UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
__________________________________________ FORM 10-Q
FORM 10-Q
 __________________________________________(Mark One)

[X]
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended MARCH 31, 20192020

OR


[ ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ___ to ___

Commission File Number file number 1-2299
___________________________________________ 
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
___________________________________________ 
Ohio34-0117420
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
  
One Applied PlazaClevelandOhio44115
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s(216426-4000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (216) 426-4000code
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
__________________________________________ 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, without par valueAITNew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrantregistrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),; and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  [X]x    No  [ ]o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).     Yes  [X]x   No  [ ]o


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”filer” and “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company"company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer[X]xAccelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer  [ ]oSmaller reporting company
  
Non-accelerated filer[ ]  Smaller reporting company[ ]
Emerging growth company[ ]







If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes  ☐     No 
   Yes [ ]    No [X]


There were 38,593,36038,707,000 (no par value) shares of common stock outstanding on April 19, 2019.17, 2020.



APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX
    
Page
No.
Part I:  
     
 Item 1:  
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Item 2: 
 Item 3: 
 Item 4: 
    
Part II:  
     
 Item 1: 
Item 1A:
 Item 2: 
 Item 4:4. 
 Item 6: 
 
   
   

PART I:FINANCIAL INFORMATION


ITEM I:FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
 March 31, March 31, March 31, March 31,
 2019 2018 2019 2018 2020 2019 2020 2019
Net sales $885,443
 $827,665
 $2,589,996
 $2,175,553
 $830,797
 $885,443
 $2,520,576
 $2,589,996
Cost of sales 629,884
 588,141
 1,839,724
 1,555,245
 594,045
 629,884
 1,791,130
 1,839,724
Gross profit 255,559
 239,524
 750,272
 620,308
 236,752
 255,559
 729,446
 750,272
Selling, distribution and administrative expense, including depreciation 189,456
 183,080
 556,865
 465,312
 183,702
 189,456
 556,485
 556,865
Intangible impairment 31,594
 
 31,594
 
Operating income 34,509
 56,444
 161,813
 154,996
Goodwill & intangible impairment 131,000
 31,594
 131,000
 31,594
Operating (loss) income (77,950) 34,509
 41,961
 161,813
Interest expense, net 9,947
 8,216
 30,001
 12,521
 8,805
 9,947
 28,447
 30,001
Other income, net (1,256) (1,291) (549) (2,022) (1,428) (1,256) (1,643) (549)
Income before income taxes 25,818
 49,519
 132,361
 144,497
Income tax expense 9,283
 12,927
 28,171
 43,234
Net income $16,535
 $36,592
 $104,190
 $101,263
Net income per share - basic $0.43
 $0.95
 $2.69
 $2.61
Net income per share - diluted $0.42
 $0.93
 $2.66
 $2.58
(Loss) income before income taxes (85,327) 25,818
 15,157
 132,361
Income tax (benefit) expense (2,550) 9,283
 21,104
 28,171
Net (loss) income $(82,777) $16,535
 $(5,947) $104,190
Net (loss) income per share - basic $(2.14) $0.43
 $(0.15) $2.69
Net (loss) income per share - diluted $(2.14) $0.42
 $(0.15) $2.66
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic computation 38,643
 38,674
 38,701
 38,775
 38,682
 38,643
 38,647
 38,701
Dilutive effect of potential common shares 396
 612
 521
 497
 
 396
 
 521
Weighted average common shares outstanding for diluted computation 39,039
 39,286
 39,222
 39,272
 38,682
 39,039
 38,647
 39,222
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  March 31, March 31,

 2019 2018 2019 2018
Net income per the condensed statements of consolidated income $16,535
 $36,592
 $104,190
 $101,263
         
Other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax:        
Foreign currency translation adjustments 2,945
 (353) (1,611) 1,775
Post-employment benefits:        
Reclassification of net actuarial gains and prior service cost into other income, net and included in net periodic pension costs (77) (19) (230) (55)
Unrealized (loss) gain on investment securities available for sale 
 (3) 
 39
Cumulative effect of adopting accounting standard 
 
 (50)

  Unrealized loss on cash flow hedge (6,941) 
 (6,941) 
  Reclassification of interest from cash flow hedge into interest expense 85
 
 85
 
Total of other comprehensive (loss) income, before tax (3,988) (375) (8,747) 1,759
Income tax (benefit) expense related to items of other comprehensive (loss) income (1,626) 11
 (1,976) 57
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax (2,362) (386) (6,771) 1,702
Comprehensive income, net of tax $14,173
 $36,206
 $97,419
 $102,965
  Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
  March 31,March 31,

 2020 20192020 2019
Net (loss) income per the condensed statements of consolidated income $(82,777) $16,535
$(5,947) $104,190
        
Other comprehensive loss, before tax:       
Foreign currency translation adjustments (28,767) 2,945
(27,356) (1,611)
Post-employment benefits:       
Reclassification of net actuarial gains and prior service cost into other income, net and included in net periodic pension costs (17) (77)(50) (230)
Cumulative effect of adopting accounting standard 
 


(50)
  Unrealized loss on cash flow hedge (13,891) (6,941)(14,249) (6,941)
  Reclassification of interest from cash flow hedge into interest expense 1,017
 85
2,350
 85
Total other comprehensive loss, before tax (41,658) (3,988)(39,305) (8,747)
Income tax benefit related to items of other comprehensive loss (3,711) (1,626)(3,684) (1,976)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax (37,947) (2,362)(35,621) (6,771)
Comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax $(120,724) $14,173
$(41,568) $97,419
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
 



APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 March 31,
2019
 June 30,
2018
 March 31,
2020
 June 30,
2019
ASSETS        
Current assets        
Cash and cash equivalents $47,367
 $54,150
 $165,464
 $108,219
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $13,055 and $13,566 574,468
 548,811
Accounts receivable, net 524,081
 540,902
Inventories 454,555
 422,069
 421,201
 447,555
Other current assets 49,380
 32,990
 51,773
 51,462
Total current assets 1,125,770
 1,058,020
 1,162,519
 1,148,138
Property, less accumulated depreciation of $177,383 and $175,300 123,240
 121,343
Property, less accumulated depreciation of $187,292 and $181,066 123,770
 124,303
Operating lease assets, net 86,617
 
Identifiable intangibles, net 378,844
 435,947
 352,864
 368,866
Goodwill 661,195
 646,643
 539,495
 661,991
Other assets 33,761
 23,788
 24,264
 28,399
TOTAL ASSETS $2,322,810
 $2,285,741
 $2,289,529
 $2,331,697
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Current liabilities        
Accounts payable $240,339
 $256,886
 $214,253
 $237,289
Current portion of long term debt 44,163
 19,183
Current portion of long-term debt 78,642
 49,036
Compensation and related benefits 69,324
 73,370
 69,051
 67,978
Other current liabilities 62,731
 83,112
 85,915
 69,491
Total current liabilities 416,557
 432,551
 447,861
 423,794
Long-term debt 937,536
 944,522
 864,758
 908,850
Post-employment benefits 8,372
 11,985
Other liabilities 77,497
 81,720
 146,350
 102,019
TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,439,962
 1,470,778
 1,458,969
 1,434,663
Shareholders’ Equity    
Shareholders’ equity    
Preferred stock—no par value; 2,500 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding 
 
 
 
Common stock—no par value; 80,000 shares authorized; 54,213 shares issued;
38,593 and 38,703 outstanding, respectively
 10,000
 10,000
Common stock—no par value; 80,000 shares authorized; 54,213 shares issued 10,000
 10,000
Additional paid-in capital 171,734
 169,383
 174,830
 172,931
Retained Earnings 1,213,314
 1,129,678
Treasury shares—at cost (15,620 and 15,510 shares, respectively) (415,206) (403,875)
Retained earnings 1,195,411
 1,229,148
Treasury shares—at cost (15,506 and 15,616 shares, respectively) (414,174) (415,159)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (96,994) (90,223) (135,507) (99,886)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 882,848
 814,963
 830,560
 897,034
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY $2,322,810
 $2,285,741
 $2,289,529
 $2,331,697
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended
 March 31, March 31,
 2019 2018 2020 2019
Cash Flows from Operating Activities        
Net income $104,190
 $101,263
Net (loss) income $(5,947) $104,190
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation and amortization of property 15,045
 12,721
 15,997
 15,045
Amortization of intangibles 31,823
 21,326
 31,671
 31,823
Intangible impairment 31,594
 
Unrealized foreign exchange transactions gain 40
 (440)
Goodwill & intangible impairment 131,000
 31,594
Unrealized foreign exchange transactions (gain) loss (2,635) 40
Amortization of stock options and appreciation rights 1,831
 1,479
 2,217
 1,831
Gain on sale of property (258) (246) (1,274) (258)
Other share-based compensation expense 3,716
 3,481
 2,046
 3,716
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions (106,367) (91,642) 1,406
 (106,367)
Other, net (4,448) (64) (4,857) (4,448)
Net Cash provided by Operating Activities 77,166
 47,878
 169,624
 77,166
Cash Flows from Investing Activities        
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired (37,526) (778,149) (37,237) (37,526)
Property purchases (11,711) (17,898) (16,223) (11,711)
Proceeds from property sales 649
 714
 1,809
 649
Other 391
 
 
 391
Net Cash used in Investing Activities (48,197) (795,333) (51,651) (48,197)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities        
Net (repayments) borrowings under revolving credit facility (500) 87,500
Net repayments under revolving credit facility 
 (500)
Long-term debt borrowings 175,000
 780,000
 25,000
 175,000
Long-term debt repayments (156,803) (120,488) (39,803) (156,803)
Payment of debt issuance costs (775) (3,298) (22) (775)
Purchases of treasury shares (11,158) (22,778) 
 (11,158)
Dividends paid (35,254) (34,190) (36,420) (35,254)
Acquisition holdback payments (2,609) (318) (2,440) (2,609)
Exercise of stock options and appreciation rights 
 5
 330
 
Taxes paid for shares withheld for equity awards (3,371) (1,498) (2,604) (3,371)
Net Cash (used in) provided by Financing Activities (35,470) 684,935
Net Cash used in Financing Activities (55,959) (35,470)
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash (282) 986
 (4,769) (282)
Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents (6,783) (61,534)
Increase (decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents 57,245
 (6,783)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period 54,150
 105,057
 108,219
 54,150
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period $47,367
 $43,523
 $165,464
 $47,367
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)


For the Period Ended March 31, 2019 Shares of
Common
Stock
Outstanding
 Common
Stock
 Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 Treasury
Shares-
at Cost
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Total
Shareholders'
Equity
Balance at July 1, 2018 38,703
 $10,000
 $169,383
 $1,129,678
 $(403,875) $(90,223) $814,963
For the Period Ended
March 31, 2020
 Shares of
Common
Stock
Outstanding
 Common
Stock
 Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 Treasury
Shares-
at Cost
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Total
Shareholders'
Equity
Balance at July 1, 2019 38,597
 $10,000
 $172,931
 $1,229,148
 $(415,159) $(99,886) $897,034
Net income 
 
 
 48,938
 
 
 48,938
 
 
 
 38,799
 
 
 38,799
Other comprehensive income (loss) 
 
 
 
 
 5,347
 5,347
Other comprehensive loss 
 
 
 
 
 (5,247) (5,247)
Cumulative effect of adopting accounting standards 
 
 
 3,056
 
 
 3,056
 
 
 
 (3,275) 
 
 (3,275)
Cash dividends — $0.30 per share 
 
 
 (13) 
 
 (13)
Cash dividends — $0.31 per share 
 
 
 (20) 
 
 (20)
Treasury shares issued for: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercise of stock appreciation rights and options 17
 
 (855) 
 (210) 
 (1,065) 5
 
 (177) 
 61
 
 (116)
Performance share awards 18
 
 (844) 
 (301) 
 (1,145) 36
 
 (1,540) 
 362
 
 (1,178)
Restricted stock units 16
 
 (760) 
 (198) 
 (958) 16
 
 (631) 
 200
 
 (431)
Compensation expense — stock appreciation rights and options 
 
 651
 
 
 
 651
 
 
 773
 
 
 
 773
Other share-based compensation expense 
 
 1,043
 
 
 
 1,043
 
 
 919
 
 
 
 919
Other 
 
 
 24
 (35) 
 (11) 2
 
 (52) (4) 23
 
 (33)
Balance at September 30, 2018 38,754
 10,000
 168,618
 1,181,683
 (404,619) (84,876) 870,806
Balance at September 30, 2019 38,656
 $10,000
 $172,223
 $1,264,648
 $(414,513) $(105,133) $927,225
Net income 
 
 
 38,717
 
 
 38,717
 
 
 
 38,031
 
 
 38,031
Other comprehensive income (loss) 
 
 
 
 
 (9,756) (9,756)
Cash dividends — $0.30 per share 
 
 
 (11,651) 
 
 (11,651)
Exercise of stock appreciation rights and options 
 
 (7) 
 1
 
 (6)
Restricted stock units 3
 
 (140) 
 31
 
 (109)
Compensation expense — stock appreciation rights and options 
 
 606
 
 
 
 606
Other share-based compensation expense 
 
 1,308
 
 
 
 1,308
Other 
 
 
 (1) 1
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2018 38,757
 10,000
 170,385
 1,208,748
 (404,586) (94,632) 889,915
Net income 
 
 
 16,535
 
 
 16,535
Other comprehensive income (loss) 
 
 
 
 
 (2,362) (2,362)
Other comprehensive income 
 
 
 
 
 7,573
 7,573
Cash dividends — $0.31 per share 
 
 
 (11,979) 
 
 (11,979) 
 
 
 (12,017) 
 
 (12,017)
Purchases of common stock for treasury (192) 
 
 
 (11,158) 
 (11,158)
Treasury shares issued for: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercise of stock appreciation rights and options 13
 
 (197) 
 149
 
 (48) 22
 
 (185) 
 (47) 
 (232)
Compensation expense — stock appreciation rights and options 
 
 574
 
 
 
 574
 
 
 721
 
 
 
 721
Other share-based compensation expense 
 
 1,365
 
 
 
 1,365
 
 
 918
 
 
 
 918
Other 15
 
 (393) 10
 389
 
 6
 
 
 
 23
 (1) 
 22
Balance at March 31, 2019 38,593
 $10,000
 $171,734
 $1,213,314
 $(415,206) $(96,994) $882,848
Balance at December 31, 2019 38,678
 $10,000
 $173,677
 $1,290,685
 $(414,561) $(97,560) $962,241
Net loss 
 
 
 (82,777) 
 
 (82,777)
Other comprehensive loss 
 
 
 
 
 (37,947) (37,947)
Cash dividends — $0.32 per share 
 
 
 (12,423) 
 
 (12,423)
Treasury shares issued for: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exercise of stock appreciation rights and options 14
 
 (378) 
 (16) 
 (394)
Compensation expense — stock appreciation rights and options 
 
 723
 
 
 
 723
Other share-based compensation expense 
 
 209
 
 
 
 209
Other 15
 
 599
 (74) 403
 
 928
Balance at March 31, 2020 38,707
 $10,000
 $174,830
 $1,195,411
 $(414,174) $(135,507) $830,560









APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)


For the Period Ended March 31, 2018 Shares of
Common
Stock
Outstanding
 Common
Stock
 Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 Treasury
Shares-
at Cost
 Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 Total
Shareholders'
Equity
Balance at July 1, 2017 39,041
 $10,000
 $164,655
 $1,033,751
 $(381,448) $(81,702) $745,256
For the Period Ended
March 31, 2019
 Shares of Common Stock Outstanding Common Stock Additional Paid-In Capital Retained Earnings 
Treasury Shares-
at Cost
 Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Total Shareholders' Equity
Balance at July 1, 2018 38,703
 $10,000
 $169,383
 $1,129,678
 $(403,875) $(90,223) $814,963
Net income          33,721
       33,721
       48,938
     48,938
Other comprehensive income (loss)       
       8,152
 8,152
Cash dividends — $0.29 per share          (2)       (2)
Purchases of common stock for treasury (248)          (13,761)    (13,761)
Other comprehensive income           5,347
 5,347
Cumulative effect of adopting accounting standards       3,056
     3,056
Cash dividends — $0.30 per share       (13)     (13)
Treasury shares issued for:              
Exercise of stock appreciation rights and options 1
    (80)    14
    (66) 17
   (855)   (210)   (1,065)
Performance share awards 5
 
 (273) 
 (24) 
 (297) 18
   (844)   (301)   (1,145)
Restricted stock units 13
 
 (616) 
 (57) 
 (673) 16
   (760)   (198)   (958)
Compensation expense — stock appreciation rights and options 
    577
    
    577
     651
       651
Other share-based compensation expense       778
          778
     1,043
       1,043
Other 2
    (43) 3
 23
    (17)       24
 (35)   (11)
Balance at September 30, 2017 38,814
 10,000
 164,998
 1,067,473
 (395,253) (73,550) 773,668
Balance at September 30, 2018 38,754
 $10,000
 $168,618
 $1,181,683
 $(404,619) $(84,876) $870,806
Net income          30,950
       30,950
       38,717
     38,717
Other comprehensive income (loss)                (6,064) (6,064)
Cash dividends — $0.29 per share          (11,246)       (11,246)
Purchases of common stock for treasury (145)          (9,017)    (9,017)
Other comprehensive loss           (9,756) (9,756)
Cash dividends — $0.30 per share       (11,651)     (11,651)
Treasury shares issued for:              
Exercise of stock appreciation rights and options 3
    (171)    (26)    (197)     (7)   1
   (6)
Restricted stock units 2
 
 (54) 
 8
 
 (46) 3
   (140)   31
   (109)
Compensation expense — stock appreciation rights and options       436
          436
     606
       606
Other share-based compensation expense       799
          799
     1,308
       1,308
Other 
    
 (21) 
    (21) 
 
 
 (1) 1
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2017 38,674
 10,000
 166,008
 1,087,156
 (404,288) (79,614) 779,262
Balance at December 31, 2018 38,757
 $10,000
 $170,385
 $1,208,748
 $(404,586) $(94,632) $889,915
Net income          36,592
       36,592
       16,535
     16,535
Other comprehensive income (loss)                (386) (386)
Cash dividends — $0.30 per share          (11,637)       (11,637)
Other comprehensive loss           (2,362) (2,362)
Cash dividends — $0.31 per share       (11,979)     (11,979)
Purchases of common stock for treasury (192)       (11,158)   (11,158)
Treasury shares issued for:             

Exercise of stock appreciation rights and options 8
    (169)    (18)    (187) 13
   (197)   149
   (48)
Restricted stock units 
 
 
 
 (3) 
 (3)
Compensation expense — stock appreciation rights and options       466
          466
     574
       574
Other share-based compensation expense       1,904
          1,904
 
 
 1,365
 
 
 
 1,365
Other 14
    (361) 25
 353
    17
 15
   (393) 10
 389
   6
Balance at March 31, 2018 38,696
 $10,000
 $167,848
 $1,112,136
 $(403,956) $(80,000) $806,028
Balance at March 31, 2019 38,593
 $10,000
 $171,734
 $1,213,314
 $(415,206) $(96,994) $882,848




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1.    BASIS OF PRESENTATION


The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”, or “Applied”) as of March 31, 2019,2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the nine month periods ended March 31, 20192020 and 2018,2019, have been included. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 20182019 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2018.2019.
Operating results for the nine month period ended March 31, 20192020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019.

2020.
Inventory
The Company uses the LIFO method of valuing U.S. inventories. An actual valuation of inventory under the LIFO method can be made only at the end of each year based on the inventory levels and costs at that time. Accordingly, interim LIFO calculations are based on management’s estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs and are subject to the final year-end LIFO inventory determination.

Derivatives
The Company records all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value.  The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative in a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting, and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the criteria necessary to apply hedge accounting. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges. Derivatives designated and qualifying as a hedge of the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges. Derivatives may also be designated as hedges of the foreign currency exposure of a net investment in a foreign operation. Hedge accounting generally provides for the matching of the timing of gain or loss recognition on the hedging instrument with the recognition of the changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability that are attributable to the hedged risk in a fair value hedge or the earnings effect of the hedged forecasted transactions in a cash flow hedge. The Company may enter into derivative contracts that are intended to economically hedge certain risks, even though hedge accounting does not apply or the Company elects not to apply hedge accounting.
In accordance with the FASB’s fair value measurement guidance, the Company made an accounting policy election to measure the credit risk of its derivative financial instruments that are subject to master netting agreements on a net basis by counterparty portfolio.

Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
Revenue from Contracts with CustomersReference Rate Reform
In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)" ("ASC 606"). The standard outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in the accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. The core principle of this model is that "an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to a customer in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services." Subsequent to the issuance of ASU 2014-09, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14, ASU 2016-08, ASU 2016-10, and ASU 2016-12, which clarify the guidance in ASU 2014-09 but do not change the core principle of the revenue recognition model, and have been collectively codified into ASC 606. The provisions of ASC 606 are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. On July 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective method. As a result, the Company applied ASC 606 only to contracts that were not completed as of July 1, 2018. The adoption of ASC 606 resulted in a net increase to opening retained earnings of approximately $3,429, net of tax, on July 1, 2018. See Note 2, Revenue Recognition, for further information on the impacts of these standard updates.


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Income Tax Consequences of Intra-entity Transfer of Assets other than Inventory
In October 2016,March 2020, the FASB issued its final standard on the income tax consequencesfacilitation of intra-entity transfersthe effects of assets other than inventory.reference rate reform on financial reporting. This standard, issued as ASU 2016-16, requires that an entity recognize2020-04, provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory whenpotential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the transfer occurs and eliminates the exception for an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory.effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. This update is effective for annual and interim financial statement periods beginning afteras of March 12, 2020 through December 15, 2017.31, 2022. The Company adopted ASU 2016-16 during the first quarter of fiscal 2019 using the modified retrospective method, and recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment decreasing retained earnings by $424, recording a deferred tax asset of $587 and reversing a prepaid asset of $1,011new guidance as of the beginning of the period. The deferred tax asset is includedit became effective in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2019.

Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities
In August 2017, the FASB issued its final standard on targeted improvements to accounting for hedging activities. This standard, issued as ASU 2017-12, expands and refines hedge accounting for both nonfinancial and financial risk components and aligns the recognition and presentation of the effects of the hedging instruments and the hedged item in the financial statements. This update is effective for annual and interim financial statement periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company early adopted ASU 2017-12 during the third quarter of fiscal 2019.2020. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements or related disclosures.

Recently Issued Accounting GuidanceLeases
In February 2016, the FASB issued its final standard on accounting for leases. This standard, issued as ASU 2016-02, requires that an entity that is a lessee recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for all leases and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. The core principle of this update is that a "lessee should recognize the assets and liabilities that arise from leases." This update is effective for annual financial statement periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with earlier application permitted. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-10 which clarifies the guidance in ASU 2016-02 and ASU 2018-11 which provides entities with an additional transition method option for adopting the new standard. The company plans to use this new transition method option upon adoption and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. In December 2018 and January 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2018-20 and ASU 2019-01, respectively, which further clarify the guidance. The Company has established a cross-functional teamadopted the new guidance effective July 1, 2019 using the optional transition method, which required application of the new guidance to evaluateonly those leases that existed at the date of adoption. The Company elected the “package of practical expedients,” which permitted the Company to not reassess under the new standard its prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and isinitial direct costs. Adoption of the new standard resulted in the processrecognition of implementing newright-of-use (ROU) assets and lease administration software.liabilities of $83,533 and $89,778, respectively, on July 1, 2019. The Company is still determiningdifference between the financial impact that thisROU assets and lease liabilities related primarily to the impairment of certain leases in Canada and the United States. In addition, the adoption resulted in an adjustment to opening retained earnings of approximately $3,275, net of tax, on July 1, 2019 primarily due to the impairment of the leases. The standard update will have on its consolidated financial statements, but anticipates it willdid not have a material impact on its assets and liabilities due to the additionCompany’s condensed statements of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities to the consolidated balance sheet. The Company will continue to evaluate the impacts of the adoption of the standard and these assessments are subject to change.income or cash flows.
In June 2016, the FASB issued its final standard on measurement of credit losses on financial instruments. This standard, issued as ASU 2016-13, requires that an entity measure impairment of certain financial instruments, including trade receivables, based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. This update is effective for annual and interim financial statement periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted for financial statement periods beginning after December 15, 2018. In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-19 which clarifies the guidance in ASU 2016-13. The Company has not yet determined the impact of this pronouncement on its financial statements and related disclosures.Cash Flows
In August 2016, the FASB issued its final standard on the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments within the statement of cash flows. This standard, issued as ASU 2016-15, makes a number of changes meant to add or clarify guidance on the classification of certain cash receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows. This update is effective for annual and interim financial statement periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company has not yet determinedadopted the impactnew guidance in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. The adoption of this pronouncementguidance did not have a material impact on itsthe Company's financial statements andor related disclosures.
In August 2018, the FASB issued its final standard on the accounting for implementation costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract. This standard, issued as ASU 2018-15, aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. This update is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company has not yet determined the impact of this pronouncement on its financial statements and related disclosures.




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Recently Issued Accounting Guidance
In June 2016, the FASB issued its final standard on measurement of credit losses on financial instruments. This standard, issued as ASU 2016-13, requires that an entity measure impairment of certain financial instruments, including trade receivables, based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. This update is effective for annual and interim financial statement periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted for financial statement periods beginning after December 15, 2018. In November 2018, April 2019, May 2019, November 2019, and February 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2018-19, ASU 2019-04, ASU 2019-05, ASU 2019-11 and ASU 2020-02, respectively, which clarify the guidance in ASU 2016-13. The Company has not yet determined the impact of these pronouncements on its financial statements and related disclosures.
In December 2019, the FASB issued its final standard on simplifying the accounting for income taxes. This standard, issued as ASU 2019-12, makes a number of changes meant to add or clarify guidance on accounting for income taxes. This update is effective for annual and interim financial statement periods beginning after December 15, 2021, with early adoption permitted in any interim period for which financial statements have not yet been filed. The Company has not yet determined the impact of these pronouncements on its financial statements and related disclosures.

2.    REVENUE RECOGNITION

The Company adopted ASC 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers using the modified retrospective method effective July 1, 2018. The Company completed an analysis of revenue streams at each of its business units and evaluated the impact of adopting ASC 606 on revenue recognition. The Company primarily sells purchased products and the majority of its revenue is recognized at a point in time. The cumulative effect of initially applying ASC 606 resulted in a net increase to the opening retained earnings balance of $3,429, net of tax, at July 1, 2018. The transition adjustment is comprised of two components. The first component is recognition of revenue from bill and hold arrangements. The second component is recognition of revenue from contracts that meet the criteria to recognize revenue over time as the underlying products have no alternative use and the Company has a right to payment for performance completed to date. Revenue for periods prior to July 1, 2018 has not been adjusted and continues to be reported under ASC Topic 605 - Revenue Recognition.
Revenue Recognition
The Company primarily sells purchased products distributed through its network of service centers and recognizes revenue at a point in time when control of the product transfers to the customer, typically upon shipment from an Applied facility or directly from a supplier. For products that ship directly from suppliers to customers, Applied acts as the principal in the transaction and recognizes revenue on a gross basis. Revenue recognized over time is not significant. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration expected to be received in exchange for the products and services provided, net of allowances for product returns, variable consideration, and any taxes collected from customers that will be remitted to governmental authorities. Shipping and handling costs are recognized in net sales when they are billed to the customer. The Company has elected to account for shipping and handling activities as fulfillment costs. There are no significant costs associated with obtaining customer contracts.
Payment terms with customers vary by the type and location of the customer and the products or services offered. The Company does not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of significant financing components based on the expectation that the period between when the Company transfers a promised good or service to a customer and when the customer pays for that good or service will be one year or less. Arrangements with customers that include payment terms extending beyond one year are not significant.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are stated at their estimated net realizable value and consist of amounts billed or billable and currently due from customers. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts, which reflects management’s best estimate of probable losses based on an analysis of customer accounts, known troubled accounts, historical experience with write-offs, and other currently available evidence.
Variable Consideration
The Company’s products are generally sold with a right of return and may include variable consideration in the form of incentives, discounts, credits or rebates. Product returns are estimated based on historical return rates. The Company estimates and recognizes variable consideration based on historical experience to determine the expected amount to which the Company will be entitled in exchange for transferring the promised goods or services to a customer. The Company records variable consideration as an adjustment to the transaction price in the period it is incurred. The realization of variable consideration occurs within a short period of time from product delivery; therefore, the time value of money effect is not significant.
Contract Assets
The Company’s contract assets consist of un-billed amounts resulting from contracts for which revenue is recognized over time using the cost-to-cost method, and for which revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the customer. On July 1, 2018, $13,823 of contract assets were recognized as part of the cumulative effect adjustment resulting from the adoption of ASC 606.
Activity related to contract assets, which are included in other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet, is as follows:
 March 31, 2019July 1, 2018$ Change% Change
Contract assets$8,732
$13,823
$(5,091)(36.8)%

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The following tables summarize the impacts of ASC 606 on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements:
  Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
  As Reported Adjustments Balances without adoption of ASC 606
Net sales $885,443
 $569
 $886,012
Cost of sales 629,884
 369
 630,253
Gross profit 255,559
 200
 255,759
Selling, distribution and administrative expense, including depreciation 189,456
 57
 189,513
Intangible Impairment 31,594
 
 31,594
Operating income 34,509
 143
 34,652
Interest expense, net 9,947
 
 9,947
Other income, net (1,256) 
 (1,256)
Income before income taxes 25,818
 143
 25,961
Income tax expense 9,283
 37
 9,320
Net income $16,535
 $106
 $16,641
  Nine Months Ended March 31, 2019
  As Reported Adjustments Balances without adoption of ASC 606
Net sales $2,589,996
 $4,886
 $2,594,882
Cost of sales 1,839,724
 3,472
 1,843,196
Gross profit 750,272
 1,414
 751,686
Selling, distribution and administrative expense, including depreciation 556,865
 331
 557,196
Intangible Impairment 31,594
 
 31,594
Operating income 161,813
 1,083
 162,896
Interest expense, net 30,001
 
 30,001
Other income, net (549) 
 (549)
Income before income taxes 132,361
 1,083
 133,444
Income tax expense 28,171
 273
 28,444
Net income $104,190
 $810
 $105,000

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  As of March 31, 2019
  As Reported Adjustments Balances without adoption of ASC 606
Assets      
Other current assets $49,380
 $(8,732) $40,648
Inventories 454,555
 11,461
 466,016
Other assets 33,761
 209
 33,970
       
Liabilities 

    
Other current liabilities 62,731
 6,649
 69,380
Compensation and related benefits 69,324
 (402) 68,922
Other liabilities 77,497
 (692) 76,805
  

    
Equity      
Retained Earnings $882,848
 $(2,619) $880,229

Disaggregation of Revenues
The following tables present the Company's net sales by reportable segment and by geographic areas based on the location of the facility shipping the product for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. Other countries consist of Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
 Service Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotal Service Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotal
Geographic Areas:       
United States$473,069
$251,913
$724,982
 $520,180
$251,922
$772,102
Canada59,912

59,912
 66,725

66,725
Other countries41,387
4,516
45,903
 43,533
3,083
46,616
Total$574,368
$256,429
$830,797
 $630,438
$255,005
$885,443
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2019 2018
 Service Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotal Service Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotal
Geographic Areas:       
United States$520,180
$251,922
772,102
 $491,698
$222,197
$713,895
Canada66,725

66,725
 68,112

$68,112
Other countries43,533
3,083
46,616
 41,404
4,254
$45,658
Total$630,438
$255,005
$885,443
 $601,214
$226,451
$827,665

Nine Months Ended March 31,Nine Months Ended March 31,
2019 20182020 2019
Service Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotal Service Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotalService Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotal Service Center Based DistributionFluid Power & Flow ControlTotal
Geographic Areas:      
United States$1,490,289
$756,433
2,246,722
 $1,399,513
$438,958
$1,838,471
$1,433,133
$755,175
$2,188,308
 $1,490,289
$756,433
$2,246,722
Canada204,401

204,401
 202,408

$202,408
193,755

193,755
 204,401

204,401
Other countries129,095
9,778
138,873
 123,813
10,861
$134,674
126,428
12,085
138,513
 129,095
9,778
138,873
Total$1,823,785
$766,211
$2,589,996
 $1,725,734
$449,819
$2,175,553
$1,753,316
$767,260
$2,520,576
 $1,823,785
$766,211
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 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
 Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
General Industry34.8% 39.9% 36.4% 35.8% 41.7% 37.5%
Industrial Machinery9.9% 24.7% 14.5% 10.2% 24.2% 14.2%
Metals11.1% 6.5% 9.7% 12.0% 8.6% 11.0%
Food12.0% 3.1% 9.3% 10.5% 2.5% 8.2%
Forest Products9.8% 5.7% 8.5% 7.0% 3.6% 6.0%
Chem/Petrochem3.3% 12.8% 6.2% 2.8% 12.8% 5.7%
Oil & Gas7.3% 1.3% 5.4% 10.1% 2.3% 7.9%
Cement & Aggregate7.2% 1.3% 5.4% 6.9% 1.0% 5.2%
Transportation4.6% 4.7% 4.6% 4.7% 3.3% 4.3%
Total100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
General Industry35.8% 41.7% 37.5%
Industrial Machinery10.2% 24.2% 14.2%
Metals12.0% 8.6% 11.0%
Food10.5% 2.5% 8.2%
Oil & Gas10.1% 2.3% 7.9%
Chem/Petrochem2.8% 12.8% 5.7%
Forest Products7.0% 3.6% 6.0%
Cement & Aggregate6.9% 1.0% 5.2%
Transportation4.7% 3.3% 4.3%
Total100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

 Nine Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
 Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
General Industry34.6% 41.6% 36.7% 35.9% 44.0% 38.2%
Industrial Machinery9.7% 23.7% 13.9% 9.7% 22.0% 13.3%
Metals11.3% 7.4% 10.1% 12.2% 8.3% 11.1%
Food11.6% 2.9% 9.0% 10.4% 2.5% 8.1%
Forest Products9.0% 3.9% 7.4% 7.6% 3.0% 6.3%
Chem/Petrochem3.2% 13.3% 6.3% 3.1% 14.1% 6.3%
Oil & Gas8.7% 1.7% 6.6% 10.0% 2.2% 7.7%
Cement & Aggregate7.2% 1.1% 5.4% 6.5% 1.0% 4.9%
Transportation4.7% 4.4% 4.6% 4.6% 2.9% 4.1%
Total100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

 Nine Months Ended March 31, 2019
 Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
General Industry35.9% 44.0% 38.2%
Industrial Machinery9.7% 22.0% 13.3%
Metals12.2% 8.3% 11.1%
Food10.4% 2.5% 8.1%
Oil & Gas10.0% 2.2% 7.7%
Chem/Petrochem3.1% 14.1% 6.3%
Forest Products7.6% 3.0% 6.3%
Cement & Aggregate6.5% 1.0% 4.9%
Transportation4.6% 2.9% 4.1%
Total100.0% 100.0% 100.0%


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The following tables present the Company’s percentage of revenue by reportable segment and product line for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:
Three Months Ended March 31,
Three Months Ended March 31, 20192020 2019
Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control TotalService Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
Power Transmission34.5% 2.3% 25.2%34.8% 8.5% 26.6% 34.5% 2.3% 25.2%
Fluid Power13.5% 41.3% 21.5%13.3% 40.5% 21.7% 13.5% 41.3% 21.5%
General Maintenance; Hose Products24.7% 4.7% 18.9%24.0% 12.2% 20.4% 24.7% 4.7% 18.9%
Bearings, Linear & Seals27.3% 0.4% 19.6%27.9% 0.3% 19.4% 27.3% 0.4% 19.6%
Specialty Flow Control% 51.3% 14.8%% 38.5% 11.9% % 51.3% 14.8%
Total100.0% 100.0% 100.0%100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
 Nine Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019
 Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
Power Transmission34.7% 9.9% 27.2% 33.8% 1.7% 24.3%
Fluid Power13.3% 38.4% 20.9% 13.7% 39.0% 21.2%
General Maintenance; Hose Products25.5% 11.1% 21.1% 26.0% 5.0% 19.7%
Bearings, Linear & Seals26.5% 0.3% 18.6% 26.5% 0.3% 18.8%
Specialty Flow Control% 40.3% 12.2% % 54.0% 16.0%
Total100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Contract Assets
The Company’s contract assets consist of un-billed amounts resulting from contracts for which revenue is recognized over time using the cost-to-cost method, and for which revenue recognized exceeds the amount billed to the customer.
Activity related to contract assets, which are included in other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet, is as follows:
 Nine Months Ended March 31, 2019
 Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
Power Transmission33.8% 1.7% 24.3%
Fluid Power13.7% 39.0% 21.2%
General Maintenance; Hose Products26.0% 5.0% 19.7%
Bearings, Linear & Seals26.5% 0.3% 18.8%
Specialty Flow Control% 54.0% 16.0%
Total100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
 March 31, 2020
June 30, 2019
$ Change
% Change
Contract assets$7,690
$8,920
$(1,230)(13.8)%

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3.BUSINESS COMBINATIONS


The operating results of all acquired entities are included within the consolidated operating results of the Company from the date of each respective acquisition.
Fiscal 2020 Acquisition
On August 21, 2019, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Olympus Controls, a Portland, Oregon automation solutions provider - including design, assembly, integration, and distribution - of motion control, machine vision, and robotic technologies. Olympus Controls is included in the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment. The purchase price for the acquisition was $36,642, net tangible assets acquired were $9,540, and intangible assets including goodwill was $27,102 based upon estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The Company funded this acquisition using available cash. The acquisition price and the results of operations for the acquired entity are not material in relation to the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Fiscal 2019 Acquisitions
On March 4, 2019, the Company acquired substantially all of the net assets of MilRoc Distribution (MilRoc) and Woodward Steel.Steel (Woodward). MilRoc Distribution is an Oklahoma based distributor of oilfield specific products, namely pumps and valves, as well as equipment repair services and industrial parts to the oil & gas industry. Woodward Steel is an Oklahoma based steel supplier to the oil & gas and agriculture industries. MilRoc Distribution and Woodward Steel are both included in the Service Center Based Distribution segment. The purchase price for the acquisition was $35,000, net tangible assets acquired were $17,981,$17,788, and intangible assets including goodwill was $17,019$17,212 based upon preliminary estimated fair values at the acquisition date, which are subject to adjustment.date. The purchase price includes acquisition holdback payments of $4,375, of which are$1,666 was paid during the nine months ended March 31, 2020. The remaining balance of $2,709 is included in other current liabilities and other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2019,2020, and which will be paid on the first, second and third anniversaries of the acquisition date with interest at a fixed rate of 2.0% per annum. The Company funded this acquisition using available cash. The acquisition price and the results of operations for the acquired entity are not material in relation to the Company's consolidated financial statements.
On November 2, 2018, the Company acquired substantially all of the net assets of Fluid Power Sales, Inc. (FPS), a Baldwinsville, New York based manufacturer and distributor of fluid power components, specializing in the engineering and fabrication of manifolds and power units. FPS is included in the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment. The purchase price for the acquisition was $8,100,$8,066, net tangible assets acquired were $4,156,$4,151, and goodwill was $3,944 based upon preliminary estimated fair values at the acquisition date, which are subject to adjustment. The purchase price includes acquisition holdback payments of $1,200, which is included in other current liabilities and other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2019, and which will be paid on the first and second anniversaries of the acquisition date with interest at a fixed rate of 1.5% per annum. The Company funded

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this acquisition using available cash. The acquisition price and the results of operations for the acquired entity are not material in relation to the Company's consolidated financial statements.
FCX Acquisition
On January 31, 2018, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of FCX Performance, Inc. (FCX), a Columbus, Ohio based distributor of specialty process flow control products and services. The total consideration transferred for the acquisition was $781,781, which was financed by cash-on-hand and a new credit facility comprised of a $780,000 Term Loan A and a $250,000 revolver, effective with the transaction closing. See Note 5 - Debt. As a distributor of engineered valves, instruments, pumps and lifecycle services to MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Operations) and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) customers across diverse industrial and process end markets, this business is included in the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment.

The following table summarizes the consideration transferred, assets acquired, and liabilities assumed in connection with the acquisition of FCX based on their estimated fair values at the acquisition date.
Cash$11,141
Accounts receivable80,836
Inventories44,669
Other current assets1,753
Property8,282
Identifiable intangible assets305,420
Goodwill440,012
Other assets775
Total assets acquired$892,888
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities54,035
Other liabilities2,677
Deferred tax liabilities54,395
Net assets acquired$781,781
  
Purchase price$784,281
Reconciliation of fair value transferred: 
Working Capital Adjustments(2,500)
Total Consideration$781,781

Goodwill acquired of $161,452 is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

Net sales, operating income, and net income from the FCX acquisition included in the Company’s three and nine months ended March 31, 2019 are as follows:
 Three Months Ended March 31, 2019Nine Months Ended March 31, 2019
Net sales$132,595
$417,336
Operating income6,659
29,117
Net income5,115
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The following unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations have been prepared as if the FCX acquisition (including the related acquisition costs) had occurred at the beginning of fiscal 2018:
 Three Months Ended March 31,Nine Months Ended March 31,
Pro forma20182018
Net sales$866,818
$2,432,709
Operating income62,360
164,302
Net income40,546
98,391
Diluted net income per share$1.03
$2.51

These pro forma amounts have been calculated after applying the Company’s accounting policies and adjusting the results to reflect additional amortization that would have been recorded assuming the fair value adjustments to identified intangible assets had been applied as of July 1, 2017. In addition, pro forma adjustments have been made for the interest expense that would have been incurred as a result of the indebtedness used to finance the acquisitions. The pro forma net income amounts also incorporate an adjustment to the recorded income tax expense for the income tax effect of the pro forma adjustments described above. These pro forma results of operations do not include any anticipated synergies or other effects of the planned integration of FCX; accordingly, such pro forma adjustments do not purport to be indicative of the results of operations that actually would have resulted had the acquisitions occurred as of the date indicated or that may result in the future.
Other Fiscal 2018 Acquisition
On July 3, 2017, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Diseño, Construcciones y Fabricaciones Hispanoamericanas, S.A. (DICOFASA), a distributor of accessories and components for hydraulic systems and lubrication, located in Puebla, Mexico. DICOFASA is included in the Service Center Based Distribution segment. The purchase price for the acquisition was $5,920, net tangible assets acquired were $3,395, and goodwill was $2,525$3,915 based upon estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The purchase price includes $906$1,200 of acquisition holdback payments, of which $219$600 was paid during the nine months ended March 31, 2019. Due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, the2020. The remaining balance is $645, whichof $600 is included in other current liabilities and other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2019,2020, and which will be paid on the second and third anniversariesanniversary of the acquisition date with interest at a fixed rate of 1.5% per annum. The Company funded this acquisition using available cash. The acquisition price and the results of operations for the acquired entity are not material in relation to the Company's consolidated financial statements.




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4.    GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES


The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for both the Service Center Based Distribution segment and the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment for the fiscal year ended June 30, 20182019 and the nine month period ended March 31, 20192020 are as follows:
 Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
Balance at July 1, 2017$201,740
 $4,395
 $206,135
Goodwill acquired during the period2,525
 439,164
 441,689
Other, primarily currency translation(1,181) 
 (1,181)
Balance at June 30, 2018$203,084
 $443,559
 $646,643
Goodwill acquired/adjusted during the period9,872
 4,791
 14,663
Other, primarily currency translation(111) 
 (111)
Balance at March 31, 2019$212,845
 $448,350
 $661,195
 Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
Balance at July 1, 2018$203,084
 $443,559
 $646,643
Goodwill acquired during the period9,943
 4,798
 14,741
Other, primarily currency translation607
 
 607
Balance at June 30, 2019$213,634
 $448,357
 $661,991
Goodwill adjusted/acquired during the period(3,393) 14,667
 11,274
Impairment
 (131,000) (131,000)
Other, primarily currency translation(2,770) 
 (2,770)
Balance at March 31, 2020$207,471
 $332,024
 $539,495

During the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company recorded an adjustment to the preliminary estimated fair value of intangible assets related to the MilRoc/Woodward acquisition. The fair values of the customer relationships, trade name, and non-compete intangible assets were increased by $1,524, $1,809, and $60, respectively, with a corresponding total decrease to goodwill of $3,393. The changes to the preliminary estimated fair values resulted in an increase to amortization expense of $303 during the nine months ended March 31, 2020, which is recorded in selling, distribution, and administrative expense on the condensed statements of consolidated income.
During the second quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company recorded an adjustment to the preliminary estimated fair value of intangible assets related to the Olympus Controls acquisition. The trade name and other intangible assets were increased by $4,260 and $980, respectively, with a corresponding decrease to the customer relationship intangible asset of $5,504 and an increase to goodwill of $264. The changes to the preliminary estimated fair values resulted in a decrease to amortization expense of $24 during the nine months ended March 31, 2020, which is recorded in selling, distribution, and administrative expense on the condensed statements of consolidated income.
The Company has seven (7)eight (8) reporting units for which an annual goodwill impairment assessment was performed as of January 1, 2019.2020.  The Company concluded that allseven (7) of the reporting units’ fair value exceeded their carrying amounts by at least 20%10% as of January 1, 2019. 2020. Specifically, the Canada reporting unit's fair value exceeded its carrying value by 12%, and the Mexico reporting unit's fair value exceeded its carrying value by 14%. The Canada and Mexico reporting units have goodwill balances of $26,328 and $4,945, respectively, as of March 31, 2020. The carrying value of the final reporting unit, which is comprised of the FCX Performance Inc. (FCX) operations, exceeded the fair value, resulting in goodwill impairment of $131,000. The non-cash impairment charge is the result of the overall decline in the industrial economy, specifically slower demand in FCX's end markets. This has led to reduced spending by customers and reduced revenue expectations. The remaining goodwill for the FCX reporting unit as of March 31, 2020 is $309,012. Because the carrying value of the FCX reporting unit approximated fair value of the reporting unit after the impairment was recorded, a future decline in the estimated cash flows could result in an additional impairment loss. A future decline in the estimated cash flows could result from a significant or extended decline in various end markets.
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impairment test were determined using the Incomeincome and Marketmarket approaches.  The Incomeincome approach employs the discounted cash flow method reflecting projected cash flows expected to be generated by market participants and then adjusted for time value of money factors.factors, and requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions related to forecasts of future revenues, operating margins, and discount rates. The Marketmarket approach utilizes an analysis of comparable publicly traded companies. 

companies and requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions related to the forecasts of future revenues, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) and multiples that are applied to management’s forecasted revenues and EBITDA estimates.
The techniques used in the Company's impairment teststest have incorporated a number of assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable and to reflect known market conditions at the measurement dates.date. Assumptions in estimating future cash flows are subject to a degree of judgment. The Company makes all efforts to forecast future cash flows as

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accurately as possible with the information available at the measurement date. The Company evaluates the appropriateness of its assumptions and overall forecasts by comparing projected results of upcoming years with actual results of preceding years. Key Level 3 based assumptions relate to pricing trends, inventory costs, customer demand, and revenue growth. A number of benchmarks from independent industry and other economic publications were also used.
Changes in future results, assumptions, and estimates after the measurement date may lead to an outcome where additional impairment charges would be required in future periods.  Specifically, actual results may vary from the Company’s forecasts and such variations may be material and unfavorable, thereby triggering the need for future impairment tests where the conclusions may differ in reflection of prevailing market conditions.  

Further, continued adverse market conditions could result in the recognition of additional impairment if the Company determines that the fair values of its reporting units have fallen below their carrying values. Certain events or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to negatively affect the underlying key assumptions and ultimately impact the estimated fair value of the Company’s reporting units may include such items as: (i) a decrease in expected future cash flows, specifically, a decrease in sales volume driven by a prolonged weakness in customer demand or other pressures adversely affecting our long-term sales trends; (ii) inability to achieve the sales from our strategic growth initiatives.
At March 31, 20192020 and June 30, 2018,2019, accumulated goodwill impairment losses subsequent to fiscal year 2002 totaled $64,794 related to the Service Center Based Distribution segmentsegment. At March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, accumulated goodwill impairment losses subsequent to fiscal year 2002 totaled $167,605 and $36,605, respectively, related to the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment.

The Company’s identifiable intangible assets resulting from business combinations are amortized over their estimated period of benefit and consist of the following:
March 31, 2019 Amount 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Book
Value
March 31, 2020 Amount 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Book
Value
Finite-Lived Identifiable Intangibles:            
Customer relationships $422,077
 $127,758
 $294,319
 $425,187
 $154,683
 $270,504
Trade names 105,933
 25,417
 80,516
 111,242
 32,666
 78,576
Vendor relationships 11,387
 7,968
 3,419
 11,193
 8,629
 2,564
Non-competition agreements 2,702
 2,112
 590
Other 2,066
 846
 1,220
Total Identifiable Intangibles $542,099
 $163,255
 $378,844
 $549,688
 $196,824
 $352,864


June 30, 2018 Amount 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Book
Value
June 30, 2019 Amount 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Book
Value
Finite-Lived Identifiable Intangibles:            
Customer relationships $465,691
 $125,009
 $340,682
 $422,367
 $135,879
 $286,488
Trade names 112,939
 22,454
 90,485
 105,946
 27,232
 78,714
Vendor relationships 11,425
 7,382
 4,043
 11,367
 8,156
 3,211
Non-competition agreements 2,761
 2,024
 737
Other 2,702
 2,249
 453
Total Identifiable Intangibles $592,816
 $156,869
 $435,947
 $542,382
 $173,516
 $368,866
Amounts include the impact of foreign currency translation. Fully amortized amounts are written off.

During the nine month period ended March 31, 2019,2020, the Company acquired identifiable intangible assets with a preliminary acquisition cost allocation and weighted-average life as follows:
  Acquisition Cost Allocation Weighted-Average Life
Customer relationships $7,160
 20.0
Trade names 4,260
 15.0
Other 980
 6.8
Total Intangibles Acquired $12,400
 17.2

  Acquisition Cost Allocation Weighted-Average Life
Customer relationships $5,956
 20
Trade names 941
 5
Non-competition agreements 250
 5
Total Intangibles Acquired $7,147
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Due to a sustained decline in economic conditions in the upstream oil and gas industry in western Canada, management also assessed the long-lived intangible assets related to the Reliance asset group in Canada for impairment during the third quarter of fiscal 2019. The Reliance asset group is located in western Canada and primarily serves customers in the upstream oil and gas industry. The asset group carrying value exceeded the sum of the undiscounted cash flows, indicating impairment. The fair value of the asset group was then determined using the Income approach, and the analysis resulted in the measurement of a full impairment loss of $31,594, which was recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2019.

Estimated future amortization expense by fiscal year (based on the Company’s identifiable intangible assets as of March 31, 2019)2020) for the next five years is as follows: $10,200$10,000 for the remainder of 2019, $39,000 for 2020, $36,900$38,200 for 2021, $34,800$36,100 for 2022, $32,700$33,900 for 2023, $29,700 for 2024 and $28,500$26,200 for 2024.2025.


5.     DEBT


Revolving Credit Facility & Term Loan
In January 2018, in conjunction with the acquisition of FCX, the Company refinanced its existing credit facility and entered into a new five-year credit facility with a group of banks expiring in January 2023. This agreement provides for a $780,000 unsecured term loan and a $250,000 unsecured revolving credit facility. Fees on this facility range from 0.10% to 0.20% per year based upon the Company's leverage ratio at each quarter end. Borrowings under this agreement carry variable interest rates tied to either LIBOR or prime at the Company's discretion. At March 31, 20192020 and June 30, 2018,2019, the Company had $618,500$599,000 and $775,125,$613,625, respectively, outstanding under the term loan. The interest rate on the term loan as of March 31, 20192020 and June 30, 20182019 was 4.25%2.75% and 4.13%4.19%, respectively. The Company had $19,000 and $19,500no amount outstanding under the revolver at March 31, 2019 and2020 or June 30, 2018, respectively.2019. Unused lines under this facility, net of outstanding letters of credit of $3,290$1,786 and $3,625,$3,215, respectively, to secure certain insurance obligations, totaled $227,710$248,214 and $226,875$246,785 at March 31, 20192020 and June 30, 2018,2019, respectively, and were available to fund future acquisitions or other capital and operating requirements. The weighted average interest rate on the amount outstanding under the revolving credit facility was 4.39% and 3.93% as of March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively.
Additionally, the Company had letters of credit outstanding with a separate bank,banks, not associated with the revolving credit agreement, in the amount of $3,788 and $2,698 as of March 31, 20192020 and June 30, 2018,2019, respectively, in order to secure certain insurance obligations.
Trade Receivable Securitization Facility
In August 2018, the Company established a trade receivable securitization facility (the “AR Securitization Facility”) with a termination date of August 31, 2021. The maximum availability under the AR Securitization Facility is $175,000. Availability is further subject to changes in the credit ratings of our customers, customer concentration levels or certain characteristics of the accounts receivable being transferred and, therefore, at certain times, we may not be able to fully access the $175,000 of funding available under the AR Securitization Facility. The AR Securitization Facility effectively increases the Company’s borrowing capacity by collateralizing a portion of the amount of the Service Center Based Distribution reportable segment’s U.S. operations’ trade accounts receivable. The collateralized trade accounts receivable is equal to the borrowed amount outstanding under the AR Securitization Facility and there are no restrictions on cash or other assets. The Company uses the proceeds from the AR Securitization Facility as an alternative to other forms of debt, effectively reducing borrowing costs. Borrowings under this facility carry variable interest rates tied to LIBOR and fees on the AR Securitization Facility are 0.90% per year. As of March 31, 2020, and June 30, 2019, the Company borrowed $175,000 under the AR Securitization Facility, and theFacility. The interest rate on the AR Securitization Facility as of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019 was 3.39%.2.52% and 3.33%, respectively.
Other Long-Term Borrowings
At March 31, 20192020 and June 30, 2018,2019, the Company had borrowings outstanding under its unsecured shelf facility agreement with Prudential Investment Management of $170,000. Fees on this facility range from 0.25% to 1.25% per year based on the Company's leverage ratio at each quarter end. The "Series C" notes have a principal amount of $120,000, and carry a fixed interest rate of 3.19%, and are due in equal principal payments in July 2020, 2021, and 2022. The "Series D" notes have a principal amount of $50,000 and carry a fixed interest rate of 3.21%. A $25,000 principal payment was made on the "Series D" notes in October 2019, and the remaining principal balance of $25,000 is due in October 2023. On October 30, 2019, the Company amended its unsecured shelf facility agreement with Prudential Investment Management to authorize the issuance of “Series E” notes, which have a principal amount of $25,000, carry a fixed interest rate of 3.08%, and are due in equal principal payments in October 2019 and 2023.30, 2024.
In 2014, the Company assumed $2,359 of debt as a part of the headquarters facility acquisition. The 1.5%1.50% fixed interest rate note is held by the State of Ohio Development Services Agency, maturing in May 2024. At March 31, 20192020 and June 30, 2018, $1,2632019, $1,026 and $1,438$1,204 was outstanding, respectively.


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Unamortized debt issue costs of $574$598 and $551$577 are included as a reduction of current portion of long-term debt on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 20192020 and June 30, 2018,2019, respectively. Unamortized debt issue costs of $1,490$1,028 and $1,807$1,366 are included as a reduction of long-term debt on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 20192020 and June 30, 2018,2019, respectively.


6.     DERIVATIVES
Risk Management Objective of Using Derivatives
The Company is exposed to certain risks arising from both its business operations and economic conditions. The Company principally manages its exposures to a wide variety of business and operational risks through management of its core business activities. The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk primarily by managing the amount, sources, and duration of its assets and liabilities and the use of derivative financial instruments. Specifically, the Company enters into derivative financial instruments to manage exposures that arise from business activities that result in the receipt or payment of future known and uncertain cash amounts, the value of which are determined by interest rates. The Company’s derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Company’s known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally related to the Company’s borrowings.
Cash Flow Hedges of Interest Rate Risk
The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.
For derivatives designated and that qualify as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk, the gain or loss on the derivative is recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss and subsequently reclassified into interest expense in the same period(s) during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt.
In January 2019, the Company entered into an interest rate swap to mitigate variability in forecasted interest payments on $463,000 of the Company’s U.S. dollar-denominated unsecured variable rate debt. The interest rate swap effectively converts a portion of the floating rate interest payment into a fixed rate interest payment. The Company designated the interest rate swap as a pay-fixed, receive-floating interest rate swap instrument and is accounting for this derivative as a cash flow hedge. The interest rate swap converts $431,000 of variable rate debt to a rate of 4.36% as of March 31, 2020, and as of June 30, 2019 converted $463,000 of variable rate debt to a rate of 4.36%. The fair value (Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy) of the interest rate cash flow hedge was $6,856$26,102 and $14,202 as of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, (Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy),respectively, which is included in other current liabilities and other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Lossessheet, respectively. Realized losses related to the interest rate cash flow hedge were not material during the three or nine months ended March 31, 2019.2020.


7.    FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS


Marketable securities measured at fair value at March 31, 20192020 and June 30, 20182019 totaled $10,818$10,345 and $10,318,$11,246, respectively. The majority of these marketable securities are held in a rabbi trust for a non-qualified deferred compensation plan. The marketable securities are included in other assets on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets and their fair values were determined using quoted market prices (Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy).
As of March 31, 20192020 and June 30, 2018,2019, the carrying values of the Company's fixed interest rate debt outstanding under its unsecured shelf facility agreement with Prudential Investment Management approximated fair value (Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy).
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8.    INCOME TAXES

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Act") was enacted in the U.S., making significant changes to U.S. tax law. The Act reduced the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, required companies to pay a one-time transition tax on certain un-remitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries that were previously tax deferred, generally eliminated U.S. federal income tax on dividends from foreign subsidiaries, and created new taxes on certain foreign-sourced earnings. During the nine months ended March 31, 2019, the Company's estimated annual effective tax rate reflects the change in the federal statutory rate from 35% to 21%.
As of March 31, 2019, we have completed our accounting for the tax effects of the Act. In fiscal 2018, we recognized a provisional tax liability of $3,877 related to the one-time transition tax on certain un-remitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries, which is payable over eight years, if elected. The Company has paid the liability in full and no election was made on the Company's federal tax return to defer the payments over eight years. During fiscal 2019, the Company recorded adjustments totaling $3,448 to reduce the tax liability related to the one-time transition tax. We also recorded a net tax benefit of $619 to increase the foreign tax credit related to the transition tax. The new taxes and deductions related to certain foreign-sourced earnings recognized in fiscal 2019 resulted in a net tax benefit of $576. These adjustments were included as components of income tax expense in the condensed statements of consolidated income.
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recorded a valuation allowance of $3,785 related to certain deferred tax assets in Canada due to the uncertainty in realizing these net deferred tax assets.

9.    SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Changes in the accumulated other comprehensive loss are comprised of the following amounts, shown net of taxes:
  Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
  Foreign currency translation adjustment
 Post-employment benefits
 Cash flow hedge
 Total Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
Balance at January 1, 2019 $(92,220) $(2,412) $
 $(94,632)
Other comprehensive income (loss) 2,767
 
 (5,136) (2,369)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income 
 (56) 63
 7
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) 2,767
 (56) (5,073) (2,362)
Balance at March 31, 2019 $(89,453) $(2,468) $(5,073) $(96,994)
  Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
  Foreign currency translation adjustment
 Post-employment benefits
 Cash flow hedge
 Total Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
Balance at January 1, 2020 $(84,687) $(2,877) $(9,996) $(97,560)
Other comprehensive income (28,257) 
 (10,440) (38,697)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income 
 (13) 763
 750
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) (28,257) (13) (9,677) (37,947)
Balance at March 31, 2020 $(112,944) $(2,890) $(19,673) $(135,507)


  Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
  Foreign currency translation adjustment
 Post-employment benefits
 Cash flow hedge
 Total Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
Balance at January 1, 2019 $(92,220) $(2,412) $
 $(94,632)
Other comprehensive income 2,767
 
 (5,136) (2,369)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income 
 (56) 63
 7
Net current-period other comprehensive loss 2,767
 (56) (5,073) (2,362)
Balance at March 31, 2019 $(89,453) $(2,468) $(5,073) $(96,994)


  Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
  Foreign currency translation adjustment
 Unrealized gain on securities available for sale
 Post-employment benefits
 Total Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
Balance at January 1, 2018 $(77,355) $35
 $(2,294) $(79,614)
Other comprehensive (loss) income (378) 6
 
 (372)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income 
 
 (14) (14)
Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) income (378) 6
 (14) (386)
Balance at March 31, 2018 $(77,733) $41
 $(2,308) $(80,000)
  Nine Months Ended March 31, 2020
  Foreign currency translation adjustment
 Post-employment benefits
 Cash flow hedge
 Total Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
Balance at July 1, 2019 $(86,330) $(2,852) $(10,704) $(99,886)
Other comprehensive income (loss) (26,614) 
 (10,740) (37,354)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income 
 (38) 1,771
 1,733
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) (26,614) (38) (8,969) (35,621)
Balance at March 31, 2020 $(112,944) $(2,890) $(19,673) $(135,507)




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  Nine Months Ended March 31, 2019
  Foreign currency translation adjustment
 Unrealized gain (loss) on securities available for sale
 Post-employment benefits
 Cash flow hedge
 Total Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
Balance at July 1, 2018 $(87,974) $50
 $(2,299) $
 $(90,223)
Other comprehensive loss (1,479) 
 
 (5,136) (6,615)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income 
 
 (169) 63
 (106)
Cumulative effect of adopting accounting standard 
 (50) 
 
 (50)
Net current-period other comprehensive loss (1,479) (50) (169) (5,073) (6,771)
Balance at March 31, 2019 $(89,453) $
 $(2,468) $(5,073) $(96,994)

  Nine Months Ended March 31, 2018
  Foreign currency translation adjustment
 Unrealized gain on securities available for sale
 Post-employment benefits
 Total Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income
Balance at July 1, 2017 $(79,447) $21
 $(2,276) $(81,702)
Other comprehensive income 1,714
 20
 
 1,734
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income 
 
 (32) (32)
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss) 1,714
 20
 (32) 1,702
Balance at March 31, 2018 $(77,733) $41
 $(2,308) $(80,000)


Other Comprehensive (Loss) IncomeLoss
Details of other comprehensive (loss) incomeloss are as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
2019 20182020 2019
Pre-Tax Amount Tax Expense (Benefit) Net Amount Pre-Tax Amount Tax Expense (Benefit) Net AmountPre-Tax Amount Tax (Benefit) Expense Net Amount Pre-Tax Amount Tax Expense (Benefit) Net Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments$2,945
 $178
 $2,767
 $(353) $25
 $(378)$(28,767) $(510) $(28,257) $2,945
 $178
 $2,767
Post-employment benefits:                      
Reclassification of net actuarial gains and prior service cost into other income, net and included in net periodic pension costs(77) (21) (56) (19) (5) (14)(17) (4) (13) (77) (21) (56)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedge(6,941) (1,805) (5,136) 
 
 
(13,891) (3,451) (10,440) (6,941) (1,805) (5,136)
Reclassification of interest from cash flow hedge into interest expense85
 22
 63
 
 
 
1,017
 254
 763
 85
 22
 63
Unrealized loss on investment securities available for sale
 
 
 (3) (9) 6
Other comprehensive (loss) income$(3,988) $(1,626) $(2,362) $(375) $11
 $(386)
Other comprehensive loss$(41,658) $(3,711) $(37,947) $(3,988) $(1,626) $(2,362)
22
  Nine Months Ended March 31,
  2020 2019
  Pre-Tax Amount Tax (Benefit) Expense Net Amount Pre-Tax Amount Tax (Benefit) Expense Net Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments $(27,356) $(742) $(26,614) $(1,611) $(132) $(1,479)
Post-employment benefits:            
Reclassification of net actuarial gains and prior service cost into other income, net and included in net periodic pension costs (50) (12) (38) (230) (61) (169)
Cumulative effect of adopting accounting standard 
 
 
 (50) 
 (50)
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedge (14,249) (3,509) (10,740) (6,941) (1,805) (5,136)
Reclassification of interest from cash flow hedge into interest expense 2,350
 579
 1,771
 85
 22
 63
Other comprehensive loss $(39,305) $(3,684) $(35,621) $(8,747) $(1,976) $(6,771)


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 Nine Months Ended March 31,
 2019 2018
 Pre-Tax Amount Tax Benefit (Expense) Net Amount Pre-Tax Amount Tax Expense (Benefit) Net Amount
Foreign currency translation adjustments$(1,611) $(132) $(1,479) $1,775
 $61
 $1,714
Post-employment benefits:           
Reclassification of net actuarial gains and prior service cost into other income, net and included in net periodic pension costs(230) (61) (169) (55) (23) (32)
Unrealized gain on investment securities available for sale
 
 
 39
 19
 20
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedge(6,941) (1,805) (5,136) 
 
 
Reclassification of interest from cash flow hedge into interest expense85
 22
 63
 
 
 
Cumulative effect of adopting accounting standard(50) 
 (50) 
 
 
Other comprehensive income$(8,747) $(1,976) $(6,771) $1,759
 $57
 $1,702

Anti-dilutive Common Stock Equivalents
In the three and nine month periods ended March 31, 2019, and 2018, respectively, stock options and stock appreciation rights related to 467 and 67255 shares of common stock, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the periods then ended as they were anti-dilutive. In the nine month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, stock options and stock appreciation rights related to 255 and 313 shares of common stock, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the periods then ended as they were anti-dilutive.


9.LEASES
10.    BENEFIT PLANS


The following table provides summary disclosuresCompany leases facilities for certain service centers, warehouses, distribution centers and office space. The Company also leases office equipment and vehicles. All leases are classified as operating. The Company’s leases expire at various dates through 2031, with terms ranging from 1 year to 15 years.
Many of the net periodic post-employment costs recognizedCompany’s real estate leases contain renewal provisions to extend lease terms up to 5 years. The exercise of renewal options is solely at the Company’s discretion. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain material variable lease payments, residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants.
The Company does not recognize right-of-use assets or lease liabilities for short-term leases with initial terms of 12 months or less. Leased vehicles comprise the majority of the Company’s short-term leases.
All other leases are recorded on the balance sheet with right-of-use assets representing the right to use the underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities representing lease payment obligations. The Company’s post-employment benefit plans:leases do not provide implicit rates; therefore the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate for measuring lease liabilities. Non-lease components are accounted for separately from lease components.
The Company’s operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is recorded in selling, distribution and administrative expense on the condensed statements of consolidated income. Operating lease costs and short-term lease costs were $8,350 and $2,703 for the three months ended March 31, 2020, respectively, and were $25,078 and $8,043 for the nine months ended March 31, 2020, respectively. Variable lease costs and sublease income were not material.
Information related to operating leases is as follows:
  March 31, 2020
Operating lease assets, net $86,617
   
Operating lease liabilities  
Other current liabilities $28,710
Other liabilities 62,850
Total operating lease liabilities $91,560
  Pension Benefits 
Retiree Health Care
Benefits
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018
Components of net periodic cost:        
Service cost $11
 $31
 $4
 $5
Interest cost 174
 182
 13
 13
Expected return on plan assets (133) (118) 
 
Recognized net actuarial loss (gain) 46
 106
 (30) (39)
Amortization of prior service cost 
 7
 (92) (92)
Net periodic cost (benefit) $98
 $208
 $(105) $(113)


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March 31, 2020
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)4.6
Weighted average incremental borrowing rate3.40%

  Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 Nine Months Ended March 31, 2020
Cash paid for operating leases $8,902
 $26,186
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities $9,464
 $27,909


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  Pension Benefits Retiree Health Care
Benefits
Nine Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018 2019 2018
Components of net periodic cost:        
Service cost $33
 $93
 $12
 $14
Interest cost 522
 549
 39
 39
Expected return on plan assets (399) (355) 
 
Recognized net actuarial loss (gain) 138
 318
 (90) (116)
Amortization of prior service cost 
 21
 (276) (276)
Net periodic cost (benefit) $294
 $626
 $(315) $(339)

The Company contributed $3,700table below summarizes the aggregate maturities of liabilities pertaining to its pension benefit plans and $165 to its retiree health care plansoperating leases with terms greater than one year for each of the next five years:
Fiscal YearMaturity of Operating Lease Liabilities
2020$8,310
202128,005
202221,187
202314,899
202411,351
Thereafter14,850
Total lease payments98,602
Less interest(7,042)
Present value of lease liabilities$91,560

The table below summarizes the future minimum annual rental commitments for operating leases accounted for in the nine months ended March 31, 2019. Expected contributions for the remainderaccordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 840, Leases, as of fiscal 2019 are $100 for the pension benefit plans to fund scheduled retirement payments and $55 for retiree health care plans.June 30, 2019:

Fiscal YearOperating Leases
2020$33,707
202123,407
202216,420
202310,653
20247,838
Thereafter12,135
Total minimum lease payments$104,160


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10.    SEGMENT INFORMATION


In the first quarter of fiscal 2019, the Company performed a review of its management reporting structure and implemented changes to align with how the Company measures performance. As a result, the Company has revised its reportable segments to reflect how management currently reviews financial information and makes operating decisions. Certain supplier support benefits are now included within the Service Center Based Distribution segment operating income. Previously, these benefits were included in Corporate and other expense, net. All prior-period amounts have been adjusted to reflect the reportable segment change.
The accounting policies of the Company’s reportable segments are generally the same as those used to prepare the condensed consolidated financial statements. LIFO expense of $1,950 and $3,650 in the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $4,237 and $7,997 in the nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, is recorded in cost of sales in the condensed statements of income, for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2019, respectively, and is included in operating income for the Service Center Based Distribution segment. The corresponding amounts for the prior year periods were not material to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company allocates LIFO expense between the segments in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year. Intercompany sales, primarily from the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment to the Service Center Based Distribution segment, of $7,328$7,685 and $6,706,$7,328, in the three months ended March 31, 20192020 and 20182019, respectively, and $21,013$22,434 and $18,461$21,013 in the nine months ended March 31, 20192020 and 2018,2019, respectively, have been eliminated in the Segment Financial Information tables below.

Three Months Ended Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
March 31, 2020      
Net sales $574,368
 $256,429
 $830,797
Operating income for reportable segments 53,014
 26,449
 79,463
Depreciation and amortization of property 4,373
 1,007
 5,380
Capital expenditures 3,588
 670
 4,258
      
March 31, 2019            
Net sales $630,438
 $255,005
 $885,443
 $630,438
 $255,005
 $885,443
Operating income for reportable segments 64,763
 25,837
 90,600
 64,763
 25,837
 90,600
Depreciation and amortization of property 3,969
 1,057
 5,026
 3,969
 1,057
 5,026
Capital expenditures 4,024
 591
 4,615
 4,024
 591
 4,615
      
March 31, 2018      
Net sales $601,214
 $226,451
 $827,665
Operating income for reportable segments 61,076
 26,514
 87,590
Depreciation and amortization of property 3,885
 828
 4,713
Capital expenditures 4,385
 2,054
 6,439



Nine Months Ended Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
March 31, 2020      
Net sales $1,753,316
 $767,260
 $2,520,576
Operating income for reportable segments 167,279
 82,755
 250,034
Assets used in business 1,310,754
 978,775
 2,289,529
Depreciation and amortization of property 12,831
 3,166
 15,997
Capital expenditures 14,022
 2,201
 16,223
       
March 31, 2019      
Net sales $1,823,785
 $766,211
 $2,589,996
Operating income for reportable segments 185,889
 85,960
 271,849
Assets used in business 1,252,161
 1,070,649
 2,322,810
Depreciation and amortization of property 11,791
 3,254
 15,045
Capital expenditures 9,724
 1,987
 11,711


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Nine Months Ended Service Center Based Distribution Fluid Power & Flow Control Total
March 31, 2019      
Net sales $1,823,785
 $766,211
 $2,589,996
Operating income for reportable segments 185,889
 85,960
 271,849
Assets used in business 1,252,161
 1,070,649
 2,322,810
Depreciation and amortization of property 11,791
 3,254
 15,045
Capital expenditures 9,724
 1,987
 11,711
       
March 31, 2018      
Net sales $1,725,734
 $449,819
 $2,175,553
Operating income for reportable segments 172,965
 53,482
 226,447
Assets used in business 1,202,593
 1,069,730
 2,272,323
Depreciation and amortization of property 11,356
 1,365
 12,721
Capital expenditures 14,754
 3,144
 17,898


A reconciliation of operating income for reportable segments to the condensed consolidated income before income taxes is as follows:
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  March 31, March 31,
  2020 2019 2020 2019
Operating income for reportable segments $79,463
 $90,600
 $250,034
 $271,849
Adjustment for:        
Intangible amortization—Service Center Based Distribution 3,811
 2,794
 9,697
 10,785
Intangible amortization—Fluid Power & Flow Control 7,291
 7,117
 21,974
 21,038
Intangible impairment—Service Center Based Distribution 
 31,594
 
 31,594
Goodwill Impairment—Fluid Power & Flow Control 131,000
 
 131,000
 
Corporate and other expense, net 15,311
 14,586
 45,402
 46,619
Total operating (loss) income (77,950) 34,509
 41,961
 161,813
Interest expense, net 8,805
 9,947
 28,447
 30,001
Other income, net (1,428) (1,256) (1,643) (549)
(Loss) income before income taxes $(85,327) $25,818
 $15,157
 $132,361

  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  March 31, March 31,
  2019 2018 2019 2018
Operating income for reportable segments $90,600
 $87,590
 $271,849
 $226,447
Adjustment for:        
Intangible amortization—Service Center Based Distribution 2,794
 4,311
 10,785
 13,248
Intangible amortization—Fluid Power & Flow Control 7,117
 5,489
 21,038
 8,078
Intangible Impairment—Service Center Based Distribution 31,594
 
 31,594
 
Corporate and other expense, net 14,586
 21,346
 46,619
 50,125
Total operating income 34,509
 56,444
 161,813
 154,996
Interest expense, net 9,947
 8,216
 30,001
 12,521
Other income, net (1,256) (1,291) (549) (2,022)
Income before income taxes $25,818
 $49,519
 $132,361
 $144,497


The change in corporate and other expense, net is due to changes in corporate expenses, as well as in the amounts and levels of certain expenses being allocated to the segments. The expenses being allocated include corporate charges for working capital, logistics support and other items.




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12.11.    OTHER INCOME, NET


Other income, net consists of the following:
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  March 31, March 31,
  2020 2019 2020 2019
Unrealized loss (gain) on assets held in rabbi trust for a non-qualified deferred compensation plan $2,182
 $(1,075) $1,361
 $(238)
Foreign currency transactions (gain) loss (3,501) 63
 (3,167) 97
Net other periodic post-employment benefits (30) (22) (90) (66)
Life insurance (income) expense, net (194) (187) 165
 (380)
Other, net 115
 (35) 88
 38
Total other income, net $(1,428) $(1,256) $(1,643) $(549)

  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  March 31, March 31,
  2019 2018 2019 2018
Unrealized gain on assets held in rabbi trust for a non-qualified deferred compensation plan $(1,075) $
 $(238) $(784)
Foreign currency transactions loss 63
 130
 97
 79
Net other periodic post-employment (benefits) costs (22) 59
 (66) 180
Life insurance income, net (187) (1,488) (380) (1,495)
Other, net (35) 8
 38
 (2)
Total other income, net $(1,256) $(1,291) $(549) $(2,022)







APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been reviewed by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP, whose report covering their reviews of the condensed consolidated financial statements follows.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio

Results of Review of Interim Financial Information

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of March 31, 2019, the related condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the condensed consolidated cash flows for the nine-month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, and the condensed consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity for the three-month periods ended September 30, December 31, and March 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "interim financial information"). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial information for it to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2018, and the related statements of consolidated income, comprehensive income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated August 17, 2018, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2018, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

Basis for Review Results

This interim financial information is the responsibility of the Company's management. 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 reviews in accordance with standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP         

Cleveland, Ohio
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AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS




With approximately 6,7006,500 employees across North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore, Applied Industrial Technologies (“Applied,” the “Company,” “We,” “Us” or “Our”) is a leading value-added distributor of bearings, power transmission products, engineered fluid power components and systems, specialty flow control solutions, automation technologies, and other industrial supplies, serving MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Operations) and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) customers in virtually every industry. In addition, Applied provides engineering, design and systems integration for industrial, fluid power, and flow control applications, as well as customized mechanical, fabricated rubber, fluid power, and flow control shop services. Applied also offers storeroom services and inventory management solutions that provide added value to its customers. We have a long tradition of growth dating back to 1923, the year our business was founded in Cleveland, Ohio. During the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 20192020, business was conducted in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore from 607599 facilities.

The following is Management's Discussion and Analysis of significant factors which have affected our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows during the periods included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, statements of consolidated income, consolidated comprehensive income and consolidated cash flows.When reviewing the discussion and analysis set forth below, please note that the majority of SKUs (Stock Keeping Units) we sell in any given period were not necessarily sold in the comparable period of the prior year, resulting in the inability to quantify certain commonly used comparative metrics analyzing sales, such as changes in product mix and volume.

Overview
Consolidated sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2019increased $57.82020decreased $54.6 million or 7.0%6.2% compared to the prior year quarter, with acquisitions increasing sales by $51.5$17.1 million or 6.2%1.9% and unfavorable foreign currency translation of $5.7$2.0 million decreasing sales by 0.7%0.2%. OperatingThe Company incurred an operating loss of $78.0 million, or a negative operating margin of 9.4% of sales, during the quarter ended March 31, 2020, compared to operating income of $34.5 million, or operating margin of 3.9% of sales was down from 6.8% for the same quarter in the prior year quarter.year. The reduction in operating margin is primarily due to a $131.0 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge recorded during the quarter ended March 31, 20192020, related to the goodwill associated with the Company's FCX Performance Inc. (FCX) operations within the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment. The prior year quarter included a non-cash intangible impairment charge totaling $31.6 million related to the long-lived intangible assets associated with the Company's upstream oil and gasCanadian operations in Canada within the Service Center Based Distribution segment. The Company also recordedquarter ended March 31, 2020 had a valuation allowance against its Canadian deferred tax assetsnet loss of $3.8 million. Therefore,$82.8 million compared to net income of $16.5 million decreased 54.8% compared toin the prior year quarter. Shareholders' equity was $882.8 million at March 31, 2019, up from the June 30, 2018 level of $815.0 million. The current ratio was 2.72.6 to 1 at March 31, 20192020 and 2.42.7 to 1 at June 30, 2018.

2019.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2019,2020, the Company recorded chargesnon-routine expenses of $2.3$6.0 million for restructuring activitiesrelated to consolidating locations and reducing headcount within the Company's U.S. Service Center Based Distribution segment to reduce headcount and consolidate locations, primarily related to the Company's oil and gas operations.segment. Of the total, $0.7$3.9 million related to inventory reserves for excess and obsolete inventory recorded within cost of sales, and $1.6$2.1 million related to severance and facility consolidation recorded within selling, distribution and administrative expense. Also, the Company recorded a $1.0 million tax benefit related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and. Economic Security Act (CARES Act) within income tax (benefit) expense. Total restructuringnon-routine charges reduced gross profit forby $3.9 million, increased the operating loss by $6.0 million, and increased the current quarter net loss by $3.6 million.
During the quarter by $0.7 million, operating income by $2.3 million,it became clear that the COVID-19 pandemic was significantly impacting the business.  We are classified as critical infrastructure and earnings per share by $0.04.

our facilities remain open and operational as they adhere to health and safety policies.  We experienced mid-teen year-over-year organic sales declines on a days adjusted basis during March 2020 and high-teen declines month-to-date in April 2020.  We are continuing to monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to take appropriate cost actions.  Cost measures implemented to date include reduced discretionary spend, staff realignments, temporary furloughs and pay reductions, suspension of 401(k) company match, and other expense reduction actions. 
Applied monitors several economic indices that have been key indicators for industrial 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). Historically, our performance correlates well with the MCU, which measures productivity and calculates a ratio of actual manufacturing output versus potential full capacity output. When manufacturing plants are running at a high rate of capacity, they tend to wear out machinery and require replacement parts.

The MCU (total industry) and IP indices have increased since June and March 2018. The MCU for March 2019 was 78.8, which is increased from both the June 2018 and March 2018 revised readings of 78.6 and 78.2, respectively. The ISM PMI registered 55.3 in March, up from the December 2018 revised reading of 54.3, and remaining above 50 (its expansionary threshold). The indices for the months during the current quarter were as follows:
 Index Reading
MonthMCUPMIIP
March 201978.855.3105.5
February 201979.054.2105.6
January 201979.156.6105.9


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The MCU (total industry) and IP indices have declined since June 2019 and December 2019. The MCU for March 2020 was 72.7 which is down from both the December 2019 and June 2019 revised readings of 77.1 and 77.7, respectively. The ISM PMI registered 49.1 in March, up from the December 2019 revised reading of 47.8, but down from June 2019 revised reading of 51.6, and remaining below 50 (its expansionary threshold). The indices for the months during the current quarter were as follows:
 Index Reading
MonthMCUPMIIP
March 202072.749.198.3
February 202077.050.1104.9
January 202076.750.9104.9
The number of Company employees was 6,471 at March 31, 2020, 6,650 at June 30, 2019, and 6,660 at March 31, 2019, 6,634 at June 30, 2018, and 6,558 at March 31, 2018.2019. The number of operating facilities totaled 599 at March 31, 2020, 600 at June 30, 2019 and 607 at March 31, 2019, 610 at June 30, 2018 and 618 at March 31, 2018.2019.


Results of Operations

Three months Ended March 31, 20192020 and 2018

2019
The following table is included to aid in review of Applied's condensed statements of consolidated income.
  Three Months Ended March 31, Change in $'s Versus Prior Period - % Increase
  As a Percent of Net Sales 
  2019 2018 
Net Sales 100.0% 100.0% 7.0 %
Gross Profit 28.9% 28.9% 6.7 %
Selling, Distribution & Administrative 21.4% 22.1% 3.5 %
Operating Income 3.9% 6.8% (38.9)%
Net Income 1.9% 4.4% (54.8)%

  Three Months Ended March 31, Change in $'s Versus Prior Period - % Decrease
  As a Percent of Net Sales 
  2020 2019 
Net sales 100.0 % 100.0% (6.2)%
Gross profit 28.5 % 28.9% (7.4)%
Selling, distribution & administrative expense 22.1 % 21.4% (3.0)%
Operating income (9.4)%��3.9% (325.9)%
Net income (10.0)% 1.9% (600.6)%
During the quarter ended March 31, 2019,2020, sales increased $57.8decreased $54.6 million or 7.0%6.2% compared to the prior year quarter, with sales from acquisitions adding $51.5$17.1 million or 6.2%1.9% and unfavorable foreign currency translation accounting for a decrease of $5.7$2.0 million or 0.7%0.2%. There were 6364 selling days in the quarter ended March 31, 20192020 and 63.5 selling days63 in the quarter ended March 31, 2018.2019. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired, and foreign currency translation, sales were up $12.0down $69.7 million or 1.5%7.9% during the quarter, driven by a 9.5% decrease from operations due to weak demand across key end markets, offset by an increase of 2.3% organic growth from operations, primarily the Service Center Based Distribution segment, offset by a decrease of 0.8%1.6% due to one half lessadditional sales day.

The following table shows changes in sales by reportable segment.
 Amount of change due to Amount of change due to
Sales by Reportable Segment
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Sales Increase Foreign CurrencyOrganic Change
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Sales (Decrease) Increase Foreign CurrencyOrganic Change
20192018Acquisitions20202019Acquisitions
Service Center Based Distribution$630.4
$601.2
$29.2
$3.7
$(5.7)$31.2
$574.4
$630.4
$(56.0)$4.4
$(2.0)$(58.4)
Fluid Power & Flow Control255.0
226.4
28.6
47.8

(19.2)256.4
255.0
1.4
12.7

(11.3)
Total$885.4
$827.6
$57.8
$51.5
$(5.7)$12.0
$830.8
$885.4
$(54.6)$17.1
$(2.0)$(69.7)
Sales from our Service Center Based Distribution segment, which operates primarily in MRO markets, increased $29.2decreased $56.0 million or 4.9%8.9%. The acquisition within this segment increased sales by $3.7$4.4 million or 0.6%0.7% while unfavorable foreign currency translation decreased sales by $5.7$2.0 million or 0.9%0.3%. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired and foreign currency translation, sales increased $31.2decreased $58.4 million or 5.2%9.3%, driven by a 10.9% decrease from operations due to slower manufacturing activity and customer spending discipline across the Company's primary end markets, offset by an increase of 6.0% organic growth from operations which reflects the improvement in the industrial economy and correlates with the increases in the MCU and IP indices, offset by a decrease of 0.8%1.6% due to one half lessadditional sales day.

Sales from our Fluid Power & Flow Control segment increased $28.6 million or 12.6%. The acquisitions within this segment increased sales by $47.8 million or 21.1%. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired, sales decreased $19.2 million or 8.5%, due to a 7.5% decrease from operations and a decrease of 1.0% due to one half less sales day. The decrease from operations is primarily due to softness and project delays in our fluid power businesses tied to technology markets, specifically electronic equipment and component manufacturers.



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Sales from our Fluid Power & Flow Control segment increased $1.4 million or 0.6%. The acquisition within this segment increased sales by $12.7 million or 5.0%. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired, sales decreased $11.3 million or 4.4%, driven by a 6.0% decrease from operations, offset by an increase 1.6% due to on additional sales day. The decrease from operations is primarily due to slower demand in our flow control operations and weaker activity across our industrial OEM customer base.
The following table shows changes in sales by geographic area. Other countries includes Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.
 Amount of change due to Amount of change due to
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Sales Increase (Decrease) Foreign CurrencyOrganic ChangeThree Months Ended
March 31,
Sales Decrease Foreign CurrencyOrganic Change
Sales by Geographic Area20192018Acquisitions20202019Acquisitions
United States$772.1
$713.9
$58.2
$51.5
$
$6.7
$725.0
$772.1
$(47.1)$17.1
$
$(64.2)
Canada66.7
68.1
(1.4)
(3.4)2.0
59.9
66.7
(6.8)
(0.3)(6.5)
Other countries46.6
45.6
1.0

(2.3)3.3
45.9
46.6
(0.7)
(1.7)1.0
Total$885.4
$827.6
$57.8
$51.5
$(5.7)$12.0
$830.8
$885.4
$(54.6)$17.1
$(2.0)$(69.7)
Sales in our U.S. operations were up $58.2down $47.1 million or 8.2%6.1%, as acquisitions added $51.5$17.1 million or 7.2%2.2%. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired, U.S. sales were up $6.7down $64.2 million or 1.0%8.3%, driven by a decrease of 9.9% from operations, offset by an increase of 1.8% organic growth from operations, offset by a decrease of 0.8%1.6% due to one half lessadditional sales day. Sales from our Canadian operations decreased $1.4$6.8 million or 2.0%, and unfavorable10.2%. Unfavorable foreign currency translation decreased Canadian sales by $3.4$0.3 million or 5.0%0.5%. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, Canadian sales were up $2.0down $6.5 million or 3.0%9.7%, driven by a decrease of 11.3% from operations, offset by an increase of 4.5% organic growth from operations, offset by a decrease of 1.5%1.6% due to one lessadditional sales day. Consolidated sales from our other country operations, which include Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore, increased $1.0decreased $0.7 million or 2.1%1.5% from the prior year. Unfavorable foreign currency translation decreased other country sales by $2.3$1.7 million or 5.1%3.7%. Excluding the impact of currency translation, other country sales were up $3.3$1.0 million, or 7.2%2.2% during the quarter, driven by an increase of 4.6% organic growth from operations in addition to an increase of 2.6% due to threeone additional sales daysday, offset by a decrease of 0.4% from operations.
Our gross profit margin was 28.5% in Mexico.

Ourthe quarter ended March 31, 2020 compared to 28.9% in the prior period. The gross profit margin for the current and prior year's quarter was 28.9%. The acquisitions favorablynegatively impacted the gross profit margin by 2447 basis points duringfor $3.9 million of non-routine expense recorded within cost of sales related to inventory reserves for excess and obsolete inventory within the three months ended March 31, 2019, which was offset by 38 basis points of unfavorable impact from the change in LIFO expense in the current quarter compared to the prior year quarter.

U.S. Service Center Based Distribution segment.
The following table shows the changes in selling, distribution and administrative expense (SD&A).
    Amount of change due to
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
SD&A Increase Foreign CurrencyOrganic Change
 20192018Acquisitions
SD&A$189.5
$183.1
$6.4
$9.5
$(1.5)$(1.6)

    Amount of change due to
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
SD&A Decrease Foreign CurrencyOrganic Change
 20202019Acquisitions
SD&A$183.7
$189.5
$(5.8)$5.1
$(0.1)$(10.8)
SD&A consists of associate compensation, benefits and other expenses associated with selling, purchasing, warehousing, supply chain management and providing marketing and distribution of the Company's products, as well as costs associated with a variety of administrative functions such as human resources, information technology, treasury, accounting, insurance, legal, and facility related expenses. SD&A was 21.4%22.1% of sales in the quarter ended March 31, 20192020 compared to 22.1%21.4% in the prior year quarter. SD&A increased $6.4decreased $5.8 million or 3.5%3.0% compared to the prior year quarter. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates had the effect of decreasing SD&A during the quarter ended March 31, 20192020 by $1.5$0.1 million or 0.8% compared to the prior year quarter. SD&A from businesses acquired added $9.5$5.1 million or 5.2%2.7% of SD&A expenses, including $1.9$0.5 million of intangibles amortization related to the FCX acquisition and net of $5.7 million of one-time acquisition costs related to the acquisition of FCX in the prior year quarter that did not reoccur in the current year.acquisitions. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired and the favorable currency translation impact, SD&A decreased $1.6$10.8 million or 0.9%5.7% during the quarter ended March 31, 20192020 compared to the prior year quarter. The Company incurred $1.6$2.1 million of restructuringnon-routine expenses related to severance and facility consolidation for the U.S. Service Center Based Distribution segment during the quarter ended March 31, 2019.2020, compared to $1.6 million of restructuring expenses incurred during the prior year quarter. Excluding the impact of acquisitions, and restructuring, total compensation excluding severance decreased $3.4$10.1 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2019.2020, primarily due to the headcount reductions made by the Company during the first half of fiscal 2020. All other expenses within SD&A were up $0.2down $1.2 million.

As a result of the continued decline in the oil and gas industry in western Canada the Company performed an impairment analysis for certain long-lived intangible assets related to the Company's Reliance upstream oil and gas operations in Canada during the quarter ended March 31, 2019. As a result of this test, the Company determined that the net book values of these


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long-lived intangible assets were impairedDuring the quarter ended March 31, 2020, the Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test. As a result of this test, the Company recorded a $131.0 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge related to the Company's FCX operations in the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment, primarily due to the overall decline in the industrial economy, specifically slower demand in FCX's end markets. The non-cash goodwill impairment charge decreased net income by $118.8 million and earnings per share by $3.07 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. In the prior year quarter, the Company recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $31.6 million for intangible assets inrelated to the quarter ended March 31, 2019,Company's Canadian operations within the Service Center Based Distribution segment, which decreased net income by $23.1 million and earnings per share by $0.60 per share.share for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.

OperatingThe Company had an operating loss of $78.0 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2020, which was a decrease of $112.5 million from operating income decreased $21.9of $34.5 million or 38.9%, and as a percent of sales decreased to 3.9% from 6.8% duringin the prior year quarter, primarily as a resultdue to goodwill impairment charges of the impairment expense recorded during the current quarter.

$131.0 million.
Operating income, before intangible impairment charges, as a percentage of sales for the Service Center Based Distribution segment increaseddecreased to 10.3%9.2% in the current year quarter from 10.2%10.3% in the prior year quarter. Operating income, before goodwill impairment charges, as a percentage of sales for the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment decreasedincreased to 10.1%10.3% in the current year quarter from 11.7%10.1% in the prior year quarter.

Other income, net was $1.3income of $1.4 million for the quarter, which primarilyincluded unrealized losses on investments held by non-qualified deferred compensation trusts of $2.2 million, offset by net favorable foreign currency transaction gains of $3.5 million and $0.1 million of income from other items. During the prior year quarter, other income, net was income of $1.3 million, which included unrealized gains on investments held by non-qualified deferred compensation trusts of $1.1 million, and life insurance income of $0.2 million. During the prior year quarter, other income, net consisted of life insurance income of $1.5 million, offset by $0.1 million of net unfavorable foreign currency transaction losses and $0.1 million of netincome from other periodic post-employment costs.

items.
The effective income tax rate was 3.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 compared to 36.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 2019 compared to 26.1%2019. The goodwill impairment decreased the effective tax rate for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.2020 by 21.6%. The increase inCompany also recorded a $1.0 million tax benefit related to the CARES Act during the current year quarter, which favorably impacted the effective tax rate is primarilyby 1.2% for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. In the prior year quarter, the effective tax rate was increased by 14.7% due to the Company recording a valuation allowance of $3.8 million related to certain deferred tax assets in Canada due to the uncertainty in realizing these net deferred tax assets, which increased the effective tax rate by 14.7%. The remaining decrease in the effective tax rate is primarily due to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in December 2017, which reduced the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018. The TCJA resulted in a blended statutory rate for the Company for fiscal 2018, which was 28.1% for the quarter ended March 31, 2018. The new taxes and deductions related to certain foreign-sourced earnings recognized in the quarter ended March 31, 2019 resulted in a net tax benefit of $0.2 million. We expect our full year tax rate for fiscal 2019 to be in the 22.0% to 24.0% range.

assets.
As a result of the factors addressed above, the Company incurred a net loss of $82.8 million during the quarter ended March 31, 2020, a decrease of $99.3 million compared to net income decreased $20.1of $16.5 million or 54.8% compared toin the prior year quarter. Net incomeloss per share was $0.42$2.14 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2019,2020, compared to $0.93net income per share of $0.42 per share in the prior year quarter, a decrease of 54.8%.quarter.


Results of Operations

Nine months Ended March 31, 20192020 and 2018

2019
The following table is included to aid in review of Applied's condensed statements of consolidated income.
  Nine Months Ended March 31, Change in $'s Versus Prior Period - % Increase
  As a Percent of Net Sales 
  2019 2018 
Net Sales 100.0% 100.0% 19.1%
Gross Profit 29.0% 28.5% 21.0%
Selling, Distribution & Administrative 21.5% 21.4% 19.7%
Operating Income 6.2% 7.1% 4.4%
Net Income 4.0% 4.7% 2.9%

  Nine Months Ended March 31, Change in $'s Versus Prior Period - % Decrease
  As a Percent of Net Sales 
  2020 2019 
Net sales 100.0 % 100.0% (2.7)%
Gross profit 28.9 % 29.0% (2.8)%
Selling, distribution & administrative expense 22.1 % 21.5% (0.1)%
Operating income 1.7 % 6.2% (74.1)%
Net income (0.2)% 4.0% (105.7)%
During the nine months ended March 31, 2019,2020, sales increased $414.4decreased $69.4 million or 19.1%2.7% compared to the prior year, with sales from acquisitions adding $340.2$67.9 million or 15.6%2.6% and unfavorable foreign currency translation accounting for a decrease of $16.0$3.9 million or 0.8%0.1%. There were 190 selling days in the nine months ended March 31, 2020 and 188 selling days in the nine months ended March 31, 2019 and 187.5 selling days in the nine months ended March 31, 2018.2019. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired and foreign currency translation, sales were up $90.2down $133.4 million or 4.3%5.2% during the period, driven by a 6.2% decrease from operations, offset by an increase of 4.0% organic growth from operations, primarily the Service Center Based Distribution segment, in addition to an increase of 0.3%1.0% due to one halftwo additional sales day.days.



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The following table shows changes in sales by reportable segment.
 Amount of change due to Amount of change due to
Sales by Reportable Segment
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
Sales Increase Foreign CurrencyOrganic ChangeNine Months Ended March 31,Sales (Decrease) Increase Foreign CurrencyOrganic Change
20192018Acquisitions20202019Acquisitions
Service Center Based Distribution$1,823.8
$1,725.8
$98.0
$3.7
$(16.0)$110.3
$1,753.3
$1,823.8
$(70.5)$23.8
$(3.9)$(90.4)
Fluid Power & Flow Control766.2
449.8
316.4
336.5

(20.1)767.3
766.2
1.1
44.1

(43.0)
Total$2,590.0
$2,175.6
$414.4
$340.2
$(16.0)$90.2
$2,520.6
$2,590.0
$(69.4)$67.9
$(3.9)$(133.4)
Sales from our Service Center Based Distribution segment, which operates primarily in MRO markets, increased $98.0decreased $70.5 million or 5.7%3.9%. The acquisition within this segment increased sales by $3.7$23.8 million or 0.2%,1.3% while unfavorable foreign currency translation decreased sales by $16.0$3.9 million or 0.9%0.2%. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired and foreign currency translation, sales increased $110.3decreased $90.4 million or 6.4%5.0%, driven by a 6.0% decrease from operations due to slower manufacturing activity and customer spending discipline across the Company's primary end markets, offset by an increase of 6.1% organic growth from operations which reflects the improvement in the industrial economy and correlates with the increases in the MCU and IP indices, in addition to an increase of 0.3%1.0% due to one halftwo additional sales day.

Sales from our Fluid Power & Flow Control segment increased $316.4$1.1 million or 70.3%0.1%. The acquisitions within this segment increased sales by $336.5$44.1 million or 74.8%5.8%. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired, sales decreased $20.1$43.0 million or 4.5%5.7%, due to a 5.0%6.7% decrease from operations offset by an increase of 0.5%1.0% due to one halftwo additional sales day.days. The decrease from operations is primarily due to softness and project delaysslower demand in our fluid power businesses tied to technology markets, specifically electronic equipmentflow control operations and component manufacturers.

weaker activity across our industrial OEM customer base.
The following table shows changes in sales by geographic area. Other countries includes Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore.
 Amount of change due to Amount of change due to
Nine Months Ended
March 31,
Sales Increase Foreign CurrencyOrganic ChangeNine Months Ended March 31,Sales Decrease Foreign CurrencyOrganic Change
Sales by Geographic Area20192018Acquisitions20202019Acquisitions
United States$2,246.7
$1,838.5
$408.2
$340.2
$
$68.0
$2,188.3
$2,246.7
$(58.4)$67.9
$
$(126.3)
Canada204.4
202.4
2.0

(8.6)10.6
193.8
204.4
(10.6)
(0.7)(9.9)
Other countries138.9
134.7
4.2

(7.4)11.6
138.5
138.9
(0.4)
(3.2)2.8
Total$2,590.0
$2,175.6
$414.4
$340.2
$(16.0)$90.2
$2,520.6
$2,590.0
$(69.4)$67.9
$(3.9)$(133.4)
Sales in our U.S. operations were up $408.2down $58.4 million or 22.2%2.6%, as acquisitions added $340.2$67.9 million or 18.5%3.0%. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired, U.S. sales were up $68.0down $126.3 million or 3.7%5.6%, driven by a decrease of 6.7% from operations, offset by an increase of 3.4% organic growth from operations in addition to an increase of 0.3%1.1% due to one halftwo additional sales day.days. Sales from our Canadian operations increased $2.0decreased $10.6 million or 1.0%5.2%, and unfavorable foreign currency translation decreased Canadian sales by $8.6$0.7 million or 4.3%0.3%. Excluding the impact of foreign currency translation, Canadian sales were up $10.6down $9.9 million or 5.3%4.9%, driven by a decrease of 6.0% from operations, offset by an increase of 5.8% organic growth from operations, offset by a decrease of 0.5%1.1% due to one lesstwo additional sales day.days. Consolidated sales from our other country operations, which include Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore, increased $4.2decreased $0.4 million or 3.1%0.3% from the prior year. Unfavorable foreign currency translation decreased other country sales by $7.4$3.2 million or 5.5%2.3%. Excluding the impact of currency translation, other country sales were up $11.6$2.8 million, or 8.6%2.0% during the period, driven by an increase of 6.9% organic growth from operations in additionquarter, due to an increase of 1.7% primarily1.0% from operations and an increase of 1.0% due to fivetwo additional sales days in Mexico.

days.
Our gross profit margin for the period was 29.0% compared to the prior year period of 28.5%. The acquisitions favorably impacted the gross profit margin by 70 basis points during28.9% in the nine months ended March 31, 2019, which was offset by 26 basis points of unfavorable impact from the change in LIFO expense in the current period2020 compared to 29.0% in the prior year period. The gross profit margin for the current year period was negatively impacted by 15 basis points for $3.9 million of non-routine expense recorded within cost of sales related to inventory reserves for excess and obsolete inventory within the U.S. Service Center Based Distribution segment.



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The following table shows the changes in selling, distribution and administrative expense (SD&A).
    Amount of change due to
 Nine Months Ended
March 31,
SD&A Increase Foreign CurrencyOrganic Change
 20192018Acquisitions
SD&A$556.9
$465.3
$91.6
$83.5
$(3.8)$11.9

    Amount of change due to
 Nine Months Ended March 31,SD&A Decrease Foreign CurrencyOrganic Change
 20202019Acquisitions
SD&A$556.5
$556.9
$(0.4)$17.5
$(0.4)$(17.5)
SD&A consists of associate compensation, benefits and other expenses associated with selling, purchasing, warehousing, supply chain management and providing marketing and distribution of the Company's products, as well as costs associated with a variety of administrative functions such as human resources, information technology, treasury, accounting, insurance, legal, and facility related expenses. SD&A was 21.5%22.1% of sales forin the nine months ended March 31, 20192020 compared to 21.4%21.5% in the prior year period. SD&A increased $91.6decreased $0.4 million or 19.7%0.1% compared to the prior year period. Changes in foreign currency exchange rates had the effect of decreasing SD&A during the nine months ended March 31, 20192020 by $3.8$0.4 million or 0.8%0.1% compared to the prior year period. SD&A from businesses acquired added $83.5$17.5 million or 18.0%3.1% of SD&A expenses, including $13.4$1.7 million of intangibles amortization related to the FCX acquisition, and net of $6.1 million of one-time acquisition costs related to the acquisition of FCX in the prior year that did not reoccur in the current year.acquisitions. Excluding the impact of businesses acquired and the favorableunfavorable currency translation impact, SD&A increased $11.9decreased $17.5 million or 2.5%3.1% during the nine months ended March 31, 20192020 compared to the prior year period. The Company incurred $1.6$3.6 million of restructuringnon-routine expenses related to severance and facility consolidation within the U.S. Service Center Based Distribution segment during the nine months ended March 31, 2019.2020, compared to $1.6 million of restructuring expenses incurred during the the prior year period. Excluding the impact of acquisitions, and restructuring, total compensation increased $5.3excluding severance decreased $15.6 million during the nine months ended March 31, 2019 compared2020, primarily due to the prior year period due to an increase in medical costs along withheadcount reductions made by the impact of merit increases.Company during fiscal 2020. All other expenses within SD&A were up $5.0down $3.9 million.

As a result of the continued decline in the oil and gas industry in western Canada the Company performed an impairment analysis for certain long-lived intangible assets related to the Company's Reliance upstream oil and gas operations in Canada duringDuring the nine months ended March 31, 2019.2020, the Company performed its annual goodwill impairment test. As a result of this test, the Company determined thatrecorded a $131.0 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge related to the Company's FCX operations in the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment, primarily due to the overall decline in the industrial economy, specifically slower demand in FCX's end markets. The non-cash goodwill impairment charge decreased net book values of these long-lived intangible assets were impairedincome by $118.8 million and earnings per share by $3.07 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2020. In the prior year period, the Company recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $31.6 million for intangible assets inrelated to the nine months ended March 31, 2019,Company's Canadian operations within the Service Center Based Distribution segment, which decreased net income by $23.1 million and earnings per share by $0.59 per share.

share for the nine months ended March 31, 2019.
Operating income increased $6.8decreased $119.9 million or 4.4%74.1%, primarily due to goodwill impairment charges of $131.0 million, and as a percent of sales decreased to 6.2%1.7% from 7.1%6.2% during the prior year period, primarily as a result of the impairment expense recorded during the current quarter.

period.
Operating income, before impairment charges, as a percentage of sales for the Service Center Based Distribution segment increaseddecreased to 10.2%9.5% in the current year period from 10.0%10.2% in the prior year.year period. Operating income, before impairment charges, as a percentage of sales for the Fluid Power & Flow Control segment decreased to 11.2%10.8% in the current year period from 11.9%11.2% in the prior year.

year period.
Other income, net was income of $0.5$1.6 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2019,2020, which primarilyincluded net favorable foreign currency transaction gains of $3.2 million, offset by unrealized losses on investments held by non-qualified deferred compensation trusts of $1.4 million and life insurance expense of $0.2 million. During the prior year period, other income, net was income of $0.5 million, which included unrealized gains on investments held by non-qualified deferred compensation trusts of $0.2 million and life insurance income of $0.4 million, offset by $0.1 million of net unfavorable foreign currency transaction losses. During the prior year period,expense from other income, net was $2.0 million, which included life insurance income of $1.5 million and unrealized gains on investments held by non-qualified deferred compensation trusts of $0.8 million, offset by net unfavorable foreign currency transaction losses of $0.1 million and $0.2 million of net other periodic post-employment costs.

items.
The effective income tax rate was 139.2% for the nine months ended March 31, 2020 compared to 21.3% for the nine months ended March 31, 2019 compared to 29.9%2019. The goodwill impairment increased the effective tax rate for the nine months ended March 31, 2018.2020 by 121.3%. The decrease inCompany also recorded a $1.0 million tax benefit related to the CARES Act during the current year period, which decreased the effective tax rate is primarily due to the enactment of the TCJA in December 2017, which reduced the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, effective January 1, 2018. The TCJA resulted in a blended statutory rate for the Company for fiscal 2018, which was 28.1%by 6.7% for the nine months ended March 31, 2018. Adjustments related2020. In the prior year period, the effective tax rate was increased by 2.9% due to the transition tax had a favorable impact of $4.1 million, and the new taxes and deductions related to certain foreign-sourced earnings recognized resulted in a net tax benefit of $0.6 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2019. The Company recordedrecording a valuation allowance of $3.8 million related to certain deferred tax assets in Canada due to the uncertainty in realizing these net deferred tax assets, in addition to recording a $3.5 million favorable adjustment related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in the nine months ended March 31, 2019, which increasedfavorably impacted the effective income tax rate by 2.9%2.6% in the prior year period.
As a result of the factors addressed above, the Company incurred a net loss of $5.9 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2020, a decrease of $110.1 million compared to net income of $104.2 million in the prior year period. Net loss per share was $0.15 per share for the nine months ended March 31, 2019. We expect our full year tax rate for fiscal 20192020, compared to benet income per share of $2.66 per share in the 22.0% to 24.0% range.prior year period.



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As a result of the factors addressed above, net income increased $2.9 million or 2.9% compared to the prior year. Net income per share was $2.66 per share for the nine months ended March 31, 2019, compared to $2.58 in the prior year, an increase of 3.1%.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary source of capital is cash flow from operations, supplemented as necessary by bank borrowings or other sources of debt. At March 31, 20192020, we had $983.8$945.0 million in outstanding borrowings. At June 30, 2018,2019, we had $966.1$959.8 million in outstanding borrowings. Management expects that our existing cash, cash equivalents, funds available under the revolving credit facility, and cash provided from operations, will be sufficient to finance normal working capital needs in each of the countries in which we operate, payment of dividends, acquisitions, investments in properties, facilities and equipment, debt service, and the purchase of additional Company common stock. Management also believes that additional long-term debt and line of credit financing could be obtained based on the Company's credit standing and financial strength.

The Company's working capital at March 31, 20192020 was $709.2$714.7 million, compared to $625.5$724.3 million at June 30, 2018.2019. The current ratio was 2.72.6 to 1 at March 31, 20192020 and 2.42.7 to 1 at June 30, 2018.

2019.
Net Cash Flows
The following table is included to aid in review of Applied's condensed statements of consolidated cash flows; all amounts are in thousands.
 Nine Months Ended March 31, Nine Months Ended March 31,
Net Cash Provided by (Used in): 2019 2018 2020 2019
Operating Activities $77,166
 $47,878
 $169,624
 $77,166
Investing Activities (48,197) (795,333) (51,651) (48,197)
Financing Activities (35,470) 684,935
 (55,959) (35,470)
Exchange Rate Effect (282) 986
 (4,769) (282)
Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents $(6,783) $(61,534)
Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents $57,245
 $(6,783)
Net cash provided by operating activities was $77.2$169.6 million for the nine months ended March 31, 20192020 compared to $47.9$77.2 million provided by operating activities in the prior period. The increase in cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended March 31, 20192020 is related to improved operating results.

working capital improvements.
Net cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended March 31, 2019 decreased significantly2020 increased from the prior period as $37.5primarily due to $16.2 million was used for acquisitionspurchases of property in the current year period compared to $778.1$11.7 million used for acquisitions in the prior year period. Further, there was $6.2 million less spent on property purchases in the current year quarter, primarily due to significant expenditures for building improvements and shop equipment in the prior year period.

Net cash used byin financing activities was $35.5 million forduring the nine months ended March 31, 2019 versus net cash provided by financing activities of $684.9 million in2020 increased from the prior year period. The change isperiod primarily due to a decreasechange in net debt borrowings,activity, as there was $17.7$14.8 million of net debt borrowingspayments in the current year period compared to $747.0$17.7 million of net debt borrowings in the prior year period. Further,This change was offset by $11.2 million of cash was used for the purchase of treasury stock in the prior year period, while no treasury shares were purchased in the current year period compared to $22.8 million used in prior year period.

Share Repurchases
The Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of shares of the Company's common stock. These purchases may be made in open market and negotiated transactions, from time to time, depending upon market conditions. During the threenine months ended March 31, 2020, the Company did not acquire any shares of treasury stock on the open market. At March 31, 2020, we had authorization to repurchase 864,618 shares. During the nine months ended March 31, 2019, we acquired 192,082 shares of treasury stock on the open market for $11.2 million. At March 31, 2019, we had authorization to repurchase an additional 864,618 shares. During the nine months ended March 31, 2018, we acquired 393,300 shares of treasury stock on the open market for $22.8 million.





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Borrowing Arrangements
In January 2018, in conjunction with the acquisition of FCX, the Company refinanced its existing credit facility and entered into a new five-year credit facility with a group of banks expiring in January 2023. This agreement provides for a $780.0 million unsecured term loan and a $250.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility. Fees on this facility range from 0.10% to 0.20% per year based upon the Company's leverage ratio at each quarter end. Borrowings under this agreement carry variable interest rates tied to either LIBOR or prime at the Company's discretion. At March 31, 20192020 and June 30, 2018,2019, the Company had $618.5$599.0 million and $775.1$613.6 million, respectively, outstanding under the term loan. The interest rate on the term loan as of March 31, 20192020 and June 30, 20182019 was 4.25%2.75% and 4.13%4.19%, respectively. The Company had $19.0 million and $19.5 millionno amount outstanding under the revolver at March 31, 2019 and2020 or June 30, 2018, respectively.2019. Unused lines under this facility, net of outstanding letters of credit of $3.3$1.8 million and $3.6$3.2 million, respectively, to secure certain insurance obligations, totaled $227.7$248.2 million and $226.9$246.8 million at March 31, 20192020 and June 30, 2018,2019, respectively, and were available to fund future acquisitions or other capital and operating requirements. The weighted average interest rate on the amount outstanding under the revolving credit facility was 4.39% and 3.93% as of March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively.
Additionally, the Company had letters of credit outstanding with a separate bank, not associated with the revolving credit agreement, in the amount of $3.8 million and $2.7 million as of March 31, 20192020 and June 30, 2018,2019, respectively, in order to secure certain insurance obligations.

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In August 2018, the Company established a trade receivable securitization facility (the “AR Securitization Facility”) with a termination date of August 31, 2021. The maximum availability under the AR Securitization Facility is $175.0 million. Availability is further subject to changes in the credit ratings of our customers, customer concentration levels or certain characteristics of the accounts receivable being transferred and, therefore, at certain times, we may not be able to fully access the $175.0 million of funding available under the AR Securitization Facility. The AR Securitization Facility effectively increases the Company’s borrowing capacity by collateralizing a portion of the amount of the Service Center Based Distribution reportable segment’s U.S. operations’ trade accounts receivable. The collateralized trade accounts receivable is equal to the borrowed amount outstanding under the AR Securitization Facility and there are no restrictions on cash or other assets. The Company uses the proceeds from the AR Securitization Facility as an alternative to other forms of debt, effectively reducing borrowing costs. Borrowings under this facility carry variable interest rates tied to LIBOR and fees on the AR Securitization Facility are 0.90% per year. As of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019, the Company borrowed $175.0 million under the AR Securitization Facility, and theFacility. The interest rate on the AR Securitization Facility as of March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2019 was 3.39%.2.52% and 3.33%, respectively.
At March 31, 20192020 and June 30, 2018,2019, the Company had borrowings outstanding under its unsecured shelf facility agreement with Prudential Investment Management of $170.0 million. Fees on this facility range from 0.25% to 1.25% per year based on the Company's leverage ratio at each quarter end. The "Series C" notes have a principal amount of $120.0 million, and carry a fixed interest rate of 3.19%, and are due in equal principal payments in July 2020, 2021, and 2022. The "Series D" notes have a principal amount of $50.0 million and carry a fixed interest rate of 3.21%. A $25.0 million principal payment was made on the "Series D" notes in October 2019, and the remaining principal is due in October 2023. On October 30, 2019, the Company amended its unsecured shelf facility agreement with Prudential Investment Management to authorize the issuance of “Series E” notes, which have a principal amount of $25.0 million, carry a fixed interest rate of 3.08%, and are due in equal principal payments in October 2019 and 2023.30, 2024.
In April 2014, the Company assumed $2.4 million of debt as a part of the headquarters facility acquisition. The 1.5%1.50% fixed interest rate note is held by the State of Ohio Development Services Agency, maturing in May 2024. At March 31, 20192020 and June 30, 2018, $1.32019, $1.0 million and $1.4$1.2 million was outstanding, respectively.
The new credit facility and the unsecured shelf facility contain restrictive covenants regarding liquidity, net worth, financial ratios, and other covenants. At March 31, 2019,2020, the most restrictive of these covenants required that the Company have net indebtedness less than 4.253.75 times consolidated income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.amortization (as defined). At March 31, 2019,2020, the Company's net indebtedness was less than 3.0 times consolidated income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.amortization (as defined). The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants at March 31, 2019.


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2020.
Accounts Receivable Analysis
The following table is included to aid in analysis of accounts receivable and the associated provision for losses on accounts receivable:
  March 31,June 30,  March 31,June 30,
  20192018  20202019
Accounts receivable, grossAccounts receivable, gross $587,523
$562,377
Accounts receivable, gross $537,361
$551,400
Allowance for doubtful accountsAllowance for doubtful accounts 13,055
13,566
Allowance for doubtful accounts 13,280
10,498
Accounts receivable, netAccounts receivable, net $574,468
$548,811
Accounts receivable, net $524,081
$540,902
Allowance for doubtful accounts, % of gross receivablesAllowance for doubtful accounts, % of gross receivables 2.2%2.4%Allowance for doubtful accounts, % of gross receivables 2.5%1.9%
      
Three Months Ended March 31, Nine Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31, Nine Months Ended March 31,
20192018 2019201820202019 20202019
Provision for losses on accounts receivable$10
$587
 $2,095
$1,678
$5,296
$10
 $9,988
$2,095
Provision as a % of net sales%0.07% 0.08%0.08%0.64%% 0.40%0.08%
Accounts receivable are reported at net realizable value and consist of trade receivables from customers. Management monitors accounts receivable by reviewing Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) and the aging of receivables for each of the Company's locations.

On a consolidated basis, DSO was 58.456.8 at March 31, 20192020 compared to 55.055.2 at June 30, 2018.

2019.
Approximately 3.7%4.2% of our accounts receivable balances are more than 90 days past due, a decrease from 4.0%compared to 3.0% at June 30, 2018.2019. On an overall basis, our provision for losses from uncollected receivables represents 0.08%0.40% of our sales in the nine months ended March 31, 2020, compared to 0.08% of sales for the nine months ended March 31, 2019. The increase primarily relates to provisions recorded in the current year for customer credit deterioration and bankruptcies primarily in the U.S. operations of

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the Service Center Based Distribution segment. Historically, this percentage is around 0.10% to 0.15%. Management believes the overall receivables aging and provision for losses on uncollected receivables are at reasonable levels.

Inventory Analysis
Inventories are valued at the average cost method, using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method for U.S. inventories and the average cost method for foreign inventories.  Management uses an inventory turnover ratio to monitor and evaluate inventory.  Management calculates this ratio on an annual as well as a quarterly basis, and believes that using average costs to determine the inventory turnover ratio instead of LIFO costs provides a more useful analysis.  The annualized inventory turnover based on average costs for the period ended March 31, 20192020 was 4.24.0 compared to 4.04.2 at June 30, 2018.2019.  We believe our inventory turnover ratio at the end of the year will be similar or slightly better than the ratio at March 31, 2019.2020.


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Cautionary Statement Under Private Securities Litigation Reform Act


Management’s Discussion and Analysis contains statements that are forward-looking based on management’s current expectations about the future. Forward-looking statements are often identified by qualifiers, such as “guidance”, “expect”, “believe”, “plan”, “intend”, “will”, “should”, “could”, “would”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “forecast”, “may”, "optimistic" and derivative or similar words or expressions. Similarly, descriptions of objectives, strategies, plans, or goals are also forward-looking statements. These statements may discuss, among other things, expected growth, future sales, future cash flows, future capital expenditures, future performance, and the anticipation and expectations of the Company and its management as to future occurrences and trends. The Company intends that the forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors established in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and by the Securities and Exchange Commission in its rules, regulations and releases.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based on current expectations regarding important risk factors, many of which are outside the Company’s control. Accordingly, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements, and the making of those statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the results expressed in the statements will be achieved. In addition, the Company assumes no obligation publicly to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information or events, or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
Important risk factors include, but are not limited to, the following: risks relating to the operations levels of our customers and the economic factors that affect them; changes in the prices for products and services relative to the cost of providing them; reduction in supplier inventory purchase incentives; loss of key supplier authorizations, lack of product availability, or changes in supplier distribution programs; the cost of products and energy and other operating costs; changes in customer preferences for products and services of the nature and brands sold by us; changes in customer procurement policies and practices; competitive pressures; our reliance on information systems and risks relating to their proper functioning, the security of those systems, and the data stored in or transmitted through them; the impact of economic conditions on the collectability of trade receivables; reduced demand for our products in targeted markets due to reasons including consolidation in customer industries; our ability to retain and attract qualified sales and customer service personnel and other skilled executives, managers and professionals; our ability to identify and complete acquisitions, integrate them effectively, and realize their anticipated benefits; the variability, timing and nature of new business opportunities including acquisitions, alliances, customer relationships, and supplier authorizations; the incurrence of debt and contingent liabilities in connection with acquisitions; our ability to access capital markets as needed on reasonable terms; disruption of operations at our headquarters or distribution centers; risks and uncertainties associated with our foreign operations, including volatile economic conditions, political instability, cultural and legal differences, and currency exchange fluctuations; the potential for goodwill and intangible asset impairment; changes in accounting policies and practices; our ability to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting; organizational changes within the Company; the volatility of our stock price and the resulting impact on our consolidated financial statements; risks related to legal proceedings to which we are a party; potentially adverse government regulation, legislation, or policies, both enacted and under consideration, including with respect to federal tax policy, and international trade, such as recent tariffs and proposed tariffs on imports; and the occurrence of extraordinary events (including prolonged labor disputes, power outages, telecommunication outages, terrorist acts, earthquakes, extreme weather events, other natural disasters, fires, floods, and accidents). Other factors and unanticipated events could also adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.
In addition, please review the various risk factors relating to the COVID-19 pandemic discussed in Part II, Item 1A of this Form 10-Q. We discuss certain of these matters and other risk factors more fully throughout this Form 10-Q as well as other of our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2018.2019.


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For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see Item 7A "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 20182019.




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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company's management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have not been any changes in internal control over financial reporting during the nine monthsquarter ended March 31, 20192020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of our workforce began working remotely in March 2020. These changes to the working environment did not have a material effect on our internal controls over financial reporting during the most recent quarter. We are continually monitoring and assessing the COVID-19 pandemic on our internal controls to minimize the impact on their design and operating effectiveness.



PART II.OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1.Legal Proceedings


The Company is a party to pending legal proceedings with respect to various product liability, commercial, and other matters. Although it is not possible to predict the outcome of these proceedings or the range of reasonably possible loss, the Company believes, based on circumstances currently known, that the likelihood is remote that the ultimate resolution of any of these proceedings will have, either individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.


ITEM 1A.Risk Factors

In addition to other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the following factor that could materially affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations. The factor below should be read in conjunction with those factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2019, which information is incorporated here by reference.

The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and measures taken in response thereto continue to impact our results of operations and financial condition will depend on future developments, which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant volatility, uncertainty, and economic disruption. The extent to which the pandemic impacts our results of operations and financial condition will depend on evolving factors that are uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the following: the duration, spread, and severity of the pandemic in the countries in which we operate; responsive measures taken by governmental authorities, businesses, and individuals; the effect on our customers and their demand for our products and services; the effect on our suppliers and disruptions to the global supply chain; our ability to sell and provide our products and services and otherwise operate effectively, including as a result of travel restrictions and associates working from home; disruptions to our operations resulting from associate illness; restrictions or disruptions to, or reduced availability of, transportation; customers’ ability to pay for our services and products; closures of our facilities or those of our customers or suppliers; the impact of reduced customer demand on purchasing incentives we earn from suppliers; and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted and will result in lost or delayed sales to us, and we have experienced business disruptions as we have modified our business practices (including travel, work locations, and cancellation of physical participation in meetings). In addition, the pandemic’s impact on the economy may affect the proper functioning of financial and capital markets, foreign currency exchange rates, product and energy costs, and interest rates. Even after the pandemic has subsided, we may continue to experience adverse impacts to our business as a result of any economic recession or depression that has occurred or may occur in the future. The pandemic’s effects could also amplify the other risks and uncertainties described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, and could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and/or stock price.

ITEM 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds


Repurchases of common stock in the quarter ended March 31, 20192020 were as follows:
Period(a) Total Number of Shares(b) Average Price Paid per Share ($)(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(d) Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
January 1, 2019 to January 31, 201990,068$58.8690,000966,700
February 1, 2019 to February 28, 201994,317$57.5494,317872,383
March 1, 2019 to March 31, 20197,765$56.007,765864,618
Total192,150$58.10192,082864,618
Period(a) Total Number of Shares(b) Average Price Paid per Share ($)(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(d) Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
January 1, 2020 to January 31, 20200$0.000864,618
February 1, 2020 to February 29, 20200$0.000864,618
March 1, 2020 to March 31, 20200$0.000864,618
Total0$0.000864,618


(1)During the quarter the Company purchased 68 shares in connection with the Deferred Compensation Plan.

(2)On October 24, 2016, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 1.5 million shares of the Company's common stock, replacing the prior authorization. We publicly announced the new authorization on October 26, 2016. Purchases can be made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.
The authorization is in effect until all shares are purchased, or the Board revokes or amends the authorization.







ITEM 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures.


Information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of the SEC Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95 to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.




ITEM 6.         Exhibits
Exhibit No.  Description
3.1  
  
3.2  
  
4.1  
  
4.2 
   
4.3 
   
4.4 
   
4.5 
   
4.6 
   
1510.1 
   
31  
   
32 
   
95 
   
101.INS  XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
   
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
   
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
   
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
   
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
The Company will furnish a copy of any exhibit described above and not contained herein upon payment of a specified reasonable fee which shall be limited to the Company’s reasonable expenses in furnishing the exhibit.
Certain instruments with respect to long-term debt have not been filed as exhibits because the total amount of securities authorized under any one of the instruments does not exceed 10 percent of the total assets of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The Company agrees to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, a copy of each such instrument.



SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


   APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  (Company)
   
Date:April 30, 2019May 1, 2020
By: /s/ Neil A. Schrimsher
  Neil A. Schrimsher
  President & Chief Executive Officer
   
   
Date:April 30, 2019May 1, 2020
By: /s/ David K. Wells
  David K. Wells
  Vice President-Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer


 


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