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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 January 31, 2025 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 No. 0-9143

HURCO COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana

    

35-1150732

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

incorporation or organization)

 

 

 

 

 

One Technology Way

 

 

Indianapolis, Indiana

 

46268

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code    (317) 293-5309

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, no par value

HURC

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Sections 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

The number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding as of February 28, 2025 was 6,483,990.

HURCO COMPANIES, INC.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report for Fiscal Quarter Ended January 31, 2025

Table of Contents

Part I - Financial Information

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Three Months Ended January 31, 2025 and 2024

3

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Three Months Ended January 31, 2025 and 2024

4

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024

5

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Three Months Ended January 31, 2025 and 2024

6

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity Three Months Ended January 31, 2025 and 2024

7

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

8

 

 

Item 2.

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

19

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

26

 

 

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 5.

Other Information

28

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

29

 

 

Signatures

30

2

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

HURCO COMPANIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended

January 31, 

2025

    

2024

(unaudited)

Sales and service fees

$

46,414

$

45,059

Cost of sales and service

 

38,124

  

35,364

Gross profit

 

8,290

  

9,695

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

10,382

  

11,515

Operating (loss) income

 

(2,092)

  

(1,820)

Interest expense

 

58

  

131

Interest income

 

94

  

156

Investment income, net

 

161

  

59

Other (expense) income, net

 

(384)

  

(513)

(Loss) income before income taxes

 

(2,279)

(2,249)

(Benefit) provision for income taxes

 

2,041

  

(601)

Net (loss) income

$

(4,320)

$

(1,648)

(Loss) income per common share

Basic

$

(0.67)

$

(0.25)

Diluted

$

(0.67)

$

(0.25)

Weighted average common shares outstanding

Basic

6,459

6,483

Diluted

6,459

6,483

Dividends paid per share

$

$

0.16

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

3

HURCO COMPANIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(In thousands)

Three Months Ended

January 31, 

    

2025

    

2024

    

(unaudited)

Net (loss) income

$

(4,320)

$

(1,648)

Other comprehensive (loss) income:

 

  

Translation (loss) gain of foreign currency financial statements

 

(5,394)

  

4,500

(Gain) / loss on derivative instruments reclassified into operations, net of tax (expense)/ benefit of $156 and $64, respectively

 

522

  

212

Gain / (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax of ($29) and $5, respectively

 

(96)

  

18

Total other comprehensive (loss) income

 

(4,968)

  

4,730

Comprehensive (loss) income

$

(9,288)

$

3,082

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

4

HURCO COMPANIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

January 31, 

October 31, 

    

2025

    

2024

ASSETS

(unaudited)

Current assets:

 

  

  

Cash and cash equivalents

$

41,820

$

33,330

Accounts receivable, net

 

28,355

  

36,678

Inventories

 

139,736

  

153,037

Derivative assets

 

525

  

323

Prepaid and other assets

 

6,119

  

5,209

Total current assets

 

216,555

  

228,577

Property and equipment:

 

  

Land

 

1,046

  

1,046

Building

 

7,381

  

7,381

Machinery and equipment

 

25,383

  

28,106

Leasehold improvements

 

4,248

  

4,667

 

38,058

  

41,200

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

(29,903)

  

(32,404)

Total property and equipment, net

 

8,155

  

8,796

Non–current assets:

 

  

Software development costs, less accumulated amortization

 

7,235

  

7,044

Intangible assets, net

 

722

  

763

Operating lease - right of use assets, net

11,443

11,313

Deferred income taxes

 

617

  

1,349

Investments

 

8,414

  

8,216

Other assets

 

2,690

  

2,585

Total non–current assets

 

31,121

  

31,270

Total assets

$

255,831

$

268,643

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

  

Current liabilities:

 

  

Accounts payable

$

22,322

$

24,951

Customer deposits

3,228

4,308

Derivative liabilities

1,817

705

Operating lease liabilities

3,881

3,829

Accrued payroll and employee benefits

 

6,266

  

7,786

Accrued income taxes

 

1,451

  

866

Accrued expenses

 

4,013

  

4,258

Accrued warranty expenses

 

986

  

1,086

Total current liabilities

 

43,964

  

47,789

Non–current liabilities:

 

  

Deferred income taxes

 

49

  

53

Accrued tax liability

537

537

Operating lease liabilities

7,917

7,852

Deferred credits and other

5,221

5,240

Total non–current liabilities

13,724

13,682

Commitment and contingencies

Shareholders’ equity:

Preferred stock: no par value per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued

Common stock: no par value, $.10 stated value per share, 12,500,000 shares authorized; 6,644,286 and 6,548,838 shares issued and 6,483,990 and 6,435,624 shares outstanding, as of January 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024, respectively

648

  

644

Additional paid-in capital

 

61,728

  

61,500

Retained earnings

 

157,102

  

161,422

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(21,335)

  

(16,394)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

198,143

  

207,172

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

$

255,831

$

268,643

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

5

HURCO COMPANIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

Three Months Ended

January 31, 

    

2025

    

2024

(unaudited)

Cash flows from operating activities:

  

Net (loss) income

$

(4,320)

$

(1,648)

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

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

(9)

(71)

Deferred income taxes

 

(1,090)

(92)

Deferred income tax valuation allowances

2,385

Equity in loss (income) of affiliates

 

(87)

22

Foreign currency (gain) loss

(199)

512

Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives

 

1,054

(656)

Depreciation and amortization

 

710

908

Stock–based compensation

 

584

591

Change in assets and liabilities:

 

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

 

7,537

7,528

(Increase) decrease in inventories

 

9,261

(2,496)

(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses

 

(1,636)

(2,388)

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable

 

(1,894)

(2,519)

Increase (decrease) in customer deposits

 

(959)

1,021

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses

 

84

(507)

Increase (decrease) in accrued payroll and employee benefits

(1,520)

(2,349)

Increase (decrease) in accrued income tax

605

(176)

Net change in deferred tax assets and liabilities

 

78

53

Other

 

(247)

(302)

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities

 

10,337

(2,569)

Cash flows from investing activities:

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

176

15

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(93)

(444)

Software development costs

 

(463)

(388)

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities

 

(380)

(817)

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

Dividends paid

 

(1,032)

Taxes paid related to net settlement of restricted shares

 

(352)

(315)

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities

 

(352)

(1,347)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

(1,115)

885

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

8,490

(3,848)

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

33,330

41,784

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

$

41,820

$

37,936

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

6

HURCO COMPANIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands, except shares outstanding)

Three Months Ended January 31, 2025 and 2024

(unaudited)

Accumulated

Common Stock

Additional

Other

Shares

Paid–in

Retained

Comprehensive

    

Outstanding

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Earnings

    

Income (Loss)

    

Total

Balances, October 31, 2023

6,462,138

$

646

$

61,665

$

180,124

$

(20,204)

$

222,231

Net income (loss)

(1,648)

 

(1,648)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

4,730

4,730

Stock–based compensation expense, net of taxes withheld for vested restricted shares

43,895

5

271

 

276

Dividends paid

(1,032)

 

(1,032)

Balances, January 31, 2024

6,506,033

$

651

$

61,936

$

177,444

$

(15,474)

$

224,557

Balances, October 31, 2024

6,435,624

$

644

$

61,500

$

161,422

$

(16,394)

$

207,172

Net income (loss)

(4,320)

 

(4,320)

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(4,941)

(4,941)

Stock–based compensation expense, net of taxes withheld for vested restricted shares

48,366

4

228

 

232

Balances, January 31, 2025

6,483,990

$

648

$

61,728

$

157,102

$

(21,335)

$

198,143

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

7

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1.GENERAL

The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Hurco Companies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.  As used in this report, the words “we”, “us”, “our”, “Hurco” and the “Company” refer to Hurco Companies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

We design, manufacture, and sell computerized (i.e., Computer Numeric Control (“CNC”)) machine tools, consisting primarily of vertical machining centers (mills) and turning centers (lathes), to companies in the metal cutting industry through a worldwide sales, service, and distribution network.  Although most of our computer control systems and software products are proprietary, they predominantly use industry standard personal computer components.  Our computer control systems and software products are primarily sold as integral components of our computerized machine tool products.  We also provide machine tool components, automation integration equipment and solutions for job shops, software options, control upgrades, accessories and replacement parts for our products, as well as customer service, training, and applications support.  

The condensed consolidated financial information as of January 31, 2025 and for the three months ended January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2024 is unaudited.  However, in our opinion, the interim data includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly our consolidated financial position, results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for and at the end of the interim periods.  We suggest that you read these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2024.

2.    REVENUE RECOGNITION

We design, manufacture, and sell computerized machine tools.  Our computer control systems and software products are primarily sold as integral components of our computerized machine tool products.  We also provide machine tool components, automation integration equipment and solutions for job shops, software options, control upgrades, accessories, and replacement parts for our products, as well as customer service, training, and applications support.

We recognize revenues from the sale of machine tools, components and accessories and services, and reflect the consideration to which we expect to be entitled.  We record revenues based on a five-step model in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance codified in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASC 606”).  In accordance with ASC 606, we have defined contracts as agreements with our customers and distributors in the form of purchase orders, packing or shipping documents, invoices, and, periodically, verbal requests for components and accessories. For each contract, we identify our performance obligations, which are delivering goods or services, determine the transaction price, allocate the contract transaction price to each of the performance obligations (when applicable), and recognize the revenue when (or as) the performance obligation to the customer is fulfilled.  A good or service is transferred when the customer obtains control of that good or service. Our computerized machine tools are general purpose computer-controlled machine tools that are typically used in stand–alone operations. Prior to shipment, we test each machine to ensure the machine’s compliance with standard operating specifications. We deem that the customer obtains control upon delivery of the product and that obtaining control is not contingent upon contractual customer acceptance. Therefore, we recognize revenue from sales of our machine tool systems upon delivery of the product to the customer or distributor, which is normally at the time of shipment.

Depending upon geographic location, after shipment, a machine may be installed at the customer’s facility by a distributor, independent contractor, or by one of our service technicians. In most instances where a machine is sold through a distributor, we have no installation involvement. If sales are direct or through sales agents, we will typically complete the machine installation, which consists of the reassembly of certain parts that were removed for shipping and the re-testing of the machine to ensure that it is performing within the standard specifications. We consider the machine installation process for our 3-axis machines to be inconsequential and immaterial within the context of the contract. For our 5-axis machines that we install, we estimate the fair value of the installation performance obligation and recognize that installation revenue on a prorata basis over the period of the installation process.

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From time to time, and depending upon geographic location, we may provide training or freight services. We consider these services to be immaterial within the context of the contract, as the value of these services typically does not rise to a material level as a component of the total contract value. Service fees from maintenance contracts are deferred and recognized in earnings on a prorata basis over the term of the contract and are generally sold on a stand-alone basis. Customer discounts and estimated product returns are recorded as a reduction of revenue in the same period that the related sales are recorded.  We have reviewed the overall sales transactions for variable consideration and have determined that these amounts are not material.

3.    DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

We are exposed to certain market risks relating to our ongoing business operations, including foreign currency risk, interest rate risk and credit risk.  We manage our exposure to these and other market risks through regular operating and financing activities.  Currently, the only risk that we manage through the use of derivative instruments is foreign currency risk, for which we enter into derivative instruments in the form of foreign currency forward exchange contracts with a major financial institution.

We enter into these forward exchange contracts to reduce the potential effects of foreign exchange rate movements on our net equity investment in one of our foreign subsidiaries, to reduce the impact on gross profit and net earnings from sales and purchases denominated in foreign currencies, and to reduce the impact on our net earnings of foreign currency fluctuations on receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies that are different than the subsidiaries’ functional currency.  We are primarily exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk with respect to transactions and net assets denominated in Euros, Pounds Sterling, Indian Rupee, Singapore Dollars, Chinese Yuan, Polish Zloty, and New Taiwan Dollars.  We record all derivative instruments as assets or liabilities at fair value.

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments

We enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts periodically to hedge certain forecasted inter-company sales and purchases denominated in the following foreign currencies: the Pound Sterling, Euro and New Taiwan Dollar.  The purpose of these instruments is to mitigate the risk that the U.S. dollar net cash inflows and outflows resulting from sales and purchases denominated in foreign currencies will be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates.  These forward contracts have been designated as cash flow hedge instruments and are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value in Derivative assets and Derivative liabilities.  The effective portion of the gains and losses resulting from the changes in the fair value of these hedge contracts is deferred in Accumulated other comprehensive loss and recognized as an adjustment to Cost of sales and service in the period that the corresponding inventory sold that is the subject of the related hedge contract is recognized, thereby providing an offsetting economic impact against the corresponding change in the U.S. dollar value of the inter-company sale or purchase being hedged.  The ineffective portion of gains and losses resulting from the changes in the fair value of these hedge contracts is immediately reported in Other income (expense), net.  We perform quarterly assessments of hedge effectiveness by verifying and documenting the critical terms of the hedge instrument and determining that forecasted transactions have not changed significantly.  We also assess on a quarterly basis whether there have been adverse developments regarding the risk of a counterparty default.  

We had forward contracts outstanding as of January 31, 2025, denominated in Euros, Pounds Sterling, and New Taiwan Dollars with set maturity dates ranging from February 2025 through January 2026. The contract amounts, expressed at forward rates in U.S. dollars at January 31, 2025, were $7.1 million for Euros, $4.7 million for Pounds Sterling, and $16.3 million for New Taiwan Dollars. At January 31, 2025, we had $0.1 million of realized loss, net of tax, related to cash flow hedges deferred in Accumulated other comprehensive loss. Included in this amount was $0.2 million of unrealized loss, net of tax, related to cash flow hedge instruments that remain subject to currency fluctuation risk. The majority of these deferred gains will be recorded as an adjustment to Cost of sales and service in periods through January 2026, when the corresponding inventory that is the subject of the related hedge contracts is sold, as described above.

We are also exposed to foreign currency exchange risk related to our investment in net assets in foreign countries. To manage this risk, we entered into a forward contract with a notional amount of €3.0 million in November 2024. We designated this forward contract as a hedge of our net investment in Euro denominated assets. We selected the forward method under FASB guidance related to the accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities. The forward method requires all changes in the fair value of the contract to be reported as a cumulative translation adjustment in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, in the same manner as the underlying hedged net assets. This forward contract matures in November 2025. As of January 31, 2025, we had a realized gain of $1.2 million and an unrealized gain of $0.1 million, net of tax, recorded as cumulative translation adjustments in Accumulated other comprehensive loss related to this forward contract.

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Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

We also enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to protect against the effects of foreign currency fluctuations on inter-company receivables, payables and loans denominated in foreign currencies. These derivative instruments are not designated as hedges under FASB guidance and, as a result, changes in their fair value are reported currently in Other (expense) income, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations consistent with the transaction gain or loss on the related receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies.  

We had forward contracts outstanding as of January 31, 2025, denominated in Euros, Pounds Sterling, and New Taiwan Dollars with set maturity dates ranging from February 2025 through December 2025.  The contract amounts, expressed at forward rates in U.S. dollars at January 31, 2025, totaled $62.3 million.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

We recognize the fair value of derivative instruments as assets and liabilities on a gross basis on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of January 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024, all derivative instruments were recorded at fair value on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows (in thousands):

January 31, 2025

October 31, 2024

Balance Sheet

Fair

Balance Sheet

Fair

Derivatives

    

Location

    

Value

    

Location

    

Value

    

Designated as Hedging Instruments:

  

  

  

  

Foreign exchange forward contracts

Derivative assets

$

449

Derivative assets

$

165

Foreign exchange forward contracts

Derivative liabilities

$

574

Derivative liabilities

$

430

  

 

 

  

Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:

  

 

  

Foreign exchange forward contracts

Derivative assets

$

76

Derivative assets

$

158

Foreign exchange forward contracts

Derivative liabilities

$

1,243

Derivative liabilities

$

275

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

Derivative instruments had the following effects on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, net of tax, during the three months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

Location of Gain

Amount of Gain

Amount of Gain (Loss)

 (Loss) Reclassified

 (Loss) Reclassified

Recognized in Other

from Other

from Other

 Comprehensive

Comprehensive

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

Income (Loss)

Income (Loss)

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

January 31, 

January 31, 

Derivatives

    

2025

    

2024

    

    

2025

    

2024

    

Designated as Hedging Instruments:

(Effective Portion)

 

  

  

  

 

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts
– Intercompany sales/purchases

$

(96)

$

18

Cost of sales and service

$

(522)

 

$

(212)

Foreign exchange forward contract
– Net investment

$

106

$

(55)

  

 

  

  

 

  

We did not recognize any gains or losses as a result of hedges deemed ineffective for either of the three months ended January 31, 2025 or 2024. We recognized the following gains and losses in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during the three months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 on derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments (in thousands):

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Location of Gain 

(Loss) Recognized

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Derivatives

 in Operations

Recognized in Operations

Three Months Ended

January 31, 

Derivatives

    

    

2025

    

2024

    

Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:

 

  

 

  

 

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts

 

Other (expense) income, net

$

(1,093)

 

$

444

 

The following table presents the changes in the components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, for the three months ended January 31, 2025 (in thousands):

Foreign

Cash

Currency

Flow

    

Translation

    

Hedges

    

Total

Balance, October 31, 2024

$

(14,511)

  

$

(1,883)

$

(16,394)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

 

(5,394)

 

(96)

 

(5,490)

Reclassifications

 

 

522

 

522

Deferred income tax valuation allowances

 

 

27

 

27

Balance, January 31, 2025

$

(19,905)

  

$

(1,430)

$

(21,335)

4.    EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

In March 2016, we adopted the Hurco Companies, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the “2016 Equity Plan”), which allows us to grant awards of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, stock units and other stock-based awards.  The 2016 Equity Plan replaced the Hurco Companies, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2008 Equity Plan”) and is the only active plan under which equity awards may be made by us to our employees and non-employee directors.  No further awards will be made under our 2008 Equity Plan.  The total number of shares of our common stock that may be issued pursuant to awards under the 2016 Equity Plan was initially 856,048, which included 386,048 shares that remained available for future grants under the 2008 Equity Plan as of March 10, 2016, the date our shareholders approved the 2016 Equity Plan.  On March 10, 2022, our shareholders approved the Amended and Restated Hurco Companies, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, which, among other items, increased the aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the 2016 Equity Plan by 850,000 shares.

The Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors has the authority to determine the officers, directors, and key employees who will be granted awards under the 2016 Equity Plan; designate the number of shares subject to each award; determine the terms and conditions upon which awards will be granted; and prescribe the form and terms of award agreements. We have granted restricted shares and performance stock units under the 2016 Equity Plan that are currently outstanding. The market value of a share of our common stock, for purposes of the 2016 Equity Plan, is the closing sale price as reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the date in question or, if not a trading day, on the last preceding trading date.

On January 7, 2025, the Compensation Committee approved a long-term incentive compensation arrangement for our executive officers in the form of time-based restricted shares and performance stock units (“PSUs”) under the 2016 Equity Plan, which will be payable in shares of our common stock if earned and vested. The awards were approximately 45% time-based vesting and approximately 55% performance-based vesting. The three-year performance period for the PSUs is fiscal year 2025 through fiscal year 2027.

On that date, the Compensation Committee granted a total of 75,119 shares of time-based restricted stock to our executive officers.  The restricted shares vest in thirds over three years from the date of grant provided the recipient remains employed through that date.  The grant date fair value of the restricted shares was based upon the closing sales price of our common stock on the date of grant, which was $19.81 per share.

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On January 7, 2025, the Compensation Committee also granted a total target number of 50,078 PSUs to our executive officers designated as “PSU – NI”. These PSUs were weighted as approximately 30% of the overall 2025 executive long-term incentive compensation arrangement and will vest and be paid based upon the achievement of pre-established goals related to our average net income over the three-year period of fiscal years 2025-2027. Participants will have the ability to earn between 50% of the target number of the PSUs – NI for achieving threshold performance and 200% of the target number of the PSUs – NI for achieving maximum performance. The grant date fair value of the PSUs – NI was based on the closing sales price of our common stock on grant date, which was $19.81 per PSU.

On January 7, 2025, the Compensation Committee also granted a total target number of 41,735 PSUs to our executive officers designated as “PSU –FCF”. These PSUs were weighted as approximately 25% of the overall 2025 executive long-term incentive compensation arrangement and will vest and be paid based upon the achievement of pre-established goals related to our average free cash flow over the three-year period of fiscal years 2025-2027. Participants will have the ability to earn between 50% of the target number of the PSUs – FCF for achieving threshold performance and 200% of the target number of the PSUs – FCF for achieving maximum performance. The grant date fair value of the PSUs – FCF was based on the closing sales price of our common stock on the grant date, which was $19.81 per PSU.

On November 13, 2024, the Compensation Committee granted a total of 13,525 shares of time-based restricted stock to our non-executive employees. The restricted shares vest in thirds over three years from the date of grant provided the recipient remains employed through that date. The grant date fair value of the restricted shares was based upon the closing sales price of our common stock on the date of grant, which was $21.80 per share.

A reconciliation of our restricted stock and PSU activity and related information for the three-month period ended January 31, 2025 is as follows:

Weighted Average Grant

    

Number of Shares

    

Date Fair Value

Unvested at October 31, 2024

 

378,092

$

24.97

Shares or units granted

 

180,457

19.96

Shares or units vested

 

(48,366)

28.07

Shares or units cancelled

 

(42,472)

31.06

Shares withheld

 

(17,748)

28.51

Unvested at January 31, 2025

 

449,963

$

21.91

During each of the first three months of fiscal 2025 and 2024, we recorded approximately $0.6 million, of stock-based compensation expense related to grants under the 2016 Equity Plan. As of January 31, 2025, there was an estimated $5.2 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation cost that we expect to recognize by the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2028.

5.    EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

Per share results have been computed based on the average number of common shares outstanding over the period in question.  The computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share is determined using net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders as the numerator and the number of shares outstanding as the denominator as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

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Three Months Ended

January 31, 

2025

2024

    

Basic

    

Diluted

    

Basic

    

Diluted

Net (loss) income

$

(4,320)

$

(4,320)

$

(1,648)

$

(1,648)

Undistributed earnings allocated to participating shares

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income applicable to common shareholders

$

(4,320)

$

(4,320)

$

(1,648)

$

(1,648)

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

6,459

 

6,459

 

6,483

 

6,483

Stock options and contingently issuable securities

 

 

 

 

 

6,459

 

6,459

 

6,483

 

6,483

(Loss) income per share

$

(0.67)

$

(0.67)

$

(0.25)

$

(0.25)

6.    ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts receivable is net of provision for credit losses of $1.5 million as of each of January 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024.

7.    INVENTORIES

Inventories, priced at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value, are summarized below (in thousands):

    

January 31, 

    

October 31, 

    

2025

2024

Purchased parts and sub–assemblies

$

33,287

  

$

35,385

Work–in–process

 

9,806

 

13,428

Finished goods

 

96,643

 

104,224

Inventories

$

139,736

  

$

153,037

8.    LEASES

Our lease portfolio includes leased production and assembly facilities, warehouses and distribution centers, office space, vehicles, material handling equipment utilized in our production and assembly facilities, laptops and other information technology equipment, as well as other miscellaneous leased equipment. Most of the leased production and assembly facilities have lease terms ranging from two to five years, although the terms and conditions of our leases can vary significantly from lease to lease. We have assessed the specific terms and conditions of each lease to determine the amount of the lease payments and the length of the lease term, which includes the minimum period over which lease payments are required plus any renewal options that are both within our control to exercise and reasonably certain of being exercised upon lease commencement. In determining whether or not a renewal option is reasonably certain of being exercised, we assessed all relevant factors to determine if sufficient incentives exist as of lease commencement to conclude renewal is reasonably certain. There are no material residual value guarantees provided by us, nor any restrictions or covenants imposed by the leases to which we are a party. In determining the lease liability, we utilize our incremental borrowing rate to discount the future lease payments over the lease term to present value.

We record a right-of-use asset and lease liability on our Consolidated Balance Sheets for all leases that, at the commencement date, have a lease term of more than 12 months and are classified as leases under ASC 842.  

We recorded total operating lease expense of $1.3 million for each of the three months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, which is classified within Cost of sales and service and Selling, general and administrative expenses within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.  Operating lease expense includes short-term leases and variable lease payments which are immaterial.  There have been no lease costs capitalized on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 31, 2025.

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The following table summarizes supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to operating leases for the three months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

    

January 31, 2025

    

January 31, 2024

Operating cash flow information:

    Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

$

1,210

$

1,219

Non-cash information:

    Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

$

1,909

$

1,865

The following table summarizes the maturities of undiscounted cash flows of lease commitments reconciled to the total lease liability as of January 31, 2025 (in thousands):

Remainder of 2025

$

3,321

2026

3,437

2027

2,759

2028

1,837

2029

578

2030 and thereafter

699

Total

12,631

   Less: Imputed interest

(833)

Present value of operating lease liabilities

$

11,798

As of January 31, 2025, the weighted-average remaining term of our lease portfolio was approximately 3.7 years and the weighted-average discount rate was approximately 3.5%.

9.    SEGMENT INFORMATION

We operate in a single operating and reportable segment: industrial automation equipment. We design, manufacture, and sell computerized (i.e., Computer Numeric Control) machine tools, consisting primarily of vertical machining centers (mills) and turning centers (lathes), to companies in the metal cutting industry through a worldwide sales, service, and distribution network. Although most of our computer control systems and software products are proprietary, they predominantly use industry standard personal computer components. Our computer control systems and software products are primarily sold as integral components of our computerized machine tool products. We also provide machine tool components, automation integration equipment and solutions for job shops, software options, control upgrades, accessories and replacement parts for our products, as well as customer service, training, and applications support.

The following table sets forth sales and service fees by product group and services for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands):

Three Months Ended January 31, 

    

2025

    

2024

Computerized Machine Tools

$

37,802

  

$

35,772

Computer Control Systems and Software

 

656

 

583

Service Parts

 

5,864

 

6,643

Service Fees

 

2,092

 

2,061

Total

$

46,414

  

$

45,059

 Amounts shown do not include computer control systems and software sold as an integrated component of computerized machine tools.

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10.    GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES

From time to time, our subsidiaries guarantee third party payment obligations in connection with the sale of machines to customers that use financing. We follow FASB guidance for accounting for guarantees (codified in ASC 460 Guarantees). As of January 31, 2025, we had eight outstanding third party payment guarantees totaling approximately $0.8 million. The terms of these guarantees are consistent with the underlying customer financing terms. Upon shipment of a machine, the customer assumes the risk of ownership. The customer does not obtain title, however, until it has paid for the machine. A retention of title clause allows us to recover the machine if the customer defaults on the financing. We accrue liabilities under these guarantees at fair value, which amounts are insignificant.

We provide warranties on our products with respect to defects in material and workmanship. The terms of these warranties are generally one year for machines and shorter periods for service parts. We recognize an estimated liability with respect to this obligation at the time of product sale, with subsequent warranty claims recorded against the estimated liability. The amount of the warranty estimated liability is determined based on historical trend experience and any known warranty issues that could cause future warranty costs to differ from historical experience.

A reconciliation of the changes in our warranty estimated liability is as follows (in thousands):

    

Three Months Ended

January 31, 

2025

2024

Balance, beginning of period

$

1,086

  

$

1,294

Provision for warranties during the period

 

492

 

607

Charges to the estimated liability

 

(565)

 

(698)

Impact of foreign currency translation

 

(27)

 

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Balance, end of period

$

986

  

$

1,227

The year-over-year decrease in our warranty reserve was primarily due to a lower volume of more complexed, higher-performance machine sales.

11.  DEBT AGREEMENTS

On December 31, 2018, we and our subsidiary Hurco B.V. entered into a credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as the lender, which was subsequently amended on each of March 13, 2020, December 23, 2020, December 17, 2021, January 4, 2023, and December 19, 2023 (as amended, the “2018 Credit Agreement”). The 2018 Credit Agreement provides for an unsecured revolving credit and letter of credit facility in a maximum aggregate amount of $40.0 million. The 2018 Credit Agreement provides that the maximum amount of outstanding letters of credit at any one time may not exceed $10.0 million, the maximum amount of outstanding loans made to our subsidiary Hurco B.V. at any one time may not exceed $20.0 million, and the maximum amount of all outstanding loans denominated in alternative currencies at any one time may not exceed $20.0 million. Under the 2018 Credit Agreement, we and Hurco B.V. are borrowers, and certain of our other subsidiaries are guarantors. The scheduled maturity date of the 2018 Credit Agreement is December 31, 2025.

Borrowings under the 2018 Credit Agreement bear interest at floating rates based on, at our option, either (i) a rate based upon the secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”), the Sterling Overnight Index Average Reference Rate, the Euro Interbank Offering Rate, or another alternative currency-based rate approved by the lender, depending on the term of the loan and the currency in which such loan is denominated, plus 1.00% per annum, or (ii) a base rate (which is the highest of (a) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (b) the prime rate or (c) the one month SOFR-based rate plus 1.00%), plus 0.00% per annum. Outstanding letters of credit will carry an annual rate of 1.00%.

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The 2018 Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including covenants (1) restricting us from making certain investments, loans, advances and acquisitions (but permitting us to make investments in subsidiaries of up to $10.0 million); (2) restricting us from making certain payments, including (a) cash dividends, except that we may pay cash dividends as long as immediately before and after giving effect to such payment, the sum of the unused amount of the commitments under the 2018 Credit Agreement plus our cash on hand is not less than $10.0 million, and as long as we are not in default before and after giving effect to such dividend payments and (b) payments made to repurchase shares of our common stock, except that we may repurchase shares of our common stock as long as we are not in default before and after giving effect to such repurchases and the aggregate amount of payments made by us for all such repurchases during any fiscal year does not exceed $25.0 million; (3) requiring that we maintain a minimum working capital of $125.0 million; and (4) requiring that we maintain a minimum tangible net worth of $176.5 million.  We may use the proceeds from advances under the 2018 Credit Agreement for general corporate purposes.

In March 2019, our wholly-owned subsidiaries in Taiwan (Hurco Manufacturing Limited (“HML”)) and China (Ningbo Hurco Machine Tool, Ltd. (“NHML”)) closed on uncommitted revolving credit facilities with maximum aggregate amounts of 150 million New Taiwan Dollars and 32.5 million Chinese Yuan, respectively.  As uncommitted facilities, both the Taiwan and China credit facilities are subject to review and termination by the respective underlying lending institution from time to time.  In February and December 2023, NHML and HML, respectively, renewed the above-referenced credit facilities on substantially similar terms and identical maximum aggregate limits.

As of January 31, 2025, our existing credit facilities consisted of a €1.5 million revolving credit facility in Germany, the 150 million New Taiwan Dollars Taiwan credit facility, the 32.5 million Chinese Yuan China credit facility, and the $40.0 million revolving credit facility under the 2018 Credit Agreement.

As of January 31, 2025, there were no borrowings under any of our credit facilities and there was approximately $50.6 million of available borrowing capacity thereunder.  There were also no borrowings under any of our credit facilities as of October 31, 2024.

12.  INCOME TAXES

Our provision for income taxes and effective tax rate is affected by the geographic composition of pre-tax income which includes jurisdictions with differing tax rates, conditional reduced tax rates, and other events that are not consistent from period to period, such as changes in income tax laws.

We recorded an income tax expense during the first three months of fiscal 2025 of $2.0 million, compared to an income tax benefit $0.6 million, for the same period in fiscal 2024. Our effective tax rate for the first three months of fiscal 2025 was (90%), compared to 27% in the corresponding prior year period. The year-over-year change was primarily due to a $2.4 million non-cash valuation allowance recorded on our Italian, U.S. and China deferred tax assets, as well as changes in geographic mix of income and loss that includes jurisdictions with differing tax rates, and discrete items related to unvested stock compensation. Because we have a valuation allowance recorded against our Italian, U.S. and China deferred tax assets, we did not record a tax benefit of $1.2 million for our U.S., Italy and China pre-tax losses for the three months ended January 31, 2025. The valuation allowance recorded during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 reflected a full valuation allowance and was recorded based on our conclusion that the deferred tax assets were not more likely than not going to be realized.  

Our unrecognized tax benefits were $28,000 as of each of January 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024, and in each case included accrued interest.

We recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as components of income tax expense. As of January 31, 2025, the gross amount of interest accrued, reported in Accrued expenses, was approximately $7,000, which did not include the federal tax benefit of interest deductions.

We file U.S. federal and state income tax returns, as well as tax returns in several foreign jurisdictions. The statutes of limitations with respect to unrecognized tax benefits will expire this fiscal year.

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13.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

FASB fair value guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which categorizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exist, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair values due to the short maturity of these instruments, and such instruments meet the Level 1 criteria of the three–tier fair value hierarchy discussed above. The carrying amount of short-term debt approximates fair value due to the variable rate of the interest and the short-term nature of the instrument.

In accordance with this guidance, the following table represents the fair value hierarchy for our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of January 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024 (in thousands):

Assets

Liabilities

    

January 31, 2025

    

October 31, 2024

    

January 31, 2025

    

October 31, 2024

    

Level 1

 

  

  

 

  

 

Mutual Funds

$

3,080

  

$

2,942

 

$

$

Level 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

$

525

  

$

323

 

$

1,817

$

705

Included in Level 1 assets are mutual fund investments under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan. We estimate the fair value of these investments on a recurring basis using market prices that are readily available.

Included in Level 2 fair value measurements are derivative assets and liabilities related to gains and losses on foreign currency forward exchange contracts entered into with a third party. We estimate the fair value of these derivatives on a recurring basis using foreign currency exchange rates obtained from active markets. Derivative instruments are reported in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements at fair value. We have derivative financial instruments in the form of foreign currency forward exchange contracts as described in Note 3 of Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The U.S. dollar equivalent notional amounts of these contracts were $95.6 million and $85.1 million at January 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024, respectively.

The fair value of our foreign currency forward exchange contracts and the related currency positions are subject to offsetting market risk resulting from foreign currency exchange rate volatility.  The counterparties to the forward exchange contracts are substantial and creditworthy financial institutions.  We do not consider either the risk of counterparties’ non-performance or the economic consequences of counterparties’ non-performance to be material risks.

14.  CONTINGENCIES AND LITIGATION

From time to time, we are involved in various claims and lawsuits arising in the normal course of business. Pursuant to applicable accounting rules, we accrue the minimum liability for each known claim when the estimated outcome is a range of possible loss and no one amount within that range is more likely than another. We maintain insurance policies for such matters, and we record insurance recoveries when we determine such recovery to be probable. We do not expect any of these claims, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. We believe that the ultimate resolution of claims for any losses will not exceed our insurance policy coverages.

15.  NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

New Accounting Pronouncements:

In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, to update reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses and information used to assess segment performance. This update will be effective for our fiscal year 2025 annual reporting and subsequent interim periods.  We are currently assessing the impact this new accounting guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

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In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to income tax disclosures, which aims to improve disclosures and presentation requirements to the transparency of the income tax disclosures by requiring consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The amendments will be effective for our fiscal year 2026, with the option to early adopt at any time prior to the effective date.  We are currently assessing the impact this new accounting guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), which requires companies to disclose disaggregated information about any relevant expense caption presented on the face of the income statement within continuing operations into the following required natural expense categories, as applicable: (1) purchases of inventory, (2) employee compensation, (3) depreciation, (4) intangible asset amortization, and (5) depreciation, depletion, and amortization (“DD&A”) recognized as part of oil- and gas-producing activities or other depletion expenses. This update will be effective for our fiscal year 2028 annual reporting. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently assessing the impact this new accounting guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

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Item 2.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) contains information intended to help provide an understanding of our financial condition and other related matters, including our liquidity, capital resources, and results of operations. The MD&A is provided as a supplement to, and should be read in conjunction with, our unaudited financial statements and the notes accompanying our unaudited financial statements appearing elsewhere in this report, as well as our audited financial statements, the accompanying notes and the MD&A included in our Annual Report on Form 10 K for the year ended October 31, 2024.

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

Hurco Companies, Inc. is an international, industrial technology company operating in a single segment.  We design, manufacture, and sell computerized (i.e., CNC) machine tools, consisting primarily of vertical machining centers (mills) and turning centers (lathes), to companies in the metal cutting industry through a worldwide sales, service and distribution network.  Although most of our computer control systems and software products are proprietary, they predominantly use industry standard personal computer components.  Our computer control systems and software products are primarily sold as integral components of our computerized machine tool products.  We also provide machine tool components, automation integration equipment and solutions for job shops, software options, control upgrades, accessories, and replacement parts for our products, as well as customer service and training and applications support.  

The following overview is intended to provide a brief explanation of the principal factors that have contributed to our recent financial performance.  This overview is intended to be read in conjunction with the more detailed information included in our financial statements that appear elsewhere in this report.

The market for machine tools is international in scope. We have both significant foreign sales and significant foreign manufacturing operations.  During the first three months of fiscal 2025, approximately 47% of our revenues were attributable to customers in Europe, where we typically sell more of our higher-performance, higher-priced VMX series machines.  Additionally, approximately 14% of our revenues were attributable to customers in the Asia Pacific region, where we encounter greater pricing pressures.  We operate in a cyclical industry where sales and order trends often change periodically and can vary from region to region.  

Sales and service fees in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 increased by 3% compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2024.  This increase in sales occurred primarily in the Americas and Asia Pacific regions and was partially offset by a decrease in sales in the European region.  Orders in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 decreased by 20% from the same period in fiscal 2024, reflecting a decrease in orders in the Americas and European regions.

We have three brands of CNC machine tools in our product portfolio: Hurco is the technology innovation brand for customers who want to increase productivity and profitability by selecting a brand with the latest software and motion technology.  Milltronics is the value-based brand for shops that want easy-to-use machines at competitive prices.  The Takumi brand is for customers that need very high speed, high efficiency performance, such as that required in the production, die and mold, aerospace, and medical industries.  Takumi machines are equipped with industry standard controls instead of the proprietary controls found on Hurco and Milltronics machines.  These three brands of CNC machine tools are responsible for the vast majority of our revenue.  However, we have added other non-Hurco branded products to our product portfolio that have contributed product diversity and market penetration opportunity.  These non-Hurco branded products are sold by our wholly-owned distributors and are comprised primarily of other general-purpose vertical milling centers and lathes, laser cutting machines, waterjet cutting machines, CNC grinders, compact horizontal machines, metal cutting saws and CNC swill lathes. ProCobots LLC is our wholly-owned subsidiary that provides automation solutions. In addition, through our wholly-owned subsidiary in Italy, LCM Precision Technology S.r.l. (“LCM”), we produce high value machine tool components and accessories.

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We principally sell our products through approximately 180 independent agents and distributors throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia.  Although some distributors carry competitive products, we are the primary line for the majority of our distributors globally.  We also have our own direct sales and service organizations in China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and certain parts of the United States, which are among the world’s principal machine tool consuming markets.  The vast majority of our machine tools are manufactured and assembled to our specifications primarily by our wholly-owned subsidiary in Taiwan, HML.  Components to support our SRT line of five-axis machining centers, such as the direct drive spindle, swivel head, and rotary table, are manufactured by our wholly-owned subsidiary in Italy, LCM.

Our sales to foreign customers are denominated, and payments by those customers are made, in the prevailing currencies in the countries in which those customers are located (primarily the Euro, Pound Sterling, and Chinese Yuan). Our product costs are incurred and paid primarily in the New Taiwan Dollar and the U.S. dollar.  Changes in currency exchange rates may have a material effect on our operating results and consolidated financial statements as reported under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.  For example, when the U.S. dollar weakens in value relative to a foreign currency, sales made, and expenses incurred, in that currency when translated to U.S. dollars for reporting in our financial statements, are higher than would be the case when the U.S. dollar is stronger.  In the comparison of our period-to-period results, we discuss the effect of currency translation on those results, which reflect translation to U.S. dollars at exchange rates prevailing during the period covered by those financial statements.  

Our high levels of foreign manufacturing and sales also expose us to cash flow risks due to fluctuating currency exchange rates.  We seek to mitigate those risks through the use of derivative instruments – principally foreign currency forward exchange contracts.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended January 31, 2025 Compared to Three Months Ended January 31, 2024

Sales and Service Fees. Sales and service fees for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 were $46.4 million, an increase of $1.4 million, or 3%, compared to the corresponding prior year period, and included an unfavorable currency impact of $0.4 million, or 1%, when translating foreign sales to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes.

Sales and Service Fees by Geographic Region

The following table sets forth sales and service fees by geographic region for the first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands):

    

Three Months Ended

January 31, 

    

2025

    

2024

    

$ Change

    

% Change

Americas

$

18,108

    

39

%  

$

16,650

    

37

%  

$

1,458

 

9

%

Europe

 

21,614

 

47

%  

 

22,750

 

50

%  

 

(1,136)

 

(5)

%

Asia Pacific

 

6,692

 

14

%  

 

5,659

 

13

%  

 

1,033

 

18

%

Total

$

46,414

 

100

%  

$

45,059

 

100

%  

$

1,355

 

3

%

Sales in the Americas for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 increased by 9%, compared to the corresponding period in fiscal year 2024, primarily due to an increased volume of shipments of Hurco and Milltronics machines. The increase in sales was mostly attributable to increased shipments of VM and toolroom machines, as well as lathes.

European sales for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 decreased by 5%, compared to the corresponding period in fiscal year 2024, and included an unfavorable currency impact of 1%, when translating foreign sales to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes. The decrease in European sales for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was primarily attributable to a decreased volume of shipments of higher performance Hurco VMX machines and lathes in France and Italy, partially offset by increased shipments of higher-performance 5-axis Hurco machines in the United Kingdom and Milltronics vertical milling machines throughout the European region.  In addition to the decreased machine sales for the quarter, European sales also reflected a decline in shipment of accessories manufactured by our wholly owned subsidiary, LCM.  

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Asian Pacific sales for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 increased by 18%, compared to the corresponding period in fiscal year 2024, and included an unfavorable currency impact of 2%, when translating foreign sales to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes. The increase in Asian Pacific sales primarily resulted from a higher volume of shipments of Hurco and Takumi machines in China and India.

Sales and Service Fees by Product Category

The following table sets forth sales and service fees by product group and services for the first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands):

    

Three Months Ended

January 31, 

    

2025

    

2024

    

$ Change

    

% Change

Computerized Machine Tools

$

37,802

    

81

%  

$

35,772

    

79

%  

$

2,030

 

6

%

Computer Control Systems and Software

 

656

 

1

%  

 

583

 

1

%  

 

73

 

13

%

Service Parts

 

5,864

 

13

%  

 

6,643

 

15

%  

 

(779)

 

(12)

%

Service Fees

 

2,092

 

5

%  

 

2,061

 

5

%  

 

31

 

2

%

Total

$

46,414

 

100

%  

$

45,059

 

100

%  

$

1,355

 

3

%

 Amounts shown do not include computer control systems and software sold as an integrated component of computerized machine tools.

Sales of computerized machine tools for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 increased by 6%, compared to the corresponding prior year period, primarily due to an increased volume of shipments of Hurco and Milltronics machines in the Americas and Hurco machines in the United Kingdom and China.  Sales of computer control systems and software for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 increased by 13%, compared to the corresponding prior year period, due mainly to increased software sales in the United Kingdom. Sales of service parts for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 decreased by 12%, compared to the corresponding prior year period, primarily due to decreases in aftermarket service parts sales in the Americas, Germany and the United Kingdom.  Services fees for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 increased by 2%, compared to the corresponding prior year period, primarily due increased aftermarket service fees in the Americas.  Sales for all product lines included an unfavorable currency impact of 1% when translating foreign sales to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes.  

Orders.  Orders for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 were $40.1 million, a decrease of $10.1 million, or 20%, compared to the corresponding period in fiscal year 2024, and included an unfavorable currency impact of $0.4 million, or less than 1%, when translating foreign orders to U.S. dollars.

The following table sets forth new orders booked by geographic region for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2025, and 2024 (dollars in thousands):

    

Three Months Ended

January 31, 

    

2025

    

2024

    

$ Change

    

% Change

Americas

$

14,643

    

37

%  

$

20,796

    

41

%  

$

(6,153)

 

(30)

%

Europe

 

19,370

 

48

%  

 

23,535

 

47

%  

 

(4,165)

 

(18)

%

Asia Pacific

 

6,072

 

15

%  

 

5,887

 

12

%  

 

185

 

3

%

Total

$

40,085

 

100

%  

$

50,218

 

100

%  

$

(10,133)

 

(20)

%

Orders in the Americas for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 decreased by 30%, compared to the corresponding period in fiscal year 2024, primarily due to decreased customer demand for Hurco and Milltronics machines, particularly the higher-performance VMX machines.

European orders for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 decreased by 18%, compared to the corresponding prior year period, and included an unfavorable currency impact of 1%, when translating foreign orders to U.S. dollars. The decrease in orders was driven primarily by decreased customer demand for electro-mechanical components and accessories manufactured by our wholly-owned subsidiary, LCM, as well as decreased customer demand for Hurco and Takumi machines in France and Italy.  The decrease in Hurco machines was primarily due to decreased demand for higher-performance VMX and 5-axis machines.

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Asian Pacific orders for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 increased by 3%, compared to the corresponding prior year period, and included an unfavorable currency impact of 2%, when translating foreign orders to U.S. dollars. The increase in Asian Pacific orders was driven primarily by an increase in customer demand for Hurco machines in China, partially offset by decreased customer demand for Hurco and Takumi machines in India.

Gross Profit. Gross profit for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $8.3 million, or 18% of sales, compared to $9.7 million, or 22% of sales, for the corresponding prior year period. The year-over-year decrease in gross profit as a percentage of sales was primarily due to the lower volume of sales of vertical milling machines in the Americas and Europe where we typically sell more of our higher-performance VMX series machines and lathes. Additionally, gross profit was negatively impacted by the allocation of fixed costs on lower margin sales and lower production volumes.

Operating Expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 were $10.4 million, or 22% of sales, compared to $11.5 million, or 26% of sales, in the corresponding fiscal year 2024 period, and included a favorable currency impact of $0.1 million, when translating foreign expenses to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes.  The year-over-year reduction in selling, general and administrative expenses for the quarter reflected lower levels of discretionary spending, reduced sales commissions, and reduced employee health insurance costs.

Operating Income/Loss. Operating loss for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $2.1 million, compared to $1.8 million for the corresponding period in fiscal year 2024.  The change was primarily due to the lower volume of sales of vertical milling machines in the Americas and Europe where we typically sell more of our higher-performance VMX series machines and lathes, as well as the negative impact of allocation of fixed costs on lower margin sales and lower production volumes.

Other (Expense) Income, Net.  Other expense, net for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $0.4 million compared to $0.5 million for the corresponding period in fiscal year 2024, due mainly to a decrease in foreign currency exchange loss in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 compared to the same period in fiscal year 2024.

Income Taxes. Income tax expense for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 was $2.0 million, compared to an income tax benefit of $0.6 million, for the corresponding prior year period. The year-over-year change was primarily due to a $2.4 million non-cash valuation allowance recorded on our Italian, U.S. and China deferred tax assets, as well as changes in geographic mix of income and loss that includes jurisdictions with differing tax rates, and discrete items related to unvested stock compensation. Because we have a valuation allowance recorded against our Italian, U.S. and China deferred tax assets, we did not record a tax benefit of $1.2 million for our U.S., Italy and China pre-tax losses for the three months ended January 31, 2025. The valuation allowance recorded during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 reflected a full valuation allowance of the U.S. and Italian deferred tax assets and was recorded after evaluating changes to tax laws, statutory tax rates, and our cumulative three-year income (loss) levels for the U.S. and Italy for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

At January 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $41.8 million, compared to $33.3 million at October 31, 2024.  Approximately 28% of the $41.8 million of cash and cash equivalents was denominated in U.S. dollars.  The balance was attributable to our foreign operations and is held in the local currencies of our various foreign entities, subject to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. We do not believe that the indefinite reinvestment of these funds offshore impairs our ability to meet our domestic working capital needs.

Working capital was $172.6 million at January 31, 2025, compared to $180.8 million at October 31, 2024. The decrease in working capital was primarily driven by decreases in inventories and accounts receivable, net, partially offset by an increase in cash and cash equivalents.

Capital expenditures of $0.6 million during the first three months of fiscal year 2025 were primarily for software development costs and capital improvements in existing facilities.  We funded these expenditures with cash on hand.  

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On January 6, 2023, we announced a share repurchase program in an aggregate amount of up to $25.0 million. Repurchases under the program may be made in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions from time to time, subject to applicable laws, regulations, and contractual provisions. On September 25, 2024, we announced an extension of the term of this $25.0 million repurchase program from November 10, 2024 to  November 10, 2026. The program may be amended, suspended, or discontinued at any time and does not commit us to repurchase any shares of our common stock. We did not repurchase any shares during the first three months of fiscal 2025.  As of January 31, 2025, $21.7 million remained available under the program.

On June 14, 2024, we announced a temporary suspension of our regular quarterly cash dividend as we seek to enhance our financial flexibility and improve our ability to manage market volatility while focusing on strengthening our balance sheet, reinvesting in our core business and research and development related to emerging technologies, and returning value to shareholders via the appropriate channels in both the near- and long-term.  Future dividends are subject to approval of our Board of Directors and will depend upon many factors, including our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements, regulatory and contractual restrictions, our business strategy and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors from time to time.  

On December 31, 2018, we and our subsidiary Hurco B.V. entered into the 2018 Credit Agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as the lender, which was subsequently amended on each of March 13, 2020, December 23, 2020, December 17, 2021, January 4, 2023 and December 19, 2023.  The 2018 Credit Agreement provides for an unsecured revolving credit and letter of credit facility in a maximum aggregate amount of $40.0 million. The 2018 Credit Agreement provides that the maximum amount of outstanding letters of credit at any one time may not exceed $10.0 million, the maximum amount of outstanding loans made to our subsidiary Hurco B.V. at any one time may not exceed $20.0 million, and the maximum amount of all outstanding loans denominated in alternative currencies at any one time may not exceed $20.0 million. Under the 2018 Credit Agreement, we and Hurco B.V. are borrowers, and certain of our other subsidiaries are guarantors. The scheduled maturity date of the 2018 Credit Agreement is December 31, 2025.

Borrowings under the 2018 Credit Agreement bear interest at floating rates based on, at our option, either (i) a rate based upon the SOFR, the Sterling Overnight Index Average Reference Rate, the Euro Interbank Offering Rate, or another alternative currency-based rate approved by the lender, depending on the term of the loan and the currency in which such loan is denominated, plus 1.00% per annum, or (ii) a base rate (which is the highest of (a) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (b) the prime rate or (c) the one month SOFR-based rate plus 1.00%), plus 0.00% per annum. Outstanding letters of credit will carry an annual rate of 1.00%.

The 2018 Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including covenants (1) restricting us from making certain investments, loans, advances and acquisitions (but permitting us to make investments in subsidiaries of up to $10.0 million); (2) restricting us from making certain payments, including (a) cash dividends, except that we may pay cash dividends as long as immediately before and after giving effect to such payment, the sum of the unused amount of the commitments under the 2018 Credit Agreement plus our cash on hand is not less than $10.0 million, and as long as we are not in default before and after giving effect to such dividend payments and (b) payments made to repurchase shares of our common stock, except that we may repurchase shares of our common stock as long as we are not in default before and after giving effect to such repurchases and the aggregate amount of payments made by us for all such repurchases during any fiscal year does not exceed $25.0 million; (3) requiring that we maintain a minimum working capital of $125.0 million; and (4) requiring that we maintain a minimum tangible net worth of $176.5 million.  We may use the proceeds from advances under the 2018 Credit Agreement for general corporate purposes.

In March 2019, our wholly-owned subsidiaries in Taiwan, HML, and China, NHML, closed on uncommitted revolving credit facilities with maximum aggregate amounts of 150 million New Taiwan Dollars and 32.5 million Chinese Yuan, respectively.  As uncommitted facilities, both the Taiwan and China credit facilities are subject to review and termination by the respective underlying lending institution from time to time.  In February and December 2023, NHML and HML, respectively, renewed the above-referenced credit facilities on substantially similar terms and identical maximum aggregate limits.

As of January 31, 2025, our existing credit facilities consisted of a €1.5 million revolving credit facility in Germany, the 150 million New Taiwan Dollars Taiwan credit facility, the 32.5 million Chinese Yuan China credit facility and the $40.0 million revolving credit facility under the 2018 Credit Agreement.  We had no debt or borrowings under any of our credit facilities at January 31, 2025.

At January 31, 2025, we had an aggregate of approximately $50.6 million available for borrowing under our credit facilities and were in compliance with all covenants relating thereto.

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We have an international cash pooling strategy that generally provides access to available cash deposits and credit facilities when needed in the U.S., Europe or Asia Pacific. We believe our access to cash pooling and our borrowing capacity under our credit facilities provide adequate liquidity to fund our global operations over the next twelve months and beyond, and allow us to remain committed to our strategic plan of product innovation, acquisitions, targeted penetration of developing markets, and a balanced capital allocation program.

We continue to receive and review information on businesses and assets for potential acquisition, including intellectual property assets that are available for purchase.  

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

Our MD&A is based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with those accounting principles requires us to make judgments and estimates that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Those judgments and estimates have a significant effect on the financial statements because they result primarily from the need to make estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Our critical accounting estimates, which are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024, are frequently evaluated as our judgment and estimates are based upon historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. During the first three months of fiscal year 2025, there were no material changes to our critical accounting estimates as described in the MD&A included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2024.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS

There have been no material changes related to our contractual obligations and commitments from the information provided in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024.

OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

From time to time, our subsidiaries guarantee third party payment obligations in connection with the sale of machines to customers that use financing. We follow FASB guidance for accounting for guarantees (codified in ASC 460). As of January 31, 2025, we had eight outstanding third party payment guarantees totaling approximately $0.8 million. The terms of these guarantees are consistent with the underlying customer financing terms. Upon shipment of a machine, the customer assumes the risk of ownership. The customer does not obtain title, however, until the customer has paid for the machine. A retention of title clause allows us to recover the machine if the customer defaults on the financing. We accrue liabilities under these guarantees at fair value, which amounts are insignificant.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements made in this report constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the statements.

These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to:

The cyclical nature of the machine tool industry;

Uncertain economic conditions, which may adversely affect overall demand, in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific markets;

The risks of our international operations;

Governmental actions, initiatives and regulations, including import and export restrictions, duties and tariffs and changes to tax laws;

The effects of changes in currency exchange rates;

Competition with larger companies that have greater financial resources;

Our dependence on new product development;

The need and/or ability to protect our intellectual property assets;

The limited number of our manufacturing and supply chain sources;

Increases in the prices of raw materials, especially steel and iron products;

The effect of the loss of members of senior management and key personnel;

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Our ability to integrate acquisitions;

Acquisitions that could disrupt our operations and affect operating results;

Failure to comply with data privacy and security regulations;

Breaches of our network and system security measures;

Possible obsolescence of our technology and the need to make technological advances;

Impairment of our assets;

Negative or unforeseen tax consequences;

Uncertainty concerning our ability to use tax loss carryforwards;

Changes in the SOFR rate; and

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health epidemics and pandemics on the global economy, our business and operations, our employees and the business, operations and economies of our customers and suppliers.

We discuss these and other important risks and uncertainties that may affect our future operations in Part I, Item 1A – Risk Factors in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10 K and may update that discussion in Part II, Item 1A – Risk Factors in this report or in a Quarterly Report on Form 10 Q we file hereafter.

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. While we believe the assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, there can be no assurance that these forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This cautionary statement is applicable to all forward-looking statements contained in this report.

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Item 3.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest Rate Risk

Interest on borrowings under our bank credit agreements are tied to prevailing domestic and foreign interest rates. At January 31, 2025, we had no borrowings outstanding under any of our credit facilities.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

In the first three months of fiscal year 2025, we derived approximately 61% of our revenues from customers located outside of the Americas, where we invoiced and received payments in several foreign currencies. All of our computerized machine tools and computer control systems, as well as certain proprietary service parts, are sourced by our U.S.-based engineering and manufacturing division and re-invoiced to our foreign sales and service subsidiaries, primarily in their functional currencies.

Our products are sourced from foreign suppliers or built to our specifications by either our wholly-owned subsidiaries in Taiwan, the U.S., and Italy or an affiliated contract manufacturer in Taiwan. Our purchases are predominantly in foreign currencies and in some cases our arrangements with these suppliers include foreign currency risk sharing agreements, which reduce (but do not eliminate) the effects of currency fluctuations on product costs. The predominant portion of the exchange rate risk associated with our product purchases relates to the New Taiwan Dollar and the Euro.

We enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts from time to time to hedge the cash flow risk related to forecasted inter-company sales and purchases denominated in, or based on, foreign currencies (primarily the Euro, Pound Sterling, and New Taiwan Dollar). We also enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to protect against the effects of foreign currency fluctuations on inter-company receivables, payables, and loans denominated in foreign currencies. We do not speculate in the financial markets and, therefore, do not enter into these contracts for trading purposes.

Forward contracts for the sale or purchase of foreign currencies as of January 31, 2025, which are designated as cash flow hedges under FASB guidance related to accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities, were as follows (in thousands, except weighted average forward rates):

Contract Amount at

Notional

Weighted 

Forward Rates in 

 Amount

Avg.

U.S. Dollars

Forward

 

in Foreign

 

Forward

 

Contract

 

January 31, 

Contracts

    

Currency

    

Rate

    

Date

    

2025

    

Maturity Dates

Sale Contracts:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Euro

 

6,700

1.0871

7,284

7,053

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

Sterling

 

3,750

1.2638

4,739

4,675

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

Purchase Contracts:

 

 

 

 

 

New Taiwan Dollar

 

525,000

31.2464

*

16,802

16,260

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026

* New Taiwan Dollars per U.S. dollar

Forward contracts for the sale or purchase of foreign currencies as of January 31, 2025, which were entered into to protect against the effects of foreign currency fluctuations on receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies and are not designated as hedges under FASB guidance, were as follows (in thousands, except weighted average forward rates):

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Contract Amount at

Notional 

Weighted

Forward Rates in

Amount

 Avg.

 U.S. Dollars

Forward

 

in Foreign

 

Forward

 

Contract

 

January 31, 

Contracts

    

Currency

    

Rate

    

Date

    

2025

    

Maturity Dates

Sale Contracts:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Euro

 

16,606

1.0534

17,492

17,516

Feb 2025 - Dec 2025

Purchase Contracts:

 

New Taiwan Dollar

 

1,462,236

31.8196

*

45,954

44,812

Feb 2025 - Apr 2025

* New Taiwan Dollars per U.S. dollar

We are also exposed to foreign currency exchange risk related to our investment in net assets in foreign countries. To manage this risk, we have maintained a forward contract with a notional amount of €3.0 million. We designated this forward contract as a hedge of our net investment in Euro-denominated assets. We selected the forward method under FASB guidance related to the accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities. The forward method requires all changes in the fair value of the contract to be reported as a cumulative translation adjustment in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, in the same manner as the underlying hedged net assets. This forward contract matures in November 2025. As of January 31, 2025, we had a realized gain of $1.2 million and an unrealized gain of $0.1 million, net of tax, recorded as cumulative translation adjustments in Accumulated other comprehensive loss related to the hedging of our net investment in Euro-denominated assets. Forward contracts for the sale or purchase of foreign currencies as of January 31, 2025, which are designated as net investment hedges under this guidance were as follows (in thousands, except weighted average forward rates):

Notional 

Weighted

 

Contract Amount at Forward Rates in 

Amount

 Avg.

 U.S. Dollars

Forward

in Foreign

Forward

Contract

January 31, 

Maturity

Contracts

    

Currency

    

Rate

    

Date

    

2025

    

Date

    

Sale Contracts:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Euro

 

3,000

 

1.1005

 

3,302

 

3,180

 

Nov 2025

 

Item 4.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

We conducted an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of January 31, 2025, pursuant to Rule 13a 15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based upon that evaluation, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the evaluation date.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended January 31, 2025 that 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

From time to time, we are involved in various claims and lawsuits arising in the normal course of business. Pursuant to applicable accounting rules, we accrue the minimum liability for each known claim when the estimated outcome is a range of possible loss and no one amount within that range is more likely than another. We maintain insurance policies for such matters, and we record insurance recoveries when we determine such recovery to be probable. We do not expect any of these claims, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. We believe that the ultimate resolution of claims for any losses will not exceed our insurance policy coverages.

Item 1A.    RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A – Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10 K for the year ended October 31, 2024.

Item 2.    UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.      

   

Item 5.    OTHER INFORMATION

During the period covered by this report, the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors engaged our independent registered public accounting firm to perform non-audit, tax planning services. This disclosure is made pursuant to Section 10A(i)(2) of the Exchange Act, as added by Section 202 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

During the three months ended January 31, 2025, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) adopted, modified or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of our securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) of the Exchange Act or any non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as defined in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules).

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Item 6.    EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT INDEX

3.1

    

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended effective March 15, 2024, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10 Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2024.

 

 

 

3.2

 

Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant, as amended through March 15, 2024, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2024.

 

 

31.1

 

Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

32.2

 

Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

101

 

The following information from the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss); (iii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity; (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements; and (vii) information regarding trading arrangements set forth in Part II, Item 5.

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

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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.

HURCO COMPANIES, INC.

By:

/s/ Sonja K. McClelland

Sonja K. McClelland

Executive Vice President, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer

March 7, 2025

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Gregory Volovic, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Hurco Companies, Inc.;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures [as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)] and internal control over financial reporting [as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)] for the registrant and have:

(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Arch

/s/ Gregory Volovic

Gregory Volovic

Chief Executive Officer

March 7, 2025


Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Sonja K. McClelland, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Hurco Companies, Inc.;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures [as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)] and internal control over financial reporting [as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)] for the registrant and have:

(a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)   Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)   Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Sonja K. McClelland

Sonja K. McClelland

Executive Vice President, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer

March 7, 2025


Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Hurco Companies, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended January 31, 2025 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Arch

/s/ Gregory Volovic

Gregory Volovic

Chief Executive Officer

March 7, 2025


Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Hurco Companies, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended January 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

ar

/s/ Sonja K. McClelland

Sonja K. McClelland

Executive Vice President, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer

March 7, 2025


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Document And Entity Information - shares
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Feb. 28, 2025
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]    
Document Type 10-Q  
Document Quarterly Report true  
Document Period End Date Jan. 31, 2025  
Document Transition Report false  
Entity File Number 0-9143  
Entity Registrant Name HURCO COMPANIES, INC.  
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code IN  
Entity Tax Identification Number 35-1150732  
Entity Address, Address Line One One Technology Way  
Entity Address, City or Town Indianapolis  
Entity Address, State or Province IN  
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 46268  
City Area Code 317  
Local Phone Number 293-5309  
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock, no par value  
Trading Symbol HURC  
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ  
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes  
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes  
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer  
Entity Small Business true  
Entity Emerging Growth Company false  
Entity Shell Company false  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   6,483,990
Entity Central Index Key 0000315374  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --10-31  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2025  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q1  
Amendment Flag false  
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)
shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Jan. 31, 2024
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS    
Sales and service fees $ 46,414 $ 45,059
Cost of sales and service 38,124 35,364
Gross profit 8,290 9,695
Selling, general and administrative expenses 10,382 11,515
Operating (loss) income (2,092) (1,820)
Interest expense 58 131
Interest income 94 156
Investment income, net 161 59
Other (expense) income, net (384) (513)
(Loss) income before income taxes (2,279) (2,249)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes 2,041 (601)
Net (loss) income $ (4,320) $ (1,648)
(Loss) income per common share - basic $ (0.67) $ (0.25)
(Loss) income per common share - diluted $ (0.67) $ (0.25)
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic 6,459 6,483
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted 6,459 6,483
Dividends paid per share   $ 0.16
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Jan. 31, 2024
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)    
Net (loss) income $ (4,320) $ (1,648)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:    
Translation (loss) gain of foreign currency financial statements (5,394) 4,500
(Gain) / loss on derivative instruments reclassified into operations, net of tax (expense)/ benefit of $156 and $64, respectively 522 212
Gain / (loss) on derivative instruments, net of tax of ($29) and $5, respectively (96) 18
Total other comprehensive (loss) income (4,968) 4,730
Comprehensive (loss) income $ (9,288) $ 3,082
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Jan. 31, 2024
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)    
(Gain) / loss on derivative instruments reclassified into operations, tax $ 156 $ 64
Gain / (loss) on derivative instruments, tax $ (29) $ 5
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jan. 31, 2025
Oct. 31, 2024
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 41,820 $ 33,330
Accounts receivable, net 28,355 36,678
Inventories 139,736 153,037
Derivative assets 525 323
Prepaid and other assets 6,119 5,209
Total current assets 216,555 228,577
Property and equipment:    
Land 1,046 1,046
Building 7,381 7,381
Machinery and equipment 25,383 28,106
Leasehold improvements 4,248 4,667
Property and equipment, gross 38,058 41,200
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (29,903) (32,404)
Total property and equipment, net 8,155 8,796
Non-current assets:    
Software development costs, less accumulated amortization 7,235 7,044
Intangible assets, net 722 763
Operating lease - right of use assets, net 11,443 11,313
Deferred income taxes 617 1,349
Investments 8,414 8,216
Other assets 2,690 2,585
Total non-current assets 31,121 31,270
Total assets 255,831 268,643
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable 22,322 24,951
Customer deposits 3,228 4,308
Derivative liabilities 1,817 705
Operating lease liabilities 3,881 3,829
Accrued payroll and employee benefits 6,266 7,786
Accrued income taxes 1,451 866
Accrued expenses 4,013 4,258
Accrued warranty expenses 986 1,086
Total current liabilities 43,964 47,789
Non-current liabilities:    
Deferred income taxes 49 53
Accrued tax liability 537 537
Operating lease liabilities 7,917 7,852
Deferred credits and other 5,221 5,240
Total non-current liabilities 13,724 13,682
Commitment and contingencies
Shareholders' equity:    
Preferred stock: no par value per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued 0 0
Common stock: no par value, $.10 stated value per share, 12,500,000 shares authorized; 6,644,286 and 6,548,838 shares issued and 6,483,990 and 6,435,624 shares outstanding, as of January 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024, respectively 648 644
Additional paid-in capital 61,728 61,500
Retained earnings 157,102 161,422
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (21,335) (16,394)
Total shareholders' equity 198,143 207,172
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 255,831 $ 268,643
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares
Jan. 31, 2025
Oct. 31, 2024
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS    
Preferred stock, no par value $ 0 $ 0
Preferred stock, shares authorized 1,000,000 1,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued 0 0
Common Stock, No Par Value $ 0 $ 0
Common stock, stated value per share $ 0.10 $ 0.10
Common stock, shares authorized 12,500,000 12,500,000
Common stock, shares issued 6,644,286 6,548,838
Common stock, shares outstanding 6,483,990 6,435,624
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Jan. 31, 2024
Cash flows from operating activities:    
Net (loss) income $ (4,320) $ (1,648)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:    
Provision for doubtful accounts (9) (71)
Deferred income taxes (1,090) (92)
Deferred income tax valuation allowances 2,385  
Equity in loss (income) of affiliates (87) 22
Foreign currency (gain) loss (199) 512
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives 1,054 (656)
Depreciation and amortization 710 908
Stock-based compensation 584 591
Change in assets and liabilities:    
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable 7,537 7,528
(Increase) decrease in inventories 9,261 (2,496)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses (1,636) (2,388)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable (1,894) (2,519)
Increase (decrease) in customer deposits (959) 1,021
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses 84 (507)
Increase (decrease) in accrued payroll and employee benefits (1,520) (2,349)
Increase (decrease) in accrued income tax 605 (176)
Net change in deferred tax assets and liabilities 78 53
Other (247) (302)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities 10,337 (2,569)
Cash flows from investing activities:    
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 176 15
Purchase of property and equipment (93) (444)
Software development costs (463) (388)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities (380) (817)
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Dividends paid   (1,032)
Taxes paid related to net settlement of restricted shares (352) (315)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities (352) (1,347)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (1,115) 885
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents 8,490 (3,848)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 33,330 41,784
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 41,820 $ 37,936
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Common Stock
Additional Paid-in Capital
Retained Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Total
Balances at Oct. 31, 2023 $ 646 $ 61,665 $ 180,124 $ (20,204) $ 222,231
Balances (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2023 6,462,138        
Net Income (Loss)     (1,648)   (1,648)
Other comprehensive income (loss)       4,730 4,730
Stock-based compensation expense, net of taxes withheld for vested restricted shares $ 5 271     276
Stock-based compensation expense, net of taxes withheld for vested restricted shares (in shares) 43,895        
Dividends paid     (1,032)   (1,032)
Balances at Jan. 31, 2024 $ 651 61,936 177,444 (15,474) 224,557
Balances (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2024 6,506,033        
Balances at Oct. 31, 2024 $ 644 61,500 161,422 (16,394) 207,172
Balances (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2024 6,435,624        
Net Income (Loss)     (4,320)   (4,320)
Other comprehensive income (loss)       (4,941) (4,941)
Stock-based compensation expense, net of taxes withheld for vested restricted shares $ 4 228     232
Stock-based compensation expense, net of taxes withheld for vested restricted shares (in shares) 48,366        
Balances at Jan. 31, 2025 $ 648 $ 61,728 $ 157,102 $ (21,335) $ 198,143
Balances (in shares) at Jan. 31, 2025 6,483,990        
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GENERAL
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
GENERAL  
GENERAL
1.GENERAL

The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of Hurco Companies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.  As used in this report, the words “we”, “us”, “our”, “Hurco” and the “Company” refer to Hurco Companies, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

We design, manufacture, and sell computerized (i.e., Computer Numeric Control (“CNC”)) machine tools, consisting primarily of vertical machining centers (mills) and turning centers (lathes), to companies in the metal cutting industry through a worldwide sales, service, and distribution network.  Although most of our computer control systems and software products are proprietary, they predominantly use industry standard personal computer components.  Our computer control systems and software products are primarily sold as integral components of our computerized machine tool products.  We also provide machine tool components, automation integration equipment and solutions for job shops, software options, control upgrades, accessories and replacement parts for our products, as well as customer service, training, and applications support.  

The condensed consolidated financial information as of January 31, 2025 and for the three months ended January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2024 is unaudited.  However, in our opinion, the interim data includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly our consolidated financial position, results of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for and at the end of the interim periods.  We suggest that you read these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2024.

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REVENUE RECOGNITION
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
REVENUE RECOGNITION  
REVENUE RECOGNITION

2.    REVENUE RECOGNITION

We design, manufacture, and sell computerized machine tools.  Our computer control systems and software products are primarily sold as integral components of our computerized machine tool products.  We also provide machine tool components, automation integration equipment and solutions for job shops, software options, control upgrades, accessories, and replacement parts for our products, as well as customer service, training, and applications support.

We recognize revenues from the sale of machine tools, components and accessories and services, and reflect the consideration to which we expect to be entitled.  We record revenues based on a five-step model in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidance codified in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASC 606”).  In accordance with ASC 606, we have defined contracts as agreements with our customers and distributors in the form of purchase orders, packing or shipping documents, invoices, and, periodically, verbal requests for components and accessories. For each contract, we identify our performance obligations, which are delivering goods or services, determine the transaction price, allocate the contract transaction price to each of the performance obligations (when applicable), and recognize the revenue when (or as) the performance obligation to the customer is fulfilled.  A good or service is transferred when the customer obtains control of that good or service. Our computerized machine tools are general purpose computer-controlled machine tools that are typically used in stand–alone operations. Prior to shipment, we test each machine to ensure the machine’s compliance with standard operating specifications. We deem that the customer obtains control upon delivery of the product and that obtaining control is not contingent upon contractual customer acceptance. Therefore, we recognize revenue from sales of our machine tool systems upon delivery of the product to the customer or distributor, which is normally at the time of shipment.

Depending upon geographic location, after shipment, a machine may be installed at the customer’s facility by a distributor, independent contractor, or by one of our service technicians. In most instances where a machine is sold through a distributor, we have no installation involvement. If sales are direct or through sales agents, we will typically complete the machine installation, which consists of the reassembly of certain parts that were removed for shipping and the re-testing of the machine to ensure that it is performing within the standard specifications. We consider the machine installation process for our 3-axis machines to be inconsequential and immaterial within the context of the contract. For our 5-axis machines that we install, we estimate the fair value of the installation performance obligation and recognize that installation revenue on a prorata basis over the period of the installation process.

From time to time, and depending upon geographic location, we may provide training or freight services. We consider these services to be immaterial within the context of the contract, as the value of these services typically does not rise to a material level as a component of the total contract value. Service fees from maintenance contracts are deferred and recognized in earnings on a prorata basis over the term of the contract and are generally sold on a stand-alone basis. Customer discounts and estimated product returns are recorded as a reduction of revenue in the same period that the related sales are recorded.  We have reviewed the overall sales transactions for variable consideration and have determined that these amounts are not material.

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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES  
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

3.    DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

We are exposed to certain market risks relating to our ongoing business operations, including foreign currency risk, interest rate risk and credit risk.  We manage our exposure to these and other market risks through regular operating and financing activities.  Currently, the only risk that we manage through the use of derivative instruments is foreign currency risk, for which we enter into derivative instruments in the form of foreign currency forward exchange contracts with a major financial institution.

We enter into these forward exchange contracts to reduce the potential effects of foreign exchange rate movements on our net equity investment in one of our foreign subsidiaries, to reduce the impact on gross profit and net earnings from sales and purchases denominated in foreign currencies, and to reduce the impact on our net earnings of foreign currency fluctuations on receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies that are different than the subsidiaries’ functional currency.  We are primarily exposed to foreign currency exchange rate risk with respect to transactions and net assets denominated in Euros, Pounds Sterling, Indian Rupee, Singapore Dollars, Chinese Yuan, Polish Zloty, and New Taiwan Dollars.  We record all derivative instruments as assets or liabilities at fair value.

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments

We enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts periodically to hedge certain forecasted inter-company sales and purchases denominated in the following foreign currencies: the Pound Sterling, Euro and New Taiwan Dollar.  The purpose of these instruments is to mitigate the risk that the U.S. dollar net cash inflows and outflows resulting from sales and purchases denominated in foreign currencies will be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates.  These forward contracts have been designated as cash flow hedge instruments and are recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value in Derivative assets and Derivative liabilities.  The effective portion of the gains and losses resulting from the changes in the fair value of these hedge contracts is deferred in Accumulated other comprehensive loss and recognized as an adjustment to Cost of sales and service in the period that the corresponding inventory sold that is the subject of the related hedge contract is recognized, thereby providing an offsetting economic impact against the corresponding change in the U.S. dollar value of the inter-company sale or purchase being hedged.  The ineffective portion of gains and losses resulting from the changes in the fair value of these hedge contracts is immediately reported in Other income (expense), net.  We perform quarterly assessments of hedge effectiveness by verifying and documenting the critical terms of the hedge instrument and determining that forecasted transactions have not changed significantly.  We also assess on a quarterly basis whether there have been adverse developments regarding the risk of a counterparty default.  

We had forward contracts outstanding as of January 31, 2025, denominated in Euros, Pounds Sterling, and New Taiwan Dollars with set maturity dates ranging from February 2025 through January 2026. The contract amounts, expressed at forward rates in U.S. dollars at January 31, 2025, were $7.1 million for Euros, $4.7 million for Pounds Sterling, and $16.3 million for New Taiwan Dollars. At January 31, 2025, we had $0.1 million of realized loss, net of tax, related to cash flow hedges deferred in Accumulated other comprehensive loss. Included in this amount was $0.2 million of unrealized loss, net of tax, related to cash flow hedge instruments that remain subject to currency fluctuation risk. The majority of these deferred gains will be recorded as an adjustment to Cost of sales and service in periods through January 2026, when the corresponding inventory that is the subject of the related hedge contracts is sold, as described above.

We are also exposed to foreign currency exchange risk related to our investment in net assets in foreign countries. To manage this risk, we entered into a forward contract with a notional amount of €3.0 million in November 2024. We designated this forward contract as a hedge of our net investment in Euro denominated assets. We selected the forward method under FASB guidance related to the accounting for derivative instruments and hedging activities. The forward method requires all changes in the fair value of the contract to be reported as a cumulative translation adjustment in Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, in the same manner as the underlying hedged net assets. This forward contract matures in November 2025. As of January 31, 2025, we had a realized gain of $1.2 million and an unrealized gain of $0.1 million, net of tax, recorded as cumulative translation adjustments in Accumulated other comprehensive loss related to this forward contract.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

We also enter into foreign currency forward exchange contracts to protect against the effects of foreign currency fluctuations on inter-company receivables, payables and loans denominated in foreign currencies. These derivative instruments are not designated as hedges under FASB guidance and, as a result, changes in their fair value are reported currently in Other (expense) income, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations consistent with the transaction gain or loss on the related receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies.  

We had forward contracts outstanding as of January 31, 2025, denominated in Euros, Pounds Sterling, and New Taiwan Dollars with set maturity dates ranging from February 2025 through December 2025.  The contract amounts, expressed at forward rates in U.S. dollars at January 31, 2025, totaled $62.3 million.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

We recognize the fair value of derivative instruments as assets and liabilities on a gross basis on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of January 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024, all derivative instruments were recorded at fair value on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows (in thousands):

January 31, 2025

October 31, 2024

Balance Sheet

Fair

Balance Sheet

Fair

Derivatives

    

Location

    

Value

    

Location

    

Value

    

Designated as Hedging Instruments:

  

  

  

  

Foreign exchange forward contracts

Derivative assets

$

449

Derivative assets

$

165

Foreign exchange forward contracts

Derivative liabilities

$

574

Derivative liabilities

$

430

  

 

 

  

Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:

  

 

  

Foreign exchange forward contracts

Derivative assets

$

76

Derivative assets

$

158

Foreign exchange forward contracts

Derivative liabilities

$

1,243

Derivative liabilities

$

275

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

Derivative instruments had the following effects on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, net of tax, during the three months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

Location of Gain

Amount of Gain

Amount of Gain (Loss)

 (Loss) Reclassified

 (Loss) Reclassified

Recognized in Other

from Other

from Other

 Comprehensive

Comprehensive

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

Income (Loss)

Income (Loss)

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

January 31, 

January 31, 

Derivatives

    

2025

    

2024

    

    

2025

    

2024

    

Designated as Hedging Instruments:

(Effective Portion)

 

  

  

  

 

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts
– Intercompany sales/purchases

$

(96)

$

18

Cost of sales and service

$

(522)

 

$

(212)

Foreign exchange forward contract
– Net investment

$

106

$

(55)

  

 

  

  

 

  

We did not recognize any gains or losses as a result of hedges deemed ineffective for either of the three months ended January 31, 2025 or 2024. We recognized the following gains and losses in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during the three months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 on derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments (in thousands):

Location of Gain 

(Loss) Recognized

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Derivatives

 in Operations

Recognized in Operations

Three Months Ended

January 31, 

Derivatives

    

    

2025

    

2024

    

Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:

 

  

 

  

 

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts

 

Other (expense) income, net

$

(1,093)

 

$

444

 

The following table presents the changes in the components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, for the three months ended January 31, 2025 (in thousands):

Foreign

Cash

Currency

Flow

    

Translation

    

Hedges

    

Total

Balance, October 31, 2024

$

(14,511)

  

$

(1,883)

$

(16,394)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

 

(5,394)

 

(96)

 

(5,490)

Reclassifications

 

 

522

 

522

Deferred income tax valuation allowances

 

 

27

 

27

Balance, January 31, 2025

$

(19,905)

  

$

(1,430)

$

(21,335)

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EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN  
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

4.    EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

In March 2016, we adopted the Hurco Companies, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the “2016 Equity Plan”), which allows us to grant awards of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, stock units and other stock-based awards.  The 2016 Equity Plan replaced the Hurco Companies, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2008 Equity Plan”) and is the only active plan under which equity awards may be made by us to our employees and non-employee directors.  No further awards will be made under our 2008 Equity Plan.  The total number of shares of our common stock that may be issued pursuant to awards under the 2016 Equity Plan was initially 856,048, which included 386,048 shares that remained available for future grants under the 2008 Equity Plan as of March 10, 2016, the date our shareholders approved the 2016 Equity Plan.  On March 10, 2022, our shareholders approved the Amended and Restated Hurco Companies, Inc. 2016 Equity Incentive Plan, which, among other items, increased the aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the 2016 Equity Plan by 850,000 shares.

The Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors has the authority to determine the officers, directors, and key employees who will be granted awards under the 2016 Equity Plan; designate the number of shares subject to each award; determine the terms and conditions upon which awards will be granted; and prescribe the form and terms of award agreements. We have granted restricted shares and performance stock units under the 2016 Equity Plan that are currently outstanding. The market value of a share of our common stock, for purposes of the 2016 Equity Plan, is the closing sale price as reported by the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the date in question or, if not a trading day, on the last preceding trading date.

On January 7, 2025, the Compensation Committee approved a long-term incentive compensation arrangement for our executive officers in the form of time-based restricted shares and performance stock units (“PSUs”) under the 2016 Equity Plan, which will be payable in shares of our common stock if earned and vested. The awards were approximately 45% time-based vesting and approximately 55% performance-based vesting. The three-year performance period for the PSUs is fiscal year 2025 through fiscal year 2027.

On that date, the Compensation Committee granted a total of 75,119 shares of time-based restricted stock to our executive officers.  The restricted shares vest in thirds over three years from the date of grant provided the recipient remains employed through that date.  The grant date fair value of the restricted shares was based upon the closing sales price of our common stock on the date of grant, which was $19.81 per share.

On January 7, 2025, the Compensation Committee also granted a total target number of 50,078 PSUs to our executive officers designated as “PSU – NI”. These PSUs were weighted as approximately 30% of the overall 2025 executive long-term incentive compensation arrangement and will vest and be paid based upon the achievement of pre-established goals related to our average net income over the three-year period of fiscal years 2025-2027. Participants will have the ability to earn between 50% of the target number of the PSUs – NI for achieving threshold performance and 200% of the target number of the PSUs – NI for achieving maximum performance. The grant date fair value of the PSUs – NI was based on the closing sales price of our common stock on grant date, which was $19.81 per PSU.

On January 7, 2025, the Compensation Committee also granted a total target number of 41,735 PSUs to our executive officers designated as “PSU –FCF”. These PSUs were weighted as approximately 25% of the overall 2025 executive long-term incentive compensation arrangement and will vest and be paid based upon the achievement of pre-established goals related to our average free cash flow over the three-year period of fiscal years 2025-2027. Participants will have the ability to earn between 50% of the target number of the PSUs – FCF for achieving threshold performance and 200% of the target number of the PSUs – FCF for achieving maximum performance. The grant date fair value of the PSUs – FCF was based on the closing sales price of our common stock on the grant date, which was $19.81 per PSU.

On November 13, 2024, the Compensation Committee granted a total of 13,525 shares of time-based restricted stock to our non-executive employees. The restricted shares vest in thirds over three years from the date of grant provided the recipient remains employed through that date. The grant date fair value of the restricted shares was based upon the closing sales price of our common stock on the date of grant, which was $21.80 per share.

A reconciliation of our restricted stock and PSU activity and related information for the three-month period ended January 31, 2025 is as follows:

Weighted Average Grant

    

Number of Shares

    

Date Fair Value

Unvested at October 31, 2024

 

378,092

$

24.97

Shares or units granted

 

180,457

19.96

Shares or units vested

 

(48,366)

28.07

Shares or units cancelled

 

(42,472)

31.06

Shares withheld

 

(17,748)

28.51

Unvested at January 31, 2025

 

449,963

$

21.91

During each of the first three months of fiscal 2025 and 2024, we recorded approximately $0.6 million, of stock-based compensation expense related to grants under the 2016 Equity Plan. As of January 31, 2025, there was an estimated $5.2 million of total unrecognized stock-based compensation cost that we expect to recognize by the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2028.

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EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE  
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

5.    EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

Per share results have been computed based on the average number of common shares outstanding over the period in question.  The computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share is determined using net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders as the numerator and the number of shares outstanding as the denominator as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

Three Months Ended

January 31, 

2025

2024

    

Basic

    

Diluted

    

Basic

    

Diluted

Net (loss) income

$

(4,320)

$

(4,320)

$

(1,648)

$

(1,648)

Undistributed earnings allocated to participating shares

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income applicable to common shareholders

$

(4,320)

$

(4,320)

$

(1,648)

$

(1,648)

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

6,459

 

6,459

 

6,483

 

6,483

Stock options and contingently issuable securities

 

 

 

 

 

6,459

 

6,459

 

6,483

 

6,483

(Loss) income per share

$

(0.67)

$

(0.67)

$

(0.25)

$

(0.25)

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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE  
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

6.    ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Accounts receivable is net of provision for credit losses of $1.5 million as of each of January 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024.

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INVENTORIES
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
INVENTORIES  
INVENTORIES

7.    INVENTORIES

Inventories, priced at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value, are summarized below (in thousands):

    

January 31, 

    

October 31, 

    

2025

2024

Purchased parts and sub–assemblies

$

33,287

  

$

35,385

Work–in–process

 

9,806

 

13,428

Finished goods

 

96,643

 

104,224

Inventories

$

139,736

  

$

153,037

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LEASES
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
LEASES  
LEASES

8.    LEASES

Our lease portfolio includes leased production and assembly facilities, warehouses and distribution centers, office space, vehicles, material handling equipment utilized in our production and assembly facilities, laptops and other information technology equipment, as well as other miscellaneous leased equipment. Most of the leased production and assembly facilities have lease terms ranging from two to five years, although the terms and conditions of our leases can vary significantly from lease to lease. We have assessed the specific terms and conditions of each lease to determine the amount of the lease payments and the length of the lease term, which includes the minimum period over which lease payments are required plus any renewal options that are both within our control to exercise and reasonably certain of being exercised upon lease commencement. In determining whether or not a renewal option is reasonably certain of being exercised, we assessed all relevant factors to determine if sufficient incentives exist as of lease commencement to conclude renewal is reasonably certain. There are no material residual value guarantees provided by us, nor any restrictions or covenants imposed by the leases to which we are a party. In determining the lease liability, we utilize our incremental borrowing rate to discount the future lease payments over the lease term to present value.

We record a right-of-use asset and lease liability on our Consolidated Balance Sheets for all leases that, at the commencement date, have a lease term of more than 12 months and are classified as leases under ASC 842.  

We recorded total operating lease expense of $1.3 million for each of the three months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, which is classified within Cost of sales and service and Selling, general and administrative expenses within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.  Operating lease expense includes short-term leases and variable lease payments which are immaterial.  There have been no lease costs capitalized on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of January 31, 2025.

The following table summarizes supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to operating leases for the three months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

    

January 31, 2025

    

January 31, 2024

Operating cash flow information:

    Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

$

1,210

$

1,219

Non-cash information:

    Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

$

1,909

$

1,865

The following table summarizes the maturities of undiscounted cash flows of lease commitments reconciled to the total lease liability as of January 31, 2025 (in thousands):

Remainder of 2025

$

3,321

2026

3,437

2027

2,759

2028

1,837

2029

578

2030 and thereafter

699

Total

12,631

   Less: Imputed interest

(833)

Present value of operating lease liabilities

$

11,798

As of January 31, 2025, the weighted-average remaining term of our lease portfolio was approximately 3.7 years and the weighted-average discount rate was approximately 3.5%.

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SEGMENT INFORMATION
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
SEGMENT INFORMATION  
SEGMENT INFORMATION

9.    SEGMENT INFORMATION

We operate in a single operating and reportable segment: industrial automation equipment. We design, manufacture, and sell computerized (i.e., Computer Numeric Control) machine tools, consisting primarily of vertical machining centers (mills) and turning centers (lathes), to companies in the metal cutting industry through a worldwide sales, service, and distribution network. Although most of our computer control systems and software products are proprietary, they predominantly use industry standard personal computer components. Our computer control systems and software products are primarily sold as integral components of our computerized machine tool products. We also provide machine tool components, automation integration equipment and solutions for job shops, software options, control upgrades, accessories and replacement parts for our products, as well as customer service, training, and applications support.

The following table sets forth sales and service fees by product group and services for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands):

Three Months Ended January 31, 

    

2025

    

2024

Computerized Machine Tools

$

37,802

  

$

35,772

Computer Control Systems and Software

 

656

 

583

Service Parts

 

5,864

 

6,643

Service Fees

 

2,092

 

2,061

Total

$

46,414

  

$

45,059

 Amounts shown do not include computer control systems and software sold as an integrated component of computerized machine tools.

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GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES  
GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES

10.    GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES

From time to time, our subsidiaries guarantee third party payment obligations in connection with the sale of machines to customers that use financing. We follow FASB guidance for accounting for guarantees (codified in ASC 460 Guarantees). As of January 31, 2025, we had eight outstanding third party payment guarantees totaling approximately $0.8 million. The terms of these guarantees are consistent with the underlying customer financing terms. Upon shipment of a machine, the customer assumes the risk of ownership. The customer does not obtain title, however, until it has paid for the machine. A retention of title clause allows us to recover the machine if the customer defaults on the financing. We accrue liabilities under these guarantees at fair value, which amounts are insignificant.

We provide warranties on our products with respect to defects in material and workmanship. The terms of these warranties are generally one year for machines and shorter periods for service parts. We recognize an estimated liability with respect to this obligation at the time of product sale, with subsequent warranty claims recorded against the estimated liability. The amount of the warranty estimated liability is determined based on historical trend experience and any known warranty issues that could cause future warranty costs to differ from historical experience.

A reconciliation of the changes in our warranty estimated liability is as follows (in thousands):

    

Three Months Ended

January 31, 

2025

2024

Balance, beginning of period

$

1,086

  

$

1,294

Provision for warranties during the period

 

492

 

607

Charges to the estimated liability

 

(565)

 

(698)

Impact of foreign currency translation

 

(27)

 

24

Balance, end of period

$

986

  

$

1,227

The year-over-year decrease in our warranty reserve was primarily due to a lower volume of more complexed, higher-performance machine sales.

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DEBT AGREEMENTS
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
DEBT AGREEMENTS  
DEBT AGREEMENTS

11.  DEBT AGREEMENTS

On December 31, 2018, we and our subsidiary Hurco B.V. entered into a credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as the lender, which was subsequently amended on each of March 13, 2020, December 23, 2020, December 17, 2021, January 4, 2023, and December 19, 2023 (as amended, the “2018 Credit Agreement”). The 2018 Credit Agreement provides for an unsecured revolving credit and letter of credit facility in a maximum aggregate amount of $40.0 million. The 2018 Credit Agreement provides that the maximum amount of outstanding letters of credit at any one time may not exceed $10.0 million, the maximum amount of outstanding loans made to our subsidiary Hurco B.V. at any one time may not exceed $20.0 million, and the maximum amount of all outstanding loans denominated in alternative currencies at any one time may not exceed $20.0 million. Under the 2018 Credit Agreement, we and Hurco B.V. are borrowers, and certain of our other subsidiaries are guarantors. The scheduled maturity date of the 2018 Credit Agreement is December 31, 2025.

Borrowings under the 2018 Credit Agreement bear interest at floating rates based on, at our option, either (i) a rate based upon the secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”), the Sterling Overnight Index Average Reference Rate, the Euro Interbank Offering Rate, or another alternative currency-based rate approved by the lender, depending on the term of the loan and the currency in which such loan is denominated, plus 1.00% per annum, or (ii) a base rate (which is the highest of (a) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (b) the prime rate or (c) the one month SOFR-based rate plus 1.00%), plus 0.00% per annum. Outstanding letters of credit will carry an annual rate of 1.00%.

The 2018 Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including covenants (1) restricting us from making certain investments, loans, advances and acquisitions (but permitting us to make investments in subsidiaries of up to $10.0 million); (2) restricting us from making certain payments, including (a) cash dividends, except that we may pay cash dividends as long as immediately before and after giving effect to such payment, the sum of the unused amount of the commitments under the 2018 Credit Agreement plus our cash on hand is not less than $10.0 million, and as long as we are not in default before and after giving effect to such dividend payments and (b) payments made to repurchase shares of our common stock, except that we may repurchase shares of our common stock as long as we are not in default before and after giving effect to such repurchases and the aggregate amount of payments made by us for all such repurchases during any fiscal year does not exceed $25.0 million; (3) requiring that we maintain a minimum working capital of $125.0 million; and (4) requiring that we maintain a minimum tangible net worth of $176.5 million.  We may use the proceeds from advances under the 2018 Credit Agreement for general corporate purposes.

In March 2019, our wholly-owned subsidiaries in Taiwan (Hurco Manufacturing Limited (“HML”)) and China (Ningbo Hurco Machine Tool, Ltd. (“NHML”)) closed on uncommitted revolving credit facilities with maximum aggregate amounts of 150 million New Taiwan Dollars and 32.5 million Chinese Yuan, respectively.  As uncommitted facilities, both the Taiwan and China credit facilities are subject to review and termination by the respective underlying lending institution from time to time.  In February and December 2023, NHML and HML, respectively, renewed the above-referenced credit facilities on substantially similar terms and identical maximum aggregate limits.

As of January 31, 2025, our existing credit facilities consisted of a €1.5 million revolving credit facility in Germany, the 150 million New Taiwan Dollars Taiwan credit facility, the 32.5 million Chinese Yuan China credit facility, and the $40.0 million revolving credit facility under the 2018 Credit Agreement.

As of January 31, 2025, there were no borrowings under any of our credit facilities and there was approximately $50.6 million of available borrowing capacity thereunder.  There were also no borrowings under any of our credit facilities as of October 31, 2024.

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INCOME TAXES
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
INCOME TAXES  
INCOME TAXES

12.  INCOME TAXES

Our provision for income taxes and effective tax rate is affected by the geographic composition of pre-tax income which includes jurisdictions with differing tax rates, conditional reduced tax rates, and other events that are not consistent from period to period, such as changes in income tax laws.

We recorded an income tax expense during the first three months of fiscal 2025 of $2.0 million, compared to an income tax benefit $0.6 million, for the same period in fiscal 2024. Our effective tax rate for the first three months of fiscal 2025 was (90%), compared to 27% in the corresponding prior year period. The year-over-year change was primarily due to a $2.4 million non-cash valuation allowance recorded on our Italian, U.S. and China deferred tax assets, as well as changes in geographic mix of income and loss that includes jurisdictions with differing tax rates, and discrete items related to unvested stock compensation. Because we have a valuation allowance recorded against our Italian, U.S. and China deferred tax assets, we did not record a tax benefit of $1.2 million for our U.S., Italy and China pre-tax losses for the three months ended January 31, 2025. The valuation allowance recorded during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 reflected a full valuation allowance and was recorded based on our conclusion that the deferred tax assets were not more likely than not going to be realized.  

Our unrecognized tax benefits were $28,000 as of each of January 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024, and in each case included accrued interest.

We recognize accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as components of income tax expense. As of January 31, 2025, the gross amount of interest accrued, reported in Accrued expenses, was approximately $7,000, which did not include the federal tax benefit of interest deductions.

We file U.S. federal and state income tax returns, as well as tax returns in several foreign jurisdictions. The statutes of limitations with respect to unrecognized tax benefits will expire this fiscal year.

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS  
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

13.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

FASB fair value guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which categorizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exist, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair values due to the short maturity of these instruments, and such instruments meet the Level 1 criteria of the three–tier fair value hierarchy discussed above. The carrying amount of short-term debt approximates fair value due to the variable rate of the interest and the short-term nature of the instrument.

In accordance with this guidance, the following table represents the fair value hierarchy for our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of January 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024 (in thousands):

Assets

Liabilities

    

January 31, 2025

    

October 31, 2024

    

January 31, 2025

    

October 31, 2024

    

Level 1

 

  

  

 

  

 

Mutual Funds

$

3,080

  

$

2,942

 

$

$

Level 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

$

525

  

$

323

 

$

1,817

$

705

Included in Level 1 assets are mutual fund investments under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan. We estimate the fair value of these investments on a recurring basis using market prices that are readily available.

Included in Level 2 fair value measurements are derivative assets and liabilities related to gains and losses on foreign currency forward exchange contracts entered into with a third party. We estimate the fair value of these derivatives on a recurring basis using foreign currency exchange rates obtained from active markets. Derivative instruments are reported in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements at fair value. We have derivative financial instruments in the form of foreign currency forward exchange contracts as described in Note 3 of Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The U.S. dollar equivalent notional amounts of these contracts were $95.6 million and $85.1 million at January 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024, respectively.

The fair value of our foreign currency forward exchange contracts and the related currency positions are subject to offsetting market risk resulting from foreign currency exchange rate volatility.  The counterparties to the forward exchange contracts are substantial and creditworthy financial institutions.  We do not consider either the risk of counterparties’ non-performance or the economic consequences of counterparties’ non-performance to be material risks.

v3.25.0.1
CONTINGENCIES AND LITIGATION
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
CONTINGENCIES AND LITIGATION  
CONTINGENCIES AND LITIGATION

14.  CONTINGENCIES AND LITIGATION

From time to time, we are involved in various claims and lawsuits arising in the normal course of business. Pursuant to applicable accounting rules, we accrue the minimum liability for each known claim when the estimated outcome is a range of possible loss and no one amount within that range is more likely than another. We maintain insurance policies for such matters, and we record insurance recoveries when we determine such recovery to be probable. We do not expect any of these claims, individually or in the aggregate, to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. We believe that the ultimate resolution of claims for any losses will not exceed our insurance policy coverages.

v3.25.0.1
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS  
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

15.  NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

New Accounting Pronouncements:

In November 2023, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, to update reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses and information used to assess segment performance. This update will be effective for our fiscal year 2025 annual reporting and subsequent interim periods.  We are currently assessing the impact this new accounting guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to income tax disclosures, which aims to improve disclosures and presentation requirements to the transparency of the income tax disclosures by requiring consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The amendments will be effective for our fiscal year 2026, with the option to early adopt at any time prior to the effective date.  We are currently assessing the impact this new accounting guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), which requires companies to disclose disaggregated information about any relevant expense caption presented on the face of the income statement within continuing operations into the following required natural expense categories, as applicable: (1) purchases of inventory, (2) employee compensation, (3) depreciation, (4) intangible asset amortization, and (5) depreciation, depletion, and amortization (“DD&A”) recognized as part of oil- and gas-producing activities or other depletion expenses. This update will be effective for our fiscal year 2028 annual reporting. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently assessing the impact this new accounting guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

v3.25.0.1
Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Jan. 31, 2024
Pay vs Performance Disclosure    
Net Income (Loss) $ (4,320) $ (1,648)
v3.25.0.1
Insider Trading Arrangements
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Trading Arrangements, by Individual  
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Adopted false
Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
Non-Rule 10b5-1 Arrangement Terminated false
v3.25.0.1
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Schedule of fair value of derivative instruments As of January 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024, all derivative instruments were recorded at fair value on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows (in thousands):

January 31, 2025

October 31, 2024

Balance Sheet

Fair

Balance Sheet

Fair

Derivatives

    

Location

    

Value

    

Location

    

Value

    

Designated as Hedging Instruments:

  

  

  

  

Foreign exchange forward contracts

Derivative assets

$

449

Derivative assets

$

165

Foreign exchange forward contracts

Derivative liabilities

$

574

Derivative liabilities

$

430

  

 

 

  

Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:

  

 

  

Foreign exchange forward contracts

Derivative assets

$

76

Derivative assets

$

158

Foreign exchange forward contracts

Derivative liabilities

$

1,243

Derivative liabilities

$

275

Schedule of effect of derivative instruments on the balance Sheets, statements of changes in shareholders' equity and statements of operations Derivative instruments had the following effects on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity, and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, net of tax, during the three months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

Location of Gain

Amount of Gain

Amount of Gain (Loss)

 (Loss) Reclassified

 (Loss) Reclassified

Recognized in Other

from Other

from Other

 Comprehensive

Comprehensive

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

Income (Loss)

Income (Loss)

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

January 31, 

January 31, 

Derivatives

    

2025

    

2024

    

    

2025

    

2024

    

Designated as Hedging Instruments:

(Effective Portion)

 

  

  

  

 

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts
– Intercompany sales/purchases

$

(96)

$

18

Cost of sales and service

$

(522)

 

$

(212)

Foreign exchange forward contract
– Net investment

$

106

$

(55)

  

 

  

  

 

  

Schedule of changes in the components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

The following table presents the changes in the components of Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, for the three months ended January 31, 2025 (in thousands):

Foreign

Cash

Currency

Flow

    

Translation

    

Hedges

    

Total

Balance, October 31, 2024

$

(14,511)

  

$

(1,883)

$

(16,394)

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications

 

(5,394)

 

(96)

 

(5,490)

Reclassifications

 

 

522

 

522

Deferred income tax valuation allowances

 

 

27

 

27

Balance, January 31, 2025

$

(19,905)

  

$

(1,430)

$

(21,335)

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument  
Schedule of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments We recognized the following gains and losses in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations during the three months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 on derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments (in thousands):

Location of Gain 

(Loss) Recognized

Amount of Gain (Loss)

Derivatives

 in Operations

Recognized in Operations

Three Months Ended

January 31, 

Derivatives

    

    

2025

    

2024

    

Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:

 

  

 

  

 

 

Foreign exchange forward contracts

 

Other (expense) income, net

$

(1,093)

 

$

444

 

v3.25.0.1
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN  
Schedule of reconciliation of our restricted stock and PSU activity and related information

Weighted Average Grant

    

Number of Shares

    

Date Fair Value

Unvested at October 31, 2024

 

378,092

$

24.97

Shares or units granted

 

180,457

19.96

Shares or units vested

 

(48,366)

28.07

Shares or units cancelled

 

(42,472)

31.06

Shares withheld

 

(17,748)

28.51

Unvested at January 31, 2025

 

449,963

$

21.91

v3.25.0.1
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE  
Schedule of computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share The computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share is determined using net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders as the numerator and the number of shares outstanding as the denominator as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

Three Months Ended

January 31, 

2025

2024

    

Basic

    

Diluted

    

Basic

    

Diluted

Net (loss) income

$

(4,320)

$

(4,320)

$

(1,648)

$

(1,648)

Undistributed earnings allocated to participating shares

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income applicable to common shareholders

$

(4,320)

$

(4,320)

$

(1,648)

$

(1,648)

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

6,459

 

6,459

 

6,483

 

6,483

Stock options and contingently issuable securities

 

 

 

 

 

6,459

 

6,459

 

6,483

 

6,483

(Loss) income per share

$

(0.67)

$

(0.67)

$

(0.25)

$

(0.25)

v3.25.0.1
INVENTORIES (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
INVENTORIES  
Schedule of inventories

Inventories, priced at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value, are summarized below (in thousands):

    

January 31, 

    

October 31, 

    

2025

2024

Purchased parts and sub–assemblies

$

33,287

  

$

35,385

Work–in–process

 

9,806

 

13,428

Finished goods

 

96,643

 

104,224

Inventories

$

139,736

  

$

153,037

v3.25.0.1
LEASES (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
LEASES  
Schedule of supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to operating leases

The following table summarizes supplemental cash flow information and non-cash activity related to operating leases for the three months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 (in thousands):

Three Months Ended

Three Months Ended

    

January 31, 2025

    

January 31, 2024

Operating cash flow information:

    Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

$

1,210

$

1,219

Non-cash information:

    Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

$

1,909

$

1,865

Schedule of maturities of undiscounted cash flows of lease commitments reconciled to the total lease liability

The following table summarizes the maturities of undiscounted cash flows of lease commitments reconciled to the total lease liability as of January 31, 2025 (in thousands):

Remainder of 2025

$

3,321

2026

3,437

2027

2,759

2028

1,837

2029

578

2030 and thereafter

699

Total

12,631

   Less: Imputed interest

(833)

Present value of operating lease liabilities

$

11,798

v3.25.0.1
SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
SEGMENT INFORMATION  
Schedule of Net Sales and Service Fees by Product Category

The following table sets forth sales and service fees by product group and services for the fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 (dollars in thousands):

Three Months Ended January 31, 

    

2025

    

2024

Computerized Machine Tools

$

37,802

  

$

35,772

Computer Control Systems and Software

 

656

 

583

Service Parts

 

5,864

 

6,643

Service Fees

 

2,092

 

2,061

Total

$

46,414

  

$

45,059

 Amounts shown do not include computer control systems and software sold as an integrated component of computerized machine tools.

v3.25.0.1
GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES  
Schedule of reconciliation of the changes in our warranty estimated liability

A reconciliation of the changes in our warranty estimated liability is as follows (in thousands):

    

Three Months Ended

January 31, 

2025

2024

Balance, beginning of period

$

1,086

  

$

1,294

Provision for warranties during the period

 

492

 

607

Charges to the estimated liability

 

(565)

 

(698)

Impact of foreign currency translation

 

(27)

 

24

Balance, end of period

$

986

  

$

1,227

v3.25.0.1
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS  
Schedule of fair value hierarchy for financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value

In accordance with this guidance, the following table represents the fair value hierarchy for our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of January 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024 (in thousands):

Assets

Liabilities

    

January 31, 2025

    

October 31, 2024

    

January 31, 2025

    

October 31, 2024

    

Level 1

 

  

  

 

  

 

Mutual Funds

$

3,080

  

$

2,942

 

$

$

Level 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

$

525

  

$

323

 

$

1,817

$

705

v3.25.0.1
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Additional Information (Details)
€ in Millions, $ in Millions
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2024
EUR (€)
Jan. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Oct. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Derivative financial instruments:      
Notional principal of foreign exchange contracts   $ 95.6 $ 85.1
Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Derivative financial instruments:      
Unrealized gain (loss), net of tax, to be reclassified in next 12 months   0.2  
Forward Contracts      
Derivative financial instruments:      
Gain (loss), net of tax, related to cash flow hedged   0.1  
Forward Contracts | Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Derivative financial instruments:      
Notional principal of foreign exchange contracts | € € 3.0    
Derivative maturity date November 2025    
Realized gain, net of tax, recorded as cumulative translation adjustments in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss   1.2  
Unrealized gain, net of tax, recorded as cumulative translation adjustments in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss   0.1  
Euros | Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Derivative financial instruments:      
Notional principal of foreign exchange contracts   7.1  
Pounds Sterling | Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Derivative financial instruments:      
Notional principal of foreign exchange contracts   4.7  
New Taiwan Dollars | Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Derivative financial instruments:      
Notional principal of foreign exchange contracts   $ 16.3  
Forward Contracts Denominated In Euros Pounds Sterling And New Taiwan | Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Derivative financial instruments:      
Derivative maturity date   February 2025 through January 2026  
Forward Contracts Denominated In Euros Pounds Sterling And New Taiwan | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument      
Derivative financial instruments:      
Notional principal of foreign exchange contracts   $ 62.3  
Derivative maturity date   February 2025 through December 2025  
v3.25.0.1
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Fair value of derivative instruments (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jan. 31, 2025
Oct. 31, 2024
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]    
Derivative assets $ 525 $ 323
Derivative liabilities 1,817 705
Designated as Hedging Instrument    
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 449 165
Derivative liabilities 574 430
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument    
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]    
Derivative assets 76 158
Derivative liabilities $ 1,243 $ 275
v3.25.0.1
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Effect of derivative instruments (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Jan. 31, 2024
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) $ (96) $ 18
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (522) (212)
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign Exchange Forward | Intercompany sales/purchases    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (96) 18
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (522) (212)
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign Exchange Forward | Net Investment Hedging    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) 106 (55)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Foreign Exchange Forward | Other Income And Expense    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]    
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Operations $ (1,093) $ 444
v3.25.0.1
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES - Changes in components of accumulated other comprehensive loss (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Jan. 31, 2024
Derivative [Line Items]    
Beginning Balance $ (16,394)  
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (5,490)  
Reclassifications 522 $ 212
Deferred income tax valuation allowances 27  
Ending Balance (21,335)  
Foreign Currency Translation    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Beginning Balance (14,511)  
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (5,394)  
Ending Balance (19,905)  
Cash Flow Hedging    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Beginning Balance (1,883)  
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications (96)  
Reclassifications 522  
Deferred income tax valuation allowances 27  
Ending Balance $ (1,430)  
v3.25.0.1
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Jan. 07, 2025
Nov. 13, 2024
Mar. 10, 2022
Jan. 31, 2025
Jan. 31, 2024
Oct. 31, 2024
Mar. 10, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Restricted stock granted       180,457      
Grant date fair value of restricted stock       $ 21.91   $ 24.97  
Unrecognized Stock-based compensation expense       $ 5.2      
2016 Equity Plan              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Total number of shares of common stock that may be issued as awards under 2016 Plan             856,048
Number of Shares Available for Grant under the 2008 Plan             386,048
Number of additional shares authorized     850,000        
Stock-based compensation expense       $ 0.6 $ 0.6    
2008 Equity Plan              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Restricted stock granted       0      
Time Based              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Restricted stock granted 75,119 13,525          
Grant date fair value of restricted stock $ 19.81 $ 21.8          
Percentage of incentive compensation arrangement 45.00%            
Vesting period 3 years 3 years          
Performance Based              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Percentage of incentive compensation arrangement 55.00%            
Vesting period 3 years            
Performance Based | PSU TSR              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Restricted stock granted 50,078            
Grant date fair value of restricted stock $ 19.81            
Percentage of incentive compensation arrangement 30.00%            
Vesting period 3 years            
Performance Based | PSU TSR | Maximum              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Percentage of target number of shares to be earned 200.00%            
Performance Based | PSU TSR | Minimum              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Percentage of target number of shares to be earned 50.00%            
Performance Based | PSU ROIC              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Restricted stock granted 41,735            
Grant date fair value of restricted stock $ 19.81            
Percentage of incentive compensation arrangement 25.00%            
Vesting period 3 years            
Performance Based | PSU ROIC | Maximum              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Percentage of target number of shares to be earned 200.00%            
Performance Based | PSU ROIC | Minimum              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]              
Percentage of target number of shares to be earned 50.00%            
v3.25.0.1
EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN - Reconciliation of restricted stock activity (Details)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
$ / shares
shares
Number of Shares  
Unvested at beginning of period | shares 378,092
Shares or units granted | shares 180,457
Shares or units vested | shares (48,366)
Shares or units cancelled | shares (42,472)
Shares withheld | shares (17,748)
Unvested at end of period | shares 449,963
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value  
Unvested at beginning of period | $ / shares $ 24.97
Shares or units granted | $ / shares 19.96
Shares or units vested | $ / shares 28.07
Shares or units cancelled | $ / shares 31.06
Shares withheld | $ / shares 28.51
Unvested at end of period | $ / shares $ 21.91
v3.25.0.1
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Jan. 31, 2024
Basic    
Net (loss) income $ (4,320) $ (1,648)
Net (loss) income applicable to common shareholders $ (4,320) $ (1,648)
Weighted average shares outstanding 6,459 6,483
(Loss) income per common share - basic $ (0.67) $ (0.25)
Diluted    
Net (loss) income $ (4,320) $ (1,648)
Net (loss) income applicable to common shareholders $ (4,320) $ (1,648)
Weighted average shares outstanding prior to dilution effect 6,459 6,483
Weighted average shares outstanding 6,459 6,483
(Loss) income per common share - diluted $ (0.67) $ (0.25)
v3.25.0.1
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jan. 31, 2025
Oct. 31, 2024
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE    
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable $ 1.5 $ 1.5
v3.25.0.1
INVENTORIES (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jan. 31, 2025
Oct. 31, 2024
INVENTORIES    
Purchased parts and sub-assemblies $ 33,287 $ 35,385
Work-in-process 9,806 13,428
Finished goods 96,643 104,224
Inventories $ 139,736 $ 153,037
v3.25.0.1
LEASES (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Jan. 31, 2024
LEASES    
Operating lease expense $ 1.3 $ 1.3
Weighted-average remaining term 3 years 8 months 12 days  
Weighted-average discount rate 3.50%  
Capitalized lease costs $ 0.0  
Minimum    
LEASES    
Lease term (in years) 2 years  
Maximum    
LEASES    
Lease term (in years) 5 years  
v3.25.0.1
LEASES - Supplemental cash flow information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Jan. 31, 2024
LEASES    
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities $ 1,210 $ 1,219
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities $ 1,909 $ 1,865
v3.25.0.1
LEASES - Maturities of undiscounted cash flows of lease commitments (Details)
$ in Thousands
Jan. 31, 2025
USD ($)
LEASES  
Remainder of 2025 $ 3,321
2026 3,437
2027 2,759
2028 1,837
2029 578
2030 and thereafter 699
Total 12,631
Less: Imputed interest (833)
Present value of operating lease liabilities $ 11,798
v3.25.0.1
SEGMENT INFORMATION (Schedule of Net Sales and Service Fees by Product Category) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Jan. 31, 2024
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]    
Net sales and service fees $ 46,414 $ 45,059
Computerized Machine Tools    
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]    
Net sales and service fees 37,802 35,772
Computer Control Systems and Software    
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]    
Net sales and service fees 656 583
Service Parts    
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]    
Net sales and service fees 5,864 6,643
Service Fees    
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]    
Net sales and service fees $ 2,092 $ 2,061
v3.25.0.1
SEGMENT INFORMATION (Narrative) (Details)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
segment
SEGMENT INFORMATION  
Number of operating segments 1
Number of Reportable Segments 1
v3.25.0.1
GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES - Additional Information (Details)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
USD ($)
item
GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES  
Number Of Guarantees | item 8
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted | $ $ 0.8
Term of Product Warranty 1 year
v3.25.0.1
GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES - Reconciliation of the changes in our warranty estimated liability (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Jan. 31, 2024
GUARANTEES AND PRODUCT WARRANTIES    
Balance, beginning of period $ 1,086 $ 1,294
Provision for warranties during the period 492 607
Charges to the estimated liability (565) (698)
Impact of foreign currency translation (27) 24
Balance, end of period $ 986 $ 1,227
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DEBT AGREEMENTS (Details)
€ in Millions, ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2025
TWD ($)
Jan. 31, 2025
CNY (¥)
Jan. 31, 2025
EUR (€)
Oct. 31, 2024
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2019
TWD ($)
Mar. 31, 2019
CNY (¥)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Line of credit amount outstanding $ 0.0       $ 0.0    
Line Of Credit Agreement 2018              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity 40.0            
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity in alternative currencies $ 20.0            
Variable interest rate 0.00%            
Minimum working capital requirement $ 125.0            
Minimum tangible net worth requirement $ 176.5            
Line of credit, maturity date Dec. 31, 2025            
Allowable investments in alternative investments $ 10.0            
Borrowings available under credit facility 50.6            
Line of Credit, covenant, minimum cash on hand before dividends are paid 10.0            
Line of Credit, covenant, maximum annual share repurchase 25.0            
Hurco BV | Line Of Credit Agreement 2018              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity $ 20.0            
Federal funds | Line Of Credit Agreement 2018              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Variable interest rate 0.50%            
SOFR | Line Of Credit Agreement 2018              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Variable interest rate 1.00%            
Letter of credit | Line Of Credit Agreement 2018              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity $ 10.0            
Stated interest rate 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% 1.00%      
Revolving credit facility | Line Of Credit Agreement 2018              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity $ 40.0            
Revolving credit facility | Germany              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity | €       € 1.5      
Taiwan credit facility              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity   $ 150       $ 150  
China credit facility              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity | ¥     ¥ 32.5       ¥ 32.5
v3.25.0.1
INCOME TAXES (Details) - USD ($)
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
Jan. 31, 2024
Oct. 31, 2024
INCOME TAXES      
Income tax expense (benefit) $ 2,041,000 $ (601,000)  
Effective tax rate (90.00%) 27.00%  
Non-cash valuation allowance $ 2,400,000    
Income tax benefit not recognized 1,200,000    
Unrecognized tax benefits 28,000   $ 28,000
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest accrued $ 7,000    
v3.25.0.1
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Fair value hierarchy (Details) - Fair Value measurements recurring - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jan. 31, 2025
Oct. 31, 2024
Level 1    
Assets    
Mutual Funds $ 3,080 $ 2,942
Liabilities    
Mutual Funds 0 0
Level 2    
Assets    
Derivatives 525 323
Liabilities    
Derivatives $ 1,817 $ 705
v3.25.0.1
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jan. 31, 2025
Oct. 31, 2024
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS    
Notional amount of contracts $ 95.6 $ 85.1

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