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United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


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Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 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: 1-12235

TRIUMPH GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
51-0347963
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

899 Cassatt Road, Suite 210, Berwyn, PA
 
19312
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(610) 251-1000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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 S No £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and has posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes S No £
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (Check one)
Large accelerated filer x
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company o
Emerging growth company o
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Yes o    No x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, 49,647,572 shares outstanding as of November 7, 2017.



TRIUMPH GROUP, INC.
INDEX
 
 
 
Page Number
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three and six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
 
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Three
 and six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
 
 
 
 
 
Six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016
 
 
 
 
 
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements September 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 1A.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 3.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 4.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 5.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Triumph Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
September 30,
2017
 
March 31,
2017
 
(unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
33,669

 
$
69,633

Trade and other receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,631 and $4,559
330,134

 
311,792

Inventories, net of unliquidated progress payments of $429,185 and $222,485
1,368,715

 
1,340,175

Prepaid and other current assets
28,850

 
30,064

Assets held for sale

 
21,255

Total current assets
1,761,368

 
1,772,919

Property and equipment, net
768,884

 
805,030

Goodwill
1,124,864

 
1,142,605

Intangible assets, net
533,630

 
592,364

Other, net
93,200

 
101,682

Total assets
$
4,281,946

 
$
4,414,600

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
$
22,883

 
$
160,630

Accounts payable
388,221

 
481,243

Accrued expenses
528,788

 
674,379

Liabilities related to assets held for sale

 
18,008

Total current liabilities
939,892

 
1,334,260

Long-term debt, less current portion
1,409,130

 
1,035,670

Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits
549,211

 
592,134

Deferred income taxes
70,325

 
68,107

Other noncurrent liabilities
457,543

 
537,956

Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Common stock, $.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 52,460,920 and 52,460,920 shares issued; 49,632,547 and 49,573,029 shares outstanding
51

 
51

Capital in excess of par value
848,078

 
846,807

Treasury stock, at cost, 2,828,373 and 2,887,891 shares
(181,072
)
 
(183,696
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(379,422
)
 
(396,178
)
Retained earnings
568,210

 
579,489

Total stockholders’ equity
855,845

 
846,473

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
4,281,946

 
$
4,414,600


SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.

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Triumph Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
745,156

 
$
874,769

 
$
1,526,845

 
$
1,768,022

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)
579,864

 
673,432

 
1,207,210

 
1,399,820

Selling, general and administrative
74,581

 
70,329

 
153,883

 
138,355

Depreciation and amortization
40,868

 
45,286

 
79,999

 
90,748

Restructuring costs
10,101

 
10,462

 
27,602

 
17,113

Loss on divestitures
20,371

 
4,774

 
20,371

 
4,774

Pension settlement charge
523

 

 
523

 

 
726,308

 
804,283

 
1,489,588

 
1,650,810

Operating income
18,848

 
70,486

 
37,257

 
117,212

Interest expense and other
25,375

 
17,896

 
46,393

 
36,023

(Loss) income before income taxes
(6,527
)
 
52,590

 
(9,136
)
 
81,189

Income tax (benefit) expense
(1,149
)
 
17,783

 
(1,827
)
 
26,648

Net (loss) income
$
(5,378
)
 
$
34,807

 
$
(7,309
)
 
$
54,541

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) earnings per share—basic:
$
(0.11
)
 
$
0.71

 
$
(0.15
)
 
$
1.11

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—basic
49,428

 
49,304

 
49,400

 
49,281

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) earnings per share—diluted:
$
(0.11
)
 
$
0.70

 
$
(0.15
)
 
$
1.10

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding—diluted
49,428

 
49,432

 
49,400

 
49,429

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends declared and paid per common share
$
0.04

 
$
0.04

 
$
0.08

 
$
0.08



SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.

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Triumph Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)

 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net (loss) income
 
$
(5,378
)
 
$
34,807

 
$
(7,309
)
 
$
54,541

Other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustment
 
9,905

 
(6,821
)
 
21,326

 
(21,618
)
Defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefits:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amounts arising during the period - gains (losses), net of tax (expense) benefit:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prior service loss
 
523

 

 
523

 

Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive income - losses (gains), net of tax expense (benefits):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of net loss, net of taxes of $0 and ($489) for the three months ended and $0 and ($977) for the six months ended, respectively
 
1,695

 
834

 
3,390

 
1,671

Recognized prior service credits, net of taxes of $0 for the three months ended and $1,408 for the six months ended
 
(3,042
)
 
(2,408
)
 
(6,084
)
 
(4,817
)
Total defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefits, net of taxes
 
(824
)
 
(1,574
)
 
(2,171
)
 
(3,146
)
Cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized (loss) gain arising during period, net of tax of ($2) and ($578) for the three months ended and ($9) and ($238) for the sixth months ended, respectively
 
(561
)
 
928

 
(19
)
 
373

Reclassification of (loss) gain included in net earnings, net of tax of $11 and $1 for the three months ended and $21 and $1 for the six months ended, respectively
 
(2,021
)
 
1

 
(2,380
)
 
(10
)
Net unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges, net of tax
 
(2,582
)
 
929

 
(2,399
)
 
363

Total other comprehensive income (loss)
 
6,499

 
(7,466
)
 
16,756

 
(24,401
)
Total comprehensive income
 
$
1,121

 
$
27,341

 
$
9,447

 
$
30,140


SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.

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Triumph Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(dollars in thousands) (unaudited)
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
Operating Activities
 
 
 
Net (loss) income
$
(7,309
)
 
$
54,541

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
79,999

 
90,748

Amortization of acquired contract liabilities
(57,371
)
 
(59,825
)
Loss on divestiture
20,371

 
4,774

Other amortization included in interest expense
7,819

 
2,576

Provision for doubtful accounts receivable
(568
)
 
(224
)
(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes
(422
)
 
15,897

Employee stock-based compensation
3,418

 
3,976

Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of acquisitions and dispositions of businesses:
 
 
 
Trade and other receivables
(19,678
)
 
108,812

Inventories
(29,269
)
 
(240,361
)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
2,925

 
17,001

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
(246,118
)
 
(85,769
)
Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits
(46,049
)
 
(48,941
)
Other
(6,813
)
 
5,559

Net cash used in operating activities
(299,065
)
 
(131,236
)
Investing Activities
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
(22,775
)
 
(23,967
)
Proceeds from sale of assets
67,882

 
10,044

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 
9

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
45,107

 
(13,914
)
Financing Activities
 
 
 
Net increase in revolving credit facility
87,393

 
252,396

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt and capital leases
510,800

 
12,700

Repayment of debt and capital lease obligations
(357,046
)
 
(73,834
)
Payment of deferred financing costs
(17,120
)
 
(11,079
)
Dividends paid
(3,970
)
 
(3,962
)
Repayment of government grant

 
(14,570
)
Repurchase of restricted shares for minimum tax obligation
(334
)
 
(182
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
219,723

 
161,469

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
(1,729
)
 
(1,088
)
Net change in cash
(35,964
)
 
15,231

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
69,633

 
20,984

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
33,669

 
$
36,215


SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.

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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

1.     BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND ORGANIZATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Triumph Group, Inc. (the "Company") have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the interim financial information includes all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows. The results of operations for the three and six months ended September 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the year ending March 31, 2018. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the fiscal 2017 audited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on May 24, 2017.

The Company designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs and overhauls a broad portfolio of aerostructures, aircraft components, accessories, subassemblies and systems. The Company serves a broad, worldwide spectrum of the aviation industry, including original equipment manufacturers of commercial, regional, business and military aircraft and aircraft components, as well as commercial and regional airlines and air cargo carriers.
Standards Recently Implemented
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting ("ASU 2016-09"). ASU 2016-09 identifies areas for simplification involving several aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, an option to recognize gross stock compensation expense with actual forfeitures recognized as they occur, as well as certain classifications on the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 effective April 1, 2017. The adoption of ASU 2016-09 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Standards Issued Not Yet Implemented
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”, “ASC 606”), which requires recognition of revenue 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 FASB has issued several updates to ASU 2014-09 which must be adopted concurrently with ASU 2014-09.
Under ASC 606, revenue is recognized when control of promised goods or services transfers to a customer and is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The major provisions include determining enforceable rights and obligation between parties, defining performance obligations as the units of accounting under contract, accounting for variable consideration, and determining whether performance obligations are satisfied over time or at a point of time. Additionally, ASC 606 requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.
ASC 606 will be effective for the Company beginning April 1, 2018. The guidance permits two methods of adoption: retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented (the “full retrospective method”), or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying ASC 606 recognized at the date of initial application (the "modified retrospective method”). The Company is adopting ASC 606 effective April 1, 2018 and the Company expects to do so using the modified retrospective method.
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, we established a cross-functional team to assess and prepare for implementation of the new standard. We are analyzing the impact of the new standard on the Company’s revenue contracts, comparing our current accounting policies and practices to the requirements of the new standard, and identifying potential differences that would result from applying the new standard to our contracts.
While further analysis of ASC 606 and a review of all material contracts is underway, the adoption of ASC 606 may impact the amount and timing of revenue recognition and the accounting treatment of deferred production costs for certain of our

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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

contracts. Under ASC 606, the units-of-delivery method is no longer viable and some performance obligations may be satisfied over time which may change the timing of recognition of revenue and associated production costs for certain contracts.
In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost (“ASU 2017-07”). ASU 2017-07 amends ASC 715, Compensation — Retirement Benefits, to require employers that present a measure of operating income in their statement of income to include only the service cost component of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost in operating expenses (together with other employee compensation costs). The other components of net benefit cost, including amortization of prior service cost/credit, and settlement and curtailment effects, are to be included in nonoperating expenses. Employers that do not present a measure of operating income are required to include the service cost component in the same line item as other employee compensation costs. Employers are required to include all other components of net benefit cost in a separate line item(s). The line item(s) in which the components of net benefit cost other than the service cost are included need to be identified as such on the income statement or in the disclosures. ASU 2017-07 also stipulates that only the service cost component of net benefit cost is eligible for capitalization. ASU 2017-07 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently performing its assessment of the impact of adopting the guidance; however based on its expectations for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, the Company believes it will likely have a material impact due to the reclassification of pension and OPEB income from capitalized costs (Operating Income) to Other Income. Excluding the service costs, the net periodic pension benefit for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018 is expected to be $67,000.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) ("ASU 2016-02"). This update requires recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet of lessees. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim reporting periods within those years. Early adoption is permitted. ASU 2016-02 requires a modified retrospective transition approach and provides certain optional transition relief. The Company is currently evaluating the guidance to determine the impact it may have to the Company's consolidated financial statements.

2.     SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition

Revenues are generally recognized in accordance with the contract terms when products are shipped, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, pricing is fixed and determinable, and collection is reasonably assured. A significant portion of the Company’s contracts are within the scope of the Revenue Recognition - Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts topic of the Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 605-35 and revenue and costs on contracts are recognized using the percentage-of-completion method of accounting. Accounting for the revenue and profit on a contract requires estimates of (1) the contract value or total contract revenue, (2) the total costs at completion, which is equal to the sum of the actual incurred costs to date on the contract and the estimated costs to complete the contract’s scope of work, and (3) the measurement of progress toward completion. Depending on the contract, the Company measures progress toward completion using either the cost-to-cost method or the units-of-delivery method of accounting, with the great majority measured under the units-of-delivery method of accounting.

Under the cost-to-cost method of accounting, progress toward completion is measured as the ratio of total costs incurred to estimated total costs at completion. Costs are recognized as incurred. Profit is determined based on estimated profit margin on the contract multiplied by the progress toward completion. Revenue represents the sum of costs and profit on the contract for the period.
Under the units-of-delivery method of accounting, revenue on a contract is recorded as the units are delivered and accepted during the period at an amount equal to the contractual selling price of those units. The costs recorded on a contract under the units-of-delivery method of accounting are equal to the total costs at completion divided by the total units to be delivered. As contracts can span multiple years, the Company often segments the contracts into production lots for the purposes of accumulating and allocating cost. Profit is recognized as the difference between revenue for the units delivered and the estimated costs for the units delivered.

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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)


Adjustments to original estimates for a contract’s revenues, estimated costs at completion and estimated total profit are often required as work progresses under a contract, as experience is gained and as more information is obtained, even though the scope of work required under the contract may not change, or if contract modifications occur. These estimates are also sensitive to the assumed rate of production. Generally, the longer it takes to complete the contract quantity, the more relative overhead that contract will absorb. The impact of revisions in cost estimates is recognized on a cumulative catch-up basis in the period in which the revisions are made. Provisions for anticipated losses on contracts are recorded in the period in which they become evident (‘‘forward losses’’) and are first offset against costs that are included in inventory, with any remaining amount reflected in accrued contract liabilities in accordance with the Revenue Recognition - Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts topic. Revisions in contract estimates, if significant, can materially affect results of operations and cash flows, as well as valuation of inventory. Furthermore, certain contracts are combined or segmented for revenue recognition in accordance with the Revenue Recognition - Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts topic.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2016, the Company discovered an immaterial error in its percentage-of-completion accounting for one of its contracts, which understated cost of sales and overstated net income for the three months ended June 30, 2016, in the amount of $11,800 and $8,142, respectively, and overstated retained earnings as of March 31, 2016 in the amount of $12,700. The Company assessed the materiality of this error on previously issued financial statements in accordance with the ASC 250, Presentation of Financial Statements, and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 99, Materiality. The Company concluded, based on a review of the quantitative and qualitative factors of the materiality of the amount, that the error was not material to any previously issued financial statements and that the correction of the error in the three months ended September 30, 2016 was not material to that period’s financial statements. Accordingly, in order to correct this immaterial error, the Company recorded a charge to "Cost of sales" in the amount of $24,500, which is presented on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income during the three months ended September 30, 2016.
For the three months ended September 30, 2017, cumulative catch-up adjustments from changes in estimates, inclusive of changes in forward loss estimates, increased operating income, net income and earnings per share by approximately $8,416, $6,733 and $0.14, net of tax, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2016 cumulative catch-up adjustments were balanced between positive and negative variances.
For the six months ended September 30, 2017, cumulative catch-up adjustments from changes in estimates, inclusive of changes in forward loss estimates, increased operating income, net income and earnings per share by approximately $7,916, $6,333 and $0.13, net of tax, respectively. For the six months ended September 30, 2016, cumulative catch-up adjustments from changes in estimates decreased operating income, net income and earnings per share by approximately $(20,716), $(13,917) and $(0.28), net of tax, respectively.
Amounts representing contract change orders or claims are only included in revenue when such change orders or claims have been settled with the customer and to the extent that units have been delivered. Additionally, some contracts may contain provisions for revenue sharing, price re-determination, requests for equitable adjustments, change orders or cost and/or performance incentives. Such amounts or incentives are included in contract value when the amounts can be reliably estimated and their realization is reasonably assured.
Although fixed-price contracts, which extend several years into the future, generally permit the Company to keep unexpected profits if costs are less than projected, the Company also bears the risk that increased or unexpected costs may reduce profit or cause the Company to sustain losses on the contract. In a fixed-price contract, the Company must fully absorb cost overruns, notwithstanding the difficulty of estimating all of the costs the Company will incur in performing these contracts and in projecting the ultimate level of revenue that may otherwise be achieved.
As previously disclosed, the Company recognized provisions for forward losses associated with our long-term contracts on the 747-8 and Bombardier programs. There is still risk similar to what the Company has experienced on the 747-8 and Bombardier programs. Particularly, the Company's ability to manage risks related to supplier performance, execution of cost reduction strategies, hiring and retaining skilled production and management personnel, quality and manufacturing execution, program schedule delays, potential need to negotiate facility lease extensions or alternatively relocate work and many other risks, will determine the ultimate performance of these programs.
Included in net sales of Integrated Systems, Aerospace Structures and Precision Components, is the non-cash amortization of acquired contract liabilities that were recognized as fair value adjustments through purchase accounting from various

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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

acquisitions. For the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized $27,898 and $30,477, respectively, into net sales on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. For the six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized $57,371 and $59,825, respectively, into net sales on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
Product Support provides repair and overhaul services, of which a small portion of services are provided under long-term power-by-the-hour contracts. The Company applies the proportional performance method of accounting to recognize revenue under these contracts. Revenue is recognized over the contract period as units are delivered based on the relative value in proportion to the total estimated contract consideration. In estimating the total contract consideration, management evaluates the projected utilization of its customers’ fleet over the term of the contract, in connection with the related estimated repair and overhaul servicing requirements to the fleet based on such utilization. Changes in utilization of the fleet by customers, among other factors, may have an impact on these estimates and require adjustments to estimates of revenue to be realized.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company’s trade accounts receivable are exposed to credit risk. However, the risk is limited due to the diversity of the customer base and the customer base’s wide geographical area. Trade accounts receivable from Boeing (representing commercial, military and space) represented approximately 15% and 5% of total trade accounts receivable as of September 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017, respectively. Trade accounts receivable from Gulfstream (representing commercial, military and space) represented approximately 12% and 3% of total trade accounts receivable as of September 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017, respectively. The Company had no other concentrations of credit risk of more than 10%.
Sales to Boeing for the six months ended September 30, 2017, were $507,330, or 33% of net sales, of which $105,304, $201,865, $195,952 and $4,209 were from the Integrated Systems, Aerospace Structures, Precision Components and Product Support, respectively. Sales to Boeing for the six months ended September 30, 2016, were $657,901, or 37% of net sales, of which $106,838, $311,658, $223,256 and $16,149 were from the Integrated Systems, Aerospace Structures, Precision Components and Product Support, respectively.
Sales to Gulfstream for the six months ended September 30, 2017, were $198,525, or 13% of net sales, of which $654, $191,799, $5,875 and $197 were from the Integrated Systems, Aerospace Structures, Precision Components and Product Support, respectively. Sales to Gulfstream for the six months ended September 30, 2016, were $216,651, or 12% of net sales, of which $1,083, $209,684, $5,782 and $102 were from the Integrated Systems, Aerospace Structures, Precision Components and Product Support, respectively.
No other single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s net sales. However, the loss of any significant customer, including Boeing and Gulfstream, could have a material adverse effect on the Company and its operating subsidiaries.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company recognizes compensation expense for share-based awards based on the fair value of those awards at the date of grant. Stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, was $3,459 and $2,024, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense for the six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, was $3,418 and $3,976, respectively. The Company has classified share-based compensation within selling, general and administrative expenses to correspond with the same line item as the majority of the cash compensation paid to employees. Upon the exercise of stock options or vesting of restricted stock, the Company first transfers treasury stock, then issues new shares.









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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

Intangible Assets
The components of intangible assets, net, are as follows:
 
September 30, 2017
 
Weighted-
Average Life
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships
17.1
 
$
620,783

 
$
(237,521
)
 
$
383,262

Product rights, technology and licenses
11.4
 
54,960

 
(40,661
)
 
14,299

Non-compete agreements and other
16.3
 
2,756

 
(876
)
 
1,880

Tradenames
10.0
 
150,000

 
(15,811
)
 
134,189

Total intangibles, net
 
 
$
828,499

 
$
(294,869
)
 
$
533,630


 
March 31, 2017
 
Weighted-
Average Life
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Customer relationships
16.6
 
$
663,165

 
$
(241,124
)
 
$
422,041

Product rights, technology and licenses
11.4
 
54,347

 
(39,486
)
 
14,861

Non-compete agreements and other
16.3
 
2,756

 
(786
)
 
1,970

Tradenames
10.3
 
163,000

 
(9,508
)
 
153,492

Total intangibles, net
 
 
$
883,268

 
$
(290,904
)
 
$
592,364

Amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, was $14,550 and $13,586, respectively. Amortization expense for the six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, was $29,375 and $27,217, respectively.

Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. When determining fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and also considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability. The fair value hierarchy has three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value: Level 1—Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2—Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, or unadjusted quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and Level 3—Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. The Company has applied fair value measurements to its divestitures and interest rate swap (see Note 3 and Note 5).
Warranty Reserves
A reserve has been established to provide for the estimated future cost of warranties on our delivered products. The Company periodically reviews the reserves and adjustments are made accordingly. A provision for warranty on products delivered is made on the basis of historical experience and identified warranty issues. Warranties cover such factors as non-conformance to specifications and defects in material and workmanship. The majority of the Company's agreements include a three-year warranty, although certain programs have warranties up to 20 years. The warranty reserves as of September 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017, were $81,552 and $107,088, respectively. The decrease in warranty reserves during the first half of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, was offset by a corresponding decrease to the related indemnification asset, which is included in other assets on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.



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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

Supplemental Cash Flow Information
The Company paid $5,133 and $2,169 for income taxes, net of refunds, for the six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
The Company made interest payments of $31,507 and $34,514 for the six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
During the six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company financed $1,153 and $11,427, respectively, of property and equipment additions through capital leases.
As of September 30, 2017, the Company remains able to purchase an additional 2,277,789 shares under the existing stock repurchase program. However, there are certain restrictions placed on the repurchase program by the Company's lenders that prevent any repurchases at this time.
3.     DIVESTED OPERATIONS
In September 2017, the Company sold all of the shares of Triumph Processing - Embee Division, Inc. ("Embee") for total cash proceeds of $64,986. As a result of the sale of Embee, the Company recognized a loss of $17,857 which is presented on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as "Loss on divestiture." The operating results of Embee were included in Integrated Systems through the date of disposal.
In September 2016, the Company sold all of the shares of Triumph Aerospace Systems-Newport News, Inc. ("Newport News") for total cash proceeds of $9,000. As a result of the sale of Newport News, the Company recognized a loss of $4,774 which is presented on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as "Loss on divestiture." The operating results of Newport News were included in Integrated Systems through the date of disposal.
In December 2016, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to divest Triumph Air Repair, the Auxiliary Power Unit Overhaul Operations of Triumph Aviations Services - Asia, Ltd. and Triumph Engines - Tempe ("Engines and APU"). As a result, the Company recognized a loss of $14,263 on the sale. The operating results of Engines and APU were included in Product Support through the date of disposal. The transaction closed during the quarter ended June 30, 2017.
The disposal of these entities does not represent a strategic shift and is not expected to have a major effect on the Company's operations or financial results, as defined by ASC 205-20, Discontinued Operations; as a result, the disposals do not meet the criteria to be classified as discontinued operations.
To measure the amount of impairment related to the divestitures, the Company compared the fair values of assets and liabilities at the evaluation dates to the carrying amounts at the end of the month prior to the respective evaluation dates. The sale of Embee, Newport News and Engines and APU assets and liabilities are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. The key assumption included the negotiated sales price of the assets and the assumptions of the liabilities (see Note 2 above for definition of levels).










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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

4.    INVENTORIES
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (average-cost or specific-identification methods) or market. The components of inventories are as follows:
 
September 30, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
Raw materials
$
83,511

 
$
89,069

Work-in-process, including manufactured and purchased components
1,547,690

 
1,297,989

Finished goods
109,931

 
118,265

Rotable assets
56,768

 
57,337

Less: unliquidated progress payments
(429,185
)
 
(222,485
)
Total inventories
$
1,368,715

 
$
1,340,175

Work-in-process inventory includes capitalized pre-production costs on newer development programs. Capitalized pre-production costs include nonrecurring engineering, planning and design, including applicable overhead, incurred before production is manufactured on a regular basis. Significant customer-directed work changes can also cause pre-production costs to be incurred. These costs are typically recovered over a contractually determined number of ship set deliveries. The balance of development program inventory, comprised principally of capitalized pre-production costs, excluding progress payments related to the Company's contracts with Bombardier for the Global 7000/8000 program ("Bombardier") and Embraer for the second generation E-Jet program ("Embraer") are as follows:
 
September 30, 2017
 
Inventory
 
Capitalized Pre-Production
 
Forward Loss Provision
 
Total Inventory, net
Bombardier
$
195,157

 
$
648,804

 
$
(374,800
)
 
$
469,161

Embraer
29,550

 
178,262

 
(4,587
)
 
203,225

Total
$
224,707

 
$
827,066

 
$
(379,387
)
 
$
672,386

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2017
 
Inventory
 
Capitalized Pre-Production
 
Forward Loss Provision
 
Total Inventory, net
Bombardier
$
89,650

 
$
589,449

 
$
(399,758
)
 
$
279,341

Embraer
14,987

 
173,169

 
(5,800
)
 
182,356

Total
$
104,637

 
$
762,618

 
$
(405,558
)
 
$
461,697

Under our contract for the Bombardier Global 7000/8000 wing program ("Global 7000"), the Company has the right to design, develop and manufacture wing components for the Global 7000 program. The Global 7000 contract provides for fixed pricing and requires the Company to fund certain up-front development expenses, with certain milestone payments made by Bombardier.
The Global 7000 program charge resulted in the impairment of previously capitalized pre-production costs due to the combination of cost recovery uncertainty, higher than anticipated non-recurring costs and increased forecasted costs on recurring production. The increases in costs were driven by several factors, including: changing technical requirements, increased spending on the design and engineering phase of the program, and uncertainty regarding cost reduction and cost recovery initiatives with our customer and suppliers.
The Global 7000 program has continued to incur costs since March 2016 in support of the development and transition to production.
In May 2017, Triumph Aerostructures and Bombardier entered into a comprehensive settlement agreement that resolved all outstanding commercial disputes between them, including all pending litigation, related to the design, manufacture and

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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

supply of wing components for the Global 7000 business aircraft. The settlement resets the commercial relationship between the companies and allows each company to better achieve its business objectives going forward.
Further cost increases or an inability to meet revised recurring cost forecasts on the Global 7000 program may result in additional forward loss reserves in future periods, while improvements in future costs compared to current estimates may result in favorable adjustments if forward loss reserves are no longer required.
The Company is still in the pre-production stages for the Bombardier and Embraer programs, as these aircrafts are not scheduled to enter service until 2018, or later. Transition of these programs from development to recurring production levels is dependent upon the success of the programs achieving flight testing and certification, as well as the ability of the Bombardier and Embraer programs to generate acceptable levels of aircraft sales. The failure to achieve these milestones and level of sales or significant cost overruns may result in additional forward losses.

5.    LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt consists of the following:
 
September 30, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
Revolving line of credit
$
117,393

 
$
29,999

Term loan

 
309,375

Receivable securitization facility
88,800

 
112,900

Capital leases
61,480

 
72,800

Senior notes due 2021
375,000

 
375,000

Senior notes due 2022
300,000

 
300,000

Senior notes due 2025
500,000

 

Other debt
7,978

 
7,978

Less: Debt issuance costs
(18,638
)
 
(11,752
)
 
1,432,013

 
1,196,300

Less: Current portion
22,883

 
160,630

 
$
1,409,130

 
$
1,035,670

Revolving Credit Facility
In July 2017, the Company entered into a Ninth Amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Ninth Amendment” and the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by the Ninth Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”) with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto to, among other things, (i) permit the Company to incur High Yield Indebtedness (as defined in the Credit Agreement) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $500,000, subject to the Company’s obligations to apply the net proceeds from this offering to repay the outstanding principal amount of the term loans in full, (ii) limit the mandatory prepayment provisions to eliminate the requirement that net proceeds received from the incurrence of Permitted Indebtedness (as defined in the Credit Agreement), including the High Yield Indebtedness, be applied to reduce the revolving credit commitments once the revolving credit commitments have been reduced to $800,000, (iii) amend certain covenants and other terms and (iv) modify the current interest rate and letter of credit pricing tiers.
In connection with the amendment to the Credit Agreement, the Company incurred $633 of financing costs. These costs, along with the $13,226 of unamortized financing costs subsequent to the amendment, are being amortized over the remaining term of the Credit Agreement. In accordance with the reduction in the capacity of the Credit Agreement, the Company wrote-off a proportional amount of unamortized financing fees prior to the amendment.
In May 2017, the Company entered into an Eighth Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, among the Company and its lenders to, among other things, (i) eliminate the total leverage ratio financial covenant, (ii) increase the maximum permitted senior secured leverage ratio financial covenant applicable to each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017, and to revise the step-downs applicable to such financial covenant, (iii) reduce the

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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

aggregate principal amount of commitments under the revolving line of credit to $850,000 from $1,000,000, (iv) modify the maturity date of the term loans so that all of the term loans will mature on March 31, 2019, and (v) establish a new higher pricing tier for the interest rate, commitment fee and letter of credit fee pricing provisions.
The obligations under the Credit Facility and related documents are secured by liens on substantially all assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries pursuant to a Second Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2013, among the administrative agent, the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company party thereto.
Pursuant to the Credit Facility, the Company can borrow, repay and re-borrow revolving credit loans, and cause to be issued letters of credit, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $800,000 outstanding at any time. The Credit Facility bears interest at either: (i) LIBOR plus between 1.50% and 3.50%; (ii) the prime rate; or (iii) an overnight rate at the option of the Company. The applicable interest rate is based upon the Company’s ratio of total indebtedness to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. In addition, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee of 0.50% on the unused portion of the Credit Facility. The Company’s obligations under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by the Company’s domestic subsidiaries.
At September 30, 2017, there were $117,393 in borrowings and $30,302 in letters of credit outstanding under the Revolving Line of Credit provisions of the Credit Facility, primarily to support insurance policies. At March 31, 2017, there were $29,999 in borrowings and $27,240 in letters of credit outstanding under the Revolving Line of Credit provisions of the Credit Facility, primarily to support insurance policies. The level of unused borrowing capacity under the Revolving Line of Credit provisions of the Credit Facility varies from time to time depending in part upon its compliance with financial and other covenants set forth in the related agreement. The Credit Facility contains certain affirmative and negative covenants, including limitations on specified levels of indebtedness to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and interest coverage requirements, and includes limitations on, among other things, liens, mergers, consolidations, sales of assets, and incurrence of debt. If an event of default were to occur under the Credit Facility, the lenders would be entitled to declare all amounts borrowed under it immediately due and payable. The occurrence of an event of default under the Credit Facility could also cause the acceleration of obligations under certain other agreements. The Company is currently in compliance with all such covenants. Although the Company does not anticipate any violations of the financial covenants, its ability to comply with these covenants is dependent upon achieving earnings and cash flow projections. As of September 30, 2017, the Company had borrowing capacity under this facility of $652,305 after reductions for borrowings, letters of credit outstanding under the facility and consideration of covenant limitations.
The Credit Facility also provided for a variable rate term loan (the "2013 Term Loan"). The Company repaid the outstanding principal amount of the 2013 Term Loan in quarterly installments, on the first business day of each January, April, July and October. The 2013 Term Loan was paid in full with the proceeds from the Senior Notes due 2025 (see below).
The Company previously maintained an interest rate swap agreement to reduce its exposure to interest on the variable rate portion of its long-term debt. In conjunction with the repayment of the 2013 Term Loan, the Company terminated the interest rate swap receiving $280 upon settlement which is included in Interest expense and other on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Receivables Securitization Facility
In November 2014, the Company amended its Securitization Facility, increasing the purchase limit from $175,000 to $225,000 and extending the term through November 2017. In connection with the Securitization Facility, the Company sells on a revolving basis certain trade accounts receivable to Triumph Receivables, LLC, a wholly-owned special-purpose entity, which in turn sells a percentage ownership interest in the receivables to commercial paper conduits sponsored by financial institutions. The Company is the servicer of the trade accounts receivable under the Securitization Facility. As of September 30, 2017, the maximum amount available under the Securitization Facility was $225,000. Interest rates are based on LIBOR plus a program fee and a commitment fee. The program fee is 0.40% on the amount outstanding under the Securitization Facility. Additionally, the commitment fee is 0.40% on 100.00% of the maximum amount available under the Securitization Facility. The Company secures its trade accounts receivable, which are generally non-interest bearing, in transactions that are accounted for as borrowings pursuant to the Transfers and Servicing topic of the ASC 860.

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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

In November 2017, the Company amended the Securitization Facility decreasing the purchase limit from $225,000 to $125,000 and extending the term through November 2020. .
The agreement governing the Securitization Facility contains restrictions and covenants, including limitations on the making of certain restricted payments, creation of certain liens, and certain corporate acts such as mergers, consolidations and the sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets.
Senior Notes Due 2021
On February 26, 2013, the Company issued $375,000 principal amount of 4.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the "2021 Notes"). The 2021 Notes were sold at 100% of principal amount and have an effective interest yield of 4.875%. Interest on the 2021 Notes accrues at the rate of 4.875% per annum and is payable semiannually in cash in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing on October 1, 2013.
Senior Notes Due 2022
On June 3, 2014, the Company issued $300,000 principal amount of 5.250% Senior Notes due 2022 (the "2022 Notes"). The 2022 Notes were sold at 100% of principal amount and have an effective interest yield of 5.250%. Interest on the 2022 Notes accrues at the rate of 5.250% per annum and is payable semiannually in cash in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing on December 1, 2014.
Senior Notes Due 2025
On August 17, 2017, the Company issued $500,000 principal amount of 7.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (the "2025 Notes"). The 2025 Notes were sold at 100% of principal amount and have an effective interest yield of 7.750%. Interest on the 2025 Notes accrues at the rate of 7.750% per annum and is payable semiannually in cash in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing on February 15, 2018. In connection with the issuance of the 2025 Notes, the Company incurred approximately $8,779 of costs, which were deferred and are being amortized on the effective interest method over the term of the 2025 Notes.
The 2025 Notes are the Company's senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of its other existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and senior in right of payment to all of its existing and future subordinated indebtedness. The 2025 Notes are guaranteed on a full, joint and several basis by each of the Guarantor Subsidiaries.
The Company may redeem some or all of the 2025 Notes prior to August 15, 2020 by paying a "make-whole" premium. The Company may redeem some or all of the 2025 Notes on or after August 15, 2020, at specified redemption prices. In addition, prior to August 15, 2020, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the 2025 Notes with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 107.750% of the aggregate principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, subject to certain limitations set forth in the indenture governing the 2025 Notes (the "2025 Indenture").
The Company is obligated to offer to repurchase the 2025 Notes at a price of (i) 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, as a result of certain change-of-control events and (ii) 100% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, in the event of certain asset sales. These restrictions and prohibitions are subject to certain qualifications and exceptions.
The 2025 Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, limit the Company's ability and the ability of any of the guarantor subsidiaries to (i) grant liens on its assets, (ii) make dividend payments, other distributions or other restricted payments, (iii) incur restrictions on the ability of the Guarantor Subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments, (iv) enter into sale and leaseback transactions, (v) merge, consolidate, transfer or dispose of substantially all of their assets, (vi) incur additional indebtedness, (vii) use the proceeds from sales of assets, including capital stock of restricted subsidiaries, and (viii) enter into transactions with affiliates.
Receivables Purchase Agreement
On March 28, 2016, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement ("Receivables Purchase Agreement") to sell certain accounts receivables to a financial institution without recourse. The Company is the servicer of the accounts receivable under the Receivables Purchase Agreement. As of September 30, 2017, the maximum amount available under the Receivables

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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

Purchase Agreement was $90,000. Interest rates are based on LIBOR plus 0.65% - 0.70%. As of September 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017, the Company sold $0 and $78,006, respectively, worth of eligible accounts receivable.
Financial Instruments Not Recorded at Fair Value
The carrying amounts of certain of our financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable, approximate fair value because of their short maturities (Level 1 inputs). Carrying amounts and the related estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments not recorded at fair value in the financial statements are as follows:
 
September 30, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
 
Carrying
Value
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Value
 
Fair Value
Long-term debt
$
1,432,013

 
$
1,466,578

 
$
1,196,300

 
$
1,178,968

The fair value of the long-term debt was calculated based on interest rates available for debt with terms and maturities similar to the Company’s existing debt arrangements, unless quoted market prices were available (Level 2 inputs).

6.    (LOSS) EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following is a reconciliation between the weighted-average outstanding shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
(in thousands)
 
(in thousands)
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic
49,428

 
49,304

 
49,400

 
49,281

Net effect of dilutive stock options and nonvested stock

 
128

 

 
148

Weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted
49,428

 
49,432

 
49,400

 
49,429

 

7.    INCOME TAXES
The Company follows the Income Taxes topic of ASC 740, which prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute criteria for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, as well as guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.

The Company has classified uncertain tax positions as noncurrent income tax liabilities unless expected to be paid in one year. Penalties and tax-related interest expense are reported as a component of income tax expense. As of September 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017, the total amount of accrued income tax-related interest and penalties was $304 and $282, respectively.

As of September 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017, the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits was $10,875 and $10,266, respectively, of which $10,875 and $10,266, respectively, would impact the effective rate, if recognized. The Company does not anticipate that total unrecognized tax benefits will be reduced in the next 12 months.
As of September 30, 2017, the Company has a valuation allowance against principally all of its net deferred tax assets given insufficient positive evidence to support the realization of the Company’s deferred tax assets.  The Company intends to continue maintaining a valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets until there is sufficient positive evidence to support the reversal of all or some portion of these allowances.  A reduction in the valuation allowance could result in a significant decrease

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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

in income tax expense in the period that the release is recorded.  However, the exact timing and amount of the reduction in its valuation allowance is unknown at this time and will be subject to the earnings level the Company achieves during fiscal 2018 as well as the Company's projected income in future periods.
The effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2017, was 17.6% as compared to 33.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2016. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, contributing factors to the decrease in the effective tax rate are that the income tax provision reflects the disallowed capital loss generated from the divestiture of Embee, as well as the ratio of forecasted pre-tax book income comparative to tax credits and benefits generated by the Company. For the three months ended September 30, 2016, the income tax provision reflected the disallowed tax benefit of $1,466 related to the capital loss generated from the divestiture of Newport News.
The effective income tax rate for the six months ended September 30, 2017, was 20.0% as compared to 32.8% for the six months ended September 30, 2016. For the six months ended September 30, 2017, contributing factors to the decrease in the effective tax rate are that the income tax provision reflects the disallowed capital loss generated from the divestiture of Embee, as well as the ratio of forecasted pre-tax book income comparative to tax credits and benefits generated by the Company. For the six months ended September 30, 2016, the income tax provision reflected the disallowed tax benefit of $1,466 related to the capital loss generated from the divestiture of Newport News.
With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations for fiscal years ended before March 31, 2011, U.S. federal income tax examinations for fiscal years ended March 31, 2012 and 2013, state or local examinations for fiscal years ended before March 31, 2013, or foreign income tax examinations by tax authorities for fiscal years ended before March 31, 2011.

As of September 30, 2017, the Company is subject to examination in one state jurisdiction. The Company has filed appeals in a prior state examination related to fiscal years ended March 31, 1999 through March 31, 2005. Because of net operating losses acquired as part of the acquisition of Vought, the Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax examinations and various state jurisdictions for the years ended December 31, 2001 and after related to previously filed Vought tax returns. The Company believes appropriate provisions for all outstanding issues have been made for all jurisdictions and all open years.
8.    GOODWILL
The following is a summary of the changes in the carrying value of goodwill by reportable segment, from March 31, 2017 through September 30, 2017:
 
Integrated Systems
 
Precision Components
 
Product Support
 
Total
Balance, March 31, 2017
$
541,155

 
$
532,418

 
$
69,032

 
$
1,142,605

Goodwill derecognized in connection with divestitures and assets held for sale
(27,709
)
 

 

 
(27,709
)
Effect of exchange rate changes
6,383

 
3,681

 
(96
)
 
9,968

Balance, September 30, 2017
$
519,829

 
$
536,099

 
$
68,936

 
$
1,124,864


9.     PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS
The Company sponsors several defined benefit pension plans covering some of its employees. Certain employee groups are ineligible to participate in the plans or have ceased to accrue additional benefits under the plans based upon their service to the Company or years of service accrued under the defined benefit pension plans. Benefits under the defined benefit plans are based on years of service and, for most non-represented employees, on average compensation for certain years. It is the Company’s policy to fund at least the minimum amount required for all qualified plans, using actuarial cost methods and assumptions acceptable under U.S. government regulations, by making payments into a separate trust.
In addition to the defined benefit pension plans, the Company provides certain healthcare and life insurance benefits for eligible retired employees. Such benefits are unfunded. Employees achieve eligibility to participate in these contributory plans upon retirement from active service if they meet specified age and years of service requirements. Election to participate for some employees must be made at the date of retirement. Qualifying dependents at the date of retirement are also eligible for

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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

medical coverage. Current plan documents reserve the right to amend or terminate the plans at any time, subject to applicable collective bargaining requirements for represented employees. From time to time, changes have been made to the benefits provided to various groups of plan participants. Premiums charged to most retirees for medical coverage prior to age 65 are based on years of service and are adjusted annually for changes in the cost of the plans as determined by an independent actuary. In addition to this medical inflation cost-sharing feature, the plans also have provisions for deductibles, co-payments, coinsurance percentages, out-of-pocket limits, schedules of reasonable fees, preferred provider networks, coordination of benefits with other plans and a Medicare carve-out.
In accordance with the Compensation – Retirement Benefits topic of ASC 715, the Company has recognized the funded status of the benefit obligation as of the date of the last remeasurement, on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The funded status is measured as the difference between the fair value of the plan’s assets and the pension benefit obligation or accumulated postretirement benefit obligation, of the plan. In order to recognize the funded status, the Company determined the fair value of the plan assets. The majority of the plan assets are publicly traded investments which were valued based on the market price as of the date of remeasurement. Investments that are not publicly traded were valued based on the estimated fair value of those investments based on our evaluation of data from fund managers and comparable market data.
Net Periodic Benefit Plan Costs
The components of net periodic benefit costs (income) for our postretirement benefit plans are shown in the following table:
 
Pension benefits
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Components of net periodic benefit costs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
1,124

 
$
1,635

 
$
2,244

 
$
3,284

Interest cost
18,801

 
18,161

 
37,589

 
36,350

Expected return on plan assets
(38,084
)
 
(39,002
)
 
(76,132
)
 
(78,059
)
Amortization of prior service credits
(710
)
 
(445
)
 
(1,421
)
 
(891
)
Amortization of net loss
3,477

 
3,029

 
6,925

 
6,060

Settlement charge
523

 

 
523

 

Net periodic benefit income
$
(14,869
)
 
$
(16,622
)
 
$
(30,272
)
 
$
(33,256
)

 
Other postretirement benefits
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Components of net periodic benefit costs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
102

 
$
179

 
$
203

 
$
358

Interest cost
1,219

 
1,247

 
2,438

 
2,494

Amortization of prior service credits
(2,328
)
 
(3,366
)
 
(4,656
)
 
(6,732
)
Amortization of gain
(1,775
)
 
(1,647
)
 
(3,549
)
 
(3,294
)
Net periodic benefit income
$
(2,782
)
 
$
(3,587
)
 
$
(5,564
)
 
$
(7,174
)



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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

10.     STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI") by component for the three and six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, were as follows:
 
 
Currency Translation Adjustment
 
Unrealized Gains and Losses on Derivative Instruments
 
Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits
 
Total (1)
Balance June 30, 2017
 
$
(75,791
)
 
$
2,336

 
$
(312,466
)
 
$
(385,921
)
   AOCI before reclassifications
 
9,905

 
(561
)
 
523

 
9,867

   Amounts reclassified from AOCI
 

 
(2,021
)
 
(1,347
)
(2
)
(3,368
)
 Net current period AOCI
 
9,905

 
(2,582
)
 
(824
)
 
6,499

Balance September 30, 2017
 
$
(65,886
)
 
$
(246
)
 
$
(313,290
)
 
$
(379,422
)
Balance June 30, 2016
 
$
(73,613
)
 
$
(3,486
)
 
$
(286,998
)
 
$
(364,097
)
   AOCI before reclassifications
 
(6,821
)
 
928

 

 
(5,893
)
   Amounts reclassified from AOCI
 

 
1

 
(1,574
)
(2
)
(1,573
)
 Net current period AOCI
 
(6,821
)
 
929

 
(1,574
)
 
(7,466
)
Balance September 30, 2016
 
$
(80,434
)
 
$
(2,557
)
 
$
(288,572
)
 
$
(371,563
)
Balance March 31, 2017
 
$
(87,212
)
 
$
2,153

 
$
(311,119
)
 
$
(396,178
)
   AOCI before reclassifications
 
21,326

 
(19
)
 
523

 
21,830

   Amounts reclassified from AOCI
 

 
(2,380
)
 
(2,694
)
(2
)
(5,074
)
 Net current period AOCI
 
21,326

 
(2,399
)
 
(2,171
)
 
16,756

Balance September 30, 2017
 
$
(65,886
)
 
$
(246
)
 
$
(313,290
)
 
$
(379,422
)
Balance March 31, 2016
 
$
(58,816
)
 
$
(2,920
)
 
$
(285,426
)
 
$
(347,162
)
   AOCI before reclassifications
 
(21,618
)
 
373

 

 
(21,245
)
   Amounts reclassified from AOCI
 

 
(10
)
 
(3,146
)
(2
)
(3,156
)
 Net current period AOCI
 
(21,618
)
 
363

 
(3,146
)
 
(24,401
)
Balance September 30, 2016
 
$
(80,434
)
 
$
(2,557
)
 
$
(288,572
)
 
$
(371,563
)

(1) Net of tax.
(2) Includes amortization of actuarial losses and recognized prior service (credits) costs, which are included in the net periodic pension cost of which a portion is allocated to production as inventoried costs.
Issuance of Restricted Stock Awards and Stock Options
Included in the employment agreement for the Company's CEO were restricted stock awards totaling 179,134 shares. The awards generally vest in full after four to seven years. The fair value of the awards is determined by the product of the number of shares granted, the grant date market price of the Company's stock and adjusted for the market conditions necessary to achieve the awards. Certain of these awards contain performance conditions, in addition to service conditions. The fair value of the awards is expensed over a graded vesting period of the requisite service period of four to seven years. In addition the employment agreement included 150,000 stock options with an exercise price of $30.86, a contractual term of 10 years and vesting over a 4-year period.


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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

11.     SEGMENTS
The Company has four reportable segments: Integrated Systems, Aerospace Structures, Precision Components and Product Support. The Company’s reportable segments are aligned with how the business is managed and views the markets that the Company serves. The Chief Operating Decision Maker (the "CODM") evaluates performance and allocates resources based upon review of segment information. The CODM utilizes earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) as a primary measure of segment profitability to evaluate performance of its segments and allocate resources.
Integrated Systems consists of the Company’s operations that provides integrated solutions including design, development and support of proprietary components, subsystems and systems, as well as production of complex assemblies using external designs.  Capabilities include hydraulic, mechanical and electro-mechanical actuation, power and control; a complete suite of aerospace gearbox solutions including engine accessory gearboxes and helicopter transmissions; active and passive heat exchange technology; fuel pumps, fuel metering units and Full Authority Digital Electronic Control fuel systems; hydro-mechanical and electromechanical primary and secondary flight controls; and a broad spectrum of surface treatment options.
Aerospace Structures consists of the Company’s operations that supply commercial, business, regional and military manufacturers with large metallic and composite structures. Products include wings, wing boxes, fuselage panels, horizontal and vertical tails and sub-assemblies such as floor grids. Inclusive of most of the former Vought Aircraft Division, Aerospace Structures also has the capability to engineer detailed structural designs in metal and composites.
Precision Components consists of the Company’s operations that produce close-tolerance parts primarily to customer designs and model-based definition, including a wide range of aluminum, hard metal and composite structure capabilities. Capabilities include complex machining, gear manufacturing, sheet metal fabrication, forming, advanced composite and interior structures, joining processes such as welding, autoclave bonding and conventional mechanical fasteners and a variety of special processes including: super plastic titanium forming, aluminum and titanium chemical milling and surface treatments.
Product Support consists of the Company’s operations that provide full life cycle solutions for commercial, regional and military aircraft. The Company’s extensive product and service offerings include full post-delivery value chain services that simplify the MRO supply chain. Through its line maintenance, component MRO and postproduction supply chain activities, Product Support is positioned to provide integrated planeside repair solutions globally. Capabilities include fuel tank repair, metallic and composite aircraft structures, nacelles, thrust reversers, interiors, auxiliary power units and a wide variety of pneumatic, hydraulic, fuel and mechanical accessories.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA is total segment revenue reduced by operating expenses (less depreciation and amortization) identifiable with that segment. Corporate includes general corporate administrative costs and any other costs not identifiable with one of the Company’s segments, including restructuring of $14,708 for the six months ended September 30, 2017.
The Company does not accumulate net sales information by product or service or groups of similar products and services and, therefore, the Company does not disclose net sales by product or service because to do so would be impracticable. Selected financial information for each reportable segment and the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to operating income is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net sales:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Integrated Systems
$
233,765

 
$
245,367

 
$
471,900

 
$
502,723

Aerospace Structures
249,284

 
320,283

 
525,260

 
651,879

Precision Components
229,156

 
259,458

 
466,026

 
514,060

Product Support
68,366

 
85,826

 
134,799

 
170,025

Elimination of inter-segment sales
(35,415
)
 
(36,165
)
 
(71,140
)
 
(70,665
)
 
$
745,156

 
$
874,769

 
$
1,526,845

 
$
1,768,022


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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Loss) income before income taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Integrated Systems
$
42,087

 
$
45,797

 
$
89,504

 
$
93,783

Aerospace Structures
11,513

 
24,867

 
11,231

 
34,031

Precision Components
(1,611
)
 
12,063

 
(4,875
)
 
4,281

Product Support
11,233

 
14,265

 
19,670

 
28,324

Corporate
(44,374
)
 
(26,506
)
 
(78,273
)
 
(43,207
)
 
18,848

 
70,486

 
37,257

 
117,212

Interest expense and other
25,375

 
17,896

 
46,393

 
36,023

 
$
(6,527
)
 
$
52,590

 
$
(9,136
)
 
$
81,189

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Integrated Systems
$
9,588

 
$
10,157

 
$
19,539

 
$
20,461

Aerospace Structures
19,046

 
18,385

 
38,437

 
36,347

Precision Components
10,259

 
14,016

 
18,008

 
28,345

Product Support
1,667

 
2,452

 
3,405

 
4,936

Corporate
308

 
276

 
610

 
659

 
$
40,868

 
$
45,286

 
$
79,999

 
$
90,748

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of acquired contract liabilities, net:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Integrated Systems
$
9,299

 
$
9,136

 
$
16,602

 
$
19,473

Aerospace Structures
17,670

 
20,647

 
38,963

 
39,085

Precision Components
929

 
694

 
1,806

 
1,267

 
$
27,898

 
$
30,477

 
$
57,371

 
$
59,825

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Integrated Systems
$
42,376

 
$
46,818

 
$
92,441

 
$
94,771

Aerospace Structures
12,889

 
22,605

 
10,705

 
31,293

Precision Components
7,719

 
25,385

 
11,327

 
31,359

Product Support
12,900

 
16,717

 
23,075

 
33,260

Corporate
(23,172
)
 
(21,456
)
 
(56,769
)
 
(37,774
)
 
$
52,712

 
$
90,069

 
$
80,779

 
$
152,909

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Capital expenditures:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Integrated Systems
$
1,455

 
$
2,595

 
$
4,020

 
$
5,823

Aerospace Structures
2,702

 
3,759

 
7,119

 
7,592

Precision Components
5,094

 
3,503

 
9,156

 
8,405

Product Support
769

 
703

 
1,030

 
1,333

Corporate
670

 
684

 
1,450

 
814

 
$
10,690

 
$
11,244

 
$
22,775

 
$
23,967


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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

 
September 30, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
Total Assets:
 
 
 
Integrated Systems
$
1,217,998

 
$
1,281,828

Aerospace Structures
1,503,886

 
1,548,239

Precision Components
1,254,729

 
1,262,691

Product Support
278,346

 
284,231

Corporate
26,987

 
37,611

 
$
4,281,946

 
$
4,414,600

During the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company had international sales of $166,637 and $182,706, respectively.
During the six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company had international sales of $345,044 and $363,125, respectively.


12.
SELECTED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF PARENT, GUARANTORS AND NON-GUARANTORS

The 2021 Notes, the 2022 Notes and the 2025 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by the Guarantor Subsidiaries. The total assets, stockholders' equity, revenue, earnings and cash flows from operating activities of the Guarantor Subsidiaries exceeded a majority of the consolidated total of such items as of and for the periods reported. The only consolidated subsidiaries of the Company that are not guarantors of the 2021 Notes, the 2022 Notes and the 2025 Notes (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) are: (a) the receivables securitization special-purpose entity; and (b) the foreign operating subsidiaries. The following tables present condensed consolidating financial statements including the Company (the “Parent”), the Guarantor Subsidiaries, and the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries. Such financial statements include summary Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017, Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, and Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.





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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)


SUMMARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS:

 
September 30, 2017
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
 Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
 Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 Total
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
654

 
$
42

 
$
32,973

 
$

 
$
33,669

Trade and other receivables, net

 
80,970

 
249,164

 

 
330,134

Inventories

 
1,254,772

 
113,943

 

 
1,368,715

Prepaid expenses and other
7,773

 
8,974

 
12,103

 

 
28,850

Total current assets
8,427

 
1,344,758

 
408,183

 

 
1,761,368

Property and equipment, net
10,309

 
635,234

 
123,341

 

 
768,884

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

 
1,470,637

 
187,857

 

 
1,658,494

Other, net
22,246

 
48,730

 
22,224

 

 
93,200

Intercompany investments and advances
2,280,189

 
81,541

 
75,874

 
(2,437,604
)
 

Total assets
$
2,321,171

 
$
3,580,900

 
$
817,479

 
$
(2,437,604
)
 
$
4,281,946

 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
$
349

 
$
22,534

 
$

 
$

 
$
22,883

Accounts payable
5,769

 
341,091

 
41,361

 

 
388,221

Accrued expenses
53,079

 
430,313

 
45,396

 

 
528,788

Total current liabilities
59,197

 
793,938

 
86,757

 

 
939,892

Long-term debt, less current portion
1,274,818

 
45,512

 
88,800

 

 
1,409,130

Intercompany advances
118,656

 
1,987,567

 
387,680

 
(2,493,903
)
 

Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits, noncurrent
3,177

 
546,034

 

 

 
549,211

Deferred income taxes and other
9,478

 
479,510

 
38,880

 

 
527,868

Total stockholders’ equity
855,845

 
(271,661
)
 
215,362

 
56,299

 
855,845

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
2,321,171

 
$
3,580,900

 
$
817,479

 
$
(2,437,604
)
 
$
4,281,946








22


Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)



SUMMARY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS:
 
March 31, 2017
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
 Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
 Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 Total
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
19,942

 
$
24,137

 
$
25,554

 
$

 
$
69,633

Trade and other receivables, net
546

 
34,874

 
276,372

 

 
311,792

Inventories

 
1,243,461

 
96,714

 

 
1,340,175

Prepaid expenses and other
7,763

 
11,678

 
10,623

 

 
30,064

Assets held for sale

 
3,250

 
18,005

 

 
21,255

Total current assets
28,251

 
1,317,400

 
427,268

 

 
1,772,919

Property and equipment, net
8,315

 
673,153

 
123,562

 

 
805,030

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

 
1,560,050

 
174,919

 

 
1,734,969

Other, net
17,902

 
67,955

 
15,825

 

 
101,682

Intercompany investments and advances
2,057,534

 
81,541

 
77,090

 
(2,216,165
)
 

Total assets
$
2,112,002

 
$
3,700,099

 
$
818,664

 
$
(2,216,165
)
 
$
4,414,600

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current portion of long-term debt
$
33,298

 
$
14,432

 
$
112,900

 
$

 
$
160,630

Accounts payable
17,291

 
426,646

 
37,306

 

 
481,243

Accrued expenses
53,829

 
578,457

 
42,093

 

 
674,379

Liabilities related to assets held for sale

 

 
18,008

 

 
18,008

Total current liabilities
104,418

 
1,019,535

 
210,307

 

 
1,334,260

Long-term debt, less current portion
974,693

 
60,977

 

 

 
1,035,670

Intercompany advances
178,381

 
1,754,529

 
370,907

 
(2,303,817
)
 

Accrued pension and other postretirement benefits, noncurrent
6,633

 
585,501

 

 

 
592,134

Deferred income taxes and other
1,403

 
564,358

 
40,302

 

 
606,063

Total stockholders’ equity
846,474

 
(284,801
)
 
197,148

 
87,652

 
846,473

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
2,112,002

 
$
3,700,099

 
$
818,664

 
$
(2,216,165
)
 
$
4,414,600






23


Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:

 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
 Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
 Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 Total
Net sales
$

 
$
676,026

 
$
89,750

 
$
(20,620
)
 
$
745,156

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales

 
527,417

 
73,067

 
(20,620
)
 
579,864

Selling, general and administrative
18,921

 
47,927

 
7,733

 

 
74,581

Depreciation and amortization
308

 
36,402

 
4,158

 

 
40,868

Restructuring
4,159

 
4,800

 
1,142

 

 
10,101

Loss on divestitures
20,371

 

 

 

 
20,371

Pension settlement charge
523

 

 

 

 
523

 
44,282

 
616,546

 
86,100

 
(20,620
)
 
726,308

Operating (loss) income
(44,282
)
 
59,480

 
3,650

 

 
18,848

Intercompany interest and charges
(39,713
)
 
37,726

 
1,987

 

 

Interest expense and other
22,364

 
2,606

 
405

 

 
25,375

(Loss) income before income taxes
(26,933
)
 
19,148

 
1,258

 

 
(6,527
)
Income tax (benefit) expense
(8,675
)
 
9,936

 
(2,410
)
 

 
(1,149
)
Net (loss) income
(18,258
)
 
9,212

 
3,668

 

 
(5,378
)
Other comprehensive (loss) income
(2,582
)
 
(824
)
 
9,905

 

 
6,499

Total comprehensive (loss) income
$
(20,840
)
 
$
8,388

 
$
13,573

 
$

 
$
1,121








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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:

 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
 Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
 Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 Total
Net sales
$

 
$
798,537

 
$
96,802

 
$
(20,570
)
 
$
874,769

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales

 
615,237

 
78,765

 
(20,570
)
 
673,432

Selling, general and administrative
13,654

 
49,607

 
7,068

 

 
70,329

Depreciation and amortization
277

 
40,794

 
4,215

 

 
45,286

Restructuring
7,740

 
2,495

 
227

 

 
10,462

Loss on divestitures
4,774

 

 

 

 
4,774

 
26,445

 
708,133

 
90,275

 
(20,570
)
 
804,283

Operating (loss) income
(26,445
)
 
90,404

 
6,527

 

 
70,486

Intercompany interest and charges
(47,505
)
 
45,269

 
2,236

 

 

Interest expense and other
17,737

 
2,487

 
(2,328
)
 

 
17,896

Income before income taxes
3,323

 
42,648

 
6,619

 

 
52,590

Income (benefit) tax expense
(430
)
 
16,828

 
1,385

 

 
17,783

Net income
3,753

 
25,820

 
5,234

 

 
34,807

Other comprehensive (income) loss
929

 
(1,574
)
 
(6,821
)
 

 
(7,466
)
Total comprehensive income (loss)
$
4,682

 
$
24,246

 
$
(1,587
)
 
$

 
$
27,341



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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:

 
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
 Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
 Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 Total
Net sales
$

 
$
1,391,100

 
$
177,659

 
$
(41,914
)
 
$
1,526,845

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales

 
1,102,803

 
146,321

 
(41,914
)
 
1,207,210

Selling, general and administrative
41,906

 
92,773

 
19,204

 

 
153,883

Depreciation and amortization
610

 
71,175

 
8,214

 

 
79,999

Restructuring
14,707

 
11,246

 
1,649

 

 
27,602

Loss on divestiture
20,371

 

 

 

 
20,371

Pension settlement charge
523

 

 

 

 
523

 
78,117

 
1,277,997

 
175,388

 
(41,914
)
 
1,489,588

Operating (loss) income
(78,117
)
 
113,103

 
2,271

 

 
37,257

Intercompany interest and charges
(82,953
)
 
78,746

 
4,207

 

 

Interest expense and other
39,404

 
5,386

 
1,603

 

 
46,393

(Loss) income before income taxes
(34,568
)
 
28,971

 
(3,539
)
 

 
(9,136
)
Income tax (benefit) expense
(15,748
)
 
15,699

 
(1,778
)
 

 
(1,827
)
Net (loss) income
(18,820
)
 
13,272

 
(1,761
)
 

 
(7,309
)
Other comprehensive (loss) income
(2,399
)
 
(2,171
)
 
21,326

 

 
16,756

Total comprehensive (loss) income
$
(21,219
)
 
$
11,101

 
$
19,565

 
$

 
$
9,447

























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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)



CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
 
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
 Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
 Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 Total
Net sales
$

 
$
1,615,964

 
$
191,452

 
$
(39,394
)
 
$
1,768,022

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales

 
1,283,858

 
155,356

 
(39,394
)
 
1,399,820

Selling, general and administrative
28,097

 
95,500

 
14,758

 

 
138,355

Depreciation and amortization
659

 
81,561

 
8,528

 

 
90,748

Restructuring
9,600

 
7,286

 
227

 

 
17,113

Loss on divestiture
4,774

 

 

 

 
4,774

 
43,130

 
1,468,205

 
178,869

 
(39,394
)
 
1,650,810

Operating (loss) income
(43,130
)
 
147,759

 
12,583

 

 
117,212

Intercompany interest and charges
(99,069
)
 
94,442

 
4,627

 

 

Interest expense and other
35,118

 
4,765

 
(3,860
)
 

 
36,023

Income before income taxes
20,821

 
48,552

 
11,816

 

 
81,189

Income tax expense
1,619

 
22,117

 
2,912

 

 
26,648

Net income
19,202

 
26,435

 
8,904

 

 
54,541

Other comprehensive income (loss)
363

 
(3,146
)
 
(21,618
)
 

 
(24,401
)
Total comprehensive income (loss)
$
19,565

 
$
23,289

 
$
(12,714
)
 
$

 
$
30,140























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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)


CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS:
 
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
 Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
 Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 Total
Net (loss) income
$
(18,820
)
 
$
13,272

 
$
(1,761
)
 
$

 
$
(7,309
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) operating activities provided by
(1,865
)
 
(317,020
)
 
25,710

 
1,419

 
(291,756
)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
(20,685
)
 
(303,748
)
 
23,949

 
1,419

 
(299,065
)
Capital expenditures
(1,449
)
 
(19,215
)
 
(2,111
)
 

 
(22,775
)
Proceeds from sale of assets

 
67,633

 
249

 

 
67,882

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
(1,449
)
 
48,418

 
(1,862
)
 

 
45,107

Net increase in revolving credit facility
87,393

 

 

 

 
87,393

Proceeds on issuance of debt
500,000

 

 
10,800

 

 
510,800

Retirements and repayments of debt
(314,485
)
 
(7,661
)
 
(34,900
)
 

 
(357,046
)
Payments of deferred financing costs
(17,120
)
 

 

 

 
(17,120
)
Dividends paid
(3,970
)
 

 

 

 
(3,970
)
Repurchase of restricted shares for minimum tax obligation
(334
)
 

 

 

 
(334
)
Intercompany financing and advances
(248,638
)
 
238,896

 
11,161

 
(1,419
)
 

Net cash provided by (used in)financing activities
2,846

 
231,235

 
(12,939
)
 
(1,419
)
 
219,723

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 
(1,729
)
 

 
(1,729
)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
(19,288
)
 
(24,095
)
 
7,419

 

 
(35,964
)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
19,942

 
24,137

 
25,554

 

 
69,633

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
654

 
$
42

 
$
32,973

 
$

 
$
33,669













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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)



CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS:
 
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Parent
 
Guarantor
 Subsidiaries
 
Non-Guarantor
 Subsidiaries
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
 Total
Net income
$
19,202

 
$
26,435

 
$
8,904

 
$

 
$
54,541

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
14,409

 
(219,316
)
 
18,470

 
660

 
(185,777
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
33,611

 
(192,881
)
 
27,374

 
660

 
(131,236
)
Capital expenditures
(814
)
 
(17,154
)
 
(5,999
)
 

 
(23,967
)
Proceeds from sale of assets

 
9,143

 
901

 

 
10,044

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 
9

 

 

 
9

Net cash used in investing activities
(814
)
 
(8,002
)
 
(5,098
)
 

 
(13,914
)
Net increase in revolving credit facility
252,396

 

 

 

 
252,396

Proceeds on issuance of debt

 

 
12,700

 

 
12,700

Retirements and repayments of debt
(14,206
)
 
(7,228
)
 
(52,400
)
 

 
(73,834
)
Payments of deferred financing costs
(11,079
)
 

 

 

 
(11,079
)
Dividends paid
(3,962
)
 

 

 

 
(3,962
)
Repayment of government grant

 
(14,570
)
 

 

 
(14,570
)
Repurchase of restricted shares for minimum tax obligations
(182
)
 

 

 

 
(182
)
Intercompany financing and advances
(256,657
)
 
227,339

 
29,978

 
(660
)
 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
(33,690
)
 
205,541

 
(9,722
)
 
(660
)
 
161,469

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 
(1,088
)
 

 
(1,088
)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
(893
)
 
4,658

 
11,466

 

 
15,231

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
1,544

 
201

 
19,239

 

 
20,984

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
651

 
$
4,859

 
$
30,705

 
$

 
$
36,215



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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)


 
13.    COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
In the ordinary course of business, the Company is involved in disputes, claims and lawsuits with employees, suppliers and customers, as well as governmental and regulatory inquiries, that it deems to be immaterial. Some may involve claims or potential claims of substantial damages, fines, penalties or injunctive relief. While the Company cannot predict the outcome of any pending or future litigation or proceeding and no assurances can be given, the Company does not believe that any pending matter will have a material effect, individually or in the aggregate, on its financial position or results of operations.

14.    RESTRUCTURING COSTS
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, the Company committed to a restructuring of certain of its businesses as well as the consolidation of certain of its facilities ("2017 Restructuring Plan"). The Company expects to reduce its footprint by approximately 1.0 million square feet, to reduce head count by approximately 100 employees and to amend certain contracts. Over the next few fiscal years, the Company estimates that it will record aggregate pre-tax charges of $55,000 to $60,000 related to these programs, which represent employee termination benefits, contract termination costs, accelerated depreciation and facility closure and other exit costs, and will result in future cash outlays.
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, the Company committed to a restructuring of certain of its businesses as well as the consolidation of certain of its facilities ("2016 Restructuring Plan"). The Company expects to reduce its footprint by approximately 3.5 million square feet and to reduce head count by approximately 1,200 employees. Over the next few fiscal years, the Company estimates that it will record aggregate pre-tax charges of $140,000 to $150,000 related to these programs, which represent employee termination benefits, contract termination costs, accelerated depreciation and facility closure and other exit costs, and will result in future cash outlays.
The following table provides a summary of the Company's current aggregate cost estimates by major type of expense associated with the restructuring plans noted above:
Type of expense:
 
Total estimated amount expected to be incurred
Termination benefits
 
$
21,000

Facility closure and other exit costs (1)
 
44,000

Contract termination costs
 
18,000

Accelerated depreciation charges (2)
 
37,000

Other (3)
 
89,000

 
 
$
209,000

(1) Includes costs to transfer product lines among facilities and outplacement and employee relocation costs.
(2) Accelerated depreciation charges are recorded as part of Depreciation and amortization on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
(3) Consists of other costs directly related to the plan, including project management, legal, regulatory costs and other transformation related costs, such as costs to amend certain contracts.
The restructuring charges recognized for the three and six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, by type and by segment consisted of the following:

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Triumph Group, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
Integrated Systems
 
Aerospace Structures
 
Precision Components
 
Product Support
 
Corporate
 
Total
Termination benefits
$

 
$

 
$
491

 
$

 
$

 
$
491

Facility closure and other exit costs
70

 
2,098

 
2,388

 

 

 
4,556

Other
129

 

 
766

 

 
4,159

 
5,054

    Total Restructuring
199

 
2,098

 
3,645

 

 
4,159

 
10,101

Depreciation and amortization
981

 

 
314

 

 

 
1,295

Total
$
1,180

 
$
2,098

 
$
3,959

 
$

 
$
4,159

 
$
11,396

 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Integrated Systems
 
Aerospace Structures
 
Precision Components
 
Product Support
 
Corporate
 
Total
Termination benefits
$
286

 
$
250

 
$
445

 
$
65

 
$

 
$
1,046

Facility closure and other exit costs

 

 

 
35

 

 
35

Other

 
960

 
612

 
68

 
7,741

 
9,381

    Total Restructuring
286

 
1,210

 
1,057

 
168

 
7,741

 
10,462

Depreciation and amortization
47

 

 
3,549

 
144

 

 
3,740

Total
$
333

 
$
1,210

 
$
4,606

 
$
312

 
$
7,741

 
$
14,202

 
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
Integrated Systems
 
Aerospace Structures
 
Precision Components
 
Product Support
 
Corporate
 
Total
Termination benefits
$

 
$

 
$
747

 
$

 
$

 
$
747

Facility closure and other exit costs
70

 
3,504

 
4,286

 

 

 
7,860

Other
744

 

 
2,783

 
760

 
14,708

 
18,995

    Total Restructuring
814

 
3,504

 
7,816

 
760

 
14,708

 
27,602

Depreciation and amortization
1,527

 

 
629

 

 

 
2,156

Total
$
2,341

 
$
3,504

 
$
8,445

 
$
760

 
$
14,708

 
$
29,758

 
For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Integrated Systems
 
Aerospace Structures
 
Precision Components
 
Product Support
 
Corporate
 
Total
Termination benefits
$
286

 
$
250

 
$
472

 
$
90

 
$

 
$
1,098

Facility closure and other exit costs

 

 
247

 
35

 

 
282

Other

 
4,012

 
2,052

 
68

 
9,601

 
15,733

    Total Restructuring
286

 
4,262

 
2,771

 
193

 
9,601

 
17,113

Depreciation and amortization
93

 

 
6,849

 
289

 

 
7,231

Total
$
379

 
$
4,262

 
$
9,620

 
$
482

 
$
9,601

 
$
24,344

Termination benefits include employee retention, severance and benefit payments for terminated employees. Facility closure costs include general operating costs incurred subsequent to production shutdown as well as equipment relocation and other associated costs. Contract termination costs include costs associated with terminating existing leases and supplier agreements. Other transformation costs include legal, outplacement and employee relocation costs, and other employee-related costs and costs to amend certain contracts.



31


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



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

(The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained elsewhere herein.)

OVERVIEW
We are a major supplier to the aerospace industry and have four operating segments: (i) Integrated Systems, whose companies’ revenues are derived from integrated solutions including design, development and support of proprietary components, subsystems and systems, as well as production of complex assemblies using external designs; (ii) Aerospace Structures, whose companies supply commercial, business, regional and military manufacturers with large metallic and composite structures; (iii) Precision Components, whose companies produce close-tolerance parts primarily to customer designs and model-based definition, including a wide range of aluminum, hard metal and composite structure capabilities; and (iv) Product Support, whose companies provide full life cycle solutions for commercial, regional and military aircraft.
In September 2017, the Company sold all of the shares of Triumph Processing - Embee Division, Inc. ("Embee") for total cash proceeds of $64,986. As a result of the sale of Embee, the Company recognized a loss of $17,857, which is included in Corporate. The operating results of Embee were included in Integrated Systems through the date of disposal.
Highlights for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018 included:
Net sales for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018 were $745.2 million, compared to $874.8 million for the prior year period.
Operating income in the second quarter of fiscal 2018 was $18.8 million, compared to $70.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2017.
Net loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 was $5.4 million, compared to net income of $34.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2017.
Backlog as of September 30, 2017 was $4.28 billion. Of our existing backlog of $4.28 billion, we estimate that approximately $1.70 billion will not be shipped by September 30, 2018.
Net loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2018 was $0.11 per diluted common share, as compared to net income of $0.70 per diluted share in the prior year period.
We used $299.1 million of cash flow from operating activities for the six months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to cash used in operations of $131.2 million in the comparable prior year period.
We committed to several plans that incorporate the restructuring of certain of our businesses as well as the consolidation of certain of our facilities. We expect to reduce our footprint by approximately 4.5 million square feet and to reduce head count by 1,300 employees. Over the course of the plans (which were initiated in fiscal 2016), we estimate that we will record aggregate pre-tax charges of $195.0 million to $210.0 million related to these plans, which represent employee termination benefits, contract termination costs, accelerated depreciation and facility closure and other exit costs, and will result in future cash outlays. For the six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, we recorded charges of $27.6 million and $17.1 million, respectively, related to these plans.
We are currently performing work on several new programs, which are in various stages of development. Several of the these programs are expected to enter flight testing during our fiscal 2018, including the Bombardier Global 7000/8000 ("Bombardier"), and Embraer second generation E-Jet ("E2-Jets") and we expect to deliver revenue generating production units for these programs in fiscal 2018. Historically, low-rate production commences during flight testing, followed by an increase to full-rate production, assuming that successful testing and certification are achieved. Accordingly, we anticipate that each of these programs will begin generating full-rate production level revenues between fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2021. We are still in the early development stages for the Gulfstream G500/G600 programs, as these aircraft are not expected to enter service until fiscal 2019. Transition of each of these programs from development to recurring production levels is dependent upon the success of each program at achieving flight testing and certification, as well as the ability of the OEM to generate acceptable levels of aircraft sales.

32


Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)

During the six months ended September 30, 2017, we incurred approximately $64.4 million in capitalized pre-production costs associated with the Bombardier Global 7000/8000 and the Embraer second generation E-Jet programs, for which we have not yet begun deliveries. We expect to incur additional costs related to these programs as they continue to develop. Inventory costs are evaluated for recoverability through their inclusion in the total costs used in the calculation of each contract's estimated profit margin. When the estimated total contract costs exceed total estimated contract revenues, an inventory reserve is established. We may incur additional costs related to these programs if there are further delays due to our customer or our capability to execute timely.
While work progressed on these development programs, we have experienced difficulties in achieving estimated cost targets, particularly in the areas of engineering and estimated recurring costs resulting in previously recorded forward loss provisions. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, we recorded a $399.8 million forward loss on our Global 7000/8000 wing contract. The Global 7000/8000 contract provides for fixed pricing and requires us to fund certain up-front development expenses, with certain milestone payments made by Bombardier.
The provision for forward losses on the Global 7000/8000 program resulted in the impairment of previously capitalized pre-production costs due to the combination of cost recovery uncertainty, higher than anticipated non-recurring costs and increased forecasted costs on recurring production. The increases in costs were driven by several factors, including: changing technical requirements, increased spending on the design and engineering phase of the program and uncertainty regarding cost reduction and cost recovery initiatives with our customer and suppliers.
The program has continued to incur costs since March 2016 in support of development and transition to production.
On December 22, 2016, Triumph Aerostructures, LLC, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Company that is party to the Global 7000/8000 contract with Bombardier (“Triumph Aerostructures”), initiated litigation against Bombardier in the Quebec Superior Court, District of Montreal. The lawsuit related to Bombardier’s failure to pay to Triumph Aerostructures certain non-recurring expenses incurred by Triumph Aerostructures during the development phase of a program pursuant to which Triumph Aerostructures agreed to design, manufacture, and supply the wing and related components for Bombardier’s Global 7000 business aircraft.        
In May 2017, Triumph Aerostructures and Bombardier entered into a comprehensive settlement agreement that resolved all outstanding commercial disputes between them, including all pending litigation, related to the design, manufacture and supply of wing components for Bombardier’s Global 7000/8000 business aircraft. The settlement resets the commercial relationship between the companies and allows each company to better achieve its business objectives going forward.
 Under our contract with Embraer, we have the exclusive right to design, develop and manufacture the center fuselage section III, rear fuselage section and various tail section components (rudder and elevator) for the E2-Jets. The contract provides for funding on a fixed amount of non-recurring costs, which will be paid over a specified number of production units. Higher than expected spending on the E2-Jets program has resulted in a near breakeven estimated profit margin percentage, with additional potential future cost pressures as well as opportunities for improved performance. Risks related to additional engineering as well as the recurring cost profile remains as this program completes flight testing.
Further cost increases or an inability to meet revised recurring cost forecasts on the Global 7000/8000 and Embraer programs may result in additional forward loss reserves in future periods, while improvements in future costs compared to current estimates or additional cost recovery may result in favorable adjustments if forward loss reserves are no longer required.
We seek additional consideration for customer work statement changes throughout our contract life as a standard course of business.  We recently reached preliminary agreement with Gulfstream across many programs we support, including but not limited to, the G650 wing program. We are also currently engaged with other customers in similar negotiations.  The ability to recover or negotiate additional consideration is not certain and varies by contract.  Varying market conditions for these products may also impact future profitability.
Although none of these new programs individually is expected to have a material impact on our net revenues, they do have the potential, either individually or in the aggregate, to materially and negatively impact our consolidated results of operations if future changes in estimates result in the need for a forward loss provision. Absent any such loss provisions, we do not anticipate that any of these new programs will significantly dilute our future consolidated margins.

33


Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)

In March 2017, the Company settled several outstanding change orders and open pricing on a number of its programs with Boeing. The agreement included pricing settlements, advanced payments, delivery schedule adjustments and the opportunity to extend the mutual relationship on future programs. The agreement also provides for continued build ahead on the 747-8 program through the end of the existing contract, resulting in a reduction to the previously recognized forward losses on the 747-8 program.
As disclosed during fiscal 2016, Boeing announced a rate reduction to the 747-8 program, which lowers production to one plane every two months. We assessed the impact of the rate reduction and recorded an additional $161.4 million forward loss during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. Subsequently, in July 2016, Boeing announced that it was reasonably possible that they could end production on the 747-8 program if the demand for the program did not improve. If this were to occur, we could potentially claw back a portion of the aforementioned forward loss. Additional costs associated with exiting the facilities where the 747-8 program is manufactured, such as asset impairment, supplier and lease termination charges, as well as severance and retention payments to employees and contractors have been included in the 2016 Restructuring Plan.
As previously disclosed, we recognized a provision for forward losses associated with our long-term contract on the 747-8 and Bombardier programs. There is still risk similar to what we have experienced on the 747-8 and Bombardier programs. Particularly, our ability to manage risks related to supplier performance, execution of cost reduction strategies, hiring and retaining skilled production and management personnel, quality and manufacturing execution, program schedule delays, potential need to negotiate facility lease extensions or alternatively relocate work and many other risks, will determine the ultimate performance of these long-term programs.
Recognition of additional forward losses in the future periods continues to be a risk and will depend upon several factors, including the impact of the above discussed production rate change, our ability to successfully perform under current design and manufacturing plans, achievement of forecasted cost reductions as we continue production and our ability to successfully resolve claims and assertions with our customers and suppliers.
In December 2016, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to divest Triumph Air Repair, the Auxiliary Power Unit Overhaul Operations of Triumph Aviations Services - Asia, Ltd. and Triumph Engines - Tempe ("Engines and APU"). As a result, the Company recognized a loss of $14,263 on the sale. The operating results of Engines and APU were included in Product Support through the date of disposal. The transaction closed during the quarter ended June 30, 2017.
In September 2016, the Company sold all of the shares of Triumph Aerospace Systems-Newport News, Inc. ("Newport News) for total cash proceeds of $9,000. As a result of the sale of Newport News, the Company recognized a loss of $4,774, which is included in Corporate. The operating results of Newport News were included in Integrated Systems through the date of disposal.
The divestitures of Engines and APU and Newport News are subsequently referred to as the "fiscal 2017 divestitures."
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following includes a discussion of our consolidated and business segment results of operations. The Company's diverse structure and customer base do not allow for precise comparisons of the impact of price and volume changes to our results. However, we have disclosed the significant variances between the respective periods.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We prepare and publicly release quarterly unaudited financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") guidance on Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations, we also disclose and discuss certain non-GAAP financial measures in our public filings and earning releases. Currently, the non-GAAP financial measure that we disclose is Adjusted EBITDA, which is our income from continuing operations before interest, income taxes, amortization of acquired contract liabilities, curtailments, settlements and early retirement incentives, legal settlements and depreciation and amortization. We disclose Adjusted EBITDA on a consolidated and a reportable segment basis in our earnings releases, investor conference calls and filings with the SEC. The non-GAAP financial measures that we use may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies. Also, in the future, we may disclose different non-GAAP financial measures in order to help our investors more meaningfully evaluate and compare our future results of operations to our previously reported results of operations.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)

We view Adjusted EBITDA as an operating performance measure and, as such, we believe that the U.S. GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to it is income from continuing operations. In calculating Adjusted EBITDA, we exclude from income from continuing operations the financial items that we believe should be separately identified to provide additional analysis of the financial components of the day-to-day operation of our business. We have outlined below the type and scope of these exclusions and the material limitations on the use of these non-GAAP financial measures as a result of these exclusions. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as a measure of liquidity, as an alternative to net income (loss), income from continuing operations, or as an indicator of any other measure of performance derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Investors and potential investors in our securities should not rely on Adjusted EBITDA as a substitute for any U.S. GAAP financial measure, including net income (loss) or income from continuing operations. In addition, we urge investors and potential investors in our securities to carefully review the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to income from continuing operations set forth below, in our earnings releases and in other filings with the SEC and to carefully review the U.S. GAAP financial information included as part of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and our Annual Reports on Form 10-K that are filed with the SEC, as well as our quarterly earnings releases, and compare the U.S. GAAP financial information with our Adjusted EBITDA.
Adjusted EBITDA is used by management to internally measure our operating and management performance and by investors as a supplemental financial measure to evaluate the performance of our business that, when viewed with our U.S. GAAP results and the accompanying reconciliation, we believe provides additional information that is useful to gain an understanding of the factors and trends affecting our business. We have spent more than 20 years expanding our product and service capabilities, partially through acquisitions of complementary businesses. Due to the expansion of our operations, which included acquisitions, our income from continuing operations has included significant charges for depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA excludes these charges and provides meaningful information about the operating performance of our business, apart from charges for depreciation and amortization. We believe the disclosure of Adjusted EBITDA helps investors meaningfully evaluate and compare our performance from quarter to quarter and from year to year. We also believe Adjusted EBITDA is a measure of our ongoing operating performance because the isolation of non-cash charges, such as depreciation and amortization, and non-operating items, such as interest and income taxes, provides additional information about our cost structure and, over time, helps track our operating progress. In addition, investors, securities analysts and others have regularly relied on Adjusted EBITDA to provide a financial measure by which to compare our operating performance against that of other companies in our industry.
Set forth below are descriptions of the financial items that have been excluded from our income from continuing operations to calculate Adjusted EBITDA and the material limitations associated with using this non-GAAP financial measure as compared to income from continuing operations:
Divestitures may be useful for investors to consider because they reflect gains or losses from sale of operating units. We do not believe these earnings necessarily reflect the current and ongoing cash earnings related to our operations.
Legal settlements may be useful for investors to consider because it reflects gains or losses from disputes with third parties. We do not believe these earnings necessarily reflect the current and ongoing cash earnings related to our operations.
Curtailments, settlements and early retirement incentives may be useful for investors to consider because they represent the current period impact of the change in the defined benefit obligation due to the reduction in future service costs as well as the incremental cost of retirement incentive benefits paid to participants. We do not believe these earnings necessarily reflect the current and ongoing cash earnings related to our operations.
Amortization of acquired contract liabilities may be useful for investors to consider because it represents the non-cash earnings on the fair value of off-market contracts acquired through acquisitions. We do not believe these earnings necessarily reflect the current and ongoing cash earnings related to our operations.
Amortization expense (including intangible asset impairments) may be useful for investors to consider because it represents the estimated attrition of our acquired customer base and the diminishing value of product rights and licenses. We do not believe these charges necessarily reflect the current and ongoing cash charges related to our operating cost structure.
Depreciation may be useful for investors to consider because it generally represents the wear and tear on our property and equipment used in our operations. We do not believe these charges necessarily reflect the current and ongoing cash charges related to our operating cost structure.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)

The amount of interest expense and other we incur may be useful for investors to consider and may result in current cash inflows or outflows. However, we do not consider the amount of interest expense and other to be a representative component of the day-to-day operating performance of our business.
Income tax expense may be useful for investors to consider because it generally represents the taxes which may be payable for the period and the change in deferred income taxes during the period and may reduce the amount of funds otherwise available for use in our business. However, we do not consider the amount of income tax expense to be a representative component of the day-to-day operating performance of our business.
Management compensates for the above-described limitations of using non-GAAP measures only to supplement our U.S. GAAP results and to provide additional information that is useful to gain an understanding of the factors and trends affecting our business.
The following table shows our Adjusted EBITDA reconciled to our net income for the indicated periods (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net (loss) income
$
(5,378
)
 
$
34,807

 
$
(7,309
)
 
$
54,541

Loss on divestitures
20,371

 
4,774

 
20,371

 
4,774

Pension settlement charge
523

 

 
523

 

Amortization of acquired contract liabilities, net
(27,898
)
 
(30,477
)
 
(57,371
)
 
(59,825
)
Depreciation and amortization
40,868

 
45,286

 
79,999

 
90,748

Interest expense and other
25,375

 
17,896

 
46,393

 
36,023

Income tax expense
(1,149
)
 
17,783

 
(1,827
)
 
26,648

Adjusted EBITDA
$
52,712

 
$
90,069

 
$
80,779

 
$
152,909

The following tables show our Adjusted EBITDA by reportable segment reconciled to our operating income for the indicated periods (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
Total
 
Integrated Systems
 
Aerospace Structures
 
Precision Components
 
Product Support
 
Corporate/
Eliminations
Operating income (loss)
$
18,848

 
$
42,087

 
$
11,513

 
$
(1,611
)
 
$
11,233

 
$
(44,374
)
Loss on divestitures
20,371

 

 

 

 

 
20,371

Pension settlement charge
523

 

 

 

 

 
523

Amortization of acquired contract liabilities, net
(27,898
)
 
(9,299
)
 
(17,670
)
 
(929
)
 

 

Depreciation and amortization
40,868

 
9,588

 
19,046

 
10,259

 
1,667

 
308

Adjusted EBITDA
$
52,712

 
$
42,376

 
$
12,889

 
$
7,719

 
$
12,900

 
$
(23,172
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)

 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Total
 
Integrated Systems
 
Aerospace Structures
 
Precision Components
 
Product Support
 
Corporate/
Eliminations
Operating income (loss)
$
70,486

 
$
45,797

 
$
24,867

 
$
12,063

 
$
14,265

 
$
(26,506
)
Loss on divestitures
4,774

 

 

 

 

 
4,774

Amortization of acquired contract liabilities, net
(30,477
)
 
(9,136
)
 
(20,647
)
 
(694
)
 

 

Depreciation and amortization
45,286

 
10,157

 
18,385

 
14,016

 
2,452

 
276

Adjusted EBITDA
$
90,069

 
$
46,818

 
$
22,605

 
$
25,385

 
$
16,717

 
$
(21,456
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
Total
 
Integrated Systems
 
Aerospace Structures
 
Precision Components
 
Product Support
 
Corporate/
Eliminations
Operating income (loss)
$
37,257

 
$
89,504

 
$
11,231

 
$
(4,875
)
 
$
19,670

 
$
(78,273
)
Loss on divestitures
20,371

 

 

 

 

 
20,371

Pension settlement charge
523

 

 

 

 

 
523

Amortization of acquired contract liabilities, net
(57,371
)
 
(16,602
)
 
(38,963
)
 
(1,806
)
 

 

Depreciation and amortization
79,999

 
19,539

 
38,437

 
18,008

 
3,405

 
610

Adjusted EBITDA
80,779

 
$
92,441

 
$
10,705

 
$
11,327

 
$
23,075

 
$
(56,769
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Six Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Total
 
Integrated Systems
 
Aerospace Structures
 
Precision Components
 
Product Support
 
Corporate/
Eliminations
Operating income (loss)
$
117,212

 
93,783

 
$
34,031

 
$
4,281

 
$
28,324

 
$
(43,207
)
Loss on divestitures
4,774

 

 

 

 

 
4,774

Amortization of acquired contract liabilities, net
(59,825
)
 
(19,473
)
 
(39,085
)
 
(1,267
)
 

 

Depreciation and amortization
90,748

 
20,461

 
36,347

 
28,345

 
4,936

 
659

Adjusted EBITDA
$
152,909

 
$
94,771

 
$
31,293

 
$
31,359

 
$
33,260

 
$
(37,774
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to three months ended September 30, 2016

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(dollars in thousands)
Net sales
$
745,156

 
$
874,769

Segment operating income
$
63,222

 
$
96,992

Corporate expense
(44,374
)
 
(26,506
)
Total operating income
18,848

 
70,486

Interest expense and other
25,375

 
17,896

Income tax expense
(1,149
)
 
17,783

Net (loss) income
$
(5,378
)
 
$
34,807


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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)

Net sales decreased by $129.6 million, or 14.8%, to $745.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $874.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Organic sales decreased $100.0 million, or 11.9%. The fiscal 2017 and Embee divestitures contributed $29.6 million in net sales to the comparative prior year period. Organic sales decreased primarily due to the completion of and continued rate reductions on certain Boeing and Gulfstream programs partially offset by increased sales on the 767 program. Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2017, included $1.7 million in total non-recurring revenues, as compared to $3.6 million in non-recurring revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2016.
Cost of sales decreased $93.6 million, or 13.9%, to $579.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $673.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Organic cost of sales decreased $71.8 million, or 11.1%. The fiscal 2017 and Embee divestitures contributed $21.8 million to cost of sales in the comparative prior year period. Organic cost of sales decreased due to the decrease in organic sales mentioned above and changes in sales mix. The comparable organic gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was 22.2%, as compared to 22.9%, for the three months ended September 30, 2016.
Gross margin included net favorable cumulative catch-up adjustments on long-term contracts of $8.4 million. The cumulative catch-up adjustments to gross margin included gross favorable adjustments of $32.5 million and gross unfavorable adjustments of $24.1 million. The cumulative catch-up adjustments for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was the result of increased unit pricing related to production rate changes. Gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2016 included cumulative catch-up adjustments that were balanced between positive and negative variances.
Segment operating income decreased by $33.8 million, or 34.8%, to $63.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $97.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Organic segment operating income decreased $28.5 million, or 30.9%. The fiscal 2017 and Embee divestitures contributed $5.3 million to operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Organic operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2017, decreased due to the decline in organic sales noted above and included costs related to our restructuring plans of $5.9 million.
Corporate expenses were $44.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $26.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The increase in corporate expenses of $17.9 million, or 67.4%, was impacted by the loss on divestitures of $20.4 million, increased compensation expense including share based expense of $3.3 million partially offset by decreased consulting costs of $4.7 million and restructuring charges of $3.6 million.

Interest expense and other increased by $7.5 million, or 41.8%, to $25.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $17.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, due to higher interest rates, higher relative debt levels, the impairment of deferred financing fees due to the amendment to the Credit Facility and the extinguishment of the Term Loan of approximately $2.8 million.
The effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was 20.0% compared to 33.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2016. For the three months ended September 30, 2017, contributing factors to the decrease in the effective tax rate are that the income tax provision reflects the disallowed capital loss generated from the divestiture of Embee, as well as the ratio of forecasted pre-tax book income comparative to tax credits and benefits generated by the Company. For the three months ended September 30, 2016, the income tax provision reflected the disallowed tax benefit of $1.5 million related to the capital loss generated from the divestiture of Newport News.
We intend to continue maintaining a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets until there is sufficient positive evidence to support the reversal of all or some portion of these allowances.  A reduction in the valuation allowance could result in a significant decrease in income tax expense in the period that the release is recorded.  However, the exact timing and amount of the reduction in our valuation allowance are unknown at this time and will be subject to the earnings level we achieve during fiscal 2018 as well as our projected income in future periods.
For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, the Company expects its effective tax rate to be approximately 6.0% with opportunity to be reduced further through the release of the valuation allowance that is discussed further in Note 7.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)


Business Segment Performance - Three months ended September 30, 2017 compared to three months ended September 30, 2016
We report our financial performance based on the following four reportable segments: Integrated Systems, Aerospace Structures, Precision Components and Product Support. The results of operations among our operating segments vary due to differences in competitors, customers, extent of proprietary deliverables and performance. For example, Integrated Systems, which generally includes proprietary products and/or arrangements in which we become the primary source or one of a few primary sources to our customers, whereby our unique manufacturing capabilities command a higher margin. Also, OEMs are increasingly focusing on assembly activities while outsourcing more manufacturing and repair to third parties, and as a result, are less of a competitive force than in previous years. This compares to Aerospace Structures, which generally includes long-term sole-source or preferred supplier contracts and the success of these programs provides a strong foundation for our business and positions us well for future growth on new programs and new derivatives. In contrast, Product Support provides MRO services on components and accessories manufactured by third parties, with more diverse competition, including airlines, OEMs and other third-party service providers. In addition, variability in the timing and extent of customer requests performed in Product Support can provide for greater volatility and less predictability in revenue and earnings than that experienced in Integrated Systems, Aerospace Structures and Precision Components segments.
Integrated Systems consists of the Company’s operations that provides integrated solutions including design, development and support of proprietary components, subsystems and systems, as well as production of complex assemblies using external designs.  Capabilities include hydraulic, mechanical and electro-mechanical actuation, power and control; a complete suite of aerospace gearbox solutions including engine accessory gearboxes and helicopter transmissions; active and passive heat exchange technology; fuel pumps, fuel metering units and Full Authority Digital Electronic Control fuel systems; hydro-mechanical and electromechanical primary and secondary flight controls; and a broad spectrum of surface treatment options.
Aerospace Structures consists of the Company’s operations that supply commercial, business, regional and military manufacturers with large metallic and composite structures. Products include wings, wing boxes, fuselage panels, horizontal and vertical tails and sub-assemblies such as floor grids. Inclusive of most of the former Vought Aircraft Division, Aerospace Structures also has the capability to engineer detailed structural designs in metal and composites.
Precision Components consists of the Company’s operations that produce close-tolerance parts primarily to customer designs and model-based definition, including a wide range of aluminum, hard metal and composite structure capabilities. Capabilities include complex machining, gear manufacturing, sheet metal fabrication, forming, advanced composite and interior structures, joining processes such as welding, autoclave bonding and conventional mechanical fasteners and a variety of special processes including: super plastic titanium forming, aluminum and titanium chemical milling and surface treatments.
Product Support consists of the Company’s operations that provides full life cycle solutions for commercial, regional and military aircraft. The Company’s extensive product and service offerings include full post-delivery value chain services that simplify the MRO supply chain. Through its line maintenance, component MRO and postproduction supply chain activities, Product Support is positioned to provide integrated planeside repair solutions globally. Capabilities include fuel tank repair, metallic and composite aircraft structures, nacelles, thrust reversers, interiors, auxiliary power units and a wide variety of pneumatic, hydraulic, fuel and mechanical accessories.
We currently generate a majority of our revenue from clients in the commercial aerospace industry, the military, the business jet industry and the regional airline industry. Our growth and financial results are largely dependent on continued demand for our products and services from clients in these industries. If any of these industries experiences a downturn, our clients in these sectors may conduct less business with us. The following table summarizes our net sales by end market by business segment. The loss of one or more of our major customers or an economic downturn in the commercial airline or the military and defense markets could have a material adverse effect on our business.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Integrated Systems
 
 
 
Commercial aerospace
16.5
%
 
14.7
%
Military
10.4
%
 
9.4
%
Business Jets
1.9
%
 
1.4
%
Regional
1.0
%
 
1.2
%
Non-aviation
1.3
%
 
1.1
%
Total Integrated Systems net sales
31.1
%
 
27.8
%
Aerospace Structures
 
 
 
Commercial aerospace
17.0
%
 
17.7
%
Military
2.4
%
 
4.3
%
Business Jets
13.2
%
 
13.8
%
Total Aerospace Structures net sales
32.6
%
 
35.8
%
Precision Components
 
 
 
Commercial aerospace
18.4
%
 
18.7
%
Military
5.6
%
 
4.8
%
Business Jets
2.0
%
 
2.1
%
Regional
0.6
%
 
0.7
%
Non-aviation
0.6
%
 
0.4
%
Total Precision Components net sales
27.2
%
 
26.7
%
Product Support
 
 
 
Commercial aerospace
7.6
%
 
7.4
%
Military
0.9
%
 
1.4
%
Regional
0.6
%
 
0.9
%
Total Product Support net sales
9.1
%
 
9.7
%
Total Consolidated net sales
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
We continue to experience a higher proportion of our sales mix in the commercial aerospace end market for Integrated Systems and Precision Components due to the 737, 777, 787, A320 and A350 programs. We have experienced a decline in the commercial aerospace end market for Aerospace Structures due to lower production rates of the 747-8 and a decrease in our military end market due to the wind-down of the C-17 program.


 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
% of Total
Sales
 
2017
 
2016
 
% Change
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET SALES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Integrated Systems
$
233,765

 
$
245,367

 
(4.7
)%
 
31.4
 %
 
28.0
 %
Aerospace Structures
249,284

 
320,283

 
(22.2
)%
 
33.5
 %
 
36.6
 %
Precision Components
229,156

 
259,458

 
(11.7
)%
 
30.8
 %
 
29.7
 %
Product Support
68,366

 
85,826

 
(20.3
)%
 
9.2
 %
 
9.8
 %
Elimination of inter-segment sales
(35,415
)
 
(36,165
)
 
(2.1
)%
 
(4.8
)%
 
(4.1
)%
Total Net Sales
$
745,156

 
$
874,769

 
(14.8
)%
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %


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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
% of Segment
Sales
 
2017
 
2016
 
% Change
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
SEGMENT OPERATING INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Integrated Systems
$
42,087

 
$
45,797

 
(8.1
)%
 
18.0
 %
 
18.7
%
Aerospace Structures
11,513

 
24,867

 
(53.7
)%
 
4.6
 %
 
7.8
%
Precision Components
(1,611
)
 
12,063

 
(113.4
)%
 
(0.7
)%
 
4.6
%
Product Support
11,233

 
14,265

 
(21.3
)%
 
16.4
 %
 
16.6
%
Corporate
(44,374
)
 
(26,506
)
 
(67.4
)%
 
n/a

 
n/a

Total Operating Income
$
18,848

 
$
70,486

 
(73.3
)%
 
2.5
 %
 
8.1
%

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
% of Segment
Sales
 
2017
 
2016
 
% Change
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Integrated Systems
$
42,376

 
$
46,818

 
(9.5
)%
 
18.1
%
 
19.1
%
Aerospace Structures
12,889

 
22,605

 
(43.0
)%
 
5.2
%
 
7.1
%
Precision Components
7,719

 
25,385

 
(69.6
)%
 
3.4
%
 
9.8
%
Product Support
12,900

 
16,717

 
(22.8
)%
 
18.9
%
 
19.5
%
Corporate
(23,172
)
 
(21,456
)
 
(8.0
)%
 
n/a

 
n/a

 
$
52,712

 
$
90,069

 
(41.5
)%
 
7.1
%
 
10.3
%

Integrated Systems: Integrated Systems net sales decreased by $11.6 million, or 4.7%, to $233.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $245.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Organic sales decreased $5.1 million, or 2.2%. The Newport News and Embee divestitures contributed $6.5 million to the net sales decrease from the three months ended September 30, 2016. Organic sales declined primarily due to rate reductions on 777 and A380 programs and timing of deliveries on other key commercial and military programs.
Integrated Systems cost of sales decreased by $6.6 million, or 4.1%, to $154.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $161.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Organic cost of sales decreased $3.0 million, or 2.0%. The Newport News and Embee divestitures contributed $3.6 million to the decrease cost of sales from the comparative prior year period. The organic cost of sales declined due to the decrease in net sales, as noted above. The comparable organic gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was 34.3% compared with 34.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2016.
Integrated Systems operating income decreased by $3.7 million, or 8.1%, to $42.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $45.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Organic operating income decreased $2.0 million, or 4.5%. The Newport News and Embee divestitures contributed $1.7 million to the operating income decrease to the comparative prior year period. Operating income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2017, due to the decrease in net sales, as noted above. The decreased Adjusted EBITDA year over year is due to the same factors that decreased operating income.
Integrated Systems operating income as a percentage of segment sales decreased to 18.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to 18.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2016. These same factors noted above affecting the Adjusted EBITDA contributed to the decreased Adjusted EBITDA margin year over year.
Aerospace Structures: Aerospace Structures net sales decreased by $71.0 million, or 22.2%, to $249.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $320.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Sales decreased primarily due to the completion of and continued rate reductions on certain Boeing and Gulfstream programs and partially offset by rate increases on 767/Tanker program. Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2017 included $1.7

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)

million in total non-recurring revenues, as compared to $3.6 million in total non-recurring revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2016.
Aerospace Structures cost of sales decreased by $59.0 million, or 22.0%, to $208.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $267.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The comparable gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was 16.3% compared with 16.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2016.
Aerospace Structures cost of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2017 included net favorable cumulative catch-up adjustments on long-term contracts of $8.4 million. The cumulative catch-up adjustments to gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2017 included gross favorable adjustments of $32.5 million and gross unfavorable adjustments of $24.1 million. Segment cost of sales for the three months ended September 30, 2016 included cumulative catch-up adjustments that were balanced between positive and negative variances. The improvement in the gross margin is indicative of our efforts in cost reduction initiatives.
Aerospace Structures operating income decreased by $13.4 million, or 53.7%, to $11.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $24.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Operating income decreased for the three months ended September 30, 2017, due to the decreased sales noted above and increased amortization expense of $1.7 million related to the Vought tradename. The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA year over year is due to the same factors that decreased operating income.
Aerospace Structures operating income as a percentage of segment sales decreased to 4.6% for the six months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to 7.8% for the six months ended September 30, 2016, due to the decrease in operating income as noted above. The Adjusted EBITDA margin year over year is comparable to the prior year period.
Precision Components: Precision Components net sales decreased by $30.3 million, or 11.7%, to $229.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $259.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The decline in sales was primarily driven by production rate and step down pricing on 777 program and step down pricing on the 787 program.
Precision Components cost of sales decreased by $16.7 million, or 7.6%, to $201.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $218.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was 12.1%, compared with 15.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The gross margin decreased due to the decline in sales, as noted above.
Precision Components operating income decreased by $13.7 million, or 113.4%, to $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $12.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016, due to the lower gross margin, as noted above. These same factors contributed to the decrease in Adjusted EBITDA year over year.
Precision Components operating income as a percentage of segment sales decreased to (0.7)% for the three months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to 4.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2016, due to the items noted above. These same factors contributed to the decrease in Adjusted EBITDA margin year over year.

Product Support: Product Support net sales decreased by $17.5 million, or 20.3%, to $68.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $85.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Organic sales increased $5.6 million, or 9.0%, due to increased demand from OEM customers. The divestiture of Engines and APU contributed $23.1 million to net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2016.
Product Support cost of sales decreased by $12.0 million, or 19.3%, to $50.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $62.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Organic cost of sales increased $6.1 million, or 13.7%. The divestiture of Engines and APU contributed $18.1 million in cost of sales to the three months ended September 30, 2016. Gross margin for the three months ended September 30, 2017 was 26.2% compared to 29.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2016, the decrease is due to product mix.
Product Support operating income decreased by $3.0 million, or 21.3%, to $11.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017, from $14.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Organic operating income increased $0.5 million or 4.7%, due to operational efficiencies as the result of our restructuring plans. The divestiture of Engines and APU contributed $3.5 million operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA year over year is due to the same factors that decreased operating income.

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Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)

Product Support operating income as a percentage of segment sales increased to 16.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to 16.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The Adjusted EBITDA margin year over year is comparable to the prior year period.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
Six months ended September 30, 2017 compared to six months ended September 30, 2016

 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
(dollars in thousands)
Net sales
$
1,526,845

 
$
1,768,022

Segment operating income
$
115,530

 
$
160,419

Corporate expense
(78,273
)
 
(43,207
)
Total operating income
37,257

 
117,212

Interest expense and other
46,393

 
36,023

Income tax (benefit) expense
(1,827
)
 
26,648

Net (loss) income
$
(7,309
)
 
$
54,541



Net sales decreased by $241.2 million, or 13.6%, to $1.5 billion for the six months ended September 30, 2017, from $1.8 billion for the six months ended September 30, 2016. Organic sales decreased $192.2 million, or 11.4%. The fiscal 2017 and Embee divestitures contributed $49.0 million to the net sales decrease as compared to the six months ended September 30, 2016. Organic sales decreased primarily due to the completion of and continued rate reductions on certain Boeing and Gulfstream programs, along with the timing of deliveries on certain programs. These factors were partially offset by increased production on the A330 and Global Hawk/Triton programs. Net sales for the six months ended September 30, 2017, included $4.2 million in total non-recurring revenues, as compared to $10.3 million in non-recurring revenues for the six months ended September 30, 2016.
Cost of sales decreased $192.6 million, or 13.8%, to $1.2 billion for the six months ended September 30, 2017, from $1.4 billion for the six months ended September 30, 2016. Organic cost of sales decreased $156.1 million, or 11.6%. The fiscal 2017 and Embee divestitures contributed $36.5 million to the cost of sales decrease as compared to the six months ended September 30, 2016. Organic cost of sales decreased due to the decrease in organic sales mentioned above. The organic gross margin for the six months ended September 30, 2017 was 20.9%, as compared to 20.6% for the six months ended September 30, 2016. The organic gross margin for the six months ended September 30, 2016 was burdened by a provision for forward losses of $22.1 million on the high altitude long endurance unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and A350 programs and the strike at our Spokane, Washington facility which resulted in charges of $15.7 million, partially offset by gross profit on completed programs of $17.4 million, which is not included in the current year comparable period.
Gross margin included net favorable cumulative catch-up adjustments on long-term contracts of $7.9 million. The cumulative catch-up adjustments to gross margin included gross favorable adjustments of $44.4 million and gross unfavorable adjustments of $36.5 million. Gross margin for the six months ended September 30, 2016 included net unfavorable cumulative catch-up adjustments of $20.7 million.

Segment operating income decreased by $44.9 million, or 28.0%, to $115.5 million for the six months ended September 30, 2017, from $160.4 million for the six months ended September 30, 2016. Organic segment operating income decreased $37.0 million, or 24.5%. The fiscal 2017 and Embee divestitures contributed $7.9 million to the operating income decrease as compared to the six months ended September 30, 2016. Organic operating income for the six months ended September 30, 2017 decreased due to the decline in sales noted above as well as increased restructuring of $4.6 million.
Corporate expenses were $78.3 million for the six months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to $43.2 million for the six months ended September 30, 2016. The increase in corporate expenses of $35.1 million, or 81.2%, was due to the loss on divestitures of $20.4 million, restructuring charges of $5.1 million and an increase in compensation accruals as compared to the prior year period of $4.8 million.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)

Interest expense and other increased by $10.4 million, or 28.8%, to $46.4 million for the six months ended September 30, 2017, compared to $36.0 million for the six months ended September 30, 2016, due to higher interest rates, higher relative debt levels, the impairment of deferred financing fees due to the amendment to the Credit Facility and the extinguishment of the Term Loan of approximately $5.2 million and the unfavorable net change in foreign exchange rate gain/loss of approximately $6.1 million compared to the prior year period.
The effective income tax rate for the six months ended September 30, 2017 was 20.0% compared to 32.8% for the six months ended September 30, 2016. For the six months ended September 30, 2017, contributing factors to the decrease in the effective tax rate are that the income tax provision reflects the disallowed capital loss generated from the divestiture of Embee, as well as the ratio of forecasted pre-tax book income comparative to tax credits and benefits generated by the Company. For the six months ended September 30, 2016, the income tax provision reflected the disallowed tax benefit of $1.5 million related to the capital loss generated from the divestiture of Newport News.
We intend to continue maintaining a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets until there is sufficient positive evidence to support the reversal of all or some portion of these allowances.  A reduction in the valuation allowance could result in a significant decrease in income tax expense in the period that the release is recorded.  However, the exact timing and amount of the reduction in our valuation allowance are unknown at this time and will be subject to the earnings level we achieve during fiscal 2018 as well as our projected income in future periods.
For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, the Company expects its effective tax rate to be approximately 6.0% with opportunity to be reduced further through the release of the valuation allowance that is discussed further in Note 7.
 

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)


Business Segment Performance - Six months ended September 30, 2017 compared to six months ended September 30, 2016
 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Integrated Systems
 
 
 
Commercial aerospace
16.6
%
 
15.1
%
Military
10.5
%
 
9.5
%
Business Jets
1.6
%
 
1.5
%
Regional
0.9
%
 
1.0
%
Non-aviation
1.0
%
 
1.2
%
Total Integrated Systems net sales
30.6
%
 
28.3
%
Aerospace Structures
 
 
 
Commercial aerospace
16.3
%
 
17.4
%
Military
2.7
%
 
5.3
%
Business Jets
14.4
%
 
13.4
%
Total Aerospace Structures net sales
33.4
%
 
36.1
%
Precision Components
 
 
 
Commercial aerospace
18.6
%
 
18.5
%
Military
5.5
%
 
4.7
%
Business Jets
1.9
%
 
2.0
%
Regional
0.6
%
 
0.6
%
Non-aviation
0.7
%
 
0.3
%
Total Precision Components net sales
27.3
%
 
26.1
%
Product Support
 
 
 
Commercial aerospace
7.3
%
 
7.3
%
Military
0.8
%
 
1.5
%
Business Jets
0.6
%
 
%
Total Product Support net sales
8.7
%
 
9.5
%
Total Consolidated net sales
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
We continue to experience a higher proportion of our sales mix in the commercial aerospace end market for Integrated Systems and Precision Components due to the 737, 777, 787, A320 and A350 programs. We have experienced a decline in the commercial aerospace end market for Aerospace Structures due to lower production rates of the 747-8 and a decrease in our military end market due to the wind-down of the C-17 program.


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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)

 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
% of Total
Sales
 
2017
 
2016
 
% Change
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET SALES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Integrated Systems
$
471,900

 
$
502,723

 
(6.1
)%
 
30.9
 %
 
28.4
 %
Aerospace Structures
525,260

 
651,879

 
(19.4
)%
 
34.4
 %
 
36.9
 %
Precision Components
466,026

 
514,060

 
(9.3
)%
 
30.5
 %
 
29.1
 %
Product Support
134,799

 
170,025

 
(20.7
)%
 
8.8
 %
 
9.6
 %
Elimination of inter-segment sales
(71,140
)
 
(70,665
)
 
0.7
 %
 
(4.7
)%
 
(4.0
)%
Total Net Sales
$
1,526,845

 
$
1,768,022

 
(13.6
)%
 
100.0
 %
 
100.0
 %

 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
% of Segment
Sales
 
2017
 
2016
 
% Change
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
SEGMENT OPERATING INCOME
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Integrated Systems
$
89,504

 
$
93,783

 
(4.6
)%
 
19.0
 %
 
18.7
%
Aerospace Structures
11,231

 
34,031

 
(67.0
)%
 
2.1
 %
 
5.2
%
Precision Components
(4,875
)
 
4,281

 
(213.9
)%
 
(1.0
)%
 
0.8
%
Product Support
19,670

 
28,324

 
(30.6
)%
 
14.6
 %
 
16.7
%
Corporate
(78,273
)
 
(43,207
)
 
(81.2
)%
 
n/a

 
n/a

Total Operating Income
$
37,257

 
$
117,212

 
(68.2
)%
 
2.4
 %
 
6.6
%

 
Six Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
% of Segment
Sales
 
2017
 
2016
 
% Change
 
2017
 
2016
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Integrated Systems
$
92,441

 
$
94,771

 
(2.5
)%
 
19.6
%
 
18.9
%
Aerospace Structures
10,705

 
31,293

 
(65.8
)%
 
2.0
%
 
4.8
%
Precision Components
11,327

 
31,359

 
(63.9
)%
 
2.4
%
 
6.1
%
Product Support
23,075

 
33,260

 
(30.6
)%
 
17.1
%
 
19.6
%
Corporate
(56,769
)
 
(37,774
)
 
(50.3
)%
 
n/a

 
n/a

 
$
80,779

 
$
152,909

 
(47.2
)%
 
5.3
%
 
8.6
%

Integrated Systems: Integrated Systems net sales decreased by $30.8 million, or 6.1%, to $471.9 million for the six months ended September 30, 2017, from $502.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 2016. Organic sales decreased $19.2 million, or 4.1%. The Newport News and Embee divestitures contributed $11.6 million to the net sales decrease as compared to the six months ended September 30, 2016. Organic sales declined primarily due to rate reductions on A380 and 777 programs and timing of deliveries on other key commercial and military programs, partially offset by increased sales on 737 program.
Integrated Systems cost of sales decreased by $24.3 million, or 7.3%, to $307.5 million for the six months ended September 30, 2017, from $331.8 million for the six months ended September 30, 2016. Organic cost of sales decreased $16.8 million, or 5.4%. The Newport News and Embee divestitures contributed $7.5 million to the cost of sales decrease as compared to the six months ended September 30, 2016. The organic cost of sales decreased due to the net sales decrease noted above and production cost improvements. The organic gross margin for the six months ended September 30, 2017 was 35.1% compared with 34.2% for the six months ended September 30, 2016. The increase in organic gross margins was affected by the favorable resolutions to outstanding assertions with key customers.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)

Integrated Systems operating income decreased by $4.3 million, or 4.6%, to $89.5 million for the six months ended September 30, 2017, from $93.8 million for the six months ended September 30, 2016. Organic operating income decreased $2.2 million, or 2.4%. The Newport News and Embee divestitures contributed $2.1 million to the operating income decrease for the six months ended September 30, 2016. Operating income decreased for the six months ended September 30, 2017, due to the decline in sales as noted above. The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA year over year is due to the same factors that decreased operating income.
Integrated Systems operating income as a percentage of segment sales increased to 19.0% for the six months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to 18.7% for the six months ended September 30, 2016, due to the improvement in the gross margin as noted above. These same factors noted above affecting the Adjusted EBITDA contributed to the increased Adjusted EBITDA margin year over year.
Aerospace Structures: Aerospace Structures net sales decreased by $126.6 million, or 19.4%, to $525.3 million for the six months ended September 30, 2017, from $651.9 million for the six months ended September 30, 2016. Sales decreased primarily due to the completion of and continued rate reductions on certain Boeing and Gulfstream programs and partially offset by rate increases on 767/Tanker A330 and Global Hawk/Triton programs. Net sales for the six months ended September 30, 2017 included $4.2 million in total non-recurring revenues, as compared to $10.3 million in total non-recurring revenues for the six months ended September 30, 2016.
Aerospace Structures cost of sales decreased by $109.2 million, or 19.3%, to $456.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 2017, from $565.9 million for the six months ended September 30, 2016. The cost of sales were negatively impacted by the decreased sales as noted above. The comparable gross margin for the six months ended September 30, 2017 was 13.0% compared with 13.2% for the six months ended September 30, 2016.
Aerospace Structures cost of sales for the six months ended September 30, 2017 included net favorable cumulative catch-up adjustments of $7.9 million. The cumulative catch-up adjustments to gross margin for the six months ended September 30, 2017 included gross favorable adjustments of $44.4 million and gross unfavorable adjustments of $36.5 million. Segment cost of sales for the six months ended September 30, 2016 included net unfavorable cumulative catch-up adjustments of $20.7 million.
Aerospace Structures operating loss decreased by $22.8 million, or 67.0%, to $11.2 million for the six months ended September 30, 2017, from an operating income of $34.0 million for the six months ended September 30, 2016. Operating loss decreased for the six months ended September 30, 2017, due to the decline in sales as noted above, increased legal expenses of $2.4 million and increased amortization expense of $3.3 million related to the Vought tradename, the decrease in Adjusted EBITDA year over year is due to the same factors that decreased operating income.
Aerospace Structures operating income as a percentage of segment sales decreased to 2.1% for the six months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to 5.2% for the six months ended September 30, 2016, due to the decrease in operating income as noted above.
Precision Components: Precision Components net sales decreased by $48.0 million, or 9.3%, to $466.0 million for the six months ended September 30, 2017, from $514.1 million for the six months ended September 30, 2016. The decline in sales was primarily driven by production rate and step down pricing on 777 program and step down pricing on the 787 program, partially offset by increased production on the A350 program.
Precision Components cost of sales decreased by $35.8 million, or 8.0%, to $413.5 million for the six months ended September 30, 2017, from $449.3 million for the six months ended September 30, 2016. The cost of sales decreased due to the decline in sales as noted above. The six months ended September 30, 2016 included strike related costs at our Spokane, Washington facility of $15.7 million. The comparable gross margin for the six months ended September 30, 2017 was 11.3%, compared with 12.6% for the six months ended September 30, 2016.
Precision Components operating income decreased by $9.2 million, or 213.9%, to an operating loss of $4.9 million for the six months ended September 30, 2017, from operating income of $4.3 million for the six months ended September 30, 2016. The operating loss six months ended September 30, 2017, was the result of the decreased sales, as noted above, and by increased restructuring costs of $5.0 million. The Adjusted EBITDA decreased year over year due to the decreased sales noted above.
Precision Components operating loss as a percentage of segment sales declined to (1.0)% for the six months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to 0.8% for the six months ended September 30, 2016, due to the sales factors noted above.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)

These same factors noted above affecting the Adjusted EBITDA contributed to the decreased Adjusted EBITDA margin year over year.

Product Support: Product Support net sales decreased by $35.2 million, or 20.7%, to $134.8 million for the six months ended September 30, 2017, from $170.0 million for the six months ended September 30, 2016. Organic sales increased $2.2 million, or 1.8%, due to increased demand from OEM customers. The divestiture of Engines and APU contributed $37.4 million to net sales for the six months ended September 30, 2016.
Product Support cost of sales decreased by $22.9 million, or 18.5%, to $100.6 million for the six months ended September 30, 2017, from $123.5 million for the six months ended September 30, 2016. Organic cost of sales increased $6.2 million, or 7.0%. Organic cost of sales did not decrease in proportion to the decrease in sales due to sales mix. The divestiture of Engines and APU contributed $29.1 million in cost of sales to the six months ended September 30, 2016. Organic gross margin for the six months ended September 30, 2017 was 25.8% compared to 29.5% for the six months ended September 30, 2016.
Product Support operating income decreased by $8.7 million, or 30.6%, to $19.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 2017, from $28.3 million for the six months ended September 30, 2016. Organic operating income decreased $2.9 million or 13.3%, due to the decreased gross profit noted above. The divestiture of Engines and APU contributed $5.8 million operating income for the six months ended September 30, 2016. These same factors contributed to the decrease in Adjusted EBITDA year over year.
Product Support operating income as a percentage of segment sales decreased to 14.6% for the six months ended September 30, 2017, as compared to 16.7% for the six months ended September 30, 2016, due to the decreased gross profit noted above. These same factors contributed to the decreased Adjusted EBITDA margin year over year.

    
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our working capital needs are generally funded through cash flows from operations and borrowings under our credit arrangements. During the six months ended September 30, 2017, we used approximately $299.1 million of cash flows from operating activities, received approximately $45.1 million in investing activities and received approximately $219.7 million in financing activities.
Cash flows used in operating activities for the six months ended September 30, 2017 were $299.1 million, compared to cash flows used in operating activities for the six months ended September 30, 2016 of $131.2 million. During the six months ended September 30, 2017, net cash used in operating activities was primarily due the timing of payments on accounts payable and other accrued expenses of $251.0 million driven by timing of payables to suppliers, offset by decreased receipts from customers of $361.3 million due to decreased utilization of the receivables purchase agreement and decreased sales.
We continue to invest in inventory for new programs which impacts our cash flows from operating activities. During the six months ended September 30, 2017, inventory build for capitalized pre-production costs on new programs excluding progress payments, including the Bombardier Global 7000/8000 program and the Embraer E-Jet, were $59.4 million and $5.1 million, respectively. Additionally, the cash utilization for production inventory build, including build ahead on several programs subject to relocation, was approximately $10.7 million. Total customer advances, including unliquidated progress payments netted against inventory which are included in cash flows from operations, increased $112.8 million, primarily due to timing of receipts and resolution of open assertions.
Cash flows used in investing activities for the six months ended September 30, 2017 increased $59.0 million from the six months ended September 30, 2016. Cash flows used in investing activities for the six months ended September 30, 2017, included capital expenditures of $22.8 million and proceeds from the sale of assets of $67.9 million. Cash used in investing activities for the six months ended September 30, 2016, included capital expenditures of $24.0 million and proceeds from the sale of assets of $10.0 million.
Cash flows provided by financing activities for the six months ended September 30, 2017 were $219.7 million, compared to cash flows used in financing activities for the six months ended September 30, 2016 of $161.5 million. Cash flows provided by financing activities for the three and six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, included the proceeds from the issuance of our Senior Notes due 2025 of $500.0 million, offset by repayment of the 2013 Term Loan of $302.3 million, payment of financing fees $17.1 million and additional borrowings on our Credit Facility (as defined below).

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)

As of September 30, 2017, $652.3 million was available under our revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) after consideration of covenant limitations.  On September 30, 2017, an aggregate amount of approximately $117.4 million was outstanding under the Credit Facility, all of which was accruing interest at LIBOR plus applicable basis points totaling 2.0% per annum. Amounts repaid under the Credit Facility may be reborrowed.
At September 30, 2017, there was $88.8 million outstanding under our receivable securitization facility ("Securitization Facility"). Interest rates on the Securitization Facility are based on prevailing market rates for short-term commercial paper, plus a program fee and a commitment fee. The Securitization Facility is classified within the current portion of long term debt on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30, 2017. The Securitization Facility's net availability is not impacted by the borrowing capacity of the Credit Facility.
In July 2017, the Company entered into a Ninth Amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Ninth Amendment” and the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by the Ninth Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”) with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto to, among other things, (i) permit the Company to incur High Yield Indebtedness (as defined in the Credit Agreement) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $500.0 million, subject to the Company’s obligations to apply the net proceeds from this offering to repay the outstanding principal amount of the term loans in full, (ii) limit the mandatory prepayment provisions to eliminate the requirement that net proceeds received from the incurrence of Permitted Indebtedness (as defined in the Credit Agreement), including the High Yield Indebtedness, be applied to reduce the revolving credit commitments once the revolving credit commitments have been reduced to $800.0 million, (iii) amend certain covenants and other terms and (iv) modify the current interest rate and letter of credit pricing tiers.
The Credit Facility also provided for a variable rate term loan (the "2013 Term Loan"). The Company repaid the outstanding principal amount of the 2013 Term Loan in quarterly installments, on the first business day of each January, April, July and October. The 2013 Term Loan was paid in full with the proceeds from the Senior Notes due 2025 (see below).
In May 2017, the Company entered into an Eighth Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Eighth Amendment Effective Date”), among the Company and its lenders to, among other things, (i) eliminate the total leverage ratio financial covenant, (ii) increase the maximum permitted senior secured leverage ratio financial covenant applicable to each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017, and to revise the step-downs applicable to such financial covenant, (iii) reduce the aggregate principal amount of commitments under the revolving line of credit to $800.0 million from $1.0 billion, (iv) modify the maturity date of the term loans so that all of the term loans will mature on March 31, 2019, and (v) establish a new higher pricing tier for the interest rate, commitment fee and letter of credit fee pricing provisions.
The Company is currently in compliance with all such covenants. Although the Company does not anticipate any violations of the financial covenants, its ability to comply with these covenants is dependent upon achieving earnings and cash flow projections.
On August 17, 2017, the Company issued $500.0 million principal amount of 7.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (the "2025 Notes"). The 2025 Notes were sold at 100% of principal amount and have an effective interest yield of 7.750%. Interest on the 2025 Notes accrues at the rate of 7.750% per annum and is payable semiannually in cash in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing on February 15, 2018.
The 2025 Notes are the Company's senior unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of its other existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and senior in right of payment to all of its existing and future subordinated indebtedness. The 2025 Notes are guaranteed on a full, joint and several basis by each of the Guarantor Subsidiaries.
The Company may redeem some or all of the 2025 Notes prior to August 15, 2020 by paying a "make-whole" premium. The Company may redeem some or all of the 2025 Notes on or after August 15, 2020, at specified redemption prices. In addition, prior to August 15, 2020, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the 2025 Notes with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 107.750% of the aggregate principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, subject to certain limitations set forth in the indenture governing the 2025 Notes (the "2025 Indenture").
The Company is obligated to offer to repurchase the 2025 Notes at a price of (i) 101% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, as a result of certain change-of-control events and (ii) 100% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, in the event of certain asset sales. These restrictions and prohibitions are subject to certain qualifications and exceptions.

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)

The 2025 Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, limit the Company's ability and the ability of any of the Guarantor Subsidiaries to (i) grant liens on its assets, (ii) make dividend payments, other distributions or other restricted payments, (iii) incur restrictions on the ability of the Guarantor Subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments, (iv) enter into sale and leaseback transactions, (v) merge, consolidate, transfer or dispose of substantially all of their assets, (vi) incur additional indebtedness, (vii) use the proceeds from sales of assets, including capital stock of restricted subsidiaries, and (viii) enter into transactions with affiliates.
The expected future cash flows for the next five years for long-term debt, leases and other obligations are as follows:
 
Payments Due by Period
(in thousands)
Contractual Obligations
Total
 
Less than
1 year
 
1-3 years
 
4-5 years
 
More than 5
years
Debt principal (1)
$
1,450,651

 
$
103,821

 
$
26,860

 
$
811,280

 
$
508,690

Debt interest (2)
306,792

 
75,396

 
80,231

 
78,620

 
72,545

Operating leases
141,048

 
26,429

 
41,534

 
26,637

 
46,448

Purchase obligations
1,578,917

 
1,227,810

 
288,900

 
48,417

 
13,790

Total
$
3,477,408

 
$
1,433,456

 
$
437,525

 
$
964,954

 
$
641,473


(1) Included in the Company’s balance sheet at September 30, 2017.
(2) Includes fixed-rate interest only.
The above table excludes unrecognized tax benefits of $10.9 million as of September 30, 2017, since we cannot predict with reasonable certainty the timing of cash settlements with the respective taxing authorities.
For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, the Company is not required to make minimum contributions to its U.S. defined benefit pension plans under the minimum funding requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Pension Protection Act of 2006.
We believe that cash flows from operations and borrowings under the Credit Facility will be sufficient to meet anticipated cash requirements for our current operations for the foreseeable future. However, we are continuously evaluating various acquisition and divestiture opportunities. As a result, we currently are pursuing the potential purchase of a number of candidates. In the event that more than one of these transactions are successfully consummated, the availability under the Credit Facility might be fully utilized and additional funding sources may be needed. There can be no assurance that such funding sources will be available to us on terms favorable to us, if at all.


Critical Accounting Policies

The Company's critical accounting policies are discussed in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and notes accompanying the condensed consolidated financial statements that appear in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017. Except as otherwise disclosed in the financial statements and accompanying notes included in this report, there were no material changes subsequent to the filing of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, in the Company's critical accounting policies or in the assumptions or estimates used to prepare the financial information appearing in this report.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating to our future operations and prospects, including statements that are based on current projections and expectations about the markets in which we operate, and our beliefs concerning future performance and capital requirements based upon current available information. Such statements are based on our beliefs as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to us. When used in this document, words like “may,” “might,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “potential,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from our current expectations. For example, there can be no assurance that additional capital will not be required or that

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Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
(continued)

additional capital, if required, will be available on reasonable terms, if at all, at such times and in such amounts as may be needed by us. In addition to these factors, among other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are uncertainties relating to the integration of acquired businesses, general economic conditions affecting our business, dependence of certain of our businesses on certain key customers as well as competitive factors relating to the aviation industry. For a more detailed discussion of these and other factors affecting us, see the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on May 24, 2017.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

For information regarding our exposure to certain market risks, see “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017. There has been no material change in this information during the period covered by this report.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
As of September 30, 2017, we completed an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of September 30, 2017.
(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting.
There were no changes that occurred during the fiscal quarter covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

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Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
Not applicable.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Not applicable.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information
Not applicable.

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Item 6. Exhibits.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 101
 
The following financial information from Triumph Group, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 formatted in XBRL: (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016; (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016; and (1) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.













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TRIUMPH GROUP, INC.

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.
 
Triumph Group, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Daniel J. Crowley
 
November 8, 2017
 
 
Daniel J. Crowley, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
 
 
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ James F. McCabe, Jr.
 
November 8, 2017
 
 
James F. McCabe, Jr., Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Thomas A. Quigley, III
 
November 8, 2017
 
 
Thomas A. Quigley, III, Vice President and Controller
 
 
 
 
 
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Indenture, dated as of August 17, 2017, between Triumph Group, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 18, 2017).

4.2
Form of 7.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (included as Exhibit A to the Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.1) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 18, 2017).
4.3
Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 17, 2017, between Triumph Group, Inc. and the parties named therein (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 18, 2017).
10.1
Ninth Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated July 31, 2017, as amended.

31.1
Certification by President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
31.2
Certification by Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a).
32.1
Certification of Periodic Report by President and Chief Executive Officer Furnished Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2
Certification of Periodic Report by Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Furnished Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.1
Triumph Group, Inc. 2013 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan, as amended and restated as of June 7, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2017).
101
The following financial information from Triumph Group, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017 formatted in XBRL: (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three and months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016; (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016; and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.