Operating Income
Operating income for the Food Safety segment decreased $10.8 million during the three months ended August 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended August 31, 2024. The decline was primarily a result of the divestiture of our Cleaners & Disinfectants business and increased expenses, primarily from production inefficiencies related to sample collection products and duplicative costs related to the start-up of our own Petrifilm manufacturing.
Operating income for the Animal Safety segment increased $1.9 million during the three months ended August 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended August 31, 2024. The improvement was primarily due to favorable product mix and lower costs resulting from the fiscal year 2025 restructuring actions taken in the genomics business.
The increased corporate expense during each comparable period is related to headcount increases, increases in equity-based compensation, one-time transaction and project expenses, and certain corporate development initiatives.
Financial Condition and Liquidity
Our primary sources of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from the operations of our business, and available borrowing capacity under our Revolving Facility. Our principal uses of cash include working capital-related items, capital expenditures, debt service, and strategic investments.
Our future cash generation and borrowing capacity may not be sufficient to meet cash requirements to fund the operating business, repay debt obligations, construct new manufacturing facilities, commercialize products currently under development or execute our future plans to acquire additional businesses, technology and products that fit within our strategic plan. Accordingly, we may be required, or may choose, to issue additional equity securities or enter into other financing arrangements for a portion of our future capital needs. However, we continuously monitor and forecast our liquidity situation in light of industry, customer and economic factors, and take the necessary actions to preserve our liquidity and evaluate other financial alternatives that may be available to us should the need arise. As a result, we believe that our cash flows from operations, cash on hand, and borrowing capacity will enable us to fund the operating business, repay debt obligations, construct new manufacturing facilities, commercialize products currently under development, and execute our strategic plans.
We are subject to certain legal and other proceedings that have not had, and, in the opinion of management, are not expected to have, a material effect on our results of operations or financial position.
As of August 31, 2025, we had cash and cash equivalents of $138.9 million, and borrowings available under our revolving line of credit of $201.5 million.
On July 17, 2025, we completed the divestiture of our Cleaners & Disinfectants business for $121.7 million in cash at closing, plus contingent consideration tied to future performance of the business. Net proceeds from the transaction were used primarily to repay debt in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026. We paid $51.5 million of principal on the 2025 Revolving Facility, $45.0 million of prepayments on the 2025 Term Loan, and purchased $3.5 million of Senior Notes in the open market.
Since we elected to make prepayments in the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, there are no additional required principal payments for the Term Loan for fiscal year 2026. Financial covenants include maintaining specified levels of funded debt to EBITDA, and debt service coverage. As of August 31, 2025, we are in compliance with all financial covenants under the Credit Facilities.
We continue to make investments in our business and operating facilities. Our estimate for capital expenditures in fiscal 2026 is approximately $50 million. This includes approximately $35 million in capital expenditures related to the integration of the acquired 3M FSD products, the most significant portion of which is related to the construction of equipment for our new manufacturing facility in Lansing, Michigan.
In September 2025, we approved a plan to reduce approximately 10% of our headcount as part of an organizational restructuring focused on improving operational efficiency and financial performance. The actions were implemented at the end of September 2025. Employee separation benefits are expected to be paid during the three months ended November 30, 2025.