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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant

to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 4, 2021

Hurco Companies, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Indiana

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-9143

35-1150732

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Technology Way

Indianapolis, Indiana

46268

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(317) 293-5309

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, no par value

HURC

Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company 

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

Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On June 4, 2021, Hurco Companies, Inc. (the "Registrant") reported its results of operations for the second quarter and first six months ended April 30, 2021. The Registrant's earnings release for those periods is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and the information set forth therein is incorporated herein by reference and constitutes a part of this report. The attached Exhibit is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit Index

99.1

Press Release of Hurco Companies, Inc. dated June 4, 2021

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

Dated: June 4, 2021

 

 

 

HURCO COMPANIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Sonja K. McClelland_______________

 

 

Sonja K. McClelland, Executive Vice President,

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2021

HURCO REPORTS SECOND QUARTER RESULTS FOR FISCAL 2021

 

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – June 4, 2021 -- Hurco Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HURC) today reported results for the second fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2021. Hurco recorded net income of $2,437,000, or $0.36 per diluted share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2021, compared to a net loss of $3,927,000, or $(0.58) per diluted share, for the corresponding period in fiscal 2020. For the first six months of fiscal 2021, Hurco reported a net income of $3,100,000, or $0.46 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $4,820,000, or $(0.71) per diluted share, for the corresponding period in fiscal 2020.

Sales and service fees for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 were $57,920,000, an increase of $20,794,000, or 56%, compared to the corresponding prior year period, and included a favorable currency impact of $2,749,000, or 7%, when translating foreign sales to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes.  Sales and service fees for the first six months of fiscal 2021 were $112,035,000, an increase of $31,249,000, or 39%, compared to the corresponding prior year period, and included a favorable currency impact of $4,390,000, or 5%, when translating foreign sales to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes. During the first six months of fiscal 2021, our sales increased year-over-year in all regions as countries began to lift the government-mandated COVID-19 stay-at-home orders or other similar operating restrictions.  

Greg Volovic, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “ As Hurco emerges from one of the more challenging business environments in recent history, I am extremely excited about our current position and opportunity for meaningful strategic growth. During our 2021 second fiscal quarter, Hurco’s global orders exceeded $65.0 million for the first time since our second fiscal quarter of 2019, prior to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Second quarter orders in Europe and Asia were particularly encouraging, increasing by 121% and 138%, respectively, over the prior year period. Our operating income for the first two quarters of fiscal 2021 represents an improvement of over $10.0 million compared to the prior year period and reflects pricing improvement, efficiencies in our factories, and continued benefits associated with cost management initiatives implemented during fiscal 2020. We remain focused on optimizing shareholder value through a variety of avenues and continue to leverage the benefit of our strong balance sheet to evaluate and pursue acquisition opportunities.   Our ability to quickly adapt to significant changes in the business climate and our noteworthy achievements in new product development have positioned us well for a strong recovery in 2021.”

The following table sets forth net sales and service fees by geographic region for the second quarter and first six months ended April 30, 2021 and 2020 (dollars in thousands):

Three Months Ended

April 30,

Six Months Ended

April 30,

2021

2020

$

Change

%

Change

2021

2020

$

Change

%

Change

Americas

$ 19,723

$ 16,696

$ 3,027

18%

$ 42,971

$ 34,175

$ 8,796

26%

Europe

28,949

14,736

14,213

96%

53,195

34,821

18,374

53%

Asia Pacific

9,248

5,694

3,554

62%

15,869

11,790

4,079

35%

Total

$ 57,920

$ 37,126

$ 20,794

56%

$ 112,035

$ 80,786

$ 31,249

39%


Sales in the Americas for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2021 increased by 18% and 26%, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in fiscal 2020. The increases in sales in the Americas for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2021 were due to increased volume of shipments of Hurco VM and VMX machines in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.

European sales for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2021 increased by 96% and 53%, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in fiscal 2020, and included a favorable currency impact of 15% and 10%, respectively, when translating foreign sales to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes.  The year-over-year increases in European sales were attributable to increased volume of shipments of Hurco and Takumi machines in Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Italy, as well as increased shipment of machine tool components and accessories manufactured by our wholly-owned subsidiary LCM Precision Technology S.r.l. (“LCM”). 

Asian Pacific sales for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2021 increased by 62% and 35%, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in fiscal 2020, and included a favorable currency impact of 9% and 7%, respectively, when translating foreign sales to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes.  The year-over-year increases in Asian Pacific sales were primarily due to increased sales of Hurco and Takumi machines in China and Taiwan.

Orders for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 were $65,715,000, an increase of $29,162,000, or 80%, compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2020, and included a favorable currency impact of $3,060,000, or 8%, when translating foreign orders to U.S. dollars.  Orders for the first six months of fiscal 2021 were $123,038,000, an increase of $40,905,000, or 50%, compared to the corresponding period in fiscal 2020, and included a favorable currency impact of $5,113,000, or 6%, when translating foreign orders to U.S. dollars.  

The following table sets forth new orders booked by geographic region for the second quarter and first six months ended April 30, 2021 and 2020 (dollars in thousands):

Three Months Ended

April 30,

Six Months Ended

April 30,

2021

2020

$

Change

%

Change

2021

2020

$

Change

%

Change

Americas

$ 19,306

$ 15,924

$ 3,382

21%

$ 43,151

$ 34,086

$ 9,065

27%

Europe

34,401

15,575

18,826

121%

60,196

37,321

22,875

61%

Asia Pacific

12,008

5,054

6,954

138%

19,691

10,726

8,965

84%

Total

$ 65,715

$ 36,553

$ 29,162

80%

$ 123,038

$ 82,133

$ 40,905

50%

Orders in the Americas for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2021 increased by 21% and 27%, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in fiscal 2020, primarily due to increased customer demand for Hurco machines.  The increased order levels, similar to the increased sales levels, reflected a higher demand for Hurco VM and VMX machines in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.

European orders for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2021 increased by 121% and 61%, respectively, compared to the corresponding prior year periods, and included a favorable currency impact of 15% and 11%, respectively, when translating foreign orders to U.S. dollars.  The year-over-year increases in orders were driven primarily by increased customer demand for Hurco and Takumi machines in Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Italy, as well as increased demand for LCM machine tool components and accessories.


Asian Pacific orders for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2021 increased by 138% and 84%, respectively, compared to the corresponding prior year periods, primarily due to increased customer demand for Hurco vertical milling machines and Takumi machines in China and Taiwan.  Asian Pacific orders for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2021 included a favorable currency impact of 14% and 10%, respectively, when translating foreign orders to U.S. dollars.

Gross profit for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 was $14,794,000, or 26% of sales, compared to $6,709,000, or 18% of sales, for the corresponding prior year period.  Gross profit for the first six months of fiscal 2021 was $26,341,000, or 24% of sales, compared to $15,868,000, or 20% of sales, for the corresponding prior year period.  The year-over-year increases in gross profit as a percentage of sales reflected improved leverage of fixed overhead costs through higher levels of machine sales, improved pricing due to changes in demand and normalized inventory levels, and the favorable impact of foreign currency translation compared to the corresponding prior year periods.  Additionally, approximately $837,000 of the gross profit improvement for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2021 was a result of recording the employee retention credit extended to companies under the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “employee retention credit”).

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 were $11,273,000, or 19% of sales, compared to $10,599,000, or 29% of sales, in the corresponding fiscal 2020 period, and included an unfavorable currency impact of $471,000, when translating foreign expenses to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes.  Selling, general, and administrative expenses for the first six months of fiscal 2021 were $21,841,000, or 19% of sales, compared to $21,445,000, or 27% of sales, in the corresponding fiscal 2020 period, and included an unfavorable currency impact of $760,000, when translating foreign expenses to U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes.  Selling, general and administrative expenses for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2021 continued to trend downward as a percentage of sales from fiscal 2020 as a result of the cost management plans implemented during fiscal 2020 and continued during fiscal 2021.  Additionally, approximately $1,089,000 of the selling, general, and administrative expense reduction for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2021 was a result of recording the employee retention credit.    

Operating income for the second quarter of fiscal 2021 was $3,521,000, or 6% of sales, compared to operating loss of $3,890,000, or (10%) of sales, for the corresponding prior year period.   Operating income for the first six months of fiscal 2021 was $4,500,000, or 4% of sales, compared to operating loss of $5,577,000, or (7%) of sales, for the corresponding prior year period.  The year-over-year increases from operating losses to operating income for the second quarter and first six months were primarily due to an increase of sales volume of Hurco machines. As discussed above, operating income for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2021 included a benefit of $1,926,000 related to the employee retention credit recorded during the second quarter of fiscal 2021.

The effective tax rates for the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2021 were 28% and 33%, respectively, compared to 16% and 22% in the corresponding prior year periods. The year-over-year increases in the effective tax rates were primarily due to changes in geographic mix of income and loss that includes jurisdictions with differing tax rates, conditional reduced tax rates, and other events that are not consistent from period to period, such as changes in income tax laws to address the unfavorable impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and a discrete income tax expense related to unvested stock awards.

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $73,888,000 at April 30, 2021, compared to $57,859,000 at October 31, 2020. Working capital was $206,186,000 at April 30, 2021, compared to $200,974,000 at October 31, 2020.  The increase in working capital was primarily driven by the increase in cash and accounts receivable, which was offset by a decrease in inventory and increases in accounts payable and customer deposits.  



Hurco Companies, Inc. is an international, industrial technology company that sells its three brands of computer numeric control (“CNC”) machine tools to the worldwide metal cutting and metal forming industry. Two of the Company’s brands of machine tools, Hurco and Milltronics, are equipped with interactive controls that include software that is proprietary to each respective brand. The Company designs these controls and develops the software. The third brand of CNC machine tools, Takumi, is equipped with industrial controls that are produced by third parties, which allows the customer to decide the type of control added to the Takumi CNC machine tool. The Company also produces high-value machine tool components and accessories and provides automation solutions that can be integrated with any machine tool.  The end markets for the Company's products are independent job shops, short-run manufacturing operations within large corporations, and manufacturers with production-oriented operations.  The Company’s customers manufacture precision parts, tools, dies, and/or molds for industries such as aerospace, defense, medical equipment, energy, transportation and computer equipment. The Company is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, with manufacturing operations in Taiwan, Italy, the U.S., and China, and sells its products through direct and indirect sales forces throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The Company has sales, application engineering support and service subsidiaries in China, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Singapore, the U.S., and Taiwan. Web Site: www.hurco.com

Certain statements in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among others, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health epidemics on the global economy, the cyclical nature of the machine tool industry, changes in general economic and business conditions that affect demand for our products, the risks of our international operations, governmental actions and initiatives, including import and export restrictions and tariffs, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, innovations by competitors, the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (Brexit), our ability to develop new products and expand product offerings, the ability to protect our intellectual property, quality and delivery performance by our vendors, increases in prices of raw materials, loss of key personnel, our ability to effectively integrate acquisitions, failure to comply with data privacy and security regulations, breaches of our network and system security measures, obsolescence of inventory or impairment of assets due to changes in technology or market demand, negative or unforeseen tax consequences, changes in the LIBOR rate, and other risks and uncertainties discussed more fully under the caption “Risk Factors” in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Contact:Sonja K. McClelland

Executive Vice President, Treasurer, & Chief Financial Officer

317-293-5309


Hurco Companies, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended April 30,

Six Months Ended April 30,

2021

2020

2021

2020

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

Sales and service fees

$ 57,920

$ 37,126

$ 112,035

$ 80,786

Cost of sales and service

43,126

30,417

85,694

64,918

Gross profit

14,794

6,709

26,341

15,868

Selling, general and administrative expenses

11,273

10,599

21,841

21,445

Operating income (loss)

3,521

(3,890)

4,500

(5,577)

Interest expense

2

32

21

50

Interest income

-

20

16

90

Investment income

25

3

146

65

Other expense, net

(160)

(793)

(48)

(710)

Income (loss) before taxes

3,384

(4,692)

4,593

(6,182)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

947

(765)

1,493

(1,362)

Net income (loss)

$ 2,437

($ 3,927)

$ 3,100

($ 4,820)

Income (loss) per common share

Basic

$ 0.37

($ 0.58)

$ 0.47

($ 0.71)

Diluted

$ 0.36

($ 0.58)

$ 0.46

($ 0.71)

Weighted average common shares outstanding

Basic

6,596

6,739

6,585

6,760

Diluted

6,612

6,739

6,598

6,760

Dividends per share

$ 0.14

$ 0.13

$ 0.27

$ 0.25

OTHER CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA

Three Months Ended April 30,

Six Months Ended April 30,

Operating Data:

2021

2020

2021

2020

(unaudited)

(unaudited)

Gross margin

26%

18%

24%

20%

SG&A expense as a percentage of sales

19%

29%

19%

27%

Operating income (loss) as a percentage of sales

6%

(10)%

4%

(7)%

Pre-tax income (loss) as a percentage of sales

6%

(13)%

4%

(8)%

Effective tax rate

28%

16%

33%

22%

Depreciation and amortization

$ 1,050

$ 1,067

$ 2,116

$ 2,172

Capital expenditures

$ 660

$ 396

$ 1,282

$ 845

Balance Sheet Data:

4/30/2021

10/31/2020

Working capital

$ 206,186

$ 200,974

Days sales outstanding (unaudited)

45

45

Inventory turns (unaudited)

1.0

0.9

Capitalization

Total debt

--

--

Shareholders' equity

236,600

231,148

Total

$ 236,600

$ 231,148


Hurco Companies, Inc.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

April 30,

October 31,

2021

2020

ASSETS

(unaudited)

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 73,888

$ 57,859

Accounts receivable, net

37,041

27,686

Inventories, net

145,308

149,864

Derivative assets

410

968

Prepaid assets

14,461

13,803

Other

248

1,231

Total current assets

271,356

251,411

Property and equipment:

Land

868

868

Building

7,352

7,352

Machinery and equipment

29,938

29,195

Leasehold improvements

5,093

4,754

43,251

42,169

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

(31,866)

(30,248)

Total property and equipment, net

11,385

11,921

Non-current assets:

Software development costs, less accumulated amortization

7,788

7,840

Intangible assets, net

1,721

1,846

Operating lease - right of use assets, net

11,532

11,748

Deferred income taxes

2,869

2,479

Investments and other assets, net

9,175

8,410

Total non-current assets

33,085

32,323

Total assets

$ 315,826

$ 295,655

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable

$ 37,808

$ 27,643

Customer deposits

8,321

5,356

Derivative liabilities

928

872

Operating lease liabilities

4,282

4,132

Accrued payroll and employee benefits

7,766

6,931

Accrued income taxes

516

285

Accrued expenses

4,132

4,018

Accrued warranty expenses

1,417

1,200

Total current liabilities

65,170

50,437

Non-current liabilities:

Deferred income taxes

91

131

Accrued tax liability

1,761

1,918

Operating lease liabilities

7,646

7,989

Deferred credits and other

4,558

4,032

Total non-current liabilities

14,056

14,070

Shareholders' equity:

Preferred stock: no par value per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued

-

-

Common stock: no par value, $.10 stated value per share, 12,500,000 shares authorized; 6,674,741 and 6,636,906 shares issued and 6,601,406 and 6,565,163 shares outstanding, as of April 30, 2021 and October 31, 2020, respectively

660

657

Additional paid-in capital

62,177

60,997

Retained earnings

173,795

172,484

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(32)

(2,990)

Total shareholders' equity

236,600

231,148

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

$ 315,826

$ 295,655