SHLO 7.31.2013 10-Q

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
______________________________________________________ 
FORM 10-Q
______________________________________________________  
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2013
OR
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from              to             
Commission file number 0-21964
______________________________________________________ 
SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
______________________________________________________ 
Delaware
51-0347683
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
880 Steel Drive, Valley City, Ohio 44280
(Address of principal executive offices—zip code)
(330) 558-2600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
______________________________________________________ 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
Smaller Reporting Company
x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x
Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of August 30, 2013 was 17,011,846.


Table of Contents

INDEX
 
 
 
Page
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
Item 4.
 
Item 5.
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PART I— FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
 
July 31,
2013
 
October 31,
2012
 
(Unaudited)
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
638

 
$
174

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $328 and $482 at July 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, respectively
86,942

 
77,556

Related-party accounts receivable
542

 
536

Income tax receivable
171

 
1,201

Inventories, net
41,724

 
44,687

Deferred income taxes
1,803

 
2,153

Prepaid expenses
3,095

 
1,532

Total current assets
134,915

 
127,839

Property, plant and equipment, net
157,719

 
117,101

Goodwill
8,354

 

Intangible assets, net
10,836

 

Deferred income taxes
3,239

 
3,294

Other assets
6,764

 
868

Total assets
$
321,827

 
$
249,102

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Current debt
$
860

 
$
447

Accounts payable
64,344

 
63,633

Other accrued expenses
22,541

 
21,395

Total current liabilities
87,745

 
85,475

Long-term debt
83,000

 
21,150

Long-term benefit liabilities
29,719

 
32,819

Other liabilities
2,214

 
2,255

Total liabilities
202,678

 
141,699

Commitments and contingencies

 

Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $.01 per share; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, respectively

 

Common stock, par value $.01 per share; 25,000,000 shares authorized; 17,011,846 and 16,983,012 shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, respectively
170

 
169

Paid-in capital
65,997

 
65,120

Retained earnings
84,293

 
73,425

Accumulated other comprehensive loss: Pension related liability, net
(31,311
)
 
(31,311
)
Total stockholders’ equity
119,149

 
107,403

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
321,827

 
$
249,102


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Revenues
$
166,059

 
$
142,021

 
$
493,588

 
$
437,223

Cost of sales
148,598

 
129,861

 
443,978

 
398,945

Gross profit
17,461

 
12,160

 
49,610

 
38,278

Selling, general and administrative expenses
9,384

 
6,892

 
25,901

 
20,749

Asset impairment (recovery)
(110
)
 
1,365

 
(117
)
 
742

Restructuring charges (recovery)

 
(30
)
 

 
(30
)
Operating income
8,187

 
3,933

 
23,826

 
16,817

Interest expense
671

 
371

 
1,665

 
1,182

Interest income
8

 

 
27

 

Other income (expense), net
(29
)
 
4

 
(74
)
 
26

Income before income taxes
7,495

 
3,566

 
22,114

 
15,661

Provision for income taxes
2,213

 
1,150

 
6,999

 
5,762

Net income
$
5,282

 
$
2,416

 
$
15,115

 
$
9,899

Earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share
$
0.31

 
$
0.14

 
$
0.89

 
$
0.59

Basic weighted average number of common shares
17,007

 
16,856

 
16,998

 
16,821

Diluted earnings per share
$
0.31

 
$
0.14

 
$
0.89

 
$
0.59

Diluted weighted average number of common shares
17,051

 
16,927

 
17,045

 
16,903




























The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 
 
 
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
Net income
$
5,282

 
$
2,416

 
$
15,115

 
$
9,899

 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Defined benefit pension plans & other postretirement benefits

 

 

 

 
Comprehensive income, net
$
5,282

 
$
2,416

 
$
15,115

 
$
9,899

 










































The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollar amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
2013
 
2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Net income
$
15,115

 
$
9,899

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
14,363

 
14,545

Asset impairment (recovery)
(117
)
 
742

Recovery of restructuring charge

 
(30
)
Amortization of deferred financing costs
225

 
244

Deferred income taxes
472

 
295

Stock-based compensation expense
561

 
616

Gain on sale of assets
(3
)
 
(98
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
(212
)
 
5,250

Inventories
6,833

 
(10,681
)
Prepaids and other assets
239

 
(190
)
Payables and other liabilities
(9,114
)
 
(4,828
)
Accrued income taxes
1,028

 
934

Net cash provided by operating activities
29,390

 
16,698

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
(18,584
)
 
(10,849
)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(67,723
)
 

Proceeds from sale of assets
119

 
1,426

Net cash used for investing activities
(86,188
)
 
(9,423
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Payment of dividends
(4,226
)
 
(8,422
)
Proceeds from long-term borrowings
81,750

 
18,900

Repayments of long-term borrowings
(19,900
)
 
(17,900
)
Payment of deferred financing costs
(526
)
 
(90
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
164

 
340

Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities
57,262

 
(7,172
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
464

 
103

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
174

 
20

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
638

 
$
123

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
$
1,455

 
$
916

Cash paid for income taxes
$
5,449

 
$
4,399







The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 1—Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Shiloh Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”), without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information furnished in the condensed consolidated financial statements includes normal recurring adjustments and reflects all adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of such financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2012.

Revenues and operating results for the nine months ended July 31, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

Prior Year Reclassification

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.


Note 2—New Accounting Standards
The new accounting standard, "Comprehensive Income", became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, which for the Company was the first quarter ended January 31, 2013. This standard requires that other comprehensive income be presented as either a separate statement, or as an addition to the statement of income and prohibits the presentation of other comprehensive income in the statement of shareholders' equity. The Company has adopted this new guidance and it does not have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.
In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2011-11, Balance Sheet (Topic 210) - "Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities". This ASU requires companies to disclose both gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position as well as instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. This guidance is effective retrospectively for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. The Company has adopted this new guidance and it did not have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements or its related disclosures.
In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) - "Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income," effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The new accounting rules require all U.S. public companies to report the effect of items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items of net income, net of tax, either on the face of the financial statements where net income is presented or in a tabular format in the notes to the financial statements. Effective February 1, 2013, the Company adopted ASU No. 2013-02. The new accounting rules expand the disclosure of other comprehensive income and had no impact on the Company's results of operations and financial condition.

Note 3—Acquisitions

Albany-Chicago Company LLC

On December 28, 2012, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into and consummated the transactions contemplated by a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated December 28, 2012 (the "Purchase Agreement"), among the subsidiary and all of the equity owners of Albany-Chicago Company LLC ("Pleasant Prairie"), a producer of aluminum die cast and machined parts for the motor vehicle industry.


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The Company acquired Pleasant Prairie in order to further our investment in light weighting technologies and expand the diversity of our customer base, product offering and geographic footprint. Pleasant Prairie's results of operations are reflected in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of income from the acquisition date.

The aggregate fair value of consideration transferred in connection with the Purchase Agreement was $56,390, including $56,792 ($56,337 net of cash acquired) in cash on the date of acquisition, $381 of working capital adjustments paid during the second quarter to the seller, a reduction in purchase price of $850 as a result of a settlement agreement on asset valuation for tax purposes during the third quarter and a working capital adjustment of $67 paid to the seller during the third quarter. Of this amount, $3,000 in cash was placed into escrow, and will serve as security for any indemnification claims made by the Company under the Purchase Agreement.

The acquisition of Pleasant Prairie has been accounted for using the acquisition method in accordance with the FASB Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 805, Business Combinations. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. The fair values of identifiable intangible assets were based on valuations using the income approach and estimates provided by management. The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair values of the tangible assets, identifiable intangible assets and assumed liabilities was recorded as goodwill. The allocation of the purchase price is based upon a valuation of certain assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The preliminary purchase price allocation was as follows:
    
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
455

Accounts receivable
 
9,179

Inventory
 
2,711

Prepaid assets and other
 
1,851

Property, plant and equipment
 
28,688

Intangible assets
 
11,524

Other non-current assets
 
67

Goodwill
 
8,354

Accounts payable and other
 
(6,439
)
Net assets acquired
 
$
56,390


The purchase price allocation is provisional, pending completion of the valuation of acquired intangible assets, property, plant and equipment, and inventories. The Company is utilizing a third party to assist in the fair value determination of certain components of the purchase price allocation, namely property, plant and equipment and intangible assets. The final valuation may change the allocation of the purchase price, which could affect the fair values assigned to the assets.

The Company believes the amount of goodwill resulting from the purchase price allocation is attributable to the workforce of the acquired business (which is not eligible for separate recognition as an identifiable intangible asset) and the synergies expected after the Company's acquisition of Pleasant Prairie. All of the goodwill was allocated to the Company's Pleasant Prairie subsidiary. The total amount of goodwill expected to be deductible for tax purposes is $20,711 and is estimated to be deductible over approximately 15 years.

Of the $11,524 of acquired intangible assets, $8,906 was assigned to customers that have a useful life of approximately 13 years, $1,877 was assigned to trade names with an estimated useful life of approximately 15 years, and $741 was assigned to non-competition agreements with an estimated useful life of approximately 2 years. The fair values assigned to identifiable intangible assets acquired has been determined primarily by using the income approach, which discounts expected future cash flows to present value using estimates and assumptions determined by management. The amounts assigned to intangible assets were based on management's preliminary estimate of the fair value. The total amount of identifiable intangible assets expected to be deductible for tax purposes is $11,524 and is estimated to be deductible over approximately 15 years.

    





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The amounts of revenue and net income of Pleasant Prairie included in the Company's consolidated statements of income for the three months ended July 31, 2013 and from the acquisition date to the period ending July 31, 2013 are as follows:

Pleasant Prairie Results of Operations
For the three months ended July 31, 2013
 
From December 28, 2012
- July 31, 2013
Revenue
$
16,817

 
$
39,526

Net income
$
910

 
$
1,266


Atlantic Tool & Die - Alabama, Inc.

On December 13, 2012, the Company acquired certain assets of Atlantic Tool & Die - Alabama, Inc. (“Anniston”), a metal stamping, welding and value added assembly company. The Company acquired Anniston in order to expand the diversity of our customer base and the availability of desired assets. The results of operations for Anniston are included in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. The Company has performed a preliminary allocation of the purchase price and preliminarily assigned a fair value of the identifiable assets acquired less liabilities assumed of $6,347, which allocation was materially equal to the fair value of the purchase price of the business. As a result, the Company recognized no goodwill or bargain gain associated with the acquisition during the first nine months of fiscal 2013. The Company is utilizing a third party to assist in the fair value determination of certain components of the purchase price allocation, namely fixed assets and intangible assets. The final valuation may change the allocation of the purchase price, which could affect the fair values assigned to the assets.
 
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition were recorded on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets at their estimated fair values as of the date of the acquisition. The Company acquired typical working capital items of inventories and other assets, net of certain employee benefit liabilities assumed, of $1,214, and property, plant and equipment of $5,133.

Contech Castings, LLC

On June 11, 2013, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “ Contech Agreement”), with Contech Castings, LLC (“Contech”) and its subsidiary Contech Casting Real Estate Holdings, LLC (“Contech Real Estate” and together with Contech, “Contech Sellers”). Contech is engaged in the business of die casting and machining motor vehicle parts and further producing engineered high pressure aluminum die cast and machined parts for the motor vehicle industry, and Contech Real Estate owns the real property used by Contech in its business.

Under the terms of the Agreement, the subsidiary had agreed to acquire the assets of the business located at the purchased facilities (the “Contech Assets”) from the Contech Sellers for $54,400 in cash, subject to adjustment based upon changes in working capital, plus the assumption of certain specified liabilities. The subsidiary had deposited 10% of the purchase price into escrow, which will, subject to a working capital escrow, be credited to the purchase price on the completion of the acquisition of the Contech Assets. The escrow deposit of $5,440 is included as a component of other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. See Note 14 - Subsequent Events.


















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Pro Forma Consolidated Results

The following supplemental pro forma information presents the financial results for the three months ended July 31, 2013 as if the acquisition of Pleasant Prairie had occurred on November 1, 2012, and for the three months ended July 31, 2012 as if the acquisition had occurred on November 1, 2011. In addition, the following supplemental pro forma information presents the financial results for the nine months ended July 31, 2013 as if the acquisition of Pleasant Prairie had occurred on November 1, 2012, and for the nine months ended July 31, 2012 as if the acquisition had occurred on November 1, 2011. The pro forma results do not include any anticipated cost synergies, costs or other effects of the planned integration of Pleasant Prairie. Accordingly, such pro forma amounts are not necessarily indicative of the results that actually would have occurred had the acquisition been completed on the dates indicated, nor are they indicative of the future operating results of the combined company. In addition, the pro forma information includes amortization expense related to intangible assets acquired of approximately $269 and $242 for the three month periods ended July 31, 2013 and July 31, 2012, respectively, and $850 and $727 for the nine month periods ended July 31, 2013 and July 31, 2012, respectively. Pro forma information related to the Anniston acquisition is not included in the table below as its financial results were not considered to be significant to the Company's operating results for the periods presented.
    
Pro forma consolidated results
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
(in thousands, except for per share data):
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Revenue
$
166,059

 
$
158,407

 
$
503,838

 
$
492,866

Net income
$
5,282

 
$
2,211

 
$
14,766

 
$
10,481

Basic earnings per share
$
0.31

 
$
0.13

 
$
0.87

 
$
0.62

Diluted earnings per share
$
0.31

 
$
0.13

 
$
0.87

 
$
0.62



Note 4—Asset Impairment and Recoveries

Impairment recoveries of $117 were recorded during the first nine months of fiscal 2013 for cash received upon sales of assets from the Company's Mansfield Blanking facility, which was impaired in fiscal 2010.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company entered into negotiations to sell its Mansfield Blanking facility, which ceased operations in December 2011. As a result, the Company recorded an asset impairment charge of $1,552 to reduce the Mansfield real property to an estimated fair value of $1,400 based on an independent assessment that considered recent sales of similar properties and a submitted offer to acquire the real property. In addition, during the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $392 to reduce the value of long lived assets to their estimated fair value. The fair value of machinery and equipment, as determined using level 3 inputs, was zero as the items were worn equipment for which the Company had no further use and they have limited use and limited value in the used equipment market. Impairment recovery of $1,202 was recorded during the first nine months of fiscal 2012. The recoveries recorded in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 were for cash received upon sales of assets from the Company's Mansfield Blanking facility of $689, which was impaired in fiscal 2010, and the Company's Liverpool Stamping facility of $508, which was impaired in fiscal 2009, with the remaining $5 of recoveries coming from other assets impaired in prior periods. In addition, during the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company reduced a restructuring charge by $30 as a result of certain employees not meeting the requirements for obtaining severance payments associated with the restructuring charge of $352 that the Company recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 2011, relating to a negotiated settlement with approximately 90 employees for severance and health insurance related to the previously announced planned closure of the Company's plant in Mansfield, Ohio.


Note 5—Related Party Receivables

The Company had related party receivable balances for the period ended July 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 of $542 and $536, respectively, due from MTD Products Inc and its affiliates.








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Note 6—Inventories
Inventories consist of the following:
 
July 31, 2013
 
October 31, 2012
Raw materials
$
14,441

 
$
17,705

Work-in-process
6,719

 
6,236

Finished goods
10,467

 
8,513

Total material
31,627

 
32,454

Tooling
10,097

 
12,233

Total inventory
$
41,724

 
$
44,687


Total cost of inventory is net of reserves to reduce certain inventory from cost to net realizable value. Such reserves aggregated $1,204 and $566 at July 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, respectively.

Customer reimbursed tooling inventories totaling $10,097 decreased $2,136 from October 31, 2012, for tooling related to new program awards that go into production throughout the remainder of fiscal 2013 and into fiscal 2014.


Note 7—Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:
 
July 31,
2013
 
October 31,
2012
Land and improvements
$
8,473

 
$
8,408

Buildings and improvements
101,365

 
99,855

Machinery and equipment
376,703

 
341,568

Furniture and fixtures
11,603

 
11,372

Construction in progress
29,696

 
13,636

Total, at cost
527,840

 
474,839

Less: Accumulated depreciation
370,121

 
357,738

Property, plant and equipment, net
$
157,719

 
$
117,101


























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Note 8—Intangible Assets
Intangible assets acquired with the acquisitions described at Note 3 consist of the following:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
July 31, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Useful Life
 
Cost
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net
 
Trade name
15 years
 
$
1,877

 
$
(73
)
 
$
1,804

 
Non-compete
2 years
 
741

 
(216
)
 
525

 
Customer Relationships
13 years
 
8,906

 
(399
)
 
8,507

 
 
 
 
$
11,524

 
$
(688
)
 
$
10,836

Total amortization expense for the three and nine months ending July 31, 2013 was $268 and $688, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the following fiscal years ending is estimated to be as follows:
2013
 
$
984

2014
 
1,181

2015
 
872

2016
 
810

2017
 
810

Thereafter
 
6,867

 
 
$
11,524



Note 9—Financing Arrangements
Debt consists of the following:
 
July 31, 2013
 
October 31, 2012
Credit Agreement —interest at 2.23% and 2.87% at July 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, respectively
$
83,000

 
$
21,150

Insurance broker financing agreement
860

 
447

Total debt
83,860

 
21,597

Less: Current debt
860

 
447

Total long-term debt
$
83,000

 
$
21,150


The weighted average interest rate of all debt was 2.03% and 2.81% for the nine months ended July 31, 2013 and July 31, 2012, respectively.
On April 19, 2011, the Company entered into an amended and restated Credit and Security Agreement (the “Agreement”) with a syndicate of lenders led by The Privatebank and Trust Company, as co-lead arranger, sole book runner and administrative agent, and PNC Capital Markets, LLC, as co-lead arranger, and PNC Bank, National Association, as syndication agent. The Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the Company’s Credit Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2008.
The Agreement had a five-year term and provided for an $80 million secured revolving line of credit, which could be increased to up to $120 million subject to the Company’s pro forma compliance with financial covenants, the administrative agent’s approval and the Company obtaining commitments for such increase. The Company is permitted to prepay the borrowings under the revolving credit facility without penalty.
The Agreement specifies that upon the occurrence of an event or condition deemed to have a material adverse effect on the business or operations of the Company, as determined by the administrative agent of the lending syndicate or the required lenders, defined as 51% of the aggregate commitment under the Agreement, the outstanding borrowings become due and payable at the option of the required lenders. The Company does not anticipate at this time any change in business conditions or operations that could be deemed a material adverse effect by the lenders.

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Borrowings under the Agreement are collateralized by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the tangible and intangible property of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the stock of foreign subsidiaries.
On January 31, 2012, the Company entered into a First Amendment Agreement (the “First Amendment”) to the Agreement.

The First Amendment continued the Company's revolving line of credit up to $80 million through April 2016 with a modification to the calculation of the fixed charge coverage ratio to allow for payment of a special dividend declared on February 1, 2012 and other modifications to allow the Company to participate in certain customer-sponsored financing arrangements allowing for early, discounted payment of Company invoices.

On December 26, 2012, the Company entered into a Second Amendment Agreement (the "Second Amendment") to the Agreement. The Second Amendment extends the commitment period to December 25, 2017 and increases the Company's revolving line of credit to $120 million, which may be increased to up to $200 million subject to the Company's pro forma compliance with financial covenants, the administrative agent's approval and the Company obtaining commitments for such increase.
    
The Second Amendment also amends the maximum leverage and fixed charge coverage ratios. The Second Amendment increased the permitted leverage ratio from 2.25 to 2.85 and specifies that the leverage ratio shall not exceed 2.85 to 1.00 to the conclusion of the Agreement. Further, the Second Amendment reduced the fixed charge coverage ratio from 2.50 to 2.00 and specifies that the fixed charge coverage ratio shall not be less than 2.00 to 1.00 to the conclusion of the Agreement.

On June 4, 2013, the Company entered into a Third Amendment Agreement (the "Third Amendment") to the Agreement. The Third Amendment increases the Company's revolving line of credit to $175 million, which may be increased to up to $255 million subject to the Company's pro forma compliance with financial covenants, the administrative agent's approval and the Company obtaining commitments for such increase. The Company was in compliance with the financial covenants as of July 31, 2013.
 
Borrowings under the Agreement, as amended, bear interest, at the Company's option, at the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") or the base (or “prime”) rate established from time to time by the administrative agent, in each case plus an applicable margin. The Second Amendment reduced the interest rate margin on LIBOR loans from 2.5% to 1.5% and maintained a 0% rate margin on base rate loans through March 31, 2013. Thereafter, the interest rate margin on LIBOR loans will be 1.5% to 2.5% and on base rate loans will be 0% to 1.0%, depending on the Company's leverage ratio.
After considering letters of credit of $1,748 that the Company has issued, available funds under the Agreement were $90,252 at July 31, 2013.
Borrowings under the Agreement are collateralized by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the tangible and intangible property of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the stock of foreign subsidiaries.
In July 2013, the Company entered into a finance agreement with an insurance broker for various insurance policies that bears interest at a fixed rate of 2.15% requiring an initial down payment of $186 due with the first monthly payment of $68. The monthly payments extend through April 2014. As of July 31, 2013, $860 remained outstanding under this agreement.
Scheduled repayments under the terms of the Agreement plus repayments of other debt for the next five years are listed below:
     
Twelve Months ended July 31,
 
Agreement
 
Other Debt
 
Total
2014
 
$

 
$
860

 
$
860

2015
 

 

 

2016
 

 

 

2017
 

 

 

2018
 
83,000

 

 
83,000

Total
 
$
83,000

 
$
860

 
$
83,860

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Note 10—Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Matters

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
 
Pension Benefits
 
Other  Post-Retirement
Benefits
 
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Interest cost
$
815

 
$
921

 
$
8

 
$
11

Expected return on plan assets
(934
)
 
(813
)
 

 

Recognized net actuarial loss
348

 
260

 
12

 
14

Settlement Charge
500

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost
$
729

 
368

 
$
20

 
$
25


 
Pension Benefits
 
Other  Post-Retirement
Benefits
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Interest cost
$
2,445

 
$
2,762

 
$
25

 
$
33

Expected return on plan assets
(2,801
)
 
(2,438
)
 

 

Recognized net actuarial loss
1,044

 
780

 
36

 
41

Settlement Charge
500

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost
$
1,188

 
$
1,104

 
$
61

 
$
74


As part of a strategy to remove pension liability risk and reduce premium payments to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Company has elected to allow lump sum distributions from the defined benefit pension plans, of which approximately 200 former employees elected and received distributions during the first nine months of fiscal year 2013, removing approximately $2,200 in liability from the plan. The FASB requires a special accounting charge for settling pension obligations in this manner. During the third quarter of of fiscal 2013, the Company has incurred $500 in expense as an estimate for this settlement charge. The Company intends to record an additional estimated $600 in expense related to this settlement charge during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, subject to change based on additional lump sum payments and the discount rate in effect at October 31, 2013.

The Company made contributions of $4,194 to the defined benefit pension plans during the nine months ended July 31, 2013. The Company expects contributions to be $952 for the remainder of fiscal 2013.


Note 11—Equity Matters
For the Company, FASB ASC Topic 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation” affects the stock options that have been granted and requires the Company to expense share-based payment (“SBP”) awards with compensation cost for SBP transactions measured at fair value. The Company has elected to use the simplified method of calculating the expected term of the stock options and historical volatility to compute fair value under the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. zero coupon Treasury yield in effect at the time of grant. Forfeitures have been estimated based upon the Company’s historical experience.
1993 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan
The Company maintains the Amended and Restated 1993 Key Employee Stock Incentive Program (as amended and restated December 12, 2002 and December 10, 2009) (the “Incentive Plan”), which authorizes grants to officers and other key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries of (i) stock options that are intended to qualify as incentive stock options, (ii) nonqualified stock options and (iii) restricted stock awards. An aggregate of 2,700,000 shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment upon occurrence of certain events to prevent dilution or expansion of the rights of participants that might otherwise result from the occurrence of such events, has been reserved for issuance pursuant to the Incentive Plan. An individual’s award of stock options is limited to 500,000 shares in a five-year period.


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Non-qualified stock options and incentive stock options have been granted to date and all options have been granted at the market price at the date of grant. Options expire over a period not to exceed ten years from the date of grant and vest ratably over a three year period. In December 2011, options to purchase 56,500 shares were awarded to several officers and employees at an exercise price of $8.10. These stock options are intended to qualify as incentive stock options. The fair values of these options were estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants awarded during fiscal year 2012:
 
2012
Risk-free interest
1.20
%
Dividend yield
0.00
%
Volatility factor—market
88.26
%
Expected life of options—years
6.00


Activity in the Company’s stock option plan for the nine months ended July 31, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:

 
Fiscal 2013
 
Fiscal 2012
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
 
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
 
Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Options outstanding at November 1
362,085

 
$9.99
 
 
 
 
 
520,185

 
$8.54
 
 
 
 
Options:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Granted

 
$0.00
 
 
 
 
 
56,500

 
$8.10
 
 
 
 
Exercised
(28,334
)
 
$5.69
 
 
 
 
 
(99,075
)
 
$3.19
 
 
 
 
Canceled
(78,149
)
 
$12.45
 
 
 
 
 
(49,587
)
 
$10.98
 
 
 
 
Outstanding at July 31
255,602

 
$9.71
 
6.27
 
$863
 
428,023

 
$9.36
 
6.71
 
$1,010
Options exercisable at July 31
198,937

 
$9.62
 
5.77
 
$694
 
199,168

 
$10.40
 
5.51
 
$408

At July 31, 2013 and 2012, the exercise price of some of the Company’s stock option grants was higher than the market value of the Company’s stock. These grants are excluded from the computation of aggregate intrinsic value of the Company’s outstanding and exercisable stock options.
In September 2012, 80,257 shares of restricted stock were granted to the newly appointed chief executive officer as part of his compensation package.

For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2013, the Company recorded compensation expense related to stock options currently vesting, effectively reducing income before taxes by $114 and $342, respectively. For the three and nine months ending July 31, 2012, the Company recorded compensation expense related to stock options currently vesting, effectively reducing income before taxes by $203 and $616, respectively. The impact on earnings per share was a reduction of $0.01 per share basic and diluted in the third quarter of both fiscal 2013 and 2012. The impact on earnings per share was a reduction of $0.02 for the nine months ended July 31, 2013 and July 31, 2012. The total compensation cost related to unvested awards not yet recognized is expected to be a combined total of $279 over the next two fiscal years. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2013, the total compensation cost related to the restricted stock currently vested is $73 and $219, respectively. The total estimated compensation cost related to the non-vested restricted stock is $574 over the next three fiscal years.

Earnings per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the period. In addition, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to stock options outstanding under the Incentive Plan are included in the diluted earnings per share calculation to the extent they are dilutive. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2013, 51,123 and 58,260, respectively, stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2012, 100,904 and 145,536, respectively, stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because they

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were anti-dilutive. The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per share computation for net income per share: 
(Shares in thousands)
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Net income available to common stockholders
$
5,282

 
$
2,416

 
$
15,115

 
$
9,899

Basic weighted average shares
17,007

 
16,856

 
16,998

 
16,821

Effect of dilutive securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock options
44

 
71

 
47

 
82

Diluted weighted average shares
17,051

 
16,927

 
17,045

 
16,903

Basic income per share
$
0.31

 
$
0.14

 
$
0.89

 
$
0.59

Diluted income per share
$
0.31

 
$
0.14

 
$
0.89

 
$
0.59


Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income for the nine months ended July 31, 2013 and 2012 was $15,115 and $9,899, respectively. As the pension plan is remeasured on an annual basis during the fourth quarter, comprehensive income does not include any effect of adjustments to estimated deferred taxes associated with the pension adjustments included in accumulated other comprehensive income.
 
Note 12—Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and payables approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. The carrying value of the Company’s debt is considered to approximate the fair value of these instruments based on the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for loans with similar terms and maturities.

Note 13—Commitments and Contingencies
The Company is a party to certain lawsuits and claims arising in the normal course of its business. In the opinion of management, the Company’s liability or recovery, if any, under pending litigation and claims would not materially affect its financial condition, results of operations or cash flow.

Note 14—Subsequent Events

On August 2, 2013, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company acquired the Contech Assets pursuant to the Contech Agreement.

Under the terms of the Contech Agreement, the subsidiary acquired the assets of the business located at the purchased facilities from the Sellers for $54,400 ($41,952 net of working capital adjustments, certain assumed liabilities and amounts of capital expenditures).

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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

General

The Company provides lightweighting and noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) solutions to automotive, commercial vehicle and other industrial markets through its imaginative thinking and advanced capabilities. Shiloh delivers these solutions through the design, engineering and manufacturing of first operation precision blanks, engineered welded blanks, complex stampings, modular assemblies, highly engineered aluminum die casting and machined components and its patented ShilohCore™ acoustic laminate metal solution. In addition, Shiloh is a designer and engineer of precision tools and dies, welding and assembly equipment for use in its blanking, welded blank, stamping and die casting operations and for sale to original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") and, as a Tier II supplier, to Tier I automotive part manufacturers who in turn supply OEMs.

The products that the Company produces supply many models of vehicles manufactured by nearly all OEMs that produce vehicles in North America. As a result, the Company’s revenues are heavily dependent upon the North American production of automobiles and light trucks of both the traditional domestic manufacturers, such as General Motors, Chrysler and Ford, the Asian OEMs (defined as Toyota, Honda, Renault/Nissan, Hyundai and Subaru) and BMW, Daimler, Tesla and Volkswagen. According to industry statistics (published by IHS Automotive), production volumes for the three months and nine months ended July 31 were as follows:

 
Three Months Ended July 31,
 
2013
2012
Increase
% Increase
 
(Number of Vehicles in Thousands)
Traditional domestic manufacturers
2,102

2,054

48

2.3
%
Asian OEM's
1,468

1,382

86

6.2
%
Other OEM's
322

314

8

2.5
%
Total
3,892

3,750

142

3.8
%

 
Nine Months Ended July 31,
 
2013
2012
Increase
% Increase
 
(Number of Vehicles in Thousands)
Traditional domestic manufacturers
6,323

6,159

164

2.7
%
Asian OEM's
4,390

4,107

283

6.9
%
Other OEM's
973

896

77

8.6
%
Total
11,686

11,162

524

4.7
%

Another significant factor affecting the Company’s revenues is the Company’s ability to successfully bid on and win the production and supply of parts for models that will be newly introduced to the market by the OEMs. These new model introductions typically go through a start of production phase with build levels that are higher than normal because the consumer supply network is filled to ensure adequate supply to the market, resulting in an increase in the Company’s revenues for related parts at the beginning of the cycle.

The Company operates in an extremely competitive industry, driven by global vehicle production volumes. Business is typically awarded to the supplier offering the most favorable combination of cost, quality, technology and service. Customers continue to demand periodic cost reductions that require the Company to assess, redefine and improve operations, products, and manufacturing capabilities to maintain and improve profitability. Management continues to develop and execute initiatives to meet challenges of the industry and to achieve its strategy for sustainable global profitable growth.

Plant utilization levels are very important to profitability because of the capital-intensive nature of the Company’s operations. At July 31, 2013, the Company’s facilities were operating at approximately 61.0% capacity, compared to 56.0% capacity at July 31, 2012. The Company defines capacity as 20 working hours per day and five days per week (i.e.; 3-shift operation).

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Utilization of capacity is dependent upon the releases against customer purchase orders that are used to establish production schedules and manpower and equipment requirements for each month and quarterly period of the fiscal year.

The significant majority of the steel purchased by the Company’s stamping and engineered welded blank operations is purchased through the customers’ resale steel programs. Under these programs, the customer negotiates the price for steel with the steel suppliers. The Company pays for the steel based on these negotiated prices and passes on those costs to the customer. Although the Company takes ownership of the steel, the customers are responsible for all steel price fluctuations under these programs. The Company also purchases steel directly from domestic primary steel producers and steel service centers. Domestic steel pricing has generally been flat over the most recent quarters based on open capacity with the steel producers with nominal increases in demand. The Company blanks and processes steel for some of its customers on a toll processing basis. Under these arrangements, the Company charges a tolling fee for the operations that it performs without acquiring ownership of the steel and being burdened with the attendant costs of ownership and risk of loss. Toll processing operations result in lower revenues but higher gross margins than operations where the Company takes ownership of the steel. Revenues from operations involving directly owned steel include a component of raw material cost whereas toll processing revenues do not.

For the Company's aluminum die casting business, the cost of aluminum is handled in one of two ways. The primary method used by the Company is to secure quarterly aluminum purchase commitments based on customer releases and then pass the quarterly price changes to those customers utilizing published metal indexes. The second method used by the Company is to adjust prices monthly, based on a referenced metal index plus additional material cost spreads agreed to by the Company and its customers.

Engineered scrap steel is a planned by-product of the Company’s processing operations and part of our quoted cost to each customer. Net proceeds from the disposition of scrap steel contribute to gross margin by offsetting the increases in the cost of steel and the attendant costs of quality and availability. Changes in the price of steel impact the Company’s results of operations because raw material costs are by far the largest component of cost of sales in processing directly owned steel. The Company actively manages its exposure to changes in the price of steel, and, in most instances, passes along the rising price of steel to its customers.



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Recent Trends and General Economic Conditions Affecting the Automotive Industry

Our business and operating results are directly affected by the relative strength of the North American automotive industry, which tends to be driven by macro-economic factors that impact consumer income and confidence levels, housing sales, gasoline prices, automobile discount and incentive offers, and perceptions about global economic stability. The automotive industry remains susceptible to these factors that effect consumer spending habits and could adversely impact consumer demand for vehicles.

The production of cars and light trucks for fiscal year 2013 in North America according to industry forecasts (published by IHS Automotive in August 2013) is currently predicted to increase to approximately 16,150,000 units, which reflects an improvement of 5.7% over fiscal year 2012’s vehicle production of approximately 15,280,000 units. The improved vehicle production reflects an improvement in economic conditions and consumer demand in North America.

The Company continues its approach of monitoring closely the customer release volumes as the overall outlook for the global economy is reflecting signs of improvement, but remains susceptible amid concerns of continued high levels of unemployment and geopolitical unrest.

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Critical Accounting Policies
Preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company believes its estimates and assumptions are reasonable; however, actual results and the timing of the recognition of such amounts could differ from those estimates. The Company has identified the following items as critical accounting policies and estimates utilized by management in the preparation of the Company’s financial statements. These estimates were selected because of inherent imprecision that may result from applying judgment to the estimation process. The expenses and accrued liabilities or allowances related to these policies are initially based on the Company’s best estimates at the time they are recorded. Adjustments are charged or credited to income and the related balance sheet account when actual experience differs from the expected experience underlying the estimates. The Company makes frequent comparisons of actual experience and expected experience in order to mitigate the likelihood that material adjustments will be required.

Revenue Recognition. The Company recognizes revenue both for sales from toll processing and sales of products made with Company-owned steel and aluminum when there is evidence of a sales agreement, the delivery of goods has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectability of revenue is reasonably assured. The Company records revenues upon shipment of product to customers and transfer of title under standard commercial terms. Price adjustments, including those arising from resolution of quality issues, price and quantity discrepancies, surcharges for fuel and/or steel and other commercial issues are recognized in the period when management believes that such amounts become probable, based on management’s estimates.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. The Company evaluates the collectability of accounts receivable based on several factors. In circumstances in which the Company is aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations, a specific allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded against amounts due to reduce the net recognized receivable to the amount the Company reasonably believes will be collected. Additionally, a general allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated based on historical experience of write-offs and the current financial condition of customers. The financial condition of the Company’s customers is dependent on, among other things, the general economic environment, which may substantially change, thereby affecting the recoverability of amounts due to the Company from its customers.

The Company carefully assesses its risk with each of its customers and considers compliance with terms and conditions, aging of the customer accounts, intelligence learned through contact with customer representatives and its net account receivable / account payable position with customers, if applicable, in establishing the allowance.

Inventory Reserves. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined on the first-in, first-out basis. Where appropriate, standard cost systems are used to determine cost and the standards are adjusted as necessary to ensure they approximate actual costs. Estimates of lower of cost or market value of inventory are based upon current economic conditions, historical sales quantities and patterns, and in some cases, the specific risk of loss on specifically identified inventories.

The Company values inventories on a regular basis to identify inventories on hand that may be obsolete or in excess of current future projected market demand. For inventory deemed to be obsolete, the Company provides a reserve for the full value of the inventory, net of estimated realizable value. Inventory that is in excess of current and projected use is reduced by an allowance to a level that approximates future demand. Additional inventory reserves may be required if actual market conditions differ from management’s expectations.

The Company continues to monitor purchases of inventory to insure that receipts coincide with shipments, thereby reducing the economic risk of holding excessive levels of inventory that could result in long holding periods or in unsalable inventory leading to losses in conversion.

Income Taxes. The Company utilizes the asset and liability method in accounting for income taxes. Income tax expense includes U.S. and international income taxes minus tax credits and other incentives that will reduce tax expense in the year they are claimed. Deferred taxes are recognized at currently enacted tax rates for temporary differences between the financial accounting and income tax basis of assets and liabilities and operating losses and tax credit carryforwards. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce net deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be realized. The Company assesses both positive and negative evidence when measuring the need for a valuation allowance. Evidence typically assessed includes the operating results for the most recent three-year period and, to a lesser extent because of inherent uncertainty, the expectations of future profitability, available tax planning strategies, the time period over which the temporary differences will reverse and taxable income in prior carryback years if carryback is permitted under the tax law. The calculation of the Company’s tax liabilities also involves dealing with uncertainties in the application of complex tax laws and regulations. The Company recognizes liabilities for uncertain income tax positions based on the Company’s estimate of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes will be required. The Company reports interest and penalties related to uncertain income tax positions as income taxes.

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Business Combinations. The Company includes the results of operations of the businesses that it acquires as of the respective dates of acquisition. The Company allocates the fair value of the purchase price of its acquisitions to the tangible assets acquired, and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill.

Impairment of Long-lived Assets Including Goodwill and Other Acquired Intangible Assets. The Company has historically performed an annual impairment analysis of long-lived assets, which only included property, plant and equipment since the Company has only recently acquired intangible assets and goodwill from the acquisitions described at Note 3. However, when significant events, that meet the definition of a “triggering event” in the context of assessing asset impairments occur within the industry or within the Company’s primary customer base, an interim impairment analysis is performed. The analysis consists of reviewing the next five years outlook for sales, profitability, and cash flow for each of the Company’s manufacturing plants and for the overall Company. The five-year outlook includes the consideration of known sales opportunities for which purchase orders exist, potential sale opportunities that are under development, third party forecasts of North American car builds (published by IHS Automotive), and the potential sales that could result from new manufacturing process additions and lastly, strategic geographic localities that are important to servicing the automotive industry. All of this data is collected as part of the Company's annual planning process and is updated with more current Company specific and industry data when an interim period impairment analysis is deemed necessary. In concluding the impairment analysis, the Company incorporates a sensitivity analysis by probability weighting the achievement of the forecasted cash flows by plant and achievements of cash flows.

The property, plant and equipment included in the analysis for each plant represents factory facilities devoted to the Company’s manufacturing processes and the related equipment within each plant needed to perform and support those processes. The property, plant and equipment of each plant form each plant’s asset group and typically certain key assets in the group form the primary processes at that plant that generate revenue and cash flow for that facility. Certain key assets have a life of ten to twelve years and the remainder of the assets in the asset group are shorter-lived assets that support the key processes. When the analysis indicates that estimated future undiscounted cash flows of a plant are less than the net carrying value of the long-lived assets of such plant, to the extent that the assets cannot be redeployed to another plant to generate positive cash flow, the Company will record an impairment charge, reducing the net carrying value of the fixed assets (exclusive of land and buildings, the fair value of which would be assessed through appraisals) to zero. Alternative courses of action to recover the carrying amount of the long-lived asset group are typically not considered due to the limited-use nature of the equipment and the full utilization of their useful life. The depreciable lives of the Company’s fixed assets are generally consistent between years unless the assets are devoted to the manufacture of a customized automotive part and the equipment has limited reapplication opportunities. If the production of a part concludes earlier than expected, the asset life is shortened to fully amortize its remaining value over the shortened production period.

Intangible assets with definitive lives are amortized over their estimated useful lives. The Company amortizes its acquired intangible assets with definitive lives on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from two to fifteen years. See Note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for a description of the current intangible assets and their estimated amortization expense. Amortization of trade names, non-compete agreements and customer relationships is included within selling, general, and administrative expenses in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

The Company cannot predict the occurrence of future impairment-triggering events. Such events may include, but are not limited to, significant industry or economic trends and strategic decisions made in response to changes in the economic and competitive conditions impacting the Company’s business. See Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the impairment recoveries recorded in fiscal years 2013 and 2012. The Company continues to assess impairment to long-lived assets based on expected orders from the Company’s customers and current business conditions.

The key assumptions related to the Company’s forecasted operating results could be adversely impacted by, among other things, decreases in estimated North American car builds during the forecast period, the inability of the Company or its major customers to maintain their respective forecasted market share positions, the inability of the Company to achieve the forecasted levels of operating margins on parts produced, and a deterioration in property values associated with manufacturing facilities.

Group Insurance and Workers’ Compensation Accruals. The Company is primarily self-insured for group insurance and workers’ compensation claims and reviews these accruals on a monthly basis to adjust the balances as determined necessary. The Company is fully insured for workers' compensation at oneof its locations. For the self insured plans, the Company reviews historical claims data and lag analysis as the primary indicators of the accruals.

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accrual balance period-to-period. The Company carries excess insurance coverage for group insurance and workers’ compensation claims exceeding a range of $160-170 and $100-500 per plan year, respectively, dependent upon the location where the claim is incurred. At July 31, 2013 and 2012, the amount accrued for group insurance and workers’ compensation claims was $2,692 and $2,501, respectively. The self-insurance reserves established are a result of safety statistics, changes in employment levels, number of open and active workers’ compensation cases, and group insurance plan design features. The Company does not self-insure for any other types of losses.

Share-Based Payments. The Company records compensation expense for the fair value of nonvested stock option awards and restricted stock awards over the remaining vesting period. The Company has elected to use the simplified method to calculate the expected term of the stock options outstanding at five to six years and has utilized historical weighted average volatility. The Company determines the volatility and risk-free rate assumptions used in computing the fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, in consultation with an outside third party. The expected term for the restricted stock award is between one to four years.

The Black-Scholes option valuation model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected life of the stock-based award and stock price volatility. The assumptions used are management’s best estimates, but the estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. As a result, if other assumptions had been used, the recorded stock-based compensation expense could have been materially different from that depicted in the financial statements. In addition, the Company has estimated a 20% forfeiture rate. If actual forfeitures materially differ from the estimate, the share-based compensation expense could be materially different.

The restricted stock was valued based upon the closing date of the grant of the stock. In addition, the Company has estimated a 0% forfeiture rate since the restricted stock was granted to the President and Chief Executive Officer.

Pension and Other Post-Retirement Costs and Liabilities. The Company has recorded significant pension and other post-retirement benefit liabilities that are developed from actuarial valuations. The determination of the Company’s pension liabilities requires key assumptions regarding discount rates used to determine the present value of future benefit payments and the expected return on plan assets. The discount rate is also significant to the development of other post-retirement liabilities. The Company determines these assumptions in consultation with, and after input from, its actuaries.

The discount rate reflects the estimated rate at which the pension and other post-retirement liabilities could be settled at the end of the year. The Company uses the Principal Pension Discount Yield Curve ("Principal Curve") as the basis for determining the discount rate for reporting pension and retiree medical liabilities. The Principal Curve has several advantages to other methods, including: transparency of construction, lower statistical errors, and continuous forward rates for all years. At October 31, 2012, the resulting discount rate from the use of the Principal Curve was 3.75%, a decrease of 1.25% from a year earlier that resulted in an increase of the benefit obligation of approximately $13,728. A change of 25 basis points in the discount rate at October 31, 2012 would increase or decrease expense on an annual basis by approximately $4.

The assumed long-term rate of return on pension assets is applied to the market value of plan assets to derive a reduction to pension expense that approximates the expected average rate of asset investment return over ten or more years. A decrease in the expected long-term rate of return will increase pension expense whereas an increase in the expected long-term rate will reduce pension expense. Decreases in the level of plan assets will serve to increase the amount of pension expense whereas increases in the level of actual plan assets will serve to decrease the amount of pension expense. Any shortfall in the actual return on plan assets from the expected return will increase pension expense in future years due to the amortization of the shortfall, whereas any excess in the actual return on plan assets from the expected return will reduce pension expense in future periods due to the amortization of the excess. A change of 25 basis points in the assumed rate of return on pension assets at October 31, 2012 would increase or decrease pension assets by approximately $124.

The Company’s investment policy for assets of the plans is to maintain an allocation generally of 0% to 70% in equity securities, 0% to 70% in debt securities, and 0% to 10% in real estate. Equity security investments are structured to achieve an equal balance between growth and value stocks. The Company determines the annual rate of return on pension assets by first analyzing the composition of its asset portfolio. Historical rates of return are applied to the portfolio. The Company’s investment advisors and actuaries review this computed rate of return. Industry comparables and other outside guidance are also considered in the annual selection of the expected rates of return on pension assets.

For the twelve months ended October 31, 2012, the actual return on pension plans’ assets for all of the Company’s plans approximated 10.41% to 10.46%, which is above the expected rate of return on plan assets of 7.50% used to derive pension expense. The long term expected rate of return takes into account years with exceptional gains and years with exceptional losses.


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Actual results that differ from these estimates may result in more or less future Company funding into the pension plans than is planned by management. Contributions to and pension expense for the Company’s defined benefit plans could increase or decrease in future years.


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Results of Operations
Three Months Ended July 31, 2013 Compared to Three Months Ended July 31, 2012

REVENUES. Sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 were $166,059, an increase of $24,038 from last year’s third quarter sales of $142,021, or 16.9%. Of the increased sales, approximately $6,920 came from an increase in the production volumes of the North American car and light truck manufacturers. According to industry statistics, North American car and light truck production in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 increased 3.8% from production levels in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 volume. Sales of engineered scrap from improved scrap prices resulted in increased sales of approximately $120. Sales by the two strategic acquisitions completed in the first quarter of 2013 increased sales by approximately $17,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2013.

GROSS PROFIT. Gross profit for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 was $17,461 compared to gross profit of $12,160 in the third quarter of fiscal 2012, an increase of $5,301. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 10.5% in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 and 8.6% in the third quarter of fiscal 2012. Gross profit in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 was favorably impacted by approximately $1,630 from the increased sales volume. A favorable change in sales mix along with a favorable impact realized from the sales of engineered scrap during the third quarter of fiscal 2013 compared to the third quarter of 2012 resulted in a gross margin increase of approximately $1,850. Manufacturing expenses increased approximately $750 in line with the increase in revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2012. Personnel and personnel related expenses increased by approximately $2,060 as the Company’s workforce was increased in anticipation of increased production volumes, planning for future launches, and planning for further increases in North American vehicle production volumes. Included in the personnel related expenses was a $500 increase in pension expense for an estimated settlement charge for lump sum pension distribution to approximately 200 former employees during the current fiscal year as a strategy to remove future pension liability risk and reduce premium payments to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Expenses for repairs and maintenance and manufacturing supplies increased by approximately $40 in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2012. Expenses for depreciation and other fixed costs were reduced by approximately $1,350 in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 compared to the prior year third quarter. Gross profit was favorably impacted by approximately $2,570 by the two businesses acquired in the first quarter of 2013.

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Selling, general and administrative expenses support the growth in sales opportunities, new technologies, new product launches and acquisition activities. Expenses of $9,384 in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 were $2,492 more than expenses of $6,892 in the same period of the prior year. As a percentage of sales, these expenses were 5.7% of sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 and 4.9% in the third quarter of fiscal 2012. The increase reflects our investment in additional personnel and personnel related expenses of approximately $910, an increase of approximately $960 from investments in new technology and increases in other administrative expenses. As a result of the acquisitions, selling, general and administrative expenses increased by approximately $620, consisting of $200 from personnel and personnel related expenses, $270 from the amortization of intangible assets acquired and approximately $150 in other administrative expenses.

ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND RESTRUCTURING CHARGES. Impairment recoveries of $110 were recorded during the third quarter of fiscal 2013 for cash received upon sales of assets from the Company's Mansfield Blanking facility, which was impaired in fiscal 2010.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company entered into negotiations to sell its Mansfield Blanking facility, which ceased operations in December 2011. As a result, the Company recorded an asset impairment charge of $1,552 to reduce the Mansfield real property to an estimated fair value of $1,400 based on an independent assessment that considered recent sales of similar properties and a submitted offer to acquire the real property. In addition, during the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $392 to reduce the value of long lived assets to their estimated fair value. The fair value of machinery and equipment, as determined using level 3 inputs, was zero as the items were worn equipment for which the Company had no further use and they have limited use and limited value in the used equipment market. Impairment recovery of $579 was recorded during the third quarter of fiscal 2012. The recoveries recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 were for cash received upon sales of assets from the Company's Mansfield Blanking facility of $200, which was impaired in fiscal 2010, and from the Company's Liverpool Stamping facility of $379, which was impaired in fiscal 2009. In addition, during the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company reduced a restructuring charge by $30 as a result of certain employees not meeting the requirements for obtaining severance payments associated with the restructuring charge of $352 that the Company recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 2011, relating to a negotiated settlement with approximately 90 employees for severance and health insurance related to the previously announced planned closure of the Company's plant in Mansfield, Ohio.


OTHER. Interest expense for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 was $671, compared to interest expense of $371 during the third quarter of fiscal 2012. The increase in interest expense was the result of higher average borrowings due to the borrowing of

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funds for the Pleasant Prairie acquisition, Anniston asset purchase, Contech acquisition escrow deposit and payment of a special dividend, partially offset by a 100 basis point reduction in our borrowing rate, which was achieved in the Second Amendment. Borrowed funds averaged $86,280 during the third quarter of fiscal 2013 and the weighted average interest rate was 2.26%. In the third quarter of fiscal 2012, borrowed funds averaged $31,135 and the weighted average interest rate was 2.81%.

Other expense, net was $29 for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 compared to other income, net of $4 in the third quarter of fiscal 2012. Other expense in fiscal 2013 is the result of currency transaction losses and other income in fiscal 2012 is the result of currency transaction gains both realized by the Company's Mexican subsidiary. 

The provision for income taxes in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 was an expense of $2,213 on income before taxes of $7,495 for an effective tax rate of 29.5%. The provision for income taxes in the third quarter of fiscal 2012 was an expense of $1,150 on income before taxes of $3,566 for an effective tax rate of 32.2%. The estimated effective tax rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 has decreased compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2012 primarily from favorable prior period tax adjustments.

NET INCOME. The net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2013, improved 118.6% compared to the second quarter of 2012 and was $5,282, or $0.31 per share, diluted. Net income for third the quarter of fiscal 2012 was $2,416, or $0.14 per share, diluted.

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Results of Operations
Nine Months Ended July 31, 2013 Compared to Nine Months Ended July 31, 2012
 
REVENUES. Sales for the first nine months of fiscal 2013 were $493,588, an increase of $56,365 from last year’s first nine months sales of $437,223, or 12.9%. Of the increased sales, approximately $17,210 came from an increase in the production volumes of the North American car and light truck manufacturers. According to industry statistics, North American car and light truck production for the first nine months of fiscal 2013 increased by 4.7% from production levels for the first nine months of fiscal 2012. The volume increases were partially offset by an approximately $4,220 reduction in sales of engineered scrap from reduced scrap prices and from a reduction in sales for the heavy truck industry that the Company also serves. Sales by the two strategic acquisitions completed in the first quarter of 2013 increased sales by approximately $43,370 for the first nine months of fiscal 2013.

GROSS PROFIT. Gross profit for the first nine months of fiscal 2013 was $49,610 compared to gross profit of $38,278 in the first nine months of fiscal 2012, an increase of $11,332. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 10.1% in the first nine months of fiscal 2013 and 8.8% in the first nine months of fiscal 2012. Gross profit in the first nine months of fiscal 2013 was favorably impacted by approximately $4,000 from the increased sales volume. Gross profit margin was affected by a favorable change in sales mix net against an unfavorable impact realized from the sales of engineered scrap during the first nine months of fiscal 2013 compared to the first nine months of 2012, resulting in a net gross margin increase of approximately $850. Manufacturing expenses were reduced by approximately $1,690 in the first nine months of fiscal 2013 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2012. Personnel and personnel related expenses increased in line with the increased revenues by approximately $3,560 as the Company’s workforce was increased in anticipation of increased production volumes, planning for future launches, and planning for further increases in North American vehicle production volumes. Included in the personnel related expenses was a $500 increase in pension expense for an estimated settlement charge for lump sum pension distribution to approximately 200 former employees during the current fiscal year as a strategy to remove future pension liability risk and reduce premium payments to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Expenses for repairs and maintenance and manufacturing supplies were reduced by approximately $1,010 in the first nine months of fiscal 2013 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2012. Expenses for depreciation and utilities were reduced by approximately $4,240 in the first nine months of fiscal 2013 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2012. Gross profit was favorably impacted by approximately $4,790 from the two businesses acquired in the first quarter of 2013.
 
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Selling, general and administrative expenses support the growth in sales opportunities, new technologies, new product launches and acquisition activities. Expenses of $25,901 in the first nine months of fiscal 2013 were $5,152 more than expenses of $20,749 in the first nine months of fiscal 2012. As a percentage of sales, these expenses were 5.2% of sales in the first nine months of fiscal 2013 and 4.7% of sales in the first nine months of fiscal 2012. The increase reflects our investment in additional personnel and personnel related expenses of approximately $1,480, an increase of approximately $2,060 from investments in new technology and increases in other administrative expenses. As a result of the acquisitions, selling, general and administrative expenses increased by approximately $1,610, consisting of $570 from personnel and personnel related expenses, $690 from the amortization of intangible assets acquired and approximately $350 in other administrative expenses.
 
ASSET IMPAIRMENT AND RESTRUCTURING CHARGES. Impairment recoveries of $117 were recorded during the first nine months of fiscal 2013 for cash received upon sales of assets from the Company's Mansfield Blanking facility, which was impaired in fiscal 2010.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company entered into negotiations to sell its Mansfield Blanking facility, which ceased operations in December 2011. As a result, the Company recorded an asset impairment charge of $1,552 to reduce the Mansfield real property to an estimated fair value of $1,400 based on an independent assessment that considered recent sales of similar properties and a submitted offer to acquire the real property. In addition, during the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $392 to reduce the value of long lived assets to their estimated fair value. The fair value of machinery and equipment, as determined using level 3 inputs, was zero as the items were worn equipment for which the Company had no further use and they have limited use and limited value in the used equipment market. Impairment recovery of $1,202 was recorded during the first nine months of fiscal 2012. The recoveries recorded in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 were for cash received upon sales of assets from the Company's Mansfield Blanking facility of $689, which was impaired in fiscal 2010, and the Company's Liverpool Stamping facility of $508, which was impaired in fiscal 2009, with the remaining $5 of recoveries coming from other assets impaired in prior periods. In addition, during the third quarter of fiscal 2012, the Company reduced a restructuring charge by $30 as a result of certain employees not meeting the requirements for obtaining severance payments associated with the restructuring charge of $352 that the Company recorded in the third quarter of fiscal 2011, relating to a negotiated settlement with approximately 90 employees for severance and health insurance related to the previously announced planned closure of the Company's plant in Mansfield, Ohio.

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OTHER. Interest expense for the first nine months of fiscal 2013 was $1,665, compared to interest expense of $1,182 during the first nine months of fiscal 2012. The increase in interest expense was the result of higher average borrowings due to the borrowing of funds for the Pleasant Prairie acquisition, Anniston asset purchase, Contech acquisition escrow deposit and payment of a special dividend, partially offset by a 100 basis point reduction in our borrowing rate, which was achieved in the Second Amendment. Borrowed funds averaged $72,440 during the first nine months of fiscal 2013 and the weighted average interest rate was 2.03%. In the first nine months of fiscal 2012, borrowed funds averaged $29,153 while the weighted average interest rate was 2.81%.
 
Other expense, net was $74 for the first nine months of fiscal 2013 compared to other income, net of $26 in the first nine months of fiscal 2012. Other expense, net in the first nine months of fiscal 2013 was the result of currency transaction losses realized by the Company's Mexican subsidiary. Other income, net in the first nine months of fiscal 2012 was the result of currency transaction gains. 
 
The provision for income taxes for the first nine months of fiscal 2013 was an expense of $6,999 on income before taxes of $22,114 for an effective tax rate of 31.6%. The provision for income taxes for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 was an expense of $5,762 on income before taxes of $15,661 for an effective tax rate of 36.8%. The estimated effective tax rate for the first nine months of fiscal 2013 has decreased compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2012 primarily because our foreign operations were profitable and favorable prior period tax adjustments occurred in the first nine months of fiscal 2013.
 
NET INCOME. Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2013 improved 52.7% compared to the first nine months of 2012 and was $15,115, or $0.89 per share, diluted. Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2012 was $9,899 or $0.59 per share, diluted.



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Liquidity and Capital Resources

On April 19, 2011, the Company entered into an amended and restated Credit and Security Agreement (the “Agreement”) with a syndicate of lenders led by The Privatebank and Trust Company, as co-lead arranger, sole book runner and administrative agent, and PNC Capital Markets, LLC, as co-lead arranger, and PNC Bank, National Association, as syndication agent. The Agreement amends and restates in its entirety the Company’s Credit Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2008.

The Agreement had a five-year term and provided for an $80 million secured revolving line of credit which could be increased up to $120 million subject to the Company’s pro forma compliance with financial covenants, the administrative agent’s approval and the Company obtaining commitments for such increase. The Company is permitted to prepay the borrowings under the revolving credit facility without penalty.

The Agreement specifies that upon the occurrence of an event or condition deemed to have a material adverse effect on the business or operations of the Company, as determined by the administrative agent of the lending syndicate or the required lenders, as defined as 51% of the aggregate commitment under the Agreement, the outstanding borrowings become due and payable at the option of the required lenders. The Company does not anticipate at this time any change in business conditions or operations that could be deemed a material adverse effect by the lenders.

Borrowings under the Agreement are collateralized by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the tangible and intangible property of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the stock of foreign subsidiaries.
On January 31, 2012, the Company entered into a First Amendment Agreement (the “First Amendment”) to the Agreement.

The First Amendment continued the Company's revolving line of credit up to $80 million through April 2016 with a modification to the calculation of the fixed charge coverage ratio to allow for payment of a special dividend declared on February 1, 2012 and other modifications to allow the Company to participate in certain customer-sponsored financing arrangements allowing for early, discounted payment of Company invoices.

On December 26, 2012, the Company entered into a Second Amendment Agreement (the "Second Amendment") to the Agreement. The Second Amendment extends the commitment period to December 25, 2017 and increases the Company's revolving line of credit to $120 million, which may be increased to up to $200 million subject to the Company's pro forma compliance with financial covenants, the administrative agent's approval and the Company obtaining commitments for such increase.
    

The Second Amendment also amends the maximum leverage and fixed charge coverage ratios. The Second Amendment increased the permitted leverage ratio from 2.25 to 2.85 and specifies that the leverage ratio shall not exceed 2.85 to 1.00 to the conclusion of the Agreement. Further, the Second Amendment reduced the fixed charge coverage ratio reducing it from 2.50 to 2.00 and specifies that the fixed charge coverage ratio shall not be less than 2.00 to 1.00 to the conclusion of the Agreement.

On June 4, 2013, the Company entered into a Third Amendment Agreement (the "Third Amendment") to the Agreement. The Third Amendment increases the Company's revolving line of credit to $175 million, which may be increased to up to $255 million subject to the Company's pro forma compliance with financial covenants, the administrative agent's approval and the Company obtaining commitments for such increase. The Company was in compliance with the financial covenants as of July 31, 2013.

Borrowings under the Agreement, as amended, bear interest, at the Company's option, at LIBOR or the prime rate established from time to time by the administrative agent, in each case plus an applicable margin. The Second Amendment reduced the interest rate margin on LIBOR loans from 2.5% to 1.5% and maintained a 0% rate margin on base rate loans through March 31, 2013. Thereafter, the interest rate margin on LIBOR loans will be 1.5% to 2.5% and on base rate loans will be 0% to 1.0%, depending on the Company's leverage ratio.

After considering letters of credit of $1,748 that the Company has issued, available funds under the Agreement were $90,252 at July 31, 2013.

In July 2013, the Company entered into a finance agreement with an insurance broker for various insurance policies that bears interest at a fixed rate of 2.15% requiring an initial down payment of $186 due with the first monthly payment of $68. The monthly payments extend through April 2014. As of July 31, 2013, $860 remained outstanding under this agreement.



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Scheduled repayments under the terms of the Agreement plus repayments of other debt for the next five years are listed below:

    
Twelve Months ended July 31,
Agreement
 
Other Debt

 
Total
2014
$

 
$
860

 
$
860

2015

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2018
83,000

 

 
83,000

Total
$
83,000

 
$
860

 
$
83,860


At July 31, 2013, total debt was $83,860 and total equity was $119,149, resulting in a capitalization rate of 41.3% debt, 58.7% equity. Current assets were $134,915 and current liabilities were $87,745 resulting in positive working capital of $47,170.

For the nine months ended July 31, 2013, operations generated $30,616 of cash flow compared to $26,213 in the first nine months of 2012.

Changes in operating assets and liabilities since October 31, 2012 were a use of funds of $1,226. During the first nine months of fiscal 2013, accounts receivable and related party receivables have increased by $9,392, inventory decreased by $2,963 and accounts payable increased by $711.

Cash capital expenditures in the first nine months of fiscal 2013 were $18,584. The Company had unpaid capital expenditures of approximately $1,889, and such amounts are included in accounts payable and excluded from capital expenditures in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of cash flows. Total estimated capital expenditures for fiscal 2013 are approximately $25,000, subject to change based on business conditions.

The Company used cash of $68,178 ($67,723 net of cash acquired) during the first nine months of fiscal 2013 for acquisitions discussed in Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company utilized available funds from the Agreement to fund the acquisition activities.

On December 28, 2012, the Company paid aggregate dividends of $4,226, resulting from the special dividend of $0.25 per share that the Board of Directors approved and the Company announced on December 7, 2012.

The Company continues to closely monitor business conditions that are currently affecting the automotive industry and therefore, to closely monitor the Company's working capital position to insure adequate funds for operations. The Company anticipates that funds from operations will be adequate to meet the obligations under the Agreement through maturity of the Agreement in December 2017, as well as pension contributions totaling $5,146 during fiscal 2013 and capital expenditures for fiscal 2013.

Effect of Inflation, Deflation

Generally, inflation affects the Company by increasing the interest expense of floating rate indebtedness and by increasing the cost of labor, equipment and raw materials. Inflation has not had a material effect on the Company’s financial results.

In periods of decreasing prices, deflation occurs and may also affect the Company’s results of operations. With respect to steel purchases, the Company’s purchases of steel through customers’ resale steel programs protects recovery of the cost of steel through the selling price of the Company’s products. For non-resale steel purchases, the Company coordinates the cost of steel purchases with the related selling price of the product. For the Company's aluminum die casting business, the Company coordinates the cost of aluminum purchases with the related selling price of the product.


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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements made by the Company in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding earnings or general belief in the Company’s expectations of future operating results are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, forward-looking statements are statements that relate to the Company’s operating performance, events or developments that the Company believes or expects to occur in the future, including those that discuss strategies, goals, outlook, or other non-historical matters, or that relate to future sales, earnings expectations, cost savings, awarded sales, volume growth, earnings or general belief in the Company’s expectations of future operating results. The forward-looking statements are made on the basis of management’s assumptions and expectations. As a result, there can be no guarantee or assurance that these assumptions and expectations will in fact occur. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to materially differ from those contained in the statements. Some, but not all, of the risks include the ability of the Company to accomplish its strategic objectives with respect to implementing its sustainable business model; the ability to obtain future sales; changes in worldwide economic and political conditions, including adverse effects from terrorism or related hostilities; costs related to legal and administrative matters; the Company’s ability to realize cost savings expected to offset price concessions; the Company's ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses; inefficiencies related to production and product launches that are greater than anticipated; changes in technology and technological risks; increased fuel and utility costs; work stoppages and strikes at the Company’s facilities and that of the Company’s customers; the Company’s dependence on the automotive and heavy truck industries, which are highly cyclical; the dependence of the automotive industry on consumer spending, which is subject to the impact of domestic and international economic conditions, including increased energy costs affecting car and light truck production, and regulations and policies regarding international trade; financial and business downturns of the Company’s customers or vendors, including any production cutbacks or bankruptcies; increases in the price of, or limitations on the availability of, steel, the Company’s primary raw material, or decreases in the price of scrap steel; the successful launch and consumer acceptance of new vehicles for which the Company supplies parts; the occurrence of any event or condition that may be deemed a material adverse effect under the Agreement; pension plan funding requirements; and other factors, uncertainties, challenges and risks detailed in the Company’s other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any or all of these risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect management’s analysis only as of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof. In addition to the disclosures contained herein, readers should carefully review risks and uncertainties contained in other documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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Item 4.
Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms. As of July 31, 2013, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company’s PEO and PFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of July 31, 2013.

During the first quarter ended January 31, 2013, the following occurred:

On December 28, 2012, the Company acquired the business and related assets of Albany-Chicago Company LLC and on December 13, 2012, the Company acquired the business and certain assets of Atlantic Tool & Die - Alabama, Inc., both of which operated under their own set of systems and internal controls. The business and related assets of the Atlantic Tool & Die - Alabama acquisition have been integrated into the Jefferson Blanking facility and incorporated into its existing control environment. The Company is maintaining the existing internal control environment of the Albany-Chicago Company LLC and has begun to incorporate the acquired processes into the Company's own control environment. The Company expects to be substantially complete with the incorporation of the acquired operations of Albany-Chicago Company LLC as they relate to systems and internal controls, into its control environment during fiscal 2013.

There were no other changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the third quarter of fiscal 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.


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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 5.        Other Information

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Item 6.
Exhibits


31.1
Principal Executive Officer’s Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
31.2
Principal Financial Officer’s Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
32.1
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 


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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.

 
SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Ramzi Hermiz
 
 
Ramzi Hermiz
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Thomas M. Dugan
 
 
Thomas M. Dugan
 
 
Vice President of Finance and Treasurer
Date: August 30, 2013

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 
 
31.1

Principal Executive Officer’s Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
31.2

Principal Financial Officer’s Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
32.1

Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 

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