<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000080420-20-000014.txt : 20200417
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000080420-20-000014
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200318

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			POWELL INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000080420
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SWITCHGEAR & SWITCHBOARD APPARATUS [3613]
		IRS NUMBER:				880106100
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8550 MOSLEY DR
		STREET 2:		POST OFFICE BOX 12818
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77075
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7139446900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8550 MOSLEY DRIVE P O BOX 12818
		STREET 2:		8550 MOSLEY DRIVE P O BOX 12818
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77075

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PROCESS SYSTEMS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19780926
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<div><a name="sB484E209FF69E312A5F4EA302B37B5F0"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><img src="a2020responsetoseccom_image1.gif" alt="a2020responsetoseccom_image1.gif" style="height:90px;width:206px;"></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">March 18, 2020</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Ms. Heather Clark</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Ms. Melissa Raminpour</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">United States Securities and Exchange Commission</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Division of Corporate Finance</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Office of Manufacturing</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">100 F Street, N.E.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Washington, DC  20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:96px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Re:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Powell Industries, Inc.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:96px;text-indent:96px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:96px;text-indent:96px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Filed December 5, 2019</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:96px;text-indent:96px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">File No. 001-12488</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:96px;text-indent:-96px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Dear Ms. Clark and Ms. Raminpour,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:18px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">This letter is submitted on behalf of Powell Industries, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) in response to the comments of the Staff (the &#8220;Staff&#8221;) of the Securities and Exchange Commission as set forth in the Staff&#8217;s letter dated February 26, 2020 (the &#8220;Comment Letter&#8221;) regarding the above referenced filing of the Company.     </font></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:18px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The Company has the following responses to the Staff&#8217;s comments in the Comment Letter.  For your convenience, the Company has reproduced in bold typeface below each comment from the Comment Letter, with our response following.</font></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:18px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Comments and Responses: </font></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:18px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2019 </font></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:18px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Financial Statements</font></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:18px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements </font></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:18px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">M. Geographic Information, page 52 </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:18px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:138%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:36px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Please revise to disclose your operating and reporting segments and provide all disclosures required by ASC 280-10-50.  Your response should fully address your reporting structure regarding those executive positions that report to the CODM.  In this regard, we note that you have multiple market sectors on page 42 and categories of revenue per page 18 including commercial and industrial revenues, public and private utilities revenues and municipal and transit revenues.</font></div></td></tr></table><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;font-weight:bold;">Powell Industries, Inc.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;">&#32;| 8550 Mosley Road | Houston, TX  77075 |</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;color:#008000;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;">713.944.6900 | powellind.com</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="sF25D035842DA6A3B9BF4EA302B6609CB"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Ms. Heather Clark</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Ms. Melissa Raminpour</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">March 18, 2020</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Page 2</font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:72px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The Company respectfully acknowledges the Staff&#8217;s comment. The Company has considered ASC 280-10-50 when preparing the disclosures in our Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2019 (&#8220;Fiscal 2019&#8221;).  The Company has one operating segment; thus the reportable segment is the operating segment and therefore many of the disclosures required by ASC 280-10-50 are not relevant or applicable.  The Company has included in Note M &#8211; Geographic Information to the Fiscal 2019 consolidated financial statements the relevant entity-wide disclosures required by ASC 280-10-50-22.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:72px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">In determining our operating (and therefore our reportable) segment, the Company considered the fact that an individual, our Chief Executive Officer (&#8220;CEO&#8221;), is our CODM who assesses performance and allocates resources across the Company. The operating segment performance measure reviewed by the CODM is earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT).  The CODM also monitors revenues, bookings, and backlog, including changes in sales mix and end use customer, but does not manage cost components by product, customer type or service type, nor does the CODM regularly receive disaggregated information at this level.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:72px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Functionally and administratively, the Company had five operating leaders that reported directly to the CEO in Fiscal 2019.  They worked and handled responsibilities across multiple market sectors and categories of revenue.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:72px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:72px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">In our future annual reports on Form 10-K, the Company will rename the footnote discussed above to Note M &#8211; Segment Information, and disclose that the Company has one operating segment and one reportable segment.  The Company will also continue to provide entity-wide disclosures, as applicable.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:18px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">N.  Quarterly Information, page 53 </font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:18px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:72px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:138%;font-size:11pt;padding-left:36px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:138%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">During the fiscal years ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the quarterly data shows significant fluctuations in operating results between the quarters.  Specifically, there are large variations in revenues, gross profit and net income (loss).  Please revise to add a discussion of any unusual or infrequently occurring items during each quarter, which may have contributed to the significant fluctuations in operating results.  Refer to Item 302(a)(3) of Regulation S-K. </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:72px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The Company has considered Item 302(a)(3) of Regulation S-K in regards to our disclosure, and respectfully acknowledges the Staff&#8217;s comment.  In future annual reports on Form 10-K, the Company will include a discussion of any significant unusual or infrequently occurring items that affect the results of operations in our quarterly periods within Note N - Quarterly Information, and cross reference to where the items are discussed elsewhere within the Form 10-K.  By way of example, using the Company&#8217;s Form 10-K for Fiscal 2019 as a model, in future filings, the Company will include footnotes in the Quarterly Data (Unaudited) table such as the following. </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;font-weight:bold;">Powell Industries, Inc.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;">&#32;| 8550 Mosley Road | Houston, TX  77075 |</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;color:#008000;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;">713.944.6900 | powellind.com</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Ms. Heather Clark</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Ms. Melissa Raminpour</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">March 18, 2020</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Page 3</font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:72px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:99.78632478632478%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="30"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:36%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:0%;"></td><td style="width:10%;"></td><td style="width:0%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:3%;"></td><td style="width:4%;"></td><td style="width:3%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:0%;"></td><td style="width:10%;"></td><td style="width:0%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:0%;"></td><td style="width:10%;"></td><td style="width:0%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:0%;"></td><td style="width:10%;"></td><td style="width:0%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="29" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2019 Quarters</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="5" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">First</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:5pt">(1)</sup></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="5" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Second</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:5pt">(1)</sup></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="5" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Third</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:5pt">(1) (2)</sup></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="5" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Fourth</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:5pt">(1)</sup></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="5" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;padding-left:4px;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">2019</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Revenues</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">109,351</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">123,737</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">148,504</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">517,180</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Gross profit   </font></div></td><td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">14,631</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="4" 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style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">28,555</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font 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style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">958</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">5,089</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">6,538</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="4" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">9,890</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Earnings (loss) per share:</font></div></td><td colspan="5" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="5" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="5" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="5" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td colspan="5" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:12px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Basic   </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(0.23</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-right:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">0.08</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">0.44</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td colspan="3" 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">0.85</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;background-color:;padding-left:12px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;padding-top:2px;text-align:left;padding-left:12px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Diluted   </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:2px;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(0.23</font></div></td><td 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style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">(1)  </sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The results for the first quarter of Fiscal 2019 demonstrated normal seasonality and were negatively impacted by holidays and work schedules relative to other quarterly periods. The results for the subsequent quarters of Fiscal 2019 improved due to the timing of orders and execution of our backlog.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">(2)  </sup></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">The results for the third quarter of Fiscal 2019 were favorably impacted by the receipt of a $1.0 million non-recurring business interruption insurance settlement recognized within operating income.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:18px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Should you have any additional questions regarding the above, please contact me by phone at (713) 944-6900 or e-mail at </font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:underline;" href="#"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:underline;">michael.metcalf@powellind.com</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">.  The Company will be pleased to provide any additional information that may be necessary.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:18px;text-align:left;padding-left:240px;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Sincerely, </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">/s/ Michael W. Metcalf</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Michael W. Metcalf</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Executive Vice President,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">Chief Financial Officer</font></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:18px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">cc:  &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Kollen West, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">William Rohrlich, Winstead PC </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;font-weight:bold;">Powell Industries, Inc.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;">&#32;| 8550 Mosley Road | Houston, TX  77075 |</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;color:#008000;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;">713.944.6900 | powellind.com</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</div></body>
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