COVID-19 on certain of our businesses, markets and Rimports, the pro forma resultsoperations, particularly those that were most affected by governmental “stay-at home” orders which led to reduced consumer traffic and either a closure of operations have been preparedstores by some retailers or a focus on items that were deemed essential. However, while some of our businesses experienced downward revenue pressure as if we purchased these businesses on January 1, 2018. The historical operating results of Rimports prior to acquisition by Sterno on February 26, 2018 have been added to the results of operations of Sterno for the three months ended March 31, 2018 for comparability purposes. Where appropriate, relevant pro forma adjustments are reflected as parta result of the historical operating results. We believe this is the most meaningful comparisonabrupt halt to large segments of the operating results for eacheconomy, our businesses are strategically diverse, and whereas some of our businesses were negatively impacted, some of our businesses continued to experience solid demand through the end of the quarter. We expect that the impact of COVID-19 and steps taken by governments to limit the spread of the virus will more meaningfully impact our operations in the second quarter, and general business segments.uncertainty will continue to negatively impact demand in several of our end-markets in the second quarter of 2020, and possibly further into 2020 and beyond. The following results of operations at each of our businesses are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for a full year.
All dollar amounts in the financial tables are presented in thousands. References in the financial tables to percentage changes that are not meaningful are denoted by "NM."
Three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to three months ended March 31, 2018
Results of Operations - Consolidated
The following table sets forth our unaudited results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 2018:2019:
Three months endedThree months ended
March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019
Net revenues$402,489
 $344,352
$333,449
 $338,857
Cost of revenues266,300
 225,186
213,961
 219,302
Gross profit136,189
 119,166
119,488
 119,555
Selling, general and administrative expense93,199
 91,300
83,800
 81,397
Fees to manager11,082
 10,762
8,620
 10,957
Amortization of intangibles17,040
 11,537
13,505
 13,590
Operating income14,868
 5,567
13,563
 13,611
Interest expense(18,582) (6,182)(8,597) (18,454)
Amortization of debt issuance costs(927) (1,098)(525) (927)
Other income (expense)(5,871) (1,374)661
 (5,734)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes(10,512) (3,087)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes403
 (1,860)
Loss from continuing operations$(10,915) $(1,227)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes5,102
 (11,504)
Provision for income taxes222
 1,424
Income (loss) from continuing operations$4,880
 $(12,928)


Three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to three months ended March 31, 2019
Net revenues
On a consolidated basis, net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased2020 decreased by approximately $58.1$5.4 million, or 16.9%1.6%, compared to the corresponding period in 2018.  Our acquisitions of Foam Fabricators and Rimports in February 2018 contributed $15.3 million and $32.4 million, respectively, to the increase in net revenues.2019.  During the three months ended March 31, 20192020 compared to 2018,2019, we also saw notable revenue increases at Clean Earth ($5.4 million increase primarily due to add-on acquisitions in the prior year),net sales at 5.11 ($4.17.7 million increase), and Velocity OutdoorLiberty ($6.72.8 million increase related to the Ravin acquisition)increase), partially offset by a decreasedecreases in net sales at our Liberty businessErgobaby ($1.22.8 million decrease), Foam Fabricators ($2.3 million decrease) and Sterno ($8.2 million decrease). Refer to "Results of Operations - Business Segments" for a more detailed analysis of net revenues by business segment.
We do not generate any revenues apart from those generated by the businesses we own. We may generate interest income on the investment of available funds, but we expect such earnings to be minimal. Our investment in our businesses is typically in the form of loans from the Company to such businesses, as well as equity interests in those

companies. Cash flows coming to the Trust and the Company are the result of interest payments on those loans, amortization of those loans and dividends on our equity ownership. However, on a consolidated basis, these items will be eliminated.
Cost of revenues
On a consolidated basis, cost of revenues increaseddecreased approximately $41.1$5.3 million during the three-month periodthree months ended March 31, 20192020 compared to the corresponding period in 2018. Our acquisitions2019. The decrease in cost of revenues reflects notable decreases at Sterno ($4.4 million decrease) and Foam Fabricators and Rimports($2.5 million decrease), partially offset by an increase in February 2018 contributed $10.3 million and $24.9 million, respectively, to the increase. Clean Earth's cost of revenue increased $4.1 million due to the prior year acquisitions, and Velocity's cost of sales increased $4.5at 5.11 ($3.4 million as a result of the Ravin acquisition.increase). Gross profit as a percentage of net revenues was approximately 33.8%35.8% in the three months ended March 31, 20192020 compared to 34.6%35.3% in the three months ended March 31, 2018.2019. Refer to "Results of Operations - Business Segments" for a more detailed analysis of gross profit by business segment.
Selling, general and administrative expense
Consolidated selling, general and administrative expense increased approximately $1.9$2.4 million during the three-month periodthree months ended March 31, 2019,2020, compared to the corresponding period in 2018.2019. Refer to "Results of Operations - Business Segments" for a more detailed analysis of selling, general and administrative expense by business segment. At the corporate level, general and administrative expense was $3.3 million in both the first quarter of 20192020 and $3.6 million in the first quarter of 2018.2019.
Fees to manager
Pursuant to the Management Services Agreement ("MSA"), we pay CGM a quarterly management fee equal to 0.5% (2.0% annually) of our consolidated adjusted net assets. We accrue for the management fee on a quarterly basis. For the three months ended March 31, 2019,2020, we incurred approximately $11.1$8.6 million in management fees as compared to $10.8$11.0 million in fees in the three months ended March 31, 2018.2019. The increasedecrease was attributable to add-on acquisitions atthe sale of Clean Earth and the Ravin acquisition by Velocity in the second and third quarter of 2018, offset by the sale of Manitoba Harvest in the first quarter of 2019. Concurrent with the June 2019 sale of Clean Earth, CGM agreed to waive the management fee on cash balances held at the Company, commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2019 and continuing until the quarter during which the Company next borrowed under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility. In March 2020, as a proactive measure to provide the Company with additional cash liquidity in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company elected to draw down $200 million on our 2018 Revolving Credit Facility. The Company and CGM entered into a waiver agreement whereby CGM agreed to waive the portion of the management fee attributable to the cash balances held at the Company as of March 31, 2020. Additionally, as a result of an expected decline in earnings and cash flows in the second quarter of 2020, CGM has agreed to waive 50% of the management fee calculated at June 30, 2020 that will be paid in July 2020.
Amortization expense
Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased $5.52020 decreased $0.1 million as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018 primarily as a result of the acquisition of Foam Fabricators and Rimports in February 2018, and add-on acquisitions at Clean Earth and Velocity in 2018.2019.
Interest Expenseexpense
We recorded interest expense totaling $18.6$8.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 compared to $6.2$18.5 million for the comparable period in 2018, an increase2019, a decrease of $12.4$9.9 million. The increasedecrease in interest expense for the quarter reflects the interest associated withrepayment of our 2018 Term Loan during 2019 using a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Clean Earth and proceeds from the issuance of our Senior Notes in April 2018,preferred shares, as well as an increasea decrease of the average amount outstanding under our revolving credit facility2018 Revolving Credit Facility in the first quarter of 20192020 as compared to the first quarter of 2018.

2019.
Other income (expense)
For the quarter ended March 31, 2019,2020, we recorded $5.9$0.7 million in other expenseincome as compared to $1.4$5.7 million in other expense in the quarter ended March 31, 2018,2019, an increase in expenseincome of $4.5$6.4 million. Other income (expense) primarily reflects the movement in foreign currency at our businesses with international operations. In the current quarter,prior year, we incurred $5.3 million in loss on the sale of the Tilray Common Stock we received related to the sale of Manitoba Harvest, and a loss of $0.4 million related to foreign exchange losses on the repayment of the intercompany loans of Manitoba Harvest.
Income Taxestaxes
We had an income tax provision of $0.4$0.2 million with an effective income tax rate of (3.9%) from continuing operations during the three months ended March 31, 20192020 compared to an income tax benefitprovision of $1.9$1.4 million with an effective income tax rate of 60.3% from continuing operations during the same period in 2018.2019. While our earningsincome from continuing operations before taxes for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 decreased2020 increased by approximately $7.4$16.6 million as compared to the prior year quarter ended March 31, 2018,30, 2019, our tax provision decreased

$1.2 million as the tax provision reflects an annual effective tax rate at our subsidiaries, the effect of foreignstate and local taxes and the related allocation of income, and the losses at our parent company, which is taxed as a partnership.
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was signed into law. The CARES Act includes many measures to assist companies, including temporary changes to income and non-income-based tax laws, some of which were enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in 2017. Some of the key income tax related provisions of the CARES Act were allowing net operating losses ("NOLs") arising in 2018, 2019 or 2020 to be carried back five years, suspending the 80% taxable income limit until 2021, and increasing the taxable income threshold for the limit on the interest deduction from 30% to 50% for tax years beginning in 2019 and 2020 and allowing taxpayers to use 2019 taxable income to calculate the 2020 limit. While several of our subsidiaries increased our currentwere able to take advantage of the income tax expense provisionrelated provisions during the quarter.

first quarter of 2020, the CARES Act did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2020. We continue to monitor any effects that may result from the CARES Act.
Results of Operations - Business Segments
Branded Consumer Businesses
5.11 Tactical
 Three months ended Three months ended
 March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019
Net sales $88,089
 100.0% $83,957
 100.0 % $95,781
 100.0% $88,089
 100.0%
Gross profit $42,945
 48.8% $38,551
 45.9 % $47,257
 49.3% $42,945
 48.8%
SG&A $38,171
 43.3% $36,731
 43.7 % $40,235
 42.0% $38,171
 43.3%
Operating income (loss) $2,338
 2.7% $(617) (0.7)%
Operating income $4,586
 4.8% $2,338
 2.7%
Three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to three months ended March 31, 2019
Net sales
Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 were $88.1$95.8 million as compared to net sales of $84.0$88.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018,2019, an increase of $4.1$7.7 million, or 4.9%8.7%. This increase is due primarily to retail and e-commerce sales growth of $5.8$7.6 million, or 29%, driven by growing demandup 30% from the prior year comparable period, and an increase in directDTA sales of $5.7 million during the first quarter of 2020 as compared to consumer channels.the first quarter of the prior year. Retail sales grew largely due to thirteensixteen new retail store openings since March 20182019 (bringing the total store count to forty-fivesixty-one as of March 31, 2019)2020). The increase in net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the corresponding period in the prior yearfrom our retail and e-commerce and DTA was partially offset by a $3.9 million declinedecrease in sales in our professional sales. Duringand outdoor retail channels as our retail partners began to see the quarter ended March 31, 2018, 5.11 shipped a larger than usual amounteffects of professional orders as they entered 2018 with a large backlog resulting from the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system in 2017 which affects the quarter over quarter comparison of professional sales.COVID-19 pandemic on store traffic.
Gross profit
Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 48.8%49.3% in the three months ended March 31, 20192020 as compared to 45.9%48.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2018.2019. Growth in gross profit was driven by channel mix as direct to consumer sales, which realize higher gross profit than wholesale sales, grew versus the prior period. The prior period cost of sales includedgrowth in gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019 was partially offset by a higher level of chargebacks and discretionary discounts granted to customers as 5.11 worked through the backlog associated with challenges experienced while implementing the new ERP system.duty drawback accrual recorded in 2020 for audited duty drawback claims.
Selling, general and administrative expense
Selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 was $38.2$40.2 million, or 43.3%42.0% of net sales compared to $36.7$38.2 million, or 43.7%43.3% of net sales for the comparable period in 2018.2019. The increasedecrease in selling, general and administrative expense is consistent with the increase inexpenses as a percentage of net sales infor the current period.three months ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the prior year comparable period was driven by management’s decision to reduce variable expenses, including travel and entertainment, bonus, and sales and marketing as a response to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Income (loss) from operations
Income from operations for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 was $2.3$4.6 million, an increase of $3.0$2.2 million when compared to a lossincome from operations of $0.6$2.3 million for the same period in 2018,2019, based on the factors described above.



Ergobaby
 Three months ended Three months ended
 March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019
Net sales $22,452
 100.0% $22,162
 100.0% $19,649
 100.0% $22,452
 100.0%
Gross profit $14,218
 63.3% $14,939
 67.4% $12,766
 65.0% $14,218
 63.3%
SG&A $9,132
 40.7% $10,671
 48.1% $9,256
 47.1% $9,132
 40.7%
Operating income $3,136
 14.0% $2,340
 10.6% $1,554
 7.9% $3,136
 14.0%
Three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to three months ended March 31, 2019
Net sales
Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 were $22.5$19.6 million, an increasea decrease of $0.3$2.8 million, or 1.3%12.5%, compared to the same period in 2018.2019. During the three months ended March 31, 2019,2020, international sales were approximately $15.6$13.4 million, representing an increasea decrease of $1.6$1.7 million over the corresponding period in 2018,2019, primarily as a result of increasedtiming of sales volume at Ergobaby's Asia-Pacific distributors.distributors and decreased sales at key European accounts. Domestic sales were $6.9$6.3 million in the first quarter of 2019,2020, reflecting a decrease of $1.3$1.0 million compared to the corresponding period in 2018.2019. The decrease in domestic sales was primarilydriven by the result of a declineTula brand, primarily in the Tula domestic business.specialty account channel.
Gross profit
Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 63.3%65.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 2019,2020, as compared to 67.4%63.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2018.2019. The decreaseincrease in gross profit as a percentage of sales was due to the mix of products sold, reduced freight costs and a shiftreduction in warranty expense during the sales mix from higher margin channels to lower margin channels quarter over quarter.ended March 31, 2020.
Selling, general and administrative expense
Selling, general and administrative expense decreasedas a percentage of net sales increased quarter over quarter, with expense of $9.1$9.3 million, or 40.7%47.1% of net sales for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 as compared to $10.7$9.1 million or 48.1%40.7% of net sales for the same period of 2018.2019. The decreaseincrease in selling, general and administrative expense as a percentage of net sales in the three months ended March 31, 20192020 as compared to the comparable period in the prior year is due to expensestiming of distributor sales and additional legal expense incurred related to a patent infringement case that was resolved in the bankruptcy of a large U.S. retail customer that were incurredCompany’s favor in the first quarter of 2018, reduction in marketing spend, lower variable expenses related to sales, and a decrease in payroll expense during the current quarter.this year.
Income from operations
Income from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased $0.82020 decreased $1.6 million, compared to the same period of 2018,2019, based on the factors noted above.


Liberty Safe
 Three months ended Three months ended
 March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019
Net sales $22,204
 100.0% $23,453
 100.0% $24,960
 100.0% $22,204
 100.0%
Gross profit $4,421
 19.9% $6,249
 26.6% $6,607
 26.5% $4,421
 19.9%
SG&A $2,863
 12.9% $3,291
 14.0% $3,337
 13.4% $2,863
 12.9%
Operating income $1,415
 6.4% $2,815
 12.0% $3,145
 12.6% $1,415
 6.4%

Three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to three months ended March 31, 2019
Net sales
Net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 decreased2020 increased approximately $1.2$2.8 million, or 5.3%12.4%, to $22.2$25.0 million, compared to the corresponding quarter ended March 31, 2018.2019. Non-Dealer sales were approximately $7.7$9.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 20192020 as compared to $9.0$7.7 million forin the three monthsquarter ended March 31, 2018, representing a decrease2019. The increase in Non-Dealer sales of $1.3$2.1 million or 14.4%. The decrease27.3% is Non-Dealer sales was primarily dueattributable to softer demandthe addition of a new customer in the Farm and Fleet channel during the second half of 2019 as well as increased sales at sporting goods channel.retailers as compared to the first quarter of 2019. Dealer sales totaled approximately $14.6$15.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 20192020 compared to $14.4$14.6 million in the same period in 2018,2019, representing an increase of $0.2$0.5 million or 1.4%3.4%.

Gross profit
Gross profit as a percentage of net sales totaled approximately 19.9%26.5% and 26.6%19.9% for the quarters ended March 31, 20192020 and March 31, 2018,2019, respectively. The decreaseincrease in gross profit as a percentage of net sales during the three months ended March 31, 20192020 compared to the same period in 20182019 is primarily attributable to cost increasesfavorable manufacturing variances as a result of increased production volume, and a decrease in raw materials and manufacturing and overhead variances resulting from lower production levelsmaterial costs in the first quarter of 2019. Liberty has continued2020 as compared to seethe first quarter of 2019 when domestic steel prices were trending higher as a rise in raw material costs, particularly the costresult of steel during 2019 as the tariffs on imported steel has led to rising domestic steel prices. The tariffs began affecting steel costs in the second quarter of 2018, therefore the steel costs in the prior year do not yet reflect the effect of the tariffs on steel costs. On average, materials account for approximately 60% of the total costs of a safe, with steel accounting for 40% of material costs.tariffs.
Selling, general and administrative expense
Selling, general and administrative expense was $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to $2.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018.2019. The decreaseincrease in selling, general and administrative expense during the currentfirst quarter of 2020 is primarily related to planned expense reductions and the timing of annual adverting spend.from increased advertising expenses. Selling, general and administrative expense represented 12.9%13.4% of net sales in the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 14.0%12.9% of net sales for the same period of 2018.2019.
Income from operations
Income from operations decreased $1.4 millionincreased during the three months ended March 31, 20192020 to $3.1 million, as compared to $1.4 million compared toin the corresponding period in 2018.2019. This decreaseincrease was primarily a result of the decrease in gross profit for the quarter, for the reasonsfactors noted above.


Velocity Outdoor
 Three months ended Three months ended
 March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019
Net sales $31,137
 100.0% $24,407
 100.0% $30,390
 100.0 % $31,137
 100.0%
Gross profit $9,287
 29.8% $7,079
 29.0% $7,943
 26.1 % $9,287
 29.8%
SG&A $6,543
 21.0% $5,471
 22.4% $6,699
 22.0 % $6,543
 21.0%
Operating income $341
 1.1% $273
 1.1%
Operating (loss) income $(1,164) (3.8)% $341
 1.1%
Three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to three months ended March 31, 2019
Net sales
Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 were $31.1$30.4 million, an increasea decrease of $6.7$0.7 million or 27.6%2.4%, compared to the same period in 2018.2019. The increasedecrease in net sales for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 is primarily due to the add on acquisition of Ravin Crossbows,new product introduction in 2019 which had net sales of $9.9 millionwas not repeated in 2020 partially offset by year over year growth in Crosman Airgun Consumable and Archery product lines.
Gross profit
Gross profit for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, partially offset by sales associated with2020 decreased $1.3 million as compared to the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) contract that shipped in the first quarter of 2018 along with general softness in the archery product line.
Gross profit
ended March 31, 2019. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 29.8%26.1% for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 as compared to 29.0%29.8% in the three months ended March 31, 2018.2019. The increasedecrease in gross profit as a percentage of $2.2 millionnet sales was driven primarily byattributable to the impact of Ravin product mix along with a higher concentration of Crosman Consumable sales associated withversus the Ravin acquisition.prior year.
Selling, general and administrative expense
Selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 was $6.5$6.7 million, or 21.0% 22.0%

of net sales compared to $5.5$6.5 million, or 22.4%21.0% of net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2018.2019. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 is primarily related to increased recruitment and compensation costs for changes made to the Ravin acquisition offset by the non-recurrence of the integration fee paid in 2018 to CGM.executive management team.
Income(Loss) income from operations
IncomeLoss from operations for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 was $0.34$1.2 million, an increasea decrease of $0.07$1.5 million when compared to income from operations of $0.27$0.3 million for the same period in 2018, based on2019, primarily as a result of the factors describednoted above.



Niche Industrial Businesses
Advanced Circuits
 Three months ended Three months ended
 March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019
Net sales $23,069
 100.0% $22,063
 100.0% $21,696
 100.0% $23,069
 100.0%
Gross profit $10,604
 46.0% $10,026
 45.4% $9,737
 44.9% $10,604
 46.0%
SG&A $3,767
 16.3% $3,658
 16.6% $3,790
 17.5% $3,767
 16.3%
Operating income $6,481
 28.1% $5,932
 26.9% $5,738
 26.4% $6,481
 28.1%
Three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to three months ended March 31, 2019
Net sales
Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 were $23.1$21.7 million, an increasea decrease of approximately $1.0$1.4 million or 4.6%6.0% compared to the three months ended March 31, 2018.2019. The increasedecrease in net sales in the quarter ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2019 was dueprimarily attributable to increaseddecreases in sales of Long-Lead Time/Other of approximately $0.8 million, Subcontract of approximately $0.6 million, Quick-Turn Small-Run of approximately $0.3 million and Assembly of approximately $0.2 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2019. This was partially offset by an increase in Quick-Turn Small-Run PCBs, Long-Lead Time PCBs, Subcontract PCBs,Production of approximately $0.3 million and a decrease in promotions partially offset by decreased sales in Quick-Turn Production PCBs. Quick-Turn Small-Run PCBs comprised approximately 19.4%during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 of gross sales and Quick-Turn Production PCBs represented approximately 31.8% of gross sales for$0.2 million as compared to the first quarter ofended March 31, 2019. Quick-Turn Small-Run PCBs comprised approximately 19.4% of gross sales and Quick-Turn Production PCBs represented approximately 34.3% of gross sales for the first quarter 2018.
Gross profit
Gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased 60decreased 110 basis points during the three months ended March 31, 20192020 compared to the corresponding period in 2018 (46.0%2019 (44.9% at March 31, 20192020 compared to 45.4%46.0% at March 31, 2018)2019) primarily as a result of sales mix.
Selling, general and administrative expense
Selling, general and administrative expense was approximately $3.8 million in both the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to $3.7 million in2020 and the three months ended March 31, 2018.2019. Selling, general and administrative expense represented 16.3%17.5% of net sales for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 compared to 16.6%16.3% of net sales in the corresponding period in 2018.2019.
Income from operations
Income from operations for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 was approximately $6.5$5.7 million compared to $5.9$6.5 million in the same period in 2018, an increase2019, a decrease of approximately $0.5$0.7 million, principally as a result of the factors described above.



Arnold
 Three months ended Three months ended
 March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019
Net sales $30,028
 100.0% $29,399
 100.0% $29,558
 100.0% $30,028
 100.0%
Gross profit $7,239
 24.1% $7,710
 26.2% $7,914
 26.8% $7,240
 24.1%
SG&A $4,797
 16.0% $4,999
 17.0% $5,326
 18.0% $4,798
 16.0%
Operating income $1,477
 4.9% $1,725
 5.9% $1,653
 5.6% $1,477
 4.9%
Three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to three months ended March 31, 2019
Net sales
Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 were approximately $30.0$29.6 million, an increasea decrease of $0.6$0.5 million compared to the same period in 2018.2019. The increasedecrease in net sales is primarily a result of increaseddecreased demand from our European markets in the aerospace and defense markets.various industries as a result of a slowing European economy. International sales were $12.1$11.0 million in both the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and $12.1 millionin the three months ended March 31, 2018.

2019.
Gross profit
Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 was approximately $7.2$7.9 million compared to approximately $7.7$7.2 million in the same period of 2018.2019. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased from 26.2%increased to 26.8% for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 to2020 from 24.1% in the quarter ended March 31, 2019 principally due to unfavorable currency fluctuations.product mix and improvements in operating efficiencies.
Selling, general and administrative expense
Selling, general and administrative expense in the three month period ended March 31, 20192020 was $4.8$5.3 million, an increase in expense of approximately $0.5 millioncompared to approximately $5.0$4.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018.2019. Selling, general and administrative expense was 16.0%18.0% of net sales in the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 17.0%16.0% in the three months ended March 31, 2018.
Income from operations
Income from operations for the three-months ended March 31, 2019 was approximately $1.5 million, a decrease of $0.2 million when compared to the same period in 2018, as a result of the factors noted above.

Clean Earth
  Three months ended
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018
Net revenues $63,632
 100.0% $58,221
 100.0%
Gross profit $16,634
 26.1% $15,278
 26.2%
SG&A $11,802
 18.5% $11,137
 19.1%
Operating income $1,257
 2.0% $759
 1.3%
Net revenues
Net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2019 were approximately $63.6 million, an increase of $5.4 million, or 9.3%, compared to the same period in 2018.2019. The increase in net revenues is due to acquisitions made in the last year as well as improved performance in the hazardous waste base business. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, contaminated soil revenue increased 12% as compared to the same period last year, which is principally attributable to a recent acquisition. Hazardous waste revenues increased 32% principally as a result of recent acquisitionsselling, general and growth in the base business. Net revenues from dredged material decreased $4.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018 due to the timing of projects. Contaminated soils represented approximately 51% of net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 50% of net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2018.
Gross profit
Gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was approximately $16.6 million compared to approximately $15.3 million in the same period of 2018, with a majority of the increase in gross profit reflecting the increase in hazardous volume during the current period, recent acquisitions and improved processing efficiencies. Gross profitadministrative expense as a percentage of net revenuessales was consistentdue to an increase in reserves established for accounts receivable during the first quarter over quarter at 26.2% for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018 compared to 26.1% for the same period ended March 31, 2019.

Selling, general and administrative expense
Selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased to approximately $11.8 million, or 18.5%, of net revenues, as compared to $11.1 million, or 19.1%, of net revenues for the same period in 2018. The increased spending is related to the integration costs of recent acquisitions and increased labor expenses as a result of the acquisitions.2020.
Income from operations
Income from operations for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 was approximately $1.3$1.7 million, asan increase of $0.2 million when compared to income from operationsthe same period in 2019, as a result of $0.8 million for the factors noted above.

Foam Fabricators
  Three months ended
  March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019
Net sales $28,383
 100.0% $30,682
 100.0%
Gross profit $8,665
 30.5% $8,488
 27.7%
SG&A $2,907
 10.2% $2,736
 8.9%
Operating income $3,512
 12.4% $3,506
 11.4%

Three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to three months ended March 31, 2018, an increase of $0.5 million, primarily as a result of those factors described above.


Foam Fabricators
  Three months ended
  March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018
      Pro forma  
Net sales $30,682
 100.0% $30,490
 100.0%
Gross profit $8,488
 27.7% $7,450
 24.4%
SG&A $2,736
 8.9% $4,418
 14.5%
Operating income $3,506
 11.4% $786
 2.6%
Pro forma financial information for Foam Fabricators for the three months ended March 31, 2018 includes pre-acquisition results of operations for the period from January 1, 2018 through February 15, 2018, the date of acquisition of Foam, for comparative purposes. The historical results of Foam Fabricators have been adjusted to reflect the purchase accounting adjustments recorded in connection with the acquisition: $0.2 million in stock compensation expense and $1.0 million in amortization expense, as well as $0.1 million in management fees that would have been incurred by Foam Fabricators if we owned the company during this period.2019
Net sales
Net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 20192020 were $30.7$28.4 million, an increasea decrease of $0.2$2.3 million, or 0.6%7.5%, compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2018.2019. The increasedecrease in net sales during the quarter was primarily due to organic growth within the existing customer base, primarily related toa slow down in sales in the appliance and protective packaging categories.automotive customer sector, partially offset by an increase in the insulated shipping container sector, and nonrecurring construction revenue from the first quarter of 2019.

Gross profit
Gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 27.7%30.5% and 24.4%27.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively. Cost of sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 includes $0.7 million of expense related to the amortization of inventory step-up resulting from the purchase price allocation of Foam Fabricators. Excluding the effect of the inventory step-up, prior year gross profit as a percentage of net sales was 26.6%. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales in the quarter ended March 31, 20192020 was primarily due to a price increase for contract customers effective April 1, 2018 and a price increase for non-contract customers in December 2018 to offset increases in the decreasing price of expanded polystyrene ("EPS") resin. A majority of Foam Fabricator's products are made with EPS resin, an oil &and natural gas derived polymer with an added expansion agent, therefore raw material costs will increase with increases influctuate based on the price of oil and natural gas.
Selling, general and administrative expense
Selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 was $2.7$2.9 million as compared to $4.4$2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, a decrease2019, an increase of $1.7$0.2 million. Selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 201830, 2019 included $1.5$0.3 million in transaction expenses relatedintegration service fees paid to the acquisition.CGM. Excluding the acquisition expenses,effect of the integration service fee, the selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 2018 was $2.9 million, which is consistent with the expenses incurred in the current period.first quarter of 2020 increased approximately $0.5 million primarily due to an increase in professional fees and costs incurred to upgrade its enterprise resource planning system.
Income from operations
Income from operations was $3.5 million forin both the three months ended March 31, 2020 and the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to $0.8 million forwith the three months ended March 31, 2018, andecrease in net sales and increase in selling, general and administrative expense offset by a decrease in cost of $2.7 million, primarily as a result of the factors noted above.sales.
Sterno
 Three months ended
 March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018 Three months ended
     Pro forma   March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019
Net sales $91,195
 100.0% $90,027
 100.0% $83,032
 100.0% $91,196
 100.0%
Gross profit $22,354
 24.5% $22,231
 24.7% $18,600
 22.4% $22,354
 24.5%
SG&A $10,093
 11.1% $10,024
 11.1% $8,953
 10.8% $10,093
 11.1%
Operating income $7,982
 8.8% $8,589
 9.5% $5,269
 6.3% $7,982
 8.8%
Pro forma financial information for Sterno for theThree months ended March 31, 2020 compared to three months ended March 31, 2018 includes pre-acquisition results of operations for Rimports, which was acquired by Sterno on February 26, 2018, for the period from January 1, 2018 through the date of acquisition for

comparative purposes. The historical results of Rimports have been adjusted to reflect an additional $1.6 million in amortization expense recorded in connection with the purchase accounting adjustments related to the acquisition.2019
Net sales
Net sales for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 were approximately $91.2$83.0 million, an increasea decrease of $1.2$8.2 million, or 1.3%9.0%, compared to the same period in 2018.2019. The net sales variance reflects increaseda decrease in sales at Sterno Products and Sterno Home as a result of the effect of COVID-19 on the food service and retail industries during the latter half of March 2020, partially offset by favorable sales volume at Rimports sales relatingof wax and essential oils in the first quarter of 2020. We expect the food service and retail industries to wax, scent charmscontinue to be negatively impacted during the second quarter and room sprays products.potentially beyond by COVID-19.
Gross profit
Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased from 24.7%24.5% for the three months ended March 31, 20182019 to 24.5%22.4% for the same period ended March 31, 2019.2020. The decrease in gross profit percentagein the first quarter of 2020 as compared to the first quarter ended March 31, 2018 primarily reflects salesof 2019 was attributable to product mix, with more lower margin products soldsales in the currentfirst quarter versus the prior year.of 2020, higher freight and tariff costs.
Selling, general and administrative expense
Selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 20182020 was consistent quarter over quarter, at approximately $9.0 million as compared to $10.1 million and $10.0 million, respectively. The expense from the prior year quarter reflects $0.6 million in acquisition expenses related to the acquisition of Rimports. Excluding the acquisition expenses, selling, general and administrative expense increased $0.7 million, reflecting higher legal and audit fees. Selling, general and administrative expense represented 11.1% of net sales for both the three months ended March 31, 2019, a decrease of $1.1 million, reflecting lower salaries, commissions, and various cost savings initiatives implemented to address the effects of decreased demand from COVID-19. Selling, general and administrative expense represented 10.8% of net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2018.2020 and 11.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2019.
Income from operations
Income from operations for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 was approximately $8.0$5.3 million, a decrease of $0.6$2.7 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 20182019 based on the factors noted above.



Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity
At March 31, 2019,2020, we had approximately $39.8$291.0 million of cash and cash equivalents on hand, a decreasean increase of $10.9$190.7 million as compared to the year ended December 31, 2018.2019. In March 2020, we drew $200 million under our 2018 Revolving Credit Facility to increase our available funds on hand to respond to any changing liquidity needs of our businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of our cash is in non-interest bearing checking accounts or invested in short-term money market accounts and is maintained in accordance with the Company’s investment policy, which identifies allowable investments and specifies credit quality standards.
The change in cash and cash equivalents is as follows:
Operating Activities:
 Three months ended Three months ended
(in thousands) March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019
Cash (used in) provided by operating activities $(8,936) $6,643
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities $33,986
 $(8,936)
        
For the three months ended March 31, 2019,2020, cash flows provided by operating activities totaled approximately $34.0 million, which represents a $42.9 million increase compared to cash used in operating activities totaled approximatelyof $8.9 million, which represents a $15.7 million decrease compared to cash provided by operating activities of $6.6 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2018.2019. The increase in cash flows in the first quarter of 2020 is attributable to higher net income from continuing operations in the quarter ended March 31, 2020 as compared to the comparable quarter in the prior year, and an increase in cash provided by working capital. In the prior year, the Company incurred interest expense related to the 2018 Term Loan, which we paid off in the third and fourth quarter of 2019 using the proceeds from the sale of Clean Earth and our Series C Preferred Share Offering. The payoff of the 2018 Term Loan decreased our interest expense in the first quarter of 2020 as compared to the quarter ended March 31, 2019 by approximately $8.5 million. In the quarter ended March 31, 2019, we also recognized a loss of $5.3 million related to the sale of common shares received as part of the consideration for the sale of Manitoba Harvest. Cash used inprovided by operating activities for working capital for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 was $29.4$7.0 million, as compared to cash used in operating activities for working capital of $10.5$18.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018.2019. The increase in cash used forprovided by working capital purposes in the current quarteryear primarily reflects decreases in accounts receivable and inventory as our businesses attempted to conserve cash in expectation that revenue in the second quarter of 2020 will be negatively impacted by the effect of our acquisitions that occurred in February 2018 which resulted in a significant increase in operational cash flows, particularly at Rimports, our Sterno add-on acquisition.COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders.
Investing Activities:
 Three months ended Three months ended
(in thousands) March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities $168,944
 $(415,628)
Cash (used in) provided by investing activities $(6,646) $168,944
        
Cash flows provided byused in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 20192020 totaled approximately $168.9$6.6 million, compared to cash used inprovided by investing activities of $415.6$168.9 million in the same period of 2018. Cash flows from Manitoba Harvest, which is reflected as discontinued operations, totaled $51.5 million in the current quarter and reflects the effect of the sale transaction.2019. Cash provided by investing activities from continuing operations in the currentprior year quarter primarily relatesrelated to the proceeds received from the sale of Manitoba Harvest. In the prior year, we had a platform acquisition in the first quarter, Foam Fabricators, and several add on acquisitions at our subsidiaries, including the Sterno acquisition of Rimports in February 2018. The total amount spent on acquisitionsHarvest, while investing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2018 was approximately $402.8 million. Capital expenditures in the three months ended March 31, 2019 decreased approximately $4.6 million compared to the same period in the prior year, due primarily to larger than typical expenditures at our 5.11 and Arnold businesses in the prior year.2020 reflect capital expenditures. We expect capital expenditures for the full year of 20192020 to be approximately $45$19 million to $55 million.$26 million, which reflects a reduction in our capital spending from the December 31, 2019 expectation in response to the expected effect of COVID-19 on our cash flows.
Financing Activities:
 Three months ended Three months ended
(in thousands) March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018 March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019
Cash (used in) provided by financing activities $(172,448) $413,418
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities $164,385
 $(172,448)
        
Cash flows used inprovided by financing activities totaled approximately $172.4$164.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 20192020 compared to cash flows provided byused in financing activities of $413.4$172.4 million during the three months ended

March 31, 2018. The 2018 activity primarily related to2019. Financing activities in both periods reflect the financingpayment of our acquisitionscommon and preferred share distributions, with a $1.8 million increase in the preferred share distribution as a result of Foam Fabricators and Rimports in February 2018, which were financed through draws onthe issuance of our 2014 Revolving Credit Facility, partially offset by net proceeds of $96.7 million from the Series BC Preferred Shares offering in March 2018 which was used to repay a portion of the outstanding amount on the 2014 Revolving Credit Facility.November 2019. In the current quarter,prior year, we used the proceeds from theour sale of Manitoba Harvest to repay a portion of theamounts outstanding amount on theunder our 2018 Revolving Credit Facility, and paid our distributionswhile in the current year, we drew $200 million on our common and preferred shares.2018 Revolving Credit Facility to increase the cash available for our business. In the quarter ended March 31, 2020, we also made a distribution to the Allocation Member of $9.1 million related to the five year Holding event for our Sterno business.
Intercompany Debt
A component of our acquisition financing strategy that we utilize in acquiring the businesses we own and manage is to provide both equity capital and debt capital, raised at the parent level through our existing credit facility. Our strategy of providing intercompany debt financing within the capital structure of the businesses that we acquire and manage allows us the ability to distribute cash to the parent company through monthly interest payments and amortization of the principal on these intercompany loans. Each loan to our businesses has a scheduled maturity and each business is entitled to repay all or a portion of the principal amount of the outstanding loans, without penalty, prior to maturity. Certain of our businesses have paid down their respective intercompany debt balances through the cash flow generated by these businesses and we have recapitalized, and expect to continue to recapitalize, these businesses in the normal course of our business. The recapitalization process involves funding the intercompany debt using either cash on hand at the parent or our applicable Credit Facility, and serves the purpose of optimizing the capital structure at our subsidiaries and providing the noncontrolling shareholders with a distribution on their ownership interest in a cash flow positive business. In January 2018, the Company completed a recapitalization at Sterno whereby the Company entered into an amendment to the intercompany loan agreement with Sterno (the "Sterno Loan Agreement"). The Sterno Loan Agreement was amended to (i) provide for term loan borrowings of $57.7 million to fund a distribution to the Company, which owned 100% of the outstanding equity of Sterno at the time of the recapitalization, and (ii) extend the maturity dates of the term loans.
Due to significant capital expenditures related to the implementation of a new ERP system, warehouse expansion and retail roll out, we granted 5.11 waivers under their intercompany debt agreement effective as of the quarter ended September 30, 2017 through December 31, 2018. The waivers permitted 5.11 to increase its allowable capital expenditure limits and excluded certain capital expenditures associated with the ERP system and warehouse expansion from the calculation of the fixed charge coverage ratio. We further amended the 5.11 intercompany debt agreement during 2018 to allow for an additional $5.0 million outstanding debt to be permitted under 5.11's Term B loan. In the first quarter of 2019, we further amended the 5.11 intercompany debt agreement to update the definition of capital expenditures to exclude capital expenditures made with respect to 5.11's retail stores from the calculation of the fixed charge coverage ratio. 5.11 was in compliance with the covenants under their intercompany debt agreement at March 31, 2019. Subsequent to the third quarter of 2018, we amended the Sterno Loan Agreement to increase the amount available to Sterno under their intercompany revolving credit facility. Liberty was not in compliance with the financial covenants under their intercompany loan agreement at December 31, 2018, and we amended the Liberty intercompany debt agreement to grant a waiver to them through the quarter ended December 31, 2019. Clean Earth was not in

compliance with the financial covenants under their intercompany loan agreement at December 31, 2018 as a result of financing various add-on acquisitions during the year, and we amended the Clean Earth intercompany debt agreement to grant a waiver to them through the quarter ended December 31, 2019. Except as previously noted, allAll of our subsidiaries were in compliance with the financial covenants included within their intercompany credit arrangements at March 31, 2019.2020.
As of March 31, 2019,2020, we had the following outstanding loans due from each of our businesses:
(in thousands)    
5.11 Tactical $202,140
5.11 $183,890
Ergobaby $53,280
 $35,033
Liberty $45,839
 $44,524
Velocity Outdoor $116,940
Advanced Circuits $72,092
 $60,854
Arnold $76,930
 $76,630
Clean Earth $215,110
Foam Fabricators $101,300
 $85,373
Sterno $266,690
 $231,761
Velocity Outdoor $123,819


Our primary source of cash is from the receipt of interest and principal on the outstanding loans to our businesses. Accordingly, we are dependent upon the earnings of and cash flow from these businesses, which are available for (i) operating expenses; (ii) payment of principal and interest under our 2018 Credit Facility; (iii) payments to CGM due pursuant to the MSA and the LLC Agreement; (iv) cash distributions to our shareholders; and (v) investments in future acquisitions. Payments made under (iii) above are required to be paid before distributions to shareholders and may be significant and exceed the funds held by us, which may require us to dispose of assets or incur debt to fund such expenditures.
We believe that we currently have sufficient liquidity and capital resources to meet our existing obligations, including quarterly distributions to our shareholders, as approved by our board of directors, over the next twelve months.
Financing Arrangements
2018 Credit Facility
In April 2018, we entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "2018 Credit Facility") to amend and restate the 2014 Credit Facility. The 2018 Credit Facility provides for (i) revolving loans, swing line loans and letters of credit (the “2018 Revolving Credit Facility”) up to a maximum aggregate amount of $600 million, (the “2018 Revolving Loan Commitment”), and (ii) a $500 million term loan (the “2018 Term Loan”). The 2018 Credit Facility also permits the Company, prior to the applicable maturity date, to increase the revolving loan commitment and/or obtain additional term loans in an aggregate amount of up to $250 million (the “Incremental Loans”), subject to certain restrictions and conditions. In Jul 2019, we repaid $193.8 million of the 2018 Term Loan, and in November 2019, we repaid the remaining $298.8 million due under the 2018 Term Loan.

We had $514.8$396.4 million in net availability under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility at March 31, 2019.2020. The outstanding borrowings under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility include $0.3$3.6 million of outstanding letters of credit at March 31, 2019.2020.
Senior Notes
On April 18, 2018, we consummated the issuance and sale of $400 million aggregate principal amount of our 8.000% due 2026 (the "Notes" or "Senior Notes") offered pursuant to a private offering to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, and to non-U.S. persons under Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of April 18, 2018 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The Notes will bear interest at the rate of 8.000% per annum and will mature on May 1, 2026. Interest on the Notes is payable in cash on May 1st and November 1st of each year. The Notes are general senior unsecured obligations of the Company and are not guaranteed by our subsidiaries.



The following table reflects required and actual financial ratios as of March 31, 20192020 included as part of the affirmative covenants in our 2018 Credit Facility.
Description of Required Covenant Ratio Covenant Ratio Requirement Actual Ratio
     
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Greater than or equal to 1.50:1.0 2:57:67:1.0
TotalConsolidated Senior Secured Debt to EBITDALeverage Ratio Less than or equal to 3.50:1.0 2.12:0.00:1.0
Consolidated Total Debt to EBITDALeverage Ratio Less than or equal to 5.00:1.0 3.57:1.45:1.0

Interest Expense
The components of interest expense and periodic interest charges on outstanding debt are as follows (in thousands):
Three months ended March 31,Three months ended March 31,
2019 20182020 2019
Interest on credit facilities$8,774
 $8,284
$249
 $8,774
Interest on Senior Notes8,000
 
8,000
 8,000
Unused fee on Revolving Credit Facility387
 452
400
 387
Amortization of original issue discount152
 255

 152
Unrealized (gain) loss on interest rate derivative (1)
1,099
 (2,901)
Other, net170
 92
Unrealized loss on interest rate derivative (1)

 1,099
Other interest expense89
 51
Interest income(141) (9)
Interest expense$18,582
 $6,182
$8,597
 $18,454
      
Average daily balance outstanding - credit facilities$709,297
 $808,260
$37,363
 $709,929
Effective interest rate - credit facilities
6.0% 3.1%2.7% 5.6%


(1) On September 16, 2014, we purchased an interest rate swap (the "Swap") with a notional amount of $220 million effective April 1, 2016 through June 6, 2021. The agreement requiresrequired us to pay interest on the notional amount at the rate of 2.97% in exchange for the three-month LIBOR rate. At March 31,In connection with the repayment of the 2018 Term Loan in November 2019, the current portion ofCompany settled the Swap was in a liability position and had a fair value of $1.0 million, and the non-current portion of the Swap was in a liability position with a fair valuepayment of $2.0 million. The$4.9 million, the fair value of the Swap reflectsas of the present valuedate of future payments and receipts under the agreement and is reflected as a component of interest expense and non-current assets and current liabilities at March 31, 2019.termination.
In the above table, we provide the effective interest rate on our credit facilities, including the effect of the Swap, and excluding the interest on our Senior Notes, which is at a fixed 8.000%.





Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
GAAP or U.S. GAAP refer to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. From time to time we may publicly disclose certain "non-GAAP" financial measures in the course of our investor presentations, earnings releases, earnings conference calls or other venues. A non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of historical or future performance, financial position or cash flow that excludes amounts, or is subject to adjustments that effectively exclude amounts, included in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP in our financial statements, and vice versa for measures that include amounts, or are subject to adjustments that effectively include amounts, that are excluded from the most directly comparable measure as calculated and presented.
Non-GAAP financial measures are provided as additional information to investors in order to provide them with an alternative method for assessing our financial condition and operating results. These measures are not meant to be a substitute for GAAP, and may be different from or otherwise inconsistent with non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.

The tables below reconcile the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures to Earnings before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA"), Adjusted EBITDA, and Cash Flow Available for Distribution and Reinvestment ("CAD").


Reconciliation of Net income (Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA – EBITDA is calculated as net income (loss) before interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation expense and amortization expense. Amortization expenses consist of amortization of intangibles and debt charges, including debt issuance costs, discounts, etc.
Adjusted EBITDA – Adjusted EBITDA is calculated utilizing the same calculation as described above in arriving at EBITDA further adjusted by: (i) noncontrolling stockholder compensation, which generally consists of non-cash stock option expense; (ii) successful acquisition costs, which consist of transaction costs (legal, accounting, due diligence, etc.) incurred in connection with the successful acquisition of a business expensed during the period in compliance with ASC 805; (iii) management fees, which reflect fees due quarterly to our Manager in connection with our MSA, as well as Integration Services Fees paid by newly acquired companies; (iv) impairment charges, which reflect write downs to goodwill or other intangible assets; and (vi)(v) foreign currency transaction gains or losses incurred in connection with the conversion of intercompany debt from a foreign functional currency to U.S. dollar.
We believe that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide useful information to investors and reflect important financial measures as they exclude the effects of items which reflect the impact of long-term investment decisions, rather than the performance of near term operations. When compared to income (loss) from continuing operations these financial measures are limited in that they do not reflect the periodic costs of certain capital assets used in generating revenues of our businesses or the non-cash charges associated with impairments. This presentation also allows investors to view the performance of our businesses in a manner similar to the methods used by us and the management of our businesses, provides additional insight into our operating results and provides a measure for evaluating targeted businesses for acquisition.
We believe that these measurements are also useful in measuring our ability to service debt and other payment obligations. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not meant to be a substitute for GAAP, and may be different from or otherwise inconsistent with non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.
The following tables reconcile EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), which we consider to be the most comparable GAAP financial measure (in thousands):

Adjusted EBITDA
Three months ended March 31, 2019



Adjusted EBITDAAdjusted EBITDA
Three months ended March 31, 2020Three months ended March 31, 2020
Corporate 5.11 Ergobaby Liberty Velocity Outdoor ACI Arnold Clean Earth Foam Sterno ConsolidatedCorporate 5.11 Ergobaby Liberty Velocity Outdoor ACI Arnold Foam Sterno Consolidated
Net income (loss) (1)
$109,622
 $(1,870) $1,523
 $153
 $(1,865) $3,704
 $137
 $(2,710) $604
 $1,446
 $110,744
Net income (loss)$(1,635) $2,133
 $903
 $1,608
 $(3,302) $2,821
 $616
 $1,369
 $367
 $4,880
Adjusted for:                                        
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
 (445) 626
 118
 (693) 1,061
 (263) (1,021) 539
 481
 403

 (1,864) (7) 538
 (453) 1,427
 (454) 1,032
 3
 222
Interest expense, net18,410
 (4) 
 
 48
 (1) 
 129
 
 
 18,582
8,536
 26
 
 
 35
 
 
 
 
 8,597
Intercompany interest(25,463) 4,565
 979
 1,080
 2,779
 1,737
 1,584
 4,589
 2,277
 5,873
 
(17,732) 3,820
 650
 982
 2,517
 1,447
 1,467
 1,838
 5,011
 
Depreciation and amortization359
 5,258
 2,119
 428
 3,312
 707
 1,644
 6,169
 3,067
 5,485
 28,548
101
 5,253
 2,061
 426
 3,305
 684
 1,655
 3,110
 5,736
 22,331
EBITDA102,928
 7,504
 5,247
 1,779
 3,581
 7,208
 3,102
 7,156
 6,487
 13,285
 158,277
(10,730) 9,368
 3,607
 3,554
 2,102
 6,379
 3,284
 7,349
 11,117
 36,030
Gain on sale of business(121,659) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (121,659)
Other (income) expense363
 (8) 
 43
 11
 (58) (2) 136
 16
 70
 571
1
 370
 
 (4) (18) 5
 
 (790) (225) (661)
Noncontrolling shareholder compensation
 559
 225
 9
 270
 6
 (15) 388
 254
 420
 2,116

 515
 207
 7
 650
 124
 16
 258
 278
 2,055
Acquisition expenses and other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 366
 
 
 366
Loss on sale of investment5,300
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5,300
Integration services fee
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 281
 
 281
Other
 
 
 266
 
 58
 
 89
 
 
 413
(1) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1)
Management fees9,769
 250
 125
 125
 125
 125
 125
 125
 188
 125
 11,082
7,432
 250
 125
 125
 125
 125
 125
 188
 125
 8,620
Adjusted EBITDA$(3,299) $8,305
 $5,597
 $2,222
 $3,987
 $7,339
 $3,210
 $8,260
 $7,226
 $13,900
 $56,747
$(3,298) $10,503
 $3,939
 $3,682
 $2,859
 $6,633
 $3,425
 $7,005
 $11,295
 $46,043






(1) Net income (loss) does not include income from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019.




Adjusted EBITDA
Three months ended March 31, 2018



Adjusted EBITDAAdjusted EBITDA
Three months ended March 31, 2019Three months ended March 31, 2019
Corporate 5.11 Ergobaby Liberty Velocity Outdoor ACI Arnold Clean Earth Foam Sterno ConsolidatedCorporate 5.11 Ergobaby Liberty Velocity Outdoor ACI Arnold Foam Sterno Consolidated
Net income (loss) (1)
$(999) $(2,775) $674
 $1,318
 $(1,286) $3,118
 $91
 $(2,316) $(597) $1,545
 $(1,227)$104,899
 $(1,870) $1,523
 $153
 $(1,865) $3,704
 $137
 $604
 $1,446
 $108,731
Adjusted for:
   
 
   
 
       

   
 
   
 
     
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
 (1,779) 262
 452
 (485) 887
 (135) (617) (3) (443) (1,861)
 (445) 626
 118
 (693) 1,061
 (263) 539
 481
 1,424
Interest expense, net6,037
 8
 
 
 73
 
 
 64
 
 
 6,182
18,411
 (4) 
 
 48
 (1) 
 
 
 18,454
Intercompany interest(20,021) 4,099
 1,316
 1,012
 1,915
 1,887
 1,630
 3,470
 1,172
 3,520
 
(20,874) 4,565
 979
 1,080
 2,779
 1,737
 1,584
 2,277
 5,873
 
Depreciation and amortization508
 5,481
 2,050
 363
 2,049
 842
 1,602
 5,579
 913
 2,988
 22,375
493
 5,258
��2,119
 428
 3,312
 707
 1,644
 3,067
 5,485
 22,513
EBITDA(14,475) 5,034
 4,302
 3,145
 2,266
 6,734
 3,188
 6,180
 1,485
 7,610
 25,469
102,929
 7,504
 5,247
 1,779
 3,581
 7,208
 3,102
 6,487
 13,285
 151,122
Loss on sale of fixed assets
 
 
 57
 
 

 49
 40
 6
 
 152
Gain on sale of businesses(121,659) 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 (121,659)
Other (income) expense362
 (8) 
 43
 11
 (58) (2) 16
 70
 434
Noncontrolling shareholder compensation
 612
 271
 19
 381
 6
 36
 388
 85
 541
 2,339

 559
 225
 9
 270
 6
 (15) 254
 420
 1,728
Acquisition related expenses5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,552
 632
 2,189
Loss on sale of investment5,300
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5,300
Integration services fee
 
 
 
 375
 
 
 
 281
 
 656

 
 
 
 
 
 
 281
 
 281
Loss on foreign currency transaction and other1,339
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,339
Other
 
 
 266
 
 58
 
 
 
 324
Management fees9,543
 250
 125
 125
 125
 125
 125
 125
 94
 125
 10,762
9,769
 250
 125
 125
 125
 125
 125
 188
 125
 10,957
Adjusted EBITDA (2)
$(3,588) $5,896
 $4,698
 $3,346
 $3,147
 $6,865
 $3,398
 $6,733
 $3,503
 $8,908
 $42,906
$(3,299) $8,305
 $5,597
 $2,222
 $3,987
 $7,339
 $3,210
 $7,226
 $13,900
 $48,487




(1) Net income (loss) does not include loss from discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018.2019.
(2)As a result of the sale of our Manitoba Harvest subsidiaryClean Earth in FebruaryJune 2019, Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2019 does not include Adjusted EBITDA from Manitoba HarvestClean Earth of $1.1$8.3 million.


Reconciliation of Cash Flow Available for Distribution and Reinvestment
The table below details cash receipts and payments that are not reflected on our income statement in order to provide an additional measure of management's estimate of cash flow available for distribution ("CAD"). CAD is a non-GAAP measure that we believe provides additional, useful information to our shareholders in order to enable them to evaluate our ability to make anticipated quarterly distributions. CAD is not meant to be a substitute for GAAP, and may be different from or otherwise inconsistent with non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies.
The following table reconciles CAD to net income (loss) and cash flows provided by operating activities, which we consider to be the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
(in thousands)March 31, 2019 March 31, 2018March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019
Net income (loss)$110,158
 $(1,621)
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities:
 
Net income$4,880
 $110,158
Adjustment to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
Depreciation and amortization28,638
 22,933
21,806
 28,638
Gain on sale of businesses(121,659) 

 (121,659)
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount1,079
 1,353
525
 1,079
Unrealized (gain) loss on interest rate hedges1,099
 (2,901)
Unrealized loss on interest rate hedge
 1,099
Noncontrolling shareholder charges2,205
 2,551
2,055
 2,205
Provision for loss on receivables696
 328
883
 696
Deferred taxes(2,323) (4,311)(2,692) (2,323)
Other334
 (177)(515) 334
Changes in operating assets and liabilities(29,163) (11,512)7,044
 (29,163)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities(8,936) 6,643
33,986
 (8,936)
Plus:
 

 
Unused fee on revolving credit facility387
 452
400
 387
Integration services fee (1)
281
 656

 281
Successful acquisition costs366
 2,189

 366
Realized loss from foreign currency (2)
363
 1,339

 363
Loss on sale of Tilray Common Stock5,300
 

 5,300
Changes in operating assets and liabilities29,163
 11,512

 29,163
Less:
 

 
Payment of interest rate swap94
 706

 94
Changes in operating assets and liabilities7,044
 
Maintenance capital expenditures: (3)

 

 
Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC
 

 
5.11 Tactical212
 1,362
5.11174
 212
Advanced Circuits188
 97
17
 188
Arnold1,112
 1,252
1,060
 1,112
Clean Earth1,350
 1,257

 1,350
Ergobaby71
 288
98
 71
Foam Fabricators498
 398
526
 498
Liberty126
 61
186
 126
Manitoba Harvest
 86
Sterno452
 384
326
 452
Velocity Outdoor988
 787
873
 988
Other403
 282
883
 403
Preferred share distribution3,781
 1,813
5,542
 3,781
Estimated cash flow available for distribution and reinvestment$17,649
 $14,018
$17,657
 $17,649
      
Distribution paid in April 2019/2018$(21,564) $(21,564)
Distribution paid in April 2020/2019$(21,564) $(21,564)


(1) Represents fees paid by newly acquired companies to the Manager for integration services performed during the first year of ownership, payable quarterly.
(2) Reflects the foreign currency transaction gain or loss resulting from the Canadian dollar intercompany loans issued to Manitoba Harvest.
(3) 
Represents maintenance capital expenditures that were funded from operating cash flow, net of proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment, and excludes growth capital expenditures of approximately $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and $2.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and $6.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018.2019.
Seasonality
Earnings of certain of our operating segments are seasonal in nature due to various recurring events, holidays and seasonal weather patterns, as well as the timing of our acquisitions during a given year. Historically, the third and fourth quarter produce the highest net sales during our fiscal year.
Related Party Transactions
Management Services Agreement
We entered into the MSA with CGM effective May 16, 2006. The MSA provides for, among other things, CGM to perform services for the Company in exchange for a management fee paid quarterly and equal to 0.5% of the Company's adjusted net assets, as defined in the MSA. Concurrent with the June 2019 sale of Clean Earth (refer to Note B - Discontinued Operations), CGM agreed to waive the management fee on cash balances held at the Company, commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2019 and continuing until the quarter during which the Company next borrowed under the 2018 Revolving Credit Facility. In March 2020, as a proactive measure to provide the Company with additional cash liquidity in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company elected to draw down $200 million on our 2018 Revolving Credit Facility. The Company and CGM entered into a waiver agreement whereby CGM agreed to waive the portion of the management fee attributable to the cash balances held at the Company as of March 31, 2020. In addition, as a result of an expected decline in earnings and cash flows in the second quarter of 2020, CGM has agreed to waive 50% of the management fee calculated at June 30, 2020 that will be paid in July 2020.
Integrations Services Agreements
Foam Fabricators, which was acquired in 2018, entered into an Integration Services AgreementsAgreement ("ISA") with CGM.  The ISA provides for CGM to provide services for new platform acquisitions to, amongst other things, assist the management at the acquired entities in establishing a corporate governance program, implement compliance and reporting requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and align the acquired entity's policies and procedures with our other subsidiaries.  Each ISA is for the twelve-month period subsequent to the acquisition. Foam Fabricators paid CGM $2.25$2.3 million over the term of the ISA, with $2.0 million paid in 2018 and $0.3 million in 2019.


5.11 - Related Party Vendor Purchases
5.11 purchases inventory from a vendor who is a related party to 5.11 through one of the executive officers of 5.11 via the executive's 40% ownership interest in the vendor. During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, 5.11 purchased approximately $0.5 million and $1.3 million, respectively, in inventory from the vendor.
Subsequent Event - Profit Allocation Payments
October 2019 represented the five-year anniversary of the Company's acquisition of Sterno, which qualified as a Holding Event under the Company's LLC Agreement (the "Sterno Holding Event"). During the first quarter of 2020, the Company declared and paid a distribution of $9.1 million to the Allocation Member related to the Sterno Holding Event. The saleten-year anniversary of Liberty occurred in March 2020 which represented a Holding Event. The holders of the Allocation Interests elected to defer the distribution of $3.3 million until after the end of 2020.
The sales of Manitoba Harvest in February 2019 and Clean Earth in June 2019 each qualified as a Sale Event under the Company's LLC Agreement. During the second quarter of 2019, the Company declared and paid a distribution to the Allocation Member in connection withof $8.0 million related to the Sale Eventsale of Manitoba Harvest of $7.7 million. This distribution will be paid in the second quarter of 2019.and working capital settlements from prior Sale Events. The profit allocation distribution was calculated based on the portion of the gain on sale related to the Closing Date Consideration, less the loss on sale of shares that were received as part of the Closing Consideration. An additional profit allocationDuring the third quarter of 2019, the Company declared and paid a distribution to the Allocation Member of $43.3 million related to the Sale Eventsale of Manitoba Harvest will beClean Earth. During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company declared subsequentand paid a distribution to receiptthe Allocation Member of $9.1 million related to the Deferred Consideration in August 2019.from the Manitoba Harvest sale and the working capital settlement received from the sale of Clean Earth.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no special purpose entities or off-balance sheet arrangements.
Contractual Obligations
Long-term contractual obligations, except for our long-term debt obligations and operating lease liabilities, are generally not recognized in our consolidated balance sheet. Non-cancelable purchase obligations are obligations we incur during the normal course of business, based on projected needs.
The table below summarizes the payment schedule of our contractual obligations at March 31, 2019:2020:
(in thousands)Total 
Less than 1
Year
 1-3 Years 3-5 Years 
More than
5 Years
Total 
Less than 1
Year
 1-3 Years 3-5 Years 
More than
5 Years
Long-term debt obligations (1)
$1,369,503
 $63,049
 $127,504
 $211,559
 $967,391
$795,582
 $32,000
 $64,000
 $267,582
 $432,000
Operating lease obligations (2)
146,138
 20,530
 48,956
 32,220
 44,432
134,924
 19,270
 46,112
 28,180
 41,362
Purchase obligations (3)
510,678
 227,814
 136,285
 111,138
 35,441
800,271
 223,367
 288,690
 288,214
 
Total (4)
$2,026,319
 $311,393
 $312,745
 $354,917
 $1,047,264
$1,730,777
 $274,637
 $398,802
 $583,976
 $473,362
 

(1) 
Reflects amounts due under our 2018 Credit Facility, as well as our Senior Notes, together with interest on our debt obligations.
(2) 
Reflects various operating leases for office space, manufacturing facilities and equipment from third parties with various lease terms.
(3) 
Reflects non-cancelable commitments as of March 31, 2019,2020, including: (i) shareholder distributions of $166.4$110.4 million; (ii) estimated management fees of $45.2$30.9 million per year over the next five years; and (iii) other obligations including amounts due under employment agreements. Distributions to our shareholders are approved by our board of directors each quarter. The amount ultimately approved as future quarterly distributions may differ from the amount included in this schedule.
(4) 
The contractual obligation table does not include approximately $1.1 million in liabilities associated with unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 20192020 as the timing of the recognition of this liability is not certain. The amount of the liability is not expected to significantly change in the next twelve months.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of our financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to adopt accounting policies and make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates under different assumptions and judgments and uncertainties, and potentially could result in materially different results under different conditions. These critical accounting estimates are reviewed periodically by our independent auditors and the audit committee of our board of directors.
Except as set forth below, our critical accounting estimates have not changed materially from those disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on February 27, 2019.26, 2020.
Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Asset Impairment Testing
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess amount of the purchase price over the fair value of the assets acquired. Our goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets are tested for impairment on an annual basis as of March 31st, and if current events or circumstances require, on an interim basis. Goodwill is allocated to various reporting units, which are generally an operating segment or one level below the operating segment. Each of our businesses represents a reporting unit.
We use a qualitative approach to test goodwill for impairment by first assessing qualitative factors to determine whether it is more-likely than-notmore-likely-than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit is lessgreater than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment testing. The qualitative factors we consider include, in part, the general macroeconomic environment, industry and market specific conditions for each reporting unit, financial performance including actual versus planned results and results of relevant prior periods, operating costs and cost impacts, as well as issues or events specific to the reporting unit. If qualitative factors are not sufficient to determine that the fair value of a reporting unit is more likely than not to exceed its carrying value.value, we will perform a

quantitative test of the reporting unit whereby we estimate the fair value of the reporting unit using an income approach or market approach, or a weighting of the two methods. Under the income approach, we estimate the fair value of our reporting unit based on the present value of future cash flows. Cash flow projections are based on Management'smanagement's estimate of revenue growth rates and operating margins and take into consideration industry and market conditions as well as company specific economic factors. The discount rate used is based on the weighted average cost of capital adjusted for the relevant risk associated with the business and the uncertainty associated with the reporting unit's ability to execute on the projected cash flows. Under the market approach, we estimate fair value based on market multiples of revenue and earnings derived from comparable public companies with operating characteristics that are similar to the reporting unit. When market comparables are not meaningful or available, we estimate the fair value of the reporting unit using only the income approach.
2020 Annual Impairment Testing - For our annual impairment testing at March 31, 2020, we performed a qualitative assessment of our reporting units. As part of our current year analysis, we have considered how we expect the COVID-19 pandemic to impact our future operating results and short and long-term financial condition. In addition to the typical qualitative factors we consider as part of the assessment, we went through a process with each of our reporting units whereby we considered various scenarios for the remainder of the year, probability weighted for what we consider the most likely outcome given existing facts and circumstances. This process included consideration of the reporting unit's industry and customers, including customer liquidity, operational capacity given local government restrictions imposed to prevent spread of the COVID-19 virus, supply chain constraints that may exist as a result of the virus and ability of the subsidiary to reduce cash outflows. The results of the qualitative analysis indicated that it was more-likely-than-not that the fair value of our 5.11, ACI, Arnold, Liberty and Sterno reporting units exceeded their carrying value. Based on our analysis, we determined that our Ergobaby, Foam Fabricators and Velocity operating segments required quantitative testing because we could not conclude that the fair value of these reporting units significantly exceeded the carrying value based on qualitative factors alone.
We performed the quantitative tests of Ergobaby, Foam Fabricators and Velocity using an income approach to determine the fair value of the reporting units. We were unable to use a market approach due to the current market conditions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in significant volatility and lack of available market comparables. In developing the prospective financial information used in the income approach, we considered recent market conditions, taking into consideration the uncertainty associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic fallout. The prospective financial information considers reporting unit specific facts and circumstances and is our best estimate of operational results and cash flows for each reporting unit as of the date of our impairment testing. For Ergobaby, the discount rate used in the income approach was 15.9% and the results of the quantitative impairment testing indicated that the fair value of the Ergobaby reporting unit exceeded the carrying value by 14.0%. For Foam Fabricators, the discount rate used in the income approach was 13.3%, and the results of the quantitative impairment testing indicated that the fair value of the Foam Fabricators reporting unit exceeded the carrying value by 3.8%. The impairment test for Velocity used a discount rate of 12.8% in the income approach, and the results of the quantitative impairment testing indicated that the fair value of the Velocity reporting unit exceeded the carrying value by 16.4%. The prospective financial information that is used to determine the fair values of the reporting units requires us to make assumptions regarding future operational results including revenue growth rates and gross margins. If we do not achieve the forecasted revenue growth rates and gross margins, the results of the quantitative testing could change, potentially leading to additional testing and impairment at the reporting units that were tested quantitatively.
2019 Interim Impairment Testing - As a result of operating results below forecasts in the current period as well as a re-forecast of the Velocity business in which planned earnings and revenue fell below the forecasts of prior periods, we determined that a triggering event had occurred at Velocity Outdoor in the third quarter of 2019. We performed goodwill impairment testing at Velocity as of September 30, 2019. For the quantitative impairment test at Velocity, we utilized an income approach. Cash flow projections are based on management's estimate of revenue growth rates and operating margins, and take into consideration industry and market conditions as well as company specific economic factors. We used a weighted average cost of capital of 12.2% in the income approach. The discount rate used was based on the weighted average cost of capital adjusted for the relevant risk associated with business specific characteristics and Velocity's ability to execute on the projected cash flows. Based on the results of the impairment test, the fair value of Velocity did not exceed the carrying value, indicating that the goodwill at Velocity is impaired. The difference between the carrying value and fair value of the Velocity business was $32.9 million, which the Company recorded as impairment expense during the year ended December 31, 2019.
2019 Annual Impairment Testing - For our annual impairment testing at March 31, 2019, we determined that our Liberty operating segment required quantitative testing because we could not conclude that the fair value of Liberty significantly exceeded its carrying value based on qualitative factors alone. We expect to concludeconcluded the goodwill impairment testing during the quarter ended June 30, 2019. The results of the quantitative impairment testing of the Liberty reporting unit indicated

that the fair value of the Liberty reporting unit exceeded the carrying value by 135%. All of our other reporting units were tested qualitatively as of March 31, 2019, and the results of the qualitative analysis indicated that the fair value exceeded their carrying value.
For the reporting units that were tested qualitatively for the 2019 annual impairment testing, the results of the qualitative analysis indicated that it is more likely than notwas more-likely-than-not that the fair value exceeded their carrying value.


2018 Annual Impairment Testing - Our Arnold operating segment previously had three separate reporting units. As a result of changes implemented by Arnold management during 2016 and 2017, we reassessed the reporting units at Arnold as of the annual impairment testing date in 2018. The separate Arnold reporting units were determined to only comprise one reporting unit at the Arnold operating segment level as of March 31, 2018. As part of the exercise of combining the separate Arnold reporting units into one reporting unit, we performed "before" and "after" goodwill impairment testing, whereby we performed the annual impairment testing for each of the existing reporting units of Arnold and then subsequent to the completion of the annual impairment testing of the separate reporting units, we performed a quantitative impairment test of the Arnold operating segment. Two of the Arnold reporting units, PMAG and PTM, were tested qualitatively as part of the "before" test, while a quantitative impairment test was performed on the Flexmag reporting unit because we could not determine that it was more-likely than-not that the fair value of a reporting unit exceeded its carrying value. We then performed a quantitative impairment test of the Arnold operating segment, which combined the three reporting units. The results of the quantitative impairment testing of the Arnold reporting unit indicated that the fair value of the Arnold reporting unit exceeded the carrying value by 254%. All of our other reporting units were tested qualitatively as of March 31, 2018, and the results of the qualitative analysis indicated that the fair value exceeded their carrying value.
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
We use a qualitative approach to test indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment by first assessing qualitative factors to determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform quantitative impairment testing. Our indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of trade names with a carrying value of approximately $60.4$60.0 million. The results of the qualitative analysis of our other reporting unit's indefinite-lived intangible assets, which we completed as of March 31, 2020 and 2019, indicated that the fair value of the indefinite lived intangible assets exceeded their carrying value. The Ergobaby and Liberty reporting units have indefinite lived trade names that were tested in conjunction with the goodwill impairment tests at March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, respectively. The results of the quantitative impairment testing indicated that the trade names were not impaired.
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
In May 2014,The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued a comprehensive newprovisions of Revenue from Contracts with Customers, or ASC 606. The revenue recognition standard. The new standard outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. In addition, the standard requires disclosure of the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from contracts with customers. The new standard, and all related amendments, was effective for us beginning January 1, 2018 and was adopted using the modified retrospective method for all contracts not completed as of the date of adoption.
The adoption of the new revenue guidance represented a change in accounting principle that will more closely align revenue recognition with the transfer of control of our goods and services and will provide financial statement readers with enhanced disclosures. In accordance with the new revenue guidance, revenueRevenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration to which we expect to be entitled to receive in exchange for these goods or services, and excludes any sales incentives or taxes collected from customers which are subsequently remitted to government authorities.
The Company’s contracts with customers often include promises to transfer multiple products to a customer. Determining whether the promises are considered distinct performance obligations that should be accounted for separately versus together may require significant judgment. Once the performance obligations are identified, the Company determines the transaction price, which includes estimating the amount of variable consideration to be included in the transaction price, if any. The Company then allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation in the contract based on a relative stand-alone selling price method. The corresponding revenues are recognized as the related performance obligations are satisfied as discussed above. Judgment is required to determine the standalone selling price for each distinct performance obligation. The Company determines standalone selling prices based on the price at which the performance obligation is sold separately and therefore observable.
Upon adoption of the new revenue guidance, theThe Company’s policy around estimating variable consideration related to sales incentives (early pay discounts, rights of return, rebates, chargebacks, and other discounts) included in certain customer contracts remainedremains consistent with previous guidance. These incentives are recorded as a reduction in the transaction price. Under the newrevenue standard guidance, variable consideration is estimated and included in total consideration at contract inception based on either the expected value method or the most likely outcome method. The method was applied consistently among each type of variable consideration and the Company applies the expected value method to estimate variable consideration. These estimates are based on historical experience, anticipated performance and the Company’s best judgment at the time and as a result, reflect applicable constraints. The Company includes in the transaction price an amount of variable consideration estimated in accordance with the new guidance only to the extent

that it is probablethat a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenuerecognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved.
Business Combinations
The acquisitions of our businesses are accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Accounting for business combinations requires the use of estimates and assumptions in determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in order to allocate the purchase price. The estimates of fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable using established valuation methods, taking into consideration information supplied by the management of the acquired entities and other relevant information. The determination of fair values requires significant judgment both by our management team and, when appropriate, valuations by independent third-party appraisers. We amortize intangible assets, such as trademarks and customer relationships, as well as property, plant and equipment, over their economic useful lives, unless those lives are indefinite.

We consider factors such as historical information, our plans for the asset and similar assets held by our previously acquired portfolio companies. The impact could result in either higher or lower amortization and/or depreciation expense.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note A - "Presentation and Principles of Consolidation" of the condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.


ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no material changes to our market risk since December 31, 2018.2019. For a further discussion of our exposure to market risk, refer to the section entitled "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" that was disclosed in Part II, Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, as filed with the SEC on February 27, 2019.26, 2020.


ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
As required by Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") Rule 13a-15(b), Holdings’ Regular Trustees and the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of Holdings’ and the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), as of March 31, 2019.2020. Based on that evaluation, the Holdings’ Regular Trustees and the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company concluded that Holdings’ and the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2019.2020.


There have been no material changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) during our most recently completed fiscal quarter, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


PART II
OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
There have been no material changes to those legal proceedings associated with the Company’s and Holdings’ business together with legal proceedings for the businesses discussed in the section entitled "Legal Proceedings" that was disclosed in Part I, Item 3 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018,2019, as filed with the SEC on February 27, 2019.26, 2020.


ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
ThereThe risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 should be considered together with information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and should not be considered the only risks to which we are exposed. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial also may impair our business, including our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition. We are providing the following information regarding changes that have occurred to the previously disclosed risk factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. Except for such additional information, we believe there have been no material changes in thosefrom the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2020.
Our financial condition and results of operations are expected to be adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
In late 2019, there was an outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus, COVID-19. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the global economy, lowered equity valuations, disrupted global supply chains and workforce participation due to “shelter-in-place” restrictions by various governments worldwide, decreased consumer confidence generally and created significant volatility and disruption of financial markets.
The Company’s operations and business have been and are expected to continue to be materially and adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and related weak, or weakening of, economic or other negative conditions. In particular, the Company's businesses dependent on food service and brick and mortar retail operations have been and will continue to be especially susceptible to declining sales due to COVID-19 mitigation efforts. COVID-19 related facility shutdowns mandated by national or regional public health policies could also prevent our sites from operating in full capacity and adversely affect our financial position. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operational and financial performance, including our ability to execute our business strategies and initiatives in the expected timeframe, will depend on future developments. The significance of the impact on the Company’s operations is not yet certain and depends on numerous evolving factors that the Company may not be able to accurately predict or effectively respond to, including, without limitation: the duration and scope of the outbreak; actions taken by governments, businesses, and individuals in response to the outbreak; the effect on economic activity and actions taken in response; the effect on customers and their demand for the Company’s products and services; and the Company’s ability to manufacture, sell, and service its products, including without limitation as a result of supply chain challenges, facility closures, social distancing, restrictions on travel, and shelter-in-place orders.  These and other uncertainties associated withfactors relating to or arising from the Companyoutbreak could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, and Holdings discussedcash flows.  The degree to which COVID-19 and related actions ultimately impact our business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows will depend on factors which are highly uncertain, difficult to predict and beyond our control including the duration, spread and severity of the outbreak, the actions taken to contain COVID-19 and mitigate its public health effects, the impact on the U.S. and global economies and demand for our products, and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions resume. Certain of the Company's subsidiaries rely on customers and suppliers outside of the United States. Consequently, they will be negatively affected based on the impact of COVID-19 in regions outside of the United States and actions taken by local governments to try and limit the spread of COVID-19. As such, even if COVID 19 recedes in the section entitledUnited States or if localities re-open within the United States, the performance and the operating results of the company and its subsidiaries may still be negatively impacted based on the spread of the virus in international locations. Even after COVID-19 has subsided, we may continue to experience materially adverse impacts to our business as a result of the virus's global economic impact and any recession that has occurred or may occur in the future.

The Company has been aggressively managing capital expenditures across its businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, which may result in slower growth or declining sales in future periods. Certain of our businesses have also experienced reduced orders, which will have a negative affect on sales in future periods even if sales in the periods in which orders decline are unaffected. We expect that the impact of COVID-19 to negatively affect our free cash flow. To the extent the impact to our business is materially worse than we currently expect, our board will need to consider how it impacts our future business decisions and strategies. Further, if we are unable to maintain sufficient access to capital, we may be unable to pursue attractive acquisitions or investment opportunities, which would have a negative impact on our growth and financial condition.
There are no comparable recent events that provide guidance as to the effect the spread of COVID-19 as a global pandemic may have, and, as a result, the ultimate impact of the outbreak is highly uncertain and subject to change. Further, a second wave of COVID-19 later in 2020 or beyond would cause many of the impacts described herein to return or be exacerbated. We do not yet know the full extent of the impacts on our business, our operations or the global economy as a whole. However, the effects could have a material impact on our results of operations and heighten many of our known risks described in the "Risk Factors" that was disclosed in Part I, Item 1Asection of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as filed with the SEC on February 27, 2019.


ITEM 6.EXHIBITS
  
Exhibit Number  Description
  
10.1*
 
31.1*  
  
31.2*  
  
32.1*+
  
  
32.2*+
  
  
99.1 
  
101.INS*  Inline XBRL 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.SCH*  Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
  
101.CAL*  Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
  
101.DEF*  Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
  
101.LAB*  Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
  
101.PRE*  Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104Cover page formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101
*Filed herewith.
  
+In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K and SEC Release No. 34-47986, the certifications furnished in Exhibit 32.1 and Exhibit 32.2 hereto are deemed to accompany this Form 10-Q and will not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.


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


 COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS
   
 By: /s/ Ryan J. Faulkingham
   Ryan J. Faulkingham
   Regular Trustee
Date: May 1, 2019April 30, 2020
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


 COMPASS GROUP DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS LLC
   
 By: /s/ Ryan J. Faulkingham
   Ryan J. Faulkingham
   
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Date: May 1, 2019April 30, 2020


EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
   
10.1*
31.1* 
   
31.2* 
   
32.1*+
 
   
32.2*+
 
   
99.1 
   
101.INS* Inline XBRL 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.SCH* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
101.CAL* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
   
101.DEF* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
   
101.LAB* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
   
101.PRE* Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104Cover page formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101


*Filed herewith.
  
+In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K and SEC Release No. 34-47986, the certifications furnished in Exhibit 32.1 and Exhibit 32.2 hereto are deemed to accompany this Form 10-Q and will not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.




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