UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018
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☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _________________
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Commission file number 001-11595
ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Tennessee
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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1725 Shepherd Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee
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37421
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(423) 899-5898
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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(Name of each exchange on which registered)
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Common Stock, $0.20 par value
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NASDAQ National Market
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of class)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to
Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained
herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting
company or 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. (Check one):
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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. ☐
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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As of June 30, 2018, the aggregate market value of the registrant's voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant
was approximately $1,345,595,000 based upon the closing sales price as reported on the NASDAQ National Market System.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:
As of February 19, 2019, Common Stock, par value $0.20 – 22,518,019 shares
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the following documents have been incorporated by reference into the Parts of this Annual Report on Form 10-K
indicated:
Document
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Form 10-K
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Proxy Statement relating to Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 25, 2019
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Part III
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ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.
2018 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Appendix A
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Signatures
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements contained anywhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not limited to historical information are considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, without limitation, statements regarding:
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These forward-looking statements are based largely on management's expectations, which are subject to a number of known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed in this report and in other documents filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which may cause actual results, financial or otherwise, to be materially different from those
anticipated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking
statements to reflect future events or circumstances. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “expect”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “goal”, “plan”, “intend”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “should,” “could” and similar
expressions.
In addition to the risks and uncertainties identified elsewhere herein and in other documents filed by us with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, the risk factors described in this document under the caption “Risk Factors” should be carefully considered when evaluating our business and future prospects.
PART I
All dollar amounts included in this section are in thousands.
General
Astec Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) is a Tennessee corporation which was incorporated in 1972. The Company designs,
engineers, manufactures and markets equipment and components used primarily in road building and related construction activities as well as other products discussed below. The Company's products are used in each phase of road building, from
quarrying and crushing the aggregate to application of the road surface. The Company also manufactures certain equipment and components unrelated to road construction, including equipment for the mining, quarrying, construction and demolition
industries and port and rail yard operators; gas and oil drilling rigs; water well and geothermal drilling rigs; industrial heat transfer equipment; commercial whole-tree pulpwood chippers; horizontal grinders; blower trucks; concrete plants;
commercial and industrial burners; and combustion control systems. The Company's subsidiaries hold 93 United States and 130 foreign patents and have an additional 62 United States and 86 foreign patent applications pending. The Company has been
responsible for many technological and engineering innovations in the industries in which it operates. The Company's products are marketed both domestically and internationally. In addition to equipment sales, the Company manufactures and sells
replacement parts for equipment in each of its product lines and replacement parts for some competitors' equipment. The distribution and sale of replacement parts is an integral part of the Company's business.
The Company's 17 manufacturing subsidiaries are:
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Astec, Inc. (including its Astec-Prairie du Chien/Dillman division), which designs, engineers, manufactures and markets asphalt
plants and related components;
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Roadtec, Inc., which designs, engineers, manufactures and markets highway class asphalt pavers, material transfer vehicles, milling
machines, soil stabilizing-reclaiming machinery and other equipment used in road building and resurfacing;
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Carlson Paving Products, Inc., which designs, engineers, manufactures and markets asphalt paver screeds and commercial pavers;
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Telsmith, Inc., which designs, engineers, manufactures and markets aggregate processing and mining equipment used in the aggregate,
mineral mining, metallic mining and recycling industries;
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Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc., which designs, engineers, manufactures and markets aggregate processing equipment for the crushed stone,
gravel, manufactured sand, recycle, top soil and remediation markets;
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Johnson Crushers International, Inc., which designs, engineers, manufactures and markets portable and stationary aggregate and ore
processing equipment for the crushed stone, gravel, manufactured sand, recycle, top soil and remediation markets;
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Astec Mobile Screens, Inc., which designs, engineers, manufactures and markets mobile screening plants, portable and stationary
structures and vibrating screens for the aggregate, recycle and material processing industries;
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Breaker Technology Ltd/Inc., which designs, engineers, manufactures and markets rock breaking systems in addition to mobile
processing equipment and utility vehicles for the mining and quarrying industries;
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Osborn Engineered Products SA (Pty) Ltd, which designs, engineers, manufactures and markets a complete line of bulk material handling
and minerals processing plant and equipment used in the aggregate, mineral mining, metallic mining and recycling industries and also markets equipment produced by other Astec companies;
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Astec do Brasil Fabricacao de Equipamentos Ltda., which manufactures and sells rock crushers, feeders, screens and asphalt plants and
represents the brands of several other Astec companies in the South American construction and mining industries;
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Telestack Limited, which designs, manufactures and installs a complete line of material handling systems to serve the port handling,
bulk material handling and aggregate markets;
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Heatec, Inc., which designs, engineers, manufactures and markets thermal fluid heaters, process heaters, waste heat recovery
equipment, liquid storage systems and polymer and rubber blending systems;
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CEI Enterprises, Inc., which designs, engineers, manufactures and markets thermal fluid heaters, storage tanks, concrete plants and
rubberized asphalt and polymer blending systems;
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GEFCO, Inc., which designs and manufactures portable drilling rigs and related equipment for the water well, environmental,
geothermal, geotechnical, groundwater monitoring, construction, mining and shallow oil and gas exploration and production industries, as well as trailer-mounted, high-pressure, high-volume double fluid pumpers for use in the oil and gas
energy services industry;
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Peterson Pacific Corp., which designs, engineers, manufactures and markets whole-tree pulpwood chippers, horizontal grinders and
blower trucks;
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Power Flame Incorporated, acquired on August 1, 2016, which designs, engineers, manufactures and markets commercial and industrial
burners and combustion control systems; and
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RexCon, Inc., formed to acquire substantially all the assets and liabilities of RexCon LLC on October 1, 2017, which designs,
engineers, manufactures and markets high-quality stationary and portable, central mix and ready mix concrete batch plants, concrete mixers and concrete paving equipment.
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The Company also has subsidiaries in Australia (Astec Australia Pty Ltd) and Germany (Astec Mobile Machinery GmbH, which is
in the process of being closed), and is in the start-up phase of a new subsidiary in Chile, that market, service and install equipment and provide parts in the regions in which they operate for many of the products produced by the Company’s
manufacturing subsidiaries.
The Company's strategy is to be the industry's most cost-efficient producer in each of its product lines while continuing to
develop innovative new products and provide first class service for its customers. Management believes that the Company is the technological innovator in the markets in which it operates and is well positioned to capitalize on the need to rebuild
and enhance roadway and utility infrastructure as well as in other areas in which it offers products and services, both in the United States and abroad.
Segment Reporting
The Company's business units have their own management teams and offer different products and services. The Company’s
business units are aggregated into three reportable business segments based upon the nature of the product or services produced, the type of customer for the products, the similarity of economic characteristics, the manner in which management reviews
results and the nature of the production process, among other considerations. The Company’s reportable business segments are (i) Infrastructure Group, (ii) Aggregate and Mining Group and (iii) Energy Group. The remaining business units not included
in one of the reportable segments provide support and corporate oversight for all the Company’s business units and include Astec Industries, Inc., the parent company, and Astec Insurance Company, a captive insurance company. We refer to these two
companies as the “Corporate” category throughout this document. The Company records U.S. federal income tax expenses and state deferred taxes for all business segments on the parent company’s books; therefore, these taxes are included in the
Corporate category for segment reporting.
Financial information in connection with the Company's financial reporting for segments of a business and for geographic
areas under FASB Accounting Standards Codification 280 is included in Note 18, Operations by Industry Segment and Geographic Area, in “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” presented in Appendix A of this report.
Infrastructure Group
The Infrastructure Group segment is made up of five business units. These business units include Astec, Inc. (“Astec”),
Roadtec, Inc. (“Roadtec”), Carlson Paving Products, Inc. (“Carlson”), Astec Mobile Machinery GmbH (“AMM”) and Astec Australia Pty Ltd (“Astec Australia”). Three of the business units (Astec, Roadtec and Carlson) design, engineer, manufacture and
market a complete line of asphalt plants and their related components, asphalt pavers, screeds, milling machines, material transfer vehicles, stabilizers and related ancillary equipment. The other two business units (AMM and Astec Australia)
primarily sell, service and install products produced by the manufacturing subsidiaries of the Company with a majority of their sales to customers in the infrastructure industry. As mentioned above, AMM is in the process of being closed.
Products
Astec designs, engineers, manufactures and markets a complete line of asphalt and related components primarily for the
asphalt production and paving industries. Certain component equipment supplied by Astec for asphalt plants is manufactured by other Company subsidiaries such as heating and storage equipment (manufactured by the Company’s Energy Group) and material
handling equipment (manufactured by the Company’s Aggregate and Mining Group). A typical asphalt mixing plant consists of heating and storage equipment for liquid asphalt; cold feed bins for blending aggregates; a counter-flow continuous type unit
(Astec Double Barrel) for drying, heating and mixing; a baghouse composed of air filters and other pollution control devices; hot storage bins or silos for temporary storage of hot-mix asphalt; and a control house. Astec introduced the concept of
high plant portability for asphalt plants in 1979. Its current generation of portable asphalt plants is marketed as the Six Pack and consists of six or more portable components designed to be easily transported from one construction site to another,
thereby reducing relocation expenses and interruption of operations. High plant portability is an industry innovation developed and successfully marketed by Astec.
Astec developed the patented water injection warm mix asphalt system, which allows the asphalt mix to be prepared and placed
at lower temperatures than conventional systems and operates with a substantial reduction in emissions during paving and load-out. Previous technologies for warm mix production rely on expensive additives, procedures and/or special asphalt cement
delivery systems that significantly increase the cost per ton of mix. The Company’s Astec multi-nozzle device eliminates the need for the expensive additives by mixing a small amount of water and asphalt cement together to create microscopic bubbles
that reduce the viscosity of the liquid asphalt coating on the rock, thereby allowing the mix to be handled and worked at lower temperatures.
Astec is focused on producing equipment with the most advanced mix recycling technology in the industry. More tons of
recyclable asphalt pavement (“RAP”) are available than are currently being utilized due to restrictions in the amount of RAP allowed by various governmental agencies. Astec’s recycle technology is continuously being enhanced and is providing the
science to alleviate the concerns driving such restrictions and to improve RAP utilization percentages in the asphalt industry. Astec’s latest system improvement, the RAP Pre-Dryer System, was successfully field prototyped in 2018 and is now
available to the industry. It has produced mixes of up to 80% RAP and can consistently produce mixes with 70% RAP. Astec has also enhanced its Double Barrel equipment line by providing a system with increased drum length and an external mixer that
provides the capability to use up to 65% RAP without pre-drying.
The components in Astec's asphalt mixing plants are fully automated and use both microprocessor-based and programmable logic
control systems for efficient operation. The plants are manufactured to meet or exceed federal and state clean air standards. Astec also builds batch type asphalt plants and has developed specialized asphalt recycling equipment for use with its
hot-mix asphalt plants.
Many of the Company’s highly technical, sophisticated large asphalt plants, while ideally suited for the United States
domestic market, are not as well suited in many foreign markets. Astec is nearing completion on two newly styled plants designed especially for foreign markets where Astec’s current product offerings have not been well received.
Roadtec manufactures asphalt pavers, material transfer vehicles, milling machines, soil stabilizing-reclaiming machinery and
other equipment used in road building and resurfacing. Roadtec pavers have been designed to minimize maintenance costs while exceeding road surface smoothness requirements. The equipment offered by Roadtec can be used in tandem with each other or
separately with equipment already owned by the customer.
Roadtec's Shuttle Buggy is a mobile, self-propelled material transfer vehicle which allows continuous paving by separating
truck unloading from the paving process while remixing the asphalt. A typical asphalt paver must stop paving to permit truck unloading of asphalt mix. By permitting continuous paving, the Shuttle Buggy allows the asphalt paver to produce a smoother
road surface while reducing the time required to pave the road surface and reducing the number of haul trucks required. As a result of the pavement smoothness achieved with this machine, certain states now require the use of the Shuttle Buggy.
Studies using infrared technology have revealed problems caused by differential cooling of the hot-mix during hauling. The Shuttle Buggy remixes the material to a uniform temperature and gradation, thus eliminating these problems.
Roadtec’s newest versions of its highly successful Shuttle Buggy includes the Guardian System that is designed to anticipate equipment maintenance needs resulting in more uptime reliability while also providing production and performance data as well
as real time location information to the owner. Roadtec’s Spray Paver model, which is recommended for use with the Shuttle Buggy, is also designed to carry and spray tack coat directly in front of the hot mix asphalt in a single process, thus
eliminating the need for a separate tack truck.
Roadtec manufactures milling machines designed to remove old asphalt from the road surface before new asphalt mix is
applied. Roadtec's line of milling machines, which are designed for larger jobs, are manufactured with a simplified control system, wide conveyors, direct drives and a wide range of horsepower and cutting capabilities to provide versatility in
product application. In addition to its half-lane and larger highway class milling machines, Roadtec also manufactures a smaller, utility class machine for two-to-four foot cutting widths and a utility class cold planer model mounted on steel
wheels.
Roadtec currently produces soil stabilizers in configurations of 275HP, 440HP, 625HP and 755HP. These machines double as
asphalt reclaiming machines for road rehabilitations, in addition to their primary purpose of stabilizing soil sub-grades with additives to provide an improved base on which to pave.
Carlson manufactures its patented screeds which attach to asphalt paving machines and place asphalt on the roadbed at a
desired thickness and width while smoothing and compacting the surface. Carlson screeds can be configured to fit many types of asphalt paving machines, including machines manufactured by both the Company and its competitors. The Carlson screed uses
a hydraulic powered generator to electrify elements that heat a screed plate so asphalt will not stick to it while paving. A generator is also available to power tools or lights for night paving. Carlson offers options to its screeds which allow
extended paving widths and the addition of a curb on the road edge. Carlson also offers five models of 8 to 15 foot commercial class pavers designed for parking lots, residential driveways and secondary road applications.
Astec Mobile Machinery, which historically functioned primarily as a distributor of Roadtec products in the European market,
ceased its operations in early 2019, and its assets are currently being liquidated. While reviewing performance criteria against actual results of all Astec companies during a strategic planning meeting held by management in late 2018, it was
determined that Astec Mobile Machinery did not meet the desired performance metrics. Documents were filed by the Company in the German court system in December 2018 to begin the process of liquidating Astec Mobile Machinery. The Company expects the
liquidation of Astec Mobile Machinery to be completed in 2019. Roadtec expects to market its products directly to European customers that were previously serviced by Astec Mobile Machinery.
Astec Australia markets relocatable and portable asphalt plants and components produced by Astec, Heatec and CEI, asphalt
paving equipment and components produced by Roadtec and Carlson, and aggregate equipment produced by the Company’s Aggregate & Mining Group. A majority of its sales are to customers in the infrastructure industry. In addition to selling
equipment, Astec Australia provides complete support for its customers’ equipment with service, training and spare parts. Astec Australia also provides turnkey installation solutions for large asphalt plants, aggregate and mining plants and bitumen
tank farms.
Marketing
The Company markets its hot-mix asphalt products domestically under the Astec and Astec Dillman trademarks and
internationally under the Astec trademarks. Asphalt plants and related equipment are sold directly to asphalt producers or domestic and foreign government agencies through Astec's domestic sales department and the International Sales Group of Astec
Industries and through a Company-owned dealership (Astec Australia).
The Company markets its asphalt paving equipment both domestically and internationally to highway and heavy equipment
contractors, utility contractors and foreign and domestic governmental agencies both directly and through dealers (including Astec Australia in the Australian and New Zealand markets). Mobile construction equipment and factory authorized machine
rebuild services are marketed both directly and through dealers.
This segment’s products are marketed by 74 direct sales staff, 49 domestic independent distributors and 113 international
independent distributors, including Astec’s subsidiaries in Australia and Germany (the latter of which is ceasing operations, as noted above).
Raw Materials
Raw materials used in the manufacture of products in the Infrastructure Group include carbon steel, pipe and various types
of alloy steel, which are normally purchased from distributors and other sources. Raw materials for manufacturing are normally readily available. Most steel is delivered on a “just-in-time” arrangement from the supplier to reduce inventory
requirements at the manufacturing facilities, but steel is occasionally inventoried after purchase. Section 232 and Section 301 Tariffs that went into effect in 2018 have negatively impacted raw materials pricing for the group. Other components
used in the manufacturing processes include engines, gearboxes, power transmissions and electronic systems.
Competition
This industry segment faces strong competition in price, service and product performance and competes with both large
publicly-held companies and various smaller manufacturers. Domestic hot-mix asphalt plant competitors include Gencor Industries, Inc., ADM and Almix. In the international market, the hot-mix asphalt plant competitors include Ammann, Fayat/Marini,
Benninghoven/Deere and local manufacturers. Paving equipment and screed competitors include Weiler, Caterpillar Paving Products, Volvo Construction Equipment, Vogele America, Dynapac, Bomag Fayat Group and Lee Boy. The segment's milling machine
equipment competitors include Wirtgen, CMI, Caterpillar, Bomag, Dynapac and Volvo.
Employees
At December 31, 2018, the Infrastructure Group segment employed 1,626 individuals, of which 1,101 were engaged in
manufacturing, 218 in engineering and 307 in selling, general and administrative functions. None of the employees of the Infrastructure Group are covered by collective bargaining agreements.
Backlog
The backlog for the Infrastructure Group at December 31, 2018 and 2017 was approximately $149,436 and $239,495,
respectively. Included in the December 31, 2017 backlog was approximately $60,000 for a three-line pellet plant from one customer under a Company-financed arrangement
whereby the Company expected to record the related revenues when payment became assured. As the sale is not anticipated to be completed, the Company removed the order from its backlog in 2018. Management expects the entire current backlog
to be filled in 2019.
Aggregate and Mining Group
The Company's Aggregate and Mining Group is comprised of eight business units which are focused on designing and
manufacturing heavy processing equipment, as well as servicing and supplying parts for the aggregate, metallic mining, recycling, ports and bulk handling markets. These business units are Telsmith, Inc. (“Telsmith”), Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. (“KPI”),
Astec Mobile Screens, Inc. (“AMS”), Johnson Crushers International, Inc. (“JCI”), Breaker Technology Ltd/Breaker Technology, Inc. (“BTI”), Osborn Engineered Products, SA (Pty) Ltd (“Osborn”), Astec do Brasil Fabricacao de Equipamentos Ltda. (“Astec
Brazil”) and Telestack Limited (“Telestack”).
Products
Telsmith designs, engineers, manufactures and supports equipment servicing the construction, aggregate, metallic mining and
recycling markets. Telsmith’s core products are crushers, vibrating equipment, modular relocatable stationary plants, mobile portable plants and larger track-mounted systems. Telsmith also provides consulting and engineering services to provide
complete “turnkey” processing systems. These systems often include electrical control centers and plant automation products engineered and produced by Telsmith.
Telsmith maintains an ISO 9001:2015 certification, an internationally recognized standard of quality assurance. In addition,
Telsmith has achieved CE designation (a standard for quality assurance and safety) on its crushing and vibration equipment products marketed into European Union countries.
Telsmith is a world leader in the development of hydraulic relief jaw crushers having patented its first model in 2002.
Hydraulic relief jaw crushers are a significant improvement in safety, adjustment and clearing of material in jaw crushers. Today’s Hydra-Jaw® line includes four models: H2238, H2550, H3244 and H3450.
Telsmith’s Vibro-King TL vibrating screen line features sizes from 4x10 single deck to 8x24 quadruple deck screens. The “TL”
screen vibrator, with its many service minded features, was introduced to the marketplace in 2006 and has been well received by customers. The “Neverwear” sealing system is guaranteed to keep lubricants in and to never wear out. The “TL” includes
wide 233 series bearings for added capacity, simple counterweight adjustments and Telsmith’s unique J-beam tray design.
KPI, JCI and AMS design, engineer, manufacture and support a complete line of stationary and portable aggregate processing
equipment for the aggregate metallic and nonmetallic, bulk handling, sand and gravel, mining, quarrying, concrete and asphalt recycling and industrial markets. This equipment is marketed through an extensive network of KPI/JCI/AMS dealers.
KPI/JCI/AMS products include a complete line of primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary crushers, including jaw,
horizontal shaft impactor, vertical shaft impactor and cone rock crushers as well as industry related washing and conveying equipment, mobile screening plants, portable and stationary screen structures and vibrating and high frequency screens. These
rock crushers are used by mining, quarrying and sand and gravel producers to crush oversized aggregate to salable size, in addition to their use for recycled concrete and asphalt. This equipment can be purchased as individual components, as portable
plants for flexibility or as completely engineered systems for both portable, stationary and RAP applications. They also offer the highly-portable Fast Pack System, featuring quick setup and teardown, thereby maximizing production time and minimizing
downtime. KPI/JCI/AMS also offers portable fully self-contained and self-propelled Fast Trax track-mounted jaw, cone, VSI and horizontal shaft crushers, which are ideal for either recycle or hard rock applications, allowing the producer to move the
equipment to the material. The KPI/JCI/AMS expanded GT line of track-mounted crushing and screening plants focuses more specifically on the need for rental and global markets.
KPI/JCI/AMS portable plants combine various combinations of crushing, screening and conveying equipment mounted on tow away
chassis and track chassis configurations. Due to high transportation costs of construction materials, many producers use portable equipment to process materials they need in close proximity to their job sites. Portable plants allow aggregate
producers the ability to quickly and efficiently move equipment from one location to another as their jobs necessitate. The portable track plants are fully self-contained and allow operators to be producing materials within minutes of unloading
equipment off of their transport trucks. The introduction of track-mounted crushing and screening plants has enabled contractors to perform jobs that in the past were not economically feasible and also allows our dealers to compete in the large
track-mounted rental market.
KPI/JCI/AMS sand classifying and washing equipment is designed to clean, separate and re-blend material from sand deposits
to meet the size specifications for critical applications. Products offered include fine and coarse material washers, log washers, blade mills, sand classifying tanks, cyclones, dewatering screens, density classifiers, sieve bend screens and
attrition cells. Additional portable and stationary plants are also offered to handle the growing needs in construction sands, specialty sands and fines recovery. Screening plants are available in both stationary and highly portable models and are
complemented by a full line of radial stacking and overland belt conveyors. Screening plants also serve the recycle, crushed stone, industrial and general construction industries.
KPI/JCI/AMS conveying equipment is designed to move or store aggregate and other bulk materials in radial cone-shaped or
windrow stockpiles. The SuperStacker telescoping conveyor and Wizard Touch automated controls are designed to add efficiency and accuracy to whatever the stockpile specifications require. Additionally, high capacity rail and barge loading/unloading
material handling systems are an important part of the KPI/JCI/AMS product lines.
BTl designs, engineers, manufactures and markets a complete line of industry leading rockbreaker systems for the mining,
quarry and recycling markets, and provides large-scale stationary rockbreakers for open pit mining, as well as mid-sized stationary rock breakers for underground applications. In addition, BTI offers a full line of smaller rock breaker systems for
mobile track and portable primary crushing plants. BTl designs, engineers, manufactures and markets a complete line of four wheel drive articulated production and utility vehicles, scalers and rock breakers for underground mining.
In addition to supplying equipment for the mining and quarry industries, BTl also designs, manufactures and markets a
complete line of hydraulic breakers, compactors and demolition attachments for the North American construction and demolition markets.
BTl currently maintains ISO 9001:2015 (quality assurance) and ISO 14001:2015 (environmental assurance) certifications,
internationally recognized standards of quality and environmental assurance. In addition, BTI has achieved certification for OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health & Safety standards and expects to transition to ISO 45001 certificate during 2019. BTl
offers an extensive aftermarket sales and service program through a highly qualified and trained dealer network.
Osborn, which is located in South Africa, maintains an ISO 9001:2008 certification for quality assurance and designs,
engineers, manufactures and markets a range of minerals processing equipment. This equipment is used in the aggregate, mining, metallurgical and recycling industries. Osborn has been a licensee of Telsmith's technology for over 60 years and is also a
licensee of KPI's vertical and horizontal shaft impact crushers. Osborn also offers the following equipment: single and double-toggle jaw crushers; cone crushers; rotary breakers; roll crushers; rolling ring crushers; mills; out-of-balance or
exciter-driven screens and feeders; and modular "containerized" crusher and screening systems. Osborn also markets equipment produced by other Astec companies in the sub-Saharan African market.
Osborn has recently added a number of new
products to its product offerings, including a 300 HP gyratory crusher for secondary applications, horizontal shaft impactors, an extension to the range of out-of-balance exciter gearboxes and a low profile apron feeder, in addition to numerous
modernization and updates to its existing product lines.
Assembly operations began in Astec Brazil’s newly constructed 132,400 square foot facility in the fourth quarter of 2014,
and complete production operations began in the first quarter of 2015. Manufacturing operations, sales, distribution and product support are all located within the new facility, which currently has 57 employees. The Company is expected to utilize
120 employees at the facility when it reaches full capacity. Products manufactured by Astec Brazil include crushing equipment, vibrating equipment, stationary plants, mobile portable systems and asphalt plants. Astec Brazil represents the brands of
KPI/JCI/AMS, BTI and Telsmith in the aggregate and mining markets and Astec, Inc. in the asphalt market. Astec Brazil also markets products in the Brazilian market that are produced by the other Astec Aggregate and Mining companies and Astec asphalt
plants.
Astec Brazil delivered its first asphalt plant in early 2016; however, sales in the South American market have continued to
be hampered by the economic downturn in South America and more specifically in Brazil. The Company plans to position itself to significantly increase the production and sales volumes by Astec Brazil and also plans to manufacture other product lines
at the facility once the business environment improves in the region. The Company currently has a 93% ownership interest in Astec Brazil.
Telestack designs, engineers, manufactures and markets mobile bulk material handling solutions that are designed to handle
all free-flowing bulk materials, including but not limited to ores, coal, aggregates, fertilizers, grains, woodchips and pellets. Telestack’s comprehensive suite of product offerings is sold on a global basis and operates within a significant number
of working environments such as mines, quarries, ports, rail yards, power stations and steel mills.
Telestack maintains ISO 9001:2015 (quality assurance), ISO 14001:2015 (environmental assurance) and ISO 18001:2007 (health
and safety assurance) accreditations. Telestack is also an approved supplier of equipment that conforms to Western Australian Mining Standards (AS 4324:1).
Marketing
Aggregate processing and mining equipment is marketed by approximately 115 direct sales employees, 137 domestic independent
distributors and 174 international independent distributors. The principal purchasers of aggregate processing equipment include highway and heavy equipment contractors, sand and gravel producers, recycle and crushing contractors, mine operators,
quarry operators, port and inland terminal authorities, power stations and foreign and domestic governmental agencies.
Raw Materials
Raw materials used in the manufacture of products in the Aggregate and Mining Group include carbon steel and various types
of alloy steel, which are normally purchased from distributors. Raw materials for manufacturing are normally readily available; however, certain highly customized components may require longer than normal lead times. Section 232 and Section 301
Tariffs that went into effect in 2018 have negatively impacted raw materials pricing for the group. Purchased raw materials from China, in the form of carbon steel castings, ductile iron castings and other components are now being reviewed for
sourcing from other global suppliers. BTI purchases hydraulic breakers under a purchasing arrangement with a South Korean supplier. The Company believes the South Korean supplier has sufficient capacity to meet the Company's anticipated demand;
however, alternative suppliers exist for these components should any supply disruptions occur.
Competition
The Aggregate and Mining Group faces strong competition in price, service and product performance. Aggregate and Mining
equipment competitors include Metso Minerals, Sandvik Mining and Construction, Terex MP and Powerscreen, Epiroc (formerly Atlas Copco Mining), Thor, Masaba, Edge Innovate, McCloskey, Superior Industries, Wirtgen (Klemmann), Deister, McLanahan, CDE
Global, Weir Minerals (Trio) and other smaller manufacturers, both domestic and international.
Employees
At December 31, 2018, the Aggregate and Mining Group segment employed 1,666 individuals, of which 1,210 were engaged in
manufacturing, 159 in engineering and engineering support functions and 297 in selling, general and administrative functions.
Telsmith has a labor agreement covering approximately 130 manufacturing employees which expires on March 9, 2022.
Approximately 117 of Osborn's manufacturing employees fall within the scope of a collective labor union agreement that expires on June 30, 2020. Astec Brazil has an annual union agreement covering all its employees that expires on September 30,
2019. None of the other employees of the Aggregate and Mining Group are covered by collective bargaining agreements.
Backlog
At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the backlog for the Aggregate and Mining Group was approximately $130,691 and $116,987,
respectively. Approximately $9,726 of the increase in backlogs between years relates to orders from domestic U.S. customers. Management expects the current backlog to be filled in 2019.
Energy Group
The Company’s Energy Group is currently comprised of six business units focused on supplying heavy equipment such as
heaters, drilling rigs, concrete plants, wood chippers and grinders, pump trailers, storage equipment and related parts to the oil and gas, construction, and water well industries, as well as commercial and industrial burners used primarily in
commercial, industrial and process heating applications. The business units currently included in the Energy Group are Heatec, Inc. (“Heatec”), CEI Enterprises, Inc. (“CEI”), GEFCO, Inc. (“GEFCO”), Peterson Pacific Corp. (“Peterson”), Power Flame
Incorporated (“Power Flame”) and RexCon, Inc. (“RexCon”). Power Flame, located in Parsons, Kansas, was acquired in August 2016. RexCon, located in Burlington, WI, was formed to acquire substantially all of the assets and liabilities of RexCon, LLC
on October 1, 2017.
Products
Heatec designs, engineers, manufactures and markets a variety of thermal fluid heaters, process heaters, waste heat recovery
equipment, liquid storage systems and polymer and rubber blending systems under the HEATEC trademark. For the construction industry, Heatec designs and manufactures a complete line of asphalt heating and storage equipment to serve the hot-mix
asphalt industry, including complete asphalt terminal facilities, polymer plants and emulsion facilities. In addition, Heatec builds a wide variety of heaters to fit a broad range of applications, including heating equipment for marine vessels,
roofing material plants, refineries, oil sands, energy related processing, chemical processing and water heaters for many industrial applications. Heatec has the technical staff to custom design heating systems and has systems operating as large as
75 million BTU's per hour.
CEI designs, engineers, manufactures and markets thermal fluid heaters, portable and stationary storage tanks, rubberized
asphalt and polymer blending systems for the asphalt and other industries. CEI has also produced one model of concrete production plant, which is now integrating with the RexCon product line.
GEFCO designs and manufactures portable drilling rigs and related equipment for the water well, environmental, geothermal,
geotechnical, groundwater monitoring, construction, mining and shallow oil and gas exploration and production industries. Portable drilling rigs are offered in a variety of designs with optional equipment, including truck, trailer or track mounted
units, diesel engine on deck or power take-off powered units, hydraulic pump drives, transmission, hydraulic pumps and motors, hydraulic cylinders, gear boxes, plumbing and all related controls. GEFCO also designs and manufactures trailer-mounted,
high-pressure, high-volume double fluid pumpers for use in the oil and gas energy services energy.
Peterson designs, engineers, manufactures and distributes large whole-tree pulpwood chippers, biomass chippers, horizontal
grinders and blower trucks primarily for the construction, landscaping, recycling, and biomass energy markets.
Power Flame, a market leader in its segment, designs, engineers, manufactures and markets commercial and industrial burners
and combustion control systems. Power Flame produces a broad range of natural gas, fuel oil, or combination-fueled models with outputs ranging from 400 thousand BTU’s to 120 million BTU’s per hour. Power Flame’s burners are used primarily in
commercial, industrial and process heating applications.
RexCon was formed to acquire substantially all of the assets and liabilities of RexCon LLC on October 1, 2017. RexCon is a
leader in the design and production of high-quality stationary and portable, central mix and ready mix concrete batch plants, concrete mixers and concrete paving equipment for contractors and ready mix concrete producers.
Marketing
The Energy Group markets its products domestically through a combination of employee sales agents, manufacturer
representatives and distributors, while international sales efforts are typically conducted with the assistance of independent sales agents. The group’s products are marketed by approximately 69 direct sales employees, 79 domestic independent
distributors and 44 international independent distributors. Customers typically include oil and gas field operators, industrial product manufacturers, independent contractors, ready mix concrete producers, heating equipment distributors and
government agencies. The market for the Company's heat transfer equipment is diverse because of the multiple applications for such equipment.
Raw Materials
Raw materials used in the manufacture of products in the Energy Group include carbon steel and various types of alloy steel,
which are normally purchased from distributors and other sources. Raw materials for manufacturing are normally readily available. Most steel is delivered on a “just-in-time” arrangement from suppliers to reduce inventory requirements at the
manufacturing facilities, but steel is occasionally inventoried after purchase. Section 232 and Section 301 Tariffs that went into effect in 2018 have negatively impacted raw materials pricing for the group. Components used in the manufacturing
process include engines, hydraulic pumps and motors, gearboxes, track clutches, burners, power transmissions and electronic systems.
Competition
The Energy Group faces strong competition in price, service and product performance and competes both with large companies
that have resources significantly greater than those of the Company and with various smaller manufacturers. Major competitors include Gencor, Almix, Fulton, Sigma Thermal, Erie Strayer, Con-E-Co, Meeker, Versa Drill, Schramm, Atlas Copco, National
Oil Well, Forum Energy Tech, Oil Country, NOV/Rolligon, Stewart & Stevenson, Dragon, Morbark, CBI (Terex), Precision Doppstadt, Bandit, Jenz, Komptech, Finn Corp, Webster Engineering, Cleaver Brooks, Riello, Industrial Combustion, Limpsfield
Combustion and Stephen’s Manufacturing.
Employees
At December 31, 2018, the Energy Group segment employed 1,059 individuals, of which 705 were engaged in manufacturing, 128
in engineering and 226 in selling, general and administrative functions. Approximately 98 of GEFCO’s manufacturing employees fall within the scope of a collective bargaining agreement that expires on June 20, 2021. Power Flame is a party to a
collective bargaining agreement that applies to approximately 105 of its manufacturing employees and expires on December 7, 2019. None of the other employees of the Energy Group are covered by collective bargaining agreements.
Backlog
The backlog for the Energy Group at December 31, 2018 and 2017 was approximately $64,834 and $54,987, respectively.
Management expects the entire current backlog to be filled in 2019.
Corporate (Other Business Units)
This category consists of the business units that do not meet the requirements of separate disclosure as an operating
segment or inclusion in one of the other reporting segments and includes Astec Industries, Inc., the parent company, Astec Insurance Company, a captive insurance company and a sales organization in its start-up phase in Chile. The parent company and
the captive provide support and corporate oversight for all the other business units. The Company records U.S. federal income tax expenses and state deferred taxes for all business segments on the parent company’s books; therefore, these taxes are
included in the Corporate category for segment reporting.
Employees
At December 31, 2018, the Corporate category employed 50 individuals, all of which were engaged in executive management,
corporate finance and administrative functions.
Common to All Operating Segments
The following information applies to all operating segments of the Company.
Raw Materials
Steel is a major component in the Company’s equipment. Steel prices rose significantly during 2018 and were impacted by the
Section 232 and 301 tariff actions. Steel prices have recently become stable at these elevated levels, and we anticipate prices to remain in this range for the first half of 2019. The Company continues to utilize forward-looking contracts (with no
minimum or specified quantity guarantees) coupled with advanced steel purchases to minimize the impact of any price increases. The Company will review the trends in steel prices entering into the second half of 2019 and establish future contract
pricing accordingly.
Government Regulations
The Company is subject to various laws and governmental regulations concerning environmental matters and employee safety and
health in the United States and other countries. The Environmental Protection Agency, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, other federal agencies and certain state agencies have the authority to promulgate regulations that have an
effect on the Company’s operations. Many of these federal and state agencies may seek fines and penalties for violations of these laws and regulations. The Company has been able to operate under these laws and regulations without any material
adverse effect on its business.
None of the Company's operating segments operate within highly regulated industries. However, air pollution control
equipment manufactured by the Company, principally for hot-mix asphalt plants, must comply with certain performance standards promulgated by the federal Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act applicable to “new sources” or new
plants. Management believes the Company's products meet all material requirements of such regulations and applicable state pollution standards and environmental protection laws.
In addition, due to the size and weight of certain equipment the Company manufactures, the Company and its customers may
encounter various state regulations on maximum weights transportable on highways. Also, some states have regulations governing the operation of asphalt mixing plants, and most states have regulations relating to the accuracy of weights and measures,
which affect some of the control systems manufactured by the Company.
Compliance with these government regulations has no material effect on the Company’s capital expenditures, earnings or
competitive position within the market.
Employees
At December 31, 2018, the Company and its subsidiaries employed 4,401 individuals, of which 3,016 were engaged in
manufacturing, 505 in engineering, including support staff, and 880 in selling, administrative and management functions.
Other than the Telsmith, Osborn and Astec Brazil labor agreements described under the “Employee” subsection of the Aggregate
and Mining Group above and the GEFCO and Power Flame labor agreements described under the “Employee” subsection of the Energy Group above, there are no collective bargaining agreements applicable to employees of the Company or its subsidiaries. The
Company considers its employee relations to be good.
Manufacturing
The Company manufactures many of the component parts and related equipment for its products, while several large components
of its products are purchased “ready-for-use”. Such items include engines, axles, tires and hydraulics. In many cases, the Company designs, engineers and manufactures custom component parts and equipment to meet the particular needs of individual
customers. Manufacturing operations during 2018 took place at 21 separate locations. The Company's manufacturing operations consist primarily of fabricating steel components and the assembly and testing of its products to ensure that the Company
achieves quality control standards.
Seminars and Technical Bulletins
The Company periodically conducts technical and service seminars, which are primarily for dealer representatives,
contractors, owners, employees and other users of equipment manufactured by the Company. These seminars, which are led by Company management and employees, along with select outside speakers and discussion leaders, cover a range of subjects,
including, but not limited to operational and service processes, technological innovation, promotional programs, customer and dealer training and previews of future products.
In addition to seminars, the Company publishes a number of technical bulletins and information bulletins detailing various
technological and business issues relating to the industries in which it operates.
Patents and Trademarks
The Company seeks to obtain patents to protect the novel features of its products and processes. The Company's subsidiaries
hold 93 United States patents and 130 foreign patents. The Company’s subsidiaries have 62 United States and 86 foreign patent applications pending.
The Company and its subsidiaries have 86 trademarks registered in the United States, including logos for Astec, Astec
Dillman, Carlson Paving, CEI, GEFCO, Heatec, KPI-JCI, Peterson Pacific, Power Flame, Roadtec, Telestack and Telsmith, and the names ASTEC, CARLSON, HEATEC, JCI, KOLBERG, PETERSON, POWER FLAME, ROADTEC, TELESTACK and TELSMITH, as well as a number of
other product names. The Company also has 115 trademarks registered in foreign jurisdictions, including Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Great Britain, Germany, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Paraguay, New Zealand, Peru,
Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, Uruguay, Vietnam and the European Union. The Company and its subsidiaries have five foreign trademark registration applications pending.
Engineering and Product Development
The Company dedicates substantial resources to engineering and product development. At December 31, 2018, the Company and
its subsidiaries had 505 full-time individuals employed in engineering and design capacities.
Seasonality and Backlog
Revenues for recent years, adjusted for acquisitions, have been strongest during the first, second and fourth quarters with
the third quarter consistently being weaker. We expect future operations in the near term to be typical of this historical trend.
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company had a backlog for delivery of products at certain dates in the future of
approximately $344,962 and $411,469, respectively. The Company's contracts reflected in the backlog generally are not, by their terms, subject to termination. Management believes the Company is in substantial compliance with all manufacturing and
delivery timetables.
Competition
Each business segment operates in domestic markets that are highly competitive with respect to price, service and product
quality. While specific competitors are named within each business segment discussion above, imports do not generally constitute significant competition for the Company in the United States, except for milling machines and track-mounted crushers.
In international sales, however, the Company often competes with foreign manufacturers that may have a local presence in the market the Company is attempting to penetrate.
In addition, asphalt and concrete are generally considered competitive products as a surface choice for new roads and
highways. A portion of the interstate highway system is paved in concrete, but over 90% of all surfaced roads in the United States are paved with asphalt. Although concrete is used for some new road surfaces, asphalt is used for most resurfacing.
Available Information
The Company’s internet website can be found at www.astecindustries.com. We make available, free of charge on or through our
internet website, access to our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable
after such material is filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. Information contained in our website is not part of, and is not incorporated into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Downturns in the general economy or the commercial and residential construction industries may adversely affect our revenues
and operating results.
General economic downturns, including downturns in the commercial and residential construction industries, could result in a
material decrease in our revenues and operating results. Demand for many of our products, especially in the commercial construction industry, is cyclical. Sales of our products are sensitive to the states of the U.S., foreign and regional economies
in general, and in particular, changes in commercial construction spending and government infrastructure spending. In addition, many of our costs are fixed and cannot be quickly reduced in response to decreased demand. The following factors could
cause a downturn in the commercial and residential construction industries:
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rising steel prices and steel surcharges;
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energy or building materials shortages;
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Downturns in the general economy and restrictions
in the credit markets may negatively impact our earnings, cash flows and/or financial position and access to financing sources by the Company and our customers.
Worldwide economic conditions and the international credit markets significantly deteriorated in recent years and may remain
depressed for the foreseeable future. Continued deterioration of economic conditions and credit markets could adversely impact our earnings as sales of our products are sensitive to general declines in U.S. and foreign economies and the ability of
our customers to obtain credit. In addition, we rely on the capital markets and the banking markets to meet our financial commitments and short-term liquidity needs if internal funds are not available from our operations. Further disruptions in the
capital and credit markets, or deterioration of our creditors' financial condition, could adversely affect the Company's ability to draw on its revolving credit facility. The Company’s current credit facility, as amended in February 2019, expires in
December 2023, and deterioration in the credit markets could make it more difficult or expensive for us to replace our current credit facility, enter into a new credit facility or obtain additional financing.
A decrease or delay in government funding of highway construction and maintenance may cause our revenues and profits to
decrease.
Many of our customers depend on government funding of highway construction and maintenance and other infrastructure
projects. Any decrease or delay in government funding of highway construction and maintenance and other infrastructure projects could cause our net sales and profits to decrease. Historically, federal government funding of infrastructure projects
has typically been accomplished through bills that establish funding over a multi-year period, such as the Safe, Accountable, Flexible and Efficient Transportation Equity Act - A Legacy for Users (“SAFETEA-LU”), which provided $286.5 billion to fund
federal transit projects from 2004 to 2009. SAFETEA-LU funding expired on September 30, 2009, and federal transportation funding operated on a number of shorter term appropriations until December 4, 2015 when the Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation Act (“FAST Act”) was enacted. Among other expenditures, the FAST Act approved funding for highways of approximately $205 billion and funding for transit projects of approximately $48 billion for the five-year period ending September
30, 2020.
Given the inherent uncertainty in the political process, the level of government funding for federal highway projects will
similarly continue to be uncertain. Governmental funding that is committed or earmarked for federal highway projects is always subject to repeal or reduction. Although continued funding under the FAST Act is expected, it may be at lower levels than
originally approved. In addition, Congress could pass legislation in future sessions that would allow for the diversion of previously appropriated highway funds for other national purposes, or it could restrict funding of infrastructure projects
unless states comply with certain federal policies.
The cyclical nature of our industry and the customization of the equipment we sell may cause adverse fluctuations to our
revenues and operating results.
We sell equipment primarily to contractors whose demand for equipment depends greatly upon the volume of road or utility
construction projects underway or to be scheduled by both government and private entities. The volume and frequency of road and utility construction projects are cyclical; therefore, demand for many of our products is cyclical. The equipment we
sell is durable and typically lasts for several years, which also contributes to the cyclical nature of the demand for our products. As a result, we may experience cyclical fluctuations to our revenues and operating results. Any difficulty in
managing the Company’s manufacturing workflow during downturns in demand could adversely affect our financial results.
A significant change in the price or availability of oil could reduce demand for our products. Significant increases in the
purchase price of certain raw materials used to manufacture our equipment could have a negative impact on the cost of production and related gross margins.
A significant portion of our revenues relates to the sale of equipment involved in the production, handling, recycling or
installation of asphalt mix. Liquid asphalt is a byproduct of the refining of oil, and asphalt prices correlate with the price and availability of oil. An increase in the price of oil or a decrease in the availability of oil would increase the cost
of producing asphalt, which would likely decrease demand for asphalt, resulting in decreased demand for many of our products. This would likely cause our revenues and profits to decrease. Rising gasoline, diesel fuel and liquid asphalt prices will
also adversely impact the operating and raw material costs of our contractor and aggregate producer customers, and if such customers do not properly adjust their pricing, they could experience reduced profits resulting in possible delays in
purchasing capital equipment.
Contrary to the impact of increasing oil prices on many of the Company’s products impacted by changes in the cost of asphalt
mix as discussed above, the products manufactured by the Company’s Energy Group, which are used in drilling for oil and natural gas, in heaters for refineries and oil sands, and in double fluid pump trailers for fracking and oil and gas extraction,
would be negatively impacted by lower oil and natural gas prices, to the extent that such lower prices lead to decreased development in the oil and natural gas production industries.
Steel is a major component in the Company’s equipment. Steel prices fluctuate routinely. Our reliance on third-party
suppliers for steel and other raw materials exposes us to volatility in the prices and availability of these materials. Price increases or a decrease in the availability of these raw materials could increase our operating costs and adversely affect
our financial results.
Acquisitions that we have made in the past and future acquisitions involve risks that could adversely affect our future
financial results.
We have completed several acquisitions in the past, including the acquisition of RexCon in October 2017 and Power Flame in
August 2016. We may acquire additional businesses in the future. We may be unable to achieve the benefits expected to be realized from our acquisitions. In addition, we may incur additional costs and our management's attention may be diverted
because of unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other risks inherent in acquiring businesses, including the following:
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we may have difficulty integrating the financial and administrative functions of acquired businesses;
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fluctuations in exchange rates and a weakening of the dollar may impact the competitiveness of acquired businesses;
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we may have difficulty in competing successfully for available acquisition candidates, completing future acquisitions or accurately
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we may have delays in realizing the benefits of our strategies for an acquired business;
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we may not be able to retain key employees necessary to continue the operations of the acquired business;
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acquisition costs may deplete significant cash amounts or may decrease our operating income;
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we may choose to acquire a company that is less profitable or has lower profit margins than our company;
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future acquired companies may have unknown liabilities that could require us to spend significant amounts of additional capital; and
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Competition could reduce revenue from our products and services and cause us to lose market share.
We currently face strong competition in product performance, price and service. Some of our domestic and international
competitors have greater financial, product development and marketing resources than we have. If competition in our industry intensifies or if our current competitors enhance their products or lower their prices for competing products, we may lose
sales or be required to lower the prices we charge for our products. This may reduce revenue from our products and services, lower our gross margins or cause us to lose market share.
Our success depends on key members of our management and other employees.
Certain members of our senior management team are of significant importance to our business and operations. The loss of
their services may adversely affect our business. On January 22, 2019, Ben Brock resigned as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. We have named an interim Chief Executive Officer
and President and are currently conducting a search for a new Chief Executive Officer and President. Such management changes could materially affect our business. In addition, our ability to attract and retain qualified engineers, skilled
manufacturing personnel and other professionals, either through direct hiring or acquisition of other businesses employing such professionals, will also be an important factor in determining our future success.
Difficulties in managing and expanding in international markets could divert management's attention from our existing
operations.
In 2018, international sales represented approximately 21.8% of our total sales as compared to 21.3% in 2017. We plan to
continue our significant sales and production efforts in international markets. In furtherance thereof, we recently filled a new company position of Group Managing Director-International and are in the start-up phase of a new sales/service
subsidiary in Chile. In connection with any increase in international sales efforts, we will need to hire, train and retain qualified personnel in countries where language, cultural or regulatory barriers may exist. Any difficulties in expanding
our international sales may divert management’s attention from our existing operations. In addition, international revenues are subject to the following risks:
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We may be unsuccessful in complying with the financial ratio covenants or other provisions of our credit agreement.
As of December 31, 2018, we were in compliance with the financial covenants contained in our credit agreement with Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A. However, in the future we may be unable to comply with the financial covenants in our credit facility or to obtain waivers with respect to such financial covenants. If such violations occur, the Company’s creditors could elect to
pursue their contractual remedies under the credit facility, including requiring immediate repayment in full of all amounts then outstanding. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had $58,778 of borrowings and $11,044 of letters of credit outstanding
under the under the Wells Fargo credit agreement. Additional amounts may be borrowed in the future. The Company’s Osborn, Astec Brazil, Telestack and Astec Australia subsidiaries have entered into their own independent loan agreements.
Our quarterly operating results are likely to fluctuate, which may decrease our stock price.
Our quarterly revenues, expenses and operating results have varied significantly in the past and are likely to vary
significantly from quarter to quarter in the future. As a result, our operating results in some quarters may fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors, which could result in a decrease in the market price of our common stock.
The reasons our quarterly results may fluctuate include:
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the introduction of new products by us or our competitors;
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·
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product supply shortages; and
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·
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reduced demand due to adverse weather conditions.
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Period-to-period comparisons of such items should not be relied on as indications of future performance.
We may face product liability claims or other liabilities due to the nature of our business. If we are unable to obtain or
maintain insurance or if our insurance does not cover liabilities, we may incur significant costs which could reduce our profitability.
We manufacture heavy machinery, which is used by our customers at excavation and construction sites, ports and inland
terminals and on high-traffic roads. Any defect in or improper operation of our equipment can result in personal injury and death, and damage to or destruction of property, any of which could cause product liability claims to be filed against us.
The amount and scope of our insurance coverage may not be adequate to cover all losses or liabilities we may incur in the event of a product liability claim. We may not be able to maintain insurance of the types or at the levels we deem necessary or
adequate or at rates we consider reasonable. Any liabilities not covered by insurance could reduce our profitability or have an adverse effect on our financial condition.
If we are unable to protect our proprietary technology from infringement or if our technology infringes technology owned by
others, then the demand for our products may decrease or we may be forced to modify our products, which could increase our costs.
We hold numerous patents covering technology and applications related to many of our products and systems as well as
numerous trademarks and trade names registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in foreign countries. Our existing or future patents or trademarks may not adequately protect us against infringements, and pending patent or trademark
applications may not result in issued patents or trademarks. Our patents, registered trademarks and patent applications, if any, may not be upheld if challenged, and competitors may develop similar or superior methods or products outside the
protection of our patents. This could reduce demand for our products and materially decrease our revenues. If our products are deemed to infringe upon the patents or proprietary rights of others, we could be required to modify the design of our
products, change the name of our products or obtain a license for the use of some of the technologies used in our products. We may be unable to do any of the foregoing in a timely manner, upon acceptable terms and conditions, or at all, and the
failure to do so could cause us to incur additional costs or lose revenues.
If we become subject to increased governmental regulation, we may incur significant costs.
Our hot-mix asphalt plants contain air pollution control equipment and several of our other products contain engines that
must comply with performance standards promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency. These performance standards may increase in the future. Changes in these requirements could cause us to undertake costly measures to redesign or modify our
equipment or otherwise adversely affect the manufacturing processes of our products. Such changes could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.
In addition, we may incur material costs or liabilities in connection with other regulatory requirements applicable to our
business, including, for example, state regulation of our component equipment, the accuracy of weights and measures, and the maximum weight transportable on highways and roads.
Goodwill and other intangible assets comprise a material portion of our total assets. We must test our goodwill and other
intangible assets for impairment at least annually, which could result in a material, non-cash write-down of goodwill or intangible assets and could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and shareholders’ equity.
Goodwill and intangible assets are subject to impairment assessments at least annually (or more frequently when events or
changes in circumstances indicate that an impairment may have occurred). During 2018, we recorded goodwill impairment charges totaling $11,190 at two of our business units. A decrease in our market capitalization, profitability or negative or
declining cash flows increases the risk of goodwill impairment. Future impairment charges could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and shareholders’ equity.
As an innovative leader in the industries in which we operate, we occasionally undertake the engineering, design,
manufacturing, construction and installation of equipment systems that are new to the market. Estimating the costs of such innovative equipment can be difficult and could result in our realization of significantly reduced or negative margins on such
projects. Additionally, if the newly designed equipment were not to function as expected, the Company could be responsible for reimbursing the customer for its financial losses, including, but not limited to, the possible refund of the purchase
price.
At various times, we have experienced negative margins on certain large projects, including wood pellet plants that we have
recently produced. These large projects have included both existing and innovative equipment designs, on-site construction and promised minimum production levels. Designing innovative equipment to function as expected is inherently difficult and
significant additional design phase, field testing and redesign costs may be incurred. In addition, any number of unforeseen circumstances can impact actual project costs. Production delays, design changes and adverse weather conditions, and other
factors can also result in construction and testing delays, which can cause significant cost overruns or failure to meet required completion dates. In certain circumstances, we may incur contractual penalties as a result of such delays or the
failure to satisfy minimum production levels, and we may be liable to customers for other losses they incur in connection with such delays, including possible refund of the purchase price. We may not be able to sufficiently predict the extent of
such unforeseen cost overruns and may experience significant losses on specialized projects in the future. Additionally, the Company typically incurs substantial research and development costs each year and has historically received significant
research and development tax credits due to these expenditures. Congress could reduce or eliminate such tax credits in future years, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.
Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws and Tennessee law may inhibit a takeover, which could delay or prevent a
transaction in which shareholders might receive a premium over market price for their shares.
Our charter and bylaws and Tennessee law contain provisions that may delay, deter or inhibit a future acquisition or an
attempt to obtain control of us. This could occur even if our shareholders are offered an attractive value for their shares or if a substantial number or even a majority of our shareholders believe the takeover is in their best interest. These
provisions are intended to encourage any person interested in acquiring us or obtaining control of us to negotiate with and obtain the approval of our Board of Directors in connection with the transaction. Provisions that could delay, deter or
inhibit a future acquisition or an attempt to obtain control of us include the following:
·
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having a staggered Board of Directors;
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·
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requiring a two-thirds vote of the total number of shares issued and outstanding to remove directors other than for cause;
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·
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requiring advance notice of actions proposed by shareholders for consideration at shareholder meetings;
|
·
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limiting the right of shareholders to call a special meeting of shareholders;
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·
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requiring that all shareholders entitled to vote on an action provide written consent in order for shareholders to act without
holding a shareholders’ meeting; and
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·
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being governed by the Tennessee Control Share Acquisition Act.
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We identified material weaknesses in our internal control which, if not remediated appropriately or timely, could result in
loss of investor confidence and adversely impact our stock price.
As disclosed in Part II, Item 9A, during 2018, management identified certain material weaknesses in internal control that are relevant
to the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. As a result, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2018. We are implementing remedial measures and, while there can
be no assurance that our efforts will be successful, we plan to remediate the material weaknesses prior to the end of 2019. These measures may result in additional technology and other expenses. If we are unable to remediate the material weaknesses,
or are otherwise unable to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures, our ability to record, process and report financial information accurately, and to prepare financial statements within
required time periods, could be adversely affected, which could subject us to litigation or investigations requiring management resources and payment of legal and other expenses, negatively affect investor confidence in our financial statements and
adversely impact our stock price.
Increased cybersecurity requirements, vulnerabilities, threats and more sophisticated and targeted computer crime could pose
a risk to our systems, networks, products, solutions, services and data.
Increased global cybersecurity vulnerabilities, threats, computer viruses and more sophisticated and targeted cyber-related
attacks, as well as cybersecurity failures resulting from human error and technological errors, pose a risk to the security of the Company’s and its customers’, partners’, suppliers’ and third-party service providers’ products, systems and networks
and the confidentiality, availability and integrity of the Company’s and its customers’ data. Despite our efforts to protect our systems and confidential information, we may be vulnerable to material security breaches, theft, misplaced, lost or
corrupted data, programming errors, employee errors and/or misappropriation that could potentially lead to the compromising of confidential information, improper use of our systems, software solutions or networks, unauthorized access, use,
disclosure, modification or destruction of information, defective products, production downtimes and operational disruptions, any of which could have a material effect on our business.
Item 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
The location, approximate square footage, acreage occupied and principal function and use by the Company’s reporting
segments of the properties owned or leased by the Company are set forth below:
Location
|
Approximate
Square Footage
|
Approximate
Acreage
|
Principal Function (Use by Segment)
|
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
543,200
|
65
|
Offices, manufacturing and training center – Astec (Infrastructure Group)
|
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
--
|
4
|
Storage yard – Astec (Infrastructure Group)
|
Rossville, Georgia
|
40,500
|
3
|
Manufacturing – Astec (Infrastructure Group)
|
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
|
91,500
|
39
|
Manufacturing – Astec Prairie du Chien/Dillman division of Astec (Infrastructure Group)
|
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
237,000
|
15
|
Offices, manufacturing and training center – Roadtec (Infrastructure Group)
|
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
53,700
|
7
|
Manufacturing/Rebuild – Roadtec (Infrastructure Group)
|
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
155,000
|
--
|
Leased warehouse – Roadtec (Infrastructure Group)
|
Orlando, Florida
|
9,000
|
--
|
Leased machine repair and service facility – Roadtec (Infrastructure Group)
|
Tacoma, Washington
|
55,850
|
8
|
Offices and manufacturing – Carlson (Infrastructure Group)
|
Tacoma, Washington
|
4,400
|
1
|
R&D/Services Offices-Carlson (Infrastructure Group)
|
Acacia Ridge, Queensland Australia
|
36,000
|
5
|
Offices, warehousing, service, light fabrication and storage yard – Astec Australia Pty Ltd (Infrastructure Group)
|
Canning Vale, WA Australia
|
9,000
|
--
|
Leased office, warehouse and workshop - Astec Australia Pty Ltd (Infrastructure Group)
|
Laverton North, Victoria Australia
|
6,500
|
--
|
Leased office, warehouse and workshop – Astec Australia Pty Ltd (Infrastructure Group)
|
Location |
Approximate
Square Footage
|
Approximate
Acreage
|
Principal Function (Use by Segment)
|
Hameln, Germany
|
35,300
|
3
|
Offices and light assembly – Asphalt Mobile Machinery GmbH (Infrastructure Group)
|
Mequon, Wisconsin
|
236,000
|
30
|
Offices and manufacturing – Telsmith (Aggregate and Mining Group)
|
Yankton, South Dakota
|
312,000
|
50
|
Offices and manufacturing – KPI (Aggregate and Mining Group)
|
Eugene, Oregon
|
140,300
|
33
|
Offices and manufacturing – JCI (Aggregate and Mining Group)
|
Sterling, Illinois
|
60,000
|
8
|
Offices and manufacturing – AMS (Aggregate and Mining Group)
|
Sterling, Illinois
|
7,500
|
--
|
Warehouse - AMS (Aggregate and Mining Group)
|
Thornbury, Ontario, Canada
|
60,500
|
12
|
Offices and manufacturing – BTI (Aggregate and Mining Group)
|
Riverside, California
|
12,500
|
--
|
Leased offices, sales, assembly and warehouse – BTI (Aggregate and Mining Group)
|
Solon, Ohio
|
8,900
|
--
|
Leased offices, sales, assembly and warehouse – BTI (Aggregate and Mining Group)
|
Johannesburg, South Africa
|
229,000
|
21
|
Offices and manufacturing – Osborn (Aggregate and Mining Group)
|
Cape Town, South Africa
|
1,100
|
--
|
Leased sales office and warehouse – Osborn (Aggregate and Mining Group)
|
Durban, South Africa
|
835
|
--
|
Leased sales office – Osborn (Aggregate and Mining Group)
|
Kathu, South Africa
|
--
|
61
|
Undeveloped land – Osborn (Aggregate and Mining Group)
|
Omagh, Northern Ireland
|
115,000
|
8
|
Offices and manufacturing-Telestack (Aggregate and Mining Group)
|
Vespasiano-MG, Brazil
|
132,400
|
10
|
Offices and manufacturing – Astec Brazil (Aggregate and Mining Group)
|
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
135,100
|
73
|
Offices, manufacturing and storage – Heatec (Energy Group)
|
Location |
Approximate
Square Footage
|
Approximate
Acreage
|
Principal function (use by Segment)
|
Eugene, Oregon
|
135,000
|
15
|
Offices and manufacturing – Peterson Pacific Corp. (Energy Group)
|
West Columbia, South Carolina
|
12,300
|
--
|
Leased distribution center – Peterson Pacific Corp. (Energy Group)
|
Albuquerque, New Mexico
|
115,000
|
14
|
Offices and manufacturing – CEI (Energy Group)
|
Enid, Oklahoma
|
350,000
|
42
|
Offices and manufacturing – GEFCO, Inc. (Energy Group)
|
Parsons, Kansas
|
88,000
|
7
|
Offices and manufacturing – Power Flame (Energy Group)
|
Burlington, Wisconsin
|
112,100
|
26
|
Offices and manufacturing – RexCon (Energy Group)
|
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
10,000
|
2
|
Corporate offices – Astec Industries, Inc. (Corporate)
|
Chattanooga, Tennessee
|
14,100
|
--
|
Leased Hanger and Offices – Astec Industries, Inc. (Corporate)
|
Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
|
387
|
--
|
Leased sales office (Corporate)
|
The properties above are owned by the Company unless they are indicated as being leased.
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
The Company is currently a party to various claims and legal proceedings that have arisen in the ordinary course of
business. If management believes that a loss arising from such claims and legal proceedings is probable and can reasonably be estimated, the Company records the amount of the loss (excluding estimated legal costs) or the minimum estimated liability
when the loss is estimated using a range and no point within the range is more probable than another. As management becomes aware of additional information concerning such contingencies, any potential liability related to these matters is assessed
and the estimates are revised, if necessary. If management believes that a material loss arising from such claims and legal proceedings is either (i) probable but cannot be reasonably estimated or (ii) reasonably possible but not probable, the
Company does not record the amount of the loss, but does make specific disclosure of such matter.
The Company and certain of its current and former executive officers have been named as defendants in a putative shareholder
class action lawsuit filed on February 1, 2019, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. The action is styled City of Taylor General Employees Retirement System v. Astec Industries, Inc., et al., Case No.
1:19-cv-00024-PLR-CHS. The complaint generally alleges that the defendants violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by making allegedly false and misleading statements and
that the individual defendants are control persons under Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The complaint was filed on behalf of shareholders who purchased shares of the Company’s stock between July 26, 2016 and October 22, 2018 and seeks monetary
damages on behalf of the purported class. We dispute these allegations and intend to defend this lawsuit vigorously.
Based upon currently available information and with the advice of counsel, management believes that the ultimate outcome of
its current claims and legal proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position, cash flows or results of operations. However, claims and legal proceedings are subject to
inherent uncertainties and rulings unfavorable to the Company could occur. If an unfavorable ruling were to occur, there exists the possibility of a material adverse effect on the Company's financial position, cash flows or results of operations.
Item 4. Mine
Safety Disclosures
None.
The name, title, ages and business experience of the executive officers of the Company are listed below.
Richard J. Dorris has
served as the Company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer and President since January 22, 2019 and also continues to serve as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, positions he has held since January 2014. He previously
served as the Group Vice President and President of the Company’s Energy Group from August 2012 to December 2013 and as President of Heatec, Inc. from 2004 to January 2014. From 1999 to 2004, he held the positions of National Accounts Manager,
Project Manager and Director of Projects for Astec, Inc. Prior to joining Astec, Inc., he was President of Esstee Manufacturing Company from 1990 to 1999 and was Sales Engineer from 1984 to 1990. He is 58.
David C. Silvious, a
Certified Public Accountant, has served as the Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company since August 2011. He previously served as Corporate Controller of the Company from 2005 to 2011 and as Corporate Financial Analyst
from 1999 to 2005. Mr. Silvious also serves as Treasurer of each of the Company’s U.S. operating subsidiaries and Vice President of Astec Insurance Company. He is 51.
Jaco van der Merwe
has served as Group President-Infrastructure since January 2019 after having previously served as Group President-Energy since August 2016. From 1998 until 2016, he held various positions at Atlas Copco, including Vice President Marketing for the
Deephole Drilling group (2013-2016), President/General Manager for the Mining and Rock Excavation Customer Center (2010-2013), and various other division leadership positions. Mr. van der Merwe’s career with Atlas Copco began as Quality Manager in
1998. Prior to joining Atlas Copco, he held various positions at Denel Aviation. He is 46.
Jeffrey M. Schwarz has
served as Group President-Aggregate and Mining since August 2018. Prior to this role he served as President of Johnson Crushers, Inc. (“JCI”) since July 2014. He joined JCI as General Manager of AggReCon West, a division of JCI responsible for
direct selling to end users in the Pacific Northwest. Prior to joining JCI he was Aggregates Manager for Kerr Contractors and held several management positions with a construction materials supplier from 1995 to 2008. He is 52.
J. Scott Barker has
served as Group President-Energy since January 2019 after having served as President of GEFCO, Inc. since April 2017. Before joining GEFCO, he held several leadership roles with Ingersoll Rand and Atlas Copco during his 12 years there, including
Vice President of Operations for the Drilling solutions division, President of the Rocktec division, and President of the Underground Rock Excavation division. He is 55.
Stephen C. Anderson
has served as Vice President of Administration since August 2011, as Secretary of the Company since January 2007 and as the Director of Investor Relations since January 2003. Mr. Anderson also manages the corporate information technology, vendor
finance and aviation departments. He has also been President of Astec Insurance Company since January 2007. He was Vice President of Astec Financial Services, Inc. from 1999 to 2002. Prior to his employment with the Company, Mr. Anderson spent a
combined 14 years in commercial banking with AmSouth and SunTrust Banks. He is 55.
Robin A. Leffew has
served as Corporate Controller since August 2011 and also serves as Secretary of Astec Insurance Company. She previously served as the Company’s Director of Internal Audit from 2005 to 2011 and Controller of Astec, Inc. from 1990 to 2005. From 1987
to 1990, she served as Corporate Financial Analyst for the Company. She is 57.
PART II
Item
5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The Company's Common Stock is traded in the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol “ASTE.” The Company paid a cash
dividend of $1.00 per share on its Common Stock in the fourth quarter of 2012 and paid quarterly cash dividends of $0.10 per quarter from the second quarter of 2013 through the second quarter of 2018. Beginning in the third quarter of 2018, the
quarterly cash dividend was increased to $0.11 per share. Prior to 2012, the Company had not paid any cash dividends.
The following information describes the Company’s stock repurchases during the year ended December 31, 2018 under the share
repurchase program approved by our Board of Directors which authorizes the Company to repurchase up to $150 million of its common stock, as announced to the public in an 8-K filing on July 30, 2018:
Period
|
|
Number of Shares (in thousands)
|
|
|
Average Price Paid per Share
|
|
|
Number of Shares purchased as part
of publically announced plan (in thousands)
|
|
|
Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan (in thousands)
|
|
August 2018
|
|
|
297
|
|
|
$
|
46.91
|
|
|
|
297
|
|
|
$
|
136,080
|
|
September 2018
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
136,080
|
|
October 2018
|
|
|
238
|
|
|
|
35.10
|
|
|
|
238
|
|
|
|
127,711
|
|
November 2018
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
39.29
|
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
|
125,851
|
|
December 2018
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
125,851
|
|
Total
|
|
|
582
|
|
|
$
|
41.46
|
|
|
|
582
|
|
|
$
|
125,851
|
|
The high and low sales prices of the Company's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market for each quarter
during the last two fiscal years are as follows:
|
|
Price Per Share
|
|
2018
|
|
High
|
|
|
Low
|
|
1st Quarter
|
|
$
|
64.80
|
|
|
$
|
53.89
|
|
2nd Quarter
|
|
$
|
61.61
|
|
|
$
|
52.84
|
|
3rd Quarter
|
|
$
|
63.69
|
|
|
$
|
44.92
|
|
4th Quarter
|
|
$
|
52.88
|
|
|
$
|
27.86
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Price Per Share
|
|
2017
|
|
High
|
|
|
Low
|
|
1st Quarter
|
|
$
|
73.37
|
|
|
$
|
59.02
|
|
2nd Quarter
|
|
$
|
66.66
|
|
|
$
|
52.35
|
|
3rd Quarter
|
|
$
|
58.06
|
|
|
$
|
45.70
|
|
4th Quarter
|
|
$
|
59.22
|
|
|
$
|
48.44
|
|
As of February 19, 2019, there were approximately 210 holders of record of the Company's Common Stock.
Item 6.
Selected Financial Data
Selected financial data appears in Appendix “A” of this Report.
Item 7.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appears in Appendix “A” of this
Report.
Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Information regarding the Company’s market risk appears in Appendix “A” of this Report under the heading “Market Risk and
Risk Management Policies.”
Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Financial statements and supplementary financial information appear in Appendix “A” of this Report.
Item 9.
Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be
disclosed by the Company in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and
communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
The Company’s management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s principal executive officer
and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s principal executive officer and
principal financial officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective as of December 31, 2018 due to the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting in Appendix A of this Report.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management’s report appears in Appendix A of this Report.
Management’s Remediation Plan
Management’s remediation plan with respect to the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described above appears in Appendix A of this Report.
Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
Except for the material weaknesses described
in Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting in Appendix A of this Report that have been identified during the quarter ended December 31, 2018, there have been no changes in the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended December 31, 2018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting.
Item 9B.
Other Information
None
PART III
Item 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Information regarding the Company's directors, director nominating process, audit committee and audit committee financial
expert is included under the captions “Certain Information Concerning Nominees and Directors” and “Corporate Governance” in the Company's Proxy Statement to be delivered to the shareholders of the Company in connection with the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held on April 25, 2019 (referred to herein as the Company’s 2019 Proxy Statement), which is incorporated herein by reference. Information regarding compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act is also included under the
caption “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in the Company's 2019 Proxy Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference. Information with respect to our executive officers is set forth in Part I of this Report under the
caption “Executive Officers.”
The Company's Board of Directors has approved a Code of Conduct and Ethics that applies to the Company's employees,
directors and officers (including the Company's principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer). The Code of Conduct and Ethics is available on the Company's website at www.astecindustries.com/investors/.
Item 11.
Executive Compensation
Information included under the captions “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”, “Executive Compensation”, “Director
Compensation”, “Corporate Governance—Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” and “Compensation Committee Report” in the Company's 2019 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table provides information as of December 31, 2018 regarding compensation plans under which the Company’s equity
securities are authorized for issuance.
Plan Category
|
|
(a) Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants, Rights and RSU’s
|
|
|
(b) Weighted Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights(3)
|
|
|
(c) Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in
Column (a))
|
|
Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Shareholders (1)
|
|
|
165,238
|
(2)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
503,635
|
(4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Shareholders (5)
|
|
|
27,546
|
(6)
|
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
71,736
|
(7)
|
Total
|
|
|
192,784
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
575,371
|
|
(1)
|
Our 2011 Incentive Plan.
|
(2)
|
Represents unvested RSUs granted under our 2011 Incentive Plan.
|
(3)
|
Restricted Stock Units do not have an exercise price.
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(4)
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Represents shares available for issuance under our 2011 Incentive Plan.
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(5)
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Our Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Stock Incentive Plan.
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(6)
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Represents Deferred Stock Units granted under our Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Stock Incentive Plan.
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(7)
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Represents shares available for issuance under our Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Stock Incentive Plan.
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Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by
Shareholders
Our Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Compensation Plan provides that annual retainers payable to our non-employee
directors will be paid in the form of cash, unless the director elects to receive the annual retainer in the form of common stock, which may, at the director’s option, be received on a deferred basis. If the director elects to receive Common Stock,
whether on a current or deferred basis, the number of shares to be received is determined by dividing the dollar value of the annual retainer by the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date the retainer is payable.
In addition, our Amended and Restated Non-Employee Directors Compensation Plan also provides that each non-employee director
will receive an annual stock award in the form of restricted stock units (RSUs) that vest on the day preceding the Company’s next annual shareholder’s meeting. The RSUs have no rights to dividends prior to their conversion to shares of Common Stock.
Individual directors can elect to defer the conversion to Common Stock if they so choose.
Information included under the caption “Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” in the Company's 2019
Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence
Information included under the captions “Corporate Governance—Independent Directors” and “Transactions with Related Persons”
in the Company’s 2019 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14.
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Information included under the caption “Audit Matters” in the Company’s 2019 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by
reference.
PART IV
Item 15.
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)(1) The following financial statements and other information appear in Appendix “A” to this Report and are filed as a
part hereof:
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. Selected Consolidated Financial Data.
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. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
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. Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
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. Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
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. Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017.
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. Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
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. Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended December 31,
2018, 2017 and 2016.
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. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
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. Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
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. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules are not filed with this Report because the Schedules are either inapplicable or the required
information is presented in the Financial Statements or Notes thereto.
(a)(3) The following Exhibits are incorporated by reference into or are filed with this Report:
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10.17
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10.18
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10.19
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10.20
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10.21
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10.22
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10.23
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21
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23
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31.1
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31.2
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32
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101.INS
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XBRL Instance Document
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101.SCH
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
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101.CAL
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
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101.DEF
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
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101.LAB
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
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101.PRE
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
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*
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Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
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(b)
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The Exhibits to this Report are listed under Item 15(a)(3) above.
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(c)
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The Financial Statement Schedules to this Report are listed under Item 15(a)(2) above.
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The Exhibits are numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K. Inapplicable Exhibits are not included in the list.
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Item 16.
Form 10-K Summary
None
to
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
ITEMS 6, 7, 7A, 8, 9A and 15(a)(1), (2) and (3) and 15(b) and 15(c)
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.
Contents
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Page
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A-3
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A-4
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A-5
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A-23
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A-26
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A-29
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A-30
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A-31
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A-32
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A-34
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A-35
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A-64
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
(in thousands, except as noted*)
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2018
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2017
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2016
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2015
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2014
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Consolidated Statement of
Operations Data |
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Net sales
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$
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1,171,599
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$
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1,184,739
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$
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1,147,431
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$
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983,157
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$
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975,595
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Gross profit
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|
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135,766
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243,129
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265,269
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|
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218,843
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215,316
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Gross profit %
|
|
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11.6
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%
|
|
|
20.5
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%
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23.1
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%
|
|
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22.3
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%
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|
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22.1
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%
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Selling, general and administrative
expenses
|
|
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180,795
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|
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160,775
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|
|
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153,145
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|
|
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145,180
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|
|
|
141,490
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|
Research and development
|
|
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28,332
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|
|
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26,817
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|
|
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24,969
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|
|
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23,676
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|
|
|
22,129
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Restructuring and asset impairment charges
|
|
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13,060
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|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
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|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
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Income (loss) from operations
|
|
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(86,421
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)
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|
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55,537
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|
|
|
87,155
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|
|
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49,987
|
|
|
|
51,697
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|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(1,045
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)
|
|
|
(840
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)
|
|
|
(1,395
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)
|
|
|
(1,611
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)
|
|
|
(720
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)
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Other income
|
|
|
536
|
|
|
|
1,218
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|
|
|
529
|
|
|
|
3,055
|
|
|
|
1,207
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|
Net income (loss)
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|
|
(60,744
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)
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37,590
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|
|
|
54,988
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|
|
|
31,966
|
|
|
|
34,206
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|
Net income (loss) attributable to
controlling interest
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|
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(60,449
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)
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|
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37,795
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|
|
|
55,159
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|
|
|
32,797
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|
|
|
34,458
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|
Earnings (loss) per common share*:
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|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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Net income (loss) attributable to
controlling interest
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Basic
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(2.64
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)
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|
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1.64
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|
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2.40
|
|
|
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1.43
|
|
|
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1.51
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Diluted
|
|
|
(2.64
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)
|
|
|
1.63
|
|
|
|
2.38
|
|
|
|
1.42
|
|
|
|
1.49
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|
|
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Consolidated Balance Sheet Data
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|
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Working capital
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|
$
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371,760
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|
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$
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423,823
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|
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$
|
407,972
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|
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$
|
399,785
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|
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$
|
388,862
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Total assets
|
|
|
855,457
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|
|
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889,579
|
|
|
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843,601
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|
|
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777,353
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|
|
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802,265
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|
Short-term debt
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|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
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4,632
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|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
2,814
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|
Current maturities of long-term debt
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|
|
413
|
|
|
|
2,469
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|
|
|
2,538
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|
|
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4,528
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|
|
|
1,027
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|
Long-term debt, less current maturities
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|
|
59,709
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|
|
|
1,575
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|
|
|
4,116
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|
|
|
5,154
|
|
|
|
7,061
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|
Total equity
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|
|
585,290
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|
|
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686,765
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|
|
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648,841
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|
|
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609,858
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|
|
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596,152
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|
Cash dividends declared per common
share*
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|
|
0.42
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|
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0.40
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|
|
|
0.40
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|
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0.40
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|
|
|
0.40
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|
Book value per share at year-end
(shareholders’ equity / diluted shares
outstanding for the year)*
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|
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25.53
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29.58
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|
|
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27.99
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|
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26.30
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|
|
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25.62
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|
SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL DATA
(in thousands, except as noted*)
Quarterly Financial Highlights
(Unaudited)
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|
First
Quarter
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Second Quarter
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Third
Quarter
|
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Fourth Quarter
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2018 Net sales
|
|
$
|
325,453
|
|
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$
|
272,528
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|
|
$
|
256,613
|
|
|
$
|
317,005
|
|
Gross profit (loss)
|
|
|
78,005
|
|
|
|
1,108
|
|
|
|
58,284
|
|
|
|
(1,631
|
)
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
20,216
|
|
|
|
(40,768
|
)
|
|
|
6,903
|
|
|
|
(47,095
|
)
|
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest
|
|
|
20,267
|
|
|
|
(40,674
|
)
|
|
|
6,995
|
|
|
|
(47,037
|
)
|
Earnings (loss) per common share*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
0.88
|
|
|
|
(1.76
|
)
|
|
|
0.31
|
|
|
|
(2.08
|
)
|
Diluted
|
|
|
0.87
|
|
|
|
(1.76
|
)
|
|
|
0.30
|
|
|
|
(2.08
|
)
|
Dividends paid
|
|
|
0.10
|
|
|
|
0.10
|
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017 Net sales
|
|
$
|
318,401
|
|
|
$
|
301,909
|
|
|
$
|
252,054
|
|
|
$
|
312,375
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
|
75,771
|
|
|
|
65,524
|
|
|
|
39,084
|
|
|
|
62,750
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
15,080
|
|
|
|
14,359
|
|
|
|
(2,703
|
)
|
|
|
10,854
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest
|
|
|
15,120
|
|
|
|
14,420
|
|
|
|
(2,667
|
)
|
|
|
10,922
|
|
Earnings (loss) per common share*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) attributable to controlling interest:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
0.66
|
|
|
|
0.63
|
|
|
|
(0.12
|
)
|
|
|
0.47
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
0.65
|
|
|
|
0.62
|
|
|
|
(0.12
|
)
|
|
|
0.47
|
|
Dividends paid
|
|
|
0.10
|
|
|
|
0.10
|
|
|
|
0.10
|
|
|
|
0.10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock Price*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2018 High
|
|
$
|
64.80
|
|
|
$
|
61.61
|
|
|
$
|
63.69
|
|
|
$
|
52.88
|
|
2018 Low
|
|
|
53.89
|
|
|
|
52.84
|
|
|
|
44.92
|
|
|
|
27.86
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017 High
|
|
$
|
73.37
|
|
|
$
|
66.66
|
|
|
$
|
58.06
|
|
|
$
|
59.22
|
|
2017 Low
|
|
|
59.02
|
|
|
|
52.35
|
|
|
|
45.70
|
|
|
|
48.44
|
|
The Company’s common stock is traded in the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ASTE. Prices shown are the high and low sales prices as
announced by the Nasdaq National Market. As determined by the proxy search on the record date for the Company’s 2019 annual shareholders’ meeting, the number of holders of record is approximately 210.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(Dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share amounts, unless otherwise specified)
The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ
materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements. For additional information regarding forward-looking statements, see “Forward-looking Statements”.
Overview
The Company is a leading manufacturer and seller of equipment for the road building, aggregate processing, geothermal, water, oil and gas,
and wood processing industries. The Company’s businesses:
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design, engineer, manufacture and market equipment used in each phase of road building, including mining,
quarrying and crushing the aggregate, mobile bulk and material handling solutions, producing asphalt or concrete, recycling old asphalt or concrete and applying the asphalt;
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·
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design, engineer, manufacture and market additional equipment and components, including equipment for geothermal
drilling, oil and natural gas drilling, industrial heat transfer, wood chipping and grinding, commercial and industrial burners, combustion control systems; and
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·
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manufacture and sell replacement parts for equipment in each of its product lines.
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The Company, as we refer to it herein, consists of a total of 22 companies that are consolidated in our financial statements, which include
17 manufacturing companies, three companies that operate as dealers for the manufacturing companies, a captive insurance company and the parent company. The companies fall within three reportable operating segments: the Infrastructure Group, the
Aggregate and Mining Group and the Energy Group.
Infrastructure Group - This segment
consists of five business units, three of which design, engineer, manufacture and market a complete line of asphalt plants, asphalt pavers and related components and ancillary equipment. The two remaining companies in the Infrastructure Group are
Company-owned dealers which sell, service and install equipment produced by the manufacturing subsidiaries of the Company, with the majority of sales to the infrastructure industry. The Company-owned dealer in Germany is being closed in 2019 and
its assets liquidated.
Aggregate and Mining Group - This
segment consists of eight business units that design, manufacture and market heavy equipment and parts in the aggregate, metallic mining, quarrying, recycling, ports and bulk handling industries.
Energy Group - This segment consists
of six business units that design, manufacture and market heaters, gas, oil and combination gas/oil burners, combustion control systems, drilling rigs, concrete plants, wood chippers and grinders, pump trailers, commercial and industrial burners,
combustion control systems, storage equipment and related parts to the oil and gas, construction, and water well industries. RexCon, Inc. was added to this group effective October 1, 2017 as described below.
Individual Company subsidiaries included in the composition of the Company’s segments are as follows:
1.
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Infrastructure Group – Astec, Inc., Roadtec, Inc., Carlson Paving Products, Inc., Astec Australia, Pty Ltd and Astec Mobile Machinery GmbH (which is being dissolved in 2019).
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2.
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Aggregate and Mining Group – Telsmith, Inc., Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc., Johnson Crushers International, Inc., Osborn Engineered Products SA (Pty) Ltd, Breaker Technology, Inc., Astec Mobile Screens, Inc., Astec do Brasil
Fabricacao de Equipamentos LTDA and Telestack Limited.
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3.
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Energy Group
– Heatec, Inc., CEI, Inc., GEFCO, Inc., Peterson Pacific Corp., Power Flame Incorporated and RexCon, Inc. Power Flame Incorporated was acquired and added to the group in August 2016. RexCon, Inc. was added to the group upon its formation
and acquired substantially all of the assets and liabilities of RexCon LLC in October 2017.
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The Company also has one other category, Corporate, that contains the business units that do not meet the requirements for separate
disclosure as a separate operating segment or inclusion in one of the other reporting segments. The business units in the Corporate category are Astec Insurance Company (“Astec Insurance” or “the captive”), Astec Industries LatAm SpA, a
Company-owned distributor in Chile in the start-up phase of operations and Astec Industries, Inc., the parent company.
The
Company’s financial performance is affected by a number of factors, including the cyclical nature and varying conditions of the markets it serves. Demand in these markets fluctuates in response to overall economic conditions and is particularly
sensitive to the amount of public sector spending on infrastructure development, privately funded infrastructure development, changes in the prices of liquid asphalt, oil and natural gas and steel.
Federal funding provides a significant portion of all highway, street, roadway and parking construction in the United States. The Company believes that federal highway funding influences the purchasing decisions of the
Company’s customers, who are typically more comfortable making capital equipment purchases with long-term federal legislation in place.
In
July 2012, the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act” (“Map-21”) was approved by the U.S. federal government, which authorized $105 billion of federal spending on highway and public transportation programs through fiscal year 2014. In
August 2014, the U.S. government approved short-term funding of $10.8 billion through May 2015. Federal transportation funding operated on short-term appropriations until December 4, 2015 when the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (“FAST
Act”) was signed into law. The $305 billion FAST Act approved funding for highways of approximately $205 billion and transit projects of approximately $48 billion for the five-year period ending September 30, 2020.
The Company believes a multi-year highway program (such as the FAST Act) will have the greatest positive impact on the road construction
industry and allows its customers to plan and execute longer-term projects. Given the inherent uncertainty in the political process, the level of governmental funding for federal highway projects will similarly continue to be uncertain. Since
elected in late 2016, the current executive branch of the federal government has stressed that one of its priorities is a new infrastructure bill including increased funding for roads, bridges, tunnels, airports, railroads, ports and waterways,
pipelines, clean water infrastructure, energy infrastructure and telecommunication needs. Proposals being considered may rely in part on direct federal spending as well as increased private sector funding in exchange for federal tax credits.
Governmental funding that is committed or earmarked for federal highway projects is always subject to repeal or reduction. Although continued funding under the FAST Act or funding of a bill passed by the new administration is expected, it may be
at lower levels than originally approved or anticipated. In addition, Congress could pass legislation in future sessions that would allow for diversion of previously appropriated highway funds for other purposes, or it could restrict funding of
infrastructure projects unless states comply with certain federal policies. The level of future federal highway construction is uncertain and any future funding may be at levels lower than those currently approved or that have been approved in the
past.
The public sector spending described above is needed to fund road, bridge and mass transit improvements. The Company believes that increased
funding is unquestionably needed to restore the nation’s highways to a quality level required for safety, fuel efficiency and mitigation of congestion. In the Company’s opinion, amounts needed for such improvements are significantly greater than
amounts approved to date, and funding mechanisms such as the federal usage fee per gallon of gasoline, which is still at the 1993 level of 18.4 cents per gallon, would likely need to be increased along with other measures to generate the funds
needed.
In addition to public sector funding, the economies in the markets the Company serves, the price of liquid asphalt, the price of oil and
natural gas, and the price of steel may each affect the Company’s financial performance. Economic downturns generally result in decreased purchasing by the Company’s customers, which, in turn, causes reductions in sales and increased pricing
pressure on the Company’s products. Rising interest rates also typically negatively impact customers’ attitudes toward purchasing equipment. The Federal Reserve has maintained historically low interest rates in response to the economic downturn
which began in 2009; however, the Federal Reserve has increased the Federal Funds Rate several times in recent quarters, beginning in December 2016 and future rate increases are expected; however, the current Federal Funds Rate is still considered
in the historically low range.
Significant portions of the Company’s revenues from the Infrastructure Group relate to the sale of equipment involved in the production,
handling, recycling or application of asphalt mix. Liquid asphalt is a by-product of oil refining. An increase or decrease in the price of oil impacts the cost of asphalt, which is likely to alter demand for asphalt and therefore affect demand for
certain Company products. While increasing oil prices may have a negative financial impact on many of the Company’s customers, the Company’s equipment can use a significant amount of recycled asphalt pavement, thereby partially mitigating the
effect of increased oil prices on the final cost of asphalt for the customer. The Company continues to develop products and initiatives to reduce the amount of oil and related products required to produce asphalt. Oil price volatility makes it
difficult to predict the costs of oil-based products used in road construction such as liquid asphalt and gasoline. Oil prices began rising in early 2016 and have continued to fluctuate during 2017 and 2018. Fluctuations are expected to continue in
the future. Minor fluctuations in oil prices should not have a significant impact on customers’ buying decisions. Other factors such as political uncertainty in oil producing countries, interruptions in oil production due to disasters, whether
natural or man-made, or other economic factors could significantly impact oil prices, which could negatively impact demand for the Company’s products. The Company
believes the continued funding of the FAST Act federal highway bill passed in December 2015 has a greater potential to impact the buying decisions of the Company’s customers than does the fluctuation of oil prices in 2019.
Contrary to the impact of oil prices on many of the Company’s Infrastructure Group products as discussed above, the products manufactured by
the Energy Group, which are used in drilling for oil and natural gas, in heaters for refineries and oil sands, and in double fluid pump trailers for fracking and oil and gas extraction, would benefit from higher oil and natural gas prices, to the
extent that such higher prices lead to increased development in the oil and natural gas production industries. The Company believes further development of domestic oil and natural gas production capabilities is needed and would positively impact
demand for the Company’s oil and gas related products.
Steel is a major component in the Company’s equipment. Steel prices rose significantly during the first half of 2018 and were impacted by the
Section 232 and 301 tariffs enacted. Steel prices have stabilized at the elevated levels, and the Company anticipates prices to remain in this range for the first half of 2019. The Company continues to utilize forward-looking contracts (with no
minimum or specified quantity guarantees) coupled with advanced steel purchases to minimize the impact of any price increases. The Company will continue to review the trends in steel prices in 2019 and establish future contract pricing accordingly.
In addition to the factors stated above, many of the Company’s markets are highly competitive, and its products compete worldwide with a
number of other manufacturers and dealers that produce and sell similar products. From 2010 through mid-2012, a weak U.S. dollar, combined with improving economic conditions in certain foreign economies, had a positive impact on the Company’s
international sales. The continued strengthened U.S. dollar since mid-2012 has negatively impacted pricing in certain foreign markets the Company serves. The Company expects the U.S. dollar to remain strong in the near term relative to most foreign
currencies. Increasing domestic interest rates or weakening economic conditions abroad could cause the U.S. dollar to further strengthen, which could negatively impact the Company’s international sales.
In the United States and internationally, the Company’s equipment is marketed directly to customers as well as through dealers. During 2018,
approximately 60% of the Company’s sales were to the end user. The Company expects this ratio to be between 60% and 70% for 2019.
The Company is operated on a centrally led, but decentralized basis, with a complete operating management team for each operating subsidiary.
Finance, insurance, legal, shareholder relations, corporate accounting and other corporate matters are primarily managed at the corporate level (i.e., Astec Industries, Inc., the parent company). The engineering, design, sales, manufacturing and
basic accounting functions are the responsibility of each individual subsidiary. Standard accounting procedures are prescribed and followed in all reporting.
The Company’s current profit sharing plans allow corporate officers, subsidiary presidents and other key management employees at each
subsidiary the opportunity to earn profit sharing incentives based upon the Company’s and/or the individual groups or subsidiaries’ return on capital employed, EBITDA margin and safety. Corporate officers’ and subsidiary presidents’ awards, when
calculated at targeted performance, are between 35% and 100% of their base salary, depending upon their responsibilities, and the plans allow for awards of up to 200% of target incentive compensation. Each subsidiary also has the opportunity to
earn up to 10% of its after-tax profit as a profit-sharing incentive award to be paid to its employees.
The Company’s current long-term incentive plans allow corporate officers, subsidiary presidents and other corporate or subsidiary management
employees to be awarded Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) if certain goals are met based upon the Company’s Total Shareholder’s Return (“TSR”) as compared to a peer group and the Company’s pretax profit margin. The grant date value of corporate
officers’ and subsidiary presidents’ awards, when calculated at targeted performance, are between 20% and 100% of their base salary, depending upon their responsibilities, and the plans allow for awards of up to 200% of target incentive
compensation. Additional RSUs may be granted to other key subsidiary management employees based upon individual subsidiary profits.
Beginning in 2018 and continuing through mid-2019, the Company retained the services of a specialized consulting firm to assist with the accumulation of company-wide
purchasing data and a system for maintaining similar data in the future for management to utilize in negotiations with suppliers or potential suppliers in order to obtain reduced prices on raw materials and equipment components purchased. The firm is
also assisting with the development of sales and operational planning procedures designed to achieve significant reductions in inventory levels maintained for normal production needs and to reduce existing excess inventories. The Company expects the
results of these efforts to positively impact its gross margins and inventory levels in 2019 and the future.
Results of Operations: 2018 vs. 2017
Pellet Plant Agreement
The Company was party to a 2015 sales contract with the purchaser of a large wood pellet plant, on which $143,300 of cumulative revenue had
previously been recorded based on the over-time method. The contract contained certain production output and operational provisions, which if not timely met, could have resulted in the Company having to refund the purchase price to the customer.
Additional contract provisions could have required the Company to compensate the customer for production shortfalls caused by the Company and other potential costs (depending on the market price of wood pellets). The plant did not meet the
production output and operational specifications by the deadline set forth in the contract and the Company subsequently entered into an agreement with the customer on July 20, 2018 whereby the Company agreed to pay the customer $68,000 and to
forgive $7,315 in accounts receivable to obtain a full release of all the Company’s contractual obligations under the sales contract. The terms of the pellet plant agreement resulted in the Company’s Infrastructure Group recording reductions in
sales of $75,315 and gross margins of $71,029 in 2018. The Company paid the scheduled $68,000 during 2018. The pellet plant agreement also stipulates that the customer will pay the Company $7,000 if the wood pellet plant’s performance satisfies
certain emissions targets prior to May 1, 2019.
Georgia Pellet Plant
The Company manufactured its first wood pellet plant for a customer under a Company-financed arrangement whereby the Company deferred the recognition of revenue as payment under the
arrangement was not assured. The original customer is attempting to obtain financing to purchase the plant at a reduced price; however, the Company believes the ultimate consummation of the sale to this customer is uncertain. After considering
the uncertainty of completing the sale to the existing customer; the lack of success in attempting to market the plant to other pellet plant operators; the cost of repossessing the plant; and the Company’s decision to exit the pellet plant business
line, the pellet plant inventory’s net realizable value has been written down to zero, resulting in a charge to cost of sales of $65,706 in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Net Realizable Value Inventory Adjustment
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value which requires the Company to make specific estimates, assumptions and
professional judgement to determine if adjustments of inventories values to their net realizable value are necessary. In the fourth quarter of 2018, after an in-depth analysis of the age, quantities on hand, market acceptance of the equipment,
management’s inventory and working capital control objectives, and other related factors, it was determined that various specific equipment models of the Company’s Energy Group inventories, primarily related to oil and gas equipment, required an
adjustment of $7,487 to cost of sales to reduce inventories to their net realizable values.
Liquidation of Subsidiary
While reviewing performance criteria against actual results of all Astec companies during a strategic planning meeting held by management in
late 2018, it was determined that Astec Mobile Machinery GmbH (“AMM”) did not meet the desired performance metrics. Documents were filed by the Company in the German court system in December 2018 to begin the process of liquidating AMM. The Company
expects the liquidation of AMM to be completed in 2019. A restructuring charge of $1,870 was recorded by the Infrastructure Group in December 2018 related to the liquidation of AMM.
Goodwill Impairment
The Company tests goodwill at least annually for impairment. Goodwill testing and valuation procedures were performed by the Company in the
fourth quarter of 2018 using actual financial results and forecasts approved by the Company. The testing resulted in impairments at two of the businesses recently acquired by the Company, RexCon, Inc. and Power Flame Incorporated. As a result, the
Energy Group recorded goodwill impairment of $11,190 in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Net Sales
Net sales decreased $13,140 or 1.1% to $1,171,599 in 2018 from $1,184,739 in 2017. Sales are generated primarily from new equipment purchases
made by customers for use in construction of privately funded infrastructure, public sector spending on infrastructure and sales of equipment for the aggregate, mining, wood pellet, quarrying and recycling markets, and for oil and gas and
geothermal industries. Excluding the $75,315 one-time pellet plant sales reduction described above, total net sales increased $62,175 between years.
Domestic sales for 2018 were $915,814 or 78.2% of net sales compared to $932,294 or 78.7% of net sales for 2017, a decrease of $16,480 or 1.8%. The decrease in domestic sales
was due to the one-time pellet plant charge described above. This sales decrease was offset by increased non-pellet related equipment sales of $58,835 from 2017 to 2018 resulting from sales increases in most of the Company’s Energy and Aggregate and
Mining major product lines due to the continuing positive economic conditions in the domestic markets and the impact of the FAST Act funding.
International sales for 2018 were $255,785 or 21.8% of net sales compared to $252,445 or 21.3% of net sales for 2017, an increase of $3,340
or 1.3%. The Company experienced improved international sales for its aggregate and mining equipment during 2018 and decreased sales of infrastructure related equipment during 2018, while equipment sold by the Energy Group remained relatively flat
between 2017 and 2018. Sales reported by the Company for 2018 would have been $750 higher had 2018 foreign exchange rates been the same as 2017 rates. The increase in international sales occurred primarily in South America, Africa, Europe and the
Middle East, offset by sales decline in Asia, Brazil, Russia, Canada and China. The Company continues its efforts to grow its international business by increasing its presence in the markets it serves and the opening of Company-owned distributors.
Parts sales for 2018 were $308,703 or 26.3% of net sales compared to $283,361 or 23.9% of net sales for 2017, an increase of $25,342 or 8.9%.
All of the Company’s major product lines experienced increased parts sales in 2018 as compared to 2017.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for 2018 was $135,766 or 11.6% of net sales as compared to $243,129 or 20.5% of net sales in 2017, a decline of $107,363 or 44.2%. The decrease in gross profit was primarily due to the pellet
plant charges discussed above, which resulted in a decrease in gross margins of $136,735. These decreases were offset by increases of $29,372 in gross profit (non-pellet related) in all other product lines.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Selling, general and administrative expense for 2018 was $180,795
or 15.4% of net sales compared to $160,775 or 13.6% of net sales for 2017, an increase of $20,020 or 12.5% primarily due to increases in payroll and related expense
of $10,005, consulting expense of $7,032, commissions and travel expenses of $6,745 and legal and professional fee expense of $3,039, offset by a decrease in ConExpo expense of $4,363.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses increased $1,515 or 5.6% to $28,332 in 2018 from $26,817 in 2017. During 2018, the Company continued its
focus on research and development spending for new products as well as improvements to existing product lines and adaptation of those products to other markets.
Impairment and Restructuring Charges
Impairment and restructuring charges total $13,060 in 2018 and include a goodwill impairment charge of $11,190 and a charge of $1,870 related
to the closing of the Company-owned distributor in Germany, which is expected to be completed in 2019.
Interest Expense
Interest expense in 2018 increased $205 or 24.4% to $1,045 from $840 in 2017 due to an increase in debt levels of the Company in 2018.
Interest Income
Interest income decreased $350 or 26.9% to $952 in 2018 from $1,302 in 2017 due primarily to a reduction in interest received in 2018 from a
wood pellet plant customer compared to amounts received in 2017.
Other Income
Other income decreased $682 or 56.0% to $536 in 2018 from $1,218 in 2017. The decrease in other income is primarily due to the
reclassification of licensing fees to sales under new accounting guidance adopted in 2018.
Income Tax
Income tax benefit for 2018 was $25,234, compared to
income tax expense of $19,627 for 2017. The effective tax rates for 2018 and 2017 were 29.3% and 34.3%, respectively. The Company’s tax rates are affected by
recurring items which are generally consistent from period to period, as well as discrete items that may occur in any given period but are not consistent from period to period. In addition to the U.S. federal tax rate reduction from 35% to 21% for
tax years beginning in 2018 and state income tax expense or benefit items, the items having the most significant impact on the effective tax rate for 2018 include a benefit of $4,660 for research and development tax credits, a benefit of $1,403 for
the liquidation of a foreign subsidiary, expense of $978 for domestic and foreign valuation allowance changes and expense of $1,856 related to unrecognized tax benefits for tax positions taken in 2018.
Net Income Attributable To Controlling Interest
The Company had a net loss attributable to controlling interest of $60,449 in 2018 compared to net income of $37,795 in 2017, a decrease of $98,244. Earnings per diluted share decreased $4.27 to a loss of $2.64 in 2018 from income of $1.63 in 2017. Weighted average diluted shares outstanding for
the years ended December 31, 2018 decreased to 22,902 from 23,184 in 2017, due primarily to the Company repurchasing 582 shares of its common stock in late 2018 under the Company’s stock buy-back program partially offset by stock incentive plan
activity.
Backlog
The backlog of orders at December 31, 2018 was $344,962 compared to $411,469 at December 31, 2017, a decrease of $66,507 or 16.2%. The
decrease in the backlog of orders was due to a decrease in domestic backlog of $75,161, including a $60,249 reduction of pellet plant related backlog, partially offset by an increase in international backlog of $8,654 or 11.5%. The Infrastructure
Group backlog decreased $90,058, including $60,249 of pellet plant related backlog, or 37.6% from 2017. The Aggregate and Mining Group backlog increased $13,704 or 11.7% from 2017, and the backlog in the Energy Group increased $9,847 or 17.9% over the 2017 levels. The Company is unable to determine whether the changes in backlogs were experienced by the industry as a whole.
Net Sales by Segment
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|
2018
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
$ Change
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
Infrastructure Group
|
|
$
|
442,289
|
|
|
$
|
553,691
|
|
|
$
|
(111,402
|
)
|
|
|
(20.1
|
)%
|
Aggregate and Mining Group
|
|
|
453,164
|
|
|
|
403,720
|
|
|
|
49,444
|
|
|
|
12.2
|
%
|
Energy Group
|
|
|
276,146
|
|
|
|
227,328
|
|
|
|
48,818
|
|
|
|
21.5
|
%
|
Infrastructure Group: Sales in this group decreased $111,402 or 20.1%. Domestic sales for the Infrastructure Group decreased $92,643 or 19.9%
in 2018 compared to 2017. The decrease in domestic sales was due primarily to the one-time pellet plant sales reduction of $75,315 discussed above. International sales for the Infrastructure Group decreased $18,759 or 21.5% in 2018 compared to
2017. The decrease in international sales for the Infrastructure Group occurred mainly in Canada, Russia, the West Indies, Mexico and Post-Soviet States. Parts sales for the Infrastructure Group increased 4.5% in 2018 compared to 2017. The Company
expects to introduce new asphalt plant models in 2019 that are designed to better meet the needs of the international market.
Aggregate and Mining Group: Sales in this group increased $49,444 or 12.2%. Domestic sales for the Aggregate and Mining Group increased
$24,592 or 8.9% in 2018 compared to 2017 primarily due to improved sales into the Company’s traditional rock quarry markets and increased sales of the Company’s larger aggregate equipment. International sales for the Aggregate and Mining Group
increased $24,852 or 19.7% in 2018 compared to 2017. The increase in international sales is due to increased sales by the Company’s Northern Ireland subsidiary due to an improved mix of project machines compared to highly customized equipment, and
the Company’s continued sales efforts in the international markets. The increase in international sales for the Aggregate and Mining Group occurred primarily in
South America, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Mexico and Russia and was offset by sales declines in Asia, Brazil, Post-Soviet States, Japan and China. Parts sales for the Aggregate and Mining Group increased 12.1% in 2018 compared to 2017 due to
an increase in parts packages sold with equipment orders, improved sales by the Company’s South African subsidiary and sales into the traditional rock quarry markets.
Energy Group: Sales in this group increased $48,818 or 21.5%. Domestic sales for the Energy Group increased $51,571 or 27.4% in 2018 compared
to 2017 due to an increase in RexCon (acquired in October 2017) concrete plant sales of $31,200 compared to 2017 and improved sales of oil and gas pumpers, industrial heaters and related equipment. International sales for the Energy Group decreased
$2,753 or 7.0% in 2018 compared to 2017. The decrease in international sales was due primarily to decreased sales of oil and gas drilling rigs. The decrease in international sales occurred in Australia, China, Brazil and the Middle East and was
offset by increased sales in Canada and South America (excluding Brazil). Parts sales for the Energy Group increased 14.8% in 2018 compared to 2017 due to increased sales in all major product lines.
Segment Profit (Loss)
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|
2018
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
$ Change
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
Infrastructure Group
|
|
$
|
(112,954
|
)
|
|
$
|
26,641
|
|
|
$
|
(139,595
|
)
|
|
|
(524.0
|
)%
|
Aggregate and Mining Group
|
|
|
45,464
|
|
|
|
35,748
|
|
|
|
9,716
|
|
|
|
27.2
|
%
|
Energy Group
|
|
|
3,070
|
|
|
|
16,219
|
|
|
|
(13,149
|
)
|
|
|
(81.1
|
)%
|
Corporate
|
|
|
1,586
|
|
|
|
(40,963
|
)
|
|
|
42,549
|
|
|
|
103.9
|
%
|
Infrastructure Group: Profit for this group decreased $139,595
from 2017. This group’s profits were impacted by a decrease in gross profit of $130,384 (including a decrease in gross margins of $136,735 due primarily to the
pellet plant charges discussed above).
Aggregate and Mining Group: Profit for this group increased $9,716
or 27.2% from 2017. This group’s profits were impacted by an increase in gross profit of $19,180 on increased sales of $49,444 and by a 170 basis point increase in gross margin due to product mix considerations and increased margins at the Company’s Canadian, South African and certain domestic subsidiaries.
Energy Group: Profit for this group decreased $13,149 or 81.1% from 2017. This group’s profits were impacted by a 290 basis point decrease in
gross margins (due partially to the $7,487 net realizable value adjustments discussed above), which was offset by an increase of $3,977 in gross margin dollars on an increase in sales of $48,818. The group’s profits were negatively impacted by a
$17,335 increase in selling, general and administrative expenses, of which $11,190 relates to goodwill impairments recorded by Power Flame and RexCon, which were acquired in 2016 and 2017, respectively.
Corporate: Net corporate expenses decreased $42,549 from
2017, primarily due to decreased income taxes of $46,125 offset by increased repairs and maintenance of $2,225 (primarily a major plane engine overhaul) and increased accounting fees of $1,413.
Results of Operations: 2017 vs. 2016
Net Sales
Net sales increased $37,308 or 3.3% to $1,184,739 in 2017 from $1,147,431 in 2016. Sales are generated primarily from new equipment purchases
made by customers for use in construction of privately funded infrastructure, public sector spending on infrastructure and sales of equipment for the aggregate, mining, wood pellet, quarrying and recycling markets, and for oil and gas and
geothermal industries. Excluding a decline in domestic wood pellet plant sales discussed below, total sales increased $164,508 between years.
Domestic sales for 2017 were $932,294 or 78.7% of net sales compared to $941,273 or 82.0% of net sales for 2016, a decrease of $8,979 or
1.0%. The decrease in domestic sales was due to a $127,200 decline in pellet plant related sales due to no new orders being received in 2017, offset by increases in sales of most of the Company’s other major product lines due to the continuing
positive economic conditions in the domestic markets and the impact of the FAST Act funding.
International sales for 2017 were $252,445 or 21.3% of net sales compared to $206,158 or 18.0% of net sales for 2016, an increase of $46,287
or 22.5%. The Company experienced improved markets for most of its major product lines internationally in 2017 compared to 2016 caused by improved global market conditions, the stabilization of the U.S. dollar in certain foreign markets and a
slight recovery in the mining and oil and gas sectors. The Company believes its strategy of keeping its sales and service structure in place during the recent downturn aided international sales in 2017. Sales reported by the Company for 2017 would
have been $2,884 lower had 2017 foreign exchange rates been the same as 2016 rates. The increase in international sales occurred primarily in Canada, Russia, Australia, Brazil and Africa, offset by sales decline in South America (excluding Brazil),
Japan and Mexico. The Company continues its efforts to grow its international business by increasing its presence in the markets it serves.
Parts sales for 2017 were $283,361 or 23.9% of net sales compared to $263,457 or 23.0% of net sales for 2016, an increase of $19,904 or 7.6%.
All of the Company’s major product lines experienced increased parts sales in 2017 as compared to 2016.
Gross Profit
Gross profit for 2017 was $243,129 or 20.5% of net sales as compared to $265,269 or 23.1% of net sales in 2016, a decline of $22,140 or 8.3%.
Due to cost overruns incurred in 2017 by the Company on the installation phase of its customer’s Arkansas wood pellet plant sold in 2016 and the identification of design issues its customers’ wood pellet plants in Arkansas and Georgia discovered in
the third quarter of 2017, the Company experienced an overall reduction in wood pellet plant margins of $60,107 between years. As the Company financed the sale of the $60,249 Georgia wood pellet plant, no revenue from the sale has been recorded.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Selling, general and administrative expense for 2017 was $160,775 or 13.6% of net sales compared to $153,145 or 13.3% of net sales for 2016,
an increase of $7,630 or 5.0%, due to an increase of $8,646 in selling expenses resulting primarily from increased ConExpo Show-related costs of $4,355 and other increased costs related to the
$164,508 increase in total sales excluding wood pellet plants.
Research and Development
Research and development expenses increased $1,848 or
7.4% to $26,817 in 2017 from $24,969 in 2016. During 2017, the Company continued
its focus on research and development spending for new products as well as improvements to existing product lines and adaptation of those products to other markets.
Interest Expense
Interest expense in 2017 decreased $555 or 39.8%, to $840 from $1,395 in 2016 due to a reduction in debt levels at the Company’s subsidiary
in Brazil and reduced interest on tax return audit assessments.
Interest Income
Interest income increased $496 or 61.5% to $1,302 in 2017 from $806 in 2016 due primarily to interest received in 2017 from a wood pellet
plant customer.
Other Income
Other income increased $689 or 130.2% to $1,218 in 2017 from $529 in 2016 due primarily to a $347 deposit forfeited by a customer on a
cancelled order, reduced investment losses of $180 and improved licensing fee income of $105.
Income Tax
Income tax expense for 2017 was $19,627, compared to $32,107 for 2016. The effective tax rates for 2017 and 2016 were 34.3% and 36.9%,
respectively. The reduction in tax rates between periods is due primarily to an increase in the percent impact of the Company’s Domestic Production Activities Deduction and Research and Development Tax Credit (due to similar dollar impacts on lower
taxable earnings) and a $1,056 reduction in income tax expense in the fourth quarter of 2017 due to the application of the provisions of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, enacted by the U.S. government on December 22, 2017.
Net Income Attributable To Controlling Interest
The Company had net income attributable to controlling interest of $37,795 in 2017 compared to $55,159 in 2016, a decrease of $17,364, or
31.5%. Earnings per diluted share decreased $0.75 to $1.63 in 2017 from $2.38 in 2016. Weighted average diluted shares outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were 23,184 and 23,142, respectively.
Backlog
The backlog of orders at December 31, 2017 was $411,469
compared to $361,831 at December 31, 2016, an increase of $49,638, or 13.7%. Backlogs for both periods include a $60,249 pellet plant order the Company which was later cancelled in mid-2018. The increase in the backlog of orders was due to
an increase in domestic backlog of $36,786 or 12.3% and an increase in
international backlog of $12,852 or 20.5%. The Infrastructure Group backlog
increased $7,271 or 3.1% from 2016. The Aggregate and Mining Group backlog
increased $28,036 or 31.5% from 2016 while the backlog in the Energy Group increased $14,331
or 35.2% over the 2016 levels. The Company is unable to determine whether the changes in backlogs were experienced by the industry as a whole.
Net Sales by Segment
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
$ Change
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
Infrastructure Group
|
|
$
|
553,691
|
|
|
$
|
608,908
|
|
|
$
|
(55,217
|
)
|
|
|
(9.1
|
)%
|
Aggregate and Mining Group
|
|
|
403,720
|
|
|
|
359,760
|
|
|
|
43,960
|
|
|
|
12.2
|
%
|
Energy Group
|
|
|
227,328
|
|
|
|
178,763
|
|
|
|
48,565
|
|
|
|
27.2
|
%
|
Infrastructure Group: Sales in this group decreased $55,217 or 9.1%. Excluding a $127,200 decrease in wood pellet plant sales, the group’s
sales increased $71,983 in 2017 as compared to 2016. Domestic sales for the Infrastructure Group decreased $80,666 or 14.7% in 2017 compared to 2016. The decrease in domestic sales was due to a $127,200 decline in pellet plant related sales due to
no new orders being received in 2017, offset by increases in sales of most other major product lines due to the continuing positive economic conditions in the domestic markets and the impact of the FAST Act funding. International sales for the
Infrastructure Group increased $25,449 or 41.3% in 2017 compared to 2016. The increase in international sales was due primarily to the improved sales of mobile asphalt equipment and increased sales by the Company owned distributor in Australia. The
increase in international sales for the Infrastructure Group occurred mainly in Canada, Australia and Russia, offset by a decrease in sales in South America and Japan. Parts sales for the Infrastructure Group increased 3.7% in 2017 compared to
2016.
Aggregate and Mining Group: Sales in this group increased $43,960 or 12.2%. Domestic sales for the Aggregate and Mining Group increased
$32,206 or 13.1% in 2017 compared to 2016 primarily due to improved sales into the Company’s traditional rock quarry markets, increased sales of the Company’s larger aggregate equipment due to the release of pent-up demand and increased sales by
the Company’s Northern Ireland subsidiary in the U.S. domestic market. International sales for the Aggregate and Mining Group increased $11,754 or 10.3% in 2017 compared to 2016. The increase in international sales is due to an easing of pent-up
demand, the Company’s continued sales efforts in the international markets and improved sales by the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary. The increase in international sales for the Aggregate and Mining Group occurred primarily in Canada, Brazil,
Australia, Asia and Africa, offset by sales declines in Mexico, Japan and South America. Parts sales for the Aggregate and Mining Group increased 7.9% in 2017 compared to 2016 due to improved sales by the Company’s South African subsidiary and
sales into the traditional rock quarry markets.
Energy Group: Sales in this group increased $48,565 or 27.2%. Domestic sales for the Energy Group increased $39,482 or 26.6% in 2017 compared
to 2016 due to an increase in sales of $14,739 by Power Flame, which was acquired on August 1, 2016, and improved sales of wood chipping and grinding equipment, drilling rigs and oil and gas pumpers. RexCon, Inc., which was acquired on October 1,
2017, also contributed $2,449 of domestic sales in 2017. International sales for the Energy Group increased $9,083 or 30.0% in 2017 compared to 2016. The increase in international sales was due primarily to increased sales by Power Flame of $3,287
and increased sales of oil and gas drilling rigs. The increase in international sales occurred in Canada, Africa, China, Brazil and the Middle East, offset by decreased sales in South America (excluding Brazil). Parts sales for the Energy Group
increased 19.6% in 2017 compared to 2016 due to increased sales in all major product lines.
Segment Profit (Loss)
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
$ Change
|
|
|
% Change
|
|
Infrastructure Group
|
|
$
|
26,641
|
|
|
$
|
71,482
|
|
|
$
|
(44,841
|
)
|
|
|
(62.7
|
)%
|
Aggregate and Mining Group
|
|
|
35,748
|
|
|
|
34,877
|
|
|
|
871
|
|
|
|
2.5
|
%
|
Energy Group
|
|
|
16,219
|
|
|
|
4,145
|
|
|
|
12,074
|
|
|
|
291.3
|
%
|
Corporate
|
|
|
(40,963
|
)
|
|
|
(55,992
|
)
|
|
|
15,029
|
|
|
|
26.8
|
%
|
Infrastructure Group: Profit for this group decreased $44,841 or 62.7% from 2016. This group’s profits were impacted by a decrease in gross
profit of $42,821 or 550 basis points. The Company experienced an overall reduction in
wood pellet plant margins of $60,107 between years due to cost overruns incurred by the Company in 2017 on the installation phase of its customer’s Arkansas wood pellet plant sold in 2016 and the identification of design issues its
customers’ wood pellet plants in Arkansas and Georgia discovered in the third quarter of 2017. As the Company financed the original sale of the Georgia wood pellet plant, no revenue from the sale has been recorded. Segment profits were also
negatively impacted by a $3,448 increase in selling expenses, including $1,986 related to the ConExpo Show and other cost increases related to the $71,983 increase in group sales, excluding wood pellet plants. Research and development costs also
increased by $1,475 between periods.
Aggregate and Mining Group: Profit for this group increased $871 or 2.5% from 2016. This group’s profits were impacted by an increase in
gross profit of $2,440 on increased sales of $43,960, offset by a 220 basis point decrease in gross margin due to intercompany profit eliminations, product mix considerations and reduced margins at the Company’s Northern Ireland subsidiary. The
group’s profits were also negatively impacted by increased ConExpo Show costs of $1,842.
Energy Group: Profit for this group increased $12,074 or 291.3% from 2016. This group’s profits were impacted by an increase in gross profit
of $17,954 on increased sales of $48,565 and a 330 basis point increase in gross margins. Margins were favorably impacted by significant improvements at the Company’s GEFCO subsidiary, due to a 64% increase in sales, and by the addition of Power
Flame, which was acquired on August 1, 2016. The group’s profits were negatively impacted by a $5,540 increase in selling, general and administrative expenses, of which $3,280 relates to additional costs incurred by Power Flame and RexCon, which
were acquired in 2016 and 2017, respectively.
Corporate: Net corporate expenses decreased $15,029 from 2016 due to decreases in profit sharing and SERP expenses of $5,031 and decreased
income taxes of $10,617.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company’s primary sources of liquidity and capital resources are its cash on hand, borrowing capacity under a $100,000 revolving credit
facility with a lender and cash flows from operations. The Company had $25,821 (of which $21,933 was held by our foreign subsidiaries) of cash available for operating purposes at December 31, 2018. The Company had borrowings of $58,778 and
outstanding letters of credit of $11,044 resulting in additional borrowing availability of $30,178 under the credit facility as of December 31, 2018. Borrowings under the Company’s credit agreement are subject to an interest rate equal to the daily
one-month LIBOR rate plus a 0.75% margin, resulting in a rate of 3.27% at December 31, 2018. The credit agreement contains certain financial covenants, including provisions concerning required levels of annual net income, minimum tangible net worth
and maximum allowed capital expenditures. The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2018.
In February 2019, the $100,000 amended and restated credit agreement discussed above was again amended to increase the unsecured line of
credit to a maximum of $150,000 and to extend the maturity date of the agreement to December 29, 2023. Upon disposition of the Georgia wood pellet plant, the Company is required to apply the proceeds, if any, as a payment against any outstanding
balance on the line of credit. Other significant terms were left unchanged.
The Company’s South African subsidiary, Osborn Engineered Products SA (Pty) Ltd (“Osborn”), has a credit facility of $6,600 with a South
African bank to finance short-term working capital needs, as well as to cover performance letters of credit, advance payment and retention guarantees. As of December 31, 2018, Osborn had no outstanding borrowings, but had $397 in performance,
advance payment and retention guarantees outstanding under the facility. The facility has been guaranteed by Astec Industries, Inc., but is otherwise unsecured. A 0.75% unused facility fee is charged if less than 50% of the facility is utilized. As
of December 31, 2018, Osborn had available credit under the facility of $6,203. The interest rate is 0.25% less than the South Africa prime rate, resulting in a rate of 10.0% as of December 31, 2018.
The Company's Brazilian subsidiary, Astec do Brasil Fabricacao de Equipamentos Ltda. ("Astec Brazil"), has outstanding working capital loans
totaling $1,207 from Brazilian banks with interest rates ranging from 10.4% to 11.0%. The loans’ maturity dates range from January 2019 to April 2024 and are secured by Astec Brazil’s manufacturing facility and also by letters of credit totaling
$3,200 issued by Astec Industries, Inc. Additionally, Astec Brazil has various 5-year equipment financing loans outstanding with Brazilian banks in the aggregate of $137 as of December 31, 2018 that have interest rates ranging from 3.5% to 16.3%.
These equipment loans have maturity dates ranging from January 2019 to April 2020.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
|
|
2018
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
Increase /
Decrease
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(60,744
|
)
|
|
$
|
37,590
|
|
|
$
|
(98,334
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
27,913
|
|
|
|
25,802
|
|
|
|
2,111
|
|
Provision for warranties
|
|
|
13,219
|
|
|
|
16,725
|
|
|
|
(3,506
|
)
|
Deferred income tax benefits
|
|
|
(25,385
|
)
|
|
|
(291
|
)
|
|
|
(25,094
|
)
|
Restructuring and asset impairment charges
|
|
|
13,060
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
13,060
|
|
Increase in receivables
|
|
|
(16,189
|
)
|
|
|
(7,749
|
)
|
|
|
(8,440
|
)
|
(Increase) decrease in inventories
|
|
|
30,757
|
|
|
|
(19,618
|
)
|
|
|
50,375
|
|
Increase in prepaid expenses
|
|
|
(11,943
|
)
|
|
|
(5,181
|
)
|
|
|
(6,762
|
)
|
Increase in accounts payable
|
|
|
9,843
|
|
|
|
630
|
|
|
|
9,213
|
|
Increase (decrease) in customer deposits
|
|
|
(522
|
)
|
|
|
9,379
|
|
|
|
(9,901
|
)
|
Decrease in accrued product warranties
|
|
|
(17,539
|
)
|
|
|
(14,642
|
)
|
|
|
(2,897
|
)
|
Other, net
|
|
|
7,745
|
|
|
|
(764
|
)
|
|
|
8,509
|
|
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities
|
|
$
|
(29,785
|
)
|
|
$
|
41,881
|
|
|
$
|
(71,666
|
)
|
Net cash provided by operating activities decreased $71,666 in 2018 compared to 2017. The primary reason for the decrease in operating cash
flows relates to the payment of a $68,000 settlement agreement with a pellet plant customer in 2018.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
|
|
2018
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
Increase /
Decrease
|
|
Expenditures for property and equipment
|
|
$
|
(27,440
|
)
|
|
$
|
(20,046
|
)
|
|
$
|
(7,394
|
)
|
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(26,443
|
)
|
|
|
26,443
|
|
Other
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
(411
|
)
|
|
|
426
|
|
Net cash used by investing activities
|
|
$
|
(27,425
|
)
|
|
$
|
(46,900
|
)
|
|
$
|
19,475
|
|
Net cash used by investing activities decreased by $19,475 in 2018 compared to 2017 due primarily to the reductions in cash expenditures for
business acquisitions offset by an increase in expenditures for property and equipment.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
|
|
2018
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
Increase /
Decrease
|
|
Payment of dividends
|
|
$
|
(9,625
|
)
|
|
$
|
(9,226
|
)
|
|
$
|
(399
|
)
|
Borrowings under bank loans
|
|
|
148,504
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
148,504
|
|
Repayments of bank loans
|
|
|
(91,964
|
)
|
|
|
(7,242
|
)
|
|
|
(84,722
|
)
|
Repurchase of Company stock
|
|
|
(24,138
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(24,138
|
)
|
Other, net
|
|
|
(83
|
)
|
|
|
(324
|
)
|
|
|
241
|
|
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities
|
|
$
|
22,694
|
|
|
$
|
(16,792
|
)
|
|
$
|
39,486
|
|
Financing activities provided cash of $22,694 in 2018 and used cash of $16,792 in 2017, resulting in a total increase between periods of
$39,486. The change is primarily due to an increase of $58,778 in borrowings under the Company’s $100,000 line of credit and $24,138 expended under the Company’s stock buy-back program.
Approved capital expenditures for 2019 total $39,477. Capital expenditures are for various purchases of machinery and equipment, automobiles
and technology to meet the needs across all Company subsidiaries. The Company expects to finance these expenditures using currently available cash balances, internally generated funds and available credit under the Company’s credit facility.
Financial Condition
The Company’s current assets decreased to $560,991 at
December 31, 2018 from $602,969 at December 31, 2017, a decrease of $41,978. The decrease is due to decreases in cash and cash equivalents of $36,459 and
inventories of $35,435, offset by increases in trade receivables of $15,783. Additionally, accounts receivable days outstanding increased from 34.3 in 2017 to 38.2
in 2018.
The Company’s current liabilities increased to $189,231
at December 31, 2018 from $179,146 at December 31, 2017, an increase of $10,085. The increase is primarily due to increases in accounts payable of $10,197.
Market Risk and Risk Management Policies
The Company is exposed to changes in interest rates, primarily from its revolving credit agreements. A hypothetical 100 basis point adverse
move (increase) would increase interest expense by approximately $600 annually if current debt levels are maintained. The Company does not hedge variable interest.
The Company is subject to foreign exchange risk at its foreign operations. Foreign operations represent 16.1% and 15.9% of total assets at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and 11.6% and 10.8% of total net sales for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Each period, the
balance sheets and related results of operations of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated from their functional foreign currency into U.S. dollars for reporting purposes. As the U.S. dollar strengthens against those foreign currencies,
the foreign denominated net assets and operating results become less valuable in the Company’s reporting currency. When the U.S. dollar weakens against those currencies, the foreign denominated net assets and operating results become more valuable
in the Company’s reporting currency. At each reporting date, the fluctuation in the value of the net assets and operating results due to foreign exchange rate changes is recorded as an adjustment to other comprehensive income (loss) in equity. The
Company views its investments in foreign subsidiaries as long-term and does not hedge the net investments in foreign subsidiaries.
From time to time, the Company’s foreign subsidiaries enter into transactions not denominated in their functional currency. In these
situations, the Company evaluates the need to hedge those transactions against foreign currency rate fluctuations. When the Company determines a need to hedge a transaction, the subsidiary enters into a foreign currency exchange contract. The
Company does not apply hedge accounting to these contracts and, therefore, recognizes the fair value of these contracts in the consolidated balance sheets and the change in the fair value of the contracts in current earnings.
Due to the limited exposure to foreign exchange rate risk, a 10% fluctuation in the foreign exchange rates at December 31, 2018 or 2017 would
not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Contractual Obligations
Contractual obligations and the period in which payments are due as of December 31, 2018 are as follows:
|
|
Payments Due by Period
|
|
Contractual Obligations
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Less Than
1 Year
|
|
|
Years
2 to 3
|
|
|
Years
4 to 5
|
|
|
More Than
5 Years
|
|
Operating lease obligations
|
|
$
|
3,702
|
|
|
$
|
1,992
|
|
|
$
|
1,488
|
|
|
$
|
210
|
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
Inventory purchase obligations
|
|
|
5,453
|
|
|
|
5,359
|
|
|
|
87
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
Debt obligations
|
|
|
60,122
|
|
|
|
413
|
|
|
|
431
|
|
|
|
59,206
|
|
|
|
72
|
|
Interest on debt obligations
|
|
|
6,303
|
|
|
|
1,922
|
|
|
|
3,844
|
|
|
|
537
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
75,580
|
|
|
$
|
9,686
|
|
|
$
|
5,850
|
|
|
$
|
59,959
|
|
|
$
|
85
|
|
The above table excludes the Company’s liability for unrecognized tax benefits, which totaled $2,048 at December 31, 2018, since the timing
of cash settlements to the respective taxing authorities cannot be reliably predicted. Interest obligations represent interest on the Company’s line of credit outstanding at December 31, 2018 assuming the interest rate remained constant until the
maturity date of the loan. Interest on debt in Brazil was ignored due to its immateriality.
In 2018 and 2017, the Company made contributions of approximately $1,376 and $415, respectively, to its pension plan. Currently, the Company
has not planned any contributions to the pension plan in 2019. The Company’s funding policy is to make at least the minimum annual contributions required by applicable regulations.
Contingencies
Management has reviewed all claims and lawsuits and has made adequate provision for any losses that can be reasonably estimated. Based upon
currently available information and with the advice of counsel, management believes that the ultimate outcome of its current claims and legal proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
financial position, cash flows or results of operations. However, claims and legal proceedings are subject to inherent uncertainties and rulings unfavorable to the Company could occur. If an unfavorable ruling were to occur, there exists the
possibility of a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, cash flows or results of operations.
Certain customers have financed purchases of the Company’s products through arrangements in which the Company is contingently liable for
customer debt in the aggregate amount of $2,247 at December 31, 2018. These obligations have average remaining terms of 1.6 years. The Company has recorded a liability of $1,183 related to these guarantees at December 31, 2018.
The Company is contingently liable under letters of credit of approximately $11,044, primarily for performance guarantees to customers, banks
or insurance carriers, including $3,200 of letters of credit guaranteeing certain Astec Brazil bank debt. The outstanding letters of credit expire at various dates through October 2020. As of December 31, 2018, the Company’s foreign subsidiaries
are contingently liable for a total of $2,016 in performance letters of credit, advance payments and retention guarantees. The maximum potential amount of future payments under these letters of credit and guarantees for which the Company could be
liable is $13,060 as of December 31, 2018.
The Company manufactured its first wood pellet plant for a customer under a Company-financed arrangement whereby the Company deferred
the recognition of revenue as payment under the arrangement was not assured. The original customer is attempting to obtain financing to purchase the plant at a reduced price; however, the Company believes the ultimate consummation of the sale to
this customer is uncertain. After considering the uncertainty of completing the sale to the existing customer; the lack of success in attempting to market the plant to other pellet plant operators; the cost of repossessing the plant; and the
Company’s decision to exit the pellet plant business line, the pellet plant inventory’s net realizable value has been written down to zero.
The Company and certain of its current and former executive officers have been named as defendants in a putative shareholder class action
lawsuit filed on February 1, 2019, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. The action is styled City of Taylor General Employees Retirement System v. Astec Industries, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:19-cv-00024-PLR-CHS.
The complaint generally alleges that the defendants violated the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by making allegedly false and misleading statements and that the individual
defendants are control person under Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. The complaint was filed on behalf of shareholders who purchased shares of the Company’s stock between July 26, 2016 and October 22, 2018 and seeks monetary damages on behalf of
the purported class. We dispute these allegations and intend to defend this lawsuit vigorously. The Company is unable to estimate the possible loss or range of loss at this time.
Off-balance Sheet Arrangements
As of December 31, 2018, the Company does not have off-balance sheet arrangements as defined by Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Application of
these principles requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts as reported in the consolidated financial statements. Accounting policies that are critical to aid in understanding and evaluating the results of
operations and financial position of the Company include the following:
Inventory Valuation: Inventories are
valued at the lower of first-in first-out cost or net realizable value. The most significant component of the Company’s inventories is steel. Open market prices (including tariffs recently enacted) are subject to volatility and determine the cost
of steel for the Company. During periods when open market prices decline, the Company may need to reduce the carrying value of the inventory. In addition, certain items in inventory become obsolete over time, and the Company reduces the carrying
value of these items to their net realizable value. These reductions are determined by the Company based on estimates, assumptions and judgments made from the information available at that time. See Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report, for a description of the process used by the Company to value inventories at the lower of first-in first-out cost or market. The Company does not believe it
is reasonably likely that the inventory values will materially change in the near future.
Revenue Recognition: Revenue is
generally recognized on sales at the point in time when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the price is fixed or determinable, the product has been delivered or services have been rendered and there is reasonable assurance of collection
of the sales proceeds. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring goods or providing services. The Company generally obtains purchase authorizations from its customers for a
specified amount of product at a specified price with specified delivery terms. A significant portion of the Company’s equipment sales represents equipment produced in the Company’s plants under short-term contracts for a specific customer project
or equipment designed to meet a customer’s specific requirements. Most of the equipment sold by the Company is based on standard configurations, some of which are modified to meet customer needs or specifications. The Company provides customers
with technical design and performance specifications and performs pre-shipment testing to ensure the equipment performs according to design specifications, regardless of whether the Company provides installation services in addition to selling the
equipment. Significant down payments are required on many equipment orders with other terms allowing for payment shortly after shipment, typically 30 days. Taxes assessed by a governmental authority that are directly imposed on revenue-producing
transactions between the Company and its customers, such as sales, use, value-added and some excise taxes, are excluded from revenue. Expected warranty costs for our standard warranties are expensed at the time the related revenue is recognized.
Costs of obtaining sales contracts with an expected duration of one year or less are expensed as incurred. As contracts are typically fulfilled within one year from the date of the contract, revenue adjustments for a potential financing component
or the costs to obtain the contract are not made. Other contract assets are not material.
Depending on the terms of the arrangement with the customer, recognition of a portion of the consideration received may be deferred and
recorded as a contract liability if we have to satisfy a future obligation, such as to provide installation assistance, service work to be performed in the future without charge, floor plan interest to be reimbursed to our dealer customers,
payments for extended warranties, for annual rebates given to certain high volume customers or for obligations for future estimated returns to be allowed based upon historical trends.
Certain contracts include terms and conditions through which the Company recognizes revenues upon completion of equipment production, which
is subsequently stored at the Company’s plant at the customer’s request. Revenue is recorded on such contracts upon the customer’s assumption of title and transfer of control and when collectability is reasonably assured. In addition, there must be
a fixed schedule of delivery of the goods consistent with the customer’s business practices, the Company must not have retained any specific performance obligations such that the earnings process is not complete and the goods must have been
segregated from the Company’s inventory prior to revenue recognition.
The Company has certain sales containing multiple performance obligations, whereby revenue attributable to the sale of a product is
recognized when the product is shipped, and the revenue attributable to services provided with respect to the product (such as installation services) is recognized when the service is performed. Consideration is allocated to deliverables using
observable market prices from stand-alone performance obligations or a cost plus margin approach when one is not available. Otherwise, the Company uses third-party evidence of selling price or the Company’s best estimate of the selling price for
the deliverables. The Company evaluates sales with multiple performance obligations to determine whether revenue related to individual elements should be recognized separately, or as a combined unit. In addition to the previously mentioned general
revenue recognition criteria, the Company only recognizes revenue on individual delivered elements when there is objective and reliable evidence that the delivered element has a determinable value to the customer on a standalone basis and there is
no right of return.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets:
Intangible assets are classified into two categories: (1) intangible assets with definite lives subject to amortization, and (2) goodwill. Intangible assets with definite lives are tested for impairment if conditions exist that indicate the
carrying value may not be recoverable. Risk factors that may be considered include an economic downturn in the general economy, a geographic market or the commercial and residential construction industries, a change in the assessment of future
operations as well as the cyclical nature of our industry and the customization of the equipment we sell, each of which may cause adverse fluctuations in operating results. Other risk factors considered would be an increase in the price or a
decrease in the availability of oil that could reduce the demand for our products in addition to the significant fluctuations in the purchase price of raw materials that could have a negative impact on the cost of production and gross margins as
well as others more fully described in the Risk Factors section of our Form 10-K. An impairment charge is recorded when the carrying value of the definite lived intangible asset is not recoverable by the cash flows generated from the use of the
asset. Some of the inputs used in the impairment testing are highly subjective and are affected by changes in business factors and other conditions. Changes in any of the inputs could have an effect on future tests and result in impairment charges.
Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that such intangible
assets or goodwill might be impaired. See Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Financial Statements included in this Annual Report, for a description of testing performed by the Company to determine if the recorded
value of intangible assets or goodwill has been impaired. See Note 5, Goodwill, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report, for a detail of goodwill by segment and impairment charges recorded in 2018.
The useful lives of identifiable intangible assets are determined after considering the specific facts and circumstances related to each
intangible asset. Factors considered when determining useful lives include the contractual term of any agreement, the history of the asset, the Company’s long-term strategy for the use of the asset, any laws or other local regulations which could
impact the useful life of the asset, and other economic factors, including competition and specific market conditions. Intangible assets that are deemed to have definite lives are amortized, generally on a straight-line basis, over their useful
lives, ranging from 5 to 19 years.
Income Taxes: The Company accounts
for income taxes under the guidance of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740-10, “Income Taxes”. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement
carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the
years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance, which represents a reserve on deferred tax assets for which utilization is not more likely than not, is recorded. Judgment is required in
determining the provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and the valuation allowance recorded against net deferred tax assets. Income tax contingency accruals are determined and recorded under the guidance of ASC Topic
740-10. Liabilities for uncertain income tax positions are based on a two-step process. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that
the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step requires an estimate and measurement of the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be
realized upon ultimate settlement. It is inherently difficult and subjective to estimate such amounts, as the Company must determine the probability of various possible outcomes. We reevaluate these uncertain tax positions on a quarterly basis or
when new information becomes available. These reevaluations are based on factors including, but not limited to, changes in facts or circumstances, changes in tax law, successfully settled issues under audit, expirations due to statutes, and new
audit activity. Such a change in recognition or measurement could result in the recognition of a tax benefit or an increase to accrued taxes.
U.S. Tax Reform: On December 22,
2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “Tax Act”) was signed into law making significant changes to the Internal Revenue Code. Changes include, but are not limited to, a federal corporate tax rate decrease from 35% to 21% for tax years
beginning after December 31, 2017, the transition of U.S international taxation from a worldwide tax system to a territorial system and a one-time transition tax on the mandatory deemed repatriation of foreign earnings. The Company’s fourth quarter
2017 provision for income taxes was reduced by $1,056, (comprised of a $1,548 reduction in income tax expense recorded in connection with the remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities and $492 of additional income tax expense recorded in
connection with the transition tax on the mandatory deemed repatriation of foreign earnings) due to applying the provisions of the Tax Act.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, "Revenue from
Contracts with Customers", which supersedes existing revenue guidance under U.S. GAAP. The standard's core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the
consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Certain provisions of the standard were clarified in March 2016 with the issuance of ASU No. 2016-08, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic
606)”, which provided additional implementation guidance in order to eliminate the potential for diversity in practice arising from inconsistent application of the principal versus agent guidance. Under the new guidance, when an entity determines
it is a principal in a transaction, the entity recognizes revenue in the gross amount of consideration; however, in transactions where an entity determines it is an agent, the entity recognizes revenue in the amount of any fee or commission to
which it expects to be entitled. These new standards require companies to use more judgment and to make more estimates than under previous guidance and expand required disclosures to include information regarding contract assets and liabilities as
well as a more disaggregated view of revenue. The standards are effective for public companies for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and, as such, the Company adopted the new standards effective January 1, 2018, using the modified
retrospective transition method. See Note 17 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report, Revenue Recognition, for additional disclosures required by the standards. The adoption of the standards did not have a
material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows, and no cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings was necessitated.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, “Financial Instruments - Overall (Subtopic 825-10)”, which requires, among other things,
equity investments with readily determinable fair values, except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee, to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in
net income. The new standard was further clarified by the issuance of ASU No. 2018-03, “Technical Corrections and Improvements to Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10), Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities” in February 2018. The standards are effective for public companies in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and the Company adopted the standard effective January 1, 2018. The adoption of these standards did not have a
material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, which significantly changes the accounting for operating leases by
lessees. The accounting applied by lessors is largely unchanged from that applied under previous guidance. The new guidance establishes a right-of-use (“ROU”) model and requires lessees to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities in the balance
sheet, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, for leases which were classified as operating leases under previous guidance. Lease cost included in the statement of operations will be calculated so that the cost of the lease
is allocated over the lease term, generally on a straight-line basis. The Company has made an accounting policy election to exclude leases with a term of 12 months or less from the requirement to record related assets and liabilities. Certain
provisions of ASU No. 2016-02 were later modified or clarified by the issuance of ASU 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements” and ASU 2018-10, “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases”. A modified retrospective transition
approach is required by the ASU and its provisions must be applied to all leases existing at the date of initial application. An entity may choose to use either (1) the standard’s effective date or (2) the beginning of the earliest comparative
period presented in the financial statements as its date of initial application. The new standards are effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company adopted the new standards effective January 1,
2019 using the effective date as the date of initial application. Consequently, financial information will not be updated and the disclosures required under the new standards will not be provided for periods before January 1, 2019. The standards
provide a number of optional practical expedients in transition which the Company is continuing to evaluate. The Company does not expect the adoption of these standards to have a material impact on its results of operations or cash flows; however,
the Company continues to evaluate the impact the adoption of the new standards will have on its financial position. While the Company continues to assess all of the effects of adoption, it currently believes the most significant effects relate to
the recognition of new ROU assets and lease liabilities on its consolidated balance sheet for its operating leases and new disclosures about its leasing activities.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial
Instruments”. The standard changes how credit losses are measured for most financial assets and certain other instruments that currently are not measured through net income. The standard will require an expected loss model for instruments measured
at amortized cost as opposed to the current incurred loss approach. In valuing available for sale debt securities, allowances will be required to be recorded, rather than the current approach of reducing the carrying amount, for other than
temporary impairments. A cumulative adjustment to retained earnings is to be recorded as of the beginning of the period of adoption to reflect the impact of applying the provisions of the standard. The standard is effective for public companies for
periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and the Company expects to adopt the new standard as of January 1, 2020. The Company has not yet determined what impact, if any, the adoption of this new standard will have on the Company's financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, “Statement of
Cash Flows (Topic 230), Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (a consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force)” which clarifies how certain cash receipts and cash payments should be presented on the statement of cash flows. The
statement also addresses how the predominance principle should be applied when cash payments have aspects of more than one class of cash flows. The standard is effective for public companies in fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2017, and the Company adopted the standard effective January 1, 2018. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows.
In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, “Income Taxes
(Topic 740), Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory” which requires companies to account for the income tax effects of intercompany sales and transfers of assets other than inventory, such as intangible assets, when the transfer
occurs. This is a change from previous guidance, which required companies to defer the income tax effects of intercompany transfers of assets until the asset has been sold to an outside party or otherwise recognized by being depreciated,
amortized, or impaired. The new guidance requires companies to defer the income tax effects of only intercompany transfers of inventory. The standard is effective for public companies in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The
Company adopted the new standard effective January 1, 2018. The application of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, “Business Combinations (Topic 805), Clarifying the Definition of a Business,” which
provides additional guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The standard is effective for public companies for annual or interim periods
beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted the new standard effective January 1, 2018. The application of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), Targeted Improvements to Hedging Activities”, to
improve the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities in its financial statements. The new guidance is effective for public companies for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years with early adoption permitted in any interim period after its issuance. The Company adopted the new standard effective January 1, 2019. The Company does not expect the
application of this standard to have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, “Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220), Reclassification of
Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income”, which permits companies to reclassify tax effects stranded in accumulated other comprehensive income (“OCI”) as a result of tax reform impacting tax rates or other items, such as
changing from a worldwide tax system to a territorial system, from OCI to retained earnings. Other tax effects stranded in OCI due to other reasons, such as prior changes in tax laws or changes in valuation allowances, may not be reclassified.
Additional disclosures will also be required upon adoption of the new standard. The new standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this new standard effective January
1, 2019. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In March 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-05 “Income Taxes (Topic 740), amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 118 (SEC Update)”, which addresses the accounting and disclosures around the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, Income Tax Accounting Implications of
the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“SAB 118”). The Company adopted this new standard in the first quarter of 2018. See Note 14 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report, Income Taxes, for the disclosures related to
this amended guidance.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure
Requirements for Fair Value Measurement” which aims to improve the overall usefulness of disclosures to financial statement users and reduce unnecessary costs to companies when preparing fair value measurement disclosures. The standard is effective
for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted. The Company expects to adopt this new standard effective January 1, 2020. The Company does not expect the adoption of this new standard to have a
material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Forward-Looking Statements
This annual report contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Statements contained anywhere in this Annual Report that are not limited to historical information are considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including,
without limitation, statements regarding:
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execution of the Company’s growth and operation strategy;
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plans for technological innovation;
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compliance with covenants in our credit facility;
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liquidity and capital expenditures;
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sufficiency of working capital, cash flows and available capacity under the Company’s credit facilities;
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compliance with government regulations;
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forecasting of results;
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general economic trends and political uncertainty;
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government funding and growth of highway construction and commercial projects;
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integration of acquisitions;
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pricing, demand and availability of steel, oil and liquid asphalt;
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development of domestic oil and natural gas production;
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presence in the international marketplace;
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suitability of our current facilities;
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competition in our business segments;
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product liability and other claims;
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obligations with respect to pellet plants and other products;
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protection of proprietary technology;
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the seasonality of our business;
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These forward-looking statements are based largely on management’s expectations, which are subject to a number of known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors discussed in this report and in other documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which may cause actual results, financial or otherwise, to be materially different from those
anticipated, expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to the Company on the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any
such forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “expect”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “goal”, “plan”, “intend”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “could”
and similar expressions.
In addition to the risks and uncertainties identified elsewhere herein and in other documents filed by us with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the risk factors described in this document under the caption “Risk Factors” should be carefully considered when evaluating our business and future prospects, including without limitation risks relating to: changes or delays in highway
funding; rising interest rates; changes in oil prices; changes in steel prices; changes in the general economy; unexpected capital expenditures and decreases in liquidity; the timing of large contracts; production capacity; general business
conditions in the industry; non-compliance with covenants in the Company’s credit facilities; demand for the Company’s products; and those other factors listed from time to time in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Certain of the risks, uncertainties and other factors discussed above are more fully described in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.
MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
The management of Astec Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting for the Company. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable
detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding
prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a
reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
Management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer,
evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018 using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) (“COSO 2013 Framework”).
Based on this assessment, the following control deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting were identified as of December
31, 2018.
Corporate
Goodwill Impairment
We did not design effective management review controls over the annual goodwill impairment test. Specifically, (i)
management’s corroboration of assumptions used in the third-party valuation analyses was not conducted at a sufficient level of precision and (ii) we did not have effective controls over the methods and accuracy of calculations performed by a
third-party valuation specialist retained by the Company.
These deficiencies were due to insufficient knowledge and experience of the Company’s personnel with a Step 1
quantitative goodwill impairment assessment in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other, and the fact that the
Company did not perform an effective risk assessment process to evaluate relevant risks of material misstatement associated with the valuation of goodwill.
Income Taxes
We did not operate effective controls over (i) the completeness and accuracy of the data used in the determination of
the current and deferred income tax balances at a sufficient level of precision and (ii) the formulas embedded in the spreadsheets used in the income tax calculations.
These deficiencies resulted from an ineffective risk assessment process to evaluate the relevant risks inherent in the
determination of the year-end income tax provision and related disclosures.
Business Units
We did not have sufficient trained resources that were knowledgeable and experienced in the application of the COSO 2013 Framework to our
financial reporting processes and related internal controls at certain business units. We did not have sufficient Corporate monitoring activities over certain business units that resulted in the following control deficiencies:
General Information Technology Controls
We did not design and maintain effective general information technology controls (“GITCs”) related to the newly implemented enterprise
resource planning (“ERP”) system at Roadtec, Inc. (“Roadtec”), a subsidiary which operates as a business unit in the Infrastructure segment. Specifically, we did not:
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design and maintain an effective systems development plan to test and approve the pre-production and post-production
implementation of the Roadtec ERP system aligned with the business and information technology requirements;
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design and implement effective program change management controls over the Roadtec ERP system; and
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design and implement effective user access controls in the Roadtec ERP system to ensure appropriate segregation of duties and to
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These deficiencies resulted from the lack of experience on the part of Roadtec’s IT personnel with the implementation of a complex IT
system and insufficient understanding of the risks presented by such implementation. In addition, users of the new ERP system were not sufficiently trained in the system’s functionalities to ensure their appropriate use and operation. As a
result of these GITC deficiencies, the automated controls across substantially all financial reporting processes of the Roadtec business unit that depend on the effective operation of the GITCs and manual controls that are dependent upon the
completeness and accuracy of information derived from the Roadtec ERP system were also considered to be ineffective.
Revenue Recognition
We did not design and operate effective controls over the accuracy and disclosure of revenue recognized from the Company’s contracts with
customers at certain of the Company’s business units. Specifically, we did not:
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design, implement and operate effective controls at a sufficient level of precision over the identification and allocation of the
transaction price to multiple performance obligations in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers
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design, implement and operate effective controls over the accuracy of pricing of parts sales; and
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design, implement and effectively perform controls over the identification of sales transactions by category for purposes of
preparing disclosures required by ASC 606 and elimination of intercompany transactions.
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These deficiencies were due to management of certain business units not sufficiently understanding the requirements of
ASC 606 and changes required to the business units’ specific revenue recognition policies and transaction processes. The Company did not perform an effective risk assessment process to understand the changes necessary to the financial reporting
process and related controls at these business units to address the risks relating to the recognition, measurement and presentation of revenue in accordance with the new accounting standard.
Inventories
We did not design and operate effective controls over the existence, accuracy and valuation of inventories at certain of the Company’s
business units. Specifically, we did not have effective operation of controls ensuring that all inventory counts were performed, over the accuracy of capitalized labor costs and the review of the inventory reserve calculations at certain
business units.
These deficiencies were due to management of certain business units not sufficiently understanding the risks of material misstatement
related to these inventory assertions.
The control deficiencies described above resulted in several misstatements to the Company’s preliminary consolidated financial statements
that were corrected prior to the issuance of the annual consolidated financial statements. These control deficiencies create a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement to the consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or
detected on a timely basis, and, therefore, we concluded that the deficiencies represent material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and therefore that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of
December 31, 2018.
Our independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, who audited the consolidated financial statements included in this annual report on Form 10-K, has expressed an adverse opinion on the operating effectiveness of the Company's internal
control over financial reporting. KPMG LLP's report appears on page A-26 of this annual report on Form 10-K.
Management’s Remediation Plan
Management has been implementing and continues to implement measures designed to ensure that control deficiencies contributing to the
material weaknesses are remediated, such that these controls are designed, implemented and operating effectively. The remediation actions include:
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designing and implementing enhanced controls for the goodwill impairment analysis, including control activities associated
with the review of data provided to third-party valuation specialists and the appropriateness of the assumptions and methodology used to measure the fair value of reporting units and the reasonableness of the conclusions in the
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evaluating the assignment of responsibilities associated with the accounting for goodwill impairment, including considering
hiring additional resources or providing additional training to existing resources;
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implementing income tax software to automate the calculation of our income tax expense (benefit) and the impact on the income
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educating and re-training employees at certain business units on our business processes and internal controls such that
employees are aware of the importance of designing and operating effective internal controls to mitigate the risks identified;
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hiring additional employees, with the appropriate expertise and competence, to assume assigned responsibility and
accountability for monitoring the financial reporting processes and internal controls at business units;
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designing and implementing additional Corporate monitoring activities over internal controls at certain business units;
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developing and providing additional training to employees at Roadtec to enhance their understanding of Roadtec’s new ERP
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designing and implementing enhanced controls at Roadtec related to program change management and user access over systems
impacting financial reporting;
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designing and implementing enhanced controls to monitor the effectiveness of the underlying business process controls at
Roadtec that are dependent on the data and financial reports generated from the ERP system;
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developing a training program for management at certain business units to increase their knowledge of revenue recognition and
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Corporate management performing site visits at certain business units and evaluating revenue recognition for certain
equipment contracts in accordance with ASC 606;
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designing and implementing enhanced controls over the accuracy of pricing for parts sales and completeness and accuracy of
intercompany sales transactions at certain business units; and
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designing and implementing enhanced controls over the existence, accuracy and valuation of inventories at certain business
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Management believes that these actions, and the improvements achieved as a result, will effectively remediate the material weaknesses. However, the material weaknesses in
our internal control over financial reporting will not be considered remediated until the remediated controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.
Management is committed to implementing the planned remediation actions as promptly as possible and will provide regular updates (at
least on a quarterly basis) to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors regarding the progress of its remediation efforts.
As a result of the material weaknesses noted above, the Company completed additional substantive procedures prior to filing this
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. Based on these procedures, management believes that the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. In addition, these material weaknesses did not result in any restatement of prior-period consolidated financial statements and there were no changes in previously released financial results. The Company’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have certified that, based on such officer’s knowledge, the consolidated financial statements, and other financial information
included in this Form 10-K, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this Form 10-K. In addition, management developed a
remediation plan for these material weaknesses, which is described above.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
Astec Industries, Inc.:
Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited Astec Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries’ (the “Company”) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018,
based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission. In our opinion, because of the effect of the material weaknesses, described below, on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, the Company has not maintained effective internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the
consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December
31, 2018, and related notes (collectively, the “consolidated financial statements”), and our report dated March 15, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a
reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The following material weaknesses have been identified and included in management’s
assessment:
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Ineffective management review controls over the annual goodwill impairment assessment due to insufficient knowledgeable and
experienced personnel and ineffective risk assessment;
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Ineffective controls over the completeness and accuracy of data and formulas embedded in the spreadsheets used in income tax
calculations due to ineffective risk assessment;
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Insufficient trained personnel knowledgeable and experienced in the application of the COSO 2013 Framework at certain business
units and insufficient corporate monitoring of certain business units;
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Ineffective general information technology controls over the newly implemented enterprise resource planning system at the
Roadtec subsidiary due to the lack of experienced personnel in implementing complex IT systems and insufficient training on the IT system’s functionalities;
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Ineffective controls over the accuracy and disclosure of revenue at certain business units due to insufficient understanding of
the requirements of revenue recognition and not performing an effective risk assessment; and
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Ineffective controls over the existence, accuracy and valuation of inventories at certain business units due to insufficient
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The material weaknesses were considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the 2018 consolidated financial statements, and
this report does not affect our report on those consolidated financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over
financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as
we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed 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. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that
(1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the
company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Knoxville, Tennessee
March 15, 2019
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
Astec Industries, Inc.:
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Astec Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31,
2018 and 2017, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes (collectively, the “consolidated
financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2018, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated
Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated March 15, 2019 expressed an adverse opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the
applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material
misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in
the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We
believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ KPMG LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015.
Knoxville, Tennessee
March 15, 2019
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollar and share amounts in thousands, except per share amounts unless otherwise specified)
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December 31
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Assets
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2018
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2017
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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25,821
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$
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62,280
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Investments
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1,946
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1,624
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Trade receivables, net
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130,569
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114,786
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Other receivables
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3,409
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5,166
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Inventories
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355,944
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391,379
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Prepaid income taxes
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24,459
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12,556
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Prepaid expenses and other assets
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18,843
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15,178
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Total current assets
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560,991
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602,969
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Property and equipment, net
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