[X]
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2019
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|
or
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[ ]
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from ___________ to ____________
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NEW JERSEY
|
|
22-1463699
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(State of incorporation)
|
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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Yes [X]
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No [ ]
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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).
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Yes [X]
|
No [ ]
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Indicate by checkmark 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.
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Large accelerated
filer [ ]
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Accelerated
filer [X]
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Non-accelerated
filer [ ]
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Smaller reporting
company [X]
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Emerging growth
company [ ]
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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.
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[ ]
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Title of Each Class
|
Trading Symbol
|
|
Name of Exchange on Which Registered
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Class A Common Stock ($0.10 par value)
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BELFA |
|
Nasdaq Global Select Market
|
|
Class B Common Stock ($0.10 par value)
|
BELFB |
Nasdaq Global Select Market
|
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
|
Yes [ ]
|
No [X]
|
Title of Each Class |
|
Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding
as of May 1, 2019
|
Class A Common Stock ($0.10 par value)
|
|
2,174,912
|
Class B Common Stock ($0.10 par value)
|
10,075,102 |
BEL FUSE INC.
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Page
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Part I
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Financial Information
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Item 1.
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2
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7 - 17
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Item 2.
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18 - 23
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Item 3.
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23
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Item 4.
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24
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Part II
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Other Information
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Item 1.
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24
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Item 1A.
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24
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Item 6.
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25
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26
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BEL FUSE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
|
||||||||
(unaudited)
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||||||||
March 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current Assets:
|
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
43,191
|
$
|
53,911
|
||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,700
|
||||||||
in 2019 and $1,638 in 2018
|
94,229
|
91,939
|
||||||
Inventories
|
124,785
|
120,068
|
||||||
Unbilled receivables
|
10,230
|
15,799
|
||||||
Assets held for sale
|
1,518
|
-
|
||||||
Other current assets
|
9,309
|
8,792
|
||||||
Total current assets
|
283,262
|
290,509
|
||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
41,864
|
43,932
|
||||||
Right-of-use assets
|
19,022
|
|||||||
Intangible assets, net
|
61,267
|
62,689
|
||||||
Goodwill
|
20,070
|
19,817
|
||||||
Deferred income taxes
|
1,304
|
496
|
||||||
Other assets
|
27,451
|
26,081
|
||||||
Total assets
|
$
|
454,240
|
$
|
443,524
|
||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts payable
|
$
|
48,126
|
$
|
56,171
|
||||
Accrued expenses
|
27,218
|
32,290
|
||||||
Current portion of long-term debt
|
3,252
|
2,508
|
||||||
Operating lease liability, current
|
6,243
|
-
|
||||||
Other current liabilities
|
5,846
|
15,061
|
||||||
Total current liabilities
|
90,685
|
106,030
|
||||||
Long-term Liabilities:
|
||||||||
Long-term debt
|
110,333
|
111,705
|
||||||
Operating lease liability, long-term
|
13,044
|
-
|
||||||
Liability for uncertain tax positions
|
28,272
|
27,553
|
||||||
Minimum pension obligation and unfunded pension liability
|
18,907
|
18,683
|
||||||
Deferred income taxes
|
1,201
|
1,161
|
||||||
Other liabilities
|
13,645
|
1,922
|
||||||
Total liabilities
|
276,087
|
267,054
|
||||||
Commitments and contingencies
|
||||||||
Stockholders' Equity:
|
||||||||
Preferred stock, no par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
|
-
|
-
|
||||||
Class A common stock, par value $.10 per share, 10,000,000 shares
|
||||||||
authorized; 2,174,912 shares outstanding at each date (net of
|
||||||||
1,072,769 treasury shares)
|
217
|
217
|
||||||
Class B common stock, par value $.10 per share, 30,000,000 shares
|
||||||||
authorized; shares outstanding: 10,085,102 in 2019 and 10,092,352
|
||||||||
in 2018 (net of 3,218,307 treasury shares)
|
1,008
|
1,009
|
||||||
Additional paid-in capital
|
32,201
|
31,387
|
||||||
Retained earnings
|
169,451
|
168,695
|
||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
(24,724
|
)
|
(24,838
|
)
|
||||
Total stockholders' equity
|
178,153
|
176,470
|
||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
$
|
454,240
|
$
|
443,524
|
||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
|
BEL FUSE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||
(in thousands, except per share data)
|
||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||
Three Months Ended
|
||||||||
March 31,
|
||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Net sales
|
$
|
125,389
|
$
|
118,251
|
||||
Cost of sales
|
101,829
|
97,118
|
||||||
Gross profit
|
23,560
|
21,133
|
||||||
Selling, general and administrative expense
|
19,798
|
20,692
|
||||||
Restructuring charges
|
946
|
4
|
||||||
Income from operations
|
2,816
|
437
|
||||||
Interest expense
|
(1,440
|
)
|
(1,177
|
)
|
||||
Other income/expense, net
|
(206
|
)
|
(238
|
)
|
||||
Earnings (loss) before provision for income taxes
|
1,170
|
(978
|
)
|
|||||
Provision for income taxes
|
39
|
325
|
||||||
Net earnings (loss) available to common stockholders
|
$
|
1,131
|
$
|
(1,303
|
)
|
|||
Net earnings (loss) per common share:
|
||||||||
Class A common share - basic and diluted
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
|||
Class B common share - basic and diluted
|
$
|
0.09
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
|||
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding:
|
||||||||
Class A common share - basic and diluted
|
2,175
|
2,175
|
||||||
Class B common share - basic and diluted
|
10,089
|
9,856
|
||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
|
BEL FUSE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||
(in thousands)
|
||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||
Three Months Ended
|
||||||||
March 31,
|
||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Net earnings (loss) available to common stockholders
|
$
|
1,131
|
$
|
(1,303
|
)
|
|||
Other comprehensive income:
|
||||||||
Currency translation adjustment, net of taxes of $17 in 2019 and $25 in 2018
|
540
|
4,017
|
||||||
Unrealized holding gains on marketable securities arising during the period,
|
||||||||
net of taxes of $0 in 2019 and $20 in 2018
|
-
|
(31
|
)
|
|||||
Change in unfunded SERP liability, net of taxes of ($11) in 2019 and ($25) in 2018
|
37
|
86
|
||||||
Other comprehensive income
|
577
|
4,072
|
||||||
Comprehensive income
|
$
|
1,708
|
$
|
2,769
|
||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
|
BEL FUSE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Accumulated
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other
|
Class A
|
Class B
|
Additional
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Retained
|
Comprehensive
|
Common
|
Common
|
Paid-In
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
|
Total
|
Earnings
|
(Loss) Income
|
Stock
|
Stock
|
Capital
|
||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2018
|
$
|
176,470
|
$
|
168,695
|
$
|
(24,838
|
)
|
$
|
217
|
$
|
1,009
|
$
|
31,387
|
|||||||||||
Net earnings
|
1,131
|
1,131
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A Common Stock, $0.06/share
|
(130
|
)
|
(130
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
Class B Common Stock, $0.07/share
|
(708
|
)
|
(708
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
Forfeiture of restricted common stock
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1
|
) |
1
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of taxes of $17
|
540
|
-
|
540
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense
|
813
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
813
|
||||||||||||||||||
Change in unfunded SERP liability, net of taxes of ($11)
|
37
|
-
|
37
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Effect of adoption of ASU 2018-02 (Topic 220)
|
-
|
463
|
(463
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2019
|
178,153
|
169,451
|
(24,724
|
)
|
217
|
1,008
|
32,201
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Accumulated
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Other
|
Class A
|
Class B
|
Additional
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Retained
|
Comprehensive
|
Common
|
Common
|
Paid-In
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
|
Total
|
Earnings
|
(Loss) Income
|
Stock
|
Stock
|
Capital
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2017
|
$
|
157,960
|
$
|
147,807
|
$
|
(19,625
|
)
|
$
|
217
|
$
|
986
|
$
|
28,575
|
|||||||||||
Net loss
|
(1,303
|
)
|
(1,303
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
Dividends declared:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A Common Stock, $0.06/share
|
(130
|
)
|
(130
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
Class B Common Stock, $0.07/share
|
(700
|
)
|
(700
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
Forfeiture of restricted common stock
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(1
|
)
|
1
|
|||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of taxes of $25
|
4,017
|
-
|
4,017
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized holding losses on marketable securities
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
arising during the year, net of taxes of $20
|
(31
|
)
|
-
|
(31
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense
|
779
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
779
|
||||||||||||||||||
Change in unfunded SERP liability, net of taxes of ($25)
|
86
|
-
|
86
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
Effect of adoption of ASU 2014-09 (Topic 606)
|
3,497
|
3,497
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2018
|
$
|
164,175
|
$
|
149,171
|
$
|
(15,553
|
)
|
$
|
217
|
$
|
985
|
$
|
29,355
|
|||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
|
BEL FUSE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
|
||||||||
(in thousands)
|
||||||||
(unaudited)
|
||||||||
Three Months Ended
|
||||||||
March 31,
|
||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||
Net earnings (loss)
|
$
|
1,131
|
$
|
(1,303
|
)
|
|||
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net
|
||||||||
cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation and amortization
|
4,110
|
4,776
|
||||||
Stock-based compensation
|
813
|
779
|
||||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs
|
115
|
120
|
||||||
Deferred income taxes
|
(756
|
)
|
(505
|
)
|
||||
Net unrealized losses on foreign currency revaluation
|
573
|
1,002
|
||||||
Other, net
|
950
|
518
|
||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Accounts receivable
|
(2,285
|
)
|
2,528
|
|||||
Unbilled receivables
|
5,569
|
893
|
||||||
Inventories
|
(4,239
|
)
|
(4,734
|
)
|
||||
Account payable
|
(8,493
|
)
|
(777
|
)
|
||||
Accrued expenses
|
(5,044
|
)
|
(3,616
|
)
|
||||
Other operating assets/liabilities, net
|
1,299
|
645
|
||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
|
(6,257
|
)
|
326
|
|||||
Cash flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
|
(2,437
|
)
|
(2,216
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds from disposal/sale of property, plant and equipment
|
2
|
48
|
||||||
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(2,435
|
)
|
(2,168
|
)
|
||||
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||
Dividends paid to common stockholders
|
(800
|
)
|
(791
|
)
|
||||
Borrowings under revolving credit line
|
10,000
|
-
|
||||||
Repayments of revolving credit line
|
(10,000
|
)
|
-
|
|||||
Repayments of long-term debt
|
(744
|
)
|
(781
|
)
|
||||
Net cash used in financing activities
|
(1,544
|
)
|
(1,572
|
)
|
||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
(484
|
)
|
912
|
|||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
(10,720
|
)
|
(2,502
|
)
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period
|
53,911
|
69,354
|
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period
|
$
|
43,191
|
$
|
66,852
|
||||
Supplementary information:
|
||||||||
Cash paid during the period for:
|
||||||||
Income taxes, net of refunds received
|
$
|
926
|
$
|
1,040
|
||||
Interest payment
|
$
|
1,216
|
$
|
1,079
|
||||
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
|
1.
|
BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
2.
|
REVENUE
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
|
||||||||||||||||
North
|
||||||||||||||||
America
|
Asia
|
Europe
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
By Product Group:
|
||||||||||||||||
Connectivity solutions
|
$
|
32,121
|
$
|
3,475
|
$
|
8,765
|
$
|
44,361
|
||||||||
Magnetic solutions
|
8,945
|
27,090
|
2,221
|
38,256
|
||||||||||||
Power solutions and protection
|
23,521
|
6,712
|
12,539
|
42,772
|
||||||||||||
$
|
64,587
|
$
|
37,277
|
$
|
23,525
|
$
|
125,389
|
|||||||||
By Sales Channel:
|
||||||||||||||||
Direct to customer
|
$
|
43,881
|
$
|
31,128
|
$
|
16,213
|
$
|
91,222
|
||||||||
Through distribution
|
20,706
|
6,149
|
7,312
|
34,167
|
||||||||||||
$
|
64,587
|
$
|
37,277
|
$
|
23,525
|
$
|
125,389
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
|
||||||||||||||||
North
|
||||||||||||||||
America
|
Asia
|
Europe
|
Consolidated
|
|||||||||||||
By Product Group:
|
||||||||||||||||
Connectivity solutions
|
$
|
31,046
|
$
|
3,420
|
$
|
8,453
|
$
|
42,919
|
||||||||
Magnetic solutions
|
8,051
|
27,825
|
2,352
|
38,228
|
||||||||||||
Power solutions and protection
|
20,360
|
7,375
|
9,369
|
37,104
|
||||||||||||
$
|
59,457
|
$
|
38,620
|
$
|
20,174
|
$
|
118,251
|
|||||||||
By Sales Channel:
|
||||||||||||||||
Direct to customer
|
$
|
37,897
|
$
|
32,927
|
$
|
14,193
|
$
|
85,017
|
||||||||
Through distribution
|
21,560
|
5,693
|
5,981
|
33,234
|
||||||||||||
$
|
59,457
|
$
|
38,620
|
$
|
20,174
|
$
|
118,251
|
March 31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Contract assets - current (unbilled receivable)
|
$
|
10,230
|
$
|
15,799
|
||||
Contract liabilities - current (deferred revenue)
|
$
|
955
|
$
|
1,036
|
3.
|
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE
|
Three Months Ended
|
||||||||
March 31,
|
||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Numerator:
|
||||||||
Net earnings (loss)
|
$
|
1,131
|
$
|
(1,303
|
)
|
|||
Less dividends declared:
|
||||||||
Class A
|
130
|
130
|
||||||
Class B
|
708
|
700
|
||||||
Undistributed earnings (loss)
|
$
|
293
|
$
|
(2,133
|
)
|
|||
Undistributed earnings (loss) allocation - basic and diluted:
|
||||||||
Class A undistributed earnings (loss)
|
$
|
50
|
$
|
(370
|
)
|
|||
Class B undistributed earnings (loss)
|
243
|
(1,763
|
)
|
|||||
Total undistributed earnings (loss)
|
$
|
293
|
$
|
(2,133
|
)
|
|||
Net earnings (loss) allocation - basic and diluted:
|
||||||||
Class A net earnings (loss)
|
$
|
180
|
$
|
(240
|
)
|
|||
Class B net earnings (loss)
|
951
|
(1,063
|
)
|
|||||
Net earnings (loss)
|
$
|
1,131
|
$
|
(1,303
|
)
|
|||
Denominator:
|
||||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
|
||||||||
Class A - basic and diluted
|
2,175
|
2,175
|
||||||
Class B - basic and diluted
|
10,089
|
9,856
|
||||||
Net earnings (loss) per share:
|
||||||||
Class A - basic and diluted
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
|||
Class B - basic and diluted
|
$
|
0.09
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
|
March 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
2019
|
2018
|
||||||
Raw materials
|
$
|
58,425
|
$
|
63,348
|
||||
Work in progress
|
27,261
|
21,441
|
||||||
Finished goods
|
39,099
|
35,279
|
||||||
Inventories
|
$
|
124,785
|
$
|
120,068
|
6.
|
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
|
|
March 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
2019
|
2018
|
||||||
Land
|
$
|
1,430
|
$
|
2,251
|
||||
Buildings and improvements
|
29,300
|
30,119
|
||||||
Machinery and equipment
|
127,488
|
126,747
|
||||||
Construction in progress
|
5,237
|
4,687
|
||||||
|
163,455
|
163,804
|
||||||
Accumulated depreciation
|
(121,591
|
)
|
(119,872
|
)
|
||||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
$
|
41,864
|
$
|
43,932
|
7.
|
ACCRUED EXPENSES
|
|
March 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
2019
|
2018
|
||||||
Sales commissions
|
$
|
2,600
|
$
|
2,609
|
||||
Subcontracting labor
|
1,520
|
1,550
|
||||||
Salaries, bonuses and related benefits
|
13,479
|
18,275
|
||||||
Warranty accrual
|
1,116
|
1,078
|
||||||
Other
|
8,503
|
8,778
|
||||||
|
$
|
27,218
|
$
|
32,290
|
Three Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
March 31, 2019
|
||||||||||||||||
Liability at
|
Cash Payments
|
Liability at
|
||||||||||||||
December 31,
|
New
|
and Other
|
March 31,
|
|||||||||||||
2018
|
Charges
|
Settlements
|
2019
|
|||||||||||||
Severance costs
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
207
|
$
|
(63
|
)
|
$
|
144
|
|||||||
Other restructuring costs
|
-
|
740
|
-
|
740
|
||||||||||||
Total
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
947
|
$
|
(63
|
)
|
$
|
884
|
8.
|
DEBT
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|||||||
|
March 31,
|
|||||||
|
2019
|
2018
|
||||||
Service cost
|
$
|
144
|
$
|
183
|
||||
Interest cost
|
185
|
166
|
||||||
Net amortization
|
48
|
111
|
||||||
Net periodic benefit cost
|
$
|
377
|
$
|
460
|
|
March 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
2019
|
2018
|
||||||
Prior service cost
|
$
|
873
|
$
|
918
|
||||
Net loss
|
1,974
|
1,977
|
||||||
|
$
|
2,847
|
$
|
2,895
|
|
March 31,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
|
2019
|
2018
|
||||||
|
||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of taxes of ($768) at
|
||||||||
March 31, 2019 and ($751) at December 31, 2018
|
$
|
(22,095
|
)
|
$
|
(22,635
|
)
|
||
Unrealized holding gains on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of
|
||||||||
$0 at March 31, 2019 and $0 at December 31, 2018
|
12
|
12
|
||||||
Unfunded SERP liability, net of taxes of ($206) at March 31, 2019
|
||||||||
and ($680) at December 31, 2018
|
(2,641
|
)
|
(2,215
|
)
|
||||
|
||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
$
|
(24,724
|
)
|
$
|
(24,838
|
)
|
|
Unrealized Holding
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Foreign Currency
|
Gains on
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
Translation
|
Available-for-
|
Unfunded
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
Adjustment
|
Sale Securities
|
SERP Liability
|
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2019
|
$
|
(22,635
|
)
|
$
|
12
|
$
|
(2,215
|
)
|
|
$
|
(24,838
|
)
|
|||||
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications
|
540
|
-
|
6
|
|
546
|
||||||||||||
Amount reclassified from accumulated other
|
|
||||||||||||||||
comprehensive loss
|
-
|
-
|
31 |
(a)
|
31 |
|
|||||||||||
Net current period other comprehensive income
|
540
|
-
|
37 |
|
|
577 |
|
||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Effect of adoption of ASU 2018-02 (Topic 220) |
- |
- |
(463 |
) |
(463 |
) |
|||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2019
|
$
|
(22,095
|
)
|
$
|
12
|
$
|
(2,641
|
)
|
|
$
|
(24,724
|
)
|
|||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
(a) This reclassification relates to the amortization of prior service costs and gains/losses associated with the Company's SERP plan.
|
|||||||||||||||||
This expense is allocated between cost of sales and selling, general and administrative expense based upon the employment
classification of the plan participants.
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
|
|||
Amortization of ROU Assets - Finance Leases
|
$
|
34
|
||
Interest on Lease Liabilities - Finance Leases
|
13
|
|||
Operating Lease Cost (Cost resulting from lease payments)
|
1,980
|
|||
Short-term Lease Cost
|
68
|
|||
Variable Lease Cost (Cost excluded from lease payments)
|
59
|
|||
Sublease Income
|
-
|
|||
Total Lease Cost
|
$
|
2,154
|
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
|
|||
Cash paid for amounts included in the measruement of lease liabilities:
|
||||
Operating cash flows from operating leases
|
$
|
2,024
|
||
Operating cash flows from finance leases
|
13
|
|||
Finance cash flows from finance leases
|
29
|
|||
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
|
||||
Operating leases
|
20,775
|
|||
Finance leases
|
-
|
|
March 31, 2019
|
|||
Operating Leases:
|
||||
Operating lease right-of-use assets
|
$
|
19,022
|
||
Other current liabilities
|
6,243
|
|||
Operating lease liabilities
|
13,044
|
|||
Total operating lease liabilities
|
19,287
|
|||
|
||||
Finance Leases:
|
||||
Property, plant and equipment, gross
|
$ | 881 |
||
Accumulated depreciation
|
(168 |
) |
||
Property, plant and equipment, net
|
713 |
|||
Other current liabilities
|
118 |
|||
Other long-term liabilities
|
654 |
|||
Total finance lease liabilities
|
$ | 772 |
|
March 31, 2019
|
|||
Weighted-Average Remaining Lease Term:
|
||||
Operating leases
|
3.5 years
|
|||
Finance leases
|
5.7 years
|
|||
|
||||
Weighted-Average Discount Rate:
|
||||
Operating leases
|
6.0
|
%
|
||
Finance leases
|
6.5
|
%
|
Year Ending
|
Operating
|
Finance
|
||||||
March 31,
|
Leases
|
Leases
|
||||||
2020
|
$
|
7,170
|
$
|
164
|
||||
2021
|
5,746
|
163
|
||||||
2022
|
4,564
|
162
|
||||||
2023
|
2,900
|
162
|
||||||
2024
|
700
|
162
|
||||||
Thereafter
|
329
|
108
|
||||||
Total undiscounted cash flows
|
21,409
|
921
|
||||||
Less imputed interest
|
(2,122
|
)
|
(149
|
)
|
||||
Present value of lease liabilities
|
$
|
19,287
|
$
|
772 |
|
Three Months Ended
|
|||||||
|
March 31,
|
|||||||
|
2019
|
2018
|
||||||
Net Sales to External Customers:
|
||||||||
North America
|
$
|
64,587
|
$
|
59,457
|
||||
Asia
|
37,277
|
38,620
|
||||||
Europe
|
23,525
|
20,174
|
||||||
|
$
|
125,389
|
$
|
118,251
|
||||
|
||||||||
Net Sales:
|
||||||||
North America
|
$
|
67,474
|
$
|
62,570
|
||||
Asia
|
62,309
|
56,139
|
||||||
Europe
|
26,864
|
24,312
|
||||||
Less intercompany net sales
|
(31,258
|
)
|
(24,770
|
)
|
||||
|
$
|
125,389
|
$
|
118,251
|
||||
|
||||||||
Income (Loss) from Operations:
|
||||||||
North America
|
$
|
(493
|
)
|
$
|
(302
|
)
|
||
Asia
|
1,014
|
(85
|
)
|
|||||
Europe
|
2,295
|
824
|
||||||
|
$
|
2,816
|
$
|
437
|
·
|
Revenues – The Company’s revenues
increased by $7.1 million (or 6.0%) in the first quarter of 2019 as compared to the same period of 2018. The majority of the sales growth in the first
quarter related to continued strength of our power products for datacenter applications. We also saw increased demand for our connectivity products for use in commercial aerospace applications, particularly from our after-market
customers.
|
·
|
Backlog – Our backlog of orders
amounted to $166.8 million at March 31, 2019, a decline of $4.4 million, or 3%, from December 31, 2018. Since year-end, we saw an 11% increase in the backlog
for our Connectivity Solutions products, driven by additional orders from our commercial aerospace and distribution customers. The backlog of orders for our Power Solutions and Protection products declined by 7% and backlog for our
Magnetic Solutions products was down 13% from year-end 2018 levels. Order volumes were lower in the first quarter of 2019 as a result of slowdowns in certain markets coupled with customers working down heighted
inventory levels which had been built up in response to new product launches and the potential rise in tariffs.
|
·
|
Product Mix – Material and labor costs
vary by product line and any significant shift in product mix between higher- and lower-margin product lines will have a corresponding impact on the Company’s gross margin percentage. In general, our connectivity products have the
highest contribution margins, our magnetic products are more labor intensive and are therefore less profitable than the connectivity products and our power products are on the lower end of our profit margin range, due to their high
material content. Fluctuations in sales volume among our product groups will have a corresponding impact on Bel’s profit margins.
|
·
|
Pricing and Availability of Materials
– While material cost and availability for certain components have started to ease, the higher raw material costs which were in place during 2018, particularly related to resistors, capacitors and mosfets, are still running through our
statement of operations as we ship the balance of our inventory on hand from 2018. Lead times continue to be extended for mosfets and costs for those components remain elevated. As a result, the Company’s material costs as a
percentage of sales increased to 41.8% during the first quarter of 2019 from 40.8% during the first quarter of 2018.
|
·
|
Labor Costs – Labor costs during the
first quarter of 2019 increased from 11.3% of sales during the first quarter of 2018 to 11.5% of sales during the first quarter of 2019, primarily due to minimum wage increases in Mexico which went into effect on January 1, 2019 as well
as minimum wage increases in the PRC which went into effect in the first and third quarters of 2018.
|
·
|
Restructuring – The Company continues
to implement restructuring programs to increase operational efficiencies and incurred $0.9 million in restructuring costs during the first quarter of 2019. Of these charges, approximately $0.8 million related to our decision to
transition manufacturing and warehousing operations from our Inwood, New York facility to other existing Bel facilities. The balance of the restructuring charges related to the realignment of our R&D resources dedicated to our
Power Solutions and Protection group. We expect these 2019 initiatives to result in annualized cost savings of $2.1 million beginning in the second half of 2019. The preceding sentence represents a Forward-Looking Statement. See
“Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
|
·
|
Impact of Foreign Currency – During
the first quarter of 2019, the Company realized foreign exchange transactional losses of $0.6 million, offset by lower labor and overhead costs of $1.7 million related to favorable fluctuations in exchange rates versus 2018. Since we
are a U.S. domiciled company, we translate our foreign currency-denominated financial results into U.S. dollars. Due to the changes in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar, translating our financial results and
the revaluation of certain intercompany as well as third-party transactions to and from foreign currencies to U.S. dollars may result in a favorable or unfavorable impact to our consolidated statements of operations and cash flows. The
Company was favorably impacted by transactional foreign exchange gains in the first quarter of 2019 due to the depreciation of the Euro, Pound, and Renminbi against the U.S. dollar as compared to exchange rates in effect during 2018.
The Company has significant manufacturing operations located in the PRC where labor and overhead costs are paid in local currency. As a result, the U.S. Dollar equivalent costs of these operations were $1.7 million lower in 2019. The
Company monitors changes in foreign currencies and may implement pricing actions to help mitigate the impact that changes in foreign currencies may have on its consolidated operating results.
|
·
|
Effective Tax Rate – The Company’s
effective tax rate will fluctuate based on the geographic segment in which our pretax profits are earned. Of the geographic segments in which we operate, the U.S. and Europe’s tax rates are generally equivalent; and Asia has the lowest
tax rates of the Company’s three geographical segments. See Note 9, “Income Taxes”.
|
Three Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
March 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||||||||||
North America
|
$
|
64,587
|
51
|
%
|
$
|
59,457
|
50
|
%
|
||||||||
Asia
|
37,277
|
30
|
%
|
38,620
|
33
|
%
|
||||||||||
Europe
|
23,525
|
19
|
%
|
20,174
|
17
|
%
|
||||||||||
$
|
125,389
|
100
|
%
|
$
|
118,251
|
100
|
%
|
Three Months Ended
|
||||||||
March 31,
|
||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||
Total segment sales:
|
||||||||
North America
|
$
|
67,474
|
$
|
62,570
|
||||
Asia
|
62,309
|
56,139
|
||||||
Europe
|
26,864
|
24,312
|
||||||
Total segment sales
|
156,647
|
143,021
|
||||||
Reconciling item:
|
||||||||
Intersegment sales
|
(31,258
|
)
|
(24,770
|
)
|
||||
Net sales
|
$
|
125,389
|
$
|
118,251
|
||||
Income (loss) from operations:
|
||||||||
North America
|
$
|
(493
|
)
|
$
|
(302
|
)
|
||
Asia
|
1,014
|
(85
|
)
|
|||||
Europe
|
2,295
|
824
|
||||||
$
|
2,816
|
$
|
437
|
Three Months Ended
|
||||||||||||||||
March 31,
|
||||||||||||||||
2019
|
2018
|
|||||||||||||||
Connectivity solutions
|
$
|
44,361
|
35
|
%
|
$
|
42,919
|
36
|
%
|
||||||||
Magnetic solutions
|
38,256
|
31
|
%
|
38,228
|
32
|
%
|
||||||||||
Power solutions and protection
|
42,772
|
34
|
%
|
37,104
|
32
|
%
|
||||||||||
$
|
125,389
|
100
|
%
|
$
|
118,251
|
100
|
%
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|||||||
|
March 31,
|
|||||||
|
2019
|
2018
|
||||||
Material costs
|
41.8
|
%
|
40.8
|
%
|
||||
Labor costs
|
11.5
|
%
|
11.3
|
%
|
||||
Research and development expenses
|
5.7
|
%
|
6.2
|
%
|
||||
Other expenses
|
22.2
|
%
|
23.8
|
%
|
||||
Total cost of sales
|
81.2
|
%
|
82.1
|
%
|
·
|
net cash used in operating activities of $6.3 million;
|
·
|
purchases of property, plant and equipment of $2.4 million;
|
·
|
dividend payments of $0.8 million; and
|
·
|
repayments of long-term debt of $0.7 million
|
·
|
purchases of property, plant and equipment of $2.2 million;
|
·
|
repayments of long-term debt of $0.8 million; and
|
·
|
dividend payments of $0.8 million; partially offset by
|
·
|
net cash provided by operations of $0.3 million.
|
(a) Exhibits:
|
|
31.1*
|
|
31.2*
|
|
32.1**
|
|
32.2**
|
|
101.INS*
|
XBRL Instance Document
|
101.SCH*
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
|
101.CAL*
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
|
101.DEF*
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
|
101.LAB*
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
|
101.PRE*
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
|
BEL FUSE INC.
|
|
May 9, 2019
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Daniel Bernstein
|
Daniel Bernstein
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
By:
|
/s/ Craig Brosious
|
Craig Brosious
|
|
Vice President of Finance and Secretary
|
|
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
|
1.
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I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Bel Fuse Inc.;
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2.
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3.
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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a.
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
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b.
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed
under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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c.
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions
about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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d.
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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5.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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a.
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which
are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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b.
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting.
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Date: May 9, 2019
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/s/ Daniel Bernstein
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Daniel Bernstein
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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1.
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I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Bel Fuse Inc.;
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2.
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Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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3.
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Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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4.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
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a.
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Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
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b.
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Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed
under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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c.
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Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions
about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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d.
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Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
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5.
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The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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a.
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All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which
are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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b.
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Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting.
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Date: May 9, 2019
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/s/ Craig Brosious
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Craig Brosious
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Vice President of Finance and Secretary
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(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
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Date: May 9, 2019
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/s/ Daniel Bernstein
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Daniel Bernstein
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Date: May 9, 2019
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/s/ Craig Brosious
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Craig Brosious
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Vice President of Finance and Secretary
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(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
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