FG Group Holdings Inc. - Quarter Report: 2016 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016

OR

For the transition period from                to               

Commission File Number: 1-13906

BALLANTYNE STRONG, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(402) 453-4444

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I. Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

Ballantyne Strong, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Ballantyne Strong, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Ballantyne Strong, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Ballantyne Strong, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Ballantyne Strong, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1. Nature of Operations

Ballantyne Strong, Inc. (“Ballantyne” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, and its wholly owned subsidiaries Strong Westrex, Inc., Strong Technical Services, Inc., Strong/MDI Screen Systems, Inc., Strong Westrex (Beijing) Technology Inc., Convergent Corporation and Convergent Media Systems Corporation (“Convergent” or “CMS”) designs, integrates, and installs technology solutions for a broad range of applications; develops and delivers out-of-home messaging, advertising and communications; manufactures projection screens; and provides managed services including monitoring of networked equipment to our customers.

The Company’s products are distributed to the cinema, retail, financial, and government markets throughout the world.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all majority owned and controlled domestic and foreign subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report are presented in accordance with the requirements of Form 10-Q and consequently do not include all of the disclosures normally required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for annual reporting purposes or those made in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year-ended December 31, 2015.

The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 was derived from the Company’s audited consolidated balance sheet as of that date. All other condensed consolidated financial statements contained herein are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary to present a fair statement of the financial position and the results of operations and cash flows for the respective interim periods. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of trends or results expected for a full year.

Use of Management Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results and changes in facts and circumstances may alter such estimates and affect results of operations and financial position in future periods.

Marketable Securities

The Company’s marketable securities are comprised of investments in the common stock of a publicly traded company. Changes in fair value, based on the market price of the investee’s stock are recognized in other income in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company has elected the fair value option to account for the investment to more appropriately recognize the value of this investment in our consolidated financial statements unless the Company exerts significant influence over the investment, in which case the equity method of accounting would be applied. Marketable securities at fair value were as follows:

Equity Method Investments

In December 2015, the Company acquired 7.8% ownership in RELM Wireless Corporation (“RELM”) for $4.0 million and increased its ownership to 8.3%as of March 31, 2016 for an additional $0.3 million. RELM is a publicly traded company that designs, manufactures and markets two-way land mobile radios, repeaters, base stations, and related components and subsystems. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer is member of the board of directors of RELM, and controls entities that, when combined with the Company’s ownership in RELM, own greater than 20% of RELM, providing the Company with significant influence over RELM, but not controlling interest. As a result of this significant influence, the Company accounts for its investment in RELM under the equity method. The Company’s carrying value for RELM was $4.4 million as of March 31, 2016 and the Company’s equity method investment income of RELM were not significant during the quarter ended March 31, 2016. Based on quoted market prices, the market value of the Company’s ownership in RELM was $5.2 million at March 31, 2016.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value will be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

The following tables present the Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value based upon the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall.

Fair values measured on a recurring basis at March 31, 2016:

Fair values measured on a recurring basis at December 31, 2015:

Quantitative information about the Company’s level 3 fair value measurements at March 31, 2015 is set forth below:

The notes receivable are recorded at estimated fair value at March 31, 2016 and accrue interest at a rate of 15% per annum.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s note receivable are discount rate and probability of default. Significant increases (decreases) in any of these inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.

The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balance of the Company’s notes receivable fair value:

The carrying values of all other financial assets and liabilities including accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses reported in the consolidated balance sheets equal or approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. All non-financial assets that are not recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis, which includes non-financial long-lived assets, are measured at fair value in certain circumstances (for example, when there is evidence of impairment). During the quarter ended March 31, 2015 the Company did not have any significant non-recurring measurements of non-financial assets or liabilities.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. The ASU will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in U.S. GAAP when it becomes effective. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2018. An entity may adopt this ASU either retrospectively or through a cumulative effect adjustment as of the start of the first period for which it applies the ASU. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance and has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.

In July 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory” (“ASU 2015-11”). ASU 2015-11 requires an entity utilizing the FIFO inventory method to change their measurement principle for inventory changes from the lower of cost or market to lower of cost and net realizable value. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2017. An entity must adopt this ASU prospectively and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance and has not determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, “Financial Instruments - Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“ASU 2016-01”). ASU 2016-01 requires equity investments that do not result in consolidation and are not accounted under the equity method to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income; simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment; requires an entity to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the entity has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments; requires separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial assets on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements; clarifies that an entity should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available-for-sale securities in combination with the entity’s other deferred tax assets and modifies certain fair value disclosure requirements. ASU 2016-01 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is not permitted. The adoption of ASU 2016-01 is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize a lease liability and a right-to-use asset for all leases, including operating leases, with a term greater than twelve months, on its balance sheet. This ASU is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted, and requires a modified retrospective transition method. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance and has not determined the effect of the standard on its ongoing financial reporting.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-07, “Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting,” (“ASU 2016-07”). ASU 2016-07 eliminates the requirement for the Company to retroactively apply the equity method when its increase in ownership interests (or degree of influence) in an investee triggers equity method accounting. This ASU is effective for the Company on January 1, 2017 with early adoption permitted. The Company has adopted ASU 2016-07 and there was no impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718)” (“ASU 2016-09”). ASU 2016-09 simplifies accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, an option to recognize gross stock compensation expense with actual forfeitures recognized as they occur, as well as certain classifications on the statement of cash flows. This ASU is effective for the Company on January 1, 2017 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact that this new guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.

3. Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

Basic loss per share has been computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted loss per share has been computed on the basis of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding after giving effect to potential common shares from dilutive stock options and certain non-vested shares of restricted stock. The following table provides the reconciliation between basic and diluted loss per share:

Grants and options to purchase 482,500 and 181,500 shares of common stock were outstanding as of March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share as the option’s exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares for the respective periods. An additional 56,034 and 78,943 options and restricted stock units were excluded for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, as their inclusion would be anti-dilutive, thereby decreasing the net loss per share.

4. Warranty Reserves

In most instances, the Company’s digital products are covered by the original equipment manufacturing firm’s warranty; however, there are certain customers where the Company may grant warranties in excess of the manufacturer’s warranty for digital products. The Company accrues for these costs at the time of sale. The following table summarizes warranty activity for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:

5. Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following at March 31, 2016:

Intangible assets consisted of the following at December 31, 2015:

Amortization expense relating to other identifiable intangible assets was insignificant for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

The following table shows the Company’s estimated future amortization expense related to intangible assets for the next five years.

6. Goodwill

The following represents a summary of changes in the Company’s carrying amount of goodwill for the quarter ended March 31, 2016:

7. Restructuring Activities

In connection with its strategic planning process, as well as the Company’s ongoing plans to improve efficiency and effectiveness of its operations, the Company initiated plans in the second quarter of 2015 to reduce headcount and more efficiently utilize real estate assets. These plans were completed in the first quarter of 2016 and no expense was recorded in the first quarter of 2016.

In connection with the integration of the 2013 CMS acquisition, as well as the Company’s ongoing plans to improve efficiency and effectiveness of its operations, the Company initiated plans in the fourth quarter of 2013 to reduce headcount and move the Company’s warehouse from Omaha, Nebraska to Georgia. The restructuring initiative was completed in the first quarter of 2015.

The following table reconciles the beginning and ending restructuring balance for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, which is included in accrued expenses:

The following table reconciles the beginning and ending restructuring balance for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, which is included in accrued expenses:

8. Income Taxes

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, the Company considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income. The Company considers the scheduled reversal of taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. A cumulative loss in a particular tax jurisdiction in recent years is a significant piece of evidence with respect to the realizability that is difficult to overcome. Based on the available objective evidence including recent updates to the taxing jurisdictions generating income, the Company concluded that a valuation allowance of $9.8 million should be recorded against the Company’s U.S. and China tax jurisdiction deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2016. During the first quarter the valuation allowance increased $0.7 million.

The Company currently has an exam initiated for Federal purposes for the 2011 fiscal year. The Company has examinations not yet initiated for Federal purposes for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. In most cases, the Company has examinations open for state or local jurisdictions based on the particular jurisdiction’s statute of limitations.

9. Stock Compensation

The Company recognizes compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors based on their estimated fair values. Share-based compensation expense included in selling and administrative expenses approximated $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Long-Term Incentive Plan

The Company’s 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“2010 Plan”) provides the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors with the discretion to grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted shares, restricted stock units, performance shares, and performance units. Vesting terms vary with each grant and may be subject to vesting upon a “change in control” of the Company. The total number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2010 Plan is 1,600,000 shares. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company granted no restricted stock units and 100,000 stock options under the 2010 Plan.

Options

As noted above, under the 2010 Plan, the Company granted options to purchase 100,000 shares, during the three month period ended March 31, 2016. Options to purchase shares of common stock were granted with exercise prices equal to the fair value of the common stock on the date of grant and vest immediately or over a five-year period.

The weighted average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the three month period ended March 31, 2016 was $4.20. There were no stock options granted during the three month period ended March 31, 2015. The fair value of each stock option granted is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes valuation model with the following weighted average assumptions:

The risk-free interest rate assumptions were based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant. The expected volatility was based on historical daily price changes of the Company’s stock for one year prior to the date of grant. The expected life of options is the average number of years the Company estimates that options will be outstanding. The Company considers groups of associates that have similar historical exercise behavior separately for valuation purposes.

The following table summarizes the Company’s activities with respect to its stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as follows:

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total that would have been received by the option holders if all in-the-money options had been exercised on March 31, 2016.

As of March 31, 2016, 430,000 stock option awards were non-vested. Unrecognized compensation cost related to stock option awards was approximately $0.6 million which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 4.7 years.

Restricted Stock Plans

The Ballantyne Strong, Inc. 2014 Non-Employee Directors’ Restricted Stock Plan (the “2014 Non-Employee Plan”) provides for the award of restricted shares to outside directors. Shares issued under the 2014 Non-Employee Plan vest the day preceding the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in the year following issuance. A total of 250,000 shares are reserved for issuance under the 2014 Non-Employee Plan. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company granted 2,260 shares with a grant date fair value of $4.40 under the 2014 Non-Employee Plan.

In connection with the restricted stock granted to certain employees and non-employee directors, the Company accrues compensation expense based on the estimated number of shares expected to be issued utilizing the most current information available to the Company at the date of the financial statements. The Company estimates the fair value of restricted stock awards based upon the market price of the underlying common stock on the date of grant.

As of March 31, 2016, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock awards was approximately $0.3 million which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.8 years.

The following table summarizes restricted stock activity for the three months ended March 31, 2016:

10. Commitments, Contingencies and Concentrations

Concentrations

The Company’s top ten customers accounted for approximately 47.9% of total consolidated net revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2016. Trade accounts receivable from these customers represented approximately 37.7% of net consolidated receivables at March 31, 2016. While the Company believes its relationships with such customers are stable, most arrangements are made by purchase order and are terminable at will by either party. A significant decrease or interruption in business from the Company’s significant customers could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. The Company could also be adversely affected by such factors as changes in foreign currency rates and weak economic and political conditions in each of the countries in which the Company sells its products.

Financial instruments that potentially expose the Company to a concentration of credit risk principally consist of accounts receivable. The Company sells product to a large number of customers in many different geographic regions. To minimize credit concentration risk, the Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition.

Leases

The Company and its subsidiaries lease plant and office facilities, furniture, autos and equipment under operating leases expiring through 2023. These leases generally contain renewal options and the Company expects to renew or replace certain of these leases in the ordinary course of business.

The Company’s future minimum lease payments for leases at March 31, 2016 are as follows:

11. Business Segment Information

As of March 31, 2016 the Company’s operations were conducted principally through two business segments: Cinema and Digital Media. Cinema operations include the sale of digital projection equipment, screens, and sound systems. Digital Media operations include the delivery of end to end digital signage solutions, video communication solutions, content creation and management and service of digital signage and digital cinema equipment. The Company allocates resources to business segments and evaluates the performance of these segments based upon reported segment operating profit. The Company records intercompany sales at cost and has eliminated all significant intercompany sales in consolidation.

Summary by Business Segments

Summary by Geographical Area

Net revenues by business segment are to unaffiliated customers. Identifiable assets by geographical area are based on location of facilities. Net sales by geographical area are based on destination of sales.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report. Management’s discussion and analysis contains not only historical information, but also forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements that are not historical are forward-looking and reflect expectations for future Company performance. For these statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those discussed in the “Risk Factors” section contained in Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and the following risks and uncertainties: the Company’s ability to expand its revenue streams to compensate for the lower demand for its digital cinema products and installation services, potential interruptions of supplier relationships or higher prices charged by suppliers, the Company’s ability to successfully compete and introduce enhancements and new features that achieve market acceptance and that keep pace with technological developments, the Company’s ability to successfully execute its investment strategy, the Company’s ability to retain or replace its significant customers, the impact of challenging global economic environment or a downturn in the markets, economic and political risks of selling products in foreign countries, risks of non-compliance with U.S. and foreign laws and regulations, cybersecurity risks and risks of damage and interruptions of information technology systems, the Company’s ability to retain key members of management and successfully integrate the new executives, acquisition-related risks, the Company’s ability to assert its intellectual property rights, the impact of natural disasters and other catastrophic events, the adequacy of insurance, and the impact of having a controlling stockholder. Given the risks and uncertainties, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement and should recognize that the statements are predictions of future results which may not occur as anticipated. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements and from historical results, due to the risks and uncertainties described herein, as well as others not now anticipated. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors, nor can it assess the impact of all such factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Except where required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in factors or assumptions affecting such forward-looking statements.

Overview

Ballantyne Strong Inc. (“BTN”, “Ballantyne”, “the Company”, “we”, “our”, and “us”) is a holding company with diverse business activities focused on serving the cinema, retail, financial and government markets. The Company and its subsidiaries design, integrate, and install technology solutions for a broad range of applications; develop and deliver out-of-home messaging, advertising and communications; manufacture projection screens; and provide managed services including monitoring of networked equipment to our customers. We add value through our design, engineering, manufacturing excellence and customer service.

We conduct our operations through two primary business segments: Cinema and Digital Media. There was no impact on current or prior years to the individual components of these segments. The Cinema segment provides a full range of products and services to the theatre exhibition industry from the design and installation of new theatre exhibition systems and related equipment to complete film-to-digital theatre conversion services. The systems include a wide spectrum of premier audio-visual products and accessories such as: digital projectors, state of the art projection screens, servers and library management systems, menu boards, flat panel displays, and sound systems. The Digital Media segment delivers solutions and services across two primary markets: digital out-of-home and cinema. These markets are served through the capabilities the Company has gained from the acquisition of Convergent in 2013 and from Strong Technical Services (“STS”) respectively. While there is digital signage equipment sold within this segment, the primary focus of this segment is providing solutions and services to our customers.

Our segments were determined based on the manner in which management organizes segments for making operating decisions and assessing performance. Approximately 64% of our revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 were from Cinema and approximately 36% were from Digital Media. Additional information related to our reporting segments can be found in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Results of Operations:

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015

Revenues

Net revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2016 decreased 8.9% to $20.5 million from $22.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Cinema

Sales of cinema products and services decreased 16.5% to $13.2 million in the first quarter of 2016 from $15.7 million in the first quarter of 2015, due to the first quarter of 2015 including a large sale of library management systems and higher sales of digital projectors. The prior year also included sales generated by the security and lighting businesses which have since been exited.

Digital Media

Sales of digital media products and services increased 9.9% to $7.7 million in the first quarter of 2016 from $7.0 million in the first quarter of 2015, primarily driven by increased demand from the service business as well as an increase in equipment sales and project revenue from our digital signage business.

Export Revenues

Sales outside the United States (primarily from cinema segment) decreased to $7.3 million in the first quarter of 2016 from $8.6 million in the first quarter of 2015. This was driven by decreased sales in South America, Canada, and Europe, offset by increases in Mexico. Export sales are sensitive to the timing of the digital cinema conversions in these countries and normal replacement cycles. Export sales are sensitive to worldwide economic and political conditions that lead to volatility. Certain areas of the world are more cost conscious than the U.S. market and there are instances where our products are priced higher than local manufacturers making it more difficult to generate sufficient profit to justify selling into these regions. Additionally, foreign exchange rates and excise taxes sometimes make it difficult to market our products overseas at reasonable selling prices.

Gross Profit

Consolidated gross profit was $5.8 million in the first quarter of 2016 and $4.3 million in the first quarter of 2015, gross profit as a percent of revenue was 28.1% and 19.0% in the first quarter of 2016 and the first quarter of 2015, respectively. Gross profit in the cinema segment increased to $4.1 million in the first quarter of 2016 from $3.1 million in the first quarter of 2015 and increased as a percentage of sales to 31.3% in 2016 from 19.9% in 2015. The increase in gross margin dollars was driven by higher sales of higher margin screen products versus lower margin digital cinema equipment.

The gross profit in the digital media segment increased to $1.6 million or 21.3% as a percentage of revenues in the first quarter of 2016 from $1.1 million or 15.9% as a percentage of revenues in the first quarter of 2015. The increase in gross margin was driven by more favorable absorption of our fixed operating costs as revenues increased compared to prior year.

Selling Expenses

Selling expenses decreased 29.0% to $1.2 million in the first quarter of 2016 compared to $1.7 million a year-ago and as a percentage of revenues decreased to 5.8% from 7.5% a year-ago. The decrease in selling expenses was primarily due to decreased sales related employee costs.

Administrative Expenses

Administrative expenses decreased 13.3% to $3.3 million in the first quarter of 2016 from $3.8 million in the first quarter of 2015 and as a percent of total revenue decreased to 16.0% in the first quarter of 2016 from 16.9% in the first quarter of 2015. The decrease in expenses is primarily due to lower compensation related costs resulting from our 2015 strategic restructuring.

Other Financial Items

The first quarter of 2016 includes total other expense of $1.3 million primarily related to $0.8 million of net losses on foreign currency transactions and $0.5 million of change in value of marketable securities. The first quarter of 2015 includes total other income of $0.8 million primarily related to net gains on foreign currency transactions.

The effective tax rate differs from the statutory rates primarily as a result of the valuation allowance recorded against the Company’s U.S. and China tax jurisdiction deferred tax assets and differing foreign and U.S. tax rates applied to respective pre-tax earnings by tax jurisdiction.

As a result of the items outlined above, we generated a net loss of approximately $0.6 million and basic and diluted loss per share of $0.04 in the first quarter of 2016 compared to net loss of $10.2 million and basic and diluted loss per share of $0.72 a year-ago, respectively.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

During the past several years, we have met our working capital and capital resource needs from either our operating or investing cash flows or a combination of both. We ended the first quarter with total cash and cash equivalents of $20.8 million compared to $22.1 million at December 31, 2015. As of March 31, 2016, $18.3 million of the $20.8 million in cash and cash equivalents was held by our foreign subsidiaries. If these funds are needed for our operations in the U.S., we would be required to pay U.S. income taxes and foreign withholding taxes on a portion of these funds when repatriated back to the U.S.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities was $1.6 million in the first quarter of 2016, which included a net loss of $0.6 million, offset by non-cash charges (benefits) of deferred tax expense, depreciation and amortization, reserve provisions, change in value of marketable securities and non-cash stock compensation totaling $1.3 million. Changes in working capital decreased cash from operating activities by $2.3 million, primarily due to an increase in inventory and a decrease in current income taxes. Inventory increased $1.2 million due to projectors and media players delivered at the end of the first quarter to be sold in the second quarter. Current income taxes decreased $1.4 million primarily due to payments for Canadian income taxes.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $2.1 million in the first quarter of 2015, which included a net loss of $10.2 million, offset by non-cash charges (benefits) of deferred tax expense, depreciation and amortization, reserve provisions and non-cash stock compensation totaling $9.5 million. Changes in working capital benefitted cash from operating activities of $2.9 million, primarily due to decrease in accounts receivable, partially offset by a decrease in accounts payable. Accounts receivable balances decreased $5.1 million due to decreased sales in the first quarter of 2015 compared to the last quarter of 2014. Accounts payable balances decreased $2.7 million due to payments made to vendors during the quarter for purchases made to fulfill orders during the fourth quarter of 2014.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities amounted to $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2016 due to $0.4 million in purchases of equity securities and $0.2 million for capital expenditures. Net cash used in investing activities amounted to $0.2 million in the first quarter of 2015 and was primarily for capital expenditures.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing in the first quarter of 2016 and 2015 was negligible.

The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates increased (decreased) cash and cash equivalents by $0.9 million and ($0.6) million in the first quarter of 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Hedging and Trading Activities

Our primary exposure to foreign currency fluctuations pertains to our subsidiaries in Canada and China. In certain instances, the Company may enter into a foreign exchange contract to manage a portion of this risk. We do not have any trading activities that include non-exchange traded contracts at fair value.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

Our off balance sheet arrangements consist principally of our leasing various assets under operating leases. The future estimated payments under these arrangements are summarized below along with our other contractual obligations:

There were no other material contractual obligations other than inventory and property, plant and equipment purchases in the ordinary course of business.

Seasonality

Generally, our quarterly revenue and earnings fluctuate moderately from quarter to quarter. As we increase our sales in our current markets, and as we expand into new markets in different geographies, it is possible we may experience different seasonality patterns in our business. As a result, the results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for an entire fiscal year.

Litigation

From time to time we may be involved in various claims and legal actions which are routine litigation matters incidental to the business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these other matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the condensed consolidated financial statements for a description of recently issued accounting pronouncements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

In preparing our consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, management must make a variety of decisions which impact the reported amounts and the related disclosures. These decisions include the selection of the appropriate accounting principles to be applied and the assumptions on which to base accounting estimates. In making these decisions, management applies its judgment based on its understanding and analysis of the relevant circumstances and our historical experience.

Our accounting policies and estimates that are most critical to the presentation of our results of operations and financial condition, and which require the greatest use of judgments and estimates by management, are designated as our critical accounting policies. See further discussion of our critical accounting policies under Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our year ended December 31, 2015. We periodically re-evaluate and adjust our critical accounting policies as circumstances change. There were no significant changes in our critical accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The principal market risks affecting us are exposure to interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. We market our products throughout the United States and the world. As a result, we could be adversely affected by such factors as changes in foreign currency rates and weak economic conditions. As a majority of our sales are currently denominated in U.S. dollars, a strengthening of the dollar can and sometimes has made our products less competitive in foreign markets.

Interest Rates—Interest rate risks from our interest related accounts such as our postretirement obligations are not deemed significant. We currently have long-term notes receivables bearing interest rates of 15% which are recorded at fair value. A change in long-term interest rates for comparable types of instruments would have the effect of us recording changes in fair value through our statement of operations.

Foreign Exchange—Exposures to transactions denominated in currencies other than the entity’s functional currency are primarily related to our China and Canadian subsidiaries. Fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies create exposures, which can adversely affect our results of operations. From time to time, as market conditions indicate, we will enter into foreign currency contracts to manage the risks associated with forecasted transactions. A portion of our cash in the China and Canadian subsidiaries is denominated in foreign currencies, where fluctuations in exchange rates will impact our cash balances in U.S. dollar terms. A hypothetical 10% change in the value of the U.S. dollar would impact our reported cash balance by approximately $0.8 million.

Equity Price Risk—We are exposed to equity price risk related to certain of our investments in equity securities. At March 31, 2016, our equity securities aggregated $6.1 million, of which $1.7 million represented marketable securities that are reported at fair value, and $4.4 million accounted for using the equity-method. A change in the equity price of the marketable securities or equity method investments would result in a change in the fair value or economic value, respectively, of such securities.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The Company carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective at ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended) is (1) accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures and (2) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter for the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, such internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

In the ordinary course of business operations, we are involved, from time to time, in certain legal disputes. No such disputes, individually or in the aggregate, are expected to have a material effect on our business or financial condition.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 includes a detailed discussion of the Company’s risk factors. There have been no material changes to the risk factors as previously disclosed.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Uses of Proceeds

On August 20, 2015, we announced that our Board of Directors adopted a stock repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to 700,000 shares of our outstanding Common Stock pursuant to a plan adopted under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended). Repurchases during the quarter ended March 31, 2016 are reflected in the following table.

ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Item 6. Exhibits

See the 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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

* Furnished herewith.