STRATTEC SECURITY CORP

NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (the "Company" or “STRATTEC”), headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a leading global provider of advanced automotive access, security, and select user interface solutions. Products include power access solutions such as automated lift gates and power doors, door handles, engineered latches, key fobs, advanced security systems, steering wheel controls, and electronic shifters. While the Company serves major automotive OEMs globally, the majority of sales are to the three largest automobile original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) in North America.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting and with the instructions of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The condensed consolidated balance sheet data as of June 30, 2024 was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. For additional information, including the Company’s significant accounting policies, refer to the consolidated financial statements and related footnotes in the Annual Report.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of financial results have been made. Such adjustments consist of only those of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the three and six months ended December 29, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year ending June 29, 2025. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the results of all wholly owned subsidiaries, as well as the results of a majority owned joint venture.

NOTE 2. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. This ASU is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses including segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker. For the Company, the annual disclosure requirements of this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 (fiscal 2025), while the interim reporting requirements are applicable in fiscal 2026. The amendments within this ASU are required to be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This ASU is intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures to provide information to better assess how an entity's operations and related tax risks and tax planning and operational opportunities affect its tax rate and prospects for future cash flows. For the Company, this ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024 (fiscal 2026). The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This ASU requires more detailed information about specified categories of expenses (purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization and depletion) included in certain expense captions presented on the face of the income statement. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026 (fiscal 2028) and for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027 (fiscal 2029). The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3. REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

The Company generates revenue from the production of products sold to OEMs, or Tier 1 suppliers at the direction of the OEM, under long-term supply agreements supporting new vehicle production. Such agreements also require related production of service parts subsequent to the initial vehicle production periods. Additionally, the Company generates revenue from the production of products sold in aftermarket service channels.

Revenue by product category and by customer are as follows (in thousands):

NOTE 4. PRE-PRODUCTION COSTS

The Company incurs customer-owned tooling and engineering development pre-production costs. Pre-production costs for which reimbursement is contractually guaranteed by the customer are accumulated on the balance sheet and are then billed upon formal acceptance by the customer of products produced with the individual tools or upon customer approval of the completed engineering development. To the extent that the costs exceed expected reimbursement from the customer, expense is recognized. Costs for tooling that the Company owns are capitalized and depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the tools.

NOTE 5. VALUE-ADDED TAX

The Company's Mexican subsidiaries are subject to value-added tax (“VAT”). VAT is paid on goods and services and collected on sales. A VAT certification generally allows for relief from VAT tax for temporarily imported goods. A temporary suspension of our VAT tax certification during the second quarter of fiscal 2024 has resulted in an elevated value-added tax recoverable, as VAT was required to be paid on all components temporarily imported into Mexico for periods in which the certification was suspended. Such periods are now subject to an audit by the Mexican tax authority before VAT refunds will be received.

NOTE 6. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

The Company owns and operates manufacturing operations in Mexico. As a result, a portion of manufacturing costs are incurred in Mexican pesos, which causes earnings and cash flows to fluctuate due to changes in the U.S. dollar/Mexican peso exchange rate. During both fiscal 2025 and 2024, the Company entered into contracts with Bank of Montreal that provide for monthly Mexican peso currency forward contracts for a portion of peso denominated operating costs. The objective in entering into currency forward contracts is to minimize earnings volatility resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The Mexican peso forward contracts are not designated as hedges. As a result, all currency forward contracts are recognized in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements at fair value and changes in the fair value are reported in earnings as part of Other (Expense) Income, net.

The following table quantifies the outstanding forward contracts as of December 29, 2024 (in thousands, except with respect to the average forward contractual exchange rate):

NOTE 7. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company assesses the inputs used to measure the fair value of financial assets and liabilities using a three-tier hierarchy. Level 1 inputs include unadjusted quoted prices for identical instruments and are the most observable. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and observable inputs such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity rates and yield curves. Level 3 inputs are not observable in the market and include management’s own judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.

The fair value of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, financial assets held in a Rabbi Trust, accounts payable and variable rate borrowings under the credit agreements approximated book value at both December 29, 2024 and June 30, 2024 due to their short-term nature and the fact that the interest rates approximated market rates. The fair value of all Mexican peso forward contracts were based on quoted inactive market prices and therefore classified as Level 2 within the valuation hierarchy.

NOTE 8. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following as of December 29, 2024 and June 30, 2024 (in thousands):

NOTE 9. CREDIT FACILITIES

The Company has a $40 million secured revolving credit facility (the “STRATTEC Credit Facility”) with BMO Harris Bank N.A., while the joint venture has a $20 million secured revolving credit facility (the “ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility”) with BMO Harris Bank N.A., which is guaranteed by the Company. The credit facilities both expire August 1, 2026. Borrowings under both credit facilities are secured by U.S. cash balances, accounts receivable, inventory, and fixed assets located in the U.S. Interest on borrowings under the STRATTEC Credit Facility were at varying rates based, at our option, on the bank's prime rate or SOFR plus 1.35% prior to September 5, 2023 and SOFR plus 1.85% subsequent to September 5, 2023. Interest on borrowings under the ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility were at varying rates based, at our option, on the bank's prime rate withno interest rate margin through May 30, 2024 and a 2% interest rate margin subsequent to May 30, 2024 or SOFR plus 1.35% prior to May 30, 2024 and SOFR plus 3.10% subsequent to May 30, 2024. Both credit facilities contain a restrictive financial covenant that requires the applicable borrower to maintain a minimum net worth level. The ADAC-STRATTEC Credit Facility includes an additional restrictive financial covenant that requires the maintenance of a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. As of December 29, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants.

Outstanding borrowings under the credit facilities were as follows (in thousands):

Average outstanding borrowings and the weighted average interest rate under each credit facility referenced above were as follows (in thousands):

NOTE 10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

From time to time the Company is subject to various legal actions and claims incidental to our business, including those arising out of alleged defects, alleged breaches of contracts, product warranties, intellectual property matters and employment related matters. The Company believes that the outcome of such matters will not have a material adverse impact on the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

NOTE 11. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

A summary of activity impacting shareholders’ equity follows (in thousands):

NOTE 12. OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME, NET

Other (expense) income, net included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income was as follows (in thousands):

NOTE 13. WARRANTY

The Company has a warranty reserve related to known and potential exposure to warranty claims in the event products fail to perform as expected and in the event the Company may be required to participate in the repair costs incurred by customers for such products. The estimation of the warranty reserve involves judgment and estimates and is based on an analysis of historical warranty data as well as current trends and information. Changes in the warranty reserve were as follows (in thousands):

NOTE 14. INCOME TAXES

The Company's income tax expense and effective tax rate for the three and six month periods ended December 29, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were as follows (in thousands):

The Company is subject to income taxes in the United States and foreign jurisdictions, primarily Mexico. The Company's income tax positions are based on interpretations of income tax laws and rulings in each of the jurisdictions that the Company operates. Interim income tax expense is determined based on an estimate of the overall annual effective income tax rate which can vary due to the relationship of foreign and domestic earnings, state taxes and available deductions, credits and discrete items.

NOTE 15. EARNINGS PER SHARE

A reconciliation of the components of the basic and diluted per-share computations follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

Shares of common stock related to share-based compensation that were excluded from the effect of dilutive securities because the effect would have been anti-dilutive include 5,191 and 49,595 shares for the three months ended December 29, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and 2,596 and 55,783 shares for the six months ended December 29, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

NOTE 16. RELATED PARTY

The Company owns 51% of a joint venture with ADAC Automotive (“ADAC”), which was formed in fiscal year 2007 to support customers with door handle and exterior trim demand from injection molding and assembly operations in Mexico. The joint venture's financial results are consolidated with the financial results of the Company. The following tables summarize the related party transactions that arise as a result of the joint venture operating agreement (in thousands):

NOTE 17. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company has granted service-based restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) and performance stock units (“PSUs”) to employees and non-employee directors under the STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (“2024 Equity Incentive Plan”). Prior to October 2024, stock options and RSAs were granted under the Amended and Restated STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION Stock Incentive Plan (“Stock Incentive Plan”). Awards that expire or are canceled without delivery of shares become available for re-issuance under the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan. No additional grants will be made under the Stock Incentive Plan.

The number of shares of the Company's common stock authorized under the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan is 550,000. As of December 29, 2024, there were 454,376 shares available for future awards. No stock options were outstanding as of December 29, 2024.

Restricted Stock Awards

Shares of restricted stock granted under approved plans have voting rights, earn dividends and vest over a pre-determined period of time, up to three years from the date of grant. The fair value of restricted stock awards are based on the closing stock price on the date of grant. A summary of RSA activity follows:

As of December 29, 2024, there was $3.8 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock awards, which will be expensed over the remaining vesting period of approximately 1.1 years.

Performance Stock Units

As of December 29, 2024,16,878 PSUs were outstanding which may be earned based on the achievement of certain financial metrics over thethree year period ending June 27, 2027. The PSUs will vest ranging from 0% (for performance below threshold) to 200% (for performance above target) and continued employment. The fair value of PSUs was based on the closing stock price on the date of grant. The PSUs earn dividend equivalents during the vesting period while compensation expense is recognized over the service period when it is probable that the performance criteria will be met. As of December 29, 2004, there was $616,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested PSUs, which will be expensed over the remaining vesting period of approximately 1.3 years.

NOTE 18. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

The following tables summarize the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss (“AOCL”) (in thousands):