Clearfield, Inc. - Annual Report: 2007 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
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Annual
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of
1934
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For
the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2007.
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Transition
Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of
1934
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For
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transition period from _______________________ to
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Commission
File Number 0-16106
APA
ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Minnesota
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41-1347235
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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2950
N.E. 84th
Lane
Blaine,
Minnesota 55449
(763)
784-4995
(Address,
including ZIP code and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s
principal
executive office)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common
Stock, par value $.01 per share
(Title
of class)
Series
B Preferred Share Purchase Rights
(Title
of class)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule
405 of the Securities Act.
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Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
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NO
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months
and (2) has been subject to the filing requirements for the past 90 days.
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YES ¨
NO
Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this
Form 10-K.
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YES
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NO
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, and
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the
Exchange Act).
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accelerated filer ¨
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filer ¨
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filer x
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Indicate
whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act).
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The
aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting equity held by
non-affiliates of the registrant, as of the last business day of the
registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter computed by reference
to the price at which the common equity was last sold was approximately
$14,959,137.
The
number of shares of common stock outstanding as of June 17, 2007 was
11,872,331.
Documents
Incorporated by Reference:
Portions
of our proxy statement for the annual shareholders meeting to be held in August
2007 are incorporated by reference into Part III.
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APA
ENTERPRISES,
INC.
ANNUAL
REPORT ON FORM 10-K
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General
Development of Business.
APA
Enterprises, Inc. (“APA” or the “Company”), formerly APA Optics, Inc., is a
Minnesota corporation which was founded in 1979. Our corporate headquarters
is
located at 2950 84th
Lane
N.E., Blaine, MN and our corporate website is www.apaenterprises.com.
The
information available on our website is not part of this Report.
The
Company reports its operations activities in two segments, Optronics (comprising
the activities in Blaine, Minnesota, Aberdeen, South Dakota, and India) and
APA
Cables and Networks, Inc. (“APACN”)
Description
of Business - Optronics Segment.
Optronics
focuses on leading edge research in gallium nitride (GaN), sophisticated
optoelectronics, and optical systems, with the primary goal of developing
advanced products for subsequent fabrication and marketing. Based on this
research we have developed multiple products including fiber optic components
for metro and access communications networks, a range of GaN based devices,
and
precision optical products.
In
fiscal
year 2005 we formed a wholly-owned subsidiary in India, APA Optronics (India)
Private Limited (“APA India”), to take advantage of lower manufacturing costs
thereby reducing the Company’s overall manufacturing and software development
costs. In fiscal year 2006, the Company began construction of a larger facility
in India to significantly increase its manufacturing activities. The building
remains under construction currently. The subsidiary has been providing low
cost
support for both software needs related to GaN products and certain APACN
components. However due to lower than expected demand for GaN products and
logistics and time constraints for APACN’s fiber patch cords, the benefit has
been less than expected. The Company is currently pursuing alternative options
for the operation, including possible sale.
In
fiscal
year 2006 we sold certain equipment and intellectual property related to our
research and development work surrounding gallium nitride based heterojunction
field effect transistors. The sale to an unrelated third party for consideration
including $1.9 million in cash was intended to enable us to focus our R&D
efforts on power amplifiers built using GaN technology by using commercially
available parts, rather than building our own transistors. This was expected
to
decrease our operating costs and shorten our time to market for power
amplifiers.
In
fiscal
year 2006, the Company also terminated its manufacturing operations, mostly
related to fiber optic communication components, in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
The
associated assets were designated as not being utilized in manufacturing. Most
of the assets, if not utilized within the Company, will be sold the in future.
The Company is pursuing options to lease or sell this facility.
In
fiscal
year 2007, the Company decided to reduce its marketing cost for its Sun UV
related products, namely the Personal UV Monitor (PUVM) and Sun UV Station
by
limiting its marketing to internet sales only. The Company also reduced its
operating expenses in the development of its UV transistor related power
amplifier and UV Profiler product line by eliminating the research personnel
in
transistor development and limiting the Profiler development to mainly one
full
time and one part time engineer. Two other persons related to Profiler
development are available as consultants an as needed basis. The Company is
currently evaluating long-term options for this operation. These options include
the possible sale of its GaN related operations, sale or lease of its Aberdeen
facility and sale of its APA India business, including the facility under
construction.
Products
Our
current products are described below.
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Ultraviolet
(UV) Detector-Based Products
We
currently manufacture value-added products built around UV detectors
fabricated by Optronics and procured externally. These products
are:
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SunUV®
Personal UV Monitor
The SunUV®
Personal UV Monitor (formerly, SunUVWatch®)
is a personal ultraviolet (UV) radiation monitor that also incorporates
a
time/day/date function. It detects UV radiation that is hazardous
to human
health. In fiscal year 2006, we developed and introduced an attractive
new
PUVM plastic/metal model that offers two key advantages for the product
line. The SunUVStation consumer product complements the Personal
UV
Monitor, and together they were intended to provide Optronics a product
line in the sun protection area. The SunUVStation offers a larger
display
that indicates the UV Index on a colorful 7” diameter analog face for
backyard, pool, patio, campground, or other locations where groups
of
people are exposed to the sun.
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Industrial
Products: Profiler M UV Meter
Optronics’ Profiler
M
radiometer was created for the printing and coating industries that
use UV
curing. The instrument measures the intensity and distribution of
four UV
bands inside curing chambers. Data from the instrument can be transferred
to a computer for analysis using proprietary CureControl
software
supplied as part of the purchase.
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The
Company introduced another Profiler product to the market in 2007, the Profiler
MT, a radiometer capable of measuring surface temperature, in additional to
all
the spectral profile capabilities of the original Profiler M. Temperature of
the
surface under UV cure plays an important role in the ultimate quality of the
cure, particularly in machines which operate at lower surface temperature.
Whereas at present other products are capable of either surface temperature
measurement without profile, or measuring the temperature profile at a location
other than the curing plane, our Profiler MT accurately measures the surface
temperature profile at the curing surface, and therefore, we believe, is a
competitive advantage in the market.
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Power
Amplifiers
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In
the 4th
quarter of fiscal year 2006 we completed the sale of our epitaxial
foundry
to an unrelated, third party for total consideration of $1.9 million
in
cash and a license back of the technology within a specified field
of use.
The transaction included sale of APA’s multi-wafer metal organic chemical
vapor deposition system, the technical know-how associated with the
growth
of state-of-the-art epitaxial layers, two heterojunction field effect
transistor patents (United States patent 5,192,987 and United States
patent 5,296,395), an additional pending patent (now allowed, United
States patent application claiming priority of United States provisional
application No. 60/428,856), and associated intellectual property.
Terms
of the transaction allowed APA to market and sell products for
applications greater than 1 GHz and provide revenue sharing based
on
future licensing agreements regarding these patents. The transaction
allowed APA to terminate the lease of an off-site facility utilized
by the
epitaxial foundry and resulted in termination of three employees
associated with the development and growth of epi-layers. The sale
was
intended to decrease operating costs while enabling early entry into
power
amplifier markets utilizing GaN power transistors procured from outside
sources. Such transistors have demonstrated impressive performance
while
maintaining excellent reliability. During the later part of fiscal
2007,
the Company elected to suspend the development of the power amplifier
due
mainly to market uncertainties, and the reliability and stability
of the
Gallium Nitride (GaN) transistors available in the market.
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Marketing
and Distribution
We
do not
maintain a large internal sales force. We have no sales person dedicated to
the
SunUV©
Personal
UV Monitor or SunUV Station and we market these products via internet only.
We
currently have one employee dedicated part time to the sale of our Profiler
products.
Description
of Business - APACN Segment
APA
Cables and Networks, Inc. (“APACN”) is a manufacturer and seller of
telecommunications equipment. APACN focuses on custom-engineered products for
telecommunications customers, primarily related to cabling management
requirements of the Fiber-to-the-Home (“FTTH”) marketplace and in designing and
terminating custom cable assemblies for commercial and industrial original
equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”). To date, APACN has been able to successfully
establish itself as a value-added supplier to its target market of independent
telephone companies and cable television operators as well as OEMs who value
a
high level of engineering services as part of their procurement process. APACN
has expanded its product offerings and broadened its customer base since its
inception four years ago.
APACN
continued to invest in the expansion of its sales and engineering programs
in
the broadband service provider market during fiscal year 2007 for the
development of increased revenue in fiscal year 2008 and beyond.
APACN
offers a broad range of telecommunications equipment and products developed
from
over 20 years of product expertise acquired in each of the CSP and Americable
acquisitions. Its broad range of product offerings include the design and
manufacture of standard and custom connectivity products such as fiber
distribution systems, optical components, Outside Plant (OSP) cabinets, and
fiber and copper cable assemblies that serve the communication service provider
including FTTH, large enterprise, and OEM markets. APACN maintains a range
of
engineering and technical knowledge in-house that works closely with customers
to develop, customize and enhance products from design through production.
Most
products are produced at APACN’s plant in Plymouth, Minnesota with support from
a corporate network of global manufacturing partners. APACN produces these
products on both a quick-turn and scheduled delivery basis.
Products
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Fiber
Distribution Central Office Frame Systems
APACN Fiber Distribution Systems (“FDS”) are high density, easy access
fiber distribution panels and cable management systems that are designed
to reduce installation time, guarantee bend radius protection and
improve
traceability. In the 144-port count configuration, APACN is the industry
leader for density, saving the customer expensive real estate in
the
central office. The product line fully supports a wide range of panel
configurations, densities, connectors, and adapters that can be utilized
on a stand-alone basis or integrated into the panel system. The unique
interchangeable building block design delivers feature rich solutions
which are able to meet the needs of a broad range of network deployments.
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Fiber
Distribution Outside Plant Cabinets APACN’s
Fiber Scalability Center (“FSC”) is a modular and scalable fiber
distribution platform designed for “grow-as-you-go cost containment” as
fiber goes beyond the control of a central office and closer to the
user.
This allows rollout of FTTH services by communication service providers
without a large initial expense. Each outside plant cabinet stores
feeder
and distribution splices, splitters, connectors and slack cable neatly
and
compactly, utilizing field-tested designs to maximize bend radius
protection, connector access, ease of cable routing and physical
protection, thereby minimizing the risk of fiber damage. The FSC
product
has been designed to scale with the application environment as demand
requires and to reduce service turn-up time for the
end-user.
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Optical
Components
APACN packages optical components for signal coupling, splitting,
termination, multiplexing, demultiplexing and attenuation to seamlessly
integrate with the APACN FDS. This value-added packaging allows the
customer to source from a single supplier and reduce space requirements.
The products are built and tested to meet the strictest industry
standards
ensuring customers trouble-free performance in extreme outside plant
environments.
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Cable
Assemblies
APACN manufactures high quality fiber and copper assemblies with an
industry-standard or customer-specified configuration. Industry-standard
assemblies built include but are not limited to: single mode fiber,
multimode fiber, multi-fiber, CATV node assembly, DS1 Telco, DS 3
(734/735) coax, Category 5e and 6, SCSI, Token Ring, and V.35. In
addition, APACN’s engineering services team works alongside the
engineering design departments of our OEM customers to design and
manufacturer custom solutions for both in-the-box as well as network
connectivity assemblies specific to that customer’s product line.
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Additional
information regarding operations in the segments is set forth in Note Q in
the
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8
herein.
Marketing
and Distribution
APACN
markets its products in the United States through a direct sales team with
limited support from a network of manufacturer representative organizations.
APACN works closely with its target customers to adapt the company’s product
platform to the client’s unique requirements. APACN offers a high level of
customer service and principally brings new products to markets based upon
the
specific requests of its customers.
Competition
Competitors
for the APACN FDS and FSC include but are not limited to ADC Telecommunications,
Inc., Corning Cabling Systems, Inc., OFS (Furukawa Electric North America,
Inc.), Telect Inc., Fiber Optic Network Solutions (FONS) Corporation (acquired
by ADC Telecommunications during fiscal 2006), Alcatel, Inc., and Tyco
Electronics, Inc. Nearly all of these firms are substantially larger than APACN
and as a result may be able to procure pricing for necessary components and
labor at much lower prices. Competition for the custom fiber and copper
termination services for cable assemblies is intense. Competitors range from
small, family-run businesses to very large contract manufacturing
facilities.
Sources
of Materials and Outsourced Labor
Numerous
purchased materials, components, and labor, are used in the manufacturing of
the
Company’s products. Most of these are readily available from multiple suppliers.
However, some critical components and outsourced labor are purchased from a
single or a limited number of suppliers. The loss of access to some components
and outsourced labor would have an adverse effect on our ability to deliver
products on a timely basis and on our financial performance.
Patents
and Intellectual Property
As
of
March 31, 2007, we had 12 patents issued in the United States and two pending
patent applications inside and outside the United States. During the last fiscal
year the following patent was sold:
US
Patent
5,146,465 “Aluminum gallium nitride laser”.
All
of
our patents relate to the business of our Optronics segment. Some of these
patents may be sold as part of the possible sale of an Optronics product line.
We
have
made significant progress toward improving the active, strategic management
of
our intellectual property portfolio. The markets for our products are
characterized by rapid change and continual innovation that could render our
technology and patents obsolete before their statutory protection expires.
Several of the companies we compete with have greater research and development
resources than we do and could develop technologies and products that are
similar or even superior to ours without infringing on our intellectual
property.
Environmental
Compliance
Because
we handle a number of chemicals in our operations, we must comply with federal,
state and local laws and regulations regarding the handling and disposal of
such
chemicals. To date the cost of such compliance has not been material.
Major
Customers
Two
customers comprised approximately 23% of total sales for the twelve months
ended
March 31, 2007. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s
sales in fiscal 2006 or 2005.
Backlog
Backlog
reflects purchase order commitments for our products received from customers
that have yet to be fulfilled. Backlog orders are generally shipped within
three
months. Optronics had no backlog as of March 31, 2007 or 2006 and a backlog
of
$7,200 as of March 31, 2005. APACN had backlogs of $1,182,576
as of
March 31, 2007, $1,383,206 as of March 31, 2006, and $429,180 as of March 31,
2005.
Research
and Development
During
the fiscal years ended March 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005, Optronics spent
approximately $474,000, $1,409,000, and $1,104,000, respectively, on research
and development, mainly for the development of compound semiconductor electronic
devices. This segment had no research activities sponsored by customers in
fiscal years 2007, 2006 or 2005. During the third quarter of fiscal 2007, we
suspended our research and development related to the Power Amplifier product.
Presently, we are continuing to develop GaN industrial products on a limited
basis as we evaluate potential alternatives for this product line. APACN has
made no significant expenditures for research and development from its inception
through March 31, 2007.
Employees
As
of
March 31, 2007, Optronics had 28 full-time employees in the combined locations
of Blaine, MN, and India. As of March 31, 2007, APACN had 105 full-time
employees, mainly in Plymouth, MN. Our future performance is dependent on our
ability to attract, train, and retain highly qualified personnel. We have no
employment agreements with our employees. The loss of one or more key employees
could negatively impact the Company.
In
January 2007, the Board of Directors approved a plan to scale-back certain
Optronics activities in Blaine, Minnesota, to reduce investment and operating
expenses. Specifically, the Company (i) discontinued GaN consumer marketing,
except through the Internet, resulting in the termination of three employees,
and (ii) reduced working hours of some GaN industrial product employees to
half
time. In April 2007, three additional employees in GaN industrial products
were
terminated.
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Factors
That May Affect Future Results
The
statements contained in this Report on Form 10-K that are not purely historical
are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, without
limitation, statements regarding the Company’s expectations, hopes, beliefs,
anticipations, commitments, intentions and strategies regarding the future.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements contained
in “Item 1. Business” and “Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Actual results could differ from
those projected in any forward-looking statements for the reasons, among others,
detailed below. We believe that many of the risks detailed here are part of
doing business in the industry in which we compete and will likely be present
in
all periods reported. The fact that certain risks are characteristic to the
industry does not lessen the significance of the risk. The forward-looking
statements are made as of the date of this Report as Form 10-K and we assume
no
obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons
why
actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking
statements.
Our
Results of Operations
Unless
we generate significant revenue growth, our expenses and negative cash flow
will
significantly harm our financial position.
We
have
not been profitable since fiscal 1990. As of March 31, 2007, we had an
accumulated deficit of $39 million. We may incur operating losses for the
foreseeable future, and these losses may be substantial. Further, we may
continue to incur negative operating cash flow in the future. We have funded
our
operations primarily through the sale of equity securities and borrowings.
The
probable discontinuation of the Optronics business unit will result in a
significant reduction in the fixed costs associated with manufacturing, sales
and marketing, product development and administrative expenses. We will need
to
demonstrate continued growth in revenues while containing costs and operating
expenses at APACN if we are to achieve profitability.
Acquisitions
or investments could have an adverse affect on our business.
We
acquired assets in India in March 2005 as part of a strategy to take advantage
of lower manufacturing costs in India. As stated earlier, the Company is
evaluating options for the potential disposal of this operation. We intend
to
continue reviewing acquisition and investment prospects. There are inherent
risks associated with making acquisitions and investments including but not
limited to:
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Challenges
associated with integrating the operations, personnel, etc., of an
acquired company;
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Potentially
dilutive issuances of equity
securities;
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Reduced
cash balances and or increased debt and debt service
costs;
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Risks
associated with geographic or business markets different than those
we are
familiar with; and
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Diversion
of management attention from current
responsibilities.
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Our
Products and Introduction of New Products
We
must introduce new products and product enhancements to increase
revenue.
The
successful operation of our business depends on our ability to anticipate market
needs and develop and introduce new products and product enhancements that
respond to technological changes or evolving industry standards on a timely
and
cost-effective basis. Our products are complex, and new products may take longer
to develop than originally anticipated. These products may contain defects
or
have unacceptable manufacturing yields when first introduced or as new versions
are released. Our products could quickly become obsolete as new technologies
are
introduced or as other firms introduce lower cost alternatives. We must continue
to develop leading-edge products and introduce them to the commercial market
quickly in order to be successful. Our failure to produce technologically
competitive products in a cost-effective manner and on a timely basis will
seriously harm our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Our
products may infringe on the intellectual property rights of
others.
Our
products are sophisticated and rely on complicated manufacturing processes.
We
have received multiple patents on aspects of our design and manufacturing
processes and we have applied for several more. Third parties may still assert
claims that our products or processes infringe upon their intellectual property.
Defending our interests against these claims, even if they lack merit, may
be
time consuming, result in expensive litigation and divert management attention
from operational matters. If such a claim were successful, we could be prevented
from manufacturing or selling our current products, be forced to redesign our
products, or be forced to license the relevant intellectual property at a
significant cost. Any of these actions could harm our business, financial
condition or results of operations.
We
may make additional strategic changes in our product portfolio, but our
strategic changes and restructuring programs may not yield the benefits that
we
expect.
In
connection with the downturn in the communications industry we have divested
or
closed product lines and businesses that either were not profitable or did
not
match our new strategic focus. As necessary, we may make further divestitures
or
closures of product lines and businesses. We may also make strategic
acquisitions.
The
impact of potential changes to our product portfolio and the effect of such
changes on our business, operating results and financial condition, are unknown
at this time. If we acquire other businesses in our areas of strategic focus,
we
may have difficulty assimilating these businesses and their products, services,
technologies and personnel into our operations. These difficulties could disrupt
our ongoing business, distract our management and workforce, increase our
expenses and adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
In
addition to these integration risks, if we acquire new businesses, we may not
realize all of the anticipated benefits of these acquisitions, and we may not
be
able to retain key management, technical and sales personnel after an
acquisition. Divestitures or elimination of existing businesses or product
lines
could also have disruptive effects and may cause us to incur material
expenses.
Manufacturing
and Operations
Our
dependence on outside manufacturers may result in product delivery
delays.
We
have
increased our reliance on the use of contract manufacturers to make our
products. If these contract manufacturers do not fulfill their obligations
or if
we do not properly manage these relationships, our existing customer
relationships may suffer.
We
may be required to rapidly increase our manufacturing capacity to deliver our
products to our customers in a timely manner.
Manufacturing
of our products is a complex and precise process. We have limited experience
in
rapidly increasing our manufacturing capacity or in manufacturing products
at
high volumes. If demand for our products increases, we will be required to
hire,
train and manage additional manufacturing personnel and improve our production
processes in order to increase our production capacity. There are numerous
risks
associated with rapidly increasing capacity, including:
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Difficulties
in achieving adequate yields from new manufacturing
lines,
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Difficulty
maintaining the precise manufacturing processes required by our products
while increasing capacity,
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The
inability to timely procure and install the necessary equipment,
and
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Lack
of availability of qualified manufacturing
personnel.
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If
we
apply our capital resources to expanding our manufacturing capacity in
anticipation of increased customer orders, we run the risk that the projected
increase in orders will not be realized. If anticipated levels of customer
orders are not received, we will not be able to generate positive gross margins
and profitability.
We
are dependent upon skilled employees; If we lose the services of our key
personnel our ability to execute our operating plan, and our operating results,
may suffer.
Our
future performance depends in part upon the continued service and contributions
of key management, engineering, sales and marketing personnel, many of whom
would be difficult to replace quickly. If we lose any of these key personnel,
our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially
adversely affected or delay the development or marketing of existing or future
products. Competition for these personnel is intense and we may not be able
to
retain or attract such personnel. Our success will depend in part upon our
ability to attract and retain additional personnel with the highly specialized
expertise necessary to generate revenue and to engineer, design and support
our
products and services. In January 2007, the Board of Directors approved a plan
to scale-back certain Optronics activities in Blaine, Minnesota, to reduce
investment and operating expenses. Specifically, the Company (i) discontinued
GaN consumer marketing, except through the Internet, resulting in the
termination of three employees, and (ii) reduced working hours of some GaN
industrial product employees to half time. In April 2007, three additional
employees in GaN industrial products were terminated. These cost-cutting
measures may prompt certain key employees to seek employment elsewhere. Loss
of
one or more key personnel may affect our ability to, at least in the short-term,
respond to market demands.
Markets
and Market Conditions
Demand
for our products is subject to significant fluctuation. Adverse market
conditions in the communications equipment industry and any slowdown in the
United States economy may harm our financial condition.
Demand
for our products is dependent on several factors, including capital expenditures
in the communications industry. Capital expenditures can be cyclical in nature
and result in protracted periods of reduced demand for component parts.
Similarly, periods of slow economic expansion or recession can result in periods
of reduced demand for our products. Such periods of reduced demand will harm
our
business, financial condition and results of operations. Changes to the
regulatory requirements of the telecommunications industry could also affect
market conditions, which could also reduce demand for our products.
Our
industry is highly competitive and subject to pricing pressure.
Competition
in the communications equipment market is intense. We have experienced and
anticipate experiencing increasing pricing pressures from current and future
competitors as well as general pricing pressure from our customers as part
of
their cost containment efforts. Many of our competitors have more extensive
engineering, manufacturing, marketing, financial and personnel resources than
we
do. As a result, these competitors may be able to respond more quickly to new
or
emerging technologies and changes.
Declining
average selling prices for our fiber optic products will require us to reduce
production costs to effectively compete and market these
products.
Market
pressure for lower prices for our category of products continues to be strong.
We expect this trend to continue. To achieve profitability in this environment
we must continually decrease our costs of production as well as improve the
value proposition of the products we offer. In order to reduce our production
costs, we will continue to pursue one or more of the following:
·
|
Seek
lower cost suppliers of raw materials or
components.
|
·
|
Work
to further automate our assembly
process.
|
·
|
Develop
value-added solutions.
|
·
|
Seek
offshore sources for manufacturing and assembly
services.
|
We
will
also seek to form strategic alliances with companies that can supply these
services. Decreases in average selling prices also require that we increase
unit
sales to maintain or increase our revenue. There can be no guarantee that we
will achieve these objectives. Our inability to decrease production costs or
increase our unit sales could seriously harm our business, financial condition
and results of operations.
Our
markets are characterized by rapid technological changes and evolving
standards.
The
markets we serve are characterized by rapid technological change, frequent
new
product introductions, changes in customer requirements and evolving industry
standards. In developing our products, we have made, and will continue to make,
assumptions with respect to which standards will be adopted within our industry.
If the standards that are actually adopted are different from those that we
have
chosen to support, our products may not achieve significant market
acceptance.
Conditions
in global markets could affect our operations.
Our
inability to generate significant cost savings from our India facility for
the
manufacture of fiber optic cable assembles has resulted in the decision to
continue sourcing products and labor from alternative off-shore sources. Our
facility in India has in the past supported the design and production of our
other products. We expect that our foreign operations and reliance on off shore
sourcing will increase in the future. As such we are subject to the risks of
conducting business internationally. Those risks include but are not limited
to:
·
|
local
economic and market conditions;
|
·
|
political
and economic instability;
|
·
|
fluctuations
in foreign currency exchange rates;
|
·
|
tariffs
and other barriers and
restrictions;
|
·
|
geopolitical
and environmental risks; and
|
·
|
changes
in diplomatic or trade relationships and natural
disasters.
|
We
cannot
predict whether our business operations and reliance in these markets will
be
affected adversely by these conditions.
Our
profitability can be adversely affected due to increased raw material
costs
Our
manufacturing costs may be impacted by unanticipated increases in raw material
costs during the time span between the cost quotes and actual procurement of
raw
materials. The impact can be significant for purchase orders requiring multiple
scheduled deliveries. Whereas we may be able to approach some of the customers
for costs adjustments, there is no assurance that we would be successful in
obtaining these adjustments. Failure to obtain price adjustments would result
in
decreased profitability and/or losses.
Our
inventory of raw material and supplies may incur significant obsolescence
Our
market demands rapid turn around from receipt of purchase orders to shipping
of
the products. We maintain significant inventory of raw materials and supplies
to
meet this demand resulting in risk of inventory obsolescence. Whereas we
anticipate and make provisions for a reasonable fraction of inventory
obsolescence, a significant higher level of obsolescence can adversely impact
our profitability.
Our
Customers
Our
sales could be negatively impacted if one or more of our key customers
substantially reduce orders for our products.
If
we
lose a significant customer, our sales and gross margins would be negatively
impacted. In addition, the loss of sales may require us to record impairment,
restructuring charges or exit a particular business or product
line.
Consolidation
among our customers could result in our losing a customer or experiencing a
slowdown as integration takes place.
It
is
likely that there will be increased consolidation among our customers in order
for them to increase market share and achieve greater economies of scale.
Consolidation is likely to impact our business as our customers focus on
integrating their operations and choosing their equipment vendors. After a
consolidation occurs, there can be no assurance that we will continue to supply
the surviving entity.
Customer
payment defaults could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and
results of operations.
As
a
result of competitive conditions in the telecommunications market, some of
our
customers may experience financial difficulties. It is possible that customers
from whom we expect to derive substantial revenue will default or that the
level
of defaults will increase. Any material payment defaults by our customers would
have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial
condition.
Performance
Requirements and Performance of our Products
Our
products may have defects that are not detected before delivery to our
customers.
Some
of
the Company’s products are designed to be deployed in large and complex networks
and must be compatible with other components of the system, both current and
future. Our customers may discover errors or defects in our products only after
they have been fully deployed. In addition, our products may not operate as
expected over long periods of time. If we are unable to fix errors or other
problems, we could lose customers, lose revenues, suffer damage to our brand
and
reputation, and lose our ability to attract new customers or achieve market
acceptance. Each of these factors would negatively impact cash flow and would
seriously harm our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Product
defects could cause us to lose customers and revenue or to incur unexpected
expenses.
If
our
products do not meet our customers’ performance requirements, our customer
relationships may suffer. Also, our products may contain defects. Any failure
or
poor performance of our products could result in:
·
|
delayed
market acceptance of our products;
|
·
|
delays
in product shipments;
|
·
|
unexpected
expenses and diversion of resources to replace defective products
or
identify the source of errors and correct
them;
|
·
|
damage
to our reputation and our customer
relationships;
|
·
|
delayed
recognition of sales or reduced sales;
and
|
·
|
product
liability claims or other claims for damages that may be caused by
any
product defects or performance
failures.
|
Intellectual
Property
If
we
are unable to adequately protect our intellectual property, third parties may
be
able to use our technology, which could adversely affect our ability to compete
in the market.
Our
success may depend in part on our ability to obtain patents and maintain
adequate protection of the intellectual property related to our technologies
and
products. The patent positions of technology companies, including our patent
position, are generally uncertain and involve complex legal and factual
questions. We will be able to protect our intellectual property rights from
unauthorized use by third
parties only to the extent that our technologies are covered by valid and
enforceable patents or are effectively maintained as trade secrets. The laws
of
some foreign countries do not protect intellectual property rights to the same
extent as the laws of the U.S., and many companies have encountered significant
problems in protecting and defending such rights in foreign jurisdictions.
We
apply for patents covering our technologies and products as and when we deem
appropriate. However, these applications may be challenged or may fail to result
in issued patents. Our existing patents and any future patents we obtain may
not
be sufficiently broad to prevent others from practicing our technologies or
from
developing competing products. Furthermore, others may independently develop
similar or alternative technologies or design around our patents. In addition,
our patents may be challenged, invalidated or fail to provide us with any
competitive advantages.
We
rely
on trade secret protection for our confidential and proprietary information.
We
have taken security measures to protect our proprietary information and trade
secrets, but these measures may not provide adequate protection. While we seek
to protect our proprietary information by entering into confidentiality
agreements with employees, collaborators and consultants, we cannot assure
you
that our proprietary information will not be disclosed, or that we can
meaningfully protect our trade secrets. In addition, our competitors may
independently develop substantially equivalent proprietary information or may
otherwise gain access to our trade secrets.
Our
business will suffer if we are unable to protect our patents or our proprietary
rights.
Our
success may depend upon our ability to develop proprietary products. However,
patents may not be granted upon applications which we may file in the United
States or in other countries. In addition, the scope of any of our issued
patents may not be sufficiently broad to offer meaningful protection.
Furthermore, our issued patents or patents licensed to us could potentially
be
successfully challenged, invalidated or circumvented so that our patent rights
would not create an effective competitive barrier.
Intellectual
property litigation could harm our business.
It
is
possible that we may have to defend our intellectual property rights in the
future. In the event of an intellectual property dispute, we may be forced
to
litigate or otherwise defend our intellectual property assets. Disputes could
involve litigation or proceedings declared by the United States Patent and
Trademark Office or the International Trade Commission. Intellectual property
litigation can be extremely expensive, and this expense, as well as the
consequences should we not prevail, could seriously harm our
business.
If
a
third party claimed an intellectual property right to technology we use, we
might be forced to discontinue an important product or product line, alter
our
products and processes, pay license fees or cease certain activities. We may
not
be able to obtain a license to such intellectual property on favorable terms,
if
at all.
Litigation
or third party claims of intellectual property infringement could require us
to
spend substantial time and money and adversely affect our ability to develop
and
commercialize products.
Our
commercial success depends in part on our ability to avoid infringing patents
and proprietary rights of third parties, and not breaching any licenses that
we
have entered into with regard to our technologies. Other parties have filed,
and
in the future are likely to file, patent applications covering genes and gene
fragments, techniques and methodologies relating to model systems, and products
and technologies that we have developed or intend to develop. If patents
covering technologies required by our operations are issued to others, we may
have to rely on licenses from third parties, which may not be available on
commercially reasonable terms, or at all.
Third
parties may accuse us of employing their proprietary technology without
authorization. In addition, third parties may obtain patents that relate to
our
technologies and claim that use of such technologies infringes these patents.
Regardless of their merit, such claims could require us to incur substantial
costs, including the diversion of management and technical personnel, in
defending ourselves against any such claims or enforcing our patents. In the
event that a successful claim of infringement is brought against us, we may
be
required to pay damages and obtain one or more licenses from third parties.
We
may not be able to obtain these licenses at a reasonable cost, or at all.
Defense of any lawsuit or failure to obtain any of these licenses could
adversely affect our ability to develop and commercialize products.
Executive
Officers
The
following is a list of our executive officers, their ages, positions and offices
as of March 31, 2007.
Name
|
Age
|
Position
|
Dr.
Anil K. Jain
|
61
|
Chief
Executive Officer/President/Chief Financial Officer of APA Enterprises,
Inc.
|
Cheri
Beranek Podzimek
|
44
|
President,
APACN
|
Dr.
Anil K. Jain
has been
a Director, Chief Executive Officer and President since March 1979. He also
currently serves as Chief Financial Officer. From 1973 until October 15, 1983,
when Dr. Jain commenced full time employment with the Company, he was employed
at the Systems and Research Center at Honeywell Inc. as a Senior Research
Fellow, coordinating optics-related development.
Cheri
Beranek Podzimek
joined
APACN in July 2003 as President. Ms. Podzimek was previously President of
Americable, which was acquired by APACN in June 2003. She served as President
of
Americable from 2002 to 2003. From 2001 to 2002 Ms. Podzimek was Chief Operating
Officer of Americable. Previously, Ms. Podzimek held a variety of lead marketing
positions with emerging high-growth technology companies. She served as Vice
President of Marketing from 1996-2001 at Transition Networks, a manufacturer
of
network connectivity products, Director of Marketing from 1992 to 1996 at
Tricord Systems, an early stage multi-processor based super server manufacturer,
and Director of Marketing from 1988 to 1992 at Digi International, a designer
and manufacturer of connectivity products. Earlier in her career Ms. Podzimek
held marketing positions for non-profit organizations, including the City of
Fargo, the Metropolitan Planning Commission of Fargo/Moorhead and North Dakota
State University.
ITEM
1B.
|
UNRESOLVED
STAFF COMMENTS.
|
None
ITEM
2.
|
PROPERTIES
|
We
have
corporate offices, manufacturing facilities, and laboratories located in an
industrial building at 2950 N.E. 84th
Lane,
Blaine, Minnesota. We currently lease 23,500 square feet of space under a lease
from Jain-Olsen Properties, a partnership consisting of Anil K. Jain and Kenneth
A. Olsen, the former being an officer and director of the Company. See Note
O of
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 8 of this
Report. We owned land directly west of the Blaine facility. In May 2007 we
sold
this property.
We
own a
24,000 square foot production facility in Aberdeen, South Dakota, which was
used
mainly for assembly of products for APACN customers and to a lesser extent
for
assembly of our DWDM components and UV detectors. During the fiscal year 2006
the Company terminated all the manufacturing activities at this facility and
put
the facility for potential lease or sale. The land upon which this facility
is
located (approximately 12 acres) was granted to us as part of a financing
package from the city of Aberdeen. See Note I of Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements included under Item 8 in this Report for further
information regarding the financing of this facility. This land was sub-divided
into two parcels of approximately 10 and 2 acres, and the latter was sold to
Aberdeen Development Corporation. The Company further sub-divided the remaining
10 acres into two approximately 5 acres parcels with the intention of selling
or
leasing the building and approximately 5 acres land while retaining the other
5
acre parcel for future use.
APA
India
currently leases, on a month to month basis, a 500 square meter facility in
a
special export zone near New Delhi, India. While the Company evaluates potential
options on the sale or alternative disposal of this unit, we are planning to
relocate to our own facility, under construction at present in the same general
location, some time in calendar year 2007.
APACN
leases a 30,000 square foot facility in Plymouth, Minnesota consisting of
office, manufacturing and warehouse space.
ITEM
3.
|
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
|
None
ITEM
4.
|
SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
|
No
matter
was submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the
fiscal year covered by this Report.
PART
II
ITEM
5.
|
MARKET
FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS.
|
Our
common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “APAT.” The
following table sets forth the quarterly high and low sales prices for our
common stock for each quarter of the past two fiscal years as reported by
NASDAQ.
Fiscal
2007
|
High
|
Low
|
|||||
Quarter
ended June 30, 2006
|
$
|
2.23
|
$
|
1.25
|
|||
Quarter
ended September 30, 2006
|
1.59
|
1.21
|
|||||
Quarter
ended December 31, 2006
|
1.56
|
1.25
|
|||||
Quarter
ended March 31, 2007
|
1.67
|
1.21
|
Fiscal
2006
|
High
|
Low
|
|||||
Quarter
ended June 30, 2005
|
$
|
1.62
|
$
|
1.20
|
|||
Quarter
ended September 30, 2005
|
1.48
|
1.18
|
|||||
Quarter
ended December 31, 2005
|
1.35
|
1.10
|
|||||
Quarter
ended March 31, 2006
|
2.01
|
1.17
|
There
were approximately 318 holders of record of our common stock as of March 31,
2007.
We
have
never paid cash dividends on our common stock. The loan agreement relating
to
certain bonds issued by the South Dakota Economic Development Finance Authority,
paid off in fiscal 2007, restricted our ability to pay dividends. We do not
intend in the foreseeable future to pay cash dividends on our common
stock.
The
following graph compares the cumulative 5-year total return attained by
shareholders on APA Enterprises, Inc.'s common stock relative to the cumulative
total returns of the NASDAQ Composite index and the NASDAQ Non-Financial index.
The graph tracks the performance of a $100 investment in our common stock and
in
each of the indexes (with the reinvestment of all dividends) from 3/31/2002
to
3/31/2007.
|
|
3/02
|
3/03
|
3/04
|
3/05
|
3/06
|
3/07
|
APA
Enterprises, Inc.
|
100.00
|
49.08
|
91.88
|
52.03
|
71.96
|
45.02
|
|
NASDAQ
Composite
|
100.00
|
72.11
|
109.76
|
111.26
|
132.74
|
139.65
|
|
NASDAQ
Non-Financial
|
100.00
|
83.60
|
92.15
|
89.56
|
69.13
|
80.48
|
The
stock price performance included in this graph is not necessarily indicative
of
future stock price performance.
ITEM
6.
|
SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
|
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
2004
|
2003
|
||||||||||||
Statements
of Operations Data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
18,560,178
|
$
|
15,956,203
|
$
|
14,112,605
|
$
|
11,909,465
|
$
|
436,157
|
||||||
Net
loss
|
(2,147,310
|
)
|
(3,348,848
|
)
|
(3,420,038
|
)
|
(6,535,147
|
)
|
(5,009,434
|
)
|
||||||
Net
loss per share, basic and diluted
|
(.18
|
)
|
(.28
|
)
|
(.29
|
)
|
(.55
|
)
|
(.42
|
)
|
||||||
Weighted
average number of shares, basic and diluted
|
11,872,331
|
11,872,331
|
11,872,331
|
11,872,331
|
11,873,914
|
|||||||||||
Balance
Sheet Data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
$
|
15,722,558
|
$
|
19,593,571
|
$
|
22,074,014
|
$
|
26,083,516
|
$
|
31,884,526
|
||||||
Long-term
obligations, including current portion
|
197,599
|
1,360,961
|
1,578,836
|
1,811,759
|
2,173,682
|
|||||||||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
13,476,484
|
15,579,442
|
18,922,161
|
22,363,061
|
28,918,943
|
The
above
selected financial data should be read in conjunction with the financial
statements and related notes included under Item 8 of this Report and
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” appearing in Item 7 of this Report.
ITEM
7.
|
MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
|
General
The
Company is focused primarily on the growth of the APACN business and is
currently de-emphasizing operations associated with the design, manufacturing,
and marketing of various optoelectronic products, ultraviolet (“UV”) detectors
and related products. As a result, the Company is evaluating its strategic
options for the Optronics segment including sale of its assets or
discontinuation of its operations. For the last several years our goal had
been
to manufacture and market products/components based on our technology
developments. Previously, we focused on dense wavelength division multiplexer
(“DWDM”) components for fiber optic communications and GaN based UV detectors
(both components and integrated detector/electronic/display packages) because
we
believed that these two product areas had significant potential markets and
because we held expertise and/or patent positions related to them. In January
2007, the Board of Directors approved a plan to scale-back certain Optronics
activities in Blaine, Minnesota, to reduce investment and operating expenses.
Specifically, the Company (i) discontinued GaN consumer marketing, except
through the Internet, resulting in the termination of three employees, and
(ii)
reduced working hours of some GaN industrial product employees to half time.
In
April 2007, three additional employees in GaN industrial products were
terminated. Optronics terminated the fiber optic communication activities at
the
end of fiscal year 2006.
APACN,
which is a wholly owned subsidiary of APA Enterprises, is engaged in the design,
manufacture, distribution, and marketing of a variety of fiber optics and copper
components to the data communication and telecommunication industries. APACN’s
primary manufactured products include standard and custom fiber optic cable
assemblies, copper cable assemblies, Outside Plant (OSP) cabinets, value-added
fiber optics frames, panels and modules.
Application
of Critical Accounting Policies
In
preparing our consolidated financial statements, we make estimates, assumptions
and judgments that can have a significant impact on our revenues, loss from
operations and net loss, as well as on the value of certain assets and
liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet. We believe that there are several
accounting policies that are critical to an understanding of our historical
and
future performance, as these policies affect the reported amounts of revenues,
expenses and significant estimates and judgments applied by management. While
there are a number of accounting policies, methods and estimates affecting
our
consolidated financial statements, areas that are particularly significant
include:
·
|
Stock
option accounting;
|
·
|
Accounting
for income taxes; and
|
·
|
Valuation
and evaluating impairment of long-lived assets and
goodwill
|
Stock
Option Accounting
In
December 2004, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No.
123—revised 2004 (“SFAS 123R”), “Share-Based Payment,” which replaces Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (“SFAS 123”) and supersedes APB
Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” SFAS 123R requires
the measurement of all share-based payments to employees, including grants
of
employee stock options, using a fair-value based method and the recording of
such expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. In March 2005, the
SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (“SAB 107”), “Share-Based Payment,”
which provides interpretive guidance related to the interaction between SFAS
123R and certain SEC rules and regulations, as well as provides the SEC staff’s
views regarding the valuation of share-based payment arrangements.
We
adopted SFAS 123R using the modified prospective transition method, which
requires the application of the accounting standard as of April 1, 2006, the
first day of our fiscal year 2007. Our unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements as of and for the twelve months ended March 31, 2007
reflect the impact of SFAS 123R. The compensation expense impacted both basic
and diluted loss per share by less than $0.01 for the twelve months ended March
31, 2007. The Company recorded $50,353 of related compensation expense for
the
twelve month period ended March 31, 2007. As of March 31, 2007, $86,658 of
total
unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested awards is expected
to be
recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 3.0 years. In
accordance with the modified prospective transition method, our unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements for prior periods have not been
restated and do not include the impact of compensation expense calculated under
SFAS 123R.
For
purposes of determining estimated fair value of stock-based payment awards
on
the date of grant under SFAS 123(R), the Company used the Black-Scholes Model.
The Black-Scholes Model requires the input of certain assumptions that require
subjective judgment. Because employee stock options have characteristics
significantly different from those of traded options, and because changes in
the
input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, the existing
models may not provide a reliable single measure of the fair value of the
employee stock options. Management will continue to assess the assumptions
and
methodologies used to calculate estimated fair value of stock-based
compensation. Circumstances may change and additional data may become available
over time, which could result in changes to these assumptions and methodologies
and thereby materially impact our fair value determination. If factors change
and the Company employs different assumptions in the application of SFAS 123(R)
may differ significantly from what was recorded in the current
period.
Accounting
for Income Taxes
As
part
of the process of preparing our consolidated financial statements, we are
required to estimate our income tax liability in each of the jurisdictions
in
which we do business. This process involves estimating our actual current tax
expense together with assessing temporary differences resulting from differing
treatment of items for tax and accounting purposes. These differences result
in
deferred tax assets and liabilities. We must then assess the likelihood that
these deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income and,
to
the extent we believe that recovery is not more likely than not or unknown,
we
must establish a valuation allowance.
Significant
management judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes,
our deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowance recorded
against our deferred tax assets. At March 31, 2007, we have recorded a full
valuation allowance of $13,867,191 against our deferred tax assets, due to
uncertainties related to our ability to utilize our deferred tax assets,
consisting principally of certain net operating losses carried forward. The
valuation allowance is based on our estimates of taxable income by jurisdiction
and the period over which our deferred tax assets will be recoverable. The
Company had U.S. federal and state net operating loss (NOL) carry
forwards of approximately $34,626,000 which expire in fiscal years 2008 to
2027.
To date the Company has not completed a “Section 382” analysis. If certain
ownership changes occurred under Internal Revenue Code Section 382, there may
be
further limitations on the usage of the net operating loss carry forwards.
Realization
of the NOL carry forwards and other deferred tax temporary differences are
contingent on future taxable earnings. The deferred tax asset was reviewed
for
expected utilization using a “more likely than not” approach as required by
SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” by assessing the
available positive and negative evidence surrounding its recoverability.
We
will
continue to assess and evaluate strategies that will enable the deferred tax
asset, or portion thereof, to be utilized, and will reduce the valuation
allowance appropriately at such time when it is determined that the “more likely
than not” approach is satisfied.
Valuation
and evaluating impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill
The
Company records the excess of purchase cost over the fair value of net tangible
assets of acquired companies as goodwill or other identifiable intangible
assets. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS")
No. 142 "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," in the fourth quarter of each
year, or as an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely
than
not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying amount, the
Company completes the impairment testing of goodwill primarily utilizing a
discounted cash flow method.
Determining
market values using a discounted cash flow method requires the Company to make
significant estimates and assumptions, including long-term projections of cash
flows, market conditions and appropriate discount rates. The Company's judgments
are based on historical experience, current market trends, consultations with
external valuation specialists and other information. While the Company believes
that the estimates and assumptions underlying the valuation methodology are
reasonable, different estimates and assumptions could result in a different
outcome. The Company generally develops these forecasts based on recent sales
data for existing products, planned timing of new product launches, and
estimated expansion of the FTP market.
If
the
carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the Company measures
the possible goodwill impairment loss based on an allocation of the estimate
of
fair value of the reporting unit to all of the underlying assets and liabilities
of the reporting unit, including any previously unrecognized intangible assets.
The excess of the fair value of a reporting unit over the amounts assigned
to
its assets and liabilities is the implied fair value of goodwill. An impairment
loss is recognized to the extent that a reporting unit's recorded goodwill
exceeds the implied fair value of goodwill. This test for 2007 indicated that
goodwill related to APACN was impaired. Accordingly, the Company recognized
a
non-cash, pre-tax impairment charge of $852,000 ($519,717, after tax) in the
fourth quarter of 2007.
The
Company evaluates the recoverability of its long lived assets in accordance
with
SFAS 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” SFAS
144 required recognition of impairment of long lived assets in the event that
events or circumstances indicate an impairment may have occurred and when the
net book value of such assets exceeds the future undiscounted cash flow
attributed to such assets. We assess the impairment of long lived assets
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that that the carrying
value may not be recoverable. No impairment of long-lived assets has occurred
the three year period ended March 31, 2007.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
In
June
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation
No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” - an interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the
accounting for income tax provisions. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold
and measurement attribute for recognition and measurement of a tax position
taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The interpretation requires
that
the Company recognize in the financial statements the impact of a tax position.
Recognition is allowed if the tax position is more likely than not to be
sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of the position. FIN 48 also
provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties,
accounting in interim periods and disclosure. The provisions of FIN 48 are
effective for fiscal years beginning after April 1, 2007 with the cumulative
effect of the change in accounting principle recorded as an adjustment to
opening retained earnings. The adoption of this statement is not expected to
have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial position or
results of operations.
In
September 2006, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108
(“SAB108”), “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when
Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements.” SAB 108
established an approach that requires quantification of financial statement
misstatements based on the effects of the misstatement on each of the company’s
financial statements and the related financial statement disclosures. This
approach is commonly referred to as the “dual approach” because it requires
quantification of errors under both the roll-over and iron curtain methods.
SAB
108 was issued to provide consistency between how registrants quantify financial
statement misstatements and is effective for fiscal years ending after November
15, 2006. The initial application of SAB 108 did not have a material impact
on
the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS
No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value
and
expands disclosures about fair value measurement but does not require any new
fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statement
issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods
within those fiscal years. We
are
currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 157 on our financial
statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option
for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, including an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 115, or SFAS No. 159.” SFAS No. 159 permits
entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other
items
at fair value at specified election dates. SFAS No. 159 applies to all
entities, including not-for-profit organizations. The provisions of SFAS
No. 159 are effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007. We are currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 159 on our
financial statements.
Contractual
Obligations
Our
contractual obligations and commitments are summarized in the table below (in
000’s):
Total
|
Less
than
1
Year
|
1-3
years
|
4-5
years
|
After
5
years
|
||||||||||||
Long-term
debt (1)
|
$
|
221
|
$
|
82
|
$
|
139
|
$
|
0
|
$
|
0
|
||||||
Operating
leases
|
1,932
|
350
|
667
|
476
|
439
|
|||||||||||
Total
Contractual Cash Obligations
|
$
|
2,153
|
$
|
432
|
$
|
806
|
$
|
476
|
$
|
439
|
(1)
Includes fixed interest ranging from 0.62 to 8.45%.
Results
of Operations
2007
Compared to 2006
REVENUES
Consolidated
revenues for the fiscal year ended 2007 increased 16% to $18,560,000 from sales
of $15,956,000 in 2006. Consolidated cost of sales decreased from 78% in 2006
to
74% in 2007 resulting in improved gross margin of $4,813,000 in 2007 as compared
to $3,517,000 in 2006, an increase of 37%. Consolidated operating losses
decreased to $2,755,000 in 2007 compared to $3,456,000 in 2006. Consolidated
net
losses decreased to $2,147,000 in 2007 or $.18 per diluted share compared to
$3,349,000 in 2006 or $.28 per share. The losses in fiscal 2006 were impacted
by
significantly increased legal expenses and non-operating activities related
to
the sale of Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) operations and
a
non-cash deferred tax liability related to goodwill on acquisitions. Increased
legal expenses related to the defense of a lawsuit brought by Electronic
Instrumentation and Technology, Inc, a Virginia corporation (“EIT”), and a
non-cash tax expense accrual related to goodwill were offset by a gain on the
sale of MOCVD operations.
APACN’s
revenues for the year ended 2007 were $18,364,000 versus $15,879,000 in the
year
ended 2006, an increase of 16%. The increase is primarily attributable to an
increased acceptance of the Company’s products within the FTTH market resulting
from increased sales and marketing activities during the fiscal year 2006 and
2007. Sales to broadband service providers and commercial data networks, which
include APACN custom fiber distribution systems, associated cable assemblies
and
optical components, were $13,959,000 or 76% of revenue. Sales to OEMs,
consisting primarily of fiber optic and copper cable assemblies produced to
customer design specifications, were $4,405,000, or 24% of revenue. This
compares to 67% for broadband and commercial data networks and 33% for OEMs
in
the prior year. APACN’s revenue growth is dependent upon capital expenditures in
the communications equipment industry, our ability to develop and introduce
new
products, and our ability to acquire and retain business in a competitive
industry. We expect sales at APACN in fiscal 2008 to continue to increase as
a
result of our investment in market development activities and the acceptance
of
the product line within our target customers.
Gross
revenues at Optronics for the year ended 2007 were $196,000, compared to
$400,000 in 2006, a decrease of 51%. Gross revenues for fiscal year 2006
reflect approximately $323,000 of sales to APACN for fiber optics products
and
subcontracted labor. Optronics did not provide any subcontract labor to APACN
in
fiscal year 2007. These sales are eliminated as intercompany sales in the
consolidated financial statements. Sales of UV monitors were $21,000 versus
$39,000 in the prior year period, and sales of foundry services were $51,000
in
2007 versus $60,000 in 2006.
COST
OF REVENUES AND GROSS PROFIT
APACN’s
gross profit for the year ended in 2007 was $5,260,000 as compared to $4,195,000
in 2006. Gross profit percent for APACN for the year ended March 31, 2007 was
29% versus 27% in the prior year. The increase in margin percentage reflects
on
the results of APACN’s ongoing program to reduce the cost of its products
through a combination of product re-design, process improvement and global
sourcing of components and outside manufacturing. The Company expects to
experience continued downward price pressure in fiscal year 2008, but believes
through a combination of factors, including the growth of higher-margin product
lines and its ongoing cost reduction program, that the gross margin percentage
for APACN in fiscal 2008 will remain about the same as in fiscal
2007.
Optronic’s
net cost of revenues for the year ended 2007 were $643,000 as compared to
$755,000 in 2006. The decrease was mostly due to decreased personnel costs
as a
result of Aberdeen facility shut-down and, in part, due to personnel costs
reduction in our GaN activities in Blaine .
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
Research
and development (“R&D”) expenses consist solely of the research and
development expense at Optronics. There have been no research and development
expenses at APACN. R&D expenses decreased by approximately $935,000, to
$474,000 for the year ended March 31, 2007 as compared to $1,409,000 for the
year ended March 31, 2006. This represents a decrease of 66% from 2006. The
majority of the decrease is due mainly to the shut-down of the GaN epitaxial
layer growth activities and the sale of the operations of the semiconductor
machine located in a leased facility in White Bear Lake, Minnesota.
SELLING,
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Consolidated
selling, general and administration (“S, G & A”) expenses decreased
approximately $88,000 or 1%, to $6,675,000 in 2007 from $6,763,000 in 2006.
S,
G
& A expenses at APACN were $4,984,000 for the year ending March 31, 2007 as
compared to $4,248,000 in 2006, an increase of $736,000 or 17% mainly due to
increased sales and marketing activities as well as engineering resources.
As a
percentage of revenue, we expect S, G & A expenses to be comparable in
fiscal year 2008 to fiscal year 2007.
S,
G
& A expenses at Optronics decreased $828,000 to $1,691,000 for the year
ending March 31, 2007, from $2,519,000 in the prior period The decrease is
mainly due to: $508,000 decreased legal costs primarily associated with the
defense of a law suit from Electronic Instrumentation and Technology, Inc.,
a
Virginia corporation; $192,000 reduction in personnel costs in Blaine and
Aberdeen; and $119,000 reduction in non-cash transaction related to the
elimination of amortization expenses of certain warrants. We anticipate
significant reductions in S, G & A expenses during fiscal year 2008 with the
possible discontinuation of our operations.
GOODWILL
IMPAIRMENT CHARGE
Goodwill
impairments charges relate solely to APACN. In fiscal 2007 we posted a goodwill
impairment charge of $852,000 to properly reflect the carrying value of the
assets. The Company believes the impairment results from the less-than-expected
performance of the assets acquired in the CSP and Americable acquisitions to
date. We did not post an impairment charge in fiscal 2006 or fiscal
2005
GAIN
ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS (net)
Losses
on
disposal of assets at APACN were $1,000 in fiscal year ending March 31, 2007
as
compared to gains of $4,000 in the prior year.
Gains
on
disposal of assets at Optronics were $435,000 in fiscal year ended March 31,
2007 as compared to $1,195,000 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2006. A gain
of
$345,000 was recognized on the sale of two patents in June 2006. In the prior
year, a gain of approximately $1,163,000 was recognized on the sale of the
MOCVD
equipment and licensing of two patents.
OTHER
INCOME AND EXPENSE
Interest
expense at APACN increased $81,000 to $467,000 for the year ending March 31,
2007 versus $386,000 in the prior year period. The increased was due to a higher
debt balance outstanding and increasing interest rates over the year. APACN
had
no other income in fiscal 2007 as compared to $122,000 in fiscal 2006. The
difference is due mainly to significant contingent goodwill earn out of
approximately $119,000, during fiscal year 2006, from Crescent Electric during
the 3rd
and
final year of agreement acquired as a direct result of CSP acquisition.
Interest
income at Optronics increased approximately $152,000 to $856,000 in fiscal
2007
from $704,000 in 2006. Interest expense decreased approximately $45,000 to
$41,000 in fiscal 2007 from $86,000 in 2006 due the bonds held by the South
Dakota Economic Development and Finance Authority being paid off in October
2006. Other income and expenses decreased approximately $9,000 to $21,000 from
$30,000 in 2007.
NET
LOSS
Consolidated
net loss decreased $1,202,000 to $2,147,000, or $.18 cents per share in fiscal
2007, as compared to a net loss of $3,349,000, or $.28 cents per share, in
fiscal 2006.
Net
loss
for APACN for the year ending 2007 was $804,000 versus $588,000 in fiscal 2006.
The increased losses during the fiscal 2007 were mainly due to a goodwill
impairment charge of $852,000 ($520,000, after tax) offset by increased revenues
as a result of the expansion of its sales and marketing activities.
Net
loss
for Optronics for the year ending 2007 was $1,343,000, a decrease of $1,417,000,
or 51%, from $2,760,000 in 2006. The decreased losses, despite a significant
reduction in revenues, are primarily due to significant decrease in the cost
of
sales and operating expenses as well as increase in net interest
income.
2006
Compared to 2005
REVENUES
Consolidated
revenues for the fiscal year ended 2006 increased 13% to $15,956,000 from sales
of $14,113,000 in 2005. Consolidated cost of sales decreased from 81% in 2005
to
78% in 2006 resulting in improved gross margin of $3,517,000 in 2006 as compared
to $2,688,000 in 2005, an increase of 31%. Consolidated operating losses,
however increased to $4,655,000 in 2006 compared to $3,795,000 in 2005.
Consolidated net losses, however, decreased somewhat to $3,349,000 in 2006
or
$.28 per diluted share compared to $3,420,000 or $.29 in 2005. The losses
in fiscal 2006 were impacted by significantly increased legal expenses and
non-operating activities related to the sale of Metal Organic Chemical Vapor
Deposition (MOCVD) operations and a non-cash deferred tax liability related
to
goodwill on acquisitions. Increased legal expenses related to the defense of
a
lawsuit brought by EIT, a Virginia corporation, and a non-cash tax expense
accrual related to goodwill were offset by a gain on the sale of Metal Organic
Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) operations.
APACN’s
revenues for the year ended 2006 were $15,879,000 versus $14,027,000 in the
year
ended 2005, an increase of 13%. The increase is primarily attributable to an
increased acceptance of the Company’s products within the FTTH market resulting
from increased sales and marketing activities during the fiscal year 2006.
Sales
to broadband service providers and commercial data networks, which include
APACN
custom fiber distribution systems, associated cable assemblies and optical
components, were $10,648,000 or 67% of revenue. Sales to OEMs, consisting
primarily of fiber optic and copper cable assemblies produced to customer design
specifications, were $5,231,000, or 33% of revenue. This compares to 69% for
broadband and commercial data networks and 31% for OEMs in the prior year.
APACN’s revenue growth is dependent upon capital expenditures in the
communications equipment industry, our ability to develop and introduce new
products, and our ability to acquire and retain business in a competitive
industry.
Gross
revenues at Optronics for the year ended 2006 were $400,000, compared to
$489,000 in 2005, a decrease of 24%. Gross revenues reflect approximately
$323,000 of sales to APACN for fiber optics products and subcontracted labor
versus $404,000 last year. These sales are eliminated as intercompany sales
in
the consolidated financial statements. Sales of UV monitors were $39,000 versus
$29,000 in the prior year period, and sales of foundry services were $60,000
in
2006 versus $41,000 in 2005. Optronics’ revenue growth is dependent upon our
ability to successfully establish manufacturing reliability for our GaN products
and successful selling into our targeted market segments.
COST
OF REVENUES AND GROSS PROFIT
APACN’s
gross profit for the year ended in 2006 was $4,195,000 as compared to $3,821,000
in 2005. Gross profit percent for APACN for the year ended March 31, 2006 was
27% versus 28% in the prior year. The decrease in margin percentage reflects
continued downward price pressure.
Optronic’s
net cost of revenues for the year ended 2006 were $755,000 as compared to
$1,218,000 in 2005. Personnel related expenses decreased approximately $250,000
due to staff reductions in our GaN product line and the termination of our
Aberdeen manufacturing facility.
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
Research
and development (“R&D”) expenses consist solely of the research and
development expense at Optronics. There have been no research and development
expenses at APACN. R&D expenses increased by approximately $305,000, to
$1,409,000 for the year ended March 31, 2006 as compared to $1,104,000 for
the
year ended March 31, 2005. This represents an increase of 28% from 2005. The
majority of the increase reflects additional rental and depreciation costs
associated with operating a semiconductor machine for the entire year fiscal
year of 2006 as compared to only the last two quarters in fiscal 2005.
SELLING,
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Consolidated
selling, general and administration (“S, G & A”) expenses increased
approximately $1,384,000, or 26%, to $6,763,000 in 2006 from $5,379,000 in
2005.
S,
G
& A expenses at APACN were $4,248,000 for the year ending March 31, 2006 as
compared to $3,487,000 in 2005, an increase of $761,000 or 22% mainly due to
increased sales and marketing activities.
S,
G
& A expenses at Optronics increased $626,000 to $2,519,000 for the year
ending March 31, 2006, from $1,893,000 in the prior period. The increase is
mainly due to $443,000 increased legal costs primarily associated with the
defense of a law suit from Electronic Instrumentation and Technology, Inc.,
a
Virginia corporation.
GAIN
ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS (net)
Gains
on
disposal of assets at APACN were $4,000 in fiscal year ending March 31, 2006.
There were no gains in the prior fiscal year.
Gains
on
disposal of assets at Optronics were $1,195,000 in fiscal year ended March
31,
2006 as compared to $209,000 in fiscal year ended March 31, 2005. A gain of
approximately $1,163,000 was recognized on the sale of the MOCVD equipment
and
licensing of two patents during March 2006. In the prior fiscal year, the
company realized a gain of approximately $196,000 on the sale of the optics
product line in April 2004.
OTHER
INCOME AND EXPENSE
Interest
expense at APACN increased $83,000 to $386,000 for the year ending March 31,
2006 versus $303,000 in the prior year period. Interest expense increased
$83,000 due to a higher debt balance outstanding and increasing interest rates
over the year. Other income at APACN increased approximately $114,000 to
$122,000 in fiscal 2006 as compared to $8,000 in fiscal 2005. The difference
is
due mainly to significant contingent goodwill earn out of approximately
$119,000, during fiscal year 2006, from Crescent Electric during the
3rd
and
final year of agreement acquired as a direct result of CSP acquisition.
Interest
income at Optronics increased approximately $189,000 to $704,000 in fiscal
2006
from $515,000 in 2005. The increase is due to higher interest income earned
on
cash equivalents. Interest expenses decreased approximately $5,000 to $86,000
from $91,000 in 2005. Other income and expenses decreased approximately $12,000
due mainly to the expenses related to the EIT judgment.
NET
LOSS
Consolidated
net loss decreased $71,000 to $3,349,000, or $.28 cents per share in fiscal
2006, as compared to a net loss of $3,420,000, or $.29 cents per share, in
fiscal 2005.
Net
loss
for APACN for the year ending 2006 was $588,000 versus a profit of $36,000
in
fiscal 2005. The increased losses during the fiscal 2006 were mainly due to
the
expansion of its sales and marketing activities and an accrual for taxes on
goodwill.
Net
loss
for Optronics for the year ending 2006 was $2,760,000, a decrease of $696,000,
or 20%, from $3,456,000 in 2005. The decreased losses are primarily the result
of sale of its MOCVD operations and licensing of two patents.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of
March 31, 2007, our principal source of liquidity was our cash, cash equivalents
and short-term investments, which totaled $6,763,000 compared to $8,948,000
at
March 31, 2006.
We
used
$1,357,000 to fund operating activities during fiscal 2007 compared to
$3,276,000 in fiscal 2006, and $2,247,000 in fiscal 2005. In all three years
the
largest use of cash in operating activities was the funding of the net losses.
The net loss for fiscal 2007 decreased to $2,147,000 from $3,349,000 in fiscal
2006. The primary factor contributing to the decreased loss from fiscal 2006
to
2007 was mainly due to decreased cost of sales and operating expenses which
were
a direct result of significant personnel reductions in the domestic Optronics
operations. The net loss for fiscal 2006 decreased to $3,349,000 from $3,420,000
in fiscal 2005. The primary factor contributing to the decreased loss from
fiscal 2005 to 2006 was the sale of the MOCVD equipment and licensing of two
patents which was mostly negated by increased S, G&A costs.
In
fiscal
2007 we netted approximately $45,000 in positive cash flow from investing
activities. Investments in property and equipment of $582,000 including a new
enterprise system at APACN and continued facility construction in India were
offset in-part by $627,000 cash received from the sales of patents and excess
equipment largely in our Optronics division. In fiscal 2006 we netted
approximately $1,509,000 in positive cash flows from investing activities after
accounting for the purchase of property and equipment of $428,000 and $1,937,000
proceeds from the sale of assets, including proceeds of $1,900,000 of MOCVD
equipment and licensing of two patents. In fiscal 2005 we used $249,000 in
investing activities, including $49,000 used to purchase assets through APA
Optronics (India) Private Limited. We also invested $429,000 to purchase
property and equipment, mainly for production equipment at
Optronics.
In
fiscal
2007 we used a net $873,000 in financing activities, primarily towards the
payment of long-term debt relating to our facility in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
In
fiscal 2006, we used $98,000 in financing activities, primarily to pay down
long-term debt relating to our facility in Aberdeen, South Dakota. In fiscal
2005, we used $235,000 in financing activities, primarily to pay down long-term
debt relating to our facility in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Construction
of our manufacturing facility in Aberdeen utilized certain economic incentive
programs offered by the State of South Dakota and the City of Aberdeen. At
March
31, 2006, the total principal outstanding under bonds issued by the State of
South Dakota was $1,320,000. Interest on the bonds ranges from 5.8% to 6.75%,
and the bonds are due in various installments between 2005 and 2016. These
bonds
require compliance with certain financial covenants. We were out of compliance
with these covenants during all of fiscal 2005 and 2006. In
August
2006, the Company paid $871,911 into an escrow account to retire the bonds.
These funds, reflected as Bond Reserve Funds, were used to make final payment
on
the bonds on October 1, 2006, the next bond redemption date. The payment was
made pursuant to a Notice of Default and Acceleration received by the Company.
The primary reason for the notice was related to the Company ceasing all of
its
South Dakota operations in the latter part of fiscal year 2006 as part of its
consolidation of manufacturing operations. The Company has made timely interest
and principal payments, and the reason for the notice was not related to the
payments. For
further information regarding these bonds, see Note I of Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 8 of this Report. On
April
14, 2004 the Company sold its optics manufacturing operations, as discussed
in
Note B to the Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 8 of this
Report, to PNE, Inc. dba IRD. The terms of the sale required the Company to
prepay $89,000 of a loan with the Aberdeen Development Corporation (“ADC”) in
South Dakota and to accelerate the loan payment schedule to maturity in fiscal
2011 from 2016. In June 2005, the Company sold a portion of the land in Aberdeen
acquired from ADC back to ADC in consideration of cancellation of the remaining
$120,000 due on the loan. Accordingly, the loan from ADC is fully satisfied.
See
Note C to the Consolidated Financial Statements included under Item 8 of this
Report.
Our
capital requirements are dependent upon several factors, including market
acceptance of our products, the timing and extent of new product introductions
and delivery, and the costs of marketing and supporting our products on a
worldwide basis. See “Item 1. Business.” Although we believe that our current
cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments will be sufficient to fund
our operations for more than the next 12 months, we cannot assure you that
we
will not seek additional funds through public or private equity or debt
financing or from other sources within this time frame, or that additional
funding, if needed, will be available on terms
acceptable to us, or at all. We
may
also consider the acquisition of, or evaluate investments in, products and
businesses complementary to our business. Any acquisition or investment may
require additional capital.
ITEM
7A.
|
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK.
|
Our
exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to
our
cash equivalents. The portfolio includes only marketable securities with active
secondary or resale markets to ensure liquidity. We have no investments
denominated in foreign country currencies and, therefore, our investments are
not subject to foreign exchange risk. See “Cash and Equivalents” under Note A of
the Consolidated Financial Statements.
ITEM
8.
|
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
|
Quarterly
Results of Operations. The following tables present our unaudited quarterly
operating results for the eight quarters ended March 31, 2007:
Quarter
Ended
|
|||||||||||||
June
30,
2005
|
September
30, 2005
|
December
31, 2005
|
March
31, 2006(1)
|
||||||||||
Statement
of Operations Data
|
|||||||||||||
Net
revenue
|
$
|
3,571,598
|
$
|
4,127,140
|
$
|
4,446,087
|
$
|
3,811,378
|
|||||
Gross
profit
|
725,110
|
904,070
|
1,024,333
|
863,591
|
|||||||||
Net
loss
|
(891,006
|
)
|
(1,063,628
|
)
|
(1,275,786
|
)
|
(118,428
|
)
|
|||||
Net
loss per share, basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.08
|
)
|
$
|
(0.09
|
)
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
Quarter
Ended
|
|||||||||||||
June
30,
2006
|
September
30, 2006
|
December
31, 2006
|
March
31, 2007(2)
|
||||||||||
Statement
of Operations Data
|
|||||||||||||
Net
revenue
|
$
|
5,123,029
|
$
|
4,924,161
|
$
|
4,518,591
|
$
|
3,994,397
|
|||||
Gross
profit
|
1,329,987
|
1,359,577
|
1,224,613
|
898,558
|
|||||||||
Net
loss
|
(112,018
|
)
|
(400,433
|
)
|
(429,368
|
)
|
(1,205,491
|
)
|
|||||
Net
loss per share, basic and diluted
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
$
|
(0.10
|
)
|
(1)
|
During
the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006, the Company recorded a deferred
income tax liability of $272,000 related to goodwill from
acquisitions.
|
(2)
|
During
the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2007, the Company recorded a goodwill
impairment charge of $852,000 ($519,717 after
tax).
|
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board
of
Directors and Shareholders
APA
Enterprises, Inc.
We
have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of APA Enterprises, Inc.
and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2007. These consolidated
financial state-ments are the responsibility of the Com-pany’s management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial
state-ments based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assur-ance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not
required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
controls over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal
controls over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures
that
are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing
an
opinion of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures
in
the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In
our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above pre-sent
fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of APA
Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2007 and 2006 and the
consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated cash flows
for
each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2007, in con-formity
with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
As
discussed in Note A to the consolidated financial statements, the Company
adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123 (R), Share-Based
Payments
effective April 1, 2006.
/s/
Grant
Thornton LLP
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
June
22,
2007
APA
Enterprises, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
March
31,
ASSETS
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
CURRENT
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
6,763,369
|
$
|
8,947,777
|
|||
Accounts
receivable
|
1,823,060
|
1,892,483
|
|||||
Inventories
|
1,490,290
|
1,836,843
|
|||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
155,472
|
173,040
|
|||||
Bond
reserve funds
|
-
|
126,385
|
|||||
Total
current assets
|
10,232,191
|
12,976,528
|
|||||
PROPERTY,
PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net
|
2,210,891
|
2,623,412
|
|||||
OTHER
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Bond
reserve funds
|
-
|
343,241
|
|||||
Goodwill
|
2,570,511
|
3,422,511
|
|||||
Assets
held for sale
|
328,312
|
-
|
|||||
Other
|
380,653
|
227,879
|
|||||
3,279,476
|
3,993,631
|
||||||
$
|
15,722,558
|
$
|
19,593,571
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
APA
Enterprises, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS -
Continued
March
31,
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
|||||||
Current
maturities of long-term debt
|
$
|
69,528
|
$
|
1,342,481
|
|||
Accounts
payable
|
952,549
|
1,353,828
|
|||||
Accrued
compensation
|
887,981
|
815,046
|
|||||
Accrued
expenses
|
100,668
|
211,840
|
|||||
Total
current liabilities
|
2,010,726
|
3,723,195
|
|||||
LONG-TERM
DEBT, net of current maturities
|
128,071
|
18,480
|
|||||
DEFERRED
RENT
|
78,116
|
-
|
|||||
DEFERRED
INCOME TAXES
|
29,161
|
272,454
|
|||||
Total
liabilities
|
2,246,074
|
4,014,129
|
|||||
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
|||||||
Undesignated
shares, 4,999,500 authorized shares; no shares issued and
outstanding
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Preferred
stock, $.01 par value; 500 authorized shares; no shares issued and
outstanding
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Common
stock, $.01 par value; 50,000,000 authorized shares; 11,872,331 shares
issued and outstanding at March 31, 2007 and 2006
|
118,723
|
118,723
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
52,018,729
|
51,968,366
|
|||||
Accumulated
foreign currency translation
|
(8,164
|
)
|
(2,153
|
)
|
|||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(38,652,804
|
)
|
(36,505,494
|
)
|
|||
Total
shareholders equity
|
13,476,484
|
15,579,442
|
|||||
$
|
15,722,558
|
$
|
19,593,571
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
APA
Enterprises, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Years
ended March 31,
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Revenues
|
$
|
18,560,178
|
$
|
15,956,203
|
$
|
14,112,605
|
||||
Cost
of revenues
|
13,747,443
|
12,439,099
|
11,424,295
|
|||||||
Gross
profit
|
4,812,735
|
3,517,104
|
2,688,310
|
|||||||
Operating
expenses
|
||||||||||
Research
and development
|
473,528
|
1,408,778
|
1,103,972
|
|||||||
Selling,
general and administrative
|
6,675,227
|
6,763,068
|
5,379,483
|
|||||||
Goodwill
impairment charge
|
852,000
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Gain
on sale of assets (net)
|
(433,433
|
)
|
(1,198,295
|
)
|
(208,837
|
)
|
||||
7,567,322
|
6,973,551
|
6,274,618
|
||||||||
Loss
from operations
|
(2,754,587
|
)
|
(3,456,447
|
)
|
(3,586,308
|
)
|
||||
Interest
income
|
390,249
|
322,411
|
225,964
|
|||||||
Interest
expense
|
(41,941
|
)
|
(90,819
|
)
|
(105,254
|
)
|
||||
Other
income(expense), net
|
21,476
|
151,578
|
49,698
|
|||||||
369,784
|
383,170
|
170,408
|
||||||||
Loss
before income taxes
|
(2,384,803
|
)
|
(3,073,277
|
)
|
(3,415,900
|
)
|
||||
Income
taxes
|
(237,493
|
)
|
275,571
|
4,138
|
||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(2,147,310
|
)
|
$
|
(3,348,848
|
)
|
$
|
(3,420,038
|
)
|
|
Net
loss per share
|
||||||||||
Basic
and diluted
|
$
|
(0.18
|
)
|
$
|
(0.28
|
)
|
$
|
(0.29
|
)
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding
|
||||||||||
Basic
and diluted
|
11,872,331
|
11,872,331
|
11,872,331
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
APA
Enterprises, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Years
ended March 31, 2005, 2006, and 2007
Undesignated
shares
|
Preferred
stock
|
Common
stock
|
Additional
paid-in
|
Foreign
currency
|
Accumulated
|
Total
shareholders’
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
capital
|
translation
|
deficit
|
equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2004
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
11,872,331
|
$
|
118,723
|
$
|
51,980,946
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
(29,736,608
|
)
|
$
|
22,363,061
|
||||||||||||
Options
issued as compensation
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(21,244
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(21,244
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
382
|
-
|
382
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,420,038
|
)
|
(3,420,038
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
(3,419,656
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2005
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
11,872,331
|
118,723
|
51,959,702
|
382
|
(33,156,646
|
)
|
18,922,161
|
||||||||||||||||||
Change
in options issued as compensation
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
8,664
|
-
|
8,664
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2,535
|
)
|
-
|
(2,535
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(3,348,848
|
)
|
(3,348,848
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
(3,351,383
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2006
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
11,872,331
|
118,723
|
51,968,366
|
(2,153
|
)
|
(36,505,494
|
)
|
15,579,442
|
|||||||||||||||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
50,363
|
-
|
-
|
50,363
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(6,011
|
)
|
-
|
(6,011
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(2,147,310
|
)
|
(2,147,310
|
)
|
|||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive
loss
|
(2,153,321
|
)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2007
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
11,872,331
|
$
|
118,723
|
$
|
52,018,729
|
$
|
(8,164
|
)
|
$
|
(38,652,804
|
)
|
$
|
13,476,484
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
APA
Enterprises, Inc.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years
ended March 31,
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(2,147,310
|
)
|
$
|
(3,348,848
|
)
|
$
|
(3,420,038
|
)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities, net of acquisitions:
|
||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
651,399
|
1,061,199
|
1,003,573
|
|||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
(243,293
|
)
|
272,454
|
-
|
||||||
Gain
on sale of assets
|
(433,433
|
)
|
(1,198,295
|
)
|
(208,837
|
)
|
||||
Stock
based compensation expense
|
50,363
|
8,664
|
(21,244
|
)
|
||||||
Goodwill
impairment charge
|
852,000
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Foreign
currency translation
|
(6,011
|
)
|
(2,535
|
)
|
382
|
|||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
|
||||||||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
69,423
|
(446,235
|
)
|
341,293
|
||||||
Inventories
|
346,553
|
(566,190
|
)
|
303,535
|
||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
|
(135,206
|
)
|
136,111
|
(134,910
|
)
|
|||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
(361,400
|
)
|
807,697
|
(110,679
|
)
|
|||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(1,356,915
|
)
|
(3,275,978
|
)
|
(2,246,925
|
)
|
||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||
Purchases
of property and equipment
|
(581,446
|
)
|
(427,631
|
)
|
(429,457
|
)
|
||||
Proceeds
from sale of assets
|
626,807
|
1,936,756
|
229,000
|
|||||||
Cash
paid for business acquisitions
|
-
|
-
|
(48,772
|
)
|
||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
45,361
|
1,509,125
|
(249,229
|
)
|
||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||
Payment
of long-term debt
|
(872,854
|
)
|
(97,875
|
)
|
(232,923
|
)
|
||||
Bond
reserve funds
|
-
|
(987
|
)
|
(2,341
|
)
|
|||||
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
(872,854
|
)
|
(98,862
|
)
|
(235,264
|
)
|
||||
Decrease
in cash and cash equivalents
|
(2,184,408
|
)
|
(1,865,715
|
)
|
(2,731,418
|
)
|
||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of year
|
8,947,777
|
10,813,492
|
13,544,910
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of year
|
$
|
6,763,369
|
$
|
8,947,777
|
$
|
10,813,492
|
||||
Supplemental
cash flow information:
|
||||||||||
Cash
paid during the year for:
|
||||||||||
Interest
|
$
|
41,841
|
$
|
90,816
|
$
|
99,337
|
||||
Income
taxes
|
5,800
|
3,117
|
4,138
|
|||||||
Noncash
investing and financing transactions:
|
||||||||||
Debt
incurred for purchase of equipment
|
$
|
179,118
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Bond
reserve funds used to pay down debt
|
$
|
469,626
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
Debt
relieved in exchange for land
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
120,000
|
$
|
-
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
APA
Enterprises, Inc.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March
31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
NOTE
A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Nature
of Business
|
APA
Enterprises, Inc., formerly APA Optics, Inc., (the Company) is a
manufacturer of a broad range of standard and custom connectivity
products
to customers throughout the United States with a concentration in
Minnesota. These products include fiber distribution systems, optical
components, Outside Plant (“OSP”) cabinets, and fiber and copper cable
assemblies that serve the communication service provider, including
Fiber-to-the-Home (“FTTH”),
large enterprise, and original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) markets.
The Company also manufactures and markets a range of gallium nitride-based
devices.
|
Principles
of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of APA Enterprises,
Inc.
and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company accounts and
transac-tions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Foreign
Currency Translation
|
The
Company uses the United States dollar as its functional currency
for its
subsidiary in India. India’s financial statements were translated into
U.S. Dollars at the year end exchange rate, while income and expenses
are
translated at the average exchange rates during the year. There was
no
significant foreign exchange translation gain or losses during fiscal
years ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005.
|
Revenue
Recognition
|
Revenue
is recognized when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,
the
product has been delivered, the fee is fixed, acceptance by the customer
is reasonably certain and collection is probable. The Company records
freight revenues billed to customer as revenue and the related cost
in
cost of revenues.
|
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
|
The
Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities
of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents
at
March 31, 2007 and 2006 consist entirely of short-term money market
accounts. Cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates
fair
value.
|
Cash
of approximately $47,000 and $104,000 was on deposit in foreign financial
institutions at March 31, 2007 and 2006. The Company maintains cash
balances at several financial institutions, and at times, such balances
exceed insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses
in such
accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant credit
risk on
cash.
|
NOTE
A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued
Accounts
Receivable
Credit
is
extended based on the evaluation of a customer’s financial condition and,
generally, collateral is not required. Accounts outstanding longer than the
contractual payment terms are considered past due. The Company determines its
allowance by considering a number of factors, including the length of time
trade
receivables are past due, the Company’s previous loss history, the customer’s
current ability to pay its obligation to the Company, and the condition of
the
general economy and the industry as whole. The Company writes off accounts
receivable when they become uncollectible; payments subsequently received on
such receivables are credited to the allowance for doubtful accounts. The
allowance for uncollectible accounts was $78,500 and $77,831 at March 31, 2007
and 2006.
Inventories
Inventories
consist of finished goods, raw materials and work in process and
are
stated at the lower of average cost (which approximates the first-in,
first-out method) or market. Cost is determined using material costs,
labor charges, and allocated factory overhead charges.
|
Property,
Plant and Equipment
|
Property,
plant and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation
and
amortiza-tion. Depreciation and amortization are provided on the
straight-line method for book and tax purposes over the follow-ing
estimated useful lives of the
assets:
|
Years
|
|
Building
|
20
|
Equipment
|
3
-
7
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
7
-
10 or life of lease
|
Goodwill
The
Company records the excess of purchase cost over the fair value of net tangible
assets of acquired companies as goodwill or other identifiable intangible assets
and tests for impairment annually and under certain circumstances. The Company
performs such testing of goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets
in the fourth quarter of each year or as events occur or circumstances change
that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below
its carrying amount. The Company compares the fair value of the reporting units
to the carrying value of the reporting units for goodwill impairment testing.
Fair value is determined using a discounted cash flow method.
The
Company completed its annual impairment testing of goodwill in the
fourth
quarters of 2005, 2006, and 2007. This test indicated that goodwill
recorded as of March 31, 2007 for APACN was impaired, principally
due to
weakness in operating results of this subsidiary. The Company recognized
the related non-cash, pre-tax impairment charge of $852,000 ($519,717
after tax) for the year ended March 31,
2007.
|
NOTE
A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued
Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company has various incentive and non-qualified stock option plans which are
used as an incentive for directors, officers, and other employees, as described
more fully in Note N. Effective
April 1, 2006, the Company adopted FASB Statement No. 123(R), “Share-Based
Payment, ”
(SFAS
123(R)) which requires an entity to reflect an expense, instead of pro forma
disclosures in its financial footnotes, the cost of employee services received
in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair
value of the award. Statement 123(R) supersedes the Company’s previous
accounting under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees.”
The
Company adopted SFAS 123(R) using the modified prospective transition method,
which provides that the Company’s consolidated financial statements for prior
periods have not been restated to reflect, and do not include, the impact of
SFAS 123(R). As required by SFAS 123(R), the following pro forma table
illustrates the effect on net loss as if the fair-value-based approach of
SFAS 123(R) had applied the fair value method,
to
stock-based employee compensation for the following fiscal years:
March
31,
|
March
31,
|
||||||
2006
|
2005
|
||||||
Net
loss to common shareholders - as reported
|
$
|
(3,348,848
|
)
|
$
|
(3,420,038
|
)
|
|
Less:
Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under
fair
value method for all awards, net of related tax effects
|
108,472
|
129,914
|
|||||
Net
loss - pro forma
|
$
|
(3,457,320
|
)
|
$
|
(3,549,952
|
)
|
|
Basic
and diluted net loss per common share - as reported
|
$
|
(.28
|
)
|
$
|
(.29
|
)
|
|
Basic
and diluted net loss per common share - pro forma
|
$
|
(.29
|
)
|
$
|
(.30
|
)
|
SFAS
123(R) requires companies to estimate the fair value of share-based payment
awards on the date of grant using an option-pricing model. The value of the
portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as
expense over the requisite service periods. The Company recorded $50,363 of
related compensation expense for the year ended March 31, 2007 as a result
of
the implementation of SFAS123(R). The Company recorded compensation expense
of
$8,664, and compensation income of $21,244 for the years ended March 31, 2006
and 2005 for performance options. Stock-based compensation expense is included
in selling, general and administrative expense. There was no tax benefit from
recording this non-cash expense. The impact of this compensation expense on
both
basic and diluted loss per share was less than $0.01 for the year ended March
31, 2007. As of March 31, 2007, $86,658 of total unrecognized compensation
expense related to non-vested awards is expected to be recognized over a
weighted average period of approximately 3.0 years.
NOTE
A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued
The
total
fair value of options vested during the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006, and
2005 was $64,545, $136,786, and $110,168. The Company uses the
Black-Scholes-Merton (“Black-Scholes”) option-pricing model as a method for
determining the estimated fair value for employee stock awards. This is the
same
option-pricing model used in prior years to calculate pro forma compensation
expense under SFAS 123 footnote disclosures. Compensation expense for employee
stock awards is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period
of
the award.
The
Company estimates the fair value of stock option awards based on the following
assumptions:
March
31, 2007
|
March
31, 2006
|
March
31, 2005
|
||||||||
Expected
volatility
|
64
|
%
|
75
|
%
|
75
|
%
|
||||
Expected
life (in years)
|
5
years
|
5
years
|
5
years
|
|||||||
Expected
dividends
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
||||
Risk-free
interest rate
|
4.78
|
%
|
3.90
|
%
|
3.40
|
%
|
The
weighted average fair value of options granted during the years ended March
31,
2007, 2006 and 2005 was $0.75, $1.39, and $1.79. The Company’s approach to
estimating expected volatility on its stock awards granted during the year
considers both the historical volatility in the trading market for its common
stock and a look back period equal to the expected life of the grants. Expected
volatility is one of several assumptions in the Black-Scholes model used by
the
Company to make an estimate of the fair value of options granted under the
Company’s stock plans. The Company believes this approach results in a better
estimate of expected volatility. The Company uses a forfeiture rate of 10%.
In
estimating the expected term, both exercise behavior and post-vesting
termination behavior were included in the analysis, as well as consideration
of
outstanding options. The risk-free interest rate used in the Black-Scholes
option valuation model is the historical yield on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon
issues with equivalent remaining terms. The Company does not pay any cash
dividends on the Company’s common stock and does not anticipate paying any cash
dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, an expected dividend yield
of
zero is used in the Black-Scholes option valuation model.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
Due
to their short-term nature, the carrying value of current financial
assets
and liabilities approximates their fair values. The fair value of
long-term obligations, if recalculated based on current interest
rates,
would not significantly differ from the recorded
amounts.
|
Net
Loss Per Share
Basic
net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per
share is
computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common
shares outstanding and common share equivalents related to stock
options
and warrants, when dilutive.
|
Common
stock options and warrants to purchase 583,150, 633,780, and 683,361 shares
of
com-mon stock with a weighted average exercise price of $2.56, $2.96 and $4.99
were out-standing during the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, but
were excluded from the calculation of net loss per share because they were
antidilutive. Had we not incurred net losses during the fiscal years ended
March
31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, we would not have assumed any conversion of stock
options in fiscal 2007, 2006 and 2005.
NOTE
A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued
Use
of
Estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires
management to make estimates and assump-tions that affect the reported amounts
of assets and liabilities, related revenues and expenses and disclo-sure about
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements.
Actual results may differ from those estimates used by management.
Impairment
of Long-Lived Assets
The
Company evaluates the recoverability of its long-lived assets and requires
recognition of impairment of long-lived assets if events or circumstances
indicate impairment may have occurred and when the net book value of such assets
exceeds the future undiscounted cash flows attributed to such assets. The
Company assesses the impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes
in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. No
impairment of long-lived assets has occurred through the three year period
ended
March 31, 2007.
Income
Taxes
The
Company records income taxes in accordance with the liability method of
accounting. Deferred taxes are recognized for the estimated taxes ultimately
payable or recoverable based on enacted tax law. The Company establishes a
valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax asset to an amount that is more
likely than not to be realizable. Changes in tax rates are reflected in the
tax
provision as they occur.
Reclassifications
Certain
reclassifications have been made to the 2006 financial statements to conform
with the presentation used in 2007. These reclassifications had no effect on
net
loss or shareholders’ equity as previously reported.
Recently
Issued Accounting Standards
In
June
2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Interpretation
No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” - an interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“FIN 48”), which clarifies the
accounting for uncertain tax positions. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition
threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition
and
measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.
The
interpretation requires that the Company recognize in the financial statements
the impact of a tax position. Recognition is allowed if the tax position is
more
likely than not to be sustained on audit, based on the technical merits of
the
position. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification,
interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods and disclosure. The
provisions of FIN 48 are effective for the company on April 1, 2007 with the
cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recorded as an
adjustment to opening retained earnings. The adoption of this statement is
not
expected to have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial
position or results of operations.
NOTE
A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued
In
September 2006, the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 (SAB
108), “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying
Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements.” SAB 108 established
an approach that requires quantification of financial statement misstatements
based on the effects of the misstatement on each of the company’s financial
statements and the related financial statement disclosures. This approach
is commonly referred to as the “dual approach” because it requires
quantification of errors under both the roll-over and iron curtain methods.
SAB
108 was issued to provide consistency between how registrants quantify financial
statement misstatements and is effective for fiscal years ending after November
15, 2006. The initial application of SAB 108 did not have a material impact
on
the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS
No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value
and
expands disclosures about fair value measurement but does not require any new
fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 is effective for financial statement
issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods
within those fiscal years. The
Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 157 on our financial
statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option
for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, including an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 115, or SFAS No. 159.” SFAS No. 159 permits
entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other
items
at fair value at specified election dates. SFAS No. 159 applies to all
entities, including not-for-profit organizations. The provisions of SFAS
No. 159 are effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of SFAS No. 159 on our
financial statements.
NOTE
B - SALE OF OPTICS MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS
In
January, 2004 the Company announced the discontinuance of optics manufacturing
at its Blaine, Minnesota facility. The closure was the result of aggressive
off-shore pricing and continued lower demand for this product line. This
resulted in a charge of $171,000 taken in the 4th
quarter
ended March 31, 2004. The Company sold its optics manufacturing operations
on
April 14, 2004 for $220,000. The terms of the sale required the Company to
restructure a loan with the City of Aberdeen, South Dakota, which included
an
upfront loan payment of $89,305 and payment of the remaining $140,000 loan
amount in seven annual installments of $20,000 each beginning June 30, 2004.
The
Company recorded a gain of approximately $208,000 on the sale in the first
quarter of fiscal 2005.
NOTE
C - SALE OF LAND
In
June
2005 the Company sold approximately 2 acres of its land in Aberdeen, South
Dakota to the Aberdeen Development Corporation (ADC) in exchange for the
retirement of its remaining $120,000 debt on its loan with ADC. The land was
granted to APA in conjunction with building a facility in Aberdeen and is part
of a single parcel of approximately 12 acres on which the Company has
constructed and operates its manufacturing facility. The Company recognized
a
gain of approximately $109,000 on the sale of the land in the first quarter
of
fiscal 2006.
NOTE
D - CLOSING OF THE ABERDEEN FACILITY
The
Company ceased all of its operations in its Aberdeen facility during the later
part of fiscal year 2006 as a part of its consolidation of manufacturing
operations. The Company owned facility, located approximately on a 10-acre
parcel, is designated for lease or sale after sub-division of the land in
approximately two 5-acre parcels. The Company does not have a formal plan for
leasing or selling the facility and thus the building remains classified as
property, plant and equipment as of March 31, 2007. These idle assets have
an
approximate net book value of $1,054,000 as of March 31, 2007. The company
plans
to retain the 5-acre vacant land for potential future use. The
facility was built using proceeds from bonds issued by the South Dakota Economic
Development and Finance Authority. In August 2006, the Company paid $871,911
into an escrow account to retire the bonds. These funds, reflected as Bond
Reserve Funds, were used to make final payment on the bonds on October 1, 2006,
the next bond redemption date. The payment was made pursuant to a Notice of
Default and Acceleration received by the Company. The primary reason for the
notice was related to the Company ceasing all of its South Dakota operations
in
the latter part of fiscal year 2006 as part of its consolidation of
manufacturing operations. The Company made timely interest and principal
payments, and the reason for the notice was not related to the
payments.
NOTE
E - SALE OF METAL ORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (MOCVD)
OPERATIONS
In
March,
2006 the Company sold certain equipment and related intellectual property
related to its MOCVD operations to an unrelated party for a total consideration
of $1.9 million in cash and a license back of the technology within a specified
field of use. The asset purchase agreement includes an additional consulting
agreement for up to $100,000 over the course of one year. The Company recorded
a
gain of approximately $1.2 million on the sale in the fourth quarter of fiscal
2006. The Company does not track discrete financial information, therefore
this
operation was not presented as a discontinued operation.
NOTE
F - INVENTORIES
Inventories
consist of the following at March 31:
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Raw
materials
|
$
|
1,146,161
|
$
|
1,588,816
|
|||
Work-in-process
|
33,783
|
48,474
|
|||||
Finished
goods
|
310,346
|
199,553
|
|||||
$
|
1,490,290
|
$
|
1,836,843
|
NOTE
G - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property,
plant and equipment consist of the following at March 31:
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Land
|
$
|
116,195
|
$
|
116,195
|
|||
Buildings
|
1,924,407
|
1,809,881
|
|||||
Manufacturing
equipment
|
1,006,856
|
4,802,514
|
|||||
Office
equipment
|
1,138,897
|
863,131
|
|||||
Vehicles
|
10,934
|
10,648
|
|||||
Leasehold
improvements
|
1,139,392
|
1,135,728
|
|||||
5,336,681
|
8,738,097
|
||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation and amortization
|
3,125,790
|
6,114,685
|
|||||
$
|
2,210,891
|
$
|
2,623,412
|
NOTE
H - ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
As
of
March 31, 2007, the Company had $328,312 in equipment listed as held for sale
on
its Optronics division, which are stated at the lower of depreciated cost or
fair market value less cost to sell. This is equipment was related to dormant
and discontinued activities such as Power Amplifier and Fiber Optic product
lines. The Company expects to dispose of these assets within the next twelve
months and does not expect any material loss on these dispositions.
NOTE
I - LONG-TERM DEBT
The
following is a summary of the outstanding debt at
March 31:
|
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
South
Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development and the Aberdeen
Development Corporation Bond, 5.8% to 6.75%,paid in full during fiscal
2007
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
1,320,000
|
|||
Low
interest economic development loans, 0%, due in various installments
through fiscal 2011
|
-
|
-
|
|||||
Other
|
197,599
|
40,961
|
|||||
197,599
|
1,360,961
|
||||||
Less
current maturities
|
69,528
|
1,342,481
|
|||||
$
|
128,071
|
$
|
18,480
|
The
Company had no deposits with trustees in reserve funds for bond maturities
as of
March 31, 2007. At March 31, 2006, the Company had on deposit with trustees
$469,626 in reserve funds for bond maturities, of which $126,385 were for
current bond maturities. These funds are included in bond reserve funds in
the
accompanying balance sheets.
The
South
Dakota loan agreement requires the Company to maintain compliance with certain
cove-nants. The Company was out of compliance with certain of these covenants
in
fiscal 2006 and the debt was classified as current due to the Company’s covenant
violation.
All
of
the above debt was secured by land, buildings, and certain equipment of
the
Company in fiscal 2006. In fiscal 2007, certain equipment of the Company
secures
the other debt outstanding.
Scheduled
maturities of the Company’s long-term debt are as follows:
Years
ending March 31,
|
||||
2008
|
$
|
69,528
|
||
2009
|
63,273
|
|||
2010
|
64,798
|
|||
$
|
197,599
|
NOTE
J - EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
The
Company maintains a contributory 401(k) profit sharing benefit plan covering
all
employ-ees. The Company matches 50% of the first 6% of the employee’s salary
that was contributed by the employee to the plan. The Company’s contributions
under this plan were $127,000, $114,000, and $97,000 for the years ended
March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005.
NOTE
K - INCOME TAXES
Deferred
taxes recognize the impact of temporary differences between the amounts of
the
assets and liabilities recorded for financial statement purposes and such amount
measured in accordance with tax laws. Realization of net operating loss carry
forward and other deferred tax temporary differences are contingent upon future
taxable earnings. The Company’s deferred tax asset was reviewed for expected
utilization using a “more likely than not” approach as required by SFAS 109 by
assessing the available positive and negative factors surrounding its
recoverability. Accordingly, the Company has recorded a full valuation allowance
at March 31, 2007 and 2006.
Significant
components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows at
March
31:
2007
|
2006
|
||||||
Current
deferred income tax assets:
|
|||||||
Inventories
|
$
|
196,966
|
$
|
160,129
|
|||
Accrued
expenses
|
199,945
|
194,841
|
|||||
396,911
|
354,970
|
||||||
Long-term
deferred income tax assets:
|
|||||||
Intangibles
|
32,513
|
12,766
|
|||||
Net
operating loss carryforwards
|
13,502,995
|
13,173,801
|
|||||
13,535,508
|
13,186,567
|
||||||
Total
deferred income tax assets
|
13,932,419
|
13,541,537
|
|||||
Long-term
deferred income tax liabilities:
|
|||||||
Property
and equipment depreciation
|
36,067
|
151,104
|
|||||
Goodwill
|
29,161
|
272,454
|
|||||
65,228
|
423,558
|
||||||
Total
net deferred income taxes
|
13,867,191
|
13,117,979
|
|||||
Valuation
allowance
|
(13,896,352
|
)
|
(13,390,433
|
)
|
|||
Total
|
$
|
(29,161
|
)
|
$
|
(272,454
|
)
|
As
of
March 31, 2007, the Company has net operating loss carry forwards for federal
and state income tax purposes of approximately $34,626,000 which expire in
fiscal years 2008 to 2027. To date the Company has not completed a Section
382
analysis. If certain ownership changes occurred under Section 382, there may
be
further limitations on the usage of the net operating loss carry
forwards.
NOTE
K - INCOME TAXES - Continued
The
following is a reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the
consolidated effective tax rate for March 31:
Percent
of Pre-tax Income
|
||||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Federal
statutory rate
|
(34
|
%)
|
(34
|
%)
|
(34
|
%)
|
||||
State
income taxes
|
(5
|
%)
|
(5
|
%)
|
(5
|
%)
|
||||
Permanent
differences
|
9
|
%
|
7
|
%
|
1
|
%
|
||||
Other
|
(1
|
%)
|
1
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
||||
Change
in valuation allowance
|
21
|
%
|
40
|
%
|
38
|
%
|
||||
Tax
rate
|
(10
|
%)
|
9
|
%
|
0
|
%
|
Components
of the income tax expense (benefit) are as follows for the years ended March
31:
2007
|
2006
|
2005
|
||||||||
Current:
|
||||||||||
Federal
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
State
|
5,800
|
3,117
|
4,138
|
|||||||
Deferred:
|
||||||||||
Federal
|
228,973
|
1,301,731
|
869,866
|
|||||||
State
|
33,673
|
193,949
|
127,921
|
|||||||
Valuation
allowance
|
(505,939
|
)
|
(1,223,226
|
)
|
(997,787
|
)
|
||||
Income
tax expense (benefit)
|
$
|
(237,493
|
)
|
$
|
275,571
|
$
|
4,138
|
During
fiscal year 2007, the Company recorded a $243,000 deferred income tax benefit
related to the impairment of goodwill. During the fourth quarter of fiscal
year
2006, the Company recorded a $272,000 deferred income tax liability for the
book
and income tax basis difference in goodwill. Income tax expense consists
primarily of state taxes in 2005.
On
June
1, 2006, the Treasury issued final regulations concerning the deduction for
income attributable to domestic production activities under Section 199. Section
199 was enacted as part of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. The company
examined the effect of these regulations and concluded the impact to be
immaterial until all net operating losses have been fully utilized.
NOTE
L - SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
The
Board
of Directors may, by resolution, establish from the undesignated shares
different classes or series of shares and may fix the relative rights and
preferences of shares in any class or series. The Company is authorized to
issue
500 shares of preferred stock and 50,000,000 shares of common stock at $.01 par
value. The Company has not issued any shares of preferred stock.
NOTE
M - SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
Pursuant
to the Shareholder Rights Plan each share of com-mon stock has attached to
it a
right, and each share of common stock issued in the future will have a right
attached until the rights expire or are redeemed. Upon the occurrence of certain
change in control events, each right entitles the holder to purchase one
one-hundredth of a share of Series B Junior Preferred Participating Share,
at an
exercise price of $80 per share, subject to adjustment. The rights expire on
November 10, 2010 and may be redeemed by the Company at a price of $.001
per right prior to the time they become exercisable.
NOTE
N - STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS
Stock
Options
The
Company has various incentive and non-qualified stock option plans which are
used as an incentive for directors, officers, and other employees. Options
are
generally granted at fair market values determined on the date of grant and
vesting normally occurs over a five-year period. The maximum contractual term
is
normally six years. The company issues new shares upon exercise of a stock
option. The plans had 716,850 shares of common stock available for issue at
March 31, 2007.
Option
transactions under these plans during the three years ended March 31, 2007
are summa-rized as follows:
Number of
shares
|
Weighted
average
exercise price
|
Weighted
average
fair
value
|
||||||||
Outstanding
at March 31, 2004
|
385,115
|
$
|
3.74
|
|||||||
Granted
|
72,000
|
1.79
|
$
|
1.13
|
||||||
Canceled
|
(220,485
|
)
|
3.60
|
|||||||
Outstanding
at March 31, 2005
|
236,630
|
3.28
|
||||||||
Granted
|
65,000
|
1.39
|
0.88
|
|||||||
Canceled
|
(25,160
|
)
|
3.75
|
|||||||
Outstanding
at March 31, 2006
|
276,470
|
2.80
|
||||||||
Granted
|
40,000
|
1.31
|
$
|
0.77
|
||||||
Cancelled
|
(83,320
|
)
|
4.60
|
|||||||
Outstanding
at March 31, 2007
|
233,150
|
$
|
1.90
|
The
number of shares exercisable at March 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was 99,950,
113,510, and 72,255, respectively, at a weighted average exercise price of
$2.30, $3.83, and $4.47 per share, respectively.
NOTE
N - STOCK OPTIONS AND WARRANTS - Continued
The
following table summarizes information concerning currently outstanding and
exercisable stock options at March 31, 2007:
Options
outstanding
|
|||||||||||||
Range
of
exercise
prices
|
Number
outstanding
|
Weighted
average
Remaining
contractual
life
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
Aggregate
intrinsic
value
|
|||||||||
$0.00-$1.29
|
15,000
|
5.42
years
|
$
|
1.28
|
$
|
19,200
|
|||||||
1.30-2.91
|
|
213,150
|
3.58
years
|
1.82
|
387,016
|
||||||||
5.53-8.90
|
5,000
|
0.08
years
|
7.22
|
36,100
|
|||||||||
233,150
|
3.62
years
|
$
|
1.90
|
$
|
442,316
|
Options
exercisable
|
|||||||||||||
Range
of
exercise
prices
|
Number
outstanding
|
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
life
|
Weighted
average
exercise
price
|
Aggregate
intrinsic
value
|
|||||||||
$0.00-$1.29
|
-
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||||||
1.30-2.91
|
94,950
|
2.91
years
|
2.04
|
193,575
|
|||||||||
5.53-8.90
|
5,000
|
0.08
years
|
7.22
|
36,100
|
|||||||||
99,950
|
2.77
years
|
$
|
2.30
|
$
|
229,675
|
Stock
Warrants
The
following is a table of the warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common
stock:
Warrants
outstanding
|
Exercise
price
per
share
|
Expiration
date
|
||||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2004
|
590,822
|
$
|
3.00
- 17.84
|
2005
- 2008
|
||||||
Issued
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Expired
|
(144,091
|
)
|
14.72
|
2005
|
||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2005
|
446,731
|
3.00
-17.84
|
2005
- 2008
|
|||||||
Issued
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Expired
|
(89,421
|
)
|
6.00-17.84
|
2006
|
||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2006
|
357,310
|
3.00
- 7.00
|
2007
- 2008
|
|||||||
Issued
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Expired
|
(7,310
|
)
|
7.00
|
2007
|
||||||
Balance
at March 31, 2007
|
350,000
|
3.00
|
2008
|
All
warrants are exercisable upon date of grant.
NOTE
O - COMMITMENTS
The
Company leases office and manufacturing facilities from a partnership consisting
of two partners. One of the partners is a major shareholder, officer and
director of the Company and the other partner is a significant share holder
The
Company has determined the partnership is not required to be consolidated with
APA’s financial statements. The lease agreement, classified as an operating
lease, expires November 30, 2009 and provides for periodic increases of the
rental rate based on increases in the consumer price index. Rental expense
was
$459,000, $585,000 and $478,000 for the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006
and 2005, of which $166,000, $160,000 and $155,000 was paid to the partnership,
respectively.
The
following is a schedule of approximate minimum payments required under the
capital and operating leases:
Year
ending March 31
|
Operating
leases
|
|||
2008
|
$
|
349,583
|
||
2009
|
350,820
|
|||
2010
|
315,531
|
|||
2011
|
235,590
|
|||
2012
|
240,654
|
|||
Thereafter
|
439,275
|
|||
Total
minimum lease payments
|
$
|
1,931,453
|
In
February, 2007 the Company’s subsidiary APACN began implementing a new
enterprise system and entered into a contract to pay approximately $266,000
over
a 3 year period for software related to part number configuration and production
scheduling.
NOTE
P - CONCENTRATIONS
Suppliers
The
Company purchases raw materials, component parts and outsourced labor from
many
suppliers. Although many of these items are single-sourced, the Company has
experienced no significant difficulties to date in obtaining adequate
quantities. These circumstances could change, however, and the Company cannot
guarantee that sufficient quantities or quality of raw materials, component
parts and outsourced labor will be as readily available in the future or, if
available, that we will be able to obtain them at favorable prices.
Customers
Two
customers comprised approximately 23% of total sales for the year ended March
31, 2007, 11% and 12% respectively. The sales for these customers related to
the
APACN segment. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s
sales for the years ended March 31, 2006 and 2005.
NOTE
Q - SEGMENTS OF BUSINESS
The
Company has identified two reportable segments based on its internal
organizational structure, management of operations, and performance evaluation.
These segments are Optronics and Cables and Networks (APACN). Optronic’s revenue
is generated in the design, manufacture and marketing of ultraviolet (UV)
detection and measurement devices. APACN’s revenue is derived primarily from
standard and custom fiber optic cable assemblies, copper cable assemblies,
value
added fiber optics frames, panels and modules. Expenses are allocated between
the companies based on detailed information contained in invoices. In addition,
corporate overhead costs for management’s time and other expenses are allocated
to each segment. Segment detail is summarized as follows (unaudited, in
thousands):
Optronics
|
Cables
& Networks
|
Eliminations
|
Consolidated
|
||||||||||
Year
ended March 31, 2007
|
|||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$
|
196
|
$
|
18,364
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
18,560
|
|||||
Gross
profit (loss)
|
(447
|
)
|
5,260
|
-
|
4,813
|
||||||||
Operating
loss
|
(2,177
|
)
|
(578
|
)
|
-
|
(2,755
|
)
|
||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
415
|
236
|
-
|
651
|
|||||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
326
|
435
|
-
|
761
|
|||||||||
Assets
|
16,399
|
7,107
|
(7,783
|
)
|
15,723
|
||||||||
Year
ended March 31, 2006
|
|||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$
|
400
|
$
|
15,879
|
$
|
(323
|
)
|
$
|
15,956
|
||||
Gross
profit (loss)
|
(674
|
)
|
4,195
|
(4
|
)
|
3,517
|
|||||||
Operating
loss
|
(3,407
|
)
|
(49
|
)
|
-
|
(3,456
|
)
|
||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
798
|
263
|
-
|
1,061
|
|||||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
289
|
138
|
-
|
427
|
|||||||||
Assets
|
19,333
|
7,879
|
(7,618
|
)
|
19,594
|
||||||||
Year
ended March 31, 2005
|
|||||||||||||
External
revenues
|
$
|
490
|
$
|
14,027
|
$
|
(404
|
)
|
$
|
14,113
|
||||
Gross
profit (loss)
|
(1,133
|
)
|
3,821
|
-
|
2,688
|
||||||||
Operating
profit (loss)
|
(3,920
|
)
|
334
|
-
|
(3,586
|
)
|
|||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
774
|
230
|
-
|
1,004
|
|||||||||
Capital
expenditures
|
397
|
79
|
-
|
476
|
|||||||||
Assets
|
22,253
|
7,188
|
(7,367
|
)
|
22,074
|
NOTE
R - SUBSEQUENT EVENT
In
May
2007 the Company sold approximately 1.38 acres of its land in Blaine, Minnesota
for $325,000, realizing a gain on the sale of $265,000. The land was a separate
vacant lot directly west of the Company’s facility. The land had originally been
purchased for potential expansion
CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE.
|
None.
ITEM
9A.
|
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
|
The
Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer (the same person)
has evaluated the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) as of the end of the period covered by this report,
and based on such evaluation has concluded that they are effective.
During
the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007, there was no change in the Company’s
internal controls over financial reporting that materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s controls over financial
reporting.
ITEM
9B.
|
OTHER
INFORMATION
|
There
were no events during the quarter ended March
31,
2007 required to be disclosed on Form 8-K which were not so
disclosed.
ITEM
10.
|
DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE
REGISTRANT
|
Information
regarding executive officers is included in Part I of this Report and is
incorporated in this Item 10 by reference.
Information
regarding directors and the information required by Items 11, and 13, below,
is
incorporated in this Report by reference to the proxy statement for our annual
meeting of shareholders to be held in August 2007.
ITEM
11.
|
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
|
Information
required by Item 11 is incorporated in this Report by reference to the proxy
statement for our annual meeting of shareholders to be held in August
2007.
ITEM
12.
|
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
|
Certain
information required by Item 12 is incorporated in this Report by reference
to
the proxy statement for annual meeting of shareholders to be held in August
2007.
The
following table provides information about the Company’s equity compensation
plans (including individual compensation arrangements) as of March 31,
2007.
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
||||||||||
Plan
category
|
Number
of securities to be issued upon exercise of options, warrants or
rights
|
Weighted-average
exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
|
Number
of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity
compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column
(a))
|
|||||||||
Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
|
233,150
|
$ |
1.90
|
716,850
|
||||||||
Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
350,000
|
$ |
3.00
|
Not
applicable*
|
||||||||
Total
|
583,150
|
$ |
2.56
|
716,850
|
*
These
securities are comprised solely of warrants that were not issued pursuant to
any
formal plan with an authorized number of securities available for issuance.
ITEM
13.
|
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
|
Information
required by Item 13 is incorporated in this Report by reference to the proxy
statement for our annual meeting of shareholders to be held in August
2007.
ITEM
14.
|
PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
|
Information
required by Item 14 is incorporated in this Report by reference to the proxy
statement for our annual meeting of shareholders to be held in August
2007.
PART
IV
ITEM
15.
|
EXHIBITS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
|
(a) (1) The
following financial statements are filed herewith under Item 8.
(i)
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the years
ended March
31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
|
(ii)
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2007 and
2006
|
(iii)
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006
and
2005
|
(iv)
|
Consolidated
Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006
and 2005
|
(v)
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended March 31, 2007, 2006
and
2005
|
(vi)
|
Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended March
31,
2007, 2006 and 2005
|
(2)
|
Financial
Statement Schedules: See Schedule II on page following
signatures.
|
(b)
|
Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index.
|
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
APA
Enterprises, Inc.
|
|||
Date:
June 22, 2007
|
By
|
/s/
Anil K. Jain
|
|
Anil
K. Jain
|
|||
President
and Chief Executive Officer
|
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has
been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
|
Title
|
Date
|
||
/s/
Anil K. Jain
|
President,
Chief Executive Officer, Chief
|
June
22 , 2007
|
||
Anil
K. Jain
|
Financial
Officer and Director (principal executive officer and principal financial
officer)
|
|||
/s/
Chris M. Goettl
|
Principal
accounting officer
|
June
22 , 2007
|
||
Chris
M. Goettl
|
||||
/s/
John G. Reddan
|
Director
|
June
22 , 2007
|
||
John
G. Reddan
|
||||
/s/
Ronald G. Roth
|
Director
|
June
22, 2007
|
||
Ronald
G. Roth
|
||||
/s/
Stephen L. Zuckerman MD
|
Director
|
June
22, 2007
|
||
Stephen
L. Zuckerman
|
SCHEDULE
II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING
ACCOUNTS
Additions
|
||||||||||||||||
Description
|
Balance
at Beginning
of
Period
|
Charged
to:
Cost
and
Expenses
|
Charged
to:
Other
Accounts
|
Deductions
|
Balance
at
End
of Period
|
|||||||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
||||||||||||||||
March
31, 2007
|
$
|
77,831
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
5,550(1
|
)
|
$
|
4,881(2
|
)
|
$
|
78,500
|
||||
March
31, 2006
|
57,107
|
18,000
|
6,121(1
|
)
|
3,397(2
|
)
|
77,831
|
|||||||||
March
31, 2005
|
49,038
|
33,000
|
10,692(1
|
)
|
35,623(2
|
)
|
57,107
|
(1)
Represents recovery of bad debt and other adjustments
(2)
Represents writeoffs of bad debt
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CERTIFIED
PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM ON SCHEDULE
To
the
Board of Directors and Shareholders
APA
Enterprises, Inc.
We
have
audited in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States) the consolidated financial statements of APA
Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiaries referred to in our report dated June 22,
2007, which is included in the annual report to security holders and
incorporated by reference in Part II of this form. Our audit was conducted
for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken
as
a whole. The accompanying Schedule II is presented for purposes of
complying with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not
a
required part of the basic financial statements. This schedule has been
subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial
statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects to
the
basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/
GRANT
THORNTON LLP
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
June
22,
2007
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Number
|
Description
|
Page
Number or Incorporated
by
Reference to
|
||
2.1
|
Asset
Purchase Agreement between APACN and CSP, Inc.
|
Exhibit
2.1 to Form 8-K filed March 31, 2003
|
||
2.1
|
Asset
Purchase Agreement between APACN and Americable, Inc.
|
Exhibit
2.1 to Form 8-K filed July 2, 2003
|
||
2.2
|
Agreement
Not to Compete with Peter Lee as part of CSP asset
purchase
|
Exhibit
2.2 to Form 8-K filed March 31, 2003
|
||
2.3
|
Asset
Purchase Agreement between APA Enterprises, Inc. and Software Moguls
India
Private Limited and S M Infoexpert Private Limited
|
Exhibit
2.3 to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2005
|
||
3.1
|
Restated
Articles of Incorporation, as amended to date
|
Exhibit
3.1 to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September
30, 2000
|
||
3.1
(a)
|
Restated
Articles of Incorporation, as amended to date thru August 25,
2004
|
Exhibit
3.1 to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September
30, 2004
|
||
3.2
|
Bylaws,
as amended and restated to date
|
Exhibit
3.2 to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended March
31, 1999
|
||
4.1(a)
|
State
of South Dakota Board of Economic Development $300,000 Promissory
Note,
REDI Loan: 95-13-A
|
Exhibit
4.1(a) to the Report on 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 1996
(the
“June 1996 10-QSB”)
|
||
4.1(b)
|
State
of South Dakota Board of Economic Development Security Agreement
REDI Loan
No: 95-13-A dated May 28, 1996
|
Exhibit
4.1(b) to the June 1996 10-QSB
|
||
4.2(a)
|
$700,000
Loan Agreement dated June 24, 1996 by and between Aberdeen Development
Corporation and APA Enterprises, Inc.
|
Exhibit
4.2(a) to the June 1996 10-QSB
|
||
4.2(b)
|
$300,000
Loan Agreement dated June 24, 1996 between Aberdeen Development
Corporation and APA Enterprises, Inc.
|
Exhibit
4.2(b) to the June 1996 10-QSB
|
||
4.2(c)
|
$250,000
Loan Agreement dated June 24, 1996 by and between Aberdeen Development
Corporation and APA Enterprises, Inc.
|
Exhibit
4.2(c) to the June 1996 10-QSB
|
Number
|
Description
|
Page
Number or Incorporated
by
Reference to
|
||
4.2(d)
|
$300,000
Loan Agreement dated June 24, 1996 by and between Aberdeen Development
Corporation and APA Enterprises, Inc.
|
Exhibit
4.2(d) to the June 1996 10-QSB
|
||
4.2(e)
|
Amended
Loan Agreement with Aberdeen Development Corporation and APA Enterprises,
Inc.
|
Exhibit
4.2(e) to Registrants Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended March
31,
2004
|
||
4.2(f)
|
Purchase
Agreement for land with Aberdeen Development Corporation and APA
Enterprises, Inc.
|
Exhibit
4.2(f) to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2005
|
||
4.3(a)
|
Loan
Agreement between South Dakota Economic Development Finance and APA
Enterprises, Inc.
|
Exhibit
4.3(a) to the June 1996 10-QSB
|
||
4.3(b)
|
Mortgage
and Security Agreement - One Hundred Day Redemption from APA Enterprises,
Inc. to South Dakota Economic Development Finance Authority dated
as of
June 24, 1996
|
Exhibit
4.3(b) to the June 1996 10-QSB
|
||
4.4(a)
|
Subscription
and Investment Representation Agreement of NE Venture,
Inc.
|
Exhibit
4.4(a) to the June 1996 10-QSB
|
||
4.4(b)
|
Form
of Common Stock Purchase Warrant for NE Venture, Inc.
|
Exhibit
4.4(b) to the June 1996 10-QSB
|
||
4.5(a)
|
Certificate
of Designation for 2% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
|
Exhibit
4.5(a) filed as a part of Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Commission
File No. 333-33968)
|
||
4.5(b)
|
Form
of common stock warrant issued in connection with 2% Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock
|
Exhibit
4.5(b) filed as a part of Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Commission
File No. 333-33968)
|
||
4.6
|
Common
Stock Purchase Warrant issued to Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. to
purchase 84,083 shares
|
Exhibit
4.6 to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended March 31,
2000 (“2000 10-K”)
|
||
4.7
|
Share
Rights Agreement dated October 23, 2000 by and between the Registrant
and
Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota NA as Rights Agent
|
Exhibit
1 to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed November 8,
2000
|
||
4.8
|
Common
Stock Warrant Purchase Agreement with Peter Lee as part of CSP asset
purchase
|
Exhibit
4.8 to Form 8-K filed March 31, 2003
|
||
10.1(a)
|
Sublease
Agreement between the Registrant and Jain-Olsen Properties and Sublease
Agreement and Option Agreement between the Registrant and Jain-Olsen
Properties
|
Exhibit
10.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-18 filed with the Chicago
Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission on June
26, 1986
|
Number
|
Description
|
Page
Number or Incorporated
by
Reference to
|
||
10.1(b)
|
Amendment
and Extension of Sublease Agreement dated August 31, 1999
|
Exhibit
10.1(b) to 2000 10-K
|
||
10.1(c)
|
Lease
Agreement between Registrant and Jain-Olsen Properties
|
Exhibit
10.1(c) to Registrant’s Form 10Q-SB for quarter ended September 30,
2004
|
||
*10.2(a)
|
Stock
Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors
|
Exhibit
10.3a to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 1994 (the “1994 10-KSB”)
|
||
*10.2(b)
|
Form
of option agreement issued under the Nonemployee Directors
Plan
|
Exhibit
10.3b to 1994 10-KSB
|
||
*10.3
|
1997
Stock Compensation Plan
|
Exhibit
10.3 to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 1997
|
||
*10.4
|
Insurance
agreement by and between the Registrant and Anil K. Jain
|
Exhibit
10.5 to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March
31, 1990
|
||
*10.5
|
Form
of Agreement regarding Repurchase of Stock upon Change in Control
Event
with Anil K. Jain and Kenneth A. Olsen
|
Exhibit
10.1 to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September
30, 1997 (“September 1997 10-QSB”)
|
||
*10.6
|
Form
of Agreement regarding Employment/Compensation upon Change in Control
with
Messrs. Jain and Olsen
|
Exhibit
10.2 to the September 1997 10-QSB
|
||
*10.7
|
Form
of Agreement regarding Indemnification of Directors and Officers
with
Messrs. Jain, Olsen, Ringstad, Roth, Von Wald and
Zuckerman
|
Exhibit
10.7 to Registrant’s Report on From 10-K for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2002.
|
||
10.8
|
Sublease
agreement between Newport and APACN
|
Exhibit
10.8 to Registrant’s Report of Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30,
2003
|
||
10.9
|
Sublease
agreement between Veeco Compound Semiconductor and APA Enterprises,
Inc.
|
Exhibit
10.9 to Registrant’s Report of Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2004
|
||
10.9(b)
|
Amendment
to sublease between Veeco Compound Semiconductor and APA Enterprises,
Inc.
|
Exhibit
10.9 (b) to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended
September 30, 2004
|
||
*10.10
|
Ken
Olsen Separation Agreement
|
Exhibit
10.10 to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2004
|
||
*10.11
|
Stock
option agreement with Cheri Podzimek, President of APACN
|
Exhibit
10.11 to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2005
|
Number
|
Description
|
Page
Number or Incorporated
by
Reference to
|
||
10.12
|
Agreements
on sale of MOCVD Assets
|
Exhibit
10.12 to Registrant’s Report on for 8-K filed March 10,
2006
|
||
10.13
|
Patent
and Technology and Revenue Sharing License Agreement
|
Exhibit
10.13 to Registrant’s Report on for 8-K filed March 10,
2006
|
||
10.14
|
Lease
agreement between Bass Lake Realty, LLC and APACN
|
Exhibit
10.14 to Registrant's Report of Form 10-K for fiscal year ended March
31,
2006
|
||
*10.15
|
2007
Stock Compensation Plan
|
Exhibit
10.15 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 POS filed on
August 24, 2007
|
||
14
|
Code
of Ethics
|
Exhibit
14 to Registrant’s Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2004
|
||
List
of Subsidiaries
|
**
|
|||
Consent
of Grant Thornton LLP
|
**
|
|||
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002
|
**
|
|||
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant
to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
**
|
*Indicates
management contract or compensation plan or arrangements required to be filed
as
an exhibit to this form.
**
Filed
with this Report.
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