UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

(Mark One)
☒ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 20172020
or

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☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.For1934. For the transition period from     to

Commission file number 0-21513

DXP Enterprises, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Texas76-0509661
Texas76-0509661
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)


5301 Hollister, Houston, Texas 77040
7272 Pinemont, Houston, Texas77040(713) 996-4700
(Address of principal executive offices)offices, including zip code)

(713) 996-4700
(Zip Code)(Registrant’sRegistrant's telephone number, including area code)


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock par value $0.01 Par ValueDXPENASDAQ
(Title of Class)(Name of exchange on which registered) Global Select Market


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None


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Aggregate market value of the registrant's Common Stock held by non-affiliates of registrant as of June 30, 2017: $536,658,5212020 was $321.0 million based on the closing sale price as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market System.
 
Number of shares of registrant's Common Stock outstanding as of March 21, 2018: 17,358,186.5, 2021: 19,293,280.
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE


Portions of the definitive proxy statement for theour 2021 annual meeting of shareholders to be held in 2018 are incorporated by reference into Part III hereof. The 2021 proxy statement will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this report relates.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION

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 PART I 
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1A.Risk Factors
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1B.Unresolved Staff Comments
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 PART II
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7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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9A.Controls and Procedures
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9B.Other Information
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 PART III
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 PART IV
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Business
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Risk Factors
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Unresolved Staff Comments
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Properties
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Legal Proceedings
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Mine Safety Disclosures
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 PART II 
5.
Market for the Registrant's Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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6.
Selected Financial Data
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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
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7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
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Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
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Controls and Procedures
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Other Information
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Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance
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Executive Compensation
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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
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Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
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Principal Accounting Fees and Services
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 PART IV 
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Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
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Form 10-K Summary
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Signatures
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DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS


This Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Report”) contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These forward-looking statements include without limitation those about the Company’s expectations regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; the Company’s business, the Company’s future profitability, cash flow, liquidity, and growth. Such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes”"believes", “expects”"expects", “may”"may", “might”"might", “estimates”"estimates", “will”"will", “should”"should", “could”"could", “plans”"would", "suspect", "potential", "current", "achieve", "plans" or “anticipates”,"anticipates" or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. Any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and may involve significant risks and uncertainties, and actual results may vary materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements or historical performance as a result of various factors. These factors include the effectiveness of management’smanagement's strategies and decisions, our ability to implement our internal growth and acquisition growth strategies, general economic and business conditions specific to our primary customers, changes in government regulations, our ability to effectively integrate businesses we may acquire, our success in remediating our internal control weaknesses, new or modified statutory or regulatory requirements, availability of materials and labor, inability to obtain or delay in obtaining government or third-party approvals and permits, non-performance by third parties of their contractual obligations, unforeseen hazards such as weather conditions, acts orof war or terrorist acts and the governmental or military response thereto, cyber-attacks adversely affecting our operations, other geological, operating and economic considerations and declining prices and market conditions, including reduced oil and gas prices and supply or demand for maintenance, repair and operating products, equipment and service, decreases in oil and natural gas prices, decreases in oil and natural gas industry expenditure levels, economic risks related to the impact of COVID-19, our ability to manage changes and the continued health or availability of management personnel, and our ability to obtain financing on favorable terms or amend our credit facilities as needed. This Report identifies other factors that could cause such differences. We cannot assure that these are all of the factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from the forward-looking statements. This Report identifies other factors that could cause such differences. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in "Risk Factors", and elsewhere in this Report. We assume no obligation and do not intend to update these forward-looking statements. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Report to the "Company", "DXP", “we” or “our” shall mean DXP Enterprises, Inc., a Texas corporation, together with its subsidiaries.
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PART I


ITEM 1.Business
ITEM 1. Business


Company Overview


Founded in 1908, DXP Enterprises, Inc. was incorporated in Texas in 1996 to be the successor to SEPCO Industries, Inc., founded in 1908. Since our predecessor company was founded, we have primarily been engaged in the business of distributing maintenance, repair and operating (MRO)("MRO") products, equipment and service to energy and industrial customers. The Company is organized into three business segments: Service Centers ("SC"), Supply Chain Services ("SCS") and Innovative Pumping Solutions.Solutions ("IPS"). Sales, operating income, and other financial information for 2015, 20162020, 2019 and 2017,2018, and identifiable assets at the close of such years for our business segments are presented in Note 18 of21 – Segment and Geographical Reporting to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements “financial statements” in Item 8 of this Report.8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.


Our total sales have increased from $125 million in 1996 to $1.0 billion in 20172020 through a combination of internal growth and business acquisitions. At December 31, 20172020, we operated from 176168 locations in thirty-fourwhich included 35 states in the U.S., nine provinces in Canada Dubai and one statelocation in Mexico,Dubai serving more than 50,000 customers engaged in a variety of industrial end markets. We have grown sales and profitability by adding additional products, services, and locations and becoming customer driven experts in maintenance, repair and operating solutions.


Our principal executive office is located at 7272 Pinemont5301 Hollister St., Houston, Texas 77040, and our telephone number is (713) 996-4700. Our website address on the Internetinternet is www.dxpe.com and emails may be sent to info@dxpe.com. The reference to our website address does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained on the website and such information should not be considered part of this Report.report.


Industry Overview


The industrial distribution market is highly fragmented. Based on 20162019 sales as reported by Industrial Distribution magazine, we were the 1916 th largest distributor of MRO products in the United States. Most industrial customers currently purchase their industrial supplies through numerous local distribution and supply companies. These distributors generally provide the customer with repair and maintenance services, technical support and application expertise with respect to one product category. Products typically are purchased by the distributor for resale directly from the manufacturer and warehoused at distribution facilities of the distributor until sold to the customer. The customer also typically will purchase an amount of product inventory for its near term anticipated needs and store those products at its industrial site until the products are used.


We believe that the distribution system for industrial products, as described in the preceding paragraph, creates inefficiencies at both the customer and the distributor levels through excess inventory requirements and duplicative cost structures. To compete more effectively, our customers and other users of MRO products are seeking ways to enhance efficiencies and lower MRO product and procurement costs. In response to this customer desire, three primary trends have emerged in the industrial supply industry:


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Industry Consolidation. Industrial customers have reduced the number of supplier relationships they maintain to lower total purchasing costs, improve inventory management, assure consistently high levels of customer service and enhance purchasing power. This focus on fewer suppliers has led to consolidation within the fragmented industrial distribution industry.
•Industry Consolidation. Industrial customers have reduced the number of supplier relationships they maintain to lower total purchasing costs, improve inventory management, assure consistently high levels of customer service and enhance purchasing power. This focus on fewer suppliers has led to consolidation within the fragmented industrial distribution industry.


·
Customized Integrated Service. As industrial customers focus on their core manufacturing or other production competencies, they increasingly demand customized integration services, consisting of value-added traditional distribution, supply chain services, modular equipment and repair and maintenance services.
•Customized Integrated Service. As industrial customers focus on their core manufacturing or other production competencies, they increasingly demand customized integration services, consisting of value-added traditional distribution, supply chain services, modular equipment and repair and maintenance services.

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Single Source, First-Tier Distribution. As industrial customers continue to address cost containment, there is a trend toward reducing the number of suppliers and eliminating multiple tiers of distribution. Therefore, to lower overall costs to the customer, some MRO product distributors are expanding their product coverage to eliminate second-tier distributors and become a “one stop source”.
•Single Source, First-Tier Distribution. As industrial customers continue to address cost containment, there is a trend toward reducing the number of suppliers and eliminating multiple tiers of distribution. Therefore, to lower overall costs to the customer, some MRO product distributors are expanding their product coverage to eliminate second-tier distributors and become a “one stop source”.
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We believe we have increased our competitive advantage through our traditional fabrication of integrated system pump packages and integrated supply programs, which are designed to address our customers’ specific product and procurement needs. We offer our customers various options for the integration of their supply needs, ranging from serving as a single source of supply for all our specific lines of products and product categories to offering a fully integrated supply package in which we
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assume procurement and management functions, which can include ownership of inventory, at the customer's location. Our approach to integrated supply allows us to design a program that best fits the needs of the customer. Customers purchasing large quantities of product are able to outsource all or most of those needs to us. For customers with smaller supply needs, we are able to combine our traditional distribution capabilities with our broad product categories and advanced ordering systems to allow the customer to engage in one-stop sourcing without the commitment required under an integrated supply contract.


Business Segments
 
The Company is organized into three business segments: Service Centers (“SC”), Supply Chain Services (“SCS”) and Innovative Pumping Solutions (“IPS”). Our segments provide management with a comprehensive financial view of our key businesses. The segments enable the alignment of strategies and objectives and provide a framework for timely and rational allocation of resources within our businesses. In addition to the three business segments, our consolidated financial results include "Corporate and other expenses" which includes costs related to our centralized support functions, consisting, of accounting and finance, information technology, marketing, human resources, legal, inventory management & procurement and other support services and removes inter-company transactions. The following table sets forth DXP’s sales recognition by business segments as of December 31, 2017.2020. See Results of Operations under Item 7, “Management7. Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”Operations for further information on our segments’ financial results.
 
(in millions)
Segment2020 Sales% of SalesEnd-MarketsLocationsEmployees
SC$662.665.9%Oil & Gas, Food & Beverage, General Industrial, Chemical & Petrochemical, Transportation, Aerospace154 service centers, 4 distribution centers1,605
IPS$188.018.7%Oil & Gas, Mining, Petrochemical, & Utilities10 fabrication facilities327
SCS$154.715.4%Food & Beverage, Transportation, Oil & Gas, General Industrial & Chemical79 customers facilities'347
Segment
2017 Sales
(in thousands)
% of SalesEnd-MarketsLocationsEmployees
SC$ 641,27563.7 %
Oil & Gas, Food & Beverage,
General Industrial, Chemical
& Petrochemical,
Transportation
161 service centers
4 distribution centers
 1,463
      
SCS$ 161,47716.0 %
Oil & Gas
Food & Beverage,
 Mining & Transportation
67 customer facilities 271
      
IPS$ 204,03020.3 %
Oil & Gas
Mining
Utilities
11 fabrication facilities 555


Service Centers


The Service Centers are engaged in providing MRO products, equipment and integrated services, including technical expertise and logistics capabilities, to energy and industrial customers with the ability to provide same day delivery. We offer our customers a single source of supply on an efficient and competitive basis by being a first-tier distributor that can purchase products directly from manufacturers. As a first-tier distributor, we are able to reduce our customers' costs and improve efficiencies in the supply chain. We offer a wide range of industrial MRO products, equipment and integrated services through a continuum of customized and efficient MRO solutions. We also provide services such as field safety supervision, in-house and field repair and predictive maintenance.


A majority of our Service Center segment sales are derived from customer purchase orders for products. Sales are directly solicited from customers by our sales force. DXP Service Centers are stocked and staffed with knowledgeable sales associates and backed by a centralized customer service team of experienced industry professionals. At December 31, 2017,2020, our Service Centers’ products and services were distributed from 161154 service centers and 4 distribution centers.
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DXP Service Centers provide a wide range of MRO products in the rotating equipment, bearing, power transmission, hose, fluid power, metal working, industrial supply and safety product and service categories. We currently serve as a first-tier distributor of more than 1,000,000 items of which more than 60,000 are stock keeping units (SKUs) for use primarily by customers engaged in the oil and gas, food and beverage, petrochemical, transportation and other general industrial industries. Other industries served by our Service Centers include mining, construction, chemical, municipal, agriculture and pulp and paper.


The Service Centers segment’s long-lived assets are located in the United States, Canada Dubai and Mexico.Dubai. Approximately 12.5%8.8% of the Service Centers segment’s revenues were in Canada and the remainder was virtually all in the U.S. Our foreign operations are subject to certain unique risks, which are more fully disclosed in Item 1A “Risk Factors,” “Risks Associated with Conducting Business in Foreign Countries.”Legal and Regulatory Matters”.


At December 31, 2017,2020, the Service Centers segment had approximately 1,4631,605 employees, all of whom were full-time.

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Innovative Pumping Solutions

DXP’s Innovative Pumping Solutions® (IPS) segment provides integrated, custom pump skid packages, pump remanufacturing and manufactures branded private label pumps to meet the capital equipment needs of our global customer base. Our IPS segment provides a single source for engineering, systems design and fabrication for unique customer specifications.

Our sales of integrated pump packages, remanufactured pumps or branded private label pumps are generally derived from customer purchase orders containing the customers’ unique specifications. Sales are directly solicited from customers by our dedicated sales force.

DXP’s engineering staff can design a complete custom pump package to meet our customers’ project specifications. Drafting programs such as Solidworks® and AutoCAD® allow our engineering team to verify the design and layout of packages with our customers prior to the start of fabrication. Finite Elemental Analysis programs such as Cosmos Professional® are used to design the package to meet all normal and future loads and forces. This process helps maximize the pump packages’ life and minimizes any impact to the environment.

With over 100 years of fabrication experience, DXP has acquired the technical expertise to ensure that our pumps and pump packages are built to meet the highest standards. DXP utilizes manufacturer authorized equipment and manufacturer certified personnel. Pump packages require MRO products and original equipment manufacturers’ (OEM) equipment such as pumps, motors, valves, and consumable products, such as welding supplies. DXP leverages its MRO product inventories and breadth of authorized products to lower the total cost and maintain the quality of our pump packages.

DXP’s fabrication facilities provide convenient technical support and pump repair services. The facilities contain state of the art equipment to provide the technical expertise our customers require including, but not limited to, the following:

•Structural welding
•Pipe welding
•Custom skid assembly
•Custom coatings
•Hydrostatic pressure testing
•Mechanical string testing

Examples of our innovative pump packages include, but are not limited to:

•Diesel and electric driven firewater packages
•Pipeline booster packages
•Potable water packages
•Pigging pump packages
•Lease Automatic Custody Transfer (LACT) charge units
•Chemical injection pump packages wash down units
•Seawater lift pump packages
•Seawater/produced water injection packages
•Variety of packages to meet customer required industry specifications such as API, ANSI and NFPA

At December 31, 2020, the Innovative Pumping Solutions segment operated out of 10 facilities, eight of which are located in the United States and two in Canada.

All of the IPS segment’s long-lived assets are located in the U.S. Approximately 6.6% of the IPS segment’s 2020 revenues were recognized in Canada and 93.4% were in the U.S.

At December 31, 2020, the IPS segment had approximately 327 employees, all of whom were full-time.

Total backlog, representing firm orders for the IPS segment products that have been received and entered into our production systems, was $46.6 million and $101.1 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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Supply Chain Services


DXP’s Supply Chain Services (SCS) segment manages all or part of its customers’ supply chains, including procurement and inventory management. The SCS segment enters into long-term contracts with its customers that can be cancelledcanceled on little or no notice under certain circumstances. The SCS segment provides fully outsourced MRO solutions for sourcing MRO products including, but not limited to, the following: inventory optimization and management; store room management; transaction consolidation and control; vendor oversight and procurement cost optimization; productivity improvement services; and customized reporting. Our mission is to help our customers become more competitive by reducing their indirect material costs and order cycle time by increasing productivity and by creating enterprise-wide inventory and procurement visibility and control.
 
DXP has developed assessment tools and master plan templates aimed at taking cost out of supply chain processes, streamlining operations and boosting productivity. This multi-faceted approach allows us to manage the entire MRO products channel for maximum efficiency and optimal control, which ultimately provides our customers with a low-cost solution.
 
DXP takes a consultative approach to determine the strengths and opportunities for improvement within a customer’s MRO products supply chain. This assessment determines if and how we can best streamline operations, drive value within the procurement process, and increase control in storeroom management.
 
Decades of supply chain inventory management experience and comprehensive research, as well as a thorough understanding of our customers’ businesses and industries have allowed us to design standardized programs that are flexible enough to be fully adaptable to address our customers’ unique MRO products supply chain challenges. These standardized programs include:
 
·SmartAgreement, a planned, pro-active MRO products procurement solution for MRO categories leveraging DXP’s local Service Centers.
•SmartAgreement, a planned, pro-active MRO products procurement solution leveraging DXP’s local Service Centers.
·SmartBuy, DXP’s on-site or centralized MRO procurement solution.
•SmartBuy, DXP’s on-site or centralized MRO procurement solution.
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SmartSourceSM, DXP’s on-site procurement and storeroom management by DXP personnel.
•SmartSource SM, DXP’s on-site procurement and storeroom management by DXP personnel.
·SmartStore, DXP’s customized e-Catalog solution.
•SmartStore, DXP’s customized e-Catalog solution.
·SmartVend, DXP’s industrial dispensing solution, which allows for inventory-level optimization, user accountability and item usage reduction by an initial 20-40%.
•SmartVend, DXP’s industrial dispensing solution, which allows for inventory-level optimization, user accountability and item usage reduction by an initial 20-40%.
·SmartServ, DXP’s integrated service pump solution. It provides a more efficient way to manage the entire life cycle of pumping systems and rotating equipment.
•SmartServ, DXP’s integrated service pump solution. It provides a more efficient way to manage the entire life cycle of pumping systems and rotating equipment.

DXP’s SmartSolutions programs listed above help customers to cut product costs, improve supply chain efficiencies and obtain expert technical support. DXP represents manufacturers of up to 90% of all the maintenance, repair and operating products of our customers. Unlike many other distributors who buy products from second-tier sources, DXP takes customers to the source of the products they need.
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At December 31, 2017,2020, the Supply Chain Services segment operated supply chain installations in 6779 of our customers’ facilities.


Virtually allAll of the SCS segment’s long-lived assets are in the U.S. Approximately 1.4%and the majority of the SCS segment’s 20172020 revenues were recognized in Canada and 98.6% were in the U.S.


At December 31, 2017,2020, the Supply Chain Services segment had approximately 271347 employees, all of whom were full-time.
Innovative Pumping Solutions

DXP’s Innovative Pumping Solutions® (IPS) segment provides integrated, custom pump skid packages, pump remanufacturing and manufactures branded private label pumps to meet the capital equipment needs of our global customer base. Our IPS segment provides a single source for engineering, systems design and fabrication for unique customer specifications.

Our sales of integrated pump packages, remanufactured pumps or branded private label pumps are generally derived from customer purchase orders containing the customers’ unique specifications. Sales are directly solicited from customers by our dedicated sales force.

DXP’s engineering staff can design a complete custom pump package to meet our customers’ project specifications. Drafting programs such as Solidworks® and AutoCAD® allow our engineering team to verify the design and layout of packages with our customers prior to the start of fabrication. Finite Elemental Analysis programs such as Cosmos Professional® are used to design the package to meet all normal and future loads and forces. This process helps maximize the pump packages’ life and minimizes any impact to the environment.

With over 100 years of fabrication experience, DXP has acquired the technical expertise to ensure that our pumps and pump packages are built to meet the highest standards. DXP utilizes manufacturer authorized equipment and manufacturer certified personnel. Pump packages require MRO products and original equipment manufacturers’ (OEM) equipment such as pumps, motors, valves, and consumable products, such as welding supplies. DXP leverages its MRO product inventories and breadth of authorized products to lower the total cost and maintain the quality of our pump packages.

DXP’s fabrication facilities provide convenient technical support and pump repair services. The facilities contain state of the art equipment to provide the technical expertise our customers require including, but not limited to, the following:

·Structural welding
·Pipe welding
·Custom skid assembly
·Custom coatings
·Hydrostatic pressure testing
·Mechanical string testing

Examples of our innovative pump packages include, but are not limited to:

·Diesel and electric driven firewater packages
·Pipeline booster packages
·Potable water packages
·Pigging pump packages
·Lease Automatic Custody Transfer (LACT) charge units
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·Chemical injection pump packages wash down units
·Seawater lift pump packages
·Jockey pump packages
·Condensate pump packages
·Cooling water packages
·Seawater/produced water injection packages
·Variety of packages to meet customer required industry specifications such as API, ANSI and NFPA

At December 31, 2017, the Innovative Pumping Solutions segment operated out of 11 facilities, 9 of which are located in the United States and two in Canada.

Approximately 6.4% of the IPS segment’s long-lived assets are located in Canada and the remainder were located in the U.S. Approximately 8.2% of the IPS segment’s 2017 revenues were recognized in Canada and 91.8% were in the U.S.

At December 31, 2017, the IPS segment had approximately 555 employees, all of whom were full-time.

Total backlog, representing firm orders for the IPS segment products that have been received and entered into our production systems, was $104.1 million and $68.8 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.


Products


Most industrial customers currently purchase their MRO products through local or national distribution companies that are focused on single or unique product categories. As a first-tier distributor, our network of service and distribution centers stock more than 60,000 SKUs and provide customers with access to more than 1,000,000 items. Given our breadth of product and our industrial distribution customers’ focus around specific product categories, we have become customer driven experts in five key product categories. As such, our three business segments are supported by the following five key product categories: rotating equipment; bearings & power transmission; industrial supplies; metal working; and safety products & services. Each business segment tailors its inventory and leverages product experts to meet the needs of its local customers.


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Key product categories that we offer include:


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Rotating Equipment. Our rotating equipment products include a full line of centrifugal pumps for transfer and process service applications, such as petrochemicals, refining and crude oil production; rotary gear pumps for low- to- medium pressure service applications, such as pumping lubricating oils and other viscous liquids; plunger and piston pumps for high-pressure service applications such as disposal of produced water and crude oil pipeline service; and air-operated diaphragm pumps. We also provide a large variety of pump accessories.
•Rotating Equipment. Our rotating equipment products include a full line of centrifugal pumps for transfer and process service applications, such as petrochemicals, refining and crude oil production; rotary gear pumps for low- to- medium pressure service applications, such as pumping lubricating oils and other viscous liquids; plunger and piston pumps for high-pressure service applications such as disposal of produced water and crude oil pipeline service; and air-operated diaphragm pumps. We also provide a large variety of pump accessories.


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Bearings & Power Transmission. Our bearing products include several types of mounted and un-mounted bearings for a variety of applications. The power transmission products we distribute include speed reducers, flexible-coupling drives, chain drives, sprockets, gears, conveyors, clutches, brakes and hoses.
•Bearings & Power Transmission. Our bearing products include several types of mounted and un-mounted bearings for a variety of applications. The power transmission products we distribute include speed reducers, flexible-coupling drives, chain drives, sprockets, gears, conveyors, clutches, brakes and hoses.


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Industrial Supplies. We offer a broad range of industrial supplies, such as abrasives, tapes and adhesive products, coatings and lubricants, fasteners, hand tools, janitorial products, pneumatic tools, welding supplies and welding equipment.
•Industrial Supplies. We offer a broad range of industrial supplies, such as abrasives, tapes and adhesive products, coatings and lubricants, fasteners, hand tools, janitorial products, pneumatic tools, welding supplies and welding equipment.


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Metal Working. Our metal working products include a broad range of cutting tools, abrasives, coolants, gauges, industrial tools and machine shop supplies.
•Metal Working. Our metal working products include a broad range of cutting tools, abrasives, coolants, gauges, industrial tools and machine shop supplies.


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Safety Products & Services. We sell a broad range of safety products including eye and face protection, first aid, hand protection, hazardous material handling, instrumentation and respiratory protection products. Additionally, we provide safety services including hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas protection and safety, specialized and standby fire protection, safety supervision, training, monitoring, equipment rental and consulting. Our safety services include safety supervision, medic services, safety audits, instrument repair and calibration, training, monitoring, equipment rental and consulting.
•Safety Products & Services. We sell a broad range of safety products including eye and face protection, first aid, hand protection, hazardous material handling, instrumentation and respiratory protection products. Additionally, we provide safety services including hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas protection and safety, specialized and standby fire protection, safety supervision, training, monitoring, equipment rental and consulting. Our safety services include safety supervision, medic services, safety audits, instrument repair and calibration, training, monitoring, equipment rental and consulting.
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We acquire our products through numerous OEMs. We are authorized to distribute certain manufacturers' products only in specific geographic areas. All of our oral or written distribution authorizations are subject to cancellation by the manufacturer, some upon little or no notice. For the last three fiscal years, no manufacturer provided products that accounted for 10% or more of our revenues.


Over 90% of our business relates to sales of products. Service revenues are less than 10% of sales.


The Company has operations in the United States of America, Canada Dubai, and Mexico.Dubai. Information regarding financial data by geographic areas is set forth in Note 1821- Segment and Geographical Reporting of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


Recent Acquisitions


A key component of our growth strategy includes effecting acquisitions of businesses with complementary or desirable product lines, locations or customers. Since 2004, we have completed 3441 acquisitions across our three business segments. Below is a summary of recent acquisitions since the beginning of 2013.


On April 16, 2013, DXP acquired all ofDecember 31, 2020, the stock of National Process Equipment Inc. (“NatPro”) through its wholly owned subsidiary, DXP Canada Enterprises Ltd. DXP acquired this business to expand DXP’s geographic presence in Canada and strengthen DXP’s pump, integrated system packaging and related equipment offering. The $40.1 million purchase price was financed with $36.6 million of borrowings under our then-existing credit facility and 52,542 shares of DXP common stock. Additionally, the purchase agreement included an earn-out provision, which stated that former owners of NatPro may earn CDN $6.0 million based on achievement of an earnings target during the first year of DXP’s ownership. The fair value of the earn-out recorded atCompany completed the acquisition date was $2.8 million. As of Total Equipment Company, Inc. (“TEC”), a distributor of industrial and commercial pumps and air compressors focused on serving multiple end markets including steel, chemicals, water / wastewater, oil & gas and general industrial markets. The Company paid approximately $64.7 million in cash and stock.

On December 31, 20132020, the $2.8Company completed the acquisition of APO Pumps & Compressors, LLC (“APO”), a distributor of industrial and commercial pumps and air compressors focused on serving multiple end markets including the water / wastewater, steel, food & beverage, and general industrial markets. The Company paid approximately $38.3 million accrued liability associated with this earn-out provision was reversedin cash and included in 2013 operating income. See Note 8 of the financial statements regarding the 2014 impairment of NatPro assets.stock.


On May 17, 2013, DXP acquiredDecember 31, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of Pumping Solutions, Inc., A California Corporation (“Pumping Solutions”), a distributor of industrial and commercial pumps and process equipment focused on serving multiple end markets including the water / wastewater, chemical, food & beverage, and general industrial markets. The Company paid approximately $21.0 million in cash and stock.

On December 31, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of Corporate Equipment Company, LLC (“CEC”), a distributor of industrial and commercial pumps and air compressors focused on serving multiple end markets including the water / wastewater, steel, food & beverage, and general industrial markets. The Company paid approximately $4.5 million in cash and stock.
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On February 1, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Tucker ToolTurbo Machinery Repair, Inc (“Turbo”), a pump and industrial equipment repair, maintenance, machining and labor services company. The Company Inc. (“Tucker Tool”). DXP acquired this business to expand DXP's geographic presence in the northern U.S. and strengthen DXP's industrial cutting tools offering. DXP paid approximately $5.0$3.2 million for Tucker Tool which was borrowed under our then-existing credit facility.in cash.

On July 1, 2013, DXP acquired all of the stock of Alaska Pump & Supply, Inc. (APS). DXP acquired this business to expand DXP's geographic presence in Alaska. DXP paid approximately $13.0 million for APS which was borrowed under our then-existing credit facility.

On July 31, 2013, DXP acquired substantially all of the assets of Tool-Tech Industrial Machine & Supply, Inc. (“Tool-Tech”). DXP acquired this business to enhance our metal working product offering in the southwest region of the United States. DXP paid approximately $7.2 million for Tool-Tech which was borrowed under our then-existing credit facility.


On January 2, 2014, the Company acquired all of the equity securities and units of B27, LLC (“B27”). DXP acquired this business to expand DXP’s pump packaging offering. The total transaction value was approximately $304.9 million, including working capital payments and excluding approximately $1.0 million in transaction costs. The purchase price was financed with borrowings under our then-existing credit facility and approximately $4.0 million (36,000 shares) of DXP common stock. See Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements regarding the 2014 and 2015 impairments of B27 goodwill. After the acquisition of B27, there was a working capital dispute between the Company and the sellers. During the third quarter of 2015, an accounting expert issued his report on the working capital dispute between DXP and the sellers of B27. The report required DXP to pay the sellers of B27 an additional $11.3 million. Because the time period to allow adjustments of purchase accounting had expired, $7.3 million of the payment was expensed. The remaining $4.0 million of the required payment represented tax refunds, which the Company collected as of the end of 2016.
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On May 1, 2014,2020, the Company completed the acquisition of allPumping Systems, Inc. (“PSI”), a distributor of the equity interests of Machinery Toolingpumps, systems and Supply, LLC (MT&S) to expand DXP’s cutting tools offering in the North Central region of the United States. DXPrelated services. The Company paid approximately $14.7$13.0 million for MT&S, which was borrowed under our then-existing credit facility.
On April 1, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the equity interests of Tool Supply, Inc. (“TSI”) to expand DXP’s cutting tools offering in the Northwest region of the United States. DXP paid approximately $5.0 million for TSI, which was borrowed under our then-existing credit Facility.

On September 1, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the equity interests of Cortech Engineering, LLC (“Cortech”) to expand DXP’s rotating equipment offering to the Western seaboard. DXP paid approximately $14.9 million for Cortech. The purchase was financed with borrowings under our then-existing credit facility as well as $4.4 million (148.8 thousand shares) of DXP commoncash and stock.


On January 1, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of Application Specialties, Inc. (“ASI”), a distributor of cutting tools, abrasives, coolants and machine shop supplies. DXP paid approximately $11.5 million for ASI. The purchase was financed with $10.6 million of cash on hand as well as issuing $0.9 million of DXP’s common stock.

Disposition

On October 3, 2016, the Company sold Vertex Corporate Holdings, Inc. for approximately $31$11.7 million in cash. The sale is a non-core business divestiturecash and stock plus an additional earn-out provision over three years for DXP, and the proceeds were primarily usedup to pay down debt obligations.$4.6 million.


Competition


Our business is highly competitive. In the Service Centers segment we compete with a variety of industrial supply distributors, some of which may have greater financial and other resources than we do. Some of our competitors are small enterprises selling to customers in a limited geographic area. We also compete with catalog distributors, large warehouse stores and, to a lesser extent, manufacturers. While many of our competitors offer traditional distribution of some of the product groupings that we offer, we are not aware of any major competitor that offers on a non-catalog basis a variety of products and services as broad as our offerings. Further, while certain catalog distributors provide product offerings as broad as ours, these competitors do not offer the product application, technical expertise and after-the-sale services that we provide. In the Supply Chain Services segment we compete with larger distributors that provide integrated supply programs and outsourcing services, some of which might be able to supply their products in a more efficient and cost-effective manner than we can provide. In the Innovative Pumping Solutions segment we compete against a variety of manufacturers, distributors and fabricators, many of which may have greater financial and other resources than we do. We generally compete on expertise, responsiveness and price in all of our segments.


Insurance


We maintain liability and other insurance that we believe to be customary and generally consistent with industry practice. We retain a portion of the risk for medical claims, general liability, worker’s compensation and property losses. The various deductibles of our insurance policies generally do not exceed $250,000 per occurrence. There are also certain risks for which we do not maintain insurance. There can be no assurance that such insurance will be adequate for the risks involved, that coverage limits will not be exceeded or that such insurance will apply to all liabilities. The occurrence of an adverse claim in excess of the coverage limits that we maintain could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. The premiums for insurance have decreased over the past three years in connection with the decline in revenues, payroll and vehicles since 2014. This trend would be expected to reverse with an increase in revenues. Additionally, we are partially self-insured for our group health plan, worker’s compensation, auto liability and general liability insurance. The cost of claims for the group health plan has increased over the past three years. This trend is expected to continue.
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Government Regulation and Environmental Matters


We are subject to various laws and regulations relating to our business and operations, and various health and safety regulations including those established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Canadian Occupational Health and Safety.


Certain of our operations are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations as well as provincial regulations controlling the discharge of materials into or otherwise relating to the protection of the environment.


Although we believe that we have adequate procedures to comply with applicable discharge and other environmental laws, such laws and regulations could result in costs to remediate releases of regulated substances into the environment or costs to remediate sites to which we sent regulated substances for disposal. In some cases, these laws can impose strict liability for the entire cost of clean-up on any responsible party without regard to negligence or fault and impose liability on us for the conduct of others or conditions others have caused, or for our acts that complied with all applicable requirements when we performed them. New laws have been enacted and regulations are being adopted by various regulatory agencies on a continuing basis and the costs of compliance with these new laws can only be broadly appraised until their implementation becomes more defined.


The risks of accidental contamination or injury from the discharge of controlled or hazardous materials and chemicals cannot be eliminated completely. In the event of such a discharge, we could be held liable for any damages that result, and any such liability could have a material adverse effect on us.


We are not currently aware of any situation or condition that we believe is likely to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

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EmployeesHuman Capital


AtDXP employed 2,550 people as of December 31, 2017,2020 with approximately 2,309 people located in the United States, 234 people located in Canada and the remainder in other countries where the Company's business operates. The Company is continually investing in its workforce to further talent development, increase employee safety, drive a strong workplace culture, improve compensation and benefits and diversity and inclusion to support our employees’ well-being, and foster their growth and development.

Talent Development. The Company's leaders are expected to make great strategic choices, deliver great results, be great talent managers and provide strong leadership. The Company's leaders who have expertise in the Company's business model are the critical factor in translating the potential of the Company's business model into full performance. Because this expertise develops over time and through specific experiences, the Company focuses on developing and promoting its own talent to ensure the Company's sustained business success over the long term.

Employee Safety. The safety and well-being of DXP's colleagues around the world has been, and always will be, its top priority. Guided by the Company's Safety Service offering, business and the philosophy that every accident is preventable, DXP had approximately 2,511employees,strives every day to foster a proactive safety culture. DXP's safety strategy is based on the following core principles: (i) a goal of zero accidents, (ii) shared ownership for safety (business and individual); (iii) proactive approach focused on accident prevention; and (iv) continuous improvement philosophy.

Consistent with these commitments, employee health and safety has been a top priority during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among its many actions and initiatives, the Company redesigned processes to ensure proper social distancing practices, adjusted shift schedules and assignments to help colleagues who have child and elder care needs, and implemented aggressive workplace sanitation practices and a coordinated response to ensure access to personal protective equipment to minimize infection risk.

Workplace Culture. The Company operates under a balanced centralized and decentralized entrepreneurial culture that is crucial to the Company's performance and is one of the three unique elements of the Company''s business model. DXP believes its colleagues around the world thrive in this culture, as it allows them to experience significant autonomy, a sense of shared ownership with their colleagues, and a work atmosphere deeply rooted in the Company's core values.

Compensation and Benefits. The Company is committed to providing market-competitive compensation and benefits to attract and retain great talent across its business segments. Specific compensation and benefits vary and are based on regional practices. In the U.S., the Company focuses on providing a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that supports the health and wellness, educational endeavors, community involvement and financial stability of its colleagues.

Our key human capital measures include employee safety, turnover, absenteeism and production. We frequently benchmark our compensation practices and benefits programs against those of comparable companies and industries and in the geographic areas where our facilities are located. We believe that our compensation and employee benefits are competitive and allow us to attract and retain skilled and unskilled labor throughout our organization. Our notable health, welfare and retirement benefits include:

●Company subsidized health insurance

●401(k) Plan with Company matching contributions

●Paid time off

Diversity and Inclusion. DXP believes it is at its best when it brings together unique perspectives, experiences and ideas. The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity, fair treatment and creating diverse and inclusive workplaces where all DXP colleagues can perform to their full potential. We strive to maintain an inclusive environment free from discrimination of whom were full-time.any kind, including sexual or other discriminatory harassment. Our employees have multiple avenues available through which inappropriate behavior can be reported, including a confidential hotline. All reports of inappropriate behavior are promptly investigated with appropriate action taken aimed at stopping such behavior.


BackgroundLabor Relations. None of the Company's U.S. employees are represented by a labor union, while outside the U.S., employees in certain countries are represented by an employee representative organization, such as a union, works council or employee association.

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The Company considers its employee relations to be excellent. Headcount by segment is as follows:

Business SegmentEmployees
Service Centers1,605
Innovative Pumping Solutions327
Supply Chain Services347
Corporate271
Total Employees2,550

We believe our employees are key to achieving our business objectives. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, we have continued to operate our business despite the challenges that arise from closing offices and operating our branch locations. Our use of technology and third party conferencing platforms have enabled our office employees to work from home, performing their job functions with little to no loss of productivity. We required our employees to work from home as a result of governmental stay-at-home orders and, in many cases, in advance of those orders for the health and safety of our employees. For the most part, our warehouses and regional distribution centers have remained open. Under various shelter-in place orders by national, state, provincial and local governments, we have been exempted as an “essential” business as the products we sell are necessary for the maintenance and functioning of the energy infrastructure and other industries. We have taken measures to safeguard the health and welfare of our employees. As various governmental isolation orders are lifted or phased out, we are reviewing our operational plans to continue operating our business while addressing the health and safety of our employees.

Executive Officers


The following is a list of DXP’s executive officers, their age, positions, and a description of each officer’s business experience as of March 28, 2018.18, 2021. All of our executive officers hold office at the pleasure of DXP’s Board of Directors.

NAMEPOSITIONAGE
NAMEAGETITLE
David R. Little69Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer66
Kent Yee45Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer42
Gene PadgettMac McConnell50Senior Vice President/Finance, Chief Accounting Officer and Secretary*64
David C. Vinson70Senior Vice President/Innovative Pumping Solutions67
John J. Jeffery53Senior Vice President/Supply Chain Services50
Todd Hamlin49Senior Vice President/Service Centers46
Chris Gregory46Senior Vice President/Information Technology43

* As previously disclosed, on March 16, 2018, Mac McConnell notified the Company of his intention to retire from his role with the Company effective March 31, 2018. The Company is in the process of conducting a search for a new Chief Accounting Officer.

David R. Little. Mr. Little has served as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of DXP since its organization in 1996 and also has held these positions with SEPCO Industries, Inc., predecessor to the Company (“SEPCO”), since he acquired a controlling interest in SEPCO in 1986. Mr. Little has been employed by SEPCO since 1975 in various capacities, including Staff Accountant, Controller, Vice President/Finance and President. Mr. Little gives our Board insight and in-depth knowledge of our industry and our specific operations and strategies. He also provides leadership skills and knowledge of our local community and business environment, which he has gained through his long career with DXP and its predecessor companies.

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Kent Yee. Mr. Yee was appointed Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer in June 2017.  Currently, Mr. Yee is responsible for acquisitions, finance, accounting, business integrations and human resources of DXP. From March 2011 to June 2017, Mr. Yee served as Senior Vice President Corporate Development and led DXP's mergers and acquisitions, business integration and internal strategic project activities. During March 2011, Mr. Yee joined DXP from Stephens Inc.'s Industrial Distribution and Services team where he served in various positions and most recently as Vice President from August 2005 to February 2011. Prior to Stephens, Mr. Yee was a member of The Home Depot’s Strategic Business Development Group with a primary focus on acquisition activity for HD Supply.  Mr. Yee was also an Associate in the Global Syndicated Finance Group at JPMorgan Chase. He has executed over 4348 transactions including more than $1.4$1.5 billion in M&A and $3.4 billion in financing transactions primarily for change of control deals and numerous industrial and distribution acquisition and sale assignments. He holds a Bachelors of Arts in Urban Planning from Morehouse College and an MBA from Harvard University Graduate School of Business.


Mac McConnell.
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Gene Padgett. Mr. McConnell transitioned fromPadgett was appointed Senior Vice President/Finance and Chief Financial Officer to Senior Vice President/Finance and Chief Accounting Officer in June 2017. From September 2000May 2018. Prior to June 2017,joining the Company, Mr. McConnell served as Senior Vice President/FinancePadgett spent ten years with Spectra Energy in several positions with increasing responsibility including General Manager of U.S. and Chief Financial Officer. From February 1998 until September 2000, Mr. McConnell served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial OfficerCanadian Tax, Director of U.S. Operations Accounting and a director of Transportation Components, Inc., a NYSE-listed distributor of truck parts. From December 1992General Manager Corporate Accounting. Prior to February 1998,Spectra Energy, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Sterling Electronics Corporation, a NYSE-listed electronics parts distributor, which was acquired by Marshall Industries, Inc. in 1998. From 1990 to 1992, Mr. McConnell was Vice President-Finance of Interpak Holdings, Inc., a publicly-traded company involved in packaging and warehousing thermoplastic resins. From 1976 to 1990, he servedspent seven years with Duke Energy in various capacities, includingroles covering Corporate Accounting, Accounting Research and Policy and working as a partner, with Ernst & Young LLP.divisional controller. Mr. Padgett started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers.


David C. Vinson. Mr. Vinson was elected Senior Vice President/Innovative Pumping Solutions in January 2006. He served as Senior Vice President/Operations of DXP from October 2000 to December 2005. From 1996 until October 2000, Mr. Vinson served as Vice President/Traffic, Logistics and Inventory. Mr. Vinson has served in various capacities with DXP since his employment in 1981.


John J. Jeffery. Mr. Jeffery serves as Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Services, Marketing and Information Technology. He oversees the strategic direction for the Supply Chain Services business unit while leveraging both Marketing and Information Technology to drive innovative business development initiatives for organizational growth and visibility. He began his career with T.L. Walker, which was later acquired by DXP in 1991. During his tenure with DXP, Mr. Jeffery has served in various significant capacities including branch, area, regional and national sales management as well as sales, marketing and Service Center vice president roles. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University and is also a graduate of the Executive Business Program at Rice University.


Todd Hamlin.  Mr. Hamlin was elected Senior Vice President of DXP Service Centers in June of 2010. Mr. Hamlin joined the Company in 1995. From February 2006 until June 2010 he served as Regional Vice President of the Gulf Coast Region. Prior to serving as Regional Vice President of the Gulf Coast Region he served in various capacities, including application engineer, product specialist and sales representative. From April 2005 through February 2006, Mr. Hamlin worked as a sales manager for the UPS Supply Chain Services division of United Parcel Service, Inc. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University and a Master in Distribution from Texas A&M University. Mr. Hamlin serves on the Advisory Board for Texas A&M’s Master in Distribution degree program. In 2014, Mr. Hamlin was elected to the Bearing Specialists Association’s Board of Directors.


Chris Gregory. Mr. Gregory was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer in March of 2018. Mr. Gregory joined the Company in August 2006. From December 2014 until January 2018 he served as Vice President of IT Strategic Solutions. Prior to serving as Vice President of IT Strategic Solutions he served in various roles, including application developer, database manager as well as leading the business intelligence and application development departments. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and Computer Information Systems from the University of Houston and an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business.
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All officers of DXP hold office until the regular meeting of the board of directors following the Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified or their earlier resignation or removal.


Available Information


Our internet address is www.dxpe.com and the investor relations section of our website is located at ir.dxpe.com.Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are available free of charge through our Internet website (www.dxpe.com) as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Additionally, we make the following available free of charge through our Internet website ir.dxpe.com:


-DXP Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers;
•DXP Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers;
-DXP Code of Conduct;
•DXP Code of Conduct;
-Compensation Committee Charter;
•DXP Conflict Minerals Policy;
-Nominating and Governance Committee Charter; and
•DXP Anti-Corruption Policy;
-Audit Committee Charter
•Compensation Committee Charter;
•Nominating and Governance Committee Charter; and
•Audit Committee Charter



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ITEM 1A.Risk Factors
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors


We are subject to various risks and uncertainties in the course of our business. Investing in DXP involves risk. In deciding whether to invest in DXP, you should carefully consider the risk factors below as well as those matters referenced in the foregoing pages under “Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and other information included and incorporated by reference into this Report and other reports and materials filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any of these risk factors could have a significant or material adverse effect on our businesses, results of operations, financial condition or liquidity. They could also cause significant fluctuations and volatility in the trading price of our securities. Readers should not consider any descriptions of these factors to be a complete set of all potential risks that could affect DXP. Further, many of these risks are interrelated and could occur under similar business and economic conditions, and the occurrence of certain of them may in turn cause the emergence or exacerbate the effects of others. Such a combination could materially increase the severity of the impact of these risks on our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition.


Decreased capital expendituresWe face a variety of risks that are substantial and inherent in our businesses. The following is a summary of some of the more important factors that could affect our businesses:

Business and Operations
•Demand for our products could decrease if manufacturers decide to sell them direct.
•Changes in our customer or product mix, could cause our gross margins to fluctuate.
•Material changes in the costs of our products from manufacturers without the ability to pass price increases onto our customers could cause our gross margins to decline.
•Our manufacturers may cancel our oral or written distribution authorizations upon little or no notice, which could adversely impact our revenues and profits from distributing certain manufacturer’s products.
•We are subject to increased shipping costs as well as the potential inability of our third-party transportation providers to deliver products on a timely basis.
•Our business has substantial competition that could adversely affect our results.
•The loss of or the failure to attract and retain key personnel could adversely impact our results of operations.
•The loss of any key supplier could adversely affect DXP’s sales and profitability.
•Our future results will be impacted by our ability to implement our internal growth strategy.
•Our future results will be impacted by the effective execution of our acquisition strategy.
•Goodwill and intangible assets recorded as a result of our acquisitions could become impaired.
•Interruptions in the proper functioning of our information systems could disrupt operations and cause increases in costs and/or decreases in revenues.
•Cybersecurity breaches and other disruptions or misuse of our network and information systems could affect our ability to conduct our business effectively.

Market and Economy
•The COVID-19 pandemic has and could continue to result in disruptions in supply chain, decreased customer demand, lower oil price and volatility in the stock market and the global economy, as well as impact senior management, which could negatively impact our business, financial position, and results of operations.
•A general slowdown in the economy could negatively impact DXP’s sales growth and profitability.
•We could be adversely impacted by sustained low oil prices, volatility in oil prices and downturns in the energy industry, can adversely impactincluding decreased capital expenditures, impacting our customers’ demand for our products and services.

•Adverse weather events or natural disasters could negatively disrupt our operations.
A significant portion
Credit and Access to debt capital
•We may not be able to refinance on favorable terms or may not refinance, extend or repay our debt, which could adversely affect our results of operations or may result in default of our revenue depends upon the leveldebt.
•Our failure to comply with financial covenants of capitalour credit facilities may adversely affect our results of operations and operating expendituresour financial conditions.
•We may not be able to access acquisition financing, including debt capital.
•A deterioration in the oil and natural gas industry,sector or other circumstances may negatively impact our business and results of operations and thus hinder our ability to comply with financial covenants under our credit facilities, including capital expendituresthe Secured Leverage Ratio and Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio financial covenants.

Legal and Regulatory
•Risks associated with substantial or material claim or lawsuits that are not covered by insurance.
•The nature of our manufactured products carries the possibility of significant product liability and warranty claims, which could harm our business and future results.
•We are subject to potential shareholder litigation associated with potential volatile trading of our common stock.
•We are subject to personal injury and product liability claims involving allegedly defective products.
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•We are subject to risks associated with conducting business in connection withforeign countries.
•We are subject to environmental, health and safety laws and regulations.
•We are subject to various government regulations, the upstream, midstream,cost of compliance of such regulations could increase our cost of conducting business and downstream phases in the energy industry. Therefore, a significant decline in oil or natural gas pricesany violations of such regulations could lead to a decrease in our customers’ capital and other expenditures and couldmaterially adversely affect our revenues.financial condition or results of operations.


The following are more detailed discussions of our Risk Factors summarized above:

Risk Related to DXP's Business and Operations

Demand for our products could decrease if the manufacturers of those products sell them directly to end users.


Typically, MRO products have been purchased through distributors and not directly from the manufacturers of those products. If customers were to purchase our products directly from manufacturers, or if manufacturers sought to increase their efforts to sell directly to end users, we could experience a significant decrease in sales and earnings.


Changes in our customer and product mix, or adverse changes to the cost of goods we sell, could cause our gross margin percentage to fluctuate or decrease, and we may not be able to maintain historical margins.


Changes in our customer mix have resulted from geographic expansion, daily selling activities within current geographic markets, and targeted selling activities to new customers. Changes in our product mix have resulted from marketing activities to existing customers and needs communicated to us from existing and prospective customers. There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain our historical gross margins. In addition, we may also be subject to price increases from vendors that we may not be able to pass along to our customers.

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A deterioration in the oil and gas sectorOur manufacturers may cancel our oral or other circumstances may negativelywritten distribution authorizations upon little or no notice, which could adversely impact our businessrevenues and profits from distributing certain manufacturer’s products.

We are authorized to distribute certain manufacturers’ products in specific geographic areas and all of our oral or written distribution authorizations are subject to cancellation by the manufacturer, some upon little or no notice. If certain manufacturers cancel the distribution authorizations they granted to us, our distribution of their products could be disrupted and such occurrence could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and thus hinder our ability to comply with financial covenants under our credit facilities, including the Secured Leverage Ratio and Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio financial covenants.conditions.

A deterioration of the oil and gas sector or other circumstances that reduce our earnings may hinder our ability to comply with certain financial covenants under our credit facilities. Specifically, compliance with the Secured Leverage Ratio and Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio covenants depend on our ability to maintain net income and prevent losses. In the future we may not be able to comply with the covenants and, if we are not able to do so, our lenders may not be willing to waive such non-compliance or amend such covenants. If we are unable to comply with our financial covenants or obtain a waiver or amendment of those covenants or obtain alternative financing, our business and financial condition would be adversely affected.


We rely upon third-party transportation providers for our merchandise shipments and are subject to increased shipping costs as well as the potential inability of our third-party transportation providers to deliver products on a timely basis.


We rely upon independent third-party transportation providers for our merchandise shipments, including shipments to and from all of our service centers. Our utilization of these delivery services for shipments is subject to risks, including increases in fuel prices, labor availability, labor strikes and inclement weather, which may impact a shipping company’s ability to provide delivery services that adequately meet our shipping needs. If we change the shipping companies we use, we could face logistical difficulties that could adversely affect deliveries and we would incur costs and expend resources in connection with such change. In addition, we may not be able to obtain favorable terms as we have with our current third-party transportation providers.


Adverse weather events or natural disastersOur business has substantial competition that could negatively disruptadversely affect our operations.results.


Certain areasOur business is highly competitive. We compete with a variety of industrial supply distributors, some of which may have greater financial and other resources than us. Although many of our traditional distribution competitors are small enterprises selling to customers in whicha limited geographic area, we operate are susceptible to adverse weather conditions or natural disasters,also compete with larger distributors that provide integrated supply programs such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes. These events can disruptthose offered through outsourcing services similar to those that are offered by our operations, result in damage to our properties and negatively affect the local economies in which we operate. Additionally, we may experience communication disruptions with our customers, vendors and employees.

We cannot predict whether or to what extent damage caused bySCS segment. Some of these events will affect our operations or the economies in regions where we operate. These adverse events could result in disruption of our purchasing or distribution capabilities, interruption of our business that exceeds our insurance coverage, our inability to collect from customers and increased operating costs. Our business or results of operationslarge distributors may be able to supply their products in a more timely and cost-efficient manner than us. Our competitors include catalog suppliers, large warehouse stores and, to a lesser extent, certain manufacturers. Competitive pressures could adversely affected by theseaffect DXP’s sales and other negative effects of these events.profitability.


The loss of or the failure to attract and retain key personnel could adversely impact our results of operations.


The loss of the services of any of the executive officers of the Company could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, our ability to grow successfully will be dependent upon our ability to attract and
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retain qualified management and technical and operational personnel. The failure to attract and retain such persons could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.


The loss of any key supplier could adversely affect DXP’s sales and profitability.


We have distribution rights for certain product lines and depend on these distribution rights for a substantial portion of our business. Many of these distribution rights are pursuant to contracts that are subject to cancellation upon little or no prior notice. The termination or limitation by any key supplier of its relationship with the Company could result in a temporary disruption of our business and, in turn, could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

If we do not successfully remediate our internal controls weaknesses, our financial statements may not be accurate and the trading price of our stock could be negatively impacted.
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As discussed in Item 9A, “Managements Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting,” we had material weaknesses in our internal controls during 2017.  If we fail to successfully remediate those weaknesses, our financial statements may not be accurate and the trading price of our stock could be negatively impacted

We are subject to various government regulations.

We are subject to laws and regulations in every jurisdiction where we operate. Compliance with laws and regulations increases our cost of doing business. We are subject to a variety of laws and regulations, including without limitation import and export requirements, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, tax laws (including U.S. taxes on our foreign subsidiaries), data privacy requirements, labor laws and anti-competition regulations. We are also subject to audits and inquiries in the ordinary course of business. Changes to the legal and regulatory environments could increase the cost of doing business, and such costs may increase in the future as a result of changes in these laws and regulations or in their interpretation. Our employees, contractors or agents may violate laws and regulations despite our attempts to implement policies and procedures to comply with such laws and regulations. Any such violations could individually or in the aggregate materially adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations.

We are subject to environmental, health and safety laws and regulations.

We are subject to federal, state, local, foreign and provincial environmental, health and safety laws and regulations. Fines and penalties may be imposed for non-compliance with applicable environmental, health and safety requirements and the failure to have or to comply with the terms and conditions of required permits. The failure by us to comply with applicable environmental, health and safety requirements could result in fines, penalties, enforcement actions, third party claims for property damage and personal injury, requirements to clean up property or to pay for the costs of cleanup, or regulatory or judicial orders requiring corrective measures.

A general slowdown in the economy could negatively impact DXP’s sales growth.

Economic and industry trends affect DXP’s business. Demand for our products is subject to economic trends affecting our customers and the industries in which they compete in particular. Many of these industries, such as the oil and gas industry, are subject to volatility while others, such as the petrochemical industry, are cyclical and materially affected by changes in the economy. As a result, demand for our products could be adversely impacted by changes in the markets of our customers. We traditionally do not enter into long-term contracts with our customers which increases the likelihood that economic downturns would affect our business.

Risks Associated With Conducting Business in Foreign Countries

We conduct a meaningful amount of business outside of the United States of America. We could be adversely affected by economic, legal, political and regulatory developments in countries that we conduct business in. We have meaningful operations in Canada in which the functional currency is denominated in Canadian dollars. As the value of currencies in foreign countries in which we have operations increases or decreases related to the U.S. dollar, the sales, expenses, profits, losses assets and liabilities of our foreign operations, as reported in our Consolidated Financial Statements, increase or decrease, accordingly.
The trading price of our common stock may be volatile.

The market price of our common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to, among other things, the risk factors described in this and other periodic reports, and other factors beyond our control, such as fluctuations in the valuation of companies perceived by investors to be comparable to us. Furthermore, the stock markets have experienced price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies. These fluctuations often have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. These broad market and industry fluctuations, as well as general economic, political, and market conditions, such as recessions, interest rate changes or international currency fluctuations, may negatively affect the market price of our common stock. In the past, many companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been subject to securities class action litigation. We may be the target of this type of litigation in the future. Securities litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert our management's attention from other business concerns, which could adversely affect our business.
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Our future results will be impacted by our ability to implement our internal growth strategy.


Our future results will depend in part on our success in implementing our internal growth strategy, which includes expanding our existing geographic areas, selling additional products to existing customers and adding new customers. Our ability to implement this strategy will depend on our success in selling more products and services to existing customers, acquiring new customers, hiring qualified sales persons, and marketing integrated forms of supply management such as those being pursued by us through our SmartSourceSM program. We may not be successful in efforts to increase sales and product offerings to existing customers. Consolidation in our industry could heighten the impacts of competition on our business and results of operations discussed above. The fact that we do not traditionally enter into long-term contracts with our suppliers or customers may provide opportunities for our competitors.

We are subject to personal injury and product liability claims involving allegedly defective products.

A variety of products we distribute are used in potentially hazardous applications that can result in personal injury and product liability claims. A catastrophic occurrence at a location where the products we distribute are used may result in us being named as a defendant in lawsuits asserting potentially large claims and applicable law may render us liable for damages without regard to negligence or fault.


Risks Associated With Acquisition Strategyassociated with executing our acquisition strategy.


Our future results will depend in part on our ability to successfully implement our acquisition strategy. We may not be able to consummate acquisitions at rates similar to the past, which could adversely impact our growth rate and stock price. This strategy includes taking advantage of a consolidation trend in the industry and effecting acquisitions of businesses with complementary or desirable product lines, strategic distribution locations, attractive customer bases or manufacturer relationships. Promising acquisitions are difficult to identify and complete for a number of reasons, including high valuations, competition among prospective buyers, the need for regulatory (including antitrust) approvals and the availability of affordable funding in the capital markets. In addition, competition for acquisitions in our business areas is significant and may result in higher purchase prices. Changes in accounting or regulatory requirements or instability in the credit markets could also adversely impact our ability to consummate acquisitions. In addition, acquisitions involve a number of special risks, including possible adverse effects on our operating results, diversion of management’s attention, failure to retain key personnel of the acquired business, difficulties in integrating operations, technologies, services and personnel of acquired companies, potential loss of customers of acquired companies, preserving business relationships of the acquired companies, risks associated with unanticipated events or liabilities, and expenses associated with obsolete inventory of an acquired business, some or all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Our ability to grow at or above our historic rates depends in part upon our ability to identify and successfully acquire and integrate companies and businesses at appropriate prices and realize anticipated cost savings.


Goodwill and intangible assets recorded as a result of our acquisitions could become impaired.

Goodwill represents the difference between the purchase price of acquired companies and the related fair values of net assets acquired. We test goodwill for impairment annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that impairment may have occurred. Goodwill and intangibles represent a significant amount of our total assets. As of December 31, 2020, our combined goodwill and intangible assets amounted to $328.4 million, net of accumulated amortization. To the extent we do not generate sufficient cash flows to recover the net amount of any investments in goodwill and other intangible assets recorded, the investment could be considered impaired and subject to write-off which would directly impact earnings. We expect to record additional goodwill and other intangible assets as a result of future business acquisitions. Future amortization of such other intangible assets or impairments, if any, of goodwill or intangible assets would adversely affect our results of operations in any given period.

Interruptions in the proper functioning of our information systems could disrupt operations and cause increases in costs and/or decreases in revenues.

The proper functioning of DXP’s information systems is critical to the successful operation of our business. Our information systems are vulnerable to natural disasters, power losses, telecommunication failures and other problems despite the protection of our information systems through physical and software safeguards and remote processing capabilities. If critical information systems fail or are otherwise unavailable, DXP’s ability to procure products to sell, process and ship customer orders, identify
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business opportunities, maintain proper levels of inventories, collect accounts receivable and pay accounts payable and expenses could be adversely affected.

Cybersecurity breaches and other disruptions or misuse of our network and information systems could affect our ability to conduct our business effectively.

Through our sales channels and electronic communications with customers generally, we collect and maintain confidential information that customers provide to us in order to purchase products or services. We also acquire and retain information about suppliers and employees in the normal course of business. Computer hackers may attempt to penetrateour information systems or our vendors' information systems and, if successful, misappropriate confidential customer, supplier, employee or other business information. In addition, one of our employees, contractors or other third party may attempt to circumvent security measures in order to obtain such information or inadvertently cause a breach involving such information. Loss of information could expose us to claims from customers, suppliers, financial institutions, regulators, payment card associations, employees and other persons, any of which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. We may not be able to adequately insure against cyber risks.

Despite our security measures and those of our third-party service providers, our systems may be vulnerable to interruption or damage from computer hacks, computer viruses, worms or other destructive or disruptive software, process breakdowns, denial of service attacks, malicious social engineering or other malicious activities, or any combination of the foregoing. Our computer systems have been, and will likely continue to be, subject to attack. For example, in August 2020, the Company’s computer network was the target of a cyber-attack that we believe was orchestrated by a foreign actor.The systems housing confidential vendor, customer and employee data were not breached in this attack. The costs incurred to remedy the breach were not material to the results of the Company, and the increased cost of future mitigating measures are not expected to be material to our results.While we have implemented controls and taken other preventative actions to further strengthen our systems against future attacks, these controls and preventative actions may not be effective against future attacks. Any breach of network; information systems, our data security could result in a disruption of our services or improper disclosure of personal data or confidential information, which could harm our reputation, require us to expend resources to remedy such a security breach or defend against further attacks or subject us to liability under laws that protect personal data, resulting in increased operating costs or loss of revenue.

Risks Related to Acquisition Financingthe Market and Economy


The COVID-19 pandemic has and could continue to result in disruptions in supply chain, decreased customer demand, lower oil price and volatility in the stock market and the global economy, which could negatively impact our business, financial position, and results of operations.

The COVID-19 pandemic is creating extensive disruptions to the global economy and to the lives of individuals throughout the world. During the first few months on 2020, COVID-19 has spread globally, resulting in certain supply chain disruptions, volatility in the stock market, lower oil prices, and a lockdown in international travel, all of which has and could continue to adversely impact the global economy and has and could potentially continue to decrease demand from our customers. While the scope, duration, and full effects of COVID-19 are rapidly evolving and not fully known, the pandemic and related efforts to contain it have disrupted global economic activity and increased economic and market uncertainty. Further, a COVID-19 outbreak at one of our vendors’ or customers’ facilities could adversely impact or disrupt our operations. The pandemic has impacted our customers spending and these types of events could negatively impact our customers’ spending in the impacted regions or, depending upon the severity, globally, which could adversely impact our business, reputation, results of operations or financial conditions.If these effects continue for a prolonged period or result in sustained economic stress or recession, many of the risk factors identified in our Form 10-K could be exacerbated and such effects could have a material adverse impact on us in a number of ways.

Because there have been no comparable recent global pandemics that resulted in similar global impact, we do not know the full extent of COVID-19’s effects on our business, operations, or the global economy as a whole. Any future development will be highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the scope and duration of the pandemic and any actions taken by governmental authorities and other third parties in response to the pandemic. While we do not know the full extent of the impact on our business, our operations or the global economy as a whole, the effects could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our success depends in large part on the performance of our executive management team and other key personnel, as well as on our ability to attract, motivate and retain highly qualified senior and middle management and other skilled employees. Competition for qualified employees is intense and the process of locating qualified key personnel may be lengthy and
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expensive. If any of our executive management team contract COVID-19, we may lose their services for an extended period of time, which would likely have a negative impact on our business and operations. If we experience widespread cases of COVID-19 among our employees, it would place more pressure on the remaining employees to perform all functions across the organization while maintaining their health, may require us to take remediation measures, and could impair our ability to conduct business. We may not be successful in retaining our key employees or finding adequate replacements for lost personnel.

A general slowdown in the economy could negatively impact DXP’s sales growth and profitability.

Economic and industry trends affect DXP’s business. Demand for our products is subject to economic trends affecting our customers and the industries in which they compete in particular. Many of these industries, such as the manufacturing, food & beverage and oil and gas industry, are subject to volatility while others, such as the petrochemical industry, are cyclical and are materially affected by changes in the economy. As a result, demand for our products could be adversely impacted by changes in the markets of our customers. We traditionally do not enter into long-term contracts with our customers which increases the likelihood that economic downturns would affect our business.

We could be adversely impacted by sustained low oil prices, volatility in oil prices and downturns in the energy industry, including decreased capital expenditures, impacting our customers’ demand for our products and services.

A significant portion of our revenue depends upon the level of capital and operating expenditures in the oil and natural gas industry, including capital expenditures in connection with the upstream, midstream, and downstream phases in the energy industry. Therefore, a significant decline in oil or natural gas prices could lead to a decrease in our customers’ capital and other expenditures and could adversely affect our revenues.

Sustained low oil prices or the failure of oil prices to rise in the future and the resulting downturns or lack of growth in the energy industry and energy related business could adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition. The unprecedented sharp decline in crude oil prices since February 2020 has negatively impacted the oil and gas industry and is expected to cause further worsening conditions of energy companies, oilfield services companies, and related businesses. A significant portion of our revenue depends upon the level of capital and operating expenditures in the oil and natural gas industry, including capital expenditures in connection with the upstream, midstream, and downstream phases in the energy industry. Therefore, sustained low oil and natural gas prices or a continued decline of such prices could lead to a decrease in our customers’ capital and other expenditures and could adversely affect our revenues. Oil and gas pricing and the resultant economic conditions may not recover meaningfully in the near term.

Adverse weather events or natural disasters could negatively disrupt our operations.

Certain areas in which we operate are susceptible to adverse weather conditions or natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and earthquakes. These events can disrupt our operations, result in damage to our properties and negatively affect the local economies in which we operate. Additionally, we may experience communication disruptions with our customers, vendors and employees.

We cannot predict whether or to what extent damage caused by these events will affect our operations or the economies in regions where we operate. These adverse events could result in disruption of our purchasing or distribution capabilities, interruption of our business that exceeds our insurance coverage, our inability to collect from customers and increased operating costs. Our business or results of operations may be adversely affected by these and other negative effects of these events.

Risks Related to Credit or Access to Debt Capital

We may not be able to refinance on favorable terms or may not refinance, extend or repay our debt, which could adversely affect our results of operations or may result in default of our debt.

We may not be able to refinance existing debt or the terms of any refinancing may not be as favorable as the terms of our existing debt. If principal payments due upon default or at maturity cannot be refinanced, extended or repaid with proceeds from other sources, such as new equity capital, our cash flow may not be sufficient to repay all maturing debt in years when significant payments come due. If such circumstance happens, our business, reputation, results of operations or financial condition could be adversely affected and our existing debt could be in default.


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Our failure to comply with financial covenants of our credit facilities may adversely affect our results of operations and our financial conditions.

Our credit facilities require the Company to comply with certain specified covenants, restrictions, financial ratios and other financial and operating tests. The Company’s ability to comply with any of the foregoing restrictions will depend on its future performance, which will be subject to prevailing economic conditions and other factors, including factors beyond the Company’s control. A failure to comply with any of these obligations could result in an event of default under the credit facilities, which could permit acceleration of the Company’s indebtedness under the credit facilities. The Company from time to time has been unable to comply with some of the financial covenants contained in previous credit facilities (relating to, among other things, the maintenance of prescribed financial ratios) and has, when necessary, obtained waivers or amendments to the covenants from its lenders. In the future the Company may not be able to comply with the covenants or, if is not able to do so, that its lenders will be willing to waive such non-compliance or amend such covenants.

We may not be able to access acquisition financing, including debt capital.

We may need to finance acquisitions by using shares of common stock for a portion or all of the consideration to be paid. In the event that the common stock does not maintain a sufficient market value, or potential acquisition candidates are otherwise unwilling to accept common stock as part of the consideration for the sale of their businesses, we may be required to use more of our cash resources, if available, to maintain our acquisition program. These cash resources may include borrowings under our existing credit agreements or equity or debt financings. Our current credit agreements with lenders contain certain restrictions that could adversely affect our ability to implement and finance potential acquisitions. Such restrictions include provisions which limit our ability to merge or consolidate with, or acquire all or a substantial part of the properties or capital stock of, other entities without the prior written consent of the lenders. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain the lenders’ consent to any of our proposed acquisitions. If we do not have sufficient cash resources, our growth could be limited unless we are able to obtain additional capital through debt or equity financings.

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Abilityoperations and thus hinder our ability to Complycomply with Financial Covenants of Credit Facilities

Ourfinancial covenants under our credit facilities, requireincluding the CompanySecured Leverage Ratio and Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio financial covenants.

A deterioration of the oil and gas sector or other circumstances that reduce our earnings may hinder our ability to comply with certain specifiedfinancial covenants restrictions, financial ratiosunder our credit facilities. Specifically, compliance with the Secured Leverage Ratio and other financial and operating tests. The Company’sFixed Charge Coverage Ratio covenants depend on our ability to comply with any of the foregoing restrictions will depend on its future performance, which will be subject to prevailing economic conditionsmaintain net income and other factors, including factors beyond the Company’s control. A failure to comply with any of these obligations could result in an event of default under the credit facilities, which could permit acceleration of the Company’s indebtedness under the credit facilities. The Company from time to time has been unable to comply with some of the financial covenants contained in previous credit facilities (relating to, among other things, the maintenance of prescribed financial ratios) and has, when necessary, obtained waivers or amendments to the covenants from its lenders.prevent losses. In the future the Companywe may not be able to comply with the covenants or,and, if iswe are not able to do so, that itsour lenders willmay not be willing to waive such non-compliance or amend such covenants.

Ability If we are unable to Refinance

We may not be able to refinance existing debtcomply with our financial covenants or the termsobtain a waiver or amendment of any refinancing may not be as favorable as the terms ofthose covenants or obtain alternative financing, our existing debt. If principal payments due upon default or at maturity cannot be refinanced, extended or repaid with proceeds from other sources, such as new equity capital, our cash flow may not be sufficient to repay all maturing debt in years when significant payments come due.

Goodwillbusiness and intangible assets recorded as a result of our acquisitions could become impaired.

Goodwill represents the difference between the purchase price of acquired companies and the related fair values of net assets acquired. We test goodwill for impairment annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that impairment may have occurred. Goodwill and intangibles represent a significant amount of our total assets.  As of December 31, 2017, our combined goodwill and intangible assets amounted to $266.1 million, net of accumulated amortization. To the extent we do not generate sufficient cash flows to recover the net amount of any investments in goodwill and other intangible assets recorded, the investment could be considered impaired and subject to write-off whichfinancial condition would directly impact earnings. We expect to record additional goodwill and other intangible assets as a result of future business acquisitions. Future amortization of such other intangible assets or impairments, if any, of goodwill or intangible assets would adversely affect our results of operations in any given period. See Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements regarding the 2015 impairments of B27 goodwill.

Our business has substantial competition that could adversely affect our results.

Our business is highly competitive. We compete with a variety of industrial supply distributors, some of which may have greater financial and other resources than us. Although many of our traditional distribution competitors are small enterprises selling to customers in a limited geographic area, we also compete with larger distributors that provide integrated supply programs such as those offered through outsourcing services similar to those that are offered by our SCS segment. Some of these large distributors may be able to supply their products in a more timely and cost-efficient manner than us. Our competitors include catalog suppliers, large warehouse stores and, to a lesser extent, certain manufacturers. Competitive pressures could adversely affect DXP’s sales and profitability.

Interruptions in the proper functioning of our information systems could disrupt operations and cause increases in costs and/or decreases in revenues.

The proper functioning of DXP’s information systems is critical to the successful operation of our business. Our information systems are vulnerable to natural disasters, power losses, telecommunication failures and other problems despite the protection of our information systems through physical and software safeguards and remote processing capabilities. If critical information systems fail or are otherwise unavailable, DXP’s ability to procure products to sell, process and ship customer orders, identify business opportunities, maintain proper levels of inventories, collect accounts receivable and pay accounts payable and expenses could be adversely affected.
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Risks AssociatedRelated to Legal and Regulatory Matters

Risks associated with Insurancesubstantial or material claim or lawsuits that are not covered by insurance.


In the ordinary course of business we at times may become the subject of various claims, lawsuits or administrative proceedings seeking damages or other remedies concerning our commercial operations, the products we distribute, employees and other matters, including potential claims by individuals alleging exposure to hazardous materials as a result of the products we distribute or our operations. Some of these claims may relate to the activities of businesses that we have acquired, even though these activities may have occurred prior to acquisition. The products we distribute, and/or manufacture, are subject to inherent risks that could result in personal injury, property damage, pollution, death or loss of production.


We maintain insurance to cover potential losses, and we are subject to various deductibles and caps under our insurance. It is possible, however, that judgments could be rendered against us in cases in which we would be uninsured and beyond the amounts that we currently have reserved or anticipate incurring for such matters. Even a partially uninsured claim, if successful and of significant size, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Furthermore, we may not be able to continue to obtain insurance on commercially reasonable terms in the future, and we may incur losses from interruption of our business that exceed our insurance coverage. In cases where we maintain insurance coverage, our insurers may raise various objections and exceptions to coverage which could make uncertain the timing and amount of any possible insurance recovery.


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The nature of our manufactured products carries the possibility of significant product liability and warranty claims, which could harm our business and future results.

Customers use some of our products, in particular manufactured pumps and pump packages, in potentially harmful and high-risk applications that may in some instances can cause personal injury or loss of life and/or damage to property, equipment or the environment. In addition, our products are integral to the production process for some end-users, and a failure of our products could result in a business interruption of their operations. Although we maintain quality controls and procedures, our products may not be completely free from defects and/or malfunction or failure. We maintain various levels and types of insurance coverage that we believe are adequate and commensurate with Cyber-Securitynormal industry practice for a company of our risk profile, relative size, and we further limit our liability by contract wherever possible. However, as described earlier, insurance may not be available or adequate to cover all potential liability. We could be named as a defendant in product liability or other lawsuits asserting potentially large claims if an accident occurs at a location where our equipment is installed or services have been or are being used.


ThroughWe are subject to potential shareholder litigation associated with the potential volatile trading price of our sales channelscommon stock.

The market price of our common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to, among other things, the risk factors described in this and electronic communicationsother periodic reports, and other factors beyond our control, such as fluctuations in the valuation of companies perceived by investors to be comparable to us. Furthermore, the stock markets have experienced price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies. These fluctuations often have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. These broad market and industry fluctuations, as well as general economic, political, and market conditions, such as recessions, interest rate changes or international currency fluctuations, may negatively affect the market price of our common stock. In the past, many companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been subject to securities class action litigation. We may be the target of this type of litigation in the future. Securities litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert our management's attention from other business concerns, which could adversely affect our business.

We are subject to personal injury and product liability claims involving allegedly defective products.

A variety of products we distribute are used in potentially hazardous applications that can result in personal injury and product liability claims. A catastrophic occurrence at a location where the products we distribute are used may result in us being named as a defendant in lawsuits asserting potentially large claims and applicable law may render us liable for damages without regard to negligence or fault.

We are subject to risks associated with customers generally,conducting business in foreign countries.

We conduct a meaningful amount of business outside of the United States of America. We could be adversely affected by economic, legal, political and regulatory developments in countries that we collect and maintain confidential information that customers provide to usconduct business in. We have meaningful operations in order to purchase products or services.Canada in which the functional currency is denominated in Canadian dollars. We also acquirehave operations in Dubai, where the functional currency is dirham. As the value of currencies in foreign countries in which we have operations increases or decreases related to the U.S. dollar, the sales, expenses, profits, losses assets and retain information about suppliersliabilities of our foreign operations, as reported in our consolidated financial statements, increase or decrease, accordingly. Moreover, our international operations subject us to a variety of foreign laws and regulations, including without limitation, import and export requirements, the FCPA, U.S. and foreign tax laws, data privacy requirements, labor laws and anti-competition regulations. Our employees, contractors or agents may violate laws and regulations despite our attempts to implement policies and procedures to comply with such laws and regulations. Any such violations could individually or in the normalaggregate materially adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations.

We are subject to environmental, health and safety laws and regulations.

We are subject to federal, state, local, foreign and provincial environmental, health and safety laws and regulations. Fines and penalties may be imposed for non-compliance with applicable environmental, health and safety requirements and the failure to have or to comply with the terms and conditions of required permits. The failure by us to comply with applicable environmental, health and safety requirements could result in fines, penalties, enforcement actions, third party claims for property damage and personal injury, requirements to clean up property or to pay for the costs of cleanup, or regulatory or judicial orders requiring corrective measures.


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We are subject to various government regulations, the cost of compliance of such regulations could increase our cost of conducting business and any violations of such regulations couldmaterially adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations.

We are subject to laws and regulations in every jurisdiction where we operate. Compliance with laws and regulations increases our cost of doing business. We are subject to a variety of laws and regulations, including without limitation import and export requirements, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”), tax laws (including U.S. taxes on our foreign subsidiaries), data privacy requirements, labor laws and anti-competition regulations. We are also subject to audits and inquiries in the ordinary course of business. Computer hackersChanges to the legal and regulatory environments could increase the cost of doing business, and such costs may attempt to penetrate our information systemsincrease in the future as a result of changes in these laws and regulations or our vendors' information systems and, if successful, misappropriate confidential customer, supplier, employee or other business information. In addition, one of ourin their interpretation. Our employees, contractors or other third partyagents may attemptviolate laws and regulations despite our attempts to circumvent security measuresimplement policies and procedures to comply with such laws and regulations. Any such violations could individually or in order to obtain such information or inadvertently cause a breach involving such information. Loss of information could expose us to claims from customers, suppliers, financial institutions, regulators, payment card associations, employees and other persons, any of which could have an adverse effect onthe aggregate materially adversely affect our financial condition andor results of operations. We may not be able to adequately insure against cyber risks.


ITEM 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments
ITEM 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments


None.



ITEM 2.Properties
ITEM 2. Properties


We own 8 seven of our facilities including our headquarters facility in Houston, Texas, which has approximately 48,000 square feet of office space. Thewhile the remainder of our facilities are leased. At December 31, 2017,2020, we had approximately 176168 facilities which contained 161154 services centers, 4 distribution centers and 1110 fabrication facilities.


At December 31, 2017,2020, the Service Centers segment operated out of 161 154 service center facilities. Of these facilities, 125 were located in the U.S. in 3435 states, 3428 were located in 9nine Canadian provinces one was located in Sonora, Mexico and one was located in Dubai. All of the distribution centers were located in the U.S., specifically in Texas, Montana Nebraska, and Texas.Nebraska. At December 31, 2017,2020, the Innovative Pumping Solutions segment operated out of 1110 fabrication facilities located in 4two states in the U.S. and two provinces in Canada. At December 31, 2017,2020, the Supply Chain Services segment operated supply chain installations in 6779 of our customers’ facilities in 2526 U.S. states.
states and one Canadian province.


At December 31, 2017,2020, our owned facilities ranged from 5,000 square feet to 48,00045,000 square feet in size. We leased facilities for terms generally ranging from one to fifteen years. The leased facilities ranged from approximately 570 square feet to 105,000 square feet in size. The leases provide for periodic specified rental payments and certain leases are renewable at our option. We believe that our facilities are suitable and adequate for the needs of our existing business. We believe that if the leases for any of our facilities were not renewed, other suitable facilities could be leased with no material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

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ITEM 3.Legal Proceedings
ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings


From time to time, the Company is a party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. While DXP is unable to predict the outcome of these lawsuits, it believes that the ultimate resolution will not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on DXP’s business, consolidated financial position, cash flows, or results of operations.


ITEM 4.Mine Safety Disclosures
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures


Not applicable.

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PART II


ITEM 5.
Market for the Registrant's Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

ITEM 5. Market for the Registrant's Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Our common stock trades on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the stock ticker symbol "DXPE".

The following table sets forth on a per share basis the high and low sales prices for our common stock as reported by NASDAQ for the periods indicated:

  High  Low 
2017      
Fourth Quarter $32.44  $25.01 
Third Quarter $35.62  $25.35 
Second Quarter $41.67  $32.80 
First Quarter $39.94�� $29.54 
         
2016        
Fourth Quarter $37.88  $19.75 
Third Quarter $30.69  $15.07 
Second Quarter $22.94  $12.78 
First Quarter $21.91  $13.31 


On March 21, 2018,5, 2021, we had approximately registered 381 holders of record for outstanding shares of our common stock. This number does not include shareholders for whom shares are held in “nominee” or “street name”. We anticipate that future earnings will be retained to finance the continuing development of our business. In addition, our credit facilities limit our ability to declare or pay cash dividends or other distributions on our capital stock. We do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. The payment of any future dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other things, future earnings, the success of our business activities, regulatory and capital requirements, lenders, and general financial and business conditions.


Stock Performance


The following performance graph compares the performance of DXP’s common stock to the NASDAQ Industrial Index and the NASDAQ Composite (US).a customized peer group of five companies that includes: NOW Inc, MRC Global Inc, Applied Industrial Technologies Inc, MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc and Lawson Products Inc. The graph assumes that the value of the investment in DXP’s common stock and in each index was $100 at December 31, 20122015 and that all dividends were reinvested.


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Investors are cautioned against drawing conclusions from the data contained in the graph below as past results are not necessarily indicative of future performance.





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Equity Compensation Table


The following table provides information regarding shares covered by the Company’s equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2017:2020:

Plan category 
Number
of Securities
to be issued
upon exercise
of outstanding
options
  
Weighted
average
exercise
price of
outstanding
 options
  
Non-vested
 restricted
shares
outstanding
  
Weighted
average
grant
price
  
Number of
securities
remaining
 available for
 future
 issuance
under equity
compensation
plans
 Plan categoryNumber of Securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding optionsWeighted average exercise price of outstanding optionsNon-vested restricted shares outstandingWeighted average grant priceNumber of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans 
Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders  N/A   N/A   77,901  $30.36   401,223
(1) 
Equity compensation plans approved by shareholdersN/AN/A166,976 $32.53 612,692 (1)
Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders  N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholdersN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A 
Total  N/A   N/A   77,901  $30.36   401,223
(1) 
TotalN/AN/A166,976 $32.53 612,692 (1)
(1) Represents shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
(1) Represents shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
(1)Represents shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan.
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Unregistered Shares


DXP issued 148,769852,391, 345,423, 192,988 and 40,638 unregistered shares of DXP’s common stock as part of the consideration for the September 1, 2015 acquisitionDecember 31, 2020 acquisitions of Cortech.TEC, APO, Pumping Solutions and CEC. The unregistered shares were issued to the sellers of Cortech.TEC, APO, Pumping Solutions and CEC.


The Company issued 49,468 unregistered shares of DXP’s common stock as part of the consideration for the January 1, 2020 acquisition of PSI. The unregistered shares were issued to the sellers of PSI.

DXP issued 30,305 unregistered shares of DXP’s common stock as part of the consideration for the January 1, 2018 acquisition of ASI. The unregistered shares were issued otto the sellers of ASI.


We relied on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act as a basis for exemption from registration. All issuances were as a result of private negotiation, and not pursuant to public solicitation. In addition, we believe the shares were issued to “accredited investors” as defined by Rule 501 of the Securities Act.

Recent Sales of Common Stock

On August 19, 2016, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Form S-3 Registration Statement, commonly referred to as a “shelf registration,” which was effective August 26, 2016, whereby the Company registered shares of common stock and which shall have an aggregate offering price of up to $100 million.

In September 2016, pursuant to this registration statement, the Company issued 238,858 shares of common stock at a weighted average price of $26.38 per share under the related Equity Distribution Agreement. The distribution agents received $0.1 million aggregate commissions on such sales. Net proceeds were approximately $6.0 million. These proceeds were used to pay down debt obligations.

On October 31, 2016, the Company closed on the sale of 2,484,000 shares of stock for total net proceeds of $46.2 million after expenses. These proceeds were used to pay down debt obligations.


Repurchases of Common Stock


During 2017, 2016 and 2015The following table presents information with respect to the Company withheld 30,500, 12,507 and 20,440 shares, respectively, to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with vestingCompany’s repurchases of employee equity awards.

On December 17, 2014, DXP publicly announced an authorization from the Board of Directors that allowed DXP from time to time to purchase up to 400,000 shares of DXP'sits common stock over 24 months. Purchases could be made in open market or in privately negotiated transactions. DXP purchased 191,420 shares for $8.9 million under this authorization throughduring the quarter ended December 31, 2015. No shares were purchased during 2016.  The authorization expired on December 16, 2016.

2020:
ITEM 6.Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)
Selected Financial DataAverage Price Paid per ShareTotal number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or ProgramsMaximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
October 1 – October 31, 2020— $— — $— 
November 1 – November 30, 2020— $— — $— 
December 1 – December 31, 2020— $— — $— 
Total— $— — $— 
(1)
Represents shares employees elected to have withheld to satisfy their tax liabilities related to restricted stock vested. When this settlement method is elected by the employee, the Company repurchases the shares withheld upon vesting of the award stock. There were not any repurchases of shares by the Company during the period.

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ITEM 6. Selected Financial Data

The selected historical consolidated financial data set forth below for each of the years in the five-year period ended December 31, 20172020 has been derived from our audited Consolidated Financial Statements. This information should be read in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Report.

    Years Ended December 31, 
 2017  2016  
2015(2)
  
2014(1)
  2013 
     
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
Consolidated Statement of Earnings Data:               
Sales $1,006,782  $962,092  $1,247,043  $1,499,662  $1,241,510 
Gross Profit  271,581   264,802   351,986   432,840   372,345 
Impairment expense  -   -   68,735   117,569   - 
B27 settlement  -   -   7,348   -   - 
Operating income (loss)  33,490   19,332   (27,916)  (12,628)  100,924 
Income (loss) before income taxes  16,892   9,674   (38,920)  (25,556)  94,717 
Net income (loss)  16,529   7,151   (39,070)  (45,238)  60,237 
Net (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest  (359)  (551)  (534)  -   - 
Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc.  
16,888
   7,702   (38,536)  (45,328)  60,237 
Per share amounts                    
Basic earnings (loss) per common share(3)
  0.97   0.51  $ (2.68) $ (3.10) $4.17 
Common shares outstanding(3)
  17,400   15,042   14,423   14,639   14,439 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share(3)
  0.93   0.49  $ (2.68) $ (3.10) $3.94 
Common and common equivalent shares
Outstanding(3)
  
18,240
   
15,882
   
14,423
   
14,639
   
15,279
 
Years Ended December 31,
20202019201820172016
 (in thousands, except per share amounts)
Consolidated Statements of Earnings Data:   
Sales$1,005,266 $1,267,189 $1,216,197 $1,006,782 $962,092 
Gross Profit279,269 347,224 332,208 271,581 264,802 
Impairment and other charges59,883 — — — — 
Operating income (loss)(26,870)66,122 68,451 33,490 19,332 
Net income (loss)(29,074)35,775 35,521 16,529 7,151 
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest(348)(260)(111)(359)(551)
Net income (loss) attributable to DXP$(28,726)$36,035 $35,632 $16,888 $7,702 
Earnings per share:
Basic earnings (loss)(1)
$(1.62)$2.04 $2.02 $0.97 $0.51 
Diluted earnings (loss)(1)
$(1.62)$1.96 $1.94 $0.93 $0.49 
(1)The impairment expense in 2014, further discussed in See Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, reduced operating income by $117.6 million, increased the net loss by $102.0 million, and increased basic and diluted loss13 - Earnings per share by $6.97.
(2) The impairment expense in 2015, further discussed in Note 8 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, reduced operating income by $68.7 million, increased the net loss by $58.4 million, and increased basic and diluted loss per share by $4.05.
(3) See Note 12Share Data of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the calculation of basic and
diluted earnings per share.

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Years Ended December 31
 20202019201820172016
(in thousands)
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
Cash(1)
$117,444 $54,327 $40,519 $25,579 $1,590 
Net Working Capital (2)
148,300 208,483 205,201 170,892 140,430 
Total Assets851,861 788,220 699,962 639,083 602,052 
Total Debt less current maturities326,700 241,875 245,309 248,716 174,323 
Total Shareholders’ Equity$347,866 $344,948 $308,254 $268,546 $252,549 
(1) Cash includes cash and cash equivalents plus restricted cash
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Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:               
                
  
2017
  2016  2015  2014  2013 
                
Total assets $639,083  $602,052  $683,980  $841,632  $636,615 
Long-term debt obligations  248,716   174,323   300,726   372,908   168,372 
Shareholders’ equity  268,546   252,549   198,870   242,952   296,250 

(2) Net Working Capital equals current assets minus current liabilities excluding cash and short-term debt

ITEM 7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
ITEM 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations


The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes contained within Item 8 - Financial Statements and Supplementary Data and the other financial information found elsewhere in this Report. Management’s Discussion and Analysis uses forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties as described previously in our Disclosure Regarding Forward-LookingForward-looking Statements and Item 1A. Risk Factors.Factors.


General Overview


DXP Enterprises, Inc. is a leading North American distributor of technical products and services. Our comprehensive knowledge, specialized services and leading brands serve MRO, OEM and capital equipment end users in virtually all industrial markets through our multi-channel capabilities that provide choice, convenience, expertise, timely response and an overall ease of doing business.

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DXP's products are marketed in the United States, Canada and Dubai and Mexico to over 50,000 customers that are engaged in a variety of industries, many of which may be countercyclicalcounter cyclical to each other. Demand for our products generally is subject to changes in the United States and Canada, and global and micro-economicmacro-economic trends affecting our customers and the industries in which they compete in particular. Certain of these industries, such as the oil and gas industry, are subject to volatility driven by a variety of factors, while others, such as the petrochemical industry and the construction industry, are cyclical and materially affected by changes in the United States and global economy. As a result, we may experience changes in demand within particular markets, segments and product categories as changes occur in our customers' respective markets.


During 2013,CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS AND OUTLOOK

General

In December 2019, the growth ratenovel SARS-CoV-2 virus and associated COVID 19 disease (“COVID-19”) were reported in China, and in March 2020 the World Health Organization declared a pandemic. The pandemic had a significant impact on our business during 2020. The marketplace broadly, and the Company specifically, throughout the year operated with certain modifications to balance re-opening with employee and customer safety. However, most of the general economy slowed from 2012 and sales of metal working and bearing and power transmission productsmarkets in which we operate began to manufacturers of oil field equipment declined. Our employee headcount increased by 13.8% primarily as a result of multiple acquisitions. Sales for the year ended December 31, 2013 increased $144.4 million, or 13.2%, to $1.2 billion from $1.1 billion in 2012. Sales by businesses acquired in 2013 accounted for $63.7 million of 2013 sales. Sales by businesses acquired in 2012 accounted for $75.9 million of 2013 sales, on a same store sales basis. Excluding 2013 sales of $139.6 million by businesses acquired in 2012 and 2013, on a same store sales basis, sales increased $4.8 million, or 0.4%, from 2012.
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During 2014, the growth rate of the general economy increased slightly from 2013. However, oil prices declined significantlynormalize during the second half of 2014.2020. This improved the outlook of the manufacturing and construction customers that support our traditional branch and onsite business. Although the rate of improvement remains gradual and the overall activity level remains below pre-pandemic levels, DXP saw a modest improvement from monthly lows experienced in July.

Consistent with broader social trends, we took steps to safeguard the health of our employees. This included closing branch and corporate facilities to outside personnel, enabled through technology, significant work from home capabilities for many employees, and where employees remained in the workplace, created space between work areas, provided ample personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies, and instituting formal policies for mitigation in the event of cases of illness. Due to these precautions, our operations continued to function effectively, including internal controls over financial reporting.

As restrictions ease and the roll out of various vaccines continue, we will actively monitor the situation and may take further actions that alter our business operations as may be required by federal, state, or local authorities or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, suppliers, and shareholders. While we are unable to determine or predict the nature, duration, or scope of the overall impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our business, results of operations, liquidity, or capital resources, we believe that it is important to share where the Company stands today, how our response to the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed, and how our operations and financial condition may change as the fight against COVID-19 progresses.

COVID-19 Pandemic Impact

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, the widely publicized and discussed coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak rapidly spread across the world, driving a sharp erosion in demand for crude oil and other products and services, as whole economies ordered curtailed activity. In response to declining demand for crude oil, members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other producing countries (OPEC+), including Russia, met in early March to discuss additional production cuts to help stabilize prices. The group failed to reach an agreement, and production was instead increased into the already oversupplied market, decimating oil prices and rapidly filling worldwide oil storage facilities. OPEC+ eventually reached an agreement in April 2020 to reduce production, which had a muted effect on oil prices due to the belief that the cuts were significantly less than the demand destruction caused by COVID-19. As a result, companies across the oil and gas industry responded with severe capital spending budget cuts, cost cuts, personnel layoffs, facility closures and bankruptcy filings.

We made a number of mitigation decisions and took proactive steps in response to the issues presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing uncertainties related to the oil and gas industry. We moved forward with our plans to increase our ABL revolver facility from $85 million to $135 million. In addition, we reduced certain discretionary expenditures and suspended the Company’s matching contributions to retirement plans. Some of these measures may have an adverse impact on our businesses, but we believe we took the necessary steps to stabilize the business in unprecedented times.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, we continued to operate our business despite the challenges that arose from closing offices and operating our branch locations. Our employee headcount increased 15.5% primarilyuse of technology and third party conferencing platforms enabled our office employees to work from home, performing their job functions with little to no loss of productivity. We required our employees to work from home as a result of the two acquisitions completed during the year. Salesgovernmental isolation orders and, in many cases, in advance of those orders for the year ended December 31, 2014 increased $258.2 million,health and safety of our employees. For the most part, our warehouses and regional distribution centers remained open. Under
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various isolation orders by national, state, provincial and local governments, we were exempted as an “essential” business as the products we sell are necessary for the maintenance and functioning of many industries including energy infrastructure. We took measures to safeguard the health and welfare of our employees, including social distancing measures while at work, certain screening, providing personal protection equipment such as gloves, face masks and hand sanitizer and sterilizing cleaning services at Company facilities. As various governmental restrictions continue to be lifted or 20.8%,phased out, we will review our operational plans to approximately $1,499.7 million from $1,241.5 millioncontinue operating our business while addressing the health and safety of our employees and those with whom our business comes into contact.

As a distribution business, we continue to closely monitor the ability of our suppliers and transportation providers to continue the functioning of our supply chain. We have not experienced significant delays by transportation providers or significant delays in 2013. Sales by businesses acquired in 2014 accountedour supply chains. Our inventory position for $176.4 million of 2014 sales. Sales by businesses acquired in 2013 accounted for $35.1 millionmost products has allowed us to continue supply to most customers with little interruption. In those instances where there was interruption, we worked with our customers to discuss the impact of the 2014 increase, on a same store sales basis. Excluding 2014 salesdelay. We will continue to monitor the situation and have ongoing dialogue with our vendors and customers regarding the status of $211.5 million by businesses acquired in 2014impacted orders.

Management expects industry activity levels and 2013, on a same store sales basis, sales increased by $46.7 million, or 3.8%, from 2013. This sales increase is primarily the result of increased sales by the Service Centers segment of $22.1 million, IPS segment of $8.1 million, and SCS segment of $16.5 million, on a same store sales basis. The majority of these 2014 sales increases came from a broad based increase in sales of pumps, bearings, industrial supplies, metal working and safety products to customers engaged in oilfield service, oil and gas exploration and production, mining, manufacturing and petrochemical processing.

During 2015, the growth rate of the general economy was flat with 2014. However, the growth rate of the industrial economy slowed. Oil prices significantly declined during the year, falling approximately 35%. Our employee headcount decreased 12.7%, despite two acquisitions, primarily as a result of headcount reductions stemming from reduced capital spending by oil and gas producers. Sales forcustomers to remain volatile in the year ended December 31, 2015 decreased $252.6 million, or 16.9%, to approximately $1,247.0 million from $1,499.7 million in 2014.  Sales by businesses acquired in 2014 and 2015 reducednear term, but we do expect some increased activity as the decline by $14.5 million and $9.1 million, respectively. Excluding 2015 sales of $23.6 million by businesses acquired in 2014 and 2015, on a same store sales basis, sales decreased by $276.2 million, or 18.4%, from 2014. This sales decrease is primarily the result of decreased sales by the Service Centers segment of $184.6 million and IPS segment of $93.3 million, which were partially offset by increased sales by the Supply Chain Services segment of $1.7 million, on a same store sales basis. The majority of these 2015 sales decreases resulted from declines in sales of rotating equipment, bearings, metal working products, industrial supplies and safety products and services to customers engaged in oil and gas production, mining and manufacturing. The sales declines were primarily the result of reduced capital spending by oil and gas producers.

During 2016, the growth rate of the general economy remained flat with 2015nation and the rig count declined significantly during the first half of 2016, increased during the second half, but remained significantly below 2014 peaks.  The energy market for our products remained depressed.  We reduced our employee headcount 24.1% due to the continued reduction of spending byworld become vaccinated and the oil and gas producers. Salesdemand destruction from COVID-19 begins to subside. DXP remains committed to streamlining operations and improving organizational efficiencies while continuing to focus on delivering the products and services that remain in the Company’s backlog. We believe this strategy has further advanced the Company’s competitive position, regardless of the market environment.

DXP monitors several economic indices that have been key indicators for industrial and oil & gas economic activity in the United States. These include the Industrial Production (IP) and Manufacturing Capacity Utilization (MCU) indices published by the Federal Reserve Board and the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) published by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Additionally, we track the Metalworking Business Index ("MBI"). A reading above 50 generally indicates expansion.

Below are readings for the fourth quarter versus the full year ended December 31, 2016 decreased $285.0 million, or 22.9%, to approximately $962.1 millionaverage:


Index Reading *
PeriodMCUPMIIPMBI
October73.059.3103.653.9
November73.457.5104.151.0
December74.560.5105.753.5
Fiscal 2020 Q4 average73.759.1104.552.8
Fiscal 2020 average71.952.5101.847.6
Fiscal 2019 average77.851.3109.450.6
Fiscal 2018 average78.758.6108.657.1

* The information contained in this table has been obtained from $1,247.0 million in 2015. Sales by businesses acquired in 2015 accounted for $15.1 million of 2016 sales. Sales by a business sold in 2016 accounted for a decline of $7.1 million on a same store basis.  Excluding 2016 sales of $15.1 million by businesses acquired in 2015; and 2015 sales of $7.1 million of the business divestiture in 2016, on a same store sales basis, sales decreased by $292.9 million, or 23.6%, from 2015. This sales decrease is the result of decreased sales by the Service Centers segment of $213.5 million, the IPS segment of $67.7 millionthird party publicly available sources.

DXP also monitors various oil & gas indicators including active drilling rigs, gross U.S. domestic production and the Supply Chain Services segmentWest Texas Intermediate ("WTI") price of $11.7 million, on a same store sales basis.oil. Below are readings for the last three years:

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Operating Environment Overview*
December 31,
202020192018
Active Drilling Rigs**
U.S436 944 1,032 
Canada90 135 191 
International825 1,098 988 
Worldwide1,352 2,177 2,211 
Gross Domestic Product (in billions)$20,932.8 $21,429.0 $20,500.6 
West Texas Intermediate ** (per barrel)$39.16 $56.98 $65.23 
Purchasing Managers Index60.547.854.3
* The majority ofinformation contained in this table has been obtained from third party publicly available sources.
** Averages for the 2016 sales decline is the result of a decrease in sales of pumps, bearings, industrial supplies, metal working and safety products to customers engaged in oilfield service, oil and gas exploration and production, mining, manufacturing and petrochemical processing.years indicated.


During 2017,2019, the growth rate of the general economy improved from 2016 and2018 while the rig count increased,decreased, but remained significantly below 2014higher than 2016 peaks.  The energy market for our products improved. Sales for the year ended December 31, 20172019 increased $44.7$51.0 million, or 4.6%4.2%, to approximately $1.0$1.3 billion from $962.1 million$1.2 billion for the prior corresponding period. Sales from a business sold in 2016 accounted for $22.7 million of 2016 sales. Excluding the 2016 sales of the sold business, on a same store sales basis, sales for 2017 increased by $67.4 million, or 7.2% from the prior corresponding period. This same store sales increase is the result of sales increases in our Service Centers, IPS and SCS segments of $42.9 million, $16.9 million and $7.5 million respectively. The majority of the 20172019 sales increase is the result of increased sales of pumps, bearings, industrial supplies, metal working and safety services to customers engaged in oilfield service, oil and gas exploration and production, mining, manufacturing and petrochemical processing.


During 2020, the growth rate of the general economy declined from 2019 as well as the rig count. Sales for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased $261.9 million, or 20.7%, to approximately $1.0 billion from $1.3 billion for the prior corresponding period. The majority of the 2020 sales decrease is the result of a decrease in the capital spending by oil and gas producers and related businesses stemming from a decrease in U.S. crude oil production due to low crude prices and the negative economic impacts of COVID-19.

Our sales growth strategy in recent years has focused on internal growth and acquisitions. Key elements of our sales strategy include leveraging existing customer relationships by cross-selling new products, expanding product offerings to new and existing customers, and increasing business-to-business solutions using system agreements and supply chain solutions for our integrated supply customers. We will continue to review opportunities to grow through the acquisition of distributors and other businesses that would expand our geographic reach and/or add additional products and services. Our results will depend on our success in executing our internal growth strategy and, to the extent we complete any acquisitions, our ability to integrate such acquisitions effectively.

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Our strategies to increase productivity include consolidated purchasing programs, centralizing product distribution, customer service and inside sales functions, and using information technology to increase employee productivity.

Results of Operations
  Years Ended December 31, 
                   
  2017  %  2016  %  2015  % 
  
(in millions, except percentages and per share amounts)
 
    
Sales $1,006.8   100.0  $962.1   100.0  $1,247.0   100.0 
Cost of sales  735.2   73.0   697.3   72.5   895.1   71.8 
Gross profit  271.6   27.0   264.8   27.5   351.9   28.2 
Selling, general & administrative expense  238.1   23.7   245.5   25.5   303.8   24.4 
Impairment expense  -   -   -   -   68.7   5.5 
B27 settlement  -   -   -   -   7.3   0.6 
Operating income (loss)  33.5   3.3   19.3   2.0   (27.9)  (2.2)
Interest expense  17.1   1.7   15.5   1.6   10.9   0.9 
Other expense (income)  (0.5)  -   (5.9)  (0.6)  0.1   - 
Income (loss)before income taxes  16.9   1.6   9.7   1.0   (38.9)  (3.1)
Provision for income taxes  0.4   -   2.5   0.3   0.1   - 
Net income (loss)  16.5   1.7   7.2   0.7   (39.0)  (3.1)
Net (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest  (0.4)  -   (0.5)  -   (0.5)  - 
Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc. $16.9   1.7  $7.7   0.8  $(38.5)  (3.1)
Per share                        
Basic earnings (loss) per share $0.97      $0.51      $(2.68)    
Diluted earnings (loss) per share $0.93      $0.49      $(2.68)    

DXP is organized into three business segments: Service Centers (“SC”), Supply Chain Services (“SCS”) and Innovative Pumping Solutions (“IPS”). The Service Centers are engaged in providing maintenance, repair and operating (“MRO”) products and equipment, including technical expertise and logistics capabilities, to industrial customers with the ability to provide same day delivery. The Service Centers provide a wide range of MRO products and expertise in the rotating equipment, bearing, power transmission, hose, fluid power, metal working, industrial supply and safety product and service categories. The SCS segment manages all or part of our customers’ MRO products supply chain, including warehouse and inventory management. The IPS segment fabricates and assembles integrated pump system packages custom made to customer specifications, remanufactures pumps and manufactures branded private label pumps.

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Consolidated Results of operations for the Service Centers segment are as follows:Operations 

 2017  %  2016  %  2015  %  Years Ended December 31,
 (in millions, except percentages and per share amounts) 2020%2019%2018%
                  
( in millions, except percentages and per share amounts)
Sales $641.3   100.0  $621.0   100.0  $826.6   100.0 Sales$1,005.3 100.0$1,267.2 100.0$1,216.2 100.0
Cost of sales  451.2   70.3   437.6   70.5   575.0   69.6 Cost of sales726.0 72.2920.0 72.6884.0 72.7
Gross profit  190.1   29.7   183.4   29.5   251.6   30.4 Gross profit$279.3 27.8$347.2 27.4$332.2 27.3
Selling, general & administrative expense  126.9   19.8   135.8   21.9   173.4   21.0 Selling, general & administrative expense246.3 24.5281.1 22.2263.8 21.7
Impairment expense  -   -   -   -   15.8   1.9 
Operating income (loss), excluding amortization $63.2   9.9  $47.6   7.6  $62.4   7.5 
Operating income, excluding impairment and amortization $63.2   9.9  $47.6   7.6  $78.2   9.5 
Impairment and other chargesImpairment and other charges$59.9 6.0$— —$— —
Operating income (loss)Operating income (loss)$(26.9)(2.7)$66.1 5.2$68.4 5.6
Other( income) expense, netOther( income) expense, net0.1 —— —(1.2)(0.1)
Interest expenseInterest expense20.6 2.019.5 1.520.9 1.7
Income (loss) before income taxesIncome (loss) before income taxes$(47.6)(4.7)$46.6 3.7$48.7 4.0
Provision for income taxes (benefit)Provision for income taxes (benefit)(18.4)(1.8)10.9 0.913.2 1.1
Net income (loss)Net income (loss)$(29.2)(2.9)$35.7 2.8$35.5 2.9
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interestNet loss attributable to noncontrolling interest(0.3)—(0.3)—(0.1)—
Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc.Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc.$(28.9)(2.9)$36.0 2.8$35.6 2.9
Per sharePer share    
Basic earnings per shareBasic earnings per share$(1.62)$2.04  $2.02  
Diluted earnings per shareDiluted earnings per share$(1.62)$1.96  $1.94  
Results of operations for the IPS segment are as follows:
  2017  %  2016  %  2015  % 
  (in millions, except percentages and per share amounts) 
                   
Sales $204.0   100.0  $187.1   100.0  $254.8   100.0 
Cost of sales  160.2   78.5   142.5   76.2   191.6   75.2 
Gross profit  43.8   21.5   44.6   23.8   63.2   24.8 
Selling, general & administrative expense  32.4   15.9   34.7   18.5   41.6   16.3 
Impairment expense  -   -   -   -   52.9   20.8 
Operating income (loss), excluding amortization $11.4   5.6  $9.9   5.3  $(31.3)  (12.3)
Operating income excluding impairment and amortization $11.4   5.6  $9.9   5.3  $21.6   8.5 

Results of operations for the SCS segment are as follows:

  2017  %  2016  %  2015  % 
  (in millions, except percentages and per share amounts 
Sales $161.5   100.0  $154.0   100.0  $165.6   100.0 
Cost of sales  123.8   76.7   117.1   76.1   128.4   77.5 
Gross profit  37.7   23.3   36.9   23.9   37.2   22.5 
Selling, general & administrative expense  22.2   13.7   21.5   13.9   23.0   13.9 
Operating income (loss), excluding amortization $15.5   9.6  $15.4   10.0  $14.2   8.6 
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Year Ended December 31, 20172020 compared to Year Ended December 31, 20162019


SALES. Sales for the year ended December 31, 2017 increased $44.72020 decreased $261.9 million, or 4.6%20.7%, to approximately $1.0 billion from $962.1 million$1.3 billion for the year ended December 31, 2016.2019. Sales from a business sold in 2016businesses acquired accounted for $22.7$19.6 million of 2016 sales.the sales for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. Excluding the 20162020 sales of the sold business on a same store sales basis,acquired, sales for 2017 increasedthe year decreased by $67.4$281.5 million, or 7.2%22.2% from 2016.the prior year's corresponding period. This same store sales increasedecrease is the result of an increasea decrease in sales in our Service Centers,SC, IPS and SCS segments of $42.9$99.6 million, $16.9$115.7 million and $7.5$46.6 million, respectively. TheseThe fluctuations in the sales in our segments areis further explained in our business segment discussions below.

Years Ended December 31
20202019ChangeChange%
Sales by Business Segment(in thousands, except change%)
Service Centers$662,617 $762,256 $(99,639)(13.1)%
Innovative Pumping Solutions187,991 303,655 (115,664)(38.1)%
Supply Chain Services154,658 201,278 (46,620)(23.2)%
Total DXP Sales$1,005,266 $1,267,189 $(261,923)(20.7)%

Service Centers Segment.Sales for the Service Centers segment decreased by $99.6 million, or 13.1% for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. Excluding $19.6 million of 2020 Service Centers segment sales from businesses acquired, Service Centers segment sales decreased $119.2 million, or 15.6% from the prior year's corresponding period. This sales decrease is primarily the result of decreased sales of metal working, safety supply products and bearings to customers engaged in the OEM oil and gas markets in connection with decreased capital spending by oil and gas producers as well as the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. We expect that this level of sales to the oil and gas industry will likely continue to decline if U.S. crude oil production remains at levels experienced during the year.
Innovative Pumping Solutions Segment. Sales for the IPS segment decreased by $115.7 million, or 38.1% for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. This decrease was primarily the result of a decrease in the capital spending by oil and gas producers and related businesses stemming from a decrease in U.S. crude oil production due to low crude prices and the negative economic impacts of COVID-19. With a prolonged economic recession related to COVID-19, we will likely experience a further decline in overall segment sales.
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Supply Chain Services Segment. Sales for the SCS segment decreased by $46.6 million, or 23.2%, for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to the year ended December 31, 2019. The decline in sales is primarily related to decreased sales to customers in the aerospace and oil and gas industries due to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

GROSS PROFIT. Gross profit as a percentage of sales for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased2020 increased by approximately 5538 basis points from the year ended December 31, 2016. On a same store sales basis,prior year's corresponding period. Excluding the impact of the businesses acquired, gross profit as a percentage of sales decreasedincreased by approximately 2535 basis points. The overall decreaseincrease in the gross profit percentage on a same store sales basis,excluding the businesses acquired is primarily the result of an approximate 23579 basis point increase in the gross profit percentage in our IPS segment and a 164 basis point increase in the gross profit percentage in our SCS segment partially offset by a 40 basis point decrease in the gross profit percentage in our SC segment.

Service Centers Segment. The gross profit percentage for the Service Centers decreased approximately 40 basis points and approximately 41 basis points, adjusting for the businesses acquired, from the prior year's corresponding period. This was primarily the result of decreased sales of metal working, safety services and bearings to customers engaged in the OEM oil and gas markets in connection with decreased capital spending by oil and gas producers as well as the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Innovative Pumping Solutions Segment. The 2020 gross profit percentage for the IPS segment and an approximate 61increased approximately 79 basis pointpoints from the prior year's corresponding period. The decrease in gross profit percentageis primarily the result of a decrease in our the capital spending by oil and gas producers and related businesses stemming from a decrease in U.S. crude oil production due to low crude prices and the economic impacts of COVID-19.

Supply Chain Services segment partially offset by an approximate 51Segment. Gross profit as a percentage of sales increased approximately 164 basis point increase in the gross profit percentage in our Service Centers segment. These fluctuations are explained in the segment discussions below.

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. Selling, general and administrative expense (SG&A)points for the year ended December 31, 2017 decreased by approximately $7.4 million, or 3.0%,2020, compared to $238.1 million from $245.5 millionthe prior year's corresponding period. This was primarily as a result of costs associated with new customer implementation in 2019 with no comparable activity in 2020.

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ("SG&A"). SG&A for the year ended December 31, 2016.2020 decreased by approximately $34.8 million, or 12.4%, to $246.3 million from $281.1 million for prior year's corresponding period. SG&A expense from a business that was soldbusinesses acquired accounted for $6.1 million of$4.9 million. Excluding expenses from businesses acquired, SG&A for the decrease. Excluding the 2016 SG&A from the business that was sold in 2016, on a same store sales basis, SG&Atwelve months ended December 31, 2020 decreased by $1.3$39.7 million, or 1.0%.14.1 percent. The overall declinedecrease in SG&A on a same store sales basis, is the result of decreased payroll, incentive compensation and related taxes and 401(k) expenses dueas a result of decreased business activity and cost reduction actions associated with COVID-19 and depressed demand in oil and gas markets.

IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES.Due to headcount and salary reductionscircumstances discussed above, during twelve months ended December 31, 2020, we evaluated our goodwill, certain long-lived assets and other cost reduction measuresassets for impairment and recoverability. Based on the results, we recorded the following impairment and other charges:

Service Centers segment.In 2020, we recorded $1.8 million of noncash impairment charges related primarily implemented near the endto certain long-lived assets that were not recoverable and $20.5 million of non-cash impairment charges related to goodwill associated with our operations in Canada.

Innovative Pumping Solutions segment.In 2020, we recorded $21.7 million of non-cash impairment charges related to certain inactive assets and inventory and a $16.0 million non-cash impairment charge related to goodwill.

For additional information on our impairment charges, see Note 4 -Impairments and Other Charges of the first quarter of 2016. Additionally, amortization expense declined by $0.8 million, on a same store sales basis. As a percentage of sales, the 2017 expense decreased approximately 183 basis pointsNotes to 23.7% from 25.5% for 2016, on a same store sales basis.Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report.


OPERATING INCOME. Operating income for the year ended December 31, 2017 increased $14.22020 decreased by $93.0 million, or 140.6%, to $33.5a loss of $26.9 million from $19.3income of $66.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2016. The operating income from the business sold in 2016 reduced the overall increase during 2017 in operating income in the amount of $2.9 million. Excluding the operating income from the business sold, on a same store sales basis, operating income increased $17.1 million, or 103.8% from 2016.prior year's corresponding period. This increasedecrease in operating income is primarily related to the increase in gross profit and decrease in SG&Asales discussed above.above and the impact of impairment and other charges.


INTEREST EXPENSE. Interest expense for year ended December 31, 2020 increased by $1.1 million, or 5.5%, from the prior year's corresponding period primarily due to refinancing costs incurred in connection with the modification and extinguishment of debt, partially offset by lower LIBOR rates and a reduction in the principal balance through voluntary pay-downs until the Company's refinancing in December.

INCOME TAXES. Our effective tax rate was a tax benefit of 38.8% for the year ended December 31, 2017 increased 9.6% from the year ended December 31, 2016 primarily as a result of increased interest rates under our credit facilities.

INCOME TAXES. Our effective tax rate from continuing operations was2020 compared to a tax expense of 2.2%23.2% for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to2019. The Company reported a tax expense of 26.1%loss before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2016.2020. As a result, items that ordinarily increase or decrease the tax rate will have the opposite effect. Compared
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to the U.S. statutory rate for the year ended December 31, 2020, the effective tax rate was increased by state taxes, foreign taxes, research and development tax credits and other tax credits. This was partially offset by nondeductible expenses and reserve for uncertain tax positions. Compared to the U.S. statutory rate for the year ended December 31, 2017,2019, the effective tax rate was increased by state taxes, foreign taxes, and nondeductible expenses. The effective tax rate decreased because of the remeasurement of our net deferred income tax liabilities, lower income tax rates on income earned in foreign jurisdictions, the change in valuation allowance recorded against deferred tax assets, the reduction of tax rates used to establish deferred tax liabilities related to intangibles for customer relationships acquired in Canada in 2012non-deductible expenses and 2013,partially offset by research and development tax credits and domestic production activity deduction. Compared to the U.S. statutory rate for the year ended December 31, 2016, the effective tax rate was increased by state taxes and nondeductible expenses. The effective tax rate decreased by the book gain on the sale of Vertex, lower income tax rates on income earned in foreign jurisdictions, research and development credits, and foreignother tax credits.

SERVICE CENTERS SEGMENT. Sales for the Service Centers segment increased by $20.3 million, or 3.3% for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to the year ended December 31, 2016. Excluding $22.7 million of the 2016 Service Centers segment sales from a business sold in 2016, Service Centers segment sales for 2017 increased $42.9 million, or 7.2% from the year ended December 31, 2016, on a same store sales basis. This sales increase is primarily the result of increased sales of safety services and rotating equipment to customers engaged in the upstream, midstream or downstream oil and gas markets or manufacturing equipment for the upstream, midstream or downstream oil and gas markets in connection with increased capital spending by oil and gas producers and related businesses during 2017 compared to 2016. As a percentage of sales, the 2017 gross profit percentage for the Service Centers increased approximately 12 basis points but increased approximately 51 basis points on a same store sales basis, from 2016. This increase in the gross profit percentage is primarily the result of improved margins on sales of rotating equipment, bearings and industrial supplies. Operating income for the Service Centers segment increased $18.5 million, or 41.4% on a same store sales basis. The increase in operating income is primarily the result of the reduced SG&A combined with increased gross profit.
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INNOVATIVE PUMPING SOLUTIONS SEGMENT. Sales for the IPS segment increased by $16.9 million, or 9.0% for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to the year ended December 31, 2016. This increase is primarily the result of increased capital spending by oil and gas producers and related businesses during 2017 compared to 2016. As a percentage of sales, 2017 gross profit percentage for the IPS segment decreased approximately 235 basis points from 2016 primarily as a result competitive pricing pressures and a reduced level of large, complex, high margin orders in 2017. Additionally, gross profit margins for individual orders for the IPS segment can fluctuate significantly because each order is for a unique package built to customer specifications and subject to varying competition. Operating income for the IPS segment increased $1.6 million, or 15.8%, primarily as a result of the $16.9 million increase in sales discussed above and a decrease of $2.3 million in SG&A.

SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES SEGMENT. Sales for the SCS segment increased by $7.5 million, or 4.9%, for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to the year ended December 31, 2016. The increase in sales is primarily related to increased sales to customers in the oil and gas industries. We suspect customers in the oilfield services and oilfield equipment manufacturing industries purchased more from DXP because of the increase in capital spending by oil and gas companies operating in the U.S and Canada. Gross profit as a percentage of sales decreased approximately 61 basis points in 2017 compared to 2016 primarily as a result of increased sales of lower margin products to oil and gas related customers. Operating income for 2017 was flat compared to 2016 for the SCS segment because gross profit increased $0.8 million, which was partially offset by an increase of $0.8 million in SG&A.


Year Ended December 31, 20162019 compared to Year Ended December 31, 20152018


SALES. SalesFor the full year 2019 to 2018 comparative discussion, see Item 7: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in DXP’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 decreased $285.0 million,2019.
Inflation
We do not believe the effects of inflation have any material adverse effect on our results of operations or 22.9%financial condition. We attempt to minimize inflationary trends by passing manufacturer price increases on to the customer whenever practicable.

The rate of inflation, as measured by changes in the producer price index, affects different commodities, the cost of products purchased and ultimately the pricing of our different products and product classes to our customers. Our pricing related to inflation did not have a measurable impact on our sales revenue for the year. Historically, price changes from suppliers have been consistent with inflation and have not had a material impact on the results of our operations.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations

In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding our results of operations as determined by GAAP, we disclose non-GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures we provide in this report should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, results prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

Our primary non-GAAP financial measures are organic sales (Organic Sales), sales per business day ("Sales per Business Day"), free cash flow ("Free Cash Flow"), earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") and adjusted EBITDA ("Adjusted EBITDA"). The non-GAAP financial measures presented may differ from similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures presented by other companies, and other companies may not define these non-GAAP financial measures in the same way. These measures are not substitutes for their comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures, such as net sales, net income/(loss), diluted earnings per common share (“EPS”), or other measures prescribed by U.S. GAAP, and there are limitations to approximately $962.1 million from $1,247.0 millionusing non-GAAP financial measures.

Management uses these non-GAAP financial measures to assist in 2015. Sales by businesses acquired in 2015 accounted for $15.1 million of 2016 sales. Sales by a business sold in 2016 accounted for a decline of $7.1 million of salescomparing our performance on a consistent basis for purposes of business decision making by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect our underlying operations. Management believes that presenting our non-GAAP financial measures (i.e., Organic Sales, Sales per Business Day, Free Cash Flow, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA) are useful to investors because it (i) provides investors with meaningful supplemental information regarding financial performance by excluding certain items, (ii) permits investors to view performance using the same store basis.  Excluding 2016 salestools that management uses to budget, make operating and strategic decisions, and evaluate historical performance, and (iii) otherwise provides supplemental information that may be useful to investors in evaluating our results. We believe that the presentation of $15.1 million by businesses acquired in 2015these non-GAAP financial measures, when considered together with the corresponding U.S. GAAP financial measures and 2015 sales of $7.1 millionthe reconciliations to those measures, provides investors with additional understanding of the factors and trends affecting our business soldthan could be obtained absent these disclosures.

Organic Sales is defined as net sales excluding, when they occur, the impact of acquisitions and divestitures. Organic Sales is a tool that can assist management and investors in 2016,comparing our performance on a same storeconsistent basis by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect our underlying operations.

Sales per Business Day is defined as total net sales basis, sales decreaseddivided by $292.9 million, or 23.6%, from 2015. This sales decline is the result of decreased sales by all three segments including $213.5 million in Service Centers, $67.7 million in IPS and $11.7 million in SCS, on a same store sales basis. These decreases are explained in the segment discussions below.

GROSS PROFIT. Gross profit as a percentage of sales decreased approximately 70 basis points to 27.5% for 2016 compared to 28.2% for 2015. On a same store sales basis, gross profit as a percentage of sales decreased by approximately 60 basis points. This decline is primarily the result of an approximate 100 basis point decline in the 2016 gross profit percentage for our IPS segment and an approximate 80 basis point decline in our Service Centers segment, which was partially offset by an increase of approximately 145 basis pointsbusiness days for the SCS segment. Gross profitperiod. Sales per Business Day assists management and investors in evaluating the Company's historical performance.

Free Cash Flow is defined cash provided by operations less net purchase of property and equipment. We believe Free Cash Flow is an important liquidity metric because it measures, during a given period, the amount of cash generated that is available to fund acquisitions, make investments, repay debt obligations, repurchase company shares, and for certain other activities.

EBITDA is defined as a percentagethe sum of sales for each segment are explained below.

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE. Selling, generalconsolidated net income in such period, plus to the extent deducted from consolidated net income: (i) income tax expense, (ii) franchise tax expense, (iii) consolidated interest expense, (iv) amortization and administrative (or “SG&A”) expense for 2016 decreased by approximately $58.3 million, or 19.21%, when compared to 2015. Selling, general and administrative expense by businesses acquired in 2015 was $5.2 million on a same store basis. The 2015 SG&A expense for the 2016 business divestiture was $2.1 million on a same store sales basis. Excluding 2016 expenses of $5.2 million by businesses acquired in 2015 and 2015 expenses of $2.1 million for the 2016 business divestiture, on a same store sales basis, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $61.4 million, or 20.4%. The decline in SG&A, on a same store sales basis, is partially the result of a $39.0 million decrease in payroll, variable compensation, payroll taxes and 401(k) expense due to headcount reductions. Amortization expense for 2016 decreased by $2.6 million compared to 2015.
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OPERATING INCOME. Operating income for 2016 decreased approximately $28.8 million, or 59.9%, from $48.2 million to $19.3 million, compared to 2015, excluding the 2015 impairment expenseduring such period, (v) all non-cash charges and B27 settlement,. Businesses acquired in 2015 increased the decline by $0.6 million, on a same store sales basis,adjustments, and the business divested reduced the decline by $1.2 million.  Excluding operating income from businesses acquired and divested, the B27 settlement and impairment expense, operating income decreased $27.1 million or 57.6%. This decrease in operating income, on a same store sales basis, is primarily(vi) non-recurring cash expenses related to the decreased gross profit which is partially offset byTerm Loan; in addition to these adjustments, we exclude, when they occur, the decline in SG&A discussed above.

INTEREST EXPENSE. Interest expense for 2016 increased by $4.6 million, or 42.4%, from 2015 primarily due to an increase in our interest rates.

INCOME TAXES. Our 2016 provision for income taxes, which is at an effective rateimpacts of 26.1%, differed from the U.S. statutory rate of 35% primarily due to the effect of the book gain, but tax loss, recognizedimpairment losses and losses/(gains) on the sale of Vertex during 2016. Our effective tax rate for 2016a business. EBITDA is a tool that can assist management and investors in comparing our performance on a consistent basis by removing the impact of 62.4%, after excludingcertain items that management believes do not directly reflect our underlying operations.

From time to time, due to accounting guidance and rules, the effectCompany incurs non-cash, unique or one-time items. As such, the Company will add these items back to determine an Adjusted EBITDA.

We use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA internally to evaluate and manage the Company's operations because we believe it provides useful supplemental information regarding the Company's ongoing economic performance. We have chosen to provide this information to investors to enable them to perform more meaningful comparisons of operating results.

A reconciliation of the salenon-GAAP financial measures, to its most comparable GAAP financial measure is included below.
The following table sets forth the reconciliation of Vertex, increased from 27.7% fornet sales to organic net sales (in millions):

Reconciliation of Net Sales to Organic Net Sales
Fiscal 2020Net SalesAcquisition SalesDivestiture SalesOrganic Sales
Service Centers$663 $20 $— $643 
Innovative Pumping Solutions188 — — 188 
Supply Chain Services155 — — 155 
Total Sales$1,006 $20 $— $986 
Fiscal 2019
Service Centers$762 $— $— $762 
Innovative Pumping Solutions304 — — 304 
Supply Chain Services201 — — 201 
Total Sales$1,267 $— $— $1,267 
Year-over-year growth rates
Service Centers(13.0)%— — (15.6)%
Innovative Pumping Solutions(38.2)%— — (38.2)%
Supply Chain Services(22.9)%— — (22.9)%
Total Sales(20.6)%— — (22.2)%

The sales per business day were as follows (in thousands):

Years Ended December 31,
202020192018
Business days253252252
Sales per Business Day$3,974 $5,029 $4,826 

We use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA internally to evaluate and manage the prior corresponding period, beforeCompany's operations because we believe it provides useful supplemental information regarding the effectCompany's ongoing economic performance. We have chosen to provide this information to investors to enable them to perform more meaningful comparisons of the mostly non-deductible impairment of goodwill and B27 settlement, primarilyoperating results.

For further discussion regarding free cash flow as a result of reduced researchmanagement metric see the "Liquidity and development and foreign tax credits, reduced domestic production activity deductions and prior year provision to return adjustments.  During 2009, DXP wrote off $38.2 million of goodwill and intangibles in connection with an impairment which substantially reduced the book basis of Vertex, but not the tax basis.Capital Resources - Free Cash Flow" below.


SERVICE CENTERS SEGMENT. Sales for the Service Centers decreased $205.6 million, or 24.9%, in 2016 compared to 2015. Sales by businesses acquired in 2015 accounted for $15.1 million of 2016 sales. Sales by the 2016 business divestiture accounted for a decline of $7.1 million on a same store basis.  Excluding 2016 sales of $15.1 million by businesses acquired in 2015 and $7.1 million of 2015 sales for the 2016 divested business, on a same stores sales basis, Service Centers’ sales decreased $213.5 million, or 26.1%, on a same stores sales basis, from the prior corresponding period. The majority of the 2016 sales decrease is the result of decreased sales of rotating equipment, bearings, metal working products, industrial supplies and safety products and services to customers engaged in the upstream oil and gas market or manufacturing equipment for the upstream oil and gas market. If crude oil and natural gas prices were to return to, or go below the prices experienced during the first nine months of 2016, this level of sales to the upstream oil and gas industry would be expected to continue, or decline, during 2017. Gross profit as a percentage of sales, on a same store sales basis, declined approximately 80 basis points in 2016 compared to 2015 as a result of declines in the gross profit percentages for sales of pumps, safety services and metal working products due to competitive pressures. Excluding year-to-date Service Centers segment operating income from acquired businesses of $0.4 million and $1.2 million of 2015 income for the business divestiture, Service Centers segment operating income for 2016 decreased by $29.7 million, or 38.6%, primarily as a result of the decline in sales discussed above and the percentage decrease in sales exceeding the percentage decrease in SG&A.

SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES SEGMENT. Sales for Supply Chain Services decreased by $11.7 million, or 7.0%, in 2016 compared to 2015. None of the 2015 acquisitions or the 2016 divestiture contributed sales to this segment. The decrease is primarily related to decreased sales to customers engaged in the oilfield services and oilfield manufacturing industries. We suspect customers in the oilfield services and oilfield equipment manufacturing industries purchased less from DXP because of the decline in the number of drilling rigs operating in the U.S and Canada. Gross profit as a percentage of sales increased approximately 145 basis points in 2016 compared to the prior corresponding period as a result of decreased sales of lower margin products to oil and gas and trucking related customers. Operating income for the SCS segment increased $1.2 million, or 8.7%, primarily as a result of the 145 basis point increase in gross profit as a percentage of sales combined with a 7.0% reduction in SG&A.

INNOVATIVE PUMPING SOLUTIONS SEGMENT. Sales for Innovative Pumping Solutions decreased by $67.7 million, or 26.6%, in 2016 compared to 2015. The sales decrease primarily resulted from a significant decline in capital spending by our oil and gas producers and related businesses stemming from the decline in the price of oil. If crude oil and natural gas prices were to return to, or go below prices experienced during the first nine months of 2016, this level of sales to the upstream and mid-stream oil and gas industry would be expected to continue, or decline, during 2017. Gross profit as a percentage of sales declined approximately100 basis points in 2016 compared to 2015 primarily as a result of competitive pressures resulting in lower margin jobs and $3.7 million of unabsorbed manufacturing overhead related to the start-up of manufacturing our ANSI pumps. Additionally, gross profit margins for individual orders for the IPS segment can fluctuate significantly because each order is for a unique package built to customer specifications and subject to varying competition. Operating income decreased $11.7 million, or 54.3%, primarily as a result of the 26.6% decline in sales and approximate 100 basis point decline in the gross profit percentage discussed above.

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Pro Forma ResultsThe following table sets forth the reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to the most comparable GAAP financial measure (in thousands):

Year Ended December 31,
202020192018
GAAP net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc.$(28,726)$36,035 $35,632 
Loss attributable to non-controlling interest(348)(260)(111)
Provision for income taxes(18,441)10,894 13,185 
Depreciation and amortization22,683 25,174 26,164 
Interest and other financing expenses20,571 19,498 20,937 
EBITDA$(4,261)$91,341 $95,807 
EBITDA margin as % of sales(0.4)%7.2 %7.9 %
NCI loss before tax*632 342 157 
Impairment and other charges59,883 — — 
Stock compensation expense3,532 1,963 2,549 
Adjusted EBITDA$59,786 $93,646 $98,513 
Adjusted EBITDA margin as % of sales5.9 %7.4 %8.1 %
*NCI represents non-controlling interest
The pro forma unaudited results of operations for the Company on a consolidated basis for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, assuming the divestiture of a business completed in 2016 (previously discussed in Item 1, Business) was consummated as of  January 1, 2016 are as follows (in millions, except per share amounts):

  
Years Ended
December 31,
 
  2017  2016 
Net sales $1,006.8  $939.4 
Net income attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc. $16.9  $5.5 
Per share data        
Basic earnings $0.97  $0.36 
Diluted earnings $0.93  $0.35 

The pro forma unaudited results of operations for the Company on a consolidated basis for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, assuming the acquisition of businesses completed in 2015 and divestiture of a business completed in 2016 (previously discussed in Item 1, Business) were consummated as of January 1, 2015 are as follows (in millions, except per share amounts.

  
Years Ended
December 31,
 
  2016  2015 
Net sales $939.4  $1,228.9 
Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc. $5.5  $(40.7)
Per share data        
Basic earnings (loss) $0.36  $(2.83)
Diluted earnings (loss) $0.35  $(2.83)


Liquidity and Capital Resources


General Overview


As of December 31, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $117.4 million and bank and other borrowings of $320.4 million. We have a $135 million asset-based Loan facility that is due to mature in August 2022, under which we had no borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2020 and a Term Loan B with $330 million in borrowings.

Our primary source of capital is cash flow from operations, supplemented as necessary by company shares, bank borrowings or other sources of debt. As a distributor of MRO products and services, we require significant amounts of working capital to fund inventories and accounts receivable.receivables. Additional cash is required for capital items such asfor information technology, warehouse equipment, metal workingleasehold improvements, pump manufacturing equipment and capital expenditures for our safety products and services category.equipment. We also require cash to pay our lease obligations, fund project work-in-process and to service our debt.


WeThe following table summarizes our net cash flows used in and provided by operating activities, net cash used in investing activities and net cash (used in) provided by financing activities for the periods presented (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
20202019ChangeChange(%)
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities$107,675 $41,306 $66,369 161 %
Investing activities(121,796)(22,085)(99,711)451 %
Financing activities77,406 (6,092)83,498 (1,371)%
Effect of foreign currency(168)679 (847)(125)%
Net change in cash$63,117 $13,808 $49,309 357 %

Operating Activities

The Company generated approximately $12.5$107.7 million of cash in operating activities in 2017 asduring the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to generating $48.2$41.3 million of cash during the prior year's corresponding period. The $66.4 million increase in 2016. The decreasethe amount of cash generated between the two periods was primarily driven by a $20.5 million increase inthe collections of receivables associated with trade accounts receivable in 2017 compared to a $12.1 million reduction in 2016. The increase in accounts receivable resulted fromreceivables and decreased inventory purchases.


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Investing Activities

For the $43.3 million increase in sales for the fourth quarteryear ended December 31, 20172020, net cash used in investing activities was $121.8 million compared to $22.1 million in the fourth quartercorresponding period in 2019. This increase was primarily driven by acquisitions during the year of $115.2 million. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2016. Sales for the fourth quarter2020, purchases of 2016 declined $56.4property and equipment decreased to approximately $6.7 million compared to sales for the fourth quarter of 2015.

We purchased approximately $2.8$22.1 million ofin 2019 primarily due to leasehold improvements and software upgrades in 2019 with no comparable activity in 2020. The maintenance capital assets during 2017 compared to $4.9 million for 2016. Capital expenditures during 2017 were primarily related to building improvements, manufacturing equipment, and patterns. Capital expenditures for 20182021 are expected to be within the range of $4 million to $10 million.

Financing Activities

For the year ended December 31, 2020, net cash generated in financing activities was $77.4 million, compared to net cash used in financing activities of $6.1 million for the corresponding period in 2019. The activity in the period was primarily attributed to the Company refinancing our Term Loan raising $330 million partially offset by the extinguishment of our previous term loan and higher principal repayments of debt in 2019.

On December 23, 2020, DXP entered into a new seven year, $330 million Senior Secured Term Loan (the “Term Loan Agreement”), which replaced DXP’s previously existing Senior Secured Term Loan.

On May 11, 2020, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”) with BMO Capital Markets Corp. (the “Distribution Agent”) pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, having an aggregate offering price of up to $37.5 million from time to time through the Distribution Agent. Sales of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement are made in “at the market offerings” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued and sold 46 thousand shares of common stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement, with net proceeds totaling approximately $1.1 million less Agent’s commission.

On March 17, 2020, the Company entered into an Increase Agreement (the "Increase Agreement") which provides for a $135 million asset-backed revolving line of credit (the "ABL Revolver"), a $50 million increase from the $85.0 million available under the original revolver. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, the amount available to be borrowed under our credit facility increased to $131.9 million compared to $81.6 million at December 31, 2019, primarily as a result of the above mentioned Increase Agreement offset by outstanding letters of credit.

We believe this is adequate funding to support working capital expenditures during 2017 and 2016.needs within the business.

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At December 31, 2017,2020, our total long-term debt, including the current portion, less principal repayments, and less unamortized debt issuance fees, was $242.0$330.0 million, or 47.4%48.7% of total capitalization (total long-term debt including current portion plus shareholders’ equity) of $510.6$677.9 million. Approximately $249.4$330.0 million of this outstanding debt bears interest at various floating rates. Therefore,See Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

Free Cash Flow

We believe Free Cash Flow is an important liquidity metric because it measures, during a given period, the amount of cash generated that is available to fund acquisitions, make investments, repay debt obligations, repurchase company shares, and for certain other activities. Our Free Cash Flow, which is calculated as cash provided by operations less net purchase of property and equipment, was $101.1 million, $19.2 million and $29.1 million for years 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Free Cash Flow is not a measure of liquidity under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, and may not be defined and calculated by other companies in the same manner. Free Cash Flow should not be considered in isolation or as an example, a 200 basis point increase alternative to net cash provided by operating activities. Free Cash Flow reconciles to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure of cash flows from operations as follows:

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The following table sets forth the reconciliation of Free Cash Flow to the most comparable GAAP financial measure
(in interest rates would increase our annual interest expense by approximately $5.0 million.thousands):

Years Ended December 31,
202020192018
Net cash provided by operating activities$107,675 $41,306 $35,840 
Less: Purchase of property and equipment6,672 22,120 9,323 
Add: Proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment123 35 2,558 
Free Cash Flow$101,126 $19,221 $29,075 
Our normal trade terms for our customers require payment within 30 days of invoice date. In response to competition
ABL Facility and customer demands we will offer extended terms to selected customers with good credit history. CustomersSenior Secured Term Loan B
Asset-Based Loan Facility:

On March 17, 2020, the Company entered into an Increase Agreement (the "Increase Agreement") that are financially strong tend to request extended terms more often than customers that are not financially strong. Many of our customers, including companies listed in the Fortune 500, do not pay us within stated termsprovided for a variety$135 million asset-backed revolving line of reasons, includingcredit (the "ABL Revolver") a general business philosophy to pay vendors as late as possible.

$50 million increase from the $85.0 million available under the original revolver. During 2017,the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, the amount available to be borrowed under our credit facilitiesfacility increased from $37.3to $131.9 million compared to $81.6 million at December 31, 2016, to $82.0 million at December 31, 2017. This increase in availability is2019 primarily as a result of the Company terminating its previously existing credit facility and replacing it withabove mentioned Increase Agreement offset by outstanding letters of credit.

As of December 31, 2020, there were no amounts of ABL Loans outstanding under the ABL Credit Agreement and Term Loan, as discussed further below.Revolver.

Senior Secured Term Loan B and ABL Facility
On August 29, 2017, DXP entered into a five year, $85 million Asset Based Loan and Security Agreement (the “ABL Credit Agreement”) and a six-year, $250 million Senior Secured Term Loan B (the “Term Loan B Agreement”), which replaced DXP’s previously existing credit facility.

The Company's consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio was 3.45 to 1.00 as of December 31, 2020. DXP was in compliance with all such covenants that were in effect on such date under the ABL Credit Agreement provides for asset-based revolving loans in an aggregate principal amountRevolver as of up to $85.0 million (the “ABL Loans”).  December 31, 2020.

The ABL Credit Agreement may be increased in increments of $10.0 million up to an aggregate of $50.0 million. The facility will mature on August 29, 2022. Interest accrues on outstanding borrowings at a rate equal to LIBOR or CDOR plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 1.75% per annum, or at an alternate base rate, Canadian prime rate or Canadian base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 0.75% per annum, in each case, based upon the average daily excess availability under the facility for the most recently completed calendar quarter. Fees ranging from 0.25% to 0.375% per annum are payable on the portion of the facility not in use at any given time. The unused line fee was 0.375% at December 31, 2017.2020.
 
The interest rate for the ABL facility was 2.9%1.9% at December 31, 2017.2020.

Term Loan B:

On December 23, 2020, DXP entered into a new seven year, $330 million Senior Secured Term Loan B (the “Term Loan B Agreement”), which replaced DXP’s previously existing Senior Secured Term Loan.

The Term Loan B Agreement provides for a $250$330 million term loan (the “Term Loan”) that amortizes in equal quarterly installments of 0.25% with the balance payable in August 2023,December 2027, when the facility matures. Subject to securing additional lender commitments, the Term Loan B Agreement allows for incremental increases in facility size up to an aggregate of $30$52.5 million, plus an additional amount such that DXP’s Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Term Loan B Agreement) would not exceed 3.603.75 to 1.00. Interest accrues on the Term Loan at a rate equal to the base rate plus a margin of 4.5%3.75% for the Base Rate Loans (as defined in the Term Loan B Agreement), or LIBOR plus a margin of 5.5%4.75% for the Eurodollar Rate Loans (as defined in the Term Loan B Agreement). We are required to repay the Term Loan with certain asset sales and insurance proceeds, certain debt proceeds and 50% of excess cash flow, reducing to 25%, if our total leverage ratio is no more than 3.00 to 1.00 and 0%, if our total leverage ratio is no more than 2.50 to 1.00.
 
The interest rate for the Term Loan was 7.1%5.8% as of December 31, 2017.2020.


Financial Covenants:

DXP’s principal financial covenants under the ABL Credit Agreement and Term Loan B Agreement include:
 
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio – The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio under the ABL Credit Agreement is defined as the ratio for the most recently completed four-fiscal quarter period, of (a) EBITDA minus capital expenditures (excluding those financed or
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funded with debt (other than the ABL Loans), (ii) the portion thereof funded with the net proceeds from asset dispositions of equipment or real property which DXP is permitted to reinvest pursuant to the Term Loan and the portion thereof funded with the net proceeds of casualty insurance or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment and real estate which DXP is not required to use to prepay the ABL Loans pursuant to the Term Loan B Agreement or with the proceeds of casualty insurance or condemnation awards in respect of any other property) minus cash taxes paid (net of cash tax refunds received during such period), to (b) fixed charges.  The Company is restricted from allowing its fixed charge coverage ratio be less than 1.00 to 1.00 during a compliance period, which is triggered when the availability under the ABL facility falls below a threshold set forth in the ABL Credit Agreement.
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As of December 31, 2017,2020, the Company's consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio was 3.673.45 to 1.00.
 
Secured Leverage Ratio – The Term Loan B Agreement requires that the Company’s Secured Leverage Ratio, defined as the ratio, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of consolidated secured debt (net of unrestricted cash, not to exceed $30 million) as of such day to EBITDA, beginning with the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2017,2020, is either equal to or less than as indicated in the table below:


Fiscal QuarterSecured Leverage Ratio
December 31, 201720205.75:1.00
March 31, 201820215.75:1.00
June 30, 201820215.50:5.75:1.00
September 30, 201820215.50:1.00
December 31, 201820215.25:5.50:1.00
March 31, 201920225.25:1.00
June 30, 201920225.00:5.25:1.00
September 30, 201920225.00:5.25:1.00
December 31, 201920224.75:5.00:1.00
March 31, 202020234.75:5.00:1.00
June 30, 20202023 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter4.50:4.75:1.00


EBITDA as defined under the Term Loan B Agreement for financial covenant purposes means, without duplication,for any period of determination, the sum of, consolidated net income during such period; plusto the extent deducted from consolidated net income in such period: (i) income tax expense, (ii) franchise tax expense, (iii) consolidated interest expense, (iv) amortization and depreciation during such period, (v) all non-cash charges and adjustments, and (vi) non-recurring cash expenses related to the Term Loan, provided, that if the Company acquires or disposes of any property during such period (other than under certain exceptions specified in the Term Loan B Agreement, including the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business, then EBITDA shall be calculated, after giving pro forma effect to such acquisition or disposition, as if such acquisition or disposition had occurred on the first day of such period.

As of December 31, 2017,2020, the Company’s consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio was 3.593.24 to 1.00.


The ABL Loans and the Term Loan are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company.


Borrowings (in thousands):

 
December 31,
2017
  
December 31,
2016
  
Increase
 (Decrease)
 
       December 31, 2020December 31, 2019Increase
 (Decrease)
Current portion of long-term debt $3,381  $51,354  $(47,973)Current portion of long-term debt$3,300 $2,500 $800 
Long-term debt, less debt issuance costs  238,643   173,331   65,312 
Long-term debtLong-term debt326,700 241,875 84,825 
Total long-term debt $242,024  $224,685  $17,339 Total long-term debt330,000 244,375 85,625 
Amount available(1)
 $82,007  $37,347  $44,660 
(1) Represents the amount available to be borrowed at the indicated date under the most restrictive covenant of the credit facility in effect at the indicated date. The increase in the amount available to be borrowed is primarily the result of the Company terminating its previously existing credit facility and replacing it with the Term Loan B Agreement and the ABL Credit Agreement.
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Performance Metrics (in days):

  
Three Months Ended
December 31,
    
    2017     2016    
Increase
(Decrease)
  
            
Days of sales outstanding  60.7   65.0   (4.3)
Inventory turns  8.4   7.7   0.7 

Accounts receivable days of sales outstanding were 60.7 days at December 31, 2017 compared to 65.0 days at December 31, 2016. The 4.3 days decrease was primarily due to more timely payment times in connection with an improved economy. Inventory turns increased primarily due to stronger sales for the three months ended December 31, 2017 compared to sales for the three months ended December 31, 2016.

  
Three Months Ended
December 31,
    
        Increase 
  2016  2015  (Decrease) 
    
Days of sales outstanding  65.0   56.9   8.1 
Inventory turns  7.7   7.7   - 

Accounts receivable days of sales outstanding were 65.0 days at December 31, 2016 compared to 56.9 days at December 31, 2015. The 8.1 days increase was primarily due to slower payment times by oil and gas customers. Inventory turns remained flat at December 31, 2016 compared to December 31, 2015.

Funding Commitments


We believe our cash generated from operations will meet our normal working capital needs during the next twelve months. However, we may require additional debt outside of our credit facilities or equity financing to fund potential acquisitions. Such additional financings may include additional bank debt or the public or private sale of debt or equity securities. In connection with any such financing, we may issue securities that substantially dilute the interests of our shareholders.


Repurchases
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Borrowing Capacity (in thousands):
On December 17, 2014, DXP publicly announced an authorization from
The following table summarizes the Boardamount of Directors that allowed DXP from time to time to purchase up to 400,000 shares of DXP's common stock over 24 months. Purchases could be made in open market or in privately negotiated transactions. DXP purchased 191,420 shares for $8.9 millionborrowing capacity under this authorization through December 31, 2015. No shares were purchased during 2016.  The authorization expired on December 16, 2016.our ABL Revolver as follows:

 December 31, 2020December 31, 2019Increase
 (Decrease)
Total borrowing capacity$135,000 $85,000 $50,000 
Less : ABL— — — 
Less : Outstanding letters of credit3,131 3,442 (311)
Total amount available$131,869 $81,558 $50,311 

Contractual Obligations


The impact that our contractual obligations as of December 31, 20172020 are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods is as follows (in thousands):
 Payments Due by Period
Less than 1 Year1–3 Years3-5 YearsMore than 5 YearsTotal
Long-term debt, including current portion (1)
$3,300 $6,600 $6,600 $313,500 $330,000 
Operating lease obligations19,183 26,561 10,008 7,271 63,023 
Estimated interest payments (2)
18,880 56,999 55,829 — 131,708 
Total$41,363 $90,160 $72,437 $320,771 $524,731 
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  Payments Due by Period 
                
  
Less than 1
Year
  1–3 Years  
3-5
Years
  
More than
 5 Years
  Total 
Long-term debt, including current portion (1)
 $3,381  $6,841  $5,000  $236,875  $252,097 
Operating lease obligations  19,419   26,494   16,072   3,441   65,426 
Estimated interest payments (2)
  17,607   34,611   33,870   8,382   94,470 
Total $40,407  $67,946  $54,942  $248,698  $411,993 

(1)Amounts represent the expected cash payments of our long-term debt and do not include any fair value adjustment.
(2)Assumes interest rates in effect at December 31, 2017. Assumes debt is paid on maturity date and not replaced.


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements


As part of our ongoing business, we do not participate in transactions that generate relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities ("SPE's"), which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. As of December 31, 2017,2020, we were not involved in any unconsolidated SPE transactions.


The Company has not made any guarantees to customers or vendors nor does the Company have any off-balance sheet arrangements or commitments, that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on the Company’s financial condition, change in financial condition, revenue, expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.


Indemnification


In the ordinary course of business, DXP enters into contractual arrangements under which DXP may agree to indemnify customers from any losses incurred relating to the services we perform. Such indemnification obligations may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, payments made related to these indemnities have been immaterial.


DISCUSSION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES


CriticalThe Consolidated Financial Statements of DXPE are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting policies are thoseprinciples (“US GAAP”), which require management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are both most important tonot readily apparent from other sources. Management has discussed the portrayaldevelopment, selection and disclosure of a company’s financial position and results of operations, and require management’s subjective or complex judgments. These policies have been discussedthese estimates with the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of DXP. Management believes that the accounting estimates employed and the resulting amounts are reasonable; however, actual results may differ from these estimates. Making estimates and judgments about future events is inherently unpredictable and is subject to significant uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control.

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The Company’sShould any of these estimates and assumptions change or prove to have been incorrect, it could have a material impact on our results of operations, financial statements are preparedposition and cash flows.

A summary of significant accounting policies is included in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted inNote 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting and Business Policies to the United States of America (“USGAAP”). The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements includein Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, which is incorporated herein by reference. An accounting policy is deemed to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the accountstime the estimate is made, if different estimates reasonably could have been used, or if changes in the estimate that are reasonably possible could materially impact the financial statements. Management believes the following critical accounting policies reflect the significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries and its variable interest entity (“VIE”).Consolidated Financial Statements.

Variable Interest Entity (VIE)

DXP is the primary beneficiary of a VIE in which DXP owns 47.5% of the equity. DXP consolidates the financial statements of the VIE with the financial statements of DXP. As of December 31, 2017, the total assets of the VIE were approximately $5.2 million including approximately $4.5 million of fixed assets. DXP is the primary customer of the VIE. Consolidation of the VIE increased cost of sales by approximately $0.6 million and $1.3 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Company recognized a related income tax benefit of $0.2 million and $0.3 million related to the VIE for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.  At December 31, 2017, the owners of the 52.5% of the equity not owned by DXP included employees of DXP.
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Receivables and Credit Risk


Trade receivables consist primarily of uncollateralized customer obligations due under normal trade terms, which usually require payment within 30 days of the invoice date. However, these payment terms are extended in select cases and customers may not pay within stated trade terms.


The Company has trade receivables from a diversified customer base located primarily in the Rocky Mountain, Northeastern, Midwestern, Southeastern and Southwestern regions of the United States, and Canada. The Company believes no significant concentration of credit risk exists. The Company evaluates the creditworthiness of its customers' financial positions and monitors accounts on a regular basis, but generally does not require collateral. Provisions to the allowance for doubtful accounts are made monthly and adjustments are made periodically (as circumstances warrant) based upon management’s best estimate of the collectability of such accounts.accounts under the current expected credit losses model. The Company writes-off uncollectible trade accounts receivable when the accounts are determined to be uncollectible. No customer represents more than 10% of consolidated sales.


Uncertainties require the Company to make frequent judgments and estimates regarding a customer’s ability to pay amounts due in order to assess and quantify an appropriate allowance for doubtful accounts. The primary factors used to quantify the allowance are customer delinquency, bankruptcy, and the Company’s estimate of its ability to collect outstanding receivables based on the number of days a receivable has been outstanding.


The majorityMany of the Company’s customers operate in the energy industry. The cyclical nature of the industry may affect customers’ operating performance and cash flows, which could impact the Company’s ability to collect on these obligations.


The Company continues to monitor the economic climate in which its customers operate and the aging of its accounts receivable. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on the aging of accounts and an individual assessment of each invoice. Additionally, the overall allowance is adjusted accordingly based upon historical experience and economic factors that impact our business and customers. At December 31, 2017,2020, the allowance was 5.1%approximately 5.0% of the gross accounts receivable compared to an allowance of 5.2%remaining unchanged from a year earlier. While credit losses have historically been within expectations and the provisions established, should actual write-offs differ from estimates, revisions to the allowance would be required.


Impairment of Goodwill, and Other Indefinite Intangible Assets and Long-Lived Assets


The Company tests goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis in the fourth quarter and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. The Company assigns the carrying value of these intangible assets to its "reporting units" and applies the test for goodwill at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit is defined as an operating segment or one level below a segment (a "component") if the component is a business and discrete information is prepared and reviewed regularly by segment management. As of December 31, 2017 DXP Core Service Centers (“Core SC”), DXP Core IPS, and DXP Core Supply Chain Services (“Core SCS”) had goodwill.


The Company’s goodwill impairment assessment first permits evaluating qualitative factors to determine if a reporting unit's carrying value would more likely than not exceed its fair value. If the Company concludes, based on the qualitative assessment, that a reporting unit's carrying value would more likely than not exceed its fair value, the Company would perform a two-step quantitative test for that reporting unit. When a quantitative assessment is performed, the first step is to identify a potential impairment, and the second step measures the amount of the impairment loss, if any. Goodwill is deemed to be impaired if the carrying amount of a reporting unit’s net assets including goodwill exceeds its estimated fair value. For 2017 and 2016, the Company’s annual tests of goodwill for impairment, including qualitative assessments of all of its reporting units of goodwill, determined that a quantitative impairment was not necessary.
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The Company determines fair value using widely accepted valuation techniques, including discounted cash flows and market multiples analyses, and through use of independent fixed asset valuation firms, as appropriate.analyses. These types of analyses contain uncertainties as they require management to make assumptions and to apply judgments regarding industry economic factors and the profitability of future business strategies. The Company’s policy is to conduct impairment testing based on current business strategies, taking into consideration current industry and economic
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conditions, as well as the Company’s future expectations. Key assumptions used in the discounted cash flow valuation model include, among others, discount rates, growth rates, cash flow projections and terminal value rates. Discount rates and cash flow projections are the most sensitive and susceptible to change as they require significant management judgment. Discount rates are determined using a weighted average cost of capital (“WACC”). The WACC considers market an industry data, as well as Company-specific risk factors for each reporting unit in determining the appropriate discount rate to be used. The discount rate utilized for each reporting unit is indicative of the return an investor would expect to receive for investing in a similar business. Management uses industry considerations and Company-specific historical and projected results to develop cash flow projections for each reporting unit. Additionally, as part of the market multiples approach, the Company utilizes market data from publicly traded entities whose businesses operate in industries comparable to the Company’s reporting units, adjusted for certain factors that increase comparability.


The Company cannot predict the occurrence of events or circumstances that could adversely affect the fair value of goodwill. Such events may include, but are not limited to, deterioration of the economic environment, increase in the Company’s weighted average cost of capital, material negative changes in relationships with significant customers, reductions in valuations of other public companies in the Company’s industry, or strategic decisions made in response to economic and competitive conditions. If actual results are not consistent with the Company’s current estimates and assumptions, impairment of goodwill could be required.


During the third quarter of 2015,2020, the priceCompany’s market capitalization and overall sales declined significantly driven by current macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions including the collapse of DXP’s common stockoil prices caused by both surplus production and supply as well as the pricedecrease in demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the uncertainty related to oil demand continued to have a significant impact on the investment and operating plans of crudemany of our customers. Based on these events, the Company concluded that it was more likely than not that the fair values of certain of its reporting units were less than their carrying values. Therefore, the Company performed an interim goodwill impairment test.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, goodwill was evaluated for impairment at the reporting unit level. The Company had four goodwill reporting units: Service Centers, Innovative Pumping Solutions, Canada and Supply Chain Services. The Company determined the fair values of two reporting units with goodwill were below their carrying values, resulting in a $36.4 million goodwill impairment, which was included in impairments and other charges in the consolidated statement of operations.

Innovative Pumping Solutions

The oil declined over 40% and over 20%, respectively. Thegas industry experienced unprecedented disruption during 2020 as a result of a combination of factors, including the substantial decline in global demand for oil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent mitigation efforts. This disruption created a substantial surplus of oil and a decline in oil prices. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil spot prices reduced spendingdecreased sharply during the first quarter of 2020 from a high of $63 per barrel in early January of 2020 to approximately $21 per barrel by our customers and reduced our revenue expectations. This sustained decline in crudethe end of the first quarter of 2020. Although oil prices reduced capital spending by customers and reduced revenue expectations were determined to be a triggering eventrecovered modestly, WTI oil spot prices averaged approximately $41 per barrel during the third quarter of 2015. This2020, which was approximately 28% less than the average price per barrel during 2019. The U.S. average rig count continued to decline in the third quarter of 2020, dropping 35% compared to the second quarter of 2020. These factors, along with the continued impact of COVID-19, constituted a triggering event and required a goodwill impairment analysis for our manufacturing reporting unit. With the adverse economic impacts discussed above and the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the results of the impairment test indicated that the carrying amount of the manufacturing reporting unit exceeded the estimated fair value of the reporting unit, and a full impairment of its remaining goodwill was required. Significant assumptions inherent in the valuation methodologies for goodwill impairment calculations include, but are not limited to, prospective financial information, growth rates, discount rates, inflationary factors, and the cost of capital. To evaluate the sensitivity of the fair value calculations for the reporting unit, the Company applied a hypothetical 100 bps reduction in the weighted average cost of capital, and separately, increased the revenue projections by 10 percent, holding other factors steady. Even with more favorable assumptions, the results of these sensitivity analyses led the Company to record a non-cash impairment charge of $16.0 million for goodwill during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020.

Canada

As a result of the reductions in capital spending for oil and gas producers and processors and the economic repercussions from the COVID-19 pandemic, we determined these events constituted a triggering event that required us to review the recoverability of our long-lived assets and perform testing for possiblean interim goodwill impairment in twoassessment as of our reporting units, and our step one testing indicated there was an impairmentJuly 31, 2020. Our review resulted in the B27 IPSrecording of impairments and B27 SC reporting units. No triggering event was identified in our other reporting units during the third quarter. Accounting Standards Codification 350 Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”) step two of the goodwill impairment testing for the reporting units was performed preliminarilycharges during the third quarter of 2015. Our preliminary analysis concluded that $48.0 million2020. As a result of our B27 IPS reporting unit’s goodwill and $9.8 of our B27 SC reporting unit’s goodwill was impaired. The remaining goodwill for the B27 IPS and B27 SC reporting units at September 30, 2015 was $4.9 million and $10.3 million, respectively. The third quarter of 2015 ASC 350 step two testing was completed in the fourth quarter of 2015 without any adjustment to the amount recorded in the third quarter of 2015.

As of October 1, 2015, DXP performed a qualitative assessment (“Step 0”) to determine whether DXP was required to proceed to ASC 350 step one of the impairment analysis for any of its reporting units. It is the position of DXP that the factors taken into the Step 0 analysis failed to meet the more likely than not criteriaassessments, we determined that the fair value of anyour Canadian reporting unit was lower than its net book value and, therefore,
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resulted in a partial goodwill impairment. The enterprise value of the Canadian reporting units had fallen belowunit at July 31, 2020 was less than its carrying value asby approximately 40 percent. This resulted in a partial goodwill impairment of October 1, 2015.

Duringapproximately $20.5 million for Canada. Per the fourth quarterimpairment test and respective sensitivity analyses, it was noted that a decrease of 2015, the price of DXP’s common stock and the price of crude oil declined over 16% and over 18%, respectively. Actual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) for the fourth quarter of 2015 for the Core SCS and Core SC reporting units exceeded the EBITDA amountsapproximately 480 basis points in the October 1, 2015 Step 0 analysis. Therefore, evidencepre-tax discount rate and an approximately 150 basis points increase in our revenue long-term growth rate projections would cause the Canada business enterprise value to increase to the level of its carrying value and thus avoid a fourth quarterfull impairment.

Other Impairments and methodology

The negative market indicators described above were triggering event forevents that indicated that certain of the Company’s long-lived intangible and tangible assets and additional inventory items may also have been impaired. Recoverability testing indicated that certain long-lived assets and inventory were indeed impaired or otherwise not recoverable. The estimated fair value of these two reporting units does not exist. Additionally,assets was determined to be below their carrying value. As a result, the Company recorded the following additional impairment and other charges as detailed in the table below (in thousands).
Twelve months ended December 31, 2020
Long-lived asset impairments$4,775 
Goodwill impairments36,435 
Inventory and work-in-progress costs18,673 
Total impairment and other charges$59,883

The Company determined the fair value of eachboth long-lived assets and goodwill, discussed above, primarily using the discounted cash flow method and in the case of goodwill, a multiples-based market approach for comparable companies. Given the current volatile market environment and inherent complexities it presents, the Company utilized third-party valuation advisors to assist us with these valuations. These analyses included significant judgment, including management’s short-term and long-term forecast of operating performance, discount rates based on the weighted average cost of capital, as derived from peers, revenue growth rates, profitability margins, capital expenditures, the timing of future cash flows based on an eventual recovery of the oil and gas industry, and in the case of long-lived assets, the remaining useful life and service potential of the asset, all of which were classified as Level 3 inputs under the fair value hierarchy. These impairment assessments incorporate inherent uncertainties, including supply and demand for the Company’s products and services and future market conditions, which are difficult to predict in volatile economic environments. The discount rates utilized to value the reporting units is substantiallywere in excessa range from 14.8 percent to 16.4 percent. Given the dynamic nature of each reporting units carrying value asthe COVID-19 pandemic and related market conditions, we cannot reasonably estimate the period that these events will persist or the full extent of October 1, 2015. Actual EBITDAthe impact they will have on our business. If market conditions continue to deteriorate, including crude oil prices further declining or remaining at low levels for the fourth quartera sustained period, we may record further asset impairments, which may include an impairment of 2015 for the Core IPS reporting unit was below the EBITDA amount in the October 1, 2015 Step 0 analysis. Therefore, DXP updated the 2016 through 2020 forecasts for the Core IPS reporting unit. The forecasted EBITDA for 2016 through 2020 in the updated forecast declined less than $1 million from the October 1, 2015 forecast. The effect of this decline was more than offset by a $12 million reduction in the carrying value of our goodwill associated with other reporting units.

For inventory and work-in-progress we evaluated the Core IPS reporting unit at December 31, 2015 from the October 1, 2015 value. Therefore, evidence of a triggering event for this reporting unit does not exist. Additionally, the fairrecoverability based upon their net realizable value, of this reporting unit is substantially in excess of its carrying value as of October 1, 2015.
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Actual EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2015 for the B27 IPS and B27 SC reporting units were below the EBITDA amountsfactoring in the October 1, 2015 Step 0 analysis. Therefore, DXP updated the 2016 through 2020 forecasts for the B27 IPS and B27 SC reporting units. The forecasted EBITDA for 2016 through 2020 in the updated forecasts declined significantly from the October 1, 2015 forecast. The declines in the forecasted EBITDA for these two reporting units were determinedcosts to be a triggering event during the fourth quarter of 2015. This triggering event required us to perform testing for possible goodwill impairment in these two reporting units, and our ASC 350 step one testing indicated there may be an impairment in our B27 IPS and B27 SC reporting units. ASC 350 step two testing for reporting units was performed during the fourth quarter of 2015. Our analysis concluded that $4.9 million of our B27 IPS reporting unit’s goodwill was impaired, and $5.0 million of our B27 SC reporting unit’s goodwill was impaired. The remaining goodwill for the B27 IPS and B27 SC reporting units at December 31, 2015 was zero and $5.3 million, respectively.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, Excluding Goodwill

The Company tests long-lived assets or asset groups for recoverability on an annual basis and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable. Circumstances which could trigger a review include, but are not limited to: significant decreases in the market price of the asset; significant adverse changes in the business climate or legal factors; accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of the asset; current period cash flow or operating losses combined with a history of losses or a forecast of continuing losses associated with the use of the asset; and current expectation that the asset will more likely than not be sold or disposed significantly before the end of its estimated useful life. Recoverability is assessed based on the carrying amount of the asset and its fair value which is generally determined based on the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the usecomplete work-in-progress and the eventual disposalsalability of the asset, as well as specific appraisal in certain instances. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount is not recoverableinventory items primarily tied to oil and exceeds fair value. No impairmentgas. The net realizable value was recordedderived from quotes for propertysimilar items and equipment and intangible assets with indefinite or determinable lives during 2017, 2016 and 2015.recent transactions.


Revenue Recognition


For binding,In our Innovative Pumping Solutions segment, we make a substantial portion of our sales to customers pursuant to long-term agreementscontracts to fabricate tangible assets to customer specifications that can range from three to eighteen months or more. We account for these long-term contracts under the Company recognizes revenues using the percentagepercentage-of-completion method of completion method.accounting, which is an input method as defined by ASC 606, Revenue Recognition. Under this method, revenueswe recognize sales and profit based upon the cost-to-cost method, in which sales and profit are recognized as costs are incurred and include estimated profits calculated onrecorded based upon the basisratio of the relationship between costs incurred andto estimated total estimatedcosts to complete the asset. The percentage-of-completion method of accounting involves the use of various estimating techniques to project costs at completion. Changescompletion and, in estimated profitability may periodically resultsome cases, includes estimates of recoveries asserted against the customer for changes in revisionsspecifications (change orders). Due to revenuethe size, length of time and expensesnature of many of our contracts, the estimation of total contract costs and revenues through completion is complicated and subject to many variables relative to the outcome of future events over a period of several months. We are recognizedrequired to make numerous assumptions and estimates relating to items such as expected engineering requirements, complexity of design and related development costs, product performance, availability and cost of materials, labor productivity and cost, overhead, manufacturing efficiencies and the achievement of contract milestones, including product deliveries, technical requirements, or schedule.

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Management performs detailed quarterly reviews of all of our open contracts. Based upon these reviews, we record the effects of adjustments in the period such revisions become probable.profit estimates each period. If at any time management determines that in the case of a particular contract total costs will exceed total contract revenue, we record a provision for the entire anticipated contract loss at that time. Due to the significance of judgment in the estimation process described above, it is likely that materially different profit margins and/or cost of sales amounts could be recorded if we used different assumptions or if the underlying circumstances were to change. The percentage-of-completion method requires that we estimate future revenues and costs over the life of a contract. Revenues are estimated based upon the original contract price, with consideration being given to exercised contract options, change orders and in some cases projected customer requirements. Contract costs may be incurred over a period of several months, and the estimation of these costs requires significant judgment based upon the acquired knowledge and experience of program managers, engineers, and finance professionals. Estimated costs are based primarily on anticipated purchase contract terms, historical performance trends, business base and other economic projections. The complexity of certain designs as well as technical risks and uncertainty as to the future availability of materials and labor resources could affect the company's ability to accurately estimate future contract costs.

Our earnings could be reduced by a material amount resulting in a charge to earnings if (a) total estimated contract costs are significantly higher than expected due to changes in customer specifications prior to contract amendment, (b) total estimated contract costs exceedare significantly higher than previously estimated due to cost overruns or inflation, (c) there is a change in engineering efforts required during the valuedevelopment stage of the contract the loss is recognized immediately. Revenues of approximately $40.6 million, $31.5 million,or (d) we are unable to meet contract milestones or product specifications. Management continues to monitor and $47.5 million were recognizedupdate program cost estimates quarterly for all open contracts. A significant change in an estimate on contracts in process for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. The typical time spanseveral of these contracts is approximately one to two years.could have a material effect on our financial position and results of operations.

For other sales, the Company recognizes revenues when an agreement is in place, the price is fixed, title for product passes to the customer or services have been provided and collectability is reasonably assured. Revenues are recorded net of sales taxes.

The Company reserves for potential customer returns based upon the historical level of returns. Reserves for customer returns were $0.3 and $0.2 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Self-insured Insurance and Medical Claims

We generally retain up to $100,000 of risk for each claim for workers compensation, general liability, automobile and property loss. We accrue for the estimated loss on the self-insured portion of these claims. The accrual is adjusted quarterly based upon reported claims information. The actual cost could deviate from the recorded estimate.

We generally retain up to $175,000 of risk on each medical claim for our employees and their dependents with the exception of less than 0.05% of employees where a higher risk is retained. We accrue for the estimated outstanding balance of unpaid medical claims for our employees and their dependents. The accrual is adjusted monthly based on recent claims experience. The actual claims could deviate from recent claims experience and be materially different from the reserve.
The accrual for these claims at December 31, 2017 and 2016 was approximately $2.7 million and $3.1 million, respectively.
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Purchase Accounting


DXP estimates the fair value of assets, including property, machinery and equipment and their related useful lives and salvage values, intangibles and liabilities when allocating the purchase price of an acquisition. The fair value estimates are developed using the best information available. Third party valuation specialists assist in valuing the Company’s significant acquisitions. Our purchase price allocation methodology contains uncertainties because it requires management to make assumptions and to apply judgment to estimate the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities. Management estimates the fair value of assets and liabilities based upon quoted market prices, the carrying value of the acquired assets and widely accepted valuation techniques, including the income approach and the market approach. Unanticipated events or circumstances may occur which could affect the accuracy of our fair value estimates, including assumptions regarding industry economic factors and business strategies. We typically engage an independent valuation firm to assist in estimating the fair value of goodwill and other intangible assets. We do not expect that there will be material change in the future estimates or assumptions we use to complete the purchase price allocation and estimate the fair values of acquired assets and liabilities.liabilities for the acquisitions completed in fiscal 2020. However, if actual results are not consistent with our estimates or assumptions, we may be exposed to losses or gains that could be material. DXP did not complete

Some of our acquisitions may include as additional compensation, contingent consideration. Contingent consideration is a financial liability recorded at fair value upon acquisition. The amount of contingent consideration to be paid is based on the occurrence of future events, such as the achievement of certain revenue or earnings milestones of the target after consummation. Accordingly, the estimate of fair value contains uncertainties as it involves judgment about the likelihood and timing of achieving these milestones as well as the discount rate used. Changes in fair value of the contingent consideration obligation result from changes to the assumptions used to estimate the probability of success for each milestone, the anticipated timing of achieving the milestones and the discount period and rate to be applied. A change in any acquisitions during 2017 or 2016.of these assumptions could produce a different fair value, which could have a material impact on the results from operations. The impact of changes in key assumptions is described in Note 6 - Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities.


Income Taxes


The Company utilizes the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities. Such deferred income tax asset and liability computations are based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to periods in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowancesWe are establishedrequired to reduceassess the likelihood that our deferred income tax assets, to the amountswhich may include net operating loss carryforwards, tax credits or temporary differences that are expected to be realized underdeductible in future years, will be recoverable from future taxable income. In making that assessment, we consider the nature of the deferred tax assets and related statutory limits on utilization, recent operating results, future market growth, forecasted earnings, future taxable income, the mix of earnings in the jurisdictions in which we operate and prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. If, based upon available evidence, recovery of the full amount of the deferred tax assets is not likely, we provide a morevaluation allowance on
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amounts not likely to be realized. Changes in valuation allowances are included in our tax provision in the period of change. Assessments are made at each balance sheet date to determine how much of each deferred tax asset is realizable. These estimates are subject to change in the future, particularly if earnings of a particular subsidiary are significantly higher or lower than not criterion.expected, or if management takes operational or tax planning actions that could impact the future taxable earnings of a subsidiary.


Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes


In the normal course of business, we are audited by federal, state and foreign tax authorities, and are periodically challenged regarding the amount of taxes due. These challenges relate primarily to the timing and amount of deductions and the allocation of income among various tax jurisdictions. A position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return is recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not (i.e. a likelihood of more than fifty percent) that the position would be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. A recognized tax position is then measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. Although we believe we have adequately reserved for our uncertain tax positions, no assurance can be given with respect to the final resolution of these matters. We adjust reserves for our uncertain tax positions due to changing facts and circumstances, such as the closing of a tax audit, judicial rulings, refinement of estimates or realization of earnings or deductions that differ from our estimates. To the extent that the outcome of these matters is different than the amounts recorded, such differences generally will impact our provision for income taxes in the period in which such a determination is made. Our provisions for income taxes include the impact of reserve provisions and changes to reserves that are considered appropriate as well as related interest and penalties. Our effective tax rate in a given period could be impacted if, upon final resolution with taxing authorities, we prevail on positions for which unrecognized tax benefits have been accrued, or are required to pay amounts in excess of accrued unrecognized tax benefits.

The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U. S. federal, state and local tax examination by tax authorities for years prior to 2012.2015. The Company's policy is to recognize interest related to unrecognized tax benefits as interest expense and penalties as operating expenses. The Company believes that it has appropriate support for the income tax positions taken and to be taken on its tax returns and that its accruals for tax liabilities are adequate for all open years based on an assessment of many factors including past experience and interpretations of tax law applied to the facts of each matter.


RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS


Standards Effective in 2017 or Earlier
See Note 3 - Recent Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-03 ("ASU 2017-03"), Accounting Changes and Error Corrections (Topic 250) and Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to Staff Announcements at the September 22, 2016 and November 17, 2016 EITF Meetings. This update adds languagePronouncements to the SEC Staff Guidance in relation to ASU 2014-09, ASU 2016-02, and ASU 2016-13. This ASU 2017-03 provides the SEC Staff view that a registrant should consider additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures related to the previously mentioned ASUs in connection with the status and impact of their adoption. This guidance, which was effective immediately, did not have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Compensation – Stock Compensation. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The update aims to simplify aspects of accounting for share-based payment award transactions, including (a) income tax consequences, (b) classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and (c) classification on the statement of cash flows. This pronouncement is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those annual periods.  The Company adopted the ASU January 1, 2017 and it had the following impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:
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Method of Adoption
Impact on Consolidated Financial Statements
Recognize all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax benefit or expenseProspectiveThe Company recognized $0.1 million of excess tax benefit in income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2017, decreasing the effective tax rate for the year.
Excess tax benefits and deficiencies on the statement of cash flows are classified as an operating activityProspectiveThe Company recognized $0.1 million of excess tax benefit for the year ended December 31, 2017 as an operating activity.  Prior to the adoption of the ASU 2016-09, the excess tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2016 of $0.6 million was recognized as a financing activity. The excess tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2015 was zero.
Employee taxes paid when an employer withholds shares for tax-withholding purposes on the statement of cash flows are classified as a financing activityRetrospectiveThe Company reclassified $0.2 million and $0.8 million of employee taxes paid from cash flows from operating activities to cash flows from financing activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Accounting for forfeitures and tax withholding electionsProspectiveThe Company has not changed its accounting policy for forfeitures.  There is no significant impact on Consolidated Financial Statements.

Income Taxes. In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. The update requires entities to present deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent in a classified balance sheet. The update simplifies the current guidance, which requires entities to separately present deferred tax assets and liabilities as current and noncurrent in a classified balance sheet. This pronouncement is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within.  The Company adopted this ASU January 1, 2017 and reclassified $9.5 million of current deferred income tax assets from current assets to non-current deferred income tax liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2016.

Inventory. In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330), Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory. The amendments in ASU 2015-11 clarify the subsequent measurement of inventory requiring an entity to subsequently measure inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. This ASU applies only to inventory that is measured using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) or average cost method. Subsequent measurement is unchanged for inventory measured using last-in, first-out (LIFO) or the retail inventory method. The amendments in ASU 2015-11 should be applied prospectively and are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company adopted this ASU January 1, 2017 and it did not have a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Statement of Cash Flows. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), Classification of Restricted Cash. The amendments in ASU 2016-18 require that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. The amounts should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in ASU 2016-18 should be applied retrospectively and are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company early adopted this ASU September 30, 2017 and classified $3.5 million of cash to restricted cash on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2017. This cash deposit was required as collateral for letters of credit outstanding under our previously existing credit facility.
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Standards Effective in 2018 or Later

Compensation - Stock Compensation.  In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting. This ASU provides guidance on the types of changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards to which an entity would be required to apply modification accounting. An entity would not apply modification accounting if the fair value, vesting conditions, and classification of the awards are the same immediately before and after the modification. The amendments in this ASU are effective for all entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted. The amendments in this ASU should be applied prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, that this ASU will have upon adoption.
Intangibles-Goodwill and Other. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.  This ASU is to simplify how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment. The effective date of the amendment to the standard is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company early adopted this ASU December 31, 2017. The Company’s annual tests of goodwill for impairment, including qualitative assessments of all of its reporting units goodwill, determined a quantitative impairment test was not necessary.
Business Combinations. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business. This ASU clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill and consolidation. The effective date of this ASU is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. This ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
Statement of Cash Flows. In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows - Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. This ASU addresses eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice. The effective date of the amendment to the standard is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. This ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.

Financial Instruments – Credit Losses. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13: Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, which replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in current US GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses.  The update is intended to provide financial statement users with more useful information about expected credit losses.  The amended guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted.  We are currently evaluating the effect, if any, that the guidance will have on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.for information regarding recent accounting pronouncements.


Leases. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The update requires organizations that lease assets (“lessees”) to recognize the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by leases with terms of more than 12 months. The recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee remains dependent on its classification as a finance or operating lease. The criteria for determining whether a lease is a finance or operating lease has not been significantly changed by this ASU. The ASU also requires additional disclosure of the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases, including qualitative and quantitative requirements. This pronouncement is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact that this standard will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Financial Instruments. In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. This change to the financial instrument model primarily affects the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under fair value options and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. The effective date for the standard is for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2017. Certain provisions of the new guidance can be adopted early. The Company is evaluating the impact of this ASU.

Revenue Recognition. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which provides guidance on revenue recognition. The core principal of this guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This guidance requires entities to apply a five-step method to (1) identify the contract(s) with customers, (2) identify the performance obligation(s) in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligation(s) in the contract, and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. This pronouncement, as amended by ASU 2015-14, is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017.

The Company has evaluated the provisions of the new standard and is in the process of assessing its impact on financial statements, information systems, business processes and financial statement disclosures. We have engaged third party consultants to assist us in assessing our contracts with customers, processes and controls required to address the impact that ASU No. 2014-09 will have on our business. The Company believes that our current plan will enable us to implement our new procedures and controls; and assess the cumulative effect of applying ASU No. 2014-09 at the date of initial application. Based on our overall assessment performed to date, the standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Inflation

We do not believe the effects of inflation have any material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. We attempt to minimize inflationary trends by passing manufacturer price increases on to the customer whenever practicable.

ITEM 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk


Our market risk results primarily from volatility in interest rates. Our exposurerates and fluctuations in the Canadian dollar.
Interest Rate Risk
We are exposed to risk resulting from changes in interest rates as a result of our issuance of variable rate debt. To reduce our interest rate risk we may enter into financial derivative instruments, including, but not limited to, interest rate risk relates primarilyswaps and rate lock agreements to manage and mitigate our debt portfolio. Using floatingexposure. As of December 31, 2020, we had no interest rate hedges in place. Based on a sensitivity analysis as of December 31, 2020, it was estimated that if short-term interest rates average 100 basis points higher (lower) in 2020 than in 2019, interest expense, would fluctuate by $3.3 million before tax. Comparatively, based on a sensitivity analysis as of December 31, 2019, had short-term interest rates averaged 100 basis points higher (lower) in 2019 than in 2018, it was estimated that interest expense would have fluctuated by approximately $2.4 million. These amounts were estimated by considering the effect of the hypothetical interest rates on variable-rate debt outstanding at December 31, 2017, a 100 basis point increaseeach year.

Foreign Currency Risk
We are exposed to foreign currency risk from our Canadian operations. To mitigate risks associated with foreign currency fluctuations, contracts may be denominated in interestor indexed to the U.S. dollar and/or local inflation rates, or investments may be naturally hedged through debt and other liabilities denominated or issued in the foreign currency. To monitor our currency exchange rate risks, we use sensitivity analysis, which measures the effect of devaluation of the Canadian dollar. An average 10% devaluation in the Canadian dollar exchange rate during 2020 would increasehave resulted in an estimated net loss on the translation of local currency earnings of approximately $0.4 million on our annual interest expense by approximately $2.5 million. Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Also see “Risk“Risk Factors,” included in Item 1A of this Report for additional risk factors associated with our business.

The table below provides information about the Company’s market sensitive financial instruments and constitutes a forward-looking statement.

Principal Amount By Expected Maturity
(in thousands, except percentages)
 
  2018  2019  2020  2021  2022  
There-
after
  Total  
Fair
Value
 
Fixed Rate Long- term Debt $881  $905  $936  $-  $-  $-  $2,722  $2,722 
Fixed Interest Rate  2.9%  2.9%  2.9%  -   -   -   -   - 
Floating Rate Long-term Debt $2,500  $2,500  $2,500  $2,500  $2,500  $236,875  $249,375  $249,375 
Average Interest Rate (1)  7.1%  7.1%  7.1%  7.1%  7.1%  7.1%  -   - 
Total Maturities $3,381  $3,405  $3,436  $2,500  $2,500  $236,875  $252,097  $252,097 
 
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ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

ITEM 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of
DXP Enterprises, Inc.


OpinionOpinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheetsheets of DXP Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2017,2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of income (loss)operations and comprehensive income, (loss), equity, and cash flows for each of the yearthree years in the period ended December 31, 2017,2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”).

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017,2020 and 2019, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the yearthree years in the period ended December 31, 2017,2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We also have audited, Also, in accordance withour opinion, the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the Company’smaintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017,2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated March 27, 2018 expressed an adverse opinion on theCOSO.

Basis for Opinions

The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, due to material weaknesses.

Basisand for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibilityits assessment of the Company’s management.effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting included in Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOBPublic Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.


We conducted our auditaudits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the auditaudits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our auditaudits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures to respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our auditaudits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that ourOur audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Houston, TX
March 28, 2018

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
DXP Enterprises, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of DXP Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of December 31, 2016, and the related consolidated statements of income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss), shareholders' equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2016. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of DXP Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2016, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 2013. Our report dated March 31, 2017 expressed an opinion that the Company had not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in 2013.

/s/ Hein & Associates LLP

Houston, Texas
March 31, 2017
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Board of Directors and Shareholders
DXP Enterprises, Inc. and Subsidiaries

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of DXP Enterprises, Inc. (a Texas corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2015 (not represented herein), and the related consolidated statements of income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss), shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended.  These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of DXP Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2015  in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Houston, Texas

February 29, 2016
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of
DXP Enterprises, Inc.

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited DXP Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiaries’ (the “Company”) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). In our opinion, because of the effect of the material weaknesses identified below on the achievement of the objectives of the control criteria, the Company has not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the consolidated balance sheet of DXP Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017, the related consolidated statements of income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss), equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”) and our report dated March 27, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting included in Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our auditaudits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit providesaudits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.opinions.

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. The following material weaknesses have been identified and included in management’s assessment in Item 9A:
Ineffective control environment and monitoring to support the financial reporting process.
The Company’s control environment did not sufficiently promote effective internal control over financial reporting; specifically, the following factors relating to the control environment:
The Company did not maintain effective management review controls over the monitoring and review of certain accounts, thus we were not able properly conclude these account reconciliations and analyses were performed at an appropriate level of detail.
The Company did not effectively design, document nor monitor (review, evaluate and assess) the key internal control activities that provide the accounting information contained in the Company’s financial statements.
Ineffective Information Technology General Controls (“ITGC”).
The Company did not maintain effective ITGC, which are required to support automated controls and information technology (“IT”) functionality; therefore, automated controls and IT functionality were deemed ineffective for the same period under audit.
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We considered the material weaknesses in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017, and our opinion on such consolidated financial statements was not affected.


Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting


A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed 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. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.


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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Houston, TXCritical Audit Matters
March 28, 2018

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles Impairment Assessment
As discussed in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s evaluation of goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment involves the determination of reporting units and comparison of the fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying value. The Company identified four reporting units, DXP Core-Service Centers, DXP Core-Innovative Pumping Solutions, DXP Canada, and DXP Core Supply Chain Services. The identification of reporting units involves consideration of components of the operating segments and whether or not there is discrete financial information available that is regularly reviewed by management. Additionally, the Company considers whether or not it is reasonable to aggregate any of the identified components that have similar economic characteristics. The Company estimates the fair value of its reporting units using a combination of an income approach, utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis, and a market approach, using market multiples. The estimation of the fair value using the discounted cash flow model requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions related to forecasts of future revenue growth rates, operating margins, and discount rates. The reporting units’ revenue growth rates and operating margins are sensitive to changes in customer demand. The determination of the fair value using the market approach requires management to make significant judgments related to performance-metric market multiples applied to the reporting unit’s prior and expected operating performance.

The Company performed their annual impairment test as of September 30, 2020. The Company concluded that the carrying values of DXP Core-Innovative Pumping Solutions and DXP Canada reporting units exceeded their fair values and, therefore, an impairment was recognized in the amount of $16 million and $20.5 million, respectively, during the year ended December 31, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, after recording the impairments, goodwill for the DXP Core-Innovative Pumping Solutions and DXP Canada reporting units was $0 and $32.3 million, respectively.

We identified the Company’s determination of reporting units and evaluation of goodwill and other intangibles impairment for the reporting units as a critical audit matter due to the significant judgments made by management to identify and aggregate reporting units and estimate the fair value of each reporting unit. A high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort, including the need to involve our fair value specialists, was required when performing audit procedures to evaluate management’s estimates and assumptions related to the identification of reporting units; revenue growth rates and operating margins; the selection of reporting unit performance-metric market multiples and discount rates; and the reconciliation of the reporting units estimated fair value to the Company’s market capitalization.

The primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included:

•Testing the effectiveness of controls over management’s determination of reporting units and goodwill and other intangibles impairment evaluation, including those over the determination of the fair value of the reporting units, including controls related to management’s revenue forecasts, selection of the discount rates, selection of performance-metric market multiples, and market capitalization reconciliation.

•Evaluating management’s identification of reporting units, including consideration of components of its operating segments, the availability of discrete financial information for each that is regularly reviewed by management, and the suitability of aggregation of components.

•Evaluating management’s forecasts by comparing the forecasts to historical results, including management’s forecasting accuracy and internal communications to management and the Board of Directors.

•Involving our valuation specialists to assist with our evaluation of the valuation model including discount rates, performance-metric multiples, and other significant assumptions.


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Valuation of Acquired Intangible Assets - Total Equipment Company and APO Pumps and Compressors, LLC
As discussed in Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements, on December 31, 2020 the Company completed its acquisitions of Total Equipment Company (“TEC”) and APO Pumps and Compressors, LLC (“APO”) for total consideration of $103 million (the “Transactions”). The Transactions are accounted for as business combinations and the Company preliminarily allocated $26.7 million of the purchase price to the fair value of the acquired customer relationship intangible assets.

We identified the valuation of acquired intangible assets for TEC and APO as a critical audit matter. Auditing management's preliminary allocation of purchase price for its acquisitions of TEC and APO involved especially subjective and complex judgements due to the significant estimation required in determining the fair value of customer relationship intangible assets. The significant estimation was primarily due to the complexity of the valuation models used to measure that fair value as well as the sensitivity of the respective fair values to the underlying significant assumptions. The significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the customer relationship intangible assets and subsequent amortization expense included discount rates, customer attrition rates and economic lives. These significant assumptions are forward-looking and could be affected by future economic and market conditions.

The primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included:

•Obtaining an understanding of the Company’s acquisition process and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of controls as it related to the Company’s valuation process and methodology for acquired intangible assets. This included testing controls over the Company’s estimation process supporting the recognition and measurement of intangible assets, as well as controls over management’s judgments and evaluation of underlying assumptions regarding their valuation.

•Evaluating the Company's valuation model, the method and significant assumptions used and tested the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data supporting the significant assumptions and estimates.

•Involving our valuation specialists to assist with our evaluation of the valuation model and certain significant assumptions.

Income Taxes - Uncertain Tax Positions
As discussed in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements, during the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recognized federal and state tax benefits for Federal Research & Development Credits (“R&D Credits”) related to tax years 2016 to 2020 of $16.9 million which is partially offset by $5.1 million recorded as a reduction due to the uncertainty related to the realizability of the tax credits. Conclusions on recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions involve significant estimates and management judgment and include complex considerations of the Internal Revenue Code, related regulations, tax case laws, and prior year audit settlements. To account for uncertainty in income taxes, the Company evaluates the likelihood of a tax position based on the technical merits of the position, performs a subsequent measurement related to the maximum benefit and degree of likelihood, and determines the benefits to be recognized in the financial statements, if any.

We determined the estimates relating to determination of uncertain tax provisions as a critical audit matter. Given the complexity and the subjective nature of the use of R&D Credits, evaluating management’s estimates relating to their determination of uncertain tax positions requires extensive audit effort and a high degree of auditor judgment, including involvement of our income tax specialists.


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The primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter included:

•Evaluating the appropriateness and consistency of management’s methods and assumptions used in the identification, recognition, measurement, and disclosure of uncertain tax positions related to R&D Credits.

•Reading and evaluating management’s documentation, including relevant accounting policies and information obtained by management from outside tax specialists which detail the basis of the uncertain tax position.

•Testing the reasonableness of management’s judgments regarding the future resolution of the uncertain tax position, including an evaluation of the technical merits of the uncertain tax position.

•Evaluating the reasonableness of management’s estimates by considering how tax law, including statutes, regulations and case law, impacted management’s judgments.


/s/ Moss Adams LLP

Houston, Texas
March 18, 2021

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.

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DXP ENTERPRISES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 Years Ended December 31,
 202020192018
Sales$1,005,266 $1,267,189 $1,216,197 
Cost of sales725,997 919,965 883,989 
Gross profit$279,269 $347,224 $332,208 
Selling, general and administrative expense246,256 281,102 263,757 
Impairment and other charges59,883 0 0 
Income (loss) from operating$(26,870)$66,122 $68,451 
Other expense (income), net74 (45)(1,192)
Interest expense20,571 19,498 20,937 
Income (loss) before income taxes$(47,515)$46,669 $48,706 
Provision for income taxes (benefit)(18,441)10,894 13,185 
Net income (loss)$(29,074)$35,775 $35,521 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest(348)(260)(111)
Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc.$(28,726)$36,035 $35,632 
Preferred stock dividend90 90 90 
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders$(28,816)$35,945 $35,542 
Net income (loss)$(29,074)$35,775 $35,521 
Cumulative translation adjustment, net of income taxes(1,888)(687)224 
Comprehensive income (loss)$(30,962)$35,088 $35,745 
Earnings (loss) per share (Note 14)
    Basic$(1.62)$2.04 $2.02 
    Diluted$(1.62)$1.96 $1.94 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
    Basic17,748 17,592 17,553 
    Diluted17,748 18,432 18,393 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 December 31, 2017  December 31, 2016  December 31, 2020December 31, 2019
ASSETS      ASSETS  
Current assets:      Current assets:  
Cash $22,047  $1,590 Cash$117,353 $54,203 
Restricted Cash  3,532   - 
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $9,015 in 2017 and $8,160 in 2016  167,272   148,919 
Restricted cashRestricted cash91 124 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $8,628 and $8,929Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of $8,628 and $8,929163,429 187,116 
Inventories  91,413   83,699 Inventories97,071 129,364 
Costs and estimated profits in excess of billings on        
uncompleted contracts  26,915   18,421 
Costs and estimated profits in excess of billingsCosts and estimated profits in excess of billings18,459 32,455 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  5,296   2,138 Prepaid expenses and other current assets4,548 4,223 
Federal income taxes recoverable  1,440   2,558 
Federal income taxes receivableFederal income taxes receivable5,632 996 
Total current assets  317,915   257,325 Total current assets$406,583 $408,481 
Property and equipment, net  53,337   60,807 Property and equipment, net56,899 63,703 
Goodwill  187,591   187,591 Goodwill248,339 194,052 
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $84,624 in 2017 and $70,027 in 2016  78,525   94,831 
Identified Intangibles, netIdentified Intangibles, net80,088 52,582 
Operating lease ROU assetsOperating lease ROU assets55,188 66,191 
Other long-term assets  1,715   1,498 Other long-term assets4,764 3,211 
Total assets $639,083  $602,052 Total assets$851,861 $788,220 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY        LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 
Current liabilities:        Current liabilities: 
Current maturities of long-term debt $3,381  $51,354 Current maturities of long-term debt$3,300 $2,500 
Trade accounts payable  80,303   78,698 Trade accounts payable75,744 76,438 
Accrued wages and benefits  18,483   16,962 Accrued wages and benefits20,621 23,412 
Customer advances  2,189   2,441 Customer advances3,688 3,408 
Billings in excess of costs and estimated profits on uncompleted contracts  4,249   2,813 
Billings in excess of costs and estimated profitsBillings in excess of costs and estimated profits4,061 11,871 
Short-term operating lease liabilitiesShort-term operating lease liabilities15,891 17,603 
Other current liabilities  16,220   14,391 Other current liabilities20,834 12,939 
Total current liabilities  124,825   166,659 Total current liabilities$144,139 $148,171 
Long-term debt, less current maturities and unamortized debt issuance costs  238,643   173,331 
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and unamortized debt issuance costsLong-term debt, net of current maturities and unamortized debt issuance costs317,139 235,419 
Long-term operating lease liabilitiesLong-term operating lease liabilities38,010 48,605 
Other long-term liabilitiesOther long-term liabilities2,930 1,205 
Deferred income taxes  7,069   9,513 Deferred income taxes1,777 9,872 
Total long-term liabilities  245,712   182,844 Total long-term liabilities$359,856 $295,101 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 15)        
Equity:        
Series A preferred stock, 1/10th vote per share; $1.00 par value; liquidation preference of $100 per share ($112 at December 31, 2017 and 2016); 1,000,000 shares authorized; 1,122 shares issued and outstanding
  
1
   
1
 
Series B convertible preferred stock, 1/10th vote per share; $1.00 par value; $100 stated value; liquidation preference of $100 per share ($1,500 at December 31, 2017 and 2016); 1,000,000 shares authorized; 15,000 shares issued and outstanding
  15   15 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 17,315,573 in 2017 and 17,197,380 in 2016 shares issued  174   173 
Total liabilitiesTotal liabilities$503,995 $443,272 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 18)
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 18)
00
Shareholders' Equity:Shareholders' Equity: 
Series A preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorizedSeries A preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized1 1 
Series B convertible preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorizedSeries B convertible preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized15 15 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 19,208,067 and 17,604,092 outstandingCommon stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 19,208,067 and 17,604,092 outstanding189 174 
Additional paid-in capital  153,087   152,313 Additional paid-in capital192,068 157,886 
Retained earnings  134,193   117,395 Retained earnings176,637 205,680 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (19,491)  (18,274)Accumulated other comprehensive loss(21,842)(19,954)
Total DXP Enterprises, Inc. equity  267,979   251,623 Total DXP Enterprises, Inc. equity$347,068 $343,802 
Noncontrolling interest  567   926 Noncontrolling interest798 1,146 
Total equity  268,546   252,549 Total equity$347,866 $344,948 
Total liabilities and equity $639,083  $602,052 Total liabilities and equity$851,861 $788,220 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

  Years Ended December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015 
          
Sales $1,006,782  $962,092  $1,247,043 
Cost of sales  735,201   697,290   895,057 
Gross profit  271,581   264,802   351,986 
Selling, general and administrative expense  238,091   245,470   303,819 
Impairment expense  -   -   68,735 
B27 settlement  -   -   7,348 
Operating income (loss)  33,490   19,332   (27,916)
Other expense (income), net  (456)  (5,906)  72 
Interest expense  17,054   15,564   10,932 
Income (loss) before income taxes  16,892   9,674   (38,920)
Provision for income taxes  363   2,523   150 
Net income (loss)  16,529   7,151   (39,070)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest  (359)  (551)  (534)
Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc.  16,888   7,702   (38,536)
Preferred stock dividend  90   90   90 
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders $16,798  $7,612  $(38,626)
             
Net income (loss) $16,529  $7,151  $(39,070)
Cumulative translation adjustment, net of income taxes  (1,217)  (7,658)  (4,916)
Comprehensive income (loss) $15,312  $(507) $(43,986)
             
Basic earnings (loss) per share $0.97  $0.51  $(2.68)
Weighted average common shares outstanding  
17,400
   
15,042
   
14,423
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share $0.93  $0.49  $(2.68)
Weighted average common shares and common equivalent shares outstanding  18,240   15,882   14,423 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
Years Ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
(in thousands, except share amounts)
  
Series A
Preferred
Stock
  
Series B
Preferred
Stock
  
Common
Stock
  
Paid-In
Capital
  
Retained
Earnings
  
Treasury
Stock
  
Non-
Control
Interest
  
Accum.
Other
Comp.
Income
  
Total Equity
 
BALANCES AT January 1, 2015 $1  $15  $146  $115,605  $148,409  $(15,524) $-  $(5,700) $242,952 
                                     
Dividends paid  -   -   -   -   (90)  -   -   -   (90)
Compensation expense for restricted stock  -   -   -   2,973   -   -   -   -   2,973 
Tax related items for share based awards  -   -   -   (815)  -   -   -   -   (815)
Issuance of 148,769 treasury shares in connection with an acquisition  -   -   -   (4,825)  -   9,223   -   -   4,398 
Acquisition of 191,420 shares of treasury stock  -   -   -   -   -   (8,908)  -   -   (8,908)
Issuance of 57,401 treasury shares upon vesting of restricted stock  -   -   -   (2,632)  -   2,632   -   -   - 
Noncontrolling interest holder contributions, net of tax benefits  -   -   -   -   -   -   2,346   -   2,346 
Cumulative translation adjustment  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (4,916)  (4,916)
Net loss  -   -   -   -   (38,536)  -   (534)  -   (39,070)
BALANCES AT DECEMBER 31, 2015 $1  $15  $146  $110,306  $109,783  $(12,577) $1,812  $(10,616) $198,870 
                                     
Dividends paid  -   -   -   -   (90)  -   -   -   (90)
Compensation expense for restricted stock  -   -   -   3,580   -   -   -   -   3,580 
Tax related items for share based awards  -   -   -   (858)  -   -   -   -   (858)
Issuance of 2,722,858 shares of Common stock  -   -   27   51,862   -   -   -   -   51,889 
Issuance of 264,297 treasury shares  -   -   -   (12,577)  -   12,577   -   -   - 
Noncontrolling interest holder contributions, net of tax benefits  -   -   -   -   -   -   (335)  -   (335)
Cumulative translation adjustment  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (7,658)  (7,658)
Net income (loss)  -   -   -   -   7,702   -   (551)  -   7,151 
BALANCES AT DECEMBER 31, 2016 $1  $15  $173  $152,313  $117,395  $-  $926  $(18,274) $252,549 
Dividends paid  -   -   -   -   (90)  -   -   -   (90)
Compensation expense for restricted stock  -   -   -   1,708   -   -   -   -   1,708 
Tax related items for share based awards  -   -   -   (933)  -   -   -   -   (933)
Issuance of shares of Common stock  -   -   1   (1)  -   -   -   -   - 
Cumulative translation adjustment  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (1,217)  (1,217)
Net income (loss)  -   -   -   -   16,888   -   (359)  -   16,529 
BALANCES AT DECEMBER 31, 2017 $1  $15  $174  $153,087  $134,193  $-  $567  $(19,491) $268,546 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
  
Years Ended
December 31,
 
  2017  2016  2015 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:         
Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc. $16,888  $7,702  $(38,536)
Less net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest  (359)  (551)  (534)
Net income (loss)  16,529   7,151   (39,070)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:            
Depreciation  10,520   11,933   12,622 
Amortization of intangible assets  17,266   18,061   20,621 
Impairment of goodwill  -   -   68,735 
Bad debt expense  3,416   180   2,014 
Amortization of debt issuance costs  1,548   1,856   1,211 
Write off of debt issuance costs  578   -   - 
Gain on sale of subsidiary  -   (5,635)  - 
Stock compensation expense  1,708   3,580   2,973 
Tax  loss related to vesting of restricted stock  -   619   - 
Deferred income taxes  (3,827)  2,687   (9,024)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of assets and liabilities acquired in business acquisitions:            
Trade accounts receivable  (20,539)  12,080   71,261 
Costs and estimated profits in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts  (8,419)  3,457   (2,047)
Inventories  (7,544)  5,453   12,724 
Prepaid expenses and other assets  (3,287)  620   159 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  3,189   (8,595)  (42,862)
Billings in excess of costs & estimated profits on uncompleted contracts  1,406   (5,203)  (513)
Net cash provided by operating activities  12,544   48,244   98,804 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:            
Purchase of property and equipment  (2,811)  (4,868)  (13,992)
Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets  -   1,206   - 
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary  -   31,476   - 
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (1)
  -   -   (15,501)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  (2,811)  27,814   (29,493)
             
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:            
Proceeds from debt  728,822   517,689   393,551 
Principal payments on revolving line of credit and other long-term debt  (702,402)  (643,568)  (453,480)
Debt issuance costs  (11,208)  (801)  (543)
Noncontrolling interest holder contributions (distributions), net of tax benefits  -   (335)  2,346 
Preferred dividends paid  (90)  (90)  (90)
Purchase of treasury stock  -   -   (8,908)
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net  -   51,889   - 
Payment for employee taxes withheld from stock awards  (934)  (238)  (815)
Tax (loss)  related to vesting of restricted stock  -   (619)  - 
Net  cash provided by (used in) financing activities  14,188   (76,073)  (67,939)
EFFECT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY ON CASH  68   (88)  274 
(DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH  23,989   (103)  1,646 
CASH AT BEGINNING OF YEAR  1,590   1,693   47 
CASH AT END OF YEAR $25,579  $1,590  $1,693 
             
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:            
Cash paid for Interest $15,205  $13,708  $9,721 
Cash paid for Income Taxes $714  $4,780  $13,792 

(1)Purchases of businesses in 2015 exclude $4.4 million in common stock issued in connection with an acquisition.
 Years Ended December 31,
 202020192018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:   
Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc.$(28,726)$36,035 $35,632 
Less: net loss attributable to non-controlling interest(348)(260)(111)
Net income (loss)$(29,074)$35,775 $35,521 
Reconciliation of net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:  
  Depreciation10,396 10,100 9,578 
  Impairment and other charges59,883 0 0 
  Amortization of intangible assets12,287 15,074 16,586 
  Bad debt expense1,194 139 2,368 
  Payment of contingent consideration liability in excess of acquisition-date fair value(136)(106)0 
  Amortization of debt issuance costs1,875 1,875 1,743 
  Fair value adjustment on contingent consideration(395)54 313 
  Loss on extinguishment and modification of debt2,288 0 60 
  Gain on sale of property and equipment0 (9)(1,330)
  Stock compensation expense3,532 1,963 2,549 
  Deferred income taxes(14,771)1,110 1,004 
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities
  Trade accounts receivable42,909 5,560 (22,487)
  Costs and estimated profits in excess of billings14,009 92 (5,640)
  Inventories22,208 (14,447)(20,838)
  Prepaid expenses and other assets13,053 5,110 188 
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses(14,897)(15,408)7,093 
  Billings in excess of costs & estimated profits(7,816)1,142 6,522 
  Other long-term liabilities(8,870)(6,718)2,610 
Net cash provided by operating activities$107,675 $41,306 $35,840 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:  
  Purchase of property and equipment(6,672)(22,120)(9,323)
  Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment123 35 2,558 
  Acquisition of businesses(115,247)0 (10,811)
Net cash used in investing activities$(121,796)$(22,085)$(17,576)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:  
  Proceeds from debt330,000 0 0 
  Principal debt payments(244,375)(4,341)(3,381)
  Debt issuance costs(7,268)0 (60)
  Issuance of Common Stock- shares sold in public market1,142 0 0 
  Payment for contingent consideration liability(1,864)(1,394)0 
  Non-controlling interest holder contributions (distributions), net of tax benefits0 0 950 
  Preferred dividends paid(90)(90)(90)
  Payment for employee taxes withheld from stock awards(139)(267)(340)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities$77,406 $(6,092)$(2,921)
Effect of foreign currency on cash(168)679 (403)
Net Change In Cash$63,117 $13,808 $14,940 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at Beginning of Year54,327 40,519 25,579 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at End of Year$117,444 $54,327 $40,519 
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:   
  Cash paid for interest$13,321 $17,623 $19,134 
  Cash paid for income taxes$6,277 $13,318 $8,301 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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DXP ENTERPRISES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(in thousands, except share amounts)
 Series A preferred StockSeries B preferred StockCommon StockPaid-in CapitalRetained earningsTreasury stockNon controlling interestAccum Other Comp (Loss)Total equity
Balances at December 31, 2017$1 $15 $174 $153,087 $134,193 $0 $567 $(19,491)$268,546 
Dividends paid— — — — (90)— — — (90)
Compensation expense for restricted stock— — — 2,549 — — — — 2,549 
Tax related items for share based awards— — — (340)— — — — (340)
Issuance of shares of common stock— — — 894 — — — — 894 
Non-controlling interest holder contributions, net of tax benefits— — — — — — 950 — 950 
Cumulative translation adjustment— — — — — — — 224 224 
Net income— — — — 35,632 — (111)— 35,521 
Balances at December 31, 2018$1 $15 $174 $156,190 $169,735 $0 $1,406 $(19,267)$308,254 
Dividends paid— — — — (90)— — — (90)
Compensation expense for restricted stock— — — 1,963 — �� — — 1,963 
Tax related items for share based awards— — — (267)— — — — (267)
Cumulative translation adjustment— — — — — — — (687)(687)
Net income— — — — 36,035 — (260)— 35,775 
Balances at December 31, 2019$1 $15 $174 $157,886 $205,680 $0 $1,146 $(19,954)$344,948 
Dividends paid— — — — (90)— — — (90)
Compensation expense for restricted stock— — — 3,532 — — — — 3,532 
Tax related items for share based awards— — — (139)— — — — (139)
Issuance of shares of common stock-Acquisition15 29,351 29,366 
Issuance of shares of common stock-Shares sold in public market— — — 1,142 — — — — 1,142 
Cumulative translation adjustment— — — 296 (227)— — (1,888)(1,819)
Net loss— — — — (28,726)— (348)— (29,074)
Balances at December 31, 2020$1 $15 $189 $192,068 $176,637 $0 $798 $(21,842)$347,866 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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DXP ENTERPRISES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


NOTE 1 - THE COMPANY


DXP Enterprises, Inc. together with its subsidiaries (collectively “DXP,” “Company,” “us,” “we,” or “our”) was incorporated in Texas on July 26, 1996. DXP Enterprises, Inc. and its subsidiaries are engaged in the business of distributing maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products, and service to energy and industrial customers. Additionally, DXP provides integrated, custom pump skid packages, pump remanufacturing and manufactures branded private label pumps to energy and industrial customers. The Company is organized into three3 business segments: Service Centers (“SC”), Supply Chain Services (“SCS”) and Innovative Pumping Solutions (“IPS”). See Note 1821 - Segment and Geographical Reporting for discussion of the business segments.


NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS POLICIES


Basis of Presentation


The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries and its variable interest entity (“VIE”).


DXP is the primary beneficiary of a VIE in which DXP owns 47.5% of the equity. DXP consolidates the financial statements of the VIE with the financial statements of DXP. As of December 31, 2017,2020, the total assets of the VIE were approximately $5.2$4.8 million including approximately $4.5$3.4 million of fixed assets. DXP is the primary customer of the VIE. Consolidation of the VIE increased cost of sales by approximately $0.6 million and $1.3$0.8 million for the twelve monthsyear ended December 31, 20172020 and 2016,decreased cost of sales by approximately $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, respectively. The Company recognized a related income tax benefit of $0.2 million$116 thousand and $0.3 million$83 thousand related to the VIE for the years ended December 31, 20172020 and 2016, respectively.  At December 31, 2017,2019, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, the owners of the 52.5% of the equity not owned by DXP included employees of DXP.


All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation; none affected net income.


Foreign Currency


The financial statements of the Company’s Canadian subsidiaries are measured using local currencies as their functional currencies. Assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates, while income and expenses are translated at average exchange rates. Translation gains and losses are reported in other comprehensive income (loss). Gains and losses on transactions denominated in foreign currency are reported in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).


Use of Estimates


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions in determining the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary in order to make the financial statements not misleading have been included. Actual results could differ from those estimates.


Cash and Cash Equivalents


The Company’s presentation of cash includes cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are defined as short-term investments with maturity dates of 90 days or less at time of purchase. The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with institutions with high credit quality. However, at certain times, such cash and cash equivalents may be in excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance limits. The Company has not historically experienced any losses when in excess of these limits.

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Receivables and Credit Risk


Trade receivables consist primarily of uncollateralized customer obligations due under normal trade terms, which usually require payment within 30 days of the invoice date. However, these payment terms are extended in select cases and customers may not pay within stated trade terms.


The Company has trade receivables from a diversified customer base located primarily in the Rocky Mountain, Northeastern, Midwestern, Southeastern and Southwestern regions of the United States and Canada. The Company believes no significant concentration of credit risk exists. The Company evaluates the creditworthiness of its customers' financial positions and monitors accounts on a regular basis. Provisions to the allowance for doubtful accounts are made monthly and adjustments are made periodically (as circumstances warrant) based upon management’s best estimate of the collectability of such accounts.accounts under the current expected credit losses model. The Company writes offwrites-off uncollectible trade accounts receivable when the accounts are determined to be uncollectible. No customer represents more than 10% of consolidated sales.


Changes in this allowance for 2017, 20162020, 2019 and 20152018 were as follows (in thousands):

 Years Ended December 31,  Years Ended December 31, 
 2017  2016  2015  202020192018 
Balance at beginning of year $8,160  $9,364  $8,713 Balance at beginning of year$8,929 $10,126 $9,015  
Charged to costs and expenses  3,367   180   2,014 Charged to costs and expenses1,194 139 2,368  
Charged to other accounts  22
3 
  (17
)2
  1,255
2 
Charged to other accounts21 (1)79 (1)(86)(2)
Deductions  (2,534
)1
  (1,367
)1
  (2,618
)1
Deductions(1,516)(3)(1,415)(3)(1,171)(3)
Balance at end of year $9,015  $8,160  $9,364 Balance at end of year$8,628  $8,929  $10,126  
(1) Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries(1) Primarily due to translation adjustments
(2) Includes allowance for doubtful accounts from acquisitions and divestiture
(3) Primarily due to translation adjustments Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries

Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company is required to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. US GAAP establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. US GAAP prioritizes the inputs into three levels that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1
Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2
Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.
Level 3
Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

See Note 4 for further information regarding the Company’s financial instruments.


Inventories


Inventories consist principally of equipment purchased for resale or finished goods and are priced at net realizable value,, cost being primarily determined using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”)weighted average cost method. The Company regularly reviews inventory to evaluate continued demand and records provisions for the difference between cost and net realizable value arising from excess and obsolete items on hand. Provisions are provided against inventories for estimated excess and obsolescence based upon the aging of the inventories and market trends and are applied as a reduction in cost of the associated inventory.
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Property and Equipment


Property and equipment are carried on the basis of cost. Depreciation of property and equipment is computed using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. Maintenance and repairs of depreciable assets are charged against earnings as incurred. When properties are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and gains or losses are credited or charged to earnings.


The principal estimated useful lives used in determining depreciation are as follows:

Buildings20-39 years
Building improvements10-20 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment3-20 years
Leasehold improvementsShorter of estimated useful life or related lease term


Impairment of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets


The Company tests goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets for impairment on an annual basis in the fourth quarter and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.recoverable. The Company assigns the carrying value of these intangible assets to its "reporting units" and applies the test for goodwill at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit is defined as an operating segment or one level below a segment (a "component") if the component is a business and discrete information is prepared and reviewed regularly by segment management.

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The Company’s goodwill impairment assessment first permits evaluating qualitative factors to determine if a reporting unit's carrying value would more likely than not exceed its fair value. If the Company concludes, based on the qualitative assessment, that a reporting unit's carrying value would more likely than not exceed its fair value, the Company would perform a two-step quantitative test for that reporting unit. When a quantitative assessmentShould the reporting unit's carrying amount exceed the fair value, then an impairment charge for the excess would be recognized. The impairment charge is performed, the first step islimited to identify a potential impairment, and the second step measures the amount of goodwill allocated to the impairment loss, if any. Goodwill is deemed toreporting unit, and goodwill will not be impaired ifreduced below zero. For the carrying amount of a reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds its estimated fair value. During the third and fourth quarter of 2015, DXP performed interim impairment tests using a quantitative approach and recognized goodwill impairments of $57.8 million and $9.8 million, respectively. No impairment oftwelve months ended December 31, 2020, goodwill was requiredevaluated for impairment at the reporting unit level resulting in 2017a $36.4 million goodwill impairment which was included in impairment charges in the consolidated statement of operations (see Note 4 - Impairments and 2016.other charges).


Impairment of Long-Lived Assets, Excluding Goodwill


The Company tests long-lived assets or asset groups for recoverability on an annual basis and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable. Circumstances which could trigger a review include, but are not limited to: significant decreases in the market price of the asset; significant adverse changes in the business climate or legal factors; accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of the asset; current period cash flow or operating losses combined with a history of losses or a forecast of continuing losses associated with the use of the asset; and current expectation that the asset will more likely than not be sold or disposed significantly before the end of its estimated useful life. Recoverability is assessed based on the carrying amount of the asset and its fair value which is generally determined based on the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and the eventual disposal of the asset, as well as specific appraisal in certain instances. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount is not recoverable and exceeds fair value. No impairment ofFor the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, long-lived assets excluding goodwill, was required in 2017, 2016 and 2015.

Share-based Compensation

The Company uses restricted stockevaluated for share-based compensation programs. The Company measures compensation cost with respect to equity instruments granted as stock-based payments to employees based upon the estimated fair value of the equity instrumentsimpairment at the datereporting unit level resulting in a $4.8 million long-lived assets impairment which was included in impairment charges in the consolidated statement of the grant. The cost as measured is recognized as expense over the period which an employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award.operations (see Note 4 - Impairments and other charges).


Revenue Recognition


The Company fabricates and assembles custom-made pump packages, remanufactures pumps and manufactures branded private label pumps within our Innovative Pumping Solutions segment. For binding agreements to fabricate tangible assets to customer specifications, the Company recognizes revenues over time when the customer is able to direct the use of and obtain substantially all of the benefits of the work performed. This typically occurs when the products have no alternative use for us and we have a right to payment for the work completed to date plus a reasonable profit margin. Contracts generally include cancellation provisions that require the customer to reimburse us for costs incurred through the date of cancellation. We recognize revenue for these contracts using the percentage of completion method.method, an "input method" as defined by the new standard. Under this method, revenues are recognized as costs are incurred and include estimated profits calculated on the basis of the relationship between costs incurred and total estimated costs at completion. If at any time expected costs exceed the value of the contract, the loss is recognized immediately. Revenues of approximately $40.6 million, $31.5 million, and $47.5 million were recognized on contracts in process for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. The typical time span of these contracts is approximately one to two years.

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For othermaintenance, repair and operating (MRO) products, equipment and integrated services, including logistics capabilities, to industrial customers. The Supply Chain Services segment provides a wide range of MRO products and manages all or part of a customer's supply chain, including warehouse and inventory management services. Revenue is recognized upon the completion of our performance obligation(s) under the sales agreement. The majority of the Company recognizesService Centers and Supply Chain Services segment revenues originate from the satisfaction of a single performance obligation, the delivery of products. Revenues are recognized when an agreement is in place, the performance obligations under the contract have been identified, and the price or consideration to be received is fixed and allocated to the performance obligation(s) in the contract. We believe our performance obligation has been satisfied when title for product passes to the customer or services have been provided and collectability is reasonably assured, which is generally upon delivery torendered under the customer.contract. Revenues are recorded net of sales taxes.


The Company reserves for potential customer returns based upon the historical level of returns.


Shipping and Handling Costs


The Company classifies shipping and handling charges billed to customers as sales. Shipping and handling charges paid to others are classified as a component of cost of sales.



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Self-insured Insurance and Medical Claims


We generally retain up to $100,000 of risk for each claim for workers compensation, general liability, automobile and property loss. We accrue for the estimated loss on the self-insured portion of these claims. The accrual is adjusted quarterly based upon reported claims information. The actual cost could deviate from the recorded estimate.


We generally retain up to $175,000 of risk on each medical claim for our employees and their dependents with the exception of less than 0.05% of employees where a higher risk is retained. We accrue for the estimated outstanding balance of unpaid medical claims for our employees and their dependents. The accrual is adjusted monthly based on recent claims experience. The actual claims could deviate from recent claims experience and be materially different from the reserve.


The accrual for these claims at December 31, 20172020 and 20162019 was approximately $2.7$2.6 million and $3.1$2.5 million, respectively.

Purchase Accounting
DXP estimates the fair value of assets, including property, machinery and equipment and their related useful lives and salvage values, intangibles and liabilities when allocating the purchase price of an acquisition. The fair value estimates are developed using the best information available.


Cost of Sales and Selling, General and Administrative Expense

Cost of sales includes product and product related costs, inbound freight charges, internal transfer costs and depreciation. Selling, general and administrative expense includes purchasing and receiving costs, inspection costs, warehousing costs, depreciation and amortization.

Debt Issuance Cost Amortization

Fees paid to DXP’s lenders to secure a firm commitment on a term loan and revolving line of credit are presented as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability. For the term loan, fees paid by DXP are amortized over the life of the loan as additional interest. Fees paid to secure a firm commitment from our lender on a revolving line of credit are amortized on a straight-line basis over the entire term of the arrangement. The total unamortized debt issuance costs reported on the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $10.1 million and $1.0 million, respectively. In connection with the extinguishment of the previously existing credit facility we recorded a $0.6 million write-off of debt issuance costs, which was included in interest expense during the third quarter of 2017.


Income Taxes


The Company utilizes the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities. Such deferred income tax asset and liability computations are based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to periods in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established to reduce deferred income tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized under a more likely than not criterion.
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Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes


A position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return is recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not (i.e. a likelihood of more than fifty percent) that the position would be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. A recognized tax position is then measured at the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U. S.U.S. federal, state and local tax examination by tax authorities for years prior to 2012.2014. The Company's policy is to recognize interest related to unrecognized tax benefits as interest expense and penalties as operating expenses. The Company believes that it has appropriate support for the income tax positions taken and to be taken on its tax returns and that its accruals for tax liabilities are adequate for all open years based on an assessment of many factors including past experience and interpretations of tax law applied to the facts of each mattermatter.


Comprehensive Income (Loss)


Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income and foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities.adjustments. The Company’s other comprehensive (loss) income is comprised of changes in the market value of an investment with quoted market prices in an active market for identical instruments and translation adjustments from translating foreign subsidiaries to the reporting currency. Comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2016 was reduced by an $8.6 million charge recorded during the fourth quarter of 2016 to correct errors which accumulated during 2013, 2014 and 2015 due to the Company improperly recognizing an $8.6 million deferred tax asset on unrealized foreign currency losses not expected to be realized within one year. We assessed the materiality of this misstatement and concluded the misstatement was not material to the results of operations or financial condition for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.


Out-of-Period Items
Deferred tax liabilities related to intangibles for customer relationships acquired in Canada during 2012 and 2013 were reduced by $2.2 million during the fourth quarter of 2017 to correct the tax rate used to establish the deferred tax liabilities at the dates of acquisition. The Company evaluated the misstatement of each period since these acquisitions were completed and concluded the effects were immaterial.
During the first quarter of 2015, we identified a $2.5 million ($1.6 million net of tax) overstatement of an accrual at December 31, 2014, which overstated 2014 selling, general and administrative expense. We recorded an out-of-period adjustment to correct this overstatement in the quarter ended March 31, 2015. During the fourth quarter of 2015, we realized $1.5 million of net tax benefits related to events which occurred in earlier years. These out-of-period items reduced the 2015 net loss by $3.1 million and 2015 basic and diluted net loss per share by $0.21. We assessed the materiality of this overstatement and concluded the overstatement was not material to the results of operations or financial condition for the year ended December 31, 2015.

NOTE 3 - RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS


Standards EffectiveRecently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Intangibles-Goodwill and Other. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in 2017a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract based on a consensus of the FASB’s Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) that requires implementation costs incurred by customers in cloud computing arrangements (CCAs) to be deferred and recognized over the term of the arrangement, if those costs would be capitalized by the customer in a software licensing arrangement under the internal-use software guidance in ASC 350-40, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software”. The ASU does not affect the accounting by cloud service providers, other software vendors or Earliercustomers’ accounting for software licensing arrangements. The ASU requires companies to recognize deferred implementation costs to expense over the ‘term of the hosting arrangement’. Under the ASU, the term of the hosting arrangement comprises the non-cancellable period of the CCA plus any optional renewal periods that are
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reasonably certain to be exercised by the customer or for which exercise of the option is controlled by the vendor. The Company adopted the standard effective January 1, 2020. The standard did not have an impact on our results of operations.

Fair Value Measurement. In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13: Fair Value Measurement: Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement which eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements as part of its disclosure framework project. Entities will no longer be required to disclose the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, but public companies will be required to disclose the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements. The Company adopted the standard effective January 1, 2020. The standard did not have an impact on our results of operations.

Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, as later modified by ASUs 2018-19, 2019-04, 2019-05, 2019-11 and 2020-02. This ASU requires estimating all expected credit losses for certain types of financial instruments, including trade receivables and contract assets, held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The Company adopted this ASU effective January 1, 2020 which resulted in an immaterial impact to beginning retained earnings. While the adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements, it required changes to the Company’s process of estimating expected credit losses on trade receivables and contract assets. The Company carries its accounts receivable at their face amounts less an allowance for expected credit losses. The Company establishes an allowance for expected credit losses to present the net amount of accounts receivable expected to be collected. On a regular basis, the Company evaluates its accounts receivable and contract assets and establishes the allowance for expected credit losses based on a combination of specific customer circumstances (including slow pays and bankruptcies), as well as history of write-offs and collections, current credit conditions and micro and macro-economic forecasts.

Accounting ChangesPronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This update provides optional expedients and Error Corrections.exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to certain contract modifications and hedging relationships that reference London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. The guidance is effective upon issuance and generally can be applied through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of this ASU on the financial statements.

All other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued but not yet effective are currently being evaluated and at this time are not expected to have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

NOTE 4 – IMPAIRMENTS AND OTHER CHARGES

The Company tests goodwill for impairment at least annually or more frequently whenever events or circumstances occur indicating that it might be impaired. During the third quarter of 2020, the Company’s market capitalization and sales declined significantly driven by current macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions including the collapse of oil prices caused by both surplus production and supply as well as the decrease in demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the uncertainty related to oil demand continued to have a significant impact on the investment and operating plans of many of our customers. Based on these events, the Company concluded that it was more likely than not that the fair values of certain of its reporting units were less than their carrying values. Therefore, the Company performed an interim goodwill impairment test.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, goodwill was evaluated for impairment at the reporting unit level. The Company had 4 goodwill reporting units: Service Centers, Innovative Pumping Solutions, Canada and Supply Chain Services. The Company determined the fair values of 2 reporting units with goodwill were below their carrying values, resulting in a $36.4 million goodwill impairment, which was included in impairment charges in the consolidated statement of operations.

Innovative Pumping Solutions

The oil and gas industry experienced unprecedented disruption during 2020 as a result of a combination of factors, including the substantial decline in global demand for oil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent mitigation efforts. This disruption created a substantial surplus of oil and a decline in oil prices. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil spot prices
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decreased sharply during the first quarter of 2020 from a high of $63 per barrel in early January of 2020 to approximately $21 per barrel by the end of the first quarter of 2020. Although oil prices have recovered modestly, WTI oil spot prices averaged approximately $41 per barrel during the third quarter of 2020, which is approximately 28% less than the average price per barrel during 2019. The U.S. average rig count continued to decline in the third quarter of 2020, dropping 35% compared to the second quarter of 2020. These factors, along with the continued impact of COVID-19, constituted a triggering event in the third quarter and required an interim goodwill impairment analysis for our manufacturing reporting unit.With the adverse economic impacts discussed above and the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the results of the impairment test indicated that the carrying amount of the manufacturing reporting unit exceeded the estimated fair value of the reporting unit, and a full impairment of its remaining goodwill was required. Significant assumptions inherent in the valuation methodologies for goodwill impairment calculations include, but are not limited to, prospective financial information, growth rates, discount rates, inflationary factors, and the cost of capital. To evaluate the sensitivity of the fair value calculations for the reporting unit, the Company applied a hypothetical 100 bps reduction in the weighted average cost of capital, and separately, increased the revenue projections by 10 percent, holding other factors steady. Even with more favorable assumptions, the results of these sensitivity analyses led the Company to record a non-cash impairment charge of $16.0 million for goodwill during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020.

Canada

As a result of the reductions in capital spending for oil and gas producers and processors and the economic repercussions from the COVID-19 pandemic, we determined these events constituted a triggering event that required us to review the recoverability of our long-lived assets and perform an interim goodwill impairment assessment as of July 31, 2020. Our review resulted in the recording of impairments and other charges during the third quarter of 2020. As a result of our goodwill impairment assessments, we determined that the fair value of our Canadian reporting unit was lower than its net book value and, therefore, resulted in a partial goodwill impairment.The enterprise value of the Canadian reporting unit at July 31, 2020 was less than its carrying value by approximately 40 percent. This resulted in a partial goodwill impairment of $20.5 million for Canada. Per the impairment test and respective sensitivity analyses, it was noted that a decrease of approximately 480 basis points in the pre-tax discount rate and an approximately 150 basis points increase in our revenue long-term growth rate projections would cause the Canada business enterprise value to increase to the level of its carrying value and thus avoid a full impairment.

Other Impairments and methodology

The negative market indicators described above were triggering events that indicated that certain of the Company’s long-lived intangible and tangible assets and additional inventory items may also have been impaired. Recoverability testing indicated that certain long-lived assets and inventory were indeed impaired. The estimated fair value of these assets was determined to be below their carrying value. As a result, the Company recorded the following additional impairment and other charges as
detailed in the table below:

(in thousands)Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020
Long-lived asset impairments$4,775 
Goodwill impairments36,435 
Inventory and work-in-progress costs18,673 
Total impairment and other charges$59,883

TheCompany determined the fair value of both long-lived assets and goodwill primarily using the discounted cash flow method and in the case of goodwill, a multiples-based market approach for comparable companies. Given the current volatile market environment and inherent complexities it presents, the Company utilized third-party valuation advisors to assist us with these valuations. These analyses included significant judgment, including management’s short-term and long-term forecast of operating performance, discount rates based on the weighted average cost of capital, as derived from peers, revenue growth rates, profitability margins, capital expenditures, the timing of future cash flows based on an eventual recovery of the oil and gas industry, and in the case of long-lived assets, the remaining useful life and service potential of the asset, all of which were classified as Level 3 inputs under the fair value hierarchy. These impairment assessments incorporate inherent uncertainties, including supply and demand for the Company’s products and services and future market conditions, which are difficult to predict in volatile economic environments. The discount rates utilized to value the reporting units were in a range from 14.8 percent to 16.4 percent. Given the dynamic nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and related market conditions, we cannot reasonably estimate the period that these events will persist or the full extent of the impact they will have on our business. If market conditions continue to deteriorate, including crude oil prices further declining or remaining at low levels for a sustained
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period, we may record further asset impairments, which may include an impairment of the carrying value of our goodwill associated with other reporting units.

For inventory and work-in-progress we evaluated the recoverability based upon their net realizable value, factoring in the costs to complete work-in-progress and the salability of inventory items primarily tied to oil and gas. The net realizable value was derived from quotes for similar items and recent transactions.

NOTE 5 - LEASES

We lease office space, warehouses, land, automobiles, and office and manufacturing equipment. All of our leases are classified as operating leases. Our leases have remaining lease terms of 1 month to 10 years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to 14 years. The exercise of lease renewal options is at our sole discretion. Our lease agreements do not include options to purchase the leased property.

The Company adopted the provisions of ASC 842, "Leases" effective January 1, 2019. We elected to apply the current period transition approach as introduced by ASU 2018-11 for our transition at January 1, 2019 and we elected to apply the following practical expedients and accounting policy decisions. In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-03 ("ASU 2017-03"), Accounting Changes2019, we recorded a ROU Asset and Error Corrections (Topic 250)total lease liability obligations of $72.7 million and Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to Staff Announcements at the September 22, 2016 and November 17, 2016 EITF Meetings. This update adds language to the SEC Staff Guidance in relation to ASU 2014-09, ASU 2016-02, and ASU 2016-13. This ASU 2017-03 provides the SEC Staff view that a registrant should consider additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures related to the previously mentioned ASUs in connection with the status and impact of their adoption. This guidance, which was effective immediately,$72.4 million, respectively. The new standard did not have a material impact on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Compensation – Stock Compensation. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The update aims to simplify aspectsconsolidated statements of accounting for share-based payment award transactions, including (a) income tax consequences, (b) classification of awards as either equity or liabilities,operations and (c) classificationhad no impact on the statement of cash flows. This pronouncement is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those annual periods. 

The Company adopted the ASU January 1, 2017 and it had the following impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statementslease expenses were as follows (in thousands):
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019
Lease costClassification
Short-term lease expense
SG&A expenses(*)
$374 $1,087 
Other operating lease cost
SG&A expenses(*)
22,983 23,911 
Total operating lease cost$23,357 $24,998 
(*) Manufacturing equipment and some vehicle rental expenses are included in the cost of sales.


Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows (in thousands):
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019
Lease
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
     Operating cash flows from operating leases$18,250 $19,020 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities
     Operating leases$5,639 $12,608 


Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows (in thousand):
LeaseClassificationDecember 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Assets
   OperatingOperating lease right-of-use assets$55,188 $66,191 
Liabilities
   Current operatingShort-term operating lease liabilities15,891 17,603 
   Non-current operatingLong-term operating lease liabilities38,010 48,605 
Total operating lease liabilities$53,901 $66,208 

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Topic
Method of Adoption
Impact
Note: As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on Consolidated Financial Statements
Recognize all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax benefit or expenseProspectiveThe Company recognized $0.1 million of excess tax benefit in income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2017, decreasing the effective tax rate for the year.
Excess tax benefits and deficiencies on the statement of cash flows are classified as an operating activityProspectiveThe Company recognized $0.1 million of excess tax benefit for the year ended December 31, 2017 as an operating activity.  Prior to the adoption of the ASU 2016-09, the excess tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2016 of $0.6 million was recognized as a financing activity. The excess tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2015 was zero.
Employee taxes paid when an employer withholds shares for tax-withholding purposes on the statement of cash flows are classified as financing activityRetrospectiveThe Company reclassified $0.2 million and $0.8 million of employee taxes paid from cash flows from operating activities to cash flows from financing activities on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
Accounting for forfeitures and tax withholding electionsProspectiveThe Company has not changed its accounting policy for forfeitures.  There is no significant impact on Consolidated Financial Statements.

Income Taxes. In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Balance Sheet Classificationinformation available at the commencement date in determining the present value of Deferred Taxes. The update requires entities to present deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent in a classified balance sheet. The update simplifies the current guidance, which requires entities to separately present deferred tax assets and liabilities as current and noncurrent in a classified balance sheet. This pronouncement is effectivelease payments for financial statements issued for annual periods beginninglease commenced on or after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within.  The Company adopted this ASU January 1, 20172019. We used our incremental borrowing rate as of the transition date of January 1, 2019 for operating leases that commenced prior to transition.

Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows (in thousands):
Year Ending December 31,
Operating leases (*)
2021$19,183 
202215,990 
202310,571 
20246,084 
20253,924 
Thereafter7,271 
Total lease payments$63,023 
Less: imputed interest9,122 
Present value of lease liabilities$53,901 

(*) Operating lease payments exclude $2.8 million and reclassified $9.5 $1.1 million of current deferred income tax assets from current assets to non-current deferred income tax liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheetlegally binding minimum lease payments for leases signed but not yet commenced, as of December 31, 2016.

Inventory. In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Inventory (Topic 330), Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory. The amendments in ASU 2015-11 clarify the subsequent measurement of inventory requiring an entity to subsequently measure inventory at the lower of cost2020 and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. This ASU applies only to inventory that is measured using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) or average cost method. Subsequent measurement is unchanged for inventory measured using last-in, first-out (LIFO) or the retail inventory method. The amendments in ASU 2015-11 should be applied prospectively and are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company adopted this ASU January 1, 2017 and it did not have a material impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Statement of Cash Flows. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), Classification of Restricted Cash. The amendments in ASU 2016-18 require that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. The amounts should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in ASU 2016-18 should be applied retrospectively and are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company early adopted this ASU September 30, 2017 and classified $3.5 million of cash to restricted cash on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2017. This cash deposit was required as collateral for letters of credit outstanding under our previously existing credit facility.2019, respectively.


Standards Effective in 2018 or Later
Lease term and discount rateTwelve Months Ended December 31, 2020Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)
  Operating lease4.294.74
Weighted average discount rate
  Operating lease7.2%7.3%


Compensation - Stock Compensation.  In May 2017,For the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting. This ASU provides guidance on the types of changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards to which an entity would be required to apply modification accounting. An entity would not apply modification accounting if the fair value, vesting conditions, and classification of the awards are the same immediately before and after the modification. The amendments in this ASU are effective for all entities for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted. The amendments in this ASU should be applied prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, that this ASU will have upon adoption.
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Intangibles-Goodwill and Other. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.  This ASU is to simplify how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment. The effective date of the amendment to the standard is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company early adopted this ASUtwelve months ended December 31, 2017. The Company’s annual tests of goodwill for impairment, including qualitative assessments of all of its reporting units goodwill, determined a quantitative impairment test was not necessary.
Business Combinations. In January 2017,2020, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business. This ASU clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidanceCompany paid approximately $3.1 million in lease expenses to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals, goodwill and consolidation. The effective date of this ASU is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. This ASU is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
Statement of Cash Flows. In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows - Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments. This ASU addresses eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice. The effective date of the amendment to the standard is for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. This ASU is not expected to have a material impact oncontrolled by the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements.Chief Executive Officer, David Little and family.


Financial Instruments – Credit Losses. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13: Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, which replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in current US GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses.  The update is intended to provide financial statement users with more useful information about expected credit losses.  The amended guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted.  We are currently evaluating the effect, if any, that the guidance will have on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

Leases. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The update requires organizations that lease assets (“lessees”) to recognize the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by leases with terms of more than 12 months. The recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee remains dependent on its classification as a finance or operating lease. The criteria for determining whether a lease is a finance or operating lease has not been significantly changed by this ASU. The ASU also requires additional disclosure of the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases, including qualitative and quantitative requirements. This pronouncement is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact that this standard will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

Financial Instruments. In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. This change to the financial instrument model primarily affects the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under fair value options and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. The effective date for the standard is for fiscal years and interim periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2017. Certain provisions of the new guidance can be adopted early. The Company is evaluating the impact of this ASU.

Revenue Recognition. In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which provides guidance on revenue recognition. The core principal of this guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This guidance requires entities to apply a five-step method to (1) identify the contract(s) with customers, (2) identify the performance obligation(s) in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligation(s) in the contract, and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. This pronouncement, as amended by ASU 2015-14, is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017.

The Company has evaluated the provisions of the new standard and is in the process of assessing its impact on financial statements, information systems, business processes and financial statement disclosures. We have engaged third party consultants to assist us in assessing our contracts with customers, processes and controls required to address the impact that ASU No. 2014-09 will have on our business. The Company has elected the modified retrospective method and will adopt the new revenue guidance effective January 1, 2018, with an expected immaterial impact to the opening retained earnings.
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The analysis of contracts with customers under the new revenue recognition standard was consistent with the Company’s current revenue recognition model, whereby revenue is recognized primarily on the date products are shipped to the customer. The ASU also requires expanded qualitative and quantitative disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers, significant judgments and accounting policy.

Based on our overall assessment performed to date, the adoption of the new standard is not expected to have an ongoing material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

NOTE 46 - FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES


Authoritative guidance for financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis applies to all financial assets and financial liabilities that are being measured and reported on a fair value basis. Fair value, as defined in the authoritative guidance, is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The authoritative guidance affects the fair value measurement of an investment with quoted market prices in an active market for identical instruments, which must be classified in one of the following categories:


Level 1 Inputs

Level 1 inputs come from quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 Inputs

Level 2 inputs are other than quoted prices that are observable for an asset or liability. These inputs include: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and inputs that are derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data by correlation or other means.


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Level 3 Inputs

Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability which require the Company's own assumptions. Financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of the fair value of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.


DuringOur acquisitions may include contingent consideration as part of the third and fourth quarters of 2015, in connection with interim tests for impairment, DXP recorded impairment charges of $57.8 million and $9.8 million, respectively, in order to reflect the implied fair values of goodwill, which is a non-recurringpurchase price. The fair value adjustment.of the contingent consideration is estimated as of the acquisition date based on the present value of the contingent payments to be made using a weighted probability of possible payments. The fair values of goodwillunobservable inputs used in the impairment calculations were estimated based on discounted estimated future cash flows withdetermination of the discount rates of 10.0% to 11.5%. The measurements utilized to determine the implied fair value of goodwill representthe contingent consideration include managements assumptions about the likelihood of payment based on the established benchmarks and discount rates based on an internal rate of return analysis. The fair value measurement includes inputs that are Level 3 inputs as discussed above, as they are not observable in the market. Should actual results increase or decrease as compared to the assumptions used in our analysis, the fair value of the contingent consideration obligations will increase or decrease, up to the contracted limit, as applicable. Changes in the fair value of the contingent earn-out consideration are measured each reporting period and reflected in our results of operations.

As of December 31, 2020, we recorded a $1.1 million liability for contingent consideration associated with the acquisition of ASI in other current liabilities. See further discussion at Note 17 - Business Acquisitions. For the Company's assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), the following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for each category therein, and gains or losses recognized during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020:
Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Contingent Liability for Accrued Consideration
(in thousands)
Beginning balance at December 31, 2019$2,705 
Acquisitions and settlements
     Acquisitions (Note 17)
0 
     Settlements(2,000)
Total remeasurement adjustments:
     Changes in fair value recorded in other (income) expense, net395 
Ending balance at December 31, 2020$1,100 
The amount of total (gains) or losses for the year included in earnings or changes to net assets, attributable to changes in unrealized (gains) or losses relating to assets or liabilities still held at year-end.395 
* Included in other current liabilities

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements

The significant unobservable inputs used in accordance with the fair value hierarchy.measurement of the Company's contingent consideration liabilities designated as Level 3 are as follows:

(in thousands, unaudited)Fair Value at December 31, 2020Valuation TechniqueSignificant Unobservable Inputs
Contingent consideration: (ASI acquisition)$1,100 Discounted cash flowAnnualized EBITDA and probability of achievement

Sensitivity to Changes in Significant Unobservable Inputs

As presented in the table above, the significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of contingent consideration related to the acquisition of ASI are annualized EBITDA forecasts developed by the Company's management and the probability of achievement of those EBITDA results. The discount rate used in the calculation was 7.9%. Significant
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increases (decreases) in these unobservable inputs in isolation would result in a significantly (lower) higher fair value measurement.

Other financial instruments not measured at fair value on the Company's consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2020 but which require disclosure of their fair values include: cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable and accrued expenses, accrued payroll and related benefits, and the revolving line of credit and term loan debt under our syndicated credit agreement facility (Note 11). The Company believes that the estimated fair value of such instruments at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 approximates their carrying value as reported on the consolidated balance sheets.

NOTE 57 - INVENTORIES


The carrying values of inventories were as follows (in thousands):

 December 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Finished goods$114,029 $122,510 
Work in process8,519 19,721 
Obsolescence reserve(25,477)(12,867)
Inventories$97,071 $129,364 
  
December 31,
2017
  
December 31,
2016
 
Finished goods $79,820  $74,269 
Work in process  11,593   9,430 
Inventories $91,413  $83,699 
 
NOTE 68 – COSTS AND ESTIMATED PROFITS ON UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS


Costs and estimated profitsUnder our customized pump production contracts in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts arise in the consolidated balance sheets when revenues have been recognized but the amounts cannot be billed under the terms of the contracts. Suchour IPS segment, amounts are recoverable from customersbilled as work progresses in accordance with agreed-upon contractual terms, upon various measures of performance, including achievement of certain milestones, completion of specified units, or completion of a contract. Generally, billing occurs subsequent to revenue recognition, resulting in contract assets. Our contract assets are presented as “Cost and estimated profits in excess of billings” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. However, we sometimes receive advances or deposits from our customers before revenue is recognized, resulting in contract liabilities that are presented as “Billings in excess of costs and estimated profits” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.


Costs and estimated profits on uncompleted contracts and related amounts billed for 20172020 and 20162019 were as follows (in thousands):
 December 31,  December 31,
 2017  2016  20202019
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts $37,899  $25,214 Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts$36,969 $51,017 
Estimated earnings, thereon  2,665   6,274 
Estimated profits, thereonEstimated profits, thereon6,711 10,771 
Total  40,564   31,488 Total$43,680 $61,788 
Less: billings to date  17,881   15,864 Less: billings to date29,315 41,223 
Net $22,683  $15,624 Net$14,365 $20,565 
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Such amounts were included in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets for 20172020 and 20162019 under the following captions (in thousands):

 December 31,
 20202019
Costs and estimated profits in excess of billings$18,459 $32,455 
Billings in excess of costs and estimated profits(4,061)(11,871)
Translation Adjustment(33)(19)
Net$14,365 $20,565 
  December 31, 
  2017  2016 
Costs and estimated profits in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts $26,915  $18,421 
Billings in excess of costs and estimated profits on uncompleted contracts  (4,249)  (2,813)
Translation Adjustment  17   16 
Net $22,683  $15,624 


During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, $11.9 million of the balances that were previously classified as contract liabilities at the beginning of the period shipped. Contract assets and liability changes were primarily due to normal activity and timing differences between our performance and customer payments.

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NOTE 79 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT


The carrying values of property and equipment were as follows (in thousands):

 
December 31,
2017
  
December 31,
2016
 
       December 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Land $2,346  $2,346 Land$2,558 $1,960 
Buildings and leasehold improvements  16,724   16,259 Buildings and leasehold improvements22,952 15,445 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment  94,475   94,784 Furniture, fixtures and equipment110,159 119,865 
Less – Accumulated depreciation  (60,208)  (52,582)Less – Accumulated depreciation(78,770)(73,567)
Total Property and Equipment $53,337  $60,807 Total Property and Equipment$56,899 $63,703 

Depreciation expense was $10.5$10.4 million, $11.9$10.1 million, and $12.6$9.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016,2020, 2019, and 2015,2018, respectively. Capital expenditures by segment are included in Note 1821 - Segment and Geographical Reporting.


NOTE 810 - GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS


The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and other intangible assets during the year ended December 31, 20172020 (in thousands):

 GoodwillOther
Intangible
Assets		Total
Balances as of December 31, 2019$194,052 $52,582 $246,634 
Translation adjustment0 (4)(4)
Acquisitions90,722 39,797 130,519 
Impairment(36,435)0 (36,435)
Amortization— (12,287)(12,287)
Balances as of December 31, 2020$248,339 $80,088 $328,427 
  
Goodwill
  
Other
Intangible
Assets
  Total 
          
Balances as of December 31, 2016 $187,591  $94,831  $282,422 
Translation adjustment  -   960   960 
Amortization  -   (17,266)  (17,266)
Balances as of December 31, 2017 $187,591  $78,525  $266,116 
 
The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill and other intangible assets during the year ended December 31, 20162019 (in thousands):
  
Goodwill
  
Other
Intangible
Assets
  Total 
          
Balances as of December 31, 2015 $197,362  $112,297  $309,659 
Sale of subsidiary  (9,620)  -   (9,620)
Purchase accounting adjustment  (151)  -   (151)
Translation adjustment  -   595   595 
Amortization  -   (18,061)  (18,061)
Balances as of December 31, 2016 $187,591  $94,831  $282,422 
 GoodwillOther
Intangible
Assets		Total
Balances as of December 31, 2018$194,052 $67,207 $261,259 
Translation adjustment0 449 449 
Amortization— (15,074)(15,074)
Balances as of December 31, 2019$194,052 $52,582 $246,634 
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The following table presents the goodwill balance by reportable segment as of December 31, 20172020 and 2016 2019 (in thousands):

 As of December 31, As of December 31,
 2017  2016  20202019
Service Centers $154,473  $154,473 Service Centers$231,200 $160,934 
Innovative Pumping Solutions  15,980   15,980 Innovative Pumping Solutions0 15,980 
Supply Chain Services  17,138   17,138 Supply Chain Services17,139 17,138 
Total $187,591  $187,591 Total$248,339 $194,052 
During the third quarter of 2015, the price of DXP’s common stock and the price of crude oil declined over 40% and over 20%, respectively. This decline in oil prices reduced spending by our customers and reduced our revenue expectations. This sustained decline in crude oil prices, reduced capital spending by customers and reduced revenue expectations were determined to be a triggering event during the third quarter of 2015. This triggering event required us to perform testing for possible goodwill impairment in two of our reporting units, and our step one testing indicated there was an impairment in the B27 IPS and B27 SC reporting units. No triggering event was identified in our other reporting units during the third quarter. ASC 350 step two of the goodwill impairment testing for the reporting units was performed preliminarily during the third quarter of 2015. Our preliminary analysis concluded that $48.0 million of our B27 IPS reporting unit’s goodwill and $9.8 million of our B27 SC reporting unit’s goodwill was impaired. The remaining goodwill for the B27 IPS and B27 SC reporting units at September 30, 2015 was $4.9 million and $10.3 million, respectively. The September 30, 2015 ASC 350 step two testing was completed in the fourth quarter of 2015 without any adjustment to the amount recorded in the third quarter of 2015. Fair value was based on expected future cash flow using Level 3 inputs under Account Standards Codification 820 Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”). The cash flows are those expected to be generated by market participants, discounted at a rate of return market participants would expect. Approximately 60% of the goodwill associated with the B27 acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes. Accordingly, the financial statement tax benefit is calculated for only 40% of the goodwill impairment. The pretax impairment impacted DXP’s effective tax rate for 2015. For the year ended December 31, 2014, accumulated impairment for the B27 IPS and B27 SC reporting units was $95.1 million and $10.2 million, respectively. After recording the third quarter impairment loss, accumulated impairment expenses for the B27 IPS and B27 SC reporting units were $143.1 million and $20.0 million, respectively, at September 30, 2015.

DXP recorded $1.1 million of impairment expense in the third quarter of 2015 to write off an acquired intangible asset related to an ITT Goulds distribution agreement, which was terminated by ITT Goulds during 2015. The remaining intangible asset value of vendor distribution agreements for the year ended December 31, 2015 was zero. None of the impairment is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

During the fourth quarter of 2015, the price of DXP’s common stock and the price of crude oil declined over 16% and over 18%, respectively. This decline in oil prices reduced spending by our customers during the fourth quarter and resulted in fourth quarter actual earnings for the B27 IPS and B27 SC reporting units declining significantly from the forecasts used in the impairment analysis at the end of the third quarter of 2015. The declines in forecasted earnings for these two reporting units were determined to be a triggering event during the fourth quarter of 2015. This triggering event required us to perform testing for possible goodwill impairment in these two reporting units, and our step one testing indicated there may be an impairment in the B27 IPS and B27 SC reporting units. No triggering event was identified in our other reporting units during the fourth quarter. ASC 350 step two of the goodwill impairment testing for the reporting units was performed during the fourth quarter of 2015. Our analysis concluded that $4.9 million of our B27 IPS reporting unit’s goodwill and $5.0 million of our B27 SC reporting unit’s goodwill was impaired. Fair value was based on expected future cash flow using Level 3 inputs under ASC 820. The cash flows are those expected to be generated by market participants, discounted at a rate of return market participants would expect. The remaining goodwill for the B27 IPS and B27 SC reporting units at December 31, 2015 was zero and $5.3 million, respectively. Approximately 60% of the goodwill associated with the B27 acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes. Accordingly, the financial statement tax benefit is calculated for only 40% of the goodwill impairment. The pretax impairment impacted DXP’s effective tax rate for 2015. After recording the fourth quarter impairment loss, accumulated impairment for the B27 IPS and B27 SC reporting units were $148.0 million and $25.0 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2015. As none of the Company’s other reporting units recorded impairment losses in 2015, accumulated impairment for these units remained at $12.3 million.

The impairment losses during the year ended December 31, 2015 are included in the “impairment expense” line item on the consolidated statements of income (loss).

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The following table presents a summary of amortizable other intangible assets (in thousands):

 As of December 31, 2020As of December 31, 2019
 Gross
Carrying
Amount		Accumulated
Amortization		Carrying
Amount,
net		Gross
Carrying
Amount		Accumulated
Amortization		Carrying
Amount,
net
Customer relationships$193,747 $(116,028)$77,719 $156,282 $(103,796)$52,486 
Non-compete agreements2,617 (248)2,369 285 (189)96 
Total$196,364 $(116,276)$80,088 $156,567 $(103,985)$52,582 
  As of December 31, 2017  As of December 31, 2016 
  
Gross
Carrying
Amount
  
Accumulated
Amortization
  
Carrying
Amount,
net
  
Gross
Carrying
Amount
  
Accumulated
Amortization
  
Carrying
Amount,
net
 
Customer relationships $162,200  $(83,806) $78,394  $163,022  $(68,446) $94,576 
Non-compete agreements  949   (818)  131   1,836   (1,581)  255 
Total $163,149  $(84,624) $78,525  $164,858  $(70,027) $94,831 
 
Gross carrying amounts as well as accumulated amortization are partially affected by the fluctuation of foreign currency rates. Other intangible assets are amortized according to estimated economic benefits over their estimated useful lives.lives.


Customer relationships are amortized over their estimated useful lives. Amortization expense is recognized according to estimated economic benefits and was $17.3$12.3 million, $18.1$15.1 million, and $20.6$16.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016,2020, 2019, and 2015,2018, respectively. The estimated future annual amortization of intangible assets for each of the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):

2021$15,564 
202214,223 
202312,504 
202410,426 
20259,023 
Thereafter18,348 
Total$80,088 
2018 $15,615 
2019  14,170 
2020  10,292 
2021  8,911 
2022  7,264 
Thereafter  22,273 
Total $78,525 


The weighted average remaining estimated life for customer relationships and non-compete agreements are 8.37.3 years and 1.84.9 years, respectively.


NOTE 911 – LONG-TERM DEBT


Long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
 December 31, 
 2017  2016  December 31, 2020December 31, 2019
      
Carrying Value(1)
Fair Value
Carrying Value(1)
Fair Value
ABL Revolver $-  $- ABL Revolver$0 0 $0 0 
Term Loan B  249,375   - Term Loan B330,000 325,875 244,375 244,375 
Line of credit  -   147,600 
Term loan  -   74,500 
Promissory note payable in monthly installments at 2.9% through January 2021, collateralized by equipment  2,722   3,577 
Less unamortized debt issuance costs  (10,073)  (992)
Total Debt  242,024   224,685 Total Debt330,000 325,875 244,375 244,375 
Less: Current maturities  (3,381)  (51,354)Less: Current maturities(3,300)(3,259)(2,500)(2,500)
Total Long-term Debt $238,643  $173,331 Total Long-term Debt$326,700 $322,616 $241,875 $241,875 
ABL Facility(1) Carrying value amount do not include unamortized debt issuance costs of $9.6 million and $6.5 million for year ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 respectively.

Asset-Based Loan Facility:

On August 29, 2017, DXPMarch 17, 2020, the Company entered into a five year, $85 million Asset Based Loan and Securityan Increase Agreement (the “ABL Credit Agreement”"Increase Agreement").  that provided for a $135 million asset-backed revolving line of credit (the "ABL Revolver") a $50 million increase from the $85.0 million available under the original revolver. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, the amount available to be borrowed under our credit facility increased to $131.9 million compared to $81.6 million at December 31, 2019 primarily as a result of the above mentioned Increase Agreement offset by outstanding letters of credit.

As of December 31, 2020, there were 0 amounts of ABL Loans outstanding under the ABL Revolver.

The Company's consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio was 3.45 to 1.00 as of December 31, 2020. DXP was in compliance with all such covenants that were in effect on such date under the ABL Revolver as of December 31, 2020.
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The ABL Credit Agreement provides for asset-based revolving loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $85.0 million (the “ABL Loans”). The ABL Loans may be increased in increments of $10.0 million up to an aggregate of $50.0 million. The facility will mature on August 29, 2022. Interest accrues on outstanding borrowings at a rate equal to LIBOR or CDOR plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 1.75% per annum, or at an alternate base rate, Canadian prime rate or Canadian base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 0.75% per annum, in each case, based upon the average daily excess availability under the facility for the most recently completed calendar quarter. Fees ranging from 0.25% to 0.375% per annum are payable on the portion of the facility not in use at any given time. The interest rate for the ABL facility was 2.9% at December 31, 2017. The unused line fee was 0.375% at December 31, 2017.2020.
 
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On December 23, 2020, DXP entered into a new seven year, $330 million Senior Secured Term Loan B (the “Term Loan B Agreement”), which replaced DXP’s previously existing Senior Secured Term Loan.

The obligationsTerm Loan B Agreement provides for a new $330 million term loan (the “Term Loan”) that amortizes in equal quarterly installments of 0.25% with the Borrowersbalance payable in December 2027, when the facility matures. Subject to securing additional lender commitments, the Term Loan B Agreement allows for incremental increases in facility size up to an aggregate of $52.5 million, plus an additional amount such that DXP’s Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Term Loan B Agreement) would not exceed 3.75 to 1.00. Interest accrues on the Term Loan at a rate equal to the base rate plus a margin of 3.75% for the Base Rate Loans (as defined in the Term Loan B Agreement), or LIBOR plus a margin of 4.75% for the Eurodollar Rate Loans (as defined in the Term Loan B Agreement). We are guaranteed byrequired to repay the CompanyTerm Loan with certain asset sales and its directinsurance proceeds, certain debt proceeds and indirect material wholly-owned subsidiaries other50% of excess cash flow, if our total leverage ratio is no more than certain excluded subsidiaries.3.00 to 1.00 and greater than 2.50 to 1:00, reducing to 25%, if our total leverage ratio is no more than 2.50 to 1.00.

The interest rate for the Term Loan was 5.75% as of December 31, 2020.

Financial Covenants:

DXP’s principal financial covenants under the ABL Credit Agreement contains a financial covenant restrictingand Term Loan B Agreement include:
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio – The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio under the ABL Credit Agreement is defined as the ratio for the most recently completed four-fiscal quarter period, of (a) EBITDA minus capital expenditures (excluding those financed or funded with debt (other than the ABL Loans), (ii) the portion thereof funded with the net proceeds from asset dispositions of equipment or real property which DXP is permitted to reinvest pursuant to the Term Loan and the portion thereof funded with the net proceeds of casualty insurance or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment and real estate which DXP is not required to use to prepay the ABL Loans pursuant to the Term Loan B Agreement or with the proceeds of casualty insurance or condemnation awards in respect of any other property) minus cash taxes paid (net of cash tax refunds received during such period), to (b) fixed charges.  The Company is restricted from allowing its Fixed Charge Coverage Ratiofixed charge coverage ratio be less than 1.00 to 1.00 during a compliance period, which is triggered when the availability under the ABL facility falls below a threshold set forth in the ABL Credit Agreement. As of December 31, 2017,2020, the Company's consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio was 3.673.45 to 1.00.

The ABL Loan is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company.

Senior Secured Term Loan B:
 
On August 29, 2017, DXP entered into a six year Senior Secured Leverage Ratio – The Term Loan B (the “Term Loan”) with an original principal amount of $250 million which amortizes in equal quarterly installments of 0.25% with the balance payable in August 2023, when the facility matures.  Subject to securing additional lender commitments, the Term Loan allows for incremental increases in facility size up to an aggregate of $30 million, in minimum increments of $10 million, plus an additional amount such that DXP’s Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined under the Term Loan) would not exceed 3.60 to 1.00. We are required to repay the Term Loan in connection with certain asset sales and insurance proceeds, certain debt proceeds and 50% of excess cash flow, reducing to 25%, if our total leverage ratio is no more than 3.00 to 1.00 and 0%, if our total leverage ratio is no more than 2.50 to 1.00. In addition, the Term Loan contains a number of customary restrictive covenants. The interest rate for the Term Loan was 7.1 % as of December 31, 2017.
The Term LoanAgreement requires that the company’sCompany’s Secured Leverage Ratio, defined as the ratio, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of consolidated secured debt (net of restrictedunrestricted cash, not to exceed $30$150 million) as of such day to EBITDA, beginning with the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2017,2020, is either equal to or less than as indicated in the table below:


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Fiscal QuarterSecured Leverage Ratio
December 31, 201720205.75:1.001:00
March 31, 201820215.75:1.001:00
June 30, 201820215.50:1.005.75:1:00
September 30, 201820215.50:1.001:00
December 31, 201820215.25:1.005.50:1:00
March 31, 201920225.25:1.001:00
June 30, 201920225.00:1.005.25:1:00
September 30, 201920225.00:1.005.25:1:00
December 31, 201920224.75:1.005.00:1:00
March 31, 202020234.75:1.005.00:1:00
June 30, 20202023 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter4.50:1.004.75:1:00
EBITDA as defined under the Term Loan B Agreement for financial covenant purposes means, without duplication, for any period of determination, the sum of, consolidated net income during such period; plus to the extent deducted from consolidated net income in such period: (i) income tax expense, (ii) franchise tax expense, (iii) consolidated interest expense, (iv) amortization and depreciation during such period, (v) all non-cash charges and adjustments, and (vi) non-recurring cash expenses related to the Term Loan, provided, that if the Company acquires or disposes of any property during such period (other than under certain exceptions specified in the Term Loan B Agreement, including the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business, then EBITDA shall be calculated, after giving pro forma effect to such acquisition or disposition, as if such acquisition or disposition had occurred on the first day of such period.
As of December 31, 2017,2020, the Company'sCompany’s consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio was 3.593.24 to 1.00.

The Term Loan is guaranteed by each of the Company’s direct and indirect material wholly owned subsidiaries, other than any of the Company’s Canadian subsidiaries and certain other excluded subsidiaries.

The Term Loan is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company.
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Extinguishment of Previously Existing Credit Facility

As set forth above, on August 29, 2017, the Company terminated its previously existing credit agreement and facility and replaced it with the Term Loan and the ABL Credit Agreement. The terminated facility was under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2014, by and among the Company, as borrower, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as issuing lender and administrative agent for other lenders (the “OriginalCredit Agreement”). This Original Credit Agreement was subsequently amended five times by the First Amendment to Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 6, 2015, Second Amendment to Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 30, 2015, Third Amendment to Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 12, 2016, Fourth Amendment to Restated Credit Agreement dated as of August 15, 2016, and Fifth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 28, 2016. A description of the material terms of these terminated agreements can be found in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2017. In connection with the extinguishment of the previously existing Credit Facilityterm loan agreement we recorded a $0.6$2.3 million write-off of debt issuance costs, which was included in interest expense during 2020.

Interest on Borrowings

The interest rates on our borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019, including the third quarteramortization of 2017.debt issuance costs, were as follows:


December 31,
 20202019
ABL Revolver1.9 %3.5 %
Term Loan B5.75 %6.5 %
Weighted average interest rate5.75 %6.5 %

The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants as of December 31, 2020.

Extinguishment and modification of Previously Existing Credit Agreement

As set forth above, on December 23, 2020, the Company terminated its previously existing credit agreement and replaced it with a new Term Loan and Security Agreement. The terminated agreement was under the previous Term Loan and Security Agreement dated as of August 29, 2017, by and among the Company, as borrower, and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as issuing lender and administrative agent for other lenders (the “Original Credit Agreement”). This Original Credit Agreement was subsequently amended on June 25, 2018 (the “Original Term Loan Agreement”).

The refinancing of the term loan involved multiple lenders who were considered members of a loan syndicate. In determining whether the refinancing was to be accounted for as a debt extinguishment or modification, we considered whether the lenders remained the same or changed and whether the change in debt terms was substantial. The debt terms would be considered substantially different if the present value of the cash inflows and outflows of the new term loans, including all principal increases and lender fees on the refinancing date, was at least 10% different from the present value of the remaining cash inflows and outflows of the original term loans, or the 10% Test. We performed a separate 10% Test for each individual lender participating in the loan syndication. For existing lenders who participated in the new term loans as part of the new loan
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syndicate, the refinancing was accounted for as a modification as the change in debt terms was determined to not be substantial using the 10% Test.

Deferred financing costs of $3.0 million and an original issue discount of $4.1 million were associated with modified and new debt and will be amortized to interest expense using the interest method over the life of the term loans. In connection with the original lenders considered an extinguishment of the previously existing Term Loan and Security Agreement we recorded a $5.4 million write-off of debt issuance costs and third-party fees, which was included in interest expense during 2020.

As of December 31, 2017,2020, the maturities of long-term debt for the next five years and thereafter were as follows (in thousands):


2018 $3,381 
2019  3,405 
2020  3,436 
2021  2,500 
2022  2,500 
Thereafter  236,875 
Total $252,097 

Year$ Amount
2021$3,300 
20223,300 
20233,300 
20243,300 
20253,300 
Thereafter313,500 
Total$330,000 

NOTE 1012 - INCOME TAXES


The components of income (loss) before income taxes were as follows (in thousands):

 Years Ended December 31, 
 2017  2016  2015  Years Ended December 31,
          202020192018
Domestic $13,183  $11,079  $(42,179)Domestic$(32,440)$41,184 $46,270 
Foreign  3,709   (1,405)  3,259 Foreign(15,075)5,485 2,436 
Total income before taxes $16,892  $9,674  $(38,920)Total income before taxes$(47,515)$46,669 $48,706 

The provision for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):

 Years Ended December 31,
 202020192018
Current -   
Federal$(6,179)$4,940 $7,295 
State(154)1,862 2,257 
Foreign2,663 2,982 2,629 
Total current$(3,670)$9,784 $12,181 
Deferred -   
Federal(10,568)2,618 2,389 
State(3,125)(224)123 
Foreign(1,078)(1,284)(1,508)
Total deferred$(14,771)$1,110 $1,004 
Total current and deferred taxes$(18,441)$10,894 $13,185 
  Years Ended December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015 
Current -         
Federal $1,400  $(902) $5,182 
State  698   136   1,499 
Foreign  2,092   602   2,493 
   4,190   (164)  9,174 
Deferred -            
Federal  686   4,174   (7,090)
State  (464)  120   - 
Foreign  (4,049)  (1,607)  (1,934)
   (3,827)  2,687   (9,024)
  $363  $2,523  $150 

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The difference between income taxes computed at the federal statutory income tax rate (35%) and the provision for income taxes is as follows (in thousands):

  Years Ended December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015 
Income taxes computed at federal statutory rate $5,912  $3,386  $(13,622)
State income taxes, net of federal benefit  152   166   974 
Non-tax deductible impairment expense computed at federal statutory rate  -   -   15,765 
Foreign adjustment  255   140   689 
Meals and entertainment  422   361   620 
Gain on sale of Vertex  -   (1,971)  - 
Domestic Production Activity Deduction  (98)  -   (1,143)
Research and development tax credit  (641)  (886)  (1,730)
Foreign tax credit  -   (383)  (921)
Valuation Allowance  (791)  -   - 
Tax Reform Deferred Tax Remeasurement  (1,294)  -   - 
Canadian Acquisition Deferred Tax Liability True Up  (2,180)  -   - 
Foreign rate difference  (297)  112   (261)
Other  (1,077)  1,598   (221)
  $363  $2,523  $150 

 Years Ended December 31,
 202020192018
Income taxes computed at federal statutory rate$(9,978)$9,801 $10,228 
State income taxes, net of federal benefit(2,591)1,294 1,880 
Foreign taxes(492)311 150 
Nondeductible expenses5,617 1,108 954 
Enacted rate changes670 0 0 
Research and development tax credit(16,878)(2,324)(480)
Foreign tax credit0 (57)(346)
Valuation allowance16 (5)0 
Tax reform deferred tax remeasurement0 0 81 
Deferred tax liability true up(551)1,065 0 
Uncertain tax positions5,057 665 172 
Other689 (964)546 
Total income tax expense (benefit)$(18,441)$10,894 $13,185 

Deferred tax liabilities and assets were comprised of the following (in thousands):

 December 31,  December 31,
 2017  2016  20202019
Deferred tax assets:      Deferred tax assets:  
Goodwill $2,668  $4,029 
Allowance for doubtful accounts  1,707   2,469 Allowance for doubtful accounts$1,784 $1,657 
Inventories  2,365   3,944 
Accruals  (61)  97 
InventoryInventory7,073 3,254 
Research and development credit carryforward  1,115   886 Research and development credit carryforward8,407 1,361 
Foreign Tax Credit Carryforward  64   64 
Charitable Contribution Carryforward  559   138 
Foreign tax credit carryforwardForeign tax credit carryforward64 64 
Net operating loss carryforward  136   760 Net operating loss carryforward802 812 
Capital loss carryforward  12,225   18,903 Capital loss carryforward12,813 12,363 
Deferred Compensation  475   1,881 
Other Accruals  266   - 
Deferred compensationDeferred compensation540 0 
AccrualsAccruals5,690 4,077 
Investment in partnershipsInvestment in partnerships319 500 
Other  65   107 Other312 0 
Total deferred tax assets  21,584   33,278 Total deferred tax assets$37,804 $24,088 
Less valuation allowance  (12,220)  (19,633)Less valuation allowance(12,813)(12,363)
Total deferred tax asset, net of valuation Deferred tax liabilities :  9,364   13,645 
Total deferred tax asset, net of valuation deferred tax liabilities :Total deferred tax asset, net of valuation deferred tax liabilities :$24,991 $11,725 
GoodwillGoodwill(8,570)(8,459)
Intangibles  (8,695)  (10,042)Intangibles(8,512)(2,051)
Property and equipment  (6,860)  (12,762)Property and equipment(7,569)(8,319)
ROU asset and liabilityROU asset and liability(323)0 
Unremitted foreign earnings  (354)  (354)Unremitted foreign earnings(421)(421)
Cumulative translation adjustment  (67)  - 
Deferred compensationDeferred compensation0 (317)
Method changesMethod changes(754)(1,961)
Other  (457)  - Other(619)(69)
Net deferred tax liability $(7,069) $(9,513)Net deferred tax liability$(1,777)$(9,872)
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At December 31, 2017, the Company had $51.4 million of capital loss carryforward, which will expire in 2021. The Company has recordedrecords a valuation allowance for nearlywhen it is more-likely-than-not that some portion or all of this carryforward amount.  The valuation allowance represents a provision for uncertainty as to the realization of the tax benefits of these carryforwards and the deferred tax assets that maywill not be realized.

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“The Act”) was enacted into law.  The majorityultimate realization of the provisions signed into law in 2017 do not take effect until January 1, 2018.  The Act is a comprehensivedeferred tax reform legislation that contains significant changes to corporate taxation.  Provisionsassets depends on the enacted law include a permanent reductionability to generate sufficient taxable income of the corporateappropriate character in the future and in the appropriate taxing jurisdictions. If the Company was to determine
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that it would be able to realize the deferred tax assets in the future in excess of their net recorded amount, the Company would make an adjustment to the valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for income taxes. At December 31, 2020, the valuation allowance primarily relates to federal and foreign capital loss carryforwards.

The following summarizes changes in the balance of valuation allowances on deferred tax assets (in thousands):


 Years Ended December 31,
 202020192018
Balance at January 1$(12,363)$(12,564)$(12,220)
Changes due to federal and foreign capital loss carryforwards(450)201 (344)
Balance at December 31$(12,813)$(12,363)$(12,564)

Tax carryforwards available for use on future income tax rate from 35%returns, prior to 21%, imposing a mandatory one-time tax on un-repatriated accumulated earnings of foreign subsidiaries, a partial limitation on the deductibility of business interest expense, a limitation on net operating losses to 80% of taxable income each year, a shift of the U.S. taxation of multinational corporations from a tax on worldwide income to a partial territorial system (along with rules that create a new U.S. minimum tax on earnings of foreign subsidiaries), and other related provisions to maintain the U.S. tax base.valuation allowance, at December 31, 2020, were as follows (in thousands):


In accordance with SAB 118 issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2017, companies are allowed a one year measurement period to complete the accounting related to The Act. Specifically, SAB 118 permits companies to record a provisional amount which can be remeasured during the measurement period due to obtaining, preparing, or analyzing additional information about facts and circumstances that existed as of the enacted date.  As a result, we remeasured our net deferred income tax liabilities by a provisional $1.3 million benefit and a corresponding provisional decrease
 Domestic ForeignExpiration
Net operating loss - foreign$— $414 2034 - 2040
Net operating loss - federal388 — 2036 - 2040
Capital loss carryforward - foreign— 4 Indefinite
Capital loss carryforward - federal12,809 — 2021
Foreign tax credits64 — 2023, 2025
Federal research and development tax credits4,467 — 2026 - 2030
Texas research and development tax credits3,700 — 2037 - 2040
Louisiana research and development tax credits239 — 2024 - 2025

Changes in the net deferredbalance of unrecognized tax liabilitybenefits excluding interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions were as follows (in thousands):
  Assets (Liabilities)
  202020192018
Balance at January 1$0 $0 $0 
   Increases related to prior year tax positions(5,057)0 0 
   Decreases related to prior year tax positions0 0 0 
   Increases related to current year tax positions0 0 0 
   Settlements0 0 0 
   Lapse of statute of limitations0 0 0 
Balance at December 31$(5,057)$0 $0 

As of December 31, 2017.  We are still in the process of analyzing The Act's impact as permitted under SAB 118. The largest impact to2020, the Company being the remeasurementhad recorded a total tax benefit of deferred taxes$16.9 million related to federal and state research and development tax credits. This benefit is partially offset by $5.1 million uncertain tax position due to the U.S. statutoryuncertainty related to the realizability of the federal research and development tax rate change. The mandatory repatriationcredits.

To the extent penalties and resulting toll chargeinterest would be assessed on accumulated foreign earnings and profits has limited impact onany underpayment of income tax, such accrued amounts are classified as a component of income tax provision (benefit) in the consolidated financial statements consistent with Company's policy. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company as unremitted earnings from non-US jurisdictions is minimal.  did 0t record any tax expense for interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions.

The Company is provisionalsubject to taxation in its approachthe United States, various states, and assertionforeign jurisdictions. The Company has significant operations in the United States and Canada and to a lesser extent in various other international jurisdictions. Tax years that there is no financial statement impact as of December 31, 2017.

Deferredremain subject to examination vary by legal entity but are generally open in the United States for the tax liabilities related to intangibles for customer relationships acquired in Canada duringyears ended after 2012 and 2013 were reduced by $2.2 million duringoutside the fourth quarter of 2017 to correctUnited States for the tax rate used to establish the deferred tax liabilities at the dates of acquisition. The Company evaluated the misstatement of each period since these acquisitions were completed and concluded the effects were immaterial.

Total deferred tax assets at December 31, 2016 were reduced by an $8.6 million charge recorded during the fourth quarter of 2016 to correct errors of $1.3 million, $2.7 million and $4.6 million which were recorded during 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively, due to the Company improperly recognizing a deferred tax asset related to cumulative translation adjustment losses.  The Company evaluated the misstatement of each period and concluded the effects were immaterial.  Therefore, the Company decided to correct the accumulated $8.6 million error in the fourth quarter of 2016. We assessed the materiality of this misstatement and concluded the misstatement was not material to the results of operations or financial condition for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015.after 2012.


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NOTE 1113 - SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION


Restricted Stock


We issued equity-based awards from the 2016 Omnibus Plan.

2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan

On June 19, 2019, our shareholders approved an amendment to the DXP Enterprises, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”) to increase the number of shares that can be issued under the 2016 Plan from 500,000 shares to a total of 1,000,000 shares, which represents an increase of 500,000 shares (the “Amendment”), which authorized grants of restricted stock awards, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance awards, options, investment rights, and cash-based awards. This plan authorizes the issuance of up to 1,000,000 shares of our common stock.

Under the restricted stock plans2016 Omnibus Plan approved by our shareholders, directors, consultants and employees may be awarded shares of DXP’s common stock. The shares of restricted stock awards granted to employees and that are outstanding as of December 31, 20172020 vest in accordance with one of the following vesting schedules: 100% one year after date ofthe grant date; 50% each year for two years after the grant; 33.3% each year for three years after date of grant;the grant date; 20% each year for five years after date of grant;the grant date; or 10% each year for ten years after the date of grant. The shares of restricted stock awards granted to non-employee directors of DXP vest one year after the grant date. The fair value of restricted stock awards is measured based upon the closing prices of DXP’s common stock on the grant dates and is recognized as compensation expense over the vesting period of the awards. Once restricted stock vests, new shares of the Company’s stock are issued. At December 31, 2017, 401,2232020, 612,692 shares were available for future grant.


Changes in restricted stock awards for the twelve months ended December 31, 20172020 were as follows:

 
Number of
Shares
  
Weighted Average
Grant Price
 
Non-vested at December 31, 2016  143,380  $26.76 
Number of
Shares		Weighted Average
Grant Price
Non-vested at December 31, 2019Non-vested at December 31, 2019144,250 $32.71 
Granted  18,672  $34.07 Granted100,299 $30.91 
Forfeited  (298) $59.60 Forfeited(16,794)$28.61 
Vested  (83,853) $24.92 Vested(60,779)$31.33 
Non-vested at December 31, 2017  77,901  $30.36 
Non-vested at December 31, 2020Non-vested at December 31, 2020166,976 $32.53 
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Changes in restricted stock awards for the twelve months ended December 31, 20162019 were as follows:

 Number of
Shares		Weighted Average
Grant Price
Non-vested at December 31, 2018169,293 $31.05 
Granted46,885 $35.60 
Forfeited(5,720)$32.35 
Vested(66,208)$27.75 
Non-vested at December 31, 2019144,250 $32.71 
  
Number of
Shares
  
Weighted Average
Grant Price
 
Non-vested at December 31, 2015  137,507  $54.58 
Granted  108,553  $17.07 
Forfeited  (39,000) $65.41 
Vested  (63,680) $46.65 
Non-vested at December 31, 2016  143,380  $26.76 


Changes in restricted stock awards for the twelve months ended December 31, 20152018 were as follows:

 Number of
Shares		Weighted Average
Grant Price
Non-vested at December 31, 201777,901 $30.36 
Granted131,413 $31.92 
Forfeited(2,400)$46.68 
Vested(37,621)$31.68 
Non-vested at December 31, 2018169,293 $31.05 
  
Number of
Shares
  
Weighted Average
Grant Price
 
Non-vested at December 31, 2014  179,942  $52.71 
Granted  35,821  $40.95 
Forfeited  (20,855) $41.34 
Vested  (57,401) $44.99 
Non-vested at December 31, 2015  137,507  $54.58 


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Compensation expense, associated with restricted stock awards, recognized in the years ended December 31, 2017, 20162020, December 31, 2019 and 2015December 31, 2018 was $1.7$3.5 million, $2.0 million, and $3.0$2.1 million, respectively. Related income tax benefits recognized in earnings in the years ended December 31, 2017, 20162020, December 31, 2019 and 2015December 31, 2018 were approximately $0.7$0.9 million, $0.8$0.5 million and $1.2$0.5 million, respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense under the DXP Enterprises, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan at December 31, 2017,2020, December 31, 20162019 and December 31, 20152018 was $1.6$2.2 million, $2.7$3.0 million and $4.9$3.6 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2017,2020, the weighted average period over which the unrecognized compensation expense is expected to be recognized is 15.2 months.1.5 years.


NOTE 1214 - EARNINGS PER SHARE DATA


Basic earnings per share is computed based on weighted average shares outstanding and excludes dilutive securities. Diluted earnings per share is computed including the impacts of all potentially dilutive securities. For the year ended December 31, 2015, we excluded the potential dilution of convertible preferred stock, which could be converted into 840,000 shares because they would be anti-dilutive.


The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods indicated (in thousands, except per share data):

  December 31, 
  December 31,
 2017  2016  2015  202020192018
Basic:         Basic:   
Weighted average shares outstanding  17,400   15,042   14,423 Weighted average shares outstanding17,748 17,592 17,553 
            
Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc. $16,888  $7,702  $(38,536)Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc.$(28,726)$36,035 $35,632 
Convertible preferred stock dividend  (90)  (90)  (90)Convertible preferred stock dividend(90)(90)(90)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders $16,798  $7,612  $(38,626)Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders$(28,816)$35,945 $35,542 
Per share amount $0.97  $0.51  $(2.68)Per share amount$(1.62)$2.04 $2.02 
            
Diluted:            Diluted:
Weighted average shares outstanding  17,400   15,042   14,423 Weighted average shares outstanding17,748 17,592 17,553 
Assumed conversion of convertible preferred stock  840   840   - Assumed conversion of convertible preferred stock0 840 840 
Total dilutive shares  18,240   15,882   14,423 Total dilutive shares17,748 18,432 18,393 
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders $16,798  $7,612  $(38,626)Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders$(28,816)$35,945 $35,542 
Convertible preferred stock dividend  90   90   - Convertible preferred stock dividend0 90 90 
Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc. for diluted earnings per share $16,888  $7,702  $(38,626)
Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc.Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc.$(28,816)$36,035 $35,632 
Per share amount $0.93  $0.49  $(2.68)Per share amount$(1.62)$1.96 $1.94 
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Basic earnings per share have been computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period and excludes dilutive securities. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if the preferred stock was converted into common stock. Restricted stock is considered a participating security and is included in the computation of basic earnings per share as if vested. Because holders of Preferred Stock do not participate in losses, the loss was not allocated to Preferred Stock for fiscal year 2015. The Preferred Stockvested.The preferred stock is convertible into 840,000 shares of common stock. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, we excluded from the diluted EPS calculation 840,000 convertible preferred shares, respectively, since the effect would have been antidilutive.


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NOTE 1315 – CAPITAL STOCK


The Company has Series A and Series B preferred stock of 1,122 shares and 15,000 shares outstanding as of year-end 2017, 2016December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2015,2018, respectively. The preferred stock did not have any activity during 2017, 20162020, 2019 and 2015. 2018.

Series A Preferred Stock

The holders of Series A preferred stock are entitled to one-tenth of a vote per share on all matters presented to a vote of shareholders generally, voting as a class with the holders of common stock, and are not entitled to any dividends or distributions other than in the event of a liquidation of the Company, in which case the holders of the Series A preferred stock are entitled to $100 liquidation preference per share.

Series B Preferred Stock

Each share of the Series B convertible preferred stock is convertible into 56 shares of common stock and a monthly dividend per share of $.50. The holders of the Series B convertible stock are entitled to a $100 liquidation preference per share after payment of the distributions to the holders of the Series A preferred stock and to one-tenth of a vote per share on all matters presented to a vote of shareholders generally, voting as a class with the holders of the common stock.

The activity related to outstanding common stock and common stock held in treasury was as follows:

 December 31,
 202020192018
Common Stock:Quantity (in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period17,460 17,401 17,316 
Issuance of shares for compensation net of withholding54 59 85 
Issuance of common stock related to equity distribution agreements46 0 0 
Issuance of common stock related to purchase of businesses1,481 0 0 
Balance, end of period19,041 17,460 17,401 
  December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015 
Common Stock: Quantity (in thousands) 
Balance, beginning of period  17,197   14,390   14,375 
Issuance of shares for compensation net of withholding  119   84   15 
Issuance of common stock related to equity distribution agreements  -   2,723   - 
Balance, end of period  17,316   17,197   14,390 


  December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015 
Treasury Shares: Quantity (in thousands) 
Balance, beginning of period  -   264   280 
Issuance of treasury shares for acquisition  -   -   (149)
Purchase of treasury shares  -   -   191 
Issuance of treasury shares upon vesting of restricted shares net of withholding  -   (264)  (58)
Balance, end of period  -   -   264 

There were 0t any treasury shares outstanding for the years ended 2020, 2019 and 2018.

NOTE 16 - SALES OF COMMON STOCK

On May 11, 2020, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”) with BMO Capital Markets Corp. (the “Distribution Agent”) pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, having an aggregate offering amount of up to $37,500,000 from time to time through the Distribution Agent. Sales, if any, of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement will be made in “at the market offerings” as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, the Company issued and sold 46,000 shares of common stock under the Equity Distribution Agreement, with net proceeds totaling approximately $1.1 million, after deducting the Distribution Agent’s commission of approximately $26 thousand.

NOTE 1417 - BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

All of the Company’s acquisitions have been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting. Revenues and expenses of the acquired businesses have been included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements beginning on their respective dates of acquisition. The allocation of purchase price to the acquired assets and liabilities is based on estimates of fair market value and may be revised if and when additional information the Company is awaiting concerning certain asset and liability valuations is obtained, provided that such information is received no later than one year after the date of acquisition. Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the net assets recognized and represents the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. It specifically includes the expected synergies and other benefits that we believe will result from combining the operations of our acquisitions with the operations of DXP and any intangible assets that do not qualify for separate recognition such as the assembled workforce.


On April 1, 2015,December 31, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of allTotal Equipment Company, Inc. (“TEC”), a distributor of the equity interests of Tool Supply, Inc. (“TSI”) to expand DXP’s cutting tools offering in the Northwest region of the United States. DXPindustrial and commercial pumps and air compressors focused on serving multiple end markets including steel, chemicals, water / wastewater, oil & gas and general industrial markets. The Company paid approximately $5.0$64.7 million for TSI, which was borrowed under the Company’s credit facility in effect at the date of acquisition. Estimated goodwill of $2.9 millioncash and intangible assets of $2.0 were recognized for this acquisition. All of the estimated goodwill is included in the Service Centers segment. None of the estimated goodwill or intangible assets are expected to be tax deductible.stock.
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On September 1, 2015,December 31, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of APO Pumps & Compressors (“APO”), a distributor of industrial and commercial pumps and air compressors focused on serving multiple end markets including the water / wastewater, steel, food & beverage, and general industrial markets. The Company paid approximately $38.3 million in cash and stock.

On December 31, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of Pumping Solutions, Inc. (“Pumping Solutions”), a distributor of industrial and commercial pumps and process equipment focused on serving multiple end markets including the water / wastewater, chemical, food & beverage, and general industrial markets. The Company paid approximately $21.0 million in cash and stock.

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On December 31, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of Corporate Equipment Company (“CEC”), a distributor of industrial and commercial pumps and air compressors focused on serving multiple end markets including the water / wastewater, steel, food & beverage, and general industrial markets. The Company paid approximately $4.5 million in cash and stock.

On February 1, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of substantially all of the equity interestsassets of Cortech Engineering, LLCTurbo Machinery Repair (“Cortech”Turbo”), a pump and industrial equipment repair, maintenance, machining and labor services company. The Company paid approximately $3.2 million in cash.

On January 1, 2020, the Company completed the acquisition of Pumping Systems, Inc. (“PSI”), a distributor of pumps, systems and related services. The PSI acquisition was funded with a mixture of cash on hand as well as issuing DXP's common stock. The PSI acquisition was funded with a mixture of cash on hand as well as issuing DXP's common stock. The Company paid approximately $13.0 million in cash and stock.
The following table summarizes the total consideration for 2020 transferred to expand DXP’s rotating equipment offeringacquire these companies and in aggregate the amount of identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition dates. The Company is in the process of finalizing third-party valuations of certain intangible assets; thus, the provisional measurements of intangible assets, goodwill and deferred income tax liabilities are subject to change. In addition, the company continues to finalize inventory, ROU Assets and Liabilities as well as other assets acquired.

As described above, the acquisitions of Pumping Systems Inc and Turbo Machinery Repair closed in January and February 2020, respectively. Since their acquisition, they have contributed approximately $19.6 million in revenue and $0.8 million in net income for the year ended December 31, 2020.

None of these acquisitions were individually material. Two of these acquisitions, PSI and Turbo, contributed revenue and net income (loss) which comprised approximately 1.9% and (2.9)%, respectively, of the Company’s consolidated results for the year ended December 31, 2020.



Purchase Price Consideration (in thousands)Total Consideration
Cash payments$115,247 
Fair value of stock issued (1,480,909 shares)29,367 
Total consideration transferred$144,614 
Cash$1 
Accounts Receivable20,204 
Inventory8,567 
Other Current Assets190 
Property and equipment1,811 
Non-compete agreements2,332 
Customer relationships37,465 
Goodwill90,722 
Other assets696 
Assets acquired$161,988 
Current liabilities assumed(10,674)
Deferred tax liability(6,700)
Net assets acquired$144,614 




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The following represents the pro forma unaudited revenue and earnings as if each of the six 2020 acquisitions had been included in the consolidated results of the Company for the full years ending December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively:

Years Ended December 31,
20202019
(in thousands/unaudited)
Revenue$1,129,610 $1,423,805 
Net income (loss)$(15,148)$41,219 

Individual pro forma results for each acquisition are not disclosed, as individually these acquisitions would not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

The fair value of the 1,480,909 common shares issued was determined based on the closing market price of the Company’s common shares on the acquisition date, adjusted for holding restrictions following consummation.

Of the $39.8 million of acquired intangible assets, $2.3 million was provisionally assigned to non-compete agreements that are subject to amortization over 5 years, coincident with the term of these arrangements. In addition, $37.5 million was provisionally assigned to customer relationships, and will be amortized over a period of 8 years. As noted earlier, the fair value of the acquired identifiable intangible assets is provisional pending completion of the final valuations for these assets.

The $90.7 million of goodwill was assigned to the Western seaboard. DXPService Centers segment. The goodwill recognized is attributable primarily to expected synergies and the assembled workforce of the acquirees. NaN of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. As of December 31, 2020, the Company recognized additional goodwill of $463 thousand resulting from the acquisition of PSI and 0 additional goodwill for the acquisition Turbo which both closed in the First Quarter of 2020.

The fair value of accounts receivables acquired is $20.2 million, with the gross contractual amounts of $21.1 million. The Company expects $0.9 million to be uncollectible.

The Company recognized $172 thousand of acquisition related costs that were expensed in the current period. These costs are included in the consolidated income statement in Selling, General and Administrative costs. The Company also incurred and recognized an immaterial amount in costs associated with issuing the shares as additional consideration in the acquisitions. Those costs were deducted from the recognized proceeds of issuance within stockholders’ equity.

Previous acquisition

On January 1, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of Application Specialties, Inc. ("ASI"), a distributor of cutting tools, abrasives, coolants and machine shop supplies. The Company paid approximately $14.9$11.7 million for Cortech.in cash and stock. The purchase price also included approximately $4.6 million in contingent consideration. The purchase was financed with borrowings under the Company’s credit facility in effect at the date$10.8 million of acquisition,cash on hand as well as by issuing $4.4 million (148.8 thousand shares) of DXP common stock. Estimated intangible assets of $5.2 were recognized for this acquisition. In the first quarter of 2016, DXP adjusted the deferred tax liability associated with the acquisition by $151 thousand, which resulted in an adjusted goodwill balance of $8.7 million. All of the estimated goodwill is included in the Service Centers segment. Approximately $4.5$0.9 million of the goodwillCompany's common stock. ASI provides the Company's metal working division with new geographic territory and intangible assets are not deductible for tax purposes.enhances DXP's end market mix.


The value assignedAs part of our purchase agreement, we were obligated to the non-compete agreements and customer relationships for business acquisitions were determined by discounting the estimated cash flows associated with non-compete agreements and customer relationships aspay up to an additional $4.6 million of the date the acquisition was consummated. The estimated cash flows werecontingent consideration over three years based on estimated revenues netthe achievement of operating expensescertain earnings benchmarks established for calendar years 2018, 2019 and net of capital charges for assets that contribute to the projected cash flow from these assets.2020. The projected revenues and operating expenses were estimated based on management estimates. Net capital charges for assets that contribute to projected cash flow were based onpurchase price included the estimated fair value of those assets.the contingent consideration recorded at the present value of approximately $4.0 million. The estimated fair value of the contingent consideration was determined using a probability-weighted discounted cash flow model. We determined the fair value of the contingent consideration obligations by calculating the probability-weighted payments based on our assessment of the likelihood that the benchmarks will be achieved. The probability-weighted payments were then discounted using a discount rate based on an internal rate of return analysis using the probability-weighted cash flows. The fair value measurement includes earnings forecasts which are a Level 3 measurement as discussed in Note 6 - Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities. The fair value of the contingent consideration is reviewed quarterly over the earn-out period to compare actual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") achieved to the estimated EBITDA used in our forecasts.

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As of December 31, 2016, businesses acquired during 2015 contributed sales2020, $1.1 million of $25.2the actual cash due toward the contingent consideration earned is recorded in current liabilities. The estimated fair value of the contingent consideration is recorded at the present value of $1.1 million and earnings (loss) before taxesat December 31, 2020. Changes in the estimated fair value of approximately $(0.3) million.

The pro forma unauditedthe contingent earn-out consideration, up to the total contractual amount, are reflected in our results of operations in the periods in which they are identified. Changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration may materially impact and cause volatility in our future operating results. Changes in our estimates for the Company on a consolidated basis for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, assuming the divestiture of a business completed in 2016 were consummated as of  January 1, 2016contingent consideration are as follows (in millions, except per share amounts):

  
Years Ended
December 31,
 
  2017  2016 
Net sales $1,006.8  $939.4 
Net income attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc. $16.9  $5.5 
Per share data        
Basic earnings $0.97  $0.36 
Diluted earnings $0.93  $0.35 

The pro forma unaudited results of operations for the Company on a consolidated basis for the twelve months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, assuming the acquisition of businesses completed in 2015 and divestiture of a business completed in 2016 (previously discussed in Item 1, Business) was consummated asNote 6 - Fair Value of January 1, 2015 are as follows (in millions, except per share amounts.Financial Assets and Liabilities to our consolidated financial statements.

  
Years Ended
December 31,
 
  2016  2015 
Net sales $939.4  $1,228.9 
Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc. $5.5  $(40.7)
Per share data        
Basic earnings (loss) $0.36  $(2.83)
Diluted earnings (loss) $0.35  $(2.83)

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NOTE 1518 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES


The Company leases equipment, automobiles and office facilities under various operating leases. The future minimum rental commitments as of December, 31, 2017,2020, for non-cancelable leases are as follows (in thousands):

2021$19,183 
202215,990 
202310,571 
20246,084 
20253,924 
Thereafter7,271 
Total$63,023 
2018 $19,419 
2019  15,002 
2020  11,492 
2021  9,435 
2022  6,637 
Thereafter  3,441 


Rental expense for operating leases was $27.7$23.4 million, $27.6$25.0 million and $32.7$18.5 million for the years ended December, 31, 2017, 20162020, 2019 and 2015,2018, respectively.


From time to time, the Company is a party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. While DXP is unable to predict the outcome of these lawsuits, it believes that the ultimate resolution will not have, either individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on DXP’s consolidated financial position, cash flows, or results of operations.


NOTE 1619 - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS


The Company offers a 401(k) plan which is eligible to substantially all employees in the United States. For the year ended December 31, 2015 as well as the first quarter of 2016,2020, the Company elected to match employee contributions at a rate of 50 percent of up to 4 percent of salary deferral. The Company contributed $0.2$0.7 million, $0.4$1.7 million, and $2.6$1.8 million to the 401(k) plan in the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016,2020, 2019, and 2015,2018, respectively. In 2016March 2020 the Company suspended indefinitely the employee match program. The Company contributed $0.4$0.7 million in the first quarter of 20162020 to the 401(k)401(k) plan.  No NaN other contributions were made during the remainder of 2016.  The Company reinstated the employee match program in October 2017 contributing $0.2 million to the 401(k) plan for 2017.2020.


NOTE 1720 - OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME


Other comprehensive income generally represents all changes in shareholders’ equity during the period, except those resulting from investments by, or distributions to, shareholders.


During 2012 and 2013, the Company acquired four4 entities that operate in Canada. These Canadian entities maintain financial data in Canadian dollars. Upon consolidation, the Company translates the financial data from these foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars and records cumulative translation adjustments in other comprehensive income. The Company recorded $(1.2)$(1.9) million, $(7.7)$(0.7) million, and ($4.9)$0.2 million in translation adjustments, net of tax, in other comprehensive income during the years ended December 31, 2017, 20162020, 2019 and 2015,2018, respectively. Comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2016 was reduced by an $8.6 million charge recorded during the fourth quarter of 2016 to correct errors which accumulated during 2013, 2014 and 2015 due to the Company improperly recognizing an $8.6 million deferred tax asset on unrealized foreign currency losses not expected to be realized within one year. We assessed the materiality of this misstatement and concluded the misstatement was not material to the results of operations or financial condition for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.



NOTE 1821 – SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHICAL REPORTING


The Company’s reportable business segments are: Service Centers, Innovative Pumping Solutions and Supply Chain Services. The Service Centers segment is engaged in providing maintenance, MRO products and equipment, including logistics capabilities, to industrial customers. The Service Centers segment provides a wide range of MRO products in the rotating equipment, bearing, power transmission, hose, fluid power, metal working, fastener, industrial supply, safety products and safety services categories. The Innovative Pumping Solutions segment fabricates and assembles custom-made pump packages, remanufactures pumps and manufactures branded private label pumps. The Supply Chain Services segment provides a wide range of MRO products and manages all or part of a customer's MRO products supply chain, including warehouse and inventory management.

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The high degree of integration of the Company’s operations necessitates the use of a substantial number of allocations and apportionments in the determination of business segment information. Sales are shown net of intersegment eliminations.

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Business Segmented Financial Information

The following table sets out financial information relatingrelated to the Company’s segments (in thousands):

Years Ended December 31,Service CentersInnovative Pumping SolutionsSupply Chain ServicesTotal
2020    
Product sales (recognized at a point in time)$595,314 $0 $138,653 $733,967 
Inventory management services (recognized over contract life)0 0 16,005 16,005 
Staffing services (day-rate basis)67,303 0 0 67,303 
Customized pump production (recognized over time)0 $187,991 0 187,991 
Total Revenue$662,617 $187,991 $154,658 $1,005,266 
Operating income for reportable segments, excluding adjustments70,385 18,715 13,218 102,318 
Identifiable assets at year end550,505 130,505 56,721 737,731 
Capital expenditures1,254 4,457 0 5,711 
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets0 0 0 0 
Depreciation3,299 4,441 387 8,127 
Amortization6,989 5,298 0 12,287 
Interest expense$11,506 $7,360 $1,705 $20,571 
Years Ended
December 31,
 
Service
Centers
  
Innovative
Pumping
Solutions
  
Supply
Chain
Services
  Total 
2017            
Sales $641,275  $204,030  $161,477  $1,006,782 
Operating income for reportable segments, excluding amortization  63,250   11,423   15,451   90,124 
Identifiable assets at year end  385,744   172,538   59,942   618,224 
Capital expenditures  1,076   1,488   82   2,646 
Depreciation  5,162   4,198   103   9,463 
Amortization  8,989   7,194   1,083   17,266 
Interest expense  9,712   5,352   1,990   17,054 
 
2016                
Sales $621,007  $187,124  $153,961  $962,092 
Operating income for reportable segments, excluding impairment expense  47,634   9,867   15,449   72,950 
Years Ended December 31,Years Ended December 31,Service CentersInnovative Pumping SolutionsSupply Chain ServicesTotal
20192019    
Product sales (recognized at a point in time)Product sales (recognized at a point in time)$703,742 $0 $184,767 $888,509 
Inventory management services (recognized over contract life)Inventory management services (recognized over contract life)0 0 16,511 16,511 
Staffing services (day-rate basis)Staffing services (day-rate basis)58,514 0 0 58,514 
Customized pump production (recognized over time)Customized pump production (recognized over time)0 303,655 0 303,655 
Total RevenueTotal Revenue$762,256 $303,655 $201,278 $1,267,189 
Operating income for reportable segments, excluding adjustmentsOperating income for reportable segments, excluding adjustments86,778 28,895 14,445 130,118 
Identifiable assets at year end  370,261   175,198   44,796   590,255 Identifiable assets at year end462,663 212,015 56,714 731,392 
Capital expenditures  447   3,827   129   4,403 Capital expenditures2,333 9,347 922 12,602 
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets  (1,038)  (168)  -   (1,206)Proceeds from sale of fixed assets35 0 0 35 
Depreciation  6,520   3,834   126   10,480 Depreciation3,517 4,602 285 8,404 
Amortization  9,152   7,826   1,083   18,061 Amortization8,230 5,855 989 15,074 
Interest expense  9,290   4,422   1,852   15,564 Interest expense$10,786 $6,747 $1,965 $19,498 
2015                
Sales $826,588  $254,829  $165,626  $1,247,043 
Operating income for reportable segments, excluding impairment expense  78,170   21,584   14,213   113,967 
Identifiable assets at year end  451,333   159,365   50,012   660,710 
Capital expenditures  3,185   8,383   604   12,172 
Depreciation  7,734   2,930   227   10,891 
Amortization  10,334   8,406   1,881   20,621 
Interest expense  2,967   6,881   1,084   10,932 
Impairment expense by segment  15,842   52,893   -   68,735 
 
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Years Ended December 31,Service CentersInnovative Pumping SolutionsSupply Chain ServicesTotal
2018    
Product sales (recognized at a point in time)$685,309 $0 $160,770 $846,079 
Inventory management services (recognized over contract life)0 0 13,686 13,686 
Staffing services (day-rate basis)64,735 0 0 64,735 
Customized pump production (recognized over time)0 291,697 0 291,697 
Total Revenue$750,044 $291,697 $174,456 $1,216,197 
Operating income for reportable segments, excluding adjustments80,718 33,943 16,204 130,865 
Identifiable assets at year end402,944 188,765 53,517 645,226 
Capital expenditures1,655 6,800 296 8,751 
Depreciation3,974 4,064 49 8,087 
Amortization9,272 6,237 1,077 16,586 
Interest expense11,178 7,351 2,408 20,937 
  Years Ended December 31, 
          
  2017  2016  2015 
Operating income for reportable segments, excluding impairment expense $90,124  $72,950  $113,967 
Adjustments for:            
B27 settlement  -   -   7,348 
Impairment expense  -   -   68,735 
Amortization of intangibles  17,266   18,061   20,621 
Corporate and other expense, net  39,368   35,557   45,179 
Total operating income (loss)  33,490   19,332   (27,916)
Interest expense  17,054   15,564   10,932 
Other expenses (income), net  (456)  (5,906)  72 
Income (loss) before income taxes $16,892  $9,674  $(38,920)


 Years Ended December 31,
202020192018
Operating income for reportable segments, excluding adjustments$102,318 $130,118 $130,865 
Adjustments for:
Amortization of intangibles12,287 15,074 16,586 
Impairment and other charges59,883 0 0 
Corporate and other expense, net57,018 48,922 45,828 
Total operating income$(26,870)$66,122 $68,451 
Interest expense20,571 19,498 20,937 
Other expenses (income), net74 (45)(1,192)
Income before income taxes$(47,515)$46,669 $48,706 

The Company had capital expenditures at Corporate of $0.2$1.0 million, $0.5$9.5 million, and $1.8$0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016,2020, 2019, and 2015,2018, respectively. The Company had identifiable assets at Corporate of $19.4$114.1 million, $18.3$56.8 million, and $23.3$54.7 million as of December 31, 2017, 2016,2020, 2019, and 2015,2018, respectively. Corporate depreciation was $1.8$2.3 million, $1.4$1.7 million, and $1.7$1.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016,2020, 2019, and 2015,2018, respectively.


Geographical Information


Revenues are presented in geographic area based on location of the facility shipping products or providing services. Long-lived assets are based on physical locations and are comprised of the net book value of property.


The Company’s revenues and property and equipment by geographical location are as follows (in thousands)millions):

  Years Ended December 31,
 202020192018
Revenues   
United States$931 $1,165 $1,110 
Canada74 102 106 
Other(1)
0 0 0 
Total$1,005 $1,267 $1,216 
    Years Ended December 31, 
  2017  2016  2015 
Revenues         
United States $902,636  $873,926  $1,119,210 
Canada  104,146   88,166   127,833 
Total $1,006,782  $962,092  $1,247,043 

  As of December 31, 
  2017  2016 
Property and Equipment, net      
United States $42,683  $48,635 
Canada  10,654   12,172 
Total $53,337  $60,807 
(1) Other includes Mexico and Dubai.
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 As of December 31,
 20202019
Property and Equipment, net  
United States$52 $56 
Canada5 8 
Other(1)
0 0 
Total$57 $64 
(1) Other includes Dubai.


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NOTE 1922 - QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (unaudited)


Summarized quarterly financial information for the years ended December 31, 2017, 20162020, 2019 and 20152018 is as follows (in millions, except per share data):

 First
Quarter		Second
Quarter		Third
Quarter		Fourth
Quarter
2020    
Sales$301.0 $251.4 $220.2 $232.7 
Gross profit84.0 70.0 61.3 64.3 
Net income5.7 2.1 (34.7)(2.0)
Net income attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc.5.7 2.1 (34.7)(1.9)
Earnings per share - basic0.31 0.12 (1.95)(0.11)
Earnings per share - diluted$0.31 $0.12 $(1.95)$(0.11)
2019    
Sales$311.2 $333.3 $327.2 $295.5 
Gross profit84.2 92.0 92.7 78.3 
Net income7.3 13.4 13.2 2.1 
Net income attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc.7.3 13.4 13.1 2.2 
Earnings per share - basic0.41 0.76 0.74 0.12 
Earnings per share - diluted$0.40 $0.73 $0.71 $0.12 
2018    
Sales$285.9 $311.2 $308.0 $311.0 
Gross profit76.4 85.1 84.1 86.6 
Net income4.5 11.6 8.4 11.1 
Net income attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc.4.6 11.6 8.4 11.1 
Earnings per share - basic0.26 0.66 0.48 0.63 
Earnings per share - diluted$0.25 $0.63 $0.46 $0.60 
  
First
Quarter
  
Second
Quarter
  
Third
Quarter
  
Fourth
Quarter
 
2017            
Sales $238.5  $250.7  $251.9  $265.7 
Gross profit  64.5   68.9   67.0   71.2 
Net income (loss)  3.1   4.1   3.0   6.6 
Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc.  3.0   4.0   2.9   6.6 
Earnings (loss) per share - basic $0.18  $0.24  $0.17  $0.38 
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted $0.17  $0.23  $0.16  $0.37 
                 
2016                
Sales $253.6  $256.2  $230.0  $222.3 
Gross profit  68.8   71.6   63.8   60.6 
Net income (loss)  (5.2)  5.1   0.1   7.1 
Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc.  (5.1)  5.1   0.2   7.4 
Earnings (loss) per share - basic $(0.36) $0.36  $0.02  $0.44 
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted $(0.36) $0.34  $0.02  $0.42 
                 
2015                
Sales $341.6  $323.7  $303.1  $278.6 
Gross profit  98.1   91.3   85.7   76.9 
Impairment expense  -   -  ��58.9   9.8 
Net income (loss)  9.7   7.2   (52.7)  (3.2)
Net income (loss) attributable to DXP Enterprises, Inc.  9.7   7.2   (52.4)  (3.0)
Earnings (loss) per share - basic $0.67  $0.50  $(3.64) $(0.20)


The sum of the individual quarterly earnings per share amounts may not agree with year-to-date earnings per share as each quarter’s computation is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the quarter, the weighted average stock price during the quarter and the dilutive effects of the stock options and restricted stock in each quarter.
 
NOTE 2023 – RELATED PARTIES DISCLOSURES


The Board uses policies and procedures, to be applied by the Audit Committee of the Board, for review, approval or ratification of any transactions with related persons. Those policies and procedures will apply to any proposed transactions in which DXP is a participant, the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and any director, executive officer or significant shareholder or any immediate family member of such a person has a direct or material indirect interest. Any related party transaction will be reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to determine, among other things, the benefits of any transaction to DXP, the availability of other sources of comparable products or services and whether the terms of the proposed transaction are comparable to those provided to unrelated third parties.


For the year ended December 31, 2017,2020, the Company paid approximately $1.4$ 3.1 million in lease expenses to entities controlled by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, David Little, $1.2 million in lease expenses to an entity in which a retired senior vice president holds a minority interest, and $0.3 million in lease expenses to an entity in which a retired senior vice president holds an interest, and the children of David Little hold a majority interest. The Company employs six people who work for David Little, and Mr. Little reimbursed the Company for the cost. Total cost to Mr. Little for the year ended December 31, 2017 for payroll, related payroll expenses, vehicles, fuel and supplies was $0.4 million. The Company employs two sons and two sons-in-laws of executives. Total wages and other compensation for 2017 was approximately $1.3 million for the four employees.Little.

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NOTE 21 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTSITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

On January 1, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of Application Specialties, Inc. (“ASI”), a distributor of cutting tools, abrasives, coolants and machine shop supplies. DXP paid approximately $11.5 million for ASI. The purchase was financed with $10.6 million of cash on hand as well as issuing $0.9 million of DXP common stock.

ITEM 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure


None.


ITEM 9A.
Controls and Procedures

ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

DXP carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness as of December 31, 2017,2020, of the design and operation of DXP’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-15e and 15d-15e. Disclosure controls and procedures are the controls and other procedures of DXP that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by DXP in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by DXP in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act, is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based upon thaton their evaluation the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that DXP’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report due to material weaknesses in internal control over financial reportingon Form 10-K, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as further discussed below.

of December 31, 2020 at a reasonable assurance level.
MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

DXP Enterprises, Inc.’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.reporting, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). DXP Enterprises, Inc.’s internal control system was designed 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.

Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting objectives because of its inherent limitations. Internal control over financial reporting is a process that involves human diligence and compliance and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human failures. Internal control over financial reporting can also be circumvented by collusion or improper management override. Because of such limitations, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.

Management has usedUnder the 2013supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the Company conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting based on the framework set forth in the report entitled “Internal Control – Integrated Framework” publishedestablished by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (“COSO”) of the Treadway Commission to evaluate(COSO) as set forth in Internal Control - Integrated Framework. Based on our evaluation under the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. ManagementCOSO framework, our management has concluded that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was notwere effective as of December 31, 2017 due2020.
Pursuant to material weaknesses insection 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have provided certain certifications to the Securities and Exchange Commission. These certifications are included herein as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2.

The effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as further discussed below.  Management’s remediation plans are also discussed below.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or 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.

We had material weaknesses in our control environment and monitoring to support the financial reporting process.
The Company’s control environment did not sufficiently promote effective internal control over financial reporting; specifically, the following factors relating to the control environment:
Management did not maintain effective management review controls over the monitoring and review of certain accounts.

Management did not effectively design, document nor monitor (review, evaluate and assess) the key internal control activities that provide the accounting information contained in the Company’s financial statements.
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We had material weaknesses related to information technology general controls (“ITGC”).  We did not maintain effective ITGC, which are required to support automated controls and information technology (“IT”) functionality; therefore, automated controls and IT functionality were ineffective.
Remediation Plans
During the second quarter of 2018 we will engage third party accounting consultants to assist us with our efforts to maintain adequate and effective internal control over financial reporting, to implement measures designed to improve our financial closing process and enhance certain internal controls, processes and procedures, including ITGC. Specifically, the Company will undertake the following steps to remediate the deficiencies underlying these material weaknesses:

·In connection with the remediation of the material weakness in our control activities, we will enhance our policies relating to the design, documentation, review, monitoring and approval of management review controls and other key internal control activities that provide the accounting information contained in our financial statements.
·To enhance our information technology controls, we will implement systems and processes in order to create an effective segregation of duties, restrict user access to applications and improve output controls.
We are committed to maintaining a strong internal control environment, and believe that these remediation efforts represent significant improvements in our control environment. The identified material weaknesses in internal control will not be considered fully remediated until the internal controls over these areas have been in operation for a sufficient period of time for our management to conclude that the material weaknessDecember 31, 2020 has been fully remediated. The Company will continue its efforts to implement and test the new controlsaudited by Moss Adams LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in order to make this final determination.their audit report which is included herein.
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Remediated Material Weakness

As of the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, our management has completed the implementation of our remediation efforts related to the material weakness over the accounting for income taxes which included the following:

·Engaged third party professionals and hired an experienced tax director to strengthen tax accounting review procedures in the United States and Canada.
·Developed and implemented enhanced policies and procedures relating to tax account reconciliations and analysis.
·Implemented close procedures at interim periods to allow for more timely and increased oversight by our management of the calculation and reporting of certain tax balances.
·Reassessed the design of our tax review controls to identify areas where enhanced precision will help detect and prevent material misstatements.
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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Except as described above, there areThere were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurredidentified in our evaluation pursuant to Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act during the year ended December 31, 20172020 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017 has been audited by Moss Adams LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm, which also has audited the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
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/s/ David R. Little/s/ Kent Yee
David R. LittleKent Yee
President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)


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ITEM 9B. 
Other Information
ITEM 9B. Other Information


None.


PART III


ITEM 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
ITEM 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance


The information required by this item will be included in our definitive Proxyproxy statement for the 20182021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders that we will file with the SEC within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year to which this Report relates (the “Proxy Statement”) and is hereby incorporated by reference thereto.


ITEM 11.Executive Compensation
ITEM 11. Executive Compensation


The information required by this item will be included in the Proxy Statement and is hereby incorporated by reference.


ITEM 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters


The information required by this item will be included in the Proxy Statement and is hereby incorporated by reference.


ITEM 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence


The information required by this item will be included in the Proxy Statement and is hereby incorporated by reference.


ITEM 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
ITEM 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.


The information required by this item will be included in the Proxy Statement and is hereby incorporated by reference.

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PART IV


ITEM 15.Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
ITEM 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.


(a) Documents included in this Report:


1.
1.Financial Statements – See Part II, Item 8 of this Report.
2.Financial Statement Schedules - All other schedules have been omitted since the required information is not applicable or significant or is included in the Consolidated Financial Statements or notes thereto.
3.Exhibits:


The following exhibits are filed herewith or are incorporated by reference to exhibits previously filed with the Commission.
 
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Exhibit
No.
Description
Exhibit
No.		Description
3.1
3.1
Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 333-61953), filed with the Commission on August 20, 1998).
3.2
Bylaws of DXP Enterprises, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2018 (File No. 000-21513)., as amended on July 27, 2011.
4.1
Form of Common Stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 333-61953), filed with the Commission on August 20, 1998).
4.2
See Exhibit 3.1 for provisions of the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, defining the rights of security holders.
4.3
See Exhibit 3.2 for provisions of the Company's Bylaws defining the rights of security holders.
4.4
Form of Senior Debt Indenture of DXP Enterprises, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-166582), filed with the Commission on May 6, 2010).
4.5
Form of Subordinated Debt Indenture of DXP Enterprises, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-166582), filed with the SEC on May 6, 2010).
*4.6
+10.1Description of Registered Securities of DXP Enterprises, Inc. Securities of DXP Enterprises, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-21513; 20713272) filed with the Commission on March 13, 2020).
10.1+
Employment Agreement dated effective as of January 1, 2004, between DXP Enterprises, Inc. and David R.  Little (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-21513:04663259) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, filed with the Commission on March 11, 2004).
+10.2
10.2+		Employment Agreement dated effective as of June 1, 2004, between DXP Enterprises, Inc. and Mac McConnell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-21513:04783822) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2004, filed with the Commission on May 6, 2004).
+10.3
DXP Enterprises, Inc. 2005 Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-21513:06677037) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, (filed with the Commission on March 10, 2006).
+10.4
Amendment Number One to Employment Agreement dated effective as of January 1, 2004, between DXP Enterprises, Inc. and David R. Little (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-21513:06979954), filed with the Commission on July 26, 2006).

10.3+
+10.5
Amendment No. One to DXP Enterprises, Inc. 2005 Restricted Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-21513:06979954), filed with the Commission on July 26, 2006).
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10.6
Amendment Number Two to Employment Agreement dated effective January 1, 2004 between DXP Enterprises, Inc. and David R. Little (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-21513:09846339) filed with the Commission on May 22, 2009).
10.7
10.4+		Amendment Number One to Employment Agreement dated effective June 1, 2004 between DXP Enterprises, Inc. and Mac McConnell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-21513:11823072) filed with the Commission on May 9, 2011).
10.8
Amendment Two to David Little Equity Incentive Program effective May 1, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-21513:11823072) filed with the Commission on May 3, 2013).
10.9
10.5+		Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2013, whereby DXP Enterprises, Inc. agreed to acquire all of the equity securities and units of B27, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8K filed with the Commission on December 10, 2013).
10.10
DXP Enterprises, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016 (File No. 000-21513:161832364) filed with the Commission on August 15, 2016).
10.6+
10.11First Amendment to the DXP Enterprises, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 333-233420), filed with the Commission on
August 23, 2019).
10.7+
Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016 (File No. 000-21513:161832364) filed with the Commission on August 15, 2016).
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10.12
10.8+		Term
First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement Dated as of August 29, 2017 by and among DXP Enterprises, Inc., Borrower and the Other Persons Party hereto from time to time, as Guarantors, and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Administrative Agent and Certain Financial Institutions, as LendersJune 25, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant’sRegistrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q10Q for the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 (File No. 000-21513:171191516)000-21513) filed with the Commission on November 9, 2017).August 8, 2018.
10.13
10.9+		Loan and Security
Increase Agreement, Dateddated as of August 29, 2017March 17, 2020, by and among DXP Enterprises, Inc., Pump-PMI, LLC, PMI Operatingthe Company, LTD., PMI Investment, LLC, Integrated Flow Solutions, LLC, DXP Holdings, Inc., Best Holding, LLC, Best Equipment Service & Sales Company, LLC, B27 Holdings Corp., B27, LLC, B27 Resources, Inc. and Pumpworks 610, LLCcertain of the Company’s US subsidiaries, as US Borrowers, DXP Canada Enterprises, LTD., Industrial Paramedic Services, LTD., HSE Integrated LTD., and National Process Equipment Inc.,borrowers, certain of the Company’s Canadian subsidiaries, as Canadian Borrowers andborrowers, the Other Persons Party hereto from time to time, as Guarantors,incremental lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-21513; 20728581), filed with the Commission on March 19, 2020).
10.10+
Equity Distribution Agreement, dated May 11, 2020, by and Certain Financial Institutions as Lenders, Bank of America, N.A. as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunnerbetween the Company and BMO Capital Markets Corp., as Documentation Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017 (File No. 000-21513:171191516) filed with the Commission on November 9, 2017).
16.1
Letter of Grant Thornton LLP1.1 to the SEC dated May 24, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16.1 to Registrant’s current reportCompany’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-21513:161671171)000-21513; 20866780) filed with the Commission on May 24, 2016)12, 2020).


16.2
10.11+		Letter
Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of Hein & Associates LLPDecember 23, 2020, by and among the Company, as borrower, and the other persons party thereto from time to the SEC dated November 17, 2017time, as guarantors, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as administrative agent, and certain financial institutions, as lenders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16.110.1 to Registrant’s current reportthe Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-21513:171210595)000-21513; 201423473) filed with the Commission on November 17, 2017)December 30, 2020).



*21.1
Subsidiaries of the Company.
*23.1
Consent of Moss Adams LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
*23.2
31.1		Consent of Hein and Associates LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
*23.3
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
*31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as amended.
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*31.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as amended. to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as amended.
*32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended.
*32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended.
*101
The following materials from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10‑K for the year ended December 31, 2020, formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Equity, and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
*104


Exhibits designated by the symbol * are filed with this Report. All exhibits not so designated are incorporated by reference to a prior filing with the Commission as indicated.


+ Indicates a management contract or compensation plan or arrangement.


The Company undertakes to furnish to any shareholder so requesting a copy of any of the exhibits to this Report on upon payment to the Company of the reasonable costs incurred by the Company in furnishing any such exhibit.

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ITEM 16.
Form 10-K Summary.
ITEM 16. Form 10-K Summary


None.


SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.


DXP ENTERPRISES, INC. (Registrant)
By:/s/DAVID R. LITTLE
David R. Little
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer


Dated: March 28, 201818, 2021


Each person whose signature appears below appoints David R. Little, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to said attorney-in-fact and agent to do and perform each and every act whatsoever that is necessary, appropriate or advisable in connection with any or all of the above-described matters and to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
 
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NAMETITLEDATE
NAMETITLEDATE
/s/David R. LittleChairman of the Board, President
David R. LittleChief Executive Officer and DirectorMarch 28, 201818, 2021
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/Kent YeeSenior Vice President/Finance andMarch 28, 201818, 2021
Kent YeeChief Financial Officer and Secretary
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/Mac McConnellGene PadgettSenior Vice President/Finance,March 28, 201818, 2021
Mac McConnellGene PadgettChief Accounting Officer and Secretary
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/Cletus DavisDirectorMarch 28, 2018
 Cletus Davis
/s/Timothy P. HalterDirectorMarch 28, 201818, 2021
Timothy P. Halter
/s/David PattonDirectorMarch 28, 201818, 2021
David Patton
/s/Joseph MannesDirectorMarch 18, 2021
Joseph Mannes

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