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10-K 1 fix-20171231x10k.htm 10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2017

Commission file number: 1‑13011

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)76‑0526487 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

675 Bering Drive

Suite 400

Houston, Texas 77057

(713) 830‑9600

(Address and telephone number of Principal Executive Offices)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each ClassName of Each Exchange on which Registered
Common Stock, $.01 par valueNew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well‑known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S‑T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation SK is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10‑K or any amendment to this Form 10‑K. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ☒Accelerated filer ☐Non‑accelerated filer ☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Smaller reporting company ☐Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b‑2). Yes ☐ No ☒

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non‑affiliates of the registrant at June 30, 2017 was approximately $1.35 billion, based on the $37.10 last sale price of the registrant’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30, 2017.

As of February 15, 2018, 37,175,074 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding (excluding treasury shares of 3,948,291).

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The information required by Part III (other than the required information regarding executive officers) is incorporated by reference from the registrant’s definitive proxy statement, which will be filed with the Commission not later than 120 days following December 31, 2017.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I
Item 1.Business3
Item 1A.Risk Factors9
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments18
Item 2.Properties18
Item 3.Legal Proceedings19
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures19
Item 4A.Executive Officers of the Registrant19
Part II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities20
Item 6.Selected Financial Data22
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations23
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk38
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data39
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure70
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures70
Item 9B.Other Information71
Part III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance71
Item 11.Executive Compensation71
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters71
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence71
Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services71
Part IV
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules71
Item 16.Form 10-K Summary72

FORWARD‑LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements and information in this Annual Report on Form 10‑K may constitute forward‑looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “foresee,” “should,” “would,” “could,” or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward‑looking statements, which are generally not historic in nature. These forward‑looking statements are based on the current expectations and beliefs of Comfort Systems USA, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) concerning future developments and their effect on the Company. While the Company’s management believes that these forward‑looking statements are reasonable as and when made, there can be no assurance that future developments affecting the Company will be those that it anticipates. All comments concerning the Company’s expectations for future revenue and operating results are based on the Company’s forecasts for its existing operations and do not include the potential impact of any future acquisitions. The Company’s forward‑looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond the Company’s control) and assumptions that could cause actual future results to differ materially from the Company’s historical experience and its present expectations or projections. Known material factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ from those in the forward‑looking statements are those described in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors.”

Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward‑looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward‑looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

PART I

The terms “Comfort Systems,” “we,” “us,” or “the Company” refer to Comfort Systems USA, Inc. or Comfort Systems USA, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, as appropriate in the context.

Next: Item 1. Business