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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table
PAY-VERSUS-PERFORMANCE
Year
Summary
Compensation
Table Total for
CEO
($)
Comp.
Actually
Paid to CEO
($)(1)
Average
Summary
Compensation
Table Total
for Non-CEO
NEOs
($)(2)
Average Comp.
Actually Paid
to Non-CEO
NEOs
($)
Value of Initial
Fixed $100
Investment
Based On:
($)
Net Income
($)
Adjusted
EBITDA
($)(4)
TSR
Peer
Group
TSR(3)
2024
$7,846,047
$10,136,990
$1,427,716
$1,394,391
121
125
$124,665,918
$268,622,778
2023
6,174,152
2,883,064
1,407,532
898,636
109
127
93,393,883
249,616,571
2022
7,597,899
5,795,937
1,952,357
1,637,418
118
114
140,887,447
262,824,029
2021
7,062,124
13,897,655
1,751,450
3,072,403
159
128
118,744,869
241,869,230
2020
7,304,550
8,545,856
1,679,932
2,092,211
115
108
109,471,520
218,647,563
(1)
To calculate the compensation actually paid, the following amounts were deducted from and added to Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”) total compensation:
CEO SCT Total to Compensation “Actually Paid” Adjustments
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
Deduction for Change in Actuarial Present Values reported under the “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” Column of the SCT
$
$(504,000)
$
$
$(1,366,000)
Addition of “Service Cost” for Pension Plans
355,000
332,000
417,000
430,000
375,000
Deduction for Amounts Reported under the “Stock Awards” Column of the SCT
(4,500,004)
(4,300,041)
(4,300,068)
(4,300,013)
(3,550,066)
Addition of Fair Value of Awards Granted During Year that Remain Unvested as of Year-End
4,096,453
4,668,576
4,273,112
4,350,008
3,572,829
Addition/Deduction of Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Current Year-End of Awards Granted Prior to Year that were Outstanding and Unvested as of Year-End
1,884,111
(1,487,969)
(1,138,742)
6,583,712
2,209,543
Addition/Deduction of Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Vesting Date of Awards Granted Prior to Year that Vested During Year
342,020
(2,098,387)
(1,113,555)
(258,785)
Addition of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid During Year Prior to Vesting Date
113,363
98,733
60,291
30,609
Total Adjustments
2,290,943
(3,291,088)
(1,801,962)
6,835,531
1,241,306
Non-CEO NEOs SCT Total to Compensation “Actually Paid” Adjustments
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
Deduction for Change in Actuarial Present Values reported under the “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” Column of the SCT
$(2,400)
$(84,500)
$
$(13,750)
$(111,000)
Addition of “Service Cost” for Pension Plans
58,000
109,500
107,250
106,500
100,250
Deduction for Amounts Reported under the “Stock Awards” Column of the SCT
(513,530)
(722,520)
(761,281)
(717,543)
(691,311)
Addition of Fair Value of Awards Granted During Year that Remain Unvested as of Year-End
476,901
784,443
756,509
725,885
695,744
Addition/Deduction of Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Current Year-End of Awards Granted Prior to Year that were Outstanding and Unvested as of Year-End
192,677
(232,473)
(217,159)
1,265,101
418,596
Addition/Deduction of Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Vesting Date of Awards Granted Prior to Year that Vested During Year
56,642
(379,796)
(211,204)
(51,201)
Deduction of Fair Value from Prior Year-End of Awards Granted in Any Prior Year that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions During Year
(314,899)
Addition of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid During Year Prior to Vesting Date
13,284
16,450
10,946
5,961
Total Adjustments
(33,325)
(508,896)
(314,939)
1,320,953
412,279
(2)
The named executive officers for 2020-2022 set forth in this table are: Paul Manning, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer; Stephen J. Rolfs, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Michael C. Geraghty, President, Color Group; E. Craig Mitchell, Former President, Flavors & Extracts Group; and John J. Manning, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary. Amy Schmidt Jones, Vice President, Human Resources and Senior Counsel, and Messrs. Paul Manning, Rolfs, Geraghty, and John J. Manning were the named executive officers for 2023. Tobin Tornehl, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Jones, and Messrs. Paul Manning, Rolfs, Geraghty, and John J. Manning were the named executive officers for 2024.
(3)
This column assumes a $100 investment was made in Standard & Poor’s Midcap Specialty Chemicals Index on December 31, 2019, and all dividends were reinvested.
(4)
The following table summarizes the reconciliation between Operating Income (GAAP) and Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020:
 
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
Operating income (GAAP)
$191,578,504
$155,023,226
$196,751,108
$170,027,977
$152,655,725
Depreciation and amortization
60,329,107
57,819,591
52,466,866
52,050,883
49,640,837
Depreciation and amortization, divested product lines
(145,952)
(193,337)
Share-based compensation expense
10,083,942
8,932,887
16,138,010
9,572,800
5,608,281
Divestiture & other related (income) costs, before tax
(2,531,955)
14,138,047
12,155,059
Results of operations of the divested product lines, before tax
(1,879,711)
(7,580,354)
Operational improvement plan costs (income), before tax
(1,894,814)
3,339,420
Portfolio optimization plan costs, before tax
6,631,225
27,840,867
COVID-19 employee payment, before tax
3,021,932
Adjusted EBITDA
$268,622,778
$249,616,571
$262,824,029
$241,869,230
$218,647,563
       
Company Selected Measure Name Adjusted EBITDA        
Named Executive Officers, Footnote
(2)
The named executive officers for 2020-2022 set forth in this table are: Paul Manning, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer; Stephen J. Rolfs, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Michael C. Geraghty, President, Color Group; E. Craig Mitchell, Former President, Flavors & Extracts Group; and John J. Manning, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary. Amy Schmidt Jones, Vice President, Human Resources and Senior Counsel, and Messrs. Paul Manning, Rolfs, Geraghty, and John J. Manning were the named executive officers for 2023. Tobin Tornehl, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Jones, and Messrs. Paul Manning, Rolfs, Geraghty, and John J. Manning were the named executive officers for 2024.
       
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote
(3)
This column assumes a $100 investment was made in Standard & Poor’s Midcap Specialty Chemicals Index on December 31, 2019, and all dividends were reinvested.
       
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 7,846,047 $ 6,174,152 $ 7,597,899 $ 7,062,124 $ 7,304,550
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 10,136,990 2,883,064 5,795,937 13,897,655 8,545,856
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote
(1)
To calculate the compensation actually paid, the following amounts were deducted from and added to Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”) total compensation:
CEO SCT Total to Compensation “Actually Paid” Adjustments
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
Deduction for Change in Actuarial Present Values reported under the “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” Column of the SCT
$
$(504,000)
$
$
$(1,366,000)
Addition of “Service Cost” for Pension Plans
355,000
332,000
417,000
430,000
375,000
Deduction for Amounts Reported under the “Stock Awards” Column of the SCT
(4,500,004)
(4,300,041)
(4,300,068)
(4,300,013)
(3,550,066)
Addition of Fair Value of Awards Granted During Year that Remain Unvested as of Year-End
4,096,453
4,668,576
4,273,112
4,350,008
3,572,829
Addition/Deduction of Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Current Year-End of Awards Granted Prior to Year that were Outstanding and Unvested as of Year-End
1,884,111
(1,487,969)
(1,138,742)
6,583,712
2,209,543
Addition/Deduction of Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Vesting Date of Awards Granted Prior to Year that Vested During Year
342,020
(2,098,387)
(1,113,555)
(258,785)
Addition of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid During Year Prior to Vesting Date
113,363
98,733
60,291
30,609
Total Adjustments
2,290,943
(3,291,088)
(1,801,962)
6,835,531
1,241,306
       
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 1,427,716 1,407,532 1,952,357 1,751,450 1,679,932
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 1,394,391 898,636 1,637,418 3,072,403 2,092,211
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote
(1)
To calculate the compensation actually paid, the following amounts were deducted from and added to Summary Compensation Table (“SCT”) total compensation:
Non-CEO NEOs SCT Total to Compensation “Actually Paid” Adjustments
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
Deduction for Change in Actuarial Present Values reported under the “Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings” Column of the SCT
$(2,400)
$(84,500)
$
$(13,750)
$(111,000)
Addition of “Service Cost” for Pension Plans
58,000
109,500
107,250
106,500
100,250
Deduction for Amounts Reported under the “Stock Awards” Column of the SCT
(513,530)
(722,520)
(761,281)
(717,543)
(691,311)
Addition of Fair Value of Awards Granted During Year that Remain Unvested as of Year-End
476,901
784,443
756,509
725,885
695,744
Addition/Deduction of Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Current Year-End of Awards Granted Prior to Year that were Outstanding and Unvested as of Year-End
192,677
(232,473)
(217,159)
1,265,101
418,596
Addition/Deduction of Change in Fair Value from Prior Year-End to Vesting Date of Awards Granted Prior to Year that Vested During Year
56,642
(379,796)
(211,204)
(51,201)
Deduction of Fair Value from Prior Year-End of Awards Granted in Any Prior Year that Failed to Meet Vesting Conditions During Year
(314,899)
Addition of Dividends or Other Earnings Paid During Year Prior to Vesting Date
13,284
16,450
10,946
5,961
Total Adjustments
(33,325)
(508,896)
(314,939)
1,320,953
412,279
       
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return
As shown in the chart below, the compensation actually paid to the CEO and other NEOs is generally aligned with the Company’s total shareholder return. This alignment is due primarily to the use of equity incentives in our compensation program, which have a value tied to the Company’s stock price. Although the Company does not use total shareholder return as a metric when determining compensation for its executives, as the Company’s stock price increases, the value of equity awards generally increases.
       
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income
The Company does not use net income as a metric when determining compensation for its executives and, therefore, we do not believe there is an alignment between compensation actually paid and the Company’s net income.
       
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Adjusted EBITDA
We identified Adjusted EBITDA as our company-selected measure that represents, in our view, the most important financial performance measure used to link compensation actually paid in 2024 to our performance. Adjusted EBITDA is included in our annual incentive plan (70% weight for Corporate awards in 2024) and our performance-based awards of our long-term equity incentive plan (70% weight for awards in 2024). The compensation actually paid to our CEO and other NEOs was higher in 2021 than other years due primarily to the large increase in the fair value of outstanding stock awards in 2021, as shown in footnote 1 above. The number of stock awards that can be received by an executive is set at the grant date, so the change in fair value for unvested awards indicates only that previously issued grants have increased in value. The value of any awards can fluctuate significantly until they are vested. In 2024, our average for non-CEO NEOs was lower as the value of outstanding equity awards for Mr. Rolfs was significantly lower than prior years primarily due to shares forfeited as a result of his retirement from the Company. As Adjusted EBITDA is heavily integrated into both our annual incentive plan and our performance-based awards, it has the potential to significantly influence the amount of compensation actually paid to an executive in a given year.
       
Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group
Company Total Shareholder Return vs. Peer Group Total Shareholder Return
As shown in the chart below, the Company’s total shareholder return has generally tracked the Standard & Poor’s Midcap Specialty Chemicals Index, except in 2021, which is the year that compensation actually paid to our executive officers was the highest, primarily as a result of the use of equity incentives in our compensation program. As a global manufacturer and marketer of colors, flavors, and other specialty ingredients, we believe that there are very few publicly-traded companies located in the United States that would be considered our peers. However, we have historically used the Standard & Poor’s Midcap Specialty Chemicals Index as a peer group because it aligns with our Global Industry Classification Standard code.
       
Tabular List, Table
Most Important Measures for Compensation Actually Paid in Fiscal Year 2024
The four items listed below represent the most important metrics that we used to determine compensation actually paid in 2024, as further described in “Annual Incentive Plan Awards” and “Equity Awards” above.
Adjusted EBITDA (company-selected measure)
Adjusted return on invested capital
Local currency revenue
Local currency operating profit
       
Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 121 109 118 159 115
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount 125 127 114 128 108
Net Income (Loss) $ 124,665,918 $ 93,393,883 $ 140,887,447 $ 118,744,869 $ 109,471,520
Company Selected Measure Amount 268,622,778 249,616,571 262,824,029 241,869,230 218,647,563
PEO Name Paul Manning Paul Manning Paul Manning Paul Manning Paul Manning
Operating Income (Loss) $ 191,578,504 $ 155,023,226 $ 196,751,108 $ 170,027,977 $ 152,655,725
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 60,329,107 57,819,591 52,466,866 52,050,883 49,640,837
Depreciation and amortization, divested product lines 0 0 0 (145,952) (193,337)
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense 10,083,942 8,932,887 16,138,010 9,572,800 5,608,281
Divestiture & other related (income) costs, before tax 0 0 (2,531,955) 14,138,047 12,155,059
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Operating Income (Loss) 0 0 0 (1,879,711) (7,580,354)
Restructuring Costs 0 0 0 (1,894,814) 3,339,420
Portfolio optimization plan costs, before tax 6,631,225 27,840,867 0 0 0
COVID-19 employee payment, before tax 0 0 0 0 3,021,932
Adjusted EBITDA $ 268,622,778 249,616,571 262,824,029 241,869,230 218,647,563
Measure:: 1          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Adjusted EBITDA        
Non-GAAP Measure Description
(4)
The following table summarizes the reconciliation between Operating Income (GAAP) and Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020:
 
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
Operating income (GAAP)
$191,578,504
$155,023,226
$196,751,108
$170,027,977
$152,655,725
Depreciation and amortization
60,329,107
57,819,591
52,466,866
52,050,883
49,640,837
Depreciation and amortization, divested product lines
(145,952)
(193,337)
Share-based compensation expense
10,083,942
8,932,887
16,138,010
9,572,800
5,608,281
Divestiture & other related (income) costs, before tax
(2,531,955)
14,138,047
12,155,059
Results of operations of the divested product lines, before tax
(1,879,711)
(7,580,354)
Operational improvement plan costs (income), before tax
(1,894,814)
3,339,420
Portfolio optimization plan costs, before tax
6,631,225
27,840,867
COVID-19 employee payment, before tax
3,021,932
Adjusted EBITDA
$268,622,778
$249,616,571
$262,824,029
$241,869,230
$218,647,563
       
Measure:: 2          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Adjusted return on invested capital        
Measure:: 3          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Local currency revenue        
Measure:: 4          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Name Local currency operating profit        
PEO          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ 2,290,943 (3,291,088) (1,801,962) 6,835,531 1,241,306
PEO | Aggregate Change in Present Value of Accumulated Benefit for All Pension Plans Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 0 (504,000) 0 0 (1,366,000)
PEO | Pension Adjustments Service Cost          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 355,000 332,000 417,000 430,000 375,000
PEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (4,500,004) (4,300,041) (4,300,068) (4,300,013) (3,550,066)
PEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 4,096,453 4,668,576 4,273,112 4,350,008 3,572,829
PEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 1,884,111 (1,487,969) (1,138,742) 6,583,712 2,209,543
PEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 342,020 (2,098,387) (1,113,555) (258,785) 0
PEO | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 113,363 98,733 60,291 30,609 0
Non-PEO NEO          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (33,325) (508,896) (314,939) 1,320,953 412,279
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Change in Present Value of Accumulated Benefit for All Pension Plans Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (2,400) (84,500) 0 (13,750) (111,000)
Non-PEO NEO | Pension Adjustments Service Cost          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 58,000 109,500 107,250 106,500 100,250
Non-PEO NEO | Aggregate Grant Date Fair Value of Equity Award Amounts Reported in Summary Compensation Table          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (513,530) (722,520) (761,281) (717,543) (691,311)
Non-PEO NEO | Year-end Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Covered Year that are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 476,901 784,443 756,509 725,885 695,744
Non-PEO NEO | Year-over-Year Change in Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Prior Years That are Outstanding and Unvested          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 192,677 (232,473) (217,159) 1,265,101 418,596
Non-PEO NEO | Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Prior Year Equity Awards Vested in Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 56,642 (379,796) (211,204) (51,201) 0
Non-PEO NEO | Prior Year End Fair Value of Equity Awards Granted in Any Prior Year that Fail to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (314,899) 0 0 0 0
Non-PEO NEO | Dividends or Other Earnings Paid on Equity Awards not Otherwise Reflected in Total Compensation for Covered Year          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure          
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ 13,284 $ 16,450 $ 10,946 $ 5,961 $ 0