OSHKOSH CORPORATION NOTES OF CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
planned or budgeted, or in excess of its original budget. The Company reviews such costs to determine if they are contributing and/or proportionate to the Company's progress in satisfying the performance obligation. Costs that are contributing but not proportionate to the Company's progress are reviewed to determine if they represent inefficiencies, which requires significant judgment. Normal costs are included in the cost-to-cost method of percentage-of-completion while inefficiencies do not contribute to the Company's progress in satisfying the performance obligation and are expensed as incurred. The above considerations are then factored into the Company’s estimated revenue and costs. If a loss is expected on a performance obligation, the complete estimated loss is recorded in the period in which the loss is identified. The Company recognizes changes in estimated sales or costs and the resulting profit or loss on a cumulative basis. The Company capitalizes costs of pre-production activities as costs to fulfill a contract are incurred, if such costs generate or enhance resources that will be used in satisfying performance obligations in the future and the costs are expected to be recovered. The Company has on occasion capitalized costs to fulfill a contract after the performance obligation has begun being satisfied if the fulfillment costs relate to future performance under the performance obligation, and not performance completed to date. The Company amortizes the deferred contract costs over the anticipated production volume of the contract. Next Generation Delivery Vehicles (NGDV) contract with the United States Postal Service (USPS) Under the NGDV contract with the USPS, the USPS made advance payments to the Company for pre-production activities, including product engineering, factory setup and development. The Company determined that these activities do not result in the transfer of distinct goods or services to the customer. There is an implicit assumption that without the customer making such advance payments to the Company, the Company would have charged the customer a higher selling price for future sales of goods or services; therefore, these advance payments create a "material right", providing an option for the customer to acquire those future goods or services, at a discount, that are dependent upon the pre-production activities. Revenue allocated to performance obligations that represent a material right for a customer to acquire goods or services at a discount in the future is recognized as those future goods or services are transferred or when the material right expires. Revenue related to material rights is recognized based on a percentage of actual units produced relative to the total number of units for which orders can be placed under the contract. Assurance Warranty — Provisions for estimated assurance warranties are recorded in cost of sales at the time of sale and are periodically adjusted to reflect actual experience. The amount of warranty liability accrued reflects management’s best estimate of the expected future cost of honoring Company obligations under the warranty plans. Historically, the cost of fulfilling the Company’s warranty obligations has principally involved replacement parts, labor and sometimes travel for any field retrofit campaigns. The Company’s estimates are based on historical experience, the extent of pre-production testing, the number of units involved and the extent of features/components included in product models. Actual warranty claims experience is reviewed quarterly to determine if there are systemic defects that would require a field campaign. Research and Development and Similar Costs — Except for customer sponsored research and development costs incurred pursuant to contracts (generally with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)) or engineering costs incurred pursuant to the NGDV contract with the USPS, research and development costs are expensed as incurred and included in cost of sales. Research and development costs charged to expense totaled $173.7 million, $169.1 million and $133.6 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Customer sponsored research and development costs incurred pursuant to contracts are accounted for as contract costs. Advertising — Advertising costs are included in selling, general and administrative expense and are expensed as incurred. These expenses totaled $27.9 million, $25.7 million and $25.8 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Debt Financing Costs — Debt issuance costs on term debt are amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the debt. Deferred financing costs on lines of credit are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the related line of credit. Amortization expense was $1.9 million, $1.6 million and $1.4 million in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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