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United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
(Mark one)
[X]QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 29, 2019
OR
For the Quarterly Period Ended September 29, 2018
OR
[  ]TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 orOR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ___ to ___
For the transition period from ___ to ___

Commission file number 0-20388
LITTELFUSE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware36-3795742
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)8755 West Higgins Road
  
8755 West Higgins Road, Suite 500 
ChicagoIllinois60631
(Address of principal executive offices)(ZIP Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 773-628-1000773-628-1000
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of Each Class
Name of Each Exchange
On Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par valueNASDAQ
NASDAQ Global Select MarketSM
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 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] No [ ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one): Large accelerated filer [X] Accelerated filer [ ] 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. Yes [ ] No [ ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [X]


As of October 29, 2018,July 26, 2019, the registrant had outstanding 25,156,75924,587,591 shares of Common Stock, net of Treasury Shares.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 Page
  
PART I 
Item 1. 
 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 (unaudited) and December 30, 201729, 2018
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 (unaudited) and SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 (unaudited)
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 (unaudited) and SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 (unaudited)
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 (unaudited) and SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 (unaudited)
 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the six months ended June 29, 2019 (unaudited) and June 30, 2018 (unaudited)
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
PART II
 
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 5.
Item 6.





LITTELFUSE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


 (Unaudited)   (Unaudited)  
(in thousands) September 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
 June 29,
2019
 December 29,
2018
ASSETS        
Current assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $498,215
 $429,676
 $474,781
 $489,733
Short-term investments 35
 35
 34
 34
Trade receivables, less allowances (September 29, 2018 - $36,392; December 30, 2017 - $27,516)
 251,644
 182,699
Trade receivables, less allowances of $34,468 and $36,038 at June 29, 2019 and December 29, 2018, respectively 245,723
 232,892
Inventories 247,255
 140,789
 254,305
 258,228
Prepaid income taxes and income taxes receivable 6,802
 1,689
 1,374
 2,339
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 48,683
 37,452
 63,332
 49,291
Total current assets 1,052,634

792,340
 1,039,549

1,032,517
Property, plant, and equipment:  
  
Land 29,528
 9,547
Buildings 119,380
 86,599
Equipment 569,550
 505,838
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (374,575) (351,407)
Net property, plant, and equipment 343,883

250,577
 338,500

339,894
Intangible assets, net of amortization 377,151
 203,850
 341,174
 361,474
Goodwill 830,354
 453,414
 826,408
 826,715
Investments 29,084
 10,993
 25,456
 25,405
Deferred income taxes 8,979
 11,858
 9,200
 7,330
Right of use lease assets, net 23,280
 
Other assets 21,401
 17,070
 18,018
 20,971
Total assets $2,663,486

$1,740,102
 $2,621,585

$2,614,306
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable $129,871
 $101,844
 $123,058
 $126,323
Accrued payroll 52,208
 49,962
Accrued expenses 74,084
 48,994
Accrued severance 901
 1,459
Accrued liabilities 111,696
 138,405
Accrued income taxes 36,746
 16,285
 21,657
 20,547
Current portion of long-term debt 10,076
 6,250
 10,000
 10,000
Total current liabilities 303,886

224,794
 266,411

295,275
Long-term debt, less current portion 690,637
 489,361
 676,940
 684,730
Deferred income taxes 49,262
 17,069
 53,039
 51,853
Accrued post-retirement benefits 32,901
 18,742
 30,666
 31,874
Non-current operating lease liabilities 18,643
 
Other long-term liabilities 67,404
 62,580
 65,944
 72,232
Shareholders’ equity:        
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share: 34,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued, September 29, 2018–25,630,347; December 30, 2017–22,713,198 254
 229
Treasury stock, at cost: 475,994 and 439,598 shares, respectively (48,546) (41,294)
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share: 34,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued, June 29, 2019–25,786,662; December 29, 2018–25,641,959 255
 254
Treasury stock, at cost: 1,157,213 and 868,045 shares, respectively (166,068) (116,454)
Additional paid-in capital 830,612
 310,012
 855,192
 835,828
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (97,631) (63,668) (95,582) (97,924)
Retained earnings 834,577
 722,140
 916,014
 856,507
Littelfuse, Inc. shareholders’ equity 1,519,266

927,419
 1,509,811

1,478,211
Non-controlling interest 130
 137
 131
 131
Total equity 1,519,396

927,556
 1,509,942

1,478,342
Total liabilities and equity $2,663,486

$1,740,102
 $2,621,585

$2,614,306
 See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

LITTELFUSE, INC.
CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET INCOME
(Unaudited)


 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share data) September 29,
2018
 September 30,
2017
 September 29,
2018
 September 30,
2017
 June 29,
2019
 June 30,
2018
 June 29,
2019
 June 30,
2018
Net sales $439,191
 $317,889
 $1,316,187
 $916,685
 $397,879
 $459,183
 $803,379
 $876,996
Cost of sales 259,597
 184,238
 817,983
 536,776
 256,071
 290,196
 506,343
 558,386
Gross profit 179,594

133,651

498,204

379,909
 141,808

168,987

297,036

318,610
                
Selling, general, and administrative expenses 69,782
 56,759
 220,540
 156,899
 57,666
 73,244
 120,621
 150,758
Research and development expenses 20,454
 11,991
 65,742
 36,872
 21,458
 22,748
 42,867
 45,288
Amortization of intangibles 13,130
 6,292
 38,501
 18,407
 10,050
 13,373
 20,241
 25,371
Total operating expenses 103,366

75,042

324,783

212,178
 89,174

109,365

183,729

221,417
Operating income 76,228

58,609

173,421

167,731
 52,634

59,622

113,307

97,193
                
Interest expense 5,775
 3,467
 16,980
 9,868
 5,589
 5,782
 11,275
 11,205
Foreign exchange loss (gain) 982
 632
 (6,372) (1,483)
Other expense (income), net 1,259
 (1,013) (2,362) (962)
Foreign exchange (gain) loss (3,575) 3,200
 668
 (7,354)
Other (income) expense, net (2,947) (1,678) 1,358
 (3,621)
Income before income taxes 68,212
 55,523
 165,175
 160,308
 53,567
 52,318
 100,006
 96,963
Income taxes 14,666
 12,715
 33,275
 29,970
 9,775
 9,992
 19,225
 18,609
Net income $53,546

$42,808

$131,900

$130,338
 $43,792

$42,326

$80,781

$78,354
                
Income per share:                
Basic $2.13
 $1.88
 $5.31
 $5.75
 $1.77
 $1.69
 $3.27
 $3.18
Diluted $2.10
 $1.87
 $5.23
 $5.69
 $1.75
 $1.67
 $3.23
 $3.12
                
Weighted-average shares and equivalent shares outstanding:                
Basic 25,109
 22,713
 24,817
 22,678
 24,740
 25,004
 24,729
 24,671
Diluted 25,471
 22,953
 25,212
 22,906
 24,983
 25,401
 24,998
 25,086
 
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



LITTELFUSE, INC.
CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
 
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
(in thousands) September 29,
2018
 September 30,
2017
 September 29,
2018
 September 30,
2017
 June 29,
2019
 June 30,
2018
 June 29,
2019
 June 30,
2018
Net income $53,546
 $42,808
 $131,900
 $130,338
 $43,792
 $42,326
 $80,781
 $78,354
Other comprehensive (loss) income:        
Other comprehensive income (loss):        
Pension and postemployment adjustment, net of tax (115) (60) 648
 (441) 161
 766
 112
 763
Unrealized loss on investments 
 (1,710) 
 (1,235)
Foreign currency translation adjustments (7,832) 1,531
 (24,816) 2,912
 (5,892) (16,708) 2,230
 (16,984)
Comprehensive income $45,599

$42,569

$107,732

$131,574
 $38,061

$26,384

$83,123

$62,133
 
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



LITTELFUSE, INC.
CONDENSEDCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 Nine Months Ended Six Months Ended
(in thousands) September 29, 2018 September 30, 2017 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Operating activities    
OPERATING ACTIVITIES    
Net income $131,900
 $130,338
 $80,781
 $78,354
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Depreciation 37,559
 28,228
 25,727
 24,431
Amortization of intangibles 38,501
 18,407
 20,241
 25,371
Provision for bad debts 83
 1,586
Deferred revenue 3,965
 
 
 1,921
Non-cash inventory charges 36,927
 1,607
 
 36,927
Impairment charges 1,125
 
 
 1,125
Loss on sale of property, plant, and equipment 511
 584
Stock-based compensation 23,153
 12,437
 12,250
 15,883
Unrealized gain on investments (350) 
Loss (gain) on investments and other assets 2,458
 (3,311)
Deferred income taxes (10,979) 1,863
 (632) 2,434
Other 2,009
 778
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Trade receivables (20,588) (26,792) (13,242) (33,481)
Inventories (17,624) (17,159) 6,230
 (1,502)
Accounts payable 17,033
 9,448
 (17,927) 13,684
Accrued expenses (including post-retirement) 11,523
 1,757
Accrued payroll and severance (5,330) (3,788)
Accrued income taxes 14,543
 7,267
Accrued liabilities and income taxes (36,713) (16,383)
Prepaid expenses and other assets (9,836) 15,537
 (1,090) (5,316)
Net cash provided by operating activities 252,116

181,320
 80,092

140,915
        
Investing activities    
INVESTING ACTIVITIES    
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired (313,475) (38,610) (775) (310,487)
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments 
 3,739
Decrease in entrusted loan 
 3,599
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment (55,946) (48,470) (25,249) (40,315)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment 858
 541
Net proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment, and other 6,212
 68
Net cash used in investing activities (368,563)
(79,201) (19,812)
(350,734)
        
Financing activities    
FINANCING ACTIVITIES    
Proceeds of revolving credit facility 60,000
 15,000
 
 60,000
Proceeds of term loan 75,000
 
 
 75,000
Net proceeds from senior notes payable 175,000
 125,000
 
 175,000
Payments of term loan (42,525) (4,687) (7,500) (40,025)
Payments of revolving credit facility (60,000) (112,500) 
 (60,000)
Net proceeds (payments) related to stock-based award activities 17,920
 (2,336)
Payments of entrusted loan 
 (3,599)
Net proceeds related to stock-based award activities 3,011
 5,568
Purchases of common stock (49,861) 
Debt issuance costs (878) (2) 
 (878)
Cash dividends paid (29,258) (23,367) (21,274) (18,458)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 195,259
 (6,491)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (75,624) 196,207
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (10,273) 2,076
 392
 (7,917)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents 68,539
 97,704
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (14,952) (21,529)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 429,676
 275,124
 489,733
 429,676
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $498,215

$372,828
 $474,781

$408,147
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:    
Fair value of commitment to purchase non-controlling interest of Monolith $5,000
 $9,000
 
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


LITTELFUSE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(Unaudited)
 Littelfuse, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity    
(in thousands, except share and per share data)Common Stock Addl. Paid in Capital Treasury Stock Accum. Other Comp. Inc. (Loss) Retained Earnings Non-controlling Interest Total
Balance at December 29, 2018$254
 $835,828
 $(116,454) $(97,924) $856,507
 $131
 $1,478,342
Net income
 
 
 
 36,989
 
 36,989
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
 
 
 8,073
 
 
 8,073
Stock-based compensation
 3,966
 
 
 
 
 3,966
Withheld shares on restricted share units for withholding taxes
 
 (94) 
 
 
 (94)
Stock options exercised
 2,292
 
 
 
 
 2,292
Repurchases of common stock
 
 (13,555) 
 
 
 (13,555)
Cash dividends paid ($0.43 per share)
 
 
 
 (10,625) 
 (10,625)
Balance at March 30, 2019$254
 $842,086
 $(130,103) $(89,851) $882,871
 $131
 $1,505,388
Net income
 
 
 
 43,792
 
 43,792
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
 
 
 (5,731) 
 
 (5,731)
Stock-based compensation
 8,284
 
 
 
 
 8,284
Withheld shares on restricted share units for withholding taxes
 
 (4,010) 
 
 
 (4,010)
Stock options exercised1
 4,822
 
 
 
 
 4,823
Repurchases of common stock
 
 (31,955) 
 
 
 (31,955)
Cash dividends paid ($0.43 per share)
 
 
 
 (10,649) 
 (10,649)
Balance at June 29, 2019$255
 $855,192
 $(166,068) $(95,582) $916,014
 $131
 $1,509,942

 Littelfuse, Inc. Shareholders’ Equity    
(in thousands, except share and per share data)Common Stock Addl. Paid in Capital Treasury Stock Accum. Other Comp. Inc. (Loss) Retained Earnings Non-controlling Interest Total
Balance at December 30, 2017$229
 $310,012
 $(41,294) $(63,668) $722,140
 $137
 $927,556
Net income
 
 
 
 36,029
 
 36,029
Cumulative effect adjustment
 
 
 (9,795) 9,795
 
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
 
 
 (279) 
 
 (279)
Stock-based compensation
 8,714
 
 
 
 
 8,714
Withheld shares on restricted share units for withholding taxes
 
 (2,758) 
 
 
 (2,758)
Stock options exercised
 9,609
 
 
 
 
 9,609
Issuance of common stock22
 472,279
 
 
 
 
 472,301
Cash dividends paid ($0.37 per share)
 
 
 
 (9,198) 
 (9,198)
Balance at March 31, 2018$251
 $800,614
 $(44,052) $(73,742) $758,766
 $137
 $1,441,974
Net income
 
 
 
 42,326
 
 42,326
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
 
 
 (15,942) 
 
 (15,942)
Stock-based compensation
 7,169
 
 
 
 
 7,169
Non-controlling interest
 
 
 
 
 (7) (7)
Withheld shares on restricted share units for withholding taxes
 
 (4,284) 
 
 
 (4,284)
Stock options exercised2
 8,043
 
 
 
 
 8,045
Cash dividends paid ($0.37 per share)
 
 
 
 (9,261) 
 (9,261)
Balance at June 30, 2018$253
 $815,826
 $(48,336) $(89,684) $791,831
 $130
 $1,470,020

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 
 
1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Other Information
 
Nature of Operations
 
Littelfuse, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a global manufacturer of leading technologies in circuit protection, power control and sensing. The Company hasCompany's products are found in automotive and commercial vehicles, industrial applications, data and telecommunications, medical devices, consumer electronics and appliances. With a diverse and extensiveits broad product portfolio of fuses, semiconductors, polymers, ceramics, relays and sensors, and extensive global infrastructure, the Company worksCompany’s worldwide associates partner with its customers to builddesign, manufacture and deliver innovative, high-quality solutions for a safer, more reliablegreener and more efficient products for theincreasingly connected world in virtually every market that uses electrical energy. The Company has a network of global engineering centers and labs that develop new products and product enhancements, provides customer application support and test products for safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance.world.
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The Company’s accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain information and disclosures normally included in the consolidated balance sheets, statements of net income and comprehensive income, andstatements of cash flows, and statement of stockholders' equity prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information not misleading. They have been prepared in accordance with accounting policies described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2017,29, 2018 which should be read in conjunction with the disclosures therein. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included and are of a normal, recurring nature. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of annual operating results.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
Adoption
On December 31, 2017, the Company adopted new guidance on revenue from contracts with customers using the modified retrospective method. The adoption did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
 
Revenue Disaggregation
 
The following table disaggregatestables disaggregate the Company’s revenue by primary business units for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 29, 2018:2019 and June 30, 2018 :
 
 Three Months Ended September 29, 2018 Three Months Ended June 29, 2019 Six Months Ended June 29, 2019
(in thousands) 
Electronics
Segment
 
Automotive
Segment
 
Industrial
Segment
 
 
Total
 
Electronics
Segment
 
Automotive
Segment
 
Industrial
Segment
 
 
Total
 
Electronics
Segment
 
Automotive
Segment
 
Industrial
Segment
 
 
Total
Electronics – Passive Products and Sensors $124,174
 $
 $
 $124,174
 $108,481
 $
 $
 $108,481
 $216,858
 $
 $
 $216,858
Electronics – Semiconductor 172,298
 
 
 172,298
 151,072
 
 
 151,072
 308,089
 
 
 308,089
Passenger Car Products 
 57,761
 
 57,761
 
 53,916
 
 53,916
 
 110,459
 
 110,459
Automotive Sensors 
 27,311
 
 27,311
 
 24,682
 
 24,682
 
 50,739
 
 50,739
Commercial Vehicle Products 
 29,344
 
 29,344
 
 30,052
 
 30,052
 
 60,935
 
 60,935
Industrial Products 
 
 28,303
 28,303
 
 
 29,676
 29,676
 
 
 56,299
 56,299
Total $296,472

$114,416

$28,303

$439,191
 $259,553

$108,650

$29,676

$397,879
 $524,947
 $222,133
 $56,299
 $803,379







 Nine Months Ended September 29, 2018 Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
(in thousands) 
Electronics
Segment
 
Automotive
Segment
 
Industrial
Segment
 
 
Total
 
Electronics
Segment
 
Automotive
Segment
 
Industrial
Segment
 
 
Total
 
Electronics
Segment
 
Automotive
Segment
 
Industrial
Segment
 
 
Total
Electronics – Passive Products and Sensors $366,990
 $
 $
 $366,990
 $128,321
 $
 $
 $128,321
 $242,816
 $
 $
 $242,816
Electronics – Semiconductor 493,250
 
 
 493,250
 171,036
 
 
 171,036
 320,952
 
 
 320,952
Passenger Car Products 
 184,922
 
 184,922
 
 63,581
 
 63,581
 
 127,160
 
 127,160
Automotive Sensors 
 89,362
 
 89,362
 
 30,729
 
 30,729
 
 62,052
 
 62,052
Commercial Vehicle Products 
 93,434
 
 93,434
 
 32,862
 
 32,862
 
 64,090
 
 64,090
Industrial Products 
 
 88,229
 88,229
 
 
 32,654
 32,654
 
 
 59,926
 59,926
Total $860,240

$367,718

$88,229

$1,316,187
 $299,357
 $127,172
 $32,654
 $459,183
 $563,768
 $253,302

$59,926

$876,996

 
See Note 13, 16, Segment Information for net sales by segment and countries.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
The Company recognizes revenue on product sales in the period in which the Company satisfies its performance obligation and control of the product is transferred to the customer. The Company’s sales arrangements with customers are predominately short term in nature and generally provide for transfer of control at the time of shipment as this is the point at which title and risk of loss of the product transfers to the customer. At the end of each period, for those shipments where title to the products and the risk of loss and rewards of ownership do not transfer until the product has been received by the customer, the Company adjusts revenues and cost of sales for the delay between the time that the products are shipped and when they are received by the customer. The amount of revenue recorded reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for goods and may include adjustments for customer allowance, rebates and price adjustments. The Company’s distribution channels are primarily through direct sales and independent third-party distributors.
 
The Company has elected the practical expedient under Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 340-40-25-4 to expense commissions when incurred as the amortization period of the commission asset the Company would have otherwise recognized is less than one year.
 
Revenue and Billing
 
The Company generally accepts orders from customers through receipt of purchase orders or electronic data interchange based on written sales agreements and purchasing contracts. Contract pricing and selling agreement terms are based on market factors, costs, and competition. Pricing is often negotiated as an adjustment (premium or discount) from the Company’s published price lists. The customer is invoiced when the Company’s products are shipped to them in accordance with the terms of the sales agreement. As the Company’s standard payment terms are less than one year, the Company has elected the practical expedient under ASC 606-10-32-18 to not assess whether a contract has a significant financing component. The Company also elected the practical expedient provided in ASC 606-10-25-18B to treat all product shipping and handling activities as fulfillment activities, and therefore recognize the gross revenue associated with the contract, inclusive of any shipping and handling revenue. This is similar to the Company’s prior practice and therefore the effect of the new guidance is immaterial.
 
Ship and Debit Program
 
Some of the terms of the Company’s sales agreements and normal business conditions provide customers (distributors) the ability to receive price adjustments on products previously shipped and invoiced. This practice is common in the industry and is referred to as a “ship and debit” program. This program allows the distributor to debit the Company for the difference between the distributors’ contracted price and a lower price for specific transactions. Under certain circumstances (usually in a competitive situation or large volume opportunity), a distributor will request authorization for pricing allowances to reduce its price. When the Company approves such a reduction, the distributor is authorized to “debit” its account for the difference between the contracted price and the lower approved price. The Company establishes reserves for this program based on historic activity and actual authorizations for the debit and recognizes these debits as a reduction of revenue.








Return to Stock
 
The Company has a return to stock policy whereby certain customers, with prior authorization from Littelfuse management, can return previously purchased goods for full or partial credit. The Company establishes an estimated allowance for these returns based on historic activity. Sales revenue and cost of sales are reduced to anticipate estimated returns.
 
Volume Rebates
 
The Company offers volume based sales incentives to certain customers to encourage greater product sales. If customers achieve their specific quarterly or annual sales targets, they are entitled to rebates. The Company estimates the projected amount of rebates that will be achieved by the customer and recognizes this estimated cost as a reduction to revenue as products are sold.
 
RecentlyAdoptedAccounting Standards

In March 2017,February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-07 “Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Post-Retirement Benefit Cost,” which changed the presentation of net periodic pension and post-retirement benefit cost (net benefit cost) within the Statement of Income. Under the previous guidance, net benefit cost was reported as an employee cost within operating income. The amendment required the bifurcation of net benefit cost, with the service cost component to be presented with other employee compensation costs in operating income while the other components will be reported separately outside of income from operations. ASU No. 2017-07 was effective for the first quarter of 2018 with the Company adopting the new standard on December 31, 2017.
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, “Financial Instruments-Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” which addressed certain aspects of the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. The ASU requires the Company to recognize any changes in the fair value of certain equity investments in net income. Previously these changes were recognized in other comprehensive income ("OCI"). The Company adopted the new standard on December 31, 2017, on a modified retrospective basis, recognizing the cumulative effect as a $9.8 million increase to retained earnings. As a result of the adoption of the new standard and change in fair value of our equity investments, for the nine months ended September 29, 2018, the Company recognized an unrealized loss of $0.3 million in Other (income) expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic 606) which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, “Revenue Recognition.” This ASU provides a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and will supersede most current revenue recognition guidance. The guidance permits two implementation approaches, one requiring retrospective application of the new standard with restatement of prior years and one requiring prospective application of the new standard with disclosure of results under old standards. The Company adopted the new standard on December 31, 2017 using the modified retrospective method, however, no adjustment to retained earnings was needed. The new guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income. See the Revenue Recognition section above for further discussion.
In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, "Income Taxes” (Topic 740). This ASU update requires entities to recognize the income tax consequences of many intercompany asset transfers at the transaction date. The seller and buyer will immediately recognize the current and deferred income tax consequences of an intercompany transfer of an asset other than inventory. The tax consequences were previously deferred. The Company adopted the new standard on December 31, 2017 and it did not have a material impact.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, "Leases" (Topic 842), ("ASC 842"). This ASU requires lessees to recognize, on the balance sheet, assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by leases of greater than twelve months. The accounting by lessors will remain largely unchanged. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. Adoption will requirerequires using a modified retrospective transition with either 1) periods prior to the adoption date being recast or 2) a cumulative-effect adjustment recognized to the opening balance of retained earnings on the adoption date with prior periods not recast.

The Company adopted the standard on December 30, 2018 using alternative modified retrospective transition method provided in ASU No. 2018-11, "Leases (Topic 842): Target Improvements." Under this method, the Company recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment as of December 30, 2018 and did not record any retrospective adjustments to comparative periods to reflect the adoption of ASC 842. The new standard provides a number of optional practical expedients in transition. The Company will adopthas elected the standard in the first quarter‘package of 2019. The Company has made progress on assessing the Company’s portfolio of leases and compiling a central repository of all active leases. We are in the process of assessing the design of the future lease process and drafting a policypractical expedients’ which permits us not to addressreassess under the new standard requirements. Keyour prior conclusions about lease data elements are being evaluated including developing a methodology for determining the incremental borrowing rate across all countries where we have operations. While the Company has not yet completed its evaluation of the impact the newidentification, lease accounting standard will have on its Consolidated

Financial Statements, the Company expects to recognize right of use assetsclassification and lease liabilities for its operating leases in the Consolidated Balance Sheet upon adoption.
In January 2018, the FASB released guidance on the accounting for tax on the global intangible low-taxed income ("GILTI") provisions of the 2017 U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”). The GILTI provisions impose a tax on foreign income in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of foreign corporations. The guidance indicates that either accounting for deferred taxes related to GILTI inclusions or treating any taxes on GILTI inclusions as period cost are both acceptable methods subject to an accounting policy election.initial direct costs. The Company has not yet completedelected the use-of-hindsight. Adoption of ASC 842 resulted in the recognition of operating lease right-of-use assets ("ROU") net of deferred rent of $26.1 million and lease liabilities of $29.4 million, as of December 30, 2018 for operating leases on its assessmentCondensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with no impact to its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income and therefore has not yet elected an accounting policy.no impact on Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow. See Note 6, Lease Commitments, for further discussion.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02 “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income,” which permits the reclassification of tax effects stranded in accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings as a result of the Tax Act. The standard also requires entities to disclose whether or not they elected to reclassify the tax effects related to the Tax Act as well as their policy for releasing income tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income. The standard allows the option of applying either a retrospective adoption, meaning the standard is applied to all periods in which the effect of the Tax Act is recognized, or applying the amendments in the period of adoption, meaning an adjustment is made to shareholder’s equity as of the beginning of the reporting period. ASU 2018-02 will be effective in the first quarter of 2019; however early adoption is permitted for interim and annual periods, including the reporting period in which the Tax Act was enacted. The Company is currently evaluatingadopted the impact of ASU 2018-02new standard on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement." ASU 2018-13 modified the disclosure requirements in Topic 820, "Fair Value Measurement," based on the FASB Concepts Statement, "Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting - Chapter 8: Notes to Financial Statements," including consideration of costs and benefits. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and for interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The company is currently evaluating the potential effects of this guidance on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14 "Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans, which amends ASC 715-20, Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General. The amended guidance modifies the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other post-retirement plans by removing and adding certain disclosures for these plans. The eliminated disclosures include (a) the amounts in OCI expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit costs over the next fiscal year, and (b) the effects of a one percentage point change in assumed health care cost trend rates on the net periodic benefit costs and the benefit obligation for post-retirement health care benefits. Additional disclosures include descriptions of significant gains and losses affecting the benefit obligation for the period.30, 2018. The adoption of this guidance will modify our disclosures but willdid not have a material effect on our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force).” 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 (and hosting arrangements that include an internal-use software license).  The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and for interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance on its Consolidated Financial Statements.


 
2. Acquisitions
 
The Company accounts for acquisitions using the acquisition method in accordance with ASC 805, “Business Combinations,” in which assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded at fair value as of the date of acquisition. The operating results of the acquired business are included in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements from the date of the acquisition.
 
IXYS Corporation
 
On January 17, 2018, the Company acquired IXYS Corporation (“IXYS”), a global pioneer in the power semiconductor and integrated circuit markets with a focus on medium to high voltage power control semiconductors across the industrial, communications, consumer and medical markets. IXYS has a broad customer base, serving more than 3,500 customers through

its direct sales force and global distribution partners. The acquisition of IXYS is expected to accelerate the Company’s growth

across the power control market driven by IXYS’s extensive power semiconductor portfolio and technology expertise. With IXYS, the Company will be able to diversify and expand its presence within industrial electronics markets, leveraging the strong IXYS industrial OEM customer base. The Company also expects to increase long-term penetration of its power semiconductor portfolio in automotive markets, expanding its global content per vehicle.


Upon completion of the acquisition, at IXYS stockholders’ election and subject to proration, each share of IXYS common stock, par value $0.01 per share, owned immediately prior to the effective time was canceled and extinguished and automatically converted into the right to receive: (i) $23.00 in cash (subject to applicable withholding tax), without interest (referred to as the cash consideration), or (ii) 0.1265 of a share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Littelfuse (referred to as the stock consideration). IXYS stockholders received cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Littelfuse common stock that the IXYS stockholders would otherwise have been entitled to receive. Additionally, each outstanding option to purchase shares of IXYS common stock granted under an IXYS equity plan were assumed by Littelfuse and converted into an option to acquire (i) a number of shares of Littelfuse common stock equal to the number of shares of IXYS common stock subject to such option immediately prior to the effective time multiplied by 0.1265, rounded down to the nearest whole share, with (ii) an exercise price per share of Littelfuse common stock equal to the exercise price of such IXYS stock option immediately prior to the effective time divided by 0.1265, rounded up to the nearest whole cent.
 
Based on the $207.5 per share opening price of Littelfuse common stock on January 17, 2018, the consideration IXYS stockholders received in exchange of their IXYS common stock in the acquisition had a value of $814.8 million comprised of $380.6 million of cash and $434.2 million of Littelfuse stock. In addition to the consideration transferred related to IXYS common stock, the value of consideration transferred, and included in the purchase price, related to IXYS stock options that were converted to Littelfuse stock options, or cash settled, had a value of $41.7 million. As a result, total consideration was valued at $856.5 million.
 
The total purchase price of $856.5 million has been allocated on a preliminary basis, to assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as of the completion of the acquisition, based on preliminary estimated fair values. The purchase price allocation is preliminary because the evaluations necessary to assess the fair values of the net assets acquired are still in process. The primary area that is not yet finalized relates to the completion of the computation of the adoption of the Tax Act. As a result, these allocations are subject to change during the purchase price allocation period as the computation is finalized.
The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the IXYS acquisition:
 
(in thousands)
Purchase Price
Allocation
Total purchase consideration: 
Cash, net of cash acquired$302,865
Cash settled stock options3,622
Littelfuse stock434,192
Converted stock options38,109
Total purchase consideration$778,788
Allocation of consideration to assets acquired and liabilities assumed: 
Current assets, net$155,930
Property, plant, and equipment77,442
Intangible assets212,720
Goodwill382,360
Other non-current assets28,706
Other non-current liabilities(78,370)
 $778,788
(in thousands)
Purchase Price
Allocation
Total purchase consideration: 
Cash, net of cash acquired$302,865
Cash settled stock options3,622
Littelfuse stock434,192
Converted stock options38,109
Total purchase consideration$778,788
Allocation of consideration to assets acquired and liabilities assumed: 
Current assets, net$155,930
Property, plant, and equipment77,442
Intangible assets212,720
Goodwill379,619
Other non-current assets31,570
Other non-current liabilities(78,493)
 $778,788

 
Included
Approximately $49.1 million of net receivables was included in IXYS’s current assets, net was approximately $49.1 million of receivables.assets. All IXYS goodwill, other assets and liabilities were recorded in the Electronics segment and primarily reflected in the Americas and European geographic areas. The goodwill resulting from this acquisition consists largely of the Company’s expected future product sales and synergies from

combining IXYS’s products and technology with the Company’s existing electronics product portfolio. Goodwill resulting from the IXYS acquisition is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

Included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income for the three and ninesix months ended September 29,June 30, 2018 are net sales of approximately $99.7$100.2 million and $286.2$186.5 million, respectively, and a income (loss)loss before income taxes of $6.2$13.9 million and $(25.5)$31.7 million, respectively, since the January 17, 2018 acquisition of IXYS. During the three and six months ended June 30,

2018, the Company recognized a charge of $19.0 million and $36.9 million, respectively, for the amortization of the fair value inventory step-up. The step-up was a non-cash charge to cost of goods and reflected as other non-segment costs. The Company recognized approximately $4.3$1.6 million and $11.8$7.5 million of stock compensation expense related to IXYS stock options converted to Littelfuse stock options during the three and ninesix months ended September 29,June 30, 2018, of which $4.5 million was recognized immediately as it related to prior serviceservices periods.

As required by purchase accounting rules, the Company recorded a $36.9 million step-up of inventory to its fair value as of the acquisition date based on the preliminary valuation. The step-up was fully amortized as a non-cash charge to cost of goods sold during the first and second quarters of 2018, as the acquired inventory was sold, and reflected as other non-segment costs.
 
During the ninethree and six months ended September 29,June 30, 2018, the Company incurred approximately $0.8 million and $11.0 million, respectively, of legal and professional fees related to this acquisition which were primarily recognized as selling, general, and administrative expenses. These costs were reflected as other non-segment costs.
2017Acquisitions
U.S. Sensor
On July 7, 2017, the Company acquired the assets of U.S. Sensor Corporation (“U.S. Sensor”). The acquisition purchase price of $24.3 million, net of the finalization of an income tax gross up which was settled in the fourth quarter of 2017, was funded with available cash. The acquired business expands the Company’s existing sensor portfolio in several key electronics and industrial end markets. U.S. Sensor manufactures a variety of high quality negative temperature coefficient thermistors as well as thermistor probes and assemblies. Product lines also include thin film platinum resistance temperature detectors (“RTDs”) and RTD assemblies.
The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the U.S. Sensor acquisition:
(in thousands)
Purchase Price
Allocation
Total purchase consideration: 
Cash$24,340
Allocation of consideration to assets acquired and liabilities assumed: 
Current assets, net$4,635
Patented and unpatented technologies1,090
Trademarks and tradenames200
Non-compete agreement50
Customer relationships2,830
Goodwill16,075
Current liabilities(540)
 $24,340
Included in U.S. Sensor’s current assets, net was approximately $1.5 million of receivables. All U.S. Sensor goodwill, other assets and liabilities were recorded in the Electronics segment and reflected in the United States geographic area. The goodwill resulting from this acquisition consists largely of the Company’s expected future product sales and synergies from combining U.S. Sensor’s products and technology with the Company’s existing electronics product portfolio. Goodwill for the above acquisition is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.
As required by purchase accounting rules, the Company recorded a $1.6 million step-up of inventory to its fair value as of the acquisition date based on the preliminary valuation. The step-up was amortized as a non-cash charge to cost of goods sold during the third quarter of 2017, as the acquired inventory was sold, and reflected as other non-segment costs.


Monolith
In December 2015, the Company invested $3.5 million in the preferred stock of Monolith Semiconductor Inc. (“Monolith”), a U.S. start-up Company developing silicon carbide technology, which represented approximately 12% of the common stock of Monolith on an as-converted basis. The Company accounted for its investment in Monolith under the cost method with any changes in value recorded in other comprehensive income. The value of the Monolith investment was $3.5 million at December 31, 2016.
On February 28, 2017, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company and the stockholders of Monolith (“Securities Purchase Agreement”) and conditioned on Monolith achieving a product development milestone and other provisions, the Company acquired 62% of the outstanding common stock of Monolith for $15.0 million. The Securities Purchase Agreement includes provisions whereby the Company will acquire the remaining outstanding stock of Monolith (“non-controlling interest”) at a time or times based on Monolith meeting certain technical and sales targets. During the first quarter of 2018, Monolith met the next set of technical and sales targets. As a result, and pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, in April 2018 the Company acquired an additional 19% of the outstanding common stock of Monolith for $5.0 million, of which $4.0 million was paid to the stockholders of Monolith. On October 5, 2018, the Company acquired the remaining 19% outstanding common stock for $5.0 million.
The additional investment, in the first quarter of 2017, resulted in the Company gaining control of Monolith and was accounted for as a step-acquisition with the fair value of the original investment immediately before the acquisition estimated to be approximately $3.5 million. As the fair value of the investment immediately prior to the transaction equaled the carrying value, there was no impact on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Net Income. As the Securities Purchase Agreement includes an obligation of the Company to mandatorily redeem the non-controlling interest for cash, the fair value of the non-controlling interest was recognized as a liability on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The original investment of $3.5 million, additional cash consideration of $14.2 million (net of cash acquired), and the non-cash consideration of the fair value of the commitment to purchase the non-controlling interest of $9.0 million resulted in a purchase price of $26.7 million. Changes in the fair value of the non-controlling interest are recognized in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Net Income.
Commencing March 1, 2017, Monolith was reflected as a consolidated subsidiary within the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. Had the acquisition occurred as of January 1, 2017, the impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations would not have been material.
The following table summarizes the purchase price allocation of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Monolith acquisition:
(in thousands)
Purchase Price
Allocation
Total purchase consideration: 
Original investment$3,500
Cash, net of cash acquired14,172
Non-cash, fair value of commitment to purchase non-controlling interest9,000
Total purchase consideration$26,672
Allocation of consideration to assets acquired and liabilities assumed: 
Current assets, net$891
Property, plant, and equipment789
Patented and unpatented technologies6,720
Non-compete agreement140
Goodwill20,641
Current liabilities(639)
Other non-current liabilities(1,870)
 $26,672

Included in Monolith’s current assets, net was approximately $0.7 million of receivables. All Monolith goodwill, other assets and liabilities were recorded in the Electronics segment and reflected in the United States geographic area. The goodwill resulting from this acquisition consists largely of the Company’s expected future product sales and synergies from combining Monolith’s products and technology with the Company’s existing electronics product portfolio. Goodwill for the above acquisition is not expected to be deductible for tax purposes.


Pro Forma Results
 
The following table summarizes, on a pro forma basis, the combined results of operations of the Company and IXYS as though the acquisition had occurred as of January 1, 2017. The Company has not included pro forma results of operations for U.S. Sensor or Monolith as these results were not material to the Company. The pro forma amounts presented are not necessarily indicative of either the actual consolidated results had the IXYS acquisition occurred as of January 1, 2017 or of future consolidated operating results.
 
  Three Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share amounts) September 29, 2018 September 30,
2017
Net sales $439,191
 $405,573
Income before income taxes 71,737
 50,883
Net income 56,060
 40,004
Net income per share — basic 2.23
 1.61
Net income per share — diluted $2.18
 $1.59

 Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share amounts) September 29,
2018
 September 30,
2017
 June 30, 2018 June 30, 2018
Net sales $1,332,900
 $1,171,283
 $459,183
 $893,709
Income before income taxes 228,503
 102,429
 74,857
 134,227
Net income 179,264
 95,047
 59,283
 106,247
Net income — basic 7.17
 3.84
Net income — diluted $7.16
 $3.78
Net income per share — basic 2.37
 4.26
Net income per share — diluted 2.33
 4.22
 

Pro forma results presented above primarily reflect the following adjustments:
 
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
(in thousands) September 29,
2018
 September 30,
2017
 September 29,
2018
 September 30,
2017
 June 30, 2018 June 30, 2018
Amortization(a)
 $3,104
 $(6,304) $8,289
 $(18,905)
Depreciation 
 139
 
 417
Transaction costs(b)
 
 
 9,976
 (9,976)
Amortization of inventory step-up(c)
 
 
 36,927
 (36,927)
Stock compensation(d)
 421
 (426) 5,110
 (6,206)
Interest expense(e)
 
 (2,582) 
 (7,746)
Amortization(a) $3,298
 $5,185
Transaction costs(b) 
 9,976
Amortization of inventory step-up(c) 19,031
 36,927
Stock compensation(d) 210
 4,689
Income tax impact of above items $(1,011) $2,906
 $(14,290) $25,802
 (5,582) (13,329)


(a)The amortization adjustment for the ninethree and six months ended September 29,June 30, 2018 primarily reflects the reduction of amortization expense in the period related to the Order backlog intangible asset. The Order backlog has a useful life of twelve months and will bewas fully amortized in the fiscal 2017 pro forma results. The amortization adjustment for the three

and nine months ended September 30, 2017 reflects incremental amortization resulting for the measurement of intangibles at their fair values.
(b)The transaction cost adjustments reflect the reversal of certain bank and attorney fees from the ninesix months ended September 29,June 30, 2018 and recognition of those fees during the ninesix months ended September 30,July 1, 2017.
(c)The amortization of inventory step-up adjustment reflects the reversal of the amount recognized during the ninethree and six months ended September 29,June 30, 2018 and the recognition of the full amortizationthose costs during the ninethree and six months ended September 30,July 1, 2017. The inventory step-up was amortized over five months as the inventory was sold.
(d)The stock compensation adjustment reflects the reversal of the portion of stock compensation for IXYS stock options that were converted to Littelfuse stock options and expensed immediately during the ninesix months ended September 29,June 30, 2018. The adjustment for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 reflect the incremental stock compensation for the converted stock options.
(e)The interest expense adjustment reflects incremental interest expense related to the financing of the transaction.



3. Inventories
 
The components of inventories at SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 and December 30, 201729, 2018 are as follows:
 
(in thousands) June 29, 2019 December 29, 2018
Raw materials $75,908
 $69,883
Work in process 93,523
 88,505
Finished goods 84,874
 99,840
Total $254,305

$258,228
(in thousands) September 29
2018
 December 30
2017
Raw materials $69,575
 $39,030
Work in process 83,115
 27,454
Finished goods 94,565
 74,305
Total $247,255

$140,789

 
 
4. Property, Plant, and Equipment
The components of net property, plant, and equipment at June 29, 2019 and December 29, 2018 are as follows:
(in thousands)June 29, 2019 December 29, 2018
Land$24,962
 $25,630
Building106,962
 114,636
Equipment612,580
 583,043
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(406,004) (383,415)
Total$338,500
 $339,894


The Company recorded depreciation expense of $12.6 million and $12.8 million for the three months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively, and $25.7 millionand $24.4 million for the six months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively.

5. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
 
The amounts for goodwill and changes in the carrying value by segment for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 are as follows:
 
(in thousands) Electronics Automotive Industrial Total
As of December 29, 2018 $656,039
 $132,332
 $38,344
 $826,715
Currency translation (529) 89
 133
 (307)
As of June 29, 2019 $655,510

$132,421

$38,477

$826,408

(in thousands) Electronics Automotive Industrial Total
As of December 30, 2017 $278,959
 $135,829
 $38,626
 $453,414
Additions(a)
 380,199
 
 
 380,199
Currency translation (1,090) (2,040) (129) (3,259)
As of September 29, 2018 $658,068

$133,789

$38,497

$830,354

(a)The additions resulted from the acquisition of IXYS and an immaterial acquisition.


The components of other intangible assets at SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 are as follows:
(in thousands) 
Gross
Carrying
Value
 
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
 
Net Book
Value
Patents, licenses and software $139,415
 $75,175
 $64,240
Distribution network 43,900
 35,702
 8,198
Customer relationships, trademarks, and tradenames 374,658
 105,922
 268,736
Total $557,973

$216,799

$341,174
(in thousands, except weighted average useful life) 
Weighted
Average
Useful Life (Years)
 
Gross
Carrying
Value
 
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
 
Net Book
Value
Patents, licenses and software 10.5 $192,215
 $71,451
 $120,764
Distribution network 12.6 44,098
 34,214
 9,884
Customer relationships, trademarks, and tradenames 18 312,267
 69,478
 242,789
Order backlog 0.3 12,420
 8,706
 3,714
Total   $561,000

$183,849

$377,151

 




During the nine months ended September 29, 2018, the Company recorded additions to other intangible assets of $212.7 million, related to the IXYS acquisition, the components of which were as follows:
(in thousands, except weighted average useful life) 
Weighted
Average
Useful Life (Years)
 
 
 
Amount
Patents, licenses and software 8 $51,500
Customer relationships, trademarks, and tradenames 17.2 148,800
Order backlog 1 12,420
Total   $212,720


During the three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 and SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, the Company recorded amortization expense of $13.1$10.1 million and $38.5$13.4 million, respectively. During the six months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018, the Company recorded amortization expense of $20.2 million and $6.3$25.4 million, and $18.4 million, respectively, for intangible assets with definite lives.respectively.
 


Estimated annual amortization expense related to intangible assets with definite lives as of SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 is as follows:


 
(in thousands)
Amount
2019$40,119
202039,458
202136,833
202236,743
202331,524
2024 and thereafter176,738
Total$361,415
 
(in thousands)
Amount
2018$53,383
201940,454
202040,237
202138,403
202237,506
2023 and thereafter206,586
Total$416,569

 
 
6. Lease Commitments
The Company leases office and production space under various non-cancelable operating leases that expire no later than 2025. Certain real estate leases include one or more options to renew. The exercise of lease renewal options is at the Company's sole discretion. Options to extend the lease are included in the lease term when it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise the option. The Company also has production equipment, office equipment and vehicles under operating leases. The depreciable life of assets and leasehold improvements are limited by the expected lease term, unless there is a transfer of title or purchase option that is reasonably certain of exercise. Certain leases include rental payments adjusted periodically for inflation. The lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantee or material restrictive covenants.

The Company does not have a published credit rating because it has no publicly traded debt; therefore, the Company is generating its incremental borrowing rate (IBR), using a synthetic credit rating model that compares its credit quality to other rated companies based on certain financial metrics and ratios. The reference rate will be based on the yield curve of companies with similar credit quality based on the metrics and adjusted for currency in regions where we have significant operations.

All leases with an initial term of 12 months or less that do not include an option to extend or purchase the underlying asset that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise (“short-term leases”) are not recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Short-term lease expenses are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

The following table presents the classification of ROU assets and lease liabilities as of June 29, 2019:
Leases
(in thousands)
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet ClassificationJune 29, 2019
Assets  
Operating ROU assetsRight of use lease assets, net$23,280
Liabilities  
Current operating lease liabilitiesAccrued liabilities$7,349
Non-current operating lease liabilitiesNon-current operating lease liabilities18,643
Total lease liabilities $25,992


The following table represents the lease costs for the three and six months ended June 29, 2019:
Leases cost
(in thousands)
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income ClassificationThree Months Ended June 29, 2019Six Months Ended
June 29, 2019
Short-term lease expensesCost of sales, SG&A expenses$148
$301
Variable lease expensesCost of sales, SG&A expenses187
381
Operating lease rent expensesCost of sales, SG&A expenses2,215
4,408
Total operating lease costsCost of sales, SG&A expenses$2,550
$5,090




5.
Maturity of Lease Liabilities as of June 29, 2019
(in thousands)
Operating leases
2019 (excluding the six months ended June 29, 2019)$4,476
20207,594
20215,861
20224,829
20233,190
2024 and thereafter3,147
Total lease payments$29,097
  
Present value of lease liabilities$25,992


Operating Lease Term and Discount RateJune 29, 2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)4.26
Weighted-average discount rate5.17%


Other Information
(in thousands)
Six Months Ended
June 29, 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities 
Operating cash flow payments for operating leases$(4,463)
Leased assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities1,510



7. Accrued Liabilities
The components of accrued liabilities at June 29, 2019 and December 29, 2018 are as follows:
(in thousands)June 29, 2019 December 29, 2018
Employee-related liabilities$36,048
 $60,640
Other non-income taxes30,467
 21,523
Operating lease liability7,349
 
Professional services4,595
 6,169
Interest4,366
 5,137
Accrued share repurchases
 4,349
Restructuring liability4,753
 3,887
Other24,118
 36,700
Total$111,696
 $138,405


Employee-related liabilities consist primarily of payroll, sales commission, bonus, employee benefit accruals and workers’ compensation. Bonus accruals include amounts earned pursuant to the Company’s primary employee incentive compensation plans. Other accrued liabilities include miscellaneous operating accruals and other client-related liabilities.

8. Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges

The Company recorded restructuring, impairment and other charges for the three and six months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018 as follows:

 Three months ended June 29, 2019 Six months ended June 29, 2019
(in thousands)Electronics Automotive Industrial Total Electronics Automotive Industrial Total
Employee terminations$1,698
 $3,241
 $674
 $5,613
 $3,498
 $3,846
 $721
 $8,065
Other restructuring charges
 70
 
 70
 13
 90
 250
 353
Total restructuring charges1,698
 3,311
 674
 5,683
 3,511
 3,936
 971
 8,418
   Total$1,698
 $3,311
 $674
 $5,683
 $3,511
 $3,936
 $971
 $8,418

  Three months ended June 30, 2018 Six months ended June 30, 2018
(in thousands)Electronics Automotive Industrial Total Electronics Automotive Industrial Total
Employee terminations$2,402
 $
 $62
 $2,464
 $3,079
 $99
 $65
 $3,243
Other restructuring charges670
 
 
 670
 670
 
 
 670
Total restructuring charges3,072
 
 62
 3,134
 3,749
 99
 65
 3,913
Impairment
 88
 1,037
 1,125
 
 88
 1,037
 1,125
   Total$3,072
 $88
 $1,099
 $4,259
 $3,749
 $187
 $1,102
 $5,038



2019
For the three and six months ended June 29, 2019, the Company recorded total restructuring charges of $5.7 million and $8.4 million, respectively, for employee termination costs and other restructuring charges.These charges primarily related to the reorganization of operations and selling, general and administrative functions as well as the integration of IXYS within the Electronics segment and the reorganization of operations in the automotive sensors and commercial vehicle products businesses within the Automotive segment. 

In April 2019, we announced the closure of a European manufacturing facility in the automotive sensors business within the Automotive segment. The Company recorded $1.7 million of employee termination costs associated with this plant closure.

2018
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recorded total restructuring charges of $3.1 million and $3.9 million, respectively, for employee termination costs and other restructuring charges related to lease termination and facility closure. These charges primarily related to the integration of IXYS and the reorganization of the IXYS Radio Pulse business within the Electronics segment. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recorded impairment charges of $1.1 million primarily related to the impairment of a building and a trade name associated with the exit of the Custom business within the Industrial segment.

The restructuring reserves as of June 29, 2019 and December 29, 2018 are $4.8 million and $3.9 million, respectively. The restructuring reserves are included within accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company anticipates the remaining payments associated with employee terminations will primarily be completed by December 2019.



9. Debt
 
The carrying amounts of debt at SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 and December 30, 201729, 2018 are as follows:
 
(in thousands) June 29,
2019
 December 29,
2018
Term Loan $147,500
 $155,000
Euro Senior Notes, Series A due 2023 132,992
 133,417
Euro Senior Notes, Series B due 2028 107,984
 108,330
U.S. Senior Notes, Series A due 2022 25,000
 25,000
U.S. Senior Notes, Series B due 2027 100,000
 100,000
U.S. Senior Notes, Series A due 2025 50,000
 50,000
U.S. Senior Notes, Series B due 2030 125,000
 125,000
Other 2,619
 2,619
Unamortized debt issuance costs (4,155) (4,636)
Total debt 686,940

694,730
Less: Current maturities (10,000) (10,000)
Total long-term debt $676,940

$684,730
(in thousands) September 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
Term Loan $155,000
 $122,500
Euro Senior Notes, Series A due 2023 136,819
 139,623
Euro Senior Notes, Series B due 2028 111,092
 113,369
U.S. Senior Notes, Series A due 2022 25,000
 25,000
U.S. Senior Notes, Series B due 2027 100,000
 100,000
U.S. Senior Notes, Series A due 2025 50,000
 
U.S. Senior Notes, Series B due 2030 125,000
 
Other 2,694
 
Unamortized debt issuance costs (4,892) (4,881)
Total debt 700,713

495,611
Less: Current maturities (10,076) (6,250)
Total long-term debt $690,637

$489,361

 
Revolving Credit Facility / Term Loan
 
On March 4, 2016, the Company entered into a five-year credit agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with a group of lenders for up to $700.0 million. The Credit Agreement consisted of an unsecured revolving credit facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”) of $575.0 million and an unsecured term loan credit facility (“Term Loan”) of up to $125.0 million. In addition, the Company had the ability, from time to time, to increase the size of the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan by up to an additional $150.0 million, in the aggregate, in each case in minimum increments of $25.0 million, subject to certain conditions and the agreement of participating lenders.
 
On October 13, 2017, the Company amended the Credit Agreement to increase the Revolving Credit Facility from $575.0 million to $700.0 million and increase the Term Loan from $125.0 million to $200.0 million and to extend the expiration date from March 4, 2021 to October 13, 2022. The Credit Agreement also includes the option for the Company to increase the size of the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan by up to an additional $300.0 million, in the aggregate, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. Term Loans may be made in up to two advances. The first advance of $125.0 million occurred on October 13, 2017 and the second advance of $75.0 million occurred on January 16, 2018. For the Term Loan, the Company is required to make quarterly principal payments of 1.25% of the original term loan ($2.5 million with the second advance on January 16, 2018)quarterly) through maturity, with the remaining balance due on October 13, 2022. In addition to theThe Company paid quarterly principal payments the Company paid an additional $35.0of $2.5 million of principaland $7.5 million on the term loan during the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 29, 2018.2019.


Outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at the Company’s option, at either LIBOR, fixed for interest periods of one, two, three or six-month periods, plus 1.00% to 2.00%, or at the bank’s Base Rate, as defined, plus 0.00% to 1.00%, based upon the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as defined. The Company is also required to pay commitment fees on unused portions of the credit agreement ranging from 0.15% to 0.25%, based on the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as defined in the agreement. The credit agreement includes representations, covenants and events of default that are customary for financing transactions of this nature. The effective interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the credit facility was 3.49%3.65% at SeptemberJune 29, 2018.2019.
 
As of SeptemberJune 29, 2018,2019, the Company had $0.1 million outstanding in letters of credit and had available $699.9$531.1 million of borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility.Facility based on financial covenants. At SeptemberJune 29, 2018,2019, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Agreement.
 
Senior Notes
 
On December 8, 2016, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold €212 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes in two series. The funding date for the Euro denominated senior notes

occurred on December 8, 2016 for €117 million in aggregate amount of 1.14% Senior Notes, Series A, due December 8, 2023 (“

(“Euro Senior Notes, Series A due 2023”), and €95 million in aggregate amount of 1.83% Senior Notes, Series B due December 8, 2028 (“Euro Senior Notes, Series B due 2028”) (together, the “Euro Senior Notes”). Interest on the Euro Senior Notes is payable semiannually on June 8 and December 8, commencing June 8, 2017.
 
On December 8, 2016, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold $125 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes in two series. On February 15, 2017, $25 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.03% Senior Notes, Series A, due February 15, 2022 (“U.S. Senior Notes, Series A due 2022”), and $100 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.74% Senior Notes, Series B, due February 15, 2027 (“U.S. Senior Notes, Series B due 2027”) (together, the “U.S. Senior Notes due 2022 and 2027”) were funded. Interest on the U.S. Senior Notes due 2022 and 2027 is payable semiannually on February 15 and August 15, commencing August 15, 2017.
 
On November 15, 2017, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the Company issued and sold $175 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes in two series. On January 16, 2018, $50 million aggregate principal amount of 3.48% Senior Notes, Series A, due February 15, 2025 (“U.S. Senior Notes, Series A due 2025”) and $125 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.78% Senior Notes, Series B, due February 15, 2030 (“U.S. Senior Notes, Series B due 2030”) (together the “U.S. Senior Notes due 2025 and 2030” and with the Euro Senior Notes and the U.S. Senior Notes due 2022 and 2027, the “Senior Notes”) were funded. Interest on the U.S. Senior Notes due 2025 and 2030 is payable semiannually on February 15 and August 15, commencing on August 15, 2018.
 
The Senior Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act, or applicable state securities laws. The Senior Notes are general unsecured senior obligations and rank equal in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company.
 
The Senior Notes are subject to certain customary covenants, including limitations on the Company’s ability, with certain exceptions, to engage in mergers, consolidations, asset sales and transactions with affiliates, to engage in any business that would substantially change the general business of the Company, and to incur liens. In addition, the Company is required to satisfy certain financial covenants and tests relating to, among other matters, interest coverage and leverage. At SeptemberJune 29, 2018,2019, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Senior Notes.
 
The Company may redeem the Senior Notes upon the satisfaction of certain conditions and the payment of a make-whole amount to noteholders, and are required to offer to repurchase the Senior Notes at par following certain events, including a change of control.


Interest paid on all Company debt was $3.5 million and $3.7 million for the three months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively, and $11.5 million and $7.7 million for the six months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively.


6.10. Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities
 
For assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis, a three-level hierarchy of measurements based upon observable and unobservable inputs is used to arrive at fair value. Observable inputs are developed based on market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s assumptions about valuation based on the best information available in the circumstances. Depending on the inputs, the Company classifies each fair value measurement as follows:
 
Level 1—Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;
 
Level 2—Valuations based upon quoted prices for similar instruments, prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, or model-derived valuations, all of whose significant inputs are observable, and
 
Level 3—Valuations based upon one or more significant unobservable inputs.
 
Following is a description of the valuation methodologies used for instruments measured at fair value and their classification in the valuation hierarchy.
 
Investments in Equity Securities
 
Investments in equity securities listed on a national market or exchange are valued at the last sales price and classified within Level 1 of the valuation hierarchy and recorded in investments and other assets.
 
The Company has certain convertible debt and convertible preferred stock investments that are accounted for under the cost method reflected in other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. During the six months ended June 29, 2019, the Company recorded impairment charges of $2.8 million in Other expense (income), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income to adjust these certain investments to their estimated fair value of $1.2 million. The fair value of these investments are measured on a nonrecurring basis and determined to be Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy. The Company's accounting and finance management determines the valuation policies and procedures for Level 3 fair value measurements and is responsible for the development and determination of unobservable inputs.

Mutual Funds
 
The Company has a non-qualified Supplemental Retirement and Savings Plan which provides additional retirement benefits for certain management employees and named executive officers by allowing participants to defer a portion of their annual compensation. The Company maintains accounts for participants through which participants make investment elections. The marketable securities are classified as Level 1 under the fair value hierarchy as they are maintained in mutual funds with readily determinable fair value and recorded in other assets.
 
There were no changes during the quarter ended SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 to the Company’s valuation techniques used to measure asset and liability fair values on a recurring basis. As of SeptemberJune 29, 2018,2019 and December 30, 2017,29, 2018, the Company did not hold any non-financial assets or liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
 
The following table presents assets measured at fair value by classification within the fair value hierarchy as of SeptemberJune 29, 2018:2019:
 
  Fair Value Measurements Using  
(in thousands) Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 Total
Investments in equity securities $11,161
 $
 $
 $11,161
Mutual funds 9,619
 
 
 9,619

  Fair Value Measurements Using  
(in thousands) 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 Total
Investments in equity securities $12,204
 $
 $
 $12,204
Mutual funds 10,546
 
 
 10,546
















The following table presents assets measured at fair value by classification within the fair value hierarchy as of December 30, 2017:
29, 2018: 
  Fair Value Measurements Using  
(in thousands) Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 Total
Investments in equity securities $10,312
 $
 $
 $10,312
Mutual funds 9,112
 
 
 9,112
  Fair Value Measurements Using  
(in thousands) Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 Total
Investments in equity securities $10,993
 $
 $
 $10,993
Mutual funds 7,962
 
 
 7,962

 
In addition to the methods and assumptions used for the financial instruments recorded at fair value as discussed above, the following methods and assumptions are used to estimate the fair value of other financial instruments that are not marked to market on a recurring basis. The Company’s other financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable and its long-term debt. Due to their short-term maturity, the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and accounts receivable approximate their fair values. The Company’s revolving and term loan debt facilities’ fair values approximate book value at SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 and December 30, 2017,29, 2018, as the rates on these borrowings are variable in nature.
 
The carrying value and estimated fair values of the Company’s Euro Senior Notes, Series A and Series B and USD Senior Notes, Series A and Series B, as of SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 and December 30, 201729, 2018 were as follows:
 
  June 29, 2019 December 29, 2018
(in thousands) 
Carrying
Value
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Value
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Euro Senior Notes, Series A due 2023 $132,992
 $136,568
 $133,417
 $130,888
Euro Senior Notes, Series B due 2028 107,984
 116,210
 108,330
 103,774
USD Senior Notes, Series A due 2022 25,000
 24,781
 25,000
 24,115
USD Senior Notes, Series B due 2027 100,000
 100,440
 100,000
 94,458
USD Senior Notes, Series A due 2025 50,000
 49,884
 50,000
 47,434
USD Senior Notes, Series B due 2030 125,000
 123,756
 125,000
 114,731

  September 29, 2018 December 30, 2017
(in thousands) 
Carrying
Value
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Value
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Euro Senior Notes, Series A due 2023 $136,819
 $135,392
 $139,623
 $138,294
Euro Senior Notes, Series B due 2028 111,092
 108,511
 113,369
 111,579
USD Senior Notes, Series A due 2022 25,000
 24,052
 25,000
 24,737
USD Senior Notes, Series B due 2027 100,000
 94,474
 100,000
 99,992
USD Senior Notes, Series A due 2025 50,000
 47,333
 
 
USD Senior Notes, Series B due 2030 125,000
 115,231
 
 


7.11. Benefit Plans
 
The Company has company-sponsored defined benefit pension plans covering employees in the U.K., Germany, the Philippines, China, Japan, Mexico, Italy and France. The amount of the retirement benefits provided under the plans is based on years of service and final average pay.
 
The Company recognizes interest cost, expected return on plan assets, and amortization of prior service, net within Other expense (income), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income. The components of net periodic benefit cost for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 and SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 were as follows: 
 
  For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended
(in thousands) June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Components of net periodic benefit cost:        
Service cost $514
 $533
 $1,014
 $1,066
Interest cost 813
 501
 1,597
 1,002
Expected return on plan assets (821) (540) (1,611) (1,080)
Amortization of prior service 62
 74
 124
 148
Net periodic benefit cost $568

$568

$1,124

$1,136
  For the Three Months Ended For the Nine Months Ended
(in thousands) September 29, 2018 September 30, 2017 September 29, 2018 September 30, 2017
Components of net periodic benefit cost:        
Service cost $533
 $408
 $1,599
 $1,224
Interest cost 501
 360
 1,503
 1,080
Expected return on plan assets (540) (476) (1,620) (1,428)
Amortization of prior service 74
 84
 222
 252
Net periodic benefit cost $568

$376

$1,704

$1,128

 
The Company expects to make approximately $2.3 million of cash contributions to its pension plans in 2018.2019.

8. Shareholders’ Equity
The following table sets forth the changes in shareholders’ equity for the nine months ended September 29, 2018:
(in thousands) 
Littelfuse,
Inc.
Shareholders’
Equity
 
Non-
controlling
Interest
 Total
Balance at December 30, 2017 927,419
 137
 927,556
Net income 131,900
 
 131,900
Other comprehensive loss (24,168) 
 (24,168)
Stock-based compensation 23,153
 
 23,153
Withheld shares on restricted share units for withholding taxes (7,252) 
 (7,252)
Stock options exercised 25,171
 
 25,171
Issuance of common stock(a)
 472,301
 
 472,301
Cash dividends paid (29,258) 
 (29,258)
Non-controlling interest 
 (7) (7)
Balance at September 29, 2018 1,519,266

130

1,519,396
(a)
The issuance of common stock (2,092,491 shares) during the nine months ended September 29, 2018 relates to the acquisition of IXYS. See Note 2, Acquisitions for further discussion.

As of October 29, 2018, the Company has repurchased 200,000 shares of its common stock totaling $35.9 million since the quarter ended September 29, 2018.



9.12. Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Income



ChangeChanges in other comprehensive (loss) income by component were as follows:
(in thousands) Three Months Ended September 29, 2018 Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
  Pre-tax Tax Net of Tax Pre-tax Tax Net of Tax
Defined benefit pension plans adjustments $(115) $
 $(115) $(149) $89
 $(60)
Unrealized loss on investments 
 
 
 (1,710) 
 (1,710)
Foreign currency translation adjustments (7,832) 
 (7,832) 1,531
 
 1,531
Total change in other comprehensive (loss) income $(7,947) $
 $(7,947) $(328) $89
 $(239)
(in thousands) Three Months Ended
June 29, 2019
 Three Months Ended
June 30, 2018
  Pre-tax Tax Net of Tax Pre-tax Tax Net of Tax
Defined benefit pension plan adjustments $201
 $40
 $161
 $803
 $37
 $766
Foreign currency translation adjustments (5,892) 
 (5,892) (16,708) 
 (16,708)
Total change in other comprehensive income (loss) $(5,691) $40
 $(5,731) $(15,905) $37
 $(15,942)


(in thousands) Six Months Ended
June 29, 2019
 Six Months Ended
June 30, 2018
  Pre-tax Tax Net of Tax Pre-tax Tax Net of Tax
Defined benefit pension plan adjustments $123
 $11
 $112
 $734
 $(29) $763
Foreign currency translation adjustments 2,230
 
 2,230
 (16,984) 
 (16,984)
Total change in other comprehensive income (loss) $2,353
 $11
 $2,342
 $(16,250) $(29) $(16,221)

(in thousands) Nine Months Ended September 29, 2018 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
  Pre-tax Tax Net of Tax Pre-tax Tax Net of Tax
Defined benefit pension plans adjustments $630
 $(18) $648
 $(585) $144
 $(441)
Unrealized loss on investments 
 
 
 (1,235) 
 (1,235)
Foreign currency translation adjustments (24,816) 
 (24,816) 2,912
 
 2,912
Total change in other comprehensive (loss) income $(24,186) $(18) $(24,168) $1,092
 $144
 $1,236


The following table setstables set forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income by component for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018:
 

(in thousands) 
Pension and
postretirement
liability and
reclassification
adjustments
 
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustment
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
Balance at December 29, 2018 $(9,959) $(87,965) $(97,924)
Activity in the period 112
 2,230
 2,342
Balance at June 29, 2019 $(9,847) $(85,735) $(95,582)

(in thousands) 
Pension and
postretirement
liability and
reclassification
adjustments
 
Unrealized
gain (loss) on
investments
 
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustment
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
 
Pension and
postretirement
liability and
reclassification
adjustments
 
Unrealized
gain (loss) on
investments
 
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustment
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
Balance at December 30, 2017 $(10,836) $9,795
 $(62,627) $(63,668) $(10,836) $9,795
 $(62,627) $(63,668)
Cumulative effect adjustment (a)
 
 (9,795) 
 (9,795)


(9,795) 
 (9,795)
Activity in the period 648
 
 (24,816) (24,168) 763
 
 (16,984) (16,221)
Balance at September 29, 2018 $(10,188) $
 $(87,443) $(97,631)
Balance at June 30, 2018 $(10,073) $
 $(79,611) $(89,684)

(a)
The Company adopted ASU 2016-01 on December 31, 2017 on a modified retrospective basis, recognizing the cumulative effect as a $9.8 million increase to retained earnings. See Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Other Information, for further discussion.



















Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income to earnings for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 and the three and nine months SeptemberJune 30, 20172018 were as follows:


  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
(in thousands) June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Pension and Postemployment plans:        
Amortization of prior service $62
 $74
 $124
 $148

  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(in thousands) September 29, 2018 September 30, 2017 September 29, 2018 September 30, 2017
Pension and Postemployment plans:        
Amortization of prior service $74
 $84
 $222
 $252


The Company recognizes net periodic pension cost, which includesthe amortization of prior service costs in both selling, general, and administrative expenses and cost of salesOther (expense) income, net within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income, depending on the functional area of the underlying employees included in the plans.Income.




10.13. Income Taxes
The effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2018 were 21.5% and 20.1%, respectively, compared to effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 of 22.9% and 18.7%, respectively.
 
The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2018three and six months ended June 29, 2019 was lower than18.2% and 19.2% respectively, compared to the effective tax rate for the third quarterthree and six months ended June 30, 2018 of 2017 primarily due to a third quarter 2017 accrual for taxes on certain undistributed earnings of non-US affiliates, offset in part by the impact of US tax reform19.1% and the acquisition of IXYS. The effective tax rate of the first nine months of 2018 is higher than the effective tax rates for the first nine months of 2017 primarily due to the impact of U.S. tax reform and the acquisition of IXYS.19.2% respectively. The effective tax rates for the 2017both periods were lower than the then applicable 35% U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to income earned in lower tax jurisdictions.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. enacted legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Act"). Among other things, the Tax Act reduces the U.S. corporate federal income tax rate from 35% to 21%, adds base broadening provisions which limit deductions and address excessive international tax planning, imposes a one-time tax (the “Toll Charge”) on accumulated earnings of certain non-U.S. subsidiaries and enables repatriation of earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries free of U.S. federal income tax. Other than the Toll Charge (which, except for the IXYS impact, is applicable to the Company for 2017), the provisions will generally be applicable to the Company in 2018 and beyond.
In accordance with the guidance provided in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 118, in the fourth quarter of 2017 the Company recorded a charge of $47.0 million as a provisional reasonable estimate of the impact of the Tax Act, including $49.0 million for the Toll Charge net of $2.0 million for other net tax benefits. The Company did not adjust the provisional reasonable estimate in the first nine months of 2018. In addition, the Company recorded a preliminary estimate of $8.0 million for the Toll Charge associated with IXYS as part of the IXYS acquisition purchase price allocation (this estimate reflects a reduction of $2.0 million recorded in the third quarter of 2018). This estimate was reflected in the opening balance sheet as an increase to goodwill and other long-term liabilities. The Company is continuing to analyze the Tax Act and plans to finalize the 2017 provisional reasonable estimate within the measurement period outlined in SAB No. 118 and the IXYS Toll Charge estimate during the purchase price allocation period. The final charges may differ from the estimates if provisions of the Tax Act, and their interaction with other provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, are interpreted differently than interpretations made by the Company in determining the estimates, whether through issuance of administrative guidance, or through further review of the Tax Act by the Company and its advisors. Aside from these interpretation issues, the final charges may differ from the estimates due to refinements of accumulated non-U.S. earnings and tax pool data.
The Company has elected to pay the 2017 Littelfuse Toll Charge and will elect to pay the 2018 IXYS Toll Charge over the eight-year period prescribed by the Tax Act. The long-term portion of these Toll Charges totaling $29.7 million (which includes the 2017 Littelfuse provisional reasonable estimate and the 2018 IXYS provisional estimate, partially offset by foreign tax credits, other current deductions and the actual 2018 and anticipated 2019 annual installment payments) is recorded in the Other long-term liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 29, 2018.
The Company recognized deferred tax liabilities of $12.0 million ($11.8 million for non-U.S. taxes and $0.2 million for U.S. state taxes) as of December 30, 2017 related to taxes on certain non-U.S. earnings which are not considered to be permanently reinvested. Some of these taxes may provide a U.S. federal income tax benefit as a foreign tax credit. However, due to uncertainty in regard

to the Tax Act’s provisions, no such tax benefit was recorded as of December 30, 2017, and no such tax benefit was recorded in the first nine months of 2018. The Company will reconsider this provisional conclusion when it finalizes its 2017 preliminary reasonable estimate of the impact of the Tax Act, based upon interpretations and administrative guidance as of that time.
One of the base broadening provisions of the Tax Act is commonly referred to as the “GILTI” provisions. In accordance with guidance issued by the FASB staff, the Company has not adopted an accounting policy for GILTI. Thus, deferred taxes were computed without consideration of the possible future impact of the GILTI provisions. The Company intends to adopt an accounting policy for GILTI within the measurement period outlined in SAB 118. Although such an accounting policy has not been adopted, the Company considered GILTI when determining the current portion of income tax expense recorded for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2018.
Although certain administrative guidance has been issued, the appropriate application of many provisions of the Tax Act remain uncertain. The Company used its best judgement as to the application of these provisions in determining its income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 29, 2018. Adjustments to income tax expense related to the first nine months of 2018 may be necessary if provisions of the Tax Act, and their interaction with other provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, are interpreted differently than interpretations made by the Company in determining its estimates, whether through issuance of administrative guidance, or through further review of the Tax Act by the Company and its advisors.


11.14. Earnings Per Share
 
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
 
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share amounts) June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Numerator:        
Net income as reported $43,792
 $42,326
 $80,781
 $78,354
         
Denominator:        
Weighted average shares outstanding        
Basic 24,740
 25,004
 24,729
 24,671
Effect of dilutive securities 243
 397
 269
 415
Diluted 24,983

25,401

24,998

25,086
         
Earnings Per Share:        
Basic earnings per share $1.77
 $1.69
 $3.27
 $3.18
Diluted earnings per share $1.75
 $1.67
 $3.23
 $3.12
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share amounts) September 29, 2018 September 30, 2017 September 29, 2018 September 30, 2017
Numerator:        
Net income as reported 53,546
 42,808
 131,900
 130,338
         
Denominator:        
Weighted average shares outstanding        
Basic 25,109
 22,713
 24,817
 22,678
Effect of dilutive securities 362
 240
 395
 228
Diluted 25,471

22,953

25,212

22,906
         
Earnings Per Share:        
Basic earnings per share 2.13
 1.88
 5.31
 5.75
Diluted earnings per share 2.10
 1.87
 5.23
 5.69

 
Potential shares of common stock relating to stock options excluded from the earnings per share calculation because their effect would be anti-dilutive were 38,082167,599 and 30,57947,849 for the three months ended SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 and SeptemberJune 30, 2017,2018, respectively, and 39,446121,326 and 35,85823,659 for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018, respectively .

Share Repurchase Program

The Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock under a program for the period May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019 ("2018 program"). On April 26, 2019, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new program to repurchase up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock for the period May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020 ("2019 program"). During the three and September 30, 2017,six months ended June 29, 2019, the Company repurchased 188,214 and 268,130 shares of its common stock totaling $32.0 million and $45.5 million, respectively.

As of July 26, 2019, the Company repurchased 49,816 shares of its common stock since the quarter ended June 29, 2019. 
12.
15. Related Party Transactions
 
As a result of the Company’s acquisition of IXYS, the Company has equity ownershipsownership in various investments that are accounted for under the equity method.method and recorded in investments in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The following is a description of the investments and related party transactions.
 
Powersem GmbH: The Company owns 45% of the outstanding equity of Powersem GmbH (“Powersem”), a module manufacturer based in Germany. DuringFor the three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018, the Company recorded revenues of $0.2$0.1 million and $0.6$0.3 million respectively from sales of products to Powersem for use as components in their products.products, respectively. For the six months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018, the Company recorded revenues of $0.2 million and $0.4 million from sales of products to Powersem for use as components in their products, respectively. During the three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018, the Company purchased $1.3$0.9 million and $3.4$1.0 million respectively of products from Powersem. At SeptemberPowersem, respectively. During the six months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018, the Company purchased $1.7 million and $2.1 million of products from Powersem, respectively. As of June 29, 2019, the accounts receivable balance from Powersem was $0.1 million and the accounts payable balance to Powersem was $0.1 million. As of December 29, 2018, the trade receivable balance from Powersem was $0.1 million and the accounts payable balance to Powersem was $0.2 million.
 

EB TechEB-Tech Co., Ltd.: The Company owns approximately 20%19% of the outstanding equity of EB Tech Co., Ltd. (“EB Tech”), a company with expertise in radiation technology based in South Korea. During both the three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018, EB Tech rendered processing services for the Company totaling approximately $0.1 millionmillion. During both the six months ended June 29, 2019 and $0.3 million, respectively.June 30, 2018, EB Tech rendered processing services for the Company totaling approximately $0.2 million. As of SeptemberJune 29, 2019 and December 29, 2018, the Company’s accounts payable balance to EB Tech was $0.1 million.
 
Automated Technology (Phil), Inc.: The Company owns approximately 24% of the outstanding common shares of Automated Technology Inc(Phil), Inc. (“ATEC”), a supplier located in the Philippines that provides assembly and test services. During the three and nine months ended SeptemberJune 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018, ATEC rendered assembly and test services to the Company totaling approximately $2.5$2.3 million and $7.7$2.8 million, respectively. During the six months ended June 29, 2019 and June 30, 2018, ATEC rendered assembly and test services to the Company totaling approximately $3.8 million and $5.2 million, respectively. As of SeptemberJune 29, 2019 and December 29, 2018, the Company’s accounts payable balance to ATEC was $0.6$0.5 million.

On March 25, 2019, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell the assets and liabilities of Microwave Technology, Inc. (“MWT”) resulting in a loss on disposal of $2.6 million reflected in Other income (expense), net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Income. The operations of Microwave Technology, Inc. were included in the Electronics segment. One member of the Company’s  Board of Directors is the co-owner of a company that agreed to purchase MWT. This transaction closed on April 26, 2019.

 

13.16. Segment Information
 
The Company and its subsidiaries design, manufacture and sell components and modules for circuit protection, power control and sensing throughout the world. The Company reports its operations by the following segments: Electronics, Automotive, and Industrial. An operating segment is defined as a component of an enterprise that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, and about which separate financial information is regularly evaluated by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources. The CODM is the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). The CODM allocates resources to and assesses the performance of each operating segment using information about its revenue and operating income (loss) before interest and taxes, but does not evaluate the operating segments using discrete balance sheet information.


Sales, marketing, and research and development expenses are charged directly into each operating segment. Manufacturing, purchasing, logistics, customer service, finance, information technology, and human resources are shared functions that are allocated back to the three operating segments. The Company does not report inter-segment revenue because the operating segments do not record it. Certain expenses, determined by the CODM to be strategic in nature and not directly related to segments current results, are not allocated but identified as “Other”. Additionally, the Company does not allocate interest and other income, interest expense, or taxes to operating segments. These costs are not allocated to the segments, as management excludes such costs when assessing the performance of the segments. Although the CODM uses operating income (loss) to evaluate the segments, operating costs included in one segment may benefit other segments. Except as discussed above, the accounting policies for segment reporting are the same as for the Company as a whole.


Electronics Segment: Consists of one of the broadest product offerings in the industry, including fuses and fuse accessories, positive temperature coefficient (“PTC”) resettable fuses, polymer electrostatic discharge (“ESD”) suppressors, varistors, reed switch based magnetic sensing, gas discharge tubes; semiconductor and power semiconductor products such as discrete transient voltage suppressor (“TVS”) diodes, TVS diode arrays, protection and switching thyristors, silicon carbide, metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (“MOSFETs”) and silicon carbide diodes; and insulated gate bipolar transistors (“IGBT”) technologies. The segment covers a broad range of end markets, including industrial and automotive electronics, electric vehicle infrastructure, data and telecommunications, medical devices, LED lighting, consumer electronics and appliances

Automotive Segment: Consists of a wide range of circuit protection, power control and sensing technologies for global original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), Tier-I suppliers and parts distributors in passenger car, heavy duty truck, off-road vehicles, material handling, agricultural, construction and other commercial vehicle industries. Passenger car fuse products include fuses and fuse accessories for internal combustion engine vehicles and hybrid and electric vehicles including blade fuses, battery cable protectors, resettable fuses, high-current fuses, and high-voltage fuses. Commercial vehicle products include fuses, switches, relays, and power distribution modules for the commercial vehicle industry. Automotive sensor products include a wide range of automotive and commercial vehicle products designed to monitor the passenger compartment occupants, safety and environment as well as the vehicle’s powertrain, emissions, speed and suspension.
Electronics Segment: Consists of one of the broadest product offerings in the industry, including fuses and fuse accessories, positive temperature coefficient (“PTC”) resettable fuses, polymer electrostatic discharge (“ESD”) suppressors, varistors, gas discharge tubes; semiconductor and power semiconductor products such as discrete transient voltage suppressor (“TVS”) diodes, TVS diode arrays, protection and switching thyristors, silicon carbide, metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (“MOSFETs”) and silicon carbide diodes; and insulated gate bipolar transistors (“IGBT”) technologies. The segment covers a broad range of end markets, including automotive electronics, industrial applications, data and telecommunications, medical devices, consumer electronics and appliances.
Industrial Segment: Consists of power fuses, protection relays and controls and other circuit protection products for use in various industrial applications such as oil, gas, mining, alternative energy - solar and wind, electric vehicle infrastructure, construction, HVAC systems, elevator and other industrial equipment.

Automotive Segment: Consists of a wide range of circuit protection, power control and sensing technologies for global original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”), Tier-I suppliers and parts distributors in the automotive, commercial vehicle, and agricultural and construction equipment industries. Passenger car fuse products include fuses and fuse accessories for internal combustion engine vehicles and hybrid and electric vehicles, which are blade fuses, battery cable protectors, varistors, high-current fuses, and high-voltage fuses. Commercial vehicle products include fuses, switches, relays, and power distribution modules for the commercial vehicle industry. Automotive sensor products include a wide range of automotive and commercial vehicle sensors designed to monitor the passenger compartment occupants and environment as well as the vehicle’s powertrain, emissions, speed and suspension.

Industrial Segment: Consists of power fuses, protection relays and controls and other circuit protection products for use in heavy industrial applications such as mining, oil and gas, energy storage, construction, HVAC systems, elevator and other industrial equipment.


 

Segment information is summarized as follows:
 
 Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
(in thousands) September 29, 2018 September 30, 2017 September 29, 2018 September 30, 2017 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Net sales                
Electronics $296,472
 $175,899
 $860,240
 $499,052
 $259,553
 $299,357
 $524,947
 $563,768
Automotive 114,416
 113,797
 367,718
 338,094
 108,650
 127,172
 222,133
 253,302
Industrial 28,303
 28,193
 88,229
 79,539
 29,676
 32,654
 56,299
 59,926
Total net sales $439,191
 $317,889
 $1,316,187
 $916,685
 $397,879
 $459,183
 $803,379
 $876,996
                
Depreciation and amortization                
Electronics $15,898
 $8,986
 $45,227
 $26,080
 $14,729
 $15,651
 $30,071
 $29,329
Automotive 5,891
 5,622
 17,830
 16,572
 6,904
 5,969
 13,781
 11,939
Industrial 1,364
 1,338
 4,291
 3,982
 1,056
 1,467
 2,116
 2,927
Other 3,105
 
 8,712
 
 
 3,103
 
 5,607
Total depreciation and amortization $26,258

$15,946

$76,060

$46,634
 $22,689

$26,190

$45,968

$49,802
                
Operating income (loss)                
Electronics $72,464
 $44,345
 $193,739
 $122,518
 $43,630
 $67,311
 $92,666
 $121,275
Automotive 10,863
 16,821
 44,965
 47,599
 10,349
 15,711
 23,550
 34,102
Industrial 4,134
 3,757
 14,123
 5,769
 5,831
 5,279
 9,336
 9,988
Other(a)
 (11,233) (6,314) (79,406) (8,155) (7,176) (28,679) (12,245) (68,172)
Total operating income $76,228

$58,609

$173,421

$167,731
 52,634

59,622

113,307

97,193
Interest expense 5,775
 3,467
 16,980
 9,868
 5,589
 5,782
 11,275
 11,205
Foreign exchange loss (gain) 982
 632
 (6,372) (1,483)
Other expense (income), net 1,259
 (1,013) (2,362) (962)
Foreign exchange (gain) loss (3,575) 3,200
 668
 (7,354)
Other (income) expense, net (2,947) (1,678) 1,358
 (3,621)
Income before income taxes $68,212
 $55,523
 $165,175
 $160,308
 $53,567
 $52,318
 $100,006
 $96,963
 
(a) Included in “Other” Operating income (loss) for the 2018 third2019 second quarter is $11.2$1.5 million ($79.43.8 million year-to-date) of acquisition related and integration charges primarily related to the IXYS acquisition. In addition, there were $5.7 million ($8.4 million year-to-date)of restructuring charges primarily related to employee termination costs. See Note 8, Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges, for further discussion.

Included in "Other" Operating income (loss) for the second quarter of 2018 is includes approximately $26.8 million ($65.4 million year-to-date) of charges primarily related to the IXYS acquisition, which include $36.9$19.0 million year-to-date($36.9 million year-to-date) of purchase accounting inventory step-up charges, previously recorded during the first and second quarters of 2018, $2.5$2.0 million ($16.313.6 million year-to-date) in acquisition-related and integration costs primarily related to legal, accounting and other expenses, $3.1 million ($8.75.6 million year-to-date) in backlog amortization costs, $4.6$2.7 million ($9.4 million year-to-date) of severanceemployee termination costs and other restructuring charges, and $4.5 million year-to-date stock compensation expense recognized immediately upon close for converted IXYS options related to prior services periods.service periods and $2.1 million year-to-date change in control expense related to IXYS. In addition, there were $1.0$0.5 million ($3.61.2 million year-to-date) of severance,employee termination costs, other restructuring, impairment charges and acquisition-related expenses for other contemplated acquisitions which includedof $1.1 million year-to-date associated with the exit of the Custom business in the second quarter.

The third quarter, of 2017 includes approximately $6.3 million of non-segment charges ($8.2 million year-to-date). These charges were primarily attributable to acquisition-related and integration costs related to legal, accounting and other expenses associated with completed or contemplated acquisitions of approximately $4.8$0.3 million ($6.6 million year-to-date), including $1.6 million ($1.60.5 million year-to-date) of purchase accounting inventory charges related to the Company's 2017 acquisition of U.S. Sensor and $1.5 million ($1.5 million year-to-date) of charges related to restructuring and production transfers in our Asia operations.acquisition-related expenses for other contemplated acquisitions.
















The Company’s net sales by country are as follows:
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
(in thousands) September 29, 2018 September 30, 2017 September 29, 2018 September 30, 2017
Net sales        
United States $125,867
 $103,233
 $386,980
 $290,538
China(a)
 117,813
 82,986
 352,097
 240,731
Other countries(b)
 195,511
 131,670
 577,110
 385,416
Total net sales $439,191

$317,889

$1,316,187

$916,685
(a)Includes mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

(b)Each country included in other countries are less than 10% of net sales.
The Company’s long-lived assets by country, as of September 29, 2018 and December 30, 2017, were as follows:
 
(in thousands) September 29,
2018
 December 30,
2017
Long-lived assets    
United States $66,098
 $23,490
China(a)
 89,856
 86,866
Mexico 69,395
 62,510
Germany 37,281
 1,082
Philippines 31,589
 31,129
Other countries 49,664
 45,500
Total long-lived assets $343,883

$250,577
  Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
(in thousands) June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Net sales        
United States $115,991
 $137,236
 $235,519
 $261,112
China 107,728
 127,776
 214,593
 234,284
Other countries(a)
 174,160
 194,171
 353,267
 381,600
Total net sales $397,879

$459,183

$803,379

$876,996
 
(a)Includes mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

 The Company’s long-lived assets by country were as follows:
(in thousands) June 29,
2019
 December 29,
2018
Long-lived assets    
United States $58,015
 $58,691
China 92,621
 95,806
Mexico 74,147
 70,495
Germany 37,976
 36,548
Philippines 37,275
 32,459
Other countries(a)
 38,466
 45,895
Total long-lived assets $338,500

$339,894
The Company’s additions to long-lived assets by country were as follows:
 
 Nine Months Ended Six Months Ended
(in thousands) September 29, 2018 September 30, 2017 June 29, 2019 June 30, 2018
Additions to long-lived assets        
United States $5,636
 $2,752
 $3,454
 $4,234
China(a)
 19,043
 22,165
 4,958
 14,711
Mexico 14,089
 15,041
 8,727
 8,874
Germany 5,917
 67
 3,712
 5,182
Philippines 6,133
 2,018
 6,629
 4,241
Other countries(a) 5,128
 6,427
 2,378
 3,073
Total additions to long-lived assets $55,946

$48,470
 $29,858

$40,315

(a)Includes mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.Each country included in other countries are less than 10% of net sales.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
 
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”).
 
Certain statements in this section and other parts of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws and are entitled to the safe-harbor provisions of the PSLRA. These statements include statements regarding the Company’s future performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, estimates or projections relating to the future. Such statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects," "may," "estimates," "will," "should," "plans" or "anticipates" or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, although not all forward-looking statements contain such terms. The Company cautions that forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made, are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from those indicated or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, risks relating to product demand and market acceptance; economic conditions; the impact of competitive products and pricing; product quality problems or product recalls; capacity and supply difficulties or constraints; coal mining exposures reserves; failure of an indemnification for environmental liability; exchange rate fluctuations; commodity price fluctuations; the effect of the Company's accounting policies; labor disputes; restructuring costs in excess of expectations; pension plan asset returns less than assumed; uncertainties related to political or regulatory changes; the risk that expected benefits, synergies and growth prospects of the Company’s completed acquisition of IXYS Corporation (“IXYS”) may not be achieved in a timely manner, or at all; the risk that IXYS’s business may not be successfully integrated with the Company’s; the risk that the Company and IXYS will be unable to retain and hire key personnel; and the risk that disruption from the acquisition may adversely affect the Company’s or IXYS’ business and their respective relationships with customers, suppliers or employees; and other risks which may be detailed in the Company's other Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including those set forth under Item 1A. "Risk Factors" of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2017.29, 2018. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances, new information or otherwise.
 
This report, including the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, should be read in conjunction with information provided in the consolidated financial statements and the related Notes thereto appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2017.29, 2018. 
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A") is designed to provide information that is supplemental to, and should be read together with, the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Information in MD&A is intended to assist the reader in obtaining an understanding of (i) the consolidated financial statements, (ii) the changes in certain key items within those financial statements from year-to-year, (iii) the primary factors that contributed to those changes, and (iv) any changes in known trends or uncertainties that we are aware of and that may have a material effect on future performance. In addition, MD&A provides information about the Company’s segments and how the results of those segments impact the results of operations and financial condition as a whole.






 


 




 

Executive Overview
 
Founded in 1927, Littelfuse is a global manufacturer of leading technologies in circuit protection, power control and sensing. The Company hasSold in over 150 countries, the Company’s products are found in automotive and commercial vehicles, industrial applications, data and telecommunications, medical devices, consumer electronics and appliances. With a diverse and extensiveits broad product portfolio of fuses, semiconductors, polymers, ceramics, relays and sensors, and extensive global infrastructure, the Company worksCompany’s worldwide associates partner with its customers to builddesign, manufacture and deliver innovative, high-quality solutions for a safer, more reliablegreener and more efficient products for theincreasingly connected world in virtually every market that uses electrical energy.world.

The Company maintains a network of global laboratories and engineering centers that develop new products and product enhancements, provide customer application support and test products for safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance. The Company conducts its business through three reportable segments: Electronics, Automotive, and Industrial. For each ofWithin these segments, the Company designs, manufactures and sells components and modules for circuit protection, power control and sensing products throughout the world. The circuit protection products that protect against electrostatic discharge, power surges, short circuits, voltage spikes and other harmful occurrences; our power control products that safely and efficiently control power to mitigate equipment damage, minimize electrical hazards and improve productivity;productivity and our sensor products are used to identify and detect temperature, proximity, flow speed and fluid level in various applications. The Company’s customer base includes original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs"), Tier One automotive suppliers, and distributors.



Executive Summary
 
For the thirdsecond quarter of 2018,2019, the Company recognized net sales of $439.2$397.9 million compared to $317.9$459.2 million in the thirdsecond quarter of 20172018 representing an increasea decrease of $121.3$61.3 million, or 38.2%13.4%. The increasedecrease was primarily driven by the acquisitionlower volume in Electronics and Automotive segments and $7.9 million or 1.7% of IXYS, which added $99.7 millionunfavorable changes in sales. Additionally, net sales increased in the Electronics segment driven by higher volumes due to strong demand across various end markets and geographies within the segment.Theforeign exchange rates. The Company recognized net income of $53.5$43.8 million, or $2.10$1.75 per diluted share, in the thirdsecond quarter of 20182019 compared to net income of $42.8$42.3 million, or $1.87$1.67 per diluted share in the thirdsecond quarter of 2017.2018. The increase in net income reflects operating income increases acrosslower non-segment charges compared to prior year primarily due to the Electronics segment,IXYS acquisition, partially offset by lower operating income across all segments and foreign exchange losses.

The Company continues to take actions to improve its cost structure and drive the synergies from the integration of IXYS. The Company expects to realize cost savings from the restructuring activities taken during 2019 including the reorganization of certain manufacturing, selling and administrative functions across all segments. For the three and six months ended June 29, 2019, the Company recorded total restructuring charges of $5.7 million and $8.4 million respectively, for employee termination costs and other restructuring charges, which included $1.7 million of restructuring costs associated with the closure of a European manufacturing facility in the automotive sensors business within the Automotive segment. Additionally, the per share results reflect an increase in the weighted average diluted shares outstanding of 2.1 million resulting from the shares issued in conjunction with the acquisition of IXYS.


Net cash provided by operating activities was $252.1$80.1 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 as compared to $181.3$140.9 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018. The increasedecrease in net cash provided by operating activities reflected higherlower earnings and favorablehigher working capital management, which more than offset higher payments relatedlevels primarily due to acquisition and integration costs and higher cash taxthe timing of supplier payments.
 
On July 6,During the three and six months ended June 29, 2019, the Company repurchased 188,214 and 268,130 shares of its common stock totaling $32.0 million and $45.5 million. Since September 30, 2018, the Trump administration imposed Section 301 tariffs on certain products (known as List1) that are imported into the United States where the countryCompany has repurchased 660,102 shares of origin is China. Additionally, on August 23, 2018, List 2 was put into effect which imposedits common stock at an additional 25% tariff to products on the list items. These tariffs primarily impact the Electronics segment and to a lesser extent our Automotive segment. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on our future resultsaverage price of operations.$171.81 totaling $113.4 million.

In September 2018, the European Union began applying the Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) to all new car registrations, which defines a global standard for acceptable European Union wide emissions. As a result of this incoming standard, there has been a slow down in the European passenger car market as manufacturers need to validate and test new cars under the new regulatory standards.


Results of Operations
 
The following table summarizes the Company’s condensed consolidated results of operations for the periods presented. The thirdsecond quarter of 2019 includes $7.2 million ($12.2 million year-to-date) of non-segment charges, of which $5.7 million ($8.4 million year-to-date) of restructuring charges are primarily related to employee termination costs and $1.5 million ($3.8 million year-to-date) of acquisition related and integration charges are primarily related to the IXYS acquisition.

The second quarter of 2018 includes $11.2approximately $26.8 million ($79.465.4 million year-to-date) of non-segment charges primarily related to the IXYS acquisition, which includes $36.9include $19.0 million year-to-date($36.9 million year-to-date) of purchase accounting inventory step-up charges, previously recorded during the first and second quarters of 2018, $2.5$2.0 million ($16.313.6 million year-to-date) in acquisition-related and integration costs primarily related to legal, accounting and other expenses, $3.1 million ($8.75.6 million year-to-date)in backlog amortization costs, $4.6$2.7 million ($9.4 million year-to-date) of severanceemployee termination costs and other restructuring charges, and $4.5 million year-to-date stock compensation expense recognized immediately upon close for converted IXYS options related to prior services periods.service periods and $2.1 million year-to-date change in control expense related to IXYS. In addition, for the three months ended September 29, 2018, there were $0.5 million ($1.2 million year-to-date)of employee termination costs, other restructuring, impairment charges of $1.0 million ($3.6 million year-to-date) of severance, other restructuring charges and acquisition-related charges, of which $1.1 million of charges associated with the exit of the Custom business in the second quarter.
quarter, and $0.3 million ($0.5 million year-to-date)of acquisition-related expenses for other contemplated acquisitions.

The third quarter of 2017 includes approximately $6.3 million of non-segment charges ($8.2 million year-to-date). These charges were primarily attributable to acquisition-related and integration costs related to legal, accounting and other expenses associated with completed or contemplated acquisitions of approximately $4.8 million ($6.6 million year-to-date), including $1.6 million ($1.6 million year-to-date) of purchase accounting inventory charges related to the Company’s 2017 acquisition of U.S. Sensor and $1.5 million ($1.5 million year-to-date) of charges related to restructuring and production transfers in our Asia operations.
 Third Quarter First Nine Months Second Quarter First Six Months
(in thousands) 2018 2017 Change 
%
Change
 2018 2017 Change 
%
Change
 2019 2018 Change 
%
Change
 2019 2018 Change 
%
Change
Net sales $439,191
 $317,889
 $121,302
 38.2% $1,316,187
 $916,685
 $399,502
 43.6% $397,879
 $459,183
 $(61,304) (13.4)% $803,379
 $876,996
 $(73,617) (8.4)%
Gross profit 179,594
 133,651
 45,943
 34.4% 498,204
 379,909
 118,295
 31.1% 141,808
 168,987
 (27,179) (16.1)% 297,036
 318,610
 (21,574) (6.8)%
Operating expenses 103,366
 75,042
 28,324
 37.7% 324,783
 212,178
 112,605
 53.1% 89,174
 109,365
 (20,191) (18.5)% 183,729
 221,417
 (37,688) (17.0)%
Operating income 76,228
 58,609
 17,619
 30.1% 173,421
 167,731
 5,690
 3.4% 52,634
 59,622
 (6,988) (11.7)% 113,307
 97,193
 16,114
 16.6 %
Income before income taxes 68,212
 55,523
 12,689
 22.9% 165,175
 160,308
 4,867
 3.0% 53,567
 52,318
 1,249
 2.4 % 100,006
 96,963
 3,043
 3.1 %
Income taxes 14,666
 12,715
 1,951
 15.3% 33,275
 29,970
 3,305
 11.0% 9,775
 9,992
 (217) (2.2)% 19,225
 18,609
 616
 3.3 %
Net income $53,546
 $42,808
 $10,738
 25.1% $131,900
 $130,338
 $1,562
 1.2% $43,792
 $42,326
 $1,466
 3.5 % $80,781
 $78,354
 $2,427
 3.1 %


Net Sales
 
Net sales increased $121.3decreased $61.3 million or 38.2%,13.4% for the thirdsecond quarter of 2019 compared to the second quarter of 2018 comparedprimarily due to lower volume across the third quarter of 2017 with increases of $99.7Electronics and Automotive segments from distribution partners reducing excess electronics channel inventories and a decline in global auto production and $7.9 million resulting from incremental net sales related to the IXYS acquisition partially offset by $1.5 millionor 1.7% of unfavorable changes in foreign exchange rates. The remaining increase in net sales was driven by higher volume primarily in the Electronics businesses and higher volume in the Industrial segment.

Net sales decreased $73.6 million or 8.4% for the first ninesix months of 2018 increased $399.5 million, or 43.6%,2019 compared to the first ninesix months of 2017 with increases2018 primarily due to lower volume across the Electronics and Automotive segments and $17.9 million or 2.0% of $286.2 million and $6.5 million resulting from incremental net sales related to the IXYS and U.S. Sensor acquisitions, respectively and $20.0 million of favorableunfavorable changes in foreign exchange rates. The remaining increase in net sales was driven by higher volume across all three segments.

Gross Profit
 
Gross profit was $179.6$141.8 million, or 40.9%35.6% of net sales, in the thirdsecond quarter of 2018,2019 compared to $133.7$169.0 million, or 42.0%36.8% of net sales, in the thirdsecond quarter of 2017. The increase in gross profit reflects the impact of the IXYS acquisition and volume growth in Electronics and Industrial segments.2018. The decrease in gross marginprofit is primarily due to lower volumes, unfavorable price impacts and product mix, in products fromand costs related to restructuring activities taken during 2019. In addition, the second quarter 2018 gross profit was negatively impacted by the IXYS acquisition,purchase accounting inventory step-up charge of $19.0 million, which historically has lowernegatively impacted the 2018 gross margin.margin by 4.1%.
 
Gross profit was $498.2$297.0 million, or 37.9%37.0% of net sales, in the first ninesix months of 2018,2019 compared to $379.9$318.6 million, or 41.4%36.3% of net sales, in the first ninesix months of 2017.2018. The increasedecrease in gross profit reflects the IXYS acquisition andreflected lower volume growth and expense leverage across all segments. The decreaseincrease in gross margin is primarily due to the 2018 IXYS purchase accounting inventory chargesstep-up charge of $36.9 million, which negatively impacted the 2018 gross margin by 2.8 percentage points.4.2%, partially offset by unfavorable price impacts and product mix within the Electronics and Automotive segments.


Operating Expenses
 
Total operating expenses were $103.4$89.2 million, or 23.5%22.4% of net sales, for the thirdsecond quarter of 20182019 compared to $75.0$109.4 million, or 23.6%23.8% of net sales, for the thirdsecond quarter of 2017.2018. The increasedecrease in operating expenses of $28.3$20.2 million is primarily due to incremental operatinglower annual incentive compensation expenses, global cost saving initiatives, and reduced backlog amortization expense of $3.1 million related to the IXYS acquisition and an increase of $6.8 million in amortization expense resulting from the acquisition of IXYS.2018.
 
Total operating expense for the first nine months of 2018 was $324.8expenses were $183.7 million, or 24.7% of net sales, compared to $212.2 million, or 23.1%22.9% of net sales, for the first ninesix months of 2017.2019 compared to $221.4 million, or 25.2% of net sales, for the first six months of 2018. The increasedecrease in operating expenses of $112.6$37.7 million is primarily due to incremental operatinglower annual incentive compensation expenses, lower acquisition and integration related costs of $10.3 million, global cost saving initiatives, reduced backlog amortization expense of $5.6 million, $4.5 million stock compensation expense and $2.1 million of change in control expense related to the IXYS and U.S. Sensor acquisitions, an increaseacquisition in amortization expense of $20.1 million resulting from the acquisition of IXYS as well as higher acquisition-related and integration costs of $11.9 million. Total operating expenses as a percent of net sales increased from 23.1% for the first nine months of 2017 to 24.7% for the first nine months of 2018 primarily due to the higher amortization expense and acquisition-related and integration charges noted above.2018.


Operating Income
 
Operating income was $76.2$52.6 million, an increasea decrease of $17.6$7.0 million, or 30.1%11.7%, for the thirdsecond quarter of 20182019 compared to $58.6$59.6 million for the thirdsecond quarter of 2017.2018. The increasedecrease in operating income is due to the acquisition of IXYS and higher volume due to the strong demandlower gross margin across various end markets and geographies within our Electronics segment that wasall segments, partially offset by the lower operating incomeexpenses noted above. Operating margins increased from 13.0% in the Automotive segment. Operating margins decreased from 18.4% in the third quarter of 2017 to 17.4% in the thirdsecond quarter of 2018 to 13.2% in the second quarter of 2019 driven by higher amortization expense, restructuring and integration charges.the factors mentioned above.
  

Operating income was $113.3 million, an increase of $16.1 million, or 16.6%, for the first ninesix months of 2018 was $173.4 million2019 compared to $167.7$97.2 million for the first ninesix months of 2017.2018. The increase in operating income is primarily due to the acquisition of IXYS$36.9 million purchase accounting inventory step-up charges in 2018 and higher volume in the electronics and industrial businesseslower operating expenses noted above partially offset by $36.9 million of purchase accounting inventory charges, higher acquisition and integration charges and amortization expense.lower gross profit across all segments. Operating margins decreasedincreased from 18.3%11.1% in the first six months of 2018 to 13.2%14.1% in 2018the first six months of 2019 driven by the purchase accounting inventory charges, higher amortization expense and acquisition and integration charges that negatively impacted margins by 2.8%, 1.5% and 1.2%, respectively.factors mentioned above.

Income Before Income Taxes
 
Income before income taxes was $68.2$53.6 million, or 15.5%13.5% of net sales, for the thirdsecond quarter of 20182019 compared to $55.5$52.3 million, or 17.5%11.4% of net sales, for the thirdsecond quarter of 2017.2018. In addition to the factors impacting comparative results for operating income discussed above, income before taxes was impacted by increased interest expenseforeign exchange gains of $2.3$3.6 million associated with increased borrowings for the IXYS acquisition and other expense of $1.3 million as a result of unrealized investment losses associated with our equity investments during the three months ended SeptemberJune 29, 2018 as2019 compared to other incomeforeign exchange losses of $1.0$3.2 million induring the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20172018, and interest income of $1.3 million during three months ended June 29, 2019 compared to $0.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2018.
 
Income before income taxes for the first nine months of 2018 was $165.2$100.0 million, or 12.5% of net sales compared to $160.3 million, or 17.5%12.4% of net sales, for the first ninesix months of 2017.2019 compared to $97.0 million, or 11.1% of net sales, for the first six months of 2018. In addition to the factors impacting comparative results for operating income discussed above, income before income taxes was favorably impacted by increases inforeign exchange losses of $0.7 million during the six months ended June 29, 2019 compared to foreign exchange gains of $4.9$7.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018, impairment charges of $3.1 million for certain other investments and increases in other incomea $2.6 million loss on the disposal of $1.4 million primarily due to unrealized investment gains in our equity investmentsa business within the Electronics segment during the six months ended June 29, 2019, partially offset by higher$1.0 million increases in interest expenseincome during during the first six months of $7.1 million mainly resulting from increased borrowings for2019 compared to the IXYS acquisition.first six months of 2018.

Income Taxes
 
Income tax expense was $14.7$9.8 million, or an effective tax rate of 21.5%18.2%, for the thirdsecond quarter of 20182019 compared to $12.7$10.0 million, or an effective tax rate of 22.9%19.1%, for the thirdsecond quarter of 2017.2018. The effective tax raterates for the third quarter of 2018 wasboth periods were lower than the effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2017 primarily due to a third quarter 2017 accrual of taxes on certain undistributed earnings of non-US affiliates, offset in part by the impact of U.S. tax reform and the acquisition of IXYS. The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2017 was lower than the then applicable 35% U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to income earned in lower tax jurisdictions.


Income tax expense for the first ninesix months of 20182019 was $33.3$19.2 million, or an effective tax rate of 20.1%19.2%, compared to income tax expense of $30.0$18.6 million, or an effective tax rate of 18.7%19.2%, for the first ninesix months of 2017.2018. The effective tax raterates for the first nine months of 2018 was higher than the effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2017 primarily due to the impact of U.S. tax reform and the acquisition of IXYS. The effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2017 wasboth periods were lower than the then applicable 35% U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to income earned in lower tax jurisdictions.



Segment Results of Operations
 
The Company reports its operations by the following segments: Electronics, Automotive and Industrial. Segment information is described more fully in Note 13, 16, Segment Information, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report.
 







The following table is a summary of the Company’s net sales by segment:
 
 Third Quarter First Nine Months Second Quarter First Six Months
(in thousands) 2018 2017 Change 
%
Change
 2018 2017 Change 
%
Change
 2019 2018 Change 
%
Change
 2019 2018 Change 
%
Change
Electronics $296,472
 $175,899
 $120,573
 68.5% $860,240
 $499,052
 $361,188
 72.4% $259,553
 $299,357
 $(39,804) (13.3)% $524,947
 $563,768
 $(38,821) (6.9)%
Automotive 114,416
 113,797
 619
 0.5% 367,718
 338,094
 29,624
 8.8% 108,650
 127,172
 (18,522) (14.6)% 222,133
 253,302
 (31,169) (12.3)%
Industrial 28,303
 28,193
 110
 0.4% 88,229
 79,539
 8,690
 10.9% 29,676
 32,654
 (2,978) (9.1)% 56,299
 59,926
 (3,627) (6.1)%
Total $439,191
 $317,889
 $121,302
 38.2% $1,316,187
 $916,685
 $399,502
 43.6% $397,879
 $459,183
 $(61,304) (13.4)% $803,379
 $876,996
 $(73,617) (8.4)%
 
Electronics Segment
 
The Electronics segment netNet sales increased $120.6decreased $39.8 million, or 68.5%13.3%, in the thirdsecond quarter of 2019 compared to the second quarter of 2018 compared to the third quarter of 2017primarily due to incremental net sales related to the IXYS acquisition of $99.7 million and the strong demand across various end markets and geographies within our Electronics segment.
The Electronics segment net sales increased $361.2 million, or 72.4%,lower volume in the first nine months of 2018 compared to the first nine months of 2017semiconductor and electronics products businesses due to incremental net sales related to the IXYS and U.S. Sensor acquisitions of $286.2 million and $6.5 million, respectively, higher volume driven by the continued strong demand across various end markets and geographies within our Electronics segment and favorable foreign exchange impacts of $7.9 million.
Automotive Segment
The Automotive segment net sales increased $0.6 million, or 0.5%, in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the third quarter of 2017 due to increased volume in automotive sensors and commercial vehicle businesses offset by lower volumes in the Passenger Car Productssofter market demands and unfavorable changes in foreign exchange rates of $0.8$4.4 million.
 
The Automotive segment netNet sales increased $29.6decreased $38.8 million, or 8.8%6.9%, in the first ninesix months of 20182019 compared to the first ninesix months of 20172018 primarily due to increasedlower volume across allin the electronics products and semiconductor businesses with the commercial vehicledue to softer market demands and sensor businesses having the most growth and favorableunfavorable changes in foreign exchange rates of $11.6$9.7 million.

Automotive Segment
Net sales decreased $18.5 million, or 14.6%, in the second quarter of 2019 compared to the second quarter of 2018 due to decreased volume primarily in the passenger car and automotive sensor businesses and unfavorable changes in foreign exchange rates of $3.3 million.
Net sales decreased $31.2 million, or 12.3%, in the first six months of 2019 compared to the first six months of 2018 due to decreased volume primarily in the passenger car and automotive sensor businesses and unfavorable changes in foreign exchange rates of $7.7 million.

Industrial Segment
 
The Industrial segment netNet sales increaseddecreased slightly by $0.1$3.0 million, or 0.4%9.1%, in the thirdsecond quarter of 2019 compared to the second quarter of 2018 compared to the third quarter of 2017 primarily due to higher volume across the power fuse and relay businesses despite the full exit of the Custom business during the second quarter of 2018.2018 and unfavorable changes in foreign exchange rates of $0.2 million, partially offset by higher volume in the power fuse business.
 
The Industrial segment netNet sales increased $8.7decreased slightly by $3.6 million, or 10.9%6.1%, in the first ninesix months of 20182019 compared to the first ninesix months of 20172018 primarily due to the exit of the Custom business during the second quarter of 2018 and unfavorable changes in foreign exchange rates of $0.5 million, partially offset by higher volumes primarilyvolume in the power fuse and relay operations.business.


Geographic Net Sales Information
 
Net sales by geography represent net sales to customer or distributor locations. The following table is a summary of the Company’s net sales by geography:
 
 Third Quarter First Nine Months Second Quarter First Six Months
(in thousands) 2018 2017 Change 
%
Change
 2018 2017 Change 
%
Change
 2019 2018 Change 
%
Change
 2019 2018 Change 
%
Change
Asia-Pacific $172,895
 $203,581
 $(30,686) (15.1)% $345,676
 $382,853
 $(37,177) (9.7)%
Americas $156,852
 $115,499
 $41,353
 35.8% $442,200
 $328,563
 $113,637
 34.6% 135,894
 146,619
 (10,725) (7.3)% 273,928
 285,348
 (11,420) (4.0)%
Europe 89,090
 63,365
 25,725
 40.6% 297,884
 182,534
 115,350
 63.2% 89,090
 108,983
 (19,893) (18.3)% 183,775
 208,795
 (25,020) (12.0)%
Asia-Pacific 193,249
 139,025
 54,224
 39.0% 576,103
 405,588
 170,515
 42.0%
Total $439,191
 $317,889
 $121,302
 38.2% $1,316,187
 $916,685
 $399,502
 43.6% $397,879
 $459,183
 $(61,304) (13.4)% $803,379
 $876,996
 $(73,617) (8.4)%

Americas
Asia-Pacific
 
Net sales in the Americas increased $41.4decreased $30.7 million, or 35.8%15.1%, in the thirdsecond quarter of 20182019 compared to the thirdsecond quarter of 2017 driven by incremental net sales related to the IXYS acquisitions of $25.0 million, continued strong volumes in the passives, electronic sensors, auto sensors, commercial vehicles, and relays partially offset by lower volumes in passenger car and exit from the Custom business.
Net sales in the Americas increased $113.6 million, or 34.6%, in the first nine months of 2018 compared to the first nine months of 2017 driven by incremental net sales related to the IXYS and U.S. Sensor acquisitions of $68.9 million and $5.5 million, respectively, increased volume in the Electronics, Automotive and Industrial segments and favorable foreign currency effects of $0.6 million. 
Europe
European net sales increased $25.7 million, or 40.6%, in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the third quarter of 2017.2018. The increasedecrease in net sales was primarily due to incremental net sales related tolower volume in semiconductor business and electronics products within the IXYS acquisition of $31.0 million partially offset byElectronics segment and lower volume in the passenger car volumes inand automotive sensors businesses within the Automotive segment and unfavorable changes in foreign currency effectsexchange rates of $0.8$2.6 million.

European netNet sales increased $115.4decreased $37.2 million, or 63.2%9.7%, in the first ninesix months of 20182019 compared to the first ninesix months of 2017 .2018. The increasedecrease in net sales was primarily due to incremental net sales related to the IXYS acquisition of $86.7 million with strong growth especiallylower volume in the passivesemiconductor business and sensor businesses inelectronics products within the Electronics segment and continued growthlower volume across all businesses within the Automotive segment and unfavorable changes in commercial vehicle, automotive sensorforeign exchange rates of $5.2 million.

Americas
Net sales decreased $10.7 million, or 7.3%, in the second quarter of 2019 compared to the second quarter of 2018 primarily due to lower volume in semiconductor business within the Electronics segment, lower volume across all businesses as well as favorablein the Automotive segment, the exit of the Custom business within Industrial segment during the second quarter of 2018 and unfavorable changes in foreign currency effectsexchange rates of $14.4$0.2 million, partially offset by lower volumeshigher volume in electronics products within the passenger car business.Electronics segment.
 
Asia-Pacific
Asia-Pacific netNet sales increased $54.2decreased $11.4 million, or 39.0%4.0%, in the thirdfirst six months of 2019 compared to the first six months of 2018 primarily due to lower volume in semiconductor business within the Electronics segment, lower volume across all businesses in the Automotive segment, the exit of the Custom business within Industrial segment during the second quarter of 2018 and unfavorable changes in foreign exchange rates of $0.6 million, partially offset by higher volume in the electronics products within the Electronics segment.

Europe
Net sales decreased $19.9 million, or 18.3%, in the second quarter of 2019 compared to the thirdsecond quarter of 2017.2018. The increasedecrease in net sales was primarily due to incremental net sales related to the IXYS acquisition of $43.7 million and higher volumeslower volume in electronics products within the Electronics passivessegment, lower volume in passenger car products and sensorautomotive sensors businesses partially offset bywithin the Automotive segment and unfavorable changes in foreign currency effectsexchange rates of $0.6$5.1 million.

Asia-Pacific net Net sales increased $170.5decreased $25.0 million, or 42.0%12.0%, in the first ninesix months of 20182019 compared to the first ninesix months of 2017.2018. The increasedecrease in net sales was primarily due to incremental net sales related to the IXYS acquisition of $130.6 million and higher volumeslower volume in electronics products within the Electronics segment and Automotive segments as well as favorableunfavorable changes in foreign currency effectsexchange rates of $5.0$12.1 million.



Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
The Company has historically supported its liquidity needs through cash flows from operations. Management expects that the Company’s (i) current level of cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities, (ii) current and forecasted cash flows from operations, (iii) availability under existing funding arrangements, and (iv) access to capital in the capital markets will provide sufficient funds to support the Company’s operations, capital expenditures, investments, and debt obligations on both a short-term and long-term basis.

Revolving Credit Facility/Term Loan
 
On March 4, 2016, the Company entered into a five-year credit agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with a group of lenders for up to $700.0 million. The Credit Agreement consisted of an unsecured revolving credit facility (“Revolving Credit Facility”) of $575.0 million and an unsecured term loan credit facility (“Term Loan”) of up to $125.0 million. In addition, the Company had the ability, from time to time, to increase the size of the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan by up to an additional $150.0 million, in the aggregate, in each case in minimum increments of $25.0 million, subject to certain conditions and the agreement of participating lenders.
 
On October 13, 2017, the Company amended the Credit Agreement to increase the Revolving Credit Facility from $575.0 million to $700.0 million and increase the Term Loan from $125.0 million to $200.0 million and to extend the expiration date from March 4, 2021 to October 13, 2022. The Credit Agreement also includes the option for the Company to increase the size of the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan by up to an additional $300.0 million, in the aggregate, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. Term Loans may be made in up to two advances. The first advance of $125.0 million

occurred on October 13, 2017 and the second advance of $75.0 million occurred on January 16, 2018. For the Term Loan, the Company is required to make quarterly principal payments of 1.25% of the original term loan ($2.5 million with the second advance on January 16, 2018)quarterly) through maturity, with the remaining balance due on October 13, 2022. In addition to the quarterly principal payments, theThe Company paid $35.0quarterly principle payments of $2.5 million of additional principaland $7.5 million on the term loan during the ninethree and six months ended SeptemberJune 29, 2018.2019.


Outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest, at the Company’s option, at either LIBOR, fixed for interest periods of one, two, three or six-month periods, plus 1.00% to 2.00%, or at the bank’s Base Rate, as defined, plus 0.00% to 1.00%, based upon the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as defined. The Company is also required to pay commitment fees on unused portions of the credit agreement ranging from 0.15% to 0.25%, based on the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as defined in the agreement. The credit agreement includes representations, covenants and events of default that are customary for financing transactions of this nature. The effective interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the credit facility was 3.49%3.65% at SeptemberJune 29, 2018.2019.
 
As of SeptemberJune 29, 2018,2019, the Company had $0.1 million outstanding in letters of credit and had available $699.9$531.1 million of borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility.Facility based on financial covenants. At SeptemberJune 29, 2018,2019, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Agreement. Further information regarding the Company’s credit agreement is provided in Note 5, 9, Debt, of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report.
 
Senior Notes
 
On December 8, 2016, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold €212 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes in two series. The funding date for the Euro denominated senior notes occurred on December 8, 2016 for €117 million in aggregate amount of 1.14% Senior Notes, Series A, due December 8, 2023 (“Euro Senior Notes, Series A due 2023”), and €95 million in aggregate amount of 1.83% Senior Notes, Series B due December 8, 2028 (“Euro Senior Notes, Series B due 2028”) (together, the “Euro Senior Notes”). Interest on the Euro Senior Notes is payable semiannually on June 8 and December 8, commencing June 8, 2017.
 
On December 8, 2016, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold $125 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes in two series. On February 15, 2017, $25 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.03% Senior Notes, Series A, due February 15, 2022 (“U.S. Senior Notes, Series A due 2022”), and $100 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.74% Senior Notes, Series B, due February 15, 2027 (“U.S. Senior Notes, Series B due 2027”) (together, the “U.S. Senior Notes due 2022 and 2027”) were funded. Interest on the U.S. Senior Notes due 2022 and 2027 is payable semiannually on February 15 and August 15, commencing August 15, 2017.
 
On November 15, 2017, the Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the Company issued and sold $175 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes in two series. On January 16, 2018, $50 million aggregate principal amount of 3.48% Senior Notes, Series A, due February 15, 2025 (“U.S. Senior Notes, Series A due 2025”) and $125 million in aggregate principal amount of 3.78% Senior Notes, Series B, due February 15, 2030 (“U.S. Senior Notes, Series B due 2030”) (together the “U.S. Senior Notes due 2025 and 2030” and with the Euro Senior Notes and the U.S. Senior Notes due 2022 and 2027, the “Senior Notes”) were funded. Interest on the U.S. Senior Notes due 2025 and 2030 is payable semiannually on February 15 and August 15, commencing on August 15, 2018. Further information regarding the Company’s Senior Notes is provided in Note 5, 9, Debt, of the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report.



Dividends
 
During the second quarter of 2019, the Company paid quarterly dividends of $10.6 million to the shareholders totaling $21.3 million year to date as of June 29, 2019. On July 2018,24, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors approved ana 12% increase in the quarterly cash dividend from $0.37$0.43 to $0.43. This equates$0.48. The dividend will be paid on September 5, 2019 to an annualized dividendshareholders of $1.72 per share.record as of August 22, 2019.



Cash Flow Overview
 
 First Nine Months First Six Months
(in thousands) 2018 2017 2019 2018
Net cash provided by operating activities $252,116
 $181,320
 $80,092
 $140,915
Net cash used in investing activities (368,563) (79,201) (19,812) (350,734)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 195,259
 (6,491)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (75,624) 196,207
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (10,273) 2,076
 392
 (7,917)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents 68,539
 97,704
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (14,952) (21,529)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 429,676
 275,124
 489,733
 429,676
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $498,215
 $372,828
 $474,781
 $408,147
 

Cash Flow from Operating Activities
 
Operating cash inflows are largely attributable to sales of the Company’s products. Operating cash outflows are largely attributable to recurring expenditures for raw materials, labor, rent, interest, taxes and other operating activities.
 
Net cash provided by operating activities was $252.1$80.1 million for the first ninesix months of 2018,ended June 29, 2019, compared to $181.3$140.9 million during the ninesix months Septemberended June 30, 2017.2018. The increasedecrease in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily driven by higherreflected lower earnings and favorablehigher working capital management that more than offset higher payments relatedlevels primarily due to acquisition and integration costs and higher cash taxes. the timing of supplier payments.
 
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
 
Net cash used in investing activities was $368.6$19.8 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 29, 2018,2019 compared to $79.2$350.7 million during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018. Net cash used for the acquisition of IXYS was $306.5 million for the ninesix months ended September 29, 2018 as compared to net cash used for the acquisition of a majority stake in Monolith of $38.6 million for the nine months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2017.2018. Capital expenditures were $55.9$25.2 million, representing an increasea decrease of $7.5$15.1 million compared to 2017. 2018. Additionally, the Company received proceeds of $6.4 million from the sale of a property within the Industrial segment.
 
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
 
Net cash used in financing activities was $75.6 million for the six months ended June 29, 2019 compared to net cash provided by financing activities was $195.3of $196.2 million for the ninesix months ended September 29, 2018 compared to net cash used in financing activitiesJune 30, 2018. The Company repurchased 268,130 shares of $6.5 million forits common stock during the ninesix months ended September 30, 2017.June 29, 2019 totaling $45.5 million, but made payments of $49.9 million related to settled share repurchases. The Company had $310.0 millionmade payments of proceeds from the credit facility, term loan and senior notes payable partially offset by payments $102.5$7.5 million on the credit facility and term loan during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 as compared to $140.0$310.0 million of proceeds from the credit facility and senior notes payable and $117.2$100.0 million of payments on the credit facility and term loan during the ninesix months Septemberended June 30, 2017.2018. Additionally, dividends paid increased $5.9$2.8 million from $23.4$18.5 million in 20172018 to $29.3$21.3 million for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 29, 2018.2019.
 


Share Repurchase Program
 
The Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock under a program for the period May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019 (“Share Repurchase2018 Program”). The Company did notShare Repurchase Program expired on April 30, 2019 with 471,888 shares repurchased. On April 26, 2019, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new program to repurchase anyup to 1,000,000 shares of itsthe Company's common stock duringfor the third quarter of 2018.

As of Octoberperiod May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020. During the three and six months ended June 29, 2018,2019, the Company has repurchased 200,000188,214 and 268,130 shares of its common stock totaling $35.9$32.0 million since the quarter ended September 29, 2018.


and $45.5 million, respectively.






Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
As of SeptemberJune 29, 2018,2019, the Company did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined under SEC rules. Specifically, the Company was not liable for guarantees of indebtedness owed by third parties, the Company was not directly liable for the debt of any unconsolidated entity and the Company did not have any retained or contingent interest in assets. The Company does not participate in transactions that generate relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities.


Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
The Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In connection with the preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company uses estimates and makes judgments and assumptions about future events that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses, and the related disclosures. The assumptions, estimates, and judgments are based on historical experience, current trends, and other factors the Company believes are relevant at the time it prepares the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
 
The significant accounting policies and critical accounting estimates are consistent with those discussed in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Other Information, to the consolidated financial statements and the MD&A section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2017.29, 2018. During the threesix months ended September 29,2018,June 29, 2019, there were no significant changes in the application of critical accounting policies.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-02, "Leases" (Topic 842). This ASU requires lessees to recognize, on the balance sheet, assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by leases of greater than twelve months. The accounting by lessors will remain largely unchanged. The ASU is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. Adoption will require a modified retrospective transition. The Company will adopt the standard in the first quarter of 2019. The Company has made progress on assessing the Company’s portfolio of leases and compiling a central repository of all active leases. We are in the process of assessing the design of the future lease process and drafting a policy to address the new standard requirements. Key lease data elements are being evaluated including developing a methodology for determining the incremental borrowing rate across all countries where we have operations. While the Company has not yet completed its evaluation of the impact the new lease accounting standard will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company expects to recognize right of use assets and  lease liabilities for its operating leases in the Consolidated Balance Sheet upon adoption.
In January 2018, the FASB released guidance on the accounting for tax on the global intangible low-taxed income ("GILTI") provisions of the Tax Act. The GILTI provisions impose a tax on foreign income in excess of a deemed return on tangible assets of foreign corporations. The guidance indicates that either accounting for deferred taxes related to GILTI inclusions or treating any taxes on GILTI inclusions as period cost are both acceptable methods subject to an accounting policy election. The Company has not yet completed its assessment and therefore has not yet elected an accounting policy.
In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02 “Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income,” which permits the reclassification of tax effects stranded in accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings as a result of the Tax Act. The standard also requires entities to disclose whether or not they elected to reclassify the tax effects related to the Tax Act as well as their policy for releasing income tax effects from accumulated other comprehensive income. The standard allows the option of applying either a retrospective adoption, meaning the standard is applied to all periods in which the effect of the Tax Act is recognized, or applying the amendments in the period of adoption, meaning an adjustment is made to shareholder’s equity as of the beginning of the reporting period. ASU 2018-02 will be effective in the first quarter of 2019; however early adoption is permitted for interim and annual periods, including the reporting period in which the Tax Act was enacted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2018-02 on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement." ASU 2018-13 modified the disclosure requirements in Topic 820, "Fair Value Measurement," based on the FASB Concepts Statement, "Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting - Chapter 8: Notes to Financial Statements," including consideration of costs and benefits. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and for interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The company is currently evaluating the potential effects of this guidance on its Consolidated Financial Statements.


In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14 "Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans, which amends ASC 715-20, Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General. The amended guidance modifies the disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other post-retirement plans by removing and adding certain disclosures for these plans. The eliminated disclosures include (a) the amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income ("OCI") expected to be recognized in net periodic benefit costs over the next fiscal year, and (b) the effects of a one percentage point change in assumed health care cost trend rates on the net periodic benefit costs and the benefit obligation for post-retirement health care benefits. Additional disclosures include descriptions of significant gains and losses affecting the benefit obligation for the period. The adoption of this guidance will modify our disclosures but will not have a material effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract (a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force).” 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 (and hosting arrangements that include an internal-use software license).   The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and for interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance on its Consolidated Financial Statements.



ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
 
See Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2017.29, 2018. During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 29, 2018,2019, there have been no material changes in our exposure to market risk.


ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
 
In connection with the preparation of this report, management, under the supervision and with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of SeptemberJune 29, 2018.2019. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the quarter ended SeptemberJune 29, 2018,2019, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
 
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
The Company acquired IXYS Corporation on January 17, 2018. IXYS Corporation operated with a different internal control environment than that of Littelfuse, Inc. The Company’s evaluation of IXYS’s internal controls over financial reporting and integration of IXYS into the Company’s internal control structure is ongoing. Otherwise, thereThere were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act that occurred during the quarter ended SeptemberJune 29, 20182019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 
 
None.
 
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS 
 
During the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 29, 2018,2019, there have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our year ended December 30, 2017.29, 2018.
 
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS 
 
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
 
None.
 
Purchases of Equity Securities
 
None.The Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock under a program for the period May 1, 2018 to April 30, 2019 (the "2018 program"). On April 26, 2019, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a new program to repurchase up to 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock for the period May 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020 (the "2019 program"). As of April 30, 2019, there were 528,112 of authorized repurchases remaining under the 2018 program. During the three and six months ended June 29, 2019, the Company repurchased 188,214 and 268,130 shares of its common stock totaling $32.0 million and $45.5 million. There are 811,786 shares yet to be purchased under the program as of June��29, 2019.
The table below presents shares of the Company’s common stock which were acquired by the Company during six months ended June 29, 2019:
PeriodTotal number of shares purchased Average price paid per share Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs Maximum number (or approximate dollar value) of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs
2018 Program       
December 30 through January 2666,796
 $169.11
 66,796
 541,232
January 27 through February 2313,120
 172.16
 13,120
 528,112
February 24 through March 30
 
 
 528,112
March 31 through April 30
 
 
 528,112
2019 Program       
May1 through May 2590,301
 170.53
 90,301
 909,699
May 26 through June 2997,913
 169.09
 97,913
 811,786
Total268,130
 $169.73
 268,130
 811,786

 
ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES 
 
None.


ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES 
 
None.
 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION 
 
None.
 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS


 ExhibitDescription
   
 10.1*
10.2*
10.3*
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 31.2*
   
 32.1**
   
 101.INS*XBRL Instance Document
   
 101.SCH*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
 101.CAL*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
   
 101.DEF*XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document
   
 101.LAB*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
   
 101.PRE*XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
   
 +Certain schedules and exhibits omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC. The registrant agrees to furnish supplementary a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the SEC upon request.
 *Filed herewith.
 **Furnished herewith.



SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended SeptemberJune 29, 2018,2019, to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 Littelfuse, Inc. 
    
Date: July 31, 2019By:/s/ Meenal A. Sethna 
  Meenal A. Sethna 
 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: October 31, 2018   
Date: July 31, 2019By:/s/ Jeffrey G. Gorski 
  Jeffrey G. Gorski 
 Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer




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