| WASHINGTON, D.C. 20579 | ||
| CURRENT REPORT | ||
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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 exhibit is furnished with this Form 8-K: | |||||
| Littelfuse, Inc. | |||||
| Date: October 26, 2021 | 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 | ||||
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | September 25, 2021 | December 26, 2020 | ||||||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 690,682 | $ | 687,525 | ||||||||||
| Short-term investments | 28 | 54 | ||||||||||||
| Trade receivables, less allowances of $53,006 and $45,237 at September 25, 2021 and December 26, 2020, respectively | 325,739 | 232,760 | ||||||||||||
| Inventories | 357,024 | 258,002 | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid income taxes and income taxes receivable | 2,695 | 3,029 | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 59,768 | 35,939 | ||||||||||||
| Total current assets | 1,435,936 | 1,217,309 | ||||||||||||
| Net property, plant, and equipment | 364,329 | 344,178 | ||||||||||||
| Intangible assets, net of amortization | 295,766 | 291,887 | ||||||||||||
| Goodwill | 847,205 | 816,812 | ||||||||||||
| Investments | 39,885 | 30,547 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 9,575 | 11,224 | ||||||||||||
| Right of use lease assets, net | 24,375 | 17,615 | ||||||||||||
| Other assets | 21,447 | 18,021 | ||||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | 3,038,518 | $ | 2,747,593 | ||||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||||||||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 221,889 | $ | 145,984 | ||||||||||
| Accrued liabilities | 139,670 | 110,478 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued income taxes | 32,462 | 19,186 | ||||||||||||
| Current portion of long-term debt | 27,619 | — | ||||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | 421,640 | 275,648 | ||||||||||||
| Long-term debt, less current portion | 620,112 | 687,034 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 50,365 | 50,134 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued post-retirement benefits | 42,026 | 45,802 | ||||||||||||
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 17,440 | 12,950 | ||||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 65,537 | 67,252 | ||||||||||||
| Total equity | 1,821,398 | 1,608,773 | ||||||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 3,038,518 | $ | 2,747,593 | ||||||||||
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except per share data) | September 25, 2021 | September 26, 2020 | September 25, 2021 | September 26, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 539,581 | $ | 391,566 | $ | 1,526,863 | $ | 1,044,999 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 325,009 | 252,735 | 954,429 | 681,910 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 214,572 | 138,831 | 572,434 | 363,089 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general, and administrative expenses | 67,468 | 49,929 | 199,071 | 154,328 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research and development expenses | 15,779 | 12,963 | 46,912 | 40,587 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | 10,446 | 10,104 | 31,608 | 29,912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring, impairment, and other charges | 772 | 1,277 | 1,998 | 40,904 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 94,465 | 74,273 | 279,589 | 265,731 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | 120,107 | 64,558 | 292,845 | 97,358 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 4,602 | 4,988 | 13,901 | 16,261 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | 3,154 | (6,174) | 8,315 | (9,600) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | (1,240) | (1,682) | (10,867) | (1,643) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | 113,591 | 67,426 | 281,496 | 92,340 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes | 21,537 | 12,070 | 49,634 | 21,331 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 92,054 | $ | 55,356 | $ | 231,862 | $ | 71,009 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings per share: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 3.74 | $ | 2.27 | $ | 9.43 | $ | 2.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 3.69 | $ | 2.25 | $ | 9.31 | $ | 2.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted-average shares and equivalent shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 24,622 | 24,357 | 24,582 | 24,354 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | 24,926 | 24,573 | 24,904 | 24,535 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive income | $ | 87,100 | $ | 72,337 | $ | 227,491 | $ | 70,594 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nine Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | September 25, 2021 | September 26, 2020 | ||||||||||||
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 231,862 | $ | 71,009 | ||||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | 96,824 | 113,867 | ||||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||||
| Trade receivables | (83,793) | (29,362) | ||||||||||||
| Inventories | (71,232) | (1,611) | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | 53,945 | 6,661 | ||||||||||||
| Accrued liabilities and income taxes | 23,294 | (2,095) | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | (10,236) | 5,787 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 240,664 | 164,256 | ||||||||||||
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||||
| Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired | (110,646) | — | ||||||||||||
| Purchases of property, plant, and equipment | (57,526) | (41,536) | ||||||||||||
| Net proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment, and other | 2,561 | 148 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (165,611) | (41,388) | ||||||||||||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||||
| Net (payments) proceeds from credit facility | (30,000) | 35,000 | ||||||||||||
| Purchases of common stock | — | (22,927) | ||||||||||||
| Cash dividends paid | (36,648) | (35,100) | ||||||||||||
| All other cash provided by financing activities | 5,771 | 4,651 | ||||||||||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (60,877) | (18,376) | ||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | (5,832) | 6,259 | ||||||||||||
| Increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | 8,344 | 110,751 | ||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period | 687,525 | 531,139 | ||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period | $ | 695,869 | $ | 641,890 | ||||||||||
| Third Quarter | Year-to-Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | % Growth /(Decline) | 2021 | 2020 | % Growth /(Decline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electronics | $ | 347,240 | $ | 255,349 | 36.0 | % | $ | 959,122 | $ | 692,809 | 38.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive | 124,415 | 104,724 | 18.8 | % | 386,262 | 271,493 | 42.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Industrial | 67,926 | 31,493 | 115.7 | % | 181,479 | 80,697 | 124.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total net sales | $ | 539,581 | $ | 391,566 | 37.8 | % | $ | 1,526,863 | $ | 1,044,999 | 46.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electronics | $ | 100,524 | $ | 45,860 | 119.2 | % | $ | 230,283 | $ | 110,783 | 107.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive | 15,806 | 15,383 | 2.7 | % | 55,380 | 20,642 | 168.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Industrial | 6,571 | 4,898 | 34.2 | % | 18,452 | 8,409 | 119.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other(a) | (2,794) | (1,583) | N.M. | (11,270) | (42,476) | N.M. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total operating income | $ | 120,107 | $ | 64,558 | 86.0 | % | $ | 292,845 | $ | 97,358 | 200.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Margin | 22.3 | % | 16.5 | % | 19.2 | % | 9.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 4,602 | 4,988 | 13,901 | 16,261 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign exchange loss (gain) | 3,154 | (6,174) | 8,315 | (9,600) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income, net | (1,240) | (1,682) | (10,867) | (1,643) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 113,591 | $ | 67,426 | 68.5 | % | $ | 281,496 | $ | 92,340 | 204.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third Quarter | Year-to-Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | 2021 | 2020 | % Growth /(Decline) | 2021 | 2020 | % Growth /(Decline) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Margin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electronics | 28.9 | % | 18.0 | % | 10.9 | % | 24.0 | % | 16.0 | % | 8.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Automotive | 12.7 | % | 14.7 | % | (2.0) | % | 14.3 | % | 7.6 | % | 6.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Industrial | 9.7 | % | 15.6 | % | (5.9) | % | 10.2 | % | 10.4 | % | (0.2) | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP EPS reconciliation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q3-21 | Q3-20 | YTD-21 | YTD-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP diluted EPS | $ | 3.69 | $ | 2.25 | $ | 9.31 | $ | 2.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
| EPS impact of Non-GAAP adjustments (below) | 0.26 | (0.09) | 0.73 | 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted diluted EPS | $ | 3.95 | $ | 2.16 | $ | 10.04 | $ | 4.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments - (income) / expense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q3-21 | Q3-20 | YTD-21 | YTD-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition-related and integration costs (a) | $ | 2.0 | $ | 0.3 | $ | 3.4 | $ | 1.6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Purchase accounting inventory adjustments (b) | — | — | 6.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring, impairment and other charges (c) | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 40.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on sale of fixed assets (d) | — | — | (0.9) | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments to operating income | 2.8 | 1.6 | 11.3 | 42.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense, net (e) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-operating foreign exchange loss (gain) | 3.2 | (6.2) | 8.3 | (9.6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments to income before income taxes | 6.1 | (4.5) | 20.2 | 35.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes (f) | (0.4) | (2.2) | 2.1 | 3.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments to net income | $ | 6.5 | $ | (2.3) | $ | 18.1 | $ | 31.1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total EPS impact | $ | 0.26 | $ | (0.09) | $ | 0.73 | $ | 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating margin / Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q3-21 | Q3-20 | YTD-21 | YTD-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 539.6 | $ | 391.6 | $ | 1,526.9 | $ | 1,045.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP operating income | 120.1 | $ | 64.6 | 292.8 | $ | 97.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Add back non-GAAP adjustments | 2.8 | 1.6 | 11.3 | 42.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating income | $ | 122.9 | $ | 66.2 | $ | 304.1 | $ | 139.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted operating margin | 22.8 | % | 16.9 | % | 19.9 | % | 13.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Add back amortization | 10.4 | 10.1 | 31.6 | 29.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Add back depreciation | 14.2 | 14.2 | 41.4 | 42.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 147.5 | $ | 90.5 | $ | 377.1 | $ | 211.8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | 27.3 | % | 23.1 | % | 24.7 | % | 20.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales reconciliation | Q3-21 vs. Q3-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electronics | Automotive | Industrial | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales growth | 36 | % | 19 | % | 116 | % | 38 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisitions | — | — | 93 | % | 8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer a product line between segments | — | % | — | % | — | % | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| FX impact | 1 | % | 2 | % | 1 | % | 1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Organic net sales growth | 35 | % | 17 | % | 22 | % | 29 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales reconciliation | YTD-21 vs. YTD-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electronics | Automotive | Industrial | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales growth | 38 | % | 42 | % | 125 | % | 46 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisitions | — | — | 90 | % | 7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Transfer a product line between segments | (1) | % | — | % | 6 | % | — | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| FX impact | 2 | % | 5 | % | 1 | % | 3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Organic net sales growth | 37 | % | 37 | % | 28 | % | 36 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax reconciliation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q3-21 | Q3-20 | YTD-21 | YTD-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes | $ | 21.5 | $ | 12.1 | $ | 49.6 | $ | 21.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Effective rate | 19.0 | % | 17.9 | % | 17.6 | % | 23.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments - income taxes | (0.4) | (2.2) | 2.1 | 3.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted income taxes | $ | 21.1 | $ | 9.9 | $ | 51.7 | $ | 25.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted effective rate | 17.6 | % | 15.7 | % | 17.1 | % | 19.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free cash flow reconciliation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q3-21 | Q3-20 | YTD-21 | YTD-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 114.3 | $ | 63.0 | $ | 240.7 | $ | 164.3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (24.9) | (12.1) | (57.5) | (41.6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | 89.4 | $ | 50.9 | $ | 183.2 | $ | 122.7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Consolidated Total Debt | As of September 25, 2021 | |||||||
| Consolidated total gross debt | $ | 651.1 | ||||||
| Unamortized debt issuance costs | (3.4) | |||||||
| Consolidated Total Debt | $ | 647.7 | ||||||
| Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Private Placement Senior Notes) (1) | Twelve Months Ended September 25, 2021 | |||||||
| Net Income | $ | 290.9 | ||||||
| Interest expense | 18.7 | |||||||
| Income taxes | 59.6 | |||||||
| Depreciation | 55.6 | |||||||
| Amortization | 41.7 | |||||||
| Non-cash additions (reductions): | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 19.6 | |||||||
| Purchase accounting inventory step-up charge | 6.8 | |||||||
| Unrealized gain on investments | (13.2) | |||||||
| Impairment charges | — | |||||||
| Other | 3.4 | |||||||
| Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Private Placement Senior Notes) (1) | $ | 483.1 | ||||||
| Ratio of Consolidated total gross debt to Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in Private Placement Senior Notes)* | 1.3x | |||||||