HireQuest, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2008 March (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
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QUARTERLY
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the
quarterly period ended March
28, 2008
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TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE
ACT
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For
the
transition period from _____________ to ___________.
Commission
File Number: 000-53088
COMMAND
CENTER, INC.
(Exact
name of issuer as specified in its charter)
Washington
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91-2079472
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
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3773
West
Fifth Avenue, Post Falls, Idaho 83854
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(208)
773-7450
(Issuer’s
telephone number)
N.A.
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to
be
filed by Section 13, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the
preceding twelve months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past ninety days.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See
definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and smaller
reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
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Smaller
reporting company x
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(Do
not
check if smaller reporting company)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes
o
No
x
The
number of shares of common stock outstanding on May 12, 2008 was 36,096,720
shares.
Command
Center, Inc.
Contents
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1. Financial Statements (unaudited)
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Management
Statement
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Balance
Sheet at March 28, 2008 and December 28, 2007
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Statements
of Operations for the thirteen week periods ended March 28, 2008
and March
30, 2007
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Statements
of Cash Flows for the thirteen week periods ended March 28, 2008
and March
30, 2007
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Notes
to Financial Statements
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2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
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3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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4. Controls and Procedures
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Part
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Item
2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
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6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
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Signatures
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Certifications
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PART
I
Item
1. Financial
Statements.
MANAGEMENT
STATEMENT
The
accompanying balance sheets of Command Center, Inc. as of March 28, 2008
(unaudited) and December 28, 2007, and the related statements of operations
and
cash flows for the thirteen week periods ended March 28, 2008 and March 30,
2007
were prepared by Management of the Company.
The
accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited
financial statements of Command Center, Inc. (the “Company”) as of and for the
52 weeks ended December 28, 2007, and the notes thereto contained in the
Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB for the 52 weeks ended December 28, 2007,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Management
Command
Center, Inc.
May
12,
2008
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3Command
Center, Inc.
Balance
Sheet
March
28, 2008
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December
28, 2007
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Unaudited
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Assets
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CURRENT
ASSETS:
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Cash
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$
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1,390,903
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$
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580,918
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Accounts
receivable - trade, net of allowance for bad debts of $500,000 at
March
28, 2008 and December 28, 2007
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8,338,928
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9,079,222
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Notes
and subscriptions receivable - current
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-
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1,953,882
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Prepaid
expenses, deposits, and other
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1,119,429
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1,610,913
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Current
portion of workers’ compensation risk pool deposits
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1,331,950
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1,150,375
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Total
current assets
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12,181,210
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14,375,310
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PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT, NET
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3,114,450
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3,245,506
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OTHER
ASSETS:
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Note
receivable - non-current
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17,155
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17,155
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Workers’
compensation risk pool deposits
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2,012,143
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2,833,127
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Goodwill
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14,257,929
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14,257,929
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Intangible
assets - net
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638,358
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683,275
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Total
other assets
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16,925,585
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17,791,486
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$
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32,221,245
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$
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35,412,302
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Liabilities
and Stockholders’ Equity
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES:
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Accounts
payable
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$
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809,968
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$
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863,373
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Line
of credit facility
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4,533,261
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4,686,156
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Accrued
wages and benefits
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1,183,298
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1,553,536
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Advances
payable
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100,000
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100,000
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Current
portion of note payable
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92,430
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8,967
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Other
current liabilities
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296,664
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817,368
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Current
portion of workers’ compensation claims liability
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1,331,950
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1,150,375
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Total
current liabilities
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8,347,571
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9,179,775
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LONG-TERM
LIABILITIES:
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Note
payable, less current portion
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-
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85,655
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Finance
obligation
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1,125,000
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1,125,000
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Workers’
compensation claims liability, less current portion
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2,526,793
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2,219,642
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Total
long-term liabilities
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3,651,793
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3,430,297
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STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY:
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Preferred
stock - 5,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value, authorized; no shares
issued
and outstanding
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-
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Common
stock - 100,000,000 shares, $0.001 par value, authorized; 36,096,720
and
35,725,050 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
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36,097
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35,725
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Additional
paid-in capital
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51,011,211
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51,005,159
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Accumulated
deficit
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(30,825,427
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)
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(28,238,654
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)
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Total
stockholders’ equity
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20,221,881
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22,802,230
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$
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32,221,245
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$
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35,412,302
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See
accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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4Command
Center, Inc.
Statements
of Operations (Unaudited)
Thirteen
Weeks Ended
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March
28,
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March
30,
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2008
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2007
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REVENUE:
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Revenue
from services
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$
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19,835,399
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$ |
22,854,400
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Other
income
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101,690
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65,452
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19,937,089
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22,919,852
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COST
OF SERVICES:
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Temporary
worker costs
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13,023,601
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15,579,641
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Workers’
compensation costs
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1,753,694
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1,580,284
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Other
direct costs of services
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291,241
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128,585
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15,068,536
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17,288,510
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GROSS
PROFIT
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4,868,553
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5,631,342
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SELLING,
GENERAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES:
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Personnel
costs
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4,013,935
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4,581,518
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Selling
and marketing expenses
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306,025
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490,678
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Transportation
and travel
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408,212
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543,805
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Office
expenses
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259,672
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296,194
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Legal,
professional and consulting
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411,765
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535,288
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Depreciation
and amortization
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213,796
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196,273
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Rents
and leases
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601,917
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586,407
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Other
expenses
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1,095,123
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1,290,538
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7,310,445
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8,520,701
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LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
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(2,441,892
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)
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(2,889,359
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)
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OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE):
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Interest
expense
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(150,815
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)
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(198,758
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)
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Interest
and other income
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5,933
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7,351
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(144,882
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)
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(191,407
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)
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BASIC
AND DILUTED NET LOSS
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$
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(2,586,774
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)
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$ |
(3,080,766
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BASIC
AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE
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$
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(0.07
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)
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$ |
(0.13
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WEIGHTED
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
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35,729,137
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23,596,415
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See
accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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5Command
Center, Inc.
Statements
of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Thirteen
Weeks Ended
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March
28,
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March
30,
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2008
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2007
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Increase
(Decrease) in Cash
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CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Net
loss
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$
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(2,586,774
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)
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$
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(3,080,766
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)
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Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating
activities:
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Depreciation
and amortization
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213,796
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196,273
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Allowance
for bad debts
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-
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9,137
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Amortization
of note discount
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-
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6,000
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Common
stock issued for compensation and consulting
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195,553
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104,917
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Changes
in assets and liabilities
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Accounts
receivable - trade
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740,294
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(449,312
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)
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Accounts
receivable affiliates
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(173,393
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)
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-
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Prepaid
expenses, deposits and other
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593,997
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505,704
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Workers'
compensation risk pool deposits
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639,409
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414,404
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Accounts
payable
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(649,708
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)
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1,122,439
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Accrued
expenses
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(370,238
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)
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(348,024
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)
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Workers'
compensation insurance payable
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-
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(610,572
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)
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Workers'
compensation claims liability
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488,726
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453,501
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Net
cash used by operating activities
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(908,338
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)
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(1,676,299
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)
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CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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Purchases
of property and equipment
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(37,823
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)
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(318,617
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)
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Collections
on note receivable
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1,952,209
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88,779
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Cash
paid for acquisition
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-
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(247,500
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)
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Net
cash provided (used) by investing activities
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1,914,386
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(477,338
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)
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CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Change
in checks issued and outstanding
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-
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364,956
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Advances
(payments) on line of credit facility, net
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(152,895
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)
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222,843
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Related
party advances payable
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-
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494,872
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Sales
of common stock
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-
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30,000
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|||||
Costs
of common stock offering and registration
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(116,576
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)
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-
|
||||
Preferred
stock subscribed
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-
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500,000
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|||||
Principal
payments on notes payable
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73,408
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(2,076
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)
|
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Net
cash provided (used) by financing activities
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(196,063
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)
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1,610,595
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NET
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
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809,985
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(543,042
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)
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CASH,
BEGINNING OF PERIOD
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580,918
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1,390,867
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|||||
CASH,
END OF PERIOD
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$
|
1,390,903
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$
|
847,825
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See
accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
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6NOTES
TO THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF COMMAND CENTER, INC.
NOTE
1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION:
The
accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles and reflect all normal recurring
adjustments which, in the opinion of Management of the Company, are necessary
to
a fair presentation of the results for the periods presented. The results of
operations for such periods are not necessarily indicative of the results
expected for the full fiscal year or any future period.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts
of
revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ
significantly from these estimates.
The
accompanying unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with
the audited financial statements of the Company as of and for the 52 weeks
ended
December 28, 2007, and the notes thereto contained in the Company’s annual
report on Form 10-KSB for the 52 weeks ended December 28, 2007, filed with
the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Certain
items previously reported in specific financial statement captions have been
reclassified to conform to the 2008 presentation.
NOTE
2 — RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS:
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements,
or SFAS
No. 157. SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. The standard is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted SFAS
No. 157 for financial assets and liabilities effective December 29, 2007.
There was no impact to the Company’s financial statements upon adoption. On
February 12, 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS
No. 157-2. This FSP permits a delay in the effective date of SFAS
No. 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 for
nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except for items that are
recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring
basis, at least annually. The Company does not believe that its adoption will
have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (R), “Business Combinations.”
SFAS No. 141 (R) requires an acquirer to measure the
identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling
interest in the acquiree at their fair values on the acquisition date, with
goodwill being the excess value over the net identifiable assets acquired.
It is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2008 and early adoption is prohibited. The Company has
not yet determined the effect on our financial statements, if any, upon adoption
of SFAS No. 141 (R).
On
March
19, 2008 the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 requires disclosures of the fair
value of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format,
provides for enhanced disclosure of an entity’s liquidity by requiring
disclosure of derivative features that are credit-risk related, and requires
cross-referencing within footnotes to enable financial statement users to locate
information about derivative instruments. This statement is effective for fiscal
years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008.
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7NOTES
TO THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF COMMAND CENTER, INC.
NOTE
3 — EARNINGS PER SHARE:
The
Company accounts for its income (loss) per common share according to Statement
of Financial Accounting Standard No. 128, “Earnings Per Share” (“SFAS 128”).
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income or loss available
to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding, and does not include the impact of any potentially dilutive common
stock equivalents. The Company had warrants for 6,762,803 shares of common
stock
outstanding at March 28, 2008. The company incurred a loss in the thirteen
week
period ended March 28, 2008. Accordingly, the warrant shares are anti-dilutive
and no difference between basic and diluted earnings per share is reported
at
March 28, 2008.
NOTE
4 —EVERYDAY STAFFING LLC TAX LIABILITIES:
In
February, the Company received notice from the State of Washington regarding
a
claim for payroll tax obligations incurred by Everyday Staffing LLC, a limited
liability company controlled by Michael Moothart. At the time the notice was
received, the Company owed Everyday Staffing LLC $113,349, from the acquisition
of nine on-demand labor stores acquired from Everyday on June 30, 2006. With
the
concurrence of Everyday Staffing, the company agreed to pay the obligation
to
Everyday Staffing LLC through payments made against the claimed tax liabilities
owed by Everyday to the State of Washington. In the thirteen week period ended
March 28, 2008, the Company made payments to the State of Washington totaling
$84,185 and reduced the amount payable to Everyday by that amount. Glenn
Welstad, our CEO, has a minority interest in Everyday Staffing LLC.
The
Company has demanded that Everyday satisfy the tax obligations in excess of
the
balance owed by the Company to Everyday Staffing. If Everyday is unable or
unwilling to make such payments, the Company will continue to make payments
to
satisfy the obligations and will pursue appropriate action against Everyday
to
recover any balances then due the Company. At March 28, 2008, the total amount
due to the State of Washington for such taxes was $168,370. This amount has
been
recorded as a liability with a corresponding receivable from Everyday. The
members of Everyday Staffing LLC are holding approximately 1,400,000 shares
of
Command Center, Inc. common stock which may be used to satisfy the Everyday
tax
obligation. The Company has placed stop transfer instructions with the transfer
agent to restrict transfer of these shares pending resolution of the
obligations.
On
April
23, 2008, the Company was served by the State of Washington Department of Labor
and Industries with a Notice of Successorship. The Notice alleges that the
Company, as successor to Everyday Staffing, LLC, is liable for the unpaid
assessment of Everyday Staffing for industrial insurance. The Department
of Labor and Industries has estimated the amount of the unpaid industrial
insurance premiums at $1,203,948. The Company has reviewed the financial
data of Everyday Staffing during the period it operated as a Franchisee to
determine the correct figures for premium assessments, payments and balances
due
from Everyday Staffing, LLC to the Department of Labor and Industries.
From this analysis, the Company believes that the sums due the Department,
if any, are not more than a small fraction of the amount claimed.
The Company has retained outside legal counsel to represent its interests in
this case. No liability has been booked for this contingency, as the
amount which may eventually be due, if any, is indeterminate. As
noted above, the members of Everyday Staffing, LLC hold 1,400,000 shares of
the
Company's common stock on which the Company has placed stop transfer
orders. The Company believes that the value of these shares, if needed,
will be more than adequate to discharge any payroll tax and industrial insurance
premiums owed by Everyday.
10-Q
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8NOTES
TO THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF COMMAND CENTER, INC.
NOTE
5 — LINE OF CREDIT FACILITY:
On
May
12, 2006, we entered into an agreement with our principal lender for a financing
arrangement collateralized by eligible accounts receivable. Eligible accounts
receivable are generally defined to include accounts that are not more than
sixty days past due. The loan agreement includes limitations on customer
concentrations, accounts receivable with affiliated parties, accounts receivable
from governmental agencies in excess of 5% of the Company’s accounts receivable
balance, and when a customer’s aggregate past due account exceeds 50% of that
customer’s aggregate balance due. The lender will advance 85% of the invoiced
amount for eligible receivables. The credit facility includes a 1% facility
fee
payable annually, and a $1,500 monthly administrative fee. The financing bears
interest at the greater of the prime rate plus two and one half percent (prime
+2.5%) or 6.25% per annum. Our line of credit interest rate at March 28, 2008
was 8.50%. The loan agreement further provides that interest is due at the
applicable rate on the greater of the outstanding balance or $5,000,000. The
credit facility expires on April 7, 2009. In December 2006, the Company
negotiated an increase in the maximum credit facility to $9,950,000. The loan
agreement includes certain financial covenants including a requirement that
we
maintain a working capital ratio of 1:1, that we maintain positive cash flow,
that we maintain a tangible net worth of $3,500,000, and that we achieve
operating results within a range of projected EBITDA. At March 28, 2008, we
were
not in compliance with the positive cash flow and EBITDA covenants. Our lender
has waived compliance with the positive cash flow and EBITDA covenants as of
March 28, 2008. The balance due our lender at March 28, 2008 was
$4,533,261.
NOTE
6 — WORKERS’ COMPENSATION INSURANCE AND RESERVES:
We
provide our temporary and permanent workers with workers’ compensation
insurance. Currently, we maintain a large deductible workers’ compensation
insurance policy through American International Group, Inc. (“AIG”). The policy
covers the premium year from May 13, 2007 through May 12, 2008. While we have
primary responsibility for all claims, our insurance coverage provides
reimbursement for covered losses and expenses in excess of our deductible.
For
workers’ compensation claims arising in self-insured states, our workers’
compensation policy covers any claim in excess of the $250,000 deductible on
a
“per occurrence” basis. This results in our being substantially
self-insured.
We
obtained our current policy in May 2007 and since the policy inception, we
have
made payments into a risk pool fund to cover claims within our self-insured
layer. Our payments into the fund for the premium year will total $3,920,000
based on estimates of expected losses calculated at inception of the policy.
If
our payments into the fund exceed our actual losses over the life of the claims,
we may receive a refund of the excess risk pool payments. Correspondingly,
if
our workers’ compensation reserve risk pool deposits are less than the expected
losses for any given policy period, we may be obligated to contribute additional
funds to the risk pool fund. Our maximum exposure under the policy is capped
at
the greater of $7,500,000 or 10.1% of payroll expenses incurred during the
premium year.
The
workers’ compensation risk pool deposits totaled $3,344,093 as of March 28,
2008, and were classified as current and non current assets based upon
management’s estimate of when the related claims liabilities will be paid. The
deposits have not been discounted to present value in the accompanying financial
statements. Corresponding claims liabilities at March 28, 2008 amounted to
$3,858,743. Early in the second quarter, the Company deposited $800,000 with
AIG
to serve as additional collateral for potential future claims liabilities under
the policy. Following review of our claims payment history at March 28, 2008,
AIG has now requested that we pay an additional $900,000 to AIG as deposits
for
future claims liabilities.
We
have
discounted the expected liability for future losses to present value using
a
discount rate of 3.5%, which approximates the risk free rate on US Treasury
instruments. Our expected future liabilities will be evaluated on a quarterly
basis and adjustments to these calculations will be made as
warranted.
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Page
9NOTES
TO THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF COMMAND CENTER, INC.
Expected
losses will extend over the life of longest lived claim which may be outstanding
for many years. As a new temporary staffing company, we have limited experience
with which to estimate the average length of time during which claims will
be
open. As a result, our current actuarial analysis is based largely on industry
averages which may not be applicable to our business. If our average claims
period is longer than industry average, our actual claims losses could exceed
our current estimates. Conversely, if our average claims period is shorter
than
industry average, our actual claims could be less than current reserves. For
workers’ compensation claims originating in Washington and North Dakota (our
“monopolistic jurisdictions”) we pay workers’ compensation insurance premiums
and obtain full coverage under government administered programs. We are not
the
primary obligor on claims in these jurisdictions. Accordingly, our financial
statements do not reflect liability for workers’ compensation claims in these
jurisdictions.
Workers’
compensation expense is recorded as a component of our cost of services and
consists of the following components: self-insurance reserves net of the
discount, insurance premiums, and premiums paid in monopolistic jurisdictions.
Workers’ compensation expense for our temporary workers totaled $1,793,694 in
the thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2008. Workers’ compensation expense in the
first quarter, 2008 was impacted significantly by claims relating to the policy
year from May 12, 2006 through May 12, 2007 which are more mature. Our insurer
has assigned higher than anticipated future claims liabilities in connection
with these claims. We expect that expected future claims liabilities will
moderate over time as we gain additional historical data regarding our
settlements of these claims.
NOTE
7 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT:
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements
(SFAS
No. 157). SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. The standard is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The statement requires
that fair value measurements be classified and disclosed in one of the three
categories:
Level 1: |
Quoted
prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that
the
reporting entity has the ability to access at the measurement date;
|
Level2: |
Inputs
other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable
for
the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; or
|
Level 3: |
Unobservable
inputs.
|
The
Company adopted SFAS No. 157 for financial assets and liabilities effective
January 1, 2008. There was no impact to the Company’s financial statements
upon adoption.
On
February 12, 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS
No. 157-2. This FSP permits a delay in the effective date of SFAS
No. 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 for
nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except for items that are
recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring
basis, at least annually. The Company does not believe that its adoption will
have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.
We
also
adopted the provisions of
SFAS No.
159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Liabilities,” effective January 1,
2008. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial assets
and financial liabilities at fair value. The adoption of SFAS No. 159 has not
had a material effect on our financial position or results of operations as
of
and for the three months ended March 28, 2008.
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Page
10NOTES
TO THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF COMMAND CENTER, INC.
NOTE
8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
Finance
obligation.
Our
finance obligation consists of debt owed to a former officer and director upon
the purchase of the Company’s headquarters. The terms of the agreement call for
lease payments of $10,000 per month commencing on January 1, 2006 for a period
of three years. The Company has the option anytime after January 1, 2008 to
purchase the building for $1,125,000 or continue to make payments of $10,000
for
another two years under the same terms. The Company accounts for the lease
payments as interest expense. The building is being depreciated over 30
years.
Contingent
payroll and other tax liabilities.
In May
and June 2006, we acquired operating assets for a number of temporary staffing
stores. The entities that owned and operated these stores received stock in
consideration of the transaction. As operating businesses prior to our
acquisition, each entity incurred obligations for payroll withholding taxes,
workers’ compensation insurance fund taxes, and other liabilities. We structured
the acquisition as an asset purchase and agreed to assume only the liability
for
each entity’s accounts receivable financing line of credit. We also obtained
representations that liabilities for payroll taxes and other liabilities not
assumed by the Company would be paid by the entities.
Since
the
acquisitions, it has come to our attention that certain tax obligations incurred
on operations prior to our acquisitions have not been paid. The entities that
sold us the assets (the “selling entities”) are primarily liable for these
obligations. The owners of the entities may also be liable. In most cases,
the
entities were owned or controlled by Glenn Welstad, our CEO.
Based
on
the information currently available, we estimate that the total state payroll
and other tax liabilities owed by the selling entities is between $300,000
and
$500,000 and that total payroll taxes due to the Internal Revenue Service is
between $900,000 and $1,500,000. Our outside legal counsel has advised us that
the potential for successor liability on the IRS claims is remote.
We
have
not accrued any amounts for these contingent payroll and other tax liabilities
at March 28, 2008, except as described in Note 4. We have obtained
indemnification agreements from the selling entities and their principal members
for any liabilities or claims we incur as a result of these predecessor tax
liabilities. We have also secured the indemnification agreement with a pledge
of
our common stock. We believe the selling entities and their principals have
adequate resources to meet these obligations and have indicated through their
actions to date that they fully intend to pay the amounts due.
We
understand that the responsible parties have entered into payment agreements
on
the substantial majority of the tax obligations and expect to resolve these
debts in full within the next twelve months.
Operating
leases.
The
Company leases store facilities, vehicles and equipment. Most of our store
leases have terms that extend over three to five years. Some of the leases
have
cancellation provisions that allow us to cancel on ninety day notice, and some
of the leases have been in existence long enough that the term has expired
and
we are currently occupying the premises on month-to-month tenancies. Lease
obligations for the next five years as of March 28, 2008 are:
Remainder
of 2008
|
$
|
1,313,474
|
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2009
|
911,326
|
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2010
|
548,914
|
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2011
|
155,181
|
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2012
|
11,647
|
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11NOTES
TO THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF COMMAND CENTER, INC.
NOTE
9 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
In
the
thirteen week period ended on March 28, 2008, the Company issued an aggregate
of
371,667 shares of Common Stock. The shares of Common Stock were issued for
payment of consulting fees, as severance pay to terminated employees, as
compensation to employees, and for settlement of an obligation to an investor.
Shares were issued as follows:
· |
100,000
as an equity bonus to an employee for bringing in a niche market
opportunity in the flagging industry. The shares were valued at $0.60
per
share or $60,000 in the aggregate.
|
· |
105,000
shares issued to current and former employees as compensation. The
shares
issued to employees were valued at $0.60 per share or $63,000 in
the
aggregate.
|
· |
166,667
shares were issued to a former officer and director. In 2007, John
Coghlan
loaned the Company $500,000 and on June 30, 2007, agreed to convert
the
loan into common stock at $1.50 per share which was the anticipated
price
of a private equity financing the company was pursuing at that time.
The
private equity financing closed in late November, 2007 at $1.00 per
share.
The additional shares reduced the issuance price of the shares issued
to
Mr. Coghlan on the note conversion to $1.00 to keep his investment
on the
same footing as others that converted debt in the private equity
financing.
|
NOTE
10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:
In
April,
our workers’ compensation insurance carrier reviewed our loss claims and payment
history and determined that our workers’ compensation insurance deposits were
not adequate to fully cover the expected loss run out on the remaining claims
from the May 2006 to May 2007 policy year. In order to cover the workers’
compensation risk pool deposits shortfall, our insurer has requested an
additional $900,000 in deposits payable in three equal installments. The current
workers’ compensation policy expires on May 12, 2008. We are currently working
toward a policy renewal to cover the period from May 2008 through May
2009.
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12FORM
10-Q
Part
I, Item 2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operations.
Revenue.
In the
quarter ended March 28, 2008, revenues were $19.9 million compared with revenues
of $22.9 million in the quarter ended March 30, 2007.
The
first
quarter of 2008 presented a challenging business climate. With the economic
downturn and media reports of a recession, our customers reacted with layoffs,
cost reductions, and a general pullback from their operating plans for 2008.
The
economic downturn was compounded by an unusually harsh winter and poor weather
conditions extending into the spring. These factors translated to a broad based
decline in our business across nearly all sectors. We expect to see declines
when the economy slows, but our experience indicates that the declines are
typically short lived. As our customers are faced with continuing orders, they
turn to on-demand labor to keep deliveries on track, and our business typically
rebounds. The first quarter downturn was unusually severe and the expected
rebound has taken longer to occur.
We
are
currently seeing marked improvement in activity levels at the store operations
level and we expect the activity to translate to revenue growth in the second
quarter. We spent the slow period of the first quarter focusing on sales
training, staffing consolidation and reductions, and customer service and
retention in order to be in a position to take advantage of opportunities when
the economy picks up.
Industry
Mix.
The
broad based pullback in our business affected most industry sectors, with the
exception of transportation (up 41%), property management (up 14%) and
unclassified business (up 18%). We saw significant reductions in manufacturing
(down 23%), services (down 17%), construction (down 11%) and wholesale trade
(down 17%).
Same
Store Sales.
Same
store sales in the first quarter of 2008 declined 14.4% compared to the first
quarter of 2007. The following table reflects the quarter over quarter
comparison. The revenue totals do not include stores that were not open in
both
quarters, either because the stores were opened in the second, third or fourth
quarters of 2007 or because the stores were closed before the start of the
first
quarter 2008.
Same
Store SalesComparison
|
|||||||||||||
(Stores
Open One Year or More)
|
|||||||||||||
# of Stores
|
Sales Q1 - 2008
|
Sales Q1 - 2007
|
Change
|
Change %
|
|||||||||
74
|
$
|
18,905,943
|
$ |
22,093,724
|
(3,187,781
|
)
|
-14.4
|
%
|
As
noted
above, the decline in same store sales in the current quarter compared to the
year earlier period is attributable primarily to economic factors and harsh
weather conditions that caused our customers to take a very conservative
approach to staffing their operations in the first quarter of 2008. We expect
improvement in the second quarter as we enter our high season. While the
economic slowdown is a concern, we are targeting current sales efforts on
industries and geographic areas that are still strong and we expect our business
to improve even in the face of a continuing slow down of the overall economy.
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13New
Store Breakeven.
We have
opened 8 new stores since March 30, 2007. Of those stores, 5 are newly
opened in the first quarter 2008. We expect new stores to generate $800,000
in
gross revenue in the first twelve months of operations.
On
average, new stores opened in the last twelve months break even after
approximately 12 weeks of operation. Our normal new store ramp up
expectation reflects a breakeven point at six months. We have been able to
achieve a more rapid time to breakeven by focusing new store openings on areas
with identified business opportunities. We are currently evaluating additional
new store openings in areas with pre-established business to keep the ramp-up
to
breakeven as short as possible.
Cost
of Sales and Margins.
For the
thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2008, cost of sales totaled $15,068,536 or 75.58%
of revenue generating margins of $4,868,553 or 24.42% of revenue compared to
cost of sales of $17,288,510 or 75.43% of revenue and margins of $5,631,342
or
24.57% of revenue in the year earlier period. On-demand worker wages were
57.79%, payroll taxes were 6.36% and workers’ compensation expense was 8.80% of
the total cost of sales compared to 60.47%, 7.40%, and 6.89%, respectively
for
the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2007. Worker wages and payroll taxes are
in
line with expectations for the period and reflect an improvement in year over
year operations. Workers compensation is nearly 3% above our target as a result
of unusual claims activity on the remaining open claims from the policy year
ending May 12, 2007 (the 2006/2007 Policy) and unexpectedly high reserve
deposits levels established by our insurance carrier.. The Company has 35 open
claims on the 2006/2007 Policy. Our insurer has established reserves in the
amount of approximately $2,000,000 to cover these potential future claims
liabilities. Our assessment of the prospective future liability on these claims
is substantially less than the reserves established by our insurer. We have
been
carrying workers compensation insurance for less than two years and our limited
operating history impacts the current estimate of future claims liabilities.
We
continue to monitor claims history and company wide experience in workers’
compensation and are seeing incident rates trending down. We have also analyzed
all closed claims for trends and have found that claims are typically settled
at
approximately 60% of the maximum amount reserved by our insurer for the claims
liability.
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Page
14SG&A
Expenses. SG&A
expenses totaled $7,310,445 or 36.67% of revenue compared to $8,520,701 or
37.18% of revenue in the year earlier period. Personnel accounted for $4,013,935
or 20.13% of revenue, and General and Administrative Expenses accounted for
$3,296,510 or 16.53% of revenue. After completing our equity financing near
the
end of the year, we were optimistic that 2008 revenues would ramp up according
to our growth plans. We were staffed for the growth model and when the economic
slowdown was felt in the first quarter 2008, our cost structure did not match
our revenue flow. Since the end of January, we have been cutting staff and
trimming other general and administrative expenses to align our costs and
revenues. We expect that these efforts will be reflected in the thirteen weeks
ended June 27, 2008. The reduction in SG&A expenses in 2008 when compared to
2007 reflects our continuing efforts to adjust cost structure to better match
revenue flow while maintaining a perspective on future prospects for growth.
Additional cost reduction steps were taken in the first quarter and we expect
those cost reductions to reflect positively on our results of operations in
the
second quarter, 2008.
Interest
and Other Expenses.
In the
thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2008, interest and other expenses decreased
to
$144,882 or 0.73% of revenue compared to $191,407 or 0.84% of revenue in the
year earlier period. The decrease is primarily the result of less borrowing
against the line of credit facility in 2008 following completion of an equity
funding at year end.
Net
Loss.
In the
thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2008, the net loss was $2,586,774 (12.97%)
compared to $3,080,766 (13.44%) in the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2007.
The
current period loss was impacted significantly by the unusual activity in
workers’ compensation claims relating to the May 2006 to May 2007 policy period.
Progress was made in the current period on further cost reductions that we
expect will translate into improved operating results in the second quarter.
Cash
Flow from Operations.
In the
thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2008, we used approximately $.75 million in
operations. In the same period of 2007, we used approximately $1.68 million
in
our operations. The reduction in cash used in operations is primarily
attributable to the companies focus on achieving positive cash flow from
operations at current operating levels through cost cuts and right sizing of
our
field operations and operations support teams.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
At
March
28, 2008, we had total current assets of $12,181,210 and $8,347,571, in current
liabilities. We had cash of $1,390,903, and approximately $500,000 available
under our line of credit facility.
Days
sales outstanding on our trade accounts receivable at March 28, 2008, was 38.7
days; actual bad debt write-off expense as a percentage of total customer
invoices during the thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2008 was 0.5%. Our
accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amounts. We regularly review
our accounts receivable for collectibility. The allowance for doubtful accounts
is determined based on historical write-off experience and current economic
data
and represents our best estimate of the amount of probable losses on our
accounts receivable. The allowance for doubtful accounts is reviewed quarterly.
We typically refer overdue balances to a collection agency at ninety days and
the collection agent pursues collection for another thirty days. Most balances
over 120 days past due are written off when it is probable the receivable will
not be collected. As our business matures, we will continue to monitor and
seek
to improve
our
historical collection ratio and aging experience with respect to trade accounts
receivable. As we grow our historical collection ratio and aging experience
with
respect to trade accounts receivable will continue to be important factors
affecting our liquidity.
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15We
currently operate under a $9,950,000 line of credit facility with our principal
lender for accounts receivable financing. The credit facility is collateralized
with accounts receivable and entitles us to borrow up to 85% of the value of
eligible receivables. Eligible accounts receivable are generally defined to
include accounts that are not more than sixty days past due. The line of credit
agreement includes limitations on customer concentrations, accounts receivable
with affiliated parties, accounts receivable from governmental agencies in
excess of 5% of the Company’s accounts receivable balance, and when a customer’s
aggregate past due account exceed 50% of that customer’s aggregate balance due.
The credit facility includes a 1% facility fee payable annually, and a $1,500
monthly administrative fee. The financing bears interest at the greater of
the
prime rate plus two and one half percent (prime +2.5%) or 6.25% per annum.
Prime
is defined by the Wall Street Journal, Money Rates Section. Our line of credit
interest rate at March 28, 2008 was 8.50%. The loan agreement further provides
that interest is due at the applicable rate on the greater of the outstanding
balance or $5,000,000. The credit facility expires on April 7, 2009. The balance
due our lender at March 28, 2008 was $4,533,261.
The
line
of credit facility agreement contains certain financial covenants including
a
requirement that we maintain a working capital ratio of 1:1, that we maintain
positive cash flow, that we maintain a tangible net worth of $3,500,000, and
that we maintain a rolling average EBITDA of 75% of our projections. At March
28, 2008, we were not in compliance with the positive cash flow and EBITDA
requirements. Our lender waived compliance with the positive cash flow and
EBITDA covenants and the line of credit was in good standing as of March 28,
2008.
As
discussed elsewhere in this Annual Report, we acquired operating assets in
2006
from a number of entities that were previously our franchisees. We have been
notified of the existence of payroll tax liabilities owed by the franchisees
and
have included footnote disclosure in our financial statements of the potential
contingent liability that may exist. Based on the information currently
available, we estimate that the total state payroll and other tax liabilities
owed by the selling entities is between $300,000 and $500,000 and that total
payroll taxes due to the Internal Revenue Service is between $900,000 and
$1,500,000. Our outside legal counsel has advised us that the potential for
successor liability on the IRS claims is remote.
We
have
not accrued any amounts for these contingent payroll and other tax liabilities
at March 28, 2008, except for the balance owed by Everyday Staffing LLC in
excess of amounts we owed Everyday as described in Note 4 to the Financial
Statements appearing in this quarterly report. We have obtained indemnification
agreements from the selling entities and their principal members for any
liabilities or claims we incur as a result of these predecessor tax liabilities.
We have also secured the indemnification agreement with a pledge of our Common
Stock. We believe the selling entities and their principal members have adequate
resources to meet these obligations and have indicated through their actions
to
date that they fully intend to pay the amounts due. We understand that the
responsible parties have or are working on payment agreements for the
substantial majority of the tax obligations and expect to resolve these debts
in
full within the next twelve months.
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16Our
current liquidity could be impacted if we are considered to be a successor
to
these payroll tax obligations. Liability as a successor on these payroll tax
obligations may also constitute a default under our line of credit facility
agreement with our principal lender creating a further negative impact on our
liquidity.
We
may
require additional capital to fund operations during fiscal year 2008. Our
capital needs will depend on the number of new stores we elect to open during
the year, capital requirements to fund the renewal on our workers compensation
insurance, store operating performance, our ability to control costs while
we
execute our growth plans, and the impact on our business from a general economic
slowdown and/or recovery cycle. We currently have approximately 6.7 million
warrants outstanding which may offer a source of additional capital at a future
date upon exercise. Management will continue to evaluate capital needs and
sources of capital as we execute our business plan in 2008.
If
we
require additional capital in 2008 or thereafter, no assurances can be given
that we will be able to find additional capital on acceptable terms. If
additional capital is not available, we may be forced to scale back operations,
lay off personnel, slow planned growth initiatives, and take other actions
to
reduce our capital requirements, all of which will impact our profitability
and
long term viability.
Item
3. Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
We
do not
believe that our business is currently subject to material exposure from the
fluctuation in interest rates.
Item
4. Controls
and Procedures.
Management
conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting based on a general framework developed by management with
reference to general business, accounting and financial reporting
principles.
Based
upon this evaluation, we determined that there were no material weaknesses
affecting our internal controls over financial reporting but that there were
deficiencies in our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 28, 2008.
The
deficiencies noted below are being addressed through our remediation initiatives
which are also described below. We believe that our financial information,
notwithstanding the internal control deficiencies noted, accurately and fairly
presents our financial condition and results of operations for the periods
presented.
· |
As
a young Company, we continue to face challenges with hiring and retaining
qualified personnel in the finance department. Limitations in both
the
number of personnel currently staffing the finance department, and
in the
skill sets employed by such persons, create difficulties in the
segregation of duties essential for sound internal controls.
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17· |
Documentation
of proper accounting procedures is not yet complete and some of the
documentation that exists has not yet been reviewed or approved by
management, or has not been properly communicated and made available
to
employees responsible for portions of the internal control
system.
|
Management’s
Remediation Initiatives
We
made
substantial progress on our internal control processes during 2007 and through
the first quarter of 2008. The accounting and information technology departments
are working closely to identify and address system interface issues. We have
implemented new reconciliation procedures to ensure that information is properly
transferred to the accounting system. We have also made a concerted effort
to
hire and retain qualified personnel in the accounting department. We have
retained experts when necessary to address complex transactions are entered
into. Management believes that actions taken and the follow-up that will occur
during 2008 collectively will effectively eliminate the above
deficiencies.
During
the remainder of 2008, we plan to conduct quarterly assessments of our controls
over financial reporting using criteria established in “Internal
Control-Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). In connection with these
assessments, we will document all significant accounting procedures and
determine whether they are designed effectively and are operating as designed.
Our assessment of internal controls over financial reporting will be subject
to
audit for the fifty-two week period ending December 25, 2009.
Our
management and Board of Directors does not expect that our disclosure
controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting will
prevent all errors or all instances of fraud. A control system, no matter how
well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance
that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a
control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and
the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because
of
the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls
can
provide absolute assurance that all control gaps and instances of fraud have
been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments
in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of
simple errors or mistakes. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual
acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management
override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in
part
upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and any design
may not succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future
conditions."
Changes
in internal control over financial reporting.
Except
as
noted above, there have been no changes during the quarter ended March 28,
2008 in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal
controls over financial reporting.
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18PART
II
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
In
the
thirteen week period ended on March 28, 2008, the Company issued an aggregate
of
371,667 shares of Common Stock. The shares of Common Stock were issued for
payment of consulting fees, as severance pay to terminated employees, as
compensation to employees, and for settlement of an obligation to an investor.
All of these sales of unregistered securities were made in reliance on
exemptions from registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
of
1933, as amended (the “Act”), Rule 506 of Regulation D adopted under the Act,
and various state blue sky exemptions. In each instance, the investors acquired
the securities for investment purposes only and not with a view to resale.
The
certificates representing the shares bear a restrictive stock legend and were
sold in private transactions without the use of advertising or other form of
public solicitation. Shares were issued as follows:
· |
100,000
as an equity bonus to an employee for bringing in a niche market
opportunity in the flagging industry. The shares were valued at $0.60
per
share or $60,000 in the aggregate.
|
· |
105,000
shares issued to current and former employees as compensation. The
shares
issued to employees were valued at $0.60 per share or $63,000 in
the
aggregate.
|
· |
166,667
shares were issued to a former officer and director.
In
2007, John Coghlan loaned the Company $500,000 and on June 30, 2007,
agreed to convert the loan into common stock at $1.50 per share which
was
the anticipated price of a private equity financing the company was
pursuing at that time. The private equity financing closed in late
November, 2007 at $1.00 per share. The additional shares reduced
the
issuance price of the shares issued to Mr. Coghlan on the note conversion
to $1.00 to keep his investment on the same footing as others that
converted debt in the private equity financing.
|
Item
6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
Exhibit
No.
|
Description
|
Page
#
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31.1
|
Certification
of Glenn Welstad, Chief Executive Officer of Command Center, Inc.
pursuant
to Rule 13a-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
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31.2
|
Certification
of Brad E. Herr, Chief Financial Officer of Command Center, Inc.
pursuant
to Rule 13a-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
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32.1
|
Certification
of Glenn Welstad, Chief Executive Officer of Command Center, Inc.
pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted in Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
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32.1
|
Certification
of Brad E. Herr, Chief Financial Officer of Command Center, Inc.
pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted in Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
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19SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
COMMAND
CENTER, INC.
/s/Glenn
Welstad
|
President
and CEO
|
Glenn
Welstad
|
May
12, 2008
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Signature
|
Title
|
Printed
Name
|
Date
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/s/Brad
E. Herr
|
CFO,
Principal Financial Officer
|
Brad
E. Herr
|
May
12, 2008
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Signature
|
Title
|
Printed
Name
|
Date
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