Stanley Black & Decker, Inc 10-Q for FY2024 Q1
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (SWK)
10-Q
2024-05-02
For: 2024-03-30
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About this 10-Q
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc filed this 10-Q on May 2, 2024, covering the quarter ended March 30, 2024 (FY2024 Q1).
Headline figures
Quarter ended March 30, 2024, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Revenue
- $3.87B
- down 1.6% from $3.93B a year earlier
- Net income
- $19.5M
- compared with a net loss of $187.8M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- $0.13
- compared with -$1.26 a year earlier
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
For the quarterly period ended March 30, 2024
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 30, 2024 AND APRIL 1, 2023
(Unaudited, Millions of Dollars, Except Per Share Amounts)
| Year-to-Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Sales | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs and Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provision for credit losses | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other, net | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss on sales of businesses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset impairment charge | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Restructuring charges | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) before income taxes | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Comprehensive Loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) per share of common stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
MARCH 30, 2024 AND DECEMBER 30, 2023
(Unaudited, Millions of Dollars, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
| March 30, 2024 | December 30, 2023 | ||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current Assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accounts and notes receivable, net | |||||||||||
| Inventories, net | |||||||||||
| Current assets held for sale | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | |||||||||||
| Other current assets | |||||||||||
| Total Current Assets | |||||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Goodwill | |||||||||||
| Intangibles, net | |||||||||||
| Long-term assets held for sale | |||||||||||
| Other assets | |||||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | |||||||||||
| Accrued expenses | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities held for sale | |||||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term debt | |||||||||||
| Deferred taxes | |||||||||||
| Post-retirement benefits | |||||||||||
| Long-term liabilities held for sale | |||||||||||
| Other liabilities | |||||||||||
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes O and P) | |||||||||||
| Shareowners’ Equity | |||||||||||
Common stock, par value $ Authorized Issued | |||||||||||
| Retained earnings | |||||||||||
| Additional paid in capital | |||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ( | |||||||||
Less: cost of common stock in treasury ( | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Total Shareowners’ Equity | |||||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Shareowners’ Equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 30, 2024 AND APRIL 1, 2023
(Unaudited, Millions of Dollars)
| Year-to-Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to cash used in operating activities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss on sales of businesses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asset impairment charge | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Changes in working capital | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Changes in other assets and liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash used in operating activities | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital and software expenditures | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from sales of assets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash used in investing activities | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from debt issuances, net of fees | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net short-term commercial paper borrowings (repayments) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuances of common stock | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purchases of common stock for treasury | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Craftsman contingent consideration payments | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash dividends on common stock | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash provided by financing activities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF PERIOD | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The following table provides a reconciliation of the cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances as of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, as shown above:
| March 30, 2024 | December 30, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Restricted cash included in Other current assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents included in Current assets held for sale | |||||||||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | $ | |||||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREOWNERS' EQUITY
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 30, 2024 AND APRIL 1, 2023
(Unaudited, Millions of Dollars, Except Share and Per Share Amounts)
| Common Stock | Additional Paid In Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Treasury Stock | Non- Controlling Interests | Shareowners’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance December 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared — $ | — | — | ( | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock ( | — | ( | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase of common stock ( | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation related | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance March 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Additional Paid In Capital | Retained Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Treasury Stock | Non- Controlling Interests | Shareowners’ Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance December 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | — | — | ( | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash dividends declared — $ | — | — | ( | — | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock ( | — | ( | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repurchase of common stock ( | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation related | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance April 1, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 30, 2024
A. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
On April 1, 2024, the Company completed the previously announced sale of its Infrastructure business. Based on management's commitment to sell this business, assets and liabilities related to Infrastructure were classified as held for sale on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023. This divestiture does not qualify for discontinued operations and therefore, its results are included in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for all periods presented. The sale of the Infrastructure business is part of the Company's strategic commitment to simplify and streamline its portfolio to focus on the core Tools & Outdoor and Industrial businesses. Refer to Note Q, Divestitures, for further discussion of this transaction.
B. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADOPTED — In June 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2022-03, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions. The new standard clarifies that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security should not be considered in measuring the fair value of the security. The new standard also requires certain disclosures related to equity securities with contractual sale restrictions. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this standard in the first quarter of 2024 and it did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS NOT YET ADOPTED — In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The new standard was issued to improve transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures by providing information that helps investors better understand how an entity’s operations, tax risks, tax planning and operational opportunities affect its tax rate and prospects for future cash flows. The amendments in this update primarily relate to requiring greater disaggregated disclosure of information in the rate reconciliation, income taxes paid, income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit), and income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and early adoption is permitted. The standard can be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance to determine the impact it may have on its consolidated financial statements.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The new standard provides improvements to reportable segment disclosure requirements through amendments that require disclosure of significant segment expenses and other segment items on an interim and annual basis and requires all annual disclosures about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets to be made on an interim basis. The standard also requires the disclosure of the chief operating decision maker’s (“CODM”) title and position and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. The standard also clarifies that if the CODM uses more than one measure in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources, a company may report the additional segment profit or loss measure(s) and that companies
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with a single reportable segment must provide all disclosures required by this amendment. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The standard should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance to determine the impact it may have on its consolidated financial statements.
C. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table reconciles net earnings (loss) and the weighted-average shares outstanding used to calculate basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share of common stock for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023:
| Year-to-Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Numerator (in millions): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings (loss) | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Denominator (in thousands): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic weighted-average shares outstanding | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dilutive effect of stock contracts and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) per share of common stock: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||
The following weighted-average stock options were not included in the computation of weighted-average diluted shares outstanding because the effect would be anti-dilutive (in thousands):
| Year-to-Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of stock options | |||||||||||||||||||||||
D. ACCOUNTS AND NOTES RECEIVABLE, NET
| (Millions of Dollars) | March 30, 2024 | December 30, 2023 | |||||||||
| Trade accounts receivable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Notes receivable | |||||||||||
| Other accounts receivable | |||||||||||
| Accounts and notes receivable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accounts and notes receivable, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
Trade receivables are dispersed among a large number of retailers, distributors and industrial accounts in many countries. Adequate reserves have been established to cover anticipated credit losses.
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The changes in the allowance for credit losses for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023 are as follows:
(a) Amounts represent charge-offs less recoveries, the impacts of foreign currency translation, divestitures and net transfers to/from other accounts.
| Year-to-Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Beginning balance | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Charged to costs and expenses | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other, including recoveries and deductions (a) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
The Company's payment terms are generally consistent with the industries in which their businesses operate and typically range from 30-90 days globally. The Company does not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component when the period between transfer of the product and receipt of payment is less than one year. Any significant financing components for contracts greater than one year are included in revenue over time.
The Company has an accounts receivable sale program. According to the terms, the Company sells certain of its trade accounts receivables at fair value to a wholly owned, consolidated, bankruptcy-remote special purpose subsidiary (“BRS"). The BRS, in turn, can sell such receivables to a third-party financial institution (“Purchaser”) for cash. The Purchaser’s maximum cash investment in the receivables at any time is $110.0 million. The purpose of the program is to provide liquidity to the Company. These transfers qualify as sales under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 860, Transfers and Servicing, and receivables are derecognized from the Company’s consolidated balance sheet when the BRS sells those receivables to the Purchaser. The Company has no retained interests in the transferred receivables, other than collection and administrative responsibilities. At March 30, 2024, the Company did not record a servicing asset or liability related to its retained responsibility based on its assessment of the servicing fee, market values for similar transactions and its cost of servicing the receivables sold.
At March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, net receivables of approximately $64.4 million and $110.0 million, respectively, were derecognized. Proceeds from transfers of receivables to the Purchaser totaled $59.6 million and $56.9 million for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, respectively, and payments to the Purchaser totaled $105.2 million and $106.3 million, respectively. The program resulted in a pre-tax loss of $1.2 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, respectively. All cash flows under the program are reported as a component of changes in working capital within operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows since all the cash from the Purchaser is received upon the initial sale of the receivable.
E. INVENTORIES, NET
| (Millions of Dollars) | March 30, 2024 | December 30, 2023 | |||||||||
| Finished products | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Work in process | |||||||||||
| Raw materials | |||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||
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F. GOODWILL
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment are as follows:
| (Millions of Dollars) | Tools & Outdoor | Industrial | Total | ||||||||||||||
| Balance December 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation & other | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||
| Balance March 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
G. LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
| March 30, 2024 | December 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Interest Rate | Notional Value | Unamortized Discount | Unamortized Gain/(Loss) Terminated Swaps 1 | Purchase Accounting FV Adjustment | Deferred Financing Fees | Carrying Value | Carrying Value | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable due 2025 | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable due 2026 | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable due 2026 | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable due 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable due 2026 | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable due 2028 | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable due 2028 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable due 2028 | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable due 2028 | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable due 2030 | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable due 2032 | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable due 2040 | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable due 2048 | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable due 2050 | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes payable due 2060 (junior subordinated) | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other, payable in varying amounts 2024 through 2027 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Long-term debt, including current maturities | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Current maturities of long-term debt | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1Unamortized gain/(loss) associated with interest rate swaps are more fully discussed in Note H, Financial Instruments.
In March 2023, the Company issued $350.0 million of senior unsecured term notes maturing March 6, 2026 ("2026 Term Notes") and $400.0 million of senior unsecured term notes maturing March 6, 2028 (“2028 Term Notes”). The 2026 Term Notes accrue interest at a fixed rate of 6.272 % per annum and the 2028 Term Notes at a fixed rate of 6.0 % per annum, with interest payable semi-annually in arrears, and both notes rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company's existing and future unsecured, unsubordinated debt. The Company received total net proceeds from this offering of $745.3 million, net of $4.7 million of underwriting expenses and other fees associated with the transaction. The Company used the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including repayment of indebtedness under the commercial paper program.
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The Company has a $3.5 billion commercial paper program which includes Euro denominated borrowings in addition to U.S. Dollars. As of March 30, 2024, the Company had commercial paper borrowings outstanding of $1.7 billion, of which $357.1 million in Euro denominated commercial paper was designated as a net investment hedge. As of December 30, 2023, the Company had $1.1 billion of borrowings outstanding, of which $399.7 million in Euro denominated commercial paper was designated as a net investment hedge. Refer to Note H, Financial Instruments, for further discussion.
The Company has a five-year $2.5 billion committed credit facility (the “5 -Year Credit Agreement”). Borrowings under the 5 -Year Credit Agreement may be made in U.S. Dollars, Euros or Pounds Sterling. A sub-limit amount of $814.3 million is designated for swing line advances which may be drawn in Euros pursuant to the terms of the 5 -Year Credit Agreement. Borrowings bear interest at a floating rate plus an applicable margin dependent upon the denomination of the borrowing and specific terms of the 5 -Year Credit Agreement. The Company must repay all advances under the 5 -Year Credit Agreement by the earlier of September 8, 2026 or upon termination. The 5 -Year Credit Agreement is designated to be a liquidity back-stop for the Company's $3.5 billion U.S. Dollar and Euro commercial paper program. As of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the Company had no five-year
The Company has a $1.5 billion syndicated 364 -Day Credit Agreement (the "2023 Syndicated 364 -Day Credit Agreement") which is a revolving credit loan. The borrowings under the 2023 Syndicated 364 -Day Credit Agreement may be made in U.S. Dollars or Euros and bear interest at a floating rate plus an applicable margin dependent upon the denomination of the borrowing and pursuant to the terms of the 2023 Syndicated 364 -Day Credit Agreement. The Company must repay all advances under the 2023 Syndicated 364 -Day Credit Agreement by the earlier of September 4, 2024 or upon termination. The Company may, however, convert all advances outstanding upon termination into a term loan that shall be repaid in full no later than the first anniversary of the termination date provided that the Company, among other things, pays a fee to the administrative agent for the account of each lender. The 2023 Syndicated 364 -Day Credit Agreement serves as part of the liquidity back-stop for the Company’s $3.5 billion U.S. Dollar and Euro commercial paper program. As of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the Company had no 364 -Day Credit Agreement.
In September 2023, the Company terminated its $0.5 billion revolving credit loan (the "Club 364 -Day Credit Agreement") dated September 2022, as amended. There were no outstanding borrowings under the Club 364 -Day Credit Agreement upon termination.
H. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, stock prices and commodity prices. As part of the Company’s risk management program, a variety of financial instruments such as interest rate swaps, currency swaps, purchased currency options, foreign exchange contracts and commodity contracts may be used to mitigate interest rate exposure, foreign currency exposure and commodity price exposure.
If the Company elects to do so and if the instrument meets the criteria specified in ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, management designates its derivative instruments as cash flow hedges, fair value hedges or net investment hedges. Generally, commodity price exposures are not hedged with derivative financial instruments and instead are actively managed through customer pricing initiatives, procurement-driven cost reduction initiatives and other productivity improvement projects. Financial instruments are not utilized for speculative purposes.
A summary of the fair values of the Company’s derivatives recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023 is as follows:
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| (Millions of Dollars) | Balance Sheet Classification | March 30, 2024 | December 30, 2023 | Balance Sheet Classification | March 30, 2024 | December 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Exchange Contracts Cash Flow | Other current assets | $ | $ | Accrued expenses | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-derivative designated as hedging instrument: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Investment Hedge | $ | $ | Short-term borrowings | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total designated as hedging instruments | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Exchange Contracts | Other current assets | $ | $ | Accrued expenses | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The counterparties to all of the above mentioned financial instruments are major international financial institutions. The Company is exposed to credit risk for net exchanges under these agreements, but not for the notional amounts. The credit risk is limited to the asset amounts noted above. The Company limits its exposure and concentration of risk by contracting with diverse financial institutions and does not anticipate non-performance by any of its counterparties. The Company considers non-performance risk of its counterparties at each reporting period and adjusts the carrying value of these assets accordingly. The risk of default is considered remote. As of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, there were no assets that had been posted as collateral related to the above mentioned financial instruments.
During the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, cash flows related to derivatives, including those that are separately discussed below, resulted in net cash paid of $15.4 million and $4.6 million, respectively.
CASH FLOW HEDGES
There were after-tax mark-to-market losses of $37.5 million and $42.5 million as of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively, reported for cash flow hedge effectiveness in Accumulated other comprehensive loss. An after-tax loss of $1.9 million is expected to be reclassified to earnings as the hedged transactions occur or as amounts are amortized within the next twelve months. The ultimate amount recognized will vary based on fluctuations of the hedged currencies and interest rates through the maturity dates.
The tables below detail pre-tax amounts of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges in Accumulated other comprehensive loss during the periods in which the underlying hedged transactions affected earnings for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023:
| Year-to-Date 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Gain (Loss) Recorded in OCI | Classification of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from OCI to Income | Gain (Loss) Reclassified from OCI to Income | Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Amounts Excluded from Effectiveness Testing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Rate Contracts | $ | Interest expense | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Exchange Contracts | $ | Cost of sales | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-to-Date 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Gain (Loss) Recorded in OCI | Classification of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from OCI to Income | Gain (Loss) Reclassified from OCI to Income | Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Amounts Excluded from Effectiveness Testing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Rate Contracts | $ | Interest expense | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Exchange Contracts | $ | ( | Cost of sales | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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A summary of the pre-tax effect of cash flow hedge accounting on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023 is as follows:
| Year-to-Date 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Cost of Sales | Interest Expense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total amount in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss in which the effects of the cash flow hedges are recorded | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain (loss) on cash flow hedging relationships: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Exchange Contracts: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hedged Items | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain (loss) reclassified from OCI into Income | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Rate Swap Agreements: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain (loss) reclassified from OCI into Income 1 | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-to-Date 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Cost of Sales | Interest Expense | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total amount in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss in which the effects of the cash flow hedges are recorded | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain (loss) on cash flow hedging relationships: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Exchange Contracts: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hedged Items | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain (loss) reclassified from OCI into Income | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Rate Swap Agreements: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain (loss) reclassified from OCI into Income 1 | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
An after-tax gain of $0.1 million and after-tax loss of $0.5 million were reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss into earnings (inclusive of the gain/loss amortization on terminated derivative instruments) during the periods in which the underlying hedged transactions affected earnings for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, respectively.
Interest Rate Contracts: In prior years, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements in order to obtain the lowest cost source of funds within a targeted range of variable to fixed-debt proportions. These swap agreements, which were designated as cash flow hedges, subsequently matured or were terminated and the gain/loss was recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss and is being amortized to interest expense. The cash flows stemming from the maturity or termination of the swaps are presented within financing activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
As of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the Company did not have any outstanding forward starting swaps designated as cash flow hedges.
Forward Contracts: Through its global businesses, the Company enters into transactions and makes investments denominated in multiple currencies that give rise to foreign currency risk. The Company and its subsidiaries regularly purchase inventory from subsidiaries with functional currencies different than their own, which creates currency-related volatility in the Company’s results of operations. The Company utilizes forward contracts to hedge these forecasted purchases and sales of inventory. Gains and losses reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss are recorded in Cost of sales as the hedged item affects earnings. There are no components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness for these contracts. At March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the notional value of forward currency contracts outstanding is $208.3 million and $300.0 million, respectively, maturing on various dates through 2024.
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FAIR VALUE HEDGES
Interest Rate Risk: In an effort to optimize the mix of fixed versus floating rate debt in the Company’s capital structure, the Company enters into interest rate swaps. In prior years, the Company entered into interest rate swaps related to certain of its notes payable which were subsequently terminated. Amortization of the gain/loss on previously terminated swaps is reported in interest expense. Prior to termination, the changes in the fair value of the swaps and the offsetting changes in fair value related to the underlying notes were recognized in earnings. As of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the Company did not have any active fair value interest rate swaps.
A summary of the pre-tax effect of fair value hedge accounting on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023 is as follows:
| (Millions of Dollars) | Year-to-Date 2024 Interest Expense | |||||||||||||
| Total amount in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss in which the effects of the fair value hedges are recorded | $ | |||||||||||||
| Amortization of gain on terminated swaps | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Year-to-Date 2023 Interest Expense | ||||||||||
| Total amount in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss in which the effects of the fair value hedges are recorded | $ | ||||||||||
| Amortization of gain on terminated swaps | $ | ( | |||||||||
A summary of the amounts recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges as of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023 is as follows:
| March 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Carrying Amount of Hedged Liability (1) | Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustment Included in the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Liability | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt | $ | Terminated Swaps | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Long-Term Debt | $ | Terminated Swaps | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| December 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Carrying Amount of Hedged Liability (1) | Cumulative Amount of Fair Value Hedging Adjustment Included in the Carrying Amount of the Hedged Liability | ||||||||||||||||||
| Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt | $ | Terminated Swaps | $ | |||||||||||||||||
| Long-Term Debt | $ | Terminated Swaps | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
(1) Represents hedged items no longer designated in qualifying fair value hedging relationships.
NET INVESTMENT HEDGES
The Company utilizes net investment hedges to offset the translation adjustment arising from re-measurement of its investment in the assets and liabilities of its foreign subsidiaries. The total after-tax amounts in Accumulated other comprehensive loss were gains of $71.4 million and $64.9 million at March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively.
As of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the Company did not have any net investment hedges with a notional value outstanding. As of March 30, 2024, the Company had Euro denominated commercial paper with a value of $357.1 million, maturing in 2024, hedging a portion of the Company's Euro denominated net investments. As of December 30, 2023, the Company had Euro denominated commercial paper with a value of $399.7 million, maturing in 2024, hedging a portion of the Company's Euro denominated net investments.
Maturing foreign exchange contracts resulted in no
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Gains and losses on net investment hedges remain in Accumulated other comprehensive loss until disposal of the underlying assets. Gains and losses representing components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness are recognized in earnings in Other, net on a straight-line basis over the term of the hedge. Gains and losses after a hedge has been de-designated are recorded directly to the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss in Other, net.
The pre-tax gain or loss from fair value changes for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023 is as follows:
| Year-to-Date 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Total Gain (Loss) Recorded in OCI | Excluded Component Recorded in OCI | Income Statement Classification | Total Gain (Loss) Reclassified from OCI to Income | Excluded Component Amortized from OCI to Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forward Contracts | $ | ( | $ | Other, net | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-derivative designated as Net Investment Hedge | $ | $ | Other, net | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year-to-Date 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Total Gain (Loss) Recorded in OCI | Excluded Component Recorded in OCI | Income Statement Classification | Total Gain (Loss) Reclassified from OCI to Income | Excluded Component Amortized from OCI to Income | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forward Contracts | $ | $ | Other, net | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cross Currency Swap | $ | ( | $ | Other, net | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-derivative designated as Net Investment Hedge | $ | ( | $ | Other, net | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNDESIGNATED HEDGES
Foreign Exchange Contracts: Foreign exchange forward contracts are used to reduce risks arising from the change in fair value of certain foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities (such as affiliate loans, payables and receivables). The objective is to minimize the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on operating results. The total notional amount of the forward contracts outstanding is $1.0 The loss recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss from changes in the fair value related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815 for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023 is as follows:
| (Millions of Dollars) | Income Statement Classification | Year-to-Date 2024 | Year-to-Date 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Exchange Contracts | Other, net | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
I. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
The following tables summarize the changes in the balances for each component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
| (Millions of Dollars) | Currency translation adjustment and other | (Losses) gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax | Gains on net investment hedges, net of tax | Pension (losses) gains, net of tax | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance - December 30, 2023 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reclassification adjustments to earnings | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net other comprehensive (loss) income | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance - March 30, 2024 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (Millions of Dollars) | Currency translation adjustment and other | (Losses) gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax | Gains (losses) on net investment hedges, net of tax | Pension (losses) gains, net of tax | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance - December 31, 2022 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reclassification adjustments to earnings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net other comprehensive income (loss) | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance -April 1, 2023 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The Company uses the portfolio method for releasing the stranded tax effects from Accumulated other comprehensive loss. The reclassifications out of Accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023 were as follows:
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | Affected line item in Consolidated Statements of Operations And Comprehensive Loss | |||||||||||||||||
| Realized gains on cash flow hedges | $ | $ | Cost of sales | |||||||||||||||||
| Realized losses on cash flow hedges | ( | ( | Interest expense | |||||||||||||||||
| Total before taxes | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Tax effect | ( | Income taxes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Realized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of tax | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of defined benefit pension items: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Actuarial losses and prior service costs / credits | $ | ( | $ | ( | Other, net | |||||||||||||||
| Tax effect | Income taxes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of defined benefit pension items, net of tax | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
J. NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST — DEFINED BENEFIT PLANS
Following are the components of net periodic pension expense for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023:
| Year-to-Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pension Benefits | Other Benefits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Plans | Non-U.S. Plans | All Plans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service cost | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest cost | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expected return on plan assets | ( | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of prior service cost (credit) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of net loss (gain) | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net periodic pension expense | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
K. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, defines, establishes a consistent framework for measuring, and expands disclosure requirements about fair value. ASC 820 requires the Company to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s market assumptions. These two types of inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:
Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
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Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs and significant value drivers are observable.
Level 3 — Instruments that are valued using unobservable inputs.
The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, stock prices and commodity prices. The Company holds various financial instruments to manage these risks. These financial instruments are carried at fair value and are included within the scope of ASC 820. The Company determines the fair value of these financial instruments through the use of matrix or model pricing, which utilizes observable inputs such as market interest and currency rates. When determining fair value for which Level 1 evidence does not exist, the Company considers various factors including the following: exchange or market price quotations of similar instruments, time value and volatility factors, the Company’s own credit rating and the credit rating of the counterparty.
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The following table presents the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis for each of the hierarchy levels:
| (Millions of Dollars) | Total Carrying Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| March 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market fund | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred compensation plan investments | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative liabilities | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Non-derivative hedging instrument | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Contingent consideration liability | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 30, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market fund | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred compensation plan investments | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative assets | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Derivative liabilities | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Non-derivative hedging instrument | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Contingent consideration liability | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
The following table provides information about the Company's financial assets and liabilities not carried at fair value:
| March 30, 2024 | December 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | Carrying Value | Fair Value | Carrying Value | Fair Value | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other investments | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt, including current portion | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
The money market fund and other investments related to the West Coast Loading Corporation ("WCLC") trust are considered Level 1 instruments within the fair value hierarchy. The deferred compensation plan investments are considered Level 1 instruments and are recorded at their quoted market price. The fair values of the derivative financial instruments in the table above are based on current settlement values.
The long-term debt instruments are considered Level 2 instruments and are measured using a discounted cash flow analysis based on the Company’s marginal borrowing rates. The differences between the carrying values and fair values of long-term debt are attributable to the stated interest rates differing from the Company's marginal borrowing rates. The fair values of the Company's variable rate short-term borrowings approximate their carrying values at March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023.
As part of the Craftsman® brand acquisition in March 2017, the Company recorded a contingent consideration liability representing the Company's obligation to make future payments to Transform Holdco, LLC, which operates Sears and Kmart retail locations, of between 2.5 % and 3.5 % on sales of Craftsman products in new Stanley Black & Decker channels through March 2032. During the three months ended March 30, 2024, the Company paid $8.2 million for royalties owed. The Company will continue making future payments quarterly through the second quarter of 2032. The estimated fair value of the contingent consideration liability is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis taking into consideration future sales projections,
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forecasted payments to Transform Holdco, LLC, based on contractual royalty rates, and the related tax impacts. The estimated fair value of the contingent consideration liability was $203.4 million and $208.8 million as of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively. Adjustments to the contingent consideration liability, with the exception of cash payments, are recorded in SG&A in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. A 100 basis point reduction in the discount rate would result in an increase to the liability of approximately $6.1 million as of March 30, 2024.
A single estimate of fair value results from a complex series of judgments about future events and uncertainties and relies heavily on estimates and assumptions. The Company's judgments used to determine the estimated contingent consideration liability discussed above, including estimated future sales projections, can materially impact the Company’s results of operations.
Refer to Note H, Financial Instruments, for more details regarding derivative financial instruments, Note O, Contingencies, for more details regarding the other investments related to the WCLC trust, and Note G, Long-Term Debt and Financing Arrangements, for more information regarding the carrying values of the long-term debt.
Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The Company recorded an impairment charge in the first quarter of 2024 and the fourth quarter of 2023 to adjust the carrying amount of the long-lived assets of its Infrastructure business sold on April 1, 2024, which is considered a Level 3 fair value measurement. Refer to Note Q, Divestitures for further discussion. The Company had no other significant non-recurring fair value measurements, nor any other financial assets or liabilities measured using Level 3 inputs, during the first three months of 2024 or 2023.
L. RESTRUCTURING CHARGES AND OTHER COSTS
A summary of the restructuring reserve activity from December 30, 2023 to March 30, 2024 is as follows:
| (Millions of Dollars) | December 30, 2023 | Net Additions | Usage | Currency | March 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Severance and related costs | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Facility closures and other | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended March 30, 2024, the Company recognized net restructuring charges of $15.0 million primarily related to severance. The majority of the $34.3 million of reserves remaining as of March 30, 2024 is expected to be utilized within the next 12 months.
Segments: The $15.0 million of net restructuring charges for the three months ended March 30, 2024 includes: $7.0 million in the Tools & Outdoor segment; $5.7 million in the Industrial segment; and $2.3 million in Corporate.
Other, net is primarily comprised of intangible asset amortization expense, currency-related gains or losses, environmental remediation expense, deal costs and related consulting costs, and certain pension gains or losses. Other, net amounted to $80.0 million and $63.7 million for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, respectively. The year-over-year increase was primarily driven by higher environmental costs, write-downs on certain investments, and lower income related to providing transition services to previously divested businesses.
M. INCOME TAXES
In accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes, the Company estimates its annual effective tax rate each quarterly reporting period. Tax expense or benefit in interim periods is computed by applying the estimated annual effective tax rate to income or loss, and is adjusted for the tax effect of items of income and expense discretely reported in the period. The estimated annual effective tax rate used in determining income taxes on a year-to-date basis may change in subsequent interim periods. When changes to the estimated annual effective tax rate occur, the prior interim year-to-date tax expense or tax benefit is revised to reflect the revised estimated annual effective tax rate. Any adjustment is recorded in the period in which the change occurs.
For the three months ended March 30, 2024, the Company recognized income tax expense of $28.8 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 59.6 %. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 30, 2024 differs from the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to non-deductible expenses, losses for which a tax benefit is not recognized, and U.S. tax on foreign earnings, partially offset by tax credits and state income taxes.
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For the three months ended April 1, 2023, the Company recognized income tax expense of $23.7 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of (14.4 )%. The effective tax rate for the three months ended April 1, 2023 differs from the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to U.S. tax on foreign earnings, non-deductible expenses, and interest on unrecognized tax benefits, partially offset by tax on foreign earnings at tax rates different than the U.S. tax rate, state income taxes, and tax credits.
The Company considers many factors when evaluating and estimating its tax positions and the impact on income tax expense, which may require periodic adjustments, and which may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes. It is reasonably possible that the amount of the unrecognized benefit with respect to certain of the Company's unrecognized tax positions will significantly increase or decrease within the next twelve months. However, based on the uncertainties associated with finalizing audits with the relevant tax authorities including formal legal proceedings, it is not possible to reasonably estimate the impact of any such change.
N. BUSINESS SEGMENTS AND GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
The Company’s operations are classified into two reportable business segments: Tools & Outdoor and Industrial.
The Tools & Outdoor segment is comprised of the Power Tools Group ("PTG"), Hand Tools, Accessories & Storage ("HTAS") and Outdoor Power Equipment ("Outdoor") product lines. The PTG product line includes both professional and consumer products. Professional products, primarily under the DEWALT® brand, include professional grade corded and cordless electric power tools and equipment including drills, impact wrenches and drivers, grinders, saws, routers and sanders, as well as pneumatic tools and fasteners including nail guns, nails, staplers and staples, and concrete and masonry anchors. DIY and tradesperson focused products include corded and cordless electric power tools sold primarily under the CRAFTSMAN® brand, and consumer home products such as hand-held vacuums, paint tools and cleaning appliances primarily under the BLACK+DECKER® brand. The HTAS product line sells hand tools, power tool accessories and storage products. Hand tools include measuring, leveling and layout tools, planes, hammers, demolition tools, clamps, vises, knives, saws, chisels and industrial and automotive tools. Power tool accessories include drill bits, screwdriver bits, router bits, abrasives, saw blades and threading products. Storage products include tool boxes, sawhorses, medical cabinets and engineered storage solution products. The Outdoor product line primarily sells corded and cordless electric lawn and garden products, including hedge trimmers, string trimmers, lawn mowers, pressure washers and related accessories, and gas powered lawn and garden products, including lawn tractors, zero turn ride on mowers, walk behind mowers, snow blowers, residential robotic mowers, utility terrain vehicles (UTVs), hand-held outdoor power equipment, garden tools, and parts and accessories to professionals and consumers under the DEWALT®, CRAFTSMAN®, CUB CADET®, BLACK+DECKER®, and HUSTLER® brand names.
The Industrial segment is comprised of the Engineered Fastening and Infrastructure businesses. The Engineered Fastening business primarily sells highly engineered components such as fasteners, fittings and various engineered products, which are designed for specific application across multiple verticals. The product lines include externally threaded fasteners, blind rivets and tools, blind inserts and tools, drawn arc weld studs and systems, engineered plastic and mechanical fasteners, self-piercing riveting systems, precision nut running systems, micro fasteners, high-strength structural fasteners, axel swage, latches, heat shields, pins, and couplings. The Infrastructure business designs, manufactures, and sells attachments, typically used on excavators, and handheld hydraulic and battery-powered tools for applications in infrastructure, construction, scrap recycling, demolition, and railroad infrastructure.
The Company utilizes segment profit, which is defined as net sales minus cost of sales and SG&A inclusive of the provision for credit losses (aside from corporate overhead expense), and segment profit as a percentage of net sales to assess the profitability of each segment. Transactions between segments are not material. Segment assets primarily include cash, accounts receivable, inventory, other current assets, property, plant and equipment, right-of-use lease assets and intangible assets. Net sales and long-lived assets are attributed to the geographic regions based on the geographic locations of the end customer and the Company subsidiary, respectively.
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Corporate Overhead includes the corporate overhead element of SG&A, which is not allocated to the business segments.
The Company recognizes revenue at a point in time from the sale of tangible products or over time depending on when the performance obligation is satisfied. For the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, the majority of the Company’s revenue was recognized at the time of sale. The percent of total segment revenue recognized over time for the Industrial segment for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023 was 2.9 % and 1.7 %, respectively.
The following table is a further disaggregation of the Industrial segment revenue for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023:
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The following table is a summary of total assets by segment as of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023:
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Corporate assets primarily consist of cash, deferred taxes, property, plant and equipment, and right-of-use lease assets. Based on the nature of the Company's cash pooling arrangements, at times the corporate-related cash accounts will be in a net liability position.
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GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
The following table is a summary of net sales by geographic area for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023:
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O. CONTINGENCIES
The Company is involved in various legal proceedings relating to environmental issues, employment, product liability, workers’ compensation claims and other matters. The Company periodically reviews the status of these proceedings with both inside and outside counsel, as well as an actuary for risk insurance. Management believes that the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on operations or financial condition taken as a whole.
Government Investigations
On January 19, 2024, the Company was notified by the Compliance and Field Operations Division (the “Division”) of the Consumer Product Safety Commission that the Division intends to recommend the imposition of a civil penalty of approximately $32 million for alleged untimely reporting in relation to certain utility bars and miter saws that were subject to voluntary recalls in September 2019 and March 2022, respectively. The Company believes there are defenses to the Division’s claims and has presented its defenses to the Division. However, given the early stage of this matter, at this time, the Company is not in a position to assess the likelihood of any potential loss or adverse effect on its financial condition or to estimate the amount of potential loss, if any, from this matter.
The Company previously disclosed that it had identified certain undisclosed perquisites in prior periods. The Company voluntarily disclosed this information to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) and cooperated with the SEC’s investigation of this matter. On June 20, 2023, the SEC issued a Cease-and-Desist Order (the “Order”) that resolved this matter. The Order reflects that the Company neither admitted to nor denied the allegations contained in the Order, and that the SEC did not impose any monetary penalties on the Company. The Order credited the Company’s self-reporting, cooperation, and remediation efforts. In a parallel action, the SEC issued a Cease-and-Desist Order against a former executive of the Company (the “Parallel Resolution”). The SEC’s press release announcing both resolutions noted that, with respect to the Parallel Resolution, “[a]fter consideration of Stanley Black & Decker’s self-reporting, cooperation, and remediation, the SEC declined to bring charges against the company related to [the former executive’s] conduct.”
Also, as previously disclosed, the Company has identified certain transactions relating to its international operations that may raise compliance questions under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and voluntarily disclosed this information to the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the SEC in January 2023. The Company is cooperating with both agencies in their investigations of these transactions (the “FCPA Matters”). Currently, the Company does not believe that the FCPA Matters will have a material impact on its financial condition or results of operations, although it is possible that a loss related to the FCPA Matters may be incurred.
Given the ongoing nature of the FCPA Matters, management cannot predict the duration, scope, or outcome of the DOJ’s or SEC’s investigations or estimate the potential magnitude of any such loss or range of loss, or the cost of the ongoing investigations. Any determination that certain transactions relating to the Company’s international operations were not in compliance with the FCPA could result in the imposition of fines, civil or criminal penalties, equitable remedies, including disgorgement, injunctive relief, or other sanctions against the Company. The Company also may become a party to litigation or other legal proceedings over the FCPA Matters described above.
The Company is committed to upholding the highest standards of corporate governance and is continuously focused on ensuring the effectiveness of its policies, procedures, and controls. The Company is in the process, with the assistance of professional advisors, of reviewing and further enhancing relevant policies, procedures, and controls.
Class Action Litigation
As previously disclosed, on March 24, 2023, a putative class action lawsuit titled Naresh Vissa Rammohan v. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:23-cv-00369-KAD (the “Rammohan Class Action”), was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut against the Company and certain of the Company’s current and former officers and
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directors. The complaint was filed on behalf of a purported class consisting of all purchasers of Stanley Black & Decker common stock between October 28, 2021 and July 28, 2022, inclusive. The complaint asserts violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 based on allegedly false and misleading statements related to consumer demand for the Company’s products amid changing COVID-19 trends and macroeconomic conditions. The complaint seeks unspecified damages and an award of costs and expenses. On October 13, 2023, Lead Plaintiff General Retirement System of the City of Detroit filed an Amended Complaint that asserts the same claims and seeks the same forms of relief as the original complaint. The Company intends to vigorously defend this action in all respects and on December 14, 2023 filed a motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint in its entirety. Briefing on that motion concluded on April 5, 2024, and the Company awaits a decision on that motion. Given the early stage of this litigation, at this time, the Company is not in a position to assess the likelihood of any potential loss or adverse effect on its financial condition or to estimate the amount or range of potential losses, if any, from this action.
Derivative Actions
As previously disclosed, on August 2, 2023 and September 20, 2023, derivative complaints were filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, titled Callahan v. Allan, et al., Case No. 3:23-cv-01028-OAW (the “Callahan Derivative Action”) and Applebaum v. Allan, et al., Case No. 3:23-cv-01234-OAW (the “Applebaum Derivative Action”), respectively, by putative stockholders against certain current and former directors and officers of the Company premised on the same allegations as the Rammohan Class Action. The Callahan and Applebaum Derivative Actions were consolidated by Court order on November 6, 2023 and defendants’ responses to both complaints have been stayed pending the disposition of any motions to dismiss in the Rammohan Class Action. The individual defendants intend to vigorously defend the Callahan and Applebaum Derivative Actions in all respects. However, given the early stage of this litigation, at this time, the Company is not in a position to assess the likelihood of any potential loss or adverse effect on its financial condition or to estimate the amount or range of potential losses, if any, from these actions.
On October 19, 2023, a derivative complaint was filed in Connecticut Superior Court, titled Vladimir Gusinsky Revocable Trust v. Allan, et al., Docket Number HHBCV236082260S, by a putative stockholder against certain current and former directors and officers of the Company. Plaintiff seeks to recover for alleged breach of fiduciary duties and unjust enrichment under Connecticut state law premised on the same allegations as the Rammohan Class Action. By Court order on November 11, 2023, the Connecticut Superior Court granted the parties’ motion to stay defendants’ response to the complaint pending the disposition of any motions to dismiss in the Rammohan Class Action. The individual defendants intend to vigorously defend this action in all respects. However, given the early stage of this litigation, at this time, the Company is not in a position to assess the likelihood of any potential loss or adverse effect on its financial condition or to estimate the amount or range of potential losses, if any, from this action.
Environmental
In the normal course of business, the Company is a party to administrative proceedings and litigation, before federal and state regulatory agencies, relating to environmental remediation with respect to claims involving the discharge of hazardous substances into the environment, generally at current and former manufacturing facilities. In addition, some of these claims assert that the Company is responsible for damages and liability, for remedial investigation and clean-up costs, with respect to sites that have never been owned or operated by the Company, but the Company has been identified as a potentially responsible party ("PRP").
In connection with the 2010 merger with Black & Decker, the Company assumed certain commitments and contingent liabilities. Black & Decker is a party to litigation and administrative proceedings with respect to claims involving the discharge of hazardous substances into the environment at current and former manufacturing facilities and has also been named as a PRP in certain administrative proceedings.
The Company, along with many other companies, has been named as a PRP in numerous administrative proceedings for the remediation of various waste sites, including 23 active Superfund sites. Current laws potentially impose joint and several liabilities upon each PRP. In assessing its potential liability at these sites, the Company has considered the following: whether responsibility is being disputed, the terms of existing agreements, experience at similar sites, and the Company’s volumetric contribution at these sites.
The Company’s policy is to accrue environmental investigatory and remediation costs for identified sites when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. If no amount in the range of probable loss is considered most likely, the minimum loss in the range is accrued. The amount of liability recorded is based on an evaluation of currently available facts with respect to each individual site and includes such factors as existing technology, presently enacted laws and regulations, and prior experience in remediation of contaminated sites. The liabilities recorded do not take into account any claims for recoveries from insurance or third parties. As assessments and remediation progress at individual sites, the amounts recorded are reviewed periodically and adjusted to reflect additional technical and legal information that becomes available. As of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the Company had reserves of $124.2 million and $124.5 million, respectively, for remediation activities associated with Company-owned properties, as well as for Superfund sites, for losses
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that are probable and estimable. Of the March 30, 2024 amount, $50.5 million is classified as current and $73.7 million as long-term which is expected to be paid over the estimated remediation period. As of March 30, 2024, the range of environmental remediation costs that is reasonably possible is $80.4 million to $226.5 million which is subject to change in the near term. The Company may be liable for environmental remediation of sites it no longer owns. Liabilities have been recorded on those sites in accordance with the Company's policy.
West Cost Loading Corporation
As of March 30, 2024, the Company has recorded $17.0 million in other assets related to funding received by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and placed in a trust in accordance with the final settlement with the EPA, embodied in a Consent Decree approved by the United States District Court for the Central District of California on July 3, 2013. Per the Consent Decree, Emhart Industries, Inc. (a dissolved and liquidated former indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of The Black & Decker Corporation) (“Emhart”) has agreed to be responsible for an interim remedy at a site located in Rialto, California and formerly operated by West Coast Loading Corporation (“WCLC”), a defunct company for which Emhart was alleged to be liable as a successor. The remedy will be funded by (i) the amounts received from the EPA as gathered from multiple parties, and, to the extent necessary, (ii) Emhart's affiliate. The interim remedy requires the construction of a water treatment facility and the treatment of ground water at or around the site for a period of approximately 30 years or more. As of March 30, 2024, the Company's net cash obligation associated with remediation activities, including WCLC assets, is $107.2 million.
Centredale Site
On April 8, 2019, the United States District Court approved a Consent Decree documenting the terms of a settlement between the Company and the United States for reimbursement of EPA's past costs and remediation of environmental contamination found at the Centredale Manor Restoration Project Superfund Site ("Centredale site"), located in North Providence, Rhode Island. Black & Decker and Emhart are liable for site clean-up costs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA") as successors to the liability of Metro-Atlantic, Inc., a former operator at the Centredale site. The Company is complying with the terms of the settlement. Remediation work at the Centredale site remains ongoing. Technical and regulatory issues have arisen in connection with the disposal methods selected and described in the statement of work for contaminated Centredale site soils and sediment. Emhart’s contractor is working with the EPA and the State of Rhode Island to develop alternatives. Emhart has recently entered into a cooperative agreement with the Federal and State Natural Resource Trustees to collectively conduct an assessment of what, if any, Natural Resource Damages may be associated with the contamination at the Centredale Site. Litigation continues in the District Court concerning Phase 3 of the case, which is addressing the potential allocation of liability to other PRPs who may have contributed to contamination of the Centredale site with dioxins, polychlorinated biphenyls and other contaminants of concern. As of March 30, 2024, the Company has a remaining reserve of $27.8 million for this site.
Lower Passaic River
The Company and approximately 47 other companies comprise the Lower Passaic Cooperating Parties Group (the “CPG”). The CPG members and other companies are parties to a May 2007 Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent (“AOC”) with the EPA to perform a remedial investigation/feasibility study (“RI/FS”) of the lower seventeen miles of the Lower Passaic River in New Jersey (the “River”). The Company’s potential liability stems from former operations in Newark, New Jersey. The CPG has substantially completed the RI/FS for the entire 17 -mile River. The Company’s estimated costs related to the RI/FS are included in its environmental reserves.
Lower 8.3 Miles
On April 11, 2014, the EPA issued a Focused Feasibility Study (“FFS”) and proposed plan which addressed various early action remediation alternatives for the lower 8.3 miles of the River. On March 4, 2016, the EPA issued a Record of Decision ("ROD") selecting the remedy for the lower 8.3 miles of the River, which will include the removal of 3.5 million cubic yards of sediment, placement of a cap over the entire lower 8.3 miles of the River, and, according to the EPA, will cost approximately $1.4 billion and take 6 years to implement after the remedial design is completed. On September 30, 2016, Occidental Chemical Corporation ("OCC") entered into an agreement with the EPA to perform the remedial design for the cleanup plan for the lower 8.3 miles of the River. OCC has submitted the final remedial design, which is under review by EPA. On June 30, 2018, OCC filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey against over 100 companies, including the Company, seeking CERCLA cost recovery or contribution for past costs relating to various investigations and cleanups OCC has conducted or is conducting in connection with the River. According to the complaint, OCC has incurred or is incurring costs which include the estimated cost ($165 million) to complete the remedial design for the cleanup plan for the lower 8.3 miles of the River. OCC also seeks a declaratory judgment to hold the defendants liable for their proper shares of future response costs for OCC's ongoing activities in connection with the River. The Company and other defendants have answered the complaint and have been engaged in discovery with OCC. On February 24, 2021, the Company and other defendants filed a
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third party complaint against the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners and forty-two municipalities to require those entities to pay their equitable share of response costs. On December 20, 2022, various defendants (including the Company) in the OCC litigation filed an unopposed motion to stay the litigation for six months which was granted by the Court on March 1, 2023 and has been extended while the Court considers the Consent Decree filed by the United States, as discussed below.
The Company and 105 other parties received a letter dated March 31, 2016 from the EPA notifying such parties of potential liability for the costs of the cleanup of the lower 8.3 miles of the River. In a March 30, 2017 letter, the EPA stated that parties who did not discharge dioxins, furans or polychlorinated biphenyls (which are considered the contaminants of concern posing the greatest risk to human health or the environment) may be eligible for cash out settlement, but expected those parties' allocation to be determined through a complex settlement analysis using a third-party allocator. The EPA subsequently clarified this statement to say that such parties would be eligible to be "funding parties" for the lower 8.3 mile remedial action with each party's share of the costs determined by the EPA based on the allocation process and the remaining parties would be "work parties" for the remedial action. The Company participated in the allocation process and asserted that it did not discharge dioxins, furans or polychlorinated biphenyls and should be eligible to be a "funding party" for the lower 8.3 mile remedial action. The allocator selected by the EPA issued a confidential allocation report on December 28, 2020, which was reviewed by the EPA. As a result of the allocation process, on February 11, 2022, the EPA and certain parties (including the Company) reached an agreement in principle for a cash-out settlement for remediation of the entire 17 -mile Lower Passaic River. On December 16, 2022, the United States lodged a Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in United States v. Alden Leeds, Inc. et al. (No. 2:22-cv-07326) that addressed the liability of 85 parties (including the Company) for an aggregate amount of $150 million based in part on the EPA-sponsored allocation report that found OCC 99.4 % responsible for the cleanup costs of the River. The Consent Decree was subject to a 90-day public comment period, which ended March 22, 2023. On November 21, 2023, the United States informed the Court that it concluded, based on the public comments, that a small number of parties (not including the Company) should be removed from the settlement and that a change should be made to the United States’ reservation of rights (which was agreed to by the remaining settling parties). On January 17, 2024, the United States filed the modified Consent Decree with the Court and filed its motion to enter the modified Consent Decree on January 31, 2024. On April 1, 2024, the settling defendants (including the Company) and certain other parties filed briefs in support of, and OCC filed a brief in opposition to, the motion to enter the modified Consent Decree. The Court will enter or disapprove the modified Consent Decree after the motion is fully briefed.
Upper 9 Miles
On October 10, 2018, the EPA issued a letter directing the CPG to prepare a streamlined feasibility study for the upper 9 miles of the River based on an iterative approach using adaptive management strategies. The CPG submitted a draft Interim Remedy Feasibility Study to the EPA on December 4, 2020, which identified various targeted dredge and cap alternatives with costs that range from $420 million to $468 million (net present value). The EPA issued the Interim Remedy ROD on September 28, 2021, selecting an alternative that the EPA estimates will cost $441 million (net present value).
On March 2, 2023, the EPA issued a Unilateral Administrative Order requiring OCC to design the interim remedy for the upper 9 miles of the River (the “2023 UAO”). Notwithstanding the stay of the litigation commenced in 2018 (and two days after the public comment period on the Consent Decree closed), OCC filed a complaint named Occidental Chem. Corp. v. Givaudan Fragrances Corp., et al., No. 2:23‑cv-1699 at 2, 5 (D.N.J. Mar. 24, 2023) (the “2023 Litigation”) against forty parties (not including the Company) for recovery of past and future response costs it will incur in complying with the 2023 UAO. All of the defendants named in the 2023 Litigation are also defendants or third-party defendants in the litigation commenced in 2018.
Maxus Bankruptcy Settlement
Pursuant to a settlement agreement by and among the Maxus Liquidating Trust, YPF and Repsol submitted to the bankruptcy court on April 7, 2023, YPF and Repsol will jointly pay a combined sum of $573 million to various creditors. Based on the waterfall payout of the bankruptcy plan, the CPG received approximately $9 million, which will be used either to offset future CPG costs, including EPA RI/FS oversight and legal and administrative costs, or to reimburse CPG members for a portion of their past contributions to the RI/FS costs.
At this time, the Company cannot reasonably estimate its liability related to the litigation and remediation efforts as discussed above, excluding the RI/FS, as the OCC litigation is pending and the EPA settlement process has not been completed and requires court approval.
Kerr McGee
Per the terms of a Final Order and Judgment approved by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida on January 22, 1991, Emhart is responsible for a percentage of remedial costs arising out of the Kerr McGee Chemical Corporation Superfund Site located in Jacksonville, Florida. On March 15, 2017, the Company received formal notification from the EPA that the EPA had issued a ROD selecting the preferred alternative identified in the Proposed Cleanup Plan. On or about November 2, 2023, the Multistate Trust managing the remediation revised the estimated remediation costs for work to be
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performed in 2024, and the Company adjusted the reserve for its percentage share of such costs accordingly. As of March 30, 2024, the Company has reserved $27.8 million for this site.
The amount recorded for the aforementioned identified contingent liabilities is based on estimates. Amounts recorded are reviewed periodically and adjusted to reflect additional technical and legal information that becomes available. Actual costs to be incurred in future periods may vary from the estimates, given the inherent uncertainties in evaluating certain exposures. Subject to the imprecision in estimating future contingent liability costs, the Company does not expect that any sum it may have to pay in connection with these environmental matters in excess of the amounts recorded will have a materially adverse effect on its financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
P. COMMITMENTS AND GUARANTEES
COMMITMENTS — The Company has numerous assets, predominantly real estate, vehicles and equipment, under various lease arrangements. The following is a summary of the Company's right-of-use assets and lease liabilities:
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Right-of-use assets are included within in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, while lease liabilities are included within and , as appropriate. The Company determines its incremental borrowing rate based on interest rates from its debt issuances, taking into consideration adjustments for collateral, lease terms and foreign currency. As of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, approximately $19
The Company has arrangements with third-party financial institutions that offer voluntary supply chain finance ("SCF") programs. These arrangements enable certain of the Company’s suppliers, at the supplier’s sole discretion, to sell receivables due from the Company to the financial institutions on terms directly negotiated with the financial institutions. The Company negotiates commercial terms with its suppliers, including prices, quantities, and payment terms, regardless of suppliers’ decisions to finance the receivables due from the Company under these SCF programs. The Company has no economic interest in a supplier’s decision to participate in these SCF programs, and no direct financial relationship with the financial institutions, as it relates to these SCF programs. The amounts due to the financial institutions for suppliers that voluntarily participate in these SCF programs were presented within Accounts payable on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and totaled $519.6 million and $528.1 million as of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, respectively.
As of March 30, 2024, the Company had unrecognized commitments that require the future purchase of goods or services (unconditional purchase obligations) to provide it with access to products and services at competitive prices. These obligations consist of supplier agreements with long-term minimum material purchase requirements and freight forwarding arrangements with minimum quantity commitments. As of March 30, 2024, the Company had unconditional purchase obligations of $326.2 million, consisting of $101.0 million in 2024, $151.1 million in 2025, $41.1 million in 2026, $25.7 million in 2027 and $7.3 million in 2028.
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GUARANTEES — The Company’s financial guarantees at March 30, 2024 are as follows:
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| Standby letters of credit | Up to | ||||||||||||||||
| Commercial customer financing arrangements | Up to | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
The Company has guaranteed a portion of the residual values associated with certain of its variable rate leases. The lease guarantees are for an amount up to $157.4 million while the fair value of the underlying assets is estimated at $210.5 million. The related assets would be available to satisfy the guarantee obligations.
The Company has issued $182.6 million in standby letters of credit that guarantee future payments which may be required under certain insurance programs and in relation to certain environmental remediation activities described more fully in Note O, Contingencies.
The Company provides various limited and full recourse guarantees to financial institutions that provide financing to U.S. and Canadian Mac Tool distributors and franchisees for their initial purchase of the inventory and trucks necessary to function as a distributor and franchisee. In addition, the Company provides limited and full recourse guarantees to financial institutions that extend credit to certain end retail customers of its U.S. Mac Tool distributors and franchisees. The gross amount guaranteed in these arrangements is $90.7 million and the $15.0 million carrying value of the guarantees issued is recorded in Other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Company provides warranties on certain products across its businesses. The types of product warranties offered generally range from one year to limited lifetime. There are also certain products with no warranty. Further, the Company sometimes incurs discretionary costs to service its products in connection with product performance issues. Historical warranty and service claim experience forms the basis for warranty obligations recognized. Adjustments are recorded to the warranty liability as new information becomes available.
The changes in the carrying amount of product warranties for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023 are as follows:
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| Balance end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
Q. DIVESTITURES
Infrastructure business
On April 1, 2024, the Company completed the previously announced sale of its Infrastructure business to Epiroc AB for $760 million. The Company received proceeds of $728.5 million at closing, net of customary adjustments and costs. As of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the assets and liabilities related to the Infrastructure business were classified as held for sale on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. This divestiture does not qualify for discontinued operations and therefore, its results are included in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for all periods presented.
Following is the pre-tax income for this business for the first three months ended March 30, 2024, and April 1, 2023:
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In addition, the Company recognized pre-tax asset impairment charges of $25.5 million and $150.8 million in the first quarter of 2024 and fourth quarter of 2023, respectively, to adjust the carrying amount of the long-lived assets of the Infrastructure
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business to its estimated fair value less the costs to sell.
The carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities that were aggregated in assets held for sale and liabilities held for sale as of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023 are presented in the following table:
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion contains statements reflecting the Company's views about its future performance that constitute “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. Please read the information under the caption entitled “Cautionary Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995."
Throughout this Management's Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”), references to Notes refer to the "Notes To Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements" in Part 1, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q, unless otherwise indicated.
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Strategy
The Company is a global provider of hand tools, power tools, outdoor products and related accessories, as well as a leading provider of engineered fastening solutions. The Company continues to execute its long-term business strategy focused on organic growth in excess of the market and industry, geographic and customer diversification to foster sustainable revenue, earnings and cash flow growth. In recent years, the Company has re-shaped its portfolio to focus on its leading positions in the tools & outdoor and engineered fastening markets. Leveraging the benefits of a more focused portfolio, the Company initiated a business transformation in mid-2022 that includes reinvestment for faster growth as well as a $2.0 billion Global Cost Reduction Program through 2025. The Company’s primary areas of multi-year strategic focus remain unchanged as follows:
•Advancing innovation, electrification and global market penetration to achieve organic revenue growth of 2 to 3 times the market;
•Streamlining and simplifying the organization, and investing in initiatives that more directly impact the Company's customers and end users;
•Returning adjusted gross margins to historical 35%+ levels by accelerating the operations and supply chain transformation to improve fill rates and better match inventory with customer demand; and
•Prioritizing cash flow generation and inventory optimization.
In terms of capital allocation, the Company remains committed, over time, to returning excess capital to shareholders through a strong and growing dividend as well as opportunistically repurchasing shares. In the near term, the Company intends to direct any capital in excess of the quarterly dividend on its common stock toward debt reduction and internal growth investments.
The Company’s environmental, social and governance ("ESG") strategy is integrated into, and informed by, its overall long-term business strategy. The portfolio changes discussed above prompted the Company to re-baseline its ESG data and update its ESG targets to align with the more focused Company and its business priorities and goals, while maintaining continuity with the legacy ESG pillars of people, products, and planet. The Company’s renewed ESG priorities are as follows:
•The People strategy includes broad based diversity, equity & inclusion ("DEI") initiatives supported by equal employment opportunities and the Company's Growing the Trades program. To grow the trades, the Company is tailoring its philanthropic efforts to fund trade skill-building initiatives with $30 million pledged by 2027. The Company believes this will generate end-user loyalty and brand ambassadorship that fuels long-term demand.
•The Product strategy is focused on minimizing the environmental footprint of the Company’s products through an emphasis on Sustainable Innovation. The Company’s products are increasingly designed with sustainability in mind – from more sustainable materials specified in product design and packaging, to more eco-friendly impacts resulting from the use of its products, to thoughtful end-of-life repair, reuse and recycling programs. To measure progress in this space, the Company set an intensity-based goal to reduce the greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions of its products' material, transportation, and use phases (Scope 3) by 52% by 2030. To reach this goal, the Company plans to engage two-thirds of its suppliers to set their own Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions reduction targets by 2027. The Company plans to work with customers and suppliers to try to reduce or eliminate problematic plastics in its packaging and improve packaging sustainability, with a specific goal to be set by 2025; and plans to continue the transformation of its product portfolio to quieter, safer, and more eco-friendly offerings through electrification.
•The Planet strategy for Sustainable Operations is focused on the responsible stewardship of the Company’s owned and operated facilities. The Company is implementing a climate science-based plan with a goal to reduce its internal operational GHG emissions by 42% (Scope 1 and Scope 2) by 2030, against the 2022 baseline. The Company expects to do this by continuing to invest in renewable power sources, such as wind and solar, while improving efficiencies
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through capital investments, and evaluating additional tools like power purchase agreements and energy attribute certificates. The Company will also pursue zero-waste-to-landfill across all its global manufacturing and distribution sites by 2040. The Company believes the responsible stewardship of its operations is important for energy independence and operations resilience, and increasingly as a value proposition for its customers, who value sustainable upstream suppliers as they work to reduce their own carbon footprint.
The Company’s annual ESG report, issued in August 2023, details the evolution of its ESG strategy and refreshed public commitments. The report includes a comprehensive review of the Company's ESG program and builds on a long history of annually reporting its sustainability metrics and public goals. As explained in the ESG report, the Company's goals contemplate a number of assumptions and there can be no assurances that those assumptions will be correct or that such goals will be achieved or retained.
Refer to section "Human Capital Management" in Item 1. Business of the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2023 for additional information regarding the Company's commitment to supporting its employees and improving diversity, equity and inclusion.
Common Stock And Other Securities
In April 2021, the Board of Directors approved repurchases by the Company of its outstanding securities other than common stock up to an aggregate amount of $3.0 billion. No repurchases have been executed pursuant to this authorization to date.
Divestitures
On April 1, 2024, the Company sold its Infrastructure business to Epiroc AB for net proceeds of $728.5 million. The Company used the net proceeds to reduce debt in the second quarter of 2024.
Refer to Note Q, Divestitures, for further discussion.
Global Cost Reduction Program
In mid-2022, the Company launched a program comprised of a series of initiatives designed to generate cost savings by resizing the organization and reducing inventory with the ultimate objective of driving long-term growth, improving profitability and generating strong cash flow. These initiatives are expected to optimize the cost base as well as provide a platform to fund investments to accelerate growth in the core businesses. The program consists of a selling, general, and administrative ("SG&A") planned pre-tax run-rate cost savings of $500 million and a supply chain transformation expected to deliver $1.5 billion of pre-tax run-rate cost savings by the end of 2025 to achieve projected 35%+ adjusted gross margins.
The SG&A cost savings are expected to be generated by simplifying the corporate structure, optimizing organizational spans and layers and reducing indirect spend. These savings will help fund $300 million to $500 million of innovation and commercial investments through 2025 to accelerate organic growth.
The $1.5 billion of pre-tax run-rate cost savings from the supply chain transformation will be driven by the following value streams:
•Strategic Sourcing: Implementing capabilities to source in a more efficient and integrated manner across all of the Company’s businesses and leveraging contract manufacturing;
•Operational Excellence: Leveraging the SBD Operating Model and re-designing in-plant operations following footprint rationalization to deliver incremental efficiencies, simplified organizational design and inventory optimization;
•Footprint Rationalization: Transforming the Company’s manufacturing and distribution network from a decentralized and inefficient system of sites built through years of acquisitions to a strategically focused supply chain, inclusive of site closures, transformations of existing sites into manufacturing centers of excellence and re-configuration of the distribution network; and
•Complexity Reduction: Reducing complexity through platforming products and implementing initiatives to drive a SKU reduction.
The charges associated with the supply chain transformation are reflected in the Non-GAAP adjustments detailed below in "Results From Operations" and the full year estimate of Non-GAAP adjustments detailed below in "2024 Outlook". The cash investment required to achieve the $1.5 billion of pre-tax run-rate supply chain cost savings is expected to be approximately $0.9 billion to $1.1 billion, of which approximately 40% is expected to be capital expenditures. The Company will continue prioritizing capital expenditures consistent with its existing approach and expects total capital expenditures, inclusive of the
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supply chain transformation, to be $400 million to $500 million for 2024 and to approximate 3.0% to 3.5% of net sales annually in 2025 and beyond.
During the first three months of 2024 and since inception of the program, the Company has generated approximately $145 million and $1.2 billion, respectively, of pre-tax run-rate savings, driven by lower headcount, indirect spend reductions and the supply chain transformation. These savings are comprised of supply chain efficiency benefits, which will support gross margin improvements as the benefits turn through inventory, and SG&A savings. The Company believes that it is on track to grow to approximately $2 billion of pre-tax run-rate savings by year-end 2025. In addition, the Company has reduced inventory by approximately $1.9 billion since the end of the second quarter of 2022 and expects further inventory and working capital reductions to support free cash flow generation in 2024.
Segments
The Company’s operations are classified into two reportable business segments: Tools & Outdoor and Industrial. Both reportable segments have significant international operations and are exposed to translational and transactional impacts from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.
Tools & Outdoor
The Tools & Outdoor segment is comprised of the Power Tools Group ("PTG"), Hand Tools, Accessories & Storage ("HTAS"), and Outdoor Power Equipment ("Outdoor") product lines. Annual revenues in the Tools & Outdoor segment were $13.4 billion in 2023, representing 85% of the Company’s total revenues.
The PTG product line includes both professional and consumer products. Professional products, primarily under the DEWALT® brand, include professional grade corded and cordless electric power tools and equipment including drills, impact wrenches and drivers, grinders, saws, routers and sanders, as well as pneumatic tools and fasteners including nail guns, nails, staplers and staples, and concrete and masonry anchors. DIY and tradesperson focused products include corded and cordless electric power tools sold primarily under the CRAFTSMAN® brand, and consumer home products such as hand-held vacuums, paint tools and cleaning appliances primarily under the BLACK+DECKER® brand.
The HTAS product line sells hand tools, power tool accessories and storage products. Hand tools include measuring, leveling and layout tools, planes, hammers, demolition tools, clamps, vises, knives, saws, chisels and industrial and automotive tools. Power tool accessories include drill bits, screwdriver bits, router bits, abrasives, saw blades and threading products. Storage products include tool boxes, sawhorses, medical cabinets and engineered storage solution products.
The Outdoor product line primarily sells corded and cordless electric lawn and garden products, including hedge trimmers, string trimmers, lawn mowers, pressure washers and related accessories, and gas powered lawn and garden products, including lawn tractors, zero turn ride on mowers, walk behind mowers, snow blowers, residential robotic mowers, utility terrain vehicles (UTVs), hand-held outdoor power equipment, garden tools, and parts and accessories to professionals and consumers under the DEWALT®, CRAFTSMAN®, CUB CADET®, BLACK+DECKER®, and HUSTLER® brand names.
Industrial
The Industrial segment is comprised of the Engineered Fastening and Infrastructure businesses. Annual revenues in the Industrial segment were $2.4 billion in 2023, representing 15% of the Company’s total revenues.
The Engineered Fastening business primarily sells highly engineered components such as fasteners, fittings and various engineered products, which are designed for specific application across multiple verticals. The product lines include externally threaded fasteners, blind rivets and tools, blind inserts and tools, drawn arc weld studs and systems, engineered plastic and mechanical fasteners, self-piercing riveting systems, precision nut running systems, micro fasteners, high-strength structural fasteners, axel swage, latches, heat shields, pins, and couplings.
The Infrastructure business designs, manufactures, and sells attachments, typically used on excavators, and handheld hydraulic and battery-powered tools for applications in infrastructure, construction, scrap recycling, demolition, and railroad infrastructure.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
On April 1, 2024, the Company completed the previously announced sale of its Infrastructure business to Epiroc AB. This divestiture does not qualify for discontinued operations and therefore, its results are included in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for all periods presented.
Certain Items Impacting Earnings and Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company has provided a discussion of its results both inclusive and exclusive of certain gains and charges. The results and measures, including gross profit, SG&A, Other, net, Income taxes, and segment profit (including Corporate Overhead), on a basis excluding certain gains and charges, free cash flow, organic revenue and organic growth are Non-GAAP financial measures. The Company considers the use of Non-GAAP financial measures relevant to aid analysis and understanding of the Company’s results and business trends aside from the material impact of these items and ensures appropriate comparability to operating results of prior periods. Supplemental Non-GAAP information should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures presented herein may differ from similar measures used by other companies.
With the exception of forecasted free cash flow included in “2024 Outlook” as discussed below, the Non-GAAP financial measures of gross profit, SG&A, Other, net, Income taxes, and segment profit (including Corporate Overhead), presented on a basis excluding certain gains and charges, as well as free cash flow, organic revenue and organic growth are defined and reconciled to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures below. Due to high variability and difficulty in predicting items that impact cash flow from operations, a reconciliation of forecasted free cash flow to its most directly comparable GAAP estimate has been omitted. The Company believes such a reconciliation would also imply a degree of precision that is inappropriate for this forward-looking measure.
The Company’s operating results at the consolidated level as discussed below include and exclude certain gains and charges impacting gross profit, SG&A, Other, net, and Income taxes. The Company’s business segment results as discussed below include and exclude certain gains and charges impacting gross profit and SG&A. These amounts for the first quarters of 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
First Quarter 2024
| (Millions of Dollars) | GAAP | Non-GAAP Adjustments2 | Non-GAAP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 1,108.5 | $ | 14.4 | $ | 1,122.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative1 | 851.8 | (20.1) | 831.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 48.3 | 71.5 | 119.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes | 28.8 | 6.8 | 35.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 19.5 | 64.7 | 84.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share of common stock | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.43 | $ | 0.56 | |||||||||||||||||
First Quarter 2023
| (Millions of Dollars) | GAAP | Non-GAAP Adjustments2 | Non-GAAP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross profit | $ | 835.5 | $ | 73.4 | $ | 908.9 | |||||||||||||||||
Selling, general and administrative1 | 825.1 | (20.7) | 804.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (164.1) | 106.8 | (57.3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Income taxes | 23.7 | (20.4) | 3.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | (187.8) | 127.2 | (60.6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Diluted loss per share of common stock | $ | (1.26) | $ | 0.85 | $ | (0.41) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Includes provision for credit losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Refer to table below for additional detail of the Non-GAAP adjustments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Below is a summary of the pre-tax Non-GAAP adjustments for the first quarters of 2024 and 2023.
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Supply Chain Transformation Costs: | ||||||||||||||
Footprint Rationalization1 | $ | 8.4 | $ | 59.3 | ||||||||||
Strategic Sourcing & Operational Excellence2 | 5.8 | 14.1 | ||||||||||||
| Facility-related costs | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||||||||||||
| Voluntary retirement program | — | (0.1) | ||||||||||||
| Other charges (gains) | (0.5) | (0.6) | ||||||||||||
| Gross Profit | $ | 14.4 | $ | 73.4 | ||||||||||
| Supply Chain Transformation Costs: | ||||||||||||||
Footprint Rationalization1 | $ | 7.5 | $ | 0.1 | ||||||||||
| Complexity Reduction | 0.3 | 0.1 | ||||||||||||
Acquisition & Integration-related costs3 | 2.8 | 10.1 | ||||||||||||
| Transition services costs related to previously divested businesses | 5.5 | 12.8 | ||||||||||||
| Voluntary retirement program | — | (0.9) | ||||||||||||
| Other charges (gains) | 4.0 | (1.5) | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | $ | 20.1 | $ | 20.7 | ||||||||||
Other, net4 | $ | (3.5) | $ | (7.0) | ||||||||||
| Loss on sales of businesses | — | 7.6 | ||||||||||||
Asset impairment charges5 | 25.5 | — | ||||||||||||
Restructuring charges6 | 15.0 | 12.1 | ||||||||||||
| Earnings (loss) before income taxes | $ | 71.5 | $ | 106.8 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Footprint Rationalization costs in 2024 primarily relate to accelerated depreciation of production equipment of $4.9 million and other facility exit and re-configuration costs of $10.0 million. In 2023, transfers and closures of targeted manufacturing sites, including Fort Worth, Texas and Cheraw, South Carolina as previously announced in March 2023, resulted in accelerated depreciation of production equipment of $17.0 million and non-cash asset write-downs of $42.2 million (predominantly tooling, raw materials and WIP). | ||||
| 2 | Strategic Sourcing & Operational Excellence costs in 2023 primarily relate to third-party consultant fees to provide expertise in identifying and quantifying opportunities to source in a more integrated manner and re-design in-plant operations following footprint rationalization, developing a detailed program and related governance, and assisting the Company with the implementation of actions necessary to achieve the related objectives. | ||||
| 3 | Acquisition & integration-related costs primarily relate to the MTD and Excel acquisitions, including costs to integrate the organizations and shared processes, as well as harmonize key IT applications and infrastructure. | ||||
| 4 | Includes deal-related costs, net of income related to providing transition services to previously divested businesses. | ||||
| 5 | The $25.5 million pre-tax asset impairment charge in 2024 related to the Infrastructure business. | ||||
| 6 | Refer to “Restructuring Activities” below for further discussion. | ||||
Below is a summary of the Company’s operating results at the consolidated level, followed by an overview of business segment performance. Organic growth is utilized to describe the Company's results excluding the impacts of foreign currency fluctuations, acquisitions during their initial 12 months of ownership, and divestitures.
Consolidated Results
Net Sales: Net sales were $3.870 billion in the first three months of 2024 compared to $3.932 billion in the first three months of 2023, representing a decrease of 2% driven by a 1% decrease in volume and a 1% decrease from foreign currency. Tools & Outdoor net sales decreased 1% compared to the first three months of 2023, due to a 1% decline in volume. Industrial net sales decreased 5% compared to the first three months of 2023 as a 1% increase in price was more than offset by a 5% decrease in volume and a 1% decrease from foreign currency.
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Gross Profit: Gross profit was $1.109 billion, or 28.6% of net sales, in the first three months of 2024 compared to $835.5 million, or 21.2% of net sales, in the first three months of 2023. Non-GAAP adjustments, which reduced gross profit, were $14.4 million for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and $73.4 million for the three months ended April 1, 2023. Excluding these adjustments, gross profit was 29.0% of net sales for the three months ended March 30, 2024, compared to 23.1% for the three months ended April 1, 2023, primarily due to lower inventory destocking costs, supply chain transformation benefits and lower shipping costs.
SG&A Expenses: SG&A, inclusive of the provision for credit losses, was $851.8 million, or 22.0% of net sales, in the first three months of 2024, compared to $825.1 million, or 21.0% of net sales, in the first three months of 2023. Within SG&A, Non-GAAP adjustments totaled $20.1 million for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and $20.7 million for the three months ended April 1, 2023. Excluding these adjustments, SG&A was 21.5% of net sales for the three months ended March 30, 2024, compared to 20.5% for the three months ended April 1, 2023, as the Company increased investment in innovation and growth initiatives.
Distribution center costs (i.e. warehousing and fulfillment facility and associated labor costs) are classified within SG&A. This classification may differ from other companies who may report such expenses within cost of sales. Due to diversity in practice, to the extent the classification of these distribution costs differs from other companies, the Company’s gross margins may not be comparable. Such distribution costs classified in SG&A amounted to $130.5 million and $129.5 million for the first three months of 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Other, net: Other, net totaled $80.0 million and $63.7 million in the first three months of 2024 and 2023, respectively. Excluding Non-GAAP adjustments, Other, net, totaled $83.5 million and $70.7 million in the first three months of 2024 and 2023, respectively. The year-over-year increase was primarily driven by higher environmental costs and write-downs on certain investments.
Loss on Sales of Businesses: During the first quarter of 2023, the Company reported a pre-tax loss of $7.6 million primarily related to the divestiture of a small business in the Industrial segment.
Asset Impairment Charge: During the first three months of 2024, the Company recorded a pre-tax impairment loss of $25.5 million related to the Infrastructure business. Refer to Note Q, Divestitures, for additional information on the divestiture of the Infrastructure business completed in the second quarter of 2024.
Interest, net: Net interest expense was $87.9 million in the first quarter of 2024 compared to $91.1 million in the first quarter of 2023. The year-over-year decrease was primarily driven by higher interest income due to an increase in rates.
Income Taxes: For the three months ended March 30, 2024, the Company recognized income tax expense of $28.8 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 59.6%. Excluding the tax effect on Non-GAAP adjustments, for the three months ended March 30, 2024, the Company recognized income tax expense of $35.6 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 29.7%. These effective tax rates differ from the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to non-deductible expenses, losses for which a tax benefit is not recognized, and U.S. tax on foreign earnings, partially offset by tax credits and state income taxes.
For the three months ended April 1, 2023, the Company recognized income tax expense of $23.7 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of (14.4)%. Excluding the tax effect on Non-GAAP adjustments, for the three months ended April 1, 2023, the Company recognized an income tax expense of $3.3 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of (5.8)%. These effective tax rates differ from the U.S. statutory tax rate of 21% primarily due to U.S. tax on foreign earnings, non-deductible expenses, and interest on unrecognized tax benefits, partially offset by tax on foreign earnings at tax rates different than the U.S. tax rate, state income taxes, and tax credits.
Refer to Note M, Income Taxes, for additional information on the impacts in interim periods of changes in its estimated annual effective income tax rate.
On December 20, 2021, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) published a proposal for the establishment of a global minimum tax rate of 15% (“Pillar Two"). The Pillar Two rules provide a template that jurisdictions can translate into domestic law to assist with the implementation within an agreed upon timeframe and in a coordinated manner, which became effective for fiscal years beginning after January 1, 2024. To date, jurisdictions in which the Company operates are in various stages of implementation.
The OECD and other countries continue to publish guidance and legislation which include transition and safe harbor rules. The Company expects to avail itself of the transitional safe harbor rules in most jurisdictions in which the Company operates. There are, however, a limited number of jurisdictions where the transitional safe harbor relief does not apply. The Company expects the Pillar Two tax impact from these jurisdictions to be immaterial to its estimated annual effective rate for 2024 and continues to monitor developments in legislation, regulation, and interpretive guidance in this area.
Business Segment Results
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The Company’s reportable segments represent businesses that have similar products, services and end markets, among other factors. The Company utilizes segment profit which is defined as net sales minus cost of sales and SG&A inclusive of the provision for credit losses (aside from corporate overhead expense), and segment profit as a percentage of net sales to assess the profitability of each segment.
The Company’s operations are classified into two reportable business segments: Tools & Outdoor and Industrial.
Tools & Outdoor:
| Year-to-Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 3,284.6 | $ | 3,315.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Segment profit | $ | 255.7 | $ | 18.7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| % of Net sales | 7.8 | % | 0.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Tools & Outdoor net sales decreased $30.8 million, or 1%, in the first three months of 2024 compared to the first three months of 2023 as volume growth in DEWALT® was more than offset by a muted market demand backdrop which contributed to a 1% decline in volume. Organic revenue decreased 2% and 3% in North America and Europe, respectively, and increased 7% in the rest of the world. During the first quarter of 2024, the U.S. retail point-of-sale demand was down modestly versus the prior year with modest growth in outdoor.
Segment profit for the first three months of 2024 was $255.7 million, or 7.8% of net sales, compared to $18.7 million, or 0.6% of net sales, in the first three months of 2023. Excluding Non-GAAP adjustments of $22.9 million and $79.2 million for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, respectively, segment profit was 8.5% of net sales in the first three months of 2024 and 3.0% in the first three months of 2023. The year-over-year increase was a result of lower inventory destocking costs, supply chain transformation benefits and reduced shipping costs, which were partially offset by increased growth investments.
Industrial:
| Year-to-Date | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 584.9 | $ | 616.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Segment profit | $ | 65.2 | $ | 67.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| % of Net sales | 11.1 | % | 10.9 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Industrial net sales decreased $31.5 million, or 5%, in the first three months of 2024 compared to the first three months of 2023, as a 1% increase in price was more than offset by a 5% decrease in volume, exclusively in Infrastructure, and a 1% decrease from foreign currency. Engineered Fastening organic revenues increased 5%, with aerospace and automotive growth, which was partially offset by general industrial market softness.
Industrial segment profit for the first three months of 2024 totaled $65.2 million, or 11.1% of net sales, compared to $67.4 million, or 10.9% of net sales, in the corresponding 2023 period. Excluding Non-GAAP adjustments of $5.7 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, respectively, segment profit amounted to 12.1% of net sales in the first three months of 2024 compared to 11.0% in the first three months of 2023, due to price realization and cost control.
Corporate Overhead
Corporate Overhead includes the corporate overhead element of SG&A, which is not allocated to the business segments. Corporate Overhead amounted to $64.2 million and $75.7 million in the first quarter of 2024 and 2023, respectively. Excluding Non-GAAP adjustments of $5.9 million for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and $14.6 million for the three months ended April 1, 2023, the corporate overhead element of SG&A was $58.3 million and $61.1 million for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, respectively.
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RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES
A summary of the restructuring reserve activity from December 30, 2023 to March 30, 2024 is as follows:
| (Millions of Dollars) | December 30, 2023 | Net Additions | Usage | Currency | March 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Severance and related costs | $ | 25.8 | $ | 13.3 | $ | (6.6) | $ | 0.4 | $ | 32.9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Facility closures and other | 3.1 | 1.7 | (3.4) | — | 1.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 28.9 | $ | 15.0 | $ | (10.0) | $ | 0.4 | $ | 34.3 | |||||||||||||||||||
For the three months ended March 30, 2024, the Company recognized net restructuring charges of $15.0 million, primarily related to severance costs. The Company expects to achieve annual net cost savings of approximately $27 million by the end of 2025 related to the restructuring costs incurred during the three months ended March 30, 2024. The majority of the $34.3 million of reserves remaining as of March 30, 2024 is expected to be utilized within the next 12 months.
Segments:
The $15 million of net restructuring charges for the three months ended March 30, 2024 includes: $7 million in the Tools & Outdoor segment; $6 million in Industrial; and $2 million in Corporate.
The anticipated annual net cost savings of approximately $27 million related to the first quarter 2024 restructuring actions include: $17 million in the Tools & Outdoor segment; $5 million in the Industrial segment; and $5 million in Corporate.
2024 OUTLOOK
This outlook discussion is intended to provide broad insight into the Company's near-term earnings and cash flow generation prospects. The Company is reiterating 2024 guidance and expects diluted earnings per share to approximate $1.60 to $2.85 on a GAAP basis ($3.50 to $4.50 excluding Non-GAAP adjustments). Free cash flow is expected to approximate $0.6 billion to $0.8 billion.
The difference between 2024 diluted earnings per share outlook and the diluted earnings per share range, excluding Non-GAAP adjustments, is approximately $1.65 to $1.90, consisting primarily of charges related to the supply chain transformation under the Global Cost Reduction Program.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Liquidity, Sources and Uses of Capital: The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are cash flows generated from operations and available lines of credit under various credit facilities.
Operating Activities: Cash flows used in operations were $431.0 million in the first quarter of 2024 compared to $286.3 million in the corresponding period of 2023. The year-over-year change was primarily driven by changes in working capital as the Company builds inventory for the Tools & Outdoor spring selling season, as well as higher variable compensation, partially offset by higher earnings.
Free Cash Flow: Free cash flow, as defined in the table below, was an outflow of $496.7 million in the first quarter of 2024 compared to an outflow of $354.5 million in the corresponding period of 2023. The year-over-year change in free cash flow was primarily due to the same factors discussed above in operating activities. Management considers free cash flow an important indicator of its liquidity and capital efficiency, as well as its ability to fund future growth and provide dividends to shareowners, and is useful information for investors. Free cash flow does not include deductions for mandatory debt service, other borrowing activity, discretionary dividends on the Company’s common stock and business acquisitions, among other items.
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| (Millions of Dollars) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | $ | (431.0) | $ | (286.3) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Less: capital and software expenditures | (65.7) | (68.2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Free cash flow | $ | (496.7) | $ | (354.5) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Investing Activities: Cash flows used in investing activities totaled $63.2 million and $61.2 million in the first quarter of 2024 and 2023, respectively, primarily due to capital and software expenditures of $65.7 million and $68.2 million, respectively.
Financing Activities: Cash flows provided by financing activities totaled $548.6 million in the first quarter of 2024, primarily driven by net short-term commercial paper borrowings of $674.9 million, partially offset by cash dividend payments on common stock of $121.8 million. Cash flows provided by financing activities totaled $324.2 million in the first quarter of 2023, primarily driven by proceeds from debt issuances, net of fees, of $747.2 million, partially offset by net repayments of short-term commercial paper borrowings of $285.9 million and cash dividend payments on common stock of $119.8 million.
Credit Ratings & Liquidity:
The Company maintains investment grade credit ratings from the major U.S. rating agencies on its senior unsecured debt (S&P A-, Fitch BBB+, Moody's Baa3), as well as its commercial paper program (S&P A-2, Fitch F2, Moody's P-3). There were no changes to any of the Company's credit ratings during the first quarter of 2024. Failure to maintain investment grade rating levels could adversely affect the Company’s cost of funds, liquidity and access to capital markets, but would not have an adverse effect on the Company’s ability to access its existing committed credit facilities.
Cash and cash equivalents totaled $476.6 million as of March 30, 2024, which was primarily held in foreign jurisdictions. Cash and cash equivalents totaled $449.4 million as of December 30, 2023, of which approximately 50% was held in foreign jurisdictions.
As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act"), the Company's tax liability related to the one-time transition tax associated with unremitted foreign earnings and profits totaled $171 million at March 30, 2024. The Act permits a U.S. company to elect to pay the net tax liability interest-free over a period of up to eight years. The Company has considered the implications of paying the required one-time transition tax and believes it will not have a material impact on its liquidity.
The Company has a $3.5 billion commercial paper program which includes Euro denominated borrowings in addition to U.S. Dollars. As of March 30, 2024, the Company had commercial paper borrowings outstanding of $1.7 billion, of which $357.1 million in Euro denominated commercial paper was designated as a net investment hedge. As of December 30, 2023, the Company had $1.1 billion of borrowings outstanding, of which $399.7 million in Euro denominated commercial paper was designated as a net investment hedge. Refer to Note H, Financial Instruments, for further discussion.
The Company has a five-year $2.5 billion committed credit facility (the “5-Year Credit Agreement”). Borrowings under the 5-Year Credit Agreement may be made in U.S. Dollars, Euros or Pounds Sterling. A sub-limit amount of $814.3 million is designated for swing line advances which may be drawn in Euros pursuant to the terms of the 5-Year Credit Agreement. Borrowings bear interest at a floating rate plus an applicable margin dependent upon the denomination of the borrowing and specific terms of the 5-Year Credit Agreement. The Company must repay all advances under the 5-Year Credit Agreement by the earlier of September 8, 2026 or upon termination. The 5-Year Credit Agreement is designated to be a liquidity back-stop for the Company's $3.5 billion U.S. Dollar and Euro commercial paper program. As of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the Company had not drawn on its five-year committed credit facility.
The Company has a $1.5 billion syndicated 364-Day Credit Agreement (the "2023 Syndicated 364-Day Credit Agreement") which is a revolving credit loan. The borrowings under the 2023 Syndicated 364-Day Credit Agreement may be made in U.S. Dollars or Euros and bear interest at a floating rate plus an applicable margin dependent upon the denomination of the borrowing and pursuant to the terms of the 2023 Syndicated 364-Day Credit Agreement. The Company must repay all advances under the 2023 Syndicated 364-Day Credit Agreement by the earlier of September 4, 2024 or upon termination. The Company may, however, convert all advances outstanding upon termination into a term loan that shall be repaid in full no later than the first anniversary of the termination date provided that the Company, among other things, pays a fee to the administrative agent for the account of each lender. The 2023 Syndicated 364-Day Credit Agreement serves as part of the liquidity back-stop for the Company’s $3.5 billion U.S. Dollar and Euro commercial paper program. As of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023, the Company had not drawn on its 2023 Syndicated 364-Day Credit Agreement.
The Company has an interest coverage covenant that must be maintained to permit continued access to its committed credit facilities described above. The interest coverage ratio tested for covenant compliance compares adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization to adjusted net Interest Expense ("Adjusted EBITDA"/"Adjusted Net Interest Expense"). In February 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to its 5-Year Credit Agreement to: (a) amend the definition of Adjusted EBITDA to allow for additional adjustment addbacks, not to exceed $500 million in the aggregate, for amounts incurred during each four fiscal quarter period beginning with the period ending in the third quarter of 2023 through the period ending in the second quarter of 2024, and (b) amend the minimum interest coverage ratio from 3.5 times to not less
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than 1.5 to 1.0 times computed quarterly, on a rolling twelve months (last twelve months) basis, for the period from and including the third quarter of 2023 through the second quarter of 2024. The minimum interest coverage ratio will revert back to 3.5 times for periods after the second quarter of 2024. The amended provisions described above also apply to the 2023 Syndicated 364-Day Credit Agreement.
In March 2023, the Company issued $350.0 million of senior unsecured term notes maturing March 6, 2026 ("2026 Term Notes") and $400.0 million of senior unsecured term notes maturing March 6, 2028 (“2028 Term Notes”). The 2026 Term Notes accrue interest at a fixed rate of 6.272% per annum and the 2028 Term Notes at a fixed rate of 6.0% per annum, with interest payable semi-annually in arrears, and both notes rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company's existing and future unsecured unsubordinated debt. The Company received total net proceeds from this offering of $745.3 million, net of $4.7 million of underwriting expenses and other fees associated with the transaction. The Company used the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including repayment of indebtedness under the commercial paper program.
In March 2015, the Company entered into a forward share purchase contract with a financial institution counterparty for 3,645,510 shares of common stock. The contract obligates the Company to pay $350 million, plus an additional amount related to the forward component of the contract. In November 2022, the Company amended the settlement date to November 2024, or earlier at the Company's option.
Refer to Note G, Long-Term Debt and Financing Arrangements, for further discussion of the Company's financing arrangements.
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OTHER MATTERS
There have been no changes in the Company’s critical accounting estimates during the first quarter of 2024. Refer to the “Other Matters” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2023 for a discussion of the Company’s critical accounting estimates.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There has been no significant change in the Company’s exposure to market risk during the first quarter of 2024. Refer to the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2023 and subsequent related filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for further discussion.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, the Company has, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of March 30, 2024, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the first quarter of 2024 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION
REFORM ACT OF 1995
This document contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to, any projections or guidance of earnings, revenue, profitability or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning proposed new products, services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements relating to initiatives concerning environmental, social and governance ("ESG") matters, including environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion; any statements of belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements may include, among others, the words “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “intend,” “could,” “project,” “plan,” “continue,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “run-rate,” “annualized,” “forecast,” “commit,” “goal,” “target,” “design,” “on-track,” “position or positioning,” “guidance” or any other similar words.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in any of its forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from those projected or assumed in any of its forward-looking statements. The Company's future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and to inherent risks and uncertainties, such as those disclosed or incorporated by reference in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Important factors that could cause the Company's actual results, performance and achievements, or industry results to differ materially from estimates or projections contained in its forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: (i) successfully developing, marketing and achieving sales from new products and services and the continued acceptance of current products and services; (ii) macroeconomic factors, including global and regional business conditions, commodity prices, inflation and deflation, interest rate volatility, currency exchange rates, and uncertainties in the global financial markets related to the recent failures of several financial institutions; (iii) laws, regulations and governmental policies affecting the Company's activities in the countries where it does business, including those related to tariffs, taxation, data privacy, anti-bribery, anti-corruption, government contracts and trade controls such as section 301 tariffs and section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs; (iv) the economic, political, cultural and legal environment in Europe and the emerging markets in which the Company generates sales, particularly Latin America and China; (v) realizing the anticipated benefits of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances or divestitures; (vi) pricing pressure and other changes within competitive markets; (vii) availability and price of raw materials, component parts, freight, energy, labor and sourced finished goods; (viii) the impact that the tightened credit markets may have on the Company or its customers or suppliers; (ix) the extent to which the Company has to write off accounts receivable, inventory or other assets or experiences supply chain disruptions in connection with bankruptcy filings by customers or suppliers; (x) the Company's ability to identify and effectively execute productivity improvements and cost reductions; (xi) potential business, supply chain and distribution disruptions, including those related to physical security threats, information technology or cyber-attacks, epidemics, natural disasters, pandemics, sanctions, political unrest, war or terrorism, including the conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, and Israel and Hamas and tensions or conflicts in South Korea, China and Taiwan; (xii) the continued consolidation of customers, particularly in consumer channels, and the Company’s continued reliance on significant customers; (xiii) managing franchisee relationships; (xiv) the impact of poor weather conditions and climate change and risks related to the transition to a lower-carbon economy, such as the Company’s ability to successfully adopt new technology, meet market-driven demands for carbon neutral and renewable energy technology, or to comply with more stringent and increasingly complex environmental regulations or requirements for its manufacturing facilities and business operations; (xv) failure to meet ESG expectations or standards, or achieve its ESG goals; (xvi) maintaining or improving production rates in the Company's manufacturing facilities, responding to significant changes in customer preferences, product demand and fulfilling demand for new and existing products, and learning, adapting and integrating new technologies into products, services and processes; (xvii) changes in the competitive landscape in the Company's markets; (xviii) the Company's non-U.S. operations, including sales to non-U.S. customers; (xix) the impact from demand changes within world-wide markets associated with homebuilding and remodeling; (xx) potential adverse developments in new or pending litigation and/or government investigations; (xxi) the incurrence of debt and changes in the Company's ability to obtain debt on commercially reasonable terms and at competitive rates; (xxii) substantial pension and other postretirement benefit obligations; (xxiii) potential regulatory liabilities, including environmental, privacy, data breach, workers compensation and product liabilities; (xxiv) attracting, developing and retaining senior management and other key employees, managing a workforce in many jurisdictions, labor shortages, work stoppages or other labor disruptions; (xxv) the Company's ability to keep abreast with the pace of technological change; (xxvi) changes in accounting estimates; (xxvii) the Company’s ability to protect its intellectual property rights and to maintain its public reputation and the strength of its brands; and (xxviii) the Company’s ability to implement, and achieve the expected benefits (including cost savings and reduction in working capital) from, its Global Cost Reduction Program including: continuing to advance innovation, electrification and global market penetration to achieve organic revenue growth of 2-3 times the market; streamlining and simplifying the organization, and investing in initiatives that more directly impact the Company's customers and end users; returning adjusted gross margins to historical 35%+ levels by accelerating the supply chain transformation to leverage strategic sourcing, drive
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operational excellence, consolidate facilities, optimize the distribution network and reduce complexity of the product portfolio; improving fill rates and matching inventory with customer demand; prioritizing cash flow generation and inventory optimization; executing the SBD Operating Model to deliver operational excellence through efficiency, simplified organizational design; and reducing complexity through platforming products and implementing initiatives to drive a SKU reduction.
Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements are set forth in the Annual Report on Form 10-K and in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including under the headings “Risk Factors,” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in the Consolidated Financial Statements and the related Notes.
Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q speak only as of the date hereof, and forward-looking statements in documents that are incorporated by reference herein speak only as of the date of those documents. The Company does not undertake any obligation or intention to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of future events or circumstances, new information or otherwise, except as required by law. Any standards of measurement and performance made in reference to the Company's ESG and other sustainability plans and goals are developing and based on assumptions that continue to evolve, and no assurance can be given that any such plan, initiative, projection, goal, commitment, expectation, or prospect can or will be achieved. The inclusion of information related to ESG goals and initiatives is not an indication that such information is material under the standards of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2023 includes "Legal Proceedings" under Item 3 of Part I. Other than as described below, there have been no material changes from the legal proceedings described in the Company's Form 10-K.
Government Investigations
On January 19, 2024, the Company was notified by the Compliance and Field Operations Division (the “Division”) of the Consumer Product Safety Commission that the Division intends to recommend the imposition of a civil penalty of approximately $32 million for alleged untimely reporting in relation to certain utility bars and miter saws that were subject to voluntary recalls in September 2019 and March 2022, respectively. The Company believes there are defenses to the Division’s claims and has presented its defenses to the Division. However, given the early stage of this matter, at this time, the Company is not in a position to assess the likelihood of any potential loss or adverse effect on its financial condition or to estimate the amount of potential loss, if any, from this matter.
Class Action Litigation
As previously disclosed, on March 24, 2023, a putative class action lawsuit titled Naresh Vissa Rammohan v. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., et al., Case No. 3:23-cv-00369-KAD (the “Rammohan Class Action”), was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut against the Company and certain of the Company’s current and former officers and directors. The complaint was filed on behalf of a purported class consisting of all purchasers of Stanley Black & Decker common stock between October 28, 2021 and July 28, 2022, inclusive. The complaint asserts violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 based on allegedly false and misleading statements related to consumer demand for the Company’s products amid changing COVID-19 trends and macroeconomic conditions. The complaint seeks unspecified damages and an award of costs and expenses. On October 13, 2023, Lead Plaintiff General Retirement System of the City of Detroit filed an Amended Complaint that asserts the same claims and seeks the same forms of relief as the original complaint. The Company intends to vigorously defend this action in all respects and on December 14, 2023 filed a motion to dismiss the Amended Complaint in its entirety. Briefing on that motion concluded on April 5, 2024, and the Company awaits a decision on that motion. Given the early stage of this litigation, at this time, the Company is not in a position to assess the likelihood of any potential loss or adverse effect on its financial condition or to estimate the amount or range of potential losses, if any, from this action.
Other Actions
In addition to the matters above, in the normal course of business, the Company is involved in various lawsuits and claims, including product liability, environmental, intellectual property, contract and commercial, advertising, employment and distributor claims, and administrative proceedings. The Company does not expect that the resolution of these matters occurring in the normal course of business will have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes to the risk factors as disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2023 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2024.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information about the Company’s purchases of equity securities that are registered by the Company pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act during the three months ended March 30, 2024:
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| 2024 | Total Number Of Common Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid Per Common Share | Total Number Of Common Shares Purchased As Part Of A Publicly Announced Plan Or Program | (In Millions) Maximum Number Of Common Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under The Program (a) | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 31 - February 3 | — | $ | — | — | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| February 4 - March 2 | — | — | — | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| March 3 - March 30 | — | — | — | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | — | $ | — | — | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
(a)On April 21, 2022, the Board approved a share repurchase program of up to 20 million shares of the Company’s common stock (the “April 2022 Program”). The April 2022 Program does not have an expiration date. The Company may repurchase shares under the April 2022 Program through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or share repurchase programs, including one or more accelerated share repurchase programs (under which an initial payment for the entire repurchase amount may be made at the inception of the program). Such repurchases may be funded from cash on hand, short-term borrowings or other sources of cash at the Company’s discretion, and the Company is under no obligation to repurchase any shares pursuant to the repurchase program. The currently authorized shares available for repurchase under the April 2022 Program do not include approximately 3.6 million shares reserved and authorized for purchase under the Company’s approved repurchase program in place prior to the April 2022 Program relating to a forward share purchase contract entered into in March 2015.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
During the three months ended March 30, 2024, no director or Section 16 officer of the Company adopted terminated
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
| (31.1) | ||||||||
| (31.2) | ||||||||
| (32.1) | ||||||||
| (32.2) | ||||||||
| (101) | The following materials from Stanley Black & Decker Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 2024, formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareowners' Equity for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023; and (v) Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements*. | |||||||
| (104) | The cover page of Stanley Black & Decker Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 2024, formatted in iXBRL (included within Exhibit 101 attachments). | |||||||
| * | Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections. | ||||
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SIGNATURE
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.
| STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC. | ||||||||||||||
| Date: | May 2, 2024 | By: | /s/ PATRICK HALLINAN | |||||||||||
| Patrick Hallinan | ||||||||||||||
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||
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EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Donald Allan Jr., certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. and subsidiaries;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: | May 2, 2024 | /s/ Donald Allan, Jr. | ||||||||||||
| Donald Allan, Jr. | ||||||||||||||
| President & Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||||||
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Patrick Hallinan, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. and subsidiaries;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
| Date: | May 2, 2024 | /s/ Patrick Hallinan | ||||||||||||
| Patrick Hallinan | ||||||||||||||
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||||||||
EXHIBIT 32.1
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the quarterly report of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 30, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Donald Allan Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and | ||||
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. | ||||
| /s/ Donald Allan, Jr. | ||||||||
| Donald Allan, Jr. | ||||||||
| President & Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Date: May 2, 2024 | ||||||||
EXHIBIT 32.2
STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the quarterly report of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 30, 2024 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Patrick Hallinan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| (1) | The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and | ||||
| (2) | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. | ||||
| /s/ Patrick Hallinan | ||||||||
| Patrick Hallinan | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Date: May 2, 2024 | ||||||||