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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

þ

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 30, 2017

July 2, 2022

OR

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 1-15583

DELTA APPAREL, INC.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Georgia

58-2508794

GEORGIA58-2508794

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. Employer

Incorporation or Organization)

Identification No.)

322 South Main Street

2750 Premier Parkway, Suite 100

Greenville, SC

Duluth, Georgia

29601

30097

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(864) 232-5200

(678) 775-6900


(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)

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

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01

DLA

NYSE American

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 þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes þ No o

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 a “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 o

Accelerated filer þ

Non-accelerated filer o

Smaller reporting company o

Emerging growth company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting 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 o

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


As of January 24, 2018,July 19, 2022, there were outstanding 7,211,3746,914,939 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value of $0.01 per share, which is the only class of outstanding common or voting stock of the registrant.




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PART I.

Financial Information

Item 1.

Financial Statements (unaudited):

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets — June 2022 and September 2021

3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations — Three and Nine months ended June 2022 and June 2021

4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income — Three and Nine months ended June 2022 and June 2021

5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity — Three and Nine months ended June 2022 and June 2021

6

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows — Nine months ended June 2022 and June 2021

7

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

8

Note A—Basis of Presentation and Description of Business

8

 Note B—Accounting Policies

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 Note C—New Accounting StandardsPage9
10
Note E—Inventories11
Note F—Debt11
Note G—Selling, General and Administrative Expense11
Note H—Stock-Based Compensation12
Note I—Purchase Contracts12
Note J—Business Segments13
Note K—Income Taxes14
Note L—Derivatives and Fair Value Measurements14
Note M—Legal Proceedings15
Note N—Repurchase of Common Stock15
Note O—Goodwill and Intangible Assets16
Note P—Subsequent Events16
   

   
4.

PART II.

Other Information

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

20

Item 1A.Risk Factors20
   

Item 5.

Other Information

20

Item 6.

Exhibits

21

Signatures

22

Exhibits

EX-10.1 

EX-31.1

EX-31.2

EX-32.1

EX-32.2


Exhibits
     EX-31.1
     EX-31.2
EX-32.1
EX-32.2



PART 1.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements

Delta Apparel, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Amounts in thousands, except share amounts and per share data)

(Unaudited)

  

June 2022

  

September 2021

 

Assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents

 $542  $9,376 

Accounts receivable, less allowances of $91 and $251, respectively

  68,435   66,973 

Other receivables

  1,433   761 

Income tax receivable

  0   356 

Inventories, net

  227,671   161,703 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  3,798   3,794 

Total current assets

  301,879   242,963 
         

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $105,998 and $99,225, respectively

  75,144   67,564 

Goodwill

  37,897   37,897 

Intangibles, net

  24,627   26,291 

Deferred income taxes

  1,164   1,854 

Operating lease assets

  47,570   45,279 

Equity method investment

  10,277   10,433 

Other assets

  2,893   2,007 

Total assets

 $501,451  $434,288 
         

Liabilities and Equity

        

Liabilities:

        

Accounts payable

 $76,244  $52,936 

Accrued expenses

  25,936   29,949 

Income taxes payable

  666   379 

Current portion of finance leases

  8,265   6,621 

Current portion of operating leases

  8,044   8,509 

Current portion of long-term debt

  7,615   7,067 

Current portion of contingent consideration

  563   0 

Total current liabilities

  127,333   105,461 
         

Long-term income taxes payable

  2,841   3,220 

Long-term finance leases

  18,802   15,669 

Long-term operating leases

  40,940   38,546 

Long-term debt

  128,230   101,680 

Long-term contingent consideration

  0   1,897 

Other non-current liabilities

  1,591   3,621 

Total liabilities

 $319,737  $270,094 
         

Shareholder's equity:

        

Preferred stock - $0.01 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding

  0   0 

Common stock - $0.01 par value, 15,000,000 authorized, 9,646,972 shares issued, and 6,914,939 and 6,974,660 shares outstanding as of June 2022 and September 2021, respectively

  96   96 

Additional paid-in capital

  60,822   60,831 

Retained earnings

  166,882   146,860 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  (7)  (786)

Treasury stock - 2,732,033 and 2,672,312 shares as of June 2022 and September 2021, respectively

  (45,432)  (42,149)

Equity attributable to Delta Apparel, Inc.

  182,361   164,852 

Equity attributable to non-controlling interest

  (647)  (658)

Total equity

  181,714   164,194 

Total liabilities and equity

 $501,451  $434,288 
(Unaudited)
 December 30,
2017
 September 30,
2017
Assets   
Current assets: 
  
  Cash and cash equivalents$603
 $572
  Accounts receivable, less allowances of $1,502 and $1,433, respectively51,010
 47,557
  Income tax receivable404
 352
  Inventories, net174,505
 174,551
  Note receivable1,031
 2,016
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets3,885
 2,646
Total current assets231,438
 227,694
    
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $69,320 and $67,780, respectively45,449
 42,706
  Goodwill19,917
 19,917
  Intangibles, net15,925
 16,151
  Deferred income taxes2,656
 5,002
  Other assets6,277
 6,332
Total assets$321,662
 $317,802
    
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity   
Current liabilities: 
  
Accounts payable$45,597
 $47,183
Accrued expenses13,503
 17,704
Current portion of long-term debt6,600
 7,548
Total current liabilities65,700
 72,435
    
Long-term debt, less current maturities99,360
 85,306
Income tax payable8,058
 
Other liabilities4,734
 2,574
Contingent consideration1,300
 1,600
Total liabilities$179,152
 $161,915
    
Shareholders’ equity:   
Preferred stock—$0.01 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
 
Common stock —$0.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, 9,646,972 shares issued, and 7,227,374 and 7,300,297 shares outstanding as of December 30, 2017, and September 30, 2017, respectively96
 96
Additional paid-in capital59,856
 61,065
Retained earnings117,402
 127,358
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)51
 (35)
Treasury stock —2,419,598 and 2,346,675 shares as of December 30, 2017, and September 30, 2016, respectively(34,895) (32,597)
Total shareholders’ equity142,510
 155,887
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$321,662
 $317,802

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Delta Apparel, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

June 2022

  

June 2021

  

June 2022

  

June 2021

 
                 

Net sales

 $126,875  $118,666  $369,319  $322,015 

Cost of goods sold

  96,182   88,427   282,100   246,677 

Gross profit

  30,693   30,239   87,219   75,338 
                 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  22,416   19,914   59,613   53,005 

Other (income), net

  (1,018)  (1,578)  (1,947)  (218)

Operating income

  9,295   11,903   29,553   22,551 
                 

Interest expense, net

  1,971   1,735   5,370   5,225 

Earnings before provision for income taxes

  7,324   10,168   24,183   17,326 

Provision for income taxes

  1,087   2,019   4,149   4,032 

Consolidated net earnings

  6,237   8,149   20,034   13,294 

Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest

  (3)  (12)  11   (149)

Net earnings attributable to shareholders

 $6,240  $8,161  $20,023  $13,443 
                 

Basic earnings per share

 $0.90  $1.17  $2.87  $1.93 

Diluted earnings per share

 $0.88  $1.14  $2.84  $1.90 
                 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding

  6,946   6,975   6,966   6,956 

Dilutive effect of stock awards

  119   153   95   121 

Weighted average number of shares assuming dilution

  7,065   7,128   7,061   7,077 
(Unaudited)
 Three Months Ended
 December 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Net sales$90,342
 $85,335
Cost of goods sold73,972
 67,777
Gross profit16,370
 17,558
    
Selling, general and administrative expenses14,979
 17,311
Change in fair value of contingent consideration(300) (100)
Other income, net(47) (122)
Operating income1,738
 469
    
Interest expense, net1,334
 1,301
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes404
 (832)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes10,356
 (225)
Net loss$(9,952) $(607)
    
Basic loss per share$(1.37) $(0.08)
Diluted loss per share$(1.37) $(0.08)
    
Weighted average number of shares outstanding7,268
 7,598
Dilutive effect of stock options and awards
 
Weighted average number of shares assuming dilution7,268
 7,598

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.



Delta Apparel, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

Income

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

June 2022

  

June 2021

  

June 2022

  

June 2021

 
                 

Net earnings attributable to shareholders

 $6,240  $8,161  $20,023  $13,443 

Other comprehensive income related to unrealized gain on derivatives, net of income tax

  186   105   779   429 

Consolidated comprehensive income

 $6,426  $8,266  $20,802  $13,872 
(Unaudited)
 Three Months Ended
 December 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Net loss$(9,952) $(607)
Other comprehensive income related to unrealized gain on derivatives, net of income tax85
 49
Comprehensive loss$(9,867) $(558)

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Delta Apparel, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Shareholders’ Equity

(Amounts in thousands)thousands, except share amounts)

(Unaudited)

                  

Accumulated

                 
          

Additional

      

Other

          

Non-

     
  Common Stock  Paid-In  Retained  Comprehensive  Treasury Stock  Controlling     
  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

Earnings

  

Income (Loss)

  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Interest

  

Total

 

Balance as of September 2020

  9,646,972  $96  $61,005  $126,564  $(1,322)  2,756,854  $(43,133) $(524) $142,686 
                                     

Net earnings

  -   0   0   883   0   -   0   0   883 

Other comprehensive income

  -   0   0   0   125   -   0   0   125 

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

  -   0   0   0   0   -   0   (40)  (40)

Vested stock awards

  0   0   (2,117)  0   0   (84,542)  984   0   (1,133)

Stock based compensation

  -   0   676   0   0   -   0   0   676 

Balance as of December 2020

  9,646,972  $96  $59,564  $127,447  $(1,197)  2,672,312  $(42,149) $(564) $143,197 
                                     

Net earnings

  -   0   0   4,398   0   -   0   0   4,398 

Other comprehensive income

  -   0   0   0   199   -   0   0   199 

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

  -   0   0   0   0   -   0   (97)  (97)

Vested stock awards

  -   0   0   0   0   -   0   0   0 

Purchase of common stock

  -   0   0   0   0   -   0   0   0 

Stock based compensation

  -   0   278   0   0   -   0   0   278 

Balance as of March 2021

  9,646,972  $96  $59,842  $131,845  $(998)  2,672,312  $(42,149) $(661) $147,975 
                                     

Net earnings

  -   0   0   8,161   0   -   0   0   8,161 

Other comprehensive income

  -   0   0   0   105   -   0   0   105 

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

  -   0   0   0   0   -   0   (12)  (12)

Stock based compensation

  -   0   442   0   0   -   0   0   442 

Balance as of June 2021

  9,646,972  $96  $60,284  $140,006  $(893)  2,672,312  $(42,149) $(673) $156,671 

(Unaudited)
 Three Months Ended
 December 30,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Operating activities:   
Net loss$(9,952) $(607)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization2,433
 2,415
Amortization of deferred financing fees76
 78
Provision for deferred income taxes2,346
 (194)
Non-cash stock compensation437
 369
Change in the fair value of contingent consideration(300) (100)
Loss on disposal of equipment
 5
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:   
Accounts receivable, net(3,453) 15,448
Inventories, net46
 (14,791)
Prepaid expenses and other assets(1,252) (770)
Other non-current assets61
 
Accounts payable(1,902) 3,063
Accrued expenses(4,290) (5,264)
Income taxes8,007
 (150)
Other liabilities(71) 44
Net cash used in operating activities(7,814) (454)
    
Investing activities:   
Purchases of property and equipment, net(2,162) (1,883)
Proceeds from sale of Junkfood assets1,000
 
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets1
 
Net cash used in investing activities(1,161) (1,883)
    
Financing activities:   
Proceeds from long-term debt119,529
 115,707
Repayment of long-term debt(106,424) (111,749)
Repayment of capital financing(257) (101)
Repurchase of common stock(2,897) (965)
Payment of withholding taxes on stock awards(945) (542)
Net cash provided by financing activities9,006
 2,350
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents31
 13
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period572
 397
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$603
 $410
    
Supplemental cash flow information:   
Cash paid during the period for interest$1,094
 $1,209
Cash paid during the period for income taxes$19
 $94
Non-cash financing activity - capital lease agreements$3,050
 $1,619
                  

Accumulated

                 
          

Additional

      

Other

          

Non-

     
  

Common Stock

  

Paid-In

  

Retained

  

Comprehensive

  

Treasury Stock

  

Controlling

     
  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Capital

  

Earnings

  Income (Loss)  

Shares

  

Amount

  

Interest

  

Total

 

Balance as of September 2021

  9,646,972  $96  $60,831  $146,860  $(786)  2,672,312  $(42,149) $(658) $164,194 
                                     

Net earnings

  -   0   0   3,645   0   -   0   0   3,645 

Other comprehensive income

  -   0   0   0   212   -   0   0   212 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

  -   0   0   0   0   -   0   25   25 

Purchase of common stock

  0   0   0   0   0   74,232   (2,143)  0   (2,143)

Vested stock awards

  0   0   (1,766)  0   0   (76,460)  674   0   (1,092)

Stock based compensation

  -   0   140   0   0   -   0   0   140 

Balance as of December 2021

  9,646,972  $96  $59,205  $150,505  $(574)  2,670,084  $(43,618) $(633) $164,981 
                                     

Net earnings

  -   0   0   10,137   0   -   0   0   10,137 

Other comprehensive income

  -   0   0   0   381   -   0   0   381 

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

  -   0   0   0   0   -   0   (11)  (11)

Purchase of common stock

  0   0   0   0   0   28,015   (846)  0   (846)

Stock based compensation

  -   0   714   0   0   -   0   0   714 

Balance as of March 2022

  9,646,972  $96  $59,919  $160,642  $(193)  2,698,099  $(44,464) $(644) $175,356 
                                     

Net earnings

  -   0   0   6,240   0   -   0   0   6,240 

Other comprehensive income

  -   0   0   0   186   -   0   0   186 

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest

  -   0   0   0   0   -   0   (3)  (3)

Purchase of common stock

  0   0   0   0   0   33,934   (968)  0   (968)

Stock based compensation

  -   0   903   0   0   -   0   0   903 

Balance as of June 2022

  9,646,972  $96  $60,822  $166,882  $(7)  2,732,033  $(45,432) $(647) $181,714 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.


Delta Apparel, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

June 2022

  

June 2021

 

Operating activities:

        

Consolidated net earnings

 $20,034  $13,294 

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:

        

Depreciation and amortization

  11,272   10,212 

Amortization of deferred financing fees

  244   244 

Provision for inventory market reserves

  1,484   1,447 

Change in reserves for allowances on accounts receivable, net

  (160)  (511)

Provision for deferred income taxes

  488   912 

Non-cash stock compensation

  1,756   1,396 

Loss (gain) on disposal of equipment

  348   (2)

Other, net

  (2,263)  (1,672)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable, net

  (1,251)  (5,458)

Inventories, net

  (67,452)  (8,244)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

  602   (2,136)

Other non-current assets

  199   1,264 

Accounts payable

  23,390   (5,191)

Accrued expenses

  (1,737)  3,592 

Net operating lease liabilities

  409   543 

Income taxes

  264   1,939 

Other liabilities

  (1,049)  (626)

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

  (13,422)  11,003 

Investing activities:

        

Purchases of property and equipment

  (10,931)  (1,676)

Proceeds from equipment purchased under finance leases

  0   2,312 

Proceeds from sale of equipment

  33   422 

Cash paid for intangible asset

  (132)  (6,655)

Cash paid for business

  (583)  (2,527)

Net cash used in investing activities

  (11,613)  (8,124)

Financing activities:

        

Proceeds from long-term debt

  411,600   346,841 

Repayment of long-term debt

  (383,919)  (346,131)

Repayment of finance lease obligations

  (5,604)  (5,415)

Payment of contingent consideration

  0   (2,110)

Payment of deferred financing cost

  (850)  0 

Repurchase of common stock

  (3,934)  0 

Payment of withholding taxes on stock awards

  (1,092)  (1,133)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  16,201   (7,948)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

  (8,834)  (5,069)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  9,376   16,458 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 $542  $11,389 
         

Supplemental cash flow information

        

Finance lease assets exchanged for finance lease liabilities

 $10,381  $12,290 

Operating lease assets exchanged for operating lease liabilities

 $6,869  $1,032 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Delta Apparel, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


Note A— Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Delta Apparel, Inc. (collectively with DTG2Go, LLC, Salt Life, LLC, M.J. Soffe, LLC, and Descriptionother subsidiaries, "Delta Apparel," "we," "us," "our," or the "Company") is a vertically-integrated, international apparel company. With approximately 9,100 employees worldwide, we design, manufacture, source, and market a diverse portfolio of Business

core activewear and lifestyle apparel products under our primary brands of Salt Life®, Soffe®, and Delta. We are a market leader in the on-demand, digital print and fulfillment industry, bringing DTG2Go's proprietary technology and innovation to the supply chain of our customers. We specialize in selling casual and athletic products through a variety of distribution channels and tiers, including outdoor and sporting goods retailers, independent and specialty stores, better department stores and mid-tier retailers, mass merchants and e-retailers, the U.S. military, and through our business-to-business digital platform. Our products are also made available direct-to-consumer on our ecommerce sites and in our branded retail stores. Our diversified distribution model allows us to capitalize on our strengths to provide our activewear and lifestyle apparel products to a broad and evolving customer base whose shopping preferences may span multiple retail channels. 

We design and internally manufacture the majority of our products. More than 90% of the apparel units that we sell are sewn in our owned or leased facilities. This allows us to offer a high degree of consistency and quality, leverage scale efficiencies, and react quickly to changes in trends within the marketplace. We have manufacturing operations located in the United States, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico, and we use domestic and foreign contractors as additional sources of production. Our distribution facilities are strategically located throughout the United States to better serve our customers with same-day shipping on our catalog products and weekly replenishments to retailers.  We were incorporated in Georgia in 1999, and our headquarters is located in Duluth, Georgia. Our common stock trades on the NYSE American under the symbol “DLA."

We operate on a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the Saturday closest to September 30.  Our 2022 fiscal year is a 52-week year and will end on October 1, 2022 ("fiscal 2022"). Accordingly, this Form 10-Q presents our third quarter of fiscal 2022. Our 2021 fiscal year was a 52-week year and ended on October 2, 2021 ("fiscal 2021").

For presentation purposes herein, all references to period ended relate to the following fiscal years and dates:

Period EndedFiscal YearDate Ended
June 2021Fiscal 2021July 3, 2021
September 2021

Fiscal 2021

October 2, 2021
December 2021Fiscal 2022January 1, 2022
March 2022Fiscal 2022April 2, 2022
June 2022Fiscal 2022July 2, 2022

We prepared the accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statementsCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") for complete financial statements. We believe these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation. Operating results for the three-month periodthree-month and nine-month periods ended December 30, 2017,June 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for our fiscal year ending September 29, 2018.2022. Although our various product lines are sold on a year-round basis, the demand for specific products or styles reflects some seasonality, with sales in our June quarter generally being the highest and sales in our December quarter generally being the lowest. For more information regarding our results of operations and financial position, refer toThese Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K for our fiscal year ended September 30, 2017,2021, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

“Delta Apparel”,

Our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” are used interchangeably to refer toaccounts of Delta Apparel Inc. together with our domesticand its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including M.J. Soffe, LLC (“Soffe”), Culver City Clothing Company (f/k/a Junkfood Clothing Company) (“Junkfood”), Salt Life, LLC (“Salt Life”), and Art Gun, LLC (“Art Gun”), and other international subsidiaries, as appropriate to the context. On March 31, 2017, we sold substantially all of the assets comprising our Junkfood business to JMJD Ventures, LLC. See Note D—Divestitures, for further information on this transaction.

Delta Apparel, Inc. is an international apparel design, marketing, manufacturing and sourcing company that features a diverse portfolio of lifestyle basics and branded activewear apparel, headwear and related accessory products. We specialize in selling casual and athletic products through a variety of distribution channels and distribution tiers, including department stores, mid and mass channels, e-retailers, sporting goods and outdoor retailers, independent and specialty stores, and the U.S. military. Our products are also made available direct-to-consumer on our websites and in our branded retail stores. We believe this diversified distribution allows us to capitalize on our strengths to provide casual activewear to consumers purchasing from most types of retailers.
We design and internally manufacture the majority of our products, which allows us to offer a high degree of consistency and quality controls as well as leverage scale efficiencies. One of our strengths is the speed with which we can reach the market from design to delivery. We have manufacturing operations located in the United States, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico, and usemajority-owned domestic and foreign contractorssubsidiaries. We apply the equity method of accounting for our investment in 31% of the outstanding capital stock of a Honduran company. During the nine-months ended June 2022 and June 2021, we received dividends from the investment of $1.1 million and $0.9 million, respectively. Our Ceiba Textiles manufacturing facility is leased under an operating lease arrangement with this Honduran company. During the nine-months ended June 2022, we paid approximately $1.3 million under this arrangement. Payments of approximately $1.8 million were made during the nine-months ended June 2021, which included payment of rent deferrals related to the June 2020 quarter as additional sourcesa result of production. Our distribution facilities are strategically located throughout the United StatesCOVID pandemic.

We make available copies of materials we file with, or furnish to, better serve our customers with same-day shippingthe SEC free of charge at https://ir.deltaapparelinc.com. The information found on our catalog productswebsite is not part of this, or any other, report that we file with, or furnish to, the SEC. In addition, we will provide upon request, at no cost, paper or electronic copies of our reports and weekly replenishmentsother filings made with the SEC. Requests should be directed to: Investor Relations Department, Delta Apparel, Inc., 2750 Premiere Parkway, Suite 100, Duluth, Georgia 30097. Requests can also be made by telephone to retailers.864-232-5200, or via email at investor.relations@deltaapparel.com.

We were incorporated in Georgia in 1999 and our headquarters is located at 322 South Main Street, Greenville, South Carolina 29601 (telephone number: 864-232-5200). Our common stock trades on the NYSE American exchange under the symbol “DLA”. We operate on a 52-53 week fiscal year ending on the Saturday closest to September 30. Our 2018 fiscal year is a 52-week year and will end on September 29, 2018. Our 2017 fiscal year was a 52-week year and ended on September 30, 2017.

Note B—Accounting Policies

Our accounting policies are consistent with those described in our Significant Accounting Policies in our Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K for theour fiscal year ended September 30, 2017,2021, filed with the SEC. See Note C for consideration of recently issued accounting standards.


Note C—New Accounting Standards

Recently Adopted Standards

In July 2015, December 2019, the FinancialFASB issued ASU No.2019-12,Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes, eliminates certain exceptions within Accounting Standards BoardCodification ("FASB"ASC") 740, Income Taxes, and clarifies certain aspects of the current guidance to promote consistency among reporting entities. ASU 2019-12 is effective as of the beginning of our fiscal year 2022. Most amendments within the standard are required to be applied on a prospective basis, while certain amendments must be applied on a retrospective or modified retrospective basis. The impact of the adoption of provision of ASU 2019-12 did not have a material impact to our financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and disclosures.

Standards Not Yet Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU"ASU No.2016-13,Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) No. 2015-11, Simplifying the: Measurement of InventoryCredit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”), ("ASU 2015-11").  This new guidancewhich requires an entity to measure inventory atassess impairment of its financial instruments based on the lowerentity's estimate of costexpected credit losses. Since the issuance of ASU 2016-13, the FASB released several amendments to improve and net realizable value. Currently, entities measure inventory atclarify the lowerimplementation guidance. These standards have been collectively codified within ASC Topic 326, Credit Losses (“ASC 326”). As a smaller reporting company as defined by the SEC, the provisions of cost or market. ASU 2015-11 replaces market with net realizable value. Net realizable value isASC 326 are effective as of the estimated selling price in the ordinary coursebeginning of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation.  Subsequent measurement is unchanged for inventory measured under last-in, first-out or the retail inventory method.  ASU 2015-11 requires prospective adoption for inventory measurements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those years for public business entities.  Early application is permitted.  ASU 2015-11 was adopted in our fiscal year beginning October 1, 2017. The adoption2024. We are currently evaluating the impacts of this standard did not have a material impactthe provisions of ASC 326 on our consolidated financial statements

Standards Not Yet Adopted
condition, results of operations, cash flows, and disclosures.

In May 2014, March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue2020-04,Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. ASU 2020-04provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease potential accounting and financial reporting impacts of reference rate reform, including the expected transition from Contracts with Customers, ("ASU 2014-09").the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. This new guidance requires an entityincludes temporary optional practical expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to recognizetransactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met.  These transactions include contract modifications, hedging relationships and the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for thesale or transfer of promised goods or services to customers. ASU 2014-09 will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, for public business entities and permitsdebt securities classified as held-to-maturity.  Entities may apply the useprovisions of either the retrospective


or cumulative effect transition method. Early application is permitted only for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. ASU 2014-09 will therefore be effective in our fiscal year beginning September 30, 2018. Although we have not yet determined our adoption method, we have identified a committee, agreed on a methodology for review of our revenue arrangements and initiated the review process for adoption of this ASU, and are evaluating the effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on our Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases, ("ASU 2016-02"). ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities for most leases. All leases will be required to be recorded on the balance sheet with the exception of short-term leases. Early application is permitted. The guidance must be adopted using a modified retrospective approach for leases that exist or are entered into afternew standard at the beginning of the earliest comparativereporting period inwhen the financial statements. ASU 2016-02election is effective formade. This guidance may be applied through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its consolidated financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those annual periods. ASU 2016-02 will therefore be effective inrelated disclosures and does not currently intend to early adopt the new rules.

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Note D—Revenue Recognition

Our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations include revenue streams from retail sales at our fiscal year beginning September 29, 2019. We are evaluating the effect that ASU 2016-02 will havebranded retail stores; direct-to-consumer ecommerce sales on our Consolidated Financial Statementsconsumer-facing web sites; and related disclosures.sales from wholesale channels, which includes our business-to-business ecommerce and DTG2Go sales.  The table below identifies the amount and percentage of net sales by distribution channel (in thousands):

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

June 2022

  

June 2021

 

Retail

 $4,412   3% $3,543   3%

Direct-to-consumer ecommerce

  1,145   1%  2,105   2%

Wholesale

  121,318   96%  113,018   95%

Net sales

 $126,875   100% $118,666   100%

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

June 2022

  

June 2021

 

Retail

 $9,685   3% $8,429   3%

Direct-to-consumer ecommerce

  3,199   1%  5,393   2%

Wholesale

  356,435   96%  308,193   95%

Net sales

 $369,319   100% $322,015   100%

The table below provides net sales by reportable segment and the percentage of net sales by distribution channel for each reportable segment (in thousands):

  

Three Months Ended June 2022

 
  

Net Sales

  

Retail

  

Direct-to-consumer ecommerce

  

Wholesale

 

Delta Group

 $106,020   0.1%  0.4%  99.5%

Salt Life Group

  20,855   20.8%  3.4%  75.8%

Total

 $126,875             

  

Three Months Ended June 2021

 
  

Net Sales

  

Retail

  

Direct-to-consumer ecommerce

  

Wholesale

 

Delta Group

 $102,562   0.2%  0.3%  99.5%

Salt Life Group

  16,104   20.6%  11.1%  68.3%

Total

 $118,666             

  

Nine Months Ended June 2022

 
  

Net Sales

  

Retail

  

Direct-to-consumer ecommerce

  

Wholesale

 

Delta Group

 $323,276   0.1%  0.3%  99.6%

Salt Life Group

  46,043   20.3%  5.0%  74.7%

Total

 $369,319             

  

Nine Months Ended June 2021

 
  

Net Sales

  

Retail

  

Direct-to-consumer ecommerce

  

Wholesale

 

Delta Group

 $284,404   0.3%  0.3%  99.4%

Salt Life Group

  37,611   20.6%  12.1%  67.3%

Total

 $322,015             

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Note D—Divestitures
On March 31, 2017, we completed the sale of substantially all of the assets comprising our Junkfood business to JMJD Ventures, LLC for $27.9 million. The business sold consisted of vintage-inspired Junk Food branded and private label products sold in the United States and internationally. We received cash at closing of $25.0 million and recorded a $2.9 million note receivable with payments due between June 30, 2017, and March 30, 2018. The note receivable was amended on June 29, 2017, to revise the repayment schedule for payments to be made between September 29, 2017, and March 30, 2018.
We realized a $1.3 million pre-tax gain on the sale of the Junkfood business resulting from the proceeds of $27.9 million less the costs of assets sold and other expenses, and less direct selling costs associated with the transaction. The pre-tax gain was recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations as a Gain on sale of business in our 2017 second fiscal quarter as a Gain on sale of business.

Note E—Inventories

Inventories, net of $9.9reserves of $17.4 million and $9.8$15.9 million in reserves, as of December 30, 2017, June 2022 and September 30, 2017, 2021, respectively, consisted of the following (in thousands):

 December 30,
2017
 September 30,
2017
Raw materials$8,639
 $8,973
Work in process16,179
 18,543
Finished goods149,687
 147,035
 $174,505
 $174,551

  

June 2022

  

September 2021

 

Raw materials

 $23,660  $17,204 

Work in process

  23,005   20,954 

Finished goods

  181,006   123,545 
  $227,671  $161,703 

Raw materials include finished yarn and direct materials for the Delta Group, undecorated garments for the DTG2Go business, and direct embellishment materials for the Salt Life Group.

Note F—Debt

Credit Facility

On May 10, 2016, we entered into a Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the(as further amended, the “Amended Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as Administrative Agent, the Sole Lead Arranger and the Sole Book Runner, and the financial institutions named therein as Lenders, which are Wells Fargo, PNC Bank, National Association and Regions Bank. Our subsidiaries M.J. Soffe, LLC, Culver City Clothing Company, (f/k/a Junkfood Clothing Company), Salt Life, LLC, and Art Gun,DTG2Go, LLC (together with(collectively, the Company, the “Companies”"Borrowers"), are co-borrowers under the Amended Credit Agreement.

On The Borrowers entered into amendments to the Amended Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo and the other lenders on November 27, 2017, Delta Apparel, Soffe, Junkfood, Salt Life, March 9, 2018, October 8, 2018, November 19, 2019, April 27, 2020, and Art Gun (collectively, August 28, 2020.

On June 2, 2022, the “Borrowers”)Borrowers entered into a FirstSeventh Amendment to the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank (the “Agent”) and the other lenders set forth therein (the “First“Seventh Amendment”).

The FirstSeventh Amendment, (i) removes LIBOR based borrowing and utilizes SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate) as the primary pricing structure, (ii) amends the definitionpricing structure based on SOFR plus a CSA (Credit Spread Adjustment) defined as 10 bps for 1 month and 15 bps for 3-month tenors, (iii) sets the SOFR floor to 0 bps, (iv) reloads the fair market value of real estate and intellectual property within the borrowing base calculation and resets their respective amortization schedules, (v) sets the maturity date to 5 years from the closing date, and (vi) updates the requirement for our Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio within(“FCCR”) for the Amended Credit Agreement to permit up to $10 million of the proceeds received from the March 31, 2017, sale of certain assets of the Junkfood business topreceding 12-month period must not be used towards share repurchases for up to one year from the date of that transaction. In addition, the definition of Permitted Purchase Money Indebtedness is amended to extend the time period within which the Borrowers may enter into capital leases and to increase the aggregate principal amount of such leases into which the Borrowers may enter to up to $15 million. The definition of Permitted Investments is also amended to permit the Borrowers to make investments in entities that are not a party to the Amended Credit Agreement in an aggregate amount of up to $2 million. The First Amendment also allows the change in the name of our Junkfood Clothing Company subsidiary to Culver City Clothing Company. There were no changes to the Agreement related to interest rate, borrowing capacity, or maturity.
less than 1.0 (previously 1.1).

The Amended Credit Agreement allows us to borrow up to $145$170 million (subject to borrowing base limitations), including a maximum of $25 million in letters of credit. Provided that no event of default exists, we have the option to increase the maximum credit to $200


million (subject to borrowing base limitations), conditioned upon the Administrative Agent's ability to secure additional commitments and customary closing conditions. The credit facility matures on May 10, 2021. In fiscal year 2016, we paid $1.0 million in financing costs associated with the Amended Credit Agreement.
As of December 30, 2017, there was $90.1 million outstanding under our U.S. revolving credit facility at an average interest rate of 3.3% and additional borrowing availability of $26.6 million. This credit facility includes a financial covenant requiring that if the amount of availability falls below the threshold amounts set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement, our Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (“FCCR”) (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) for the preceding 12-month period must not be less than 1.1 to 1.0. We were not subject to the FCCR covenant at December 30, 2017, because our availability was above the minimum required under the Amended Credit Agreement, and we would have satisfied our financial covenant had we been subject to it. At December 30, 2017, and September 30, 2017, there was $9.0 million and $7.7 million, respectively, of retained earnings free of restrictions to make cash dividends or stock repurchases.
The Amended Credit Agreement contains a subjective acceleration clause and a “springing” lockbox arrangement (as defined in FASB Codification No. ASC 470,Debt ("ASC 470")) whereby remittances from customers will be forwarded to our general bank account and will not reduce the outstanding debt until and unless a specified event or an event of default occurs. Pursuant to ASC 470, weWe classify borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement as long-term debt.
In August 2013, debt with consideration of current maturities.

As of June 2022, we had $122.8 million outstanding under our U.S. revolving credit facility at an average interest rate of 3.4%. Our cash on hand combined with the availability under the U.S. credit facility totaled $30.8 million. At June 2022 and September 2021 there was $25.0 million and $19.0 million, respectively, of retained earnings free of restrictions to make cash dividends or stock repurchases.

Promissory Note

On October 8, 2018, we acquired Salt Life andsubstantially all of the assets of Silk Screen Ink, Ltd. d/b/a SSI Digital Print Services. In conjunction with the acquisition, we issued twoa promissory notesnote in the aggregate principal amount of $22.0 million, which included a one-time installment of $9.0 million that was due and paid as required on September 30, 2014, and$7.0 million. The promissory note beared interest at 6% with quarterly installments, commencing on March 31, 2015, which began January 2, 2019, with the final installment due on June 30, 2019. October 1, 2021. The promissory notes are zero-interest notes and state that interest will be imputed as required under Section 1274 of the Internal Revenue Code. We imputed interest at 1.92% onfinal payment, in accordance with the promissory note that matured June 30, 2016, andagreement, was paid in full as required. We impute interest at 3.62% onmade during the promissory note that matures on June 30, 2019. At three-months ended December 30, 2017, the discounted value of the promissory note outstanding was $3.9 million.

2021. 

Honduran Debt

Since March 2011, we have entered into term loans and a revolving credit facility with Banco Ficohsa, a Honduran bank, to finance both the operations and capital expansion of our Honduran facilities. In December 2020, we entered into a new term loan and revolving credit facility with Banco Ficohsa, both with five-year terms, and simultaneously settled the prior term loans and revolving credit facility with outstanding balances at the time of settlement of $1.1 million and $9.5 million, respectively. Additionally, in May 2022, we entered into a new term loan with a five-year term with a principal amount of $3.7 million. Each of these loans isare secured by a first-priorityfirst-priority lien on the assets of our Honduran operations and is not guaranteed by our U.S. entities. These loans are denominated in U.S. dollars, and the carrying value of the debt approximates its fair value. TheAs the revolving credit facility requires minimum payments during each six-month period of the 18-month term; however, the loan agreement permits additional drawdowns to the extent payments are made and certain objective covenants are met. The current revolving Honduran debt, by its nature, is not long-term, as it requires scheduled payments each six months. However, as the loan permits us to re-borrow funds up to the amount repaid, subject to certain objective covenants, and we intend to re-borrow funds, subject to those covenants, the amounts have been classified as long-term debt.

Additional information about these loans and the outstanding balances as of December 30, 2017, June 2022 is as follows (in thousands):

  

June 2022

 

Revolving credit facility established December 2020, interest at 7.25%, due August 2025

 $2,000 

Term loan established December 2020, interest at 7.5%, quarterly installments beginning September 2021 through December 2025

  7,100 

Term loan established May 2022, interest at 7.5%, quarterly installments beginning March 2023 through May 2027

  3,656 
 December 30,
2017
Revolving credit facility established March 2011, interest at 8.0% due March 2019$4,804
Term loan established March 2011, interest at 7.0%, payable monthly with a seven-year term243
Term loan established November 2014, interest at 7.5%, payable monthly with a six-year term1,850
Term loan established June 2016, interest at 8.0%, payable monthly with a six-year term1,286
Term loan established September 2017, interest at 8.0%, payable monthly with a six-year term3,817

Note G—Selling, General and Administrative Expense

We include in selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses the costs incurred subsequent to the receipt of finished goods at our distribution facilities, such as the cost of stocking, warehousing, picking, packing, and shipping goods for delivery to our customers. Distribution costs included in SG&A expenses totaled $3.9$5.6 million and $3.5$5.2 million for the three-month periodsJune 2022 and 2021 quarters, respectively. Distribution costs included in SG&A expenses totaled $16.8 million and $15.6 million for the nine-months ended December 30, 2017, June 2022 and December 31, 2016,2021, respectively. In addition, SG&A expenses include costs related to sales associates, administrative personnel, advertising and marketing expenses royalty payments on licensed products and other general and administrative expenses.

Note H—Stock-Based Compensation

On February 4, 2015, 6, 2020, our shareholders re-approvedapproved the Delta Apparel, Inc. 20102020 Stock Plan ("2010("2020 Stock Plan") thatto replace the 2010 Stock Plan, which was originally approvedpreviously re-approved by our shareholders on November 11, 2010. Since November 2010, no additional awards have been or will be granted under eitherFebruary 4, 2015 and was scheduled to expire by its terms on September 14, 2020. The 2020 Stock Plan is substantially similar in both form and substance to the Delta Apparel2010 Stock OptionPlan. The purpose of the 2020 Stock Plan ("Option Plan") or the Delta Apparel Incentive Stock Award Plan ("Award Plan") and, instead, all stock awards have been and willis to continue to be granted undergive our Board of Directors and its Compensation Committee the 2010 Stock Plan.

We account for these plans pursuantability to ASC 718, SAB 107, SAB 110,offer a variety of compensatory awards designed to enhance the Company’s long-term success by encouraging stock ownership among its executives, key employees and ASU 2016-09. Shares are generally issued from treasury stock upon exercise of the options or the vesting of the restricted stock units and performance units.

Compensation expense is recorded on the SG&A expense line item in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations over the vesting periods. During the three-month periods ended December 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, we recognized $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively, in stock-based compensation expense.
2010 Stock Plan
directors. Under the 20102020 Stock Plan, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors has the authority to determine the employees and directors to whom awards may be granted, and the size and type of each award and manner in which such awards will vest. The awards available under the plan consist of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance stock, stock performance units, and other stock and cash awards. Unvested awards, while employed by the Company or servings as a director, become fully vested under certain circumstances as defined in the 2020 Stock Plan. Such circumstances include, but are not limited to, the participant’s death or becoming disabled. The aggregate numberCompensation Committee is authorized to establish the terms and conditions of shares of common stock that may be deliveredawards granted under the 20102020 Stock Plan, is 500,000 plusto establish, amend and rescind any shares of common stock subjectrules and regulations relating to outstanding awards under the Option2020 Stock Plan, or Awardand to make any other determinations that it deems necessary. Similar to the 2010 Stock Plan, that are subsequently forfeited or terminated for any reason before being exercised. The 2010the 2020 Stock Plan limits the number of shares that may be covered by awards to any participant in a given calendar year and also limits the aggregate awards of restricted stock, restricted stock units and performance stock granted in a given calendar year. If a participant dies or becomes disabled (as defined inShares are generally issued from treasury stock upon the 2010 Stock Plan) while employed byvesting of the Company or serving as a director, all unvested awards become fully vested. The Compensation Committee is authorized to establish the terms and conditions of awards granted under the 2010 Stock Plan, to establish, amend and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the 2010 Stock Plan, and to make any other determinations that it deems necessary.
During the three-month period ended December 30, 2017, restricted stock units, and performance units or other awards under the 2020 Stock Plan.

Compensation expense is recorded within SG&A in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations over the vesting periods. During the June 2022 and 2021 quarters, we recognized $1.1 million and $0.5 million in stock-based compensation expense, respectively. Associated with the compensation cost are income tax benefits recognized of $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, for each of the three-month periods ended June 2022 and June 2021, respectively. During the nine-months ended June 2022 and June 2021, we recognized $2.4 million and $2.0 million, respectively, in stock-based compensation expense. Associated with the compensation cost are income tax benefits recognized of $0.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively, for each of the nine-months periods ended June 2022 and June 2021. 

During the December 2021 quarter, performance stock units and restricted stock units representing 54,60247,700 and 92,06895,000 shares of our common stock, respectively, vested uponwith the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017,2021, and were issued in accordance with their respective agreements. One-half of the restricted stock unitsOf these vested awards, 96,350 were payable in common stock and one-half46,350 were payable in cash. Of the performance units, 72,138 were payable in common stock and 19,930 were payable in cash.

During the three-month period ended December 30, 2017,2021 quarter, restricted stock units and performance stock units, each consisting of 55,750representing 5,000 shares of our common stock were issuedgranted and are eligible to vest upon the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K for fiscal 2022 and are payable in common stock.

During the fiscal year ended September 28, 2019. One-half of theDecember 2021 quarter, performance stock units and restricted stock units representing 59,625 and one-half59,625 shares of our common stock, respectively, were granted and are eligible to vest upon the performance unitsfiling of our Annual Report for fiscal 2023. Of these shares, 64,625 are payable in common stock and one-half54,625 are payable in cash.

During the three-month period ended December 31, 2016,2021 quarter, restricted stock units and performance units representing 8,438 and 53,24813,000 shares of our common stock respectively, vestedwere granted and are eligible to vest upon the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K for fiscal 2024 and are payable in common stock.

During the fiscal year ended October 1, 2016, and were issued in accordance with their respective agreements. TheMarch 2022 quarter, restricted stock units representing 42,000 shares of our common stock were granted and performance unitsare eligible to vest upon the filing of our Annual Report for fiscal 2023. Of these shares, 21,000 are payable one-half in common stock and one-half21,000 are payable in cash.

During the March 2022 quarter, restricted stock units representing 42,000 shares of our common stock were granted and are eligible to vest upon the filing of our Annual Report for fiscal 2024. Of these shares, 21,000 are payable in common stock and 21,000 are payable in cash.

During the June 2022 quarter, restricted stock units representing 10,000 shares of our common stock were granted and are eligible to vest upon the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2022 and are payable in common stock. Additionally, restricted stock units representing 10,000 shares of our common stock were granted and are eligible to vest upon the filing of our Annual Report for fiscal 2023. Of these shares, 5,000 are payable in common stock and 5,000 are payable in cash. Additionally, restricted stock units representing 10,000 shares of our common stock were granted and are eligible to vest upon the filing of our Annual Report for fiscal 2024. Of these shares, 5,000 are payable in common stock and 5,000 are payable in cash.

During the June 2022 quarter, performance stock units representing 10,000 were granted and are eligible to vest upon the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2023. Of these shares, 5,000 are payable in common stock and 5,000 are payable in cash. Additionally, performance stock units representing 10,000 were granted and are eligible to vest upon the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2024. Of these shares, 5,000 are payable in common stock and 5,000 are payable in cash. 

As of December 30, 2017, June 2022, there was $4.1 million$4.9 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested awards granted under the 20102020 Stock Plan. This cost is expected to be recognized over a period of 32.4 years.

Option Plan
All options granted under the Option Plan vested prior to October 3, 2015. As such, no expense was recognized during each of the three-month periods ended December 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016. No options were exercised during the three-month period ended December 30, 2017.

Note I—Purchase Contracts

We have entered into agreements, and have fixed prices, to purchase yarn, finished fabric, and finished apparel and headwear products. At December 30, 2017,June 2022, minimum payments under these contracts were as follows (in thousands):

Yarn

 $30,480 

Finished fabric

  7,620 

Finished products

  11,059 
  $49,159 

Yarn$3,252
Finished fabric2,271
Finished products21,995
 $27,518

Note J—Business Segments
We operate

Our operations are managed and reported in two segments, Delta Group and Salt Life Group, which reflect the manner in which the business is managed and results are reviewed by the Chief Executive Officer, who is our business in two distinct segments: branded and basics.Although the two segments are similar in their production processes and regulatory environments, they are distinct in their economic characteristics, products, marketing, and distribution methods.

chief operating decision maker. 

The basics segmentDelta Group is comprised of our business units primarily focused on garmentcore activewear styles, characterized by low fashion risk, and includes our DTG2Go and Delta Activewear (which includes Delta Catalog and FunTees) and Art Gun business units. We are a market distributeleader in the on-demand, direct-to-garment digital print and manufacture unembellished knitfulfillment industry, bringing technology and innovation to the supply chain of our many customers.  We use highly-automated factory processes and our proprietary software to deliver on-demand, digitally printed apparel direct to consumers on behalf of our customers. Our Activewear business is organized around key customer channels and how they source their various apparel needs. Delta Activewear is a preferred supplier of activewear apparel to regional and global brands, direct to retail and through wholesale markets. We offer a broad portfolio of apparel and accessories under the main brandsDelta, Delta Platinum, Soffe, and sourced-branded products that we distribute utilizing our network of fulfillment centers. Delta Platinum™, Delta Dri®, Delta Magnum Weight®,Direct services key channels, such as the screen print, promotional, and Delta Pro Weight® for saleeRetailer channels as well as the retail licensing channel, whose customers sell through to many mid-tier and mass market retailers.  In our Global Brands & Retail Direct business we serve our customers as their supply chain partner, from product development to shipment of their branded products, with the majority of products being sold with value-added services including embellishment, hangtags, and ticketing. We also serve retailers by providing our portfolio of products directly to their retail stores and through their ecommerce channels.  We sell our products to a diversified audience, ranging from large licensed screen printers to small independent businesses.including sporting goods and outdoor retailers, specialty and resort shops, farm and fleet stores, department stores, and mid-tier retailers. We also manufacture private label products forservice custom apparel to major branded sportswear companies, trendy regional brands, retailers, and sports-licensed apparel marketers. Typicallyall branches of the United States armed forces. We also offer our private labelSoffe products are sold with value-added services such as hangtags, ticketing, hangers, and embellishment so that


they are fully ready for retail. Using digital print equipment and proprietary technology, Art Gun embellishes garmentsdirect to create private label, custom-decorated apparel servicing the fast-growing e-retailer channels as well as the ad-specialty, promotional products and retail marketplaces.
consumers at www.soffe.com.

The branded segmentSalt Life Group is comprised of our business unitslifestyle brand focused on specializeda broad range of apparel garments, headwear and related accessories to meet consumer preferences and fashion trends, and includes our Salt Life Soffe, and Coast business units. Our branded segment also included our Junkfood business unit prior to its disposition on March 31, 2017.unit. These branded products are sold through specialty and boutique shops, traditional department stores, and mid-tieroutdoor retailers, sporting goods stores, e-retailers and the U.S. military, as well as direct-to-consumer through branded ecommerce sites and "brick and mortar"branded retail stores. Products in this segment are marketed under our lifestyle brandsbrand of Salt Life®, Soffe®, and COAST®, as well as other labels.

.

Our Chief Operating Decision Maker and management evaluate performance and allocate resources based on profit or loss from operations before interest, and income taxes and special charges ("segment operating earnings"). Our segment operating earnings may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. The accounting policies of our reportable segments are the same as those described in Note 2 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017,2021, filed with the SEC.

Intercompany transfers between operating segments are transacted at cost and have been eliminated within the segment amounts shown in the following table (in thousands).
 Three Months Ended
 December 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
Segment net sales:   
Basics$73,176
 $60,838
Branded17,166
 24,497
Total net sales$90,342
 $85,335
    
Segment operating income (loss):   
Basics$4,189
 $4,684
Branded458
 (1,000)
Total segment operating income$4,647
 $3,684

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

June 2022

  

June 2021

  

June 2022

  

June 2021

 

Segment net sales:

                

Delta Group

 $106,020  $102,562  $323,276  $284,404 

Salt Life Group

  20,855   16,104   46,043   37,611 

Total net sales

 $126,875  $118,666  $369,319  $322,015 
                 

Segment operating earnings:

                

Delta Group (1)

 $10,701  $13,869  $33,557  $28,394 

Salt Life Group

  3,574   2,916   7,037   4,726 

Total segment operating earnings

 $14,275  $16,785  $40,594  $33,120 

(1) In fiscal 2021, the Delta Group operating earnings included $1.3 million of expense, reported within "Other loss (income), net", related to two catastrophic hurricanes that disrupted operations during the December 2020 quarter.

The following table reconciles the segment operating incomeearnings to the consolidated income (loss)earnings before provision for (benefit from) income taxes (in thousands):

  

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

June 2022

  

June 2021

  

June 2022

  

June 2021

 

Segment operating earnings

 $14,275  $16,785  $40,594  $33,120 

Unallocated corporate expenses

  4,980   4,882   11,041   10,569 

Unallocated interest expense

  1,971   1,735   5,370   5,225 

Consolidated earnings before provision for income taxes

 $7,324  $10,168  $24,183  $17,326 

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 Three Months Ended
 December 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
Segment operating income$4,647
 $3,684
Unallocated corporate expenses2,909
 3,215
Unallocated interest expense1,334
 1,301
Consolidated income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes$404
 $(832)

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Note K—Income Taxes

On December 22, 2017, the

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “New Tax Legislation”) was enacted. The New Tax Legislationenacted on December 22, 2017, which significantly revised the U.S. corporate income tax code by, among other things, lowering federal corporate income tax rates, implementing a modified territorial tax system and imposing a repatriation tax ("transition tax") on deemed repatriated cumulative earnings of foreign subsidiaries. Duringsubsidiaries which will be paid over eight years. In addition, new taxes were imposed related to foreign income, including a tax on global intangible low-taxed income (“GILTI”) as well as a limitation on the three-month period ended December 30, 2017, we recognized provisional amounts totaling $10.6 milliondeduction for business interest expense (“Section 163(j)"). GILTI is the excess of tax expense.the shareholder’s net controlled foreign corporations ("CFC") net tested income over the net deemed tangible income.  GILTI income is eligible for a deduction of up to 50% of the income inclusion, but the deduction is limited to the amount of U.S. adjusted taxable income.  The Section 163(j) limitation does not allow the amount of deductible interest to exceed the sum of the taxpayer's business interest income and 30% of the taxpayer’s adjusted taxable income. We have made reasonable estimatesincluded in our calculation of our effective tax rate the effectsestimated impact of GILTI and Section 163(j). We have elected to account for the tax on GILTI as a period cost and, therefore, do not record deferred taxes related to GILTI on our existing deferred tax balances and the one-time transition tax; however, these amounts may change as more information becomes available. We accounted for the $10.6 million provisional amount as a discrete item for tax provision purposes, recording tax expense on our best estimate of the effect of the New Tax Legislation. Excluding the effect of this discrete item, theforeign subsidiaries.

Our effective income tax rate on operations for the three-month periodnine-months ended December 30, 2017, June 2022 was (46.4%). This tax benefit relates17.2% compared to stock option excess benefits as a result from our adoption of ASU 2016-09. This compares to an effective income tax rate of 27.0% for23.1% in the same period inof the prior year, and 5.9%an effective rate of 21.9% for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017.

2021.We generally benefit from having income in foreign jurisdictions that are either exempt from income taxes or have tax rates that are lower than those in the United States. Based on our current projected pre-tax income and the anticipated amount of U.S. taxable income compared

to profits in the offshore taxable and tax-free jurisdictions in which we operate, our estimated annual income tax rate for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2018, excluding the discrete tax expense associated with the New Tax Legislation, is currently expected to be approximately 12%-13%. The change in the federal statutory rate from 34% to 21% as a result of the New Tax Legislation is effective at the beginning of our fiscal year. As such, the blended federal statutory tax rate for the fiscal year is anticipated to be approximately 24.3%. However, changes in the mix of U.S. taxable income compared to profits in tax-free or lower-tax jurisdictions can have a significant impact on our overall effective tax rate. In addition, the impact of the New Tax Legislation may differ from our initial provisional estimates, possibly materially, due to, among other things, changes in interpretations and assumptions made regarding the New Tax Legislation, guidance that may be issued and actions we may take as a result of the New Tax Legislation.
Provisional amounts
As noted above we consider the estimate of the effects on our existing deferred tax balances and the one-time transition tax to be provisional.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities: We remeasured our deferred tax assets and liabilities based on an estimated scheduling of when we anticipate these amounts will reverse and by applying estimated rates based on the period we believe they will reverse. However, we are still analyzing certain aspects of the New Tax Legislation and refining our scheduling and calculations, which could potentially affect the remeasurement of these balances. The provisional amount of expense related to the remeasurement of our deferred tax balance was approximately $1.1 million which was recognized during the quarter.
Transition tax: Our current estimate of the one-time transition tax is based on an estimate of our total earnings and profits (E&P) from our foreign subsidiaries which were previously deferred from US income taxes. A deferred tax liability for such undistributed earnings was not previously recognized since the earnings are considered to be permanently reinvested. We recorded a provisional amount related to this one-time transition tax of $9.5 million during the quarter which will be paid over eight years. We anticipate that the benefit resulting from the reduction of the federal tax rate from 34% to 21% will offset the future payments of the transition tax, resulting in minimal cash flow impact. We have not completed our analysis of the total E&P or the split between liquid and illiquid assets for our foreign subsidiaries. As such this amount may change when we finalize our analysis.
State tax effect: We continued to apply ASC 740 based on the provisions of the state tax laws that were in effect immediately prior to the New Tax Legislation being enacted. It is currently impractical to determine the changes to our state provision resulting from the New Tax Legislation; however, we believe the impact will not be material.
We file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state, local and foreign jurisdictions. Tax years 2014, 2015 and 2016, according to statute and with few exceptions, remain open to examination by various federal, state, local and foreign jurisdictions.

Note L—Derivatives and Fair Value Measurements

From time to time, we may use interest rate swaps or other instruments to manage our interest rate exposure and reduce the impact of future interest rate changes. These financial instruments are not used for trading or speculative purposes. We have designated our interest rate swap contracts as cash flow hedges of our future interest payments. As a result, the gains and losses on the swap contracts are reported as a component of other comprehensive income and are reclassified into interest expense as the related interest payments are made. As of June 2022, all of our other comprehensive income was attributable to shareholders; none related to the non-controlling interest.  Outstanding instruments as of December 30, 2017, June 2022 are as follows:

Notional

 

Effective Date

 
Notational

Amount

 

Fixed LIBOR Rate

 

Maturity Date

Interest Rate Swap

July 19, 201725, 2018

 

$1020.0 million

 1.74%3.18% 

July 19, 201925, 2023

Interest Rate SwapJuly 19, 2017$10 million1.99%May 10, 2021

The following table summarizes the fair value and presentation in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for derivatives related to our interest swap agreements as of June 2022 and September 2021 (in thousands):

  

June 2022

  

September 2021

 

Deferred tax assets

 

$

1

  

$

266

 

Other non-current liabilities

  

(8

)

  

(1,052

)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

$

(7

)

 

$

(786

)

From time to time, we may purchase cotton option contracts to economically hedge the risk related to market fluctuations in the cost of cotton used in our operations. We do not receive hedge accounting treatment for these derivatives. As such, the realized and unrealized gains and losses associated with them are recorded within cost of goods sold on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

FASB Codification No. No such cotton contracts were outstanding at June 2022 and September 2021.

ASC 820,Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are grouped in three levels. The levels prioritize the inputs used to measure the fair value of the assets or liabilities. These levels are:

Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for assets and liabilities, either directly or indirectly. These inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are less active.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that are supported by little ornomarket activity for assets or liabilities and includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques.

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The following financial assets (liabilities)liabilities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):


 Fair Value Measurements Using
Period EndedTotal 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Interest Rate Swaps       
December 30, 2017$83
 
 $83
 
September 30, 2017(56) 
 (56) 
        
Cotton Options   
    
December 30, 2017$(1) $(1) 
 
September 30, 2017(125) (125) 
 
        
Contingent Consideration       
December 30, 2017$(1,300) 
 
 $(1,300)
September 30, 2017(1,600) 
 
 (1,600)

      Fair Value Measurements Using 
      

Quoted Prices in

  

Significant Other

  

Significant

 
      

Active Markets for

  

Observable

  

Unobservable

 
      

Identical Assets

  

Inputs

  

Inputs

 

Period Ended

 

Total

  

(Level 1)

  

(Level 2)

  

(Level 3)

 

Interest Rate Swaps

                

June 2022

 $(8)  0  $(8)  0 

September 2021

 $(1,052)  0  $(1,052)  0 
                 

Contingent Consideration

                

June 2022

 $(563)  0   0  $(563)

September 2021

 $(1,897)  0   0  $(1,897)

The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements was derived from a discounted cash flow analysis based on the terms of the contract and the forward interest rate curves adjusted for our credit risk, which fall in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. At December 31, 2017,June 2022 and September 2021, book value for fixed rate debt approximates fair value based on quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to us for debt of the same remaining maturities (a Level 2 fair value measurement).

The following table summarizesDTG2Go acquisition purchase price consisted of additional payments contingent on the fair value and presentation in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for derivativescombined business’s achievement of certain performance targets related to sales and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") for the period from April 1, 2018, through September 29, 2018, as well as for our interest swap agreements asfiscal years 2019,2020,2021 and 2022. The valuation of December 30, 2017, and September 30, 2017 (in thousands):

 December 30,
2017
 September 30,
2017
Other assets$83
 $
Deferred tax assets
 21
Accrued expenses
 (56)
Deferred tax liabilities(32) 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)$51
 $(35)
In August 2013, we acquired Salt Life and issued contingent consideration payable in cash after the end of calendar year 2019 if financial performance targets involving the sale of Salt Life-branded products are met during the 2019 calendar year.  We used a Monte Carlo model utilizing the historical results and projected cash flows based on the contractually defined terms, discounted as necessary, to estimate the fair value of the contingent consideration for Salt Life at the acquisition date as well as to remeasureis based upon projected results. The fair value of the contingent consideration relatedis sensitive to the acquisitionchanges in our projected results and discount rates.  As of Salt Life at each reporting period.  Accordingly, the fair value measurement for contingent consideration falls in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. 
At December 30, 2017, June 2022, we had $1.3 million accrued in contingent consideration related to the Salt Life acquisition, a $0.3 million reduction from the accrual at September 30, 2017. The reduction inestimate the fair value of contingent consideration is based on the inputs into the Monte Carlo model, including the time remaining in the measurement period. The sales expectations for calendar year 2019 have been reducedto be $0.6 million, a $1.3 million decrease from the sales expectations used in the valuation of contingent consideration at acquisition September 2021 due to our current view of the retail environment. Our expectations are consistent with those at September 30, 2017.a change in projected results resulting in decreased estimated future earnout payments.


Note M—Legal Proceedings
The Sports Authority Bankruptcy Litigation
Soffe is involved in several related litigation matters stemming from The Sports Authority's ("TSA") March 2, 2016, filing of a voluntary petition(s) for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the "TSA Bankruptcy"). Prior to such filing, Soffe provided TSA with products to be sold on a consignment basis pursuant to a "pay by scan" agreement and the litigation matters relate to Soffe's interest in the products it provided TSA on a consignment basis (the "Products") and the proceeds derived from the sale of such products (the "Proceeds").
TSA Stores, Inc. and related entities TSA Ponce, Inc. and TSA Caribe, Inc. filed an action against Soffe on March 16, 2016, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the "TSA Action") essentially seeking a declaratory judgment that: (i) Soffe does not own the Products but rather has a security interest that is not perfected or senior and is avoidable; (ii) Soffe only has an unsecured claim against TSA; (iii) TSA and TSA's secured creditors have valid, unavoidable and senior rights in the Products and the Products are

the property of TSA’s estate; (iv) Soffe does not have a perfected purchase money security interest in the Products; (v) Soffe is not entitled to a return of the Products; and (vi) TSA can continue to sell the Products and Soffe is not entitled to any proceeds from such sales other than as an unsecured creditor. The TSA Action also contains claims seeking to avoid Soffe's filing of a financing statement related to the Products as a preference and recover the value of that transfer as well as to disallow Soffe's claims until it has returned preferential transfers or their associated value. TSA also brings a claim for a permanent injunction barring Soffe from taking certain actions. We believe that many of the claims in the TSA Action, including TSA’s claim for injunction, are now moot as a result of Soffe’s agreement to permit TSA to continue selling the Products in TSA’s going-out-of-business sale.
On May 16, 2016, TSA lender Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as Successor Administrative and Collateral Agent ("WSFS"), intervened in the TSA Action seeking a declaratory judgment that: (i) WSFS has a perfected interest in the Products and Proceeds that is senior to Soffe's interest; and (ii) the Proceeds paid to Soffe must be disgorged pursuant to an order previously issued by the court. WSFS's intervening complaint also contains a separate claim seeking the disgorgement of all Proceeds paid to Soffe along with accrued and unpaid interest.
Soffe has asserted counterclaims against WSFS in the TSA Action essentially seeking a declaratory judgment that: (i) WSFS is not perfected in the Products; and (ii) WSFS's interest in the Products is subordinate to Soffe's interest.
On May 24, 2016, Soffe joined an appeal filed by a number of TSA consignment vendors in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware challenging an order issued in the TSA Bankruptcy that, should WSFS or TSA succeed in the TSA Action, granted TSA and/or WSFS a lien on all Proceeds received by Soffe and requiring the automatic disgorgement of such Proceeds. Soffe and another entity are the remaining consignment vendors pursuing this appeal.
Although we will continue to vigorously defend against the TSA Action and pursue the above-referenced counterclaims and appeal, should TSA and/or WSFS ultimately prevail on their claims, we could be forced to disgorge all Proceeds received and forfeit our ownership rights in any Products that remain in TSA's possession. We believe the range of possible loss in this matter is currently $0 to $3.3 million; however, it is too early to determine the probable outcome and, therefore, no amount has been accrued related to this matter.
In addition, at

At times, we are party to various legal claims, actions and complaints. We believe that, as a result of legal defenses, insurance arrangements, and indemnification provisions with parties believed to be financially capable, such actions should not have a material adverse effect on our operations, financial condition, or liquidity.


Note N—Repurchase of Common Stock

As of December 30, 2017, September 28, 2019, our Board of Directors authorized management to use up to $50.0$60.0 million to repurchase stock in open market transactions under our Stock Repurchase Program.

During the December June 2022 quarter, of fiscal year 2018, we purchased 145,124 shares of our common stock for a total cost of $3.0 million. Through December 30, 2017, we have purchased 3,038,61133,934 shares of our common stock for an aggregate of $41.7$1.0 million. Through June 2022, we have purchased 3,735,114 shares of our common stock for an aggregate of $56.4 million since the inception ofunder our Stock Repurchase Program.Program since its inception. All purchases were made at the discretion of management and pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of SEC Rule 10b-18.10b-18. As of December 30, 2017, $8.3June 2022, $3.6 million remained available for future purchases under our Stock Repurchase Program, which does not have an expiration date.

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Period Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans
October 1, 2017 to November 4, 2017 29,081
 $21.04 29,081
 
$10.7 million
November 5, 2017 to December 2, 2017 46,444
 20.67 46,444
 9.7 million
December 3, 2017 to December 30, 2017 69,599
 20.56 69,599
 8.3 million
Total 145,124
 $20.69 145,124
 
$8.3 million


Note O—Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Components of intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

 December 30, 2017 September 30, 2017  
 CostAccumulated AmortizationNet Value CostAccumulated AmortizationNet Value Economic Life
          
Goodwill$19,917
$
$19,917
 $19,917
$
$19,917
 N/A
          
Intangibles:         
Tradename/trademarks$16,090
$(2,329)$13,761
 $16,090
$(2,193)$13,897
 20 – 30 yrs
Technology1,220
(978)242
 1,220
(947)273
 10 yrs
License agreements2,100
(449)1,651
 2,100
(423)1,677
 15 – 30 yrs
Non-compete agreements1,037
(766)271
 1,037
(733)304
 4 – 8.5 yrs
Total intangibles$20,447
$(4,522)$15,925
 $20,447
$(4,296)$16,151
  

  

June 2022

  

September 2021

   
  

Cost

  

Accumulated Amortization

  

Net Value

  

Cost

  

Accumulated Amortization

  

Net Value

 Economic Life 
                           

Goodwill

 $37,897  $  $37,897  $37,897  $  $37,897 N/A 
                           

Intangibles:

                          

Tradename/trademarks

 $16,000  $(4,717) $11,283  $16,000  $(4,317) $11,683 

20 – 30 yrs

 

Customer relationships

  7,400   (3,028)  4,372   7,400   (2,473)  4,927 

20 yrs

 

Technology

  10,083   (2,385)  7,698   9,952   (1,715)  8237 

10 yrs

 

License agreements

  2,100   (914)  1,186   2,100   (837)  1,263 

15 – 30 yrs

 

Non-compete agreements

  1,657   (1,569)  88   1,657   (1,476)  181 

4 – 8.5 yrs

 

Total intangibles

 $37,240  $(12,613) $24,627  $37,109  $(10,818) $26,291   

Goodwill represents the acquired goodwill net of the cumulative$0.6 million impairment losses recorded in fiscal year 20112011. As of $0.6June 2022, the Delta Group segment assets include $18.0 million of goodwill, and the Salt Life segment assets include $19.9 million. The goodwill

Depending on the type of intangible asset, amortization is recorded on our financial statements is included in the branded segment.

under cost of goods sold or selling, general and administrative expenses. Amortization expense for intangible assets was $0.2 million for the three-month period ended December 30, 2017, June 2022 and $0.3June 2021 quarters was $0.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively. Amortization for the three-month periodnine-months ended December 31, 2016.June 2022 and June 2021 was $1.8 million and 1.2 million, respectively. Amortization expense is estimated to be approximately $0.9$2.3 million for eachthe year ended September 2022, approximately $2.2 million for the year ended September 2023, and approximately $2.2 million for the years ended September 2024, 2025 and 2026.

On June 1, 2021, DTG2Go, LLC acquired specified net assets of Fan Print Inc., which primarily included its Autoscale.ai technology as well as immaterial net working capital. The costs to acquire the net assets were $8.0 million, of which $6.6 million was paid at closing through our existing U.S. credit facility and $1.4 million will be paid in three installments, one installment in our third quarter of fiscal 2022 and two installments remaining. The acquisition qualified as an asset acquisition in accordance with ASU 2017-01,Clarifying the Definition of a Business, as substantially all of the fair value of the net assets acquired or $8.1 million were assigned to the technology intangible asset with an estimated economic life of 10 years. The acquisition cost also consists of additional payments contingent on the adjusted operating profits resulting from the Autoscale.ai technology for the period from June 1, 2021 through October 2, 2021, as well as for our fiscal years 20182022 through 2026. These contingent earnout liabilities are recognized when the contingency is probable and 2019, approximately $0.7 million forreasonably estimable, which generally results in recognition, if earned, during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year 2020, and approximately $0.6 million for eachwhich would increase the value of fiscal years 2021 and 2022.the technology intangible asset.


Note P—Subsequent Events

None.

None

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. We may from time to time make written or oral statements that are “forward-looking,” including statements contained in this report and other filings with the SEC, in our press releases, and in other reports to our shareholders. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, which address activities, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. The words “plan”, “estimate”, “project”, “forecast”, “outlook”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “intend”, “seek’“remain”, “seek", “believe”, “may”, “should” and similar expressions, and discussions of strategy or intentions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based on our current expectations and are necessarily dependent upon assumptions, estimates and data that we believe are reasonable and accurate but may be incorrect, incomplete or imprecise. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of business risks and inherent uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

the volatility and uncertainty of cotton and other raw material prices;
the general U.S. and international economic conditions;
the competitive conditions in the apparel industry;
restrictions on our ability to borrow capital or service our indebtedness;
deterioration in the financial condition of our customers and suppliers and changes in the operations and strategies of our customers and suppliers;
our ability to predict or react to changing consumer preferences or trends;
our ability to successfully open and operate new retail stores in a timely and cost-effective manner;
pricing pressures and the implementation of cost reduction strategies;
changes in economic, political or social stability at our offshore locations;
disruptions at our manufacturing and other facilities;
our ability to attract and retain key management;
the effect of unseasonable or significant weather conditions on purchases of our products;

significant changes in our effective tax rate;
interest rate fluctuations increasing our obligations under our variable rate indebtedness;
the ability to raise additional capital;
the ability to grow, achieve synergies and realize the expected profitability of acquisitions;
the volatility and uncertainty of energy and fuel prices;
material disruptions in our information systems related to our business operations;
data security or privacy breaches;
significant interruptions within our manufacturing or distribution operations;
changes in or our ability to comply with safety, health and environmental regulations;
significant litigation in either domestic or international jurisdictions:
the ability to protect our trademarks and other intellectual property;
the ability to obtain and renew our significant license agreements;
the impairment of acquired intangible assets;
changes in ecommerce laws and regulations;
changes in international trade regulations;
our ability to comply with trade regulations;
changes in employment laws or regulations or our relationship with employees;
cost increases and reduction in future profitability due to the effects of healthcare legislation;
foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;
violations of manufacturing standards or labor laws or unethical business practices by our suppliers and independent contractors;
the illiquidity of our shares;
price volatility in our shares and the general volatility of the stock market; and
the costs required to comply with the regulatory landscape regarding public company governance and disclosure.

the general U.S. and international economic conditions;

the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and government/social actions taken to contain its spread on our operations, financial condition, liquidity, and capital investments, including recent labor shortages, inventory constraints, and supply chain disruptions;

significant interruptions or disruptions within our manufacturing, distribution or other operations;

deterioration in the financial condition of our customers and suppliers and changes in the operations and strategies of our customers and suppliers;

the volatility and uncertainty of cotton and other raw material prices and availability;

the competitive conditions in the apparel industry;

our ability to predict or react to changing consumer preferences or trends;

our ability to successfully open and operate new retail stores in a timely and cost-effective manner;

the ability to grow, achieve synergies and realize the expected profitability of acquisitions;

changes in economic, political or social stability at our offshore locations in areas in which we, or our suppliers or vendors, operate;

our ability to attract and retain key management;

the volatility and uncertainty of energy, fuel and related costs;

material disruptions in our information systems related to our business operations;

compromises of our data security;

significant changes in our effective tax rate;

significant litigation in either domestic or international jurisdictions;

recalls, claims and negative publicity associated with product liability issues;

the ability to protect our trademarks and other intellectual property;

changes in international trade regulations;

our ability to comply with trade regulations;

changes in employment laws or regulations or our relationship with employees;

negative publicity resulting from violations of manufacturing standards or labor laws or unethical business practices by our suppliers and independent contractors;

the inability of suppliers or other third-parties, including those related to transportation, to fulfill the terms of their contracts with us;

restrictions on our ability to borrow capital or service our indebtedness;

interest rate fluctuations increasing our obligations under our variable rate indebtedness;

the ability to raise additional capital;

the impairment of acquired intangible assets;

foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;

the illiquidity of our shares; and

price volatility in our shares and the general volatility of the stock market.

A detailed discussion of significant risk factors that have the potential to cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations is describedset forth in Part 1 under the subheading "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended September 30, 2017,2021, filed with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q do not purport to be predictions of future events or circumstances and may not be realized. Further, any forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and we do not undertake to publicly update or revise the forward-looking statements, except as required by the federal securities laws.

Business Outlook

We

The results of our third quarter fiscal 2022 reflect a continuation of the solid performance we achieved in the first half of fiscal 2022, which we believe thathas been driven by strong consumer demand for our strong first quarterproducts. While sales continue to grow year over year, our operating margin was negatively impacted by inflationary pressures, resulting in higher variable selling and distribution costs and lower operating margins. Our bottom line results including double-digit salesachieved diluted earnings per share of $0.88 for the third quarter. 

Our five focused go-to-market strategies and our vertical manufacturing supply chain are driving growth across all of our businesses and pre-tax profitability in what is seasonally our most challenging period, provide solid momentum asthe channels we move further into our fiscal year 2018. That momentum, coupled with our recent efforts to rationalize our business, should have us well-positioned to take advantage of opportunities wherever and whenever they may arise.

Art Gun’s customer service focus and execution during the quarter facilitated both a return to its traditional high-growth trajectory as well as record sales and profitability. Its new production facility, which fully integrates with our Activewear business’s vertical manufacturing platform, should serve as a valuable differentiator for Art Gun in the digital print and fulfillment marketplace. We believe that the flexibility provided by the new facility, along with capacity expansions and new business opportunities, will enable Art Gun to continue to gain market share and further increase profitability as the year unfolds.
We are highly encouraged by the double-digit sales growth seen on both sides of our Activewear business during the quarter. The improving conditions in the retail licensing channel are a welcome contrast to last year's customer de-stocking activity. We expect the market penetration of Catalog's higher-marginserve. Our Delta Platinum line and other fashion basics products to continue at its rapid pace as the year progresses. Moreover, we are optimistic that the successes our FunTees business has achieved in diversifying its customer base and leveraging its design and manufacturing sophistication will continue.
Sales in our Salt Life business accelerated during the quarter through product expansions and additional doors. Sales on the www.saltlife.com ecommerce site continue to grow significantly and Salt Life's new retail store in Daytona Beach, Florida, is performing extremely well. The brand is expanding geographically both through its own direct-to-consumer strategies as well as additional doors with new retail accounts, giving Salt Life strong momentum heading into the latter half of the fiscal year.
Soffe’s strongGroup segment saw 3% sales growth over the prior year across our diversified channels of distribution and as a result of providing additional value-added services. Driven in large part by increased customer demand, our Activewear business, comprised of Delta Direct and Global Brands & Retail Direct business, saw sales increase over the prior year third quarter. Our digital print business, DTG2Go, also saw sales growth during the third quarter of fiscal 2022. 

The Salt Life segment exceeded the prior year third quarter with successes insales increasing by 30%. Our wholesale channel continued to demonstrate strength, and the military and strategic sporting goods channels provides good velocity in that business moving forward. Soffe’s growth was augmented by significant gross margin expansion and profitability improvement during the quarter. Soffe has many ongoing initiatives to continue its growth and further bolster its top and bottom-line performance in the coming quarters. In addition, Soffe's latestSalt Life branded retail location, recently openedfootprint was further expanded with the opening of new locations in Jacksonville, North Carolina,


should resonate well with military consumers in that marketFoley, Alabama; Hilton Head, South Carolina; Boca Raton, Florida; and serve as another valuable consumer touch-point in its omni-channelRehoboth Beach, Delaware, bringing the number of retail doors to 20 locations across seven states. Our recent Salt Life retail store openings have continued to validate the strength of the Salt Life brand and our go-to-market strategy.
The increases in demand for apparel during the quarter and the successes we are seeing from our sales and marketing efforts, operational improvements and cost-control initiatives are very encouraging. While we expect the markets to generally remain challenging, particularly for traditional retailers, we are pleased with what we are seeing across our businesses as we move through the year.

Results of Operations

Financial results included herein have been presented on a generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") basis and, in certain limited instances, we have presented our financial results on a GAAP and non-GAAP (adjusted) basis, which is further described in the sections entitled Non-GAAP Financial Measures.

Net sales were $126.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2022, an increase of 7% compared to the prior year third quarter net sales of $118.7 million.   

Net sales in the Delta Group segment grew 3% to $106.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to $102.6 million in the prior year third quarter. Delta Direct, Retail Direct and Global Brands grew 3% from prior year. Net sales for the first nine months of 2022 were $323.3 million, a 14% increase over the prior year.

The Salt Life Group segment third quarter of fiscal year 2018 were $90.32022 revenue grew 30% to $20.9 million compared to $85.3$16.1 million in the prior year period. After adjusting forthird quarter. The segment’s growth was primarily driven by growth in our wholesale channel and retail stores. For the $9.4first nine months of 2022, net sales were $46.0 million, of salesup over $8.4 million from the since-divested Junkfood business in the prior year quarter, first quarter sales grew 19% year-over-year. Each business unit achieved double-digit sales growth over the prior year quarter.

Our direct-to-consumer retail and ecommerce sales represented 7.1% of total revenues for the first quarter of 2018. Overall growth in our direct-to-consumer retail and ecommerce sales for the quarter was only 1.1%, as the prior year sales included ecommerce and retailnet sales of the since-divested Junkfood business. Excluding these sales from the since-divested Junkfood business in the prior year quarter, sales growth in our direct-to-consumer retail and ecommerce channels was 9.7% year-over-year driven from increased sales on our Salt Life, Soffe, and Coast consumer ecommerce sites and in our new retail stores.
$37.6 million.

Gross margins were 18.1%24.2% for the firstthird quarter compared with 20.6% in the prior year period. Basics segment gross margins declined 270of fiscal 2022, declining 130 basis points from the prior year third quarter primarily from higher cost raw materials partially offset by the benefitsgross margin of the manufacturing realignment. Branded25.5%.

The Delta Group segment gross margins were 19.1% for the third quarter of fiscal 2022, a decline of 260 basis points from the prior year third quarter margins of 21.7%. Gross margins were primarily impacted by increased input costs. Margins for the first nine months of fiscal 2022 declined from 20.2% in prior year to 19.6% of sales in the current year.

The Salt Life Group segment gross margins improved to 37.2%50.2% in the third quarter of fiscal 2022, an improvement of 50 basis points compared to 31.1%49.7% in the prior year period.

third quarter resulting from a favorable mix of sales, including increased Salt Life branded retail store sales. For the first nine months of fiscal year 2022, gross margins grew to 51.6% of sales from 47.9% in prior year.

Selling, general, and administrative expenses ("SG&A") were $15.0$22.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2022, or 16.6%17.7% of sales, for the quarter ended December 30, 2017, compared to 17.3$19.9 million, or 20.3%16.8% of sales, in the prior year period. When adjustedthird quarter.  The increase in SG&A expenses of $2.5 million compared to exclude resultsprior year third quarter was primarily driven by higher variable selling and distribution costs. SG&A expenses for the first nine months of 2022 were $59.6 million, or 16.1% of sales, compared to $53.0 million, or 16.5% of sales, in the since-divested Junkfood businessprior year.

Other income for the 2022 and 2021 third fiscal quarters includes profits related to our Green Valley Industrial Park equity method investment. Other income for the third fiscal quarter of 2022 also includes a valuation change in our contingent consideration liabilities of $0.8 million. The first nine months of 2022 other income was $1.9 million, including profits related to our Green Valley Industrial Park equity method investment and a valuation adjustment to our contingent consideration. Other expense in the first nine months of 2021 include $1.9 million of expenses related to the impact of two hurricanes that disrupted our Honduran manufacturing facilities in the December 2020 quarter in addition to $0.4 million of long-lived asset impairment charges as the result of a strategic decision in the June 2021 quarter to exit branded Soffe retail stores.

Operating profit in the third quarter of fiscal 2022 was $9.3 million. This is a decrease of 22% over the prior year third fiscal quarter of $11.9 million of operating profit. For the first nine months of fiscal year 2022, operating income was $29.5 million.

The Delta Group segment had operating income of $10.7 million in the third fiscal quarter of 2022, or 10.1% of net sales, compared to $13.9 million, or 13.5% of net sales, in the prior year quarter, such expenses were $14.2third quarter. The decrease in operating profit was driven by declining gross margins. Operating income was $33.6 million, or 18.7%10.4% of sales, withfor the quarter's increasefirst nine months of $0.8 million primarily due to variable selling costs on significantly higher sales volumes.

The change in fair value of contingent consideration was associated with the Salt Life acquisition. Based upon our updated analysis, the fair value of this liability decreased $0.3 million in the 2018 first quarterfiscal 2022, compared to a decrease$28.4 million, or 10.0% of $0.1 millionsales, in the prior year period. adjusted for $1.3 million of hurricane-related disruption costs.

The change is principally due to the reduced remaining timeSalt Life Group segment had operating income of $3.6 million in the measurement period. Thethird fiscal quarter of 2022, or 17.1% of net sales, expectations for calendar year 2019 have been reduced from the sales expectations used in the valuation of contingent consideration at acquisition due to our current view of the retail environment. Our expectations are consistent with those at September 30, 2017.

During the first quarter we recorded $47 thousand in other income compared to $0.1$2.9 million, or 18.1% of sales, in the prior year period.third quarter. The increase in operating profit was driven by higher sales volume and increased gross margins offset by higher selling and distribution costs. For the first nine months, operating income improved by $2.3 million to $7.0 million.

Net interest expense for the third quarters of fiscal year 2022 and 2021 was $2.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively. Net interest expense for the first quarternine months of each2022 was $5.4 million compared to $5.2 million in the prior year first nine months.

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On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “New Tax Legislation”) was enacted. The New Tax Legislation significantly revised the U.S. corporate income tax code by, among other things, lowering federal corporate income tax rates, implementing a modified territorial tax system and imposing a repatriation tax on deemed repatriated cumulative earnings of foreign subsidiaries. During the three-month period ended December 30, 2017, we recognized provisional amounts totaling $10.6 million of tax expense. We have made reasonable estimates of the effects on our existing deferred tax balances and the one-time transition tax; however, these amounts may change as more information becomes available. We accounted for the $10.6 million provisional amount as a discrete item for tax provision purposes, recording tax expense on our best estimate of the effect of the New Tax Legislation. Excluding the effect of this discrete item, the

Our effective tax rate on operations for the three-monthnine-month period ended December 30, 2017,June 2022 was (46.4%)17.2%. This tax benefit relates to stock option excess benefits as a result from our adoption of ASU 2016-09. This compares to an effective income tax rate of 27.0%23.1% for the same period in the prior year and 5.9%21.9 % for the full fiscal year ended September 30, 2017.

We benefit from having income in foreign jurisdictions that are either exempt from income taxes or have tax rates that are lower than those in the United States. Based on our current projected pre-tax income and the anticipated amount of U.S. taxable income compared to profits in the offshore taxable and tax-free jurisdictions in which we operate, our estimated annual income tax rate for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2018, excluding the discrete tax expense associated with the New Tax Legislation, is currently expected to be approximately 12-13%. The change in the federal statutory rate from 34% to 21% as a result of the New Tax Legislation is effective at the beginning of our fiscal year. As such, the blended federal statutory tax rate for the fiscal year is anticipated to be approximately 24.3%. However, changes2021. Changes in the mix of U.S. taxable income compared to profits in tax-free or lower-tax jurisdictions can have a significant impact ondriven this change in our overall effective tax rate. In addition, the impact of the New Tax Legislation may differ from our initial provisional estimates, possibly materially, due

Net income attributable to among other things, changes in interpretations and assumptions made regarding the New Tax Legislation, guidance that may be issued and actions we may take as a result of the New Tax Legislation.

Largely impacted by the New Tax Legislation, we experienced a net lossshareholders for the third fiscal quarter of $10.02022 were $6.2 million, or $1.37$0.88 per diluted share, compared to a prior year net loss of $0.6$8.2 million, or $0.08$1.14 per diluted share. Adjustingshare, in the prior year. Net income attributable to shareholders for the discrete impactfirst nine months of the new tax legislation, our net income2022 was approximately $0.08$20.0 million, or $2.84 per diluted share.
At December 30, 2017, accountsshare, compared to $13.4 million, or $1.90 per diluted share, in the prior year.

Accounts receivable were $51.0$68.4 million at June 2022, compared to $48.2 million at December 31, 2016, and $47.6$67.0 million as of September 30, 2017.2021. Days sales outstanding ("DSO") decreased from 53as of June 2022 were 49 days in the prior yearcompared to 48 days, and was in line with the 49


47 days at September 30, 2017.2021.

Net inventory as of June 2022 was $227.7 million, an increase of $66.0 million from September 2021 and $75.4 million from June 2021. The improvement in DSO frominventory value is higher than both the prior third quarter and the fiscal year resultsend as a result of higher input costs impacting materials, transportation and labor combined with an increase in units on hand.

Total net debt, including capital lease financing and cash on hand, was $162.4 million at June 2022, an increase of $40.6 million from the since-divested Junkfood business, which carried higher DSO thanSeptember 2021. Cash on hand and availability under our other business units.

Inventory levels remained flat with thoseU.S. revolving credit facility totaled $30.8 million at June 2022, a $14.6 million decrease from September 30, 2017, at $174.5 million as of December 30, 2017. Strong sales2021 principally driven by investments in the quarter offset the normal seasonal build in inventory that occurs in the December quarter.
Capital expenditures were $4.9 million during the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. Capital expenditures primarily relatedbusiness to machinerysupport working capital needs and equipment as well as investments in our direct-to-consumer business, including our retail stores, and enhancements to our information technology systems. Depreciation and amortization expense, including non-cash compensation, was $2.9 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2018.
Total debt at December 30, 2017, was $106.0 million compared with $119.8 million at December 31, 2016. The decrease from the prior year was primarilyincreased input costs due to the $27.0 million in proceeds received on the sale of the Junkfood business partially offset by borrowings to fund increased stock repurchases and improvement in the timing of payments made to suppliers.
Branded Segment
Sales in the branded segment were $17.2 million compared to $24.5 million in the prior year quarter, which included $9.4 million of sales in the since-divested Junkfood business. Excluding Junkfood sales in the prior year quarter, branded segment sales increased 14% year-over-year. Salt Life continued its growth trend with 12% sales growth primarily due to expanded product categories. Soffe achieved 28% sales growth over the prior year with a strong increase in military sales and success with strategic sporting goods retailers.
Operating income in the branded segment for the first quarter was $0.5 million, an improvement of $1.5 million compared to the prior year quarter. When adjusted for the since-divested Junkfood business, operating income increased by $1.1 million.
Basics Segment
Net sales in our basics segment grew 20.3% in the first quarter, to $73.2 million from $60.8 million in the prior year period. Activewear achieved strong sales growth of 20% over the prior year period, with growth in both Delta Catalog products and FunTees private label products. In our Catalog business, sales increased due to increased demand in the retail licensing channel coupled with 73% growth in our fashion basics products. FunTees also continued its strong growth, with customers requesting earlier delivery of products. Sales at Art Gun grew 26% over the prior year quarter primarily from increased volume with existing customers as well as new customer launches .
Basics segment operating income decreased to $4.2 million in the first quarter of 2018 from $4.7 million in the prior year quarter, driven from higher cost inventory being sold due to the higher raw material prices, partially offset by the benefits of the manufacturing realignment.
inflationary pressures.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We provide all information required in accordance with U.S. GAAP, but we believe that evaluating our ongoing operating results may be difficult if limited to reviewing only U.S. GAAP financial measures. In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding the Company'sour results, we also provide non-GAAP information that management believes is useful to investors. We discuss adjustedoperating income, adjustednet income and earnings per diluted share adjusted gross margin, adjusted selling general and administrative expenses performance measures that are, for comparison purposes, adjusted to eliminate items or results stemming from discrete events. We do this because management uses these measures in evaluating the Company'sour underlying performance on a consistent basis across periods. We also believe these measures are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of the Company'sour ongoing performance. These non-GAAP measures have limitationsimitations as analytical tools, and securities analysts, investors and other interested parties should not consider any of these non-GAAP measures in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company'sor our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. These non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our current primary cash needs are for working capital, capital expenditures, and debt service, as well as to fund share repurchases under our Stock Repurchase Program.

Operating Cash Flows

Operating activities used $7.8resulted in a cash usage of $13.4 million and $0.5for the nine months ended June 2022 compared to $11.0 million of cash provided in the prior year. The decrease in cash provided in operating cash flows in the first three months of fiscal years 2018 and 2017, respectively. The increased use of cash from the priorcurrent year isare due to a build in inventory as a result of increased input costs and manufacturing output. This was partially offset by increased earnings in the business and change in timing of payments to suppliers to improve timing of payments and higher receivables from our customers fromin the higher sales compared to the prior year. This is offset partially by the prior year having a larger seasonal inventory build.

current period.

Investing Cash Flows

Capital

Cash outflows for capital expenditures were $10.9 million during the first threenine months of fiscal year 2018 were $2.2 million2022 compared to $1.9$1.7 million in the same period lastin the prior year. Capital expenditures in both periods primarily related to machinery and equipment, along with investments in our direct-to-consumer initiatives and information technology systems. ThereDuring the nine-months ended June 2022, there were $3.1$10.4 million inof capital expenditures financed under a capital lease arrangement and


$0.1 million in unpaid expenditures in the first three months of fiscal 2018. During the first three months of fiscal year 2018, investing cash flows also included $1.0 million in proceeds received from the promissory note related to the sale of our Junkfood business. See Note D—Divestitures, for further information on this transaction.
arrangement. We anticipate our fiscal year 20182022 capital expenditures, including those financed under capital leases, to be approximately $13$20 million for fiscal 2022 and to be focused primarily on our distribution expansion, digital print equipment, manufacturing equipment, along with information technology, and direct-to-consumer enhancements .
investments, including additional Salt Life retail store openings.

Financing Activities

During the threenine months ended December 30, 2017,June 2022, cash provided by financing activities was $9.0$16.2 million compared to $2.4 million provided by financing activities for the three months ended December 31, 2016. The cash provided by our financing activities during the first three months of fiscal year 2018 was usedand primarily related to fund our operating activities, as well as share repurchases.

Based on our current expectations, we believe that our credit facility should be sufficient to satisfy our foreseeable working capital needs, and that cash flow generatedcertain capital investments offset by scheduled loan principal payments.

Future Liquidity and Capital Resources

See Note F – Debt to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for discussion of our operations and funds available undervarious financing arrangements, including the terms of our revolving U.S. credit facility.

Our credit facility, should be sufficientas well as cash flows from operations, are intended to service our debt payment requirements, to satisfyfund our day-to-day working capital needs, and along with capital lease financing arrangements, to fund our planned capital expenditures. AnyHowever, any material deterioration in our results of operations, however, may result in the loss of our ability to borrow under our U.S. revolving credit facility and to issue letters of credit to suppliers, or may cause the borrowing availability under that facility to be insufficient for our needs. Availability under our credit facility is primarily a function of the levels of our accounts receivable and inventory. A significant deterioration in our accounts receivable or inventory levels could restrict our ability to borrow additional funds or service our indebtedness. Additionally, a significant deterioration in our business results could cause our availability to fall below minimum thresholds, thereby requiring us to maintain the minimum FCCR specified in our credit agreement, which we may not be able to maintain. Moreover, our credit facility includes a financial covenant that if the availability under our credit facility falls below the amounts specified in our U.S. credit agreement, our fixed charge coverage ratio (FCCR) for the preceding 12-month period must not be less than 1.1 to 1.0. While our availability at December 30, 2017,June 2022 was above the minimum thresholds specified in our credit agreement, a significant deterioration in our business could cause our availability to fall below such thresholds, thereby requiring us to maintain the minimum FCCR specified in our credit agreement.

Purchases By Delta Apparel Of Its Own Shares
During

Share Repurchase Program

In the three months ended December 30, 2017, wethird quarter of fiscal 2022 under the previously announced share repurchase program, the Company purchased 145,12433,934 shares for $1.0 million, bringing the total amount repurchased to $56.4 million during the life of our common stock for an aggregate amountthe program. At the end of $3.0 million (see Note N-Repurchasethe third quarter of Common Stock). As of December 30, 2017, there was $8.3fiscal 2022, the Company had $3.6 million of remaining repurchase authorization remainingcapacity under our Stock Repurchase Program. We evaluate current leverage, working capital requirements, our free cash flow outlook, stock valuation and future business opportunities to determine when we believe the repurchaseits existing authorization.

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, which were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. The most significant estimates and assumptions relate to revenue recognition, accounts receivable and related reserves, inventory and related reserves, the carrying value of goodwill, and the accounting for income taxes.

A detailed discussion of critical accounting policies is contained in the Significant Accounting Policies included in Note 2 to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017,2021, and there have been no changes in those policies since the filing of that Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC.


SEC, except as disclosed in Note C—New Accounting Standards related to the adoption of the cloud computing standard.

Environmental and Other Regulatory Matters

We are subject to various federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations concerning, among other things, wastewater discharges, storm water flows, air emissions and solid waste disposal. The labeling, distribution, importation, marketing, and sale of our products are subject to extensive regulation by various federal agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Product Safety Commission and state attorneys general in the United States. Our plants generate small quantities of hazardous waste, whichinternational operations are either recycled or disposed of off-site.

also subject to compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”) and other anti-bribery laws applicable to our operations.

The environmental and other regulations applicable to our business are becoming increasingly stringent, and we incur capital and other expenditures annually to achieve compliance with these environmental standards.standards and regulations. We currently do not expect that the amount of expenditures required to comply with these environmental lawsstandards or other regulatory matters will have a material adverse affecteffect on our operations, financial condition or liquidity. There can be no assurance, however, that future changes in federal, state, or local regulations, interpretations of existing regulations or the discovery of currently unknown problems or conditions will not require substantial additional expenditures. Similarly, while we believe that we are currently in material compliance with all applicable environmental and other regulatory requirements, the extent of our liability, if any, for past failures to


comply with laws, regulations and permits applicable to our operations cannot be determined and could have a material adverse effect on our operations, financial condition and liquidity.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Commodity Risk Sensitivity
We have a supply agreement with Parkdale Mills, Inc. and Parkdale America, LLC (collectively "Parkdale") to supply our yarn requirements until December 31, 2018. Under the supply agreement, we purchase from Parkdale all of our yarn requirements for use in our manufacturing operations, excluding yarns that Parkdale does not manufacture or cannot manufacture due to temporary capacity constraints. The purchase price of yarn is based upon the cost of cotton plus a fixed conversion cost.Thus, we are subject to the commodity risk of cotton prices and cotton price movements, which could result in unfavorable yarn pricing for us. We fix the cotton prices as a component of the purchase price of yarn, pursuant to the supply agreement, in advance of the shipment of finished yarn from Parkdale. Prices are set according to prevailing prices, as reported by the New York Cotton Exchange, at the time we elect to fix specific cotton prices.
Yarn with respect to which we have fixed cotton prices at December 30, 2017, was valued at $3.3 million, and is scheduled for delivery between January 2018 and March 2018. At December 30, 2017, a 10% decline in the market price of the cotton covered by our fixed price yarn would have had a negative impact of approximately $0.2 million on the value of the yarn. This compares to what would have been a negative impact of $0.5 million at our 2017 fiscal year-end based on the yarn with fixed cotton prices at September 30, 2017. The impact of a 10% decline in the market price of the cotton covered by our fixed price yarn would have been lower at December 30, 2017, than at September 30, 2017, due to lower commitments at December 30, 2017, compared to September 30, 2017, combined with lower cotton costs.
We may use derivatives, including cotton option contracts, to manage our exposure to movements in commodity prices. We do not designate our options as hedge instruments upon inception. Accordingly, we mark to market changes in the fair market value of the options in cost of goods sold in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. See Note L—Derivatives and Fair Value Measurements, for further discussion on derivatives and fair value measurements.
If Parkdale’s operations are disrupted and it is not able to provide us with our yarn requirements, we may need to obtain yarn from alternative sources. Although alternative sources are presently available, we may not be able to enter into short-term arrangements with substitute suppliers on terms as favorable as our current terms with Parkdale. In addition, the cotton futures we have fixed with Parkdale may not be transferable to alternative yarn suppliers. Because there can be no assurance that we would be able to pass along the higher cost of yarn to our customers, this could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
Interest Rate Sensitivity
Our U.S. revolving credit facility provides that the outstanding amounts owed shall bear interest at variable rates. If the amount of outstanding floating rate indebtedness at December 30, 2017, under our U.S. revolving credit facility had been outstanding during the entire three-month period ended December 30, 2017, and the interest rate on this outstanding indebtedness was increased by 100 basis points, our expense would have increased by approximately $0.2 million, or 13.1% of actual interest expense, during the quarter. This compares to an increase of $0.5 million, or 10.9%, for the 2017 fiscal year based on the outstanding floating rate indebtedness at September 30, 2017, or an average of $0.1 million per quarter. The dollar amount, as well as the percentage, of the increase in interest expense is higher as of December 30, 2017, primarily due to the higher floating rate debt level as of December 30, 2017, compared to September 30, 2017. The actual increase in interest expense resulting from a change in interest rates would depend on the magnitude of the increase in rates and the average principal balance of floating rate indebtedness.
Derivatives
From time to time, we may use interest rate swaps or other instruments to manage our interest rate exposure and reduce the impact of future interest rate changes as described in Note L—Derivatives and Fair Value Measurements.
Tax Reform
We are subject to income taxes in both the United States and various foreign jurisdictions. Governments in the jurisdictions in which we operate implement changes to tax laws and regulations from time to time. Any changes in corporate income tax laws, such as the recently-enacted tax reform legislation in the United States, changes relating to transfer pricing or further changes regarding the repatriation of capital, and any changes in the interpretation of existing tax laws and regulations could lead to increases in overall tax liability and adversely affect our financial position and results of operations. See Note K—Income Taxes, for further discussion on the New Tax Legislation that was enacted on December 22, 2017.


Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to reasonably assure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s requirements. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 30, 2017,the end of period covered by this quarterly report ("the Evaluation Date") and, based on their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these controls and procedures were effective atas of the evaluation date.

Evaluation Date.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There waswere no changechanges during the firstJune 2022 quarter of fiscal year 2018 that hashave materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

See Note M—Legal Proceedings, in Part I, Item 1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

None

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

(c) Repurchases of Common Stock

See Note N—Repurchase of Common Stock, Part I, in Item 1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.

Other Information

None

Item 6.

Exhibits

Exhibits

10.1Employment Agreement between Delta Apparel, Inc and Matthew J. Miller dated April 4, 2022: Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's 10-Q filed on April 2, 2022
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(c) Repurchases of Common Stock
See Note N—Repurchase of Common Stock, and Note F—Debt, in Item 1, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 6.10.2Exhibits

Exhibits
Employment Agreement between Delta Apparel, Inc and Jeffrey N. Stillwell dated January 1, 2022.

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SIGNATURES

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



DELTA APPAREL, INC.

(Registrant)

   
DELTA APPAREL, INC.
(Registrant)

Date

February 5, 2018

August 4, 2022

By:

/s/ Deborah H. Merrill  Simone Walsh

Deborah H. Merrill

Simone Walsh
Chief Financial Officer and President, Delta Basics


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