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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

☒ Quarterly Report Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15(d) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
For the quarterly period ended October 4, 2020

OR

☐ Transition Report Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15(d) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934
For the transition period from _____ to _____

 

Commission file number: 0-24020

 

SYPRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 61-1321992
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
   
101 Bullitt Lane, Suite 450  
Louisville, Kentucky 40222 (502) 329-2000
(Address of principal executive (Registrant’s telephone number,
offices) (Zip code) including area code)

 


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

SYPR

NASDAQ

 

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. ☒ Yes  ☐ No

 

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). ☒ Yes  ☐ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a 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.

 

☐ Large accelerated filer

☐ 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 ☒  No

 

As of November 1, 2020, the Registrant had 21,316,752 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

Part I. Financial Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended October 4, 2020 and September 29, 2019

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the Three and Nine Months Ended October 4, 2020 and September 29, 2019

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets at October 4, 2020 and December 31, 2019

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Cash Flow Statements for the Nine Months Ended October 4, 2020 and September 29, 2019

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the Three and Nine Months Ended October 4, 2020 and September 29, 2019

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

8

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

20

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

27

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

27

 

 

 

 

Part II. Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

28

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

28

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

28

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

28

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4. 

Mine Safety Disclosures

28

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

28

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6. 

Exhibits

29

 

 

 

 

Signatures

30

 

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Part I.     Financial Information

 

Item 1.     Financial Statements

Sypris Solutions, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except for per share data)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

October 4,

   

September 29,

   

October 4,

   

September 29,

 
    2020    

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

 

Net revenue

  $ 22,154     $ 22,259     $ 61,732     $ 66,267  

Cost of sales

    18,733       19,933       52,717       59,092  

Gross profit

    3,421       2,326       9,015       7,175  

Selling, general and administrative

    2,577       3,148       8,630       10,206  

Severance, relocation and other costs

    0       190       124       391  

Operating income (loss)

    844       (1,012

)

    261       (3,422

)

Interest expense, net

    216       227       636       676  

Other expense (income), net

    372       286       (114

)

    (1,156

)

Income (loss) before taxes

    256       (1,525

)

    (261

)

    (2,942

)

Income tax (benefit) expense, net

    (3,239

)

    32       (3,103

)

    148  

Net income (loss)

  $ 3,495     $ (1,557

)

  $ 2,842     $ (3,090

)

Income (loss) per share:

                               

Basic

  $ 0.17     $ (0.07

)

  $ 0.14     $ (0.15

)

Diluted

  $ 0.17     $ (0.07

)

  $ 0.14     $ (0.15

)

                                 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

                               

Basic

    21,064       20,941       21,026       20,829  

Diluted

    21,080       20,941       21,026       20,829  

Dividends declared per common share

  $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $ 0.00     $ 0.00  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Sypris Solutions, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(in thousands)

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
    October 4,    

September 29,

   

October 4,

   

September 29,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

 

Net income (loss)

  $ 3,495     $ (1,557 )   $ 2,842     $ (3,090

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

                               

Foreign currency translation adjustments

    108       (238

)

    (1,373

)

    (26

)

Comprehensive income (loss)

  $ 3,603       (1,795

)

  $ 1,469     $ (3,116

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Sypris Solutions, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except for share data)

 

   

October 4,

2020

   

December 31,

2019

 
    (Unaudited)          
Assets                

Current assets:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 8,294     $ 5,095  

Accounts receivable, net

    8,603       7,444  

Inventory, net

    17,844       20,784  

Other current assets

    4,766       4,282  

Assets held for sale

    1,069       2,233  

Total current assets

    40,576       39,838  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    9,727       11,675  

Operating lease right-of-use assets

    6,315       7,014  

Other assets

    4,760       1,529  

Total assets

  $ 61,378     $ 60,056  

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

               

Current liabilities:

               

Accounts payable

  $ 8,202     $ 9,346  

Accrued liabilities

    12,583       12,495  

Operating lease liabilities, current portion

    942       841  

Finance lease obligations, current portion

    383       684  

Note payable – related party, current portion

    2,500       0  

Note payable – PPP Loan, current portion

    2,174       0  

Total current liabilities

    26,784       23,366  

Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion

    6,189       6,906  

Finance lease obligations, net of current portion

    2,029       2,351  

Note payable – related party

    3,974       6,463  

Note payable – PPP Loan

    1,384       0  

Other liabilities

    5,816       7,539  

Total liabilities

    46,176       46,625  

Stockholders’ equity:

               

Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 975,150 shares authorized; no shares issued

    0       0  

Series A preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 24,850 shares authorized; no shares issued

    0       0  

Common stock, non-voting, par value $0.01 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued

    0       0  

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share, 30,000,000 shares authorized; 21,321,790 shares issued and 21,316,752  outstanding in 2020 and 21,324,618 shares issued and 21,298,426 outstanding in 2019

    213       213  

Additional paid-in capital

    155,004       154,702  

Accumulated deficit

    (114,591 )     (117,433 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (25,424 )     (24,051 )

Treasury stock, 5,038 and 26,192 shares in 2020 and 2019, respectively

    0       0  

Total stockholders’ equity

    15,202       13,431  

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $ 61,378     $ 60,056  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Sypris Solutions, Inc.

Consolidated Cash Flow Statements

(in thousands)

 

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

October 4,

   

September 29,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

               

Net income (loss)

  $ 2,842     $ (3,090 )

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

               

Depreciation and amortization

    1,883       2,106  

Deferred income taxes

    (3,257 )     0  

Stock-based compensation expense

    335       389  

Deferred loan costs recognized

    11       11  

Net gain on the sale of assets

    (813 )     (467 )

Provision for excess and obsolete inventory

    222       503  

Non-cash lease expense

    699       541  

Other noncash items

    72       15  

Contributions to pension plans

    (34 )     (348 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

               

Accounts receivable

    (1,158 )     1,198  

Inventory

    2,409       (2,415 )

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    (983 )     207  

Accounts payable

    (1,036 )     (3,344 )

Accrued and other liabilities

    (1,114 )     1,646  

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

    78       (3,048 )

Cash flows from investing activities:

               

Capital expenditures

    (1,151 )     (553 )

Proceeds from sale of assets

    1,969       653  

Net cash provided by investing activities

    818       100  

Cash flows from financing activities:

               

Principal payments on finance lease obligations

    (623 )     (466 )

Proceeds from Paycheck Protection Program loan

    3,558       0  

Indirect repurchase of shares of minimum statutory tax withholdings

    (33 )     (138 )

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    2,902       (604 )

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash balances

    (599 )     (99 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    3,199       (3,651 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    5,095       10,704  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 8,294     $ 7,053  
                 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

               

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

               

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for finance lease obligations

  $ 0     $ 269  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Sypris Solutions, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except for share data)

 

   

Three Months Ended October 4, 2020

 
    Common Stock    

Additional

Paid-In

    Accumulated    

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

    Treasury  
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Deficit

   

Loss

   

Stock

 
                                                 

July 5, 2020 balance

    21,369,580     $ 213     $ 154,923     $ (118,086 )   $ (25,532 )   $ 0  

Net income

    0       0       0       3,495       0       0  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    0       0       0       0       108       0  

Noncash compensation

    10,000       0       107       0       0       0  

Retire treasury stock

    (62,828 )     0       (26 )     0       0       0  

October 4, 2020 balance

    21,316,752     $ 213     $ 155,004     $ (114,591 )   $ (25,424 )   $ 0  

 

    Three Months Ended September 29, 2019  
    Common Stock    

Additional

Paid-In

    Accumulated    

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

    Treasury  
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Deficit

   

Loss

   

Stock

 
                                                 

June 30, 2019 balance

    21,329,708     $ 214     $ 154,538     $ (115,017 )   $ (24,630 )   $ 0  

Net loss

    0       0       0       (1,557 )     0       0  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    0       0       0       0       (238 )     0  

Noncash compensation

    0       0       106       0       0       0  

Retire treasury stock

    (21,282 )     0       (4 )     0       0       0  

September 29, 2019 balance

    21,308,426     $ 214     $ 154,640     $ (116,574 )   $ (24,868 )   $ 0  

 

    Nine Months Ended October 4, 2020  
    Common Stock    

Additional

Paid-In

    Accumulated    

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

    Treasury  
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Deficit

   

Loss

   

Stock

 
                                                 

January 1, 2020 balance

    21,298,426     $ 213     $ 154,702     $ (117,433 )   $ (24,051 )   $ 0  

Net income

    0       0       0       2,842       0       0  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    0       0       0       0       (1,373 )     0  

Noncash compensation

    70,000       0       335       0       0       0  

Exercise of stock options

    11,154       0       (7 )     0       0       0  

Retire treasury stock

    (62,828 )     0       (26 )     0       0       0  

October 4, 2020 balance

    21,316,752     $ 213     $ 155,004     $ (114,591 )   $ (25,424 )   $ 0  

 

    Nine Months Ended September 29, 2019  
    Common Stock    

Additional

Paid-In

    Accumulated    

Accumulated

Other

Comprehensive

    Treasury  
   

Shares

   

Amount

   

Capital

   

Deficit

   

Loss

   

Stock

 
                                                 

January 1, 2019 balance

    21,398,182     $ 214     $ 154,388     $ (114,926 )   $ (24,842 )   $ 0  

Net loss

    0       0       0       (3,090 )     0       0  

Adoption of new accounting standards

    0       0       0       1,442       0       0  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

    0       0       0       0       (26 )     0  

Noncash compensation

    60,000       0       389       0       0       0  

Retire treasury stock

    (149,756 )     0       (137 )     0       0       0  

September 29, 2019 balance

    21,308,426     $ 214     $ 154,640     $ (116,574 )   $ (24,868 )   $ 0  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Sypris Solutions, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

(1)

Nature of Business

 

All references to “Sypris,” the “Company,” “we” or “our” include Sypris Solutions, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Sypris is a diversified provider of truck components, oil and gas pipeline components and aerospace and defense electronics. The Company produces a wide range of manufactured products, often under multi-year, sole-source contracts. The Company offers such products through its two business segments, Sypris Technologies, Inc. (“Sypris Technologies”) and Sypris Electronics, LLC (“Sypris Electronics”) (See Note 13).

 

 

(2)

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Sypris Solutions, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and have been prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the SEC. Accordingly, pursuant to such rules and regulations, certain notes and other financial information included in audited financial statements have been condensed or omitted. The December 31, 2019 consolidated balance sheet data was derived from our audited consolidated financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. The Company’s operations are domiciled in the United States (U.S.) and Mexico, and we serve a wide variety of domestic and international customers. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated.

 

These unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect, in the opinion of management, all material adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to fairly state the results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the periods presented, and the disclosures herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. Actual results for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, and notes thereto, for the year ended December 31, 2019 as presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with current period presentation.

 

COVID-19 Assessment

 

In March 2020, the World Health Organization categorized the current coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) as a pandemic, and the President of the United States declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency. COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the United States and other countries across the world. As of the date of this filing, significant uncertainty exists concerning the magnitude of the impact and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company’s consolidated financial statements presented herein reflect estimates and assumptions made by management that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods presented. Such estimates and assumptions affect, among other things, the Company’s long-lived asset valuation; inventory valuation; valuation of deferred income taxes and income tax contingencies; the allowance for doubtful accounts; and pension plan assumptions.

 

The Company has continued to operate at each location and sought to remain compliant with government regulations imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During periods of lower production, the Company is scheduling and performing certain preventative maintenance procedures on its equipment and is utilizing resources to continue making progress on certain of the strategic initiatives included in the Company’s 2020 annual operating plan. The Company began to experience lower revenue late in the first quarter due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a more significant impact in the second quarter, especially within the Sypris Technologies group. However, towards the end of the second quarter, some state and local jurisdictions started to lift mandatory stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders and started gradually to ease restrictions. While the Company expects the effects of the pandemic will continue to negatively impact its results of operations, cash flows and financial position, management has implemented actions to mitigate the financial impact, to protect the health of its employees and to comply with government regulations at each location. Factors deriving from the COVID-19 response that have or may negatively impact sales and gross margin in the future include, but are not limited to: limitations on the ability of our suppliers to manufacture, or procure from manufacturers, the material components we utilize in the manufacture of the products we sell, or to meet delivery requirements and commitments; limitations on the ability of our employees to perform their work due to illness caused by the pandemic or local, state, or federal orders requiring employees to remain at home; limitations on the ability of our customers to conduct their business and purchase our products; and limitations on the ability of our customers to pay us on a timely basis.

 

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We are experiencing disruptions in our business as we implement modifications to preserve adequate liquidity and ensure that our business can continue to operate during this uncertain time. With respect to liquidity, we have evaluated and took actions to reduce costs and spending across our organization. This includes reducing hiring activities, reducing compensation for our Chairman, President and CEO, certain other senior leadership and corporate personnel and our Board of Directors, and limiting discretionary spending. In addition, under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), we have deferred certain payroll taxes into future years. We have also reduced anticipated spending on capital investment projects and are managing working capital to preserve liquidity during this crisis. In addition to these activities, during the second quarter, the Company secured a $3,558,000 term loan with BMO Harris Bank National Association (“BMO”), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loan”) under the CARES Act. Proceeds from the PPP Loan have been used to retain workers and maintain payroll and make lease and utility payments.

 

While we are unable to determine or predict the nature, duration or scope of the overall impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our business, results of operations, liquidity or capital resources, we will continue to actively monitor the situation and may take further actions that alter our business operations as may be required by federal, state or local authorities or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, suppliers and shareholders.

 

 

(3)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Compensation – Retirement Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans – General, Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans. The guidance eliminated certain disclosures about defined benefit plans, added new disclosures, and clarified other requirements. This guidance became effective January 1, 2020. There were no changes to interim disclosure requirements. As this standard relates only to financial disclosures, its adoption did not have an impact to our operating results, financial position or cash flows.

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software: Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract (ASU 2018-15). ASU 2018-15 aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. This guidance became effective January 1, 2020 and did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Credit Losses – Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, new guidance for the accounting for credit losses on certain financial instruments. This guidance introduces a new approach to estimating credit losses on certain types of financial instruments and modifies the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities. This guidance, which becomes effective January 1, 2023, is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes – Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. This guidance is intended to simplify various aspects of income tax accounting including the elimination of certain exceptions related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. The new guidance also simplifies aspects of the accounting for franchise taxes and enacted changes in tax laws or rates and clarifies the accounting for transactions that result in a step-up in the tax basis of goodwill. This guidance becomes effective January 1, 2021 and early adoption is permitted. Adoption of this guidance requires certain changes to primarily be made prospectively, with some changes to be made retrospectively. We are currently assessing the impact of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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(4)

Leases

 

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at its inception. The Company has entered into operating leases for real estate. These leases have initial terms which range from 10 years to 11 years, and often include one or more options to renew. These renewal terms can extend the lease term by 5 years, and will be included in the lease term when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise the option. The Company’s existing leases do not contain significant restrictive provisions; however, certain leases contain provisions for payment of real estate taxes, insurance and maintenance costs by the Company. The lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees. Some of the real estate lease agreements include periods of rent holidays and payments that escalate over the lease term by specified amounts. All operating lease expenses are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For finance leases, interest expense is recognized on the lease liability and the right-of-use asset is amortized over the lease term.

 

Some leases may require variable lease payments based on factors specific to the individual agreements. Variable lease payments for which we are typically responsible for include real estate taxes, insurance and common area maintenance expenses based on the Company’s pro-rata share, which are excluded from the measurement of the lease liability. Additionally, one of the Company’s real estate leases has lease payments that adjust based on annual changes in the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”). The leases that are dependent upon CPI are initially measured using the index or rate at the commencement date and are included in the measurement of the lease liability. Incremental payments due to changes in the index are treated as variable lease costs and expensed as incurred.

 

These operating leases are included in “Operating lease right-of-use assets” on the Company’s October 4, 2020 consolidated balance sheet, and represent the Company’s right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The Company’s obligations to make lease payments are included in “Operating lease liabilities, current portion” and “Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As of October 4, 2020, total right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities were approximately $6,315,000 and $7,131,000, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, total right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities were approximately $7,014,000 and $7,747,000, respectively.

 

We primarily use our incremental borrowing rate, which is updated quarterly, based on the information available at commencement date, in determining the present value of lease payments. If readily available, we would use the implicit rate in a new lease to determine the present value of lease payments. The Company has certain contracts for real estate which may contain lease and non-lease components which it has elected to treat as a single lease component.

 

The Company has entered into various short-term operating leases, primarily for office equipment with an initial term of twelve months or less. Lease payments associated with short-term leases are expensed as incurred and are not recorded on the Company’s balance sheet. The related lease expense for short-term leases was not material for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2020 and September 29, 2019.

 

The following table presents information related to lease expense for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2020 and September 29, 2019 (in thousands):

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

October 4,

   

September 29,

   

October 4,

   

September 29,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

    (Unaudited)  

Finance lease expense:

                               

Amortization expense

  $ 112     $ 123     $ 340     $ 356  

Interest expense

    71       85       220       266  

Operating lease expense

    351       351       1,053       1,053  

Variable lease expense

    77       65       239       208  

Total lease expense

  $ 611     $ 624     $ 1,852     $ 1,883  

 

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The following table presents supplemental cash flow information related to leases (in thousands):

 

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

October 4,

   

September 29,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

               

Operating cash flows from operating leases

  $ 989     $ 1,074  

Operating cash flows from finance leases

    220       266  

Financing cash flows from finance leases

    623       466  

 

The annual future minimum lease payments as of October 4, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

 

    Operating     Finance  
   

Leases

   

Leases

 

Next 12 months

  $ 1,472     $ 612  

12 to 24 months

    1,488       612  

24 to 36 months

    1,505       612  

36 to 48 months

    1,391       575  

48 to 60 months

    1,226       549  

Thereafter

    2,008       183  

Total lease payments

    9,090       3,143  

Less imputed interest

    (1,959 )     (731 )

Total

  $ 7,131     $ 2,412  

 

The following table presents certain information related to lease terms and discount rates for leases as of October 4, 2020:

 

   

Operating

   

Finance

 
   

Leases

   

Leases

 

Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)

    6.4       5.1  

Weighted-average discount rate (percentage)

    8.0       10.2  

 

 

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers

 

The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of a promised product or rendering a service to a customer. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for the product or service (the “transaction price”). The Company’s transaction price in its contracts with customers is generally fixed; no payment discounts, rebates or refunds are included within its contracts. The Company also does not provide service-type warranties nor does it allow customer returns. In connection with the sale of various parts to customers, the Company is subject to typical assurance warranty obligations covering the compliance of the electronics parts produced to agreed-upon specifications. Customer returns, when they occur, relate to quality rework issues and are not connected to any repurchase obligation of the Company.

 

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct product or render a service to a customer and is the unit of account to which the transaction price is allocated under ASC 606. When a contract contains multiple performance obligations, we allocate the transaction price to the individual performance obligations using the price at which the promised goods or services would be sold to customers on a standalone basis. For most sales within our Sypris Technologies segment and a portion of sales within Sypris Electronics, control transfers to the customer at a point in time. Indicators that control has transferred to the customer include the Company having a present right to payment, the customer obtaining legal title and the customer having the significant risks and rewards of ownership. The Company’s principal terms of sale are FOB Shipping Point, or equivalent, and, as such, the Company primarily transfers control and records revenue for product sales upon shipment.

 

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For contracts where Sypris Electronics serves as a contractor for aerospace and defense companies under federally funded programs, we generally recognize revenue over time as we perform because of continuous transfer of control to the customer. This continuous transfer of control to the customer is supported by clauses in the contracts that allow the customer to unilaterally terminate the contract for convenience, pay us for costs incurred plus a reasonable profit and take control of any work in process. Because control is transferred over time, revenue is recognized based on the extent of progress towards completion of the performance obligation. We use labor hours incurred as a measure of progress for these contracts because it best depicts the Company’s performance of the obligation to the customer, which occurs as we incur labor on our contracts. Under this measure of progress, the extent of progress towards completion is measured based on the ratio of labor hours incurred to date to the total estimated labor hours at completion of the performance obligation.

 

Our contract profit margins may include estimates of revenues for goods or services on which the customer and the Company have not reached final agreements, such as contract changes, settlements of disputed claims, and the final amounts of requested equitable adjustments permitted under the contract. These estimates are based upon management’s best assessment of the totality of the circumstances and are included in our contract profit based upon contractual provisions and our relationships with each customer.

 

Many of Sypris Electronics’ contractual arrangements with customers are for one year or less. For the remaining population of non-cancellable contracts greater than one year we had $35,767,000 of remaining performance obligations as of October 4, 2020, all of which were long-term Sypris Electronics’ contracts. We expect to recognize approximately 19% of our remaining performance obligations as revenue in the fourth quarter of 2020, 55% as revenue in 2021 and the balance in 2022.

 

Disaggregation of Revenue

 

The following table summarizes revenue from contracts with customers for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2020 and September 29, 2019:

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
    October 4,    

September 29,

   

October 4,

   

September 29,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

 

Sypris Technologies – transferred point in time

  $ 12,072     $ 15,654     $ 33,234     $ 48,673  

Sypris Electronics – transferred point in time

    1,590       1,388       5,835       3,847  

Sypris Electronics – transferred over time

    8,492       5,217       22,663       13,747  
    $ 22,154     $ 22,259     $ 61,732     $ 66,267  

 

Contract Balances

 

Differences in the timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in billed accounts receivable, unbilled receivables (contract assets) and deferred revenue, customer deposits and billings in excess of revenue recognized (contract liabilities) on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

Contract assets – Contract assets include unbilled amounts typically resulting from sales under contracts where revenue is recognized over time and revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the customer, and the right to payment is subject to conditions other than the passage of time. Contract assets are generally classified as current assets in the consolidated balance sheet. The balance of contract assets as of October 4, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were $1,739,000 and $906,000, respectively, and are included within other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

 

Contract liabilities – Some of the Company’s contracts within Sypris Electronics are billed as work progresses in accordance with the contract terms and conditions, either at periodic intervals or upon achievement of certain milestones. Often this results in billing occurring prior to revenue recognition resulting in contract liabilities. Additionally, the Company occasionally receives cash payments from customers in advance of the Company’s performance resulting in contract liabilities. These contract liabilities are classified as either current or long-term in the consolidated balance sheet based on the timing of when the Company expects to recognize revenue. As of October 4, 2020, the contract liabilities balance was $5,681,000, which was included within accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2019, the contract liabilities balance was $7,504,000, of which $5,769,000 was included within accrued liabilities and $1,735,000 was included within other liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Payments received from customers in advance of revenue recognition are not considered to be significant financing components because they are used to meet working capital demands that can be higher in the early stages of a contract.

 

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The Company recognized revenue from contract liabilities of $2,837,000 and $6,680,000 during the three and nine months ended October 4, 2020, respectively. The Company recognized revenue from contract liabilities of $2,408,000 and $5,035,000 during the three and nine months ended September 29, 2019, respectively.

 

Practical expedients and exemptions

 

Sales commissions are expensed when incurred because the amortization period would have been one year or less. These costs are recorded in selling, general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

We do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with original expected lengths of one year or less.

 

 

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Exit and Disposal Activities

 

On February 21, 2017, the Board of Directors approved a modified exit or disposal plan with respect to the Broadway Plant, which included the relocation of production to other Company facilities, as needed, and/or the closure of the plant. The relocation of production was complete as of the end of 2017. The Company has relocated certain assets from the Broadway Plant to other manufacturing facilities, as needed, to serve its existing and target customer base and identified underutilized or non-core assets for disposal. On April 13, 2020, the Company completed the sale of the Broadway Plant real estate for $1,700,000 and recognized a gain of $807,000. Management is currently evaluating options for any remaining assets in the Broadway Plant.

 

As a result of these initiatives, the Company recorded charges of $124,000, or less than $0.01 per share, and $391,000, or less than $0.01 per share, during the first nine months of 2020 and 2019, respectively, related to the transition of production from the Broadway Plant, which is included in severance, relocation and other costs in the consolidated statement of operations. All amounts incurred were recorded within Sypris Technologies. The charges for the first nine months of 2020 and 2019 were primarily related to mothball costs associated with the closed facility.

 

The following assets have been segregated and included in assets held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):

 

   

October 4,

   

December 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

     

Property, plant and equipment

  $ 8,346     $ 13,346  

Accumulated depreciation

    (7,277 )     (11,113 )

Property, plant and equipment, net

  $ 1,069     $ 2,233  

 

 

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Other Expense (Income), Net

 

The Company completed the sale of the Broadway Plant real estate for $1,700,000 and other idle assets for $268,000 and recognized net gains of $813,000 during the nine months ended October 4, 2020, which is included in other income, net on the Company’s consolidated income statements. Additionally, the Company recognized pension expense of $603,000 and foreign currency related expense of $73,000 during the nine months ended October 4, 2020.

 

During the nine months ended September 29, 2019, the Company recognized a gain of $1,500,000 as a result of a settlement agreement with one of its customers to resolve various outstanding disputes between the two parties. As a result of the agreement, the customer paid the Company $1,500,000 during the three months ended September 29, 2019. Additionally, the Company recognized a net gain of $467,000 for the nine months ended September 29, 2019 related to the sale of idle assets, which was offset by pension expense of $743,000.

 

 

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Stock-Based Compensation

 

During the nine months ended October 4, 2020, the Company granted options to purchase 930,000 shares of our common stock under a long-term incentive program. The options have a five-year term and cliff vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. The grants did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements during the three and nine months ended October 4, 2020.

 

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Income (Loss) Per Common Share

 

The Company computes earnings per share using the two-class method, which is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for common stock and participating securities. Restricted stock granted by the Company is considered a participating security since it contains a non-forfeitable right to dividends.

 

Our potentially dilutive securities include potential common shares related to our stock options and restricted stock. Diluted earnings per share considers the impact of potentially dilutive securities except in periods in which there is a loss because the inclusion of the potential common shares would have an anti-dilutive effect. Diluted earnings per share excludes the impact of common shares related to our stock options in periods in which the option exercise price is greater than the average market price of our common stock for the period. There were 2,489,250 and 2,754,750 potential common shares excluded from diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2020, respectively because the effect of inclusion would be anti-dilutive. For the three and nine months ended September 29, 2019, diluted weighted average common shares do not include the impact of any outstanding stock options and unvested compensation-related shares because the effect of these items on diluted net loss would be anti-dilutive.

 

A reconciliation of the weighted average shares outstanding used in the calculation of basic and diluted loss per common share is as follows (in thousands):

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
    October 4,    

September 29,

   

October 4,

   

September 29,

 
    2020    

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

 

Income (loss) attributable to stockholders:

                               

Net income (loss) as reported

  $ 3,495     $ (1,557

)

  $ 2,842     $ (3,090

)

Less distributed and undistributed earnings allocable to restricted award holders

    (15

)

    0       (12

)

    0  

Less dividends declared attributable to restricted award holders

    0       0       0       0  

Net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders

  $ 3,480     $ (1,557

)

  $ 2,830     $ (3,090

)

Income (loss) per common share attributable to stockholders:

                               

Basic

  $ 0.17     $ (0.07

)

  $ 0.14     $ (0.15

)

Diluted

  $ 0.17     $ (0.07

)

  $ 0.14     $ (0.15

)

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic

    21,064       20,941       21,026       20,829  

Weighted average additional shares assuming conversion of potential common shares

    16       0       0       0  

Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted

    21,080       20,941       21,026       20,829  

 

 

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Inventory

 

Inventory consists of the following (in thousands):

 

   

October 4,

   

December 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

     

Raw materials

  $ 11,644     $ 15,139  

Work in process

    6,875       5,889  

Finished goods

    1,272       1,675  

Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory

    (1,947 )     (1,919 )

Total

  $ 17,844     $ 20,784  

 

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Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):

 

   

October 4,

   

December 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

     

Land and land improvements

  $ 43     $ 50  

Buildings and building improvements

    7,398       8,108  

Machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures

    53,076       55,520  

Construction in progress

    438       371  
      60,955       64,049  

Accumulated depreciation

    (51,228 )     (52,374 )
    $ 9,727     $ 11,675  

 

 

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Debt

 

Debt outstanding consists of the following (in thousands):

 

   

October 4,

   

December 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

     

Current:

               

Finance lease obligation, current portion

  $ 383     $ 684  

PPP Loan, current portion

    2,174       0  

Note payable – related party, current portion

    2,500       0  

Current portion of long term debt

  $ 5,057     $ 684  

Long Term:

               

Finance lease obligation

  $ 2,029     $ 2,351  

PPP Loan

    1,384       0  

Note payable – related party

    4,000       6,500  

Less unamortized debt issuance and modification costs

    (26 )     (37 )

Long term debt net of unamortized debt costs

  $ 7,387     $ 8,814  

 

Paycheck Protection Program

 

During the second quarter of 2020, the Company secured a $3,558,000 term loan with BMO. Proceeds from the PPP Loan have been used to retain workers and maintain payroll and make lease and utility payments. The PPP Loan is evidenced by a promissory note in favor of BMO, as lender, with a principal amount of $3,558,000 that bears interest at a fixed annual rate of 1.00%, with the first six months of principal and interest deferred. Under the terms of the PPP Loan, 18 equal monthly payments of principal and interest would begin in November 2020 with the final payment due in April 2022, however recent legislation under the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 provides for an extension of the maturity date up to five years, an extension of the principal and interest deferral period to the date of a loan forgiveness determination and modifications to the debt amortization schedule if the Company and BMO reach an agreement on modified terms. The PPP Loan may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default.

 

The PPP Loan is unsecured and guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”). The Company may apply for forgiveness of the PPP Loan, with the amount which may be forgiven equal to the sum of payroll costs, covered rent and mortgage obligations, and covered utility payments incurred by the Company during the 24-week period beginning upon receipt of funds from the PPP Loan, subject to limitations and calculated in accordance with the terms of the CARES Act. Any forgiveness of the PPP Loan shall be subject to approval of the SBA and will require the Company and BMO to apply to the SBA for such treatment in the future. We intend to comply with the necessary requirements to seek forgiveness of all or a portion of the PPP Loan, but no assurance can be provided that we will obtain forgiveness of the PPP Loan in whole or in part. As a result, the Company is taking the approach that a portion of the PPP Loan is short-term and a portion is long-term, and has reflected such borrowing on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, as appropriate. The Company will record any amounts of the loan that are forgiven as a gain on extinguishment in the period in which legal release is received.

 

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Note Payable – Related Party

 

The Company has received the benefit of cash infusions from Gill Family Capital Management, Inc. (“GFCM”) in the form of secured promissory note obligations totaling $6,500,000 in principal as of October 4, 2020 and December 31, 2019. GFCM is an entity controlled by the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey T. Gill, and one of our directors, R. Scott Gill. GFCM, Jeffrey T. Gill and R. Scott Gill are significant beneficial stockholders of the Company. The promissory note bears interest at a rate of 8.0% per year through March 31, 2019 and, thereafter is reset on April 1st of each year, at the greater of 8.0% or 500 basis points above the five-year Treasury note average during the preceding 90-day period, in each case, payable quarterly. The maturity dates for the obligation are as follows: $2,500,000 of the obligation on April 1, 2021, $2,000,000 on April 1, 2023, and the balance on April 1, 2025. The note allows for up to an 18-month deferral of payment for up to 60% of the interest due on the portion of the notes maturing in April of 2021 and 2023. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company provided notice to GFCM of its intention to elect to defer the specified portion of the interest payments due beginning on April 6, 2020.

 

Obligations under the promissory note are guaranteed by all of the subsidiaries and are secured by a first priority lien on substantially all assets of the Company.

 

Finance Lease Obligations

 

On March 9, 2016, the Company completed the sale of its 24-acre Toluca property for 215,000,000 Mexican Pesos, or approximately $12,182,000 in U.S. dollars. Simultaneously, the Company entered into a ten-year lease of the nine acres and buildings occupied by the Company and needed for its ongoing business in Toluca. As a result of the Toluca sale-leaseback, the Company has a finance lease obligation of $2,219,000 for the property as of October 4, 2020.

 

In February 2019, the Company entered into a 60-month finance lease for $269,000 for new machinery at its Sypris Technologies facility in the U.S. The balance of the finance lease obligation as of October 4, 2020 was $193,000.

 

 

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Segment Data

 

The Company is organized into two business segments, Sypris Technologies and Sypris Electronics. The segments are each managed separately because of the distinctions between the products, markets, customers, technologies and workforce skills of the segments. Sypris Technologies manufactures forged and finished steel components and subassemblies, high-pressure closures and other fabricated products. Sypris Electronics is focused on circuit card and full “box build” manufacturing, high reliability manufacturing, systems assembly and integration, design for manufacturability and design to specification work. There was no intersegment net revenue recognized in any of the periods presented.

 

The Company includes the unallocated costs of its corporate office, including the employment costs of its senior management team and other corporate personnel, administrative costs and net corporate interest expense incurred at the corporate level under the caption “General, corporate and other” in the table below. Such unallocated costs include those for centralized information technology, finance, legal and human resources support teams, certain professional fees, director fees, corporate office rent, certain self-insurance costs and recoveries, software license fees and various other administrative expenses that are not allocated to our reportable segments. The unallocated assets include cash and cash equivalents maintained in its domestic treasury accounts and the net book value of corporate facilities and related information systems. The unallocated liabilities consist primarily of the related party notes payable. Domestic income taxes are calculated at an entity level and are not allocated to our reportable segments. Corporate capital expenditures and depreciation and amortization include items attributable to the unallocated fixed assets of the corporate office and related information systems.

 

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The following table presents financial information for the reportable segments of the Company (in thousands):

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

October 4,

   

September 29,

   

October 4,

   

September 29,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

 

Net revenue from unaffiliated customers:

                               

Sypris Technologies

  $ 12,072     $ 15,654     $ 33,234     $ 48,673  

Sypris Electronics

    10,082       6,605       28,498       17,594  
    $ 22,154     $ 22,259     $ 61,732     $ 66,267  
                                 

Gross profit (loss):

                               

Sypris Technologies

  $ 1,907     $ 2,514     $ 4,629     $ 7,781  

Sypris Electronics

    1,514       (188

)

    4,386       (606

)

    $ 3,421     $ 2,326     $ 9,015     $ 7,175  
                                 

Operating income (loss):

                               

Sypris Technologies

  $ 873     $ 958     $ 1,181     $ 3,554  

Sypris Electronics

    808       (886

)

    2,249       (2,943

)

General, corporate and other

    (837

)

    (1,084

)

    3,169       (4,033

)

    $ 844     $ (1,012

)

  $ 261     $ (3,422

)

Income (loss) before taxes:

                               

Sypris Technologies

  $ 437     $ 589     $ 1,104     $ 2,902  

Sypris Electronics

    801       (900

)

    2,225       (2,963

)

General, corporate and other

    (982

)

    (1,214

)

    (3,590

)

    (2,881

)

    $ 256     $ (1,525

)

  $ (261

)

  $ (2,942

)

 

   

October 4,

    December 31,  
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

     

Total assets:

               

Sypris Technologies

  $ 30,400     $ 29,694  

Sypris Electronics

    22,790       24,985  

General, corporate and other

    8,188       5,377  
    $ 61,378     $ 60,056  
                 

Total liabilities:

               

Sypris Technologies

  $ 20,629     $ 19,989  

Sypris Electronics

    13,027       17,416  

General, corporate and other

    12,520       9,220  
    $ 46,176     $ 46,625  

 

 

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Commitments and Contingencies

 

The provision for estimated warranty costs is recorded at the time of sale and periodically adjusted to reflect actual experience. The Company’s warranty liability, which is included in accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as of October 4, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was $642,000 and $569,000, respectively. The Company’s warranty expense for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2020 and September 29, 2019 was not material.

 

The Company bears insurance risk as a member of a group captive insurance entity for certain general liability, automobile and workers’ compensation insurance programs, a self-insured worker’s compensation program and a self-insured employee health program. The Company records estimated liabilities for its insurance programs based on information provided by the third-party plan administrators, historical claims experience, expected costs of claims incurred but not paid, and expected costs to settle unpaid claims. The Company monitors its estimated insurance-related liabilities on a quarterly basis. As facts change, it may become necessary to make adjustments that could be material to the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

 

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The Company is involved in certain litigation and contract issues arising in the normal course of business. While the outcome of these matters cannot, at this time, be predicted in light of the uncertainties inherent therein, management does not expect that these matters will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company. Additionally, the Company believes its product liability insurance is adequate to cover all potential liability claims.

 

The Company accounts for loss contingencies in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Estimated loss contingencies are accrued only if the loss is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. With respect to a particular loss contingency, it may be probable that a loss has occurred but the estimate of the loss is within a wide range or undeterminable. If the Company deems an amount within the range to be a better estimate than any other amount within the range, that amount will be accrued. However, if no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other amount, the minimum amount of the range is accrued.

 

The Company has various current and previously-owned facilities subject to a variety of environmental regulations. The Company has received certain indemnifications from either companies previously owning these facilities or from purchasers of those facilities. As of October 4, 2020 and December 31, 2019, no amounts were accrued for any environmental matters.

 

On December 27, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor (the “DOL”) filed a lawsuit alleging that the Company had misinterpreted the language of its Company’s 401(k) Plans (collectively, the “Plan”). The DOL does not appear to dispute that the Company reached such interpretation in good faith and after consulting with independent ERISA counsel. If the DOL’s allegations were upheld by a court, the Company could be required to make additional contributions into the accounts of its Plan participants. The Company regards the DOL’s allegations to be without merit and is continuing to vigorously defend the matter.

 

On February 17, 2017, several employees (“Lucas Plaintiffs”) of KapStone Charleston Kraft, LLC filed a lawsuit in South Carolina alleging that they had been seriously burned when they opened a hinged closure and a hot tar-like material spilled out. Among other claims, the Lucas Plaintiffs allege that Sypris Technologies designed and manufactured the closure, that the closure was defective and that those defects had caused or contributed to their injuries. Sypris Technologies’ motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction was denied on February 28, 2020. The Company regards these allegations to be without merit and any potential damages to be undeterminable at this time. The Company’s general liability insurer has accepted the defense costs. The Company is continuing to vigorously defend the matter.

 

As of October 4, 2020, the Company had outstanding purchase commitments of approximately $10,170,000, primarily for the acquisition of inventory.

 

 

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Income Taxes

 

The provision for income taxes includes federal, state, local and foreign taxes. The Company’s effective tax rate varies from period to period due to the proportion of foreign and domestic pre-tax income expected to be generated by the Company. The Company provides for income taxes for its domestic operations at a statutory rate of 21% in 2020 and 2019 and for its foreign operations at a statutory rate of 30% in 2020 and 2019. Reconciling items between the federal statutory rate and the effective tax rate also include state income taxes, valuation allowances and certain other permanent differences.

 

The Company recognizes liabilities or assets for the deferred tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets or liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes (ASC 740). These temporary differences will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years when the reported amounts of assets or liabilities are recovered or settled. ASC 740 requires that a valuation allowance be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company evaluates its deferred tax position on a quarterly basis and valuation allowances are provided as necessary. During this evaluation, the Company reviews its forecast of income in conjunction with other positive and negative evidence surrounding the realizability of its deferred tax assets to determine if a valuation allowance is needed. Based on its current forecast, the Company believes it will have sufficient future taxable income to realize its deferred tax assets by its Mexican subsidiaries. Therefore, the Company reversed its valuation allowance recorded in prior years against certain Mexican net deferred tax assets and recognized an income tax benefit of $3,257,000 during the three and nine months ended October 4, 2020.

 

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Based on its current forecast, the Company has established a valuation allowance against all U.S. deferred tax assets. Until an appropriate level and characterization of profitability is attained, the Company expects to continue to maintain a valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets related to future U.S. tax benefits.

 

 

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Employee Benefit Plans

 

Pension expense (benefit) consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

October 4,

   

September 29,

   

October 4,

   

September 29,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

 
                                 

Service cost

  $ 1     $ 1     $ 3     $ 3  

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

    271       352       813       1,056  

Net amortizations, deferrals and other costs

    158       167       474       500  

Expected return on plan assets

    (228

)

    (271

)

    (684

)

    (813

)

Net periodic benefit cost

  $ 202     $ 249     $ 606     $ 746  

 

The net periodic benefit cost of the defined benefit pension plans incurred during the three and nine months ended October 4, 2020 and September 29, 2019 are reflected in the following captions in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

 

   

Three Months Ended

   

Nine Months Ended

 
   

October 4,

   

September 29,

   

October 4,

   

September 29,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

   

(Unaudited)

 

Service cost:

                               

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  $ 1     $ 1     $ 3     $ 3  

Other net periodic benefit costs:

                               

Other expense (income), net

    201       248       603       743  

Total

  $ 202     $ 249     $ 606     $ 746  

 

 

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

 

The Company’s accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of employee benefit-related adjustments and foreign currency translation adjustments.

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

   

October 4,

   

December 31,

 
   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(Unaudited)

     

Foreign currency translation adjustments

  $ (11,996 )   $ (10,623 )

Employee benefit related adjustments – U.S., net of tax

    (13,544 )     (13,544 )

Employee benefit related adjustments – Mexico, net of tax

    116       116  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  $ (25,424 )   $ (24,051 )

 

 

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities are reflected in the consolidated financial statements at their carrying amount which approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of those instruments. The carrying amount of debt outstanding at October 4, 2020 approximates fair value, and is based upon quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, or other inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments (Level 2).

 

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Item 2.     Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Overview

 

We are a diversified provider of truck components, oil and gas pipeline components and aerospace and defense electronics. We offer a wide range of manufactured products, often under multi-year sole-source contracts.

 

We are organized into two business segments, Sypris Technologies and Sypris Electronics. Sypris Technologies, which is comprised of Sypris Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries, generates revenue primarily from the sale of forged, machined, welded and heat-treated steel components primarily for the heavy commercial vehicle and high-pressure energy pipeline applications. Sypris Electronics, which is comprised of Sypris Electronics, LLC, generates revenue primarily through circuit card and full “box build” manufacturing, high reliability manufacturing, systems assembly and integration, design for manufacturability and design to specification work.

 

We focus on those markets where we believe we have the expertise, qualifications and leadership position to sustain a competitive advantage. We target our resources to support the needs of industry participants that embrace technological innovation and flexibility, coupled with multi-year contractual relationships, as a strategic component of their supply chain management. These contracts, many of which are sole-source by part number, have historically created opportunities to invest in leading-edge processes or technologies to help our customers remain competitive. The productivity and innovation that can result from such investments helps to differentiate us from our competition when it comes to cost, quality, reliability and customer service.

 

Impact of COVID-19 on Our Business

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted, and is likely to continue to result, in significant economic disruption and has and will likely continue to adversely affect our business. As of the date of this filing, significant uncertainty exists concerning the magnitude of the impact and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Company has continued to operate at each location and sought to remain compliant with government regulations imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During periods of lower production, the Company is scheduling and performing certain preventative maintenance procedures on its equipment and is utilizing resources to continue making progress on certain of the strategic initiatives included in the Company’s 2020 annual operating plan. The Company began to experience lower revenue late in the first quarter due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and a more significant impact in the second quarter, especially within the Sypris Technologies group. However, towards the end of the second quarter, some state and local jurisdictions started to lift mandatory stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders and started gradually to ease restrictions. While the Company expects the effects of the pandemic will negatively impact its results of operations, cash flows and financial position, management has implemented actions to mitigate the financial impact, to protect the health of its employees and to comply with government regulations at each location. Factors deriving from the COVID-19 response that have or may negatively impact sales and gross margin in the future include, but are not limited to: limitations on the ability of our suppliers to manufacture, or procure from manufacturers, the material components we utilize in the manufacture of the products we sell, or to meet delivery requirements and commitments; limitations on the ability of our employees to perform their work due to illness caused by the pandemic or local, state, or federal orders requiring employees to remain at home; limitations on the ability of our customers to conduct their business and purchase our products; and limitations on the ability of our customers to pay us on a timely basis.

 

We are experiencing disruptions in our business as we implement modifications to preserve adequate liquidity and ensure that our business can continue to operate during this uncertain time. With respect to liquidity, we are evaluating and taking actions to reduce costs and spending across our organization. This includes reducing hiring activities, reducing compensation for our Chairman, President and CEO, certain other senior leadership and corporate personnel and our Board of Directors, and limiting discretionary spending. In addition, under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), we have deferred certain payroll taxes into future years. We have also reduced anticipated spending on capital investment projects and are managing working capital to preserve liquidity during this crisis. In addition to these activities, during the second quarter, the Company secured a $3.6 million term loan with BMO Harris Bank National Association (“BMO”), pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loan”) under the CARES Act. Proceeds from the PPP Loan have been used to retain workers and maintain payroll and make lease and utility payments.

 

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While we are unable to determine or predict the nature, duration or scope of the overall impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our business, results of operations, liquidity or capital resources, we will continue to actively monitor the situation and may take further actions that alter our business operations as may be required by federal, state or local authorities or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, suppliers and shareholders.

 

Sypris Technologies Outlook

 

After two years of record high volumes, the commercial vehicle market softened materially during the fourth quarter of 2019, impacting production rates as customers responded to the demand reduction and balanced inventory levels. This anticipated cyclical decline, coupled with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, has and is expected to continue to result in a significant decline in North American Class 4-8 shipments in 2020, with Class 8 production dropping as much as 50% from the prior year. Sypris Technologies has experienced a significant reduction in demand from customers serving the automotive, commercial vehicle, sport utility vehicle and off-highway markets and the significant drop in oil prices has created uncertainty for many of the energy infrastructure projects utilizing the components we produce and sell. Sypris Technologies’ revenue was negatively impacted at the end of the first quarter and a more significant impact was experienced during the second quarter contributing to a 55.9% decline from the second quarter of 2019. While the third quarter 2020 volumes improved, we further believe that revenue will likely continue to be negatively impacted in future periods until the COVID-19 pandemic diminishes. We believe that the market diversification Sypris Technologies has accomplished over recent years by adding new programs in the automotive, sport-utility and off-highway markets has benefited and will continue to benefit the Company as demand for our products in these markets did not decline as dramatically as demand declined in the Class 8 commercial vehicle market. In addition, we believe that demand may recover more quickly in the sport-utility and off-highway markets than the Class 8 commercial vehicle market.

 

Depressed oil and gas prices coupled with reduced travel, business closures, and other economic impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic are suppressing near-term oil and natural gas demand, which has adversely impacted the oil and gas markets served by our Tube Turns® brand of engineered product lines. This is causing major pipeline developers to significantly scale back near term capital investments in new pipeline infrastructure. This has resulted in reduced demand for our products. However, the downturn is having less of an impact on existing pipeline development projects, as many have been financed based upon long-term, bilateral contracts.

 

We will continue to pursue new business in a wide variety of markets from light automotive to new energy related product lines to achieve a more balanced portfolio across our customers, markets and products.

 

Sypris Electronics Outlook

 

In accordance with the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”) guidance issued in March 2020 designating the Defense Industrial Base as a critical infrastructure workforce, our Sypris Electronics production facility has continued to operate in support of essential products and services required to meet national security commitments to the U.S. Government and the U.S. military.

 

The U.S. Government has taken actions in response to COVID-19 to increase progress payments in new and existing contracts and accelerate contract awards through increased use of Undefinitized Contracting Actions (UCAs) to provide cash flow and liquidity for companies in the Defense Industrial Base, including large prime contractors and smaller suppliers. Certain of the large prime contractors are implementing multiple actions to help support certain suppliers affected by COVID-19, including accelerating payments to businesses, such as Sypris Electronics. 

 

In the past few years, we have faced challenges within Sypris Electronics, including certain electronic component shortages and extensive lead-time manufacturing issues. This had a negative impact on our production schedules and margin performance in 2019. However, these negative impacts did not persist in the first nine months of 2020, as many of the component shortages and issues were resolved. The majority of our aerospace and defense programs require specific components that are sole-sourced to specific suppliers; therefore, the resolution of supplier constraints requires coordination with our customers or the end-users of the products. We have partnered with our customers to qualify alternative components or suppliers and will continue to exercise our supply chain to mitigate the impact on our business. While the COVID-19 outbreak did not have a material impact on our supply chain in the first nine months of 2020, overall component shortages may become a challenge throughout the balance of 2020 and in the coming year. As a result, there can be no assurance that we will continue to be successful in addressing these shortages and issues.

 

During 2019 and 2020, we announced new program awards for Sypris Electronics, with certain programs continuing into 2020 and 2021. In addition to program awards related to weapons systems, electronic warfare and infrared countermeasures in our traditional aerospace and defense markets, we have also been awarded programs related to the communication and navigation markets, which align with our advanced capabilities for delivering products for complex, high cost of failure platforms.

 

On February 10, 2020, the U.S. presidential administration submitted the fiscal year (“FY”) 2021 President’s Budget, requesting $1.34 trillion in total discretionary funding (a U.S. Government fiscal year starts on October 1 and ends on September 30). The FY 2021 budget requests $672 billion for base discretionary national defense spending, the maximum permitted under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (BBA-19). The total national defense request is $741 billion. The FY 2021 budget requests $705 billion for the DoD. The FY 2021 budget is expected to support program growth and market expansion opportunities for periods beginning late in 2020 and into 2021 for aerospace and defense participants. FY 2021 appropriations have not been enacted and on October 1, 2020, a continuing resolution was enacted, providing continued funding at FY 2020 levels through December 11, 2020. It remains uncertain when the government will approve FY 2021 appropriations and what programs will be funded and at what levels. We expect to compete for follow-on business opportunities on future builds of several existing programs. However, the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on government budgets and other funding priorities that impact demand for our products and services and our business are difficult to predict. 

 

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Results of Operations

 

The tables below compare our segment and consolidated results for the three and nine month periods of operations of 2020 to the three and nine month periods of operations of 2019. The tables present the results for each period, the change in those results from 2019 to 2020 in both dollars and percentage change and the results for each period as a percentage of net revenue.

 

 

The first two columns in each table show the absolute results for each period presented.

 

 

The columns entitled “Year Over Year Change” and “Year Over Year Percentage Change” show the change in results, both in dollars and percentages. These two columns show favorable changes as positive and unfavorable changes as negative. For example, when our net revenue increases from one period to the next, that change is shown as a positive number in both columns. Conversely, when expenses increase from one period to the next, that change is shown as a negative number in both columns.

 

 

The last two columns in each table show the results for each period as a percentage of net revenue. In these two columns, the cost of sales and gross profit for each are given as a percentage of that segment’s net revenue. These amounts are shown in italics.

 

In addition, as used in the table, “NM” means “not meaningful.”

 

Three Months Ended October 4, 2020 Compared to Three Months Ended September 29, 2019

 

   

Three Months Ended,

    Year Over Year Change    

Year Over Year Percentage

Change

   

Results as Percentage of

Net Revenue for the

Three Months Ended

 
   

Oct. 4,

   

Sept. 29,

   

Favorable

   

Favorable

   

Oct. 4,

   

Sept. 29,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

(Unfavorable)

   

(Unfavorable)

   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(in thousands, except percentage data)

 

Net revenue:

                                               

Sypris Technologies

  $ 12,072     $ 15,654     $ (3,582 )     (22.9 )%     54.5 %     70.3 %

Sypris Electronics

    10,082       6,605       3,477       52.6       45.5       29.7  

Total

    22,154       22,259       (105 )     (0.5 )     100.0       100.0  

Cost of sales:

                                               

Sypris Technologies

    10,165       13,140       2,975       22.6       84.2       83.9  

Sypris Electronics

    8,568       6,793       (1,775 )     (26.1 )     85.0       102.8  

Total

    18,733       19,933       1,200       6.0       84.6       89.6  

Gross profit (loss):

                                               

Sypris Technologies

    1,907       2,514       (607 )     (24.1 )     15.8       16.1  

Sypris Electronics

    1,514       (188 )     1,702       NM       15.0       (2.8 )

Total

    3,421       2,326       1,095       47.1       15.4       10.5  

Selling, general and administrative

    2,577       3,148       571       18.1       11.6       14.1  

Severance, relocation and other costs

          190       190       100.0             0.9  

Operating income (loss)

    844       (1,012 )     1,856       NM       3.8       (4.5 )

Interest expense, net

    216       227       11       4.8       1.0       1.0  

Other expense, net

    372       286       (86 )     (30.1 )     1.7       1.3  

Income (loss) before taxes

    256       (1,525 )     1,781       NM       1.2       (6.9 )

Income tax (benefit) expense, net

    (3,239 )     32       3,271       NM       (14.6 )     0.1  

Net income (loss)

  $ 3,495     $ (1,557 )   $ 5,052       NM       15.8 %     (7.0 )%

 

 

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Nine Months Ended October 4, 2020 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 29, 2019.                

 

   

Nine Months Ended,

    Year Over Year Change    

Year Over Year Percentage

Change

   

Results as Percentage of

Net Revenue for the

Nine Months Ended

 
   

Oct. 4,

   

Sept. 29,

   

Favorable

   

Favorable

   

Oct. 4,

   

Sept. 29,

 
   

2020

   

2019

   

(Unfavorable)

   

(Unfavorable)

   

2020

   

2019

 
   

(in thousands, except percentage data)

 

Net revenue:

                                               

Sypris Technologies

  $ 33,234     $ 48,673     $ (15,439 )     (31.7 )%     53.8 %     73.4 %

Sypris Electronics

    28,498       17,594       10,904       62.0       46.2       26.6  

Total

    61,732       66,267       (4,535 )     (6.8 )     100.0       100.0  

Cost of sales:

                                               

Sypris Technologies

    28,605       40,892       12,283       30.0       86.1       84.0  

Sypris Electronics

    24,112       18,200       (5,912 )     (32.5 )     84.6       103.4  

Total

    52,717       59,092       6,371       10.8       85.4       89.2  

Gross profit (loss):

                                               

Sypris Technologies

    4,629       7,781       (3,152 )     (40.5 )     13.9       16.0  

Sypris Electronics

    4,386       (606 )     4,992       NM       15.4       (3.4 )

Total

    9,015       7,175       1,840       25.6       14.6       10.8  

Selling, general and administrative

    8,630       10,206       1,576       15.4       14.0       15.4  

Severance, relocation and other costs

    124       391       267       68.3       0.2       0.6  

Operating income (loss)

    261       (3,422 )     3,683       NM       0.4       (5.2 )

Interest expense, net

    636       676       40       5.9       1.0       1.0  

Other (income), net

    (114 )     (1,156 )     (1,042 )     (90.1 )     (0.2 )     (1.7 )

Loss before taxes

    (261 )     (2,942 )     2,681       91.1       (0.4 )     (4.5 )

Income tax (benefit) expense, net

    (3,103 )     148       3,251       NM       (5.0 )     0.2  

Net income (loss)

  $ 2,842     $ (3,090 )   $ 5,932       NM       4.6 %     (4.7 )%

 

Net Revenue. Sypris Technologies derives its revenue from the sale of forged and finished steel components and subassemblies and high-pressure closures and other fabricated products. Net revenue for Sypris Technologies for the three and nine-month periods ended October 4, 2020 decreased $3.6 million and $15.4 million, respectively, from the prior year comparable periods as a result of the expected cyclical decline in the commercial vehicle market and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as noted above. The net revenue decrease for the three-month period was primarily attributable to decreased sales volumes of $2.8 million primarily with customers in the commercial vehicle market and decreased energy related product sales of $1.6 million, partially offset by growth in the automotive, light truck and sport utility markets of $0.8 million. The net revenue decrease for the comparable nine-month period was primarily attributable to decreased sales volumes of $14.1 million primarily with customers in the commercial vehicle market and decreased energy related product sales of $4.1 million, partially offset by growth in the automotive, light truck and sport utility markets of $2.8 million.

 

Sypris Electronics derives its revenue primarily from circuit card and full “box build” manufacturing, high reliability manufacturing and systems assembly and integration. Net revenue for Sypris Electronics increased $3.5 million and $10.9 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2020, from the prior year comparable periods. The year over year revenue growth for the comparable three and nine month periods reflects increased demand for a government funded product, shipments on a weapons system program that was in development and early build during 2019 and increased orders on certain commercial subsea components. Revenue for the first nine months of 2019 was partially affected by shortages of certain electronic components and extensive lead-time issues in the electronic manufacturing industry. The first nine months of 2019 were also impacted by shipments accelerated into the fourth quarter of 2018 as the Company planned for the implementation of a new ERP system effective in January 2019. Many of the challenges faced during the prior year with the electronic component shortages have been resolved and production rebounded to more normal run rates during the first nine months of 2020.

 

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Gross Profit. Sypris Technologies’ gross profit decreased $0.6 million and $3.2 million for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2020, respectively. The net decrease in volumes contributed to a decrease in gross profit of $1.5 million and $5.9 million for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2020, respectively. Partially offsetting this decrease were improvements in productivity, utilities, scrap and rework expense. During 2019, the results for the periods were negatively impacted by additional start-up costs on new programs including lower productivity, higher supply consumption and scrap and rework expense. Additionally, utility costs were higher in 2019 as more production occurred during peak electrical rate periods. Management implemented programs to control variable and fixed spend during 2020 in response to the sharp decline in revenue attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the operations most dramatically impacted by the reduction in demand, these programs included initiatives to retain the workforce necessary to support future demand in anticipation of reduced impacts of COVID-19.

 

Sypris Electronics’ gross profit increased $1.7 million and $5.0 million for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2020, respectively. The increase in gross profit was primarily as a result of the growth in revenue during the periods. Certain programs contributing to the improvement in revenue and gross margin for the comparable periods reached their expected quarterly run rates during the first nine months of 2020 and allowed management to more efficiently balance production and to improve overhead absorption. The order backlog for Sypris Electronics is expected to support a stable revenue rate during the remainder of 2020 and price increases on certain programs could contribute to margin expansion in comparison with the previous year.

 

Selling, General and Administrative. Selling, general and administrative expense decreased by $0.6 million and $1.6 million for the three and nine month periods ended October 4, 2020, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2019, primarily as a result of a reduction in spending across the Company. This included reducing hiring activities, reducing compensation for our Chairman, President and CEO and certain other senior leadership and corporate personnel and our Board of Directors, and limiting discretionary spending. We also had a reduction in consultation costs associated with the Company’s new ERP implementation effective in January 2019.

 

Other Expense (Income), Net. The Company recognized other expense of $0.4 million and other income, net of $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2020, respectively. During the three months ended October 4, 2020, the Company recognized pension expense of $0.2 million and a loss on the disposal of assets of $0.2 million. For the nine months ended October 4, 2020, the Company recognized net gains of $0.8 million related to the sale of idle assets, partially offset by pension expense of $0.6 million and foreign exchange related losses of $0.1 million.

 

The Company recognized other expense of $0.3 million and other income, net of $1.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2019, respectively. During the three months ended September 29, 2019, the Company recognized pension expense of $0.3 million. For the nine months ended September 29, 2019, the Company recognized a gain in other income of $1.5 million related to a settlement agreement reached with one of its customers during the period (see Note 7). Additionally, the Company recognized a net gain of $0.5 million related to the sale of idle assets, offset by pension expense of $0.7 million.

 

Income Taxes. The Company’s income tax expense for the three and nine months ended October 4, 2020 consists primarily of a net deferred tax benefit of $3.3 million, partially offset by currently payable state and local income taxes on domestic operations and foreign income taxes on one of its Mexican subsidiaries. The Company evaluates its deferred tax position on a quarterly basis and valuation allowances are provided as necessary. During this evaluation, the Company reviews its forecast of income in conjunction with other positive and negative evidence surrounding the realizability of its deferred tax assets to determine if a valuation allowance is needed. Based on its current forecast, the Company believes it will have sufficient future taxable income to realize its deferred tax assets by its Mexican subsidiaries. Therefore, the Company reversed its valuation allowance recorded in prior years against certain Mexican net deferred tax assets and recognized an income tax benefit of $3.3 million during the three and nine months ended October 4, 2020.

 

The Company’s income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2019 consists primarily of currently payable state and local income taxes on domestic operations and foreign income taxes on one of its Mexican subsidiaries.

 

Liquidity, Capital Resources

 

Payroll Protection Program. As described above, the Company secured the PPP Loan under the CARES Act during the second quarter of 2020. Proceeds from the PPP Loan have been used to retain workers and maintain payroll and make lease and utility payments. The PPP Loan is evidenced by a promissory note in favor of BMO, as lender, with a principal amount of $3.6 million that bears interest at a fixed annual rate of 1.00%, with the first six months of principal and interest deferred. Under the terms of the PPP Loan, 18 equal monthly payments of principal and interest would begin in November 2020 with the final payment due in April 2022, however recent legislation under the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 provides for an extension of the maturity date up to five years, an extension of the principal and interest deferral period to the date of a loan forgiveness determination and modifications to the debt amortization schedule if the Company and BMO reach an agreement on modified terms. The PPP Loan may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default.

 

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The PPP Loan is unsecured and guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”). The Company may apply for forgiveness of the PPP Loan, with the amount which may be forgiven equal to the sum of payroll costs, covered rent and mortgage obligations, and covered utility payments incurred by the Company during the 24-week period beginning upon receipt of funds from the PPP Loan, subject to limitations and calculated in accordance with the terms of the CARES Act. Any forgiveness of the PPP Loan shall be subject to approval of the SBA and will require the Company and BMO to apply to the SBA for such treatment in the future. We intend to comply with the necessary requirements to seek forgiveness of all or a portion of the PPP Loan, but no assurance can be provided that we will obtain forgiveness of the PPP Loan in whole or in part.  

 

Gill Family Capital Management Note. The Company has received the benefit of cash infusions from Gill Family Capital Management, Inc. (“GFCM”) in the form of secured promissory note obligations totaling $6.5 million in principal as of October 4, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (the “Note”). GFCM is an entity controlled by the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey T. Gill, and one of our directors, R. Scott Gill. GFCM, Jeffrey T. Gill and R. Scott Gill are significant beneficial stockholders of the Company. As of October 4, 2020, our principal commitment under the Note was $2.5 million due on April 1, 2021, $2.0 million on April 1, 2023 and the balance on April 1, 2025. The Note allows for up to an 18-month deferral of payment for up to 60% of the interest due on the notes maturing in April of 2021 and 2023, and provides for a first security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets, including those in Mexico. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company provided notice to GFCM of its intention to elect to defer the specified portion of the interest payments due beginning on April 6, 2020.

 

Finance Lease Obligations. On March 9, 2016, the Company completed the sale of its 24-acre Toluca property for 215 million Mexican Pesos, or approximately $12.2 million in U.S. dollars. Simultaneously, the Company entered into a ten-year lease of the nine acres and buildings occupied by the Company and needed for its ongoing business in Toluca. As a result of the Toluca sale-leaseback, the Company has a finance lease obligation of $2.3 million for the building as of October 4, 2020.

 

In February 2019, the Company entered into a finance lease for $0.3 million for new machinery at its Sypris Technologies facility in the U.S. The balance of the lease obligation as of October 4, 2020 was $0.2 million.

 

Purchase Commitments. We had purchase commitments totaling approximately $10.2 million at October 4, 2020, primarily for inventory.

 

Cash Balance. At October 4, 2020, we had approximately $8.3 million of cash and cash equivalents, of which $2.5 million was held in jurisdictions outside of the U.S. that, if repatriated, could result in withholding taxes.

 

We have projected that our cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to allow us to continue operations for the next 12 months. Significant changes from our current forecasts, including, but not limited to: (i) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in worldwide and U.S. economic conditions (ii) meaningful shortfalls in projected revenue or sales proceeds from underutilized or non-core equipment, (iii) unexpected costs or expenses, and/or (iv) operating difficulties which cause unexpected delays in scheduled shipments, could require us to seek additional funding or force us to make further reductions in spending, extend payment terms with suppliers, liquidate assets where possible and/or suspend or curtail planned programs. Any of these actions could materially harm our business, results of operations and future prospects.

 

Cash Flows

 

Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $0.1 million in the first nine months of 2020 as compared to cash used of $3.0 million in the same period of 2019. The aggregate increase in accounts receivable in 2020 resulted in a use of cash of $1.2 million as a result of timing of revenue being weighted toward the last month of the period, primarily within Sypris Technologies. The decrease in inventory in 2020 resulted in a source of cash of $2.4 million. The decrease in inventory primarily relates to inventory within Sypris Electronics, as shipments on programs using inventory procured in prior periods have increased in 2020. Additionally, there was a decrease in accounts payable during the first nine months of 2020, which resulted in a usage of cash of $1.0 million. Prepaid expenses and other assets increased during the first nine months of 2020, resulting in a usage of cash of $1.0 million, primarily as a result of an increase in contract assets. Accrued and other liabilities decreased during the first nine months of 2020, resulting in a use of cash of $1.1 million, primarily as a result of a decrease in deferred revenue.

 

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Investing Activities. Net cash provided by investing activities was $0.8 million for the first nine months of 2020 as compared to $0.1 million for the first nine months of 2019. Net cash provided by investing activities for the first nine months of 2020 included proceeds of $2.0 million from the sale of idle assets by Sypris Technologies during the period, including the sale of the Broadway Plant, partially offset by capital expenditures of $1.2 million.

 

Net cash provided by investing activities for the first nine months of 2019 included proceeds of $0.7 million from the sale of idle assets by Sypris Technologies during the period offset by capital expenditures of $0.6 million.

 

Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities was $2.9 million for the first nine months of 2020 as compared to cash used of $0.6 million for the first nine months of 2019. Net cash provided by financing activities in the first nine months of 2020 included proceeds of $3.6 million under the PPP Loan, as described above, partially offset by finance lease payments of $0.6 million.

 

Net cash used in financing activities in the first nine months of 2019 included finance lease payments of $0.5 million and payments of $0.1 million for minimum statutory tax withholdings on stock-based compensation.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

See the information concerning our critical accounting policies included under Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation - Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies during the nine months ended October 4, 2020.

 

Forward-looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and our other oral or written communications, may contain “forward-looking” statements. These statements may include our expectations or projections about the future of our business, industries, business strategies, prospects, potential acquisitions, liquidity, financial condition or financial results and our views about developments beyond our control, including domestic or global economic conditions, trends and market developments. These statements are based on management’s views and assumptions at the time originally made, and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update these statements, even if, for example, they remain available on our website after those views and assumptions have changed. There can be no assurance that our expectations, projections or views will come to pass, and undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements.

 

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A number of significant factors could materially affect our specific business operations and cause our performance to differ materially from any future results projected or implied by our prior statements. Many of these factors are identified in connection with the more specific descriptions contained throughout this report. Other factors which could also materially affect such future results currently include: the impact of COVID-19 and economic conditions on our future operations; possible public policy response to the pandemic, including legislation or restrictions that may impact our operations or supply chain; our failure to successfully complete final contract negotiations with regard to our announced contract “orders”, “wins” or “awards”; our failure to achieve and maintain profitability on a timely basis by steadily increasing our revenues from profitable contracts with a diversified group of customers, which would cause us to continue to use existing cash resources or other assets to fund operating losses; our failure to achieve targeted gains and cash proceeds from the anticipated sale of certain equipment; the fees, costs and supply of, or access to, debt, equity capital, or other sources of liquidity; our ability to comply with the requirements of the SBA and seek forgiveness of all or a portion of the PPP Loan; the cost, quality, timeliness, efficiency and yield of our operations and capital investments, including the impact of tariffs, product recalls or related liabilities, employee training, working capital, production schedules, cycle times, scrap rates, injuries, wages, overtime costs, freight or expediting costs; dependence on, retention or recruitment of key employees and distribution of our human capital; disputes or litigation involving governmental, supplier, customer, employee, creditor, stockholder, product liability or environmental claims; our inability to develop new or improved products or new markets for our products; cost, quality and availability or lead times of raw materials such as steel, component parts (especially electronic components), natural gas or utilities; breakdowns, relocations or major repairs of machinery and equipment, especially in our Toluca Plant; our ability to maintain compliance with the NASDAQ listing standards minimum closing bid price; our reliance on a few key customers, third party vendors and sub-suppliers; inventory valuation risks including excessive or obsolescent valuations or price erosions of raw materials or component parts on hand or other potential impairments, non-recoverability or write-offs of assets or deferred costs; other potential weaknesses in internal controls over financial reporting and enterprise risk management; failure to adequately insure or to identify product liability, environmental or other insurable risks; unanticipated or uninsured disasters, public health crises, losses or business risks; unanticipated or uninsured product liability claims; volatility of our customers’ forecasts, scheduling demands and production levels which negatively impact our operational capacity and our effectiveness to integrate new customers or suppliers, and in turn cause increases in our inventory and working capital levels; the costs of compliance with our auditing, regulatory or contractual obligations; labor relations; strikes; union negotiations; pension valuation, health care or other benefit costs; our inability to patent or otherwise protect our inventions or other intellectual property from potential competitors; adverse impacts of new technologies or other competitive pressures which increase our costs or erode our margins; U.S. government spending on products and services that Sypris Electronics provides, including the timing of budgetary decisions; changes in licenses, security clearances, or other legal rights to operate, manage our work force or import and export as needed; risks of foreign operations; currency exchange rates; war, terrorism, or political uncertainty; cyber security threats and disruptions; inaccurate data about markets, customers or business conditions; or unknown risks and uncertainties and the risk factors disclosed in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 5, 2020.

 

Item 3.     Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

We are a smaller reporting company as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K and thus are not required to provide the quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk specified in Item 305 of Regulation S-K.

 

Item 4.     Controls and Procedures

 

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)) required by Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b), our Chief Executive Officer and our Principal Financial Officer have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

(b) Changes in internal controls. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II.     Other Information

 

Item 1.     Legal Proceedings

 

We are involved from time to time in litigation and other legal or environmental proceedings incidental to our business. Neither we, nor any of our subsidiaries, are currently subject to any material legal proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, is any material legal proceeding currently threatened against us. 

 

Item 1A.     Risk Factors

 

Information regarding risk factors appears in Part I — Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Forward-Looking Statements,” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and in Part I — Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. There have been no material changes during the fiscal quarter from the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 5, 2020.

 

Item 2.     Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

The following table summarizes the shares of common stock that were repurchased by the Company – all from its current or former employees – during the third quarter ended October 4, 2020: 

 

   

Total

   

Average

    Total Number of

Shares Purchased

    Maximum

Dollar Value of Shares

 
   

Number

   

Price

   

as a Part of

   

that May Yet Be

 
   

of Shares

   

Paid per

   

Publicly Announced

   

Purchased Under the

 

Period

 

Purchased (a)

   

Share

   

Plans or Programs

   

Plans or Programs

 

7/6/2020 – 8/2/2020

        $           $  

8/3/2020 – 8/30/2020

        $           $  

8/31/2020 – 10/4/2020

    62,828     $ 1.16           $  

 

 

(a)

The total number of shares purchased includes shares of stock withheld for the payment of withholding taxes upon the vesting of restricted stock. Common shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations were immediately cancelled.

 

Item 3.     Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4.     Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.     Other Information

 

None.

 

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Item 6.     Exhibits

 

Exhibit 

Number

 

Description

31(i).1

 

CEO certification pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31(i).2

 

Principal Financial Officer certification pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

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CEO and Principal Financial Officer certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

 

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

 

 

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

SYPRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

November 12, 2020

 

By:

/s/ Anthony C. Allen

 

 

 

 

 

(Anthony C. Allen)

 

 

 

 

Vice President & Chief Financial Officer  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: 

November 12, 2020 

 

By:

/s/ Rebecca R. Eckert

 

 

 

 

 

(Rebecca R. Eckert)

 

 

 

 

 

Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

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