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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q/A10-Q

(Amendment No. 1)

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 201729, 2018

Commission File Number 0-01989

Seneca Foods Corporation

(Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)

New York

16-0733425

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I. R. S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

Identification No.)

 

3736 South Main Street, Marion, New York

14505 

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Company's telephone number, including area code       315/926-8100

Company's telephone number, including area code                     315/926-8100

 

Not Applicable

Former name, former address and former fiscal year,

if changed since last report

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Company (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 Company 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 Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes ☑ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Company is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and an 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 ☐

 

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

Yes ☐ No  ☑

 

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

 

The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock at the latest practical date are:

 

Class

Shares Outstanding at October 20, 2017November 2, 2018

Common Stock Class A, $.25 Par

7,875,1887,808,414

Common Stock Class B, $.25 Par

1,884,4391,884,191

 

 

 

 

Explanatory Note

Restatement of Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements

Seneca Foods Corporation ("the "Company") is filing this Amendment No. 1 ("Form 10-Q/A") to our Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017, which was originally filed on October 26, 2017 ("Original Filing"), to restate our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and the related notes for the three and six months ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016, including the financial information included in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We are also providing an update in our disclosures regarding the material weakness in Item 4 of this amended Form 10-Q/A.

As previously disclosed in the Form 10-K for March 31, 2018, on June 28, 2018, the Company’s Audit Committee, in consultation with the Board of Directors, concluded that the Company’s previously issued financial statements for the three and six months ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016 (among other periods, see below) could no longer be relied upon. This decision was reached after discussions with the Company’s senior management and outside advisers.

In reviewing the accounting for certain transactions related to the Company’s contract packing agreement with Green Giant, our management identified a deficiency in the effectiveness of a control intended to properly document and review relevant facts in connection with our revenue recognition policy with respect to bill and hold transactions. The Company has determined that (1) the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended March 31, 2016 and 2017 and the independent registered public accounting firm’s reports thereon and (2) the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for each of the interim periods within the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2018 should be restated to correct inadvertent errors in the application of generally accepted accounting principles dealing with complex and technical accounting issues relating to “bill and hold” revenue recognition. For more information, see footnote 2 of the Company’s March 31, 2018 10-K filed on June 29, 2018.

To correct this misstatement and to address matters related to the foregoing with respect to our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal control over financial reporting, we have restated our Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements and the related notes as of and for the three and six months ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016, including the financial information included in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

See Note 2 - Restatement of Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements, which is included in the "Financial Statements" in Item 1 of this amended Form 10-Q/A for more detail.

Amended Items in this Form 10Q/A

The following items in the Original Filing have been amended:

Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements

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

Part I, Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Part II, Item 6. Exhibits

We are also filing currently dated certifications from our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32, as well as various exhibits related to XBRL.

This amended Form 10-Q/A does not reflect events occurring after the Original Filing on October 26, 2017, or modify or update those disclosures affected by subsequent events, except for the effects of the restatement. Disclosures not affected by the restatement are unchanged and reflect the disclosures made at the time of the Original Filing.


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Seneca Foods Corporation

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

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PART 1

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 
   

Item 1

Financial Statements:

 
   
 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets-September 29, 2018, September 30, 2017 October 1, 2016 and March 31, 20172018

   1

   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Earnings (Loss) Earnings-Three-Three and Six Months Ended September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016

2
   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Income-Three-Three and Six Months Ended September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016

23
   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows-Six Months Ended September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016

34
   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity-Six Months Ended September 30, 201729, 2018

45
   
 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

   56

   

Item 2 

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

1218
   

Item 3 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

   1824

   

Item 4 

Controls and Procedures

   1925

   

PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

 
   

Item 1

Legal Proceedings

   2026

   

Item 1A

Risk Factors

   2026

   

Item 2 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   2026

   

Item 3

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   2026

   

Item 4

Mine Safety Disclosures

   2026

   

Item 5

Other Information

   2026

   

Item 6 

Exhibits

   2026

   

SIGNATURES

   2127

 

 

 

 

SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

 

 

Unaudited

  

Unaudited

     
 

September 30,

2017

  

October 1,

2016

  

March 31,

2017

  

Unaudited

  

Unaudited

     
 

(Restated)

  

(Restated)

  

(Restated)

  

September 29,

2018

  

September 30,

2017

  

March 31,

2018

 

ASSETS

                        
                        

Current Assets:

                        

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 $14,940  $10,124  $11,992  $12,795  $14,940  $15,102 

Accounts Receivable, Net

  112,297   102,727   72,080   99,799   97,484   66,210 

Assets Held For Sale

  -   5,025   - 

Current Assets Held For Sale

  23,148   -   - 

Current Assets Held For Sale-Discontinued Operations

  23,690   164,834   109,870 

Inventories:

                        

Finished Goods

  721,575   669,291   466,126   537,050   527,358   388,905 

Work in Process

  32,287   18,098   32,528   40,355   32,284   41,663 

Raw Materials and Supplies

  105,284   114,295   130,281   106,492   96,620   116,391 

Total Inventories

  859,146   801,684   628,935   683,897   656,262   546,959 

Refundable Income Taxes

  336   -   2,471   1,466   336   1,142 

Other Current Assets

  2,649   15,157   3,671   5,443   2,649   1,856 

Total Current Assets

  989,368   934,717   719,149   850,238   936,505   741,139 

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

  272,176   207,474   237,476   242,408   253,682   258,543 

Deferred Income Taxes, Net

  5,217   22,165   1,370   5,675   -   5,576 

Noncurrent Assets Held For Sale-Discontinued Operations

  20,641   20,011   20,098 

Other Assets

  5,183   20,847   20,273   2,938   3,666   3,489 

Total Assets

 $1,271,944  $1,185,203  $978,268  $1,121,900  $1,213,864  $1,028,845 
                        

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

                        
                        

Current Liabilities:

                        

Notes Payable

 $-  $-  $166 

Accounts Payable

  249,803   237,008   72,824  $212,111  $224,128  $56,752 

Deferred Revenue

  75,150   47,716   46,100   9,357   9,468   8,362 

Accrued Vacation

  12,656   11,936   11,867   11,605   11,239   11,691 

Accrued Payroll

  12,178   10,120   6,593   10,745   11,828   4,955 

Other Accrued Expenses

  38,340   38,639   31,880   28,587   29,950   20,834 

Income Taxes Payable

  -   4,172   - 

Current Liabilities Held For Sale

  141   -   - 

Current Liabilities Held For Sale-Discontinued Operations

  16,300   33,399   28,573 

Current Portion of Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

  9,440   9,987   8,334   6,633   7,198   7,468 

Total Current Liabilities

  397,567   359,578   177,764   295,479   327,210   138,635 

Long-Term Debt, Less Current Portion

  395,128   354,905   329,138   353,549   387,693   407,733 

Capital Lease Obligations, Less Current Portion

  37,879   18,425   34,194   30,757   36,371   34,331 

Pension Liabilities

  9,220   41,119   8,193   26,233   9,220   23,290 

Deferred Income Taxes, Net

  -   1,480   - 

Noncurrent Liabilities Held For Sale

  616   -   - 

Noncurrent Liabilities Held For Sale-Discontinued Operations

  552   8,943   7,964 

Other Long-Term Liabilities

  13,440   11,559   3,775   4,933   13,440   5,829 

Total Liabilities

  853,234   785,586   553,064   712,119   784,357   617,782 

Commitments and Contingencies

                        

Stockholders' Equity:

                        

Preferred Stock

  719   1,338   1,324   707   719   707 

Common Stock, $.25 Par Value Per Share

  3,038   3,024   3,024   3,038   3,038   3,038 

Additional Paid-in Capital

  98,099   97,395   97,458   98,211   98,099   98,161 

Treasury Stock, at Cost

  (69,195)  (66,730)  (66,499)  (71,135)  (69,195)  (69,556)

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

  (11,073)  (28,396)  (11,175)  (25,169)  (11,073)  (25,067)

Retained Earnings

  397,122   392,986   401,072   404,129   407,919   403,780 

Total Stockholders' Equity

  418,710   399,617   425,204   409,781   429,507   411,063 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 $1,271,944  $1,185,203  $978,268  $1,121,900  $1,213,864  $1,028,845 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF NET EARNINGS (LOSS) EARNINGS

(Unaudited)

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

2017

  

October 1,

2016

  

September 30,

2017

  

October 1,

2016

 
  

(Restated)

  

(Restated)

  

(Restated)

  

(Restated)

 
                 

Net Sales

 $338,470  $352,606  $627,397  $624,741 
                 

Costs and Expenses:

                

Cost of Product Sold

  321,059   321,581   594,451   571,761 

Selling, General and Administrative

  18,865   18,702   36,318   35,907 

Plant Restructuring (Credit) Charge

  (25)  277   56   1,462 

Other Operating (Income) Loss

  (20)  31   (2,632)  19 

Total Costs and Expenses

  339,879   340,591   628,193   609,149 

Operating Income

  (1,409)  12,015   (796)  15,592 

Loss (Earnings) From Equity Investment

  -   270   (21)  (167)

Interest Expense, Net

  3,433   2,151   6,650   4,295 

(Loss) Earnings Before Income Taxes

  (4,842)  9,594   (7,425)  11,464 
                 

Income Taxes (Benefit) Expense

  (1,884)  2,773   (3,487)  3,678 

Net (Loss) Earnings

 $(2,958) $6,821  $(3,938) $7,786 
                 

(Loss) Earnings Applicable to Common Stock

 $(2,952) $6,753  $(3,928) $7,703 
                 

Basic (Loss) Earnings per Common Share

 $(0.30) $0.69  $(0.40) $0.79 
                 

Diluted (Loss) Earnings per Common Share

 $(0.30) $0.69  $(0.40) $0.78 
  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

September 29,

2018

  

September 30,

2017

  

September 29,

2018

  

September 30,

2017

 
                 

Net Sales

 $320,660  $327,664  $564,753  $568,839 
                 

Costs and Expenses:

                

Cost of Product Sold

  309,652   305,993   536,957   533,667 

Selling, General and Administrative

  18,355   18,017   36,043   34,782 

Plant Restructuring Charge (Income)

  845   (25)  883   56 

Other Operating Income

  (3,359)  (20)  (4,274)  (2,632)

Total Costs and Expenses

  325,493   323,965   569,609   565,873 

Operating (Loss) Income

  (4,833)  3,699   (4,856)  2,966 

Earnings From Equity Investment

  -   -   -   (21)

Other Income

  (1,022)  (1,469)  (2,042)  (2,936)

Interest Expense, Net

  3,898   2,900   7,723   5,578 

(Loss) Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

  (7,709)  2,268   (10,537)  345 

Income Taxes (Benefit) Expense From Continuing Operations

  (2,075)  825   (2,743)  (465)

(Loss) Earnings From Continuing Operations

  (5,634)  1,443   (7,794)  810 

Earnings (Loss) From Discontinued Operations (net of income taxes)

  14,750   (2,543)  8,155   (2,752)

Net Earnings (Loss)

 $9,116  $(1,100) $361  $(1,942)
                 

Basic (Loss) Earnings per Common Share:

                

Continuing Operations

 $(0.58) $0.15  $(0.80) $0.08 

Discontinued Operations

  1.51   (0.26)  0.83   (0.28)

Net Basic Earnings (Loss) per Common Share

 $0.93  $(0.11) $0.03  $(0.20)
                 

Diluted (Loss) Earnings per Common Share:

                

Continuing Operations

 $(0.58) $0.15  $(0.80) $0.08 

Discontinued Operations

  1.50   (0.26)  0.83   (0.28)

Net Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Common Share

 $0.92  $(0.11) $0.03  $(0.20)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) INCOME

(Unaudited)

(In Thousands)

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

2017

  

October 1,

2016

  

September 30,

2017

  

October 1,

2016

 
  

(Restated)

  

(Restated)

  

(Restated)

  

(Restated)

 

Comprehensive (loss) income:

                

Net (loss) earnings

 $(2,958) $6,821  $(3,938) $7,786 

Change in pension, post retirement benefits and other (net of tax of $26 and $63)

  43   -   102   - 

Total

 $(2,915) $6,821  $(3,836) $7,786 
  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

September 29,

2018

  

September 30,

2017

  

September 29,

2018

  

September 30,

2017

 
                 

Comprehensive income (loss):

                

Net earnings (loss)

 $9,116  $(1,100) $361  $(1,942)

Change in pension, post retirement benefits and other (net of tax)

  51   43   102   102 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

 $9,167  $(1,057) $463  $(1,840)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In Thousands)

 

 

Six Months Ended

 
 

September 30,

2017

  

October 1,

2016

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

(Restated)

  

(Restated)

  

September 29,

2018

  

September 30,

2017

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

                

Net (Loss) Earnings

 $(3,938) $7,786 

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Loss (Earnings) to Net Cash Used In Operations (Net of Acquisition):

        

Net (Loss) Earnings From Continuing Operations

 $(7,794) $810 

Net Earnings (Loss) From Discontinued Operations (Net of Tax)

  8,155   (2,752)
        

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings (Loss) to Net Cash Used In Operations (Net of Acquisition):

        
Net Cash Used In Operations (Net of Acquisition):      

Depreciation & Amortization

  15,349   12,018   16,086   15,349 

(Gain) Loss on the Sale of Assets

  (1,591)  48   (10,115)  (1,591)

Bargain Purchase Gain

  (1,096)  -   -   (1,096)

Provision for Restructuring and Impairment

  56   1,462   4,287   56 

Earnings From Equity Investment

  (21)  (167)�� -   (21)

Deferred Income Tax Benefit

  (3,503)  (1,378)  (99)  (2,357)

Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:

                

Accounts Receivable

  (34,173)  (25,939)  (25,797)  (34,173)

Inventories

  (214,135)  (192,203)  (72,266)  (192,151)

Other Current Assets

  1,106   608   (3,226)  1,106 

Income Taxes

  2,126   1,198   (324)  2,126 

Accounts Payable, Deferred Revenue, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

  222,030   168,146 

Net Cash Used in Operations

  (17,790)  (28,421)

Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

  157,812   196,904 

Net Cash Provided By (Used In) Operations

  66,719   (17,790)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

                

Additions to Property, Plant and Equipment

  (13,743)  (14,518)  (20,318)  (13,743)

Cash Paid for Acquisition (Net of Cash Acquired)

  (14,420)  -   -   (14,420)

Proceeds from the Sale of Assets

  1,790   13   20,055   1,790 

Net Cash Used In Investing Activities

  (26,373)  (14,505)  (263)  (26,373)

Cash Flow from Financing Activities:

                

Long-Term Borrowing

  282,862   183,744   237,304   282,862 

Payments on Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

  (232,706)  (136,613)  (304,777)  (232,706)

Payments on Notes Payable

  (166)  (402)  -   (166)

Other Assets

  (171)  (1,248)  301   (171)

Purchase of Treasury Stock

  (2,696)  (1,021)  (1,579)  (2,696)

Dividends

  (12)  (12)  (12)  (12)

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

  47,111   44,448 

Net Cash (Used In) Provided By Financing Activities

  (68,763)  47,111 
            

Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

  2,948   1,522 

Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents

  (2,307)  2,948 

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of the Period

  11,992   8,602   15,102   11,992 

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of the Period

 $14,940  $10,124  $12,795  $14,940 
                

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:

                

Noncash Transactions:

                

Property, Plant and Equipment Purchased Under Capital Lease Obligations

 $7,155  $15,416  $-  $7,155 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(Unaudited)

(In Thousands)

 

                 

Accumulated

                      

Accumulated

     
         

Additional

      

Other

              

Additional

      

Other

     
 

Preferred

  

Common

  

Paid-In

  

Treasury

  

Comprehensive

  

Retained

  

Preferred

  

Common

  

Paid-In

  

Treasury

  

Comprehensive

  

Retained

 
 

Stock

  

Stock

  

Capital

  

Stock

  

Loss

  

Earnings

  

Stock

  

Stock

  

Capital

  

Stock

  

Loss

  

Earnings

 

Balance March 31, 2017 (Restated)

 $1,324  $3,024  $97,458  $(66,499) $(11,175) $401,072 

Balance March 31, 2018

 $707  $3,038  $98,161  $(69,556) $(25,067) $403,780 

First Quarter FY 2019:

                        

Net loss

  -   -   -   -   -   (3,938)  -   -   -   -   -   (8,755)

Cash dividends paid on preferred stock

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

Equity incentive program

  -   -   50   -   -   -   -   -   25   -   -   - 

Change in pension, post retirement benefits, other adjustment (net of tax)

  -   -   -   -   (51)  - 

Second Quarter FY 2019:

                        

Net earnings

  -   -   -   -   -   9,116 

Equity incentive program

  -   -   25   -   -   - 

Preferred stock conversion

  (605)  14   591   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   - 

Purchase treasury stock

  -   -   -   (2,696)  -   -   -   -   -   (1,579)  -   - 

Change in pension, post retirement benefits, other adjustment (net of tax of $63)

  -   -   -   -   102   - 

Balance September 30, 2017 (Restated)

 $719  $3,038  $98,099  $(69,195) $(11,073) $397,122 

Change in pension, post retirement benefits, other adjustment (net of tax)

  -   -   -   -   (51)  - 

Balance September 29, 2018

 $707  $3,038  $98,211  $(71,135) $(25,169) $404,129 

 

 

Preferred Stock

  

Common Stock

  

Preferred Stock

  

Common Stock

 
  6%   10%                   6%  10%                
 

Cumulative Par

  

Cumulative Par

      

2003 Series

          

Cumulative Par

  

Cumulative Par

      

2003 Series

         
 

Value $.25

  

Value $.025

  

Participating

  

Participating

  

Class A

  

Class B

  

Value $.25

  

Value $.025

  

Participating

  

Participating

  

Class A

  

Class B

 
 

Callable at Par

  

Convertible

  

Convertible Par

  

Convertible Par

  

Common Stock

  

Common Stock

  

Callable at Par

  

Convertible

  

Convertible Par

  

Convertible Par

  

Common Stock

  

Common Stock

 
 

Voting

  

Voting

  

Value $.025

  

Value $.025

  

Par Value $.25

  

Par Value $.25

  

Voting

  

Voting

  

Value $.025

  

Value $.025

  

Par Value $.25

  

Par Value $.25

 

Shares authorized and designated:

                                                

September 30, 2017

  200,000   1,400,000   38,542   500   20,000,000   10,000,000 

September 29, 2018

  200,000   1,400,000   37,529   500   20,000,000   10,000,000 

Shares outstanding:

                                                

September 30, 2017

  200,000   807,240   38,542   500   7,875,188   1,884,439 

September 29, 2018

  200,000   807,240   37,529   500   7,808,414   1,884,191 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 30, 2017

29, 2018

 

 

1.Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, which are normal and recurring in nature, necessary to present fairly the financial position of Seneca Foods Corporation (the “Company”) as of September 30, 201729, 2018 and results of its operations and its cash flows for the interim periods presented. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation. The March 31, 20172018 balance sheet was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements.

 

The results of operations for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 201729, 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.


During the six months ended September 29, 2018, the Company sold $38,302,000 of Green Giant finished goods inventory to B&G Foods, Inc. for cash, on a bill and hold basis, as compared to $73,096,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2017. Under the terms of the bill and hold agreement, title to the specified inventory transferred to B&G. Under the new revenue recognition standard discussed in Note 4 below, this contract qualifies for bill and hold accounting treatment as the Company has concluded that control of the unlabeled products transfers to the customer at the time title transfers and the Company has the right to payment (prior to physical delivery), which results in earlier revenue recognition. Labeling and storage services that are provided after control of the goods has transferred to the customer are accounted for as separate performance obligations for which revenue is deferred until the services are performed.

The accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in Note 1 to the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Other footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in the Company's 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

All references to years are fiscal years ended or ending March 31 unless otherwise indicated. Certain percentage tables may not foot due to rounding.

 

Reclassifications—Certain previously reported amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period classification.

 

2.

Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements—On June 28, 2018, the Company concluded that it did not meet all of the criteria for bill and hold treatment under Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 13 for the Green Giant contract. In particular, the Company determined that performance obligations were not complete at the time title transferred to the customer as the unlabeled products under this contract were not ready for shipment. The Company has determined that the audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended March 31, 2016 and 2017 and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for each of the interim periods within the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2018 should be restated to correct these inadvertent errors in the application of generally accepted accounting principles dealing with complex and technical accounting issues relating to “bill and hold” revenue recognition.  For more information, see footnote 2 of the Company’s March 31, 2018 10-K filed on June 29, 2018.

The Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows are not presented in the following tables because there is no impact on total cash flows from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities. The impact from the restatements for the three and six month periods ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016 within the operating activities section of the cash flow statement is illustrated in the balance sheet adjustments and income statement corrections presented below.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

September 30, 2017

The following tables present a summary of the effects of these restatements: 

  

Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Loss)

Three Months Ended

 
  

September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

  

October 1, 2016 (Unaudited)

 
  

As

      

As

  

As

      

As

 
  

Reported

  

Correction

  

Restated

  

Reported

  

Correction

  

Restated

 

Net Sales

 $376,308  $(37,838) $338,470  $357,247  $(4,641) $352,606 

Cost of Products Sold

  355,904   (34,845)  321,059   327,035   (5,454)  321,581 

Gross Profit

  20,404   (2,993)  17,411   30,212   813   31,025 

Operating Income/(Loss)

  1,584   (2,993)  (1,409)  11,202   813   12,015 

Earnings/(Loss) Before Income Taxes

  (1,849)  (2,993)  (4,842)  8,781   813   9,594 

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

  (737)  (1,147)  (1,884)  2,637   136   2,773 

Net Earnings (Loss)

  (1,112)  (1,846)  (2,958)  6,144   677   6,821 

Earnings Per Common Share-Basic

 $(0.11) $(0.19) $(0.30) $0.62  $0.07  $0.69 

Earnings Per Common Share-Diluted

 $(0.11) $(0.19) $(0.30) $0.62  $0.07  $0.69 

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

  

October 1, 2016 (Unaudited)

 
  

As

      

As

  

As

      

As

 
  

Reported

  

Correction

  

Restated

  

Reported

  

Correction

  

Restated

 

Net Sales

 $656,495  $(29,098) $627,397  $609,861  $14,880  $624,741 

Cost of Products Sold

  620,331   (25,880)  594,451   559,674   12,087   571,761 

Gross Profit

  36,164   (3,218)  32,946   50,187   2,793   52,980 

Operating Income/(Loss)

  2,422   (3,218)  (796)  12,799   2,793   15,592 

Earnings/(Loss) Before Income Taxes

  (4,207)  (3,218)  (7,425)  8,671   2,793   11,464 

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

  (2,256)  (1,231)  (3,487)  2,589   1,089   3,678 

Net Earnings (Loss)

  (1,951)  (1,987)  (3,938)  6,082   1,704   7,786 

Earnings Per Common Share-Basic

 $(0.20) $(0.20) $(0.40) $0.61  $0.18  $0.79 

Earnings Per Common Share-Diluted

 $(0.20) $(0.20) $(0.40) $0.61  $0.17  $0.78 

  Consolidated Balance Sheets 
  

As of September 30, 2017 (Unaudited)

  

As of March 31, 2017 (Audited)

 
  

As

      

As

  

As

      

As

 

 

 

Reported

  

Correction

  

Restated

  

Reported

  

Correction

  

Restated

 
Assets                        

Inventory

 $802,387  $56,759  $859,146  $598,056  $30,879  $628,935 

Total Current Assets

  932,609   56,759   989,368   688,270   30,879   719,149 

Total Assets

  1,209,968   61,976   1,271,944   946,019   32,249   978,268 
                         

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

                        

Deferred Revenue

 $542  $74,608  $75,150  $545  $45,555  $46,100 

Total Current Liabilities

  322,982   74,585   397,567   132,277   45,487   177,764 

Total Liabilities

  780,214   73,020   853,234   511,758   41,306   553,064 

Stockholders' Equity

  429,754   (11,044)  418,710   434,261   (9,057)  425,204 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

  1,209,968   61,976   1,271,944   946,019   32,249   978,268 

  

As of October 1, 2016 (Unaudited)

          
  

As

      

As

             
  

Reported

  

Correction

  

Restated

             
Assets                     ��  

Inventory

 $771,996  $29,688  $801,684             

Total Current Assets

  905,029   29,688   934,717            

Total Assets

  1,148,714   36,489   1,185,203             
                         

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

                        

Deferred Revenue

 $550  $47,166  $47,716             

Total Current Liabilities

  312,466   47,112   359,578             

Total Liabilities

  738,474   47,112   785,586             

Stockholders' Equity

  410,240   (10,623)  399,617             

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

  1,148,714   36,489   1,185,203             

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SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 30, 2017

29, 2018

 

 

3.       Acquisition

In April 2014,2.            Assets Held For Sale

As of September 29, 2018, the Company purchased a 50% equity interesthas certain operating units in Truitt Bros. Inc. ("Truitt")the East that met the criteria to be classifed as held for $16,242,000sale, which was accounted for as an equity investment. The purchase agreement grantedrequires the Company to present the rightrelated assets and liabilities as separate line items in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.  The Company is required to acquirerecord the remaining 50% ownershipassets held for sale at the lower of Truitt in the future under certain conditions. On April 3, 2017, the Company purchased the remaining 50% equity interest in Truitt. This was considered a step acquisition, whereby the Company remeasured the previously held investment tocarrying value or fair value during the first quarter of 2018. As a result, the Company’s first quarter 2018 net loss includes a non-taxable bargain purchase gain of $1,096,000 of which $562,000 wasless costs to sell.  The following table presents information related to the remeasurementmajor classes of the previously held investment. Gross profit in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 included a charge of $542,000 related to the recognition of the Truitt inventory step-up through cost of sales for the portion of acquired inventory that was sold during the period. The business, based in Salem, Oregon, has two state-of-the-art plants located in Oregon and Kentucky. The purchase price for the more recent 50% was $14,420,000 (net of cash acquired of $3,030,000) plus the assumption of certain liabilities. The Company had an equity method investment of $17,422,000, so the total investment was $34,872,000. In conjunction with the closing, the Company paid off $3,608,000 of liabilities acquired. The rationale for the acquisition was twofold: (1) the business is a complementary fit with our existing business and (2) Truitt is known for its industry innovation related to packing shelf stable foods in trays, pouches and bowls. This acquisition was financed with proceeds from the Company's revolving credit facility. The purchase price to acquire Truitt Bros., Inc. was allocated based on the internally developed fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and the independent valuation of inventory, intangibles, and property, plant, and equipment. The total purchase price of $31,842,000 has been allocated as followsthat were held for sale in our Condensed Consolidated Balance sheets (in thousands):

 

Purchase Price (net of cash received)

 $31,842 
     

Approximate fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

    

Current assets

 $22,823 

Other long-term assets

  1,744 

Property, plant and equipment

  28,696 

Current liabilities

  (5,068)

Deferred taxes

  407 

Other long-term liabilities

  (15,664)

Bargain purchase gain

  (1,096)

Total

 $31,842 

Inventories

 $13,619 

Property, Plant and Equipment (net)

  9,529 
     

Current Assets Held For Sale

 $23,148 
     

Capital Lease Obligations Current Portion

 $141 

Current Liabilities Held For Sale

 $141 
     

Capital Lease Obligations

 $616 

Noncurrent Liabilities Held For Sale

 $616 

The Company is continuing to evaluate the purchase price allocation and these preliminary estimates could change. Proforma results of operations for the Truitt acquisition are not presented because the effects are not material to the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

4.

3.            Assets and Liabilities Held For Sale Discontinued Operations

On July 13, 2018, the Company executed a nonbinding letter of intent with a perspective buyer of the Modesto facility. On October 9, 2018, the Company closed on the sale of the facility (buildings and land only) to this outside buyer with net proceeds of $63,326,000. Based on its magnitude of revenue to the Company (approximately 15%) and because the Company was exiting the production of canned peaches, this sale represented a significant strategic shift that has a material effect on the Company’s operations and financial results. Accordingly, the Company has applied discontinued operations treatment for this sale as required by Accounting Standards Codification 210-05—Discontinued Operations. This business we are exiting is part of the Fruit and Vegetable segment.

Inventories

First-In, First-Out (“FIFO”) based inventory costs exceeded LIFO based inventory costs by $163,193,000 as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2018 as compared to $156,351,000 as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2017. The change in the LIFO Reserve for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was an increase of $12,053,000 as compared to an increase of $1,361,000 for the three months ended October 1, 2016. The LIFO Reserve increased by $19,354,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2018 compared to an increase of $2,413,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2017. This reflects the projected impact of an overall cost increase expected in fiscal 2018 versus fiscal 2017.

 

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SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 30, 201729, 2018

The following table presents information related to the major classes of assets and liabilities of Modesto that are classified as Held For Sale Discontinued Operations in the Company's Consolidated Condensed balance sheets (in thousands):

  

September 29,

  

September 30,

  

March 31,

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018

 

Accounts Receivable

 $5,058  $14,813  $12,586 

Inventories

  18,632   150,021   96,996 

Other Current Assets

  -   -   288 
             

Current Assets Held For Sale-Discontinued Operations

 $23,690  $164,834  $109,870 
             

Other Assets

 $1,674  $1,517  $1,616 

Property, Plant and Equipment (net)

  18,967   18,494   18,482 
             

Noncurrent Assets Held For Sale-Discontinued Operations

 $20,641  $20,011  $20,098 
             

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

 $16,178  $31,157  $26,226 

Long-Term Debt and Capital Leases Current Portion

  122   2,242   2,347 

Current Liabilities Held For Sale-Discontinued Operations

 $16,300  $33,399  $28,573 
             

Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

 $552  $8,943  $7,964 

Noncurrent Liabilities Held For Sale-Discontinued Operations

 $552  $8,943  $7,964 

The operating results of the discontinued operations that are reflected in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Earnings (Loss) from discontinued operations are as follows:

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

September 29,

  

September 30,

  

September 29,

  

September 30,

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

 
                 

Net Sales

 $10,750  $46,595  $110,049  $86,082 
                 

Costs and Expenses:

                
                 

Cost of Product Sold

  13,887   49,319   124,076   88,017 

Selling, General and Administrative

  218   848   998   1,536 

Plant Restructuring Charge (a)

  1,714   -   3,496   - 

Interest Expense (b)

  453   533   1,077   1,072 
      Total cost and expenses  16,272   50,700   129,647   90,625 

Loss From Discontinued Operations Before Income Taxes

  (5,522)  (4,105)  (19,598)  (4,543)

Gain on the Sale of Assets and Other Income Before Income Taxes (c) (d)

  (24,628)  -   (30,266)  - 

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

  4,356   (1,562)  2,513   (1,791)

Net Earnings (Loss) From Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

 $14,750  $(2,543) $8,155  $(2,752)

(a) Includes $1,653,000 and $1,648,000 of Modesto severance in the three and six month periods of fiscal 2019, respectively.

(b) Includes interest on debt directly related to Modesto including the building mortgage and equipment capital leases and an allocation of the Company's line of credit facility.

(c) Includes a $24,211,000 gain as a result of  LIFO layer liquidations from the disposal of the remaining inventory in the second quarter of 2019.

 (d) Includes $4,975,000 gain on the sale of bins for the six months period.

                 

Supplemental Information on Discontinued Operations:

                

Capital Expenditures

  -   542   3,937   1,268 

Depreciation

  618   499   1,295   1,092 

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SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 29, 2018

 

 

 

5.4.

Revolving Credit Facility

The Company completed the closing of a new five-year revolving credit facility (“Revolver”) on July 5, 2016. Maximum borrowings under the Revolver total $400,000,000 from April through July and $500,000,000 from August through March.   The Revolver balance as of September 30, 2017 was $272,609,000 and is included in Long-Term Debt in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet since the Revolver matures on July 5, 2021. The Company utilizes its Revolver for general corporate purposes, including seasonal working capital needs, to pay debt principal and interest obligations, and to fund capital expenditures and acquisitions. Seasonal working capital needs are affected by the growing cycles of the vegetables and fruits the Company processes. The majority of vegetable and fruit inventories are produced during the months of June through November and are then sold over the following year. Payment terms for vegetable and fruit produce are generally three months but can vary from a few days to seven months. Accordingly, the Company’s need to draw on the Revolver may fluctuate significantly throughout the year.Revenue Recognition

 

The Company adopted Accounting Standard Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customer (“ASC 606”) as of April 1, 2018, utilizing the full retrospective method of transition, which requires a restatement of each prior reporting period presented. The Company implemented new policies, processes and systems to enable both the preparation of financial information and internal controls over financial reporting in connection with its adoption of ASC 606. The updated accounting policy for revenue recognition follows:

Nature of products

We manufacture and sell the following:

private label products to retailers, such as supermarkets, mass merchandisers, and specialty retailers, for resale under the retailers’ own or controlled labels;

private label and branded products to the foodservice industry, including foodservice distributors and national restaurant operators;

branded products under our own proprietary brands, primarily on a national basis to retailers;

branded products under co-pack agreements to other major branded companies for their distribution; and

products to our industrial customer base for repackaging in portion control packages and for use as ingredients by other food manufacturers.

Disaggregation of revenue

In the following table, segment revenue is disaggregated by product category groups.

  Three Months Ended  

Six Months Ended

 
  

September 29,

2018

  

September 30,

2017

  

September 29,

2018

  

September 30,

2017

 

Canned Vegetables

 $209.7  $184.9  $371.6  $338.7 

B&G*

  31.7   68.8   39.0   79.9 

Frozen

  29.7   24.2   57.8   51.2 

Fruit Products

  22.3   24.1   43.5   44.5 

Chip Products

  3.2   3.3   5.2   5.5 

Prepared Foods

 19.9  19.4   37.3   41.1 

Other

  4.2   3.0   10.4   7.9 
  $320.7  $327.7  $564.8  $568.8 
                 

*B&G includes both canned and frozen vegetable sales exclusively for B&G under the Green Giant label.

 

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SENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 29, 2018

When Performance Obligations Are Satisfied

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of account for revenue recognition.  A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied.  The Company’s primary performance obligation is the production of food products and secondarily case and labeling services and storage services for certain bill and hold sales.

Revenue recognition is completed primarily on a point in time basis when product control is transferred to the customer.  In general, control transfers to the customer when the product is shipped or delivered to the customer based upon applicable shipping terms, as the customer can direct the use and obtain substantially all of the remaining benefits from the asset at this point in time.  

Customer contracts generally do not include more than one performance obligation.  When a contract does contain more than one performance obligation, we allocate the contract’s transaction price to each performance obligation based on its relative standalone selling price.  The standalone selling price for each distinct good is generally determined by directly observable data.  

The performance obligations in our contracts are satisfied within one year. As such, we have not disclosed the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations as of September 29, 2018.

Significant Payment Terms

Our customer contracts identify the product, quantity, price, payment and final delivery terms.  Payment terms usually include early pay discounts.  We grant payment terms consistent with industry standards. Although some payment terms may be extended, no terms beyond one year are granted at contract inception.  As a result, we do not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component because the period between our transfer of a promised good or service to a customer and the customer’s payment for that good or service will be generally 30 days or less.  

Shipping

All shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight are accounted for as fulfillment costs and are included in the cost of sales; this includes shipping and handling costs after control over a product has transferred to a customer.

Variable Consideration

In addition to fixed contract consideration, some contracts include some form of variable consideration.  Trade promotions are an important component of the sales and marketing of the Company’s branded products, and are critical to the support of the business. Trade promotion costs, which are recorded as a reduction of sales, include amounts paid to retailers for shelf space, to obtain favorable display positions and to offer temporary price reductions for the sale of our products to consumers. Accruals for trade promotions are recorded primarily at the time of sale to the retailer based on expected levels of performance. Settlement of these liabilities typically occurs in subsequent periods primarily through an authorized process for deductions taken by a retailer from amounts otherwise due to the Company. As a result, the ultimate cost of a trade promotion program is dependent on the relative success of the events and the actions and level of deductions taken by retailers. Final determination of the permissible deductions may take extended periods of time.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 29, 2018

Contract balances

Contract asset and liability balances as of September 29, 2018 are immaterial.  The Company does not have significant deferred revenue or unbilled receivable balances because of transactions with customers.  The Company does have deferred revenue for prepaid case and labeling and storage services which have been collected from B&G for Green Giant bill and hold sales.

Contract Costs

We have identified certain incremental costs to obtain a contract, primarily sales commissions, requiring capitalization under the new standard.  The Company continues to expense these costs as incurred because the amortization period for the costs would have been one year or less.  The Company does not incur significant fulfillment costs requiring capitalization.

Impact of Adoption

Due to the changes in ASC 606, the September 30, 2017 inventory increased $3.9 million and deferred revenue increased $4.2 million. There were no material impacts to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.  The following table summarizes the impact of our adoption of ASC 606 on a full retrospective basis on selected Condensed Consolidated Statement of Net Earnings (Loss) items. 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Earnings (Loss) (in thousands)

 

For the Three Months Ended

 
     

September 30,

2017

    
 

As Reported

(1)

  

606 Adjustments

 Less Discontinued Operations

As Adjusted

 

Net sales

$338,470  $35,789 $(46,595)$327,664 

Cost of products sold

 321,059   34,253  (49,319) 305,993 

Gross profit (loss)

 17,411   1,536   2,724  21,671 

Operating (loss) income

 (1,409

)

  1,536   3,572  3,699

 

Loss (earnings) before income taxes

 (4,842

)

  3,005   4,105  2,268

 

Net loss (earnings) from continuing operations

 (2,958

)

  1,858   2,543  1,443

 

 

For the Six Months Ended

 
     

September 30,

2017

    
 

As Reported

(1)

  

606 Adjustments

 Less Discontinued Operations

As Adjusted

 

Net sales

$627,397  $27,524 $(86,082)$568,839 

Cost of products sold

 594,451   27,233  (88,017) 533,667 

Gross profit (loss)

 32,946   291   1,935  35,172 

Operating (loss) income

 (796

)

  291   3,471  2,966

 

Loss (earnings) before income taxes

 (7,425

)

  3,227   4,543  345

 

Net loss (earnings) from continuing operations

 (3,938

)

  1,996   2,752  810

 

(1) These reported amounts for the three and six months ended September 30, 2017 are restated amounts.  See the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2018 which was filed on June 29, 2018 and the amended 10-Q filed September 7, 2018 for more information on the restatement.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 29, 2018

5.

Inventories

First-In, First-Out (“FIFO”) based inventory costs exceeded LIFO based inventory costs by $134,953,000 as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2019 as compared to $151,096,000 as of the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2018. The change in the LIFO Reserve for the three months ended September 29, 2018 was a net decrease of $9,550,000 as compared to an increase of $10,398,000 (including a decrease of $361,000 related to Discontinued Operations)  for the three months ended September 30, 2017. The current quarter net decrease includes a decrease of $24,211,000 related to the LIFO impact of a gain related to the disposition of Modesto Fruit (reduction in inventory units) which is included in Earnings from Discontinued Operations and is partially offset by an increase of $14,661,000 related to Continuing Operations included in Cost of Product Sold which is primarily due to higher steel costs for the Company's cans and higher pack costs for peas due to reduced yields in the fields.

The change in the LIFO Reserve for the six months ended September 29, 2018 was a net decrease of $10,054,000 as compared to an increase of $17,841,000 (including a decrease of $654,000 related to Discontinued Operations)  for the six months ended September 30, 2017. The year-to-date net decrease includes a decrease of $24,211,000 related to the LIFO impact of gain on sale of Modesto Fruit which is included in Earnings From Discontinued Operations and includes an increase of $14,157,000 related to Continuing Operations included in Cost of Product Sold. This reflects the projected impact of the disposal of Modesto Fruit partially offset by an overall cost increase expected in fiscal 2019 versus fiscal 2018.

6.

Revolving Credit Facility

The Company completed the closing of a new five-year revolving credit facility (“Revolver”) on July 5, 2016. Maximum borrowings under the Revolver total $400,000,000 from April through July and $500,000,000 from August through March.   The Revolver balance as of September 29, 2018 was $242,947,000 and is included in Long-Term Debt in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet since the Revolver matures on July 5, 2021. The total unused credit availability was $243,500,000 as of September 29, 2018. The Company utilizes its Revolver for general corporate purposes, including seasonal working capital needs, to pay debt principal and interest obligations, and to fund capital expenditures and acquisitions. Seasonal working capital needs are affected by the growing cycles of the vegetables and fruits the Company processes. The majority of vegetable and fruit inventories are produced during the months of June through November and are then sold over the following year. Payment terms for vegetable and fruit produce are generally three months but can vary from a few days to seven months. Accordingly, the Company’s need to draw on the Revolver may fluctuate significantly throughout the year.

The decrease in averagethe reported end of period amount of Revolver borrowings during the first six months of fiscal 20182019 compared to the first six months of fiscal 20172018 was attributable to the $100,000,000 term loan from Farm Credit less the acquisition of $14,420,000 made during the first six months of fiscal 2018, Accounts ReceivablesWorking Capital which are $3,526,000 higheris $54,536,000 lower than the same period last year (excludingprimarily due to the amount from the acquisition), and total Inventories, excluding the inventories of the acquisition, which are $41,386,000 higher than the same period last year, partially offset by net earnings in the last twelve months ended September 30, 2017 of $4,171,000.Modesto disposal.

 

General terms of the Revolver include payment of interest at LIBOR plus a defined spread.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 29, 2018

The following table documents the quantitative data for Revolver borrowings during the second quarter and year-to-date periods of fiscal 20182019 and fiscal 2017:2018:

 

 

Second Quarter

  

Year-to-Date

  

Second Quarter

  

Year-to-Date

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

 
 

(In thousands)

  

(In thousands)

  

(In thousands)

  

(In thousands)

 

Reported end of period:

                                

Outstanding borrowings

 $272,609  $342,935  $272,609  $342,935  $242,947  $272,609  $242,947  $272,609 

Weighted average interest rate

  2.75

%

  1.88

%

  2.75

%

  1.88

%

  3.73

%

  2.75

%

  3.73

%

  2.75

%

Reported during the period:

                                

Maximum amount of borrowings

 $274,117  $361,800  $274,117  $361,800  $242,947  $274,117  $294,062  $274,117 

Average outstanding borrowings

 $244,160  $314,102  $229,235  $284,287  $220,917  $244,160  $241,855  $229,235 

Weighted average interest rate

  2.58

%

  1.78

%

  2.45

%

  1.93

%

  3.64

%

  2.58

%

  3.56

%

  2.45

%

 

 

6.7.

Stockholders’ Equity

During the six-month period ended September 30, 201729, 2018, the Company repurchased 92,58251,867 shares or $2,689,000 of its Class A Common Stock as Treasury Stock and 200 shares or $7,000 of its Class B Common Stock also as Treasury Stock. As of September 30, 2017,29, 2018, there are 2,392,9282,460,963 shares or $69,195,000$71,135,000 of repurchased stock. These shares are not considered outstanding.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

September 30, 2017

 

 

7.8.

Retirement Plans

The net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s pension plan consisted of:

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

  Six Months Ended 
 

September 30,

2017

  

October 1,

2016

  

September 30,

2017

  

October 1,

2016

 

 

September 29,

2018

  

September 30,

2017

  

September 29,

2018

  

September 30,

2017

 
 

(In thousands)

  

(In thousands)

 

Service Cost

 $1,981  $2,164  $3,963  $4,328  $2,442  $1,981  $4,885  $3,963 

Interest Cost

  1,985   1,919   3,971   3,838   2,243   1,985   4,486   3,971 

Expected Return on Plan Assets

  (3,482)  (2,978)  (6,967)  (5,957)  (3,596)  (3,482)  (7,192)  (6,967)

Amortization of Actuarial Loss

  -   679   -   1,358 

Amortization of Transition Asset

  30   27   60   55 

Amortization of Prior Service Cost

  30   0   60   0 

Amortization of Net Gain

  303   30   605   60 

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

 $514  $1,811  $1,027  $3,622  $1,422  $514  $2,844  $1,027 

 

There was no contribution to the pension plan in the three or six month periodperiods ended September 29, 2018 or September 30, 2017. There was a contribution

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 29, 2018

 

 

8.9.

Plant Restructuring

The following table summarizes the rollforward of restructuring charges and related asset impairment charges recorded and the accruals established:

 

The following table summarizes the rollforward of continuing restructuring charges and related asset impairment charges recorded and the accruals established:

      

Long-Lived

         
  

Severance

 ��

Asset Charges

  

Other Costs

  

Total

 
  

(In thousands)

 
                 

Balance March 31, 2017

 $37  $4,773  $305  $5,115 

First quarter charge

  36   9   36   81 

Second quarter charge (credit)

  -   8   (33)  (25)

Cash payments/write offs

  (73)  (3,888)  (308)  (4,269)

Balance September 30, 2017

 $-  $902  $-  $902 
                 
                 

Balance March 31, 2016

 $-  $4,975  $3,897  $8,872 

First quarter charge (credit)

  127   (6)  1,064   1,185 

Second quarter charge (credit)

  112   (286)  451   277 

Cash payments/write offs

  (123)  240   (3,242)  (3,125)

Balance October 1, 2016

 $116  $4,923  $2,170  $7,209 
  

Restructuring Payable

 
  

Severance

  

Other Costs

  

Total

 
  

(In thousands)

 
             

Balance March 31, 2018

 $-  $-  $- 

First quarter charge

  110   -   110 

Second quarter charge

  841   -   841 

Cash payments/write offs

  (173)  -   (173)

Balance September 29, 2018

 $778  $-  $778 

  

Severance

  

Other Costs

  

Total

 
  

(In thousands)

 
             

Balance March 31, 2017

 $37  $305  $342 

First quarter charge

  36   36   72 

Second quarter credit

  -   (33)  (33)

Cash payments/write offs

  (73)  (308)  (381)

Balance September 30, 2017

 $-  $-  $- 

 

 

During fiscal 2016,the quarter ended September 29, 2018, the Company recorded a restructuring charge of $10,302,000$845,000 related to the closing and sale of a plantplants in the East and Northwest of which $162,000$841,000 was related to severance cost, $5,065,000 was related to asset impairments (contra fixed assets), and $5,075,000$4,000 which was related to other costs (mostly operating lease costs)equipment moves). During fiscal 2017,the quarter ended June 30, 2018, the Company adjusted thisrecorded a restructuring charge by $1,829,000of $38,000, related to the closing of thisplants in the Northwest plant of which a charge of $1,578,000$110,000 was related to severance cost a credit of $384,000 was related to asset impairments (contra fixed assets), and charge of $635,000$20,000 was related to other costs (mostly operating lease costs)equipment moves), which was partially offset by an asset impairment correction of $(92,000).

 

During the six months ended September 30, 2017, the Company recorded an additionala restructuring charge of $57,000$56,000 related to the previous closing of thisa Northwest plant.plant of which $36,000 was related to severance costs..

 

 

9.10.

Other Operating Income and Expense

During the six months ended September 30, 2017, the Company sold unused fixed assets which resulted in a gain of $1,591,000 as compared to a loss of $48,000 during the six months ended October 1, 2016. $1,081,000 of the current year gain was related to the sale of a closed plant in the Midwest. In addition, the Company recorded a bargain purchase gain of $1,096,000 as discussed in the Acquisition footnote. These items are included in other operating income in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Earnings.

 

During the six months ended September 29, 2018, the Company sold unused fixed assets which resulted in a gain of $4,060,000 as compared to a gain of $1,591,000 during the six months ended September 30, 2017. The current year gain was related to the sale of a closed plant in the Midwest. The Company also recorded a bargain purchase gain of $1,096,000 during the six months ended September 30, 2017. These items are included in other operating income in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Earnings.

11.

Recently Issued Accounting Standard

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, now commonly referred to as Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606 (“ASC 606”). The FASB issued ASC 606 to clarify the principles for recognizing revenue and to develop a common revenue standard for U.S. GAAP. The standard outlines a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes the most current revenue recognition guidance. ASC 606 requires the recognition of revenue when control of performance obligations as stipulated in the contracts, is transferred to a customer for an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to receive in exchange for promised goods and services. 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 30, 201729, 2018

 

The Company adopted ASC 606 as of April 1, 2018, utilizing the full retrospective method of transition, which requires a restatement of each prior reporting period presented. In adopting ASC 606, the Company used the practical expedient where the transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations before the date of the initial application is not disclosed. The Company implemented new policies, processes and systems to enable both the preparation of financial information and internal controls over financial reporting in connection with its adoption of ASC 606. The primary impact of adopting ASC 606 on the Company’s 2019 and 2018 revenue was to report the product sales to B&G as bill and hold sales, but deferring a small portion of the sale for future case and labeling services along with storage services.  See Note 4 for more information.

10.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. The new standard will be effective for the Company on April 1, 2018 (beginning of fiscal 2019). Early adoption is permitted. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. The Company has selected the modified retrospective approach for its transition method and applied the five-step model of the new standard to a selection of contracts within each of the revenue streams and has compared the results to our current accounting practices. The Company has evaluated the effect that ASU 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Company has substantially completed its evaluation of significant contracts and is currently assessing the impact of adopting the standards update on our consolidated financial statements. The Company will continue its evaluation of the standards update through the date of adoption.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No.ASU 2016-02, Leases. The new standard“Leases.” ASU 2016-02 establishes a right-of-use (“ROU”) model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, "Targeted Improvements - Leases (Topic 842)." This update provides an optional transition method that allows entities to elect to apply the standard prospectively at its effective date, versus recasting the prior periods presented. If elected, an entity would recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption.  Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standardThis guidance is effective for fiscal yearsannual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 (beginning fiscal 20202018. We currently expect to adopt ASU 2016-02 as of April 1, 2019, under the modified prospective method.  Our evaluation of ASU 2016-02 is ongoing and not complete.  The Company believes that the new standard will have a material impact on its consolidated balance sheet due to the recognition of ROU assets and liabilities for the Company), including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lesseesCompany’s operating leases but it will not have a material impact on its statement of operations or liquidity.  We expect our accounting for capital leases to remain substantially unchanged. The ASU also will require disclosures to help investors and operating leases existing at, or entered into after,other financial statement users to better understand the beginningamount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. These disclosures include qualitative and quantitative requirements, providing additional information about the earliest comparative period presentedamounts recorded in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. While we are still evaluating the impact of our pending adoption of the new standard on ourstatements. Our leasing activity is primarily related to buildings and equipment.  The Company is continuing to evaluate potential impacts to its consolidated financial statements we expect that upon adoption we will recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities and that the amounts could be material.

 

In January 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards UpdateASU No. 2017-01 ("ASU 2017-01"), Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business which clarifies the definition of a business, with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. ASU 2017-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years, and early adoption is permitted for transactions which occur before the issuance or effective date of the amendments, only when the transaction has not been reported in the financial statements that have been issued or made available for issuance. ASU 2017-01 is to be applied on a prospective basis. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2017-01 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost.”  ASU 2017-07 requires that the service cost component of net periodic benefit costs from defined benefit and other postretirement benefit plans be included in the same statement of earnings captions as other compensation costs arising from services rendered by the covered employees during the period.  The other components of net benefit cost will be presented in the statement of earnings separately from service costs.  ASU 2017-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2017 (fiscal year 2019 for the Company).  Following adoption, only service costs will be eligible for capitalization into manufactured inventories, which should reduce diversity in practice.  The amendments of ASU 2017-07 should be applied retrospectively for the presentation of the service cost component and the other components of net periodic benefit costs from defined benefit and other postretirement benefit plans in the statement of earnings and prospectively, on and after the effective date, for the capitalization of the service cost component into manufactured inventories.  The Company adopted the new guidance in first quarter of fiscal year 2019, and the changes to earnings before income taxes were immaterial in the year of adoption.

There were no other recently issued accounting pronouncements that impacted the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. In addition, the Company did not adopt any other new accounting pronouncements during the quarter ended September 30, 2017.29, 2018.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 30, 2017

29, 2018

 

 

11.12.

(Loss) Earnings per Common Share

(Loss) earnings per share for the quarters ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016 are as follows:From Continuing Operations

 

(Loss) earnings per share for the quarters ended September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017 are as follows:

 

Q U A R T E R

  

Y E A R T O D A T E

  

Q U A R T E R

  

Y E A R T O D A T E

 

(Thousands, except share amounts)

 

Fiscal 2018

  

Fiscal 2017

  

Fiscal 2018

  

Fiscal 2017

  

Fiscal 2019

  

Fiscal 2018

  

Fiscal 2019

  

Fiscal 2018

 
 

(Restated)

  

(Restated)

  

(Restated)

  

(Restated)

 

Basic

                                
                                

Net (loss) earnings

 $(2,958) $6,821  $(3,938) $7,786 

(Loss) earnings from continuing operations

 $(5,634) $1,443  $(7,794) $810 

Deduct preferred stock dividends paid

  6   6   12   12   6   6   12   12 
                                

Undistributed (loss) earnings

  (2,964)  6,815   (3,950)  7,774 

(Loss) earnings attributable to participating preferred

  (12)  62   (22)  71 

Undistributed (loss) earnings from continuing operations

  (5,640)  1,437   (7,806)  798 

(Loss) earnings from continuing operations attributable to participating preferred

  (22)  6   (30)  4 
                                

(Loss) earnings attributable to common shareholders

 $(2,952) $6,753  $(3,928) $7,703 

(Loss) earnings from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders

 $(5,618) $1,431  $(7,776) $794 
                                

Weighted average common shares outstanding

  9,792   9,792   9,803   9,800   9,729   9,803   9,729   9,803 
                                

Basic (loss) earnings per common share

 $(0.30) $0.69  $(0.40) $0.79 

Basic (loss) earnings per common share from continuing operations

 $(0.58) $0.15  $(0.80) $0.08 
                                

Diluted

                                
                                

(Loss) earnings attributable to common shareholders

 $(2,952) $6,753  $(3,928) $7,703 

(Loss) earnings from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders

 $(5,618) $1,431  $(7,776) $794 

Add dividends on convertible preferred stock

  5   5   10   10   -   5   -   10 
                                

(Loss) earnings attributable to common stock on a diluted basis

 $(2,947) $6,758  $(3,918) $7,713 

(Loss) earnings from continuing operations attributable to common stock on a diluted basis

 $(5,618) $1,436  $(7,776) $804 
                                

Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic

  9,792   9,792   9,803   9,800   9,729   9,803   9,729   9,803 

Additional shares issued related to the equity compensation plan

  -   3   -   3   -   2   -   2 

Additional shares to be issued under full conversion of preferred stock

  -   67   -   67   -   67   -   67 
                                

Total shares for diluted

  9,792   9,862   9,803   9,870   9,729   9,872   9,729   9,872 
                                

Diluted (loss) earnings per common share

 $(0.30) $0.69  $(0.40) $0.78 

Diluted (loss) earnings per common share from continuing operations

 $(0.58) $0.15  $(0.80) $0.08 

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Note: For fiscalSENECA FOODS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

September 29, 2018 add backs for equity compenstion and additional shares that were dilutive were excluded.

12.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

As required by Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 825, “Financial Instruments,” the Company estimates the fair values of financial instruments on a quarterly basis. The estimated fair value for long-term debt (classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy) is determined by the quoted market prices for similar debt (comparable to the Company’s financial strength) or current rates offered to the Company for debt with the same maturities. Long-term debt, including current portion had a carrying amount of $398,725,000 and an estimated fair value of $398,597,000 as of September 30, 2017. As of March 31, 2017, the carrying amount was $332,633,000 and the estimated fair value was $332,926,000. Capital lease obligations, including current portion had a carrying amount of $43,722,000 and an estimated fair value of $41,164,000 as of September 30, 2017. As of March 31, 2017, the carrying amount was $39,033,000 and the estimated fair value was $37,505,000. The fair values of all the other financial instruments approximate their carrying value due to their short-term nature.

 

 

13.

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate was 47.0% and 32.1% for the six month periods ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016, respectively. The 14.9% percentage point increase in the effective tax rate represents an increase in tax benefit as a percentageFair Value of book loss when compared to the same period last year.  The major contributors to this increase are a result of the Truitt acquisition.  The bargain purchase gain is non-taxable and the deferred tax liability related to the outside basis difference in the Truitt investment was written off because the investment can now be recovered in a tax-free manner. Financial Instruments

 

As required by Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 825, “Financial Instruments,” the Company estimates the fair values of financial instruments on a quarterly basis. The estimated fair value for long-term debt (classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy) is determined by the quoted market prices for similar debt (comparable to the Company’s financial strength) or current rates offered to the Company for debt with the same maturities. Long-term debt, including current portion had a carrying amount of $354,397,000 and an estimated fair value of $354,304,000 as of September 29, 2018. As of March 31, 2018, the carrying amount was $409,396,000 and the estimated fair value was $408,942,000. Capital lease obligations, including current portion had a carrying amount of $37,300,000 and an estimated fair value of $34,095,000 as of September 29, 2018. As of March 31, 2018, the carrying amount was $40,137,000 and the estimated fair value was $37,287,000. The fair values of all the other financial instruments approximate their carrying value due to their short-term nature.

14.

Income Taxes

The effective tax rate from continuing operations was 26.0% and (134.8)% for the six month periods ended September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively. Of the 160.8 percentage point increase in the effective tax rate, the change in the income tax rate resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act accounts for a 14% decrease.  The significant increases in the effective tax rate for 2018 include the following.  The effect of the bargain purchase gain and the outside basis difference write-off for the purchase of Truitt Brothers.  These items account for a 167.1% increase in the tax rate in 2019 compared to 2018. 

15.

Subsequent Events

On October 9, 2018, the Company completed the sale of its Modesto facility with net proceeds of $63,326,000 and is expecting a gain on the transaction of approximately $53,864,000 before income taxes.

On November 5, 2018, the Company amended the Farm Credit term loan.  The amendment lowered the variable interest rate for this loan by 0.10%. 

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ITEM 2 MANAGEMENT'SMANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

September 30, 2017

29, 2018

 

Seneca Foods Corporation (the “Company”) is a leading provider of packaged fruits and vegetables, with facilities located throughout the United States. The Company’s product offerings include canned, frozen and bottled produce and snack chips. Its products are sold under private label as well as national and regional brands that the Company owns or licenses, including Seneca®, Libby’s®, Aunt Nellie’s®, Cherryman®, Green Valley®, READ® and Seneca Farms®. The Company’s canned fruits and vegetables are sold nationwide by major grocery outlets, including supermarkets, mass merchandisers, limited assortment stores, club stores and dollar stores. The Company also sells its products to foodservice distributors, industrial markets, other food processors, export customers in over 90 countries and federal, state and local governments for school and other food programs. In addition, theThe Company packs Green Giant®, Le Sueur® and other brands of canned vegetables as well as select Green Giant® frozen vegetables for B&G Foods North America (“B&G”) under a contract packing agreement. In addition, Seneca provides contract packing services mostly through its wholly owned subsidiary Truitt Bros., Inc.

On February 16, 2018, the Company announced production at its fruit (primarily peaches) processing plant in Modesto, California will cease prior to the 2018 production season.  During the second fiscal quarter of 2019, the Company sold and transferred most of the remaining inventory in the facility and completed most of the labeling and casing required to PCP for the fruit inventory sold to them in the first quarter.  The Company continued to ready the building and equipment for sale.  The Modesto operations have met the requirements (approximately a 15% reduction in revenue and a strategic shift away from producing peaches) for discontinued operations and those operations have been presented as such in these financial statements.   Subsequent to the date of these financial statements, the building and the land was sold to an unrelated third party for net proceeds of $63,326,000 and the Company is expecting to auction off the equipment in the third quarter. See note 3 Discontinued Operations for more details. 

The Company’s raw product is harvested mainly between June through November.

 

Results of Operations:Operations

 

Sales:

 

SecondThe second fiscal quarter 20182019 results include net continuing sales of $338,470,000,$320,660,000, which represents a 4.0%2.1% decrease, or $14,136,000,$7,004,000, from the second quarter of fiscal 2017.  The net decrease in sales is a sales volume decrease of $13,266,000 and to lower$9,950,000 partially offset by higher selling prices/sales mix of $870,000.$2,946,000. The decrease in sales is primarily from a $19,587,000$37,088,000 decrease in B&G Foods, Inc. sales, a $13,527,000$1,844,000 decrease in other Canned Fruit sales partially offset by a $2,945,000 decrease$24,797,000 increase in Canned Vegetable sales, a $5,548,000 increase in Frozen sales a $1,214,000 increase in Other sales and a $461,000$433,000 increase in Prepared Food sales.

The first half of fiscal 2019 results include net continuing sales of $564,753,000, which represents a 0.7% decrease, or $4,086,000, from the first half of fiscal 2018.  The net decrease in Snack sales is a sales volume decrease of $18,824,000 partially offset by from acquisition of Truitt during the current year with sales of $19,446,000, a $2,141,000 increase in Frozen sales, a $797,000 increase in Canned Vegetable sales,

Six months ended September 30, 2017 include net sales of $627,397,000, which represents a 0.4% increase, or $2,656,000, from the first six months of fiscal 2017.  The increase in sales is sales volume increase of $3,000,000 partially offset by lowerhigher selling prices/sales mix of $344,000.$14,738,000. The increasedecrease in sales is primarily from the acquisition of Truitt during the current year with sales of $41,138,000, a $13,286,000 increase in Canned Vegetable sales, $5,927,000 increase in Frozen sales, partially offset by a $22,794,000 decrease in Canned Fruit sales, a $29,905,000$40,901,000 decrease in B&G Foods, Inc. sales, a $2,846,000$3,894,000 decrease in OtherPrepared Food sales, a $1,136,000 decrease in other Canned Fruit sales, partially offset by a $32,947,000 increase in Canned Vegetable sales, a $6,656,000 increase in Frozen sales and a $2,150,000 decrease$2,567,000 increase in SnackOther sales.

 

The following table presents sales by product category (in millions):

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

2017

  

October 1,

2016

  

September 30,

2017

  

October 1,

2016

 
   (Restated)   (Restated)   (Restated)   (Restated) 

Canned Vegetables

 $184.9  $184.1  $338.7  $325.4 

B&G*

  33.0   52.6   52.3   82.2 

Frozen

  24.2   22.0   51.2   45.2 

Fruit Products

  70.7   84.3   130.7   153.5 

Chip Products

  3.3   3.7   5.5   7.7 

Truitt

 

19.4

   0.0   41.1   0.0 

Other

  3.0   5.9   7.9   10.7 
  $338.5  $352.6  $627.4  $624.7 

*B&G includes frozen vegetable sales exclusively for B&G.

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The following table presents continuing sales by product category (in millions):

  

Three Months Ended

  Six Months Ended 
  

September 29,

2018

  

September 30,

2017

  

September 29,

2018

  

September 30,

2017

 

Canned Vegetables

 $209.7  $184.9  $371.6  $338.7 

B&G*

  31.7   68.8   39.0   79.9 

Frozen

  29.7   24.2   57.8   51.2 

Fruit Products

  22.3   24.1   43.5   44.6 

Chip Products

  3.2   3.3   5.2   5.4 

Prepared Foods

 

19.9

  

19.4

   37.3   41.1 

Other

  4.2   3.0   10.4   7.9 
  $320.7  $327.7  $564.8  $568.8 

*B&G includes canned and frozen vegetable sales exclusively for B&G.

 

 

Operating Income:

The following table presents components of continuing operating income as a percentage of net sales:

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
 

September 30,

2017

  

October 1,

2016

  

September 30,

2017

  

October 1,

2016

  

Three Months Ended

  Six Months Ended  
 (Restated)  (Restated)  (Restated)  (Restated)  

September 29, 2018

  

September 30, 2017

  

September 29, 2018

  

September 30, 2017

 

Gross Margin

  5.1%  8.8%  5.3%  8.5%  3.4%  6.6%  4.9%  6.2%
                                

Selling

  2.7%  2.6%  2.8%  2.8%  2.7%  2.6%  2.9%  2.9%

Administrative

  2.8%  2.7%  2.9%  2.9%  3.0%  2.9%  3.4%  3.2%

Plant Restructuring

  0.0%  0.1%  0.0%  0.2%  0.3%  0.0%  0.2%  0.0%

Other Operating Income

  0.0%  0.0%  -0.4%  0.0%

Other Operating (Income) Expense

  -1.0%  0.0%  -0.8%  -0.5%
                                

Operating Income

  -0.4%  3.4%  -0.1%  2.5%

Operating (Loss) Income

  -1.5%  1.1%  -0.9%  0.5%
                                

Interest Expense, Net

  1.0%  0.6%  1.1%  0.7%  1.2%  0.9%  1.4%  1.0%

 

For the three month period ended September 30, 2017,29, 2018, the gross margin decreased from the prior year quarter from 8.8%6.6% to 5.1%3.4% due primarily to lower volume and cost increases in the second quarter of 2019 and a higher LIFO charge. The LIFO charge for continuing operations for the second quarter ended September 29, 2018 was $14,661,000 as compared to a charge of $10,759,000 for the second quarter ended September 30, 2017 which was $12,053,000 as compared to a charge of $1,361,000 for the second quarter ended October 1, 2016 and reflects the impact on the quarter of higher cost increases expectedfor steel and lower yields with peas incurred in fiscal 2018,2019, compared with smaller cost increases to fiscal 2017.2018. On an after-tax basis, LIFO net earnings decreased by $7,834,000$10,996,000 for the quarter ended September 29, 2018 and decreased LIFO net earnings by $6,993,000 for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, and decreased LIFO net earnings by $885,000 for the quarter ended October 1, 2016, based on the historical statutory federal income tax rate.

For the six month period ended September 30, 2017,29, 2018, the gross margin decreased from the prior year period from 8.5%6.2% to 5.3%4.9% due primarily to lower volume and cost increases, partially offset by a higherlower LIFO charge in the current year. The LIFO charge for from continuing operations for the six monthsfirst half ended September 30, 201729, 2018 which was $19,354,000$14,157,000 as compared to a charge of $2,413,000$18,495,000 for the six monthsfirst half ended October 1, 2016September 30, 2017 and reflects the impact on the six monthsquarter of lower cost increases expectedincurred in fiscal 2018,2019, compared with smaller cost increases to cost decreases in fiscal 2017.2018. On an after-tax basis, LIFO net earnings increased by $10,618,000 for the first half ended September 29, 2018 and decreased LIFO net earnings by $12,580,000$12,022,000 for the six monthsfirst half ended September 30, 2017, and decreased net earnings by $1,568,000 for the six months ended October 1, 2016, based on the historical statutory federal income tax rate.

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For the three month period ended September 30, 2017,29, 2018, selling costs as a percentage of sales increased from 2.6% to 2.7% for the same period incompared to the prior year. For the six month period ended September 30, 2017,29, 2018, selling costs as a percentage of sales remained unchanged at 2.8% from the same period inat 2.9% compared to the prior year. The three month increase is primarily as a result of the Green Giant sales decrease, which don't incur selling costs.

 

For the three month period ended September 30, 2017,29, 2018, administrative expense as a percentage of sales increased from 2.7%2.9% to 2.8%3.0%. For the six month period ended September 30, 2017,29, 2018, administrative expense as a percentage of sales was unchanged at 2.9%increased from 3.2% to 3.4%. This is primarily due to lower sales during the quarter and six months compared to same periods in the prior year and the fixed nature of these administrative costs.

 

During the six months ended September 30, 2017,29, 2018, the Company sold some unused fixed assets which resulted in a gain of $1,591,000. $1,081,000$4,060,000 as compared to a gain of $1,591,000 during the six months ended September 30, 2017. The current year gain was related to the sale of a closed plant in the Midwest. In addition, theThe Company recorded a bargain purchase gain of $1,096,000 as discussed in the Acquisition footnote to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Duringduring the six months ended October 1, 2016, the Company sold some unused fixed assets which resulted in a loss of $48,000.September 30, 2017. These items are included in other operating income in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Net Earnings.

 

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Interest expense for the secondfirst quarter ended September 30, 2017,29, 2018, as a percentage of sales, increased to 1.2% from 0.6% to 1.0%0.9% in second quarter ended October 1, 2016. ForSeptember 30, 2017. Interest expense for the six month periodmonths ended September 30, 2017, interest expense29, 2018, as a percentage of sales, increased to 1.4% from 0.7% to 1.1% compared to six months1.0% in second quarter ended October 1, 2016.September 30, 2017. During fiscal 2018,2019, overall borrowings and interest rates were higher than the previous year.

 

Income Taxes:

The effective tax rate from continuing operations was 47.0%26.0% and 32.1%(134.8)% for the six month periods ended September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017, and October 1, 2016, respectively. The 14.9%Of the 160.8 percentage point increase in the effective tax rate, represents an increasethe change in the income tax benefit asrate resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act accounts for a percentage of book loss when compared to14% decrease.  The significant increases in the same period last year.effective tax rate for 2018 include the following.  The major contributors to this increase are a resulteffect of the Truitt acquisition.  The bargain purchase gain is non-taxable and the deferred tax liability related to the outside basis difference write-off for the purchase of Truitt Brothers.  These items account for a 167.1% increase in the Truitt investment was written off because the investment can now be recoveredtax rate in a tax-free manner.2019 compared to 2018. 

 

Earnings(Loss) per Share:

BasicContinuing basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share were $(0.30)$(0.58) and $0.69$0.15 for the three months ended September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017, respectively. Continuing basic and October 1, 2016, respectively. Diluteddiluted (loss) earnings per share were $(0.30)$(0.80) and $0.69 for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016, respectively. Basic (loss) earnings per share were $(0.40) and $0.79$0.08 for the six months ended September 30, 201729, 2018 and October 1, 2016, respectively. Diluted earnings per share were $(0.40) and $0.78 for the six months ended September 30, 2017, and October 1, 2016, respectively. For details of the calculation of these amounts, refer to footnote 1112 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources:

 

The financial condition of the Company is summarized in the following table and explanatory review:

 

 

September 30,

  

October 1,

  

March 31,

  

March 31,

 
 

2017

  

2016

  

2017

  

2016

  

September 29,

  

September 30,

  

March 31,

  

March 31,

 
 (Restated) (Restated) (Restated) (Restated)  

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

 

Working Capital:

                                

Balance

 $591,801  $575,139  $541,385  $254,200  $554,759  $609,295  $602,504  $555,993 

Change in Quarter

 $38,965   79,306           55,783   41,981         

Long-Term Debt, Less Current Portion

  395,128   354,905   329,138   35,967   353,549   387,693   407,733   329,138 

Capital Lease Obligations, Less Current Portion

  37,879   18,425   34,194   4,988   30,757   36,371   34,331   34,194 

Total Stockholders' Equity Per Equivalent

                                

Common Share (see Note below)

  42.44   40.21   42.72   39.40   41.82   43.53   41.66   43.63 

Stockholders' Equity Per Common Share

  42.83   40.72   43.27   39.90   42.20   43.94   42.05   44.20 

Current Ratio

  2.49   2.60   4.05   1.55   2.88   2.86   5.35   5.20 

 

Note: Equivalent common shares are either common shares or, for convertible preferred shares, the number of common shares that the preferred shares are convertible into. See Note 78 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company’s 20172018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for conversion details.

 

As shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, net cash used inprovided by operating activities was $66,719,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2019, compared to net cash used by operating activities of $17,790,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2018, compared2018. The $84,509,000 increase in cash provided is primarily attributable to $28,421,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2017. The $10,631,000a $119,885,000 decrease in cash used is primarily attributable to an $214,135,000 increase infor inventory in the first six months of fiscal 20182019 as compared to $192,203,000 increase in inventory in the first six months of fiscal 2017,2018, which includes a $53,884,000 increase$55,800,000 sale of Fruit inventory to PCP, in the first quarter partially offset by a $4,332,000 decrease in cash provided by other current assets, a $2,450,000 decrease in cash provided by income taxes, and a $39,092,000 decrease in cash provided by accounts payable, deferred revenue, accrued expenses and other liabilities a $928,000 increase in cash provided by income taxes partially offset by decreased net earnings of $11,724,000 as previously discussed and an $8,234,000 increase$8,376,000 decrease in cash used by accounts receivable.

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$2,303,000.

 

As compared to October 1, 2016, inventory increased $57,462,000 to $859,146,000 at September 30, 2017, inventory increased $27,635,000 to $683,897,000 at September 29, 2018 (including $16,076,000 increasea $55,800,000 decrease from the Truitt Bros. Inc. acquisition)Pacific Coast Producers inventory sale). The components of the inventory increase reflect a $52,284,000$9,692,000 increase in finished goods, a $14,189,000$8,071,000 increase in work in process and a $9,011,000 decrease$9,872,000 increase in raw materials and supplies. The finished goods increase is primarily due to the Truitt acquisition and reflects higher inventory quantities dueattributable to the magnitude and timing of the fiscalhigher calendar year 2018 pack versus fiscalthe calendar year 2017 pack partially offset by increased sales volume as comparedthe $55,800,000 inventory sale to the prior year.PCP. The raw materials and supplies decreaseincrease is primarily due to a decreasean increase in cans and raw steel quantities compared to the prior year. FIFO based inventory costs exceeded LIFO based inventory costs by $163,193,000$134,953,000 as of the end of the second quarter of 20182019 as compared to $156,351,000$151,096,000 as of the end of the second quarter of 2017.2018.

 

Cash used in investing activities was $263,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2019 compared to cash used in investing activities of $26,373,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2018 compared2018. Additions to cash used in investing activities of $14,505,000property, plant and equipment were $20,318,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2017. Additions2019 as compared to property, plant and equipment were $13,743,000 in first six months of fiscal 2018. The Company received proceeds from the sale of assets of $20,055,000 in the first six months of fiscal 20182019 as compared to $14,518,000$1,790,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2017. The prior year purchases include $4,767,000 of fixed assets purchased from Monsanto in connection with our seed processing in August 2016.2018. In April 2017, the Company acquired the other 50% of Truitt Bros., Inc. for $14,420,000 (net of cash acquired).

 

Cash provided byused in financing activities was $47,111,000$68,763,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2018,2019, which included borrowings of $282,862,000$237,304,000 and the repayment of $232,706,000$304,777,000 of long-term debt, principally consisting of borrowingborrowings and repaymentrepayments on the revolving credit facility (“Revolver”). Cash provided by financing activities was $44,448,000 in the first six months of fiscal 2017, which included borrowings of $183,744,000 and the repayment of $136,613,000 of long-term debt, principally consisting of borrowing and repayment on the Revolver. Other than borrowings under the Revolver, there was no new long-term debt during the first six months of fiscal 2018. During2018 other than the six months ended October 1, 2016,$13,470,000 acquired via the Companyacquisition of Truitt Bros., Inc. of which $3,515,000 was paid off $22,596,000 of Industrial Revenue Bonds. During the six months ended September 30, 2017, theimmediately. The Company repurchased $1,579,000 and $2,696,000 of its Class Astock during the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 and Class B Common Stock as treasury stock compared to $1,021,000 in the prior period.2018, respectively.

 

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September 30, 2017, the Company entered into $7,155,000 of equipment capital leases compared to $15,416,000 in the same period in the prior year.29, 2018

 

The Company completed the closing ofentered into a new five-year revolving credit facility on July 5, 2016. Available borrowings on the Revolver total $400,000,000 from April through July and $500,000,000 from August through March with a maturity date of July 5, 2021. The total unused credit availability was $243,500,000 as of September 29, 2018. The interest rate on the Revolver is based on LIBOR plus an applicable margin based on excess availability and the Company's fixed charge coverage ratio. As of September 30, 2017,29, 2018, the interest rate was approximately 2.75%3.73% on a balance of $272,609,000.$242,947,000. We believe that cash flows from operations, availability under our Revolver and other financing sources will provide adequate funds for our working capital needs, planned capital expenditures, and debt obligations for at least the next 12 months.

 

The Company’s credit facilities contain standard representations and warranties, events of default, and certain affirmative and negative covenants, including various financial covenants. At September 30, 2017,29, 2018, the Company was in compliance with all such financial covenants.

 

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New Accounting Standards

 

Refer to footnote 1011 of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

Seasonality

 

The Company's revenues are typically higher in the second and third fiscal quarters. This is due in part because the Company sells, on a bill and hold basis, Green Giant canned and frozen vegetables to B&G either weekly during production for specialty items, or at the end of each pack cycle, which typically occurs during these quarters. B&G buys the product from the Company at cost plus a specified fee for each equivalent case. See the Critical Accounting Policies section below for further details. The Company’s non-Green Giant sales also exhibit seasonality with the third fiscal quarter generating the highest retail sales due to holidays that occur during that quarter.

 

Forward-Looking Information

 

The information contained in this report contains, or may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements appear in a number of places in this report and include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company or its officers (including statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates” or similar expressions) with respect to various matters, including (i) the Company’s anticipated needs for, and the availability of, cash, (ii) the Company’s liquidity and financing plans, (iii) the Company’s ability to successfully integrate acquisitions into its operations, (iv) trends affecting the Company’s financial condition or results of operations, including anticipated sales price levels and anticipated expense levels, in particular higher production, fuel and transportation costs, (v) the Company’s plans for expansion of its business (including through acquisitions) and cost savings, and (vi) the impact of competition.

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Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements, which speak only to events as of the date the statements were made. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are:

 

 

general economic and business conditions;

 

cost and availability of commodities and other raw materials such as vegetables, steel and packaging materials;

 

transportation costs;

 

climate and weather affecting growing conditions and crop yields;

 

the availability of financing;

 

leverage and the Company’s ability to service and reduce its debt;

 

foreign currency exchange and interest rate fluctuations;

 

effectiveness of the Company’s marketing and trade promotion programs;

 

changing consumer preferences;

 

competition;

 

product liability claims;

 

the loss of significant customers or a substantial reduction in orders from these customers;

 

changes in, or the failure or inability to comply with, U.S., foreign and local governmental regulations, including environmental and health and safety regulations; and

 

other risks detailed from time to time in the reports filed by the Company with the SEC.

 

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Except for ongoing obligations to disclose material information as required by the federal securities laws, the Company does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of the filing of this report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

During the six months ended September 29, 2018, the Company sold $38,302,000 of Green Giant finished goods inventory to B&G Foods North America (“B&G”) for cash, on a bill and hold basis, as compared to $73,096,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2017. Under the terms of the bill and hold agreement, title to the specified inventory transferred to B&G. Under the new revenue recognition standard, this contract qualifies for bill and hold accounting treatment as the Company has concluded that control of the unlabeled products transfers to the customer at the time title transfers and the Company has the right to payment (prior to physical delivery), which results in earlier revenue recognition. Labeling and storage services that are provided after control of the goods has transferred to the customer are accounted for as separate performance obligations for which revenue is deferred until the services are performed.

 

Trade promotions are an important component of the sales and marketing of the Company’s branded products, and are critical to the support of the business. Trade promotion costs, which are recorded as a reduction of net sales, include amounts paid to encourage retailers to offer temporary price reductions for the sale of our products to consumers, amounts paid to obtain favorable display positions in retailers’ stores, and amounts paid to retailers for shelf space in retail stores. Accruals for trade promotions are recorded primarily at the time of sale of product to the retailer based on expected levels of performance. Settlement of these liabilities typically occurs in subsequent periods primarily through an authorized process for deductions taken by a retailer from amounts otherwise due to us. As a result, the ultimate cost of a trade promotion program is dependent on the relative success of the events and the actions and level of deductions taken by retailers for amounts they consider due to them. Final determination of the permissible deductions may take extended periods of time.

 

The Company uses the lower of cost, determined under the LIFO (last-in, first out) method, or market, to value substantially all of its inventories. In a high inflation environment that the Company was experiencing, the Company believes that the LIFO method was preferable over the FIFO method because it better compares the cost of current production to current revenue.

 

The Company assesses its long-lived assets for impairment whenever there is an indicator of impairment. Property, plant, and equipment are depreciated over their assigned lives. The assigned lives and the projected cash flows used to test impairment are subjective. If actual lives are shorter than anticipated or if future cash flows are less than anticipated, a future impairment charge or a loss on disposal of the assets could be incurred. Impairment losses are evaluated if the estimated undiscounted value of the cash flows is less than the carrying value. If such is the case, a loss is recognized when the carrying value of an asset exceeds its fair value.

 

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ITEM 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is exposed to various market risk factors, including changes in general economic conditions, competition and raw material pricing and availability. In addition, the Company is exposed to fluctuations in interest rates, primarily related to its revolving credit facility and the $100,000,000 term loan. To manage interest rate risk, the Company uses both fixed and variable interest rate debt plus fixed interest rate capital lease obligations. There have been no material changes to the Company’s exposure to market risk since March 31, 2017.2018.

 

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ITEM 4 Controls and Procedures

 

The Company maintains a system of internal and disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported on a timely basis. The Company’s Board of Directors, operating through its Audit Committee, which is composed entirely of independent outside directors, provides oversight to the financial reporting process.

 

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2017,29, 2018, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective dueeffective. The Company continues to examine, refine and formalize its disclosure controls and procedures and to monitor ongoing developments in this area.

During the three months ended September 29, 2018, management completed it remediation plan related to the previously reported material weakness in the Company’sCompany's internal control over financial reporting reported in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2018 that the Company determined was also present as of September 30, 2017.

As a resultrelated to revenue recognition with respect to bill and hold transactions.  Management completed its testing of the control deficiencies identified inadditional controls instituted during the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2018, the Company restated its unaudited quarterly financial information for thesecond fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016. During the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2017, therequarter.  There were no other changes during the period covered by this report to the Company's internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or areis reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reportingreporting.

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION


 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

Refer to footnote 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II Item 8 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the period ended March 31, 2018 except to the extent factual information disclosed elsewhere in this Form 10-Q relates to such risk factors.

         

Refer to footnote 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II Item 8 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the period ended March 31, 2017 except to the extent factual information disclosed elsewhere in this Form 10-Q relates to such risk factors.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

  

Total Number of

  

Average Price Paid

  

Total Number

  

Maximum Number

 
  

Shares Purchased

  

per Share

  

of Shares

  

(or Approximate

 
                  

Purchased as

  

Dollar Value) or

 
                  

Part of Publicly

  

Shares that May

 
                  

Announced

  

Yet Be Purchased

 
  

Class A

  

Class B

  

Class A

  

Class B

  

Plans or

  

Under the Plans or

 

Period

 

Common

  

Common

  

Common

  

Common

  

Programs

  

Programs

 

7/01/2018 –

                        

7/31/2018

  15,400(1)  -  $28.93  $-   -     

8/01/2018 –

                        

8/31/2018

  13,501   -  $29.28  $-   13,501     

9/01/2018 –

                        

9/30/2018

  22,966   -  $32.17  $-   22,966     

Total

  51,867   -  $30.45  $-   36,467   1,029,691 

 

  

Total Number of

  

Average Price Paid

  

Total Number

  

Maximum Number

 
  

Shares Purchased

  

per Share

  

of Shares

  

(or Approximate

 
                  

Purchased as

  

Dollar Value) or

 
                  

Part of Publicly

  

Shares that May

 
                  

Announced

  

Yet Be Purchased

 
  

Class A

  

Class B

  

Class A

  

Class B

  

Plans or

  

Under the Plans or

 

Period

 

Common

  

Common

  

Common

  

Common

  

Programs

  

Programs

 

7/01/2017 – 7/31/2017

  -   -  $-  $-         

8/01/2017 – 8/31/2017

  89,532   200  $29.02  $32.53   89,732     

9/01/2017 – 9/30/2017

  3,050   -  $29.92  $-   3,050     

Total

  92,582   200  $29.06  $32.53   92,782   1,088,579 

Note 1: These shares were purchased by the Company in open market transactions for the intended use by the trustees of Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Savings Plan 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan to provide employee matching contributions under the plan.

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.          

None.
Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

None.
Item 5.Other Information
None.

 

None.

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Item 5.

Other Information

None.

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

31.1

Certification of Kraig H. Kayser pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)

31.2

Certification of Timothy J. Benjamin pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)

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Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)

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The following materials from Seneca Foods Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the sixthree months ended September 30, 2017,29, 2018, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) condensed consolidated balance sheets, (ii) condensed consolidated statements of net loss, (iii) condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss, (iv) condensed consolidated statements of cash flows, (v) condensed consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity and (vi) the notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Seneca Foods Corporation

 (Company)

(Company)
  
  
  
  
 

/s/Kraig H. Kayser     

September 7,

November 9, 2018

Kraig H. Kayser

President and 
 

Kraig H. Kayser

President and

Chief Executive Officer

  
  
 /s/Timothy J. Benjamin     
September 7, 2018 
 /s/Timothy J. Benjamin
November 9, 2018
Timothy J. Benjamin
Chief Financial Officer

  

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