Novanta Inc 10-Q for FY2021 Q1
Novanta Inc (NOVT)
About this 10-Q
Novanta Inc filed this 10-Q on May 11, 2021, covering the quarter ended April 2, 2021 (FY2021 Q1).
Headline figures
Quarter ended April 2, 2021, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $162.58M
- up 4.6% from $155.47M a year earlier
- Net income
- $11.31M
- down 5.3% from net income of $11.95M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.32
- down 5.9% from $0.34 a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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NOVANTA INC.
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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
NOVANTA INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars or shares)
(Unaudited)
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Total current assets |
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
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Intangible assets, net |
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Total assets |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
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Current liabilities |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
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Accounts payable |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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Total current liabilities |
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Long-term debt |
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Operating lease liabilities |
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Deferred tax liabilities |
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Income taxes payable |
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Other liabilities |
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Total liabilities |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 14) |
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Stockholders’ equity: |
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Common shares, no par value; Authorized shares: unlimited; Issued and outstanding: |
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Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NOVANTA INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands of U.S. dollars or shares, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
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Revenue |
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Cost of revenue |
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Gross profit |
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development and engineering |
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Restructuring, acquisition, and related costs |
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Total operating expenses |
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Operating income |
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Interest income (expense), net |
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Income before income taxes |
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Income tax provision (benefit) |
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Consolidated net income |
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Earnings per common share (Note 4): |
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Basic |
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Diluted |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic |
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Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NOVANTA INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(In thousands of U.S. dollars)
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Consolidated net income |
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Other comprehensive income (loss): |
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Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax (1) |
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Pension liability adjustments, net of tax (2) |
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Total other comprehensive income (loss) |
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Total consolidated comprehensive income (loss) |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NOVANTA INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In thousands of U.S. dollars or shares)
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Three Months Ended April 2, 2021 |
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Balance at December 31, 2020 |
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Consolidated net income |
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Common shares issued under stock plans |
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Common shares withheld for taxes on vested stock awards |
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Share-based compensation |
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Balance at April 2, 2021 |
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Three Months Ended April 3, 2020 |
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Balance at December 31, 2019 |
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Consolidated net income |
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Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax |
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Balance at April 3, 2020 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NOVANTA INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Consolidated net income |
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Adjustments to reconcile consolidated net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Provision for inventory excess and obsolescence |
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Changes in assets and liabilities which (used)/provided cash, excluding effects from business acquisitions: |
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Accounts payable, income taxes payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Repurchases of common shares |
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Payment of contingent consideration related to an acquisition |
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Purchase of building under finance lease |
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period |
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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Cash paid for interest |
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Cash paid for income taxes |
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Income tax refunds received |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
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Novanta Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “Novanta”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”) is a leading global supplier of core technology solutions that give medical and advanced industrial original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) a competitive advantage. Novanta combines deep proprietary technology expertise and competencies in photonics, vision and precision motion with a proven ability to solve complex technical challenges. This enables Novanta to engineer core components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance, tailored to the customers’ demanding applications.
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in United States (“U.S.”) dollars and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), the instructions to Form 10-Q and the provisions of Regulation S-X pertaining to interim financial statements. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. have been condensed or omitted. The interim consolidated financial statements and notes included in this report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. In the opinion of management, these interim consolidated financial statements include all adjustments and accruals of a normal and recurring nature necessary to fairly state the results of the interim periods presented. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year or for any future periods.
The Company’s unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are prepared for each quarterly period ending on the Friday closest to the end of the calendar quarter, with the exception of the fourth quarter which always ends on December 31.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the dates of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed on an on-going basis and the effects of revisions are reflected in the period in which such revisions are deemed to be necessary. The Company evaluates its estimates based on historical experience, current conditions, including estimated economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, and various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The accounting estimates assessed included, but were not limited to, the Company’s allowance for doubtful accounts and credit losses, inventory and related reserves and the carrying value of goodwill and other long-lived assets. While there was not a material change to the consolidated financial statements related to these estimates as of and for the three months ended April 2, 2021, the Company’s future assessment of the magnitude and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other factors, could result in material impacts to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in future reporting periods.
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NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The following table provides a brief description of recent Accounting Standards Updates (“ASU”) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”):
|
Standard |
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Description |
|
Effective Date |
|
Effect on the Financial Statements or Other Significant Matters |
|
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes.” |
|
ASU 2019-12 simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740, “Income Taxes”, including: (i) the exception to the incremental approach for intraperiod tax allocation when there is a loss from continuing operations and income or a gain from other items; (ii) the exception to the requirement to recognize a deferred tax liability for equity method investments when a foreign subsidiary becomes an equity method investment (or vice-versa); and (iii) the exception for calculating income taxes in an interim period when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year. ASU 2019-12 also simplifies GAAP for other areas of ASC 740 by clarifying and amending the existing guidance.
|
|
January 1, 2021. Early adoption is permitted. |
|
The adoption of ASU 2019-12 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements |
|
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference rate reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the effects of reference rate reform on financial reporting.” |
|
ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. |
|
Upon issuance. ASU 2020-04 is elective. |
|
The Company does not expect the impact of ASU 2020-04 to be material to its consolidated financial statements. |
2. Revenue
The Company recognizes revenue when control of promised goods or services is transferred to customers. The transfer of control generally occurs upon shipment when title and risk of loss pass to the customer. The vast majority of the Company’s revenue is generated from the sale of distinct products. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for such products, which is generally at contractually stated prices. Sales taxes and value added taxes collected concurrently with revenue generating activities are excluded from revenue.
Performance Obligations
Substantially all of the Company’s revenue is recognized at a point in time, upon shipment, rather than over time.
At the request of its customers, the Company may perform professional services, generally for the maintenance and repair of products previously sold to those customers and for engineering services. Professional services for the maintenance and repair of products are typically short in duration, mostly less than
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NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
The related revenue is recognized at a point in time when control transfers to the customer upon completion of professional services. The consideration expected to be received in exchange for such services is typically the contractually stated amount. Certain engineering services are longer in duration and the related revenue is recognized over time, as the Company has a right to consideration from a customer, based on the corresponding value to the customer from the Company’s performance completed to date. Professional services aggregate to less than
The Company occasionally sells separately priced non-standard/extended warranty services or preventative maintenance plans with the sale of products. The transfer of control over the service plans is over time. The Company recognizes the related revenue ratably over the terms of the service plans. The transaction price of a contract is allocated to each performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price. Standalone selling prices are generally determined based on the prices charged to customers or using the expected cost plus a margin.
Shipping & Handling Costs
The Company accounts for shipping and handling activities that occur after the transfer of control over the related goods as fulfillment activities rather than performance obligations. The shipping and handling fees charged to customers are recognized as revenue and the related costs are recorded in cost of revenue at the time of transfer of control.
Warranties
Practical Expedients and Exemptions
The Company expenses incremental direct costs of obtaining a contract when incurred if the expected amortization period is one year or less. These costs are recorded within selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations.
The Company does not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a financing component because the transfer of a promised good to a customer and the customer’s payment for that good are typically one year or less. The Company does not disclose the value of the remaining performance obligation for contracts with an original expected length of one year or less.
Contract Liabilities
Contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue and advance payments from customers, including amounts that are refundable. These contract liabilities are classified as either current or long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet based on the timing of when the Company expects to recognize the related revenue. As of April 2, 2021 and December 31, 2020, contract liabilities were $
Disaggregated Revenue
See Note 15 for the Company’s disaggregation of revenue by segment, geography and end market.
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NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
3. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss was as follows (in thousands):
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Total Accumulated |
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Other |
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Cumulative |
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Pension |
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Comprehensive |
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Translation |
|
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Liability |
|
|||
|
|
Loss |
|
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Adjustments |
|
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Adjustments |
|
|||
|
Balance at December 31, 2020 |
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at April 2, 2021 |
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
( |
) |
The amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss were included in other income (expense) in the consolidated statements of operations.
4. Earnings per Common Share
Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing consolidated net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
For diluted earnings per common share, the denominator includes the dilutive effect of outstanding common share equivalents. For the three months ended April 2, 2021 and April 3, 2020, respectively, weighted average shares outstanding for the diluted earnings per common share included the dilutive effect of outstanding restricted stock units, stock options, and total shareholder return performance-based restricted stock units, determined using the treasury stock method. The dilutive effects of market-based contingently issuable shares are included in the weighted average common share calculation based on the number of shares, if any, that would be issuable as of the end of the reporting period, assuming the end of the reporting period is also the end of the performance period. Dilutive effects of attainment-based contingently issuable shares granted to the former Laser Quantum Limited (“Laser Quantum”) noncontrolling interest shareholders, non-GAAP EPS performance-based restricted stock units and operating cash flow performance-based restricted stock units are included in the weighted average common share calculation when the performance targets have been achieved based on the cumulative achievement against the performance targets as of the end of each reporting period.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share (amounts in thousands, except per share data):
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Three Months Ended |
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April 2, |
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April 3, |
|
||
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2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Numerators: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated net income |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominators: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding— basic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dilutive potential common shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding— diluted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Antidilutive potential common shares excluded from above |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per Common Share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Diluted |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
For the three months ended April 2, 2021,
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NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
considered contingently issuable shares and were excluded from the calculation of the denominator as the contingent conditions had not been met as of April 2, 2021.
For the three months ended April 3, 2020,
5. Fair Value Measurements
ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements,” establishes a fair value hierarchy based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the third is considered unobservable:
|
|
• |
Level 1: Quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets which the Company can access |
|
|
• |
Level 2: Observable inputs other than those described in Level 1 |
|
|
• |
Level 3: Unobservable inputs |
Current Assets and Liabilities
The Company’s cash equivalents are highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, which represent an asset the Company measures at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company determines the fair value of cash equivalents using a market approach based on quoted prices in active markets. The fair values of cash, accounts receivable, income taxes receivable, accounts payable, income taxes payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate their carrying values because of their short-term nature.
Foreign Currency Contracts
The Company addresses market risks from changes in foreign currency exchange rates through a risk management program that includes the use of derivative financial instruments to mitigate certain balance sheet foreign currency transaction exposures. The Company uses foreign currency forward contracts as a part of its strategy to manage exposures related to foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities. The fair value of these foreign currency forward contracts is reported either in other current assets or in other current liabilities as of the end of the period.
Contingent Considerations
On July 31, 2019, the Company acquired ARGES GmbH (“ARGES”). Under the purchase and sale agreement for the ARGES acquisition, the former owner of ARGES is eligible to receive contingent consideration based on the achievement of certain revenue targets by the Company from August 2019 through December 2026. The undiscounted range of possible contingent consideration is
On April 16, 2019, the Company acquired Ingenia CAT, S.L. (“Ingenia”). Under the purchase and sale agreement for the Ingenia acquisition, the shareholders of Ingenia are eligible to receive contingent consideration based on the achievement of certain revenue targets by the Company from April 2019 through March 2022. The undiscounted range of possible contingent consideration is
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NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
operations in restructuring, acquisition, and related costs until the liability is fully settled. Based on the revenue performance as of April 2, 2021 and the most recent revenue projections for fiscal years 2021 and 2022, the fair value of the contingent consideration was adjusted to €
On
Summary by Fair Value Hierarchy
The following table summarizes the fair values of the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of April 2, 2021 (in thousands):
|
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|
|
|
|
Quoted Prices in |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Significant Other |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Active Markets for |
|
|
Significant Other |
|
|
Unobservable |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Identical Assets |
|
|
Observable Inputs |
|
|
Inputs |
|
|||
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
(Level 1) |
|
|
(Level 2) |
|
|
(Level 3) |
|
||||
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency forward contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent considerations - Current |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Foreign currency forward contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Other liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent considerations - Long-term |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
11
NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
The following table summarizes the fair values of the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2020 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quoted Prices in |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Significant Other |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Active Markets for |
|
|
Significant Other |
|
|
Unobservable |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Identical Assets |
|
|
Observable Inputs |
|
|
Inputs |
|
|||
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
(Level 1) |
|
|
(Level 2) |
|
|
(Level 3) |
|
||||
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash equivalents |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency forward contracts |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent considerations - Current |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Foreign currency forward contracts |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Other liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent considerations - Long-term |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Changes in the fair value of Level 3 contingent considerations during the three months ended April 2, 2021 were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Contingent Considerations |
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2020 |
$ |
|
|
|
Payments |
|
( |
) |
|
Fair value adjustments |
|
|
|
|
Effect of foreign exchange rates |
|
( |
) |
|
Balance at April 2, 2021 |
$ |
|
|
The following table provides qualitative information associated with the fair value measurement of the Company’s Level 3 liabilities:
|
Liability |
|
April 2, 2021 Fair Value (in thousands) |
|
Valuation Technique |
|
Unobservable Inputs |
|
Percentage Applied |
|
|
Contingent consideration (ARGES) |
|
$ |
|
Monte Carlo method |
|
Historical and projected revenues from August 2019 through December 2026 |
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue volatility |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount rate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent consideration (Ingenia) |
|
$ |
|
Monte Carlo method |
|
Historical and projected revenues from April 2019 through March 2022 |
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue volatility |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of debt |
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
Discount rate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent consideration (Other) |
|
$ |
|
Discounted cash flow method |
|
Historical and projected revenues for fiscal years 2018 to 2021 |
|
N/A |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue discount rate |
|
|
|
Increases or decreases in the unobservable inputs noted above would result in a higher or lower fair value measurement.
12
NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
See Note 9 to Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the estimated fair value of the Company’s outstanding debt.
6.
The Company addresses market risks from changes in foreign currency exchange rates through a risk management program that includes the use of derivative financial instruments to mitigate certain foreign currency transaction exposures from future settlement of non-functional currency monetary assets and liabilities as of the end of a period. The Company does not enter into derivative transactions for speculative purposes. Gains and losses on derivative financial instruments substantially offset losses and gains on the underlying hedged exposures. Furthermore, the Company manages its exposures to counterparty risks on derivative instruments by entering into contracts with a diversified group of major financial institutions and by actively monitoring outstanding positions.
As of April 2, 2021, the aggregate notional amount and fair value of the Company’s foreign currency forward contracts was $
The Company recognized an aggregate net gain of $
7. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill
Goodwill is recorded when the consideration for a business combination exceeds the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired. The Company tests its goodwill balances for impairment annually as of the beginning of the second quarter or more frequently if indicators are present or changes in circumstances suggest that an impairment may exist. The Company performed the most recent annual goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset impairment test as of the beginning of the second quarter of 2020 and noted
The following table summarizes changes in goodwill during the three months ended April 2, 2021 (in thousands):
|
Balance at beginning of the period |
$ |
|
|
|
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes |
|
( |
) |
|
Balance at end of the period |
$ |
|
|
Goodwill by reportable segment as of April 2, 2021 was as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Reportable Segment |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
Photonics |
|
|
Vision |
|
|
Precision Motion |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
|
Goodwill |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Accumulated impairment of goodwill |
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
Total |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Goodwill by reportable segment as of December 31, 2020 was as follows (in thousands):
|
|
Reportable Segment |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
Photonics |
|
|
Vision |
|
|
Precision Motion |
|
|
Total |
|
||||
|
Goodwill |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Accumulated impairment of goodwill |
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
Total |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
13
NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets as of April 2, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, are summarized as follows (in thousands):
|
|
April 2, 2021 |
|
|
December 31, 2020 |
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Gross Carrying Amount |
|
|
Accumulated Amortization |
|
|
Net Carrying Amount |
|
|
Gross Carrying Amount |
|
|
Accumulated Amortization |
|
|
Net Carrying Amount |
|
||||||
|
Amortizable intangible assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Patents and developed technologies |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
Customer relationships |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Trademarks and trade names |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Amortizable intangible assets |
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-amortizable intangible assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade names |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
13,027 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
13,027 |
|
|
Totals |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
All definite-lived intangible assets are amortized either on a straight-line basis or an economic benefit basis over their remaining estimated useful life. Amortization expense for patents and developed technologies is included in cost of revenue in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Amortization expense for customer relationships and definite-lived trademarks, trade names and other intangibles is included in operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
April 3, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Amortization expense – cost of revenue |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Amortization expense – operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total amortization expense |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Estimated amortization expense for each of the five succeeding years and thereafter as of April 2, 2021 was as follows (in thousands):
|
Year Ending December 31, |
|
Cost of Revenue |
|
|
Operating Expenses |
|
|
Total |
|
|||
|
2021 (remainder of year) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thereafter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
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NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
8. Supplementary Balance Sheet Information
The following tables provide the details of selected balance sheet items as of the periods indicated (in thousands):
Inventories
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Raw materials |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Work-in-process |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finished goods |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Demo and consigned inventory |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total inventories |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Accrued compensation and benefits |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Accrued warranty |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contract liabilities, current portion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance lease obligations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued earn-out and contingent considerations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Accrued Warranty
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
April 3, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Balance at beginning of the period |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Provision charged to cost of revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Use of provision |
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
Foreign currency exchange rate changes |
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
Balance at end of the period |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Other Long Term Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Finance lease obligations |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Accrued pension liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued contingent considerations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
15
NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
9. Debt
Debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Senior Credit Facilities – term loan |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs |
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
Total current portion of long-term debt |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Credit Facilities – term loan |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Senior Credit Facilities – revolving credit facility |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs |
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
Total long-term debt |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Senior Credit Facilities |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Senior Credit Facilities
On December 31, 2019, the Company entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the “Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) with existing lenders for an aggregate credit facility of $
On March 27, 2020, the Company entered into an amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and exercised a portion of the uncommitted accordion feature. The First Amendment increased the revolving credit facility commitment under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by $
The outstanding principal balance under the term loan facility is payable in
The Company is required to satisfy certain financial and non-financial covenants under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. The Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default. The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of April 2, 2021.
Liens
The Company’s obligations under the Senior Credit Facilities are secured, on a senior basis, by a lien on substantially all of the assets of Novanta Inc.
Fair Value of Debt
As of April 2, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the outstanding balance of the Company’s debt approximated its fair value based on current rates available to the Company for debt of similar maturities. The fair value of the Company’s debt is classified as Level 2 under the fair value hierarchy.
16
NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
10. Leases
Most leases held by the Company expire between
The following table summarizes the components of lease costs (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
April 3, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Operating lease cost |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Finance lease cost |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of right-of-use assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest on lease liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Variable lease cost |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total lease cost |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
The following table provides additional details of balance sheet information related to the Company’s leases (in thousands, except lease term and discount rate):
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Operating leases |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating lease right-of-use assets |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current portion of operating lease liabilities |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Operating lease liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total operating lease liabilities |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance leases |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, gross |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
Finance lease assets included in property, plant and equipment, net |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Other liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total finance lease liabilities |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating leases |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance leases |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average discount rate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating leases |
|
|
% |
|
|
|
% |
|
Finance leases |
|
% |
|
|
|
% |
|
17
NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
The following table provides additional details of cash flow information related to the Company’s leases (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
April 3, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Cash paid for amounts included in lease liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating cash flows from finance leases |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Operating cash flows from operating leases |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Financing cash flows from finance leases |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Supplemental non-cash information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
During the three months ended April 2, 2021, the Company paid $
Future minimum lease payments under operating and finance leases expiring subsequent to April 2, 2021, including operating leases associated with facilities that have been vacated as a result of the Company’s restructuring actions, are summarized as follows (in thousands):
|
Year Ending December 31, |
Operating Leases |
|
|
Finance Leases |
|
||
|
2021 (remainder of year) |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2025 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thereafter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total minimum lease payments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: Interest |
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
Present value of lease liabilities |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
11. Common Shares and Share-Based Compensation
Common Share Repurchases
In October 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a share repurchase plan (the “2018 Repurchase Plan”) authorizing the repurchase of $
18
NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
Share-Based Compensation Expense
The table below summarizes share-based compensation expense recorded in the consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
April 3, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Selling, general and administrative |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Research and development and engineering |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total share-based compensation expense |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Share-based compensation expense reported in selling, general and administrative expenses included expenses related to restricted stock units and deferred stock units granted to the members of the Company’s Board of Directors of $
Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units
The Company’s restricted stock units (“RSUs”) have generally been issued with vesting periods ranging from zero to
Deferred stock units (“DSUs”) are granted to the members of the Company’s Board of Directors. Compensation expense associated with the DSUs is recognized in full on the date of grant, as the DSUs are fully vested and non-forfeitable upon grant. There were
The table below summarizes activities relating to RSUs and DSUs issued and outstanding under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2010 Incentive Plan during the three months ended April 2, 2021:
|
|
Shares (In thousands) |
|
|
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |
|
||
|
Unvested at December 31, 2020 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Vested |
|
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
Forfeited |
|
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
Unvested at April 2, 2021 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Expected to vest as of April 2, 2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The total fair value of RSUs and DSUs that vested during the three months ended April 2, 2021 was $
Performance Stock Units
The Company typically grants two types of performance-based stock awards to certain members of the executive management team: non-GAAP EPS performance-based restricted stock units (“EPS-PSUs”) and relative total shareholder return performance-based restricted stock units (“TSR-PSUs”). Both types of performance-based restricted stock units generally cliff vest on the first day following the end of the performance period.
The number of common shares to be issued upon settlement following vesting of the EPS-PSUs is determined based on the Company’s cumulative non-GAAP EPS over a three-year performance period against the performance targets established by the Company’s Board of Directors at the time of grant and will be in the range of
19
NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
Company recognizes compensation expense ratably over the performance period based on the number of shares that are deemed probable of vesting at the end of the three-year performance cycle. This probability assessment is performed quarterly and the cumulative effect of a change in the estimated compensation expense, if any, is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations in the period in which such determination is made.
The number of shares to be issued upon settlement following vesting of the TSR-PSUs is determined based on the relative market performance of the Company’s common shares compared to the Russell 2000 Index over a performance period using a payout formula established by the Company’s Board of Directors at the time of grant and will be in the range of
In February 2021, the Company granted operating cash flow performance-based restricted stock units (“OCF-PSUs”) to certain members of the executive management team. Upon completion of the requisite service periods, the OCF-PSUs will vest in two tranches if the Company achieves the cumulative operating cash flow performance target for fiscal years 2021 through 2023 as approved by the Company’s Compensation Committee as of the date of grant. The first
The table below summarizes the activities relating to the performance-based awards issued and outstanding under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2010 Incentive Plan during the three months ended April 2, 2021:
|
|
Shares (In thousands) |
|
|
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |
|
||
|
Unvested at December 31, 2020 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Performance adjustment |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Vested |
|
( |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
Forfeited |
|
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
Unvested at April 2, 2021 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Expected to vest as of April 2, 2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The unvested PSUs are shown at target in the table above. As of April 2, 2021, the maximum number of shares to be earned under these PSU grants was approximately
The performance adjustment shares and vested shares shown in the table above are for performance-based awards granted on February 22, 2018. These awards vested at
The total fair value of PSUs that vested during the three months ended April 2, 2021 was $
20
NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
The fair value of the TSR-PSUs at the date of grant was estimated using the Monte Carlo valuation model with the following assumptions:
|
|
Three Months Ended April 2, 2021 |
|
|
|
Grant-date stock price |
$ |
|
|
|
Expected volatility |
|
|
% |
|
Risk-free interest rate |
|
|
% |
|
Expected annual dividend yield |
|
|
|
|
Fair value |
$ |
|
|
Stock Options
12. Income Taxes
The Company determines its estimated annual effective tax rate at the end of each interim period based on full-year forecasted pre-tax income and facts known at that time. The estimated annual effective tax rate is applied to the year-to-date pre-tax income at the end of each interim period with the cumulative effect of any changes in the estimated annual effective tax rate being recorded in the fiscal quarter in which the change is determined. The tax effect of significant unusual items is reflected in the period in which they occur. Since the Company is incorporated in Canada, it is required to use Canada’s statutory tax rate of
The Company maintains a valuation allowance on balances of certain U.S. state net operating losses and certain non-U.S. tax attributes that the Company has determined are more likely than not to be realized. A valuation allowance is required when, based upon an assessment of various factors, including recent operating loss history, anticipated future earnings, and prudent and reasonable tax planning strategies, it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In conjunction with the Company’s ongoing review of its actual results and anticipated future earnings, the Company continuously reassesses the possibility of releasing the valuation allowance currently in place on its deferred tax assets.
The Company’s effective tax rate of (
The Company’s effective tax rate of (
21
NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
13. Restructuring, Acquisition, and Related Costs
The following table summarizes restructuring, acquisition, and related costs in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
April 3, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
2020 restructuring |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
2019 restructuring |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2018 restructuring |
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total restructuring charges |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition and related charges |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total restructuring, acquisition, and related costs |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
2020 Restructuring
As a result of the Company’s ongoing evaluations and efforts to reduce its operating costs, while improving efficiency and effectiveness, the Company initiated the 2020 restructuring program in the third quarter of 2020. This program is focused on reducing operating complexity in the Company, including reducing infrastructure costs and streamlining the Company’s operating model to better serve its customers. In addition, the program will be focused on cost reduction actions that improve gross margins for the overall company. During the three months ended April 2, 2021, the Company recorded $
The following table summarizes restructuring costs associated with the 2020 restructuring program by reportable segment (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
April 3, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Photonics |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
Vision |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Precision Motion |
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Unallocated Corporate and Shared Services |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Total |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
2019 Restructuring
During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company implemented a restructuring plan intended to realign operations, reduce costs, achieve operational efficiencies and focus resources on growth initiatives (the “2019 restructuring plan”). During the three months ended April 2, 2021, the Company recorded $
2018 Restructuring
During the second quarter of 2018, the Company initiated a program to integrate manufacturing operations as a result of acquisition activities (the “2018 restructuring plan”). The Company did not incur any costs related to the 2018 restructuring plan during the three months ended April 2, 2021. As of April 2, 2021, the Company incurred cumulative costs related to this restructuring plan totaling $
22
NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
Rollforward of Accrued Expenses Related to Restructuring
The following table summarizes the accrual activities, by component, related to the Company’s restructuring plans recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):
|
|
Total |
|
|
Severance |
|
|
Facility |
|
|
Other |
|
||||
|
Balance at December 31, 2020 |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Restructuring charges |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash payments |
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
( |
) |
|
Non-cash charges and other adjustments |
|
( |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
( |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
Balance at April 2, 2021 |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Acquisition and Related Charges
Acquisition costs in connection with business combinations, including finders’ fees, legal, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees, totaled $
14. Commitments and Contingencies
Purchase Commitments
There have been no material changes to the Company’s purchase commitments since December 31, 2020.
Legal Contingencies
In April 2020, the Company received notification of an arbitration demand filed with the American Arbitration Association against a business acquired by the Company in June 2019. The arbitration demand was filed by a contract counterparty to a joint product development agreement entered into by the business before Novanta acquired it. The arbitration demand alleges breach of contract and other claims arising out of allegations that the business failed to engage in required marketing activities for the product developed under the joint product development agreement. The claimant is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, lost profits and other relief. The Company believes that the claims are without merit and no amount has been accrued for in the consolidated financial statements.
The Company is subject to various other legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company reviews the status of each significant matter and assesses the potential financial exposure on a quarterly basis. If the potential loss from any claim or legal proceeding is considered probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated, the Company accrues a liability for the estimated loss. Significant judgment is required in both the determination of probability and the determination as to whether an exposure is reasonably estimable. Because of uncertainties related to these matters, accruals are based only on the best information available as of the date of the consolidated balance sheet. As additional information becomes available, the Company reassesses the potential liability related to any pending claims and litigations and may revise its estimates. When a material loss contingency is reasonably possible but not probable, the Company does not record a liability, but instead discloses the nature and the amount of the claim, and an estimate of the loss or range of loss, if such an estimate can be made. Legal fees are expensed as incurred. The Company does not believe that the outcome of these claims will have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial statements but there can be no assurance that any such claims, or any similar claims, would not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
Guarantees and Indemnifications
In the normal course of its operations, the Company executes agreements that provide for indemnification and guarantees to counterparties in transactions such as business dispositions, sale of assets, sale of products and operating leases. Additionally, the by-laws of the Company require it to indemnify certain current or former directors, officers, and employees of the Company against expenses incurred by them in connection with each proceeding in which they are involved as a result of serving or having served in certain capacities. Indemnification is not available with respect to a proceeding as to which it has been adjudicated that the person did not act in good faith in the reasonable belief that the action was in the best interests of the Company. Certain of the Company’s officers and directors are also a party to indemnification agreements with the Company. These indemnification agreements provide, among other things, that the director and officer shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law against all expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such officer or director in connection with any proceeding by reason of his or her relationship with the Company. In addition, the indemnification agreements provide for the advancement of expenses incurred by such director or officer in connection with any proceeding covered by the indemnification agreement, subject to the conditions set forth therein and to the extent such advancement is not prohibited by law. The indemnification agreements also set out the procedures for determining entitlement to indemnification, the requirements relating to notice and defense of claims for which indemnification is sought, the procedures for enforcement of indemnification rights, the limitations on and exclusions from indemnification, and the minimum levels of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance to be maintained by the Company.
15. Segment Information
Reportable Segments
The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) utilizes financial information to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the entire Company. The Company evaluates the performance of, and allocates resources to, its segments based on revenue, gross profit and operating profit. The Company’s reportable segments have been identified based on commonality and adjacency of technologies, applications and customers amongst the Company’s individual product lines. The Company determined that disclosing revenue by specific product was impracticable due to the highly customized and extensive portfolio of technologies offered to customers.
Based upon the information provided to the CODM, the Company has determined that it operates in
Photonics
The Photonics segment designs, manufactures and markets photonics-based solutions, including laser scanning, laser beam delivery, CO2 laser, solid state laser, ultrafast laser, and optical light engine products to customers worldwide. The segment serves highly demanding photonics-based applications for advanced industrial processes, metrology, medical and life science imaging, DNA sequencing, and medical laser procedures. The vast majority of the segment’s product offerings are sold to OEM customers. The segment sells these products both directly, utilizing a highly technical sales force, and indirectly, through resellers and distributors.
Vision
The Vision segment designs, manufactures and markets a range of medical grade technologies, including medical insufflators, pumps and related disposables; visualization solutions; wireless, recorder and video integration technologies for operating room integrations; optical data collection and machine vision technologies; radio frequency identification (“RFID”) technologies; thermal chart recorders; spectrometry technologies; and embedded touch screen solutions. The vast majority of the segment’s product offerings are sold to OEM customers. The segment sells these products both directly, utilizing a highly technical sales force, and indirectly, through resellers and distributors.
Precision Motion
The Precision Motion segment designs, manufactures and markets optical and inductive encoders, precision motor and motion control sub-assemblies, servo drives, air bearings, and air bearing spindles to customers worldwide. The vast majority of the
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NOVANTA INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
segment’s product offerings are sold to OEM customers. The segment sells these products both directly, utilizing a highly technical sales force, and indirectly, through resellers and distributors.
Reportable Segment Financial Information
Revenue, gross profit, gross profit margin, operating income (loss), and depreciation and amortization expenses by reportable segment were as follows (in thousands, except percentage data):
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Three Months Ended |
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April 2, |
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April 3, |
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Revenue |
2021 |
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2020 |
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Photonics |
$ |
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|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Vision |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Precision Motion |
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|
|
|
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|
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Total |
$ |
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$ |
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Three Months Ended |
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April 2, |
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April 3, |
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Gross Profit |
2021 |
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2020 |
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|
Photonics |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Vision |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Precision Motion |
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|
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Unallocated Corporate and Shared Services |
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( |
) |
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|
( |
) |
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Total |
$ |
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$ |
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Three Months Ended |
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April 2, |
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April 3, |
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|
Gross Profit Margin |
2021 |
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2020 |
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Photonics |
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|
% |
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|
% |
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Vision |
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|
% |
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% |
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Precision Motion |
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% |
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% |
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Total |
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% |
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% |
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Three Months Ended |
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April 2, |
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April 3, |
|
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|
Operating Income (Loss) |
2021 |
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|
2020 |
|
||
|
Photonics |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Vision |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Precision Motion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Unallocated Corporate and Shared Services |
|
( |
) |
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|
( |
) |
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Total |
$ |
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|
|
$ |
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|
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Three Months Ended |
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April 2, |
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April 3, |
|
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Depreciation and Amortization Expenses |
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Photonics |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Vision |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Precision Motion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unallocated Corporate and Shared Services |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
AS OF APRIL 2, 2021
(Unaudited)
Revenue by Geography
The Company aggregates geographic revenue based on the customer location where products are shipped to. Revenue from these customers was as follows (in thousands):
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Three Months Ended |
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|
April 2, |
|
|
April 3, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
United States |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
Germany |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rest of Europe |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
China |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rest of Asia-Pacific |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
The majority of revenue from our Photonics, Vision and Precision Motion segments is generated from sales to customers within the United States and Europe. Each segment also generates revenue across the other geographies, with no significant concentration of any segment’s remaining revenue.
Revenue by End Market
The Company primarily operates in
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Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
April 3, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Medical |
|
|
% |
|
|
|
% |
|
Advanced Industrial |
|
|
% |
|
|
|
% |
|
Total |
|
|
% |
|
|
|
% |
The majority of revenue from the Photonics and Precision Motion segments is generated from sales to customers in the advanced industrial market. The majority of revenue from the Vision segment is generated from sales to customers in the medical market.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The MD&A contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In addition to historical financial information, the following discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the anticipated impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, our financial results and our financial condition; our belief that the Purchasing Managers Index (“PMI”) may provide an indication of the impact of general economic conditions on our sales into the advanced industrial end market; our strategy; anticipated financial performance; expected liquidity and capitalization; drivers of revenue growth and our growth expectations in various markets; management’s plans and objectives for future operations, expenditures and product development and investments in research and development; business prospects; potential of future product releases and expansion of our product and service offerings; anticipated revenue performance; industry trends; market conditions; our competitive positions; changes in economic and political conditions; changes in accounting principles; changes in actual or assumed tax liabilities; expectations regarding tax exposures; anticipated reinvestment of future earnings and dividend policy; anticipated expenditures in regard to the Company’s benefit plans; future acquisitions; integration and anticipated benefits from acquisitions and dispositions; anticipated economic benefits, costs and timelines of restructuring programs; ability to repay our indebtedness; our intentions regarding the use of cash; expectations regarding legal and regulatory environmental requirements and our compliance thereto; and other statements that are not historical facts. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including, but not limited to, the following: economic and political conditions and the effects of these conditions on our customers’ businesses and level of business activities; our significant dependence upon our customers’ capital expenditures, which are subject to cyclical market fluctuations; our dependence upon our ability to respond to fluctuations in product demand; our ability to continually innovate and successfully commercialize our innovations; failure to introduce new products in a timely manner; customer order timing and other similar factors beyond our control; disruptions or breaches in security of our information technology systems; our failure to comply with data privacy regulations; changes in interest rates, credit ratings or foreign currency exchange rates; risks associated with our operations in foreign countries; risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and other events outside our control; our increased use of outsourcing in foreign countries; risks associated with increased outsourcing of components manufacturing; our exposure to increased tariffs, trade restrictions or taxes on our products; negative effects on global economic conditions, financial markets and our business as a result of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union; violations of our intellectual property rights and our ability to protect our intellectual property against infringement by third parties; risk of losing our competitive advantage; our failure to successfully integrate recent and future acquisitions into our business; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; our restructuring and realignment activities and disruptions to our operations as a result of consolidation of our operations; product defects or problems integrating our products with other vendors’ products; disruptions in the supply of certain key components or other goods from our suppliers; our failure to accurately forecast component and raw material requirements leading to excess inventories or delays in the delivery of our products; production difficulties and product delivery delays or disruptions; our exposure to medical device regulations, which may impede or hinder the approval or sale of our products and, in some cases, may ultimately result in an inability to obtain approval of certain products or may result in the recall or seizure of previously approved products; potential penalties for violating foreign, U.S. federal, and state healthcare laws and regulations; changes in governmental regulations affecting our business or products; our compliance, or failure to comply, with environmental regulations; our failure to implement new information technology systems and software successfully; our failure to realize the full value of our intangible assets; our exposure to the credit risk of some of our customers and in weakened markets; our reliance on third party distribution channels; being subject to U.S. federal income taxation even though we are a non-U.S. corporation; changes in tax laws, and fluctuations in our effective tax rates; any need for additional capital to adequately respond to business challenges or opportunities and repay or refinance our existing indebtedness, which may not be available on acceptable terms or at all; our existing indebtedness limiting our ability to engage in certain activities; volatility in the market price for our common shares; and our failure to maintain appropriate internal controls in the future. Other important risk factors that could affect the outcome of the events set forth in these statements and that could affect the Company’s operating results and financial condition are discussed in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 under the heading “Risk Factors” as updated in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the words “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “future,” “could,” “estimates,” “plans,” “would,” “should,” “potential,” “continues,” and similar words or expressions (as well as other words or expressions referencing future events, conditions or circumstances) identify forward-looking statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Management and the Company disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any such statement to reflect any change in its expectations or in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statements may be based, or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, except as required under applicable law.
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Accounting Period
The interim financial statements of Novanta Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our”) are prepared for each quarterly period ending on the Friday closest to the end of the calendar quarter, with the exception of the fourth quarter which always ends on December 31.
Business Overview
We are a leading global supplier of core technology solutions that give medical and advanced industrial original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) a competitive advantage. We combine deep proprietary technology expertise and competencies in photonics, vision and precision motion with a proven ability to solve complex technical challenges. This enables us to engineer core components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance, tailored to our customers' demanding applications.
Reportable Segments
We operate in three reportable segments: Photonics, Vision, and Precision Motion. The reportable segments and their principal activities consist of the following:
Photonics
Our Photonics segment designs, manufactures and markets photonics-based solutions, including laser scanning, laser beam delivery, CO2 laser, solid state laser, ultrafast laser, and optical light engine products to customers worldwide. The segment serves highly demanding photonics-based applications for advanced industrial processes, metrology, medical and life science imaging, DNA sequencing, and medical laser procedures. The vast majority of the segment’s product offerings are sold to OEM customers. The segment sells these products both directly, utilizing a highly technical sales force, and indirectly, through resellers and distributors.
Vision
Our Vision segment designs, manufactures and markets a range of medical grade technologies, including medical insufflators, pumps and related disposables; visualization solutions; wireless, recorder and video integration technologies for operating room integrations; optical data collection and machine vision technologies; radio frequency identification (“RFID”) technologies; thermal chart recorders; spectrometry technologies, and embedded touch screen solutions. The vast majority of the segment’s product offerings are sold to OEM customers. The segment sells these products both directly, utilizing a highly technical sales force, and indirectly, through resellers and distributors.
Precision Motion
Our Precision Motion segment designs, manufactures and markets optical and inductive encoders, precision motor and motion control sub-assemblies, servo drives, air bearings, and air bearing spindles to customers worldwide. The vast majority of the segment’s product offerings are sold to OEM customers. The segment sells these products both directly, utilizing a highly technical sales force, and indirectly, through resellers and distributors.
End Markets
We primarily operate in two end markets: the medical market and the advanced industrial market.
Medical Market
For the three months ended April 2, 2021, the medical market accounted for approximately 55% of our revenue. Revenue from our products sold to the medical market is generally affected by hospital and other healthcare provider capital spending, growth rates of surgical procedures, changes in regulatory requirements and laws, aggregation of purchasing by healthcare networks, changes in technology requirements, timing of OEM customers’ product development and new product launches, changes in customer or patient preferences, and general demographic trends.
Advanced Industrial Market
For the three months ended April 2, 2021, the advanced industrial market accounted for approximately 45% of our revenue. Revenue from our products sold to the advanced industrial market is affected by a number of factors, including changing technology requirements and preferences of our customers, productivity or quality investments in a manufacturing environment, the financial
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condition of our customers, changes in regulatory requirements and laws, and general economic conditions. We believe that the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) on manufacturing activities specific to different regions around the world may provide an indication of the impact of general economic conditions on our sales into the advanced industrial market.
Strategy
Our strategy is to drive sustainable, profitable growth through short-term and long-term initiatives, including:
|
|
• |
disciplined focus on our diversified business model of providing components and sub-systems to long life-cycle OEM customer platforms in attractive medical and advanced industrial niche markets; |
|
|
• |
improving our business mix to increase medical sales as a percentage of total revenue by: |
|
|
- |
introducing new products aimed at attractive medical applications, such as minimally invasive and robotic surgery, ophthalmology, patient monitoring, drug delivery, clinical laboratory testing and life science equipment; |
|
|
- |
deepening our key account management relationships with and driving cross selling of our product offerings to leading medical equipment manufacturers; and |
|
|
- |
pursuing complementary medical technology acquisitions; |
|
|
• |
increasing our penetration of high growth advanced industrial applications, such as laser materials processing, robotics, laser additive manufacturing, automation and metrology, by working closely with OEM customers to launch application specific products that closely match the requirements of each application; |
|
|
• |
broadening our portfolio of enabling proprietary technologies and capabilities through increased investment in new product development, and investments in application development to further penetrate existing customers, while expanding the applicability of our solutions to new markets; |
|
|
• |
broadening our product and service offerings through the acquisition of innovative and complementary technologies and solutions in medical and advanced industrial technology applications, including increasing our recurring revenue streams such as services, spare parts and consumables; |
|
|
• |
expanding sales and marketing channels to reach new target customers; |
|
|
• |
improving our existing operations to expand profit margins and improve customer satisfaction by implementing lean manufacturing principles, strategic sourcing across our major production sites; and optimizing and limiting the growth of our fixed cost base; and |
|
|
• |
attracting, retaining, and developing world-class talented and motivated employees. |
Significant Events and Updates
Impact of COVID-19 on Our Business
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have taken proactive, aggressive actions to protect the health and safety of our employees. We established steering committees at both the corporate level and at each of our facilities to provide leadership for and manage our COVID-19 risk mitigation actions and countermeasures. We have provided frequent employee communications that include guidance and updates to our employees with regards to COVID-19 safety procedures and status. We established rigorous safety measures in all of our facilities, including implementing social distancing protocols, requiring working from home for those employees that do not need to be physically present on the manufacturing floor or in our facilities to perform their work, suspending travel, spreading production over more shifts, implementing temperature checks at the entrances to our facilities, frequently disinfecting our workspaces, and providing masks to those employees who must be physically present in our facilities. We expect to continue these measures until we determine that the COVID-19 pandemic is adequately contained for purposes of our business. In connection with our COVID-19 remediation actions, we have incurred additional costs to protect the health of our employees, including investments in technologies and monitoring equipment and weekly testing for COVID-19 at certain locations. We expect such costs to continue to be significant to our cost of operations. We may take further actions as government authorities require or recommend or as we determine to be in the best interest of our employees.
The outbreak has significantly increased economic and demand uncertainty. The spread of COVID-19 has caused a global economic slowdown and a global recession. Even as governmental restrictions are relaxed and economies gradually, partially or fully, reopen, the ongoing economic impacts and health concerns associated with COVID-19 may continue to affect customer demand.
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Through April 2, 2021, we experienced limited disruptions to our supply chain as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We regularly monitor the manufacturing output of companies in our supply chain. Disruptions on our suppliers or sub-suppliers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent electronics and other material shortages could cause further challenges in our ability to obtain raw materials or components required to manufacture our products, adversely affecting our operations.
To mitigate the risk of any potential supply interruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic and electronics and other material shortages, we are identifying alternative suppliers, sourcing raw materials from different supplier locations, modifying our designs to allow for alternative components to be used without compromising quality or performance, and taking other actions to ensure our supply of raw materials. Although we are mitigating potential supply interruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic and electronics and other material shortages, if certain suppliers cannot produce a key part or component for us, or if the receipt of certain materials is otherwise delayed, we may miss our scheduled shipment deadlines and our relationship with customers may be harmed.
Additionally, restrictions on or disruptions of transportation, such as reduced availability of air transports, port closures and increased border controls or closures, have resulted in higher costs and delays, both for obtaining raw materials from suppliers and for shipping finished products to customers.
COVID-19 has caused inflation pressures on the market prices for certain of our primary raw materials as well as increases in the costs of freight, packaging, energy and other consumables that are used in our manufacturing processes. We have generally been able to offset increases in these costs through various productivity and cost reduction initiatives, as well as adjusting our selling prices to pass through some of these higher costs to our customers; however, our ability to raise our selling prices depends on market conditions and competitive dynamics. Given the timing of our actions compared to the timing of these inflationary pressures, there may be periods during which we are unable to fully recover increases in our costs.
Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended April 2, 2021 Compared with the Three Months Ended April 3, 2020
The following table sets forth our unaudited results of operations as a percentage of revenue for the periods indicated:
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
April 3, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Revenue |
|
100.0 |
% |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
Cost of revenue |
|
57.7 |
|
|
|
58.5 |
|
|
Gross profit |
|
42.3 |
|
|
|
41.5 |
|
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Research and development and engineering |
|
11.5 |
|
|
|
9.9 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
19.5 |
|
|
|
19.8 |
|
|
Amortization of purchased intangible assets |
|
2.2 |
|
|
|
2.2 |
|
|
Restructuring, acquisition, and related costs |
|
2.3 |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
Total operating expenses |
|
35.5 |
|
|
|
33.0 |
|
|
Operating income |
|
6.8 |
|
|
|
8.5 |
|
|
Interest income (expense), net |
|
(0.9 |
) |
|
|
(1.1 |
) |
|
Foreign exchange transaction gains (losses), net |
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
Other income (expense), net |
|
(0.0 |
) |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
Income before income taxes |
|
5.7 |
|
|
|
7.7 |
|
|
Income tax provision |
|
(1.2 |
) |
|
|
(0.0 |
) |
|
Consolidated net income |
|
6.9 |
% |
|
|
7.7 |
% |
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Overview of Financial Results
Total revenue of $162.6 million for the three months ended April 2, 2021 increased $7.1 million, or 4.6%, from the prior year period primarily due to increased demand in the advanced industrial market related to microelectronics and as a result of increases in industrial manufacturing spending, partially offset by a decrease in demand in the medical market as a result of deferrals of elective surgical procedures during COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, foreign currency exchange rates positively impacted our revenue by $5.4 million, or 3.5%, for the three months ended April 2, 2021.
Operating income of $11.1 million for the three months ended April 2, 2021 decreased $2.2 million, or 16.2%, from the prior year period. This decrease was primarily attributable to an increase in Research and Development and Engineering (“R&D”) expense of $3.3 million and restructuring, acquisition, and related cost of $2.1 million, partially offset by an increase in gross profit of $4.3 million primarily attributable to higher revenue.
Basic earnings per common share (“Basic EPS”) of $0.32 for the three months ended April 2, 2021 decreased $0.02 from the prior year period. Diluted earnings per common share (“Diluted EPS”) of $0.32 for the three months ended April 2, 2021 decreased $0.02 from the prior year period. The decreases were primarily attributable to a decrease in operating income, offset by a decrease in income tax expense.
Revenue
The following table sets forth external revenue by reportable segment for the periods noted (dollars in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
April 3, |
|
|
Increase |
|
|
Percentage |
|
||||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
|
(Decrease) |
|
|
Change |
|
||||
|
Photonics |
$ |
58,493 |
|
|
$ |
55,140 |
|
|
$ |
3,353 |
|
|
|
6.1 |
% |
|
Vision |
|
67,636 |
|
|
|
69,008 |
|
|
|
(1,372 |
) |
|
|
(2.0 |
)% |
|
Precision Motion |
|
36,455 |
|
|
|
31,320 |
|
|
|
5,135 |
|
|
|
16.4 |
% |
|
Total |
$ |
162,584 |
|
|
$ |
155,468 |
|
|
$ |
7,116 |
|
|
|
4.6 |
% |
Photonics
Photonics segment revenue for the three months ended April 2, 2021 increased by $3.4 million, or 6.1%, versus the prior year period, primarily due to increased demand in the advanced industrial market as a result of increases in industrial manufacturing spending.
Vision
Vision segment revenue for the three months ended April 2, 2021 decreased by $1.4 million, or 2.0%, versus the prior year period, primarily due to a decrease in revenue from our minimally invasive surgery (“MIS”) products as a result of deferrals of elective surgical procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Precision Motion
Precision Motion segment revenue for the three months ended April 2, 2021 increased by $5.1 million, or 16.4%, versus the prior year period, primarily due to increased demand in advanced industrial market as a result of an increase in industrial manufacturing spending.
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Gross Profit and Gross Profit Margin
The following table sets forth the gross profit and gross profit margin for each of our reportable segments for the periods noted (dollars in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
April 3, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Gross profit: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Photonics |
$ |
28,109 |
|
|
$ |
24,661 |
|
|
Vision |
|
26,926 |
|
|
|
26,575 |
|
|
Precision Motion |
|
16,077 |
|
|
|
13,908 |
|
|
Unallocated Corporate and Shared Services |
|
(2,372 |
) |
|
|
(699 |
) |
|
Total |
$ |
68,740 |
|
|
$ |
64,445 |
|
|
Gross profit margin: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Photonics |
|
48.1 |
% |
|
|
44.7 |
% |
|
Vision |
|
39.8 |
% |
|
|
38.5 |
% |
|
Precision Motion |
|
44.1 |
% |
|
|
44.4 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
42.3 |
% |
|
|
41.5 |
% |
Gross profit and gross profit margin can be influenced by a number of factors, including product mix, pricing, volume, manufacturing efficiencies and utilization, costs for raw materials and outsourced manufacturing, trade tariffs, freight costs, headcount, inventory obsolescence and warranty expenses.
Photonics
Photonics segment gross profit for the three months ended April 2, 2021 increased $3.4 million, or 14.0%, versus the prior year period, primarily due to an increase in both revenue and gross profit margin. Photonics segment gross profit margin was 48.1% for the three months ended April 2, 2021, versus a gross profit margin of 44.7% for the prior year period. The increase in gross profit margin was primarily attributable to higher factory utilization associated with higher production volumes.
Vision
Vision segment gross profit for the three months ended April 2, 2021 increased $0.4 million, or 1.3%, versus the prior year period. Vision segment gross profit margin was 39.8% for the three months ended April 2, 2021, versus a gross profit margin of 38.5% for the prior year period. The increase in gross profit and gross profit margin were primarily attributable to improvements to factory productivity and lower cost of poor quality.
Precision Motion
Precision Motion segment gross profit for the three months ended April 2, 2021 increased $2.2 million, or 16.0%, versus the prior year period, primarily due to an increase in revenue. Precision Motion segment gross profit margin was 44.1% for the three months ended April 2, 2021, versus a gross profit margin of 44.4% for the prior year period.
Unallocated Corporate and Shared Services
Unallocated corporate and shared services costs primarily represent costs of corporate and shared services functions that are not allocated to the operating segments. These costs for the three months ended April 2, 2021 increased by $1.7 million versus the prior year period primarily due to COVID-19 testing costs for employees of $1.4 million.
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Operating Expenses
The following table sets forth operating expenses for the periods noted (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
April 3, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Research and development and engineering |
$ |
18,682 |
|
|
$ |
15,334 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
31,653 |
|
|
|
30,755 |
|
|
Amortization of purchased intangible assets |
|
3,575 |
|
|
|
3,445 |
|
|
Restructuring, acquisition, and related costs |
|
3,731 |
|
|
|
1,661 |
|
|
Total |
$ |
57,641 |
|
|
$ |
51,195 |
|
Research and Development and Engineering Expenses
R&D expenses are primarily comprised of employee compensation related expenses and cost of materials for R&D projects. R&D expenses were $18.7 million, or 11.5% of revenue, during the three months ended April 2, 2021, versus $15.3 million, or 9.9% of revenue, during the prior year period. R&D expenses increased in terms of total dollars and as a percentage of revenue primarily due to higher compensation related expense as a result of higher headcount and higher R&D project spending.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses include costs for sales and marketing, sales administration, finance, human resources, legal, information systems, and executive management functions. SG&A expenses were $31.7 million, or 19.5% of revenue, during the three months ended April 2, 2021, versus $30.8 million, or 19.8% of revenue, during the prior year period. SG&A expenses increased in terms of total dollars primarily due to higher share-based compensation expense and higher variable compensation expense as a result of re-establishment of 2021 cash bonuses, partially offset by lower travel costs and other discretionary spending.
Amortization of Purchased Intangible Assets
Amortization of purchased intangible assets, excluding the amortization of developed technologies that is included in cost of revenue, was $3.6 million, or 2.2% of revenue, during the three months ended April 2, 2021, versus $3.4 million, or 2.2% of revenue, during the prior year period.
Restructuring, Acquisition, and Related Costs
We recorded restructuring, acquisition, and related costs of $3.7 million during the three months ended April 2, 2021, versus $1.7 million during the prior year period. The increase in restructuring, acquisition, and related costs versus the prior year period was primarily due to an increase in restructuring cost related to the 2020 restructuring plan and legal fees related to a dispute involving a company we acquired in 2019.
Operating Income (Loss) by Segment
The following table sets forth operating income (loss) by segment for the periods noted (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
April 3, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Operating Income (Loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Photonics |
$ |
12,395 |
|
|
$ |
8,915 |
|
|
Vision |
|
3,366 |
|
|
|
5,634 |
|
|
Precision Motion |
|
7,446 |
|
|
|
6,538 |
|
|
Unallocated Corporate and Shared Services |
|
(12,108 |
) |
|
|
(7,837 |
) |
|
Total |
$ |
11,099 |
|
|
$ |
13,250 |
|
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Photonics
Photonics segment operating income was $12.4 million, or 21.2% of revenue, during the three months ended April 2, 2021, versus $8.9 million, or 16.2% of revenue, during the prior year period. The increase in operating income was primarily due to an increase in gross profit of $3.4 million and a decrease in SG&A spending of $0.9 million, offset by an increase in R&D spending of $0.7 million.
Vision
Vision segment operating income was $3.4 million, or 5.0% of revenue, during the three months ended April 2, 2021, versus $5.6 million, or 8.2% of revenue, during the prior year period. The decrease in operating income was primarily due to an increase in R&D spending of $2.0 million, and an increase in restructuring, acquisition, and related charges of $1.1 million, partially offset by a decrease in SG&A spending of $0.6 million.
Precision Motion
Precision Motion segment operating income was $7.4 million, or 20.4% of revenue, during the three months ended April 2, 2021, versus $6.5 million, or 20.9% of revenue, during the prior year period. The increase in operating income was primarily due to an increase in gross profit of $2.2 million, partially offset by an increase in restructuring, acquisition, and related charges of $0.7 million, and R&D spending of $0.6 million.
Unallocated Corporate and Shared Services
Unallocated corporate and shared services costs primarily represent costs of corporate and shared services functions that are not allocated to the operating segments, including certain restructuring and most acquisition costs. These costs for the three months ended April 2, 2021 increased by $4.3 million versus the prior year period primarily due to costs related to COVID-19 testing for employees of $1.4 million included in costs of goods sold, and an increase in SG&A spending of $2.4 million related to stock-based compensation and the re-establishment of 2021 cash bonuses.
Other Income and Expense Items
The following table sets forth other income and expense items for the periods noted (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
April 3, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Interest income (expense), net |
$ |
(1,408 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,678 |
) |
|
Foreign exchange transaction gains (losses), net |
$ |
(257 |
) |
|
$ |
254 |
|
|
Other income (expense), net |
$ |
(70 |
) |
|
$ |
83 |
|
Interest Income (Expense), Net
Net interest expense was $1.4 million for the three months ended April 2, 2021, versus $1.7 million in the prior year period. The decrease in net interest expense was primarily due to a decrease in average debt levels and a decrease in the weighted average interest rate on our senior credit facilities. The weighted average interest rate on our senior credit facilities was 2.02% during the three months ended April 2, 2021, versus 2.39% during the three months ended April 3, 2020.
Foreign Exchange Transaction Gains (Losses), Net
Foreign exchange transaction gains (losses) were $(0.3) million net losses for the three months ended April 2, 2021, versus $0.3 million net gains in the prior year period. The decrease in net gains was primarily due to changes in the value of the U.S. Dollar against the British Pound and the Euro and lower net realized gains from foreign currency contracts.
Other Income (Expense), Net
Net other expense was nominal for both the three months ended April 2, 2021 and the three months ended April 3, 2021.
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Income Tax Provision
Our effective tax rate for the three months ended April 2, 2021 was (20.8)%, versus (0.3)% for the prior year period. Our effective tax rate of (20.8)% for the three months ended April 2, 2021 differs from the Canadian statutory tax rate of 29.0% primarily due to the mix of income earned in jurisdictions with varying tax rates, estimated deductions for Foreign Derived Intangible Income, U.K. patent box deductions, other tax credits, and windfall tax benefits upon vesting of certain stock-based compensation awards during the period. For the three months ended April 2, 2021, the windfall tax benefits upon vesting of certain stock-based compensation awards had a benefit of 35.9% on our effective tax rate.
Our effective tax rate of (0.3)% for the three months ended April 3, 2020 differs from the Canadian statutory tax rate of 29.0% primarily due to the mix of income earned in jurisdictions with varying tax rates, estimated deductions for Foreign Derived Intangible Income, U.K. patent box deductions, other tax credits, and windfall tax benefits upon vesting of certain stock-based compensation awards during the period. For the three months ended April 3, 2020, the windfall tax benefits upon vesting of certain stock-based compensation awards had a benefit of 19.8% on our effective tax rate.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We assess our liquidity in terms of our ability to generate cash to fund our operating, investing, and financing activities. Our primary ongoing cash requirements are funding operations, capital expenditures, investments in businesses, and repayment of debt and related interest payments. Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. We believe our future operating cash flows will be sufficient to meet our future operating and capital expenditure cash needs for the foreseeable future, including at least the next 12 months. The availability of borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facility provides another potential source of liquidity for acquisitions. We may also seek to raise additional capital, which could be in the form of bonds, convertible debt or equity, to fund business development activities or other future investing cash requirements, subject to approval by the lenders in the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. There is no assurance that such capital will be available on reasonable terms or at all.
Significant factors affecting the management of our ongoing cash requirements are the adequacy of available bank lines of credit and our ability to attract long term capital with satisfactory terms. The sources of our liquidity are subject to all of the risks of our business and could be adversely affected by, among other factors, risks associated with events outside our control, such as the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, a decrease in demand for our products, our ability to integrate current and future acquisitions, deterioration in certain financial ratios, availability of borrowings under our revolving credit facility, and market changes in general. See “Risks Relating to Our Common Shares and Our Capital Structure” included in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.
Our ability to make payments on our indebtedness and to fund our operations may be dependent upon the earnings and the distribution of funds from our subsidiaries. Local laws and regulations and/or the terms of our indebtedness restrict certain of our subsidiaries from paying dividends and transferring assets to us. There is no assurance that the applicable laws and regulations and/or the terms of our indebtedness will permit our subsidiaries to provide us with sufficient dividends, distributions or loans when necessary.
As of April 2, 2021, $87.0 million of our $113.6 million cash and cash equivalents was held by subsidiaries outside of Canada and the United States. Generally, our intent is to use cash held in these foreign subsidiaries to fund our local operations or acquisitions by those local subsidiaries and to pay down borrowings under our Senior Credit Facilities (as defined below). Approximately $176.5 million of our outstanding term loan and revolver borrowings under our Senior Credit Facilities were held in our subsidiaries outside of Canada and the United States. Additionally, we may use intercompany loans to address short-term cash flow needs for various subsidiaries.
We deferred certain U.S. payroll tax payments in 2020 in accordance with relief provisions under the CARES Act. As of April 2, 2021, we had $2.8 million in such deferred U.S. payroll tax payments under the CARES Act. As permitted under the CARES Act, we expect to pay half of the deferred U.S. payroll tax payments by December 31, 2021 and the remaining half by December 31, 2022.
Senior Credit Facilities
In December 2019, we entered into the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, consisting of a $100.0 million U.S. dollar equivalent euro-denominated 5-year term loan facility (approximately €90.2 million) and a $350.0 million 5-year revolving credit facility (collectively, the “Senior Credit Facilities”). The Senior Credit Facilities mature in December 2024 and included an uncommitted “accordion” feature pursuant to which the commitments under the revolving credit facility may be increased by an additional $200.0 million in aggregate, subject to certain customary conditions. The term loan facility requires quarterly scheduled principal repayments of approximately €1.1 million beginning in March 2020 with the remaining principal balance due upon maturity.
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We may make additional principal payments at any time, which will reduce the next quarterly installment payment due. We may pay down outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility with cash on hand and cash generated from future operations at any time.
In March 2020, we entered into an amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and exercised a portion of the uncommitted accordion feature. The First Amendment increased the revolving credit facility commitment under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by $145.0 million, from $350.0 million to $495.0 million, and reset the uncommitted accordion feature to $200.0 million for potential future expansion.
As of April 2, 2021, we had $99.2 million term loan and $96.3 million revolver borrowings outstanding under our Senior Credit Facilities. The borrowings outstanding under the Senior Credit Facilities bear interest at rates based on (a) the Base Rate, as defined in the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, plus a margin ranging between 0.25% and 1.25% per annum, determined by reference to our consolidated leverage ratio, or (b) the Eurocurrency Rate, as defined in the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, plus a margin ranging between 1.25% and 2.25% per annum, determined by reference to our consolidated leverage ratio. In addition, we are obligated to pay a commitment fee on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility, ranging between 0.20% and 0.40% per annum, determined by reference to our consolidated leverage ratio. As of April 2, 2021, we had outstanding borrowings under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement denominated in Euro and U.S. Dollars of $176.5 million and $19.0 million, respectively.
The Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains various covenants that we believe are usual and customary for this type of agreement, including a maximum consolidated leverage ratio and a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio (as defined in the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement). The following table summarizes these financial covenants and our compliance therewith as of April 2, 2021:
|
|
Requirement |
|
|
Actual |
|
||
|
Maximum consolidated leverage ratio |
|
3.50 |
|
|
|
1.35 |
|
|
Minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio |
|
1.50 |
|
|
|
10.95 |
|
Share Repurchase Plans
Our Board of Directors may approve share repurchase plans from time to time. Under these repurchase plans, shares may be repurchased at our discretion based on ongoing assessment of the capital needs of the business, the market price of our common shares, and general market conditions. Shares may also be repurchased through an accelerated share purchase agreement, on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. Repurchases may be made under certain SEC regulations, which would permit common shares to be repurchased when we would otherwise be prohibited from doing so under insider trading laws. While the share repurchase plans are generally intended to offset dilution from equity awards granted to our employees and directors, the plans do not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of common shares. No time limit is typically set for the completion of the share repurchase plans, and the plans may be suspended or discontinued at any time. We expect to fund share repurchases through cash on hand and cash generated from operations.
In October 2018, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase plan (the “2018 Repurchase Plan”) authorizing the repurchase of $25.0 million worth of common shares. Share repurchases have been made under the 2018 Repurchase Plan pursuant to Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We had $9.5 million available for share repurchases under the 2018 Repurchase Plan as of April 2, 2021.
In February 2020, our Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase plan (the “2020 Repurchase Plan”) authorizing the repurchase of an additional $50.0 million worth of common shares. We expect that share repurchases will be made under the 2020 Repurchase Plan after the 2018 Repurchase Plan is completed. No shares have been repurchased under the 2020 Repurchase Plan to date.
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Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended April 2, 2021 and April 3, 2020
The following table summarizes our cash flows, cash and cash equivalents, and unused and available funds under our revolving credit facility for the periods indicated (in thousands):
|
|
Three Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
April 3, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
23,268 |
|
|
$ |
17,755 |
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
$ |
(5,468 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,101 |
) |
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
$ |
(28,935 |
) |
|
$ |
(16,045 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 2, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
||
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2020 |
|
||
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
113,562 |
|
|
$ |
125,054 |
|
|
Unused and available funds under revolving credit facility |
$ |
398,700 |
|
|
$ |
395,239 |
|
Operating Cash Flows
Cash provided by operating activities was $23.3 million for the three months ended April 2, 2021, versus $17.8 million for the prior year period. Cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended April 2, 2022 increased from the prior year period primarily due to working capital improvements resulting in an increase in cash flows from inventory and substantially no bonus payout in 2021 as a result of the elimination of our 2020 annual bonus plan, offset by an increase in accounts receivable due to increases in revenue.
Cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended April 2, 2021 was positively impacted by an increase in our inventory turnover ratio from 3.7 at December 31, 2020 to 4.1 at April 2, 2021 and an increase in our days payables outstanding which increased from 45 days at December 31, 2020 to 51 days at April 2, 2021, offset by an increase in accounts receivable as a result of increased revenue.
Cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended April 3, 2020 was positively impacted by an increase in our inventory turnover ratio from 3.1 at December 31, 2019 to 3.2 at April 3, 2020 and a decrease in accounts receivable, offset by a decrease in our days payables outstanding which decreased from 53 days at December 31, 2019 to 50 days at April 3, 2020. During the three months ended April 3, 2020, we paid the 2019 annual employee bonuses which had been accrued for as of December 31, 2019.
Investing Cash Flows
Cash used in investing activities was $5.5 million for the three months ended April 2, 2021, primarily driven by capital expenditures of $3.3 million and a contingent consideration payment of $2.2 million related to our 2016 asset acquisition of video signal processing and management technologies.
Cash used in investing activities was $5.1 million for the three months ended April 3, 2020, primarily related to capital expenditures of $2.3 million and a contingent consideration payment of $2.6 million related to our 2016 asset acquisition of video signal processing and management technologies.
We have no material commitments to purchase property, plant, and equipment as of April 2, 2021. We expect to use an aggregate of approximately $21 million to $23 million in fiscal 2021 for capital expenditures related to investments in new property, plant and equipment for our existing businesses.
Financing Cash Flows
Cash used in financing activities was $28.9 million for the three months ended April 2, 2021, primarily due to $18.3 million of payroll tax payments upon vesting of share-based compensation awards, $8.7 million of payment made for the purchase of a building under a finance lease, and $1.3 million of term loan repayments.
Cash used in financing activities was $16.0 million for the three months ended April 3, 2020, primarily due to $1.3 million of term loan repayments, $1.3 million of fees paid in connection with the First Amendment to our Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, $7.8 million of payroll tax payments upon vesting of share-based compensation awards, and $5.5 million of repurchases of common shares.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements, Contractual Obligations
Contractual Obligations
Our contractual obligations primarily consist of the principal and interest payments associated with our Senior Credit Facilities, operating and finance leases, purchase commitments, pension obligations, deferred cash considerations associated with acquisitions, contingent considerations and earn-outs. Such contractual obligations are described in our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, each included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. As of April 2, 2021, we have not entered into any other material new or modified contractual obligations since December 31, 2020.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Through April 2, 2021, we have not entered into any other off-balance sheet arrangements or material transactions with any unconsolidated entities or other persons.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The critical accounting policies that we believe impact significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements presented in this periodic report on Form 10-Q are described in our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, each included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates through April 2, 2021 from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1 to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Our primary market risk exposures are foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and interest rate sensitivity. During the three months ended April 2, 2021, there have been no material changes to the information included under Part II, Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), our management carried out an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of April 2, 2021, the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of April 2, 2021.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There has been no change to our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended April 2, 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
In April 2020, the Company received notification of an arbitration demand filed with the American Arbitration Association against a business acquired by the Company in June 2019. The arbitration demand was filed by a contract counterparty to a joint product development agreement entered into by the business before Novanta acquired it. The arbitration demand alleges breach of contract and other claims arising out of allegations that the business failed to engage in required marketing activities for the product developed under the joint product development agreement. The claimant is seeking compensatory and punitive damages, lost profits and other relief. The Company believes that the claims are without merit and no amount has been accrued for in the consolidated financial statements.
The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company does not believe that the outcome of these claims will have a material adverse effect upon its financial condition or results of operations but there can be no assurance that any such claims, or any similar claims, would not have a material adverse effect upon its financial condition or results of operations.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
The Company’s risk factors are described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors”, of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. There have been no material changes in our risk factors as included in our Annual Report.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits
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Certificate and Articles of Continuance of the Registrant, dated March 22, 1999 |
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333-202597 |
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03/09/15 |
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000-25705 |
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3.1 |
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07/23/10 |
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000-25705 |
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3.1 |
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12/29/10 |
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10.1 |
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04/16/21 |
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40
SIGNATURES
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.
Novanta Inc. (Registrant)
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/s/ Matthijs Glastra |
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Director, Chief Executive Officer |
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May 11, 2021 |
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Matthijs Glastra |
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/s/ Robert J. Buckley |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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May 11, 2021 |
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Robert J. Buckley |
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