INVESTMENTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

NOTE E —INVESTMENTS

The Company owns approximately a 30% interest in Grupo Vasconia S.A.B. (“Vasconia”), an integrated manufacturer of aluminum products and one of Mexico’s largest housewares companies. Shares of Vasconia’s capital stock are traded on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, the Mexican Stock Exchange. The Quotation Key is VASCONI. The Company accounts for its investment in Vasconia using the equity method of accounting and records its proportionate share of Vasconia’s net income in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations. Accordingly, the Company has recorded its proportionate share of Vasconia’s net income (reduced for amortization expense related to the customer relationships acquired) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. The value of the Company’s investment balance has been translated from Mexican Pesos (“MXN”) to U.S. Dollars (“USD”) using the spot rates of MXN 19.19 and MXN 19.64 at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. The Company’s proportionate share of Vasconia’s net income has been translated from MXN to USD using the average exchange rates of MXN 19.11 and MXN 19.38 during the three months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and MXN 19.11 to MXN 19.24 and MXN 18.71 to MXN 19.38 during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The effect of the translation of the Company’s investment resulted in a decrease to the investment of $1.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2019 and a decrease to the investment of $1.1 million during the six months ended 2018. These translation effects are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss. Included within prepaid expenses and other current assets at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are amounts due from Vasconia of $159,000 and $95,000, respectively. Included within accrued expenses and accounts payable at June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are amounts due to Vasconia of $68,000 and $0, respectively.

Summarized statement of income information for Vasconia in USD and MXN is as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended
	June 30,
	2019						2018
	USD			MXN			USD		MXN
Net sales	$	37,040		$	707,837		$	48,061	$	931,329
Gross profit		9,291			177,552			9,986		193,517
Income from operations		2,805			53,601			3,655		70,827
Net (Loss) Income		(178	)		(3,407	)		2,457		47,621

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,
	2019						2018
	USD			MXN			USD		MXN
Net Sales	$	78,534		$	1,506,175		$	87,630	$	1,671,735
Gross Profit		17,229			330,273			17,105		326,724
Income from operations		4,698			90,027			4,804		92,330
Net (Loss) Income		(511	)		(9,813	)		2,095		40,845

The Company recorded equity in (losses) earnings of Vasconia, net of taxes, of $(69,000) and $(185,000) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively. The Company recorded equity in (losses) earnings of Vasconia, net of taxes, of $155,000 and $232,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. Equity in (losses) earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 includes deferred tax expense of $(501,000) and $(306,000), respectively, due to the requirement to record tax benefits for foreign currency translation gains and losses through other comprehensive loss, with a corresponding adjustment to deferred tax liabilities.

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the fair value (based upon Vasconia’s quoted stock price) of the Company’s investment in Vasconia was $34.2 million and $31.9 million, respectively. The carrying value of the Company’s investment in Vasconia was $20.9 million and $22.6 million as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.