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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 3, 2016.
OR
o
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 001-14962
 
CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
04-3477276
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
c/o CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, Inc.
30 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Burlington, MA
 
01803-4238
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(781) 270-1200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
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  o
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  o
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
x
 
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  o    No  x
As of July 26, 2016, there were 16,423,356 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.



CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS


 
Page
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 3, 2016 and December 31, 2015
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Six Months Ended July 3, 2016 and July 5, 2015
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the Three and Six Months Ended July 3, 2016 and July 5, 2015
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended July 3, 2016 and July 5, 2015
 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)

 
July 3, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
ASSETS
 
 
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
72,970

 
$
54,541

Trade accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $7,811 and $8,290, respectively
115,327

 
125,628

Inventories
162,347

 
177,840

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
21,522

 
16,441

Total Current Assets
372,166

 
374,450

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
81,973

 
87,029

OTHER ASSETS:
 
 
 
Goodwill
117,138

 
115,452

Intangibles, net
43,688

 
48,981

Deferred income taxes
36,328

 
36,799

Other assets
6,183

 
7,204

TOTAL ASSETS
$
657,476

 
$
669,915

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
45,987

 
$
64,284

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
39,945

 
52,878

Accrued compensation and benefits
19,121

 
18,424

Income taxes payable
9,174

 
6,585

Total Current Liabilities
114,227

 
142,171

LONG-TERM DEBT
97,600

 
90,500

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
9,927

 
10,424

OTHER NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
24,355

 
26,043

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

 

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 29,000,000 shares authorized; 16,423,059 and 16,364,299 shares issued and outstanding at July 3, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively
178

 
177

Additional paid-in capital
286,601

 
283,621

Retained earnings
264,375

 
257,939

Common treasury stock, at cost (1,381,784 shares at July 3, 2016 and December 31, 2015)
(74,972
)
 
(74,972
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
(64,815
)
 
(65,988
)
Total Shareholders’ Equity
411,367

 
400,777

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
$
657,476

 
$
669,915

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

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CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
July 3,
2016
 
July 5,
2015
 
July 3,
2016
 
July 5,
2015
Net revenues
$
146,392

 
$
166,906

 
$
297,190

 
$
332,766

Cost of revenues
99,961

 
116,112

 
205,526

 
229,323

     GROSS PROFIT
46,431

 
50,794

 
91,664

 
103,443

Selling, general and administrative expenses
36,490

 
42,394

 
74,289

 
81,201

Special charges, net
4,594

 
3,310

 
6,533

 
4,821

     OPERATING INCOME
5,347

 
5,090

 
10,842

 
17,421

Other expense (income):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
605

 
805

 
1,236

 
1,446

Other income, net
(549
)
 
(104
)
 
(1,077
)
 
(610
)
     TOTAL OTHER EXPENSE, NET
56

 
701

 
159

 
836

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
5,291

 
4,389

 
10,683

 
16,585

Provision for income taxes
1,478

 
2,517

 
2,998

 
5,800

NET INCOME
$
3,813

 
$
1,872

 
$
7,685

 
$
10,785

Earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.23

 
$
0.11

 
$
0.47

 
$
0.63

Diluted
$
0.23

 
$
0.11

 
$
0.46

 
$
0.62

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
16,424

 
16,828

 
16,403

 
17,245

Diluted
16,595

 
16,900

 
16,538

 
17,306

Dividends declared per common share
$
0.0375

 
$
0.0375

 
$
0.0750

 
$
0.0750

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

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CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 

 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
July 3, 2016
 
July 5, 2015
 
July 3, 2016
 
July 5, 2015
Net income
$
3,813

 
$
1,872

 
$
7,685

 
$
10,785

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 

Foreign currency translation adjustments
(7,121
)
 
8,506

 
1,173

 
(16,944
)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
(7,121
)
 
8,506

 
1,173

 
(16,944
)
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
$
(3,308
)
 
$
10,378

 
$
8,858

 
$
(6,159
)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
Six Months Ended
 
July 3,
2016
 
July 5,
2015
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Net income
$
7,685

 
$
10,785

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation
6,476

 
7,150

Amortization
5,098

 
3,537

Bad debt (recovery) expense
(853
)
 
1,469

Loss on write down of inventory
4,011

 
3,673

Compensation expense of share-based plans
2,909

 
4,122

Tax effect of share-based plan compensation
116

 
(287
)
Loss on sale or write down of property, plant and equipment
3,116

 
377

Gain on sale of business

 
(972
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisition and disposition:
 
 
 
Trade accounts receivable
11,555

 
12,313

Inventories
13,281

 
(27,875
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(3,480
)
 
(8,484
)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
(32,161
)
 
(14,174
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
17,753

 
(8,366
)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
(6,998
)
 
(5,567
)
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment
1,138

 

Proceeds from the sale of affiliate

 
2,759

Business acquisition, net of cash acquired

 
(79,983
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(5,860
)
 
(82,791
)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
Proceeds from long-term debt
65,939

 
202,380

Payments of long-term debt
(58,890
)
 
(100,533
)
Dividends paid
(1,249
)
 
(1,308
)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options
180

 
70

Tax effect of share-based plan compensation
(116
)
 
287

Purchases of common stock

 
(69,517
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
5,864

 
31,379

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
672

 
(6,567
)
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
18,429

 
(66,345
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
54,541

 
121,372

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
$
72,970

 
$
55,027

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

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CIRCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

(1) Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited, condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared according to the rules and regulations of the United States (the "U.S.") Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of income, consolidated statements of comprehensive income and consolidated statements of cash flows of CIRCOR International, Inc. (“CIRCOR”, the “Company”, “us”, “we” or “our”) for the periods presented. We prepare our interim financial information using the same accounting principles we use for our annual audited consolidated financial statements. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the annual audited consolidated financial statements have been condensed or omitted in accordance with prescribed SEC rules. We believe that the disclosures made in our condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2015 is as reported in our audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. Our accounting policies are described in the notes to our December 31, 2015 consolidated financial statements, which were included in our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. We recommend that the financial statements included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

We operate and report financial information using a 52-week fiscal year ending December 31. The data periods contained within our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q reflect the results of operations for the 13-week, 26-week and 39-week periods which generally end on the Sunday nearest the calendar quarter-end date. Operating results for the six months ended July 3, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2016.

The Company recorded additions to property, plant and equipment for which cash payments had not yet been made of $1.4 million and $1.2 million in the six months ended July 3, 2016 and July 5, 2015, respectively.


(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies used in preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended July 3, 2016 are consistent with those discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

New Accounting Standards

In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2016-02, Leases. ASU 2016-02 outlines a model of enhanced transparency for lessees by recognizing lease-related assets and liabilities on the balance sheet. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted for all entities. ASU 2016-02 requires a modified retrospective approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to elect to use certain transition relief. We are currently evaluating the requirements of ASU 2016-02 and have not yet determined its impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, as part of its Simplification Initiative. The areas for simplification in this update involve several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted for all entities. We are currently evaluating the requirements of ASU 2016-09 and have not yet determined its impact on our consolidated financial statements.


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(3) Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):
 
July 3, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
Raw materials
$
49,839

 
$
51,439

Work in process
77,624

 
83,324

Finished goods
34,884

 
43,077

Total inventories
$
162,347

 
$
177,840


(4) Business Acquisition

On April 15, 2015, we acquired all of the outstanding equity interest of Germany-based Schroedahl GmbH ("Schroedahl"), a privately-owned manufacturer of safety and control valves primarily serving the power generation market. Founded in 1962 with customers in Asia, Europe and the Americas, Schroedahl designs and manufactures custom-engineered high-pressure auto-recirculation and control valves primarily for pump protection applications. We acquired Schroedahl for an aggregate purchase price of $79.7 million in cash, net of acquired cash. We acquired Schroedahl to further increase our penetration into the power generation market. The operating results of Schroedahl have been included in our consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition and reported within the Energy segment. Acquisition-related costs of $0.8 million primarily consisted of legal and financial advisory services and were expensed as incurred in general and administrative expenses during the six months ended July 5, 2015. We financed the acquisition of Schroedahl through cash on hand and net borrowings of approximately $23.8 million under our existing credit facility.

The purchase price allocation is based upon a valuation of assets and liabilities that was prepared with assistance from a third party valuation specialist. The purchase accounting was finalized during the first quarter of fiscal 2016. The assets and liabilities include the valuation of acquired intangible assets, certain operating liabilities, and the evaluation of deferred income taxes.

The following table summarizes the fair value of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed, at the date of acquisition:
(in thousands)
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
36,316

Other current assets
11,470

Property, plant and equipment
1,999

Intangible assets
32,829

Current liabilities
(5,452
)
Deferred tax liability
(7,285
)
Other non-current liabilities
(642
)
Total identifiable net assets
69,235

Goodwill
46,818

Total purchase price
$
116,053


The fair value of accounts receivable acquired approximates the contractual value of $4.3 million. The goodwill recognized is attributable primarily to projected future profitable growth, market penetration, as well as an expanded customer base for the Energy segment. The goodwill arising from the acquisition that is deductible for income tax purposes is $13.2 million.
The Schroedahl acquisition resulted in the identification of the following identifiable intangible assets:

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Intangible assets acquired (in thousands)
 
Weighted average amortization period (in years)
Customer relationships
$
22,185

 
7
Order backlog
3,993

 
1
Acquired technology
2,260

 
10
Trade name
4,391

 
Indefinite
Total intangible assets
$
32,829

 

The fair value of the intangible assets was based on variations of the income approach, which estimates fair value based on the present value of cash flows that the assets are expected to generate which included the relief-from-royalty method, incremental cash flow method, multi-period excess earnings method and direct cash flow method, depending on the intangible asset being valued. Customer relationships, order backlog, and acquired technology are amortized on a cash flow basis. The trade name was assigned an indefinite life based on the Company’s intention to keep the Schroedahl name for an indefinite period of time. Refer to Note 5 for future expected amortization to be recorded.
Schroedahl's results for the three and six months ended July 3, 2016 include $6.9 million and $13.1 million of net revenue, respectively and $1.0 million and $1.3 million of operating income, respectively. Operating income includes $1.9 million and $3.8 million of intangible amortization. Pro forma results of operations for the acquisition have not been presented because the effects of the acquisition are not material to the Company's consolidated financial results.

(5) Goodwill and Intangibles, net

The following table shows goodwill by segment as of July 3, 2016 (in thousands): 
 
Energy
 
Aerospace & Defense
 
Consolidated
Total
Goodwill as of December 31, 2015
$
93,175

 
$
22,277

 
$
115,452

Adjustments to preliminary purchase price allocation
196

 

 
196

Currency translation adjustments
1,458

 
32

 
1,490

Goodwill as of July 3, 2016
$
94,829

 
$
22,309

 
$
117,138


The table below presents gross intangible assets and the related accumulated amortization as of July 3, 2016 (in thousands):
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
Patents
$
6,026

 
$
(5,782
)
Non-amortized intangibles (primarily trademarks and trade names)
15,042

 

Customer relationships
52,547

 
(27,286
)
Order backlog
5,140

 
(4,545
)
Acquired technology
2,373

 
(691
)
Other
5,362

 
(4,498
)
Total
$
86,490

 
$
(42,802
)
Net carrying value of intangible assets
$
43,688

 
 

The table below presents estimated remaining amortization expense for intangible assets recorded as of July 3, 2016 (in thousands):
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
 
2019
 
2020
 
After 2020
Estimated amortization expense
$
4,895

 
$
7,861

 
$
6,093

 
$
4,481

 
$
2,882

 
$
2,434



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(6) Segment Information
The following table presents certain reportable segment information (in thousands):
 
Energy
 
Aerospace & Defense
 
Corporate /
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Total
Three Months Ended July 3, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenues
$
110,677

 
$
35,715

 
$

 
$
146,392

Inter-segment revenues
164

 
44

 
(208
)
 

Operating income (loss)
10,125

 
652

 
(5,430
)
 
5,347

Interest expense, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
605

Other income, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
(549
)
Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
5,291

Identifiable assets
717,292

 
176,175

 
(235,819
)
 
657,648

Capital expenditures
1,500

 
1,803

 
123

 
3,426

Depreciation and amortization
4,133

 
1,316

 
332

 
5,781

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended July 5, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenues
$
127,230

 
$
39,676

 
$

 
$
166,906

Inter-segment revenues
253

 
18

 
(271
)
 

Operating income (loss)
9,170

 
1,397

 
(5,477
)
 
5,090

Interest expense, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
805

Other income, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
(104
)
Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
4,389

Identifiable assets
822,176

 
187,932

 
(263,807
)
 
746,301

Capital expenditures
2,108

 
1,174

 
355

 
3,637

Depreciation and amortization
4,650

 
1,491

 
315

 
6,456

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended July 3, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenues
$
223,297

 
$
73,893

 
$

 
$
297,190

Inter-segment revenues
358

 
92

 
(450
)
 

Operating income (loss)
20,028

 
2,734

 
(11,920
)
 
10,842

Interest expense, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,236

Other income, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,077
)
Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
10,683

Identifiable assets
717,292

 
176,175

 
(235,819
)
 
657,648

Capital expenditures
3,568

 
2,879

 
229

 
6,676

Depreciation and amortization
8,240

 
2,677

 
657

 
11,574

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended July 5, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net revenues
$
254,816

 
$
77,950

 
$

 
$
332,766

Inter-segment revenues
503

 
101

 
(604
)
 

Operating income (loss)
25,102

 
4,250

 
(11,931
)
 
17,421

Interest expense, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,446

Other income, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
(610
)
Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
16,585

Identifiable assets
822,176

 
187,932

 
(263,807
)
 
746,301

Capital expenditures
3,424

 
1,649

 
547

 
5,620

Depreciation and amortization
7,083

 
3,021

 
583

 
10,687

Each reporting segment is individually managed and has separate financial results that are reviewed by our chief operating decision-maker. Each segment contains related products and services particular to that segment.


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In calculating operating income for each reporting segment, certain administrative expenses incurred at the corporate level for the benefit of other reporting segments were allocated to the segments based upon specific identification of costs, employment related information or net revenues.

Corporate / Eliminations are reported on a net “after allocations” basis. Inter-segment intercompany transactions affecting net operating profit have been eliminated within the respective operating segments.

The operating loss reported in the Corporate / Eliminations column in the preceding table consists primarily of the following corporate expenses: compensation and fringe benefit costs for executive management and other corporate staff; Board of Director compensation; corporate development costs (relating to mergers and acquisitions); human resource development and benefit plan administration expenses; legal, accounting and other professional and consulting fees; facilities, equipment and maintenance costs; and travel and various other administrative costs. The above costs are incurred in the course of furthering the business prospects of the Company and relate to activities such as: implementing strategic business growth opportunities; corporate governance; risk management; treasury; investor relations and shareholder services; regulatory compliance; and stock transfer agent costs.

The total assets for each operating segment have been reported as the Identifiable Assets for that segment, including inter-segment intercompany receivables, payables and investments in other CIRCOR businesses. Identifiable assets reported in Corporate / Eliminations include both corporate assets, such as cash, deferred taxes, prepaid and other assets, fixed assets, as well as the elimination of all inter-segment intercompany assets. The elimination of intercompany assets results in negative amounts reported in Corporate / Eliminations for Identifiable Assets as of July 3, 2016 and July 5, 2015. Corporate Identifiable Assets after elimination of intercompany assets were $48.7 million and $21.9 million as of July 3, 2016 and July 5, 2015, respectively.

(7) Earnings Per Common Share ("EPS")
 
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended
 
July 3, 2016
 
July 5, 2015
 
Net
Income
 
Shares
 
Per Share
Amount
 
Net
Income
 
Shares
 
Per Share
Amount
Basic EPS
$
3,813

 
16,424

 
$
0.23

 
$
1,872

 
16,828

 
$
0.11

Dilutive securities, common stock options

 
171

 

 

 
72

 

Diluted EPS
$
3,813

 
16,595


$
0.23


$
1,872


16,900


$
0.11

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
July 3, 2016
 
July 5, 2015
 
Net
Income
 
Shares
 
Per Share
Amount
 
Net
Income
 
Shares
 
Per Share
Amount
Basic EPS
$
7,685

 
16,403

 
$
0.47

 
$
10,785

 
17,245

 
$
0.63

Dilutive securities, common stock options

 
135

 
(0.01
)
 

 
61

 
(0.01
)
Diluted EPS
$
7,685

 
16,538

 
$
0.46

 
$
10,785

 
17,306

 
$
0.62


Stock options, Restricted Stock Unit Awards (“RSU Awards”) and Restricted Stock Unit Management Stock Plans ("RSU MSPs") covering 136,041 and 311,880 shares of common stock, for the six months ended July 3, 2016 and July 5, 2015, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because their effect would be anti-dilutive.

(8) Financial Instruments

Fair Value
The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and trade payables approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these financial instruments. Cash equivalents are carried at cost which approximates fair value at the balance sheet date and are Level 1 financial instruments. As of July 3, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the outstanding balance of the Company’s debt approximated its fair value based on current rates available to the Company for debt of the same maturity and is a Level 2 financial instrument.


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Foreign Currency Exchange Risk
The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations including foreign currency exchange rate risk and interest rate risk. The Company currently uses derivative instruments to manage foreign currency risk on certain business transactions denominated in foreign currencies. To the extent the underlying transactions hedged are completed, these forward contracts do not subject us to significant risk from exchange rate movements because they offset gains and losses on the related foreign currency denominated transactions. These forward contracts do not qualify as hedging instruments and, therefore, do not qualify for fair value or cash flow hedge treatment. Any gains and losses on our contracts are recognized as a component of other expense in our condensed consolidated statements of income.

As of July 3, 2016, we had six forward contracts: three U.S. Dollar/Euro contracts with a notional amount of $9.4 million and three Brazilian Real/Euro contracts with a notional amount of less than $0.1 million. This compares to thirteen forward contracts as of December 31, 2015. The fair value liability of the derivative forward contracts was less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million that was included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets as of July 3, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Our foreign currency forward contracts fall within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820. For the six month period ended July 3, 2016, the unrealized foreign exchange gain associated with these forward contracts was approximately $0.6 million. This compares to an unrealized foreign exchange gain of approximately $0.2 million for the six month period ended July 5, 2015.

(9) Guarantees and Indemnification Obligations

As permitted under Delaware law, we have agreements whereby we indemnify certain of our officers and directors for certain events or occurrences while the officer or director is, or was, serving at our request in such capacity. The term of the indemnification period is for the officer’s or director’s lifetime. The maximum potential amount of future payments we could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited. However, we have directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies that insure us with respect to certain events covered under the policies and should enable us to recover a portion of any future amounts paid under the indemnification agreements. We have no liabilities recorded from those agreements as of July 3, 2016.

We record provisions for the estimated cost of product warranties, primarily from historical information, at the time product revenue is recognized. We also record provisions with respect to any significant individual warranty issues as they arise. While we engage in extensive product quality programs and processes, our warranty obligation is affected by product failure rates, utilization levels, material usage, service delivery costs incurred in correcting a product failure, and supplier warranties on parts delivered to us. Should actual product failure rates, utilization levels, material usage, service delivery costs or supplier warranties on parts differ from our estimates, revisions to the estimated warranty liability would be required.

The following table sets forth information related to our product warranty reserves for the six months ended July 3, 2016 (in thousands):
 
Balance beginning December 31, 2015
$
4,551

Provisions
1,608

Claims settled
(2,003
)
Currency translation adjustment
52

Balance ending July 3, 2016
$
4,208


Warranty obligations decreased $0.3 million from $4.6 million as of December 31, 2015 to $4.2 million as of July 3, 2016, primarily related to higher claims settled within our engineered valves and Aerospace and Defense (California) businesses for $2.0 million, offset in part by our standard provisions during the period of $1.6 million.


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(10) Contingencies and Commitments

We are currently involved in various legal claims and legal proceedings, some of which may involve substantial dollar amounts. Periodically, we review the status of each significant matter and assess our potential financial exposure. If the potential loss from any claim or legal proceeding is considered probable and the amount can be estimated, we accrue a liability for the estimated loss. Significant judgment is required in both the determination of probability and the determination as to whether an exposure can be reasonably estimated. Because of uncertainties related to these matters, accruals are based on the best information available at the time. As additional information becomes available, we reassess the potential liability related to our pending claims and litigation and may revise our estimates. Such revisions in the estimates of the potential liabilities could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position.

Asbestos-related product liability claims continue to be filed against two of our subsidiaries: Spence Engineering Company, Inc. (“Spence”), the stock of which we acquired in 1984; and CIRCOR Instrumentation Technologies, Inc. (f/k/a Hoke, Inc.) (“Hoke”), the stock of which we acquired in 1998. Due to the nature of the products supplied by these entities, the markets they serve and our historical experience in resolving these claims, we do not believe that these asbestos-related claims will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations or liquidity of our financial condition, consolidated results of operations or liquidity of the Company.
Standby Letters of Credit
We execute standby letters of credit, which include bid bonds and performance bonds, in the normal course of business to ensure our performance or payments to third parties. The aggregate notional value of these instruments was $47.4 million at July 3, 2016. Our historical experience with these types of instruments has been good and no claims have been paid in the current or past five fiscal years. We believe that the likelihood of demand for a significant payment relating to the outstanding instruments is remote. These instruments generally have expiration dates ranging from less than 1 month to 5 years from July 3, 2016.
The following table contains information related to standby letters of credit instruments outstanding as of July 3, 2016 (in thousands):
Term Remaining
Maximum Potential
Future  Payments
0–12 months
$
21,010

Greater than 12 months
26,431

Total
$
47,441



(11) Retirement Plans

We maintain two benefit pension plans, a qualified noncontributory defined benefit plan and a nonqualified, noncontributory defined benefit supplemental plan that provides benefits to certain retired highly compensated officers and employees. To date, the supplemental plan remains an unfunded plan. These plans include significant pension benefit obligations which are calculated based on actuarial valuations. Key assumptions are made in determining these obligations and related expenses, including expected rates of return on plan assets and discount rates. Benefits are based primarily on years of service and employees’ compensation.
As of July 1, 2006, in connection with a revision to our retirement plan, we froze the pension benefits of our qualified noncontributory plan participants. Under the revised plan, such participants generally do not accrue any additional benefits under the defined benefit plan after July 1, 2006.
During the three and six months ended July 3, 2016, we made cash contributions of $0.4 million and $0.8 million to our qualified noncontributory defined benefit pension plan, respectively. Additionally, substantially all of our U.S. employees are eligible to participate in a 401(k) savings plan. Under this plan, we match a specified percentage of employee contributions, and are able to make a discretionary core contribution, subject to certain limitations.


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The components of net periodic cost (benefit) of defined benefit pension plans are as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
July 3,
2016
 
July 5,
2015
 
July 3,
2016
 
July 5,
2015
Interest cost on benefits obligation
$
574

 
$
548

 
$
1,147

 
$
1,097

Estimated return on assets
(664
)
 
(723
)
 
(1,327
)
 
(1,446
)
Loss amortization
226

 
211

 
453

 
421

Net periodic cost of defined benefit pension plans
$
136

 
$
36

 
$
273

 
$
72



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(12) Income Taxes

As of July 3, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we had $3.0 million and $2.9 million of unrecognized tax benefits, respectively, of which $2.5 million and $2.7 million, respectively, would affect our effective tax rate if recognized in any future period.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal, state and local jurisdictions and in foreign jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") for years prior to 2012 and is no longer subject to examination by the tax authorities in foreign and state jurisdictions prior to 2006. The Company is currently under examination for income tax filings in various foreign jurisdictions.

The Company has a net U.S. domestic deferred income tax asset and a net foreign deferred tax liability. Due to uncertainties related to our ability to utilize certain of these U.S. domestic deferred income tax assets, primarily consisting of state net operating losses and state tax credits carried forward, we maintained a total valuation allowance of $0.9 million at July 3, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The valuation allowance is based on estimates of income in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate and the period over which our deferred tax assets will be recoverable. If future results of operations exceed our current expectations, our existing tax valuation allowances may be adjusted, resulting in future tax benefits. Alternatively, if future results of operations are less than expected, future assessments may result in a determination that some or all of the deferred tax assets are not realizable. Consequently, we may need to establish additional tax valuation allowances for all or a portion of the deferred tax assets, which may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. The Company has had a history of domestic and foreign income, is able to avail itself of federal tax carryback provisions, has future taxable temporary differences and projects future domestic and foreign income. We believe that after considering all of the available objective evidence, it is more likely than not that the results of future operations will generate sufficient income to realize the remaining net deferred income tax asset.

(13) Share-Based Compensation

As of July 3, 2016, there were 765,798 stock options and 220,088 restricted stock units ("RSUs") outstanding. In addition, there were 1,013,588 shares available for grant under the 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the "2014 Plan") as of July 3, 2016.

During the six months ended July 3, 2016, we granted 210,633 stock options compared with 118,992 stock options granted during the six months ended July 5, 2015.

The average fair value of stock options granted during the first six months of 2016 and 2015 was $11.91 and $17.88, respectively, and was estimated using the following weighted-average assumptions:

 
2016

2015

Risk-free interest rate
1.2
%
1.4
%
Expected life (years)
4.5

4.5

Expected stock volatility
36.2
%
40.4
%
Expected dividend yield
0.4
%
0.3
%

For additional information regarding the historical issuance of stock options, refer to our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2016.

During the six months ended July 3, 2016 and July 5, 2015, we granted 85,901 and 57,564 RSU Awards with approximate fair values of $39.23 and $52.04 per RSU Award, respectively. During the first six months of 2016 and 2015, we granted performance-based RSUs as part of the overall mix of RSU Awards. These performance-based RSUs include metrics for achieving Return on Invested Capital and Adjusted Operating Margin with target payouts ranging from 0% to 200%. Of the 85,901 RSUs granted during the six months ended July 3, 2016, 43,016 are performance-based RSU awards. This compares to 26,094 performance-based RSU awards granted during the six months ended July 5, 2015.

Management Stock Purchase Plan restricted stock units ("RSU MSPs") totaling 20,130 and 38,965 with per unit discount amounts representing fair values of $12.83 and $17.11 were granted during the six months ended July 3, 2016 and July 5, 2015, respectively.

Compensation expense related to our share-based plans for the six month periods ended July 3, 2016 and July 5, 2015 was $2.9 million and $4.1 million, respectively. For the six month period ended July 3, 2016, $2.9 million of compensation expense was

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recorded as selling, general and administrative expenses. For the six month period ended July 5, 2015, $3.7 million was recorded as selling, general and administrative expense and $0.4 million was recorded as a special charge related to the retirement of one of our executive officers. As of July 3, 2016, there was $9.7 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to our outstanding share-based compensation arrangements. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.

The weighted average contractual term for stock options outstanding and options exercisable as of July 3, 2016 was 6.6 years and 5.9 years, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the six months ended July 3, 2016 was less than $0.1 million and the aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding and options exercisable as of July 3, 2016 was $8.3 million and $3.2 million, respectively.

The aggregate intrinsic value of RSU Awards settled during the six months ended July 3, 2016 was $2.1 million and the aggregate intrinsic value of RSU Awards outstanding and RSU Awards vested and deferred as of July 3, 2016 was $8.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively.

The aggregate intrinsic value of RSU MSPs settled during the six months ended July 3, 2016 was $0.2 million and the aggregate intrinsic value of RSU MSPs outstanding and RSU MSPs vested and deferred as of July 3, 2016 was $1.6 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively.

As of July 3, 2016, there were 35,548 Cash Settled Stock Unit Awards outstanding compared to 28,660 as of December 31, 2015. During the six months ended July 3, 2016, the aggregate cash used to settle Cash Settled Stock Unit Awards was $0.4 million. As of July 3, 2016, we had $0.7 million of accrued expenses in current liabilities associated with these Cash Settled Stock Unit Awards compared with $0.7 million as of December 31, 2015. Cash Settled Stock Unit Awards related compensation costs for the six month periods ended July 3, 2016 and July 5, 2015 was $0.5 million and $0.2 million, respectively, and was recorded as selling, general, and administrative expenses.

(14) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, which is reported as a component of shareholder's equity, for the six months ended July 3, 2016 (in thousands):
 
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
 
Pension, net
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2015
$
(36,725
)
 
$
(29,263
)
 
$
(65,988
)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
1,173

 

 
1,173

Balance as of July 3, 2016
$
(35,552
)
 
$
(29,263
)
 
$
(64,815
)


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(15) Special Charges, net

General Background

Special Charges, net generally includes restructuring costs, costs to exit a product line or program, litigation settlements and other special charges or gains that are generally not reflective of our core-business operational results.

During 2016, we have initiated certain restructuring activities, under which we continue to simplify our business ("2016 Actions"). Under these restructurings, we will reduce expenses, primarily through closing a number of smaller facilities.

On November 3, 2015, the Board of Directors approved the closure and exit of our Brazil manufacturing operations ("Brazil Closure") due to the economic realities in Brazil and the ongoing challenges with our only significant end customer, Petrobras. CIRCOR Brazil has reported substantial operating losses every year since it was acquired in 2011 while the underlying market conditions and outlook have deteriorated. In connection with the closure, we recorded $2.3 million in special charges within the Energy Segment during the six months ended July 3, 2016 which primarily related to employee termination costs and losses incurred subsequent to our Q1 2016 closure of manufacturing operations. As of July 3, 2016, our remaining Brazil assets were $2.4 million of which $0.9 million relates to assets held for sale, $0.9 million relates to cash, and $0.5 million relates to net third party accounts receivables. The Brazil assets held for sale as of July 3, 2016 are reported within the other current assets caption on our condensed consolidated balance sheet.

In July 2015, we announced the closure of one of the two Corona, California manufacturing facilities ("California Restructuring"). Under this restructuring, we are reducing certain general, manufacturing and facility related expenses.

On April 15, 2015, we acquired Germany-based Schroedahl, a privately-owned manufacturer of safety and control valves primarily in the power generation market. In connection with our acquisition of Schroedahl, we recorded certain acquisition related professional fees ("Acquisition related charges") as special charges.

On February 18, 2015, we announced additional restructuring actions ("2015 Announced Restructurings"), under which we continued to simplify our businesses. Under this restructuring, we reduced certain general, administrative and manufacturing related expenses, primarily personnel related. Charges with this action were finalized in the fourth quarter of 2015. Refer to Note 4, "Special Charges, net" of our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 for further details regarding these charges.

During the first quarter of 2015, we recorded special charges of $0.4 million associated with the retirement of our Energy President ("Executive retirement charges"). These charges primarily related to equity award modification charges. On January 6, 2015 we announced the divestiture of two of our non-core businesses ("Divestitures") as part of our simplification strategy. The Energy divestiture was substantially completed in the fourth quarter of 2014. During the first quarter of 2015, the Aerospace & Defense divestiture was substantially completed and we recorded a special gain of $1.0 million.

On April 22, 2014, we announced additional restructuring actions ("2014 Announced Restructurings"), under which we continued to simplify our businesses. Under this restructuring, we reduced certain general and administrative expenses, including the reduction of certain management layers, and closing a number of smaller facilities. The savings from these restructuring actions were utilized for growth investments. Charges with this action were finalized in the second quarter of 2015. Refer to Note 4, "Special Charges, net" of our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 for further details regarding these charges.

The special charges described above are recorded in the special charges, net caption on our condensed consolidated statements of income.

Inventory Restructuring

During the first and second quarters of 2016, we recorded restructuring related inventory charges of $1.9 million and $0.1 million, respectively, associated with the closure of manufacturing operations and the exit of the gate, globe and check valves product line in Brazil. As of July 3, 2016, any remaining inventory in our Brazilian operations has been fully provided for.

During the first quarter of 2016, in connection with the restructuring of certain structural landing gear product lines, we recorded inventory related charges of less than $0.1 million within the Aerospace & Defense segment. As of July 3, 2016, our remaining structural landing gear product line inventory balance is $1.5 million, which we believe is recoverable based upon our net realizable value analysis.

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The inventory restructuring charges described above are recorded in the cost of revenues caption on our condensed consolidated statement of income.

Q2 2016

The tables below (in thousands) show the non-inventory restructuring related and special charges, net of recoveries, for the three and six months ending July 3, 2016:
 
Special Charges / (Recoveries)
 
As of and for the three months ended July 3, 2016
 
Energy
 
Aerospace & Defense
 
Corporate
 

Total
  Facility related expenses, net
262

 
1,693

 

 
1,955

    Employee related expenses
638

 
666

 

 
1,304

Total restructuring charges, net
$
900

 
$
2,359

 
$

 
$
3,259

Acquisition related recoveries
(48
)
 

 

 
(48
)
Brazil Closure
1,383

 

 

 
1,383

Total special charges, net
$
2,235

 
$
2,359

 
$

 
$
4,594

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accrued special and restructuring charges as of April 3, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
3,464

Total quarterly special charges, net (shown above)
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,594

Special charges paid / settled, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
(3,565
)
Accrued special and restructuring charges as of July 3, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
4,493

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special Charges / (Recoveries)
 
As of and for the six months ended July 3, 2016
 
Energy
 
Aerospace & Defense
 
Corporate
 

Total
  Facility related (recoveries) expenses
(114
)
 
3,093

 

 
2,979

    Employee related expenses
736

 
707

 

 
1,443

Total restructuring charges, net
$
622

 
$
3,800

 
$

 
$
4,422

Acquisition related recoveries
(161
)
 

 

 
(161
)
Brazil Closure
2,270

 

 
2

 
2,272

Total special charges, net
$
2,731

 
$
3,800

 
$
2

 
$
6,533

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accrued special and restructuring charges as of December 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
9,133

Total year to date special charges, net (shown above)
 
 
 
 
 
 
6,533

Special charges paid / settled, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
(11,173
)
Accrued special and restructuring charges as of July 3, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
4,493


The restructuring charges incurred to date that remain as of July 3, 2016 primarily relate to Brazil closure charges recorded in 2015 for supplier cancellation penalties for fixed purchase commitments, customer cancellation penalties, and litigation claims that we deem probable of loss. We expect to make payment or settle the majority of all restructuring obligations accrued as of July 3, 2016 during the second half of 2016.

Q2 2015

The tables below (in thousands) show the non-inventory restructuring related and special charges, net of recoveries, for the three and six months ending July 5, 2015:

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Special Charges / (Recoveries)
 
As of and for the three months ended July 5, 2015
 
Energy
 
Aerospace & Defense
 
Corporate
 

Total
Facility related expenses
362

 
244

 

 
606

  Employee related expenses
2,456

 
65

 

 
2,521

Total restructuring charges, net
$
2,818

 
$
309

 
$

 
$
3,127

Divestitures
(28
)
 
(65
)
 

 
(93
)
Acquisition related charges
276

 

 

 
276

Total special charges, net
$
3,066

 
$
244

 
$

 
$
3,310

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accrued special and restructuring charges as of April 5, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
8,944

Total quarterly special charges, net (shown above)
 
 
 
 
 
 
3,310

Special charges paid / settled
 
 
 
 
 
 
(3,927
)
Accrued special and restructuring charges as of July 5, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
8,327

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special Charges / (Recoveries)
 
As of and for the six months ended July 5, 2015
 
Energy
 
Aerospace & Defense
 
Corporate
 

Total
Facility and professional fee related expenses
381

 
257

 

 
638

  Employee related expenses
2,780

 
1,221

 

 
4,001

Total restructuring charges, net
$
3,161

 
$
1,478

 
$

 
$
4,639

Divestitures
(2
)
 
(1,042
)
 

 
(1,044
)
Acquisition related charges
806

 

 

 
806

Executive retirement charges

 

 
420

 
420

Total special charges, net
$
3,965

 
$
436

 
$
420

 
$
4,821

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accrued special and restructuring charges as of December 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
9,133

Total year to date special charges, net (shown above)
 
 
 
 
 
 
4,821

Special charges paid / settled
 
 
 
 
 
 
(5,627
)
Accrued special and restructuring charges as of July 5, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
8,327





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Inception to Date

The following table (in thousands) summarizes our California Restructuring related special charges for the period ended July 3, 2016:
 
California Restructuring Charges, net as of July 3, 2016
 
Aerospace & Defense
Facility related expenses - incurred to date
$
3,092

Employee related expenses - incurred to date
415

Total restructuring related special charges - incurred to date
$
3,507


The following table (in thousands) summarizes the restructuring charges for our 2016 Actions through July 3, 2016:

 
2016 Actions Restructuring Charges / (Recoveries), net as of July 3, 2016
 
Energy
 
Aerospace & Defense
 
Total
Facility related (gain) expenses - incurred to date
$
(198
)
 
$
94

 
$
(104
)
Employee related expenses - incurred to date
819

 
188

 
1,007

Total restructuring related special charges - incurred to date
$
621

 
$
282

 
$
903


The California and 2016 Actions are expected to be completed in the second half of 2016.

ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain statements that are “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”) and releases issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The words “may,” “hope,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” and other expressions which are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and which do not relate to historical matters, identify forward-looking statements. We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our stockholders, and we, therefore, make forward-looking statements in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Act. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to accurately predict or control and our actual results may differ materially from the expectations we describe in our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, changes in the price of and demand for Oil & Gas in both domestic and international markets, any adverse changes in governmental policies, variability of raw material and component pricing, changes in our suppliers’ performance, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, our ability to hire and maintain key personnel, our ability to continue operating our manufacturing facilities at efficient levels including our ability to prevent cost overruns and continue to reduce costs, our ability to generate increased cash by reducing our inventories, our prevention of the accumulation of excess inventory, our ability to successfully implement our acquisition, divestiture, restructuring, or simplification strategies, fluctuations in interest rates, our ability to continue to successfully defend product liability actions, our ability to realize savings anticipated to result from the repositioning activities discussed herein, as well as the uncertainty associated with the current worldwide economic conditions and the continuing impact on economic and financial conditions in the United States and around the world as a result of terrorist attacks, current Middle Eastern conflicts and related matters. We advise you to read further about these and other risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 or in the Company's Form 10-Qs for subsequent quarterly periods, which are filed with the SEC and are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


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Company Overview

CIRCOR International, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets valves and other highly engineered products and sub-systems used in the Oil & Gas, power generation, aerospace, defense and industrial markets. Within our major product groups, we develop, manufacture, sell and service a portfolio of fluid-control products, sub-systems and technologies that enable us to fulfill our customers’ unique fluid-control application needs.

We have organized our reporting structure into two segments: Energy and Aerospace & Defense. The primary markets served by our Energy segment are Oil & Gas: upstream, mid-stream and downstream; as well as the global power generation market. The Aerospace & Defense segment primarily serves commercial and military aerospace end-markets as well as certain international Navy applications.

Basis of Presentation

All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. We monitor our business in two segments: Energy and Aerospace & Defense.

We operate and report financial information using a 52-week fiscal year ending December 31. The data periods contained within our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q reflect the results of operations for the 13-week, 26-week and 39-week periods which generally end on the Sunday nearest the calendar quarter-end date.

Critical Accounting Policies

The following discussion of accounting policies is intended to supplement the section “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” presented in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. These policies were selected because they are broadly applicable within our operating units. The expenses and accrued liabilities or allowances related to certain of these policies are initially based on our best estimates at the time of original entry in our accounting records. Adjustments are recorded when our actual experience, or new information concerning our expected experience, differs from underlying initial estimates. These adjustments could be material if our actual or expected experience were to change significantly in a short period of time. We make frequent comparisons of actual experience and expected experience in order to mitigate the likelihood of material adjustments.

There have been no significant changes from the methodology applied by management for critical accounting estimates previously disclosed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended July 3, 2016 Compared to the Three Months Ended July 5, 2015 (unaudited)

The following table sets forth the consolidated results of operations, percentage of net revenues and the period-to-period percentage change in certain financial data for the three months ended July 3, 2016 and July 5, 2015:

 
Three Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
July 3, 2016
 
July 5, 2015
 
% Change
 
 
Net revenues
$
146,392

 
100.0
 %
 
$
166,906

 
100.0
 %
 
(12.3
)%
Cost of revenues
99,961

 
68.3
 %
 
116,112

 
69.6
 %
 
(13.9
)%
Gross profit
46,431

 
31.7
 %
 
50,794

 
30.4
 %
 
(8.6
)%
Selling, general and administrative expenses
36,490

 
24.9
 %
 
42,394

 
25.4
 %
 
(13.9
)%
Special charges, net
4,594

 
3.1
 %
 
3,310

 
2.0
 %
 
38.8
 %
Operating income
5,347

 
3.7
 %
 
5,090

 
3.0
 %
 
5.0
 %
Other expense (income):


 
 
 
 
 


 


Interest expense, net
605

 
0.4
 %
 
805

 
0.5
 %
 
(24.8
)%
Other income, net
(549
)
 
(0.4
)%
 
(104
)
 
(0.1
)%
 
427.9
 %
Total other expense, net
56

 
 %
 
701

 
0.4
 %
 
(92.0
)%
Income before income taxes
5,291

 
3.6
 %
 
4,389

 
2.6
 %
 
20.6
 %
Provision for income taxes
1,478

 
1.0
 %
 
2,517

 
1.5
 %
 
(41.3
)%
Net income
$
3,813

 
2.6
 %
 
$
1,872

 
1.1
 %
 
103.7
 %
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Net Revenues
Net revenues for the three months ended July 3, 2016 decreased by $20.5 million, or 12%, to $146.4 million from $166.9 million for the three months ended July 5, 2015. The change in net revenues for the three months ended July 3, 2016 was attributable to the following:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Total Change
 
Operations
 
Foreign
Exchange
Segment
July 3, 2016
 
July 5, 2015
 
 
(in thousands)
Energy
$
110,677

 
$
127,230

 
$
(16,553
)
 
$
(17,276
)
 
$
723

Aerospace & Defense
35,715

 
39,676

 
(3,961
)
 
(3,823
)
 
(138
)
Total
$
146,392

 
$
166,906

 
$
(20,514
)

$
(21,099
)
 
$
585


The Energy segment accounted for approximately 76% of net revenues for the three months ended July 3, 2016 and July 5, 2015, with the Aerospace & Defense segment accounting for the remainder.

Energy segment net revenues decreased by $16.6 million, or 13%, for the three months ended July 3, 2016 compared to the three months ended July 5, 2015. The decrease was primarily driven by lower volume in our upstream North American short-cycle business (-16%) and our pipeline business (-1%) partially offset by our large international projects business driven by strength in the Middle East projects (+5%). Orders decreased $23.3 million or 21%, to $88.1 million for the three months ended July 3, 2016 compared to $111.4 million for the same period in 2015, primarily due to a decrease in bookings in the large international projects business (-12%) and continued weakness in North America short-cycle business (-7%). Orders within our large international project businesses can be unpredictable or "lumpy" given the nature of the procurement process. Backlog decreased $105.9 million to $142.1 million as of July 3, 2016 compared to $248.0 million as of July 5, 2015. The decline in Orders and Backlog is directly attributable to the deterioration of the oil and gas market especially our upstream market.

Aerospace & Defense segment net revenues decreased by $4.0 million or 10% for the three months ended July 3, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015. The decrease was primarily driven by the decrease in our fluid control business (-9%) and certain industrial end market sales (-4%). This is partially offset by increases in our fluid control business in France (+3%). Orders increased $16.9 million to $47.2 million for the three months ended July 3, 2016 compared to $30.3 million for the

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same period in 2015, primarily due to increases in certain large defense program orders in our New York business (+33%). Backlog increased $5.7 million to $102.0 million as of July 3, 2016 compared to $96.3 million as of July 5, 2015, primarily as a result of higher bookings in our actuation business (+9%) and defense business (+1%).

Operating Income (Loss)

The change in operating income (loss) for the three months ended July 3, 2016 compared to the three months ended July 5, 2015 was as follows:
 
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended
 
Total Change
 
Operations
 
Foreign Exchange
 
Special and Restructuring Charges, net
Segment
July 3,
2016
 
July 5,
2015
 
 
Energy
$
10,126

 
$
9,170

 
$
956

 
$
(2,734
)
 
$
271

 
$
3,419

Aerospace & Defense
652

 
1,397

 
(745
)
 
(398
)
 
(84
)
 
(263
)
Corporate
(5,431
)
 
(5,477
)
 
46

 
47

 
(1
)
 

Total
$
5,347

 
$
5,090

 
$
257

 
$
(3,085
)
 
$
186

 
$
3,156

Restructuring related, impairment, and special charges, net of recoveries, for the three months ended July 3, 2016 and July 5, 2015 were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended July 3, 2016
 
 Inventory Restructuring (1)
 
Restructuring Charges, net (2)
 
Special Charges (Recoveries), net (2)
Segment
 
 
(in thousands)
Energy
$
2,310

 
$
75

 
$
845

 
$
1,390

Aerospace & Defense
2,359

 

 
2,359

 

Total
$
4,669

 
$
75

 
$
3,204

 
$
1,390

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended July 5, 2015
 
 Inventory Restructuring (1)
 
Restructuring Charges, net (2)
 
Special Charges (Recoveries), net (2)
Segment
 
 
(in thousands)
Energy
$
3,219

 
$
153

 
$
2,922

 
$
144

Aerospace & Defense
2,096

 
1,852

 
309

 
(65
)
Total
$
5,315

 
$
2,005

 
$
3,231

 
$
79

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Restructuring related inventory charges are included in Cost of revenues. See Note 15, Special Charges, net for additional detail on restructuring related inventory charges.


(2) See Note 15, Special Charges, net for additional detail.

Operating income increased $0.3 million, or 5%, to $5.3 million for the three months ended July 3, 2016, compared to operating income of $5.1 million for the same period in 2015.

Operating income for our Energy segment increased $1.0 million, or 10%, to $10.1 million for the three months ended July 3, 2016, compared to $9.2 million for the same period in 2015. The year over year increase in operating income was primarily driven by the benefits from restructuring and cost reduction actions.

Operating income for our Aerospace & Defense segment decreased $0.7 million, or 53%, to $0.7 million for the three months ended July 3, 2016, compared to $1.4 million for the same period in 2015. The year over year decrease in operating income was primarily driven by a decrease in our fluid control business (-115%) and restructuring and cost actions (-18%), primarily offset by increases in our actuation businesses (+88%).

Corporate operating expenses remained consistent for the three months ended July 3, 2016, compared to the same period in 2015.

Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net decreased $0.2 million to $0.6 million for the three months ended July 3, 2016 and compared to $0.8 million for the three months ended July 5, 2015. This change in interest expense was primarily due to lower outstanding debt balances during the period.


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Other Income, Net
Other income, net decreased $0.4 million to $0.5 million for the three months ended July 3, 2016 compared to $0.1 million for the three months ended July 5, 2015. The difference was primarily due to foreign currency fluctuations.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) decreased $13.7 million from comprehensive income of $10.4 million for the three months ended July 5, 2015 to comprehensive loss of $3.3 million as of July 3, 2016 primarily driven by unfavorable foreign currency impact related to balance sheet remeasurements. These unfavorable foreign currency balance sheet remeasurements were driven by the weakening of the Euro ($13.0 million) and UK Pound ($2.5 million).

Provision for Income Taxes

The effective tax rate was 27.9% for the quarter ended July 3, 2016 compared to 57.3% for the same period of 2015. The tax rate in the quarter ended July 3, 2016 was lower primarily due to non-recurring items impacting the tax rate in the quarter ended July 5, 2015, as follows: Italy tax expense of $1.3 million, additional tax expense of $2.0 million related to an underaccrual and foreign losses that have no tax benefit, partially offset by a valuation allowance adjustment of $1.7 million.


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Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended July 3, 2016 Compared to the Six Months Ended July 5, 2015

The following table sets forth the results of operations, percentage of net revenues and the period-to-period percentage change in certain financial data for the six months ended July 3, 2016 and July 5, 2015:

 
Six Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
 
July 3, 2016
 
July 5, 2015
 
% Change
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands, except percentages)
Net revenues
$
297,190

 
100.0
 %
 
$
332,766

 
100.0
 %
 
(10.7
)%
Cost of revenues
205,526

 
69.2
 %
 
229,323

 
68.9
 %
 
(10.4
)%
Gross profit
91,664

 
30.8
 %
 
103,443

 
31.1
 %
 
(11.4
)%
Selling, general and administrative expenses
74,289

 
25.0
 %
 
81,201

 
24.4
 %
 
(8.5
)%
Special charges
6,533

 
2.2
 %
 
4,821

 
1.4
 %
 
35.5
 %
Operating income
10,842

 
3.6
 %
 
17,421

 
5.2
 %
 
(37.8
)%
Other (income) expense:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
1,236

 
0.4
 %
 
1,446

 
0.4
 %
 
(14.5
)%
Other (income), net
(1,077
)
 
(0.4
)%
 
(610
)
 
(0.2
)%
 
76.6
 %
Total other expense
159

 
0.1
 %
 
836

 
0.3
 %
 
(81.0
)%
Income before income taxes
10,683

 
3.6
 %
 
16,585

 
5.0
 %
 
(35.6
)%
Provision for income taxes
2,998

 
1.0
 %
 
5,800

 
1.7
 %
 
(48.3
)%
Net income
$
7,685

 
2.6
 %
 
$
10,785

 
3.2
 %
 
(28.7
)%
*Not a meaningful percentage
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Net Revenues
Net revenues for the six months ended July 3, 2016 decreased by $35.6 million, or 11%, to $297.2 million from $332.8 million for the six months ended July 5, 2015. The change in net revenues for the six months ended July 3, 2016 was attributable to the following:
 
Six Months Ended
 
Total Change
 
Acquisitions
 
Operations
 
Foreign
Exchange
Segment
July 3, 2016
 
July 5, 2015
 
 
(in thousands)
Energy
$
223,297

 
$
254,816

 
$
(31,519
)
 
$
6,106

 
$
(37,758
)
 
$
133

Aerospace & Defense
73,893

 
77,950

 
(4,057
)
 

 
(3,532
)
 
(526
)
Total
$
297,190

 
$
332,766

 
$
(35,576
)
 
$
6,106


$
(41,290
)

$
(393
)

The Energy segment accounted for 75% of net revenues for the six months ended July 3, 2016 and July 5, 2015 with the Aerospace & Defense segment accounting for the remainder.

Energy segment revenues decreased by $31.5 million, or 12%, for the six months ended July 3, 2016 as compared to the six months ended July 5, 2015. The decrease was primarily driven by lower shipment volumes in the upstream North American short-cycle business (-18%), offset by increases in our large international project business (-5%). Energy segment orders decreased $66.6 million to $187.9 million for the six months ended July 3, 2016, compared to $254.5 million for the same period in 2015, primarily due to a decrease in bookings in the large international projects business (-15%), North American short-cycle business (-10%) and downstream instrumentation business (-1%). Orders within our large international project businesses can be unpredictable or "lumpy" given the nature of the procurement process. Our North American short-cycle business has experienced a downturn since the prior year attributable to the deterioration of the oil and gas market.

Aerospace & Defense segment revenues decreased by $4.1 million, or 5%, for the six months ended July 3, 2016, compared to the six months ended July 5, 2015. The decrease was primarily driven by declines in our UK defense business (-3%) and an unfavorable foreign exchange impact (-1%). Orders for this segment increased $14.6 million to $84.1 million for the six

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months ended July 3, 2016, compared to $69.5 million for the same period in 2015, primarily as a result of order increases in our certain large defense program orders (+14%) and our fluid control business in France (+7%).

Operating Income (Loss)

The change in operating income (loss) for the six months ended July 3, 2016 compared to the six months ended July 5, 2015 was as follows:
 
Six Months Ended
 
Total
Change
 
Acquisition
 
Operations
 
Foreign
Exchange
 
Restructuring Related Inventory & Special (Recoveries) Charges, net
 
July 3, 2016
 
July 5, 2015
 
Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
 
 
Energy
$
20,028

 
$
25,102

 
$
(5,074
)
 
$
2,209

 
$
(10,455
)
 
$
551

 
$
2,621

Aerospace & Defense
2,734

 
4,250

 
(1,516
)
 

 
171

 
(137
)
 
(1,550
)
Corporate
(11,920
)
 
(11,931
)
 
11

 

 
(411
)
 
4

 
418

Total
$
10,842

 
$
17,421

 
$
(6,579
)
 
$
2,209


$
(10,695
)

$
418


$
1,489


Special charges and restructuring related inventory for the six months ended July 3, 2016 and July 5, 2015 were as follows:
 
Six Months Ended
 
Restructuring Related Inventory Charges (1)
 
Restructuring Charges, net (2)
 
Special (Recoveries) Charges, net (2)
Segment
July 3, 2016
 
 
(in thousands)
Energy
4,725

 
$
1,993

 
$
564

 
$
2,168

Aerospace & Defense
3,839

 
39

 
3,800

 

Corporate
2

 

 

 
2

Total
$
8,566

 
$
2,032

 
$
4,364

 
$
2,170

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
Restructuring Related Inventory Charges (1)
 
Restructuring Charges, net (2)
 
Special (Recoveries) Charges, net (2)
Segment
July 5, 2015
 
 
(in thousands)
Energy
4,118

 
$
153

 
$
2,955

 
$
1,010

Aerospace & Defense
2,289

 
1,852

 
1,552

 
(1,115
)
Corporate
420

 

 

 
420

Total
$
6,827

 
$
2,005

 
$
4,507

 
$
315

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Restructuring related inventory charges are included in Cost of Revenues. See Note 16, Special and Restructuring Charges/(Recoveries), for additional detail on restructuring related inventory charges.

(2) See Note 16, Special and Restructuring Charges/(Recoveries) for additional detail on Special (recoveries) charges, net


Operating income decreased $6.6 million, or 38%, to $10.8 million for the six months ended July 3, 2016, compared to $17.4 million for the same period in 2015.

Operating income for our Energy segment decreased $5.1 million, or 20%, to $20.0 million for the six months ended July 3, 2016, compared to $25.1 million for the same period in 2015. The decrease in operating income was driven by lower shipment volumes from our upstream North American short-cycle business (-59%). This was offset by increases in our large international project business (+15%), lower special and restructuring related charges (+10%), our April 2015 business acquisition (+5%), favorable foreign exchange (+5%), and control valves businesses (+5%).

Operating income for the Aerospace & Defense segment decreased $1.5 million, or 36%, to $2.7 million for the six months ended July 3, 2016, compared to operating income of $4.3 million for the same period in 2015. The decrease in operating income was primarily a result of our UK defense business decreases (-11%) and higher special and restructuring related charges, offset by increases in our fluid control business in France (+7%).


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Corporate operating expenses remained flat for the six months ended July 3, 2016 compared to the same period in 2015.

Interest Expense, Net
Interest expense, net, decreased $0.1 million to $1.2 million for the six months ended July 3, 2016 compared to the six months ended July 5, 2015. This change in interest expense was primarily due to lower outstanding debt balances during the period.

Other (Income) Expense, Net
Other income, net was $1.1 million for the six months ended July 3, 2016 compared to $0.6 million in the same period of 2015. The difference of $0.5 million was primarily due to foreign currency fluctuations.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income increased $15.0 million from comprehensive loss of $6.1 million as of July 5, 2015 to comprehensive income of $8.9 million as of July 3, 2016 primarily driven by favorable foreign currency balance sheet remeasurements. These favorable foreign currency balance sheet remeasurements were driven by the strengthening of the Euro ($14.4 million).

As of July 3, 2016, we have a cumulative currency translation adjustment of $17.3 million regarding our Brazil entity. If we were to cease to have a controlling financial interest in the Brazil entity, we would incur a non-cash charge of $17.3 million which would be included as a special charge within the results of operations.

Provision for Taxes
The effective tax rate was 28% for the six months ended July 3, 2016 compared to 35% for the same period of 2015. The tax rate in the quarter ended July 3, 2016 was lower primarily due to non-recurring items impacting the tax rate in the quarter ended July 5, 2015, as follows: Italy tax expense of $1.3 million, additional tax expense of $1.1 million related to an underaccrual, partially offset by a valuation allowance adjustment of $1.7 million.

Net Income
Net income decreased $3.1 million to $7.7 million for the six months ended July 3, 2016, compared to $10.8 million for the same period in 2015.

Restructuring Savings

Our restructuring actions which are expected to result in savings are summarized as follows:

During 2016, we have initiated certain restructuring activities, under which we continue to simplify our business ("2016 Actions"). Under these restructurings, we will reduce expenses, primarily through closing a number of smaller facilities.

In July 2015, we announced the closure of one of the two Corona, California manufacturing facilities ("California Restructuring"). Under this restructuring, we are reducing certain general, manufacturing and facility related expenses.

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