爲了重組和優化我們的製造業-半導體規模,同時降低在中國的集中風險,我們停止了所有生產活動,並開始於2023年第三季度關閉我們位於中國西南部的工廠。我們在2024年9月30日結束的三個月中發生了 no 解聘或其他退出成本,金額爲3.4百萬美元的解聘費用和0.3百萬美元的其他退出成本,用於截至2023年9月30日的三個月。我們在截至2024年9月30日的九個月中發生了0.1百萬美元的解聘費用和0.1百萬美元的其他退出成本,以及在截至2024年9月30日的九個月中發生了3.4百萬美元的解聘費用和0.32023年9月30日止,其他退出成本爲百萬美元。這些成本包括在我們的綜合經營報表中的工廠重組費用中。自2023年9月以來,我們共計確認了$4.2自2023年9月以來,我們已經確認了百萬美元的工廠重組費用。這項工廠重組工作已於第二季度完成
(1)The aggregate intrinsic value represents the total pre-tax value (the difference between our closing stock price on the last trading day of the third quarter of 2024 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had they all exercised their options on September 30, 2024. This amount will change based on the fair market value of our stock.
The assumptions we utilized in the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the resulting weighted average fair value of stock option grants were the following:
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023
2023
Weighted average fair value of grants
$
—
$
10.83
Risk-free interest rate
—
%
3.86
%
Expected volatility
—
%
45.89
%
Expected life in years
0.00
4.70
As of September 30, 2024, we expect to recognize $1.3 million of total unrecognized pre-tax stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested stock options over a remaining weighted-average life of 1.2 years.
Other income (expense), net consisted of the following:
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange contracts (1)
$
374
$
19
$
159
$
(2,788)
Net gain (loss) on foreign currency exchange transactions
(108)
(1,085)
(351)
545
Other income (expense)
8
215
297
476
Other income (expense), net
$
274
$
(851)
$
105
$
(1,767)
(1)This represents the gains (losses) incurred on foreign currency hedging derivatives (see Note 17 for further details).
Note 16 — Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Earnings (loss) per share was calculated as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands, except per-share amounts)
2024
2023
2024
2023
BASIC
Net income (loss)
$
(2,658)
$
(19,362)
$
(19,500)
$
(91,136)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
12,985
12,911
12,935
12,839
Basic earnings (loss) per share
$
(0.20)
$
(1.50)
$
(1.51)
$
(7.10)
DILUTED
Net income (loss)
$
(2,658)
$
(19,362)
$
(19,500)
$
(91,136)
Weighted-average common shares outstanding for basic
12,985
12,911
12,935
12,839
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock and performance stock
—
—
—
—
Weighted-average common shares outstanding on a diluted basis
12,985
12,911
12,935
12,839
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
$
(0.20)
$
(1.50)
$
(1.51)
$
(7.10)
The following number of stock options, shares of restricted stock and shares of performance stock were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per common share as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
2024
2023
2024
2023
Stock options
779
925
802
892
Restricted stock awards
586
513
511
421
Performance stock awards
116
—
101
—
Note 17 — Derivatives
The following table sets forth the total net fair value of derivatives:
We held foreign currency exchange contracts, which resulted in a net pre-tax gain of $0.4 million and net pre-tax gain of $19 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, we had a net pre-tax gain of $0.2 million and a net pre-tax loss of $2.8 million, respectively.
Details of foreign currency exchange contracts held were as follows:
Date Held
Currency
Position Held
Notional Value (in millions)
Forward Rate
Unrealized Gain/(Loss) Recorded at Balance Sheet
Date
(in thousands)(1)
Settlement Date
September 30, 2024
USD/Chinese Yuan Renminbi
CNY
$
25.0
7.0991
$
330
October 8, 2024
September 30, 2024
USD/Euro
USD
$
9.0
1.1141
$
7
October 4, 2024
December 31, 2023
USD/Chinese Yuan Renminbi
CNY
$
20.0
7.1181
$
(18)
January 5, 2024
December 31, 2023
USD/Euro
USD
$
22.0
1.1009
$
(65)
January 5, 2024
(1)Unrealized gains on foreign currency exchange contracts are recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets. Unrealized losses on foreign currency exchange contracts are recorded in other accrued liabilities.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this report.
Cautionary Statement
All statements in this report are made as of the date this Form 10-Q is filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. We make forward-looking statements in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and elsewhere in this report based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management and on information available to us through the date this Form 10-Q is filed with the SEC. Forward-looking statements include supply chain issues; other future demand and recovery trends and expectations; the delay by or failure of our customers to order products from us; continued availability of cash through borrowing under our revolving lines of credit; the effects of natural or other events beyond our control, including the effects of political unrest, war, terrorist activities, other hostilities, or the outbreak of infectious diseases may have on us or the economy; the economic environments, including increases in interest rates and recessionary effects on us or our customers; the effects of doing business internationally, including expanded use of tariffs, pertaining to the importation of our products, particularly in light of the recent U.S. Presidential election; our expectations regarding our ability to meet our liquidity requirements; our capital expenditures and other investment spending expectations; and other statements that are preceded by, followed by, or include the words "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "estimates," "foresees," or similar expressions; and similar statements concerning anticipated future events and expectations that are not historical facts.
We caution you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to numerous evolving risks and uncertainties that we may not be able to accurately predict or assess, including the risks and uncertainties we describe in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 ("2023 Form 10-K"), Part II, Item 1A of this report, and other factors we describe from time to time in our periodic filings with the SEC.
Overview
We design, develop, manufacture, ship and support control and sensor technology solutions and a broad line of universal control systems, audio-video ("AV") accessories, wireless security and smart home products that are used by the world's leading brands in the video services, consumer electronics, climate control, security, home automation and home appliance markets. Our product and technology offerings include:
•easy-to-use, voice-enabled, automatically-programmed universal, two-way radio frequency ("RF") as well as infrared ("IR") remote controls, sold primarily to video service providers (cable, satellite, Internet Protocol television ("IPTV") and Over the Top ("OTT") services), original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"), retailers, and private label customers;
•wall-mount and handheld thermostat controllers and connected accessories for smart energy management systems, primarily to OEM customers, as well as hotels, hospitality and system integrators;
•proprietary and standards-based RF sensors designed for residential security, safety and home automation applications;
•integrated circuits ("ICs"), on which our software and universal device control database is embedded, sold primarily to OEMs, video service providers, and private label customers;
•software, firmware and technology solutions that can enable devices such as Smart TVs, hybrid set-top boxes, audio systems, smart speakers, game consoles and other consumer electronic and smart home devices to wirelessly connect and interoperate within home networks to enable control and delivery of home entertainment, smart home services and device or system information;
•cloud-services that support our embedded software and hardware solutions (directly or indirectly) enabling real-time device identification and system control;
•intellectual property that we license primarily to OEMs and video service providers;
•embedded and cloud-enabled software for reliable firmware update provisioning and digital rights management validation services to major consumer electronics brands; and
•AV accessories sold, directly and indirectly, to consumers including universal remote controls, television wall mounts and stands and digital television antennas.
A key factor in creating products and software for control of entertainment devices is our proprietary device knowledge. Each year our device discovery and control libraries continue to grow across AV and smart home platforms, supporting many common smart home protocols, including IR, HDMI-CEC, Zigbee (Rf4CE), Z-Wave, IP, as well as Home Network and Cloud Control.
Our technology also includes other remote controlled home entertainment devices and home automation control modules, as well as wired Consumer Electronics Control ("CEC") and wireless IP control protocols commonly found on many of the latest HDMI and internet connected devices. Our proprietary software automatically detects, identifies and enables the appropriate control commands for many home entertainment and automation devices in the home. Our libraries are continuously updated with device control codes used in newly introduced AV and Internet of Things ("IoT") devices. These control codes are captured directly from original control devices or from the manufacturer's written specifications to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the library.
We operate as one business segment. We have one domestic subsidiary and 24 international subsidiaries located in Brazil, British Virgin Islands, France, Germany, Hong Kong (3), India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico (2), the Netherlands, People's Republic of China (the "PRC") (6), Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom and Vietnam.
To recap our results for the three months ended September 30, 2024:
•Net sales decreased 4.7% to $102.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $107.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023.
•Our gross margin percentage increased to 30.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from 19.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2023.
•Operating expenses, as a percentage of net sales, decreased to 29.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from 32.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2023.
•Our operating income was $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to operating loss of $14.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Our operating income percentage was 0.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to an operating loss percentage of 13.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2023.
•Income tax expense was $2.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $3.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023.
Our strategic business objectives for 2024 include the following:
•deliver new standard products, as well as custom variants, currently on our project development backlog, specifically in the climate control channel;
•broaden our home control and home automation product offerings with the aim of acquiring new customers that represent market share leaders in their respective channels and regions;
•expand our software and service platform, QuickSet, to deliver new features that enhance the personalization and engagement of users on smart entertainment and smart home platforms;
•execute go-to-market strategies that help position our sustainable technology in our major verticals;
•seek acquisitions or strategic partners that complement and strengthen our existing business; and
We intend for the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations to provide information that will assist in understanding our consolidated financial statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements from period to period, and the primary factors that accounted for those changes, as well as how certain accounting principles, policies and estimates affect our consolidated financial statements.
Macroeconomic Conditions
We have been negatively impacted and we expect to continue to be negatively impacted by adverse macroeconomic conditions, in particular reduced consumer spending on durable goods. We have also been adversely impacted by inflationary pressures, including increased component and logistics costs and increases in wages and costs of borrowing funds. To help offset these negative impacts, we have implemented cost saving measures including rightsizing our manufacturing footprint and reducing operational and administrative headcount; however, such measures may not fully offset the impact of lower sales demand and
cost increases, which would negatively impact our gross margins and overall financial results. Management will continue to seek ways to lessen the impact these pressures may have on our margins and overall financial results by executing on our plan to reduce our manufacturing overhead and to locate alternative and less expensive sources of component parts and materials.
Manufacturing Footprint
We have been evaluating our global manufacturing footprint based upon our long-term factory planning strategy to reduce our manufacturing capacity due to decreased demand and a change in mix of our products. As part of this evaluation, we are working to downsize and streamline the Mexico operations by moving to a smaller, more efficient facility. We commenced operations in this downsized facility in the second quarter of 2024. We continue to evaluate our global factory footprint to identify ways to operate more efficiently. Decisions may result in charges that could have a material effect on the consolidated the financial statements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, inventory valuation, impairment of long-lived assets, intangible assets and income taxes. Actual results may differ from these judgments and estimates, and they may be adjusted as more information becomes available. Any adjustment may be significant and may have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
An accounting estimate is deemed to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, if different estimates reasonably may have been used, or if changes in the estimate that are reasonably likely to occur may materially impact the financial statements. We do not believe that there have been any significant changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 to the items that we disclosed as our critical accounting policies and estimates in Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" contained in our 2023 Form 10-K.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1 contained in the "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.
Results of Operations
The following table sets forth our reported results of operations expressed as a percentage of net sales for the periods indicated.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 versus Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
Net sales. Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2024 were $102.1 million compared to $107.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. We have experienced lower customer demand in both our home entertainment and climate control channels. Our home entertainment channel continues to be adversely affected by cord cutting, while our climate control channel is experiencing a decrease in demand in Europe, which we believe is a result of recent reductions in governmental subsidies for heat pump technology.
Gross profit. Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $30.7 million compared to $20.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Gross profit as a percentage of sales increased to 30.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from 19.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2023. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, we took a charge of $7.7 million for the impairment of fixed assets related to the execution of our factory footprint optimization plan, which negatively impacted the gross profit rate for that period by 700 basis points. The execution of our factory footprint optimization plan has resulted in a significant reduction of excess manufacturing capacity, yielding a gross margin rate improvement of approximately 400 basis points.
Research and development ("R&D") expenses. R&D expenses decreased to $7.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $7.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 due primarily to reduced third-party product development costs and a reduction in headcount.
Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses. SG&A expenses decreased slightly to $22.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $23.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, due primarily to a decrease in variable expenses associated with lower sales volume.
Factory restructuring charges. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, we recorded $0.1 million in expense, including severance and moving costs associated with the streamlining of our factory in Mexico. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, we recorded $3.7 million in expense, which included severance and non-severance closure expenses in our southern China factory, as well as expenses to move equipment from our Mexico factory to our Vietnam factory.
Interest income (expense), net. Interest expense, net decreased to $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 from $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily as a result of a lower average loan balance.
Other income (expense), net. Other income, net was $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to other expense, net $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The improvement was primarily due to a reduction in net foreign currency losses, partially offset by less gains from the sale of manufacturing assets.
Provision for income taxes. Income tax expense was $2.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, relative to a pre-tax loss of $0.2 million, compared to income tax expense of $3.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, relative to a pre-tax loss of $16.1 million. Consistent with 2023, we expect the U.S. to be in a pre-tax loss position without benefit for the full year 2024, resulting in an elevated effective tax rate.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 versus Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Net sales. Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $284.4 million compared to $322.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. We have experienced lower customer demand in both our home entertainment and climate control channels. Our home entertainment channel continues to be adversely affected by cord cutting, while our climate control channel is experiencing a decrease in demand in Europe, which we believe is a result of recent reductions in governmental subsidies for heat pump technology.
Gross profit. Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $82.7 million compared to $69.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Gross profit as a percentage of sales increased to 29.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from 21.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The execution of our factory footprint optimization plan has resulted in a significant reduction of excess manufacturing capacity, yielding a gross margin rate improvement of approximately 360 basis points. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we took a charge of $7.7 million for the impairment of fixed assets related to the execution of our factory footprint optimization plan, which negatively impacted the gross profit rate for that period by 240 basis points. In addition, favorable product mix and a stronger U.S. dollar resulted in a 90 basis point and 60 basis point improvement, respectively, in our gross margin rate.
R&D expenses. R&D expenses decreased to $22.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 from $24.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due primarily to reduced third-party product development costs and a reduction in headcount.
SG&A expenses. SG&A expenses decreased to $68.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $75.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, due primarily to a reduction in headcount, a decrease in outside legal expenses related to a specific legal matter, and a decrease in variable expenses associated with lower sales volume.
Factory restructuring charges. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we recorded $2.7 million in expense, including severance and moving costs associated with the streamlining of our factory in Mexico and the closure of our southern China factory. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we recorded $3.7 million in expense, which included severance and non-severance closure expenses in our southern China factory, as well as expenses to move equipment from our Mexico factory to our Vietnam factory.
Future cash flows used for investing activities are largely dependent on the timing and amount of capital expenditures. We estimate that we will incur between $1.0 million and $2.0 million during the remainder of 2024.
Net cash used for financing activities was $17.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $13.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The primary financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were borrowings and repayments on our Credit Lines and repurchases of shares of our common stock. Net repayments on our Credit Lines were $15.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to $13.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we repurchased 200,552 shares of our common stock at a cost of $1.9 million compared to our repurchase of 61,298 shares at a cost of $0.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Future cash flows used for financing activities are affected by our financing needs, which are largely dependent on the level of cash provided by or used in operations and the level of cash used in investing activities. Additionally, potential future repurchases of shares of our common stock will impact our cash flows used for financing activities. See Note 13 contained in the "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements" for further information regarding our share repurchase programs.
Material Cash Commitments – The following table summarizes our material cash commitments and the effect these commitments are expected to have on our cash flows in future periods:
Payments Due by Period
(In thousands)
Total
Less than 1 year
1 - 3 years
4 - 5 years
After 5 years
Credit Lines
$
39,853
$
39,853
$
—
$
—
$
—
Inventory purchases
7,909
7,909
—
—
—
Operating lease obligations
16,230
5,348
6,617
1,950
2,315
Property, plant, and equipment purchases
1,175
1,175
—
—
—
Software license
7,282
941
2,198
2,539
1,604
Total material cash commitments
$
72,449
$
55,226
$
8,815
$
4,489
$
3,919
We anticipate meeting our material cash commitments with our cash generated from operations and available borrowing resources, including our Credit Lines.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
We are exposed to various market risks, including interest rate and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. We have established policies, procedures and internal processes governing our management of these risks and the use of financial instruments to mitigate our risk exposure.
Interest Rate Risk
We are exposed to interest rate risk related to our debt. From time to time, we borrow amounts on our Credit Lines for working capital and other liquidity needs. Under the Second Amended Credit Agreement with U.S. Bank, we may elect to pay interest on outstanding borrowings on our U.S. Credit Line based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus an
applicable margin as defined in the Second Amended Credit Agreement. Under our Line of Credit Agreement with the Bank of China, we may elect to pay interest on outstanding borrowings on our China Credit Line based on the one-year rate from the National Interbank Funding Center, less a 0.1% margin. Accordingly, changes in interest rates would impact our results of operations in future periods. A 100 basis point increase in interest rates would have an approximately $0.3 million annual impact on net income based on our outstanding Credit Lines balance at September 30, 2024.
We cannot make any assurances that we will not need to borrow additional amounts in the future or that funds from the existing Credit Lines will continue to be available to us or that other funds will be extended to us under comparable terms or at all. If funding is not available to us at a time when we need to borrow, we would have to use our cash reserves, including potentially repatriating cash from foreign jurisdictions, which may have a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial position and cash flows.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
At September 30, 2024, we had wholly-owned subsidiaries in Brazil, the British Virgin Islands, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, the PRC, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom and Vietnam. We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk inherent in our sales commitments, anticipated sales, anticipated purchases, operating expenses, assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. Dollar. The most significant foreign currencies to our operations are the Chinese Yuan Renminbi, Euro, British Pound, Mexican Peso, Vietnamese Dong, Indian Rupee, Hong Kong Dollar, Brazilian Real, Japanese Yen and Korean Won. Our most significant foreign currency exposure is to the Chinese Yuan Renminbi as this is the functional currency of our China-based factories where the majority of our products originate. If the Chinese Yuan Renminbi were to strengthen against the U.S. Dollar, our manufacturing costs would increase. We are generally a net payor of the Chinese Yuan Renminbi, Mexican Peso, Vietnamese Dong, Indian Rupee, Hong Kong Dollar, Japanese Yen and Korean Won and therefore benefit from a stronger U.S. Dollar and are adversely affected by a weaker U.S. Dollar relative to the foreign currency. For the Euro, British Pound and Brazilian Real, we are generally a net receiver of the foreign currency and therefore benefit from a weaker U.S. Dollar and are adversely affected by a stronger U.S. Dollar relative to the foreign currency. Even where we are a net receiver, a weaker U.S. Dollar may adversely affect certain expense figures taken alone.
From time to time, we enter into foreign currency exchange agreements to manage the foreign currency exchange rate risks inherent in our forecasted income and cash flows denominated in foreign currencies. The terms of these foreign currency exchange agreements normally last less than nine months. We recognize the gains and losses on these foreign currency contracts in the same period as the remeasurement losses and gains of the related foreign currency-denominated exposures.
It is difficult to estimate the impact of fluctuations on reported income, as it depends on the opening and closing rates, the average net balance sheet positions held in a foreign currency and the amount of income generated in local currency. We routinely forecast what these balance sheet positions and income generated in local currency may be and we take steps to minimize exposure as we deem appropriate. Alternatively, we may choose not to hedge the foreign currency risk associated with our foreign currency exposures, primarily if such exposure acts as a natural foreign currency hedge for other offsetting amounts denominated in the same currency or the currency is difficult or too expensive to hedge. We do not enter into any derivative transactions for speculative purposes.
The sensitivity of earnings and cash flows to variability in exchange rates is assessed by applying an approximate range of potential rate fluctuations to our assets, obligations and projected results of operations denominated in foreign currency with all other variables held constant. The analysis includes all of our foreign currency contracts offset by the underlying exposures. Based on our overall foreign currency rate exposure at September 30, 2024, we believe that movements in foreign currency rates may have a material effect on our financial position and results of operations. We estimate that if the exchange rates for the Chinese Yuan Renminbi, Euro, British Pound, Mexican Peso, Indian Rupee, Hong Kong Dollar, Brazilian Real, Japanese Yen, Korean Won and Vietnamese Dong relative to the U.S. Dollar fluctuate 10% from September 30, 2024, net income in the fourth quarter of 2024 would fluctuate by approximately $6.0 million.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Rule 13a-15(d) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") defines "disclosure controls and procedures" to mean controls and procedures of a company 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. The definition further states that disclosure controls and
procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by a 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, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit 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 our management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are subject to lawsuits arising out of the conduct of our business. The discussion of our litigation matters contained in "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements - Note 12" is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
The reader should carefully consider, in connection with the other information in this report, the risk factors discussed in "Part I, Item 1A: Risk Factors" of the Company's 2023 Form 10-K and in the periodic reports we have filed since then. These factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from those stated in forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and elsewhere.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The following table sets forth, for the three months ended September 30, 2024, our total stock repurchases, average price paid per share and the maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased on the open market under our plans or programs:
Period
Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)
Weighted Average Price Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2)
July 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024
256
$
11.48
—
778,362
August 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024
5,171
10.11
—
778,362
September 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024
—
—
—
778,362
Total
5,427
$
10.17
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(1)Of the repurchases in July and August, 256 and 5,171 shares, respectively, represent common shares of the Company that were owned and tendered by employees to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted shares.
(2)On October 26, 2023, our Board approved a share repurchase program with an effective date of November 7, 2023 (the "October 2023 Program"). Pursuant to the October 2023 Program, we are authorized to repurchase up to 1,000,000 shares of our common stock. Per the terms of the October 2023 Program, we may utilize various methods to effect the repurchases, including open market repurchases, negotiated block transactions, accelerated share repurchases or open market solicitations for shares, some or all of which could be effected through Rule 10b5-1 plans.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2024, no director or officer (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) promulgated under Exchange Act) of the Company adopted or terminated a "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" or "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" (as each term is defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K).
Pursuant to the requirement of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.