Teledyne Technologies 10-Q 2023-10-01

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended October 1, 2023

OR

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 1-15295

TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

805 373-4545

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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 ☐

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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.

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 Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):

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There were 47,184,697 shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share, outstanding as of October 23, 2023.

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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)

FOR THE THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 1, 2023 AND OCTOBER 3, 2022

(Unaudited - Amounts in millions, except per-share amounts)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

FOR THE THIRD QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 1, 2023 AND OCTOBER 3, 2022

(Unaudited - Amounts in millions)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited - Amounts in millions, except share amounts)

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Overview

Teledyne provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include factory automation and condition monitoring, aerospace and defense, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research, oceanographic research, and deepwater energy exploration and production. Teledyne is a global sensing and decision-support technology company: providing specialty sensors, cameras, instrumentation, algorithms and software across the electromagnetic spectrum, as well as unmanned systems, in the subsea, land and air domains. We differentiate ourselves from many of our direct competitors by having a customer- and Company-sponsored applied research center that augments our product development expertise. We believe that technological capabilities and innovation and the ability to invest in the development of new and enhanced products are critical to obtaining and maintaining leadership in our markets and the industries in which we compete.

Strategy

Our strategy continues to emphasize growth in our four business segments: Digital Imaging, Instrumentation, Aerospace and Defense Electronics and Engineered Systems. The markets in which we sell our enabling technologies are characterized by high barriers to entry and include specialized products and services not likely to be commoditized. We intend to strengthen and expand our core businesses with targeted acquisitions and through product development. We continue to focus on balanced and disciplined capital deployment among capital expenditures, acquisitions and product development. We aggressively pursue operational excellence to continually improve our margins and earnings by emphasizing cost containment and cost reductions in all aspects of our business. At Teledyne, operational excellence includes the rapid integration of the businesses we acquire. Using complementary technology across our businesses and through targeted research and development, we seek to create new products to grow our Company and expand our addressable markets. We continue to evaluate our businesses to ensure that they are aligned with our strategy. As part of our continuing FLIR acquisition integration efforts, and as we accelerate the relocation of select Teledyne FLIR operations to existing sites, we recorded $5.8 million of employee separation costs, facility consolidation costs and facility lease impairments in the third quarter of 2023. We expect to record an additional $3.0 million to $4.0 million of pretax costs in the next six months related to employee separation costs, facility consolidation costs and facility lease impairments.

Consistent with our strategy, we completed one acquisition in the first nine months of 2023 and two acquisitions in 2022, which were all part of the Digital Imaging segment. The financial results of these acquisitions have been included since the respective date of each acquisition. Subsequent to the end of the third quarter of 2023, we completed one acquisition, which is part of the Instrumentation segment. See Note 2 and Note 15 for additional information about our recent acquisitions.

Trends Affecting Our Business and Other Matters

We have experienced supply chain challenges, including long lead times, as well as cost inflation for parts and components, logistics and labor due to availability constraints and high demand. These supply chain challenges have also delayed our ability to timely convert backlog to revenue. Although perhaps to a lesser extent compared to recent quarters, we expect inflationary impacts and supply chain constraints to continue through the fourth quarter of 2023 and likely into 2024.

Sales recorded and costs incurred recorded by subsidiaries operating outside of the United States are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates effective during the respective period. As a result, we are exposed to movements in the exchange rates of various currencies against the U.S. dollar. See Note 13 for additional discussion around our derivative instruments and hedging activities used to mitigate these impacts.

To date, we have not been materially impacted by the conflict in Israel and its effect on neighboring regions. We do not have material assets in Israel. Our total net sales from Israel in the first nine months of 2023 and the full year 2022 was less than 1% of total net sales, respectively. It is too early to determine the full extent of the impact this conflict could have on our business and our operations, including the impact to our suppliers from these regions, and our assessment of the potential impacts is ongoing.

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Results of Operations

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Third Quarter Results

The following is a discussion of our 2023 third quarter results compared with the third quarter results of 2022. Comparisons are with the corresponding reporting period of 2022, unless noted otherwise.

Third quarter of 2023 compared with the third quarter of 2022

Our third quarter of 2023 net sales increased 2.9%. Net income for the third quarter of 2023 increased 11.4%, driven primarily by higher net sales and favorable product mix. Net income per diluted share was $4.15 for the third quarter of 2023, compared with net income per diluted share of $3.74.

Net Sales

The third quarter of 2023 net sales, compared with the third quarter of 2022, reflected higher net sales in each segment other than the Digital Imaging segment, which decreased slightly. The third quarter of 2023 also included $25.8 million in incremental sales from recent acquisitions.

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Cost of Sales

Cost of sales increased $11.4 million in the third quarter of 2023. Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales decreased for the third quarter of 2023 to 56.8% from 57.6%.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense

SG&A expense, including research and development expense, increased $8.2 million in the third quarter of 2023. SG&A expense as a percentage of net sales was 20.8% for both the third quarter of 2023 and 2022. Corporate expense, which is included in SG&A expense, was $17.8 million for the third quarter of 2023, compared with $15.8 million, with the increase primarily related to higher professional fees during the period. Stock-based compensation expense was $8.0 million for the third quarter of 2023 compared with $6.7 million. The third quarter of 2023 also included $5.8 million of FLIR-related integration costs, including employee separation costs, facility consolidation costs and facility lease impairments with no comparable amount in the previous year.

Acquired Intangible Asset Amortization

Acquired intangible asset amortization for the third quarter of 2023 was $49.1 million compared with $48.9 million.

Pension Service Expense

Pension service expense is included in both cost of sales and SG&A expense. For the third quarter of 2023, pension service expense was $1.5 million, compared with $2.2 million. For 2023, the weighted-average discount rate used to determine the benefit obligation for the domestic qualified pension plans is 5.71% compared with 2.97% in 2022.

Operating Income

Operating income for the third quarter of 2023 increased 7.8%. The third quarter of 2023, compared with the third quarter of 2022, reflected higher operating income in each business segment other than the Engineered Systems segment.

Non-operating Income and Expense

Interest and debt expense, net of interest income, was $18.4 million for the third quarter of 2023, compared with $22.0 million, with the decrease related to reduced outstanding borrowings with lower weighted average interest rates compared to the third quarter of 2022. Non-service retirement benefit income was $3.1 million for the third quarter of 2023 compared with $2.9 million. Other income and expense, net was expense of $2.9 million for the third quarter of 2023 compared with income of $5.2 million for the third quarter of 2022, with the difference primarily related foreign exchange losses in the third quarter of 2023 compared with foreign exchange gains in the third quarter of 2022. The third quarter of 2022 also included higher income from deferred compensation plan activity.

Income Tax

The Company’s effective income tax rate for the third quarter of 2023 was 19.2% compared with an effective income tax rate of 23.0% for the third quarter of 2022. The third quarter of 2023 includes net discrete income tax benefits of $6.1 million compared with net discrete income tax benefits of $0.3 million. The third quarter of 2023 net discrete income tax benefits include $6.5 million related to stock-based accounting compared with $0.2 million. Excluding the net discrete income tax items in both periods, the effective rate would have been 21.7% for the third quarter of 2023 and 23.1% for the third quarter of 2022.

First nine months of 2023 compared with the first nine months of 2022

The first nine months of 2023 net sales increased 4.2%. Net income for the first nine months of 2023 increased 0.1%. Net income per diluted share was $11.75 for the first nine months of 2023, compared with net income per diluted share of $11.79.

Net Sales

The first nine months of 2023 net sales, compared with the first nine months of 2022 net sales, reflected higher net sales in each segment. The first nine months of 2023 also included $79.7 million in incremental sales from recent acquisitions.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales increased $67.2 million in the first nine months of 2023. Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales decreased for the first nine months of 2023 to 56.9% from 57.6%.

Selling, General and Administrative Expense

SG&A expense, including research and development expense, increased $43.9 million in the first nine months of 2023. SG&A expense as a percentage of net sales for the first nine months of 2023 increased slightly to 21.5% from 21.3%. Corporate expense, which is included in SG&A expense, was $49.8 million for the first nine months of 2023, compared with $46.6 million, with the increase primarily related to higher professional fees during the period. Stock-based compensation expense was $24.3 million for the first nine months of 2023 compared with $22.1 million. The first nine months of 2023 also included $5.8 million of FLIR-related integration costs, including employee separation costs, facility consolidation costs and facility lease impairments.

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Acquired Intangible Asset Amortization

Acquired intangible asset amortization for the first nine months of 2023 was $148.1 million compared with $153.8 million, with the decrease from the previous year related primarily to foreign currency translation impacts, finalization of FLIR purchase accounting in the second quarter of 2022 and certain finite-lived intangibles within the test and measurement instrumentation product line becoming fully amortized in the third quarter of 2022.

Pension Service Expense

Pension service expense is included in both cost of sales and selling general and administrative expense. For the first nine months of 2023, pension service expense was $4.5 million compared with $6.5 million. For 2023, the weighted-average discount rate used to determine the benefit obligation for the domestic qualified pension plans is 5.71% compared with 2.97% in 2022.

Operating Income

Operating income for the first nine months of 2023 increased 9.3%. The first nine months of 2023, compared with the first nine months of 2022, reflected higher operating income in each business segment.

Non-operating Income and Expense

Interest and debt expense, net of interest income, was $61.7 million for the first nine months of 2023, compared with $66.8 million. Non-service retirement benefit income was $9.3 million for the first nine months of 2023 compared with $8.6 million for the first nine months of 2022. Other income and expense, net was expense of $7.4 million for the first nine months of 2023 compared with $5.2 million of other income for the first nine months of 2022, with the difference primarily related to foreign exchange losses in the first nine months of 2023 compared with foreign exchange gains in the first nine months of 2022.

Income Tax

The Company’s effective income tax rate for the first nine months of 2023 was 20.1% compared with an effective income tax rate of 14.3% for the first nine months of 2022. The first nine months of 2023 includes net discrete income tax benefits of $14.1 million compared with net discrete income tax benefits of $57.8 million. The first nine months of 2023 net discrete tax benefits include $13.7 million related to stock-based accounting as compared with $8.7 million. The first nine months of 2022 also includes net discrete income tax benefits of $49.1 million primarily related to the change in or resolution of certain acquisition-related tax reserves. Excluding the net discrete income tax items in both periods, the effective tax rates would have been 22.1% for the first nine months of 2023 and 23.1% for the first nine months of 2022.

Segment Results

Segment results include net sales and operating income by segment but exclude corporate office expenses. Corporate expense primarily includes various administrative expenses relating to our corporate office not allocated to our segments. See Note 3 to these condensed consolidated financial statements for additional segment information.

Digital Imaging

Third quarter of 2023 compared with the third quarter of 2022

The third quarter of 2023 net sales included $25.8 million in incremental sales from recent acquisitions, as well as greater sales of x-ray products, infrared imaging detectors and surveillance systems, offset by lower sales of unmanned ground systems for defense applications, micro-electro-mechanical systems (“MEMS”), commercial maritime products and industrial imaging cameras.

Cost of sales decreased primarily due to favorable product mix as well as the decrease in net sales. As a result of more

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favorable product mix, the cost of sales percentage decreased during the period. SG&A expense and SG&A expense as a percentage of net sales increased primarily due to higher selling expense, including travel costs. The third quarter of 2023 also included $5.8 million of FLIR-related integration costs, including employee separation costs, facility consolidation costs and facility lease impairments. Acquired intangible asset amortization expense increased slightly during the period.

Operating income increased primarily due to favorable product mix during the period, and operating income as a percentage of net sales increased slightly during the period.

First nine months of 2023 compared with the first nine months of 2022

Net sales increased primarily due to $79.7 million of incremental sales from acquisitions as well as greater sales of x-ray products, commercial infrared imaging components and solutions, and industrial and scientific cameras sales, partially offset by lower sales of unmanned ground systems for defense applications, commercial maritime products and MEMS.

Cost of sales decreased primarily due to favorable product mix partially offset by increased net sales, and the cost of sales percentage decreased during the period due to favorable product mix. SG&A expense and SG&A expense as a percentage of net sales increased primarily due to the impact of higher net sales, higher selling expense, including travel costs as well as increased research and development expense of $11.1 million. Acquired intangible asset amortization expense decreased primarily due to foreign currency translation impacts as well as finalization of FLIR purchase accounting in the second quarter of 2022.

Operating income increased primarily due to increased net sales and favorable product mix, and operating income as a percentage of net sales increased slightly during the period.

Instrumentation

Third quarter of 2023 compared with the third quarter of 2022

Net sales increased due to higher sales at our marine instrumentation and test and measurement instrumentation product lines. Sales of marine instrumentation increased $22.5 million due to the ongoing recovery in offshore energy markets, and sales of test and measurement instrumentation increased $2.0 million, respectively. Sales of environmental instrumentation decreased $1.8 million.

Cost of sales increased primarily due to higher net sales. The cost of sales percentage decreased due to favorable product mix. SG&A expense increased due to higher net sales partially offset by $0.3 million of lower research and development expense, and SG&A expense as a percentage of net sales decreased in the period due to primarily to lower research and development expense on higher net sales. Acquired intangible asset amortization expense decreased primarily due to certain finite-lived intangibles within the test and measurement instrumentation line becoming fully amortized in the third quarter of 2022.

Operating income increased primarily due to higher net sales and product mix. Operating income as a percentage of net sales increased primarily due to higher net sales and product mix as well as lower research and development expense.

For nine months of 2023 compared with the first nine months of 2022

Net sales increased due to higher sales across all product lines. Sales of marine instrumentation increased $50.9 million due to the ongoing recovery in offshore energy markets, sales of test and measurement instrumentation increased $10.4 million, and sales of environmental instrumentation increased $1.9 million, respectively.

Cost of sales increased primarily due to higher net sales, and the cost of sales percentage decreased slightly due to favorable product mix. SG&A expense increased due to higher net sales partially offset by $0.3 million of lower research and

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development expense. SG&A expense as a percentage of net sales decreased in the period primarily due to lower research and development expense. Acquired intangible asset amortization expense decreased primarily due to certain finite-lived intangibles within the test and measurement instrumentation line becoming fully amortized in the third quarter of 2022.

Operating income increased primarily due to higher net sales and product mix. Operating income as a percentage of net sales increased primarily due to increased net sales and product mix, lower research and development expense and lower acquired intangible asset amortization.

Aerospace and Defense Electronics

Third quarter of 2023 compared with the third quarter of 2022

Net sales increased due to a $7.0 million increase for aerospace electronics and a $6.8 million increase for defense electronics.

Cost of sales increased primarily due to higher net sales, and the cost of sales percentage decreased due to favorable product mix. SG&A expense increased primarily due to higher net sales, and the SG&A expense percentage was consistent with the previous period.

Operating income and operating income as a percent of net sales increased primarily due to increased net sales and favorable product mix during the period.

First nine months of 2023 compared with the first nine months of 2022

Net sales increased due to a $20.4 million increase for defense electronics and a $17.6 million increase for aerospace electronics.

Cost of sales increased primarily due to higher net sales partially offset by favorable product mix and increased margins, and the cost of sales percentage decreased as a result. SG&A expense as well as the SG&A expense percentage increased primarily due to higher compensation costs.

Operating income and operating income as a percent of net sales increased primarily due to increased net sales during the period, favorable product mix and increased product margins.

Engineered Systems

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Third quarter of 2023 compared with the third quarter of 2022

Net sales increased due to higher sales of $2.7 million for engineered products and higher sales of $1.8 million for energy systems.

Cost of sales increased primarily due to higher net sales. The cost of sales percentage increased during the period due to a higher percentage of cost-reimbursable type space programs in the third quarter 2023, which typically carry a lower margin than fixed price contracts. SG&A expense increased slightly, and SG&A expense as a percentage of net sales stayed consistent with the previous year.

Operating income and operating income as a percentage of net sales decreased primarily due to program mix.

First nine months of 2023 compared with the first nine months of 2022

Net sales increased due primarily to higher sales of $22.3 million for engineered products and higher sales of $9.2 million for energy systems.

Cost of sales increased primarily due to higher net sales. The cost of sales percentage increased slightly. SG&A expense increased primarily due to higher net sales and higher research and development expense, including higher bid and proposal costs. SG&A expense as a percentage of net sales decreased slightly.

Operating income increased primarily due to increased net sales. Operating income as a percentage of net sales decreased slightly.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal cash and capital requirements are to fund working capital needs, capital expenditures, income tax payments, and debt service requirements, as well as acquisitions. It is anticipated that cash on hand, operating cash flow, together with available borrowings under our $1.15 billion credit facility, will be sufficient to meet these requirements. To support acquisitions, we may need to raise additional capital. No cash pension contributions have been made since 2013 or are planned for the remainder of 2023 for the domestic qualified pension plans.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents totaled $508.6 million at October 1, 2023 compared with $638.1 million at January 1, 2023. Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid money-market mutual funds and bank deposits with maturities of three months or less when purchased.

Long-term Debt

Total debt at October 1, 2023 was $3,244.1 million compared with $3,920.6 million at January 1, 2023.

At October 1, 2023, $1,130.9 million was available under the $1.15 billion credit facility, after reductions of $19.1 million in outstanding letters of credit.

Our bank credit agreements, which includes our $1.15 billion credit facility expiring March 2026 and our $150.0 million term loan due October 2024, require us to comply with various financial and operating covenants. At October 1, 2023, we were in compliance with these covenants.

Our liquidity is not dependent upon the use of off-balance sheet financial arrangements. We have no off-balance sheet financing arrangements that incorporate the use of special purpose entities or unconsolidated entities.

We may, at any time and from time to time, seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt through cash purchases, in open-market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

Cash Flows:

Net cash provided by operating activities was $671.7 million for the first nine months of 2023 compared with $249.1 million, driven primarily by the first nine months of 2022 including a payment of $296.4 million to the Swedish Tax Authority related to a disputed pre-acquisition 2018 tax reassessment issued to a FLIR subsidiary. The first nine months of 2023 reflected lower inventory purchases, lower income tax payments and higher accounts payable activity as compared with the first nine months of 2022. The IRS announcements related to the California floods (IR-2023-33 and IR-2023-189) postponed approximately $139 million of our second and third quarter 2023 U.S. federal income tax payments until the fourth quarter of 2023. As a result, our cash paid for income taxes in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 will significantly increase because of these deferred federal tax payments.

Net cash used in investing activities was $127.3 million for the first nine months of 2023 compared with $63.9 million. During the first nine months of 2023, we spent $53.5 million on acquisitions as compared with $11.9 million. Capital expenditures for the first nine months of 2023 and 2022 were $74.7 million and $58.5 million, respectively. We currently plan to invest approximately $100 million for capital expenditures in 2023.

Net cash used in financing activities was $665.7 million for the first nine months of 2023 compared with $115.2 million. During the first nine months of 2023, the Company repaid $125.0 million of amounts outstanding on its credit facility, the $300.0 million Fixed Rate Senior Notes due April 2023, and the remaining $245.0 million on its term loan due May 2026. The

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Company also repurchased and retired $10.0 million of its Fixed Rate Senior Notes due April 2031, recording a $1.6 million non-cash gain on the extinguishment of this debt. Proceeds from the exercise of stock options were $27.2 million for the first nine months of 2023 compared with $18.4 million for the first nine months of 2022.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our critical accounting policies and estimates are those that are reflective of significant judgments and uncertainties and may potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. Our critical accounting policies are the following: accounting for revenue recognition; accounting for business combinations, goodwill, and acquired intangible assets; accounting for income taxes; and accounting for pension plans.

For additional discussion of the application of the critical accounting policies and other accounting policies, see Note 1 to these condensed consolidated Financial Statements and also Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies and Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Teledyne’s 2022 Form 10-K.

Safe Harbor Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

From time to time we make, and this report contains, forward looking statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, directly or indirectly relating to sales, earnings, operating margin, growth opportunities, acquisitions, product sales, capital expenditures, pension matters, stock-based compensation expense, the credit facility, interest expense, severance, relocation and facility consolidation costs, environmental remediation costs, taxes, exchange rate fluctuations and strategic plans. Forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as “estimate”, “project”, “predict”, “believe” or “expect”, that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. All statements made in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and in other sections of this Form 10-Q that are not historical in nature should be considered forward-looking. Actual results could differ materially from these forward-looking statements.

Many factors could change anticipated results, including: ongoing challenges and uncertainties posed by the lingering COVID pandemic for businesses and governments around the world; changes in relevant tax and other laws; foreign currency exchange risks; rising interest rates; risks associated with indebtedness, as well as our ability to reduce indebtedness and the timing thereof; the impact of semiconductor and other supply chain shortages; higher inflation, including wage competition and higher shipping costs; labor shortages and competition for skilled personnel; the inability to develop and market new competitive products; inherent uncertainties involved in the estimates and judgments used in the preparation of financial statements and the providing of estimates of financial measures, in accordance with U.S. GAAP and related standards; disruptions in the global economy; the conflict in Israel and its effect on neighboring regions; the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, including the impact to energy prices and availability, especially in Europe; customer and supplier bankruptcies; changes in demand for products sold to the defense electronics, instrumentation, digital imaging, energy exploration and production, commercial aviation, semiconductor and communications markets; funding, continuation and award of government programs; cuts to defense spending resulting from existing and future deficit reduction measures or changes to U.S. and foreign government spending and budget priorities triggered by inflation, rising interest costs, and economic conditions; impacts from the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union; uncertainties related to the policies of the U.S. Presidential Administration; the imposition and expansion of, and responses to, trade sanctions and tariffs; the continuing review and resolution of FLIR’s trade compliance and tax matters; escalating economic and diplomatic tension between China and the United States; threats to the security of our confidential and proprietary information, including cybersecurity threats; natural and man-made disasters, including those related to or intensified by climate change; and our ability to achieve emission reduction targets and decrease our carbon footprint. Lower oil and natural gas prices, as well as instability in the Middle East or other oil producing regions, and new regulations or restrictions relating to energy production, including those implemented in response to climate change, could further negatively affect our businesses that supply the oil and gas industry. Weakness in the commercial aerospace industry negatively affects the markets of our commercial aviation businesses. In addition, financial market fluctuations affect the value of the Company’s pension assets. Changes in the policies of U.S. and foreign governments, including economic sanctions, could result, over time, in reductions or realignment in defense or other government spending and further changes in programs in which the Company participates. In the event of a U.S. government shutdown, our business and results of operations could be impacted by disruptions to federal government operations and funding.

While our growth strategy includes possible acquisitions, we cannot provide any assurance as to when, if or on what terms any acquisitions will be made. Acquisitions involve various inherent risks, such as, among others, our ability to integrate acquired businesses, retain key management and customers and achieve identified financial and operating synergies. There are additional risks associated with acquiring, owning and operating businesses internationally, including those arising from U.S. and foreign government policy changes or actions and exchange rate fluctuations.

We continue to take action to assure compliance with the internal controls, disclosure controls and other requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. While we believe our control systems are effective, there are inherent limitations in all control systems, and misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected.

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Readers are urged to read our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete description of our company, its businesses, its strategies and the various risks that we face. Various risks are identified in our 2022 Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and are based on information available at that time. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements were made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events except as required by federal securities laws. As forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, caution should be exercised against placing undue reliance on such statements.

There were no material changes to the information provided under “Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk” included in our 2022 Form 10-K.

Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission and to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in such reports is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, with the participation and assistance of other members of management, have reviewed the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures, as of October 1, 2023, are effective at the reasonable assurance level.

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See Item 1 of Part 1, “Financial Statements -- Note 14 -- Commitments and Contingencies.”

There are no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in our 2022 Form 10-K in response to Item 1A to Part 1 of Form 10-K. See also Part I Item 2, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for additional information regarding supply chain and foreign currency exchange rate risks.

Director and Officer Trading Arrangements

None of the Company’s directors or officers adopted or terminated a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement during the Company’s fiscal quarter ended October 1, 2023.

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