NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Operations
The operations of Acme United Corporation (the “Company”) consist of three reportable segments. The operations of the Company are structured and evaluated based on geographic location. The three reportable segments operate in the United States (including Asian operations), Canada and Europe. Principal products across all segments are scissors, shears, knives, rulers, pencil sharpeners, first aid safety kits, and related products which are sold primarily to wholesale, contract and retail stationery distributors, office supply super stores, mass market retailers, industrial distributors, school supply distributors, drug store retailers, sporting goods stores, hardware chains and wholesale florists.
2. Accounting Policies
Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The most sensitive and significant accounting estimates relate to customer rebates, valuation allowances for deferred income tax assets, obsolete and slow-moving inventories, potentially uncollectible accounts receivable, pension liability and accruals for income taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Principles of Consolidation – The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned by the Company. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
Translation of Foreign Currency – For foreign operations whose functional currencies are not U.S. dollars, assets and liabilities are translated at rates in effect at the end of the year; revenues and expenses are translated at average rates in effect during the year. Resulting translation adjustments are made directly to accumulated other comprehensive income. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are recognized in operating results. Included in other expense were foreign currency transaction losses of $38,988 in 2019 and foreign currency transaction gains of $7,458 in 2018.
Cash Equivalents – Investments with an original maturity of three months or less, as well as time deposits and certificates of deposit that are readily redeemable at the date of purchase, are considered cash equivalents.
Accounts Receivable – Accounts receivable are shown less an allowance for doubtful accounts of $522,560 at December 31, 2019 and $462,132 at December 31, 2018.
Inventories – Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, or net realizable value, determined by the first-in, first-out method.
Property, Plant and Equipment, and Depreciation – Property, plant and equipment is recorded at cost. Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from 3 to 30 years.
Intangible Assets – Intangible assets with finite useful lives are recorded at cost upon acquisition and amortized over the term of the related contract or useful life, as applicable. Intangible assets held by the Company with finite useful lives include patents and trademarks. Patents and trademarks are amortized over their estimated useful lives. The weighted average amortization period for intangible assets at December 31, 2019 was 10 years. The Company periodically reviews the values recorded for intangible assets to assess recoverability from future operations whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company assessed the recoverability of its long-lived assets and believed that there were no events or circumstances present that would require a test of recoverability on those assets. As a result, there was no impairment of the carrying amounts of such assets and no reduction in their estimated useful lives.
Deferred Income Taxes – Deferred income taxes are provided for the differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and on operating loss carryovers, using tax rates in effect in years in which the differences are expected to reverse.
Leases - The Company determines whether an arrangement is a lease at inception. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. All other leases are recorded on the balance sheet with right-of-use (“ROU”) assets representing the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities representing the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease.
ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date of the lease based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term and include options to extend or terminate the lease when they are reasonably certain to be exercised. Lease arrangements with lease and non-lease components are generally accounted for as a single lease component.
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Revenue Recognition – Revenue is recognized when the price is fixed, the title and risks and rewards of ownership have passed to the customer, and when collection is reasonably assured. Depending on the contractual terms of each customer, revenue is recognized either at the time of shipment or upon delivery. When revenue is recorded, estimates of returns are made and recorded as a reduction of revenue. Customer rebates and incentives earned based on promotional programs in place, volume of purchases or other factors are also estimated at the time of revenue recognition and recorded as a reduction of that revenue. Refer to Note 9 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
Research and Development – Research and development costs ($596,000 in 2019 and $734,000 in 2018) are included in selling, general and administrative expenses and expensed as incurred.
Shipping Costs – The costs of shipping product to our customers ($6,695,223 in 2019 and $7,553,410 in 2018) are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.
Advertising Costs – The Company expenses the production costs of advertising the first time that the related advertising takes place. Advertising costs ($1,104,543 in 2019 and $1,935,267 in 2018) are included in selling, general and administrative expenses.
Subsequent Events – The Company has evaluated events and transactions subsequent to December 31, 2019 through the date the consolidated financial statements were included in this Form 10-K and filed with the SEC.
Concentration – The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral for the extension of credit. Allowances for credit losses are provided and have been within management's expectations. The Company had one customer in 2019 and 2018 that individually exceeded 10% of consolidated net sales. Net sales to this customer were approximately 17% and 16% of consolidated net sales in 2019 and 2018, respectively.
Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Standards
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. The update eliminates, clarifies and modifies certain guidance related to the accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2019-12 to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20), Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosures Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220). This ASU removes disclosures that no longer are considered cost beneficial, clarifies the specific requirements of disclosures, and adds disclosure requirements identified as relevant. ASU 2018-14 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2018-14 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. ASU 2018-07 aligns the accounting for share-based payment awards issued to employees and non-employees. ASU 2018-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2018-07 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases, associated with lease accounting. There have been further amendments, including practical expedients, with the issuance of ASU 2018-01, Leases (Topic 842): Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842, in January 2018, ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, in July 2018 and ASU 2018-20, Leases (Topic 842): Narrow-Scope Improvements for Lessors, in December 2018. The amended guidance requires the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for those leases with terms in excess of 12 months and currently classified as operating leases. Disclosure of key information about leasing arrangements will also be required. We elected the optional transition method which allows entities to continue to apply historical accounting guidance in the comparative periods presented in the year of adoption.
At transition, lessees and lessors may elect to apply a package of practical expedients permitting entities not to reassess: (i) whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases; (ii) lease classification for any expired or existing leases; and (iii) whether initial direct costs for any expired or existing leases qualify for capitalization under the amended guidance. These practical expedients must be elected as a package and consistently applied. The Company has elected to apply the package of practical expedients upon adoption.
Upon adoption of the amended guidance, the Company recorded operating lease right-of-use assets and related liabilities of approximately $2.9 million, primarily related to real estate leases. The Company currently does not expect the amended guidance to have any other material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
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In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, Income Statement — Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. ASU No. 2018-02 provides companies with an option to reclassify stranded tax effects within accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) to retained earnings in each period in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (or portion thereof) is recorded. ASU No. 2018-02 also requires disclosure of a description of the accounting policy for releasing income tax effects from AOCI and whether an election was made to reclassify the stranded income tax effects from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. ASU No. 2018-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Companies can adopt the provisions of ASU No. 2018-02 in either the period of adoption or retrospectively to each period (or periods) in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is recognized. This ASU was adopted effective January 1, 2019 and resulted in a reclassification between retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive loss. The impact from this ASU increased retained earnings by approximately $0.1 million, with an offsetting increase to accumulated other comprehensive loss for the same amount.
3. Inventories
Inventories consisted of:
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2018
|
|
Finished goods
|
|
$
|
32,899,114
|
|
|
$
|
33,427,983
|
|
Work in process
|
|
|
274,158
|
|
|
|
141,646
|
|
Materials and supplies
|
|
|
6,087,833
|
|
|
|
7,762,508
|
|
Inventories:
|
|
$
|
39,261,105
|
|
|
$
|
41,332,137
|
|
Inventories are stated net of valuation allowances for slow moving and obsolete inventory of $696,486 as of December 31, 2019 and $538,354 as of December 31, 2018.
4. Intangible Assets and Goodwill
The Company’s intangible assets and goodwill consisted of:
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2018
|
|
First Aid Only Tradename
|
|
$
|
3,410,000
|
|
|
$
|
3,410,000
|
|
First Aid Only Customer List
|
|
|
5,500,010
|
|
|
|
5,500,010
|
|
DMT Trademarks
|
|
|
1,387,000
|
|
|
|
1,387,000
|
|
DMT Customer List
|
|
|
1,369,000
|
|
|
|
1,369,000
|
|
DMT Non-Compete
|
|
|
183,000
|
|
|
|
183,000
|
|
Slice License Agreement
|
|
|
379,921
|
|
|
|
379,921
|
|
Patents
|
|
|
2,271,980
|
|
|
|
2,271,980
|
|
Trademarks
|
|
|
663,698
|
|
|
|
663,698
|
|
Pac-Kit Tradename, Customer List
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
Spill Magic Customer List
|
|
|
3,965,000
|
|
|
|
3,965,000
|
|
Spill Magic Trademarks
|
|
|
1,034,000
|
|
|
|
1,034,000
|
|
Spill Magic Non-Compete
|
|
|
67,111
|
|
|
|
67,111
|
|
C-Thru Customer List
|
|
|
1,050,000
|
|
|
|
1,050,000
|
|
Subtotal
|
|
|
22,780,720
|
|
|
|
22,780,720
|
|
Less: Accumulated Amortization
|
|
|
6,987,982
|
|
|
|
5,736,320
|
|
Intangible Assets
|
|
$
|
15,792,738
|
|
|
$
|
17,044,400
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
$
|
4,696,370
|
|
|
$
|
4,696,370
|
|
Amortization expense for patents and trademarks for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 were $1,251,662 and $1,217,525, respectively. The estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the next five succeeding years, calculated on a similar basis, is as follows: 2020 - $1,236,796; 2021 - $1,234,971; 2022 - $1,231,686; 2023 - $1,227,488; and 2024 - $1,222,299.
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5. Other Accrued Liabilities
The Company’s other current and long-term accrued liabilities consisted of:
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2018
|
|
Customer Rebates
|
|
$
|
4,849,081
|
|
|
$
|
3,395,511
|
|
Pension Liability
|
|
|
44,667
|
|
|
|
147,099
|
|
Accrued Compensation
|
|
|
1,695,464
|
|
|
|
370,477
|
|
Dividend Payable
|
|
|
402,318
|
|
|
|
402,158
|
|
Other
|
|
|
1,617,020
|
|
|
|
853,283
|
|
Total:
|
|
$
|
8,608,550
|
|
|
$
|
5,168,528
|
|
6. Pension and Profit Sharing
United States employees, hired prior to July 1, 1993, are covered by a funded, defined benefit pension plan. The benefits of this pension plan are based on years of service and the average compensation of the highest three consecutive years during the last ten years of employment. In December 1995, the Company's Board of Directors approved an amendment to the United States pension plan that terminated all future benefit accruals as of February 1, 1996, without terminating the pension plan.
The Company’s funding policy with respect to its qualified plan is to contribute at least the minimum amount required by applicable laws and regulations. In 2019, the Company contributed $14,413 to the plan.
The plan asset weighted average allocation at December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, by asset category, were as follows:
Asset Category:
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2018
|
|
Equity Securities
|
|
|
66
|
%
|
|
|
65
|
%
|
Fixed Income Securities
|
|
|
32
|
%
|
|
|
33
|
%
|
Other Securities / Investments
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
|
|
2
|
%
|
Total:
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
100
|
%
|
The Company’s investment policy for the pension plan is to minimize risk by balancing investments between equity securities and fixed income securities. Plan funds are invested in long-term obligations with a history of moderate to low risk.
The pension plan asset information included below is presented at fair value. ASC 820 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires disclosures about assets and liabilities measured at fair value. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three levels as follows:
|
•
|
Level 1 – Inputs to the valuation methodology based on unadjusted quoted market prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date.
|
|
•
|
Level 2 – Inputs to the valuation methodology that include quoted market prices that are not considered to be active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly.
|
|
•
|
Level 3 – Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.
|
The following tables present the pension plan assets by level within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:
2019
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Money Market Fund
|
|
$
|
31
|
|
|
$
|
16,763
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
16,794
|
|
Equity Common and Collected Funds
|
|
|
102,030
|
|
|
|
580,839
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
682,869
|
|
Fixed Income Common and Collected Funds
|
|
|
82,670
|
|
|
|
246,316
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
328,986
|
|
Total:
|
|
$
|
184,731
|
|
|
$
|
843,918
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,028,649
|
|
2018
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Money Market Fund
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
17,320
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
17,324
|
|
Equity Common and Collected Funds
|
|
|
99,616
|
|
|
|
564,371
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
663,957
|
|
Fixed Income Common and Collected Funds
|
|
|
83,211
|
|
|
|
249,309
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
332,520
|
|
Total:
|
|
$
|
182,831
|
|
|
$
|
831,000
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
1,013,831
|
|
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Other disclosures related to the pension plan follow:
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2018
|
|
Assumptions used to determine benefit obligation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount rate
|
|
|
2.74
|
%
|
|
|
3.87
|
%
|
Changes in benefit obligation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Benefit obligation at beginning of year
|
|
$
|
(1,160,930
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,362,867
|
)
|
Interest cost
|
|
|
(41,841
|
)
|
|
|
(39,851
|
)
|
Service cost
|
|
|
(25,000
|
)
|
|
|
(33,000
|
)
|
Actuarial (loss) gain
|
|
|
(46,288
|
)
|
|
|
71,338
|
|
Benefits and plan expenses paid
|
|
|
200,743
|
|
|
|
203,450
|
|
Benefit obligation at end of year:
|
|
$
|
(1,073,316
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,160,930
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in plan assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
|
|
$
|
1,013,831
|
|
|
$
|
1,249,825
|
|
Actual return on plan assets
|
|
|
201,148
|
|
|
|
(57,651
|
)
|
Employer contribution
|
|
|
14,413
|
|
|
|
25,107
|
|
Benefits and plan expenses paid
|
|
|
(200,743
|
)
|
|
|
(203,450
|
)
|
Fair value of plan assets at end of year
|
|
|
1,028,649
|
|
|
|
1,013,831
|
|
Funded status:
|
|
$
|
(44,667
|
)
|
|
$
|
(147,099
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net actuarial loss
|
|
$
|
689,398
|
|
|
$
|
880,370
|
|
Prior service cost
|
|
|
538
|
|
|
|
1,082
|
|
Total:
|
|
$
|
689,936
|
|
|
$
|
881,452
|
|
Accrued benefits costs are included in other accrued liabilities (non-current).
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
|
2018
|
|
Assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount rate
|
|
|
3.87
|
%
|
|
|
3.14
|
%
|
Expected return on plan assets
|
|
|
6.00
|
%
|
|
|
6.00
|
%
|
Components of net benefit expense:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Service cost
|
|
$
|
25,000
|
|
|
$
|
33,000
|
|
Interest cost
|
|
|
41,841
|
|
|
|
39,851
|
|
Expected return on plan assets
|
|
|
(54,330
|
)
|
|
|
(67,547
|
)
|
Amortization of prior service costs
|
|
|
544
|
|
|
|
543
|
|
Amortization of actuarial loss
|
|
|
90,442
|
|
|
|
87,360
|
|
|
|
|
78,497
|
|
|
|
60,207
|
|
Net periodic benefit cost:
|
|
$
|
103,497
|
|
|
$
|
93,207
|
|
The Company employs a building block approach in determining the long-term rate of return for plan assets. Historical markets are studied and long-term historical relationships between equity securities and fixed income securities are preserved consistent with the widely-accepted capital market principle that assets with higher volatility generate higher returns over the long run. Our expected 6% long-term rate of return on plan assets is determined based on long-term historical performance of plan assets, current asset allocation and projected long-term rates of return.
The following table discloses the change recorded in other comprehensive income related to benefit costs:
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
|
2018
|
|
Balance at beginning of the year
|
|
$
|
881,452
|
|
|
$
|
915,495
|
|
Change in net loss
|
|
|
(100,530
|
)
|
|
|
53,860
|
|
Amortization of actuarial loss
|
|
|
(90,442
|
)
|
|
|
(87,360
|
)
|
Amortization of prior service cost
|
|
|
(544
|
)
|
|
|
(543
|
)
|
Change recognized in other comprehensive income
|
|
|
(191,516
|
)
|
|
|
(34,043
|
)
|
Total recognized in other comprehensive income
|
|
$
|
689,936
|
|
|
$
|
881,452
|
|
The Company anticipates that in 2020, net periodic benefit cost will include approximately $74,720 of net actuarial loss and $543 of prior service cost.
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The following benefits are expected to be paid:
2020
|
|
$
|
152,000
|
|
2021
|
|
|
135,000
|
|
2022
|
|
|
120,000
|
|
2023
|
|
|
106,000
|
|
2024
|
|
|
95,000
|
|
Years 2025 - 2029
|
|
|
332,000
|
|
The Company also has a qualified, 401k plan covering substantially all of its United States employees. Annual Company contributions to this plan are determined by the Company’s Compensation Committee. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company contributed 50% of employee’s contributions, up to the first 6% contributed by each employee. Total contribution expense under this 401k plan was $309,922 in 2019 and $271,541 in 2018.
7. Income Taxes
The amounts of income tax expense (benefit) reflected in operations is as follows:
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2018
|
|
Current:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal
|
|
$
|
(82,673
|
)
|
|
$
|
(118,269
|
)
|
State
|
|
|
109,593
|
|
|
|
44,315
|
|
Foreign
|
|
|
887,556
|
|
|
|
618,930
|
|
Total:
|
|
$
|
914,476
|
|
|
$
|
544,976
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal
|
|
$
|
92,446
|
|
|
$
|
311,608
|
|
State
|
|
|
22,634
|
|
|
|
76,290
|
|
Total:
|
|
|
115,080
|
|
|
|
387,898
|
|
Total Income Tax Expense:
|
|
$
|
1,029,556
|
|
|
$
|
932,874
|
|
The current state tax provision was comprised of taxes on income, the minimum capital tax and other franchise taxes related to the jurisdictions in which the Company's facilities are located.
A summary of United States and foreign income before income taxes follows:
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2018
|
|
United States
|
|
$
|
800,796
|
|
|
$
|
1,928,627
|
|
Foreign
|
|
|
5,742,368
|
|
|
|
3,602,597
|
|
Total:
|
|
$
|
6,543,164
|
|
|
$
|
5,531,224
|
|
As discussed in Note 11 below, for segment reporting, direct import sales are included in the United States segment. However, the revenues are earned by our Hong Kong subsidiary and related income taxes are paid in Hong Kong whose rate approximates 16.5%. As such, income of the Asian subsidiary is included in the foreign income before taxes.
The following schedule reconciles the amounts of income taxes computed at the United States statutory rates to the actual amounts reported in operations:
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2018
|
|
Federal income taxes at 21% statutory rate
|
|
$
|
1,365,124
|
|
|
$
|
1,146,673
|
|
State and local taxes, net of federal income tax effect
|
|
|
109,593
|
|
|
|
95,278
|
|
Permanent items
|
|
|
(137,051
|
)
|
|
|
(75,022
|
)
|
Effect of federal rate change on deferred taxes
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(111,324
|
)
|
Foreign tax rate difference
|
|
|
(209,216
|
)
|
|
|
(59,232
|
)
|
Change in deferred income tax valuation allowance
|
|
|
(98,894
|
)
|
|
|
(63,499
|
)
|
Provision for income taxes:
|
|
$
|
1,029,556
|
|
|
$
|
932,874
|
|
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The following summarizes deferred income tax assets and liabilities:
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2018
|
|
Deferred income tax liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plant, property and equipment
|
|
$
|
1,022,898
|
|
|
$
|
847,162
|
|
|
|
|
1,022,898
|
|
|
|
847,162
|
|
Deferred income tax assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset valuations
|
|
|
604,755
|
|
|
|
575,920
|
|
Pension
|
|
|
81,561
|
|
|
|
105,647
|
|
Other
|
|
|
287,115
|
|
|
|
278,948
|
|
|
|
|
973,431
|
|
|
|
960,515
|
|
Net deferred income tax (liability) asset:
|
|
$
|
(49,467
|
)
|
|
$
|
113,353
|
|
On January 22, 2018, the FASB released guidance on the accounting for tax on the global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) provisions of the Act. The GILTI provisions impose a tax on foreign income in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of foreign corporations. The Company considers any potential GILTI as an expense in the period the tax is incurred.
In 2019, the Company evaluated its tax positions for years which remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions, in accordance with the requirements of ASC 740 and as a result, concluded no adjustment was necessary. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company’s evaluation of uncertain tax positions was performed for the tax years ended December 31, 2016 and forward, the tax years which remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions as of December 31, 2019.
Due to the uncertain nature of the realization of the Company's deferred income tax assets based on past performance of its German subsidiary and carry forward expiration dates, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance for the amount of deferred income tax assets which are not expected to be realized. This valuation allowance, all of which is related to deferred tax assets resulting from net operating losses of the Company’s German subsidiary, is subject to periodic review, and, if the allowance is reduced, the tax benefit will be recorded in future operations as a reduction of the Company's tax expense.
8. Long-Term Debt and Shareholders’ Equity
Long-term debt consists of borrowings under the Company’s revolving loan agreement with HSBC Bank, N.A. The agreement provides for borrowings of up to $50 million at Prime Rate less 1.25%. The credit facility has an expiration date of May 24, 2023. The Company must pay a facility fee, payable quarterly, in an amount equal to two tenths of one percent (.20%) per annum of the average daily unused portion of the revolving credit line. The facility is intended to provide liquidity for growth, share repurchases, dividends, acquisition and other business activities. Under the revolving loan agreement, the Company is required to maintain specific amounts of tangible net worth, a specified debt to net worth ratio and a fixed charge coverage ratio and must have annual net income greater than zero, measured as of the end of each fiscal year. At December 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with the covenants then in effect under the loan agreement.
As of December 31, 2019, $33,240,407 was outstanding and $16,759,593 was available for borrowing under the Company’s revolving loan agreement.
On October 26, 2017, the Company exercised its option to purchase its First Aid Only manufacturing and distribution center in Vancouver, WA for $4.0 million. The property consists of 53,000 square feet of office, manufacturing, and warehouse space on 2.86 acres. The purchase was financed by a variable rate mortgage with HSBC Bank, N.A. at an interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.5%. Commencing on December 1, 2017, principal payments of $22,222 are due monthly, with all amounts outstanding due on maturity on October 31, 2024. Minimum annual mortgage payments are due as follows: 2020 - $266,664; 2021 - $266,664; 2022 - $266,664; 2023 - $266,664; 2024 - $266,664; and thereafter - $2,111,130.
On November 14, 2019, the Company announced a Common Stock repurchase program of up to a total of 200,000 shares. The program does not have an expiration date. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, the Company did not repurchase any shares of its Common Stock. As of December 31, 2019, a total of 217,999 shares may be purchased in the future under the repurchase programs announced in 2010 and 2019.
9. Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Nature of Goods and Services
The Company recognizes revenue from the sales of a broad line of products that are grouped into two main categories: (i) cutting, sharpening and measuring; and (ii) first aid and safety. The cutting and sharpening category includes scissors, knives, paper trimmers, pencil sharpeners and other sharpening tools. The first aid and safety category includes first aid kits and refills, over-the-counter medications and a variety of safety products. Revenue recognition is evaluated through the following five steps: (i) identification of the contract or contracts with a customer; (ii) identification of the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determination of the transaction price; (iv) allocation of the transaction price in the contract; and (v) recognition of revenue when or as a performance obligation is satisfied.
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When Performance Obligations Are Satisfied
A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. Revenue is generated by the sale of the Company’s products to its customers. Sales contracts (purchase orders) generally have a single performance obligation that is satisfied at a point in time, with shipment or delivery, depending on the terms of the underlying contract. Revenue is measured based on the consideration specified in the contract. The amount of consideration we receive and revenue we recognize is impacted by incentives ("customer rebates"), including sales rebates, which are generally tied to sales volume levels, in-store promotional allowances, shared media and customer catalogue allowances and other cooperative advertising arrangements; freight allowance programs offered to our customers; and allowance for returns and discounts. We generally recognize customer rebate costs as a deduction to gross sales at the time that the associated revenue is recognized.
Significant Payment Terms
Payment terms for each customer are dependent on the agreed upon contractual repayment terms. Typically between 30 and 90 days, but they vary dependent on the size of the customer and its risk profile to the Company. Some customers receive discounts for early payment.
Product Returns
The Company accepts product returns in the normal course of business. The Company estimates reserves for returns and the related refunds to customers based on historical experience. Reserves for returned merchandise are included as a component of “Accounts receivables” in the consolidated balance sheets.
Practical Expedient Usage and Accounting Policy Elections
For the Company’s contracts that have an original duration of one year or less, the Company uses the practical expedient in ASC 606-10-32-18 applicable to such contracts and accordingly, does not consider the time value of money in relation to significant financing components. The effect of applying this practical expedient election did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Per ASC 606-10-25-18B, the Company has elected to account for shipping and handling activities that occur after the customer has obtained control as a fulfillment activity instead of a performance obligation. Furthermore, shipping and handling activities performed before transfer of control of the product also do not constitute a separate and distinct performance obligation.
The Company has elected to exclude from the transaction price those amounts which relate to sales and other taxes that are assessed by governmental authorities and that are imposed on and concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and collected by the Company from a customer.
Applying the practical expedient in ASC 340-40-25-4 – Other Assets and Deferred Costs, the Company recognizes the incremental costs of obtaining contracts as an expense when incurred. These costs are included in “Selling, general and administrative expenses.” The effect of applying this practical expedient did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Disaggregation of Revenues
The following table represents external net sales disaggregated by product category, by segment:
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2019
(amounts in 000's)
|
|
United States
|
|
|
Canada
|
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Cutting, Sharpening and Measuring
|
|
$
|
63,189
|
|
|
$
|
6,678
|
|
|
$
|
10,062
|
|
|
$
|
79,929
|
|
First Aid and Safety
|
|
|
62,528
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
62,528
|
|
Total Net Sales
|
|
$
|
125,717
|
|
|
$
|
6,678
|
|
|
$
|
10,062
|
|
|
$
|
142,457
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2018
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(amounts in 000's)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States
|
|
|
Canada
|
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Cutting, Sharpening and Measuring
|
|
$
|
64,019
|
|
|
$
|
7,040
|
|
|
$
|
9,288
|
|
|
$
|
80,347
|
|
First Aid and Safety
|
|
|
56,974
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
56,974
|
|
Total Net Sales
|
|
$
|
120,993
|
|
|
$
|
7,040
|
|
|
$
|
9,288
|
|
|
$
|
137,321
|
|
28
10. Segment Information
The Company reports financial information based on the organizational structure used by the Company’s chief operating decision makers for making operating and investment decisions and for assessing performance. The Company’s reportable business segments consist of: (1) United States; (2) Canada; and (3) Europe. As described below, the activities of the Company’s Asian operations are closely linked to those of the U.S. operations; accordingly, the Company’s chief operating decision makers review the financial results of both on a consolidated basis, and the results of the Asian operations have been aggregated with the results of the United States operations to form one reportable segment called the “United States segment” or “U.S. segment”. Each reportable segment derives its revenue from the sales of cutting devices, measuring instruments and safety products for school, office, home, hardware, sporting and industrial use.
Domestic sales orders are filled primarily from the Company’s distribution centers in North Carolina, Washington, Massachusetts, Tennessee and California. The Company is responsible for the costs of shipping, insurance, customs clearance, duties, storage and distribution related to such products. Orders filled from the Company’s inventory are generally for less than container-sized lots.
Direct import sales are products sold by the Company’s Asian subsidiary, directly to major U.S. retailers who take ownership of the products in Asia. These sales are completed by delivering product to the customers’ common carriers at the shipping points in Asia. Direct import sales are made in larger quantities than domestic sales, typically full containers. Direct import sales represented approximately 14% and 12% of the Company’s total net sales in 2019 and 2018, respectively.
The Chief Operating Decision Maker evaluates the performance of each operating segment based on segment revenues and operating income. Segment revenues are defined as total revenues, including both external customer revenue and inter-segment revenue. Segment operating earnings are defined as segment revenues, less cost of goods sold and operating expenses. Identifiable assets by segment are those assets used in the respective reportable segment’s operations. Inter-segment amounts are eliminated to arrive at consolidated financial results.
The following table sets forth certain financial data by segment for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
Financial data by segment:
(000’s omitted)
Year Ended December 31, 2019:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States
|
|
|
Canada
|
|
|
Europe
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
Net sales
|
$
|
125,717
|
|
|
$
|
6,678
|
|
|
$
|
10,062
|
|
$
|
142,457
|
|
Operating income
|
|
7,199
|
|
|
|
771
|
|
|
|
459
|
|
|
8,429
|
|
Assets
|
|
98,577
|
|
|
|
6,168
|
|
|
|
6,003
|
|
|
110,749
|
|
Additions to property, plant and equipment
|
|
1,646
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
1,680
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
3,347
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
3,433
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2018:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States
|
|
|
Canada
|
|
|
Europe
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
Net sales
|
$
|
120,993
|
|
|
$
|
7,040
|
|
|
$
|
9,288
|
|
$
|
137,321
|
|
Operating income
|
|
6,103
|
|
|
|
884
|
|
|
|
470
|
|
|
7,457
|
|
Assets
|
|
99,721
|
|
|
|
3,839
|
|
|
|
5,918
|
|
|
109,478
|
|
Additions to property, plant and equipment
|
|
2,705
|
|
|
|
83
|
|
|
|
63
|
|
|
2,851
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
3,153
|
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
67
|
|
|
3,229
|
|
The following is a reconciliation of segment operating income to consolidated income before taxes:
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2018
|
|
Total operating income
|
|
$
|
8,429
|
|
|
$
|
7,457
|
|
Interest expense, net
|
|
|
1,789
|
|
|
|
1,858
|
|
Other expense
|
|
|
97
|
|
|
|
68
|
|
Consolidated income before taxes
|
|
$
|
6,543
|
|
|
$
|
5,531
|
|
29
The table below presents revenue by geographic area. Revenues are attributed to countries based on location of the customer.
Revenues
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2018
|
|
United States
|
|
$
|
124,059
|
|
|
$
|
119,573
|
|
International:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada
|
|
|
6,678
|
|
|
|
7,040
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
10,062
|
|
|
|
9,288
|
|
Other
|
|
|
1,658
|
|
|
|
1,420
|
|
Total International
|
|
$
|
18,398
|
|
|
$
|
17,748
|
|
Total Revenues
|
|
$
|
142,457
|
|
|
$
|
137,321
|
|
11. Stock Option Plans
The Company grants stock options under the 2012 Employee Stock Option Plan (the “2012 Employee Plan”) and under the 2017 Non-Salaried Director Stock Option Plan (the “2017 Director Plan”). The Company also has two plans under which the Company no longer grants options but under which certain options remain outstanding: the 2002 Employee stock Option Plan and the 2005 Non-Salaried Director Stock Option Plan (the “2005 Director Plan”).
The 2012 Employee Plan, which became effective April 23, 2012, provides for the issuance of incentive and nonqualified stock options at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date the option is granted. The terms of the options granted are subject to the provisions of the 2012 Employee Plan. Options granted under the 2012 Employee Plan vest 25% one day after the first anniversary of the grant date and 25% one day after each of the next three anniversaries. As of December 31, 2019, the number of shares available for grant under the 2012 Employee Plan was 44,875. Under the terms of the Employee Plan, no option may be granted under that plan after the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the plan. Options outstanding under the Company’s 2002 Employee Stock Option Plan have the same vesting schedule as the 2012 Employee Plan.
The 2017 Director Plan provides for the issuance of stock options for up to a total of 60,000 shares of the Company's common stock to non-salaried directors. Under the Director Plan, Directors elected after the effective date and at subsequent Annual Meetings who have not received any prior grant under this or previous plans shall receive an initial grant of an option to purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Initial Option”). Each year, each elected Director not receiving an Initial Option will receive an option to purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Annual Option”). The Initial Option vests 25% on the date of grant and 25% on the anniversary of the grant date in each of the following 3 years. Each Annual Option becomes fully exercisable one day after the date of grant. The exercise price of each option granted equals the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date the option is granted, and expires ten (10) years from the date of grant. As provided in the Director Plan, no options may be granted under the Director Plan after the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Plan, i.e., after April 24, 2027. As of December 31, 2019, there were no shares available for grant under the 2017 Director Plan.
The 2005 Director Plan, as amended, provided for the issuance of stock options for up to a total of 180,000 shares of the Company's common stock to non-salaried directors. Under the Director Plan, Directors elected on April 25, 2005 and at subsequent Annual Meetings who had not received any prior grant under this or previous plans received an initial grant of an option to purchase 5,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Initial Option”). Each year, each elected Director not receiving an Initial Option received a 5,000 share option (the “Annual Option”). The Initial Option vested 25% on the date of grant and 25% on the anniversary of the grant date in each of the following 3 years. Each Annual Option became fully exercisable one day after the date of grant. The exercise price of each option granted equaled the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date the option was granted, and expired ten (10) years from the date of grant. As provided in the Director Plan, no options could be granted under the Director Plan after the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Plan, i.e., after April 25, 2015.
The Company has amended certain of its stock option plans for both employees and directors to permit options to be exercised on a net basis and receive either cash or shares of the Company’s Common Stock. Specifically, optionees may, at the time of exercise of an option and subject to the consent of the Company, elect either (i) to receive from the Company cash in an amount equal to the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the option (or portion thereof) that is being exercised multiplied by the excess of (a) the fair market value per share over (b) the exercise price per share of the option (a “net cash settlement”); or (ii) to make payment of the exercise price of the option by reduction in the number of shares of Common Stock otherwise deliverable upon exercise of such option by the number of shares having an aggregate fair market value equal to the total exercise price of the option (or portion thereof). In 2019, the Company paid a total of approximately $1,687,782 and 160,586 shares to optionees who had elected a net cash settlement of their respective options.
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A summary of changes in options issued under the Company’s stock option plans follows:
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2018
|
|
Options outstanding at the beginning of the year
|
|
|
1,434,280
|
|
|
|
1,289,080
|
|
Options granted
|
|
|
120,000
|
|
|
|
232,200
|
|
Options forfeited
|
|
|
(26,500
|
)
|
|
|
(11,500
|
)
|
Options exercised
|
|
|
(164,086
|
)
|
|
|
(75,500
|
)
|
Options outstanding at the end of the year
|
|
|
1,363,694
|
|
|
|
1,434,280
|
|
Options exercisable at the end of the year
|
|
|
932,094
|
|
|
|
918,405
|
|
Common stock available for future grants at the end of the year
|
|
|
44,875
|
|
|
|
85,000
|
|
Weighted average exercise price per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
$
|
19.88
|
|
|
$
|
22.75
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
23.29
|
|
|
|
23.07
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
10.54
|
|
|
|
11.47
|
|
Outstanding
|
|
|
19.08
|
|
|
|
18.07
|
|
Exercisable
|
|
|
17.50
|
|
|
|
15.15
|
|
A summary of options outstanding as December 31, 2019 is as follows:
Options Outstanding
|
|
|
Options Exercisable
|
|
Range of Exercise Prices
|
|
Number
Outstanding
|
|
|
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
|
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
|
Number
Exercisable
|
|
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
$7.30 to $10.74
|
|
|
156,969
|
|
|
2
|
|
$
|
10.17
|
|
|
|
156,969
|
|
|
$
|
10.17
|
|
$10.75 to $16.82
|
|
|
242,750
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
13.57
|
|
|
|
242,750
|
|
|
|
13.57
|
|
$16.83 to $22.08
|
|
|
448,250
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
19.52
|
|
|
|
302,625
|
|
|
|
19.23
|
|
$22.09 to $23.97
|
|
|
217,700
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
22.79
|
|
|
|
69,425
|
|
|
|
22.76
|
|
$23.98 to $28.20
|
|
|
298,025
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
24.87
|
|
|
|
160,325
|
|
|
|
25.07
|
|
|
|
|
1,363,694
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
932,094
|
|
|
|
|
|
The weighted average remaining contractual life of all outstanding stock options is 6 years.
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of employee and non-employee director stock options. The determination of the fair value of stock-based payment awards on the date of grant, using an option-pricing model, is affected by the Company’s stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of complex and subjective variables. These assumptions include estimating the length of time employees will retain their vested stock options before exercising them (“expected term”), the estimated volatility of the Company’s Common Stock price over the expected term (“volatility”) and the number of options that will not fully vest in accordance with applicable vesting requirements (“forfeitures”).
The Company estimates the expected term of options granted by evaluating various factors, including the vesting period, historical employee information, as well as current and historical stock prices and market conditions. The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock by calculating historical volatility based on the closing stock price on the last day of each of the 60 months leading up to the month the option was granted. The risk-free interest rate that the Company uses in the option valuation model is the interest rate on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bond issues with remaining terms similar to the expected term of the options granted. Historical information was the basis for calculating the dividend yield. The Company is required to estimate forfeitures at the time of grant and to revise those estimates in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The Company used a mix of historical data and future assumptions to estimate pre-vesting option forfeitures and to record stock-based compensation expense only for those awards that are expected to vest. All stock-based payment awards are amortized over the requisite service periods of the awards, which are generally the vesting periods.
The assumptions used to value option grants for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were as follows:
|
|
2019
|
|
2018
|
Expected life in years
|
|
5 - 6
|
|
5
|
Interest rate
|
|
1.52 - 2.39%
|
|
2.43 - 3.02%
|
Volatility
|
|
.358 - .375
|
|
.287 - .316
|
Dividend yield
|
|
2.0 - 2.2%
|
|
1.8 - 2.75%
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Total stock-based compensation recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $968,467 and $869,055, respectively. At December 31, 2019, there was approximately $1,410,872 of unrecognized compensation cost, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, related to non-vested stock-based payments granted to the Company’s employees. As of December 31, 2019, the remaining unamortized expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3 years.
The weighted average fair value at the date of grant for options granted during 2019 and 2018 was $5.88 and $5.77 per option, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding options was $6,751,281 at December 31, 2019. The aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable options was $6,072,173 at December 31, 2019. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised during 2019 was $1,734,667.
12. Earnings Per Share
The calculation of earnings per share follows:
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2018
|
|
Numerator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$
|
5,513,608
|
|
|
$
|
4,598,350
|
|
Denominator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for basic earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average shares outstanding
|
|
|
3,351,731
|
|
|
|
3,370,744
|
|
Effect of dilutive employee stock options
|
|
|
100,892
|
|
|
|
171,166
|
|
Denominator for dilutive earnings per share
|
|
|
3,452,623
|
|
|
|
3,541,910
|
|
Basic earnings per share
|
|
$
|
1.65
|
|
|
$
|
1.36
|
|
Dilutive earnings per share
|
|
$
|
1.60
|
|
|
$
|
1.30
|
|
For 2019 and 2018, respectively, 705,725 and 692,600 stock options were excluded from diluted earnings per share calculations because they would have been anti-dilutive.
13. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss follow:
|
|
Foreign currency
translation
adjustment
|
|
|
Net prior service
credit and
actuarial losses
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Balances, December 31, 2017
|
|
$
|
(1,057,448
|
)
|
|
$
|
(576,551
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,633,999
|
)
|
Change in net prior service credit and actuarial losses, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
37,388
|
|
|
|
37,388
|
|
Translation adjustment
|
|
|
(461,374
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(461,374
|
)
|
Balances, December 31, 2018
|
|
$
|
(1,518,822
|
)
|
|
$
|
(539,163
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,057,985
|
)
|
Change in net prior service credit and actuarial losses, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
143,906
|
|
|
|
143,906
|
|
Adoption of ASU 2018-02
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(119,014
|
)
|
|
|
(119,014
|
)
|
Translation adjustment
|
|
|
45,223
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
45,223
|
|
Balances, December 31, 2019
|
|
$
|
(1,473,599
|
)
|
|
$
|
(514,271
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,987,870
|
)
|
14. Financial Instruments
The carrying value of the Company’s bank debt is a reasonable estimate of fair value because of the nature of its payment terms and maturity.
15. Quarterly Data (unaudited)
Quarters (000’s omitted, except per share data):
2019
|
|
First
|
|
|
Second
|
|
|
Third
|
|
|
Fourth
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
31,370
|
|
|
$
|
40,220
|
|
|
$
|
36,995
|
|
|
$
|
33,872
|
|
|
$
|
142,457
|
|
Cost of goods sold
|
|
|
19,568
|
|
|
|
25,449
|
|
|
|
23,861
|
|
|
|
21,578
|
|
|
|
90,456
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
11,802
|
|
|
|
14,771
|
|
|
|
13,134
|
|
|
|
12,294
|
|
|
|
52,001
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
807
|
|
|
|
2,671
|
|
|
|
1,059
|
|
|
|
978
|
|
|
|
5,514
|
|
Basic earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.24
|
|
|
$
|
0.80
|
|
|
$
|
0.32
|
|
|
$
|
0.29
|
|
|
$
|
1.65
|
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.24
|
|
|
$
|
0.77
|
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
|
$
|
0.29
|
|
|
$
|
1.60
|
|
Dividends per share
|
|
$
|
0.12
|
|
|
$
|
0.12
|
|
|
$
|
0.12
|
|
|
$
|
0.12
|
|
|
$
|
0.48
|
|
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2018
|
|
First
|
|
|
Second
|
|
|
Third
|
|
|
Fourth
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Net sales
|
|
$
|
31,709
|
|
|
$
|
39,751
|
|
|
$
|
34,731
|
|
|
$
|
31,130
|
|
|
$
|
137,321
|
|
Cost of goods sold
|
|
|
19,585
|
|
|
|
25,039
|
|
|
|
22,281
|
|
|
|
19,767
|
|
|
|
86,672
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
12,124
|
|
|
|
14,712
|
|
|
|
12,450
|
|
|
|
11,363
|
|
|
|
50,649
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
764
|
|
|
|
2,436
|
|
|
|
807
|
|
|
|
591
|
|
|
|
4,598
|
|
Basic earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.23
|
|
|
$
|
0.72
|
|
|
$
|
0.24
|
|
|
$
|
0.18
|
|
|
$
|
1.36
|
|
Diluted earnings per share
|
|
$
|
0.21
|
|
|
$
|
0.67
|
|
|
$
|
0.23
|
|
|
$
|
0.17
|
|
|
$
|
1.30
|
|
Dividends per share
|
|
$
|
0.11
|
|
|
$
|
0.11
|
|
|
$
|
0.11
|
|
|
$
|
0.12
|
|
|
$
|
0.45
|
|
Earnings per share were computed independently for each of the quarters presented. Therefore, the sum of the four quarterly earnings per share amounts may not necessarily equal the earnings per share for the year.
16. Leases
The Company has operating leases for office and warehouse space and equipment under various arrangements which provide the right to use the underlying asset and require lease payments for the lease term. The Company’s lease portfolio consists of operating leases which expire at various dates through 2024.
Certain of the Company’s lease arrangements contain renewal provisions, exercisable at the Company's option. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
The Company determines if an arrangement is an operating lease at inception. All other leases are recorded on the balance sheet with right-of-use (“ROU”) assets representing the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities representing the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease.
ROU assets and lease liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term and include options to extend or terminate the lease when they are reasonably certain to be exercised. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, the present value of lease payments is determined primarily using our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease commencement date. Lease agreements with lease and non-lease components are generally accounted for as a single lease component. The Company’s operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Operating lease cost was $1.1 million for the twelve-months ended December 31, 2019. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, $0.4 million was included in cost of goods sold and $0.7 million was included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Information related to leases (in 000’s):
|
|
Twelve months ended
December 31, 2019
|
|
Operating lease cost
|
|
$
|
1,121
|
|
Operating lease - cash flow
|
|
$
|
1,099
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2019
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average remaining lease term
|
|
4.0 years
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average discount rate
|
|
|
5
|
%
|
|
|
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of December 31, 2019:
2020
|
|
$
|
1,108
|
|
2021
|
|
|
736
|
|
2022
|
|
|
467
|
|
2023
|
|
|
462
|
|
2024
|
|
|
278
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
295
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total future minimum lease payments
|
|
$
|
3,345
|
|
Less : imputed interest
|
|
|
(337
|
)
|
Less : present value of lease liabilities - current
|
|
|
(1,047
|
)
|
Present value of lease liabilities - non-current
|
|
$
|
1,962
|
|
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17. Subsequent Event
On January 7, 2020, the Company purchased the assets of First Aid Central, located in Laval, Quebec, Canada, including a broad line of first aid kits, refills, and safety products which are sold to a wide range of industries and end users. Its products meet federal Health Canada and provincial regulatory requirements. The Company purchased First Aid Central assets for $2.1 million in cash using funds borrowed under its revolving credit facility with HSBC Bank, N.A.
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