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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 SECURITES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2022, 2017

or

 

     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TOSECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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

 

For the transition period from ___ to ___

 

Commission File No: 0-11740

 


 

MESA LABORATORIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Colorado

 

84-0872291

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporationincorporation or organization)

 

Identification number)

   

12100 West Sixth Avenue

  

Lakewood,, Colorado

 

80228

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’sRegistrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 987-8000

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

Title of each classTrading SymbolName on each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par valueMLABThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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 ☒   No ☐

 

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 RegulationRegulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒     No ☐

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

(Do not check if a

smaller reporting company)

 

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

 

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

Yes ☐     No ☒

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

 

There were 3,783,158 5,346,174 shares of the Issuer’s common stock, no par value, outstanding as of January 26, 2018February 1, 2023.

 



 


 



 

Table of Contents

 

 

Part I

 

1.

Financial Statements

1
  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

1
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

2
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income

3
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

4
  

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

5

2.

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

13

3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

21

4.

Controls and Procedures

22
   

Part II

 

1

Legal Proceedings

22

1A.

Risk Factors

22

2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

23

6.

Exhibits

23
   
 

Signatures

 
   
 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)

 
 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)

 
 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 
 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

 

Part I. Financial Information

1

Item 1. Financial Statements

1

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income

3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

5

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6

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

15

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

21

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

22

Part II. Other Information

23

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

23

Item 1A.  Risk factors

23

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

23

Item 6.  Exhibits

24

Signatures

25

Exhibit 31.1 Certifications Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)

Exhibit 31.2 Certifications Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)

Exhibit 32.1 Certifications Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C Section 1350

Exhibit 32.2 Certifications Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C Section 1350

 


 

Part I.I. Financial Information

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(unaudited)

(Inin thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

December 31,

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31, 2017

(Unaudited)

  

March 31, 2017

  

2022

  

2022

 
ASSETS           

Current assets:

        

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

 $5,843  $5,820  $26,101  $49,346 

Accounts receivable, less allowances of $201 and $252, respectively

  12,361   14,319 

Inventories, net

  10,454   13,873 

Prepaid income taxes

  2,158   587 

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $758 and $630, respectively

 42,395  41,224 

Inventories

 33,739  24,606 

Prepaid expenses and other

  1,339   1,186   11,950   9,142 

Assets held for sale

  1,934   -- 

Total current assets

  34,089   35,785  114,185  124,318 
        

Property, plant and equipment, net

  23,956   26,002 

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $19,708 and $17,726, respectively

 28,263  28,620 

Deferred tax asset

 708 1,318 

Other assets

 10,572  11,830 

Intangibles, net

  44,436   37,790  223,447  250,117 

Goodwill

  65,296   72,156   285,809   291,166 
        

Total assets

 $167,777  $171,733  $662,984  $707,369 
         

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

        

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

      

Current liabilities:

             

Accounts payable

 $2,029  $2,168  $6,288  $7,897 

Accrued salaries and payroll taxes

  3,235   4,350 

Accrued payroll and benefits

 8,134  14,717 

Unearned revenues

  3,675   4,117  14,584  13,830 

Current portion of contingent consideration

  709   1,294 

Other accrued expenses

  3,249   2,999   12,611  11,611 

Income taxes payable

  --   514 

Current portion of long-term debt

  1,500   1,125 

Total current liabilities

  14,397   16,567  41,617  48,055 
        

Deferred income taxes

  4,115   3,554 

Long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs and current portion

  54,608   53,675 

Deferred tax liability

 36,946  39,224 

Other long-term liabilities

  210   116  8,172  7,924 

Credit Facility

 19,000 49,000 

Convertible senior notes, net of discounts and debt issuance costs

  170,044  169,365 

Total liabilities

  73,330   73,912   275,779   313,568 
        
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9)     
     

Stockholders’ equity:

        

Common stock, no par value; authorized 25,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 3,781,806 and 3,727,704 shares, respectively

  29,694   25,925 

Stockholders’ equity:

     

Common stock, no par value; authorized 25,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding, 5,341,890 and 5,265,627 shares, respectively

 326,933  313,460 

Retained earnings

  64,633   73,656  74,444  76,675 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

  120   (1,760)

Total stockholders’ equity

  94,447   97,821 
        

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $167,777  $171,733 

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

  (14,172)  3,666 

Total stockholders’ equity

  387,205   393,801 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 $662,984  $707,369 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)(unaudited)

(Inin thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 
                 

Revenues

 $23,671  $23,843  $69,298  $69,366  $54,287  $54,696  $163,489  $125,456 

Cost of revenues

  10,990   10,306   30,713   30,091   21,522   26,069   62,997   51,478 

Gross profit

  12,681   13,537   38,585   39,275  32,765  28,627  100,492  73,978 
                

Operating expenses

                

Operating expenses:

 

Selling

  1,942   2,409   6,909   7,527  8,437  8,958  27,660  18,459 

General and administrative

  6,256   5,881   19,525   17,834  16,129  17,017  54,543  40,119 

Research and development

  752   861   2,790   2,941   4,797   5,164   15,486   10,588 

Impairment loss on goodwill

  13,819   --   13,819   -- 

Total operating expenses

  22,769   9,151   43,043   28,302   29,363   31,139   97,689   69,166 

Operating income (loss)

  3,402   (2,512)  2,803   4,812 

Nonoperating expense (income):

 

Interest expense and amortization of debt discount

 1,162  1,018  3,390  2,647 

Other expense (income), net

  324   (1,189)  (475)  (1,455)

Total nonoperating expense (income)

  1,486   (171)  2,915   1,192 

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

 1,916  (2,341) (112) 3,620 

Income tax provision (benefit)

  1,465   (281)  (431)  (35)

Net income (loss)

 $451  $(2,060) $319  $3,655 
                 

Operating (loss) income

  (10,088)  4,386   (4,458)  10,973 

Other expense, net

  438   506   1,659   1,712 
                

(Loss) earnings before income taxes

  (10,526)  3,880   (6,117)  9,261 
                

Income taxes

  560   628   1,099   1,721 
                

Net (loss) income

 $(11,086) $3,252  $(7,216) $7,540 
                

Net (loss) income per share:

                

Earnings (loss) per share:

 

Basic

 $(2.93) $0.88  $(1.92) $2.06  $0.08  $(0.39) $0.06  $0.70 

Diluted

  (2.93)  0.84   (1.92)  1.97  $0.08  $(0.39) $0.06  $0.69 
                 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

             

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

 

Basic

  3,781   3,688   3,765   3,668  5,339  5,233  5,312  5,199 

Diluted

  3,781   3,868   3,765   3,835  5,360  5,233  5,354  5,333 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 
                 

Net (loss) income

 $(11,086) $3,252  $(7,216) $7,540 
                 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

                

Foreign currency translation

  181   (634)  1,880   (769)
                 

Total comprehensive (loss) income

 $(10,905) $2,618  $(5,336) $6,771 
  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 
                 

Net income (loss)

 $451  $(2,060) $319  $3,655 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

                

Foreign currency translation adjustments

  11,345   (6,165)  (17,838)  (7,297)

Comprehensive income (loss)

 $11,796  $(8,225) $(17,519) $(3,642)

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

(in thousands)

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net (loss) income

 $(7,216) $7,540 

Depreciation and amortization

  6,981   6,609 

Stock-based compensation

  1,423   1,221 

Amortization of debt issuance costs

  83   -- 

Impairment loss on goodwill

  13,819   -- 
Change in inventory reserve  2,120   (507)

Deferred income taxes

  (1,077)  418 

Foreign currency adjustments

  (255)  (17)

Gain on disposition of assets

  (116)  -- 

Adjustment to contingent consideration

  300   -- 

Change in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions

        

Accounts receivable, net

  2,621   2,369 

Inventories

  1,414   97 

Prepaid expenses and other

  (1,687)  (1,094)

Accounts payable

  (139)  96 

Accrued liabilities and taxes payable

  (1,751)  (4,401)

Unearned revenues

  (442)  (484)

Contingent consideration

  (905)  (5,076)

Net cash provided by operating activities

  15,173   6,771 
         
         

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Acquisitions

  (15,433)  (6,618)

Proceeds from sale of assets

  1,133   -- 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

  (2,540)  (9,367)

Net cash used in investing activities

  (16,840)  (15,985)
         

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Proceeds from the issuance of debt

  11,000   11,500 

Payments on debt

  (9,750)  (3,750)

Dividends

  (1,807)  (1,760)

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

  2,346   2,815 

Net cash provided by financing activities

  1,789   8,805 
         

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

  (99)  119 
         

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  23   (290)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  5,820   5,695 
         

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 $5,843  $5,405 
         

Cash paid for:

        

Income taxes

 $4,191  $4,188 

Interest

  1,477   913 
         

Supplemental non-cash activity:

        

Contingent consideration as part of an acquisition

  --   1,822 
  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net income

 $319  $3,655 

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

        

Depreciation and amortization

  24,769   15,686 

Stock-based compensation expense

  9,859   7,939 

Amortization of step-up in inventory basis

  -   6,062 

Other

  (359)  (504)

Cash (used in) provided by changes in operating assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable, net

  (1,979)  (2,258)

Inventories

  (9,191)  351 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

  (2,312)  (1,933)

Accounts payable

  (1,339)  1,270 

Accrued liabilities and taxes payable

  (5,221)  (1,403)

Unearned revenues

  918   1,056 

Net cash provided by operating activities

  15,464   29,921 

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

  (4,950)  (300,793)

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

  (3,518)  (3,650)

Net cash (used in) investing activities

  (8,468)  (304,443)

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Proceeds from the issuance of debt

  -   70,000 

Payments of debt

  (30,000)  (10,000)

Dividends

  (2,550)  (2,495)

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

  4,523   6,171 

Payment of tax withholding obligation on vesting of restricted stock

  (909)  (819)

Payments of contingent consideration

  -   (234)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

  (28,936)  62,623 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

  (1,305)  (260)

Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  (23,245)  (212,159)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

  49,346   263,865 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 $26,101  $51,706 

Supplemental non-cash activity:

        

Contingent consideration as part of an acquisition

 $1,500  $- 

 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

  

Common Stock

             
  

Number of Shares

  

Amount

  

Retained Earnings

  

AOCI*

  

Total

 

March 31, 2022

  5,265,627  $313,460  $76,675  $3,666  $393,801 

Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units

  31,690   1,438   -   -   1,438 

Tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units

  (9)  (2)  -   -   (2)

Dividends paid, $0.16 per share

  -   -   (843)  -   (843)

Stock-based compensation expense

  -   3,432   -   -   3,432 

Foreign currency translation

  -   -   -   (15,957)  (15,957)

Net (loss)

  -   -   (1,438)  -   (1,438)

June 30, 2022

  5,297,308  $318,328  $74,394  $(12,291) $380,431 

Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units

  42,014   2,778   -   -   2,778 

Tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units

  (3,051)  (572)  -   -   (572)

Dividends paid, $0.16 per share

  -   -   (852)  -   (852)

Stock-based compensation expense

  -   4,371   -   -   4,371 

Foreign currency translation

  -   -   -   (13,226)  (13,226)

Net income

  -   -   1,306   -   1,306 

September 30, 2022

  5,336,271  $324,905  $74,848  $(25,517) $374,236 

Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units

  7,376   307   -   -   307 

Tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units

  (1,757)  (335)  -   -   (335)

Dividends paid, $0.16 per share

  -   -   (855)  -   (855)

Stock-based compensation expense

  -   2,056   -   -   2,056 

Foreign currency translation

  -   -   -   11,345   11,345 

Net income

  -   -   451   -   451 

December 31, 2022

  5,341,890  $326,933  $74,444  $(14,172) $387,205 

  

Common Stock

             
  

Number of Shares

  

Amount

  

Retained Earnings

  

AOCI*

  

Total

 

March 31, 2021

  5,140,568  $317,652  $72,459  $16,116  $406,227 

Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units

  58,324   1,836   -   -   1,836 

Tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units

      (747)        (747)

Dividends paid, $0.16 per share

  -   -   (824)  -   (824)

Stock-based compensation expense

  -   2,197   -   -   2,197 

Foreign currency translation

  -   -   -   5,371   5,371 

Cumulative adjustment due to adoption of ASU No. 2020-06

  -   (22,735)  5,683   -   (17,052)

Net income

  -   -   1,995   -   1,995 

June 30, 2021

  5,198,892  $298,203  $79,313  $21,487  $399,003 

Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units

  24,340   2,060   -   -   2,060 

Tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units

      (68)        (68)

Dividends paid, $0.16 per share

  -   -   (834)  -   (834)

Stock-based compensation expense

  -   2,039   -   -   2,039 

Foreign currency translation

  -   -   -   (6,503)  (6,503)

Net income

  -   -   3,720   -   3,720 

September 30, 2021

  5,223,232  $302,234  $82,199  $14,984  $399,417 

Exercise of stock options and vesting of restricted stock units

  21,396   2,275   -   -   2,275 

Tax withholding on vesting of restricted stock units

      (4)        (4)

Dividends paid, $0.16 per share

  -   -   (837)  -   (837)

Stock-based compensation expense

  -   3,703   -   -   3,703 

Foreign currency translation

  -   -   -   (6,165)  (6,165)

Net (loss)

  -   -   (2,060)  -   (2,060)

December 31, 2021

  5,244,628  $308,208  $79,302  $8,819  $396,329 

*Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income.

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Mesa Laboratories, Inc.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

(dollar and share amounts in thousands, unless otherwise specified)

 

 

Note 1 -. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Description of Business

 

In this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, Mesa Laboratories, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of, a Colorado on March 26, 1982. The termscorporation, together with its subsidiaries, is collectively referred to as “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “Mesa”“Mesa.”

We are used in this report to refer collectively to the parent companya multinational manufacturer, developer, and the subsidiaries through which our various businesses are conducted. We pursue a strategyseller of focusing primarily onlife science tools and critical quality control products and services, many of which are sold into niche markets that are driven by regulatory requirements. We have manufacturing operations in the United States and Europe, and our products are marketed by our sales personnel in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, and by independent distributors in these areas as well as throughout the rest of the world. We prefer markets wherein which we can establish a strong presence and achieve high gross profit margins. We are organized into

As of December 31, 2022, we managed our operations in four divisions across ten physical locations. Our Instruments Division designs,reportable segments, or divisions:

Clinical Genomics - develops, manufactures, and sells highly sensitive, low-cost, high-throughput genetic analysis tools used by clinical labs to perform genomic clinical testing in several therapeutic areas, such as screenings for hereditary diseases, pharmacogenetics and oncology related applications.

Sterilization and Disinfection Control - manufactures and sells biological, cleaning, and chemical indicators which are used to assess the effectiveness of sterilization and disinfection processes in the hospital, medical device, and pharmaceutical industries. The division also provides testing and laboratory services, mainly to the dental industry. 

Biopharmaceutical Development - develops, manufactures, and sells automated systems for protein analysis (immunoassays) and peptide synthesis solutions. Immunoassays and peptide synthesis solutions accelerate the discovery, development, and manufacture of biotherapeutic drugs. 

Calibration Solutions - develops, manufactures, and sells quality control and calibration products used to measure or calibrate temperature, pressure, pH, humidity, and other chemical or physical parameters for health and safety purposes, primarily in hospital, medical device manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and various laboratory environments. 

Non-reportable operating segments and markets quality control instrumentsunallocated corporate expenses are reported within Corporate and disposable products utilized in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, medical device, industrial hygiene and environmental air sampling industries. Our Sterilization and Disinfection Control Division (formerly named the Biological Indicators Division) provides testing services, along with the manufacturing and marketing of both biological and cleaning indicators, and the marketing of chemical indicators used to assess the effectiveness of sterilization and disinfection processes in the hospital, dental, medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Our Cold Chain Monitoring Division designs, develops and markets systems which are used to monitor various environmental parameters such as temperature, humidity and differential pressure to ensure that critical storage and processing conditions are maintained in hospitals, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, blood banks, pharmacies and other laboratory and industrial environments. Our Cold Chain Packaging Division provides packaging development consulting services and thermal packaging products such as coolers, boxes, insulation materials and phase-change products to control temperature during transport.Other.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2017, has been derived from audited consolidated financial statements. The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statementsCondensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared onin accordance with the same basis as our annual audited consolidated financial statementsrules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial statements.information. In the opinion of management, such unaudited information includes all adjustments, (consisting onlyconsisting of normal recurring accruals)adjustments necessary for athe fair presentationstatement of this interim information. Operatingour financial position and results and cash flowsof operations. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that can may be expectedachieved for the entire year. The information includedyear-end Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in thisthe United States of America. We made no material changes to the application of our significant accounting policies that were disclosed in our Form 10-K. This quarterly report should be read in conjunction with our auditedthe consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Reportannual report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017.2022.

 

The summaryOur fiscal year ends on March 31. References in this Quarterly Report to a particular “year” or “year-end” mean our fiscal year, references to the first quarter of our significant accounting policies is incorporated by referencefiscal year 2023 refer to our Annual Report on Formthe period from 10April 1, 2022 -K forthrough June 30, 2022, references to thesecond quarter of fiscal year 2023 refer to the period from July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022, and references to the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 refer to the period from October 1,2022 through December 31, 2022. References to “fiscal year 2022” refer to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.2022, and to “fiscal year 2023” refer to the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.

 

Prior Period Reclassification

Certain amounts presented for prior periods in Note 3. "Revenue Recognition" have been reclassified. Certain revenues related to the Biopharmaceutical Development division have been reclassified out of revenues from consumables and into revenues from hardware and services. Certain revenues related to the Clinical Genomics division have been reclassified out of revenues from hardware and into revenues from consumables. These reclassifications have not resulted in any change to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for and periods presented in this Form 10-Q.

Risks and Uncertainties

The preparation of financial statements requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the reporting date and revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. These estimates represent management's judgment about the outcome of future events. The business and economic uncertainty resulting from supply chain challenges, cost pressure, the overall effects of the current high inflation environment on customers' purchasing patterns, and the novel coronavirus pandemic ("COVID-19") has made such estimates more difficult to calculate. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.

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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")We have reviewed all recently issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09,Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAPaccounting pronouncements and is intended to improve and converge with international standards the financial reporting requirements for revenue from contracts with customers. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 ishave concluded that an entity should recognize revenue for the transfer of goods or services equal to the amount that it expects to be entitled to receive for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also requires additional disclosures about the nature, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments. ASU 2014-09 allows for adoptionthey are either on a full retrospective basis to each prior reporting period presented or on a modified retrospective basis with the cumulative effect of initially applying the new guidance recognized at the date of initial application, which will be effective for the Company beginning April 1, 2018.

We plan to adopt ASU 2014-09 and its amendments on a modified retrospective basis and are continuing to assess all future impacts of the guidance by reviewing our current contracts with customers to identify potential differences that could result from applying the new guidance. Based on our review, we expect that the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will not applicable to us or are not expected to have a materialsignificant impact on our consolidated financial statements. As we continue our assessment, we are also identifying and preparing to implement minor changes to our accounting policies and practices, business processes, systems and controls to support the new revenue recognition and disclosure requirements. Our assessment will be completed during the year ending March 31, 2018.

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In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04,Intangibles – Goodwill and Other, which eliminates the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill to measure a goodwill impairment charge. ASU 2017-04 is required to be applied prospectively and we elected to early adopt ASU 2017-04 effective April 1, 2017.

 

 

Note 2– Acquisitions

For the nine months ended December 31, 2017, our acquisitions of businesses totaled $15,433,000, of which none were material in nature (see Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations).

Note 3– Impairment Loss on Goodwill Significant Transactions

 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, revenues in our Cold Chain Packaging reporting segment decreased significantly as compared to the same period in the prior year primarily due to a significant decrease in revenues from our largest customer and the loss of the business of one of our larger customers. Belyntic GmbH

During the three months ended December 31, 20172022, we acquired substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of Belyntic GmbH’s peptide purification business (“the Belyntic acquisition”) for $6,450, of which $4,950 was paid on the date of acquisition and the remainder will be paid upon approval of patent applications expected in the next 36 months. The business complements our existing peptide synthesis business, part of the Biopharmaceutical Development segment, by adding a new consumables line. During the third quarter of fiscal year 2023, we prepared a preliminary analyses of the valuation of net assets acquired in the Belyntic acquisition. This preliminary purchase price allocation is subject to revision as more detailed analyses are completed

Agena Bioscience, Inc

On October 20, 2021, we completed the acquisition of Agena Bioscience, Inc. (“Agena”) for $300,793, net of cash acquired but inclusive of working capital adjustments (the “Agena Acquisition”). The Agena Acquisition aligned with our overall acquisition strategy, moved our business towards the life sciences tools sector, and expanded our market opportunities, particularly in Asia. Agena is a detailed reviewleading clinical genomics tools company that develops, manufactures, markets, and supports proprietary instruments and related consumables and services that enable genetic analysis for a broad range of diagnostic and research applications. Using Agena's MassARRAY® instruments and chemical reagent solutions, customers can analyze DNA samples for a variety of high volume clinical testing applications, such as inherited genetic disease testing, pharmacogenetics, various oncology tests, infectious disease testing, and other highly differentiated applications.

We funded the acquisition and transactions relating thereto with cash on hand and borrowings under the Credit Facility (as defined below). Of the cash consideration we paid, approximately $267,000 represented cash consideration to holders of Agena’s preferred and common stock, approximately $2,000 represented cash consideration paid for the settlement of Agena’s warrants, and approximately $31,800 represented cash consideration for the settlement of Agena's vested stock options as of the cold chain packagingclosing date.

Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired

The allocation of purchase price is based on the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date, based on the final valuation of Agena. We have made appropriate adjustments to deferred taxes and tax-related balances during the three months ended December 31. 2022.

The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price as of October 20, 2021:

  

Life (in years)

 

Amount

 

Cash and cash equivalents

    $7,544 

Accounts receivable

     11,100 

Other current assets

     25,480 

Total current assets

     44,124 

Property, plant and equipment/noncurrent assets

     15,832 

Deferred tax asset

     811 

Intangible assets:

       

Goodwill

  N/A  135,728 

Customer relationships

  12  103,800 

Intellectual property

  8  45,400 

Tradenames

  12  15,700 

Total Assets acquired

    $361,395 

Accounts payable

     2,174 

Unearned revenues

     2,713 

Other current liabilities

     11,052 

Total current liabilities

     15,939 

Deferred tax liability

     28,856 

Other noncurrent liabilities

     8,263 

Total liabilities assumed

    $53,058 

Total purchase price, net of cash acquired

    $300,793 

Acquired Goodwill

Acquired goodwill of $135,728, all of which is allocated to the Clinical Genomics reportable segment, represents the value expected to arise from expanded market opportunities, expected synergies, and assembled workforce, none of which qualify as amortizable intangible assets. The goodwill acquired is not deductible for income tax purposes.

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Unaudited Pro Forma Information

The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the combined results of operations of Mesa and Agena as if the acquisition had occurred on April 1, 2021 after giving effect to certain pro forma adjustments. 

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Pro forma total revenues

 $54,287  $56,659  $163,489  $163,733 

Pro forma net income (loss)

  558   (8,426)  887   (3,989)

The pro forma financial information includes adjustments that are directly attributable to the business combinations and concludedare factually supportable. The pro forma adjustments include incremental amortization of intangible assets, additional stock-based compensation expense for key Agena employees, the removal of interest expense attributable to Agena’s external debt that longwas paid off as part of the acquisition, and difficult sales-cycles associatedthe pro forma tax impact for such adjustments. Cost savings or operating synergies expected to result from the acquisition are not included in the pro forma results. For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022, the pro forma financial information excludes $145 and $768 of non-recurring acquisition-related expenses, respectively. These pro forma results are illustrative only and not indicative of the actual results of operations that would have been achieved nor are they indicative of future results of operations.

Note 3. Revenue Recognition

We develop, manufacture, market, sell and maintain life sciences tools and quality control instruments and related software, consumables, and services. We evaluate revenues internally based primarily on operating segment and the nature of goods and services provided.

Hardware sales include physical products such as instruments used for molecular and genetic analysis, protein synthesizers, medical meters, wireless sensor systems, and data loggers. Hardware sales may be offered with this product set, when coupled with higher than previously contemplated costsaccompanying perpetual or annual software licenses, which in some cases are required for the hardware to function.

Consumables are typically used on a one-time basis and require frequent replacement in our customers' operating cycles. Consumables such as reagents used for molecular and expandinggenetic analysis or solutions used for protein synthesis are critical to the necessary infrastructure to support revenues growth have resulted in a forecast of lower than expected revenues, gross margin percentages and overall profitability as compared to our original model for this business. Based on these facts, we concluded that we had a triggering event requiring assessment of impairment for certainongoing use of our long-lived assets associatedinstruments. Consumables such as biological indicator test strips are used on a standalone basis.

We offer service and maintenance contracts for our instruments, which may contain performance obligations satisfied: over time, such as an obligation to perform repairs or replace parts as needed over a contractually-specified period of time; upon completion of a discrete service, such as stand-alone maintenance services or discrete services within annual contracts; or, in many cases, both.

Typically, revenue is recognized upon shipment of a product, upon completion of a discrete service, or over a period of time reflective of the performance obligation period in the applicable contract, depending on when our obligation to the customer is satisfied. The significant majority of our revenues and related receivables are generated from contracts with the Cold Chain Packaging reporting segment. As a result, we reviewed the long-lived assets associated with this reporting segment and recorded acustomers that are $13,819,00012 impairment charge related to goodwill, which is includedmonths or less in impairment loss on goodwill on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operationsduration.

The following tables present disaggregated revenues for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017. 2022 and 2021, respectively:

  

Three Months Ended December 31, 2022

 
  

Clinical Genomics

  

Sterilization and Disinfection Control

  

Biopharmaceutical Development

  

Calibration Solutions

  

Total

 

Consumables

 $10,885  $14,307  $3,584  $553  $29,329 

Hardware and Software

  3,371   95   5,844   7,023   16,333 

Services

  1,329   1,881   2,218   3,197   8,625 

Total Revenues

 $15,585  $16,283  $11,646  $10,773  $54,287 

  

Three Months Ended December 31, 2021

 
  

Clinical Genomics*

  

Sterilization and Disinfection Control

  

Biopharmaceutical Development

  

Calibration Solutions

  

Total

 

Consumables

 $10,221  $11,718  $4,099  $889  $26,927 

Hardware and Software

  4,407   250   6,100   6,978   17,735 

Services

  1,857   1,863   2,557   3,757   10,034 

Total Revenues

 $16,485  $13,831  $12,756  $11,624  $54,696 

  

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2022

 
  

Clinical Genomics

  

Sterilization and Disinfection Control

  

Biopharmaceutical Development

  

Calibration Solutions

  

Total

 

Consumables

 $34,815  $41,239  $11,248  $2,272  $89,574 

Hardware and Software

  9,349   619   16,656   18,696   45,320 

Services

  4,361   6,163   6,853   11,218   28,595 

Total Revenues

 $48,525  $48,021  $34,757  $32,186  $163,489 

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Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021

 
  

Clinical Genomics*

  

Sterilization and Disinfection Control

  

Biopharmaceutical Development

  

Calibration Solutions

  

Total

 

Consumables

 $10,221  $36,579  $11,588  $2,701  $61,089 

Hardware and Software

  4,407   495   14,435   20,608   39,945 

Services

  1,857   5,940   6,165   10,460   24,422 

Total Revenues

 $16,485  $43,014  $32,188  $33,769  $125,456 

*Revenues in the Clinical Genomics division represent transactions subsequent to the Agena Acquisition on October 20, 2021. 

Revenues from external customers are attributed to individual countries based upon the locations to which the products are shipped or exported, or locations where services are performed, as follows:

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

United States

 $28,645  $30,414  $88,756  $68,253 

China

  7,482   6,243   18,659   9,960 

Other

  18,160   18,039   56,074   47,243 

Total revenues

 $54,287  $54,696  $163,489  $125,456 

Other than China, no foreign country exceeds 10% of total revenues.

Contract Balances

Our contracts have varying payment terms and conditions. Some customers prepay for products and services, resulting in unearned revenues or customer deposits, called contract liabilities. Short-term contract liabilities are included within other accrued expenses and unearned revenues in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and long-term contract liabilities are included within other long-term liabilities in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

A summary of contract liabilities is as follows:

Contract liabilities as of March 31, 2022

 $15,069 

Prior year liabilities recognized in revenues during the nine months ended December 31, 2022

  (7,927)

Contract liabilities added during the nine months ended December 31, 2022, net of revenues recognized

  9,091 

Contract liabilities balance as of December 31, 2022

 $16,233 

Contract liabilities primarily relate to service contracts with original expected service durations of 12 months or less and will be recognized to revenue over time as our performance obligations are satisfied.

Note 4. Fair Value Measurements

Our financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, obligations under trade accounts payable, and debt. Due to their short-term nature, the carrying values for cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, and trade accounts payable approximate fair value. We measure our cash equivalents at fair value using quoted market prices in an active market, and we classify them within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. 

Historically, the financial instruments that subject us to the highest concentration of credit risk are cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. It is our policy to invest in highly liquid cash equivalent financial instruments with high credit ratings and to maintain low single issuer exposure (except U.S. treasuries). Concentration of credit risk with respect to accounts receivable is limited to customers to which we make significant sales. We reserve an allowance for potential write-offs of accounts receivable using historical collection experience and current and expected future economic and market conditions, but we have not written off any significant accounts to date. To manage credit risk, we consider the creditworthiness of new and existing customers, and we regularly review outstanding balances and payment histories. We may require pre-payments from customers under certain circumstances and may limit future purchases until payments are made on past due amounts.

We have outstanding $172,500 aggregate principal of 1.375% convertible senior notes due August 15, 2025 (the "Notes"). We estimate the fair value of the Notes based on the last actively traded price or observable market input preceding the end of the reporting period and the fair value is approximately correlated to our stock price. The estimated fair value and carrying value of the Notes were as follows:

  

December 31, 2022

  

March 31, 2022

 
  

Carrying Value

  

Fair Value (Level 2)

  

Carrying Value

  

Fair Value (Level 2)

 

Notes

 $170,044  $157,191  $169,365  $185,438 

Assets recognized or disclosed at fair value in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements on a nonrecurring basis include items such as property and equipment, operating lease assets, goodwill, and other intangible assets. These assets are measured at fair value if determined to be impaired. During the three months ended December 31, 2022, in response to the loss of a significant customer, we used Level 3 inputs to test the recoverability of the Clinical Genomics division’s intangible asset group and evaluate the division’s goodwill for impairment in response to the loss wasof a significant customer. After considering all information available to us as of the date of testing, we concluded that no impairment is indicated. Fair values preliminarily assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the Belyntic acquisition were measured using a market approach utilizing an EBITA multiple model. The remaining goodwillLevel 3 inputs, and intangible assets associated with this segment are subject to change. There were $1,434,000no transfers between the levels of the fair value hierarchy during the three and $4,340,000,nine respectively as ofmonths ended December 31, 2017.2022 or 2021, respectively.

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Note 5. Supplemental Balance Sheets Information4 - Inventories

 

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):following:

 

 

December 31, 2017

  

March 31, 2017

  

December 31, 2022

  

March 31, 2022

 

Raw materials

 $9,886  $10,815  $20,122  $14,172 

Work-in-process

  411   342 

Work in process

 1,972  4,419 

Finished goods

  3,165   3,604   11,645   6,015 

Less: reserve

  (3,008)  (888)
 $10,454  $13,873 

Total inventories

 $33,739  $24,606 

Prepaid expenses and other consist of the following:

  

December 31, 2022

  

March 31, 2022

 

Prepaid expenses

 $3,450  $2,871 

Deposits

  1,702   1,410 

Prepaid income taxes

  3,352   2,536 

Other current assets

  3,446   2,325 

Total prepaid expenses and other

 $11,950  $9,142 

Accrued payroll and benefits consist of the following:

  

December 31, 2022

  

March 31, 2022

 

Bonus payable

 $2,714  $7,468 

Wages and paid-time-off payable

  2,926   3,677 

Payroll related taxes

  1,773   2,069 

Other benefits payable

  721   1,503 

Total accrued payroll and benefits

 $8,134  $14,717 

 

 

Note 6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net5 – Facility Relocation

 

InIntangible assets, the significant majority of which are finite-lived, consist of the following:

  

December 31, 2022

  

March 31, 2022

 
  

Gross Carrying Amount

  

Accumulated Amortization

  

Net Carrying Amount

  

Gross Carrying Amount

  

Accumulated Amortization

  

Net Carrying Amount

 

Customer relationships

 $237,412  $(80,627) $156,785  $244,157  $(67,469) $176,688 

Intellectual property

  65,871   (17,732)  48,139   65,893   (12,620)  53,273 

Other intangibles

  24,745   (6,222)  18,523   25,350   (5,194)  20,156 

Total

 $328,028  $(104,581) $223,447  $335,400  $(85,283) $250,117 

Amortization expense for finite-lived intangible assets acquired in a business combination was as follows:

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Amortization in cost of revenues

 $1,695  $1,227  $5,094  $1,877 

Amortization in general and administrative

  5,452   4,695   16,479   11,618 

Total

 $7,147  $5,922  $21,573  $13,495 

For the following fiscal years ending August 2016,March 31, we announcedamortization expense is estimated as follows:

Remainder of 2023

 

7,250

 

2024

 

28,490

 

2025

 

26,911

 

2026

 

26,149

 

2027

 

25,652

 

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill was as follows:

  

Clinical Genomics

  

Sterilization and Disinfection Control

  

Biopharmaceutical Development

  

Calibration Solutions

  

Total

 

March 31, 2022

 $135,914  $29,750  $88,265  $37,237  $291,166 

Effect of foreign currency translation

  (244)  (297)  (7,871)  (32)  (8,444)

Goodwill related to Belyntic acquisition

  -   -   2,973   -   2,973 

Measurement period adjustment - Agena acquisition

  114   -   -   -   114 

December 31, 2022

 $135,784  $29,453  $83,367  $37,205  $285,809 

Goodwill acquired in the Biopharmaceutical Development division resulted from the Belyntic acquisition and is tax deductible.

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Note 7. Indebtedness

Credit Facility

We maintain a senior credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) that we plannedincludes 1) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to shut down both our Omaha$75,000, 2) a swingline loan in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $5,000, and Traverse City manufacturing facilities and relocate those operations to the new Bozeman building.3) letters of credit in an aggregate stated amount not exceeding $2,500.  The move of those two facilities, along with the current Bozeman operations, beganCredit Facility matures in March 20172025. The Credit Facility also provides for an incremental term loan or an increase in revolving commitments in an aggregate principal amount of at a minimum $25,000 and at a maximum $75,000, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions and lender considerations. As of December 31, 2022, we had $19,000 outstanding under the Credit Facility. 

On December 22, 2022, Mesa and the financial institutions amended the Credit Facility to replace references to the Eurodollar Rate with references to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR").

Amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility bear interest at either a base rate or a SOFR rate, plus an applicable spread. We are obligated to pay quarterly unused commitment fees of between 0.15% and 0.35% of the Credit Facility’s aggregate principal amount, based on our leverage ratio. 

The financial covenants in the Credit Facility include a maximum leverage ratio of 5.0 to 1.0 for the period ended December 31, 2022, except that we may have a leverage ratio of 5.75 to 1.0 for a period of four consecutive quarters following a permitted acquisition. The Credit Facility also stipulates a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.25 to 1.0. Other covenants include restrictions on our ability to incur debt, grant liens, make fundamental changes, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, or conduct asset sales. As of December 31, 2022, we were in compliance with all covenants.

Convertible Notes 

On August 12, 2019, we issued an aggregate principal amount of $172,500 of Notes. The net proceeds from the Notes, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other related offering expenses payable by us, were approximately $167,056. The Notes mature on August 15, 2025, unless earlier repurchased or converted, and bear interest at a rate of 1.375% payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 each year. 

Upon conversion, we will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of our common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, at our election. Our current intent is estimated to be completed bysettle conversions entirely in shares of common stock. We will reevaluate this policy from time to time as we receive conversion notices from note holders. The circumstances necessary for conversion were June 30, 2018. notWe estimate that met during the total coststhree months ended December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the Notes are classified as a long-term liability on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as the circumstances necessary for conversion were not satisfied as of the relocation will beend of the period. The if-converted value of the Notes did $2,100,000not (whichexceed the principal balance as of December 31, 2022.

The net carrying amount of the Notes was as follows:

  

December 31, 2022

  

March 31, 2022

 

Principal outstanding

 $172,500  $172,500 

Unamortized debt issuance costs

  (2,456)  (3,135)

Net carrying value

 $170,044  $169,365 

We recognized interest expense on the Notes as follows:

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Coupon interest expense at 1.375%

 $593  $593  $1,779  $1,779 

Amortization of debt discounts and issuance costs

  227   223   679   666 

Total interest and amortization of debt issuance costs

 $820  $816  $2,458  $2,445 

The effective interest rate on the notes is comprised primarily of facility moving expenses, retention bonuses for existing personnel and payroll costs for duplicative personnel during the transition period) of whichapproximately 1.9%.

Note $725,0008 was incurred during the year ended March 31, 2017. We incurred $772,000 in relocation costs for. Stockholders' Equity

Stock-Based Compensation

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, 2022, we issued stock options, restricted stock units ("RSUs") and performance-based restricted stock units ("PSUs") pursuant to the Mesa Laboratories, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2021 Equity Plan"), which authorizes the issuance of which $503,000 and $269,000 are reflected in cost330 shares of revenues and general and administrative expense, respectively, in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. Facility relocation costs, which are associated with our Sterilization and Disinfection reporting segment, are as follows for the nine months ended December 31, 2017:

Retention bonuses for existing personnel of $305,000

Duplicative employment costs of $97,000

Moving costs of $370,000

Facility relocation amounts accrued and paid for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 are as follows (in thousands):

Balance at March 31, 2017

 $673 

Facility relocation expense

  772 

Cash payments

  (1,082)

Balance at December 31, 2017

 $363 

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In July 2017, we completed the move from the Omaha facility and subsequently sold that building for $1,116,000 (net of commission costs) which resulted in a gain of $116,000 which is included in other expense, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended December 31, 2017.common stock to eligible participants.

 

In July 2017, we put our old Bozeman facility up for sale. The assets associated with this facility are presented on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2017 as assets held for sale.

Note 6 - Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

  

December 31,

2017

  

March 31,

2017

 

Line of credit (3.44% at December 31, 2017)

 $37,500  $35,500 

Term loan (3.63% at December 31, 2017)

  19,000   19,750 

Less: discount

  (392)  (450)

Less: current portion

  (1,500)  (1,125)

Long-term portion

 $54,608  $53,675 

On March 1, 2017, we entered into a five-year agreement (the “Credit Facility”) for an $80,000,000 revolving line of credit (“Line of Credit”), a $20,000,000 term loan (“Term Loan”) and up to $2,500,000 of letters of credit with a banking syndicate of four banks. In addition, the Credit Facility provides a post-closing accordion feature which allows for the Company to request to increase the Line of Credit or Term Loan up to an additional $100,000,000. Funds from the Credit Facility may be used to pay down the previous credit facility, finance working capital needs and for general corporate purposes in the ordinary course of business (including, without limitation, permitted acquisitions).

Line of Credit and Term Loan indebtedness bears interest at either: (1) LIBOR, as defined in the agreement, plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.50% to 2.50%; or (2) the alternate base rate (“ABR”), which is the greater of JPMorgan’s prime rate or the federal funds effective rate or the overnight bank funding rate plus 0.5%. We elect the interest rate with each borrowing under the line of credit. In addition, there is an unused line fee of 0.15% to 0.35%. Letter of credit fees are based on the applicable LIBOR rate.

The Term Loan requires 20 quarterly principal payments (the first due date was March 31, 2017) in the amount of $250,000 (increasing by $125,000 each year up to $750,000 in the fifth year). The remaining balance of principal and accrued interest are due on March 1, 2022.

The Credit Facility is secured by all of our assets and requires us to maintain a ratio of funded debt to our trailing four quarters of EBIDTA (the “Leverage Ratio”), as defined in the agreement, of less than 3.0 to 1.0, provided that, we may once during the term of the Credit Facility, in connection with a Permitted Acquisition for which the aggregate consideration paid or to be paid in respect thereof equals or exceeds $20,000,000, elect to increase the maximum Leverage Ratio permitted hereunder to (i) 3.50 to 1.00 for a period of four consecutive fiscal quarters commencing with the fiscal quarter in which such Permitted Acquisition occurs (the “Initial Holiday Period”) and (ii) 3.25 to 1.00 for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters immediately following the Initial Holiday Period. The Credit Facility also requires us to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of less than 1.25 to 1.0. We were compliant with the required covenants at December 31, 2017.

We incurred origination and debt issuance costs of $460,000 which are treated as a debt discount and are netted against amounts outstanding on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

As of December 31, 2017, future contractual maturities of debt are as follows (in thousands):

Year Ending March 31,

    

2018

 $375 

2019

  1,625 

2020

  2,125 

2021

  2,625 

2022

  49,750 
  $56,500 

In January 2018, we made a $3,500,000 payment under our Line of Credit.

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Note 7 - Stock-Based Compensation

AmountsExpense recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements related to stock-based compensation areis as follows (in thousands, except per share data):follows: 

 

  

Three Months Ended

December 31,

  

Nine Months Ended

December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Total cost of stock-based compensation charged against (loss) income before income taxes

 $438  $380  $1,423  $1,221 

Amount of income tax (expense) benefit recognized in earnings

  (99)  328   893   1,027 

Amount charged against net (loss) income

 $537  $52  $530  $194 

Impact on net (loss) income per common share:

                

Basic

 $0.14  $0.01  $0.14  $0.05 

Diluted

  0.14   0.01  $0.14   0.05 
  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Stock-based compensation expense

 $2,056  $3,703  $9,859  $7,939 

Amount of income tax (benefit) recognized in earnings

  226   (743)  (1,855)  (4,247)

Stock-based compensation expense, net of tax

 $2,282  $2,960  $8,004  $3,692 

 

Stock-based compensation expense is included in cost of revenues, selling, and general and administrative, and research and development expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statementsunaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of operations.Operations.

 

The fair value

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The following is a summary of stock option award activity for the nine months ended December 31, 2017:2022:

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Weighted-

Average Exercise

Price per Share

  

Weighted-

Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic Value

(000s)

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2017

  510,361  $75.78   5.0  $23,956 

Stock options granted

  95,605   123.09   5.3     

Stock options forfeited

  (52,833)  95.29   4.8     

Stock options expired

  (964)  79.87   3.1     

Stock options exercised

  (51,496)  61.27   --     

Outstanding at December 31, 2017

  500,673   84.24   4.5  $20,092 
                 

Exercisable at December 31, 2017

  164,475   60.13   3.8  $10,554 
  

Stock Options

 
  

Shares Subject to Options

  

Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share

  

Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)

  

Aggregate Intrinsic Value

 

Outstanding as of March 31, 2022

  202  $167.14   2.9  $18,261 

Awards granted

  43   185.61         

Awards forfeited or expired

  (7)  225.12         

Awards exercised

  (45)  100.19         

Outstanding as of December 31, 2022

  193  $184.70   3.1  $3,406 

 

The total intrinsic value ofstock options exercised wasgranted during the $4,243,000nine months ended December 31, 2022 vest in equal installments on the first, second, and $4,701,000third anniversary of the grant date.

The following is a summary of RSU award activity for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 2022:

  

Time-Based Restricted Stock Units

  

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units

 
  

Number of Shares

  

Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share

  

Number of Shares

  

Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value per Share

 

Outstanding as of March 31, 2022(1)

  51  $252.86   55  $288.45 

Awards granted(1)

  42   187.45   19   179.63 

Performance adjustment(2)

  -   -   2   202.00 

Awards forfeited

  (8)  232.20   -   - 

Awards distributed(2)

  (26)  250.81   (10)  202.00 

Outstanding as of December 31, 2022(1)

  59  $210.44   66  $267.97 

(1)

Balances for PSUs are reflected at target.

(2)

During the nine months ended December 31, 2022, the fiscal year 2020 PSUs vested and were distributed at 126% of target, based on actual performance results and completion of service conditions. 

The outstanding time-based RSUs vest and settle in shares of our common stock on a one-for-one basis. Substantially all of the RSUs granted during the nine months ended December 31, 2022 vest in equal installments on the first, second, and 2016,third respectively.anniversary of the grant date. We recognize the expense relating to RSUs, net of estimated forfeitures, on a straight-line basis over the vesting period.

 

A summaryPSUs vest upon completion of the statusservice period described in the award agreement and based on achievement of the performance targets described in the award agreements. We recognize the expense relating to the performance-based RSUs based on the probable outcome of achievement of the performance targets on a straight-line basis over the service period. 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors created a plan to award 19 PSUs at target (the "FY23 PSUs") that are subject to both service and performance conditions to eligible employees. The performance period for the FY23 PSUs is from April 1, 2022 until March 31, 2023 and the service period is from April 1, 2022 until March 31, 2025. Of the total FY23 PSUs granted, 13 vest based on our achievement of specific performance criteria during fiscal year 2023 and they have a grant date fair value of $185.57. Based on actual performance through the nine months ended December 31, 2022, we reduced the number of awards expected to vest. The remaining 6 awards will be settled in shares of our unvestedcommon stock, option sharesbut they are subject to performance criteria that are subjective and as such do not have a grant date. The awards will be marked-to-market each reporting period during the performance period and have a fair value of $166.21 per share as of December 31, 2017,2022. is as follows:The quantity of shares that will be issued upon vesting will range from 0% to 200% of the targeted number of shares; if the defined minimum targets are not met, then no shares will vest.

 

  

Number of
Shares

  

Weighted-

Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value

 

Unvested at March 31, 2017

  373,766  $22.49 

Stock options granted

  95,605   39.00 

Stock options forfeited

  (52,833)  27.42 

Stock options vested

  (80,340)  20.85 

Unvested at December 31, 2017

  336,198   28.47 

AsDuring fiscal year 2022, we awarded 7 PSUs to key employees of Agena that are subject to both service and performance conditions. Based on actual performance through the period ended December 31, 2017,2022, we have issuedthe awards are 8,400not expected to vest. 

During fiscal year 2022, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors granted a special long-term equity award consisting of PSUs covering a target of 40 shares of restricted stock, with vesting periods ranging from fivethat is subject to seven years. No shares have vested as ofboth performance and service conditions to our Chief Executive Officer. Based on actual performance through the period ended December 31, 2017.2022, the award is estimated to vest at 93%.

During the three months ended December 31, 2022, we adjusted our estimate of PSUs expected to vest under all outstanding plans based on actual results achieved through the performance period. We recorded a cumulative effect release of ($1,427) during the period ($1,127 net of tax as well as $0.21 per basic and diluted share for both the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022), which is recorded in general and administrative and selling expense on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

In the future, we expect non-cash stock based compensation expense to decrease approximately $392 per quarter as a result of our new estimate of performance share units expected to vest. 

 

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As of December 31, 2017, there was $7,513,000 of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested stock options and shares of restricted stock. As of December 31, 2017, we have 749,608 shares available for future grants.

 

Note 89 -. Net (Loss) EarningsIncome (Loss) Per Share

 

Basic net earnings (loss) income per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted netearnings (loss) income per share (“diluted EPS”) is computed similarly to basic netearnings (loss) income per share, except that it includes the potential dilution that could occur if dilutive securities were exercised. Potentially dilutive securities include stock options and both time and performance based RSUs (collectively “stock awards”), as well as common shares underlying the Notes. Stock awards are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS if they are subject to performance conditions that have not yet been achieved or are antidilutive. Diluted EPS considers the impact of potentially dilutive securities except in periods in which there is a loss because the inclusion of the potential common shares would then have an antidilutive effect.

The impact of the assumed conversion of the Notes calculated under the if-converted method was antidilutive, and as such, shares underlying the Notes were excluded from the diluted EPS calculation for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021

 

The following table presents a reconciliation of the denominators used in the computationcomputation of net (loss) income per share - basic and diluted (in thousands, exceptearnings (loss) per share data):share:

 

  

Three Months Ended

December 31,

  

Nine Months Ended

December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Net (loss) income available for shareholders

 $(11,086) $3,252  $(7,216) $7,540 

Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock

  3,781   3,688   3,765   3,668 

Dilutive effect of stock options

  --   180   --   167 

Common stock and equivalents

  3,781   3,868   3,765   3,835 
                 

Net (loss) income per share:

                

Basic

 $(2.93) $0.88  $(1.92) $2.06 

Diluted

  (2.93)  0.84   (1.92)  1.97 

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Net income (loss) available for shareholders

 $451  $(2,060) $319  $3,655 

Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock

  5,339   5,233   5,312   5,199 

Dilutive effect of stock options

  17   -   28   107 

Dilutive effect of RSUs

  4   -   14   27 

Fully diluted shares

  5,360   5,233   5,354   5,333 
                 

Basic earnings (loss) per share

 $0.08  $(0.39) $0.06  $0.70 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

 $0.08  $(0.39) $0.06  $0.69 

 

For both the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017, 501,000 outstandingThe following stock optionsawards were excluded from the calculation of diluted net (loss) income per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.EPS:

 

For the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016, 3,000 and 110,000 outstanding stock options, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted net (loss) income per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Assumed conversion of the Notes

  608   608   608   608 

Stock awards that were anti-dilutive

  176   285   159   38 

Stock awards subject to performance conditions

  49   40   51   18 

Total stock awards excluded from diluted EPS

  833   933   818   664 

 

 

Note 9-Commitments and Contingencies

Under the terms of the PCD Agreement, we were required to pay contingent consideration if the cumulative revenues for our process challenge device business for the three years subsequent to the acquisition met certain levels. The potential consideration payable ranged from $0 to $1,500,000 and was based upon a sliding scale of three-year cumulative revenues between $9,900,000 and $12,600,000, with payments made annually. Based upon both historical and projected growth rates, we initially recorded $300,000 of contingent consideration payable which represented our best estimate of the amount that would ultimately be paid. We paid $150,000 of the contingent consideration during the year ended March 31, 2016 (based upon the then current run rate projected over the entire three-year contingent consideration period).

Since the initial payment, the revenues for these products significantly increased and as a result, during the year ended March 31, 2017 we recorded an additional $450,000 accrual (which was paid in our third quarter ending December 31, 2016). During the three months ended June 30, 2017 revenues continued to increase and after revising our forecast for the process challenge device (“PCD”) product revenues through the end of the earn-out period, we recorded an additional $300,000 accrual, which is included in other income, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended December 31, 2017. We paid the remaining contingent consideration due of $450,000 in November 2017.

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Note 10– Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table summarizes the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”), net of tax (in thousands):

  

Foreign Currency

Translation

  

 

AOCI

 

Balance at September 30, 2017

 $(61) $(61)

Quarter ended December 31, 2017:

        

Unrealized gain arising during the period

  181   181 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 $120  $120 

  

Foreign Currency

Translation

  

 

AOCI

 

Balance at September 30, 2016

 $(1,286) $(1,286)

Quarter ended December 31, 2016:

        

Unrealized loss arising during the period

  (634)  (634)

Balance at December 31, 2016

 $(1,920) $(1,920)

  

Foreign Currency

Translation

  

 

AOCI

 

Balance at March 31, 2017

 $(1,760) $(1,760)

Nine months ended December 31, 2017:

        

Unrealized gain arising during the period

  1,880   1,880 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 $120  $120 

  

Foreign Currency

Translation

  

 

AOCI

 

Balance at March 31, 2016

 $(1,151) $(1,151)

Nine months ended December 31, 2016:

        

Unrealized loss arising during the period

  (769)  (769)

Balance at December 31, 2016

 $(1,920) $(1,920)

Note 11 -Segment Information

We have four reporting segments: Sterilization and Disinfection Control (formerly named Biological Indicators), Instruments, Cold Chain Monitoring and Cold Chain Packaging. The following tables set forth our segment information (in thousands):

  

Three Months Ended December 31, 2017

 
  

Sterilization

and

Disinfection

Control

  

 

 

 

Instruments

  

 

 

Cold Chain

Monitoring

  

 

 

Cold Chain

Packaging

  

Total

 

Revenues

 $10,630  $8,182  $3,267  $1,592  $23,671 
                     

Gross profit (loss)

 $7,134  $5,150  $(43) $440   12,681 

Reconciling items (1)

                  (23,207)

Loss before income taxes

                 $(10,526)

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Three Months Ended December 31, 2016

 
  

Sterilization

and

Disinfection

Control

  

 

 

 

Instruments

  

 

 

Cold Chain

Monitoring

  

 

 

Cold Chain

Packaging

  

Total

 

Revenues

 $9,248  $9,013  $3,102  $2,480  $23,843 
                     

Gross profit

 $6,066  $5,706  $1,254  $511   13,537 

Reconciling items (1)

                  (9,657)

Earnings before income taxes

                 $3,880 

  

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2017

 
  

Sterilization

and

Disinfection

Control

  

 

 

 

Instruments

  

 

 

Cold Chain

Monitoring

  

 

 

Cold Chain

Packaging

  

Total

 

Revenues

 $30,798  $24,768  $9,335  $4,397  $69,298 
                     

Gross profit

 $20,676  $15,021  $2,044  $844   38,585 

Reconciling items (1)

                  (44,702)

Loss before income taxes

                 $(6,117)

  

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2016

 
  

Sterilization

and

Disinfection

Control

  

 

 

 

Instruments

  

 

 

Cold Chain

Monitoring

  

 

 

Cold Chain

Packaging

  

Total

 

Revenues

 $27,612  $25,928  $8,964  $6,862  $69,366 
                     

Gross profit

 $17,986  $15,881  $3,578  $1,830   39,275 

Reconciling items (1)

                  (30,014)

Earnings before income taxes

                 $9,261 

(1)

Reconciling items include selling, general and administrative, research and development, impairment and other expenses

  

December 31, 2017

  

March 31, 2017

 

Total assets (in thousands):

        

Sterilization and Disinfection Control

 $83,101  $67,233 

Instruments

  33,819   40,805 

Cold Chain Monitoring

  31,198   35,789 

Cold Chain Packaging

  7,381   20,313 

Corporate and administrative

  12,278   7,593 
  $167,777  $171,733 

All long-lived assets are located in the United States except for $5,823,000,$7,484,000 and $16,807,000 which are associated with our French, Canadian and German subsidiaries, respectively.

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Revenues from external customers are attributed to individual countries based upon locations to which the product is shipped or exported, as follows (in thousands):

  

Three Months Ended

December 31,

  

Nine Months Ended

December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

 

Net revenues from unaffiliated customers:

                

United States

 $14,221  $13,844  $41,664  $44,758 

Foreign

  9,450   9,999   27,634   24,608 
  $23,671  $23,843  $69,298  $69,366 

Noforeign country exceeds 10 percent of total revenues.

Note 1210. Income Taxes

 

For interim income tax reporting, we estimate our annual effective tax rate and apply this effective tax rate to our year to dateyear-to-date pre-tax(loss) income. Each quarter, theour estimate of the annual effective tax rate is updated, and if the estimated effective tax rate changes, a cumulative adjustment is made. Additionally, the tax effects of significant unusual or infrequently occurring items are recognized as discrete items in the interim period in which the events occur. The impact of changes in tax laws or rates on deferred tax amounts, impairments of non-deductible goodwill, excess benefits from stock-based compensation, and changes in tax reserves resulting from the finalization of tax audits or reviews are examples of significant unusual or infrequently occurring items that are recognized as discrete items in the interim period in which the event occurs. There is a potential for volatility ofin the effective tax rate due to several factors, including changes in the mix of the pre-tax income and the jurisdictions to which it relates, changes in tax laws and foreign tax holidays, settlement with taxing authorities, and foreign currency fluctuations.

 

On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("TCJA") was enacted in the U.S., making significant changes to U.S. tax law. The TCJA reduces the U.S. federal corporateOur effective income tax rate from 34 percent to 21 percent, requires companies to pay a one-time transition tax on certain un-remitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries that were previously tax deferred, generally eliminates U.S. federal income tax on dividends from foreign subsidiaries, creates new taxes on certain foreign-sourced earnings, repeals the Section 199 deduction,was 76.5% and imposes limitations on executive compensation under Section 162(m). During the quarter ended December 31, 2017, we revised our estimated annual effective tax rate to reflect the change in the federal statutory rate. The rate change results in the Company using a blended statutory rate for the annual period of 30.9 percent.

Shortly thereafter, the SEC staff issued SAB 118, which provides guidance on accounting for the tax effects of the TCJA for which the accounting under ASC 740 is incomplete. To the extent that a company's accounting for certain income tax effects of the TCJA is incomplete but it is able to determine a reasonable estimate, it must record a provisional estimate in the financial statements. If a company cannot determine a provisional estimate to be included in the financial statements, it should continue to apply ASC 740 on the basis of the provisions of the tax laws that were in effect immediately before enactment of the TCJA.

Accordingly, as of December 31, 2017, we have not completed our accounting for the tax effects of the TCJA. However, we made a reasonable estimate of the one-time transition tax and recognized a provisional tax liability of $285,000. We also re-measured the applicable deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the rates at which they are expected to reverse. However, we are still analyzing certain aspects of the TCJA and refining our calculations, which could potentially affect the measurement of these balances or potentially give rise to new deferred tax amounts. The provisional amount recorded related to the re-measurement of our deferred tax balance was a benefit of $722,000. Overall, the TCJA resulted in a net tax benefit of $437,000. Such amount was recorded as a discrete tax benefit and is included as a component of income tax expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations384.8% for the three and nine months endingended December 31, 2017.2022

Our effective income tax rate was (5.3) percent, respectively, compared to 12.0% and 16.2 percent(1.0%) for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and2016, respectively, and (18.0) percent and 18.6 percent for the nine months ended December 31, 20172021. The effective tax rate for both the threeand 2016,nine respectively.months ended December 31, 2022 differed from the statutory federal rate of 21% primarily due to the share-based payment awards for employees and the effect of income generated in foreign jurisdictions.  The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended December 31, 20172022 differed fromwas higher than the statutory federal rate of 30.9 percentcomparable prior year periods primarily due to lower windfall benefits on stock option exercises and the impactvesting of restricted stock units and the effect of income in foreign jurisdictions.

Note 11.Commitments and Contingencies

We review the adequacy of our legal reserves on a quarterly basis and establish reserves for loss contingencies that are both probable and reasonably estimable. As of December 31, 2022, there were no material legal reserves recorded on the accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

As part of the impairment of non-deductible goodwill,Belyntic acquisition, we have agreed to pay an additional $1,500 to the TCJA, share-based payment awards for employees (which was significant forsellers if contractually specified patents related to the nine months ended December 31, 2017), state income taxes, domestic manufacturing deductions and foreign rate differential.

Since wetechnology purchased are subject to audit by various taxing authorities,issued. We believe that it is reasonably possibleprobable that the amount of unrecognized tax benefitspatents will change duringbe issued and we will pay the next 12 months. However, we do not expect the change, if any, to have a material effect on our financial condition or results of operationssellers in full within the next 1236 months. The liability is recorded in other long-term liabilities on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

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Note 1123. - SSubsequent Eventegment Information

 

In January 2018, The following tables set forth our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend ofsegment information:

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Revenues:

                

Clinical Genomics

 $15,585  $16,485  $48,525  $16,485 

Sterilization and Disinfection Control

  16,283   13,831   48,021   43,014 

Biopharmaceutical Development

  11,646   12,756   34,757   32,188 

Calibration Solutions

  10,773   11,624   32,186   33,769 

Total revenues (a)

 $54,287  $54,696  $163,489  $125,456 
                 

Gross profit

                

Clinical Genomics

 $8,045  $3,924  $26,535  $3,924 

Sterilization and Disinfection Control

  11,614   9,945   34,581   31,859 

Biopharmaceutical Development

  7,359   8,768   21,993   20,061 

Calibration Solutions

  5,740   6,090   17,411   18,330 

Reportable segment gross profit

  32,758   28,727   100,520   74,174 

Corporate and Other (b)

  7   (100)  (28)  (196)

Gross profit

 $32,765  $28,627  $100,492  $73,978 

Reconciling Items:

                

Operating expenses

  29,363   31,139   97,689   69,166 

Operating income (loss)

  3,402   (2,512)  2,803   4,812 

Nonoperating expense (income), net

  1,486   (171)  2,915   1,192 

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

 $1,916  $(2,341) $(112) $3,620 

(a)

Intersegment revenues are not significant and are eliminated to arrive at consolidated totals.

(b)

Non-reportable operating segments and unallocated corporate expenses are reported within Corporate and Other. 

The following table sets forth inventories by reportable segment. Our chief operating decision maker is $0.16not per share of common stock, payable on March 15, 2018, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 28, 2018.provided with any other segment asset information.

  

December 31,

  

March 31,

 
  

2022

  

2022

 

Clinical Genomics

 $14,591  $11,802 

Sterilization and Disinfection Control

  3,022   2,176 

Biopharmaceutical Development

  7,797   4,495 

Calibration Solutions

  8,329   6,133 

Total inventories

 $33,739  $24,606 

 

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

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This report QuarterlyReport on Form 10-Qcontains informationforward-looking statements which are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Qdo not constitute guarantees of future performance. Investors are cautioned that statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Qwhich are not strictly historical statements, including, without limitation, express or implied statements or guidance regarding current or future financial performance and position; potential impairment of future earnings; anticipated effects of, and future actions to be taken in response to, the COVID-19 pandemic; results of acquisitions; managements strategy, plans and objectives for future operations or acquisitions, product development and sales; product research and development; regulatory approvals; selling, general and administrative expenditures; intellectual property; development and manufacturing plans; availability of materials and components; and adequacy of capital resources and financing plans constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industry and markets in which the Company operates, and managements beliefs and assumptions. In addition, other written and oral statements that constitute forward-looking statements may constitute "forward-looking statements.be made by the Company or on the Companys behalf. Words such asseek,” Generally, thebelieve,” “may,” “intend,” “could,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “target,” “estimate,” “project, or variations of such words "believe," “estimate,” "expect," "project," "anticipate," "intend," "will" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. However, the absence of these words or similar expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. All statements that address operating performance, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future — including statements relating to revenues growth and statements expressing general views about future operating results — are forward-looking statements. Management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made. However, caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements because such statements speak only as of the date when made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In addition,Such forward-looking statements are subject to certaina number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including risks associated with:our ability to successfully grow our business, including as a result of acquisitions; the results that acquisitions have on our operations; our ability to consummate acquisitions at our historical experiencerate and at appropriate prices, and our present expectationsability toeffectively integrate acquired businesses and achieve desired results; the market acceptance of our products; technological or projections. market viability of our products; reduced demand for our products, including as a result of competitive factors; conditions in the global economy and the particular markets we serve;Thesesignificant developments or uncertainties stemming from governmental actions, including changes intrade policies and medical device regulations; the timely development and commercialization, and customer acceptance, of enhanced and new products and services; retirement of old products and customer migration to new products; projections of revenues, growth, operating results, profit margins, earnings, expenses,margins, tax rates, tax provisions, liquidity, cash flows,demand, and competition; the effects of additional actions taken to become more efficient or lower costs; supply chain challenges; cost pressures and the overall effects of the current high inflation environment on customers purchasing patterns;laws regulating fraud and abuse in the health care industry and the privacy and security of health and personal information; product liability; information security; outstanding claims, legal and regulatory proceedings; international business challenges including anti-corruption and sanctions laws; tax audits and assessments and other contingent liabilities;foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; general economic, industry, and capital markets conditions, including rising interest rates and potential recessionary conditions; the timing of any of the foregoing; and assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.Such risks and uncertainties also include but are not limited to those describedlisted in Part II, "ItemItem 1A. Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this report andFactors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017,2022 and thosein this report.The foregoing list sets forth many, but not all, of the factors that could impact our ability to achieve results described from timein any forward-looking statements.We disclaim any obligation to time in our subsequent reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

 

General DiscussionOverview

 

We pursueare a strategymultinational manufacturer, developer, and seller of focusing primarily onlife science tools and quality control products and services, many of which are sold into niche markets that are driven by regulatory requirements. We have manufacturing operations in the United States and Europe, and our products are marketed by our sales personnel in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, and by independent distributors in these areas as well as throughout the rest of the world. We prefer markets wherein which we can establish a strong presence and achieve high gross profit margins. We are organized into

As of December 31, 2022, we managed our operations in four divisions across ten physical locations. Our Instruments Division designs, manufactures and markets quality control instruments and disposable products utilized in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, medical device, industrial hygiene and environmental air sampling industries. Ourreportable segments, or divisions: Clinical Genomics, Sterilization and Disinfection Control, Division (formerly namedBiopharmaceutical Development, and Calibration Solutions. Each of our divisions are described further in "Results of Operations" below. 

Corporate Strategy

We strive to create shareholder value and further our purpose of Protecting the Biological Indicators Division) provides testingVulnerable® by growing our business both organically and through acquisitions, by improving our operating efficiency, and by continuing to hire, develop and retain top talent. As a business, we commit to our purpose of Protecting the Vulnerable® every day by taking a customer-focused approach to developing, building, and delivering our products. We serve a broad set of industries, in particular the pharmaceutical, healthcare services, along with the manufacturing and marketing of both biological and cleaning indicators, and the marketing of chemical indicators used to assess the effectiveness of sterilization and disinfection processes in the hospital, dental, medical device and pharmaceutical industries. Our Cold Chain Monitoring Division designs, develops and markets systems which are used to monitor various environmental parameters such as temperature, humidity and differential pressure to ensure that critical storage and processing conditions are maintained in hospitals, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, blood banks, pharmaciesverticals, in which the safety, quality, and other laboratoryefficacy of products is critical.  By delivering the highest quality products possible, we are committed to protecting people, the environment, and industrial environments. Our Cold Chain Packaging Division provides packaging development consulting services and thermal packaging products such as coolers, boxes, insulation materials and phase-change products to control temperature during transport.end products.

 

Organic Revenues Growth

Organic revenues growth is driven by the expansion of our customer base, increases in sales volumes, new product offerings, and price increases, and may be affected positively or negatively by changes in foreign currency rates. Our ability to increase organic revenues come from two main sources – product sales and services. Product sales are dependent on several factors, includingis affected by general economic conditions, both domestic and international, customer capital spending trends, competition, and the introduction of new products and acquisitions. Sterilization and Disinfection Control products and many of the packaging products of our Cold Chain Packaging Division are disposable and are used on a routine basis, thus product sales are less sensitive to general economic conditions. Instrument products and cold chain monitoring systems and products have a longer life, and their purchase by our customers is somewhat discretionary, so sales are more sensitive to general economic conditions. Service demand is driven by our customers’ quality control and regulatory environments, which require periodic repair and recalibration or certification of our instrument products and cold chain monitoring systems. We typically evaluate costs and pricing annually.products. Our policy is to price our products competitively and, where possible, we pass along cost increases to our customers in order to maintain our margins. We typically evaluate costs and pricing annually with price increases effective January 1; however, as a result of high inflation in recent quarters, we implemented an additional mid-year price increase late in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023.

Inorganic Growth - Acquisitions

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2023, we completed the Belyntic acquisition for an aggregate purchase price of $6,450. The acquisition provided a natural complement to our peptide synthesis business by adding a consumables product line.

During the third quarter of fiscal year 2022, we completed the acquisition of Agena for an aggregate net purchase price of $300,793. Agena is a leading clinical genomics tools company that develops, manufactures, and sells highly sensitive, low-cost, high-throughput genetic analysis tools used by clinical labs to perform genomic clinical testing in several therapeutic areas, such as screenings for hereditary diseases, pharmacogenetics and oncology related applications. The acquisition of Agena accelerated our strategic trajectory towards higher growth applications within the regulated segments of the life sciences tools market. 

Over the past decade, we have consummated a number of acquisitions as part of our growth strategy.  These acquisitions have allowed us to expand our product offerings, globalize our company, and increase the scale at which we operate, which in turn affords us the ability to improve our operating efficiency, extend our customer base, and further the pursuit of our purpose: Protecting the Vulnerable®.

Improving Our Operating Efficiency

We maximize value in both our existing businesses and those we acquire by implementing efficiencies in our manufacturing, commercial, engineering, and administrative operations. We achieve efficiencies using the four pillars that make up The Mesa Way, which is our customer-centric, lean-based system for continuously improving and operating a set of high-margin, niche businesses. The Mesa Way is focused on: Measuring What Matters using our customers' perspective and setting high standards for performance; Empowering Teams to improve operationally and exceed customer expectations; Steadily Improving using lean-based tools designed to help us identify the root cause of opportunities and prioritize the biggest opportunities; and Always Learning so that performance continuously improves. 

 

Gross profit is affected by many factors including our product mix, manufacturing efficiencies, costs of products and labor, foreign currency rates, and price competition. Historically, as we have integrated our acquisitions and taken advantage of manufacturing efficiencies, our gross marginprofit percentages for some products have improved. There are, however,, differences in gross marginprofit percentages between product lines, and ultimately the mix of sales will continue to impact our overall gross margin.profit.

 

Selling expenseHire, Develop, and Retain Top Talent

At the center of our organization are talented people who are capable of taking on new challenges using a team approach. It is driven primarily by labor costs, including salariesour exceptionally talented workforce that works together and commissions. Accordingly, it may vary with sales levels. Labor costsuses our lean-based tool set to find ways to continuously improve our products, our services, and amortization of intangible assets drive the substantial majority of general and administrative expense. Research and development expense is predominantly comprised of labor costs and third-party consultants.ourselves, resulting in long-term value creation for our shareholders. 

 

Year Ending March 31, 2018 Acquisitions

During the year ending March 31, 2018, we completed the following three acquisitions (the “2018 Acquisitions”):

In November 2017, we completed a business combination (the “BAG Acquisition”) whereby we acquired substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of BAG Health Care GmbH’s (“BAG”) Hygiene Monitoring business which is comprised of the distribution of biological, chemical and cleaning indicator products;

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In October 2017, we completed a business combination (the “Simicon Acquisition”) whereby we acquired the common stock of SIMICON GmbH (“Simicon”), a company whose business manufactures both biological and cleaning indicators; and

In May 2017, we completed a business combination (the “Hucker Acquisition”) whereby we acquired substantially all of the assets (other than cash and accounts receivable) and certain liabilities of Hucker & Hucker GmbH’s (“Hucker”) business segment associated with the distribution of our biological indicator products.

Year Ended March 31, 2017 Acquisitions

During the year ended March 31, 2017, we completed the following six acquisitions (the “2017 Acquisitions”):

In November 2016, we completed a business combination (the “Mydent Acquisition”) whereby we acquired substantially all of the assets (other than cash and accounts receivable) and certain liabilities of Mydent International Corp’s business segment associated with biological indicator mail-in testing services to the dental market in the United States;

In November 2016, we completed a business combination (the “FreshLoc Acquisition”) whereby we acquired substantially all of the assets (other than cash and accounts receivable) and certain liabilities of the cold chain monitoring business of FreshLoc Technologies, Inc.;

In August 2016, we completed a business combination (the “Rapid Aid Acquisition”) whereby we acquired certain assets (consisting primarily of fixed assets) and certain liabilities of Rapid Aid Corp’s (“Rapid Aid”) business segment associated with the manufacture and sale of cold chain packaging gel products;

In July 2016, we completed a business combination (the “HANSAmed Acquisition”) whereby we acquired substantially all of the assets (other than cash and accounts receivable) and certain liabilities of HANSAmed Limited’s (“HANSAmed”) business segment associated with the distribution of our biological indicator products and mail-in testing services to the dental market in Canada;

In April 2016, we completed a business combination (the “ATS Acquisition”) whereby we acquired substantially all the assets (other than cash and certain inventories and fixed assets) and certain liabilities of Autoclave Testing Services, Inc. and Autoclave Testing Supplies, Inc., (collectively, “ATS”). ATS was in the business of supplying products and services for dental sterilizer testing in both the U.S. and Canada; and

In April 2016, we completed a business combination (the “Pulse Acquisition”) whereby we acquired substantially all of the assets (other than cash and accounts receivable) and certain liabilities of Pulse Scientific, Inc.’s (“Pulse”) business segment associated with the distribution of our biological indicator products.

General Trends and Outlook

Our strategic objectives include growth both organically and through further acquisitions. During the year ending March 31, 2018, we continue to build our infrastructure to prepare for future growth, including the relocation of our Omaha, Traverse City and old Bozeman manufacturing facilities into the new Bozeman building, the addition of key personnel to our operations, sales and marketing, and research and development teams and the rollout of phase three of our ERP implementation project (European operations).

The markets for sterilization and disinfection control products remain strong, as the disposable nature of these products makes them less sensitive to general economic conditions. The worldwide market for sterilization and disinfection control products is growing as more countries focus on verifying the effectiveness of sterilization and disinfection processes.

In general, our instruments products and cold chain services and monitoring systems are more impacted by general economic conditions than our sterilization and disinfection control and cold chain packaging products. As a result, uncertainty about global economic conditions may cause businesses to postpone spending in response to tighter credit, unemployment, negative financial news and/or declines in income or asset values. Worldwide and regional economic conditions could also reduce the demand for our products and services, as our customers reduce or delay capital equipment and other types of purchases. However, demand for our instruments products, and cold chain services and monitoring systems remains solid and we strive to continue to grow revenues going forward.

 

We are working on several researcha global company, and development projects that, if completed, may resulta significant portion of our revenues and expenses are denominated in new products for both existing customerscurrencies other than the U.S. dollar (“USD”). Exchanges rates have been volatile throughout our fiscal year 2023 and new markets. We are hopeful that we will have new products available for sale ina weakening or strengthening of foreign currencies against the coming year.

Overall USD increases or decreases our revenues declined one percent, while organicand gross profit margins as well as impacting the comparability of our results between periods. Currency exchange rates negatively impacted our reported revenues declined four percent, for the three months ended December 31, 2017, resulting from organic decreases of nine and 36 percent from the Instruments and Cold Chain Packaging Divisions, respectively, partially offset by increases of seven and three percent for the Sterilization and Disinfection Control and Cold Chain Monitoring Divisions, respectively. Overall revenues were flat, while organic revenues declined two percent, for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 resulting from organic decreases of four, four and 36 percent from the Instruments, Cold Chain Monitoring and Cold Chain Packaging Divisions, respectively, partially offset by an increase of nine percent for the Sterilization and Disinfection Control Division.

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During the three months ended June 30, 2017, we elected to discontinue for sale certain products in our Instruments, Cold Chain Monitoring and Sterilization and Disinfection Control Divisions due to the recent introduction of new or modified products and the consolidation of other product sets.  As part of this process, we analyzed the remaining inventories associated with these products to determine future usability and reserved against what we believed to be excess or obsolete, resulting in an increase in our inventory reserve of $406,000 (of which $216,000 related to the Cold Chain Monitoring Division).  At this time, we also established a plan to liquidate certain Cold Chain Monitoring raw material components related to the above-mentioned discontinued products.  During both the three months ended September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017, we subjected additional inventories to our liquidation program due to the discontinuance or winding-down of additional older product sets resulting from the release of our new ViewPoint operating platform.  During the three months ended December 31, 2017, it became evident that our liquidation program was ineffective, and we determined that a significant amount of these inventories was not recoverable as previously planned.  As such, we increased our Cold Chain Monitoring inventory reserve by $1,700,000.  Company-wide gross margin percentage for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017 was 54 and 56 percent, respectively but would have been 61 and 59 percent, respectively without the impact of these additional inventory reserves.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, revenues in our Cold Chain Packaging Division decreased significantly2022 as compared to the same period in the prior year primarily dueprevious fiscal year. Any further strengthening of the USD against major currencies would adversely impact our reported revenues, but would, to a significant decreaselesser extent, positively impact our reported expenses for the remainder of the fiscal year; conversely, any weakening of the U.S. dollar against major currencies would positively impact our reported revenues but would negatively impact our expenses for the remainder of the fiscal year.

We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, inflation impacting the cost of raw materials, labor, and freight, as a result of global macroeconomic trends, including government mandated actions in revenues from our largest customerresponse to the Coronavirus pandemic (“COVID-19”) and the lossconflict between Russia and Ukraine. Our actions to mitigate the impact of the business of one of our larger customers. Due to these two events, we believe that revenues for this segment will now be approximately $2,250,000 to $2,750,000 lower for the year ending March 31, 2018 as compared to the year ended March 31, 2017. During the three months ended December 31, 2017 we completed a detailed review of the coldsupply chain packaging businessdisruptions and concluded that long and difficult sales-cycles associated with this product set, when coupled withinflation, including pre-ordering components in higher than previously contemplated costs for operatingusual quantities, sourcing new vendors and expanding the necessary infrastructure to support revenues growth,increasing prices have resultedbeen somewhat successful; however, raw materials shortages have at times impacted our Calibrations Solutions division, in a forecast of lower than expected revenues, gross margin percentages and overall profitability as comparedparticular.

We experienced disruptions to our original model for this business. Based onbusiness in China resulting from government mandated shut-downs and restrictions during our fiscal year 2023. Additionally, the Chinese government recently revoked many COVID-19 related restrictions and while these facts, we concluded that we had a triggering event requiring assessment of impairment for certain ofpolicy changes did not significantly impact our long-lived assets associated with the Cold Chain Packaging Division. As a result, we reviewed the long-lived assets associated with this reporting segment and recorded a $13,819,000 impairment charge related to goodwill, which is included in impairment charge of goodwill on the accompanying condensed consolidated statementsresults of operations for our third fiscal quarter, it is possible that future quarters may be impacted. The impact of COVID-19 has negatively impacted commercial execution in different ways throughout fiscal year 2023, and in some cases, has limited sales of Clinical Genomics consumables to existing customers and instruments to new customers. Even after the threeCOVID-19 pandemic has largely subsided as a public health matter, we may experience material adverse impacts to our business as a result of the pandemic's adverse impact on the global economy, in-person collaboration and nine months ended December 31, 2017.sales efforts, and our customers’ changed purchasing behaviors and confidence.

 

We will continue to monitorDuring the operational resultsthird quarter of fiscal year 2023, we were notified by Sema4 Holdings Corp. ("Sema4"), a customer of our Cold Chain Packaging DivisionClinical Genomics division, that they are exiting the reproductive health screening business and if revenues, gross margin percentagesas a result, they intend to significantly reduce the quantity of orders they place with us in the future. Revenue from sales to Sema4 were approximately $8,200 during the first twelve months of our ownership of Agena. Following the notice, we evaluated our business operations and overall profitability failenacted several cost-cutting measures in the Clinical Genomics division, including a reduction-in-force, to meetpreserve our revised projections, the remaining long-lived assets (including $1,434,000financial model. These actions are expected to generate more than $4,000 in future annualized savings.

Results of Operations

 

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, condensed consolidated statementsOur results of operations data.and period-over-period changes are discussed in the following section. The tabletables and the discussion below should be read in conjunction with the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statementsUnaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report (inItem 1. Financial Statements (in thousands, except percent data):

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

      

Percent

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

Change

  

Change

 

Revenues

 $23,671  $23,843  $(172)  (1)%

Cost of revenues

  10,990   10,306   684   (7)%

Gross profit

 $12,681  $13,537  $(856)  (6)%

Gross profit margin

  54%  57%  (3)%    
                 

Operating expenses

                

Selling

 $1,942  $2,409  $(467)  (19)%

General and administrative

  6,256   5,881   375   6%

Research and development

  752   861   (109)  (13)%

Impairment loss on goodwill

  13,819   --   13,819   --%
  $22,769  $9,151  $13,618   149%
                 

Operating (loss) income

 $(10,088) $4,386  $(14,474)  (330)%

Net (loss) income

  (11,086)  3,252   (14,338)  (441)%

Net (loss) income margin

  (47)%  14%  (61)%    

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Nine Months Ended December 31,

      

Percent

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

Change

  

Change

 

Revenues

 $69,298  $69,366  $(68)  --%

Cost of revenues

  30,713   30,091   622   2%

Gross profit

 $38,585  $39,275  $(690)  (2)%

Gross profit margin

  56%  57%  (1)%    
                 

Operating expenses

                

Selling

 $6,909  $7,527  $(618)  (8)%

General and administrative

  19,525   17,834   1,691   9%

Research and development

  2,790   2,941   (151)  (5)%

Impairment loss on goodwill

  13,819   --   13,819   --%
  $43,043  $28,302  $14,741   52%
                 

Operating (loss) income

 $(4,458) $10,973  $(15,431)  (141)%

Net (loss) income

  (7,216)  7,540   (14,756)  (196)%

Net (loss) income margin

  (10)%  11%  (21)%    

Revenues.

 

The following table summarizesRevenues from our revenues by source (in thousands, except percent data):

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

      

Percent

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

Change

  

Change

 

Sterilization and Disinfection Control

 $10,630  $9,248  $1,382   15%

Instruments

  8,182   9,013   (831)  (9)%

Cold Chain Monitoring

  3,267   3,102   165   5%

Cold Chain Packaging

  1,592   2,480   (888)  (36)%

Total

 $23,671  $23,843  $(172)  (1)%

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

      

Percent

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

Change

  

Change

 

Sterilization and Disinfection Control

 $30,798  $27,612  $3,186   12%

Instruments

  24,768   25,928   (1,160)  (4)%

Cold Chain Monitoring

  9,335   8,964   371   4%

Cold Chain Packaging

  4,397   6,862   (2,465)  (36)%

Total

 $69,298  $69,366  $(68)  --%

Three reportable segments decreased 1% and nine months ended December 31, 2017 versus December 31, 2016

Sterilization and Disinfection Control revenuesincreased 30% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017 increased primarily due2022, respectively, as compared to the 2018 Acquisitions and organic growth of seven and nine percent, respectively which was achieved through existing customers, expansion into new markets, price increases andsame periods in the continued strengthening of the Euro.

Instruments revenues for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017 decreased due to organic decreases of nine and four percent, respectively.prior year.  The decrease for both the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017 was primarily due to the slower than expected adoption of an updated medical product. We realized a normalization of the adoption rate of this product towards the end of the quarter and as such we ramped up production to meet anticipated future demand.

Cold Chain Monitoringin revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2017 increased primarily due2022 was attributable to a 2.1% decline in organic growthrevenues which resulted from both unfavorable changes in foreign currency rates and $1,500 of COVID-19 related revenues for the three percent and the FreshLoc Acquisition. Cold Chain Monitoring revenuesmonths ended December 31, 2021. Revenues growth for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 increased2022 was primarily dueattributable to the FreshLoc Acquisition, partially offset by organic decreasesacquisition of four percent. Revenues in this division fluctuate quarter over quarter due to the timing of customer acceptance of certain installationsAgena, and the nature and timing of orders within any given quarter.

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Cold Chain Packaging revenues decreased organically by 36 percent for both the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017. The decreases were primarily due to a lower order rate based on timing issues with our largest customer (which accounted for approximately halflesser extent, organic revenues growth of division revenues for the year ended March 31, 2017), the loss of a major customer, and longer than expected sales cycles. We anticipate that the order rate from our largest customer will begin to normalize during the three months ending March 31, 2018 and throughout our next fiscal year. See General Trends and Outlookabove for additional discussion.

Gross Profit (Loss)3.5%. 

 

The following summarizes our grossGross profit (loss) by segment (in thousands, except percent data):

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

      

Percent

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

Change

  

Change

 

Sterilization and Disinfection Control

 $7,134  $6,066  $1,068   18%

Gross profit margin

  67%  66%  1%    
                 

Instruments

  5,150   5,706   (556)  (10)%

Gross profit margin

  63%  63%  --%    
                 

Cold Chain Monitoring

  (43)  1,254   (1,297)  (103)%

Gross profit margin

  (1)%  40%  (42)%    
                 

Cold Chain Packaging

  440   511   (71)  (14)%

Gross profit margin

  28%  21%  7%    
                 

Total gross profit

 $12,681  $13,537  $(856)  (6)%

Gross profit margin

  54%  57%  (3)%    

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

      

Percent

 
  

2017

  

2016

  

Change

  

Change

 

Sterilization and Disinfection Control

 $20,676  $17,986  $2,690   15%

Gross profit margin

  67%  65%  2%    
                 

Instruments

  15,021   15,881   (860)  (5)%

Gross profit margin

  61%  61%  --%    
                 

Cold Chain Monitoring

  2,044   3,578   (1,534)  (43)%

Gross profit margin

  22%  40%  (18)%    
                 

Cold Chain Packaging

  844   1,830   (986)  (54)%

Gross profit margin

  19%  27%  (8)%    
                 

Total gross profit

 $38,585  $39,275  $(690)  (2)%

Gross profit margin

  56%  57%  (1)%    

Three as a percentage of revenues increased seven and ninemonths ended December 31, 2017 versusDecember 31, 2016

Sterilization and Disinfection Control gross profit margintwo percentage increasedpoints for the three and nine months ended December 31, 20172022, respectively, primarily due to volume based efficiencies associated with increased revenues andas a result of the impactrecognition of using internally manufactured biological indicatorsa $6,062 non-cash inventory step-up charge, as part of purchase accounting for our dental sterilizer testing businessthe Agena acquisition during the three months ended December 31, 2021.

Results by reportable segment are as opposedfollows:

  

Revenues

  

Organic Revenues Growth

  

Gross Profit as a % of Revenues

 
  

Three Months Ended December 31, 2022

  

Three Months Ended December 31, 2021

  

Three Months Ended December 31, 2022

  

Three Months Ended December 31, 2021

  

Three Months Ended December 31, 2022

  

Three Months Ended December 31, 2021

 

Clinical Genomics (*)

 $15,585  $16,485   (10.0%)  N/A   52%  24%

Sterilization and Disinfection Control

  16,283   13,831   17.7%  5.8%  71%  72%

Biopharmaceutical Development

  11,646   12,756   (8.7%)  46.4%  63%  69%

Calibration Solutions

  10,773   11,624   (7.3%)  (6.1%)  53%  52%

Mesa's reportable segments

 $54,287  $54,696   (2.1%)  11.8%  60%  53%

  

Revenues

  

Organic Revenues Growth

  

Gross Profit as a % of Revenues

 
  

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2022

  

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021

  

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2022

  

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021

  

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2022

  

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2021

 

Clinical Genomics (*)

 $48,525  $16,485   (10.0%)  N/A   55%  24%

Sterilization and Disinfection Control

  48,021   43,014   11.6%  14.1%  72%  74%

Biopharmaceutical Development

  34,757   32,188   8.0%  35.3%  63%  62%

Calibration Solutions

  32,186   33,769   (4.7%)  (2.1%)  54%  54%

Mesa's reportable segments

 $163,489  $125,456   3.5%  13.5%  61%  59%

(*) Revenues in the Clinical Genomics division represent transactions subsequent to the prior year where we were contractually committed to purchase a significant portion of those biological indicators from an outside supplier at a significantly higher price.Agena Acquisition on October 20, 2021. 

 

Instruments gross margin percentage was flatOur unaudited condensed consolidated results of operations are as follows:

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

 

Revenues

 $54,287  $54,696   (1%) $163,489  $125,456   30%

Gross profit

  32,765   28,627   14%  100,492   73,978   36%

Operating expenses

  29,363   31,139   (6%)  97,689   69,166   41%

Operating income (loss)

  3,402   (2,512)  (¤)   2,803   4,812   (42%)

Net income (loss)

 $451  $(2,060)  (¤)  $319  $3,655   (91%)

(¤) Not a meaningful comparison

Reportable Segments

Clinical Genomics

The Clinical Genomics division develops, manufactures, and sells highly sensitive, low-cost, high-throughput genetic analysis tools used by clinical labs to perform genomic clinical testing in several therapeutic areas, such as screenings for hereditary diseases, pharmacogenetics and oncology related applications.

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

 

Revenues

 $15,585  $16,485   (5%) $48,525  $16,485   194%

Gross profit

  8,045   3,924   105%  26,535   3,924   576%

Gross profit as a % of revenues

  52%  24%  28%  55%  24%  31%

Clinical Genomics revenues decreased 5% for the three months ended December 31, 20172022 compared to the relevant prior year period, primarily due to productas a result of a reduction in COVID-related revenues of $1,374 and service mix,adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates, partially offset by a longer period of ownership of Agena in the lossthird quarter of certain volume-based efficiencies associated with a decrease in revenues. Instruments gross margin percentage was flatfiscal year 2023. Clinical Genomics revenues increased 194% for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 primarily2022 compared to the relevant prior year period due to producta significantly shorter period of ownership of Agena for the nine months ended December 31, 2021. The loss of Sema4 is expected to result in a significant reduction of anticipated revenues for this division in future quarters. However, our distribution partner Guangzhou Darui Biotechnology Co., Ltd. recently received China's National Medical Products Administration approval for a Class III in vitro diagnostics ("IVD") panel covering hereditary deafness. This is the first approved Class III IVD panel in China from our distribution partner program.

Gross profit percentage for the Clinical Genomics division increased 28% and service mix, partially31% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022, respectively, compared to the relevant prior year periods due to the amortization of a $6,062 inventory step-up required by purchase accounting in the third quarter of fiscal year 2022. We have taken actions to reduce our costs in this division which will help offset by the loss of certain volume-based efficiencies associated with a decrease in revenues from Sema4.  

Sterilization and a $163,000 increaseDisinfection Control

Our Sterilization and Disinfection Control division manufactures and sells biological, cleaning, and chemical indicators which are used to assess the effectiveness of sterilization and disinfection processes in the related inventory reserve duehospital, medical device, and pharmaceutical industries. The division also provides testing and laboratory services, mainly to the decisiondental industry. Sterilization and disinfection control products are disposable and are used on a routine basis.

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

 

Revenues

 $16,283  $13,831   18% $48,021  $43,014   12%

Gross profit

  11,614   9,945   17%  34,581   31,859   9%

Gross profit as a % of revenues

  71%  72%  (1%)  72%  74%  (2%)

Sterilization and Disinfection Control revenues increased 18% and 12% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022, respectively, compared to discontinue for sale certain instruments products.the relevant prior year periods, despite the USD strengthening against the euro.  During the second and third quarters of fiscal year 2023, we added temporary and permanent manufacturing headcount at our Bozeman Montana facility, which enabled us to fulfill a higher volume of customer orders compared to the first quarter of fiscal year 2023. The three and nine months ended December 31, 2022 also benefited from favorable product mix and to a lesser extent, price increases. 

 

Cold Chain MonitoringSterilization and Disinfection Control's gross profit margin percentage decreased one and two percentage points for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022, respectively, compared to the relevant prior year periods as a result of foreign currency fluctuations negatively impacting our reported revenues, increased labor and benefit costs, including the cost of temporary headcount, and increased freight costs.

Biopharmaceutical Development

Our Biopharmaceutical Development division develops, manufactures, and sells automated systems for protein analysis (immunoassays) and peptide synthesis solutions. Immunoassays and peptide synthesis solutions accelerate the discovery, development, and manufacture of biotherapeutic drugs. 

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

 

Revenues

 $11,646  $12,756   (9%) $34,757  $32,188   8%

Gross profit

  7,359   8,768   (16%)  21,993   20,061   10%

Gross profit as a % of revenues

  63%  69%  (6%)  63%  62%  1%

Biopharmaceutical Development revenues decreased 9% for the three months ended December 31, 20172022 compared to the relevant prior year period, primarily due to unfavorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Additionally, the division faced a $1,700,000 increase indifficult compare versus the related inventory reserve (see General Trends and Outlookabove for additional discussion),prior year, which reported an anomalous 46% revenues growth, partially offset by product and service mix.  Cold Chain Monitoring gross profit margin percentage decreasedprice increases. Biopharmaceutical Development revenues increased 8% for the nine months ended December 31, 20172022 compared to the relevant prior year period primarily due to a $1,916,000 increase in the related inventory reserve (see General Trendsincreased product adoption and Outlookabove for additional discussion),price increases, partially offset by product and service mix.  Excluding the impactunfavorable changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Biopharmaceutical Development's gross profit percentage would have been 51 and 42 percent, respectively for the three and nine months December 31, 2017.  

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Cold Chain Packaging gross profit margindecreased six percentage points for the three months ended December 31, 2017 increased primarily due2022 compared to customer mix. Cold Chain Packagingrelevant prior year period as a result of foreign currency fluctuations negatively impacting our reported revenues and higher sales of peptide synthesis hardware at a lower gross profit percentage compared to the overall division margin percentages. Biopharmaceutical Development's gross profit percentage increased one percentage point for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 decreased primarily due2022 compared to lower revenues. A certain portion of the cost of revenues are personnel and warehousing costs which are primarily fixed andrelevant prior year period as a result of higher revenues on a partially-fixed cost base, partially offset by unfavorable product mix and foreign currency fluctuations in revenues significantly impact the gross profit margin percentage for this division. See General Trends and Outlookabove for additional discussion.negatively impacting our reported revenues.

 

Calibration Solutions

The Calibration Solutions division designs, manufactures, and markets quality control and calibration products used to measure or calibrate temperature, pressure, pH, humidity, and other chemical or physical parameters for health and safety purposes, primarily in hospital, medical device manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and laboratory environments.

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

 

Revenues

 $10,773  $11,624   (7%) $32,186  $33,769   (5%)

Gross profit

  5,740   6,090   (6%)  17,411   18,330   (5%)

Gross profit as a % of revenues

  53%  52%  1%  54%  54%  -%

Calibration Solutions revenues decreased 7% and 5% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022, respectively, compared to the relevant prior year periods, primarily as a result of supply constraints limiting our ability to manufacture ordered quantities of certain products. Production difficulties continue to result in longer lead times for customer orders, which have negatively impacted the timing of new orders; however, we anticipate that such difficulties will begin to abate in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023.

Calibration Solutions' gross profit percentage was essentially flat for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022 compared to the three and nine months ended December 31, 2021.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses for the three decreased 6% and nine months ended December 31, 2017 increased as compared to the prior year as follows (in thousands):

  

Increase (Decrease)

 
  

Three Months Ended

December 31, 2017

  

Nine Months Ended

December 31, 2017

 

Selling

 $(467) $(618)
         

General and administrative

        

Personnel

  (322)  217 

Employee moving

  --   525 

Acquisition related

  290   557 

Amortization

  219   412 

Depreciation

  (17)  121 

Property taxes

  76   211 

Professional services

  (13)  (179)

Other, net

  142   (173)
   375   1,691 
         

Research and development

  (109)  (151)
         

Impairment loss on goodwill

  13,819   13,819 
         

Operating expenses

 $13,618  $14,741 

Selling

Three and nine months ended December 31, 2017 versus December 31, 2016

Selling expense for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017 decreased primarily due to reductions of selling personnel, trade show activities and outside commissions. As a percentage of revenues, selling expense was eight and 10 percent41% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017,2022, respectively, as compared to 10the relevant prior year periods, primarily as a result of lower personnel costs and 11 percentthe Agena acquisition. Operating expenses were favorably impacted by the strengthening of the USD during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022. 

Selling

Selling expense is driven primarily by labor costs, including salaries and commissions; accordingly, it may vary with sales levels.

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

 

Selling expense

 $8,437  $8,958   (6%) $27,660  $18,459   50%

As a percentage of revenues

  16%  16%  -%  17%  15%  2%

Selling expense for the three months ended December 31, 2022 decreased 6% compared to the relevant prior year period, primarily as a result of lower personnel costs. Selling expense for the nine months ended December 31, 2022 increased 50% compared to the relevant prior year period, primarily as a result of the Agena acquisition. Excluding Agena, selling expense increased 7% for the nine months ended December 31, 2022 primarily as a result of increased travel and tradeshow costs as we continued to resume in-person meetings and events, higher stock-based compensation expense, and higher professional services costs as we made improvements to our corporate website.

General and Administrative

Labor costs, including non-cash stock-based compensation, and amortization of intangible assets drive the substantial majority of our general and administrative expense.

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

 

General and administrative expense

 $16,129  $17,017   (5%) $54,543  $40,119   36%

As a percentage of revenues

  30%  31%  (1%)  33%  32%  1%

General and administrative expenses decreased 5% for the three months ended December 31, 2022 compared to the relevant prior year period, primarily as a result of reduced stock-based compensation expense as we reduced the number of PSUs expected to vest. General and administrative expenses increased 36% for the nine months ended December 31, 2022 compared to the relevant prior year period, primarily as a result of the Agena acquisition, including intangible amortization expense of $7,321. Excluding Agena, general and administrative expense increased 8% for the nine months ended December 31, 2022, primarily as a result of higher stock-based compensation expense, partially offset by lower intangible amortization expense as a result of the strengthening of the USD.

Research and Development

Research and development expense is predominantly comprised of labor costs and costs of third-party consultants.

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

 

Research and development expense

 $4,797  $5,164   (7%) $15,486  $10,588   46%

As a percentage of revenues

  9%  9%  -%  9%  8%  1%

Research and development expenses decreased 7% for the three months ended December 31, 2022 compared to the relevant prior year period, primarily as a result of lower personnel costs and the benefit of a strong USD on research and development costs in Europe. Research and development expenses increased 46% for the nine months ended December 31, 2022 compared to the relevant prior year period, primarily due to the Agena acquisition. Excluding the impact of Agena, research and development costs for the nine months ended December 31, 2022 increased relative to the prior year period primarily due our purchase of in process research and development technology that we are further developing in order to enhance a product offering in our Sterilization and Disinfection Control division.

Nonoperating Expense 

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

 

Nonoperating expense (income)

 $1,486   (171)  (¤)  $2,915  $1,192   145%

(¤) Not a meaningful comparison

Nonoperating expense for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016.

Historically selling2022 is composed primarily of interest expense approximates 10 percent to 12 percent of revenues.

General and Administrative

Three and nine months ended December31, 2017 versus December31, 2016

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended December 31, 2017 increased primarily due to acquisition related and amortization expenses, partially offset by a decrease in personnel expenses.

Generalof the debt discount associated with the Notes and administrative expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 increased primarily due to increased personnel, employee moving, acquisition relatedCredit Facility as well as gains and amortization expenses, partially offset by decreases in professional services expenses.

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Research and Development

Three and nine months ended December 31, 2017 versus December31, 2016

Research and development expenseslosses on foreign currency transactions. Nonoperating expense was higher for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017 decreased2022 compared to the relevant prior year periods due to interest expense on the Credit Facility, which had a streamliningweighted average balance of $36,839 during the necessary engineers and materials and supplies required to support existing businesses duringnine months ended December 31, 2022 compared with a weighted average balance of $17,993 for the nine months ended December 31, 2021, partially offset by net foreign currency gains in the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017.2021. 

 

Impairment Loss on GoodwillIncome Taxes

 

Three and nine months ended December 31, 2017 versus December 31, 2016

  

Three Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

  

Percentage

 
  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

  

2022

  

2021

  

Change

 

Income tax provision (benefit)

 $1,465  $(281)  (621%) $(431) $(35)  1,131%

Effective tax rate

  76.5%  12.0%  64%  384.8%  (1.0%)  386%

 

Impairment loss on goodwillOur effective income tax rate was 76.5% and 384.8% for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017 is associated with our Packaging Division. See General Trends2022, respectively, and Outlook above for additional discussion.

Other Expense

Other expense12.0% and (1.0%) for the three months ended December 31, 2017 is comprised primarily of interest expense associated with our Credit Facility.

Other expense for the and nine months ended December 31, 2017 is comprised primarily of interest expense associated with our Credit Facility and $300,000 related to an additional accrual for the PCD earn-out (see Liquidity and Capital Resources for additional discussion), partially offset by a $116,000 gain from the sale of our Omaha facility.

Net Income

Our income2021, respectively. The effective tax rate varies based upon many factors (please see Note 12, Item 1. Financial Statements for additional discussion). Net income for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 was also significantly impacted by a $13,819,000 impairment loss on goodwill  (see General Trends and Outlook above for additional discussion), $772,0002022 differed from the statutory federal rate of facility relocation costs (see Liquidity and Capital Resources), $300,000 in PCD earn-out accruals, $256,000 of employee moving expenses not related21% primarily due to the Bozeman facility relocationshare-based payment awards for employees and a $2,106,000 expense related to a reserve for inventory due to operational decisions to endthe effect of life certain products and other slow moving inventory. Otherwise, net income generated in foreign jurisdictions. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 varied2022 was higher than the same period in fiscal year 2022 primarily due to the share-based compensation and the effect of income in foreign jurisdictions.

Our future effective income tax rate depends on various factors, such as changes in tax laws, regulations, accounting principles, or interpretations thereof, and the geographic composition of our pre-tax income. We carefully monitor these factors and adjust our effective income tax rate accordingly. 

Net Income (Loss) 

Net income (loss) varies with the changes in revenues, gross profit, and operating expenses (which includes $5,062,000(and included $21,573 and $9,859 of non-cash amortization of intangible assets)assets acquired in business combinations and stock-based compensation expense, respectively, for the nine months ended December 31, 2022).

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our sources of liquidity include cash generated from operations, working capital, capacity undercash and cash equivalents on hand, cash available from our Credit Facility and the Open Market Sale AgreementSM, described below, working capital, and potential additional equity and debt offerings.  We believe that cash generatedflows from these sourcesoperating activities and potential cash provided by borrowings from our Credit Facility or funds from our Open Market Sale AgreementSM, when necessary, will be sufficient to meet our short-termongoing operating requirements, scheduled interest payments on debt, dividend payments, and long-term needs. anticipated capital expenditures. We currently expect to settle the Notes in shares of our common stock, but we may re-finance the debt, depending on conditions in the market and the share price of our common stock. 

Our more significant uses of resources includehave historically included acquisitions, payments of debt and interest obligations, long-term capital expenditures, and quarterly dividends to shareholders, payment of debt obligations, long-term capital equipment expenditures and potential acquisitions.

Due to continued organic and acquisition related growth, we outgrew the capacity of our current building in Bozeman, Montana and as a result, we built a new facility in the same general area. Construction began in July 2015 and was completed in September 2017. We spent $17,650,000 on the development of the building and the related land, which is included in property, plant and equipment, net on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

In August 2016, we announced that we plan to shut down both our Omaha and Traverse City manufacturing facilities and relocate those operations to the new Bozeman building. The move of these two facilities, along with the current Bozeman operations, began in March 2017 and is estimated to be completed by June 30, 2018. We estimate that the total costs of the relocation will be $2,100,000 (which is comprised primarily of facility moving expenses, retention bonuses for existing personnel and payroll costs for duplicative personnel during the transition period) of which $725,000 was incurred during the year ended March 31, 2017 and $772,000 was incurred during the nine months ended December 31, 2017, which is reflected in cost of revenues in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations (other than $269,000 which is included in general and administrative).

In July 2017, we completed the move from the Omaha facility and subsequently sold that building for $1,116,000 (net of commission costs). After completing the move of the old Bozeman facility, we expect to be able to sell that building for approximately $2,500,000.

shareholders. Working capital is the amount by which current assets exceed current liabilities. We had working capital of $19,692,000$72,568 and $19,218,000 respectively, at$76,263 as of December 31, 20172022 and March 31, 2017.

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On March 1, 2017, we entered into a five-year agreement (the “Credit Facility”) for a $80,000,000 revolving line2022, respectively. As of credit (“Line of Credit”), a $20,000,000 term loan (“Term Loan”)December 31, 2022, and up to $2,500,000 of letters of credit with a banking syndicate comprised of four banks. In addition, the Credit Facility provides a post-closing accordion feature which allows the Company to request to increase the Line of Credit or Term Loan up to an additional $100,000,000.

Line of Credit and Term Loan indebtedness bears interest at either: (1) LIBOR, as defined in the agreement, plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.5% to 2.50%; or (2) the alternate base rate (“ABR”), which is the greater of JPMorgan’s prime rate or the federal funds effective rate or the overnight bank funding rate plus 0.5%. We elect the interest rate with each borrowing under the line of credit. In addition, there is an unused line fee of 0.15% to 0.35%. Letter of credit fees are based on the applicable LIBOR rate.

The Term Loan requires 20 quarterly principal payments (the first due date was March 31, 2017) in the amount2022, we had $26,101 and $49,346, respectively, of $250,000 (increasing by $125,000 each year up to $750,000 in the fifth year). The remaining balancecash and cash equivalents. We consider all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of principal and accrued interest are due on March 1, 2022.

The Credit Facility is secured by all of our assets and requires us to maintain a ratio of funded debt to our trailing four quarters of EBIDTA (the “Leverage Ratio”), as defined in the agreement, ofthree months or less than 3.0 to 1.0, provided that, we may once during the term of the Credit Facility, in connection with a Permitted Acquisition for which the aggregate consideration paid orwhen purchased to be paid in respect thereof equals or exceeds $20,000,000, elect to increase the maximum Leverage Ratio permitted hereunder to (i) 3.50 to 1.00 for a period of four consecutive fiscal quarters commencing with the fiscal quarter in which such Permitted Acquisition occurs (the “Initial Holiday Period”) and (ii) 3.25 to 1.00 for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters immediately following the Initial Holiday Period. The Credit Facility also requires us to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of less than 1.25 to 1.0.cash equivalents.

 

As of JanuaryDecember 31, 2018, we had $53,000,0002022, $172,500 in aggregate principal Notes was outstanding indebtedness and unused capacity$19,000 was outstanding under ourthe Credit Facility of $46,000,000 (subject to covenant restrictions).Facility.

 

In April 2015, the SEC declared effective2022, we entered into an Open Market Sale AgreementSM pursuant to which we may issue and sell, from time to time, shares of our Universal Shelf Registration Statement which allows us to sell, in one or more public offerings, common stock or warrants, or any combination of such securities for proceeds inwith an aggregate amountvalue of up to $130,000,000. The terms of any offering, including the type of securities involved, would be established at the time of sale.$150,000.

 

We routinely evaluate opportunities for strategic acquisitions. Future material acquisitions may require that we obtain additional capital, assume third partyadditional third-party debt or incur other long-term obligations. We believe that we have the optionability to utilize bothissue more equity or debt in the future in order to finance our acquisition and investment activities; however, additional equity or debt instruments as vehicles for the long-term financing, of our investment activities and acquisitions.or other transactions, may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all.

 

On November 7, 2005,We may from time to time repurchase or take other steps to reduce our debt. These actions may include retirements or refinancing of outstanding debt, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The amount of debt that may be retired, if any, could be material and would be decided at the sole discretion of our Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase up to 300,000 sharesand would depend on market conditions, our cash position, and other considerations.

Dividends

We have been payingpaid regular quarterly dividends since 2003. DividendsWe declared and paid dividends of $0.16 per share paid byduring each of the quarters ended June 30, 2022, September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2022, as well as each quarter were as follows:of fiscal year 2022.

  

Year Ending March 31,

 
  

2018

  

2017

 

First quarter

 $0.16  $0.16 

Second quarter

  0.16   0.16 

Third quarter

  0.16   0.16 

Fourth quarter

  -   0.16 

 

In January 2018,2023, we announced that our Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share of common stock, payable on March 15, 2018,2023, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 28, 2018.2023.

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Cash Flows

 

Our cash flows from operating,operating, investing, and financing activities were as follows (in thousands):

 

  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 
  

2017

  

2016

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 $15,173  $6,771 

Net cash used in investing activities

  (16,840)  (15,985)

Net cash provided by financing activities

  1,789   8,805 
  

Nine Months Ended December 31,

 
  

2022

  

2021

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 $15,464  $29,921 

Net cash (used in) investing activities

  (8,468)  (304,443)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

  (28,936)  62,623 

 

Net cash provided byCash flows from operating activities for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 increased primarily due to a $1,414,000 decrease of inventories (net of the impact of increases in the reserve for inventory)2022 provided $15,464. Net income and in the previous period, the payment of $5,076,000 of contingent consideration and an increase of $4,401,000 in accrued liabilities and taxes payable, partially offset by an increase in prepaid expenses and other.

Net cash used in investing activitiesnon-cash adjustments totaled $34,588 for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 resulted from $15,433,000 associated with the 2018 Acquisitions and the purchase of $2,540,000 of property, plant and equipment, partially offset by $1,133,000 of proceeds associated with the sale of the Omaha facility. Net cash used in investing activities2022 compared to $32,838 for the nine months ended December 31, 2016 resulted from $6,618,000 associated with2021. Adjustments to working capital accounts used $16,207 more cash in the 2017 Acquisitionsnine months ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2021, primarily due to lower collections on trade receivables and the purchase of $9,367,000 of property, plant and equipment.

Net cash provided by financinghigher spend on inventory as we built supplies to mitigate supply chain risk. Cash used in investing activities was lower for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 resulted from borrowings under our Credit Facility of $11,000,000 and proceeds from the exercise of stock options of $2,346,000, partially offset by the repayment of debt of $9,750,000 and the payment of dividends of $1,807,000. Net cash provided by financing activities for2022 compared to the nine months ended December 31, 2017 resulted from borrowings under our Credit Facility of $11,500,000 and proceeds from2021, due to the exercise of stock options of $2,815,000,Agena acquisition during fiscal year 2022, partially offset by the repayment of debt of $3,750,000 andBelyntic acquisition in fiscal year 2023. Cash used by financing activities primarily resulted from $30,000 repaid on our Credit Facility during the payment of dividends of $1,760,000.nine months ended December 31, 2022.

 

At Contractual Obligations and Other Commercial Commitments

We are party to many contractual obligations that involve commitments to make payments to third parties in the ordinary course of business. For a description of our contractual obligations and other commercial commitments as of March 31, 2022, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2022.  

On a consolidated basis, as of December 31, 2017,2022, we had contractual obligations for open purchase orders of approximately $3,200,000$19,441 for routine purchases of supplies and inventory, which are payable in less than one year. Open purchase orders have decreased, in part, due to our previously taken steps to mitigate risks in supply by increasing our stock of certain critical raw materials. 

 

Under the termsAs part of the PCD Agreement,Belyntic acquisition, we were requiredhave agreed to pay contingent consideration if the cumulative revenues for our process challenge device business for the three years subsequent$1,500 to the acquisition met certain levels.sellers if contractually specified patents related to the  technology purchased are issued. We believe that it is probable that the patents will be issued and we will pay the sellers in full within the next 36 months. The potential consideration payable ranged from $0 to $1,500,000 and was based upon a sliding scale of three-year cumulative revenues between $9,900,000 and $12,600,000, with payments made annually. Based upon both historical and projected growth rates, we initiallyliability is recorded $300,000 of contingent consideration payable which represented our best estimate of the amount that would ultimately be paid. We paid $150,000 of the contingent consideration during the year ended March 31, 2016 (based upon the then current run rate projected over the entire three-year contingent consideration period).

Since the initial payment, the revenues for these products significantly increased and as a result, during the year ended March 31, 2017 we recorded an additional $450,000 accrual (which was paid in our third quarter ending December 31, 2016). During the three months ended June 30, 2017 revenues continued to increase and after revising our forecast for the process challenge device (“PCD”) product revenues through the end of the earn-out period, we recorded an additional $300,000 accrual, which is included in other income, net inlong-term liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended December 31, 2017. We paid the remaining contingent consideration due of $450,000 in November 2017.Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

Our condensed consolidated financial statementsCritical accounting estimates are those that we believe are both significant and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires managementrequire us to make estimates,difficult, subjective, or complex judgments, and assumptions that affect reported amountsoften because we need to estimate the effect of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. We continually evaluate the accounting policies and estimates used to prepare the condensed consolidated financial statements. Theinherently uncertain matters. These estimates are based on historical experience and assumptions believedvarious other factors that we believe to be reasonableappropriate under current facts andthe circumstances. Actual amounts and results could differ from these estimates made by management. Certain accounting policies that require significant management estimates and are deemed critical to our results of operations or financial position are discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 20172022, in the Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates section of “ItemItem 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”Operations. Although we believe that our estimates, assumptions, and judgements are reasonable, they are based upon information presently available. Actual results may differ significantly from these estimates under different assumptions, judgments, or conditions.

Acquired Intangible Assets

During the three months ended December 31, 2022, in response to the loss of a significant customer, we used Level 3 inputs to test the recoverability of the Clinical Genomics division’s intangible asset group and evaluate the division’s goodwill response to the loss of a significant customer. After considering all information available to us as of the date of testing, we concluded that no impairment is indicated. 

Fair values assigned to intangible assets acquired in the Belyntic acquisition were measured using Level 3 inputs.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Our reporting currency is U.S. dollars, and the functional currency of each of our material foreign subsidiaries is its respective local currency. Our operations include activities outside of the U.S. and we have currency risk on the transactions in other currencies and translation adjustments resulting from the conversion of our international financial results into the U.S. dollar. We face currency exposures in our global operations as a result of various factors including intercompany currency denominated loans, selling our products in various currencies, purchasing raw materials and equipment in various currencies, and tax exposures not denominated in the functional currency. These exposures have increased as we have continued to expand internationally, including the acquisition of Gyros Protein Technologies Holding AB, which incurs a substantial portion of its business expenses in Swedish Krona, and the acquisition of Agena, which conducts a portion of its business in euros and a portion in Chinese Yuan Renminbi. Fluctuations in exchange rates have and may continue to adversely affect our results of operations, financial position, and cash flows. We do not hedge exposure to exchange rates.

Our Credit Facility bears interest at either a base rate or a SOFR rate, plus an applicable spread. Based on the balance currently outstanding against our line of credit, if interest rates increased by 75 basis points, we would incur approximately $143 of additional interest expense per year. 

 

We have no derivative instruments andinstruments. We have minimal exposure to commodity market risks. Approximately 15 percent of our revenues are exposed to foreign currency risk, of which all is within stable markets, minimizing our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations.

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in RulesRule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended)Act) that are designed to reasonably ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executiveChief Executive Officer and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions,Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management evaluated,

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of December 31, 2022, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2017. Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at December 31, 2017.

Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives. Management evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our internal control over financial reporting baseddisclosure controls and procedures. Based on the framework in “Internal Control – Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in 2013.

Our management evaluated, with the participation offoregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017. Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting wasdisclosure controls and procedures were effective at December 31, 2017.as of the end of the period covered by this report.

 

Changes in Internal Control Overover Financial Reporting

 

There were no significant changesThe Agena Acquisition was completed on October 20, 2021, and the financial results of Agena are included in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of March 31, 2022 and for the period then ended, and as of December 31, 2022 and for the nine months then ended. During the time since acquisition, we have assessed the control environment of Agena and made certain changes to Agena's internal controlcontrols over financial reporting, including design changes that occurred during were required as we brought Agena onto our enterprise resource planning tool. We now consider Agena to be included in the nine months ended December 31, 2017, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affectscope of our assessment of internal controlcontrols over financial reporting.

 

Part II. Other Information

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

See Note 9 – Commitments 11. “Commitments and Contingencies of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Contingencies” within Item 1. Financial Statements (Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q) for information regarding any legal proceedings in which we may be involved.

 

Item 1A.Risk factors

 

We are affected by risks specific to us as well asDuring the nine months ended December 31, 2022, there were no material changes from the risk factors that affect all businesses operatingdescribed in a global market.  The significant factors known to us that could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or operating results are described inItem 1A. Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017, under the heading “Part I – Item 1A. Risk Factors.”  There have been no material changes to those risk factors other than the following:2022. 

 

Changes in applicable tax regulations could negatively affect our financial results.

We are subject to taxation in the United States as well as a number of foreign jurisdictions. On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”). The changes included in the TCJA are both broad and complex. The final transitional impacts of the TCJA may differ from the estimates provided elsewhere in this report, due to, among other things, changes in interpretations of the TCJA, any legislative action to address questions that arise because of the TCJA, any changes in accounting standards for income taxes or related interpretations in response to the TCJA, or any updates or changes to estimates the company has utilized to calculate the transitional impacts, including impacts related to changes to current year earnings estimates and foreign exchange rates of foreign subsidiaries.

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As these and other tax laws and related regulations change, our financial results could be materially impacted. Given the unpredictability of these possible changes and their potential interdependency, it is very difficult to assess whether the overall effect of such potential tax changes would be cumulatively positive or negative for our earnings and cash flow, but such changes could adversely impact our financial results

A significant disruption in, or breach in security of, our information technology systems or violation of data privacy laws could adversely affect our business, reputation and consolidated financial statements.

We rely on information technology systems, some of which are managed by third parties, to process, transmit and store electronic information (including sensitive data such as confidential business information and personally identifiable data relating to employees, customers and other business partners), and to manage or support a variety of critical business processes and activities. These systems may be damaged, disrupted or shut down due to attacks by computer hackers, computer viruses, employee error or malfeasance, power outages, hardware failures, telecommunication or utility failures, catastrophes or other unforeseen events, and in any such circumstances our system redundancy and other disaster recovery planning may be ineffective or inadequate. In addition, security breaches of our systems (or the systems of our customers, suppliers or other business partners) could result in the misappropriation, destruction or unauthorized disclosure of confidential information or personal data belonging to us or to our employees, partners, customers or suppliers. Like most multinational corporations, our information technology systems have been subject to computer viruses, malicious codes, unauthorized access and other cyber-attacks and we expect the sophistication and frequency of such attacks to continue to increase. Any of the attacks, breaches or other disruptions or damage described above could interrupt our operations, delay production and shipments, result in theft of our and our customers’ intellectual property and trade secrets, damage customer and business partner relationships and our reputation or result in defective products or services, legal claims and proceedings, liability and penalties under privacy laws and increased costs for security and remediation, each of which could adversely affect our business and consolidated financial statements.

While we select our third-party vendors carefully (including the provider of our ERP system), we don’t control their actions. Any problems caused by these third parties, including those resulting from breakdowns or other disruptions in communication services provided by a vendor, failure of a vendor to handle current or higher volumes or cyber-attacks and security breaches at a vendor could adversely affect our ability to deliver products and services to our customers and otherwise conduct our business.

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

 

On November 7, 2005, our BoardIssuer Purchases of Directors adopted a share repurchase plan which allowsEquity Securities

The following table provides information about the Company's purchases of equity securities for the repurchase of up to 300,000 of our common shares. This plan will continue until the maximum is reached or the plan is terminated by further action of the Board of Directors. We made the following repurchases of our common stock, including settlement of loans to employees for the exercise of stock options:periods indicated:

 

  

Shares Purchased

  

Average Price

Paid

  

Total Shares

Purchased as Part

of Publicly

Announced Plan

  

Remaining Shares to

Purchase Under Plan

 

October 2017

  --  $--   162,486   137,514 

November 2017

  --   --   162,486   137,514 

December 2017

  --   --   162,486   137,514 

Total

  --   --         
  

Total Number of Shares Purchased(1)

  

Average Price Paid Per Share

  

Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(2)

  

Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs

 

October 2022

  -   -   -   162,486 

November 2022

  (1,757)  188.96   -   162,486 

December 2022

  -   -   -   162,486 

Total

  (1,757)  188.84   -   162,486 

(1)

Shares purchased during the period were transferred to the Company from employees in satisfaction of minimum tax withholding obligations associated with the vesting of restricted stock awards during the period.

(2)

On November 7, 2005, our Board of Directors adopted a share repurchase plan which allows for the repurchase of up to 300,000 of our common shares; however, no shares have been purchased under the plan in the last three fiscal years. This plan will continue until the maximum is reached or the plan is terminated by further action of the Board of Directors.  

 

ItemItem 6. 6. Exhibits

 

31.1Exhibit No.

Description of Exhibit

3.1Articles of Incorporation and Amendments to Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from exhibit 3.1 to Mesa Laboratories, Inc.s report on Form 10-Q filed on July 31, 2018 (Commission File Number: 000-11740)).
3.2Amended and Restated Bylaws of Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (incorporated by reference from exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2019 (Commission File Number: 000-11740)).
10.1+Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement dated as of December 22, 2022 among the Company, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA., as administrative agent.

31.1+

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.231.2+

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.132.1*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.232.2*

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS+XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH+Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL+Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF+Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document
101.LAB+Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE+Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

101104+

The following financialCover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL with applicable taxonomy extension information from the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Mesa Laboratories, Inc. for the quarter ended December 31, 2017, formattedcontained in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.Exhibits 101.*).


+ Filed herewith

* Furnished herewith

 

 

Signatures

 

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

 

 

MESA LABORATORIES, INC.

(Registrant)

 

 

DATED: DATED: February 6,, 2018 2023BY:

/s/ Gary M. Owens.

Owens.

Gary M. Owens

Chief Executive Officer

   
   
DATED: February 6,, 2018 2023BY:

/s/ John V. Sakys

John V. Sakys

Chief Financial Officer

                       

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