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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 6-K
 
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of August 2023
Commission File Number: 001-41713
 
 
ATS CORPORATION
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
 
 
730 Fountain Street North
Building 3
Cambridge, Ontario N3H 4R7
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F  ☐            Form 40-F  ☒




 






 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 of this form 6-K are incorporated by reference as additional exhibits to the registrant's Registration Statements on Form F-10 (File No. 333-272138) and Form S-8 (File No. 333-273050).
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 






SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
   
ATS CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date: August 9, 2023
    By:   /s/ Stewart McCuaig
      Name: Stewart McCuaig
      Title: Vice President, General Counsel


EX-99.1 2 ats-mdaxfy24q1.htm EX-99.1 Document

Appendix 99.1














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ATS CORPORATION

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

For the Quarter Ended July 2, 2023

TSX: ATS
NYSE: ATS



Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Quarter Ended July 2, 2023

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) for the three months ended July 2, 2023 ("first quarter of fiscal 2024") is as of August 8, 2023 and provides information on the operating activities, performance and financial position of ATS Corporation (“ATS” or the “Company”). It should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company for the first quarter of fiscal 2024, which have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34 – Interim Financial Reporting, and are reported in Canadian dollars. All references to “$” or “dollars” in this MD&A are to Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated. The Company assumes that the reader of this MD&A has access to, and has read, the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and the MD&A of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2023 (“fiscal 2023 MD&A”), and, accordingly, the purpose of this document is to provide a fiscal 2024 first quarter update to the information contained in the fiscal 2023 MD&A. Additional information is contained in the Company’s filings with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators, including its Annual Information Form for fiscal 2023, found on the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com, on the Company's profile on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's EGDAR website at www.sec.gov, and the Company’s website at www.atsautomation.com.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Please see “Forward-Looking Statements” for further information on page 21.

Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures
Throughout this document, management uses certain Non-IFRS financial measures, Non-IFRS ratios and supplementary financial measures within the meaning of applicable securities laws to evaluate the performance of the Company. See “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures” on page 23 for an explanation of such measures and “Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to IFRS Measures” beginning on page 17 for a reconciliation of Non-IFRS measures.

COMPANY PROFILE

ATS is an industry-leading automation solutions provider to many of the world's most successful companies. ATS uses its extensive knowledge base and global capabilities in custom automation, repeat automation, automation products and value-added solutions including pre-automation and after-sales services to address the sophisticated manufacturing automation systems and service needs of multinational customers in markets such as life sciences, transportation, food & beverage, consumer products and energy. Founded in 1978, ATS employs over 6,500 people at more than 60 manufacturing facilities and over 80 offices in North America, Europe, Southeast Asia and Oceania. Our Company website can be found at www.atsautomation.com. The Company's common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ATS.

STRATEGY

To drive the creation of long-term sustainable shareholder value, the Company employs a three-part value creation strategy: Build, Grow and Expand.

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Build: To build on the Company’s foundation and drive performance improvements, management is focused on the advancement of the ATS Business Model (“ABM”), the pursuit and measurement of value drivers and key performance indicators, a rigorous strategic planning process, succession planning, talent management, employee engagement, and instilling autonomy with accountability into its businesses.

Grow: To drive organic growth, ATS develops and implements growth tools under the ABM, provides innovation and value to customers and works to grow recurring revenues.

Expand: To expand the Company’s reach, management is focused on the development of new markets and business platforms, the expansion of service offerings, investment in innovation and product development, and strategic and disciplined acquisitions that strengthen ATS.

The Company pursues all of its initiatives using a strategic capital allocation framework in order to drive the creation of long-term sustainable shareholder value.

ATS Business Model
The ABM is a business management system that ATS developed with the goal of enabling the Company to pursue its strategies, outpace the growth of its chosen markets, and drive continuous improvement year over year. The ABM emphasizes:

•People: developing, engaging and empowering ATS’ people to build the best team;

•Process: aligning ATS’ people to implement and continuously improve robust and disciplined business processes throughout the organization; and

•Performance: consistently measuring results in order to yield world-class performance for ATS' customers and shareholders.

The ABM is ATS’ playbook, serving as the framework to achieve business goals and objectives through disciplined, continuous improvement. The ABM is employed by ATS divisions globally and is supported with extensive training in the use of key problem-solving tools, and applied through various projects to drive continuous improvement. When ATS makes an acquisition, the ABM is quickly introduced to the new company as a means of supporting cultural and business integration.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(In millions of dollars, except per share and margin data)
Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022



Variance
Revenues $ 753.6 $ 610.6 23.4%
Net income
$ 47.7 $ 39.4 21.1%
Adjusted earnings from operations1, 2
$ 102.1 $ 79.2 28.9%
Adjusted earnings from operations margin1, 2
13.5% 13.0% 58bps
Adjusted EBITDA1, 2
$ 119.2 $ 92.5 28.9%
Adjusted EBITDA margin1, 2
15.8% 15.1% 67bps
Basic earnings per share
$ 0.50 $ 0.43 16.3%
Adjusted basic earnings per share1, 2
$ 0.69 $ 0.57 21.1%
Order Bookings1
$ 690.0 $ 736.0 (6.3)%
As At July 2
2023
July 3
2022



Variance
Order Backlog1
$ 2,023 $ 1,555 30.1%
1Non-IFRS Financial Measure - See “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures.”
2Certain Non-IFRS Financial Measures have been revised from previously disclosed values to exclude the impact on stock-based compensation expense of the revaluation of deferred stock units and restricted share units resulting specifically from the change in market price of the Company's common shares between periods. Management believes that this adjustment provides further insight into the Company's performance, as share price volatility drives variability in the Company's stock-based compensation expense.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: GROWTH IN STRATEGIC END MARKETS

•Growth in first quarter revenues of 23.4% year over year was driven by organic revenue growth of 15.4% with 2.5% of growth from recent strategic acquisitions, and a positive impact of foreign exchange translation of 5.5% (“acquisitions” or “acquired companies” in this MD&A refer to companies that were not part of the consolidated group in the comparable prior year periods). (Organic revenue is a Non-IFRS Financial Measure - see “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures”.)
•Trailing twelve month book-to-bill ratio at July 2, 2023 was 1.18:1, even as Order Bookings in the first quarter decreased by 6.3% from the first quarter of fiscal 2023 when ATS received a large Order Booking from an electric vehicle ("EV") customer. Organic Order Bookings were 12.8% lower than a year ago, partially offset by a 2.1% contribution from recent acquisitions and 4.4% from the positive impact of foreign exchange. (Order Bookings and organic Order Bookings growth are Non-IFRS Financial Measures and book-to-bill ratio is a supplementary financial measure - see “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures”.)
•Order Backlog of $2,023 million at quarter-end provides good revenue visibility, and is distributed across strategic global markets and regulated industries. (Order Backlog is a Non-IFRS Financial Measure - see “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures”.)
•Non-cash working capital as a percentage of revenues was 15.6% and increased in comparison to the prior quarter, primarily driven by the timing of milestone payments for large EV programs. Net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio at July 2, 2023 of 2.0 times is within the Company's target range as it continues to fund short-term working capital requirements to support growth. Net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio decreased as a result of the Company's recent U.S. initial public offering (the "U.S. IPO"), as net proceeds were used to repay a portion of the outstanding amounts on the Company's revolving senior secured credit facility. (Non-cash working capital as a percentage of revenues and net debt to adjusted EBITDA are Non-IFRS ratios; see “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures”.)
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•Adjusted earnings from operations for the first quarter increased 28.9% to $102.1 million (13.5% margin), compared to $79.2 million (13.0% margin) a year ago on higher revenues, partially offset by higher SG&A expenses. (Adjusted earnings from operations and adjusted earnings from operations margin are Non-IFRS Measures — See “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures”.)

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE LISTING

On May 25, 2023, the Company commenced trading of its common shares on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), under ticker symbol "ATS". As a result, ATS is now a dual-listed company, trading on both the TSX and NYSE. The NYSE listing supports the Company's growth strategy, enhances liquidity for the Company's common shares and improves trading access for investors in the United States and globally. In conjunction with the U.S. IPO, the Company sold 6,900,000 common shares at a price of U.S. $41 per share, for gross proceeds of U.S. $282.9 million. Proceeds were initially used to pay down amounts drawn on the Company's revolving senior secured credit facility. The Company expects the increase in available capital from the U.S. IPO will be used for strategic opportunities, including acquisitions, as well as working capital requirements and general corporate purposes. Consistent with the Company's value creation strategy, the Company may execute on strategic opportunities, including disciplined acquisitions, if and when such opportunities arise, that drive the creation of long-term sustainable shareholder value.

STRATEGIC BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

On June 30, 2023, the Company acquired Yazzoom B.V. ("Yazzoom"), a Belgium-based provider of artificial intelligence and machine learning based tools for industrial production. Yazzoom joined ATS' Process Automation Solutions ("PA") business to broaden its process optimization and digitalization capabilities in key focus sectors. Yazzoom leverages integrated data to enable predictive analytics and insights that drive tangible improvements in production processes. The total purchase price paid in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, pending post-closing adjustments, was $5.3 million (3.7 million Euros).

On July 3, 2023, subsequent to the end of the first quarter, the Company acquired Odyssey Validation Consultants Limited ("Odyssey"), an Ireland-based provider of digitalization solutions for the life sciences industry. Odyssey also joined ATS' PA business, helping to accelerate ATS' PA strategy to drive validated production process improvements through digital solutions by utilizing Odyssey's strong expertise in computer system validation and cloud-based software solutions.

Order Bookings by Quarter
First quarter fiscal 2024 Order Bookings were $690 million. The 6.3% year over year decrease reflected an organic Order Bookings decline of 12.8%, partially offset by 2.1% growth from acquired companies, in addition to a 4.4% increase due to foreign exchange rate translation of Order Bookings from foreign-based ATS subsidiaries, primarily reflecting the strengthening of the U.S. dollar and Euro relative to the Canadian dollar. Order Bookings from acquired companies totalled $15.2 million, most notably $9.5 million from Zi-Argus Australia Pty Ltd. and Zi-Argus Ltd. (together, "ZIA"). By market, Order Bookings in life sciences increased compared to the prior-year period primarily due to foreign exchange rate translation of Order Bookings from foreign-based ATS subsidiaries, in addition to $3.1 million of contributions from acquired companies. Order Bookings in transportation decreased compared to the prior-year period, which included a U.S. $70.0 million Order Booking from an existing global automotive customer to move towards fully automated battery assembly systems for their North American manufacturing operations.
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Order Bookings in food & beverage increased compared to the prior-year period primarily due to foreign exchange rate translation of Order Bookings from foreign-based ATS subsidiaries, in addition to $3.3 million of contributions from acquired companies. Order Bookings in consumer products increased principally due to contributions from acquired companies, primarily ZIA totalling $5.5 million. Order Bookings in energy increased due to timing of customer projects and contributions from acquisitions, primarily IPCOS Group N.V. ("IPCOS") totalling $3.2 million.

Trailing twelve month book-to-bill ratio at July 2, 2023 was 1.18:1. Book-to-bill ratio is a supplementary financial measure - see “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures.”

Order Backlog Continuity
(In millions of dollars)
Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Opening Order Backlog
$ 2,153  $ 1,438 
Revenues
(754) (611)
Order Bookings
690  736 
Order Backlog adjustments1
(66) (8)
Total
$ 2,023  $ 1,555 
1Order Backlog adjustments include foreign exchange adjustments, scope changes and cancellations.

OUTLOOK

Order Backlog by Market
(In millions of dollars)
As at
July 2, 2023
July 3, 20221
Life Sciences $ 783  $ 749 
Transportation2
834  372 
Food & Beverage 188  164 
Consumer Products 134  187 
Energy 84  83 
Total
$ 2,023  $ 1,555 
1$16.0 million of Order Backlog related to SP as at July 3, 2022 was reclassified from Consumer Products to Life Sciences.
2The increase in transportation Order Backlog was primarily driven by EV Order Bookings.

At July 2, 2023, Order Backlog was $2,023 million, 30.1% higher than at July 3, 2022. Order Backlog growth was primarily driven by higher Order Bookings in fiscal 2023 within the transportation market, primarily from EV projects.

The life sciences funnel for fiscal 2024 remains strong, with a focus on strategic submarkets of pharmaceuticals, radiopharmaceuticals and medical devices, which includes auto-fillers and auto-injectors. Management continues to see opportunities with both new and existing customers, including good prospects to deliver life sciences solutions that leverage integrated capabilities from ATS' various life sciences businesses. In transportation, the funnel largely includes strategic opportunities related to electric vehicles, as the global automotive industry continues to pivot towards EV production. The strategic nature of EV programs and typically larger average order values can cause variability in Order Bookings. Management believes the Company's automated EV battery pack and assembly capabilities position ATS well within the industry. Funnel activity in food & beverage remains strong, with particular interest in energy efficient solutions. Timing of the summer harvest season drives some seasonality in this vertical.
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Funnel activity in consumer products is stable. Inflationary pressures continue to have an effect on discretionary spending, which may impact timing of some customer investments. Funnel activity in energy remains strong and includes some longer-term opportunities in the nuclear industry. The Company is focused on clean energy applications including solutions for the refurbishment of nuclear power plants, early participation in the small modular reactor market, and grid battery storage. Across all markets, customers are exercising normal caution in their approach to investment and spending. Funnel growth in markets where environmental, social and governance ("ESG") requirements are an increasing focus for customers — including grid battery storage, EV and nuclear, as well as consumer goods packaging — provide ATS with opportunities to use its capabilities to respond to customer sustainability standards and goals. Customers seeking to de-risk or enhance the resiliency of their supply chains, address a shortage of skilled workers or combat higher labour costs also provide future opportunities for ATS to pursue. Management believes that the underlying trends driving customer demand for ATS solutions including rising labour costs, labour shortages, production onshoring or reshoring and the need for scalable, high-quality, energy-efficient production remain favourable.

Order Backlog of $2,023 million is expected to help mitigate some of the impact of quarterly variability in Order Bookings on revenues in the short term. The Company’s Order Backlog includes several large enterprise programs that have longer periods of performance and therefore longer revenue recognition cycles. These programs have extended the average period over which the Company expects to convert its Order Backlog to revenues, providing the Company with longer visibility. In the second quarter of fiscal 2024, management expects the conversion of Order Backlog to revenues to be in the 34% to 37% range. This estimate is calculated each quarter based on management’s assessment of project schedules across all customer contracts, expectations for faster-turn product and services revenues, expected delivery timing of third-party equipment and operational capacity.

The timing of customer decisions on larger opportunities is expected to cause variability in Order Bookings from quarter to quarter. Revenues in a given period are dependent on a combination of the volume of outstanding projects the Company is contracted to, the size and duration of those projects, and the timing of project activities including design, assembly, testing, and installation. Given the specialized nature of the Company’s offerings, the size and scope of projects vary based on customer needs. The Company seeks to achieve revenue growth organically and by identifying strategic acquisition opportunities that provide access to attractive end-markets and new products and technologies and deliver hurdle-rate returns. The Company is working to grow its product portfolio and after-sales service revenues as a percentage of overall revenues over time, which is expected to provide some balance to customers' capital expenditure cycles.

Management is pursuing several initiatives to grow its revenues and improve its profitability with the goal of expanding its adjusted earnings from operations margin to 15% over the long term. These initiatives include growing the Company’s after-sales service business, improving global supply chain management, increasing the use of standardized platforms and technologies, growing revenues while leveraging the Company’s cost structure, and pursuing continuous improvement in all business activities through the ABM, including in acquired businesses. The Company continues to make progress in line with its plans to integrate acquired companies, and expects to realize cost and revenue synergies consistent with announced integration plans.

In the short term, ATS will continue to address disruptions to global supply chains and cost pressures due to inflation, which have been contributing to longer lead times and cost increases on certain raw materials and components. To date, the Company has mitigated many of these supply chain disruptions through the use of alternative supply sources and savings on materials not affected by cost increases. However, prolonged cost increases and price volatility have and may continue to disrupt the timing and progress of the Company’s margin expansion efforts and affect revenue recognition.
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Achieving and sustaining management's margin target assumes that the Company will successfully implement the initiatives noted above, and that such initiatives will result in improvements to its adjusted earnings from operations margin that offset the pressures resulting from disruptions in the global supply chain (see “Forward-Looking Statements” for a description of the risks underlying the achievement of the margin target in future periods).

The Company regularly monitors customers for changes in credit risk and does not believe that any single industry or geographic region represents significant credit risk.
In the short term, the Company expects non-cash working capital to remain above 10% as programs progress through milestones. Over the long term, the Company generally expects to continue investing in non-cash working capital to support growth, with fluctuations expected on a quarter-over-quarter basis. The Company’s long-term goal is to maintain its investment in non-cash working capital as a percentage of annualized revenues below 15%. However, given the size and timing of milestone payments for certain large EV programs, the Company could see its working capital exceed 15% of annualized revenues in certain periods as it did in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The Company expects that continued cash flows from operations, together with cash and cash equivalents on hand and credit available under operating and long-term credit facilities will be sufficient to fund its requirements for investments in non-cash working capital and capital assets, and to fund strategic investment plans including some potential acquisitions. Acquisitions could result in additional debt or equity financing requirements for the Company. Non-cash working capital as a percentage of revenues is a Non-IFRS ratio - see “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures.”

DETAILED ANALYSIS

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS
(In millions of dollars, except per share data)

Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Revenues
$ 753.6  $ 610.6 
Cost of revenues
540.9  440.8 
Selling, general and administrative 123.7  112.2 
Stock-based compensation 10.0  (4.0)
Earnings from operations $ 79.0  $ 61.6 
Net finance costs $ 16.9  $ 10.7 
Provision for income taxes 14.4  11.5 
Net income $ 47.7  $ 39.4 
Basic earnings per share $ 0.50  $ 0.43 

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Non-IFRS Financial Measures1
Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Adjusted earnings from operations
$ 102.1  $ 79.2 
EBITDA $ 114.7  $ 95.2 
Adjusted EBITDA $ 119.2  $ 92.5 
Adjusted basic earnings per share
$ 0.69  $ 0.57 
1Non-IFRS Financial Measures - see “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures.”
2The composition of these Non-IFRS Measures has been revised from what was previously disclosed. See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures."

Consolidated Revenues
(In millions of dollars)
Revenues by type Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Revenues from construction contracts
$ 508.8  $ 375.1 
Services rendered
142.3  114.1 
Sale of goods 102.5  121.4 
Total revenues $ 753.6  $ 610.6 
Revenues by market Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 20221
Life Sciences1
$ 285.0  $ 297.0 
Transportation
218.5  97.0 
Food & Beverage
130.6  108.8 
Consumer Products1
83.6  75.7 
Energy
35.9  32.1 
Total revenues $ 753.6  $ 610.6 
1$18.5 million of revenues earned by SP in the three months ended July 3, 2022 have been reclassified from Consumer Products to Life Sciences and are reflected in the revenues above.

Fiscal 2024 first quarter revenues were 23.4% or $143.0 million higher than in the corresponding period a year ago. This performance reflected year over year organic revenue growth (growth excluding contributions from acquired companies and foreign exchange translation) of $94.1 million or 15.4%, and revenues earned by acquired companies of $15.3 million, most notably $8.3 million from ZIA, which was acquired in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023. Foreign exchange translation positively impacted revenues by $33.6 million or 5.5%, primarily reflecting the strengthening of the U.S. dollar and Euro relative to the Canadian dollar. Revenues generated from construction contracts increased 35.6% or $133.7 million due to organic revenue growth combined with positive foreign exchange translation impact. Revenues from services increased 24.7% or $28.2 million due to revenues earned by acquired companies of $16.2 million and the positive impact of foreign exchange translation . Revenues from the sale of goods decreased 15.6% or $18.9 million primarily due to lower Order Backlog entering the year compared to the prior year.

By market, revenues generated in life sciences decreased $12.0 million or 4.0% year over year. This was primarily due to higher revenues earned on a large $120.0 million program in progress a year ago, partially offset by contributions from acquisitions and the positive impact of foreign exchange translation.
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Revenues in transportation increased $121.5 million or 125.3% on higher Order Backlog entering the first quarter of fiscal 2024, driven primarily by EV Order Bookings, including previously announced EV Order Bookings of U.S. $578.2 million. Revenues generated in food & beverage increased $21.8 million or 20.0% due to higher Order Backlog entering the first quarter of fiscal 2024. Revenues generated in consumer products increased $7.9 million or 10.4% primarily due to $4.6 million of contributions from acquisition, most notably ZIA. Revenues in energy increased $3.8 million or 11.8% due to $3.5 million of contributions from acquisitions, most notably IPCOS.

Cost of revenues. At $540.9 million, first quarter of fiscal 2024 cost of revenues increased by $100.1 million, or 22.7% compared to the corresponding period a year ago due to higher revenues. First quarter of fiscal 2024 gross margin was 28.2%, compared to 27.8% in the corresponding period a year ago. Excluding fair value charges to inventories acquired through acquisitions of $5.2 million, gross margin last year was 28.7% or 50 basis points above this year primarily due to the execution of higher margin programs in the prior period and supply chain cost inflation and lead time delays in current programs being executed.

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses. SG&A expenses for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 were $123.7 million and included $18.6 million of costs related to the amortization of identifiable intangible assets on business acquisitions and $0.1 million of incremental costs related to the Company's acquisition activity. Excluding these items, SG&A expenses were $105.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. Comparably, SG&A expenses for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 were $91.5 million, which excluded $20.3 million of costs related to the amortization of identifiable intangible assets on business acquisitions, and $0.4 million of incremental costs related to the Company’s acquisition activity. Higher SG&A expenses in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 primarily reflected the addition of SG&A expenses from acquired companies of $4.5 million and foreign exchange impact of $5.6 million, in addition to increased employee costs.

Stock-based compensation. Stock-based compensation expense of $10.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 included $4.4 million of revaluation expenses from the deferred stock units and restricted share units resulting from the change in the market price of the Company's common shares between periods ("stock-based compensation revaluation expenses"). Comparably, stock-based compensation was a recovery of $4.0 million in the corresponding period a year ago, which included $(8.3) million of revaluation expenses.

Earnings and adjusted earnings from operations
(in millions of dollars)
Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Earnings from operations
$ 79.0  $ 61.6 
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets 18.6  20.3 
Acquisition-related transaction costs 0.1  0.4 
Acquisition-related inventory fair value charges —  5.2 
Mark to market portion of stock-based compensation 4.4  (8.3)
Adjusted earnings from operations1, 2
$ 102.1  $ 79.2 
1Non-IFRS Financial Measure - See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures"
2The composition of these Non-IFRS Measures has been revised from what was previously disclosed. See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures."

Fiscal 2024 first quarter earnings from operations were $79.0 million (10.5% operating margin) compared to $61.6 million (10.1% operating margin) in the first quarter a year ago. Fiscal 2024 first quarter earnings from operations included $18.6 million related to amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, $0.1 million of incremental costs for the Company's acquisition activity, and $4.4 million of stock-based compensation revaluation expenses.
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First quarter of fiscal 2023 earnings from operations included $5.2 million of acquisition-related fair value adjustments to acquired inventories recorded in cost of revenues, $20.3 million of amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, $0.4 million of incremental costs for acquisition activity recorded in SG&A expenses, and $(8.3) million of stock-based compensation revaluation expenses.

Excluding these items in both quarters, adjusted earnings from operations were $102.1 million (13.5% margin), compared to $79.2 million (13.0% margin) a year ago. First quarter of fiscal 2024 adjusted earnings from operations reflected higher revenues, partially offset by increased SG&A expenses.

Net finance costs. Net finance costs were $16.9 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, compared to $10.7 million a year ago. Higher net finance costs were a result of higher interest rates.

Income tax provision. For the three months ended July 2, 2023, the Company’s effective income tax rate of 23.2% differed from the combined Canadian basic federal and provincial income tax rate of 26.5% due to income earned in certain jurisdictions with different statutory tax rates.

Net Income. Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was $47.7 million (50 cents per share basic), compared to $39.4 million (43 cents per share basic) for the first quarter of fiscal 2023. The increase reflected higher revenues, partially offset by higher cost of revenues, SG&A, stock-based compensation, income tax expense, and financing costs. Adjusted basic earnings per share were 69 cents compared to 57 cents in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 (see “Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to IFRS Measures”).

Other Non-IFRS Measures of Performance
(In millions of dollars)
Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Earnings from operations
$ 79.0  $ 61.6 
Depreciation and amortization 35.7  33.6 
EBITDA1
$ 114.7  $ 95.2 
Acquisition-related transaction costs 0.1  0.4 
Acquisition-related inventory fair value charges —  5.2 
Mark to market portion of stock-based compensation2
4.4  (8.3)
Adjusted EBITDA1, 2
$ 119.2  $ 92.5 
1Non-IFRS Financial Measure - See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures"
2The composition of these Non-IFRS Measures has been revised from what was previously disclosed. See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures."

Depreciation and amortization expense was $35.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, compared to $33.6 million a year ago.

EBITDA was $114.7 million (15.2% EBITDA margin) in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to $95.2 million (15.6% EBITDA margin) in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. EBITDA for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 included $0.1 million of incremental costs related to acquisition activity and $4.4 million of stock-based compensation revaluation expenses. EBITDA for the corresponding period in the prior year included $0.4 million of incremental costs related to acquisition activity, $5.2 million of acquisition-related inventory fair value changes, and $(8.3) million of stock-based compensation revaluation expenses. Excluding these costs, adjusted EBITDA was $119.2 million (15.8% adjusted EBITDA margin), compared to $92.5 million (15.1% adjusted EBITDA margin) for the corresponding period in the prior year.
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Higher adjusted EBITDA reflected higher revenues, partially offset by increased SG&A expenses. EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure - see “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures.”

SHARE DATA
During the first three months of fiscal 2024, 41,034 stock options were exercised. At August 8, 2023 the total number of common shares outstanding was 98,881,550, which includes 6,900,000 common shares issued pursuant to the Company's U.S. IPO. There were also 915,293 stock options outstanding to acquire common shares of the Company and 605,560 RSUs outstanding that may be settled in ATS common shares purchased on the open market where deemed advisable by the Company, as an alternative to cash payments.

In fiscal 2023, a trust was created for the purpose of purchasing common shares of the Company on the stock market. The common shares will be held in trust and used to settle some or all of the fiscal 2023 and 2024 RSU grants when such RSU grants are fully vested. During the three months ended July 2, 2023, nil common shares were purchased. Subsequent to July 2, 2023, a trustee appointed by the Company acquired 387,794 common shares for $23.8 million. The trust is included in the Company's interim condensed consolidated financial statements with the value of the acquired common shares presented as a reduction of share capital.

NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID

On December 13, 2022, the Company announced that the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) had accepted a notice filed by the Company of its intention to make a normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”). Under the NCIB, ATS may purchase for cancellation up to a maximum of 7,335,032 common shares during the 12-month period ending December 14, 2023.

For the three months ended July 2, 2023, the Company purchased nil common shares under the NCIB.

Some purchases under the NCIB may be made pursuant to an automatic share purchase plan between ATS and its broker. This plan enables the purchase of common shares when ATS would not ordinarily be active in the market due to internal trading blackout periods, insider trading rules, or otherwise. ATS security holders may obtain a copy of the notice, without charge, upon request from the Secretary of the Company. The NCIB program is viewed by the Company as one component of an overall capital structure strategy and complementary to its acquisition growth plans.

INVESTMENTS, LIQUIDITY, CASH FLOW AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES
(In millions of dollars, except ratios)
As at
July 2, 2023
March 31, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents $ 123.5  $ 159.9 
Debt-to-equity ratio1
0.66:1 1.18:1
1Debt is calculated as bank indebtedness, long-term debt and lease liabilities. Equity is calculated as total equity less accumulated other comprehensive income.

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Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Cash, beginning of period $ 159.9  $ 135.3 
Total cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities (107.8) (31.7)
Investing activities (20.3) 9.8 
Financing activities 92.4  27.9 
   Net foreign exchange difference (0.7) (1.4)
Cash, end of period $ 123.5  $ 139.9 

In the first quarter of fiscal 2024, cash flows used in operating activities were $107.8 million compared to $31.7 million used in operating activities in the corresponding period a year ago. The decrease primarily related to the timing of investments in non-cash working capital in certain customer programs, primarily related to EV programs.

In the first quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company’s investment in non-cash working capital increased by $184.5 million from March 31, 2023. Accounts receivable increased by 1.2%, or $4.6 million, while net contracts in progress increased 54.8%, or $126.2 million, compared to March 31, 2023, primarily due to the timing of billings on certain customer contracts. The Company actively manages its accounts receivable, contract asset and contract liability balances through billing terms on long-term contracts and collection efforts. Inventories increased 4.9%, or $12.7 million, primarily due to inventory purchased to support EV programs. Deposits and prepaid assets decreased 7.1% or $6.6 million compared to March 31, 2023, due to the timing of program execution. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities decreased 7.6% or $48.9 million compared to March 31, 2023 due to timing of supplier billings and payments. Provisions decreased 16.7% or $5.1 million compared to March 31, 2023 primarily due to payments associated with the reorganization actions completed in fiscal 2023.

The free cash flow of the Company for the three months ended July 2, 2023 was an outflow of $130.8 million, compared to an outflow of $44.1 million a year ago primarily due to increased investments in non-cash working capital. Free cash flow is a non-IFRS financial measure - see “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures.”

Non-cash working capital as a percentage of revenue was 15.6% at July 2, 2023 compared to 10.1% at March 31, 2023.

Cash investments in property, plant and equipment totalled $18.6 million in the first three months of fiscal 2024, primarily related to the expansion and improvement of certain manufacturing facilities, as well as investments in production equipment. Intangible assets expenditures were $4.4 million in the first three months of fiscal 2024, primarily related to computer software and various internal development projects. Capital expenditures for fiscal 2024 for tangible assets and intangible assets are expected to be in the $80 million to $100 million range and reflect the plan to add capacity to support growth while continuing to invest in innovation. This spend is based on the needs of the business and timing of projects, and the Company continues to build flexibility into plans for the balance of the year.

At July 2, 2023, the Company had $758.1 million of unutilized multipurpose credit, including letters of credit, available under existing credit facilities and an additional $118.6 million available under letter of credit facilities.

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On November 4, 2022, the Company amended its senior secured credit facility (the "Credit Facility"). The Credit Facility consists of (i) a $750.0 million secured committed revolving line of credit maturing November 4, 2026 and (ii) a fully drawn $300.0 million non-amortized secured term credit facility maturing November 4, 2024. The Credit Facility is secured by the Company’s assets, including a pledge of shares of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries also provide guarantees under the Credit Facility. At July 2, 2023, the Company had utilized $426.0 million under the Credit Facility, of which $426.0 million was classified as long-term debt (March 31, 2023 - $691.9 million) and $0.0 million by way of letters of credit (March 31, 2023 - $0.0 million). During the three months ended July 2, 2023, the Company drew $181.0 million on its Credit Facility and repaid $445.9 million, which included proceeds from the U.S. IPO.

The Credit Facility is available in Canadian dollars by way of prime rate advances and/or bankers’ acceptances, in U.S. dollars by way of base rate advances and/or Term SOFR, in Euros by way of EURIBOR advances, in British pounds sterling by way of Daily Simple SONIA advances, and by way of letters of credit for certain purposes. The interest rates applicable to the Credit Facility are determined based on a net debt-to-EBITDA ratio as defined in the Credit Facility. For prime rate advances and base rate advances, the interest rate is equal to the bank’s prime rate or the bank’s U.S. dollar base rate in Canada, respectively, plus a margin ranging from 0.45% to 2.00%. For bankers’ acceptances, Term SOFR, EURIBOR advances and Daily Simple SONIA advances, the interest rate is equal to the bankers’ acceptance fee, Term SOFR rate, EURIBOR rate or Daily Simple SONIA rate, respectively, plus a margin that varies from 1.45% to 3.00%. The Company pays a fee for usage of financial letters of credit that ranges from 1.45% to 3.00%, and a fee for usage of non-financial letters of credit that ranges from 0.97% to 2.00%. The Company pays a standby fee on the unadvanced portions of the amounts available for advance or drawdown under the Credit Facility at rates ranging from 0.29% to 0.60%. The Company's Credit Facility is subject to changes in market interest rates. Changes in economic conditions outside of the Company's control could result in higher interest rates, thereby increasing its interest expense. The Company uses a variable for fixed interest rate swap to hedge a portion of its Credit Facility (see Risk Management).

The Credit Facility is subject to financial covenants including a net debt-to-EBITDA test and an interest coverage test. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Company is restricted from encumbering any assets with certain permitted exceptions. The Credit Facility also limits advances to subsidiaries and partially restricts the Company from repurchasing its common shares and paying dividends. At July 2, 2023, all of the covenants were met.

The Company has additional credit facilities available of $141.8 million (40.7 million Euros, U.S.$24.0 million, 55.0 million Thai Baht, 5.0 million CNY, 5.0 million GBP, and $0.6 million AUD). The total amount outstanding on these facilities as at July 2, 2023 was $3.6 million, of which $3.4 million was classified as bank indebtedness (March 31, 2023 - $5.8 million) and $0.2 million was classified as long-term debt (March 31, 2023 - $0.2 million). The interest rates applicable to the credit facilities range from 0.03% to 6.90% per annum. A portion of the long-term debt is secured by certain assets of the Company.

The Company’s U.S. $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes (“the Senior Notes”) were issued at par, bear interest at a rate of 4.125% per annum and mature on December 15, 2028. After December 15, 2023, the Company may redeem the Senior Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at specified redemption prices and subject to certain conditions required by the Senior Notes. If the Company experiences a change of control, the Company may be required to repurchase the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. The Senior Notes contain customary covenants that restrict, subject to certain exceptions and thresholds, some of the activities of the Company and its subsidiaries, including the Company’s ability to dispose of assets, incur additional debt, pay dividends, create liens, make investments, and engage in specified transactions with affiliates.
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At July 2, 2023, all of the covenants were met. Subject to certain exceptions, the Senior Notes are guaranteed by each of the subsidiaries of the Company that is a borrower or has guaranteed obligations under the Credit Facility. Transaction fees of $8.1 million were deferred and are being amortized over the term of the Senior Notes. The Company uses a cross-currency interest rate swap instrument to hedge a portion of its U.S.-dollar-denominated Senior Notes (see Risk Management).

Contractual Obligations
(In millions of dollars)    

The Company’s contractual obligations are as follows as at July 2, 2023:    
Payments Due by Period
Total <1 Year 1-2 Years 2-3 Years 3-4 Years 4-5 Years >5 Years
Bank indebtedness $ 3.4  $ 3.4  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ —  $ — 
Long-term debt obligations1
995.0  19.2  319.3  19.1  145.1  19.1  473.2 
Lease liability obligations1
109.3  27.1  23.3  17.3  12.8  7.0  21.8 
Purchase obligations 447.8  441.8  4.3  1.6  0.1  —  — 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 598.7  598.7  —  —  —  —  — 
Total $ 2,154.2  $ 1,090.2  $ 346.9  $ 38.0  $ 158.0  $ 26.1  $ 495.0 
1Long-term debt obligations and lease liability obligations include principal and interest.

The Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements consist of purchase obligations, primarily commitments for material purchases, which have been entered into in the normal course of business.

In accordance with industry practice, the Company is liable to customers for obligations relating to contract completion and timely delivery. In the normal conduct of its operations, the Company may provide letters of credit as security for advances received from customers pending delivery and contract performance. In addition, the Company provides letters of credit for post-retirement obligations and may provide letters of credit as security on equipment under lease and on order. As at July 2, 2023, the total value of outstanding letters of credit was approximately $182.1 million (March 31, 2023 - $192.5 million).

In the normal course of operations, the Company is party to a number of lawsuits, claims and contingencies. Although it is possible that liabilities may be incurred in instances for which no accruals have been made, the Company does not believe that the ultimate outcome of these matters will have a material impact on its interim condensed consolidated statement of financial position.

The Company is exposed to credit risk on derivative financial instruments arising from the potential for counterparties to default on their contractual obligations to the Company. The Company minimizes this risk by limiting counterparties to major financial institutions and monitoring their credit worthiness. The Company’s credit exposure to forward foreign exchange contracts is the current replacement value of contracts that are in a gain position. The Company is also exposed to credit risk from its customers. Substantially all of the Company’s trade accounts receivable are due from customers in a variety of industries and, as such, are subject to normal credit risks from their respective industries. The Company regularly monitors customers for changes in credit risk. The Company does not believe that any single market or geographic region represents significant credit risk. Credit risk concentration, with respect to trade receivables, is mitigated as the Company primarily serves large, multinational customers and obtains receivables insurance in certain instances.

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FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company has various financial instruments including cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, bank indebtedness, trade accounts payable and accrued liabilities and long-term debt which are used in the normal course of business to maintain operations. The Company uses derivative financial instruments to help manage and mitigate various risks that the business faces.

RISK MANAGEMENT

An interest rate risk exists with financial instruments held by the Company, which is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate as a result of changes in market interest rates. The Company manages interest rate risk on a portfolio basis and seeks financing terms in individual arrangements that are most advantageous taking into account all relevant factors.

The Company uses a variable for fixed interest rate swap as a derivative financial instrument to hedge a portion of its interest rate risk. Effective November 4, 2022, the Company entered into a variable for fixed interest rate swap instrument to swap the variable interest rate on its $300.0 million non-amortized secured credit facility to a fixed 4.241% interest rate. The terms of the hedging instrument will end on November 4, 2024.

A credit risk exists with financial instruments held by the Company, which is the risk of financial loss if a counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Company attempts to mitigate this risk by following policies and procedures surrounding accepting work with new customers, and performing work for a large variety of multinational customers in diversified industries.

There is a liquidity risk, which is the risk that the Company may encounter difficulties in meeting obligations associated with some financial instruments. This is managed by ensuring, to the extent possible, that the Company will have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when they become due.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK

The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk as a result of transactions in currencies other than its functional currency of the Canadian dollar, through borrowings in currencies other than its functional currency and through its investments in its foreign-based subsidiaries.

The Company’s Canadian operations generate significant revenues in major foreign currencies, primarily U.S. dollars, which exceed the natural hedge provided by purchases of goods and services in those currencies. In order to manage a portion of this foreign currency exposure, the Company has entered into forward foreign exchange contracts. The timing and amount of these forward foreign exchange contract requirements are estimated based on existing customer contracts on hand or anticipated, current conditions in the Company’s markets and the Company’s past experience. Certain of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries will also enter forward foreign exchange contracts to hedge identified balance sheet, revenue and purchase exposures. The Company’s forward foreign exchange contract hedging program is intended to mitigate movements in currency rates primarily over a four- to six-month period.

The Company uses cross-currency swaps as derivative financial instruments to hedge a portion of its foreign exchange risk related to its U.S. dollar-denominated Senior Notes. On April 20, 2022, the Company entered into a cross-currency interest rate swap instrument to swap U.S. $175.0 million into Canadian dollars to hedge a portion of its foreign exchange risk related to its U.S. dollar-denominated Senior Notes.
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The Company will receive interest of 4.125% U.S. per annum and pay interest of 4.169% Canadian. The terms of the hedging instrument will end on December 15, 2025.

The Company manages foreign exchange risk on its Euro-denominated net investments. The Company uses a cross-currency interest rate swap as derivative financial instruments to hedge a portion of the foreign exchange risk related to its Euro-denominated net investment. On April 20, 2022, the Company entered into a cross-currency interest rate swap instrument to swap 161.1 million Euros into Canadian dollars. The Company will receive interest of 4.169% Canadian per annum and pay interest of 2.351% Euros. The terms of the hedging relationship will end on December 15, 2025.

In addition, from time to time, the Company may hedge the foreign exchange risk arising from foreign currency debt, intercompany loans, net investments in foreign-based subsidiaries and committed acquisitions through the use of forward foreign exchange contracts or other non-derivative financial instruments. The Company uses hedging as a risk management tool, not to speculate.

Period Average Exchange Rates in Canadian Dollars

Three Months Ended
July 2
2023
July 3
2022
% change
U.S. dollar 1.342  1.277  5.1%
Euro 1.461  1.359  7.5%

CONSOLIDATED QUARTERLY RESULTS
(In millions of dollars, except per share amounts)

Q1 2024
Q4 2023
Q3 2023
Q2 2023
Q1 2023
Q4 2022
Q3 2022
Q2 2022
Revenues $ 753.6  $ 730.8  $ 647.0  $ 588.9  $ 610.6  $ 603.2  $ 546.8  $ 522.1 
Earnings from operations
$ 79.0  $ 51.9  $ 56.0  $ 53.0  $ 61.6  $ 59.8  $ 38.2  $ 43.7 
Adjusted earnings from operations1, 4
$ 102.1  $ 101.9  $ 86.2  $ 76.1  $ 79.2  $ 81.6  $ 77.7  $ 76.8 
Net income
$ 47.7  $ 29.6  $ 29.2  $ 29.5  $ 39.4  $ 39.9  $ 23.3  $ 29.6 
Basic earnings per share $ 0.50  $ 0.32  $ 0.32  $ 0.32  $ 0.43  $ 0.44  $ 0.26  $ 0.32 
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.50  $ 0.32  $ 0.32  $ 0.32  $ 0.42  $ 0.44  $ 0.26  $ 0.32 
Adjusted basic earnings per share1, 4
$ 0.69  $ 0.73  $ 0.56  $ 0.51  $ 0.57  $ 0.60  $ 0.58  $ 0.59 
Order Bookings2
$ 690.0  $ 737.0  $ 979.0  $ 804.0  $ 736.0  $ 638.0  $ 671.0  $ 510.0 
Order Backlog3
$ 2,023.0  $ 2,153.0  $ 2,143.0  $ 1,793.0  $ 1,555.0  $ 1,438.0  $ 1,475.0  $ 1,295.0 
1Non-IFRS measure - See “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures” and “Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to IFRS Measures.”
2Non-IFRS measure - See “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures” and “Order Bookings by Quarter.”
3Non-IFRS measure - See “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures” and “Order Backlog Continuity.”
4The composition of these Non-IFRS Measures has been revised from what was previously disclosed. See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures."

Interim financial results are not necessarily indicative of annual or longer-term results because capital equipment markets served by the Company tend to be cyclical in nature. Operating performance quarter to quarter is also affected by the timing of revenue recognition on large programs in Order Backlog, which is impacted by such factors as customer delivery schedules, the timing of receipt of third-party components, and by the timing of acquisitions.
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General economic trends, product life cycles and product changes may impact revenues and operating performance. ATS typically experiences some seasonality with its Order Bookings, revenues and earnings from operations, due to employee vacations, seasonality of growing seasons within the food industry and summer plant shutdowns by its customers.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company has an agreement with a shareholder, Mason Capital Management, LLC (“Mason Capital”), pursuant to which Mason Capital has agreed to provide ATS with ongoing strategic and capital markets advisory services for an annual fee of U.S. $0.5 million. As part of the agreement, Michael Martino, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors who is associated with Mason Capital, has waived any fees to which he may have otherwise been entitled for serving as a member of the Board of Directors or as a member of any committee of the Board of Directors.

There were no other significant related party transactions in the first three months of fiscal 2024.

Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to IFRS Measures
(In millions of dollars, except per share data)

The following table reconciles adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA to the most directly comparable IFRS measure (net income):
    
Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Adjusted EBITDA1
$ 119.2  $ 92.5 
Less: acquisition-related transaction costs 0.1  0.4 
Less: acquisition-related inventory fair value charges –  5.2 
Less: mark to market portion of stock-based compensation 4.4  (8.3)
EBITDA $ 114.7  $ 95.2 
Less: depreciation and amortization expense 35.7  33.6 
Earnings from operations
$ 79.0  $ 61.6 
Less: net finance costs 16.9  10.7 
Less: provision for income taxes 14.4  11.5 
Net income
$ 47.7  $ 39.4 
1The composition of these Non-IFRS Measures has been revised from what was previously disclosed. See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures."

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The following table reconciles adjusted earnings from operations, adjusted net income, and adjusted basic earnings per share to the most directly comparable IFRS measure (net income and basic earnings per share):

Three Months Ended July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended July 3, 2022
Earnings from operations

Finance costs
Provision for income taxes Net
income
Basic
EPS
Earnings from operations

Finance costs
Provision for income taxes Net
income
Basic
EPS
Reported (IFRS)
$ 79.0  $ (16.9) $ (14.4) $ 47.7  $ 0.50  $ 61.6  $ (10.7) $ (11.5) $ 39.4  $ 0.43 
Amortization of acquisition-
     related intangibles
18.6  —  —  18.6  0.20  20.3  —  —  20.3  0.22 
Acquisition-related inventory
     fair value charges
—  —  —  —  —  5.2  —  —  5.2  0.06 
Acquisition-related
     transaction costs
0.1  —  —  0.1  —  0.4  —  —  0.4  — 
Mark to market portion of
     stock-based
     compensation
4.4  —  —  4.4  0.05  (8.3) —  —  (8.3) (0.09)
Tax effect adjustments1

—  —  (5.8) (5.8) (0.06) —  —  (4.2) (4.2) (0.05)
Adjusted (non-IFRS)2
$ 102.1  $ 65.0  $ 0.69  $ 79.2  $ 52.8  $ 0.57 
1Adjustments to provision for income taxes relate to the income tax effects of adjustment items that are excluded for the purposes of calculating non-IFRS based adjusted net income.
2The composition of these Non-IFRS Measures has been revised from what was previously disclosed. See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures."

The following table reconciles organic revenue to the most directly comparable IFRS measure (revenue):

Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Organic revenue $ 704.7  $ 538.6 
Revenues of acquired companies 15.3  87.2 
Impact of foreign exchange rate changes 33.6  (15.2)
Total revenue $ 753.6  $ 610.6 
Organic revenue growth 15.4%


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The following table reconciles non-cash working capital as a percentage of revenues to the most directly comparable IFRS measures:

As at July 2
2023
March 31
2023
Accounts receivable $ 404.3  $ 399.7 
Income tax receivable 15.8  15.2 
Contract assets 607.3  527.0 
Inventories 269.6  256.9 
Deposits, prepaids and other assets 86.8  93.4 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (598.7) (647.6)
Income tax payable (45.6) (38.9)
Contract liabilities (250.7) (296.6)
Provisions (25.5) (30.6)
Non-cash working capital $ 463.3  $ 278.5 
Trailing six-month revenues annualized $ 2,968.8  $ 2,755.6 
Working capital % 15.6% 10.1%

The following table reconciles net debt to adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable IFRS measures:
As at
July 2
2023
March 31
2023
Cash and cash equivalents $ 123.5  $ 159.9 
Bank indebtedness (3.4) (5.8)
Current portion of lease liabilities (23.9) (24.0)
Current portion of long-term debt (0.1) (0.1)
Long-term lease liabilities (71.9) (73.3)
Long-term debt (880.7) (1,155.7)
Net Debt $ (856.5) $ (1,099.0)
Adjusted EBITDA (TTM)1
$ 427.9  $ 401.2 
Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA1
2.0x 2.7x
1The composition of these Non-IFRS Measures has been revised from what was previously disclosed. See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures."

The following table reconciles free cash flow to the most directly comparable IFRS measures:
(in millions of dollars) Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Cash flows used in operating activities
$ (107.8) $ (31.7)
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (18.6) (7.5)
Acquisition of intangible assets (4.4) (4.9)
Free cash flow $ (130.8) $ (44.1)

Certain Non-IFRS Financial Measures have been revised from previously disclosed values to exclude the impact on stock-based compensation expense of the revaluation of deferred stock units and restricted share units resulting specifically from the change in market price of the Company's shares between periods. Management believes the adjustment provides further insight into the Company's performance.

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The following table reconciles total stock-based compensation expense to its components:

(in millions of dollars) Q1 2024 Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q4 2022 Q3 2022 Q2 2022
Total stock-based compensation expense $ 10.0  $ 19.3  $ 9.9  $ 5.3  $ (4.0) $ 0.8  $ 12.7  $ 10.5 
Less: Mark to market portion of stock-based
     compensation
4.4  15.1  5.6  1.0  (8.3) (4.2) 7.3  6.1 
Base stock-based compensation expense $ 5.6  $ 4.2  $ 4.3  $ 4.3  $ 4.3  $ 5.0  $ 5.4  $ 4.4 

The following table reconciles the previously reported non-IFRS financial measures to reflect the exclusion of the stock-based compensation revaluation expenses:

(in millions of dollars) Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q4 2022 Q3 2022 Q2 2022
Previously reported: adjusted earnings from operations $ 80.6  $ 75.1  $ 87.5  $ 85.8  $ 70.4  $ 70.7 
Mark to market portion of stock-based compensation 5.6  1.0  (8.3) (4.2) 7.3  6.1 
Revised: adjusted earnings from operations $ 86.2  $ 76.1  $ 79.2  $ 81.6  $ 77.7  $ 76.8 
Previously reported: adjusted EBITDA $ 95.1  $ 88.8  $ 100.8  $ 99.1  $ 83.5  $ 83.3 
Mark to market portion of stock-based compensation 5.6  1.0  (8.3) (4.2) 7.3  6.1 
Revised: adjusted EBITDA $ 100.7  $ 89.8  $ 92.5  $ 94.9  $ 90.8  $ 89.4 
Previously reported: adjusted basic earnings per share $ 0.52  $ 0.50  $ 0.64  $ 0.64  $ 0.52  $ 0.53 
Mark to market portion of stock-based compensation 0.06  0.01  (0.09) (0.05) 0.08  0.07 
Tax impact of mark to market portion of stock-based
     compensation
(0.02) —  0.02  0.01  (0.02) (0.01)
Revised: adjusted basic earnings per share $ 0.56  $ 0.51  $ 0.57  $ 0.60  $ 0.58  $ 0.59 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS

The preparation of the Company’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the end of the reporting period. Uncertainty about these estimates, judgments and assumptions could result in outcomes that require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of the asset or liability affected in future periods.

The Company based its assumptions on information available when the interim condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared. Existing circumstances and assumptions about future developments may change due to market changes or circumstances arising beyond the control of the Company. Such changes are reflected in the estimates as they occur.

There have been no material changes to the critical accounting estimates described in the Company’s fiscal 2023 MD&A.

Macroeconomic environment
The Company continues to operate amidst an uncertain macroeconomic environment, including inflation, supply chain disruptions, interest rate changes, and the war in Ukraine. As well, on May 5, 2023, the World Health Organization ended the global COVID-19 emergency. There is ongoing uncertainty regarding new and potential variants and continued global spread. The extent to which COVID-19 may impact the Company's business, including its operations, market for its securities and its financial condition, as well as the general economy, will depend on future developments which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time. As a result, it remains difficult to predict the duration or severity of the pandemic or its affect on the business, financial results and conditions of the Company.
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Further increases in inflation and interest rates could affect the global and Canadian economies, which could adversely affect the Company’s business and operations. ATS will continue to monitor these dynamic macroeconomic conditions to assess any potential impacts on the business, financial results, and conditions of the Company. Management will continue to monitor and assess the impact of these factors on its judgments, estimates, accounting policies, and amounts recognized in the Company's interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting for the Company. The control framework used in the design of disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting is the “Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013)” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”).

There were no significant changes or material weaknesses in the design of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the first quarter of fiscal 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.

Management, including the CEO and CFO, do not expect that the Company’s disclosure controls or internal controls over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud or will be effective under all potential future conditions. A control system is subject to inherent limitations and, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This MD&A contains certain statements that may constitute forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities laws ("forward-looking statements"). All such statements are made pursuant to the “safe harbour” provisions of Canadian provincial and territorial securities laws and the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts regarding possible events, conditions or results of operations that ATS believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including, but not limited to: the value creation strategy; the Company’s strategy to expand organically and through acquisition, and the expected benefits to be derived; the ABM; disciplined acquisitions; various market opportunities for ATS; expanding in emerging markets; the Company’s Order Backlog partially mitigating the impact of variable Order Bookings; rate of Order Backlog conversion to revenue; the potential impact of timing of customer decisions on Order Bookings, performance period, and timing of revenue recognition; the announcement of new Order Bookings and the anticipated timeline for delivery; potential impacts on the time to convert opportunities into Order Bookings; expected benefits with respect to the Company’s efforts to grow its product portfolio and after-sale service revenues; Company’s goal of expanding its adjusted earnings from operations margin over the long term and potential impact of supply chain disruptions; expectation of synergies from integration of acquired companies; non-cash working capital levels as a percentage of revenues in the short-term and the long-term; expectations in relation to meeting liquidity and funding requirements for investments; potential to use debt or equity financing to support strategic opportunities and growth strategy; underlying trends driving customer demand; potential impacts of variability in bookings caused by the strategic nature and size of electric vehicle programs; expected capital expenditures for fiscal 2024; the Company’s belief with respect to the outcome of certain lawsuits, claims and contingencies; and the uncertainty and potential impact on the Company’s business and operations due to the current macro economic environment including the impacts of infectious diseases and pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, supply chain disruptions, interest rate changes, and the war in Ukraine.
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Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of ATS, or developments in ATS’ business or in its industry, to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance, achievements, or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Important risks, uncertainties, and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the impact of regional or global conflicts; general market performance including capital market conditions and availability and cost of credit; performance of the markets that ATS serves; industry challenges in securing the supply of labour, materials, and, in certain jurisdictions, energy sources such as natural gas; impact of inflation; interest rate changes; foreign currency and exchange risk; the relative strength of the Canadian dollar; risks related to customer concentration; risks related to a recession, slowdown, and/or sustained downturn in the economy; impact of factors such as increased pricing pressure, increased cost of energy and supplies, and delays in relation thereto, and possible margin compression; the regulatory and tax environment; the emergence of new infectious diseases and pandemics, including the potential resurgence of COVID-19 and/or new strains of COVID-19 and collateral consequences thereof, including the disruption of economic activity, volatility in capital and credit markets, and legislative and regulatory responses; the effect of events involving limited liquidity, defaults, non-performance or other adverse developments that affect financial institutions, transaction counterparties, or other companies in the financial services industry generally, or concerns or rumours about any events of these kinds or other similar risks, that have in the past and may in the future lead to market-wide liquidity problems; energy shortages and global prices increases; inability to successfully expand organically or through acquisition, due to an inability to grow expertise, personnel, and/or facilities at required rates or to identify, negotiate and conclude one or more acquisitions, or to raise, through debt or equity, or otherwise have available, required capital; that the ABM is not effective in accomplishing its goals; ATS is unable to expand in emerging markets, or is delayed in relation thereto, due to any number of reasons, including inability to effectively execute organic or inorganic expansion plans, focus on other business priorities, or local government regulations or delays; that the timing of completion of new Order Bookings is other than as expected due to various reasons, including schedule changes; the customer exercising any right to withdraw the Order Booking or to terminate the program in whole or in part prior to its completion, thereby preventing ATS from realizing on the full benefit of the program; that some or all of the sales funnel is not converted to Order Bookings due to competitive factors or failure to meet customer needs; that the market opportunities ATS anticipates do not materialize or that ATS is unable to exploit such opportunities; variations in the amount of Order Backlog completed in any given quarter; timing of customer decisions related to large enterprise programs and potential for negative impact associated with any cancellations or non-performance in relation thereto; that the Company is not successful in growing its product portfolio and/or service offering or that expected benefits are not realized; that efforts to expand adjusted earnings from operations margin over long-term are unsuccessful, due to any number of reasons, including less than anticipated increase in after-sales service revenues or reduced margins attached to those revenues, inability to achieve lower costs through supply chain management, failure to develop, adopt internally, or have customers adopt, standardized platforms and technologies, inability to maintain current cost structure if revenues were to grow, and failure of ABM to impact margins; that acquisitions made are not integrated as quickly or effectively as planned or expected and, as a result, anticipated benefits and synergies are not realized; non-cash working capital as a percentage of revenues operating at a level other than as expected due to reasons, including, the timing and nature of Order Bookings, the timing of payment milestones and payment terms in customer contracts, and delays in customer programs; underlying trends driving customer demand will not materialize or have the impact expected; that capital expenditure targets are increased in the future or the Company experiences cost increases in relation thereto; risk that the ultimate outcome of lawsuits, claims, and contingencies give rise to material liabilities for which no provisions have been recorded; and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in ATS' filings with securities regulators, including, without limitation, the risk factors described in ATS’ annual information form for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, which are available on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR+") at www.sedarplus.com and on the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”) at www.sec.gov. ATS has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from current expectations, however, there may be other factors that cause actual results to differ materially from such expectations.
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Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on a number of estimates, factors, and assumptions regarding, among others, management's current plans, estimates, projections, beliefs and opinions, the future performance and results of the Company’s business and operations; the ability of ATS to execute on its business objectives; and general economic and political conditions, and global events, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

Forward-looking statements included in this MD&A are only provided to understand management’s current expectations relating to future periods and, as such, are not appropriate for any other purpose. Although ATS believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties, and ATS cautions you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. ATS does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements contained herein other than as required by law.

NON-IFRS AND OTHER FINANCIAL MEASURES

Throughout this document, management uses certain non-IFRS financial measures, non-IFRS ratios and supplementary financial measures to evaluate the performance of the Company.

The terms “EBITDA”, "organic revenue", “adjusted net income”, “adjusted earnings from operations”, “adjusted EBITDA”, “adjusted basic earnings per share”, and “free cash flow”, are non-IFRS financial measures, “EBITDA margin”, “adjusted earnings from operations margin”, “adjusted EBITDA margin”, "organic revenue growth", “non-cash working capital as a percentage of revenues”, and “net debt to adjusted EBITDA” are non-IFRS ratios, and "operating margin", “Order Bookings”, "organic Order Bookings", "organic Order Bookings growth", “Order Backlog”, and “book-to-bill ratio” are supplementary financial measures, all of which do not have any standardized meaning prescribed within IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Such measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. In addition, management uses “earnings from operations”, which is an additional IFRS measure, to evaluate the performance of the Company. Earnings from operations is presented on the Company’s consolidated statements of income as net income excluding income tax expense and net finance costs. Operating margin is an expression of the Company’s earnings from operations as a percentage of revenues. EBITDA is defined as earnings from operations excluding depreciation and amortization. EBITDA margin is an expression of the Company’s EBITDA as a percentage of revenues. Organic revenue is defined as revenues in the stated period excluding revenues from acquired companies for which the acquired company was not a part of the consolidated group in the comparable period. Organic revenue growth compares the stated period organic revenue with the reported revenue of the comparable prior period. Adjusted earnings from operations is defined as earnings from operations before items excluded from management’s internal analysis of operating results, such as amortization expense of acquisition-related intangible assets, acquisition-related transaction and integration costs, restructuring charges, the mark-to-market adjustment on stock-based compensation and certain other adjustments which would be non-recurring in nature (“adjustment items”).
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Adjusted earnings from operations margin is an expression of the Company’s adjusted earnings from operations as a percentage of revenues. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as adjusted earnings from operations excluding depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA margin is an expression of the entity’s adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues. Adjusted basic earnings per share is defined as adjusted net income on a basic per share basis, where adjusted net income is defined as adjusted earnings from operations less net finance costs and income tax expense, plus tax effects of adjustment items and adjusted for other significant items of a non-recurring nature. Non-cash working capital as a percentage of revenues is defined as the sum of accounts receivable, contract assets, inventories, deposits, prepaids and other assets, less accounts payable, accrued liabilities, provisions and contract liabilities divided by the trailing two fiscal quarter revenues annualized. Free cash flow is defined as cash provided by operating activities less property, plant and equipment and intangible asset expenditures. Net debt to adjusted EBITDA is the ratio of the net debt of the Company (cash and cash equivalents less bank indebtedness, long-term debt, and lease liabilities) to adjusted EBITDA. Order Bookings represent new orders for the supply of automation systems, services and products that management believes are firm. Organic Order Bookings are defined as Order Bookings in the stated period excluding Order Bookings from acquired companies for which the acquired company was not a part of the consolidated group in the comparable period. Organic Order Bookings growth compares the stated period organic Order Bookings with the reported Order Bookings of the comparable prior period. Order Backlog is the estimated unearned portion of revenues on customer contracts that are in process and have not been completed at the specified date. Book to bill ratio is a measure of Order Bookings compared to revenue.

Following amendments to ATS’ Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") Plan in 2022 to provide for settlement in shares purchased in the open market and the creation of the employee benefit trust to facilitate such settlement, ATS began to account for equity-settled RSUs using the equity method of accounting. However, prior RSU grants which will be cash-settled and deferred stock unit ("DSU") grants which will be cash-settled are accounted for as described in the Company's annual consolidated financial statements and have significant volatility period over period based on the fluctuating price of ATS’ common shares. As a result, certain Non-IFRS Financial Measures (EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, net debt to adjusted EBITDA, adjusted earnings from operations and adjusted basic earnings per share) were revised from previously disclosed values to exclude the impact on stock-based compensation expense of the revaluation of DSUs and RSUs resulting specifically from the change in market price of the Company's shares between periods. Management believes that this adjustment provides further insight into the Company's performance, as share price volatility drives variability in the Company's stock-based compensation expense.

Operating margin, adjusted earnings from operations, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin are used by the Company to evaluate the performance of its operations. Management believes that earnings from operations is an important indicator in measuring the performance of the Company’s operations on a pre-tax basis and without consideration as to how the Company finances its operations. Management believes that organic revenue and organic revenue growth, when considered with IFRS measures, allow the Company to better measure the Company's performance and evaluate long-term performance trends. Organic revenue growth also facilitates easier comparisons of the Company's performance with prior and future periods and relative comparisons to its peers. Management believes that EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are important indicators of the Company’s ability to generate operating cash flows to fund continued investment in its operations. Management believes that adjusted earnings from operations, adjusted earnings from operations margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted basic earnings per share are important measures to increase comparability of performance between periods.
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The adjustment items used by management to arrive at these metrics are not considered to be indicative of the business’ ongoing operating performance. Management uses the measure “non-cash working capital as a percentage of revenues” to assess overall liquidity. Free cash flow is used by the Company to measure cash flow from operations after investment in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets. Management uses net debt to adjusted EBITDA as a measurement of leverage of the Company. Order Bookings provide an indication of the Company’s ability to secure new orders for work during a specified period, while Order Backlog provides a measure of the value of Order Bookings that have not been completed at a specified point in time. Both Order Bookings and Order Backlog are indicators of future revenues that the Company expects to generate based on contracts that management believes to be firm. Organic Order Bookings and organic Order Bookings growth allow the Company to better measure the Company's performance and evaluation long-term performance trends. Organic Order Bookings growth also facilities easier comparisons of the Company's performance with prior and future periods and relative comparisons to its peers. Book to bill ratio is used to measure the Company’s ability and timeliness to convert Order Bookings into revenues. Management believes that ATS shareholders and potential investors in ATS use these additional IFRS measures and non-IFRS financial measures in making investment decisions and measuring operational results.

A reconciliation of (i) adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA to net income, (ii) adjusted earnings from operations to earnings from operations, (iii) adjusted net income to net income, (iv) adjusted basic earnings per share to basic earnings per share (v) free cash flow to its IFRS measure components and (vi) organic revenue to revenue, in each case for the three months ended July 2, 2023 and July 3, 2022, is contained in this MD&A (see “Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to IFRS Measures”). This MD&A also contains a reconciliation of (i) non-cash working capital as a percentage of revenues and (ii) net debt to their IFRS measure components, in each case at both July 2, 2023 and March 31, 2023 (see “Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to IFRS Measures”). A reconciliation of Order Bookings and Order Backlog to total Company revenues for the three months ended July 2, 2023 and July 3, 2022 is also contained in this MD&A (see “Order Backlog Continuity”).

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ATS CORPORATION

Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

For the period ended July 2, 2023

(Unaudited)















ATS CORPORATION
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(in thousands of Canadian dollars - unaudited)
As at Note July 2
2023
March 31
2023
ASSETS
11
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$ 123,520  $ 159,867 
Accounts receivable
17
404,273  399,741 
Income tax receivable
 
15,807  15,160 
Contract assets
17
607,276  526,990 
Inventories
5
269,633  256,866 
Deposits, prepaids and other assets
6
86,755  93,350 
 
1,507,264  1,451,974 
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
 
264,644  263,119 
Right-of-use assets
7
93,579  94,212 
Other assets
8
16,160  16,679 
Goodwill
 
1,103,176  1,118,262 
Intangible assets
 
570,114  593,210 
Deferred income tax assets 13 5,576  6,337 
 
2,053,249  2,091,819 
Total assets
 
$ 3,560,513  $ 3,543,793 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Bank indebtedness
11
$ 3,368  $ 5,824 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
598,672  647,629 
Income tax payable
 
45,555  38,904 
Contract liabilities
17
250,719  296,555 
Provisions
10
25,459  30,600 
Current portion of lease liabilities
7
23,900  23,994 
Current portion of long-term debt
11
79  65 
 
947,752  1,043,571 
Non-current liabilities
Employee benefits
24,926  25,486 
Long-term lease liabilities
7
71,937  73,255 
Long-term debt
11
880,652  1,155,721 
Deferred income tax liabilities
13
95,200  104,459 
Other long-term liabilities
8
10,592  10,718 
 
1,083,307  1,369,639 
Total liabilities
 
2,031,059  2,413,210 
Commitments and contingencies
11, 15
EQUITY
Share capital
12
$ 884,610  $ 520,633 
Contributed surplus
 
17,195  15,468 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
45,753  60,040 
Retained earnings
 
578,270  530,707 
Equity attributable to shareholders
 
1,525,828  1,126,848 
Non-controlling interests
 
3,626  3,735 
Total equity
 
1,529,454  1,130,583 
Total liabilities and equity
 
$ 3,560,513  $ 3,543,793 

See accompanying notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.











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ATS CORPORATION
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts - unaudited)
For the three months ended
Note
July 2
2023
July 3
2022
Revenues
Revenues from construction contracts

$ 508,868  $ 375,076 
Services rendered
 
142,303  114,097 
Sale of goods
 
102,478  121,418 
Total revenues
16, 17
753,649  610,591 
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of revenues
540,925  440,853 
Selling, general and administrative 123,684  112,172 
Stock-based compensation
14
9,990  (3,987)
Earnings from operations
 
79,050  61,553 
Net finance costs
18
16,946  10,725 
Income before income taxes
 
62,104  50,828 
Income tax expense
13
14,380  11,435 
Net income
 
$ 47,724  $ 39,393 
Attributable to
Shareholders
 
 
$ 47,563  $ 39,204 
Non-controlling interests
 
161  189 
 
$ 47,724  $ 39,393 
Earnings per share attributable to shareholders



Basic
19
$ 0.50  $ 0.43 
Diluted
19
$ 0.50  $ 0.42 

See accompanying notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ATS CORPORATION
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(in thousands of Canadian dollars - unaudited)
For the three months ended
July 2
2023
July 3
2022
Net income
$ 47,724  $ 39,393 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Items to be reclassified subsequently to net income:
Currency translation adjustment (net of income taxes of $nil)
(20,227) (24,258)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges
5,584  (2,422)
Tax impact (1,399) 618 
Loss (gain) transferred to net income for derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
2,487  (820)
Tax impact (622) 200 
Cross-currency interest rate swap adjustment (4,316) 12,750 
Tax impact 1,079  (3,188)
Variable for fixed interest rate swap adjustment 3,809  — 
Tax impact (952) — 
Other comprehensive loss
(14,557) (17,120)
Comprehensive income
$ 33,167  $ 22,273 
Attributable to
Shareholders $ 33,276  $ 22,049 
Non-controlling interests (109) 224 
$ 33,167  $ 22,273 
    
See accompanying notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ATS CORPORATION
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(in thousands of Canadian dollars - unaudited)
Three months ended July 2, 2023
 
 
Share capital
Contributed surplus
 
 Retained earnings
Currency translation adjustments  
 Cash flow hedge reserve
Total accumulated other comprehensive income
Non-controlling interests Total equity
Balance, as at March 31, 2023
$ 520,633  $ 15,468  $ 530,707  $ 51,206  $ 8,834  $ 60,040  $ 3,735  $ 1,130,583 
Net income
—  —  47,563  —  —  —  161  47,724 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
—  —  —  (19,957) 5,670  (14,287) (270) (14,557)
Total comprehensive income (loss)
—  —  47,563  (19,957) 5,670  (14,287) (109) 33,167 
Stock-based compensation
—  1,997  —  —  —  —  —  1,997 
Exercise of stock options 1,220  (270) —  —  —  —  —  950 
U.S. initial public offering (note 12)
362,757  —  —  —  —  —  —  362,757 
 
Balance, as at July 2, 2023
$ 884,610  $ 17,195  $ 578,270  $ 31,249  $ 14,504  $ 45,753  $ 3,626  $ 1,529,454 

Three months ended July 3, 2022
Share capital Contributed surplus Retained earnings Currency translation adjustments Cash flow hedge reserve Total accumulated other comprehensive income Non-controlling interests Total equity
Balance, as at March 31, 2022
530,241  11,734  416,773  24,412  (1,564) 22,848  4,087  985,683 
Net income
—  —  39,204  —  —  —  189  39,393 
Other comprehensive income (loss) —  —  —  (24,293) 7,138  (17,155) 35  (17,120)
Total comprehensive income (loss) —  —  39,204  (24,293) 7,138  (17,155) 224  22,273 
Non-controlling interest —  —  367  —  —  —  (819) (452)
Stock-based compensation —  695  —  —  —  —  —  695 
Exercise of stock options 1,234  (256) —  —  —  —  —  978 
Repurchase of common shares
(3,502) —  (17,219) —  —  —  —  (20,721)
 
Balance, as at July 3, 2022
$ 527,973  $ 12,173  $ 439,125  $ 119  $ 5,574  $ 5,693  $ 3,492  $ 988,456 

See accompanying notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ATS CORPORATION
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands of Canadian dollars - unaudited)
For the three months ended
Note
July 2
2023
July 3
2022
Operating activities
Net income
$ 47,724  $ 39,393 
Items not involving cash
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
 
6,792  6,067 
Amortization of right-of-use assets
7
7,117  5,732 
Amortization of intangible assets
 
21,729  21,831 
Deferred income taxes
13
(10,010) (7,000)
Other items not involving cash 1,309  5,954 
Stock-based compensation
14
1,997  695 
   Change in non-cash operating working capital (184,454) (104,408)
Cash flows used in operating activities
$ (107,796) $ (31,736)
Investing activities
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
 
$ (18,566) $ (7,495)
Acquisition of intangible assets
 
(4,409) (4,854)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
4
(5,148) — 
Settlement of cross-currency interest rate swap instrument 8 —  21,493 
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment
 
7,858  677 
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities
$ (20,265) $ 9,821 
Financing activities
Bank indebtedness $ (2,484) $ 949 
Repayment of long-term debt 8 (445,922) (4,301)
Proceeds from long-term debt 184,095  57,406 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 950  978 
Proceeds from U.S. initial public offering, net of issuance fees 12 362,757  — 
Purchase of non-controlling interest
4
—  (452)
Repurchase of common shares —  (20,721)
Principal lease payments (7,021) (5,899)
Cash flows provided by financing activities
$ 92,375  $ 27,960 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (661) (1,425)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
(36,347) 4,620 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
159,867  135,282 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$ 123,520  $ 139,902 
Supplemental information
Cash income taxes paid $ 11,791  $ 3,346 
Cash interest paid $ 22,318  $ 13,735 

See accompanying notes to the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ATS CORPORATION
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts - unaudited)    

1. CORPORATE INFORMATION

ATS Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, “ATS” or the “Company”) uses its extensive knowledge base and global capabilities in custom automation, repeat automation, automation products and value-added services, including pre-automation and after-sales services, to address the sophisticated manufacturing automation systems and service needs of multinational customers.

The Company is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “ATS” and is incorporated and domiciled in Ontario, Canada. The address of its registered office is 730 Fountain Street North, Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company for the three months ended July 2, 2023 were authorized for issue by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) on August 8, 2023.

2. BASIS OF PREPARATION

These interim condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared on a historical cost basis, except for derivative instruments that have been measured at fair value. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in Canadian dollars and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand, except where otherwise stated.

Statement of compliance
These interim condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34 - Interim Financial Reporting. Accordingly, certain information and disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), have been omitted or condensed. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2023. The accounting policies adopted in the preparation of these interim condensed consolidated financial statements are consistent with those followed in the presentation of the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2023.

3. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS

The preparation of the Company’s interim condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the end of the reporting period. However, uncertainty about these estimates, judgments and assumptions could result in outcomes that require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of the asset or liability affected in future periods.

The key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date, which have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next fiscal year, are consistent with those disclosed in the Company’s fiscal 2023 audited consolidated financial statements.

The Company based its estimates, judgments and assumptions on parameters available when the interim condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared. Existing circumstances and assumptions about future developments, however, may change due to market changes or circumstances arising beyond the control of the Company.
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ATS CORPORATION
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts - unaudited)    

Such changes are reflected in the estimates when they occur.

4. ACQUISITIONS

(a) Current year acquisitions

(i) On June 30, 2023, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of Yazzoom B.V. (“Yazzoom”), a Belgium-based provider of artificial intelligence and machine learning based tools for industrial production. The total purchase price paid in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, pending post-closing adjustments, was $5,283 (3,655 Euros).
Cash used in investing activities was determined as follows:
Cash consideration $ 5,283 
Less: cash acquired (84)
$ 5,199 
The preliminary allocation of the purchase price at fair value is as follows:
Purchase price allocation
Cash $ 84 
Other current assets 704 
Property, plant and equipment 39 
Intangible assets with a definite life
Technology 1,328 
Brands 613 
Customer relationships 306 
Other 1,170 
Current liabilities (799)
Deferred tax liability (562)
Net identifiable assets $ 2,883 
Residual purchase price allocated to goodwill 2,400 
Purchase consideration $ 5,283 

Current assets include accounts receivable of $581, representing the fair value of accounts receivable expected to be collected.

The purchase cost was allocated to the underlying assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon the estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed have been determined on a provisional basis based on information that is currently available to the Company. Final valuations of certain assets including working capital and intangible assets are not yet complete due to timing of the acquisition and the inherent complexity associated with valuations. The allocation to intangible assets has preliminarily been determined using relative values from comparable transactions. Therefore, the purchase price allocation is preliminary and is subject to adjustment upon completion of the valuation process and analysis of resulting tax effects.

The primary factors that contributed to a residual purchase price that resulted in the recognition of goodwill are: the acquired workforce, access to growth opportunities in new markets and with existing customers, and the combined strategic value to the Company’s growth plan.
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ATS CORPORATION
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts - unaudited)    

The amounts assigned to goodwill and intangible assets are not expected to be deductible for tax purposes. This acquisition was accounted for as a business combination with the Company as the acquirer of Yazzoom. The purchase method of accounting was used with an acquisition date of June 30, 2023.

On July 3, 2023, subsequent to the end of the first quarter, the Company acquired Odyssey Validation Consultants Limited ("Odyssey"), an Ireland-based provider of digitalization solutions for the life sciences industry.

(b) Prior year acquisitions

(i) On March 28, 2023, the Company acquired 100% of the membership interest in Triad Unlimited LLC (“Triad”), a U.S.-based reliability engineering service provider to the North American and European markets. The total purchase price was $20,623 ($15,166 U.S.), which included a working capital adjustment in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. Included in the purchase price is contingent consideration of $7,953 ($5,849 U.S.), which is payable if certain performance targets are met within two years of the acquisition date.

(ii) On March 3, 2023, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of Zi-Argus Australia Pty Ltd. and Zi-Argus Ltd. (“ZIA”). ZIA is an automation systems integrator serving Southeast Asia and Australia with a focus on process control, factory floor automation, data center and Industry 4.0 digitization solutions. The total purchase price paid in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, pending post-closing adjustments, was $24,500 ($18,015 U.S.).

The fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed have been determined on a provisional basis for Triad and ZIA, based on information currently available to the Company. Final valuations of certain assets including intangible assets and working capital of ZIA and Triad are not yet complete due to the inherent complexity associated with valuations. As well, the purchase price of the acquisitions are subject to post-closing adjustments. During the three months ended July 2, 2023, changes to the purchase price allocation for the two acquisitions resulted in increases to purchase price of $283, cash of $336, intangible assets of $559, long-term debt of $421, the deferred tax liability of $92, decreases in working capital of $936, property, plant and equipment of $98, other long-term liabilities of $171 and an increase to goodwill of $764.

5. INVENTORIES
As at
July 2
2023
March 31
2023
Raw materials $ 131,335  $ 138,792 
Work in progress 104,565  84,401 
Finished goods 33,733  33,673 
$ 269,633  $ 256,866 

The amount charged to net income and included in cost of revenues for the write-down of inventories for valuation issues during the three months ended July 2, 2023 was $1,242 (July 3, 2022 - $459). The amount of inventories carried at net realizable value as at July 2, 2023 was $3,173 (March 31, 2023 - $591).





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ATS CORPORATION
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts - unaudited)    

6. DEPOSITS, PREPAIDS AND OTHER ASSETS    

As at
July 2
2023
March 31
2023
Prepaid assets $ 29,540  $ 29,766 
Supplier deposits 39,231  45,565 
Investment tax credit receivable 11,291  13,819 
Forward foreign exchange contracts 6,693  4,200 
$ 86,755  $ 93,350 

7. RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS AND LEASE LIABILITIES

Changes in the net balance of right-of-use assets during the three months ended July 2, 2023 were as follows:
Buildings
Vehicles and equipment
Total
Balance, at March 31, 2023
$ 79,880  $ 14,332  $ 94,212 
Additions 4,345  2,292  6,637 
Amortization (5,251) (1,866) (7,117)
Exchange and other adjustments (173) 20  (153)
Balance, at July 2, 2023
$ 78,801  $ 14,778  $ 93,579 

Changes in the balance of lease liabilities during the three months ended July 2, 2023 were as follows:
Note
 
Balance, at March 31, 2023
$ 97,249 
Additions 6,637 
Interest 1,185 
Payments (8,206)
Acquisition of subsidiaries
4
157 
Exchange and other adjustments (1,185)
Balance, at July 2, 2023
$ 95,837 
Less: current portion 23,900 
$ 71,937 

The right-of-use assets and lease liabilities relate to leases of real estate properties, automobiles and other equipment. For the three months ended July 2, 2023, the Company recognized an expense related to short-term and low-value leases of $1,001 in cost of revenues (July 3, 2022 - $263), and $306 (July 3, 2022 - $461) in selling, general and administrative expenses in the interim condensed consolidated statements of income.

8. OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

Other assets consist of the following:
As at
July 2
2023
March 31
2023
Cross-currency interest rate swap instrument (i)
$ 11,871  $ 16,187 
Variable for fixed interest rate swap instrument (ii)
4,276  467 
Other          
13  25 
Total          
$ 16,160  $ 16,679 

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ATS CORPORATION
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts - unaudited)    

Other liabilities consist of the following:
As at
July 2
2023
March 31
2023
Cross-currency interest rate swap instrument (i)
$ 10,592  $ 10,718 

(i) On April 20, 2022, the Company entered into a cross-currency interest rate swap instrument to swap U.S. $175,000 into Canadian dollars to hedge a portion of its foreign exchange risk related to its U.S. dollar-denominated Senior Notes. The Company will receive interest of 4.125% U.S. per annum and pay interest of 4.169% Canadian. The terms of the hedging instrument will end on December 15, 2025.

The Company entered into a cross-currency interest rate swap instrument on April 20, 2022 to swap 161,142 Euros into Canadian dollars to hedge the net investment in European operations. The Company will receive interest of 4.169% Canadian per annum and pay interest of 2.351% Euros. The terms of the hedging relationship will end on December 15, 2025.

(ii) Effective November 4, 2022, the Company entered into a variable for fixed interest rate swap instrument to swap the variable interest rate on its $300,000 non-amortized secured term credit facility to a fixed 4.241% interest plus a margin. The terms of the hedging instrument will end on November 4, 2024.

9. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT

During the three months ended July 2, 2023 and the three months ended July 3, 2022, there were no changes in the classification of financial assets as a result of a change in the purpose or use of those assets.

During the three months ended July 2, 2023 and the three months ended July 3, 2022, there were no transfers of financial instruments between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements, and no transfers into or out of Level 3 fair value measurements.

Instruments not subject to hedge accounting
As part of the Company’s risk management strategy, forward contract derivative financial instruments are used to manage foreign currency exposure related to the translation of foreign currency net assets to the subsidiary’s functional currency. As these instruments have not been designated as hedges, the change in fair value is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the interim condensed consolidated statements of income.

For the three months ended July 2, 2023, the Company recorded risk management gains of $6,636 (three months ended July 3, 2022 - gains of $4,171), on foreign currency risk management forward contracts in the interim condensed consolidated statements of income. Included in these amounts, during the three months ended July 2, 2023, were unrealized gains of $92 (three months ended July 3, 2022 - unrealized gains of $2,843), representing the change in fair value. In addition, during the three months ended July 2, 2023, the Company realized foreign exchange gains of $6,544 (three months ended July 3, 2022 - realized gains of $1,328), which were settled.







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ATS CORPORATION
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts - unaudited)    


10. PROVISIONS

Warranty Restructuring Other Total
Balance, at March 31, 2023
$ 11,102  $ 18,590  $ 908  $ 30,600 
Provisions made 2,051  —  1,622  3,673 
Provisions used (1,801) (4,939) (1,721) (8,461)
Exchange adjustments (155) (191) (7) (353)
Balance, at July 2, 2023
$ 11,197  $ 13,460  $ 802  $ 25,459 
            
Warranty provisions
Warranty provisions are related to sales of products and are based on experience reflecting statistical trends of warranty costs.

Restructuring
Restructuring charges are recognized in the period incurred and when the criteria for provisions are fulfilled. Termination benefits are recognized as a liability and an expense when the Company is demonstrably committed through a formal restructuring plan.

The Company regularly undertakes reviews of its operations to ensure alignment with market opportunities and to achieve optimal structural and cost efficiencies. As a part of this review, in fiscal 2023, the Company identified an opportunity to improve the cost structure of the organization through targeted reductions, which primarily impacted certain management positions. These actions started in the second quarter of fiscal 2023 and were completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023.

Other provisions
Other provisions are related to medical insurance expenses that have been incurred during the period but are not yet paid, and other miscellaneous provisions.

11. BANK INDEBTEDNESS AND LONG-TERM DEBT

On November 4, 2022, the Company amended its senior secured credit facility (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility consists of (i) a $750,000 secured committed revolving line of credit maturing November 4, 2026 and (ii) a fully drawn $300,000 non-amortized secured term credit facility maturing November 4, 2024. The Credit Facility is secured by the Company’s assets, including a pledge of shares of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries also provide guarantees under the Credit Facility. At July 2, 2023, the Company had utilized $426,015 under the Credit Facility, of which $425,976 was classified as long-term debt (March 31, 2023 - $691,906) and $39 by way of letters of credit (March 31, 2023 - $48). During the three months ended July 2, 2023, the Company drew $184,018 and repaid $445,882 on its Credit Facility, which included proceeds from the public offering of the Company's common shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
The Credit Facility is available in Canadian dollars by way of prime rate advances and/or bankers’ acceptances, in U.S. dollars by way of base rate advances and/or Term SOFR, in Euros by way of EURIBOR advances, in British pounds sterling by way of Daily Simple SONIA advances, and by way of letters of credit for certain purposes. The interest rates applicable to the Credit Facility are determined based on a net debt-to-EBITDA ratio as defined in the Credit Facility. For prime rate advances and base rate advances, the interest rate is equal to the bank’s prime rate or the bank’s U.S. dollar base rate in Canada, respectively, plus a margin ranging from 0.45% to 2.00%. For bankers’ acceptances, Term SOFR, EURIBOR advances and Daily Simple SONIA advances, the interest rate is equal to the bankers’ acceptance fee, Term SOFR rate, EURIBOR rate or Daily Simple SONIA rate, respectively, plus a margin that varies from 1.45% to 3.00%.
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ATS CORPORATION
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts - unaudited)    

The Company pays a fee for usage of financial letters of credit that ranges from 1.45% to 3.00%, and a fee for usage of non-financial letters of credit that ranges from 0.97% to 2.00%. The Company pays a standby fee on the unadvanced portions of the amounts available for advance or drawdown under the Credit Facility at rates ranging from 0.29% to 0.60%. The Company's Credit Facility is subject to changes in market interest rates. Changes in economic conditions outside of the Company's control could result in higher interest rates, thereby increasing its interest expense. The Company uses a variable for fixed interest rate swap to hedge a portion of its Credit Facility (see note 8).

The Credit Facility is subject to financial covenants including a net debt-to-EBITDA test and an interest coverage test. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Company is restricted from encumbering any assets with certain permitted exceptions. The Credit Facility also limits advances to subsidiaries and partially restricts the Company from repurchasing its common shares and paying dividends. At July 2, 2023, all of the covenants were met.

The Company has additional credit facilities available of $141,815 (40,686 Euros, $24,000 U.S., 55,000 Thai Baht, 5,000 GBP, 5,000 CNY and 607 AUD). The total amount outstanding on these facilities as at July 2, 2023 was $3,603, of which $3,368 was classified as bank indebtedness (March 31, 2023 - $5,824) and $235 was classified as long-term debt (March 31, 2023 - $202). The interest rates applicable to the credit facilities range from 0.03% to 6.90% per annum. A portion of the long-term debt is secured by certain assets of the Company.

The Company’s U.S. $350,000 aggregate principal amount of senior notes (“the Senior Notes”) were issued at par, bear interest at a rate of 4.125% per annum and mature on December 15, 2028. After December 15, 2023, the Company may redeem the Senior Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at specified redemption prices and subject to certain conditions required by the Senior Notes. If the Company experiences a change of control, the Company may be required to repurchase the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. The Senior Notes contain customary covenants that restrict, subject to certain exceptions and thresholds, some of the activities of the Company and its subsidiaries, including the Company’s ability to dispose of assets, incur additional debt, pay dividends, create liens, make investments, and engage in specified transactions with affiliates. At July 2, 2023, all of the covenants were met. Subject to certain exceptions, the Senior Notes are guaranteed by each of the subsidiaries of the Company that is a borrower or has guaranteed obligations under the Credit Facility. Transaction fees of $8,100 were deferred and are being amortized over the term of the Senior Notes. The Company uses a cross-currency interest rate swap instrument to hedge a portion of its U.S.-dollar-denominated Senior Notes (see note 8).

(i) Bank indebtedness
As at
July 2
2023
March 31
2023
Other facilities $ 3,368  $ 5,824 







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ATS CORPORATION
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts - unaudited)    


(ii) Long-term debt

As at
July 2
2023
March 31
2023
Credit Facility $ 425,976  $ 691,906 
Senior Notes 463,645  472,990 
Other facilities 235  202 
Issuance costs (9,125) (9,312)
880,731  1,155,786 
Less: current portion 79  65 
$ 880,652  $ 1,155,721 

Scheduled principal repayments and interest payments on long-term debt as at July 2, 2023 are as follows (variable interest repayments on the Credit Facility are not reflected in the table below as they fluctuate based on the amounts drawn):




Principal

Interest
Less than one year $ 79  $ 19,125 
One - two years 300,156  19,125 
Two - three years —  19,125 
Three - four years 125,976  19,125 
Four - five years —  19,125 
Thereafter 463,645  9,563 
$ 889,856  $ 105,188 
        
12. SHARE CAPITAL

Authorized share capital of the Company consists of an unlimited number of common shares, without par value, for unlimited consideration.

On May 30, 2023, the Company announced the closing of its U.S. initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. A total of 6,900,000 common shares were sold by the Company, at a price of $55.04 ($41 U.S.) per share, for gross proceeds to the Company of $379,797 ($282,900 U.S.). Offering costs of $17,040 ($12,692 U.S.) were paid.

On December 13, 2022, the Company announced that the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) had accepted a notice filed by the Company of its intention to make a normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”). Under the NCIB, ATS may purchase for cancellation up to a maximum of 7,335,032 common shares during the 12-month period ending December 14, 2023.

For the three months ended July 2, 2023, the Company purchased nil common shares under the current NCIB program. All purchases are made in accordance with the bid at prevalent market prices plus brokerage fees, or such other prices that may be permitted by the TSX, with consideration allocated to share capital up to the average carrying amount of the shares, and any excess allocated to retained earnings.




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ATS CORPORATION
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts - unaudited)    


The changes in the common shares issued and outstanding during the period presented were as follows:
Number of common shares Share capital
Balance, at March 31, 2023
91,602,192  $ 520,633 
Exercise of stock options 41,034  1,220 
Initial public offering, net of offering costs 6,900,000  362,757 
Balance, at July 2, 2023
98,543,226  $ 884,610 

13. TAXATION

(i) Reconciliation of income taxes: Income tax expense differs from the amounts that would be obtained by applying the combined Canadian basic federal and provincial income tax rate to income before income taxes. These differences result from the following items:

For the three months ended
July 2
2023
July 3
2022
Income before income taxes and non-controlling interest
$ 62,104  $ 50,828 
Combined Canadian basic federal and provincial income tax rate 26.50% 26.50%
Income tax expense based on combined Canadian basic
    federal and provincial income tax rate
$ 16,458  $ 13,469 
Increase (decrease) in income taxes resulting from:
Adjustments in respect of current income tax of previous periods (155) (82)
Non-taxable items net of non-deductible items
(1,715) (857)
Unrecognized assets 1,739  2,291 
Income taxed at different rates and statutory rate changes (1,649) (2,952)
Manufacturing and processing allowance and all other items (298) (434)
At the effective income tax rate of 23% (July 3, 2022 – 22%) $ 14,380  $ 11,435 
Income tax expense reported in the interim condensed consolidated statements of income:
Current tax expense
$ 24,390  $ 18,435 
Deferred tax recovery
(10,010) (7,000)
$ 14,380  $ 11,435 
Deferred tax related to items charged or
credited directly to equity and goodwill:
Loss on revaluation of cash flow hedges
$ (1,894) $ (2,370)
Opening deferred tax of acquired company
4
(654) — 
Other items recognized through equity 1,236  (1,319)
Income tax charged directly to equity and goodwill $ (1,312) $ (3,689)

14. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

In the calculation of the stock-based compensation expense in the interim condensed consolidated statements of income, the fair values of the Company’s stock option grants were estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model for time-vesting stock. During the three months ended July 2, 2023, the Company granted 176,112 time vesting stock options (208,832 in the three months ended July 3, 2022).
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ATS CORPORATION
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts - unaudited)    

The stock options granted vest over four years and expire on the seventh anniversary from the date of issue.

For the three months ended
July 2
2023
July 3
2022
Number of stock options Weighted average exercise price Number of stock options Weighted average exercise price
Stock options outstanding, beginning of year 785,429  $ 26.69  890,408  $ 21.04 
Granted 176,112  57.71 208,832  35.78
Exercised (i)
(41,034) 23.15 (59,701) 16.39
Forfeited (3,388) 28.46 (20,382) 23.84
Stock options outstanding, end of year 917,119  $ 32.80  1,019,157  $ 24.28 
Stock options exercisable, end of year, time-vested options 375,205  $ 23.98  459,593  $ 19.27 

(i) For the three months ended July 2, 2023, the weighted average share price at the date of exercise was $60.44 (July 3, 2022 - $36.80).

The fair values of the Company’s stock options issued during the periods presented were estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions. Expected stock price volatility was determined at the time of the grant by considering historical share price volatility. Expected stock option grant life was determined at the time of the grant by considering the average of the grant vesting period and the grant exercise period.

For the three months ended
July 2
2023
July 3
2022
Weighted average risk-free interest rate 3.52  % 2.63  %
Dividend yield % %
Weighted average expected volatility 36  % 34  %
Weighted average expected life 4.77 years 4.75 years
Number of stock options granted:
Time-vested
176,112 208,832
Weighted average exercise price per option $ 57.71 $ 35.78
Weighted average value per option:
Time-vested
$ 20.83 $ 11.99
Restricted Share Unit Plan:
During the three months ended July 2, 2023, the Company granted 128,599 time-vesting restricted share units (“RSUs”), (164,971 in the three months ended July 3, 2022) and 126,944 performance-based RSUs, (139,954 in the three months ended July 3, 2022). The Company measures these RSUs based on the fair value at the date of grant and a compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period in the interim condensed consolidated statements of income with a corresponding increase in contributed surplus. The performance-based RSUs vest upon successful achievement of certain operational and share price targets.

On May 18, 2022, the RSU plan was amended so that RSUs granted may be settled in ATS Common Shares, where deemed advisable by the Company, as an alternative to cash payments. It is the Company's intention to settle these RSUs with ATS Common Shares and therefore the Company measures these RSUs as equity awards based on fair value. At July 2, 2023, 337,496 shares are held in a trust and may be used to settle some or all of the RSU grants when they are fully vested. Subsequent to July 2, 2023, 387,794 shares were purchased for $23,820 and placed in the trust. The trust is consolidated in the Company's interim condensed consolidated financial statements with the value of the acquired common shares presented as a reduction of share capital.
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ATS CORPORATION
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts - unaudited)    


The RSUs issued prior to May 18, 2022 give the employee the right to receive a cash payment based on the market value of a common share of the Company. The RSU liability is recognized quarterly based on the expired portion of the vesting period and the change in the Company’s stock price. The change in the value of the RSU liability is included in the interim condensed consolidated statements of income in the period of the change. At July 2, 2023, the value of the outstanding liability related to the RSU plan was $41,895 (March 31, 2023 - $36,177). The RSU liability is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the interim condensed consolidated statements of financial position.

The weighted average remaining vesting period for the time-vesting RSUs and performance-based RSUs is 0.99 years.

Deferred Stock Unit Plan:
During the three months ended July 2, 2023, the Company granted 29,395 units (three months ended July 3, 2022 - 33,998 units). The Deferred Stock Unit ("DSU") liability is revalued at each reporting date based on the change in the Company's stock price. The change in the value of the DSU liability is included in the interim condensed consolidated statements of income. As at July 2, 2023, the value of the outstanding liability related to the DSUs was $24,752 (March 31, 2023 - $22,565). The DSU liability is revalued at each reporting date based on the change in the Company’s stock price. The DSU liability is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the interim condensed consolidated statements of financial position. The change in the value of the DSU liability is included in the interim condensed consolidated interim condensed consolidated statements of income in the period of change.

The following table shows the compensation expense related to the Company's share-based payment plans:

For the three months ended
July 2
2023
July 3
2022
Stock options $ 512  $ 365
RSUs 7,291  (1,096)
DSUs 2,187  (3,256)
$ 9,990  $ (3,987)

The increase in stock-based compensation costs is attributable to higher expenses from the revaluation of RSUs that are treated as liability awards and DSUs based on the market price of the Company's shares.

15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The minimum purchase obligations are as follows as at July 2, 2023:
Less than one year $ 441,773 
One - two years 4,303 
Two - three years 1,583 
Three - four years 99 
Four - five years 38 
More than five years 25 
$ 447,821 

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ATS CORPORATION
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts - unaudited)    

The Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements consist of purchase obligations, primarily commitments for material purchases, which have been entered into in the normal course of business.

In accordance with industry practice, the Company is liable to customers for obligations relating to contract completion and timely delivery. In the normal conduct of its operations, the Company may provide letters of credit as security for advances received from customers pending delivery and contract performance. In addition, the Company provides letters of credit for post-retirement obligations and may provide letters of credit as security on equipment under lease and on order. As at July 2, 2023, the total value of outstanding letters of credit was approximately $182,144 (March 31, 2023 - $192,508).

In the normal course of operations, the Company is party to a number of lawsuits, claims and contingencies. Although it is possible that liabilities may be incurred in instances for which no accruals have been made, the Company does not believe that the ultimate outcome of these matters will have a material impact on its interim condensed consolidated statements of financial position.

16. SEGMENTED DISCLOSURE

The Company’s operations are reported as one operating segment, Automation Systems, which plans, allocates resources, builds capabilities and implements best practices on a global basis.

Geographic segmentation of revenues is determined based on revenues by customer location. Non-current assets represent property, plant and equipment, right-of-use assets and intangible assets that are attributable to individual geographic segments, based on location of the respective operations.

As at
July 2, 2023
Right-of-use assets Property, plant and equipment Intangible assets
Canada $ 20,865  $ 59,204  $ 25,474 
United States 11,886  120,319  321,450 
Germany 25,576  35,040  40,584 
Italy 19,705  39,371  139,445 
Other Europe 10,417  9,683  33,053 
Other 5,130  1,027  10,108 
Total Company $ 93,579  $ 264,644  $ 570,114 
As at
March 31, 2023
Right-of-use assets Property, plant and equipment Intangible
assets
Canada $ 21,384  $ 57,589  $ 25,584 
United States 12,514  111,702  334,731 
Germany 25,250  35,848  43,291 
Italy 21,136  40,645  145,217 
Other Europe 9,031  16,049  33,729 
Other 4,897  1,286  10,658 
Total Company $ 94,212  $ 263,119  $ 593,210 

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ATS CORPORATION
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts - unaudited)    

Revenues from external customers for the three months ended
July 2
2023
July 3
2022
Canada $ 43,147  $ 28,221 
United States 352,737  308,464 
Germany 71,380  58,611 
Italy 33,663  34,672 
Other Europe 146,722  106,617 
Other 106,000  74,006 
Total Company $ 753,649  $ 610,591 

For the three months ended July 2, 2023, the Company had revenues from a single customer that amounted to 23.3% of total consolidated revenues. For the three months ended July 3, 2022, the Company did not have any revenues from a single customer that amounted to 10% or more of total consolidated revenues.

17. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

(a) Disaggregation of revenue from contracts with customers:
Revenues by market for the three months ended
July 2
2023
July 3
2022
Life Sciences $ 284,970  $ 297,016 
Transportation 218,533  96,985 
Food & Beverage 130,614  108,786 
Consumer Products 83,643  75,670 
Energy 35,889  32,134 
Total Company $ 753,649  $ 610,591 

Timing of revenue recognition based on transfer of control for the three months ended
July 2
2023
July 3
2022
Goods and services transferred at a point in time $ 102,478  $ 121,418 
Goods and services transferred over time 651,171  489,173 
Total Company $ 753,649  $ 610,591 

(b) Contract balances:
As at
July 2
2023
March 31
2023
Trade receivables $ 377,830  $ 368,855 
Contract assets 607,276  526,990 
Contract liabilities (250,719) (296,555)
Unearned revenue (i)
(33,229) (33,490)
Net contract balances $ 701,158  $ 565,800 
(i) The unearned revenue liability is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the interim condensed consolidated statements of financial position.

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ATS CORPORATION
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
    (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts - unaudited)    

As at
July 2
2023
March 31
2023
Contracts in progress:
Costs incurred $ 3,295,317  $ 3,285,121 
Estimated earnings 1,101,739  1,091,180 
4,397,056  4,376,301 
Progress billings (4,040,499) (4,145,866)
Net contract assets and liabilities $ 356,557  $ 230,435 

18. NET FINANCE COSTS
For the three months ended
Note
July 2
2023
July 3
2022
Interest expense $ 16,101  $ 9,814 
Interest on lease liabilities 7 1,185  1,018 
Interest income (340) (107)
$ 16,946  $ 10,725 

19. EARNINGS PER SHARE    

Basic earnings per share
Earnings per common share is calculated by dividing earnings attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.

Diluted earnings per share
The treasury stock method is used to determine the dilutive impact of stock options and RSUs. This method assumes any proceeds from the exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs would be used to purchase common shares at the average market price during the period.

For the three months ended
July 2
2023
July 3
2022
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 94,397,253  92,007,685 
Dilutive effect of RSUs 111,010  1,613 
Dilutive effect of performance-based RSUs 177,803  — 
Dilutive effect of stock option conversion 384,547  320,859 
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding 95,070,613  92,330,157 

For the three months ended July 2, 2023, stock options to purchase 176,112 common shares and nil RSUs are excluded from the weighted average number of common shares in the calculation of diluted earnings per share as they are anti-dilutive (208,291 common shares and nil RSUs were excluded for the three months ended July 3, 2022).

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EX-99.3 4 q1fy24-atsceocertification.htm EX-99.3 Document

Appendix 99.3
FORM 52-109F2
CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM FILINGS
FULL CERTIFICATE

I, Andrew Hider, Chief Executive Officer of ATS Corporation, certify the following:

1. Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the "interim filings") of ATS Corporation ("the issuer"), for the interim period ended July 2, 2023.

2. No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, for the period covered by the interim filings. 

3. Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings.

4. Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer.

5. Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings
a.designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that
i.material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and
ii.information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and
b.designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.

5.1 Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). 
5.2 N/A

5.3N/A








6. Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on April 1, 2023 and ended on July 2, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR. 


Date:  August 9, 2023

/s/ “Andrew Hider”    
Andrew Hider
Chief Executive Officer

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Appendix 99.4
FORM 52-109F2
CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM FILINGS
FULL CERTIFICATE

I, Ryan McLeod, Chief Financial Officer of ATS Corporation, certify the following:

1. Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the "interim filings") of ATS Corporation (the "issuer") for the interim period ended July 2, 2023.

2. No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, for the period covered by the interim filings. 

3. Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings.

4. Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer.

5. Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings
a.designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that
i.material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and
ii.information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and
b.designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP.

5.1 Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). 
5.2 N/A

5.3 N/A








6. Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on April 1, 2023 and ended on July 2, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR. 


Date: August 9, 2023

/s/ “Ryan McLeod”    
Ryan McLeod
Chief Financial Officer

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Appendix 99.5
ATS Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2024 Results

08/09/2023

Cambridge, ON / CNW / - ATS Corporation (TSX and NYSE: ATS) (“ATS” or the “Company”) today reported its financial results for the three months ended July 2, 2023. All references to "$" or "dollars" in this press release are to Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.

First quarter highlights:
•Revenues increased 23.4% year over year to $753.6 million.
•Net Income was $47.7 million compared to $39.4 million a year ago.
•Basic earnings per share were 50 cents, compared to 43 cents a year ago.
•Adjusted basic earnings per share1 were 69 cents compared to 57 cents a year ago.
•Order Bookings1 were $690 million, 6.3% lower compared to $736 million a year ago.
•Order Backlog1 increased 30.1% to $2,023 million compared to $1,555 million a year ago.

"Today we reported a strong start to fiscal 2024, including record revenues, supported by solid Order Bookings, Order Backlog and adjusted earnings," said Andrew Hider, Chief Executive Officer. "This has been an exciting and transformational few months for ATS during which we successfully completed our U.S. initial public offering ("U.S. IPO") and New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") listing. These milestone accomplishments support our strategic growth objectives while providing increased liquidity in our shares and additional flexibility for M&A."

In conjunction with the successful U.S. IPO, the Company sold 6,900,000 common shares for gross proceeds of U.S. $282.9 million. Proceeds were initially used to pay down amounts drawn on the Company's revolving senior secured credit facility, reducing its net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio to 2.0 to 1 at July 2, 2023 (from 2.7 to 1 at March 31, 2023). The Company expects the increase in available capital from the U.S. IPO will be used for strategic opportunities, including acquisitions, as well as working capital requirements and general corporate purposes. Consistent with the Company's value creation strategy, the Company may execute on strategic opportunities, including disciplined acquisitions, if and when such opportunities arise, that drive the creation of long-term sustainable shareholder value.

Mr. Hider added: "Our strong Order Backlog, which is distributed across strategic global markets and regulated industries, give us confidence moving forward. We remain committed to a disciplined focus on our strategy and the pursuit of operational excellence through the ATS Business Model ("ABM") as we continue to build the best ATS for our employees, customers, and shareholders."


1.Non-IFRS Financial Measure - See “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures."



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Financial results
(In millions of dollars, except per share and margin data)
Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Variance
Revenues $ 753.6 $ 610.6 23.4%
Net income
$ 47.7 $ 39.4 21.1%
Adjusted earnings from operations1, 2
$ 102.1 $ 79.2 28.9%
Adjusted earnings from operations margin1, 2
13.5% 13.0% 58bps
Adjusted EBITDA1, 2
$ 119.2 $ 92.5 28.9%
Adjusted EBITDA margin1, 2
15.8% 15.1% 67bps
Basic earnings per share
$ 0.50 $ 0.43 16.3%
Adjusted basic earnings per share1, 2
$ 0.69 $ 0.57 21.1%
Order Bookings1
$ 690.0 $ 736.0 (6.3)%

As At July 2
2023
July 3
2022



Variance
Order Backlog1
$ 2,023  $ 1,555 30.1%
1Non-IFRS Financial Measure - See “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures."
2Certain Non-IFRS Financial Measures have been revised from previously disclosed values to exclude the impact on stock-based compensation expense of the revaluation of deferred stock units and restricted share units resulting specifically from the change in market price of the Company's common shares between periods. Management believes that this adjustment provides further insight into the Company's performance, as share price volatility drives variability in the Company's stock-based compensation expense.

First quarter summary
Fiscal 2024 first quarter revenues were 23.4% or $143.0 million higher than in the corresponding period a year ago. This performance reflected year over year organic revenue growth (growth excluding contributions from acquired companies and foreign exchange translation) of $94.1 million or 15.4%, and revenues earned by acquired companies of $15.3 million, most notably $8.3 million from Zi-Argus Australia Pty Ltd. and Zi-Argus Ltd. (together, "ZIA"), which was acquired in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023. Foreign exchange translation positively impacted revenues by $33.6 million or 5.5%, primarily reflecting the strengthening of the U.S. dollar and Euro relative to the Canadian dollar. Revenues generated from construction contracts increased 35.6% or $133.7 million due to organic revenue growth combined with positive foreign exchange translation impact. Revenues from services increased 24.7% or $28.2 million due to revenues earned by acquired companies of $16.2 million and the positive impact of foreign exchange translation . Revenues from the sale of goods decreased 15.6% or $18.9 million primarily due to lower Order Backlog entering the year compared to the prior year.

By market, revenues generated in life sciences decreased $12.0 million or 4.0% year over year. This was primarily due to higher revenues earned on a large $120.0 million program in progress a year ago, partially offset by contributions from acquisitions and the positive impact of foreign exchange translation.




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Revenues in transportation increased $121.5 million or 125.3% on higher Order Backlog entering the first quarter of fiscal 2024, driven primarily by electric vehicle ("EV") Order Bookings, including previously announced EV Order Bookings of U.S. $578.2 million. Revenues generated in food & beverage increased $21.8 million or 20.0% due to higher Order Backlog entering the first quarter of fiscal 2024. Revenues generated in consumer products increased $7.9 million or 10.4% primarily due to $4.6 million of contributions from acquisition, most notably ZIA. Revenues in energy increased $3.8 million or 11.8% due to $3.5 million of contributions from acquisitions, most notably IPCOS Group N.V. ("IPCOS").

Net income for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 was $47.7 million (50 cents per share basic), compared to $39.4 million (43 cents per share basic) for the first quarter of fiscal 2023. The increase reflected higher revenues, partially offset by higher cost of revenues, selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A"), stock-based compensation, income tax expense, and financing costs. Adjusted basic earnings per share were 69 cents compared to 57 cents in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 (see “Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to IFRS Measures”).

Depreciation and amortization expense was $35.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024, compared to $33.6 million a year ago.

EBITDA was $114.7 million (15.2% EBITDA margin) in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 compared to $95.2 million (15.6% EBITDA margin) in the first quarter of fiscal 2023. EBITDA for the first quarter of fiscal 2024 included $0.1 million of incremental costs related to acquisition activity and $4.4 million of stock-based compensation revaluation expenses. EBITDA for the corresponding period in the prior year included $0.4 million of incremental costs related to acquisition activity, $5.2 million of acquisition-related inventory fair value changes, and $(8.3) million of stock-based compensation revaluation expenses. Excluding these costs, adjusted EBITDA was $119.2 million (15.8% adjusted EBITDA margin), compared to $92.5 million (15.1% adjusted EBITDA margin) for the corresponding period in the prior year. Higher adjusted EBITDA reflected higher revenues, partially offset by increased SG&A expenses. EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure - see “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures.”

Order Backlog Continuity
(In millions of dollars)
Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Opening Order Backlog
$ 2,153  $ 1,438 
Revenues
(754) (611)
Order Bookings
690  736 
Order Backlog adjustments1
(66) (8)
Total
$ 2,023  $ 1,555 
1Order Backlog adjustments include foreign exchange adjustments, scope changes and cancellations.

Order Bookings
First quarter fiscal 2024 Order Bookings were $690 million. The 6.3% year over year decrease reflected an organic Order Bookings decline of 12.8%, partially offset by 2.1% growth from acquired companies, in addition to a 4.4% increase due to foreign exchange rate translation of Order Bookings from foreign-based ATS subsidiaries, primarily reflecting the strengthening of the U.S. dollar and Euro relative to the Canadian dollar. Order Bookings from acquired companies totalled $15.2 million, most notably $9.5 million from ZIA. By market, Order Bookings in life sciences increased compared to the prior-year period primarily due to foreign exchange rate translation of Order Bookings from foreign-based ATS subsidiaries, in addition to $3.1 million of contributions from acquired companies.




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Order Bookings in transportation decreased compared to the prior-year period, which included a U.S. $70.0 million Order Booking from an existing global automotive customer to move towards fully automated battery assembly systems for their North American manufacturing operations. Order Bookings in food & beverage increased compared to the prior-year period primarily due to foreign exchange rate translation of Order Bookings from foreign-based ATS subsidiaries, in addition to $3.3 million of contributions from acquired companies. Order Bookings in consumer products increased principally due to contributions from acquired companies, primarily ZIA totalling $5.5 million. Order Bookings in energy increased due to timing of customer projects and contributions from acquisitions, primarily IPCOS totalling $3.2 million.

Trailing twelve month book-to-bill ratio at July 2, 2023 was 1.18:1. Book-to-bill ratio is a supplementary financial measure - see “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures.”

Backlog
At July 2, 2023, Order Backlog was $2,023 million, 30.1% higher than at July 3, 2022. Order Backlog growth was primarily driven by higher Order Bookings in fiscal 2023 within the transportation market, primarily from EV projects.

Outlook
The life sciences funnel for fiscal 2024 remains strong, with a focus on strategic submarkets of pharmaceuticals, radiopharmaceuticals and medical devices, which includes auto-fillers and auto-injectors. Management continues to see opportunities with both new and existing customers, including good prospects to deliver life sciences solutions that leverage integrated capabilities from ATS' various life sciences businesses. In transportation, the funnel largely includes strategic opportunities related to electric vehicles, as the global automotive industry continues to pivot towards EV production. The strategic nature of EV programs and typically larger average order values can cause variability in Order Bookings. Management believes the Company's automated EV battery pack and assembly capabilities position ATS well within the industry. Funnel activity in food & beverage remains strong, with particular interest in energy efficient solutions. Timing of the summer harvest season drives some seasonality in this vertical. Funnel activity in consumer products is stable. Inflationary pressures continue to have an effect on discretionary spending, which may impact timing of some customer investments. Funnel activity in energy remains strong and includes some longer-term opportunities in the nuclear industry. The Company is focused on clean energy applications including solutions for the refurbishment of nuclear power plants, early participation in the small modular reactor market, and grid battery storage. Across all markets, customers are exercising normal caution in their approach to investment and spending. Funnel growth in markets where environmental, social and governance ("ESG") requirements are an increasing focus for customers — including grid battery storage, EV and nuclear, as well as consumer goods packaging — provide ATS with opportunities to use its capabilities to respond to customer sustainability standards and goals. Customers seeking to de-risk or enhance the resiliency of their supply chains, address a shortage of skilled workers or combat higher labour costs also provide future opportunities for ATS to pursue. Management believes that the underlying trends driving customer demand for ATS solutions including rising labour costs, labour shortages, production onshoring or reshoring and the need for scalable, high-quality, energy-efficient production remain favourable.





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Order Backlog of $2,023 million is expected to help mitigate some of the impact of quarterly variability in Order Bookings on revenues in the short term. The Company’s Order Backlog includes several large enterprise programs that have longer periods of performance and therefore longer revenue recognition cycles. These programs have extended the average period over which the Company expects to convert its Order Backlog to revenues, providing the Company with longer visibility. In the second quarter of fiscal 2024, management expects the conversion of Order Backlog to revenues to be in the 34% to 37% range. This estimate is calculated each quarter based on management’s assessment of project schedules across all customer contracts, expectations for faster-turn product and services revenues, expected delivery timing of third-party equipment and operational capacity.

The timing of customer decisions on larger opportunities is expected to cause variability in Order Bookings from quarter to quarter. Revenues in a given period are dependent on a combination of the volume of outstanding projects the Company is contracted to, the size and duration of those projects, and the timing of project activities including design, assembly, testing, and installation. Given the specialized nature of the Company’s offerings, the size and scope of projects vary based on customer needs. The Company seeks to achieve revenue growth organically and by identifying strategic acquisition opportunities that provide access to attractive end-markets and new products and technologies and deliver hurdle-rate returns. The Company is working to grow its product portfolio and after-sales service revenues as a percentage of overall revenues over time, which is expected to provide some balance to customers' capital expenditure cycles.

Management is pursuing several initiatives to grow its revenues and improve its profitability with the goal of expanding its adjusted earnings from operations margin to 15% over the long term. These initiatives include growing the Company’s after-sales service business, improving global supply chain management, increasing the use of standardized platforms and technologies, growing revenues while leveraging the Company’s cost structure, and pursuing continuous improvement in all business activities through the ABM, including in acquired businesses. The Company continues to make progress in line with its plans to integrate acquired companies, and expects to realize cost and revenue synergies consistent with announced integration plans.

In the short term, ATS will continue to address disruptions to global supply chains and cost pressures due to inflation, which have been contributing to longer lead times and cost increases on certain raw materials and components. To date, the Company has mitigated many of these supply chain disruptions through the use of alternative supply sources and savings on materials not affected by cost increases. However, prolonged cost increases and price volatility have and may continue to disrupt the timing and progress of the Company’s margin expansion efforts and affect revenue recognition. Achieving and sustaining management's margin target assumes that the Company will successfully implement the initiatives noted above, and that such initiatives will result in improvements to its adjusted earnings from operations margin that offset the pressures resulting from disruptions in the global supply chain (see “Forward-Looking Statements” for a description of the risks underlying the achievement of the margin target in future periods).

The Company regularly monitors customers for changes in credit risk and does not believe that any single industry or geographic region represents significant credit risk.
In the short term, the Company expects non-cash working capital to remain above 10% as programs progress through milestones. Over the long term, the Company generally expects to continue investing in non-cash working capital to support growth, with fluctuations expected on a quarter-over-quarter basis.




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The Company’s long-term goal is to maintain its investment in non-cash working capital as a percentage of annualized revenues below 15%. However, given the size and timing of milestone payments for certain large EV programs, the Company could see its working capital exceed 15% of annualized revenues in certain periods as it did in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The Company expects that continued cash flows from operations, together with cash and cash equivalents on hand and credit available under operating and long-term credit facilities will be sufficient to fund its requirements for investments in non-cash working capital and capital assets, and to fund strategic investment plans including some potential acquisitions. Acquisitions could result in additional debt or equity financing requirements for the Company. Non-cash working capital as a percentage of revenues is a Non-IFRS ratio - see “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures.”

New York Stock Exchange Listing
On May 25, 2023, the Company commenced trading of its common shares on the New York Stock Exchange, under ticker symbol "ATS". As a result, ATS is now a dual-listed company, trading on both the TSX and NYSE. The NYSE listing supports the Company's growth strategy, enhances liquidity for the Company's common shares and improves trading access for investors in the United States and globally. In conjunction with the U.S. IPO, the Company sold 6,900,000 common shares at a price of U.S. $41 per share, for gross proceeds of U.S. $282.9 million. Proceeds were initially used to pay down amounts drawn on the Company's revolving senior secured credit facility. The Company expects the increase in available capital from the U.S. IPO will be used for strategic opportunities, including acquisitions, as well as working capital requirements and general corporate purposes. Consistent with the Company's value creation strategy, the Company may execute on strategic opportunities, including disciplined acquisitions, if and when such opportunities arise, that drive the creation of long-term sustainable shareholder value.

Quarterly Conference Call
ATS will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. eastern on Wednesday, August 9, 2023 to discuss its quarterly results. The listen-only webcast can be accessed live at www.atsautomation.com. The conference call can be accessed live by dialing (416) 764-8688 or (888) 390-0546 five minutes prior. A replay of the conference will be available on the ATS website following the call. Alternatively, a telephone recording of the call will be available for one week (until midnight August 16, 2023) by dialing (416) 764-8677 and entering passcode 885809 followed by the number sign.

About ATS
ATS Corporation is an industry-leading automation solutions provider to many of the world's most successful companies. ATS uses its extensive knowledge base and global capabilities in custom automation, repeat automation, automation products and value-added services including pre-automation and after-sales services, to address the sophisticated manufacturing automation systems and service needs of multinational customers in markets such as life sciences, food & beverage, transportation, consumer products, and energy. Founded in 1978, ATS employs over 6,500 people at more than 60 manufacturing facilities and over 80 offices in North America, Europe, Southeast Asia and Oceania. The Company's common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ATS. Visit the Company's website at www.atsautomation.com.







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For more information, contact: For general media inquiries, contact:
David Galison Matthew Robinson
Head of Investor Relations Director, Corporate Communications
ATS Corporation ATS Corporation
730 Fountain Street North 730 Fountain Street North
Cambridge, ON, N3H 4R7 Cambridge, ON, N3H 4R7
(519) 653-6500 (519) 653-6500
dgalison@atsautomation.com mrobinson@atsautomation.com

SOURCE: ATS Corporation




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Consolidated Revenues
(In millions of dollars)

Revenues by type Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Revenues from construction contracts
$ 508.8  $ 375.1 
Services rendered
142.3  114.1 
Sale of goods 102.5  121.4 
Total revenues $ 753.6  $ 610.6 
Revenues by market Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 20221
Life Sciences1
$ 285.0  $ 297.0 
Transportation 218.5  97.0 
Food & Beverage 130.6  108.8 
Consumer Products1
83.6  75.7 
Energy 35.9  32.1 
Total revenues $ 753.6  $ 610.6 
1$18.5 million of revenues earned by SP in the three months ended July 3, 2022 have been reclassified from Consumer Products to Life Sciences and are reflected in the revenues above.

Consolidated Operating Results
(In millions of dollars)
Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Earnings from operations $ 79.0  $ 61.6 
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets 18.6  20.3 
Acquisition-related transaction costs 0.1  0.4 
Acquisition-related inventory fair value charges —  5.2 
Mark to market portion of stock-based compensation 4.4  (8.3)
Adjusted earnings from operations1, 2
$ 102.1  $ 79.2 
1Non-IFRS Financial Measure, See “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures”
2The composition of these Non-IFRS Measures has been revised from what was previously disclosed. See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures."





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Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Earnings from operations $ 79.0  $ 61.6 
Depreciation and amortization 35.7  33.6 
EBITDA1
$ 114.7  $ 95.2 
Acquisition-related transaction costs 0.1  0.4 
Acquisition-related inventory fair value charges —  5.2 
Mark to market portion of stock-based compensation2
4.4  (8.3)
Adjusted EBITDA1, 2
$ 119.2  $ 92.5 
1Non-IFRS Financial Measure, See “Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures”
2The composition of these Non-IFRS Measures has been revised from what was previously disclosed. See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures."

Order Backlog by Market
(In millions of dollars)
As at
July 2, 2023
July 3, 20221
Life Sciences $ 783  $ 749 
Transportation2
834  372 
Food & Beverage 188  164 
Consumer Products 134  187 
Energy 84  83 
Total
$ 2,023  $ 1,555 
1$16.0 million of Order Backlog related to SP as at July 3, 2022 was reclassified from Consumer Products to Life Sciences.
2The increase in transportation Order Backlog was primarily driven by EV Order Bookings.

Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to IFRS Measures
(In millions of dollars, except per share data)

The following table reconciles adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA to the most directly comparable IFRS measure (net income):

Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Adjusted EBITDA1
$ 119.2  $ 92.5 
Less: acquisition-related transaction costs 0.1  0.4 
Less: acquisition-related inventory fair value charges —  5.2 
Less: mark to market portion of stock-based compensation 4.4  (8.3)
EBITDA $ 114.7  $ 95.2 
Less: depreciation and amortization expense 35.7  33.6 
Earnings from operations $ 79.0  $ 61.6 
Less: net finance costs 16.9  10.7 
Less: provision for income taxes 14.4  11.5 
Net income $ 47.7  $ 39.4 
1The composition of these Non-IFRS Measures has been revised from what was previously disclosed. See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures."





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The following table reconciles adjusted earnings from operations, adjusted net income, and adjusted basic earnings per share to the most directly comparable IFRS measure (net income and basic earnings per share):
Three Months Ended July 2, 2023 Three Months Ended July 3, 2022
Earnings from operations

Finance costs
Provision for income taxes Net
income
Basic
EPS
Earnings from operations

Finance costs
Provision for income taxes Net
income
Basic
EPS
Reported (IFRS)
$ 79.0  $ (16.9) $ (14.4) $ 47.7  $ 0.50  $ 61.6  $ (10.7) $ (11.5) $ 39.4  $ 0.43 
Amortization of acquisition-
     related intangibles
18.6  —  —  18.6  0.20  20.3  —  —  20.3  0.22 
Acquisition-related inventory
     fair value charges
—  —  —  —  —  5.2  —  —  5.2  0.06 
Acquisition-related
     transaction costs
0.1  —  —  0.1  —  0.4  —  —  0.4  — 
Mark to market portion of
     stock-based
     compensation
4.4  —  —  4.4  0.05  (8.3) —  —  (8.3) (0.09)
Tax effect adjustments1

—  —  (5.8) (5.8) (0.06) —  —  (4.2) (4.2) (0.05)
Adjusted (non-IFRS)2
$ 102.1  $ 65.0  $ 0.69  $ 79.2  $ 52.8  $ 0.57 
1Adjustments to provision for income taxes relate to the income tax effects of adjustment items that are excluded for the purposes of calculating non-IFRS based adjusted net income.
2The composition of these Non-IFRS Measures has been revised from what was previously disclosed. See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures."

The following table reconciles organic revenue to the most directly comparable IFRS measure (revenue):

Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Organic revenue $ 704.7  $ 538.6 
Revenues of acquired companies 15.3  87.2 
Impact of foreign exchange rate changes 33.6  (15.2)
Total revenue $ 753.6  $ 610.6 
Organic revenue growth 15.4%






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The following table reconciles non-cash working capital as a percentage of revenues to the most directly comparable IFRS measures:

As at July 2
2023
March 31
2023
Accounts receivable $ 404.3  $ 399.7 
Income tax receivable 15.8  15.2 
Contract assets 607.3  527.0 
Inventories 269.6  256.9 
Deposits, prepaids and other assets 86.8  93.4 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (598.7) (647.6)
Income tax payable (45.6) (38.9)
Contract liabilities (250.7) (296.6)
Provisions (25.5) (30.6)
Non-cash working capital $ 463.3  $ 278.5 
Trailing six-month revenues annualized $ 2,968.8  $ 2,755.6 
Working capital % 15.6% 10.1%

The following table reconciles net debt to adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable IFRS measures:

As at
July 2
2023
March 31
2023
Cash and cash equivalents $ 123.5  $ 159.9 
Bank indebtedness (3.4) (5.8)
Current portion of lease liabilities (23.9) (24.0)
Current portion of long-term debt (0.1) (0.1)
Long-term lease liabilities (71.9) (73.3)
Long-term debt (880.7) (1,155.7)
Net Debt $ (856.5) $ (1,099.0)
Adjusted EBITDA (TTM)1
$ 427.9  $ 401.2 
Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA1
2.0x 2.7x
1The composition of these Non-IFRS Measures has been revised from what was previously disclosed. See "Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures."





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The following table reconciles free cash flow to the most directly comparable IFRS measures:

(in millions of dollars) Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Cash flows used in operating activities $ (107.8) $ (31.7)
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment (18.6) (7.5)
Acquisition of intangible assets (4.4) (4.9)
Free cash flow $ (130.8) $ (44.1)

Certain Non-IFRS Financial Measures have been revised from previously disclosed values to exclude the impact on stock-based compensation expense of the revaluation of deferred stock units and restricted share units resulting specifically from the change in market price of the Company's shares between periods. Management believes the adjustment provides further insight into the Company's performance.

The following table reconciles total stock-based compensation expense to its components:

(in millions of dollars) Q1 2024 Q4 2023 Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q4 2022 Q3 2022 Q2 2022
Total stock-based compensation expense $ 10.0  $ 19.3  $ 9.9  $ 5.3  $ (4.0) $ 0.8  $ 12.7  $ 10.5 
Less: Mark to market portion of stock-based
     compensation
4.4  15.1  5.6  1.0  (8.3) (4.2) 7.3  6.1 
Base stock-based compensation expense $ 5.6  $ 4.2  $ 4.3  $ 4.3  $ 4.3  $ 5.0  $ 5.4  $ 4.4 

The following table reconciles the previously reported non-IFRS financial measures to reflect the exclusion of the stock-based compensation revaluation expenses:

(in millions of dollars) Q3 2023 Q2 2023 Q1 2023 Q4 2022 Q3 2022 Q2 2022
Previously reported: adjusted earnings from operations $ 80.6  $ 75.1  $ 87.5  $ 85.8  $ 70.4  $ 70.7 
Mark to market portion of stock-based compensation 5.6  1.0  (8.3) (4.2) 7.3  6.1 
Revised: adjusted earnings from operations $ 86.2  $ 76.1  $ 79.2  $ 81.6  $ 77.7  $ 76.8 
Previously reported: adjusted EBITDA $ 95.1  $ 88.8  $ 100.8  $ 99.1  $ 83.5  $ 83.3 
Mark to market portion of stock-based compensation 5.6  1.0  (8.3) (4.2) 7.3  6.1 
Revised: adjusted EBITDA $ 100.7  $ 89.8  $ 92.5  $ 94.9  $ 90.8  $ 89.4 
Previously reported: adjusted basic earnings per share $ 0.52  $ 0.50  $ 0.64  $ 0.64  $ 0.52  $ 0.53 
Mark to market portion of stock-based compensation 0.06  0.01  (0.09) (0.05) 0.08  0.07 
Tax impact of mark to market portion of stock-based
     compensation
(0.02) —  0.02  0.01  (0.02) (0.01)
Revised: adjusted basic earnings per share $ 0.56  $ 0.51  $ 0.57  $ 0.60  $ 0.58  $ 0.59 






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INVESTMENTS, LIQUIDITY, CASH FLOW AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES
(In millions of dollars, except ratios)

As at
July 2, 2023
March 31, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents $ 123.5  $ 159.9 
Debt-to-equity ratio1
0.66:1 1.18:1
1Debt is calculated as bank indebtedness, long-term debt and lease liabilities. Equity is calculated as total equity less accumulated other comprehensive income.

Three Months Ended
July 2, 2023
Three Months Ended
July 3, 2022
Cash, beginning of period $ 159.9  $ 135.3 
Total cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities (107.8) (31.7)
Investing activities (20.3) 9.8 
Financing activities 92.4  27.9 
   Net foreign exchange difference (0.7) (1.4)
Cash, end of period $ 123.5  $ 139.9 



ATS CORPORATION
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
(in thousands of Canadian dollars - unaudited)
As at
July 2
2023
March 31
2023
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 123,520  $ 159,867 
Accounts receivable 404,273  399,741 
Income tax receivable 15,807  15,160 
Contract assets 607,276  526,990 
Inventories 269,633  256,866 
Deposits, prepaids and other assets
86,755  93,350 
1,507,264  1,451,974 
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment
264,644  263,119 
Right-of-use assets 93,579  94,212 
Other assets 16,160  16,679 
Goodwill 1,103,176  1,118,262 
Intangible assets 570,114  593,210 
Deferred income tax assets 5,576  6,337 
2,053,249  2,091,819 
Total assets $ 3,560,513  $ 3,543,793 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Bank indebtedness
$ 3,368  $ 5,824 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 598,672  647,629 
Income tax payable 45,555  38,904 
Contract liabilities 250,719  296,555 
Provisions 25,459  30,600 
Current portion of lease liabilities 23,900  23,994 
Current portion of long-term debt 79  65 
947,752  1,043,571 
Non-current liabilities
Employee benefits
24,926  25,486 
Long-term lease liabilities 71,937  73,255 
Long-term debt 880,652  1,155,721 
Deferred income tax liabilities 95,200  104,459 
Other long-term liabilities 10,592  10,718 
1,083,307  1,369,639 
Total liabilities $ 2,031,059  $ 2,413,210 
EQUITY
Share capital
$ 884,610  $ 520,633 
Contributed surplus 17,195  15,468 
Accumulated other comprehensive income 45,753  60,040 
Retained earnings 578,270  530,707 
Equity attributable to shareholders 1,525,828  1,126,848 
Non-controlling interests 3,626  3,735 
Total equity 1,529,454  1,130,583 
Total liabilities and equity $ 3,560,513  $ 3,543,793 
Please refer to complete Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for supplemental notes which can be found on the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com, the Company's profile on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and on the Company’s website at www.atsautomation.com.

ATS CORPORATION
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts - unaudited)
Years ended March 31
2024
2023
Revenues
Revenues from construction contracts
$ 508,868  $ 375,076 
Services rendered 142,303  114,097 
Sale of goods 102,478  121,418 
Total revenues
753,649  610,591 
Operating costs and expenses
Cost of revenues
540,925  440,853 
Selling, general and administrative 123,684  112,172 
Stock-based compensation 9,990  (3,987)
Earnings from operations 79,050  61,553 
Net finance costs 16,946  10,725 
Income before income taxes 62,104  50,828 
Income tax expense 14,380  11,435 
Net income $ 47,724  $ 39,393 
Attributable to
Shareholders
$ 47,563  $ 39,204 
Non-controlling interests 161  189 
$ 47,724  $ 39,393 
Earnings per share attributable to shareholders
Basic $ 0.50  $ 0.43 
Diluted $ 0.50  $ 0.42 




Please refer to complete Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for supplemental notes which can be found on the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com, the Company's profile on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and on the Company’s website at www.atsautomation.com.

ATS CORPORATION
Interim Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands of Canadian dollars - unaudited)
Years ended March 31
2024
2023
Operating activities
Net income $ 47,724  $ 39,393 
Items not involving cash
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 6,792  6,067 
Amortization of right-of-use assets 7,117  5,732 
Amortization of intangible assets 21,729  21,831 
Deferred income taxes (10,010) (7,000)
Other items not involving cash 1,309  5,954 
Stock-based compensation 1,997  695 
   Change in non-cash operating working capital (184,454) (104,408)
Cash flows used in operating activities $ (107,796) $ (31,736)
Investing activities
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment $ (18,566) $ (7,495)
Acquisition of intangible assets (4,409) (4,854)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired (5,148) — 
Settlement of cross-currency interest rate swap instrument —  21,493 
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 7,858  677 
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities $ (20,265) $ 9,821 
Financing activities
Bank indebtedness $ (2,484) $ 949 
Repayment of long-term debt (445,922) (4,301)
Proceeds from long-term debt 184,095  57,406 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 950  978 
Proceeds from U.S. initial public offering, net of issuance fees 362,757  — 
Purchase of non-controlling interest —  (452)
Repurchase of common shares —  (20,721)
Principal lease payments (7,021) (5,899)
Cash flows provided by financing activities $ 92,375  $ 27,960 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (661) (1,425)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (36,347) 4,620 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 159,867  135,282 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 123,520  $ 139,902 
Supplemental information
Cash income taxes paid $ 11,791  $ 3,346 
Cash interest paid $ 22,318  $ 13,735 






Please refer to complete Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for supplemental notes which can be found on the Company’s profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com, the Company's profile on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov, and on the Company’s website at www.atsautomation.com.

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Notice to Reader: Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures
Throughout this document, management uses certain non-IFRS financial measures, non-IFRS ratios and supplementary financial measures to evaluate the performance of the Company.

The terms “EBITDA”, "organic revenue", “adjusted net income”, “adjusted earnings from operations”, “adjusted EBITDA”, “adjusted basic earnings per share”, and “free cash flow”, are non-IFRS financial measures, “EBITDA margin”, “adjusted earnings from operations margin”, “adjusted EBITDA margin”, "organic revenue growth", “non-cash working capital as a percentage of revenues”, and “net debt to adjusted EBITDA” are non-IFRS ratios, and "operating margin", “Order Bookings”, "organic Order Bookings", "organic Order Bookings growth", “Order Backlog”, and “book-to-bill ratio” are supplementary financial measures, all of which do not have any standardized meaning prescribed within IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Such measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. In addition, management uses “earnings from operations”, which is an additional IFRS measure, to evaluate the performance of the Company. Earnings from operations is presented on the Company’s consolidated statements of income as net income excluding income tax expense and net finance costs. Operating margin is an expression of the Company’s earnings from operations as a percentage of revenues. EBITDA is defined as earnings from operations excluding depreciation and amortization. EBITDA margin is an expression of the Company’s EBITDA as a percentage of revenues. Organic revenue is defined as revenues in the stated period excluding revenues from acquired companies for which the acquired company was not a part of the consolidated group in the comparable period. Organic revenue growth compares the stated period organic revenue with the reported revenue of the comparable prior period. Adjusted earnings from operations is defined as earnings from operations before items excluded from management’s internal analysis of operating results, such as amortization expense of acquisition-related intangible assets, acquisition-related transaction and integration costs, restructuring charges, the mark-to-market adjustment on stock-based compensation and certain other adjustments which would be non-recurring in nature (“adjustment items”). Adjusted earnings from operations margin is an expression of the Company’s adjusted earnings from operations as a percentage of revenues. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as adjusted earnings from operations excluding depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA margin is an expression of the entity’s adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues. Adjusted basic earnings per share is defined as adjusted net income on a basic per share basis, where adjusted net income is defined as adjusted earnings from operations less net finance costs and income tax expense, plus tax effects of adjustment items and adjusted for other significant items of a non-recurring nature. Non-cash working capital as a percentage of revenues is defined as the sum of accounts receivable, contract assets, inventories, deposits, prepaids and other assets, less accounts payable, accrued liabilities, provisions and contract liabilities divided by the trailing two fiscal quarter revenues annualized. Free cash flow is defined as cash provided by operating activities less property, plant and equipment and intangible asset expenditures. Net debt to adjusted EBITDA is the ratio of the net debt of the Company (cash and cash equivalents less bank indebtedness, long-term debt, and lease liabilities) to adjusted EBITDA. Order Bookings represent new orders for the supply of automation systems, services and products that management believes are firm. Organic Order Bookings are defined as Order Bookings in the stated period excluding Order Bookings from acquired companies for which the acquired company was not a part of the consolidated group in the comparable period. Organic Order Bookings growth compares the stated period organic Order Bookings with the reported Order Bookings of the comparable prior period. Order Backlog is the estimated unearned portion of revenues on customer contracts that are in process and have not been completed at the specified date.


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Book to bill ratio is a measure of Order Bookings compared to revenue.

Following amendments to ATS’ Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") Plan in 2022 to provide for settlement in shares purchased in the open market and the creation of the employee benefit trust to facilitate such settlement, ATS began to account for equity-settled RSUs using the equity method of accounting. However, prior RSU grants which will be cash-settled and deferred stock unit ("DSU") grants which will be cash-settled are accounted for as described in the Company's annual consolidated financial statements and have significant volatility period over period based on the fluctuating price of ATS’ common shares. As a result, certain Non-IFRS Financial Measures (EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, net debt to adjusted EBITDA, adjusted earnings from operations and adjusted basic earnings per share) were revised from previously disclosed values to exclude the impact on stock-based compensation expense of the revaluation of DSUs and RSUs resulting specifically from the change in market price of the Company's shares between periods. Management believes that this adjustment provides further insight into the Company's performance, as share price volatility drives variability in the Company's stock-based compensation expense.

Operating margin, adjusted earnings from operations, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA margin are used by the Company to evaluate the performance of its operations. Management believes that earnings from operations is an important indicator in measuring the performance of the Company’s operations on a pre-tax basis and without consideration as to how the Company finances its operations. Management believes that organic revenue and organic revenue growth, when considered with IFRS measures, allow the Company to better measure the Company's performance and evaluate long-term performance trends. Organic revenue growth also facilitates easier comparisons of the Company's performance with prior and future periods and relative comparisons to its peers. Management believes that EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are important indicators of the Company’s ability to generate operating cash flows to fund continued investment in its operations. Management believes that adjusted earnings from operations, adjusted earnings from operations margin, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted net income and adjusted basic earnings per share are important measures to increase comparability of performance between periods. The adjustment items used by management to arrive at these metrics are not considered to be indicative of the business’ ongoing operating performance. Management uses the measure “non-cash working capital as a percentage of revenues” to assess overall liquidity. Free cash flow is used by the Company to measure cash flow from operations after investment in property, plant and equipment and intangible assets. Management uses net debt to adjusted EBITDA as a measurement of leverage of the Company. Order Bookings provide an indication of the Company’s ability to secure new orders for work during a specified period, while Order Backlog provides a measure of the value of Order Bookings that have not been completed at a specified point in time. Both Order Bookings and Order Backlog are indicators of future revenues that the Company expects to generate based on contracts that management believes to be firm. Organic Order Bookings and organic Order Bookings growth allow the Company to better measure the Company's performance and evaluation long-term performance trends. Organic Order Bookings growth also facilities easier comparisons of the Company's performance with prior and future periods and relative comparisons to its peers. Book to bill ratio is used to measure the Company’s ability and timeliness to convert Order Bookings into revenues. Management believes that ATS shareholders and potential investors in ATS use these additional IFRS measures and non-IFRS financial measures in making investment decisions and measuring operational results.



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A reconciliation of (i) adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA to net income, (ii) adjusted earnings from operations to earnings from operations, (iii) adjusted net income to net income, (iv) adjusted basic earnings per share to basic earnings per share (v) free cash flow to its IFRS measure components and (vi) organic revenue to revenue, in each case for the three months ended July 2, 2023 and July 3, 2022 is contained in this news release (see “Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to IFRS Measures”). This news release also contains a reconciliation of (i) non-cash working capital as a percentage of revenues and (ii) net debt to their IFRS measure components, in each case at both July 2, 2023 and March 31, 2023 (see “Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures to IFRS Measures”). A reconciliation of Order Bookings and Order Backlog to total Company revenues for the three months ended July 2, 2023 and July 3, 2022 is also contained in this news release (see “Order Backlog Continuity”).

Note to Readers: Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain statements that may constitute forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities laws ("forward-looking statements"). All such statements are made pursuant to the “safe harbour” provisions of Canadian provincial and territorial securities laws and the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts regarding possible events, conditions or results of operations that ATS believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including, but not limited to: the value creation strategy; the Company’s strategy to expand organically and through acquisition, and the expected benefits to be derived; the ABM; disciplined acquisitions; various market opportunities for ATS; expanding in emerging markets; the Company’s Order Backlog partially mitigating the impact of variable Order Bookings; rate of Order Backlog conversion to revenue; the potential impact of timing of customer decisions on Order Bookings, performance period, and timing of revenue recognition; the announcement of new Order Bookings and the anticipated timeline for delivery; potential impacts on the time to convert opportunities into Order Bookings; expected benefits with respect to the Company’s efforts to grow its product portfolio and after-sale service revenues; Company’s goal of expanding its adjusted earnings from operations margin over the long term and potential impact of supply chain disruptions; expectation of synergies from integration of acquired companies; non-cash working capital levels as a percentage of revenues in the short-term and the long-term; expectations in relation to meeting liquidity and funding requirements for investments; potential to use debt or equity financing to support strategic opportunities and growth strategy; underlying trends driving customer demand; potential impacts of variability in bookings caused by the strategic nature and size of electric vehicle programs; expected capital expenditures for fiscal 2024; the Company’s belief with respect to the outcome of certain lawsuits, claims and contingencies; and the uncertainty and potential impact on the Company’s business and operations due to the current macro economic environment including the impacts of infectious diseases and pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, supply chain disruptions, interest rate changes, and the war in Ukraine.

Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of ATS, or developments in ATS’ business or in its industry, to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance, achievements, or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.


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Important risks, uncertainties, and factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the impact of regional or global conflicts; general market performance including capital market conditions and availability and cost of credit; performance of the markets that ATS serves; industry challenges in securing the supply of labour, materials, and, in certain jurisdictions, energy sources such as natural gas; impact of inflation; interest rate changes; foreign currency and exchange risk; the relative strength of the Canadian dollar; risks related to customer concentration; risks related to a recession, slowdown, and/or sustained downturn in the economy; impact of factors such as increased pricing pressure, increased cost of energy and supplies, and delays in relation thereto, and possible margin compression; the regulatory and tax environment; the emergence of new infectious diseases and pandemics, including the potential resurgence of COVID-19 and/or new strains of COVID-19 and collateral consequences thereof, including the disruption of economic activity, volatility in capital and credit markets, and legislative and regulatory responses; the effect of events involving limited liquidity, defaults, non-performance or other adverse developments that affect financial institutions, transaction counterparties, or other companies in the financial services industry generally, or concerns or rumours about any events of these kinds or other similar risks, that have in the past and may in the future lead to market-wide liquidity problems; energy shortages and global prices increases; inability to successfully expand organically or through acquisition, due to an inability to grow expertise, personnel, and/or facilities at required rates or to identify, negotiate and conclude one or more acquisitions, or to raise, through debt or equity, or otherwise have available, required capital; that the ABM is not effective in accomplishing its goals; ATS is unable to expand in emerging markets, or is delayed in relation thereto, due to any number of reasons, including inability to effectively execute organic or inorganic expansion plans, focus on other business priorities, or local government regulations or delays; that the timing of completion of new Order Bookings is other than as expected due to various reasons, including schedule changes; the customer exercising any right to withdraw the Order Booking or to terminate the program in whole or in part prior to its completion, thereby preventing ATS from realizing on the full benefit of the program; that some or all of the sales funnel is not converted to Order Bookings due to competitive factors or failure to meet customer needs; that the market opportunities ATS anticipates do not materialize or that ATS is unable to exploit such opportunities; variations in the amount of Order Backlog completed in any given quarter; timing of customer decisions related to large enterprise programs and potential for negative impact associated with any cancellations or non-performance in relation thereto; that the Company is not successful in growing its product portfolio and/or service offering or that expected benefits are not realized; that efforts to expand adjusted earnings from operations margin over long-term are unsuccessful, due to any number of reasons, including less than anticipated increase in after-sales service revenues or reduced margins attached to those revenues, inability to achieve lower costs through supply chain management, failure to develop, adopt internally, or have customers adopt, standardized platforms and technologies, inability to maintain current cost structure if revenues were to grow, and failure of ABM to impact margins; that acquisitions made are not integrated as quickly or effectively as planned or expected and, as a result, anticipated benefits and synergies are not realized; non-cash working capital as a percentage of revenues operating at a level other than as expected due to reasons, including, the timing and nature of Order Bookings, the timing of payment milestones and payment terms in customer contracts, and delays in customer programs; underlying trends driving customer demand will not materialize or have the impact expected; that capital expenditure targets are increased in the future or the Company experiences cost increases in relation thereto; risk that the ultimate outcome of lawsuits, claims, and contingencies give rise to material liabilities for which no provisions have been recorded; and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in ATS' filings with securities regulators, including, without limitation, the risk factors described in ATS’ annual information form for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, which are available on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR+") at www.sedarplus.com and on the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (“EDGAR”) at www.sec.gov. ATS has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to materially differ from current expectations, however, there may be other factors that cause actual results to differ materially from such expectations.


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Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on a number of estimates, factors, and assumptions regarding, among others, management's current plans, estimates, projections, beliefs and opinions, the future performance and results of the Company’s business and operations; the ability of ATS to execute on its business objectives; and general economic and political conditions, and global events, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

Forward-looking statements included in this press release are only provided to understand management’s current expectations relating to future periods and, as such, are not appropriate for any other purpose. Although ATS believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties, and ATS cautions you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. ATS does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements contained herein other than as required by law.