UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q/A
(Amendment No. 1)10-Q
(Mark One)
þ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended April 30, 20162017
OR
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to
Commission File Number: 001-07982
RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
South Dakota
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
46-0246171
(IRSI.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
205 East 6th Street, P.O. Box 5107, Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5107
(Address of principal executive offices)
(605) 336-2750
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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.                     oþ Yes þo No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site,Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).         oþ Yes þo No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large"large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and" "accelerated filer," “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer þ
 
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Smaller reporting company o
Emerging growth company o
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. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    o Yes þ No
As of May 23, 201619, 2017 there were 36,158,80636,090,556 shares of common stock, $1 par value, of Raven Industries, Inc. outstanding. There were no other classes of stock outstanding.
 





Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-Q (this Amendment) amends the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended April 30, 2016 originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 27, 2016 (the Original Filing) by Raven Industries, Inc. (the Company).

Restatement
As further discussed in Note 2 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1. "Financial Statements" of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A subsequent to the issuance of the Original Filing, we and our Audit Committee concluded that we should restate our previously issued unaudited consolidated financial statements to correct errors related to (i) reversal of amortization and depreciation expenses related to certain intangibles and long lived assets in our Vista reporting unit that were considered impaired as part of our restated results for the year-ended January 31, 2016, (ii) correct the balances associated with goodwill, long-lived assets, certain intangibles & acquisition related contingent liability related to Vista reporting unit that were restated in connection with the restated results as of January 31, 2016, and (iii) current income tax accounting as well as to correct balances associated with accrued liabilities, other liabilities, and additional paid-in capital that were adjusted for tax related errors in connection with the restated results as of January 31, 2016. In connection with the restatement, the Company also recorded adjustments for certain other errors which management had previously concluded were immaterial.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management has reassessed its evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures as of April 30, 2016. As a result of that reassessment, management has concluded that the Company did not maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures due to the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting which existed at that date. For a description of the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting and actions taken, and to be taken, to address the material weaknesses, see Part 1, Item 4. "Controls and Procedures" of this Amended Quarterly Report on form 10-Q/A.

Amendment
Accordingly, the purpose of this Amendment is to (i) restate our previously issued consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in Part I, Item 1. "Financial Statements" for the three months ended April 30, 2016 as well as related disclosures in Part I, Item 2. "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," to reflect the correction of the errors described above and which were described in the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 23, 2016, and (ii) to amend and restate in its entirety Part I, Item 4. "Controls and Procedures" of the Original Filing to reflect the conclusions by the Company’s management that internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of April 30, 2016 due to the identification of the material weaknesses which resulted in the errors described above and which were described in the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 23, 2016.

Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment does not reflect events occurring after the date of the Original Filing or modify or update any of the other disclosures contained therein in any way other than as required to reflect the amendment discussed above.

The Company also filed an amendment to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016, originally filed with the SEC on March 29, 2016, to restate the Company's previously issued audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016 to correct the errors referenced above. The Company restated management's report on internal control over financial reporting and its evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures and received an adverse opinion on the internal control over financial reporting as of January 31, 2016 from its independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

References in this Amendment to Raven Industries, Inc., the Company, "we", "our" or "us" refer to Raven Industries, Inc. and its wholly-owned and consolidated subsidiaries, net of a noncontrolling interest recorded for the noncontrolling investor's interests in the net assets of a 75% owned business venture.

Items Amended in this Filing
For reasons discussed above, we are filing this Amendment in order to amend the following items in our Original Report to the extent necessary to reflect the adjustments discussed above and make corresponding revisions to our financial data cited elsewhere in this Amendment:
ŸPart I, Item 1. Financial Statements
ŸPart I, Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
ŸPart I, Item 4. Controls and Procedures

In accordance with applicable SEC rules, this Amended Report includes new certifications required by Rule 13a-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer dated as of the filing of this Amended Report.

RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
INDEX
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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures


PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(unaudited)
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per-share data)
April 30, 2016 (As Restated)
 January 31, 2016 April 30,
2015
April 30,
2017
 January 31,
2017
 April 30,
2016
ASSETS          
Current assets          
Cash and cash equivalents$32,790
 $33,782
 $47,452
$50,477
 $50,648
 $32,790
Short-term investments
 
 250
Accounts receivable, net41,013
 38,069
 45,233
51,617
 43,143
 41,013
Inventories46,901
 45,839
 58,981
49,867
 42,336
 46,901
Deferred income taxes
 3,110
 3,581
Other current assets4,889
 4,429
 6,361
3,256
 2,689
 4,889
Total current assets125,593
 125,229
 161,858
155,217
 138,816
 125,593
          
Property, plant and equipment, net113,374
 115,704
 118,429
106,194
 106,324
 113,374
Goodwill40,816
 40,672
 52,216
40,686
 40,649
 40,816
Amortizable intangible assets, net13,142
 12,956
 17,735
11,455
 12,048
 13,142
Other assets4,245
 4,127
 4,359
3,442
 3,672
 4,245
TOTAL ASSETS$297,170
 $298,688
 $354,597
$316,994
 $301,509
 $297,170
          
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY          
Current liabilities          
Accounts payable$9,356
 $6,038
 $9,123
$13,909
 $8,467
 $9,356
Accrued liabilities12,703
 12,042
 16,735
21,864
 18,055
 12,703
Customer advances809
 739
 1,008
751
 1,860
 809
Total current liabilities22,868
 18,819
 26,866
36,524
 28,382
 22,868
          
Other liabilities14,439
 15,640
 25,581
12,726
 13,696
 14,439
          
Commitments and contingencies
 
 

 
 
          
Shareholders' equity          
Common stock, $1 par value, authorized shares 100,000; issued 67,041; 67,006; and 66,999, respectively67,041
 67,006
 66,999
Common stock, $1 par value, authorized shares 100,000; issued 67,072; 67,060; and 67,041, respectively67,072
 67,060
 67,041
Paid-in capital53,832
 53,907
 53,275
56,489
 55,795
 53,832
Retained earnings230,207
 229,443
 244,055
238,250
 230,649
 230,207
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(2,891) (3,501) (5,863)(3,670) (3,676) (2,891)
Treasury stock at cost, 30,882; 30,500; and 29,047 shares, respectively(88,402) (82,700) (56,406)
Treasury stock at cost, 30,984; 30,984; and 30,882 shares, respectively(90,402) (90,402) (88,402)
Total Raven Industries, Inc. shareholders' equity259,787
 264,155
 302,060
267,739
 259,426
 259,787
Noncontrolling interest76
 74
 90
5
 5
 76
Total shareholders' equity259,863
 264,229
 302,150
Total equity267,744
 259,431
 259,863
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY$297,170
 $298,688
 $354,597
$316,994
 $301,509
 $297,170

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
                           

RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(unaudited)
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except per-share data)
April 30, 2016 (As Restated)
 April 30,
2015
April 30,
2017
 April 30,
2016
Net sales$68,360
 $70,273
$93,535
 $68,360
Cost of sales48,243
 49,914
61,579
 48,243
Gross profit20,117
 20,359
31,956
 20,117
      
Research and development expenses4,409
 3,536
3,980
 4,409
Selling, general, and administrative expenses7,658
 9,609
9,498
 7,658
Long-lived asset impairment loss259
 
Operating income8,050
 7,214
18,219
 8,050
      
Other (expense), net(97) (44)(230) (97)
Income before income taxes7,953
 7,170
17,989
 7,953
      
Income taxes2,434
 2,309
Income tax expense5,641
 2,434
Net income5,519
 4,861
12,348
 5,519
      
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest2
 6

 2
      
Net income attributable to Raven Industries, Inc.$5,517
 $4,855
$12,348
 $5,517
      
Net income per common share:      
─ Basic$0.15
 $0.13
$0.34
 $0.15
─ Diluted$0.15
 $0.13
$0.34
 $0.15
      
Cash dividends paid per common share$0.13
 $0.13
$0.13
 $0.13
      
Comprehensive income:      
Net income$5,519
 $4,861
$12,348
 $5,519
      
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:   
Other comprehensive income (loss):   
Foreign currency translation612
 (69)12
 612
Postretirement benefits, net of income tax (expense) benefit of $(1) and $29, respectively(2) 55
Postretirement benefits, net of income tax benefit (expense) of $4 and ($1), respectively(6) (2)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax610
 (14)6
 610
      
Comprehensive income6,129
 4,847
12,354
 6,129
      
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest2
 6

 2
      
Comprehensive income attributable to Raven Industries, Inc.$6,127
 $4,841
$12,354
 $6,127

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
                           

RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(unaudited)
      
td Par Common StockPaid-in CapitalTreasury StockRetained EarningsAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Raven Industries, Inc. EquityNon- controlling InterestTotal Equitytd Par Common StockPaid-in CapitalTreasury StockRetained EarningsAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Raven Industries, Inc. EquityNon- controlling InterestTotal Equity
(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)SharesCostSharesCost
Balance January 31, 2015$66,947
$53,237
28,897
$(53,362)$244,180
$(5,849)$305,153
$84
$305,237
Net income



4,855

4,855
6
4,861
Other comprehensive income (loss):   
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment




(69)(69)
(69)
Postretirement benefits reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) after tax benefit of $29




55
55

55
Cash dividends ($0.13 per share)

40


(4,980)
(4,940)
(4,940)
Share issuance costs related to fiscal 2015 business combination
(15)



(15)
(15)
Shares issued on vesting of stock units, net of shares withheld for employee taxes52
(510)



(458)
(458)
Shares repurchased

150
(3,044)

(3,044)
(3,044)
Share-based compensation
752




752

752
Income tax impact related to share-based compensation


(229)



(229)
(229)
Balance April 30, 2015$66,999
$53,275
29,047
$(56,406)$244,055
$(5,863)$302,060
$90
$302,150
   
   
Balance January 31, 2016$67,006
$53,907
30,500
$(82,700)$229,443
$(3,501)$264,155
$74
$264,229
$67,006
$53,907
30,500
$(82,700)$229,443
$(3,501)$264,155
$74
$264,229
Net income



5,517

5,517
2
5,519




5,517

5,517
2
5,519
Other comprehensive income (loss):      
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment




612
612

612





612
612

612
Postretirement benefits reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) after tax (expense) of ($1)




(2)(2)
(2)




(2)(2)
(2)
Cash dividends ($0.13 per share)
52


(4,753)
(4,701)
(4,701)
52


(4,753)
(4,701)
(4,701)
Shares issued on vesting of stock units, net of shares withheld for employee taxes35
(291)



(256)
(256)35
(291)



(256)
(256)
Shares repurchased

382
(5,702)

(5,702)
(5,702)

382
(5,702)

(5,702)
(5,702)
Share-based compensation
456




456

456

456




456

456
Income tax impact related to share-based compensation
(292)



(292)
(292)
(292)



(292)
(292)
Balance April 30, 2016 (As Restated)$67,041
$53,832
30,882
$(88,402)$230,207
$(2,891)$259,787
$76
$259,863
Balance April 30, 2016$67,041
$53,832
30,882
$(88,402)$230,207
$(2,891)$259,787
$76
$259,863
   
   
Balance January 31, 2017$67,060
$55,795
30,984
$(90,402)$230,649
$(3,676)$259,426
$5
$259,431
Net income



12,348

12,348

12,348
Other comprehensive income (loss):   
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment




12
12

12
Postretirement benefits reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) after tax benefit of $4




(6)(6)
(6)
Cash dividends ($0.13 per share)
56


(4,747)
(4,691)
(4,691)
Shares issued on stock options exercised, net of shares withheld for employee taxes1
10




11

11
Shares issued on vesting of stock units, net of shares withheld for employee taxes11
(163)



(152)
(152)
Share-based compensation
791




791

791
Balance April 30, 2017$67,072
$56,489
30,984
$(90,402)$238,250
$(3,670)$267,739
$5
$267,744

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

                           

RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)
April 30, 2016 (As Restated)
 April 30,
2015
April 30,
2017
 April 30,
2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:      
Net income$5,519
 $4,861
$12,348
 $5,519
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization3,762
 4,363
3,614
 3,762
Change in fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration63
 212
91
 63
Loss (gain) from equity investment3
 (2)
Long-lived asset impairment loss259
 
Loss from equity investment110
 3
Deferred income taxes1,651
 110
(783) 1,651
Share-based compensation expense456
 752
791
 456
Other operating activities, net174
 (78)
Change in operating assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable(2,648) 10,756
(8,623) (2,648)
Inventories(980) (4,496)(7,519) (980)
Other assets(1,071) (3,218)(1,041) (1,071)
Operating liabilities4,427
 (4,105)8,281
 4,427
Other operating activities, net(78) (210)
Net cash provided by operating activities11,104
 9,023
7,702
 11,104
      
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:      
Capital expenditures(791) (5,000)(2,790) (791)
Proceeds related to business acquisitions
 351
Purchases of investments(500) 

 (500)
Proceeds from sale of assets50
 380
14
 50
Other investing activities(194) (164)(60) (194)
Net cash used in investing activities(1,435) (4,433)(2,836) (1,435)
      
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:      
Dividends paid(4,701) (4,940)(4,691) (4,701)
Payments for common shares repurchased(5,702) (2,563)
 (5,702)
Payments of acquisition-related contingent liability(138) (614)(161) (138)
Debt issuance costs paid
 (454)
Restricted stock units vested and issued(256) (458)(152) (256)
Other financing activities, net
 (15)
Employee stock option exercises11
 
Net cash used in financing activities(10,797) (9,044)(4,993) (10,797)
      
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash136
 (43)(44) 136
      
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents(992) (4,497)
Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents(171) (992)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year33,782
 51,949
50,648
 33,782
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$32,790
 $47,452
$50,477
 $32,790

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)


RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)

(1) BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
Raven Industries, Inc. (the Company or Raven) is a diversified technology company providing a variety of products to customers within the industrial, agricultural, energy,geomembrane, construction, and military/aerospaceaerospace/defense markets. The Company is comprised of three unique operating units, or divisions, classified into reportable segments: Applied Technology, Engineered Films, and Aerostar.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial information, which includes the accounts of Raven and its wholly-owned or controlled subsidiaries, net of intercompany balances and transactions which have been eliminated, has been prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Accordingly, it does not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. This financial information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 20162017.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair statement of this financial information have been included. Financial results for the interim three-month period ended April 30, 20162017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending January 31, 20172018. The January 31, 20162017 consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.in an annual report on Form 10-K. Preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions. These affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Noncontrolling interests represent capital contributions, income and loss attributable to the owners of less than wholly-owned consolidated entities. The Company owns a 75% interest in an entity consolidated under the Aerostar business segment. Given the Company's majority ownership interest, the accounts of the business venture have been consolidated with the accounts of the Company, and a noncontrolling interest has been recorded for the noncontrolling investor interests in the net assets and operations of the business venture.

(2) RESTATEMENT OF THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Management has identified certain financial statement errors as further described below which resulted in this restatement of the Company’s unaudited interim financial statements for the quarter ended April 30, 2016, and the previous restatement of the audited financial statements for the year ended January 31, 2016 and the unaudited interim financial statements for the quarter and nine months ended October 31, 2015.

Vista
In conjunction with the identification of the material weakness in internal controls related to the Company’s accounting for goodwill and long-lived assets, including finite-lived assets, the Company reassessed the impairment analysis of the Vista reporting unit that had been performed during the quarter ended October 31, 2015. Based on that reassessment, the Company concluded that there were errors in certain forecast assumptions and in the determination of the unit of account for long-lived asset impairment testing. An impairment charge of $3,813 was recorded in the fiscal 2016 third quarter to correct the previously issued unaudited consolidated financial statements for the periods ended October 31, 2015 and the audited consolidated financial statements for the period ended January 31, 2016.

The correction of these errors in the periods ended October 31, 2015 and January 31, 2016 resulted in the correction of related accounts for the three-month period ended April 30, 2016. The impairment of long-lived assets in fiscal 2016 reduced the depreciation and amortization expense calculated for the quarter ended April 30, 2016. The total reduction in depreciation and amortization expense was $424, of which $422 was recorded in “Cost of sales” and $2 was recorded in “Selling, general, and administrative expenses” in the quarter ended April 30, 2016. The balance sheet adjustments for the long-lived asset impairment errors noted above also corrected the overstatement of "Property, plant and equipment, net" by $393, "Amortizable intangible assets, net" by $2,518, and "Retained earnings" by $2,911 as of April 30, 2016.

The Company also determined that the forecast assumption errors resulted in an understatement of the amount of goodwill impairment originally recognized in the quarter ended October 31, 2015 and that the tax-deductible goodwill of the Vista reporting unit should have been fully impaired as of that date. The Company recorded this income statement adjustment in fiscal 2016 and
(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)


there were no additional income statement adjustments to Vista's goodwill impairment for the quarter ended April 30, 2016. The balance sheet adjustments in the prior year for the goodwill impairment error noted above corrected the overstatement of "Goodwill" and "Retained earnings" by $4,084, respectively, as of April 30, 2016.

In connection with the acquisition of Vista in 2012, the Company entered into an agreement to make annual payments based upon percentages of specific revenue streams for seven years after the acquisition date. In connection with the errors in the forecast assumptions noted above, the Company determined that there was also an error in determining the fair value of the acquisition-related contingent liability. The reduction of the fair value of the acquisition-related contingent liability in fiscal 2016 reduced the fair value accretion expense calculated for the current quarter. The total reduction in accretion expense, recorded in "Cost of sales", was $19 for the three months ended April 30, 2016. The balance sheet adjustments for the acquisition-related contingent liability noted above also corrected the overstatement of "Accrued liabilities" (acquisition-related contingent consideration) by $90, "Other liabilities" (acquisition-related contingent consideration) by $696, and the understatement of "Retained earnings" by $786 as of April 30, 2016.

As a result of the material weakness in internal controls related to the Company’s monitoring of inventory existence, the Company identified a net $49 overstatement of the carrying value of inventory as of January 31, 2016. The company recorded this adjustment in fiscal 2016 and there were no additional inventory errors in the quarter ended April 30, 2016.

Other
The financial statements are also being adjusted to correct the income tax impact of the goodwill, intangibles and acquisition-related contingent consideration liability and other error corrections noted above, as well as to correct for other tax accounting errors. The aggregate impact of tax accounting errors resulted in a $449 increase in the provision for income taxes in the quarter ended April 30, 2016. The balance sheet adjustments for the tax errors noted above also correct for the overstatement of "Other current assets" (income tax receivable) of $454, "Other liabilities" (deferred income taxes) of $2,082, "Other liabilities" (uncertain tax positions) of $42, "Paid-in capital" of $923, and the understatement of "Accrued liabilities" (income tax payable) by $54 and "Retained earnings" by $2,539 as of April 30, 2016.

The effects of the restatement on the Company's unaudited consolidated balance sheets as of April 30, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):
   April 30, 2016
   
As Previously
Reported
 
Restatement
Adjustments
 As Restated
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited):       
Inventories  $46,950
  $(49) $46,901
Other current assets  5,343
  (454) 4,889
Total current assets 126,096
 (503) 125,593
Property, plant and equipment, net  113,767
  (393) 113,374
Goodwill  44,900
  (4,084) 40,816
Amortizable intangible assets, net  15,660
  (2,518)  13,142
Total assets  304,668
  (7,498)  297,170
Accrued liabilities 12,739
 (36) 12,703
Total current liabilities 22,904
 (36) 22,868
Other liabilities  17,259
  (2,820)  14,439
Paid-in capital  54,755
 (923) 53,832
Retained earnings  233,926
  (3,719) 230,207
Total Raven Industries, Inc. shareholders' equity 264,429
 (4,642) 259,787
Total shareholders' equity  264,505
  (4,642) 259,863
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity 304,668
 (7,498) 297,170

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)


The effects of the restatement on the Company's unaudited consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three months ended April 30, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):
  Three Months Ended April 30, 2016
  
As Previously
Reported
 
Restatement
Adjustments
 As Restated
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (unaudited):      
Cost of sales $48,684
 $(441) $48,243
Gross profit 19,676
 441
 20,117
Selling, general and administrative expenses 7,660
 (2) 7,658
Operating income 7,607
 443
 8,050
Income before income taxes 7,510
 443
 7,953
Income taxes 1,985
 449
 2,434
Net income 5,525
 (6) 5,519
Net income attributable to Raven Industries, Inc. 5,523
 (6) 5,517
Comprehensive income 6,135
 (6) 6,129
Comprehensive income attributable to Raven Industries, Inc. 6,133
 (6) 6,127

The effects of the restatement on the Company's consolidated statements of shareholders' equity as of and for the three months ended April 30, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):
   Three Months Ended April 30, 2016
   
As Previously
Reported
 
Restatement
Adjustments
 As Restated
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (unaudited):       
Net income  5,525
  (6) 5,519
Paid-in capital 54,755
 (923) 53,832
Retained Earnings 233,926
 (3,719) 230,207
Total shareholders' equity as of April 30, 2016 264,505
 (4,642) 259,863

The effects of the restatement on the Company's unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended April 30, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):
   Three Months Ended April 30, 2016
   
As Previously
Reported
 
Restatement
Adjustments
 As Restated
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited):       
Net income  $5,525
  $(6) $5,519
Depreciation and amortization  4,186
  (424) 3,762
Change in fair value of acquisition-related contingent consideration  82
  (19) 63
Deferred income taxes  1,554
  97
  1,651
Operating liabilities 4,075
 352
 4,427
Net cash provided by operating activities 11,104
 
 11,104

There were no impacts to Net cash used in investing activities or Net cash used in financing activities within our consolidated statement of cash flows nor was there an impact on the Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents resulting from restatement.

The impacts of the restatements have been reflected throughout the financial statements, including the applicable footnotes, as appropriate.

As the Company has been unable to timely file its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended July 31, 2016 and the three and nine months ended October 31, 2016, the Company is currently non-compliant with NASDAQ Listing
(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)


Rule 5250(c)(1). In addition, the Company has requested and received covenant waivers from its lenders related to its credit agreement due to its late filing of financial statement information during fiscal 2017.

(3) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

There have been no material changes to the Company's significant accounting policies as described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016.

(4) NET INCOME PER SHARE

Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average common shares and stock units outstanding. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding which includes the shares issuable upon exercise of employee stock options (net of shares assumed purchased with the option proceeds), stock units, and restricted stock units outstanding. Performance share awards are included2017 other than described below in the diluted calculation based upon what would be issued if the end of the most recent reporting period was the end of the term of the award.
Certain outstanding options and restricted stock units were excluded from the diluted net income per-share calculations because their effect would have been anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method.
The options and restricted stock units excluded from the diluted net income per-share share calculation were as follows:
 Three Months Ended
 April 30, 2016 April 30,
2015
Anti-dilutive options and restricted stock units1,005,163 1,103,707

The computation of earnings per share is presented below:
 Three Months Ended
 
April 30, 2016 (As Restated)
 April 30,
2015
Numerator:   
Net income attributable to Raven Industries, Inc.$5,517
 $4,855
    
Denominator:   
Weighted average common shares outstanding36,319,918
 38,000,775
Weighted average stock units outstanding93,986
 69,492
Denominator for basic calculation36,413,904
 38,070,267
    
Weighted average common shares outstanding36,319,918
 38,000,775
Weighted average stock units outstanding93,986
 69,492
Dilutive impact of stock options and restricted stock units52,234
 131,637
Denominator for diluted calculation36,466,138
 38,201,904
    
Net income per share – basic$0.15
 $0.13
Net income per share – diluted$0.15
 $0.13

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)


(5) SELECTED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
Following are the components of selected items from the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
  
April 30, 2016 (As Restated)
 January 31, 2016 April 30, 2015
Accounts receivable, net:      
     Trade accounts $42,041
 $39,103
 $45,686
     Allowance for doubtful accounts (1,028) (1,034) (453)
  $41,013
 $38,069
 $45,233
       
Inventories:      
Finished goods $4,570
 $4,896
 $9,127
In process 1,751
 1,845
 2,533
Materials 40,580
 39,098
 47,321
 
$46,901

$45,839

$58,981
       
Other current assets:      
Insurance policy benefit $742
 $716
 $683
     Federal tax receivable 1,265
 1,721
 
Receivable from sale of business 205
 255
 789
     Prepaid expenses and other 2,677
 1,737
 4,889
  $4,889
 $4,429
 $6,361
       
Property, plant and equipment, net:      
Held for use:      
Land $3,054
 $3,054
 $3,246
Buildings and improvements 77,901
 77,827
 78,661
Machinery and equipment 141,798
 140,996
 135,154
     Accumulated depreciation (109,625) (106,419) (99,538)
Accumulated impairment losses (554) (554) 
  $112,574
 $114,904
 $117,523
       
Held for sale:      
Land $244
 $244
 $11
Buildings and improvements 1,595
 1,595
 1,522
Machinery and equipment 329
 329
 
     Accumulated depreciation (1,368) (1,368) (627)
  800
 800
 906
  $113,374
 $115,704
 $118,429
       
Other assets:      
Equity investments $2,813
 $2,805
 $3,095
Deferred income taxes 25
 
 
Other 1,407
 1,322
 1,264
  $4,245
 $4,127
 $4,359
       
Accrued liabilities:      
Salaries and related $1,874
 $1,883
 $3,035
Benefits 3,945
 3,864
 4,655
Insurance obligations 1,893
 1,730
 1,629
Warranties 2,316
 1,835
 2,285
Income taxes 708
 475
 1,824
Other taxes 1,008
 1,117
 936
Acquisition-related contingent consideration 364
 407
 938
Other 595
 731
 1,433
  $12,703
 $12,042
 $16,735
       
Other liabilities:      
Postretirement benefits $7,678
 $7,662
 $11,976
Acquisition-related contingent consideration 1,642
 1,732
 3,046
Deferred income taxes 2,120
 3,247
 7,278
Uncertain tax positions 2,999
 2,999
 3,281
  $14,439
 $15,640
 $25,581
(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)


(6) ACQUISITIONS OF AND INVESTMENTS IN BUSINESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES

Ag-Eagle Aerial Systems, Inc.
In February 2016, the Applied Technology Division acquired an interest of approximately 5% in AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc. (AgEagle). AgEagle is a privately held company that is a leading provider of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) used for agricultural applications. Contemporaneously with the execution of this agreement, AgEagle and the Company entered into a distribution agreement whereby the Company was appointed as the sole and exclusive distributor worldwide of the existing AgEagle system as it pertains to the agriculture market. This investment and distribution agreement will allow the Company to expand into the UAS market for agriculture, enhancing its existing product offerings to provide actionable data that customers can use to make important input decisions.

AgEagle is considered a variable interest entity (VIE) and the Company’s equity ownership interest in AgEagle is considered a variable interest. The Company accounts for its investment in AgEagle under the equity method of accounting as the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating policies of AgEagle through the Company's representation on AgEagle's Board of Directors and the distribution agreement. However, the Company is not the primary beneficiary as the Company does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the entity.

At the acquisition date, the Company determined that the exclusivity of the distribution agreement resulted in an intangible asset. The purchase price was allocated between the equity ownership interest and this intangible asset which will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the four-year life of the distribution agreement.

Acquisition-related Contingent Consideration
The Company has contingent liabilities related to prior year acquisitions of SBG Innovatie BV and its affiliate, Navtronics BVBA (collectively, SBG) in May 2014 and Vista in January 2012. The fair value of such contingent consideration is estimated as of the acquisition date, and subsequently at the end of each reporting period, using forecasted cash flows. Projecting future cash flows requires the Company to make significant estimates and assumptions regarding future events, conditions, or revenues being achieved under the subject contingent agreement as well as the appropriate discount rate. Such valuations techniques include one or more significant inputs that are not observable (Level 3 fair value measures).

In connection with the acquisition of SBG, Raven is committed to making additional earn-out payments, not to exceed $2,500, calculated and paid quarterly for ten years after the purchase date contingent upon achieving certain revenues. At April 30, 2016, the fair value of this contingent consideration was $1,491, of which $237 was classified as "Accrued liabilities" and $1,254 was classified as "Other liabilities" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At April 30, 2015, the fair value of this contingent consideration was $1,410, of which $287 was classified as "Accrued liabilities" and $1,123 as "Other liabilities." The Company paid $59 and $29 in earn-out payments in the three-month periods ended April 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. To date, the Company has paid a total of $367 of this potential earn-out liability.

Related to the acquisition of Vista in 2012, the Company is committed to making annual payments based upon earn-out percentages on specific revenue streams for seven years after the purchase date, not to exceed $15,000. At April 30, 2016, the fair value of this contingent consideration was $493, of which $105 was classified in "Accrued liabilities" and $388 as "Other liabilities" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At April 30, 2015 the fair value of this contingent consideration was $2,571, of which $648 was classified as "Accrued liabilities" and $1,923 as "Other liabilities" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company paid $79 and $585 in the three-month periods ended April 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. To date, the Company has paid a total of $1,471 of this potential earn-out liability.

(7) GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

The Company performs impairment reviews of goodwill by reporting unit. At the end of fiscal 2016, the Company determined it had four reporting units: Engineered Films Division; Applied Technology Division; and two separate reporting units in the Aerostar Division, one of which is Vista and one of which is all other Aerostar operations (Aerostar excluding Vista).

During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, management implemented managerial and financial operations and reporting changes within Vista and Aerostar to further integrate Vista into the Aerostar Division. Integration actions included leadership re-alignment, including selling and business development functions; re-deployment of employees across the division; and consolidation of administrative functions, among other actions. Based on the changes made, the Company has consolidated the two separate reporting units within the Aerostar Division into one reporting unit for the purposes of goodwill impairment review. As such, as of April 30, 2016, the Company has three reporting units: Engineered Films Division, Applied Technology Division, and Aerostar
(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)


Division. The Company reviewed the quantitative and qualitative factors associated with the change in reporting unit and determined there were no indicators of impairment at the time of the reporting unit change.

There were no goodwill or long-lived asset impairment losses reported in the three-month periods ended April 30, 2016 or April 30, 2015, respectively.

(8) EMPLOYEE POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

The Company provides postretirement medical and other benefits to certain senior executive officers and senior managers. These plan obligations are unfunded. The components of the net periodic benefit cost for postretirement benefits are as follows:
 Three Months Ended
 April 30,
2016
 April 30,
2015
Service cost$20
 $108
Interest cost83
 105
Amortization of actuarial losses37
 84
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost(40) 
Net periodic benefit cost$100
 $297

Postretirement benefit cost components are reclassified in their entirety from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net periodic benefit cost.  Net periodic benefit costs are reported in net income as “Cost of sales” or “Selling, general, and administrative expenses” in a manner consistent with the classification of direct labor and personnel costs of the eligible employees.

(9) WARRANTIES

Accruals necessary for product warranties are estimated based on historical warranty costs and average time elapsed between purchases and returns for each division. Additional accruals are made for any significant, discrete warranty issues. Changes in the warranty accrual were as follows:
 Three Months Ended
 April 30,
2016
 April 30,
2015
Beginning balance$1,835
 $3,120
Accrual for warranties824
 359
Settlements made(343) (1,194)
Ending balance$2,316
 $2,285

(10) FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

The Company entered into a credit facility on April 15, 2015 with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch as Canadian Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto (the Credit Agreement). The Credit Agreement provides for a syndicated senior revolving credit facility up to $125,000 with a maturity date of April 15, 2020. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (Wells Fargo), a participating lender under the Credit Agreement, holds the majority of the Company's cash and cash equivalents. One member of the Company's Board of Directors is also on the Board of Directors of Wells Fargo & Company, the parent company of Wells Fargo.

Unamortized debt issuance costs associated with this Credit Agreement were $434 and $548 at April 30, 2016 and 2015. Loans or borrowings defined under the Credit Agreement bear interest and fees at varying rates and terms defined in the Credit Agreement based on the type of borrowing as defined. The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including those relating to financial reporting and notification, limits on levels of indebtedness and liens, investments, mergers and acquisitions, affiliate transactions, sales of assets, restrictive agreements, and change in control as defined in the Credit Agreement. Financial covenants include an interest coverage ratio and funded indebtedness to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as defined in the Credit Agreement. The loan proceeds may be utilized by Raven for strategic business purposes and for working capital needs.

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)


Simultaneous with execution of the Credit Agreement, Raven, Aerostar, Vista, and Integra entered into a guaranty agreement in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association in its capacity as administrator under the Credit Agreement for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Toronto Branch and the lenders and their affiliates under the Credit Agreement.

Letters of credit (LOCs) totaling $850 issued under a previous line of credit with Wells Fargo were outstanding at April 30, 2015. These LOCs, which primarily support self-insured workers' compensation bonding requirements, are being transitioned to the Credit Agreement. As such, LOCs totaling $1,114 issued under each credit facility were outstanding at April 30, 2016, including $464 of LOCs issued under the Credit Agreement. Until such time as the transition of the remaining LOCs is complete, any draws required under the Wells Fargo LOCs would be settled with available cash or borrowings under the Credit Agreement.

There were no borrowings under either credit agreement for any of the fiscal periods covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A. Availability under the Credit Agreement for borrowings as of April 30, 2016 was $124,536. The Company is in compliance with all financial covenants set forth in the Credit Agreement.
(11) CONTINGENCIES
In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to various claims and litigation. The Company has concluded that the ultimate outcome of these matters is not expected to be material to the Company’s results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

(12) INCOME TAXES

The Company’s effective tax rate varies from the federal statutory rate primarily due to state and local taxes, research and development tax credit, tax benefits on qualified production activities, and tax-exempt insurance premiums. The Company’s effective tax rates for the three-month periods ended April 30, 2016 and 2015 were 30.6% and 32.2%, respectively. The decrease in the effective tax rate is primarily due to the permanent extension of the research and development tax credit in fourth quarter of fiscal 2016.

As of April 30, 2016, undistributed earnings of approximately $3,243 of the Canadian and European subsidiaries were considered to have been reinvested indefinitely and, accordingly, the Company has not provided United States income taxes on such earnings. This estimated tax liability would be approximately $539 net of foreign tax credits.

(13) RESTRUCTURING COSTS

At April 30, 2016, there are no ongoing restructuring plans or unpaid restructuring costs. No restructuring costs were incurred in the three-month period ended April 30, 2016.

In the fiscal 2015 fourth quarter, the Company announced and implemented a restructuring plan to lower Applied Technology’s cost structure. In the same period, Engineered Films implemented a preemptive restructuring plan to address the decline in demand in the energy sector as the result of falling oil prices. The Company also initiated the exit of Applied Technology’s non-strategic St. Louis, Missouri contract manufacturing facility.

Exit activities related to this sale and transfer of these contract manufacturing operations were substantially completed during the fiscal 2016 first quarter. Gains of $364 were recorded for the three-month period ended April 30, 2015 as a result of the exit activity. Receivables for inventory and estimated future royalties pursuant to the sale agreements of $789 were included in "Other current assets" in the Consolidated Balance Sheet at April 30, 2015. At April 30, 2016, such receivables were $205.

The land, building, and remaining equipment in St. Louis is still owned and held for sale at April 30, 2016. The Company is actively marketing this facility at a sales price above the net book value of $800. Based on such activity, the Company does not believe an impairment is indicated as of April 30, 2016.

In the fiscal 2016 first quarter, the Company announced and implemented a restructuring plan to further lower its cost structure. The cost reductions covered all divisions and included the corporate offices, but were weighted to Applied Technology as a result of the decline in this business and the expectation of continued end-market weakness for this division.

The Company incurred restructuring costs for severance benefits of $477 in the three-month period ended April 30, 2015, including $55 of unpaid costs at April 30, 2015. The Company reported $393 of this expense in "Cost of sales" and the remaining $84 in "Selling, general, and administrative expenses" in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. Substantially all of these restructuring costs related to the Applied Technology Division.
(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)



This restructuring plan was completed during fiscal 2016 second quarter.

(14) DIVIDENDS AND TREASURY STOCK

Dividends paid to Raven shareholders were $4,701 or 13.0 cents per share during the three months ended April 30, 2016 and $4,940, or 13.0 cents during the three months ended April 30, 2015.

Effective March 21, 2016 the Board of Directors (Board) authorized an extension and increase of the authorized $40,000 stock buyback program in place.An additional $10,000 was authorized for share repurchases once the $40,000 authorization limit is reached.

Pursuant to these authorizations, the Company repurchased382,065 and 149,359 shares in the three-month periods ended April 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These purchases totaled $5,702 and $3,044, respectively. All such share repurchases were paid at April 30, 2016. At April 30, 2015, $481 of such share repurchases were unpaid. The remaining dollar value authorized for share repurchases at April 30, 2016 is $14,959. This authorization remains in place until such time as the authorized spending limit is reached or such authorization is revoked by the Board.

(15) SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company reserves shares for issuance pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Incentive Plan effective March 23, 2012, administered by the Personnel and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Two types of awards, stock options and restricted stock units, were granted during the three months endedApril 30, 2016 and April 30, 2015.

Stock Option Awards
The Company granted 274,200 and 280,200 non-qualified stock options during the three-month periods ended April 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Options are granted with exercise prices not less than the market value of the Company's common stock at the date of grant. The stock options vest over a four-year period and expire after five years. Options contain retirement and change-in-control provisions that may accelerate the vesting period. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercises and employee terminations within this valuation model.

The weighted average assumptions used for the Black-Scholes option pricing model by grant year are as follows:
  Three Months Ended
  April 30, 2016 April 30, 2015
Risk-free interest rate 1.05% 1.34%
Expected dividend yield 3.33% 2.59%
Expected volatility factor 32.61% 36.81%
Expected option term (in years) 4.00
 3.75
     
Weighted average grant date fair value $3.05 $4.78

Restricted Stock Unit Awards (RSUs)
The Company granted 66,370 and 19,250 time-vested RSUs to employees in the three-month periods ended April 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The grant date fair value of a time-vested RSU is measured based upon the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the day prior to the date of grant. The grant date fair value per share of the time-vested RSUs granted in the three months ended April 30, 2016 and 2015 was $15.61 and $20.10, respectively. Time-vested RSUs will vest if, at the end of the three-year period, the employee remains employed by the Company. RSUs contain retirement and change-in-control provisions that may accelerate the vesting period. Dividends are cumulatively earned on the time-vested RSUs over the vesting period.

The Company also granted performance-based RSUs in the three-month period ended April 30, 2016. The exact number of performance shares to be issued will vary from 0% to 150% of the target award, depending on the Company's actual performance over the three-year period in comparison to the target award. The target award for the fiscal 2017 and 2016 grants are based on return on equity (ROE), which is defined as net income divided by the average of beginning and ending shareholders' equity. The performance-based RSUs will vest if, at the end of the three-year performance period, the Company has achieved certain
(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)


performance goals and the employee remains employed by the Company. RSUs contain retirement and change-in-control provisions that may accelerate the vesting period. Dividends are cumulatively earned on performance-based RSUs over the vesting period. The number of RSUs that will vest is determined by an estimated ROE target over the three-year performance period. The estimated ROE performance factors used to estimate the number of restricted stock units expected to vest are evaluated at least quarterly. The number of restricted stock units issued at the vesting date will be based on actual results.

The fair value of the performance-based restricted stock units is based upon the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the day prior to the grant date. The number of performance-based RSUs granted is based on 100% of the target award. During the three-month periods ended April 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company granted 72,950 and 66,330 performance-based RSUs, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value per share of these performance-based RSUs was $15.61 and $20.10, respectively.

(16) SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company's reportable segments are defined by their product lines which have been grouped in these segments based on common technologies, production methods, and inventories. Raven's reportable segments are Applied Technology, Engineered Films, and Aerostar. The Company measures the performance of its segments based on their operating income excluding administrative and general expenses. Other expense and income taxes are not allocated to individual operating segments, and assets not identifiable to an individual segment are included as corporate assets. Segment information is reported consistent with the Company's management reporting structure.

Business segment net sales and operating income results are as follows:
 Three Months Ended
 
April 30, 2016 (As Restated)
 April 30,
2015
Net sales   
Applied Technology$31,456
 $32,410
Engineered Films29,100
 31,321
Aerostar7,895
 6,554
Intersegment eliminations (a)
(91) (12)
Consolidated net sales$68,360
 $70,273
    
Operating income (loss)   
Applied Technology$8,693
 $8,741
Engineered Films3,878
 4,471
Aerostar(178) (853)
Intersegment eliminations (a)
(5) 59
Total reportable segment income12,388
 12,418
Administrative and general expenses(4,338) (5,204)
Consolidated operating income$8,050
 $7,214
(a)Intersegment sales for both fiscal 2017 and 2016 were primarily sales from Engineered Films to Aerostar.


(17) NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

Accounting Standards Adopted section.

Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting Standards Adopted
In November 2015January 2017 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2015-17, "Income Taxes2017-04, "Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 740) Balance Sheet Classification350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment" (ASU 2017-04). This ASU removes Step 2 of Deferred Taxes" (ASU 2015-17). Currently GAAP requires the deferred taxes for each jurisdiction (or tax-paying component of a jurisdiction) to be presented as a net current asset or liability and net noncurrentasset or liability. Thisgoodwill impairment test, which requires a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction analysis basedhypothetical purchase price allocation. Under the new guidance, a goodwill impairment will be measured as the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. The amount of any impairment may not exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. The amendments should be applied on the classification of the assets and liabilities to which the underlying temporary differences relate, or, in the case of loss or credit carryforwards, based on the period in which the attribute is expected to be realized. To simplify presentation, ASU 2015-17 requires that all deferred tax assets and liabilities, along with any related valuation allowance, be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. As a result, each jurisdiction will now only have one net noncurrent deferred tax asset or liability. The guidance does not change the existing requirement that only permits offsetting within a jurisdiction - that is, companies are still prohibited from offsetting deferred tax liabilities from one jurisdiction against deferred tax assets of another jurisdiction.prospective basis. The Company early adopted ASU 2015-17this guidance in the fiscal 20172018 first quarter using theon a prospective method. No current deferred tax assets or liabilities are recorded on the balance sheet. Since the Company adopted the guidance prospectively, the prior periods were not retrospectively adjusted.

In September 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16, "Business Combinations (Topic 805) Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments" (ASU 2015-16). The amendments in ASU 2015-16 apply to all entities that have reported provisional amounts for items in a business combination for which the accounting is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs and, during the measurement period, have an adjustment to provisional amounts recognized. ASU 2015-16 requires that an acquirer in a business combination recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. ASU 2015-16 requires that the acquirer record, in the same period’s financial statements, the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects, if any, as a result of the change to the provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The amendments in this update require an entity to present separately on the face of the income statement, or disclose in the notes, the portion of the amount recorded in current-period earnings by line item that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the provisional amounts had been recognized as of the acquisition date. The Company adopted ASU 2015-16 when it became effective in the fiscal 2017 first quarter with no impact on its consolidated financial statements or results of operations.

In April 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-05, "Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40) Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement (CCA)" (ASU 2015-05). The amendments in ASU 2015-05 clarify existing GAAP guidance about a customer’s accounting for fees paid in a CCA with or without a software license. Examples of cloud computing arrangements include software as a service, platform as a service, infrastructure as a service, and other similar hosting arrangements. Under ASU 2015-05, fees paid by a customer in a CCA for a software license are within the scope of the internal-use software guidance if certain criteria are met. If the criteria are not met the fees paid are accounted for as a prepaid service contract and expensed. The Company has historically accounted for all fees in a CCA as a prepaid service contract. The Company adopted ASU 2015-05 in first quarter fiscal 2017 when it became effective using the prospective method. The Company did not pay any fees in a CCA in the current period that met the criteria to be in scope of the internal-use software guidance and it had no impact on the consolidated financial statements, results of operations, or cash flows.

In February 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, “Consolidation (Topic 810) Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis" (ASU 2015-02). The amendments in ASU 2015-02 affect reporting entities that are required to evaluate whether they should consolidate certain legal entities. All legal entities are subject to reevaluation under the revised consolidation model. Specifically, the amendments: 1. Modify the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities (VIEs) or voting interest entities; 2. Eliminate the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership; 3. Affect the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with VIEs, particularly those that have fee arrangements and related party relationships; and 4. Provide a scope exception from consolidation guidance for reporting entities with interests in legal entities that are required to comply with or operate in accordance with requirements that are similar to those in Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company adopted ASU 2015-02 when it became effective in first quarter fiscal 2017. The Company reevaluated all of it legal entities and one investment accounted for using the equity method during the first quarter. In addition, this guidance was applied to the evaluation of the Company's investment in Ag Eagle in first quarter fiscal 2017 furtherbasis. As discussed in Note 6Acquisitions of Goodwill, Long-lived Assets, and Investments in Businesses and Technologies Other Intangiblesof this Form 10-Q/A. Under ASU 2015-02 neither of these equity method investments qualify for consolidation. The adoption of this guidance had no impact on the legal entities consolidated or the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. No prior period retrospective adjustments were required.

In January 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-01, "Income Statement - Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20) Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items" (ASU 2015-01). The amendments

in ASU 2015-01 eliminate the GAAP concept of extraordinary items and no longer requires that transactions that met the criteria for classification as extraordinary items be separately classified and reported in the financial statements. ASU 2015-01 retains the presentation and disclosure guidance for items that are unusual in nature or occur infrequently and expands them to include items that are both unusual in nature and infrequently occurring. The Company adopted ASU 2015-01when it became effective, management performed an assessment in fiscal 20172018 first quarter usingand determined no triggering events had occurred for any of its three reporting units; therefore, the prospective method. The adoption of this guidance did not have any impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements or disclosures.the results of operations as of and for the three-month period ended April 30, 2017.

In August 2014 the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, "Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40) Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern" (ASU 2014-15). The amendments in ASU 2014-15 require management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern by incorporating and expanding upon certain principles that are currently in U.S. auditing standards. ASU 2014-15 requires certain financial statement disclosures when there is "substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern" within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued). The Company adopted ASU 2014-15 in the fiscal 2017 first quarter when it became effective. The adoption of this guidance did not have any impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements or disclosures.

In addition to the accounting pronouncements adopted and described above, the Company adopted various other accounting pronouncements that became effective in fiscal 2017 first quarter. None of this guidance had a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements, results of operations, cash flows, or disclosures for the period.

New Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In March 2016 the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting" (ASU 2016-09). ASU 2016-09 amends the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions to require recognition of the tax effects resulting from the settlement of stock-based awards as discrete income tax expense or benefit in the income statement in the reporting period in which they occur. In addition, thisThis guidance also requires that all tax-related cash flows resulting from share-based payments, including the excess tax benefits related to the settlement of stock-based awards be classifieddisclosed as operating cash flows from operating activities in the statement of cash flows. The guidance also requiresflows and that cash paid by directly withholdingto taxing authorities on the behalf of employees for withheld shares for tax withholding purposes be classified as a financing activity in the statement of cash flows. In addition, the guidance alsoFinally, this ASU allows companies to make an accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest, consistent with current U.S. GAAP, or account for forfeitures when they occur. The Company adopted the new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 with early adoption permitted. ASU 2016-09 requires that the various amendments be adopted using different methods.guidance in fiscal 2018 first quarter when it became effective. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur. The
(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)


Company is evaluatingprospectively recognizing excess tax benefits or deficits on vesting or settlement of awards, when they occur, as a discrete income tax benefit or expense instead of as additional paid-in capital as required under previous guidance. This change resulted in recognition of income tax expense of $479 for the impactthree months ended April 30, 2017. These tax-related cash flows are now classified within operating activities. The Company classifies tax payments made to taxing authorities on the employee's behalf for withheld shares as a financing activity on the statement of cash flows, as such the adoption of this guidance had no impact. Under the new guidance, excess tax benefits are no longer included in assumed proceeds under the treasury stock method of calculating earnings per share. The increase in incremental shares used in the weighted average diluted shares calculation was not material to the Company's diluted earnings per share calculation.

In July 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, "Inventory (Topic 330) Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory" (ASU 2015-11). The amendments in ASU 2015-11 clarify that an entity should measure inventory within the scope of this update at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. Substantial and unusual losses that result from subsequent measurement of inventory should be disclosed in the financial statements. The Company adopted this guidance on a prospective basis in fiscal 2018 first quarter when it became effective. Previously the Company reported its inventory at the lower of cost or market. Market was defined as replacement cost with a ceiling of net realizable value and a floor of net realizable value less a normal profit margin. The Company evaluates its inventory in all three reporting segments quarterly to determine if cost exceeds net realizable value and records a write-down, if necessary. The adoption of this guidance did not have any impact on the consolidated financial statements or the results of operations as of and for the three-month period ended April 30, 2017.

New Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, "Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost" (ASU 2017-07). The guidance clarifies where the cost components of the net benefit cost should be reported in the income statement and it allows only the service cost to be capitalized. Currently the Company reports all of the components of the net benefit cost in "Operating income" in the Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income. The net benefit cost for participants that are active employees is reported in the same manner as each participant's compensation cost is classified in the Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income. The net benefit cost attributable to retired (inactive) participants is reported in "Selling, general, and administrative expenses" in the Consolidated Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income. Under the new guidance only the service cost component of the net benefit cost will be classified the same as the participant's compensation cost. The other components of the net benefit cost are required to be reported separately as a non-operating income (expense). The guidance is effective for annual periods, including interim periods, in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted and the amendments should be applied retrospectively. The Company does not expect this guidance will have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements, results of operations and disclosures. disclosures since it primarily will only change how the net benefit cost is classified in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.

In February 2016 the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)" (ASU 2016-02). The primary difference between previous GAAP and ASU 2016-02 is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP. The guidance requires a lessee to recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. When measuring assets and liabilities arising from a lease, a lessee (and a lessor) should include payments to be made in optional periods only if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise an option to extend the lease or not to exercise an option to terminate the lease. Similarly, optional payments to purchase the underlying asset should be included in the measurement of lease assets and lease liabilities only if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise that purchase option. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. If a lessee makes this election, it should recognize lease expense for such leases generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The modified retrospective approach includes a number of optional practical expedients that entities may elect to apply. An entity that elects to apply the practical expedients will, in effect, continue to account for leases that commence before the effective date in accordance with previous GAAP unless the lease is modified, except that lessees are required to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all operating leases at each reporting date based on the present value of the remaining minimum rental payments that were tracked and disclosed under previous GAAP. The Company is evaluating the impact the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements, results of operations, and disclosures.

In May 2014 the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)" (ASU 2014-09). ASU 2014-09 provides a comprehensive new recognition model that requires recognition of revenue when a company transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. This guidance supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in FASB ASC Topic 605, “Revenue "Revenue
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Recognition," and most industry-specific guidance. ASU 2014-09 defines a five-step process to achieve this core principle and,

in doing so, companies will need to use more judgment and make more estimates than under the current guidance. It also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. In August 2015, the FASB approved a one-year deferral of the effective date (ASU 2015-14) and the standard is now effective for the Company for fiscal 2019 and interim periods therein. ASU 2014-09 may be adopted as of the original effective date, which for the Company is fiscal 2018. The guidance may be applied using either of the following transition methods: (i) a full retrospective approach reflecting the application of the standard in each prior reporting period with the option to elect certain practical expedients or (ii) a retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially adopting ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of adoption (which includes additional footnote disclosures). In addition, FASB has amended Topic 606 prior to it becoming effective. In April 2016 FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing" and in March 2016 FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net)". The effective date and transition requirements for these amendments to Topic 606 are the same as ASU 2014-09. The Company is currently evaluatingManagement has designated a team to assess the method and date of adoption and theCompany's revenue streams to determine what, if any, impact the adoptionnew standard will have on revenue recognition. The Company's evaluation of ASU 2014-09, and all subsequent amendments to Topic 606, is ongoing and no conclusions have been reached on the method and date of adoption or the impact the adoption will have on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, and associated disclosures.

(3) NET INCOME PER SHARE

Basic net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average common shares and fully vested stock units outstanding. Diluted net income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding which includes the shares issuable upon exercise of employee stock options (net of shares assumed purchased with the option proceeds), stock units, and restricted stock units outstanding. Performance share awards are included in the diluted calculation based upon what would be issued if the end of the most recent reporting period was the end of the term of the award. Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding are excluded from the diluted loss per share calculation if their inclusion would have an antidilutive effect.
Certain outstanding options and restricted stock units were excluded from the diluted net income per-share calculations because their effect would have been anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method. The options and restricted stock units excluded from the diluted net income per-share share calculation were as follows:
  Three Months Ended
  April 30,
2017
 April 30,
2016
Anti-dilutive options and restricted stock units 470,265 1,005,163

The computation of earnings per share is presented below:
  Three Months Ended
  April 30,
2017
 April 30,
2016
Numerator:    
Net income attributable to Raven Industries, Inc. $12,348
 $5,517
     
Denominator:    
Weighted average common shares outstanding 36,080,143
 36,319,918
Weighted average fully vested stock units outstanding 98,787
 93,986
Denominator for basic calculation 36,178,930
 36,413,904
     
Weighted average common shares outstanding 36,080,143
 36,319,918
Weighted average fully vested stock units outstanding 98,787
 93,986
Dilutive impact of stock options and restricted stock units 359,795
 52,234
Denominator for diluted calculation 36,538,725
 36,466,138
     
Net income per share - basic $0.34
 $0.15
Net income per share - diluted $0.34
 $0.15

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)


(4) SELECTED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

Following are the components of selected items from the Consolidated Balance Sheets:
  April 30, 2017 January 31, 2017 April 30, 2016
Accounts receivable, net:      
     Trade accounts $52,513
 $43,834
 $42,041
     Allowance for doubtful accounts (896) (691) (1,028)
  $51,617
 $43,143
 $41,013
Inventories:      
Finished goods $5,385
 $5,438
 $4,570
In process 1,673
 2,288
 1,751
Materials 42,809
 34,610
 40,580
 
$49,867

$42,336

$46,901
Other current assets:      
Insurance policy benefit $739
 $802
 $742
     Federal tax receivable 206
 604
 1,265
Receivable from sale of business 14
 28
 205
     Prepaid expenses and other 2,297
 1,255
 2,677
  $3,256
 $2,689
 $4,889
Property, plant and equipment, net:      
Held for use:      
Land $3,054
 $3,054
 $3,054
Buildings and improvements 79,676
 77,817
 77,871
Machinery and equipment 143,405
 142,471
 141,274
     Accumulated depreciation (119,941) (117,018) (109,625)
  $106,194
 $106,324
 $112,574
Held for sale:      
Land $
 $
 $244
Buildings and improvements 
 
 1,595
Machinery and equipment 
 
 329
     Accumulated depreciation 
 
 (1,368)
  
 
 800
  $106,194
 $106,324
 $113,374
Other assets:      
Equity investments $2,180
 $2,371
 $2,813
Deferred income taxes 17
 18
 25
Other 1,245
 1,283
 1,407
  $3,442
 $3,672
 $4,245
Accrued liabilities:      
Salaries and related $2,833
 $6,286
 $1,874
Benefits 4,090
 3,960
 3,945
Insurance obligations 2,532
 2,400
 1,893
Warranties 2,405
 1,547
 2,316
Income taxes 6,363
 498
 708
Other taxes 1,089
 1,540
 1,008
Acquisition-related contingent consideration 501
 445
 364
Other 2,051
 1,379
 595
  $21,864
 $18,055
 $12,703
Other liabilities:      
Postretirement benefits $8,076
 $8,054
 $7,678
Acquisition-related contingent consideration 1,238
 1,397
 1,642
Deferred income taxes 636
 1,421
 2,120
Uncertain tax positions 2,601
 2,610
 2,999
Other 175
 214
 
  $12,726
 $13,696
 $14,439

(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)


(5) ACQUISITIONS OF AND INVESTMENTS IN BUSINESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES

Ag-Eagle Aerial Systems, Inc.
In February 2016, the Applied Technology Division acquired an interest of approximately 5% in AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc. (AgEagle). AgEagle is a privately held company that is a provider of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) used for agricultural applications. Contemporaneously with the execution of this agreement, AgEagle and the Company entered into a distribution agreement whereby the Company was appointed as the exclusive distributor of the existing AgEagle system as it pertains to the agriculture market. The Company’s equity ownership interest is considered a variable interest and it accounts for this investment under the equity method of accounting. The Company is not the primary beneficiary as the Company does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the entity. The purchase price was allocated between the equity ownership interest and an intangible asset for the exclusive distribution agreement. In April 2017, the Company determined that the investment in AgEagle, was fully impaired, further described in Note 6 Goodwill, Long-lived Assets and Other Intangibles, due to lower than expected cash flows. The Company has no commitments or guarantees related to this equity investment.
Acquisition-related Contingent Consideration
The Company has contingent liabilities related to prior year acquisitions of SBG Innovatie BV and its affiliate, Navtronics BVBA (collectively, SBG) in May 2014 and Vista Research, Inc. (Vista) in January 2012. The fair value of such contingent consideration is estimated as of the acquisition date, and subsequently at the end of each reporting period, using forecasted cash flows. Projecting future cash flows requires the Company to make significant estimates and assumptions regarding future events, conditions, or revenues being achieved under the subject contingent agreement as well as the appropriate discount rate. Such valuations techniques include one or more significant inputs that are not observable (Level 3 fair value measures).

In connection with the acquisition of SBG, Raven is committed to making additional earn-out payments, not to exceed $2,500 calculated and paid quarterly for ten years after the purchase date contingent upon achieving certain revenues. At April 30, 2017, the fair value of this contingent consideration was $1,385, of which $270 was classified as "Accrued liabilities" and $1,115 was classified as "Other liabilities" in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. At January 31, 2017, the fair value of this contingent consideration was $1,409, of which $247 was classified as "Accrued liabilities" and $1,162 was classified as "Other liabilities". At April 30, 2016, the fair value of this contingent consideration was $1,491, of which $237 was classified as "Accrued liabilities" and $1,254 as "Other liabilities." The Company paid $61, $36, and $59 in earn-out payments in the three-month periods ended April 30, 2017, January 31, 2017, and April 30, 2016, respectively. To date, the Company has paid a total of $643 of this potential earn-out liability.

Related to the acquisition of Vista in 2012, the Company is committed to making annual payments based upon earn-out percentages on specific revenue streams for seven years after the purchase date, not to exceed $15,000. At April 30, 2017, the fair value of this contingent consideration was $287, of which $164 was classified in "Accrued liabilities" and $123 as "Other liabilities" in the Consolidated Balance Sheet. At January 31, 2017, the fair value of this contingent consideration was $332, of which $98 was classified in "Accrued liabilities" and $234 as "Other liabilities." At April 30, 2016 the fair value of this contingent consideration was $493, of which $105 was classified as "Accrued liabilities" and $388 as "Other liabilities." The Company paid $100 and $79 in the three-month periods ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. There were no payments made in the three-month period ended January 31, 2017. To date, the Company has paid a total of $1,572 of this potential earn-out liability.

(6) GOODWILL, LONG-LIVED ASSETS, AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

Goodwill
Management assesses goodwill for impairment annually during the fourth quarter and between annual tests whenever a triggering event indicates there may be an impairment. Impairment tests of goodwill are done at the reporting unit level. Management performed an assessment in fiscal 2018 first quarter and determined that no triggering events had occurred for any of the Company's reporting units. There were no goodwill impairment losses reported in the three-month period ended April 30, 2017.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2017 which ended April 30, 2016, management implemented managerial and financial operations and reporting changes within Vista and Aerostar to further integrate Vista into the Aerostar Division. Integration actions included leadership re-alignment, including selling and business development functions; re-deployment of employees across the division; and consolidation of administrative functions, among other actions. Based on the changes made, the Company consolidated the two separate reporting units within the Aerostar Division that were in existence at that time, into one reporting unit for purposes of goodwill impairment review. As such, as of April 30, 2016, the Company had three reporting units: Engineered Films Division, Applied Technology Division, and Aerostar Division. The Company reviewed the quantitative and qualitative factors associated
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with the change in reporting units and determined there were no indicators of impairment at the time of the reporting unit change. There were no goodwill impairment losses reported in the three-month period ended April 30, 2016.

Long-lived Assets and Other Intangibles
The Company assesses the recoverability of long-lived assets, including definite-lived intangibles, equity investments, and property plant and equipment if events or changes in circumstances indicate that an asset might be impaired. For long-lived and intangible assets, the Company performs impairment reviews by asset groups. When performing long-lived asset testing, the fair values of assets are determined based on valuation techniques using the best available information. Such valuations are derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs are not observable (Level 3 fair value measures). An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount of an asset is below the estimated undiscounted cash flows used in determining the fair value of the asset.

The Company determined that the investment in AgEagle, further described in Note 5 Acquisitions of and Investments in Businesses and Technologies, was impaired due to lower than expected cash flows. This impairment was determined to be other-than-temporary and an accelerated equity investment loss of $72 was reported in "Other (expense), net" in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the three-month period ended April 30, 2017. The Company also determined the customer relationship intangible asset related to the Ag Eagle exclusive distribution agreement was fully impaired. The total impairment loss related to this intangible asset was $259 and was reported in "Long-lived asset impairment loss" in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the three-month period ended April 30, 2017. There were no long-lived asset impairments or accelerated equity method losses reported in the three-month period ended April 30, 2016.
(7) EMPLOYEE POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

The Company provides postretirement medical and other benefits to certain senior executive officers and senior managers. These plan obligations are unfunded. The components of the net periodic benefit cost for postretirement benefits are as follows:
  Three Months Ended
  April 30,
2017
 April 30,
2016
Service cost $22
 $20
Interest cost 82
 83
Amortization of actuarial losses 30
 37
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost (gains) (40) (40)
Net periodic benefit cost $94
 $100

Postretirement benefit cost components are reclassified in their entirety from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net periodic benefit cost.  Net periodic benefit costs are reported in net income as “Cost of sales” or “Selling, general, and administrative expenses” in a manner consistent with the classification of direct labor and personnel costs of the eligible employees.

(8) WARRANTIES

Accruals necessary for product warranties are estimated based on historical warranty costs and average time elapsed between purchases and returns for each division. Additional accruals are made for any significant, discrete warranty issues. Changes in the warranty accrual were as follows:
  Three Months Ended
  April 30,
2017
 April 30,
2016
Beginning balance $1,547
 $1,835
Accrual for warranties 1,377
 824
Settlements made (519) (343)
Ending balance $2,405
 $2,316

(9) FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

The Company entered into a credit facility on April 15, 2015 with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch as Canadian Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and each lender from time to time
(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)


party thereto (the Credit Agreement). The Credit Agreement provides for a syndicated senior revolving credit facility up to $125,000 with a maturity date of April 15, 2020.

Simultaneous with execution of the Credit Agreement, Raven, Aerostar, Vista, and Integra entered into a guaranty agreement in favor of JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association in its capacity as administrator under the Credit Agreement for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Toronto Branch and the lenders and their affiliates under the Credit Agreement.

Unamortized debt issuance costs associated with this Credit Agreement were $324 and $434 at April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively and are included in "Other assets" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Loans or borrowings defined under the Credit Agreement bear interest and fees at varying rates and terms defined in the Credit Agreement based on the type of borrowing as defined. The Credit Agreement includes annual administrative and unborrowed capacity fees. The Credit Agreement also contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including those relating to financial reporting and notification, limits on levels of indebtedness and liens, investments, mergers and acquisitions, affiliate transactions, sales of assets, restrictive agreements, and change in control as defined in the Credit Agreement. The Company requested and received the necessary covenant waivers relating to its late filing of financial information in fiscal 2017. Financial covenants include an interest coverage ratio and funded indebtedness to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as defined in the Credit Agreement. The loan proceeds may be utilized by Raven for strategic business purposes and for working capital needs.

Letters of credit (LOCs) totaling $1,114 issued under the Credit Agreement or the Company's previous line of credit with Wells Fargo were outstanding at April 30, 2016. These LOCs primarily support self-insured workers' compensation bonding. All but one $50 LOC has been transferred under the Credit Agreement. At April 30, 2017, $464 of LOCs were outstanding under the Credit Agreement and $50 issued by Wells Fargo was outstanding. Any draws required under the Wells Fargo LOC would be settled with available cash or borrowings under the Credit Agreement.

There were no borrowings under the Credit Agreement for any of the fiscal periods covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Availability under the Credit Agreement for borrowings as of April 30, 2017 was $124,536.

(10) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company is involved as a party in lawsuits, claims, regulatory inquiries, or disputes arising in the normal course of its business, the potential costs and liability of which cannot be determined at this time.  Among these matters is a patent infringement lawsuit in the early stages of litigation.  In a lawsuit filed in federal district court in Kansas, Capstan Ag Systems, Inc. has made certain infringement claims against the Company and one of its customers, CNH Industrial America LLC, related to the Applied Technology Division’s HawkeyeTM nozzle control system. Management does not believe the ultimate outcomes of its legal proceedings are likely to be significant to its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows, except that, because of its preliminary stage, management cannot determine the potential impact, if any, of the patent infringement lawsuit described above.
The Company has insurance policies that provide coverage to various degrees for potential liabilities arising from legal proceedings.
In addition to commitments disclosed elsewhere in the Notes to the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company has other unconditional purchase obligations that arise in the normal course of business operations. The majority of these obligations are related to the purchase of raw material inventory for the Applied Technology and Engineered Films divisions.

(11) INCOME TAXES

The Company’s effective tax rate varies from the federal statutory rate primarily due to state and local taxes, research and development tax credit, tax benefits on qualified production activities, and tax-exempt insurance premiums. The Company’s effective tax rates for the three-month periods ended April 30, 2017 and 2016 were 31.4% and 30.6%, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate is primarily due to recognition of discrete tax expense related to the Company's adoption of ASU 2016-09 in the fiscal 2018 first quarter as further discussed in Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. This ASU requires that the tax effects resulting from the settlement of stock-based awards be recognized as a discrete income tax expense or benefit in the income statement in the reporting period in which they occur.

As of April 30, 2017, undistributed earnings of approximately $2,836 of the Canadian and European subsidiaries were considered to have been reinvested indefinitely and, accordingly, the Company has not provided United States income taxes on such earnings. This estimated tax liability would be approximately $346, net of foreign tax credits.

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(12) DIVIDENDS AND TREASURY STOCK

Dividends paid to Raven shareholders were $4,691, or 13.0 cents per share, for the three months ended April 30, 2017 and $4,701, or 13.0 cents per share, during the three months ended April 30, 2016. There were no declared and unpaid shareholder dividends at April 30, 2017 or 2016, respectively.

Effective March 21, 2016 the Board of Directors (Board) authorized an extension and increase of the authorized $40,000 stock buyback program in place at that time.An additional $10,000 was authorized for share repurchases once the $40,000 authorization limit is reached.

Pursuant to these authorizations, the Company repurchased382,065 shares totaling $5,702 in the three-month period ended April 30, 2016. All such share repurchases were paid at April 30, 2016. No shares were repurchased in the three-month period ended April 30, 2017. The remaining dollar value authorized for share repurchases at April 30, 2017 is $12,959. This authorization remains in place until such time as the authorized spending limit is reached or such authorization is revoked by the Board.

(13) SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company reserves shares for issuance pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2010 Stock Incentive Plan effective March 23, 2012, administered by the Personnel and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Two types of awards, stock options and restricted stock units, were granted during the three months endedApril 30, 2017 and April 30, 2016.

Stock Option Awards
The Company granted 85,800 and 274,200 non-qualified stock options during the three-month periods ended April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2016, respectively. Options are granted with exercise prices based upon the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the day prior to the date of grant. The stock options vest over a four-year period and expire after five years. Options contain retirement and change-in-control provisions, as well as termination without cause provisions for certain executive officers, which may accelerate the vesting period. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company uses historical data to estimate option exercises and employee terminations within this valuation model.

The weighted average assumptions used for the Black-Scholes option pricing model by grant year are as follows:
  Three Months Ended
  April 30, 2017 April 30, 2016
Risk-free interest rate 1.68% 1.05%
Expected dividend yield 1.78% 3.33%
Expected volatility factor 33.87% 32.61%
Expected option term (in years) 4.25
 4.00
     
Weighted average grant date fair value $7.35 $3.05

Restricted Stock Unit Awards (RSUs)
The Company granted 53,325 and 66,370 time-vested RSUs to employees in the three-month periods ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The grant date fair value of a time-vested RSU is measured based upon the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the day prior to the date of grant. The grant date fair value per share of the time-vested RSUs granted in the three months ended April 30, 2017 and 2016 was $29.20 and $15.61, respectively. Time-vested RSUs will vest if, at the end of the three-year period, the employee remains employed by the Company. RSUs contain retirement and change-in-control provisions, as well as termination without cause provisions for certain executive officers, which may accelerate the vesting period. Dividends are cumulatively earned on the time-vested RSUs over the vesting period.

The Company also granted performance-based RSUs in the three-month periods ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The exact number of performance shares to be issued will vary from 0% to 150% of the target award, depending on the Company's actual performance over the three-year period in comparison to the target award. The target award for the fiscal 2017 and 2016 grants are based on return on equity (ROE), which is defined as net income divided by the average of beginning and ending shareholders' equity. The performance-based RSUs will vest if, at the end of the three-year performance period, the Company has achieved certain performance goals and the employee remains employed by the Company. RSUs contain retirement and change-in-control provisions, as well as termination without cause provisions for certain executive officers, which may accelerate the
(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)


vesting period. Dividends are cumulatively earned on performance-based RSUs over the vesting period. The number of RSUs that will vest is determined by an estimated ROE target over the three-year performance period. The estimated ROE performance factors used to estimate the number of restricted stock units expected to vest are evaluated at least quarterly. The number of restricted stock units issued at the vesting date will be based on actual results.

The fair value of the performance-based restricted stock units is based upon the closing market price of the Company's common stock on the day prior to the grant date. The number of performance-based RSUs granted is based on 100% of the target award. During the three-month periods ended April 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company granted 22,745 and 72,950 performance-based RSUs, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value per share of these performance-based RSUs was $29.20 and $15.61, respectively.

(14) SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company's reportable segments are defined by their product lines which have been grouped in these segments based on technology, manufacturing processes, and end-use application. Raven's reportable segments are Applied Technology, Engineered Films, and Aerostar. The Company measures the performance of its segments based on their operating income excluding general and administrative expenses. Other expense and income taxes are not allocated to individual operating segments, and assets not identifiable to an individual segment are included as corporate assets. Separate financial information is available and regularly evaluated by the Company's chief operating decision-maker, the President and Chief Executive Officer, in making resource allocation decisions for the Company's reportable segments. Segment information is reported consistent with the Company's management reporting structure.

Business segment net sales and operating income results are as follows:
  Three Months Ended
  April 30,
2017
 April 30,
2016
Net sales    
Applied Technology $40,490
 $31,456
Engineered Films 43,555
 29,100
Aerostar 9,606
 7,895
Intersegment eliminations (a)
 (116) (91)
Consolidated net sales $93,535
 $68,360
     
Operating income(b)
    
Applied Technology 
 $13,453
 $8,693
Engineered Films 8,720
 3,878
Aerostar 1,418
 (178)
Intersegment eliminations 
 (2) (5)
Total reportable segment income 23,589
 12,388
General and administrative expenses(c)
 (5,370) (4,338)
Consolidated operating income $18,219
 $8,050
(a)Intersegment sales for both fiscal 2018 and 2017 were primarily sales from Engineered Films to Aerostar.
(b)At the segment level, operating income does not include an allocation of general and administrative expenses.
(c) At the segment level, operating income does not include an allocation of general and administrative expenses and, as a result, "General and administrative expenses" are reported as a deduction from "Total reportable segment income" to reconcile to "Operating income" reported in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income.

(15) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company has evaluated events up to the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and concluded that no subsequent events have occurred that would require recognition or disclosure in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.


Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following commentary on the operating results, liquidity, capital resources, and financial condition of Raven Industries, Inc. (the Company or Raven) should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 1 of Part 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A10-Q (Form 10-Q) and the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A10-K for the year ended January 31, 2016.2017.

RESTATEMENT OF THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As discussed in the Explanatory Note, this Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-Q (this Amendment), amends and restates the Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in Part I, Item 1. “Financial Statements” for the three months ended April 30, 2016 to reflect the correction of certain errors discussed in Note 2 Restatement of theUnaudited Consolidated Financial Statements. Accordingly, the Management’sThe Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations set forth below reflects the effects(MD&A) is organized as follows:

Executive Summary
Results of these restatements.Operations - Segment Analysis
Outlook
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Accounting Pronouncements

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Raven is a diversified technology company providing a variety of products to customers within the industrial, agricultural, energy,geomembrane, construction, defense/aerospace,aerospace/defense, and situational awareness markets. The Company is comprised of three unique operating divisions, classified into reportable segments: Applied Technology Division (Applied Technology), Engineered Films Division (Engineered Films), and Aerostar. As strategic actions have changed the Company’s business over the last several years, Raven has remained committed to providing high-quality, high-value products. The Company’s performance reflects our ongoing adjustment to conditions and opportunities.Aerostar Division (Aerostar).

Management uses a number of metrics to assess the Company's performance:

Consolidated net sales, gross margins,margin, operating income, operating margins,margin, net income, and diluted earnings per share
Cash flow from operations and shareholder returns
Return on sales, assets, and equity
Segment net sales, gross profit, gross margins,margin, operating income, and operating marginsmargin. At the segment level, operating income does not include an allocation of general and administrative expenses.

Vision and Strategy
At Raven, our purpose is to solve great challenges. Great challenges require great solutions. Raven’s three unique operating units share resources, ideas, and a passion to create technology that helps the world grow more food, produce more energy, protect the environment, and live safely.

The Raven business model is our platform for success. Our business model is defensible, sustainable, and gives us a consistent approach in the pursuit of quality financial results. This overall approach to creating value, which is employed across the three business segments, is summarized as follows:

Intentionally serve a set of diversified market segments with attractive near- and long-term growth prospects;
Consistently manage a pipeline of growth initiatives within our market segments;
Aggressively compete on quality, service, innovation, and peak performance;
Hold ourselves accountable for continuous improvement;
Value our balance sheet as a source of strength and stability with which to pursue strategic acquisitions; and
Make corporate responsibility a top priority.

The following discussion highlights the consolidated operating results for the three-month periodsthree-months ended April 30, 20162017 and 2015.2016. Segment operating results are more fully explained in the Results of Operations - Segment Analysis section.

 Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
(dollars in thousands, except per-share data) April 30, 2016 (As Restated) April 30,
2015
 % Change April 30,
2017
 April 30,
2016
 % Change
Net sales $68,360
 $70,273
 (2.7)% $93,535
 $68,360
 36.8 %
Gross profit 20,117
 20,359
 (1.2)% 31,956
 20,117
 58.9 %
Gross margin 29.4% 29.0%  
Gross margin (a)
 34.2% 29.4%  
Operating income $8,050
 $7,214
 11.6 % $18,219
 $8,050
 126.3 %
Operating margin 11.8% 10.3%  
Operating margin (a)
 19.5% 11.8%  
Net income attributable to Raven Industries, Inc. $5,517
 $4,855
 13.6 % $12,348
 $5,517
 123.8 %
Diluted earnings per share $0.15
 $0.13
   $0.34
 $0.15
  
            
Operating cash flow $11,104
 $9,023
 23.1 % $7,702
 $11,104
 (30.6)%
Capital expenditures $(791) $(5,000) (84.2)% $(2,790) $(791) 252.7 %
Cash dividends $(4,701) $(4,940) (4.8)% $(4,691) $(4,701) (0.2)%
Common share repurchases $(5,702) $(3,044) 87.3 % $
 $(5,702) (100.0)%
(a)The Company's gross and operating margins may not be comparable to industry peers due to the diversity of its operations and variability in the classification of expenses across industries in which the Company operates.
(a)The Company's gross and operating margins may not be comparable to industry peers due to the diversity of its operations and variability in the classification of expenses across industries in which the Company operates.
(a) The Company's gross and operating margins may not be comparable to industry peers due to the diversity of its operations and variability in the classification of expenses across industries in which the Company operates.

For the fiscal 20172018 first quarter, net sales were $68.4$93.5 million, down $1.9up $25.1 million, or 2.7%36.8%, from $70.3$68.4 million in last year’s first quarter. The Company's operating income for the first quarter of fiscal 20172018 was $8.1$18.2 million, up $10.2 million, or 126.3%, compared to operating income of $7.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2016.2017. The netincrease in operating income was principally due to improved operating leverage on higher sales volume. Net income for the first quarter of 20172018 was $5.5$12.3 million, or $0.15$0.34 per diluted share, compared to net income of $4.9$5.5 million, or $0.13$0.15 per diluted share, in last year's first quarter.

Net sales for Applied Technology in the first quarter of fiscal 20172018 were $31.5$40.5 million, down 2.9%up 28.7% compared to thefiscal 2017 first quarter net sales of fiscal 2016.$31.5 million. Sales to the aftermarket channel increased 5.7% compared to the prior year whilein the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) channel sales decreased 11.9% year-over-year.and the aftermarket channel were up 68.7% and 7.4%, respectively, for the fiscal 2018 first quarter. Geographically, domestic sales were down 16.3%up 49.6% year-over-year andwhile international sales were up 26.3%decreased 8.9% year-over-year. Operating income was $13.5 million, up 54.8% compared to $8.7 million essentially flat compared toin the first quarter of fiscal 2016 as the impacts from lower2017. The increase in operating income was primarily driven by improved operating leverage on higher sales volumes were virtually offset by the benefits of ongoing expense controls and the prior year restructuring.

In February 2016, the Applied Technology Division acquired an interest of approximately 5% in AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc. (AgEagle). AgEagle is a privately held company that is a leading provider of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) used for agricultural applications. Contemporaneously with the execution of this agreement, AgEagle and the Company entered into a distribution agreement whereby the Company was appointed as the sole and exclusive distributor worldwide of the existing AgEagle system as it pertains to the agriculture market. This investment and distribution agreement will allow the Company to expand into the UAS market for agriculture, enhancing its existing product offerings to provide actionable data that customers can use to make important input decisions. The investment in AgEagle is more fully described in Note 6Acquisitions of and Investments in Businesses and Technologies in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-Q/A. volume.

Engineered Films’ fiscal 2018 first quarter net sales were $43.6 million, an increase of $14.5 million, or 49.7%, compared to fiscal 2017 first quarter net sales wereof $29.1 million, a decrease of $2.2 million, or 7.1%, compared to the fiscal 2016 first quarter.million. Volume, measured in pounds sold, increased 46.2% and average selling price increased 2.4%. The declineincrease in net sales was principallyprimarily driven by lowerhigher sales into the energygeomembrane and geomembraneindustrial markets, and also benefited from higher sales in the construction and agricultural markets. Energy markets deteriorated with active U.S. land-based rig counts declining approximately 55% year-over-year. Operating income for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 decreased 13.3%2018 increased 124.9% to $3.9$8.7 million as compared to $4.5$3.9 million for the prior year first quarter. The primary driver of the decreaseThis increase in operating income was lower production volumes.driven primarily by higher sales volume, improved capacity utilization, and continued spending discipline.

Net sales for Aerostar in the first quarter of fiscal 20172018 were $7.9$9.6 million, up $1.3an increase of $1.7 million, or 21.7%, compared to thefiscal 2017 first quarter net sales of fiscal 2016. This$7.9 million. The increase in net sales was primarily driven primarily by growth inthe commencement of a newly-awarded stratospheric balloon business.contract, increased sales to Google for Project Loon, and the timing of stratospheric balloon deliveries. Operating lossincome in the first quarter of fiscal 20172018 was $0.2$1.4 million compared to an operating loss of $0.9($0.2) million in the first quarter of last year. Benefits from the restructuring actions takenThe increase in the fourth quarter of last yearoperating income was primarily driven by higher sales to stratospheric balloon programs, and the reduction in amortization and depreciation expense due tobenefit of cost reductions implemented over the impairment of long-lived assets in the prior fiscal year third quarter, together with improved sales volumes, principally led to the reduction in operating loss year-over-year.previous twelve months.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - SEGMENT ANALYSIS

Applied Technology
Applied Technology designs, manufactures, sells, and services innovative precision agriculture products and information management tools that help growers reduce costs, more precisely control inputs, and improve crop yields for the global agriculture market. Applied Technology’s operations include operations of SBG Innovatie BV and its affiliate, Navtronics BVBA (collectively, SBG), based in the Netherlands.

 Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
(dollars in thousands) April 30,
2016
 April 30,
2015
 $ Change % Change April 30,
2017
 April 30,
2016
 $ Change % Change
Net sales $31,456
 $32,410
 $(954) (2.9)% $40,490
 $31,456
 $9,034
 28.7%
Gross profit 13,147
 13,251
 (104) (0.8)% 18,522
 13,147
 5,375
 40.9%
Gross margin 41.8% 40.9%     45.7% 41.8%    
Operating expenses $4,454
 $4,510
 $(56) (1.2)% $4,810
 $4,454
 $356
 8.0%
Operating expenses as % of sales 14.2% 13.9%     11.9% 14.2%    
Long-lived asset impairment loss $259
 $
 

 

Operating income $8,693
 $8,741
 $(48) (0.5)% $13,453
 $8,693
 $4,760
 54.8%
Operating margin 27.6% 27.0%     33.2% 27.6%    

The following factors were the primary drivers of the three-month year-over-year changes:

Market conditions. ConditionsWhile conditions in the agriculture market appearend-market remain subdued, but stable, compared to be stabilizing, but the underlying market strengthprior year, Applied Technology's marketplace strategy has been subdued, keeping pressurecapitalized on Applied Technologynew product introductions through the first quarter of fiscal 2017. OEM demand remained challenging. In2018. While the aftermarket sales channel demand remains challenging, growth in the OEM sales channel has been strong. The Company does not model comparative market share position for its divisions but believes, based on first quarter growth of sales, that Applied Technology's sales growth was primarily the result of market share gains rather than overall growth of the market. Successful new product introductions over the prior twelve months and enhancedexpanded relationships with OEM partners are driving improved sales force effectiveness led to increased salesand market share gains versus the prior year.
Sales volume. Firstquarter fiscal 20172018 net sales decreased 2.9%increased 28.7% to $31.5$40.5 million compared to $32.4$31.5 million in the prior year first quarter. Sales in the OEM and aftermarket channelchannels were up 5.7%68.7% and 7.4%, while OEM sales were down 11.9%.respectively.
International sales. For the three-month period, international sales totaled $10.2 million, down 8.9% from $11.2 million up 26.3% fromin the prior year comparative period. Lower sales volume in Canada was the primary driver of this decrease. International sales represented 35.7%25.3% of segment revenue compared to 27.4%35.7% of segment revenue in the prior year comparative period. Higher sales in Europe and Canada were the main drivers of the increase. The sales increases in Europe reflect commercial synergies realized by the acquisition of SBG in fiscal 2015 as Applied Technology products are increasingly sold into this market.
Gross margin. Gross margin increased to 45.7% for the three months ended April 30, 2017 from 41.8% for the three months ended April 30, 20162016. The three-month period benefited from 40.9% for the three months ended April 30, 2015. Lower manufacturing costs contributed to the higher margin.sales volume and improved operating leverage.
Operating expenses. Fiscal 20172018 first quarter operating expense as a percentage of net sales was 14.2%11.9%, up slightlydown from 13.9%14.2% in the prior year first quarter. Lower selling expense,Sales volume increased more than operating expenses which led to the resultdecrease in operating expenses as a percentage of prior year restructuring actionssales.
Long-lived asset impairment loss. As described in Note 6 Goodwill, Long-lived Assets, and Other Intangibles of the fiscal 2016 first quarter, were not enoughNotes to offset lower sales volumes and increased research and development (R&D) spending.the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this Form 10-Q, the Company determined that the intangible asset related to the investment in AgEagle was fully impaired due to the decrease in expected future cash flows.

Engineered Films
Engineered Films manufactures high performance plastic films and sheeting for energy,geomembrane, agricultural, construction, geomembrane, and industrial applications. Engineered Films' ability to develop value-added innovative products is expanded by its fabrication and conversion capabilities.
 Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
(dollars in thousands) April 30,
2016
 April 30,
2015
 $ Change % Change April 30,
2017
 April 30,
2016
 $ Change % Change
Net sales $29,100
 $31,321
 $(2,221) (7.1)% $43,555
 $29,100
 $14,455
 49.7%
Gross profit 5,384
 6,278
 (894) (14.2)% 10,747
 5,384
 5,363
 99.6%
Gross margin 18.5% 20.0%     24.7% 18.5%    
Operating expenses $1,506
 $1,807
 $(301) (16.7)% $2,027
 $1,506
 $521
 34.6%
Operating expenses as % of sales 5.2% 5.8%     4.7% 5.2%    
Operating income $3,878
 $4,471
 $(593) (13.3)% $8,720
 $3,878
 $4,842
 124.9%
Operating margin 13.3% 14.3%     20.0% 13.3%    


The following factors were the primary drivers of the three-month year-over-year changes:


Market conditions. Challenging end-marketEnd-market conditions have persisted in the energygeomembrane market, for Engineered Films. Declineswhich constituted approximately 30 percent of the division's sales in oil prices resulted in a decreasethe first quarter of approximately 55% infiscal 2018, have continued to improve from the market-bottom conditions reached last year. At the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2018, U.S. land-based U.S. rig counts inhave increased approximately 115% versus the first quarter of fiscal 2017 comparedand approximately 25% sequentially from the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. For the three-month period ended April 30, 2017, sales into the geomembrane market were up over 200% year-over-year. In April 2017, the Company expanded its production capabilities of geomembrane liner materials in south Texas by purchasing a new facility in Pleasanton, Texas and increased production at the Company's location in Midland, Texas by adding production team members to service the prior year first quarter. The sustained decline resulted in decreasingincreased demand for films in the energygeomembrane market. The Company does not model comparative market share position for its divisions, but based on the first quarter growth, the Company believes Engineered Films achieved first quarter sales growth due to improved end-market demand conditions and increased market share.
Sales volume and selling prices. First quarter net sales were down 7.1%up $14.5 million, or 49.7%, to $29.1$43.5 million compared to prior year first quarter net sales of $31.3$29.1 million.  Net sales were up year-over-year in all of the markets served. The decline in salesimprovement was driven primarily by sharp declines, approximately 61%, in energyhigher geomembrane market sales. These declines were partially offset by 29.3% sales growth inwhich increased $9.3 million, but higher sales into the industrial market. Sales volume and average selling prices for the fiscal first quarter were each down approximately 4% comparedconstruction markets also made significant contributions to the prior year period.division's overall growth year-over-year.
Gross margin. For the three-month period, gross margin was 24.7%, up 6.2 percentage points from 18.5% in first quarter of fiscal 20172017. The improvement in gross margin was 18.5% which was down 1.5 percentage pointsprimarily due to higher sales volume and the resulting improvement in capacity utilization, but also benefited from the 20.0% gross margin in the first quarter of fiscal 2016 driven principally by lower production volumes andcontinued spending on new production lines.discipline.
Operating expenses. First quarter operating expense was down $0.3expenses were up $0.5 million or 16.7%, duecompared to continued focus on cost containment and benefits from the prior year restructuring actions.first quarter. As a percentage of net sales, operating expense was 5.2%4.7% in the current three-month period as compared to 5.8%5.2% in the prior year comparative period. The increase in sales volume in the three-month period more than offset the additional costs to support sales growth and drove operating expenses as percentage of sales down 0.5 percentage points year-over-year.

Aerostar
Aerostar serves the defense/aerospaceaerospace/defense and situational awareness markets. Aerostar also provided significant contract manufacturing services in the past, but largely exited this business in fiscal 2016. Aerostar designs and manufactures proprietary products including stratospheric balloons,high-altitude (stratospheric) balloon systems, tethered aerostats, and radar processing systems for aerospace and situational awareness markets.systems. These products can be integrated with additional third-party sensors to provide research, communications, and situational awareness capabilities to governmental and commercial customers. Through its Vista Research, Inc. (Vista) operations and a separate venture that is majority-owned by the Company, Aerostar pursues potential product and support services contracts forwith agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. and foreign governments.government.
 Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
(dollars in thousands) April 30, 2016 (As Restated) April 30,
2015
 $ Change % Change April 30,
2017
 April 30,
2016
 $ Change % Change
Net sales $7,895
 $6,554
 $1,341
 20.5 % $9,606
 $7,895
 $1,711
 21.7 %
Gross profit 1,591
 771
 820
 106.4 % 2,689
 1,591
 1,098
 69.0 %
Gross margin 20.2 % 11.8 %     28.0% 20.2 %    
Operating expenses $1,769
 $1,624
 $145
 8.9 % $1,271
 $1,769
 $(498) (28.2)%
Operating expenses as % of sales 22.4 % 24.8 %     13.2% 22.4 %    
Operating (loss) income $(178) $(853) $675
 (79.1)%
Operating income (loss) $1,418
 $(178) $1,596
 (896.6)%
Operating margin (2.3)% (13.0)%     14.8% (2.3)%    

The following factors were the primary drivers of the three-month year-over-year changes:

Market conditions. Aerostar’s growth strategy emphasizes proprietary products and its focus is on proprietary technology including stratospheric balloons, advanced radar systems, and sales of aerostats in international markets. CertainSome of Aerostar's markets are subject to significant variability due to government spending. Uncertain demandspending and the timing of awards. Such conditions result in delays and uncertainties in certain opportunities important to the division's growth strategy. Despite these markets continues in fiscal 2017. Aerostar continues to pursue substantial targeted international opportunities but the conflicts plaguing the Middle East North Africa region makes these opportunities and their timing less certain.uncertainties, Aerostar is pioneering new markets with leading-edge applications of its high-altitude balloons and remains in active collaboration with Google on Project Loon.stratospheric balloons.
Sales volumes.volume. Fiscal 2017 first quarter netNet sales wereincreased 21.7% from $7.9 million up 20.5% from $6.6for the three months ended April 30, 2016 to $9.6 million compared tofor the prior year first quarter.three months ended April 30, 2017. The increase was primarilydriven principally by the resultcommencement of higherthe newly-awarded stratospheric balloon contract, increased sales to Google for Project Loon, and the timing of stratospheric balloons. These sales were led by Project Loon, but Aerostar also generated sales from two new government customers, validating alternative uses of stratospheric balloons.balloon deliveries.
Gross margin. For the three-month period, gross margin increased 8.4 percentage points,from 20.2% to 28.0%. The increase in gross margin was primarily driven by higher sales volume and the implementation of cost reductions as compared to the prior year first quarter. This improvement in gross margin is primarily due higher sales volumes and a $0.4 million reduction in depreciation and amortization expense related to the $3.8 million long-lived assets impaired in the fiscal 2016 third quarter.previous year.

Operating expenses. First quarter fiscal 2018 operating expense was $1.8$1.3 million, or 22.4%13.2% of net sales, a decrease from 24.8%22.4% of net sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2016. The2017. This decrease was a result of the restructuring action taken in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 together with higher sales volumes.is primarily driven by lower research and development spending.


Corporate Expenses (administrative expenses; other (expense), net; and income taxes)
 Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
(dollars in thousands) April 30, 2016 (As Restated) April 30,
2015
 April 30,
2017
 April 30,
2016
Administrative expenses $4,338
 $5,204
 $5,370
 $4,338
Administrative expenses as a % of sales 6.3% 7.4% 5.7% 6.3%
Other (expense), net $(97) $(44) $(230) $(97)
Effective tax rate 30.6% 32.2% 31.4% 30.6%

Administrative spending for the three-month periods ended April 30, 2016first quarter of fiscal 2018 was down $0.9up $1.0 million as compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2016 comparable period. This decrease reflects the Company's continued emphasis on cost control measures2017. The increase is primarily due to higher accruals for management incentives and the benefits ofequity compensation relative to the prior year, restructuring actions.and costs related to delayed SEC filings.

Other income (expense), net consists primarily of activity related to the Company's equity investments, interest income and expense, and foreign currency transaction gains or losses.

The Company's year-to-date effective tax rate decreasedfor the three months ended April 30, 2017 was 31.4% compared to 30.6% compared to 32.2% in the prior year. The decreaseincrease in the effective tax rate is primarily due to inclusiona $0.5 million discrete tax item related to the Company's adoption of an estimate ASU 2016-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting" (ASU 2016-09) in the fiscal 2018 first quarter. ASU 2016-09, more fully described in Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, requires the tax effects resulting from the settlement of stock-based awards be recognized as a discrete income tax expense or benefit in the income statement in the reporting period in which they occur.

Other items causing the Company's effective tax rate to differ from the statutory tax rate are more fully described in Note 11 Income Taxes of the fiscal 2017 research and development tax credit resulting from Congress enacting this credit into law permanently inNotes to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016. No estimate of the research and development tax credit wasConsolidated Financial Statements included in the provision for income taxes at April 30, 2015.Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.

OUTLOOK

At Raven our enduring success is built on our ability to balance the Company’s purpose and core values with necessary shifts in business strategy demanded by an ever-changing world.

For Applied Technology, the precision agricultural market remainsend-market conditions remain subdued, but appears to be stabilizing. With steady market conditions,stable, versus the prior year. The division's continued focus on new products are gaining traction and showing early success in growingexpanding OEM relationships is successfully driving additional market share position. The enhanced quality of Applied Technology’s product portfoliogains and enabling the division to outperform the market and increase profitability. This is expected to continue, to improve OEM sales both domestically and internationally. Through fiscal 2017, Applied Technologyhowever, as the division progresses through the year, it is expected that the year-over-year comparisons will continue to expand OEM relationships and grow share in a down market and drive for growth by leveragingbecome more challenging as the division reaches the anniversary of the prior-year new product portfolio and investing intently to drive international sales.

introductions.
For Engineered Films, the declinegeomembrane market demand has continued to accelerate from market-bottom conditions in oil prices and drilling activities continues to negatively impact the energy market andprior year. To capitalize on this demand, the Company is expecting this to continue throughout fiscal 2017. Engineered Films is working to capitalize onincreased the production at the Company's location in Midland, Texas by adding production team members, and expanded its production capabilities of geomembrane liner materials in south Texas by purchasing a new facility in February 2017 in Pleasanton, Texas. The remaining markets, in aggregate, are growing to expand market sharea lesser extent and are expected to continue to exhibit growth. Improved volumes, together with cost controls, are expected to result in improved profitability for the other markets. Sales indivision. However, as the construction and industrial markets were strong in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 and management is focused on building on this momentum and making meaningful progress duringdivision progresses through the year, toward returning Engineered Films to growth. Engineered Filmsit is focused on ramping up sales inexpected that the industrialyear-over-year comparisons will become more challenging as the division reaches the anniversary of the beginning of the geomembrane market leveraging its new production line, and driving strong performances in the agricultural and construction markets to increase sales volumes.

rebound.
For Aerostar, the second half of the yeardivision is the seasonally-stronger half for proprietary products and the Company expects momentum to build throughout the year, but uncertainties remain. The pipeline of new business opportunities hasexpecting improved significantly with the number of radar-related proposals increasing significantly versus the prior year. Aerostar must continue progress made towards improved financial performance. To sustain this progress, the division must establish a regular cadence of new business wins across product platforms. Resources are aligned to continue the progress, but Aerostar must be successful in turning these opportunities into revenue in order to achieve our expectations.

In addition to each division’s sales initiatives, the Company will remain vigilant on costs, drive down inventory levels, and generate additional value engineering benefits. Driving growth when end-market conditions are weak, while maintaining operational discipline, is the Company’s focus for the rest of the year. Given the performancevolumes in the first quarter,stratospheric balloon market, driven by increased demand from Google for Project Loon and new stratospheric balloon contracts with new customers. Uncertainties remain related to the timing of certain opportunities. Success in growing sales in the stratospheric balloon market combined with continued cost discipline, are important to delivering sustained division profitability.
Management believes the Company is on track to deliver meaningful growth in revenues and operating profit consistent with priorin fiscal year revenue2018 and adjusted operating profit with the potentialcontinues to achieve modest growthinvest in bothresearch and development activities to continue to drive new product momentum for the full year.intermediate and long term.

Adjusted operating profit is a non-GAAP measure. On both a segment and consolidated basis, adjusted operating income excludes goodwill and long-lived asset impairment losses and associated financial impacts (pre-contract cost write-off and an acquisition-related contingent consideration benefit) all of which relate to the Vista Research, Inc. business within Aerostar and all of which occurred in the fiscal 2016 third quarter. Such adjusted operating profit relates to fiscal 2016results and is more fully described

in Item 7.Management’sDiscussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company's balance sheet continues to reflect significant liquidity and a strong capital base. Management focuses on the current cash balance and operating cash flows in considering liquidity, as operating cash flows have historically been the Company's primary source of liquidity. Management expects that current cash, combined with the generation of positive operating cash flows, will be sufficient to fund the Company's normal operating, investing, and financing activities.activities beyond the next twelve months.

The Company'sCompany’s cash needs are seasonal, with working capital demands strongest in the first quarter. As a result, the discussion of trends in operatingbalances and cash flows focuses on the primary drivers of year-over-year variability in working capital.were as follows:
(dollars in thousands)April 30,
2017
 January 31,
2017
 April 30,
2016
Cash and cash equivalents$50,477
 $50,648
 $32,790

  Three Months Ended
(dollars in thousands) April 30, 2017 April 30, 2016
Cash provided by operating activities $7,702
 $11,104
Cash used in investing activities (2,836) (1,435)
Cash used in financing activities (4,993) (10,797)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (44) 136
Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents $(171) $(992)

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $32.8$50.5 million at April 30, 2016,2017, a decrease of $1.0$0.1 million from $33.8$50.6 million at January 31, 2016.2017. The comparable balance one year earlier was $47.5$32.8 million. The decrease from fiscal 20162017 year-end was primarily driven by increased cash outflow forincreases in net working capital to support the significant increase in net sales.

No shares were repurchased by the Company under the authorized $50.0 million share buyback plan. Inplan in the currentfirst quarter theof fiscal 2018. The Company repurchased approximately 0.4 million shares at an average price of $14.93 for a total of $5.7 million but this impact was largely offset by free cash flow generation driven by lower net working capital requirements and reduction in capital spending.the prior fiscal year first quarter.

At April 30, 20162017, the Company held cash and cash equivalents of $2.6$3.0 million and in accounts outside the United States. These balances included undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries we consider to be indefinitely reinvested. If repatriated, undistributed earnings of approximately $3.2$2.8 million would be subject to United States federal taxation. This estimated tax liability is approximately $0.5$0.3 million, net of foreign tax credits. Our liquidity is not materially impacted by the amount held in accounts outside of the United States.

Operating Activities
Operating cash flows result primarily from cash received from customers, which is offset by cash payments for inventories, services, employee compensation, and income taxes. Strong cash flow from operating activities was sustained year-over year. Cash provided by operating activities was $7.7 million for the first three months of fiscal 2018 compared with $11.1 million in the first three months of fiscal 2017. The decrease in cash flow was primarily due to net working capital requirements to support the substantial increase in net sales.

The Company's cash needs have minimal seasonal trends. Net working capital demands tend to be highest in the first quarter. As a result, the discussion of trends in operating cash flows focuses on the primary drivers of year-over-year variability in net working capital. Net working capital and net working capital percentage are ratios used by management as a guide in measuring the efficient use of cash resources to support business activities and growth. The Company's net working capital for the comparative periods was as follows:

(dollars in thousands) April 30, 2017 April 30, 2016
Accounts receivable, net $51,617
 $41,013
Plus: Inventories 49,867
 46,901
Less: Accounts payable 13,909
 9,356
Net working capital(a)
 $87,575
 $78,558
     
Annualized net sales(b)
 $374,140
 $273,440
Net working capital percentage(c)
 23.4% 28.7%
(a) Net working capital is defined as accounts receivable (net) plus inventories less accounts payable.
(b) Annualized net sales is defined as the most recent quarter net sales times four for each of the fiscal periods, respectively.
(c) Net working capital percentage is defined as Net working capital divided by Annualized net sales for each of the fiscal periods, respectively.

The net working capital percentage decreased from 28.7% at April 30, 2016 to 23.4% at April 30, 2017. The decrease was driven by an increase in accounts payable balances as well as managing inventory and receivables proactively with the substantial increase in sales versus the prior year. To manage levels of inventory during periods of significant change in sales volume, the Company assembled teams within each operating division to manage efficient inventory levels. Similar emphasis was placed on managing accounts payable and to a lesser extent, accounts receivable.

Inventory increased $3.0 million, or 6.4%, year-over-year from $46.9 million at April 30, 2016 to $49.9 million at April 30, 2017. In comparison, net sales increased $25.1 million, or 36.8%, year-over-year in the first quarter. The increase in inventory was primarily driven by growth in net sales and backlog in the Applied Technology and Engineered Films divisions, offset somewhat by actions to reduce inventory in all three divisions.

Accounts receivable increased $10.6 million, or 25.8%, year-over-year to $51.6 million at April 30, 2017 from $41.0 million at April 30, 2016. In comparison, net sales increased $25.1 million, or 36.8%, year-over-year in the first quarter. The increase in accounts receivable was due primarily to increased sales volume, offset somewhat by improved management of customer terms.

Accounts payable increased $4.5 million, or 47.9%, year-over-year from $9.4 million at April 30, 2016 to $13.9 million at April 30, 2017. In comparison, net sales increased $25.1 million, or 36.8%, year-over-year in the first quarter. This increase in accounts payable was due to improved timing of payments to suppliers, as well as additional purchases of raw materials to support the increase in sales year-over-year.

Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities increased from $1.4 million in the first three months of fiscal 2016 to $2.8 million in the first three months of fiscal 2017. The primary driver of increase in current year cash outflows was higher capital expenditures. Fiscal 2018 capital expenditures included $1.7 million for the Pleasanton, Texas facility purchased by Engineered Films.

Management anticipates fiscal 2018 capital spending to be approximately $10 to $12 million. The Company continues to maintain a disciplined approach to capital spending. Maintaining Engineered Films' capacity and Applied Technology's capital spending to advance product development are expected to continue. In addition, management will evaluate strategic acquisitions that result in expanded capabilities and improved competitive advantages.

Fiscal 2017 first quarter cash outflows related to investments was $0.5 million while there were no cash outflows for investments in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018.

Financing Activities
Cash used in financing activities was $5.0 million for the three months ended April 30, 2017 compared to $10.8 million one year ago.

In the fiscal 2017 first quarter, the Company purchased common shares as part of the $50.0 million share repurchase plan authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company repurchased $5.7 million in shares in the three-month period ended April 30, 2016. No shares were repurchased in the fiscal 2018 first quarter.

Dividends per share were flat at 13.0 cents per share. Total cash outflows for dividends was $4.7 million in the three-month period ended April 30, 2017 and 2016.


During the three months ended April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2016, the Company made payments of $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, on acquisition-related contingent liabilities.

No borrowing or repayment occurred on the Credit Agreement during the first three months of fiscal 2018 or fiscal 2017.

Financing cash outflows in the first three months of fiscal 2018 and 2017 included employee taxes paid in relation to net settlement of restricted stock units that vested during the first quarter.

Other Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company entered into a credit agreement dated April 15, 2015. This agreement (Credit Agreement), more fully described in Note 109 Financing Arrangements of this Form 10-Q, provides for a syndicated senior revolving credit facility up to $125 million with a maturity date of April 15, 2020. There were no borrowings under the Credit Agreement for any of the fiscal periods covered by this Form 10-Q. Availability under the Credit Agreement for borrowings as of April 30, 20162017 was $124.5 million.

The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including those relating to financial reporting and notification, limits on levels of indebtedness and liens, investments, mergers and acquisitions, affiliate transactions, sales of assets, restrictive agreements, and change in control as defined in the Credit Agreement. The Company requested and received the necessary covenant waivers relating to its late filing of financial information in the prior fiscal year. Financial covenants include an interest coverage ratio and funded indebtedness to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as defined in the Credit Agreement. The Company is in compliance with all financial covenants set forth in the Credit Agreement.

Letters of credit (LOCs) totaling $0.6$1.1 million issued under a previous line of credit with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.and $0.2 million were outstanding under the Credit Agreement at April 30, 2016. These LOCs which primarily support self-insured workers' compensation bonding requirements, are being transitioned tobonding. All but one LOC has been transferred and issued under the Credit Agreement. As such, LOCs totaling $1.1 million issued under each credit facility were outstanding atAgreement as of April 30, 2016, including2017. At April 30, 2017, $0.5 million of LOCs issuedwere outstanding under the Credit Agreement. Until such time as the transition of the remaining LOCs is complete, any draws required under theAgreement and one $50 thousand LOC issued by Wells Fargo LOCs would be settled with available cash or borrowings under the Credit Agreement.

Operating Activities
Operating cash flows result primarily from cash received from customers, which is offset by cash payments for inventories, services, employee compensation, and income taxes. Operating cash flows are evaluated based on net working capital. Net working capital is defined as accounts receivable (net) plus inventories less accounts payable. Management evaluates net working capital levels through the computation of average days sales outstanding and inventory turnover. Average days sales outstanding is a measure of the Company's efficiency in enforcing its credit policy and managing credit terms. The inventory turnover ratio is a metric used to evaluate the effectiveness of inventory management, with further consideration given to balancing the disadvantages of excess inventory with the risk of delayed customer deliveries.
Cash provided by operating activities was $11.1 million for the first three months of fiscal 2017 compared with $9.0 million in the first three months of fiscal 2016. This increase is primarily the result of lower net working capital requirements in the three-month period ended April 30, 2016.

Accounts receivable levels have increased from $38.1 million at January 31, 2016 to $41.0 million at April 30, 2016. The trailing 12 months days sales outstanding was 57 days at April 30, 2016 and 55 days at April 30, 2015. This increase reflects the impact of conditions within Engineered Films’ energy market as the end-market strategy continues to impact accounts receivable, extending cash collections and increasing days sales outstanding. This ratio has been stable sequentially versus the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016.

Inventory levels have increased from $45.8 million at January 31, 2016 to $46.9 million at April 30, 2016. The Company's inventory turnover rate decreased from the prior year (trailing 12-month inventory turn of 3.7X at April 30, 2016 versus 4.5X at

April 30, 2015) primarily due to higher average inventory levels at Aerostar and Engineered Films for a substantial part of the 12-month period.

Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities decreased from $4.4 million in the first three months of fiscal 2016 to $1.4 million in the first three months of fiscal 2017. The prior year cash outflows included a higher level of capital expenditures. Capital expenditures totaled $0.8 million and $5.0 million in the first three months of fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2016, respectively. The fiscal 2016 spending primarily related to Engineered Films capacity expansion. Management anticipates fiscal 2017 capital spending to be approximately $9 million. There are no significant capacity expansions planned for Engineered Films and the other divisions are expected to maintain a disciplined approach to capital spending. In addition, management will evaluate strategic acquisitions that result in expanded capabilities and improved competitive advantages.

Cash outflow for purchases of investments in fiscal 2017 reflect the Company’s investment in AgEagle more fully described in Note 6 Acquisitions of and Investments in Businesses and Technologies in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of this Form 10-Q/A.

Cash inflow related to business acquisitions in fiscal 2016 relate to the Company receiving a $0.4 million settlement for the working capital adjustment to the Integra purchase price.

Financing Activities
Cash used in financing activities was $10.8 million for the three months ended April 30, 2016 compared to $9.0 million one year ago.

In the fiscal 2016 first quarter, the Company began purchasing common shares as part of the $40.0 million share repurchase plan authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors. In fiscal 2017 first quarter, the Board of Directors authorized a $10.0 million increase, bringing the total authorized under the plan to $50.0 million. The Company repurchased $5.7 million and $3.0 million in shares in the three-month periods ended April 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. All such share repurchases were paid at April 30, 2016. At April 30, 2015, $0.4 million of such share repurchases were unpaid.

Dividends per share were flat at 13.0 cents per share, while total cash outflows for dividends declined $0.2 million in the three-month period ended April 30, 2016 as compared to the prior year period due to the decrease in outstanding shares as a result of share repurchases made since the end of the prior year period.

During the three months ended April 30, 2016 and April 30, 2015, the Company made payments of $0.1 million and $0.6 million respectively, on acquisition-related contingent liabilities.

During the three months ended April 30, 2015, the Company paid $0.5 million of debt issuance costs associated with the Credit Agreement previously discussed. No borrowing or repayment occurred on the Credit Agreement during the first three months of fiscal 2017 or fiscal 2016.

Financing cash outflows in the first three months of fiscal 2017 and 2016 included employee taxes paid in relation to net settlement of restricted stock units that vested during the year.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

Except as described above, thereThere have been no material changes in the Company’s known off-balance sheet debt and other unrecorded obligations since the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016.2017.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

Critical accounting policies are those that require the application of judgment when valuing assets and liabilities on the Company's balance sheet. There have been no material changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A10-K for the year ended January 31, 2016.

2017.

Long-lived and Intangible Assets and Goodwill
Long-lived and Intangible Assets
The Company assesses the recoverability of long-lived assets, including definite-lived intangibles, equity investments, and intangible assetsproperty plant and equipment, using fair value measurement techniques annually, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that an asset might be impaired. For long-lived and intangible assets, the Company performs impairment reviews by asset groups. Such valuations are derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs are not observable (Level 3 fair value measures). An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount of an asset is below the estimated undiscounted cash flows used in determining the fair value of the assets. asset.

The Company determined that the investment in AgEagle, further described in Note 5 Acquisitions of and Investments in Businesses and Technologies of the Notes to the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1 of this form 10-Q, was impaired due to lower than expected cash flows used for this analysis are similarand continued operating losses. This impairment was determined to those usedbe other-than-temporary and an accelerated equity investment loss of $72 was reported in "Other (expense), net" in the goodwillConsolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the three-month period ended April 30, 2017. The Company also determined the customer relationship intangible asset related to the Ag Eagle exclusive distribution agreement was fully impaired. The total impairment assessment discussed further below.loss related to this intangible asset was $259 and was reported in "Long-lived asset impairment loss" in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the three-month period ended April 30, 2017. There were no long-lived asset impairments or accelerated equity method losses reported in the three-month period ended April 30, 2016.

Goodwill
The Company recognizes goodwill as the excess cost of an acquired business over the net amount assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Management assesses goodwill for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate thatduring the fourth quarter and between annual tests whenever a triggering event indicates there may be an asset might be impaired, using fair value measurement techniques. For goodwill, theimpairment. The Company performs impairment reviews of goodwill by reporting units.unit. At the end of fiscal 2016, the Company determined it had four reporting units: Engineered Films Division; Applied Technology Division; and two separate reporting units in the Aerostar Division, one of which iswas Vista and one of which iswas all other Aerostar operations.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, management implemented managerial and financial reporting changes within Vista and Aerostar to further integrate Vista into the Aerostar Division. Integration actions included leadership realignment,re-alignment, including selling and business development functions; redeploymentfunctions, re-deployment of employees across the division;division, and consolidation of the administrative functions, among other actions. Based on the changes made, the Company consolidated the two separate reporting units within the Aerostar Division into one reporting unit for the purposes of goodwill impairment review. As such as of April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2016, the Company has determined there are now three reporting units: Engineered Films Division, Applied Technology Division;Division, and Aerostar Division. The Company determined there was not a change in the long-lived asset groups as a result of the reporting unit changes.

The Company hasWhen performing goodwill impairment testing, the option to perform a qualitative impairment assessmentfair values of reporting units are determined based on relevant events and circumstances to determine whether it isvaluation techniques using the best available information, primarily discounted cash flow projections. Such valuations are derived from valuation techniques in which one or more likely thansignificant inputs are not that theobservable (Level 3 fair value of a reporting unit is more than its carrying amount, the book value of net assets. Certain events and circumstances reviewed are financial outlooks, industry and economic conditions, cost inputs, overall financial performance, sustained decreases in share price, and other relevant entity-specific events. If events and circumstances indicate the fair value of a reporting unit or asset group is more likely than not greater than the book value of its net assets, then no further impairment testing is needed. If events and circumstances indicate the fair value of a reporting unit or asset group is less than its corresponding book value, or the Company does not elect to do the qualitative assessment, then the Company performs step one of the requisite impairment analysis.

measures). Based on the Company's review, of the quantitative and qualitative factors associated with the change in reporting unit and determinedmanagement concluded there were no indicators of impairmenttriggering events for the Company’sCompany's reporting units or asset groups, and as such no further impairment analysis was required under the applicable accounting guidance forduring the three-month periodperiods ended April 30, 2016.2017 and 2016, respectively, and no impairments to goodwill were recorded.

ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

See Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Standards Adopted Policies
In November 2015 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2015-17, "Income Taxes (Topic 740) Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes" (ASU 2015-17). Currently generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires the deferred taxes for each jurisdiction (or tax-paying component of a jurisdiction) to be presented as a net current asset or liability and net noncurrentasset or liability. This requires a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction analysis based on the classification of the assets and liabilities to which the underlying temporary differences relate, or, in the case of loss or credit carryforwards, based on the period in which the attribute is expected to be realized. To simplify presentation, ASU 2015-17 requires that all deferred tax assets and liabilities, along with any related valuation allowance, be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. As a result, each jurisdiction will now only have one net noncurrent deferred tax asset or liability. The guidance does not change the existing requirement that only permits offsetting within a jurisdiction - that is, companies are still prohibited from offsetting deferred tax liabilities from one jurisdiction against deferred tax assets of another jurisdiction. The Company early adopted ASU 2015-17 in the fiscal 2017 first quarter using the prospective method. No current deferred tax assets or liabilities are recorded on the balance sheet. Since the Company adopted the guidance prospectively, the prior periods were not retrospectively adjusted.

In September 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16, "Business Combinations (Topic 805) Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments" (ASU 2015-16). The amendments in ASU 2015-16 apply to all entities that have reported provisional amounts for items in a business combination for which the accounting is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the combination occurs and, during the measurement period, have an adjustment to provisional amounts recognized. ASU 2015-16 requires that an acquirer in a business combination recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. ASU 2015-16 requires that the acquirer record, in the same period’s financial statements, the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects, if any, as a result of the changeNotes to the provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. The amendmentsConsolidated Financial Statements included in this update require an entity to present separately on the face of the income

statement, or disclose in the notes, the portion of the amount recorded in current-period earnings by line item that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the provisional amounts had been recognized as of the acquisition date. The Company adopted ASU 2015-16 when it became effective in the fiscal 2017 first quarter with no impact on its consolidated financial statements or results of operations.

In April 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-05, "Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40) Customer’s Accounting for Fees Paid in a Cloud Computing Arrangement (CCA)" (ASU 2015-05). The amendments in ASU 2015-05 clarify existing GAAP guidance about a customer’s accounting for fees paid in a CCA with or without a software license. Examples of cloud computing arrangements include software as a service, platform as a service, infrastructure as a service, and other similar hosting arrangements. Under ASU 2015-05, fees paid by a customer in a CCA for a software license are within the scope of the internal-use software guidance if certain criteria are met. If the criteria are not met the fees paid are accounted for as a prepaid service contract and expensed. The Company has historically accounted for all fees in a CCA as a prepaid service contract. The Company adopted ASU 2015-05 in first quarter fiscal 2017 when it became effective using the prospective method. The Company did not pay any fees in a CCA in the current period that met the criteria to be in scope of the internal-use software guidance and it had no impact on the consolidated financial statements, results of operations, or cash flows.

In February 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, “Consolidation (Topic 810) Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis" (ASU 2015-02). The amendments in ASU 2015-02 affect reporting entities that are required to evaluate whether they should consolidate certain legal entities. All legal entities are subject to reevaluation under the revised consolidation model. Specifically, the amendments: 1. Modify the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities (VIEs) or voting interest entities; 2. Eliminate the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership; 3. Affect the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with VIEs, particularly those that have fee arrangements and related party relationships; and 4. Provide a scope exception from consolidation guidance for reporting entities with interests in legal entities that are required to comply with or operate in accordance with requirements that are similar to those in Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company adopted ASU 2015-02 when it became effective in first quarter fiscal 2017. The Company reevaluated all of it legal entities and one investment accounted for using the equity method during the first quarter. In addition, this guidance was applied to the evaluation of the Company's investment in Ag Eagle in first quarter fiscal 2017 further discussed in Note 6 Acquisitions of and Investments in Businesses and Technologies Item 1 of this Form 10-Q/A. Under ASU 2015-02 neither10-Q for a summary of these equity method investments qualify for consolidation. The adoption of this guidance had no impact on the legal entities consolidated or the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. No prior period retrospective adjustments were required.
In January 2015 the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-01, "Income Statement - Extraordinary and Unusual Items (Subtopic 225-20) Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items" (ASU 2015-01). The amendments in ASU 2015-01 eliminate the GAAP concept of extraordinary items and no longer requires that transactions that met the criteria for classification as extraordinary items be separately classified and reported in the financial statements. ASU 2015-01 retains the presentation and disclosure guidance for items that are unusual in nature or occur infrequently and expands them to include items that are both unusual in nature and infrequently occurring. The Company adopted ASU 2015-01when it became effective in fiscal 2017 first quarter using the prospective method. The adoption of this guidance did not have any impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements or disclosures.

In August 2014 the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, "Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40) Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern" (ASU 2014-15). The amendments in ASU 2014-15 require management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern by incorporating and expanding upon certain principles that are currently in U.S. auditing standards. ASU 2014-15 requires certain financial statement disclosures when there is "substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern" within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued). The Company adopted ASU 2014-15 in the fiscal 2017 first quarter when it became effective. The adoption of this guidance did not have any impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements or disclosures.

In addition to therecent accounting pronouncements adopted and described above, the Company adopted various other accounting pronouncements that became effective in fiscal 2017 first quarter. None of this guidance had a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements, results of operations, cash flows, or disclosures for the period. pronouncements.

New Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In March 2016 the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting". ASU 2016-09 amends the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions to require recognition of the tax effects resulting from the settlement of stock-based awards as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement in the reporting period in which they occur. In addition, this guidance requires that all tax-related cash flows

resulting from share-based payments, including the excess tax benefits related to the settlement of stock-based awards, be classified as cash flows from operating activities in the statement of cash flows. The guidance also requires that cash paid by directly withholding shares for tax withholding purposes be classified as a financing activity in the statement of cash flows. In addition, the guidance also allows companies to make an accounting policy election to either estimate the number of awards that are expected to vest, consistent with current U.S. GAAP, or account for forfeitures when they occur. The new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 with early adoption permitted. ASU 2016-09 requires that the various amendments be adopted using different methods. The Company is evaluating the impact the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements, results of operations, and disclosures.
In February 2016 the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)" (ASU 2016-02). The primary difference between previous GAAP and ASU 2016-02 is the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP. The guidance requires a lessee to recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. When measuring assets and liabilities arising from a lease, a lessee (and a lessor) should include payments to be made in optional periods only if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise an option to extend the lease or not to exercise an option to terminate the lease. Similarly, optional payments to purchase the underlying asset should be included in the measurement of lease assets and lease liabilities only if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise that purchase option. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. If a lessee makes this election, it should recognize lease expense for such leases generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The modified retrospective approach includes a number of optional practical expedients that entities may elect to apply. An entity that elects to apply the practical expedients will, in effect, continue to account for leases that commence before the effective date in accordance with previous GAAP unless the lease is modified, except that lessees are required to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all operating leases at each reporting date based on the present value of the remaining minimum rental payments that were tracked and disclosed under previous GAAP. The Company is evaluating the impact the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements, results of operations, and disclosures.

In May 2014 the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)" (ASU 2014-09). ASU 2014-09 provides a comprehensive new recognition model that requires recognition of revenue when a company transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. This guidance supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in FASB ASC Topic 605, “Revenue Recognition,” and most industry-specific guidance. ASU 2014-09 defines a five-step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, companies will need to use more judgment and make more estimates than under the current guidance. It also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. In August 2015, the FASB approved a one-year deferral of the effective date (ASU 2015-14) and the standard is now effective for the Company for fiscal 2019 and interim periods therein. ASU 2014-09 may be adopted as of the original effective date, which for the Company is fiscal 2018. The guidance may be applied using either of the following transition methods: (i) a full retrospective approach reflecting the application of the standard in each prior reporting period with the option to elect certain practical expedients or (ii) a retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially adopting ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of adoption (which includes additional footnote disclosures). In addition, FASB has amended Topic 606 prior to it becoming effective. In April 2016 FASB issued ASU No. 2016-10, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing" and in March 2016 FASB issued ASU No. 2016-08, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net)". The effective date and transition requirements for these amendments to Topic 606 are same as ASU 2014-09. The Company is currently evaluating the method and date of adoption and the impact the adoption of ASU 2014-09 and all subsequent amendments to Topic 606, will have on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, and disclosures.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/Areport are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding the expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future.future, not past or historical events. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans”"anticipates," "believes," "expects," "intends," "may," "plans," "should," "estimate," "predict," "project," "would," "will," "potential," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words or similar expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. The Company intends that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.
Although managementthe Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions when made, there is no assurance that thesesuch assumptions are correct or that these expectations will be achieved. Assumptions involve important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect results in the future. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to weather conditions and commodity prices, which could affect sales and profitability in some of the Company’sCompany's primary markets, such as agriculture and construction and energy;oil and gas drilling; or changes

in competition, raw material availability, technology or relationships with the Company’sCompany's largest customers, risks and uncertainties relating to development of new technologies to satisfy customer requirements, possible development of competitive technologies, risks of litigation, ability to scale production of new products without negatively impacting quality and cost, risks of operating in foreign markets, risks relating to acquisitions, including risks of integration or unanticipated liabilities or contingencies, and ability to finance investment and net working capital needs for new development projects, any of which could adversely impact any of the Company's product lines, as well as other risks described in Item 1A., Risk Factors, of the Company's 10-K/AAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016 under Item 1A.2017. The foregoing list is not exhaustive and the Company disclaims any obligation to subsequently revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements are made.statements. Past financial performance may not be a reliable indicator of future performance and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results or trends in future periods.


ITEM 3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The exposure to market risks pertains mainly to changes in interest rates on cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. The Company has no debt outstanding as of April 30, 20162017. The Company does not expect operating results or cash flows to be significantly affected by changes in interest rates.

The Company's subsidiaries that operate outside the United States use their local currency as the functional currency. The functional currency is translated into U.S. dollars for balance sheet accounts using the period-end exchange rates, and average exchange rates for the statement of income. Cash and cash equivalents held in foreign currency (primarily Euros and Canadian dollars) totaled $3.0 million and $1.7 million at April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2016, respectively. Adjustments resulting from financial statement translations are included as cumulative translation adjustments in "Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)" within shareholders' equity. Foreign currency transaction gains or losses are recognized in the period incurred and are included in "Other income (expense), net" in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. Foreign currency fluctuations had no material effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
The Company does not enter into derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. However, the Company does utilize derivative financial instruments to manage the economic impact of fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates on those transactions that are denominated in currency other than its functional currency, which is the U.S. dollar. Such transactions are principally Canadian dollar-denominated transactions. The use of these financial instruments had no material effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of April 30, 2016.2017. Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)), are our controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In connection with filing of the Original Form 10-Q on May 27, 2016, our CEO and CFO concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by the report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Subsequent to the evaluation made in connection with the Original Form 10-Q filed on May 27, 2016, our CEO and CFO re-evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on thistheir evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of April 30, 20162017 due to the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting which existed at that date.date, as described below.

Notwithstanding the existence of the material weaknesses described below, management has concluded that the restated unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q present fairly, in all material respects, our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented herein in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Material Weaknesses
A material weakness is defined as a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.


The Company has identified the following control deficiencies which existed as of April 30,since October 31, 2016 which constitute material weaknesses and resulted in ineffective disclosure controls and procedures as of that date:

The Company’s controls relating to the response to the risks of material misstatement were not effectively designed. This material weakness contributed to the following additional material weaknesses.

The Company’s controls over the accounting for goodwill and long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets, were not effectively designed and maintained, specifically, the controls related to the identification of the proper unit of account as well as the development and review of assumptions used in interim and annual impairment tests. This control deficiency resulted in the restatement of the Company’s financial statements for the three- and nine-month periods ended October 31, 2015, the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016, and the three-month period ended April 30, 2016.
The Company’s controls related to the accounting for income taxes were not effectively designed and maintained, specifically the controls to assess that the income tax provision and related tax assets and liabilities are complete and accurate. This control deficiency resulted in adjustments to the income tax provision and related tax asset and liability accounts and related disclosures for the three- and nine-month periods ended October 31, 2015, the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016, and the three-month period ended April 30, 2016.


The Company’s controls over the existence of inventories were not effectively designed and maintained. Specifically, the controls to monitor that inventory subject to the cycle count program was counted at the frequency levels and accuracy rates required under the Company’s policy, and the controls to verify the existence of inventory held at third-party locations were not effectively designed and maintained. This control deficiency resulted in adjustments to the inventory and cost of sales accounts and disclosures for the three- and nine-month periods ended October 31, 2015 and the fiscal year ended January 31, 2016.

The Company’s controls over the completeness and accuracy of spreadsheets and system-generated reports used in internal control over financial reporting were not effectively designed and maintained.

Additionally, these control deficiencies could result in additional misstatements of account balances or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. Accordingly, our management has determined that these control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses.

Management’s Remediation Initiatives
The Company is actively engaged in the planning for, and implementation of, remediation efforts to address the underlying causes of the control deficiencies that gave rise to the material weaknesses. These remediation efforts summarized below, which are in the process of being implemented, are intended to address the identified material weaknesses and to enhance our overall financial control environment.

With the oversight of the Company’s Audit Committee, management is taking steps intended to address the underlying causes of the material weaknesses identified above, primarily through the following remediation activities:activities achieved during the first quarter of fiscal 2018:

Controls relating to the response to the risks of material misstatement
We have engaged third-party accounting resources to help management plan for remediation of the identified material weaknesses and evaluate and enhance of our risk assessment in our internal controls over financial reporting.
We are establishing an internal audit function and hiring additional accounting and internal audit staff to improve the management of risks to the enterprise.
We have begun adding or redesigning specific controls and procedures to proactively address opportunities to augment and enhance controls identified through this assessment.
Controls over accounting for goodwill and long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets
We have begun redesigning our specific procedures and controls associated with the identification of the proper unit of account as well as the development and review of assumptions used in interim and annual impairment tests.
We are developing an enhanced risk assessment evaluation for the reporting unit for which a goodwill impairment analysis is being conducted.
We are redesigning our controls associated with the development of a bottom-up forecast revenue analysis that supports management’s revenue estimates in interim and annual impairment tests. For Vista, this includes contract-based revenue assumptions.
We are redesigning our controls associated with all significant assumptions, model and data used in management's estimates relevant to assessing the valuation of goodwill and long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets.

We have engaged third-party valuation experts to evaluate and enhance the processes and procedures we are establishing or enhancing.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, management completed the following remediation efforts around the design deficiency:
We have redesigned our specific procedures and controls associated with the identification of the proper unit of account.
We have developed an enhanced risk assessment evaluation for the reporting unit for which a goodwill impairment analysis is being conducted.
We have redesigned our controls associated with the development of a more precise revenue forecast for use in interim and annual impairment tests. For Aerostar, this specifically includes more precise contract-based revenue assumptions.
We have redesigned our controls associated with all significant assumptions, model and data used in management's estimates relevant to assessing the valuation of goodwill and long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets.
Internal Audit has completed a design walkthrough of redesigned controls.
Controls over completeness and accuracy of accounting for income taxes
We have begun adding or redesigning specific processes and controls to augment the review of significant or unusual transactions by finance leadership to ensure that the relevant tax accounting implications are identified and considered.
We have engaged third-party tax accounting resources to assist in review and analysis of tax matters associated with significant or unusual transactions.
Our new Director of Taxation has begun re-evaluating our tax models and designing and implementing
During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, management completed the following remediation efforts around the design deficiency:
We have redesigned specific processes and controls to augment the review of significant or unusual transactions by finance leadership to ensure that the relevant tax accounting implications are identified and considered.
Our Director of Taxation has re-evaluated and enhanced our tax models and implemented multiple reconciliations to ensure the Company’s tax provision is properly reconciled and rolled-forward.
Internal Audit has completed a design walkthrough of redesigned controls.

Controls over the existence of inventories, specifically controls to monitor that inventory subject to the cycle count program was counted at the frequency levels and accuracy rates required under the Company’s policy, and the controls to verify existence of inventory held at third-party locations
We have begun redesigning and enhancing our cycle count procedure to monitor the completeness and accuracy of cycle count results and establish specific accountability for investigation and analysis of variances.
We have begun redesigning and enhancing controls, including those over the completeness and accuracy of underlying information, to monitor count dates for each item by location. This will be reviewed annually to ensure that each item was counted the appropriate number of times in accordance with the cycle count policy.
We are redesigning and implementing enhanced controls including those over the completeness and accuracy of underlying information to calculate and monitor the historical 12 month rolling accuracy of cycle counts.
We are going to complete a full physical inventory count annually for locations subject to the cycle count program until the completeness and accuracy of the cycle count program has been validated. Also inventory held at third-party locations will be subject to physical inventory counts each quarter until we have completed the transfer of the vast majority of inventory held at third-party locations to Company owned facilities.
Controls over the completeness and accuracy of spreadsheets and system-generated reports used in internal control over financial reporting
We have begun designing a new control or controls for the identification and assessment of the completeness and accuracy of information, including spreadsheets and system-generated reports, used within the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
We have begun adding or redesigning controls to require both an evaluation and evidence of that evaluation of the completeness and accuracy of all spreadsheets and system-generated reports used in internal controls over financial reporting and the preparation of the financial statements and related footnote disclosures.
We will maintain evidence of a baseline evaluation of completeness and accuracy for every system-generated financial report determined to be a key report for which it is possible to maintain a baseline test.
We will periodically re-baseline key reports whether they are changed or not in accordance with our redesigned procedures and controls over financial reporting.
We will establish a process for evaluating and documenting the completeness and accuracy of all other spreadsheets and system-generated reports that cannot be baselined, including spreadsheets prepared or reviewed by management.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, we have completed the transfer of the vast majority of inventory held at third-party locations to Company-owned facilities.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2018, we have redesigned and enhanced our controls over the completeness and accuracy of underlying information to monitor count dates for each item by location. This annual test was performed during the first quarter to ensure that each item was counted the appropriate number of times in accordance with the cycle count policy.

Although we have begun implementingimplemented several remediation actions, we have not yet been able to completeare still in the process of implementing certain actions and validating the impact of such actions. These remediation of these material weaknesses. These actions are subject to ongoing review by management, as well as oversight by the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. Although we plan to complete this remediation process as diligently as possible, we cannot, at this time, estimate when such remediation may occur, and our initiatives may not prove successful in remediating the material weaknesses. Management may determinedecide to enhance other existing controls and/or implement additional controls as the implementation progresses. It will take time to determine whether the additional controls we are implementing will be sufficient and functioning as designed to accomplish their intended purpose; accordingly, these material weaknesses may continue for a period of time. While the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors and executiveExecutive management are closely monitoring this implementation, until the remediation efforts discussed herein, including any additional remediation efforts that management identifies as necessary, are complete, tested, and determined to be effective, we will not be able to conclude that the material weaknesses have been remediated. In addition, we may need to incur incremental costs associated with this remediation, primarily due to the engagement of external accounting and tax experts to validate and support remediation activities and the implementation and validation of improved accounting and financial reporting procedures.

We are committed to improving our internal control over financial reporting and processes and intend to proactively review and improve our financial reporting controls and procedures incorporating best practices and leveraging external resources to facilitate periodic evaluations of our internal controlscontrol over financial reporting. As we continue to evaluate and work to improve our internal control over financial reporting, we may take additional measures to address control deficiencies or modify certain of the remediation measures described above.

measures.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
ThereAs described above under "Management's Remediation Initiatives," there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended April 30, 20162017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.


RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings:

The Company is involved as a party in lawsuits, claims, regulatory inquiries, or disputes arising in the normal course of its business. Thebusiness, the potential costs and liability of such claimswhich cannot be determined at this time.  Management believes that any liability resulting fromAmong these matters is a patent infringement lawsuit in the early stages of litigation.  In a lawsuit filed in federal district court in Kansas, Capstan Ag Systems, Inc. has made certain infringement claims will be substantially mitigated by insurance coverage or would be immaterial. Accordingly, managementagainst the Company and one of its customers, CNH Industrial America LLC, related to the Applied Technology Division’s HawkeyeTM nozzle control system. Management does not believe the ultimate outcomeoutcomes of these matters willits legal proceedings are likely to be significant to its results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.flows, except that, because of its preliminary stage, management cannot determine the potential impact, if any, of the patent infringement lawsuit described above.

The Company has insurance policies that provide coverage to various degrees for potential liabilities arising from legal proceedings.

Item 1A. Risk Factors:

The Company’s business is subject to a number of risks, including those identified in Item 1A “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A10-K for the year ended January 31, 2016,2017, that could have a material effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity and that could cause our operating results to vary significantly from fiscal period to fiscal period. The risks described in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A10-K are not the onlyexhaustive. Additional risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us, or that we currently deem

to be immaterial or are unknown to us at this time also could have a materialmaterially effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition, and/or liquidity.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds:

On November 3, 2014 the Company's Board of Directors (Board) authorized a $40,000$40,000,000 stock buyback program. Effective March 21, 2016 the Board authorized an extension and increase of this stock buyback program. An additional $10,000$10,000,000 was authorized for share repurchases once the $40,000$40,000,000 authorization limit is reached. This authorization remains in place until such time as the authorized spending limit is reached or is revoked by the Board.

The Company made no purchases (recorded on trade date basis) of its own equity securities during the first quarter of fiscal 2018. The remaining dollar value authorized for share repurchases at April 30, 2017 (recorded on trade date basis) as follows:
Period Total number of shares purchased under the plan Weighted average price paid per share (or unit) Total amount purchased including commissions Dollar value of shares (or units) that may be purchased under the plan
February 1 to February 29, 2016 
 $
 $
  
March 1 to March 31, 2016 245,770
 14.63
 3,596,413
  
April 1 to April 30, 2016 136,295
 15.45
 2,106,435
  
Total as of and for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2016 382,065
 $14.93
 $5,702,848
 $14,959,331
is $12,959,341.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities: None

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures: None

Item 5. Other Information: None


Item 6. Exhibits:

Exhibit
Number
 Description
   
31.1
 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
31.2
 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.1
 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.2
 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
101.INS
 XBRL Instance Document
   
101.SCH
 XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
   
101.CAL
 XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
   
101.DEF
 XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
   
101.LAB
 XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
   
101.PRE
 XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
   

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 RAVEN INDUSTRIES, INC. 
   
 
/s/ Steven E. Brazones

 
 Steven E. Brazones 
 
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) 
 
Date: February 6,May 23, 2017



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