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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 


FORM 10-Q

 


 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2007

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 0-21964

 


SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   51-0347683

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

Suite 202, 103 Foulk Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19803

(Address of principal executive offices—zip code)

(302) 656-1950

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(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  x    No  ¨

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

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer  x    Non-accelerated filer  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of August 20, 2007 was 16,354,699.

 



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INDEX

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

  

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

  
  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

   3
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

   4
  

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

   5
  

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

   6

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   12

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   21

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

   22

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 6.

  

Exhibits

   23

 

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

    

July 31,

2007

   

October 31,

2006

 

ASSETS

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 432     $ 367  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $569 and $680 at July 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006, respectively

     73,425       99,433  

Related-party accounts receivable

     2,147       3,670  

Income taxes receivable

     863       2,015  

Inventories, net

     36,325       44,644  

Deferred income taxes

     6,302       6,431  

Prepaid expenses

     1,334       971  

Investment in rabbi trust

     —         1,677  
                

Total current assets

     120,828       159,208  
                

Property, plant and equipment, net

     205,116       221,823  

Other assets

     1,793       2,004  
                

Total assets

   $ 327,737     $ 383,035  
                

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current debt

   $ 12,057     $ 12,705  

Accounts payable

     57,637       77,474  

Other accrued expenses

     28,459       33,260  

Accrued restructuring charges

     408       750  
                

Total current liabilities

     98,561       124,189  
                

Long-term debt

     74,249       72,179  

Deferred income taxes

     16,003       16,237  

Long-term benefit liabilities

     11,606       7,987  

Other liabilities

     306       427  
                

Total liabilities

     200,725       221,019  
                

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock, 16,354,699 and 16,313,883 shares issued and outstanding at July 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006, respectively

     164       163  

Paid-in capital

     59,495       58,700  

Retained earnings

     83,129       118,791  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (15,776 )     (15,638 )
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     127,012       162,016  
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 327,737     $ 383,035  
                

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

 

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

    

Three months ended

July 31,

  

Nine months ended

July 31,

     2007     2006    2007    2006

Revenues

   $ 132,988     $ 144,584    $ 436,530    $ 462,483

Cost of sales

     120,521       132,357      396,899      414,413
                            

Gross profit

     12,467       12,227      39,631      48,070

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     7,885       8,933      24,808      25,011

Restructuring charges

     —         —        100      —  
                            

Operating income

     4,582       3,294      14,723      23,059

Interest expense

     2,038       1,540      5,786      4,535

Interest income

     20       17      50      38

Other (expense) income, net

     (24 )     331      321      379
                            

Income before income taxes

     2,540       2,102      9,308      18,941

Provision for income taxes

     863       893      4,098      5,804
                            

Net income

   $ 1,677     $ 1,209    $ 5,210    $ 13,137
                            

Earnings per share:

          

Basic earnings per share

   $ .10     $ .07    $ .32    $ .82
                            

Basic weighted average number of common shares

     16,354       16,129      16,345      16,015
                            

Diluted earnings per share

   $ .10     $ .07    $ .32    $ .80
                            

Diluted weighted average number of common shares

     16,481       16,475      16,480      16,454
                            

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

 

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine months ended July 31,  
     2007     2006  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

    

Net income

   $ 5,210     $ 13,137  

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

    

Depreciation and amortization

     23,665       25,579  

Asset impairment charges

     59       —    

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     210       229  

Deferred income taxes

     (105 )     (858 )

Stock-based compensation expense

     322       267  

Loss on sale of assets

     21       72  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     27,531       28,707  

Inventories

     8,319       (14,804 )

Prepaids and other assets

     1,177       81  

Payables and other liabilities

     (19,729 )     (17,990 )

Income taxes receivable, and estimated payments

     1,151       (2,127 )
                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     47,831       32,293  
                

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

    

Capital expenditures

     (6,430 )     (15,745 )

Proceeds from sale of assets

     17       518  

Purchase of investment securities

     —         (252 )
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (6,413 )     (15,479 )
                

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

    

Proceeds from short-term borrowings

     922       1,008  

Repayments of short-term borrowings

     (773 )     (666 )

Payment of capital lease

     (248 )     (232 )

Decrease in overdraft balances

     (2,376 )     (110 )

Proceeds from long-term borrowings

     41,800       15,427  

Repayments of long-term borrowings

     (40,279 )     (32,258 )

Payment of dividends

     (40,872 )     —    

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     234       299  

Tax benefit on employee stock options and stock compensation

     239       193  
                

Net cash used in financing activities

     (41,353 )     (16,339 )
                

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     65       475  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     367       661  
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 432     $ 1,136  
                

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 5,497     $ 4,649  

Cash paid for income taxes

   $ 2,651     $ 8,524  

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

 

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SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Note 1—Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Shiloh Industries, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”), without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information furnished in the condensed consolidated financial statements includes normal recurring adjustments and reflects all adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of such financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading, it is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006.

Revenues and operating results for the nine months ended July 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

Note 2—New Accounting Standards

In July 2006, the FASB issued FIN No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” FIN No. 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN No. 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. FIN No. 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company is evaluating the impact that the adoption of FIN No. 48 will have on its consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flow.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158 “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans – an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R).” SFAS 158 requires an employer to recognize a plan’s funded status in its statement of financial position, measure a plan’s assets and obligations as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year and recognize the changes in a defined benefit postretirement plan’s funded status in comprehensive income in the year in which the changes occur. SFAS 158’s requirement to recognize the funded status of a benefit plan and new disclosure requirements are effective as of the end of the fiscal year ending after December 15, 2006. The requirement to measure plan assets and benefit obligations as of the date of the employer’s fiscal year-end statement of financial position is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently assessing the impact SFAS 158 will have on its consolidated financial statements. Based on information as of October 31, 2006, the Company estimates that the impact of adopting SFAS 158 would reduce assets and stockholders’ equity by approximately $1,078, the amount of long-term pension assets.

Note 3—Asset Impairment and Restructuring Charges

In October 2006, management presented to the Board of Directors an assessment of its current business at its Cleveland Stamping facility. This facility, which is leased from MTD Products Inc. (“MTD”) as part of the acquisition by the Company of MTD Automotive in 1999, is faced with declining business volumes. The two major customers at the Cleveland Stamping facility have balanced out programs for which the Company provided components during the first and second quarters of fiscal 2007. The Company therefore committed to a plan to cease operation of the Cleveland facility. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge to reduce long-lived assets, acquired since the acquisition, to their estimated fair value. The Company also recorded an estimated restructuring charge related to approximately 200 employees for severance, health insurance and curtailment of the retirement plan for employees of the Cleveland plant and such amounts are subject to change based on future restructuring charges, as incurred. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, the Company recorded the restructuring charges shown in the table below, in addition to asset impairment of $3,072. In the first quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company refined its estimate of asset impairments and recorded an additional charge of $59. In February 2007, the Company finalized negotiations with the employees of the Cleveland Stamping facility and recorded an additional charge of $100 for severance and benefits.

 

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Restructuring

Reserves at

October 31, 2006

  

Restructuring

Charges

   Cash Payments    

Restructuring

Reserves at

July 31, 2007

Restructuring

          

Severance and benefits

   $ 750    $ 100    $ (442 )   $ 408
                            

Note 4—Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

 

    

July 31,

2007

  

October 31,

2006

Raw materials

   $ 15,835    $ 17,937

Work-in-process

     5,555      6,232

Finished goods

     10,191      12,961
             

Total material

     31,581      37,130

Tooling

     4,744      7,514
             

Total inventory

   $ 36,325    $ 44,644
             

Total cost of inventory is net of reserves to reduce certain inventory from cost to net realizable value. Such reserves aggregated $2,596 and $2,238 at July 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006, respectively.

Note 5—Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

 

    

July 31,

2007

  

October 31,

2006

Land and improvements

   $ 8,530    $ 8,530

Buildings and improvements

     104,028      103,814

Machinery and equipment

     333,037      326,170

Furniture and fixtures

     11,482      21,471

Construction in progress

     7,983      8,775
             

Total, at cost

     465,060      468,760

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     259,944      246,937
             

Property, plant and equipment, net

   $ 205,116    $ 221,823
             

Note 6—Financing Arrangements

Debt consists of the following:

 

    

July 31,

2007

  

October 31,

2006

Amended and Restated Credit Agreement —interest at 7.36% and 6.81% at July 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006, respectively

   $ 83,200    $ 80,300

Insurance broker financing agreement

     658      508

State of Ohio promissory note

     1,373      1,612

Two-year notes

     897      2,035

Capital lease debt

     178      429
             

Total debt

     86,306      84,884

Less: Current debt

     12,057      12,705
             

Total long-term debt

   $ 74,249    $ 72,179
             

The weighted average interest rate of all debt excluding the capital lease debt was 7.26% and 7.00% for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2007, respectively. The weighted average interest rate of all debt excluding the capital lease debt was 6.79% and 6.28% for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2006, respectively.

 

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The Company’s Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”) provides the Company with borrowing capacity of $175,000 in the form of a five-year $125,000 revolving credit facility and a five-year term loan of $50,000, each maturing January 2010. The balance of the term loan at July 31, 2007 was $25,000.

Under the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company has the option to select the applicable interest rate based upon two indices—a Base Rate, as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement, or the Eurodollar rate, as adjusted by the Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage, if any (“LIBOR”). The selected index is combined with a designated margin from an agreed upon pricing matrix. The Base Rate is the greater of the LaSalle Bank publicly announced prime rate or the Federal Funds effective rate plus 0.5% per annum. LIBOR is the published Bloomberg Financial Markets Information Service rate. At July 31, 2007, the interest rate for the revolving credit facility and the term loan was LIBOR plus 2.00%. The margins for the revolving credit facility and the term loan have increased from the margins in place at October 31, 2006 because the Company’s ratio of funded debt to EBITDA, as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement, increased in January 2007 related to additional borrowed funds (see below).

Borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement are collateralized by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the tangible and intangible property of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the stock of foreign subsidiaries.

The Amended Credit Agreement requires the Company to observe several financial covenants. At July 31, 2007, the covenants required a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.25 to 1.00, a maximum leverage ratio of 2.75 to 1.00 and a minimum net worth equal to the sum of $100,000 plus 50% of consolidated net income since October 31, 2004. The Amended Credit Agreement also establishes limits for additional borrowings, dividends, investments, acquisitions or mergers and sales of assets. On December 20, 2006, the Amended Credit Agreement was further amended to permit a distribution of a special dividend to shareholders of the Company. The covenants of the Amended Credit Agreement remain in place with exceptions permitted for this special dividend. The Board of Directors of the Company declared a special dividend of $2.50 per share, paid on January 19, 2007 to shareholders of record as of January 5, 2007. At July 31, 2007, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement.

Borrowings under the revolving credit facility must be repaid in full in January 2010. Repayments of borrowings under the term loan began in March 2005 in equal quarterly installments of $2,500 with the final payment due on December 31, 2009. The Company may prepay the borrowings under the revolving credit facility and the term loan without penalty.

The Amended Credit Agreement specifies that upon the occurrence of an event or condition deemed to have a material adverse effect on the business or operations of the Company, as determined by the administrative agent of the lending syndicate or the required lenders, as defined, of 51% of the aggregate commitment under the Amended Credit Agreement, the outstanding borrowings become due and payable. However, the Company does not anticipate at this time any change in business conditions or operations that could be deemed as a material adverse change by the lenders.

In July 2007, the Company entered into a finance agreement with an insurance broker for various insurance policies that bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.79% and requires monthly payments of $84 through April 2008. In July 2006, the Company entered into a finance agreement with an insurance broker for various insurance policies. The financing transaction bore interest at a fixed rate of 6.67% and required monthly payments of $103 through April 2007. As of July 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006, $658 and $508, respectively, remained outstanding under these agreements and were classified as current debt in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

In June 2004, the Company issued a $2,000 promissory note to the State of Ohio related to specific machinery and equipment at one of the Company’s Ohio facilities. The promissory note bore interest at 1% for the first year of the term and 3% per annum for the balance of the term, with interest only payments for the first year of the term. Principal payments began in August 2005 in the amount of $25, and monthly principal payments continue thereafter increasing annually until July 2011, when the loan matures. The Company may prepay this promissory note without penalty.

During fiscal 2006, the Company entered into two two-year note agreements with a bank to finance the purchase of equipment that the Company formerly leased. The notes bear interest at 6.56% and 6.91%, respectively, and require monthly payments of $55 and $81, respectively, through December 2007 and March 2008. In addition, the Company entered into a two-year capital lease agreement in the amount of $463 for computer software.

After considering letters of credit of $4,930 that the Company has issued, available funds under the Amended Credit Agreement were $61,870 at July 31, 2007. Overdraft balances were $20,332 and $22,708 at July 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006, respectively, and are included in accounts payable in the Company’s accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

 

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Note 7—Fair Value of Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company does not engage in derivatives trading, market-making or other speculative activities. The intent of any contracts entered into by the Company is to reduce exposure to currency movements affecting foreign currency purchase commitments. The Company’s risks related to foreign currency exchange risks have historically not been material. The Company does not expect the effects of these risks to be material in the future based on current operating and economic conditions in the countries and markets in which it operates. These contracts are marked-to-market and the resulting gain or loss is recorded in the consolidated statements of operations in accordance with SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended. As of July 31, 2007, there were no foreign currency forward exchange contracts outstanding.

In the normal course of business, the Company employs established policies and procedures to manage exposure to changes in interest rates. The Company’s objective in managing the exposure to interest rate changes is to limit the volatility and impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows. In January 2005, the Company entered into a $25,000 interest rate collar agreement that resulted in fixing the interest rate on a portion of the term loan under the Amended Credit Agreement between a floor of 3.08% and a cap of 5.25%. The collar agreement terminated on January 12, 2007.

Note 8—Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefit Matters

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:

 

     Pension Benefits    

Other Post-Retirement

Benefits

 
     Three months ended July 31,     Three months ended July 31,  
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Service cost

   $ 351     $ 858     $ 2     $ 3  

Interest cost

     790       906       16       15  

Expected return on plan assets

     (848 )     (917 )     —         —    

Recognized net actuarial loss

     502       545       42       37  

Amortization of prior service cost

     25       81       (43 )     (42 )

Amortization of transition obligation

     4       22       —         —    
                                

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 824     $ 1,495     $ 17     $ 13  
                                
     Pension Benefits    

Other Post-Retirement

Benefits

 
     Nine months ended July 31,     Nine months ended July 31,  
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Service cost

   $ 1,249     $ 2,729     $ 6     $ 9  

Interest cost

     3,291       2,720       47       45  

Expected return on plan assets

     (3,568 )     (2,752 )     —         —    

Recognized net actuarial loss

     1,112       1,636       (130 )     112  

Amortization of prior service cost

     74       242       127       (126 )

Amortization of transition obligation

     13       65       —         —    
                                

Net periodic benefit cost

   $ 2,171     $ 4,640     $ 50     $ 40  
                                

The total amount of Company contributions to the defined benefit pension plans paid for the nine months ended July 31, 2007 was $2,650. The Company does not expect to make any contributions during the remainder of fiscal 2007. Pension expense in fiscal 2007 has decreased as a result of the closure of the Company’s Cleveland plant and the related freezing of benefits of the pension plan of the plant’s workforce and the freezing of benefits of the Company’s cash balance plan that covers all non-bargaining employees.

Under the Company’s employment agreement with the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, the Company established a supplemental executive retirement plan whereby the executive was entitled to a benefit of $1,868 at the end of the five-year employment agreement in January 2007. This liability was funded at January 31, 2007, in accordance with the agreement.

Note 9—Equity Matters

Effective November 1, 2005, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123 (Revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment.” For the Company, SFAS No. 123R affects the stock options that have been granted and requires the Company to expense share-based payment (“SBP”)

 

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awards with compensation cost for SBP transactions measured at fair value. The Company adopted the modified-prospective-transition method and accordingly has not restated amounts in prior interim periods and fiscal years. The Company has elected to use the simplified method of calculating the expected term of the stock options and historical volatility to compute fair value under the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the option is based on the U.S. zero coupon Treasury yield in effect at the time of grant. Forfeitures have been estimated based upon historical rates for the Company.

1993 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan

The Company maintains the Amended and Restated 1993 Key Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”), which authorizes grants to officers and other key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries of (i) stock options that are intended to qualify as incentive stock options, (ii) nonqualified stock options and (iii) restricted stock awards. An aggregate of 1,700,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price equal to 100% of the market value on the date of grant, subject to adjustment upon occurrence of certain events to prevent dilution or expansion of the rights of participants that might otherwise result from the occurrence of such events, has been reserved for issuance upon the exercise of stock options. An individual award is limited to 500,000 shares in a five-year period.

Non-qualified stock options and incentive stock options have been granted to date and all options have been granted at market price at the date of grant. The service period over which the stock options vest is three years from the date of grant. Options expire over a period not to exceed ten years from the date of grant. There were no grants of stock options during fiscal 2006. On February 14, 2007, options to purchase 156,000 shares were awarded to several officers and employees at an exercise price of $14.74. The following assumptions were used to compute the fair value of the stock options granted on February 14, 2007:

 

     Fiscal 2007  

Risk-free interest

   4.70 %

Expected life (in years)

   6.0  

Expected volatility factor

   68.88 %

Expected dividend yield

   0.00 %

Activity in the Company’s stock option plan for the nine months ended July 31, 2007 and 2006 was as follows:

 

     Fiscal 2007    Fiscal 2006

(Shares in thousands)

  

Number of

Shares

   

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

Per Share

  

Weighted Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term (Years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

  

Number of

Shares

   

Weighted

Average

Exercise Price

Per Share

  

Weighted Average

Remaining

Contractual

Term (Years)

  

Aggregate

Intrinsic

Value

Options outstanding
at November 1

   255     $ 4.83          665     $ 3.34      

Options:

                     

Granted

   156     $ 14.74          —            

Exercised

   (41 )   $ 5.85       $ 409    (305 )   $ 2.29       $ 5,158

Canceled

   (9 )   $ 10.85       $ 16    (1 )   $ 8.96       $ 15
                             

Options outstanding
at July 31

   361     $ 8.85    7.42    $ 1,592    359     $ 4.21    6.69    $ 4,676

Exercisable at July 31

   171     $ 2.86    5.37    $ 1,564    266     $ 2.28    6.07    $ 3,976

At July 31, 2007, the exercise price of some of the Company’s stock option grants are higher than the market value of the Company’s stock. These grants are excluded from the computation of aggregate intrinsic value of the Company’s outstanding and exercisable stock options.

 

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For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2007, the Company recorded compensation expense related to the stock options currently vesting, effectively reducing income before taxes and net income by $152 and $322, respectively. For the three and nine months ended July 31, 2006, the Company recorded compensation expense related to the stock options currently vesting, effectively reducing income before taxes and net income by $89 and $267, respectively. The impact on earnings per share was a reduction of $.01 per share, basic and diluted in fiscal 2007 and 2006. The total compensation cost related to nonvested awards not yet recognized is expected to be a combined total of $1,211 over the next three fiscal years.

Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of Common Stock outstanding during the period. In addition, the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to stock options outstanding under the Incentive Plan are included in the diluted earnings per share calculation to the extent they are dilutive. For the three and nine month period ended July 31, 2007, 165 and 123 stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive. For the three and nine month period ended July 31, 2006, 6 and 11 stock options were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because they were anti-dilutive. The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per share computation for net income per share:

 

(Shares in thousands)

  

Three months ended

July 31,

  

Nine months ended

July 31,

   2007    2006    2007    2006

Net income available to common stockholders

   $ 1,677    $ 1,209    $ 5,210    $ 13,137
                           

Basic weighted average shares

     16,354      16,129      16,345      16,015

Effect of dilutive securities:

           

Stock options

     127      346      135      439
                           

Diluted weighted average shares

     16,481      16,475      16,480      16,454
                           

Basic income per share

   $ .10    $ .07    $ .32    $ .82
                           

Diluted income per share

   $ .10    $ .07    $ .32    $ .80
                           

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income amounted to $1,677 and $1,129, net of tax, for the three months ended July 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $5,072 and $13,106, net of tax, for the nine months ended July 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. In fiscal 2007, the difference between net income and comprehensive income is equal to the cumulative unrealized gains and losses on securities available for sale and the change in fair value of the interest rate collar. The securities available for sale were liquidated in the first half of fiscal 2007 and the interest rate collar agreement concluded in January 2007. The difference between net income and comprehensive income for the nine months ended July 31, 2006 is equal to the unrealized holding loss on securities available for sale and a change in the fair value of the interest rate collar.

Note 10—Commitments and Contingencies

In November 1999, the Company acquired the assets associated with the automotive division of MTD Products Inc. The Ohio Tax Commissioner (the “Commissioner”) disputed the fair market value assigned by the Company to the purchased assets. Accordingly, the Commissioner claimed that the Company owed an additional amount of personal property tax for such assets. The Company appealed the Commissioner’s decision to the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, but in July 2006, the Board of Tax Appeals upheld the Commissioner’s decision. Management of the Company strongly disagrees with the position of the Commissioner and the Board of Tax Appeals and the Company is currently appealing the decision of the Board of Tax Appeals to the Ohio Supreme Court. The Company, however, has carefully considered the probability of an adverse ruling and as a result has provided an accrual of $2,324 included in cost of sales in the consolidated statement of operations during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. This matter is scheduled for oral arguments before the Supreme Court of Ohio on October 17, 2007.

Previous management of the Company had entered an alleged purchase commitment with a supplier for the purchase of equipment for the Company’s operations. The supplier sued the Company for failure to fulfill the obligations under the commitment.

 

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During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, a jury found in favor of the supplier and awarded the supplier damages and pre-judgment interest amounting to $2,726. The Company is appealing this decision. However, considering the adverse decision the Company evaluated the probable outcome upon appeal and provided an accrual of $2,726 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, representing damages plus pre-judgment interest. There has been no new activity regarding this matter during the first nine months of fiscal 2007.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2007, a jury verdict was entered against Shiloh Industries, Inc., VCS Properties, LLC, Shiloh Corporation, and Sectional Stamping, Inc. in the United States District Court in Akron, Ohio following a jury trial in a claim by the bankruptcy estate of Valley City Steel, LLC relating to the Company’s sale of certain assets in 2001 (the “Valley City Steel Litigation”). Valley City Steel, LLC claimed that the sale of certain assets to Valley City Steel, LLC, in connection with the creation of the joint venture in which the Company was a minority shareholder, amounted to a constructive fraudulent conveyance under Ohio law. The plaintiff also alleged that certain amounts were due and owing on account to Valley City Steel, LLC. The jury rendered a verdict on the constructive fraudulent conveyance claims of approximately $1,693 against Shiloh Industries, Inc., approximately $1,693 against VCS Properties, LLC and approximately $1,292 against Shiloh Corporation. The jury also held that Sectional Stamping, Inc. owed the bankruptcy estate of Valley City Steel, LLC approximately $261 on account. Shiloh Industries, Inc., VCS Properties, LLC and Shiloh Corporation believe that the verdicts relating to the constructive fraudulent conveyance claims are contrary to the facts and the law and have filed post-trial motions including a motion for a new trial and other relief. They will vigorously appeal any final constructive fraudulent conveyance judgments if the court denies the post-trial motions. The Company believes that there are valid grounds to reverse, or reduce the damages applicable to, the portion of any final judgments relating to the constructive fraudulent conveyance claims on appeal. However, there can be no assurance that the appeals will be successful. As a result, during the second quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company provided a reserve of $2,000 for this matter based upon management’s estimate of the probable outcome of the legal decisions possible in this case. Offsetting this legal reserve, the Company recorded a credit of $799, representing the difference between liabilities that the Company had accrued as payable to Valley City Steel, LLC and the payment of $261 to the bankruptcy estate of Valley City Steel, LLC as a result of the jury’s verdict against Sectional Stamping, Inc.

The table below summarizes the legal reserves recorded at July 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006. These amounts are reported in the accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The reserves have been updated to accrue interest.

 

Item

  

Reserve

July 31, 2007

  

Reserve

October 31, 2006

Ohio Personal Property Tax Valuation

   $ 2,503    $ 2,324

Alleged commitment to purchase equipment

   $ 2,806    $ 2,726

Valley City Steel, LLC

   $ 2,030    $ —  
             
   $ 7,339    $ 5,050
             

In addition to the matters discussed above, the Company is a party to several lawsuits and claims arising in the normal course of its business. In the opinion of management, the Company’s liability or recovery, if any, under pending litigation and claims, other than those matters discussed above, would not materially affect its financial condition, results of operations or cash flow.

 

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

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

General

Shiloh is a supplier of numerous parts to both automobile OEMs and, as a Tier II supplier, to Tier I automotive part manufacturers who in turn supply OEMs. The parts that the Company produces supply many models of vehicles manufactured by nearly all vehicle manufacturers that produce vehicles in North America. As a result, the Company’s revenues are very dependent upon the North American production of automobiles and light trucks, particularly traditional domestic manufacturers, such as General Motors, DaimlerChrysler and Ford. According to industry statistics, traditional domestic manufacturer production for the first nine

 

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months of fiscal 2007 declined by 7.3% and total North American car and light truck production for the first nine months of fiscal 2007 decreased by 3.4%, in each case compared with production for the first nine months of fiscal 2006. According to industry statistics, traditional domestic manufacturer production for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 declined by 3.1% while total North American car and light truck production for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 increased by 1.1%, in each case compared with production for the third quarter of fiscal 2006.

Another significant factor affecting the Company’s revenues is the Company’s ability to successfully bid on the production and supply of parts for models that will be newly introduced to the market by the Company’s customers. These new model introductions typically go through a start of production phase with build levels that are higher than normal because the consumer supply network is filled to ensure adequate supply to the market, resulting in an increase in the Company’s revenues at the beginning of the cycle.

Plant utilization levels are very important to profitability because of the capital-intensive nature of these operations. At July 31, 2007, the Company’s facilities were operating at approximately 50.0% capacity, compared to 48.4% capacity at July 31, 2006. The Company defines capacity as 20 working hours per day and five days per week. Utilization of capacity is dependent upon the releases against customer purchase orders that are used to establish production schedules and manpower and equipment requirements for each month and quarterly period of the fiscal year.

The significant majority of the steel purchased by the Company’s stamping and engineered welded blank operations is purchased through the customers’ steel programs. Under these programs, the Company pays the steel suppliers and passes on to the customers the steel price the customers negotiated with the steel suppliers. Although the Company takes ownership of the steel, the customers are responsible for all steel price fluctuations. The Company also purchases steel directly from domestic primary steel producers and steel service centers. Domestic steel pricing has generally been increasing recently for several reasons, including capacity constraints, higher raw material costs and the weakening of the U.S. dollar in relation to foreign currencies. Finally, the Company blanks and processes steel for some of its customers on a toll processing basis. Under these arrangements, the Company charges a tolling fee for the operations that it performs without acquiring ownership of the steel and being burdened with the attendant costs of ownership and risk of loss. Toll processing operations result in lower revenues but higher gross margins than operations where the Company takes ownership of the steel. Revenues from operations involving directly owned steel include a component of raw material cost whereas toll processing revenues do not.

Changes in the price of scrap steel can have a significant effect on the Company’s results of operations because substantially all of its operations generate engineered scrap steel. Engineered scrap steel is a planned by-product of the Company’s processing operations, and net proceeds from the disposition of scrap steel contribute to gross margin by offsetting the increases in the cost of steel and the attendant costs of quality and availability. Changes in the price of steel impact the Company’s results of operations because raw material costs are by far the largest component of cost of sales in processing directly owned steel. The Company actively manages its exposure to changes in the price of steel, and, in most instances, passes along the rising price of steel to its customers.

In November 1999, the Company acquired the assets associated with the automotive division of MTD Products Inc. The Ohio Tax Commissioner (the “Commissioner”) disputed the fair market value assigned by the Company and MTD Products to the purchased assets. Accordingly, the Commissioner claimed that the Company owed an additional amount of personal property tax for such assets. The Company appealed the Commissioner’s decision to the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, but in July 2006, the Board of Tax Appeals upheld the Commissioner’s decision. Management of the Company strongly disagrees with the position of the Commissioner and the Board of Tax Appeals and the Company is currently appealing the decision of the Board of Tax Appeals to the Ohio Supreme Court. If the Ohio Supreme Court upholds the decision of the Board of Tax Appeals, the Company will have to pay additional personal property tax for the 2001 through 2006 tax years in the approximate amount of $2,324, including interest and will have increased personal property tax expense through the 2008 tax year in connection with these assets. The Company has carefully considered the probability of an adverse ruling and as a result provided an accrual of $2,324 during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. This matter is scheduled for oral arguments before the Supreme Court of Ohio on October 17, 2007.

During the second quarter of fiscal 2007, a jury verdict was entered against Shiloh Industries, Inc., VCS Properties, LLC, Shiloh Corporation, and Sectional Stamping, Inc. in the United States District Court in Akron, Ohio following a jury trial in a claim by the bankruptcy estate of Valley City Steel, LLC relating to the Company’s sale of certain assets in 2001 (the “Valley City Steel Litigation”). Valley City Steel, LLC claimed that the sale of certain assets to Valley City Steel, LLC, in connection with the creation of the joint venture in which the Company was a minority shareholder, amounted to a constructive fraudulent conveyance under Ohio law. The plaintiff also alleged that certain amounts were due and owing on account to Valley City Steel, LLC. The jury rendered a verdict on the constructive fraudulent conveyance claims of approximately $1,693 against Shiloh Industries, Inc., approximately $1,693 against VCS Properties, LLC and approximately $1,292 against Shiloh Corporation. The jury also held that Sectional

 

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Stamping, Inc. owed the bankruptcy estate of Valley City Steel, LLC approximately $261 on account. Shiloh Industries, Inc., VCS Properties, LLC and Shiloh Corporation believe that the verdicts relating to the constructive fraudulent conveyance claims are contrary to the facts and the law and have filed post-trial motions including a motion for a new trial and other relief. They will vigorously appeal any final constructive fraudulent conveyance judgments if the court denies the post-trial motions. The Company believes that there are valid grounds to reverse, or reduce the damages applicable to, the portion of any final judgments relating to the constructive fraudulent conveyance claims on appeal. However, there can be no assurance that the appeals will be successful. As a result, during the second quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company provided a reserve of $2,000 for this matter based upon management’s estimate of the probable outcome of the legal decisions possible in this case. Offsetting this legal reserve, the Company recorded a credit of $799, representing the difference between liabilities that the Company had accrued as payable to Valley City Steel, LLC and the payment of $261 to the bankruptcy estate of Valley City Steel, LLC as a result of the jury’s verdict against Sectional Stamping, Inc. There has been no new activity regarding this matter during the third quarter of fiscal 2007.

Critical Accounting Policies

Preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financials statements and accompanying notes. The Company believes its estimates and assumptions are reasonable; however, actual results and the timing of the recognition of such amounts could differ from those estimates. The Company has identified the items that follow as critical accounting policies and estimates utilized by management in the preparation of the Company’s financial statements. These estimates were selected because of inherent imprecision that may result from applying judgment to the estimation process. The expenses and accrued liabilities or allowances related to these policies are initially based on the Company’s best estimates at the time they are recorded. Adjustments are charged or credited to income and the related balance sheet account when actual experience differs from the expected experience underlying the estimates. The Company makes frequent comparisons of actual experience and expected experience in order to mitigate the likelihood that material adjustments will be required.

Revenue Recognition. In accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 104, the Company recognizes revenue when there is evidence of a sales agreement, the delivery of goods has occurred, the sales price is fixed or determinable and collectibility of revenue is reasonably assured. The Company records revenues upon shipment of product to customers and transfer of title under standard commercial terms. Price adjustments are recognized in the period when management believes that such amounts become probable, based on management’s estimates.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. The Company evaluates the collectibility of accounts receivable based on several factors. In circumstances where the Company is aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations, a specific allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded against amounts due to reduce the net recognized receivable to the amount the Company reasonably believes will be collected. Additionally, the allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated based on historical experience of write-offs and the current financial condition of customers. The financial condition of the Company’s customers is dependent on, among other things, the general economic environment, which may substantially change, thereby affecting the recoverability of amounts due to the Company from its customers.

Inventory Reserves. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined on the first-in, first-out basis. Where appropriate, standard cost systems are used to determine cost and the standards are adjusted as necessary to ensure they approximate actual costs. Estimates of lower of cost or market value of inventory are based upon current economic conditions, historical sales quantities and patterns, and in some cases, the specific risk of loss on specifically identified inventories.

The Company values inventories on a regular basis to identify inventories on hand that may be obsolete or in excess of current future projected market demand. For inventory deemed to be obsolete, the Company provides a reserve for the full value of the inventory, net of estimated realizable value. Inventory that is in excess of current and projected use is reduced by an allowance to a level that approximates future demand. Additional inventory reserves may be required if actual market conditions differ from management’s expectations.

Deferred Tax Assets. Deferred taxes are recognized at currently enacted tax rates for temporary differences between the financial reporting and income tax bases of assets and liabilities and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, the Company established a valuation allowance to record its deferred tax assets at an amount that is more likely than not to be realized. While future projections for taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies have been considered in assessing the need for the valuation allowance, in the event the Company were to determine that it would be able to realize its deferred tax assets in the future in excess of their recorded amount, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would increase income in the period such determination was made. Likewise, should the Company determine that it would not be able to realize all or part of its net deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax asset would be charged to income in the period such determination was made.

 

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Impairment of Long-lived Assets. The Company’s long-lived assets primarily include property, plant and equipment. If an indicator of impairment exists for certain groups of property, plant and equipment, the Company will compare the forecasted undiscounted cash flows attributable to the assets to their carrying value. If the carrying values exceed the undiscounted cash flows, the Company then determines the fair values of the assets. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the assets, then an impairment charge is recognized for the difference.

The Company cannot predict the occurrence of future impairment-triggering events. Such events may include, but are not limited to, significant industry or economic trends and strategic decisions made in response to changes in the economic and competitive conditions impacting the Company’s business. Based on current facts, the Company believes there is currently no impairment to the Company’s long-lived assets, except as discussed in Note 3 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Group Insurance and Workers’ Compensation Accruals. The Company is self-insured for group insurance and workers’ compensation and reviews these accruals on a monthly basis to adjust the balances as determined necessary. The Company reviews claims data and lag analysis as the primary indicators of the accruals. Additionally, the Company reviews specific large insurance claims to determine whether there is a need for additional accrual on a case-by-case basis. Changes in the claim lag periods and the specific occurrences could materially impact the required accrual balance period-to-period.

Share-Based Payments. The Company records compensation expense for the fair value of nonvested stock option awards over the remaining vesting period. The Company has elected to use the simplified method to calculate the expected term of the stock options outstanding at six years and has utilized historical volatility, most recently 68.88%. The Company determines the volatility and risk free rate assumptions used in computing the fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, in consultation with an outside third party.

The Black-Scholes option valuation model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the expected life of the stock-based award and stock price volatility. The assumptions used are management’s best estimates, but the estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management judgment. As a result, if other assumptions had been used, the recorded and pro forma stock-based compensation expense could have been materially different from that depicted in the financial statements. In addition, the Company has estimated forfeitures based upon historical rates for the Company. If actual forfeitures materially differ from the estimate, the share-based compensation expense could be materially different.

Pension and Other Post-retirement Costs and Liabilities. The Company has recorded significant pension and other post-retirement benefit liabilities that are developed from actuarial valuations. The determination of the Company’s pension liabilities requires key assumptions regarding discount rates used to determine the present value of future benefit payments and the expected return on plan assets. The discount rate is also significant to the development of other post-retirement liabilities. The Company determines these assumptions in consultation with, and after input from, its actuaries.

The discount rate reflects the estimated rate at which the pension and other post-retirement liabilities could be settled at the end of the year. When determining the discount rate, the Company considers the most recent available interest rates on Moody’s Aa corporate bonds with maturities of at least twenty years as of year-end. Based upon this analysis, the Company increased the discount rate used to measure its pension and post-retirement liabilities to 5.77% at October 31, 2006 from 5.50% at October 31, 2005. A change of 25 basis points in the discount rate would increase or decrease expense on an annual basis by approximately $134.

The assumed long-term rate of return on pension assets is applied to the market value of plan assets to derive a reduction to pension expense that approximates the expected average rate of asset investment return over ten or more years. A decrease in the expected long-term rate of return will increase pension expense whereas an increase in the expected long-term rate will reduce pension expense. Decreases in the level of plan assets will serve to increase the amount of pension expense whereas increases in the level of actual plan assets will serve to decrease the amount of pension expense. Any shortfall in the actual return on plan assets from the expected return will increase pension expense in future years due to the amortization of the shortfall whereas any excess in the actual return on plan assets from the expected return will reduce pension expense in future periods due to the amortization of the excess. A change of 25 basis points in the assumed rate of return on pension assets would increase or decrease pension assets by approximately $140.

The Company’s investment policy for assets of the plans is to maintain an allocation generally of 40 to 60 percent in equity securities, 40 to 60 percent in debt securities, and 0 to 10 percent in real estate. Equity security investments are structured to achieve an equal balance between growth and value stocks. The Company determines the annual rate of return on pension assets by first analyzing the composition of its asset portfolio. Historical rates of return are applied to the portfolio. The Company’s investment advisors and actuaries review this computed rate of return. Industry comparables and other outside guidance are also considered in the annual selection of the expected rates of return on pension assets.

 

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For the twelve months ended October 31, 2006, the actual return on pension plans’ assets for all of the Company’s plans approximated 13.0% to 15.9%, which was a higher rate of return than the 7.25% to 7.50% expected rates of return on plan assets used to derive pension expense. The higher actual return on plans assets reflects the current performance of the assets of the plans.

If the fair value of the pension plans’ assets are below the plans’ accumulated benefit obligation (“ABO”), the Company is required to record a minimum liability. If the amount of the ABO in excess of the fair value of plan assets is large enough, the Company may be required, by law to make additional contributions to the pension plans. Actual results that differ from these estimates may result in more or less future Company funding of the pension plans than is planned by management.

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended July 31, 2007 Compared to Three Months Ended July 31, 2006

REVENUES. Sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 were $132,988, a decrease of $11,596, or 8.0% from last year’s third quarter sales of $144,584. The sales decrease was led by the loss of sales at the Company’s Cleveland Stamping facility where the conclusion of two major automotive programs and the conclusion of other business has led to the closure of this facility. Sales also decreased as a result of the decline in heavy truck production that had previously experienced strong demand before the effect of new industry emission standards on January 1, 2007 and as a result of lower demand in lawn and garden products. The reductions in sales for Cleveland Stamping, heavy truck, and lawn and garden were offset by additional sales for new automotive programs. According to industry statistics, traditional domestic automotive manufacturer production for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 declined by 3.1% while total North American car and light truck production for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 increased by 1.1%, in each case compared with production for the third quarter of fiscal 2006.

GROSS PROFIT. Gross profit for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 was $12,467 compared to gross profit of $12,227 in the third quarter of fiscal 2006, an increase of $240. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 9.4% in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 compared to 8.5% for the same period a year ago. Gross profit in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2006 was adversely affected by the lower volume of sales in the quarter and the absence of the related gross profit of approximately $2,800. Gross profit was also adversely affected by lower engineered scrap recovery during the third quarter of fiscal 2007 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The revenue from the sale of engineered scrap has declined since the prior year third quarter period as a result of reduced tonnage related to the decrease of sales of product and lower prices for engineered scrap. The effect of reduced engineered scrap revenue on material cost during the third quarter of fiscal 2007 was approximately $2,900. In the third quarter of fiscal 2007, gross profit was favorably affected by the change in material content in sales and reduced manufacturing expenses compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The material content in the fiscal 2007 third quarter sales declined, improving profitability by $1,550. Manufacturing expenses declined in the current third quarter period compared to the prior year by $4,400. Personnel and personnel related expenses decreased by approximately $2,100, repair expenses and manufacturing supplies decreased by approximately $1,300, property taxes declined by approximately $500 and utilities and depreciation expense each decreased by approximately $200. The personnel and personnel related expense reductions include the effect of freezing the Company’s cash balance pension plan for non-bargaining employees and the reduction of personnel related to the announced closure of the Company’s Cleveland Stamping facility.

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Selling, general and administrative expenses of $7,885 in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 decreased by $1,048 compared to $8,933 in the same period of the prior year. As a percentage of sales, these expenses were 5.9% in the third quarter of fiscal 2007, compared to 6.2% of sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2006. Selling, general and administrative expenses were reduced as a result of decreased professional service fees in fiscal 2007 compared to fiscal 2006 when the Company was first required to comply with the certification requirements under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Also, depreciation expense in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 declined from the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The effect of these items was approximately $1,050.

OTHER. Interest expense for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 was $2,038, compared to interest expense of $1,540 during the third quarter of fiscal 2006. Interest expense increased from the prior year third quarter as a result of an increase in the interest rate and higher level of average borrowed funds in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 compared to the prior year. Borrowed funds averaged $97,729 during the third quarter of fiscal 2007 and the weighted average interest rate was 7.26%. In the third quarter of fiscal 2006, borrowed funds averaged $92,970 while the weighted average interest rate was 6.79%.

Other expense, net was $24 for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 compared to other income, net of $331 for the third quarter of fiscal 2006. During the third quarter of fiscal 2006, the income resulted from the sale of securities that the Company acquired while recovering a bad debt.

 

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The provision for income taxes in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 was $863 on income before taxes of $2,540 for an effective tax rate of 34.0%. The effective tax rate in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 reflects the provision for federal and local taxes at normal rate and the absence of tax benefit to the Company for the losses of the Company’s Mexican subsidiary offset by recognition of research and development tax credits related to prior years that are being claimed by amending the tax returns for those years.

The provision for income taxes in the third quarter of fiscal 2006 was $893 on income before taxes of $2,102 for an effective tax rate of 42.5%. The effective tax rate during the third quarter of fiscal 2006 reflected the gradual elimination of the tax on income in the state of Ohio and the estimated benefit of the domestic production activities deduction provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. Offsetting these favorable items was losses of the Company’s Mexican subsidiary for which a tax benefit cannot be provided.

NET INCOME. Net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 was $1,677, or $0.10 per share, diluted. Net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 was $1,209, or $0.07 per share, diluted.

Nine Months Ended July 31, 2007 Compared to Nine Months Ended July 31, 2006

REVENUES. Sales for the first nine months of fiscal 2007 were $436,530, a decrease of $25,953, or 5.6%, from last year’s first nine-month sales of $462,483. The decrease in sales was attributed to the loss of business at the Company’s Cleveland Stamping facility that is being closed and to the decline in heavy truck production following the effect of new engine emission standards that went into effect on January 1, 2007. These sales declines were offset by new automotive product sales. For the first nine-month period of fiscal 2007, North American automotive and light truck production decreased by 3.4% and the production of traditional domestic manufacturers declined 7.3%, all according to published industry statistics and in comparison to the nine-month period of fiscal 2006.

GROSS PROFIT. Gross profit for the first nine months of fiscal 2007 was $39,631 compared to gross profit of $48,070 in the first nine months of fiscal 2006, a decrease of $8,439, or 17.6%. Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 9.1% in the first nine months of fiscal 2007 compared to 10.4% in the same period a year ago. Gross profit in the first nine months of fiscal 2007 declined on the lower volume of sales during this period the effect of which was a reduction of gross profit of approximately $7,100. Gross profit was also reduced by the increased content of material in the products produced and sold during the first nine months of fiscal 2007 compared to the prior year. The effect of greater material content on gross profit was a decrease of $6,100. Lastly, gross profit decreased due to a lower recovery of engineered scrap during the first nine months of fiscal 2007 compared to the prior year nine-month period of approximately $4,800. These factors were offset by reduced manufacturing expenses of approximately $9,500 in the first nine months of fiscal 2007 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2006. Personnel and personnel related expenses decreased by approximately $5,550, manufacturing supplies, expenses and repair materials decreased by approximately $2,000 and depreciation, taxes and utilities decreased by approximately $1,800. The decreases in manufacturing expenses for the first nine months of fiscal 2007 were the result of cost reduction efforts in response to reduced production volumes, including the closure of the Company’s Cleveland Stamping facility and the effect of freezing the Company’s cash balance pension plan for non-bargaining employees.

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $24,808 in the first nine months of fiscal 2007, a decline of $203 compared to $25,011 in the same period of the prior year. As a percentage of sales, these expenses were 5.7% in the first nine months of fiscal 2007 compared to 5.4% of sales in the first nine months of fiscal 2006. Selling, general and administrative expenses in the first nine months of 2007 included the provision of a reserve of $2,000 for litigation decided against the Company. During the second quarter of fiscal 2007, the Company provided a reserve of $2,000 for the Valley City Steel litigation based upon management’s estimate of the probable outcome of the legal decisions possible in this case. Offsetting this legal reserve, the Company recorded a credit of $799, representing the difference between liabilities that the Company had accrued as payable to Valley City Steel, LLC and the payment of $261 that the Company paid to the bankruptcy estate of Valley City Steel, LLC as a result of the jury’s verdict. Selling, general and administrative expenses were further effected by lower depreciation expense of approximately $900 and lower professional fees of approximately $600.

OTHER. For the first nine months of fiscal 2007, interest expense was $5,786, an increase of $1,251 from interest expense of $4,535 in the first nine months of fiscal 2006. The increase in interest expense compared to the prior year nine-month period resulted from a higher level of average borrowed funds and an increase in the interest rate. Borrowed funds averaged $101,574 during the first nine months of fiscal 2007 and the weighted average interest rate was 7.00%. For the first nine months of fiscal 2006, borrowed funds averaged $96,272 while the weighted average interest rate was 6.28%.

 

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Other income was $321 for the first nine months of fiscal 2007, compared to $379 in the first nine months of fiscal 2006. The majority of the other income in fiscal 2007 is the result of the Company’s liquidation of the assets of its rabbi trust that had been established to fund the Company’s obligation in connection with its employment agreement and the related supplemental executive retirement plan with the Company’s President and CEO. In fiscal 2006, other income resulted from the sale of securities acquired while recovering a bad debt.

In the first nine months of fiscal 2007 the provision for income taxes was $4,098 on income before taxes of $9,308 for an effective tax rate of 44.0%. The effective tax rate for fiscal 2007 reflects the inability to provide tax benefit on the losses of the Company’s Mexican subsidiary, offset by the recognition of research and development tax credits related to prior year that are being realized by amending the tax returns of these years.

The provision for income taxes in the first nine months of fiscal 2006 was $5,804 on income before taxes of $18,941 for an effective tax rate of 30.6%. The effective tax rate in fiscal 2006 reflected the recognition of $1,488 of tax credits in the State of Ohio whose utilization was resolved as the result of court proceedings and the profitability of the Company.

NET INCOME. Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2007 was $5,210, or $0.32 per share, diluted. Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2006 was $13,137, or $0.80 per share, diluted.

Liquidity And Capital Resources

The Company’s Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”) provides the Company with borrowing capacity of $175,000 in the form of a five-year $125,000 revolving credit facility and a five-year term loan of $50,000, each maturing January 2010. The balance of the term loan at July 31, 2007 was $25,000.

Under the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company has the option to select the applicable interest rate based upon two indices—a Base Rate, as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement, or the Eurodollar rate, as adjusted by the Eurocurrency Reserve Percentage, if any (“LIBOR”). The selected index is combined with a designated margin from an agreed upon pricing matrix. The Base Rate is the greater of the LaSalle Bank publicly announced prime rate or the Federal Funds effective rate plus 0.5% per annum. LIBOR is the published Bloomberg Financial Markets Information Service rate. At July 31, 2007, the interest rate for the revolving credit facility and the term loan was LIBOR plus 2.00%. The margins for the revolving credit facility and the term loan have increased from the margins in place at October 31, 2006 because the Company’s ratio of funded debt to EBITDA, as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement, increased in January 2007 related to additional borrowed funds (see below).

Borrowings under the Amended Credit Agreement are collateralized by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the tangible and intangible property of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the stock of foreign subsidiaries.

The Amended Credit Agreement requires the Company to observe several financial covenants. At July 31, 2007, the covenants required a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.25 to 1.00, a maximum leverage ratio of 2.75 to 1.00 and a minimum net worth equal to the sum of $100,000 plus 50% of consolidated net income since October 31, 2004. The Amended Credit Agreement also establishes limits for additional borrowings, dividends, investments, acquisitions or mergers and sales of assets. On December 20, 2006, the Amended Credit Agreement was further amended to permit a distribution of a special dividend to shareholders of the Company. The covenants of the Amended Credit Agreement remain in place with exceptions permitted for this special distribution. The Board of Directors of the Company declared a special dividend of $2.50 per share, paid on January 19, 2007 to shareholders of record as of January 5, 2007. At July 31, 2007, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement.

 

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Borrowings under the revolving credit facility must be repaid in full in January 2010. Repayments of borrowings under the term loan began in March 2005 in equal quarterly installments of $2,500 with the final payment due on December 31, 2009. The Company may prepay the borrowings under the revolving credit facility and the term loan without penalty.

The Amended Credit Agreement specifies that upon the occurrence of an event or condition deemed to have a material adverse effect on the business or operations of the Company, as determined by the administrative agent of the lending syndicate or the required lenders, as defined, of 51% of the aggregate commitment under the Amended Credit Agreement, the outstanding borrowings become due and payable. However, the Company does not anticipate at this time any change in business conditions or operations that could be deemed as a material adverse change by the lenders.

In July 2007, the Company entered into a finance agreement with an insurance broker for various insurance policies that bears interest at a fixed rate of 5.79% and requires monthly payments of $84 through April 2008. In July 2006, the Company entered into a finance agreement with an insurance broker for various insurance policies. The financing transaction bore interest at a fixed rate of 6.67% and required monthly payments of $103 through April 2007. As of July 31, 2007 and October 31, 2006, $658 and $508, respectively, remained outstanding under these agreements and were classified as current debt in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

In June 2004, the Company issued a $2,000 promissory note to the State of Ohio related to specific machinery and equipment at one of the Company’s Ohio facilities. The promissory note bore interest at 1% for the first year of the term and 3% per annum for the balance of the term, with interest only payments for the first year of the term. Principal payments began in August 2005 in the amount of $25, and monthly principal payments continue thereafter increasing annually until July 2011, when the loan matures. The Company may prepay this promissory note without penalty.

During fiscal 2006, the Company entered into two two-year note agreements with a bank to finance the purchase of equipment that the Company formerly leased. The notes bear interest at 6.56% and 6.91%, respectively, and require monthly payments of $55 and $81, respectively, through December 2007 and March 2008. In addition, the Company entered into a two-year capital lease agreement in the amount of $463 for computer software.

Scheduled repayments under the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement plus repayments of other debt for the next five years are listed below:

 

Twelve Months ended July 31,

  

Amended

Credit Agreement

   Other Debt    Total

2008

   $ 10,000    $ 2,057    $ 12,057

2009

     10,000      341      10,341

2010

     63,200      348      63,548

2011

     —        360      360

2012

     —        —        —  
                    

Total

   $ 83,200    $ 3,106    $ 86,306
                    

At July 31, 2007, total debt was $86,306 and total equity was $127,012, resulting in a capitalization rate of 40.5% debt, 59.5% equity. Current assets were $120,828 and current liabilities were $98,561, resulting in working capital of $22,267.

Current assets and liabilities reflect the liquidation of most of the assets in the Company’s rabbi trust and the use of those assets to fund the Company’s obligation under the employment agreement with the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. As part of the agreement, the Company had established a supplemental executive retirement plan whereby the executive received a benefit of $1,868 at the end of the five-year employment agreement in January 2007.

Cash was generated by net income and by expenses charged to earnings that do not require a current outlay of cash amounting to $29,382 in the first nine months of fiscal 2007 compared to $38,426 in the first nine months of fiscal 2006. The decrease of $9,044 reflects lower net income and depreciation in the first nine months of fiscal 2007 compared to the first nine months of fiscal 2006.

Working capital changes since October 31, 2006 provided funds of $18,449. During the first nine months of fiscal 2007, accounts receivable have decreased by $27,531 and inventory decreased by $8,319 since the end of fiscal 2006. Considering the decrease in overdraft balances of $2,376, accounts payable, net have decreased $19,837, in line with the reduced level of production in the first nine months of fiscal 2007.

 

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Capital expenditures in the first nine months of fiscal 2007 were $6,430.

Financing activity in the first nine months of fiscal 2007 reflects the borrowing of funds of $40,872 that were used to pay the aforementioned special dividend of $2.50 per share paid on January 19, 2007. In addition, the Company has used funds generated from operations to repay debt of $40,378 in the first nine months of fiscal 2007.

After considering letters of credit of $4,930 that the Company has issued, available funds under the Amended Credit Agreement were $61,870 at July 31, 2007. The Company believes that funds available under the Amended Credit Agreement and cash flow from operations will provide sufficient liquidity to meet its cash requirements through July 31, 2008 and until the expiration of the revolving credit facility in January 2010, including capital expenditures, pension obligations and scheduled repayments of $10,000 in the aggregate under the Amended Credit Agreement in accordance with the repayment terms, plus repayments of $2,057 on other debt and the pending outcome of the contingent legal matters presently before the Company. Furthermore, the Company does not anticipate at this time any change in business conditions or operations of the Company that could be deemed as a material adverse change by the agent bank or required lenders, as defined, and thereby result in declaring borrowed amounts as immediately due and payable.

Effect of Inflation

Inflation generally affects the Company by increasing the interest expense of floating rate indebtedness and by increasing the cost of labor, equipment and raw materials. The general level of inflation has not had a material effect on the Company’s financial results.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements made by the Company in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q regarding earnings or general belief in the Company’s expectations of future operating results are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, forward-looking statements are statements that relate to the Company’s operating performance, events or developments that the Company believes or expects to occur in the future, including those that discuss strategies, goals, outlook, or other non-historical matters, or that relate to future sales, earnings expectations, cost savings, awarded sales, volume growth, earnings or general belief in the Company’s expectations of future operating results. The forward-looking statements are made on the basis of management’s assumptions and expectations. As a result, there can be no guarantee or assurance that these assumptions and expectations will in fact occur. The forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to materially differ from those contained in the statements. Some, but not all of the risks, include the ability of the Company to accomplish its strategic objectives with respect to implementing its sustainable business model; the ability to obtain future sales; changes in worldwide economic and political conditions, including adverse effects from terrorism or related hostilities; costs related to legal and administrative matters; the Company’s ability to realize cost savings expected to offset price concessions; inefficiencies related to production and product launches that are greater than anticipated; changes in technology and technological risks; increased fuel and utility costs; work stoppages and strikes at the Company’s facilities and that of the Company’s customers; the Company’s dependence on the automotive and heavy truck industries, which are highly cyclical; the dependence of the automotive industry on consumer spending, which is subject to the impact of domestic and international economic conditions, including increased energy costs affecting car and light truck production, and regulations and policies regarding international trade; financial and business downturns of the Company’s customers or vendors, including any production cutbacks or bankruptcies; increases in the price of, or limitations on the availability of, steel, the Company’s primary raw material, or decreases in the price of scrap steel; the successful launch and consumer acceptance of new vehicles for which the Company supplies parts; the occurrence of any event or condition that may be deemed a material adverse effect under Amended Credit Agreement; pension plan funding requirements; and other factors, uncertainties, challenges and risks detailed in the Company’s other public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any or all of these risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect management’s analysis only as of the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof. In addition to the disclosures contained herein, readers should carefully review risks and uncertainties contained in other documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

(Dollars in thousands)

The Company’s major market risk exposure is primarily due to possible fluctuations in interest rates as they relate to its variable rate debt. The Company does not enter into derivative financial investments for trading or speculation purposes. As a result, the Company believes that its market risk exposure is not material to the Company’s financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

Interest Rate Risk

The Company is exposed to market risk through variable rate debt instruments. As of July 31, 2007, the Company had $83,200 outstanding under the Amended Credit Agreement. Based on July 31, 2007 debt levels, a 50 basis point change in interest rates would have impacted interest expense by approximately $122 and $375 for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2007.

In the normal course of business, the Company employs established policies and procedures to manage exposure to changes in interest rates. The Company’s objective in managing the exposure to interest rate changes is to limit the volatility and impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows. In January 2005, the Company entered into a $25,000 interest rate collar agreement that resulted in fixing the interest rate on a portion of the term loan under the Amended Credit Agreement between a floor of 3.08% and a cap of 5.25%. The collar agreement terminated on January 12, 2007.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

In order to reduce the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates on the consolidated results of operations, the Company enters into foreign currency forward exchange contracts periodically. The intent of any contracts entered into by the Company is to reduce exposure to currency movements affecting foreign currency purchase commitments. Changes in the fair value of forward exchange contracts are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations. As of July 31, 2007, there were no foreign currency forward exchange contracts outstanding. The Company’s risks related to foreign currency exchange risks have historically not been material. The Company does not expect the effects of these risks to be material in the future based on current operating and economic conditions in the countries and markets in which it operates.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms. As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the third quarter of fiscal 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

10.16   Change in Control Severance Agreement between Theodore K. Zampetis and Shiloh Industries, Inc., dated February 5, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2007 (Commission File No. 0-21964).
10.17   Change in Control Severance Agreement between Stephen E. K. Graham and Shiloh Industries, Inc., dated February 5, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2007 (Commission File No. 0-21964).
10.18   Change in Control Severance Agreement between James F. Keys and Shiloh Industries, Inc., dated February 5, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2007 (Commission File No. 0-21964).
10.19   Change in Control Severance Agreement between Anthony M. Parente and Shiloh Industries, Inc., dated February 5, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2007 (Commission File No. 0-21964).
10.20   Change in Control Severance Agreement between James R. Walker and Shiloh Industries, Inc., dated February 5, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2007 (Commission File No. 0-21964).
10.21   Indemnification Agreement between Directors and Officers and Shiloh Industries, Inc., dated February 5, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2007 (Commission File No. 0-21964).
31.1   Principal Executive Officer’s Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2   Principal Financial Officer’s Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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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.

 

SHILOH INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Theodore K. Zampetis

  Theodore K. Zampetis
  President and Chief Executive Officer
By:  

/s/ Stephen E. Graham

  Stephen E. Graham
  Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 23, 2007

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

10.16   Change in Control Severance Agreement between Theodore K. Zampetis and Shiloh Industries, Inc., dated February 5, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2007 (Commission File No. 0-21964).
10.17   Change in Control Severance Agreement between Stephen E. K. Graham and Shiloh Industries, Inc., dated February 5, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2007 (Commission File No. 0-21964).
10.18   Change in Control Severance Agreement between James F. Keys and Shiloh Industries, Inc., dated February 5, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2007 (Commission File No. 0-21964).
10.19   Change in Control Severance Agreement between Anthony M. Parente and Shiloh Industries, Inc., dated February 5, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2007 (Commission File No. 0-21964).
10.20   Change in Control Severance Agreement between James R. Walker and Shiloh Industries, Inc., dated February 5, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2007 (Commission File No. 0-21964).
10.21   Indemnification Agreement between Directors and Officers and Shiloh Industries, Inc., dated February 5, 2007 is incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2007 (Commission File No. 0-21964).
31.1   Principal Executive Officer’s Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2   Principal Financial Officer’s Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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