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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from ________ to ________
Commission File No.
Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a 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. Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
On
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Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc.
FORM 10-Q
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PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
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PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
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PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(In thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
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PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
October 31, 2024
(In thousands, except per share data, or unless otherwise specified)
(Unaudited)
Note 1 - Basis of presentation
The interim consolidated financial statements of Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc., and subsidiaries (collectively, "PPIH", "Company", or "Registrant") are unaudited, but include all adjustments that the Company's management considers necessary to fairly state the financial position and results of operations for the periods presented. These adjustments consist of normal recurring adjustments. Certain information and footnote disclosures have been omitted pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") rules and regulations. The consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2024 is derived from the audited consolidated balance sheet as of that date. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of future or annual results. Interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10 -K. The Company's fiscal year ends on January 31. Years and balances described as 2024 and 2023 are for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025 and for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024 , respectively.
Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements
During the
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July
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2024,
the Company identified and corrected an error relating to a subsidiary in the Middle East incorrectly recording a duplicate invoice related to the purchase of property, plant, and equipment ("PP&E"), resulting in an overstatement of PP&E and trade accounts payable of $
The following tables summarize the impact of this correction as of and for the periods presented:
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Note 2 - Business segment reporting
The Company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of products in
Note 3 - Accounts receivable
The majority of the Company's accounts receivable are due from geographically dispersed contractors and manufacturing companies. Credit is extended based on an evaluation of a customer's financial condition. In the United States, collateral is not generally required. In the United Arab Emirates ("U.A.E."), Saudi Arabia, Egypt and India, letters of credit are usually obtained for significant orders. Accounts receivable are due within various time periods specified in the terms applicable to the specific customer and are stated as amounts due from customers net of an allowance for claims and credit losses. Standard payment terms are generally net 30 to 60 days. The allowance for credit losses is based on specifically identified amounts in customers' accounts, where future collectability is deemed uncertain. Management may exercise its judgment in adjusting the provision as a consequence of known items, such as current economic factors and credit trends. Past due trade accounts receivable balances are written off when the Company's collection efforts have been unsuccessful in collecting the amount due and the amount is deemed uncollectible. The write off is recorded against the allowance for credit losses.
In
2015,
the Company completed a project in the Middle East with billings in the aggregate amount of approximately $
The Company has been actively involved in ongoing efforts to collect this outstanding balance. The Company continues to engage with the customer to ensure full payment of the open balances, and during the
nine
months ended
October 31, 2024
, and at various times throughout
2023,
the Company received partial payments to settle $
For the
three
months ended
October 31, 2024
,
As of
October 31, 2024
and
January 31, 2024
,
Note 4 - Revenue recognition
The Company accounts for its revenues under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers .
Revenue from contracts with customers
The Company defines a contract as an agreement that has approval and commitment from both parties, defined rights and identifiable payment terms, which ensures the contract has commercial substance and that collectability is reasonably assured.
The Company’s standard revenue transactions are classified into two main categories:
|
1 ) |
Systems and Coating - which include all bundled products in which the Company engineers, and manufactures pre-insulated specialty piping systems mainly relating to the district heating and cooling and oil & gas markets. |
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2 ) |
Products - which include cables, leak detection products, heat trace products, material/goods not bundled with piping or flowline systems, and field services not bundled into a project contract. |
In accordance with ASC 606 - 10 - 25 - 27 through 29, the Company recognizes specialty piping and coating systems revenue over time as the manufacturing process progresses because one of the following conditions exist:
|
|
1 ) |
the customer owns the material that is being coated, so the customer controls the asset and thus the work-in-process; or |
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2 ) |
the customer controls the work-in-process due to the custom nature of the pre-insulated, fabricated system being manufactured, which has no alternative future use, and there is a right to payment for work performed to date plus profit margin. |
Products revenue is recognized when goods are shipped or services are performed (ASC 606 - 10 - 25 - 30 ).
A breakdown of the Company's revenues by revenue class for the three and nine months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
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Three Months Ended October 31, |
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2023 |
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Sales |
% of Total |
Sales |
% of Total |
Sales |
% of Total |
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Products |
$ |
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% | $ |
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% | $ |
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% | $ |
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Specialty Piping Systems and Coating |
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% |
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% |
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% |
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% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Total |
$ |
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% | $ |
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% | $ |
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% | $ |
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% | ||||||||||||||||
The input method as noted in ASC 606 - 10 - 55 - 20 is used by certain operating entities to measure revenue by the costs incurred to date relative to the estimated costs to satisfy the contract over time. Generally, these contracts are considered a single performance obligation satisfied over time and due to the custom nature of the goods and services, the "over time" method is the most faithful depiction of the Company’s performance as it measures the value of the goods and services transferred to the customer. Costs include all material, labor, and other direct costs incurred to satisfy the performance obligations of the contract. Revenue recognition begins when projects costs are incurred.
The output method as noted in ASC 606 - 10 - 55 - 17 is used by all other operating entities to measure revenue by the direct measurement of the outputs produced relative to the remaining goods promised under the contract. Due to the types of end customers, generally these contracts require formal inspection protocols or specific export documentation for units produced, or produced and shipped, therefore, the output method is the most faithful depiction of the Company’s performance under the contract. Depending on the conditions of the contract, revenue may be recognized based on units produced, inspected and held by the Company prior to shipment or on units produced, inspected and shipped.
Contract assets and liabilities
Contract assets represent revenue recognized in excess of amounts billed for work in progress for which the Company has a valid contract and an enforceable right to payment for work completed. Contract liabilities represent billings in excess of costs for work in progress for which the Company has a valid contract and an enforceable right to payment for work completed. Both customer billings and the satisfaction (or partial satisfaction) of the performance obligation(s) occur throughout the manufacturing process and impact the period end balances in these accounts. In addition, contract assets include receivables or amounts that are billable beyond the passage of time.
The following table shows the reconciliation of costs in excess of billings and billings in excess of costs:
|
October 31, 2024 |
January 31, 2024 |
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|
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts |
$ |
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$ |
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Estimated earnings |
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Less billings to date |
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|
Costs in excess of billings, net |
$ |
|
$ |
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|
Balance sheet classification |
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|
Contract assets: Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts |
$ |
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$ |
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|
Contract liabilities: Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts |
(
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) |
(
|
) | ||||
|
Costs in excess of billings, net |
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||
The Company anticipates that substantially all costs incurred on uncompleted contracts as of October 31, 2024 will be billed and collected within year .
Unbilled accounts receivable
The Company has recorded
$
Note 5 - Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using the first -in, first -out method for all inventories.
Inventories consisted of the following:
|
October 31, 2024 |
January 31, 2024 |
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|
Raw materials |
$ |
|
$ |
|
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|
Work in process |
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|
Finished goods |
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|
Subtotal |
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|
Less allowance |
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|
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|
Inventories |
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||
The Company conducts periodic reviews of its inventory and records allowances for slow moving and obsolete items to reflect their net realizable value, which is primarily attributable to finished goods.
Note 6 - Income taxes
The determination of the consolidated provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities and related valuation allowances requires management to make judgments and estimates. As a company with subsidiaries in foreign jurisdictions, the process of calculating income taxes involves estimating current tax obligations and exposures in each jurisdiction as well as making judgments regarding the future recoverability of deferred tax assets. The relative proportion of taxable income earned domestically versus internationally can fluctuate significantly from period to period. Changes in the estimated level of annual pre-tax income, tax laws and the results of tax audits can affect the overall effective income tax rate, which impacts the level of income tax expense and net income. Judgments and estimates related to the Company's projections and assumptions are inherently uncertain; therefore, actual results could differ materially from projections.
The Company's worldwide effective tax rates ("ETR") for the
three
months ended
October 31, 2024
and
2023
were
The Company expects that future distributions from foreign subsidiaries will
not
be subject to incremental U.S. federal tax as they will be excludible from U.S. taxable income either as remittances of previously taxed earnings and profits or eligible for a full dividends received deduction. Current and future earnings in the Company's subsidiaries in Canada and Egypt are
not
permanently reinvested. The earnings from these subsidiaries are subject to tax in their local jurisdiction, and withholding taxes in these jurisdictions are considered. As such, the Company has accrued a liability of $
Note 7 - Goodwill
All identifiable goodwill as of
October 31, 2024
and
January 31, 2024
, is attributable to the purchase of the remaining
The Company performs an impairment assessment of goodwill annually as of January 31, or more frequently if triggering events occur that could indicate that more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit did not exceed its carrying value, resulting in an impairment.
The following table provides a reconciliation of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill:
|
January 31, 2024 |
Foreign exchange change effect |
October 31, 2024 |
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|
Goodwill |
$ |
|
$ |
(
|
) | $ |
|
|||||
There were no triggering events identified during the three and nine months ended October 31, 2024 .
Note 8 - Stock-based compensation
The Company has prior incentive plans under which previously granted awards remain outstanding, but under which
no
new awards
may
be granted, including the Company's
2021
Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, which expired in
May 2024.
At
October 31, 2024
, the Company had reserved a total
The Company's 2024 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, dated May 28, 2024, was approved by the Company's stockholders in July 2024 ( "2024 Plan"). The 2024 Plan will expire in July 2027. The 2024 Plan authorizes awards to officers, employees, consultants, and independent directors. The 2024 Plan provides for the grant of deferred shares, non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, restricted shares, restricted stock units, and performance-based restricted stock units intended to qualify under section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Grants were made in connection with the 2024 Plan and the prior incentive plans to employees, officers, and independent directors, as further described below.
Stock-based compensation expense
The Company has granted stock-based compensation awards to eligible employees, officers or independent directors. The Company recognized the following stock-based compensation expense for the periods presented:
|
Three Months Ended October 31, |
Nine Months Ended October 31, |
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|
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
|||||||||||||
|
Restricted stock-based compensation expense |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||||||
Stock options
The Company did grant any stock options during the three or nine months ended October 31, 2024 . The following table summarizes the Company's stock option activity:
|
Options |
Weighted Average Exercise Price (Per share) |
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (In years) |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
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|
Outstanding at January 31, 2024 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
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|
Exercised |
(
|
) |
|
- |
|
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|
Expired or forfeited |
(
|
) |
|
- | - | |||||||||||
|
Outstanding and exercisable at October 31, 2024 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
||||||||||
There was
Restricted stock
The following table summarizes the Company's restricted stock activity for the nine months ended October 31, 2024 :
|
Restricted Shares |
Weighted Average Price (Per share) |
Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
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|
Outstanding at January 31, 2024 |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
|
Granted |
|
|
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Vested and issued |
(
|
) |
|
|||||||||
|
Forfeited or retired for taxes |
(
|
) |
|
|||||||||
|
Outstanding at October 31, 2024 |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||
As of
October 31, 2024
, there was $
Note 9 - Earnings per share
|
Three Months Ended October 31, |
Nine Months Ended October 31, |
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|
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
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|
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding at October 31, 2024 |
|
|
|
|
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|
Dilutive effect of equity compensation plans |
|
|
|
|
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|
Weighted average common shares outstanding assuming full dilution |
|
|
|
|
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|
Stock options and restricted stock not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share of common stock because the option exercise prices or grant date prices exceeded the average market prices of the common shares |
|
|
|
|
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|
Stock options and restricted stock with exercise prices or grant date prices below the average market prices |
|
|
|
|
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|
Net income attributable to common stock |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||||||
|
Earnings per share attributable to common stock |
||||||||||||||||
|
Basic |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||||||
|
Diluted |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||||||
Note 10 - Debt
Debt totaled $
Revolving lines - North America
.
On
September 20, 2018,
and as amended, extended, or renewed subsequently thereafter, the Company and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries (collectively the “North American Loan Parties”) entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with PNC Bank, National Association ("PNC"), as administrative agent and lender, providing for a
-year $
As of
October 31, 2024
, the Company had borrowed an aggregate of
$
The Company was in compliance with respect to the covenants under the Credit Agreement as of October 31, 2024 .
Finance obligation - buildings and land.
On
April 14, 2021,
the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement, pursuant to which the Company sold its land and buildings in Lebanon, Tennessee (the "Property") for $
In accordance with ASC
842,
Leases
, this transaction was recorded as a failed sale and leaseback as the present value of lease payments exceeded substantially the fair value of the underlying assets. The Company utilized an incremental borrowing rate of
Revolving lines - foreign . The Company also has credit arrangements used by its Middle Eastern subsidiaries in the U.A.E. , Egypt and Saudi Arabia as discussed further below.
United Arab Emirates
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
In
March 2022,
the Company's Saudi Arabian subsidiary entered into a credit arrangement with a bank in Saudi Arabia for a revolving line of
These credit arrangements are in the form of overdraft facilities and project financing at rates competitive in the countries in which the Company operates. The lines are secured by certain equipment, certain assets (such as accounts receivable and inventory), and in some cases, a guarantee by the Company. Some credit arrangement covenants require a minimum tangible net worth to be maintained, including maintaining certain levels of intercompany subordinated debt. In addition, some of the revolving credit facilities restrict payment of dividends or undertaking of additional debt. The Company guarantees only a portion of the subsidiaries' debt, including foreign debt. The amount of foreign subsidiary debt guaranteed by the Company was approxim
ately $
The Company was in compliance with respect to the covenants under the credit arrangements in the U.A.E., Egypt, and Saudi Arabia as of
October 31, 2024
,
with the exception of an arrangement that has expired and has
not
yet been renewed. Although a certain arrangement has expired and the borrowings could be required to be repaid immediately by the bank, the Company is in regular communication with the bank throughout the renewal process and the arrangement has continued without interruption or penalty.
On
October 31, 2024
, interest rates were based on (i) the Emirates Inter Bank Offered Rate plus
In
June 2023,
the Company assumed a promissory note of approximately $
Mortgages.
On
July
28,
2016,
the Company entered into a mortgage agreement secured by the Company's manufacturing facility located in Alberta, Canada that matures on
December
2042.
As of
October 31, 2024
, the remaining balance on the mortgage in Canada is approximately CAD
Note 11 - Leases
The Company classifies its leases as either operating or finance leases, which are recorded on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets, operating lease liabilities short-term, and operating lease liabilities long-term in the Company's consolidated balance sheets. Finance leases are included in property, plant and equipment, current maturities of long-term debt, and long-term debt less current maturities in the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
In calculating the ROU asset and lease liability, the Company elects to combine lease and non-lease components. Additionally, most of the Company's leases do not provide an implicit rate, resulting in the Company using its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments.
The Company excludes short-term leases having an initial term of 12 months or less in accordance with an accounting policy election and recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Operating Leases.
In
August 2020,
the Company entered into a new lease in Abu Dhabi for land upon which the Company built a facility. The initial annual payments were approximately
In
March
and
December 2022,
the Company served Notices of Termination to its lessor in connection with a lease of land and buildings in Fujairah in the U.A.E., for which the Company intended to relocate to a different facility in Abu Dhabi. Portions of the leased space were vacated in
December 2022,
and the Company expects to vacate the remaining space in
December 2024.
In connection with the Notices of Termination, the Company was required to pay an additional amount equal to
three
months' rent. This also resulted in adjustments to reduce the carrying balances attributable to short-term and long-term operating lease liabilities and operating lease right-of-use assets by $
Finance Leases.
The Company has several lease agreements, with lease terms of to years, which consist of real estate, vehicles and office equipment leases. These leases do not require any contingent rental payments, impose any financial restrictions or contain any residual value guarantees. Certain of the Company’s leases include renewal options and escalation clauses; renewal options have not been included in the calculation of the lease liabilities and ROU assets as the Company is not reasonably certain to exercise the options.
At
October 31, 2024
, the Company had finance lease liabilities of $
Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases is as follows:
|
Operating and Finance leases |
October 31, 2024 |
January 31, 2024 |
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|
Finance leases assets: |
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|
Property and Equipment - gross |
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||
|
Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
(
|
) |
(
|
) | ||||
|
Property and Equipment - net |
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||
|
Finance lease liabilities: |
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|
Finance lease liability short-term |
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||
|
Finance lease liability long-term |
|
|
||||||
|
Total finance lease liabilities |
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||
|
Operating lease assets: |
||||||||
|
Operating lease ROU assets |
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||
|
Operating lease liabilities: |
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|
Operating lease liability short-term |
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||
|
Operating lease liability long-term |
|
|
||||||
|
Total operating lease liabilities |
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||
Total lease costs consist of the following:
|
Three Months Ended October 31, |
Nine Months Ended October 31, |
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|
Lease costs |
Consolidated Statements of Operations Classification |
2024 |
2023 |
2024 |
2023 |
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|
Finance Lease Costs |
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|
Amortization of ROU assets |
Cost of sales |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||||||
|
Interest on lease liabilities |
Interest expense |
|
|
|
|
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|
Operating lease costs |
Cost of sales, SG&A expenses |
|
|
|
|
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|
Short-term lease costs (1) |
Cost of sales, SG&A expenses |
|
|
|
|
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|
Sub-lease income |
SG&A expenses |
|
(
|
) |
|
(
|
) | ||||||||||
|
Total Lease costs |
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
$ |
|
|||||||||
( 1 ) Includes variable lease costs, which are not material.
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows:
| Nine Months Ended October 31, | ||||||||
|
2024 |
2023 |
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|
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |
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|
Financing cash outflows from finance leases |
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||
|
Operating cash outflows from finance leases |
|
|
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|
Operating cash outflows from operating leases |
|
|
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|
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations: |
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|
Finance leases liabilities |
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||
|
Operating leases liabilities |
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||
Weighted-average lease terms and discount rates are as follows:
|
October 31, 2024 |
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|
Weighted-average remaining lease terms (in years): |
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|
Finance leases |
|
|||
|
Operating leases |
|
|||
|
Weighted-average discount rates: |
||||
|
Finance leases |
|
% | ||
|
Operating leases |
|
% | ||
Maturities of lease liabilities as of October 31, 2024 , are as follows:
| Operating Leases | Finance Leases | |||||||
|
For the six months ending January 31, 2025 |
$ |
|
$ |
|
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|
For the year ended January 31, 2026 |
|
|
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|
For the year ended January 31, 2027 |
|
|
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|
For the year ended January 31, 2028 |
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|
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|
For the year ended January 31, 2029 |
|
|
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|
For the year ended January 31, 2030 |
|
|
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|
Thereafter |
|
|
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|
Total lease payments |
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||
|
Less: amount representing interest |
(
|
) |
(
|
) | ||||
|
Total lease liabilities at October 31, 2024 |
$ |
|
$ |
|
Rent expense attributable to operating leases was $
Note 12 - Restricted cash
|
October 31, 2024 |
January 31, 2024 |
|||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
||||||
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows |
$ |
|
$ |
|
||||
Note 13 - Fair value
The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable are considered reasonable estimates of fair value due to their short-term nature. The carrying amount of the Company's short-term debt, revolving lines of credit and long-term debt approximate fair value because the majority of the amounts outstanding accrue interest at variable market rates.
Note 14 - Recent accounting pronouncements
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023 - 07, Segment Reporting ( Topic 280 ): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures . The standard update requires additional disclosures, including further details about segment expenses regarding a public entity's reportable segments on an annual and interim basis. The additional segment disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is still evaluating the impact of these updated disclosure requirements on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023 - 09, Income Taxes ( Topic 740 ): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures . Pursuant to this standard update, companies are required to provide additional information which is primarily attributable to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The new income tax disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is still evaluating this standard update but does not expect it to have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024 - 03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220 - 40 ): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses . In accordance with this standard update, companies are required to disclose specified information about certain costs and expenses in the notes to the financial statements at each interim and annual reporting period. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard update on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Note 15 - Treasury stock
The repurchase program approved on
October 4, 2021
authorized the Company to use up to $
On August 29, 2024, the Company retired all remaining treasury stock previously repurchased under the stock repurchase program. The retirement was recorded as a reduction to common stock based on the par value of the shares, and the excess over par value was recorded as a decrease in retained earnings in accordance with ASC 505 - 30, Equity-Treasury Stock .
Note 16 - Noncontrolling interest
On
June 1, 2023,
the Company closed on its formation of a joint venture ("the JV", and the agreement governing the JV, "the JV Agreement") with Gulf Insulation Group ("GIG"), a leading provider of pre-insulated piping systems and pipe fabrication, in which the Company acquired a
The balance sheets and operating activities of this investment are included in the Company's consolidated financial statements. T
he carrying amount of the assets and liabilities of the JV that are consolidated by the Company totaled $
The Company adjusts net income in the consolidated statements of operations to exclude the proportionate share of results that is attributable to the non-controlling interest. Additionally, the Company presents the proportionate share that is attributable to the non-controlling interest as temporary equity within the consolidated balance sheets. This temporary equity presentation is the result of the non-controlling interest being subject to certain redemption rights that are not entirely within the Company's control. Due to these redemption rights, at each balance sheet date, the Company is required to adjust the carrying value attributable to the non-controlling interest to fair value, which is limited to its original carrying value at the formation of the business arrangement. Adjustments made to reflect the change in the value of the redeemable non-controlling interest are offset against permanent equity within the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
Net income attributable to GIG was $
The non-controlling interest as measured at fair value was $
|
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ( " MD&A " ) |
The statements contained in this MD&A and other information contained elsewhere in this quarterly report, which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "continue," "remains," "intend," "aim," "should," "prospects," "could," "future," "potential," "believes," "plans," "likely" and "probable" or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbors created thereby. These statements should be considered as subject to the many risks and uncertainties that exist in the Company's operations and business environment. Such risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected as a result of many factors, including, but not limited to, those under the heading Item 1A. Risk Factors included in the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company's fiscal year ends on January 31. Years and balances described as 2024 and 2023 are for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025 and the fiscal year ended January 31, 2024, respectively.
This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, contained elsewhere in this report. Percentages set forth below in this MD&A have been rounded to the nearest percentage point.
CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data, or unless otherwise specified)
(Unaudited)
The Company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of products in one reportable segment. Since the Company focuses on discrete projects, operating results can be significantly impacted as a result of large variations in the level of project activity in reporting periods.
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Net sales |
$ | 41,563 | $ | 45,690 | $ | (4,127 | ) | $ | 113,397 | $ | 110,489 | $ | 2,908 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gross profit |
14,086 | 34 | % | 13,184 | 29 | % | 902 | 38,077 | 34 | % | 29,424 | 27 | % | 8,653 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General and administrative expenses |
7,330 | 18 | % | 5,674 | 12 | % | (1,656 | ) | 19,457 | 17 | % | 16,417 | 15 | % | (3,040 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Selling expense |
1,170 | 3 | % | 1,471 | 3 | % | 301 | 3,757 | 3 | % | 4,201 | 4 | % | 444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Interest expense |
468 | 640 | 172 | 1,489 | 1,788 | 299 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Other expense |
(50 | ) | (502 | ) | 452 | (156 | ) | (350 | ) | 194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Income before income taxes |
5,068 | 4,897 | 171 | 13,218 | 6,668 | 6,550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Income tax expense |
1,615 | 1,533 | (82 | ) | 3,692 | 3,257 | (435 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net income (loss) |
3,453 | 3,364 | 89 | 9,526 | 3,411 | 6,115 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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962 | 1,429 | 467 | 2,303 | 1,577 | (726 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Net income (loss) attributable to common stock |
2,491 | 1,935 | 556 | 7,223 | 1,834 | 5,389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross profit:
Gross profit was $14.1 million, or 34% of net sales, and $13.2 million, or 29% of net sales, in the three months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The increase of $0.9 million, was driven primarily by better margins due to product mix.
General and administrative expenses:
General and administrative expenses were $7.3 million and $5.7 million in the three months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The increase of $1.6 million, was due to higher payroll expenses and professional fees in the quarter.
Selling expenses:
Interest expense:
Net interest expense remained consistent and was $0.5 million and $0.6 million in the three months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Other expense:
Other expense was $0.1 million and $0.5 million in the three months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023 , respectively. The decrease of $0.4 million, was due primarily to exchange rate fluctuations in foreign currency transactions.
Income tax expense:
The Company's ETR was 32% and 31% in the three months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The change in the ETR is due to the ability to recognize tax benefits on losses in the United States in the current year whereas the prior year had a full valuation allowance and changes to the mix of income and loss in various jurisdictions.
For further information, see Note 6 - Income taxes, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Net income attributable to common stock:
Net income attributable to common stock was $2.5 million and $1.9 million in the three months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023 , respectively. The increase of $0.6 million, was mainly due to better project execution in the quarter.
Gross profit:
Gross profit was $38.1 million, or 34% of net sales, and $29.4 million, or 27% of net sales, in the nine months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The increase of $8.7 million, was driven primarily by better margins due to product mix.
General and administrative expenses:
General and administrative expenses were $19.5 million and $16.4 million in the nine months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The increase of $3.1 million, was due to higher payroll expenses and professional fees.
Selling expenses:
Interest expense:
Net interest expense was $1.5 million and $1.8 million in the nine months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The decrease of $0.3 million, was due primarily to declining interest rates on certain variable rate debt.
Other expense:
Other expense was $0.2 million and $0.4 million in the nine months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023 , respectively. The change was due primarily to exchange rate fluctuations in foreign currency transactions.
Income tax expense:
The Company's ETR was 28% and 49% in the nine months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The change in the ETR is due to the ability to recognize tax benefits on losses in the United States in the current year whereas the prior year had a full valuation allowance and changes to the mix of income and loss in various jurisdictions.
For further information, see Note 6 - Income taxes, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Net income attributable to common stock:
Net income attributable to common stock was $7.2 million and $1.8 million in the nine months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023 , respectively. The increase of $5.4 million, was mainly due to better project execution during the year.
Liquidity and capital resources
Cash and cash equivalents as of October 31, 2024 were $13.3 million compared to $5.8 million on January 31, 2024. On October 31, 2024, $0.9 million was held in the United States, and $12.4 million was held at the Company's foreign subsidiaries. The Company's working capital was $50.6 million on October 31, 2024 compared to $41.1 million on January 31, 2024. Of the working capital components, accounts receivable decreased by $6.7 million and cash and cash equivalents increased by $7.5 million as the result of the movements discussed below. As of October 31, 2024, the Company ha d $3.5 million of borrowing capacity under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility in North America and $8.3 million of borrowing capacity under its foreign revolving credit agreements. The Company had $7.8 million borrowed under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility and $3.2 million borro wed under its foreign revolving credit agreements at October 31, 2024.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $ 7.9 million and $ 7.6 million in the nine months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023 , respectively. The increase of $ 0.3 million was primarily attributable to changes in accounts receivable and costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts, partially offset by changes to accounts payable.
Net cash used in investing activities in the nine months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023 was $( 1.6 ) million and $( 8.2 ) million, respectively. The decrease of $( 6.6 ) million was due primarily to fewer capital expenditures in the United States and Canada.
Net cash provided by financing activities in the nine months ended October 31, 2024 and 2023 remained consistent and was $ 1.3 million and $ 1.2 million, respectively. Debt totaled $ 27.0 million and $ 25.7 million as of October 31, 2024 and January 31, 2024 , respectively. See Note 10 - Debt, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion relating to this topic.
Treasury stock. During the twelve months ended January 31, 2024, the Company used the remaining $1.0 million authorized to repurchase its outstanding shares of common stock. Accordingly, t here was no repurchase activity with respect to the Company's shares of common stock during the three and nine months ended October 31, 2024. See Note 15 - Treasury stock, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion relating to this topic.
In June 2023, the Company assumed a promissory note of approximately $2.8 million in connection with the formation of the joint venture with Gulf Insulation Group (see Note 16). I n accordance with the promissory note, all principal is due and payable on the maturity date of April 9, 2026, with the option to prepay, in whole or in part, at any time prior to the maturity date, without premium or penalty.
Accounts receivable:
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Critical accounting policies are described in Item 7. MD&A and in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended January 31, 2024 contained in the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K. Any new accounting policies or updates to existing accounting policies as a result of new accounting pronouncements have been discussed in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The application of critical accounting policies may require management to make assumptions, judgments and estimates about the amounts reflected in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Management uses historical experience and all available information to make these estimates and judgments, and different amounts could be reported using different assumptions and estimates.
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Controls and Procedures |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of October 31, 2024. This evaluation included consideration of the controls, processes and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective because of the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, as described below.
Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
There are material weaknesses in the Company's internal control over financial reporting, as follows.
We did not design and maintain effective controls in response to the risks of material misstatement. Specifically, changes to existing controls or the implementation of new controls have not been sufficient to respond to changes to the risks of material misstatement in financial reporting. This contributed to the following material weaknesses:
We did not design and maintain effective controls over information technology general controls ("ITGC"), specifically related to the policies and procedures over the timely review of security management and monitoring, user access and security administration, password control, administrative access, program change management, data security and back up, review of third-party SOC1 reports, and related management's review of the completeness and accuracy of certain system-generated reports. These material weaknesses did not result in a misstatement to the Company's annual or interim financial statements.
Additionally, we did not design and maintain effective controls over certain controls over financial reporting relating to the review and approval of manual journal entries, review of the financial close process, including the statement of cash flows, and review of certain financial policies and procedures and respective HR policies. We also did not design and maintain effective controls at operating locations in the Middle East and North Africa ("MENA"), including not maintaining sufficient documentation to support an evaluation that controls over business processes were designed and operating effectively. These material weaknesses resulted in adjustments to property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, trade accounts payable, trade accounts receivable, and the statement of cash flows. These adjustments resulted in a revision of the unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the period ended April 30, 2024, a restatement as of and for the period ended July 31, 2024 and material adjustments as of and for the period ended October 31, 2024. Additionally, there is a reasonable possibility that each of these material weaknesses could result in material misstatements of substantially all accounts and disclosures in the Company's annual or interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
Remediation Plan for the Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
To address these matters, the Company has begun implementing its remediation plan. Our ongoing remediation plans include the following:
(i) designing and implementing controls to identify and evaluate changes in our business and the impact on our internal control over financial reporting; (ii) addressing the identified issues with control owners, including Company leadership and IT personnel; (iii) engaging outside consultants with expertise relating to ITGCs to document processes, assist in addressing the design and operating ITGCs controls, monitoring and testing reviews focusing on systems supporting our financial reporting process (iv) developing and maintaining controls and documentation evidencing those controls underlying ITGCs for knowledge transfer and function changes, including access and program control and change management, data security and back up, reviewing third party SOC1 reports, and reviewing the completeness and accuracy of certain system-generated reports;; and (v) outsourcing certain functions to third-party providers, specifically relating to servers and firewalls, and managed detection and response.
Our remediation plans related to entity level controls, financial reporting controls, and business process controls include:
(i) enhancing the design of controls for the review of and posting of a complete set of journal entries; (ii) evaluating and updating documented formal accounting policies, financial reporting, HR, and financial processes; and overall internal control procedures; and (iii) updating the design of controls for the preparation and review of the statement of cash flows.
Our remediation plans related to our MENA locations include: (i) addressing issues with control owners, including company leadership; (ii) evaluating and updating the Company's evidence of internal control policies and procedures as needed and providing necessary guidance to applicable locations; (iii) assessing the adequacy and determine whether enhancements are needed to the design of corporate and / or operating locations business process controls; and (iv) augmenting our internal audit function by hiring an additional resource to assist in overseeing the remediation process, including updating policies and procedures, and implementing internal controls; and (v) engaging outside consultants to conduct training sessions.
The Company anticipates the actions described above and resulting improvements in controls will strengthen the Company's processes, procedures and will address the related material weaknesses described above. However, the material weaknesses cannot be considered fully remediated until the necessary controls have been appropriately designed and implemented. The remediation processes and procedures will also need to be in operation for a period of time and management conclude through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.
Change in Internal Control over Financial Reporting . There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting which were identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) under the Exchange Act during the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2024, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Other Information |
During the three months ended October 31, 2024 , of the Company's directors or executive officers adopted or terminated any contract, instruction, or written plan for the purchase or sale of Company securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5 - 1 (c) or any "non-Rule 10b5 - 1 trading arrangement" (as those terms are defined in Regulation S-K, Item 408 ).
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Exhibits |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Incorporation of Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to Registration Statement No. 33-70298] |
| 3.2 | Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 20, 2017] |
| 3.3 | Fifth Amended and Restated By-Laws of Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 6, 2019] |
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31.1 |
Rule 13a - 14(a)/15d - 14(a) Certifications (1) Chief Executive Officer certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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31.2 |
Rule 13a - 14(a)/15d - 14(a) Certifications (2) Chief Financial Officer certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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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.
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December 23, 2024 |
By: /s/ David J. Mansfield |
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David J. Mansfield |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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December 23, 2024 |
By: /s/ Matthew E. Lewicki |
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Matthew E. Lewicki |
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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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