Company: ASTE
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000792987-25-000013
Chunk: 71

Company: ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-26
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 71
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722.8 million as of December 31, 2024 from $719.5 million as of December 31, 2023, an increase of $3.3 million, or 0.5%, due primarily to increased cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and trade and other net receivables and contract assets of $27.6 million and $14.5 million, respectively. These increases were partially offset by decreased inventories and prepaid and refundable income taxes of $32.9 million and $5.3 million, respectively. Accounts receivable days outstanding decreased from 40.7 in 2023 to 40.3 in 2024.

Our current liabilities decreased to $271.7 million as of December 31, 2024 from $299.0 million as of December 31, 2023, a decrease of $27.3 million, or 9.1%, primarily due to decreased accounts payable and accrued employee related liabilities of $37.7 million and $5.9 million, respectively. These decreases were partially offset by increased other liabilities and customer deposits of $8.4 million and $7.1 million, respectively.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Application of these principles requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts as reported in the consolidated financial statements. Accounting policies involving estimates that are critical to our financial statements are described below. These and other accounting policies are more fully described in Note 2, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Inventory Valuation - Inventories are valued at the lower of first-in, first-out cost or net realizable value. The most significant component of our inventories is steel. Open market prices are subject to volatility and determine our cost of steel. During periods when open market prices decline, we may need to reduce the carrying value of the inventory. In addition, certain items in inventory become obsolete over time, and we reduce the carrying value of these items to their net realizable value. These reductions are determined based on estimates, assumptions and judgments made from the information available at that time. We do not believe it is reasonably likely that the inventory values will materially change in the near future.

Product Warranty Reserves - We accrue for the estimated cost of product warranties at the time revenue is recognized. Warranty obligations by product line or model are evaluated based on historical warranty claims experience