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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED September 30, 2019.

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM _______ TO _______.

001-13684   
(Commission File Number)
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Pyxus International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia 54-1746567   
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 8001 Aerial Center Parkway
Morrisville , North Carolina 27560   
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(919) 379-4300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Trading Symbol Name of Exchange On Which Registered
Common Stock (no par value) PYX New York Stock Exchange

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 ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes ☒ 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   ☐    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 transaction 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 ☒

As of October 31, 2019, the registrant had 9,165,401 shares outstanding of Common Stock (no par value) excluding 785,313 shares owned by a wholly owned subsidiary.
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Pyxus International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Table of Contents
Page No.
Part I.
Item 1.
Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
4
Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
5
September 30, 2019 and 2018 and March 31, 2019
6
Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
7
Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
7
9
Item 2.
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
28
Item 3.
39
Item 4.
39
Part II.
Item 1.
40
Item 1A.
40
Item 6.
45
46

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Forward-Looking Statements
Readers are cautioned that the statements contained in this report regarding expectations of our performance or other matters that may affect our business, results of operations, or financial condition are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, which are based on current expectations of future events, may be identified by the use of words such as “strategy,” “expects,” “continues,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “will,” “estimates,” “intends,” “projects,” “goals,” “targets,” and other words of similar meaning. These statements also may be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate, or if known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, or projected. Some of these risks and uncertainties include changes in the timing of anticipated shipments, changes in anticipated geographic product sourcing, changes in relevant capital markets affecting the terms and availability of financing, political instability, currency and interest rate fluctuations, shifts in the global supply and demand position for tobacco products, changes in tax laws and regulations or the interpretation of tax laws and regulations, resolution of tax matters, adverse weather conditions, changes in costs incurred in supplying products and related services, uncertainties with respect to the impact of regulation associated with new business lines, including the risk of obtaining anticipated regulatory approvals in Canada, uncertainties regarding the regulation of the production and distribution of hemp products and continued compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, uncertainties with respect to the development of the industries and markets of the new business lines, consumer acceptance of products offered by the new business lines, uncertainties with respect to the timing and extent of retail and product-line expansion, the impact of increasing competition in the new business lines, uncertainties regarding obtaining financing to fund planned facilities expansions in Prince Edward Island and Ontario, the possibility of delays in the completion of these and other facilities expansions and uncertainties regarding the potential production yields of new or expanded facilities, as well as the progress of legalization of cannabis for medicinal and adult recreational uses in other jurisdictions. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties, and other factors can be found in the “Risk Factors” section of our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, in Part II, Item 1A "Risk Factors" in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2019, and in Part II, Item 1A of this report, and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that we may make from time to time.
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Part I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements


Pyxus International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands, except per share data) 2019 2018 2019 2018
Sales and other operating revenues $ 382,981    $ 394,876    $ 659,651    $ 685,864   
Cost of goods and services sold 322,761    345,672    559,719    595,266   
Gross profit 60,220    49,204    99,932    90,598   
Selling, general, and administrative expenses 47,263    38,995    96,640    77,079   
Other income, net 1,514    2,561    4,462    5,482   
Restructuring and asset impairment charges 8    182    220    1,723   
Operating income 14,463    12,588    7,534    17,278   
Debt retirement benefit —    (388)   —    (473)  
Interest expense (includes debt amortization of $2,711 and $2,366 for the three months and $4,919 and $4,695 for the six months in 2019 and 2018, respectively) 35,334    35,324    69,146    68,235   
Interest income 1,370    738    2,524    1,625   
Loss before income taxes and other items (19,501)   (21,610)   (59,088)   (48,859)  
Income tax expense 2,699    34,816    26,152    9,546   
Income from unconsolidated affiliates 5,596    1,584    6,473    2,151   
Net loss (16,604)   (54,842)   (78,767)   (56,254)  
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (86)   (208)   (452)   (862)  
Net loss attributable to Pyxus International, Inc. $ (16,518)   $ (54,634)   $ (78,315)   $ (55,392)  
Loss per share:
Basic $ (1.81)   $ (6.04)   $ (8.58)   $ (6.13)  
Diluted $ (1.81)   $ (6.04)   $ (8.58)   $ (6.13)  
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic 9,144    9,051    9,123    9,038   
Diluted 9,144    9,051    9,123    9,038   
See "Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements"



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Pyxus International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018
Net loss $ (16,604)   $ (54,842)   $ (78,767)   $ (56,254)  
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Currency translation adjustment (1,944)   (6)   (2,344)   (5,318)  
Defined benefit pension amounts reclassified to income 311    202    622    568   
Change in pension liability for settlements (2,012)   771    (2,012)   771   
Change in the fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges (2)   6    (147)   —   
Amounts reclassified to income for derivatives 1,430    774    1,944    (716)  
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax (2,217)   1,747    (1,937)   (4,695)  
Total comprehensive loss (18,821)   (53,095)   (80,704)   (60,949)  
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests (105)   43    (441)   (786)  
Comprehensive loss attributable to Pyxus International, Inc. $ (18,716)   $ (53,138)   $ (80,263)   $ (60,163)  
See "Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements"



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Pyxus International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(in thousands) September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 March 31, 2019
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 172,523    $ 116,970    $ 192,043   
Restricted cash 4,771    2,297    5,378   
Trade receivables, net 202,446    210,934    290,097   
Other receivables 12,066    18,313    20,900   
Accounts receivable, related parties 9,800    3,587    5,783   
Inventories 802,559    954,692    668,171   
Advances to tobacco suppliers 46,154    65,241    19,754   
Recoverable income taxes 9,175    10,628    5,421   
Prepaid expenses 21,484    21,021    15,934   
Other current assets 14,627    17,715    15,027   
Total current assets 1,295,605    1,421,398    1,238,508   
Restricted cash 389    389    389   
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates 69,243    62,838    69,459   
Goodwill 34,422    34,698    34,336   
Other intangible assets, net 68,578    73,330    71,781   
Deferred income taxes, net 116,400    114,696    116,451   
Long-term recoverable income taxes 2,618    898    3,067   
Other deferred charges 1,880    3,094    2,175   
Other noncurrent assets 48,525    52,392    46,713   
Right-of-use assets 45,415    —    —   
Property, plant, and equipment, net 295,793    259,318    276,396   
Total assets $ 1,978,868    $ 2,023,051    $ 1,859,275   
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Notes payable to banks $ 582,389    $ 613,859    $ 428,961   
Accounts payable 50,764    48,095    87,049   
Accounts payable, related parties 26,454    22,611    19,054   
Advances from customers 22,254    11,045    16,436   
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 98,435    84,682    91,282   
Income taxes payable 16,847    4,012    3,728   
Operating leases payable 14,492    —    —   
Current portion of long-term debt 319    165    332   
Total current liabilities 811,954    784,469    646,842   
Long-term taxes payable 8,660    9,155    10,718   
Long-term debt 901,059    905,096    898,386   
Deferred income taxes 34,530    15,692    26,813   
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits 9,171    9,606    11,189   
Long-term leases 28,568    —    —   
Pension, postretirement, and other long-term liabilities 73,291    70,878    73,308   
Total liabilities 1,867,233    1,794,896    1,667,256   
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 March 31, 2019
Common Stock—no par value:
Authorized shares 250,000    250,000    250,000   
Issued shares 9,951    9,849    9,881    469,736    474,221    468,936   
Retained deficit (302,199)   (211,741)   (223,884)  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (63,290)   (50,032)   (61,342)  
Total stockholders’ equity of Pyxus International, Inc. 104,247    212,448    183,710   
Noncontrolling interests 7,388    15,707    8,309   
Total stockholders’ equity 111,635    228,155    192,019   
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 1,978,868    $ 2,023,051    $ 1,859,275   
See "Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements"

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Pyxus International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Statements of Consolidated Stockholders' Equity
Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
(Unaudited)
Attributable to Pyxus International, Inc.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
(in thousands) Common
Stock 		Retained
Deficit 		Currency Translation Adjustment Pensions,
Net of Tax 		Loss on Derivatives, Net of Tax Noncontrolling
Interests 		Total Stockholders' Equity
Balance, March 31, 2019 $ 468,936    $ (223,884)   $ (21,979)   $ (36,749)   $ (2,614)   $ 8,309    $ 192,019   
Net loss attributable to Pyxus International, Inc. —    (61,797)   —    —    —    (366)   (62,163)  
Stock-based compensation 429    —    —    —    —    —    429   
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax —    —    (430)   311    369    30    280   
Balance, June 30, 2019 469,365    (285,681)   (22,409)   (36,438)   (2,245)   7,973    130,565   
Net loss attributable to Pyxus International, Inc. —    (16,518)   —    —    —    (86)   (16,604)  
Restricted stock surrender (12)   —    —    —    —    —    (12)  
Stock-based compensation 383    —    —    —    —    —    383   
Dividends paid —    —    —    —    —    (480)   (480)  
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax —    —    (1,925)   (1,701)   1,428    (19)   (2,217)  
Balance, September 30, 2019 $ 469,736    $ (302,199)   $ (24,334)   $ (38,139)   $ (817)   $ 7,388    $ 111,635   

Balance, March 31, 2018 $ 473,476    $ (156,348)   $ (12,682)   $ (32,580)   $ —    $ 10,962    $ 282,828   
Net loss attributable to Pyxus International, Inc. —    (759)   —    —    —    (654)   (1,413)  
Stock-based compensation 295    —    —    —    —    —    295   
Purchase of investment in subsidiary —    —    —    —    —    5,531    5,531   
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax —    —    (5,136)   366    (1,496)   (175)   (6,441)  
Balance, June 30, 2018 473,771    (157,107)   (17,818)   (32,214)   (1,496)   15,664    280,800   
Net loss attributable to Pyxus International, Inc. —    (54,634)   —    —    —    (208)   (54,842)  
Restricted stock surrender (8)   —    —    —    —    —    (8)  
Stock-based compensation 458    —    —    —    —    —    458   
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax —    —    (257)   973    780    251    1,747   
Balance, September 30, 2018 $ 474,221    $ (211,741)   $ (18,075)   $ (31,241)   $ (716)   $ 15,707    $ 228,155   
See "Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements"










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Pyxus International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands) 2019 2018
Operating Activities:
Net loss $ (78,767)   $ (56,254)  
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 17,595    18,393   
Debt amortization/interest 6,155    5,832   
Debt retirement benefit —    (473)  
Gain on foreign currency transactions (2,254)   (5,129)  
Restructuring and asset impairment charges 119    1,723   
Loss (gain) on sale of property, plant, and equipment (14)   (1,627)  
Income from unconsolidated affiliates, net of dividends 185    699   
Stock-based compensation 812    753   
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net (206,646)   (386,320)  
Other, net 5,040    3,086   
Net cash used by operating activities (257,775)   (419,317)  
Investing Activities:
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment (37,272)   (21,508)  
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment 694    873   
Collections on beneficial interests on securitized trade receivables 127,707    114,212   
Dividend received in excess of cumulative earnings —    2,846   
Payments to acquire controlling interests, net of cash acquired —    (8,692)  
Other, net (202)   (546)  
Net cash provided by investing activities 90,927    87,185   
Financing Activities:
Net proceeds from short-term borrowings 159,870    203,100   
Repayment of long-term borrowings (91)   (17,195)  
Debt issuance cost (5,237)   (4,945)  
Debt retirement cost —    (45)  
Other, net (480)   —   
Net cash provided by financing activities 154,062    180,915   
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (7,341)   2,840   
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (20,127)   (148,377)  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 192,043    264,660   
Restricted cash at beginning of period 5,767    3,373   
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period $ 177,683    $ 119,656   
Other information:
Cash paid for income taxes $ 11,312    $ 15,906   
Cash paid for interest 63,985    62,790   
Cash received from interest (2,870)   (1,200)  
Noncash investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment included in accounts payable $ 3,678    $ 1,637   
Sales of property, plant, and equipment included in notes receivable 1,559    1,430   
Non-cash amounts obtained as a beneficial interest in exchange for transferring
trade receivables in a securitization transaction 		108,293    90,896   
See "Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements"

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Pyxus International, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(in thousands)

1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements represent the consolidation of Pyxus International, Inc. (the "Company" or "Pyxus") and all companies that Pyxus directly or indirectly controls, either through majority ownership or otherwise. These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") for interim information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for fair statement of financial position, results of operations, and cash flows at the dates and for the periods presented have been included. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements 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 fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. The year-end condensed balance sheet data was derived from the audited financial statements, but does not include all the disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. Due to the seasonal nature of the Company’s business, the results of operations for any fiscal quarter are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that may be attained for other quarters or a full fiscal year.

Leases
The Company measures right-of-use assets and related lease liabilities based on the present value of remaining lease payments, including in-substance fixed payments, the current payment amount when payments depend on an index or rate (e.g., inflation adjustments, market renewals), and the amount the Company believes is probable to be paid to the lessor under residual value guarantees, when applicable. Lease contracts may include fixed payments for non-lease components, such as maintenance, which are included in the measurement of lease liabilities for certain asset classes based on the Company’s election to combine lease and non-lease components. The Company does not recognize short-term leases on the consolidated balance sheet.

As applicable borrowing rates are not typically implied within the lease arrangements, the Company discounts lease payments based on its estimated incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement, or modification, which is based on the Company’s estimated credit rating, the lease term at commencement, and the contract currency of the lease arrangement.
 
Segments
During the three months ended December 31, 2018, the Company realigned its reportable segments to reflect changes to how the business is managed and results are reviewed by the Company's chief operating decision maker. In connection with the "One Tomorrow Transformation" initiative, the Company changed its organizational structure to support its diversified business lines. Prior to the realignment, the Company assessed financial information based on geographic regions. The Company's diversification efforts have resulted in management placing emphasis on data by business line in addition to the historical focus by geography. As a result of this realignment, the reportable segments now include Leaf - North America, Leaf - Other Regions, and Other Products and Services. Prior-period segment financial information has been revised to conform to the current-year presentation.

2. New Accounting Standards

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Under this guidance, a lessee recognizes assets and liabilities on its balance sheet for most leases, and retains a dual model approach for assessing lease classification and recognizing expense. This guidance requires enhanced disclosures regarding the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leasing arrangements. The FASB subsequently issued updates to provide clarification on specific topics, including adoption guidance, practical expedients, and interim transition disclosure requirements. The Company adopted this guidance during the first quarter beginning April 1, 2019 under the modified retrospective approach, which does not require adjustments to comparative periods or require modified disclosures for those comparative periods. The guidance provides a number of optional practical expedients in transition. The Company elected the package of transition practical expedients. The Company implemented changes to the accounting policies, systems, and controls to align with the new guidance. There is a material impact on the consolidated balance sheet from applying this guidance, which resulted in the recognition of new right-of-use assets of $43,900 and lease liabilities of $42,064 as of April 1, 2019 associated with the Company’s operating leases. The impact on the results of operations, cash flows, and existing debt covenants is not material. The adoption of this guidance requires enhanced disclosures regarding the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from lease arrangements. See "Note 14. Leases" for more information.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. ASU 2016-13 provides financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. This guidance will be adopted using a modified retrospective approach and is effective for the Company on April 1, 2020. The Company is evaluating the effect that adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. ASU 2017-04 simplifies the test for goodwill impairment as it eliminates step 2 of the goodwill impairment test by no longer requiring an entity to compare the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. Upon adoption, goodwill impairment will be measured as the excess of the reporting unit's carrying value over fair value, limited to the amount of goodwill. The Company will continue to have the option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine if a quantitative impairment test is needed. This guidance will be adopted on a prospective basis and is effective for the Company beginning on April 1, 2020. Early adoption is available and the Company is currently considering whether it will early adopt for its annual goodwill impairment testing. The Company does not expect the adoption of this new accounting standard to have a material impact on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14, Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans. ASU 2018-14 updates disclosure requirements for defined benefit plans. This guidance will be adopted using a retrospective approach and is effective for the Company on March 31, 2021. The Company is evaluating the effect that adoption of this guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

3. Restricted Cash

The following summarizes the restricted cash balance:

September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 March 31, 2019
Compensating balance for short-term borrowings    $ 1,938    $ 1,256    $ 1,225   
Capital investments —    850    —   
Escrow    2,318    —    2,894   
Other    904    580    1,648   
Total $ 5,160    $ 2,686    $ 5,767   

As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, and March 31, 2019, the Company held $0, $340, and $1,082, respectively, in the Zimbabwe Real Time Gross Settlement (“RTGS”) Dollar. RTGS is a local currency equivalent that as of September 30, 2019 was exchanged at a government specified rate of 15.2:1 with the U.S. Dollar ("USD").


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4. Revenue Recognition

The Company derives revenue from contracts with customers, primarily from the sale of processed tobacco and fees charged for processing and related services to the manufacturers of tobacco products. The following disaggregates sales and other operating revenues by the Company's significant revenue streams:

Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Leaf - North America:
Product revenue $ 44,259    $ 45,988    $ 75,400    $ 92,445   
Processing and other revenues 7,196    7,875    11,005    11,470   
Total sales and other operating revenues 51,455    53,863    86,405    103,915   
Leaf - Other Regions:
Product revenue 306,811    321,086    531,958    544,981   
Processing and other revenues 18,757    17,523    29,380    31,553   
Total sales and other operating revenues 325,568    338,609    561,338    576,534   
Other Products and Services:
Total sales and other operating revenues 5,958    2,404    11,908    5,415   
Total sales and other operating revenues $ 382,981    $ 394,876    $ 659,651    $ 685,864   

Product revenue is primarily processed tobacco sold to the customer. Processing and other revenues are mainly contracts to process green tobacco owned and provided by the customers. During processing, ownership remains with the customers and the Company is engaged to perform processing services. Other products and services is primarily composed of revenue from the sale of legal cannabis in Canada and e-liquids product revenue.

The following summarizes activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts:

Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Balance, beginning of period $ (7,250)   $ (7,257)   $ (13,381)   $ (7,055)  
Additions —    (69)   —    (362)  
Write-offs 8    2    6,139    93   
Balance, end of period (7,242)   (7,324)   (7,242)   (7,324)  
Trade receivables 209,688    218,258    209,688    218,258   
Trade receivables, net $ 202,446    $ 210,934    $ 202,446    $ 210,934   

5. Income Taxes

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
As of September 30, 2019, the Company’s unrecognized tax benefits totaled $11,253, of which $8,974 would impact the Company’s effective tax rate, if recognized. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. As of September 30, 2019, accrued interest and penalties totaled $1,214 and $672, respectively. The Company expects to continue accruing interest expense related to the unrecognized tax benefits described above. The Company may be subject to fluctuations in the unrecognized tax benefit due to currency exchange rate movements.

During the six months ended September 30, 2019, the Company reached an income tax settlement with the Kenyan Revenue Authority for $1,558 for a previously recorded uncertain tax position. In addition, a previous accrual to settle asserted issues for years 2009 to 2016 in Zimbabwe of $964 was reduced by $943 to account for the exchange rate impact of the local currency
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equivalent. The U.S. federal net operating loss was reduced to reflect the impacts of certain tax accounting methods on Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income ("GILTI").

The Company does not expect additional changes in the amount of its unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months but acknowledges circumstances can change due to unexpected developments in the law. In certain jurisdictions, tax authorities have challenged positions taken by the Company that resulted in recognizing benefits that are material to its financial statements. The Company believes it is more likely than not that it will prevail in these situations and accordingly has not recorded liabilities for these positions. The Company expects the challenged positions to be settled at a time greater than twelve months from its balance sheet date.

The Company and its subsidiaries file a U.S. federal consolidated income tax return as well as returns in several U.S. states and a number of foreign jurisdictions. As of September 30, 2019, the Company’s earliest open tax year for U.S. federal income tax purposes is its fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. The Company's tax attributes from prior periods remain subject to adjustment. Open tax years in state and foreign jurisdictions generally range from three to six years.

Provision for the Three and Six Months Ended September 30, 2019
The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was (13.8)% and (161.1)%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the six months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 was (44.3)% and (19.5)%, respectively. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the effective rate differed from the US statutory rate of 21% due to the impact of non-deductible interest, net foreign exchange effects and Subpart F income. The primary differences in the effective tax rates year over year are the impact of net foreign exchange effects, increases in non-deductible interest, as well as Subpart F income, and variation in expected jurisdictional mix of earnings.

For the six months ended September 30, 2019, the Company's quarterly provision for income taxes has been calculated using the annual effective tax rate method (“AETR method”), which applies an estimated annual effective tax rate to pre-tax income or loss. For the six months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded the net tax effects of certain discrete events, which resulted in an income tax benefit of $1,089. This discrete income tax benefit primarily related to the impact of changes in uncertain tax positions, an adjustment made to the deemed repatriation tax liability as a result of retroactive regulatory guidance issued during the prior quarter, and changes in foreign exchange impacts. Comparable tax expense for the six months ended September 30, 2018 was calculated using the discrete method as allowed under ASC 740-270, Accounting for Income Taxes - Interim Reporting. Using the discrete method, the Company determined current and deferred income tax expense as if the interim period were an annual period, and no discrete events were separately identified.

6. Guarantees

In certain markets, the Company guarantees bank loans to suppliers to finance their crops. Under longer-term arrangements, the Company may also guarantee financing on suppliers’ construction of curing barns or other tobacco production assets. Guaranteed loans are generally repaid concurrent with the delivery of tobacco to the Company. The Company is obligated to repay guaranteed loans should the supplier default. If default occurs, the Company has recourse against its various suppliers and their production assets. The Company also guarantees bank loans of certain unconsolidated subsidiaries in Asia and South America. The following summarizes amounts guaranteed and the fair value of those guarantees:

September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 March 31, 2019
Amounts guaranteed (not to exceed) $ 120,269    $ 168,709    $ 143,298   
Amounts outstanding under guarantee 48,863    61,904    103,846   
Fair value of guarantees 1,026    1,861    3,714   
Amounts due to local banks on behalf of suppliers and included in accounts payable —    —    18,659   

Of the guarantees outstanding at September 30, 2019, most expire within one year.


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7. Goodwill and Intangibles

The following summarizes the changes in goodwill and other intangible assets:  
Six Months Ended September 30, 2019
  Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life Beginning Gross Carrying Amount Additions
Accumulated Amortization (1)
Impact of Foreign Currency Translation Ending Intangible Assets, Net
Intangibles subject to amortization:
Customer relationships 9.07 years $ 63,980    $ —    $ (31,037)   $ —    $ 32,943   
Production and supply contracts 2.50 years 14,893    —    (11,172)   —    3,721   
Internally developed software 3.70 years 19,917    189    (18,660)   —    1,446   
Licenses (2)
17.50 years 32,284    71    (2,531)   238    30,062   
Trade names 6.50 years 500    —    (94)   —    406   
Intangibles not subject to amortization:
Goodwill 34,336    —    —    86    34,422   
Total $ 165,910    $ 260    $ (63,494)   $ 324    $ 103,000   
(1) Amortization expense across intangible asset classes for the six months ended September 30, 2019 was $3,701.
(2) Certain of the Company's license intangibles are subject to annual renewal.

Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2019
Weighted Average Remaining Useful Life Beginning Gross Carrying Amount
Additions (1)
Accumulated Amortization (2)
Impact of Foreign Currency Translation Ending Intangible Assets, Net
Intangibles subject to amortization:
Customer relationships 9.55 years $ 58,530    $ 5,450    $ (29,027)   $ —    $ 34,953   
Production and supply contracts 2.93 years 14,893    —    (10,668)   —    4,225   
Internally developed software 3.79 years 18,812    1,105    (18,391)   —    1,526   
Licenses (3)
18.08 years 30,339    2,991    (1,644)   (1,046)   30,640   
Trade names 7.00 years —    500    (63)   —    437   
Intangibles not subject to amortization:
Goodwill (4)
27,546    7,174    —    (384)   34,336   
Total $ 150,120    $ 17,220    $ (59,793)   $ (1,430)   $ 106,117   
(1) Additions to goodwill, customer relationships, and trade names relate to the acquisition of Humble Juice. Additions to licenses relates to Figr East, Figr Norfolk, and Alliance One Specialty Products, LLC.
(2) Amortization expense across intangible asset classes for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 was $7,943.
(3) Certain of the Company's license intangibles are subject to annual renewal.
(4) Goodwill activity relates to the Other Products and Services segment.

The following summarizes the estimated future intangible asset amortization expense:
For Fiscal
Years Ended 		Customer
Relationships 		Production
and Supply
Contracts 		Internally Developed Software* Licenses Trade Names Total
2020 (excluding the six months ended September 30, 2019 $ 2,011    $ 1,712    $ 264    $ 908    $ 31    $ 4,926   
2021 4,022    1,397    391    1,817    63    7,690   
2022 4,022    612    318    1,814    63    6,829   
2023 4,022    —    286    1,811    63    6,182   
2024 4,022    —    168    1,811    63    6,064   
Thereafter 14,844    —    19    21,901    123    36,887   
$ 32,943    $ 3,721    $ 1,446    $ 30,062    $ 406    $ 68,578   
*Estimated amortization expense for the internally developed software is based on costs accumulated as of September 30, 2019. These estimates will change as new costs are incurred and until the software is placed into service in all locations.

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8. Variable Interest Entities

The Company holds variable interests in multiple entities that primarily procure or process inventory or are securitization entities. These variable interests relate to equity investments, advances, guarantees, and securitized receivables. The Company is not the primary beneficiary of the majority of its variable interests, as it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the entities due to the entities’ management and board of directors structure. As a result, the majority of these variable interest entities are not consolidated. The Company holds a majority voting interest and is the primary beneficiary of its variable interest in Humble Juice Co., LLC ("Humble Juice"), a consolidated entity for which the related intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

The following summarizes the Company's financial relationships with its unconsolidated variable interest entities:

September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 March 31, 2019
Investment in variable interest entities $ 62,468    $ 57,251    $ 64,281   
Advances to variable interest entities 7,486    994    3,273   
Guaranteed amounts to variable interest entities (not to exceed) 66,375    73,696    67,027   

The Company's investment in and advances to unconsolidated variable interest entities are classified as investments in unconsolidated affiliates and accounts receivable, related parties, respectively, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company's maximum exposure to loss in these variable interest entities is represented by the investments, advances, guarantees, and the deferred purchase price on the sale of securitized receivables as disclosed in "Note 19. Securitized Receivables".

9. Segment Information

The Company's operations are managed and reported in ten operating segments that are organized by product category and geographic area and aggregated into three reportable segments for financial reporting purposes: Leaf - North America, Leaf - Other Regions, and Other Products and Services. These segment groupings are consistent with information used by the chief operating decision maker to assess performance and allocate resources. The types of products and services from which each reportable segment derives its revenues are as follows:

•Leaf - North America ships tobacco to manufacturers of cigarettes and other consumer tobacco products around the world. Leaf - North America is more highly concentrated on processing and other activities compared to the rest of the world.

•Leaf - Other Regions ships tobacco to manufacturers of cigarettes and other consumer tobacco products around the world. Leaf - Other Regions sells a small amount of processed but un-threshed flue-cured and burley tobacco in loose-leaf and bundle form to certain customers.

•Other Products and Services primarily consists of cannabis and e-liquid products. Cannabis was legalized for adult use in Canada on October 17, 2018. The cannabis products of certain of the Company's subsidiaries have been sold in the Canadian market, primarily to municipally-owned retailers. E-liquids products are sold to consumers via e-commerce platforms and other distribution channels, and retail stores.

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The following summarizes operating results and assets by segment:

Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Sales and other operating revenues:
Leaf - North America $ 51,455    $ 53,863    $ 86,405    $ 103,915   
Leaf - Other Regions 325,568    338,609    561,338    576,534   
Other Products and Services 5,958    2,404    11,908    5,415   
Total sales and other operating revenues $ 382,981    $ 394,876    $ 659,651    $ 685,864   
Operating income (loss):
Leaf - North America $ 2,509    $ 3,579    $ 3,271    $ 4,872   
Leaf - Other Regions 26,475    17,366    33,508    25,020   
Other Products and Services (14,521)   (8,357)   (29,245)   (12,614)  
Total operating income $ 14,463    $ 12,588    $ 7,534    $ 17,278   

September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 March 31, 2019
Segment assets:
Leaf - North America $ 288,866    $ 324,186    $ 243,248   
Leaf - Other Regions 1,503,959    1,598,201    1,488,226   
Other Products and Services 186,043    100,664    127,801   
Total assets $ 1,978,868    $ 2,023,051    $ 1,859,275   

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10. Earnings Per Share

The following summarizes the computation of earnings per share:

Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands, except per share data) 2019 2018 2019 2018
Basic loss per share:
Net loss attributable to Pyxus International, Inc. $ (16,518)   $ (54,634)   $ (78,315)   $ (55,392)  
Shares:
Weighted average number of shares outstanding(1)
9,144    9,051    9,123    9,038   
Basic loss per share $ (1.81)   $ (6.04)   $ (8.58)   $ (6.13)  
Diluted loss per share:
Net loss attributable to Pyxus International, Inc. $ (16,518)   $ (54,634)   $ (78,315)   $ (55,392)  
Shares:
Weighted average number of shares outstanding(1)
9,144    9,051    9,123    9,038   
Plus: Restricted shares issued and shares applicable to stock options and restricted stock units, net of shares assumed to be purchased from proceeds at average market price(2)
—    —    —    —   
Adjusted weighted average number of shares outstanding 9,144    9,051    9,123    9,038   
Diluted loss per share $ (1.81)   $ (6.04)   $ (8.58)   $ (6.13)  
(1) 785 shares of common stock were owned by a wholly owned subsidiary as of September 30, 2019 and 2018.
(2) All outstanding restricted shares, shares applicable to stock options, and restricted stock units are excluded because their inclusion would have an antidilutive effect on the loss per share. The dilutive shares would have been 20 and 52 for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively and 39 and 59 for the six months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Certain potentially dilutive options were not included in the computation of earnings per diluted share because their effect would be antidilutive. Potential common shares are also considered antidilutive in the event of a net loss. The number of potential shares outstanding that were considered antidilutive and that were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share, weighted for the portion of the period they were outstanding were as follows:

Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Antidilutive stock options and other awards 450    427    430    427   
Antidilutive stock options and other awards under stock-based compensation programs excluded based on reporting a net loss for the period —    —    —    —   
Total common stock equivalents excluded from diluted loss per share 450    427    430    427   
Weighted average exercise price $ 56.98    $ 60.00    $ 59.63    $ 60.00   

11. Stock-Based Compensation

The following summarizes the Company's stock-based compensation expense related to awards granted under its various employee and non-employee stock incentive plans:
Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands) 2019 2018 2019 2018
Stock-based compensation expense    $ 383    $ 458    $ 812    $ 753   
Stock-based compensation expense payable in cash —    —    —    —   

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The following summarizes the Company's stock-based compensation awards:
Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands, except grant date fair value) 2019 2018 2019 2018
Restricted stock
Number granted 15    6    28    13   
Grant date fair value $ 13.08    $ 23.00    $ 14.14    $ 19.63   
Restricted stock units
Number granted —    —    2    61   
Grant date fair value $ —    $ —    $ 18.29    $ 16.00   
Performance-based stock units
Number granted —    —    —    30.00   
Grant date fair value $ —    $ —    $ —    $ 16.00   

Restricted stock units granted during the six months ended September 30, 2019 vest ratably over a three-year period.

12. Contingencies and Other Information

Brazilian Tax Credits
The government in the Brazilian State of Parana ("Parana") issued a tax assessment on October 26, 2007 with respect to local intrastate trade tax credits that result primarily from tobacco transferred between states within Brazil. The assessment for intrastate trade tax credits taken is $3,163 and the total assessment including penalties and interest at September 30, 2019 is $11,159. On March 18, 2014, the government in Brazilian State of Santa Catarina also issued a tax assessment with respect to local intrastate trade tax credits that result primarily from tobacco transferred between states within Brazil. The assessment for intrastate trade tax credits taken is $2,736 and the total assessment including penalties and interest at September 30, 2019 is $7,275. The Company believes it has properly complied with Brazilian law and will contest any assessment through the judicial process. Should the Company lose in the judicial process, the loss of the intrastate trade tax credits would have a material impact on the financial statements of the Company.

The Company also has local intrastate trade tax credits in the Brazil State of Rio Grande do Sul and the State of Santa Catarina. These jurisdictions permit the sale or transfer of excess credits to third parties, however approval must be obtained from the tax authorities. The Company has agreements with the state governments regarding the amounts and timing of credits that can be sold. The tax credits have a carrying value of $10,649. The intrastate trade tax credits are monitored for impairment in future periods based on market conditions and the Company’s ability to use or sell the tax credits.

In 1969, the Brazilian government created a tax credit program that allowed companies to earn IPI tax credits (“IPI credits”) based on the value of their exports. The government began to phase out this program in 1979, which resulted in numerous lawsuits between taxpayers and the Brazilian government. The Company has a long legal history with respect to credits it earned while the IPI credit program was in effect. In 2001, the Company won a claim related to certain IPI credits it earned between 1983 and 1990. The Brazilian government appealed this decision and numerous rulings and appeals were rendered on behalf of both the government and the Company from 2001 through 2013. Because of this favorable ruling, the Company began to use these earned IPI credits to offset federal taxes in 2004 and 2005, until it received a Judicial Order to suspend the IPI offsetting in 2005. The value of the federal taxes offset in 2004 and 2005 was $24,142 and the Company established a reserve on these credits at the time of offsetting as they were not yet realizable due to the legal uncertainty that existed. Specifically, the Company extinguished other federal tax liabilities using IPI credits and recorded a liability in Pension, Postretirement and Other Long-Term Liabilities to reflect that the credits were not realizable at that time due to the prevalent legal uncertainty. On March 7, 2013, the Brazilian Supreme Court rendered a final decision in favor of the Company that recognized the validity of the IPI credits and secured the Company's right to benefit from the IPI credits earned from March 1983 to October 1990. This final decision expressly stated the Company has the right to the IPI credits. The Company estimates the total amount of the IPI credits to be approximately $94,316 at March 31, 2013. Since the March 2013 ruling definitively (without the government's ability to appeal) granted the Company the ownership of the IPI credits generated between 1983 and 1990, the Company believes the amount of IPI credits that were used to offset other federal taxes in 2004 and 2005 are realizable beyond a reasonable doubt. Accordingly, at March 31, 2013, the Company recorded the $24,142 IPI credits it realized in the Statements of Consolidated Operations in Other Income. No further benefit has been recognized pending the outcome of the judicial procedure to ascertain the final amount as those amounts have not yet been realized.

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Other Matters
On June 7, 2019, the Company and certain of its officers were named as defendants in a complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The complaint was brought on behalf of a putative class of investors who purchased the Company's common stock between June 7, 2018 and November 8, 2018. The complaint alleged that the defendants violated federal securities laws provisions with respect to fraud and material representations, which purported misconduct was revealed by the Company's November 8, 2018 announcement that sales and other operating revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2018 had decreased approximately 12% over the prior year quarter and the announcement on November 9, 2018 by the Securities and Exchange Commission that the Company had settled charges that it had materially misstated its financial statements from 2011 through the second quarter of 2015 due to improper and insufficient accounting, processes and control activities, deferred crop costs, and revenue transactions in Africa. The complaint alleged that members of the purported class were harmed by the decline in the trading price of the Company's common stock on the dates of these announcements. The complaint sought damages in an unspecified amount. On October 31, 2019, the complaint was voluntarily dismissed without prejudice.

In addition to the above-mentioned matters, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries are involved in other litigation or legal matters incidental to their business activities, including tax matters. While the outcome of these matters cannot be predicted with certainty, the Company is vigorously defending them and does not currently expect that any of them will have a material adverse effect on its business or financial position. However, should one or more of these matters be resolved in a manner adverse to its current expectation, the effect on the Company’s results of operations for a particular fiscal reporting period could be material.

Asset Retirement Obligations
In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the Company records all known asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) for which the liability can be reasonably estimated. Currently, it has identified an ARO associated with one of its facilities that requires it to restore the land to its initial condition upon vacating the facility. The Company has not recognized a liability under generally accepted accounting principles for this ARO because the fair value of restoring the land at this site cannot be reasonably estimated since the settlement date is unknown at this time. The settlement date is unknown because the land restoration is not required until title is returned to the government, and the Company has no current or future plans to return the title. The Company will recognize a liability in the period in which sufficient information is available to reasonably estimate its fair value.

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13. Debt Arrangements

The following summarizes debt and notes payable:

September 30, 2019
Outstanding Lines and
March 31, September 30, Letters Interest
(in thousands) 2019 2019 Available Rate
Senior secured credit facility:
ABL facility (1)
$ —    $ —    $ 60,000    —  % (2)  
Senior notes:
8.5% senior secured first lien notes due 2021 (3)
270,883    271,870    —    8.5  %
9.875% senior secured second lien notes due 2021 (4)
627,147    628,918    —    9.9  %
Other long-term debt 688    600    —    5.2  % (2)  
Notes payable to banks (5)
428,961    582,379    237,226    7.0  % (2)  
Total debt $ 1,327,679    $ 1,483,767    $ 297,226   
Short-term $ 428,961    $ 582,389   
Long-term:
Current portion of long-term debt $ 332    $ 319   
Long-term debt 898,386    901,059   
$ 898,718    $ 901,378   
Letters of credit $ 5,399    $ 6,771    7,141   
Total credit available $ 304,367   
(1)  As of September 30, 2019, the full amount of the ABL facility was available. Borrowing is permitted under the ABL facility only to the extent that, after consideration of the application of the proceeds of the borrowing, the Company’s unrestricted cash and cash equivalents would not exceed $180 million.
(2)  Weighted average rate for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2019.
(3)  Repayment of $271,870 is net of original issue discount of $975 and unamortized debt issuance of $2,154. Total repayment will be $275,000.
(4) Repayment of $628,918 is net of original issue discount of $3,820 and unamortized debt issuance of $2,949. Total repayment will be $635,686.
(5)  Primarily foreign seasonal lines of credit.

ABL Facility
The ABL credit agreement restricts the Company from paying dividends during the term of this facility subject to the satisfaction of specified financial ratios. In addition, the indentures governing the Company's outstanding 8.5% senior secured first lien notes due 2021 and its outstanding 9.875% senior secured second lien notes due 2021 contain similar restrictions and also prohibit the payment of dividends and other distributions if the Company fails to satisfy a ratio of consolidated EBITDA to fixed charges of at least 2.0 to 1.0. As of September 30, 2019, the Company did not satisfy this fixed charge coverage ratio. The Company may not satisfy this ratio from time to time and failure to meet this fixed charge coverage ratio does not constitute an event of default.
        
14. Leases

The Company has operating leases for land, buildings, automobiles, and other equipment that expire at various dates through 2040. Leases for real estate generally have initial terms ranging from 2 to 15 years, excluding renewal options. Leases for equipment typically have initial terms ranging from 2 to 5 years excluding renewal options. Most leases have fixed rentals, with many of the real estate leases requiring additional payments for real estate taxes. These lease terms may include optional renewals, terminations or purchases, which are considered in the Company’s assessments when such options are reasonably certain to be exercised.

The following summarizes weighted-average information associated with the measurement of remaining operating lease as of September 30, 2019:

Weighted-average remaining lease term 5.3 years
Weighted-average discount rate 10.1%   

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The following summarizes lease costs for operating leases:

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
September 30, 2019 September 30, 2019
Operating lease costs $ 4,111    $ 8,299   
Variable and short-term lease costs 1,791    3,259   
   Total lease costs $ 5,902    $ 11,558   

The following summarizes supplemental cash flow information related to cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
September 30, 2019 September 30, 2019
Operating cash flows impact - operating leases $ 4,673    $ 8,813   
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating leases 2,815    4,393   

The following reconciles maturities of operating lease liabilities to the lease liabilities reflected in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2019:

2020 (excluding the six months ended September 30, 2019) $ 10,115   
2021 13,654   
2022 10,504   
2023 6,733   
2024 5,572   
Thereafter 12,392   
Total future minimum lease payments 58,970   
Less: amounts related to imputed interest 15,910   
Present value of future minimum lease payments 43,060   
Less: operating lease liabilities, current 14,492   
Operating lease liabilities, non-current $ 28,568   

The Company continuously monitors and may negotiate contract amendments that include extensions or modifications to existing leases. The following presents the future minimum rental commitments under noncancelable operating leases as of March 31, 2019:

2020 (excluding the six months ended September 30, 2019) $ 15,651   
2021 10,554   
2022 8,483   
2023 6,735   
2024 5,356   
Thereafter 7,324   
   Total $ 54,103   
15. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company uses forward or option currency contracts to protect against volatility associated with certain non-U.S. dollar denominated forecasted transactions. These contracts are for green tobacco purchases, processing costs, and selling, general and administrative costs. As of September 30, 2019 and 2018, accumulated other comprehensive loss includes $817 and $716, net of tax of $478 and $190, for unrealized losses related to designated cash flow hedges, respectively. The Company recorded
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losses of $1,809 and $2,460 in its cost of goods and services sold for the three and six months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. There were no derivative assets or liabilities as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, included in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. There were no derivatives contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2019.

16. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

The following summarizes the components of net periodic benefit cost:
Pension Benefits
Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Operating expenses:
Service cost $ 117    $ 120    $ 235    $ 240   
Interest expense:
Interest expense 1,029    1,155    2,059    2,309   
Expected return on plan assets (1,121)   (1,286)   (2,242)   (2,572)  
Amortization of prior service cost 10    11    21    21   
Settlement loss(1)
548    518    548    518   
Actuarial loss 456    422    912    845   
Net periodic pension cost $ 1,039    $ 940    $ 1,533    $ 1,361   
(1) During the three and six months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company's cash payments activity triggered settlement accounting. Settlement losses are recorded in interest expense.

Other Postretirement Benefits
Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Operating expenses:
Service cost $ 2    $ 4    $ 3    $ 7   
Interest expense:
Interest expense 82    83    164    166   
Amortization of prior service cost (177)   (177)   (354)   (355)  
Actuarial loss 109    109    219    219   
Net periodic pension cost $ 16    $ 19    $ 32    $ 37   

The following summarizes contributions to pension plans and postretirement health and life insurance benefits:

Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Contributions made during the period $ 1,615    $ 1,902    $ 3,180    $ 3,491   
Contributions expected for the remainder of the fiscal year 3,942    3,756   
Total $ 7,122    $ 7,247   


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17. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 March 31, 2019
Processed tobacco $ 613,120    $ 725,225    $ 455,303   
Unprocessed tobacco 170,043    207,580    186,108   
Other(1)
19,396    21,887    26,760   
Total $ 802,559    $ 954,692    $ 668,171   
(1) Includes inventory from the other products and services segment.

18. Other Comprehensive Loss

The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss and the related tax effect are due to pension and other postretirement benefits and derivatives activity and reclassifications to the condensed consolidated statements of operations, as shown on the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. The following summarizes pension and other postretirement benefits and derivatives that were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense and cost of goods and services sold within the condensed consolidated statement of operations:

Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30, Affected Line Item in the Condensed
2019 2018 2019 2018 Consolidated Statements of Operations
Pension and other postretirement benefits*:
Actuarial loss $ 560    $ 533    $ 1,120    $ 1,066   
Amortization of prior service cost (165)   (167)   (330)   (334)  
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income, gross 395    366    790    732   
Tax effects of amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income (84)   (164)   (168)   (164)  
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income, net $ 311    $ 202    $ 622    $ 568    Interest expense   
Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30, Affected Line Item in the Condensed
2019 2018 2019 2018 Consolidated Statements of Operations
Derivatives:
Losses reclassified to cost of goods sold $ 1,809    $ 569    $ 2,460    $ 987   
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income, gross 1,809    569    2,460    987   
Tax effects of amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income (379)   (119)   (516)   (207)  
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to net income, net $ 1,430    $ 450    $ 1,944    $ 780    Cost of goods and services sold   
*Amounts are included in net periodic benefit costs for pension and other postretirement benefits. See "Note 16. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits" for additional information.

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19. Securitized Receivables

The Company sells trade receivables to unaffiliated financial institutions under two accounts receivable securitization facilities. Under the first facility, the Company continuously sells a designated pool of trade receivables to a special purpose entity, which sells 100% of the receivables to an unaffiliated financial institution. As of September 30, 2019, the investment limit under the first facility was $125,000 of trade receivables. Under the second facility, the Company offers receivables for sale to an unaffiliated financial institution, which are then subject to acceptance by the unaffiliated financial institution. As of September 30, 2019, the investment limit under the second facility was $125,000 of trade receivables.

As the servicer of these facilities, the Company may receive funds that are due to the unaffiliated financial institutions, which are net settled on the next settlement date. As a result of the net settlement, trade and other receivables, net in the condensed consolidated balance sheets has been reduced by $12,446, $5,328, and $5,208 as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, and March 31, 2019, respectively.

The following summarizes the accounts receivable securitization information:

September 30, March 31,
2019 2018 2019
Receivables outstanding in facility $ 126,006    $ 81,171    $ 210,672   
Beneficial interests 25,579    17,512    40,332   
Servicing liability 23    —    90   
Cash proceeds for the six months ended:
Cash purchase price $ 228,072    $ 243,546    $ 672,333   
Deferred purchase price 127,707    114,212    242,966   
Service fees 237    303    576   
Total $ 356,016    $ 358,061    $ 915,875   

20. Fair Value Measurements

The following summarizes the financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis: 

September 30, 2019 September 30, 2018 March 31, 2019
Total Total Total
Level 2 Level 3 at Fair Value Level 2 Level 3 at Fair Value Level 2 Level 3 at Fair Value
Financial Assets:
Derivative financial instruments $ —    $ —    $ —    $ —    $ —    $ —    $ 186    $ —    $ 186   
Securitized beneficial interests —    25,579    25,579    —    17,512    17,512    —    40,332    40,332   
Total assets $ —    $ 25,579    $ 25,579    $ —    $ 17,512    $ 17,512    $ 186    $ 40,332    $ 40,518   
Financial Liabilities:
Long-term debt $ 688,431    $ 615    $ 689,046    $ 897,264    $ 706    $ 897,970    $ 830,082    $ 703    $ 830,785   
Guarantees —    1,026    1,026    —    1,861    1,861    —    3,714    3,714   
Total liabilities $ 688,431    $ 1,641    $ 690,072    $ 897,264    $ 2,567    $ 899,831    $ 830,082    $ 4,417    $ 834,499   

Level 2 measurements
•Debt: The fair value of debt is based on the market price for similar financial instruments or model-derived valuations with observable inputs. The primary inputs to the valuation include market expectations, the Company's credit risk, and the contractual terms of the debt instrument.
•Derivatives: The fair value of derivatives is determined using the discounted cash flow analysis of the expected future cash flows. The primary inputs to the valuation include forward yield curves, implied volatilities, LIBOR rates, and credit valuation adjustments.

Level 3 measurements
•Guarantees: The fair value of guarantees is determined using the discounted cash flow analysis of the expected future cash flows or historical loss rates. The primary inputs to the discounted cash flow analysis include market interest rates ranging between 15.0% to 75.8% and the Company’s historical loss rates ranging between 2.2% to 10.0% as of September 30, 2019. The historical loss rate was weighted by the principal balance of the loans.
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•Securitized beneficial interests: The fair value of securitized beneficial interests is determined using the present value of future expected cash flows. The primary inputs to this valuation include payment speeds of 65 to 73 days and discount rates of 3.5% to 4.6% as of September 30, 2019. The discount rate was weighted by the outstanding interest. Payment speed was weighted by the average days outstanding.

The following summarizes the reconciliation of changes in Level 3 instruments measured on a recurring basis:

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 Six Months Ended September 30, 2019
Securitized Beneficial Interests Guarantees Securitized Beneficial Interests Guarantees
Beginning balance $ 14,648    $ 3,136    $ 40,332    $ 3,714   
Issuances of sales of receivables/guarantees 61,411    553    108,293    845   
Settlements (49,219)   (2,650)   (120,842)   (3,529)  
(Losses) gains recognized in earnings (1,261)   (13)   (2,204)   (4)  
Ending balance $ 25,579    $ 1,026    $ 25,579    $ 1,026   

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 Six Months Ended September 30, 2018
Securitized Beneficial Interests Guarantees Securitized Beneficial Interests Guarantees
Beginning balance $ 17,736    $ 3,544    $ 48,715    $ 5,864   
Issuances of sales of receivables/guarantees 42,210    1,160    90,896    1,403   
Settlements (41,467)   (2,839)   (121,018)   (5,540)  
(Losses) gains recognized in earnings (967)   (4)   (1,081)   134   
Ending balance $ 17,512    $ 1,861    $ 17,512    $ 1,861   

For the six months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, the impact to earnings attributable to the change in unrealized losses on securitized beneficial interests were $926 and $623, respectively.

21. Related Party Transactions

The Company engages in transactions with related parties primarily for the procuring and processing of inventory. The following summarizes sales and purchases with related parties:

Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Sales $ 6,273    $ 6,873    $ 13,777    $ 13,763   
Purchases 33,781    21,042    55,136    52,503   

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22. Equity Method Investments

The following summarizes the Company's equity method investments as of September 30, 2019:

Entity Name Location Primary Purpose The Company's Ownership Percentage Basis Difference
Adams International Ltd. Thailand    purchase and process tobacco    49  % —   
Alliance One Industries India Private Ltd. India    purchase and process tobacco    49  % —   
China Brasil Tobacos Exportadora SA Brazil    purchase and process tobacco    49  % 6,189   
Criticality LLC U.S.    extraction of cannabidiol from industrial hemp    40  % 897   
Nicotine River, LLC U.S.    produce consumable e-liquids    40  % 1,964   
Oryantal Tütün Paketleme Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. Turkey    process tobacco    50  % —   
Purilum, LLC U.S.    produce flavor formulations and consumable e-liquids    50  % —   
Siam Tobacco Export Company Thailand    purchase and process tobacco    49  % —   

The following summarizes financial information for these equity method investments for the three and six months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Operations statement:
Sales $ 149,137    $ 45,981    $ 195,370    $ 93,207   
Gross profit 25,266    9,059    34,773    16,826   
Net income 11,993    3,532    15,093    5,576   
Company's dividends received 480    5,556    6,574    5,556   

September 30,
2019 2018 March 31, 2019
Balance sheet:
Current assets $ 259,980    $ 241,119    $ 152,661   
Property, plant, and equipment and other assets 54,698    47,044    53,103   
Current liabilities 195,834    185,386    89,791   
Long-term obligations and other liabilities 4,693    3,993    3,222   

Of the amounts presented above, the following summarizes financial information for China Brasil Tobacos Exportadora SA ("CBT") for the three and six months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Operations statement:
Sales $ 118,043    $ 14,845    $ 136,434    $ 38,081   
Gross profit 19,809    2,373    22,021    5,979   
Net income 10,924    940    10,888    1,720   
Net income attributable to CBT 5,353    461    5,335    843   

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23. Restructuring and Asset Impairment Charges

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, the Company incurred costs associated with the closure of a processing facility in the Leaf - Other Regions segment in order to process tobacco in the affected area under a third-party processing arrangement going forward, the consolidation of the Company's U.S. green tobacco processing operations into its Wilson, North Carolina facility, and the re-purposing of its Farmville, North Carolina facility for storage and special projects.

The following summarizes the Company's restructuring and asset impairment charges:
Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Employee separation charges $ 8    $ 179    $ 101    $ 1,377   
Asset impairment and other non-cash charges —    3    119    346   
Restructuring and asset impairment charges $ 8    $ 182    $ 220    $ 1,723   

The following summarizes the employee separation and other cash charges recorded in the Company's Leaf - North America and Leaf - Other Regions segments:
Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Leaf - North America    Leaf - Other Regions    Leaf - North America    Leaf - Other Regions    Leaf - North America    Leaf - Other Regions    Leaf - North America    Leaf - Other Regions   
Beginning balance $ 817    $ 214    $ 247    $ 1,058    $ 1,621    $ 222    $ —    $ 107   
Period charges —    8    —    179    8    93    247    1,130   
Payments (551)   (8)   (140)   (348)   (1,363)   (101)   (140)   (348)  
Ending balance $ 266    $ 214    $ 107    $ 889    $ 266    $ 214    $ 107    $ 889   

The following summarizes the asset impairment and other non-cash charges for the Company's Leaf - North America and Leaf - Other Regions segments:
Three Months Ended September 30, Six Months Ended September 30,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Leaf - North America $ —    $ —    $ —    $ —   
Leaf - Other Regions —    3    119    346   
Total $ —    $ 3    $ 119    $ 346   

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24. Subsequent Events

On October 15, 2019, a wholly owned Canadian subsidiary of the Company acquired an additional 1.2% equity position in Canada’s Island Garden Inc. ("Figr East") for approximately Canadian Dollars 1.2 million, increasing that subsidiary's ownership level to 94.3%.

On October 8, 2019, the City of New York filed a complaint in U.S. District Court against 24 e-liquids companies, including the Company’s Humble Juice subsidiary, seeking an injunction to prevent sales of e-cigarette products to residents of New York City without adequate age-verification systems and to prohibit marketing e-cigarettes to New York City residents under the age of 21, as well as statutory damages and compensation to the city for the costs of abating underage e-cigarette use. The Company is currently evaluating the complaint.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Results of Operations

Overview
At Pyxus, we believe everything we do is to transform people’s lives so that together we can grow a better world. Pyxus provides responsibly produced, independently verified, and traceable agricultural products, ingredients and services to businesses and customers. Headquartered in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, we contract with growers across five continents to help them produce sustainable, compliant crops.

Historically, Pyxus’ core business has been as a tobacco leaf merchant, purchasing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping tobacco to manufacturers of cigarettes and other consumer tobacco products throughout the world. Through our predecessor companies, we have a long operating history in the leaf tobacco industry with some customer relationships beginning in the early 1900s. In an increasing number of markets, we also provide agronomy expertise for growing leaf tobacco. Our contracted tobacco grower base often produces a significant volume of non-tobacco crop utilizing the agronomic assistance that our team provides. Pyxus is working to find markets for these crops as part of our ongoing efforts to improve farmer livelihoods and the communities in which they live.

We are committed to responsible crop production which supports economic viability for the grower, provides a safe working atmosphere for those involved in crop production and minimizes negative environmental impact. Our agronomists maintain frequent contact with growers prior to and during the growing and curing seasons to provide technical assistance to improve the quality and yield of the crop. Throughout the entire production process, from seed through processing and final shipment, our SENTRISM traceability system provides clear visibility into how products are produced throughout the supply chain, supporting product integrity.

We are continuing our transformation journey designed to diversify the Company's products and services by leveraging our core strengths in agronomy and traceability. In general, our diversification focuses on products that are value-added, require some degree of processing and play well to our strengths as well as offering higher margin potential than our core tobacco leaf business. To support these business lines, we have broad geographic processing capabilities, a diversified product offering, an established customer base for our core leaf tobacco business, and a growing customer base for our new business lines.

Our strategy to transform into a global agricultural company with a significant presence across multiple consumer products categories has enabled us to achieve significant progress in positioning Pyxus to enhance value for our all of our stakeholders. We are committed to driving improved results and we remain focused on strengthening our leaf business while continuing to invest in our new startup business ventures to position them for growth. Additionally, we continue to evaluate and develop the plans for a potential monetization of a portion of Pyxus' ownership in a consolidation of its two majority-owned Canadian cannabis businesses with two of its minority-owned U.S. hemp and e-liquids business in a subsidiary.

We believe our success depends on our ability to drive enhanced value, not only for our shareholders, but for all of our stakeholders. Driven by our united purpose—to transform people's lives, so that together we can grow a better world—we are committed to the execution of our strategy for the benefit of our contracted farmers, employees, customers, affiliates, and shareholders.

Our consolidated operations are managed and reported in ten operating segments that are organized by product category and geographic area and aggregated into three reportable segments for financial reporting purposes: Leaf - North America, Leaf - Other Regions, and Other Products and Services. See "Note 1. Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies" for more information.



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Three Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
Three Months Ended September 30,
Change
(in millions) 2019 2018 $ %
Sales and other operating revenues $ 383.0    $ 394.9    $ (11.9)   (3.0)  
Cost of goods and services sold 322.8    345.7    (22.9)   (6.6)  
Gross profit 60.2    49.2    11.0    22.4   
Selling, general, and administrative expenses 47.3    39.0    8.3    21.3   
Other income, net 1.5    2.6    (1.1)   (42.3)  
Restructuring and asset impairment charges —    0.2    (0.2)   (100.0)  
Operating income* 14.5    12.6    1.9    15.1   
Debt retirement benefit —    (0.4)   0.4    100.0   
Interest expense 35.3    35.3    —    —   
Interest income 1.4    0.7    0.7    100.0   
Income tax expense 2.7    34.8    (32.1)   (92.2)  
Income from unconsolidated affiliates 5.6    1.6    4.0    250.0   
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.1)   (0.2)   0.1    50.0   
Net loss attributable to Pyxus International, Inc.* $ (16.5)   $ (54.6)   $ 38.1    69.8   
* Amounts may not equal column totals due to rounding

Sales and other operating revenues decreased $11.9 million or 3.0% to $383.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $394.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was primarily due to an 11.2% decrease in average sales prices primarily related to the Leaf - Other Regions segment product mix in Asia and South America having a higher concentration of byproducts. This decrease was partially offset by the continued sales growth in the Other Products and Services segment and a 7.7% increase in volumes mainly in the Leaf - Other Regions segment due to the timing of shipments in South America, partially offset by lower volumes in the Leaf - North America segment attributable to Hurricane Florence reducing the prior-year U.S. crop size and foreign tariffs on U.S. tobacco.

Cost of goods sold decreased $22.9 million or 6.6% to $322.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $345.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was mainly due to favorable foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in the Leaf - Other Regions segment resulting in lower leaf raw materials prices in Africa and South America and a decrease in the Leaf - North America segment sales and other operating revenues. These decreases were partially offset by the continued sales growth in the Other Products and Services segment.

Gross profit as a percent of sales increased to 15.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 12.5% for three months ended September 30, 2018. This increase was attributable to favorable foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in the Leaf - Other Regions segment resulting in lower leaf raw materials prices and conversion costs in Africa and South America as well as the continued growth of the Other Products and Services segment. This increase was partially offset by higher Leaf - North America conversion costs from the impact of Hurricane Florence on the prior year U.S. crop.

Selling, general, and administrative expense ("SG&A") increased $8.3 million or 21.3% to $47.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $39.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. SG&A as a percent of sales increased to 12.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 9.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. These increases were primarily related to branding, marketing, and advertising expenses for the Figr cannabinoid and Humble Juice e-liquid brands and costs incurred in connection with the evaluation of a partial monetization of the Company's investments in certain businesses included in the Other Products and Services segment. These increases were partially offset by restructuring initiatives enacted in the Leaf segments in the prior year.

Income tax expense decreased $32.1 million or 92.2% to $2.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $34.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was primarily due to the change in the effective tax rate to (13.8)% for three months ended September 30, 2019 from (161.1)% for the three months ended September 30, 2018, and the occurrence of certain discrete items during the three months ended September 30, 2019.

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Leaf - North America Supplemental Information
Three Months Ended September 30,
Change
(in millions, except per kilo amounts) 2019 2018 $ %
Kilos sold 7.6    7.9    (0.3)   (3.8)  
Tobacco sales and other operating revenues:
Sales and other operating revenues $ 44.3    $ 46.0    $ (1.7)   (3.7)  
Average price per kilo 5.83    5.82    0.01    0.2   
Processing and other revenues 7.2    7.9    (0.7)   (8.9)  
Total sales and other operating revenues 51.5    53.9    (2.4)   (4.5)  
Tobacco cost of goods sold:
Tobacco costs 33.2    36.2    (3.0)   (8.3)  
Transportation, storage, and other period costs 5.5    3.0    2.5    83.3   
Derivative financial instrument and exchange losses (gains) 0.1    0.1    —    —   
Total tobacco cost of goods sold 38.8    39.3    (0.5)   (1.3)  
Average cost per kilo 5.11    4.97    0.14    2.8   
Processing and other revenues cost of services sold 5.6    6.8    (1.2)   (17.6)  
Total cost of goods and services sold 44.4    46.1    (1.7)   (3.7)  
Gross profit 7.1    7.8    (0.7)   (9.0)  
Selling, general, and administrative expenses 4.3    3.9    0.4    10.3   
Other expense, net (0.3)   (0.2)   (0.1)   (50.0)  
Operating income $ 2.5    $ 3.7    (1.2)   (32.4)  

Sales and other operating revenues decreased $2.4 million or 4.5% to $51.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $53.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was primarily due to 3.8% lower volume attributable to Hurricane Florence reducing the prior-year U.S. crop size and foreign tariffs on U.S. tobacco. This decrease was partially offset by a 0.2% increase in average sales prices due to product mix having a higher concentration of lamina.

Cost of goods sold decreased $1.7 million or 3.7% to $44.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $46.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was mainly due to the decrease in sales and other operating revenues.

Gross profit as a percent of sales decreased to 13.8% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 14.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was attributable to higher conversion costs from the impact of Hurricane Florence on the prior year U.S. crop. This decrease was partially offset by product mix having a higher concentration of lamina.

SG&A increased $0.4 million or 10.3% to $4.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $3.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. SG&A as a percent of sales increased to 8.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 7.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. These increases were related to allocations of general corporate services attributable to a change in the Company's reportable segments and were partially offset by the impact of restructuring initiatives enacted in the prior year.



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Leaf - Other Regions Supplemental Information
Three Months Ended September 30,
Change
(in millions, except per kilo amounts) 2019 2018 $ %
Kilos sold 80.8    74.2    6.6    8.9   
Tobacco sales and other operating revenues:
Sales and other operating revenues $ 306.7    $ 321.1    $ (14.4)   (4.5)  
Average price per kilo 3.80    4.33    (0.53)   (12.2)  
Processing and other revenues 18.8    17.5    1.3    7.4   
Total sales and other operating revenues 325.5    338.6    (13.1)   (3.9)  
Tobacco cost of goods sold:
Tobacco costs 246.8    265.9    (19.1)   (7.2)  
Transportation, storage, and other period costs 12.2    18.9    (6.7)   (35.4)  
Derivative financial instrument and exchange losses (gains) 1.3    (1.9)   3.2    168.4   
Total tobacco cost of goods sold 260.3    282.9    (22.6)   (8.0)  
Average cost per kilo 3.22    3.81    (0.59)   (15.5)  
Processing and other revenues cost of services sold 14.3    14.9    (0.6)   (4.0)  
Total cost of goods and services sold 274.6    297.8    (23.2)   (7.8)  
Gross profit 50.9    40.8    10.1    24.8   
Selling, general, and administrative expenses 25.6    26.1    (0.5)   (1.9)  
Other income, net 1.2    2.7    (1.5)   (55.6)  
Restructuring and asset impairment charges —    0.2    (0.2)   (100.0)  
Operating income $ 26.5    $ 17.2    $ 9.3    54.1   

Sales and other operating revenues decreased $13.1 million or 3.9% to $325.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $338.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was primarily due to a 12.2% decrease in average sales prices related to product mix in Asia and South America having a higher concentration of byproducts. This decrease was partially offset by an 8.9% increase in volume primarily in South America due to the timing of shipments.

Cost of goods sold decreased $23.2 million or 7.8% to $274.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $297.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was mainly due to the decrease in sales and other operating revenues and favorable foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations resulting in lower raw materials prices in Africa and South America.

Gross profit as a percent of sales increased to 15.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 12.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. This increase was attributable to favorable foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations resulting in lower raw materials prices and lower conversion costs in Africa and South America.

SG&A decreased $0.5 million or 1.9% to $25.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $26.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was related to lower allocations of general corporate services attributable to a change in the Company's reportable segments. SG&A as a percent of sales increased to 7.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 7.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. This increase was related to the decrease in sales and other operating revenues.

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Other Products and Services Supplemental Information
Three Months Ended September 30,
Change
(in millions) 2019 2018 $ %
Sales and other operating revenues $ 6.0    $ 2.4    $ 3.6    150.0   
Cost of goods and services sold 3.8    1.8    2.0    111.1   
Gross profit 2.2    0.6    1.6    266.7   
Selling, general, and administrative expenses 17.3    9.0    8.3    92.2   
Other income, net 0.6    0.1    0.5    500.0   
Operating loss $ (14.5)   $ (8.3)   $ (6.2)   (74.7)  

Sales and other operating revenues increased $3.6 million or 150.0% to $6.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $2.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. This increase was primarily due to increased cannabiniod revenue attributable to sales in the province of Nova Scotia following the legalization of the Canadian recreational cannabis market on October 17, 2018, as well as increased e-liquids product revenue attributable to additional product offerings and an expanding customer base.

Cost of goods sold increased $2.0 million or 111.1% to $3.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. This increase was mainly due to the increase in sales and other operating revenues.

Gross profit as a percent of sales increased to 36.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 25.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. This increase was attributable to higher sales volume.

SG&A increased $8.3 million or 92.2% to $17.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from $9.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. This increase is related to branding, marketing, and advertising expenses for the Figr cannabinoid and Humble Juice e-liquid brands and the evaluation of a partial monetization of the Other Products and Services segment. SG&A as a percent of sales decreased to 288.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 from 375.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was primarily due to the increase in sales and other operating revenues.


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Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
Six Months Ended September 30,
(in millions) Change
(percentage change is calculated based on thousands)
2019 2018 $ %
Sales and other operating revenues $ 659.7    $ 685.9    $ (26.2)   (3.8)  
Cost of goods and services sold 559.7    595.3    (35.6)   (6.0)  
Gross profit* 99.9    90.6    9.3    10.3   
Selling, general, and administrative expenses 96.6    77.1    19.5    25.3   
Other income, net 4.5    5.5    (1.0)   (18.2)  
Restructuring and asset impairment charges 0.2    1.7    (1.5)   (88.2)  
Operating income* 7.5    17.3    (9.8)   (56.6)  
Debt retirement benefit —    (0.5)   0.5    100.0   
Interest expense 69.1    68.2    0.9    1.3   
Interest income 2.5    1.6    0.9    56.3   
Income tax expense 26.2    9.5    16.7    175.8   
Income from unconsolidated affiliates 6.5    2.2    4.3    195.5   
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (0.5)   (0.9)   0.4    44.4   
Net loss attributable to Pyxus International, Inc.* $ (78.3)   $ (55.4)   (22.9)   (41.3)  
* Amounts may not equal column totals due to rounding

Sales and other operating revenues decreased $26.2 million or 3.8% to $659.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from $685.9 million for the six months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was primarily due to a 1.1% decrease in volume mainly in the Leaf - North America segment attributable to Hurricane Florence reducing the prior-year U.S. crop size and foreign tariffs on U.S. tobacco and a 3.6% decrease in the average sales price for the Leaf segments primarily related to product mix having a higher concentration of byproducts. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in the Leaf - Other Regions segment volumes in South America due to the timing of shipments as well as the continued sales growth in the Other Products and Services segment.

Cost of goods sold decreased $35.6 million or 6.0% to $559.7 million for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from $595.3 million for the six months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was mainly due to the decrease in sales and other operating revenues and favorable foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in the Leaf - Other Regions segment resulting in lower raw materials prices in Africa and South America. These decreases were partially offset by the continued growth of the Other Products and Services segment.

Gross profit as a percent of sales increased to 15.1% for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from 13.2% for the six months ended September 30, 2018. This increase was attributable to favorable foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations in the Leaf - Other Regions segment resulting in lower raw materials prices and conversion costs in Africa and South America and the continued growth of the Other Products and Services segment.

SG&A increased $19.5 million or 25.3% to $96.6 million for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from $77.1 million for the six months ended September 30, 2018. SG&A as a percent of sales increased to 14.6% for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from 11.2% for the six months ended September 30, 2018. These increases were primarily related to branding, marketing, and advertising expenses for the Figr cannabinoid and Humble Juice e-liquid brands and costs incurred in connection with the evaluation of a partial monetization of the Company's investments in certain businesses included in the Other Products and Services segment.

Income tax expense increased $16.7 million or 175.8% to $26.2 million for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from $9.5 million for the six months ended September 30, 2018. This increase was primarily due to the change in the effective tax rate to (44.3)% for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from (19.5)% for the six months ended September 30, 2018 and the occurrence of certain discrete items during the six months ended September 30, 2019.




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Leaf - North America Supplemental Information
Six Months Ended September 30,
(in millions, except per kilo amounts) Change
2019 2018 $ %
Kilos sold 14.2    18.9    (4.7)   (24.9)  
Tobacco sales and other operating revenues:
Sales and other operating revenues $ 75.4    $ 92.4    $ (17.0)   (18.4)  
Average price per kilo 5.31    4.89    0.42    8.6   
Processing and other revenues 11.0    11.5    (0.5)   (4.3)  
Total sales and other operating revenues 86.4    103.9    (17.5)   (16.8)  
Tobacco cost of goods sold:
Tobacco costs 57.6    74.4    (16.8)   (22.6)  
Transportation, storage, and other period costs 8.7    5.8    2.9    50.0   
Total tobacco cost of goods sold 66.3    80.2    (13.9)   (17.3)  
Average cost per kilo 4.67    4.24    0.43    10.1   
Processing and other revenues cost of services sold 7.9    8.9    (1.0)   (11.2)  
Total cost of goods and services sold 74.2    89.1    (14.9)   (16.7)  
Gross profit 12.2    14.8    (2.6)   (17.6)  
Selling, general, and administrative expenses 8.4    9.3    (0.9)   (9.7)  
Other expense, net (0.5)   (0.3)   (0.2)   (66.7)  
Restructuring and asset impairment charges —    0.2    (0.2)   (100.0)  
Operating income $ 3.3    $ 5.0    $ (1.7)   (34.0)  

Sales and other operating revenues decreased $17.5 million or 16.8% to $86.4 million for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from $103.9 million for the six months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was primarily due to lower volume attributable to Hurricane Florence reducing the prior-year U.S. crop size and foreign tariffs on U.S. tobacco. This decrease was partially offset by an 8.6% increase in average sales prices due to product mix having a higher concentration of lamina.

Cost of goods sold decreased $14.9 million or 16.7% to $74.2 million for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from $89.1 million for the six months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was mainly due to the decrease in volume.

Gross profit as a percent of sales was 14.1% for the six months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018.

SG&A decreased $0.9 million or 9.7% to $8.4 million for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from $9.3 million for the six months ended September 30, 2018. SG&A as a percent of sales increased to 9.7% for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from 9.0% for the six months ended September 30, 2018. These decreases were related to the impact of restructuring initiatives enacted in the prior year.



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Leaf - Other Regions Supplemental Information
Six Months Ended September 30,
(in millions, except per kilo amounts) Change
2019 2018 $ %
Kilos sold 135.7    132.7    3.0    2.3   
Tobacco sales and other operating revenues:
Sales and other operating revenues $ 531.9    $ 545.0    $ (13.1)   (2.4)  
Average price per kilo 3.92    4.11    (0.19)   (4.6)  
Processing and other revenues 29.4    31.6    (2.2)   (7.0)  
Total sales and other operating revenues 561.3    576.6    (15.3)   (2.7)  
Tobacco cost of goods sold:
Tobacco costs 430.0    452.5    (22.5)   (5.0)  
Transportation, storage, and other period costs 24.9    28.9    (4.0)   (13.8)  
Derivative financial instrument and exchange (gains) losses 0.3    (5.5)   5.8    105.5   
Total tobacco cost of goods sold 455.2    475.9    (20.7)   (4.3)  
Average cost per kilo 3.35    3.59    (0.24)   (6.7)  
Processing and other revenues cost of services sold 22.8    25.5    (2.7)   (10.6)  
Total cost of goods and services sold 478.0    501.4    (23.4)   (4.7)  
Gross profit 83.3    75.2    8.1    10.8   
Selling, general, and administrative expenses 53.9    54.5    (0.6)   (1.1)  
Other income, net 4.3    5.8    (1.5)   (25.9)  
Restructuring and asset impairment charges 0.2    1.5    (1.3)   (86.7)  
Operating income $ 33.5    $ 25.0    $ 8.5    34.0   

Sales and other operating revenues decreased $15.3 million or 2.7% to $561.3 million for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from $576.6 million for the six months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was primarily due to a 4.6% decrease in average selling prices related to product mix having a higher concentration of byproducts. This decrease was partially offset by a 2.3% increase in volume primarily in South America due to the timing of shipments.

Cost of goods sold decreased $23.4 million or 4.7% to $478.0 million for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from $501.4 million for the six months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was mainly due to the decrease in sales and other operating revenues and favorable foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations resulting in lower raw materials prices in Africa and South America.

Gross profit as a percent of sales increased to 14.8% for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from 13.0% for the six months ended September 30, 2018. This increase was attributable to favorable foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations resulting in lower raw materials prices and conversion costs in Africa and South America.

SG&A decreased $0.6 million or 1.1% to $53.9 million for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from $54.5 million for the six months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was due to lower allocations of general corporate services attributable to a change in the Company's reportable segments. SG&A as a percent of sales increased to 9.6% for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from 9.5% for the six months ended September 30, 2018. This increase was related to the decrease in sales and other operating revenues.

Other income, net decreased $1.5 million or 25.9% to $4.3 million for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from $5.8 million for the six months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease was primarily due to the receipt of insurance proceeds in the prior year from the fiscal 2016 fire in Zimbabwe.

Restructuring and asset impairment charges decreased $1.3 million or 86.7% to $0.2 million for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from $1.5 million for the six months ended September 30, 2018 mainly due to a cost-saving and restructuring initiative to close a processing facility in Europe in 2018.

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Other Products and Services Segment Supplemental Information
Six Months Ended September 30,
(in millions, except per kilo amounts) Change
2019 2018 $ %
Sales and other operating revenues $ 11.9    $ 5.4    $ 6.5    120.4   
Cost of goods and services sold 7.5    4.8    2.7    56.3   
Gross profit 4.4    0.6    3.8    633.3   
Selling, general, and administrative expenses 34.3    13.3    21.0    157.9   
Other income, net 0.7    —    0.7    100.0   
Operating loss $ (29.2)   $ (12.7)   $ (16.5)   (129.9)  

Sales and other operating revenues increased $6.5 million or 120.4% to $11.9 million for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from $5.4 million for the six months ended September 30, 2018. This increase was primarily due to increased cannabiniod revenue attributable to sales in the province of Nova Scotia following the legalization of the Canadian recreational cannabis market on October 17, 2018, as well as increased e-liquids product revenue attributable to additional product offerings and an expanding customer base.

Cost of goods sold increased $2.7 million or 56.3% to $7.5 million for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from $4.8 million for the six months ended September 30, 2018. This increase was mainly due to the increase in sales.

Gross profit as a percent of sales increased to 37.0% for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from 11.1% for the six months ended September 30, 2018. This increase was attributable to higher sales volume.

SG&A increased $21.0 million or 157.9% to $34.3 million for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from $13.3 million for the six months ended September 30, 2018. SG&A as a percent of sales increased to 288.2% for the six months ended September 30, 2019 from 246.3% for the six months ended September 30, 2018. These increases were primarily related to branding, marketing, and advertising expenses for the Figr cannabinoid and Humble Juice e-liquid brands and the evaluation of a partial monetization of the Other Products and Services segment.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview
Our liquidity requirements are affected by various factors including crop seasonality, foreign currency and interest rates, green tobacco prices, customer mix, crop size, and quality, branding, marketing, and advertising expenses to support the Other Products and Services segment, increased legal and professional costs associated with the evaluation of a partial monetization of the Company's investments in certain businesses included in the Other Products and Services segment. Our leaf tobacco business is seasonal, and purchasing, processing, and selling activities have several associated peaks where cash on-hand and outstanding indebtedness may vary significantly compared to fiscal year-end.

As of September 30, 2019, we reached a seasonally adjusted high for our South American crop lines as we are shipping inventory and collecting receivables. In Africa, purchasing is almost complete and processing and shipping will peak in the third fiscal quarter. In Asia, the Thai crop has been processed, packed, and is shipping and the Indian and Indonesian crops are being purchased with processing and shipping scheduled to occur during the third fiscal quarter. Europe has almost completed processing and shipping will follow during the third and fourth fiscal quarters. North America has commenced flue cured purchasing and processing, with shipping scheduled to occur during the third fiscal quarter.

Working Capital
Our working capital decreased to $483.6 million at September 30, 2019 from $591.7 million at March 31, 2019. Our current ratio was 1.6 to 1 at September 30, 2019 and 1.9 to 1 at March 31, 2019. The decrease in working capital was primarily due to the seasonal buildup of African and South American inventories and advances to tobacco suppliers and the related seasonal increase of notes payable to finance the purchase and processing of these crops.

The following is a summary of items from the condensed consolidated balance sheets:

September 30, March 31,
(in millions except for current ratio) 2019 2018 2019
Cash and cash equivalents $ 172.5    $ 117.0    $ 192.0   
Trade and other receivables, net 214.5    229.2    311.0   
Inventories and advances to tobacco suppliers 848.7    1019.9    687.9   
Total current assets 1,295.6    1,421.4    1,238.5   
Notes payable to banks 582.4    613.9    429.0   
Accounts payable 50.8    48.1    87.0   
Advances from customers 22.3    11.0    16.4   
Total current liabilities 812.0    784.5    646.8   
Current ratio 1.6 to 1    1.8 to 1    1.9 to 1   
Working capital 483.6    636.9    591.7   
Long-term debt 901.1    905.1    898.4   
Stockholders’ equity attributable to Pyxus International, Inc. 104.2    212.4    183.7

Sources and Uses of Cash
Our primary sources of liquidity are cash generated from operations, cash collections from our securitized receivables, and short-term borrowings under our foreign seasonal lines of credit. We have typically financed our non-U.S. tobacco operations with uncommitted unsecured short-term seasonal lines of credit at the local level. These foreign lines of credit are seasonal in nature, normally extending for a term of 180 to 270 days, corresponding to the tobacco crop cycle in that location. These short-term seasonal lines of credit are typically uncommitted in that the lenders have the right to cease making loans and demand repayment of loans at any time. These short-term seasonal lines of credit are typically renewed at the outset of each tobacco season. We maintain various other financing arrangements that are continually analyzed in order to meet the cash requirements of our businesses. See "Note 13. Debt Arrangements" for additional information.

We believe that our current cash balances, together with our borrowing availability, provides us with sufficient financial resources to meet our business requirements in the next 12 months, including the ability to meet our principal and interest payments under the terms of our debt financing agreements.

During the second half of fiscal 2020, we expect to incur capital expenditures for routine replacement of equipment and investments intended to add value to our customers or increase efficiency in our leaf business, for value-added agriculture capabilities, and expansion of our production capacity in Canada.

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We utilize capital in excess of cash flow from operations to finance accounts receivable, inventory, and advances to tobacco suppliers in foreign countries. In addition, we may periodically elect to purchase, redeem, repay, retire, or cancel indebtedness prior to stated maturity under our various foreign credit lines and senior secured credit agreement or indentures, as permitted therein.

The information included below explains the sources and uses of our cash flows for the six months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 as derived from our condensed consolidated financial statements:

Six months ended September 30,
(in thousands) 2019 2018
Operating activities $ (257,775)   $ (419,317)  
Investing activities 90,927    87,185   
Financing activities 154,062    180,915   
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (7,341)   2,840   
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (20,127)   (148,377)  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 192,043    264,660   
Restricted cash at beginning of period 5,767    3,373   
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period $ 177,683    $ 119,656   

Net cash used by operating activities decreased $161.5 million in the six months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the six months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease in cash used was primarily due to smaller crop sizes and lower green inventory prices in Africa and South America.

Net cash provided by investing activities increased $3.7 million in the six months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the six months ended September 30, 2018. The increase in cash provided was primarily due to the timing of collections on our beneficial interests in securitized receivables, partially offset by higher purchases for property, plant, and equipment related to expansion of the Other Products and Services segment.

Net cash provided by financing activities decreased $26.9 million in the six months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the six months ended September 30, 2018. This decrease is primarily due to lower net proceeds from short-term borrowings due to decreases in purchasing requirements and lower green inventory prices in Africa and South America, partially offset by lower debt repayments on our senior notes.

Fluctuation of the U.S. dollar versus many of the currencies in which we have costs may have an impact on our working capital requirements. We will continue to monitor and hedge foreign currency costs, as needed.

Restricted cash as of September 30, 2019 primarily consists of approximately $1.9 million in compensating balances held with lenders in various jurisdictions where we operate, and approximately $2.3 million held as escrow for bid bonds used in new customer tenders. See "Note 3. Restricted Cash" for additional information.

Approximately $79.0 million of our outstanding cash balance at September 30, 2019 was held in foreign jurisdictions, which includes approximately $3.3 million held by our legal Canadian cannabis businesses. As a result of our cash needs abroad and legal restrictions with respect to repatriation of the proceeds from operations of our Canadian cannabis subsidiaries, it is our intention to permanently reinvest these funds in foreign jurisdictions regardless of the fact that the cost of repatriation would not have a material financial impact.

Debt Financing
We continue to finance our business with a combination of short-term and long-term seasonal credit lines, an ABL facility, long-term debt securities, advances from customers, and cash from operations when available. See a summary of our short-term and long-term debt as of September 30, 2019 and 2018 at "Note 13. Debt Arrangements" for additional information. We will continue to monitor and adjust funding sources as needed to enhance and drive various business opportunities that maintain flexibility and meet cost expectations.

Aggregated peak borrowings by facility occurring during the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were repaid with cash provided by operating activities. Available credit as of September 30, 2019 was $304.4 million comprised of $60.0 million under our ABL facility, $237.2 million of notes payable to banks, and $7.1 million of availability for letters of credit.
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Borrowing under the ABL facility is permitted only to the extent that, after consideration of the application of the proceeds of the borrowing, our unrestricted cash and cash equivalents would not exceed $180.0 million.

No cash dividends were paid to shareholders during the three months ended September 30, 2019. The payment of dividends is restricted under the terms of our ABL credit facility and the indentures governing the 8.5% senior secured first lien notes and the 9.875% senior secured second lien notes.

Zimbabwe Currency Considerations
As of September 30, 2019, the Company held $0 in the Zimbabwe RTGS Dollars. RTGS is a local currency equivalent that, as of September 30, 2019, was exchanged at a government specified rate of 15.2:1 with the U.S. Dollar ("USD"). In order to convert these units to U.S. Dollars, we must obtain foreign currency resources from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, subject to the monetary and exchange control policy in Zimbabwe. If the foreign exchange restrictions and government-imposed controls become severe, we may have to reassess our ability to control MTC. As of September 30, 2019, MTC has $89.3 million of net assets.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no significant changes to our market risk exposures since March 31, 2019. For a discussion of our exposure to market risk, refer to Part II, Item 7A “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2019.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that this information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Due to inherent limitations, our disclosure controls and procedures, however well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance (not absolute) that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met.

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as required by Rule 13a-15(b) of the Exchange Act), as of September 30, 2019. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) were effective to provide reasonable assurance as of September 30, 2019.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
As required by Rule 13a-15(d) under the Exchange Act, the our management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the Company’s internal control over financial reporting to determine whether any changes occurred during the quarter covered by this quarterly report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Certain updates to our internal controls, processes, and systems were implemented in connection with the adoption of ASU 2016-02. Other than these updates, there were no changes that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
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Part II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See "Note 12. Contingencies and Other Information" to the "Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements" for additional information with respect to legal proceedings, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, investors should carefully consider our risk factors, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, or operating results. As of the date of this report, there are no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, and in Part II, Item 1A "Risk Factors" in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2019, except for updated information included in the following:

Our equity method investment in Criticality LLC (“Criticality”) is subject to uncertainty regarding the legal and regulatory status of hemp, including with respect to U.S. federal and state implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill and related laws, and changes to such laws and regulations may have material adverse effects on the operations of Criticality.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) is responsible for ensuring public health and safety through regulation of food, drugs, dietary supplements, and cosmetics, among other products, through its enforcement authority pursuant to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The FDA's responsibilities include regulating ingredients in, as well as the marketing and labeling of, regulated articles sold in interstate commerce.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (the “DEA”) enforces the Controlled Substances Act, under which cannabis (including hemp and industrial hemp) has historically been controlled as the Schedule I substance marijuana, with a limited exception for imported parts of the plant that typically contain only trace amounts of cannabinoids (i.e., mature stalks, sterilized seeds, and their derivatives). In 2014, the Agriculture Act of 2014 (the “2014 Farm Bill”) was enacted in the United States, which allowed for the domestic cultivation of "industrial hemp" (i.e., cannabis plants, plant parts, and derivatives with no more than 0.3% THC (which is a psychoactive chemical compound in cannabis)) as part of agricultural pilot programs adopted by individual states for the purposes of research by state departments of agriculture and institutions of higher education.

There is significant uncertainty concerning the permissible scope of commercial activity under the 2014 Farm Bill. The 2014 Farm Bill authorized only institutions of higher education and state agriculture departments to cultivate industrial hemp, and only to do so for research purposes. However, it also gave significant discretion to states to regulate industrial hemp pilot programs. Many states that have adopted pilot programs have registered private companies to cultivate and process industrial hemp. Additionally, many states, including North Carolina, where Criticality is based, have interpreted the 2014 Farm Bill to permit marketing research concerning industrial hemp through, among other things, commercial marketing and sale of industrial hemp and industrial hemp products. In contrast, the DEA, FDA, and U.S. Department of Agriculture (the “USDA”) have taken the position that, under the 2014 Farm Bill, industrial hemp products may not be sold for the purpose of general commercial activity or in states without agricultural pilot programs that permit their sale for research marketing purposes; these agencies have also taken the position that, under the 2014 Farm Bill, industrial hemp plants and seeds may not be transported across state lines. There is evidence that Congress does not agree with these agencies’ interpretation of the 2014 Farm Bill, including through its insertion in various appropriations bills language prohibiting the DEA from using funds to impede state agricultural pilot programs. Such language was inserted in the most recent federal appropriations bill, and has been inserted in the draft appropriations bill being considered by Congress. However, there can be no assurance that the current draft appropriations bill will be passed with such language intact, or that such language will be inserted in future appropriations bills while industrial hemp cultivation continues to be governed by the 2014 Farm Bill. There also can be no assurance that these agencies will change their position concerning the permissible scope of commercial activity under the 2014 Farm Bill.

On December 20, 2018, the Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 (the "2018 Farm Bill") was signed into law. The 2018 Farm Bill, among other things, removes “hemp” and its derivatives (including its cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol (or “CBD”)) from the U.S. Controlled Substances Act and amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for commercial production of hemp in the United States. The law defines "hemp" as "the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol [THC] concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis."

The 2018 Farm Bill tasked the USDA with establishing a regulatory framework for the commercial hemp industry. On October 31, 2019, the USDA published an interim final rule, which governs hemp production under the 2018 Farm Bill, subject to public review and comment and any changes made when the formal rule is promulgated. As an interim final rule, the regulations take effect immediately. The regulations provide for certain minimum requirements for state plans, provide a plan for the USDA to review and approve state-submitted hemp plans, and establish a federal licensing and regulatory system for
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hemp production in states without an approved state plan. Although the regulations are effective immediately, until such time as the USDA approves state hemp plans or issues federal licenses to hemp cultivators in states without plans in the approval process, hemp production is governed by the more restrictive 2014 Farm Bill, and commercial production of hemp may violate federal law.

There is uncertainty concerning the timing and manner of implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill. Under the interim final rule, the USDA can begin reviewing and approving hemp plans submitted by states that meet the federal standards, giving those jurisdictions primary regulatory authority over hemp production. States that have already submitted plans or are in the process of developing state plans may need to update their laws and programs to meet the new USDA regulations. In addition, the regulations provide the USDA with 60 days to review plans, with additional potential delays for correction, resubmission, re-review and appeal. In light of this schedule, few (if any) state plans are likely to be approved prior to 2020. In addition, hemp cultivators may apply for a federal license directly from the USDA beginning on December 2, 2019. But they may apply for a federal license only if their state has not submitted a plan to the USDA for approval. Therefore, there may be a period under which hemp cultivators have no approved state plan for licensure, but also may not apply for a federal license. Until a hemp cultivator has either a state or federal license, commercial hemp production under the 2018 Farm Bill cannot legally begin. By way of example, in North Carolina, where Criticality is based, there has been no proposed state plan and the legislature is still considering the enabling legislation that would allow a state plan to be submitted.

Additionally, there is uncertainty created by the 2018 Farm Bill’s decision to leave the states as potential primary regulators of hemp production. States may adopt regulatory schemes that impose different levels of regulation and costs on the production of hemp. Because states have not yet obtained USDA approval for plans for commercial hemp production, the timing of the adoption of state plans cannot be assured. Moreover, the 2018 Farm Bill provides that its provisions do not preempt or limit state laws that regulate the production of hemp. Accordingly, some states may choose to restrict or prohibit some or all hemp production or sales. For example, in North Carolina, where Criticality is based, the state legislature is considering legislation that would treat “smokeable hemp” (defined as "harvested raw or dried hemp plant material, including hemp buds or hemp flowers, hemp cigars, and hemp cigarettes") as illegal marijuana under state law unless produced and used in compliance with the proposed legislation.

In addition, the status of the current regulations as an interim final rule creates uncertainty as to the ultimate regulatory structure for commercial hemp production. The current regulations are temporarily in place, pending public notice and comment on the regulations. The USDA may make substantive changes in the regulations when final regulations are approved, and, indeed, has already suggested certain potential changes. The interim final rule is set to expire on November 1, 2021, unless extended, to provide time for a full rulemaking procedure. There is uncertainty what the final rules will be, if any, after the rulemaking procedure.

Further, under the 2018 Farm Bill, the FDA has retained authority over Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act-regulated products containing hemp and its derivatives, including CBD. Moreover, states have retained regulatory authority through their own analogues to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, and the states may diverge from the federal treatment of the use of hemp as, or in, food, dietary supplements, vapable products, or topical cosmetic products. There can be no assurance that the FDA or states (under their Controlled Substances Act and Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act analogues) will ultimately permit the sale of non-pharmaceutical products containing hemp-derived CBD.

In light of recent changes in federal law concerning hemp and in many state laws concerning cannabis, it is possible that there could be future changes to the Controlled Substances Act or DEA policies implementing the Controlled Substances Act. Such changes, if they occur, could improve the ability to conduct research on the medical benefits of cannabis. If, for example, Congress were to reschedule non-hemp cannabis or THC under the Controlled Substances Act as legal but potentially controlled substances, enforcement policies across federal agencies, including the FDA, may be materially altered. As federal law generally prohibits the production and sale of non-hemp cannabis and THC, the FDA has historically deferred enforcement related to cannabis to the DEA. However, the FDA has enforced the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with regard to hemp-derived products, particularly products containing CBD derived from hemp, sold in interstate commerce. If non-hemp cannabis or THC were to be rescheduled in such a way, the FDA could play a more-active regulatory role in enforcing the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act against non-hemp cannabis and THC products, which the FDA could assert qualify as, for example, "drugs," even when not promoted for medical uses. Further, in the event that the pharmaceutical industry directly competes with cannabis businesses for market share, as could potentially occur with rescheduling or even under the current state-law systems, the pharmaceutical industry may urge the DEA, FDA, and others to enforce the Controlled Substances Act, the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, and related laws against businesses that comply with state but not federal law. Under various contingencies, the potential for multi-agency enforcement could threaten or have a materially adverse effect on the operations of Criticality.

The increasing and evolving regulation of tobacco products by the federal, state, and local governments in the United States may adversely affect the Company.
The nicotine-containing vaping products of the Company and its equity method investment in Purilum, LLC (“Purilum”), are subject to substantial and evolving regulation by the FDA and other federal agencies (e.g., the Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Products Safety Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency). While each of the Company and Purilum
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believes that it has complied in all material respects with each currently applicable requirement by the applicable compliance date, it is possible that federal agencies may disagree and take enforcement action against the Company, Purilum, or their respective nicotine-containing vaping products based on legal or factual determinations that differ from the those of the Company and Purilum, which could have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, and results of operations of the Company.

In addition, the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by the Tobacco Control Act, requires that any tobacco product that was not commercially marketed as of the “grandfathering” date of February 15, 2007, receive premarket authorization from the FDA before it can be marketed in the United States. However, the FDA has issued a policy under which the agency will not enforce these requirements for non-finished products (i.e., those intended solely for use in further manufacturing), which include certain products manufactured by the Company and Purilum. In addition, the FDA in July 2017 announced a compliance policy for “finished deemed” tobacco products (i.e., those products subjected to FDA regulation pursuant to the agency’s 2016 “deeming” regulation, including nicotine-containing vaping products) that qualify as “new tobacco products.” That compliance policy allowed the Company and Purilum to market such finished vaping products that qualify as “new tobacco products” that were on the U.S. market on August 8, 2016, until August 8, 2022, and continued marketing of such products during the FDA’s review of a pending marketing application submitted by August 8, 2022. In the absence of this policy, each of the Company and Purilum would have had to obtain prior authorization from FDA to market its finished vaping products after August 8, 2016. Accordingly, the Company’s and Purilum’s nicotine-containing finished vaping products are marketed pursuant to this compliance policy based on evidence in the Company’s and Purilum’s possession that they were on the U.S. market on August 8, 2016, and have not been physically modified since.

On March 13, 2019, the FDA issued a draft guidance document entitled “Modifications to Compliance Policy for Certain Deemed New Tobacco Products.” The document proposed to modify the current compliance policy for certain deemed tobacco products that qualify as “new tobacco products.” Relevant to vaping products, the document proposed to change the deadline for submitting a marketing application for flavored products (other than tobacco-, mint-, and menthol-flavored products) from August 8, 2022 to August 8, 2021. The guidance document also proposed that, even during the compliance policy period, the FDA would prioritize enforcement of the premarket review requirements for such flavored products when offered for sale in ways that pose a greater risk for minors to access such products. This includes enforcement against such flavored products sold: (1) in locations that minors may enter at any time; (2) through retailers (including online retailers) that have sold to minors after the FDA finalizes the document; (3) through online retailers lacking sufficient third-party age- and identity-verification services; and (4) through online retailers with no limit on the quantity that a customer may purchase within a given time period. The guidance document also proposed that, even during the compliance policy period, the FDA similarly would enforce the premarket review requirements against all vaping products promoted to minors or marketed in a manner likely to promote use by minors.

On May 15, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a decision that may have a future impact on the FDA’s compliance policy for deemed “new tobacco products” on the market on August 8, 2016, effective date of the deeming regulations. In response to a complaint filed by public health groups and individual physicians, the court issued an order vacating the draft guidance announcing the FDA’s July 2017 compliance policy. The court then ordered and received briefing on the potential remedy. On July 12, 2019, the court issued its remedy order, which specified that: (1) for all deemed new tobacco products on the U.S. market on August 8, 2016, marketers must file applications within 10 months (i.e., by May 12, 2020) to continue marketing such products without otherwise-required marketing authorizations; (2) such a product may remain on the market pending FDA review of a timely filed application for a period not to exceed one year from the date of the application’s submission; (3) in its discretion, the FDA may enforce the premarket review requirements against such products for which marketers do not file applications within 10 months; and (4) the FDA shall have the ability to exempt deemed new tobacco products on the market on August 8, 2016, from these application submission requirements for good cause on a case-by-case basis. In response to a motion requesting clarification from the court filed by the FDA, the court issued an August 12, 2019, order that added a paragraph to the remedy order stating, “This order does not restrict the FDA's authority to enforce the premarket review provision against deemed products, or categories of deemed products, before the close of either the 10-month application submission period or the FDA application review period described above.”

Under the court’s order, any marketer of a non-grandfathered Deemed Tobacco Product that was on the U.S. market on August 8, 2016, but has not yet received an FDA marketing authorization, generally has until May 12, 2020, to submit a marketing application to continue marketing the product after that date. As regards to vaping and vapable products, this court-ordered modification to the compliance policy remains subject to change. Such change could result from potential appeals by industry parties that have sought to intervene in the litigation for the purposes of appeal, a stay pending appeal requested by these parties, litigation recently filed by industry members in federal district courts in Kentucky and Mississippi that could yield conflicting orders on these matters, or further action by the FDA (as discussed below).

On September 11, 2019, and in response to preliminary data from the 2019 National Youth Tobacco Survey apparently demonstrating increases in reported youth usage of flavored e-cigarette products, the Trump administration announced support for the FDA’s dramatically modifying the court-ordered compliance policy for vaping products. According to a press release issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, “FDA intends to finalize a compliance policy in the coming
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weeks that would prioritize the agency’s enforcement of the premarket authorization requirements for non-tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes, including mint and menthol, clearing the market of unauthorized, non-tobacco-flavored e-cigarette products.” It further stated, “The compliance policy the FDA anticipates announcing in the coming weeks will outline [an] enforcement policy addressing non-tobacco-flavored e-cigarette products that lack premarket authorization moving forward.”

On September 25, 2019, the acting FDA Commissioner testified before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on vaping-related issues. In his prepared testimony, he stated, in relevant part:

Earlier this month, the President announced that as part of the Administration’s ongoing work to tackle the epidemic of youth e-cigarette use, FDA intends to finalize a compliance policy in the coming weeks that would prioritize the Agency’s enforcement of the premarket authorization requirements for non-tobacco-flavored e-cigarettes, including mint- and menthol-flavored products. It is important to note that this does not mean flavored e-cigarettes can never be marketed— if companies think they can show that specific products meet the standards established by Congress, then they can submit that evidence to FDA through a product application, which FDA will then evaluate. It does mean that FDA intends to prioritize enforcement action such that, unless and until the manufacturers of these products meet their burden under the Tobacco Control Act to show that scientific evidence demonstrates that their marketing is appropriate for the protection of the public health, these products will be expected to exit the market.

In his oral testimony, he indicated that FDA would issue the guidance in a matter of “weeks” and suggested that the revised compliance policy would take effect within 30 days “or some period along those lines.”

It therefore appears that the FDA intends to modify the court-ordered compliance policy in a manner that would require any flavored nicotine-containing e-liquid or e-cigarette product (other than a tobacco-flavored product) to exit the U.S. market until such time that the FDA authorizes the product’s return in response to a marketing application. Based on these public statements, tobacco-flavored products could remain subject to the preexisting compliance policy, meaning that, provided they were on the U.S. market on August 8, 2016, they could remain marketed until at least May 12, 2020, and for up to one year thereafter during the FDA’s review of a marketing application filed by May 12, 2020, for such a product. However, precisely when the FDA will issue the guidance document announcing the revised compliance policy and its precise contents remain unclear. Whether industry will file legal challenges to the revised compliance policy and whether a reviewing court would temporarily restrain or preliminarily enjoin the FDA from implementing the revised compliance during the pendency of any such legal challenge also remains uncertain.

For the six-month period ended September 30, 2019 and for prior periods, revenues of the Company and Purilum from the sales of e-liquid nicotine products have been derived almost exclusively from the sale of non-tobacco flavored e-liquids products, and Purilum’s business focus is on the development of flavors for vapable products. If the Company and Purilum are required to remove non-tobacco flavored e-liquids products from the market under a revised FDA compliance policy or they fail to complete the required marketing applications for their respective finished nicotine-containing vaping products by the ultimately required deadline, an endeavor that would be extremely time consuming and financially costly, or they fail to ultimately obtain FDA marketing authorizations in response to completed and timely filed marketing applications, Company and Purilum could be prevented from marketing and selling their respective finished vaping products in the United States, which may have a material effect on the business and financial condition and results of the Company. Similarly, if customers who purchase the Company’s or Purilum’s unfinished vaping products fail to obtain FDA marketing authorizations for the finished products that contain such unfinished vaping products (e.g., e-liquids, flavor concentrates), such failure may have a material effect on the business, financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

In addition, future regulatory changes made by the FDA, including potential restrictions or prohibitions on the sale of flavored tobacco products, including vaping products, could have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, and results of operations of the Company.

State and local governments also currently regulate tobacco products, including the Company’s and Purilum’s nicotine-containing vaping products. Certain municipalities have enacted local ordinances that prohibit the use of e-liquid, e-cigarette, and other vaping products, and certain local jurisdictions have enacted total or partial bans on the sale of non-tobacco flavored tobacco products, including e-liquid, e-cigarette and other vaping products (including, without limitation San Francisco, California, Boulder, Colorado, and Aspen, Colorado).

In September and October 2019, several states, including Michigan, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Montana, and Oregon issued or announced an intention to issue emergency regulations temporarily prohibiting the sale of either flavored vaping products, certain flavored vaping products, or all vaping products. A growing number of states have imposed excise taxes on e-liquids, e-cigarettes, and other vaping products. Other states and local jurisdictions have increased the minimum age to purchase such products to 19 or 21, have imposed restrictions or prohibitions on internet sales of such products, and have challenged the marketing of such products under consumer protection statutes (e.g., on the basis that certain marketers unlawfully target underage consumers or make unsubstantiated or misleading claims about their products). For example, in September 2019, Michigan implemented a renewable six-month ban on the sale of flavored e-liquid products; Massachusetts
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announced a temporary ban on the sale of flavored and non-flavored vaping products; New York announced a ban on flavored e-cigarettes; and lawmakers in New Jersey discussed a proposed ban on vaping. Federal, state and local regulations that prohibit or restrict the sale of vaping products, or that decrease consumer demand for these products by prohibiting their use in public places, raising the minimum age for their purchase, raising their prices to unattractive levels via taxation, or banning their sale could adversely impact the financial condition and results or operations of the Company.

On October 8, 2019, the City of New York filed a complaint in U.S. District Court against 24 e-liquids companies, including the Company’s Humble Juice subsidiary, seeking an injunction to prevent sales of e-cigarette products to residents of New York City without adequate age-verification systems and to prohibit marketing e-cigarettes to New York City residents under the age of 21, as well as statutory damages and compensation to the city for the costs of abating underage e-cigarette use.

Governmental and private sector actions, including restrictions imposed at the federal, state, and local level, may have an adverse impact on the Company, Purilum and their respective e-liquids businesses.
Certain health problems have recently been linked to the inhalation of aerosolized e-liquids. As of September 27, 2019, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported that federal and state agencies continue to investigate an outbreak of at least 805 lung injury cases involving patients from 46 states and one U.S. territory, including 12 confirmed deaths. The government reported that all such patients had a history of e-cigarette product use or vaping. While the government has indicated that no single product or substance has been linked to all such cases, approximately 77% reported using THC-containing products, 36% reported exclusive use of THC-containing products, 57% reported using nicotine-containing products, and 16% reported exclusive use of nicotine-containing products. As a result of the current outbreak or future developments related to potential health risks associated with vaping, governments and private sector parties could take actions aimed at reducing the incidence of vaping and/or seeking to hold manufacturers of e-liquids responsible for the adverse health effects associated with the use of vaping products. These actions, combined with potential deterioration in the public’s perception of e-liquids, may result in a reduced market for the Company's and Purilum’s e-liquid products.

Actions by the FDA and other federal, state, or local governments or agencies may impact consumers’ acceptance of or access to e-liquids products (for example, through product standards related to flavored products promulgated by the FDA), limit consumers’ e-liquids choices, delay or prevent the launch of new or modified e-liquids products or products with claims of reduced risk, require the recall or other removal of e-liquids products from the marketplace (for example, as a result of product contamination or regulations that ban certain flavors or ingredients), restrict communications to e-liquids consumers, restrict the ability to differentiate e-liquids products, create a competitive advantage or disadvantage for certain e-liquids companies, impose additional manufacturing, labeling, or packaging requirements, interrupt manufacturing or otherwise significantly increase the cost of doing business, or restrict or prevent the use of specified e-liquids products in certain locations or the sale of e-liquids products by certain retail establishments. Any one or more of these actions may have a material adverse impact on the Company's business, financial condition, and results of operations.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Amended and Restated Pyxus International, Inc. 2016 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed by Pyxus International, Inc. on July 15, 2019 (SEC File No. 001-13684))
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)
101.INS XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema (filed herewith)
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase (filed herewith)
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase (filed herewith)
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase (filed herewith)
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase (filed herewith)


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SIGNATURE
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.
Pyxus International, Inc.
Date: November 7, 2019        /s/ Philip C. Garofolo
Philip C. Garofolo
Vice President - Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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