Allient Inc: Form 10-Q for the period ended Sep 30, 2025
Filed with the SEC on Nov 5, 2025 and accepted by EDGAR at Nov 5, 2025, 16:11 ET.
Management's discussion and analysis
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All statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate, or imply future results, performance, or achievements, and may contain the word “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” “should” or words or phrases of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from the expected results described in the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties include those associated with: the domestic and foreign general business and economic conditions in the markets we serve, including political and currency risks and adverse changes in local legal and regulatory environments; the severity, magnitude and duration of the impact of global pandemics, including impacts from businesses’ and governments’ responses to the impact on our operations and personnel, and on commercial activity and demand across our and our customers’ businesses, and on global supply chains; our inability to predict the extent to which global pandemic impacts will adversely impact our business operations, financial performance, results of operations, financial position, the prices of our securities and the achievement of our strategic objectives; the geopolitical conflicts and their ability to create instability and economic uncertainty; the introduction of new technologies and the impact of competitive products; the ability to protect the Company’s intellectual property; our ability to sustain, manage or forecast our growth and product acceptance to accurately align capacity with demand; the continued success of our customers and the ability to realize the full amounts reflected in our order backlog as revenue; the loss of significant customers or the enforceability of the Company’s contracts in connection with a merger, acquisition, disposition, bankruptcy, or otherwise; our ability to meet the technical specifications of our customers; the performance of subcontractors or suppliers and the continued availability of parts and components; failure of a key information technology system, process or site or a breach of information security, including a cybersecurity breach, ransomware, or failure of one or more key information technology systems, networks, processes, associated sites or service providers; changes in government regulations; the availability of financing and our access to capital markets, borrowings, or financial transactions to hedge certain risks; the ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, and in particular those who can design new applications and products for the motion industry; the ability to implement our corporate strategies designed for growth and improvement in profits including to identify and consummate favorable acquisitions to support external growth and the development of new technologies; the ability to successfully integrate an acquired business into our business model without substantial costs, delays, or problems; our ability to control costs, including the establishment and operation of low cost region manufacturing and component sourcing capabilities; and in the Company’s Annual Report in Form 10-K. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially from the Company’s forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made. New risks and uncertainties arise over time, and it is not possible for us to predict the occurrence of those matters or the manner in which they may affect us. The Company has no obligation or intent to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
New risk factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors, nor can it assess the impact of all such risk factors on its business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. The Company’s expectations, beliefs and projections are believed to have a reasonable basis; however, the Company makes no assurance that expectations, beliefs, or projections will be achieved.
Overview
We are a global company that is engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing, and selling precision motion, control, power, and structural composites to provide integrated system solutions as well as individual products, to a broad spectrum of customers throughout the world primarily for the industrial, vehicle, medical, and aerospace and defense markets. We are headquartered in Amherst, NY, and have operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. We are known worldwide for our expertise in electro-magnetic, mechanical, and electronic motion technology. We sell component and integrated controlled motion solutions to end customers and OEMs through our own direct sales force and authorized manufacturers’ representatives and distributors. Our products include nano precision positioning systems, servo control systems, motion controllers, digital servo amplifiers and drives, brushless servo, torque, and coreless motors, brush motors, integrated motor-drives, gear motors, gearing, incremental and absolute optical encoders, active (electronic) and passive (magnetic) filters for power quality and harmonic issues, Industrial safety rated input/output Modules, Universal Industrial Communications Gateways, light-weighting technologies, transformers, and other controlled motion-related products.
Throughout 2024 and into 2025, we continue to refine our strategy to expand our vertical market focus to accelerate our growth. Throughout its history, the Company has expanded our capabilities to be a leading global provider of motion solutions. More recently, we have been building our controls and power technologies, both organically and through acquisitions. The evolution of these additional pillars of our business enhances our overall value proposition, expands our addressable markets and is aligned with mega technology trends. These advancements required us to refine our strategy to leverage the value opportunity that exists in three technology pillars – Motion, Controls and Power. In addition, we are structuring our organization with focused market selling and support teams to increase solution sales opportunities under our new brand - Allient. This refined strategy is reflected in the 2023 change of our corporate name from Allied Motion Technologies Inc. to Allient Inc, short for Allied Nexus Technologies. Allient captures the opportunity that exists at the nexus of these three technology pillars and recognizes the unique capabilities the combination offers.
Recent Events
Beginning in 2024, and continuing into 2025, the Company has been executing its Simplify to Accelerate NOW program. This included initiatives to realign the Company’s manufacturing footprint and streamline the organization to enhance operational efficiency and drive profitability. These initiatives are expected to position Allient to emerge from the current challenging macroeconomic environment and industrial headwinds with stronger earnings power, improved operational flexibility, and enhanced capacity to capitalize on future growth opportunities.
During the first quarter of 2025, the Company announced that consistent with its Simplify to Accelerate NOW strategy, it will expand upon current capabilities and skillsets to create a state-of-the-art Machining Center of Excellence at its facility in Dothan, Alabama. The Company will transfer current assembly operations from Dothan and merge these capabilities into its facilities in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Reynosa, Mexico where Final Assembly, Integration and Test capabilities are the core competencies.
The realignment will improve business focus and better leverage the Company’s footprint to deliver high-precision system solutions for demanding applications in various served markets including Aerospace and Defense, Medical and Electronic Test and Assembly Equipment. One-time costs required to implement the changes are estimated to be approximately $4 to $5 million, primarily related to employee severance and other personnel related expenses and are expected to be substantially incurred during 2025. The actions undertaken in 2025 under this initiative are expected to support our goal of driving an additional $6 to $7 million in annualized cost savings.
On July 4, 2025, legislation commonly referred to as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was signed into law which, among other things, modifies the income tax treatment of research and development expenses, as well as includes revisions to bonus depreciation and international tax regimes. The effects of OBBBA are reflected in our results for the three months ended September 30, 2025, and there were no material impacts to our income tax provision or effective tax rate.
Global Environment
The U.S. government has proposed and implemented certain updates to existing foreign trade policies. These updates include new and increased tariffs, or potential tariffs, on a wide range of products and goods imported to the U.S., and certain countries have responded with reciprocal tariffs and/or trade restrictions. We have manufacturing operations in Mexico, China, and Europe, amongst other locations globally throughout the world, and source certain components from locations that may be impacted by these policy changes. Official government policies and agreements continue to be closely monitored and our operations remain agile in making adjustments to minimize potential impacts to our business.
The current geopolitical conflicts are creating higher levels of economic uncertainty and increased volatility with respect to energy prices, interest rates, our supply chain (in particular, with respect to changes and proposed changes to tariffs and trade policies), and certain customer ordering patterns. We are closely monitoring the developments and continue to adjust our production platform to react to changing customer ordering patterns and availability of certain raw materials with a focus on realizing efficiencies. The impact of the conflicts on our operational and financial performance will depend on future developments that cannot be predicted.
Operating Results
Three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to three months ended September 30, 2024
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
| | | For the three months ended September 30, 2025 | 2024 | 2025 vs. 2024 Variance $% | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | | $138,743 | $125,213 | $13,530 | | 11% |
| Cost of goods sold | | 92,562 | 85,949 | 6,613 | | 8% |
| Gross profit | | 46,181 | 39,264 | 6,917 | | 18% |
| Gross margin percentage | | 33.3% | 31.4% | | | |
| Operating costs and expenses: | | | | | | |
| Selling | | 6,217 | 6,323 | (106) | | (2)% |
| General and administrative | | 14,112 | 13,856 | 256 | | 2% |
| Engineering and development | | 9,687 | 9,056 | 631 | | 7% |
| Acquisition and integration-related costs | | 17 | (201) | 218 | | (108)% |
| Restructuring and business realignment costs | | 836 | 479 | 357 | | 75% |
| Amortization of intangible assets | | 3,132 | 3,135 | (3) | | —% |
| Total operating costs and expenses | | 34,001 | 32,648 | 1,353 | | 4% |
| Operating income | | 12,180 | 6,616 | 5,564 | | 84% |
| Interest expense | | 3,401 | 3,435 | (34) | | (1)% |
| Other expense, net | | 457 | 468 | (11) | | (2)% |
| Total other expense | | 3,858 | 3,903 | (45) | | (1)% |
| Income before income taxes | | 8,322 | 2,713 | 5,609 | | 207% |
| Income tax provision | | (1,845) | (612) | (1,233) | | 201% |
| Net income | | $6,477 | $2,101 | $4,376 | | 208% |
| | | | | | | |
| Effective tax rate | | 22.2% | 22.6% | | | |
| Diluted earnings per share | | $0.39 | $0.13 | $0.26 | | 206% |
| Bookings | | $133,119 | $102,631 | $30,488 | | 30% |
| Backlog | | $230,984 | $238,492 | $(7,508) | | (3)% |
REVENUES: The increase in revenues during the three months ended September 30, 2025 reflects increases in each of our target markets, most significantly within Industrial. Our revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was comprised of 57% to U.S. customers and 43% to customers primarily in Europe, Canada, and Asia-Pacific. The overall increase in revenue was primarily due to a 9.0% volume increase and a foreign currency increase of 1.8%. Organic revenue increased 9.0% during the three months ended September 30, 2025. Organic revenue is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to information included in “Non-GAAP Measures” below for a discussion and reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures.
ORDER BOOKINGS: Bookings increased in the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 2024, due to a 27.3% increase in volume and a 2.4% increase in foreign currency impact. The increase in bookings from the prior year quarter is impacted by improvements in customer demand levels across each target market in the current year, partially offset by changes in customer order patterns in reacting to elevated inventory levels in the prior year period.
GROSS PROFIT AND GROSS MARGIN: Gross profit increased to $46,181 in the three months ended September 30, 2025 from $39,264 in the three months ended September 30, 2024, and gross margins increased to 33.3% for 2025, compared to 31.4% for 2024. Gross profit and gross margin percentage were impacted favorably by higher sales volume, improved product mix, and operational improvements driven by our Simplify to Accelerate NOW strategy.
SELLING EXPENSES: Selling expenses decreased 2% during the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 2024, reflecting cost reduction actions taken as part of our Simplify to Accelerate NOW strategy as well as impacts of sales mix. Selling expenses as a percentage of revenues were 4% and 5% in the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES: General and administrative expenses increased 2% during the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 2024 due primarily to higher incentive compensation, offset in part by cost reduction actions taken reflecting our Simplify to Accelerate NOW strategy. As a percentage of revenues, general and administrative expenses were 10% and 11% in the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES: Engineering and development expenses increased by 7% in the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 2024. The increase primarily reflects higher incentive compensation, partially offset by the cost reduction actions taken as part of our Simplify to Accelerate NOW strategy. As a percentage of revenues, engineering and development expenses were 7% in each of the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
ACQUISITION AND INTEGRATION-RELATED COSTS: Acquisition and integration-related costs were not significant in the current and prior year period. The three months ended September 30, 2024 included a fair value measurement reduction of $270 due to acquisition-related contingent consideration.
RESTRUCTURING AND BUSINESS REALIGNMENT COSTS: Restructuring and business realignment costs increased in the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 2024 primarily reflecting costs primarily associated with the transfer of assembly operations from our Dothan, Alabama facility in 2025 and timing of other Simplify to Accelerate NOW actions as compared with the prior year, which primarily occurred in the three months ended June 30, 2024.
AMORTIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS: Amortization of intangible assets remained consistent compared to the prior year period.
INTEREST EXPENSE: Interest expense decreased in the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 2024 due to lower average debt balances, partially offset by higher average effective interest rates due to maturity of certain interest rate swaps. Interest expense incurred is partially offset by reductions to interest expense realized through our interest rate swaps.
INCOME TAXES: The effective income tax rate was 22.2% and 22.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. We expect our income tax rate for the full year 2025 to be approximately 21% to 23%.
NET INCOME AND ADJUSTED NET INCOME: Net income increased during the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 2024, primarily relating to slightly higher sales volume, including an increase in organic revenue, and improvements to gross profit margin percentage, reflecting the actions in our Simplify to Accelerate NOW strategy. Adjusted net income for the quarters ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $9,885 and $5,068, respectively. Adjusted diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of 2025 and 2024 were $0.59 and $0.31, respectively. Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share are non-GAAP measures. See information included in “Non–GAAP Measures” below for a discussion of the non-GAAP measure and reconciliation of net income to adjusted net income and diluted earnings per share to adjusted diluted earnings per share.
EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA: EBITDA was $18,146 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $12,595 for the third quarter of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA was $20,299 and $14,432 for the third quarters of 2025 and 2024, respectively. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. EBITDA consists of income before interest expense, provision for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes stock-based compensation expense, foreign currency gain/loss and certain other items. Refer to information included in “Non-GAAP Measures” below for a discussion of the non-GAAP measure and a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.
Nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2024
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
| | | For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 | 2024 | 2025 vs. 2024 Variance $% | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | | $411,124 | $407,958 | $3,166 | | 1% |
| Cost of goods sold | | 275,835 | 280,641 | (4,806) | | (2)% |
| Gross profit | | 135,289 | 127,317 | 7,972 | | 6% |
| Gross margin percentage | | 32.9% | 31.2% | | | |
| Operating costs and expenses: | | | | | | |
| Selling | | 18,257 | 19,283 | (1,026) | | (5)% |
| General and administrative | | 42,364 | 42,438 | (74) | | (0)% |
| Engineering and development | | 29,185 | 30,416 | (1,231) | | (4)% |
| Acquisition and integration-related costs | | 40 | 256 | (216) | | (84)% |
| Restructuring and business realignment costs | | 3,457 | 1,948 | 1,509 | | 77% |
| Amortization of intangible assets | | 9,350 | 9,381 | (31) | | —% |
| Total operating costs and expenses | | 102,653 | 103,722 | (1,069) | | (1)% |
| Operating income | | 32,636 | 23,595 | 9,041 | | 38% |
| Interest expense | | 10,588 | 10,207 | 381 | | 4% |
| Other expense, net | | 1,964 | 405 | 1,559 | | 385% |
| Total other expense, net | | 12,552 | 10,612 | 1,940 | | 18% |
| Income before income taxes | | 20,084 | 12,983 | 7,101 | | 55% |
| Income tax provision | | (4,433) | (2,830) | (1,603) | | 57% |
| Net income | | $15,651 | $10,153 | $5,498 | | 54% |
| | | | | | | |
| Effective tax rate | | 22.1% | 21.8% | | | |
| Diluted earnings per share | | $0.94 | $0.61 | $0.33 | | 54% |
| Bookings | | $405,774 | $362,131 | $43,643 | | 12% |
| Backlog | | $230,984 | $238,492 | $(7,508) | | (3)% |
REVENUES: The increase in revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 reflects increases primarily within Aerospace and Defense, Industrial, and Medical markets, partially offset by a decrease in the Vehicle market. The increase in revenue is partially offset by elevated shipments during the first three months of the prior year period as supply chains normalized, combined with elevated inventory levels and slower demand at our customers in the first three months of the current year. Our revenues for the period ended September 30, 2025 was comprised of 55% to U.S. customers and 45% to customers primarily in Europe, Canada and Asia-Pacific. The overall increase in revenue was due to a 0.7% favorable foreign currency impact and a 0.1% volume increase. Organic revenue decreased 0.2% during nine months ended September 30, 2025. Organic revenue is a non-GAAP measure. Refer to information included in “Non-GAAP Measures” below for a discussion and reconciliation of the non-GAAP measures.
ORDER BOOKINGS: Orders increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 2024, and included a 11.2% increase in volume as well as a 0.8% increase in foreign currency impact. The increase in bookings from the prior year quarter is impacted by changes in customer order patterns in reacting to elevated inventory levels in the prior year period and improvements in customer demand levels across each target market in the current year.
GROSS PROFIT AND GROSS MARGIN: Gross profit increased to $135,289 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 from $127,317 in 2024 driven by decreases in cost of goods sold, and gross margins increased to 32.9% for 2025, compared to 31.2% for 2024. Gross profit and gross margin percentage were impacted favorably by improved product mix and operational improvements driven by our Simplify to Accelerate NOW strategy.
SELLING EXPENSES: Selling expenses decreased 5% during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 2024, reflecting cost reduction actions taken as part of our Simplify to Accelerate NOW strategy as well as impacts of sales mix. Selling expenses as a percentage of revenues were 4% and 5% during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES: General and administrative expenses remained consistent during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the same period of 2024, reflecting cost reduction actions taken as part of our
Simplify to Accelerate NOW strategy, offset, in part, by higher incentive compensation. As a percentage of revenues, general and administrative expenses were 10% in each of 2025 and 2024.
ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES: Engineering and development expenses decreased by 4% during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 2024, reflecting cost reduction actions taken as part of our Simplify to Accelerate NOW strategy. As a percentage of revenues, engineering and development expenses were 7% for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.
ACQUISITION AND INTEGRATION-RELATED COSTS: Acquisition and integration-related costs decreased in 2025 compared to 2024 primarily reflecting costs incurred in 2024 relating to a prior year acquisition.
RESTRUCTURING AND BUSINESS REALIGNMENT COSTS: Restructuring and business realignment costs increased in 2025 compared to 2024 primarily reflecting restructuring-related costs primarily associated with the transfer of assembly operations from our Dothan, Alabama facility.
AMORTIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS: Amortization of intangible assets remained consistent for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 2024.
INTEREST EXPENSE: Interest expense increased by 4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 2024 primarily due to an increase in the average effective interest rate on debt due to maturity of certain interest rate swaps, partially offset by lower average debt levels. Interest expense incurred is partially offset by reductions to interest expense realized through our interest rate swaps.
INCOME TAXES: For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the effective income tax rate was 22.1% and 21.8%, respectively. We expect our income tax rate for the full year 2025 to be approximately 21% to 23%.
NET INCOME AND ADJUSTED NET INCOME: Net income increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to 2024, primarily relating to higher sales volume and improvements to gross profit margin percentage, as well as a decrease in operating expenses. Adjusted net income for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $27,003 and $19,471, respectively. Adjusted diluted earnings per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were $1.62 and $1.17, respectively. Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share are non-GAAP measures. See information included in “Non– GAAP Measures” below for a discussion of the non-GAAP measure and reconciliation of net income to Adjusted net income and diluted earnings per share to Adjusted diluted earnings per share.
EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA: EBITDA was $49,777 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to $42,438 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Adjusted EBITDA was $57,838 and $48,404 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. EBITDA consists of income before interest expense, provision for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes stock-based compensation expense, foreign currency gain/loss and certain other items. Refer to information included in “Non-GAAP Measures” below for a discussion of the non-GAAP measure and a reconciliation of net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA.
Non-GAAP Measures
Organic revenue, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net income and Adjusted diluted earnings per share are provided for information purposes only and are not measures of financial performance under GAAP. Management believes the presentation of these financial measures reflecting non-GAAP adjustments provides important supplemental information to investors and other users of our financial statements in evaluating the operating results of the Company as distinct from results that include items that are not indicative of ongoing operating results. In particular, those charges and credits that are not directly related to operating unit performance, and that are not a helpful measure of the performance of our underlying business particularly in light of their unpredictable nature. These non-GAAP disclosures have limitations as analytical tools, should not be viewed as a substitute for revenue and net income determined in accordance with GAAP, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP, nor is it necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies. In addition, the supplemental presentation should not be construed as an inference that the Company’s future results will be unaffected by similar adjustments to net income determined in accordance with GAAP. Organic revenue is reported revenues adjusted for the impact of foreign currency and the revenue contribution from acquisitions.
The Company believes that revenue excluding foreign currency exchange impacts is a useful measure in analyzing sales results. The Company excludes the effect of currency translation from revenue for this measure because currency translation is not fully under management’s control, is subject to volatility and can obscure underlying business trends. The portion of revenue attributable to currency translation is calculated as the difference between the current period revenue and the current period revenue after applying foreign exchange rates from the prior period.
The Company believes EBITDA is often a useful measure of a Company’s operating performance and is a significant basis used by the Company’s management to measure the operating performance of the Company’s business because EBITDA excludes charges for depreciation, amortization and interest expense that have resulted from our debt financings, acquisitions, as well as our provision for income tax expense. EBITDA is frequently used as one of the bases for comparing businesses in the Company’s industry.
The Company also believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides helpful information about the operating performance of its business. Adjusted EBITDA excludes stock-based compensation expense, as well as acquisition and integration-related costs, restructuring and business realignment costs, foreign currency gains/losses on short-term assets and liabilities, and other items that are not indicative of the Company’s core operating performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not represent and should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income, net cash provided by operating activities or any other measure for determining operating performance or liquidity that is calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Management uses Adjusted net income and Adjusted diluted earnings per share to assess the Company’s consolidated financial and operating performance. Adjusted net income and Adjusted diluted earnings per share are provided for informational purposes only and are not a measure of financial performance under GAAP. These measures help management make decisions that are expected to facilitate meeting current financial goals as well as achieving optimal financial performance. Adjusted net income provides management with a measure of financial performance of the Company based on operational factors as it removes the impact of certain non-routine items from the Company’s operating results. Adjusted diluted earnings per share provides management with an indication of how Adjusted net income would be reflected on a per share basis for comparison to the GAAP diluted earnings per share measure. Adjusted net income is a key metric used by senior management and the Company’s board of directors to review the consolidated financial performance of the business. This measure adjusts net income determined in accordance with GAAP to reflect changes in financial results associated with the highlighted expense and income items.
The Company’s calculation of Revenue excluding foreign currency exchange impacts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 is as follows:
| | | Three months ended September 30, 2025 | | Nine months ended September 30, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue as reported | | $138,743 | | $411,124 |
| Favorable currency impact | | (2,259) | | (2,822) |
| Revenue excluding foreign currency exchange impacts | | $136,484 | | $408,302 |
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The Company’s calculation of organic revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 is as follows:
| | | Three months ended September 30, 2025 | | Nine months ended September 30, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue change over prior year | | 10.8% | | 0.8% |
| Less: Impact of acquisitions and foreign currency | | 1.8 | | 1.0 |
| Organic revenue | | 9.0% | | (0.2)% |
The Company’s calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 is as follows (in thousands):
| | | Three months ended September 30, 2025 | | 2024 | | Nine months ended September 30, 2025 | | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income as reported | | $6,477 | | $2,101 | | $15,651 | | $10,153 |
| Interest expense | | 3,401 | | 3,435 | | 10,588 | | 10,207 |
| Provision for income tax | | 1,845 | | 612 | | 4,433 | | 2,830 |
| Depreciation and amortization | | 6,423 | | 6,447 | | 19,105 | | 19,248 |
| EBITDA | | 18,146 | | 12,595 | | 49,777 | | 42,438 |
| Stock-based compensation expense | | 835 | | 1,098 | | 2,590 | | 3,382 |
| Acquisition and integration-related costs (1) | | 17 | | (201) | | 40 | | 256 |
| Restructuring and business realignment costs | | 836 | | 479 | | 3,457 | | 1,948 |
| Foreign currency loss | | 465 | | 461 | | 1,974 | | 380 |
| Adjusted EBITDA | | $20,299 | | $14,432 | | $57,838 | | $48,404 |
(1) Includes a Q3 2024 fair value measurement reduction of $270 due to acquisition-related contingent consideration.
The Company’s calculation of Adjusted net income and Adjusted diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 is as follows (in thousands except per share amounts):
| | | For the three months ended September 30, 2025 | | Per diluted share | | 2024 | | Per diluted share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income as reported | | $6,477 | | $0.39 | | $2,101 | | $0.13 |
| Non-GAAP adjustments, net of tax (1) | | | | | ||||
| Amortization of intangible assets – net | | 2,399 | | 0.14 | | 2,401 | | 0.14 |
| Foreign currency loss – net | | 356 | | 0.02 | | 353 | | 0.02 |
| Acquisition and integration-related costs – net (2) | | 13 | | — | | (154) | | (0.01) |
| Restructuring and business realignment costs – net | | 640 | | 0.04 | | 367 | | 0.02 |
| Non-GAAP adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share | | $9,885 | | $0.59 | | $5,068 | | $0.31 |
(1) Applies a blended federal, state, and foreign tax rate of approximately 23% applicable to the non-GAAP adjustments.
(2) Includes a Q3 2024 fair value measurement gross reduction of $270 due to acquisition-related contingent consideration.
| | | For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 | | Per diluted share | | 2024 | | Per diluted share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income as reported | | $15,651 | | $0.94 | | $10,153 | | $0.61 |
| Non-GAAP adjustments, net of tax (1) | | | | | ||||
| Amortization of intangible assets – net | | 7,162 | | 0.43 | | 7,339 | | 0.44 |
| Foreign currency loss – net | | 1,512 | | 0.09 | | 291 | | 0.02 |
| Acquisition and integration-related costs – net (2) | | 31 | | — | | 196 | | 0.01 |
| Restructuring and business realignment costs – net | | 2,647 | | 0.16 | | 1,492 | | 0.09 |
| Non-GAAP adjusted net income and adjusted diluted earnings per share | | $27,003 | | $1.62 | | $19,471 | | $1.17 |
(1) Applies a blended federal, state, and foreign tax rate of approximately 23% applicable to the non-GAAP adjustments.
(2) Includes a Q3 2024 fair value measurement gross reduction of $270 due to acquisition-related contingent consideration.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company’s liquidity position as measured by cash and cash equivalents increased by $3,374 to a balance of $39,476 at September 30, 2025 from December 31, 2024.
| (in thousands): | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 vs. 2024 Variance $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net cash provided by operating activities | | $43,116 | | $29,458 | | $13,658 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | | (5,090) | (32,134) | | 27,044 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | | (36,997) | 7,685 | | (44,682) | |
| Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash | | 2,345 | 208 | | 2,137 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | $3,374 | | $5,217 | | $(1,843) |
Of the $39,476 of cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2025, $34,293 was located at our foreign subsidiaries and may be subject to withholding tax if repatriated back to the U.S. The Company regularly evaluates opportunities to optimize cash available from operations in all geographies.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the increase in cash provided by operating activities is due to higher net income as adjusted by non-cash operating activity items, offset by decrease in cash inflows on collections on accounts receivable.
The decrease in cash used in investing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 relates to $20,000 in cash paid for the acquisition of SNC, net of cash acquired of $881, as well as $6,250 of cash paid relating to the 2022 Spectrum acquisition in the first quarter of 2024. Cash used in investing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 includes $5,090 for purchases of property and equipment compared to $6,903 during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Capital expenditures are expected to be between $6,500 and $8,500 for the full year 2025.
The change in cash (used in)/provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 is primarily due to borrowings of $20,000 to fund the SNC acquisition during the first quarter of 2024. Debt payments of $34,334 were made during the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The $50,000 Notes issued in March 2024 were used to pay down the Revolving Facility. As of September 30, 2025, we had $134,963 of obligations under the Revolving Facility, excluding deferred financing costs.
Financial covenants under the 2024 Credit and Note Payable Agreements require the Company to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio of at least 3.0:1.0 at the end of each fiscal quarter. In addition, the Company’s Leverage Ratio at the end of any fiscal quarter shall not be greater than 4.25:1.0 through December 31, 2024 or greater than 3.75 to 1.0 as of the end of any fiscal quarter thereafter; provided that the Company may elect to temporarily increase the Leverage Ratio to by 0.5:1.0 following a material acquisition under the 2024 Credit and Note Payable Agreements. The 2024 Credit and Note Payable Agreements also include covenants and restrictions that limit the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all of its assets and enter into transactions with an affiliate of the Company on other than an arms’ length transaction. These covenants, which are described more fully in the 2024 Credit and Note Payable Agreements, to which reference is made for a complete statement of the covenants, were modified as of October 22, 2024, and are subject to certain exceptions. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of September 30, 2025.
As of September 30, 2025, the unused Revolving Facility was $145,037. The amount available to borrow could be limited by our debt and EBITDA levels, which impacts our covenant calculations. The Revolving Facility matures March 1, 2029. The Series A Senior Notes, under the 2024 Note Payable Agreement, are due March 21, 2031.
On October 22, 2024, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and a Second Amendment to the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement (collectively, the “October 2024 Credit and Note Payable Amendments”). These amendments include provisions to increase the maximum Leverage Ratio to 4.5:1.0 for the quarters ending March 31, 2025 and June 30, 2025, 4.0:1.0 for the quarter ending September 30, 2025, and returning to 3.75:1.0 for the quarter ending December 31, 2025 and thereafter. From January 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025, borrowings under the Revolving Facility will bear interest at Term SOFR plus a margin of 2.50% and a commitment fee of 0.325% on the unused portion of the Revolving Facility. Also, from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025, the Series A Notes will bear interest at 6.46%.
The Company declared dividends of $0.09 per share during each of the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. The Company’s working capital, capital expenditure and dividend requirements are expected to be funded from cash provided by operations and amounts available under the Amended Credit Agreement.
We believe our diverse markets, our strong market position in many of our businesses, and the steps we have taken to improve operational efficiency and strengthen our balance sheet, such as retaining cash to support shorter term needs and amending our revolving credit facility leaves us well-positioned to manage our business. We continually assess our liquidity and cash positions taking geopolitical and other market uncertainties into consideration. Based on our analysis, we believe our existing balances of cash, our currently anticipated operating cash flows, and our available financing under agreements in place will be more than sufficient to meet our cash needs arising in the ordinary course of business for the next twelve months.
Market risk
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Foreign Currency
We have international operations in The Netherlands, Sweden, Germany, China, Portugal, Canada, Czech Republic, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand which expose us to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations due to transactions denominated in Euros, Swedish Krona, Chinese Renminbi, Canadian dollar, Czech Krona, Mexican pesos, British Pound Sterling, and New Zealand dollar, respectively. We continuously evaluate our foreign currency risk, and we take action from time to time in order to best mitigate these risks. A hypothetical 10% change in the value of the U.S. dollar in relation to our most significant foreign currency exposures would have had an impact of approximately $4,753 on our sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. This amount is not indicative of the hypothetical net earnings impact due to partially offsetting impacts on cost of sales and operating expenses in those currencies. For the three months ended September 30, 2025, we estimate that foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations increased revenues by $2,259. We estimate that foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations during the nine months ended September 30, 2025 increased revenues in comparison to the nine months ended September 30, 2024 by $2,822.
We translate all assets and liabilities of our foreign operations, where the U.S. dollar is not the functional currency, at the period-end exchange rate and translate sales and expenses at the average exchange rates in effect during the period. The net effect of these translation adjustments is recorded in the condensed consolidated financial statements as comprehensive income. The translation adjustments were a loss of $1,385 and a gain of $5,821 for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The translation adjustments were gains of $14,121 and $235 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Translation adjustments are not adjusted for income taxes as they relate to permanent investments in our foreign subsidiaries. A hypothetical 10% change in the value of the U.S. dollar in relation to our most significant foreign currency net assets would have had an impact of approximately $18,530 on our foreign net assets as of September 30, 2025.
We have contracts to hedge our short-term balance sheet exposure, primarily intercompany, that are denominated in currencies (Euro, Mexican Peso, New Zealand Dollar, Chinese Renminbi, Swedish Krona) other than the subsidiary’s functional currency and are adjusted to current values using period-end exchange rates. The resulting gains or losses are recorded in other expense, net in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. To minimize foreign currency exposure, the Company had foreign currency contracts with notional amounts of $27,887 at September 30, 2025. The foreign currency contracts are recorded in the condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value and resulting gains or losses are recorded in other expense, net in the condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, we recorded a gain of $815 and a loss of $254, respectively, on foreign currency contracts which are included in other expense, net and generally offset the gains or losses from the foreign currency adjustments on the intercompany balances that are also included in other expense, net. Net foreign currency transaction gains and losses included in other expense, net amounted to losses of $1,974 and losses of $380 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Interest Rates
The Series A Notes under our 2024 Note Payable Agreement will bear interest at a fixed rate 5.96% and will mature on March 21, 2031. Interest on the Notes will be payable quarterly on the 21st day of March, June, September and December in each year, commencing on June 21, 2024. As amended on October 22, 2024, the Series A Notes will bear interest at 6.46% from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months.
Interest rates on our Credit Facility are based on Term SOFR plus a margin of 1.25% to 2.50% (2.50% at September 30, 2025), depending on the Company’s ratio of total funded indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA. As amended on October 22, 2024, borrowings under the Credit Facility will bear interest at Term SOFR plus a margin of 2.50% from January 1, 2025 through
September 30, 2025. We use interest rate derivatives to add stability to interest expense and to manage our exposure to interest rate movements. We primarily use interest rate swaps as part of our interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount. In March 2022 the Company entered into an interest rate swap with a notional amount of $40,000 that matures in December 2026. In September 2024, the Company entered into an additional interest rate swap with a notional amount of $50,000 that matures in September 2027.
As of September 30, 2025, we had $134,963 outstanding under the Revolving Facility (excluding deferred financing fees), of which $90,000 is currently being hedged. Refer to Note 10, Debt Obligations, of the notes to consolidated financial statements for additional information about our outstanding debt. A hypothetical one percentage point (100 basis points) change in the Base Rate on the $44,963 of unhedged floating rate debt outstanding at September 30, 2025 would have approximately a $450 impact on our interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.
Controls and procedures
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Conclusion regarding the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (principal accounting officer), evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of September 30, 2025. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Based on management’s evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2025, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Changes in internal control over financial reporting
During the quarter ended September 30, 2025, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Risk factors
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There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, except to the extent factual information disclosed elsewhere in this Form 10-Q relates to such risk factors. For a full discussion of these risk factors, please refer to “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the 2024 Annual Report and 10-K.
Figures reported in this filing
Standardized line items from the XBRL in this filing, for the period ended 2025-09-30. Comparative periods it repeats are left out.
| Line item | Period | Value | XBRL concept |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3 months2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30 | $138.7m | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax |
| Revenue | 9 months2025-01-01 to 2025-09-30 | $411.1m | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax |
| Cost of revenue | 3 months2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30 | $92.6m | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold |
| Cost of revenue | 9 months2025-01-01 to 2025-09-30 | $275.8m | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold |
| Gross profit | 3 months2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30 | $46.2m | us-gaap:GrossProfit |
| Gross profit | 9 months2025-01-01 to 2025-09-30 | $135.3m | us-gaap:GrossProfit |
| Operating income | 3 months2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30 | $12.2m | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss |
| Operating income | 9 months2025-01-01 to 2025-09-30 | $32.6m | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss |
| Interest expense | 3 months2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30 | $3.4m | us-gaap:InterestExpenseNonoperating |
| Interest expense | 9 months2025-01-01 to 2025-09-30 | $10.6m | us-gaap:InterestExpenseNonoperating |
| Income tax | 3 months2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30 | $1.8m | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Income tax | 9 months2025-01-01 to 2025-09-30 | $4.4m | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Net income | 3 months2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30 | $6.5m | us-gaap:ProfitLoss |
| Net income | 9 months2025-01-01 to 2025-09-30 | $15.7m | us-gaap:ProfitLoss |
| Diluted EPS | 3 months2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30 | $0.39 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted |
| Diluted EPS | 9 months2025-01-01 to 2025-09-30 | $0.94 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted |
| Basic EPS | 3 months2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30 | $0.39 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic |
| Basic EPS | 9 months2025-01-01 to 2025-09-30 | $0.94 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic |
| Diluted shares (weighted) | 3 months2025-07-01 to 2025-09-30 | 16,780,000 shares | us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding |
| Diluted shares (weighted) | 9 months2025-01-01 to 2025-09-30 | 16,708,000 shares | us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding |
| Operating cash flow | 9 months2025-01-01 to 2025-09-30 | $43.1m | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities |
| Capital expenditure | 9 months2025-01-01 to 2025-09-30 | $5.1m | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment |
| Dividends paid | 9 months2025-01-01 to 2025-09-30 | $1.5m | us-gaap:PaymentsOfDividends |
| Cash and equivalents | At period end2025-09-30 | $39.5m | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |
| Current assets | At period end2025-09-30 | $258.1m | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent |
| Total assets | At period end2025-09-30 | $585.1m | us-gaap:Assets |
| Current liabilities | At period end2025-09-30 | $73.0m | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent |
| Total liabilities | At period end2025-09-30 | $290.9m | us-gaap:Liabilities |
| Long-term debt | At period end2025-09-30 | $190.3m | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent |
| Shareholders' equity | At period end2025-09-30 | $294.2m | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity |
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