UNITED STATES

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For Quarterly Period Ended OctoberJuly 1, 20172018

 

Commission File Number 001-33994001-33994

 

INTERFACE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

GEORGIA

 

58-1451243

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

 

2859 PACES FERRY ROAD, SUITE 2000, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30339

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(770) 437-6800

(Registrant’sRegistrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Date File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

 

Emerging Growth

Company ☐

Smaller reporting company ☐ 

 

 

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

 

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

 

Yes ☐ No ☑

Shares outstanding of each of the registrant’sregistrant’s classes of common stock at November 3, 2017:August 1, 2018:

 

Class

Number of Shares

Common Stock, $.10 par value per share

60,251,42359,494,146

 

 

 

INTERFACE, INC.

 

INDEX

 

 

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PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 
 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

3

  

Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets – OctoberJuly 1, 20172018 and January 1,December 31, 2017

3

  

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations – Three Months and NineSix Months Ended OctoberJuly 1, 20172018 and OctoberJuly 2, 20162017

4

  

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – Three Months and NineSix Months Ended OctoberJuly 1, 20172018 and OctoberJuly 2, 20162017

5

  

Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows NineSix Months Ended OctoberJuly 1, 20172018 and OctoberJuly 2, 20162017

6

  

Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements

7

 

Item 2.

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

1516

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

1820

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

1921

   

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

 
 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

1922

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

1922

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

1923

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

2023

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

2023

 

Item 5.

Other Information

2023

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

2024

 

 

 

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

  

OCTOBER 1, 2017

  

JANUARY 1, 2017

 
  

(UNAUDITED)

     

ASSETS

        

CURRENT ASSETS:

        

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 $78,108  $165,672 

Accounts Receivable, net

  133,869   126,004 

Inventories

  186,126   156,083 

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

  24,358   23,123 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

  422,461   470,882 
         

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, less accumulated depreciation

  212,332   204,508 

DEFERRED TAX ASSETS

  30,805   33,117 

GOODWILL

  68,029   61,218 

OTHER ASSETS

  68,772   65,714 

TOTAL ASSETS

 $802,399  $835,439 
         

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

        
         

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

        

Accounts Payable

 $52,313  $45,380 

Current Portion of Long-Term Debt

  15,000   15,000 

Accrued Expenses

  101,346   98,703 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

  168,659   159,083 
         

LONG-TERM DEBT

  219,506   255,347 

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES

  5,819   4,728 

OTHER

  76,223   75,552 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

  470,207   494,710 
         

Commitments and Contingencies

        
         

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

        

Preferred Stock

  0   0 

Common Stock

  6,025   6,424 

Additional Paid-In Capital

  282,424   359,451 

Retained Earnings

  183,423   140,238 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) – Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment

  (79,844)  (110,522)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) – Pension Liability

  (59,836)  (54,862)

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  332,192   340,729 
  $802,399  $835,439 
  

JULY 1, 2018

  

DECEMBER 31, 2017

 
  

(UNAUDITED)

     

ASSETS

        

Current Assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

 $66,983  $87,037 

Accounts receivable, net

  156,602   142,808 

Inventories, net

  199,127   177,935 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  38,082   23,087 

Total current assets

  460,794   430,867 

Property and equipment, net

  207,994   212,645 

Deferred tax asset

  17,904   18,003 
         

Goodwill, net

  67,042   68,754 

Other assets

  70,893   70,331 
         

Total assets

 $824,627  $800,600 
         

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

        

Current liabilities:

        

Accounts payable

 $61,542  $50,672 

Accrued expenses

  102,953   110,974 

Current portion of long-term debt

  15,000   15,000 

Total current liabilities

  179,495   176,646 

Long-term debt

  228,531   214,928 

Deferred income taxes

  6,750   6,935 

Other

  69,248   72,000 
         

Total liabilities

  484,024   470,509 
         

Commitments and Contingencies

        
         

Shareholders’ equity

        

Preferred stock

  0   0 

Common stock

  5,949   5,981 

Additional paid-in capital

  262,285   271,271 

Retained Earnings

  215,383   187,432 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss – foreign currency translation

  (90,886)  (78,943)

Accumulated other comprehensive income – cash flow hedge

  3,183   904 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss – pension liability

  (55,311)  (56,554)
         

Total shareholders’ equity

  340,603   330,091 
         

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 $824,627  $800,600 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)

 

(IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

 

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

  

NINE MONTHS ENDED

  

THREE MONTHS ENDED

  

SIX MONTHS ENDED

 
                                
 

OCTOBER 1,

2017

  

OCTOBER 2, 2016

  

OCTOBER 1, 2017

  

OCTOBER 2, 2016

  

JULY 1, 2018

  

JULY 2, 2017

  

JULY 1, 2018

  

JULY 2, 2017

 
                                

NET SALES

 $257,431  $248,349  $730,233  $719,110  $283,626  $251,700  $524,189  $472,802 

Cost of Sales

  158,887   155,431   445,990   440,434   174,478   153,803   321,459   287,103 
                                

GROSS PROFIT ON SALES

  98,544   92,918   284,243   278,676   109,148   97,897   202,730   185,699 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

  67,633   67,175   197,660   200,108   75,445   64,386   146,039   129,100 

Restructuring and Asset Impairment Charges

  0   0   7,299   0   0   0   0   7,299 

OPERATING INCOME

  30,911   25,743   79,284   78,568   33,703   33,511   56,691   49,300 
                                

Interest Expense

  1,851   1,654   5,150   4,763   2,261   1,682   4,355   3,299 

Other Expense

  651   739   1,816   1,072   3,261   698   3,780   2,092 
                                

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE

  28,409   23,350   72,318   72,733   28,181   31,131   48,556   43,909 

Income Tax Expense

  8,970   7,446   23,394   23,278   7,579   10,193   12,870   14,424 
                                

NET INCOME

 $19,439  $15,904  $48,924  $49,455  $20,602  $20,938  $35,686  $29,485 
                                
                

Earnings Per Share – Basic

 $0.32  $0.25  $0.78  $0.76  $0.35  $0.33  $0.60  $0.46 
                                

Earnings Per Share – Diluted

 $0.32  $0.25  $0.78  $0.76  $0.35  $0.33  $0.60  $0.46 
                                

Common Shares Outstanding – Basic

  61,018   64,805   62,630   65,285   59,493   62,789   59,582   63,432 

Common Shares Outstanding – Diluted

  61,060   64,842   62,672   65,322   59,538   62,832   59,627   63,474 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

 

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

  

THREE MONTHS ENDED

  

NINE MONTHS ENDED

 
                 
  

OCTOBER 1,

2017

  

OCTOBER 2, 2016

  

OCTOBER 1, 2017

  

OCTOBER 2, 2016

 
                 

Net Income

 $19,439  $15,904  $48,924  $49,455 

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign

                

Currency Translation Adjustment

  9,848   2,759   30,678   3,827 

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension Liability Adjustment

  (1,994)  834   (4,974)  3,632 

Comprehensive Income

 $27,293  $19,497  $74,628  $56,914 
  

THREE MONTHS ENDED

  

SIX MONTHS ENDED

 
                 
  

JULY 1, 2018

  

JULY 2, 2017

  

JULY 1, 2018

  

JULY 2, 2017

 
                 

Net Income

 $20,602  $20,938  $35,686  $29,485 

Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss), Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment

  (20,773)  9,800   (11,943)  20,830 

Other Comprehensive Income, Cash Flow Hedge

  647   0   2,279   0 

Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss), Pension Liability Adjustment

  3,459   (2,048)  1,243   (2,980)

Comprehensive Income

 $3,935  $28,690  $27,265  $47,335 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

 

(IN THOUSANDS)

 

  

NINE MONTHS ENDED

 
  

OCTOBER 1, 2017

  

OCTOBER 2, 2016

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

        

Net Income

 $48,924  $49,455 

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:

        

Depreciation and Amortization

  22,203   22,474 

Stock Compensation Amortization Expense

  4,479   3,390 

Deferred Income Taxes and Other

  5,926   5,049 

Working Capital Changes:

        

Accounts Receivable

  (1,397)  1,449 

Inventories

  (22,377)  (454)

Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

  (653)  (1,008)

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

  10,804   (1,462)
         

CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

  67,909   78,893 
         

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

        

Capital Expenditures

  (22,809)  (20,912)

Other

  (421)  1,140 
         

CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

  (23,230)  (19,772)
         

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

        

Borrowing of Long-Term Debt

  20,000   20,329 

Repayment of Long-Term Debt

  (62,085)  (17,500)

Tax Withholding Payments for Share-Based Compensation

  (1,477)  (4,661)

Repurchase of Common Stock

  (81,061)  (10,443)

Debt Issuance Cost

  (1,418)  0 

Dividends Paid

  (11,571)  (10,429)
         

CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

  (137,612)  (22,704)
         

Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Operating, Investing and

        

Financing Activities

  (92,933)  36,417 

Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash

  5,369   1,616 
         

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

        

Net Change During the Period

  (87,564)  38,033 

Balance at Beginning of Period

  165,672   75,696 
         

Balance at End of Period

 $78,108  $113,729 
  

SIX MONTHS ENDED

 
         
  

JULY 1, 2018

  

JULY 2, 2017

 

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

        

Net Income

 $35,686  $29,485 

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

        

Depreciation and amortization

  17,190   14,422 

Stock compensation amortization expense

  5,616   1,821 

Deferred income taxes and other

  (729)  2,870 

Working capital changes:

        

Accounts receivable

  (16,410)  (6,288)

Inventories

  (24,281)  (21,087)

Prepaid expenses and current assets

  (17,974)  (667)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  5,890   1,389 
         

CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

  4,988   21,945 
         

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

        

Capital expenditures

  (16,363)  (15,352)

Other

  533   306 
         

CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

  (15,830)  (15,046)
         

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

        

Repayments of long-term debt

  (7,500)  (54,675)

Borrowing of long-term debt

  23,210   10,000 

Tax withholding payments for share-based compensation

  (1,052)  (1,406)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

  124   0 

Dividends paid

  (7,735)  (7,575)

Repurchase of common stock

  (14,485)  (55,667)
         

CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

  (7,438)  (109,323)
         

Net cash used in operating, investing and financing activities

  (18,280)  (102,424)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

  (1,774)  3,535 
         

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

        

Net change during the period

  (20,054)  (98,889)

Balance at beginning of period

  87,037   165,672 
         

Balance at end of period

 $66,983  $66,783 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated condensed financial statements.

 

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INTERFACE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 – CONDENSED FOOTNOTES

 

As contemplated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”“Commission”) instructions to Form 10-Q, the following footnotes have been condensed and, therefore, do not contain all disclosures required in connection with annual financial statements. Reference should be made to the Company’s year-end audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1,December 31, 2017, as filed with the Commission.

 

The financial information included in this report has been prepared by the Company, without audit. In the opinion of management, the financial information included in this report contains all adjustments (all of which are normal and recurring) necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods. Nevertheless, the results shown for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected forfor the full year. The January 1,December 31, 2017, consolidated condensed balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

CertainCertain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications hadThere was no effect on reporting income, comprehensive income,change to consolidated assets, liabilities, cash flows total assets or shareholders equitynet income as previously reported.a result of these reclassifications.

NOTE 2 – REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted a new accounting standard with regard to revenue from customers. The Company elected the modified retrospective approach for adoption of this new standard, as is allowed by the standard. The Company did not have any significant impact from this standard as of the date of the adoption.

Revenue Recognized from Contracts with Customers

100% of the Company’s revenue is due to contracts with its customers. These contracts typically take the form of invoices for purchase of materials from the Company. The performance obligation is the delivery of these materials to customer control. Nearly 97% of the Company’s current revenue is produced from the sale of carpet, modular resilient flooring and related products (TacTiles installation materials, etc.) and the revenue from sales of these products is recognized upon shipment, or in certain cases upon delivery to the customer.  The transaction price for these sales is readily identifiable.

The remaining revenue generated by the Company is for contracts to sell and install carpet and related products at customer locations. For projects underway, the Company recognized installation revenue over time as the customer simultaneously received and consumed the benefit of the services. The installation of the carpet and related products is a separate performance obligation from the sale of carpet. The majority of these projects are completed within 5 days of the start of installation. The transaction price for these sale and installation contracts is readily determinable between flooring material and installation services and is specifically identified in the contract with the customer.

The Company has utilized the portfolio approach to its contracts with customers, as its contracts with customers have similar characteristics and it is reasonable to expect that the effects from applying this approach are not materially different from applying the accounting standard to individual contracts.

The Company does not have any other significant revenue streams outside of these sales of flooring material, and the sale and installation of flooring material, as described above.

Impairment Losses

The Company does not recognize any impairment losses related to its revenue contracts due primarily to the short-term and straightforward nature of these contracts.

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Disaggregation of Revenue

For the first six months ended July 1, 2018, revenue from the Company’s customers is broken down by geography as follows:

Geography

Percentage of Net Sales

Americas

59.4%

Europe

25.3%

Asia-Pacific

15.3%

Revenue from sales of carpet, modular resilient flooring, and other flooring-related material was approximately 97% of total revenue for the six months ended July 1, 2018. The remaining 3% of revenue was generated from the installation of carpet and other flooring-related material.

Performance Obligations

As noted above, the Company primarily generates revenue through the sale of flooring material to end users either upon shipment or upon arrival of the product at its destination. In these instances, there typically is no other obligation to the customers other than the delivery of flooring material with the exception of warranty. The Company does offer a warranty to its customers which guarantees certain on-floor performance characteristics and warrants against manufacturing defects. The warranty is not a service warranty, and there is no ability to separate the warranty obligation from the sale of the carpet or purchase them separately. The Company’s incidence of warranty claims is extremely low, with approximately 0.2% of revenue in claims on an annual basis for the last three fiscal years. Given the nature of the warranty as well as the financial impact, the Company has determined that there is no need to identify this warranty as a separate performance obligation and the Company will continue to account for warranty on an accrual basis.

For the Company’s installation business, the sales of carpet and other flooring materials and installation services are separate deliverables which under the revenue recognition requirements should be characterized as separate performance obligations. The Company historically has not separated these obligations and has accounted for these installation projects on a completed contract basis. The nature of the installation projects is such that the vast majority – an amount in excess of 90% of these installation projects – are completed in less than 5 days. The Company’s largest installation customers are retail and corporate customers, and these are on a project-by-project basis and are short term installations. The impact of bifurcating the carpet sale from the installation sale is not considered to be material to the total Company. The Company has, however, evaluated these projects at the end of the reporting period and recorded revenue in accordance with the accounting standards for projects which were underway as of the end of the second quarter of 2018.   

Costs to Obtain Contracts

The Company pays sales commissions to many of its sales personnel based upon their selling activity. These are direct costs associated with obtaining the contracts.  Under the accounting standard, these costs should be expensed as the revenue is earned.  As these commissions become payable upon shipment (or in certain cases delivery) of product, the commission is earned as the revenue is recognized.  Due to this fact pattern, there is no change to the Company’s accounting for these selling commissions.  There are no other material costs the Company incurs as part of obtaining the sales contract.

NOTE 2 –3– INVENTORIES

 

Inventories are summarized as follows:

 

 

Oct. 1, 2017

  

Jan. 1, 2017

  

July 1, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

 
 

(In thousands)

  

(In thousands)

 

Finished Goods

 $123,708  $104,742  $137,724  $115,512 

Work in Process

  13,046   8,711   11,617   13,022 

Raw Materials

  49,372   42,630   49,786   49,401 
 $186,126  $156,083  $199,127  $177,935 

 

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NOTE 34 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

 

The Company computes basic earnings per share (“EPS”) by dividing net income by the weighted average common shares outstanding, including participating securities outstanding, during the period as discussed below.  Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution beyond shares for basic EPS that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised, converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that would have shared in the Company’s earnings.

 

The Company includes all unvested stock awards which contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents, whether paid or unpaid, in the number of shares outstanding in our basic and diluted EPS calculations when the inclusion of these shares would be dilutive. Unvested share-based awards of restricted stock are paid dividends equally with all other shares of common stock. As a result, the Company includes all outstanding restricted stock awards in the calculation of basic and diluted EPS. Distributed earnings include common stock dividends and dividends earned on unvested share-based payment awards. Undistributed earnings represent earnings that were available for distribution but were not distributed. The following tables show distributed and undistributed earnings:

 

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Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

 

Earnings Per Share:

                
                 

Basic Earnings Per Share:

                

Distributed Earnings

 $0.07  $0.06  $0.13  $0.12 

Undistributed Earnings

  0.28   0.27   0.47   0.34 

Total

 $0.35  $0.33  $0.60  $0.46 
                 

Diluted Earnings Per Share:

                

Distributed Earnings

 $0.07  $0.06  $0.13  $0.12 

Undistributed Earnings

  0.28   0.27   0.47   0.34 

Total

 $0.35  $0.33  $0.60  $0.46 
                 

Basic earnings per share

 $0.35  $0.33  $0.60  $0.46 

Diluted earnings per share

 $0.35  $0.33  $0.60  $0.46 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

Oct. 1, 2017

  

Oct. 2, 2016

  

Oct. 1, 2017

  

Oct. 2, 2016

 

Earnings Per Share

                
                 

Basic Earnings Per Share

                

Distributed Earnings

 $0.07  $0.06  $0.19  $0.10 

Undistributed Earnings

  0.25   0.19   0.59   0.66 

Total

 $0.32  $0.25  $0.78  $0.76 
                 

Diluted Earnings Per Share

                

Distributed Earnings

 $0.07  $0.06  $0.19  $0.10 

Undistributed Earnings

  0.25   0.19   0.59   0.66 

Total

 $0.32  $0.25  $0.78  $0.76 
                 

Basic Earnings Per Share

 $0.32  $0.25  $0.78  $0.76 

Diluted Earnings Per Share

 $0.32  $0.25  $0.78  $0.76 

 

The following tablestables present net income that was attributable to participating securities:

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

Oct. 1, 2017

  

Oct. 2, 2016

  

Oct. 1, 2017

  

Oct. 2, 2016

 
      

(In millions)

     

Net Income Attributable to Participating Securities

 $0.1  $0.1  $0.4  $0.4 
  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

 
      

(In millions)

     

Net Income Attributable to Participating Securities

 $0.2  $0.2  $0.3  $0.3 

 

The weighted average shares outstanding for basic and diluted EPS were as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

Oct. 1, 2017

  

Oct. 2, 2016

  

Oct. 1, 2017

  

Oct. 2, 2016

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

 
     

(In thousands)

          

(In thousands)

     

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

  60,555   64,241   62,167   64,721   58,910   62,305   58,999   62,948 

Participating Securities

  463   564   463   564   583   484   583   484 

Shares for Basic Earnings Per Share

  61,018   64,805   62,630   65,285   59,493   62,789   59,582   63,432 

Dilutive Effect of Stock Options

  42   37   42   37   45   43   45   42 

Shares for Diluted Earnings Per Share

  61,060   64,842   62,672   65,322   59,538   62,832   59,627   63,474 

 

For all periods presented, there were no stock options or participating securities excluded from the computation of diluted EPS.

 

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NOTE 45 – LONG-TERM DEBT

 

Syndicated Credit Facility

 

TheAt July 1, 2018, the Company hashad a syndicated credit facility (the “Facility”) pursuant to which the lenders provideprovided to the Company and certain of its subsidiaries a multicurrency revolving credit facility and provideprovided to the Company a term loan.   Interest on base rate loans iswas charged at varying rates computed by applying a margin depending on the Company’sCompany’s consolidated net leverage ratio as of the most recently completed fiscal quarter. Interest on LIBOR-based loans and fees for letters of credit arewere charged at varying rates computed by applying a margin over the applicable LIBOR rate, depending on the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio as of the most recently completed fiscal quarter. In addition, the Company payspaid a commitment fee per annum (depending on the Company’s consolidated net leverage ratio as of the most recently completed fiscal quarter) on the unused portion of the Facility.

 

As of October1, 2017,July 1, 2018, the Company had outstanding $173.8$162.5 million of term loan borrowing and $60.8$81.0 million of revolving loan borrowings under the Facility, and had $6.0$5.7 million in letters of credit outstanding under the Facility. As of OctoberJuly 1, 2017,2018, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings outstanding under the Facility was 2.6%3.4%.

 

The Company is required to make quarterly amortization payments of the term loan borrowing. The amortization payments are due on the last day of the calendar quarter. The quarterly amortization payment amount was $3.75 million for the thirdsecond quarter of 2017 and will remain this amount for all future quarters until maturity.2018.

 

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the second quarter, the Facility was amended and restated in connection with the acquisition of nora Holding GmbH. Please see Notes 8 and 16 for additional information.

 

The Company is currently in compliance with all covenants under the Facility and anticipates that it will remain in compliance with the covenants for the foreseeable future.

 

In the third quarter of 2017, the Company amended and restated the syndicated credit facility. The terms and conditions of the amended and restated credit facility (the “Amended Facility”) are substantially similar to the preceding Facility, with the following key changes:

The Amended Facility matures in August of 2022;

The restricted payments covenant in the Amended Facility has been liberalized (and now allows for, among other things, the repurchase of the full amount of the new share repurchase program described below); and

Permits the potential release of the lenders’ liens on certain real property and equipment in connection with an anticipated property tax abatement transaction in Georgia.

Interest Rate Risk Management

 

Shortly after entering intoIn the Amended Facility, third quarter of 2017, the Company entered into an interest rate swap transaction to fix the variable interest rate on a portion of its term loan borrowingsborrowing in order to manage a portion of its exposure to interest rate fluctuations. The Company’s objective and strategy with respect to this interest rate swap is to protect the Company against adverse fluctuations in interest rates by reducing its exposure to variability to cash flows relating to interest payments on a portion of its outstanding debt. The Company is meeting its objective by hedging the risk of changes in its cash flows (interest payments) attributable to changes in LIBOR, the designated benchmark interest rate being hedged (the “hedged risk”), on an amount of the Company’s debt principal equal to the outstanding swap notional amount.

 

Cash Flow Interest Rate Swap

 

The Company’sCompany’s interest rate swap is designated and qualifies as a cash flow hedge of forecasted interest payments. The Company reports the effective portion of the fair value gain or loss on the swap as a component of other comprehensive income (or other comprehensive loss). Gains or losses (if any) on any ineffective portion of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships are recorded in the period in which they occur as a component of other expense (or other income) in the Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations. There were no such gains or losses in the third quarterfirst six months of 2017.2018. The aggregate notional amount of the swap as of OctoberJuly 1, 20172018 was $100 million.

 

As of OctoberJuly 1, 2017,2018, the fair value of the cash flow interest rate swap liabilityasset was $0.2$3.2 million and was recorded in accrued liabilities.other assets.

 

Other Lines of Credit

 

Subsidiaries of the Company have an aggregate of the equivalent of $9.8 million of other lines of credit available at interest rates ranging from 2.5% to 6.5%. As of OctoberJuly 1, 2017,2018, there were no borrowings outstanding under these lines of credit. 

 

NOTE 56 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Stock Option Awards

 

In accordance with accounting standards, the Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award. That cost will be recognized over the period in which the employee is required to provide the services – the requisite service period (usually the vesting period) – in exchange for the award.

 

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There were no stock options granted during 2015-2017.

All outstanding stock options vested prior to the end of 2013, and therefore there was no stock option compensation expense in the first ninesix months of 20162018 or 2017.

 

As of OctoberJuly 1, 2017,2018, there were 82,50072,500 stock options outstanding and exercisable, at an average exercise price of $8.53$7.99 per share. There were 5,000no stock options granted in 2018 or 2017. There were 10,000 stock options exercised in the first ninesix months of 2017.2018 and no forfeitures during those six months. There were no exercises or forfeitures duringof stock options in the 2017 period.first six months of 2017. The aggregate intrinsic value of the outstanding and exercisable stock options was $1.1 million as of OctoberJuly 1, 2017.2018.

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Restricted Stock Awards

 

During the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 1, 2018 and July 2, 2017, the Company granted restricted stock awards for 248,000192,000 and 244,000 shares of common stock.stock, respectively. Awards of restricted stock (or a portion thereof) vest with respect to each recipient over a one to three-year period from the date of grant, provided the individual remains in the employment or service of the Company as of the vesting date. Additionally, certain awards (or a portion thereof) could vest (or vest earlier) upon the attainment of certain performance criteria,earlier in the event of a change in control of the Company, or upon involuntary termination without cause.

 

Compensation expense related to restricted stock grants was $2.0$2.0 million and $2.4$1.3 million for the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 1, 20172018 and OctoberJuly 2, 2016,2017, respectively. Accounting standards requireallow that the Company estimate forfeitures for restricted stock and reduce compensation expense accordingly. The Company has reduced its expense by the assumed forfeiture rate and will evaluate experience against this forfeiture rate going forward.

 

The following table summarizes restricted stock outstanding as of OctoberJuly 1, 2017,2018, as well as activity during the ninesix months then ended:

 

 

Restricted Shares

  

Weighted Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

  

Restricted Shares

  

Weighted Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2017

  505,000  $17.05 

Outstanding at December 31, 2017

  463,000  $17.79 

Granted

  248,000   17.89   192,000   25.60 

Vested

  284,000   16.61   62,000   17.55 

Forfeited or canceled

  6,000   16.99   10,000   18.09 

Outstanding at October 1, 2017

  463,000  $17.77 

Outstanding at July 1, 2018

  583,000  $24.74 

 

As of OctoberJuly 1, 2017,2018, the unrecognized total compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock was $5.0$6.6 million. That cost is expected to be recognized by the end of 2020.2021.

 

Performance Share Awards

 

InDuring the six months ended July 1, 2018 and July 2, 2017,, the Company issued awards of performance shares to certain employees. These awards vest based on the achievement of certain performance-based goals over a performance period of one to three years, subject to the employee’s continued employment through the last date of the performance period, and will be settled in shares of our common stock or in cash at the Company’s election. The number of shares that may be issued in settlement of the performance shares to the award recipients may be greater (up to 200%) or lesser than the nominal award amount depending on actual performance achieved as compared to the performance targets set forth in the awards.

 

The following table summarizes the performance shares outstanding as of OctoberJuly 1, 2017,2018, as well as the activity during the ninesix months then ended:

 

 

Performance Shares

  

Weighted Average Grant

Date Fair Value

  

Performance Shares

  

Weighted Average

Grant Date

Fair Value

 

Outstanding at January 1, 2017

  368,500  $17.20 

Outstanding at December 31, 2017

  669,500  $17.51 

Granted

  354,000   17.80   261,000   25.69 

Vested

  31,000   17.22   119,000   17.78 

Forfeited or canceled

  22,000   17.29   19,000   18.11 

Outstanding at October 1, 2017

  669,500  $17.51 

Outstanding at July 1, 2018

  792,500  $20.15 

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Compensation expense related to the performance shares was $3.6 million and $0.5 million for the ninesix months ended OctoberJuly 1, 2018, and July 2, 2017, was $2.4 million.respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense related to these performance shares was approximately $6.2$7.7 million as of OctoberJuly 1, 2017.2018. That cost is expected to be recognized by the end of 2021.

 

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The tax benefits recognized with regard to restricted stock and performance shares were approximately $1.3 million for the six months ended July 1, 2018.

 

NOTE 67 – EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

 

The following tables provide the components of net periodic benefit cost for the three-month and nine-monthsix-month periods ended OctoberJuly 1, 2018 and July 2, 2017, and October 2, 2016, respectively:

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 

Defined Benefit Retirement Plans (Europe)

 

Oct. 1, 2017

  

Oct. 2, 2016

  

Oct. 1, 2017

  

Oct. 2, 2016

 

Defined Benefit Retirement Plan (Europe)

 

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

 
 

(In thousands)

  

(In thousands)

  

(In thousands)

  

(In thousands)

 

Service cost

 $423  $260  $1,204  $781  $182  $397  $369  $780 

Interest cost

  1,426   1,610   4,138   5,058   1,318   1,378   2,671   2,712 

Expected return on assets

  (1,697)  (1,876)  (4,920)  (5,880)  (1,562)  (1,628)  (3,164)  (3,216)

Amortization of prior service costs

  9   9   26   27   8   (9)  15   (16)

Recognized net actuarial losses

  318   169   930   537 

Recognized net actuarial (gains) / losses

  281   320   569   629 

Net periodic benefit cost

 $479  $172  $1,378  $523  $227  $458  $460  $889 

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 

Salary Continuation Plan (SCP)

 

Oct. 1, 2017

  

Oct. 2, 2016

  

Oct. 1, 2017

  

Oct. 2, 2016

 
  

(In thousands)

  

(In thousands)

 

Service cost

 $0  $110  $0  $330 

Interest cost

  314   317   942   952 

Amortization of loss

  91   203   273   608 

Net periodic benefit cost

 $405  $630  $1,215  $1,890 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 

Salary Continuation Plan (SCP)

 

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

 
  

(In thousands)

  

(In thousands)

 

Service cost

 $0  $0  $0  $0 

Interest cost

  271   314   541   628 

Amortization of prior service cost

  0   0   0   0 

Amortization of (gain) / loss

  116   91   232   182 

Net periodic benefit cost

 $387  $405  $773  $810 

NOTE 8 – ACQUISITION OF NORA

On June 14, 2018, the Company entered into a share purchase and transfer agreement to acquire the issued and outstanding shares of nora Holding GmbH (“nora”), nora’s outstanding third party debt, and receivables related to nora’s shareholder loans. Nora is the holding company for a Germany-based manufacturer and multinational marketer of resilient floor coverings, including rubber flooring. The second quarter of 2018 includes $5.8 million of transaction related expenses related to the nora acquisition. Approximately $3.0 million of these expenses are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated condensed statement of operations.  The remainder is included in other expenses as described below. 

On June 14, 2018, in connection with the signing of the nora share purchase and transfer agreement, the Company entered into a derivative instrument to address the foreign currency risk associated with a portion of the nora purchase price. This option instrument does not qualify for hedge accounting, and the mark-to-market expense of $2.8 million to record the instrument at fair value at the end of the second quarter of 2018 was recorded in other expense in our consolidated condensed statement of operations during the second quarter. The option instrument has a notional value of €315 million (or approximately $364 million as of July 1, 2018) and an initial maturity of 120 days.

As of July 1, 2018, the fair value of the option instrument was $1.9 million and was recorded in other current assets.

On August 7, 2018, subsequent to the end of the second quarter, the Company completed the acquisition of nora. On this date the option instrument discussed above was terminated.  Please see Note 16 for additional information.

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NOTE 7 9 – SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Based on applicable accounting standards, the Company has determined that it has three operating segments – namely, the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific geographic regions. Pursuant to accounting standards, the Company has aggregated the three operating segments into one reporting segment because they have similar economic characteristics, and the operating segments are similar in all of the following areas: (a) the nature of the products and services; (b) the nature of the production processes; (c) the type or class of customer for their products and services; (d) the methods used to distribute their products or provide their services; and (e) the nature of the regulatory environment.

 

While the Company operates as one reporting segment for the reasons discussed, included below is selected information on our operating segments.

 

  

AMERICAS

  

 

EUROPE

  

ASIA-PACIFIC

  

TOTAL

 
                 

Three Months Ended October 1, 2017:

                
                 

Net Sales

 $148,082  $66,677  $42,672  $257,431 

Depreciation and amortization

  3,386   1,646   2,211   7,243 

Total assets

  274,946   255,330   186,966   717,242 
                 

Three Months Ended October 2, 2016:

                
                 

Net Sales

 $147,500  $62,682  $38,167  $248,349 

Depreciation and amortization

  3,635   1,253   2,213   7,101 
                 

Nine Months Ended October 1, 2017:

                
                 

Net Sales

 $433,461  $180,506  $116,266  $730,233 

Depreciation and amortization

  10,064   4,257   6,458   20,779 
                 

Nine Months Ended October 2, 2016:

                
                 

Net Sales

 $426,677  $181,904  $110,529  $719,110 

Depreciation and amortization

  10,903   3,824   6,598   21,325 

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AMERICAS

  

 

EUROPE

  

ASIA-

PACIFIC

  

 

TOTAL

 
  

(in thousands)

 

Three Months Ended July 1, 2018:

                
                 

Net Sales

 $176,380  $65,865  $41,381  $283,626 

Depreciation and amortization

  3,480   2,048   2,212   7,740 

Total assets

  314,436   258,138   193,073   765,647 
                 

Three Months Ended July 2, 2017:

                
                 

Net Sales

 $153,616  $57,811  $40,273  $251,700 

Depreciation and amortization

  3,310   1,314   2,090   6,714 
                 

Six Months Ended July 1, 2018:

                
                 

Net Sales

 $311,605  $132,421  $80,163  $524,189 

Depreciation and amortization

  7,091   4,302   4,420   15,813 
                 

Six Months Ended July 2, 2017:

                
                 

Net Sales

 $285,378  $113,830  $73,594  $472,802 

Depreciation and amortization

  6,678   2,611   4,247   13,536 

 

A reconciliation of the Company’sCompany’s total operating segment depreciation and amortization, and assets, to the corresponding consolidated amounts follows:

  

Three Months Ended

 

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION

 

October 1,

2017

  

October 2,

2016

 
  

(In thousands)

 

Total segment depreciation and amortization

 $7,243  $7,101 

Corporate depreciation and amortization

  539   413 

Reported depreciation and amortization

 $7,782  $7,514 

  

Nine Months Ended

 

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION

 

October 1,

2017

  

October 2,

2016

 
  

(In thousands)

 

Total segment depreciation and amortization

 $20,779  $21,325 

Corporate depreciation and amortization

  1,424   1,149 

Reported depreciation and amortization

 $22,203  $22,474 

 

ASSETS

 

October 1,

2017

     
  

(In thousands)

     

Total segment assets

 $717,242     

Corporate assets and eliminations

  85,157     
         

Reported total assets

 $802,399     

NOTE 8 – SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Cash payments for interest amounted to $4.6 million and $4.0 million for the nine months ended October 1, 2017 and October 2, 2016, respectively. Income tax payments amounted to $14.8 million and $9.9 million for the nine months ended October 1, 2017 and October 2, 2016, respectively.

NOTE 9 – RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an accounting standard regarding recognition of revenue from contracts with customers that will supersede the existing revenue recognition under U.S. GAAP. In summary, the core principle of this standard, along with amendments in 2015 and 2016, is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Additionally, the new standard requires enhanced disclosures about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including revenue recognition policies to identify performance obligations, assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain and fulfill a contract, and significant judgments in measurements and recognition. The standard, as amended, will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Nearly 95% of the Company’s current revenue is produced from the sale of carpet, hard surface flooring and related products (TacTiles installation system, etc.) and the revenue from sales of these products is recognized upon shipment, or in certain cases upon delivery to the customer.  There does not exist any performance or any other obligation after the sale of these products outside of the product warranty, which has not historically been of significance compared to total product sales.  There is a small portion of the Company’s revenues (less than 6%) that is for the sale and installation of carpet and related products.  Of these projects, the overwhelming majority are completed in less than 5 days and therefore the Company does not expect a significant shift in the timing of revenue recognition for these sales either.  While the Company is continuing its review of this new standard and the manner in which it will be implemented, given the nature of the Company’s sales it currently believes that revenue recognition under the new standard will be mostly consistent under both the current and new standards, with performance obligations being satisfied under the majority of contracts with customers upon shipment.

In July 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard to simplify the accounting for inventory. This standard requires all inventories to be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value, except for inventory that is accounted for using the LIFO or the retail inventory method, which will be measured under existing accounting standards. The new guidance must be applied on a prospective basis and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this new standard did not have any significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In November 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standard which requires deferred tax assets and liabilities, as well as any related valuation allowance, be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. As a result, each jurisdiction will only have one net noncurrent deferred tax asset or liability. This standard does not change the existing requirement that only permits offsetting within a jurisdiction. The amendments in the standard may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively to all prior periods presented. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this standard in the first quarter of 2017, and recorded a reduction of current assets of $10.0 million and a corresponding increase in long term assets of $5.9 million as well as a reduction of long term liabilities of $4.1 million. The Company applied this standard retrospectively and as a result has adjusted the balance sheet as of the end of 2016 by these amounts as well.

 

  

Three Months Ended

 

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION

 

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

 
  

(In thousands)

 

Total segment depreciation and amortization

 $7,740  $6,714 

Corporate depreciation and amortization

  719   739 
         

Reported depreciation and amortization

 $8,459  $7,453 

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Six Months Ended

 

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION

 

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

 
  

(In thousands)

 

Total segment depreciation and amortization

 $15,813  $13,536 

Corporate depreciation and amortization

  1,377   886 
         

Reported depreciation and amortization

 $17,190  $14,422 

ASSETS

 

July 1, 2018

     
  

(In thousands)

     

Total segment assets

 $765,647     

Corporate assets and eliminations

  58,980     
         

Reported total assets

 $824,627     

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In March 2016,NOTE 10 – SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Cash payments for interest amounted to $3.9 million and $3.2 million for the FASB issued an accounting standard update to simplify several aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities,six months ended July 1, 2018 and the classification on the statement of cash flows. In addition, an entity can make an entity-wide accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest, which is the current U.S. GAAP practice, or account for forfeitures when they occur.  This update will be effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. The element of the new standard that will have the most impact on the Company’s financial statements will be income tax consequences. Excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies on stock-based compensation awards will now be included in the tax provision within the consolidated statement of operations as discrete items in the reporting period in which they occur, rather than the previous accounting of recording them in additional paid-in capital on the consolidated balance sheet. The adoption of this standard resulted in an increase in deferred tax assets of approximately $5.8 million, with a corresponding increase to equity accounts, as of implementation in the first quarter of 2017. There was an impact of this standard on the consolidated statement of cash flows upon adoption, as under the standard when an employer withholds shares for tax withholding purposes those relatedJuly 2, 2017, respectively. Income tax payments will be treated as financing activities, not as operating activities. Upon adoption inamounted to $14.9 million and $11.5 million for the first quarter ofsix months ended July 1, 2018 and July 2, 2017, this resulted in a reclassification of $4.6 million of such tax payments in the first quarter of 2016 from operating activities to financing activities. The Company has elected to continue our current policy of estimating forfeitures of stock-based compensation awards at the time of grant and revising in subsequent periods to reflect actual forfeitures, which is allowable under the new standard.respectively.

NOTE 11 – RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

In February 2016, the FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued a new accounting standard regarding leases. The new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU)(ROU) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of our pending adoption of the new standard on our consolidated financial statements, but the standard will result in the Company recording both assets and liabilities for leases currently classified as operating leases.

In January 2017, the FASB issued a new accounting standard that provides for the elimination of Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Under the new guidance, impairment charges are recognized to the extent the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value with certain limitations. The new guidance is effective for any annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of the new guidance will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2017, the FASB issued a new accounting standard regarding the treatment of net periodic benefit costs. This standard will require segregation of these net benefit costs between operating and non-operating expenses. Currently, the Company reports the net benefit costs associated with its defined benefit plans as a component of operating income. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. When the new standard is implemented,Upon adoption, only the service cost component of defined benefit plan costs will be reported within operating income, while all other components of net benefit cost will be presented within the “Other Expense (income)” line item on the Consolidated Statementsconsolidated statements of Operations.operations. The standard requires retrospective application, and as such upon adoption of this standard will result in offsetting changes in operating income and “Other Expense (income)” on the Consolidated Statementsconsolidated statements of Operationsoperations for all periods of 2018 and 2017,presented, with no impact on net income. The Company adopted this standard in the first quarter of 2018. As is required, the Company adjusted its previously reported 2017 financial statements for this adoption, with a reclassification of expense of approximately $0.5 million for each of the first two quarters of 2017 from the “Selling, General and Administrative Expenses” line item of the consolidated condensed statement of operations to the “Other Expenses” line item of the consolidated condensed statement of operations. There was no change to consolidated net income or earnings per share.share from the adoption of this standard.

 

In August 2017, the FASB issued a new accounting standard to improve the accounting for hedging activities. This standard will eliminate the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness and requires companies to recognize all elements of hedge accounting that impact earnings in the same line item in the statement of income where the hedged item is reported. The amendments ease the requirements for effectiveness testing and permit an entity to perform qualitative hedge effectiveness assessments. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard, but does not anticipate that the adoption will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2018, the FASB issued a new accounting standard to address a narrow-scope financial reporting issue that arose as a consequence of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Existing guidance requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets be adjusted for a change in tax laws or rates with the effect included in income from continuing operations in the reporting period that includes the enactment date. That guidance is applicable even in situations in which the related income tax effects of items in accumulated other comprehensive income were originally recognized in other comprehensive income (rather than in net income), such as amounts related to benefit plans and hedging activity. As a result, the tax effects of items within accumulated other comprehensive income do not reflect the appropriate tax rate (the difference is referred to as stranded tax effects). The new guidance allows for a reclassification of these amounts to retained earnings, thereby eliminating these stranded tax effects. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

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In June 2018, the FASB issued a new accounting standard to address non-employee share-based payments. This standard will require that the accounting treatment for non-employee share-based payments for goods or services be consistent with current GAAP for employee share-based payments, including measurement of awards at grant-date fair value and the application of probability to evaluate performance conditions. This standard will also eliminate the current GAAP requirement to reassess the classification of non-employee share-based payments awards upon vesting. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard, but does not anticipate that the adoption will have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 10 –12– INCOME TAXES

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) was enacted into law. The Company is continuing to evaluate the Tax Act and its requirements, as well as its application to our business and its impact on our effective tax rate.

The Company is applying the guidance to address the accounting for income taxes under accounting standards in situations when a registrant does not have the necessary information available, prepared, or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete the accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act.  Accounting standards provide a reasonable “measurement period” not to exceed twelve months from the date of enactment to complete the accounting of these provisional estimates.  As disclosed in the Company’s Annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, two material provisional estimates that impacted the Company were the U.S. statutory rate reduction and the one-time transition tax. These amounts are considered provisional because they use reasonable estimates for taxes with respect to which tax returns have not been filed and because estimated amounts may be impacted by future regulatory and accounting guidance if and when issued. 

For the six months ended July 1, 2018, there were no significant changes to the Company’s provisional estimates of the income tax effects reflected in 2017 for the changes in tax law and tax rate from the enactment of the Tax Act. The impact of tax law changes on the Company’s financial statements could differ from its reasonable estimates due to further analysis of the new law, regulatory guidance, technical corrections, legislation, or guidance under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. If significant changes occur, the Company will provide updated information in connection with future regulatory filings or the Company will adjust these provisional amounts as further information becomes available and as we refine our calculations.

During the six months ended July 1, 2018, the Company’s effective tax rate was favorably impacted by the reduction in the U.S. statutory tax rate due to the enactment of the Tax Act. This favorable impact was partially offset by certain base broadening provisions of the Tax Act. For the six months ended July 1, 2018, our effective tax rate was 27%, as compared to 33% for the first six month of 2017.

 

Accounting standards require that all tax positions be analyzed using a two-step approach. The first step requires an entity to determine if a tax position is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination. In the second step, the tax benefit is measured as the largest amount of benefit, determined on a cumulative probability basis,, that is more-likely-than-not to be realized upon ultimate settlement. In the first ninesix months of 2017,2018, the Company increaseddecreased its liability for unrecognized tax benefits by $0.8$0.3 million. As of OctoberJuly 1, 2017,2018, the Company had accrued approximately $28.7$28.9 million for unrecognized tax benefits. In accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Company’s deferred tax asset as of OctoberJuly 1, 20172018 reflects a reduction for $3.3 million of these unrecognized tax benefits.

 

NOTE 1113 – ITEMS RECLASSIFIED FROM OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

During the first ninesix months of 2017,2018, the Company did not reclassify any significant amounts out of accumulated other comprehensive income. The reclassifications that occurred in that period were primarily comprised of $1.2$0.8 million related to the Company’s defined benefit retirement plan and salary continuation plan. These reclassifications were included in the selling, general and administrative expensesother expense line item of the Company’s consolidated condensed statement of operations.

 

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NOTE 1214 – REPURCHASE OF COMMON STOCK

 

In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company announced a program to repurchase up to 500,000 shares of common stock per fiscal year, commencing with the 2014 fiscal year. In the second quarter of 2016, the Company amended the share purchase program to authorize the repurchase of up to $50 million of common stock, with no specific expiration date. During the first three months of 2017, the Company repurchased and retired 1,601,896 shares of common stock at a weighted average purchase price of $19.36 per share. These repurchases completed the $50 million repurchase plan.

In the second quarter of 2017, the Company adopted a new share repurchase program in which the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $100 million of its outstanding shares of common stock. The program has no specific expiration date.

During the second and third quartersfirst six months of 2017, pursuant to this new program,2018, the Company repurchased and retired an aggregate of 2,575,847615,000 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $19.38$23.54 per share.share pursuant to this share repurchase program.

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NOTE 13 15 – RESTRUCTURING AND ASSET IMPAIRMENT CHARGES

 

In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company committed to a new restructuring plan in its continuing efforts to improve efficiencies and decrease costs across its worldwide operations, and more closely align its operating structure with its business strategy. The plan involves (i) a substantial restructuring of the FLOR business model that includesincluded closure of its headquarters office and most retail FLOR stores, (ii) a reduction of approximately 70 FLOR employees and a number of employees in the commercial carpet tile business, primarily in the Americas and Europe regions, and (iii) the write-down of certain underutilized and impaired assets that includeincluded information technology assets, intellectual property assets, and obsolete manufacturing, office and retail store equipment.

 

As a result of this plan, the Company incurred a pre-tax restructuring and asset impairment charge in the fourth quarter of 2016 of $19.8 million. In the first quarter of 2017, the Company recorded an additional charge of $7.3 million, primarily related to exit costs associated with the closure of most FLOR retail stores in the first quarter of 2017. The charge in the first quarter of 2017 was comprised of lease exit costs of $3.4 million, asset impairment charges of $3.3 million and severance charges of $0.6 million.

 

A summary of these restructuring activities is presented below:

 

  

Total

Restructuring

Charge

  

 

Costs Incurred

in 2016

  

 

Costs Incurred

in 2017

  

 

Balance at

October 1, 2017

 
      

(in thousands)

 

Workforce Reduction

 $10,652  $1,451  $6,537  $2,664 

Asset Impairment

  11,319   8,019   3,300   0 

Lease Exit Costs

  5,116   27   5,027   62 

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Total

Restructuring

Charge

  

 

Costs Incurred

in 2016

  

 

Costs Incurred

in 2017

  

 

Costs Incurred

in 2018

  

 

Balance at

July 1, 2018

 
      

(in thousands)

 

Workforce Reduction

 $10,652  $1,451  $6,633  $1,543  $1,025 

Asset Impairment

  11,319   8,019   3,300   0   0 

Lease Exit Costs

  5,116   27   5,089   0   0 

 

Note 16 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On August 7, 2018, subsequent to the end of the second quarter, the Company completed the acquisition of nora for a purchase price of €385 million, or approximately $447 million at the exchange rate as of the transaction date, including acquired cash of approximately €41 million (approximately $47 million) for a net purchase price of approximately €344 million (approximately $400 million). The transaction will be accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting, which requires, among other things, that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded at their fair market values as of the acquisition date. The determination of the fair values of the liabilities assumed and assets acquired as well as pro forma results of operations and financial position are incomplete due to the recent date of the acquisition. The results of operations for this acquisition will be consolidated with those of the Company from the acquisition date forward. 

In connection with the acquisition of nora, the Company amended and restated its Syndicated Credit Facility as described in Item 1.01 of the Form 8-K the Company filed on July 26, 2018. The purpose of the amended and restated facility is to fund the purchase price and related fees and expenses of the nora acquisition, and to increase the credit available to the Company and its subsidiaries following the closing of the nora acquisition in view of the larger enterprise that will result from such transaction.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Our discussions below in this Item 2 are based upon the more detailed discussions about our business, operations and financial condition included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1,December 31, 2017, under Item 7 of that Form 10-K. Our discussions here focus on our results during the quarter and ninesix months ended, or as of, OctoberJuly 1, 2017,2018, and the comparable periods of 20162017 for comparison purposes, and, to the extent applicable, any material changes from the information discussed in that Form 10-K or other important intervening developments or information since that time. These discussions should be read in conjunction with that Form 10-K for more detailed and background information.

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report contains statements which may constitute “forward-looking“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Important factors currently known to management that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties associated with economic conditions in the commercial interiors industry as well as the risks and uncertainties discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” included in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1,December 31, 2017, as updated by the additional risk factors included in Item 1A of Part II of this Quarterly Report, which discussion isdiscussions are hereby incorporated by reference. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time.

Agreement to Acquire Nora Systems

On June 14, 2018, we entered into a Share Purchase and Transfer Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) to acquire all of the shares of nora Holding GmbH (“nora”), nora’s outstanding third party debt, and receivables related to nora’s shareholder loans, based on an enterprise value of €385 million (or approximately $447 million). On August 7, 2018, subsequent to the end of the second quarter, we completed the acquisition of nora pursuant to the Purchase Agreement. Including acquired nora cash of approximately €41 million (approximately $47 million), the net purchase price was approximately €344 million (approximately $400 million). Nora is the holding company for a Germany-based manufacturer and multinational marketer of resilient floor coverings, including rubber flooring.

The sellers have made certain fundamental warranties regarding the ownership of the shares and shareholder receivables and similar matters as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. In addition, the Purchase Agreement contains customary warranties regarding the business of nora and its subsidiaries, including warranties regarding their financial statements, operations, employment matters, employee benefits, pension matters, compliance with laws, taxes, real property, intellectual property, IT systems, insurance, litigation and other customary warranties.

We have also obtained a policy for warranty and indemnity insurance, which provides coverage for certain breaches of warranties of the sellers contained in the Purchase Agreement, subject to certain deductibles, exclusions, policy limits and certain other terms and conditions. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, we can make certain claims against the sellers for breaches of warranties contained therein, to the extent not insured by the warranty and indemnity insurance, subject to certain thresholds, caps and other limitations set forth therein.

 

General

 

During the quarter ended OctoberJuly 1, 2017, we had2018, net sales of $257.4were $283.6 million, compared with net sales of $248.3$251.7 million in the thirdsecond quarter last year.  During the first ninesix months of fiscal year 2017, we had2018, net sales of $730.2were $524.2 million, compared with net sales of $719.1$472.8 million in the first ninesix months of last year.  Fluctuations in currency exchange rates had positive impacts on our sales and operating income in the third quarter 2017 versus the prior year period; for the nine-month period ended October 1, 2017, fluctuations in currency exchange rates had a negative impact on our sales but a positive impact on operating income compared with the prior year period. The following table presents the amounts (in U.S. dollars) by which the exchange rates for converting foreign currencies into U.S. dollars have affected our net salesof approximately $5.3 million and operating income$15.1 million for the three monthsthree-month and nine months ended October 1,six-month periods of 2018, respectively, compared to the three-month and six-month periods of 2017. The impactsimpact was primarily a result of changes in foreign currency presented ina strengthening of the tables are calculated based on applyingEuro and British Pound against the prior year period’s average foreign currency exchange rates to the current year period.U.S. dollar.

 

Impact of Changes in

Foreign Currency on:

 

Three Months Ended

October 1, 2017

  

Nine Months Ended

October 1, 2017

 
  

(In millions)

 

Net sales

 $4.0  $(1.0)

Operating income

  0.6   0.2 
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During the thirdsecond quarter of 2017,2018, net income was $20.6 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, compared with $20.9 million, or $0.33 per diluted share, in the second quarter last year. During the six months ended July 1, 2018, we had net income of $19.4$35.7 million, or $0.32$0.60 per diluted share, compared with net income of $15.9$29.5 million, or $0.25$0.46 per diluted share, in the thirdfirst six months of 2017. Included in our results for three months and six months ended July 1, 2018 were $5.8 million of costs, before tax, related to the acquisition of nora. These costs were incurred in the second quarter of 2016. During the nine months ended October 1, 2017, we had2018. Our 2018 net income of $48.9 million, or $0.78 per share, compared with net income of $49.5 million, or $0.76 per share,was positively impacted by the reduction in the first nine months of 2016. The first nine months of 2017 include $7.3 million of restructuringU.S. statutory tax rate due to the U.S. Tax Cuts and asset impairment charges (all of which were recordedJobs Act enacted in the first quarter) asfourth quarter of 2017. As a continuation of the plans announced in the fourth quarter of 2016, the first six months of 2017 included $7.3 million of restructuring and asset impairment charges, primarily relatedrelating to closing the majority of our FLOR specialty retail stores.

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Results of Operations

 

The following table presents, as a percentage of net sales, certain items included in our Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations for the three-month and nine-monthsix-month periods ended OctoberJuly 1, 2018, and July 2, 2017, and October 2, 2016, respectively:

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

Oct. 1, 2017

  

Oct. 2, 2016

  

Oct. 1, 2017

  

Oct. 2, 2016

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

 
                                

Net sales

  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%  100.0%

Cost of sales

  61.7   62.6   61.1   61.2   61.5   61.1   61.3   60.7 

Gross profit on sales

  38.3   37.4   38.9   38.8   38.5   38.9   38.7   39.3 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  26.3   27.0   27.1   27.8   26.6   25.6   27.9   27.3 

Restructuring and Asset Impairment Charges

  0.0   0.0   1.0   0.0 

Restructuring and asset impairment charges

  0.0   0.0   0.0   1.5 

Operating income

  12.0   10.4   10.9   10.9   11.9   13.3   10.8   10.4 

Interest/Other expenses

  1.0   1.0   0.9   0.8   1.9   0.9   1.6   1.1 

Income before tax expense

  11.0   9.4   9.9   10.1   9.9   12.4   9.3   9.3 

Income tax expense

  3.5   3.0   3.2   3.2   2.7   4.0   2.5   3.1 

Net income

  7.6   6.4   6.7   6.9   7.3   8.3   6.8   6.2 

 

Net Sales

 

Below we provide information regarding net sales and analyze those results, for the three-month and nine-monthsix-month periods ended OctoberJuly 1, 2018 and July 2, 2017, and October 2, 2016, respectively.

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Percentage

 
  

Oct. 1, 2017

  

Oct. 2, 2016

  

Change

 
  

(In thousands)

     

Net Sales

 $257,431  $248,349   3.7%
  

Three Months Ended

  

Percentage

 
  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

Change

 
  

(In thousands)

     

Net Sales

 $283,626  $251,700   12.7%

 

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Percentage

 
  

Oct. 1, 2017

  

Oct. 2, 2016

  

Change

 
  

(In thousands)

     

Net Sales

 $730,233  $719,110   1.5%

  

Six Months Ended

  

Percentage

 
  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

Change

 
  

(In thousands)

     

Net Sales

 $524,189  $472,802   10.9%

 

For the quarter ended OctoberJuly 1, 2017,2018, net sales increased $9.1$31.9 million (3.7%(12.7%) versus the comparable period in 2016.2017.  Currency fluctuations had an approximately $4.0$5.3 million (2.0%(2.1%) positive impact on the 2017 thirdsecond quarter 2018 sales compared to the thirdsecond quarter of 2016.2017.  This positivecurrency impact was most pronounced in our European operations, due to the resultstrengthening of a strengtheningthe Euro and Australian dollar as compared toBritish Pound against the prior year period.U.S. dollar. On a geographic basis, sales increased inacross all regions,geographies with Americas commercialincreasing 15%, Europe increasing 14% (6% in local currency) and Asia-Pacific increasing 3%. The increase in the Americas was attributable to sales (defined asof our carpet tile and luxury vinyl tile (“LVT”). The sales increase in the Americas sales lesswas most pronounced in the FLORcorporate office, retail and residential sales) up 2%,segments, although hospitality and healthcare segments also showed strong growth for the period. The increase in the retail segment was due to increased sales in our InterfaceServices business, which provides flooring installation as well as product sales. In Europe, up 6%the sales increase was, as translated into U.S. dollars (2%noted, aided by the strengthening of the Euro and British Pound.  Growth in local currency),currency of 6% in Europe was due to the continued introduction of our LVT product offering as well as increases in our core modular carpet business. On a segment basis, the Europe sales increase was most significant in the corporate office, education, hospitality, and healthcare segments.  The sales increase in Asia-Pacific was a result of performance in Asia, primarily due to strength in China. The sales increase in Asia-Pacific was primarily within the corporate office segment.

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For the six months ended July 1, 2018, net sales increased $51.4 million (10.9%) versus the comparable period in 2017.  Currency fluctuations had an approximately $15.1 million (2.1%) positive impact on sales in the first six months of 2018 compared to the first half of 2017.  As discussed above, this currency impact was most pronounced in our European operations, due to the strengthening of the Euro and British Pound against the U.S. dollar.  On a geographic basis, sales for the six-month period increased across all geographies with Americas increasing 9%, Europe increasing 16% (5% in local currency) and Asia-Pacific up 12%increasing 9%.  Third quarterThe Americas sales were negatively impacted by the exit of thea decline in our FLOR residential business, which closed its specialty retail stores at the end ofin the first quarter of 2017, although this was partially offset by gains in FLOR’s other sales channels. Global sales increased most significantly in the corporate office, education, government and healthcare segments. These increases were partially offset by declines in the retail segment and in the residential segment, which is largely a result of the exit of the FLOR specialty retail stores. In the Americas, the increase in sales was primarily due to sales of luxury vinyl tile (“LVT”), which is a hard surface modular flooringour LVT product linethat was launched in the first quarter of 2017.  In Europe, sales increased 2% in local currency, with increases in the United Kingdom, Germany and Southern and Central Europe. As noted above, due to the strengthening of the Euro, our sales in Europe improved by 6% as translated into U.S. dollars. Sales in Asia-Pacific saw increases across the region with the exception of China.

For the nine months ended October 1, 2017, net sales increased $11.1 million (1.5%) versus the comparable period in 2016. Currency fluctuations had an approximately $1.0 million (less than 1%) negative impact on sales for the first nine months of 2017 as compared to the same period in 2016. On a geographicsegment basis, the six-month period sales were up 2%increase in the Americas commercial business and up 5%was most significant in Asia-Pacific. In Europe, sales were down approximately 1% both in local currency and as translated into U.S. dollars. We experienced sales increases in ourthe corporate office, educationretail and governmenthealthcare segments.  These increases were offset by declinesThe six-month period sales increase in Europe was most significant in the corporate office, retail, hospitality and healthcare and hospitality segments. Sales were also negatively impacted by the exit of FLOR specialty retail stores at the end of the first quarter of 2017. As noted above, we launched LVT in the first quarter of 2017. Sales of these products are progressing according to plan and have beenthree-month period ended July 1, 2018 discussed above, the Asia-Pacific six-month sales increase was primarily in the Americas, although they were launched in Europe and Asia-Pacific in the second quarter of this year and sales activity in those regions is progressing in line with expectations as well.corporate office segment.

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Cost and Expenses

 

The following tablestables present on a consolidated basis for our operations, our overall cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expenses for the three-month and nine-monthsix-month periods ended OctoberJuly 1, 2018, and July 2, 2017, and October 2, 2016, respectively:

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Percentage

  

Three Months Ended

  

Percentage

 

Cost and Expenses

 

Oct. 1, 2017

  

Oct. 2, 2016

  

Change

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

Change

 
 

(In thousands)

      

(In thousands)

     

Cost of sales

 $158,887  $155,431   2.2% $174,478  $153,803   13.4%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  67,633   67,175   0.7%  75,445   64,386   17.2%

Total

 $226,520  $222,606   1.8% $249,923  $218,189   14.5%

 

 

Nine Months Ended

  

Percentage

  

Six Months Ended

  

Percentage

 

Cost and Expenses

 

Oct. 1, 2017

  

Oct. 2, 2016

  

Change

  

July 1, 2018

  

July 2, 2017

  

Change

 
 

(In thousands)

      

(In thousands)

     

Cost of sales

 $445,990  $440,434   1.3% $321,459  $287,103   12.0%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  197,660   200,108   (1.2%)  146,039   129,100   13.1%

Total

 $643,650  $640,542   0.5% $467,498  $416,203   12.3%

 

For the quarter ended OctoberJuly 1, 2017, costs2018, cost of sales increased $3.5$20.7 million (2.2%(13.4%) as compared to the thirdsecond quarter of 2016. Fluctuations in currency exchange rates2017.  Currency fluctuations had a small (1%an approximately $3.1 million (2.0%) negative impact on the comparison.  In absolute dollars, the increase in cost of sales was largely attributable to the increase in sales for the second quarter of 2018, as described above.  The increase in costscost of sales was higher on a function of higher sales for the 2017 third quarter, as sales increased 3.7% versus the prior year period. The percentage increase in costs of sales was lowerbasis, however, than the increase in net sales due to improved manufacturing performance during the quarter,as a result of ourdelayed productivity initiatives due to increased sales and process improvement gainsproduction volumes, as well as savings from our restructuring activities undertakena change in the fourth quarter of 2016. In addition, in the third quarter of 2016, there were costs related to our move to a centralized warehouse facility in the U.S. that did not repeat in 2017. As a percentage of sales costs of sales decreased to 61.7% for the third quarter of 2017 as compared to 62.6% for the third quarter of 2016 due to the factors noted above. This improvement came despite slightly lower production volumes in the third quarter of 2017 versus the same period in 2016 as well as higher raw material input prices.

For the nine months ended October 1, 2017, cost of sales increased $5.5 million (1.3%) versus the comparable period in 2016. Fluctuations in currency exchange rates did not have a significant impact on the comparison. This increase in costs of sales was largely because of increased salesmix for the period asweighted more heavily toward the InterfaceServices business. These service sales increased 1.5% versustypically generate a lower gross margin compared to the prior year period.rest of our operations.  As a percentage of sales, our cost of sales decreased slightlyincreased to 61.5% for the second quarter of 2018 versus 61.1% for the ninesecond quarter of 2017.  This increase was due to the factors discussed above. 

For the six months ended OctoberJuly 1, 2017, from 61.2% for2018, cost of sales increased $34.4 million (12.0%) versus the comparable period in 2016. This decrease is a result of2017.  Currency fluctuations had an approximately $9.0 million (3.2%) negative impact on the Company’s productivity initiatives delivering benefits slightly in advance of higher raw material input prices and despite lesser absorption of fixed costs associated with lower production volumes. We expect continued raw material price inflation, as well as less absorption of fixed costs associated with lower production levels,comparison. The increase for the balancesix-month period was due to the factors for the second quarter discussed above. As a percentage of 2017 and, as a result,sales, our cost of sales increased slightly to 61.3% for the 2018 six-month period versus 60.7% for the comparable 2017 period.  This increase as a percentage of sales is expected to increase forwas a result of the remainderfactors discussed above in the three months ended July 1, 2018 comparison, and the exit of the FLOR specialty retail stores in the first quarter of 2017.

 

For the three monthsquarter ended OctoberJuly 1, 2017,2018, selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased $0.5$11.1 million (0.7%(17.2%) versus the comparable period last year.in 2017. Fluctuations in current exchangecurrency rates did not havehad a significant$1.3 million (2.1%) negative impact on the SG&A comparison.  ThisThe increase in SG&A expense was due to transaction costs in connection with the nora acquisition of $3.0 million, higher share-based incentive compensation of $2.1 million due to performance achievement versus plan, higher selling expenses is a result of additional incentive based compensation$2.8 million due to higher projected attainmentsales volume as well as planned enhancements in our selling system.  These increases were offset by lower marketing expenses due to the centralization of performance goals in the thirdglobal marketing function. As a percentage of sales, SG&A expenses increased to 26.6% for the second quarter of 2017 as2018 compared to 25.6% for the prior year period. Thissecond quarter of 2017.

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For the six months ended July 1, 2018, SG&A expenses increased $16.9 million (13.1%) versus the comparable period in 2017. Fluctuations in currency rates had a $3.6 million (2.8%) negative impact on the SG&A comparison.  The increase in incentive-basedSG&A expense was due to transaction costs in connection with the nora acquisition of $3.0 million, higher share-based incentive compensation wasof $3.8 million, and higher selling expenses of $4.6 million in our commercial business due to higher sales volume as well as planned enhancements in our selling system. These increases were offset almost entirely by (1)lower marketing expenses due to the centralization of the global marketing function and lower selling expensescosts of $1.2 million due to the exit of the FLOR specialty retail stores (2) lower functional expenses as we continue our transition to more centralized services, and (3) savings as a result of our restructuring plans implemented in the fourthend of the first quarter of 2016. These savings were realized despite higher expenses associated with our LVT product launches in 2017.  As a result of the savings discussed above, as a percentage of sales, our SG&A expenses declinedincreased to 26.3%27.9% for the three monthssix-months ended OctoberJuly 1, 2017 versus 27.0%2018, compared to 27.3% for the comparablesame period in 2016.

For the nine-month ended October 1, 2017, SG&A expenses decreased $2.5 million (1.2%) versus the comparable period in 2016. This decline was a function of decreases in the first six months of 2017 offset by a slight increae in the three months ended October 1, 2017. Fluctuations in currency exchanges rates did not have a significant impact on the comparison. The decline for the nine-month period was a result of (1) lower functional expenses, as we move towards more centralized services and realize associated savings, (2) lower selling expenses in the second and third quarters of 2017 associated with exiting the FLOR specialty retail stores, and (3) savings associated with our previously announced restructuring plans. These savings were offset by higher incentive compensation due to higher attainment of performance goals in 2017 versus 2016, as well as costs associated with the rollout of our LVT product offerings. Due to these decreases, as well as higher sales for the first nine months of 2017, our SG&A expenses declined to 27.1% of sales as compared to 27.8% of sales for the first nine months of 2016.

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Interest Expense

 

For the three-monththree-month period ended OctoberJuly 1, 2017, our2018, interest expense increased $0.2$0.6 million to $1.9$2.3 million, from $1.7 million in the thirdsecond quarter of 2016.2017. For the nine-monthsix-month period ended OctoberJuly 1, 2017, our2018, interest expense increased $0.4$1.1 million to $5.2$4.4 million, from $4.8$3.3 million in the comparable period last year. The increases were due to higher weighted average borrowing ratesreason for the 2017 periods versus those of the 2016 periods as well asincrease was higher average daily outstanding borrowing amounts underinterest rates on our Syndicated Credit Facility duringborrowings in the 2017 periods.first six months of 2018 as compared to 2017.

  

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

General

 

At OctoberJuly 1, 2017,2018, we had $78.1$67.0 million in cash and cash equivalents.cash. At that date, we had outstanding $173.8$162.5 million ofin term loan borrowings, $60.8$81.0 million of revolving loan borrowings and $6.0$5.7 million in letters of credit outstanding under ourthe Syndicated Credit Facility.

As of October July 1, 2017,2018, we could have incurred $183.2$163.3 million of additional borrowings under our Syndicated Credit Facility. In addition, we could have incurred an additional $9.8 million of borrowings under our other lines of credit facilities in place at other non-U.S. subsidiaries.

On August 7, 2018, subsequent to the end of the second quarter, our syndicated credit facility was amended and restated in connection with the acquisition of nora. Please see Note 16 in Item 1 for additional information.

 

Analysis of Cash Flows

 

We exited the quarter ended OctoberAs of July 1, 2017 with $78.12018, we had $67.0 million in cash, a decrease of $87.6$20.0 million during the first ninesix months of the year. The most significant factors in the decrease in cash was primarily a result ofwere cash outflows for financing activities, with the most significant factors beingincluding (1) $81.1$14.5 million of cash used to repurchase and retire 4.2 million615,000 shares of our outstanding common stock, (2) $62.1$7.7 million of dividends paid on our common stock, and (3) $7.5 million of cash used to repay borrowingsfor the required amortization payment under theour Syndicated Credit Facility (including required amortization payments of $11.3 million), and (3) $11.6 million for the payments of dividends.Facility. These financing cash outflows were partially offset by $20.0borrowings of $23.2 million of borrowings under our Syndicated Credit Facility. We also used cash$16.4 million of $22.8 millioncash for capital expenditures during the six-months ended July 1, 2018. Cash flow from operations in the first ninesix months of 2017.2018 provided $5.0 million, with net income of $35.7 million offset by working capital uses of cash of (1) $16.4 million for increases in receivables, (2) $24.3 million for increases in inventories, and (3) $18.0 million for increases in prepaid expense and other current assets. These working capital uses of cash were partially offset by $67.9 million of cash generated from operating activities during the nine-month period. The factors driving the cash from operations were (1) $48.9 million of net income for the period, and (2) $10.8 million of cash generated due to an increase in accounts payable and accruals. These inflows were partially offset by operating cash outflowsaccrued expenses of $22.4 million due to an increase in inventory.$5.9 million.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

OurThe discussion below in this Item 3 is based upon the more detailed discussions of our market risk and related matters included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1,December 31, 2017, under Item 7A of that Form 10-K. OurThe discussion here focuses on the period ended OctoberJuly 1, 2017,2018, and any material changes from (or other important intervening developments since the time of) the information discussed in that Form 10-K. This discussion should be read in conjunction with that Form 10-K for more detailed and background information.

 

At OctoberJuly 1, 2017,2018, we recognized a $30.7an $11.9 million increasedecrease in our foreign currency translation adjustment account compared to January 1,December 31, 2017, primarily because of the weakening of the Euro and British Pound against the U.S. dollar against certain foreign currencies, particularlyas of the Euro andend of the Australian dollar.second quarter of 2018 compared to the end of 2017.

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Sensitivity Analysis. For purposes of specific risk analysis, we use sensitivity analysis to measure the impact that market risk may have on the fair values of our market sensitive instruments.

To perform sensitivity analysis, we assess the risk of loss in fair values associated with the impact of hypothetical changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates on market sensitive instruments.

 

Because the debt outstanding under our Syndicated Credit Facility has variable interest rates based on an underlying prime lending rate or LIBOR rate, we do not believe changes in interest rates would have any significant impact on the fair value of that debt instrument. Changes in the underlying prime lending rate or LIBOR rate would, however, impact the amount of our interest expense. For a discussion of these hypothetical impacts on our interest expense, please see the discussion in Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1,December 31, 2017.

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As of OctoberJuly 1, 2017,2018, a 10% decrease or increase in the levels of foreign currency exchange rates against the U.S. dollar, with all other variables held constant, would result in a decrease in the fair value of our financial instruments of $9.6$9.5 million or an increase in the fair value of our financial instruments of $11.7$11.6 million, respectively. As the impact of offsetting changes in the fair market value of our net foreign investments is not included in the sensitivity model, these results are not indicative of our actual exposure to foreign currency exchange risk.

As of July 1, 2018, a 10% decrease or increase in the fair market value of the Company’s cash flow interest rate swap would lead to a decrease or increase in the recorded asset value of $0.3 million.

 

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”), pursuant to Rule 13a-14(c)13a-15(b) under the Act.  Based on that evaluation, our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We are subject to various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, none of which is required to be discloseddisclosed under this Item 1.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

There are no material changes

 In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors disclosed in the third quarter of 2017. For a discussion of risk factors, see Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” inof our Annual Reportannual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2017.December 31, 2017, as well as the following new risk factor, which updates the risk factors set forth in our annual report:

If we fail to realize the expected synergies and other benefits of the nora acquisition, our results of operations and stock price may be negatively affected.

     We have recently completed the acquisition of nora, a manufacturer and multinational marketer of resilient floor coverings.  The success of the acquisition will depend substantially on our ability to realize the expected synergies and other benefits from combining the businesses of the Company and nora.  Our ability to realize these anticipated benefits and cost savings is subject to various risks and uncertainties, including the risks that:

we may not be able to successfully combine and integrate the businesses on a timely basis, or at all;

the integration process could divert management’s attention, cause employee or customer attrition or cause other disruption;

nora may not contribute to the revenues and profitability of the combined business as much as we currently expect; or

we may not be able to manage the increased indebtedness we have incurred in connection with the acquisition.

     If we are not able to successfully combine the businesses of the Company and nora within the anticipated time frame, or at all, the expected synergies and other benefits of the transaction may not be realized fully or at all, or may take longer to realize than expected, the combined businesses may not perform as expected and the results of our operations or value of our common stock may be adversely affected.

     It is also possible that the integration process could result in the loss of key employees or customers of the Company or nora, the disruption of the companies’ ongoing businesses or in unexpected integration issues, higher than expected integration costs and an overall post-closing integration process that takes longer than originally anticipated.

     We will be required to devote significant management attention and resources to integrating the operations of the Company and nora. It is possible that the integration process could result in:

diversion of management’s attention;

the lack of personnel or other resources to pursue other potential business opportunities; and

the disruption of, or the loss of momentum in, each company’s ongoing businesses or inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies.

     Any of these consequences could adversely affect each company’s ability to maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, employees and other constituencies or their ability to achieve the anticipated benefits of the transaction, or could reduce each company’s earnings or otherwise adversely affect the business and financial results of the combined company and the value of our common stock.

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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

The following table contains information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of the Company, or any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), of our common stock during the quarter ended OctoberJuly 1, 2017:2018:

 

Period(1)

 

Total

Number

of Shares

Purchased

  

Average

Price

Paid

Per Share

  

Total Number

of Shares Purchased

as Part of Publicly

Announced Plans or

Programs(2)

  

Approximate Dollar

Value of Shares that

May Yet Be

Purchased Under the

Plans or Programs(2)

 
                 

July 3-31, 2017(3)

  21,638  $19.67   20,010  $75,037,949 

August 1-31, 2017

  1,311,102  $19.04   1,311,102   50,077,293 

September 1-30, 2017

  0   N/A   0   50,077,293 

October 1, 2017

  0   N/A   0   50,077,293 

Total

  1,332,740  $19.75   1,331,112   50,077,293 

Period(1)

 

Total

Number

of Shares

Purchased

  

Average

Price

Paid

Per Share

  

Total Number

of Shares Purchased

as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(2)

  

Approximate Dollar

Value of Shares that

May Yet Be

Purchased Under the

Plans or Programs(2)

 
                 

April 2-30, 2018(2)

  3,337  $24.95   0  $25,109,272 

May 1-31, 2018

  0   0   0   25,109,272 

June 1-30, 2018

  0   0   0   25,109,272 

July 1, 2018

  0   0   0   25,109,272 

Total

  3,337  $24.95   0  $25,109,272 

 

(1) The monthly periods identified above correspond to the Company’s fiscal thirdsecond quarter of 2017,2018, which commenced July 3, 2017April 2, 2018 and ended OctoberJuly 1, 2017.2018.

(2)( In April 2017, the Company announced a new share purchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to $100 million of common stock. This amended program has no specific expiration date.

(3)2) Includes 1,628 shares acquired by the Company from employees at a price of $19.65 per share to satisfy income tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of previous grants of equity awards.

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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

The following exhibits are filed with this report:

 

EXHIBIT

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

2.1

Share Purchase and Transfer Agreement dated June 14, 2018 by and among the Company, Interface BV, DealCo Luxembourg II S.à r.l. and nora Management III Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG (included as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2018, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference.)

10.1

Commitment Letter dated June 14, 2018 by Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated in favor of Interface, Inc. (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2018, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference.)

10.2

Amended and Restated Syndicated FacilityCommitment Letter dated June 20, 2018 by Bank of America, N.A., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in favor of Interface, Inc. (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on June 21, 2018, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference.)

10.3

First Restatement Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2017,July 20, 2018, among Interface, Inc., certain subsidiaries of the Company as borrowers, certain subsidiaries of the Company as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders party theretothereto. (included as Exhibit 99.110.1 to the Company’sCompany’s current report on Form 8-K filed on August 9, 2017,July 26, 2018, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference).

10.2

Amended and Restated Security and Pledge Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2017, among Interface, Inc., certain subsidiaries of the Company as obligors, and Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent (included as Exhibit 99.2 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed on August 9, 2017, previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by reference).reference.)

31.1

Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

31.2

Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350.

32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350.

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document.Document.

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.Document.

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.Document.

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.Document.

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.Document.

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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

 

 

INTERFACE, INC.

   

Date: November 9, 2017August 10, 2018

By:

/s/ /s/ Bruce A. Hausmann

  

Bruce A. Hausmann

  

Vice President

  

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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EXHIBITSEXHIBITS INCLUDED HEREWTIHHEREWITH

 

EXHIBIT

NUMBER

 

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

  

31.1

Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.Officer.

31.2

Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.Officer.

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350.1350.

32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350.1350.

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document.Document.

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.Document.

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.Document.

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.Document.

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.Document.

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document.Document.

 

 

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