WD 40 CO 10-Q

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Financial Statements WD-40 COMPANY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited and in thousands, except share and per share amounts) February 29, 2024 August 31, 2023 Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 55,443 $ 48,143 Trade and other accounts receivable, net 104,794 98,039 Inventories 78,029 86,522 Other current assets 12,248 15,821 Total current assets 250,514 248,525 Property and equipment, net 64,575 66,791 Goodwill 95,499 95,505 Other intangible assets, net 4,165 4,670 Right-of-use assets 10,968 7,820 Deferred tax assets, net 1,189 1,201 Other assets 15,111 13,454 Total assets $ 442,021 $ 437,966 Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 32,405 $ 30,826 Accrued liabilities 31,710 30,000 Accrued payroll and related expenses 14,869 16,722 Short-term borrowings 29,790 10,800 Income taxes payable 1,657 494 Total current liabilities 110,431 88,842 Long-term borrowings 85,894 109,743 Deferred tax liabilities, net 10,987 10,305 Long-term operating lease liabilities 5,509 5,832 Other long-term liabilities 12,922 13,066 Total liabilities 225,743 227,788 Commitments and Contingencies (Note 12) Stockholders’ equity: Common stock — authorized 36,000,000 shares, $ 0.001 par value; 19,920,049 and 19,905,815 shares issued at February 29, 2024 and August 31, 2023, respectively; and 13,554,668 and 13,563,434 shares outstanding at February 29, 2024 and August 31, 2023, respectively 20 20 Additional paid-in capital 173,263 171,546 Retained earnings 487,233 477,488 Accumulated other comprehensive loss ( 31,249 ) ( 31,206 ) Common stock held in treasury, at cost — 6,365,381 and 6,342,381 shares at February 29, 2024 and August 31, 2023, respectively ( 412,989 ) ( 407,670 ) Total stockholders’ equity 216,278 210,178 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 442,021 $ 437,966 See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited). 3 Table of Contents WD-40 COMPANY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended February 29/28, Six Months Ended February 29/28, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Net sales $ 139,105 $ 130,193 $ 279,521 $ 255,086 Cost of products sold 66,164 64,115 131,027 124,753 Gross profit 72,941 66,078 148,494 130,333 Operating expenses: Selling, general and administrative 45,023 37,690 89,158 77,674 Advertising and sales promotion 6,725 5,985 13,708 11,324 Amortization of definite-lived intangible assets 252 250 503 503 Total operating expenses 52,000 43,925 103,369 89,501 Income from operations 20,941 22,153 45,125 40,832 Other income (expense): Interest income 66 51 140 95 Interest expense ( 1,008 ) ( 1,502 ) ( 2,154 ) ( 2,671 ) Other (expense) income, net ( 193 ) 165 ( 233 ) 315 Income before income taxes 19,806 20,867 42,878 38,571 Provision for income taxes 4,270 4,341 9,860 8,048 Net income $ 15,536 $ 16,526 $ 33,018 $ 30,523 Earnings per common share: Basic $ 1.14 $ 1.21 $ 2.43 $ 2.24 Diluted $ 1.14 $ 1.21 $ 2.42 $ 2.23 Shares used in per share calculations: Basic 13,558 13,583 13,559 13,586 Diluted 13,583 13,608 13,583 13,608 See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited). 4 Table of Contents WD-40 COMPANY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited and in thousands) Three Months Ended February 29/28, Six Months Ended February 29/28, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Net income $ 15,536 $ 16,526 $ 33,018 $ 30,523 Other comprehensive income (loss): Foreign currency translation adjustment ( 433 ) 8 ( 43 ) 1,344 Total comprehensive income $ 15,103 $ 16,534 $ 32,975 $ 31,867 See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited). 5 Table of Contents WD-40 COMPANY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited and in thousands, except share and per share amounts) Common Stock Additional Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Treasury Stock Total Stockholders’ Equity Shares Amount Shares Amount Balance at August 31, 2023 19,905,815 $ 20 $ 171,546 $ 477,488 $ ( 31,206 ) 6,342,381 $ ( 407,670 ) $ 210,178 Issuance of common stock under share-based compensation plan, net of shares withheld for taxes 5,680 - ( 678 ) ( 678 ) Stock-based compensation 2,271 2,271 Cash dividends ($ 0.83 per share) ( 11,297 ) ( 11,297 ) Repurchases of common stock 11,500 ( 2,414 ) ( 2,414 ) Foreign currency translation adjustment 390 390 Net income 17,482 17,482 Balance at November 30, 2023 19,911,495 $ 20 $ 173,139 $ 483,673 $ ( 30,816 ) 6,353,881 $ ( 410,084 ) $ 215,932 Issuance of common stock under share-based compensation plan, net of shares withheld for taxes 8,554 - ( 1,742 ) ( 1,742 ) Stock-based compensation 1,866 1,866 Cash dividends ($ 0.88 per share) ( 11,976 ) ( 11,976 ) Repurchases of common stock 11,500 ( 2,905 ) ( 2,905 ) Foreign currency translation adjustment ( 433 ) ( 433 ) Net income 15,536 15,536 Balance at February 29, 2024 19,920,049 $ 20 $ 173,263 $ 487,233 $ ( 31,249 ) 6,365,381 $ ( 412,989 ) $ 216,278 See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited). 6 Table of Contents WD-40 COMPANY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Unaudited and in thousands, except share and per share amounts) Common Stock Additional Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Treasury Stock Total Stockholders’ Equity Shares Amount Shares Amount Balance at August 31, 2022 19,888,807 $ 20 $ 165,973 $ 456,076 $ ( 36,209 ) 6,286,461 $ ( 397,236 ) $ 188,624 Issuance of common stock under share-based compensation plan, net of shares withheld for taxes 7,670 - ( 600 ) ( 600 ) Stock-based compensation 2,719 2,719 Cash dividends ($ 0.78 per share) ( 10,634 ) ( 10,634 ) Repurchases of common stock 22,420 ( 4,072 ) ( 4,072 ) Foreign currency translation adjustment 1,336 1,336 Net income 13,997 13,997 Balance at November 30, 2022 19,896,477 $ 20 $ 168,092 $ 459,439 $ ( 34,873 ) 6,308,881 $ ( 401,308 ) $ 191,370 Stock-based compensation 2,261 2,261 Cash dividends ($ 0.83 per share) ( 11,324 ) ( 11,324 ) Repurchases of common stock 9,250 ( 1,569 ) ( 1,569 ) Foreign currency translation adjustment 8 8 Net income 16,526 16,526 Balance at February 28, 2023 19,896,477 $ 20 $ 170,353 $ 464,641 $ ( 34,865 ) 6,318,131 $ ( 402,877 ) $ 197,272 See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited). 7 Table of Contents WD-40 COMPANY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited and in thousands) Six Months Ended February 29/28, 2024 2023 Operating activities: Net income $ 33,018 $ 30,523 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 4,683 3,864 Net (gains) losses on sales and disposals of property and equipment ( 108 ) 83 Deferred income taxes 711 ( 224 ) Stock-based compensation 4,137 4,980 Amortization of implementation costs associated with cloud computing arrangements 313 150 Unrealized foreign currency exchange losses (gains) 245 ( 1,820 ) Provision for credit losses 122 53 Write-off of inventories 1,088 568 Changes in assets and liabilities: Trade and other accounts receivable ( 7,071 ) ( 9,689 ) Inventories 7,267 ( 4,159 ) Other assets ( 2,256 ) ( 930 ) Operating lease assets and liabilities, net ( 16 ) 60 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 3,612 ( 3,059 ) Accrued payroll and related expenses ( 1,872 ) 260 Other long-term liabilities and income taxes payable 1,019 287 Net cash provided by operating activities 44,892 20,947 Investing activities: Purchases of property and equipment ( 2,092 ) ( 3,571 ) Proceeds from sales of property and equipment 349 290 Net cash used in investing activities ( 1,743 ) ( 3,281 ) Financing activities: Treasury stock purchases ( 5,319 ) ( 5,641 ) Dividends paid ( 23,273 ) ( 21,958 ) Repayments of long-term senior notes ( 400 ) ( 400 ) Net (repayments) proceeds from revolving credit facility ( 4,177 ) 8,305 Shares withheld to cover taxes upon conversions of equity awards ( 2,420 ) ( 600 ) Net cash used in financing activities ( 35,589 ) ( 20,294 ) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents ( 260 ) 2,777 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 7,300 149 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 48,143 37,843 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 55,443 $ 37,992 Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities: Accrued capital expenditures $ 125 $ 137 Finance lease obligation settled with prepaid deposit $ 3,855 $ - See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited). 8 Table of Contents WD-40 COMPANY NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) Note 1. The Company WD-40 Company (the “Company”), incorporated in Delaware and based in San Diego, California, is a global marketing organization dedicated to creating positive lasting memories by developing and selling products that solve problems in workshops, factories and homes around the world. The Company owns a wide range of brands that include maintenance products and homecare and cleaning products: WD-40® Multi-Use Product, WD-40 Specialist®, 3-IN-ONE®, GT85®, X-14®, 2000 Flushes®, Carpet Fresh®, no vac®, Spot Shot®, 1001®, Lava® and Solvol®. The Company’s products are sold in various locations around the world. Maintenance products are sold worldwide in markets throughout North, Central and South America, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Homecare and cleaning products are sold primarily in North America, the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) and Australia. The Company’s products are sold primarily through hardware stores, automotive parts outlets, industrial distributors and suppliers, mass retail and home center stores, value retailers, grocery stores, online retailers, warehouse club stores, farm supply, sport retailers, and independent bike dealers. Note 2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Consolidation The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The August 31, 2023 year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial information for the interim periods shown reflects all adjustments necessary for a fair statement thereof and such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. These condensed consolidated financial statements 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 fiscal year ended August 31, 2023, which was filed with the SEC on October 23, 2023. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of operating results for an entire fiscal year. Global economic conditions have been adversely impacted and financial markets have experienced significant volatility in recent years. Although the Company’s estimates consider current conditions, the inputs into certain of the Company’s significant and critical accounting estimates include judgments and assumptions about the economic implications of factors that have been subject to such volatility and how management expects them to change in the future, as appropriate. It is possible that actual results experienced may differ materially from the Company’s estimates in future periods, which could materially affect its results of operations and financial condition. Foreign Currency Forward Contracts In the normal course of business, the Company employs established policies and procedures to manage its exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company utilizes foreign currency forward contracts to limit its exposure to net asset balances held in non-functional currencies, primarily at its U.K. subsidiary. The Company monitors its foreign currency exchange rate exposures to ensure the overall effectiveness of its foreign currency hedge positions. 9 Table of Contents While the Company engages in foreign currency hedging activity to reduce its risk, for accounting purposes, none of its foreign currency forward contracts are designated as hedges. Foreign currency forward contracts are carried at fair value, with net realized and unrealized gains and losses recognized in other income (expense), net in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. Cash flows from settlements of foreign currency forward contracts are included in operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Foreign currency forward contracts in an asset position at the end of the reporting period are included in other current assets, while foreign currency forward contracts in a liability position at the end of the reporting period are included in accrued liabilities in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. At February 29, 2024, the Company had a notional amount of $ 9.9 million outstanding in foreign currency forward contracts, which will mature in March 2024. Unrealized net gains and losses related to foreign currency forward contracts were not significant at February 29, 2024 and August 31, 2023. Realized net gains and losses related to foreign currency forward contracts were not significant for the three and six months ended February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023. Both unrealized and realized net gains and losses are recorded in other (expense) income, net in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. Fair Value of Financial Instruments Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, “ Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” , defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Company categorizes its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value into a hierarchy that categorizes fair value measurements into the following three levels based on the types of inputs used in measuring their fair value: Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2: Observable market-based inputs or observable inputs that are corroborated by market data; and Level 3: Unobservable inputs reflecting the Company’s own assumptions. Under fair value accounting, assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. As of February 29, 2024, the Company had no assets or liabilities that are measured at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis, except for foreign currency forward contracts, which are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. The carrying values of cash equivalents and short-term borrowings are recorded at cost, which approximates their fair values, primarily due to their short-term nature. In addition, the carrying value of borrowings held under the Company’s revolving credit facility approximates fair value, based on Level 2 inputs, due to the variable nature of underlying interest rates, which generally reflect market conditions. The Company’s fixed rate long-term borrowings consist of senior notes and are recorded at carrying value. The Company estimates that the fair value of its senior notes, based on Level 2 inputs, was approximately $ 60.1 million as of February 29, 2024, which was determined based on a discounted cash flow analysis using current market interest rates for instruments with similar terms, compared to their carrying value of $ 67.2 million. During the six months ended February 29, 2024, the Company did not record any significant nonrecurring fair value measurements for assets or liabilities in periods subsequent to their initial recognition. Recently Issued Accounting Standards In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures.” These amendments primarily require enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss. The amendments are effective for the Company’s annual periods beginning September 1, 2024, and interim periods beginning September 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted, and will be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is in the process of evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on the Company’s disclosures. In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures,” which includes amendments that further enhance income tax disclosures, primarily through standardization and disaggregation of rate reconciliation categories and income taxes paid by jurisdiction. The amendments are effective for the Company’s annual periods beginning September 1, 2025, with early adoption permitted, and should be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is in the process of evaluating this ASU to determine its impact on the Company’s disclosures . 10 Table of Contents Note 3. Inventories Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands): February 29, 2024 August 31, 2023 Product held at third-party contract manufacturers $ 5,031 $ 6,680 Raw materials and components 10,566 11,924 Work-in-process 277 497 Finished goods 62,155 67,421 Total $ 78,029 $ 86,522 Note 4. Property and Equipment and Capitalized Cloud-Based Software Implementation Costs Property and equipment, net, consisted of the following (in thousands): February 29, 2024 August 31, 2023 Machinery, equipment and vehicles $ 54,561 $ 49,804 Buildings and improvements 27,606 27,555 Computer and office equipment 6,404 6,151 Internal-use software 9,671 11,277 Furniture and fixtures 3,050 3,027 Capital in progress 3,900 7,937 Land 4,218 4,220 Subtotal 109,410 109,971 Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization ( 44,835 ) ( 43,180 ) Total $ 64,575 $ 66,791 As of February 29, 2024 and August 31, 2023, the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets included $ 12.7 million and $ 11.0 million, respectively, of capitalized cloud-based implementation costs recorded as other assets within the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. These balances primarily consist of capitalized implementation costs related to a new cloud-based enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system which the Company placed into service in the U.S. during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024. The useful lives of the Company’s internal-use software and capitalized cloud computing implementation costs are generally three to five years . However, the useful lives of major information system installations such as implementations of ERP systems and certain related software are determined on an individual basis and may exceed five years depending on the estimated period of use. The Company has determined the useful life of the new ERP system to be ten years and is amortizing over such period. Accumulated amortization associated with these assets was $ 1.0 million and $ 0.7 million as of February 29, 2024 and August 31, 2023, respectively. Amortization expense associated with these assets was not significant for the three and six months ended February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023. Note 5. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill The following table summarizes the changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill by segment (in thousands): Americas EIMEA Asia-Pacific Total Balance as of August 31, 2023 $ 85,436 $ 8,860 $ 1,209 $ 95,505 Translation adjustments ( 1 ) ( 5 ) - ( 6 ) Balance as of February 29, 2024 $ 85,435 $ 8,855 $ 1,209 $ 95,499 11 Table of Contents During the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, the Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test. The annual goodwill impairment test was performed at the reporting unit level as of the Company’s most recent goodwill impairment testing date, December 1, 2023. The Company performed a quantitative assessment to determine whether the fair value of any of its reporting units was less than each reporting unit’s carrying amount. The Company determined the fair value of its reporting units by following the income approach, which uses a discounted cash flow methodology. The discounted cash flow methodology bases the fair value of each reporting unit on the present value of its estimated future cash flows. The discounted cash flow methodology also requires that management make assumptions about certain key inputs in the estimated cash flows, including long-term sales forecasts or growth rates, terminal growth rates and discount rates, all of which are inherently uncertain. The forecast of future cash flows was primarily based on historical data and management’s best estimates of sales growth rates and operating margins for each reporting unit for the next five fiscal years. The discount rate used was based on management’s estimate of the current weighted-average cost of capital for each reporting unit. As these assumptions are largely unobservable, the estimated fair values fall within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Based on quantitative analysis, the Company determined that the estimated fair value of each of its reporting units significantly exceeded their respective carrying values. As a result, the Company concluded that no impairment of its goodwill existed as of December 1, 2023. In addition, the Company concluded that there were no indicators of impairment identified as a result of the Company’s review of events and circumstances related to its goodwill subsequent to December 1, 2023 through February 29, 2024. To date, there have been no impairment losses identified and recorded related to the Company’s goodwill. Definite-lived Intangible Assets The net carrying value of the Company’s definite-lived intangible assets, which include the Spot Shot, Carpet Fresh, 1001, EZ REACH and GT85 trade names, was $ 4.2 million and $ 4.7 million as of February 29, 2024 and August 31, 2023, respectively. These balances are classified as other intangible assets, net in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. Amortization expense related to these assets was not material for the three and six months ended February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023. Note 6. Leases Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands): February 29, 2024 August 31, 2023 Assets: Operating lease right-of-use assets $ 7,241 $ 7,820 Finance lease right-of-use asset 3,727 - Total right-of-use assets $ 10,968 $ 7,820 Liabilities: Current operating lease liabilities (1) $ 1,864 $ 2,144 Long-term operating lease liabilities 5,509 5,832 Total operating lease liabilities $ 7,373 $ 7,976 (1) Current operating lease liabilities are classified in accrued liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. During the six months ended February 29, 2024, the Company entered into a finance lease for a blending facility (the “Finance Lease”). As of August 31, 2023, the Company had $ 3.8 million of prepaid deposits, which converted to a right-of-use asset at the commencement of the Finance Lease during the six months ended February 29, 2024. Since the Finance Lease was fully prepaid at commencement, no lease liability exists related to it . 12 Table of Contents Note 7. Accrued and Other Liabilities Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands): February 29, 2024 August 31, 2023 Accrued advertising and sales promotion expenses $ 15,671 $ 14,472 Accrued professional services fees 2,792 1,924 Accrued sales taxes and other taxes 2,981 2,618 Deferred revenue 3,340 4,552 Short-term operating lease liability 1,864 2,144 Other 5,062 4,290 Total $ 31,710 $ 30,000 Accrued payroll and related expenses consisted of the following (in thousands): February 29, 2024 August 31, 2023 Accrued incentive compensation $ 5,844 $ 6,698 Accrued payroll 5,441 4,298 Accrued payroll taxes 1,665 1,650 Accrued profit sharing 1,406 3,561 Other 513 515 Total $ 14,869 $ 16,722 Note 8. Debt As of February 29, 2024, the Company held borrowings under two separate agreements as detailed below. Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement The Company holds borrowings under its Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, as amended (the “Note Agreement”) by and among the Company, PGIM, Inc. (“Prudential”), and certain affiliates and managed accounts of Prudential (the “Note Purchasers”). As of February 29, 2024, the Company had outstanding balances on its series A, B and C notes issued under this Note Agreement. Credit Agreement The Company’s Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended (the “Credit Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A. consists of a revolving commitment for borrowing by the Company up to $ 150.0 million with a sublimit of $ 100.0 million for WD-40 Company Limited, a wholly owned operating subsidiary of the Company for Europe, India, the Middle East and Africa. On November 29, 2021, the Company entered into its most recent amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “LIBOR Amendment”) with Bank of America, N.A. The LIBOR Amendment changed the Company’s index rates under the Credit Agreement for Pound Sterling and U.S. Dollar borrowings from the London Interbank Offered Rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration to the Sterling Overnight Index Average Reference Rate and the Bloomberg Short-term Bank Yield Index rate, respectively, as well as certain definitions and clarifications within the Credit Agreement to accommodate the change in index rates. The impact of the LIBOR Amendment was insignificant to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. 13 Table of Contents Short-term and long-term borrowings under the Company’s Credit Agreement and Note Agreement consisted of the following (in thousands): Issuance Maturities February 29, 2024 August 31, 2023 Credit Agreement – revolving credit facility (1) Various 9/30/2025 $ 48,484 $ 52,943 Note Agreement Series A Notes – 3.39 % fixed rate (2) 11/15/2017 2024-2032 15,200 15,600 Series B Notes – 2.50 % fixed rate (3) 9/30/2020 11/15/2027 26,000 26,000 Series C Notes – 2.69 % fixed rate (3) 9/30/2020 11/15/2030 26,000 26,000 Total borrowings 115,684 120,543 Short-term portion of borrowings ( 29,790 ) ( 10,800 ) Total long-term borrowings $ 85,894 $ 109,743 (1) The Company has the ability to refinance any draw under the line of credit with successive short-term borrowings through the maturity date. Outstanding draws for which management has the ability and intent to refinance with successive short-term borrowings for a period of at least twelve months are classified as long-term. As of February 29, 2024, $ 19.5 million of this facility was classified as long-term and was entirely denominated in Euros. $ 29.0 million was classified as short-term and was denominated in U.S. Dollars and Pounds Sterling. As of August 31, 2023, $ 42.9 million on this facility was classified as long-term and was denominated in Euros and Pounds Sterling. $ 10.0 million was classified as short-term and was denominated entirely in U.S. Dollars. Euro and Pound Sterling denominated draws fluctuate in U.S. Dollars from period to period due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. (2) Principal payments are required semi-annually in May and November of each year in equal installments of $ 0.4 million through May 15, 2032, resulting in $ 0.8 million classified as short-term. The remaining outstanding principal in the amount of $ 8.4 million will become due on November 15, 2032. (3) Interest on notes is payable semi-annually in May and November of each year with no principal due until the maturity date. Both the Note Agreement and the Credit Agreement contain representations, warranties, events of default and remedies, as well as affirmative, negative and other financial covenants customary for these types of agreements. These covenants include, among other things, certain limitations on the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur indebtedness, create liens, dispose of assets, make investments, declare, make or incur obligations to make certain restricted payments, including payments for the repurchase of the Company’s capital stock and enter into certain merger or consolidation transactions. The Credit Agreement includes, among other limitations on indebtedness, a $ 125.0 million limit on other unsecured indebtedness. Each agreement also includes a most favored lender provision which requires that any time any other lender has the benefit of one or more financial or operational covenants that is different than, or similar to, but more restrictive than those contained in its own agreement, those covenants shall be immediately and automatically incorporated by reference to the other lender’s agreement. Both the Note Agreement and the Credit Agreement require the Company to adhere to the same financial covenants. For the financial covenants, the definition of consolidated EBITDA includes the add back of non-cash stock-based compensation to consolidated net income when arriving at consolidated EBITDA. The terms of the financial covenants are as follows: • The consolidated leverage ratio cannot be greater than three and a half to one. The consolidated leverage ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) consolidated funded indebtedness as of such date to (b) consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed four fiscal quarters. • The consolidated interest coverage ratio cannot be less than three to one. The consolidated interest coverage ratio means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) consolidated EBITDA for the most recently completed four fiscal quarters to (b) consolidated interest charges for the most recently completed four fiscal quarters. As of February 29, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all debt covenants under both the Note Agreement and the Credit Agreement. 14 Table of Contents Note 9. Share Repurchase Plan On June 19, 2023, the Company’s Board (the “Board”) approved a share repurchase plan (the “2023 Repurchase Plan”). Under the 2023 Repurchase Plan, which became effective on September 1, 2023, the Company is authorized to acquire up to $ 50.0 million of its outstanding shares through August 31, 2025. The timing and amount of repurchases are based on terms and conditions as may be acceptable to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, subject to present loan covenants and in compliance with all laws and regulations applicable thereto. During the six months ended February 29, 2024, the Company repurchased 23,000 shares at an average price of $ 231.26 per share, for a total cost of $ 5.3 million under this $ 50.0 million plan. Note 10. Earnings per Common Share The table below reconciles net income to net income available to common stockholders (in thousands): Three Months Ended February 29/28, Six Months Ended February 29/28, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Net income $ 15,536 $ 16,526 $ 33,018 $ 30,523 Less: Net income allocated to participating securities ( 56 ) ( 71 ) ( 122 ) ( 125 ) Net income available to common stockholders $ 15,480 $ 16,455 $ 32,896 $ 30,398 The table below summarizes the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding included in the calculation of basic and diluted EPS (in thousands): Three Months Ended February 29/28, Six Months Ended February 29/28, 2024 2023 2024 2023 Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic 13,558 13,583 13,559 13,586 Weighted-average dilutive securities 25 25 24 22 Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted 13,583 13,608 13,583 13,608 For the three months ended February 29, 2024, there were no anti-dilutive stock-based equity awards outstanding. For the six months ended February 29, 2024, weighted-average stock-based equity awards outstanding that are non-participating securities in the amount of 2,702 were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS under the treasury stock method as they were anti-dilutive. For the three and six months ended February 28, 2023, weighted-average stock-based equity awards outstanding that are non-participating securities in the amount of 10,734 and 9,103 , respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS under the treasury stock method as they were anti-dilutive . 15 Table of Contents Note 11. Revenue The following table presents the Company’s revenues by segment and major source (in thousands): Three Months Ended February 29, 2024 Six Months Ended February 29, 2024 Americas EIMEA Asia-Pacific Total Americas EIMEA Asia-Pacific Total WD-40 Multi-Use Product $ 49,043 $ 41,572 $ 16,619 $ 107,234 $ 97,554 $ 78,616 $ 38,741 $ 214,911 WD-40 Specialist 7,090 7,525 2,202 16,817 14,198 14,191 5,270 33,659 Other maintenance products (1) 4,003 3,009 176 7,188 8,129 6,071 614 14,814 Total maintenance products 60,136 52,106 $ 18,997 $ 131,239 119,881 98,878 44,625 263,384 HCCP (2) 3,371 2,207 2,288 7,866 7,701 4,189 4,247 16,137 Total net sales $ 63,507 $ 54,313 $ 21,285 $ 139,105 $ 127,582 $ 103,067 $ 48,872 $ 279,521 Three Months Ended February 28, 2023 Six Months Ended February 28, 2023 Americas EIMEA Asia-Pacific Total Americas EIMEA Asia-Pacific Total WD-40 Multi-Use Product $ 48,405 $ 35,660 $ 16,196 $ 100,261 $ 91,562 $ 65,838 $ 37,449 $ 194,849 WD-40 Specialist $ 6,875 $ 6,122 $ 2,277 $ 15,274 13,700 12,133 4,847 30,680 Other maintenance products (1) $ 3,846 $ 2,569 $ 154 $ 6,569 7,435 5,109 343 12,887 Total maintenance products $ 59,126 $ 44,351 $ 18,627 $ 122,104 112,697 83,080 42,639 238,416 HCCP (2) 3,764 2,458 1,867 8,089 8,207 4,501 3,962 16,670 Total net sales $ 62,890 $ 46,809 $ 20,494 $ 130,193 $ 120,904 $ 87,581 $ 46,601 $ 255,086 (1) Other maintenance products consist of the 3-IN-ONE and GT85 brands. (2) Homecare and cleaning products (“HCCP”). Contract Balances Contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue related to undelivered products. Deferred revenue is recorded when payments have been received from customers for undelivered products. Revenue is subsequently recognized when revenue recognition criteria are met, generally when control of the product transfers to the customer. The Company had contract liabilities of $ 3.3 million and $ 4.6 million as of February 29, 2024 and August 31, 2023, respectively. Substantially all of the $ 4.6 million that was included in contract liabilities as of August 31, 2023 was recognized to revenue during the six months ended February 29, 2024. These contract liabilities are recorded in accrued liabilities on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. Contract assets are recorded if the Company has satisfied a performance obligation but does not yet have an unconditional right to consideration. The Company did not have any contract assets as of February 29, 2024 and August 31, 2023. The Company has an unconditional right to payment for its trade and other accounts receivable on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. These receivables are presented net of an allowance for credit losses of $ 0.6 million as of February 29, 2024 and which was not significant as of August 31, 2023. Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies Purchase Commitments The Company has ongoing relationships with various suppliers (contract manufacturers) that manufacture the Company’s products and third-party distribution centers that warehouse and ship the Company’s products to customers. The contract manufacturers maintain title and control of certain raw materials and components, materials utilized in finished products, and the finished products themselves until shipment to the Company’s third-party distribution centers or customers in accordance with agreed upon shipment terms. Although the Company has contractual minimum purchase obligations with certain contract manufacturers, such obligations are either immaterial or below the volume of goods that the Company has historically purchased. In the ordinary course of business, supply needs are communicated by the Company to its contract manufacturers based on orders and short-term projections, ranging from two months to six months . The Company is committed to purchase the products produced by the contract manufacturers based on the projections provided. 16 Table of Contents Upon the termination of contracts with contract manufacturers, the Company obtains certain inventory control rights and is obligated to work with the contract manufacturer to sell through all product held by or manufactured by the contract manufacturer on behalf of the Company during the termination notification period. If any inventory remains at the contract manufacturer at the termination date, the Company is obligated to purchase such inventory, which may include raw materials, components and finished goods. The amounts for inventory purchased under termination commitments have been immaterial. In addition to the commitments to purchase products from contract manufacturers described above, the Company may also enter into commitments with other manufacturers to purchase finished goods and components to support innovation and renovation initiatives and/or supply chain initiatives. As of February 29, 2024, no such commitments were outstanding. Litigation From time to time, the Company is subject to various claims, lawsuits, investigations and proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, including but not limited to, product liability litigation and other claims and proceedings with respect to intellectual property, breach of contract, labor and employment, tax and other matters. As of February 29, 2024, there were no unasserted claims or pending proceedings for claims against the Company that the Company believes will result in a probable loss. As to claims that the Company believes may result in a reasonably possible loss, the Company believes that no reasonably possible outcome of any such claim will have a materially adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Indemnifications As permitted under Delaware law, the Company has agreements whereby it indemnifies senior officers and directors for certain events or occurrences while the officer or director is, or was, serving at the Company’s request in such capacity. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited; however, the Company maintains Director and Officer insurance coverage that mitigates the Company’s exposure with respect to such obligations. As a result of the Company’s insurance coverage, management believes that the estimated fair value of these indemnification agreements is minimal. Thus, no liabilities have been recorded for these agreements as of February 29, 2024. From time to time, the Company enters into indemnification agreements with certain contractual parties in the ordinary course of business, including agreements with lenders, lessors, contract manufacturers, marketing distributors, customers and certain vendors. All such indemnification agreements are entered into in the context of the particular agreements and are provided in an attempt to allocate risk of loss in connection with the consummation of the underlying contractual arrangements. Although the maximum amount of future payments that the Company could be required to make under these indemnification agreements is unlimited, management believes that the Company maintains adequate levels of insurance coverage to protect the Company with respect to most potential claims arising from such agreements and that such agreements do not otherwise have value separate and apart from the liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of the Company’s business. Thus, no liabilities have been recorded with respect to such indemnification agreements as of February 29, 2024. Note 13. Income Taxes The Company uses an estimated annual effective tax rate, which is based on expected annual income, statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities available in the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates, to determine its quarterly provision for income taxes. Certain significant or unusual items are separately recognized in the quarter in which they occur and can be a source of variability in the effective tax rates from quarter to quarter. 17 Table of Contents The provision for income taxes was 21.6 % and 20.8 % of income before income taxes for the three months ended February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023, respectively. This 0.8 % increase in the effective tax rate from period to period was primarily due to the following impacts: Description of impacts on the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate Unfavorable/(Favorable) Higher tax rates in certain foreign jurisdictions from period to period 1.7 % An increase in non-deductible performance based compensation 0.7 % Windfalls from the settlement of stock-based equity awards in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 ( 0.8 )% Benefits related to income tax positions affected by expiring statutes of limitation ( 0.6 )% The provision for income taxes was 23.0 % and 20.9 % of income before income taxes for the six months ended February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023, respectively. This 2.1 % increase in the effective tax rate from period to period was primarily due to the following impacts: Description of impacts on the Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate Unfavorable/(Favorable) A non-recurring charitable donation made in the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 1.9 % Higher tax rates in certain foreign jurisdictions from period to period 1.4 % Lower year to date shortfalls from the settlements of stock-based equity awards in fiscal year 2024 ( 1.3 )% The Company is subject to taxation in the U.S. and in various state and foreign jurisdictions. Due to expired statutes, the Company’s federal income tax returns for years prior to fiscal year 2018 are not subject to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. Generally, for the majority of state and foreign jurisdictions where the Company does business, periods prior to fiscal year 2020 are no longer subject to examination. The Company is currently under audit in various state jurisdictions for fiscal years 2021 through 2022. The Company has estimated that up to $ 12.4 million of unrecognized tax benefits related to income tax positions may be affected by the resolution of tax examinations or expiring statutes of limitation within the next twelve months. This includes $ 12.1 million associated with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act’s mandatory one-time “toll tax” on unremitted foreign earnings. Audit outcomes and the timing of settlements are subject to significant uncertainty. Note 14. Business Segments and Foreign Operations The Company evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on sales and income from operations. The Company is organized on the basis of geographical area into the following three segments: the Americas; EIMEA; and Asia-Pacific. Segment data does not include inter-segment revenues. Unallocated corporate expenses are general corporate overhead expenses not directly attributable to the business segments and are reported separate from the Company’s identified segments. Corporate overhead costs include expenses for the Company’s accounting and finance, information technology, human resources, research and development, quality control and executive management functions, as well as all direct costs associated with public company compliance matters including legal, audit and other professional services costs. 18 Table of Contents Summary information about reportable segments is as follows (in thousands): For the Three Months Ended Americas EIMEA Asia-Pacific Unallocated Corporate (1) Total February 29, 2024 Net sales $ 63,507 $ 54,313 $ 21,285 $ - $ 139,105 Income from operations $ 13,220 $ 12,087 $ 7,489 $ ( 11,855 ) $ 20,941 Depreciation and amortization expense (2) $ 1,144 $ 1,150 $ 56 $ 72 $ 2,422 Interest income $ - $ 36 $ 30 $ - $ 66 Interest expense $ 505 $ 502 $ 1 $ - $ 1,008 February 28, 2023 Net sales $ 62,890 $ 46,809 $ 20,494 $ - $ 130,193 Income from operations $ 13,712 $ 10,383 $ 7,023 $ ( 8,965 ) $ 22,153 Depreciation and amortization expense (2) $ 869 $ 973 $ 51 $ 75 $ 1,968 Interest income $ - $ 26 $ 25 $ - $ 51 Interest expense $ 1,087 $ 413 $ 2 $ - $ 1,502 For the Six Months Ended February 29, 2024 Net sales $ 127,582 $ 103,067 $ 48,872 $ - $ 279,521 Income from operations $ 27,416 $ 21,602 $ 18,514 $ ( 22,407 ) $ 45,125 Depreciation and amortization expense (2) $ 2,195 $ 2,224 $ 113 $ 151 $ 4,683 Interest income $ - $ 82 $ 58 $ - $ 140 Interest expense $ 1,065 $ 1,086 $ 3 $ - $ 2,154 February 28, 2023 Net sales $ 120,904 $ 87,581 $ 46,601 $ - $ 255,086 Income from operations $ 26,484 $ 16,666 $ 16,640 $ ( 18,958 ) $ 40,832 Depreciation and amortization expense (2) $ 1,747 $ 1,870 $ 96 $ 151 $ 3,864 Interest income $ 4 $ 35 $ 56 $ - $ 95 Interest expense $ 1,977 $ 692 $ 2 $ - $ 2,671 (1) These expenses are reported separately from the Company’s identified segments and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. (2) Amortization presented above includes amortization of definite-lived intangible assets and excludes amortization of implementation costs associated with cloud computing arrangements. The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker does not review assets by segment as part of the financial information provided, and therefore, no asset information is provided in the above table. Note 15. Subsequent Events Acquisition of Theron Marketing On March 4, 2024, the Company acquired a Brazilian marketing distributor, Theron Marketing Ltda. (“Theron”). Theron had been the exclusive distributor of WD-40 Brand products in Brazil for the last 27 years. Pursuant to the terms of the transaction, WD-40 Holding Company Brasil Ltda., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company established during the three months ended February 29, 2024, acquired all outstanding shares of capital stock of Theron for cash of approximately 19 Table of Contents $ 6.9 million (subject to a 90-day post closing adjustment). With this transaction, the Company began direct distribution within Brazil in March 2024. Dividend Declaration On March 19, 2024, the Company’s Board declared a cash dividend of $ 0.88 per share payable on April 30, 2024 to stockholders of record on April 19, 2024. 20 Table of Contents