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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
 
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
 
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended
January 31, 2017
 
or
 
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
For the transition period from
 
to
 
 
 
 
Commission File Number:
000-14798
 
 
 
American Woodmark Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Virginia
 
54-1138147
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
3102 Shawnee Drive, Winchester, Virginia
 
22601
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
 
(540) 665-9100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 
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 Web site, 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 whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,”  “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer   [X]
Accelerated filer                 [ ]
Non-accelerated filer     [ ]  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  
Smaller reporting company [ ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ___  No  X
 
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
 
As of February 27, 2017,  16,232,625 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock were outstanding.





AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION
 
FORM 10-Q
 
INDEX
 
 
PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
PAGE
NUMBER
 
 
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements (unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets--January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016
3
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income--Three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016; Nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016
4
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income--Three months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016; Nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016
5
 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows--Nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016
6
 
 
 
 
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements--January 31, 2017
7-12
 
 
 
Item 2.
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
12-16
 
 
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
17
 
 
 
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
17
 
 
 
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
17
 
 
 
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
17
 
 
 
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
17
 
 
 
Item 6.
Exhibits
19
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
20


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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements
AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share data) 
(Unaudited) 
 
January 31,
2017
 
April 30,
2016
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current Assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
163,216

 
$
174,463

Investments - certificates of deposit
56,750

 
25,750

Customer receivables, net
59,488

 
55,813

Inventories
41,268

 
39,319

Prepaid expenses and other
7,015

 
6,864

Total Current Assets
327,737

 
302,209

 
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, net
103,123

 
99,332

Investments - certificates of deposit
21,500

 
18,250

Promotional displays, net
6,903

 
5,377

Deferred income taxes
21,707

 
32,574

Other assets
9,389

 
8,618

TOTAL ASSETS
$
490,359

 
$
466,360

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Liabilities
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
32,901

 
$
35,011

Current maturities of long-term debt
1,577

 
1,574

Accrued compensation and related expenses
37,987

 
35,389

Accrued marketing expenses
10,934

 
8,075

Other accrued expenses
12,737

 
12,264

Total Current Liabilities
96,136

 
92,313

 
 
 
 
Long-term debt, less current maturities
24,463

 
22,145

Defined benefit pension liabilities
38,097

 
67,131

Other long-term liabilities
3,619

 
4,010

 
 
 
 
Shareholders' Equity
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued

 

Common stock, no par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; issued and
 
 
 
outstanding shares:  at January 31, 2017: 16,232,525;
 
 
 
at April 30, 2016: 16,244,041
167,836

 
163,290

Retained earnings
206,683

 
164,756

Accumulated other comprehensive loss -
 
 
 
Defined benefit pension plans
(46,475
)
 
(47,285
)
Total Shareholders' Equity
328,044

 
280,761

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
$
490,359

 
$
466,360

 
 
 
 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 

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AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
January 31,
 
January 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
$
249,285

 
$
218,632

 
$
771,511

 
$
706,122

Cost of sales and distribution
197,689

 
174,034

 
604,446

 
555,299

Gross Profit
51,596

 
44,598

 
167,065

 
150,823

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling and marketing expenses
18,519

 
16,674

 
52,128

 
49,176

General and administrative expenses
11,476

 
9,183

 
33,083

 
30,647

Operating Income
21,601

 
18,741

 
81,854

 
71,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
447

 
119

 
776

 
230

Other income
(619
)
 
(61
)
 
(1,085
)
 
(167
)
Income Before Income Taxes
21,773

 
18,683

 
82,163

 
70,937

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax expense
7,220

 
6,670

 
28,312

 
25,586

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income
$
14,553

 
$
12,013

 
$
53,851

 
$
45,351

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Earnings Per Share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
16,241,670

 
16,294,889

 
16,267,333

 
16,252,876

Diluted
16,381,223

 
16,457,308

 
16,400,842

 
16,450,394

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.90

 
$
0.74

 
$
3.31

 
$
2.79

Diluted
$
0.89

 
$
0.73

 
$
3.28

 
$
2.76

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
January 31,
 
January 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
14,553

 
$
12,013

 
$
53,851

 
$
45,351

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in pension benefits, net of deferred taxes of $(173) and $(138), and $(518) and $(413), for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively
270

 
215

 
810

 
646

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Comprehensive Income
$
14,823

 
$
12,228

 
$
54,661

 
$
45,997

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended
 
January 31,
 
2017

2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 

 
Net income
$
53,851


$
45,351

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:



Depreciation and amortization
13,719


11,804

Net loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment
286


113

Stock-based compensation expense
2,477


2,651

Deferred income taxes
10,173


9,319

Pension contributions in excess of expense
(27,706
)

(4,803
)
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation


(4,760
)
Contributions of employer stock to employee benefit plan
2,926

 
1,761

Other non-cash items
(429
)

(995
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:



Customer receivables
(3,767
)

(3,261
)
Inventories
(2,571
)

(2,635
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(1,983
)

(5,613
)
Accounts payable
(2,110
)

(133
)
Accrued compensation and related expenses
2,598


3,800

Income taxes payable

 
(1,791
)
Other accrued expenses
4,200


2,753

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
51,664


53,561







INVESTING ACTIVITIES
 

 
Payments to acquire property, plant and equipment
(13,654
)

(25,167
)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
37


96

Purchases of certificates of deposit
(57,250
)

(34,250
)
Maturities of certificates of deposit
23,000


29,250

Investment in promotional displays
(3,867
)

(3,608
)
Net Cash Used by Investing Activities
(51,734
)

(33,679
)






FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 

 
Payments of long-term debt
(1,290
)

(1,139
)
Proceeds from long-term debt
2,687

 
2,805

Proceeds from issuance of common stock
2,359


7,727

Repurchase of common stock
(13,407
)

(11,996
)
Notes receivable, net
208


(4,263
)
Withholding of employee taxes related to stock-based compensation
(1,734
)

(2,638
)
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation


4,760

Net Cash Used by Financing Activities
(11,177
)

(4,744
)






Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
(11,247
)

15,138







Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period
174,463


149,541







Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period
$
163,216


$
164,679







See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
 

 

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AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note A--Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the nine-month period ended January 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2017.  The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).    
 
Note B--New Accounting Pronouncements
 
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).” ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in “Accounting Standard Codification 605 - Revenue Recognition” and most industry-specific guidance. The standard requires that entities recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which a company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date.” ASU 2015-14 defers the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim reporting periods within that period. The Company is currently assessing the impact ASU 2014-09 and ASU 2015-14 will have on its financial position and results of operations.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).” Among other things, ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize most leases on-balance sheet, which will increase reported assets and liabilities. Lessor accounting remains substantially similar to current U.S. GAAP. ASU 2016-02 supersedes “Topic 840 - Leases.” ASU 2016-02 is effective for public companies for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. ASU 2016-02 mandates a modified retrospective transition method for all entities. The Company is currently assessing the impact that ASU 2016-02 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Shares-Based Payment Accounting.” ASU 2016-09 is intended to improve the accounting for share-based payment transactions as part of the FASB’s simplification initiative. ASU 2016-09 changes several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment award transactions, including: (1) accounting for income taxes; (2) classification of excess tax benefits on the statement of cash flows; (3) forfeitures; (4) minimum statutory tax withholding requirements; and (5) classification of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares for tax-withholding purposes. ASU 2016-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those years for public companies. The Company early adopted this standard as of May 1, 2016. As a result, during the first nine months of fiscal 2017, it recognized the excess tax benefit of $1.3 million as income tax expense on the condensed consolidated statements of income (adopted prospectively). The adoption did not impact the existing classification of the awards. Excess tax benefits from stock based compensation is now classified in net income in the statement of cash flows instead of being separately stated in financing activities for the nine months ended January 31, 2017 (adopted prospectively). Additionally, the Company reclassified $2.6 million of employee withholding taxes paid from operating activities into financing activities in the statement of cash flows for the nine month period ended January 31, 2016, as required by ASU 2016-09 (adopted retrospectively). Following the adoption of the new standard, the Company elected to continue estimating the number of awards expected to be forfeited and adjust its estimate on an ongoing basis.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” The Company retrospectively adopted this standard on April 30, 2016, which resulted in the reclassification of approximately $0.3 million of debt issuance costs from other assets to long-term debt as of April 30, 2016. Adoption of the new guidance did not impact the Company's shareholder's equity, results of operations or statements of cash flows.
 


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Note C--Net Earnings Per Share
 
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net earnings per share:
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
January 31,
 
January 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Numerator used in basic and diluted net earnings
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
14,553

 
$
12,013

 
$
53,851

 
$
45,351

Denominator:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Denominator for basic net earnings per common
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
share - weighted-average shares
 
16,242

 
16,295

 
16,267

 
16,253

Effect of dilutive securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock options and restricted stock units
 
140

 
162

 
134

 
198

Denominator for diluted net earnings per common
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
share - weighted-average shares and assumed
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
conversions
 
16,381

 
16,457

 
16,401

 
16,450

Net earnings per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.90

 
$
0.74

 
$
3.31

 
$
2.79

Diluted
 
$
0.89

 
$
0.73

 
$
3.28

 
$
2.76


The Company repurchased a total of 38,318 and 67,556 shares of its common stock during the three-month periods ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and 178,118 and 176,343 shares of its common stock during the nine-month periods ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. There were no potentially dilutive securities for the three- and nine-month periods ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, which were excluded from the calculation of net earnings per diluted share.

Note D--Stock-Based Compensation
 
The Company has various stock-based compensation plans. During the quarter ended January 31, 2017, the Company did not grant any stock-based compensation awards to employees or non-employee directors. During the nine-months ended January 31, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company approved grants of performance-based restricted stock units (RSUs) to key employees and grants of service-based RSUs to key employees and non-employee directors.  The employee performance-based RSUs totaled 36,058 units and the employee and non-employee director service-based RSUs totaled 25,322 units. The performance-based RSUs entitle the recipients to receive one share of the Company’s common stock per unit granted if applicable performance conditions are met and the recipient remains continuously employed with the Company until the units vest.  The service-based RSUs entitle the recipients to receive one share of the Company’s common stock per unit granted if they remain continuously employed with the Company, or on the Board, until the units vest.  All of the Company’s RSUs granted to employees cliff-vest three years from the grant date. The service-based RSUs granted to non-employee directors vest daily through the end of a two-year vesting period as long as the recipient continuously remains a member of the Board.
 
For the three- and nine-month periods ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, stock-based compensation expense was allocated as follows: 
 
 
Three Months Ended 
 January 31,

Nine Months Ended 
 January 31,
(in thousands)
 
2017

2016

2017

2016
Cost of sales and distribution
 
$
160

 
$
139

 
$
468

 
$
438

Selling and marketing expenses
 
253

 
254

 
755

 
784

General and administrative expenses
 
414

 
463

 
1,254

 
1,429

Stock-based compensation expense
 
$
827

 
$
856

 
$
2,477

 
$
2,651


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During the nine months ended January 31, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company also approved grants of 5,136 cash-settled performance-based restricted stock tracking units ("RSTUs") and 2,804 cash-settled service-based RSTUs for more junior level employees.  Each performance-based RSTU entitles the recipient to receive a payment in cash equal to the fair market value of a share of the Company's common stock as of the payment date if applicable performance conditions are met and the recipient remains continuously employed with the Company until the units vest.  The service-based RSTUs entitle the recipients to receive a payment in cash equal to the fair market value of a share of the Company's common stock as of the payment date if they remain continuously employed with the Company until the units vest.  All of the RSTUs cliff-vest three years from the grant date.  Since the RSTUs will be settled in cash, the grant date fair value of these awards is recorded as a liability until the date of payment.  The fair value of each cash-settled RSTU award is remeasured at the end of each reporting period and the liability is adjusted, and related expense recorded, based on the new fair value.  The Company recognized expense of $95 thousand and $94 thousand for the three-month periods ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $298 thousand and $595 thousand for the nine-month periods ended January 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, related to RSTUs. A liability for payment of the RSTUs is included in the Company's balance sheets in the amount of $1.0 million and $1.2 million as of January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016, respectively.

Note E--Customer Receivables
 
The components of customer receivables were: 
 

January 31,

April 30,
(in thousands)

2017

2016
Gross customer receivables

$
62,360


$
58,593

Less:



 
Allowance for doubtful accounts

(222
)

(171
)
Allowance for returns and discounts

(2,650
)

(2,609
)







Net customer receivables

$
59,488


$
55,813

  

Note F--Inventories
 
The components of inventories were: 
 

January 31,

April 30,
(in thousands)

2017

2016
Raw materials

$
19,577


$
17,634

Work-in-process

18,770


18,414

Finished goods

17,496


17,475








Total FIFO inventories

55,843


53,523








Reserve to adjust inventories to LIFO value

(14,575
)

(14,204
)







Total LIFO inventories

$
41,268


$
39,319

 
Interim LIFO calculations are based on management’s estimates of expected year-end inventory levels and costs.  Since these items are estimated, interim results are subject to the final year-end LIFO inventory valuation.
 
Note G--Product Warranty
 
The Company estimates outstanding warranty costs based on the historical relationship between warranty claims and revenues.  The warranty accrual is reviewed monthly to verify that it properly reflects the remaining obligation based on the anticipated expenditures over the balance of the obligation period.  Adjustments are made when actual warranty claim experience differs from estimates.  Warranty claims are generally made within two months of the original shipment date.

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The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s warranty liability, which is included in other accrued expenses on the balance sheet: 
 

Nine Months Ended
 

January 31,
(in thousands)

2017

2016
Beginning balance at May 1

$
2,926


$
2,643

Accrual

13,460


11,668

Settlements

(13,376
)

(11,755
)







Ending balance at January 31

$
3,010


$
2,556


Note H--Cash Flow
 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
 

Nine Months Ended
 

January 31,
(in thousands)

2017

2016
Cash paid during the period for:

 

 
Interest

$
435


$
359

Income taxes

$
19,966


$
23,186

 
Note I--Pension Benefits
 
Effective April 30, 2012, the Company froze all future benefit accruals under the Company’s hourly and salary defined-benefit pension plans.
 
Net periodic pension (benefit) cost consisted of the following for the three- and nine-month periods ended January 31, 2017 and 2016
 

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended
 

January 31,

January 31,
(in thousands)

2017

2016

2017

2016
Interest cost

$
1,443


$
1,754


$
4,329


$
5,260

Expected return on plan assets

(2,019
)

(2,036
)

(6,059
)

(6,106
)
Recognized net actuarial loss

442


353


1,328


1,059














Net periodic pension (benefit) cost

$
(134
)

$
71


$
(402
)

$
213

 
The Company expects to contribute a total of $27.3 million to its pension plans in fiscal 2017, which represents both required and discretionary funding. As of January 31, 2017, all $27.3 million of contributions had been made. On August 25, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company approved up to $20 million of discretionary funding which is included in the total expected contributions for the year. The Company made contributions of $5.0 million to its pension plans in fiscal 2016. 

Note J--Fair Value Measurements
 
The Company utilizes the hierarchy of fair value measurements to classify certain of its assets and liabilities based upon the following definitions:

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Level 1- Investments with quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. The Company’s Level 1 investments include money market funds, mutual funds and certificates of deposit. The Company’s mutual fund investment assets represent contributions made and invested on behalf of the Company’s executive officers in a supplementary employee retirement plan.

Level 2- Investments with observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. The Company has no Level 2 assets or liabilities.

Level 3- Investments with unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. The Company has no Level 3 assets or liabilities.

The following table summarizes the fair values of assets that are recorded in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of January 31, 2017 and April 30, 2016 at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
 

Fair Value Measurements
 

As of January 31, 2017
 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3
ASSETS:

 

 

 
Money market funds

$
50,081


$


$

Mutual funds

1,044





Certificates of deposit

78,250





Total assets at fair value

$
129,375


$


$











 

As of April 30, 2016
 

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3
ASSETS:

 

 

 
Money market funds

$
30,490


$


$

Mutual funds

998





Certificates of deposit

47,500





Total assets at fair value

$
78,988


$


$

 
Note K--Loans Payable and Long-Term Debt

The Company's outstanding indebtedness and other obligations to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. are unsecured. Under the terms of its revolving credit facility, the Company must (1) maintain at the end of each fiscal quarter a ratio of total liabilities to tangible net worth of not greater than 1.4 to 1.0; (2) maintain at the end of each fiscal quarter a ratio of cash flow to fixed charges of not less than 1.5 to 1.0 measured on a rolling four-quarter basis; and (3) comply with other customary affirmative and negative covenants.  The Company was in compliance with all covenants specified in the credit facility as of January 31, 2017, including as follows: (1) the Company’s ratio of total liabilities to tangible net worth at January 31, 2017 was 0.5 to 1.0; and (2) the Company's ratio of cash flow to fixed charges for its most recent four quarters was 4.7 to 1.0.

Note L--Income Taxes

The Company’s effective income tax rates for the three- and nine-month periods ended January 31, 2017 were 33.2% and 34.5%, respectively, compared with 35.7% and 36.1%, respectively, in the comparable periods of the prior fiscal year. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 from the third quarter of fiscal 2016 was mostly caused by the reduction of the valuation allowance on state investment tax credit carryforwards of $0.4 million, net of federal impact. The effective tax rate for the first nine months of fiscal 2017 as compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2016 was favorably impacted by a $1.3 million tax benefit related to the early adoption of ASU 2016-09, the new accounting guidance relating to stock-based compensation and the reduction of the valuation allowance on state investment tax credit carryforwards of $0.4 million, net of federal impact.

Note M--Other Information
 

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The Company is involved in suits and claims in the normal course of business, including without limitation product liability and general liability claims, and claims pending before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.  On at least a quarterly basis, the Company consults with its legal counsel to ascertain the reasonable likelihood that such claims may result in a loss.  As required by FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 450, “Contingencies” (ASC 450), the Company categorizes the various suits and claims into three categories according to their likelihood for resulting in potential loss: those that are probable, those that are reasonably possible, and those that are deemed to be remote.  Where losses are deemed to be probable and estimable, accruals are made. Where losses are deemed to be reasonably possible, a range of loss estimates is determined and considered for disclosure.  In determining these loss range estimates, the Company considers known values of similar claims and consults with independent counsel.
 
The Company believes that the aggregate range of loss stemming from the various suits and asserted and unasserted claims that were deemed to be either probable or reasonably possible was not material as of January 31, 2017.

Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes, both of which are included in Part I, Item 1 of this report.  The Company’s critical accounting policies are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016.

 Forward-Looking Statements
 
This report contains statements concerning the Company’s expectations, plans, objectives, future financial performance, and other statements that are not historical facts.  These statements may be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  In most cases, the reader can identify forward-looking statements by words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “expect,” “believe,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “plan,” “may,” “intend,” “estimate,” “prospect,” “goal,” “will,” “predict,” “potential” or other similar words.  Forward-looking statements contained in this report, including elsewhere in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” are based on current expectations and our actual results may differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements.  In addition, the Company participates in an industry that is subject to rapidly changing conditions and there are numerous factors that could cause the Company to experience a decline in sales and/or earnings or deterioration in financial condition.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements made in this report include but are not limited to:
 
general economic or business conditions and instability in the financial and credit markets, including their potential impact on the Company's (i) sales and operating costs and access to financing, and (ii) customers and suppliers and their ability to obtain financing or generate the cash necessary to conduct their respective businesses;
the volatility in mortgage rates and unemployment rates;
slower growth in personal income and residential investment;
the cyclical nature of the Company’s industry, which is particularly sensitive to changes in consumer confidence, the amount of consumers’ income available for discretionary purchases, and the availability and terms of consumer credit;
economic weakness in a specific channel of distribution;
the loss of sales from specific customers due to their loss of market share, bankruptcy or switching to a competitor;
risks associated with domestic manufacturing operations and suppliers, including fluctuations in capacity utilization and the prices and availability of key raw materials as well as fuel, transportation, warehousing and labor costs, environmental compliance, possible import tariffs and remediation costs;
the need to respond to price or product initiatives launched by a competitor;
the ability to retain and motivate Company employees;
the Company’s ability to successfully implement initiatives related to increasing market share, new products, maintaining and increasing its sales force and new product displays; and
sales growth at a rate that outpaces the Company’s ability to install new manufacturing capacity or a sales decline that requires reduction or realignment of the Company’s manufacturing capacity. 
 
Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements is contained in this report, including elsewhere in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and also in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, filed with the SEC, including under Item 1A, "Risk Factors," Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and Item 7A, "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market

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Risk."  While the Company believes that these risks are manageable and will not adversely impact the long-term performance of the Company, these risks could, under certain circumstances, have a material adverse impact on its operating results and financial condition.
 
Any forward-looking statement that the Company makes speaks only as of the date of this report.  The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or cautionary factors, as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

Overview
 
American Woodmark Corporation manufactures and distributes kitchen cabinets and vanities for the remodeling and new home construction markets.  Its products are sold on a national basis directly to home centers, major builders and home manufacturers, and through a network of independent dealers and distributors.  At January 31, 2017, the Company operated nine manufacturing facilities and seven service centers across the country.
 
The three-month period ended January 31, 2017 was the Company’s third quarter of its fiscal year that ends on April 30, 2017 (“fiscal 2017”).  During the third quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company continued to experience improving market conditions from the housing market downturn that began in 2007.
 
The Company’s remodeling-based business was impacted by the following trends during the third quarter of the Company’s fiscal 2017:    
 
Residential investment as a percentage of gross domestic product as tracked by the U.S. Department of Commerce for the fourth calendar quarter of 2016 remained unchanged at 3.6% from the same period in the prior year;
The median price per existing home sold improved during the fourth calendar quarter of 2016 compared to the same period one year ago by 5.8% according to data provided by the National Association of Realtors, and existing home sales increased 7.6% during the fourth calendar quarter of 2016 compared to the same period in the prior year; 
The unemployment rate improved to 4.8% as of January 2017 compared to 4.9% as of January 2016 according to data provided by the U.S. Department of Labor;
Mortgage interest rates remained low with a thirty-year fixed mortgage rate of approximately 4.15% in January 2017, an increase of approximately 28 basis points compared to the same period in the prior year, according to Freddie Mac; and
Consumer sentiment as tracked by Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan improved from 92.0 in January 2016 to 98.5 in January 2017.
 
The Company believes there is no single indicator that directly correlates with cabinet remodeling market activity. For this reason, the Company considers other factors in addition to those discussed above as indicators of overall market activity including credit availability, housing affordability and sales reported by the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (“KCMA”), a trade organization that issues the aggregate sales that have been reported by its members including the largest cabinet manufacturers in the United States.  Based on the totality of factors listed above, the Company believes that the cabinet remodeling market increased in the low single digits during the third quarter of fiscal 2017. 
 
The Company’s largest remodeling customers and competitors continued to utilize sales promotions in the Company’s product category to boost sales and some competitors accelerated their promotional activity.  These promotions consisted of free products and/or cash discounts to consumers based upon the amount or type of cabinets they purchased.  The Company strives to maintain its promotional levels in line with market activity, with a goal of remaining competitive.  The Company experienced promotional levels during the third quarter of fiscal 2017 that were higher than those experienced in the same period of the prior year. 
 
The Company’s remodeling sales increased 4% during the third quarter and decreased 1% during the first nine months of fiscal 2017 compared with the same prior-year periods. Our Waypoint brand, which serves the dealer channel, represented approximately 10% of our overall sales and grew by 23% during the third quarter and 15% during the first nine months of fiscal 2017, respectively, when compared to the comparable prior-year period. Management believes that the Company has improved market share within the dealer channel while it has maintained share within big box retailers.  
 
Regarding new construction markets, the Company believes that fluctuations in single-family housing starts are the best indicator of cabinet activity.  Assuming a sixty to ninety day lag between housing starts and the installation of cabinetry, single-family housing starts rose approximately 10.4% during the third quarter of the Company’s fiscal 2017 over the comparable prior year period. 
 

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Sales in the new construction channel increased 23% in the third quarter and 19% during the first nine months of fiscal 2017 when compared with the same periods of fiscal 2016. The Company believes it continued to over index the market both due to share penetration with our builder partners as well as the health of the markets where we concentrate our business.

The Company’s total net sales rose 14% during the third quarter and 9% during the first nine months of fiscal 2017 compared to the same prior-year periods, which management believes was driven primarily by a rise in overall market activity.
  
As of January 31, 2017, the Company had total net deferred tax assets of $21.7 million, down from $32.6 million at April 30, 2016.  The reduction in total net deferred tax assets from April 30, 2016 to January 31, 2017 is primarily due to a reduction in our pension liabilities over that time period. The Company regularly considers the need for a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, after considering all positive and negative evidence, it is determined that it is more likely than not that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.  The Company has recorded a valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets for certain state investment tax credit (“ITC”) carryforwards. These credits expire in various years beginning in fiscal 2020.  The Company believes based on positive evidence of the housing industry improvement along with four consecutive years of profitability that the Company will more likely than not realize all other remaining deferred tax assets.
 
The Company earned net income of $14.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2017, compared with $12.0 million in the third quarter of its prior fiscal year, and earned net income of $53.9 million for the first nine months of fiscal 2017, compared with $45.4 million in the same period of the prior year.

Results of Operations 
 

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended
 

January 31,

January 31,
(in thousands)

2017

2016

Percent Change

2017

2016

Percent Change



















Net sales

$
249,285


$
218,632


14
%

$
771,511


$
706,122


9
%
Gross profit

51,596


44,598


16


167,065


150,823


11

Selling and marketing expenses

18,519


16,674


11


52,128


49,176


6

General and administrative expenses

11,476


9,183


25


33,083


30,647


8

 
Net Sales. Net sales were $249.3 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2017, an increase of 14% compared with the third quarter of fiscal 2016. For the first nine months of fiscal 2017, net sales were $771.5 million, reflecting a 9% increase compared with the same period of fiscal 2016. Overall unit volume for the three- and nine-month periods ended January 31, 2017 improved by 14% and 8%, respectively. Average revenue per unit was flat during the three-month period and increased 1% during the nine-month period ended January 31, 2017, driven by improvements in the Company’s sales mix.
 
Gross Profit.  Gross profit margin for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 was 20.7%, compared with 20.4% for the same period of fiscal 2016.  Gross profit margin was 21.7% for the first nine months of fiscal 2017, compared with 21.4% in the first nine months of fiscal 2016.  Gross profit in the third quarter was favorably impacted by higher sales volume and improved operating efficiency. Gross profit for the first nine months of the current fiscal year was favorably impacted by higher sales volume, lower labor benefit costs and improved operating efficiency.
  
Selling and Marketing Expenses.  Selling and marketing expenses were 7.4% of net sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2017, compared with 7.6% of net sales for the same period in fiscal 2016.  For the first nine months of fiscal 2017, selling and marketing expenses were 6.8% of net sales, compared with 7.0% of net sales for the same period of fiscal 2016. Selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of net sales decreased during the third quarter of fiscal 2017 through expense management and lower commissions, which were partially offset by higher product launch costs. The decrease in selling and marketing expenses as a percentage of net sales during the first nine months of fiscal 2017 is due to favorable leverage through expense management.

General and Administrative Expenses.  General and administrative expenses were 4.6% of net sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2017, compared with 4.2% of net sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2016, and 4.3% of net sales in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 and 2016. The increase in general and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales during the third quarter of fiscal 2017 is due to non-recurring lease exit and other costs and higher pay for performance compensation costs.

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Effective Income Tax Rates.  The Company’s effective income tax rate for the three- and nine-month periods ended January 31, 2017 was 33.2% and 34.5%, respectively, compared with 35.7 and 36.1%, respectively, in the comparable period of the prior fiscal year.   The decrease in the effective tax rate for the third quarter of fiscal 2017 from the third quarter of fiscal 2016 was mostly caused by the reduction of the valuation allowance on state investment tax credit carryforwards of $0.4 million, net of federal impact. The effective tax rate for the first nine months of fiscal 2017 as compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2016 was favorably impacted by a $1.3 million tax benefit related to the early adoption of ASU 2016-09, the new accounting guidance relating to stock-based compensation and the reduction of the valuation allowance on state investment tax credit carryforwards of $0.4 million, net of federal impact.
 
Outlook.  The Company believes that the average price of existing home sales will continue to increase driven by growth in both employment and growth in new household formation.  In this environment, the Company expects the cabinet remodeling market will show modest improvement during the remainder of fiscal 2017 but overall activity will continue to be below historical averages.  Within the cabinet remodeling market, the Company expects independent dealers to outperform other channels of distribution primarily due to their more affluent customer base.  As a result, the Company expects its remodeling sales for the remainder of fiscal 2017 to exceed the market rate.  The Company expects its market share in the home center channel to remain at normalized levels for the remainder of fiscal 2017, however this is heavily dependent upon competitive promotional activity. The Company also expects to continue to increase market share in the dealer channel.
   
The Company expects that single-family housing starts and in turn, new construction cabinet sales, will grow approximately 8-10% during the remainder of its fiscal year 2017, and that the Company’s new construction sales growth will continue to exceed this level for the remainder of its current fiscal year, but at a lower rate than fiscal 2016, as comparable prior year sales levels become more challenging. 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
The Company’s cash and cash equivalents totaled $163.2 million at January 31, 2017, representing an $11.2 million decrease from its April 30, 2016 levels.  At January 31, 2017, total long-term debt (including current maturities) was $26.0 million, an increase of $2.3 million from its balance at April 30, 2016.  The Company’s ratio of long-term debt to total capital was 6.9% at January 31, 2017, compared with 7.3% at April 30, 2016.
 
The Company’s main sources of liquidity are its existing cash and cash equivalents on hand and cash generated from its operating activities. The Company can borrow up to $35 million under its revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”).  At January 31, 2017, $10 million of loans and $4.5 million of letters of credit were outstanding under the facility, and the Company had additional borrowing base availability of $25.0 million. 

The Company's outstanding indebtedness and other obligations to Wells Fargo are unsecured. Under the terms of its revolving credit facility, the Company must: (1) maintain at the end of each fiscal quarter a ratio of total liabilities to tangible net worth of not greater than 1.4 to 1.0; (2) maintain at the end of each fiscal quarter a ratio of cash flow to fixed charges of not less than 1.5 to 1.0 measured on a rolling four-quarter basis; and (3) comply with other customary affirmative and negative covenants.  The Company was in compliance with all covenants specified in the credit facility as of January 31, 2017, including as follows: (1) the Company’s ratio of total liabilities to tangible net worth at January 31, 2017 was 0.5 to 1.0; and (2) cash flow to fixed charges for its most recent four quarters was 4.7 to 1.0.

The revolving credit facility does not limit the Company’s ability to pay dividends or repurchase its common shares as long as the Company is in compliance with these covenants. 
 
Cash provided by operating activities in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 was $51.7 million, compared with $53.6 million in the comparable period of fiscal 2016.  The decrease in the Company’s cash from operating activities was driven primarily by higher discretionary contributions to the Company's pension plans, which was partially offset by higher operating profitability.
 
The Company’s investing activities primarily consist of purchases and maturities of certificates of deposit, investment in property, plant and equipment and promotional displays.  Net cash used for investing activities was $51.7 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2017, compared with $33.7 million in the comparable period of fiscal 2016. The increase in cash used was driven by a $29.2 million increased investment in certificates of deposit, offset by an $11.5 million decrease in outflows for investment in property, plant and equipment.

During the first nine months of fiscal 2017, net cash used by financing activities was $11.2 million, compared with $4.7 million in the comparable period of the prior fiscal year.  The increase in cash used was driven by the Company’s receipt of $2.4

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million during the current fiscal year from employees’ exercise of stock options compared to $7.7 million in the same period of the prior year, as well as stock repurchases of $13.4 million during the first nine months of fiscal 2017 compared to $12.0 million in the same period of the prior year.  

On November 20, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized repurchases of up to $25 million of the Company's common shares. On November 19, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized an additional stock repurchase program of up to $20 million of the Company's common shares. This authorization is in addition to the stock repurchase program authorized on November 20, 2014. On November 30, 2016, the Board of Directors authorized an additional stock repurchase program of up to $50 million of the Company's common shares. This authorization is in addition to the stock repurchase program authorized on November 19, 2015 and November 20, 2014. Repurchases may be made from time to time in the open market, or through privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, at prices and on terms the Company deems appropriate and subject to the Company's cash requirements for other purposes, compliance with the covenants under the Company’s revolving credit facility, and other factors management deems relevant. At January 31, 2017, $65.0 million remained authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors to repurchase the Company’s common shares. The Company purchased a total of 178,118 common shares, for an aggregate purchase price of $13.4 million, during the first nine months of fiscal 2017, under the authorizations. See Part II. Item 2, "Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds" for further information on share repurchases.

On August 25, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company approved up to $20 million of discretionary funding to reduce its defined benefit pension liabilities. At January 31, 2017, all of the discretionary funding authorized by the Company's Board of Directors to reduce its defined benefit pension liabilities had been contributed. The Company made aggregate contributions of $27.3 million to its pension plans during the first nine months of fiscal 2017, including the $20.0 million of discretionary funding during the first nine months of fiscal 2017.

On November 30, 2016 the Board of Directors of the Company approved the construction of a new corporate headquarters in Winchester, Virginia. The new space will consolidate employees that currently occupy four buildings in Winchester, Virginia and Frederick County, Virginia, in early 2018. It is expected that the new building will be self-funded for approximately $30 million.

Cash flow from operations combined with accumulated cash and cash equivalents on hand are expected to be more than sufficient to support forecasted working capital requirements, service existing debt obligations and fund capital expenditures for the remainder of fiscal 2017.
  
Seasonal and Inflationary Factors
 
The Company’s business has historically been subject to seasonal influences, with higher sales typically realized in the second and fourth fiscal quarters.
 
The costs of the Company’s products are subject to inflationary pressures and commodity price fluctuations.  The Company has generally been able over time to recover the effects of inflation and commodity price fluctuations through sales price increases.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
 
The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources.  Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.  There have been no significant changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
Since the end of the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, the Company has had no material exposure to changes in interest rates for its debt agreements.
 
The Company does not currently use commodity or interest rate derivatives or similar financial instruments to manage its commodity price or interest rate risks.  See “Seasonal and Inflationary Factors” in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations above for additional information regarding the effects inflation and commodity price fluctuations have on the costs of the Company’s products. 


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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
 
Senior management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of January 31, 2017.  Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective.  In addition, there has been no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended January 31, 2017 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting. 
 
PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings
 
The Company is involved in various suits and claims in the normal course of business all of which constitute ordinary, routine litigation incidental to the Company’s business.  The Company is not party to any material litigation that does not constitute ordinary, routine litigation incidental to its business.

Item 1A. Risk Factors
 
Risk factors that may affect the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition are described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016 and there have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed.  Additional risks are discussed elsewhere in this report, including in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” under the headings “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Outlook.”

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table details share repurchases made by the Company during the third quarter of fiscal 2017:

Share Repurchases

Total Number of Shares Purchased
Average Price Paid
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Programs (000)

(1)
Per Share
Programs
(1)
November 1 - 30, 2016
19,454

$
77.10

19,454

$
66,464

December 1 - 31, 2016
18,864

$
77.58

18,864

$
65,000

January 1 - 31, 2017

$


$
65,000

Quarter ended January 31, 2017
38,318

$
77.34

38,318

$
65,000


(1) On November 20, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized a repurchase of up to $25 million of the Company's common shares. On November 19, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized an additional stock repurchase program of up to $20 million of the Company's common shares. This authorization is in addition to the stock repurchase program authorized on November 20, 2014. On November 30, 2016, the Board of Directors of the Company authorized an additional stock repurchase program of up to $50 million of the Company's common shares. This authorization is in addition to the stock repurchase programs authorized on November 19, 2015 and November 20, 2014. Repurchases may be made from time to time in the open market, or through privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, at prices and on terms the Company deems appropriate and subject to the Company's cash requirements for other purposes, compliance with the covenants under the Company's revolving credit facility, and other factors management deems relevant. The authorization does not obligate the Company to acquire a specific number of shares during any period, and the authorization may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time at the discretion of the Board. Management expects to fund any share repurchases using available cash and cash generated from operations. Repurchased shares will become authorized but unissued common shares. In the third quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company repurchased 38,318 common shares for an aggregate purchase price of $3.0 million, under the authorization, pursuant to a repurchase plan intended to comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as

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amended, which expired December 31, 2016. At January 31, 2017, $65.0 million remained authorized by the Company's Board of Directors to repurchase the Company's common shares.




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Item 6. Exhibits
 
Exhibit Number
Description
 
 
3.1 (a)
Articles of Incorporation as amended effective August 12, 1987 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2003; Commission File No. 000-14798).
 
 
3.1 (b)
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation effective September 10, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K as filed on August 31, 2004; Commission File No. 000-14798).
 
 
3.2
Bylaws – as amended and restated August 25, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2016; Commission File No. 000-14798).
 
 
4.1
The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Registrant as currently in effect (incorporated by reference to Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2).
 
 
31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act (Filed Herewith).
 
 
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act (Filed Herewith).


32.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Furnished Herewith).
 
 
101
Interactive Data File for the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2017 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Filed Herewith).



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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.
 
AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION
(Registrant)
 
 
/s/M. Scott Culbreth
 
M. Scott Culbreth
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
 
Date: February 28, 2017
 
Signing on behalf of the registrant and
 
as principal financial and accounting officer
 
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit Number
Description
 
 
3.1 (a)
Articles of Incorporation as amended effective August 12, 1987 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2003; Commission File No. 000-14798).
 
 
3.1 (b)
Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation effective September 10, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K as filed on August 31, 2004; Commission File No. 000-14798).
 
 
3.2
Bylaws – as amended and restated August 25, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2016; Commission File No. 000-14798).
 
 
4.1
The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Registrant as currently in effect (incorporated by reference to Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2).
 
 
31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act (Filed Herewith).
 
 
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act (Filed Herewith).
 
 
32.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Furnished Herewith).
 
 
101
Interactive Data File for the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2017 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Filed Herewith).



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