Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Guarantor Subsidiaries

v3.5.0.2
Guarantor Subsidiaries
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Note 15.    Guarantor Subsidiaries
On April 16, 2012, Actuant Corporation (the “Parent”) issued $300.0 million of 5.625% Senior Notes, of which $288.1 million remains outstanding as of August 31, 2016. All of our material domestic wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”) fully and unconditionally guarantee the 5.625% Senior Notes on a joint and several basis. There are no significant restrictions on the ability of the Guarantors to make distributions to the Parent.
Certain assets, liabilities and expenses have not been allocated to the Guarantors and non-Guarantors and therefore are included in the Parent column in the accompanying consolidating financial statements. These items are of a corporate or consolidated nature and include, but are not limited to, tax provisions and related assets and liabilities, certain employee benefit obligations, prepaid and accrued insurance and corporate indebtedness. Intercompany activity in the consolidating financial statements primarily includes loan activity, purchases and sales of goods or services, investments and dividends. Intercompany balances also reflect certain non-cash transactions including transfers of assets and liabilities between the Parent, Guarantor and non-Guarantor, allocation of non-cash expenses from the Parent to the Guarantors and non-Guarantors, non-cash intercompany dividends and the impact of foreign currency rate changes.
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 four non-guarantor wholly-owned subsidiaries were pledged as collateral under the debt agreement, which resulted in a change in entity status from non-guarantor to guarantor.  This change was not properly reflected in the guarantor subsidiary footnote in fiscal 2015.  In fiscal 2016, the Company corrected the classification of these entities as guarantors and all prior periods were recast to conform to the current guarantor structure.  The impact of this change was to increase cash flow from operations of the guarantors by $12.3 million and $1.8 million in fiscal 2015 and 2014, respectively.  This change had no impact on consolidated results of operations or financial position.  
The following tables present the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of Actuant Corporation and its subsidiaries, the Guarantor and non-Guarantor entities, and the eliminations necessary to arrive at the information for the Company on a consolidated basis.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(in thousands)
 
 
 
Year Ended August 31, 2016
 
 
Parent
 
Guarantors
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Net sales
 
$
135,679

 
$
361,209

 
$
652,522

 
$

 
$
1,149,410

Cost of products sold
 
34,576

 
263,197

 
448,240

 

 
746,013

Gross profit
 
101,103

 
98,012

 
204,282

 

 
403,397

Selling, administrative and engineering expenses
 
69,677

 
69,382

 
135,438

 

 
274,497

Restructuring charges
 
2,426

 
3,455

 
8,690

 

 
14,571

Amortization of intangible assets
 
1,272

 
13,287

 
8,384

 

 
22,943

Loss on product line divestiture
 

 
5,092

 

 

 
5,092

Impairment charges
 

 
49,012

 
137,499

 

 
186,511

Operating profit (loss)
 
27,728

 
(42,216
)
 
(85,729
)
 

 
(100,217
)
Financing costs, net
 
30,123

 

 
(1,355
)
 

 
28,768

Intercompany (income) expense, net
 
(20,445
)
 
(9,999
)
 
30,444

 

 

Intercompany dividends
 

 

 
(5,338
)
 
5,338

 

Other expense, net
 
914

 
54

 
391

 

 
1,359

Earnings (loss) before income taxes
 
17,136

 
(32,271
)
 
(109,871
)
 
(5,338
)
 
(130,344
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
(8,729
)
 
519

 
(17,046
)
 
86

 
(25,170
)
Net earnings (loss) before equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries
 
25,865

 
(32,790
)
 
(92,825
)
 
(5,424
)
 
(105,174
)
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries
 
(131,037
)
 
(83,747
)
 
3,024

 
211,760

 

Net loss
 
(105,174
)
 
(116,537
)
 
(89,801
)
 
206,336

 
(105,174
)
Comprehensive loss
 
$
(143,357
)
 
$
(157,344
)
 
$
(83,802
)
 
$
241,146

 
$
(143,357
)


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(in thousands)
 
 
 
Year Ended August 31, 2015
 
 
Parent
 
Guarantors
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Net sales
 
$
158,836

 
$
385,476

 
$
704,942

 
$

 
$
1,249,254

Cost of products sold
 
40,858

 
280,081

 
466,474

 

 
787,413

Gross profit
 
117,978

 
105,395

 
238,468

 

 
461,841

Selling, administrative and engineering expenses
 
74,588

 
69,041

 
155,972

 

 
299,601

Impairment charges
 

 
20,249

 
64,104

 

 
84,353

Amortization of intangible assets
 
1,272

 
13,061

 
10,000

 

 
24,333

Operating profit
 
42,118

 
3,044

 
8,392

 

 
53,554

Financing costs, net
 
29,295

 

 
(1,238
)
 

 
28,057

Intercompany (income) expense, net
 
(19,727
)
 
(8,835
)
 
28,562

 

 

Intercompany dividends
 
(212
)
 
(243
)
 
(10,707
)
 
11,162

 

Other expense (income), net
 
160

 
(84
)
 
30

 

 
106

Earnings before income taxes
 
32,602

 
12,206

 
(8,255
)
 
(11,162
)
 
25,391

Income tax expense (benefit)
 
(8,218
)
 
4,056

 
10,939

 
(1,258
)
 
5,519

Net earnings (loss) before equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries
 
40,820

 
8,150

 
(19,194
)
 
(9,904
)
 
19,872

Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries
 
(20,948
)
 
(1,720
)
 
6,520

 
16,148

 

Net earnings (loss)
 
19,872

 
6,430

 
(12,674
)
 
6,244

 
19,872

Comprehensive loss
 
$
(125,360
)
 
$
(10,689
)
 
$
(88,431
)
 
$
99,120

 
$
(125,360
)


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands)
 
 
 
Year Ended August 31, 2014
 
 
Parent
 
Guarantors
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Net sales
 
$
195,573

 
$
409,848

 
$
794,441

 
$

 
$
1,399,862

Cost of products sold
 
57,464

 
290,840

 
504,686

 

 
852,990

Gross profit
 
138,109

 
119,008

 
289,755

 

 
546,872

Selling, administrative and engineering expenses
 
96,220

 
54,699

 
181,174

 

 
332,093

Loss (gain) on product line divestiture
 
1,200

 
(14,695
)
 

 

 
(13,495
)
Amortization of intangible assets
 
1,272

 
12,687

 
11,207

 

 
25,166

Operating profit
 
39,417

 
66,317

 
97,374

 

 
203,108

Financing costs, net
 
25,611

 
3

 
(569
)
 

 
25,045

Intercompany (income) expense, net
 
(27,601
)
 
(5,760
)
 
33,361

 

 

Other expense (income), net
 
12,716

 
153

 
(8,832
)
 

 
4,037

Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
 
28,691

 
71,921

 
73,414

 

 
174,026

Income tax expense (benefit)
 
(16,529
)
 
33,690

 
15,412

 

 
32,573

Net earnings from continuing operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
45,220

 
38,231

 
58,002

 

 
141,453

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries
 
139,865

 
23,297

 
15,058

 
(178,220
)
 

Earnings from continuing operations
 
185,085

 
61,528

 
73,060

 
(178,220
)
 
141,453

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations
 
(21,512
)
 
56,494

 
(12,862
)
 

 
22,120

Net earnings
 
163,573

 
118,022

 
60,198

 
(178,220
)
 
163,573

Comprehensive income
 
$
163,825

 
$
132,046

 
$
46,226

 
$
(178,272
)
 
$
163,825

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
 
 
 
August 31, 2016
 
 
Parent
 
Guarantors
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
7,953

 
$
71

 
$
171,580

 
$

 
$
179,604

Accounts receivable, net
 
13,692

 
41,715

 
131,422

 

 
186,829

Inventories, net
 
19,897

 
44,283

 
66,576

 

 
130,756

Other current assets
 
7,754

 
3,858

 
33,851

 

 
45,463

Total current assets
 
49,296

 
89,927

 
403,429

 

 
542,652

Property, plant & equipment, net
 
5,927

 
23,511

 
84,577

 

 
114,015

Goodwill
 
38,847

 
200,499

 
279,930

 

 
519,276

Other intangibles, net
 
9,429

 
149,757

 
80,289

 

 
239,475

Investment in subsidiaries
 
1,915,367

 
578,423

 
465,736

 
(2,959,526
)
 

Intercompany receivable
 

 
1,159,672

 

 
(1,159,672
)
 

Other long-term assets
 
9,580

 
10

 
17,530

 

 
27,120

Total assets
 
$
2,028,446

 
$
2,201,799

 
$
1,331,491

 
$
(4,119,198
)
 
$
1,442,538

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 


 


 


 
 
 


Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trade accounts payable
 
$
11,529

 
$
20,669

 
$
82,853

 
$

 
$
115,051

Accrued compensation and benefits
 
17,506

 
5,754

 
23,641

 

 
46,901

Current maturities of debt and short-term borrowings
 
18,750

 

 

 

 
18,750

Income taxes payable
 
1,886

 

 
7,368

 

 
9,254

Other current liabilities
 
20,459

 
6,989

 
24,508

 

 
51,956

Total current liabilities
 
70,130

 
33,412

 
138,370

 

 
241,912

Long-term debt
 
565,559

 

 

 

 
565,559

Deferred income taxes
 
30,666

 

 
690

 

 
31,356

Pension and post-retirement benefit liabilities
 
16,803

 

 
8,864

 

 
25,667

Other long-term liabilities
 
47,739

 
588

 
8,767

 

 
57,094

Intercompany payable
 
776,599

 

 
383,073

 
(1,159,672
)
 

Shareholders’ equity
 
520,950

 
2,167,799

 
791,727

 
(2,959,526
)
 
520,950

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
 
$
2,028,446

 
$
2,201,799

 
$
1,331,491

 
$
(4,119,198
)
 
$
1,442,538




CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
 
 
 
August 31, 2015
ASSETS
 
Parent
 
Guarantors
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Current assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
18,688

 
$
567

 
$
149,591

 
$

 
$
168,846

Accounts receivable, net
 
16,135

 
49,258

 
127,688

 

 
193,081

Inventories, net
 
23,074

 
55,151

 
64,527

 

 
142,752

Deferred income taxes
 
9,256

 

 
3,666

 

 
12,922

Other current assets
 
18,020

 
4,708

 
20,060

 

 
42,788

Total current assets
 
85,173

 
109,684

 
365,532

 

 
560,389

Property, plant & equipment, net
 
6,363

 
33,675

 
102,420

 

 
142,458

Goodwill
 
38,847

 
318,088

 
251,321

 

 
608,256

Other intangibles, net
 
10,702

 
173,497

 
124,563

 

 
308,762

Investment in subsidiaries
 
2,067,438

 
632,581

 
182,001

 
(2,882,020
)
 

Intercompany receivable
 

 
1,140,030

 
45,141

 
(1,185,171
)
 

Other long-term assets
 
10,694

 

 
6,358

 

 
17,052

Total assets
 
$
2,219,217

 
$
2,407,555

 
$
1,077,336

 
$
(4,067,191
)
 
$
1,636,917

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 


 


 


 


 


Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trade accounts payable
 
$
14,700

 
$
27,767

 
$
75,648

 
$

 
$
118,115

Accrued compensation and benefits
 
16,479

 
3,625

 
23,603

 

 
43,707

Income taxes payable
 
10,947

 

 
3,858

 

 
14,805

Current maturities of debt and short-term borrowings
 
3,750

 

 
219

 

 
3,969

Other current liabilities
 
19,817

 
5,807

 
28,836

 

 
54,460

Total current liabilities
 
65,693

 
37,199

 
132,164

 

 
235,056

Long-term debt
 
584,309

 

 

 

 
584,309

Deferred income taxes
 
43,210

 

 
29,731

 

 
72,941

Pension and post-retirement benefit liabilities
 
11,712

 

 
6,116

 

 
17,828

Other long-term liabilities
 
46,407

 
400

 
6,975

 

 
53,782

Intercompany payable
 
794,885

 

 
390,286

 
(1,185,171
)
 

Shareholders’ equity
 
673,001

 
2,369,956

 
512,064

 
(2,882,020
)
 
673,001

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
2,219,217

 
$
2,407,555

 
$
1,077,336

 
$
(4,067,191
)
 
$
1,636,917

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
 
 
 
Year Ended August 31, 2016
 
 
Parent
 
Guarantors
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Operating Activities
 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
$
58,926

 
$
(1,953
)
 
$
66,062

 
$
(5,338
)
 
$
117,697

Investing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
 
(2,135
)
 
(6,781
)
 
(11,293
)
 

 
(20,209
)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
 
13

 
7,000

 
2,283

 

 
9,296

Intercompany investment
 
(339
)
 
(3,458
)
 

 
3,797

 

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
 

 

 
(81,916
)
 

 
(81,916
)
Proceeds from sale of businesses, net of transaction costs
 

 
9,695

 

 

 
9,695

Cash provided by (used in) investing activities
 
(2,461
)
 
6,456

 
(90,926
)
 
3,797

 
(83,134
)
Financing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net repayments on revolving credit facility
 

 

 
(210
)
 

 
(210
)
Principal repayments on term loans
 
(3,750
)
 

 

 

 
(3,750
)
Purchase of treasury shares
 
(17,101
)
 

 

 

 
(17,101
)
Taxes paid related to the net share settlement of equity awards
 
(1,409
)
 

 

 

 
(1,409
)
Stock option exercises, related tax benefits, and other
 
6,416

 

 

 

 
6,416

Cash dividend
 
(2,376
)
 
(5,338
)
 

 
5,338

 
(2,376
)
Intercompany loan activity
 
(48,980
)
 

 
48,980

 

 

Intercompany capital contributions
 

 
339

 
3,458

 
(3,797
)
 

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities
 
(67,200
)
 
(4,999
)
 
52,228

 
1,541

 
(18,430
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
 

 

 
(5,375
)
 

 
(5,375
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
(10,735
)
 
(496
)
 
21,989

 

 
10,758

Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period
 
18,688

 
567

 
149,591

 

 
168,846

Cash and cash equivalents—end of period
 
$
7,953

 
$
71

 
$
171,580

 
$

 
$
179,604




CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
 
 
 
Year Ended August 31, 2015
 
 
Parent
 
Guarantors
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Operating Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
$
90,632

 
$
(20,750
)
 
$
72,228

 
$
(10,676
)
 
$
131,434

Investing Activities
 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures
 
(1,086
)
 
(5,848
)
 
(15,582
)
 

 
(22,516
)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
 

 
273

 
971

 

 
1,244

Intercompany investment
 
(3,727
)
 

 

 
3,727

 

Cash used in investing activities
 
(4,813
)
 
(5,575
)
 
(14,611
)
 
3,727

 
(21,272
)
Financing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net borrowings on revolving credit facility
 

 

 
220

 

 
220

Principal repayment on term loan
 
(3,375
)
 

 

 

 
(3,375
)
Proceeds from term loans
 
213,375

 

 

 

 
213,375

Redemption on 5.625% Senior Notes
 
(11,941
)
 

 

 

 
(11,941
)
Debt issuance costs
 
(2,025
)
 

 

 

 
(2,025
)
Purchase of treasury shares
 
(212,003
)
 

 

 

 
(212,003
)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards
 
(2,466
)
 

 

 

 
(2,466
)
Stock option exercises, related tax benefits and other
 
5,396

 

 

 

 
5,396

Cash dividend
 
(2,598
)
 
(10,676
)
 

 
10,676

 
(2,598
)
Intercompany loan activity
 
(79,425
)
 
34,081

 
45,344

 

 

Intercompany capital contributions
 

 

 
3,727

 
(3,727
)
 

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities
 
(95,062
)
 
23,405

 
49,291

 
6,949

 
(15,417
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
 

 

 
(34,911
)
 

 
(34,911
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
(9,243
)
 
(2,920
)
 
71,997

 

 
59,834

Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period
 
27,931

 
3,487

 
77,594

 

 
109,012

Cash and cash equivalents—end of period
 
$
18,688

 
$
567

 
$
149,591

 
$

 
$
168,846

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
 
 
 
Year Ended August 31, 2014
 
 
Parent
 
Guarantors
 
Non-Guarantors
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Operating Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
$
76,870

 
$
(19,156
)
 
$
83,182

 
$
(14,716
)
 
$
126,180

Investing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
 
(4,498
)
 
(6,397
)
 
(30,962
)
 

 
(41,857
)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
 
85

 
503

 
43,686

 

 
44,274

Proceeds from sale of business
 
(4,586
)
 
250,748

 
43,428

 

 
289,590

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
 
(30,500
)
 

 

 

 
(30,500
)
Cash (used in) provided by investing activities
 
(39,499
)
 
244,854

 
56,152

 

 
261,507

Financing Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net repayments on revolving credit facility
 
(125,000
)
 

 

 

 
(125,000
)
Payment of deferred acquisition consideration
 

 

 
(1,585
)
 

 
(1,585
)
Purchase of treasury shares
 
(283,712
)
 

 

 

 
(283,712
)
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards
 
(946
)
 

 

 

 
(946
)
Stock option exercises, related tax benefits and other
 
32,224

 

 

 

 
32,224

Cash dividend
 
(2,919
)
 

 
(14,716
)
 
14,716

 
(2,919
)
Intercompany loan activity
 
354,791

 
(222,266
)
 
(132,525
)
 

 

Cash used in financing activities
 
(25,562
)
 
(222,266
)
 
(148,826
)
 
14,716

 
(381,938
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
 

 

 
(723
)
 

 
(723
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
11,809

 
3,432

 
(10,215
)
 

 
5,026

Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period
 
16,122

 
(107
)
 
87,971

 

 
103,986

Cash and cash equivalents—end of period
 
$
27,931

 
$
3,325

 
$
77,756

 
$

 
$
109,012