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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
________________________________________________
FORM 10-Q
___________________________________________
(Mark One)
ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended April 1, 2017

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________ to _________

Commission File Number: 1-05129
_________________________________________
image9a05.jpg INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
__________________________________________
New York State
16-0757636
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
East Aurora, New York
14052-0018
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
        (716) 652-2000
 (Telephone number including area code)
__________________________________________________________
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý    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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes ý    No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ý     Accelerated filer ¨     Non-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company ¨    Emerging growth company ¨

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

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

The number of shares outstanding of each class of common stock as of April 24, 2017 was:
Class A common stock, $1.00 par value, 32,278,171 shares
Class B common stock, $1.00 par value, 3,589,482 shares






Moog Inc.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PAGE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Moog Inc.
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Earnings
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
Net sales
 
$
632,403

 
$
611,142

 
$
1,222,073

 
$
1,179,599

Cost of sales
 
447,323

 
431,955

 
864,487

 
838,952

Gross profit
 
185,080

 
179,187

 
357,586

 
340,647

Research and development
 
36,950

 
39,731

 
71,514

 
74,529

Selling, general and administrative
 
87,064

 
82,771

 
172,127

 
165,765

Interest
 
8,649

 
8,935

 
17,135

 
17,257

Restructuring
 

 
8,069

 

 
8,342

Other
 
4,214

 
(936
)
 
12,119

 
(1,518
)
Earnings before income taxes
 
48,203

 
40,617

 
84,691

 
76,272

Income taxes
 
16,541

 
9,710

 
22,971

 
19,205

Net earnings attributable to Moog and noncontrolling interest
 
31,662

 
30,907

 
61,720

 
57,067

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
(364
)
 
(143
)
 
(870
)
 
(224
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings attributable to Moog
 
$
32,026

 
$
31,050

 
$
62,590

 
$
57,291

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings per share attributable to Moog
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.89

 
$
0.85

 
$
1.74

 
$
1.57

Diluted
 
$
0.88

 
$
0.85

 
$
1.73

 
$
1.55

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average common shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
35,888,053

 
36,481,996

 
35,878,552

 
36,597,972

Diluted
 
36,236,838

 
36,693,190

 
36,254,802

 
36,860,760

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.



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Moog Inc.
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(dollars in thousands)
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
 
April 1,
2017

April 2,
2016
Net earnings attributable to Moog and noncontrolling interest
 
$
31,662

 
$
30,907

 
$
61,720

 
$
57,067

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
12,695

 
14,955

 
(28,814
)
 
(8,244
)
Retirement liability adjustment
 
5,471

 
3,751

 
14,043

 
9,083

Change in accumulated income (loss) on derivatives
 
1,246

 
493

 
1,820

 
931

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
19,412

 
19,199

 
(12,951
)
 
1,770

Comprehensive income (loss)
 
51,074

 
50,106

 
48,769

 
58,837

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
(364
)
 
(143
)
 
(870
)
 
(224
)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Moog
 
$
51,438

 
$
50,249

 
$
49,639

 
$
59,061

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.



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Moog Inc.
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
 
April 1,
2017
 
October 1,
2016
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
305,123

 
$
325,128

Restricted cash
 
37,366

 

Receivables
 
688,649

 
688,388

Inventories
 
458,211

 
479,040

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
42,274

 
34,688

Total current assets
 
1,531,623

 
1,527,244

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $737,851 and $725,809, respectively
 
507,091

 
522,369

Goodwill
 
731,924

 
740,162

Intangible assets, net
 
100,978

 
113,560

Deferred income taxes
 
65,569

 
75,800

Other assets
 
29,117

 
25,839

Total assets
 
$
2,966,302

 
$
3,004,974

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
Short-term borrowings
 
$
90

 
$
1,379

Current installments of long-term debt
 
350

 
167

Accounts payable
 
155,519

 
144,450

Accrued salaries, wages and commissions
 
120,808

 
126,319

Customer advances
 
172,583

 
167,514

Contract loss reserves
 
35,743

 
32,543

Other accrued liabilities
 
106,236

 
116,577

Total current liabilities
 
591,329

 
588,949

Long-term debt, excluding current installments
 
956,053

 
1,004,847

Long-term pension and retirement obligations
 
370,037

 
401,747

Deferred income taxes
 
9,721

 
11,026

Other long-term liabilities
 
4,174

 
4,343

Total liabilities
 
1,931,314

 
2,010,912

Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interest
 

 
5,651

Shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
Common stock - Class A
 
43,692

 
43,667

Common stock - Class B
 
7,588

 
7,613

Additional paid-in capital
 
474,123

 
465,762

Retained earnings
 
1,769,129

 
1,706,539

Treasury shares
 
(739,551
)
 
(741,700
)
Stock Employee Compensation Trust
 
(61,887
)
 
(49,463
)
Supplemental Retirement Plan Trust
 
(10,094
)
 
(8,946
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(448,012
)
 
(435,061
)
Total Moog shareholders’ equity
 
1,034,988

 
988,411

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
2,966,302

 
$
3,004,974

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 

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Moog Inc.
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Shareholders' Equity
(Unaudited)
  
 
 
 
Number of Shares
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
Amount
 
Class A Common Stock
 
Class B Common Stock
COMMON STOCK
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
$
51,280

 
43,666,801

 
7,612,912

Conversion of Class B to Class A
 

 
25,117

 
(25,117
)
End of period
 
51,280

 
43,691,918

 
7,587,795

ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
465,762

 
 
 
 
Issuance of treasury shares
 
(5,319
)
 
 
 
 
Equity-based compensation expense
 
3,154

 
 
 
 
Redemption of noncontrolling interest
 
3,125

 
 
 
 
Adjustment to market - SECT, SERP and other
 
7,401

 
 
 
 
End of period
 
474,123

 
 
 
 
RETAINED EARNINGS
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
1,706,539

 
 
 
 
Net earnings attributable to Moog
 
62,590

 
 
 
 
End of period
 
1,769,129

 
 
 
 
TREASURY SHARES AT COST
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
(741,700
)
 
(11,110,087
)
 
(3,323,926
)
Class A and B shares issued related to equity awards
 
7,454

 
182,451

 
6,696

Class A and B shares purchased
 
(5,305
)
 
(62,881
)
 
(16,534
)
End of period
 
(739,551
)
 
(10,990,517
)
 
(3,333,764
)
STOCK EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION TRUST (SECT)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
(49,463
)
 
(425,148
)
 
(404,919
)
Issuance of shares
 
867

 

 
15,000

Purchase of shares
 
(7,038
)
 

 
(104,265
)
Adjustment to market
 
(6,253
)
 

 

End of period
 
(61,887
)
 
(425,148
)
 
(494,184
)
SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT PLAN (SERP) TRUST
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
(8,946
)
 
 
 
(150,000
)
Adjustment to market
 
(1,148
)
 
 
 

End of period
 
(10,094
)
 
 
 
(150,000
)
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
(435,061
)
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
(12,951
)
 
 
 
 
End of period
 
(448,012
)
 
 
 
 
TOTAL MOOG SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
$
1,034,988

 
32,276,253

 
3,609,847

REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
 
 
 
 
 
 
Beginning of period
 
$
5,651

 
 
 
 
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest
 
(870
)
 
 
 
 
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest
 
(4,781
)
 
 
 
 
End of period
 
$

 
 
 
 


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Moog Inc.
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

 
 
Six Months Ended
(dollars in thousands)
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Net earnings attributable to Moog and noncontrolling interest
 
$
61,720

 
$
57,067

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
 
35,372

 
38,554

Amortization
 
9,325

 
11,428

Deferred income taxes
 
423

 
2,292

Equity-based compensation expense
 
3,154

 
1,919

Other
 
15,481

 
5,991

Changes in assets and liabilities providing (using) cash:
 
 
 
 
Receivables
 
(20,989
)
 
(5,606
)
Inventories
 
14,327

 
(5,330
)
Accounts payable
 
13,536

 
(13,439
)
Customer advances
 
8,869

 
10,888

Accrued expenses
 
449

 
(5,802
)
Accrued income taxes
 
(858
)
 
2,552

Net pension and post retirement liabilities
 
(9,413
)
 
(13,171
)
Other assets and liabilities
 
(9,690
)
 
(8,920
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
121,706

 
78,423

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
 

 
(11,016
)
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
 
(30,210
)
 
(27,685
)
Other investing transactions
 
(928
)
 
1,058

Net cash (used) by investing activities
 
(31,138
)
 
(37,643
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 
 
 
 
Net short-term repayments
 
(1,280
)
 

Proceeds from revolving lines of credit
 
94,145

 
210,320

Payments on revolving lines of credit
 
(143,700
)
 
(182,455
)
Payments on long-term debt
 
(97
)
 
(9,660
)
Proceeds from sale of treasury stock
 
2,135

 
2,229

Purchase of outstanding shares for treasury
 
(5,305
)
 
(25,156
)
Proceeds from sale of stock held by SECT
 
867

 
2,897

Purchase of stock held by SECT
 
(7,038
)
 
(1,515
)
Purchase of stock held by SERP Trust
 

 
(2,300
)
Excess tax benefits from equity-based payment arrangements
 

 
471

Other financing transactions
 
(1,656
)
 

Net cash (used) by financing activities
 
(61,929
)
 
(5,169
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
 
(11,278
)
 
2,858

Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
 
17,361

 
38,469

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
 
325,128

 
309,853

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
 
$
342,489

 
$
348,322

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.

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Moog Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
Six Months Ended April 1, 2017
(Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
Note 1 - Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion of management, all adjustments consisting of normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for the fair presentation of results for the interim period have been included. The results of operations for the three and six months ended April 1, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year. The accompanying unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 1, 2016. All references to years in these financial statements are to fiscal years.

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year's presentation. Refer to the following table for a summary of ASUs we adopted during 2017 and the related financial statement impact. During 2016, we made a change to our segment reporting to include Medical Devices within our Components segment and Linear within Space and Defense Controls. The Segment footnote has been restated to reflect these changes.

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash are presented in total on the Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows, but are shown separately on the Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet. At April 1, 2017, restricted cash of $37,366 represents funds held in escrow for a pending acquisition.


































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Recent Accounting Pronouncements Adopted
Standard
 
Description
 
Financial Statement Effect or Other Significant Matters
ASU no. 2015-03
Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs
(And All Related ASUs)
 
This standard requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The provisions of this standard and all subsequently issued guidance are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted and retrospective application is required.
 
We adopted this standard on a retrospective basis, resulting in the reclassification of $5,457 of debt issuance costs as of October 1, 2016 previously reported as Other Assets in our balance sheet to Long Term Debt, excluding current installments.
Date adopted:
Q1 2017
ASU no. 2015-17
Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes

 
The standard amends existing guidance to require presentation of deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent within the balance sheet. The provisions of the standard are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted and may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively.

 
We adopted this standard on a retrospective basis, resulting in the reclassification of a net $92,620 of previously reported current deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of October 1, 2016 to the appropriate long term deferred income tax classification based upon the net tax position within each of our relevant taxing jurisdictions.
 
Date early adopted:
Q1 2017
ASU no. 2016-09
Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting

 
This standard simplifies several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including income tax consequences, statement of cash flows classifications, share repurchases relating to tax withholdings and forfeiture accounting. The provisions of this standard are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those fiscal years.

 
We adopted this standard on a prospective basis and as a result prior periods have not been adjusted. Going forward, recognized excess tax benefits previously reported as part of additional paid-in capital in our balance sheet will be included as part of income tax expense in our income statement. Additionally, cash flow relating to these excess tax benefits previously reported as a financing activity will be included as an operating activity.
Date early adopted:
Q1 2017
ASU no. 2016-18
Statement of Cash Flows Restricted Cash
 
This standard amends existing guidance to require that the Statement of Cash Flows explain the change during the period in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash. Amounts described as restricted cash are now included, along with cash and cash equivalents, when reconciling beginning-of-period and end-of-period amounts shown on the Statement of Cash Flows. The provisions of the standard are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but requires retrospective application in the fiscal year adopted.
 
We adopted this standard on a retrospective basis, resulting in restricted cash of $37,366 as of April 1, 2017 being included, along with cash and cash equivalents, when reconciling beginning-of-period and end-of-period amounts shown on the Statement of Cash Flows. There were no changes required to prior periods.
 
Date early adopted:
Q2 2017





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Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
Standard
 
Description
 
Financial Statement Effect or Other Significant Matters
ASU no. 2014-09
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
(And All Related ASUs)

 
The standard requires revenue recognition to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard also requires additional disclosures about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. The provisions of the standard, as well as all subsequently issued clarifications to the standard, are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The standard can be adopted using either a full retrospective or modified retrospective approach.
 
We are currently evaluating the alternative methods of adoption and the effect on our financial statements and related disclosures.


Planned date of adoption:
Q1 2019
ASU no. 2016-01
Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

 
The standard requires most equity investments to be measured at fair value, with subsequent changes in fair value recognized in net income. The amendment also impacts the measurement of financial liabilities under the fair value option as well as certain presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. The provisions of the standard are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for some, but not all, provisions. The amendment requires certain provisions to be applied prospectively and others to be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment.
 
We are currently evaluating the effect on our financial statements and related disclosures.



Planned date of adoption:
Q1 2019
ASU no. 2016-02
Leases
(And All Related ASUs)

 
The standard requires most lease arrangements to be recognized in the balance sheet as lease assets and lease liabilities. The standard also requires additional disclosures about the leasing arrangements. The provisions of the standard are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted.
 
We are currently evaluating the effect on our financial statements and related disclosures.
Planned date of adoption:
Q1 2020
ASU no. 2017-07
Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost
 
The standard amends existing guidance on the presentation of net periodic benefit cost in the income statement and what qualifies for capitalization on the balance sheet. The provisions of the standard are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an annual period. The amendment requires income statement presentation provisions to be applied retrospectively and capitalization in assets provisions to be applied prospectively.
 
We are currently evaluating the effect on our financial statements and related disclosures.

Planned date of adoption:
Q1 2019

We consider the applicability and impact of all ASUs. ASUs not listed above were assessed and determined to be either not applicable, or had or are expected to have minimal impact on our financial statements and related disclosures.

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Note 2 - Acquisition, Divestiture and Assets Held for Sale
In 2016, we acquired a 70% ownership in Linear Mold and Engineering, a Livonia, Michigan-based company specializing in metal additive manufacturing that provides engineering, manufacturing and production consulting services to customers across a wide range of industries, including aerospace, defense, energy and industrial. The purchase price, net of acquired cash, was $22,765 consisting of $11,016 in cash, issuance of a $1,280 unsecured note and assumption of $10,469 of debt. This acquisition is included in our Space and Defense Controls segment. On January 25, 2017, we acquired the remaining 30% redeemable noncontrolling interest for $1,656 in cash, which is reflected in additional paid-in capital.
In 2017, we recorded losses in other expense of $13,396 related to selling non-core businesses of our Space and Defense Controls segment. We received $1,307 in cash and reclassified $9,454 in other current assets and $3,336 in other current liabilities as held for sale. We expect the sale of the held for sale portion of these businesses to be completed during 2017.
On April 2, 2017, we acquired Rotary Transfer Systems, a manufacturer of electromechanical systems, located in Germany and France for a purchase price, net of acquired cash, of $42,579, consisting of $37,366 in cash, $3,284 in deferred payments and $1,929 in assumed pension obligations. This operation will be included in our Components segment.
Note 3 - Receivables
Receivables consist of:
 
 
April 1,
2017
 
October 1,
2016
Accounts receivable
 
$
298,056

 
$
306,469

Long-term contract receivables:
 
 
 
 
Amounts billed
 
132,782

 
130,429

Unbilled recoverable costs and accrued profits
 
250,553

 
245,376

Total long-term contract receivables
 
383,335

 
375,805

Other
 
11,384

 
10,652

Total receivables
 
692,775

 
692,926

Less allowance for doubtful accounts
 
(4,126
)
 
(4,538
)
Receivables
 
$
688,649

 
$
688,388

We securitize certain trade receivables in transactions that are accounted for as secured borrowings (Securitization Program). We maintain a subordinated interest in a portion of the pool of trade receivables that are securitized. The retained interest, which is included in Receivables in the consolidated condensed balance sheets, is recorded at fair value, which approximates the total amount of the designated pool of accounts receivable. Refer to Note 6, Indebtedness, for additional disclosures related to the Securitization Program.
Note 4 - Inventories
Inventories, net of reserves, consist of:
 
 
April 1,
2017
 
October 1,
2016
Raw materials and purchased parts
 
$
168,293

 
$
174,331

Work in progress
 
224,270

 
235,258

Finished goods
 
65,648

 
69,451

Inventories
 
$
458,211

 
$
479,040

There are no material inventoried costs relating to long-term contracts where revenue is accounted for using the percentage of completion, cost-to-cost method of accounting as of April 1, 2017 or October 1, 2016.

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Note 5 - Goodwill and Intangible Assets
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
 
Aircraft
Controls
Space and
Defense
Controls
Industrial
Systems
Components
Total
Balance at October 1, 2016
$
179,694

$
174,514

$
106,318

$
279,636

$
740,162

Divestiture and held for sale

(1,646
)


(1,646
)
Foreign currency translation
(1,802
)
(436
)
(3,055
)
(1,299
)
(6,592
)
Balance at April 1, 2017
$
177,892

$
172,432

$
103,263

$
278,337

$
731,924

Goodwill in our Space and Defense Controls segment is net of a $4,800 accumulated impairment loss at April 1, 2017.
Goodwill in our Medical Devices reporting unit, included in our Components segment, is net of a $38,200 accumulated impairment loss at April 1, 2017.
The components of intangible assets are as follows:
 
 
 
 
April 1, 2017
 
October 1, 2016
  
 
Weighted-
Average
Life (years)
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
Customer-related
 
11
 
$
160,943

 
$
(119,129
)
 
$
165,445

 
$
(117,434
)
Technology-related
 
9
 
68,327

 
(52,454
)
 
70,277

 
(52,060
)
Program-related
 
19
 
62,970

 
(27,056
)
 
64,774

 
(26,018
)
Marketing-related
 
9
 
24,553

 
(18,184
)
 
25,031

 
(17,649
)
Other
 
10
 
4,026

 
(3,018
)
 
4,269

 
(3,075
)
Intangible assets
 
12
 
$
320,819

 
$
(219,841
)
 
$
329,796

 
$
(216,236
)

Substantially all acquired intangible assets other than goodwill are being amortized. Customer-related intangible assets primarily consist of customer relationships. Technology-related intangible assets primarily consist of technology, patents, intellectual property and software. Program-related intangible assets consist of long-term programs represented by current contracts and probable follow on work. Marketing-related intangible assets primarily consist of trademarks, trade names and non-compete agreements.
Amortization of acquired intangible assets was $4,723 and $9,200 for the three and six months ended April 1, 2017 and $5,485 and $11,296 for the three and six months ended April 2, 2016. Based on acquired intangible assets recorded at April 1, 2017, amortization is expected to be approximately $17,700 in 2017, $16,400 in 2018, $15,000 in 2019, $12,800 in 2020 and $7,700 in 2021.                                     

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Note 6 - Indebtedness
Short-term borrowings consist of:
 
 
April 1,
2017
 
October 1,
2016
Lines of credit
 
$
90

 
$
99

Other short-term debt
 

 
1,280

Short-term borrowings
 
$
90

 
$
1,379

We maintain short-term line of credit facilities with banks throughout the world that are principally demand lines subject to revision by the banks.
Long-term debt consists of:
 
 
April 1,
2017
 
October 1,
2016
U.S. revolving credit facility
 
$
540,445

 
$
590,000

Senior notes
 
300,000

 
300,000

Securitization program
 
120,000

 
120,000

Obligations under capital leases
 
371

 
471

Senior debt
 
960,816

 
1,010,471

Less deferred debt issuance cost
 
(4,413
)
 
(5,457
)
Less current installments
 
(350
)
 
(167
)
Long-term debt
 
$
956,053

 
$
1,004,847

Our U.S. revolving credit facility matures on June 28, 2021. Our U.S. revolving credit facility has a capacity of $1,100,000 and provides an expansion option, which permits us to request an increase of up to $200,000 to the credit facility upon satisfaction of certain conditions. The credit facility is secured by substantially all of our U.S. assets. The loan agreement contains various covenants which, among others, specify interest coverage and maximum leverage and capital expenditures. We are in compliance with all covenants.
At April 1, 2017, we had $300,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior notes due December 1, 2022 with interest paid semiannually on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The senior notes are unsecured obligations, guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by certain subsidiaries and contain normal incurrence-based covenants and limitations such as the ability to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends, make other restricted payments and investments, create liens and certain corporate acts such as mergers and consolidations.
The Securitization Program matures on April 13, 2018 and effectively increases our borrowing capacity by up to $120,000. Under the Securitization Program, we sell certain trade receivables and related rights to an affiliate, which in turn sells an undivided variable percentage ownership interest in the trade receivables to a financial institution, while maintaining a subordinated interest in a portion of the pool of trade receivables. Interest for the Securitization Program is based on 30-day LIBOR plus an applicable margin. A commitment fee is also charged based on a percentage of the unused amounts available and is not material. The agreement governing the Securitization Program contains restrictions and covenants which include limitations on the making of certain restricted payments, creation of certain liens, and certain corporate acts such as mergers, consolidations and sale of substantially all assets. The Securitization Program has a minimum borrowing requirement equal to the lesser of either 80% of our borrowing capacity or 100% of our borrowing base, which is a subset of the trade receivables sold under this agreement. As of April 1, 2017, our minimum borrowing requirement was $96,000.


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Note 7 - Product Warranties
In the ordinary course of business, we warrant our products against defects in design, materials and workmanship typically over periods ranging from twelve to sixty months. We determine warranty reserves needed by product line based on historical experience and current facts and circumstances. Activity in the warranty accrual is summarized as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
Warranty accrual at beginning of period
 
$
22,883

 
$
19,391

 
$
21,363

 
$
18,660

Warranties issued during current year
 
4,741

 
2,925

 
8,155

 
5,343

Adjustments to pre-existing warranties
 
(106
)
 
(215
)
 
(371
)
 
(349
)
Reductions for settling warranties
 
(4,419
)
 
(1,795
)
 
(5,463
)
 
(3,048
)
Foreign currency translation
 
173

 
92

 
(412
)
 
(208
)
Warranty accrual at end of period
 
$
23,272

 
$
20,398

 
$
23,272

 
$
20,398

Note 8 - Derivative Financial Instruments
We principally use derivative financial instruments to manage interest rate risk associated with long-term debt and foreign exchange risk related to foreign operations and foreign currency transactions. We enter into derivative financial instruments with a number of major financial institutions to minimize counterparty credit risk.
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate swaps are used to adjust the proportion of total debt that is subject to variable and fixed interest rates. The interest rate swaps are designated as hedges of the amount of future cash flows related to interest payments on variable-rate debt that, in combination with the interest payments on the debt, convert a portion of the variable-rate debt to fixed-rate debt. At April 1, 2017, we had interest rate swaps with notional amounts totaling $180,000. The interest rate swaps effectively convert this amount of variable-rate debt to fixed-rate debt at 2.65%, including the applicable margin of 1.63% as of April 1, 2017. The interest will revert back to variable rates based on LIBOR plus the applicable margin upon the maturity of the interest rate swaps. These interest rate swaps mature at various times through March 31, 2020.
We use foreign currency contracts as cash flow hedges to effectively fix the exchange rates on future payments and revenue. To mitigate exposure in movements between various currencies, including the Philippine peso and the British pound, we had outstanding foreign currency forwards with notional amounts of $48,432 at April 1, 2017. These contracts mature at various times through March 1, 2019.
These interest rate swaps and foreign currency contracts are recorded in the consolidated condensed balance sheets at fair value and the related gains or losses are deferred in shareholders’ equity as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (AOCIL). These deferred gains and losses are reclassified into the consolidated condensed statements of earnings during the periods in which the related payments or receipts affect earnings. However, to the extent the interest rate swaps and foreign currency contracts are not perfectly effective in offsetting the change in the value of the payments and revenue being hedged, the ineffective portion of these contracts is recognized in earnings immediately. Ineffectiveness was not material in the first six months of 2017 or 2016.

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Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
We also have foreign currency exposure on balances, primarily intercompany, that are denominated in foreign currencies and are adjusted to current values using period-end exchange rates. The resulting gains or losses are recorded in the consolidated condensed statements of earnings. To minimize foreign currency exposure, we had foreign currency contracts with notional amounts of $113,852 at April 1, 2017. The foreign currency contracts are recorded in the consolidated condensed balance sheets at fair value and resulting gains or losses are recorded in the consolidated condensed statements of earnings. We recorded the following gains or losses on foreign currency contracts which are included in other income or expense and generally offset the gains or losses from the foreign currency adjustments on the intercompany balances that are also included in other income or expense:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
Net gain (loss)
 
$
(493
)
 
$
3,069

 
$
901

 
$
3,959

Summary of derivatives
The fair value and classification of derivatives is summarized as follows:
 
 
 
April 1,
2017
 
October 1,
2016
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency contracts
Other current assets
 
$
366

 
$
379

Foreign currency contracts
Other assets
 
7

 
56

Interest rate swaps
Other current assets
 
520

 
52

Interest rate swaps
Other assets
 
412

 
69

 
Total asset derivatives
 
$
1,305

 
$
556

Foreign currency contracts
Other accrued liabilities
 
$
2,531

 
$
4,080

Foreign currency contracts
Other long-term liabilities
 
475

 
448

Interest rate swaps
Other accrued liabilities
 
16

 
201

Interest rate swaps
Other long-term liabilities
 
22

 

 
Total liability derivatives
 
$
3,044

 
$
4,729

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency contracts
Other current assets
 
$
304

 
$
422

Foreign currency contracts
Other accrued liabilities
 
$
471

 
$
76


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Note 9 - Fair Value
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Depending on the nature of the asset or liability, various techniques and assumptions can be used to estimate fair value. The definition of the fair value hierarchy is as follows:
Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities.
Level 3 – Inputs for which significant valuation assumptions are unobservable in a market and therefore value is based on the best available data, some of which is internally developed and considers risk premiums that a market participant would require.
Our derivatives are valued using various pricing models or discounted cash flow analyses that incorporate observable market data, such as interest rate yield curves and currency rates, and are classified as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.
The following table presents the fair values and classification of our financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis, all of which are classified as Level 2.
 
 
Classification
 
April 1,
2017
 
October 1,
2016
Foreign currency contracts
 
Other current assets
 
$
670

 
$
801

Foreign currency contracts
 
Other assets
 
7

 
56

Interest rate swaps
 
Other current assets
 
520

 
52

Interest rate swaps
 
Other assets
 
412

 
69

 
 
Total assets
 
$
1,609

 
$
978

Foreign currency contracts
 
Other accrued liabilities
 
$
3,002

 
$
4,156

Foreign currency contracts
 
Other long-term liabilities
 
475

 
448

Interest rate swaps
 
Other accrued liabilities
 
16

 
201

Interest rate swaps
 
Other long-term liabilities
 
22

 

 
 
Total liabilities
 
$
3,515

 
$
4,805

The carrying value of our financial instruments approximate their fair value, with the exception of our outstanding senior notes included in long-term debt. The fair value of long-term debt was $960,816, which equaled its carrying value of $960,816 at April 1, 2017. The fair value of long-term debt is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy and was estimated based on quoted market prices.

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Note 10 - Employee Benefit Plans
Net periodic benefit costs for our defined benefit pension plans are as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
U.S. Plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
 
$
6,021

 
$
5,910

 
$
12,043

 
$
11,819

Interest cost
 
7,635

 
9,414

 
15,271

 
18,829

Expected return on plan assets
 
(13,627
)
 
(12,596
)
 
(27,255
)
 
(25,192
)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)
 
47

 
47

 
94

 
94

Amortization of actuarial loss
 
8,419

 
6,542

 
16,838

 
13,084

Pension expense for U.S. defined benefit plans
 
$
8,495

 
$
9,317

 
$
16,991

 
$
18,634

Non-U.S. Plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
 
$
1,514

 
$
1,325

 
$
3,046

 
$
2,638

Interest cost
 
746

 
1,226

 
1,497

 
2,466

Expected return on plan assets
 
(1,122
)
 
(1,211
)
 
(2,253
)
 
(2,440
)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)
 
(27
)
 
(19
)
 
(54
)
 
(38
)
Amortization of actuarial loss
 
1,109

 
647

 
2,229

 
1,297

Pension expense for non-U.S. defined benefit plans
 
$
2,220

 
$
1,968

 
$
4,465

 
$
3,923

Pension expense for the defined contribution plans consists of:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
U.S. defined contribution plans
 
$
3,586

 
$
3,359

 
$
7,256

 
$
6,800

Non-U.S. defined contribution plans
 
1,472

 
1,471

 
2,832

 
3,109

Total pension expense for defined contribution plans
 
$
5,058

 
$
4,830

 
$
10,088

 
$
9,909

Actual contributions for the six months ended April 1, 2017 and anticipated additional 2017 contributions to our defined benefit pension plans are as follows:
 
 
U.S. Plans
 
Non-U.S. Plans
 
Total
Actual
 
$
26,679

 
$
4,191

 
$
30,870

Anticipated
 
36,849

 
3,240

 
40,089

Total expected contributions
 
$
63,528

 
$
7,431

 
$
70,959


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Note 11 - Restructuring
In 2016, we initiated restructuring actions in conjunction with exiting a product line within Aircraft Controls in the U.S. and a facility in the U.K. We have also taken actions as a result of the business outlook in specific markets and locations in Components and Industrial Systems. Those actions have resulted in workforce reductions in Canada, Europe and the U.S. for Components and will result in workforce reductions primarily in Europe for Industrial Systems.
Restructuring activity for severance and other costs by segment and reconciliation to consolidated amounts is as follows:
 
Aircraft Controls
Space and Defense Controls
Industrial Systems
Components
Corporate
Total
Balance at October 1, 2016
$
1,474

$
665

$
3,611

$
369

$
1,727

$
7,846

Adjustments to provision
(405
)
(44
)
(770
)
(3
)

(1,222
)
Cash payments - 2014 plan
(116
)
(250
)



(366
)
Cash payments - 2015 plan
(210
)
(176
)
(146
)


(532
)
Cash payments - 2016 plan
(170
)

(1,334
)
(346
)
(389
)
(2,239
)
Foreign currency translation
(48
)
(3
)
(81
)


(132
)
Balance at April 1, 2017
$
525

$
192

$
1,280

$
20

$
1,338

$
3,355

As of April 1, 2017, the restructuring accrual consists of $192 for the 2014 plan, $100 for the 2015 plan and $3,063 for the 2016 plan. Restructuring for all plans is expected to be paid by September 30, 2017, except portions classified as long-term liabilities based on payment arrangements.
Note 12 - Income Taxes
The effective tax rates for the three months ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016 were 34.3% and 23.9%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended April 1, 2017 is impacted by higher earnings in jurisdictions with higher statutory tax rates and no tax benefit for the losses associated with certain held for sale non-core businesses in Space and Defense Controls. The effective tax rate for the three months ended April 2, 2016 is lower than would be expected by applying the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to earnings before income taxes due to the reversal of accruals for certain tax exposures outside the U.S. whose statues of limitations had expired and a significant portion of our earnings that come from foreign operations with lower tax rates.
The effective tax rates for the six months ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016 were 27.1% and 25.2%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the six months ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016 are lower than would be expected by applying the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to earnings before income taxes primarily due to a significant portion of our earnings that come from foreign operations with lower tax rates. Additionally, our effective tax rate in 2017 includes tax benefits associated with selling our European space businesses, while 2016 included the beneficial timing of enactment of U.S. research and development credits.


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Note 13 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The changes in AOCIL, net of tax, by component for the six months ended April 1, 2017 are as follows:
 
 
Accumulated foreign currency translation
 
Accumulated retirement liability
 
Accumulated gain (loss) on derivatives
 
Total
AOCIL at October 1, 2016
 
$
(110,626
)
 
$
(321,094
)
 
$
(3,341
)
 
$
(435,061
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
 
(28,814
)
 
2,032

 
(970
)
 
(27,752
)
Amounts reclassified from AOCIL
 

 
12,011

 
2,790

 
14,801

Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
(28,814
)
 
14,043

 
1,820

 
(12,951
)
AOCIL at April 1, 2017
 
$
(139,440
)
 
$
(307,051
)
 
$
(1,521
)
 
$
(448,012
)
The amounts reclassified from AOCIL into earnings are as follows:
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
Statement of earnings classification
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
Retirement liability:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service cost
 
 
 
$
20

 
$
28

 
$
39

 
$
56

Actuarial losses
 
 
 
9,406

 
7,011

 
18,823

 
14,056

Reclassification from AOCIL into earnings
 
9,426

 
7,039

 
18,862

 
14,112

Tax effect
 
 
 
(3,424
)
 
(2,591
)
 
(6,851
)
 
(5,188
)
Net reclassification from AOCIL into earnings
 
$
6,002

 
$
4,448

 
$
12,011

 
$
8,924

Derivatives:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency contracts
 
Sales
 
$
1,157

 
$
196

 
$
2,454

 
$
274

Foreign currency contracts
 
Cost of sales
 
664

 
594

 
1,131

 
1,070

Interest rate swaps
 
Interest
 
63

 
169

 
178

 
470

Reclassification from AOCIL into earnings
 
1,884

 
959

 
3,763

 
1,814

Tax effect
 
 
 
(500
)
 
(288
)
 
(973
)
 
(582
)
Net reclassification from AOCIL into earnings
 
$
1,384

 
$
671

 
$
2,790

 
$
1,232

The amounts deferred in AOCIL are as follows:
 
 
 
 
Net deferral in AOCIL - effective portion
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
Statement of earnings classification
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
Foreign currency contracts
 
Sales
 
$
112

 
$
(281
)
 
$
(650
)
 
$
(515
)
Foreign currency contracts
 
Cost of sales
 
(435
)
 
525

 
(1,459
)
 
257

Interest rate swaps
 
Interest
 
69

 
(359
)
 
763

 
88

Net loss
 
 
 
(254
)
 
(115
)
 
(1,346
)
 
(170
)
Tax effect
 
 
 
116

 
(63
)
 
376

 
(131
)
Net deferral in AOCIL of derivatives
 
$
(138
)
 
$
(178
)
 
$
(970
)
 
$
(301
)


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Note 14 - Stock Employee Compensation Trust and Supplemental Retirement Plan Trust
The Stock Employee Compensation Trust (SECT) assists in administering and provides funding for equity-based compensation plans and benefit programs, including the Moog Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (RSP). The Supplemental Retirement Plan (SERP) Trust provides funding for benefits under the Moog Inc. SERP. Both the SECT and the SERP Trust hold shares as investments. The shares in the SECT and SERP Trust are not considered outstanding for purposes of calculating earnings per share. However, in accordance with the trust agreements governing the SECT and SERP Trust, the trustees vote all shares held by the SECT and SERP Trust on all matters submitted to shareholders.
Note 15 - Earnings per Share
Basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding are as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding
 
35,888,053

 
36,481,996

 
35,878,552

 
36,597,972

Dilutive effect of equity-based awards
 
348,785

 
211,194

 
376,250

 
262,788

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding
 
36,236,838

 
36,693,190

 
36,254,802

 
36,860,760

For the three and six months ended April 1, 2017, there were 99,978 and 107,960 common shares subject to equity-based awards, respectively, excluded from the calculation of diluted earning per share as they would be anti-dilutive. For the three and six months ended April 2, 2016, there were 148,867 and 64,868 common shares subject to equity-based awards, respectively, excluded from the calculation of diluted earning per share as they would be anti-dilutive.

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Note 16 - Segment Information
During 2016, we made changes to our segment reporting. Components now includes the Medical Devices product lines, which we previously reported as a separate segment. Space and Defense Controls now includes Linear, which we previously included in the Aircraft Controls segment. All amounts have been restated to present Medical Devices within Components, and Linear within Space and Defense Controls.
Below are sales and operating profit by segment for the three and six months ended April 1, 2017 and April 2, 2016 and a reconciliation of segment operating profit to earnings before income taxes. Operating profit is net sales less cost of sales and other operating expenses, excluding interest expense, equity-based compensation expense and other corporate expenses. Cost of sales and other operating expenses are directly identifiable to the respective segment or allocated on the basis of sales, number of employees or profit.
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
 
April 1,
2017
 
April 2,
2016
Net sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aircraft Controls
 
$
289,661

 
$
272,073

 
$
558,111

 
$
526,030

Space and Defense Controls
 
105,848

 
92,871

 
198,778

 
176,389

Industrial Systems
 
115,431

 
128,244

 
227,830

 
253,423

Components
 
121,463

 
117,954

 
237,354

 
223,757

Net sales
 
$
632,403

 
$
611,142

 
$
1,222,073

 
$
1,179,599

Operating profit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aircraft Controls
 
$
31,181

 
$
19,742

 
$
54,292

 
$
38,174

Space and Defense Controls
 
10,488

 
12,657

 
17,584

 
24,172

Industrial Systems
 
12,318

 
13,270

 
23,019

 
26,903

Components
 
10,840

 
10,939

 
22,294

 
18,918

Total operating profit
 
64,827

 
56,608

 
117,189

 
108,167

Deductions from operating profit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
8,649

 
8,935

 
17,135

 
17,257

Equity-based compensation expense
 
986

 
983

 
3,154

 
1,919

Corporate and other expenses, net
 
6,989

 
6,073

 
12,209

 
12,719

Earnings before income taxes
 
$
48,203

 
$
40,617

 
$
84,691

 
$
76,272



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Note 17 - Commitments and Contingencies
From time to time, we are involved in legal proceedings. We are not a party to any pending legal proceedings which management believes will result in a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
We are engaged in administrative proceedings with governmental agencies and legal proceedings with governmental agencies and other third parties in the normal course of our business, including litigation under Superfund laws, regarding environmental matters. We believe that adequate reserves have been established for our share of the estimated cost for all currently pending environmental administrative or legal proceedings and do not expect that these environmental matters will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
In the ordinary course of business we could be subject to ongoing claims or disputes from our customers, the ultimate settlement of which could have a material adverse impact on our consolidated results of operations. While the receivables and any loss provisions recorded to date reflect management's best estimate of the projected costs to complete a given project, there may still be significant effort required to complete the ultimate deliverable. Future variability in internal cost as well as future profitability is dependent upon a number of factors including deliveries, performance and government budgetary pressures. The inability to achieve a satisfactory contractual solution, further unplanned delays, additional developmental cost growth or variations in any of the estimates used in the existing contract analysis could lead to further loss provisions. Additional losses could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows in the period in which the loss may be recognized.
We are contingently liable for $22,467 of standby letters of credit issued by a bank to third parties on our behalf at April 1, 2017.

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

The following should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Company’s Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 1, 2016. All references to years in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations are to fiscal years and amounts may differ from reported values due to rounding.
OVERVIEW
We are a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems for a broad range of applications in aerospace and defense and industrial markets.
Within the aerospace and defense market, our products and systems include:
Defense market - primary and secondary flight controls for military aircraft, stabilization and automatic ammunition loading controls for armored combat vehicles, tactical and strategic missile steering controls and gun aiming controls.
Commercial aircraft market - primary and secondary flight controls for commercial aircraft.
Commercial space market - satellite positioning controls and thrust vector controls for space launch vehicles.
In the industrial market, our products are used in a wide range of applications including:
Industrial automation market - injection molding, metal forming, heavy industry, material and automotive testing and pilot training simulators.
Energy market - wind energy, power generation and oil and gas exploration.
Medical market - enteral clinical nutrition and infusion therapy pumps, CT scanners and ultrasonic sensors and surgical handpieces.
We operate under four segments, Aircraft Controls, Space and Defense Controls, Industrial Systems and Components. Our principal manufacturing facilities are located in the United States, Philippines, United Kingdom, Germany, India, Costa Rica, China, Japan, Italy, Netherlands, Canada, Ireland and Luxembourg.
We have long-term contracts with some of our customers. These contracts are predominantly within Aircraft Controls and Space and Defense Controls and represent 34%, 33% and 34% of our sales in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. We recognize revenue on these contracts using the percentage of completion, cost-to-cost method of accounting as work progresses toward completion. The remainder of our sales are recognized when the risks and rewards of ownership and title to the product are transferred to the customer, principally as units are delivered or as service obligations are satisfied. This method of revenue recognition is predominantly used within the Industrial Systems and Components segments, as well as with aftermarket activity.
We concentrate on providing our customers with products designed and manufactured to the highest quality standards. Our products are applied in demanding applications, "When Performance Really Matters®." We believe we have achieved a leadership position in the high performance, precision controls market, by capitalizing on our strengths, which include:
superior technical competence in delivering mission-critical solutions,
a focused customer-intimacy approach,
a diverse base of customers and end markets served by a broad product portfolio, and
a well-established international presence serving customers worldwide.
These strengths afford us the ability to innovate our current solutions into new, complementary technologies. They also provide us the opportunity to expand our control product franchise from one market to another, as well as enabling us to increase our scope of content from a high-performance components supplier to a high-performance systems supplier. In addition, we continually strive to achieve substantial content positions on the platforms on which we currently participate, seeking to be the dominant supplier in the current niche markets we serve. We also look for innovation in all aspects of our business, employing new technologies to improve productivity and to develop new business models.

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These activities will help us achieve our financial objectives of increasing our revenue base and improving our long term profitability and cash flow from operations. In doing so, we expect to maintain a balanced, diversified portfolio in terms of markets served, product applications, customer bases and geographic presence. Our fundamental strategies to achieve our goals center around talent, lean and innovation and include:
maintaining our technological excellence by building upon our systems integration capabilities while solving our customers’ most demanding technical problems in applications "When Performance Really Matters®,"
utilizing our global capabilities and strong engineering heritage to expand our product offerings,
maximizing customer value by implementing lean enterprise principles, and
investing in talent development to strengthen our leadership capability and employee performance.
We focus on improving shareholder value through strategic revenue growth, both organic and acquired, through improving operating efficiencies and manufacturing initiatives and through utilizing low cost manufacturing facilities without compromising quality. Additionally, we take a balanced approach to capital deployment, which may include strategic acquisitions or further share buyback activity in order to maximize shareholder returns over the long-term. We face numerous operating challenges including, but not limited to, adjusting to dynamic global economic conditions that are influenced by governmental, industrial and commercial factors, pricing pressures from customers, strong competition, foreign currency fluctuations and increases in employee benefit costs. We may also engage in restructuring and divesting activities, including reducing overhead, consolidating facilities and exiting some product lines if we deem the operations as non-strategic or underperforming.
Acquisition and Divestiture
All of our acquisitions are accounted for under the purchase method and, accordingly, the operating results for the acquired companies are included in the consolidated statements of earnings from the respective dates of acquisition. Under purchase accounting, we record assets and liabilities at fair value and such amounts are reflected in the respective captions on the consolidated balance sheets. The purchase price described for each acquisition below is net of any cash acquired, includes debt issued or assumed and the fair value of contingent consideration.
In 2016, we acquired a 70% ownership in Linear Mold and Engineering ("Linear"), a Livonia, Michigan-based company specializing in metal additive manufacturing that provides engineering, manufacturing and production consulting services to customers across a wide range of industries, including aerospace, defense, energy and industrial. We acquired our share in Linear Mold and Engineering for $23 million. The acquisition also included a redeemable noncontrolling interest in the remaining 30%. This acquisition is included in our Space and Defense Controls segment. On January 25, 2017, we acquired the remaining 30% redeemable noncontrolling interest for $2 million in cash, which is reflected in additional paid-in capital.
In 2017, we recorded losses in other expense of $13 million related to selling non-core businesses in our Space and Defense Controls segment. We received $1 million in cash and reclassified $9 million in other current assets and $3 million in other current liabilities as held for sale. We expect the sale of the held for sale portion of these businesses to be completed during 2017.
On April 2, 2017, we acquired Rotary Transfer Systems, a manufacturer of electromechanical systems, located in Germany and France for a purchase price, net of acquired cash, of $43 million, consisting of $37 million in cash, $3 million in deferred payments and $2 million in assumed pension obligations. This operation will be included in our Components segment.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

On a regular basis, we evaluate the critical accounting policies used to prepare our consolidated financial statements, including, but not limited to, revenue recognition on long-term contracts, contract loss reserves, reserves for inventory valuation, reviews for impairment of goodwill, purchase price allocations for business combinations, pension assumptions and deferred tax asset valuation allowances.

There have been no material changes in critical accounting policies in the current year from those disclosed in our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
See Note 1 of the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included in Item 1, Financial Statements of this report for further information regarding Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Updates ("ASU").

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND OUTLOOK
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(dollars and shares in millions, except per share data)
April 1, 2017
April 2, 2016
$ Variance
% Variance
 
April 1, 2017
April 2, 2016
$ Variance
% Variance
Net sales
$
632

$
611

$
21

3
%
 
$
1,222

$
1,180

$
42

4
%
Gross margin
29.3
%
29.3
%
 
 
 
29.3
%
28.9
%
 
 
Research and development expenses
$
37

$
40

$
(3
)
(7
%)
 
$
72

$
75

$
(3
)
(4
%)
Selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales
13.8
%
13.5
%
 
 
 
14.1
%
14.1
%
 
 
Interest expense
$
9

$
9

$

(3
%)
 
$
17

$
17

$

(1
%)
Restructuring expense
$

$
8

$
(8
)
(100
%)
 
$

$
8

$
(8
)
(100
%)
Other
$
4

$
(1
)
$
5

n/a

 
$
12

$
(2
)
$
14

n/a

Effective tax rate
34.3
%
23.9
%
 
 
 
27.1
%
25.2
%
 
 
Net earnings attributable to Moog
$
32

$
31

$
1

3
%
 
$
63

$
57

$
5

9
%
Diluted average common shares outstanding
36

37


(1
%)
 
36

37

(1
)
(2
%)
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Moog
$
0.88

$
0.85

$
0.03

4
%
 
$
1.73

$
1.55

$
0.18

12
%
Net sales increased in the second quarter and the first half of 2017 compared to the same periods of 2016. In both periods, sales increased in Aircraft Controls, Space and Defense Controls and Components, and decreased in Industrial Systems. Also in the second quarter and the first half of 2017, weaker foreign currencies, primarily the British Pound relative to the U.S. Dollar, decreased sales $7 million and $15 million, respectively.
Gross margin increased in the first half of 2017 compared to the first half of 2016. We benefited from a favorable sales mix, primarily in Space and Defense Controls and Components, due to higher defense controls and medical market sales, respectively. In addition, reduced costs from the restructuring actions taken in 2016 increased profitability $3 million.
Research and development expenses decreased in the second quarter and the first half of 2017 compared to the same periods of 2016. Within Aircraft Controls, research and development expenses decreased $6 million and $8 million, respectively, as development activities declined on the Embraer E-2 and the Airbus A350 programs. The reduced spend in Aircraft Controls was partially offset by small increases in research and development activities across our other segments.
In the second quarter of 2016, we incurred $8 million of restructuring expenses, primarily related to exiting a product line in Aircraft Controls. Through the subsequent four quarters, the total savings were $10 million, in line with our expected return, with approximately half in cost of sales and half in selling, general and administrative expenses.
Other expense in the second quarter and the first half of 2017 includes $4 million and $13 million, respectively, of losses associated with non-core businesses in Space and Defense Controls.
Our effective tax rate in the second quarter 2017 is higher than the effective tax rate in the second quarter of 2016, due to higher earnings in jurisdictions with higher statutory tax rates and to the losses associated with certain held for sale non-core businesses in Space and Defense Controls for which there is no tax benefit. Our effective tax rate in 2016 reflected the reversal of accruals for certain tax exposures outside of the U.S. whose statutes of limitations had expired.

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Our effective tax rates in the first half of 2017 and 2016 are lower than the U.S. statutory tax rate as result of earnings taxed in foreign jurisdictions with lower statutory tax rates. Additionally, our effective tax rate in first half of 2017 includes the tax benefits associated with selling our European space businesses in the first quarter of 2017. Also, our effective tax rate in the first half of 2016 included the beneficial timing of the enactment of the U.S. research and development tax credit.
Average common shares outstanding decreased in the second quarter and the first half of 2017 compared to the same periods of 2016 due to our share buyback program. Under the current Board of Directors authorization, we have three million shares available for repurchase.
Other comprehensive loss in the first half of 2017 includes $29 million of foreign currency translation loss. In the first half of 2016, other comprehensive income included $8 million of foreign currency translation loss. Foreign currency translation adjustments decreased $21 million during these periods, primarily attributable to the changes in the Euro and the Japanese Yen.
2017 Outlook – We expect sales in 2017 to increase 2% from fiscal 2016 to $2.5 billion, driven primarily by higher OEM sales for the Airbus A350 program in Aircraft Controls. We also expect sales in Space and Defense Controls will increase based on strong defense program sales in the first half of 2017 and sales in Components will increase due to higher medical pump sales. Partially offsetting the sales growth is an expected decline in Industrial Systems across our major markets. We expect our operating margin will rise to 10.0% in 2017 compared with 9.9% in 2016. The absence of the 2016 restructuring expense and goodwill impairment charge, as well as the associated restructuring benefits, will contribute to margin expansion. These will be offset by the losses associated with selling product lines in Space and Defense Controls and an unfavorable sales mix. We expect net earnings will remain flat with 2016 at $127 million. Average diluted shares outstanding will decrease 1% to 36 million due to shares already repurchased under our current share buyback program. We expect diluted earnings per share will range between $3.35 and $3.65, with a midpoint of $3.50, an increase of 1% compared to 2016.


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SEGMENT RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND OUTLOOK
During 2016, we made changes to our segment reporting. Components now includes the Medical Devices product lines, which we previously reported as a separate segment. Space and Defense Controls now includes Linear, which we previously included in the Aircraft Controls segment. All amounts have been restated to present Medical Devices within Components, and Linear within Space and Defense Controls.
Operating profit, as presented below, is net sales less cost of sales and other operating expenses, excluding interest expense, equity-based compensation expense and other corporate expenses. Cost of sales and other operating expenses are directly identifiable to the respective segment or allocated on the basis of sales, manpower or profit. Operating profit is reconciled to earnings before income taxes in Note 16 of the Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements included in this report.
Aircraft Controls
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(dollars in millions)
April 1, 2017
April 2, 2016
$  Variance
%  Variance  
 
April 1, 2017
April 2, 2016
$  Variance
%  Variance  
Net sales - military aircraft
$
137

$
132

$
5

4
%
 
$
264

$
252

$
12

5
%
Net sales - commercial aircraft
153

140

12

9
%
 
293

274

$
19

7
%
 
$
290

$
272

$
18

6
%
 
$
558

$
526

$
32

6
%
Operating profit
$
31

$
20

$
11

58
%
 
$
54

$
38

$
16

42
%
Operating margin
10.8
%
7.3
%
 
 
 
9.7
%
7.3
%
 
 
Backlog
 
 
 
 
 
$
594

$
624

$
(30
)
(5
%)
Aircraft Controls' net sales increased in both commercial and military aircraft programs in the second quarter and in the first half of 2017 compared to the same periods of 2016. Weaker foreign currencies, primarily the British Pound relative to the U.S. Dollar, decreased sales $3 million in the second quarter of 2017 and $8 million in the first half of 2017 compared to the same periods of 2016.
In the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016, commercial OEM sales increased $14 million due mostly to the Airbus A350 program's production ramp up. Also in the second quarter of 2017, Military OEM sales increased $8 million while military aftermarket sales decreased $3 million. Military OEM sales for the F-35 program increased $6 million due to higher production volumes. Also, higher levels of classified military funded development jobs offset lower foreign military sales. The decreased military aftermarket sales were driven by the timing of orders for the B1-B program and by work winding down on the C-5 refurbishment program.
In the first half of 2017 compared to the first half of 2016, commercial OEM sales increased $22 million while commercial aftermarket sales decreased $3 million. Commercial OEM sales for the Airbus A350 program increased $23 million. Commercial aftermarket sales decreased due to lower repairs as well as lower initial provisioning sales for the Airbus A350 program. Additionally in the first half of 2017, military OEM sales increased $17 million while military aftermarket sales decreased $4 million. Military OEM sales for the F-35 program increased $12 million. Also, higher levels of classified military funded development jobs offset lower foreign military sales. The decreased military aftermarket sales was driven by the B1-B and C-5 programs.
Operating margin increased in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016. Research and development expenses decreased $6 million as development activities declined on the Embraer E-2 and the Airbus A350 programs. Additionally, operating profit benefited $6 million due to the absence of last year's restructuring expense associated with exiting a product line.
Operating margin increased in the first half of 2017 compared to the first half of 2016. Research and development expenses decreased $8 million due to lower development activities on the Embraer E-2 and the Airbus A350 programs. Operating margin also benefited $6 million due to the absence of last year's restructuring expense and an additional $3 million due to restructuring benefits associated with the restructuring activities. These benefits are in line with our expected return. Partially offsetting these benefits is an unfavorable sales mix, due in part to lower foreign military sales.
Half of the decrease of twelve-month backlog at April 1, 2017 compared to April 2, 2016 is due to weaker foreign currencies, primarily the British Pound relative to the U.S. Dollar. At constant currencies, the timing of military aftermarket orders, as well as declining production rates on legacy commercial programs, also decreased backlog.

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2017 Outlook for Aircraft Controls We expect sales in Aircraft Controls to increase 4% from 2016. We expect commercial sales will increase 6% from 2016, due to the continued ramp up of the Airbus A350 program. Partially offsetting the growth is expected lower commercial aftermarket sales on legacy Boeing programs. We expect military sales will increase 2% from 2016, driven by higher F-35 production sales. We expect operating margin will increase to 9.5% in 2017 from 9.3% in 2016. We expect that research and development costs will decrease $10 million, our restructuring expenses will not repeat and we will continue to realize the benefits of cost saving activities. However, partially offsetting these positive effects on operating margin is an expected negative sales mix. Sales from our newer military cost plus development jobs and higher sales on newer, lower margin commercial OEM platforms are replacing sales from higher-margin foreign military programs.

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Space and Defense Controls
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(dollars in millions)
April 1, 2017
April 2, 2016
$  Variance
%  Variance  
 
April 1, 2017
April 2, 2016
$  Variance
%  Variance
Net sales
$
106

$
93

$
13

14
%
 
$
199

$
176

$
22

13
%
Operating profit
$
10

$
13

$
(2
)
(17
%)
 
$
18

$
24

$
(7
)
(27
%)
Operating margin
9.9
%
13.6
%
 
 
 
8.8
%
13.7
%
 
 
Backlog
 
 
 
 
 
$
274

$
255

$
18

7
%
Space and Defense Controls' net sales increased in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016, driven by growth in our defense market. Through the first half of 2017 compared to the same period of 2016, sales increased in our defense market, as well as our space market.
Sales in our defense market increased $12 million in the second quarter of 2017, driven by higher LAV turret upgrade programs sales in defense controls, higher European defense vehicle sales and increased repair sales for naval programs.
Sales in our defense market increased $16 million in the first half of 2017, driven by higher sales in domestic and European defense vehicle sales, as well as higher naval sales. Additionally in the first half of 2017, sales in our space market increased $6 million, due in part to new satellite propulsion customers.
Operating margin decreased in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016, due to $4 million of charges associated with selling non-core businesses. Additionally, operating margin was affected by a $3 million charge on a satellite program related to an engineering issue. Also, research and development expenses increased $2 million. Partly offsetting these margin pressures was a favorable sales mix in our defense markets.
Operating margin decreased in the first half of 2017 compared to the first half of 2016. The decline was driven by $13 million of charges associated with selling non-core businesses, the satellite program charge and higher research and development costs. Partly offsetting the declines was a favorable sales mix in our defense markets.
The higher level of twelve-month backlog for Space and Defense Controls at April 1, 2017 compared to April 2, 2016 is due to higher orders for domestic and foreign defense vehicle programs.
2017 Outlook for Space and Defense Controls We expect sales in Space and Defense Controls to increase 6% from fiscal 2016. The increase is due to higher defense sales, primarily in our defense vehicle programs, based on the strong first half of 2017. We expect sales in our space market will remain flat as higher satellite component sales are offset by slightly lower launch vehicle sales. We expect operating margin will decrease to 10.7% in 2017 from 11.3% in 2016, due to the impact of losses associated with selling non-core businesses.

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Industrial Systems
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(dollars in millions)
April 1, 2017
April 2, 2016
$  Variance
%  Variance  
 
April 1, 2017
April 2, 2016
$  Variance
%  Variance
Net sales
$
115

$
128

$
(13
)
(10
%)
 
$
228

$
253

$
(26
)
(10
%)
Operating profit
$
12

$
13

$
(1
)
(7
%)
 
$
23

$
27

$
(4
)
(14
%)
Operating margin
10.7
%
10.3
%
 
 
 
10.1
%
10.6
%
 
 
Backlog
 
 
 
 
 
$
152

$
175

$
(23
)
(13
%)
Industrial Systems' net sales decreased across our three markets in the second quarter and in the first half of 2017 compared to the same periods of 2016.
In our industrial automation market, sales decreased $5 million in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016. Additionally in the second quarter of 2017, sales in our energy market decreased $5 million due to order timing for Pacific wind customers and our non-renewable gas and steam customers. Also in the second quarter of 2017, sales in our simulation and test market decreased $3 million due to the absence of last year's favorable timing of large sales volumes to flight simulation customers.
In the first half of 2017 compared to the first half of 2016, sales decreased $11 million in our industrial automation market. Sales also decreased $8 million in our simulation and test market, impacted by the lack of large project-based test sales that did not repeat this year. Additionally, sales in our energy market decreased $7 million, driven in part by lost sales to a key customer in Brazil who was acquired and in part by lower sales from other wind customers.
Operating margin increased in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016. The absence of last year's restructuring expense and the benefits associated with our restructuring activities, which are in line with our expected return, increased operating profit by $3 million. The increases were partially offset by the effects of lower sales across our three markets.
Operating margin decreased in the first half of 2017 compared to the first half of 2016, due to lower sales volumes across our three markets. Partially offsetting the decline was $3 million of benefits associated with our restructuring activities in 2016, in line with our expected return, and the absence of last year's restructuring expense.
The lower level of twelve-month backlog in Industrial Systems at April 1, 2017 compared to April 2, 2016 is due to lower wind energy orders related to the lost orders from a key customer in Brazil who was acquired and to order delays as we transition to a new wind product.
2017 Outlook for Industrial Systems We expect sales in Industrial Systems to decline 9% from 2016 across all of our major markets. Approximately half of the decline is due to lower demand. Specifically, we expect that wind energy sales will decrease as a result of lost sales to a key customer who was acquired. Additionally, we expect lower industrial automation sales as the global economic conditions continue to impact our sales. The other half of the expected sales decline is due to the strengthening U.S. Dollar relative to other currencies. We expect operating margin will increase to 10.4% in 2017 from 9.4% in 2016, as we will benefit from both our restructuring actions in 2016 and our continued cost containment actions.



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Components
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
(dollars in millions)
April 1, 2017
April 2, 2016
$  Variance
%  Variance  
 
April 1, 2017
April 2, 2016
$  Variance
%  Variance
Net sales
$
121

$
118

$
4

3
%
 
$
237

$
224

$
14

6
%
Operating profit
$
11

$
11

$

(1
%)
 
$
22

$
19

$
3

18
%
Operating margin
8.9
%
9.3
%
 
 
 
9.4
%
8.5
%
 
 
Backlog
 
 
 
 
 
$
181

$
173

$
8

4
%
Components' net sales increased in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the second quarter of 2016, driven by growth in our medical market. Through the first half of 2017 compared to the same period of 2016, sales increased in our medical market, as well as our aerospace and defense market.
Sales in our medical market increased $4 million and $9 million in the second quarter and in the first half of 2017, respectively, compared to the same periods of 2016, as we had higher sales on medical pumps, sets and sensors and handpieces. Additionally in the first half of 2017, sales increased $4 million in our aerospace and defense market, primarily related to higher shipments on the Guardian program as well as various space components programs.
Operating margin increased in the first half of 2017 compared to the same period of 2016. In the first half of 2017, we benefited from an improved sales mix, primarily in our medical market. Additionally, we had $2 million of restructuring benefits associated with the 2016 restructuring activities, which are in line with our total expected return. We also benefited $1 million from the absence of last year's restructuring expense.
The twelve-month backlog at April 1, 2017 compared to April 2, 2016 increased due to higher orders for our aerospace and defense and industrial products.
2017 Outlook for Components – We expect sales in Components to increase 4% from 2016. We expect that our medical market will increase $11 million due to higher sales volumes of pumps and sets. In addition, our outlook now includes $10 million of sales in our industrial market reflecting the acquisition of Rotary Transfer Systems. We expect operating margin will decrease to 10.2% in 2017 from 10.7% in 2016, as we continue to be affected by the negative sales mix in our industrial and aerospace and defense markets.


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FINANCIAL CONDITION AND LIQUIDITY
 
Six Months Ended
(dollars in millions)
April 1,
2017
April 2,
2016
$ Variance
% Variance
Net cash provided (used) by:
 
 
 
 
Operating activities
$
122

$
78

$
43

55
%
Investing activities
(31
)
(38
)
7

(17
%)
Financing activities
(62
)
(5
)
(57
)
n/a

Our available borrowing capacity and our cash flow from operations provide us with the financial resources needed to run our operations, reinvest in our business and make strategic acquisitions.
At April 1, 2017, our cash balances were $342 million, which is primarily held outside of the U.S. Cash flow from our U.S. operations, together with borrowings on our credit facility, fund on-going activities, debt service requirements and future growth investments. We reinvest the cash generated from foreign operations locally and such international balances are not available to pay down debt in the U.S. unless we decide to repatriate such amounts. During 2016, we repatriated $91 million of earnings from various foreign subsidiaries and used the funds to pay down our U.S. revolving credit facility. If we determine further repatriation of foreign funds is necessary, we would then be required to pay U.S. income taxes on those funds.
Operating activities
Net cash provided by operating activities increased in the first half of 2017 compared to the same period of 2016. Cash provided by accounts payable increased $27 million due to favorable timing across all of our segments. Also, cash provided by inventory increased $20 million, primarily in Aircraft Controls, across a variety of programs, and in Industrial Systems.
Investing activities
Net cash used by investing activities in the first half of 2017 included $30 million for capital expenditures. Net cash used by investing activities in the first half of 2016 included $28 million for capital expenditures and $11 million as partial payment for the Linear acquisition.
We expect our 2017 capital expenditures to be approximately $80 million, as we support the increased production of commercial aircraft.
Financing activities
Cash used by financing activities in the first half of 2017 includes net payments on our credit facility. Cash used by financing activities in the first half of 2016 includes the repurchase of 0.5 million shares through our stock repurchase program for $22 million, which was funded by our credit facility.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any material off balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a material future effect on our results of operations or financial condition.
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
Our contractual obligations and commercial commitments have not changed materially from the disclosures in our 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND RESOURCES
We maintain bank credit facilities to fund our short and long-term capital requirements, including for acquisitions. From time to time, we also sell debt and equity securities to fund acquisitions or take advantage of favorable market conditions.
Our U.S. revolving credit facility matures on June 28, 2021. The U.S. revolving credit facility has a capacity of $1.1 billion and also provides an expansion option, which permits us to request an increase of up to $200 million to the credit facility upon satisfaction of certain conditions. The U.S. revolving credit facility had an outstanding balance of $540 million at April 1, 2017. Interest on the outstanding credit facility borrowings is principally based on LIBOR plus the applicable margin, which was 1.63% at April 1, 2017 and will decrease to 1.38% during the third quarter of 2017. The credit facility is secured by substantially all of our U.S. assets.
The U.S. revolving credit facility contains various covenants. The covenant for minimum interest coverage ratio, defined as the ratio of EBITDA to interest expense for the most recent four quarters, is 3.0. The covenant for the maximum leverage ratio, defined as the ratio of net debt, including letters of credit, to EBITDA for the most recent four quarters, is 3.5. We are in compliance with all covenants. EBITDA is defined in the loan agreement as (i) the sum of net income, interest expense, income taxes, depreciation expense, amortization expense, other non-cash items reducing consolidated net income and non-cash equity-based compensation expenses minus (ii) other non-cash items increasing consolidated net income.
We are generally not required to obtain the consent of lenders of the U.S. revolving credit facility before raising significant additional debt financing; however, certain limitations and conditions may apply that would require consent to be obtained. In recent years, we have demonstrated our ability to secure consents to access debt markets. We have also been successful in accessing equity markets from time to time. We believe that we will be able to obtain additional debt or equity financing as needed.
At April 1, 2017, we had $549 million of unused capacity, including $537 million from the U.S. revolving credit facility after considering standby letters of credit. However, our leverage ratio covenant limits our total borrowing capacity to $532 million as of April 1, 2017.
We have $300 million aggregate principal amount of 5.25% senior notes due December 1, 2022 with interest paid semiannually on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The senior notes are unsecured obligations, guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by certain subsidiaries and contain normal incurrence-based covenants and limitations such as the ability to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends, make other restricted payments and investments, create liens and certain corporate acts such as mergers and consolidations.
We have a trade receivables securitization facility (the "Securitization Program"), which terminates on April 13, 2018. Under the Securitization Program, we sell certain trade receivables and related rights to an affiliate, which in turn sells an undivided variable percentage ownership interest in the trade receivables to a financial institution, while maintaining a subordinated interest in a portion of the pool of trade receivables. The Securitization Program effectively increases our borrowing capacity by up to $120 million and lowers our cost to borrow funds as compared to the U.S. revolving credit facility. We had an outstanding balance of $120 million at April 1, 2017. The Securitization Program has a minimum borrowing requirement, which was $96 million at April 1, 2017. Interest on the secured borrowings under the Securitization Program was 1.86% at April 1, 2017 and is based on 30-day LIBOR plus an applicable margin.
Net debt to capitalization was 37% at April 1, 2017 and 41% at October 1, 2016. The decrease in net debt to capitalization is primarily due to our net earnings and positive cash flow.
We believe that our cash on hand, cash flows from operations and available borrowings under short and long-term arrangements will continue to be sufficient to meet our operating needs.
The Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program. This program has been amended from time to time to authorize additional repurchases that includes both Class A and Class B common shares, and allows us to buy up to an aggregate 13 million common shares. Under this program, we have purchased approximately 9.6 million shares for $650 million as of April 1, 2017.


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ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND MARKET TRENDS
We operate within the aerospace and defense and industrial markets. Our aerospace and defense markets are affected by market conditions and program funding levels, while our industrial markets are influenced by general capital investment trends and economic conditions. A common factor throughout our markets is the continuing demand for technologically advanced products.
Aerospace and Defense
Approximately 65% of our 2016 sales were generated in aerospace and defense markets. Within aerospace and defense, we serve three end markets: defense, commercial aircraft and space.
The defense market is dependent on military spending for development and production programs. Aircraft production programs are typically long-term in nature, offering predictability as to capacity needs and future revenues. We maintain positions on numerous high priority programs, including the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, FA-18E/F Super Hornet and V-22 Osprey. The large installed base of our products leads to attractive aftermarket sales and service opportunities. The tactical and strategic missile, missile defense and defense controls markets are dependent on many of the same market conditions as military aircraft, including overall military spending and program funding levels. Our security and surveillance product line is dependent on government funding at federal and local levels, as well as private sector demand.
Reductions in the U.S. Department of Defense's mandatory and discretionary budgeted spending, which became effective on March 1, 2013, resulting from the Budget Control Act of 2011, has had ramifications for the domestic aerospace and defense market. As originally passed, the Budget Control Act provided that, in addition to an initial significant reduction in future domestic defense spending, further automatic cuts to defense spending authorization (which is generally referred to as sequestration) of approximately $500 billion through the Federal Government's 2021 fiscal year would be triggered by the failure of Congress to produce a deficit reduction bill. The sequestration spending cuts were intended to be uniform by category for programs, projects and activities within accounts. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 provided stability and modest growth in the Department of Defense spending through 2017. However, future budgets beyond 2017 are uncertain with respect to the overall levels of defense spending. Currently, we expect approximately $690 million of U.S. defense sales in 2017.
The commercial aircraft market is dependent on a number of factors, including global demand for air travel, which generally follows underlying economic growth. As such, the commercial aircraft market has historically exhibited cyclical swings which tend to track the overall economy. In recent years, the development of new, more fuel-efficient commercial air transports has helped drive increased demand in the commercial aircraft market, as airlines replace older, less fuel-efficient aircraft with newer models in an effort to reduce operating costs. The aftermarket is driven by usage of the existing aircraft fleet and the age of the installed fleet, and is impacted by fleet re-sizing programs for passenger and cargo aircraft. Changes in aircraft utilization rates affect the need for maintenance and spare parts and impact aftermarket sales. Boeing and Airbus have historically adjusted production in line with air traffic volume. Demand for our commercial aircraft products is in large part dependent on new aircraft production, which is increasing as Boeing and Airbus work to fulfill large backlogs of unfilled orders.
The commercial space market is comprised of large satellite customers, traditionally communications companies. Trends for this market, as well as for commercial launch vehicles, follow demand for increased capacity. This, in turn tends to track with underlying demand for increased consumption of telecommunication services, satellite replacement and global navigation needs. The space market is also partially dependent on the governmental-authorized levels of funding for satellite communications, as well as investment for commercial and exploration activities.

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Industrial
Approximately 35% of our 2016 sales were generated in industrial markets. Within industrial, we serve three end markets: industrial automation, energy and medical.
The industrial automation market we serve is influenced by several factors including capital investment, product innovation, economic growth, cost-reduction efforts and technology upgrades. We experience challenges from the need to react to the demands of our customers, who are in large part sensitive to international and domestic economic conditions.
The energy market we serve is affected by changing oil and natural gas prices, global urbanization, the resulting change in supply and demand for global energy and the political climate and corresponding public support for investments in renewable energy generation capacity. Historically, drivers for global growth include investments in power generation infrastructure, including renewable energy, and exploration in search of new oil and gas resources. However, the significant decline in the price of crude oil has reduced investment in exploration activities. This reduced investment has directly affected our energy business in Components and in Industrial Systems. Currently, we expect approximately $33 million of oil exploration-related sales in 2017, down from approximately $100 million in 2014.
The medical market we serve is influenced by economic conditions, regulatory environments, hospital and outpatient clinic spending on equipment, population demographics, medical advances, patient demands and the need for precision control components and systems. Advances in medical technology and medical treatments have had the effect of extending the average life spans, in turn resulting in greater need for medical services. These same technology and treatment advances also drive increased demand from the general population as a means to improve quality of life. Access to medical insurance, whether through government funded health care plans or private insurance, also affects the demand for medical services.
Foreign Currencies
We are affected by the movement of foreign currencies compared to the U.S. dollar, particularly in Industrial Systems. About one-quarter of our 2016 sales were denominated in foreign currencies. During the first six months of 2017, average foreign currency rates generally weakened against the U.S. dollar compared to 2016. The translation of the results of our foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars decreased sales by $15 million compared to the same period one year ago.




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Cautionary Statement
Information included or incorporated by reference in this report that does not consist of historical facts, including statements accompanied by or containing words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “believes,” “expects,” “expected,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “approximate,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “outlook,” “forecast,” “anticipates,” “presume” and “assume,” are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to several factors, risks and uncertainties, the impact or occurrence of which could cause actual results to differ materially from the expected results described in the forward-looking statements. These important factors, risks and uncertainties include:
the markets we serve are cyclical and sensitive to domestic and foreign economic conditions and events, which may cause our operating results to fluctuate;
we operate in highly competitive markets with competitors who may have greater resources than we possess;
we depend heavily on government contracts that may not be fully funded or may be terminated, and the failure to receive funding or the termination of one or more of these contracts could reduce our sales and increase our costs;
we make estimates in accounting for long-term contracts, and changes in these estimates may have significant impacts on our earnings;
we enter into fixed-price contracts, which could subject us to losses if we have cost overruns;
we may not realize the full amounts reflected in our backlog as revenue, which could adversely affect our future revenue and growth prospects;
if our subcontractors or suppliers fail to perform their contractual obligations, our prime contract performance and our ability to obtain future business could be materially and adversely impacted;
contracting on government programs is subject to significant regulation, including rules related to bidding, billing and accounting kickbacks and false claims, and any non-compliance could subject us to fines and penalties or possible debarment;
the loss of The Boeing Company as a customer or a significant reduction in sales to The Boeing Company could adversely impact our operating results;
our new product research and development efforts may not be successful which could reduce our sales and earnings;
our inability to adequately enforce and protect our intellectual property or defend against assertions of infringement could prevent or restrict our ability to compete;
our business operations may be adversely affected by information systems interruptions, intrusions or new software implementations;
our indebtedness and restrictive covenants under our credit facilities could limit our operational and financial flexibility;
significant changes in discount rates, rates of return on pension assets, mortality tables and other factors could adversely affect our earnings and equity and increase our pension funding requirements;
a write-off of all or part of our goodwill or other intangible assets could adversely affect our operating results and net worth;
our sales and earnings may be affected if we cannot identify, acquire or integrate strategic acquisitions, or if we engage in divesting activities;
our operations in foreign countries expose us to political and currency risks and adverse changes in local legal and regulatory environments;
unforeseen exposure to additional income tax liabilities may affect our operating results;
government regulations could limit our ability to sell our products outside the United States and otherwise adversely affect our business;
governmental regulations and customer demands related to conflict minerals may adversely impact our operating results;
the failure or misuse of our products may damage our reputation, necessitate a product recall or result in claims against us that exceed our insurance coverage, thereby requiring us to pay significant damages;
future terror attacks, war, natural disasters or other catastrophic events beyond our control could negatively impact our business;
our operations are subject to environmental laws, and complying with those laws may cause us to incur significant costs; and
we are involved in various legal proceedings, the outcome of which may be unfavorable to us.


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These factors are not exhaustive. New factors, risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time that may affect the forward-looking statements made herein. Given these factors, risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as predictive of future results. We disclaim any obligation to update the forward-looking statements made in this report.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
Refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 1, 2016 for a complete discussion of our market risk. There have been no material changes in the current year regarding this market risk information.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
(a)
Disclosure Controls and Procedures. We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e). Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report, to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
(b)
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There have been no changes during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



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PART II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
(c)
The following table summarizes our purchases of our common stock for the quarter ended April 1, 2017.
Period
 
(a) Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased (1)(2)
 
(b) Average
Price Paid
Per Share
 
(c) Total number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced  Plans
or Programs (3)
 
(d) Maximum
Number  (or  Approx.
Dollar Value) of
Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under Plans or
Programs (3)
January 1, 2017 - January 31, 2017
 
652

 
$
66.34

 
652

 
3,350,945

February 1, 2017 - February 28, 2017
 
9,706

 
66.24

 
178

 
3,350,767

March 1, 2017 - April 1, 2017
 
10,831

 
67.82

 
292

 
3,350,475

Total
 
21,189

 
$
67.05

 
1,122

 
3,350,475

(1)
Reflects purchases by the Moog Inc. Stock Employee Compensation Trust Agreement ("SECT") of shares of Class B common stock from the Moog Inc. Retirement Savings Plan ("RSP") at average prices as follows: 9,528 shares at $66.22 per share during February; and 9,900 shares at $67.78 per share during March. Purchases by the SECT from members of the Moog family included: 396 shares of Class B common stock at $69.54 per share on March 13, 2017.

(2)
In connection with the exercise of equity-based compensation awards, we accept delivery of shares to pay for the exercise price and withhold shares for tax withholding obligations. In March, we accepted delivery of 243 shares at $67.41 per share, in connection with the exercise of equity-based awards.

(3)
The Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program. This program has been amended from time to time to authorize additional repurchases up to an aggregate 13 million common shares. The program permits the purchase of shares of Class A or Class B common stock in open market or privately negotiated transactions at the discretion of management. In January, we purchased 652 Class B shares at an average price of $66.34 per share, in February, we purchased 178 Class B shares at an average price of $67.37 per share and in March, we purchased 292 Class B shares at an average price of $67.33 per share.






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Item 6. Exhibits.
 (a)
Exhibits
 
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
32.1
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
101
Interactive Date files (submitted electronically herewith)
(101.INS)
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
(101.SCH)
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
(101.CAL)
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
(101.DEF)
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
(101.LAB)
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
 
(101.PRE)
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL related information in Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section and shall not be part of any registration or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.


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SIGNATURES


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



 
 
 
 
Moog Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
April 28, 2017
 
By
/s/ John R. Scannell
 
 
 
 
 
John R. Scannell
 
 
 
 
 
Chairman Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)


 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
April 28, 2017
 
By
/s/ Donald R. Fishback
 
 
 
 
 
Donald R. Fishback
 
 
 
 
 
Vice President
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)


 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
April 28, 2017
 
By
/s/ Jennifer Walter
 
 
 
 
 
Jennifer Walter
 
 
 
 
 
Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
















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