UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
(Mark one)
For the quarterly period ended
OR
For the transition period from ____ to ____
Commission File Number:
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
|
|
|
|
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
_________________________________________
(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
|
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange |
|
|
|
The |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
|
|
Accelerated filer ☐ |
|
Non-accelerated filer ☐ |
Smaller reporting company |
|
Emerging growth company |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes
UFP Technologies, Inc.
Index
Page
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
|
September 30, |
December 31, 2023 |
|||||||
|
Assets |
||||||||
|
Current assets: |
||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Receivables, net |
||||||||
|
Inventories |
||||||||
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
||||||||
|
Refundable income taxes |
||||||||
|
Total current assets |
||||||||
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
||||||||
|
Goodwill |
||||||||
|
Intangible assets, net |
||||||||
|
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan |
||||||||
|
Right of use assets |
||||||||
|
Deferred income taxes |
||||||||
|
Equity method investment |
||||||||
|
Other assets |
||||||||
|
Total assets |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity |
||||||||
|
Current liabilities: |
||||||||
|
Accounts payable |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Accrued expenses |
||||||||
|
Deferred revenue |
||||||||
|
Lease liabilities |
||||||||
|
Income taxes payable |
||||||||
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
||||||||
|
Total current liabilities |
||||||||
|
Long-term debt, excluding current installments |
||||||||
|
Deferred income taxes |
||||||||
|
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan |
||||||||
|
Lease liabilities |
||||||||
|
Other liabilities |
||||||||
|
Total liabilities |
||||||||
|
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
||||||
|
Stockholders’ equity: |
||||||||
|
Preferred stock, $ par value, |
||||||||
|
Common stock, $ par value, |
||||||||
|
Additional paid-in capital |
||||||||
|
Retained earnings |
||||||||
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
||||||||
|
Treasury stock at cost, |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
||||||||
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
|
Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
|||||||||||||||
|
September 30, |
September 30, |
|||||||||||||||
|
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||||||||
|
Net sales |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
|
Cost of sales |
||||||||||||||||
|
Gross profit |
||||||||||||||||
|
Selling, general & administrative expenses |
||||||||||||||||
|
Acquisition costs |
||||||||||||||||
|
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
||||||||||||||||
|
Loss on sale of property, plant & equipment |
||||||||||||||||
|
Operating income |
||||||||||||||||
|
Interest expense, net |
||||||||||||||||
|
Other expenses (income) |
( |
) | ||||||||||||||
|
Income before income tax expense |
||||||||||||||||
|
Income tax expense |
||||||||||||||||
|
Net income |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
|
Net income per share: |
||||||||||||||||
|
Basic |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
|
Diluted |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding: |
||||||||||||||||
|
Basic |
||||||||||||||||
|
Diluted |
||||||||||||||||
|
Comprehensive Income |
||||||||||||||||
|
Net Income |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
|
Other comprehensive income: |
||||||||||||||||
|
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||||||
|
Other comprehensive gain (loss) |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||||||
|
Comprehensive income |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Common Stock |
Additional Paid-in |
Retained |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive |
Treasury Stock |
Total Stockholders' |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Shares |
Amount |
Capital |
Earnings |
Income (Loss) |
Shares |
Amount |
Equity |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance at December 31, 2023 |
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Share-based compensation |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Exercise of stock options net of shares presented for exercise |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net share settlement of RSUs |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other comprehensive loss |
- | ( |
) | - | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income |
- | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance at March 31, 2024 |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Share-based compensation |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Exercise of stock options |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other comprehensive loss |
- | ( |
) | - | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income |
- | - | - | 13,552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance at June 30, 2024 |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Share-based compensation |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other comprehensive income |
- | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income |
- | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance at September 30, 2024 |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Common Stock |
Additional Paid-in |
Retained |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive |
Treasury Stock |
Total Stockholders' |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Shares |
Amount |
Capital |
Earnings |
Income (Loss) |
Shares |
Amount |
Equity |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance at December 31, 2022 |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Share-based compensation |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Exercise of stock options net of shares presented for exercise |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net share settlement of RSUs |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance of common stock |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other comprehensive income |
- | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income |
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance at March 31, 2023 |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Share-based compensation |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Exercise of stock options |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other comprehensive loss |
- | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income |
- | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance at June 30, 2023 |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Share-based compensation |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other comprehensive loss |
- | ( |
) | - | ( |
) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net income |
- | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance at Sptember 30, 2023 |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||
|
September 30, |
||||||||
|
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||
|
Cash flows from operating activities: |
||||||||
|
Net income |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
||||||||
|
Depreciation and amortization |
||||||||
|
Loss on disposal of property, plant & equipment |
||||||||
|
Share-based compensation |
||||||||
|
Deferred income taxes |
||||||||
|
Change in fair value of contingent consideration |
||||||||
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
||||||||
|
Receivables, net |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
Inventories |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
( |
) | ||||||
|
Other assets |
( |
) | ||||||
|
Accounts payable |
||||||||
|
Accrued expenses |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
Deferred revenue |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
Income taxes payable |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
Non-qualified deferred compensation plan and other liabilities |
( |
) | ||||||
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
||||||||
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
||||||||
|
Acquisition of new businesses, net of cash acquired |
( |
) | ||||||
|
Purchase of real estate |
( |
) | ||||||
|
Additions to property, plant, and equipment |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets |
||||||||
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
||||||||
|
Proceeds from advances on revolving line of credit |
||||||||
|
Payments on revolving line of credit |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
Proceeds from borrowings of long-term debt |
||||||||
|
Principal payments of long-term debt |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
Payment of contingent consideration |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
Principal payments on finance lease obligations |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options |
||||||||
|
Payment of statutory withholdings for restricted stock units vested |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
( |
) | ||||||
|
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents |
( |
) | ||||||
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
|
(1) |
Basis of Presentation |
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements of UFP Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) presented herein, have been prepared pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and do not include all the information and note disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2023, included in the Company's 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are unaudited but, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of results for these interim periods. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023 has been derived from the Company’s annual financial statements that were audited by an independent registered public accounting firm but does not include all of the information and footnotes required for complete annual financial statements.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
The results of operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
There are no newly issued accounting pronouncements that the Company expects to have a material effect on the financial statements.
|
(2) |
Acquisitions |
Marble Medical
On June 24, 2024, the Company purchased
Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Tallahassee, FL, Marble develops and manufactures adhesive based medical components and single-use devices. The purchase price includes certain real estate, which encompasses Marble’s manufacturing, warehouse and office facilities. Marble brings to the Company adhesives expertise as well as precision die cutting capabilities.
The following table summarizes the allocation of the total purchase price of approximately $
|
Purchase Price Allocation |
||||
|
Cash |
$ | |||
|
Accounts receivable |
||||
|
Inventory |
||||
|
Other current assets |
||||
|
Property, plant, and equipment |
||||
|
Customer contracts & relationships |
||||
|
Intellectual property |
||||
|
Non-compete agreement |
||||
|
Goodwill |
||||
|
Total assets acquired |
||||
|
Accounts payable |
( |
) | ||
|
Accrued expenses |
( |
) | ||
|
Total liabilities assumed |
( |
) | ||
|
Total assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed |
||||
|
Less: cash acquired |
( |
) | ||
|
Purchase price, net of cash acquired |
$ | |||
Acquisition costs associated with the transaction of approximately $
The amount of revenue and pre-tax income of Marble recognized since the acquisition date, which is included in the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was approximately $
AJR Enterprises
On July 1, 2024, the Company purchased
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in St. Charles, IL, with an additional manufacturing plant in Santiago, Dominican Republic, AJR develops and manufactures single-use patient handling systems. Patient surfaces and transfer devices are a growing market due in part to government guidelines and legislation around safe patient handling. AJR’s ‘cut and sew’ manufacturing capabilities and specialty fabrics expertise supplement the Company’s thermoplastic joining expertise, allowing the Company to offer a comprehensive suite of development, commercialization, and manufacturing services for this market.
The following table summarizes the allocation of the total purchase price of approximately $
|
Purchase Price Allocation |
||||
|
Cash |
$ | |||
|
Accounts receivable |
||||
|
Inventory |
||||
|
Other current assets |
||||
|
Property, plant, and equipment |
||||
|
Customer contracts & relationships |
||||
|
Intellectual property |
||||
|
Non-compete agreement |
||||
|
Lease right of use assets |
||||
|
Goodwill |
||||
|
Total assets acquired |
||||
|
Accounts payable |
( |
) | ||
|
Accrued expenses |
( |
) | ||
|
Lease liabilities |
( |
) | ||
|
Total liabilities assumed |
( |
) | ||
|
Total assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed |
||||
|
Less: cash acquired |
( |
) | ||
|
Purchase price, net of cash acquired |
$ | |||
Acquisition costs associated with the transaction were approximately $
The amount of revenue and pre-tax income of AJR recognized since the acquisition date, which is included in the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was approximately $
Welch Fluorocarbon
On July 15, 2024, the Company purchased
Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Dover, NH, Welch develops and manufactures thermoformed, and heat sealed implantable medical device components utilizing thin, high-performance films. Welch brings thin film thermoforming capabilities and expertise in developing and manufacturing components for implantable medical devices.
Also on July 15, 2024, pursuant to separate purchase and sale agreements (with separate legal parties), the Company purchased certain real estate in Dover, NH, which encompasses a majority of Welch’s manufacturing, warehousing and office facilities for an aggregate purchase of approximately $
The following table summarizes the allocation of the total purchase price of approximately $
|
Purchase Price Allocation |
||||
|
Cash |
$ | |||
|
Accounts receivable |
||||
|
Inventory |
||||
|
Other current assets |
||||
|
Property, plant, and equipment |
||||
|
Customer contracts & relationships |
||||
|
Intellectual property |
||||
|
Non-compete agreement |
||||
|
Lease right of use assets |
||||
|
Goodwill |
||||
|
Total assets acquired |
||||
|
Accounts payable |
( |
) | ||
|
Accrued expenses |
( |
) | ||
|
Lease liabilities |
( |
) | ||
|
Total liabilities assumed |
( |
) | ||
|
Total assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed |
||||
|
Less: cash acquired |
( |
) | ||
|
Net assets acquired, net of cash acquired |
$ | |||
Acquisition costs associated with the transaction were approximately $
The amount of revenue and pre-tax income of Welch recognized since the acquisition date, which is included in the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was approximately $
AQF
On August 23, 2024, the Company purchased
Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Navan, Ireland with additional joint venture operations in Singapore, AQF develops and manufactures custom-engineered foam and thermoplastic components used in a wide range of medical devices and packaging. AQF brings to the Company additional expertise in converting specialty foams and films, an expanded European manufacturing presence, and an Asian market presence in Singapore.
The following table summarizes the allocation of the total purchase price of approximately $
|
Purchase Price Allocation |
||||
|
Cash |
$ | |||
|
Accounts receivable |
||||
|
Inventory |
||||
|
Other current assets |
||||
|
Property, plant, and equipment |
||||
|
Customer contracts & relationships |
||||
|
Intellectual property |
||||
|
Non-compete agreement |
||||
|
Lease right of use assets |
||||
|
Equity Method Investment |
||||
|
Goodwill |
||||
|
Total assets acquired |
||||
|
Accounts payable |
( |
) | ||
|
Accrued expenses |
( |
) | ||
|
Deferred taxes |
( |
) | ||
|
Lease liabilities |
( |
) | ||
|
Total liabilities assumed |
( |
) | ||
|
Total assets acquired, net of liabilities assumed |
||||
|
Less: cash acquired |
( |
) | ||
|
Purchase price, net of cash acquired |
$ | |||
Acquisition costs associated with the transaction were approximately $
The amount of revenue and pre-tax income of AQF recognized since the acquisition date, which is included in the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024,was approximately $
None of the goodwill related to the AQF acquisition is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.
Pro-forma statements
The following table contains an unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, as if the Marble and AJR acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of the nine-month periods and as if the Welch and AQF acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of the three- and nine-month periods (in thousands):
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|||||||||||||||
|
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||||||||
|
(Unaudited) |
(Unaudited) |
(Unaudited) |
(Unaudited) |
|||||||||||||
|
Sales |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
|
Operating Income |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
|
Net Income |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
|
Earnings per share: |
||||||||||||||||
|
Basic |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
|
Diluted |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
The above unaudited pro forma information is presented for illustrative purposes only and may not be indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred had both acquisitions occurred as presented. In addition, future results may vary significantly from the results reflected in such pro forma information.
|
(3) |
Equity Method Investment |
In conjunction with the acquisition of AQF, the Company became
As a result, the Company accounts for its ownership interest in AQF Asia following the equity method of accounting, in accordance with ASC 323, Investments —Equity Method and Joint Ventures. Under this method, the carrying cost is initially recorded at fair value and then increased or decreased by recording its percentage of gain or loss in the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income and a corresponding change to the carrying value of the asset.
The initial fair value of this equity method investment was approximately $
|
(4) |
Revenue Recognition |
The Company recognizes revenue when a customer obtains control of a promised good or service. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration that the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for promised goods or services. The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the core principles of ASC 606 which include (1) identifying the contract with a customer, (2) identifying separate performance obligations within the contract, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations, and (5) recognizing revenue. The Company recognizes all but an immaterial portion of its product sales upon shipment. The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of tooling and machinery primarily upon customer acceptance. The Company recognizes revenue from engineering services, which are primarily product development services, as the services are performed or as otherwise determined based on the substance of the agreement. The Company recognizes revenue from bill-and-hold transactions at the time the specified goods are complete and available to the customer.
Standard payment terms are net 30 days unless contract terms state otherwise. When determining the transaction price of a contract, an adjustment is made if payment from a customer occurs either significantly before or after performance, resulting in a significant financing component. We do not assess whether a significant financing component exists if the period between when we perform our obligations under the contract and when the customer pays is one year or less. In the ordinary course of business, the Company accepts sales returns from customers for defective goods, such amounts being immaterial. Although only applicable to an insignificant number of transactions, the Company has elected to exclude sales taxes from the transaction price. The Company has elected to account for shipping and handling activities for which the Company is responsible under the terms and conditions of the sale not as performance obligations but rather as fulfillment costs. These activities are required to fulfill the Company’s promise to transfer the goods and are expensed when revenue is recognized. Variable consideration to be included in the transaction price is estimated using either the expected value method or the most likely method based on facts and circumstances. Variable consideration is included in the transaction price if it is probable that a significant future reversal of cumulative revenue under the contract will not occur. The Company has elected to not disclose the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations, as the Company’s contracts have an original expected duration of one year or less, or revenue has been recognized at the amount for which the Company has the right to invoice for engineering services performed.
Disaggregated Revenue
The following table presents the Company’s revenue disaggregated by the major types of goods and services sold to the Company’s customers (in thousands) (See Note 13 for further information regarding net sales by market):
|
Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
|||||||||||||||
|
September 30, |
September 30, |
|||||||||||||||
|
Net sales of: |
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
||||||||||||
|
Products |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
|
Tooling and Machinery |
||||||||||||||||
|
Engineering services |
||||||||||||||||
|
Total net sales |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Contract balances
The timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers. When invoicing occurs prior to revenue recognition, the Company has contract liabilities included within “deferred revenue” on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The following table presents a roll-forward of contract liabilities activity for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
|
Contract Liabilities |
||||||||
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||
|
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||
|
Deferred revenue - beginning of period |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Deferred revenue acquired in Welch Fluorocarbon acquisition |
||||||||
|
Increases due to consideration received from customers |
||||||||
|
Revenue recognized |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
Deferred revenue - end of period |
$ | $ | ||||||
Revenue recognized during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 from amounts included in deferred revenue at the beginning of the period were approximately $
When invoicing occurs after revenue recognition, the Company has contract assets, included within “receivables, net” on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
The following table presents opening and closing balances of contract assets for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
|
Contract Assets |
||||||||
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||
|
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||
|
Unbilled Receivables - beginning of period |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Increases due to revenue recognized, not invoiced to customers |
||||||||
|
Decreases due to customer invoicing |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
Unbilled Receivables - end of period |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
(5) |
Supplemental Cash Flow Information |
Supplemental cash flow information consists of the following (in thousands):
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||
|
September 30, |
||||||||
|
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||
|
Cash paid for: |
||||||||
|
Interest |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Income taxes, net of refunds |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Non-cash investing and financing activities: |
||||||||
|
Capital additions accrued but not yet paid |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Operating lease right of use assets |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Operating lease liabilities |
$ | ( |
) | $ | ( |
) | ||
|
Financing lease right of use assets |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Financing lease liablities |
$ | ( |
) | $ | ||||
|
(6) |
Receivables and Allowance for Credit Losses |
Receivables consist of the following (in thousands):
| September 30, |
December 31, |
December 31, |
||||||||||
|
2024 |
2023 |
2022 |
||||||||||
|
Accounts receivable–trade |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
|
Less allowance for credit losses |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||
|
Receivables, net |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
The Company is exposed to credit losses primarily through sales of products and services. The Company’s expected loss allowance methodology for accounts receivable is developed using historical collection experience, current and future economic and market conditions, and a review of the status of customers' trade accounts receivable. Due to the short-term nature of such receivables, the estimate of the amount of accounts receivable that may not be collected is based on the aging of the accounts receivable balances and the financial condition of customers. Additionally, specific allowance amounts are established to record the appropriate provision for customers that have a higher probability of default. The Company’s monitoring activities include timely account reconciliation, dispute resolution, payment confirmation, consideration of customers' financial condition and macroeconomic conditions. Balances are written-off when determined to be uncollectible. Estimates based on an assessment of anticipated payment and all other historical, current, and future information that is reasonably available are used to determine the allowance.
The following table provides a roll-forward of the allowance for credit losses that is deducted from accounts receivable to present the net amount expected to be collected for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
|
Allowance for Credit |
||||||||
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||
|
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||
|
Allowance - beginning of period |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Adjustment for expected credit losses |
( |
) | ||||||
|
Amounts written off against the allowance |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
Recoveries |
||||||||
|
Allowance - end of period |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
(7) |
Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
Financial instruments recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets, or disclosed at fair value in the footnotes, are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. Hierarchical levels defined by ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, and directly related to the amount of subjectivity associated with inputs to fair valuation of these assets and liabilities, are as follows:
Level 1
Valued based on unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date. An active market for the asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
Level 2
Valued based on either directly or indirectly observable prices for the asset or liability through correlation with market data at the measurement date and for the duration of the instrument’s anticipated life.
Level 3
Valued based on management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.
The following table presents the fair value and hierarchy levels, for financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
|
September 30, |
December 31, 2023 |
|||||||
|
Level 3 |
||||||||
|
Purchase price contingent consideration: |
||||||||
|
Accrued contingent consideration (earn-out) |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Present value of non-competition payments |
||||||||
In connection with the acquisitions of Welch and Marble in 2024, and DAS Medical in 2021, the Company is required to make contingent payments, subject to the entities achieving certain financial performance thresholds. The contingent consideration payments for the Welch, Marble and the DAS Medical acquisitions are up to $
Also in connection with the DAS Medical and Advant Medical acquisitions, the Company entered into Non-Competition Agreements with the beneficiaries (certain previous owners of DAS and Advant) and the Company has agreed to pay additional consideration to the parties to the Non-Competition Agreements, including an aggregate of $
The Company has financial instruments, such as accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses, that are stated at carrying amounts that approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. The carrying amount of the Company’s long-term debt approximates fair value as the interest rate on the debt approximates the estimated borrowing rate currently available to the Company.
|
(8) |
Share-Based Compensation |
Share-based compensation is measured on the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as an expense over the requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the equity grant).
The Company issues share-based awards through two plans that are described in detail in the notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023. The compensation cost charged against income from those plans is included in selling, general & administrative expenses as follows (in thousands):
|
Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
|||||||||||||||
|
September 30, |
September 30, |
|||||||||||||||
|
Share-based compensation related to: |
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
||||||||||||
|
Common stock grants |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
|
Stock option grants |
||||||||||||||||
|
Restricted Stock Unit Awards ("RSUs") |
||||||||||||||||
|
Total share-based compensation |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
The total income tax benefit recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income for share-based compensa‐tion arrangements was approximately $
Common Stock Grants
The compensation expense for common stock granted during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, was determined based on the market price of the shares on the date of grant.
Stock Option Grants
The following is a summary of stock option activity under all plans for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024:
|
Shares Under Options |
Weighted Average Exercise Price (per share) |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands) |
|||||||||||||
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2023 |
$ | |||||||||||||||
|
Granted |
||||||||||||||||
|
Exercised |
( |
) | ||||||||||||||
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2024 |
$ | $ | ||||||||||||||
|
Exercisable at September 30, 2024 |
$ | $ | ||||||||||||||
|
Vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2024 |
$ | $ | ||||||||||||||
On June 6, 2024, the Company granted options to its directors for the purchase of
|
Expected volatility |
% | |||
|
Expected dividends |
None |
|||
|
Risk-free interest rate |
% | |||
|
Exercise price |
$ | |||
|
Expected term |
||||
|
Weighted-average grant date fair value |
$ | |||
The stock volatility for each grant is determined based on a review of the experience of the weighted average of historical daily price changes of the Company’s common stock over the expected option term, and the risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for periods correspond‐ing with the expected term of the option. The expected term is estimated based on historical option exercise activity.
During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the total intrinsic value of all options exercised (i.e., the difference between the market price and the price paid to exercise the options) was approximately $
Restricted Stock Unit awards
The following table summarizes information about RSU activity during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024:
|
Restricted Stock Units |
Weighted Average |
|||||||
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2023 |
$ | |||||||
|
Awarded |
||||||||
|
Shares vested |
( |
) | ||||||
|
Shares forfeited |
( |
) | ||||||
|
Outstanding at September 30, 2024 |
$ | |||||||
At the Company’s discretion, upon vesting, RSU holders are given the option to net-share settle to cover the required minimum withholding tax and the remaining amount is converted into the equivalent number of common shares and issued to the RSU holder. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023,
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had approximately $
|
(9) |
Inventories |
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (determined using the first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value, and consist of the following at the stated dates (in thousands):
|
September 30, |
December 31, |
|||||||
|
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||
|
Raw materials |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Work in process |
||||||||
|
Finished goods |
||||||||
|
Total inventory |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
(10) |
Property, Plant and Equipment |
Property, plant, and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
|
September 30, |
December 31, |
|||||||
|
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||
|
Land and improvements |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Buildings and improvements |
||||||||
|
Leasehold improvements |
||||||||
|
Machinery & equipment |
||||||||
|
Furniture, fixtures, computers & software |
||||||||
|
Construction in progress |
||||||||
|
Property, plant and equipment |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
Net property, plant and equipment |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
(11) |
Leases |
The Company has operating and finance leases for offices, manufacturing plants, vehicles and certain office and manufacturing equipment. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company accounts for each separate lease component of a contract and its associated non-lease components as a single lease component, thus causing all fixed payments to be capitalized. Variable lease payment amounts that cannot be determined at the commencement of the lease such as increases in lease payments based on changes in index rates or usage, are not included in the right of use (“ROU”) assets or lease liabilities. These are expensed as incurred and recorded as variable lease expense. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at the inception of a contract. Operating and finance lease ROU assets and operating and finance lease liabilities are stated separately in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
ROU assets represent the Company's right to use an underlying asset during the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company's obligation to make lease payments pursuant to the lease. ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the net present value of fixed lease payments over the lease term. The lease term assumed in the determination of the ROU assets and lease liabilities includes options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. ROU assets are also adjusted for any deferred or accrued rent. As the Company's leases do not typically provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.
ROU assets and lease liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
|
September 30, |
December 31, |
|||||||
|
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||
|
|
$ | $ | ||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Total ROU assets |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
|
$ | $ | ||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Total lease liabilities - current |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
|
$ | $ | ||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Total lease liabilities - long-term |
$ | $ | ||||||
The components of lease costs for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 consist of the following (in thousands):
|
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
||||||||
|
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||
|
Lease Cost: |
||||||||
|
Finance lease cost: |
||||||||
|
Amortization of right of use assets |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Interest on lease liabilities |
||||||||
|
Operating lease cost |
||||||||
|
Variable lease cost |
||||||||
|
Short-term lease cost |
||||||||
|
Total lease cost |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of lease liabilities: |
||||||||
|
Operating cash flows from operating leases |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Financing cash flows from finance leases |
||||||||
|
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years): |
||||||||
|
Finance |
||||||||
|
Operating |
||||||||
|
Weighted-average discount rate: |
||||||||
|
Finance |
% | % | ||||||
|
Operating |
% | % |
The aggregate future lease payments for leases as of September 30, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
|
Operating |
Finance |
|||||||
|
Remainder of 2024 |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
2025 |
||||||||
|
2026 |
||||||||
|
2027 |
||||||||
|
2028 |
||||||||
|
Thereafter |
||||||||
|
Total lease payments |
||||||||
|
Less: Interest |
( |
) | ( |
) | ||||
|
Present value of lease liabilities |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
(12) |
Income Per Share |
Basic income per share is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted income per share is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and dilutive common stock equivalent shares outstanding during each period.
The weighted average number of shares used to compute basic and diluted net income per share consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
Three Months Ended |
Nine Months Ended |
|||||||||||||||
|
September 30, |
September 30, |
|||||||||||||||
|
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||||||||
|
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding |
||||||||||||||||
|
Weighted average common equivalent shares due to restricted stock, stock options and RSUs |
||||||||||||||||
|
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding |
||||||||||||||||
The computation of diluted earnings per share excludes the effect of the potential exercise of stock awards, including stock options, when the average market price of the common stock is lower than the exercise price of the related stock options during the period. These outstanding stock options are not included in the computa‐tion of diluted income per share because the effect would be antidilutive. For the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024, the number of stock awards excluded from the computation were and , respectively. For the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2023, the number of stock awards excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share were
|
(13) |
Segment Data |
The Company consists of a operating and reportable segment.
Information about Geographic Areas
Revenues shipped to customers outside of the United States comprised approximately
Information about Major Customers
Sales to customers comprised approximately
Sales to customers comprised approximately
Sales to customer comprised approximately
On September 30, 2024, customers represented approximately
On December 31, 2023, customers represented approximately
The Company’s products are primarily sold to customers within the Medical, Industrial/Other markets, Aerospace & Defense, and Automotive markets. Sales by market for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (in thousands):
|
Three Months Ended September 30, |
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Market |
Net Sales |
% |
Net Sales |
% |
Net Sales |
% |
Net Sales |
% |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Medical |
$ | % | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Industrial/ Other |
% | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Aerospace & Defense |
% | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Automotive |
% | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net Sales |
$ | % | $ | % | $ | % | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
(14) |
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets |
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
|
Goodwill |
||||
|
December 31, 2023 |
$ | |||
|
Acquired in Marble Medical business combination |
||||
|
Acquired in AJR Enterprises business combination |
||||
|
Acquired in Welch Fluorocarbon business combination |
||||
|
Acquired in AQF business combination |
||||
|
Foreign currency translation |
||||
|
September 30, 2024 |
$ | |||
The carrying values of the Company’s definite lived intangible assets as of September 30, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
|
Intelletual Property / Tradename & Brand |
Non- |
Customer |
Total |
|||||||||||||
|
Weighted-average amortization period |
||||||||||||||||
|
Gross amount |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
|
Accumulated amortization |
( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ( |
) | ||||||||
|
Net balance |
$ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Amortization expense related to intangible assets was approximately $
|
Remainder of 2024 |
$ | |||
|
2025 |
||||
|
2026 |
||||
|
2027 |
||||
|
2028 |
||||
|
2029 |
||||
|
Thereafter |
||||
|
Total |
$ |
|
(15) |
Other Long-Term Liabilities |
Other long-term liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
|
September 30, |
December 31, |
|||||||
|
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||
|
Accrued contingent consideration (earn-out) |
$ | $ | ||||||
|
Present value of non-competition payments |
||||||||
|
Other |
||||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
|
(16) |
Income Taxes |
The determination of income tax expense in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income is based upon the estimated effective tax rate for the year, adjusted for the impact of any discrete items which are accounted for in the period in which they occur. The Company recorded income tax expense of approximately
|
(17) |
Debt |
On June 27, 2024, the Company, as the borrower, entered into a secured $
The credit facilities under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement consist of a secured term loan to the Company of $
The Third Amended and Restated Credit Facilities call for interest at SOFR plus a margin that ranges from
At September 30, 2024, the Company had approximately $
Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
|
September 30, 2024 |
||||
|
Revolving credit facility |
$ | |||
|
Term loan |
||||
|
Total long-term debt |
||||
|
Current portion |
( |
) | ||
|
Long-term debt, excluding current portion |
$ | |||
Future maturities of long-term debt at September 30, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
|
Term Loan |
Revolving |
Total |
||||||||||
|
Remainder of 2024 |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
|
2025 |
||||||||||||
|
2026 |
||||||||||||
|
2027 |
||||||||||||
|
2028 |
||||||||||||
|
2029 |
||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
ITEM 2: MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Forward-looking Statements
Some of the statements contained in this Report are 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 (“Exchange Act”). Management and representatives of UFP Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) also may from time to time make forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, which may cause our or our industry’s actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company’s prospects; the demand for its products, the well-being and availability of the Company’s employees, the continuing operation of the Company’s locations, delayed payments by the Company’s customers and the potential for reduced or canceled orders; statements about expectations regarding customer inventory levels; statements about the Company’s acquisition strategies and opportunities and the Company’s growth potential and strategies for growth; expectations regarding customer demand; expectations regarding the Company’s liquidity and capital resources, including the sufficiency of its cash reserves and the availability of borrowing capacity to fund operations and/or potential future acquisitions; anticipated revenues and the timing of such revenues; expectations about shifting the Company’s book of business to higher-margin, longer-run opportunities; anticipated trends and potential advantages in the different markets in which the Company competes, including the medical, aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer, electronics, and industrial markets, and the Company’s plans to expand in certain of its markets; statements regarding anticipated advantages the Company expects to realize from its investments and capital expenditures; statements regarding anticipated advantages to improvements and alterations at the Company’s existing plants; expectations regarding the Company’s manufacturing capacity, operating efficiencies, and new production equipment; statements about new product offerings and program launches; statements about the Company’s participation and growth in multiple markets; statements about the Company’s business opportunities; and any indication that the Company may be able to sustain or increase its sales, earnings or earnings per share, or its sales, earnings or earnings per share growth rates.
Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could adversely affect the Company’s business and prospects, and otherwise cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements, or otherwise, including without limitation: financial condition and results of operations, including risks relating to substantially decreased demand for the Company’s products; risks relating to the potential closure of any of the Company’s facilities or the unavailability of key personnel or other employees; risks that the Company’s inventory, cash reserves, liquidity or capital resources may be insufficient; risks relating to delayed payments by our customers and the potential for reduced or canceled orders; risks related to customer concentration; risks related to global conflict or civil unrest to the efficacy of our manufacturing process; risks associated with the identification of suitable acquisition candidates and the successful, efficient execution of acquisition transactions, the integration of any such acquisition candidates, the value of those acquisitions to our customers and shareholders, and the financing of such acquisitions; risks related to our indebtedness and compliance with covenants contained in our financing arrangements, and whether any available financing may be sufficient to address our needs; risks associated with efforts to shift the Company’s book of business to higher-margin, longer-run opportunities; risks associated with the Company’s entry into and growth in certain markets; risks and uncertainties associated with seeking and implementing manufacturing efficiencies and implementing new production equipment; risks and uncertainties associated with growth of the Company’s business and increases to sales, earnings and earnings per share; risks relating to our ability to achieve our environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) objectives or otherwise meet the expectations of our stakeholders with respect to ESG matters; risks relating to cybersecurity, including cyber-attacks on the Company’s information technology infrastructure, products, suppliers, customers and partners, and cybersecurity-related regulations; and risks associated with new product and program launches. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “potential,” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. Our actual results could be different from the results described in or anticipated by our forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty of estimates, forecasts, and projections, and may be materially better or worse than anticipated. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements represent our current beliefs, estimates and assumptions and are only as of the date of this Report. We expressly disclaim any duty to provide updates to forward-looking statements, and the estimates and assumptions associated with them, after the date of this Report, in order to reflect changes in circumstances or expectations, or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws. All of the forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed above and under “Risk Factors” set forth in Part I Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, as well as the risks and uncertainties discussed elsewhere in this Report. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. We caution you that these risks are not exhaustive. We operate in a continually changing business environment and new risks emerge from time to time.
Unless the context requires otherwise, the terms “we”, “us”, “our”, or “the Company” refer to UFP Technologies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Overview
The Company is a designer and custom manufacturer of comprehensive solutions for medical devices, sterile packaging, and other highly engineered custom products. The Company is an important link in the medical device supply chain and a valued outsource partner to many of the top medical device manufacturers in the world. The Company’s single-use and single-patient devices and components are used in a wide range of medical devices and packaging for minimally invasive surgery, infection prevention, surfaces and support, wound care, wearables, orthopedic soft goods, and orthopedic implants.
The Company’s current strategy includes further organic growth and growth through strategic acquisitions.
The Company completed four strategic acquisitions in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024. The acquired operations primarily serve the medical market and contributed to an overall 20.7% increase in net sales for this period. Organic sales grew 9.1%, fueled by strong sales in the robotic surgery and infection prevention markets. Net sales relating to our largest customer, Intuitive Surgical SARL, were 30.3% of our net sales in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024. As a result of the four acquisitions largely all in the third quarter, it is anticipated that this concentration will decrease going forward. This increase in sales as well as strong margins and the leverage of relatively fixed SG&A costs allowed the Company to generate a 30.5% increase in operating income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024.
Results of Operations
Net Sales
Net sales for the three-month period ended September 30, 2024 increased approximately 44.0% to $145.2 million from sales of $100.8 million for the same period in 2023. The increase in net sales is primarily due to increased sales to customers in the medical market of 52.2%, primarily led by increased sales from the Company’s recent acquisitions as well as 7.9% increased organic sales fueled by increases in the robotic surgery and infection prevention markets.
Net sales for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 increased approximately 20.7% to $360.4 million from sales of $298.6 million for the same period in 2023. The increase in net sales is primarily due to increased sales to customers in the medical market of 23.7%, primarily led by increased sales from the Company’s recent acquisitions as well as 7.1% increased organic sales fueled by increases in the robotic surgery and infection prevention markets.
Gross Profit
Gross margin increased to 28.6% for the three-month period ended September 30, 2024, from 27.5% for the same period in 2023. As a percentage of sales, material and overhead costs collectively decreased 3.2% while labor costs increased 2.1%. The increase in gross margin is primarily due to the accretive margins from the Company’s recent acquisitions as well as increased manufacturing efficiencies and the containment of fixed overhead costs.
Gross margin increased to 29.0% for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, from 28.8% for the same period in 2023. As a percentage of sales, material costs decreased 1.1% while overhead and labor costs collectively increased 0.8%. The increase in gross margin is primarily due to the accretive margins from the Company’s recent acquisitions as well as increased manufacturing efficiencies and the containment of fixed overhead costs. The gross margin increases for both the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30 were achieved despite the absorption of approximately $1 million in purchase accounting one-time costs.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general, and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) increased approximately 26.6% to $15.8 million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2024, from $12.5 million for the same period in 2023, largely due to SG&A from the Company’s recent acquisitions as well as increased performance-based compensation and professional fees. As a percentage of sales, SG&A decreased to 10.9% for the three-month period ended September 30, 2024, from 12.4% for the same three-month period in 2023 reflecting the leverage of the sales increase over relatively fixed SG&A
SG&A increased approximately 21.5% to $43.6 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, from $37.8 million for the same period in 2023, largely due to SG&A from the Company’s recent acquisitions as well as increased performance-based compensation and professional fees. As a percentage of sales, SG&A decreased to 12.1% for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, from 12.7% for the same nine-month period in 2023 reflecting the leverage of the sales increase over relatively fixed SG&A.
Acquisition Costs
The Company incurred approximately $0.7 million and $1.7 million in costs associated with acquisition related activities which were charged to expense for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024, respectively These costs were primarily for legal, due diligence and valuation services and are reflected on the face of the income statement.
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
In connection with the acquisitions of Welch and Marble in 2024, and DAS Medical in 2021, the Company is required to make contingent payments, subject to the entities achieving certain financial performance thresholds. The contingent consideration payments for the Welch, Marble and the DAS Medical acquisitions are up to $6 million, $500 thousand and $20 million, respectively. The fair value of the liability for the contingent consideration payments recognized upon the acquisition as part of the purchase accounting opening balance sheets totaled approximately $800 thousand, $400 thousand and $5.2 million for the Welch, Marble and the DAS Medical acquisitions, respectively, and was estimated by discounting to present value the probability-weighted contingent payments expected to be made. Assumptions used in the initial calculation were management’s financial forecasts, discount rate and various volatility factors. The ultimate settlement of contingent consideration could deviate from current estimates based on the actual results of these financial measures. Contingent consideration is considered to be a Level 3 financial liability that is re-measured each reporting period. The fair value of the liability for the contingent consideration payments recognized at September 30, 2024 totaled approximately $10.0 million out of the remaining potential payments of $16.5 million. The change in fair value of contingent consideration for the acquisitions for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024, resulted in an expense of approximately $0.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively, and is included in change in fair value of contingent consideration in the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
Interest expense, net
Net interest expense was approximately $3.5 million and $0.9 million for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The increase in net interest expense for the three-month period ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to higher debt related to 2024 acquisitions. Interest income was immaterial.
Net interest expense was approximately $4.7 million and $2.9 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The increase in net interest expense for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to higher debt related to 2024 acquisitions. Interest income was immaterial.
Income Taxes
The Company recorded income tax expense of approximately 22.9% and 17.3% of income before income tax expense, for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate for the current period as compared to the prior period is largely due to the difference in discrete items during the two periods.
The Company recorded income tax expense of approximately 21.0% and 20.7% of income before income tax expense, for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The increase in the effective tax rate for the current period as compared to the prior period is largely due to the difference in discrete items during the two periods as well as more anticipated US based income in 2024 as a result of the recent acquisitions.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company generally funds its operating expenses, capital requirements, and growth plan through internally generated cash and bank credit facilities.
Cash Flows
Net cash provided by operations for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 was approximately $42.2 million and was primarily a result of net income generated of approximately $42.6 million, depreciation and amortization of approximately $10.1 million, share-based compensation of approximately $4.8 million, a change in the fair value of contingent consideration of approximately $0.7 million, a decrease in deferred taxes of approximately $0.8 million, and a decrease in accounts payable of approximately $0.7 million due to the timing of vendor payments in the ordinary course of business.
These cash inflows and adjustments to income were partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable of approximately $2.9 million resulting primarily from an increase in sales from the last 60 days of Q3 2024 as compared to Q4 2023, partially offset by the collection of an escrow receivable, an increase in inventory of approximately $5.6 million due to inventory build for upcoming demand, an increase in prepaid expenses of approximately $0.9 million primarily due to the payment of current year insurance policies, an increase in refundable income taxes of $0.8 million due to the timing of payment of tax estimates, an increase in other assets of approximately $0.5 million, a decrease in accrued expenses of approximately $0.6 million due primarily to the net payment of accrued compensation, a decrease in deferred revenue of approximately $0.8 million due to the recognition of deferred tooling and development revenue, and a decrease in other long-term liabilities of approximately $5.4 million due primarily to non-compete payments and payments of contingent consideration.
Net cash used in investing activities during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 was approximately $206.3 million and was primarily the result of the acquisition of Marble Medical, AJR Enterprises, Welch Fluorocarbon, and AQF Medical, and the additions of manufacturing machinery and equipment and various building improvements across the Company.
Net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $175.1 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 and was primarily the result of borrowings under the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement of approximately $240.2 million to recent acquisitions. These borrowings were partially offset by payments on the revolving line of credit of approximately $28.2 million, principal payments of long-term debt of approximately $32.0 million, payments of contingent consideration of approximately $0.2 million and payments of statutory withholding for stock options exercised and restricted stock units vested of approximately $4.7 million.
Outstanding and Available Debt
On June 27, 2024, the Company, as the borrower, entered into a secured $275 million Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”) with certain of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) and Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as the initial lender, Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and L/C Issuer, and certain other lenders from time-to-time party thereto. The Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amends and restates the Company’s prior credit agreement, originally dated as of December 22, 2021.
The credit facilities under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement consist of a secured term loan to the Company of$125 million and a secured revolving credit facility, under which the Company may borrow up to $150 million. The Third Amended and Restated Credit Facilities mature on June 27, 2029. This maturity date is subject to acceleration and the Company could be subject to additional fees and expenses in certain circumstances should one or more events of default described in the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement occur. The secured term loan requires quarterly principal payments of $3,125,000 that commence on December 31, 2024. The proceeds of the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement may be used for general corporate purposes, including funding the acquisition of AJR Enterprises, LLC, as well as certain other permitted acquisitions. The Company’s obligations under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are guaranteed by Subsidiary Guarantors and secured by substantially all assets of the Company.
The Third Amended and Restated Credit Facilities call for interest of SOFR plus a margin that ranges from 1.25% to 2.25% or, at the discretion of the Company, the bank’s prime rate plus a margin that ranges from .25% to 1.25%. In both cases the applicable margin is dependent upon Company performance. Under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Company is subject to a minimum fixed-charge coverage financial covenant as well as a maximum total funded debt to EBITDA financial covenant. The Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains other covenants customary for transactions of this type, including restrictions on certain payments, permitted indebtedness and permitted investments.
At September 30, 2024, the Company had approximately $212 million in outstanding borrowings under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, and also had approximately $0.7 million in standby letters of credit outstanding, drawable as a financial guarantee on worker’s compensation insurance policies. At September 30, 2024, the applicable interest rate was approximately 6.5% and the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
|
September 30, 2024 |
||||
|
Revolving credit facility |
$ | 87,000 | ||
|
Term loan |
125,000 | |||
|
Total long-term debt |
212,000 | |||
|
Current portion |
(12,500 | ) | ||
|
Long-term debt, excluding current portion |
$ | 199,500 | ||
Future maturities of long-term debt at September 30, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
|
Term Loan |
Revolving |
Total |
||||||||||
|
Remainder of 2024 |
$ | 3,125 | $ | - | $ | 3,125 | ||||||
|
2025 |
12,500 | - | 12,500 | |||||||||
|
2026 |
12,500 | - | 12,500 | |||||||||
|
2027 |
12,500 | - | 12,500 | |||||||||
|
2028 |
12,500 | - | 12,500 | |||||||||
|
2029 |
71,875 | 87,000 | 158,875 | |||||||||
| $ | 125,000 | $ | 87,000 | $ | 212,000 | |||||||
Future Liquidity
The Company requires cash to pay its operating expenses, purchase capital equipment, and to service its contractual obligations. The Company’s principal sources of funds are its operations and its Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. The Company generated cash of approximately $42.2 million from operations during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024. The Company cannot guarantee that its operations will generate cash in future periods. The Company’s longer-term liquidity is contingent upon future operating performance and availability of draws on its revolving credit facility. Further, the economic uncertainty resulting from events including inflation, bank failures, and other factors beyond the control of the Company could affect the Company’s long-term ability to access the public markets and obtain necessary capital in order to properly capitalize and continue operations.
The Company plans to continue to add capacity to enhance operating efficiencies in its manufacturing plants and accommodate anticipated growth in demand. The Company may consider additional acquisitions of companies, technologies, or products that are complementary to its business. The Company believes that its existing resources, including its revolving credit facility, together with cash expected to be generated from operations, will be sufficient to fund its cash flow requirements, including capital asset acquisitions, through the next twelve months.
The Company may also require additional capital in the future to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions, or other investments. These capital requirements could be substantial. The Company anticipates that any future expansion of its business will be financed through existing resources, cash flow from operations, the Company's revolving credit facility, or other new financing. The Company cannot guarantee that it will be able to meet existing financial covenants or obtain other new financing on favorable terms, if at all. The Company's liquidity will be impacted to the extent additional stock repurchases are made under the Company's stock repurchase program.
Stock Repurchase Program
The Company accounts for treasury stock under the cost method, using the first-in, first-out cost flow assumption, and includes treasury stock as a component of stockholders’ equity. On June 16, 2015, the Company announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $10.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Under the program, the Company is authorized to repurchase shares through Rule 10b5-1 plans, open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, block purchases or otherwise in accordance with applicable federal securities laws, including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The stock repurchase program will end upon the earlier of the date on which the plan is terminated by the Board or when all authorized repurchases are completed. The timing and amount of stock repurchases, if any, will be determined based upon our evaluation of market conditions and other factors. The stock repurchase program may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time, and the Company has no obligation to repurchase any amount of its common stock under the program. There were no share repurchases during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. At September 30, 2024, approximately $9.4 million was available for future repurchases of the Company’s common stock under this authorization.
Critical Accounting Estimates
There have been no material changes to the Company’s Critical Accounting Estimates, as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, with the exception of the item noted below:
The Company believes the following critical accounting policy necessitates that significant judgments and estimates be used in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.
The Company has reviewed this policy with its Audit Committee.
Valuation of Intangible Assets and Contingent Consideration Liability
We base the fair value of identifiable intangible assets acquired in a business combination on detailed valuations that use information and assumptions provided by management, which consider management’s best estimates of inputs and assumptions that a market participant would use. Further, for those arrangements that involve potential future contingent consideration, we record on the date of acquisition a liability equal to the fair value of the estimated additional consideration we may be obligated to pay in the future. We re-measure this liability each reporting period and record changes in the fair value through a separate line item within our consolidated statements of operations. Increases or decreases in the fair value of the contingent consideration liability can result from changes in discount rates, periods, timing and amount of projected revenue or timing or likelihood of achieving regulatory, revenue or commercialization-based milestones. The use of alternative valuation assumptions, including estimated revenue projections, growth rates, cash flows, discount rates, useful life or probability of achieving clinical, regulatory or revenue-based milestones could result in different purchase price allocations and recognized amortization expense and contingent consideration expense or benefit in current and future periods.
Commitments and Contractual Obligations
There have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of business to our contractual obligations and commitments, as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
ITEM 3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no material changes in our market risks as previously disclosed in Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
ITEM 4: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
As of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”), the Company’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, performed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act, is (i) recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
The Company closed the acquisition of Marble in June 2024 and closed on the acquisitions of AJR, Welch and AQF all in the third quarter of 2024. The new acquisitions’ total assets and revenues constituted approximately 33.9% and 10%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated total assets and year-to-date revenues as shown on our condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the period ended September 30, 2024. As the acquisitions occurred in the second and third quarters of fiscal 2024, the Company excluded all of the acquired businesses internal control over financial reporting from the scope of the assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. This exclusion is in accordance with the general guidance issued by the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission that an assessment of a recently acquired business may be omitted from the scope within the first year of acquisition if specified conditions are satisfied.
An evaluation was also performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of any change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Except as described above, that evaluation did not identify any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our latest fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
The Company is not a party to any material litigation or other material legal proceedings. From time to time, the Company may be a party to various suits, claims and complaints arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management of the Company, these suits, claims and complaints should not result in final judgments or settlements that, in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
The Company faces a number of uncertainties and risks that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the Company's control. For a detailed discussion of the risks that affect our business, you should consider carefully the risks and uncertainties described below, in addition to other information described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as well as our other public filings with the SEC including Part I, Item IA, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.
ITEM 2: UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 3: DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4: MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not Applicable.
During the third quarter of fiscal 2024, of our directors or executive officers adopted Rule 10b5-1 trading plans and none of our directors or executive officers terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan or adopted or terminated a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K).
|
Exhibit No. |
Description |
| Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2024, by and among AJR Enterprises, LLC, a limited liability company and its purchase price beneficiaries and UFP Technologies, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 1, 2024 (SEC File No. 001-12648)). | |
| 31.1 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.* |
|
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.* |
|
|
101.INS |
Inline XBRL Instance Document.* |
|
101.SCH |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.* |
|
101.CAL |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document.* |
|
101.LAB |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document.* |
|
101.PRE |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document.* |
|
101.DEF 104 |
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.* Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information contained in Exhibits 101) |
_______________
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
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.
UFP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
|
Date: November 12, 2024 |
By: /s/ R. Jeffrey Bailly |
|
|
R. Jeffrey Bailly Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
||
|
Date: November 12, 2024 |
By: /s/ Ronald J. Lataille |
|
|
Ronald J. Lataille Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |