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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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, 2017
|  | OR
¨ |  | TRANSACTION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
|  | For the transition period from ______ to _______

Commission File Number: 1-4604
HEICO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida |  | 65-0341002
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3000 Taft Street, Hollywood, Florida |  | 33021
(Address of principal executive offices) |  | (Zip Code)

(954) 987-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer ¨
Smaller reporting company ¨ Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
The number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock as of August 23, 2017 is as follows:

Common Stock, $.01 par value | 33,770,329 |  | shares
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value | 50,685,524 |  | shares

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HEICO CORPORATION
INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

|  |  | Page
Part I. | Financial Information |
| Item 1. | Financial Statements: |
|  | Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) as of July 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 | 2
|  | Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016 | 3
|  | Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016 | 4
|  | Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016 | 5
|  | Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016 | 6
|  | Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) | 7
| Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 23
| Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 35
| Item 4. | Controls and Procedures | 35
Part II. | Other Information |
| Item 6. | Exhibits | 36
Signatures |  | 37

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION; Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
HEICO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - UNAUDITED
(in thousands, except per share data)

|  | July 31, 2017 |  | October 31, 2016
ASSETS
Current assets: |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | $49,489 |  |  |  | $42,955 |
Accounts receivable, net |  | 206,405 |  |  | 202,227 |
Inventories, net |  | 340,471 |  |  | 286,302 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | 16,294 |  |  | 11,674 |
Deferred income taxes |  | 43,270 |  |  | 41,063 |
Total current assets |  | 655,929 |  |  | 584,221 |
Property, plant and equipment, net |  | 129,905 |  |  | 121,611 |
Goodwill |  | 921,978 |  |  | 865,717 |
Intangible assets, net |  | 390,926 |  |  | 366,863 |
Deferred income taxes |  | — |  |  | 407 |
Other assets |  | 124,985 |  |  | 100,656 |
Total assets |  |  | $2,223,723 |  |  |  | $2,039,475 |
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |
Current maturities of long-term debt |  |  | $450 |  |  |  | $411 |
Trade accounts payable |  | 78,795 |  |  | 73,335 |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |  | 147,857 |  |  | 136,053 |
Income taxes payable |  | — |  |  | 4,622 |
Total current liabilities |  | 227,102 |  |  | 214,421 |
Long-term debt, net of current maturities |  | 434,312 |  |  | 457,814 |
Deferred income taxes |  | 106,866 |  |  | 105,962 |
Other long-term liabilities |  | 131,893 |  |  | 114,061 |
Total liabilities |  | 900,173 |  |  | 892,258 |
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) |  |  |  |
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 3) |  | 126,881 |  |  | 99,512 |
Shareholders’ equity: |  |  |  |
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share; 75,000 shares authorized; 33,770 and 33,715 shares issued and outstanding |  | 338 |  |  | 270 |
Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value per share; 75,000 shares authorized; 50,639 and 50,396 shares issued and outstanding |  | 506 |  |  | 403 |
Capital in excess of par value |  | 322,024 |  |  | 306,328 |
Deferred compensation obligation |  | 2,320 |  |  | 2,460 |
HEICO stock held by irrevocable trust |  | (2,320 | ) |  | (2,460 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | (8,567 | ) |  | (25,326 | )
Retained earnings |  | 797,621 |  |  | 681,704 |
Total HEICO shareholders’ equity |  | 1,111,922 |  |  | 963,379 |
Noncontrolling interests |  | 84,747 |  |  | 84,326 |
Total shareholders’ equity |  | 1,196,669 |  |  | 1,047,705 |
Total liabilities and equity |  |  | $2,223,723 |  |  |  | $2,039,475 |

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HEICO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS – UNAUDITED
(in thousands, except per share data)

|  | Nine months ended July 31, |  | Three months ended July 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Net sales |  |  | $1,103,589 |  |  |  | $1,012,959 |  |  |  | $391,500 |  |  |  | $356,084 |
Operating costs and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of sales |  | 688,893 |  |  | 633,151 |  |  | 242,603 |  |  | 222,501 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  | 197,482 |  |  | 190,539 |  |  | 72,775 |  |  | 63,729 |
Total operating costs and expenses |  | 886,375 |  |  | 823,690 |  |  | 315,378 |  |  | 286,230 |
Operating income |  | 217,214 |  |  | 189,269 |  |  | 76,122 |  |  | 69,854 |
Interest expense |  | (6,376 | ) |  | (6,194 | ) |  | (2,447 | ) |  | (2,294 | )
Other income |  | 835 |  |  | 154 |  |  | 200 |  |  | 16 |
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests |  | 211,673 |  |  | 183,229 |  |  | 73,875 |  |  | 67,576 |
Income tax expense |  | 63,100 |  |  | 56,600 |  |  | 22,400 |  |  | 20,600 |
Net income from consolidated operations |  | 148,573 |  |  | 126,629 |  |  | 51,475 |  |  | 46,976 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | 16,262 |  |  | 14,699 |  |  | 5,777 |  |  | 4,974 |
Net income attributable to HEICO |  |  | $132,311 |  |  |  | $111,930 |  |  |  | $45,698 |  |  |  | $42,002 |
Net income per share attributable to HEICO shareholders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  |  | $1.57 |  |  |  | $1.34 |  |  |  | $.54 |  |  |  | $.50 |
Diluted |  |  | $1.53 |  |  |  | $1.32 |  |  |  | $.53 |  |  |  | $.49 |
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | 84,235 |  |  | 83,718 |  |  | 84,343 |  |  | 83,908 |
Diluted |  | 86,645 |  |  | 85,102 |  |  | 86,893 |  |  | 85,348 |
Cash dividends per share |  |  | $.152 |  |  |  | $.128 |  |  |  | $.080 |  |  |  | $.064 |

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HEICO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME – UNAUDITED
(in thousands)

|  | Nine months ended July 31, |  | Three months ended July 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Net income from consolidated operations |  |  | $148,573 |  |  |  | $126,629 |  |  |  | $51,475 |  |  |  | $46,976 |
Other comprehensive income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | 17,854 |  |  | 2,909 |  |  | 17,620 |  |  | (3,639 | )
Amortization of unrealized loss on defined benefit pension plan, net of tax |  | 22 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |
Total other comprehensive income |  | 17,876 |  |  | 2,909 |  |  | 17,627 |  |  | (3,639 | )
Comprehensive income from consolidated operations |  | 166,449 |  |  | 129,538 |  |  | 69,102 |  |  | 43,337 |
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | 16,262 |  |  | 14,699 |  |  | 5,777 |  |  | 4,974 |
Less: Foreign currency translation adjustments attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | 1,117 |  |  | 201 |  |  | 1,192 |  |  | (353 | )
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | 17,379 |  |  | 14,900 |  |  | 6,969 |  |  | 4,621 |
Comprehensive income attributable to HEICO |  |  | $149,070 |  |  |  | $114,638 |  |  |  | $62,133 |  |  |  | $38,716 |

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HEICO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY - UNAUDITED
(in thousands, except per share data)

|  |  | HEICO Shareholders' Equity |  |  |  |
| Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests |  | Common Stock |  | Class A Common Stock |  | Capital in Excess of Par Value |  | Deferred Compensation Obligation |  | HEICO Stock Held by Irrevocable Trust |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |  | Retained Earnings |  | Noncontrolling Interests |  | Total Shareholders' Equity
Balances as of October 31, 2016 |  | $99,512 |  |  |  | $270 |  |  |  | $403 |  |  |  | $306,328 |  |  |  | $2,460 |  |  |  | ($2,460 | ) |  |  | ($25,326 | ) |  |  | $681,704 |  |  |  | $84,326 |  |  |  | $1,047,705 |
Comprehensive income | 9,127 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16,759 |  |  | 132,311 |  |  | 8,252 |  |  | 157,322 |
Cash dividends ($.152 per share) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (12,807 | ) |  | — |  |  | (12,807 | )
Five-for-four common stock split | — |  |  | 68 |  |  | 101 |  |  | (169 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (23 | ) |  | — |  |  | (23 | )
Issuance of common stock to HEICO Savings and Investment Plan | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,489 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6,489 |
Share-based compensation expense | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,207 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,207 |
Proceeds from stock option exercises | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 4,169 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,171 |
Noncontrolling interests assumed related to acquisitions | 23,618 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | (5,093 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (7,831 | ) |  | (7,831 | )
Acquisitions of noncontrolling interests | (3,848 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Adjustments to redemption amount of redeemable noncontrolling interests | 3,565 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3,565 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3,565 | )
Deferred compensation obligation | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (140 | ) |  | 140 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Balances as of July 31, 2017 |  | $126,881 |  |  |  | $338 |  |  |  | $506 |  |  |  | $322,024 |  |  |  | $2,320 |  |  |  | ($2,320 | ) |  |  | ($8,567 | ) |  |  | $797,621 |  |  |  | $84,747 |  |  |  | $1,196,669 |

|  |  | HEICO Shareholders' Equity |  |  |  |
| Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests |  | Common Stock |  | Class A Common Stock |  | Capital in Excess of Par Value |  | Deferred Compensation Obligation |  | HEICO Stock Held by Irrevocable Trust |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |  | Retained Earnings |  | Noncontrolling Interests |  | Total Shareholders' Equity
Balances as of October 31, 2015 |  | $91,282 |  |  |  | $269 |  |  |  | $400 |  |  |  | $286,220 |  |  |  | $1,783 |  |  |  | ($1,783 | ) |  |  | ($25,080 | ) |  |  | $548,054 |  |  |  | $83,408 |  |  |  | $893,271 |
Comprehensive income | 7,431 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,708 |  |  | 111,930 |  |  | 7,469 |  |  | 122,107 |
Cash dividends ($.128 per share) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (10,724 | ) |  | — |  |  | (10,724 | )
Issuance of common stock to HEICO Savings and Investment Plan | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 5,913 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5,915 |
Share-based compensation expense | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,905 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,905 |
Proceeds from stock option exercises | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 4,829 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 4,831 |
Tax benefit from stock option exercises | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 867 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 867 |
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | (7,337 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (8,819 | ) |  | (8,819 | )
Acquisitions of noncontrolling interests | (3,599 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Adjustments to redemption amount of redeemable noncontrolling interests | 129 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (129 | ) |  | — |  |  | (129 | )
Deferred compensation obligation | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (148 | ) |  | 148 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 50 |  |  | 46 |
Balances as of July 31, 2016 |  | $87,906 |  |  |  | $270 |  |  |  | $403 |  |  |  | $302,730 |  |  |  | $1,635 |  |  |  | ($1,635 | ) |  |  | ($22,372 | ) |  |  | $649,131 |  |  |  | $82,108 |  |  |  | $1,012,270 |

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HEICO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - UNAUDITED
(in thousands)

| Nine months ended July 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016
Operating Activities: |  |  |
Net income from consolidated operations |  | $148,573 |  |  |  | $126,629 |
Adjustments to reconcile net income from consolidated operations to net cash provided by operating activities: |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 46,912 |  |  | 44,603 |
Employer contributions to HEICO Savings and Investment Plan | 5,732 |  |  | 5,219 |
Share-based compensation expense | 5,207 |  |  | 4,905 |
Increase in accrued contingent consideration | 1,227 |  |  | 2,635 |
Foreign currency transaction adjustments, net | 3,316 |  |  | 876 |
Deferred income tax benefit | (6,998 | ) |  | (6,053 | )
Tax benefit from stock option exercises | — |  |  | 867 |
Excess tax benefit from stock option exercises | — |  |  | (880 | )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions: |  |  |
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable | 13,343 |  |  | (2,974 | )
Increase in inventories | (22,415 | ) |  | (13,914 | )
Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets | (3,722 | ) |  | (1,943 | )
Decrease in trade accounts payable | (3,561 | ) |  | (2,629 | )
(Decrease) increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities | (1,476 | ) |  | 15,630 |
(Decrease) increase in income taxes payable | (5,423 | ) |  | 1,775 |
Other long-term assets and liabilities, net | (1,412 | ) |  | (2,330 | )
Net cash provided by operating activities | 179,303 |  |  | 172,416 |
Investing Activities: |  |  |
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | (95,759 | ) |  | (263,811 | )
Capital expenditures | (20,445 | ) |  | (23,113 | )
Other | (685 | ) |  | (3,005 | )
Net cash used in investing activities | (116,889 | ) |  | (289,929 | )
Financing Activities: |  |  |
Borrowings on revolving credit facility | 87,000 |  |  | 260,000 |
Payments on revolving credit facility | (113,000 | ) |  | (118,000 | )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests | (12,924 | ) |  | (16,156 | )
Cash dividends paid | (12,807 | ) |  | (10,724 | )
Payment of contingent consideration | (7,039 | ) |  | (6,960 | )
Acquisitions of noncontrolling interests | (3,848 | ) |  | (3,599 | )
Proceeds from stock option exercises | 4,171 |  |  | 4,831 |
Excess tax benefit from stock option exercises | — |  |  | 880 |
Revolving credit facility issuance costs | (270 | ) |  | — |
Other | (241 | ) |  | (272 | )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | (58,958 | ) |  | 110,000 |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 3,078 |  |  | 1,101 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 6,534 |  |  | (6,412 | )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 42,955 |  |  | 33,603 |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |  | $49,489 |  |  |  | $27,191 |

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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HEICO CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of HEICO Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, “HEICO,” or the “Company”) have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q. Therefore, the condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all information and footnotes normally included in annual consolidated financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2016. The October 31, 2016 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet has been derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting principally of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations, statements of comprehensive income, statements of shareholders' equity and statements of cash flows for such interim periods presented. The results of operations for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results which may be expected for the entire fiscal year.
The Company has two operating segments: the Flight Support Group (“FSG”), consisting of HEICO Aerospace Holdings Corp. and HEICO Flight Support Corp. and their respective subsidiaries; and the Electronic Technologies Group (“ETG”), consisting of HEICO Electronic Technologies Corp. (“HEICO Electronic”) and its subsidiaries.
Stock Split
In March 2017, the Company's Board of Directors declared a 5-for-4 stock split on both classes of the Company's common stock. The stock split was effected as of April 19, 2017 in the form of a 25% stock dividend distributed to shareholders of record as of April 7, 2017. All applicable share and per share information has been adjusted retrospectively to give effect to the 5-for-4 stock split.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which provides a comprehensive new revenue recognition model that will supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance. Under ASU 2014-09, an entity will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance also requires additional
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disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. ASU 2014-09, as amended, is effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2017, or in fiscal 2019 for HEICO. Early adoption in the year preceding the effective date is permitted. ASU 2014-09 shall be applied either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of initial application. The Company is currently evaluating which transition method it will elect. In addition, the Company is currently identifying its various revenue streams and reviewing certain underlying customer contracts to determine the effect the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory,” which requires entities to measure inventories at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Under current guidance, inventories are measured at the lower of cost or market. ASU 2015-11 must be applied prospectively and is effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2016, or in fiscal 2018 for HEICO. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect, if any, the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, “Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes," which requires that all deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as noncurrent in the balance sheet. ASU 2015-17 may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively and is effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2016, or in fiscal 2018 for HEICO. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating which transition method it will elect. The adoption of this guidance will only effect the presentation of deferred taxes in the Company's consolidated statement of financial position.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases," which requires recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet of lessees. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2018, or in fiscal 2020 for HEICO. Early adoption is permitted. ASU 2016-02 requires a modified retrospective transition approach and provides certain optional transition relief. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, "Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting," which simplifies several aspects related to accounting for share-based payment transactions. Under ASU 2016-09, all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies are to be recognized in the statement of operations as a component of income tax expense rather than as capital in excess of par value. The Company adopted ASU 2016-09 in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 resulting in the recognition of a $3.1 million discrete income tax benefit, which, net of noncontrolling interests, increased net income attributable to HEICO by $2.6 million. Additionally, ASU 2016-09 requires excess tax benefits and deficiencies to be prospectively
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excluded from the assumed future proceeds in the calculation of diluted shares, which increased the Company's weighted average number of diluted common shares outstanding by 745,000 shares and 808,000 shares in the first nine months and third quarter of fiscal 2017, respectively. Further, ASU 2016-09 requires excess tax benefits be presented within the statement of cash flows as an operating activity rather than as a financing activity. The Company adopted this change on a prospective basis, which resulted in a $3.1 million increase in cash provided by operating activities and cash used in financing activities in the first nine months of fiscal 2017.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, "Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments," which clarifies how certain cash receipts and cash payments are to be presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 provides guidance on eight specific cash flow classification issues including contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from corporate-owned life insurance policies and distributions received from equity method investees. ASU 2016-15 is effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2017, or in fiscal 2019 for HEICO. Early adoption is permitted. ASU 2016-15 requires a retrospective transition approach for all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated statement of cash flows.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, "Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment," which is intended to simplify the current test for goodwill impairment by eliminating the second step in which the implied value of a reporting unit is calculated when the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value. Under ASU 2017-04, goodwill impairment should be recognized for the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. ASU 2017-04 must be applied prospectively and is effective for any annual or interim goodwill impairment test in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, or in fiscal 2021 for HEICO. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
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2. ACQUISITIONS
On April 24, 2017, the Company, through a subsidiary of HEICO Flight Support Corp., acquired 80.1% of the equity interests of LLP Enterprises, LLC, which owns all of the outstanding equity interests of the operating units of Air Cost Control ("A2C"). A2C is a leading aviation electrical interconnect product distributor of items such as connectors, wire, cable, protection and fastening systems, in addition to distributing a wide range of electromechanical parts. The remaining 19.9% interest continues to be owned by certain members of A2C's management team (see Note 3, Selected Financial Statement Information, for additional information). The purchase price of A2C was paid in cash principally using proceeds from the Company’s revolving credit facility.
In June 2017, the Company, through a subsidiary of the HEICO Flight Support Corp., acquired all of the ownership interests of Carbon by Design ("CBD"). CBD is a manufacturer of composite components for UAVs, rockets, spacecraft and other specialized applications. The purchase price of CBD was paid using cash provided by operating activities.
The total consideration for the fiscal 2017 acquisitions is not material or significant to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements and the related allocation to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities and noncontrolling interests assumed is preliminary until the Company obtains final information regarding their fair values. The operating results of the fiscal 2017 acquisitions were included in the Company’s results of operations from each of the effective acquisition dates. The Company's consolidated net sales for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2017 include approximately $24.6 million and $23.1 million, respectively, from the fiscal 2017 acquisitions. The amount of earnings of the fiscal 2017 acquisitions included in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2017 is not material.
Had the fiscal 2017 acquisitions occurred as of November 1, 2015, net sales on a pro forma basis for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2017 would not have been materially different than the reported amounts and net sales on a pro forma basis for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2016 would have been $1,076.8 million and $378.6 million respectively. Net income from consolidated operations, net income attributable to HEICO and basic and diluted net income per share attributable to HEICO shareholders on a pro forma basis for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016 would not have been materially different than the reported amounts. The pro forma financial information is presented for comparative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that actually would have been achieved if the acquisitions had taken place as of November 1, 2015.
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3. SELECTED FINANCIAL STATEMENT INFORMATION
Accounts Receivable

(in thousands) |  | July 31, 2017 |  | October 31, 2016
Accounts receivable |  |  | $209,873 |  |  |  | $205,386 |
Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts |  | (3,468 | ) |  | (3,159 | )
Accounts receivable, net |  |  | $206,405 |  |  |  | $202,227 |

Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted Percentage-of-Completion Contracts

(in thousands) |  | July 31, 2017 |  | October 31, 2016
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts |  |  | $24,114 |  |  |  | $19,086 |
Estimated earnings |  | 17,463 |  |  | 13,887 |
|  | 41,577 |  |  | 32,973 |
Less: Billings to date |  | (43,652 | ) |  | (39,142 | )
|  |  | ($2,075 | ) |  |  | ($6,169 | )
Included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets under the following captions: |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net (costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings) |  |  | $3,730 |  |  |  | $4,839 |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings) |  | (5,805 | ) |  | (11,008 | )
|  |  | ($2,075 | ) |  |  | ($6,169 | )

Changes in estimates pertaining to percentage-of-completion contracts did not have a material effect on net income from consolidated operations for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016.
Inventories

(in thousands) |  | July 31, 2017 |  | October 31, 2016
Finished products |  |  | $171,587 |  |  |  | $131,008 |
Work in process |  | 39,893 |  |  | 36,076 |
Materials, parts, assemblies and supplies |  | 126,246 |  |  | 117,153 |
Contracts in process |  | 3,536 |  |  | 3,253 |
Less: Billings to date |  | (791 | ) |  | (1,188 | )
Inventories, net of valuation reserves |  |  | $340,471 |  |  |  | $286,302 |

Contracts in process represents accumulated capitalized costs associated with fixed price contracts. Related progress billings and customer advances (“billings to date”) are classified as a reduction to contracts in process, if any, and any excess is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities.
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Property, Plant and Equipment

(in thousands) |  | July 31, 2017 |  | October 31, 2016
Land |  |  | $5,099 |  |  |  | $5,090 |
Buildings and improvements |  | 86,592 |  |  | 79,205 |
Machinery, equipment and tooling |  | 189,577 |  |  | 171,717 |
Construction in progress |  | 9,887 |  |  | 10,453 |
|  | 291,155 |  |  | 266,465 |
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization |  | (161,250 | ) |  | (144,854 | )
Property, plant and equipment, net |  |  | $129,905 |  |  |  | $121,611 |

Accrued Customer Rebates and Credits
The aggregate amount of accrued customer rebates and credits included within accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets was $11.9 million as of both July 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016. The total customer rebates and credits deducted within net sales for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016 was $8.1 million and $8.3 million, respectively. The total customer rebates and credits deducted within net sales for the three months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016 was $2.7 million and $3.1 million, respectively.
Research and Development Expenses
The amount of new product research and development ("R&D") expenses included in cost of sales for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows (in thousands):

|  | Nine months ended July 31, |  | Three months ended July 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
R&D expenses |  |  | $33,889 |  |  |  | $32,666 |  |  |  | $11,420 |  |  |  | $12,674 |

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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
The holders of equity interests in certain of the Company's subsidiaries have rights ("Put Rights") that may be exercised on varying dates causing the Company to purchase their equity interests through fiscal 2025. The Put Rights, all of which relate either to common shares or membership interests in limited liability companies, provide that the cash consideration to be paid for their equity interests (the "Redemption Amount") be at fair value or a formula that management intended to reasonably approximate fair value based solely on a multiple of future earnings over a measurement period. Management's estimate of the aggregate Redemption Amount of all Put Rights that the Company could be required to pay is as follows (in thousands):

|  | July 31, 2017 |  | October 31, 2016
Redeemable at fair value |  |  | $83,244 |  |  |  | $85,574 |
Redeemable based on a multiple of future earnings |  | 43,637 |  |  | 13,938 |
Redeemable noncontrolling interests |  |  | $126,881 |  |  |  | $99,512 |

As discussed in Note 2, Acquisitions, the Company, through the FSG, acquired an 80.1% equity interest in A2C in April 2017. As part of the purchase agreement, the Company has the right to purchase the noncontrolling interest in the subsidiary over a two-year period beginning in fiscal 2022, or sooner under certain conditions, and the noncontrolling interest holder has the right to cause the Company to purchase the same equity interest over the same period.
Pursuant to the purchase agreement related to the acquisition of an 80.1% equity interest in a subsidiary by the FSG in fiscal 2011, the holders of the 19.9% noncontrolling interest in the subsidiary exercised their option during fiscal 2016 to cause the Company to purchase their interest over a two-year period ending in fiscal 2017. During the second quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company acquired the remaining 9.95% noncontrolling interest in the subsidiary effective March 2017. The purchase price of the redeemable noncontrolling interest acquired was paid using cash provided by operating activities.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 are as follows (in thousands):

|  | Foreign Currency Translation |  | Pension Benefit Obligation |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balances as of October 31, 2016 |  |  | ($23,953 | ) |  |  | ($1,373 | ) |  |  | ($25,326 | )
Unrealized gain |  | 16,737 |  |  | — |  |  | 16,737 |
Amortization of unrealized loss on defined benefit pension plan, net of tax |  | — |  |  | 22 |  |  | 22 |
Balances as of July 31, 2017 |  |  | ($7,216 | ) |  |  | ($1,351 | ) |  |  | ($8,567 | )

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4. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by operating segment for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 are as follows (in thousands):

|  | Segment |  | Consolidated Totals
|  | FSG |  | ETG |
Balances as of October 31, 2016 |  |  | $336,681 |  |  |  | $529,036 |  |  |  | $865,717 |
Goodwill acquired |  | 49,297 |  |  | — |  |  | 49,297 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | 3,389 |  |  | 3,575 |  |  | 6,964 |
Balances as of July 31, 2017 |  |  | $389,367 |  |  |  | $532,611 |  |  |  | $921,978 |

The goodwill acquired pertains to the fiscal 2017 acquisitions described in Note 2, Acquisitions, and represents the residual value after the allocation of the total consideration to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities and noncontrolling interests assumed. Foreign currency translation adjustments are included in other comprehensive income (loss) in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The Company estimates that the majority of the goodwill acquired in fiscal 2017 will be deductible for income tax purposes.
Identifiable intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

|  | As of July 31, 2017 |  | As of October 31, 2016
|  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Amortizing Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  |  | $280,377 |  |  |  | ($109,195 | ) |  |  | $171,182 |  |  |  | $248,271 |  |  |  | ($88,829 | ) |  |  | $159,442 |
Intellectual property |  | 143,001 |  |  | (41,888 | ) |  | 101,113 |  |  | 139,817 |  |  | (33,291 | ) |  | 106,526 |
Licenses |  | 6,559 |  |  | (2,778 | ) |  | 3,781 |  |  | 6,559 |  |  | (2,325 | ) |  | 4,234 |
Patents |  | 853 |  |  | (537 | ) |  | 316 |  |  | 779 |  |  | (480 | ) |  | 299 |
Non-compete agreements |  | 821 |  |  | (821 | ) |  | — |  |  | 811 |  |  | (811 | ) |  | — |
Trade names |  | 466 |  |  | (108 | ) |  | 358 |  |  | 466 |  |  | (77 | ) |  | 389 |
|  | 432,077 |  |  | (155,327 | ) |  | 276,750 |  |  | 396,703 |  |  | (125,813 | ) |  | 270,890 |
Non-Amortizing Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trade names |  | 114,176 |  |  | — |  |  | 114,176 |  |  | 95,973 |  |  | — |  |  | 95,973 |
|  |  | $546,253 |  |  |  | ($155,327 | ) |  |  | $390,926 |  |  |  | $492,676 |  |  |  | ($125,813 | ) |  |  | $366,863 |

The increase in the gross carrying amount of customer relationships, non-amortizing trade names and intellectual property as of July 31, 2017 compared to October 31, 2016 principally relates to such intangible assets recognized in connection with the fiscal 2017 acquisitions (see Note 2, Acquisitions). The weighted-average amortization period of the customer relationships and intellectual property acquired during fiscal 2017 is 12 and 13 years, respectively.
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Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016 was $28.2 million and $27.0 million, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the three months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016 was $9.9 million and $9.4 million, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets for the remainder of fiscal 2017 is estimated to be $10.0 million. Amortization expense for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter is estimated to be $38.2 million in fiscal 2018, $35.9 million in fiscal 2019, $33.2 million in fiscal 2020, $30.5 million in fiscal 2021, $25.3 million in fiscal 2022, and $103.7 million thereafter.
5. LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

|  | July 31, 2017 |  | October 31, 2016
Borrowings under revolving credit facility |  |  | $431,660 |  |  |  | $455,083 |
Capital leases and note payable |  | 3,102 |  |  | 3,142 |
|  | 434,762 |  |  | 458,225 |
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt |  | (450 | ) |  | (411 | )
|  |  | $434,312 |  |  |  | $457,814 |

The Company's borrowings under its revolving credit facility mature in fiscal 2019. As of July 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility was 2.2% and 1.6%, respectively. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility denominated in Euros were €32 million as of both July 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 of which the U.S. dollar equivalent was $37.7 million and $35.1 million, respectively. The revolving credit facility contains both financial and non-financial covenants. As of July 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.
In April 2017, the Company increased the aggregate principal amount of its revolving credit facility by $200 million to $1.0 billion through increased commitments from existing lenders.
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6. INCOME TAXES
The Company’s effective tax rate in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 decreased to 29.8% from 30.9% in the first nine months of fiscal 2016. The decrease principally reflects a $3.1 million discrete income tax benefit related to stock option exercises resulting from the adoption of ASU 2016-09 in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 (see Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - New Accounting Pronouncements) and the favorable impact of higher tax-exempt unrealized gains in the cash surrender values of life insurance policies related to the HEICO Corporation Leadership Compensation Plan ("LCP"). These decreases were partially offset by the benefit recognized in the first nine months of fiscal 2016 from the retroactive and permanent extension of the U.S. federal R&D tax credit that resulted in the recognition of additional income tax credits for qualified R&D activities related to the last ten months of fiscal 2015.
The Company's effective tax rate in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 decreased slightly to 30.3% from 30.5% in the third quarter of fiscal 2016.
7. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Company's assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis are set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy in the following tables (in thousands):

|  | As of July 31, 2017
|  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Total
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred compensation plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate-owned life insurance |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $109,713 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $109,713 |
Money market funds |  | 2,267 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,267 |
Equity securities |  | 2,430 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,430 |
Mutual funds |  | 1,498 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,498 |
Other |  | 1,368 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,368 |
Total assets |  |  | $7,563 |  |  |  | $109,713 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $117,276 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $14,041 |  |  |  | $14,041 |

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|  | As of October 31, 2016
|  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Total
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred compensation plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate-owned life insurance |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $86,004 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $86,004 |
Money market funds |  | 2,515 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,515 |
Equity securities |  | 1,832 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,832 |
Mutual funds |  | 1,758 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,758 |
Other |  | 1,043 |  |  | 50 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,093 |
Total assets |  |  | $7,148 |  |  |  | $86,054 |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $93,202 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent consideration |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $— |  |  |  | $18,881 |  |  |  | $18,881 |

The Company maintains two non-qualified deferred compensation plans. The assets of the LCP principally represent cash surrender values of life insurance policies, which derive their fair values from investments in mutual funds that are managed by an insurance company and are classified within Level 2 and valued using a market approach. Certain other assets of the LCP represent investments in money market funds that are classified within Level 1. The assets of the Company’s other deferred compensation plan are principally invested in equity securities and mutual funds that are classified within Level 1. The assets of both plans are held within irrevocable trusts and classified within other assets in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and have an aggregate value of $117.3 million as of July 31, 2017 and $93.2 million as of October 31, 2016, of which the LCP related assets were $112.0 million and $88.5 million as of July 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016, respectively. The related liabilities of the two deferred compensation plans are included within other long-term liabilities in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and have an aggregate value of $116.1 million as of July 31, 2017 and $92.6 million as of October 31, 2016, of which the LCP related liability was $110.8 million and $87.9 million as of July 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016, respectively.
As part of the agreement to acquire certain assets of a company by the ETG in fiscal 2016, the Company may be obligated to pay contingent consideration of up to $2.0 million in aggregate during the five year period following the acquisition. During the second quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company paid $.3 million of contingent consideration based on the actual financial performance of the acquired entity during the first year following the acquisition. As of July 31, 2017, the estimated fair value of the remaining contingent consideration was $1.3 million.
As part of the agreement to acquire a subsidiary by the FSG in fiscal 2015, the Company may be obligated to pay contingent consideration of up to €6.1 million per year, or €18.3 million in aggregate, should the acquired entity meet certain earnings objectives during each of the first three years following the first anniversary of the acquisition. During the third quarter of fiscal
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2017, the Company paid €6.1 million, or $6.8 million, of contingent consideration based on the actual earnings of the acquired entity during the second year following the acquisition. As of July 31, 2017, the estimated fair value of the remaining contingent consideration was €10.8 million, or $12.7 million.
The estimated fair value of the contingent consideration arrangements described above are classified within Level 3 and were determined using a probability-based scenario analysis approach. Under this method, a set of discrete potential future subsidiary earnings was determined using internal estimates based on various revenue growth rate assumptions for each scenario. A probability of likelihood was assigned to each discrete potential future earnings estimate and the resultant contingent consideration was calculated. The resulting probability-weighted contingent consideration amounts were discounted using a weighted average discount rate reflecting the credit risk of a market participant. Changes in either the revenue growth rates, related earnings or the discount rate could result in a material change to the amount of contingent consideration accrued and such changes will be recorded in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The Level 3 inputs used to derive the estimated fair value of the Company's contingent consideration liability as of July 31, 2017 were as follows:

| Fiscal 2016 Acquisition |  | Fiscal 2015 Acquisition
Compound annual revenue growth rate range | 0 | % | - | 12% |  | 4 | % | - | 20%
Weighted average discount rate | 4.8% |  | 1.6%

Changes in the Company’s contingent consideration liability measured at fair value on a recurring basis using unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 are as follows (in thousands):

Balance as of October 31, 2016 |  |  | $18,881 |
Payment of contingent consideration |  | (7,039 | )
Increase in accrued contingent consideration |  | 1,227 |
Foreign currency transaction adjustments |  | 972 |
Balance as of July 31, 2017 |  |  | $14,041 |
Included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet under the following captions: |  |
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |  |  | $7,014 |
Other long-term liabilities |  | 7,027 |
|  |  | $14,041 |

The Company recorded the increase in accrued contingent consideration and foreign currency transaction adjustments set forth in the table above within selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
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The Company did not have any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 fair value measurements during the nine months ended July 31, 2017.
The carrying amounts of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, trade accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities approximate fair value as of July 31, 2017 due to the relatively short maturity of the respective instruments. The carrying amount of long-term debt approximates fair value due to its variable interest rates.
8. NET INCOME PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO HEICO SHAREHOLDERS
The computation of basic and diluted net income per share attributable to HEICO shareholders is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

|  | Nine months ended July 31, |  | Three months ended July 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to HEICO |  |  | $132,311 |  |  |  | $111,930 |  |  |  | $45,698 |  |  |  | $42,002 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic |  | 84,235 |  |  | 83,718 |  |  | 84,343 |  |  | 83,908 |
Effect of dilutive stock options |  | 2,410 |  |  | 1,384 |  |  | 2,550 |  |  | 1,440 |
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted |  | 86,645 |  |  | 85,102 |  |  | 86,893 |  |  | 85,348 |
Net income per share attributable to HEICO shareholders: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  |  | $1.57 |  |  |  | $1.34 |  |  |  | $.54 |  |  |  | $.50 |
Diluted |  |  | $1.53 |  |  |  | $1.32 |  |  |  | $.53 |  |  |  | $.49 |
Anti-dilutive stock options excluded |  | 446 |  |  | 844 |  |  | 706 |  |  | 717 |

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9. OPERATING SEGMENTS
Information on the Company’s two operating segments, the FSG and the ETG, for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, is as follows (in thousands):

|  |  |  |  |  | Other, Primarily Corporate and Intersegment (1) |  | Consolidated Totals
|  | Segment |  |
|  | FSG |  | ETG |  |
Nine months ended July 31, 2017: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  | $710,676 |  |  |  | $405,194 |  |  |  | ($12,281 | ) |  |  | $1,103,589 |
Depreciation |  | 9,654 |  |  | 6,304 |  |  | 160 |  |  | 16,118 |
Amortization |  | 13,088 |  |  | 17,158 |  |  | 548 |  |  | 30,794 |
Operating income |  | 132,771 |  |  | 106,453 |  |  | (22,010 | ) |  | 217,214 |
Capital expenditures |  | 12,305 |  |  | 7,920 |  |  | 220 |  |  | 20,445 |
Nine months ended July 31, 2016: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  | $647,419 |  |  |  | $372,933 |  |  |  | ($7,393 | ) |  |  | $1,012,959 |
Depreciation |  | 8,973 |  |  | 5,854 |  |  | 166 |  |  | 14,993 |
Amortization |  | 12,414 |  |  | 16,700 |  |  | 496 |  |  | 29,610 |
Operating income |  | 118,757 |  |  | 89,280 |  |  | (18,768 | ) |  | 189,269 |
Capital expenditures |  | 13,449 |  |  | 9,257 |  |  | 407 |  |  | 23,113 |
Three months ended July 31, 2017: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  | $257,966 |  |  |  | $137,860 |  |  |  | ($4,326 | ) |  |  | $391,500 |
Depreciation |  | 3,378 |  |  | 2,168 |  |  | 54 |  |  | 5,600 |
Amortization |  | 4,885 |  |  | 5,722 |  |  | 204 |  |  | 10,811 |
Operating income |  | 46,664 |  |  | 38,543 |  |  | (9,085 | ) |  | 76,122 |
Capital expenditures |  | 3,745 |  |  | 3,086 |  |  | 76 |  |  | 6,907 |
Three months ended July 31, 2016: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  | $222,553 |  |  |  | $136,215 |  |  |  | ($2,684 | ) |  |  | $356,084 |
Depreciation |  | 3,049 |  |  | 1,878 |  |  | 54 |  |  | 4,981 |
Amortization |  | 4,169 |  |  | 6,105 |  |  | 165 |  |  | 10,439 |
Operating income |  | 41,969 |  |  | 33,609 |  |  | (5,724 | ) |  | 69,854 |
Capital expenditures |  | 5,034 |  |  | 2,516 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 7,567 |

(1) Intersegment activity principally consists of net sales from the ETG to the FSG.
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Total assets by operating segment as of July 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 are as follows (in thousands):

|  |  |  |  |  | Other, Primarily Corporate |  | Consolidated Totals
|  | Segment |  |
|  | FSG |  | ETG |  |
Total assets as of July 31, 2017 |  |  | $1,040,802 |  |  |  | $1,015,645 |  |  |  | $167,276 |  |  |  | $2,223,723 |
Total assets as of October 31, 2016 |  | 878,674 |  |  | 1,017,827 |  |  | 142,974 |  |  | 2,039,475 |

10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Guarantees
As of July 31, 2017, the Company has arranged for standby letters of credit aggregating $4.0 million, which are supported by its revolving credit facility and pertain to payment guarantees related to potential workers' compensation claims and a facility lease as well as performance guarantees related to customer contracts entered into by certain of the Company's subsidiaries.
Product Warranty
Changes in the Company’s product warranty liability for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, are as follows (in thousands):

|  | Nine months ended July 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016
Balances as of beginning of fiscal year |  |  | $3,351 |  |  |  | $3,203 |
Accruals for warranties |  | 1,476 |  |  | 1,765 |
Warranty claims settled |  | (1,825 | ) |  | (1,869 | )
Balances as of July 31 |  |  | $3,002 |  |  |  | $3,099 |

Litigation
The Company is involved in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. Based upon the Company’s and its legal counsel’s evaluations of any claims or assessments, management is of the opinion that the outcome of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
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11. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
In August 2017, the Company announced that its HEICO Electronic subsidiary had entered into an agreement to effectively acquire all of the outstanding stock of AeroAntenna Technology, Inc., (“AAT”) for approximately $317 million in cash and up to approximately $20 million of additional contingent consideration payable after the first six years following the acquisition. Closing, which is subject to governmental approval and standard closing conditions, is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. AAT designs and produces high performance active antenna systems for commercial aircraft, precision guided munitions, other defense applications and commercial uses. The purchase price of this acquisition is expected to be paid in cash, principally using proceeds from the Company's revolving credit facility.
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Item 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview
This discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included herein. The preparation of consolidated 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 reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates if different assumptions were used or different events ultimately transpire.
Our critical accounting policies, which require management to make judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain, are described in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” under the heading “Critical Accounting Policies” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2016. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies during the nine months ended July 31, 2017.
Our business is comprised of two operating segments: the Flight Support Group (“FSG”), consisting of HEICO Aerospace Holdings Corp. and HEICO Flight Support Corp. and their respective subsidiaries; and the Electronic Technologies Group (“ETG”), consisting of HEICO Electronic Technologies Corp. and its subsidiaries.
Our results of operations for the nine and three months ended July 31, 2017 have been affected by the fiscal 2017 acquisitions as further detailed in Note 2, Acquisitions, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of this quarterly report. In addition, our results of operations for the nine months ended July 31, 2017 have been affected by the fiscal 2016 acquisitions as further detailed in Note 2, Acquisitions, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2016.
All share and per share information has been adjusted retrospectively to reflect a 5-for-4 stock split effected in April 2017. See Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Stock Split, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding this stock split.
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Results of Operations
The following table sets forth the results of our operations, net sales and operating income by segment and the percentage of net sales represented by the respective items in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):

|  | Nine months ended July 31, |  | Three months ended July 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Net sales |  |  | $1,103,589 |  |  |  | $1,012,959 |  |  |  | $391,500 |  |  |  | $356,084 |
Cost of sales |  | 688,893 |  |  | 633,151 |  |  | 242,603 |  |  | 222,501 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  | 197,482 |  |  | 190,539 |  |  | 72,775 |  |  | 63,729 |
Total operating costs and expenses |  | 886,375 |  |  | 823,690 |  |  | 315,378 |  |  | 286,230 |
Operating income |  |  | $217,214 |  |  |  | $189,269 |  |  |  | $76,122 |  |  |  | $69,854 |
Net sales by segment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Flight Support Group |  |  | $710,676 |  |  |  | $647,419 |  |  |  | $257,966 |  |  |  | $222,553 |
Electronic Technologies Group |  | 405,194 |  |  | 372,933 |  |  | 137,860 |  |  | 136,215 |
Intersegment sales |  | (12,281 | ) |  | (7,393 | ) |  | (4,326 | ) |  | (2,684 | )
|  |  | $1,103,589 |  |  |  | $1,012,959 |  |  |  | $391,500 |  |  |  | $356,084 |
Operating income by segment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Flight Support Group |  |  | $132,771 |  |  |  | $118,757 |  |  |  | $46,664 |  |  |  | $41,969 |
Electronic Technologies Group |  | 106,453 |  |  | 89,280 |  |  | 38,543 |  |  | 33,609 |
Other, primarily corporate |  | (22,010 | ) |  | (18,768 | ) |  | (9,085 | ) |  | (5,724 | )
|  |  | $217,214 |  |  |  | $189,269 |  |  |  | $76,122 |  |  |  | $69,854 |
Net sales |  | 100.0 | % |  | 100.0 | % |  | 100.0 | % |  | 100.0 | %
Gross profit |  | 37.6 | % |  | 37.5 | % |  | 38.0 | % |  | 37.5 | %
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  | 17.9 | % |  | 18.8 | % |  | 18.6 | % |  | 17.9 | %
Operating income |  | 19.7 | % |  | 18.7 | % |  | 19.4 | % |  | 19.6 | %
Interest expense |  | .6 | % |  | .6 | % |  | .6 | % |  | .6 | %
Other income |  | .1 | % |  | — | % |  | .1 | % |  | — | %
Income tax expense |  | 5.7 | % |  | 5.6 | % |  | 5.7 | % |  | 5.8 | %
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests |  | 1.5 | % |  | 1.5 | % |  | 1.5 | % |  | 1.4 | %
Net income attributable to HEICO |  | 12.0 | % |  | 11.0 | % |  | 11.7 | % |  | 11.8 | %

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Comparison of First Nine Months of Fiscal 2017 to First Nine Months of Fiscal 2016
Net Sales
Our consolidated net sales in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 increased by 9% to a record $1,103.6 million, up from net sales of $1,013.0 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2016. The increase in consolidated net sales principally reflects an increase of $63.3 million (a 10% increase) to a record $710.7 million in net sales within the FSG as well as an increase of $32.3 million (a 9% increase) to a record $405.2 million in net sales within the ETG. The net sales increase in the FSG reflects organic growth of 6% as well as net sales of $24.6 million contributed by our fiscal 2017 acquisitions. The FSG's organic growth is mainly attributed to increased demand and new product offerings within our aftermarket replacement parts and repair and overhaul parts and services product lines, resulting in net sales increases of $32.8 million and $15.8 million, respectively. Further, these increases were partially offset by lower net sales of $9.9 million within our specialty products product line principally related to certain industrial and defense products. The net sales increase in the ETG reflects organic growth of 4% as well as net sales of $13.1 million contributed by our fiscal 2016 acquisition. The ETG's organic growth is mainly attributed to increased demand for our aerospace, other electronics, space and medical products resulting in net sales increases of $9.9 million, $9.7 million, $6.2 million and $3.5 million, respectively, partially offset by a $10.8 million decrease in defense-related net sales principally due to customer delays in getting some anticipated new orders under contract. Sales price changes were not a significant contributing factor to the FSG and ETG net sales growth in the first nine months of fiscal 2017.
Gross Profit and Operating Expenses
Our consolidated gross profit margin increased to 37.6% in the first nine months of fiscal 2017, up from 37.5% in the first nine months of fiscal 2016, principally reflecting a .4% increase in the ETG's gross profit margin. The increase in the ETG's gross profit margin is principally attributed to increased net sales and a more favorable product mix for certain of our aerospace, other electronics and medical products, partially offset by a decrease in net sales of certain of our defense products and a less favorable product mix for certain of our space products. Total new product research and development expenses included within our consolidated cost of sales were $33.9 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 compared to $32.7 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2016.
Our consolidated selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were $197.5 and $190.5 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 and 2016, respectively. The increase in consolidated SG&A expenses principally reflects $8.9 million attributable to the fiscal 2017 and 2016 acquisitions and a $2.0 million impact from foreign currency transaction adjustments on borrowings denominated in Euros under our revolving credit facility. These increases were partially offset by $3.1 million of acquisition costs recorded in the first nine months of fiscal 2016 associated with a fiscal 2016 acquisition and a $1.7 million decrease in legal expenses.
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Our consolidated SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales decreased to 17.9% in the first nine months of fiscal 2017, down from 18.8% in the first nine months of fiscal 2016. The decrease in consolidated SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales principally reflects an aggregate .5% impact from the aforementioned decrease in acquisition costs and legal expenses in addition to efficiencies realized from the benefit of our net sales growth on relatively consistent period-over-period SG&A expenses, partially offset by a .2% impact from the previously mentioned foreign currency transaction adjustments.
Operating Income
Our consolidated operating income increased by 15% to a record $217.2 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2017, up from $189.3 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2016. The increase in consolidated operating income principally reflects a $17.2 million increase (a 19% increase) to a record $106.5 million in operating income of the ETG as well as a $14.0 million increase (a 12% increase) to a record $132.8 million in operating income of the FSG. Additionally, our consolidated operating income was unfavorably impacted by a $2.5 million increase in corporate expenses principally due to the previously mentioned foreign currency transaction adjustments. The increase in operating income of the ETG is principally attributed to the previously mentioned net sales growth, the impact from the previously mentioned decrease in acquisition costs, a $1.5 million decrease in legal expenses and the previously mentioned improved gross profit margin. The increase in operating income of the FSG is principally attributed to the previously mentioned net sales growth and SG&A efficiencies.
Our consolidated operating income as a percentage of net sales increased to 19.7% in the first nine months of fiscal 2017, up from 18.7% in the first nine months of fiscal 2016. The increase principally reflects an increase in the ETG’s operating income as a percentage of net sales to 26.3% in the first nine months of fiscal 2017, up from 23.9% in the first nine months of fiscal 2016, and an increase in the FSG’s operating income as a percentage of net sales to 18.7% in the first nine months of fiscal 2017, up from 18.3% in the first nine months of fiscal 2016. Additionally, our consolidated operating income as a percentage of net sales was unfavorably impacted by a .2% impact from the previously mentioned foreign currency transaction adjustments. The increase in the ETG’s operating income as a percentage of net sales principally reflects an aggregate 1.2% impact from the previously mentioned decrease in acquisition costs and legal expenses as well as the improved gross profit margin. The increase in the FSG’s operating income as a percentage of net sales principally reflects the previously mentioned SG&A efficiencies.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased to $6.4 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2017, up from $6.2 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2016. The increase was principally due to higher interest rates partially offset by a lower weighted average balance outstanding under our revolving credit facility.
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Other Income
Other income in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 and 2016 was not material.
Income Tax Expense
Our effective tax rate in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 decreased to 29.8% from 30.9% in the first nine months of fiscal 2016. The decrease principally reflects a $3.1 million discrete income tax benefit related to stock option exercises resulting from the adoption of ASU 2016-09 in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 (see Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - New Accounting Pronouncements) and the favorable impact of higher tax-exempt unrealized gains in the cash surrender values of life insurance policies related to the HEICO Corporation Leadership Compensation Plan ("LCP"). These decreases were partially offset by the benefit recognized in the first nine months of fiscal 2016 from the retroactive and permanent extension of the U.S. federal R&D tax credit that resulted in the recognition of additional income tax credits for qualified R&D actives related to the last ten months of fiscal 2015.
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests relates to the 20% noncontrolling interest held by Lufthansa Technik AG in HEICO Aerospace Holdings Corp. and the noncontrolling interests held by others in certain subsidiaries of the FSG and ETG. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests was $16.3 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 compared to $14.7 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2016. The increase in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 reflects higher net income of certain subsidiaries of the FSG and ETG in which noncontrolling interests are held.
Net Income Attributable to HEICO
Net income attributable to HEICO increased to a record $132.3 million, or $1.53 per diluted share, in the first nine months of fiscal 2017, up from $111.9 million, or $1.32 per diluted share, in the first nine months of fiscal 2016 principally reflecting the previously mentioned increased net sales and operating income.
Comparison of Third Quarter of Fiscal 2017 to Third Quarter of Fiscal 2016
Net Sales
Our consolidated net sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 increased by 10% to a record $391.5 million, as compared to net sales of $356.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2016. The increase in consolidated net sales principally reflects an increase of $35.4 million (a 16% increase) to a record $258.0 million in net sales within the FSG as well as an increase of $1.6 million (a 1% increase) to $137.9 million in net sales within the ETG. The net sales increase in the FSG reflects net sales of $23.1 million contributed by our fiscal 2017 acquisitions as well as organic growth of 6%. The FSG's organic growth is mainly attributed to increased demand and
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new product offerings within our aftermarket replacement parts and repair and overhaul parts and services product lines, resulting in net sales increases of $13.6 million and $4.5 million, respectively. Further, these increases were partially offset by lower net sales of $5.9 million within our specialty products product line principally related to certain commercial aerospace and defense products. The net sales increase in the ETG is mainly attributed to increased demand for our space, aerospace, other electronics and medical products resulting in net sales increases of $5.6 million, $3.8 million, $2.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively, partially offset by an $11.4 million decrease in defense-related net sales principally due to customer delays in getting some anticipated new orders under contract. Sales price changes were not a significant contributing factor to the ETG and FSG net sales growth in the third quarter of fiscal 2017.
Gross Profit and Operating Expenses
Our consolidated gross profit margin increased to 38.0% in the third quarter of fiscal 2017, up from 37.5% in the third quarter of fiscal 2016, principally reflecting an increase of 2.2% in the ETG's gross profit margin. The increase in the ETG’s gross profit margin is principally attributed to increased net sales and a more favorable product mix for certain of our space, other electronics and aerospace products partially offset by a decrease in net sales and less favorable product mix for certain of our defense products. Total new product research and development expenses included within our consolidated cost of sales were $11.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 compared to $12.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2016.
Our consolidated SG&A expenses were $72.8 million and $63.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 and 2016, respectively. The increase in consolidated SG&A expenses principally reflects $6.6 million attributable to the fiscal 2017 acquisitions and a $3.7 million impact from foreign currency transaction adjustments on borrowings denominated in Euros under our revolving credit facility, partially offset by a $2.0 million decrease in legal expenses.
Our consolidated SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales were 18.6% and 17.9% in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 and 2016, respectively. The increase in consolidated SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales principally reflects a 1.0% impact from the previously mentioned foreign currency transaction adjustments partially offset by a .5% impact from the previously mentioned decrease in legal expenses.
Operating Income
Our consolidated operating income increased by 9% to $76.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2017, up from $69.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2016. The increase in consolidated operating income principally reflects a $4.9 million increase (a 15% increase) to $38.5 million in operating income of the ETG as well as a $4.7 million increase (an 11% increase) to a record $46.7 million in operating income of the FSG. Additionally, our consolidated operating income was unfavorably impacted by a $3.0 million increase in corporate expenses principally due to the previously mentioned foreign currency transaction adjustments. The increase in operating income of the ETG mainly reflects the previously mentioned improved
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gross profit margin and a $1.9 million decrease in legal expenses. The increase in operating income of the FSG is principally attributed to the previously mentioned net sales growth.
Our consolidated operating income as a percentage of net sales was 19.4% and 19.6% in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 and 2016, respectively. The decrease principally reflects an increase in the ETG’s operating income as a percentage of net sales to 28.0% in the third quarter of fiscal 2017, up from 24.7% in the third quarter of fiscal 2016, and a decrease in the FSG’s operating income as a percentage of net sales to 18.1% in the third quarter of fiscal 2017, down from 18.9% in the third quarter of fiscal 2016. The increase in the ETG’s operating income as a percentage of net sales principally reflects the previously mentioned improved gross profit margin and a 1.4% impact from the previously mentioned decrease in legal expenses. The decrease in the FSG’s operating income as a percentage of net sales principally reflects an aggregate .4% impact from an increase in intangible asset amortization and depreciation expense attributable to the fiscal 2017 acquisitions and a .2% impact from changes in the estimated fair value of accrued contingent consideration associated with a prior year acquisition mainly from foreign currency transaction adjustments.
Interest Expense
Interest expense was $2.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 compared to $2.3 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2016.
Other Income
Other income in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 and 2016 was not material.
Income Tax Expense
Our effective tax rate in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 decreased slightly to 30.3% from 30.5% in the third quarter of fiscal 2016.
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests relates to the 20% noncontrolling interest held by Lufthansa Technik AG in HEICO Aerospace Holdings Corp. and the noncontrolling interests held by others in certain subsidiaries of the FSG and ETG. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests was $5.8 million in third quarter of fiscal 2017 as compared to $5.0 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2016. The increase in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 principally reflects higher net income of certain subsidiaries of the FSG and ETG in which noncontrolling interests are held.
Net Income Attributable to HEICO
Net income attributable to HEICO increased to a record $45.7 million, or $.53 per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 from $42.0 million, or $.49 per diluted share, in the third
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quarter of fiscal 2016 principally reflecting the previously mentioned increased net sales and operating income.
Outlook
As we look ahead to the remainder of fiscal 2017, we anticipate net sales growth within the FSG and ETG resulting from increased demand across the majority of our product lines moderated by short-term lower defense-related net sales principally due to customer delays in getting some anticipated new orders under contract. Also, we will continue our commitments to developing new products and services, further market penetration, and an aggressive acquisition strategy while maintaining our financial strength and flexibility. Based on our current economic visibility, we are increasing our estimated consolidated fiscal 2017 year-over-year growth in net sales to 9% - 11% and in net income to 14% - 16%, up from our prior growth estimates in net sales of 8% - 10% and in net income of 12% - 14%. These estimates include our pending acquisition of AeroAntenna Technology, Inc., as discussed further within Contractual Obligations of this Item 2, but exclude any other additional acquired businesses, if any.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal uses of cash include acquisitions, capital expenditures, cash dividends, distributions to noncontrolling interests and working capital needs. Capital expenditures in fiscal 2017 are anticipated to be approximately $31 million. We finance our activities primarily from our operating and financing activities, including borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
In April 2017, we increased the aggregate principal amount of our revolving credit facility by $200 million to $1.0 billion through increased commitments from existing lenders. Additionally, the revolving credit facility contains both financial and non-financial covenants. As of July 31, 2017, we were in compliance with all such covenants. As of July 31, 2017, our total debt to shareholders’ equity ratio was 36.3%.
Based on our current outlook, we believe that our net cash provided by operating activities and available borrowings under our revolving credit facility will be sufficient to fund cash requirements for at least the next twelve months.
Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $179.3 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 and consisted primarily of net income from consolidated operations of $148.6 million, depreciation and amortization expense of $46.9 million (a non-cash item) and $5.7 million in employer contributions to the HEICO Savings and Investment Plan (a non-cash item), partially offset by a $23.3 million increase in working capital principally due to an increase of $22.4 million in inventory to support anticipated higher demand during the remainder of fiscal 2017.
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Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $6.9 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 to $179.3 million, up from $172.4 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2016. The increase is principally attributed to a $21.9 million increase in net income from consolidated operations, partially offset by an increase in net working capital of $19.2 million mainly resulting from an $8.5 million increase in inventory to support anticipated higher demand over the remainder of fiscal 2017 and a $7.2 million increase mainly resulting from the timing of certain income tax payments.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities totaled $116.9 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 and related primarily to acquisitions, net of cash acquired of $95.8 million as well as capital expenditures of $20.4 million. Further details regarding our fiscal 2017 acquisitions may be found in Note 2, Acquisitions, of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities in the first nine months of fiscal 2017 totaled $59.0 million. During the first nine months of fiscal 2017, we made payments on our revolving credit facility aggregating $113.0 million, made distributions to noncontrolling interests aggregating $12.9 million, paid $12.8 million in cash dividends on our common stock, paid $7.0 million in contingent consideration and paid $3.8 million to acquire certain noncontrolling interests. Additionally, we borrowed $87.0 million on our revolving credit facility principally to fund an acquisition and received $4.2 million in proceeds from stock option exercises in the first nine months of fiscal 2017.
Contractual Obligations
Except as otherwise noted below, there have not been any material changes to the amounts presented in the table of contractual obligations that was included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2016.
In August 2017, we announced that our HEICO Electronic subsidiary had entered into an agreement to effectively acquire all of the outstanding stock of AeroAntenna Technology, Inc., (“AAT”) for approximately $317 million in cash and up to approximately $20 million of additional contingent consideration payable after the first six years following the acquisition. Closing, which is subject to governmental approval and standard closing conditions, is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017. AAT designs and produces high performance active antenna systems for commercial aircraft, precision guided munitions, other defense applications and commercial uses. The purchase price of this acquisition is expected to be paid in cash, principally using proceeds from our revolving credit facility.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Guarantees
As of July 31, 2017, we have arranged for standby letters of credit aggregating $4.0 million, which are supported by our revolving credit facility and pertain to payment guarantees related to potential workers' compensation claims and a facility lease as well as performance guarantees related to customer contracts entered into by certain of our subsidiaries.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers,” which provides a comprehensive new revenue recognition model that will supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance. Under ASU 2014-09, an entity will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. ASU 2014-09, as amended, is effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2017, or in fiscal 2019 for HEICO. Early adoption in the year preceding the effective date is permitted. ASU 2014-09 shall be applied either retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying ASU 2014-09 recognized at the date of initial application. We are currently evaluating which transition method we will elect. In addition, we are currently identifying our various revenue streams and reviewing certain underlying customer contracts to determine the effect the adoption of this guidance will have on our consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory,” which requires entities to measure inventories at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Under current guidance, inventories are measured at the lower of cost or market. ASU 2015-11 must be applied prospectively and is effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2016, or in fiscal 2018 for HEICO. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the effect, if any, the adoption of this guidance will have on our consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, “Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes," which requires that all deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as noncurrent in the balance sheet. ASU 2015-17 may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively and is effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2016, or in fiscal 2018 for HEICO. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating which transition method we will elect. The adoption of this guidance will only effect the presentation of deferred taxes in our consolidated statement of financial position.
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In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases," which requires recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet of lessees. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2018, or in fiscal 2020 for HEICO. Early adoption is permitted. ASU 2016-02 requires a modified retrospective transition approach and provides certain optional transition relief. We are currently evaluating the effect the adoption of this guidance will have on our consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, "Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting," which simplifies several aspects related to accounting for share-based payment transactions. Under ASU 2016-09, all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies are to be recognized in the statement of operations as a component of income tax expense rather than as capital in excess of par value. We adopted ASU 2016-09 in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 resulting in the recognition of a $3.1 million discrete income tax benefit, which, net of noncontrolling interests, increased net income attributable to HEICO by $2.6 million. Additionally, ASU 2016-09 requires excess tax benefits and deficiencies to be prospectively excluded from the assumed future proceeds in the calculation of diluted shares, which increased our weighted average number of diluted common shares outstanding by 745,000 shares and 808,000 shares in the first nine months and third quarter of fiscal 2017, respectively. Further, ASU 2016-09 requires excess tax benefits be presented within the statement of cash flows as an operating activity rather than as a financing activity. We adopted this change on a prospective basis, which resulted in a $3.1 million increase in cash provided by operating activities and cash used in financing activities in the first nine months of fiscal 2017.
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, "Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments," which clarifies how certain cash receipts and cash payments are to be presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 provides guidance on eight specific cash flow classification issues including contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from corporate-owned life insurance policies and distributions received from equity method investees. ASU 2016-15 is effective for fiscal years and interim reporting periods within those years beginning after December 15, 2017, or in fiscal 2019 for HEICO. Early adoption is permitted. ASU 2016-15 requires a retrospective transition approach for all periods presented. We are currently evaluating the effect the adoption of this guidance will have on our consolidated statement of cash flows.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, "Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment," which is intended to simplify the current test for goodwill impairment by eliminating the second step in which the implied value of a reporting unit is calculated when the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value. Under ASU 2017-04, goodwill impairment should be recognized for the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. ASU 2017-04 must be applied prospectively and is effective for any annual or interim goodwill impairment test in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, or in fiscal 2021 for HEICO. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the effect the adoption of this guidance will have on our consolidated results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this report constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained herein that are not clearly historical in nature may be forward-looking and the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate” and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement contained herein, in press releases, written statements or other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or in communications and discussions with investors and analysts in the normal course of business through meetings, phone calls and conference calls, concerning our operations, economic performance and financial condition are subject to risks, uncertainties and contingencies. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. All forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated results, performance or achievements. Also, forward-looking statements are based upon management’s estimates of fair values and of future costs, using currently available information. Therefore, actual results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by those forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include: lower demand for commercial air travel or airline fleet changes or airline purchasing decisions, which could cause lower demand for our goods and services; product specification costs and requirements, which could cause an increase to our costs to complete contracts; governmental and regulatory demands, export policies and restrictions, reductions in defense, space or homeland security spending by U.S. and/or foreign customers or competition from existing and new competitors, which could reduce our sales; our ability to introduce new products and services at profitable pricing levels, which could reduce our sales or sales growth; product development or manufacturing difficulties, which could increase our product development costs and delay sales; our ability to make acquisitions and achieve operating synergies from acquired businesses; customer credit risk; interest, foreign currency exchange and income tax rates; economic conditions within and outside of the aviation, defense, space, medical, telecommunications and electronics industries, which could negatively impact our costs and revenues; and defense budget cuts, which could reduce our defense-related revenue. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable law.
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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have not been any material changes in our assessment of HEICO’s sensitivity to market risk that was disclosed in Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2016.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that HEICO’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the third quarter ended July 31, 2017 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, HEICO's internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit |  | Description
2.1 # |  | Stock Purchase Agreement Between and Among HEICO Electronic Technologies Corp., AeroAntenna Technology, Inc., Yosef (Joseph) Klein, Carmela Klein, Carmela Klein, Trustee of the Carmela Klein Exempt Trust under the Yosef Klein 2008 Irrevocable Delaware Trust, dated September 5, 2008 and Yosef Klein, Trustee of the Carmela Klein 2010 Irrevocable Delaware Trust, dated April 1, 2010; dated as of August 17, 2017. *
31.1 |  | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer. *
31.2 |  | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer. *
32.1 |  | Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer. **
32.2 |  | Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer. **
101.INS |  | XBRL Instance Document. *
101.SCH |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. *
101.CAL |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. *
101.DEF |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. *
101.LAB |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document. *
101.PRE |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. *

# | Schedules and similar attachments to the Stock Purchase Agreement Between and Among HEICO Electronic Technologies Corp., AeroAntenna Technology, Inc., Yosef (Joseph) Klein, Carmela Klein, Carmela Klein, Trustee of the Carmela Klein Exempt Trust under the Yosef Klein 2008 Irrevocable Delaware Trust, dated September 5, 2008 and Yosef Klein, Trustee of the Carmela Klein 2010 Irrevocable Delaware Trust, dated April 1, 2010; dated as of August 17, 2017, have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The registrant hereby undertakes to furnish on a supplemental basis a copy of any omitted schedules and similar attachments to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

* | Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

|  | HEICO CORPORATION
Date: | August 25, 2017 | By: | /s/ CARLOS L. MACAU, JR.
|  |  | Carlos L. Macau, Jr. Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
|  | By: | /s/ STEVEN M. WALKER
|  |  | Steven M. Walker Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer)

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Exhibit |  | Description
2.1 |  | Stock Purchase Agreement Between and Among HEICO Electronic Technologies Corp., AeroAntenna Technology, Inc., Yosef (Joseph) Klein, Carmela Klein, Carmela Klein, Trustee of the Carmela Klein Exempt Trust under the Yosef Klein 2008 Irrevocable Delaware Trust, dated September 5, 2008 and Yosef Klein, Trustee of the Carmela Klein 2010 Irrevocable Delaware Trust, dated April 1, 2010; dated as of August 17, 2017.
31.1 |  | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
31.2 |  | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
32.1 |  | Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
32.2 |  | Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
101.INS |  | XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document.
101.PRE |  | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.