and integration of CMC Materials, including the ability to achieve the anticipated value-creation contemplated by the acquisition of CMC Materials; raw material shortages, supply and labor constraints, price increases, inflationary pressures and rising interest rates; operational, political and legal risks of the Company’s international operations; the Company’s dependence on sole source and limited source suppliers; the Company’s ability to meet rapid demand shifts; the Company’s ability to continue technological innovation and introduce new products to meet customers’ rapidly changing requirements; substantial competition; the Company’s concentrated customer base; the Company’s ability to identify, complete and integrate acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures or other similar transactions; the Company’s ability to effectively implement any organizational changes; the Company’s ability to protect and enforce intellectual property rights; the impact of regional and global instabilities, hostilities and geopolitical uncertainty, including, but not limited to, the ongoing conflicts between Ukraine and Russia and between Israel and Hamas and other tensions in the Middle East, as well as the global responses thereto; the increasing complexity of certain manufacturing processes; changes in government regulations of the countries in which the Company operates, including the imposition of tariffs, export controls and other trade laws, restrictions and changes to national security and international trade policy, especially as they relate to China; fluctuation of currency exchange rates; fluctuations in the market price of the Company’s stock; and other risk factors and additional information described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including under the heading “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed on February 15, 2024 (the “Annual Report”), and in the Company’s other SEC filings. Except as required under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements or information contained herein, which speak as of their respective dates.
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $4,901 and $6,412
503,165
457,052
Inventories, net
643,034
607,051
Deferred tax charges and refundable income taxes
26,941
63,879
Assets held-for-sale
7,004
278,753
Other current assets
102,873
113,663
Total current assets
1,715,089
1,977,327
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,026,206 and $908,089
1,542,356
1,468,043
Right-of-use assets - Operating lease
63,634
57,990
Right-of-use assets - Finance lease
21,154
22,409
Goodwill
3,946,575
3,945,860
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $953,421 and $808,298
1,138,630
1,281,969
Deferred tax assets and other noncurrent tax assets
20,340
31,432
Other assets
24,979
27,561
Total assets
$
8,472,757
$
8,812,591
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt
$
65,000
$
—
Accounts payable
174,189
134,211
Accrued payroll and related benefits
108,279
109,559
Accrued interest payable
75,818
24,759
Liabilities held-for-sale
925
19,223
Other accrued liabilities
118,239
148,840
Income taxes payable
44,241
77,403
Total current liabilities
586,691
513,995
Long-term debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $69,310 and $91,633
4,060,690
4,577,141
Pension benefit obligations and other liabilities
58,069
53,733
Deferred tax liabilities and other noncurrent tax liabilities
101,780
190,142
Long term lease liability - Operating lease
54,540
49,719
Long term lease liability - Finance lease
18,477
19,267
Equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.01; 5,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding as of September 28, 2024 and December 31, 2023
—
—
Common stock, par value $0.01; 400,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding shares as of September 28, 2024: 151,193 and 150,991, respectively; issued and outstanding shares as of December 31, 2023: 150,566 and 150,364, respectively
1,512
1,506
Treasury stock, at cost: 202 shares held as of September 28, 2024 and December 31, 2023
(7,112)
(7,112)
Additional paid-in capital
2,360,923
2,305,367
Retained earnings
1,296,839
1,151,765
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(59,652)
(42,932)
Total equity
3,592,510
3,408,594
Total liabilities and equity
$
8,472,757
$
8,812,591
See the accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
(In thousands)
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Net income
$
77,582
$
33,212
$
190,544
$
142,692
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments
12,108
(9,174)
(2,683)
(23,451)
Pension liability adjustments
(71)
(33)
(450)
4
Interest rate swap - cash flow hedge, change in fair value - loss, net of tax benefit of $(2,880) and $(3,963) for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, respectively, and $(598) and $(667) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 respectively
(9,873)
(2,050)
(13,587)
(2,289)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
2,164
(11,257)
(16,720)
(25,736)
Comprehensive income
$
79,746
$
21,955
$
173,824
$
116,956
See the accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature of Operations Entegris, Inc. (“Entegris”, the “Company”, “us”, “we”, or “our”) is a leading supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries.
Principles of Consolidation The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany profits, transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Reclassifications of certain prior year amounts have been made to conform to the current year presentation.
Use of Estimates The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, particularly receivables, inventories, property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets, goodwill, intangibles, accrued expenses, short-term and long-term lease liabilities, income taxes and related accounts, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Basis of Presentation The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and contain all adjustments considered necessary, and are of a normal recurring nature, to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of September 28, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the results of operations and comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the equity statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, and cash flows for the nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023.
The condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are presented as permitted by Form 10-Q and do not contain certain information included in the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements and notes. The information included in this Quarterly Report should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis and consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements The Company currently has no material recently adopted accounting pronouncements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures,” which expands annual and interim disclosure requirements for reportable segments, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The updated standard is effective for our annual periods beginning in fiscal year 2024 and interim periods beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact that the updated standard will have on our financial statement disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures,” that requires entities to disclose additional information about federal, state, and foreign income taxes primarily related to the income tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The new standard also eliminates certain existing disclosure requirements related to uncertain tax positions and unrecognized deferred tax liabilities. The guidance is effective for our annual periods beginning in fiscal year 2025. The guidance does not affect recognition or measurement in our condensed consolidated financial statements. We are currently evaluating the impact that the updated standard will have on our financial statement disclosures.
The following table provides information about current contract liabilities from contracts with customers. The contract liabilities are included in Other accrued liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(In thousands)
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Balance at beginning of period
$
69,051
$
60,476
Revenue recognized that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the period
(51,582)
(32,736)
Increases due to cash received, excluding amounts recognized as revenue during the period
28,726
56,145
Contract liabilities included as part of dispositions and held-for-sale
—
(6,226)
Balance at end of period
$
46,195
$
77,659
3. GOODWILL AND LONG-LIVED ASSET IMPAIRMENT
Electronic Chemicals
During the first quarter of 2023, while the criteria to classify the reporting unit as held-for-sale had not been met, the Company was exploring market interest in a potential sale of the Electronic Chemicals (“EC”) reporting unit within the Materials Solutions (“MS”) segment. In connection with the sale process, management determined that certain impairment indicators were present and evaluated goodwill, intangible assets, and long-lived assets for impairment in connection with the quarter ended April 1, 2023. The Company completed the divestiture of the EC business on October 2, 2023.
Long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets
During the first quarter of 2023, the Company compared the estimated undiscounted future cash flows generated by the asset group to the carrying amount of the asset group for the reporting unit and determined that the undiscounted cash flows were expected to exceed the carrying value on a held and used basis. Therefore, no impairment was recorded on the long-lived assets or finite-lived intangible assets. The Company considered if the triggering event would cause a potential change to the useful life of the assets and determined no modification to the useful life of the assets was necessary.
Goodwill
The Company compared the reporting unit’s fair value to its carrying amount, including goodwill as of April 1, 2023. As the reporting unit’s carrying amount, including goodwill, exceeded its fair value, the Company determined the goodwill was impaired and recorded an impairment of $88.9 million during the quarter ended April 1, 2023 and an incremental impairment loss was recorded with the finalization of certain purchase price adjustments of $15.9 million during the three months ended September 30, 2023. The impairment was classified as Goodwill impairment in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. The goodwill impairment was non-taxable. The fair value of the reporting unit was determined using a market-based approach, which was aligned to the expected selling price of approximately $700.0 million. We consider this a Level 3 measurement in the fair value hierarchy. There was no goodwill impairment charge recorded during the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024.
Other business
The Company recorded an impairment charge of $13.0 million related to the long-lived assets of a small, industrial specialty chemicals business that reports within the MS segment due to a change in the fair value of the reporting unit for the three months ended March 30, 2024. The impairment is classified as selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. No further impairment charge was recorded in the three months ended September 28, 2024. The fair value of the reporting unit was determined using a market-based approach. We consider this a Level 3 measurement in the fair value hierarchy. This business remains classified as an asset held-for-sale as of September 28, 2024; see Note 4 for further discussion.
During the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company began the process to sell a small, industrial specialty chemicals business that reports within the MS segment. The related assets and liabilities of the business were classified as held-for-sale in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets and measured at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. The assets and liabilities continue to be marketed for sale and are classified as held-for-sale at September 28, 2024.
The proposed disposition of the business did not meet the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation in the Company’s financial statements since the disposition did not represent a strategic shift that had, or will have, a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results.
Assets held-for-sale and liabilities held-for-sale recorded on the balance sheet were $7.0 million and $0.9 million, respectively, as of September 28, 2024. The loss before income taxes attributable to the business was not significant for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, respectively, except for the impairment charge of $13.0 million as noted in Note 3 for the nine months ended September 28, 2024.
Divestiture - Pipeline and Industrial Materials
During the first quarter of 2024, the Company completed the sale of its Pipeline and Industrial Materials (“PIM”) business, which became part of the Company with the acquisition of CMC Materials, to SCF Partners, Inc. The PIM business specializes in the manufacture and sale of drag reducing agents and a range of valve maintenance products and services for the oil and gas industry, and reported into the MS segment of the Company.
The Company received gross cash proceeds of $263.2 million, or net proceeds of $256.2 million, and up to $25.0 million in cash earn-out payments contingent upon the performance of the PIM business in 2025 and 2026.
The Company’s policy is to account for the contingent consideration arrangement in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies (Subtopic 450-30). Under this approach, the Company recognizes the contingent consideration receivable in earnings after the contingency is resolved. Accordingly, to determine the initial gain on the sale of the PIM business, the Company did not include an amount related to the contingent consideration arrangement as part of the consideration received.
The following table summarizes the fair value of the sale proceeds received in connection with the divestiture, which are subject to final post-closing adjustment:
(In thousands)
March 1, 2024
Cash proceeds received, gross
$
263,208
Final working capital adjustment
1,189
Cash transferred to the buyer on the closing balance sheet
(230)
Direct costs to sell
(8,005)
Fair value of sale consideration
$
256,162
The disposition of the PIM business did not meet the criteria to be classified as a discontinued operation in the Company’s financial statements since the disposition did not represent a strategic shift that had, or will have, a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results.
The carrying amount of net assets associated with the PIM business was approximately $252.8 million. The major classes of assets and liabilities sold consisted of the following:
(In thousands)
Assets:
March 1, 2024
Current assets
$
58,684
Property, plant and equipment, net
118,146
Intangible assets, net
76,692
Goodwill
12,707
Other assets
2,500
Total assets held-for-sale
$
268,729
Liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
9,485
Accrued expenses
4,672
Long-term liabilities
1,737
Total liabilities held-for-sale
$
15,894
As a result of the sale of the PIM business, the Company recognized a pre-tax loss (gain) of $0.0 million and $(4.3) million, inclusive of a $1.0 million gain reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss for foreign currency translation, presented in Selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, respectively. The Company recorded an income tax (benefit) expense associated with the PIM divestiture of approximately $0.0 million and $1.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, respectively.
5. INVENTORIES
Inventories consisted of the following:
(In thousands)
September 28, 2024
December 31, 2023
Raw materials
$
250,025
$
248,656
Work-in-process
56,857
49,704
Finished goods (1)
336,152
308,691
Total inventories, net
$
643,034
$
607,051
(1) Includes consignment inventories held by customers of $22.3 million and $20.8 million at September 28, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Goodwill activity for each of the Company’s reportable segments that carry goodwill, Material Solutions (“MS”), Microcontamination Control (“MC”), and Advanced Materials Handling (“AMH”), was as follows at September 28, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
(In thousands)
MS
MC
AMH
Total
December 31, 2023
$
3,631,350
$
240,408
$
74,102
$
3,945,860
Foreign currency translation
(6)
721
—
715
September 28, 2024
$
3,631,344
$
241,129
$
74,102
$
3,946,575
Identifiable intangible assets at September 28, 2024 and December 31, 2023 consisted of the following:
September 28, 2024
(In thousands)
Gross carrying amount
Accumulated amortization
Net carrying value
Developed technology
$
1,257,034
$
565,448
$
691,586
Trademarks and trade names
172,050
46,092
125,958
Customer relationships
630,822
319,652
311,170
In-process research and development(1)
6,600
—
6,600
Other
25,545
22,229
3,316
$
2,092,051
$
953,421
$
1,138,630
December 31, 2023
(In thousands)
Gross carrying amount
Accumulated amortization
Net carrying value
Developed technology
$
1,256,469
$
455,720
$
800,749
Trademarks and trade names
172,031
37,877
134,154
Customer relationships
630,743
293,782
336,961
In-process research and development(1)
7,100
—
7,100
Other
23,924
20,919
3,005
$
2,090,267
$
808,298
$
1,281,969
(1) Intangible assets acquired in a business combination that are in-process and used in research and development activities are considered indefinite-lived until the completion or abandonment of the research and development efforts. Once the research and development efforts are completed, we move the asset to developed technology, determine the useful life and begin amortizing the assets.
Future amortization expense relating to intangible assets currently recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets is estimated to be the following at September 28, 2024:
The Company’s debt as of September 28, 2024 and December 31, 2023 consisted of the following:
(In thousands)
September 28, 2024
December 31, 2023
Senior secured term loans B due 2029 at 4.71% (1)
900,000
1,373,774
Senior secured notes due 2029 at 4.75%
1,600,000
1,600,000
Senior unsecured notes due 2030 at 5.95%
895,000
895,000
Senior unsecured notes due 2029 at 3.625%
400,000
400,000
Senior unsecured notes due 2028 at 4.375%
400,000
400,000
Revolving facility due 2027 at 7.08% (2)
—
—
Total debt (par value)
4,195,000
4,668,774
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs
69,310
91,633
Total debt, net
4,125,690
4,577,141
Less current portion of long-term debt
65,000
—
Total long-term debt, net
$
4,060,690
$
4,577,141
Annual maturities of long-term debt, excluding unamortized discount and debt issuance costs, due as of September 28, 2024 were as follows:
(In thousands)
Remaining 2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
Thereafter
Total
Long-term debt obligation maturities*
$65,000 (3)
—
—
—
400,000
3,730,000
$
4,195,000
* Senior secured term loans B subject to Excess Cash Flow payments to the lenders.
(1)The Company entered into a floating-to-fixed swap contract on its variable rate debt under our senior secured term loan facility due 2029. The effective interest rate after consideration of this floating-to-fixed swap contract was 4.71%. Refer to Note 9 for a description of our interest rate swap contract.
(2) Our senior secured revolving credit facility due 2027 (the “Revolving Facility”) bears interest at a rate per annum equal to SOFR, plus an applicable margin of 1.75%. The Revolving Facility has commitments of $575.0 million.
(3) On September 30, 2024, the Company repaid a total of $65.0 million of the outstanding borrowings under the senior secured term loans B due 2029. The Company has classified the debt associated with the repayment as a current liability in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 28, 2024, based on both its intent and ability to repay the debt within the next 12 months.
Senior secured term loans B due 2029
On March 28, 2024, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into Amendment No. 3 (the “Third Amendment”), with the lenders party thereto and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent, which amended the Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2018 (as amended and restated as of July 6, 2022 and as subsequently amended on each of March 10, 2023 and September 11, 2023, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by the Third Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, as borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as guarantors, the lenders party thereto and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent.
The Third Amendment provides for, among other things, the reduction of the applicable rate of the Company’s outstanding senior secured term loans B under the Existing Credit Agreement. After giving effect to the Third Amendment, such outstanding term loans B bear interest, at a rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, either (i) Term SOFR plus an applicable margin of 1.75% or (ii) a base rate plus an applicable margin of 0.75%. Other than as described herein (and more fully described in the Third Amendment), the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement are substantially similar to the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement. In connection with the Third Amendment, the Company made a prepayment of $354.5 million on the term loans B.
During the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, the Company repaid a total of $0.0 million and $473.8 million of the outstanding borrowings under the term loans B. For more information concerning repayments of outstanding borrowings under our term loans B, please see Note 14. Subsequent Events. In connection with these repayments and entry into the Third Amendment, the Company incurred a pre-tax loss on extinguishment and modification of debt of $0.0 million and $12.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, respectively, which is included in Other (income) expense, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The Company is required to record certain assets and liabilities at fair value. The valuation methods used for determining the fair value of these financial instruments by hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1Cash and cash equivalents consist of various bank accounts used to support our operations and investments in institutional money-market funds that are traded in active markets.
Level 2 Derivative financial instruments include an interest rate swap contract. The fair value of our derivative instruments is estimated using standard valuation models and market-based observable inputs over the contractual term, including the prevailing SOFR-based yield curves for the interest rate swap, and forward rates. The fair value of our debt is estimated
based on independent broker/dealer bids or by comparison to other debt securities having similar durations, yields and credit
ratings.
Level 3 No Level 3 financial instruments.
The following table presents financial instruments, other than debt, that we measure at fair value on a recurring basis. See Note 7 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of our debt. In instances where the inputs used to measure the fair value of an asset fall into more than one level of the hierarchy, we have classified it based on the lowest level input that is significant to the determination of the fair value.
The estimated fair value and carrying value of our debt as of September 28, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows:
September 28, 2024
December 31, 2023
(In thousands)
Carrying Value
Fair Value
Carrying Value
Fair Value
Total debt, net
$
4,125,690
$
4,140,175
$
4,577,141
$
4,536,238
9. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
The Company is exposed to various market risks, including risks associated with interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. One objective of the Company’s risk management program is to mitigate these risks using derivative instruments.
Cash Flow Hedges - Interest Rate Swap Contract
In July 2022, the Company entered into a floating-to-fixed swap agreement on its variable rate debt under our senior secured term loan facility due 2029 (the “Term Loan Facility”). The interest rate swap was designated specifically to the Term Loan Facility and qualifies as a cash flow hedge. The notional amount is scheduled to decrease quarterly and will expire on December 30, 2025. As with cash flow hedges, unrealized gains are recognized as assets and unrealized losses are recognized as liabilities. Unrealized gains and losses are designated as effective or ineffective based on a comparison of the changes in fair value of the interest rate swaps and changes in fair value of the underlying exposures being hedged. The effective portion is recorded as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and will be reflected in earnings during the period the hedged transaction effects earnings, while the ineffective portion is recorded as a component of Interest expensein the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Foreign Currency Contracts Not Designated as Hedges
The Company enters into foreign exchange contracts in an effort to mitigate the risks associated with currency fluctuations on certain foreign currency balance sheet exposures. These foreign exchange contracts do not qualify for hedge accounting. The Company recognizes the change in fair value of its foreign currency forward contracts in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The notional amounts of our derivative instruments were as follows:
(In thousands)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
September 28, 2024
December 31, 2023
Interest rate swap contract - cash flow hedge
$
900,000
$
1,350,000
The fair values of our derivative instruments included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows:
The following table summarizes the effects of our derivative instruments on our condensed consolidated statements of operations:
Gain recognized in Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Location
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Interest rate swap contract - cash flow hedge
Interest expense
$
(5,587)
$
(9,530)
$
(23,241)
$
(27,081)
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts
Other (income) expense, net
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
(374)
The following table summarizes the effects of our derivative instruments on Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Loss recognized in Other comprehensive loss
(In thousands)
Three months ended
Nine months ended
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Interest rate swap contract - cash flow hedge
$
(9,873)
$
(2,050)
$
(13,587)
$
(2,289)
We expect approximately $6.3 million to be reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss into Interest expense, net during the next twelve months related to our interest rate swap based on projected rates of the SOFR forward curve as of September 28, 2024.
10. INCOME TAXES
The Company’s tax provision or benefit from income taxes for interim periods is determined using an estimate of the annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items, if any, that are taken into account in the relevant period. Each quarter, the Company updates an estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if the estimated tax rate changes, we make a cumulative adjustment.
Income tax expense was $8.2 million and $18.3 million in the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, respectively, compared to income tax (benefit) expense of $(2.1) million and $2.9 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The Company’s year-to-date effective income tax rate was 9.5% and 8.7% for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, respectively, compared to (6.8)% and 2.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
The changes in the effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 compared to the prior year primarily relate to discrete divestiture activity recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and the integration of the CMC Materials acquisition.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development introduced Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Pillar 2 rules that seek to impose a global minimum income tax rate of 15%. Numerous countries have enacted legislation in connection therewith that became effective on January 1, 2024. We have evaluated the impact of this legislation based on Entegris’ current global operations and it is not expected to have a material impact on the annual effective tax rate and there was not a material impact to the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024. The Company will continue to update our analysis and monitor the ongoing legislation throughout the year.
11. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
Basic earnings per common share (“EPS”) is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the applicable period. Diluted EPS is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding plus potentially dilutive shares of common stock outstanding during the applicable period. The following table presents a reconciliation of the share amounts used in the computation of basic and diluted EPS:
Three months ended
Nine months ended
(In thousands)
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Basic—weighted average common shares outstanding
151,196
150,127
150,849
149,793
Weighted average common shares assumed upon exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted common stock
728
1,102
971
1,023
Diluted—weighted average common shares and common shares equivalent outstanding
151,924
151,229
151,820
150,816
The Company excluded the following shares underlying stock-based awards from the calculations of diluted EPS because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023:
Three months ended
Nine months ended
(In thousands)
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Shares excluded from calculations of diluted EPS
630
465
449
672
18
12. OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET
Other (income) expense, net for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 consisted of the following:
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(In thousands)
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Infineum termination fee, net
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
(10,876)
(Gain) loss on foreign currency transactions
(2,111)
4,928
2,184
11,214
Loss on extinguishment of debt and modification
—
4,532
12,347
12,893
Other, net
1,899
783
2,519
78
Other (income) expense, net
$
(212)
$
10,243
$
17,050
$
13,309
Infineum termination fee, net
On October 11, 2022, the Company and Infineum USA L.P. (“Infineum”) entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of the Company’s PIM business. On February 10, 2023, the Company terminated the definitive agreement. In accordance with the terms of the definitive agreement, the Company received a $12.0 million termination fee from Infineum in the first quarter of 2023 and incurred a transaction fee of $1.1 million to the third-party financial adviser it had engaged to assist with the transaction.
13. SEGMENT REPORTING
The Company currently reports its financial performance in the following segments:
•Materials Solutions:MS provides materials-based solutions, such as chemical mechanical planarization slurries and pads, deposition materials, process chemistries and gases, formulated cleans, etchants and other specialty materials that enable our customers to achieve better device performance and faster time to yield, while providing for lower total cost of ownership.
•Microcontamination Control: MC offers advanced solutions that improve customers’ yield, device reliability and cost by filtering and purifying critical liquid chemistries and gases used in semiconductor manufacturing processes and other high-technology industries.
•Advanced Materials Handling: AMH develops solutions that improve customers’ yields by protecting critical materials during manufacturing, transportation, and storage, including products that monitor, protect, transport and deliver critical liquid chemistries, wafers, and other substrates for a broad set of applications in the semiconductor, life sciences and other high-technology industries.
Effective October 30, 2024, the Company realigned its segments in order to align its segment financial reporting with a change in its business structure. Following the operating segment realignment, the Company’s two reportable segments are as follows: (1) Materials Solutions and (2) a new division that combines MC and AMH. See Note 14 for further discussion.
The Company accounts for inter-segment sales similar to third-party transactions and the sales price reflects current market prices. Inter-segment sales are eliminated in consolidation and are not included in consolidated sales on the financial statements.
Summarized financial information for the Company’s reportable segments is shown in the following tables.
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(In thousands)
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Net sales
MS
$
346,634
$
435,538
$
1,039,003
$
1,324,502
MC
286,995
286,217
848,628
839,128
AMH
182,177
180,248
533,256
589,457
Inter-segment elimination
(8,112)
(13,764)
(29,516)
(41,452)
Total net sales
$
807,694
$
888,239
$
2,391,371
$
2,711,635
19
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Nine months ended
(In thousands)
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Segment profit
MS (1)
$
71,706
$
56,955
$
209,098
$
243,171
MC
96,704
101,132
276,968
297,790
AMH
30,611
31,642
84,197
115,637
Total segment profit
$
199,021
$
189,729
$
570,263
$
656,598
(1) MS segment profit is inclusive of a $154.8 million gain, net on termination of alliance agreement for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, a $28.6 million loss on sale of business and held-for-sale assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, a $15.9 million and $104.8 million goodwill impairment charge relating to the EC reporting unit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, and a $13.0 million long-lived asset impairment charge for the nine months ended September 28, 2024.
The following table reconciles total segment profit to income before income tax expense (benefit):
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(In thousands)
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Total segment profit
$
199,021
$
189,729
$
570,263
$
656,598
Less:
Amortization of intangible assets
46,226
51,239
143,898
163,493
Unallocated general and administrative expenses
16,554
21,429
42,426
94,964
Operating income
136,241
117,061
383,939
398,141
Interest expense
51,666
77,820
162,726
244,874
Interest income
(1,247)
(2,226)
(5,401)
(5,854)
Other (income) expense, net
(212)
10,243
17,050
13,309
Income before income tax expense (benefit)
$
86,034
$
31,224
$
209,564
$
145,812
20
In the following tables, revenue is disaggregated by customers’ country or region based on the ship to location of the customer for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.
Three months ended September 28, 2024
(In thousands)
MS
MC
AMH
Inter-segment
Total
North America
$
73,196
$
48,163
$
48,852
$
(8,112)
$
162,099
Taiwan
59,984
69,559
31,780
—
161,323
China
62,747
61,392
47,808
—
171,947
South Korea
53,357
31,432
20,486
—
105,275
Japan
33,977
35,307
7,956
—
77,240
Europe
25,551
26,428
16,190
—
68,169
Southeast Asia
37,822
14,714
9,105
—
61,641
$
346,634
$
286,995
$
182,177
$
(8,112)
$
807,694
Three months ended September 30, 2023
(In thousands)
MS
MC
AMH
Inter-segment
Total
North America
$
141,427
$
42,115
$
52,130
$
(13,764)
$
221,908
Taiwan
61,094
61,710
28,249
—
151,053
China
47,012
60,009
38,409
—
145,430
South Korea
50,085
28,978
23,303
—
102,366
Japan
26,364
57,472
10,279
—
94,115
Europe
63,346
19,951
17,213
—
100,510
Southeast Asia
46,210
15,982
10,665
—
72,857
$
435,538
$
286,217
$
180,248
$
(13,764)
$
888,239
Nine months ended September 28, 2024
(In thousands)
MS
MC
AMH
Inter-segment
Total
North America
$
248,770
$
136,529
$
160,867
$
(29,516)
$
516,650
Taiwan
173,452
211,365
91,662
—
476,479
China
181,700
185,413
123,737
—
490,850
South Korea
150,673
93,694
63,173
—
307,540
Japan
93,030
102,828
23,692
—
219,550
Europe
87,723
74,395
48,435
—
210,553
Southeast Asia
103,655
44,404
21,690
—
169,749
$
1,039,003
$
848,628
$
533,256
$
(29,516)
$
2,391,371
Nine months ended September 30, 2023
(In thousands)
MS
MC
AMH
Inter-segment
Total
North America
$
429,637
$
129,827
$
184,003
$
(41,452)
$
702,015
Taiwan
176,414
169,933
93,691
—
440,038
China
145,675
170,381
105,422
—
421,478
South Korea
162,341
88,631
84,943
—
335,915
Japan
81,434
165,014
33,363
—
279,811
Europe
192,578
71,602
61,099
—
325,279
Southeast Asia
136,423
43,740
26,936
—
207,099
$
1,324,502
$
839,128
$
589,457
$
(41,452)
$
2,711,635
21
14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Dividend
On October 16, 2024, the Company’s board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share to be paid on November 20, 2024 to shareholders of record on the close of business on October 30, 2024.
Debt payment
On September 30, 2024, the Company repaid a total of $65.0 million of the outstanding borrowings under the senior secured term loans B due 2029. The Company has classified the debt associated with the repayment as a current liability in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 28, 2024, based on both its intent and ability to repay the debt within the next 12 months.
Segment realignment
Effective October 30, 2024, the Company realigned its segments in order to align its segment financial reporting with a change in its business structure. Following the operating segment realignment, the Company’s two reportable segments are as follows: (1) Materials Solutions and (2) a new division that combines MC and AMH. The succeeding interim and annual periods will disclose the reportable segments with prior periods recast to reflect the change. The Company will evaluate any impairment implications from the segment changes and related reporting unit changes, if any, during the period in which the changes take effect.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial condition and results of operations should be read along with the condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Quarterly Report”). The information, except for historical information, contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You should review the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “Annual Report”) as well as in our other U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. The Company assumes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions or updates to these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or unanticipated occurrences.
Overview
The Company is a leading supplier of mission-critical advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries. We leverage our unique breadth of capabilities to help our customers improve their productivity, performance and technology in the most advanced manufacturing environments.
Our business is organized and operated in three operating segments.
•Materials Solutions: MS provides materials-based solutions, such as chemical mechanical planarization (“CMP”) slurries and pads, deposition materials, process chemistries and gases, formulated cleans, etchants and other specialty materials that enable our customers to achieve better device performance and faster time to yield, while providing for lower total cost of ownership.
•Microcontamination Control: MC offers advanced solutions that improve customers’ yield, device reliability and cost by filtering and purifying critical liquid chemistries and gases used in semiconductor manufacturing processes and other high-technology industries.
•Advanced Materials Handling: AMH develops solutions that improve customers’ yields by protecting critical materials during manufacturing, transportation, and storage, including products that monitor, protect, transport and deliver critical liquid chemistries, wafers, and other substrates for a broad set of applications in the semiconductor, life sciences and other high-technology industries.
These segments share common business systems and processes, technology centers and technology roadmaps. With the complementary capabilities within and across these segments, we believe we are uniquely positioned to create new, co-optimized and increasingly integrated solutions for our customers. For example, we offer complementary solutions for our customers consisting of advanced deposition materials products, CMP slurries, pads and post-CMP cleaning chemistries from our MS segment, CMP slurry filters from our MC segment, and CMP slurry high-purity packaging and fluid monitoring systems from our AMH segment.
The Company’s fiscal year is the calendar period ending each December 31. The Company’s fiscal quarters consist of 13-week or 14-week periods that end on a Saturday. The Company’s fiscal quarters in 2024 end on March 30, 2024, June 29, 2024, September 28, 2024 and December 31, 2024.
Impact of Conflict Between Israel and Hamas
The military conflict between Israel and militant groups led by Hamas and other tensions and conflicts in the Middle East have caused uncertainty in the global markets, including, but not limited to, disruptions to shipping routes and risks of further escalations. Revenue relating to products manufactured from raw materials or components sourced from or through this region does not constitute a material portion of our business and historically we have not had significant revenue in this region. There continues to be uncertainty regarding the ultimate impact these conflicts may have on the global economy, supply chains, logistics, fuel prices, raw material pricing and our business.
Recent Events
On March 1, 2024, the Company completed the sale of its PIM business. The Company received cash proceeds of $263.2 million, or net proceeds of $256.2 million. See Note 4 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
On March 28, 2024, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into Amendment No. 3 (the “Third Amendment”), with the lenders party thereto and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent, which amended the Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2018 (as amended and restated as of July 6, 2022 and as subsequently amended
on each of March 10, 2023 and September 11, 2023, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, as borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as guarantors, the lenders party thereto, and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent. See Note 7 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.
On June 26, 2024, the Company and the U.S. Department of Commerce announced entry into a non-binding Preliminary Memorandum of Terms, which provides for up to $75 million in proposed direct funding to the Company under the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. This funding would support the development of a facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which will support the Company’s AMH and MC divisions.
Effective October 30, 2024, the Company realigned its segments in order to align its segment financial reporting with a change in its business structure. Following the operating segment realignment, the Company’s two reportable segments are as follows: (1) Materials Solutions and (2) a new division that combines MC and AMH. The succeeding interim and annual periods will disclose the reportable segments with prior periods recast to reflect the change.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires the Company to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
The critical accounting policies affected most significantly by estimates, assumptions and judgments used in the preparation of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements are described in Item 7 of our Annual Report. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates the critical accounting policies used to prepare its condensed consolidated financial statements, including, but not limited to, those related to business acquisitions. There have been no material changes in these critical accounting policies and estimates.
Three and Nine Months Ended September 28, 2024 Compared to Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
The following table compares operating results for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, both in dollars and as a percentage of net sales, for each caption.
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(Dollars in thousands)
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Net sales
$
807,694
100.0
%
$
888,239
100.0
%
$
2,391,371
100.0
%
$
2,711,635
100.0
%
Cost of sales
435,869
54.0
521,165
58.7
1,291,907
54.0
1,558,710
57.5
Gross profit
371,825
46.0
367,074
41.3
1,099,464
46.0
1,152,925
42.5
Selling, general and administrative expenses
108,455
13.4
116,051
13.1
336,963
14.1
431,514
15.9
Engineering, research and development expenses
80,903
10.0
66,810
7.5
234,664
9.8
209,746
7.7
Amortization of intangible assets
46,226
5.7
51,239
5.8
143,898
6.0
163,493
6.0
Goodwill impairment
—
—
15,913
1.8
—
—
104,785
3.9
Gain on termination of alliance agreement
—
—
—
—
—
—
(154,754)
(5.7)
Operating income
136,241
16.9
117,061
13.2
383,939
16.1
398,141
14.7
Interest expense
51,666
6.4
77,820
8.8
162,726
6.8
244,874
9.0
Interest income
(1,247)
(0.2)
(2,226)
(0.3)
(5,401)
(0.2)
(5,854)
(0.2)
Other (income) expense, net
(212)
—
10,243
1.2
17,050
0.7
13,309
0.5
Income before income tax expense (benefit)
86,034
10.7
31,224
3.5
209,564
8.8
145,812
5.4
Income tax expense (benefit)
8,190
1.0
(2,127)
(0.2)
18,335
0.8
2,851
0.1
Equity in net loss of affiliates
262
—
139
—
685
—
269
—
Net income
$
77,582
9.6
%
$
33,212
3.7
%
$
190,544
8.0
%
$
142,692
5.3
%
Net sales For the three months ended September 28, 2024, net sales decreased by 9.1% to $807.7 million, compared to $888.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. An analysis of the factors underlying the decrease in net sales is
Decrease associated with effect of foreign currency translation
(1,339)
Increase primarily associated with volume
53,044
Net sales in the quarter ended September 28, 2024
$
807,694
As described in the table above, the decrease in net sales was primarily attributable to (i) the absence of sales totaling $132.3 million associated with divested businesses and (ii) a reduction of $1.3 million of sales attributable to unfavorable foreign currency translations, primarily related to the weakening of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar compared to the quarter ended September 30, 2023. These sales declines were partially offset by $53.0 million of sales due to increased semiconductor market demand.
On a geographic basis, sales percentage by customers’ country or region for the three months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 and the percentage increase (decrease) in sales for the three months ended September 28, 2024 compared to the sales for the three months ended September 30, 2023 were as follows:
Three months ended
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Percentage increase (decrease) in sales
North America
20
%
25
%
(27
%)
Taiwan
20
%
17
%
7
%
China
21
%
16
%
18
%
South Korea
13
%
12
%
3
%
Japan
10
%
11
%
(18
%)
Europe
8
%
11
%
(32
%)
Southeast Asia
8
%
8
%
(15
%)
The decreases in sales to customers in North America primarily relate to the absence of sales from divested businesses. The increase in sales to customers in Taiwan primarily relates to increased demand of our MC and AMH products. The increase in sales to customers in China primarily relates to increased demand of our MS and AMH products. The increase in sales to customers in South Korea primarily relates to increased demand of our MS and MC products, partially offset by decreased demand of our AMH products. The decrease in sales to customers in Japan primarily relates to decreased demand of our MC products, partially offset by increased demand of our MS products. The decreases in sales to customers in Europe primarily relate to the absence of sales from divested businesses. The decrease in sales to customers in Southeast Asia primarily relates to the absence of sales from divested businesses.
Net sales for the nine months ended September 28, 2024 were $2,391.4 million, compared to $2,711.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. An analysis of the factors underlying the decrease in net sales is presented in the following table:
(In thousands)
Net sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2023
$
2,711,635
Decrease associated with divestitures
(387,397)
Decrease associated with effect of foreign currency translation
(19,434)
Increase primarily associated with volume
86,567
Net sales in the nine months ended September 28, 2024
$
2,391,371
As described in the table above, the decrease in net sales was primarily attributable to (i) the absence of sales totaling $387.4 million associated with divested businesses and (ii) a reduction of $19.4 million of sales attributable to unfavorable foreign currency translation effects, primarily due to the weakening of the Japanese yen relative to the U.S. dollar compared to the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. These sales were partially offset by $86.6 million of sales due to increased semiconductor market demand.
On a geographic basis, sales percentage by customers’ country or region for the nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 and the percentage increase (decrease) in sales for the nine months ended September 28, 2024 compared to the sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were as follows:
Nine months ended
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Percentage increase (decrease) in sales
North America
22
%
26
%
(26
%)
Taiwan
20
%
16
%
8
%
China
21
%
16
%
16
%
South Korea
13
%
12
%
(8
%)
Japan
9
%
10
%
(22
%)
Europe
9
%
12
%
(35
%)
Southeast Asia
7
%
8
%
(18
%)
The decreases in sales to customers in North America primarily relate to the absence of sales from divested businesses. The increase in sales to customers in Taiwan primarily relates to increased demand of our MC products. The increase in sales to customers in China primarily relates to increased demand for products from each of our segments. The decrease in sales to customers in South Korea primarily relates to decreased demand of our AMH and MS products. The decrease in sales to customers in Japan primarily relates to decreased demand of our MC products. The decrease in sales to customers in Europe primarily relates to the absence of sales from divested businesses and lower sales demand of our AMH products. The decrease in sales to customers in Southeast Asia primarily relates to the absence of sales from divested businesses, partially offset by increased demand of our MS products.
Gross margin The following table sets forth gross margin (gross profit as a percentage of net revenues):
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September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Percentage point change
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Percentage point change
Gross margin:
46.0
%
41.3
%
4.7
46.0
%
42.5
%
3.5
Gross margin increased by 4.7 percentage points for the three months ended September 28, 2024, compared to the same period in the prior year. Gross margin increased primarily due to positive impact of the divested businesses and improved plant performance.
Gross margin increased by 3.5 percentage points for the nine months ended September 28, 2024, compared to the same period in the prior year. Gross margin increased primarily due to positive impact of the divested businesses and improved plant performance.
Selling, general and administrative expenses Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were $108.5 million in the three months ended September 28, 2024, compared to $116.1 million in the year-ago period. The factors underlying the change in SG&A expenses are presented in the following table:
(In thousands)
Selling, general and administrative expenses in the quarter ended September 30, 2023
116,051
Integration, deal and transaction costs
(9,874)
Other increases, net
2,278
Selling, general and administrative expenses in the quarter ended September 28, 2024
108,455
SG&A expenses were $337.0 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2024, compared to $431.5 million in the year-ago period. The factors underlying the change in SG&A expenses are presented in the following table:
Selling, general and administrative expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2023
431,514
Integration, deal and transaction costs
(45,348)
Absence of loss on sale of QED business and asset held-for-sale
(28,579)
Employee costs, mainly driven by divested businesses
(22,567)
Depreciation expense
(7,556)
Gain on sale of business - PIM
(4,311)
Long-lived asset impairment
12,967
Other increases, net
843
Selling, general and administrative expenses in the nine months ended September 28, 2024
336,963
Engineering, research and development expenses The Company’s engineering, research and development (“ER&D”) efforts focus on the support or extension of current product lines and the development of new products and manufacturing technologies. ER&D expenses were $80.9 million in the three months ended September 28, 2024 compared to $66.8 million in the year-ago period. The factors underlying ER&D expenses are presented in the following table:
(In thousands)
Engineering, research and development expenses in the quarter ended September 30, 2023
$
66,810
Employee costs
5,556
Project related expenses
4,932
Depreciation expense
2,018
Other increases, net
1,587
Engineering, research and development expenses in the quarter ended September 28, 2024
$
80,903
ER&D expenses were at $234.7 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2024 compared to $209.7 million in the year-ago period. The factors underlying ER&D expenses are presented in the following table:
(In thousands)
Engineering, research and development expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2023
$
209,746
Employee costs
8,325
Project related expenses
8,417
Depreciation expense
5,704
Other increases, net
2,472
Engineering, research and development expenses in the nine months ended September 28, 2024
$
234,664
Amortization expenses Amortization of intangible assets was $46.2 million in the three months ended September 28, 2024, compared to $51.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease primarily reflects the absence of amortization for certain identifiable intangible assets acquired in previous acquisitions that became fully amortized.
Amortization of intangible assets was $143.9 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2024, compared to $163.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease primarily reflects the absence of amortization for certain identifiable intangible assets acquired in previous acquisitions that became fully amortized and the intangible assets disposed of as part of the EC disposition.
Goodwill impairment The Company recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $15.9 million and $104.8 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. See Note 3 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
Gain on termination of alliance agreement On June 5, 2023, the Company announced the termination of an alliance agreement between the Company and MacDermid Enthone. The Company recognized a pre-tax gain, net of $154.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Interest expense Interest expense includes interest associated with debt outstanding and the amortization of debt issuance costs and original issuance discounts associated with such borrowings. Interest expense was $51.7 million in the three months ended September 28, 2024, compared to $77.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease primarily reflects lower interest expense related to lower average debt balances for the period due to repayments on the Company’s outstanding debt.
Interest expense was $162.7 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2024, compared to $244.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease primarily reflects lower interest expense related to lower average debt balances for the period due to repayments on the Company’s outstanding debt.
Other (income) expense, net Other income, net was $0.2 million in the three months ended September 28, 2024 and consisted mainly of foreign currency transaction gains of $2.1 million, partially offset by other expenses of $1.9 million. Other expense, net was $10.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2023 and consisted mainly of a loss of extinguishment of debt of $4.5 million associated with the repayments on the senior secured term loan facility and foreign currency transaction losses of $4.9 million.
Other expense, net was $17.1 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2024 and consisted mainly of a loss of extinguishment and modification of debt of $12.3 million associated with debt prepayments and the Third Amendment (see Note 7 to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements), foreign currency transaction losses of $2.2 million and other expenses of $2.5 million. Other expense, net was $13.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and consisted mainly of loss of extinguishment and modification of debt of $12.9 million associated with the repayments on the Company’s bridge credit facility and senior secured term loan facility and the amendment of the Company’s Existing Credit Agreement and foreign currency transaction losses of $11.2 million, partially offset by net proceeds received of $10.9 million resulting from the termination of the definitive agreement with Infineum.
Income tax expense Income tax expense was $8.2 million and $18.3 million in the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, respectively, compared to income tax (benefit) expense of $(2.1) million and $2.9 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The Company’s effective income tax rate was 9.5% and 8.7% for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024, respectively, compared to (6.8)% and 2.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
The changes in the effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 compared to the prior year primarily relate to discrete divestiture activity recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and the integration of the CMC Materials acquisition.
Net income Due to the factors noted above, the Company recorded net income of $77.6 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, in the three months ended September 28, 2024, compared to net income of $33.2 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, in the three months ended September 30, 2023.
In the nine months ended September 28, 2024, the Company recorded net income of $190.5 million, or $1.26 per diluted share, compared to net income of $142.7 million, or $0.95 per diluted share, in the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The Company also utilizes certain non-GAAP financial measures as a complement to financial measures provided in accordance with GAAP in order to better assess and reflect trends affecting the Company’s business and results of operations. See the section entitled “Non-GAAP Information” below for additional detail, including the definition of certain non-GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to the Company’s GAAP measures.
The Company’s principal non-GAAP financial measures are Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Operating Income, together with related measures thereof, and non-GAAP earnings per share (“Non-GAAP EPS”).
The following table compares non-GAAP financial measures for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, both in dollars and as a percentage of net sales, for each caption.
The decrease in Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended September 28, 2024 compared to the year-ago period is generally attributable to higher ER&D expenses. The decrease in Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 28, 2024 compared to the year-ago period is generally attributable to the decreases in sales and higher ER&D expenses, partially offset by lower SG&A expenses. The increase in Non-GAAP EPS for the three months ended September 28, 2024 compared to the year-ago period is primarily attributable to lower interest expense, partially offset by higher ER&D expenses. The increase in Non-GAAP EPS for the nine months ended September 28, 2024 compared to the year-ago period is primarily attributable to lower interest expense and SG&A expenses, partially offset by a decrease in sales and higher ER&D expenses.
Segment Analysis
The Company currently reports its financial performance based on three reporting segments. The following is a discussion of the results of operations of these three business segments. See Note 13 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information on the Company’s three segments.
The following table presents selected net sales and segment profit data for the Company’s three reportable segments, along with unallocated general and administrative expenses, for the three and nine months ended September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023.
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(In thousands)
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Materials Solutions
Net sales
$
346,634
$
435,538
1,039,003
1,324,502
Segment profit
71,706
56,955
209,098
243,171
Microcontamination Control
Net sales
$
286,995
$
286,217
$
848,628
$
839,128
Segment profit
96,704
101,132
276,968
297,790
Advanced Materials Handling
Net sales
$
182,177
$
180,248
$
533,256
$
589,457
Segment profit
30,611
31,642
84,197
115,637
Unallocated general and administrative expenses
$
16,554
$
21,429
$
42,426
$
94,964
Materials Solutions (MS)
For the third quarter of 2024, MS net sales decreased to $346.6 million, down 20% compared to $435.5 million in the comparable period last year. The sales decrease was driven primarily by the absence of $132.3 million in sales associated with divested businesses included in the prior year sales, partially offset by increased sales from polishing solution products. MS reported a segment profit of $71.7 million in the third quarter of 2024, up 26% from $57.0 million segment profit in the year-ago period. The segment profit increase was primarily associated with the absence of a goodwill impairment charge of $15.9 million related to the EC reporting unit in the year-ago period (see Note 3 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion).
For the nine months ended September 28, 2024, MS net sales decreased to $1,039.0 million, down 22% compared to $1,324.5 million in the comparable period last year. The sales decrease was driven primarily by the absence of $387.4 million in sales associated with divested businesses included in the prior year sales, partially offset by increased sales from polishing solution products. MS reported a segment profit of $209.1 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2024, a decrease of 14.0% from $243.2 million segment profit in the year-ago period. The segment profit decrease was primarily associated with (1) the absence of a $154.8 million gain resulting from the termination of the alliance agreement with MacDermid Enthone in the year-ago period and (2) a $13.0 million long-lived asset impairment charge in the first quarter of 2024 related to the long-lived assets of a small, industrial specialty chemicals business, partially offset with (3) the absence of a goodwill impairment charge of $104.8 million related to the EC reporting unit in the year-ago period, (4) the absence of $28.6 million loss on sale of business and held-for-sale in the year-ago period, (5) the absence of $7.6 million related to restructuring charges, (6) $4.3 million gain associated with sale of the PIM business, and (7) improved plant performance and volume leverage.
Microcontamination Control (MC)
For the third quarter of 2024, MC net sales increased to $287.0 million compared to $286.2 million in the comparable period last year. The sales increase was mainly due to increased sales primarily from gas purification products, partially offset by
lower sales of our liquid filtration products. MC reported a segment profit of $96.7 million in the third quarter of 2024, down 4% from $101.1 million in the year-ago period. The segment profit decrease was primarily due to higher ER&D costs and increased costs associated with the ramp up of our new facility in Taiwan.
For the nine months ended September 28, 2024, MC net sales increased to $848.6 million, up 1% compared to $839.1 million in the comparable period last year. The sales increase was mainly due to increased sales primarily from gas purification products, partially offset by lower sales of our liquid filtration and gas filtration products. MC reported a segment profit of $277.0 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2024, down 7% from $297.8 million in the year-ago period. The segment profit decrease was primarily due to higher ER&D costs and increased costs associated with the ramp up of our new facility in Taiwan.
Advanced Materials Handling (AMH)
For the third quarter of 2024, AMH net sales increased to $182.2 million, up 1% compared to $180.2 million in the comparable period last year. The sales increase was due to higher sales of our microenvironment solution products, partially offset by lower sales of our fluid handling products. AMH reported a segment profit of $30.6 million in the third quarter of 2024, down 3% from $31.6 million in the year-ago period. The segment profit decrease was primarily due to higher employee costs.
For the nine months ended September 28, 2024, AMH net sales decreased to $533.3 million, down 10% compared to $589.5 million in the comparable period last year. The sales decrease was due to lower sales across most product lines related to lower semiconductor market demand. AMH reported a segment profit of $84.2 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2024, down 27% from $115.6 million in the year-ago period. The segment profit decrease was primarily due to lower sales volume and increased costs associated with the ramp up of our new facility in Taiwan.
Unallocated general and administrative expenses
Unallocated general and administrative expenses totaled $16.6 million in the third quarter of 2024, compared to $21.4 million in the comparable period last year. The $4.9 million decrease is primarily due to a $9.9 million decrease in integration, deal and transaction costs related to the acquisition of CMC Materials, partially offset by a $2.6 million increase in employee costs, primarily due to the timing of the annual equity award grant and $3.0 million increase in non-income tax expense.
Unallocated general and administrative expenses totaled $42.4 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2024, compared to $95.0 million in the comparable period last year. The $52.5 million decrease is primarily due to a $45.3 million decrease in integration, deal and transaction costs related to the acquisition of CMC Materials and a decrease of $6.7 million in employee costs, primarily due to the timing of the annual equity award grant.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We consider the following when assessing our liquidity and capital resources:
In thousands
September 28, 2024
December 31, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents
$
432,072
$
456,929
Working capital
1,128,398
1,463,332
Total debt, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs
4,125,690
4,577,141
The Company has historically financed its operations and capital requirements through cash flow from its operating activities, long-term debt, lease financing, revolving credit facility and borrowings under domestic and international short-term lines of credit.
Based on our analysis, we believe our existing balances of domestic cash and cash equivalents and our currently anticipated operating cash flows will be sufficient to meet our cash needs arising in the ordinary course of business for the next twelve months and for the longer term.
We may seek to take advantage of opportunities to raise additional capital through debt financing or through public or private sales of securities. If in the future our available liquidity is not sufficient to meet the Company’s operating and debt service obligations as they come due, management would need to pursue alternative arrangements through additional equity or debt financing in order to meet the Company’s cash requirements. There can be no assurance that any such financing would be available on commercially acceptable terms, or at all. To date, in fiscal year 2024, we have not experienced difficulty accessing capital and credit markets, but future volatility in the capital and credit markets may increase costs associated with issuing debt instruments or affect our ability to access those markets. In addition, it is possible that our ability to access the capital and credit markets could be limited at a time when we would like, or need, to do so, which could have an adverse impact on our ability to refinance maturing debt and/or react to changing economic and business conditions.
In summary, our cash flows for each period were as follows:
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(in thousands)
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Net cash provided by operating activities
455,625
486,371
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
40,832
(22,726)
Net cash used in financing activities
(523,596)
(417,467)
(Decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(24,857)
30,581
Operating activities Cash provided by operating activities is net income adjusted for certain non-cash items and changes in assets and liabilities. Cash provided by operating activities totaled $455.6 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2024, compared to $486.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This decrease was driven by a $123.5 million change in operating assets and liabilities, partially offset by a $92.8 million increase of net income adjusted for non-cash reconciling items.
Changes in operating assets and liabilities for the nine months ended September 28, 2024 were driven by changes in trade accounts receivable, inventories, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The change in trade accounts receivables was mainly due to increased sales at the end of the period. The change in inventories was mainly due to an increase in business activity. The change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities was primarily driven by timing of payments to vendors.
Investing activities Cash flows provided by investing activities totaled $40.8 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2024, compared to cash flows used in investing activities of $22.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase resulted primarily from an increase in proceeds from divestitures of $116.5 million and a reduction of cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment of $120.1 million, partially offset by the absence of net proceeds from termination of the alliance agreement with MacDermid Enthone of $169.3 million.
Financing activities Cash used in financing activities totaled $523.6 million during the nine months ended September 28, 2024, compared to cash used in financing activities of $417.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to the net debt activity, which was a use of cash of $473.8 million during the nine months ended September 28, 2024 compared to $390.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and lower proceeds from the issuance of common stock of $16.6 million compared to the previous period.
Our total dividend payments were $45.5 million in the nine months ended September 28, 2024 compared to $45.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2023. We have paid a cash dividend in each quarter since the fourth quarter of 2017. On October 16, 2024, the Company’s board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share to be paid on November 20, 2024 to shareholders of record on the close of business on October 30, 2024.
Other Liquidity and Capital Resources Considerations
Debt
(In thousands)
September 28, 2024
December 31, 2023
Senior secured term loans B due 2029 at 4.71%
$
900,000
$
1,373,774
Senior secured notes due 2029 at 4.75%
1,600,000
1,600,000
Senior unsecured notes due 2030 at 5.95%
895,000
895,000
Senior unsecured notes due 2029 at 3.625%
400,000
400,000
Senior unsecured notes due 2028 at 4.375%
400,000
400,000
Revolving Facility due 2027 at 7.08%
—
—
Total debt (par value)
$
4,195,000
$
4,668,774
On March 28, 2024, the Company amended its Existing Credit Agreement. The Third Amendment provides for, among other things, the refinancing of the Company’s outstanding term loans B under the Term Loan Facility in an aggregate principal amount of $955.0 million with a new tranche of term loans B in an aggregate principal amount of $955.0 million. The amended loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, either (i) the SOFR plus an applicable margin of 1.75%, which is a reduction from the applicable margin of 2.50% prior to the amendment, or (ii) a base rate plus an applicable margin of 0.75%, which is a reduction from the applicable margin of 1.50% prior to the amendment. In connection with the Third Amendment, the Company made a payment of $354.5 million on the term loans B. See Note 7 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
During the nine months ended September 28, 2024, the Company repaid $473.8 million, net of borrowings under the term loans B under the Term Loan Facility.
Through September 28, 2024, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants under its debt arrangements.
The Company has commitments under our senior secured revolving credit facility due 2027 (the “Revolving Facility”) of $575.0 million. The Revolving Facility bears interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, either a base rate (such as prime rate) or SOFR, plus, in each case, an applicable margin. During the nine months ended September 28, 2024, the Company borrowed and repaid $30.0 million under this Revolving Facility and no balance was outstanding at September 28, 2024.
The Company also has a line of credit with one bank that provides for borrowings in Japanese yen for the Company’s Japanese subsidiaries, equivalent to an aggregate of approximately $7.0 million. During the nine months ended September 28, 2024, there were no borrowings under this line of credit and no balance was outstanding at September 28, 2024.
Cash and cash equivalents and cash requirements
(In thousands)
September 28, 2024
December 31, 2023
U.S.
$
163,422
$
154,015
Non-U.S.
268,650
302,914
Cash and cash equivalents
432,072
456,929
Our cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and highly liquid debt securities with original maturities of three months or less, which are valued at cost and approximate fair value. We utilize a variety of funding strategies in an effort to ensure that our worldwide cash is available in the locations in which it is needed. We have accrued taxes on any earnings that are not indefinitely reinvested.
Cash requirements
We have cash requirements to support working capital needs, capital expenditures, business acquisitions, contractual obligations, commitments, principal and interest payments on debt and other liquidity requirements associated with our operations. We generally intend to use available cash and funds generated from our operations to meet these cash requirements, but in the event that additional liquidity is required we may also borrow under our Revolving Facility.
There were no material changes to the cash requirements from our Annual Report that were outside the ordinary course of business, except for the principal repayments of $473.8 million made on the Term Loan Facility as discussed above.
Recently adopted accounting pronouncements Refer to Note 1 to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of recently adopted accounting pronouncements.
Recently issued accounting pronouncements Refer to Note 1 to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of recently issued but not yet adopted accounting pronouncements.
Non-GAAP Information The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP.
The Company also utilizes certain non-GAAP financial measures as a complement to financial measures provided in accordance with GAAP in order to better assess and reflect trends affecting the Company’s business and results of operations. These non-GAAP financial measures include Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Operating Income, together with related measures thereof, and Non-GAAP EPS, as well as certain other supplemental non-GAAP financial measures included in the discussion of the Company’s financial results.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined by the Company as net income before, as applicable, (1) equity in net loss of affiliate, (2) income tax expense, (3) interest expense, (4) interest income, (5) other (income) expense, net, (6) goodwill impairment, (7) deal and transaction costs, (8) integration costs, (9) restructuring costs, (10) acquired tax equalization asset reduction, (11) (gain) loss on sale of certain businesses and held-for-sale, net, (12) gain on termination of alliance agreement, (13) impairment of long-lived assets, (14) amortization of intangible assets and (15) depreciation. Adjusted Operating Income is defined by the Company as Adjusted EBITDA exclusive of the depreciation addback noted above. The Company also utilizes non-GAAP financial measures whereby Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Operating Income are each divided by the Company’s net sales to derive Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Adjusted Operating Margin, respectively.
Non-GAAP Net Income is defined by the Company as net income before, as applicable, (1) goodwill impairment, (2) deal and transaction costs, (3) integration costs, (4) restructuring costs, (5) acquired tax equalization asset reduction, (6) loss on extinguishment of debt and modification, (7) (gain) loss on sale of certain businesses and held-for-sale, net, (8) gain on termination of alliance agreement, (9) Infineum termination fee, net, (10) impairment of long-lived assets, (11) amortization of
intangible assets, and (12) the tax effect of the foregoing adjustments to net income. Non-GAAP EPS is defined as our Non-GAAP Net Income divided by our diluted weighted-average shares outstanding.
The Company provides supplemental non-GAAP financial measures to help management and investors to better understand our business and believes these measures provide investors and analysts additional meaningful information for the assessment of the Company’s ongoing results. Management also uses these non-GAAP measures to assist in the evaluation of the performance of the Company’s business segments and to make operating decisions.
Management believes the Company’s non-GAAP measures help indicate the Company’s baseline performance before certain gains, losses or other charges that may not be indicative of the Company’s business or future outlook and offer a useful view of business performance in that the measures provide a more consistent means of comparing performance. The Company believes the non-GAAP measures aid investors’ overall understanding of the Company’s results by providing a higher degree of transparency for such items and providing a level of disclosure that will help investors understand how management plans, measures and evaluates the Company’s business performance. Management believes that the inclusion of non-GAAP measures provides greater consistency in its financial reporting and facilitates investors’ understanding of the Company’s historical operating trends by providing an additional basis for comparisons to prior periods.
Management uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Operating Income to assist it in evaluations of the Company’s operating performance by excluding items that management does not consider as relevant in the results of its ongoing operations. Internally, these non-GAAP measures are used by management for planning and forecasting purposes, including the preparation of internal budgets; for allocating resources to enhance financial performance; for evaluating the effectiveness of operational strategies; and for evaluating the Company’s capacity to fund capital expenditures, secure financing and expand our business.
In addition, and as a consequence of the importance of these non-GAAP financial measures in managing our business, the Company’s board of directors uses non-GAAP financial measures in the evaluation process to determine management compensation.
The Company believes that certain analysts and investors use Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Income and Non-GAAP EPS as supplemental measures to evaluate the overall operating performance of firms in the Company’s industry. Additionally, lenders or potential lenders use Adjusted EBITDA measures to evaluate the Company’s creditworthiness.
The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in isolation, as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures or information provided in accordance with GAAP. Management strongly encourages investors to review the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in their entirety and to not rely on any single financial measure.
Management notes that the use of non-GAAP measures has limitations, including but not limited to:
First, non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized. Accordingly, the methodology used to produce the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures may differ notably from the methodology used by other companies and may not be directly comparable to non-GAAP measures reported by other companies.
Second, the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures exclude items such as amortization and depreciation that are recurring. Amortization of intangibles and depreciation have been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, a significant recurring expense with an impact upon the Company’s results of operations, notwithstanding the lack of immediate impact upon cash flows.
Third, there is no assurance that the Company will not have future charges for goodwill impairment, restructuring activities, deal costs, integration costs, or similar items and, therefore, may need to record additional charges (or credits) associated with such items, including the tax effects thereon. The exclusion of these items in the Company’s non-GAAP measures should not be construed as an implication that these costs are unusual, infrequent or non-recurring.
Management considers these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures and evaluating these non-GAAP financial measures together with their most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. The calculations of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Operating Income, Non-GAAP Net Income and Non-GAAP EPS, and reconciliations between these financial measures and their most directly comparable GAAP equivalents, are presented below in the accompanying tables.
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted EBITDA
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(In thousands)
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Net sales
$
807,694
$
888,239
$2,391,371
$
2,711,635
Net income
$
77,582
$
33,212
$190,544
$
142,692
Net income - as a % of net sales
9.6
%
3.7
%
8.0
%
5.3
%
Adjustments to net income:
Equity in net loss of affiliates
262
139
685
269
Income tax expense (benefit)
8,190
(2,127)
18,335
2,851
Interest expense
51,666
77,820
162,726
244,874
Interest income
(1,247)
(2,226)
(5,401)
(5,854)
Other (income) expense, net
(212)
10,243
17,050
13,309
GAAP – Operating income
136,241
117,061
383,939
398,141
Operating margin - as a % of net sales
16.9
%
13.2
%
16.1
%
14.7
%
Goodwill impairment 1
—
15,913
—
104,785
Deal and transaction costs 2
—
—
—
3,001
Integration costs:
Professional fees 3
287
6,756
2,574
32,068
Severance costs 4
139
(454)
794
1,873
Retention costs 5
—
45
—
1,687
Other costs 6
—
3,953
—
10,087
Restructuring costs 7
—
1,202
—
12,444
Acquired tax equalization asset reduction 8
2,959
—
2,959
—
(Gain) loss on sale of businesses and held-for-sale assets, net9
—
—
(4,311)
28,579
Gain on termination of alliance agreement 10
—
—
—
(154,754)
Impairment of long-lived assets 11
—
—
12,967
—
Amortization of intangible assets 12
46,226
51,239
143,898
163,493
Adjusted Operating Income
185,852
195,715
542,820
601,404
Adjusted operating margin - as a % of net sales
23.0
%
22.0
%
22.7
%
22.2
%
Depreciation
47,098
39,631
139,848
130,125
Adjusted EBITDA
$
232,950
$
235,346
$
682,668
$
731,529
Adjusted EBITDA – as a % of net sales
28.8
%
26.5
%
28.5
%
27.0
%
1 Non-cash impairment charges associated with goodwill.
2 Deal and transaction costs associated with the CMC Materials acquisition and completed divestitures.
3 Represents professional and vendor fees recorded in connection with services provided by consultants, accountants, lawyers and other third-party service providers to assist us in integrating CMC Materials into our operations.
4 Represents severance charges related to the integration of the CMC Materials acquisition.
5 Represents retention charges related directly to the CMC Materials acquisition and completed divestitures, and are not part of our normal, recurring cash operating expenses.
6 Represents other employee-related costs and other costs incurred relating to the CMC Materials acquisition and the completed divestitures. These costs arise outside of the ordinary course of our continuing operations.
7 Restructuring charges resulting from cost saving initiatives.
8 Represents an asset reduction of an acquired tax equalization asset from the CMC Materials acquisition.
9 (Gain) loss from the sale of certain businesses and held-for-sale assets, net.
10 Gain on termination of the alliance agreement with MacDermid Enthone.
11 Impairment of long-lived assets.
12 Non-cash amortization expense associated with intangibles acquired in acquisitions.
Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income and Earnings per Share to Non-GAAP Net Income and EPS
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Nine months ended
(In thousands, except per share data)
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
September 28, 2024
September 30, 2023
Net income
$
77,582
$
33,212
$
190,544
$
142,692
Adjustments to net income:
Goodwill impairment 1
—
15,913
—
104,785
Deal and transaction costs 2
—
—
—
3,001
Integration costs:
Professional fees 3
287
6,756
2,574
32,068
Severance costs 4
139
(454)
794
1,873
Retention costs 5
—
45
—
1,687
Other costs 6
—
3,953
—
10,087
Restructuring costs 7
—
1,202
—
12,444
Acquired tax equalization asset reduction 8
2,959
—
2,959
—
Loss on extinguishment of debt and modification 9
—
4,532
12,347
12,893
(Gain) loss on sale of businesses and held-for-sale assets, net 10
—
—
(4,311)
28,579
Gain on termination of alliance agreement 11
—
—
—
(154,754)
Infineum termination fee, net 12
—
—
—
(10,877)
Impairment of long-lived assets 13
—
—
12,967
—
Amortization of intangible assets 14
46,226
51,239
143,898
163,493
Tax effect of adjustments to net income and discrete tax items 15
(9,611)
(12,810)
(33,309)
(46,996)
Non-GAAP Net Income
$
117,582
$
103,588
$
328,463
$
300,975
Diluted earnings per common share
$
0.51
$
0.22
$
1.26
$
0.95
Effect of adjustments to net income
0.26
0.46
0.91
1.05
Diluted Non-GAAP EPS
$
0.77
$
0.68
$
2.16
$
2.00
Diluted weighted averages shares outstanding
151,924
151,229
151,820
150,816
1 Non-cash impairment charges associated with goodwill.
2 Deal and transaction costs associated with the CMC Materials acquisition and completed divestitures.
3 Represents professional and vendor fees recorded in connection with services provided by consultants, accountants, lawyers and other third-party service providers to assist us in integrating CMC Materials into our operations.
4 Represents severance charges related to the integration of the CMC Materials acquisition.
5 Represents retention charges related directly to the CMC Materials acquisition and completed divestitures, and are not part of our normal, recurring cash operating expenses.
6 Represents other employee related costs and other costs incurred relating to the CMC Materials acquisition and the completed divestitures. These costs arise outside of the ordinary course of our continuing operations.
7 Restructuring charges resulting from cost saving initiatives.
8 Represents an asset reduction of an acquired tax equalization asset from the CMC Materials acquisition.
9 Non-recurring loss on extinguishment of debt and modification of our Existing Credit Agreement.
10 (Gain) loss from the sale of certain businesses and held-for-sale assets, net.
11 Gain on termination of the alliance agreement with MacDermid Enthone.
12 Non-recurring gain from Infineum termination fee.
13 Impairment of long-lived assets.
14 Non-cash amortization expense associated with intangibles acquired in acquisitions.
15 The tax effect of pre-tax adjustments to net income was calculated using the applicable marginal tax rate for each respective year.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to financial market risks, including fluctuations in interest rate and foreign currency exchange rates. For information about our exposure to market risks, see Part II, Item 7A. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our Annual Report. There have been no material changes to the market risk disclosures contained therein.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.
The Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, and Chief Financial Officer, or CFO, has conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act) as of September 28, 2024. The term “disclosure controls and procedures” means controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits 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 include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on management’s evaluation (with the participation of the Company’s CEO and CFO), as of September 28, 2024, the Company’s CEO and CFO have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures used by the Company were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting.
There have been no significant changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) identified in connection with the foregoing evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures that occurred during the most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
We are, from time to time, involved in various claims, proceedings and lawsuits relating to our business, employees, intellectual property and other matters arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes the final outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on its condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company expenses legal costs as incurred.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report, you should carefully consider the risk factors and other cautionary statements described in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results. There have been no material changes in the risk factors described in our Annual Report.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The Company did not repurchase any of its common stock during the quarter ended September 28, 2024 under a board-authorized common stock repurchase plan.
The Company issues common stock awards under its equity incentive plans. In the condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company treats shares of common stock withheld for tax purposes on behalf of its employees in connection with the vesting or exercise of the awards as common stock repurchases because they reduce the number of shares that would have been issued upon vesting or exercise. These withheld shares of common stock are not considered common stock repurchases pursuant to a board-authorized common stock repurchase plan.
Item 5. Other Information
Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan Arrangements
During the quarter ended September 28, 2024, no director or officer, as defined in Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act, adopted, modified or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” each as defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K.
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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.
