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KIRBY CORP

For the period ended Jun 30, 2024. Filed Aug 9, 2024.

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Jun 30, 2024 · Filed Aug 9, 2024

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Item 1. Financial Statements

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

June 30,2024December 31,2023
($ in thousands)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$53,540$32,577
Accounts receivable:
Trade – less allowance for doubtful accounts550,159526,691
Other47,66652,025
Inventories – net445,304454,389
Prepaid expenses and other current assets69,94669,479
Total current assets1,166,6151,135,161
Property and equipment5,990,5235,824,038
Accumulated depreciation(2,015,776)(1,962,933)
Property and equipment – net3,974,7473,861,105
Operating lease right-of-use assets157,950152,216
Goodwill438,748438,748
Other intangibles, net38,66742,927
Other assets89,17192,040
Total assets$5,865,898$5,722,197
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Bank notes payable$8,970$8,068
Income taxes payable10,1941,486
Accounts payable266,820269,378
Accrued liabilities211,276228,946
Current portion of operating lease liabilities33,39933,340
Deferred revenues153,964134,577
Total current liabilities684,623675,795
Long-term debt, net – less current portion1,039,1201,008,527
Deferred income taxes720,679696,557
Operating lease liabilities – less current portion144,250138,811
Other long-term liabilities14,54815,830
Total long-term liabilities1,918,5971,859,725
Contingencies and commitments——
Equity:
Kirby stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.10 par value per share. Authorized 120 million shares, issued 65.5 million shares6,5476,547
Additional paid-in capital862,258863,963
Accumulated other comprehensive income – net35,12435,006
Retained earnings2,845,5872,691,665
Treasury stock – at cost, 7.5 million shares at June 30, 2024 and 6.8 million at December 31, 2023(488,059)(411,750)
Total Kirby stockholders’ equity3,261,4573,185,431
Noncontrolling interests1,2211,246
Total equity3,262,6783,186,677
Total liabilities and equity$5,865,898$5,722,197

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)
Revenues:
Marine transportation$484,808$426,962$960,220$839,457
Distribution and services339,582350,286672,192688,235
Total revenues824,390777,2481,632,4121,527,692
Costs and expenses:
Costs of sales and operating expenses554,232546,0691,104,9131,088,149
Selling, general and administrative80,38382,896170,589171,745
Taxes, other than on income10,3109,75818,35418,944
Depreciation and amortization59,48251,697117,124102,806
Gain on disposition of assets(515)(472)(589)(2,702)
Total costs and expenses703,892689,9481,410,3911,378,942
Operating income120,49887,300222,021148,750
Other income3,0881,2646,3577,707
Interest expense(12,819)(12,286)(25,970)(25,507)
Earnings before taxes on income110,76776,278202,408130,950
Provision for taxes on income(26,785)(18,960)(48,511)(33,011)
Net earnings83,98257,318153,89797,939
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(128)4925126
Net earnings attributable to Kirby$83,854$57,367$153,922$98,065
Net earnings per share attributable to Kirby common stockholders:
Basic$1.44$0.96$2.64$1.64
Diluted$1.43$0.95$2.62$1.63

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
($ in thousands)
Net earnings$83,982$57,318$153,897$97,939
Other comprehensive income, net of taxes:
Pension and postretirement benefits9861,2745911,213
Foreign currency translation adjustments(473)705(473)930
Total other comprehensive income, net of taxes5131,9791182,143
Total comprehensive income, net of taxes84,49559,297154,015100,082
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(128)4925126
Comprehensive income attributable to Kirby$84,367$59,346$154,040$100,208

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Six Months Ended June 30,
20242023
($ in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings$153,897$97,939
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operations:
Depreciation and amortization117,124102,806
Provision for deferred income taxes23,92630,238
Amortization of share-based compensation9,3998,912
Amortization of major maintenance costs16,75514,043
Other915(3,111)
Decrease in cash flows resulting from changes in operating assets and liabilities, net(19,409)(22,878)
Net cash provided by operating activities302,607227,949
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures(169,607)(171,245)
Acquisitions of businesses and marine equipment(65,232)—
Proceeds from disposition of assets9,05420,529
Net cash used in investing activities(225,785)(150,716)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on bank credit facilities, net30,90231,155
Borrowings on long-term debt—240,000
Payments on long-term debt—(350,000)
Payment of debt issuance costs(3)(1,236)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options4,096118
Payments related to tax withholding for share-based compensation(5,339)(3,595)
Treasury stock purchases(85,466)(37,600)
Other(49)(49)
Net cash used in financing activities(55,859)(121,207)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents20,963(43,974)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year32,57780,577
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$53,540$36,603
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid (received) during the period:
Interest paid$26,243$24,553
Income taxes paid (refunded), net$14,391$(67,921)
Operating cash outflow from operating leases$22,980$22,769
Non-cash investing activity:
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable$(2,015)$(5,064)
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations$21,045$20,838

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Accumulated
Additional · Other
Common Stock · Paid-in- · Comprehensive · Retained · Treasury Stock · Noncontrolling
SharesAmountCapitalIncome, NetEarningsSharesAmountInterestsTotal
(in thousands)
Balance at March 31, 202465,472$6,547$859,150$34,611$2,761,733(7,199)$(446,393)$1,093$3,216,741
Stock option exercises——1,115——351,470—2,585
Issuance of stock for equity awards, net of forfeitures——(998)——17998——
Tax withholdings on equity award vesting—————(1)(55)—(55)
Amortization of share-based compensation——2,991—————2,991
Treasury stock purchases—————(372)(43,679)—(43,679)
Excise taxes on treasury stock purchases——————(400)—(400)
Total comprehensive income, net of taxes———51383,854——12884,495
Balance at June 30, 202465,472$6,547$862,258$35,124$2,845,587(7,520)$(488,059)$1,221$3,262,678
Accumulated
Additional · Other
Common Stock · Paid-in- · Comprehensive · Retained · Treasury Stock · Noncontrolling
SharesAmountCapitalIncome, NetEarningsSharesAmountInterestsTotal
(in thousands)
Balance at March 31, 202365,472$6,547$856,680$17,017$2,509,428(5,504)$(306,746)$2,214$3,085,140
Issuance of stock for equity awards, net of forfeitures——(1,819)——331,819——
Tax withholdings on equity award vesting——————(40)—(40)
Amortization of share-based compensation——3,104—————3,104
Treasury stock purchases—————(475)(34,416)—(34,416)
Excise taxes on treasury stock purchases——————(276)—(276)
Total comprehensive income, net of taxes———1,97957,367——(49)59,297
Balance at June 30, 202365,472$6,547$857,965$18,996$2,566,795(5,946)$(339,659)$2,165$3,112,809

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Additional · Accumulated Other
Common Stock · Paid-in- · Comprehensive · Retained · Treasury Stock · Noncontrolling
SharesAmountCapitalIncome, NetEarningsSharesAmountInterestsTotal
(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 202365,472$6,547$863,963$35,006$2,691,665(6,843)$(411,750)$1,246$3,186,677
Stock option exercises——1,434——542,662—4,096
Issuance of stock for equity awards, net of forfeitures——(12,538)——20712,538——
Tax withholdings on equity award vesting—————(67)(5,339)—(5,339)
Amortization of share-based compensation——9,399—————9,399
Treasury stock purchases—————(871)(85,466)—(85,466)
Excise taxes on treasury stock purchases——————(704)—(704)
Total comprehensive income, net of taxes———118153,922——(25)154,015
Balance at June 30, 202465,472$6,547$862,258$35,124$2,845,587(7,520)$(488,059)$1,221$3,262,678
Additional · Accumulated Other
Common Stock · Paid-in- · Comprehensive · Retained · Treasury Stock · Noncontrolling
SharesAmountCapitalIncome, NetEarningsSharesAmountInterestsTotal
(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 202265,472$6,547$859,345$16,853$2,468,730(5,565)$(308,598)$2,291$3,045,168
Stock option exercises——(217)——13335—118
Issuance of stock for equity awards, net of forfeitures——(10,075)——18210,075——
Tax withholdings on equity award vesting—————(54)(3,595)—(3,595)
Amortization of share-based compensation——8,912—————8,912
Treasury stock purchases—————(522)(37,600)—(37,600)
Excise taxes on treasury stock purchases——————(276)—(276)
Total comprehensive income, net of taxes———2,14398,065——(126)100,082
Balance at June 30, 202365,472$6,547$857,965$18,996$2,566,795(5,946)$(339,659)$2,165$3,112,809

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1) Basis for Preparation of the Condensed Financial Statements

The condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared by Kirby Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Kirby” or the “Company”), without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, certain information and footnote disclosures, including significant accounting policies normally included in annual financial statements, have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. It is suggested that these condensed financial statements be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. Certain reclassifications have been made to reflect the current presentation of financial information.

Effective January 1, 2024, the power generation revenue source within the distribution and services segment has been broken out from the commercial and industrial and oil and gas revenue sources due to the significance of the power generation market to the Company’s growth. This change had no net impact on overall Company or segment revenues and has been reflected retrospectively for all periods presented.

(2) Acquisitions

On May 15, 2024, the Company completed the purchase of 13 inland tank barges, with a total capacity of 347,000 barrels, andtwo high horsepower towboats from an undisclosed seller for approximately $65.2 million in cash. The 13 tank barges, including three specialty barges, transport petrochemicals and refined products on the Mississippi River System and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The average age of the 13 barges was 15 years.

On July 14, 2023, the Company purchased 23 inland tank barges with a total capacity of 265,000 barrels from an undisclosed seller for $37 million in cash. The 23 tank barges transport petrochemicals and refined products on the Mississippi River System and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. The average age of the 23 barges was 14 years.

The Company purchased four inland tank barges from a leasing company for $0.5 million in cash during the 2023 third quarter. The Company had been leasing the barges prior to the purchase.

(3) Revenues

The following table sets forth the Company’s revenues by major source (in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Marine transportation segment:
Inland transportation$391,835$351,807$777,842$689,695
Coastal transportation92,97375,155182,378149,762
$484,808$426,962$960,220$839,457
Distribution and services segment:
Commercial and industrial$165,658$152,045$308,282$305,099
Power generation107,78399,006243,452189,315
Oil and gas66,14199,235120,458193,821
$339,582$350,286$672,192$688,235

Contract liabilities represent advance consideration received from customers, and are recognized as revenue over time or at a point in time as the related performance obligation is satisfied. Revenues recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 that were included in the opening contract liability balances were$81.5 million and$60.3 million, respectively. The Company presents all contract liabilities within the deferred revenues financial statement caption on the balance sheets. The Company didnot have any contract assets at June 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023. The Company applies the practical expedient that allows non-disclosure of information about remaining performance obligations that have original expected durations ofone year or less.

(4) Segment Data

The Company’s operations are aggregated intotwo reportable business segments as follows:

Marine Transportation Segment (“KMT”) — Provides marine transportation by United States flagged vessels principally of liquid cargoes throughout the United States inland waterway system, along all three United States coasts, and, to a lesser extent, in United States coastal transportation of dry-bulk cargoes. The principal products transported include petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals.

Distribution and Services Segment (“KDS”) — Provides after-market services and genuine replacement parts for engines, transmissions, reduction gears, and related equipment used in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway, backup power and other industrial applications. The Company also rents equipment including generators, industrial compressors, high capacity lift trucks, and refrigeration trailers for use in a variety of industrial markets, and manufactures and remanufactures oilfield service equipment, including pressure pumping units, electric power generation equipment, and specialized electrical distribution and control equipment.

The Company’stwo reportable business segments are managed separately based on fundamental differences in their operations. The Company evaluates the performance of its segments based on the contributions to operating income of the respective segments, before income taxes, interest, gains or losses on disposition of assets, other nonoperating income, noncontrolling interests, accounting changes, and nonrecurring items. Intersegment revenues, based on market-based pricing, of KDS from KMT of$7.5 million and$14.1 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and$10.3 million and$19.7 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, as well as the related intersegment profit of$0.7 million and$1.4 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and$1.0 million and$2.0 million for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, have been eliminated from the tables below.

The following tables set forth the Company’s revenues and profit or loss by reportable segment and total assets (in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Revenues:
Marine transportation$484,808$426,962$960,220$839,457
Distribution and services339,582350,286672,192688,235
$824,390$777,248$1,632,412$1,527,692
Segment profit:
Marine transportation$94,876$64,251$177,859$107,287
Distribution and services29,43629,84251,45052,634
Other(13,545)(17,815)(26,901)(28,971)
$110,767$76,278$202,408$130,950
June 30,2024December 31,2023
Total assets:
Marine transportation$4,557,755$4,454,931
Distribution and services1,178,8011,156,384
Other129,342110,882
$5,865,898$5,722,197

The following table presents the details of “Other” segment loss (in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
General corporate expenses$(4,329)$(7,265)$(7,877)$(13,873)
Gain on disposition of assets5154725892,702
Interest expense(12,819)(12,286)(25,970)(25,507)
Other income3,0881,2646,3577,707
$(13,545)$(17,815)$(26,901)$(28,971)

The following table presents the details of “Other” total assets (in thousands):

June 30,2024December 31,2023
General corporate assets$126,949$108,306
Investment in affiliates2,3932,576
$129,342$110,882

(5) Long-Term Debt

The following table presents the carrying value and fair value (determined using inputs characteristic of a Level 2 fair value measurement) of debt outstanding (in thousands):

June 30, 2024December 31, 2023
Carrying ValueFair ValueCarrying ValueFair Value
Revolving Credit Facility due July 29, 2027 (a)$74,000$74,000$44,000$44,000
Term Loan due July 29, 2027 (a)170,000170,000170,000170,000
4.2% senior notes due March 1, 2028500,000483,222500,000475,920
3.46% senior notes due January 19, 203360,00051,68160,00049,955
3.51% senior notes due January 19, 2033240,000207,577240,000200,698
Credit line due June 30, 2026————
Bank notes payable8,9708,9708,0688,068
1,052,970995,4501,022,068948,641
Unamortized debt discounts and issuance costs(4,880)—(5,473)—
$1,048,090$995,450$1,016,595$948,641

(a)

Variable interest rate of 6.6% at June 30, 2024 and 6.8% at December 31, 2023.

On July 29, 2022, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “2027 Credit Agreement”) with a group of commercial banks, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as the administrative agent bank that allows for a $500 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the “2027 Revolving Credit Facility”) and a $250 million unsecured term loan (the “2027 Term Loan”) with a maturity date of July 29, 2027. No repayments are required until June 30, 2025. Future repayments under the 2027 Term Loan are excluded from short term liabilities because the Company intends to use availability under the 2027 Revolving Credit Facility to repay these amounts upon maturity. Outstanding letters of credit under the 2027 Revolving Credit Facility were$6,000 and available borrowing capacity was$426.0 million as of June 30, 2024.

On February 3, 2022, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement for the issuance of $300 million of unsecured senior notes with a group of institutional investors, consisting of $60 million of 3.46% series A notes (“Series A Notes”) and $240 million of 3.51% series B notes (“Series B Notes”), each due January 19, 2033 (collectively, the “2033 Notes”). The Series A Notes were issued on October 20, 2022, and the Series B Notes were issued on January 19, 2023. No principal payments will be required until maturity.

The Company has a $15 million line of credit (“Credit Line”) with Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”) for short-term liquidity needs and letters of credit, with a maturity date of June 30, 2026. Outstanding letters of credit under the Credit Line were$6.8 million and available borrowing capacity was$8.2 million as of June 30, 2024.

(6) Leases

The Company currently leases various facilities and equipment under cancelable and noncancelable operating leases. The accounting for the Company’s leases may require judgments, which include determining whether a contract contains a lease, allocating the consideration between lease and non-lease components, and determining the incremental borrowing rates. Leases with an initial noncancelable term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet and related lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has also elected to combine lease and non-lease components on all classes of leased assets, except for leased towing vessels, for which the Company estimates approximately 70% of the costs relate to service costs and other non-lease components. Variable lease costs relate primarily to real estate executory costs (i.e. taxes, insurance and maintenance).

Future minimum lease payments under operating leases that have initial noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year were as follows (in thousands):

June 30,2024 · December 31,2023
2024$20,448$38,943
202535,38727,638
202631,86524,945
202725,64322,842
202819,68318,318
Thereafter84,49079,755
Total lease payments217,516212,441
Less: imputed interest(39,867)(40,290)
Operating lease liabilities$177,649$172,151

The following table summarizes lease costs (in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Operating lease cost$11,599$10,653$22,880$21,230
Variable lease cost5786901,0711,448
Short-term lease cost8,8099,21118,98815,430
Sublease income(830)(798)(1,684)(1,641)
$20,156$19,756$41,255$36,467

The following table summarizes other supplemental information about the Company’s operating leases:

June 30,2024December 31,2023
Weighted average discount rate4.6%4.4%
Weighted average remaining lease term9 years9 years

(7) Stock Award Plans

The compensation cost that has been charged against earnings for the Company’s stock award plans and the income tax benefit recognized in the statement of earnings for stock awards were as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Compensation cost$2,991$3,104$9,399$8,912
Income tax benefit$737$754$2,256$2,247

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company granted 164,848 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to selected officers and other key employees under the employee stock award plan, the majority of which vest ratably over five years. During April 2024, the Company granted 14,624 shares of restricted stock to nonemployee directors of the Company under the director stock plan which vestsix months after the date of grant.

(8) Taxes on Income

Earnings (loss) before taxes on income and details of the provision (benefit) for taxes on income were as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Earnings (loss) before taxes on income:
United States$111,091$76,162$202,745$130,025
Foreign(324)116(337)925
$110,767$76,278$202,408$130,950
Provision (benefit) for taxes on income:
Federal:
Current$9,337$—$19,956$—
Deferred14,19616,46622,27828,199
State and local:
Current2,9351,3104,5572,577
Deferred3191,1991,6482,039
Foreign - current(2)(15)72196
$26,785$18,960$48,511$33,011

(9) Earnings Per Share

The following table presents the components of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):

Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Net earnings attributable to Kirby$83,854$57,367$153,922$98,065
Undistributed earnings allocated to restricted shares(13)(22)(13)(21)
Earnings available to Kirby common stockholders – basic83,84157,345153,90998,044
Undistributed earnings allocated to restricted shares13221321
Undistributed earnings reallocated to restricted shares(13)(22)(13)(21)
Earnings available to Kirby common stockholders – diluted$83,841$57,345$153,909$98,044
Shares outstanding:
Weighted average common stock issued and outstanding58,19059,82958,32959,905
Weighted average unvested restricted stock(9)(23)(5)(13)
Weighted average common stock outstanding – basic58,18159,80658,32459,892
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted stock units411279379287
Weighted average common stock outstanding – diluted58,59260,08558,70360,179
Net earnings per share attributable to Kirby common stockholders:
Basic$1.44$0.96$2.64$1.64
Diluted$1.43$0.95$2.62$1.63

Certain outstanding options to purchase approximately 279,000 shares of common stock were excluded in the computation of diluted earnings per share as of June 30, 2023, as such stock options would have been antidilutive. There wereno antidilutive stock options as of June 30, 2024. There wereno antidilutive RSUs as of June 30, 2024 and 2023.

(10) Inventories

The following table presents the details of inventories – net (in thousands):

June 30,2024December 31,2023
Finished goods$373,438$351,050
Work in process71,866103,339
$445,304$454,389

(11) Retirement Plans

The Company sponsors a defined benefit plan for certain of its inland vessel personnel and shore based tankermen. The plan benefits are based on an employee’s years of service and compensation. The plan assets consist primarily of equity and fixed income securities.

On April 12, 2017, the Company amended its pension plan to cease all benefit accruals for periods after May 31, 2017 for certain participants. Participants grandfathered and not impacted were those, as of the close of business on May 31, 2017, who either (a) had completed 15 years of pension service or (b) had attained age 50 and completed 10 years of pension service. Participants non-grandfathered are eligible to receive discretionary 401(k) plan contributions.

The Company’s pension plan funding strategy is to make annual contributions in amounts equal to or greater than amounts necessary to meet minimum government funding requirements. The plan’s benefit obligations are based on a variety of demographic and economic assumptions, and the pension plan assets’ returns are subject to various risks, including market and interest rate risk, making an accurate prediction of the pension plan contribution difficult. Based on current pension plan assets and market conditions, the Company does not expect to make a contribution to the Kirby pension plan during 2024.

On February 14, 2018, with the acquisition of Higman Marine, Inc. and its affiliated companies (“Higman”), the Company assumed Higman’s pension plan for its inland vessel personnel and office staff. On March 27, 2018, the Company amended the Higman pension plan to close it to all new entrants and cease all benefit accruals for periods after May 15, 2018 for all participants. The Company made contributions of$0.6 million to the Higman pension plan during the six months ended June 30, 2024. The Company expects to make additional contributions of $1.1 million during the remainder of 2024.

The Company sponsors an unfunded defined benefit health care plan that provides limited postretirement medical benefits to employees who meet minimum age and service requirements, and to eligible dependents. The plan is contributory, with retiree contributions adjusted annually. The plan eliminated coverage for future retirees as of December 31, 2011. The Company also has an unfunded defined benefit supplemental executive retirement plan (“SERP”) that was assumed in an acquisition in 1999. That plan ceased to accrue additional benefits effective January 1, 2000.

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s defined benefit plans were as follows (in thousands):

Pension Benefits
Pension Plans · SERP
Three Months Ended June 30,Three Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost$823$956$—$—
Interest cost4,2674,572910
Expected return on plan assets(6,224)(5,732)——
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss(692)—86
Net periodic benefit cost$(1,826)$(204)$17$16
Pension Benefits
Pension Plans · SERP
Six Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost$1,697$1,848$—$—
Interest cost8,5909,1781921
Expected return on plan assets(12,442)(11,455)——
Amortization of actuarial (gain) loss(1,165)—1612
Net periodic benefit cost$(3,320)$(429)$35$33

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the Company’s postretirement benefit plan were as follows (in thousands):

Other Postretirement Benefits
Postretirement Welfare Plan
Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
2024202320242023
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Interest cost$5$5$10$11
Amortization of actuarial gain(70)(86)(140)(172)
Net periodic benefit cost$(65)$(81)$(130)$(161)

(12) Other Comprehensive Income

The Company’s changes in other comprehensive income were as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended June 30,
2024 · 2023
GrossAmountIncome Tax (Provision) BenefitNet AmountGrossAmountIncome Tax (Provision) BenefitNetAmount
Pension and postretirement benefits (a):
Amortization of net actuarial gain$(754)$189$(565)$(80)$21$(59)
Actuarial gains2,069(518)1,5511,779(446)1,333
Foreign currency translation(473)—(473)705—705
Total$842$(329)$513$2,404$(425)$1,979
Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 · 2023
GrossAmountIncome Tax (Provision) BenefitNet AmountGrossAmountIncome Tax (Provision) BenefitNetAmount
Pension and postretirement benefits (a):
Amortization of net actuarial gain$(1,289)$329$(960)$(160)$40$(120)
Actuarial gains2,069(518)1,5511,779(446)1,333
Foreign currency translation(473)—(473)930—930
Total$307$(189)$118$2,549$(406)$2,143

(a) Actuarial gains are amortized into other income (expense). (See Note 11, Retirement Plans)

(13) Contingencies and Commitments

On October 13, 2016, the tug Nathan E. Stewart and barge DBL 55, an articulated tank barge and tugboat unit (“ATB”) owned and operated by Kirby Offshore Marine, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, ran aground at the entrance to Seaforth Channel on Atholone Island, British Columbia. The grounding resulted in a breach of a portion of the Nathan E. Stewart’s fuel tanks causing a discharge of diesel fuel into the water. The United States Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board designated the Company as a party of interest in their investigation as to the cause of the incident. The Canadian authorities including Transport Canada and the Canadian Transportation Safety Board investigated the cause of the incident. On October 10, 2018, the Heiltsuk First Nation filed a civil action in the British Columbia Supreme Court against a subsidiary of the Company, the master and pilot of the tug, the vessels and the Canadian government seeking unquantified damages as a result of the incident. On May 1, 2019, the Company filed a limitation action in the Federal Court of Canada seeking limitation of liability relating to the incident as provided under admiralty law. The Heiltsuk First Nation’s civil claim has been consolidated into the Federal Court limitation action as of July 26,

2019 and it is expected that the Federal Court of Canada will decide all claims against the Company. The Company is unable to estimate the potential exposure in the civil proceeding. The Company has various insurance policies covering liabilities including pollution, property, marine and general liability and believes that it has satisfactory insurance coverage for the cost of cleanup and salvage operations as well as other potential liabilities arising from the incident. The Company believes its accrual of such estimated liability is adequate for the incident and does not expect the incident to have a material adverse effect on its business or financial condition.

In addition, the Company is involved in various legal and other proceedings which are incidental to the conduct of its business, none of which in the opinion of management will have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. Management believes its accrual of such estimated liability is adequate and believes that it has adequate insurance coverage or has meritorious defenses for these other claims and contingencies.

The Company has issued guaranties or obtained standby letters of credit and performance bonds supporting performance by the Company and its subsidiaries of contractual or contingent legal obligations of the Company and its subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business. The aggregate notional value of these instruments is$31.5 million at June 30, 2024, including$11.6 million in letters of credit and$19.9 million in performance bonds. All of these instruments have an expiration date withintwo years. The Company does not believe demand for payment under these instruments is likely and expects no material cash outlays to occur regarding these instruments.

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