Annual Report (Form 10-K), fiscal year 1993

ITEM 1. BUSINESS
a. General Development of Business.
The Company began operations in 1928 and has grown through both internal expansion and new business acquisitions. Efforts since 1984 have focused on expansion of the Lighting Segment and the Compressors and Vacuum Pumps Segment as the two core businesses. The significant recent additions to these two core segments have been ASF, Pneumotive, Brey, and WISA, all compressor and vacuum pump companies, acquired from 1987 through 1990; and the Lumec and Day-Brite Lighting additions in 1987 and 1989, respectively. These acquisitions have been strategically important to the Company, as they allow us to offer a more complete product line and make us a more prominent participant in both the lighting and compressor and vacuum pump markets.
The Lighting Segment operates in a multi-faceted industry, serving the residential, commercial, industrial, and outdoor markets. The industry is dominated by five companies in the U.S. and Canada, one of which is Thomas Industries. Although the industry is subject to the cyclicality of residential and commercial construction activity, replacement and renovation activity moderates these cycles somewhat.
Operations of the Compressors and Vacuum Pump Segment help the Company moderate the impact of the Lighting Segment's vulnerability to construction and economic cycles. Thomas believes it is the major supplier to the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) medical market and a significant participant in its other OEM compressor and vacuum pump markets.
The Company's other disassociated businesses consist of three smaller operating units that provide commercial construction hardware and consumer fireplaces and fireplace accessory products.
b. Financial Information about Industry Segments.
The information required by this item is set forth in the registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, in Note 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements found on page 29 (under the caption "Industry Segment Information"), which information is incorporated herein by reference.
c. Narrative Description of Business.
The Company's principal businesses are lighting, including residential, commercial, industrial, and outdoor lighting fixtures; compressors and vacuum pumps; and other products (including door control devices and hardware, fire screens, gas log sets, fireplace accessories, insulated metal chimneys, and zero-clearance fireplaces). The Company designs, manufactures, markets, and sells these products; and maintains corporate offices in Louisville, Kentucky. The Company operates
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numerous divisions and subsidiaries, with facilities throughout the U.S. and operations in Canada and Germany. The Company also maintains sales offices in Brazil, England, Italy, and Japan and has joint ventures in Japan and in the U.S. and Canada with a Belgian company.
Lighting Segment
The Company's residential lighting products--its original base--are designed for a broad range of consumers. The Company stresses product development to meet changing needs and demands. The Company typically targets the more upscale, single-family homeowner but also has a line for the do-it-yourself homeowner. The Company also is strongly involved in the replacement lighting market, which is a growing component of the overall lighting industry. Under the Thomas and Premier brand names, the Company's residential lighting line includes high-style chandeliers and bathroom fixtures, plus quality lighting products for foyers, dining rooms, living rooms, entertainment areas, kitchens, bedrooms, and outdoors.
The Thomas and Premier lines are distributed throughout the United States through a network of electrical distributors, retail lighting showrooms, and home centers, which, in turn, sell to electrical contractors, builders, and consumers.
Residential lighting fixtures are manufactured and sold in the U.S. and Canada under the Thomas and Premier trade names; and those trade names are recognized as important to this Segment's business.
The Company believes it has established a reputation as an innovator and pioneer in track and recessed lighting technology and is one of the nation's leading manufacturers of fluorescent and high-intensity discharge ("HID") commercial and industrial products, as well as signal and security equipment. The Company's commercial and industrial product line can be applied to virtually any application, using a variety of lamp sources, and is designed for efficiency as well as energy savings. The Company's outdoor lighting products are known for their high performance in efficiency, glare control, and uniformity of illumination. Products are manufactured and sold in the U.S. and Canada under the Day-Brite/Benjamin, Gardco, Capri, Electro/Connect, McPhilben, Omega, Emco, Lumec, and Thomas Lighting trade names.
The Lighting Segment accounted for 66 percent of the Company's sales in 1993, compared to 68 percent in 1992 and 69 percent in 1991.
Compressors and Vacuum Pumps Segment
This Segment includes air compressors and vacuum pumps manufactured under the Thomas name for use in the finished products of other domestic or foreign manufacturers. Its products also are manufactured for private-label sale in the construction compressor
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industry. Thomas specializes in compressor applications below 1.5 horsepower. Such compressors and vacuum pumps are found in medical equipment, vending machines, photocopiers, computer tape drives, automotive and transportation equipment, liquid dispensing applications, gasoline vapor recovery, and waste disposal equipment. Thomas is the major compressor and vacuum pump participant in the medical OEM industry worldwide. The Company offers a wide selection of branded standard air compressors and vacuum pumps and will modify or design its products to meet exacting OEM applications.
In addition, the Company manufactures and sells compressors and related accessories for commercial and consumer use. Sales, both domestic and international, traditionally are made through hardware stores, home centers, building supply dealers, and mass merchandisers.
The Pneumotive Division manufactures rotary vane and piston compressors and vacuum pumps, as well as air motors and vacuum ejectors, for a variety of applications to the OEM market as well as through fluid power and large compressor distributors.
The Brey Division produces a complementary line of rotary vane compressors and vacuum pumps, with expertise in applications of less than 1/8 horsepower. These products are currently distributed for sale primarily in Europe, with increasing worldwide marketing.
Under the ASF name, the Company produces diaphragm and peristaltic compressors and vacuum pumps with applications in photography, medical, air and gas sampling, and dish washing equipment, as well as laboratory instruments and leak detection devices. These products are marketed worldwide to original equipment manufacturers.
WISA produces a line of linear-type vibrating and diaphragm compressors and vacuum pumps for various applications, the foremost of which is gas analyzers. Sales and distribution are made primarily in Europe and the U.S., with expanding availability worldwide.
The Thomas, ASF, Pneumotive, Brey, WISA, and Sprayit trade names are recognized in the market and are important to the Segment.
The Compressors and Vacuum Pumps Segment accounted for 29 percent of the Company's sales in 1993, compared to 26 percent in 1992 and 25 percent in 1991.
Other Products
Other, smaller divisions of the Company manufacture and market architectural door trim, hardware, and door controls through contract hardware distributors. Door closers, exit devices, and pivots are marketed through original equipment manufacturers. Other products include high-quality glass fire screens, gas log sets, factory-built
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fireplaces, chimneys, and fireplace accessories marketed through specialty shops, distributors, and special equipment dealers.
Jackson Exit Device, Builders Brass Works, Oliver-MacLeod, Portland Willamette, Glassfyre, Premier, Ultrafyre, and Pro-Jet are important trade names to these businesses.
These products, on a combined basis, accounted for 5 percent of the Company's sales in 1993, compared to 6 percent in 1992 and 6 percent in 1991.
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No single customer of the Company accounted for more than 10 percent of consolidated net sales or more than 10 percent of any segment's net sales in 1993, and no material part of the business is dependent upon a single customer the loss of which could have a materially adverse effect on the business of the Company.
The backlog of unshipped orders was $86 million at December 31, 1993-- 56 percent Lighting, 43 percent Compressors and Vacuum Pumps, and 1 percent Other--and $91 million at December 31, 1992--59 percent Lighting, 40 percent Compressors and Vacuum Pumps, and 1 percent Other. The Company believes substantially all of such orders are firm, although some orders are subject to cancellation. Substantially all of these orders are filled in the succeeding year.
Competition in the lighting industry is strong in all markets served by the Company. The industry has been consolidating significantly over the last few years. It is estimated that five companies control the majority of the market in the U.S. and Canada. Thomas Industries is one of these top five. The Company stresses high quality and energy efficient lighting products, while providing value and strong customer support to compete in its markets.
The Compressors and Vacuum Pumps Segment competes worldwide in the fractional horsepower compressor and vacuum pump markets. Management believes it is the major supplier to the OEM medical market and a significant participant in its other OEM markets. The Company believes that it has adequate sources of materials and supplies for each of its businesses.
There is no significant seasonal impact on the business of any industry segment of the Company. Many of the lighting businesses continue to be dependent on the construction markets, which are subject to the overall health of the economy.
Working capital is provided principally from operating profits. The Company maintains adequate lines of credit and financial resources to meet the anticipated cash requirements in the year ahead.
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The Company has various patents and trademarks but does not consider its business to be materially dependent upon any individual patent or trademark.
During 1993, the Company spent $12.4 million on research activities relating to the development of new products and the improvement of existing products. Substantially all of this amount was Company- sponsored activity. During 1992, the Company spent $12.5 million on these activities and during 1991, $12.1 million.
Continued compliance with present and reasonably expected federal, state, and local environmental regulations is not expected to have any material effect upon capital expenditures, earnings, or the competitive position of the Company and its subsidiaries.
The Company employs approximately 3,400 people.
d. Financial Information about Foreign and Domestic Operations and Export Sales.
See Note 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements found on page 30 of the Annual Report to Shareholders for financial information about foreign and domestic operations. Export sales for the years 1993, 1992, and 1991, were $34,500,000, $32,800,000, and $29,500,000, respectively.
e. Executive Officers of the Registrant.
All other officers listed have been executive officers for the past five years.
ITEM 2.



ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
The Corporate offices of the Company are located in Louisville, Kentucky. Due to the large number of individual locations and the diverse nature of the operating facilities, it is neither practical nor significant to describe all of the properties owned and leased by the Company. All of the buildings are of steel, masonry, and concrete construction, are in generally good condition, provide adequate and suitable space for the operations at each location, and are of sufficient capacity for present and foreseeable future needs.
With the reduction in volumes within the Lighting Segment due to the decline in commercial and residential construction from 1991 through 1993, capacity at these facilities is somewhat in excess of that required to meet current demand. The following listing summarizes the Company's properties.
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ITEM 3.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In the normal course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to litigation. Management believes that these suits will be resolved with no materially adverse impact on the financial condition of the Company.
ITEM 4.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None
PART II.
ITEM 5.

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
The information required by this item is set forth in registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, on page 17 (under the caption "Common Stock Market Prices and Dividends") and on pages 25 and 26 (under the caption "Note 5, Shareholders' Equity"), which information is hereby incorporated by reference.
ITEM 6.

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The information required by this item is set forth in registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, on pages 32 and 33 (under the captions "Earnings Statistics, Financial Position, and Data per Common Share"), which information is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7.

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The information required by this item is set forth in registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, on pages
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16 and 17 (under the caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"), which information is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 8.


ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The information required by this item is set forth in registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, on pages 18 through 31 in the Consolidated Financial Statements, which information is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
The supplementary data regarding quarterly results of operations is set forth in registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993, on page 28 (under the caption "Note 10, Summary of Quarterly Results of Operations, Unaudited"), which information is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None
PART III.
ITEM 10.



ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
a. Directors of the Company
The information required by this item is set forth in registrant's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 21, 1994, on pages 3 through 5 (under the caption "Election of Directors"), and on page 15 (under the caption "Compliance with Section 16(a)"), which information is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
b. Executive Officers of the Company
Reference is made to "Executive Officers of the Registrant" in Part I, Item 1e.
ITEM 11.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this item is set forth in registrant's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 21, 1994, on pages 6 through 12 (under the captions "Executive Compensation," "Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation," and "Performance Graph") and on page 13 (under the caption "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation"), which information is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The information required by this item is set forth in registrant's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 21, 1994, on pages 2 through 3 (under the caption "Securities Beneficially Owned by Principal Shareholders and Management"), which information is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 13.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The information required by this item is set forth in registrant's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 21, 1994, on pages 3 through 5 (under the caption "Election of Directors").
PART IV.
ITEM 14.

ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
a. (1) Financial Statements
The response to this portion of Item 14 is submitted as a separate section of this report beginning on page 15.
(2) Financial Statement Schedules
The response to this portion of Item 14 is submitted as a separate section of this report beginning on page 15.
(3) Listing of Exhibits
b. Reports on Form 8-K
There were no reports on Form 8-K for the three months ending December 31, 1993. A Form 8-K report was filed on February 11, 1994, incorporating the Company's press release dated February 10, 1994. This release announced that the Company's earnings for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 1993, includes pretax charges of $3,500,000 ($2,040,000 after tax) for restructuring charges to further consolidate its Commercial & Industrial Lighting operations, including the closing of the Long Island, New York, facility.
c. Exhibits
The response to this portion of Item 14 is submitted as a separate section of this report beginning on page 24.
S I G N A T U R E S
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
THOMAS INDUSTRIES INC.
Date March 18, 1994 By /S/ Timothy C. Brown Timothy C. Brown, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
ITEM 14(a)(1) AND (2)
LIST OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1993
THOMAS INDUSTRIES INC.
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
FORM 10-K ITEM 14(a)(1) AND (2) THOMAS INDUSTRIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES LIST OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
The following consolidated financial statements of Thomas Industries Inc. and subsidiaries, included in the annual report of the registrant to its shareholders for the year ended December 31, 1993, are included in Item 8:
Consolidated Balance Sheets--December 31, 1993 and 1992 Consolidated Statements of Income--Years ended December 31, 1993, 1992, and Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity--Years ended December 31, 1993, 1992, and 1991 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows--Years ended December 31, 1993, 1992, and 1991 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements--December 31, 1993
The following consolidated financial statement schedules of Thomas Industries Inc. and subsidiaries are included in Item 14(a)(2):
Schedule V -- Property, Plant, and Equipment Schedule VI -- Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization of Property, Plant, and Equipment Schedule VIII -- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Schedule IX -- Short-Term Borrowings Schedule X -- Supplementary Income Statement Information
All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and, therefore, have been omitted.
KPMG PEAT MARWICK
Independent Auditors' Report
The Board of Directors and Shareholders Thomas Industries Inc.
We have audited the consolidated balance sheet of Thomas Industries Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1993, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended as listed in the accompanying index. In connection with our audit of the 1993 consolidated financial statements, we also have audited the 1993 financial statement schedules as listed in the accompanying index. These consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these 1993 consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the 1993 consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Thomas Industries Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1993, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the related 1993 financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
As discussed in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for postretirement benefits in 1993 to adopt the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 106, Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other than Pensions. As discussed in Note 3, the Company changed its method of accounting for income taxes in 1993 to adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. As discussed in Note 1, the Company changed its method of accounting for certain inventories in 1993.
/S/KPMG PEAT MARWICK
Louisville, Kentucky February 10, 1994
ERNST & YOUNG
Report of Independent Auditors
Board of Directors and Shareholders Thomas Industries Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Thomas Industries Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1992 and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1992. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Thomas Industries Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 1992, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1992 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
/S/ERNST & YOUNG
Louisville, Kentucky February 11, 1993
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results of Operations:
Consolidated net sales during 1993 increased 7% from 1992 to $450.1 million, following an increase of 3% from 1991. Net income of $3.8 million for 1993 was up from the $2.0 million loss in 1992 and equal to net income of $3.8 million in 1991.
In February 1994, the Company made the decision to further consolidate its Commercial and Industrial Lighting operations by taking a $2.0 million after-tax charge in the fourth quarter of 1993, primarily related to the closing of our Long Island facility. The 1992 net loss includes an after-tax charge of $4.0 million to establish a reserve for the costs associated with restructuring and consolidating certain of the operations within the Lighting Segment and other operations. The 1993 net income includes an after-tax gain of $1.1 million due to a change in the method of applying LIFO for certain inventories within the Lighting Segment, while 1991 net income includes an after-tax gain of $1.2 million due to LIFO inventory reductions at certain operating units.
The Lighting Segment net sales of $298.4 million in 1993 were 4% higher than 1992, after a 1% increase over 1991. The 1993 increase resulted from higher unit volumes due to improving residential and commercial and industrial construction markets, while pricing remained very competitive. Sales were relatively flat in 1992 as U.S. construction activity stabilized at lower levels. The Thomas Lighting Division in Canada experienced a substantial reduction in volume in 1992 with the decline in the Canadian economy and overall construction activity.
The Lighting Segment reported an operating income drop to $.1 million for 1993 due to the restructuring charge and the significant competitive pricing pressures experienced by the Residential and the Commercial & Industrial Lighting operations during the year. Significant efforts were also made during the year to prune excess product offerings, resulting in increased costs to dispose of these items. Operating income for 1992 of $2.7 million was down from the $7.9 million of 1991, primarily due to the restructuring charge taken in the first quarter of 1992. Cost of products sold at these divisions during 1993 and 1991 was reduced by LIFO inventory adjustments, the effect of which decreased cost of products sold, and therefore increased operating income by $1.9 million in both 1993 and in 1991.
The Compressors and Vacuum Pumps Segment continued to extend its record sales pace with an increase of 16% in 1993 over 1992, after an 11% improvement from 1991. The increases for both years are attributable to the sustained growth of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) medical products market and the
success of new products and new applications for existing products. The most significant increases have come from growing markets in the U.S. International sales have grown at an even faster pace, although activity in Europe has been slow due to their stalled economies. Operating income improved 37% for the Segment over 1992, which was 13% higher than 1991, due to the volume increases during both years along with increased productivity gains resulting from continued investment in more efficient manufacturing processes.
Net sales of the three divisions grouped as "Other" were flat compared to 1992, following a decline of 6% from 1991, as the residential and commercial construction markets they serve have stabilized. Operating income recovered somewhat from the low 1992 levels, which were down 64% from 1991, as these operations benefited in 1993 from cost reduction programs and staffing cutbacks to adjust to the lower level of business.
Interest expense for 1993 was virtually unchanged from 1992 as the benefit from lower short-term rates offset the increase in short-term bank borrowings during 1993. In 1992, interest expense was 5% below 1991, with principal payments made on the foreign long-term debt related to the acquisition of the German compressor divisions reducing foreign interest expense.
The Company, like other similar manufacturers, is subject to environmental rules and regulations regarding the use, disposal, and clean up of substances regulated under environmental protection laws. It is the Company's policy to comply with these rules and regulations, and the Company believes that its practices and procedures are designed properly to meet this compliance. The Company is involved in remedial efforts at certain of its present and former locations; and when costs can be reasonably estimated, the Company records appropriate liabilities for such matters. While it is difficult to reasonably estimate the potential costs due to changes in the laws, regulations, technology, and circumstances, Management continues to believe that compliance with present laws governing environmental protection will not materially affect the financial condition of the Company.
During 1993, the Company employed an average of 3,390 people, down from 3,480 in 1992 and 3,530 in 1991, due primarily to the staff reductions resulting from restructuring and effected consolidation plans.
Liquidity and Sources of Capital:
Cash and cash equivalents decreased to $2.4 million at December 31, 1993, compared to $3.5 million at year-end 1992 and $14.2 million at year-end 1991. Cash flows from operations during 1993 amounted to $15.7 million compared to $10.7 million in 1992 and $28.1 million in 1991. These funds, along with the net change in cash on hand, have been utilized in funding of capital expenditures, business acquisitions, and dividends over the three-year period, along with the net pay down of debt during 1991 and 1992 totaling $20.1 million, of which $11.7 million was prepaid in 1991, without penalty.
Working capital increased $8.0 million during 1993 from the December 31, 1992 level which declined $6.9 million from year-end 1991. The 1993 working capital includes the recognition of a $7.0 million deferred tax asset resulting from the required change in accounting for income taxes. Accounts receivable levels have increased in support of the higher sales levels compared to 1992. Notes payable to banks also have increased over 1992, principally to fund working capital related to the sales increase.
Certain loan agreements of the Company include restrictions on working capital, operating leases, tangible net worth, and the payment of cash dividends and stock distributions. Under the most restrictive of these arrangements, retained earnings of $10.3 million are not restricted at December 31, 1993.
As of December 31, 1993, the Company had available credit of $67 million with banks under short-term borrowing arrangements and a revolving line of credit, $52 million of which was available at year-end. Anticipated funds from operations, along with available short-term credit and other resources, are expected to be sufficient to meet cash requirements in the year ahead. Cash in excess of operating requirements will continue to be invested in high grade, short-term securities.
Common Stock Market Prices and Dividends:
The Company's Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker symbol TII). On February 10, 1994, there were a total of 2,863 security holders of record. High and low stock prices and dividends (see Note 4) for the last two years were:
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1. Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Thomas Industries Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company). Equity in minority-owned affiliates is accounted for using the equity method, under which the Company s share of earnings of these affiliates is included in income as earned. Intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated.
Inventories: Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Inventories valued using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method represented approximately 79% and 26% of consolidated inventories at December 31, 1993 and 1992, respectively, as all U.S. manufacturing operations previously using the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method adopted LIFO in 1993. The effect of this change on net income for the year ended December 31, 1993 was not significant. In addition, the Company changed its method of applying LIFO for certain inventories within the Lighting segment as required by changes in the nature of the Company's business. The effect of this change on the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 1993 was to increase net income in the fourth quarter by approximately $1,148,000 ($.11 per share). The Company believes these changes are preferable because they provide a better matching of costs with related revenues. The cumulative effect of these changes and the pro forma effects on prior years' earnings have not been included because such effects cannot be reasonably determined. The impact on the Company's first, second, and third quarters of 1993 was not material.
Inventories which are not on LIFO are valued using FIFO. On a current cost basis, inventories would have been $16,992,000 and $19,087,000 higher than that reported at December 31, 1993 and 1992, respectively. Inventories consist of the following:
Inventory quantities at certain operating units decreased in 1991. As a result, cost of products sold includes cost of inventories based on prior years' LIFO values which were less than current replacement costs, the effect of which increased net income by $1,215,000 ($.12 per share) in 1991.
Property, Plant and Equipment: The cost of property, plant and equipment is depreciated principally by the straight-line method. Estimated useful lives are 30 to 45 years for buildings and 3 to 10 years for machinery and equipment. Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:
Intangible Assets: Intangible assets represent the excess of cost over the fair value of net assets of companies acquired and are stated net of accumulated amortization of $12,176,000 and $10,346,000 at December 31, 1993 and 1992, respectively. The excess is being amortized over 40 years by the straight-line method.
Net Income (Loss) Per Share: Net income (loss) per share is based on the weighted daily average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Outstanding stock options have an insignificant dilutive effect.
Research and Development Costs: Research and development costs, which include costs of product improvements and design, are expensed as incurred ($12,431,000 in 1993, $12,464,000 in 1992 and $12,061,000 in 1991).
Financial Instruments: Various methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating its fair value disclosures for significant financial instruments. Fair values of cash equivalents approximate their carrying amount because of the short maturity of those investments. The fair value of short- term debt approximates its carrying amount. The fair value of long-term debt is based on the present value of the underlying cash flows discounted at the current estimated borrowing rates available to the Company.
Other: Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments with a maturity of less than three months when purchased.
Note 2. Restructuring Costs
In February 1994, the Company made the decision to further consolidate its commercial and industrial lighting operations and recorded a $3,500,000 ($2,040,000 after tax) restructuring charge in the fourth quarter of 1993.
During the first quarter of 1992, the Company recorded a $5,925,000 ($3,986,000 after tax) charge to establish a reserve for the costs associated with restructuring and consolidating certain of its operations. The restructuring included the nonrecurring costs of severance payments, relocation, environmental remediation and disposal of assets related to the consolidation of certain operations in the Lighting Segment. This included the closing of one of three residential lighting plants, disposition of the Company's electronic ballast technology and related assets, and the consolidation of certain manufacturing and administrative functions. Other charges relate to the discontinuance of a joint venture and other nonproducing assets.
Note 3. Income Taxes
Effective January 1, 1993, the Company adopted the asset and liability method of SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." The Company previously used the asset and liability method under SFAS No. 96, "Accounting for Income Taxes." The effect of this change on net income for 1993 was not significant.
A summary of the provision for income taxes follows:
The components of the provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes are as follows:
The components of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 1993 are as follows:
SFAS No. 109 requires that deferred tax asset and liabilities are classified according to the related asset and liability classification on the balance sheet.
The realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the Company generating future taxable income when temporary differences become deductible. Based upon historical and projected levels of taxable income, management believes it is more likely than not the Company will realize the benefits of the deductible differences, net of the valuation allowance, of $3,078,000. The valuation allowance is provided for loss carryforwards in states and foreign jurisdictions, the realization of which is not assured within the carryforward periods.
The U.S. and foreign components of income before income taxes follow:
A reconciliation of the normal statutory federal income tax with the Company's provision for income taxes follows:
The Company's foreign subsidiaries have accumulated undistributed earnings ($12,857,000) on which U.S. taxes have not been provided. Under current tax regulations and with the availability of certain tax credits, it is management's belief that the likelihood of the Company incurring significant taxes on any distribution of such accumulated earnings is remote. Dividends, if any, would be paid principally from current earnings.
At December 31, 1993, the Company had foreign net operating loss carryforwards for financial reporting purposes of approximately $7,800,000. For income tax purposes, these carryforwards are approximately $7,300,000 and expire $1,100,000, $5,200,000 and $1,000,000 on January 1, 1999, 2000 and 2001, respectively.
The Company made federal, state and foreign income tax payments of $4,655,000 in 1993, $4,147,000 in 1992 and $4,326,000 in 1991.
Note 4. Long-Term Debt and Credit Arrangements
A summary of long-term debt follows:
As current interest rates are generally lower than the above rates, the fair value of the Company's long-term debt at December 31, 1993 was $98,800,000.
Maturities of long-term debt for the next five years are as follows: 1994 - $2,206,195; 1995 - $8,744,517; 1996 - $8,723,581; 1997 - $8,140,091; and 1998 - - - - - - - - - - $7,740,091.
Certain loan agreements include restrictions on working capital and tangible net worth and the payment of cash dividends and stock distributions. Under the most restrictive of these arrangements, retained earnings of $10,300,000 are not restricted at December 31, 1993.
The Company has a $50,000,000 variable rate revolving line of credit expiring June 30, 1994. In addition, the Company has short-term lines of credit under which it may borrow up to $17,000,000, expiring on various dates during 1994. The Company plans to renew these lines annually.
Actual cash paid for interest was $10,185,000 in 1993, $10,454,000 in 1992 and $11,144,000 in 1991.
Note 5. Shareholders' Equity
Under the Company's 1987 Incentive Stock Plan, options may be granted through 1997 at not less than market value at date of grant and expire ten years after date of grant.
The Company's 1977 Incentive Stock Plan, amended in 1982 for the issuance of incentive stock options, terminated in 1987 except with respect to outstanding options which will remain exercisable until 1997.
Following is a summary of outstanding stock options:
Options outstanding at December 31, 1993, of which 245,135 options were exercisable, had option prices ranging from $9.87 to $18.75 (with an average option price of $12.25) and expire at various dates between December 12, 1995 and December 12, 2003. There were 197,509 shares reserved for future grant.
On December 23, 1987, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase, at management's discretion, of up to 1,000,000 shares of its common stock in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. At December 31, 1993, 377,023 shares had been purchased at a cost of $5,759,000 (none purchased during 1993 and 1992).
The Board of Directors of the Company adopted a shareholder rights plan (the Rights Plan) in 1987 pursuant to which preferred stock purchase rights (the Rights) were declared and distributed to the holders of the Company's common stock. On October 18, 1991, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted certain amendments to the Rights Plan. The Rights Plan, as amended, provides that the Rights separate from the common stock and become exercisable if a person or group of persons working together acquires at least 20% of the common stock (a 20% Acquisition) or announces a tender offer which would result in ownership by that person or group of at least 20% of the common stock (a 20% Tender Offer). Upon a 20% Acquisition, the holders of Rights may purchase the common stock at half-price. If following the separation of the Rights from the common stock the Company is acquired in a merger or sale of assets, holders of Rights may purchase the acquiring company s stock at half-price.
Notwithstanding the foregoing discussion, under the Rights Plan, the Board of Directors has flexibility in certain events. In order to provide maximum flexibility, the Board of Directors may delay the date upon which the Rights become exercisable in the event of a 20% Tender Offer. In addition, the Board of Directors has the option to exchange one share of common stock for each outstanding Right at any time after a 20% Acquisition but before the acquirer has purchased 50% of the outstanding common stock. The Rights may also be redeemed at two cents per Right at any time prior to a 20% Acquisition or a 20% Tender Offer.
Note 6. Retirement Plans
The Company has noncontributory defined benefit pension plans principally covering its hourly union employees. Such plans primarily provide flat benefits of stated amounts for each year of service. The Company's policy is to fund pension costs deductible for income tax purposes.
The Company also sponsors defined contribution pension plans covering substantially all employees whose compensation is not determined by collective bargaining. Annual contributions are determined by the Board of Directors.
A summary of pension expense follows:
The assumptions used in the accounting for the funded status of defined benefit plans follows:
The following table sets forth the funded status and amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets for the Company's defined benefit pension plans:
At December 31, 1993, approximately 92% of plan assets are invested in listed stocks and bonds.
Note 7. Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
The Company provides postretirement medical and life insurance benefits for certain retirees and employees.
Effective January 1, 1993, the Company adopted SFAS No. 106, "Employer's Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other than Pensions." This statement requires the cost of postretirement benefits to be accrued during the service lives of employees. The Company elected the prospective method of recognizing the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation. The effect of adopting SFAS No. 106 on 1993 on-going operations is an increase in expense of $294,000 ($176,000 net of income tax benefit), with the net periodic cost during 1993 of $779,000. Prior to 1993, the Company recognized the cost of these benefits on the cash basis.
The following table presents the Plan's funded status reconciled with amounts recognized in the Company's consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 1993:
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost for 1993 includes the following components:
For measurement purposes, a 11% annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of future health benefits was assumed for 1994; the rate was assumed to decrease gradually to 5.5% by the year 2004, converging toward the assumed long-term rate of 5% thereafter. The health care cost trend rate assumption has a significant effect on the amounts reported. For example, increasing the assumed health care cost trend rates by one percentage point in each year would increase the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation as of December 31, 1993 by $650,000 and the aggregate of the service and interest cost components of net periodic postretirement benefit cost for the year ended December 31, 1993 by $50,000. The weighted average discount rate used in determining the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation was 7.25% as of December 31, 1993.
Note 8. Leases, Commitments and Contingencies
Total rental expense amounted to $5,321,000 in 1993, $5,444,000 in 1992 and $5,346,000 in 1991. Future minimum rentals (on leases in effect at December 31, 1993) for the five years ending December 31, 1998, and in the aggregate thereafter, are as follows: 1994 - $3,668,000; 1995 - $2,847,000; 1996 - $2,480,000; 1997 - $2,015,000; 1998 - $1,048,000; and thereafter - $7,107,000. Capital leases are not significant.
The Company has various letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $9,000,000 at December 31, 1993.
The Company is involved in environmental remedial efforts at certain of its present and former locations; and when costs can be reasonably estimated, the Company records appropriate liabilities for such matters. While it is difficult to reasonably estimate the potential costs due to changes in the laws, regulations, technology, and circumstances, Management believes that compliance with present laws governing environmental protection will not materially affect the financial condition of the Company.
In the normal course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to litigation. Management believes that these suits will be resolved with no material adverse impact on the financial condition of the Company.
Note 9. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities
A summary of accrued expenses and other current liabilities follows:
Note 10. Summary of Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)
The following is a tabulation of the unaudited quarterly results of operations for the years ended December 31, 1993 and 1992:
Note 11. Industry Segment Information
The Company's segments consist of Lighting, including residential, commercial, industrial and outdoor lighting products; Compressors and Vacuum Pumps; and other products.
Industry segment information follows:
Intersegment and interlocation sales are not significant and have been eliminated from the above tabulation. Operating income by segment is gross profit less operating expenses (including certain restructuring costs), excluding interest, general corporate expenses, other income, and income taxes. Corporate assets consist principally of highly liquid investments. Capital expenditures exclude property, plant and equipment of acquired companies at date of acquisition.
Information by geographic area follows:
Financial Review
Responsibility for Financial Reporting
The Board of Directors and Shareholders Thomas Industries Inc.
The financial statements herein have been prepared under management direction from accounting records which management believes present fairly the transactions and financial position of the Company. They were developed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles appropriate in the circumstances.
Management has established internal control systems and procedures, including an internal audit function, to provide reasonable assurance that assets are maintained and accounted for in accordance with its authorizations and that transactions are recorded in a manner to ensure reliable financial information. The Company has a formally stated and communicated policy demanding of employees high ethical standards in their conduct of its business.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is composed of outside directors who meet regularly with management, internal auditors, and independent
auditors to review audit plans and fees, independence of auditors, internal controls, financial reports, and related matters. The Committee has unrestricted access to the independent and internal auditors with or without management attendance.
/S/Timothy C. Brown /S/Phillip J. Stuecker
Timothy C. Brown Phillip J. Stuecker President and Vice President of Finance Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer Secretary
Louisville, Kentucky February 10, 1994
Independent Auditors' Report
The Board of Directors and Shareholders Thomas Industries Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Thomas Industries Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1993, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended.
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. The consolidated financial statements of Thomas Industries Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1992 and for the years ended December 31, 1992 and 1991, were audited by other auditors whose report thereon dated February 11, 1993, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the 1993 consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Thomas Industries Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1993, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
As discussed in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for postretirement benefits in 1993 to adopt the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 106, "Employers' Accounting for Postretirement Benefits Other than Pensions." As discussed in Note 3, the Company changed its method of accounting for income taxes in 1993 to adopt the provisions of SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." As discussed in Note 1, the Company changed its method of accounting for certain inventories in 1993.
S/KPMG Peat Marwick
Louisville, Kentucky February 10, 1994
11-Year Summary of Operations and Statistics
Exhibit 18.
Letter Regarding Change in Accounting Principles
March 17, 1994
The Board of Directors Thomas Industries Inc.
Gentlemen:
We have audited the consolidated balance sheet of Thomas Industries Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1993, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended, and have reported thereon under date of February 10, 1994. The aforementioned consolidated financial statements and our audit report thereon are incorporated by reference in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993. As stated in Note 1 to those financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for certain domestic inventories from the FIFO method to the LIFO method and, for certain other inventories within the Lighting segment, in the method of applying LIFO as required by changes in the nature of the Company's business and states that the newly adopted accounting principles are preferable in the circumstances because these changes provide a better matching of costs with related revenues. In accordance with your request, we have reviewed and discussed with Company officials the circumstances and business judgment and planning upon which the decision to make these changes in the method of accounting was based.
With regard to the aforementioned accounting changes, authoritative criteria have not been established for evaluating the preferability of one acceptable method of accounting over another acceptable method. However, for purposes of Thomas Industries Inc.'s compliance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we are furnishing this letter.
Based on our review and discussion, with reliance on management's business judgment and planning, we concur that the newly adopted methods of accounting are preferable in the Company's circumstances.
Very truly yours,
S/KPMG PEAT MARWICK
Exhibit 23.
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
The Board of Directors Thomas Industries Inc.
We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No. 33-16257) on Form S-8 and (No. 33-51653) on Form S-8 of Thomas Industries Inc. of our report dated February 10, 1994, relating to the consolidated balance sheet of Thomas Industries Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1993, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows and related schedules for the year then ended, which report appears in the December 31, 1993 annual report on Form 10-K of Thomas Industries Inc.
Our report refers to a change in the method of accounting for postretirement benefits, income taxes, and certain inventories.
/S/KPMG PEAT MARWICK
Louisville, Kentucky March 17, 1994
Exhibit 23.a
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 33-16257) pertaining to the stock option plan and (Form S-8 No. 33-51653) pertaining to the retirement savings and investment plan of Thomas Industries Inc. of our report dated February 11, 1993, with respect to the 1992 and 1991 consolidated financial statements and related schedules of Thomas Industries Inc. included and/or incorporated by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1993.
/S/ERNST & YOUNG
March 17, 1994