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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended
March 31,
2025
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
1-898
AMPCO-PITTSBURGH CORP
ORATION
Pennsylvania
25-1117717
(State of
Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
726 Bell Avenue
,
Suite 301
Carnegie
,
Pennsylvania
15106
(Address of principal executive offices)
(
412
)
456-4400
(Registrant’s telephone number)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1 par value
AP
New York Stock Exchange
Series A Warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock
AP WS
NYSE American
Exchange
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 periods that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes
☒
No
☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files).
Yes
☒
No
☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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☐
Accelerated filer
☐
Emerging growth company
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☒
Smaller reporting company
☒
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☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
☐
No
☒
On May 8, 2025
,
20,094,617
common shares were outstanding.
Trade receivables, less allowance for credit losses of $
550
as of March 31, 2025 and $
906
as of December 31, 2024
82,537
70,611
Trade receivables from related parties
2,380
1,839
Inventories
124,183
116,761
Insurance receivable – asbestos
15,000
15,000
Contract assets
5,489
8,486
Other current assets
9,772
8,663
Total current assets
246,490
236,787
Property, plant and equipment, net
147,208
148,056
Operating lease right-of-use assets
5,034
4,592
Insurance receivable – asbestos, less allowance for credit losses of $
656
as of March 31, 2025
and December 31, 2024
119,887
124,295
Deferred income tax assets
2,854
2,851
Intangible assets, net
4,494
4,255
Investments in joint ventures
2,175
2,175
Prepaid pensions
3,878
3,652
Other noncurrent assets
4,173
4,233
Total assets
$
536,193
$
530,896
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
41,342
$
36,310
Accounts payable to related parties
623
411
Accrued payrolls and employee benefits
17,465
17,104
Debt – current portion
12,210
12,186
Operating lease liabilities – current portion
968
878
Asbestos liability – current portion
24,000
24,000
Customer-related liabilities
26,736
25,608
Other current liabilities
9,233
8,719
Total current liabilities
132,577
125,216
Employee benefit obligations
27,088
28,204
Asbestos liability
176,317
183,092
Long-term debt
115,048
116,394
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities
4,066
3,714
Deferred income tax liabilities
463
450
Other noncurrent liabilities
2,964
2,735
Total liabilities
458,523
459,805
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 9)
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock – par value $
1
; authorized
40,000
shares; issued and outstanding
19,980
shares as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024
19,980
19,980
Additional paid-in capital
178,604
178,298
Retained deficit
(
71,417
)
(
72,559
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(
62,525
)
(
66,836
)
Total Ampco-Pittsburgh shareholders’ equity
64,642
58,883
Noncontrolling interest
13,028
12,208
Total shareholders’ equity
77,670
71,091
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
536,193
$
530,896
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
3
AMPCO-PITTSBURGH CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED S
TATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Net sales:
Net sales
$
99,226
$
110,025
Net sales to related parties
5,039
190
Total net sales
104,265
110,215
Operating costs and expenses:
Costs of products sold (excluding depreciation and amortization)
82,104
92,490
Selling and administrative
13,659
12,973
Depreciation and amortization
4,636
4,670
Loss on disposal of assets
16
—
Total operating costs and expenses
100,415
110,133
Income from operations
3,850
82
Other expense – net:
Interest expense
(
2,726
)
(
2,757
)
Other income – net
826
923
Total other expense – net
(
1,900
)
(
1,834
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
1,950
(
1,752
)
Income tax provision
(
59
)
(
454
)
Net income (loss)
1,891
(
2,206
)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
749
511
Net income (loss) attributable to Ampco-Pittsburgh
$
1,142
$
(
2,717
)
Net income (loss) per share attributable to Ampco-
Pittsburgh common shareholders:
Basic
$
0.06
$
(
0.14
)
Diluted
$
0.06
$
(
0.14
)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic
19,980
19,729
Diluted
20,167
19,729
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
4
AMPCO-PITTSBURGH CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATE
MENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Net income (loss)
$
1,891
$
(
2,206
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax where applicable:
Adjustments for changes in:
Foreign currency translation
4,125
(
2,445
)
Unrecognized employee benefit costs (including effects of foreign currency translation)
(
399
)
93
Fair value of cash flow hedges
780
52
Reclassification adjustments for items included in net income (loss):
Amortization of unrecognized employee benefit costs
(
65
)
(
183
)
Settlement of cash flow hedges
(
59
)
11
Other comprehensive income (loss)
4,382
(
2,472
)
Comprehensive income (loss)
6,273
(
4,678
)
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest
820
307
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Ampco-Pittsburgh
$
5,453
$
(
4,985
)
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
5
AMPCO-PITTSBURGH CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATE
MENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
Common
Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
Retained
Deficit
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Noncontrolling
Interest
Total
Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Balance at January 1, 2025
$
19,980
$
178,298
$
(
72,559
)
$
(
66,836
)
$
12,208
$
71,091
Stock-based compensation
306
306
Comprehensive income:
Net income
1,142
749
1,891
Other comprehensive income
4,311
71
4,382
Comprehensive income
820
6,273
Balance at March 31, 2025
$
19,980
$
178,604
$
(
71,417
)
$
(
62,525
)
$
13,028
$
77,670
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Balance at January 1, 2024
$
19,729
$
177,196
$
(
72,997
)
$
(
62,989
)
$
10,632
$
71,571
Stock-based compensation
346
346
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net (loss) income
(
2,717
)
511
(
2,206
)
Other comprehensive loss
(
2,268
)
(
204
)
(
2,472
)
Comprehensive income (loss)
307
(
4,678
)
Balance at March 31, 2024
$
19,729
$
177,542
$
(
75,714
)
$
(
65,257
)
$
10,939
$
67,239
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
6
S
AMPCO-PITTSBURGH CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED S
TATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities
$
(
5,280
)
$
4,535
Cash flows used in investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
(
2,200
)
(
2,837
)
Proceeds from government grants, used for purchase of equipment
323
—
Purchases of long-term marketable securities
(
2
)
(
12
)
Proceeds from sale of long-term marketable securities
168
4
Net cash flows used in investing activities
(
1,711
)
(
2,845
)
Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit facility
4,666
6,621
Payments on revolving credit facility
(
5,666
)
(
4,666
)
Payments on sale-leaseback financing arrangements
(
111
)
(
86
)
Proceeds from equipment financing facility
—
1,134
Payments on equipment financing facility
(
520
)
(
198
)
Repayment of related-party debt
—
(
664
)
Repayments of debt
(
96
)
(
113
)
Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities
(
1,727
)
2,028
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
420
(
175
)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(
8,298
)
3,543
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
15,427
7,286
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
7,129
$
10,829
Supplemental information:
Income tax payments (net of refunds)
$
487
$
569
Interest payments (net of amounts capitalized)
$
2,331
$
2,347
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment in accounts payable
$
310
$
333
Finance lease right-of-use assets exchanged for lease liabilities
$
23
$
81
Operating lease right-of-use assets exchanged for lease liabilities
$
633
$
28
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
7
AMPCO-PITTSBURGH CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLID
ATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Overview of the Business
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation (the “Corporation”) manufactures and sells highly engineered, high-performance specialty metal products and customized equipment utilized by industry throughout the world. It operates in
two
business segments – the
Forged and Cast Engineered Products
(“FCEP”) segment and the
Air and Liquid Processing
(“ALP”) segment. This segment presentation is consistent with how the Corporation’s chief operating decision-maker (“CODM”) evaluates financial performance and makes resource allocation and strategic decisions about the business (
Note 18
).
The unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of
March 31, 2025 and the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, have been prepared by the Corporation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of only normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented, have been made.
The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results expected for the full year.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Corporation’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2024-03,
Income Statement - Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
. The guidance requires tabular disclosure of certain expenses included in costs of products sold and selling and administrative expenses, such as purchases of inventory and employee compensation, and qualitative description of certain other costs. The guidance becomes effective for the Corporation’s annual period beginning January 1, 2027 and interim periods beginning January 1, 2028. The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact this new standard will have on its annual disclosures in its consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2027 and interim disclosures thereafter. It will not, however, impact the Corporation’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09,
Income Taxes - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
. The guidance requires annual disclosure of specific categories of information within the effective tax rate reconciliation, and income taxes paid and income tax expense disaggregated by jurisdiction. The guidance becomes effective for the Corporation’s annual period beginning January 1, 2025. The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact this new standard will have on its annual disclosures. It will not, however, impact the Corporation’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Note 2 – Inventories
At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024
, substantially all inventories were valued using the first-in, first-out method.
Inventories were comprised of the following:
March 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
Raw materials
$
45,348
$
46,395
Work-in-process
53,847
49,317
Finished goods
17,096
13,488
Supplies
7,892
7,561
Inventories
$
124,183
$
116,761
8
Note 3 – Contract Assets
Changes in contract assets were comprised of the following:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Balance at beginning of the period
$
8,486
$
4,452
Satisfaction of existing contracts
(
16,323
)
(
9,160
)
Additional revenue earned on new and existing contracts
13,236
10,269
Other, primarily changes in foreign currency exchange rates
90
(
51
)
Balance at end of the period
$
5,489
$
5,510
Note 4 – Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment were comprised of the following:
March 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
Land and land improvements
$
9,054
$
8,788
Buildings and leasehold improvements
71,656
70,400
Machinery and equipment
383,577
377,938
Construction-in-progress
4,439
4,544
Other
6,351
6,337
475,077
468,007
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(
327,869
)
(
319,951
)
Property, plant and equipment, net
$
147,208
$
148,056
Certain of the above property, plant and equipment are held as collateral including:
•
The land and buildi
ng of Union Electric Steel UK Limited (“UES-UK”), an indirect subsidiary of the Corporation, with a book value equal to approximately $
2,745
(£
2,122
) at
March 31, 2025, are held as collateral by the trustees of the UES-UK defined benefit pension plan (
Note 8
).
•
Certain of the machinery and equipment with a book value equal to approximately $
24,239
at March 31, 2025, purchased with proceeds from the equipment finance facility (
Note 7
), are held as collateral for the equipment financing facility.
•
Certain land and land improvements and buildings and leasehold improvements with a book value equal to approximately
$
55,148
are included in the sale-leaseback financing transactions and Disbursement Agreement (
Note 7
). Title to these assets lies with the lender; however, since the transactions qualified as financing transactions, versus sales, the assets remain recorded on the Corporation’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.
•
The remaining assets, other than real property, are pledged as collateral for the Corporation’s revolving credit facility (
Note 7
).
The gross value of assets under
finance leases
and the related accumulated depreciation approximate
d $
3,058
and $
1,590
, respectively, as of
March 31, 2025
and $
2,964
and $
1,498
, respectively, at
December 31, 2024. Depreciation expense approximated
$
4,550
an
d $
4,582
, including depreciation of assets under finance leases of approximatel
y $
77
a
nd $
82
, for the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
, respectively.
9
Note 5 – Intangible Assets
Intangible assets were comprised of the following:
March 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
Customer relationships
$
5,433
$
5,158
Developed technology
3,900
3,699
Trade name
2,215
2,054
11,548
10,911
Accumulated amortization
(
7,054
)
(
6,656
)
Intangible assets, net
$
4,494
$
4,255
Changes in intangible assets consisted of the following:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Balance at beginning of the period
$
4,255
$
4,947
Amortization of intangible assets
(
86
)
(
88
)
Other, primarily impact from changes in foreign currency exchange rates
325
(
207
)
Balance at end of the period
$
4,494
$
4,652
Note 6 – Customer Related Liabilities
Customer-related liabilities as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 primarily include liabilities for product warranty claims and deposits received on future orders. The Corporation provides a limited warranty on its products, known as an “assurance-type” warranty, and may issue credit notes or replace products free of charge for valid claims. A warranty is considered an assurance-type warranty if it provides the customer with assurance that the product will function as intended. Historically, warranty claims have been insignificant. The Corporation records a provision for estimated product warranties at the time the underlying sale is recorded. The provision is based on historical experience as a percentage of sales adjusted for probable and known claims.
Changes in the liability for product warranty claims consisted of the following:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Balance at beginning of the period
$
5,423
$
5,539
Satisfaction of warranty claims
(
855
)
(
394
)
Provision for warranty claims, net
237
588
Other, primarily impact from changes in foreign currency exchange rates
253
(
136
)
Balance at end of the period
$
5,058
$
5,597
Customer deposits represent amounts collected from, or invoiced to, a customer in advance of revenue recognition when necessary to secure the right to a specific product. The liability for customer deposits is reversed when the Corporation satisfies its performance obligations and control of the inventory transfers to the customer, typically when title transfers. The majority of performance obligations related to customer deposits are expected to be satisfied in less than
one year
. Performance obligations related to customer deposits expected to be satisfied beyond
one year
have been classified as a noncurrent liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Changes in customer deposits consisted of the following:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Balance at beginning of the period
$
21,503
$
13,078
Satisfaction of performance obligations
(
9,836
)
(
2,567
)
Receipt of additional deposits
11,369
7,704
Other, primarily impact from changes in foreign currency exchange rates
49
(
17
)
Balance at end of the period
23,085
18,198
Deposits - Other noncurrent liabilities
(
2,746
)
(
4,430
)
Deposits - Other current liabilities
$
20,339
$
13,768
10
Note 7 – Debt
Borrowings were comprised of the following:
March 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
Revolving credit facility
$
55,000
$
56,000
Sale-leaseback financing obligations
45,674
45,451
Equipment financing facility
16,262
16,782
Industrial Revenue Bonds
9,191
9,191
Finance lease liabilities
1,131
1,156
Outstanding borrowings
127,258
128,580
Debt – current portion
(
12,210
)
(
12,186
)
Long-term debt
$
115,048
$
116,394
The current portion of debt includes primarily the Industrial Revenue Bonds (“IRBs”). Although the IRBs begin to become due in late 2027, the bonds can be put back to the Corporation on short notice if they are not able to be remarketed; accordingly, the IRBs are classified as a current liability, although the Corporation considers the likelihood of the bonds being put back to the Corporation to be remote.
Revolving Credit Facility
The Corporation is a party to a revolving credit and security agreement with a syndicate of banks that was amended on June 29, 2021 (the “First Amended and Restated Security Agreement”), and subsequently amended on December 17, 2021 and May 26, 2022. The First Amended and Restated Security Agreement provides for a senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility of $
100,000
, that can be increased to $
130,000
at the option of the Corporation and with the approval of the lenders. The revolving credit facility includes sub-limits for letters of credit not to exceed $
40,000
and European borrowings not to exceed $
30,000
, of which up to $
7,500
may be allocated for Swedish borrowings. The maturity date for the revolving credit facility is
June 29, 2026
and, subject to other terms and conditions of the agreement, would become due on that date.
Availability under the revolving credit facility is based on eligible accounts receivable, inventory and fixed assets. Domestic borrowings from the revolving credit facility bear interest, at the Corporation’s option, at either (i)
Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), as adjusted, plus an applicable margin ranging between
2.00
% to
2.50
% based on the quarterly average excess availability
or (ii)
the alternate base rate plus an applicable margin ranging between
1.00
% to
1.50
%
based on the quarterly average excess availability. European borrowings denominated in euros, pound sterling or krona bear interest at the Successor Rate as defined in the First Amended and Restated Security Agreement, as amended. As of
March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024
, there were
no
European borrowings outstanding. Additionally, the Corporation is required to pay a commitment fee of
0.25
% based on the daily unused portion of the revolving credit facility.
As of March 31, 2025, the Corporation had outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility of
$
55,000
. The average interest rate approximated
7.03
% and
8.22
% for the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Corporation also utilizes a portion of the revolving credit facility for letters of credit (
Note 9
). As of March 31, 2025, remaining availability under the revolving credit facility approximated
$
28,586
, net of standard availability reserves.
Borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility are collateralized by a first priority perfected security interest in substantially all assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries (other than real property). Additionally, the revolving credit facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants and limitations including, but not limited to, investments in certain of its subsidiaries, payment of dividends, incurrence of additional indebtedness and guaranties, and acquisitions and divestitures. In addition, the Corporation must maintain a certain level of excess availability or otherwise maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than
1.05
to 1.00. The Corporation was in compliance with the applicable bank covenants as of
March 31, 2025.
Sale-Leaseback Financing Obligations
In September 2018, Union Electric Steel Corporation (“UES”), an indirect subsidiary of the Corporation, completed a sale-leaseback financing transaction with Store Capital Acquisitions, LLC (“STORE”) for certain of its real property, including its manufacturing facilities in Valparaiso, Indiana and Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and its manufacturing facility and corporate headquarters located in Carnegie, Pennsylvania (the “UES Properties”).
In August 2022, Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (“Air & Liquid”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation, completed a sale-leaseback financing transaction with STORE for certain of its real property, including its manufacturing facilities in Lynchburg,
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Virginia and Amherst, Virginia. In October 2022, Air & Liquid completed a sale-leaseback financing transaction with STORE for its real property, including its manufacturing facility, located in North Tonawanda, New York (collectively with the Virginia properties, the “ALP Properties”).
In connection with the August 2022 sale-leaseback financing transaction, and as modified by the October 2022 sale-leaseback financing transaction, UES and STORE entered into a Second Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement (the “Restated Lease”), which amended and restated the existing lease agreement between UES and STORE.
Pursuant to the Restated Lease, UES will lease the ALP Properties and the UES Properties (collectively, the “Properties”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Restated Lease, and UES will sublease the ALP Properties to Air & Liquid on the same terms as the Restated Lease. The Restated Lease provides for an initial term of
20
years;
however, UES may extend the lease for the Properties for four successive periods of
five years
each. If fully extended, the Restated Lease would expire in
August 2062
. UES also has the option to repurchase the Properties, which it may, and intends to, exercise in 2032, for a price equal to the greater of (i) the Fair Market Value of the Properties or (ii)
115
% of Lessor’s Total Investment, with such terms defined in the Restated Lease.
In August 2022, in connection with the Restated Lease, UES and STORE entered into a Disbursement Agreement pursuant to which STORE agreed to provide up to $
2,500
to UES towards certain leasehold improvements in the Carnegie, Pennsylvania manufacturing facility. In June 2023, UES received $
2,500
of proceeds from the Disbursement Agreement. The annual payments for the Properties (the “Base Annual Rent”) have been adjusted to repay the $
2,500
over the balance of the initial term of the Restated Lease of
20
years. Advances under the Disbursement Agreement are secured by a first priority security interest in the leasehold improvements.
At March 31, 2025, the Base Annual Rent, including the Disbursement Agreement, is
equal to $
3,719
, payabl
e in equal monthly installments. Each October through 2052, the Base Annual Rent will increase by an amount equal to the lesser of
2.04
% or
1.25
times the change in the consumer price index, as defined in the Restated Lease. The Base Annual Rent during the remaining ten years of the Restated Lease will equal the Fair Market Rent, as defined in the Restated Lease.
The Restated Lease and the Disbursement Agreement contain certain representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, conditions, indemnification provisions, and termination provisions customary for those types of agreements. The Corporation was in compliance with the applicable covenants as of March 31, 2025.
The effective interest rate approximated
8.26
% and
8.24
% for the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Equipment Financing Facility
In September 2022, UES and Clarus Capital Funding I, LLC (“Clarus”) entered into a Master Loan and Security Agreement, pursuant to which UES could borrow up to $
20,000
to finance certain equipment purchases associated with a capital program at certain of the Corporation’s FCEP lo
cations. Each borrowing constitutes a secured loan transaction (each, a “Term Note”). Each
Term Note has a term of
84
months in arrears fully amortizing, commencing on the date of the Term Note, and is secured by a first priority security interest in and to all of UES’ rights, title and interests in the underlying equipment.
Interest on each Term Note accrues at an annual fixed
rate ranging between
8.40
% and
9.22
%. The effective interest rates approximated
8.65
% and
8.99
% for the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As of March 31, 2025
, monthly payments of principal and interest approximate $
293
and continue through mid-
2031
.
Industrial Revenue Bonds (“IRBs”)
The Corporation has
two
IRBs outstanding: (i) $
7,116
taxable IRB maturing in 2027, interest at a floating rate which averaged
4.43
% and
5.36
% for the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
, respectively, and (ii) $
2,075
tax-exempt IRB maturing in 2029, interest at a floating rate which averaged
2.97
% and
3.70
% for the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
,
respectively. The IRBs are secured by letters of credit of equivalent amounts and are remarketed periodically at which time the interest rates are reset. If the IRBs are not able to be remarketed, although considered a remote possibility by the Corporation, the bondholders can seek
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reimbursement
immediately from the letters of credit; accordingly, the IRBs are recorded as current debt on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Note 8 – Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits
Contributions to the Corporation’s employee benefit plans were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
U.S. defined benefit pension plans
$
796
$
—
U.S. defined benefit nonqualified pension plans (e.g. payments)
$
192
$
192
Foreign defined benefit pension plans
$
106
$
120
Other postretirement benefits (e.g., net payments)
$
85
$
88
U.K. defined contribution pension plan
$
70
$
66
U.S. defined contribution plan
$
854
$
929
Net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit costs included the following components:
Three Months Ended March 31,
U.S. Defined Benefit Pension Plans
(a)
2025
2024
Service cost
$
7
$
10
Interest
cost
2,249
2,329
Expected return on plan assets
(
2,871
)
(
3,401
)
Amortization
of actuarial loss
142
45
Net benefit income
$
(
473
)
$
(
1,017
)
a) Includes the nonqualified defined benefit pension plan.
Three Months Ended March 31,
Foreign Defined Benefit Pension Plans
2025
2024
Service cost
$
26
$
31
Interest cost
457
456
Expected return on plan assets
(
525
)
(
478
)
Amortization
of prior service credit
(
70
)
(
71
)
Amortization
of actuarial loss
197
180
Net benefit expense
$
85
$
118
Three Months Ended March 31,
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
2025
2024
Service cost
$
42
$
43
Interest
cost
90
98
Amortization
of prior service credit
(
256
)
(
256
)
Amortization
of actuarial gain
(
78
)
(
81
)
Net benefit income
$
(
202
)
$
(
196
)
Note 9 – Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
Outstanding standby and commercial letters of credit and bank guarantees as of March 31, 2025 equale
d $
15,344
, of
which approximately one-half serves as collateral for the IRB debt. Outstanding surety bonds as of March 31, 2025 approximated
$
3,384
(SEK
33,900
), which guarantee certain obligations under a credit insurance arrangement for certain of the Corporation’s foreign pension commitments.
At March 31, 2025, commitments for future capital expenditures approximated
$
5,200
.
In September 2020, the Corporation completed an equity rights offering, issuing
5,507,889
shares of its common stock and
12,339,256
Series A warrants to existing shareholders. The shares of common stock and warrants are classified as equity instruments in the condensed consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity. Each Series A warrant provides the holder with the right to purchase
0.4464
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $
2.5668
, or $
5.75
per whole share of common stock, and expires on
August 1, 2025
. Series A warrants outstanding totaled
10,941,770
and
10,941,869
at
March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024
, respectively.
Note 11 – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Net change and ending balances for the various components of accumulated other comprehensive loss as of and for the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 are summarized below. All amounts are net of tax where applicable.
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Unrecognized
Employee
Benefit Costs
Cash Flow
Hedges
Total
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss
Less:
Noncontrolling
Interest
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss
Attributable to Ampco-Pittsburgh
Balance at January 1, 2025
$
(
27,691
)
$
(
39,856
)
$
(
102
)
$
(
67,649
)
$
(
813
)
$
(
66,836
)
Net change
4,125
(
464
)
721
4,382
71
4,311
Balance at March 31, 2025
$
(
23,566
)
$
(
40,320
)
$
619
$
(
63,267
)
$
(
742
)
$
(
62,525
)
Balance at January 1, 2024
$
(
23,161
)
$
(
40,490
)
$
186
$
(
63,465
)
$
(
476
)
$
(
62,989
)
Net change
(
2,445
)
(
90
)
63
(
2,472
)
(
204
)
(
2,268
)
Balance at March 31, 2024
$
(
25,606
)
$
(
40,580
)
$
249
$
(
65,937
)
$
(
680
)
$
(
65,257
)
The following summarizes the line items affected on the condensed consolidated statements of operations for components reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss. Amounts in parentheses represent credits
to net income (loss).
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Amortization of unrecognized employee benefit costs:
Other loss – net
$
(
65
)
$
(
183
)
Income tax effect
—
—
Net of tax
$
(
65
)
$
(
183
)
Settlements of cash flow hedges:
Depreciation and amortization (foreign currency purchase contracts)
$
(
6
)
$
(
6
)
Costs of products sold (excluding depreciation and
amortization) (futures contracts – copper and aluminum)
(
55
)
18
Total before income tax
(
61
)
12
Income tax effect
2
(
1
)
Net of tax
$
(
59
)
$
11
The income tax effect associated with the various components of other compreh
ensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024
is summarized below. Amounts in parentheses represent credits to net income (loss) when reclassified to earnings. Certain amounts have
no
tax effect due to the Corporation having a valuation allowance recorded against the deferred income tax assets for the jurisdiction where the income or expense is recognized. Foreign currency translation adjustments exclude the effect of income taxes since earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries are deemed to be reinvested for an indefinite period of time.
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Income tax effect associated with changes in:
Unrecognized employee benefit costs
$
—
$
—
Fair value of cash flow hedges
$
21
$
2
Income tax effect associated with reclassification adjustments:
Amortization of unrecognized employee benefit costs
$
—
$
—
Settlement of cash flow hedges
$
2
$
(
1
)
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Note 12 – Derivative Instruments
Certain divisions of the ALP segment are subject to risk from increases in the price of commodities (aluminum and copper) used in the production of inventory. To minimize this risk, futures contracts are entered into which are designated as cash flow hedges. In March 2025, given the dramatic escalation in the price of copper futures and sufficient supply of copper through approximately mid-2025, the Corporation terminated its existing futures contracts for copper resulting in a pre-tax termination gain of approximately $
559
. The termination gain will be reclassified to earnings when the projected sales occur. Approximately $
537
of the termination gain is expected to be released to earnings in 2025 with the balance expected to be released in the first quarter of 2026. At
March 31, 2025
, approximately
50
%, or $
394
, of anticipated aluminum purchases over the next
four month
s are hedged. At
March 31, 2024
, approximately
52
%, or $
2,787
, of anticipated copper purchases over the next
nine months
and
56
%, or $
566
, of anticipated aluminum purchases over the next
six months
were hedged.
The Corporation periodically enters into purchase commitments to cover a portion of its anticipated natural gas and electricity usage. The commitments qualify as normal purchases and, accordingly, are not reflected on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. At March 31, 2025
, the Corporation has purchase commitments covering approximately
26
%, or $
1,198
, of anticipated
natural gas usage through December 31, 2025
for
two
of its subsidiaries
and approximately
32
%, or $
945
, of anticipated
electricity usage through December 31, 2025
for
two
of its subsidiaries.
At
March 31, 2024
, the Corporation had purchase commitments covering approximately
6
%, or $
2,365
, of anticipated
natural gas usage through December 31, 2025
for
two
of its subsidiaries
and approximately
12
%, or $
1,440
, of anticipated
electricity usage through December 31, 2025
for
two
of its subsidiaries
. Purchases of natural gas and electricity under previously existing commitments equaled $
1,124
and $
979
for the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The Corporation previously entered into foreign currency purchase contracts to manage the volatility associated with euro-denominated progress payments to be made for certain machinery and equipment. Upon occurrence of an anticipated purchase and placement of the underlying fixed asset in service, the foreign currency purchase contract was settled and the change in fair value of the foreign currency purchase contract was deferred in accumulated other comprehensive loss and is being reclassified to earnings (depreciation and amortization expense) over the life of the underlying asset (approximately
15
years, through 2026).
No portion of the existing cash flow hedges is considered to be ineffective, including any ineffectiveness arising from the unlikelihood of an anticipated transaction to occur. Additionally, no amounts have been excluded from assessing the effectiveness of a hedge. The Corporation does not enter into derivative transactions for speculative purposes and, therefore, holds
no
derivative instruments for trading purposes.
Gain (loss) on foreign exchange transactions included in other expense – net equaled $
221
for the three months ended March 31, 2025
, and $
(
492
)
for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
The change in the fair value of the cash flow contracts is recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. The balances as of
March 31, 2025 and 2024 and the amounts recognized as and reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss for each of the periods are summarized below. Amounts are after tax where applicable. Certain amounts recognized as comprehensive income (loss) or reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss have no tax effect due to the Corporation having a valuation allowance recorded against the deferred income tax assets for the jurisdiction where the income or expense is recognized.
Beginning of
the Period
Recognized
Reclassified
End of
the Period
'Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
Foreign currency purchase contracts
$
54
$
—
$
6
$
48
Futures contracts – copper and aluminum
(
156
)
780
53
571
$
(
102
)
$
780
$
59
$
619
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
Foreign currency purchase contracts
$
81
$
—
$
6
$
75
Futures contracts – copper and aluminum
105
52
(
17
)
174
$
186
$
52
$
(
11
)
$
249
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The change in fair value reclassified or expected to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings is summarized below. All amounts are pre-tax.
Location of Gain (Loss)
in Statements
Estimated to
be Reclassified
in the Next 12 Months
Three Months Ended March 31,
of Operations
2025
2024
Foreign currency purchase contracts
Depreciation and amortization
$
27
$
6
$
6
Futures contracts – copper and aluminum
Costs of products sold
(excluding depreciation and amortization)
$
587
$
55
$
(
18
)
Note 13 – Fair Value
The Corporation’s financial assets and liabilities reported at fair value in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of
March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical Inputs
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Total
As of March 31, 2025
Investments
Other noncurrent assets
$
2,812
$
—
$
—
$
2,812
As of December 31, 2024
Investments
Other noncurrent assets
$
3,026
$
—
$
—
$
3,026
The investments held as other noncurrent assets represent assets held in the “Rabbi” trust for the purpose of providing benefits under the non-qualified defined benefit pension plan. The fair value of the investments is based on quoted prices of the investments in active markets. The fair value of futures contracts is based on market quotations. The fair values of the variable-rate IRB debt and borrowings under the revolving credit facility and other debt facilities approximate their carrying values. Additionally, the fair values of trade receivables and trade payables approximate their carrying values.
Note 14 – Stock-Based Co
mpensation
At March 31, 2025, the Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Incentive Plan”), authorizes the issuance of up to
3,700,000
shares of the Corporation’s common stock for awards under the Incentive Plan. On May 8, 2025, at the Corporation's Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the shareholders approved an increase in the number of shares authorized under the Incentive Plan to
4,200,000
shares, an increase of
500,000
shares. Awards under the Incentive Plan may include incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted shares and restricted stock units, performance awards, other stock-based awards, or short-term cash incentive awards. If any award is canceled, terminates, expires, or lapses for any reason prior to the issuance of the shares, or if the shares are issued under the Incentive Plan and thereafter are forfeited to the Corporation, the shares subject to such awards and the forfeited shares will not count against the aggregate number of shares available under the Incentive Plan. Shares tendered or withheld to pay the option exercise price or tax withholding will continue to count against the aggregate number of shares of common stock available for grant under the Incentive Plan. Any shares repurchased by the Corporation with cash proceeds from the exercise of options will not be added back to the pool of shares available for grant under the Incentive Plan.
The Incentive Plan may be administered by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee has the authority to determine, within the limits of the express provisions of the Incentive Plan, the individuals to whom the awards will be granted and the nature, amount and terms of such awards.
The Incentive Plan also provides for equity-based awards during any one year to non-employee members of the Board of Directors, based on the grant date fair value, not to exceed $
200
. The limit does not apply to shares received by a non-employee director at his or her election in lieu of the director’s retainer for board service. The restricted stock awards vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date.
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Stock-based compensation expense, including expense associated with equity-based awards granted to non-employee members of the Board of Directors, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 equaled $
306
and $
346
, respectively. The income tax benefit recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations was not significant due to the Corporation having a valuation allowance recorded against its deferred income tax assets for the majority of the jurisdictions where the expense was recognized.
Note
15 – Litigation
The Corporation and its subsidiaries are involved in various claims and lawsuits incidental to their businesses from time to time and are also subject to asbestos litigation.
Asbestos Litigation
Claims have been asserted alleging personal injury from exposure to asbestos-containing components historically used in some products manufactured by predecessors of Air & Liquid (the “Asbestos Liability”). Air & Liquid, and in some cases the Corporation, are defendants (among a number of defendants, often in excess of 50 defendants) in claims filed in various state and federal courts.
Asbestos Claims
The following table reflects approximate information about the number of claims for Asbestos Liability against Air & Liquid and the Corporation for the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 (number of claims not in thousands). The majority of the settlement and defense costs were reported and paid by insurance carriers. Because claims are often filed and can be settled or dismissed in large groups, the amount and timing of settlements, as well as the number of open claims, can fluctuate significantly from period to period.
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Total claims pending at the beginning of the period
6,363
6,310
New claims served
321
324
Claims dismissed
(
108
)
(
222
)
Claims settled
(
171
)
(
116
)
Total claims pending at the end of period
(1)
6,405
6,296
Administrative closures
(2)
(
3,320
)
(
3,228
)
Total active claims at the end of the period
3,085
3,068
Gross settlement and defense costs paid in period (in 000’s)
$
6,775
$
6,907
Average gross settlement and defense costs per claim resolved (in 000’s)
(3)
$
24.28
$
20.43
(1)
Included as “total claims pending” are approximat
ely
1,637
and
1,641
claims at
March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, classified in various jurisdictions as “inactive” or transferred to a state or federal judicial panel on multi-district litigation.
(2)
Administrative closures include (i) mesothelioma claims filed
five
or more years ago; (ii) non-mesothelioma claims filed
six
or more years ago; (iii) claims previously classified in various jurisdictions as “inactive;” and (iv) claims transferred to a state or federal judicial panel on multi-district litigation.
(3)
Claims resolved do not include claims administratively close
d.
Asbestos Insurance
The Corporation and Air & Liquid are parties to a series of settlement agreements (“Settlement Agreements”) with insurance carriers that have coverage obligations for the Asbestos Liability (the “Settling Insurers”). Under the Settlement Agreements, the Settling Insurers accept financial responsibility, subject to the terms and conditions of the respective agreements, including overall coverage limits, for pending and future claims for the Asbestos Liability. The Settlement Agreements encompass the majority of insurance policies that provide coverage for claims for the Asbestos Liability.
The Settlement Agreements acknowledge Howden North America, Inc. (“Howden”) is entitled to coverage under policies covering the Asbestos Liability for claims arising out of the historical products manufactured or distributed by Buffalo Forge, a former subsidiary of the Corporation (the “Products”), which was acquired by Howden. The Settlement Agreements do not provide for any prioritization on access to the applicable policies or any sub-limits of liability as to Howden or the Corporation and Air & Liquid and, accordingly, Howden may access the coverage afforded by the Settling Insurers for any covered claim arising out of the Products. In general, access by Howden to the coverage afforded by the Settling Insurers for the Products will erode coverage under the Settlement Agreements available to the Corporation and Air & Liquid for the Asbestos Liability.
Asbestos Valuations
The Corporation, with the assistance of a nationally recognized expert in the valuation of asbestos liabilities, reviews the Asbestos Liability and the underlying assumptions on a regular basis to determine whether any adjustment to the Asbestos Liability or the
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underlying assumptions are necessary. When warranted, the Asbestos Liability is adjusted to consider current trends and new information that becomes available. In conjunction with the regular updates of the estimated Asbestos Liability, the Corporation also develops an estimate of defense costs expected to be incurred with settling the Asbestos Liability and probable insurance recoveries for the Asbestos Liability and defense costs.
In developing the estimate of probable defense costs, the Corporation considers several factors including, but not limited to, current and historical defense-to-indemnity cost ratios and expected defense-to-indemnity cost ratios. In developing the estimate of probable insurance recoveries, the Corporation considers the expert’s projection of settlement costs for the Asbestos Liability and management’s projection of associated defense costs. In addition, the Corporation consults with its outside legal counsel on insurance matters and a nationally recognized insurance consulting firm it retains to assist with certain policy allocation matters. The Corporation also considers a number of other factors including the Settlement Agreements in effect, policy exclusions, policy limits, policy provisions regarding coverage for defense costs, attachment points, gaps in the coverage, policy exhaustion, the nature of the underlying claims for the Asbestos Liability, estimated erosion of insurance limits on account of claims against Howden arising out of the Products, prior impairment of policies, insolvencies among certain of the insurance carriers, and creditworthiness of the remaining insurance carriers based on publicly available information. Based on these factors, the Corporation estimates the probable insurance recoveries for the Asbestos Liability and defense costs for the corresponding time frame of the Asbestos Liability.
The following table summarizes activity relating to Asbestos Liability for the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Asbestos liability, beginning of the year
$
207,092
$
238,679
Settlement and defense costs paid
(
6,775
)
(
6,907
)
Asbestos liability, end of the period
$
200,317
$
231,772
The following table summarizes activity relating to insurance recoveries for the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Insurance receivable – asbestos, beginning of the year
$
139,295
$
160,245
Settlement and defense costs paid by insurance carriers
(
4,408
)
(
3,285
)
Insurance receivable – asbestos, end of the period
$
134,887
$
156,960
The insurance receivable does not assume any recovery from insolvent carriers. A substantial majority of the insurance recoveries deemed probable is from insurance companies rated A – (excellent) or better by A.M. Best Corporation. There can be no assurance, however, there will not be insolvencies among the relevant insurance carriers, or the assumed percentage recoveries for certain carriers will prove correct.
Asbestos Assumptions
The amounts recorded for the Asbestos Liability and insurance receivable rely on assumptions based on currently known facts and strategy. The Corporation’s actual expenses or insurance recoveries could be significantly higher or lower than those recorded if assumptions used in the Corporation’s or the experts’ calculations vary significantly from actual results. Key variables in these assumptions include the forecast of the population likely to have been exposed to asbestos; the number of people likely to develop an asbestos-related disease; the estimated number of people likely to file an asbestos-related injury claim against the Corporation or its subsidiaries; an analysis of pending cases, by type of injury claimed and jurisdiction where the claim is filed; average settlement value of claims, by type of injury claimed and jurisdiction of filing; the number and nature of new claims to be filed each year; the average cost of disposing of each new claim; the average annual defense costs; compliance by relevant parties with the terms of the Settlement Agreements; ability to reach acceptable agreements with insurance carriers currently not a party to a Settlement Agreement or at a coverage amount less than anticipated; and the solvency risk with respect to the relevant insurance carriers. Other factors that may affect the Asbestos Liability and ability to recover under the Corporation’s insurance policies include uncertainties surrounding the litigation process from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and from case to case, reforms that may be made by state and federal courts, and the passage of state or federal tort reform legislation.
The
Corporation intends to continue to evaluate the Asbestos Liability, related insurance receivable, the sufficiency of its allowance for expected credit losses and the underlying assumptions on a regular basis to determine whether any adjustments to the estimates are required. Due to the uncertainties surrounding asbestos litigation and insurance recovery, these regular reviews may result in the Corporation adjusting its current reserve; however, the Corporation is currently unable to estimate such future adjustments. Adjustments, if any, to the Corporation’s estimate of the Asbestos Liability, insurance receivable and/or allowance for expected credit losses could be material to the operating results for the period in which the adjustments to the liability, receivable or allowance are recorded and to the Corporation’s condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations and liquidity.
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Note 16 – Environm
ental Matters
The Corporation is currently performing certain remedial actions in connection with the sale of real estate previously owned and periodically incurs costs to maintain compliance with environmental laws and regulations. Environmental exposures are difficult to assess and estimate for numerous reasons, including lack of reliable data, the multiplicity of possible solutions, the years of remedial and monitoring activity required, and identification of new sites. The undiscounted potential liability for remedial actions and environmental compliance measures
approximated
$
100
at
March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024
.
Note 17
– Related Parties
Åkers TISCO Roll Co., Ltd.
(“ATR”), a
59.88
% indirectly owned joint venture of UES, periodically has loans outstanding with its minority shareholder.
No
borrowings were outstanding as of March 31, 2025 or 2024.
Loan activity for the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2025
2024
2024
USD
RMB
USD
RMB
Balance at beginning of the period
$
—
—
$
665
4,713
Borrowings
—
—
—
—
Repayments
—
—
(
664
)
(
4,713
)
Foreign exchange
—
—
(
1
)
—
Balance at end of the period
$
—
—
$
—
—
Interest on borrowings accrues at the
three
-to-
five-year
loan interest rate set by the People’s Bank of China, which approximated
4.35
% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. For the
three months ended March 31, 2024
, ATR paid $
2
(RMB
17
) of interest. No interest was outstanding as of
March 31, 2025 or December 31, 2024.
ATR has sales to and purchases from ATR’s minority shareholder and its affiliates and sales to a shareholder of one of the Corporation’s other joint ventures in China and its affiliates. These sales and purchases, which were in the ordinary course of business, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2025
2024
2024
USD
RMB
USD
RMB
Purchases from related parties
$
2,076
15,089
$
1,237
8,848
Sales to related parties
$
5,039
36,621
$
190
1,356
Balances outstanding with ATR’s minority shareholder including its affiliates and the other joint venture’s shareholder and its affiliates as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:
March 31, 2025
March 31, 2025
December 31, 2024
December 31, 2024
USD
RMB
USD
RMB
Accounts receivable from related parties
$
2,380
17,272
$
1,839
13,422
Accounts payable to related parties
$
623
4,519
$
411
3,001
The manufacturing facilities of ATR are located on land leased by ATR from the other partner. The land lease commenced in
2007
, the date the joint venture was formed, and continues through
2054
, the expected end date of the joint venture, and includes variable lease payment provisions based on the land standard price prevailing in Taiyuan, China, where the joint venture is located. Rent paid by ATR to the other partner approximated $
31
(RMB
223
) for each of the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024,
which is included in purchases from related parties.
Note 18 – Busine
ss Segments
The FCEP segment produces forged hardened steel rolls, cast rolls and forged engineered products (“FEP”). Forged hardened steel rolls are used primarily in hot and cold rolling mills by producers of steel, aluminum and other metals. Cast rolls, which are produced in a variety of iron and steel qualities, are used mainly in hot strip mills, medium/heavy section mills, roughing mills, and plate mills. FEP principally are sold to customers in the steel distribution market, oil and gas industry and the aluminum and plastic extrusion industries. The segment has operations in the United States, England, Sweden, and Slovenia and equity interests in
three
joint venture companies in China. Collectively, the segment primarily competes with European, Asian and North American and South American companies in both domestic and foreign markets and distributes a significant portion of its products through sales offices located throughout the world.
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The ALP segment includes Aerofin, Buffalo Air Handling and Buffalo Pumps, all divisions of Air & Liquid. Aerofin produces custom-engineered finned tube heat exchange coils and related heat transfer products for a variety of industries including original equipment manufacturers and commercial, nuclear power generation and industrial manufacturing. Buffalo Air Handling produces large custom-designed air handling systems for institutional (e.g., hospital, university), pharmaceutical and general industrial building markets. Buffalo Pumps manufactures centrifugal pumps for the fossil-fueled power generation, marine defense and industrial refrigeration industries. The segment has operations in Virginia and New York with headquarters in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. The segment utilizes an independent group of sales offices located throughout the United States and Canada.
Net sales by product line for the
three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 are outlined below.
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Net sales:
Forged and Cast Engineered Products
Forged and cast mill rolls
$
68,622
$
73,396
FEP
3,665
3,793
Forged and Cast Engineered Products
72,287
77,189
Air and Liquid Processing
Air handling systems
10,628
12,510
Heat exchange coils
11,525
10,823
Centrifugal pumps
9,825
9,693
Air and Liquid Processing
31,978
33,026
Total Reportable Segments
$
104,265
$
110,215
The accounting policies for each segment are the same as those described in Item 8,
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
, in Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. The Corporation's
Chief Executive Officer
is the Corporation’s CODM.
The Corporation measures each segment’s profitab
ility based on income from operations. Segment income from operations excludes interest expense, other income and expense items and Corporate costs. Along with other measures, including non-GAAP measures,
the CODM uses segment income from operations when assessing segment performance and when making decisions to allocate financial resources between segments, primarily through periodic budgeting and segment performance reviews.
Summarized financial information concerning the Corporation’s reportable segments is shown in the following tables.
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
FCEP
ALP
Total
FCEP
ALP
Total
Net sales
$
72,287
$
31,978
$
104,265
$
77,189
$
33,026
$
110,215
Less:
(1)
Cost of products sold (excluding depreciation and amortization)
57,613
24,491
65,451
27,039
Selling and administrative
6,385
3,725
5,732
3,765
Depreciation and amortization
4,368
268
4,430
240
Loss on disposal of assets
16
—
—
—
Segment income from operations
$
3,905
$
3,494
7,399
$
1,576
$
1,982
3,558
Reconciliation to income (loss) before income taxes
Corporate costs
(2)
(
3,549
)
(
3,476
)
Interest expense
(
2,726
)
(
2,757
)
Other income - net
(3)
826
923
Income (loss) before income taxes
$
1,950
$
(
1,752
)
(1)
The significant expense categories and amounts align with the segment-level information regularly provided to the CODM.
(2)
Corporate costs represent the operating expenses of the corporate office and other costs not allocated to the segments.
(3)
Other income - net includes net pension and other postretirement income, gains and losses on foreign exchange transactions, unrealized gains and losses on Rabbi trust investments, and investment income.
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Capital Expenditures
Depreciation and
Amortization Expense
Identifiable Assets
(1)
March 31,
2025
March 31,
2024
March 31,
2025
March 31,
2024
March 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
Forged and Cast Engineered Products
$
1,399
$
2,548
$
4,368
$
4,430
$
303,618
$
289,129
Air and Liquid Processing
801
289
268
240
225,960
230,171
Corporate
—
—
—
—
6,615
11,596
Consolidated total
$
2,200
$
2,837
$
4,636
$
4,670
$
536,193
$
530,896
Long-lived Assets
(2)
Net Sales by
Geographic Area
(3)
Income (Loss)
Before Income Taxes
Geographic Areas:
March 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
March 31,
2025
March 31,
2024
March 31,
2025
March 31,
2024
United States
$
229,733
$
235,785
$
59,896
$
69,764
$
397
$
(
2,223
)
Foreign
57,116
55,473
44,369
40,451
1,553
471
Consolidated total
$
286,849
$
291,258
$
104,265
$
110,215
$
1,950
$
(
1,752
)
(1)
Identifiable assets for the FCEP segment include investments in joint ventures of $
2,175
at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024. Identifiable assets for the ALP segment include asbestos-related insurance receivables of
$
134,887
and $
139,295
at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Identifiable assets for Corporate represent primarily cash and cash equivalents and other items not allocated to reportable segments.
(2)
Long-lived assets exclude deferred income tax assets. Long-lived assets in the U.S. include noncurrent asbestos-related insurance receivables of $
119,887
and $
124,295
at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Foreign long-lived assets primarily represent assets of the foreign operations.
(3)
Net sales are attributed to the geographic areas based on the location of the customer. Sales to individual foreign countries were less than
10
% of consolidated net sales for each of the periods. The majority of foreign net sales for each of the periods is attributable to the FCEP segment.
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ITEM 2 – MANAGEMENT’S DI
SCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Forward-Looking Statements
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”) provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by us or on behalf of Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Corporation”).
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
and other sections of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes hereto, may include, but are not limited to, statements about operating performance, trends and events we expect or anticipate will occur in the future, statements about sales and production levels, timing of orders for our products, restructurings, the impact from pandemics and geopolitical conflicts, profitability and anticipated expenses, inflation, the global supply chain, tariffs and global trade, future proceeds from the exercise of outstanding warrants, and cash outflows. All statements in this document other than statements of historical fact are statements that are, or could be, deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Act and words such as “may,” “will,” “intend,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “target,” “goal,” “forecast,” and other terms of similar meaning that indicate future events and trends are also generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made, are not guarantees of future performance or expectations, and involve risks and uncertainties. For us, these risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:
•
inability to maintain adequate liquidity to meet our operating cash flow requirements, repay maturing debt and meet other financial obligations;
•
economic downturns, cyclical demand for our products and insufficient demand for our products;
•
excess global capacity in the steel industry;
•
inability to successfully restructure our operations and/or invest in operations that will yield the best long-term value to our shareholders;
•
liability of our subsidiaries for claims alleging personal injury from exposure to asbestos-containing components historically used in certain products of our subsidiaries;
•
inability to obtain necessary capital or financing on satisfactory terms to acquire capital expenditures that may be necessary to support our growth strategy;
•
inoperability of certain equipment on which we rely;
•
increases in commodity prices or insufficient hedging against increases in commodity prices, reductions in electricity and natural gas supply or shortages of key production materials for us or our customers;
•
inability to satisfy the continued listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange or the NYSE American Exchange;
•
potential attacks on information technology infrastructure and other cyber-based business disruptions;
•
fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies;
•
changes in the existing regulatory environment;
•
consequences of pandemics and geopolitical conflicts;
•
work stoppage or another industrial action on the part of any of our unions;
•
failure to maintain an effective system of internal control;
•
changes in the global economic environment, inflation, elevated interest rates, recessions or prolonged periods of slow economic growth, and global instability and actual and threatened geopolitical conflict; and
•
those discussed more fully elsewhere in this report and in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by us, particularly in Item 1A, Risk Factors, in Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
We cannot guarantee any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. In addition, there may be events in the future that we are not able to predict accurately or control which may cause actual results to differ materially from expectations expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. Except as required by applicable law, we assume no obligation, and disclaim any obligation, to update forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, events or otherwise.
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The Business
The Corporation manufactures and sells highly engineered, high-performance specialty metal products and customized equipment utilized by industry throughout the world. It operates in two business segments – the
Forged and Cast Engineered Products
(“FCEP”) segment and the
Air and Liquid Processing
(“ALP”) segment. This segment presentation is consistent with how the Corporation’s chief operating decision-maker evaluates financial performance and makes resource allocation and strategic decisions about the business.
The FCEP segment produces forged hardened steel rolls, cast rolls and forged engineered products (“FEP”). Forged hardened steel rolls are used primarily in hot and cold rolling mills by producers of steel, aluminum and other metals. Cast rolls, which are produced in a variety of iron and steel qualities, are used mainly in hot strip mills, medium/heavy section mills, roughing mills, and plate mills. FEP principally are sold to customers in the steel distribution market, oil and gas industry and the aluminum and plastic extrusion industries. The segment has operations in the United States, England, Sweden, and Slovenia, and an equity interest in three joint venture companies in China. Collectively, the segment primarily competes with European, Asian and North and South American companies in both domestic and foreign markets and distributes a significant portion of its products through sales offices located throughout the world.
The ALP segment includes Aerofin, Buffalo Air Handling and Buffalo Pumps, all divisions of Air & Liquid Systems Corporation (“Air & Liquid”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation. Aerofin produces custom-engineered finned tube heat exchange coils and related heat transfer products for a variety of industries including original equipment manufacturers and commercial, nuclear power generation and industrial manufacturing. Buffalo Air Handling produces large custom-designed air handling systems for institutional (e.g., hospital, university), pharmaceutical and general industrial building markets. Buffalo Pumps manufactures centrifugal pumps for the fossil-fueled power generation, marine defense and industrial refrigeration industries. The segment has operations in Virginia and New York with headquarters in Carnegie, Pennsylvania. The segment utilizes an independent group of sales offices located throughout the United States and Canada.
Executive Overview
For the FCEP segment, global steel manufacturing capacity continues to exceed global consumption of steel products. Demand for steel is soft but stable. Increased entry of low-priced products from other countries has negatively impacted local demand in the U.S. and Europe, with several of the segment’s largest customers engaging in trade cases to reduce the number of imports into the U.S. The U.S. government previously announced new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the U.S. and has, for now, removed the exceptions allowing certain countries to send un-tariffed products to the U.S. As of March 31, 2025, tariffs are now incurred on forged and cast rolls shipped from the segment's European facilities into the U.S. and on U.S. forged and cast rolls shipped into China. Since the cast roll market is currently underserved in the U.S., the Corporation believes the segment's European operations are on equal footing with its competition with respect to tariffs. It is expected that the costs associated with tariffs will be passed on to customers. Tariff outcomes are fluid and subject to change. Accordingly, it is difficult to predict how tariffs will affect the ordering patterns of the segment's customers, however, customer deferral of orders is expected.
The primary focus for the FCEP segment is to improve its profitability by maintaining a strong position in the roll market and continuing to improve operational efficiency and equipment reliability following the completion of a significant capital equipment program. In addition, in February 2025, the segment's U.K. operations entered into a formal consultation process with its unions and staff to evaluate various options to improve its profitability, which continues as of March 31, 2025.
For the ALP segment, businesses are benefiting from steady demand and increased market share but continue to face increasing production costs due to inflation. The segment has been implementing price increases for certain of its products to help mitigate these inflationary effects. The focus for this segment is to grow revenues, strengthen engineering and manufacturing capabilities to keep pace with growth opportunities, and continue to improve its sales distribution network. As of March 31, 2025, tariffs are now incurred on certain of the segment's raw materials. It is expected that the costs associated with these tariffs will be passed on to customers. Tariff outcomes are fluid and subject to change; however, the U.S.'s onshoring of additional manufacturing capabilities would potentially increase demand for the segment's products.
The Corporation is actively monitoring, and will continue to actively monitor, changes prompted by the U.S. government, repercussions from the Russia-Ukraine and Middle East conflicts and similar geopolitical matters, economic conditions, and other developments relevant to its business including the potential impact on its operations, financial condition, liquidity, suppliers, industry, and workforce.
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Selected Financial Information
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Change
Net Sales:
Forged and Cast Engineered Products
$
72,287
$
77,189
$
(4,902
)
Air and Liquid Processing
31,978
33,026
(1,048
)
Consolidated
$
104,265
$
110,215
$
(5,950
)
Income from Operations:
Forged and Cast Engineered Products
$
3,905
$
1,576
$
2,329
Air and Liquid Processing
3,494
1,982
1,512
Corporate costs
(3,549
)
(3,476
)
(73
)
Consolidated
$
3,850
$
82
$
3,768
March 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
Change
Backlog:
Forged and Cast Engineered Products
$
232,296
$
250,530
$
(18,234
)
Air and Liquid Processing
136,157
128,354
7,803
Consolidated
$
368,453
$
378,884
$
(10,431
)
Net sales
approximated $104,265 and $110,215 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, a decrease of $5,950. A discussion of net sales for the Corporation’s two segments is included below.
Income from operations
approximated $3,850 and $82 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, an improvement of $3,768. A discussion of income from operations for the Corporation’s two segments is included below.
Backlog
equaled $368,453 as of March 31, 2025 versus $378,884 as of December 31, 2024. Backlog represents the accumulation of firm orders on hand which: (i) are supported by evidence of a contractual arrangement, (ii) include a fixed and determinable sales price, (iii) have reasonably assured collectability, and (iv) generally are expected to ship within two years from the backlog reporting date. Backlog at a certain date may not be a direct measure of future revenue for a particular order because price increases, negotiated subsequently to the original order, are not included in backlog until the updated contract is received from the customer and certain surcharges are not determinable until the order is complete and ready for shipment to the customer. Approximately 20% of the backlog is expected to be released after 2025. A discussion of backlog by segment is included below.
Costs of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization
, as a percentage of net sales, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 approximated 78.7% and 83.9%, respectively, with gross margins improving for both the FCEP and ALP segments. See further discussion in the commentary for the Corporation’s two segments below.
Selling and administrative expenses
approximated $13,659 and $12,973 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase in selling and administrative expenses for the current year period when compared to the same period of the prior year is primarily due to inflationary increases, higher employee-related costs and professional fees.
Interest expense
for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was comparable and approximated $2,726 and $2,757, respectively. More specifically:
•
Lower average interest rates for 2025 versus 2024 decreased interest expense by approximately $200 for the three months ended March 31, 2025; and
•
Lower average borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility decreased interest expense by approximately $159 for the three months ended March 31, 2025; offset by
•
Higher average borrowings under the equipment financing facility, net of capitalized interest, increased interest expense by approximately $353 for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
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Other income – net
is comprised of the following:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Change
Net pension and other postretirement income
$
665
$
1,179
$
(514
)
Gain (loss) on foreign exchange transactions
221
(492
)
713
Unrealized (loss) gain on Rabbi trust investments
(89
)
222
(311
)
Investment income
24
19
5
Other
5
(5
)
10
$
826
$
923
$
(97
)
Other income – net fluctuated primarily due to:
•
Lower net pension and other postretirement income primarily due to a lower expected long-term rate of return on the assets of U.S. defined benefit pension plan in 2025 versus 2024,
•
Changes in foreign exchange gains and losses, and
•
Changes in unrealized losses and gains in the market value of the Rabbi trust investments corresponding to the volatility in the financial markets.
Income tax provision
for each of the periods includes income taxes associated with the Corporation’s profitable operations. An income tax benefit is not able to be recognized on losses of certain of the Corporation’s entities since it is “more likely than not” the asset will not be realized. Accordingly, changes in the income tax provision for each of the periods include the effects of changes in the pre-tax income of the Corporation’s profitable operations in each jurisdiction and changes in expectations as to whether an income tax benefit will be able to be realized for the deferred income tax assets recognized.
The income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2025 includes an income tax benefit of approximately $500 resulting from the Corporation's majority-owned Chinese joint venture qualifying as a high-tech enterprise (“HTE”). As an HTE, the earnings of the Chinese joint venture through 2026 will be taxed at a rate of 15% (versus 25%) and, at March 31, 2025, certain net deferred income tax liabilities were revalued at a rate of 15% (versus 25%) thereby reducing deferred income tax liabilities and contributing to the income tax benefit.
Valuation allowances are recorded against the majority of the Corporation’s deferred income tax assets. The Corporation will maintain the valuation allowances until there is sufficient evidence to support the reversal of all or some portion of the allowances. Given the Corporation’s current earnings and anticipated future earnings in Sweden, the Corporation believes there is a reasonable possibility within the next 12 months, sufficient positive evidence may become available to allow the Corporation to conclude some portion of the valuation allowance will no longer be needed. Release of any portion of the valuation allowance would result in the recognition of deferred income tax assets on the Corporation’s condensed consolidated balance sheet and a decrease to the Corporation’s income tax expense in the period the release is recorded. The exact timing and the amount of the valuation allowance released are subject to, among many items, the level of profitability achieved. Once the valuation allowance is completely reversed, a tax provision would be recognized on future earnings.
Net income (loss) attributable to Ampco-Pittsburgh and net income (loss) per common share attributable to Ampco-Pittsburgh
equaled $1,142 and $0.06 per common share and $(2,717) and $(0.14) per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The income tax benefit resulting from the Corporation's majority-owned Chinese joint venture qualifying as an HTE of approximately $500 improved net income attributable to Ampco-Pittsburgh and net income per common share attributable to Ampco-Pittsburgh by approximately $299 and $0.01 per common share, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
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Net Sales and Operating Results by Segment
Forged and Cast Engineered Products
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Change
Net Sales:
Forged and cast mill rolls
$
68,622
$
73,396
$
(4,774
)
FEP
3,665
3,793
(128
)
$
72,287
$
77,189
$
(4,902
)
Income from Operations
$
3,905
$
1,576
$
2,329
March 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
Change
Backlog
$
232,296
$
250,530
$
(18,234
)
The decline in net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2025, when compared to the same period of the prior year, is primarily due to the following:
•
Lower volume and changes in product mix for roll sales, which decreased net sales by approximately $6,300 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024;
•
Changes in exchange rates between the periods used to translate net sales of the Corporation’s foreign subsidiaries into the U.S. dollar, which decreased net sales by approximately $1,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024; and
•
Lower FEP sales, which decreased net sales by approximately $100 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024; offset
•
Higher base pricing, net of lower variable-index surcharges passed through to customers as a result of lower prices for raw material, energy and transportation, which increased net sales by approximately $2,500 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Income from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 increased when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024 primarily due to:
•
Benefit from improved pricing and changes in manufacturing costs, net of lower variable-index surcharges, which increased income from operations by approximately $5,200 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024; and
•
Better manufacturing absorption for the current year period, which increased operating income by approximately $500 for the three months ended March 31, 2025, when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily as a result of operational efficiencies and improved equipment reliability following completion of a significant capital equipment program by the end of 2024 coupled with lower absorption in the prior year period as a result of a fire at one of the Corporation’s cast roll facilities; offset by
•
Lower volume of shipments, which decreased operating income by approximately $2,600 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024;
•
Higher selling and administrative costs, which decreased operating income by approximately $700 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024; and
•
Changes in exchange rates between the periods used to translate the operating results of the Corporation’s foreign subsidiaries into the U.S. dollar, which reduced income from operations by approximately $100 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Backlog decreased at March 31, 2025 from December 31, 2024 by $18,234 primarily due to:
•
Lower backlog for mill rolls of approximately $31,700 due to (i) lower demand in Europe as a result of mills operating at a reduced rate, (ii) U.S. customers deferring orders due, in part, to the current geopolitical events with tariffs and uncertainty as to the total cost of a roll, and (iii) timing of orders for the following year; offset by
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•
Higher exchange rates used to translate the backlog of the Corporation’s foreign subsidiaries into the U.S. dollar, which increased backlog at March 31, 2025 when compared to backlog at December 31, 2024, by approximately $8,200; and
•
Improved demand for FEP, which increased backlog at March 31, 2025 when compared to backlog at December 31, 2024 by approximately $5,200.
At March 31, 2025, approximately 14% of backlog is expected to ship after 2025.
Air and Liquid Processing
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Change
Net Sales:
Air handling systems
$
10,628
$
12,510
$
(1,882
)
Heat exchange coils
11,525
10,823
702
Centrifugal pumps
9,825
9,693
132
$
31,978
$
33,026
$
(1,048
)
Income from Operations
$
3,494
$
1,982
$
1,512
March 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
Change
Backlog
$
136,157
$
128,354
$
7,803
The decrease in net sales for the three months ended March 31, 2025, when compared to the same period of the prior year period, is primarily due to:
•
Lower net sales of air handling units principally due to the timing of shipments and associated revenue recognition, which reduced net sales by approximately $1,900 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024; offset by
•
Higher net sales of heat exchange coils principally due to an increase in the volume of shipments to nuclear-power customers, which increased net sales by approximately $700 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024; and
•
Higher net sales of centrifugal pumps principally due to higher sales to the U.S. Navy after-market and commercial customers, which increased net sales by approximately $100 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024.
The improvement in operating income is principally due to changes in product mix, offset in part by the lower volume of shipments and higher manufacturing costs, which had a net benefit to operating income of approximately $1,500 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Backlog at March 31, 2025 improved when compared to backlog December 31, 2024 by approximately $7,800 with each of the product lines improving. In particular, backlog for:
•
Heat exchange coils increased approximately $4,500 primarily due to record order intake in the nuclear market;
•
Centrifugal pumps increased approximately $1,900 primarily due to strong order activity in the U.S. Navy market; and
•
Air handling units increased approximately $1,400 primarily due to strong order activity in the pharmaceutical market.
At March 31, 2025, approximately 31% of backlog is expected to ship after 2025.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Corporation presents non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP adjusted income (loss) from operations. Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA is calculated as net income (loss) excluding interest expense, other income - net, income tax provision, depreciation and amortization, and stock-based compensation along with significant charges or credits that are one-time charges or credits, unrelated to the Corporation’s ongoing results of operations, or beyond its control. Non-GAAP adjusted income (loss) from operations is calculated as income (loss) from operations excluding depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation along with significant charges or credits that are one-time charges or credits, unrelated to the segment’s ongoing results of operations, or beyond
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its control. These non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any standardized methodology prescribed by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).
Beginning in 2025, the Corporation began presenting non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA along with non-GAAP adjusted income (loss) from operations. These measures are key measures used by the Corporation's management and Board of Directors to understand and evaluate the operating performance of the Corporation and its segments. While these non-GAAP measures may not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies, the Corporation's management and Board of Directors believe these non-GAAP measures enhance comparability to companies in its stated industry peer group.
The Corporation believes these non-GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in its business that otherwise could be masked by the effect of the items it excludes from adjusted EBITDA and adjusted income (loss) from operations. The Corporation also believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to management, shareholders and investors, and others in understanding and evaluating its operating results, enhancing the overall understanding of its past performance and future prospects and allowing for greater transparency with respect to key financial metrics used by the Corporation’s management in its financial and operational decision-making.
Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP adjusted income (loss) from operations are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered in isolation of, or as an alternative to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. There are limitations related to the use of non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, rather than net income (loss), or non-GAAP adjusted income (loss) from operations, rather than income (loss) from operations, which are the nearest GAAP equivalents.
The following is a reconciliation of net income (loss) to non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Net income (loss) (GAAP)
$
1,891
$
(2,206
)
Add (deduct):
Interest expense
2,726
2,757
Other income – net
(826
)
(923
)
Income tax provision
59
454
Income from operations (GAAP)
3,850
82
Add:
Depreciation and amortization
4,636
4,670
Stock-based compensation
306
346
Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP)
$
8,792
$
5,098
The following is a reconciliation of income (loss) from operations to non-GAAP adjusted income (loss) from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively:
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
FCEP
ALP
Corporate
(1)
Consolidated
FCEP
ALP
Corporate
(1)
Consolidated
Income (loss) from operations (GAAP)
$
3,905
$
3,494
$
(3,549
)
$
3,850
$
1,576
$
1,982
$
(3,476
)
$
82
Add:
Depreciation and amortization
4,368
268
—
4,636
4,430
240
—
4,670
Stock-based compensation
—
—
306
306
—
—
346
346
Income (loss) from operations, as adjusted (Non-GAAP)
$
8,273
$
3,762
$
(3,243
)
$
8,792
$
6,006
$
2,222
$
(3,130
)
$
5,098
(1)
Corporate represents the operating expenses of the corporate office and other costs not allocated to the segments.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Three Months Ended March 31,
2025
2024
Change
Net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities
$
(5,280
)
$
4,535
$
(9,815
)
Net cash flows used in investing activities
(1,711
)
(2,845
)
1,134
Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities
(1,727
)
2,028
(3,755
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
420
(175
)
595
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
(8,298
)
3,543
(11,841
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
15,427
7,286
8,141
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
7,129
$
10,829
$
(3,700
)
Net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities
equaled $(5,280) and $4,535 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, a change of $(9,815) primarily due to:
•
Higher investment in trade working capital of approximately $12,700; and
•
Higher contributions to the U.S. defined benefit pension plan of approximately $796; offset by
•
Net income of $1,891 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 versus a net loss of $2,206 for the three months ended March 31, 2024; and
•
Lower net asbestos-related payments of $1,254 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 versus the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Trade receivables at March 31, 2025 increased by approximately $11,900 when compared to trade receivables at December 31, 2024 primarily due to:
•
Higher sales in February and March of 2025 versus November and December of 2024, which increased trade receivables at March 31, 2025 when compared to December 31, 2024 by approximately $9,300, and
•
Higher exchange rates used to translate the trade receivables of the Corporation’s foreign subsidiaries into the U.S. dollar, which increased trade receivables at March 31, 2025 when compared to December 31, 2024 by approximately $1,200.
Inventories at March 31, 2025 increased by approximately $7,400 when compared to inventories at December 31, 2024 primarily due to:
•
Higher in-process and finished goods inventories at March 31, 2025 versus December 31, 2024 of approximately $5,000 resulting from higher production in anticipation of planned summer shutdowns and more production days in the first quarter of a year versus the fourth quarter of a year;
•
Higher exchange rates used to translate the inventories of the Corporation’s foreign subsidiaries into the U.S. dollar, which increased inventories at March 31, 2025 when compared to December 31, 2024 by approximately $2,300; and
•
Timing of shipments and associated revenue recognition, particularly for air handling units which increased inventories at March 31, 2025 when compared to December 31, 2024 by approximately $1,600; offset by
•
Lower raw material inventories at March 31, 2025 when compared to December 31, 2024 of approximately $1,600 principally due to the timing of production.
Accounts payable at March 31, 2025 increased by approximately $5,000 when compared to accounts payable at December 31, 2024 primarily due to timing of payments, and higher exchange rates used to translate the accounts payable of the Corporation’s foreign subsidiaries into the U.S. dollar which increased accounts payables at March 31, 2025 when compared to December 31, 2024 by approximately $1,100.
Asbestos-related payments are expected to continue in the foreseeable future. The amount of asbestos-related payments and corresponding insurance recoveries are difficult to predict and can vary based on a number of factors, including changes in assumptions, as outlined in
Note 15
to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Net cash flows used in investing activities
equaled $(1,711) and $(2,845) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, a change of $1,134 which is primarily due to:
•
Lower capital spend of approximately $1,100 by the FCEP segment primarily due to the completion of a significant capital equipment program during the second quarter of 2024; offset by
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•
Higher capital spend of approximately $500 by the ALP segment. Certain of this capital spend may be able to be subsidized by various government incentives such as grants. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Corporation received approximately $323 in government incentives. To date, no repayment obligations exist for any government incentive received.
At March 31, 2025, commitments for future capital expenditures approximated $5,200 which are expected to be spent over the next 12-18 months.
Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities
equaled $(1,727) and $2,028 for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, a change of $(3,755) which is primarily due to:
•
Higher net repayments on the Corporation’s revolving credit facility of $2,955;
•
No proceeds from the equipment financing facility in the current year, due to the completion of a significant capital equipment program during the second quarter of 2024, whereas the prior year included proceeds from the equipment financing facility of $1,134; and
•
Higher principal payments of $330 in the current year, primarily on the equipment financing facility; offset by
•
Prior year repayment of related-party debt of $664.
The effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents is primarily attributable to the fluctuation of the British pound and Swedish krona against the U.S. dollar.
As a result of the above, cash and cash equivalents decreased by $8,298 during 2025 and ended the period at $7,129 in comparison to $15,427 at December 31, 2024. The majority of the Corporation’s cash and cash equivalents is held by its foreign operations. Domestic customer remittances are used to repay borrowings under the Corporation’s revolving credit facility daily, resulting in minimal cash maintained by the Corporation’s domestic operations. Cash held by the Corporation’s foreign operations is considered to be permanently re-invested; accordingly, a provision for estimated local and withholding tax has not been made. If the Corporation were to remit any foreign earnings to it or any of its U.S. entities, the estimated tax impact would be insignificant.
Funds on hand, funds generated from future operations and availability under the Corporation’s revolving credit facility are expected to be sufficient to finance the Corporation’s operational requirements, debt service costs and capital expenditures. As of March 31, 2025, remaining availability under the revolving credit facility approximated $28,586, net of standard availability reserves. Since a significant portion of the Corporation’s debt includes variable rate interest, increases in the underlying benchmark rates will increase the Corporation’s debt service costs. Similarly, decreases in the underlying benchmark rates will decrease the Corporation’s debt service costs.
The maturity date for the revolving credit facility is June 29, 2026 and, subject to the other terms and conditions of the revolving credit agreement, will become due on that date. However, the Corporation is currently in discussions with its lenders with the intent of securing a mutually beneficial arrangement covering multiple years prior to June 30, 2025. Additionally, while the Corporation anticipates it has sufficient liquidity to finance the Corporation’s operational requirements, debt service costs and capital expenditures, it may from time to time consider alternatives, potential transactions and other strategies in an attempt to enhance its liquidity. Given such measures are forward-looking, the Corporation cannot ensure it will be successful in renegotiating its revolving credit facility or achieving such enhancements to improve its liquidity.
Litigation and Environmental Matters
See
Note 15
and
Note 16
to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Critical Accounting Policies
The Corporation’s critical accounting policies, as summarized in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, remain unchanged.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
See
Note 1
to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 3 – QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITAT
IVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable.
ITEM 4 – CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure controls and procedures.
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report was carried out under the supervision, and with the participation, of management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer. Disclosure controls and procedures are defined under Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules as controls and other procedures designed to ensure information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports it files under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on that evaluation, the Corporation’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has concluded the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2025.
Changes in internal control.
There has been no change in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II – OTHE
R INFORMATION
AMPCO-PITTSBURGH CORPORATION
Item 1
Legal
Proceedings
The information contained in
Note 15
to the condensed consolidated financial statements (Litigation) is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A
Ri
sk Factors
There are no material changes to the “Risk Factors” included under Item 1A of the Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. These “Risk Factors” should be carefully considered, understanding such risk factors may not describe every risk facing the Corporation. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Corporation or that the Corporation currently deems to be immaterial could adversely affect its business, financial condition and results of operations in the future.
Items 2-4 None.
Item 5
Other Information
(a) None.
(b) None.
(c) During the three months ended March 31, 2025
, no director or officer of the Corporation
adopted
or
terminated
a 'Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement' or 'non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,' with each term being defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.
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Item 6
E
xhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Form 10-Q.
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema with Embedded Linkbase Document
(104)
The cover page for the Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q has been formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.
†
Filed herewith.
††
Furnished herewith.
+
Management contracts, compensatory plans or arrangements required to be filed as an exhibit hereto pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
*
The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
**
Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following documents formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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SIGNAT
URES
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.
AMPCO-PITTSBURGH CORPORATION
DATE: May 12, 2025
BY:
/s/ J. Brett McBrayer
J. Brett McBrayer
Director and Chief Executive Officer
DATE: May 12, 2025
BY:
/s/ Michael G. McAuley
Michael G. McAuley
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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