Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. |
When we use the terms “Modine,” “we,” “us,” the “Company,” or “our” in this report, we are referring to Modine Manufacturing Company. Our fiscal year ends on March 31 and, accordingly, all references to quarters refer to our fiscal quarters. The quarter ended June 30, 2024 was the first quarter of fiscal 2025.
Fiscal 2024 acquisitions and dispositions
On March 1, 2024, we acquired Scott Springfield Mfg. Inc. (“Scott Springfield Manufacturing”), a Canadian-based manufacturer of air handling units, for consideration totaling $184.1 million. On July 1, 2023, we acquired Napps Technology Corporation (“Napps”), a Texas-based manufacturer of air- and water-cooled chillers, condensing units and heat pumps, for consideration totaling $5.8 million. These acquisitions expanded our data center and indoor air quality product portfolios and support our growth strategy and mission of improving indoor air quality. We have reported the financial results of these businesses within the Climate Solutions segment since the acquisition dates.
In October 2023, we sold three automotive businesses based in Germany. The sale of these businesses, which produce air- and liquid-cooled products for internal combustion, diesel and gasoline engines for the European automotive market, supports our strategic prioritization of resources towards higher-margin technologies.
See Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.
First quarter highlights
Net sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 increased $39.1 million, or 6 percent, from the first quarter of fiscal 2024, primarily due to higher sales in our Climate Solutions segment, partially offset by lower sales in our Performance Technologies segment. The higher Climate Solutions segment sales included $41.1 million of incremental sales from the acquired Scott Springfield Manufacturing and Napps businesses. The lower Performance Technologies segment sales were largely driven by the $24.3 million impact of the disposition of three automotive businesses in Germany during the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Cost of sales increased $4.4 million, or 1 percent. Gross profit increased $34.7 million and gross margin improved 400 basis points to 24.6 percent. Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased $21.4 million and included higher compensation-related expenses and incremental expenses from Scott Springfield Manufacturing, including amortization expense of acquired intangible assets. Operating income of $74.4 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 increased $7.9 million from the prior year, primarily due to higher earnings in our operating segments, partially offset by higher SG&A and restructuring expenses.
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table presents our consolidated financial results on a comparative basis for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
| | Three months ended June 30, | |
| | 2024 | | | 2023 | |
(in millions) | | $'s | | | % of sales | | | $'s | | | % of sales | |
Net sales | | $ | 661.5 | | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 622.4 | | | | 100.0 | % |
Cost of sales | | | 498.9 | | | | 75.4 | % | | | 494.5 | | | | 79.4 | % |
Gross profit | | | 162.6 | | | | 24.6 | % | | | 127.9 | | | | 20.6 | % |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | | | 82.8 | | | | 12.5 | % | | | 61.4 | | | | 9.9 | % |
Restructuring expenses | | | 5.4 | | | | 0.8 | % | | | - | | | | - | |
Operating income | | | 74.4 | | | | 11.2 | % | | | 66.5 | | | | 10.7 | % |
Interest expense | | | (7.5 | ) | | | -1.1 | % | | | (5.9 | ) | | | -1.0 | % |
Other expense – net | | | (0.3 | ) | | | - | | | | (0.6 | ) | | | -0.1 | % |
Earnings before income taxes | | | 66.6 | | | | 10.1 | % | | | 60.0 | | | | 9.6 | % |
Provision for income taxes | | | (18.8 | ) | | | -2.8 | % | | | (14.7 | ) | | | -2.4 | % |
Net earnings | | $ | 47.8 | | | | 7.2 | % | | $ | 45.3 | | | | 7.3 | % |
Comparison of three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
First quarter net sales of $661.5 million were $39.1 million, or 6 percent, higher than the first quarter of the prior year, primarily due to $70.6 million of higher sales in our Climate Solutions segment, including $41.1 million of incremental sales from the acquired Scott Springfield Manufacturing and Napps businesses, partially offset by $34.1 million of lower sales in our Performance Technologies segment, largely driven by the $24.3 million impact of the disposition of three automotive businesses in Germany during the third quarter of fiscal 2024. From a product group perspective, compared with the first quarter of the prior year, sales of data center cooling products increased $94.4 million, while sales of liquid-cooled and heat transfer products decreased $30.7 million and $29.0 million, respectively.
First quarter cost of sales increased $4.4 million, or 1 percent, yet decreased 400 basis points as a percentage of sales to 75.4 percent, primarily due to favorable sales mix, higher average selling prices, lower raw material costs, which decreased approximately $9.0 million, and improved operating efficiencies. These favorable drivers were partially offset by higher labor and inflationary costs and a $1.6 million inventory purchase accounting adjustment recorded at Corporate related to the acquisition of Scott Springfield Manufacturing.
As a result of higher sales and lower cost of sales as a percentage of sales, first quarter gross profit increased $34.7 million and gross margin improved 400 basis points to 24.6 percent.
First quarter SG&A expenses increased $21.4 million, or 35 percent. As a percentage of sales, SG&A expenses increased by 260 basis points. The increase in SG&A expenses includes higher compensation-related expenses, which increased approximately $13.0 million and included incremental expenses from the acquired businesses. The higher compensation-related expenses include higher incentive compensation expenses driven by improved financial results. In addition, SG&A expenses in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 included $4.6 million of incremental amortization expense of acquired intangible assets.
Restructuring expenses of $5.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 primarily consisted of severance expenses in the Performance Technologies segment.
Operating income of $74.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 increased $7.9 million compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2024, primarily due to higher gross profit in our operating segments, partially offset by higher SG&A and restructuring expenses.
Interest expense during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 increased $1.6 million compared with the first quarter of fiscal 2024, primarily due to higher borrowings on our revolving credit facility, which we used to fund a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of Scott Springfield Manufacturing.
The provision for income taxes was $18.8 million and $14.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and 2024, respectively. The $4.1 million increase was primarily due to higher earnings in the current year, partially offset by changes in the mix and amount of foreign and U.S. earnings, as compared with the same period in the prior year.
SEGMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Effective April 1, 2024, we moved our Coatings business, which was previously managed by and reported within the Performance Technologies segment, under the leadership of the Climate Solutions segment. Under this refined organizational structure, the Coatings business is better aligned with the Climate Solution’s Heat Transfer Products business, which serves similar heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration (“HVAC&R”) markets and customers. We believe that unifying these complementary businesses will allow for us to better focus resources on targeted growth and allow for a more efficient application of 80/20 principles to optimize profit margins and cash flow. Segment financial information for fiscal 2024 has been recast to conform to the current presentation.
The following is a discussion of our segment results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:
Climate Solutions | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three months ended June 30, | |
| | 2024 | | | 2023 | |
(in millions) | | $'s | | | % of sales | | | $'s | | | % of sales | |
Net sales | | $ | 357.3 | | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 286.7 | | | | 100.0 | % |
Cost of sales | | | 256.5 | | | | 71.8 | % | | | 210.9 | | | | 73.6 | % |
Gross profit | | | 100.8 | | | | 28.2 | % | | | 75.8 | | | | 26.4 | % |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | | | 40.8 | | | | 11.4 | % | | | 27.2 | | | | 9.5 | % |
Restructuring expenses | | | 0.2 | | | | 0.1 | % | | | - | | | | - | |
Operating income | | $ | 59.8 | | | | 16.7 | % | | $ | 48.6 | | | | 17.0 | % |
Comparison of three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Climate Solutions net sales increased $70.6 million, or 25 percent, from the first quarter of fiscal 2024 to the first quarter of fiscal 2025, primarily due to higher sales volume, including $41.1 million of incremental sales from the acquired Scott Springfield Manufacturing and Napps businesses. Compared with the first quarter of the prior year, sales of data center cooling and HVAC&R products increased $94.4 million and $5.1 million, respectively. The increase in sales of data center products includes sales from the acquired Scott Springfield Manufacturing business and organic sales growth to hyperscale and colocation customers. Sales of heat transfer products decreased $29.0 million, largely due to lower sales to heat pump customers in Europe.
Climate Solutions cost of sales increased $45.6 million, or 22 percent, from the first quarter of fiscal 2024 to the first quarter of fiscal 2025, primarily due to higher sales volume and, to a lesser extent, higher labor and inflationary costs. These increases were partially offset by improved operating efficiencies and lower raw material costs, which decreased approximately $2.0 million. As a percentage of sales, cost of sales decreased 180 basis points to 71.8 percent, primarily due to favorable sales mix.
As a result of the higher sales and lower cost of sales as a percentage of sales, gross profit increased $25.0 million and gross margin improved 180 basis points to 28.2 percent.
SG&A expenses increased $13.6 million compared with the first quarter of the prior year. As a percentage of sales, SG&A expenses increased by 190 basis points. The increase in SG&A expenses includes higher compensation-related expenses, which increased approximately $5.0 million and included expenses from the acquired businesses, and $4.6 million of incremental amortization expense of acquired intangible assets.
Operating income of $59.8 million increased $11.2 million from the first quarter of fiscal 2024 to the first quarter of fiscal 2025, primarily due to higher gross profit, partially offset by higher SG&A expenses.
Performance Technologies | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Three months ended June 30, | |
| | 2024 | | | 2023 | |
(in millions) | | $'s | | | % of sales | | | $'s | | | % of sales | |
Net sales | | $ | 309.0 | | | | 100.0 | % | | $ | 343.1 | | | | 100.0 | % |
Cost of sales | | | 245.5 | | | | 79.4 | % | | | 291.2 | | | | 84.9 | % |
Gross profit | | | 63.5 | | | | 20.6 | % | | | 51.9 | | | | 15.1 | % |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | | | 26.8 | | | | 8.7 | % | | | 24.3 | | | | 7.1 | % |
Restructuring expenses | | | 5.2 | | | | 1.7 | % | | | - | | | | - | |
Operating income | | $ | 31.5 | | | | 10.2 | % | | $ | 27.6 | | | | 8.0 | % |
Comparison of three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
Performance Technologies net sales decreased $34.1 million, or 10 percent, from the first quarter of fiscal 2024 to the first quarter of fiscal 2025, primarily due to lower sales volume, including $24.3 million of lower sales from three automotive businesses in Germany that we sold during the third quarter of fiscal 2024. These decreases were partially offset by higher average selling prices. Compared with the first quarter of the prior year, sales of liquid-cooled and air-cooled products decreased $30.7 million and $4.1 million, respectively. Sales of advanced solutions products increased $3.4 million.
Performance Technologies cost of sales decreased $45.7 million, or 16 percent, from the first quarter of fiscal 2024 to the first quarter of fiscal 2025, primarily due to lower sales volume, lower raw material costs, which decreased approximately $7.0 million, and improved operating efficiencies. These favorable drivers were partially offset by higher labor and inflationary costs. As a percentage of sales, cost of sales decreased 550 basis points to 79.4 percent, primarily due to higher average selling prices, lower material costs and improved operating efficiencies, partially offset by higher labor and inflationary costs.
As a result of the lower sales and lower cost of sales as a percentage of sales, gross profit increased $11.6 million and gross margin improved 550 basis points to 20.6 percent.
SG&A expenses increased $2.5 million, or 10 percent, compared with the first quarter of the prior year. As a percentage of sales, SG&A expenses increased by 160 basis points. The increase in SG&A expenses was primarily due to higher compensation-related expenses, which increased approximately $3.0 million.
Restructuring expenses of $5.2 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 primarily consisted of severance-related expenses associated with the closure of a technical service center in Europe, and equipment transfer costs.
Operating income of $31.5 million increased $3.9 million from the first quarter of fiscal 2024 to the first quarter of fiscal 2025, primarily due to higher gross profit, partially offset by higher restructuring and SG&A expenses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flow from operating activities, our cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2024 of $72.9 million, and available borrowing capacity of $163.8 million under our revolving credit facility. Given our extensive international operations, approximately $69.0 million of our cash and cash equivalents are held by our non-U.S. subsidiaries. Amounts held by non-U.S. subsidiaries are available for general corporate use; however, these funds may be subject to foreign withholding taxes if repatriated. We believe our sources of liquidity will provide sufficient cash flow to adequately cover our funding needs on both a short-term and long-term basis.
Net cash provided by operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was $40.5 million, which represents a $1.2 million decrease compared with the same period in the prior year. This decrease in operating cash flow was primarily due to unfavorable net changes in working capital, as compared with the same period in the prior year, partially offset by the favorable impact of higher earnings. The unfavorable changes in working capital include a decrease in customer deposits associated with sales contracts with long inventory lead times and higher payments for incentive compensation, as compared with the same period in the prior year.
Capital expenditures
Capital expenditures of $26.8 million during the first three months of fiscal 2025 increased $11.7 million compared with the same period in the prior year. The fiscal 2025 capital expenditures include investments supporting several of our strategic growth initiatives, including increasing production capacity for data center products.
Debt
Our credit agreements require us to maintain compliance with various covenants, including a leverage ratio covenant and an interest expense coverage ratio covenant, which are discussed further below. Indebtedness under our credit agreements is secured by liens on substantially all domestic assets. These agreements further require compliance with various covenants that may limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness; grant liens; make investments, loans, or guarantees; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; or make restricted payments including dividends. Also, the credit agreements may require prepayments in the event of certain asset sales.
The leverage ratio covenant within our primary credit agreements requires us to limit our consolidated indebtedness, less a portion of our cash balance, both as defined by the credit agreements, to no more than three and one-quarter times consolidated net earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and certain other adjustments (“Adjusted EBITDA”). We are also subject to an interest expense coverage ratio covenant, which requires us to maintain Adjusted EBITDA of at least three times consolidated interest expense. As of June 30, 2024, we were in compliance with our debt covenants. We expect to remain in compliance with our debt covenants during the remainder of fiscal 2025 and beyond.
U.S. pension plan termination
In June 2024, we approved the termination of our U.S. pension plan, subject to approvals from the Internal Revenue Service and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. We intend to offer certain participants the option to receive their pension benefits in the form of a lump-sum distribution prior to purchasing annuity contracts to transfer our remaining obligations under the plan. In connection with the plan termination, we expect to make a cash contribution in the range of $15.0 million to $30.0 million to fully fund the plan, on a plan termination basis, and to record non-cash pension settlement charges totaling approximately $120.0 million to $130.0 million during fiscal 2026. The timing and amount of the final cash contribution and settlement charges could materially differ from our estimates due to the nature and timing of participant settlements, prevailing market and economic conditions, the duration of the termination process, or other factors.
Share repurchase program
As of June 30, 2024, we had $32.1 million of share repurchase authorization remaining under the current repurchase program, which expires in November 2024. Our decision whether and to what extent to repurchase additional shares will depend on a number of factors, including business conditions, other cash priorities, and stock price.
Forward-looking statements
This report, including, but not limited to, the discussion under Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, contains statements, including information about future financial performance, accompanied by phrases such as “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “intends,” and other similar “forward-looking” statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Modine’s actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements, because of certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A. in Part I. of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2024. Other risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following:
Market risks:
| • | The impact of potential adverse developments or disruptions in the global economy and financial markets, including impacts related to inflation, energy costs, supply chain challenges, logistical disruptions, including those related to sea, land or air freight, tariffs, sanctions and other trade issues or cross-border trade restrictions (and any potential resulting trade war), and military conflicts, including the current conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East and heightened tension in the Red Sea; |
| • | The impact of other economic, social and political conditions, changes, challenges and unrest, particularly in the geographic, product and financial markets where we and our customers operate and compete, including foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; increases in interest rates; recession and recovery therefrom; and the general uncertainties about the impact of regulatory and/or policy changes, including those related to tax and trade that have been or may be implemented in the U.S. or abroad; |
| • | The impact of potential price increases associated with raw materials, including aluminum, copper, steel and stainless steel (nickel), and other purchased component inventory including, but not limited to, increases in the underlying material cost based upon the London Metal Exchange and related premiums or fabrication costs. These prices may be impacted by a variety of factors, including changes in trade laws and tariffs, the behavior of our suppliers and significant fluctuations in demand. This risk includes our ability to successfully manage our exposure and our ability to adjust product pricing in response to price increases, including through our quotation process or through contract provisions for prospective price adjustments, as well as the inherent lag in timing of such contract provisions; |
| • | Our ability to be at the forefront of technological advances in order to differentiate ourselves from our competitors and provide innovative products and services to our customers, and the impacts of any changes in or the adoption rate of technologies that we expect to drive sales growth, including those related to data center cooling and electric vehicles; |
| • | Our ability to mitigate increases in labor costs and labor shortages; |
| • | The impact of public health threats on the national and global economy, our business, suppliers (and the supply chain), customers, and employees; and |
| • | The impact of legislation, regulations, and government incentive programs, including those addressing climate change, on demand for our products and the markets we serve, including our ability to take advantage of opportunities to supply alternative new technologies to meet environmental and/or energy standards and objectives. |
Operational risks:
| • | The impact of problems, including logistic and transportation challenges, associated with suppliers meeting our quantity, quality, price and timing demands, and the overall health of our suppliers, including their ability and willingness to supply our volume demands if their production capacity becomes constrained; |
| • | The overall health of and pricing pressure from our customers in light of economic and market-specific factors and the potential impact on us from any deterioration in the stability or performance of any of our major customers; |
| • | Our ability to maintain current customer relationships and compete effectively for new business, including our ability to achieve profit margins acceptable to us by offsetting or otherwise addressing any cost increases associated with supply chain challenges and inflationary market conditions; |
| • | The impact of product or manufacturing difficulties or operating inefficiencies, including any product or program launches, product transfer challenges and warranty claims; |
| • | The impact of delays or modifications initiated by major customers with respect to product or program launches, product applications or requirements; |
| • | Our ability to consistently structure our operations in order to develop and maintain a competitive cost base with appropriately skilled and stable labor, while also positioning ourselves geographically, so that we can continue to support our customers with the technical expertise and market-leading products they demand and expect from Modine; |
| • | Our ability to effectively and efficiently manage our operations in response to sales volume changes, including maintaining adequate production capacity to meet demand in our growing businesses while also completing restructuring activities and realizing the anticipated benefits thereof; |
| • | Costs and other effects of the investigation and remediation of environmental contamination; including when related to the actions or inactions of others and/or facilities over which we have no control; |
| • | Our ability to recruit and maintain talent, including personnel in managerial, leadership, operational and administrative functions; |
| • | Our ability to protect our proprietary information and intellectual property from theft or attack by internal or external sources; |
| • | The impact of a substantial disruption, including any prolonged service outage, or material breach of our information technology systems, and any related delays, problems or costs; |
| • | The impact of the material weakness identified in our internal control over financial reporting related to IT system access in Europe on our financial reporting process; |
| • | Increasingly complex and restrictive laws and regulations and the costs associated with compliance therewith, including state and federal labor regulations, laws and regulations associated with being a U.S. public company, and other laws and regulations present in various jurisdictions in which we operate; |
| • | Increasing emphasis by global regulatory bodies, customers, investors, and employees on environmental, social and corporate governance matters may impose additional costs on us, adversely affect our reputation, or expose us to new risks; |
| • | Work stoppages or interference at our facilities or those of our major customers and/or suppliers; |
| • | The constant and increasing pressures associated with healthcare and associated insurance costs; and |
| • | Costs and other effects of litigation, claims, or other obligations, including those that may be asserted against us in connection with divested businesses. |
Strategic risks:
| • | Our ability to successfully realize anticipated benefits, including improved profit margins and cash flow, from strategic initiatives and our continued application of 80/20 principles across our businesses; and |
| • | Our ability to accelerate growth by identifying and executing on organic growth opportunities and acquisitions, and to efficiently and successfully integrate acquired businesses. |
Financial risks:
| • | Our ability to fund our global liquidity requirements efficiently for our current operations and meet our long-term commitments in the event of disruption in or tightening of the credit markets or extended recessionary conditions in the global economy; |
| • | The impact of increases in interest rates in relation to our variable-rate debt obligations; |
| • | The impact of changes in federal, state or local taxes that could have the effect of increasing our income tax expense; |
| • | Our ability to comply with the financial covenants in our credit agreements, including our leverage ratio (net debt divided by Adjusted EBITDA, as defined in our credit agreements) and our interest coverage ratio (Adjusted EBITDA divided by interest expense, as defined in our credit agreements); |
| • | The potential unfavorable impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on our financial results; and |
| • | Our ability to effectively realize the benefits of deferred tax assets in various jurisdictions in which we operate. |
Forward-looking statements are as of the date of this report; we do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. |
The Company’s quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk are incorporated by reference from Part II, Item 7A. of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2024. The Company’s market risks have not materially changed since the fiscal 2024 Form 10-K was filed.
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures. |
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, management of the Company, with the participation of the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and under the oversight of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, at a reasonable assurance level, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. As described below, management previously identified a material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. This material weakness will not be considered remediated until the applicable new and enhanced controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management can conclude, through testing, that the controls are designed and operating effectively. As remediation of the material weakness is not yet complete, the President and Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures continue to be ineffective as of June 30, 2024.
Notwithstanding the material weakness, management performed additional analysis and other post-closing procedures to ensure that the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are fairly presented in all material respects in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Previously-identified material weakness
As reported in Part II, Item 9A. “Controls and Procedures” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2024, management identified a material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting related to information technology (“IT”) general controls in Europe for systems supporting the Company’s accounting and financial reporting processes. Specifically, the Company did not appropriately restrict access to certain systems. As a result, automated process-level controls and manual controls that are dependent upon the accuracy and completeness of information derived from those IT systems were also ineffective since they could have been adversely impacted. The material weakness resulted from an insufficient number of trained resources with the IT expertise necessary to appropriately assess and be accountable for IT-related risks or effectively design, implement, and operate controls to monitor and restrict access to systems that support the Company’s accounting and financial reporting processes.
Management’s remediation activities
Management is currently in the process or substantially complete with the following steps, which it believes will fully address the underlying causes of the material weakness:
| • | Engaging resources, including current team members, new hires, and external consultants with appropriate expertise to be held accountable for effectively assessing IT-related risks and designing, implementing and operating controls needed to mitigate those risks; and |
| • | Designing and implementing controls to effectively restrict and monitor access to systems that support the Company’s accounting and financial reporting processes. |
Management believes that these actions and control improvements, when fully implemented and tested, will strengthen the Company’s internal control over financial reporting and remediate the material weakness identified.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting
The Company acquired Scott Springfield Manufacturing during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 and is currently in the process of evaluating and integrating the operations, processes and internal controls of the acquired company. See Note 2 of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report for additional information regarding the acquisition.
Except for the remediation steps described above and the integration activities underway for the Scott Springfield Manufacturing acquisition, there have been no changes in internal control over financial reporting during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. |
ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
The following describes the Company’s purchases of common stock during the first quarter of fiscal 2025:
| Period | Total Number of Shares Purchased | Average Price Paid Per Share | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs | Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (a) |
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April 1 – April 30, 2024
| _______ | _______ | _______ | $32,063,074 |
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May 1 – May 31, 2024
| 10,878 (b) | $100.92 | _______ | $32,063,074 |
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June 1 – June 30, 2024
| 39,441 (b) | $91.41 | _______ | $32,063,074 |
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Total
| 50,319 | $93.47 | | |
(a) | Effective November 5, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $50.0 million of Modine common stock at such times and prices that it deems to be appropriate. This authorization expires in November 2024. |
(b) | Includes shares delivered back to the Company by employees and/or directors to satisfy tax withholding obligations that arise upon the vesting of stock awards. The Company, pursuant to its equity compensation plans, gives participants the opportunity to turn back to the Company the number of shares from the award sufficient to satisfy tax withholding obligations that arise upon the termination of restrictions. These shares are held as treasury shares. |
Item 5. | Other Information. |
During the three months ended June 30, 2024, no director or “officer” of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
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| Form of Fiscal 2025 Performance Conditioned Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement. | | X |
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| Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Michael B. Lucareli, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. | | X |
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| Section 1350 Certification of Neil D. Brinker, President and Chief Executive Officer. | | X |
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| Section 1350 Certification of Michael B. Lucareli, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. | | X |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
(Registrant) |
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By: | /s/ Michael B. Lucareli |
Michael B. Lucareli, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer* |
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Date: July 31, 2024 |
* Executing as both the principal financial officer and a duly authorized officer of the Company