BRADY CORP

Six Months Ended January 31, 2024

(Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

NOTE A —Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by Brady Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company," "Brady," "we," or "our") without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of the Company, the foregoing statements contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of January 31, 2024 and July 31, 2023, its results of operations and comprehensive income for the three and six months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, and cash flows for the six months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of July 31, 2023 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts therein. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results in future periods may differ from the estimates.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, the condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statement presentation. It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July 31, 2023.

NOTE B —New Accounting Pronouncements

Standards not yet adopted

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures.” The guidance requires expanded interim and annual disclosures of segment information including the disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included within segment profit and loss. The guidance is effective for the Company's fiscal 2025 Form 10-K and interim periods thereafter. The Company is currently evaluating the ASU to determine its impact on the Company's disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures.” The guidance requires expanded annual disclosures including the standardization and disaggregation of income tax rate reconciliation categories and the amount of income taxes paid by jurisdiction. The guidance is effective for the Company’s fiscal 2026 Form 10-K. The Company is currently evaluating the ASU to determine its impact on the Company’s disclosures.

NOTE C —Additional Balance Sheet Information

Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following as of January 31, 2024 and July 31, 2023:

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment is presented net of accumulated depreciation in the amount of $299,746 and $292,680 as of January 31, 2024 and July 31, 2023, respectively.

NOTE D —Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets as of January 31, 2024 and July 31, 2023 consisted of the following:

The decrease in the gross carrying amount of other intangible assets as of January 31, 2024 compared to July 31, 2023 was primarily due to the effect of currency fluctuations during the six-month period.

Amortization expense of intangible assets was $2,364 and $3,258 for the three months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $4,719 and $6,889 for the six months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

NOTE E —Leases

The Company leases certain manufacturing facilities, warehouse and office spaces, and vehicles accounted for as operating leases. Lease terms typically range from one year to ten years. As of January 31, 2024, the Company did not have any finance leases.

Operating lease expense was $3,804 and $3,868 for the three months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $7,869 and $7,648 for the six months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, which was recognized in either "Cost of goods sold" or "Selling, general and administrative" expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of income, based on the nature of the lease. Short-term lease expense, variable lease expenses, and sublease income was immaterial to the condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and six months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023.

Supplemental cash flow information related to the Company's operating leases for thesix months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023 was as follows:

(1) Includes new leases and remeasurements or modifications of existing leases.

NOTE F —Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Other comprehensive loss consists of foreign currency translation adjustments, which includes net investment hedges and long-term intercompany loan translation adjustments, unrealized gains from cash flow hedges, and the unamortized gain on post-retirement plans, net of their related tax effects.

The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, for the six months ended January 31, 2024:

The increase in accumulated other comprehensive loss as of January 31, 2024 compared to July 31, 2023 was primarily due to the appreciation of the U.S. dollar against certain other currencies during the six-month period.

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component, net of tax, for the six months ended January 31, 2023 were as follows:

The decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss as of January 31, 2023 compared to July 31, 2022 was primarily due to the depreciation of the U.S. dollar against certain other currencies during the six-month period.

Of the amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss during the six months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, unrealized gains on cash flow hedges were reclassified to "Cost of goods sold" and unamortized gains on post-retirement plans were reclassified into "Investment and other income" on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

The following table illustrates the income tax benefit (expense) on the components of other comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023:

NOTE G —Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue when control of the product or service transfers to the customer at an amount that represents the consideration expected to be received in exchange for those products and services. The Company’s revenues are primarily from the sale of identification solutions and workplace safety products that are shipped and billed to customers. All revenue is from contracts with customers and is included in “Net sales” on the condensed consolidated statements of income. See Note H, “Segment Information,” for the Company’s disaggregated revenue disclosure.

The Company offers extended warranty coverage that is included in the sales price of certain products, which it accounts for as service warranties. The Company accounts for the deferred revenue associated with extended service warranties as a contract liability. The balance of contract liabilities associated with service warranty performance obligations was $2,979 and $2,757 as of January 31, 2024 and July 31, 2023, respectively. The current portion and non-current portion of contract liabilities are included in “Other current liabilities” and “Other liabilities," respectively, on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company recognized revenue of $321 and $311 during the three months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $635 and $617 during the six months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, that was included in the contract liability balance at the beginning of the respective period from the amortization of extended service warranties. Of the contract liability balance outstanding at January 31, 2024, the Company expects to recognize 21% by the end of fiscal 2024, an additional 33% by the end of fiscal 2025, and the remaining balance thereafter.

NOTE H —Segment Information

The Company is organized and managed within two regions: Americas & Asia and Europe & Australia, which are the reportable segments. The following is a summary of net sales by segment and geographic region for the three and six months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023:

The following is a summary of segment profit for the three and six months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023:

Total profit from reportable segments is a measure of operating income that excludes administrative costs related to corporate functions that are otherwise included in the Company's operating income. The following is a reconciliation of total profit from reportable segments to income before income taxes for the three and six months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023:

NOTE I —Net Income per Common Share

Reconciliations of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted per share computations for the Company’s Class A and Class B common stock are summarized as follows:

Potentially dilutive securities attributable to outstanding stock options and restricted stock units were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share where the combined exercise price and average unamortized fair value were greater than the average market price of the Company's Class A Nonvoting Common Stock because the effect would have been anti-dilutive. The amount of anti-dilutive shares were 49,562 and 634,999 for the three months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and 181,674 and 609,266 for the six months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

NOTE J —Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with fair value accounting guidance, the Company determines fair value based on the exchange price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The inputs used to measure fair value are classified into the following hierarchy:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments that are accessible as of the reporting date.

Level 2 — Other significant pricing inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable.

Level 3 — Significant unobservable pricing inputs, which result in the use of management's own assumptions.

The following table summarizes the Company's financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of January 31, 2024 and July 31, 2023:

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument:

Deferred compensation plan assets: The Company’s deferred compensation investments consist of investments in mutual funds, which are included in "Other assets" on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. These investments were classified as Level 1 as the shares of these investments trade with sufficient frequency and volume to enable us to obtain pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Foreign exchange contracts: The Company’s foreign exchange contracts were classified as Level 2 as the fair value was based on the present value of the future cash flows using external models that use observable inputs, such as interest rates, yield curves and foreign exchange rates. See Note K, “Derivatives and Hedging Activities,” for additional information.

The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and other liabilities approximated carrying values due to their short-term nature.

NOTE K —Derivatives and Hedging Activities

The Company utilizes forward foreign exchange currency contracts to reduce the exchange rate risk of specific foreign currency denominated transactions. These contracts typically require the exchange of a foreign currency for U.S. dollars at a fixed rate on a future date, with maturities of less than 18 months, which qualify as cash flow hedges or net investment hedges under the accounting guidance for derivative instruments and hedging activities. The primary objective of the Company’s foreign currency exchange risk management program is to minimize the impact of currency movements due to transactions in other than the respective subsidiaries’ functional currency and to minimize the impact of currency movements on the Company’s net investment denominated in a currency other than the U.S. dollar. To achieve this objective, the Company hedges a portion of known exposures using forward foreign exchange currency contracts.

Main foreign currency exposures are related to transactions denominated in the British Pound, Euro, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, Mexican Peso, Chinese Yuan, Malaysian Ringgit and Singapore dollar. Generally, these risk management transactions will involve the use of foreign currency derivatives to minimize the impact of currency movements on non-functional currency transactions.

The U.S. dollar equivalent notional amounts of outstanding forward exchange contracts were as follows:

Cash Flow Hedges

The Company has designated a portion of its forward foreign exchange contracts as cash flow hedges and recorded these contracts at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. For these instruments, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of other comprehensive income ("OCI") and reclassified into income in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects income. As of January 31, 2024 and July 31, 2023, unrealized gains of $831 and $1,580 have been included in OCI, respectively.

Net Investment Hedges

The Company has designated certain third party foreign currency denominated debt borrowed under its credit agreement as net investment hedges. These debt obligations, denominated in Euros and British Pounds, were designated as net investment hedges to hedge portions of the Company's net investment in its European operations. The Company’s foreign currency denominated debt obligations are valued under a market approach using publicized spot prices, and the net gains or losses attributable to the changes in spot prices are recorded as cumulative translation within AOCI and are included in the foreign currency translation adjustments section of the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income. As of January 31, 2024 and July 31, 2023, the cumulative balance recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income were losses of $1,207 and $1,746, respectively, on any outstanding foreign currency denominated debt obligations.

The following table summarizes the amount of pre-tax gains and losses related to derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

Fair values of derivative instruments in the condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows:

NOTE L —Income Taxes

The income tax rate for the three months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023 was 21.8% and 21.7%, respectively. The income tax rate for the six months ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, was 21.1% and 21.7%, respectively. The decrease in the tax rate in the six-month period was primarily due to tax benefits from stock-based compensation and other permanent adjustments. The Company expects its ongoing annual income tax rate to be approximately 22% based on its current global business mix and based on tax laws and statutory rates currently in effect.

NOTE M —Contingencies

In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to a variety of investigations, claims, suits, and other legal proceedings, including but not limited to, intellectual property, employment, unclaimed property, tort, and breach of contract matters. Any legal proceedings are subject to inherent uncertainties, and these matters and their potential effects may change in the future. The Company records a liability for contingencies when a loss is deemed to be probable and the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company currently believes that the outcomes of such proceedings will not have a material adverse impact on its business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

NOTE N —Subsequent Events

On February 20, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend to shareholders of the Company’s Class A and Class B Common Stock of $0.235 per share payable on April 30, 2024, to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 9, 2024.