atc10q.htm




UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 

FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009
 
OR

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

For the transition period from______________________ to ______________________
 
Commission File Number 0-21803
 

ATC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware
 
95-4486486
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
1400 Opus Place - Suite 600, Downers Grove, IL
 
 
60515
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (630) 271-8100

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   x     No   o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes   o     No   o

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

Large accelerated filer   o                                                                    Accelerated filer   x                                                                    Non-accelerated filer   o

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

As of October 23, 2009, there were 19,990,910 shares of common stock of the Registrant outstanding.
 
 


 
 
 

 

ATC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
 
FORM 10-Q

Table of Contents

   
Page Number
PART I.
Financial Information
 
     
Item 1.
Financial Statements:
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
     
     
     
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PART II.
Other Information
 
     
     
     

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
       
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
2009
 
2008
Assets
(Unaudited)
   
Current Assets:
     
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 129,689     $ 17,188  
Short-term investments
  3,731       446  
Accounts receivable, net
  81,488       72,897  
Inventories
  57,461       63,334  
Prepaid and other assets
  2,715       4,508  
Refundable income taxes
  570       2,509  
Deferred income taxes
  9,164       8,943  
Assets of discontinued operations
  -       52  
Total current assets
  284,818       169,877  
               
Property, plant and equipment, net
  47,641       52,728  
Debt issuance costs, net
  232       350  
Goodwill
  16,238       53,229  
Deferred income taxes
  2,007       -  
Long-term investments
  1,716       4,680  
Other assets
  1,089       1,478  
Total assets
$ 353,741     $ 282,342  
               
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
             
Current Liabilities:
             
Accounts payable
$ 31,964     $ 29,221  
Accrued expenses
  24,809       25,863  
Income taxes payable
  4,474       4,290  
Deferred compensation
  3,843       564  
Liabilities of discontinued operations
  -       453  
Total current liabilities
  65,090       60,391  
               
Amount drawn on credit facility
  70,000       -  
Deferred compensation, less current portion
  1,803       4,870  
Other long-term liabilities
  2,191       2,659  
Liabilities related to uncertain tax positions
  547       1,637  
Deferred income taxes
  -       8,083  
               
Stockholders' Equity:
             
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; shares authorized - 2,000,000; none issued
  -       -  
Common stock, $.01 par value; shares authorized - 30,000,000;
             
Issued (including shares held in treasury) - 27,917,892 and 27,639,527
             
as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively
  279       276  
Additional paid-in capital
  241,815       236,994  
Retained earnings
  104,230       100,167  
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
  73       (969 )
Common stock held in treasury, at cost - 7,925,632 and 7,868,354 shares
             
as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively
  (132,287 )     (131,766 )
Total stockholders' equity
  214,110       204,702  
               
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$ 353,741     $ 282,342  
               
See accompanying notes.
             

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands, except per share data)
               
 
For the three months ended September 30,
 
For the nine months ended September 30,
 
2009
 
2008
 
2009
 
2008
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
               
Net sales:
             
Services
$ 89,699     $ 94,302     $ 251,902     $ 265,571  
Products
  38,038       44,617       107,774       138,512  
Total net sales
  127,737       138,919       359,676       404,083  
                               
Cost of sales:
                             
Services
  64,193       70,711       179,979       198,337  
Products
  31,107       36,860       90,030       113,081  
Products - exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges (credits)
  (1,518 )     -       (572 )     -  
Total cost of sales
  93,782       107,571       269,437       311,418  
                               
Gross profit
  33,955       31,348       90,239       92,665  
                               
Selling, general and administrative expense
  11,919       15,420       37,110       43,199  
Amortization of intangible assets
  -       31       50       118  
Impairment of goodwill
  -       -       36,991       -  
Exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges
  524       214       4,867       1,332  
                               
Operating income
  21,512       15,683       11,221       48,016  
                               
Interest income
  41       125       171       531  
Other income, net
  119       33       128       132  
Interest expense
  (318 )     (161 )     (925 )     (536 )
                               
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
  21,354       15,680       10,595       48,143  
                               
Income tax expense
  7,919       5,516       6,574       17,934  
                               
Income from continuing operations
  13,435       10,164       4,021       30,209  
                               
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
  -       (2 )     42       (2,480 )
                               
Net income
$ 13,435     $ 10,162     $ 4,063     $ 27,729  
                               
                               
Per common share - basic:
                             
Income from continuing operations
$ 0.68     $ 0.49     $ 0.20     $ 1.42  
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations
$ -     $ -     $ -     $ (0.12 )
Net income
$ 0.68     $ 0.49     $ 0.21     $ 1.31  
                               
 Weighted average number of common shares
                             
 outstanding
  19,692       20,758       19,622       21,201  
                               
Per common share - diluted:
                             
Income from continuing operations
$ 0.67     $ 0.48     $ 0.20     $ 1.41  
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations
$ -     $ -     $ -     $ (0.12 )
Net income
$ 0.67     $ 0.48     $ 0.21     $ 1.29  
                               
 Weighted average number of common and
                             
 common equivalent shares outstanding
  19,919       21,004       19,763       21,431  
                               
See accompanying notes.                              
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
       
 
For the nine months ended September 30,
 
2009
 
2008
 
(Unaudited)
Operating Activities:
     
Net income
$ 4,063     $ 27,729  
               
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations:
             
Net (gain) loss from discontinued operations
  (42 )     2,480  
Impairment of goodwill
  36,991       -  
Writedown of other assets
  462       -  
Depreciation and amortization
  10,191       11,003  
Noncash stock-based compensation
  2,886       3,258  
Amortization of debt issuance costs
  118       118  
Adjustments to provision for losses on accounts receivable
  115       43  
Gain on sale of equipment
  (113 )     (17 )
Deferred income taxes
  (10,293 )     3,137  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of businesses discontinued/sold:
             
Accounts receivable
  (8,503 )     (25,106 )
Inventories
  6,278       (9,791 )
Prepaid and other assets
  2,772       (1,693 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  1,235       (3,027 )
Net cash provided by operating activities -continuing operations
  46,160       8,134  
               
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities - discontinued operations
  (337 )     237  
               
Investing Activities:
             
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
  (5,418 )     (9,930 )
Purchases of available-for-sale securities
  (491 )     (2,303 )
Proceeds from sales of available-for-sale securities
  379       -  
Proceeds from sale of equipment
  302       38  
Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations
  (5,228 )     (12,195 )
               
Net cash provided by investing activities - discontinued operations
  -       2,546  
               
Financing Activities:
             
Borrowings on revolving credit facility, net
  70,000       -  
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
  2,018       205  
Tax benefit from stock-based award transactions
  148       107  
Repurchases of common stock for treasury
  (521 )     (32,966 )
Payments of deferred compensation related to acquired company
  (118 )     (124 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
  71,527       (32,778 )
               
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
  379       (565 )
               
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
  112,501       (34,621 )
               
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
  17,188       40,149  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$ 129,689     $ 5,528  
               
Cash paid during the period for:
             
Interest
$ 763     $ 436  
Income taxes, net
  16,145       15,102  
               
               
See accompanying notes.
             
 
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ATC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)


Note 1.
Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of ATC Technology Corporation (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2009 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments of normal and recurring nature considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2009.  For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.  The Company has evaluated all subsequent events through October 27, 2009, the date these financial statements were issued.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries.  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.  The Company consolidates any variable interest entities of which the Company is the primary beneficiary.

Certain prior-year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2009 presentation.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles - a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162.  The FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ (the “Codification”), which was launched on July 1, 2009, became the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), superseding various existing authoritative accounting pronouncements.  The Codification effectively eliminates the GAAP hierarchy contained in SFAS No. 162 and establishes one level of authoritative GAAP.  All other literature is considered non-authoritative. SFAS No. 168 was effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.  The Company’s adoption of SFAS No. 168 had no effect on its consolidated financial statements, other than changes to references to GAAP Statements within the consolidated financial statements.
 
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Note 2.
Fair Value Measurements

The carrying value of assets and liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable, inventories, prepaid and other assets, refundable income taxes, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and income taxes payable as of  September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments.

The majority of cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2009 are invested in money market funds that primarily invest in securities issued by the U.S. Government or its agencies.

Due to the Company’s current position in cash and cash equivalents of $129,689 and the terms of its revolving Credit Facility, the Company has concluded that the $70,000 carrying value of its Credit Facility as of September 30, 2009, which is not publicly traded, approximates it fair value.  (See Note 8 − Credit Facility.)


Note 3.
Short and Long-Term Investments

The Company maintains a nonqualified deferred compensation plan for certain employees and directors.  Under the terms of this plan, funds are withheld from the participant’s pre-tax earnings, a portion of which are matched by the Company in certain circumstances, and are placed into a trust in which the use of the trust assets by the Company is restricted to future distributions to plan participants.  On its consolidated balance sheets, the Company classifies its investments related to planned distributions (i) for the next twelve months in short-term investments and (ii) beyond twelve months in long-term investments.  Distributions, which are contractually specified by the plan participants as either “in-service” or “post-separation,” can be made in a lump sum payment or in annual installments over a period not to exceed 15 years.  The assets of the trust primarily consist of mutual fund securities and are available to satisfy claims of the Company’s general creditors in the event of its bankruptcy.  The Company classifies these average cost method investments as available-for-sale securities, with unrealized holding gains and losses reported net of tax in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).  The cost basis of investments at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, were $5,719 and $5,612, respectively. The fair value of investments at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 were $5,447 and $5,126, respectively.  The Company’s net unrealized losses on a pre-tax basis as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, were $272 and $486, respectively.


Note 4.
Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:
 
 
September 30, 2009
 
December 31, 2008
       
Raw materials, including core inventories
$ 51,635   $ 57,621
Work-in-process
  762     760
Finished goods
  5,064     4,953
  $ 57,461   $ 63,334
 
As of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the raw materials inventory balances were net of inventory reserves of $8,340 and $6,943, respectively.
 
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Note 5.
Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment of continuing operations, stated at cost less accumulated depreciation, are summarized as follows:

 
September 30, 2009
 
December 31, 2008
       
Property, plant and equipment
$ 142,765     $ 148,864  
Accumulated depreciation
  (95,124 )     (96,136 )
  $ 47,641     $ 52,728  

As part of the Company’s restructuring of its Drivetrain segment, obsolete property, plant and equipment with an original cost totaling $11,387 and accumulated depreciation of $10,920 was disposed of during the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  Also during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, property, plant, and equipment and accumulated depreciation increased by $1,481 and $1,277, respectively, due to changes in the foreign exchange conversion rate between the U.S dollar and the British pound.


Note 6.
Goodwill

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment is summarized as follows:
 
 
Logistics
 
Drivetrain
 
Consolidated
Balance at December 31, 2008
$ 16,238   $ 36,991     $ 53,229  
Impairment
      (36,991 )     (36,991 )
Balance at September 30, 2009
$ 16,238   $     $ 16,238  

The Company tests its goodwill for impairment annually as of the first day of the fourth quarter of each year unless events or circumstances would require an immediate review.  During the three months ended June 30, 2009, the Company received notice of the impending loss of its automatic transmission remanufacturing program with Honda, a major customer in the Drivetrain segment.  The resulting reduction in estimated future revenues for the North American Drivetrain reporting unit was determined to be an indicator of impairment, and as such, the Company performed an interim step one test for the potential impairment of the goodwill related to this reporting unit during the three months ended June 30, 2009.  In estimating the fair value of the North American Drivetrain reporting unit, the Company used a weighted average of the income approach and the market approach.  Under the income approach, the fair value of the reporting unit is estimated based upon the present value of expected future cash flows.  The income approach is dependent on a number of factors including probability weighted estimates of forecasted revenue and operating costs, capital spending, working capital requirements, discount rates and other variables.  Under the market approach, the Company estimated the value of the reporting unit by comparison to a group of businesses with similar characteristics whose securities are actively traded in the public markets.  The Company used peer company multiples of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and revenues to develop a weighted average estimate of fair value for the market approach.  The resulting estimate of fair value of the reporting unit did not exceed its carrying value, requiring the Company to perform a step two measurement of the impairment loss.  In step two, the implied fair value of the goodwill is estimated by subtracting the fair value of the reporting unit’s recorded tangible and intangible assets and unrecorded intangible assets from the fair value of the reporting unit.  The impairment loss, if any, is the amount by which the carrying amount of the goodwill

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exceeds its implied fair value.   As a result of the step two valuation, the Company concluded that the implied fair value of goodwill for the North American Drivetrain reporting unit was zero, and recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $36,991 ($25,950 net of income tax benefits) in its Drivetrain segment during the three months ended June 30, 2009.

The Company’s fair value estimate of goodwill for the North American Drivetrain reporting unit as of June 30, 2009 was based upon level three, of the three-level hierarchy established in the fair value accounting standards prescribed by GAAP, as unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which required the Company to develop its own assumptions as described above.


Note 7.
Warranty Liability

The Company offers various product warranties for transmissions and engines sold to its customers in the Drivetrain segment.  The specific terms and conditions of the warranties vary depending upon the customer and the product sold.  Factors that affect the Company’s warranty liability include number of products sold, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims and cost per claim.  The Company accrues for estimated warranty costs as sales are made and periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liability, included in accrued expenses, and adjusts the amount as necessary.

Changes to the Company’s warranty liability are summarized as follows:

 
For the three months ended September 30,
 
For the nine months ended September 30,
 
2009
 
2008
 
2009
 
2008
Balance at beginning of period
$ 1,203     $ 1,900     $ 1,885     $ 2,154  
Warranties issued
  193       169       454       819  
Claims paid / settlements
  (30 )     (49 )     (603 )     (531 )
Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties
  (7 )     (69 )     (377 )     (491 )
Balance at end of period
$ 1,359     $ 1,951     $ 1,359     $ 1,951  


Note 8.
Credit Facility

On March 21, 2006, the Company executed a credit agreement and related security agreement with certain banks that provide the Company with a $150,000 five-year senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”).  The Credit Facility can be increased by up to $75,000 under certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions (including the receipt from one or more lenders of the additional commitments that may be requested).
 
Amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility generally bear interest at LIBOR plus a specified margin or the prime rate plus a specified margin, depending on the type of borrowing being made.  The applicable margin is based on the Company’s ratio of debt to EBITDA from time to time.  Currently, the Company’s LIBOR margin is 1.0% and its prime rate margin is zero. Additionally, the Company is required to pay quarterly in arrears a commitment fee based on the average daily unused portion of the Credit Facility during such quarter, currently at a rate of 0.20% per annum.  The Company must also pay fees on outstanding letters of credit at a rate per annum equal to the applicable LIBOR margin then in effect.

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Amounts advanced under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by all of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets and its domestic subsidiaries' assets.  The credit and security agreements contain several covenants, including ones that require the Company to maintain specified levels of net worth, leverage and interest coverage and others that may limit its ability to create liens, make investments, incur indebtedness, make fundamental changes, make asset dispositions, make restricted payments (including dividends) and engage in transactions with the Company’s affiliates and affiliates of its subsidiaries.  The Company was in compliance with all of the Credit Facility’s covenants as of September 30, 2009.

Amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility are generally due and payable on March 31, 2011, the expiration date of the credit agreement.  The Company can elect to prepay some or all of the outstanding balance from time to time without penalty or capacity reduction.

On February 10, 2009, the Company borrowed $70,000 in principal amount under the Credit Facility in order to increase its cash position and to preserve financial flexibility in light of uncertainty in the credit markets.

As of September 30, 2009, the Company had $70,000 outstanding under the Credit Facility and had $1,290 of letters of credit issued against the Credit Facility, resulting in a borrowing capacity of $78,710.


Note 9.
Income Taxes

The Company’s consolidated effective income tax rate was 37.1% and 62.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, and 35.2% and 37.3% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively.  The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was higher than the U.S. federal tax rate of 35% primarily due to the $2,902 nondeductible portion of the Drivetrain goodwill impairment charge of $36,991 recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2009, the state income tax provision, and certain valuation allowances on applicable state deferred tax assets.


Note 10.
Comprehensive Income

The following table sets forth the computation of comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively:

 
For the three months ended
September 30,
 
For the nine months ended
September 30,
 
2009
 
2008
 
2009
 
2008
Net income
$ 13,435     $ 10,162     $ 4,063   $ 27,729  
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                           
Currency translation adjustments
  (391 )     (1,354 )     956     (1,368 )
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities, net of income taxes
    110       (127 )        86     (204 )
  $ 13,154     $ 8,681     $ 5,105   $ 26,157  
 
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Note 11.
Repurchases of Common Stock

During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, certain employees of the Company delivered to the Company 35,334 shares of the Company’s common stock in payment of $521 of withholding tax obligations arising from the vesting of Restricted Stock awards (see Note 12 Stock-Based Compensation).  Per the stock incentive plans under which the stock awards were granted, (i) the withholding tax obligation was based upon the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the vesting date and (ii) the shares returned to the Company in satisfaction of the withholding tax obligation were returned to their respective plan and are available for future grant.

In addition, 21,944 shares of the Company’s common stock were returned to treasury, at no cost, due to the forfeiture of Restricted Stock awards during the nine months ended September 30, 2009.


Note 12.
Stock-Based Compensation

The Company awards (i) stock options and (ii) unvested shares of its common stock (“Restricted Stock”) to its directors and employees.  Stock option valuations are estimated by using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and Restricted Stock awards are measured at the market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of issuance.  For stock-based awards granted by the Company with graded vesting provisions, the Company applies an accelerated attribution method and separately amortizes each vesting tranche over its particular vesting period.
 
The Company recognized pre-tax compensation expense related to stock-based awards of $405 and $1,005 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, and $2,886 and $3,258 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

A summary of stock-based award activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 is presented below:

 
Stock Options
 
Restricted Stock(1)
Outstanding at January 1, 2009
1,747,022     241,526  
Granted at market price
297,623     135,049  
Exercised
(143,316 )   (124,609 )
Forfeited/expired
(30,183 )   (21,944 )
Outstanding at September 30, 2009
1,871,146     230,022  

(1) Restricted stock becomes unrestricted at the time the awards vest.
 
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Note 13.
Segment Information

Within the Company, financial performance is measured by lines of business.  The Company has two reportable segments: the Logistics segment and the Drivetrain segment.  The Logistics segment provides value-added warehousing, packaging and distribution, transportation management, reverse logistics, turnkey order fulfillment, electronic equipment testing, and refurbishment and repair services. The principal customers are currently in the wireless, consumer electronics and automotive industries and include AT&T and TomTom.  The Drivetrain segment primarily sells remanufactured transmissions to Ford, Honda, Allison, Chrysler, GM and certain foreign OEMs, primarily for use as replacement parts by their domestic dealers during the warranty and/or post-warranty periods following the sale of a vehicle.  In addition, the Drivetrain segment sells select remanufactured engines to certain OEMs in the U.S. and Europe.  (See Note 6 − “Goodwill” for a discussion regarding the impending loss of the Company’s remanufactured transmission business with Honda.) The reportable segments are each managed and measured separately primarily due to the differing customers and distribution channels.

The Company evaluates performance based upon operating income.  The reportable segments’ accounting policies are the same as those of the Company.  In 2008, the Company allocated fixed corporate overhead equally to each of the Company’s reportable segments.  In 2009, as the result of (i) growth in the Logistics segment and (ii) a reduction in volumes for the Drivetrain segment, approximately 75% of the fixed corporate overhead is being allocated to the Logistics segment and 25% to the Drivetrain segment, while certain costs that are variable in nature are allocated to the segment for whose benefit the costs are incurred.  Internal information systems costs are allocated based upon usage estimates.

The following table summarizes selected financial information relating to the Company’s reportable segments:
 
 
Logistics
 
Drivetrain
 
Consolidated
For the three months ended September 30, 2009:
         
Net sales from external customers
$ 89,699     $ 38,038     $ 127,737  
Exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges (credits)
        (994 )     (994 )
Operating income
  17,276       4,236       21,512  
                       
For the three months ended September 30, 2008:
                     
Net sales from external customers
$ 94,302     $ 44,617     $ 138,919  
Exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges
  19       195       214  
Operating income
  14,200       1,483       15,683  
                       
For the nine months ended September 30, 2009:
                     
Net sales from external customers
$ 251,902     $ 107,774     $ 359,676  
Impairment of goodwill
        36,991       36,991  
Exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges (credits)
  (5 )     4,300       4,295  
Operating income (loss)
  46,434       (35,213 )     11,221  
                       
For the nine months ended September 30, 2008:
                     
Net sales from external customers
$ 265,571     $ 138,512     $ 404,083  
Exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges
  269       1,063       1,332  
Operating income
  40,909       7,107       48,016  
 
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Total assets as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 were, $116,514 and $124,959 for Logistics, respectively, $136,890 and $27,379 for Corporate, respectively, and $100,337 and $129,952 for Drivetrain, respectively.


Note 14.
Exit, Disposal, Certain Severance and Other Charges

The Company has periodically incurred certain costs associated with restructuring and other initiatives that include consolidation of operations or facilities, management reorganization and delayering, rationalization of certain products, product lines and services, and asset impairments.  Examples of these costs include severance benefits for terminated employees, lease termination and other facility exit costs, moving and relocation costs, losses on the disposal or impairments of fixed assets, write-down of certain inventories, and certain legal and other professional fees.

During 2008, the Company’s Drivetrain customers and the supporting supply base experienced unprecedented distress due to the economic slowdown and adverse changes in the North American vehicle industry.  On December 9, 2008, the Company announced the restructuring of its Drivetrain operations, including the closure of its Springfield, Missouri automatic transmission remanufacturing facility and the consolidation of the Springfield operations with the Drivetrain operations in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (the "2008 Restructuring").  The decision to consolidate these remanufacturing plants was primarily driven by reduced customer volumes and the need for a comprehensive restructuring of the Drivetrain business to align its capacity with lower customer demand levels during a prolonged economic downturn.  As of June 30, 2009, all production had been transferred from the Springfield facility to the Oklahoma City operations.

As a result of the 2008 Restructuring activities, during the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company recorded $9,668 of exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges which included:

 
(i)
$7,310 for the write-down of raw materials inventory due to the determination of excess quantities of raw materials on hand as a result of the recent decline in volume and the consolidation of facilities (classified as cost of sales – products), including the disposal of $6,598 of inventory;

 
(ii)
$1,896 of severance costs primarily for employees terminated as part of the closure of the Springfield facility;

 
(iii)
$304 of costs related to fixed asset disposals (classified as cost of sales – products); and

 
(iv)
$158 of other plant consolidation costs.

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During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company recorded $3,167 of costs relating to the 2008 Restructuring, which included:
 
 
(i)
$2,143 of costs to transfer production lines to its Oklahoma City facility and exit the Springfield facility, including $380 of costs classified as cost of sales – products; and
 
 
(ii)
$1,024 of severance costs for employees terminated as part of the closure of the Springfield facility.

During the three months ended June 30, 2009, the Company recorded $2,127 of costs relating to the 2008 Restructuring, which included:

 
(i)
$1,771 of costs to exit the Springfield facility and transfer production lines to its Oklahoma City facility, including $566 of costs classified as cost of sales – products; and

 
(ii)
$356 of severance costs for employees terminated as part of the closure of the Springfield facility.

The following is an analysis of the reserves related to the 2008 Restructuring, which was essentially complete as of June 30, 2009:

 
Termination
Benefits
 
Exit/Other
Costs
 
Loss on
Write-Down
of Assets
 
Total
Total amount of expense incurred to date and expected to be incurred
$ 3,276     $ 3,342     $ 8,344     $ 14,962  
                               
Reserve as of December 31, 2008
$ 1,478     $ 30     $ 1,016     $ 2,524  
Provision
  1,380       3,184       730       5,294  
Payments
  (2,570 )     (3,006 )           (5,576 )
Asset write-offs
              (730 )     (730 )
Currency translation adjustment
              71       71  
Reserve as of September 30, 2009
$ 288     $ 208     $ 1,087     $ 1,583  

The balance in the loss on write-down of assets of $1,087 as of September 30, 2009 is included in inventory reserves.

During the three months ended September 30, 2009, the Company recorded a net credit of $994 related to additional restructuring activities in its Drivetrain segment consisting of (i) income of $2,571 from an adjustment to materials cost related to the wind-down of our relationship with a customer (classified as cost of sales – products), (ii) $1,053 of estimated costs related to a customer inventory reimbursement obligation negotiated during the quarter (classified as cost of sales – products), and (iii) $524 of severance and other costs related to additional cost reduction activities.  These amounts are not included in the table above, as these items were not related to the 2008 Restructuring.

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Note 15.
Discontinued Operations
 
During 2008, the Company concluded that the potential return on the investment for the NuVinci CVP project was not sufficient to continue development activities.  As a result, the Company sold certain tangible and intangible assets related to NuVinci to Fallbrook Technologies Inc. for a total of $6,103.  Accordingly, the Company recorded pre-tax charges of $1,911 during 2008 related to the exit from this project, including charges of (i) $1,020 for termination benefits, (ii) $469 for certain inventory deemed unusable by Fallbrook, (iii) $228 primarily related to the write-off of capitalized patent development costs, and (iv) $194 related to the disposal of certain fixed assets.
 
During 2006, the Company discontinued its Independent Aftermarket businesses.  These businesses, which had incurred losses since their beginning, remanufactured engines and distributed non-OEM branded remanufactured engines and transmissions directly to independent transmission and general repair shops and certain aftermarket parts retailers.  The Company received proceeds of $2,051 for the sale of the Independent Aftermarket engine business and ceased the operations of the Independent Aftermarket transmission business, with the exception of contractual obligations for the warranty replacement for units sold prior to its closure.

Details of the gain (loss) from discontinued operations are as follows:

 
For the three months ended
September 30,
 
For the nine months ended 
September 30,
 
2009
 
2008
 
2009
 
2008
NuVinci:
             
Gain (loss) from sale and exit
$   $ 13     $     $ (1,878 )
Operating loss
      (17 )           (2,418 )
Loss before income taxes
      (4 )           (4,296 )
Income tax benefit
      2             1,803  
Loss from NuVinci project, net of income taxes
      (2 )           (2,493 )
                             
Independent Aftermarket:
                           
Income before income taxes
            66       21  
Income tax expense
            (24 )     (8 )
Gain from Independent Aftermarket, net of income taxes
            42       13  
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
$   $ (2 )   $ 42     $ (2,480 )
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, net sales from the NuVinci project were $752.
 
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Details of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations are as follows:

 
September 30,
2009
 
December 31,
2008
Assets:
     
NuVinci:
     
Accounts receivable
$   $ 52
Total assets of discontinued operations
$   $ 52
           
Liabilities:
         
NuVinci:
         
Current liabilities
$   $ 363
Independent Aftermarket:
         
Current liabilities
      90
Total liabilities of discontinued operations
$   $ 453

 
Note 16.
Earnings Per Share
 
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations:

 
For the three months ended
September 30,
 
For the nine months ended 
September 30,
 
2009
 
2008
 
2009
 
2008
Numerator:
             
Income from continuing operations
$ 13,435   $ 10,164   $ 4,021   $ 30,209
                       
Denominator:
                     
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
  19,691,874     20,757,651     19,622,371     21,200,798
Common stock equivalents
  227,547     246,236     140,563     230,273
Denominator for diluted earnings per common share
  19,919,421     21,003,887     19,762,934     21,431,071
                       
Per common share - basic 
$ 0.68   $ 0.49   $ 0.20   $ 1.42
Per common share - diluted 
$ 0.67   $ 0.48   $ 0.20   $ 1.41
 
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Note 17.
Contingencies

The Company is subject to various evolving federal, state, local and foreign environmental laws and regulations governing, among other things, emissions to air, discharge to waters and the generation, handling, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of a variety of hazardous and non-hazardous substances and wastes.  These laws and regulations provide for substantial fines and criminal sanctions for violations and impose liability for the costs of cleaning up, and damages resulting from, past spills, disposals or other releases of hazardous substances.

In connection with the acquisition of certain subsidiaries, some of which have been subsequently divested or relocated, the Company conducted certain investigations of these companies' facilities and their compliance with applicable environmental laws.  The investigations, which included Phase I assessments by independent consultants of all manufacturing and various distribution facilities, found that a number of these facilities have had or may have had releases of hazardous materials that may require remediation and also may be subject to potential liabilities for contamination from off-site disposal of substances or wastes.  These assessments also found that reporting and other regulatory requirements, including waste management procedures, were not or may not have been satisfied.  Although there can be no assurance, the Company believes that, based in part on the investigations conducted, in part on certain remediation completed prior to or since the acquisitions, and in part on the indemnification provisions of the agreements entered into in connection with the Company's acquisitions, the Company will not incur any material liabilities relating to these matters.

In connection with the sale of the ATC Distribution Group, a former segment of the Company’s business that was discontinued and sold during 2000 (the "DG Sale") and is now owned by Transtar Industries, Inc., the Company agreed to certain matters with the buyer that could result in contingent liability to the Company in the future.  These include the Company's indemnification of the buyer against (i) environmental liability at former ATC Distribution Group facilities that had been closed prior to the DG Sale, including former manufacturing facilities in Azusa, California, Mexicali, Mexico and Dayton, Ohio, (ii) any other environmental liability of the ATC Distribution Group relating to periods prior to the DG Sale, subject to an $850 deductible ($100 in the case of the closed facilities) and a $12,000 cap (except with respect to closed facilities) and (iii) any tax liability of the ATC Distribution Group relating to periods prior to the DG Sale.
 
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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statement Notice

Readers are cautioned that certain statements contained in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations that are not related to historical results are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Statements that are predictive, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as "may," "could," "should," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "predict" and similar expressions and their variants, as they relate to us or our management, may identify forward-looking statements.  In addition, any statements concerning future financial performance (including future revenues, earnings or growth rates), ongoing business strategies or prospects, and possible future Company actions are also forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, projections and assumptions regarding future events that may not prove to be accurate.  These statements reflect our judgment as of the date of this Quarterly Report with respect to future events, the outcome of which are subject to risks, which may have a significant impact on our business, operating results or financial condition.  Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain.  Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may differ materially from those described herein.  We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, dependence on significant customers, possible component parts and/or core shortages, the ability to achieve and manage growth, future indebtedness and liquidity, environmental matters, and competition.  For a discussion of these and certain other factors, please refer to Item 1A. “Risk Factors” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.  Please also refer to our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our financial statements are based on the selection and application of significant accounting policies, some of which require management to make estimates and assumptions regarding matters that are inherently uncertain.  We believe that the following are the more critical judgment areas in the application of our accounting policies that currently affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.  We maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from the failure of our customers to make required payments.  We evaluate the adequacy of our allowance for doubtful accounts and make judgments and estimates in determining the appropriate allowance at each reporting period based on historical experience, credit evaluations, specific customer collection issues and the length of time a receivable is past due.  Since our accounts receivable are often concentrated in a relatively few number of customers, a significant change in the liquidity or financial position of any one of these customers could have a material adverse effect on our financial statements.  Our net write-offs were $0.1 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006.  For each of the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, our net write-offs were less than $0.1 million.  As of September 30, 2009, we had $81.5 million of accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.6 million.  See “Liquidity and Capital Resources” for a discussion of our accounts receivables with two of our customers (Chrysler and General Motors) that filed bankruptcy cases during 2009.

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Inventory Valuation.  We make adjustments to write down our inventories for estimated excess and obsolete inventory equal to the difference between the cost of the inventory and the estimated market value based on assumptions about market conditions, future demand and expected usage rates. Changes in economic conditions, customer demand, product introductions or pricing changes can affect the carrying value of our inventory. Demand for our products has fluctuated in the past and may do so in the future, which could result in an increase in excess quantities on hand.  If actual market conditions are less favorable than those projected by management, causing usage rates to vary from those estimated, additional inventory write-downs may be required.  Although no assurance can be given, these write-downs would not be expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial statements.  During 2008, as part of the restructuring and consolidation of our Drivetrain business and changes in the economic and financial condition of the automotive sector, we revised our estimates of net realizable value for inventory in our Drivetrain businesses.  For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, we recorded charges for excess and obsolete inventory of approximately $10.4 million (including $7.3 million classified as exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges), $4.4 million (including $1.4 million classified as exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges), and $1.7 million, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, we recorded charges for excess and obsolete inventory of approximately $2.9 million and $1.5 million, respectively.  As of September 30, 2009 we had inventory of $57.5 million, net of a reserve for excess and obsolete inventory of $8.3 million.

Goodwill and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets.  Our goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets are tested for impairment on an annual basis unless events or circumstances would require an immediate review.  Goodwill is tested for impairment at a level of reporting referred to as a reporting unit, which generally is an operating segment or a component of an operating segment Certain components of an operating segment with similar economic characteristics are aggregated and deemed a single reporting unit.  Goodwill amounts are generally allocated to the reporting units based upon the amounts allocated at the time of their respective acquisition, adjusted for significant transfers of business between reporting units.  The goodwill impairment test is a two-step process which requires us to make estimates regarding the fair value of the reporting unit. The first step of the goodwill impairment test, used to identify potential impairment, compares the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying value, including goodwill.  If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit is considered not impaired, thus the second step of the impairment test is not required.  However, if the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the second step of the goodwill impairment test is performed to measure the amount of impairment loss (if any), which compares the implied fair value of reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill.  If the carrying amount of reporting unit goodwill exceeds the implied fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that excess.  In estimating the fair value of our reporting units, we utilize a valuation technique based on multiples of projected cash flow, giving consideration to unusual items, cost reduction initiatives, new business initiatives and other factors that generally would be considered in determining value.  Impairments are recorded (i) if the fair value is less than the carrying value or (ii) when an individual reporting unit is disposed of.  Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.  If we were to lose a key customer within a particular operating segment or its sales were to decrease materially, impairment adjustments that may be required could have a material adverse effect on our financial statements.

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During the three months ended June 30, 2009, we received notice of the impending loss of our automatic transmission remanufacturing program with Honda, a major customer in our Drivetrain segment.  The resulting reduction in estimated future revenues for the North American Drivetrain reporting unit was determined to be an indicator of impairment, and as such, we performed an interim step one test for the potential impairment of the goodwill related to this reporting unit during the quarter ended June 30, 2009.  In estimating the fair value of the North American Drivetrain reporting unit, we used a weighted average of the income approach and the market approach.  Under the income approach, the fair value of the reporting unit is estimated based upon the present value of expected future cash flows.  The income approach is dependent on a number of factors including probability weighted estimates of forecasted revenue and operating costs, capital spending, working capital requirements, discount rates and other variables.  Under the market approach, we estimated the value of the reporting unit by comparison to a group of businesses with similar characteristics whose securities are actively traded in the public markets.  We used peer company multiples of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and revenues to develop a weighted average estimate of fair value for the market approach.  The resulting estimate of fair value of the reporting unit did not exceed its carrying value, requiring us to perform a step two measurement of the impairment loss.  In step two, the implied fair value of the goodwill is estimated by subtracting the fair value of the reporting unit’s recorded tangible and intangible assets and unrecorded intangible assets from the fair value of the reporting unit.  The impairment loss, if any, is the amount by which the carrying amount of the goodwill exceeds its implied fair value.  As a result of the step two valuation, we concluded that the implied fair value of goodwill for the North American Drivetrain reporting unit was zero, and recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $37.0 million in our Drivetrain segment during the three months ended June 30, 2009.

Our fair value estimate of goodwill for the North American Drivetrain reporting unit as of June 30, 2009 was based upon level three, of the three-level hierarchy established in fair value accounting standards, as unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which required us to develop our own assumptions as described above.

As of September 30, 2009, goodwill was recorded at a carrying value of approximately $16.2 million and is entirely attributable to our Logistics segment.

Deferred Income Taxes and Valuation Allowances.  Tax law requires items to be included in the tax return at different times than when these items are reflected in the consolidated financial statements.  As a result, our annual tax rate reflected in our consolidated financial statements is different than that reported in our tax return.  Some of these differences are permanent, such as expenses that are not deductible in our tax return, and some differences reverse over time, such as depreciation expense.  These timing differences create deferred tax assets and liabilities.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities.  The tax rates used to determine deferred tax assets or liabilities are the enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.  Based on the evaluation of all available information, we recognize future tax benefits, such as net operating loss carryforwards, to the extent that realizing these benefits is considered more likely than not.

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We evaluate our ability to realize the tax benefits associated with deferred tax assets by analyzing our forecasted taxable income using both historical and projected future operating results, the reversal of existing temporary differences, taxable income in prior carry-back years (if permitted) and the availability of tax planning strategies.  A valuation allowance is required to be established unless management determines that it is more likely than not that we will ultimately realize the tax benefit associated with a deferred tax asset.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, our valuation allowance decreased due to the decision to remove from gross deferred tax assets certain state net operating loss carryforwards that had full valuation allowances recorded against them in states where we no longer do business, which was partially offset by recording a new valuation allowance against certain state net operating losses in connection with the goodwill impairment recorded in our Drivetrain segment. Our valuation allowances, primarily related to tax benefits associated with state loss carryforwards, were $2.7 million and $6.3 million as of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.

Warranty Liability.  We provide an allowance for the estimated cost of product warranties at the time revenue is recognized.  While we engage in extensive product quality programs and processes, including inspection and testing at various stages of the remanufacturing process and the testing of each finished assembly on equipment designed to simulate performance under operating conditions, our warranty obligation is affected by the number of products sold, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims and costs per unit and actual product failure rates.  Additionally, we participate in the tear-down and analysis of returned products with certain of our customers to assess responsibility for product failures.  For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, we (i) recorded charges for estimated warranty costs for sales made in the respective year of approximately $1.0 million, $1.6 million and $1.3 million, respectively, and (ii) paid and/or settled warranty claims of approximately $0.7 million, $0.8 million and $1.3 million, respectively.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, we (i) recorded charges for estimated warranty costs of approximately $0.5 million and $0.8 million, respectively, and (ii) paid and/or settled warranty claims of approximately $0.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively. Should actual product failure rates differ from our estimates, revisions to the estimated warranty liability may be required.  Although no assurance can be given, these revisions are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial statements.

Accounting for Stock-Based Awards.  Our stock option valuations are estimated by using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and restricted stock awards are measured at the market value of our common stock on the date of issuance.  Our Black-Scholes option pricing model assumes no dividends and includes assumptions for (i) expected volatility based on the historical volatility of our stock over a term equal to the expected term of the option granted, (ii) risk-free interest rates based on the implied yield on a U.S. Treasury constant maturity with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the option granted, and (iii) expected term which represents the period of time that a stock option award is expected to be outstanding before being exercised or cancelled.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we awarded an aggregate of 297,623 stock options and 135,049 shares of restricted stock to non-employee directors, executive officers and certain employees.  Total estimated compensation expense of $3.3 million related to awards granted during the first nine months of 2009 is being amortized over the requisite service period. For all stock-based awards outstanding as of September 30, 2009, an estimated $4.0 million of unrecognized pre-tax compensation is expected to be charged to expense over the remaining vesting period of the awards, approximating a weighted-average period of 1.4 years.
 
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Results of Operations for the Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009 Compared to the Three-Month Period Ended September 30, 2008.

Income from continuing operations increased $3.2 million, or 31.4% to $13.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from $10.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008.  Income from continuing operations per diluted share was $0.67 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and $0.48 per diluted share for the three months ended September 30, 2008.  Our results for 2009 included a net credit of $0.6 million (net of tax) of exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges (credits) in the Drivetrain segment. Our results for 2008 included exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges of $0.1 million (net of tax).  Excluding the net credit and charges, income from continuing operations increased primarily as a result of:

 
·
benefits from our on-going lean and continuous improvement program and other cost reduction initiatives;
 
 
·
the contribution from new program wins in our Logistics segment; and
 
 
·
a favorable mix of services, including increased sales related to a customer product launch and special projects completed during the third quarter of 2009 in our Logistics segment;

partially offset by:
 
 
·
reduced demand for remanufactured transmissions due to a variety of factors including (i) a reduction in the size of in-warranty vehicle fleets for Honda and Ford due to declining new car sales, (ii) improved quality of new OEM transmissions, and (iii) macro-economic factors believed to have resulted in a reduction in the number of miles driven and the deferral of repairs;

 
·
lower sales to TomTom in 2009 following the ramp-up of new service offerings and an increase in inventory in their distribution channels in 2008; and
 
 
·
scheduled price concessions to certain customers, primarily in our Logistics segment, granted in connection with previous contract renewals.


Net Sales

Net sales decreased $11.2 million, or 8.1%, to $127.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from $138.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008.  This decrease was primarily due to:

 
·
lower sales to TomTom in 2009 following the ramp-up of new service offerings and an increase in inventory in their distribution channels in 2008;

 
·
reduced demand for remanufactured transmissions due to a variety of factors including (i) a reduction in the size of in-warranty vehicle fleets for Honda and Ford due to declining new car sales, (ii) improved quality of new OEM transmissions, and (iii) macro-economic factors believed to have resulted in a reduction in the number of miles driven and the deferral of repairs; and

 
·
scheduled price concessions to certain customers, primarily in our Logistics segment, granted in connection with previous contract renewals;

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partially offset by:

 
·
increased sales from new program wins in our Logistics segment;
 
 
·
increased sales related to a customer product launch and special projects completed during the third quarter of 2009 in our Logistics segment; and

 
·
revenues related to the beginning of the launch of remanufactured engines for Chrysler.

Of our net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, AT&T accounted for 49.0% and 45.7%, Ford accounted for 10.8% and 11.1%, TomTom accounted for 8.3% and 13.9%, and Honda accounted for 7.7% and 9.4%, respectively.


Gross Profit

Gross profit increased $2.7 million, or 8.6%, to $34.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from $31.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008. Additionally, gross profit as a percentage of net sales increased to 26.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from 22.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2008.  The increase was primarily due to benefits from our on-going lean and continuous improvement program and other cost reduction initiatives, and the factors described above under “Net Sales.”


Selling, General and Administrative Expense

Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expense decreased $3.5 million, or 22.7%, to $11.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from $15.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008.  The decrease was primarily the result of benefits from our on-going lean and continuous improvement program and other cost reduction initiatives, and lower expense related to our incentive compensation programs.  As a percentage of net sales, SG&A expense decreased to 9.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from 11.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2008.


Exit, Disposal, Certain Severance and Other Charges (Credits)
 
During the three months ended September 30, 2009, we recorded a net credit of $1.0 million ($0.6 million net of tax) related to the Drivetrain segment, which included: (i) income of $2.6 million ($1.6 million net of tax) from an adjustment to materials cost related to the wind-down of our relationship with a customer (classified as cost of sales – products), (ii) $1.1 million ($0.7 million net of tax) of estimated costs related to a customer inventory reimbursement obligation negotiated during the quarter (classified as cost of sales – products), and (iii) $0.5 million ($0.3 million net of tax) of severance and other costs related to additional cost reduction activities.

During the three months ended September 30, 2008, we recorded exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges consisting of termination benefits related to specific cost reduction activities of $0.2 million.

As an on-going part of our planning process, we continue to identify and evaluate areas where cost efficiencies can be achieved through consolidation of redundant facilities, outsourcing functions or changing processes or systems.  Implementation of any of these could require us to incur additional exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges, which would be offset over time by the projected cost savings.

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Operating Income

Operating income increased $5.8 million, or 36.9%, to $21.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from $15.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008.  This increase was primarily the result of the factors described above under “Selling, General and Administrative Expense,” “Gross Profit” and “Exit, Disposal, Certain Severance and Other Charges (Credits).”


Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense as a percentage of income from continuing operations increased to 37.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2009, from 35.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2008.  This increase was primarily due to a provision-to-return adjustment related to the filing of our 2007 tax returns, which reduced our income tax expense in 2008.


Reportable Segments

Logistics Segment

The following table presents net sales and segment profit expressed in millions of dollars and as a percentage of net sales:

 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
2009
 
2008
Net sales
$ 89.7   100.0 %   $ 94.3   100.0 %
Segment profit
$ 17.3   19.3 %   $ 14.2   15.1 %
 
Net Sales.  Net sales decreased $4.6 million, or 4.9%, to $89.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from $94.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008.  This decrease was primarily related to:

 
·
lower sales to TomTom in 2009 following the ramp-up of new service offerings and an increase in inventory in their distribution channels in 2008; and

 
·
scheduled price concessions granted to certain customers in connection with previous contract renewals;

partially offset by increased sales related to new program wins, a customer product launch and special projects completed during the third quarter of 2009.

Of our segment net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, AT&T accounted for 69.8% and 67.3% and TomTom accounted for 11.8% and 20.5%, respectively.
 
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Segment Profit.  Segment profit increased $3.1 million, or 21.8%, to $17.3 million (19.3% of segment net sales) for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from $14.2 million (15.1% of segment net sales) for the three months ended September 30, 2008.  The increase was primarily the result of benefits from our on-going lean and continuous improvement program and other cost reduction initiatives, the contribution from new program wins, a favorable mix in services, and the factors described above under “Net Sales.”

 
Drivetrain Segment

The following table presents net sales and segment profit expressed in millions of dollars and as a percentage of net sales:

 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
2009
 
2008
Net sales
$ 38.0     100.0 %   $ 44.6   100.0 %
Exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges (credits)
$ (1.0 )   (2.6 )%   $ 0.2   0.5 %
Segment profit
$ 4.2     11.1 %   $ 1.5   3.4 %

Net Sales.  Net sales decreased $6.6 million, or 14.8%, to $38.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from $44.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008.  The decrease was primarily due to reduced demand for remanufactured transmissions due to a variety of factors including (i) a reduction in the size of in-warranty vehicle fleets for Honda and Ford due to declining new car sales, (ii) improved quality of new OEM transmissions, and (iii) macro-economic factors believed to have resulted in a reduction in the number of miles driven and the deferral of repairs.  This decrease in sales was partially offset by revenues related to the beginning of the launch of remanufactured engines for Chrysler.

Of our segment net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, Ford accounted for 36.3% and 34.7% and Honda accounted for 25.9% and 29.2%, respectively.

Exit, Disposal, Certain Severance and Other Charges (Credits).  During the three months ended September 30, 2009, we recorded a net credit of $1.0 million related to the Drivetrain segment, which included: (i) income of $2.6 million from an adjustment to materials cost related to the wind down of our relationship with a customer; (ii) $1.1 million of estimated costs related to a customer inventory reimbursement obligation negotiated during the quarter; and (iii) $0.5 million of severance and other costs related to additional cost reduction activities.

During the three months ended September 30, 2008, we recorded severance costs related to certain cost reduction activities of $0.2 million.

Segment Profit.   Segment profit increased $2.7 million, or 180.0%, to $4.2 million (11.1% segment net sales) for the three months ended September 30, 2009 from $1.5 million (3.4% segment net sales) for the three months ended September 30, 2008.  This increase was primarily the result of (i) the benefits from the facility consolidation and other restructuring activities, and (ii) the factors described above under “Exit, Disposal, Certain Severance and Other Charges (Credits).”  With our automatic transmission remanufacturing program with Honda expected to be substantially completed during the fourth quarter of 2009, we are now expecting segment profit to be approximately break-even for the last three months of 2009.
 
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Results of Operations for the Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2009 Compared to the Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2008.

During the second quarter of 2009, we received notice of the impending loss of our automatic transmission remanufacturing program with Honda, a major customer in our Drivetrain segment.  This change in our North American Drivetrain business triggered an interim test for the potential impairment of goodwill related to our Drivetrain business.  As a result, we concluded that the fair value of our North American Drivetrain reporting unit no longer supported the assigned goodwill and recorded a goodwill impairment charge during the second quarter of 2009 of $37.0 million ($26.0 million net of tax).

Income from continuing operations decreased $26.2 million, or 86.8%, to $4.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from $30.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.  Income from continuing operations per diluted share was $0.20 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and $1.41 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.  Our results for 2009 included (i) the goodwill impairment charge of $26.0 million (net of tax) in our Drivetrain segment, and (ii) net exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges of $2.7 million (net of tax) in the Drivetrain segment.  Our results for 2008 included exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges of $0.8 million (net of tax).  Excluding these charges, income from continuing operations increased primarily as a result of:

 
·
benefits from our on-going lean and continuous improvement program and other cost reduction initiatives;

 
·
a favorable mix of services, including increased sales related to a customer product launch and special projects completed during the third quarter of 2009 in our Logistics segment; and

 
·
the contribution from new program wins in our Logistics segment;
 
partially offset by:

 
·
reduced demand for remanufactured transmissions due to a variety of factors including (i) a reduction in the size of in-warranty vehicle fleets for Honda and Ford due to declining new car sales, (ii) improved quality of new OEM transmissions, and (iii) macro-economic factors believed to have resulted in a reduction in the number of miles driven and the deferral of repairs;

 
·
lower sales to TomTom in 2009, due to comparative changes in the level of retail inventories and to the launch and ramp-up of new services in 2008;

 
·
nominal sales in 2009 for two Logistics segment programs that were substantially completed in 2008; and

 
·
scheduled price concessions to certain customers, primarily in our Logistics segment, granted in connection with previous contract renewals.
 
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Net Sales

Net sales decreased $44.4 million, or 11.0%, to $359.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from $404.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.  This decrease was primarily due to:

 
·
lower sales to TomTom in 2009, due to comparative changes in the level of retail inventories and to the launch and ramp-up of new services in 2008;

 
·
reduced demand for remanufactured transmissions due to a variety of factors including (i) a reduction in the size of in-warranty vehicle fleets for Honda and Ford due to declining new car sales, (ii) improved quality of new OEM transmissions, and (iii) macro-economic factors believed to have resulted in a reduction in the number of miles driven and the deferral of repairs;

 
·
nominal sales in 2009 for two Logistics segment programs that were substantially completed in 2008; and

 
·
scheduled price concessions to certain customers, primarily in our Logistics segment, granted in connection with previous contract renewals;

partially offset by:
 
 
·
increased sales from new program wins in our Logistics segment;
 
 
·
increased sales related to a customer product launch and special projects completed during the third quarter of 2009 in our Logistics segment; and

 
·
revenues related to the beginning of the launch of remanufactured engines for Chrysler.

Of our net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, AT&T accounted for 50.3% and 41.6%, Ford accounted for 10.6% and 11.4%, Honda accounted for 8.2% and 9.5%, and TomTom accounted for 7.9% and 13.8%, respectively.


Gross Profit

Gross profit decreased $2.5 million, or 2.7%, to $90.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from $92.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.  The decrease was primarily the result of the factors described above under “Net Sales,” partially offset by benefits from our on-going lean and continuous improvement program and other cost reduction initiatives.  As a percentage of net sales, gross profit increased to 25.1% for 2009 from 22.9% for 2008.


Selling, General and Administrative Expense

SG&A expense decreased $6.1 million, or 14.1%, to $37.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from $43.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.  The decrease was primarily the result of the benefits from our on-going lean and continuous improvement program and other cost reduction initiatives, and lower expense related to our incentive compensation programs.  As a percentage of net sales, SG&A expense decreased to 10.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from 10.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

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Impairment of Goodwill.

During the second quarter of 2009, we received notice of the impending loss of our automatic transmission remanufacturing program with Honda, a major customer in our Drivetrain segment.  This change in our North American Drivetrain business triggered an interim test for the potential impairment of goodwill related to our Drivetrain business.  As a result, we concluded that the fair value of our North American Drivetrain reporting unit no longer supported the assigned goodwill and recorded a goodwill impairment charge during the second quarter of 2009 of $37.0 million ($26.0 million net of tax).  There were no similar costs recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2008.


Exit, Disposal, Certain Severance and Other Charges
 
During 2008, our Drivetrain customers and the supporting supply base experienced unprecedented distress due to the economic slowdown and adverse changes in the North American vehicle industry.  As a result, during 2008 we began to take actions to restructure our Drivetrain operations, including the closure and consolidation of our Springfield, Missouri automatic transmission remanufacturing operations into our Drivetrain operations located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  In connection with this restructuring, we recorded pre-tax charges of $5.3 million ($3.3 million net of tax) during 2009, consisting of (i) $3.9 million ($2.4 million net of tax) of costs to transfer production from the Springfield facility to the Oklahoma City facility and other facility exit costs (including $0.9 million of costs classified as cost of sales – products) and (ii) $1.4 million ($0.9 million net of tax) of severance and related costs for employees terminated as part of the closure of the Springfield facility.  This consolidation and restructuring, which is expected to result in pre-tax annual cost savings of $6 million, is essentially complete and we do not expect to incur any significant additional charges over the remainder of 2009.

In addition, during the three months ended September 30, 2009, we recorded a net credit of $1.0 million ($0.6 million net of tax) related to the Drivetrain segment, which included: (i) income of $2.6 million ($1.6 million net of tax) from an adjustment to materials cost related to the wind-down of our relationship with a customer (classified as cost of sales – products), (ii) $1.1 million ($0.7 million net of tax) of estimated costs related to a customer inventory reimbursement obligation negotiated during the quarter (classified as cost of sales – products), and (iii) $0.5 million ($0.3 million net of tax) of severance and other costs related to additional cost reduction activities.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we recorded $1.3 million ($0.8 million net of tax) of exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges, which included (i) $1.1 million ($0.7 million net of tax) of severance and other costs primarily related to certain cost reduction activities and (ii) $0.2 million ($0.1 million net of tax) of certain legal and other professional fees unrelated to our ongoing operations.

As an on-going part of our planning process, we continue to identify and evaluate areas where cost efficiencies can be achieved through consolidation of redundant facilities, outsourcing functions or changing processes or systems.  Implementation of any of these could require us to incur additional exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges, which would be offset over time by the projected cost savings.

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Operating Income

Operating income decreased $36.8 million, or 76.7%, to $11.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from $48.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.  This decrease was primarily due to the $37.0 million goodwill impairment charge recorded in 2009 coupled with the factors described above under “Exit, Disposal, Certain Severance and Other Charges.”


Interest Income

Interest income decreased to $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.  This decrease was primarily attributable to lower interest rates in 2009 as compared to 2008.


Interest Expense

Interest expense increased to $0.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.  This increase was primarily due to the $70.0 million borrowing we made under our credit facility during 2009 to increase our cash position and preserve our financial flexibility in light of uncertainty in the capital markets.


Income Tax Expense

During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we reported net income tax expense of $6.6 million on our pre-tax income from continuing operations of $10.6 million. This net tax expense includes a benefit of $11.0 million related to the goodwill impairment charge of $37.0 million recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  The normalized effective income tax rate (excluding the impact of the goodwill impairment charge) for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was approximately 37.0%, as compared to 37.3% for 2008.  This decrease was primarily due to the change in mix of our taxable income by state.


Discontinued Operations

During 2008 we recorded after-tax losses from discontinued operations of $2.5 million.

During the three months ended March 31, 2008, we concluded that the potential return on the investment for our NuVinci CVP project was not sufficient to continue development activities.  As a result, we sold certain tangible and intangible assets related to the NuVinci project to Fallbrook Technologies Inc. for a total of $6.1 million.  The after-tax loss of $2.5 million for 2008 is primarily related to our discontinued NuVinci CVP project.  On a pre-tax basis, the loss of $4.3 million included $2.4 million of operating losses from NuVinci and a charge of $1.9 million related to the exit from this project, which consisted of charges of (i) $1.0 million for termination benefits, (ii) $0.5 million for certain inventory deemed unusable by Fallbrook, (iii) $0.2 million primarily related to the write-off of capitalized patent development costs, and (iv) $0.2 million related to the disposal of certain fixed assets.  There were no similar costs recorded in 2009.

See Note 15. “Discontinued Operations.”

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Reportable Segments

Logistics Segment

The following table presents net sales and segment profit expressed in millions of dollars and as a percentage of net sales:

 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2009
 
2008
Net sales
$ 251.9   100.0 %   $ 265.6   100.0 %
Segment profit
$ 46.4   18.4 %   $ 40.9   15.4 %

Net Sales.  Net sales decreased $13.7 million, or 5.2%, to $251.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from $265.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.  This decrease was primarily related to:

 
·
lower sales to TomTom in 2009, due to comparative changes in the level of retail inventories and to the launch and ramp-up of new services in 2008;
 
 
·
nominal sales in 2009 for two programs that were substantially completed in 2008; and

 
·
scheduled price concessions granted to certain customers in connection with previous contract renewals;

partially offset by increased sales related to new program wins, a customer product launch and special projects completed during the third quarter of 2009.

Of our segment net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, AT&T accounted for 71.8% and 63.3% and TomTom accounted for 11.2% and 20.9%, respectively.

Segment Profit.  Segment profit increased $5.5 million, or 13.4%, to $46.4 million (18.4% of segment net sales) for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from $40.9 million (15.4% of segment net sales) for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.  The increase was primarily the result of benefits from our on-going lean and continuous improvement program and other cost reduction initiatives, the contribution from new program wins, a favorable mix in services, and the factors described above under “Net Sales.”

Exit, Disposal, Certain Severance and Other Charges.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we recorded $0.2 million of these costs for severance related to specific cost reduction activities and the reorganization of certain functions within the segment’s information technology group.  There were no similar costs recorded in 2009.
 
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Drivetrain Segment

The following table presents net sales and segment profit (loss) expressed in millions of dollars and as a percentage of net sales:

 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2009
 
2008
Net sales
$ 107.8     100.0 %   $ 138.5   100.0 %
Impairment of goodwill
$ 37.0     34.3 %   $    
Exit, disposal, certain severance and other charges
$ 4.3     4.0 %   $ 1.1   0.8 %
Segment profit (loss)
$ (35.2 )       $ 7.1   5.1 %

Net Sales.  Net sales decreased $30.7 million, or 22.2%, to $107.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from $138.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.  The decrease was primarily due to reduced demand for remanufactured transmissions due to a variety of factors including (i) a reduction in the size of in-warranty vehicle fleets for Honda and Ford due to declining new car sales, (ii) improved quality of new OEM transmissions, and (iii) macro-economic factors believed to have resulted in a reduction in the number of miles driven and the deferral of repairs.  This decrease in sales was partially offset by revenues related to the beginning of the launch of remanufactured engines for Chrysler.

Of our segment net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, Ford accounted for 35.3% and 33.3% and Honda accounted for 27.5% and 27.9%, respectively.

Impairment of Goodwill.  During the second quarter of 2009, we received notice of the impending loss of our automatic transmission remanufacturing program with Honda, a major customer in our Drivetrain segment.  This change in our North American Drivetrain business triggered an interim test for the potential impairment of goodwill related to our Drivetrain business.  As a result, we concluded that the fair value of our North American Drivetrain reporting unit no longer supported the assigned goodwill and recorded a goodwill impairment charge during the second quarter of 2009 of $37.0 million ($26.0 million net of tax). There were no similar costs recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

Exit, Disposal, Certain Severance and Other Charges. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we recorded $4.3 million of these costs, consisting of (i) $5.3 million of facility consolidation costs including (a) $3.9 million to transfer production from Springfield to Oklahoma City and other facility exit costs and (b) $1.4 million of severance and related costs for employees terminated as part of the closure of the Springfield facility, and (ii) a net credit of $1.0 million, including (x) income of $2.6 million from an adjustment to materials cost related to the wind down of our relationship with a customer, (y) $1.1 million of estimated costs related to a customer inventory reimbursement obligation negotiated during the third quarter, and (z) $0.5 million of severance and other costs related to additional cost reduction activities.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we recorded $1.1 million of these costs, consisting of (i) 0.9 million of severance primarily related to cost reduction activities and (ii) $0.2 million of certain legal and other professional fees unrelated to ongoing operating activities of the segment.

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Segment Profit (Loss).  Segment profit (loss) decreased to a loss of $35.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from a profit of $7.1 million (5.1% of segment net sales) for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.  This decrease was primarily the result of the costs described above under “Impairment of Goodwill” and “Exit, Disposal, Certain Severance and Other Charges,” and to a lesser extent reduced volumes as described above under “Net Sales.” With our automatic transmission remanufacturing program with Honda expected to be substantially completed during the fourth quarter of 2009, we are now expecting segment profit to be approximately break-even for the last three months of 2009.


Liquidity and Capital Resources

We had total cash and cash equivalents on hand of $129.7 million at September 30, 2009. Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations was $46.2 million for the nine-month period then ended.  During the period, we generated $1.8 million of cash from our working capital accounts which included:
 
 
·
$6.3 million from reduced inventories primarily related to a reduction in inventory in the Logistics segment;

 
·
$2.8 million from prepaid and other assets; and

 
·
$1.2 million from accounts payable and accrued expenses;

partially offset by,

 
·
$8.5 million for accounts receivable primarily as the result of the timing of payments from certain Drivetrain customers.

Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations was $5.2 million for the period primarily for capital spending related to machinery and equipment for new business initiatives and capacity maintenance.  Net cash provided by financing activities of $71.5 million was primarily related to the $70.0 million borrowing made under our credit facility to increase our cash position and preserve our financial flexibility in light of uncertainty in the capital markets and $2.0 million of cash proceeds from the exercise of stock options, partially offset by $0.5 million for treasury stock repurchases of our common stock.

For 2009, we estimate $8-$9 million for capital expenditures, consisting of approximately $4-$5 million in support of new business and capacity expansion initiatives in both our Logistics and Drivetrain segments and approximately $4 million in support of maintenance and cost reduction initiatives.

Our credit agreement provides for a $150.0 million revolving credit facility available through March 2011.  The agreement also provides for the ability to increase the facility by up to $75.0 million in the aggregate, subject to certain conditions (including the receipt from one or more lenders of the additional commitments that may be requested) and achievement of certain financial ratios.  Amounts advanced under the credit facility are guaranteed by all of our domestic subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of our assets and the assets of our domestic subsidiaries.
 
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At our election, amounts advanced under the revolving credit facility will bear interest at either (i) the Base Rate plus a specified margin or (ii) the Eurocurrency Rate plus a specified margin.  The Base Rate is equal to the higher of (a) the lender’s prime rate or (b) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%.  The applicable margins for both Base Rate and Eurodollar Rate loans are subject to quarterly adjustments based on our leverage ratio as of the end of the four fiscal quarters then completed.

We were in compliance with all the credit facility’s covenants as of September 30, 2009.

Our cash position and expected free cash flow for 2009 are expected to provide adequate resources to satisfy foreseeable business obligations.  However, on February 10, 2009, we borrowed $70.0 million under our credit facility in order to increase our cash position and preserve our financial flexibility in light of uncertainty in the capital markets.  The proceeds are being held in high-quality, low-risk investments and are not expected to be used in the near term.  Given our current cash position and the strength of our business, we expect to repay the borrowing by the end of 2009.

As of September 30, 2009, our liquidity includes (i) borrowing capacity under the credit facility of $78.7 million, net of $1.3 million for outstanding letters of credit and (ii) $129.7 million of cash on hand.

Two of our customers (Chrysler and General Motors) filed for bankruptcy protection under U.S. bankruptcy laws during the three months ended June 30, 2009.  As of September 30, 2009, we had received substantially all the pre-bankruptcy net amounts owed to us from Chrysler and GM.

Having considered these and other matters, we believe that cash on hand, cash flow from operations and existing borrowing capacity will be sufficient to fund ongoing operations and budgeted capital expenditures.  In pursuing future acquisitions, we will continue to consider the effect any such acquisition costs may have on liquidity.  In order to consummate such acquisitions, we may need to seek funds through additional borrowings or equity financing.

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Derivative Financial Instruments.  We do not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.  We have used derivative financial instruments to manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates.  Neither the aggregate value of these derivative financial instruments nor the market risk posed by them has been material to our business.  As of September 30, 2009, we were not using any derivative financial instruments.

Interest Rate Exposure.  Based on our overall interest rate exposure during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and assuming similar interest rate volatility in the future, a near-term (12 months) change in interest rates would not materially affect our consolidated financial position, results of operation or cash flows.  As of September 30, 2009, interest rate movements of 100 basis points would result in an approximate $0.4 million increase or decrease to our consolidated net income over a one-year period.

Foreign Exchange Exposure.  Our revenue, expense and capital purchasing activities are primarily transacted in U.S. dollars.  We have one foreign operation that exposes us to translation risk when the local currency financial statements are translated to U.S. dollars.  Since changes in translation risk are reported as adjustments to stockholders' equity, a 10% change in the foreign exchange rate would not have a material effect on our financial position, results of operation or cash flows.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a 10% change in the foreign exchange rate would have increased or decreased our consolidated net income by approximately $62,000.


Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

Our management, including Chief Executive Officer Todd R. Peters, and Chief Financial Officer Ashoka Achuthan, have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the quarter covered by this report.  Under rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, disclosure controls and procedures are defined as those "controls or other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports filed or submitted by it under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and forms."  Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, management determined that such controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2009, the date of the conclusion of the evaluation.

Further, there were no significant changes in the internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls after September 30, 2009, the date of the conclusion of the evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the third quarter of 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
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Part II.    Other Information

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

During the three months ended September 30, 2009, certain employees delivered to us 3,465 shares of our outstanding common stock in payment of $52,218 of minimum withholding tax obligations arising from the vesting of restricted stock previously awarded under our stock incentive plans.  Per the stock incentive plans, the shares delivered to us were valued at an average price of $15.07 per share, the average closing price of our common stock on the vesting dates of the restricted stock.

Following is a summary of treasury stock acquisitions made during the three-month period ended September 30, 2009:

Period
 
Total
number of
Shares
Purchased
 
Average Price
Paid per Share
 
Total Number of Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly Announced Plans
or Programs
 
Maximum
Number (or Approximate
Dollar Value) of Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan(1)
July 1-31, 2009
  2,786   $ 13.83   2,786  
August 1-31, 2009
    $    
September 1-30, 2009
  679   $ 20.16   679  
 
(1) Excludes amounts that could be used to repurchase shares acquired under our stock incentive plans to satisfy withholding tax obligations of employees and non-employee directors upon the vesting of restricted stock.
 
 
As a holding company with no independent operations, our ability to pay cash dividends is dependent upon the receipt of dividends or other payments from our subsidiaries.  In addition, the agreement for our bank credit facility contains certain covenants that, among other things, place significant limitations on the payment of dividends.

 
Exhibits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Signatures

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

 
 
ATC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
   
   
Date:             October 27, 2009
/s/ Ashoka Achuthan
 
Ashoka Achuthan, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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Ashoka Achuthan  is signing in the dual capacities as i) the principal financial officer, and ii) a duly authorized officer of the company.

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