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| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition | ||||
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure | ||||
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||
| (d) | Exhibits | ||||
| The following exhibits are furnished with this Form 8-K: | |||||
| Littelfuse, Inc. | |||||
| Date: February 1, 2022 | By: /s/ Meenal A. Sethna | ||||
| Meenal A. Sethna Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 99.2 | ||||||||
| 101 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |||||||
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL. | |||||||
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| NEWS RELEASE | Littelfuse Inc. 8755 West Higgins Road, Suite 500 Chicago, Illinois 60631 p: (773) 628-1000 f: (773) 628-0802 www.littelfuse.com | ||||
| (in thousands) | January 1, 2022 | December 26, 2020 | |||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 478,473 | $ | 687,525 | |||||||
| Short-term investments | 28 | 54 | |||||||||
| Trade receivables, less allowances of $59,232 and $45,237, respectively | 275,192 | 232,760 | |||||||||
| Inventories | 445,671 | 258,002 | |||||||||
| Prepaid income taxes and income taxes receivable | 2,035 | 3,029 | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 68,812 | 35,939 | |||||||||
| Total current assets | 1,270,211 | 1,217,309 | |||||||||
| Net property, plant, and equipment | 437,889 | 344,178 | |||||||||
| Intangible assets, net of amortization | 407,126 | 291,887 | |||||||||
| Goodwill | 929,790 | 816,812 | |||||||||
| Investments | 39,211 | 30,547 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 13,127 | 11,224 | |||||||||
| Right of use assets, net | 29,616 | 17,615 | |||||||||
| Other assets | 24,734 | 18,021 | |||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 3,151,704 | $ | 2,747,593 | |||||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 222,039 | $ | 145,984 | |||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 159,689 | 110,478 | |||||||||
| Accrued income taxes | 27,905 | 19,186 | |||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 25,000 | — | |||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 434,633 | 275,648 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt, less current portion | 611,897 | 687,034 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 81,289 | 50,134 | |||||||||
| Accrued post-retirement benefits | 37,037 | 45,802 | |||||||||
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 22,305 | 12,950 | |||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 71,023 | 67,252 | |||||||||
| Total equity | 1,893,520 | 1,608,773 | |||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 3,151,704 | $ | 2,747,593 | |||||||
| Three Months Ended | Fiscal Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except per share data) | January 1, 2022 | December 26, 2020 | January 1, 2022 | December 26, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 553,065 | $ | 400,696 | $ | 2,079,928 | $ | 1,445,695 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 353,573 | 262,613 | 1,308,002 | 944,523 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 199,492 | 138,083 | 771,926 | 501,172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 75,667 | 50,179 | 275,457 | 204,507 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development expenses | 19,747 | 11,951 | 65,940 | 52,538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | 11,121 | 10,127 | 42,729 | 40,039 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring, impairment, and other charges | 160 | 812 | 2,158 | 41,716 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 106,695 | 73,069 | 386,284 | 338,800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 92,797 | 65,014 | 385,642 | 162,372 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 4,626 | 4,816 | 18,527 | 21,077 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | 8,843 | (5,275) | 17,158 | (14,875) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 19,799 | (3,440) | 8,932 | (5,083) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 59,529 | 68,913 | 341,025 | 161,253 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes | 7,585 | 9,936 | 57,219 | 31,267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 51,944 | $ | 58,977 | $ | 283,806 | $ | 129,986 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income per share: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 2.11 | $ | 2.41 | $ | 11.54 | $ | 5.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 2.08 | $ | 2.39 | $ | 11.38 | $ | 5.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average shares and equivalent shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 24,660 | 24,423 | 24,603 | 24,371 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 25,001 | 24,726 | 24,932 | 24,592 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | 74,009 | 75,058 | 301,500 | 145,652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Ended | |||||||||||
| (in thousands) | January 1, 2022 | December 26, 2020 | |||||||||
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 283,806 | $ | 129,986 | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities | 147,276 | 123,685 | |||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Trade receivables | (10,234) | (25,588) | |||||||||
| Inventories | (104,555) | (12,425) | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | 40,481 | 28,820 | |||||||||
| Accrued liabilities and income taxes | 30,793 | 6,765 | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | (14,223) | 6,788 | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 373,344 | 258,031 | |||||||||
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||
| Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired | (423,633) | — | |||||||||
| Purchases of property, plant, and equipment | (90,562) | (56,191) | |||||||||
| Net proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment, and other | 15,425 | 4,758 | |||||||||
| Other | (390) | — | |||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (499,160) | (51,433) | |||||||||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||
| Net payments of credit facility and other loan | (32,619) | (15,000) | |||||||||
| Cash dividends paid | (49,730) | (46,839) | |||||||||
| Purchases of common stock | — | (22,927) | |||||||||
| All other cash provided by financing activities | 13,365 | 16,958 | |||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (68,984) | (67,808) | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | (9,889) | 17,596 | |||||||||
| (Decrease) Increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | (204,689) | 156,386 | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period | 687,525 | 531,139 | |||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 482,836 | $ | 687,525 | |||||||
| Fourth Quarter | Year-to-Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | % Growth /(Decline) | 2021 | 2020 | % Growth /(Decline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electronics | $ | 341,622 | $ | 244,953 | 39.5 | % | $ | 1,300,744 | $ | 937,762 | 38.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transportation (1) | 141,796 | 124,271 | 14.1 | % | 528,058 | 395,764 | 33.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Industrial | 69,647 | 31,472 | 121.3 | % | 251,126 | 112,169 | 123.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total net sales | $ | 553,065 | $ | 400,696 | 38.0 | % | $ | 2,079,928 | $ | 1,445,695 | 43.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electronics | $ | 79,350 | $ | 41,912 | 89.3 | % | $ | 309,633 | $ | 152,695 | 102.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transportation (1) | 10,599 | 21,013 | (49.6) | % | 65,979 | 41,655 | 58.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Industrial | 4,169 | 3,587 | 16.2 | % | 22,621 | 11,996 | 88.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other (a) | (1,321) | (1,498) | N.M. | (12,591) | (43,974) | N.M. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating income | $ | 92,797 | $ | 65,014 | 42.7 | % | $ | 385,642 | $ | 162,372 | 137.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Margin | 16.8 | % | 16.2 | % | 18.5 | % | 11.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 4,626 | 4,816 | 18,527 | 21,077 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | 8,843 | (5,275) | 17,158 | (14,875) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 19,799 | (3,440) | 8,932 | (5,083) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 59,529 | $ | 68,913 | (13.6) | % | $ | 341,025 | $ | 161,253 | 111.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fourth Quarter | Year-to-Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | % Growth /(Decline) | 2021 | 2020 | % Growth /(Decline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Margin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electronics | 23.2 | % | 17.1 | % | 6.1 | % | 23.8 | % | 16.3 | % | 7.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transportation (1) | 7.5 | % | 16.9 | % | (9.4) | % | 12.5 | % | 10.5 | % | 2.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Industrial | 6.0 | % | 11.4 | % | (5.4) | % | 9.0 | % | 10.7 | % | (1.7) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP EPS reconciliation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q4-21 | Q4-20 | YTD-21 | YTD-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP diluted EPS | $ | 2.08 | $ | 2.39 | $ | 11.38 | $ | 5.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
| EPS impact of Non-GAAP adjustments (below) | 1.08 | (0.16) | 1.81 | 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted diluted EPS | $ | 3.16 | $ | 2.23 | $ | 13.19 | $ | 6.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments - (income)/expense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q4-21 | Q4-20 | YTD-21 | YTD-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition-related and integration costs (a) | $ | 3.6 | $ | 0.7 | $ | 7.0 | $ | 2.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase accounting inventory adjustments (b) | 1.6 | — | 8.4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring, impairment and other charges (c) | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 41.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of fixed assets (d) | (4.1) | — | (5.0) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments to operating income | 1.3 | 1.5 | 12.6 | 44.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense, net (e) | 20.8 | — | 21.4 | 2.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-operating foreign exchange loss (gain) | 8.9 | (5.3) | 17.2 | (14.9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments to income before income taxes | 31.0 | (3.8) | 51.2 | 31.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes (f) | 3.9 | — | 6.0 | 3.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments to net income | $ | 27.1 | $ | (3.8) | $ | 45.2 | $ | 27.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total EPS impact | $ | 1.08 | $ | (0.16) | $ | 1.81 | $ | 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating margin /Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q4-21 | Q4-20 | YTD-21 | YTD-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 553.1 | $ | 400.7 | $ | 2,079.9 | $ | 1,445.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP operating income | 92.8 | 65.0 | 385.6 | 162.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Add back non-GAAP adjustments | 1.3 | 1.5 | 12.6 | 44.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income | $ | 94.1 | $ | 66.5 | $ | 398.2 | $ | 206.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating margin | 17.0 | % | 16.6 | % | 19.1 | % | 14.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Add back amortization | 11.1 | 10.1 | 42.7 | 40.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Add back depreciation | 14.5 | 14.2 | 55.9 | 56.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 119.7 | $ | 90.8 | $ | 496.8 | $ | 302.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | 21.6 | % | 22.7 | % | 23.9 | % | 20.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales reconciliation | Q4-21 vs. Q4-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electronics | Transportation (1) | Industrial | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales growth | 39 | % | 14 | % | 121 | % | 38 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisitions | — | % | 13 | % | 89 | % | 11 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
53rd week of extra sales in fiscal year 2021 | 4 | % | 4 | % | 9 | % | 5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| FX impact | (1) | % | (1) | % | — | % | (1) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Organic net sales growth (decline) | 36 | % | (2) | % | 23 | % | 23 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales reconciliation | YTD-21 vs. YTD-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electronics | Transportation (1) | Industrial | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales growth | 39 | % | 33 | % | 124 | % | 44 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisitions | — | % | 4 | % | 90 | % | 8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
53rd week of extra sales in fiscal year 2021 | 1 | % | 1 | % | 2 | % | 1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer a product line between segments | (1) | % | — | 4 | % | — | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| FX impact | 2 | % | 3 | % | 1 | % | 2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Organic net sales growth | 37 | % | 25 | % | 27 | % | 33 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax reconciliation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q4-21 | Q4-20 | YTD-21 | YTD-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes | $ | 7.6 | $ | 9.9 | $ | 57.2 | $ | 31.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Effective rate | 12.7 | % | 14.4 | % | 16.8 | % | 19.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments - income taxes | 3.9 | — | 6.0 | 3.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted income taxes | $ | 11.5 | $ | 9.9 | $ | 63.2 | $ | 35.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted effective rate | 12.7 | % | 15.3 | % | 16.1 | % | 18.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free cash flow reconciliation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q4-21 | Q4-20 | YTD-21 | YTD-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 132.6 | $ | 93.7 | $ | 373.3 | $ | 258.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (33.0) | (14.6) | (90.6) | (56.2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 99.6 | $ | 79.1 | $ | 282.7 | $ | 201.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated Total Debt | As of January 1, 2022 | |||||||
| Consolidated total gross debt | $ | 615.0 | ||||||
| Unamortized debt issuance costs | (3.1) | |||||||
| Consolidated Total Debt | $ | 611.9 | ||||||
| Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Private Placement Senior Notes) (2) | Twelve Months Ended January 1, 2022 | |||||||
| Net Income | $ | 283.8 | ||||||
| Interest expense | 18.5 | |||||||
| Income taxes | 57.2 | |||||||
| Depreciation | 55.9 | |||||||
| Amortization | 42.7 | |||||||
| Non-cash additions (reductions): | ||||||||
| Non-cash pension settlement charge | 19.9 | |||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 19.6 | |||||||
| Purchase accounting inventory step-up charge | 8.4 | |||||||
| Unrealized gain on investments | (8.9) | |||||||
| Impairment charges | — | |||||||
| Other | 26.7 | |||||||
| Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Private Placement Senior Notes) (2) | $ | 523.8 | ||||||
| Ratio of Consolidated total gross debt to Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in Private Placement Senior Notes)* | 1.2x | |||||||