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IES Holdings Inc

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 2, 2024.

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Dec 31, 2023 · Filed Feb 2, 2024

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(All Amounts in Thousands Except Share Amounts)

  1. BUSINESS AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Description of the Business

IES Holdings, Inc. designs and installs integrated electrical and technology systems and provides infrastructure products and services to a variety of end markets, including data centers, residential housing and commercial and industrial facilities. Our operations are organized into four business segments, based upon the nature of our services:

Communications – Nationwide provider of technology infrastructure services, including the design, build, and maintenance of the communications infrastructure within data centers for co-location and managed hosting customers, for both large corporations and independent businesses.

Residential – Regional provider of electrical installation services for single-family housing and multi-family apartment complexes, as well as heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and plumbing installation services in certain markets.

Infrastructure Solutions – Provider of electro-mechanical solutions for industrial operations, including apparatus repair and custom-engineered products such as generator enclosures used in data centers and other industrial applications.

Commercial & Industrial – Provider of electrical and mechanical design, construction, and maintenance services to the commercial and industrial markets in various regional markets and nationwide in certain areas of expertise, such as the power infrastructure market and data centers.

The words “IES”, the “Company”, “we”, “our”, and “us” refer to IES Holdings, Inc. and, except as otherwise specified herein, to our consolidated subsidiaries.

Seasonality and Quarterly Fluctuations

Results of operations from our Residential segment can be seasonal, depending on weather trends, with typically higher revenues generated during spring and summer and lower revenues generated during fall and winter. The Commercial & Industrial, Communications and Infrastructure Solutions segments of our business are less subject to seasonal trends, as work in these segments generally is performed inside structures protected from the weather, although weather can still impact these businesses, especially in the early stages of projects. From quarter to quarter, results for our Communications, Residential, and Commercial & Industrial segments may be materially affected by the timing of new construction projects, and our volume of business may be adversely affected by declines in construction projects resulting from adverse regional or national economic conditions. Quarterly results for our Infrastructure Solutions segment may be affected by the timing of outages or capital projects at our customers’ facilities. Accordingly, operating results for any fiscal period are not necessarily indicative of results that may be achieved for any subsequent fiscal period.

Basis of Financial Statement Preparation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of IES, our wholly-owned subsidiaries, and entities that we control due to ownership of a majority of voting interest and have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to interim financial reporting as prescribed by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the entire year. These interim financial statements do not include all disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto filed with the SEC in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. In the opinion of management, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this report include all known accruals and adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods reported herein. Any such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

Noncontrolling Interest

In connection with our acquisitions of Edmonson Electric, LLC and Bayonet Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning, LLC (“Bayonet”) in fiscal 2021, and NEXT Electric, LLC in fiscal 2017, we acquired an 80 percent interest in each of the entities, with the remaining 20 percent interest in each such entity being retained by the respective third-party seller. The interests retained by those third-party sellers are identified on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as noncontrolling interest, classified outside of permanent equity. Under the terms of each entity’s operating agreement, after five years from the date of the acquisition, we may elect to purchase, or the third-party seller may require us to purchase, part or all of the remaining 20 percent interest in the applicable entity. The purchase price is variable, based on a multiple of earnings as defined in the operating agreements. Therefore, this noncontrolling interest is carried at the greater of the balance determined under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810 and the redemption amounts assuming the noncontrolling interests were redeemable at the balance sheet date. If all of the noncontrolling interests remaining outstanding at December 31, 2023 had been redeemable at that date, the redemption amount would have been $54,969.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the use of estimates and assumptions by management in determining the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent 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. Estimates are primarily used in our revenue recognition of construction in progress, fair value assumptions in accounting for business combinations, stock-based compensation, reserves for legal matters, and realizability of deferred tax assets and unrecognized tax benefits.

Accounting Standards Recently Adopted

In October 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standard Update No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2021-08”). This standard amends the existing guidance under ASC 805 to add contract assets and contract liabilities to the list of exceptions to the recognition and measurement principles that apply to business combinations. Under this standard, the acquirer of a business is expected to recognize and measure acquired contract assets and contract liabilities as if the acquirer entered into the original contract on the same date with the same terms in accordance with ASC 606 rather than at fair value on the date of acquisition. This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 and for interim periods within that year. We adopted this standard on October 1, 2023 using the prospective method. ASU 2021-08 will impact how we account for future business combinations.

  1. CONTROLLING STOCKHOLDER

Tontine Associates, L.L.C. (“Tontine Associates”), together with its affiliates (collectively, “Tontine”), is the Company’s controlling stockholder, owning approximately 57 percent of the Company’s outstanding common stock based on a Form 4 filed by Tontine with the SEC on January 24, 2024 and the Company's shares outstanding as of January 31, 2024. Accordingly, Tontine has the ability to exercise significant control over our affairs, including the election of directors and most actions requiring the approval of stockholders.

While Tontine is subject to certain restrictions under federal securities laws on sales of its shares as an affiliate, the Company has filed a shelf registration statement to register all of the shares of IES common stock owned by Tontine at the time of registration. As long as the shelf registration statement remains effective and the Company remains eligible to use it, Tontine has the ability to resell any or all of its registered shares from time to time in one or more offerings, as described in the shelf registration statement and in any prospectus supplement filed in connection with an offering pursuant to the shelf registration statement.

Should Tontine sell or otherwise dispose of all or a portion of its position in IES, a change in control of IES could occur. A change of control would trigger the change of control provisions in a number of our material agreements, including our credit agreement, bonding agreements with our sureties and our executive severance plan.

Jeffrey L. Gendell was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective October 1, 2020, having served as the Company's Interim Chief Executive Officer since July 31, 2020. Mr. Gendell also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors, a position he has held since November 2016. He is the managing member and founder of Tontine, and the brother of David B. Gendell, who has served as a member of our Board of Directors since February 2012, and who previously served as Interim Director of Operations from November 2017 to January 2019, as Vice Chairman of the Board from November 2016 to November 2017 and as Chairman of the Board from January 2015 to November 2016. David B. Gendell was an employee of Tontine from 2004 until January 2018.

The Company is party to a sublease agreement with Tontine Associates for corporate office space in Greenwich, Connecticut. In December 2022, the Company entered into an amendment of the sublease agreement, which was set to terminate on February 28, 2023, to extend the term of the agreement through August 31, 2024 and to increase the monthly payments from approximately $8 to approximately $9 effective March 1, 2023. Payments by the Company are at a rate consistent with that paid by Tontine Associates to its landlord.

On December 6, 2018, the Company entered into a Board Observer Letter Agreement (the "Observer Agreement") with Tontine Associates in order to assist Tontine in managing its investment in the Company. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Observer Agreement, the Company granted Tontine the right, at any time that Tontine holds at least 20% of the outstanding common stock of the Company, to appoint a representative to serve as an observer to the Board (the “Board Observer”). The Board Observer, who must be reasonably acceptable to those members of the Board who are not affiliates of Tontine, shall have no voting rights or other decision making authority. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Observer Agreement, so long as Tontine has the right to appoint a Board Observer, the Board Observer will have the right to attend and participate in meetings of the Board and the committees thereof, subject to confidentiality requirements, and to receive reimbursement for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in his or her capacity as a Board Observer and such rights to coverage under the Company’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy as are available to the Company’s directors.

  1. REVENUE RECOGNITION

Contracts

Our revenue is derived from contracts with customers, and we determine the appropriate accounting treatment for each contract at its inception. Our contracts primarily relate to electrical and mechanical contracting services, technology infrastructure products and services, and electro-mechanical solutions for industrial operations. Revenue is earned based upon an agreed fixed price or actual costs incurred plus an agreed upon percentage.

We account for a contract when: (i) it has approval and commitment from both parties, (ii) the rights of the parties are identified, (iii) payment terms are identified, (iv) the contract has commercial substance, and (v) collectability of consideration is probable. We consider the start of a project to be when the above criteria have been met and we have written authorization from the customer to proceed.

Performance Obligations

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied.

We recognize revenue over time for the majority of the services we perform other than the Residential Single-family and Infrastructure Solutions Industrial Services businesses, as (i) control continuously transfers to the customer as work progresses at a project location controlled by the customer and (ii) we have the right to bill the customer as costs are incurred. Within our Infrastructure Solutions Custom Power Solutions business, we often perform work inside our own facilities, where control does not continuously transfer to the customer as work progresses. In such cases, we evaluate whether the work performed creates an asset with alternative use to the Company and whether we have the right to bill the customer as costs are incurred. Such assessment involves an evaluation of contractual termination clauses. Where we are creating an asset with no alternative use and we have a contractual right to payment for work performed to date, we recognize revenue over time. If we do not have such a right, we recognize revenue upon completion of the contract, when control of the work transfers to the customer.

For arrangements where we recognize revenue over time, we use the percentage of completion method of accounting under which revenue recognized is measured principally by the costs incurred and accrued to date for each contract as a percentage of the estimated total cost for each contract at completion. Contract costs include all direct material, labor and indirect costs related to contract performance. Changes in job performance, job conditions, estimated contract costs and profitability and final contract settlements may result in revisions to costs and income, and the effects of these revisions are recognized in the period in which the revisions are determined. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined. This measurement and comparison process requires updates to the estimate of total costs to complete the contract, and these updates may include subjective assessments and judgments.

Variable Consideration

The transaction price for our contracts may include variable consideration, which includes changes to transaction price for approved and unapproved change orders, claims and incentives. Change orders, claims, and incentives are generally not distinct from the existing contract due to the significant integration service provided in the context of the contract and are accounted for as a modification of the existing contract and performance obligation. We estimate variable consideration for a performance obligation at the probability weighted value we expect to receive (or the most probable amount we expect to incur in the case of liquidated damages, if any), utilizing estimation methods that best predict the amount of consideration to which we will be entitled (or which will be incurred in the case of liquidated damages, if any). We include variable consideration in the estimated transaction price to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur or when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is resolved. Our estimates of variable consideration and determination of whether to include estimated amounts in transaction price are based largely on an assessment of our anticipated performance and all information (historical, current and forecasted) that is reasonably available to us. The effect of variable consideration on the transaction price of a performance obligation is recognized as an adjustment to revenue on a cumulative catch-up basis. To the extent unapproved change orders and claims reflected in transaction price (or accounted for as a reduction of the transaction price in the case of liquidated damages) are not resolved in our favor, or to the extent incentives reflected in transaction price are not earned, there could be reductions in, or reversals of, previously recognized revenue.

Disaggregation of Revenue

We disaggregate our revenue from contracts with customers by activity and contract type, as these categories reflect how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of our revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. Our consolidated revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 was derived from the following activities. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation, where applicable. See details in the following tables:

Three Months Ended December 31,
20232022
Communications$170,748$147,245
Residential
Single-family246,567243,710
Multi-family and Other69,28974,368
Total Residential315,856318,078
Infrastructure Solutions
Industrial Services11,09810,955
Custom Power Solutions51,79038,329
Total Infrastructure Solutions62,88849,284
Commercial & Industrial84,95260,267
Total Revenue$634,444$574,874
CommunicationsResidentialInfrastructure SolutionsCommercial & IndustrialTotal
Fixed-price$125,223$315,856$60,880$73,910$575,869
Time-and-material45,525—2,00811,04258,575
Total revenue$170,748$315,856$62,888$84,952$634,444
CommunicationsResidentialInfrastructure SolutionsCommercial & IndustrialTotal
Fixed-price$87,274$318,078$47,546$51,895$504,793
Time-and-material59,971—1,7388,37270,081
Total revenue$147,245$318,078$49,284$60,267$574,874

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses

Accounts receivable include amounts that we have billed or have an unconditional right to bill our customers. As of December 31, 2023, Accounts receivable included $5,347 of unbilled receivables for which we have an unconditional right to bill.

Contract Assets and Liabilities

Project contracts typically provide for a schedule of billings on percentage of completion of specific tasks inherent in the fulfillment of our performance obligation(s). The schedules for such billings usually do not precisely match the schedule on which costs are incurred. As a result, contract revenue recognized in the statement of operations can and usually does differ from amounts that can be billed to the customer at any point during the contract. Amounts by which cumulative contract revenue recognized on a contract as of a given date exceeds cumulative billings and unbilled receivables to the customer under the contract are reflected as a current asset in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet under the caption “Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings”. Amounts by which cumulative billings to the customer under a contract as of a given date exceed cumulative contract revenue recognized are reflected as a current liability in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet under the caption “Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings”.

During the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, we recognized revenue of $77,964 and $38,047 related to our contract liabilities at October 1, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Remaining Performance Obligations

Remaining performance obligations represent the unrecognized revenue value of our contract commitments. New awards represent the total expected revenue value of new contract commitments undertaken during a given period, as well as additions to the scope of existing contract commitments. Our new performance obligations vary significantly each reporting period based on the timing of our major new contract commitments. At December 31, 2023, we had remaining performance obligations of $1,072,593. The Company expects to recognize revenue on approximately $872,321 of the remaining performance obligations over the next 12 months, with the remainder recognized thereafter.

For the three months ended December 31, 2023, net revenue recognized from our performance obligations satisfied in previous periods was not material.

  1. DEBT

We are a party to the Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”), which provides for a maximum borrowing amount of $150,000 under our revolving credit facility. The Amended Credit Agreement, which matures on September 30, 2026, contains customary affirmative, negative and financial covenants as disclosed in Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement.

At December 31, 2023 and at September 30, 2023, we hadno outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility. At December 31, 2023, we also had $5,606 in outstanding letters of credit and total availability of $142,489 under our revolving credit facility without triggering the financial covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement.

  1. PER SHARE INFORMATION

The following tables reconcile the components of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:

Three Months Ended December 31,
20232022
Numerator:
Net income attributable to IES Holdings, Inc.$40,956$26,402
Increase in noncontrolling interest(2,782)(3,055)
Net income attributable to restricted stockholders of IES Holdings, Inc.—(11)
Net income attributable to common stockholders of IES Holdings, Inc.$38,174$23,336
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic20,199,58720,242,114
Effect of dilutive stock options and non-vested securities235,561206,921
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding — diluted20,435,14820,449,035
Earnings per share attributable to common stockholders of IES Holdings, Inc.:
Basic$1.89$1.15
Diluted$1.87$1.14

For the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the average price of our common shares exceeded the exercise price of all of our outstanding stock options; therefore, all of our outstanding stock options were included in the computation of diluted earnings per share. For the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the computation of diluted earnings per share excluded 64,500 and 60,212 unvested Employee PSUs (as defined below), respectively, as the inclusion of such instruments would have been anti-dilutive.

  1. OPERATING SEGMENTS

We manage and measure performance of our business in four distinct operating segments: Communications, Residential, Infrastructure Solutions, and Commercial & Industrial. These segments are reflective of how the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) reviews operating results for the purpose of allocating resources and assessing performance. The Company’s

CODM is its Chief Executive Officer.

Transactions between segments, if any, are eliminated in consolidation. Our corporate organization provides general and administrative services, as well as support services, to each of our four operating segments. Management allocates certain shared costs among segments for selling, general and administrative expenses and depreciation expense.

Segment information for the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 is as follows:

Communications · Residential · Infrastructure Solutions · Commercial & Industrial · Corporate · Total
Revenues$170,748$315,856$62,888$84,952$—$634,444
Cost of services134,473240,42544,69771,045—490,640
Gross profit36,27575,43118,19113,907—143,804
Selling, general and administrative14,90151,3787,2856,8475,43985,850
Contingent consideration—35———35
Loss (gain) on sale of assets(4)(82)—15—(71)
Operating income (loss)$21,378$24,100$10,906$7,045$(5,439)$57,990
Other data:
Depreciation and amortization expense$723$4,962$1,227$475$230$7,617
Capital expenditures$1,000$3,364$1,151$821$179$6,515
Total assets$215,475$388,808$185,875$101,621$150,240$1,042,019
Communications · Residential · Infrastructure Solutions · Commercial & Industrial · Corporate · Total
Revenues$147,245$318,078$49,284$60,267$—$574,874
Cost of services125,507258,45938,81756,653—479,436
Gross profit21,73859,61910,4673,614—95,438
Selling, general and administrative12,29739,0515,7615,6894,97067,768
Contingent consideration—69———69
Gain on sale of assets—(6)(19)(13,035)—(13,060)
Operating income (loss)$9,441$20,505$4,725$10,960$(4,970)$40,661
Other data:
Depreciation and amortization expense$430$4,144$1,354$392$68$6,388
Capital expenditures$642$708$639$723$—$2,712
Total assets$203,500$395,243$163,201$79,548$55,324$896,816
  1. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Equity Incentive Plan

The Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the “Equity Incentive Plan”), provides for grants of stock options as well as grants of stock, including restricted stock. Approximately 3.0 million shares of common stock are authorized for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan, of which approximately 547,804 shares were available for issuance at December 31, 2023.

Stock Repurchase Program

In December 2022, our Board authorized a stock repurchase program for the purchase from time to time of up to $40,000 of the Company’s common stock, replacing the Company's previous repurchase program. Share purchases are made for cash in open market transactions at prevailing market prices or in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The timing and amount of purchases under the program are determined based upon prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. All or part of the repurchases may be implemented under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, which allows repurchases under predetermined terms at times when the Company might otherwise be prevented from purchasing under insider trading laws or because of self-imposed blackout periods. The program does not require the Company to purchase any specific number of shares and may be modified, suspended, reinstated, or terminated at any time at the Company’s discretion and without notice. We repurchased 219,731 shares of our common stock during the three months ended December 31, 2022 in open market transactions at an average price of

$30.97 per share. We hadno repurchases of common stock in open market transactions during the three months ended December 31, 2023.

Treasury Stock

During the three months ended December 31, 2023, we issued 32,180 shares of common stock from treasury stock to employees and repurchased 12,422 shares of common stock from our employees to satisfy statutory tax withholding requirements upon the vesting of certain performance phantom stock units under the Equity Incentive Plan.

During the three months ended December 31, 2022, we issued 71,013 shares of common stock from treasury stock to employees and repurchased 19,142 shares of common stock from our employees to satisfy statutory tax withholding requirements upon the vesting of certain performance phantom stock units under the Equity Incentive Plan. In addition,187 restricted shares were forfeited and returned to treasury stock.

Director Phantom Stock Units

Director phantom stock units (“Director PSUs”) are granted to the members of the Board of Directors as part of their overall compensation. The Director PSUs are contractual rights to receive one share of the Company's common stock and are paid via unrestricted stock grants to each director upon their departure from the Board of Directors, or upon a change in control. We record compensation expense for the full value of the grant on the date of grant.

Employee Phantom Stock Units

An employee phantom stock unit (an “Employee PSU”) is a contractual right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock. Depending on the terms of each grant, Employee PSUs may vest upon the achievement of certain specified performance objectives and continued performance of services, or may vest based on continued performance of services through the vesting date.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company had outstanding Employee PSUs, which, subject to the achievement of certain performance metrics, could result in the issuance of 376,533 shares of common stock. During the three months ended December 31, 2023, we granted 85,424 Employee PSUs,2,535 were forfeited, and 32,180 vested.

A summary of the compensation expense related to our stock awards recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 is provided in the table below:

Three Months Ended December 31,
20232022
Restricted stock awards$—$25
Director PSUs$97$97
Employee PSUs$1,316$783
  1. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair Value Measurement Accounting

Fair value is considered the price to sell an asset, or transfer a liability, between market participants on the measurement date. Fair value measurements assume that (1) the asset or liability is exchanged in an orderly manner, (2) the exchange is in the principal market for that asset or liability, and (3) the market participants are independent, knowledgeable, and able and willing to transact an exchange. Fair value accounting and reporting establishes a framework for measuring fair value by creating a hierarchy for observable independent market inputs and unobservable market assumptions and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Judgment is required to interpret the market data used to develop fair value estimates. As such, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methods could have a material effect on the estimated fair value.

At December 31, 2023, financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were limited to our Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, under which certain employees are permitted to defer a portion of their base salary and/or bonus for a Plan Year (as defined in the plan), debt and equity investments classified as trading securities, and contingent consideration liabilities related to certain of our acquisitions.

Financial assets (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, are summarized in the following tables by the type of inputs applicable to the fair value measurements:

December 31, 2023
Total Fair ValueQuoted Prices (Level 1)Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Executive savings plan assets$851$851$—
Debt securities4,5014,501—
Executive savings plan liabilities(729)(729)—
Total$4,623$4,623$—
September 30, 2023
Total Fair ValueQuoted Prices (Level 1)Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Executive savings plan assets$783$783$—
Executive savings plan liabilities(657)(657)—
Contingent consideration liability(4,465)—(4,465)
Total$(4,339)$126$(4,465)

In fiscal year 2021, we entered into a contingent consideration arrangement related to the acquisition of Bayonet. The table below presents the change in fair value of this obligation, which used significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). This obligation was settled during the three months ended December 31, 2023, and we didnot have any other assets or liabilities measured using significant unobservable inputs at December 31, 2023.

Contingent Consideration Agreements
Fair value at September 30, 2023$(4,465)
Net adjustments to fair value(35)
Settlements4,500
Fair value at December 31, 2023$—
  1. INVENTORY

Inventories consist of the following components:

December 31,September 30,
20232023
Raw materials$14,348$14,334
Work in process12,89512,939
Finished goods5,6893,399
Parts and supplies80,84264,983
Total inventories$113,774$95,655
  1. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

The following summarizes the carrying value of goodwill by segment at December 31, 2023, which didnot change from September 30, 2023:

CommunicationsResidentialInfrastructure SolutionsCommercial & IndustrialTotal
Goodwill at December 31, 2023$2,816$51,370$38,209$—$92,395

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of the following:

Estimated Useful Lives (in Years) · December 31, 2023
Gross Carrying Amount · Accumulated Amortization · Net
Trademarks/trade names5-20$14,621$(7,349)$7,272
Technical library20400(206)194
Customer relationships6-1591,426(45,751)45,675
Non-competition arrangements540(40)—
Backlog and construction contracts14,958(4,958)—
Total intangible assets$111,445$(58,304)$53,141
Estimated Useful Lives (in Years) · September 30, 2023
Gross Carrying Amount · Accumulated Amortization · Net
Trademarks/trade names5-20$14,621$(6,973)$7,648
Technical library20400(201)199
Customer relationships6-1591,426(43,065)48,361
Non-competition arrangements540(40)—
Backlog and construction contracts14,958(4,958)—
Total intangible assets$111,445$(55,237)$56,208
  1. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Matters

From time to time, we are a party to various claims, lawsuits and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. We maintain various insurance coverages to minimize financial risk associated with these proceedings. None of these proceedings, separately or in the aggregate, are expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. With respect to all such proceedings, we record reserves when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. We expense routine legal costs related to these proceedings as they are incurred.

In the course of performing work as a subcontractor, from time to time we may be involved in projects which are the subject of contractual disputes between the general contractor and project owner, or between us and the general contractor. In such cases, payment of amounts owed to us by the general contractor may be delayed as contractual disputes are resolved through mediation, arbitration, or litigation. Such disputes may cause us to incur legal fees and other expenses to enforce our contractual rights, and we may not prevail in recovering all amounts to which we believe we are contractually entitled.

Risk Management

We retain the risk for workers’ compensation, employer’s liability, automobile liability, construction defects, general liability and employee group health claims, as well as pollution coverage, resulting from uninsured deductibles per accident or occurrence which are generally subject to annual aggregate limits. Our general liability program provides coverage for bodily injury and property damage. In many cases, we insure third parties, including general contractors, as additional insured parties under our insurance policies. Losses are accrued based upon our known claims incurred and an estimate of claims incurred but not reported. As a result, many of our claims are effectively self-insured. Many claims against our insurance are in the form of litigation. At December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, we had $9,334 and $7,726, respectively, accrued for self-insurance liabilities. Because the reserves are based on judgment and estimates and involve variables that are inherently uncertain, such as the outcome of litigation and an assessment of insurance coverage, there can be no assurance that the ultimate liability will not be higher or lower than such estimates or that the timing of payments will not create liquidity issues for the Company.

Some of the underwriters of our casualty insurance program require us to post letters of credit as collateral. This is common in the insurance industry. To date, we have not had a situation where an underwriter has had reasonable cause to effect payment under a letter of credit. At December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, $5,606 and $4,166, respectively, of our outstanding letters of credit was utilized to collateralize our insurance program.

Surety

As of December 31, 2023, the estimated cost to complete our bonded projects was approximately $136,569. We evaluate our bonding requirements on a regular basis, including the terms offered by our sureties. We believe the bonding capacity presently provided by our current sureties is adequate for our current operations and will be adequate for our operations for the foreseeable future.

Other Commitments and Contingencies

Some of our customers and vendors require us to post letters of credit, or provide intercompany guarantees, as a means of guaranteeing performance under our contracts and ensuring payment by us to subcontractors and vendors. If our customer has reasonable cause to effect payment under a letter of credit, we would be required to reimburse our creditor for the letter of credit.

From time to time, we may enter into firm purchase commitments for materials, such as copper or aluminum wire, which we expect to use in the ordinary course of business. These commitments are typically for terms of less than one year and require us to buy minimum quantities of materials at specific intervals at a fixed price over the term. As of December 31, 2023, we didnot have any such firm commitments to purchase materials outstanding.

  1. LEASES

We enter into various contractual arrangements for the right to use facilities, vehicles and equipment. The lease terms generally range from two to ten years for facilities and three to five years for vehicles and equipment. Our lease terms may include the exercise of renewal or termination options when it is reasonably certain these options will be exercised. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants.

Current operating and finance lease liabilities of $20,184 and $4,529, respectively, as of December 31, 2023, and 19,496 and 4,301, respectively, as of September 30, 2023, were included in “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Non-current finance lease liabilities and finance lease right-of-use assets were included in the “Other non-current liabilities” and “Other non-current assets”, respectively, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The maturities of our lease liabilities as of December 31, 2023 are as follows:

Operating Leases · Finance Leases · Total
Remainder of 2024$15,977$3,523$19,500
202517,9024,46822,370
202614,2883,60217,890
202710,2021,79912,001
20285,8641966,060
Thereafter6,23136,234
Total undiscounted lease payments$70,464$13,591$84,055
Less: imputed interest7,9431,2999,242
Present value of lease liabilities$62,521$12,292$74,813

The total future undiscounted cash flows related to lease agreements committed to but not yet commenced as of December 31, 2023 is $2,880.

Lease cost recognized in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income is summarized as follows:

Three Months Ended
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Operating lease cost$5,696$4,926
Finance lease cost
Amortization of lease assets1,008675
Interest on lease liabilities184150
Finance lease cost1,192825
Short-term lease cost421589
Variable lease cost998413
Total lease cost$8,307$6,753

Other information about lease amounts recognized in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements is summarized as follows:

Three Months Ended
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Operating cash flows used for operating leases$6,038$5,951
Operating cash flows used for finance leases184150
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities6,4596,319
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities3402,944
December 31, 2023September 30, 2023
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases4.3 years4.5 years
Weighted-average remaining lease term - finance leases3.2 years3.4 years
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases5.2%5.1%
Weighted-average discount rate - finance leases6.2%6.0%
  1. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND DIVESTITURES

We completedno acquisitions during the three months ended December 31, 2023 or during the year ended September 30, 2023.

On October 7, 2022, we sold 100% of the membership interests of STR Mechanical, LLC and its subsidiary Technical Services II, LLC (collectively, “STR”). As a result, we recognized a pre-tax gain of $13,045, which was included in “Gain on sale of assets” within our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended December 31, 2022.

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