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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the 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. Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [ ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one): Large accelerated filer [X] Accelerated filer [ ] Non-accelerated filer [ ] Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. Yes [ ] No [ ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No [X]

As of April 26, 2024, the registrant had outstanding 24,784,449 shares of Common Stock, net of Treasury Shares.

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET INCOME

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

						Three Months Ended
(in thousands)						March 30, 2024						April 1, 2023
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income						$	48,452					$	88,745
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation						16,668						17,616
Amortization of intangibles						15,825						16,866
Deferred revenue						(918)						639
Impairment charges						933						—
Stock-based compensation						3,617						3,730
Loss (gain) on investments and other assets						379						(1,779)
Deferred income taxes						(8,811)						1,624
Other						1,036						(6,138)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables						(12,723)						(13,176)
Inventories						16,179						(1,535)
Accounts payable						345						(16,246)
Accrued liabilities and income taxes						(28,042)						(43,578)
Prepaid expenses and other assets						4,210						6,639
Net cash provided by operating activities						57,150						53,407
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired						—						(158,260)
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment						(15,547)						(25,665)
Net proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment, and other						7,064						737
Net cash used in investing activities						(8,483)						(183,188)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayments of other debts						(678)						(668)
Payments of term loan						(1,875)						(1,875)
Net proceeds related to stock-based award activities						1,364						5,219
Repurchases of common stock						(16,131)						—
Cash dividends paid						(16,200)						(14,880)
Net cash used in financing activities						(33,520)						(12,204)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash						(8,550)						4,571
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash						6,597						(137,414)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period						557,123						564,939
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period						$	563,720					$	427,525
Supplementary Cash Flow Information
Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents						$	562,153					$	425,127
Restricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other current assets						$	—					$	812
Restricted cash included in other long-term assets						$	1,567					$	1,586
Cash paid during the period for interest						$	13,235					$	11,027
Capital expenditures, not yet paid						$	9,968					$	7,523

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 

 

 

 

Founded in 1927, Littelfuse is a diversified, industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world. Across more than 20 countries, and with approximately 16,000 global associates, the Company partners with customers to design and deliver innovative, reliable solutions. Serving over 100,000 end customers, the Company’s products are found in a variety of industrial, transportation and electronics end markets – everywhere, every day. 

 

The Company’s accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain information and disclosures normally included in the consolidated balance sheets, statements of net income and comprehensive income, statements of cash flows, and statements of stockholders' equity prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. They have been prepared in accordance with accounting policies described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2023, which should be read in conjunction with the disclosures therein. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included and are of a normal, recurring nature. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of annual operating results.

 

  

 

The following tables disaggregate the Company’s revenue by primary business units for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023:

See Note 14, Segment Information, for net sales by segment and countries.

 

 

The Company recognizes revenue on product sales in the period in which the Company satisfies its performance obligation and control of the product is transferred to the customer. The Company’s sales arrangements with customers are predominately short term in nature and generally provide for transfer of control at the time of shipment as this is the point at which title and risk of loss of the product transfers to the customer. At the end of each period, for those shipments where title to the products and the risk of loss and rewards of ownership do not transfer until the product has been received by the customer, the Company adjusts revenues and cost of sales for the delay between the time that the products are shipped and when they are received by the customer. The amount of revenue recorded reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for goods and may include adjustments for customer allowances, rebates and price adjustments. The Company’s distribution channels are primarily through direct sales and independent third-party distributors.

 

The Company has elected the practical expedient under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 340-40-25-4 to expense commissions when incurred as the amortization period of the commission asset the Company would have otherwise recognized is less than one year.

 

 

The Company generally accepts orders from customers through receipt of purchase orders or electronic data interchange based on written sales agreements and purchasing contracts. Contract pricing and selling agreement terms are based on market factors, costs, and competition. Pricing is often negotiated as an adjustment (premium or discount) from the Company’s published price lists. The customer is invoiced when the Company’s products are shipped to them in accordance with the terms of the sales agreement. As the Company’s standard payment terms are less than one year, the Company elected the practical expedient under ASC 606-10-32-18 to not assess whether a contract has a significant financing component. The Company also elected the practical expedient provided in ASC 606-10-25-18B to treat all product shipping and handling activities as fulfillment activities, and therefore recognize the gross revenue associated with the contract, inclusive of any shipping and handling revenue.

 

 

Some of the terms of the Company’s sales agreements and normal business conditions provide customers (distributors) the ability to receive price adjustments on products previously shipped and invoiced. This practice is common in the industry and is referred to as a “ship and debit” program. This program allows the distributor to debit the Company for the difference between the distributors’ contracted price and a lower price for specific transactions. Under certain circumstances (usually in a competitive situation or large volume opportunity), a distributor will request authorization for pricing allowances to reduce its price. When the Company approves such a reduction, the distributor is authorized to “debit” its account for the difference between the contracted price and the lower approved price. The Company establishes reserves for this program based on historical activity, distributor inventory levels and actual authorizations for the debit and recognizes these debits as a reduction of revenue.

 

The Company has a return to stock policy whereby certain customers, with prior authorization from the Company's management, can return previously purchased goods for full or partial credit. The Company establishes an estimated allowance for these returns based on historical activity. Sales revenue and cost of sales are reduced to anticipate estimated returns.

 

 

The Company offers volume based sales incentives to certain customers to encourage greater product sales. If customers achieve their specific quarterly or annual sales targets, they are entitled to rebates. The Company estimates the projected amount of rebates that will be achieved by the customer and recognizes this estimated cost as a reduction to revenue as products are sold.

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023 reported within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In March 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Updates ("ASU")ASU No. 2023-01, "Leases (Topic 842): Common Control Arrangements". The standard requires that leasehold improvements associated with common control leases be: 1) Amortized by the lessee over the useful life of the leasehold improvements to the common control group (regardless of the lease term) as long as the lessee controls the use of the underlying asset (the leased asset) through a lease. However, if the lessor obtained the right to control the use of the underlying asset through a lease with another entity not within the same common control group, the amortization period may not exceed the amortization period of the common control group. 2) Accounted for as a transfer between entities under common control through an adjustment to equity (or net assets for not-for-profit entities) if, and when, the lessee no longer controls the use of the underlying asset. Additionally, those leasehold improvements are subject to the impairment guidance in Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 including interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of ASU 2023-01 did not have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In March 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a final rule that requires registrants to provide climate disclosures in annual reports and registration statements. The climate-related final rule requires disclosures in the footnotes to the financial statements, including: 1) specified financial statement effects of severe weather events and other natural conditions, 2) certain carbon offsets and renewable energy credits or certificates if used as a material component of a registrant's plans to achieve its disclosed climate-related targets or goals, 3) material impacts on financial estimates and assumptions in the financial statements if they would materially impacted by risks and uncertainties associated with severe weather events and other natural conditions, previously disclosed climate-related targets, and transition plans. The financial statement disclosure requirements are effective beginning with annual reports for the fiscal year beginning in calendar year 2025, for the Company as a large accelerated filer. These disclosures will be subject to existing audit requirement for financial statements. On April 4, 2024, the SEC chose to stay its climate disclosure rules pending judicial review. The adoption of this rule will increase the Company's disclosures in its Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company is currently evaluating and is in the process of performing its initial assessment of the potential impact on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, "Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures". The amendments in this update provide more transparency about income tax information through improvements to the income tax disclosure primarily related to the income tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. These requirements include: (1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and (2) income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The other amendments in this update improve the effectiveness and comparability of disclosures by (3) adding disclosures of pretax income (or loss) and income tax expense (or benefit), and (4) removing disclosures that are no longer considered cost beneficial or relevant. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this guidance will modify the Company's disclosures in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, "Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures". The amendments in this update require additional detailed and enhanced information about reportable segments' expense, including significant segment expenses and other segment items that bridge segment revenue, significant expenses to segment profit or loss. The ASU also requires disclosure of the title and position of the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) on annual basis as well as an explanation of how CODM uses the reported measures and other disclosures. The amendments in this update do not change how a public entity identifies its operating segments, aggregates those operating segments, or applies the quantitative thresholds to determine its reportable segments. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this guidance will modify the Company's disclosures in its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In October 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-06, "Disclosure Improvements". The amendments in this update represent changes to clarify or improve the disclosure or presentation requirements of a variety of Topics in the ASC. The Company may be affected by one or more of those amendments. The amendments in this ASU should be applied prospectively and will not be effective until June 30, 2027.

The company is currently evaluating the potential effects of these amendments on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

The Company accounts for acquisitions using the acquisition method in accordance with ASC 805, “Business Combinations,” in which assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at fair value as of the date of acquisition. The operating results of the acquired business are included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements from the date of the acquisition.

On June 28, 2023, the Company entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire a 200mm wafer fab located in Dortmund, Germany (“Dortmund Fab”) from Elmos Semiconductor SE. The acquisition of the Dortmund Fab is expected to close in early fiscal year 2025. The total purchase price for the Dortmund Fab is approximately 93 million Euro, of which 37.2 million Euro down payment (approximately $40.5 million) recorded in Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was paid in the third quarter of 2023 after regulatory approvals and approximately 56 million Euro will be paid at closing. The transaction is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s fiscal year 2024 financial results and will be reported in the Electronics-Semiconductor business within the Company’s Electronics segment.

On February 3, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of Western Automation Research and Development Limited (“Western Automation”) for approximately $162 million in cash. Headquartered in Galway, Ireland, Western Automation is a designer and manufacturer of electrical shock protection devices used across a broad range of high-growth end markets, including e-Mobility off-board charging infrastructure, industrial safety and renewables. At the time the Company and Western Automation entered into the definitive agreement, Western Automation had annualized sales of approximately $25 million. The business is reported within the Company’s Industrial segment.

The acquisition was funded with cash on hand. The total purchase consideration of $158.3 million, net of cash acquired, has been allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as of the completion of the acquisition, based on estimated fair values.

The following table summarizes the final purchase price allocation of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Western Automation acquisition:

All Western Automation assets and liabilities were recorded in the Industrial segment and are primarily reflected in the Europe geographic area. The goodwill resulting from this acquisition consists largely of the Company’s expected future product sales and synergies from combining Western Automation’s products and technology with the Company’s existing Industrial products portfolio. Goodwill resulting from the Western Automation acquisition is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

During the three months ended April 1, 2023, the Company incurred approximately $1.4 million of legal and professional fees related to the Western Automation acquisition recognized as Selling, general, and administrative expenses. These costs were reflected as other non-segment costs.

The following table summarizes, on an unaudited pro forma basis, the combined results of operations of the Company and Western Automation as though the acquisition had occurred as of January 2, 2022. The pro forma amounts presented are not necessarily indicative of either the actual consolidated results had the Western Automation acquisition occurred as of January 2, 2022, or of future consolidated operating results.

Pro forma results presented above primarily reflect the following adjustments:

 

												For the Three Months Ended
(in thousands)												April 1, 2023
Amortization (a)												$	(479)
Transaction costs (b)												1,397
Income tax expense of above items												(115)

(a) The amortization adjustment for the three months ended April 1, 2023 primarily reflects incremental amortization resulting from the measurement of intangibles at their fair values.

(b) The transaction cost adjustments reflect the reversal of certain legal and professional fees from the three months ended April 1, 2023, and recognition of those fees during the three months ended April 2, 2022.

 

The components of inventories at March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023 are as follows:

 

 

 

The components of net property, plant, and equipment at March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023 are as follows:

 

The Company recorded depreciation expense of $16.7 million and $17.6 million for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, respectively.

 

Changes in the carrying value of goodwill by segment for the three months ended March 30, 2024 are as follows:

 

The components of other intangible assets as of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023 are as follows:

 

During the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023, the Company recorded amortization expense of $15.8 million and $16.9 million, respectively.

Estimated annual amortization expense related to intangible assets with definite lives as of March 30, 2024 is as follows:

 

 

 

The components of accrued liabilities as of March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023 are as follows:

 

Employee-related liabilities consist primarily of payroll, sales commissions, bonus, employee benefit accruals and workers’ compensation. Bonus accruals include amounts earned pursuant to the Company’s primary employee incentive compensation plans. Other accrued liabilities include miscellaneous operating accruals and other customer-related liabilities.

The Company recorded restructuring, impairment, and other charges for the three months ended March 30, 2024 and April 1, 2023 as follows:

For the three months ended March 30, 2024, the Company recorded total restructuring charges of $2.3 million, primarily for employee termination costs. These charges primarily related to the reorganization of certain manufacturing, selling and administrative functions within the Transportation segment’s commercial vehicle business, and the reorganization of certain selling and administrative functions within the Electronics and Industrial segments. In addition, during the first quarter of 2024, the Company recognized a $0.9 million impairment charge related to certain machinery and equipment in the commercial vehicle business within the Transportation segment.

For the three months ended April 1, 2023, the Company recorded total restructuring charges of $1.9 million, primarily for employee termination costs. These charges primarily related to the reorganization of certain manufacturing, selling and administrative functions within the Transportation segment’s commercial vehicle business and the reorganization of certain selling and administrative functions within the Electronics segment due to the C&K acquisition.

The restructuring reserves as of both March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023 is $2.1 million. The restructuring liability is included within accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company anticipates the remaining payments associated with employee terminations will primarily be completed in the fourth quarter fiscal year 2024.

 

The carrying amounts of debt at March 30, 2024 and December 30, 2023 are as follows:

 

 

Loans made under the available credit facility pursuant to the Credit Agreement ("the Credit Facility") bear interest at the Company’s option, at either Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"), fixed for interest periods of one, two, three or six-month periods, plus 1.00% to 1.75%, plus a SOFR adjustment of 0.10% or at the bank’s Base Rate, as defined in the Credit Agreement, plus —% to 0.75%, based upon the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement. The Company is also required to pay commitment fees on unused portions of the Credit Facility ranging from 0.10% to 0.175%, based on the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement includes representations, covenants and events of default that are customary for financing transactions of this nature.

As of March 30, 2024, the Company had $0.2 million outstanding letters of credit under the Credit Facility and had $599.8 million of borrowing capacity available under the revolving credit facility. As of March 30, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Agreement.