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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM
10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended February 28, 2018.

August 31, 2021.

or

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

For the transition period from
to

Commission file number
0-17988

Neogen Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Michigan
 
38-2367843

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

620 Lesher Place

Lansing, Michigan 48912

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(517)
372-9200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
Title of each Class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Common Stock, $0.16 par value per share
NEOG
NASDAQ Global Select Market
N/A

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

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐
Indicate by a check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ☐    No  ☒
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
   Yes  ☒    NONo  ☐

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company, or anon-accelerated filer (see definitionan emerging growth company. See the definitions of “accelerated filer and large“large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act):

Act.
Large accelerated filer   Accelerated filer 
Non-accelerated filer Smaller Reporting Company
Non-accelerated filer☐   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Smaller reporting company   
Emerging growth company 

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act):    YES.    Yes  ☐    NONo  ☒

As of February 28, 2018,August 31, 2021, there were 51,583,085107,493,015 shares of Common Stock outstanding.


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NEOGEN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

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Page No.
 
  

Item 1.

 Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)   2 
 Consolidated Balance Sheets – February 28, 2018August 31, 2021 and May 31, 20172021   2 
 Consolidated Statements of Income – Three and nine months ended February 28, 2018August 31, 2021 and 20172020   3 
 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – Three and nine months ended February 28, 2018August 31, 2021 and 20172020   4 
 Consolidated StatementStatements of Equity – NineThree months ended February 28, 2018August 31, 2021 and 2020   5 
 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – NineThree months ended February 28, 2018August 31, 2021 and 20172020   6 
 Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements – February 28, 2018August 31, 2021   7 

Item 2.

 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   1317 

Item 3.

 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk   2023 

Item 4.

 Controls and Procedures   2023 
  

Item 1.

 Legal Proceedings   2124 

Item 6.

 Exhibits   2124 

   2225 
 
CEO Certification of Principal Executive Officer
  
 
CFO Certification of Principal Financial Officer
  
 
Section 906 Certification
  

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

Item 1. Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
Neogen Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheet

Sheets (unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and

per share amounts)

   February 28,
2018
  May 31,
2017
 
   (Unaudited)  (Audited) 

Assets

   

Current Assets

   

Cash and cash equivalents

  $82,066  $77,567 

Marketable securities (at fair value, which approximates cost)

   110,089   66,068 

Accounts receivable, less allowance of $1,750 and $2,000

   73,209   68,576 

Inventories, net

   77,506   73,144 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   9,334   7,606 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

   352,204   292,961 

Property and Equipment, net

   72,514   61,748 

Other Assets

   

Goodwill

   99,478   104,759 

Othernon-amortizable intangible assets

   15,011   14,323 

Customer-based intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $23,846 and $20,846 at February 28, 2018 and May 31, 2017

   33,518   35,983 

Othernon-current assets, net of accumulated amortization of $11,893 and $9,931 at February 28, 2018 and May 31, 2017

   22,876   18,635 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Assets

  $595,601  $528,409 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

   

Current Liabilities

   

Accounts payable

  $19,654  $16,244 

Accrued compensation

   5,469   5,002 

Income taxes

   960   936 

Other accruals

   11,210   13,820 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

   37,293   36,002 

Deferred Income Taxes

   11,400   17,048 

Non-Current Liabilities

   4,973   3,602 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

   53,666   56,652 

Commitments and Contingencies (note 9)

   

Equity

   

Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding

   —     —   

Common stock, $0.16 par value, 60,000,000 shares authorized, 51,583,085 and 50,932,489 shares issued and outstanding at February 28, 2018 and May 31, 2017, respectively

   8,253   8,149 

Additionalpaid-in capital

   197,246   174,742 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

   (5,303  (7,203

Retained earnings

   341,459   295,926 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Neogen Corporation Stockholders’ Equity

   541,655   471,614 

Non-controlling interest

   280   143 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Equity

   541,935   471,757 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

  $595,601  $528,409 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

   
August 31,
  
May 31,
 
   
2021
  
2021
 
Assets
         
Current Assets
         
Cash and cash equivalents
  $71,283  $75,602 
Marketable securities
   329,597   305,485 
Accounts receivable, less allowance of $1,500 and $1,400 at August 31, 2021 and May 31, 2021, respectively
   87,291   91,823 
Inventories
   102,109   100,701 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   18,844   17,840 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total Current Assets
   609,124   591,451 
Net Property and Equipment
   99,515   100,453 
Other Assets
         
Right of use assets
   2,407   2,477 
Goodwill
   130,012   131,476 
Other
non-amortizable
intangible assets
   15,496   15,545 
Amortizable intangible and other assets, net of accumulated amortization of $49,086 and $53,462 at August 31, 2021 and May 31, 2021, respectively
   73,534   76,771 
Other
non-current
assets
   2,018   2,019 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total Assets
  $932,106  $920,192 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
         
Current Liabilities
         
Accounts payable
  $22,414  $23,900 
Accrued compensation
   6,989   11,251 
Income taxes
   4,523   1,848 
Other accruals
   16,836   16,600 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total Current Liabilities
   50,762   53,599 
Deferred Income Taxes
   21,827   21,917 
Other
Non-Current
Liabilities
   4,154   4,299 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total Liabilities
   76,743   79,815 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (note 10)
       
Equity
         
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 0ne issued and outstanding
   0     0   
Common stock, $0.16 par value, 120,000,000 shares authorized, 107,493,015 and 107,468,304 shares issued and outstanding at August 31, 2021 and May 31, 2021, respectively
   17,199   17,195 
Additional
paid-in
capital
   297,687   294,953 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   (16,204  (11,375
Retained earnings
   556,681   539,604 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total Stockholders’ Equity
   855,363   840,377 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
  $932,106  $920,192 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

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Neogen Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Income (unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

   Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
   February 28,  February 28, 
   2018   2017  2018  2017 

Revenues

      

Product revenues

  $78,142   $73,964  $244,298  $223,170 

Service revenues

   17,750    14,421   48,667   39,577 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Revenues

   95,892    88,385   292,965   262,747 

Cost of Revenues

      

Cost of product revenues

   40,352    38,816   124,785   113,241 

Cost of service revenues

   10,019    8,689   27,517   24,556 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Cost of Revenues

   50,371    47,505   152,302   137,797 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Gross Margin

   45,521    40,880   140,663   124,950 

Operating Expenses

      

Sales and marketing

   17,492    15,340   52,331   45,824 

General and administrative

   9,280    8,548   29,096   25,094 

Research and development

   2,836    2,641   8,901   8,087 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses

   29,608    26,529   90,328   79,005 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Operating Income

   15,913    14,351   50,335   45,945 

Other Income

      

Interest income

   524    271   1,322   690 

Other income

   844    1,105   1,913   1,098 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Other Income

   1,368    1,376   3,235   1,788 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income Before Taxes

   17,281    15,727   53,570   47,733 

Provision for Income Taxes

   700    5,350   7,900   16,250 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Income

   16,581    10,377   45,670   31,483 

Net (Income)/Loss Attributable toNon-Controlling Interest

   5    (90  (70  (163
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to Neogen

  $16,586   $10,287  $45,600  $31,320 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Income Attributable to Neogen Per Share

      

Basic

  $0.32   $0.20  $0.89  $0.62 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Diluted

  $0.32   $0.20  $0.88  $0.61 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
August 31,
 
   
2021
  
2020
 
Revenues
         
Product revenues
  $104,013  $87,935 
Service revenues
   24,292   21,390 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total Revenues
   128,305   109,325 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cost of Revenues
         
Cost of product revenues
   54,726   46,595 
Cost of service revenues
   13,571   12,428 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total Cost of Revenues
   68,297   59,023 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Gross Margin
   60,008   50,302 
Operating Expenses
         
Sales and marketing
   20,555   16,516 
General and administrative
   13,383   11,013 
Research and development
   4,325   3,878 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total Operating Expenses
   38,263   31,407 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Operating Income
   21,745   18,895 
Other Income (Expense)
         
Interest income
   203   722 
Other income (expense)
   (221  193 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total Other Income (Expense)
   (18  915 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Income Before Taxes
   21,727   19,810 
Provision for Income Taxes
   4,650   3,950 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net Income
  $17,077  $15,860 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net Income Per Share
         
Basic
  $0.16  $0.15 
Diluted
  $0.16  $0.15 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
         
Basic
   107,490   105,984 
Diluted
   108,109   106,570 
See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

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Neogen Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited)

(in thousands)

   Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
   February 28,  February 28, 
   2018   2017  2018  2017 

Net Income

  $16,581   $10,377  $45,670  $31,483 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: currency translation adjustments

   1,163    441   1,900   (3,743
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   17,744    10,818   47,570   27,740 

Comprehensive loss (income) attributable tonon-controlling interest

   5    (90  (70  (163
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Comprehensive income attributable to Neogen

  $17,749   $10,728  $47,500  $27,577 
  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
August 31,
 
   
2021
  
2020
 
Net income
  $17,077  $15,860 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: foreign currency translations
   (4,623  4,121 
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax: unrealized loss on marketable securities
   (206  (119
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income
  $12,248  $19,862 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

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Neogen Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated StatementStatements of
Equity (unaudited)

(in thousands)

               Accumulated           
           Additional   Other     Non-     
   Common Stock   Paid-in   Comprehensive  Retained  controlling     
   Shares   Amount   Capital   Income (Loss)  Earnings  Interest   Total 

Balance, May 31, 2017

   50,932   $8,149   $174,742   $(7,203 $295,926  $143   $471,757 

Issuance of shares under share-based compensation plan

   631    101    21,456        21,557 

Issuance of shares under employee stock purchase plan

   20    3    1,048        1,051 

Conversion of minority interest to retained earnings

          (67  67    —   

Net income for the nine months ended February 28, 2018

          45,600   70    45,670 

Other comprehensive income

         1,900      1,900 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance February 28, 2018

   51,583   $8,253   $197,246   $(5,303 $341,459  $280   $541,935 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

               
Accumulated
        
           
Additional
   
Other
        
   
Common Stock
   
Paid-in
   
Comprehensive
  
Retained
     
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
(Loss)
  
Earnings
   
Total
 
Balance, June 1, 2021
   107,468   $17,195   $294,953   $(11,375 $539,604   $840,377 
Exercise of options and share-based compensation expense
   6    1    1,838    —     —      1,839 
Issuance of shares under employee stock purchase plan
   19    3    896    —     —      899 
Net income for the three months ended August 31, 2021
   —      —      —      —     17,077    17,077 
Other comprehensive loss for the three months ended August 31, 2021
   —      —      —      (4,829  —      (4,829
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance, August 31, 2021
   107,493   $17,199   $297,687   $(16,204 $556,681   $855,363 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
               
Accumulated
        
           
Additional
   
Other
        
   
Common Stock
   
Paid-in
   
Comprehensive
  
Retained
     
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Income (Loss)
  
Earnings
   
Total
 
Balance, June 1, 2020
   105,892   $16,943   $249,221   $(19,709 $478,722   $725,177 
Exercise of options and share-based compensation expense
   172    28    5,811    —     —      5,839 
Issuance of shares under employee stock purchase plan
   18    3    665    —     —      668 
Net income for the three months ended August 31, 2020
   —      —      —      —     15,860    15,860 
Other comprehensive income for the three months ended August 31, 2020
   —      —      —      4,002   —      4,002 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance, August 31, 2020
   106,082   $16,974   $255,697   $(15,707 $494,582   $751,546 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

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Neogen Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)

(in thousands)

   Nine Months Ended 
   February 28, 
   2018  2017 

Cash Flows From Operating Activities

   

Net Income

  $45,670  $31,483 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided from operating activities:

   

Depreciation and amortization

   12,682   10,691 

Share-based compensation

   3,692   3,932 

Excess income tax benefit from the exercise of stock options (see note 5)

   —     (3,671

Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of business acquisitions:

   

Accounts receivable

   (4,013  5,916 

Inventories

   (3,859  (9,460

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   (7,316  717 

Accounts payable, accruals and other changes

   (280  5,580 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities

   46,576   45,188 

Cash Flows Used In Investing Activities

   

Purchases of property, equipment and othernon-current intangible assets

   (16,297  (13,002

Proceeds from the sale of marketable securities

   211,327   102,957 

Purchases of marketable securities

   (255,348  (115,117

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

   (468  (34,027
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Cash Used In Investing Activities

   (60,786  (59,189

Cash Flows From Financing Activities

   

Exercise of stock options

   18,916   15,844 

Excess income tax benefit from the exercise of stock options

   —     3,671 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities

   18,916   19,515 

Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash

   (207  (888
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net Increase In Cash and Cash Equivalents

   4,499   4,626 

Cash And Cash Equivalents At Beginning Of Period

   77,567   55,257 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash And Cash Equivalents At End Of Period

  $82,066  $59,883 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
August 31,
 
   
2021
  
2020
 
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
         
Net Income
  $17,077  $15,860 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
         
Depreciation and amortization
   5,682   4,720 
Share-based compensation
   1,690   1,681 
Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of business acquisitions:
         
Accounts receivable
   4,036   8,350 
Inventories
   (1,863  (1,319
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
   (1,029  (1,045
Accounts payable, accruals and other changes
   (2,383  (3,113
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net Cash From Operating Activities
   23,210   25,134 
Cash Flows Used for Investing Activities
         
Purchases of property, equipment and other
non-current
intangible assets
   (1,295  (4,248
Proceeds from the maturities of marketable securities
   112,636   139,184 
Purchases of marketable securities
   (136,748  (168,318
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
   —     (2,350
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net Cash Used for Investing Activities
   (25,407  (35,732
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
         
Exercise of stock options and other
   1,048   5,095 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net Cash From Financing Activities
   1,048   5,095 
Effects of Foreign Exchange Rates on Cash
   (3,170  181 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
   (4,319  (5,322
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period
   75,602   66,269 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period
  $71,283  $60,947 
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
See notes to interim consolidated financial statements.

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NEOGEN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PRESENTATION

AND CONSOLIDATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Neogen Corporation (“Neogen” or the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (generally accepted accounting principles) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form
10-Q
and Article 10 of Regulation
S-X.
Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.
In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.included in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The results of operations for the three and nine month periodsthree-month period ended February 28, 2018August 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2018.2022. For more complete financial information, these consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the May 31, 2017 audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’sour Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017.

2021.

Our functional currency is the U.S. dollar. We translate our
non-U.S.
operations’ assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies into U.S. dollars at current rates of exchange as of the balance sheet date and income and expense items at the average exchange rate for the reporting period. Translation adjustments resulting from exchange rate fluctuations are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). Gains or losses from foreign currency transactions are included in other income (expense) on our consolidated statement of income.
Share and per share amounts reflect the June 4, 2021
2-for-1
stock split as if it took place at the beginning of the periods presented.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
Income Tax Simplification
On June 1, 2021, the Company adopted ASU 740 Update
2019-12,
Income Taxes (Topic 740). This guidance provides amendments to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
Reference Rate Reform
In March 2020, the FASB issued Update
2020-04,
Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This update provides temporary optional expedients to applying the reference rate reform guidance to contracts that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. Under this update, contract modifications resulting in a new reference rate may be accounted for as a continuation of the existing contract. This guidance is effective upon issuance of the update and applies to contract modifications made through December 31, 2022. We will adopt this standard when LIBOR is discontinued and our lender begins using the new reference rate. We are evaluating the impact the new standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, but do not anticipate a material impact.
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income represents net income and any revenues, expenses, gains and losses that, under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, are excluded from net income and recognized directly as a component of equity. Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consists of foreign currency translation adjustments and unrealized gains and losses on our marketable securities.
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments other than cash equivalents and marketable securities, which include accounts receivable and accounts payable, approximate fair value based on either their short maturity or current terms for similar instruments.
Fair value measurements are determined based upon the exit price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants exclusive of any transaction costs. The Company utilizes a fair value hierarchy based upon the observability of inputs used in valuation techniques as follows:
Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;
Level 2: Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and
Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its ownassumptions.
Leases
We lease various manufacturing, laboratory, warehousing and distribution facilities, administrative and sales offices, equipment and vehicles under operating leases. We evaluate our contracts to determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception and classify it as a finance or operating lease. Currently, all our leases are classified as operating leases. Topic 842 requires the Company to recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and a
right-of-use
asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term.
Right-of-use
assets are recorded in other assets on our consolidated balance sheets. Current and
non-current
lease liabilities are recorded in other accruals within current liabilities and other
non-current
liabilities, respectively, on our consolidated balance sheets. Costs associated with operating leases are recognized on a straight-line basis within operating expenses over the term of the lease. The
right-of-use
assets were $2,407,000 and $2,477,000 at August 31, 2021 and May 31, 2021, respectively. The total current and
non-current
lease liabilities were $2,408,000 and $2,492,000 at August 31, 2021 and May 31, 2021, respectively.
ESTIMATES AND ASSUMPTIONS
The preparation of these financial statements requires that management make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates the estimates, including, but not limited to, variable consideration related to revenue recognition, allowances for doubtful accounts, the market value of, and demand for, inventories, stock-based compensation, provision for income taxes and related balance sheet accounts, accruals, goodwill and other intangible assets. These estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed 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.
Accounts Receivable Allowance
Management attempts to minimize credit risk by reviewing customers’ credit history before extending credit and by monitoring credit exposure on a regular basis. An allowance for doubtful accounts is established based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends, current economic conditions and other information. Collateral or other security is generally not required for accounts receivable. Once a receivable balance has been determined to be uncollectible, generally after all collection efforts have been exhausted, that amount is charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts.
Inventory
The reserve for obsolete and slow-moving inventory is reviewed at least quarterly based on an analysis of the inventory, considering the current condition of the asset as well as other known facts and future plans. The reserve required to record inventory at lower of cost or net realizable value is adjusted as conditions change. Product obsolescence may be caused by shelf-life expiration, discontinuance of a product line, replacement products in the marketplace or other competitive situations.
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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over fair value of tangible net assets of acquired businesses after amounts are allocated to other identifiable intangible assets. Other intangible assets include customer relationships, trademarks, licenses, trade names, covenants
not-to-compete
and patents. Customer-based intangibles are amortized on either an accelerated or straight-line basis, reflecting the pattern in which the economic benefits are consumed, while all other amortizable intangibles are amortized on a straight-line basis; intangibles are generally amortized over 5 to 25 years. We review the carrying amounts of goodwill and other
non-amortizable
intangible assets annually, or when indications of impairment exist, to determine if such assets may be impaired. If the carrying amounts of these assets are deemed to be less than fair value based upon a discounted cash flow analysis and comparison to comparable EBITDA multiples of peer companies, such assets are reduced to their estimated fair value and a charge is recorded to operations.
Long-Lived Assets
Management reviews the carrying values of its long-lived assets to be held and used, including definite-lived intangible assets, for
possible impairment whenever events or changes in business conditions warrant such a review. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is considered impaired when the anticipated separately identifiable undiscounted cash flows over the remaining useful life of the asset indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. In such an event, fair value is determined using discounted cash flows and, if lower than the carrying value, impairment is recognized through a charge to operations.
Equity Compensation Plans
Share options awarded to employees, restricted stock units (RSUs) and shares of stock awarded to employees under certain stock purchase plans are recognized as compensation expense based on their fair value at grant date. The fair market value of options granted under the Company stock option plans was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with assumptions for inputs such as interest rates, expected dividends, an estimate of award forfeitures, volatility measures and specific employee exercise behavior patterns based on statistical data. Some of the inputs used are not market-observable and have to be estimated or derived from available data. Use of different estimates would produce different option values, which in turn would result in higher or lower compensation expense recognized. For RSUs, we use the intrinsic value method to value the units.
To value other equity awards, several recognized valuation models exist; none of these models can be singled out as being the best or most correct. The model applied by us can handle most of the specific features included in the options granted, which are the reason for their use. If different models were used, the option values could differ despite using the same inputs. Accordingly, using different assumptions coupled with using a different valuation model could have a significant impact on the fair value of employee stock options. Fair value could be either higher or lower than the number provided by the model applied and the inputs used. Further information on our equity compensation plans, including inputs used to determine the fair value of options, is disclosed in Note 8.
Income Taxes
We account for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are
determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and for tax credit carryforwards and are measured using the enacted tax rates in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred income tax expense represents the change in net deferred income tax assets and liabilities during the year.
2. CASH AND MARKETABLE SECURITIES
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of bank demand accounts, savings deposits, certificates of deposit and commercial paper with original maturities of 90 days or less. Cash and cash equivalents are maintained at financial institutions and, at times, balances may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced losses related to these balances and believes it is not exposed to significant credit risk regarding its cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents were $71,283,000 and $75,602,000 at August 31, 2021 and May 31, 2021, respectively. The carrying value of these assets approximates fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments and is classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.
Marketable Securities
The Company has marketable securities held by banks or broker-dealers at August 31, 2021. Changes in market value are monitored and recorded on a monthly basis; in the event of a downgrade in credit quality subsequent to purchase, the marketable security investment is evaluated to determine the appropriate action to take to minimize the overall risk to our marketable security portfolio.
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These securities are classified as available for sale. The primary objective of management’s short-term investment activity is to preserve capital for the purpose of funding current operations, capital expenditures and business acquisitions; short-term investments are not entered into for trading or speculative purposes. These securities are recorded at fair value based on recent trades or pricing models and therefore meet the Level 2 criteria. Interest income on these investments is recorded within other income on the income statement. Adjustments in the fair value of these assets are recorded in other comprehensive income.
Marketable Securities as of August 31, 2021 and May 31, 2021 are listed below by classification and remaining maturities.
(in thousands)
  
Maturity
  
August 31,
2021
   
May 31,
2021
 
Commercial Paper & Corporate Bonds
  0 - 90 days   82,115    106,631 
   91 - 180
 
days
   78,299    78,727 
   181 days - 1 year   90,026    87,590 
   1 - 2 years   76,647    26,752 
Certificates of Deposit
  0 - 90 days   1,253    3,262 
   91 - 180
 
days
   1,006    1,260 
   181 days - 1 year   251    1,263 
   1 - 2 years   0—      0—   
      
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Marketable Securities
     $ 329,597   $ 305,485 
      
 
 
   
 
 
 
The components of marketable securities at August 31, 2021 are as follows:
(in thousands)
  
Amortized
Cost
   
Unrealized
Gains
   
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
 
Commercial Paper & Corporate Bonds
  $327,157   $53   $(123  $327,087 
Certificates of Deposit
   2,503    7    0—      2,510 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Marketable Securities
  $ 329,660   $60   $ (123  $ 329,597 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
The components of marketable securities at May 31, 2021 are as follows:
(in thousands)
  
Amortized
Cost
   
Unrealized
Gains
   
Unrealized
Losses
   
Fair Value
 
Commercial Paper & Corporate Bonds
  $299,524   $209   $(33  $299,700 
Certificates of Deposit
   5,755    30    0—      5,785 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Marketable Securities
  $ 305,279   $239   $ (33  $ 305,485 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
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3. INVENTORIES

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined onby the
first-in,
first-out
method, or net realizable value. The components of inventories follow:

   February 28,
2018
   May 31,
2017
 
   (in thousands) 

Raw materials

  $35,774   $33,190 

Work-in-process

   6,231    4,831 

Finished and purchased goods

   35,501    35,123 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $77,506   $73,144 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

3.​​​​​​​

(in thousands)
  
August 31,
2021
   
May 31,
2021
 
Raw materials
  $ 50,244   $ 47,588 
Work-in-process
   6,704    6,412 
Finished and purchased goods
   45,161    46,701 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
   $ 102,109   $ 100,701 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
4. REVENUE RECOGNITION
We determine the amount of revenue to be recognized through application of the following steps:
Identification of the contract with a customer;
Identification of the performance obligations in the contract;
Determination of the transaction price;
Allocation of the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and
Recognition of revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies the performance obligations.
Essentially all of Neogen’s revenue is generated through contracts with its customers. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a product or service to a customer. We generally recognize revenue at a point in time when all of our performance obligations under the terms of a contract are satisfied. Revenue is recognized upon transfer of control of promised products and services in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to receive in exchange for those products or services. The collectability of consideration on the contract is reasonably assured before revenue is recognized. To the extent that customer payment has been received before all recognition criteria are met, these revenues are initially deferred in other accruals on the balance sheet and the revenue is recognized in the period that all recognition criteria have been met.
Certain agreements with customers include discounts or rebates on the sale of products and services applied retrospectively, such as volume rebates achieved by purchasing a specified purchase threshold of goods and services. We account for these discounts as variable consideration and estimate the likelihood of a customer meeting the threshold in order to determine the transaction price using the most predictive approach. We typically use the most-likely-amount method, for incentives that are offered to individual customers, and the expected-value method, for programs that are offered to a broad group of customers. Variable consideration reduces the amount of revenue that is recognized. Rebate obligations related to customer incentive programs are recorded in accrued liabilities; the rebate estimates are adjusted at the end of each applicable measurement period based on information currently available.
The performance obligations in Neogen’s contracts are generally satisfied well within one year of contract inception. In such cases, management has elected the practical expedient to not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component. Management has elected to utilize the practical expedient to recognize the incremental costs of obtaining a contract as an expense when incurred because the amortization period for the prepaid costs that would otherwise have been deferred and amortized is one year or less. We account for shipping and handling for products as a fulfillment activity when goods are shipped. Shipping and handling costs that are charged to and reimbursed by the customer are recognized as revenues, while the related expenses incurred by Neogen are recorded in sales and marketing expense. Revenue is recognized net of any tax collected from customers; the taxes are subsequently remitted to governmental authorities. Our terms and conditions of sale generally do not provide for returns of product or reperformance of service except in the case of quality or warranty issues. These situations are infrequent; due to immateriality of the amount, warranty claims are recorded in the period incurred.
The Company derives revenue from two primary sources—product revenue and service revenue.
Product revenue consists of shipments of:
Diagnostic test kits, culture media and related products used by food producers and processors to detect harmful natural toxins, foodborne bacteria, allergens and levels of general sanitation;
Consumable products marketed to veterinarians, retailers, livestock producers and animal health product distributors; and
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Rodenticides, disinfectants and insecticides to assist in the control of rodents, insects and disease in and around agricultural, food production and other facilities.
Revenues for our products are recognized and invoiced when the product is shipped to the customer.
Service revenue consists primarily of:
Genomic identification and related interpretive bioinformatic services; and
Other commercial laboratory services.
Revenues for Neogen’s genomics and commercial laboratory services are recognized and invoiced when the applicable laboratory service is performed and the results are conveyed to the customer.
Payment terms for products and services are generally 30 to 60 days.
The following table presents disaggregated revenue by major product and service categories for the three month periods ended August 31, 2021 and 2020:
   
Three Months ended August 31,
 
(in thousands)
  
2021
   
2020
 
Food Safety
          
Natural Toxins, Allergens & Drug Residues
  $20,408   $19,015 
Bacterial & General Sanitation
   11,165    9,931 
Culture Media & Other
   18,046    12,171 
Rodenticides, Insecticides & Disinfectants
   7,649    8,830 
Genomics Services
   5,454    4,238 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
   $62,722   $54,185 
Animal Safety
          
Life Sciences
  $1,363   $1,325 
Veterinary Instruments & Disposables
   15,337    10,375 
Animal Care & Other
   9,219    7,658 
Rodenticides, Insecticides & Disinfectants
   22,149    19,914 
Genomics Services
   17,515    15,868 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
   $65,583   $55,140 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Revenues
  $ 128,305   $ 109,325 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
5. NET INCOME PER SHARE

The calculation of net income per share attributable to Neogen Corporation follows:

   Three Months Ended
February 28,
   Nine Months Ended
February 28,
 
   2018   2017   2018   2017 
   (in thousands, except per share amounts) 

Numerator for basic and diluted net income per share:

        

Net income attributable to Neogen

  $16,586   $10,287   $45,600   $31,320 

Denominator for basic net income per share:

        

Weighted average shares

   51,537    50,746    51,253    50,438 

Effect of dilutive stock options

   700    633    761    723 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator for diluted net income per share

   52,237    51,379    52,014    51,161 

Net income attributable to Neogen per share:

        

Basic

  $0.32   $0.20   $0.89   $0.62 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

  $0.32   $0.20   $0.88   $0.61 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Board

   
Three Months Ended
 
   
August 31,
 
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
  
2021
   
2020
 
Numerator for basic and diluted net income per share:
          
Net income
  $17,077   $15,860 
Denominator for basic net income per share:
          
Weighted average shares
   107,490    105,984 
Effect of dilutive stock options
   619    586 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Denominator for diluted net income per share
   108,109    106,570 
Net income per share:
          
Basic
  $0.16   $0.15 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Diluted
  $0.16   $0.15 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
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Table of Directors declared a 4 for 3 stock split effective December 29, 2017. All share and per share amounts in this Form10-Q reflect amounts as if the split took place at the beginning of the periods presented.

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6. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has two AND GEOGRAPHIC DATA

We have 2 reportable segments: Food Safety and Animal Safety. The Food Safety segment is primarily engaged in the development, production and marketing of diagnostic test kits, culture media and related products used by food producers and processors to detect harmful natural toxins, foodborne bacteria, allergens and levels of general sanitation. The Animal Safety segment is primarily engaged in the development, production and marketing of products dedicated to animal safety, including a complete line of consumable products marketed to veterinarians and animal health product distributors; this segment also provides genomic identification and related interpretive bioinformatic services. Additionally, the Animal Safety segment produces and markets rodenticides, cleaners, disinfectants and insecticides to assist in the control of rodents, insects and disease in and around agricultural, food production and other facilities.

Neogen’s

Our international operations in the United Kingdom, Mexico, Brazil, China and India originally focused on the Company’s Food Safetyfood safety products, and each of these units reports through the Food Safety segment. In recent years, these operations have expanded to offer the Company’sour complete line of products and services, including those usually associated with the Animal Safety segment such as cleaners, disinfectants, rodenticides, insecticides, veterinary instruments and genomicgenomics services. These additional products and services are managed and directed by existing management and are reported through the Food Safety segment.

Neogen’s operation in Australia originally focused on providing genomics services and sales of animal safety products and reports through the Animal Safety segment. With the acquisition of Cell BioSciences in February 2020, this operation has expanded to offer our complete line of products and services, including those usually associated with the Food Safety segment. These additional products are managed and directed by existing management at Neogen Australasia and report through the Animal Safety segment.
The accounting policies of each of the segments are the same as those described in Note 1.

Segment information follows:

   Food
Safety
   Animal
Safety
   Corporate and
Eliminations
(1)
   Total 
   (in thousands) 

As of and for the three months ended February 28, 2018

 

      

Product revenues to external customers

  $42,618   $35,524   $—     $78,142 

Service revenues to external customers

   5,027    12,723    —      17,750 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues to external customers

   47,645    48,247    —      95,892 

Operating income (loss)

   8,258    8,493    (838   15,913 

Total assets

   188,075    215,371    192,155    595,601 

As of and for the three months ended February 28, 2017

 

      

Product revenues to external customers

  $39,318   $34,646   $—     $73,964 

Service revenues to external customers

   3,631    10,790    —      14,421 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues to external customers

   42,949    45,436    —      88,385 

Operating income (loss)

   7,403    7,743    (795   14,351 

Total assets

   183,419    215,243    108,636    507,298 

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   Food
Safety
   Animal
Safety
   Corporate and
Eliminations
(1)
   Total 
   (in thousands) 

For the nine months ended February 28, 2018

        

Product revenues to external customers

  $129,621   $114,677   $—     $244,298 

Service revenues to external customers

   14,319    34,348    —      48,667 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues to external customers

   143,940    149,025    —      292,965 

Operating income (loss)

   25,704    27,691    (3,060   50,335 

For the nine months ended February 28, 2017

        

Product revenues to external customers

  $112,592   $110,578   $—     $223,170 

Service revenues to external customers

   10,475    29,102    —      39,577 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues to external customers

   123,067    139,680    —      262,747 

Operating income (loss)

   24,286    24,616    (2,957   45,945 

           
Corporate and
     
   
Food
   
Animal
   
Eliminations
     
(in thousands)
  
Safety
   
Safety
   
(1)
   
Total
 
As of and for the three months ended August 31, 2021
                    
Product revenues to external customers
  $55,945   $48,068   $—     $ 104,013 
Service revenues to external customers
   6,777    17,515    —      24,292 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total revenues to external customers
   62,722    65,583    —      128,305 
Operating income (loss)
   10,131    12,762    (1,148   21,745 
Total assets
   291,018    240,208    400,880    932,106 
As of and for the three months ended August 31, 2020
                    
Product revenues to external customers
  $48,663   $39,272   $—     $87,935 
Service revenues to external customers
   5,522    15,868    —      21,390 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total revenues to external customers
   54,185    55,140    —      109,325 
Operating income (loss)
   7,963    12,165    (1,233   18,895 
Total assets
   225,716    228,390    367,486    821,592 
(1)
Includes corporate assets, consisting principally of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, current and deferred tax accounts and overhead expenses not allocated to specific business segments. Also includes the elimination of intersegment transactions.

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The following table presents the Company’s revenue disaggregated by geographic location:
   
Three months ended August 31,
 
(in thousands)
  
2021
   
2020
 
Domestic
  $77,779   $67,324 
International
   50,526    42,001 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total revenue
   128,305    109,325 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
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7. EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

Qualified

Incentive and
non-qualified
options to purchase shares of common stock may behave been granted to directors, officers and employees of the

CompanyNeogen under the terms of the Company’s stock option plans. These options are granted at an exercise price of not less than the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant. Options vest ratably over three and five year periods and the contractual terms are generally five or ten years. A summary of stock option activity during the ninethree months ended February 28, 2018August 31, 2021 follows:

       Weighted- 
       Average 
   Shares   Exercise Price 
   (in thousands)     

Options outstanding June 1, 2017

   2,708   $32.88 

Granted

   819    59.26 

Exercised

   (668   28.23 

Forfeited

   (144   37.31 
  

 

 

   

Options outstanding February 28, 2018

   2,715    41.75 

       
Weighted-
 
       
Average
 
(Options in thousands)
  
Options
   
Exercise
Price
 
Options outstanding June 1, 2021
   2,957   $ 30.38 
Granted
   0      0   
Exercised
   (5   27.71 
Forfeited
   (11   30.79 
   
 
 
      
Options outstanding August 31, 2021
   2,941   $30.38 
During the three and nine monththree-month periods ended February 28, 2018August 31, 2021 and 2017,2020, the Company recorded $1,026,000$1,690,000 and $1,198,000 and $3,692,000 and $3,932,000,$1,681,000, respectively, of compensation expense related to its share-based awards. On June 1, 2017, the Company adopted ASUNo. 2016-09, which simplifies the accounting for share-based payments to employees. The guidance requires the recognition of the income effects of awards in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled, thus eliminating additionalpaid-in capital pools. The guidance also allows for a policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur, rather than on an estimated basis, and requires that excess tax benefits be classified as an operating activity on the Statement of Cash Flows. The adoption of this ASU increased income tax expense by $331,000 for the three months ended February 28, 2018 as the reduction in the corporate tax rate from the tax reform enacted in December 2017 resulted in a partial reversal of tax benefit previously recorded at the higher corporate rate in the first and second quarters of the current fiscal year; year to date, income tax expense decreased by $3,463,000 as a result of adoption of the ASU.

The weighted-average fair value per share of stock options granted during fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2017,year 2021, estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, was $14.44 and $11.84, respectively.$7.71. The fair value of stock options granted was estimated using the following weighted-average assumptions:

   FY 2018 FY 2017

Risk-free interest rate

  1.6% 1.2%

Expected dividend yield

  0.0% 0.0%

Expected stock price volatility

  27.7% 35.2%

Expected option life

  4.0 years 4.0 years

assumptions. NaN options were granted in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022.

FY 2021
Risk-free interest rate
0.2
Expected dividend yield
0.0
Expected stock price volatility
31.3
Expected option life
3.25 years
The Company has an employeegranted 118,250 restricted stock units (RSUs) to directors, officers and employees under the terms of the 2018 Omnibus Incentive Plan in fiscal year 2021, which vest ratably over three and five year periods. NaN RSUs were gra
n
ted in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. RSUs have a weighted average value of $34.21 per share and will be expensed
on a
straight-line
 basis
over the remaining weighted-average period of 4.0 years. On August 31, 2021 there was $2,908,000 in unamortized compensation cost related to
non-vested
RSUs.
The Company offers eligible employees the option to purchase plan that provides for employeecommon stock purchases at a 5% discount to the lower of the market price. Thevalue of the stock at the beginning or end of each participation period under the terms of the 2011 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; the discount is recorded in general and administrative expense asexpense. Total individual purchases in any year are limited to 10% of the date of purchase.

6. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No.2014-09—Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The new standard outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The core principle of the revenue model is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard is designed to create greater comparability for financial statement users across industries and jurisdictions and also requires enhanced disclosures. In April 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards UpdateNo. 2016-10— Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which amends and adds clarity to certain aspects of the guidance set forth in ASU2014-09 related to identifying performance obligations and licensing. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. The guidance permits two methods of adoption: a full retrospective method to each prior reporting period presented or a modified retrospective approach with the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance recognized at the date of initial application. The Company has formed an internal team to implement the new standard. This team has identified all revenue streams at each significant subsidiary and is currently reviewing contracts to evaluate the potential impact of adopting the new standard on the Company’s revenue recognition policies, procedures and control framework and ultimately on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Company will adopt this ASU on June 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach.

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In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.2016-02—Leases to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. A lessee should recognize in the statement of financial position a liability to make lease payments (the lease liability) and aright-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset for the lease term. The recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessor have not significantly changed from previous U.S. GAAP. This ASU is effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2018; early adoption is permitted. Modified retrospective application is permitted with certain practical expedients. The Company expects to adopt this ASU on June 1, 2019 and is currently in the process of evaluating its lessee and lessor arrangements to determine the impact of this amendment on its consolidated financial condition and results of operations. This evaluation includes a review of revenue through leasing arrangements as well as lease expenses, which are primarily through operating lease arrangements at most of the Company’s facilities.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASUNo. 2016-09 — Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting to provide guidance that changes the accounting for certain aspects of share-based payments to employees. The guidance requires the recognition of the income tax effects of awards in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled, thus eliminating additionalpaid-in capital pools. The guidance also allows for the employer to repurchase more of an employee’s shares for tax withholding purposes without triggering liability accounting. In addition, the guidance allows for a policy election to account for forfeitures as they occur rather than on an estimated basis. The Company adopted this standard effective June 1, 2017. Adoption of this ASU increased income tax expense by $331,000 for the three months ended February 28, 2018 as the reduction in the corporate tax rate from the tax reform enacted in December 2017 resulted in a partial reversal of tax benefit previously recorded at the higher corporate rate in the first and second quarters of the current fiscal year; year to date, income tax expense decreased by $3,463,000 as a result of adoption of the ASU.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No.2016-13—Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which changes how companies measure credit losses on most financial instruments measured at amortized cost and certain other instruments, such as loans, receivables and held-to-maturity debt securities. Rather than generally recognizing credit losses when it is probable that the loss has been incurred, the revised guidance requires companies to recognize an allowance for credit losses for the difference between the amortized cost basis of a financial instrument and the amount of amortized cost the Company expects to collect over the instrument’s contractual life. ASU2016-13 is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and must be adopted as a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not believe the adoption of this guidance will have an impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASUNo. 2016-15— Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (a consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force). The amendments in ASU2016-15 address eight specific cash flow issues and apply to all entities that are required to present a statement of cash flows under FASB Accounting Standards Codification (FASB ASC) 230, Statement of Cash Flows. The amendments in ASU2016-15 are effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including adoption during an interim period. The Company has not yet adopted this update and is currently evaluating the impact of ASUNo. 2016-15 on its consolidated financial statements.

7.compensation.

8. BUSINESS AND PRODUCT LINE ACQUISITIONS

COMBINATIONS

The Consolidated Statements of Income reflect the results of operations for business acquisitions since the respective dates of purchase. All are accounted for using the acquisition method. Goodwill recognized in the acquisitions discussed below relates primarily to enhancing the Company’s strategic platform for the expansion of available product offerings.

On December 1, 2016,July 31, 2020, the Company acquired the stock of Quat-Chem Ltd., a chemical company that manufactures biosecurity products, basedU.S. (including territories) rights to Elanco’s StandGuard
Pour-on
for horn fly and lice control in Rochdale, England.beef cattle, and related assets. This product line fits in well with Neogen’s existing agricultural insecticide portfolio and organizational capabilities. Consideration for the purchase was $21,606,000$2,351,000 in cash, all paid at closing. The final purchase price allocation, based upon the fair value of these assets determined using the income approach, included inventory of $51,000 and intangible assets of $2,300,000 (with an estimated life of 15 years). This product line is currently being toll manufactured for the Company but is eventually expected to be manufactured at Neogen’s operation in Iowa; the sales are reported within the Animal Safety segment.
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On December 30, 2020, the Company acquired all of the stock of Megazyme, Ltd, an Ireland-based company, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, U.S.-based Megazyme, Inc. and Ireland-based Megazyme IP. Megazyme is a manufacturer and supplier of diagnostic assay kits and enzymes to measure dietary fiber, complex carbohydrates and enzymes in food and beverages as well as animal feeds. This acquisition will allow Neogen to expand its commercial relationships across food, feed and beverage companies, and provide additional food quality diagnostic products to commercial labs and food science research institutions. Consideration for the purchase was net cash of $39.8 million paid at closing, $8.6 million of cash placed in escrow payable to the former owner in two installments in two and four years, $4.9 million of stock issued at closing, and up to $3,778,000$2.5 million of contingent consideration, due atpayable in two installments over the end of each of the first two years,next year, based onupon an excess net sales formula. The finalpreliminary purchase price allocation, based upon the fair value of these assets and liabilities determined using the income approach, included accounts receivable of $4,684,000,$1,376,000, inventory of $1,243,000, land,$5,595,000, net property, plant and equipment of $2,526,000,$12,599,000, prepayments of $69,000, accounts payable of $2,197,000, deferred tax liability$4,000, other current liabilities of $1,133,000,$1,815,000, contingent consideration accrual of $1,058,000, other current $2,458,000,
non-current
liabilities of $604,000,non-amortizable$319,000,
non-current
deferred tax liabilities of $3,306,000, intangible assets of $1,889,000, intangible assets of $6,900,000$22,945,000 (with an estimated life of5-15
15-20
years) and the remainder to goodwill
(non-deductible
for tax purposes). These values are Level 3 fair value measurements. In January 2018, the Company paidFebruary 2021, the former owners $249,000 inowner was paid $1,229,000 for the first installment of contingent consideration, based onupon the achievement of sales targets in the first year, and recorded a credit of $255,000 to other income, reducing the contingent consideration accrual by a corresponding amount; $554,000 remains accrued for contingent consideration payable at the end of the second year. This business continuestargets. The Irish companies continue to operate from their current locations in its current location and is managed by Neogen Europe,Bray, Ireland, reporting within the Food Safety segment.

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On December 27, 2016,segment and are managed through Neogen’s Scotland operation. The U.S. company’s business is managed by our Lansing-based Food Safety team.

Subsequent to the end of the quarter, on September 17, 2021, the Company acquired the stock of Rogama Industria e Comercio, Ltda.CAPInnoVet, Inc., a companycompanion animal health business that develops and manufactures rodenticides and insecticides, based near Sao Paulo, Brazil. Consideration forprovides pet medications to the purchase was $12,428,000 in cash and upveterinary market. Due to $2,069,000 of contingent consideration, due at the end of eachtiming of the first two years, based on an excess net sales formula. The final purchase price allocation, based upontransaction, the fair value of these assets and liabilities determined using the income approach, included accounts receivable of $1,866,000, othernon-current assets of $26,000, inventory of $960,000, land, property and equipment of $4,734,000, current liabilities of $2,562,000, contingent consideration accrual of $213,000,non-current deferred tax liability of $1,307,000,non-amortizable intangible assets of $870,000, intangible assets of $5,112,000 (with an estimated life of5-15 years) and the remainder to goodwill(non-deductible for tax purposes). These values are Level 3 fair value measurements. This business continues to operate in its current location and is managed by Neogen do Brasil, reporting within the Food Safety segment.

On September 1, 2017, the Company acquired the assets of The University of Queensland Animal Genetics Laboratory, an animal genomics laboratory located near Brisbane, Australia. This acquisition is intended to accelerate the growth of the Company’s animal genomics business in Australia and New Zealand. Consideration for the purchase was $2,063,000; $468,000 has been paid in cash with the remainder due in annual installments over the next five years. The preliminary purchase price allocation included inventorywas not complete at the time of $19,000, equipment of $419,000,non-current liabilities of $1,629,000, intangible assets of $850,000 (with an estimated life of5-15 years) and the remainder to goodwill(non-deductible for tax purposes). These values are Level 3 fair value measurements.filing. The new business renamed Neogen Australasia, continues to operatewill be operated from our location in its current location,Lexington, KY, reporting within the Animal Safety segment.

8.

For each acquisition listed above, the revenues and net income were not considered material and were therefore not disclosed.
9. LONG TERM DEBT

The Company has

We have a financing agreement with a bank providing for ana $15,000,000 unsecured revolving line of credit, of $15,000,000, which expires on SeptemberNovember 30, 2019.2023. There were no0 advances against the line of credit during fiscal year 20172021 and there have been none thus far in fiscal year 2018;2022; there was no balance0balance outstanding at February 28, 2018.August 31, 2021. Interest on any borrowings remained
is
at LIBOR plus 100 basis points (rate under the terms of the agreement was 2.82%1.08% at February 28, 2018)August 31, 2021). Financial covenants include maintaining specified levels of tangible net worth, debt service coverage, and funded debt to EBITDA, each of which the Company was in compliance with at February 28, 2018.

9.August 31, 2021.

10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company is involved in environmental remediation and monitoring activities at its Randolph, Wisconsin manufacturing facility and accrues for related costs when such costs are determined to be probable and estimable. The Company expensescurrently utilizes a pump and treat remediation strategy, which includes semi-annual monitoring and reporting, consulting, and maintenance of monitoring wells. We expense these annual costs of remediation, which have ranged from $38,000 to $57,000$131,000 per year over the past five years. The Company’s estimated remaining liability for these costs was $916,000 at February 28, 2018both August 31, 2021 and May 31, 2017,2021, measured on an undiscounted basis over an estimated period of 15 years; $54,000years. In fiscal 2019, the Company performed an updated Corrective Measures Study on the site, per a request from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and is currently in discussion with the WDNR regarding potential alternative remediation strategies going forward. The Company believes that the current pump and treat strategy is appropriate for the site. However, the Company has agreed to a pilot study in which chemical reagents are injected into the ground in an attempt to reduce
on-site
contamination and is currently working with its consultant to design the system. At this time, the outcome of the pilot study is unknown, but a change in the current remediation strategy, depending on the alternative selected, could result in an increase in future costs and ultimately, an increase in the currently recorded liability, with an offsetting charge to operations in the period recorded. The Company has recorded $300,000 as a current liability, and the remaining $616,000 is recorded within current liabilities and the remainder is recorded withinin other
non-current
liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.

On March 6, 2020, the Company received an administrative subpoena from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) regarding activities or transactions involving parties located in Iran. The Company subsequently conducted an internal investigation under the direction of outside legal counsel and disclosed information concerning certain genomic testing services provided to an unrelated U.S.-based party engaged in veterinary activities involving an Iranian party. The Company continues to cooperate with OFAC’s investigation and is currently examining whether certain of these activities may be eligible for OFAC General Licenses authorizing agricultural and veterinary activities.
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In addition to responding to the administrative subpoena, the Company is implementing additional compliance measures to prevent inadvertent dealings with restricted countries or parties. These measures will further enhance the Company’s international trade compliance program, which is designed to assure that the Company does not conduct business directly or indirectly with any countries or parties subject to U.S. economic sanctions and export control laws. Although it is too early to predict what action, if any, that OFAC will take, the Company does not currently have any reason to believe that OFAC’s pending investigation will have a material impact on its operations, the results of operations for any future period, or its overall financial condition. In fiscal 2020, the Company took a charge to expense and recorded a reserve of $600,000 to provide for potential fines or penalties on this matter. At this time, the Company believes that it is adequately reserved for this issue.
The Company is subject to certain
 other
legal and other proceedings in the normal course of business that, in the opinion of management, should not have a material effect on its future results of operations or financial position.

10. STOCK PURCHASE

The Company has a stock repurchase program, authorized by the Board

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Table of Directors in calendar year 2008, to purchase, subject to market conditions, up to 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. As of February 28, 2018, 1,350,632 shares were available to be repurchased under the program. There were no purchases in fiscal year 2017 and there have been none thus far in fiscal year 2018.

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Contents

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The information in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains both historical financial information and forward-looking statements. Neogen does not provide forecasts of future financial performance. While management is optimistic about the Company’s long-term prospects, historical financial information may not be indicative of future financial results.

Safe Harbor and Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are made throughout this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q.
For this purpose, any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “seeks,” “estimates,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors, including competition, recruitment and dependence on key employees, impact of weather on agriculture and food production, effects of the ongoing
COVID-19
pandemic on our business, identification and integration of acquisitions, research and development risks, patent and trade secret protection, government regulation and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s reports on file at the Securities and Exchange Commission, that could cause Neogen Corporation’s results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including those detailed in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

In addition, any forward-looking statements represent management’s views only as of the day this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
was first filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and should not be relied upon as representing management’s views as of any subsequent date. While management may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, even if its views change.

Critical Accounting Policies

COVID-19
As we continue to closely monitor the
COVID-19
pandemic, our top priority remains protecting the health and Estimates

The discussionsafety of our employees. While operations continue in our locations around the world, many of our

non-manufacturing
employees continue to work remotely and, analysisalthough it is starting to increase, business travel remains limited. Safety guidelines and procedures, including social distancing and enhanced cleaning, have been developed for
on-site
employees and these policies are regularly monitored and updated by our internal Emergency Response Team.
In the first quarter of fiscal 2022, the
COVID-19
pandemic continued to impact our business operations and financial results. There has been a positive impact in sales of our biosecurity product lines, as the pandemic has created increased demand for these products, and sales into companion animal markets have benefitted, as remote work and stay at home orders have driven increased pet ownership. A number of our food safety diagnostic product lines have been negatively impacted due to decreased demand in many of our customers’ businesses around the world, particularly those serving restaurants, bars and other institutional food service markets. A number of our markets across the world are recovering, but the pandemic has continued to adversely impact our customers and, ultimately, our revenues. We have also experienced supply chain difficulties including vendor disruptions, border closures, shipping issues and significantly increased shipping costs; labor shortages and higher labor costs, as we have had to use staffing agencies and increase our base pay in many areas of the Company’scompany to fill open positions; and restricted travel, which hinders our ability to connect with customers. During the current fiscal year, we have incurred less expense for travel, meals, trade shows and some other customer-facing marketing activities; some of these activities have resumed but have not yet returned to
pre-pandemic
levels. Higher spend on shipping and labor are offsetting these savings. We expect the
COVID-19
pandemic will continue to impact our business operations and financial condition and results through at least the end of operations are based on the consolidated financial statements that have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally acceptedour current fiscal year.
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Executive Overview
Consolidated revenues were $128.3 million in the United States. The preparationfirst quarter of these financial statements requires that management make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates the estimates, including, but not limited to, those related to receivable allowances, inventories, accruals, goodwill and other intangible assets. These estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed 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.

There were no significant changes to the contractual obligations or contingent liabilities and commitments disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017.

The Company adopted ASUNo. 2016-09 related to share-based compensation on June 1, 2017. (See Note 5 Equity Compensation Plans for further discussion).

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, (“the Tax Act”) was enacted. Among the significant changes to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, the Tax Act lowers the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate (“Federal Tax Rate”) from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018. The Company will compute its income tax for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2018 using a blended Federal Tax Rate of 29.2%.

In December 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, which addresses how a company recognizes provisional amounts when a company does not have the necessary information available, prepared or analyzed (including computations) in reasonable detail to complete its accounting for the effect of the changes in the Tax Act. The measurement period ends when a company has obtained, prepared and analyzed the information necessary to finalize its accounting, but cannot extend beyond one year.

As of February 28, 2018, the Company was able to determine a reasonable estimate for certain effects of tax reform and recorded that estimate as a provisional amount. The provisional remeasurement of the deferred tax assets and liabilities resulted in a $5.6 million discrete tax benefit. In addition, the Company was required to estimate its cumulative unrepatriated foreign earnings and profits and

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calculate estimated tax owed on those earnings and profits; this tax was provisionally estimated at $2.7 million. The provisional remeasurement and repatriation amounts are anticipated to change as more data becomes available allowing more accurate computations of the amounts.

There have been no other material changes to the critical accounting policies and estimates disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2017.

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Revenues for the Company for the third quarter ended February 28, 2018 were $95.9 million,2022, an increase of 8%, or $7.5 million,17% compared to $109.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. Organic sales increased 14%.

Food Safety segment sales were $62.7 million in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, an increase of 16% compared to $54.2 million in the same period of the prior year. Organic sales in this segment rose 10% for the comparative period, with revenues from the acquisition of $88.4Megazyme (December 2020) providing the remainder of the increase.
Animal Safety segment sales were $65.6 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, an increase of 19% compared to prior year first quarter sales of $55.1 million. Organic sales in this segment also rose 19%.
International sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 were 39.4% of total sales compared to 38.4% of total sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.
The effective tax rate in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 was 21.4% compared to 19.9% in the prior year first quarter.
Net income for the quarter ended August 31, 2021 was $17.1 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, an increase of 8% compared to $15.9 million, or $0.15 per share, for the same period in the prior year. For
Cash generated from operating activities in the year to date period, revenues were $293.0 million, an increasefirst quarter of 12%, or $30.3fiscal 2022 was $23.2 million, compared to revenues of $262.7$25.1 million in the first nine months of fiscal year 2017. Net income attributable to Neogen for the third quarter of fiscal 2018 increased 61% to $16.6 million, compared to $10.3 million2021.
Neogen’s results reflect a 20% increase in international sales in the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal year 2017. Earnings per share for the third quarter of fiscal 2018 were $0.32 compared to $0.20 per share in the same period a year ago. Net earnings for the third quarter were favorably impacted by adjustments resulting from tax reform legislation enacted in December 2017. For the first nine months of the current fiscal year, net income attributable to Neogen increased 46% to $45.6 million, or $0.88 per fully diluted share, compared to $31.3 million, or $0.61, for the same period in the prior fiscal year. For the year to date period, net earnings were favorably impacted by tax reform, excess tax benefits from stock option exercises, and the favorable conclusion of an IRS audit.

Food Safety segment revenues increased 11% and Animal Safety segment revenues increased 6% for the three month period ended February 28, 2018, each2022 compared to the same period in the prior year. For the quarter, the overall organic sales increase was 7%; organic growthRevenue changes, expressed in percentages, in the Food Safety and Animal Safety segments was 9% and 5%, respectively. The acquisitionsfirst quarter of Rogama, purchased inmid-December 2016, and Neogen Australasia, in September 2017, contributed $1.6 millionfiscal 2022 compared to the overall revenue growthsame quarter in the third quarter. Food Safety segmentprior year are as follows for each of our international locations:

   
Revenue
Change
USD
  
Revenue
Change
Local Currency
 
U.K. Operations (including Neogen Italia)
   9  (2)% 
Neogen Italia
   228  217
Brazil Operations
   (15)%   (17)% 
Neogen Latinoamerica
   16  4
Neogen Argentina
   15  54
Neogen Uruguay
   15  17
Neogen Chile
   71  63
Neogen China
   59  47
Neogen India
   15  14
Neogen Canada
   89  75
Neogen Australasia
   49  41
Currency translations increased comparative revenues increased 17% and Animal Safety segment revenues increased 7% for the year to date period. Overall organic sales increased 7% for the year to date period; the organic increases were 9% for the Food Safety segment and 6% for the Animal Safety segment. The previously discussed acquisitions, and Quat-Chem, purchased on December 1, 2016, contributed $11.1 million to the overall sales increase for the nine month period.

International sales were $37.4by approximately $2.3 million in the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 2018,2022 compared to the same quarter a year ago, primarily due to increased strength of the British pound and Mexican peso relative to the U.S. dollar. Combined revenues at our U.K. operations increased approximately 9%, with our Neogen Europe and Neogen Italia operations experiencing combined 17% growth in diagnostic test kits and genomics services. This growth was partially offset by a 10% decrease in the first quarter at Quat-Chem, as the prior year quarter included a large shipment of hand sanitizers to the U.K. government’s health organization and strong cleaner and disinfectant sales to China, Africa and the Middle East. Due to shipping and tax issues caused by Brexit, Neogen Italia is fulfilling orders to many European Union customers that were previously managed through Neogen Europe in the U.K.

At our Brazilian operations, fiscal 2022 first quarter sales decreased 15% as the prior year first quarter included a large
non-recurring
insecticide sale to a government health organization. Additionally, an extended drought led to a significantly reduced corn crop and the associated testing, resulting in a 36% decrease in sales of aflatoxin test kits. At Neogen Latinoamerica, the growth in local currency in the first quarter was led by strength in environmental sanitation and culture media. Sales at Neogen China increased 59% from new sales of Megazyme products and strong growth in genomics, as the commercial dairy, swine and sheep markets have increased sampling volumes.
Service revenue, which consists primarily of genomics services to animal protein and companion animal markets, was $24.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, an increase of 14% over prior year first quarter revenues of $21.4 million. The growth was led by strong increases in genomics revenues in our Australia, China and Canada genomics operations; growth in our domestic operations was reduced by lower sales in companion animal markets, the result of difficult comparisons from a 61% increase in the prior year first quarter.
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Revenues
   
Three Months ended August 31,
 
(in thousands)
  
2021
   
2020
   
Increase/
(Decrease)
   
%
 
Food Safety
        
Natural Toxins, Allergens & Drug Residues
  $20,408   $19,015   $1,393    7
Bacterial & General Sanitation
   11,165    9,931    1,234    12
Culture Media & Other
   18,046    12,171    5,875    48
Rodenticides, Insecticides & Disinfectants
   7,649    8,830    (1,181   (13)% 
Genomics Services
   5,454    4,238    1,216    29
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
  $62,722   $54,185   $8,537    16
Animal Safety
        
Life Sciences
  $1,363   $1,325   $38    3
Veterinary Instruments & Disposables
   15,337    10,375    4,962    48
Animal Care & Other
   9,219    7,658    1,561    20
Rodenticides, Insecticides & Disinfectants
   22,149    19,914    2,235    11
Genomics Services
   17,515    15,868    1,647    10
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
  $65,583   $55,140   $10,443    19
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
Total Revenues
  $128,305   $109,325   $18,980    17
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
Food Safety
Natural Toxins, Allergens
 & Drug Residues –
Sales in this category increased 7% in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 due primarily to a 17% increase in sales of our allergen test kits, as customers have increased their testing compared to the prior year when many were shut down or operating at lower capacity due to
COVID-19
restrictions. Sales of our natural toxin test kits rose 6%, as higher sales of deoxynivalenol (DON), zearalenone and fumonisin test kits were partially offset by lower aflatoxin test kit sales in Brazil, as a drought significantly reduced crop size and associated testing. Drug residue test kit sales declined 22% due to the termination of a European distribution agreement and competitive pressure within the marketplace.
Bacterial
 & General Sanitation –
Revenues in this category increased 12% in the first quarter, led by a 14% increase in sales of our environmental sanitation product line, in which we launched a new reader in the previous quarter. Pathogen test kit revenues increased 15%, led by a 32% increase in sales of
Listeria
products, including our innovative
Listeria
Right Now
system. Sales of our Soleris product line to detect spoilage organisms increased 6% as 9% growth in our consumable vials was partially offset by flat sales of equipment. Our Soleris
®
NG instrument was launched in the first quarter of the prior year; equipment sales, although flat to prior year, are approximately double compared to the first quarter two years ago.
Culture Media
 & Other –
Sales in this category rose 48% in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to the same period in the prior year; excluding sales from the December 2020 acquisition of Megazyme, sales increased 21%. Sales of Neogen Culture Media products increased 36%, due to high demand with diagnostics customers globally and a large domestic sale to a vaccine manufacturer.
Rodenticides, Insecticides
 & Disinfectants –
Sales of products in this category decreased 13% in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, compared to last year’s first quarter. The prior year first quarter included a 73% increase in sales of hand sanitizing products at our U.K. based Quat-Chem operation and a large
non-recurring
insecticide order, recorded at our Brazilian operation, to a government health organization. Additionally, sales of cleaners and disinfectants into China in the prior year more than doubled, primarily due to increased demand resulting from the African swine fever outbreak in that country and the
COVID-19
pandemic. Sales of cleaners and disinfectants into Asia in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 continued to be strong, increasing approximately 18%.
Genomics Services –
Sales of genomics services sold through our Food Safety operations rose 29% in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, compared to the same period last year, as genomics services in China more than doubled, due to increased commercial dairy and swine business. Genomics revenue in Europe also increased 15% on strength in poultry testing.
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Animal Safety
Life Sciences –
Sales in this category increased 3% in the first quarter, due to drug testing at doctor’s offices and workplaces increasing to more normal levels following
COVID-19
restrictions that impacted testing in the prior year. The growth was partially offset by the loss of hair testing business with a large U.S. commercial laboratory that moved to a different testing platform.
Veterinary Instruments
 & Disposables –
Revenues in this category increased 48% in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to the prior year. Veterinary instruments, including disposable syringes and needles, increased 52% as we gained new private label business.
Animal Care
 & Other –
Sales of these products increased 20% in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago. Small animal supplements, including our recently
re-launched
ThyroKare
product, increased 78% and antibiotics increased 56%, both due to strength in the veterinary market. Partially offsetting these increases, sales of our dairy supply products decreased 81% due to termination of an agreement in which we distributed these products for a large manufacturer of dairy equipment, in the first quarter of fiscal 2021.
Rodenticides, Insecticides
 & Disinfectants –
Sales in this category rose 11% in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to the same period in the prior year. Expressed as a percentage of sales, international sales were 39.0%Insect control products increased 23%, led by growth in the StandGuard
®
product line which was acquired in July 2020. We also had higher sales to customers in the restaurant industry, due to many being affected in the prior year by COVID shutdowns. Sales of rodenticides increased 5% on a difficult comparison to the prior year, when sales had increased 47%, and cleaners and disinfectant sales rose 6%.
Genomics Services –
Sales in this category increased 10% in the first three months, led by increased business in the beef cattle and swine markets; a large
non-recurring
plant research project also contributed to the growth in this category. Partially offsetting these gains was a decrease in companion animal testing services in the U.S. due to lower sampling volumes.
Gross Margin
Gross margin was 46.8% in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to 36.3%46.0% in the thirdsame quarter a year ago. ForThe improvement was due primarily to a shift in product mix within the yearFood Safety segment resulting from the incremental sales generated by Megazyme, which has products with higher gross margins. Reduced sales of lower margin cleaners and disinfectants from our European and Chinese operations and insecticides from our Brazilian operations also contributed to date,the Food Safety gross margin improvement of 360 basis points. Animal Safety gross margins declined by 190 basis points, primarily due to lower sales of companion animal services (a higher gross margin product), a mix shift towards lower margin products in our rodenticide line, and significantly increased international salesfreight costs, the result of ongoing global supply chain issues. Increased health insurance costs and the resumption of the 401k match, which had been suspended in last year’s first fiscal quarter, resulted in an incremental $530,000 expense within overhead on a consolidated basis.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses were $110.5$38.3 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022, compared to $31.4 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2021, an increase of 20%; international sales were 37.7%$6.9 million, or 22%. It is important to note that in last year’s first quarter, with the economic impact of total salesthe
COVID-19
pandemic uncertain, the Company took aggressive steps to control operating expenses and made cost reductions where possible. These steps included a reduction in workforce, temporary furloughs and reduced hours for a number of employees. In addition, the Company temporarily eliminated the match on the 401k plan during that period. These steps, in addition to the elimination of travel across most of the organization, and lower utilization of medical services by our employees resulting from
stay-at-home
orders and a reduction in
non-emergency
procedures, resulted in an approximately $2.5 million reduction in operating expense in the current yearfirst quarter of fiscal 2021 compared to date period and 35.1% in the prior year. For each comparative period, international revenue increases were the result of the acquisitions of Quat-Chem (England), Rogama (Brazil) and Neogen Australasia (Australia), and to a lesser extent, revenue increases at existing Company locations. Currency translation had a positive effect on international revenues of approximately $1.9 millionThe 401k match was restored in the thirdsecond quarter of fiscal 2018 as2021, and medical service utilization has recovered, with procedures delayed in calendar 2020 now driving a significant increase in the pound, euro, and peso were strongerlast two consecutive quarters. These two expense items had an adverse impact on average againstoperating expenses of $546,000 in the dollar thanfirst quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to the same period a year ago; forago.
Sales and marketing expenses in this fiscal year’s first quarter were $20.6 million, an increase of $4.0 million, or 25%, compared to $16.5 million in last year’s first quarter. Personnel related expenses rose by $1.2 million due to an increase in headcount and performance-based incentives, reflective of the yearrevenue increases across the Company. Shipping costs increased by $900,000, due to date period, the positive revenue impactincrease in volume and an increase in rates. Travel and trade shows, which had declined by $1.3 million in last year’s first quarter due to restrictions resulting from the
COVID-19
pandemic, increased $780,000 in this year’s first quarter, as restrictions eased in a number of our markets and our sales force was $2.5 million.

Revenues at Neogen Europe increased 16%able to resume face to face meetings.

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General and administrative expenses were $13.4 million, an increase of $2.4 million, or 22%, compared to $11.0 million in U.S. dollarslast year’s first quarter, primarily due to a $791,000 increase in compensation related expense, the result of a number of senior management hires and higher performance-based incentives, a $608,000 increase in amortization expense resulting primarily from our acquisition of Megazyme in December 2020, higher depreciation and licensing costs related to continued investments in information technology infrastructure, and increases in legal and professional fees. Research and development expense was $4.3 million in the thirdfirst quarter of fiscal 2021, an increase of $447,000 compared to the same period in the prior year; for the nine month period, sales rose 10%. For the quarter, a 39% increase in genomics revenues offset lower mycotoxin test kit sales, as last year’s deoxynivalenol (DON) outbreak in corn crops in western Europe did not repeat in the current year. For the year, to date period, genomics sales increased 34% and helped to offset lower DON test kit sales. Sales at Lab M, the Company’s subsidiary in England, increased 20% in the third quarter and 25% for the nine month period, as its culture media products continued to be integrated into Neogen’s global sales and marketing channels. Neogen Latinoamerica recorded a sales increase of 19% in the third quarter; Food Safety products increased 21% and Animal Safety products increased 17%, with broad-based gains recorded in both categories. For the year to date, revenues rose 18%, with Food Safety products and increases in genomics services providing the majority of the increase. Revenues at Neogen do Brasil declined 2% in the year’s third quarter, as a decrease in forensic test kit sales resulting from increased competition and customer losses caused by conversion to different testing methods more than offset increased sales of mycotoxin and dairy drug residue test kits. For the year to date, revenues increased 18%. Neogen China sales increased 28% in the third quarter and 21% for the year to date period, each compared to the same periods in the prior year; for each period, increases were driven by strength in genomics services and animal safety products. Revenues for Neogen India declined 37% for the quarter, as a large cleaner and disinfectant order in the prior year’s third quarter did not repeat; for the year to date, revenues were flat, as higher sales of Food Safety products and testing services were almost entirely offset by the cleaner and disinfectant revenue from last year’s third quarter which did not repeat this year.

Service revenue was $17.8 million in the quarter ended February 28, 2018, an increase of $3.4 million, or 24%, compared to $14.4 million in the third quarter of the prior year. For the year to date period, service revenue was $48.7 million, an increase of $9.1 million, or 23%, compared to $39.6 million in the prior year. The growth, for both the quarter and year to date periods, was led by increases in sales to the global cattle and companion animal markets, increased testing volumes with a large poultry customer and, to a lesser extent, revenues from the acquisition of Neogen Australasia, in September 2017.

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Revenues

   Three Months ended February 28, 
           Increase/     
   2018   2017   (Decrease)   % 
       (in thousands)         
Food Safety        

Natural Toxins, Allergens & Drug Residues

  $16,807   $16,453   $354    2

Bacterial & General Sanitation

   8,992    8,348    644    8

Dehydrated Culture Media & Other

   10,511    10,383    128    1

Rodenticides, Insecticides & Disinfectants

   7,359    5,040    2,319    46

Genomics Services

   3,976    2,725    1,251    46
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
  $47,645   $42,949   $4,696    11
Animal Safety        

Life Sciences

  $2,769   $2,332   $437    19

Veterinary Instruments & Disposables

   10,630    10,000    630    6

Animal Care & Other

   7,535    6,311    1,224    19

Rodenticides, Insecticides & Disinfectants

   14,590    16,111    (1,521   (9)% 

Genomics Services

   12,723    10,682    2,041    19
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
  $48,247   $45,436   $2,811    6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Revenues

  $95,892   $88,385   $7,507    8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
   Nine Months ended February 28, 
           Increase/     
   2018   2017   (Decrease)   % 
       (in thousands)         
Food Safety        

Natural Toxins, Allergens & Drug Residues

  $54,960   $53,090   $1,870    4

Bacterial & General Sanitation

   27,435    25,340    2,095    8

Dehydrated Culture Media & Other

   32,483    29,792    2,691    9

Rodenticides, Insecticides & Disinfectants

   18,175    7,088    11,087    156

Genomics Services

   10,887    7,757    3,130    40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
  $143,940   $123,067   $20,873    17
Animal Safety        

Life Sciences

  $7,589   $7,261   $328    5

Veterinary Instruments & Disposables

   32,804    29,281    3,523    12

Animal Care & Other

   24,056    21,563    2,493    12

Rodenticides, Insecticides & Disinfectants

   50,228    52,796    (2,568   (5)% 

Genomics Services

   34,348    28,779    5,569    19
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   
  $149,025   $139,680   $9,345    7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Revenues

  $292,965   $262,747   $30,218    12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

The Company’s Food Safety segment revenues were $47.6 million in the quarter ended February 28, 2018, an increase of 11% compared to the same period in the prior year. For the nine month period, Food Safety revenues increased 17% to $143.9 million. Organic growth for the segment was 9% for both the quarter and year to date periods, with the acquisition of Rogama, occurring on December 21, 2016, contributing the remainder of the growth.

Natural Toxins, Allergens & Drug Residues sales increased 2% in the third quarter; revenues for the year to date period increased 4%. Sales of dairy drug residue kits, used to detect the presence of antibiotics in raw milk, increased 29% in the third quarter as new products continued to gain share, particularly in international markets; for the year to date period, dairy drug residue test kit revenues rose 15%. Allergen test kit sales increased 14% and 13% in the three and nine month periods ended February 28, 2018, respectively, as product recalls relating to allergenic contamination of food continued to expand the market. Sales of test kits to detect the presence of natural toxins in grain crops decreased 17% in the third quarter. An 11% increase in aflatoxin test kit sales, due to moderate

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outbreaks in U.S. and Brazilian corn crops, was offset by a 41% decrease in sales of deoxynivalenol (DON) test kits, as prior year outbreaks of DON in corn crops in the U.S., Canada and Europe did not recur in the current year. For the year to date period, sales of natural toxin test kits decreased 7%.

Bacterial & General Sanitation sales increased 8% in both the three and nine month periods ended February 28, 2018. Within this category, the Company’s AccuPoint sanitation monitoring product line increased 18% in the third quarter and 19% for the year to date period, on sales strength in both reader equipment and consumable supplies. Sales of test kits to detect pathogens increased 22% in the third quarter, led by strength inListeria products, including the Company’s newListeria Right Now test kit that launched earlier in the fiscal year. The Company also benefitted from strong sales of equipment used with the Company’s ANSR line of test kits to detect various pathogens, as the Company gained new customers; overall pathogen revenues increased 14% for the year to date period. Revenues for the Company’s consumable product lines to detect spoilage organisms in processed foods decreased 2% in the current quarter but increased 3% for the nine month period.

Dehydrated Culture Media & Other sales increased 1% in the third quarter. This category includes forensic test kits sold through the Company’s Brazilian subsidiary. Demand for these kits from customers located in Brazil had increased dramatically in the prior year due to a new requirement for drug testing of commercial truck drivers, however, sales of these kits in Brazil have decreased in the current year as a result of increased competition and customer losses caused by conversion to different testing methods. In the third quarter, the Company’s worldwide Lab M sales increased 21% and Acumedia sales increased 6%.

Sales of Rodenticides, Insecticides & Disinfectants products sold through the Company’s Food Safety operations increased 46% in the third quarter; the organic sales increase in this category was 29%. For the nine month period, sales increased $11.1 million; excluding first year sales of the Quat-Chem and Rogama acquisitions, the year to date sales increase was 16%. In the third quarter, the increase was primarily due to Rogama shipping a large order resulting from a government contract; this sale is unlikely to recur in the next 12 months. The increase in sales was partially offset by termination of a distribution agreement in January 2017, which resulted in a decline in sales for those distributed products of $143,000 in the third quarter and $859,000 for the year to date.

Genomics Services revenue recorded in the Food Safety segment increased 46% and 40% for the three and nine month periods, respectively, due primarily to growth of these services in Europe.

Sales for the Company’s Animal Safety segment were $48.2 millionpersonnel absorbed in the third quarter, an increase of 6% over the same period a year ago. RevenuesMegazyme acquisition and compensation increases for the nine month period increased 7% to $149 million compared to $139.7 million in the prior year. Organic growth in this segmentdomestic employees.

Operating Income
Operating income was 5% and 6% in the three and nine month periods, respectively; the Neogen Australasia acquisition in September 2017 contributed the remainder of the growth. Sales of Life Sciences products increased 19% in the third quarter, partially due to order timing, and have risen 5% for the year to date period. The Company has increased volumes of forensic test kits sold to commercial labs in the U.S.

Veterinary Instruments & Disposables revenues increased 6% and 12% for the three and nine month periods, respectively. For both periods, the increase is primarily the result of strength in detectable needles, syringes and animal marking products. Sales of Animal Care & Other products increased 19% in the quarter ended February 28, 2018, compared to the same period in the prior year; the year to date increase was 12%. The increase in the current year is due to market share gains of supplements for companion animals and vitamin injectables, and increased sales of vaccines to a large distributor; additionally, last year’s results included sales credits totaling $1.1$21.7 million in the first quarter as the Company removed its canine thyroid product from its distribution channels, after the FDA approved a new drug application for a competitive product.

Rodenticides, Insecticides & Disinfectants sales decreased 9% in the quarter and 5% for the year to date period, as the termination of a distribution agreement with a manufacturer of cleaners and disinfectants in January 2017 resulted in lost sales for those distributed products of $1.4 million in the third quarter of the current fiscal year and $3.9 million for the year to date period. These losses were offset by an 11% increase in rodenticide sales in the third quarter as the Company gained incremental business with several large customers; year to date sales rose by 9%.

Genomics Services increased 19% in both the third quarter and year to date periods, respectively, each2022, compared to the same period in the prior year. The growth for both periods was led by increases in sales to the global cattle and companion animal markets, higher volumes from a large poultry customer and, to a lesser extent, revenues from the acquisition of Neogen Australasia, in September 2017.

Gross Margin

Gross margin was 47.5% in the third quarter of fiscal 2018 compared to 46.3% in the same quarter a year ago. Gross margins for the quarter were positively impacted by lower costs inputs at the Company’s genomics operations and favorable product mix towards higher margin diagnostic and animal care products; this improvement was somewhat offset by lower sales of mycotoxin test kits due to a prior year outbreak of DON in corn crops in the U.S. and western Europe, which did not recur in the current fiscal year. Gross margin for the nine month period ended February 28, 2018 was 48.0% compared to 47.6%$18.9 million in the same period of the prior year. Gross margins for the year to date were positively impacted by improved raw material costs at the Company’s genomics operations and favorable product mix towards higher margin diagnostic and animal care products; this improvement was somewhat offset by mix

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changes resulting from the three most recent acquisitions (Rogama, Quat-Chem and Neogen Australasia), all of which have gross margins that are lower than the historical average for the Company, and lower sales of mycotoxin test kits due to a prior year outbreak of DON in corn crops in the U.S. and western Europe, which did not recur in the current fiscal year.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses were $29.6 million in the third quarter, compared to $26.5 million in the same quarter of last fiscal year, an

increase of $3.1 million, or 12%. Sales and marketing expenses were $17.5 million, compared to $15.3 million in last year’s third quarter, an increase of 14%, primarily due to increases in salaries and related personnel costs, shipping expense, and higher advertising expenses in support of new product launches. General and administrative expense increased $700,000, or 9%, in the third quarter; increases in amortization of acquired intangible assets, IT consulting, and higher salary expenses were partially offset by lower stock based compensation expense resulting from forfeitures due to employee retirements and reduced legal expenses. In last year’s third quarter, the Company closed on two acquisitions, while there were none in this year’s third quarter. For the year to date period, research and development expense increased 7% in the third quarter to a total of $2.8 million. Increases were due to increases in compensation, higher depreciation resulting from investments in laboratory equipment, and projects relating to product improvements and new product development. For the year to date, research and development expenses increased 10%. Operating expenses for the nine month period were $90.3 million, an increase of $11.3 million, or 14% over the same period last fiscal year. The recent acquisitions accounted for $2.8 million of the increase.

Operating Income

Operating income was $15.9 million in the third quarter, an increase of $1.5 million, or 11%, compared to operating income of

$14.4 million in the prior year. Expressed as a percentage of revenue, operating income was 16.6%16.9% compared to 16.2%17.3% in last year’s

third first quarter. The improvementdecline in operating margin percentage for the comparative quarter was primarily the result of higher gross margins offset somewhat by operating expenses which rose more than the rate of the overall revenue increase. For the nine months ended February 28, 2018, operating income was $50.3 million, an increase of $4.4 million, or 10%, compared to operating income of $45.9 million for the same period last year. Expressed as a percentage of revenue, year to date operating income was 17.2% compared to 17.5% in the prior year.

Other Income and Income Tax

Other income was $1.4 million for both the third quarter of fiscal 2018 and the same period in 2017. Components of other income in this year’s third quarter included $525,000 of interest income, $360,000 from an insurance settlement, $179,000 in currency gains and a $255,000 gain recorded on the settlement of contingent consideration related to the Quat-Chem acquisition. Last year’s fiscal third quarter included a gain on the settlement of a licensing agreement of $660,000, currency gains of $442,000, and interest income of $271,000. For the year to date period in fiscal 2018, other income was $3.2 million, primarily comprised of $1.3 million of interest income, currency gains of $1.1 million, $360,000 from an insurance settlement, $255,000 gain recorded on the settlement of contingent consideration related to the Quat-Chem acquisition, and $78,000 of royalty income. For the same period in fiscal 2017, other income was $1.8 million, which included interest income of $691,000, gain on the settlement of a licensing agreement of $660,000, currency gains of $263,000, and royalty income of $79,000.

Income tax expense in the third quarter was $700,000, an effective tax rate of 4%, compared to prior year third quarter expense of $5.4 million, an effective tax rate of 34%. The Company recorded favorable tax adjustments totaling $2.9 million during the quarter as the result of tax reform passed in the U.S. in December 2017. The tax reform reduced the statutory federal income tax rate from 35% to 21%, and also resulted in other adjustments to income tax expense. The Company will compute its income tax for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2018 using a blended Federal Tax Rate of 29.2%. Accordingly, first and second quarter income previously subject to tax at the 35% Federal Tax Rate benefitted from the 29.2% Federal Tax Rate. As required by generally accepted accounting principles, the Company revalued its net deferred tax liabilities during the quarter to reflect the lower rate, resulting in a credit to income tax expense of $5.6 million. In addition, the Company was required to estimate its cumulative unrepatriated foreign earnings and profits and calculate tax owed on those earnings and profits during the third quarter. This tax was estimated at $2.7 million, and the amount was recorded as federal income tax expense; payment of the tax is permitted over an eight year period.

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For the first nine months of fiscal 2018, income tax expense was $7.9 million compared to $16.3 million in the prior year; the current year to date effective tax rate was 15%, compared to an effective tax rate of 34% in the prior fiscal year. For the year to date period, the lower effective ratesales is primarily the result of the tax reform passed22% increase in operating expenses for the quarter.

Other Income
   
Three Months ended August 31,
 
(dollars in thousands)
  
2021
   
2020
 
Interest income (net of expense)
  $203   $722 
Foreign currency transactions
   (151   175 
Other
   (70   18 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Other Income
  $(18  $915 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
The reduction in interest income in the U.S. in December 2017first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to the prior year is primarily the result of lower yields on our cash and marketable securities balances, as discussedinterest rates have dropped significantly compared to rates in the preceding paragraph. Additionally, duringfirst quarter of fiscal 2021. Other income resulting from foreign currency transactions is the result of changes in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar in countries in which we operate.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense for the first quarter of fiscal 2022 was $4,650,000, an effective tax rate of 21.4%, compared to prior year the Company has recorded credits of $3.4 million to federalfirst quarter income tax expense for excessof $3,950,000, an effective tax benefitsrate of 19.9%. For each quarter, the primary difference between the statutory rate of 21% and the effective rate recorded is the benefit resulting from the exercise of stock options,options; this benefit was $15,000 in the first quarter of fiscal 2022 compared to $421,000 in the first quarter of the prior year. The benefit was lower due to the adoptiondecreased volume of ASU2016-09; referoption exercises during the comparative periods, and a reduction in benefit realized, on average, for each transaction. Additionally, as the result of a higher tax rate enacted in the U.K., effective in 2023, we were required to Note 5revalue our deferred tax balances at our U.K. operations to the rate we expect them to reverse in the future, resulting in $548,000 of expense in this year’s first quarter.
Net Income
Net income was $17.1 million in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for further information. In the secondfirst quarter of fiscal 2018,2022, an IRS examinationincrease of 8% compared to $15.9 million earned in the Company’s federalfirst quarter of fiscal 2021. The increased earnings were the result of higher sales and gross margins, partially offset by increased operating expenses, the $933,000 decline in other income and higher income tax returns for fiscal years 2014, 2015 and 2016 was concluded. As a resultexpense.
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Table of the favorable outcome of the audit, the Company reversed a total of $816,000 from its reserve for uncertain tax positions, which had been accrued in prior fiscal years, with a corresponding credit to federal income tax expense.

Net Income

Net income attributable to Neogen increased 61% from $10.3 million to $16.6 million for the three month period ended February 28,

2018. For the year to date period, net income was $45.6 million, a 46% increase over prior year net income of $31.3 million. Pre tax income increases of 10% for the quarter and 12% for the year to date were favorably impacted by the effects of tax reform, excess tax benefits from the exercise of stock options, and positive results from the IRS examination that concluded during the year’s second quarter.

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Financial Condition and Liquidity

The overall cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities position of the CompanyNeogen was $192.2$400.9 million at February 28, 2018August 31, 2021, compared to $143.6$381.1 million at May 31, 2017.2021. Approximately $46.5$23.2 million was generated from operations during the first ninethree months of fiscal 2018.2022. Net cash proceeds of $18.9$1.0 million were realized from the exercise of stock options and issuance of shares under the Company’s employee stock purchase planour Employee Stock Purchase Plan during the same period. The Companyfirst quarter. We spent $16.3$1.3 million for property, equipment and other
non-current
assets duringin the first ninethree months of fiscal 2018.

Accounts2022.

Net accounts receivable balances were $73.2$87.3 million at February 28, 2018, an increaseAugust 31, 2021, a decline of $4.6$4.5 million, or 7%, compared to $68.6$91.8 million at May 31, 2017, less than the increase in revenue.2021. Days sales outstanding, a measurement of the time it takes to collect receivables, were 6359 days at February 28, 2018August 31, 2021, compared to 6066 days at May 31, 2017. All2021 and 61 days at August 31, 2020. We have been carefully monitoring our customer accounts are actively managed and no lossesreceivables as the
COVID-19
pandemic has spread across our global markets; to date, we have not experienced an appreciable increase in excess of amounts reserved are currently expected.

bad debt write offs.

Net inventory balances were $77.5$102.1 million at February 28, 2018,August 31, 2021, an increase of $4.4$1.4 million, or 6%1%, compared to $73.1 million at May 31, 2017. The Company actively monitors its2021 balances of $100.7 million. We increased inventory levels during fiscal 2021 to ensure we have adequate supplies of critical raw and balancesfinished products in the need for adequate product availability to minimize backorders with a desire to improve inventory turnoverevent our supply chain is adversely impacted by the
COVID-19
pandemic and efficiency levels. Formal programs have been instituted in fiscal 2018 to improve inventory turnover.

Brexit.

Inflation and changing prices are not expected to have a material effect on operations, as management believes it will continue to be successful in offsetting increased input costs with price increases and/or cost efficiencies.

Management believes that the Company’sour existing cash and marketable securities balances at February 28, 2018August 31, 2021, along with available borrowings under itsour credit facility and cash expected to be generated from future operations, will be sufficient to fund activities for the foreseeable future. However, existing cash and borrowing capacity may not be sufficient to meet the Company’sour cash requirements to commercialize products currently under development or itsour plans to acquire other organizations, technologies or products that fit within the Company’sour mission statement. Accordingly, the Companywe may choose to issue equity securities or enter into other financing arrangements for a portion of itsour future financing needs.

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company has

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We have interest rate and foreign exchange rate risk exposure but no long-term fixed rate investments or borrowings. The Company’sOur primary interest rate risk is due to potential fluctuations of interest rates for variable rate borrowings (no borrowings at February 28, 2018) and short-term investments.

Foreign exchange risk exposure arises because the Company marketswe market and sells itssell our products throughout the world. Revenues in certain foreign countries as well as certain expenses related to those revenues are transacted in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The Company’sOur operating results are exposed to changes in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and the British pound sterling, the euro, theMexican peso, Brazilian real, the Mexican peso, the Chinese yuan, Australian dollar and to a lesser extent, the Indian rupee, the Canadian dollar, Guatemalan quetzal, Argentine peso, Uruguayan peso and Chilean peso; there is also exposure to a change in exchange rate between the British pound sterling and the Australian dollar.euro. When the U.S. dollar weakens against foreign currencies, the dollar value of revenues denominated in foreign currencies increases. When the U.S. dollar strengthens, the opposite situation occurs. Additionally, previously recognized revenuesinvoiced amounts can be positively or negatively affected by changes in exchange rates in the course of collection can be affected positively or negatively by changes in exchange rates. The Company enters into forward contracts to help mitigate the economic impact of fluctuations in certain currency exchange rates. These contracts are adjusted to fair value through earnings.

collection.

Neogen has assets, liabilities and operations outside of the United States,U.S., located in Scotland, England, Ireland, Italy, Brazil, Mexico, Guatemala, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, China, India, Canada and Australia where the functional currency is the British pound sterling, euro, Brazilian real, Mexican peso, Guatemalan quetzal, Argentine peso, Uruguayan peso, Chilean peso, Chinese yuan, Indian rupee, Canadian dollar and Australian dollar, respectively, and also transacts business throughout Europe in the euro. The Company’srespectively. Our investments in foreign subsidiaries are considered tolong-term. As discussed in ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS of the Form
10-K
annual filing, our financial condition and results of operations could be primarily long-term.

adversely affected by currency fluctuations.

The following table sets forth the potential loss in future earnings or fair values, resulting from hypothetical changes in relevant market rates or prices:
Risk Category
  
Hypothetical Change
  
August 31, 2021
   
Impact
 
(dollars in thousands)
           
Foreign Currency - Revenue
  10% Decrease in exchange rates  $5,053    Earnings 
Foreign Currency - Hedges
  10% Decrease in exchange rates   1,990    Earnings 
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Item 4.Controls and Procedures

Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

An evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’sour disclosure controls and procedures as of February 28, 2018August 31, 2021 was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the President & Chief Executive ChairmanOfficer and the Vice President & Chief Financial Officer (“the Certifying Officers”). Based on the evaluation, the Certifying Officers concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

No changes in our control over financial reporting were identified as having occurred during the quarter ended February 28, 2018August 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The Company is subject to certain legal and other proceedings in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the outcomes of these matters are not expected to have a material effect on itsthe Company’s future results of operations or financial position.

Item 6.Exhibits

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 6. Exhibits
(a) Exhibit Index

  31.1  Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule13a-14(a).
  31.2  Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule13a-14(a).
  32  Certification pursuantPursuant to 18 U.S.C. sectionSection 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS  Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH  Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL  Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF  Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Document
101.LAB  Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE  Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

Items 1A, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are not applicable or removed or reserved and have been omitted.

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SIGNATURES

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

NEOGEN CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Dated: September 30, 2021

Dated: March 29, 2018

/s/ John E. Adent
John E. Adent

/s/ James L. Herbert

President & Chief Executive Officer
James L. Herbert
Executive Chairman
(Principal Executive Officer)
Dated: September 30, 2021

Dated: March 29, 2018

/s/ Steven J. Quinlan

Steven J. Quinlan
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

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