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CECO ENVIRONMENTAL CORP

For the period ended Mar 31, 2025. Filed Apr 29, 2025.

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Mar 31, 2025 · Filed Apr 29, 2025

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

  1. Basis of Reporting for Consolidated Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of CECO Environmental Corp. and its subsidiaries (the “Company,” “CECO,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position as of March 31, 2025 and the results of operations, cash flows and shareholders’ equity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2024 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 as filed with the SEC on February 25, 2025 (the “Form 10-K”).

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

These financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Form 10-K.

Unless otherwise indicated, all balances within tables are in thousands, except per share amounts.

  1. Recent Financial Accounting Pronouncements

The Company considered the impact of all Accounting Standards Updates ("ASUs") issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB"). The ASUs issued but not listed below were assessed and determined to be either not applicable or are expected to have minimal impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Accounting Standards Adopted in Fiscal 2025

None.

Accounting Standards to be Adopted

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which addresses annual income tax disclosure requirements, primarily around the disclosure of the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and will adopt the new annual disclosures as required for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

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, which addresses expense disclosure requirements, primarily the disaggregation of expense captions. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of the standard will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

  1. Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivableas of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 consisted of the following:

(in thousands)March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Accounts receivable$161,068$168,435
Provision for credit losses(8,663)(8,863)
Total accounts receivable, net$152,405$159,572

Accounts receivable, net as of the beginning of the prior year period, or January 1, 2024, were$112.7 million.

Balances billed but not paid by customers under retainage provisions in contracts within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets amounted to approximately$15.4 million and$13.6 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Retainage receivables on contracts in progress are generally collected within a year or two subsequent to contract completion, and are recorded in either "Accounts receivable, net" or "Deferred charges and other assets" within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets depending on timing of expected collection.

Amounts charged to (recovered from) the provision for credit losses were$0.8 million and$(0.4) for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

  1. Contract Assets and Liabilities

Contract assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 consisted of the following:

(in thousands)March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts$83,335$69,889
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts87,87081,501

As of the beginning of the prior year period, or January 1, 2024, costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts and billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts were$66.6 million and$56.9 million, respectively. The contract liabilities recorded in “Accrued expenses” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets were$11.5 million,$9.7 million and$7.9 million as of March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024 and January 1, 2024, respectively. Approximately 30% of the Company's contract liabilities as of December 31, 2024 were recognized as revenue in the three months ended March 31, 2025.

  1. Inventories

Inventoriesas of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 consisted of the following:

(in thousands)March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Raw materials$21,886$27,466
Work in process12,54114,532
Finished goods21,6344,342
Obsolescence allowance(3,142)(3,716)
Total inventories$52,919$42,624

Amounts credited to the allowance for obsolete inventory and charged to cost of sales amounted to$0.1 million and$0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

  1. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and indefinite life intangible asset activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and the year ended December 31, 2024 was as follows:

(in thousands)Three months ended March 31, 2025Year ended December 31, 2024
Goodwill / TradenameGoodwillTradenameGoodwillTradename
Balance at beginning of period$269,747$9,466$211,326$9,570
Acquisitions30,534—59,115—
Divestitures(26,838)———
Foreign currency translation1,32693(694)(104)
Balance at end of period$274,769$9,559$269,747$9,466

During the first quarter of 2025, the Company recorded measurement period adjustments related to the acquisitions of WK Germany KG, GmbH and WK Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd. (collectively, "WK Group") and Verantis Environmental Solutions Group ("Verantis"), as discussed in Note 15, resulting in increases to goodwill of $0.9 million and $4.3 million, respectively. During the first quarter of 2025, the Company also completed its acquisition of Profire Energy, Inc. ("Profire"), as discussed in Note 15, and its divestiture of its Fluid Handling business, also known as its Global Pump Solutions business, as discussed in Note 16.

Finite life intangible assets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 consisted of the following:

March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
(in thousands)CostAccum. Amort.CostAccum. Amort.
Technology$22,314$13,291$20,614$14,769
Customer lists140,33752,457127,35470,045
Tradenames17,6604,58618,5306,392
Foreign currency adjustments(1,689)(962)(2,770)(1,528)
Total intangible assets – finite life$178,622$69,372$163,728$89,678

Finite life intangible asset activity for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:

Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)20252024
Intangible assets – finite life, net at beginning of period$74,050$50,461
Amortization expense(3,096)(2,157)
Acquisitions41,810—
Divestitures(4,029)—
Foreign currency adjustments51520
Intangible assets – finite life, net at end of period$109,250$48,324

Amortization expense of finite life intangible assets was$3.1 million and$2.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Amortization over the next five years for finite life intangibles is expected to be$13.4 million for the remainder of 2025,$16.4 million in 2026,$15.5 million in 2027,$14.5 million in 2028,$12.9 million in 2029, and $40.1 million thereafter. The weighted average amortization periods for finite life intangible assets was 8.8 years as of March 31, 2025, inclusive of weighted average amortization periods for technology, customer lists, and tradenames of 6.5, 9.1, and 8.1 years, respectively.

The Company completes an impairment assessment annually in the fourth quarter or more often as circumstances require, of its goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets on a reporting unit level, at or below the operating segment level. As a part of its annual assessment, the Company first qualitatively assesses whether current events or changes in circumstances lead to a determination that it is more likely than not, defined as a likelihood of more than 50 percent, that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If there is a qualitative determination that the fair value of a particular reporting unit is more likely than not greater than its carrying value, the Company does not need to quantitatively test for impairment for that reporting unit. If this qualitative assessment indicates a more likely than not potential that the asset may be impaired, the estimated fair value is determined using a weighting of the income method and the market method. If the estimated fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an impairment charge is recorded.

Additionally, property, plant and equipment and finite life intangible assets are reviewed whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate possible impairment. If events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate possible impairment, the impairment review is based on an undiscounted cash flow analysis at the lowest level at which cash flows of the long-lived assets are largely independent of other groups of assets and liabilities. When impairment is indicated, the estimated future cash flows are then discounted to determine the estimated fair value of the asset or asset group and an impairment charge is recorded for the difference between the carrying value and the estimated fair value.

The Company did not identify any triggering events that would require an interim impairment assessment, or record an impairment of goodwill, indefinite life intangible assets, finite life intangible assets or property, plant and equipment during the three months ended March 31, 2025.

The Company’s assumptions about future conditions important to its assessment of potential impairment are subject to uncertainty, and the Company will continue to monitor these conditions in future periods as new information becomes available, and will update its analysis accordingly.

  1. Accrued Expenses

Accrued expensesas of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 consisted of the following:

(in thousands)March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Compensation and related benefits$11,850$12,274
Accrued warranty5,4284,558
Contract liability11,5189,746
Short-term operating lease liability3,9764,262
Earn-out liability (see Note 15)6,47860
Other19,92616,628
Total accrued expenses$59,176$47,528
  1. Senior Debt

Debtas of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 consisted of the following:

(in thousands)March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
Outstanding borrowings under Credit Facility (defined below)
Term loan$—$—
Revolving credit facility334,700214,200
Total outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility334,700214,200
Outstanding borrowings under the joint venture term debt6,8857,297
Other borrowings545—
Unamortized debt discount(2,420)(2,617)
Total outstanding borrowings339,710218,880
Less: current portion(1,673)(1,650)
Total debt, less current portion$338,037$217,230

Scheduled principal payments under the Credit Facility and joint venture term debt are$1.2 million for the remainder of 2025,$1.9 million in 2026, and$3.7 million in 2027. The remaining$334.7 million will be paid upon maturity in 2029.

Credit Facility

On October 7, 2024, the Company entered into the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, its subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”) and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Agent”), which amended and restated in its entirety the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2019, among the Company, its subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and the Agent. The Credit Agreement provides for a senior secured revolving credit facility in an initial aggregate principal amount of up to $400.0 million (the "Credit Facility”).

As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024,$17.8 million and$18.9 million of letters of credit were outstanding, respectively. Total unused credit availability, in consideration of borrowing limitations, under the Company’s Credit Facility was$24.3 million and$1.0 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Revolving loans may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed until October 7, 2029, at which time all outstanding balances of the Credit Facility must be repaid.

The Credit Facility accrues interest (a) with respect to base rate loans, at an annual rate equal to an applicable rate of between 0.75% and 2.25% (fluctuating based on the Company’s Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio), plus a rate equal to the highest of (1) the Agent’s prime rate, (2) the federal funds rate plus one-half of 1.00%, (3) Daily Simple SOFR (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 1.00% and (4)1.00%, (b) for all other loans, at an annual rate equal to an applicable rate of between 1.75% and 3.25% (fluctuating based on the Company’s Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio), plus a rate determined based on the denominated currency and, as applicable pursuant to the Credit Agreement, whether the Company has elected for interest on such loans to accrue at a daily rate or a term rate: (a) for term rate loans, if denominated (1) in U.S. Dollars, Term SOFR (as defined in the Credit Agreement inclusive of a 0.10% per annum adjustment), (2) in euros, EURIBOR, (3) in Canadian dollars, the Term CORRA Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 0.29547% for a one-month interest period and 0.32138% for a three-month interest period or (4) in a currency other than (1)-(3), the rate per annum as designated with respect to such currency at the time such currency was approved by the Agent and the other Lenders or, if such rate is unavailable on any date of determination for any reason, a comparable or successor rate approved by the Agent, and (b) for daily rate loans, if denominated (1) in U.S. dollars, Daily Simple SOFR (as defined in the Credit Agreement inclusive of a 0.10% per annum adjustment), (2) in pounds sterling, a rate per annum equal to SONIA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 0.0326% per annum or (3) in a currency other than (1) or (2), the rate per annum as designated with respect to such currency at the time such currency was approved by the Agent and the other Lenders or, if such rate is unavailable on any date of determination for any reason, a comparable or successor rate approved by the Agent.

Interest on Base Rate loans is payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter and at maturity. Interest on Term SOFR rate loans is payable on the last date of each applicable Interest Period (as defined in the Credit Agreement), but in no event less than once every three months and at maturity. The weighted average stated interest rate on outstanding borrowings was 7.28% and 7.07% at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The effective interest rate was 6.90% and 7.82% at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

With respect to financial covenants, the Company is required to maintain a Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio not greater than 4.00 to 1.00 and a Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) not greater than 3.00 to 1.00, in each case as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Company. At the election of the Company and subject to certain restrictions contained in the Credit Agreement, following the occurrence of a Permitted Acquisition (as defined in the Credit Agreement) involving aggregate consideration of $15.0 million or more, such maximum Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio and Consolidated Secured Net Leverage Ratio may be increased to 4.50 to 1.00 and 3.50 to 1.00, respectively, for the fiscal quarter in which such Permitted Acquisition is consummated and the subsequent three fiscal quarters of the Company. In the first quarter of 2025, the Company entered into an Elevated Ratio Period resulting in a maximum Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio of 3.50. This Elevated Ratio will be in effect for a maximum of four quarters, after which the Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio will revert to 3.00. The Company is also required to maintain a Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Company of not less than 1.25 to 1.00.

The Company has granted a security interest in substantially all of its assets to secure its obligations pursuant to the Credit Facility. The Company’s obligations under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by the Company’s domestic subsidiaries and such guaranty obligations are secured by a security interest on substantially all the assets of such subsidiaries, including certain real property. The Company’s obligations under the Credit Facility may also be guaranteed by the Company’s material foreign subsidiaries to the extent no adverse tax consequences would result to the Company.

As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all related financial and other restrictive covenants under the Credit Facility.

In April 2025, the Company made payments of $98.7 million on its Credit Facility.

Joint Venture Debt

On March 7, 2022, the Effox-Flextor-Mader, Inc. joint venture ("EFM JV"), for which the Company holds 63% of the equity, entered into a loan agreement secured by the assets of the EFM JV in the aggregate principal amount of $11.0 million for the acquisition of General Rubber, LLC. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024,$6.9 million and$7.3 million was outstanding under the loan, respectively. Principal will be paid back to the lender monthly with the final installment due by February 27, 2027. Interest is accrued at the per annum rate based on EFM JV's choice of the 1/3/6 month Term SOFR rate plus 3.25%, with a floor rate of 3.75%. Interest is paid monthly on the last day of each month. The interest rate at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was 7.51% and 7.96%, respectively. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the EFM JV was in compliance with all related financial and other restrictive covenants under this loan agreement. This loan balance does not impact the Company’s borrowing capacity or the financial covenants under the Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2025, there were$18.6 million in current assets (including $4.9 million of cash, $8.3 million of accounts receivable, and $3.7 million of inventories),$43.8 million in long-lived assets (including $24.5 million of goodwill and intangible assets), and$16.4 million in total liabilities (including $6.9 million of debt and $4.6 million of accounts payable and accrued expenses) related to the EFM JV included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31,2024, there were $16.2 million in current assets (including $2.9 million of cash, $7.9 million of accounts receivable, and $3.9 million of inventories), $25.4 million in long-lived assets (including $24.8 million of goodwill and intangible assets), and $14.0 million in total liabilities (including $7.3 million of debt and $4.1 million of accounts payable and accrued expenses) related to the EFM JV included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the EFM JV accounted for$11.0 million and$10.7 million in revenue, respectively, and$0.8 million and$1.6 million in net income, respectively, included in the Company's results.

Foreign Debt

The Company has a number of bank guarantee facilities and bilateral lines of credit in various foreign countries currently supported by cash, letters of credit or pledged assets and collateral under the Credit Facility. In March 2023, the Company amended the Credit Facility, allowing letters of credit and bank guarantee issuances of up to $80.0 million from the bilateral lines of credit secured through pledged assets and collateral under the Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024,$36.9 million and$45.9 million in bank guarantees were outstanding, respectively, inclusive of$1.1 million and$1.1 million in outstanding bank guarantees as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, under a Euro-denominated bank guarantee agreement held by a subsidiary of the Company located in the Netherlands and secured by local assets, as well as$1.4 million and$2.1 million in outstanding bank guarantees as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, under Yuan-denominated bank guarantee agreements held by a subsidiary of the Company located in China and secured by local assets. Additionally, a subsidiary of the Company located in Germany held a bank loan of $0.5 million as of March 31, 2025.

  1. Earnings per Share

The computational components of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)20252024
Numerator (for basic and diluted earnings per share)
Net income attributable to CECO Environmental Corp.$35,984$1,508
Denominator
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding35,02834,846
Common stock equivalents arising from stock options and restricted stock awards1,6611,331
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding36,68936,177

Options and restricted stock units included in the computation of diluted earnings per share are calculated using the treasury stock method. For each of the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024,0.1 million of outstanding options and restricted stock units were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share due to their having an anti-dilutive effect.

Once a restricted stock unit vests, it is included in the computation of weighted average shares outstanding for purposes of basic and diluted earnings per share.

Common Stock Repurchase

On May 10, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may purchase up to $20.0 million of its outstanding shares of common stock through April 30, 2025. The authorization permits the Company to repurchase shares in the open market, through accelerated share repurchases, block trades, Rule 10b5-1 trading plans or through privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company repurchased approximately 144,000 shares under the program for a cost of$3.0 million. There wereno shares repurchased under the program during the three months ended March 31,2025.

  1. Share-Based Compensation

The Company recognized$3.4 million and$1.7 million of expense related to share-based compensation during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, which was measured based upon the fair value of the awards at the grant date.

The Company granted approximately 388,000 and 284,000 restricted stock units during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and approximately 67,000 and 25,000 stock options during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

There were 10,000 options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2024, for which the Company received$0.1 million in cash. The intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2024 was$0.1 million. No options were exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2025.

  1. Pension and Employee Benefit Plans

The Company sponsored a non-contributory defined benefit pension plan for certain union employees. The plan was funded in accordance with the funding requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The Company presents the components of net periodic benefit cost within “Other expense, net” on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Retirement plan expense is based on valuations performed by plan actuaries as of the beginning of each fiscal year. The components of the pension plan expense consisted of the following:

Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)20252024
Interest cost$318$304
Expected return on plan assets(335)(304)
Amortization of net actuarial loss957
Net periodic benefit cost$(8)$57

The Company madeno contributions to its defined benefit plan during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024. The plan assets balance of $0.4 million as of December 31, 2024 is included in “Deferred charges and other assets” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. On March 31, 2025, the pension plan was transferred to the purchaser of the Global Pump Solutions business, as discussed in Note 16.

  1. Income Taxes

The Company files income tax returns in various federal, state and local jurisdictions. Tax years from 2018 forward, with the exception of 2020, remain open for examination by Federal authorities. Tax years from 2018 forward remain open for all significant state and foreign authorities.

As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the liability for uncertain tax positions totaled approximately$1.3 million and$1.1 million, respectively, which is included in “Other liabilities” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company recognizes accrued interest related to uncertain tax positions and penalties, if any, in income tax expense within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

Certain of the Company’s undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries are not permanently reinvested. Since foreign earnings have already been subject to United States income tax in 2017 as a result of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the

Company intends to repatriate foreign-held cash as needed. The Company records deferred income tax attributable to foreign withholding taxes that would become payable should it decide to repatriate cash held in our foreign operations. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company recorded deferred income taxes of approximately$1.1 million and$0.9 million, respectively, on the undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries.

Income tax expense was$18.6 million and$0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was 33.8% compared with 24.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The effective income tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 differ from the United States federal statutory rate. The Company's effective rate is affected by certain other permanent differences, including the gain on the sale of the Global Pump Solutions business, state income taxes, non-deductible incentive stock-based compensation and differences in tax rates among jurisdictions in which it operates.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting published the Pillar Two model rules designed to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the global economy which introduces a 15% global minimum corporate tax for companies with revenues above €750 million calculated on a country-by-country basis. On February 1, 2023, the FASB indicated that it believes the minimum tax imposed under Pillar Two is an alternative minimum tax, and, accordingly, deferred tax assets and liabilities associated with the minimum tax would not be recognized or adjusted for the estimated future effects of the minimum tax but would be recognized in the period incurred. Aspects of Pillar Two legislation have been enacted in certain jurisdictions in which the Company operates effective for accounting periods commencing on or after January 1, 2024. However, based on the current revenue threshold, the Company is currently not subject to Pillar Two taxes.

  1. Financial Instruments

The Company's financial instruments consist primarily of investments in cash and cash equivalents, receivables and certain other assets, notes payable, foreign debt and accounts payable, which approximate fair value at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, due to their short-term nature or variable, market-driven interest rates.

The fair value of the debt issued under the Credit Facility and joint venture term loan was$341.6 million and$221.5 million at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The fair value was determined considering market conditions, the Company's credit worthiness and the current terms of our debt, which is considered Level 2 on the fair value hierarchy.

At March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of$146.5 million and$37.8 million, respectively, of which$30.5 million and$29.7 million, respectively, was held outside of the United States, principally in the Netherlands, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, and China.

  1. Commitments and Contingencies

Asbestos cases

The Company's subsidiary, Met-Pro Technologies LLC (“Met-Pro”), beginning in 2002, has been named in asbestos-related lawsuits filed against a large number of industrial companies including, in particular, those in the pump and fluid handling industries. While the Company divested of its fluid handling business (also known as its Global Pump Solutions business) in the first quarter of 2025, as discussed in Note 16, the Company retained historical asbestos liabilities and the related legacy insurance policies. In management’s opinion, the complaints typically have been vague, general and speculative, alleging that Met-Pro, along with the numerous other defendants, sold unidentified asbestos-containing products and engaged in other related actions which caused injuries (including death) and loss to the plaintiffs. Counsel has advised that more recent cases typically allege more serious claims of mesothelioma. The Company’s insurers have hired attorneys who, together with the Company, are vigorously defending these cases. Many cases have been dismissed after the plaintiff fails to produce evidence of exposure to Met-Pro’s products. In those cases, where evidence has been produced, the Company’s experience has been that the exposure levels are low and the Company’s position has been that its products were not a cause of death, injury or loss. The Company has been dismissed from or settled a large number of these cases. As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the related amount recorded within "Accrued expenses" on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was $0.2 million.

The Company also presently believes that none of the pending cases will have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.

Other

The Company is also a party to routine contract and employment-related litigation matters, warranty claims and routine audits of state and local tax returns arising in the ordinary course of its business.

The final outcome and impact of open matters, and related claims and investigations that may be brought in the future, are subject to many variables, and cannot be predicted. The Company records accruals for estimated losses relating to claims and lawsuits when available information indicates that a loss is probable and the amount of the loss, or range of loss, can be reasonably estimated. The Company expenses legal costs as they are incurred.

The Company is not aware of any pending claims or assessments, other than as described above, which may have a material adverse impact on its liquidity, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

  1. Acquisitions

Profire Energy, Inc.

On January 3, 2025, the Company acquired all outstanding shares of Profire for $122.7 million in cash, including $4.6 million of cash used to settle outstanding equity awards for which $2.3 million represents the acceleration of such awards and thus recorded within "Acquisition expenses" on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. Resulting consideration transferred for the acquisition was $120.4 million. The transaction was financed through a combination of cash on hand and a draw on the Company's revolving credit facility. Profire is a technology company and provider of intelligent control solutions that enhance the efficiency, safety, and reliability of industrial combustion appliances. The business operates primarily from locations in Lindon, Utah and Acheson, Alberta and is reported within the Engineered Systems segment. The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of closing.

(in thousands)
Current assets (including cash and cash equivalents of $22,675 and accounts receivable of $14,151)$54,867
Property and equipment17,416
Intangible - finite life41,810
Goodwill25,656
Other assets343
Total assets acquired140,092
Current liabilities assumed(8,567)
Deferred income tax liability(10,852)
Other liabilities assumed(291)
Net assets acquired$120,382

The Company acquired property and equipment consisting of $14.7 million of land, building and improvements, $2.1 million of vehicles, and $0.6 million of machinery and equipment and other.

The Company acquired technology, customer lists, and tradename intangible assets valued at $3.6 million, $34.5 million, and $3.7 million, respectively. These assets were determined to have useful lives of 7,10, and 10 years, respectively.

Verantis Environmental Solutions Group

On December 17, 2024, the Company acquired 100% of the equity interests of Verantisfor $65.5 million in cash, which was financed with a draw on the Company's revolving credit facility. Verantis is a global leader in engineering services and equipment systems and solutions for exhaust air treatment in a wide range of general industrial and high technology manufacturing processes. The business operates primarily from locations in Middleburg Heights, Ohio and Singapore and is reported within the Industrial Processing Solutions segment. The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of closing.

(in thousands)
Current assets (including accounts receivable of $10,557)$21,107
Property and equipment373
Intangible - finite life22,070
Goodwill48,722
Other assets118
Total assets acquired92,390
Current liabilities assumed(17,595)
Deferred income tax liability(8,371)
Other liabilities assumed(928)
Net assets acquired$65,496

The Company acquired technology, customer lists and tradename intangible assets valued at $2.4 million, $17.0 million and $2.6 million, respectively. These assets were determined to have useful lives of 7,10 and 10 years, respectively.

WK Group

On October 2, 2024, the Company acquired 100% of the equity interests of WK Group for $6.8 million in cash, which was financed with a draw on the Company's revolving credit facility. As additional consideration in the acquisition of WK Group, the former owners of WK Group are also entitled to earn-out payments up to $27.5 million based upon specified financial results through September 30, 2025. Based on projections at the acquisition date, the Company estimated the fair value of the earn-out to be $6.3 million, recorded within "Accrued expenses" on its Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. This fair value measurement is based on inputs not observable in the market, which is considered Level 3 on the fair value hierarchy. WK Group designs and engineers a broad range of technical equipment and systems for exhaust and process air treatment, VOC abatement, energy recovery and surface treatment applications. The business operates primarily from locations in Germany, India, and Singapore and is reported within the Industrial Processing Solutions segment. The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of closing.

(in thousands)
Current assets (including accounts receivable of $9,705)$20,294
Property and equipment853
Intangible - finite life3,114
Goodwill3,772
Other assets441
Total assets acquired28,474
Current liabilities assumed(12,533)
Deferred income tax liability(1,542)
Other liabilities assumed(1,320)
Net assets acquired$13,079

The Company acquired technology, customer lists and tradename intangible assets valued at $1.0 million, $1.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively. These assets were determined to have useful lives of 7,10 and 10 years, respectively.

EnviroCare International LLC

On July 29, 2024, the Company acquired 100% of the equity interests of EnviroCare International LLC (“EnviroCare") for $16.7 million, including $15.7 million paid at closing, which was financed with a draw on the Company's revolving credit facility, and a seller promissory note of $1.7 million, partially offset by a working capital adjustment of $0.7 million. EnviroCare is a designer and provider of industrial exhaust air contamination treatment and control and evaporative gas conditioning systems, solutions and services across a wide range of industrial and municipal applications. The business operates primarily from American Canyon, California and is reported within the Industrial Processing Solutions segment. The following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of closing.

(in thousands)
Current assets (including cash of $596 and accounts receivable of $405)$3,111
Property and equipment17
Intangible - finite life7,250
Goodwill11,389
Total assets acquired21,767
Current liabilities assumed(5,065)
Net assets acquired$16,702

The Company acquired technology, customer lists and tradename intangible assets valued at $0.8 million, $0.8 million and $5.7 million, respectively. These assets were determined to have useful lives of 7,10 and 10 years, respectively.

The acquisitions disclosed above are subject to final adjustment, primarily for the valuation of intangible assets pending final valuation results for such assets and tax balances for the further assessment of the acquiree’s tax positions. These preliminary estimates and assumptions could change significantly during the purchase price measurement period as the Company finalizes the valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. These changes could result in material variances in the Company's future financial results, including variances in the estimated purchase price, fair values recorded and expenses associated with these items.

Goodwill recognized represents value the Company expects to be created by combining the various operations of the acquired businesses with the Company’s operations, including the expansion into markets within existing business segments, access to new customers and potential cost savings and synergies. Goodwill related to these acquisitions is not deductible for tax purposes.

Acquisition and integration expenses on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income are related to acquisition activities, which include retention, legal, accounting, banking, and other expenses.

The following unaudited pro forma financial information represents the Company’s results of operations as if these acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of the fiscal year prior to the acquisition. The pro forma results have been prepared for informational purposes only and include adjustments to amortize acquired intangible assets with finite life, reflect additional interest expense on debt used to fund the acquisition, and to record the income tax consequences of the pro forma adjustments.

Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)20252024
Net sales$176,697163,957
Net income attributable to CECO Environmental Corp.35,984310
Earnings per share:
Basic$1.03$0.01
Diluted$0.98$0.01

These pro forma results do not purport to be indicative of the results of operations that would have occurred had the purchase been made as of the beginning of the periods presented or of the results of operations that may occur in the future.

  1. Divestiture

On March 31, 2025, the Company finalized the sale of its Global Pump Solutions business to a third party for a purchase price of $109.5 million, subject to purchase price adjustments. The Company received cash proceeds of $105.9 million, inclusive of the purchase price and purchase price adjustments of $0.8 million, with an additional amount of $2.8 million placed in escrow for the potential satisfaction of purchase price adjustments. As the result of the transaction, the Company recognized a pre-tax gain on sale of business of $64.5 million. The Global Pump Solutions business consists of three niche leadership severe service industrial metallic, fiberglass and thermoplastic centrifugal pump brands: Dean, Fybroc and Sethco. The business primarily operates from locations in Indianapolis, Indiana and Telford, Pennsylvania, and was included within the Industrial Processing Solutions segment.

Amounts related to the transaction are as follows:

(in thousands)
Proceeds from sale of Global Pump Solutions business$108,610
Less: Assets transferred
Accounts receivable, net(4,230)
Inventories(9,268)
Property and equipment(5,247)
Goodwill(26,838)
Intangible assets – finite life, net(4,029)
Pension plan assets(425)
Other assets(120)
Less: Transaction costs(616)
Plus: Liabilities transferred
Accounts payable1,024
Accrued expenses1,731
Other liabilities assumed3,910
Gain on sale of Global Pump Solutions business$64,502
  1. Business Segment Information

The Company’s operations are organized and reviewed by management along its product lines or end markets that the segment serves and are presented intwo reportable segments. The results of the segments, specifically income from operations as adjusted for intercompany profits, are reviewed quarterly by the chief operating decision maker ("CODM"), which is the Company's Chief Executive Officer, for the purposes of allocating resources, including personnel, capital, and financial resources, and assessing performance, including the monitoring of budget versus actual results. Asset information by segment is not reported internally or otherwise regularly reviewed by the CODM.

The Company’s reportable segments are organized as groups of similar products and services, as described as follows:

Engineered Systems segment: The Company's Engineered Systems segment serves the power generation, hydrocarbon transport and processing, water/wastewater treatment, oily water separation and treatment, marine and naval, and natural gas and natural gas liquids infrastructure, treatment and transport sectors. The Company seeks to address the global demand for contaminant removal and environmental protection solutions with its highly engineered platforms including emissions management, fluid bed cyclones, thermal acoustics, separation and filtration, and dampers and expansion joints.

Industrial Process Solutions segment: The Company's Industrial Process Solutions segment serves the broad industrial sector with solutions for contamination control, exhaust air treatment, VOC abatement, process filtration and fluid handling in applications such as aluminum beverage can production, vehicle production, food and beverage processing, semiconductor fabrication, electronics production, steel and aluminum processing, engineered wood products manufacturing, chemical processing, general manufacturing and machining, coating and surface treatment, battery production and recycling, and wind and solar power components manufacturing end markets. The Company assists customers in maintaining clean and safe operations for employees, reducing energy consumption, minimizing waste for customers, and meeting regulatory standards for toxic emissions, fumes, volatile organic compounds, and odor elimination through its platforms including duct fabrication and installation, industrial air, and fluid handling.

The financial segment information is as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2025:

(table only in thousands)Engineered SystemsIndustrial Process Solutions
Sales$124,827$59,170
Income from operations18,74069,650

A reconciliation of total segment sales to total consolidated sales, as well as total segment income from operations to total consolidated income from operations and total consolidated net income is as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2025:

(table only in thousands) · Engineered Systems · Industrial Process Solutions · Total
Sales from external customers$120,434$56,263$176,697
Intra-segment sales4,2962,9077,203
Inter-segment sales97-97
Total segment sales124,82759,170183,997
Reconciliation to sales
Elimination of intra- and inter-segment sales7,300
Total consolidated sales176,697
Reconciliation to income before income taxes
Direct cost of sales73,06635,639108,705
Shop burden2,9322,8955,827
Selling expense7,8323,73011,562
Project engineering expense4,7302,8737,603
General and administrative expense9,0404,26813,308
Gain on sale of Global Pump Solutions business-(64,502)(64,502)
Other segment items(1)4,0931,7105,803
Income from operations23,13472,55795,691
Stock-based compensation3,356
Other corporate expenses(2)23,165
Elimination of intra- and inter-segment activity7,300
Interest expense6,217
Other loss(3)594
Total consolidated income before income taxes55,059

(1) Includes amortization expenses, acquisition and integration expenses, and divestiture expenses.

(2) Includes corporate compensation, professional services and information technology expenses, and other general and administrative corporate expenses.

(3)Includes gain on sale of business, foreign exchange (gain) loss and pension expense.

Other segment information is as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2025:

(table only in thousands)Engineered SystemsIndustrial Process Solutions
Property and equipment additions$694$633
Depreciation and amortization(1)1,9852,324

(1)The amounts of depreciation and amortization disclosed by reportable segment are included within the other segment expense captions, such as shop burden or general and administrative expense.

The financial segment information is as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2024:

(in thousands)Engineered SystemsIndustrial Process Solutions
Sales$92,518$39,579
Income from operations16,2777,100

A reconciliation of total segment sales to total consolidated sales, as well as total segment income from operations to total consolidated income from operations and total consolidated net income is as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2024:

(in thousands) · Engineered Systems · Industrial Process Solutions · Total
Sales from external customers$89,349$36,983$126,332
Intra-segment sales3,0822,5355,617
Inter-segment sales8761148
Total segment sales92,51839,579132,097
Reconciliation to sales
Elimination of intra- and inter-segment sales5,765
Total consolidated sales126,332
Reconciliation to income before income taxes
Direct cost of sales57,09520,22477,319
Shop burden1,5762,3043,880
Selling expense5,5402,8998,439
Project engineering expense2,3221,5573,879
General and administrative expense4,8212,2377,058
Other segment items(1)1,6436612,304
Income from operations19,5219,69729,218
Stock-based compensation1,670
Other corporate expenses(2)14,097
Elimination of intra- and inter-segment activity5,765
Interest expense3,413
Other profit or loss(3)1,513
Total consolidated income before income taxes2,760

(1) Includes amortization expenses, acquisition and integration expenses, and asbestos litigation expenses.

(2)Includes corporate compensation, professional services and information technology expenses, and other general and administrative corporate expenses.

(3)Includes foreign exchange (gain) loss and pension expense.

Other segment information is as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2024:

(in thousands)Engineered SystemsIndustrial Process Solutions
Property and equipment additions$1,137$606
Depreciation and amortization(1)1,7851,119

(1)The amounts of depreciation and amortization disclosed by reportable segment are included within the other segment expense captions, such as shop burden or general and administrative expense.

Geographic Information

Net sales by geographic area are as follows:

Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)20252024
United States$112,003$83,878
United Kingdom19,55812,198
Netherlands11,22516,811
China14,7944,331
Other19,1179,114
Total net sales$176,697$126,332

The geographical area data for net sales is based upon the country location of the Company's business unit generating such sales.

Long-lived assets by geographic area are as follows:

(in thousands)March 31, 2025December 31, 2024
United States$374,173$332,162
United Kingdom27,63227,003
China33,84136,315
Other45,34833,248
Total long-lived assets$480,994$428,728

The geographical area data for long-lived assets is based upon physical location of such assets.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

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