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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
January 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:
001-04604
HEICO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida
65-0341002
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3000 Taft Street
,
Hollywood
,
Florida
33021
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(
954
)
987-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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, $.01 par value per share
HEI
New York Stock Exchange
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
HEI.A
New York Stock Exchange
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The number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock as of February 26, 2025 is as follows:
HEICO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED
1.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of HEICO Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, “HEICO,” or the “Company”) have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Therefore, the condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all information and footnotes normally included in annual consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2024. The October 31, 2024 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting principally of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations, statements of comprehensive income, statements of shareholders' equity and statements of cash flows for such interim periods presented. The results of operations for the three months ended January 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results which may be expected for the entire fiscal year.
The Company has two operating segments: the Flight Support Group (“FSG”), consisting of HEICO Aerospace Holdings Corp. and HEICO Flight Support Corp. ("HFSC") and their respective subsidiaries; and the Electronic Technologies Group (“ETG”), consisting of HEICO Electronic Technologies Corp. and its subsidiaries.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures,” which expands reportable segment disclosure requirements by requiring disclosures of significant reportable segment expenses that are regularly provided to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and included within each reported measure of a segment's profit or loss. The ASU also requires disclosure of the title and position of the individual identified as the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measures of a segment's profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. Additionally, ASU 2023-07 requires all segment profit or loss and assets disclosures to be provided on an annual and interim basis. ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, or in fiscal 2025 for HEICO, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning one year later. The adoption of this guidance will not affect the Company's consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows and the Company is currently evaluating the effect the guidance will have on its disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures,” which requires disclosure of specific categories in the annual effective tax rate reconciliation table and further disaggregation for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The ASU also requires the disaggregation of income taxes paid by jurisdiction. ASU 2023-09 may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, or in fiscal 2026 for HEICO. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance will not affect the Company's consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows and the Company is currently evaluating the effect the guidance will have on its disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses,” which requires more detailed disclosures about specified categories of expenses (including purchases of inventory, employee compensation, intangible asset amortization, and depreciation) included in certain expense captions presented on the face of the income statement (such as cost of sales and SG&A expenses). ASU 2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, or in fiscal 2028 for HEICO, and interim reporting periods within fiscal years beginning one year later. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this guidance will not affect the Company's consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows and the Company is currently evaluating the effect the guidance will have on its disclosures.
2.
ACQUISITIONS
In November 2024, the Company, through HEICO Electronic, acquired
70
% of the stock of
SVM Private Limited
(“SVM”).
SVM designs and manufactures high-performance electronic passive components and subsystems, including critical magnetic components and busbars, that serve the healthcare and industrial end-markets.
The remaining
30
% interest continues to be owned by a certain member of SVM's management team. See Note 3, Selected Financial Statement Information - Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests, for additional information. The purchase price of this acquisition was paid in cash using cash provided by operating activities and is not material or significant to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
In December 2024, the Company, through a subsidiary of HFSC, entered into an exclusive license agreement and acquired certain assets to support the Boeing 777 AIMS (Airplane Information Management System) and Boeing 737NG/P-8/E-7 VIA (Versatile Integrated Avionics) product lines from Honeywell International. Honeywell's AIMS for the Boeing 777 and VIA for the Boeing 737NG/P-8/E-7 are integrated avionics systems providing cockpit displays, maintenance diagnostics, and flight management functions. The transaction provides the HFSC subsidiary with the exclusive capability to produce, sell, and repair Boeing 777 AIMS and Boeing 737NG/P-8/E-7 VIA hardware systems. The purchase price of this acquisition was paid in cash using proceeds from the Company's revolving credit facility and cash provided by operating activities, and is not material or significant to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
In January 2025, the Company, through a subsidiary of HFSC, acquired
90
% of the membership interests of
Millennium International, LLC
("Millennium").
Millennium is an FAA and EASA-certified Part 145 Repair Station, specializing in the repair and support of new generation and legacy avionics systems and components. Millennium offers comprehensive repair, overhaul, retrofit, and exchange services to its customers that include aircraft OEMs, fleet operators, repair businesses, and avionics brokers.
The remaining
10
% interest continues to be owned by certain members of Millennium’s management team. See Note 3, Selected Financial Statement Information - Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests, for additional information. The total consideration includes an accrual of $
11.5
million as of the acquisition date representing the estimated fair value of contingent consideration the Company may be obligated to pay should Millennium meet a certain earnings objective following the acquisition. See Note 8, Fair Value Measurements, for additional information regarding the Company’s contingent consideration obligation. The purchase price of this acquisition was principally paid in cash using proceeds from the Company's revolving credit facility and cash provided by operating activities, as well as through the issuance of
53,186
shares of HEICO Class A Common Stock.
The allocation of the total consideration for the fiscal 2025 acquisitions to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities and noncontrolling interests assumed is preliminary until the Company obtains final information regarding their fair values. However, the Company does not expect any adjustment to such allocation to be material to the Company's consolidated financial statements. The operating results of the fiscal 2025 acquisitions were included in the Company’s results of operations as of each effective acquisition date. The amount of net sales and earnings of the fiscal 2025 acquisitions included in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended January 31, 2025 is not material. Had the fiscal 2025 acquisitions occurred as of November 1, 2023, net sales, net income from consolidated operations, net income attributable to HEICO, and basic and diluted net income per share attributable to HEICO shareholders on a pro forma basis for the three months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 would not have been materially different than the reported amounts.
The aggregate amount of accrued customer rebates and credits included within accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was $
28.3
million as of January 31, 2025 and $
24.3
million as of October 31, 2024. The total customer rebates and credits deducted within net sales for the three months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 was $
4.3
million and $
3.5
million, respectively.
Research and Development Expenses
The amount of new product research and development ("R&D") expenses included in cost of sales for the three months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows (in thousands):
The holders of equity interests in certain of the Company's subsidiaries have rights ("Put Rights") that may be exercised on varying dates causing the Company to purchase their equity interests through fiscal 2034. The Put Rights, all of which relate either to common shares or membership interests in limited liability companies, provide that the cash consideration to be paid for their equity interests (the "Redemption Amount") be at fair value or a formula that management intended to reasonably approximate fair value based solely on a multiple of future earnings over a measurement period.
Management's estimate of the aggregate Redemption Amount of all Put Rights that the Company could be required to pay is as follows (in thousands):
January 31, 2025
October 31, 2024
Redeemable at fair value
$
337,121
$
306,143
Redeemable based on a multiple of future earnings
86,962
60,013
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
$
424,083
$
366,156
As discussed in Note 2, Acquisitions, the Company, through HEICO Electronic, acquired
70
% of the stock of SVM in November 2024. As part of the shareholders' agreement, the noncontrolling interest holder has the right to cause the Company to purchase their equity interest beginning in fiscal 2029, or sooner under certain conditions, and the Company has the right to purchase the same equity interest over the same period.
During fiscal 2022, the holder of a
19.9
% noncontrolling equity interest in a subsidiary of the FSG that was acquired in fiscal 2015 exercised their option to cause the Company to purchase their noncontrolling interest over a four-year period ending in fiscal 2026. In December 2024, the Company acquired an additional one-fourth of such interest, which increased the Company's ownership interest in the subsidiary to
95.03
%.
As discussed in Note 2, Acquisitions, the Company, through a subsidiary of HFSC, acquired
90
% of the membership interests of Millennium in January 2025. As part of the operating agreement, the noncontrolling interest holder has the right to cause the Company to purchase their membership interest over a four-year period beginning in fiscal 2029, or sooner under certain conditions, and the Company has the right to purchase the same membership interest over the same period.
Changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three months ended January 31, 2025 are as follows (in thousands):
Foreign Currency Translation
Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Loss
Balances as of October 31, 2024
($
25,667
)
($
409
)
($
26,076
)
Unrealized loss
(
27,511
)
—
(
27,511
)
Amortization of unrealized loss
—
1
1
Balances as of January 31, 2025
($
53,178
)
($
408
)
($
53,586
)
4.
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for the three months ended January 31, 2025 are as follows (in thousands):
Segment
Consolidated Totals
FSG
ETG
Balances as of October 31, 2024
$
1,882,558
$
1,497,737
$
3,380,295
Goodwill acquired
112,088
14,759
126,847
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(
2,298
)
(
13,103
)
(
15,401
)
Adjustments to goodwill
(
184
)
(
85
)
(
269
)
Balances as of January 31, 2025
$
1,992,164
$
1,499,308
$
3,491,472
The goodwill acquired pertains to the fiscal 2025 acquisitions described in Note 2, Acquisitions, and represents the residual value after the allocation of the total consideration to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities and noncontrolling interests assumed. The Company estimates that $
101
million of the goodwill acquired in fiscal 2025 will be deductible for income tax purposes. Foreign currency translation adjustments are included in other comprehensive income (loss) in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The adjustments to goodwill represent immaterial measurement period adjustments to the allocation of the purchase consideration of certain fiscal 2024 acquisitions.
Identifiable intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
As of January 31, 2025
As of October 31, 2024
Gross Carrying Amount
Accumulated Amortization
Net Carrying Amount
Gross Carrying Amount
Accumulated Amortization
Net Carrying Amount
Amortizing Assets:
Customer relationships
$
1,077,828
($
314,445
)
$
763,383
$
1,013,847
($
307,531
)
$
706,316
Intellectual property
523,823
(
142,090
)
381,733
471,516
(
137,188
)
334,328
Other
8,573
(
7,790
)
783
8,575
(
7,708
)
867
1,610,224
(
464,325
)
1,145,899
1,493,938
(
452,427
)
1,041,511
Non-Amortizing Assets:
Trade names
300,717
—
300,717
293,263
—
293,263
$
1,910,941
($
464,325
)
$
1,446,616
$
1,787,201
($
452,427
)
$
1,334,774
The increase in the gross carrying amount of customer relationships, intellectual property and trade names as of January 31, 2025 compared to October 31, 2024 principally relates to such intangible assets recognized in connection with the fiscal 2025 acquisitions (see Note 2, Acquisitions).
Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the three months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 was $
32.2
million and $
30.2
million, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the remainder of fiscal 2025 is estimated to be $
102.7
million. Amortization expense for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter is estimated to be $
131.7
million in fiscal 2026, $
126.8
million in fiscal 2027, $
120.4
million in fiscal 2028, $
114.6
million in fiscal 2029, $
107.7
million in fiscal 2030, and $
442.0
million thereafter.
5.
LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
The Company's borrowings under its revolving credit facility mature in fiscal 2028. As of January 31, 2025 and October 31 2024, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility ("Credit Facility") was
6.1
% and
6.3
%, respectively. The Credit Facility contains both financial and non-financial covenants. As of January 31, 2025, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.
Senior Unsecured Notes
The Company's senior unsecured notes consist of $
600
million principal amount of
5.25
% Senior Notes due
August 1, 2028
(the "2028 Notes") and $
600
million principal amount of
5.35
% Senior Notes due
August 1, 2033
(the "2033 Notes" and, collectively with the 2028 Notes, the "Notes").
Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year
. The 2028 Notes and 2033 Notes each have an effective interest rate of
5.5
%. The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all of the Company's existing and future subsidiaries that guarantee the Company's obligations under the Credit Facility (the "Guarantor Group"). As of January 31, 2025, the Company was in compliance with all covenants related to the Notes.
The following table sets forth the carrying value and estimated fair value of the Company’s Notes, which are classified as Level 1 financial instruments in the fair value hierarchy (in thousands). The Company estimated the fair value of the Notes by taking the weighted average of market quotes for the exact security that was actively traded on January 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024.
January 31, 2025
October 31, 2024
Carrying Value
Fair Value
Carrying Value
Fair Value
2028 Notes
$
595,552
$
607,777
$
595,267
$
609,376
2033 Notes
593,130
599,848
592,974
605,917
Total
$
1,188,682
$
1,207,625
$
1,188,241
$
1,215,293
6.
REVENUE
Contract Balances
Contract assets (unbilled receivables) represent revenue recognized on contracts using an over-time recognition model in excess of amounts invoiced to the customer. Contract liabilities (deferred revenue) represent customer advances and billings in excess of revenue recognized and are included within accrued expenses and other current liabilities and other long-term liabilities in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Changes in the Company’s contract assets and liabilities for the three months ended January 31, 2025 are as follows (in thousands):
January 31, 2025
October 31, 2024
Change
Contract assets, current
$
118,213
$
112,235
$
5,978
Contract liabilities, current
77,429
83,903
(
6,474
)
Contract liabilities, long-term
77,858
61,843
16,015
Total contract liabilities
155,287
145,746
9,541
Net contract (liabilities) assets
($
37,074
)
($
33,511
)
($
3,563
)
The increase in the Company's total contract liabilities during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 principally reflects the receipt of advance deposits on certain customer contracts, mainly at the FSG.
The amount of revenue that the Company recognized during the first quarter of fiscal 2025 that was included in contract liabilities as of the beginning of fiscal 2025 was $
35.8
million.
Remaining Performance Obligations
Backlog, which the Company believes to be the equivalent of its remaining performance obligations, represents contractually committed, or firm customer orders. As of January 31, 2025, the Company had $
1,945.3
million of remaining performance obligations associated with firm contracts pertaining to many of the products offered by the FSG and ETG. The Company will recognize net sales as these obligations are satisfied. The Company expects to recognize $
1,076.1
million of this amount during the remainder of fiscal 2025 and $
869.2
million thereafter, of which a little more than half is expected to occur in fiscal 2026.
The following table summarizes the Company’s net sales by product line for each operating segment (in thousands):
Three months ended January 31,
2025
2024
Flight Support Group:
Aftermarket replacement parts
(1)
$
456,028
$
395,154
Repair and overhaul parts and services
(2)
155,449
135,582
Specialty products
(3)
101,697
87,980
Total net sales
713,174
618,716
Electronic Technologies Group:
Electronic component parts primarily for defense,
space and aerospace equipment
(4)
263,622
220,646
Electronic component parts for equipment
in various other industries
(5)
66,693
65,296
Total net sales
330,315
285,942
Intersegment sales
(
13,267
)
(
8,295
)
Total consolidated net sales
$
1,030,222
$
896,363
(1)
Includes various jet engine and aircraft component replacement parts.
(2)
Includes primarily the sale of parts consumed in various repair and overhaul services on selected jet engine and aircraft components, avionics, instruments, composites and flight surfaces of commercial and military aircraft.
(3)
Includes primarily the sale of specialty components such as thermal insulation blankets, renewable/reusable insulation systems, advanced niche components, complex composite assemblies, expanded foil mesh as well as machining, brazing, fabricating and welding services generally to original equipment manufacturers, and emergency descent devices and personnel and cargo parachute products.
(4)
Includes various component parts such as electro-optical infrared simulation and test equipment, electro-optical laser products, electro-optical, microwave and other power equipment, high-speed interface products, power conversion products, power distribution solutions, underwater locator beacons, emergency locator transmission beacons, traveling wave tube amplifiers, microwave power modules, a wide variety of memory products and radio frequency (RF) and microwave products, crashworthy and ballistically self-sealing auxiliary fuel systems, high performance communications and electronic intercept receivers and tuners, high performance active antenna systems and airborne antennas, technical surveillance countermeasures (TSCM) equipment, custom high power filters and filter assemblies, radiation assurance services and products, and high-reliability, complex, passive electronic components and rotary joint assemblies, and proprietary in-cabin power and entertainment components and subsystems.
(5)
Includes various component parts such as electromagnetic and radio frequency interference shielding, high voltage interconnection devices, high voltage advanced power electronics, harsh environment connectivity products, custom molded cable assemblies, silicone material for a variety of demanding applications, and rugged small form-factor embedded computing solutions, and high performance test sockets and adaptors.
The following table summarizes the Company’s net sales by industry for each operating segment (in thousands):
Three months ended January 31,
2025
2024
Flight Support Group:
Aerospace
$
533,621
$
461,241
Defense and Space
165,889
138,772
Other
(1)
13,664
18,703
Total net sales
713,174
618,716
Electronic Technologies Group:
Defense and Space
170,741
135,776
Other
(2)
98,962
100,610
Aerospace
60,612
49,556
Total net sales
330,315
285,942
Intersegment sales
(
13,267
)
(
8,295
)
Total consolidated net sales
$
1,030,222
$
896,363
(1)
Principally industrial products.
(2)
Principally other electronics and medical products.
7.
INCOME TAXES
The Company's effective tax rate decreased to
7.0
% in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, down from
11.8
% in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The decrease in the Company's effective tax rate principally reflects a larger tax benefit from stock option exercises recognized in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. The Company recognized a discrete tax benefit from stock option exercises in both the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and 2024 of $
27.2
million and $
13.6
million, respectively.
The Company's assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis are set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy in the following tables (in thousands):
As of January 31, 2025
Quoted Prices
in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Total
Assets:
Deferred compensation plan:
Corporate-owned life insurance
$
—
$
326,491
$
—
$
326,491
Money market fund
18,027
—
—
18,027
Total assets
$
18,027
$
326,491
$
—
$
344,518
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration
$
—
$
—
$
36,514
$
36,514
As of October 31, 2024
Quoted Prices
in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
Significant
Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Total
Assets:
Deferred compensation plan:
Corporate-owned life insurance
$
—
$
313,794
$
—
$
313,794
Money market fund
3,365
—
—
3,365
Total assets
$
3,365
$
313,794
$
—
$
317,159
Liabilities:
Contingent consideration
$
—
$
—
$
30,207
$
30,207
The Company maintains the HEICO Corporation Leadership Compensation Plan (the "LCP"), which is a non-qualified deferred compensation plan. The assets of the LCP principally represent cash surrender values of life insurance policies, which derive their fair values from investments in mutual funds that are managed by an insurance company, and are classified within Level 2 and valued using a market approach. Certain other assets of the LCP represent an investment in a money market fund that is classified within Level 1. The assets of the LCP are held within an irrevocable trust and classified within other assets in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The related liabilities of the LCP are included within other long-term liabilities and accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and have an aggregate value of $
342.0
million as of January 31, 2025 and $
315.0
million as of October 31, 2024.
As part of the agreement to acquire
90
% of the membership interests of a subsidiary by the FSG in fiscal 2025, the Company may be obligated to pay contingent consideration of up to $
21.1
million in fiscal 2028 based on the earnings of the acquired entity during the three-year period following the acquisition provided the entity meets a certain earnings objective over the same three-year period. As of January 31, 2025, the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration was $
11.5
million.
As part of the agreement to acquire
96
% of the stock of a subsidiary by the FSG in fiscal 2022, the Company may be obligated to pay contingent consideration of up to $
27.4
million in fiscal 2027 based on the earnings of the acquired entity during fiscal years 2025 and 2026. As of January 31, 2025, the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration was $
22.7
million.
As part of the agreement to acquire
74
% of the membership interests of a subsidiary by the FSG in fiscal 2022, the Company may be obligated to pay contingent consideration of $
14.1
million in fiscal 2027 should the acquired entity meet a certain earnings objective during the five-year period following the acquisition. As of January 31, 2025, the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration was $
2.4
million.
As part of the agreement to acquire
89.99
% of the equity interests of a subsidiary by the ETG in fiscal 2020, the Company paid contingent consideration of CAD $
11.7
million, or $
8.1
million, in January 2025 as the acquired entity met certain earnings objectives during fiscal 2023 and 2024.
The following unobservable inputs were used to derive the estimated fair value of the Company's Level 3 contingent consideration liabilities as of January 31, 2025 ($ in thousands):
Unobservable
Weighted
Acquisition Date
Fair Value
Input
Range
Average
(1)
1-31-2025
$
11,457
Compound annual revenue growth rate
5
% -
22
%
17
%
Discount rate
7.6
% -
7.6
%
7.6
%
7-18-2022
22,697
Compound annual revenue growth rate
5
% -
10
%
9
%
Discount rate
7.6
% -
7.6
%
7.6
%
3-17-2022
2,360
Compound annual revenue growth rate
1
% -
5
%
4
%
Discount rate
8.1
% -
8.1
%
8.1
%
(1)
Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative fair value of the contingent consideration liability.
Changes in the Company’s contingent consideration liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three months ended January 31, 2025 are as follows (in thousands):
Liabilities
Balance as of October 31, 2024
$
30,207
Contingent consideration related to an acquisition
11,457
Payment of contingent consideration
(
8,144
)
Increase in accrued contingent consideration
3,288
Foreign currency transaction adjustments
(
294
)
Balance as of January 31, 2025
$
36,514
As of January 31, 2025, the Company's contingent consideration balance is included within other long-term liabilities in its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company records changes in accrued contingent consideration and foreign currency transaction adjustments within
SG&A expenses
in its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The carrying amounts of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, trade accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate fair value as of January 31, 2025 due to the relatively short maturity of the respective instruments. The carrying amount of borrowings under the Company's credit facility approximates fair value due to its variable interest rate. See Note 5, Long-Term Debt, for the estimated fair value of the Company’s senior unsecured notes.
Information on the Company’s two operating segments, the FSG and the ETG, for the three months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows (in thousands):
Other,
Primarily Corporate and
Intersegment
(1)
Consolidated
Totals
Segment
FSG
ETG
Three months ended January 31, 2025:
Net sales
$
713,174
$
330,315
($
13,267
)
$
1,030,222
Depreciation
6,578
5,969
501
13,048
Amortization
19,254
13,531
392
33,177
Operating income
166,116
76,456
(
15,767
)
226,805
Capital expenditures
10,246
7,089
—
17,335
Three months ended January 31, 2024:
Net sales
$
618,716
$
285,942
($
8,295
)
$
896,363
Depreciation
6,487
5,539
304
12,330
Amortization
17,857
12,926
392
31,175
Operating income
136,091
55,328
(
11,209
)
180,210
Capital expenditures
6,732
6,174
471
13,377
(1)
Intersegment activity principally consists of net sales from the ETG to the FSG.
Total assets by operating segment are as follows (in thousands):
Other,
Primarily Corporate
Consolidated
Totals
Segment
FSG
ETG
Total assets as of January 31, 2025
$
4,523,480
$
2,961,755
$
405,476
$
7,890,711
Total assets as of October 31, 2024
4,264,360
2,981,326
347,136
7,592,822
11.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Guarantees
As of January 31, 2025, the Company has arranged for standby letters of credit aggregating $
10.0
million, which are supported by its revolving credit facility and principally pertain to performance guarantees related to customer contracts entered into by certain of the Company's subsidiaries as well as a payment guarantee related to potential workers' compensation claims.
Changes in the Company’s product warranty liability for the three months ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
Three months ended January 31,
2025
2024
Balances as of beginning of fiscal year
$
4,036
$
3,847
Accruals for warranties
592
790
Acquired warranty liabilities
100
—
Warranty claims settled
(
697
)
(
834
)
Balances as of January 31
$
4,031
$
3,803
Litigation
The Company is involved in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. Based upon the Company’s and its legal counsel’s evaluations of any claims or assessments, management is of the opinion that the outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
This discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included herein. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates if different assumptions were used or different events ultimately transpire.
Our critical accounting policies, which require management to make judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain, are described in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” under the heading “Critical Accounting Estimates” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2024. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies during the three months ended January 31, 2025.
Our business is comprised of two operating segments: the Flight Support Group (“FSG”), consisting of HEICO Aerospace Holdings Corp. and HEICO Flight Support Corp. and their respective subsidiaries; and the Electronic Technologies Group (“ETG”), consisting of HEICO Electronic Technologies Corp. and its subsidiaries.
Our results of operations for the three months ended January 31, 2025 have been affected by the fiscal 2024 acquisitions as further detailed in Note 2, Acquisitions, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2024 and the fiscal 2025 acquisitions as further detailed in Note 2, Acquisitions, of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this quarterly report.
The following table sets forth the results of our operations, net sales and operating income by segment and the percentage of net sales represented by the respective items in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):
Three months ended January 31,
2025
2024
Net sales
$1,030,222
$896,363
Cost of sales
624,560
549,594
Selling, general and administrative expenses
178,857
166,559
Total operating costs and expenses
803,417
716,153
Operating income
$226,805
$180,210
Net sales by segment:
Flight Support Group
$713,174
$618,716
Electronic Technologies Group
330,315
285,942
Intersegment sales
(13,267)
(8,295)
$1,030,222
$896,363
Operating income by segment:
Flight Support Group
$166,116
$136,091
Electronic Technologies Group
76,456
55,328
Other, primarily corporate
(15,767)
(11,209)
$226,805
$180,210
Net sales
100.0
%
100.0
%
Gross profit
39.4
%
38.7
%
Selling, general and administrative expenses
17.4
%
18.6
%
Operating income
22.0
%
20.1
%
Interest expense
(3.2
%)
(4.3
%)
Other income
.1
%
.1
%
Income tax expense
1.3
%
1.9
%
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Comparison of First Quarter of Fiscal 2025 to First Quarter of Fiscal 2024
Net Sales
Our consolidated net sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 increased by 15% to a record $1,030.2 million, up from net sales of $896.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The increase in consolidated net sales principally reflects an increase of $94.5 million (a 15% increase) to a record $713.2 million in net sales of the FSG and an increase of $44.4 million (a 16% increase) to $330.3 million in net sales of the ETG. The net sales increase in the FSG reflects strong organic growth of 13% and net sales of $13.5 million contributed by fiscal 2024 and 2025 acquisitions. The FSG's organic net sales growth reflects increased demand within its aftermarket replacement parts, repair and overhaul parts and services, and specialty products product lines resulting in net sales increases of $60.9 million, $15.0 million and $5.1 million, respectively. The net sales increase in the ETG reflects strong organic growth of 11% and net sales of $9.9 million contributed by fiscal 2024 and 2025 acquisitions. The ETG's organic net sales growth is mainly attributable to increased demand for its defense, space and aerospace products resulting in net sales increases of $16.1 million, $13.5 million and $4.9 million, respectively, partially offset by a slight decrease in demand for its other electronics and medical products. Sales price changes were not a significant contributing factor to the change in net sales of the FSG and ETG in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.
Gross Profit and Operating Expenses
Our consolidated gross profit margin improved to 39.4% in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, up from 38.7% in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 principally reflecting increases of 1.0% and .6% in the ETG's and FSG’s gross profit margin, respectively. The increase in the ETG's gross profit margin principally reflects the previously mentioned higher net sales of space, defense and aerospace products, partially offset by the previously mentioned slight decrease in net sales of other electronics and medical products. The increase in the FSG's gross profit margin principally reflects the previously mentioned higher net sales within our aftermarket replacement parts product line. Total new product research and development expenses included within our consolidated cost of sales were $27.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, up from $25.1 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024.
Our consolidated selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses were $178.9 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, as compared to $166.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The increase in consolidated SG&A expenses principally reflects costs incurred to support the previously mentioned net sales growth resulting in increases of $4.3 million and $3.9 million in selling expenses and general and administrative expenses, respectively, as well as $4.0 million attributable to our fiscal 2024 and 2025 acquisitions.
Our consolidated SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales improved to 17.4% in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, down from 18.6% in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The decrease in consolidated SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales principally reflects efficiencies realized from the previously mentioned net sales growth.
Our consolidated operating income increased by 26% to a record $226.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, up from $180.2 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The increase in consolidated operating income principally reflects a $30.0 million increase (a 22% increase) to a record $166.1 million in operating income of the FSG and a $21.1 million increase (a 38% increase) to $76.5 million in operating income of the ETG. The increase in operating income of the FSG and ETG principally reflects the previously mentioned net sales growth, SG&A efficiencies realized from the net sales growth, and the improved gross profit margin at each operating segment.
Our consolidated operating income as a percentage of net sales improved to 22.0% in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, up from 20.1% in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The increase in consolidated operating income as a percentage of net sales principally reflects an increase in the ETG's operating income as a percentage of net sales to 23.1% in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, up from 19.3% in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 and an increase in the FSG’s operating income as a percentage of net sales to 23.3% in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, up from 22.0% in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The increase in the ETG's operating income as a percentage of net sales principally reflects a 2.8% impact from lower SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales, mainly due to the previously mentioned efficiencies realized from the net sales growth, as well as the previously mentioned improved gross profit margin. The increase in the FSG's operating income as a percentage of net sales principally reflects the previously mentioned improved gross profit margin and a .7% impact from a decrease in SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales, primarily driven by the previously mentioned efficiencies.
Interest Expense
Interest expense decreased to $32.5 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, down from $38.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The decrease in interest expense was principally due to a decrease in the amount of outstanding debt.
Other Income
Other income in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and 2024 was not material.
Income Tax Expense
Our effective tax rate decreased to 7.0% in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, down from 11.8% in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The decrease in our effective tax rate principally reflects a larger tax benefit from stock option exercises recognized in the first quarter of fiscal 2025. We recognized a discrete tax benefit from stock option exercises in both the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and 2024 of $27.2 million and $13.6 million, respectively.
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests relates to the 20% noncontrolling interest held by Lufthansa Technik AG in HEICO Aerospace Holdings Corp. and the noncontrolling interests held by others in certain subsidiaries of the FSG and ETG. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests was $13.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, as compared to $10.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The increase in net income attributable to noncontrolling interests principally reflects improved operating results of certain subsidiaries of the FSG and ETG in which noncontrolling interests are held.
Net Income Attributable to HEICO
Net income attributable to HEICO increased by 46% to a record $168.0 million, or $1.20 per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, up from $114.7 million, or $.82 per diluted share, in the first quarter of fiscal 2024 principally reflecting the previously mentioned higher consolidated operating income and lower effective tax rate.
Outlook
As we look ahead to the remainder of fiscal 2025, we remain confident in achieving net sales growth across both the FSG and ETG segments, driven primarily by strong organic demand for most of our products. Specifically, we are optimistic about sustained momentum in our defense products, as reflected in this past quarter's results. Additionally, we aim to accelerate growth through our recently completed acquisitions while positioning ourselves to capitalize on future acquisition opportunities. Our disciplined financial strategy continues to focus on maximizing long-term shareholder value through a balanced approach of strategic acquisitions and organic growth initiatives aimed at gaining market share, while maintaining a strong financial position and preserving flexibility.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal uses of cash include acquisitions, capital expenditures, interest payments, cash dividends, distributions to noncontrolling interests and working capital needs. We continue to anticipate fiscal 2025 capital expenditures to be approximately $65 to $70 million. We finance our activities primarily from our operating and financing activities, including borrowings under our revolving credit facility. The revolving credit facility and senior unsecured notes contain both financial and non-financial covenants. As of January 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all such covenants and our total debt to shareholders’ equity ratio was 61.8%.
Based on our current outlook, we believe that net cash provided by operating activities and available borrowings under our revolving credit facility will be sufficient to fund our cash requirements for at least the next twelve months.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $203.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and consisted primarily of net income from consolidated operations of $181.6 million, depreciation and amortization expense of $46.2 million (a non-cash item), net changes of $17.7 million included in the "Other" caption (principally the receipt of advance deposits on certain long-term customer contracts), and net changes in other long-term liabilities and assets related to the HEICO Corporation Leadership Compensation Plan (the "LCP") of $13.0 million (principally participant deferrals and employer contributions), partially offset by a $59.7 million increase in net working capital. The increase in net working capital is inclusive of a $63.9 million decrease in accrued expenses and other current liabilities mainly reflecting the payment of fiscal 2024 accrued performance-based compensation, and a $36.2 million increase in inventories to support an increase in consolidated backlog, partially offset by a $20.1 million decrease in accounts receivable resulting from the timing of collections, a $16.9 million increase in income taxes payable and a $10.4 million increase in trade accounts payable.
Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $91.4 million (an 82% increase) in the first quarter of fiscal 2025, up from $111.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The increase is principally attributable to a $56.1 million increase in net income from consolidated operations, a $19.6 million increase in the "Other" caption (principally the receipt of advance deposits on certain long-term customer contracts), a $12.2 million decrease in net working capital and a $4.0 million decrease in the payment of contingent consideration.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities totaled $288.0 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and related primarily to acquisitions of $254.8 million, capital expenditures of $17.3 million and LCP funding of $14.6 million. Further details regarding our fiscal 2025 acquisitions may be found in Note 2, Acquisitions, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 totaled $90.7 million. During the first quarter of fiscal 2025, we borrowed $145.0 million under our revolving credit facility, which was partially offset by $20.0 million in payments made on our revolving credit facility, $15.3 million of cash dividends paid on our common stock, $10.2 million of distributions to noncontrolling interests, $6.0 million of contingent consideration payments and $3.3 million of payments to acquire certain noncontrolling interests.
Other Obligations and Commitments
There have not been any material changes to our other obligations and commitments that were included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2024.
See Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - New Accounting Pronouncements, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Guarantor Group Summarized Financial Information
On July 27, 2023, we completed the public offer and sale of senior unsecured notes, which consisted of $600 million principal amount of 5.25% Senior Notes due August 1, 2028 (the "2028 Notes") and $600 million principal amount of 5.35% Senior Notes due August 1, 2033 (the "2033 Notes" and, collectively with the 2028 Notes, the "Notes"). The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all of our existing and future subsidiaries that guarantee our obligations under our revolving credit facility ("Credit Facility") (the “Guarantor Group”).
The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of July 27, 2023 (the “Base Indenture”), between HEICO and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Subsidiary Guarantors") and Truist Bank, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 27, 2023 (the “First Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), between us, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee. The Notes are direct, unsecured senior obligations of HEICO and rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness. Each Subsidiary Guarantor is owned either directly or indirectly by the Company and jointly and severally guarantee our obligations under the Notes. None of the Subsidiary Guarantors are organized outside of the U.S.
Under the Indenture, holders of the Notes will be deemed to have consented to the release of a subsidiary guarantee provided by a subsidiary guarantor, without any action required on the part of the Trustee or any holder of the Notes, upon such subsidiary guarantor ceasing to guarantee or to be an obligor with respect to the Credit Facility. Accordingly, if the lenders under the Credit Facility release a subsidiary guarantor from its guarantee of, or obligations as a borrower under, the Credit Facility, the obligations of the subsidiary guarantors to guarantee the Notes will immediately terminate. If any of our future subsidiaries incur obligations under the Credit Facility while the Notes are outstanding, then such subsidiary will be required to guarantee the Notes.
In addition, a subsidiary guarantor will be released and relieved from all its obligations under its subsidiary guarantee in the following circumstances, each of which is permitted by the indenture:
•
upon the sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of a majority of the total voting stock of such subsidiary guarantor (other than to us or any of our affiliates); or
•
upon the sale or disposition of all or substantially all the property of such subsidiary guarantor (other than to any of our affiliates or another subsidiary guarantor);
provided, however, that, in each case, such transaction is permitted by the Credit Facility and after giving effect to such transaction, such subsidiary guarantor is no longer liable for any subsidiary guarantee or other obligations in respect of the Credit Facility. The subsidiary guarantee of a subsidiary guarantor also will be released if we exercise our legal defeasance, covenant defeasance option or discharge the Indenture.
We conduct our operations almost entirely through our subsidiaries. Accordingly, the Guarantor Group’s cash flow and ability to service any guaranteed registered debt securities will depend on the earnings of our subsidiaries and the distribution of those earnings to the Guarantor Group, including the earnings of the non-guarantor subsidiaries, whether by dividends, loans or otherwise. Holders of the guaranteed registered debt securities will have a direct claim only against the Guarantor Group.
The following tables include summarized financial information for the Guarantor Group (in thousands). The information for the Guarantor Group is presented on a combined basis, excluding intercompany balances and transactions between us and the Guarantor Group and excluding investments in and equity in the earnings of non-guarantor subsidiaries. The Guarantor Group’s amounts due from, amounts due to, and transactions with non-guarantor subsidiaries have been presented in separate line items. The consolidating schedules are provided in accordance with the reporting requirements of Rule 13-01 under SEC Regulation S-X for the issuer and guarantor subsidiaries.
As of
As of
January 31, 2025
October 31, 2024
Current assets (excluding net intercompany receivable from non-guarantor subsidiaries)
$1,684,364
$1,642,341
Noncurrent assets
4,703,981
4,627,711
Net intercompany receivable from/ (payable to) non-guarantor subsidiaries
247,337
243,421
Current liabilities (excluding net intercompany payable to non-guarantor subsidiaries)
Certain statements in this report constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained herein that are not clearly historical in nature may be forward-looking and the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate” and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement contained herein, in press releases, written statements or other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or in communications and discussions with investors and analysts in the normal course of business through meetings, phone calls and conference calls, concerning our operations, economic performance and financial condition are subject to risks, uncertainties and contingencies. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated results, performance or achievements. Also, forward-looking statements are based upon management’s estimates of fair values and of future costs, using currently available information. Therefore, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by those forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include:
•
The severity, magnitude and duration of public health threats, such as the COVID-19 pandemic;
•
Our liquidity and the amount and timing of cash generation;
•
Lower commercial air travel, airline fleet changes or airline purchasing decisions, which could cause lower demand for our goods and services;
•
Product specification costs and requirements, which could cause an increase to our costs to complete contracts;
•
Governmental and regulatory demands, export policies and restrictions, reductions in defense, space or homeland security spending by U.S. and/or foreign customers or competition from existing and new competitors, which could reduce our sales;
•
Our ability to introduce new products and services at profitable pricing levels, which could reduce our sales or sales growth;
•
Product development or manufacturing difficulties, which could increase our product development and manufacturing costs and delay sales;
•
Cyber security events or other disruptions of our information technology systems could adversely affect our business; and
•
Our ability to make acquisitions, including obtaining any applicable domestic and/or foreign governmental approvals, and achieve operating synergies from acquired businesses; customer credit risk; interest, foreign currency exchange and income tax rates; and economic conditions, including the effects of inflation, within and outside of the aviation, defense, space, medical, telecommunications and electronics industries, which could negatively impact our costs and revenues.
For further information on these and other factors that potentially could materially affect our financial results, see Item 1A,
Risk Factors,
of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2024. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable law.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
There have not been any material changes in our assessment of HEICO’s sensitivity to market risk that was disclosed in Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2024.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that HEICO’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the first quarter ended January 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, HEICO's internal control over financial reporting.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
On January 31, 2025, we acquired 90% of the membership interests of Millennium International, LLC ("Millennium"). The purchase price of this acquisition was principally paid in cash using proceeds from the Company's revolving credit facility and cash provided by operating activities, as well as through the issuance of 53,186 shares of HEICO Class A Common Stock. The HEICO Class A Common Stock issued in connection with the acquisition of Millennium was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, in accordance with Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D thereunder, as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering. See Note 2, Acquisitions, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Item 5. Other Events.
None of our directors or officers adopted, modified or terminated a “
Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement
” or “
non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement
,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K, during the first quarter ended January 31, 2025.
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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.
HEICO CORPORATION
Date:
February 28, 2025
By:
/s/ CARLOS L. MACAU, JR.
Carlos L. Macau, Jr.
Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)
By:
/s/ BRADLEY K. ROWEN
Bradley K. Rowen
Chief Accounting Officer
and Assistant Treasurer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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