Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our market risk consists primarily of foreign currency exchange risk, interest rate risk, and effects of inflation. Our functional currency is the U.S. dollar and our primary manufacturing operations and inventory supply contracts are in the U.S. or in U.S. dollars, but we distribute our products worldwide both through direct export and through our foreign subsidiaries. Our primary foreign currency transaction risk consists of intercompany purchases and sales of products, and we attempt to mitigate this risk through our hedging program described below. For the year ended December 31, 2024, approximately 22% of our consolidated revenue was derived from products manufactured or sourced in U.S. dollars and sold internationally in local currencies, compared to 21% for both the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022. The functional currency of most of our subsidiaries is their local currency.
Our foreign currency exchange impacts are comprised of three components: 1) local currency revenues and expenses; 2) the impact of hedge contracts; and 3) intercompany and monetary balances for our subsidiaries that are denominated in a currency that is different from the functional currency used by each subsidiary.
The following table presents the estimated foreign currency exchange impact on our revenues, operating profit, and diluted earnings per share for the current period and compared to the respective prior-year period:
| For the Years Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except per share amounts) | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| Revenue (decrease) increase | $ | (9,471) | $ | (4,603) | $ | (108,812) | ||||||||||||||
| Operating profit (decrease) increase, excluding hedge activity and exchange impacts on settlement of foreign currency denominated transactions | $ | (4,253) | $ | (5,489) | $ | (56,420) | ||||||||||||||
| Hedge gains (losses) - current period | 5,932 | 3,512 | 25,733 | |||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency transaction (losses) - current period | (4,527) | (1,078) | (3,408) | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit (decrease) increase - current period | $ | (2,848) | $ | (3,055) | $ | (34,095) | ||||||||||||||
| Hedge (gains) losses - prior period | (3,512) | (25,733) | 7,121 | |||||||||||||||||
| Foreign currency transaction losses - prior period | 1,078 | 3,408 | 2,111 | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating profit (decrease) increase - compared to prior period | $ | (5,282) | $ | (25,380) | $ | (24,863) | ||||||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share (decrease) increase - compared to prior period | $ | (0.05) | $ | (0.24) | $ | (0.22) |
At our current foreign exchange rate assumptions, we anticipate year-over-year changes will reduce our revenues, decrease our operating profit, and diluted earnings per share in the year ending December 31, 2025, by approximately $80 million, $22 million, and $0.21 per share, respectively. These unfavorable impacts to our operating profit and diluted earnings per share include net year-over-year impacts of foreign currency hedging activity, which is expected to increase total company operating profit by approximately $19 million and diluted earnings per share by $0.18 during the year ending December 31, 2025. The actual impact of changes in the value of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies in which we transact may materially differ from our expectations described above. The above estimate assumes that the value of the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies will reflect the euro at $1.02, the British pound at $1.23, the Canadian dollar at $0.68, the Australian dollar at $0.61; the Japanese yen at ¥160, the Chinese renminbi at RMB 7.43, and the Brazilian real at R$6.21 to the U.S. dollar for the full year of 2025.
The foreign currency exchange impacts on our revenue and operating income will be different from our 2025 estimates if actual foreign exchange rates are different from our assumptions. Excluding the impact of intercompany and trade balances denominated in currencies other than the functional subsidiary currencies, a 1% strengthening of the U.S. dollar would reduce revenue by approximately $13 million and operating income by approximately $5 million, net of hedge positions.
The primary purpose of our foreign currency hedging activities is to protect against the volatility associated with foreign currency transactions. We also utilize natural hedges to mitigate our transaction and commitment exposures. Our corporate policy prescribes the range of allowable hedging activity. We enter into foreign currency exchange contracts with large, well-capitalized multinational financial institutions and we do not hold or engage in transactions involving derivative
instruments for purposes other than risk management. Our accounting policies for these contracts are based on our designation of such instruments as hedging transactions. If a hedging instrument qualifies for hedge accounting, changes in the fair value of the hedging instrument from the effective portion of the hedge are deferred in accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax, and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. We immediately record in earnings the extent to which a hedge instrument is not effective in achieving offsetting changes in fair value. We primarily utilize foreign currency exchange contracts with durations of less than 24 months.
Our subsidiaries enter into foreign currency exchange contracts to manage the exchange risk associated with their forecasted intercompany inventory purchases and sales for the next year. From time to time, we may also enter into other foreign currency exchange contracts, cross currency swaps, or foreign-denominated debt issuances to minimize the impact of foreign currency fluctuations associated with specific balance sheet exposures, including net investments in certain foreign subsidiaries. Refer to “Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 19. Hedging Instruments” to the consolidated financial statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for details regarding euro-denominated notes that we designated as a hedge of our euro net investment in certain foreign subsidiaries.
Our foreign currency hedging strategy is consistent with prior periods and there were no material changes in our market risk exposure during the year ended December 31, 2024. We enter into foreign currency exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges for amounts that are less than the full value of forecasted intercompany purchases and sales and for amounts that are equivalent to, or less than, other significant transactions. As a result, no significant ineffectiveness has resulted or been recognized in the statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022. Our hedging strategy related to intercompany inventory purchases and sales is to employ the full amount of our hedges for the succeeding year at the conclusion of our budgeting process for that year. Quarterly, we enter into contracts to hedge incremental portions of anticipated foreign currency transactions for the current and following year. Accordingly, our risk with respect to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations may vary throughout each annual cycle.
We enter into hedge agreements where we believe we have meaningful exposure to foreign currency exchange risk, with the exception of certain emerging markets where it is not practical to hedge our exposure. We target to hedge approximately 75% to 85% of the estimated exposure from intercompany product purchases and sales denominated in the euro, British pound, Canadian dollar, Japanese yen, and Australian dollar. We have additional unhedged foreign currency exposures related to foreign services and in emerging markets where it is not practical to hedge. The notional amount of foreign currency exchange contracts to hedge forecasted intercompany purchases and sales totaled $325.7 million as of December 31, 2024, and $294.0 million as of December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2024, we had $12.8 million of net unrealized gains on foreign currency exchange contracts reflected within accumulated other comprehensive income, net of related tax. For more information on our hedge agreements refer to “Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 19. Hedging Instruments.”
For additional information, refer to “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors:” “Since our business is global in nature, geopolitical risks and other risks associated with doing business internationally could negatively affect our business, financial condition, and operating results” and “Strengthening of the rate of exchange for the U.S. dollar has a negative effect on our business,” and “Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”
Interest Rate Risk and Effects of Inflation
We incur interest expense on our borrowings outstanding on our Senior Notes at a fixed rate. We have a Credit Facility with a syndicate of multinational banks, which matures on December 9, 2026, and requires no scheduled prepayments before that date. Although the Credit Facility does not mature until December 9, 2026, all individual borrowings under the terms of the Credit Facility have a stated term between 1 and 180 days, including the $250.0 million Term Loan that matures on October 20, 2025. The variable rates are based on SOFR, with rolling maturities of one and three month increments.
We entered into an interest rate swap to manage the effect of variable interest obligations on amounts borrowed under the terms of the Credit Facility. Beginning on March 31, 2023, the variable interest rate associated with $250.0 million of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility became effectively fixed at 3.9%, plus the applicable credit spread, through October 20, 2025. Borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility as of December 31, 2024, were $250.0 million.
During 2024, we experienced inflationary pressure on our operating costs. During 2025, we expect to continue to face higher costs for labor, commodities, energy, and transportation, as well as increased prices from suppliers. Furthermore, additional tariffs on imported goods may increase our costs to purchase products, components, and materials. We may not be
able to offset these higher costs through productivity initiatives and price increases, which may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition. Any price increases we may impose may lead to declines in sales volume or loss of business, if competitors do not similarly adjust their prices, or customers refuse to purchase at the higher prices.
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