ITEM 7.MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
General
Certain statements contained in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations ("MD&A"), which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "continue," "remains," "intend," "aim," "should," "prospects," "could," "future," "potential," "believes," "plans," "likely," and "probable," or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act and are subject to the safe harbors created thereby. These statements should be considered as subject to the many risks and uncertainties that exist in the Company's operations and business environment. Such risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected as a result of many factors, including, but not limited to, those under the headings Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward Looking Information and Item 1A. Risk Factors.
The analysis presented below and discussed in more detail throughout this MD&A was organized to provide instructive information for better understanding the Company's results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. However, this MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the notes thereto and the risk factors contained herein. The Company's fiscal year ends on January 31. Years, results and balances described as 2024 and 2023 are for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
The Company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of products in one reportable segment: Piping Systems. Since the Company's revenues are significantly dependent upon discrete projects, the Company's operating results in any reporting period could be negatively impacted as a result of variations in the level of the Company's discrete project orders or delays in the timing of the specific project phases.
The tabular information presented throughout this MD&A is in thousands, except per share data, or unless otherwise specified.
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Results of Operations
Consolidated Results of Operations
Year Ended January 31,
Amount Percent of Net Sales Amount Percent of Net Sales Amount
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest 4,108 2,740 1,368
Year endedJanuary 31, 2025 Compared to year ended January 31, 2024
Net sales
Net sales were $158.4 million and $150.7 million in the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase of $7.7 million was primarily a result of higher sales volumes in the Middle East and Canada.
Gross profit
Gross profit was $53.2 million, or 34% of net sales and $41.5 million, or 28% of net sales, in the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase of $11.7 million was driven by higher sales volumes and improved gross margins in the Middle East and Canada.
General and administrative expense
General and administrative expenses were $28.0 million and $22.6 million in the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The increase of $5.4 million was primarily related to higher compensation costs and professional fees.
Selling expenses
Selling expenses were $4.9 million and $5.5 million in the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease of $0.6 million was driven by lower payroll expenses during the year.
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Interest expense
Interest expense was $1.9 million and $2.3 million in the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease of $0.4 million was related to decreased borrowings and, to a lesser extent, lower interest rates.
Other income (expense)
Other income was $0.1 million, as compared to other expense of $(1.2) million in the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The change relates mainly to a certain one-time non-recurring charge in connection with a non-cash pre-tax settlement resulting from the termination of the Company's pension plan.
Income taxes
The Company's worldwide effective tax rates ("ETR") were 29.1% and (33.6%) in the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The change in ETR was largely due to changes in the mix of income and loss in various tax jurisdictions and the release of the partial domestic valuation allowance in the prior year. For further information, see Note 7 - Income taxes, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Net income attributable to common stock
Net income attributable to common stock was $9.0 million and $10.5 million in the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease in net income was a result of the changes discussed above, less amounts attributable to non-controlling interest.
Liquidity and capital resources
Cash and cash equivalents were $15.7 million and $5.8 million as of January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2024, respectively. On January 31, 2025, approximately $0.3 million was held in the United States, and $15.4 million was held by the Company's foreign subsidiaries. The Company's working capital was $54.7 million on January 31, 2025 compared to $41.1 million on January 31, 2024. As of January 31, 2025, the Company had $3.7 million of borrowing capacity under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility (as defined below) in North America and $15.6 million of borrowing capacity under its foreign revolving credit agreements. The Company had $6.8 million borrowed under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility and $4.8 million borrowed under its foreign revolving credit agreements at January 31, 2025.
Net cash provided by operating activities in the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 was $13.9 million and $14.7 million, respectively. The current year decrease of $0.8 million was due primarily to a decrease in accounts payable and customer deposits, partially offset by a reduction in receivables, prepaid expenses and other current assets, as compared to the prior year.
Net cash used in investing activities in the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 was $2.8 million and $11.1 million, respectively. The decrease of $8.3 million was due to less investment activity in capital assets during the year, mainly in the United States and Canada.
Net cash used in financing activities in the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 was $0.9 million and $3.3 million, respectively. The decrease of $2.4 million during the year ended January 31, 2025 consisted, in part, from no share repurchase activity as compared to the use of the remaining $1.0 million authorized as part of the Company's share repurchase program during the year ended January 31, 2024. Additionally, a net repayment was made of borrowings under the Company's credit facilities of approximately $0.2 million, as compared to a net repayment of approximately $1.3 million during the year ended January 31, 2024. Further, debt totaled $24.5 million and $25.7 million as of January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For additional information, see Note 5 - Debt, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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The Company believes it will have the ability to satisfy all working capital needs and any planned capital expenditures for the twelve months following the issuance of the Consolidated Financial Statements, based on its existing cash on hand, cash flows from operations, and available credit facilities.
There was no restricted cash held in the United States on January 31, 2025 or January 31, 2024. Restricted cash held by foreign subsidiaries was $1.4 million as of January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Restricted cash held by foreign subsidiaries related to fixed deposits that also serve as security deposits and guarantees.
The following table summarizes the Company's estimated contractual obligations on January 31, 2025:
Year Ending January 31,
Revolving line - North America (1) $ 6,765 $ 6,765 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
Revolving lines - foreign (3) 2,010 2,010 - - - - -
Finance lease obligations 75 32 34 9 - - (0 )
Uncertain tax position obligations (6) 1,225 - - - - - 1,225
(2) Scheduled maturities, excluding interest.
(3) Scheduled maturities of foreign revolver line, excluding interest.
(5) Minimum contractual amounts, assuming no changes in variable expenses.
Financing
Revolving lines - North America.
On September 20, 2018, the Company and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries (collectively, together with the Company, the “North American Loan Parties”) entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with PNC Bank, National Association ("PNC"), as administrative agent and lender, providing for a three-year $18 million Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, subject to a borrowing base including various reserves (the “Senior Credit Facility”).
On September 17, 2021, the North American Loan Parties executed an extension of the Credit Agreement with PNC, providing for a new five-year $18 million senior secured revolving credit facility, subject to a borrowing base including various reserves (the “Renewed Senior Credit Facility”). The Company's obligations under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility are currently guaranteed by Perma-Pipe Canada, Inc. Each of the North American Loan Parties other than Perma-Pipe Canada, Inc. is a borrower under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility (collectively, the “Borrowers”).
The Borrowers have used and will continue to use borrowings under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility (i) to fund future capital expenditures; (ii) to fund ongoing working capital needs; and (iii) for other corporate purposes, including potentially additional stock repurchases. Borrowings under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to an alternate base rate, SOFR rate index, plus, in each case, an applicable margin. The applicable margin is based on a fixed charge coverage ratio ("FCCR") range. Interest on alternate base rate borrowings is the alternate base rate (as defined in the Renewed Senior Credit Facility) plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.00% to 1.50%, based on the FCCR in the most recently reported period. Interest on SOFR rate borrowings is the SOFR rate (as defined in the Renewed Senior Credit Facility) plus an applicable margin ranging from 2.00% to 2.50%, based on the FCCR in the most recently reported period, as well as an additional SOFR adjustment ranging from 0.10% to 0.25%, based on the term of the interest period. Additionally, the Borrowers pay a 0.25% per annum facility fee on the unused portion of the Renewed Senior Credit Facility.
Subject to certain exceptions, borrowings under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of the North American Loan Parties’ assets. The Renewed Senior Credit Facility matures on September 20, 2026. Subject to certain qualifications and exceptions, the Renewed Senior Credit Facility contains covenants that, among other things, restrict the North American Loan Parties’ ability to create liens, merge or consolidate, consummate acquisitions, make investments, dispose of assets, incur debt, and pay dividends and other distributions. In addition, the North American Loan Parties may not make capital expenditures in excess of $5.0 million annually, plus a limited carryover of unused amounts. Further, the North American Loan Parties may not make repurchases of the Company's common stock in excess of $3.0 million.
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The Renewed Senior Credit Facility also contains financial covenants requiring the North American Loan Parties to achieve a ratio of its EBITDA (as defined in the Renewed Senior Credit Facility) to the sum of scheduled cash principal payments on indebtedness for borrowed money and interest payments on the advances under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility to be not less than 1.10 to 1.00 for any five consecutive days in which the undrawn availability is less than $3.0 million or any day in which the undrawn availability is less than $2.0 million. As of January 31, 2025, the calculated ratio was greater than 1.10 to 1.00. In order to cure any future breach of these covenants by the North American Loan Parties, the Company may repatriate cash from any of its foreign subsidiaries that are otherwise not a party to the Renewed Senior Credit Facility in an amount which, when added to the amount of the Company’s Consolidated EBITDA, would result in compliance on a pro forma basis. The Company was in compliance with respect to these covenants as of January 31, 2025.
The Renewed Senior Credit Facility contains customary events of default. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, then PNC may terminate all commitments to extend further credit and declare all amounts outstanding under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility due and payable immediately. In addition, if any of the North American Loan Parties or certain of their subsidiaries become the subject of voluntary or involuntary proceedings under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, then any outstanding obligations under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility will automatically become immediately due and payable. Loans outstanding under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility will bear interest at a rate of 2.00% per annum in excess of the otherwise applicable rate (i) while a bankruptcy event of default exists or (ii) upon the lender's request, during the continuance of any other event of default.
As of
January 31, 2025, the Company had borrowed an aggregate of $
6.8 million at a rate of
9.0% and had $
3.7 million available under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility. As of
January 31, 2024, the Company had borrowed an aggregate of $
5.5 million and had $
4.0 million available under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility.
Revolving lines -foreign. The Company also has credit arrangements used by its Middle Eastern subsidiaries in the U.A.E., Egypt, and Saudi Arabia as further described below:
United Arab Emirates
The Company has a revolving line for
8.0 million U.A.E. Dirhams (approximately $
2.2 million at
January 31, 2025) from a bank in the U.A.E. As of
January 31, 2025, the facility has an interest rate of approximately
7.9% and expires in July 2025. The Company had borrowed an aggregate of $0.4 million and $0.2 million
as of January 31, 2025 and
January 31, 2024, respectively, and is presented as a component of current maturities of long-term debt in the Company's consolidated balance sheets. As of
January 31, 2025 and
January 31, 2024, the Company had unused borrowing availability of approximately $1.6 million and $1.9 million, respectively.
The Company has a revolving line for
65.2 million U.A.E. Dirhams (approximately $
17.7 million at
January 31, 2025) from a bank in the U.A.E. As of
January 31, 2025, the facility has an interest rate of approximately
7.9% and expires
in August 2025. The Company had borrowed an aggregate of $0.1 million as of January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2024, respectively, and is presented as a component of current maturities of long-term debt in the Company's consolidated balance sheets. As of
January 31, 2025 and
January 31, 2024, the Company had unused borrowing availability of approximately $9.0 million and $1.0 million, respectively.
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Egypt
In June 2021, and as renewed or amended subsequently thereafter, the Company's Egyptian subsidiary entered into a credit arrangement with a bank in Egypt for a revolving line of 100.0 million Egyptian Pounds (approximately $2.0 million at January 31, 2025). This credit arrangement is in the form of project financing at rates competitive in Egypt. The line is secured by certain assets (such as accounts receivable) of the Company's Egyptian subsidiary. Among other covenants, the credit arrangement established a maximum leverage ratio allowable and restricted the Company's Egyptian subsidiary's ability to undertake any additional debt. As of January 31, 2025, the facility has an interest rate of approximately 20.8%. Additionally, this credit arrangement was renewed in November 2024 with substantially the same terms and conditions and expires in November 2025. As of January 31, 2025, the Company had an immaterial amount outstanding with respect to this credit arrangement, and approximately $1.4 million outstanding at January 31, 2024, respectively, and is presented as a component of current maturities of long-term debt in the Company's consolidated balance sheets. Further, as of January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2024, the Company had unused borrowing capacity of $2.0 million and $3.2 million, respectively.
In December 2021, the Company entered into a credit arrangement for project financing with a bank of Egypt for 28.2 million Egyptian Pounds. As this project has progressed and the Company received collections, the facility has decreased to a current amount of
2.1 million Egyptian Pounds (approximately $0.1 million at
January 31, 2025). This credit arrangement is in the form of project financing at rates competitive in Egypt. The line is secured by the contract for a project being financed by the Company's Egyptian subsidiary. The facility has an interest rate of approximately
20.8% and, as of November 2022, is no longer available for borrowings by the Company. The facility will expire in connection with final customer balance collections and the completion of the project. As of
January 31, 2025, the Company had an insignificant amount outstanding, and approximately $
0.1 million outstanding at
January 31, 2024, respectively, and is presented as a component of current maturities of long-term debt in the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
Saudi Arabia
In March 2022, the Company's Saudi Arabian subsidiary entered into a credit arrangement with a bank in Saudi Arabia for a revolving line of
37.0
million Saudi Riyal (approximately $
9.9
million at
January 31, 2025
). This credit arrangement is in the form of project financing at rates competitive in Saudi Arabia. The line is secured by certain assets (such as accounts receivable) of the Company's Saudi Arabian subsidiary. The facility was renewed in May 2024 with substantially the same terms and conditions and expires in May 2025. As of
January 31, 2025
, the facility has an interest rate of approximately
9.0%
. The Company had borrowed an aggregate of $1.5 million and $3.2 million as of January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2024, respectively, and is presented as a component of current maturities of long-term debt in the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The unused borrowing availability attributable to this credit arrangement at
January 31, 2025 and
January 31, 2024, was $3.0 million and $6.1 million, respectively.
These credit arrangements are in the form of overdraft facilities and project financing at rates competitive in the countries in which the Company operates. The lines are secured by certain equipment, certain assets (such as accounts receivable and inventory), and a guarantee by the Company. Some credit arrangement covenants require a minimum tangible net worth to be maintained, including maintaining certain levels of intercompany subordinated debt. In addition, some of the revolving credit facilities restrict payment of dividends or undertaking of additional debt. The Company guarantees only a portion of the subsidiaries' debt, including foreign debt. The amount of foreign subsidiary debt guaranteed by the Company was approximately $10 million at
January 31, 2025 and
January 31, 2024.
The Company was in compliance with the covenants under the credit arrangements in the U.A.E., Egypt and Saudi Arabia as of
January 31, 2025
. Interest rates were based on (i) the Emirates Inter Bank Offered Rate plus 3.0% to 3.5% per annum for the U.A.E. credit arrangements, two of which have a minimum interest rate of 4.5% per annum; (ii) either the Central Bank of Egypt corporate loan rate plus 1.5% to 3.5% per annum or the stated interest rate in the agreements for the Egypt credit arrangements; and (iii) the Saudi Inter Bank Offered Rate plus 3.5% for the Saudi Arabia credit arrangement. Based on these rates, as of
January 31, 2025, the Company's interest rates ranged from
7.9% to
20.8%, with a weighted average rate of
11.6%, and the Company had facility limits totaling $
34.6 million under these credit arrangements. As of
January 31, 2025, $
16.9 million of availability was used to support letters of credit to guarantee amounts committed for inventory purchases and for performance guarantees. Additionally, the Company had borrowed approximately $2.1 million and had an additional $
15.6 million of remaining borrowing capacity available under the foreign revolving credit arrangements. The foreign revolving line balances were included as current maturities of long-term debt in the Company's consolidated balance sheets
as of January 31, 2025 and
January 31, 2024.
In June 2023, the Company assumed a promissory note of approximately $
2.8 million in connection with the formation of the joint venture with GIG. In accordance with the promissory note, all principal is due and payable on the maturity date of April 9, 2026, with the option to prepay, in whole or in part, at any time prior to the maturity date, without premium or penalty.
Mortgages. On July 28, 2016, the Company entered into a mortgage agreement secured by the Company's manufacturing facility located in Alberta, Canada that matures on December 23, 2042. As of January 31, 2025, the remaining balance on the mortgage in Canada is approximately 5.7 million Canadian Dollars ("CAD") (approximately $4.0 million at January 31, 2025). The interest rate is variable, and was 7.1% at January 31, 2025. The principal balance is included as a component of long-term debt, less current maturities in the Company's consolidated balance sheets and is presented net of issuance costs of $0.1 million as of January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2024.
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Finance obligation - buildings and land.
On April 14, 2021, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the "Purchase and Sale Agreement") to sell its land and buildings in Lebanon, Tennessee (the "Property"). Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Company sold the Property for $10.4 million. The transaction generated net cash proceeds of $9.1 million. Concurrently with the sale of the Property, the Company paid off the approximately $0.9 million remaining on the mortgage note on the Property to its lender. The Company used the remaining proceeds to repay its borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility, for strategic investments, and for general corporate needs. Concurrent with the sale of the Property, the Company entered into a fifteen-year lease agreement (the “Lease Agreement”), whereby the Company is leasing back the Property at an annual rental rate of approximately $0.8 million, subject to annual rent increases of 2.0%. Under the Lease Agreement, the Company has four consecutive options to extend the term of the lease by five years for each such option. As of
January 31, 2025 and
2024, the Company had a net book value relating to this asset of
$1.8 million and $1.9 million, respectively.
In accordance with ASC 842, Leases, this transaction was recorded as a failed sale and leaseback as the present value of lease payments exceeded substantially all of the fair value of the underlying asset. The Company utilized an incremental borrowing rate of 8.0% to determine the finance obligation to record for the amounts received and will continue to depreciate the assets. The current portion of the finance obligation of $
0.2
million is recognized in current maturities of long-term debt and the long-term portion of $
8.8
million is recognized in long-term finance obligation on the Company's consolidated balance sheets as of
January 31, 2025
. The net carrying amount of the financial liability and remaining assets will be zero at the end of the lease term.
Accounts receivable
In 2015, the Company completed a project in the Middle East with billings in the aggregate amount of approximately $41.9 million. The system has not yet been commissioned by the customer. Nevertheless, the Company has settled approximately $40.1 million as of January 31, 2025, with a remaining balance due in the amount of $1.8 million, all of which pertains to retention clauses within the agreements with the Company's customer, and which become payable by the customer when this project is fully tested and commissioned. Of this retention amount, $1.2 million is classified in a long-term asset account.
The Company continues to actively engage in ongoing collection efforts with the customer to ensure full payment of open balances, and at various times throughout
2024
and 2023, the Company received a partial payment to settle $
0.4
million and $0.6 million of the customer's outstanding balances, respectively. Additionally, the Company has been engaged by the customer to perform additional work in
2025
under customary trade terms that support the continued cooperation between the Company and the customer. As a result, the Company did not reserve any allowance against the remaining outstanding balances as of
January 31, 2025
. However, if the Company’s efforts to collect on this account are not successful, the Company may recognize an allowance for all, or substantially all, of any such then uncollected amounts.
Stock repurchase plan
The repurchase program approved on October 4, 2021, authorized the Company to use up to $3.0 million for the purchase of its outstanding shares of common stock. Stock repurchases were permitted to be executed through open market or privately negotiated transactions, depending upon current market conditions and other factors. On December 7, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized the use of $1.0 million remaining under the share repurchase program previously approved on October 4, 2021 that expired on October 3, 2022. During the twelve months ended January 31, 2024, the Company used the remaining $1.0 million of the $3.0 million authorized to repurchase its outstanding shares of common stock. Accordingly, there was no repurchase activity with respect to the Company's shares of common stock during the twelve months ended January 31, 2025.
On August 29, 2024, the Company retired all remaining treasury stock previously acquired under the stock repurchase program. The retirement was recorded as a reduction to common stock based on the par value of the shares, and the excess over par value was recorded as a decrease in retained earnings in accordance with ASC 505-30, Equity - Treasury Stock.
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Critical accounting estimates and policies
The Company's significant accounting policies are discussed in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The application of certain of these policies requires significant judgments or a historical based estimation process that can affect the results of operations and financial position of the Company, as well as the related footnote disclosures. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and other assumptions that it believes are reasonable. If actual amounts ultimately differ from previous estimates, the revisions are included in the Company's results of operations for the period in which the actual amounts become known.
Revenue recognition. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, the Company recognizes revenue for certain contracts when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services. Other contracts recognize revenues using periodic recognition of income. For these contracts, the Company uses the "over time" accounting method. Under this approach, income is recognized in each reporting period based on the status of the uncompleted contracts and the current estimates of costs to complete. The amount of revenue recognized is determined by the relationship of costs incurred to the total estimated costs of the contract. Provisions are made for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts in the period in which such losses are determined. Changes in job performance, job conditions, and estimated profitability, including those arising from contract penalty provisions and final contract settlements, may result in revisions to costs and income. Such revisions are recognized in the period in which they are determined. Claims for additional compensation due to the Company are recognized in contract revenues when realization is probable, the amount can be reliably estimated, and the amount is not subject to reversal. See Note 4 - Revenue recognition, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for further information relating to input and output accounting methods.
Income taxes. Deferred income taxes have been provided for temporary differences arising from differences in the basis of assets and liabilities for tax and financial reporting purposes. Deferred income taxes on temporary differences have been recorded at the current tax rate. The Company assesses its deferred tax assets for realizability at each reporting period. The Company maintains a partial valuation allowance in the United States against certain deferred tax assets.
The Company recognizes a tax position in its consolidated financial statements only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more likely than not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. For further information, See Note 7 - Income taxes, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
New accounting pronouncements. See Recent accounting pronouncements in Note 2 - Significant accounting policies, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The consolidated financial statements of the Company for each of the two years in the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 and the notes thereto are set forth beginning on page 23.
None.
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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of January 31, 2025. The Company's disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of January 31, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective because of the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, as described below.
Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. The Company's management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. As required by Rule 13a-15(c) under the Exchange Act, the Company's management carried out an evaluation, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of
January 31, 2025
. The framework on which such evaluation was based is contained in the report entitled "Internal Control-Integrated Framework" (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
The Company's internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Based on management's evaluation, management has concluded that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of
January 31, 2025, due to the material weaknesses identified below.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
The material weaknesses are as follows:
These material weaknesses resulted in adjustments to property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation, trade accounts payable, trade accounts receivable, and the statement of cash flows. These adjustments resulted in a revision of the unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the period ended April 30, 2024, a restatement as of and for the period ended July 31, 2024 and material adjustments as of and for the period ended October 31, 2024.
These material weaknesses did not result in a misstatement to the Company's annual or interim financial statements.
Each of these material weaknesses could result in a material misstatement of substantially all accounts and disclosures in the Company's annual or interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
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RemediationPlan for the Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
To address these matters, the Company has begun implementing its remediation plan. Our ongoing remediation plans include the following:
(i) performing an entity wide risk assessment to identify relevant risks and changes to those relevant risks to our financial reporting; ii) designing and implementing controls to identify and evaluate changes in our business and the impact on our internal control over financial reporting; (iii) engaging outside consultants with expertise relating to ITGCs to document processes, assist in addressing the design and operating ITGCs, monitoring and testing reviews focusing on systems supporting our financial reporting process (iv) designing and maintaining controls and documentation evidencing those ITGCs for knowledge transfer and function changes, including access and program control and change management, computer operations, and program development, (v) designing and maintaining effective controls to review the completeness and accuracy of certain system-generated reports; and (vi) outsourcing certain functions to third-party providers, specifically relating to servers and firewalls, and managed detection and response.
Our remediation plans related to entity level controls, financial reporting controls, and business process controls include:
(i) enhancing the design of controls for the review of and posting of journal entries; (ii) evaluating and updating documented formal accounting policies, financial reporting, processes and procedures; and overall internal control procedures; and (iii) updating the design of controls for the preparation and review of the financial close process, including the statement of cash flows.
In addition to the items noted above, our remediation plans related to our MENA locations include: (i) evaluating and updating the Company's evidence of internal control policies and procedures; (ii) enhancing the design of controls over business processes that are relevant to our MENA locations; and (iii) formalizing our financial reporting processes and procedures.
The Company anticipates the actions described above will strengthen the Company's internal control over financial reporting and will address the related material weaknesses described above. However, the material weaknesses cannot be considered fully remediated until the necessary controls have been appropriately designed and implemented. The remediation processes and procedures will also need to be in operation for a period of time and management conclude through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. There were no changes to our internal control over financial reporting which were identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) under the Exchange during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Attestation Report of Registered Public Accounting Firm. This Annual Report does not contain an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm related to internal control over financial reporting because the rules for smaller reporting companies provide an exemption from the attestation requirement.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Not applicable.
ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
Not applicable.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Information with respect to this item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company's definitive proxy statement for its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.
Information with respect to executive officers of the Company is included in Part I, Item 1, hereof under the caption "Information about our Executive Officers".
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Information with respect to this item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company's definitive proxy statement for its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table provides information regarding the number of shares of common stock that may be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights under the Company's equity compensation plans and the weighted average exercise price and number of shares of common stock remaining available for issuance under those plans as of January 31, 2025.
Plan Category (a)(1) (b)(1) (c)(2)
Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders 600 $6.85 422,445
(1) The amounts shown in columns (a) and (b) of the above table do not include 229,771 outstanding shares of restricted stock granted under the Company's previous stock incentive plans, including the 2021 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plant dated May 26, 2021 ("2021 Plan") and the 2024 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan dated July 2024 ("2024 Plan").
(2) The 2021 Plan expired on May 26, 2024. The 2024 Plan will expire in July 2027.
The other information with respect to this item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company's definitive proxy statement for its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.
Information with respect to this item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company's definitive proxy statement for its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
Information with respect to this item is incorporated herein by reference to the Company's definitive proxy statement for its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders.
PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
a. List of documents filed as part of this report:
(1) Financial Statements - Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company
Refer to Part II, Item 8 of this report.
(2) Financial Statement Schedules
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
(3) Report of Registered Public Accounting Firm (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Houston, Texas, Auditor Firm ID 238)
(4) Report of Registered Public Accounting Firm (Grant Thornton LLP, Houston, Texas, Auditor Firm ID 248)
c. The response to this portion of Item 15 is submitted under 15a(2) above.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc.
Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "Company") as of January 31, 2025, and the related consolidated statements of operations, of comprehensive income, of stockholders’ equity and of cash flows for the year then ended, including the related notes and schedule of valuation and qualifying accounts for the year then ended appearing under Item 15, (collectively referred to as the "consolidated financial statements"). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of January 31, 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical audit matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Specialty Piping Systems and Coating Revenue Recognition under the Input Method
As described in Notes 2 and 4 to the consolidated financial statements, approximately $46 million of the Company’s revenue for year ended January 31, 2025 relates to specialty piping systems and coating revenue recognized over time under the input method. Under this approach, income is recognized in each reporting period based on the status of the uncompleted contracts and the current estimates of costs to complete. The amount of revenue recognized is determined by the relationship of costs incurred to the total estimated costs of the contract. Generally, these contracts are considered a single performance obligation satisfied over time and due to the custom nature of the goods and services, the "over time" method is the most accurate depiction of the Company’s performance as it measures the value of the goods and services transferred to the customer. Costs include material, labor, and direct costs incurred to satisfy the performance obligations of the contract. Revenue recognition begins when project costs are incurred.
The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to specialty piping systems and coating revenue recognition under the input method is a critical audit matter are (i) the significant judgment by management when developing the estimated total costs to complete the contracts and (ii) a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity and effort in performing procedures and evaluating management’s significant assumptions related to the total costs to complete.
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included, among others, for certain open contracts (i) testing management’s process for developing the estimated total costs to complete and (ii) evaluating the reasonableness of the significant assumptions used by management related to the estimated total costs to complete. Evaluating the reasonableness of the significant assumptions related to the estimated total costs to complete involved considering (i) the terms of the contracts and other documents that support those estimates ; (ii) using actual costs to date to assess the reasonableness of the estimate of the remaining costs to complete the contract; and (iii) performing a retrospective review of certain open contracts as of January 31, 2024 to evaluate actual costs incurred to estimated costs.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
May 1, 2025
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2024.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc.
Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of January 31, 2024, the related consolidated statement
of operations, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the period ended January 31, 2024, and the related notes and financial statement schedule included in Item 15(a) (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of January 31, 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flow for the period ended January 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor from 2004 to 2024.
Houston, Texas
April 26, 2024 (except for Note 13, as to which the date is May 1, 2025)
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PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
Year ended January 31,
Operating expenses
Income tax expense (benefit) 5,377 (3,320 )
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest 4,108 2,740
Net income attributable to common stock $ 8,983 $ 10,471
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Earnings per share attributable to common stock
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands)
Year ended January 31,
Other comprehensive income
Currency translation adjustments, net of tax (2,646 ) 898
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest 4,108 2,740
Total comprehensive income attributable to common stock $ 6,337 $ 11,369
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except per share data)
January 31,
ASSETS
Current assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 10,045 9,697
Long-term assets
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 35,365 37,620
Operating lease right-of-use asset 8,199 6,467
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accrued compensation and payroll taxes 1,388 1,214
Commissions and management incentives payable 5,840 4,523
Revolving line - North America 6,765 5,519
Current maturities of long-term debt 2,481 4,071
Operating lease liability short-term 1,071 914
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt, less current maturities 3,669 4,229
Deferred compensation liabilities 1,689 1,212
Operating lease liability long-term 7,713 6,270
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (8,197 ) (5,551 )
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 165,241 $ 155,711
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(In thousands, except share data)
Repurchase of common stock - - - (942 ) - (942 )
Stock-based compensation expense - 913 - - - 913
Acquisition-related adjustment - (3,138 ) - - - (3,138 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment - - - - 898 898
Retirement of treasury stock (1 ) - (967 ) 968 - -
Stock-based compensation expense - 860 - - - 860
Amount attributable to non-controlling interest - (646 ) - - - (646 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment - - - - (2,646 ) (2,646 )
Treasury stock retired (112,015 ) -
Shares issued, net of shares used for tax withholding 77,802 66,726
Prior year adjustments - (56,947 )
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
Year ended January 31,
Operating activities
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
Depreciation and amortization 3,629 3,830
Deferred tax expense (benefit) 1,617 (6,920 )
Stock-based compensation expense 860 913
Provision on uncollectible accounts 4 89
(Gain) loss on disposal of fixed assets 292 (6 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accrued compensation and payroll taxes 1,530 (1,144 )
Income taxes receivable and payable - 144
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (447 ) (2,849 )
Unbilled accounts receivable (2,987 ) (5,053 )
Other assets and liabilities (2,419 ) 8,294
Net cash provided by operating activities 13,928 14,731
Investing activities
Proceeds from insurance recovery for property and equipment - 5
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment 27 3
Net cash used in investing activities (2,848 ) (11,098 )
Financing activities
Payments of debt on revolving lines (76,540 ) (156,996 )
Payments of principal on finance obligation (360 ) (118 )
Payments of other debt - (243 )
Decrease in drafts payable 46 (197 )
Payments on finance lease obligations, net (218 ) (193 )
Repurchase of common stock - (942 )
Net cash used in financing activities (907 ) (3,256 )
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 9,877 447
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - beginning of period 7,240 6,793
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of period $ 17,117 $ 7,240
Supplemental cash flow information
Fixed assets acquired under financing leases - non-cash - 139
Fixed assets acquired - non-cash $ 21 $ -
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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PERMA-PIPE INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2025 AND 2024
(Tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data, or unless otherwise specified)
Note 1 - Business information
Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. ("PPIH", the "Company", "we", "our" or the "Registrant") was incorporated in Delaware on October 12,1993. The Company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of products in one distinct segment: Piping Systems.
Fiscal year. The Company's fiscal year ends on January 31. Years, results and balances described as 2024 and 2023 are for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Nature of business. The Company engineers, designs, manufactures and sells specialty piping systems, and leak detection systems. Specialty piping systems include: (i) insulated and jacketed district heating and cooling ("DHC") piping systems for efficient energy distribution from central energy plants to multiple locations, (ii) primary and secondary containment piping systems for transporting chemicals, hazardous fluids and petroleum products, and (iii) the coating and/or insulation of oil and gas gathering and transmission pipelines. The Company's leak detection systems are sold with its piping systems or on a stand-alone basis, to monitor areas where fluid intrusion may contaminate the environment, endanger personal safety, cause a fire hazard, impair essential services or damage equipment or property.
Geographic information. Net sales attributed to a geographic area are based on the destination of the product shipment. Sales to foreign customers were 66.6% in 2024 compared to 65.6% in 2023. Long-lived assets are based on the physical location of the assets and consist of property, plant and equipment.
Net sales
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
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Note 2 - Significant accounting policies
Use of estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue recognition. During 2024 and 2023 and in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 606,Revenue from Contracts with Customers, the Company recognizes revenue for certain contracts when a customer obtains control of promised goods or services. Other contracts recognize revenues using periodic recognition of income. For these contracts, the Company uses the "over time" accounting method. Under this approach, income is recognized in each reporting period based on the status of the uncompleted contracts and the current estimates of costs to complete. The amount of revenue recognized is determined by the relationship of costs incurred to the total estimated costs of the contract. Provisions are made for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts in the period in which such losses are determined. Changes in job performance, job conditions, and estimated profitability, including those arising from contract penalty provisions and final contract settlements, may result in revisions to costs and income. Such revisions are recognized in the period in which they are determined. Claims for additional compensation due to the Company are recognized in contract revenues when realization is probable, the amount can be reliably estimated, and the amount is not subject to reversal. See Note 4 - Revenue recognition, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for further information relating to input and output accounting methods.
Shipping and handling. Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales, and the amounts invoiced to customers relating to shipping and handling are included in net sales.
Operating cycle. The length of contracts varies but are typically less than one year. The Company includes in current assets and liabilities amounts realizable and payable in the normal course of contract completion unless completion of such contracts extends significantly beyond one year.
Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. This includes all wholly owned subsidiaries as well as certain joint ventures in which the Company has a controlling financial interest. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Translation of foreign currency. Assets and liabilities of consolidated foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates in effect at year-end. Revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates prevailing during the year. The resulting translation adjustments are included in stockholders' equity as part of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Gains or losses on foreign currency transactions and the related tax effects are reflected in net income. The aggregate foreign exchange transaction loss recognized in the income statement was $0.3 million and $0.1 million in 2024 and 2023, respectively. Additionally, translation adjustments attributable to intercompany transactions, such as loans and receivables, are included in stockholders' equity as part of accumulated other comprehensive loss.
Contingencies. The Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business, including those involving environmental, tax, product liability and general liability claims. The Company accrues for such liabilities when it is probable that future costs will be incurred, and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Such accruals are based on developments to date, the Company's estimates of the outcomes of these matters, and its experience in contesting, litigating and settling other similar matters. The Company does not currently anticipate the amount of any ultimate liability with respect to these matters will materially affect the Company's financial position, liquidity, or future operations.
Cash and cash equivalents. All highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased are considered to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents was $15.7 million and $5.8 million as of January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. On January 31, 2025, $0.3 million was held in the United States and $15.4 million was held by foreign subsidiaries. On January 31, 2024, less than $0.1 million was held in the United States and $5.7 million was held by foreign subsidiaries.
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Restricted cash. There was no restricted cash held in the United States on January 31, 2025 or 2024. Restricted cash held by foreign subsidiaries was $1.4 million and $1.4 million as of January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Restricted cash held by foreign subsidiaries related to fixed deposits that also serve as security deposits and guarantees.
Accounts receivable. The majority of the Company's accounts receivable are due from geographically dispersed contractors and manufacturing companies. Credit is extended based on an evaluation of a customer's financial condition. In the United States, collateral is not generally required. In the United Arab Emirates ("U.A.E."), Saudi Arabia, Egypt and India letters of credit are usually obtained for significant orders. Accounts receivable are due within various time periods specified in the terms applicable to the specific customer and are stated as amounts due from customers net of an allowance for claims and doubtful accounts. Standard payment terms are generally net 30 to 60 days. The Company maintains an allowance for credit losses for accounts receivable. The assessment of the allowance for credit losses involves certain judgments and estimates. Management estimates the allowance balance using relevant available information from internal and external sources relating to past events, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The Company may also establish an allowance for credit losses for specific receivables when it is probable that a specific receivable will not be collected and the loss can be reasonably estimated. Past due trade accounts receivable balances are written off when the Company's collection efforts have been unsuccessful in collecting the amount due and the amount is deemed uncollectible. The write off is recorded against the allowance for credit losses.
For the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, noone customer accounted for greater than 10% of the Company's consolidated net sales.
As of January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, noone customer accounted for greater than 10% of accounts receivable.
Concentration of credit risk. The Company maintains its U.S. cash in bank deposit accounts at financial institutions that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"). Cash balances are below FDIC limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. The Company's foreign cash is held in accounts at multiple institutions in the various countries in which the Company operates, limiting the concentration of risk internationally. The Company has a broad customer base doing business in all regions of the United States as well as other areas in the world.
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss. Accumulated other comprehensive loss represents the change in equity from non-owner transactions and consists of foreign currency translation.
Equity adjustment foreign currency, gross $ (8,522 ) $ (5,804 )
Tax effect of equity adjustment foreign currency 325 253
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss $ (8,197 ) $ (5,551 )
Inventories. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method for all inventories.
Long-lived assets. Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Interest is capitalized in connection with the construction of facilities and amortized over the estimated useful life of the asset. Long-lived assets are reviewed for possible impairment whenever events indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. If such a review indicates impairment, the carrying amount of such assets is reduced to an estimated fair value.
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of assets, as presented in the following table. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the remaining life of the lease or its useful life, whichever is shorter. Amortization of finance lease assets is included in depreciation. Depreciation expense was approximately $3.6 million and $3.8 million in the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Furniture, office equipment and computer systems 3 - 7 3,218 3,169
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation $ 35,365 $ 37,620
Impairment of long-lived assets. The Company's assessment of long-lived assets and other identifiable intangibles is based upon factors that market participants would use in accordance with the accounting guidance for the fair value measurement of assets. At January 31, 2025, the Company performed an assessment to determine whether there were any triggering events that may have occurred which could indicate that the carrying value of the Company's long-lived assets are not recoverable. Based on this assessment, the Company did not identify any triggering events that would indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable with respect to long-lived assets. Accordingly, there was no impairment charge for the year ended January 31, 2025.
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Goodwill. The purchase price of an acquired company is allocated between intangible assets and the net tangible assets of the acquired business with the residual of the purchase price recorded as goodwill. All identifiable goodwill as of January 31, 2025 and 2024, is attributable to the purchase of the remaining 50% interest in Perma-Pipe Canada, Ltd., which occurred in 2016.
The following table provides a reconciliation of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill:
Balance at beginning of year $ 2,222 $ 2,227
Foreign exchange adjustment (165 ) (5 )
The Company performs an impairment assessment of goodwill annually as of January 31, or more frequently if triggering events occur, based on the estimated fair value of the related reporting unit or intangible asset. At January 31, 2025, the Company performed a qualitative assessment to determine whether there were any triggering events that may have occurred which could indicate that more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit did not exceed its carrying amount. Based on this assessment, the Company did not identify any triggering events that would indicate that the fair value is less than the carrying value of the reporting unit for the year ended January 31, 2025. Accordingly, performing a quantitative goodwill impairment test was not required.
Other intangible assets with definite lives. The Company owns several patents including those covering features of its piping and electronic leak detection systems. Patents are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over a period not to exceed the legal lives of the patents. The Company expenses costs incurred to renew or extend the term of intangible assets. Gross patents were $2.7 million as of January 31, 2025 and 2024. Accumulated amortization was approximately $2.6 million as of January 31, 2025 and 2024. Amortization over the next five fiscal years will be less than $0.1 million and an insignificant amount thereafter. Amortization expense is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average period of 9.1 years.
Research and development. Research and development expenses consist of materials, salaries and related expenses of engineering personnel and outside services for product development projects. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development expense was approximately $0.1 million and $0.5 million in the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Income taxes. Deferred income taxes have been provided for temporary differences arising from differences in the basis of assets and liabilities for tax and financial reporting purposes. Deferred income taxes on temporary differences have been recorded at the current tax rate. The Company assesses its deferred tax assets and liabilities for realizability at each reporting period. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.
The Company recognizes a tax position in its consolidated financial statements only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more likely than not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. For further information, see Note 7 - Income taxes.
One of the base broadening provisions of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 ("Tax Act") is the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income provisions ("GILTI"). In accordance with guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") staff, the Company has adopted an accounting policy to treat any GILTI inclusions as a period cost if and when incurred. Thus, for the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, deferred taxes were computed without consideration of the possible future impact of the GILTI provisions, and any current year impact was recorded as a part of the current portion of income tax expense.
Fair value of financial instruments. The Company classifies cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable based on carrying values that approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amount of the Company's short-term debt, revolving line of credit and long-term debt approximate fair value because the majority of the amounts outstanding accrue interest at variable rates.
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Net income per common share. Earnings per share ("EPS") is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding (basic). The Company reported net income in 2024 and 2023. The Company adjusted for dilutive shares in 2024 and 2023, assuming conversion, exercise, or contingent issuance of securities that would have an anti-dilutive effect on earnings per share. The dilutive shares are in the following table:
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding 2024 2023
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding 7,956 7,977
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units 59 96
Canceled options during the year - (17 )
Equity-based compensation. The Company issues or has issued various types of stock-based awards to employees and directors: restricted stock, deferred stock and stock options. Non-cash compensation expense associated with restricted stock is based on the fair value of the common stock at the grant date, and amortized using the straight line method over a vesting period range of one to four years. Compensation expense associated with deferred stock which has been awarded to the Board of Directors (non-employee) is based upon the fair value of the common stock at the date of grant, and since the grant vests immediately it is expensed on the date of the grant. Stockcompensation expense for stock options is recognized ratably over the requisite service period of the award. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model is utilized to estimate the fair value of option awards.
Treasury Stock.In accordance with ASC 505,Equity, the Company accounts for share repurchases pursuant to the repurchase program under the cost method. This results in recognizing the shares as treasury stock, a reduction of stockholders' equity on the Company's consolidated balance sheets and on the Company's consolidated statements of stockholders' equity. These amounts include costs associated with the acquisition of the shares. See Note 11 - Treasury stock for further detail.
Segments. Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker ("CODM") in making decisions regarding resource allocation and assessing performance. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is the CODM, and he uses the Company's consolidated financial information in determining how to allocate resources and assess performance. The Company has determined that it operates as one segment.
Recent accounting pronouncements. In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No.2023-07,Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The standard update requires additional disclosures, including further details about segment expenses regarding a public entity's reportable segments on an annual and interim basis. The additional segment disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company adopted this standard update in fiscal 2024. The standard adoption resulted in additional disclosures but did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. See Note 13 - Segment reporting, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for related disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No.2023-09,Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. Pursuant to this standard update, companies are required to provide additional information, which is primarily attributable to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The standard update is to be applied prospectively, with retrospective application permitted. The new income tax disclosures are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is still evaluating this standard update but does not expect it to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No.2024-03,Income Statement - Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (Subtopic 220-40). The standard update requires additional disclosures related to the disaggregation of income statement expenses. The disaggregation of income statement expense disclosures set forth in this standard update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is still evaluating the impact this standard update but does not expect it to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
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Note 3 - Retention
A retention receivable is a portion of an outstanding receivable balance amount withheld by a customer until a contract is fully completed as specified in the contract. As of January 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had short-term retention receivables of $3.3 million and $2.4 million, respectively, which were included as a component of trade accounts receivable. Additionally, the Company had long-term retention receivables of $2.6 million and $1.7 million as of January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The long-term retention receivable balances were included as a component of other long-term assets in the Company's consolidated balance sheets. See Note 2 - Accounts receivable for further information regarding the future realization of these long-term balances.
In
2015, the Company completed a project in the Middle East with billings in the aggregate amount of approximately
$41.9 million. The system has
not yet been commissioned by the customer. Nevertheless, the Company has settled approximately $
40.1 million as of
January 31, 2025, with a remaining balance due in the amount of $
1.8 million, all of which pertains to retention clauses within the agreements with the Company's customer, and which become payable by the customer when this project is fully tested and commissioned. Of this retention amount, $
1.2 million is classified as a long-term asset.
The Company has been actively engaged in ongoing collection efforts with the customer to ensure full payment of open balances, and at various times throughout 2025 and 2024, the Company received a partial payment to settle $0.4 million and $0.6 million of the customer's outstanding balances, respectively, including an additional $0.6 million that was received subsequent to the end of the year. Additionally, the Company has been engaged by the customer to perform additional work in 2025 under customary trade credit terms that support the continued cooperation between the Company and the customer. As a result, the Company did not reserve any allowance against this outstanding receivable as of January 31, 2025. However, if the Company's efforts to collect on this account are not successful, the Company may recognize an allowance for all, or substantial all, of any such uncollected amounts.
For further information regarding accounts receivable, see Note 2 - Significant accounting policies, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Note 4 - Revenue recognition
The Company accounts for its revenues under ASC 606,Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
Revenue from contracts with customers
The Company defines a contract as an agreement that has approval and commitment from both parties, defined rights and identifiable payment terms, which ensures the contract has commercial substance and that collectability is reasonably assured.
The Company’s standard revenue transactions are classified into two main categories:
In accordance with ASC 606-10-25-27 through 29, the Company recognizes specialty piping and coating systems revenue over time as the manufacturing process progresses because one of the following conditions exist:
Products revenue is recognized when goods are shipped or services are performed (ASC 606-10-25-30).
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A breakdown of the Company's revenues by revenue class for the years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:
Sales % to Total Sales % to Total
Specialty Piping Systems and Coating
The input method is used by certain operating entities to measure revenue by the costs incurred to date relative to the estimated costs to satisfy the contract over time. Generally, these contracts are considered a single performance obligation satisfied over time and due to the custom nature of the goods and services, the "over time" method is the most accurate depiction of the Company’s performance as it measures the value of the goods and services transferred to the customer. Costs include all material, labor, and direct costs incurred to satisfy the performance obligations of the contract. Revenue recognition begins when projects costs are incurred.
The output method is used by all other operating entities to measure revenue by the direct measurement of the outputs produced relative to the remaining goods promised under the contract. Due to the types of end customers, generally these contracts require formal inspection protocols or specific export documentation for units produced, or produced and shipped, therefore, the output method is the most faithful depiction of the Company’s performance. Depending on the conditions of the contract, revenue may be recognized based on units produced, inspected and held by the Company prior to shipment or on units produced, inspected and shipped.
Some of the Company’s operating entities invoice and collect milestones or other contractual obligations prior to the transfer of goods and services, but do not recognize revenue until the performance obligations are satisfied under the methods discussed above.
Contract modifications that occur prior to the start of the manufacturing process will supersede the original contract and revenue is recognized using the modified contract value. Contract modifications that occur during the manufacturing process (changes in scope of work, job performance, material costs, and/or final contract settlements) are recognized in the period in which the revisions are known. Provisions are made for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts in the contract liabilities account in the period in which such losses are determined.
The transaction price associated with the Company's contracts with customers are generally determined based on the fixed amount of consideration as specified in a contract that is generally not subject to change. Additionally, from time to time the transaction price may also include variable consideration in certain instances where it is deemed probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur. The aggregate of these amounts represents the total transaction price, which excludes amounts that are attributable to sales and value added taxes, or amounts collected on behalf of third parties. The total transaction price is then allocated to the performance obligations that is eventually recognized as revenue based on the project type and the method that is used to measure the transfer of promised goods and services to customers. Additionally, transaction prices relating to cost-plus contracts are determined by applying the applicable profit margin to costs incurred on contracts, whereas transaction prices relating to fixed price contracts are determined on a lump-sum basis. Further, standard payment terms are generally net 30 to 60 days, which is customer specific.
Contract assets and liabilities
Contract assets represent revenue recognized in excess of amounts billed for contract work in progress for which the Company has a valid contract and an enforceable right to payment for work completed. Contract liabilities represent billings in excess of costs for contract work in progress for which the Company has a valid contract and an enforceable right to payment for work completed. Both customer billings and the satisfaction (or partial satisfaction) of the performance obligation(s) occur throughout the manufacturing process and impact the period end balances in these accounts. In addition, contract assets include receivables or amounts that are billable beyond the passage of time. For additional information, see Note 3 - Retention, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, and Unbilled accounts receivable, as further described below.
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The Company anticipates that substantially all costs incurred on uncompleted contracts as of January 31, 2025 will be billed and collected within one year.
The following table shows the reconciliation of the cost in excess of billings and billings in excess of costs:
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts $ 11,621 $ 21,912
Costs in excess of billings, net $ 1,685 $ 2,602
Balance sheet classification
Costs in excess of billings, net $ 1,685 $ 2,602
Substantially all of the $0.5 million and $1.3 million contract liabilities balances at January 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, were recognized in revenues during 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Unbilled accounts receivable
The Company has recorded $18.9 million and $16.6 million of unbilled accounts receivable on the consolidated balance sheets as of January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, from revenues generated by certain of its subsidiaries. The Company has fulfilled all performance obligations and has recorded revenue under the respective contracts. The deliverables under these contracts have been accepted by the customer and billings will be made once the customer takes possession of or arranges shipping for the products. The Company anticipates that substantially all of the amounts included in unbilled accounts receivable as of January 31, 2025 will be billed within one year.
Practical expedients
Costs to obtain a contract are not considered to be incremental or material, and project duration generally does not span more than one year. Accordingly, the Company applies a practical expedient for these types of costs and as such, are expensed in the period incurred.
As a result of the Company's contracts having a duration of less than one year, a practical expedient was applied regarding disclosure of the aggregate amount and future timing of performance obligations that are unsatisfied or partially satisfied as of the end of the reporting period.
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Note 5 - Debt
Revolving line - North America $ 6,765 $ 5,519
Unamortized debt issuance costs (116 ) (125 )
Current portion of long-term debt $ 9,253 $ 9,590
The following table summarizes the Company's scheduled maturities in each of the next five fiscal years:
Revolving line - North America $ 6,765 $ 6,765 $ - $ - $ - $ - -
Revolving lines - foreign 2,010 2,010 - - - - -
Loan payable to GIG 2,753 - - - - - 2,753
Finance lease obligations 75 32 34 9 - - (0 )
Revolving lines -North America. On September 20, 2018, the Company and certain of its U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries (collectively, together with the Company, the “North American Loan Parties”) entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with PNC Bank, National Association ("PNC"), as administrative agent and lender, providing for a three-year $18 million Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, subject to a borrowing base including various reserves (the “Senior Credit Facility”).
On September 17, 2021, the North American Loan Parties executed an extension of the Credit Agreement with PNC, providing for a new five-year $18 million senior secured revolving credit facility, subject to a borrowing base including various reserves (the “Renewed Senior Credit Facility”). The Company's obligations under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility are currently guaranteed by Perma-Pipe Canada, Inc. Each of the North American Loan Parties other than Perma-Pipe Canada, Inc. is a borrower under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility (collectively, the “Borrowers”).
The Borrowers have used and will continue to use borrowings under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility (i) to fund future capital expenditures; (ii) to fund ongoing working capital needs; and (iii) for other corporate purposes, including potentially additional stock repurchases. Borrowings under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to an alternate base rate, SOFR rate index, plus, in each case, an applicable margin. The applicable margin is based on a fixed charge coverage ratio ("FCCR") range. Interest on alternate base rate borrowings is the alternate base rate (as defined in the Renewed Senior Credit Facility) plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.00% to 1.50%, based on the FCCR in the most recently reported period. Interest on SOFR rate borrowings is the SOFR rate (as defined in the Renewed Senior Credit Facility) plus an applicable margin ranging from 2.00% to 2.50%, based on the FCCR in the most recently reported period, as well as an additional SOFR adjustment ranging from 0.10% to 0.25%, based on the term of the interest period. Additionally, the Borrowers pay a 0.25% per annum facility fee on the unused portion of the Renewed Senior Credit Facility.
Subject to certain exceptions, borrowings under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of the North American Loan Parties’ assets. The Renewed Senior Credit Facility matures on September 20, 2026. Subject to certain qualifications and exceptions, the Renewed Senior Credit Facility contains covenants that, among other things, restrict the North American Loan Parties’ ability to create liens, merge or consolidate, consummate acquisitions, make investments, dispose of assets, incur debt, and pay dividends and other distributions. In addition, the North American Loan Parties may not make capital expenditures in excess of $5.0 million annually, plus a limited carryover of unused amounts. Further, the North American Loan Parties may not make repurchases of the Company's common stock in excess of $3.0 million.
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The Renewed Senior Credit Facility also contains financial covenants requiring the North American Loan Parties to achieve a ratio of its EBITDA (as defined in the Renewed Senior Credit Facility) to the sum of scheduled cash principal payments on indebtedness for borrowed money and interest payments on the advances under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility to be not less than 1.10 to 1.00 for any five consecutive days in which the undrawn availability is less than $3.0 million or any day in which the undrawn availability is less than $2.0 million. As of January 31, 2025, the calculated ratio was greater than 1.10 to 1.00. In order to cure any future breach of these covenants by the North American Loan Parties, the Company may repatriate cash from any of its foreign subsidiaries that are otherwise not a party to the Renewed Senior Credit Facility in an amount which, when added to the amount of the Company’s Consolidated EBITDA, would result in compliance on a pro forma basis. The Company was in compliance with respect to these covenants as of January 31, 2025.
The Renewed Senior Credit Facility contains customary events of default. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, then PNC may terminate all commitments to extend further credit and declare all amounts outstanding under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility due and payable immediately. In addition, if any of the North American Loan Parties or certain of their subsidiaries become the subject of voluntary or involuntary proceedings under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, then any outstanding obligations under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility will automatically become immediately due and payable. Loans outstanding under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility will bear interest at a rate of 2.00% per annum in excess of the otherwise applicable rate (i) while a bankruptcy event of default exists or (ii) upon the lender's request, during the continuance of any other event of default.
As of January 31, 2025, the Company had borrowed an aggregate of $6.8 million at a rate of 9.0% and had $3.7 million available under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility. As of January 31, 2024, the Company had borrowed an aggregate of $5.5 million and had $4.0 million available under the Renewed Senior Credit Facility.
Finance obligation - buildings and land. On April 14, 2021, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the "Purchase and Sale Agreement") to sell its land and building in Lebanon, Tennessee (the "Property"). Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Company sold the Property for $10.4 million. The transaction generated net cash proceeds of $9.1 million. Concurrently with the sale of the Property, the Company paid off the approximately $0.9 million remaining on the mortgage note on the Property to its lender. The Company used the remaining proceeds to repay its borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility, for strategic investments, and for general corporate needs. Concurrent with the sale of the Property, the Company entered into a fifteen-year lease agreement (the “Lease Agreement”), whereby the Company is leasing back the Property at an annual rental rate of approximately $0.8 million, subject to annual rent increases of 2.0%. Under the Lease Agreement, the Company has four consecutive options to extend the term of the lease by five years for each such option. As of January 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had a net book value relating to this asset of $1.8 million and $1.9 million, respectively.
In accordance with ASC 842,Leases, this transaction was recorded as a failed sale and leaseback as the present value of lease payments exceeded substantially all of the fair value of the underlying asset. The Company utilized an incremental borrowing rate of 8.0% to determine the finance obligation to record for the amounts received and will continue to depreciate the assets. The current portion of the finance obligation of $0.2 million is recognized in current maturities of long-term debt and the long-term portion of $8.8 million is recognized in long-term finance obligation on the Company's consolidated balance sheets as of January 31, 2025. The net carrying amount of the financial liability and remaining assets will be zero at the end of the lease term.
Revolving lines -foreign. The Company also has credit arrangements used by its Middle Eastern subsidiaries in the U.A.E., Egypt, and Saudi Arabia as further described below:
United Arab Emirates
The Company has a revolving line for
8.0 million U.A.E. Dirhams (approximately $
2.2 million at
January 31, 2025) from a bank in the U.A.E. As of
January 31, 2025, the facility has an interest rate of approximately
7.9% and expires in
July 2025. The Company had borrowed an aggregate of
$0.4 million and
$0.2 million
as of January 31, 2025 and
January 31, 2024, respectively, and is presented as a component of current maturities of long-term debt in the Company's consolidated balance sheets. As of
January 31, 2025 and
January 31, 2024, the Company had unused borrowing availability of approximately
$1.6 million and
$1.9 million, respectively.
The Company has a revolving line for
65.2 million U.A.E. Dirhams (approximately $
17.7 million at
January 31, 2025) from a bank in the U.A.E. As of
January 31, 2025, the facility has an interest rate of approximately
7.9% and expires
in August 2025. The Company had borrowed an aggregate of $0.1 million as of January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2024, respectively, and is presented as a component of current maturities of long-term debt in the Company's consolidated balance sheets. As of
January 31, 2025 and
January 31, 2024, the Company had unused borrowing availability of approximately
$9.0 million and
$1.0 million, respectively.
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Egypt
In
June 2021, and as renewed or amended subsequently thereafter, the Company's Egyptian subsidiary entered into a credit arrangement with a bank in Egypt for a revolving line of
100.0 million Egyptian Pounds (approximately $
2.0 million at
January 31, 2025). This credit arrangement is in the form of project financing at rates competitive in Egypt. The line is secured by certain assets (such as accounts receivable) of the Company's Egyptian subsidiary. Among other covenants, the credit arrangement established a maximum leverage ratio allowable and restricted the Company's Egyptian subsidiary's ability to undertake any additional debt. As of
January 31, 2025, the facility has an interest rate of approximately
20.8%. Additionally, this credit arrangement was renewed in
November 2024 with substantially the same terms and conditions and expires in
November 2025. As of
January 31, 2025, the Company had an immaterial amount outstanding with respect to this credit arrangement, and approximately
$1.4 million outstanding at
January 31, 2024, respectively, and is presented as a component of current maturities of long-term debt in the Company's consolidated balance sheets. Further, as of
January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2024, the Company had unused borrowing capacity of $2.0 million and $3.2 million, respectively.
In
December 2021, the Company entered into a credit arrangement for project financing with a bank of Egypt for
28.2 million Egyptian Pounds. As this project has progressed and the Company received collections, the facility has decreased to a current amount of
2.1 million Egyptian Pounds (approximately
$0.1 million at
January 31, 2025). This credit arrangement is in the form of project financing at rates competitive in Egypt. The line is secured by the contract for a project being financed by the Company's Egyptian subsidiary. The facility has an interest rate of approximately
20.8% and, as of
November 2022, is
no longer available for borrowings by the Company. The facility will expire in connection with final customer balance collections and the completion of the project. As of
January 31, 2025, the Company had an insignificant amount outstanding, and approximately $
0.1 million outstanding at
January 31, 2024, respectively, and is presented as a component of current maturities of long-term debt in the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
Saudi Arabia
In March 2022, the Company's Saudi Arabian subsidiary entered into a credit arrangement with a bank in Saudi Arabia for a revolving line of 37.0 million Saudi Riyal (approximately $9.9 million at January 31, 2025). This credit arrangement is in the form of project financing at rates competitive in Saudi Arabia. The line is secured by certain assets (such as accounts receivable) of the Company's Saudi Arabian subsidiary. The facility was renewed in May 2024 with substantially the same terms and conditions and expires in May 2025. As of January 31, 2025, the facility has an interest rate of approximately 9.0%
. The Company had borrowed an aggregate of $1.5 million and $3.2 million as of January 31, 2025 and January 31, 2024, respectively, and is presented as a component of current maturities of long-term debt in the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The unused borrowing availability attributable to this credit arrangement at
January 31, 2025 and
January 31, 2024, was
$3.0 million and
$6.1 million, respectively.
These credit arrangements are in the form of overdraft facilities and project financing at rates competitive in the countries in which the Company operates. The lines are secured by certain equipment, certain assets (such as accounts receivable and inventory), and a guarantee by the Company. Some credit arrangement covenants require a minimum tangible net worth to be maintained, including maintaining certain levels of intercompany subordinated debt. In addition, some of the revolving credit facilities restrict payment of dividends or undertaking of additional debt. The Company guarantees only a portion of the subsidiaries' debt, including foreign debt. The amount of foreign subsidiary debt guaranteed by the Company was approximately
$10 million at
January 31, 2025 and
January 31, 2024.
The Company was in compliance with the covenants under the credit arrangements in the U.A.E., Egypt and Saudi Arabia as of
January 31, 2025. Interest rates were based on (i) the Emirates Inter Bank Offered Rate plus
3.0% to
3.5% per annum for the U.A.E. credit arrangements,
two of which have a minimum interest rate of
4.5% per annum; (ii) either the Central Bank of Egypt corporate loan rate plus
1.5% to
3.5% per annum or the stated interest rate in the agreements for the Egypt credit arrangements; and (iii) the Saudi Inter Bank Offered Rate plus
3.5% for the Saudi Arabia credit arrangement. Based on these rates, as of
January 31, 2025, the Company's interest rates ranged from
7.9% to
20.8%, with a weighted average rate of
11.6%, and the Company had facility limits totaling $
34.6 million under these credit arrangements. As of
January 31, 2025, $
16.9 million of availability was used to support letters of credit to guarantee amounts committed for inventory purchases and for performance guarantees. Additionally, the Company had borrowed approximately $
2.1 million and had an additional $
15.6 million of remaining borrowing capacity available under the foreign revolving credit arrangements. The foreign revolving line balances were included as current maturities of long-term debt in the Company's consolidated balance sheets