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Acushnet Holdings Corp

For the period ended Jun 30, 2024. Filed Aug 6, 2024.

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Jun 30, 2024 · Filed Aug 6, 2024

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

  1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and include the accounts of Acushnet Holdings Corp. (the “Company”), its wholly-owned subsidiaries and less than wholly-owned subsidiaries, including a variable interest entity (“VIE”) in which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Certain information in footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements has been condensed or omitted for the interim periods presented in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and U.S. GAAP. The year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements; however, the accompanying interim notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. In the opinion of management, the financial statements contain all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to state fairly the financial position and results of operations of the Company. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2024, nor were those of the comparable 2023 periods representative of those actually experienced for the full year ended December 31, 2023. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and related notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Variable Interest Entities

VIEs are entities that, by design, either (i) lack sufficient equity to permit the entity to finance its activities independently, or (ii) have equity holders that do not have the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact its economic performance, the obligation to absorb the entity’s expected losses, or the right to receive the entity’s expected residual returns. The Company consolidates a VIE when it is the primary beneficiary, which is the party that has both (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and (ii) through its interests in the VIE, the obligation to absorb expected losses or the right to receive expected benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE.

The Company consolidates the accounts of Acushnet Lionscore Limited (“Lionscore”), a VIE which is 40% owned by the Company. The sole purpose of the VIE is to manufacture the Company’s golf footwear and as such, the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary. The Company has presented separately on its unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets, to the extent material, the assets of its consolidated VIE that can only be used to settle specific obligations of its consolidated VIE and the liabilities of its consolidated VIE for which creditors do not have recourse to its general credit. The general creditors of the VIE do not have recourse to the Company. Certain directors of the VIE have guaranteed the credit lines of the VIE, for which there wereno outstanding borrowings as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the agreement governing the VIE, the Company is not required to provide financial support to the VIE.

Noncontrolling Interests and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

The ownership interests held by owners other than the Company in less than wholly-owned subsidiaries are classified as noncontrolling interests. The financial results and position of noncontrolling interests are included in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The value attributable to the noncontrolling interests is presented on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets, separately from the equity attributable to the Company. Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests are presented separately on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and unaudited condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income, respectively.

Redeemable noncontrolling interests are those noncontrolling interests which are or may become redeemable at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date, at the option of the holder, or upon occurrence of an event. The Company initially records the redeemable noncontrolling interest at its acquisition date fair value. The carrying amount of the redeemable noncontrolling interest is subsequently adjusted to the greater amount of either the initial carrying amount, increased or decreased for the redeemable noncontrolling interest's share of comprehensive income (loss) or the redemption value, assuming the noncontrolling interest is redeemable at the balance sheet date. This adjustment is recognized through retained earnings and is not reflected in net income (loss) or comprehensive income (loss). During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recorded a $1.0 million redemption value adjustment to increase the carrying amount of redeemable noncontrolling interests. The value attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests and any related loans to minority shareholders, which are recorded as a reduction to redeemable noncontrolling interests, are presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as temporary equity between liabilities and shareholders’ equity. The amount of the loan to minority shareholders was $4.4 million as of both June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash held in Company checking accounts is included in cash. Cash equivalents consist of short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less which are readily convertible into cash. The Company classifies as restricted certain cash that is not available for use in its operations. As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the amount of restricted cash included in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets was $1.6 million and $1.7 million, respectively.

Foreign Currency Transactions

Foreign currency transaction losses included in selling, general and administrative expenses were $0.9 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Foreign currency transaction losses included in selling, general and administrative expenses were $1.0 million and $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2023-07,"Segment Reporting (Topic 280) - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures." The amendments in this update improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09,"Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures." The amendments in this update provide more transparency about income tax information through improvements to income tax disclosures primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

  1. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The Company estimates expected credit losses using a number of factors, including customer credit ratings, age of receivables, historical credit loss information and current and forecasted economic conditions, which could affect the collectability of the reported amounts. All of these factors have been considered in the estimate of expected credit losses for the periods presented.

The activity related to the allowance for doubtful accounts was as follows:

Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)2024202320242023
Balance at beginning of period$8,863$8,508$8,840$8,258
Bad debt expense339543651797
Amount of receivables written off(49)(50)(245)(102)
Foreign currency translation(30)7(123)55
Balance at end of period$9,123$9,008$9,123$9,008
  1. Inventories

The components of inventories were as follows:

June 30,December 31,
(in thousands)20242023
Raw materials and supplies$142,481$157,455
Work-in-process27,36824,949
Finished goods312,756433,131
Inventories$482,605$615,535
  1. Product Warranty

The Company has defined warranties generally ranging fromone totwo years. Products covered by the defined warranty policies primarily include all Titleist golf products, FootJoy golf shoes and FootJoy golf outerwear. These product warranties generally obligate the Company to pay for the cost of replacement products, including the cost of shipping replacement products to its customers. The estimated cost of satisfying future warranty claims is accrued at the time the sale is recorded. In estimating future warranty obligations, the Company considers various factors, including its warranty policies and practices, the historical frequency of claims and the cost to replace or repair products under warranty.

The activity related to the Company’s warranty obligation for accrued warranty expense was as follows:

Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)2024202320242023
Balance at beginning of period$5,182$4,386$4,997$3,951
Provision2,2612,0703,7983,745
Claims paid/costs incurred(1,901)(1,423)(3,197)(2,652)
Foreign currency translation(31)16(87)5
Balance at end of period$5,511$5,049$5,511$5,049
  1. Debt and Financing Arrangements

Credit Facility

The Company's credit agreement, dated as of December 23, 2019 (as subsequently amended on July 3, 2020 and August 2, 2022 (the "Credit Agreement")), provides for a $950.0 million multi-currency revolving credit facility, due to mature on August 2, 2027. On May 2, 2024, the Company entered into a third amendment (the “Third Amendment”) to its Credit Agreement (as so amended, the “Amended Credit Agreement”). On June 28, 2024, the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (“CDOR”) ceased to be published (the “CORRA Transition Date”). Pursuant to the Third Amendment, for loans denominated in Canadian dollars borrowed or continued after the CORRA Transition Date, the Adjusted CDOR (as defined in the Credit Agreement) is replaced by adjusted term CORRA (the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average administered by Bank of Canada) plus a credit spread adjustment of 0.29547% (for a one-month Interest Period) or 0.32138% (for a three-month Interest Period) (“Adjusted Term CORRA”). The applicable margin for Adjusted Term CORRA loans remains 1.00% to 1.75%, depending on the Net Average Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement).

The Amended Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and restrictive covenants, including, among others, financial covenants based on the Company's leverage and interest coverage ratios. The Amended Credit Agreement also includes customary events of default, the occurrence of which, following any applicable cure period, would permit the lenders to, among other things, declare the principal, accrued interest and other obligations to be immediately due and payable. As of June 30, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under its Amended Credit Agreement.

As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were $379.7 million and $325.2 million, respectively, in outstanding borrowings under the Company's multi-currency revolving credit facility with a weighted average interest rate of 6.49% and 6.57%, respectively. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had available borrowings under its multi-currency revolving credit facility of $565.8 million after giving effect to $4.5 million of outstanding letters of credit.

Senior Unsecured Notes

On October 3, 2023, Acushnet Company (the "Issuer"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, completed the issuance and sale of $350.0 million in gross proceeds of the Issuer's 7.375% senior unsecured notes due 2028 (the “Notes”). The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated October 3, 2023 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuer, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee of the Notes, and the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Issuer as guarantors. The proceeds from the Notes offering were used to repay $345.6 million of the outstanding borrowings under the Company's multi-currency revolving credit facility, as well as to pay fees and expenses related to the Notes offering. In connection with the Notes offering, the Company incurred fees and expenses of approximately $6.4 million, of which approximately $6.3 million was capitalized as debt issuance costs within long-term debt on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet and is being amortized to interest expense, net over the term of the Notes using the effective interest rate method. The fair value of the Notes, based on third-party quotes (Level 2), as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $362.7 million and $365.1 million, respectively.

The Notes bear interest at a stated interest rate of 7.375% (an effective interest rate of 7.813%) per year, with interest payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on April 15, 2024. Accrued interest related to the Notes of $5.6 million and $6.5 million was included within accrued expenses and other liabilities on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

The Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to incur additional debt or issue certain preferred stock; pay dividends or repurchase or redeem capital stock; prepay, redeem or repurchase certain debt; make loans and investments; sell assets; incur liens; enter into certain types of transactions with the Company’s affiliates; and consolidate or merge with or into other companies. As of June 30, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Indenture.

Other Short-Term Borrowings

The Company has certain unsecured local credit facilities available through its subsidiaries. Amounts outstanding under other short-term borrowings are presented in short-term debt in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets with the proceeds and repayments presented on a gross basis in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. There were $23.1 million and $29.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the Company's local credit facilities as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The weighted average interest rate applicable to the outstanding borrowings was 0.34% and 0.45% as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. As of June 30, 2024, the Company had available borrowings remaining under these local credit facilities of $34.6 million.

Letters of Credit

As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were outstanding letters of credit related to agreements, including the Credit Agreement, totaling $7.4 million and $11.3 million, respectively, of which $4.5 million and $8.1 million, respectively, was secured. These agreements provided a maximum commitment for letters of credit of $57.9 million as of June 30, 2024.

  1. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company principally uses derivative financial instruments to reduce the impact of foreign currency fluctuations and interest rate variability on the Company's results of operations. The principal derivative financial instruments the Company enters into are foreign exchange forward contracts and interest rate swaps. The Company does not enter into derivative financial instrument contracts for trading or speculative purposes.

Foreign Exchange Derivative Instruments

Foreign exchange forward contracts are foreign exchange derivative instruments primarily used to reduce foreign currency risk related to transactions denominated in a currency other than functional currency. These instruments are designated as cash flow hedges. The periods of the foreign exchange forward contracts correspond to the periods of the hedged forecasted transactions, which do not exceed 24 months subsequent to the latest balance sheet date. The primary foreign exchange forward contracts pertain to the U.S. dollar, the Japanese yen, the British pound sterling, the Canadian dollar, the Korean won and the euro. The gross U.S. dollar equivalent notional amount outstanding of all foreign exchange forward contracts designated under hedge accounting as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $209.7 million and $209.6 million, respectively.

Interest Rate Derivative Instruments

From time to time, the Company enters into interest rate swap contracts to reduce interest rate risk related to floating rate debt. Under the contracts, the Company pays fixed and receives variable rate interest, in effect converting a portion of its floating rate debt to fixed rate debt. Interest rate swap contracts are accounted for as cash flow hedges. The notional value of the Company's outstanding interest rate swap contracts was $100.0 million as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

Impact on Financial Statements

The fair value of hedge instruments recognized on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets was as follows:

(in thousands) · June 30, · December 31,
Balance Sheet LocationHedge Instrument Type20242023
Prepaid and other assetsForeign exchange forward$4,578$4,378
Interest rate swap553452
Accrued expenses and other liabilitiesForeign exchange forward1,0931,931
Interest rate swap—63
Other noncurrent liabilitiesInterest rate swap—88

The hedge instrument gains recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax was as follows:

Three months ended · Six months ended
June 30,June 30,
(in thousands)2024202320242023
Type of hedge
Foreign exchange forward$1,995$3,538$5,337$3,061
Interest rate swap1901,5257691,169
Total$2,185$5,063$6,106$4,230

Gains and losses on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges are reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax at the time the forecasted hedged transaction impacts the statements of operations or at the time the hedge is determined to be ineffective. Based on the current valuation, during the next 12 months the Company expects to reclassify a net gain of $6.4 million related to foreign exchange derivative instruments from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, into cost of goods sold and a net gain of $0.6 million related to interest rate derivative instruments from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, into interest expense, net. For further information related to amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, see Note 12.

The hedge instrument gains recognized on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations were as follows:

Three months ended · Six months ended
June 30,June 30,
(in thousands)2024202320242023
Location of gains in statements of operations
Foreign exchange forward:
Cost of goods sold$2,665$1,097$5,403$6,293
Selling, general and administrative (1)6581471,381357
Total$3,323$1,244$6,784$6,650
Interest Rate Swap:
Interest expense, net$257$173$517$188
Total$257$173$517$188

(1) Relates to net gains on foreign exchange forward contracts derived from previously designated cash flow hedges.

Credit Risk

The Company enters into derivative contracts with major financial institutions with investment grade credit ratings and is exposed to credit losses in the event of non-performance by these financial institutions. This credit risk is generally limited to the unrealized gains in the derivative contracts. However, the Company monitors the credit quality of these financial institutions, as well as its own credit quality, and considers the risk of counterparty default to be minimal.

  1. Fair Value Measurements

Certain assets and liabilities are carried at fair value under U.S. GAAP. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2024 were as follows:

Fair Value Measurements as of
June 30, 2024 using:
(in thousands)Level 1Level 2Level 3Balance Sheet Location
Assets
Rabbi trust$4,663$—$—Prepaid and other assets
Foreign exchange derivative instruments—4,578—Prepaid and other assets
Interest rate derivative instruments—553—Prepaid and other assets
Deferred compensation program assets803——Other assets
Total assets$5,466$5,131$—
Liabilities
Foreign exchange derivative instruments$—$1,093$—Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Deferred compensation program liabilities803——Other noncurrent liabilities
Total liabilities$803$1,093$—

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2023 were as follows:

Fair Value Measurements as of
December 31, 2023 using:
(in thousands)Level 1Level 2Level 3Balance Sheet Location
Assets
Rabbi trust$4,334$—$—Prepaid and other assets
Foreign exchange derivative instruments—4,378—Prepaid and other assets
Interest rate derivative instruments—452—Prepaid and other assets
Deferred compensation program assets725——Other assets
Total assets$5,059$4,830$—
Liabilities
Foreign exchange derivative instruments$—$1,931$—Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Interest rate derivative instruments—63—Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Deferred compensation program liabilities725——Other noncurrent liabilities
Interest rate derivative instruments—88—Other noncurrent liabilities
Total liabilities$725$2,082$—

Rabbi trust assets are used to fund certain retirement obligations of the Company. The assets underlying the Rabbi trust are equity and fixed income exchange-traded funds.

Deferred compensation program assets and liabilities represent a program where select employees could defer compensation until termination of employment. Effective July 29, 2011, this program was amended to cease all employee compensation deferrals and provided for the distribution of all previously deferred employee compensation. The program remains in effect with respect to the value attributable to the employer match contributed prior to July 29, 2011.

Foreign exchange derivative instruments are foreign exchange forward contracts primarily used to limit currency risk that would otherwise result from changes in foreign exchange rates (Note 6). The Company uses the mid-price of foreign exchange forward rates as of the close of business on the valuation date to value each foreign exchange forward contract at each reporting period.

Interest rate derivative instruments are interest rate swap contracts used to reduce interest rate risk related to the Company's floating rate debt (Note 6). The valuation for the interest rate swap is calculated as the net of the discounted future cash flows of the pay and receive legs of the swap. Mid-market interest rates on the valuation date are used to create the forward curve for floating legs and discount curve.

  1. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) were as follows:

Pension Benefits · Postretirement Benefits
Three months ended June 30,
(in thousands)2024202320242023
Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit)
Service cost$1,306$1,416$75$96
Interest cost2,6852,716127159
Expected return on plan assets(1,834)(1,966)——
Settlements—(27)——
Amortization of net loss (gain)5924(239)(246)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)2346(34)(34)
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)$2,239$2,209$(71)$(25)
Pension Benefits · Postretirement Benefits
Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)2024202320242023
Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit)
Service cost$2,631$2,850$166$215
Interest cost5,3885,659260331
Expected return on plan assets(3,672)(3,928)——
Settlements—(27)——
Amortization of net loss (gain)11745(508)(447)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)4692(68)(68)
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)$4,510$4,691$(150)$31

The non-service cost components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) are included in other expense, net in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.

  1. Income Taxes

Income tax expense increased $0.5 million to $21.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to $20.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The Company’s effective tax rate ("ETR") was 23.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared to 21.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Income tax expense increased $3.1 million to $44.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to $41.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The Company’s ETR was 22.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared to 19.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

The ETR for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 differed from the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to the U.S. taxation of foreign income, state income taxes and the Company's geographic mix of income earned by the Company's international subsidiaries, partially offset by the impact of the U.S. deduction for foreign derived intangible income and federal and state tax credits. The ETR for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 differed from the U.S. statutory tax rate primarily due to the impact of the U.S. deduction for foreign derived intangible income and federal and state tax credits, as well as the U.S. taxation of foreign income and the Company's geographic mix of income.

  1. Common Stock

Dividends

The Company declared dividends per common share, including DERs (Note 11), during the periods presented as follows:

Dividends per Common ShareAmount(in thousands)
2024:
Second Quarter$0.215$13,873
First Quarter0.21514,155
Total dividends declared in 2024$0.430$28,028
2023:
Fourth Quarter$0.195$12,941
Third Quarter0.19513,098
Second Quarter0.19513,667
First Quarter0.19513,629
Total dividends declared in 2023$0.780$53,335

During the third quarter of 2024, the Company's Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.215 per share of common stock to shareholders of record as of September 6, 2024 and payable on September 20, 2024.

Share Repurchase Program

As of June 30, 2024, the Board of Directors had authorized the Company to repurchase up to $1.0 billion of its issued and outstanding common stock. Share repurchases may be effected from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions, including transactions with affiliates, with the timing of purchases and the amount of stock purchased generally determined at the discretion of the Company consistent with the Company's general working capital needs and within the constraints of the Amended Credit Agreement and the Indenture (Note 5). This program may be extended or otherwise modified by the Board of Directors at any time and will remain in effect until completed or until terminated by the Board of Directors.

On June 16, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement with Magnus Holdings Co., Ltd. ("Magnus"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fila Holdings Corp., to purchase from Magnus an equal amount of its common stock as it purchases on the open market over the period of time from July 1, 2022 through January 13, 2023, up to an aggregate of $75.0 million, at the same weighted average per share price (the "2022 Agreement"). On August 30, 2022, the Company amended and restated the 2022 Agreement to increase the aggregate dollar amount of shares of its common stock that it would purchase from Magnus from $75.0 million to $100.0 million, (the "Amended and Restated 2022 Agreement"). In relation to this agreement, the Company recorded a share repurchase liability of $92.6 million for 2,000,839 shares of common stock, which was included in accrued expenses and other liabilities and treasury stock on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022. Between January 1, 2023 and January 13, 2023, the Company purchased an additional 167,689 shares of its common stock on the open market for an aggregate of $7.4 million, bringing the cumulative total open market purchases since the inception of the 2022 Agreement to $100.0 million. As a result, on January 23, 2023, the Company purchased 2,168,528 shares of its common stock from Magnus for an aggregate of $100.0 million, in satisfaction of its obligation under the Amended and Restated 2022 Agreement.

On June 9, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement with Magnus to purchase from Magnus an equal amount of its common stock as it purchases on the open market over the period of time from June 12, 2023 through October 27, 2023, up to an aggregate of $100.0 million, at the same weighted average per share price (the "2023 Agreement"). In relation to the 2023 Agreement, on November 3, 2023, the Company purchased 1,824,994 shares of its common stock from Magnus for an aggregate of $100.0 million in satisfaction of its obligation under the 2023 Agreement.

On March 14, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with Magnus to purchase from Magnus an equal amount of its common stock as it purchases on the open market over the period of time from April 1, 2024 through June 28, 2024, up to an aggregate of $37.5 million, at the same weighted average per share price (the "March 2024 Agreement"). In relation to this agreement, the Company recorded a share repurchase liability of $37.5 million for 587,520 shares of common stock, which was included in accrued expenses and other liabilities and treasury stock on the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2024.

On June 14, 2024, the Company entered into a new agreement with Magnus to purchase from Magnus an equal amount of its common stock as it purchases on the open market over the period of time from July 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, up to an aggregate of $62.5 million, at the same weighted average per share price.

The Company's share repurchase activity for the periods presented was as follows:

Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)2024202320242023
Shares repurchased in the open market:
Shares repurchased587,520482,5001,134,753828,889
Average price$63.83$49.72$64.16$48.39
Aggregate value (1)$37,499$23,990$72,801$40,112
Shares repurchased from Magnus:
Shares repurchased———2,168,528
Average price (2)$—$—$—$46.11
Aggregate value$—$—$—$100,001
Total shares repurchased:
Shares repurchased587,520482,5001,134,7532,997,417
Average price$63.83$49.72$64.16$46.74
Aggregate value$37,499$23,990$72,801$140,113

(1) Includes $0.6 million and $2.1 million related to shares repurchased not settled as of June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

(2)In accordance with the share repurchase agreements, shares purchased from Magnus are accrued for at the same weighted average price as those purchased on the open market, as if the purchase from Magnus had occurred on the same day. As such, the average price of Magnus repurchases during any given period will differ from open market repurchases due to the settlement of the previously recorded share repurchase liability, as well as open market purchases made after the completion of the Magnus share repurchase agreements.

As of June 30, 2024, the Company had $302.2 million remaining under the current share repurchase authorization, including $100.0 million related to outstanding Magnus share repurchase agreements. On July 10, 2024, the Company purchased 587,520 shares of its common stock from Magnus for an aggregate of $37.5 million in satisfaction of its obligation under the March 2024 Agreement.

Common Stock Retirement

The Company records retirements of repurchased common stock, upon either formal or constructive retirement, at cost and allocates the excess of the repurchase price over the par value of shares acquired to both retained earnings and additional paid-in capital. The portion allocated to additional paid-in capital is calculated on a pro rata basis of the shares to be retired and the total shares issued and outstanding as of the date of retirement. When shares of common stock are retired, they are deducted from the number of shares issued.

As of June 30, 2024, the Company presented as retired 1,134,753 shares of its repurchased common stock with an aggregate repurchase price of $72.8 million, which the company intends to formally retire in 2024.

  1. Equity Incentive Plans

Under the Acushnet Holdings Corp. 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”), the Company may grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted shares of common stock, restricted stock units ("RSUs"), performance stock units ("PSUs") and other share-based and cash-based awards to members of the Board of Directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors of the Company. As of June 30, 2024, the only awards granted under the 2015 Plan were RSUs and PSUs.

Restricted Stock and Performance Stock Units

RSUs granted to members of the Board of Directors vest immediately into shares of common stock. RSUs granted to Company officers generally vest over three years, with one-third of each grant vesting annually, subject to the recipient's continued employment with the Company. RSUs granted to other employees, consultants and advisors of the Company vest in accordance with the terms of the grants, generally either over three years or, beginning in 2022, with one-third of each grant vesting annually, subject to the recipient’s continued service to the Company. PSUs granted to Company officers and other employees vest based upon the Company's performance against specified targets, generally over athree-year performance period, subject to the recipient's continued service to the Company. At the end of the performance period, the number of shares of common stock that could be issued is determined based upon the Company's performance against these targets. The number of shares that could be issued can range from 0% to 200% of the recipient's target award. Recipients of the awards granted under the 2015 Plan may elect to defer receipt of all or any portion of any shares of common stock issuable upon vesting to a future date elected by the recipient.

All RSUs and PSUs granted under the 2015 Plan have DERs, which entitle holders of RSUs and PSUs to the same dividend value per share as holders of common stock and can be paid in either cash or common stock. DERs are subject to the same vesting and other terms and conditions as the corresponding unvested RSUs and PSUs. DERs are paid when the underlying shares of common stock are delivered.

A summary of the Company’s RSUs and PSUs as of June 30, 2024 and changes during the six months then ended is presented below:

Weighted-Weighted-
NumberAverageNumberAverage
of RSUsFair Value RSUsof PSUs (3)Fair Value PSUs
Outstanding as of December 31, 2023868,063$46.45480,254$46.07
Granted307,81666.72156,08766.77
Vested (1)(2)(492,950)46.51(133,099)45.36
Forfeited(17,092)32.48(2,275)56.40
Outstanding as of June 30, 2024665,837$56.14500,967$52.66

(1) Includes 56,588 shares of common stock related to RSU's that were not delivered as of June 30, 2024.

(2)Based upon the Company’s level of achievement of the applicable performance metrics, the recipients of the 133,099 PSUs that vested during the six months ended June 30, 2024, were entitled to receive 266,198 shares of common stock. As of June 30, 2024, there were 86,762 shares of common stock that had not been delivered in connection with the vesting of these PSUs.

(3) Number of PSUs reflects 100% of the target level grant and may not be indicative of the performance level expected to be achieved.

Compensation expense recorded related to RSUs and PSUs in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations was as follows:

Three months ended · Six months ended
June 30,June 30,
(in thousands)2024202320242023
RSUs$5,632$4,800$10,128$8,954
PSUs1,7473,8174,5116,782

The remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs and unvested PSUs was $29.9 million and $16.5 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2024, and is expected to be recognized over the related weighted average period of 1.5 years and 2.0 years, respectively.

A summary of shares of common stock issued related to the 2015 Plan, including the impact of any DERs issued in common stock, is presented below:

Six months ended · Six months ended
June 30, 2024June 30, 2023
RSUsPSUsRSUsPSUs
Shares of common stock issued465,992219,831448,897231,580
Shares of common stock withheld by the Company as payment by employees in lieu of cash to satisfy tax withholding obligations(155,596)(95,814)(128,291)(91,842)
Net shares of common stock issued310,396124,017320,606139,738
Cumulative undelivered shares of common stock491,381471,078479,991420,447

Compensation Expense

The allocation of share-based compensation expense in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations was as follows:

Three months ended · Six months ended
June 30,June 30,
(in thousands)2024202320242023
Cost of goods sold$400$382$803$755
Selling, general and administrative6,7288,02313,31714,246
Research and development4153768471,063
Total compensation expense before income tax7,5438,78114,96716,064
Income tax benefit1,7371,8673,4093,359
Total compensation expense, net of income tax$5,806$6,914$11,558$12,705
  1. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax consists of foreign currency translation adjustments, unrealized gains and losses from derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges (Note 6) and pension and other postretirement adjustments (Note 8).

The components of and adjustments to accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, were as follows:

Foreign · Interest · Accumulated
ForeignExchangeRate SwapPension andOther
CurrencyDerivativeDerivativeOtherComprehensive
(in thousands)TranslationInstrumentsInstrumentsPostretirementLoss, Net of Tax
Balance as of December 31, 2023$(95,425)$3,929$227$(13,080)$(104,349)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications(18,794)5,337769160(12,528)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax—(5,403)(517)(413)(6,333)
Tax benefit (expense)—172(61)61172
Balance as of June 30, 2024$(114,219)$4,035$418$(13,272)$(123,038)
  1. Net Income per Common Share

The following is a computation of basic and diluted net income per common share attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.:

Three months ended · Six months ended
June 30,June 30,
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)2024202320242023
Net income attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.$71,428$74,655$159,190$167,930
Weighted average number of common shares:
Basic63,935,45168,341,60864,278,28668,277,693
RSUs175,808202,311221,930271,206
PSUs49,429105,12524,71599,084
Diluted64,160,68868,649,04464,524,93168,647,983
Net income per common share attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp.:
Basic$1.12$1.09$2.48$2.46
Diluted$1.11$1.09$2.47$2.45

Net income per common share attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp. was calculated using the treasury stock method.

The Company’s potential dilutive securities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 include RSUs and PSUs. PSUs vest based upon achievement of performance targets and are excluded from the diluted shares outstanding unless the performance targets have been met as of the end of the applicable reporting period regardless of whether such performance targets are probable of achievement. During 2024 and 2023, the minimum performance target was achieved relating to certain PSUs and as a result, these PSUs have been included in diluted shares outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.

The following securities have been excluded from the calculation of diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding as their impact was determined to be anti-dilutive:

Three months ended · Six months ended
June 30,June 30,
2024202320242023
RSUs211,442—217,579129,748
  1. Segment Information

The Company’s operating segments are based on how the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) makes decisions about assessing performance and allocating resources. The Company hasfour reportable segments that are organized on the basis of product categories. These segments include Titleist golf balls, Titleist golf clubs, Titleist golf gear and FootJoy golf wear.

The CODM primarily evaluates performance using segment operating income. Segment operating income includes directly attributable expenses and certain shared costs of corporate administration that are allocated to the reportable segments, but excludes certain other costs, such as interest expense, net; restructuring costs; the non-service cost component of net periodic benefit cost; transaction fees; as well as certain other non-operating gains and losses that the Company does not allocate to the reportable segments. The CODM does not evaluate a measure of assets when assessing performance.

Results shown for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 are not necessarily those which would be achieved if each segment was an unaffiliated business enterprise. There are no intersegment transactions.

Information by reportable segment and a reconciliation to reported amounts are as follows:

Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)2024202320242023
Net sales
Titleist golf balls$247,470$237,567$455,457$429,568
Titleist golf clubs177,518188,020381,404368,801
Titleist golf gear68,91569,871137,087136,914
FootJoy golf wear157,209158,231349,616363,505
Other32,75535,67467,85776,865
Total net sales$683,867$689,363$1,391,421$1,375,653
Segment operating income
Titleist golf balls$61,017$49,200$103,184$87,821
Titleist golf clubs25,14441,40174,74081,946
Titleist golf gear13,91113,67924,02425,869
FootJoy golf wear7,8733,59534,31234,396
Other2,3684,3496,54410,913
Total segment operating income110,313112,224242,804240,945
Reconciling items:
Interest expense, net(14,104)(10,949)(27,180)(20,845)
Restructuring costs (Note 16)——(6,967)—
Non-service cost component of net periodic benefit cost(787)(672)(1,563)(1,657)
Other(4,046)(5,490)(7,752)(8,986)
Total income before income tax$91,376$95,113$199,342$209,457

Information as to the Company’s operations in different geographical areas is presented below. Net sales are categorized based on the location in which the sale originates.

Three months ended June 30,Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)2024202320242023
United States$408,527$401,372$826,770$771,303
EMEA (1)86,67586,099188,354190,859
Japan29,84332,77366,99379,148
Korea83,82586,631159,076175,615
Rest of World74,99782,488150,228158,728
Total net sales$683,867$689,363$1,391,421$1,375,653

(1) Europe, the Middle East and Africa ("EMEA")

  1. Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase Obligations

During the normal course of its business, the Company enters into agreements to purchase goods and services, including purchase commitments for advertising (including media placement and production costs), finished goods inventory, capital expenditures and endorsement arrangements with professional golfers.

The Company's purchase obligations as of June 30, 2024 were as follows:

Payments Due by Period
Remainder of
(in thousands)20242025202620272028Thereafter
Purchase obligations (1)$260,375$32,918$5,289$2,472$2,414$7,239

(1) The reported amounts exclude those liabilities included in accounts payable or accrued liabilities on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2024.

Litigation

The Company and its subsidiaries are party to lawsuits associated with the normal conduct of their businesses and operations. It is not possible to predict the outcome of the pending actions, and, as with any litigation, it is possible that some of these actions could be decided unfavorably. Consequently, the Company is unable to estimate the ultimate aggregate amount of monetary loss, amounts covered by insurance or the financial impact that will result from such matters and has not recorded a liability related to potential losses.

  1. Restructuring Costs

During the first quarter of 2024, Lionscore approved a plan to permanently close certain production lines at the VIE's Fujian Fuh Deh Leh (“FDL”) factory as footwear production volume is shifted to a third party supplier. As a result of the closure, FDL plans to involuntarily separate certain direct and indirect manufacturing employees during 2024 (the "Plan"). After the restructuring, the remaining direct and indirect manufacturing employees at FDL will continue to service the remaining production lines. In relation to the Plan, during the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recorded involuntary employee termination costs of $7.0 million included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations. Accrued restructuring costs associated with the Plan are included within accrued expenses and other liabilities on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as they are expected to be paid out within a year. There are no further material costs expected to be incurred in relation to the Plan. However, Lionscore could implement additional restructuring programs in the future. See Note 1 and Note 14 for further information.

The activity related to the Plan was as follows:

(in thousands)Three months ended June 30, 2024Six months ended June 30, 2024
Balance at beginning of period$2,247$—
Provision—6,967
Payments(234)(4,954)
Balance at end of period$2,013$2,013
  1. Other Business Developments

In January 2023, the Company acquired certain trademarks from West Coast Trends, Inc., an industry leader specializing in Club Glove premium performance golf travel products, for $25.2 million including cash consideration of $22.2 million and contingent consideration of $3.0 million, which was subsequently paid in 2023. The trademarks acquired were included in the Company's Titleist golf gear reporting segment and will be amortized over a weighted average life of 10 years.

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