9999 Cavendish Blvd., Suite 200, Ville St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada, H4M 2X5
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Operating
profit before manufacturing facility closures, restructuring and other related charges
20,347
25,238
45,076
47,182
Manufacturing facility closures, restructuring and other related charges
3,211
3,875
3,862
4,179
Operating
profit
17,136
21,363
41,214
43,003
Finance (income) costs (Note 3)
Interest
7,513
8,565
15,311
16,258
Other
finance (income) expense, net
(9,590)
798
(10,722)
143
(2,077)
9,363
4,589
16,401
Earnings
before income tax expense
19,213
12,000
36,625
26,602
Income tax expense (benefit) (Note 5)
Current
3,996
5,977
6,351
7,152
Deferred
296
(439)
1,177
2,457
4,292
5,538
7,528
9,609
Net
earnings
14,921
6,462
29,097
16,993
Net earnings (loss) attributable to:
Company
shareholders
14,819
6,566
29,057
17,056
Non-controlling interests
102
(104)
40
(63)
14,921
6,462
29,097
16,993
Earnings
per share attributable to Company shareholders (Note 6)
Basic
0.25
0.11
0.49
0.29
Diluted
0.25
0.11
0.49
0.29
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements. Note 3 presents additional information on consolidated earnings.
Change in fair value
of interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges (1) (Note 9)
(30)
(2,058)
(3,002)
(3,161)
Reclassification adjustments for amounts recognized in earnings related to interest rate swap agreements (Note 9)
—
(86)
—
(171)
Change
in cumulative translation adjustments
(3,198)
(1,004)
637
(4,649)
Net gain (loss) arising from hedge of a net investment in foreign operations (2) (Note 9)
8,619
3,927
(11,320)
8,608
Items
that will be reclassified subsequently to net earnings
5,391
779
(13,685)
627
Remeasurement of defined benefit liability (3)
(1,765)
—
(1,765)
—
Items
that will not be reclassified subsequently to net earnings
(1,765)
—
(1,765)
—
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
3,626
779
(15,450)
627
Comprehensive
income for the period
18,547
7,241
13,647
17,620
Comprehensive income (loss) for the period attributable to:
Company
shareholders
18,458
7,283
13,885
17,610
Non-controlling interests
89
(42)
(238)
10
18,547
7,241
13,647
17,620
(1)Presented
net of deferred income tax benefit of $19 and $633 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, and deferred income tax benefit of $78 and $357 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. Refer to Note 9 for additional information on the Company’s cash flow hedges.
(2)Presented net of deferred income tax benefit of nil and $45 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, and nil for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. Refer to Note 9 for additional information on
the Company’s hedge of net investment in foreign operations.
(3)Presented net of deferred income tax benefit of $636 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, and nil for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. In the second quarter of 2020, the defined benefit liability was adjusted as a result of a 40 and 60 basis point decrease in discount rates from December 31, 2019 for Canadian and US plans, respectively.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
(1)Presented
net of deferred income tax benefit of $633 for the six months ended June 30, 2020.
(2)Presented net of deferred income tax benefit of $45 for the six months ended June 30, 2020.
(3)Presented net of deferred income tax benefit of $636 for the six months ended June 30, 2020. In the second quarter of 2020, the defined benefit liability was adjusted as a result of a 40 and 60 basis point decrease in discount rates from December 31, 2019 for Canadian and US plans, respectively.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim condensed consolidated
financial statements.
(In US dollars, tabular amounts in thousands, except per share data and as otherwise noted)
(Unaudited)
1 - GENERAL BUSINESS DESCRIPTION
Intertape Polymer Group Inc. (the “Parent Company”), incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act, has its principal administrative offices in Montreal, Québec, Canada and in Sarasota, Florida, U.S.A. The address of the Parent Company’s registered office is 800 Place Victoria, Suite 3700, Montreal, Québec H4Z 1E9, c/o Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. The Parent Company’s common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) in Canada.
The
Parent Company and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the “Company”) develop, manufacture and sell a variety of paper-and-film based pressure sensitive and water-activated tapes, polyethylene and specialized polyolefin films, protective packaging, engineered coated products and packaging machinery for industrial and retail use.
Intertape Polymer Group Inc. is the Company’s ultimate parent.
2 - ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and Statement of Compliance
The
unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements (“financial statements”) present the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, as well as its consolidated earnings, comprehensive income, and cash flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019 and the changes in equity for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34 – Interim Financial
Reporting and are expressed in United States (“US”) dollars. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual audited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), have been omitted or condensed. These financial statements use the same accounting policies, except for the adoption of the new standards described below, and use the same methods of computation as compared with the Company’s most recent annual audited consolidated financial statements, except for (i) the estimate of the provision for income taxes, which is determined in these financial statements using the estimated weighted average annual effective income tax rate applied to the earnings before income tax
expense of the interim period, which may have to be adjusted in a subsequent interim period of the financial year if the estimate of the annual income tax rate changes, and (ii) the re-measurement of the defined benefit liability, which is required at year-end and if triggered by significant market fluctuations or for plan amendment or settlement during interim periods.
These financial statements reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to present a fair statement of the results for these interim periods. These adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.
These financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Company’s Board of Directors on August 12,
2020.
Critical Accounting Judgments, Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Significant changes in the underlying assumptions could result in significant changes to these estimates. Consequently, management reviews these estimates on a regular basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected. The judgments, estimates and assumptions applied in these financial statements were the same as those applied in the Company’s most recent annual audited consolidated financial statements other than (as
noted above) the accounting policies and methods of computation for the estimate of the provision for income taxes and the re-measurement of the defined benefit liability.
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Beginning in December 2019, a new strain of the coronavirus ("COVID-19") spread rapidly through the world, including the United States, Canada, India and Europe (where, collectively, significant portions of the Company’s operations are located and its sales occur). The impact of the virus varies from region to region and from day to day. The Company is closely monitoring the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic as a trigger for changes
in critical accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions.
As of June 30, 2020, and as a result of impacts from COVID-19, the Company recorded (i) a fair value adjustment to its contingent consideration related to the acquisition of Nortech Packaging LLC and Custom Assembly Solutions, Inc. (together "Nortech") that was originally recorded in the first quarter of 2020 (refer to Note 9 for more information on the Company's contingent consideration liability), (ii) a re-measurement of its defined benefit liability as a result of a 40 and 60 basis point decrease in discount rates from December 31, 2019 for Canadian and US plans, respectively and (iii)
certain termination benefits as a result of a restructuring plan in response to COVID-19 uncertainties (refer to Note 4 for more information on manufacturing facility closures, restructuring and other related charges). There were no other material impairments, changes to allowance for credit losses, restructuring charges or other changes in critical accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions that it can directly attribute to COVID-19 or otherwise.
There continues to be significant macroeconomic uncertainty, and the Company expects the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have a materially negative impact on the global economy for the remainder of 2020 (and perhaps beyond). Given the dynamic nature of the pandemic (including its duration and the severity of its impact on the global economy and the
applicable governmental responses), the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts the Company’s results will depend on unknown future developments and any further impact on the global economy and the markets in which the Company operates and sells its products, all of which remain highly uncertain and cannot be accurately predicted at this time.
On March 29, 2018, the IASB issued its revised Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting ("Conceptual Framework"). This replaces the
previous version of the Conceptual Framework issued in 2010. The revised Conceptual Framework became effective on January 1, 2020. The revised Conceptual Framework does not constitute a substantial revision from the previously effective guidance but does provide additional guidance on topics not previously covered such as presentation and disclosure, revised definitions of an asset and a liability, as well as new guidance on measurement and derecognition. There was no material impact to the Company’s financial statements as a result of adopting the revised Conceptual Framework.
On September
26, 2019, the IASB published Interest Rate Benchmark Reform (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7) in response to the ongoing reform of interest rate benchmarks around the world. The objective of the amendments is to modify specific hedge accounting requirements so that entities would apply those hedge accounting requirements assuming that the interest rate benchmark on which the hedged cash flows and cash flows of the hedging instrument are based is not altered as a result of interest rate benchmark reform. The amendments became effective on January 1, 2020. There was no material impact to the Company’s financial statements as a result of adopting Interest Rate Benchmark Reform (Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39 and IFRS 7).
In the current period, the
Company has applied a number of other amendments to IFRS Standards and Interpretations issued by the IASB that are effective for an annual period that begins on or after January 1, 2020. Their adoption has not had any material impact on the disclosures or on the amounts reported in these financial statements.
New Standards and Interpretations Issued but Not Yet Effective
Certain new standards, amendments and interpretations, and improvements to existing standards have been published by the IASB but are not yet effective and have not been adopted early by the Company. Management anticipates that all the relevant pronouncements will be adopted in the first reporting period following the date
of application. Information on new standards, amendments and interpretations, and improvements to existing standards, which could potentially impact the Company’s financial statements, are detailed as follows:
On January 23, 2020, the IASB published Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current (Amendments to IAS 1), which includes narrow-scope amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements. The objective of the amendments is to clarify how to classify debt and other liabilities as current or non-current depending on the rights that exist at the end of the reporting period. The amendments include clarifying the classification requirements
for debt a company might settle by converting it into equity. The amendments are effective on January 1, 2023 and will be applied retrospectively. Management is currently assessing, but has not yet determined, the impact on the Company’s financial statements.
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On May 14, 2020, the IASB published Property, Plant and Equipment: Proceeds Before Intended Use (Amendments to IAS 16), which prohibits deducting amounts received from selling items produced while preparing the asset for its intended use from the cost of
property, plant and equipment. Instead, such sales proceeds and related costs will be recognized in earnings. The amendments are effective on January 1, 2022. Management is currently assessing, but has not yet determined, the impact on the Company’s financial statements.
On May 14, 2020, the IASB published Onerous Contracts - Cost of Fulfilling a Contract (Amendments to IAS 37), which specifies which costs a Company includes when assessing whether a contract
will be loss-making. The amendments are effective on January 1, 2022. Management is currently assessing, but has not yet determined, the impact on the Company’s financial statements.
On May 14, 2020, the IASB published Annual Improvements to IFRS Standards 2018 - 2020, which amends IFRS 1, IFRS 9, IAS 41, and the Illustrative Examples accompanying IFRS 16. These are minor amendments that clarify, simplify or remove redundant wordings in the standards. The amendments are effective on January 1, 2022. Management is currently assessing, but has not yet determined, the impact on the
Company’s financial statements.
On May 28, 2020, the IASB published Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions (Amendment to IFRS 16), which amends IFRS 16, Leases, to provide lessees with a practical expedient that relieves lessees from assessing whether a COVID-19-related rent concession is a lease modification. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after June 1, 2020 and will be applied retrospectively. Management has completed its analysis of the guidance and does not currently expect it to materially impact the Company’s financial statements.
Certain
other new standards and interpretations have been issued but are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
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3 - INFORMATION INCLUDED IN CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS
The following table describes the charges incurred by the Company which are included in the Company’s consolidated earnings:
Pension,
post-retirement and other long-term employee benefit plans:
Defined benefit plans
468
541
1,009
1,075
Defined contributions plans
1,901
1,636
2,217
4,054
64,424
61,939
120,810
117,839
Finance
(income) costs - Interest
Interest on borrowings and lease liabilities
7,400
8,794
14,906
16,946
Amortization of debt issue costs on borrowings
293
289
593
587
Interest
capitalized to property, plant and equipment
(180)
(518)
(188)
(1,275)
7,513
8,565
15,311
16,258
Finance
(income) costs - Other finance (income) expense, net
Foreign exchange loss (gain)
760
558
(908)
(642)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration liability (Note
9)
(11,005)
—
(11,005)
—
Other costs, net
655
240
1,191
785
(9,590)
798
(10,722)
143
Additional
information
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
12,574
12,330
24,952
24,465
Amortization of intangible assets
2,582
2,542
5,205
5,076
Impairment
of assets, net
749
2,470
1,561
2,733
4 - MANUFACTURING FACILITY CLOSURES, RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER RELATED CHARGES
Manufacturing facility closures, restructuring and other related charges incurred in the three
and six months ended June 30, 2020 totalled $3.2 million and $3.9 million, respectively. The charges for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 were comprised of cash costs of $3.1 million and $3.3 million, respectively, and non-cash impairments of $0.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively, for inventory related to the closure of the Montreal, Quebec manufacturing facility. Cash costs incurred in both periods were mainly for termination benefits related to employee restructuring initiatives in the second quarter in response to COVID-19 uncertainties, as well as ongoing idle facility costs related to the Montreal, Quebec and Columbia, South Carolina manufacturing facilities.
Manufacturing facility closures, restructuring and other charges incurred in the three and six months ended June
30, 2019 totalled $3.9 million and $4.2 million, respectively. The charges for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 were comprised of non-cash impairments of inventory and property, plant and equipment related to the closures of the Johnson City, Tennessee and Montreal, Quebec manufacturing facilities totalling $2.3 million and $2.0 million, respectively, and cash costs of $1.6 million and $2.2 million, respectively, mainly for termination benefits related to the Montreal, Quebec manufacturing facility.
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5 - INCOME TAXES
The
calculation of the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:
The
decrease in the effective tax rate in the three months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 was primarily due to the non-recurrence of the proposed state income tax assessment recognized in the second quarter of 2019 resulting from the denial of the utilization of certain net operating losses generated in tax years 2000-2006, and a favourable mix of earnings between jurisdictions.
The decrease in the effective tax rate in the six months ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in 2019 was primarily due to the non-recurrence of the proposed state income tax assessment recognized in the second quarter of 2019 resulting from the denial of the utilization of certain net operating losses generated in tax years 2000-2006, and the favourable treatment of interest
deductions related to the restructuring of intercompany debt.
6 - EARNINGS PER SHARE
The weighted average number of common shares outstanding is as follows:
The
number of stock options that were anti-dilutive and not included in diluted earnings per share calculations were 773,401 and 613,401 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, and 242,918 for both periods in 2019.
7 - COMMITMENTS
The following table summarizes information related to commitments to purchase machinery and equipment:
(1)The
aggregate dividend payment amount presented in the table above has been adjusted for the impact of foreign exchange rates on cash payments to shareholders.
Share Repurchases
Under the Company’s normal course issuer bid (“NCIB”), the Company has the ability to repurchase for cancellation up to 4,000,000 common shares of the Company at prevailing market prices over the twelve-month period starting on July 23, 2019 and ending on July 22, 2020.
There were no shares repurchased during the
three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. As of June 30, 2020 and 2019, there were 4,000,000 and 3,782,900 common shares available for repurchase under the NCIB, respectively.
The NCIB, which expired on July 22, 2020, was renewed for a twelve-month period starting July 23, 2020. There were no shares repurchased under the renewed NCIB as of August 12, 2020.
Stock Options
The following tables summarize information related to stock options (in Canadian
dollars ("CDN") where indicated):
Weighted average exercise price per stock option outstanding
CDN$11.31
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The weighted average fair value of stock options granted was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, taking into account the following weighted average assumptions:
(1)Expected volatility was calculated by applying a weighted average of the daily closing price change on the TSX for a term commensurate with the expected life of each grant.
Restricted Share Units
The following tables summarize information related to restricted share units ("RSUs"):
(1)The
following table provides further information regarding the PSUs settled and adjusted by performance factor included in the table above. The number of "Target Shares" reflects 100% of the PSUs granted and the number of PSUs settled reflects the performance adjustments to the Target Shares.
The number of PSUs granted subsequent to December 31, 2019 which will be eligible to vest can range from 0% to 175% of the Target Shares as determined by multiplying the number of PSUs awarded by the adjustment factors as follows:
•25% based on the Company's total shareholder return ("TSR") ranking relative to the S&P North America SmallCap Materials (Industry Group) Index (the "Index Group") over the measurement period as set out in the table below;
•25% based on the
Company's TSR ranking relative to a specified peer group of companies ("Peer Group") over the measurement period as set out in the table below; and
•50% based on the Company's average return on invested capital over the measurement period as compared to internally developed thresholds (the “ROIC Performance”) as set out in the table below.
The number of PSUs granted subsequent to December 31, 2017 and prior to December 31,
2019 which will be eligible to vest can range from 0% to 175% of the Target Shares as determined by multiplying the number of PSUs awarded by the adjustment factors as follows:
•50% based on the Company's TSR ranking relative to the Peer Group over the measurement period as set out in the table below; and
•50% based on the Company's the ROIC Performance as set out in the table below.
The relative TSR performance adjustment factor is determined as follows:
TSR
Ranking Relative to the Index Group/Peer Group
Percent of Target Shares Vested
90th percentile or higher
200
%
75th percentile
150
%
50th percentile
100
%
25th percentile
50
%
Less
than the 25th percentile
0
%
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The ROIC Performance adjustment factor is determined as follows:
ROIC Performance
Percent of Target Shares Vested
1st
Tier
0
%
2nd Tier
50
%
3rd Tier
100
%
4th Tier
150
%
The TSR performance and ROIC Performance adjustment factors between the numbers set out in the two tables above are interpolated on a straight-line
basis.
The performance period is the period from January 1st in the year of grant through December 31st of the third calendar year following the date of grant. The PSUs are expensed over the vesting period beginning from the date of grant through February 15th of the fourth calendar year following the date of grant.
The weighted average fair value of PSUs granted was based 50% on the five-day VWAP of the common shares of the Company at grant date and 50% on an estimated value derived using the Monte Carlo simulation model implemented in a risk-neutral framework considering the following weighted average assumptions:
Closing stock price on TSX as of the estimation date
CDN$7.24
CDN$18.06
(1)Expected volatility was calculated based on the daily dividend adjusted closing price change on the TSX for a term commensurate with the expected life of the grant.
(2)A participant receives a cash payment from the Company upon PSU
settlement that is equivalent to the number of settled PSUs multiplied by the amount of cash dividends per share declared by the Company between the date of grant and the settlement date. As such, there is no impact from expected future dividends in the Monte Carlo simulation model.
(3)The performance period starting price is measured as the volume weighted average price for the common shares of the Company on the TSX on the grant date.
The following table summarizes information about PSUs outstanding as of:
Based on the Company’s current performance adjustment factors, the number of PSUs earned if all of the outstanding PSUs were to be settled at June 30, 2020 would be as follows:
The
following table summarizes share-based compensation liabilities, including dividend equivalents, recorded in the consolidated balance sheets as of:
Total
share-based compensation liabilities, current
6,427
4,948
Share-based compensation liabilities, non-current
PSUs(1)
1,332
3,055
RSUs(1)
600
1,192
Total
share-based compensation liabilities, non-current
1,932
4,247
(1)Includes dividend equivalents accrued.
(2)Includes dividend equivalent grants.
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9 - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Classification and Fair Value of Financial
Instruments
The carrying amounts of the following financial assets and liabilities are considered a reasonable approximation of fair value given their short maturity periods:
•cash
•trade receivables
•supplier rebates and other receivables
•accounts payable and accrued liabilities (excluding employee benefits and taxes payable)
Borrowings
The fair value of the Company's $250 million senior unsecured notes issued in October 2018 ("Senior Unsecured
Notes") is based on the trading levels and bid/offer prices observed by a market participant. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Senior Unsecured Notes had a carrying value, including unamortized debt issuance costs, of $246.2 million and $245.7 million, respectively, and a fair value of $257.4 million and $264.7 million, respectively.
The Company's borrowings, other than the Senior Unsecured Notes, consist primarily of variable rate debt. The corresponding fair values are estimated using observable market interest rates of similar variable rate loans with similar risk and credit standing. Accordingly,
the carrying amounts are considered to be a reasonable approximation of the fair values.
The Company measures the fair value of its interest rate swap agreements using discounted cash flows. Future cash flows are estimated based on forward interest rates (from observable yield curves at the end of a reporting period) and contract
interest rates, discounted at a rate that reflects the credit risk of various counterparties.
As of June 30, 2020, and December 31, 2019, the Company categorizes its interest rate swaps as Level 2 on the three-level fair value hierarchy, meaning that the fair value is estimated using a valuation technique based on unobservable market data, either directly or indirectly.
Non-Controlling Interest Put Options
In connection with the acquisition of Airtrax Polymers Private Limited on May 11, 2018, the Company, through its partially-owned
subsidiary, Capstone Polyweave Private Limited ("Capstone"), is party to a shareholders’ agreement that contains put options, which provide each of the non-controlling interest shareholders of Capstone with the right to require the Company to purchase their retained interest at a variable purchase price following a five-year lock-in period following the date of acquisition. The agreed-upon purchase price is equal to the fair market valuation as determined through a future negotiation or, as needed, a valuation to be performed by an independent and qualified expert at the time of exercise. During the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019, the non-controlling interest put options obligation was remeasured due to changes in exchange rates resulting in a $0.8 million reduction and
a $0.1 million increase, respectively, in the liability and a corresponding gain and loss recorded in finance (income) costs in other finance (income) expense, net. As of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the amount recorded on the consolidated balance sheet for this obligation is $12.9 million and $13.6 million, respectively.
The Company categorizes its non-controlling interest put options as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, meaning that the fair value is estimated using a valuation technique based on unobservable market data. Details of inputs used in this valuation technique have been disclosed in the Company's audited consolidated financial statements
and notes thereto as of December 31, 2019.
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Contingent Consideration
In connection with the Nortech Acquisition (defined in Note 10), the Company may be required to pay additional consideration to the former owners of Nortech contingent upon the achievement of certain designated financial metrics following a measurement period as specified in the asset purchase agreement.
The
Company categorizes this contingent consideration as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy, meaning that the fair value is estimated using a valuation technique based on unobservable market data. The Company measures the fair value of its contingent consideration by estimating the present value of probable future net cash outflows from the settlement of the earn-out related provisions contained within the asset purchase agreement. These provisions require the Company to pay up to $12.0 million to the former owners of Nortech should the acquired assets generate an excess of various profit thresholds defined in the asset purchase agreement, measured over the two-year period following the date of acquisition.
As of the date of the Nortech Acquisition, management
determined it probable that the entire amount of contingent consideration would be paid after the two-year anniversary of the acquisition date, and therefore recorded a $10.8 million financial liability in the opening balance sheet for Nortech, representing the discounted net present value of the $12.0 million potential obligation.
As of June 30, 2020, management no longer believes that any payment toward this obligation is probable due to the macroeconomic events connected to the COVID-19 pandemic that have transpired since the date of the acquisition. Therefore, as a result of an analysis performed as of June 30, 2020, the Company estimates the fair value of the obligation to be nil and the
Company recorded an adjustment to the recorded liability, with an off-setting gain (net of accretion expense) recorded in finance (income) costs in other finance (income) expense, net. The fair value of the contingent consideration will continue to be reassessed at each reporting date with any changes to be recognized in earnings in finance (income) costs in other finance (income) expense, net.
The fair value estimations as of the date of the acquisition and as of June 30, 2020 were calculated using significant unobservable inputs including estimations of undiscounted future net cash flows (as measured according to the asset purchase agreement) to be generated by Nortech, which management had previously estimated as of the date of the acquisition to be in excess of $12.5 million over the two-year period following the date of acquisition, but now estimates as of June
30, 2020 to be less than $11.8 million, which represents the minimum threshold for the additional consideration payment according to the asset purchase agreement. A discount rate of 5.38% was also used in estimating the net present value of the estimated future cash outflows. The discount rate represents the Company's estimated incremental borrowing rate as of the date of acquisition and through the date of maturity of the obligation. The fair value of the liability is sensitive to changes in projected profits and thereby, future cash outflows, and the discount rate applied to those future cash outflows, which could have resulted in a higher or lower fair value measurement. Refer to Note 10 for further discussion of the Nortech Acquisition.
A reconciliation of the carrying amount of financial instruments
classified within Level 3 follows for the period ended June 30, 2020:
The Company is exposed to a risk of changes in cash flows due to the fluctuations in interest rates on its variable rate borrowings. To minimize the potential long-term cost of floating rate borrowings, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements.
The Company was party to the following interest rate swap agreements designated as hedging instruments as of June 30, 2020:
Loss
from change in fair value of the interest rate swap agreements designated as hedging instruments recognized in OCI (1)
(49)
(2,136)
(3,635)
(3,518)
Deferred tax benefit on change in fair value of the interest rate swap agreements designated as hedging instruments recognized in OCI
19
78
633
357
Amounts
reclassified from cash flow hedging reserve to earnings (2)
—
(86)
—
(171)
(1)The hedging loss recognized in other comprehensive income ("OCI") before tax is equal to the change in fair value used for measuring effectiveness. There is no ineffectiveness recognized in earnings.
(2)Reclassification
of unrealized gains from OCI as a result of the discontinuation of hedge accounting for certain interest rate swap agreements.
The following table summarizes balances related to interest rate swap agreements designated as hedging instruments as of:
Cumulative loss in cash flow hedge reserve, included in OCI, for continuing hedges
(4,072)
(1,070)
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Hedge
of net investment in foreign operations
A foreign currency exposure arises from the Parent Company's net investment in its USD functional currency subsidiary, IPG (US) Holdings Inc. The risk arises from the fluctuations in the USD and CDN current exchange rate, which causes the amount of the net investment in IPG (US) Holdings Inc. to vary. The Company's Senior Unsecured Notes are being used to hedge the Company’s exposure to the USD foreign exchange risk on this investment.
The changes in value related to the Senior Unsecured Notes designated as a hedging instrument, in the hedge of a net investment, are as follows:
(Loss)/gain from change in value of IPG (US) Holdings, Inc. used for calculating hedge ineffectiveness
(8,619)
(3,927)
11,365
(8,608)
The
cumulative amounts included in the foreign currency translation reserve related to the net investment in IPG (US) Holdings, Inc., designated as the hedged item in the hedge of a net investment, is as follows:
Cumulative
(loss) gain included in foreign currency translation reserve in OCI
(10,506)
859
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10 - BUSINESS ACQUISITION AND GOODWILL
Nortech Packaging Acquisition
On February 11, 2020, the
Company acquired substantially all of the operating assets of Nortech (defined in Note 2) for an estimated aggregate purchase price of approximately $47.5 million, net of cash balances acquired ("Nortech Acquisition"). This amount is subject to certain post-closing adjustments and includes potential earn-out consideration of up to $12.0 million, contingent upon certain future performance measures of the acquired assets to be determined following the two-year anniversary of the acquisition date. Refer to Note 9 for further discussion of this financial liability and inputs used in management's estimation of fair value.
Excluding working capital adjustments, cash balances acquired and the contingent consideration noted above, the purchase price was $36.5 million.The former owners of Nortech have in escrow $4.7 million related to customary representations, warranties and covenants in the asset purchase agreement, which
contains customary indemnification provisions.
Nortech manufactures, assembles and services automated packaging machines under the Nortech Packaging and Tishma Technologies brands. The acquisition expands the Company’s product bundle into technologies that the Company believes are increasingly critical to automation in packaging.
The transaction is being accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting, and the Company expects a significant part of the purchase price to be allocated to goodwill and intangible assets. Management is in the process of measuring and allocating purchase consideration to the opening balance sheet
based on estimated fair values and is therefore not yet able to provide a full breakout of the purchase price allocation due to the timing of the acquisition and the expected post-closing working capital adjustments, which have not taken place as of the authorization date of the financial statements.
The net consideration transferred on the closing date for the acquisition described above was as follows:
Estimated
fair value of contingent consideration (1)
10,806
Consideration transferred
47,947
Less: cash balances acquired
485
Consideration transferred, net of cash acquired
47,462
(1)The gross contractual contingent consideration amount of $12.0 million is included in the gross
consideration total at its net present value when the contingency was entered into on the date of acquisition, which is discounted over two years using a calculated rate of 5.38%. As of June 30, 2020, management no longer believes that any amount of payment toward the contingent consideration obligation is probable due to macroeconomic events connected to the COVID-19 pandemic which have transpired since the date of acquisition. Refer to Note 9 for further discussion of this financial liability and inputs used in management's estimation of fair value.
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The preliminary fair values of net identifiable assets acquired at the date of acquisition were as follows:
(1)The gross contractual amounts receivable were $3.6 million. As of June 30, 2020, the Company has collected approximately $2.8 million of the outstanding trade receivables, and expects to collect $0.5 million of uncollected amounts with $0.3 million expected to remain uncollected.
The preliminary fair value of goodwill at the date of acquisition was as follows:
Less: fair value of net identifiable assets acquired
840
Goodwill
47,107
Goodwill recognized is primarily related to growth expectations, expected revenue synergies, and expected future profitability. The Company
expects all of the recorded goodwill to be deductible for income tax purposes.
The Nortech Acquisition’s impact on the Company’s consolidated earnings was as follows:
The Company's acquisition-related costs of $0.8 million are excluded from the consideration transferred. Less than $0.1 million and approximately $0.1 million of these costs is included in the Company’s consolidated earnings, primarily in selling, general and administrative expenses, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively.
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The following table
outlines the changes in goodwill during the period:
Due to changes in external market conditions adversely affecting Nortech's operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has performed impairment testing for the Nortech asset group as of June 30, 2020. The impairment test for this asset group was performed based on its value in use and, as a result of this testing, no impairment charge was necessary.
Key assumptions used in the discounted cash flow projection, management’s approach to determine the value assigned to each
key assumption, and other information as required for the asset group is outlined in the tables below. Reasonably possible changes in the key assumptions below would not be expected to cause the carrying amount of the asset group to exceed its recoverable amount, in which case an impairment would otherwise be recognized. Revenue and other future assumptions used in the model were prepared in accordance with IAS 36 – Impairment of Assets and do not include the benefit from obtaining, or the incremental costs to obtain, growth initiatives or cost reduction programs that the Company may be planning but has not yet undertaken within its current asset base.
Details of the key assumptions used in the impairment test performed as of June
30, 2020 are outlined below:
Carrying amount allocated to the Nortech asset group:
Cash flows beyond the forecast period have been extrapolated using a steady growth rate of (3)
2.5%
Income tax rate (4)
25.5%
(1)
The
annual revenue growth rates for the forecast period are consistent with projections presented by management to the Board of Directors, however, management now expects revenue growth to be delayed by a two-year period due to macroeconomic events related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2)
The discount rate used is the estimated weighted average cost of capital for the asset group, using observable market rates and data based on a set of publicly traded industry peers.
(3)
Cash flows beyond the forecast period have been extrapolated at or below the projected long-term average growth rates for the asset group which is consistent with United States gross domestic product.
(4)
The
income tax rate represents an estimated effective tax rate based on enacted or substantively enacted rates.
Sensitivity analysis performed as of June 30, 2020 based on reasonably possible key assumptions used the following:
Forecast period annual revenue growth rates
Nil in 2020 through 2022, 5.4-28.9% thereafter
Discount Rate
14.5%
Cash flows beyond the forecast
period have been extrapolated using a steady growth rate of
1.5%
Income tax rate
28.0%
There was no indication of any impairment resulting from changing the individual assumptions above.
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11 - POST REPORTING EVENTS
Non-Adjusting Events
•On August 12,
2020, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.1475 per common share payable on September 30, 2020 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 15, 2020. The estimated amount of this dividend payment is $8.7 million based on 59,009,685 of the Company’s common shares issued and outstanding as of August 12, 2020.
No other significant adjusting or non-adjusting events have occurred between the reporting date of these financial statements and the date of authorization.
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Form
52-109F2
Certification of Interim Filings
Full Certificate
I, Gregory A.C. Yull, Chief Executive Officer of INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP INC./LE GROUPE INTERTAPE POLYMER INC., certify the following:
1.Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP INC./LE GROUPE
INTERTAPE POLYMER INC. (the “Issuer”) for the interim period ended June 30, 2020.
2.No misrepresentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings.
3.Fair presentation: Based
on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the Issuer, as of the date and for the periods presented in the interim filings.
4.Responsibility: The Issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52 - 109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the Issuer.
5.Design:
Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the Issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings:
(a)designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that
(i)material information relating to the Issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and
(ii)information required to be disclosed by the Issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and
(b)designed
ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the Issuer’s GAAP.
5.1Control framework: The control framework the Issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the Issuer’s ICFR is the 2013 Internal Control – Integrated Framework published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
5.2ICFR – material weakness relating to design: N/A
5.3Limitation on scope of design: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A
(a)the
fact that the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have limited the scope of our design of DC&P and ICFR to exclude controls, policies and procedures of:
(i) N/A;
(ii) N/A; or
(iii) a business that the issuer acquired not more than 365 days before the last day of the period covered by the interim filings;
(b) summary financial information about business that the issuer acquired that has been consolidated in the issuer’s financial statements.
6.Reporting changes in ICFR: The Issuer has disclosed in the interim MD&A
any change in the Issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on April 1, 2020 and ended on June 30, 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Issuer’s ICFR.
I, Jeffrey Crystal, Chief Financial Officer of INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP INC./LE GROUPE INTERTAPE POLYMER INC., certify the following:
1.Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of INTERTAPE POLYMER GROUP INC./LE GROUPE
INTERTAPE POLYMER INC. (the “Issuer”) for the interim period ended June 30, 2020.
2.No misrepresentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings.
3.Fair presentation: Based
on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the Issuer, as of the date and for the periods presented in the interim filings.
4.Responsibility: The Issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52 - 109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the Issuer.
5.Design:
Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the Issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings:
(a)designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that
(i)material information relating to the Issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and
(ii)information required to be disclosed by the Issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and
(b)designed
ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the Issuer’s GAAP.
5.1Control framework: The control framework the Issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the Issuer’s ICFR is the 2013 Internal Control – Integrated Framework published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organization of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
5.2ICFR – material weakness relating to design: N/A
5.3Limitation on scope of design: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A
a.the
fact that the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have limited the scope of our design of DC&P and ICFR to exclude controls, policies and procedures of:
(i) N/A;
(ii) N/A; or
(iii) a business that the issuer acquired not more than 365 days before the last day of the period covered by the interim filings;
b. summary financial information about business that the issuer acquired that has been consolidated in the issuer’s financial statements.
6.Reporting changes in ICFR: The Issuer has disclosed in the interim MD&A
any change in the Issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on April 1, 2020 and ended on June 30, 2020 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Issuer’s ICFR.