LINDSAY CORP
For the period ended Aug 31, 2025. Filed Oct 23, 2025.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors
Lindsay Corporation:
Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Lindsay Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of August 31, 2025 and 2024, the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended August 31, 2025, and the related notes and financial statement schedule (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of August 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended August 31, 2025, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of August 31, 2025, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated October 23, 2025 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Sufficiency of audit evidence over operating revenues
As discussed in Note 3 to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, revenue is recognized when the Company satisfies the performance obligation by transferring control over goods or services to a customer. The Company recorded $676.4 million of operating revenues for the year ended August 31, 2025.
We identified the evaluation of the sufficiency of audit evidence over operating revenues as a critical audit matter. Subjective auditor judgment was required to evaluate the sufficiency of audit evidence due to the dispersion of the Company’s operating revenues across multiple locations. This included determining the Company locations at which procedures were performed and the supervision and review of procedures performed at those locations.
The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We applied auditor judgment to determine the nature and extent of procedures to be performed over operating revenues, including the determination of the Company locations at which those procedures were to be performed. At each Company location where procedures were performed, we evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls related to the operating revenues process, including controls over the accurate recording of revenue. At each location where procedures were performed, we selected a sample of operating revenue transactions and assessed the recorded operating revenues by comparing the amounts recognized for consistency with underlying documentation, including contracts with customers and shipping documentation. We evaluated the sufficiency of audit evidence obtained over operating revenues by assessing the results of procedures performed, including the appropriateness of the nature and extent of audit effort.
/s/ KPMG LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2001.
Omaha, Nebraska
October 23, 2025
CONSOLIDATED STATE MENTS OF EARNINGS
| Years ended August 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ($ and shares in thousands, except per share amounts) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Operating revenues | $676,368 | $607,074 | $674,084 |
| Cost of operating revenues | 465,588 | 416,019 | 461,069 |
| Gross profit | 210,780 | 191,055 | 213,015 |
| Operating expenses: | |||
| Selling expense | 41,740 | 39,905 | 36,201 |
| General and administrative expense | 62,986 | 57,419 | 56,412 |
| Engineering and research expense | 17,930 | 17,123 | 18,218 |
| Total operating expenses | 122,656 | 114,447 | 110,831 |
| Operating income | 88,124 | 76,608 | 102,184 |
| Other income (expense): | |||
| Interest expense | (1,833) | (3,234) | (3,788) |
| Interest income | 7,718 | 5,189 | 2,783 |
| Other income (expense), net | 574 | 487 | (804) |
| Total other income (expense) | 6,459 | 2,442 | (1,809) |
| Earnings before income taxes | 94,583 | 79,050 | 100,375 |
| Income tax expense | 20,531 | 12,793 | 27,996 |
| Net earnings | $74,052 | $66,257 | $72,379 |
| Earnings per share: | |||
| Basic | $6.82 | $6.04 | $6.58 |
| Diluted | $6.78 | $6.01 | $6.54 |
| Shares used in computing earnings per share: | |||
| Basic | 10,859 | 10,976 | 11,003 |
| Diluted | 10,918 | 11,017 | 11,062 |
| Cash dividends declared per share | $1.45 | $1.41 | $1.37 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTSOF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
| Years ended August 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Net earnings | $74,052 | $66,257 | $72,379 |
| Other comprehensive (loss) income: | |||
| Defined benefit pension plan adjustment, net of tax | 570 | 83 | 306 |
| Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of hedging activities and tax | (4,115) | (9,149) | (24) |
| Unrealized gain on marketable securities, net of tax | 14 | 75 | 181 |
| Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax benefit of $3,066, $277, and $855, respectively | (3,531) | (8,991) | 463 |
| Total comprehensive income | $70,521 | $57,266 | $72,842 |
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| August 31, | August 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| ($ and shares in thousands, except par values) | 2025 | 2024 |
| ASSETS | ||
| Current assets: | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $250,575 | $190,879 |
| Receivables, net of allowance of $6,089 and $5,151, respectively | 113,027 | 116,601 |
| Inventories, net | 136,859 | 154,453 |
| Other current assets | 32,303 | 31,279 |
| Total current assets | 532,764 | 493,212 |
| Property, plant, and equipment, net | 142,307 | 112,815 |
| Intangible assets, net | 23,331 | 25,366 |
| Goodwill | 84,459 | 84,194 |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 18,096 | 15,693 |
| Deferred income tax assets | 19,525 | 14,431 |
| Equity method investment | 8,763 | — |
| Other noncurrent assets | 11,591 | 14,521 |
| Total assets | $840,836 | $760,232 |
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||
| Current liabilities: | ||
| Accounts payable | $48,670 | $37,417 |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 233 | 228 |
| Other current liabilities | 94,689 | 88,171 |
| Total current liabilities | 143,592 | 125,816 |
| Pension benefits liabilities | 3,418 | 4,167 |
| Long-term debt | 114,810 | 114,994 |
| Operating lease liabilities | 17,354 | 15,541 |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 1,024 | 678 |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 27,788 | 18,143 |
| Total liabilities | 307,986 | 279,339 |
| Shareholders' equity: | ||
| Preferred stock of $1 par value - authorized 2,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding | — | — |
| Common stock at $1 par value - authorized 25,000 shares; 19,167 and 19,124 shares issued at August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 19,167 | 19,124 |
| Capital in excess of stated value | 113,042 | 104,369 |
| Retained earnings | 745,397 | 687,093 |
| Less treasury stock - at cost, 8,363 and 8,277 shares, respectively | (311,224) | (299,692) |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net | (33,532) | (30,001) |
| Total shareholders' equity | 532,850 | 480,893 |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $840,836 | $760,232 |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTSOF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
($ and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
| Shares ofcommonstock · Shares oftreasurystock · Commonstock · Capital inexcess ofstatedvalue · Retainedearnings · Treasurystock · Accumulatedothercomprehensiveloss,net · Totalshareholders’equity | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at August 31, 2022 | 19,063 | 8,083 | $19,063 | $94,006 | $579,000 | $(277,238) | $(21,473) | $393,358 | ||||||||
| Comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 72,379 | 72,379 | ||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | 463 | 463 | ||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | 72,842 | |||||||||||||||
| Cash dividends ($1.37) per share | (15,082) | (15,082) | ||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common shares under share compensation plans, net | 31 | 31 | (2,027) | (1,996) | ||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 6,529 | 6,529 | ||||||||||||||
| Balance at August 31, 2023 | 19,094 | 8,083 | $19,094 | $98,508 | $636,297 | $(277,238) | $(21,010) | $455,651 | ||||||||
| Comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 66,257 | 66,257 | ||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | (8,991) | (8,991) | ||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | 57,266 | |||||||||||||||
| Cash dividends ($1.41) per share | (15,461) | (15,461) | ||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | 194 | (22,454) | (22,454) | |||||||||||||
| Issuance of common shares under share compensation plans, net | 30 | 30 | (531) | (501) | ||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 6,392 | 6,392 | ||||||||||||||
| Balance at August 31, 2024 | 19,124 | 8,277 | $19,124 | $104,369 | $687,093 | $(299,692) | $(30,001) | $480,893 | ||||||||
| Comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings | 74,052 | 74,052 | ||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | (3,531) | (3,531) | ||||||||||||||
| Total comprehensive income | 70,521 | |||||||||||||||
| Cash dividends ($1.45) per share | (15,748) | (15,748) | ||||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | 86 | (11,532) | (11,532) | |||||||||||||
| Issuance of common shares under share compensation plans, net | 43 | 43 | 614 | 657 | ||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 8,059 | 8,059 | ||||||||||||||
| Balance at August 31, 2025 | 19,167 | 8,363 | $19,167 | $113,042 | $745,397 | $(311,224) | $(33,532) | $532,850 | ||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEM ENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| Years ended August 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | |||
| Net earnings | $74,052 | $66,257 | $72,379 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: | |||
| Depreciation and amortization | 20,896 | 21,200 | 19,282 |
| Provision for uncollectible accounts receivable | 1,725 | 694 | 881 |
| Deferred income taxes | (1,433) | (3,895) | — |
| Share-based compensation expense | 8,059 | 6,392 | 6,529 |
| Foreign currency transaction (gain) loss | (718) | (971) | 1,126 |
| Other, net | (2,669) | 450 | 1,569 |
| Changes in assets and liabilities: | |||
| Receivables | 3,448 | 23,478 | (4,926) |
| Inventories | 19,090 | (765) | 40,954 |
| Other current assets | (784) | (9,543) | 4,693 |
| Accounts payable | 11,115 | (5,958) | (15,274) |
| Other current liabilities | (4,422) | (8,200) | (9,135) |
| Other noncurrent assets and liabilities | 4,551 | 6,622 | 1,629 |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 132,910 | 95,761 | 119,707 |
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | |||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (42,496) | (28,979) | (18,775) |
| Purchases of marketable securities available-for-sale | (14,676) | (18,831) | (4,932) |
| Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities available-for-sale | 15,000 | 24,633 | 10,982 |
| Purchase of equity method investment | (5,813) | — | — |
| Proceeds from settlement of net investment hedge | 835 | — | — |
| Payments for settlement of net investment hedge | (98) | — | — |
| Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired | — | — | (30,842) |
| Other investing activities, net | (1,326) | (2,764) | (3,850) |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (48,574) | (25,941) | (47,417) |
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | |||
| Repurchase of common shares | (11,532) | (22,454) | — |
| Dividends paid | (15,748) | (15,461) | (15,082) |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 1,507 | 479 | 32 |
| Common stock withheld for payroll tax obligations | (1,450) | (1,575) | (2,471) |
| Other financing activities, net | 372 | 370 | 222 |
| Net cash used in financing activities | (26,851) | (38,641) | (17,299) |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 2,211 | (1,055) | 716 |
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | 59,696 | 30,124 | 55,707 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | 190,879 | 160,755 | 105,048 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $250,575 | $190,879 | $160,755 |
| SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION | |||
| Income taxes paid | 20,759 | 22,285 | 20,305 |
| Interest paid | 1,825 | 3,315 | 3,907 |
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 – Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies
Lindsay Corporation, along with its subsidiaries (collectively called “Lindsay” or the “Company”), is a global leader in providing a variety of proprietary water management and road infrastructure products and services. The Company has been involved in the manufacture and distribution of agricultural irrigation equipment since 1955 and has grown from a regional company to an international water efficiency solutions and highway infrastructure firm with worldwide sales and distribution. Lindsay, a Delaware corporation, maintains its global headquarters in Omaha, Nebraska. The Company has operations which are categorized intotwo reporting segments.
Irrigation Segment
The Company’s irrigation segment includes the manufacture and marketing of center pivot, lateral move, and hose reel irrigation systems which are used principally in the agricultural industry to increase or stabilize crop production while conserving water, energy and labor. The irrigation segment also manufactures and markets repair and replacement parts for its irrigation systems and controls. The Company continues to strengthen irrigation product offerings through innovative technology such as Global Positioning System (“GPS”) positioning and guidance, variable rate irrigation, wireless irrigation management, machine-to-machine (“M2M”) communication technology solutions and mobile device applications. The Company’s domestic irrigation manufacturing facilities are located in Lindsay, Nebraska and Olathe, Kansas. Internationally, the Company has production operations in Brazil, France, China, Türkiye and South Africa as well as distribution and sales operations in the Netherlands, Egypt, Australia and New Zealand. The Company also exports equipment from the U.S. to other international markets.
Infrastructure Segment
The Company’s infrastructure segment includes the manufacture and marketing of moveable barriers, specialty barriers, crash cushions and end terminals, road marking and road safety equipment, and railroad signals and structures. The principal infrastructure manufacturing facilities are located in Rio Vista, California; Milan, Italy; and Lindsay, Nebraska.
Notes to the consolidated financial statements describe various elements of the financial statements and the accounting policies, estimates, and assumptions applied by management. While actual results could differ from those estimated at the time of preparation of the consolidated financial statements, management believes that the accounting policies, assumptions, and estimates applied promote the representational faithfulness, verifiability, neutrality, and transparency of the accounting information included in the consolidated financial statements. The significant accounting policies of the Company are as follows:
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“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.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue in a manner that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled for exchange of those goods or services. Refer to Note 3 for additional information regarding our revenue recognition policy under ASC 606.
Share-Based Compensation
The Company recognizes compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors based on estimated fair values on the date of grant. The Company uses the straight-line amortization method over the vesting period of the awards and records forfeitures as they occur. The Company has historically issued shares upon exercise of stock options or vesting of restricted stock units or performance stock units.
The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense in the Company’s consolidated statement of earnings over the periods during which the employee or director is required to perform a service in exchange for the award.
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model (“Black-Scholes model”) as its valuation method for stock option awards. Under the Black-Scholes model, the fair value of stock option awards on the date of grant is estimated using an option-pricing model that is affected by the Company’s stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of highly complex and subjective variables. These variables include, but are not limited to, the Company’s expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors. Restricted stock, restricted stock units, and the performance-based portion of performance stock units issued under the 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan will have a grant-date fair value equal to the fair market value of the underlying stock on the grant date less present value of expected dividends. The portion of performance stock units based on market-based metrics will have a grant-date fair value calculated through a Monte Carlo simulation model using a number of inputs. The inputs to the Company’s Monte Carlo valuation model are summarized in Note 19 – Share-Based Compensation.
Warranty Costs
The Company’s provision for product warranty reflects management’s best estimate of probable liability under its product warranties. At the time a sale is recognized, the Company records the estimated future warranty costs. The Company generally determines its total future warranty liability by applying historical claims rate experience to the amount of equipment that has been sold and is still within the warranty period. In addition, the Company records provisions for known warranty claims and adjusts for current trends, if applicable. This provision is periodically adjusted to reflect actual experience.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.
Receivables, net
Trade receivables are reported on the balance sheet net of an allowance for expected credit losses. The allowance for expected credit losses is based on a number of factors, including the aging of outstanding receivables and historical losses. In addition, the Company incorporates current economic conditions and customer specific circumstances and details in its estimate for expected credit losses. Receivables are written off against the allowance when the receivable is deemed uncollectible and all collection efforts have been completed.
The Company’s allowance for all expected credit losses related to outstanding receivables amounted to $6.1 million and $5.2 million at August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The Company’s evaluation of the adequacy of the allowance for credit losses is based on facts and circumstances available to the Company at the date the consolidated financial statements are issued and considers any significant changes in circumstances occurring through the date that the financial statements are issued.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined by the last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) method, the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method, or the weighted average cost method for inventory depending on the operations at each specific location. At all locations, the Company reserves for obsolete, slow moving, and excess inventory by estimating the net realizable value based on the potential future use of such inventory.
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property, plant, equipment, and capitalized assets held for lease are stated at cost. The Company capitalizes major expenditures and charges to operating expenses the cost of current maintenance and repairs. Provisions for depreciation and amortization have been computed principally on the straight-line method for property, plant, and equipment. Rates used for depreciation are based principally on the following expected lives: buildings –15 to 40 years; equipment –3 to 7 years; computer hardware and software –3 to 5 years; leased barrier transfer machines –8 to 10 years; leased barriers –12 years; other –2 to 20 years and leasehold improvements – shorter of the economic life or term of the lease. The Company’s internally developed software is included in computer hardware and software. All of the Company’s long‑lived asset groups are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. If the sum of the expected future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset group, an impairment loss is recognized based upon the difference between the fair value of the asset and its carrying value. No impairments were recorded during the fiscal years ended August 31,2025, 2024, and 2023. The cost and accumulated depreciation relating to assets retired or otherwise disposed of areeliminated from the respective accounts at the time of disposition. The resulting gain or loss is included in operating income in the consolidated statements of earnings.
Valuation of Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired in a business combination. Acquired intangible assets are recognized separately from goodwill. Goodwill and other intangible assets are tested for impairment at least annually and whenever triggering events or changes in circumstances indicate its carrying value may not be recoverable. Assessment of the potential impairment of goodwill and identifiable intangible assets is an integral part of the Company’s normal ongoing review of operations. Testing for potential impairment of these assets is significantly dependent on numerous assumptions and reflects management’s best estimates at a particular point in time. The dynamic economic environments in which the Company’s businesses operate and key economic and business assumptions related to projected selling prices, market growth, inflation rates and operating expense ratios, can significantly affect the outcome of impairment tests. Estimates based on these assumptions may differ significantly from actual results. Changes in factors and assumptions used in assessing potential impairments can have a significant impact on the existence and magnitude of impairments, as well as the time in which such impairments are recognized.
In fiscal 2025, in conjunction with the Company’s annual review for impairment, the Company performed a qualitative analysis of goodwill for each of the Company’s reporting units, which are the same as its operating segments, and did not identify any potential impairment. The estimated fair value of all reporting units is substantially in excess of its carrying value. Also in fiscal 2025, the Company performed a qualitative analysis of other intangible assets and concluded there were no indicators of impairment.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for utilizing the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying value of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. These expected future tax consequences are measured based on currently enacted tax rates. The effect of tax rate changes on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income during the period that includes the enactment date. In assessing the ability to realize deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company’s evaluation of the adequacy of any potential allowance is based on facts and circumstances available to the Company at the date the consolidated financial statements are issued and considers any significant changes in circumstances occurring through the date that the financial statements are issued.
Net Earnings per Share
Basic net earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period.
Employee stock options, non-vested shares and similar equity instruments granted by the Company are treated as potential common share equivalents outstanding in computing diluted net earnings per share. The Company’s diluted common shares outstanding reported in each period includes the dilutive effect of restricted stock units, in-the-money options, and performance stock units for which threshold performance conditions have been satisfied and is calculated based on the average share price for each fiscal period using the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, the amount the employee must pay for exercising stock options, and the amount of compensation cost for future service that the Company has not yet recognized, are assumed to be used to repurchase shares.
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
The Company uses certain financial derivatives to mitigate its exposure to volatility in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. All derivative instruments are recorded on the balance sheet at their respective fair values. The Company uses these derivative instruments only to hedge exposures in the ordinary course of business and does not invest in derivative instruments for speculative purposes. On the date a derivative contract is entered into, the Company may elect to designate the derivative as a fair value hedge, a cash flow hedge, or the hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation.
The Company also formally assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivative that is used in the hedging transaction is effective. Changes in fair value of derivative instruments that qualify as hedges of a net investment in foreign operations are recorded as a component of accumulated currency translation adjustment in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), net of related income tax effects.
The Company discontinues hedge accounting prospectively when it is determined that the derivative is no longer effective in offsetting changes in the cash flows of the hedged item, the derivative expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised, or management determines that designation of the derivative as a hedging instrument is no longer appropriate. In situations in which the Company does not elect hedge accounting or hedge accounting is discontinued and the derivative is retained, the Company carries or continues to carry the derivative at its fair value on the balance sheet and recognizes any subsequent changes in its fair value through earnings. The Company manages market and credit risks associated with its derivative instruments by establishing and monitoring limits as to the types and degree of risk that may be undertaken, and by entering into transactions with high-quality counterparties. As of August 31, 2025, the Company’s derivative counterparties had investment grade credit ratings.
Fair Value Measurements
The Company’s disclosure of the fair value of assets and liabilities is based on a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. Inputs refers broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. The categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value will be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
Level 1 – inputs to valuation techniques are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2 – inputs to the valuation techniques are other than quoted prices but are observable for the assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly
Level 3 – inputs to the valuation techniques are unobservable for the assets or liabilities
Treasury Stock
When the Company repurchases its outstanding stock, it records the repurchased shares at cost as a reduction to shareholders’ equity. The weighted average cost method is utilized for share re-issuances. The difference between the cost and the re-issuance price is charged or credited to a “capital in excess of stated value – treasury stock” account to the extent that there is a sufficient balance to absorb the charge. If the treasury stock is sold for an amount less than its cost and there is not a sufficient balance in the capital in excess of stated value – treasury stock account, the excess is charged to retained earnings.
Contingencies
The Company’s accounting for contingencies covers a variety of business activities including contingencies for legal exposures and environmental exposures. The Company accrues these contingencies when its assessments indicate that it is probable that a liability has been incurred and an amount can be reasonably estimated. The Company’s estimates are based on currently available facts and its estimates of the ultimate outcome or resolution. Actual results may differ from the Company’s estimates resulting in an impact, positive or negative, on earnings.
Environmental Remediation Liabilities
Environmental remediation liabilities include costs directly associated with site investigation and clean up, such as materials, external contractor costs and incremental internal costs directly related to the remedy. The Company accrues the anticipated cost of environmental remediation when the obligation is probable and can be reasonably estimated. Estimates used to record environmental remediation liabilities are based on the Company’s best estimate of probable future costs based on site-specific facts and circumstances. Estimates of the cost for the likely remedy are developed using internal resources or by third-party environmental engineers or other service providers. The Company records the environmental remediation liabilities that represent the points in the range of estimates that are most probable or the minimum amount when no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other amount. Portions of the long-term liability that are fixed and reliably determinable are discounted at a risk-free rate.
Translation of Foreign Currency
The Company’s portion of the assets and liabilities related to foreign investments are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Revenue and expenses are translated at the average rates of exchange prevailing during the year. Unrealized foreign currency translation gains or losses are reflected within shareholders’ equity as accumulated other comprehensive income or loss.
Note 2 – New Accounting Pronouncements
Recent Accounting Guidance Adopted
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures which requires, among other updates, enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, or CODM, as well as the aggregate amount of other segment items included in the reported measure of segment profit or loss. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2023 and for interim periods thereafter. See Note 18 - Business Segments for the required disclosures related to this ASU.
Recent Accounting Guidance Not Yet Adopted
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires entities to disclose more detailed information in their reconciliation of their statutory tax rate to their effective tax rate. This ASU will be effective for the Company's fiscal 2026. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this adoption on its disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (DISE), which requires additional disclosure of the nature of expenses included in the income statement in response to longstanding requests from investors for more information about an entity’s expenses. This ASU will be effective for the Company's 2028. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this adoption on its disclosures.
Note 3 – Revenue Recognition
The Company determines the appropriate revenue recognition for its contracts by analyzing the type, terms and conditions of each contract or arrangement with a customer. Revenue is recognized when the Company satisfies the performance obligation by transferring control over goods or services to a customer. The amount of revenue recognized is measured as the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services pursuant to a contract with the customer. The Company does not recognize revenue in cases where collectability is not probable, and defers the recognition until collection is probable or payment is received. Sales taxes, value added taxes, and other taxes collected from its customers concurrent with its revenue activities are excluded from revenue.
The Company elected the practical expedient of treating shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight as a fulfillment obligation instead of a separate performance obligation. Shipping and handling fees billed to the customer are reported as revenue and recorded in the same period as the associated fulfillment costs. Customer rebates, cash discounts and other sales incentives are recorded as a reduction of revenues in the period in which the sale is recognized.
For contracts with a length longer than twelve months, the unsatisfied performance obligations were $10.7 million and $97.9 million at August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The balance of unsatisfied performance obligations at August 31, 2025 is expected to be satisfied within the next twelve toeighteen months.
Performance Obligations
A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to the customer and is the unit of account. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied.
For contracts with multiple performance obligations, the Company allocates the transaction price to each performance obligation using the standalone selling price of each distinct good or service in the contract. For most performance obligations, the standalone selling price is directly observable as these goods or services are also sold separately by the Company. For performance obligations where the standalone selling price is not directly observable, the Company determines the standalone selling price using information that may include market conditions and other observable inputs.
The Company’s performance obligations are satisfied at either a point in time or over time depending on the measure of progress applied toward the complete satisfaction in the transfer of control of the related goods and services to the customer.
Revenue recognized at a point in time is derived from the sale of equipment and related parts. Revenue recognition for equipment and parts is generally recognized at a point in time upon transfer of control of the goods to the customer, which usually happens upon shipment of goods to the customer.
Revenue recognized over time is primarily derived from remote monitoring subscription services and custom and contract manufactured products. For fixed price agreements, the Company recognizes revenue on an inputs basis, using total costs incurred to date as a percentage of total costs expected to be incurred. For remote monitoring subscription services, customers are generally billed in advance and revenue is recognized ratably over the life of the agreement.
The Company also leases certain infrastructure property to customers. Revenues from the leasing of infrastructure property are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
A breakout by segment of revenue recognized over time versus point in time fortwelve months ended August 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, is as follows:
| ($ in thousands) | Irrigation | Infrastructure | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point in time | $534,492 | $84,373 | $618,865 |
| Over time | 33,508 | 6,701 | 40,209 |
| Revenue from the contracts with customers | 568,000 | 91,074 | 659,074 |
| Lease revenue | — | 17,294 | 17,294 |
| Total operating revenues | $568,000 | $108,368 | $676,368 |
| ($ in thousands) | Irrigation | Infrastructure | Total |
| Point in time | $485,790 | $64,821 | $550,611 |
| Over time | 28,106 | 5,539 | 33,645 |
| Revenue from the contracts with customers | 513,896 | 70,360 | 584,256 |
| Lease revenue | — | 22,818 | 22,818 |
| Total operating revenues | $513,896 | $93,178 | $607,074 |
| ($ in thousands) | Irrigation | Infrastructure | Total |
| Point in time | $559,826 | $69,540 | $629,366 |
| Over time | 26,205 | 6,334 | 32,539 |
| Revenue from the contracts with customers | 586,031 | 75,874 | 661,905 |
| Lease revenue | — | 12,179 | 12,179 |
| Total operating revenues | $586,031 | $88,053 | $674,084 |
Further disaggregation of revenue is disclosed in the Note 18 – Business Segments.
Contract Balances
Contract assets arise when recorded revenue for a contract exceeds the amounts billed under the terms of such contract. Contract liabilities arise when billed amounts exceed revenue recorded. Amounts are billable to customers upon various measures of performance, including achievement of certain milestones and completion of specified units of completion of the contract.
Contract assets primarily relate to the Company’s rights to consideration for work completed but not billed at the reporting date. The contract liabilities primarily relate to the advance consideration received from customers for customer contracts, for which transfer of control of products or performance of service occurs in the future, and therefore revenue is recognized upon completion of the performance obligation. The Company has elected to recognize the incremental costs of obtaining a contract with a term of less than one year as a selling expense when incurred.
At August 31, 2025 and 2024, contract assets amounted to$1.1 million and$3.3 million, respectively. These amounts are included within other current assets on the consolidated balance sheet.
At August 31, 2025, and 2024, contract liabilities amounted to $14.2 million and $21.5 million, respectively. Contract liabilities are included within other current liabilities and noncurrent liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. During the year ended August 31, 2025, the Company recognized $18.9 million of revenue that was included in the liability as of August 31, 2024. The revenue recognized was due to performance obligations being completed during the year. Amounts included here exclude deferred lease revenues that are included within other current liabilities.
Note 4 – Equity Method Investment
On December 19, 2024, the Company completed its acquisition of a 49.9% non-controlling interest in Pessl Instruments GmbH ("Pessl"), an Austrian company that provides agricultural technology solutions focused on field monitoring systems such as weather stations and soil moisture probes, for $7.5 million, inclusive of direct transaction costs. The acquisition of the non-controlling interest includes a call option that, if exercised, would allow the Company to acquire the remainder of Pessl’s outstanding shares based on Pessl’s future earnings at certain dates
in the future, beginning in October 2027.
The Company's investment in Pessl is accounted for pursuant to the equity method due to the Company’s ability to exert significant influence over decisions relating to Pessl's operating and financial affairs. Revenue and expenses of this investment are not consolidated into the Company’s financial statements; rather, the proportionate share of the earnings or losses is recorded within other income (expense), net on the consolidated statements of earnings. Earnings or losses are recorded on a one-month lag due to differences in reporting timelines between the Company and Pessl. For the year ended August 31, 2025, the Company recognized $0.4 million in equity earnings, net of amortizable basis differences, from its investment in Pessl.
The Company determined that on the date of the minority interest acquisition of Pessl, there were differences between the Company's investment in Pessl and its proportional interest in the equity of Pessl of approximately $0.7 million, which represented basis differences between the Company's purchase price and its share of Pessl's net assets as well as residual equity method goodwill that is not amortized. Amortizable basis differences, which are not financially significant, are being amortized over a 5-year period and are recorded within other income (expense), net on the consolidated statements of earnings.
Note 5 – Net Earnings Per Share
The following table shows the computation of basic and diluted net earnings per share for fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023:
| For the years ended August 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ($ and shares in thousands, except per share amounts) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Numerator: | |||
| Net earnings | $74,052 | $66,257 | $72,379 |
| Denominator: | |||
| Weighted average shares outstanding | 10,859 | 10,976 | 11,003 |
| Diluted effect of stock equivalents | 59 | 41 | 59 |
| Weighted average shares outstanding assuming dilution | 10,918 | 11,017 | 11,062 |
| Basic net earnings per share | $6.82 | $6.04 | $6.58 |
| Diluted net earnings per share | $6.78 | $6.01 | $6.54 |
Certain stock options and restricted stock units were excluded from the computation of diluted net earnings per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive. Performance stock units are excluded from the calculation of dilutive potential common shares until the threshold performance conditions have been satisfied. The number of securities excluded from the computation of earnings per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive was not significant for fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023.
Note 6 – Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Accumulated other comprehensive loss is included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in the shareholders’ equity section, and consists of the following components:
| August 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss: | ||
| Defined benefit pension plan, net of tax benefit of $414 and $594 | $(1,318) | (1,888) |
| Foreign currency translation, net of hedging activities, net of tax expense of $296 and $3,542 | (32,214) | (28,113) |
| Total accumulated other comprehensive loss | $(33,532) | (30,001) |
Note 7 – Income Taxes
For financial reporting purposes, earnings before income taxes include the following components:
| For the years ended August 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| United States | $67,551 | $40,497 | $40,066 |
| Foreign | 27,032 | 38,553 | 60,309 |
| Earnings before income taxes | $94,583 | $79,050 | $100,375 |
Significant components of the income tax provision are as follows:
| For the years ended August 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Current: | |||
| Federal | $8,897 | $9,743 | $8,119 |
| State | 2,338 | 2,331 | 1,690 |
| Foreign | 10,729 | 4,614 | 18,187 |
| Total current | 21,964 | 16,688 | 27,996 |
| Deferred: | |||
| Federal | (1,970) | (2,310) | (684) |
| State | (276) | (370) | (76) |
| Foreign | 813 | (1,215) | 760 |
| Total deferred | (1,433) | (3,895) | — |
| Total income tax provision | $20,531 | $12,793 | $27,996 |
Total income tax provision resulted in effective tax rates differing from that of the statutory United States federal income tax rates. The reasons for these differences are:
| For the years ended August 31, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
| ($ in thousands) | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % |
| U.S. statutory rate | $19,863 | 21.0 | $16,601 | 21.0 | $21,079 | 21.0 |
| State and local taxes, net of federal tax benefit | 1,571 | 1.7 | 1,471 | 1.9 | 1,259 | 1.3 |
| Foreign tax rate differences | (332) | (0.4) | 1,658 | 2.1 | 6,017 | 6.0 |
| NOLs | (242) | (0.3) | (1,349) | (1.7) | — | — |
| U.S. tax reform | — | — | — | — | (103) | (0.1) |
| Deferred tax asset valuation allowance | — | — | — | — | (610) | (0.6) |
| Federal credits | (1,691) | (1.8) | (1,256) | (1.6) | (445) | (0.4) |
| Uncertain tax benefits | (385) | (0.4) | (221) | (0.3) | (84) | (0.1) |
| Capital gains | — | — | — | — | 529 | 0.5 |
| International credits | — | — | (4,386) | (5.5) | — | — |
| Other | 1,747 | 1.9 | 275 | 0.3 | 354 | 0.3 |
| Effective rate | $20,531 | 21.7 | $12,793 | 16.2 | $27,996 | 27.9 |
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
| August 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Deferred tax assets: | ||
| Accrued expenses | 10,430 | $9,879 |
| Warranty | 3,379 | 3,432 |
| Defined benefit pension plan | 988 | 1,188 |
| Inventory | 2,583 | 2,825 |
| Share-based compensation | 2,285 | 1,920 |
| Vacation | 1,473 | 1,202 |
| Net operating loss and capital loss carry forwards | 354 | 1,264 |
| Deferred revenue | 1,583 | 1,329 |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts | 1,721 | 1,343 |
| Lease liabilities | 3,679 | 3,712 |
| Capitalized research and development expenditures | 5,528 | 3,867 |
| Net investment hedges | 3,436 | 41 |
| Other | 1,838 | 1,392 |
| Gross deferred tax assets | 39,277 | 33,394 |
| Valuation allowance | (534) | (534) |
| Net deferred tax assets | $38,743 | $32,860 |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||
| Intangible assets | $(4,767) | $(4,802) |
| Property, plant, and equipment | (12,163) | (11,398) |
| Lease assets | (2,912) | (2,907) |
| Other | (400) | — |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | $(20,242) | $(19,107) |
| Net deferred tax assets | $18,501 | $13,753 |
In assessing the ability to realize deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As of August 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had a valuation allowance of $0.5 million related to deferred tax assets in a jurisdiction where the Company does not expect to realize the deferred benefit.
The Company intends to reinvest earnings of its foreign subsidiaries to maintain sufficient working capital and other investment needs. Additional earnings are not considered permanently reinvested, and the Company will record a deferred tax liability associated with any withholding taxes when these earnings are generated. The deferred tax liability associated with such withholding taxes is not significant as of August 31, 2025. The Company continues to evaluate its global cash requirements and may adjust its reinvestment assertions in future periods based on changes in business strategy, cash requirements, or tax law.
The Company recognizes tax benefits only for tax positions that are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely to be realized upon settlement. Unrecognized tax benefits are tax benefits claimed in the Company’s tax returns that do not meet these recognition and measurement standards. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits at August 31,2025 and 2024 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements. While it is expected that the amount of unrecognized tax benefits will change in the next twelve months as a result of the expiration of statutes of limitations, the Company does not expect this change to have a significant impact on its results of operations or financial position.
The Company files income tax returns in the United States and various state and foreign jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to income tax examination by US federal and most state tax authorities for tax years prior to fiscal 2021. Other major jurisdictions where we conduct business generally have statutes of limitations ranging from three tosix years.
Note 8 - Inventories
| August 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Raw materials and supplies | $70,510 | $84,725 |
| Work in process | 7,186 | 10,192 |
| Finished goods and purchased parts | 78,631 | 80,877 |
| Total inventory value before LIFO adjustment | 156,327 | 175,794 |
| Less adjustment to LIFO value | (19,468) | (21,341) |
| Inventories, net | $136,859 | $154,453 |
Of the $136.9 million and $154.5 million of inventories at August 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively, $35.0 million and $42.7 million, respectively was valued on the last-in, first-out ("LIFO") basis, and $101.9 million and $111.8 million, respectively, was valued on first-in, first-out ("FIFO") or average cost methods.
Note 9 – Property, Plant, and Equipment
| August 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Operating property, plant, and equipment: | ||
| Land | $7,385 | $7,291 |
| Buildings | 61,139 | 58,145 |
| Machinery and equipment | 115,112 | 105,061 |
| Furniture and fixtures | 9,741 | 9,157 |
| Computer hardware and software | 27,139 | 27,907 |
| Construction in progress | 46,535 | 24,854 |
| Total operating property, plant, and equipment | 267,051 | 232,415 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (142,538) | (139,892) |
| Total operating property, plant, and equipment, net | 124,513 | 92,523 |
| Property held for lease: | ||
| Machines | 15,787 | 15,914 |
| Barriers | 32,222 | 32,286 |
| Total property held for lease | 48,009 | 48,200 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (30,215) | (27,908) |
| Total property held for lease, net | 17,794 | 20,292 |
| Property, plant, and equipment, net | $142,307 | $112,815 |
Depreciation expense was $14.6 million, $14.8 million, and $13.9 million for fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Note 10 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
The carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the year ended August 31, 2025 and August 31, 2024 is as follows:
| ($ in thousands) | Irrigation | Infrastructure | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance as of August 31, 2023 | 67,371 | 15,750 | 83,121 |
| FieldWise purchase accounting adjustments | 1,004 | — | 1,004 |
| Foreign currency translation | (23) | 92 | 69 |
| Balance as of August 31, 2024 | 68,352 | 15,842 | 84,194 |
| Foreign currency translation | 24 | 241 | 265 |
| Balance as of August 31, 2025 | $68,376 | $16,083 | $84,459 |
The components of the Company’s identifiable intangible assets and their weighted average remaining life at August 31, 2025 and 2024 are included in the table below.
| August 31, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2024 | ||||||
| Weighted · Gross · Weighted · Gross | ||||||
| average | carrying | Accumulated | average | carrying | Accumulated | |
| ($ in thousands) | years | amount | amortization | years | amount | amortization |
| Definite lived intangible assets: | ||||||
| Patents and developed technology | 2.5 | $29,641 | $(26,545) | 2.9 | $29,308 | $(25,460) |
| Customer relationships | 6.6 | 26,056 | (17,818) | 6.7 | 26,037 | (16,470) |
| Indefinite lived intangible assets: | ||||||
| Tradenames | N/A | 11,997 | — | N/A | 11,951 | — |
| Total | 5.5 | $67,694 | $(44,363) | 5.6 | $67,296 | $(41,930) |
Amortization expense for amortizable intangible assets was $2.2 million, $2.9 million, and $2.0 million for fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Future estimated amortization of intangible assets for the next five years is as follows:
| Fiscal years | $ in thousands |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1,593 |
| 2027 | 1,590 |
| 2028 | 1,554 |
| 2029 | 1,150 |
| 2030 | 780 |
| Thereafter | 4,667 |
| $11,334 |
The Company updated its impairment evaluation of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives at August 31, 2025. No impairment losses were indicated as a result of the annual impairment testing for fiscal 2025, 2024 and 2023.
Note 11 – Other Current Liabilities
| August 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Other current liabilities: | ||
| Compensation and benefits | $28,799 | $21,673 |
| Warranties | 14,158 | 14,180 |
| Contract liabilities | 13,474 | 20,496 |
| Dealer related liabilities | 9,919 | 9,072 |
| Tax related liabilities | 7,617 | 6,544 |
| Deferred revenue - lease | 4,465 | 2,740 |
| Operating lease liabilities | 4,113 | 3,623 |
| Accrued insurance | 975 | 1,053 |
| Accrued environmental liabilities | 509 | 462 |
| Other | 10,660 | 8,328 |
| Total other current liabilities | $94,689 | $88,171 |
Note 12 – Credit Arrangements
Senior Notes. The Company has outstanding $115.0 million in aggregate principal amount of unsecured Senior Notes, Series A (the “Senior Notes”). The entire principal of the Senior Notes is due and payable on February 19, 2030. Interest on the Senior Notes is payable semi-annually at a fixed annual rate of 3.82 percent and borrowings under the Senior Notes are unsecured. The Company used the proceeds of the sale of the Senior Notes for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions and dividends.
Revolving Credit Facility. The Company has outstanding a $50.0 million unsecured Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) expiring August 26, 2030. The Company intends to use borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility for working capital purposes and to fund future acquisitions. At August 31,2025 and 2024, the Company hadno outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility. The amount of borrowings available at any time under the Revolving Credit Facility is reduced by the amount of standby letters of credit issued by Wells Fargo then outstanding. At August 31, 2025, the Company had the ability to borrow up to $50.0 million under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility may be increased by up to an additional $50.0 million at any time, subject to additional commitment approval. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a variable rate equal to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus a margin of between 100 and 210 basis points depending on the Company’s leverage ratio then in effect (which resulted in a variable rate of 5.69 percent at August 31, 2025), subject to adjustment as set forth in the loan documents for the Revolving Credit Facility. Interest is paid on a monthly to quarterly basis depending on loan type. The Company currently pays an annual commitment fee on the unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility. The fee is between 0.125 percent and 0.2 percent (0.125 percent at August 31, 2025) on the unused balance depending on the Company’s leverage ratio then in effect.
Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility have equal priority with borrowings under the Company’s Senior Notes. Each of the credit arrangements described above include certain covenants relating primarily to the Company’s financial condition. These financial covenants include a funded debt to EBITDA leverage ratio and an interest coverage ratio. In the event that the loan documents for the Revolving Credit Facility were to require the Company to comply with any financial covenant that is not already included or is more restrictive than what is already included in the arrangement governing the Senior Notes, then such covenant shall be deemed incorporated by reference into the Senior Notes for the benefit of the holders of the Senior Notes. Upon the occurrence of any event of default of these covenants, including a change in control of the Company, all amounts outstanding thereunder may be declared to be immediately due and payable. At August 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company was in compliance with all financial loan covenants contained in its credit arrangements in place as of each of those dates.
Series 2006A Bonds. Elecsys International, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has outstanding $0.3 million in principal amount of industrial revenue bonds that were issued in 2006 (the “Series 2006A Bonds”). Principal and interest on the Series 2006A Bonds are payable monthly through maturity on September 1, 2026. The interest rate is adjustable every five years based on the yield of the 5-year United States Treasury Notes, plus 0.45 percent (2.06 percent as of August 31, 2025 through maturity). The obligations under the Series 2006A Bonds are secured by a first priority security interest in certain real estate.
Long-term debt consists of the following:
| August 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Series A Senior Notes | $115,000 | $115,000 |
| Elecsys Series 2006A Bonds | 263 | 492 |
| Total debt | 115,263 | 115,492 |
| Less current portion | (233) | (228) |
| Less debt issuance costs | (220) | (270) |
| Total long-term debt | $114,810 | $114,994 |
Principal payments due on the debt are as follows:
| Due within | $ in thousands |
|---|---|
| 1 year | $233 |
| 2 years | 30 |
| Thereafter | 115,000 |
| $115,263 |
Note 13 – Leases
The Company, as lessee, has operating leases primarily for office space, manufacturing facilities, equipment, and vehicles. The Company determines if a contract is or contains a lease at the inception of the contract based on whether the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset over a period of time in exchange for consideration. The Company considers disclosures related to its transactions as a lessor to not be material and has omitted such disclosures.
The Company elected, for all classes of underlying assets, to not separate lease and non-lease components and instead will treat the lease agreement as a single lease component for all asset classes.
Short-term operating leases, which have an initial expected term of twelve months or less, are not recorded on the consolidated balance sheet. Such fixed lease payments are recognized within the consolidated statement of earnings on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Any variable payments associated with short-term operating leases are recognized within the consolidated statement of earnings as they are incurred. The Company didnot recognize any expense for such leases during thetwelve months ended August 31, 2025 and 2024.
Many of the Company’s leases contain renewal or extension options. The Company includes all renewal or extension periods that it is reasonably certain to exercise at lease commencement within the measurement of the ROU asset and lease liability.
The Company’s lease portfolio consists of operating leases which are included in operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. To calculate the present value of future lease payments, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate that estimates a collateralized rate based on the expected term of the lease.
Lease cost and other information related to the Company’s operating leases are as follows:
| August 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Operating lease cost (cost resulting from lease payments) | $4,820 | $4,386 |
| Variable lease cost (cost excluded from lease payments) | 574 | 567 |
| Total lease cost | $5,394 | $4,953 |
| Operating cash outflows from operating leases | $4,921 | $4,593 |
| Weighted average lease term - operating leases | 6.9 years | 7.4 years |
| Weighted average discount rate - operating leases | 4.0% | 3.7% |
Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases are as follows:
| August 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | Classification | 2025 | 2024 |
| Operating lease ROU assets | Operating lease right-of-use assets | $18,096 | $15,693 |
| Operating lease short-term liabilities | Other current liabilities | 4,113 | 3,623 |
| Operating lease long-term liabilities | Operating lease liabilities | 17,354 | 15,541 |
| Total lease liabilities | $21,467 | $19,164 | |
The minimum lease payments under operating leases expiring subsequent to August 31, 2025 are as follows:
| Fiscal year ending | $ in thousands |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $4,896 |
| 2027 | 4,115 |
| 2028 | 3,080 |
| 2029 | 2,476 |
| 2030 | 2,318 |
| Thereafter | 7,894 |
| Total lease payments | 24,779 |
| Less: interest | 3,312 |
| Present value of lease liabilities | $21,467 |
Note 14 – Fair Value Measurements
The following table presents the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value, based upon the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall, as of August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively:
| ($ in thousands) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $250,575 | $— | $— | $250,575 |
| Derivative liabilities | — | (14,622) | — | (14,622) |
| ($ in thousands) | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $190,879 | $— | $— | $190,879 |
| Derivative assets | — | 603 | — | 603 |
| Derivative liabilities | — | (777) | — | (777) |
The carrying value of long-term debt (including current portion) was $115.3 million and $115.5 million at August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The fair value of this debt was estimated to be$106.4 million and $105.5 million as of August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, based on current market rates as of the respective year-ends.
The Company enters into derivative instrument agreements, to manage risk in connection with changes in foreign currency. The Company only enters into derivative instrument agreements with counterparties who have highly rated credit and does not enter into derivative instrument agreements for trading or speculative purposes. The fair values are based on inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability and are determined by standard calculations and models that use readily observable market parameters. These inputs include foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. Industry standard data providers are the primary source for forward and spot rate information for both interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.
The Company has entered into various cross currency swaps that mature between the second quarter of fiscal 2026 and the third quarter of fiscal 2028 with a total notional amount of$175.0 million, or €163.2 million. The Company elected the spot method for designating these swaps as net investment hedges. Changes in the fair value of these contracts are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheets and the fair value of these contracts is recorded within other noncurrent assets and other noncurrent liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of these contracts as of August 31, 2025, is included in the table above as derivative liabilities. Translation gains and losses are recorded within other comprehensive income related to the Company's net investment hedges. Translation losses were $10.6 million, $1.1 million, and $3.3 million for the years ended August 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
During fiscal 2025, the Company settled foreign currency forward contracts resulting in a net loss of $0.4 million which were recorded in the consolidated statements of earnings. At August 31, 2025 the Company had an outstanding foreign currency forward contract to sell a notional amount of 143.5 million South African rand at fixed prices to settle during the next fiscal quarter. The Company’s foreign currency forward contracts do not qualify as hedges of a net investment in foreign operations.
Note 15 – Commitments and Contingencies
In the ordinary course of its business operations, the Company enters into arrangements that obligate it to make future payments under contracts such as lease agreements. Additionally, the Company is involved, from time to time, in commercial litigation, employment disputes, administrative proceedings, business disputes and other legal proceedings. The Company has established accruals for certain proceedings based on an assessment of probability of loss. The Company believes that any such currently-pending proceedings are either covered by insurance or would not have a material effect on the business or its consolidated financial statements if decided in a manner that is unfavorable to the Company. Such proceedings are exclusive of environmental remediation matters which are discussed separately below.
Infrastructure Products Litigation
The Company is currently defending a number of product liability lawsuits arising out of vehicle collisions with highway barriers incorporating the Company’s X-Lite® end terminal. Despite the September 2018 reversal of a sizable judgment against a competitor and the October 2023 dismissal of the FCA Lawsuit (as defined below), the Company expects that the significant attention brought to the infrastructure products industry by the original judgment may lead to additional lawsuits being filed against the Company and others in the industry.
Following the March 2019 filing of a qui tam lawsuit (as amended, the “FCA Lawsuit”) by an individual relator (the “Relator”) on behalf of the United States and twelve individual states, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (the “U.S. District Court”), the Department of Justice, Civil Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York (the “U.S. Attorney’s Office”) proceeded to initiate an investigation into the Relator’s allegations relating to the Company's X-Lite end terminal and potential violations of the False Claims Act. On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Attorney’s Office submitted a letter motion (the “Letter Motion”) informing the U.S. District Court that the United States had investigated the Relator’s allegations and now sought to move to dismiss the FCA Lawsuit as it had “determined that dismissal is commensurate with the public interest because the claims lack merit and the matter does not warrant the continued expenditure of resources to pursue or monitor the action.” The U.S. Attorney’s Office also noted that it had “been advised by counsel for the twelve states that the states [had] no objection to the U.S. District Court declining to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining state claims and to dismissing those claims without prejudice to the states.” On October 2, 2023, the U.S. District Court granted the Letter Motion and indicated that a motion to dismiss could be filed without further order or pre-motion conference. On October 12, 2023, after the Relator proceeded to file his own notice of voluntary dismissal, the U.S. Attorney’s Office filed its notice of consent to the Relator’s voluntary dismissal. On October 26, 2023, the U.S. District Court ordered the dismissal of the FCA Lawsuit without prejudice as to the Relator, the United States, and each of the 12 state plaintiffs.
On November 27, 2023, following the dismissal of the Relator’s FCA Lawsuit, the Relator filed under seal subsequent qui tam lawsuits on behalf of each of the States of Tennessee and California against the Company, certain of its subsidiaries, and certain third parties which originally designed the X-Lite end terminal. The Tennessee lawsuit (the “Tennessee FATA Lawsuit”) was filed in the Circuit Court of Davidson County, Nashville, Tennessee (the “Tennessee Circuit Court”), and the California lawsuit (the “California FATA Lawsuit”) was filed in the Superior Court of California, Sacramento County (the “California Superior Court”). Both lawsuits make substantially similar allegations as those originally made in the FCA Lawsuit with respect to the Company’s X-Lite end terminal and potential violations of each state’s respective Fraud Against Taxpayers Act. The State of Tennessee filed under seal a notice of its election to decline to intervene on March 26, 2024, the Tennessee Circuit Court ordered the Tennessee FATA Lawsuit unsealed later in 2024, and the Company learned of the Tennessee FATA Lawsuit when it and its named subsidiaries were served in June 2024. The State of California similarly filed under seal a notice of its election to decline to intervene on September 13, 2024, the California Superior Court ordered the California FATA Lawsuit unsealed in 2025, and the Company learned of the California FATA Lawsuit when it and its named subsidiaries were served in June 2025.
The Company, certain of its subsidiaries, and certain third parties which originally designed the X-Lite end terminal have also been named in a lawsuit filed on June 9, 2020 in the Circuit Court of Cole County, Missouri by Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (“MHTC”). MHTC alleges, among other things, that the X-Lite end terminal was defectively designed and failed to perform as designed, intended, and advertised, leading to MHTC’s removal and replacement of X-Lite end terminals from Missouri’s roadways. MHTC alleges strict liability (defective design and failure to warn), negligence, breach of express warranties, breach of implied warranties (merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose), fraud, and public nuisance. MHTC seeks compensatory damages, interest, attorneys’ fees, and punitive damages.
The Company believes it has meritorious factual and legal defenses to each of the lawsuits discussed above and is prepared to vigorously defend its interests. Based on the information currently available to the Company, the Company does not believe that a loss is probable in any of these lawsuits; therefore, no accrual has been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. While it is reasonably possible that a loss may be incurred, the Company is unable to estimate a range of potential loss due to the complexity and current status of these lawsuits. However, the Company maintains insurance coverage to mitigate the impact of adverse exposures in these lawsuits and does not expect that these lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on its business or its consolidated financial statements.
Environmental Remediation
In previous years, the Company committed to a plan to remediate environmental contamination of the groundwater at and adjacent to its Lindsay, Nebraska facility (the “site”). The current estimated aggregate accrued cost of $10.6 millionis based on consideration of remediation options which the Company believes could be successful in meeting the long-term regulatory requirements of the site. The Company submitted a revised remedial alternatives evaluation reportto the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (the “NDEE”) in August 2020 to review remediation alternatives and proposed plans for the site. While the proposed remediation plan is preliminary and has not been approved by the EPA or the NDEE, they approved an in situ thermal remediation pilot study that was conducted by the Company at a specific location on the site. The Company completed the pilot program in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023. A final report was submitted to the EPA and NDEE for review in November 2023. The Company continues to work with the EPA and the NDEE on finalizing the proposed remediation plans for the site. Of the total liability as of August 31, 2025 and 2024, $8.0 million was calculated on a discounted basis using a discount rate of 1.2 percent, which represents a risk-free rate. This discounted portion of the liability amounts to $9.1 million on an undiscounted basis at August 31, 2025 and 2024.
The Company accrues the anticipated cost of investigation and remediation when the obligation is probable and can be reasonably estimated. While the plan has not been formally approved by the EPA, the Company believes the current accrual is a good faith estimate of the long-term cost of remediation at this site; however, the estimate of costs and their timing could change as a result of a number of factors, including but not limited to (1) EPA input on the proposed remediation plan and any changes which the EPA may subsequently require, (2) refinement of cost estimates and length of time required to complete remediation and post-remediation operations and maintenance, (3) effectiveness of the technology chosen in remediation of the site as well as changes in technology that may be available in the future, and (4) unforeseen circumstances existing at the site. As a result of these factors, the actual amount of costs incurred by the Company in connection with the remediation of contamination of its Lindsay, Nebraska site could exceed the amounts accrued for this expense at this time. While any revisions could be material to the operating results of any fiscal quarter or fiscal year, the Company does not expect such additional expenses would have a material adverse effect on its liquidity or financial condition.
The following table summarizes the environmental remediation liability classifications included in the consolidated balance sheets as of August 31, 2025 and 2024:
| ($ in thousands) | August 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet location | 2025 | 2024 |
| Other current liabilities | $509 | $462 |
| Other noncurrent liabilities | 10,123 | 10,167 |
| Total environmental remediation liabilities | $10,632 | $10,629 |
Note 16 – Retirement Plans
The Company has defined contribution profit‑sharing plans covering substantially all of its full-time U.S. employees. Participants may voluntarily contribute a percentage of compensation, but not in excess of the maximum allowed under the Internal Revenue Code. The plans provide for a matching contribution by the Company. The Company’s total contributions charged to expense under the plans were $1.3 million, $1.4 million, and $1.3 million for the years ended August 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
A supplementary non-qualified, non-funded retirement plan forfive former executives is also maintained. Plan benefits are based on the executive’s average total compensation during thethree highest compensation years of employment. This unfunded supplemental retirement plan is not subject to the minimum funding requirements of ERISA. While the plan is unfunded, the Company has purchased life insurance policies on certain former executives named in this supplemental retirement plan to provide funding for this liability. The cash surrender values of these insurance policies are recorded as other noncurrent assets.
As of August 31, 2025 and 2024, the funded status of the supplemental retirement plan was recorded in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company utilizes an August 31 measurement date for plan obligations related to the supplemental retirement plan. As this is an unfunded retirement plan, the funded status is equal to the benefit obligation.
The funded status of the plan and the net amount recognized in the accompanying balance sheets as of August 31 is as follows:
| August 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Change in benefit obligation: | ||
| Benefit obligation at beginning of year | $4,697 | $4,912 |
| Interest cost | 226 | 232 |
| Actuarial loss (gain) | (557) | 83 |
| Benefits paid | (474) | (530) |
| Benefit obligation at end of year | $3,892 | $4,697 |
Amounts recorded in the consolidated balance sheets for the pension benefit obligation consist of:
| August 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Other current liabilities | $474 | $530 |
| Other non-current liabilities | 3,418 | 4,167 |
| Net amount recognized | $3,892 | $4,697 |
The before-tax amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of:
| August 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Net actuarial loss | $(1,732) | $(2,482) |
For the years ended August 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company assumed a discount rateof 5.4 percent and 5.1 percent, respectively, for the determination of the liability. The assumptions used to determine benefit obligations and costs are selected based on current and expected market conditions. The discount rate is based on a hypothetical portfolio of long-term corporate bonds with cash flows approximating the timing of expected benefit payments.
For the years ended August 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, the Company assumed a discount rate of 5.1 percent,5.0 percent, and 4.1 percent, respectively, for the determination of the net periodic benefit cost. The components of the net periodic benefit cost for the supplemental retirement plan recorded within other income (expense) on the consolidated statement of earnings are as follows:
| For the years ended August 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Interest cost | $226 | $232 | $211 |
| Net amortization and deferral | 193 | 191 | 211 |
| Total | $419 | $423 | $422 |
The estimated actuarial loss for the supplemental retirement plan that will be amortized, on a pre-tax basis, from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost during fiscal 2025 will be $0.2 million.
The Company’s future annual contributions to the supplemental retirement plan will be equal to expected net benefit payments since the plan is unfunded. The following net benefit payments are expected to be paid:
| Fiscal years | $ in thousands |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $453 |
| 2027 | 440 |
| 2028 | 426 |
| 2029 | 410 |
| 2030 | 393 |
| Thereafter | 1,770 |
| $3,892 |
Note 17 - Warranties
Product Warranties
The Company generally warrants its products against certain manufacturing and other defects and estimates the amount of warranty accrual based on various factors, including historical warranty costs, current claim trends, and operating revenue. These product warranties are provided for specific periods and/or usage of the product. The accrued product warranty costs are for a combination of specifically identified items and other incurred, but not identified, items based primarily on historical experience of actual warranty claims. This reserve is classified within other current liabilities.
The following tables provide the changes in the Company’s product warranties:
| For the years ended August 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 |
| Product warranty accrual balance, beginning of period | $14,180 | $14,535 |
| Liabilities accrued for warranties during the period | 9,730 | 7,951 |
| Warranty claims paid during the period | (9,752) | (8,306) |
| Changes in estimates | — | — |
| Product warranty accrual balance, end of period | $14,158 | $14,180 |
Warranty costs were $9.7 million, $8.0 million, and $10.9 million for fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Note 18 – Business Segments
The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is the Chief Executive Officer. The CODM utilizes operating income to guide resource allocation across reportable segments as part of the Company’s strategic and annual planning efforts, and to assess segment performance by comparing planned results to actual outcomes.
The CODM manages the Company's business activities intwo reportable segments: Irrigation and Infrastructure. The accounting policies of thetwo reportable segments are the same as those described in Note 1. The CODM evaluates the performance of its reportable segments based on segment revenues and operating income, with operating income for segment purposes excluding unallocated corporate general and administrative expenses, interest income, interest expense, other income and expenses, and income taxes. Operating income for segment purposes does include general and administrative expenses, selling expenses, engineering and research expenses and other overhead charges directly attributable to the segment. There are no inter-segment sales included in the amounts disclosed.
Irrigation
This reporting segment includes the manufacture and marketing of center pivot, lateral move, and hose reel irrigation systems and large diameter steel tubing, as well as various innovative technology solutions such as GPS positioning and guidance, variable rate irrigation, remote irrigation management and scheduling technology, and industrial internet of things, or "IIoT", solutions. The irrigation reporting segment consists ofone operating segment.
Infrastructure
This reporting segment includes the manufacture and marketing of moveable barriers, specialty barriers, crash cushions and end terminals, and road marking and road safety equipment. The infrastructure reporting segment consists ofone operating segment.
In fiscal year 2025, one customer within the Company's irrigation segment accounted for approximately 13% of consolidated revenues relating to the large irrigation project in the MENA region. In fiscal years 2024 and 2023, no individual customer accounted for more than 10% of consolidated revenue.
Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s reportable segments is shown in the following tables:
| ($ in thousands) · Irrigation · Infrastructure · Consolidated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenues | $568,000 | (1) | $108,368 | $676,368 |
| Cost of operating revenues | 402,126 | 63,462 | 465,588 | |
| Gross profit | 165,874 | 44,906 | 210,780 | |
| Operating expenses | 68,911 | 18,568 | 87,479 | |
| Segment operating income | $96,963 | $26,338 | $123,301 | |
| Unallocated corporate expenses | 35,177 | |||
| Operating income | $88,124 | |||
| (1) includes domestic revenues of $273,839 and international revenues of $294,161 | ||||
| ($ in thousands) · Irrigation · Infrastructure · Consolidated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenues | $513,896 | (1) | $93,178 | $607,074 |
| Cost of operating revenues | 358,390 | 57,629 | 416,019 | |
| Gross profit | 155,506 | 35,549 | 191,055 | |
| Operating expenses | 67,959 | 16,554 | 84,513 | |
| Segment operating income | $87,547 | $18,995 | $106,542 | |
| Unallocated corporate expenses | 29,934 | |||
| Operating income | $76,608 | |||
| (1) includes domestic revenues of $302,148 and international revenues of $211,748 | ||||
| ($ in thousands) · Irrigation · Infrastructure · Consolidated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating revenues | $586,031 | (1) | $88,053 | $674,084 |
| Cost of operating revenues | 401,427 | 59,642 | 461,069 | |
| Gross profit | 184,604 | 28,411 | 213,015 | |
| Operating expenses | 62,635 | 16,344 | 78,979 | |
| Segment operating income | $121,969 | $12,067 | $134,036 | |
| Unallocated corporate expenses | 31,852 | |||
| Operating income | $102,184 | |||
| (1) includes domestic revenues of $309,538 and international revenues of $276,493 | ||||
Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s capital expenditures and depreciation and amortization is shown in the following tables.
| For the years ended August 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Total capital expenditures: | |||
| Irrigation | $38,026 | $24,720 | $13,043 |
| Infrastructure | 4,147 | 4,207 | 5,287 |
| Corporate | 323 | 52 | 445 |
| $42,496 | $28,979 | $18,775 | |
| Depreciation and amortization: | |||
| Irrigation | $14,198 | $14,480 | $12,834 |
| Infrastructure | 4,417 | 4,396 | 4,023 |
| Corporate | 2,281 | 2,324 | 2,425 |
| $20,896 | $21,200 | $19,282 | |
Summarized financial information concerning the Company’s geographical areas is shown in the following tables.
| For the years ended August 31, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||
| Revenues | % of total | Revenues | % of total | Revenues | % of total | |
| United States | $350,229 | 52 | $338,429 | 56 | $347,238 | 52 |
| International | 326,139 | 48 | 268,645 | 44 | 326,846 | 48 |
| Total revenues | $676,368 | 100 | $607,074 | 100 | $674,084 | 100 |
| For the years ended August 31, | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | |||
| Long-livedtangibleassets | % of total | Long-livedtangibleassets | % of total | Long-livedtangibleassets | % of total | |
| United States | $116,771 | 82 | $89,175 | 79 | $76,428 | 77 |
| International | 25,536 | 18 | 23,640 | 21 | 23,253 | 23 |
| Total long-lived assets | $142,307 | 100 | $112,815 | 100 | $99,681 | 100 |
Total assets by reportable segment are not disclosed because such information is not used by the Company to allocate resources or evaluate performance.
Note 19 – Share-Based Compensation
Share-Based Compensation Program
Share-based compensation is designed to reward employees for their long-term contributions to the Company and provide incentives for them to remain with the Company. The number and frequency of share grants are based on competitive practices, operating results of the Company, and individual performance. As of August 31, 2025, the Company’s share-based compensation plan was the 2025 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2025 Plan”). The 2025 Plan was approved by the shareholders of the Company, and became effective on January 8, 2025, and replaced the Company’s 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan. As of August 31, 2025, all outstanding awards were granted under the 2015 Plan.
The 2025 Plan provides for awards of stock options, restricted shares, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance shares and performance stock units to employees and non-employee directors of the Company. The maximum number of shares as to which stock awards may be granted under the 2025 Plan is 533,491 shares, exclusive of any forfeitures from the 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan. At August 31, 2025,535,609 shares of common stock (including forfeitures from prior plans) remained available for issuance under the 2025 Plan. Grants of restricted stock units and stock options will be counted against the 2025 Plan in a 1 to 1 ratio, and grants of performance stock units will be counted in a 2 to 1 ratio. The 2025 Plan also limits the total awards that may be made to any individual.
Share-Based Compensation Information
The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense for fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023:
| For the years ended August 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Share-based compensation expense included in cost of operating revenues | $169 | $183 | $183 |
| Engineering and research | 214 | 190 | 232 |
| Selling | 613 | 650 | 632 |
| General and administrative | 7,240 | 5,473 | 5,651 |
| Share-based compensation expense included in operating expenses | 8,067 | 6,313 | 6,515 |
| Total share-based compensation expense | 8,236 | 6,496 | 6,698 |
| Tax benefit | (1,699) | (1,527) | (1,574) |
| Share-based compensation expense, net of tax | $6,537 | $4,969 | $5,124 |
As of August 31, 2025, there was $9.9 million pre-tax of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.8 years.
Stock Options –Stock option awards have an exercise price equal to the closing price on the date of grant, expire no later thanten years from the date of grant and vest evenly over athree year period. The fair value of stock option awards is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The table below shows the annual weighted average assumptions used for valuation purposes.
| Grant year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal 2025 | Fiscal 2024 | Fiscal 2023 | |
| Risk-free interest rate | 4.1% | 4.8% | 4.4% |
| Dividend yield | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| Expected life (years) | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Volatility | 36.8% | 37.8% | 35.7% |
| Weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted | $42.19 | $44.22 | $55.53 |
The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant; the dividend yield is calculated as the ratio of dividends paid per share of common stock to the stock price on the date of grant; the expected life is based on historical and expected exercise behavior; and volatility is based on the historical volatility of the Company’s stock price over the expected life of the option.
The following table summarizes stock option activity for fiscal 2025:
| Number ofstock options · Averageexercise price · Averageremainingcontractualterm (years) · Aggregateintrinsic value(thousands) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock options outstanding at August 31, 2024 | 142,176 | $117.44 | 6.4 | $2,075 | |
| Granted | 43,011 | 121.16 | |||
| Exercised | (18,015) | 83.67 | 958 | ||
| Stock options outstanding at August 31, 2025 | 167,172 | $122.04 | 6.8 | $3,113 | |
| Stock options exercisable at August 31, 2025 | 96,880 | $120.29 | 5.4 | $2,083 | |
There were 23,781,19,995, and 19,617 outstanding stock options that vested during fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively. Additional information regarding stock option exercises is summarized in the table below.
| For the years ended August 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ($ in thousands, except fair value amounts) | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
| Intrinsic value of stock options exercised | $958 | $217 | $23 |
| Cash received from stock option exercises | $1,507 | $479 | $32 |
| Tax benefit realized from stock option exercises | $225 | $18 | $1 |
| Weighted average grant-date fair value of stock options vested | $28.05 | $27.14 | $40.66 |
Restricted stock units –The restricted stock units have a grant date fair value equal to the fair market value of the underlying stock on the grant date less present value of expected dividends. The restricted stock units granted to employees vest ratably over athree-year period. The restricted stock units granted to non-employee directors generally vest over anine-month period.
The following table summarizes restricted stock unit activity for fiscal 2025:
| Number of restrictedstock units | Weightedaverage grant-date fair value | |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted stock units outstanding at August 31, 2024 | 52,581 | $131.12 |
| Granted | 39,067 | 119.49 |
| Vested | (22,349) | 133.54 |
| Forfeited / Cancelled | (2,861) | 123.96 |
| Restricted stock units outstanding at August 31, 2025 | 66,438 | $123.63 |
Restricted stock units are generally settled with the issuance of shares with the exception of certain restricted stock units awarded to internationally-based employees that are settled in cash. At August 31, 2025, 2024, and 2023, outstanding restricted stock units included 5,793,4,742, and 4,039 units, respectively, that will be settled in cash. The fair value of restricted stock units that vested during the period was $2.4 million and $2.3 million for each of the years ended August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Share issuances are presented net of share repurchases to cover payroll taxes of $1.5 million, $1.6 million, and $2.5 million for each of the years ended August 31,2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Performance stock units –The performance stock units have a grant-date fair value equal to the fair market value of the underlying stock on the grant date less present value of expected dividends. The performance stock units granted to employees cliff vest after athree year period and a specified number of shares of common stock will be awarded under the terms of the performance stock units, if performance measures relating to revenue growth and a return on net assets are achieved.
The table below summarizes performance stock unit activity for fiscal 2025:
| Number ofperformancestock units | Weightedaverage grant-date fair value | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance stock units outstanding at August 31, 2024 | 46,422 | $152.67 |
| Granted | 28,280 | 133.29 |
| Vested | (11,729) | 147.74 |
| Performance stock units outstanding at August 31, 2025 | 62,973 | $144.89 |
Performance stock units outstanding as of August 31, 2025 and issued during fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023 include performance goals based on a return on invested capital and total shareholder return ("TSR") relative to the Company’s peers during the performance period. The awards actually earned will range from zero totwo hundred percent of the targeted number of performance stock units and will be paid in shares of common stock. Shares earned will be distributed upon vesting on the first day of November following the end of the three-year performance period. For the return on invested capital portion of the award, the Company is accruing compensation expense based on the estimated number of shares expected to be issued utilizing the most current information available to the Company at the date of the financial statements. For the TSR portion of the award, compensation expense is recorded ratably over thethree-year term of the award based on the estimated grant date fair value. In fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023 performance stock units that vested represented 11,729,13,893, and 18,688 respectively, of actual shares of common stock issued.
The fair value of the TSR portion of the awards granted in fiscal 2025, 2024, and 2023 was estimated at the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation model which included the following assumptions:
| Grant year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal 2025 | Fiscal 2024 | Fiscal 2023 | |
| Expected term (years) | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Risk-free interest rate | 4.1% | 4.9% | 4.5% |
| Volatility | 35.2% | 34.6% | 38.6% |
| Dividend yield | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.9% |
Note 20 –Share Repurchases
The Company’s Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $250.0 million of common stock with no expiration date. Under the program, shares may be repurchased in privately negotiated and/or open market transactions as well as under formalized trading plans in accordance with the guidelines specified under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company’s share repurchases in excess of issuances are subject to a 1% excise tax enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act.
During the year ended August 31, 2025, the Company repurchased 86 thousand shares of its common stock under the program in open market transactions for $11.5 million, including excise taxes of $0.1 million. During the year ended August 31, 2024, the Company repurchased 194 thousand shares for $22.5 million, including excise taxes of
$0.2 million. As of August 31, 2025, the repurchased shares were held as treasury stock and $30.0 million of the authorization remained available for future share repurchases.
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