Inotiv, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2009 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934 for the quarterly period ended June 30,
2009
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OR
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o
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934 for the transition period from ___________ to
_____________.
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Commission
File Number 000-23357
BIOANALYTICAL
SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact
name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
INDIANA
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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35-1345024
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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2701
KENT AVENUE
WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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47906
(Zip
code)
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(765) 463-4527
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area
code)
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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 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. YES x NO
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit
and post such files. YES x NO
o
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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated
filer,” “non-accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer o Accelerated
filer o Non-accelerated
filer o Smaller
Reporting Company x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Act). YES o NO x
As of
August 7, 2009, 4,915,318 of the registrant's common shares were
outstanding.
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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PART
I
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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Item
1
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Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited):
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2009 and September 30,
2008
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3
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended
June 30, 2009 and 2008
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4
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended June 30,
2009 and 2008
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5
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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6
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Item
2
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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12
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Item
4
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Controls
and Procedures
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21
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PART
II
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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Item
1A
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Risk
Factors
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22
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Item
6
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Exhibits
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22
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Signatures
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23
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2
BIOANALYTICAL
SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In
thousands)
June 30,
2009
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September 30,
2008
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(Unaudited)
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Assets
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 222 | $ | 335 | ||||
Accounts
receivable
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Trade
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4,650 | 6,705 | ||||||
Unbilled
revenues and other
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1,505 | 2,653 | ||||||
Inventories
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1,913 | 2,184 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
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516 | 516 | ||||||
Refundable
income taxes
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677 | 1,283 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses
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483 | 639 | ||||||
Current
assets of discontinued operations
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— | 629 | ||||||
Total
current assets
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9,966 | 14,944 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
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21,820 | 23,135 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
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820 | — | ||||||
Goodwill
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1,383 | 1,855 | ||||||
Intangible
assets, net
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121 | 144 | ||||||
Debt
issue costs
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142 | 177 | ||||||
Other
assets
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88 | 92 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 34,340 | $ | 40,347 | ||||
Liabilities
and shareholders’ equity
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 1,765 | $ | 2,209 | ||||
Accrued
expenses
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2,057 | 2,061 | ||||||
Customer
advances
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3,603 | 4,032 | ||||||
Income
tax accruals
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473 | 473 | ||||||
Revolving
line of credit
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1,491 | 2,023 | ||||||
Current
portion of capital lease obligation
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698 | 720 | ||||||
Current
portion of long-term debt
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516 | 491 | ||||||
Current
liabilities of discontinued operations
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— | 41 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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10,603 | 12,050 | ||||||
Capital
lease obligation, less current portion
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931 | 1,443 | ||||||
Long-term
debt, less current portion
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8,324 | 8,715 | ||||||
Fair
value of interest rate swaps
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110 | — | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
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— | 344 | ||||||
Shareholders’
equity:
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Preferred
Shares:
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Authorized
1,000 shares; none issued and outstanding
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— | — | ||||||
Common
shares, no par value:
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Authorized
19,000 shares; issued and outstanding 4,915 at
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June
30, 2009 and September 30, 2008
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1,191 | 1,191 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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13,017 | 12,561 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
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126 | 4,173 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss)
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38 | (130 | ) | |||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
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14,372 | 17,795 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
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$ | 34,340 | $ | 40,347 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial
statements.
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BIOANALYTICAL
SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In
thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
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Nine Months Ended
June 30,
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2009
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2008
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2009
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2008
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Service
revenue
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$ | 6,113 | $ | 9,068 | $ | 17,423 | $ | 25,653 | ||||||||
Product
revenue
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2,008 | 2,379 | 5,841 | 6,660 | ||||||||||||
Total
revenue
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8,121 | 11,447 | 23,264 | 32,313 | ||||||||||||
Cost
of service revenue
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5,212 | 6,240 | 15,777 | 17,348 | ||||||||||||
Cost
of product revenue
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774 | 891 | 2,433 | 2,604 | ||||||||||||
Total
cost of revenue
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5,986 | 7,131 | 18,210 | 19,952 | ||||||||||||
Gross
profit
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2,135 | 4,316 | 5,054 | 12,361 | ||||||||||||
Operating
expenses:
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Selling
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734 | 975 | 2,569 | 2,641 | ||||||||||||
Research
and development
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174 | 212 | 592 | 583 | ||||||||||||
General
and administrative
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1,325 | 1,952 | 5,765 | 5,631 | ||||||||||||
Impairment
loss
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472 | — | 472 | — | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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2,705 | 3,139 | 9,398 | 8,855 | ||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
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(571 | ) | 1,177 | (4,344 | ) | 3,506 | ||||||||||
Interest
expense
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(228 | ) | (251 | ) | (870 | ) | (702 | ) | ||||||||
Other
income
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— | 1 | 3 | 34 | ||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
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(799 | ) | 927 | (5,211 | ) | 2,838 | ||||||||||
Income
taxes (benefit)
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(167 | ) | 520 | (1,164 | ) | 1,412 | ||||||||||
Net
income (loss) from continuing operations
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$ | (632 | ) | $ | 407 | $ | (4,047 | ) | $ | 1,426 | ||||||
Discontinued
Operations (Note 5)
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Loss
from discontinued operations before income taxes
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$ | — | $ | (829 | ) | $ | — | $ | (2,760 | ) | ||||||
Loss
on disposal
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— | (431 | ) | — | (431 | ) | ||||||||||
Tax
benefit
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— | 599 | — | 1,359 | ||||||||||||
Net
loss from discontinued operations
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$ | — | $ | (661 | ) | $ | — | $ | (1,832 | ) | ||||||
Net
loss
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$ | (632 | ) | $ | (254 | ) | $ | (4,047 | ) | $ | (406 | ) | ||||
Basic
net income (loss) per share:
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Net
income(loss) per share from continuing operations
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$ | (0.13 | ) | $ | 0.08 | $ | (0.82 | ) | $ | 0.29 | ||||||
Net
loss per share from discontinued operations
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— | (0.13 | ) | — | (0.37 | ) | ||||||||||
Basic
net loss per share
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$ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | $ | (0.82 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | ||||
Diluted
net income (loss) per share:
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Net
income (loss) per share from continuing operations
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$ | (0.13 | ) | $ | 0.08 | $ | (0.82 | ) | $ | 0.29 | ||||||
Net
loss per share from discontinued operations
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— | (0.13 | ) | — | (0.37 | ) | ||||||||||
Diluted
net loss per share
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$ | (0.13 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | $ | (0.82 | ) | $ | (0.08 | ) | ||||
Weighted
common shares outstanding:
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Basic
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4,915 | 4,914 | 4,915 | 4,913 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
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4,915 | 4,939 | 4,915 | 4,979 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial
statements.
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BIOANALYTICAL
SYSTEMS, INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In
thousands)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended June 30,
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2009
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2008
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Operating
activities:
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Net
loss
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$ | (4,047 | ) | $ | (406 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by continuing operating
activities:
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Net
loss from discontinued operations
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— | 1,832 | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
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2,008 | 2,150 | ||||||
Asset
impairment loss
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472 | — | ||||||
Employee
stock compensation expense
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456 | 336 | ||||||
Bad
debt expense
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26 | 122 | ||||||
Loss
on interest rate swap
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110 | — | ||||||
Loss
on sale of property and equipment
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21 | 7 | ||||||
Deferred
income taxes
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(1,164 | ) | 773 | |||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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3,176 | (652 | ) | |||||
Inventories
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271 | (197 | ) | |||||
Refundable
income taxes
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605 | (193 | ) | |||||
Prepaid
expenses and other assets
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159 | 158 | ||||||
Accounts
payable
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(444 | ) | 845 | |||||
Accrued
expenses
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(4 | ) | (291 | ) | ||||
Customer
advances
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(429 | ) | (402 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by continuing operating activities
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1,216 | 4,082 | ||||||
Investing
activities:
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Capital
expenditures, net of proceeds from sale of property and
equipment
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(690 | ) | (1,281 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used by continuing investing activities
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(690 | ) | (1,281 | ) | ||||
Financing
activities:
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Payments
of long-term debt
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(366 | ) | (4,760 | ) | ||||
Borrowings
on long-term debt
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— | 1,400 | ||||||
Payments
on revolving line of credit
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(13,511 | ) | (10,068 | ) | ||||
Borrowings
on revolving line of credit
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12,979 | 11,312 | ||||||
Payments
on capital lease obligations
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(534 | ) | (462 | ) | ||||
Net
proceeds from the exercise of stock options
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— | 13 | ||||||
Net
cash used by continuing financing activities
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(1,432 | ) | (2,565 | ) | ||||
Cash
Flow of Discontinued Operations:
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Cash
provided (used) by operating activities
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588 | (2,709 | ) | |||||
Net
cash used by investing activities
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— | 668 | ||||||
Net
cash provided (used) by discontinued operations
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588 | (2,041 | ) | |||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes
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205 | 13 | ||||||
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
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(113 | ) | (1,792 | ) | ||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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335 | 2,837 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$ | 222 | $ | 1,045 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial
statements.
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BIOANALYTICAL
SYSTEMS, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts
in thousands except per share amounts unless otherwise indicated)
(Unaudited)
1.
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DESCRIPTION
OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF
PRESENTATION
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Bioanalytical
Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“We,” the “Company” or “BASi”) engage in
contract laboratory research services and other services related to
pharmaceutical development. We also manufacture scientific instruments for
medical research, which we sell with related software for use in industrial,
governmental and academic laboratories. Our customers are located throughout the
world.
We have
prepared the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial
statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do
not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”), and therefore should be read in conjunction with
our audited consolidated financial statements, and the notes thereto, for the
year ended September 30, 2008. In the opinion of management, the
condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended
June 30, 2009 and 2008 include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation
of the results of the interim periods and of our financial position at June 30,
2009. Certain items previously reported in specific condensed consolidated
financial statement captions have been reclassified to conform to the 2009
presentation. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring
nature. These reclassifications had no impact on net loss for the
period previously reported. The results of operations for the three
and nine months ended June 30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the
results for the year ending September 30, 2009.
2.
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STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION
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At June
30, 2009, we continued to use the 2008 Stock Option Plan (“the Plan”), used to
promote our long-term interests by providing a means of attracting and retaining
officers, directors and key employees and aligning their interests with those of
our shareholders. The Plan is described more fully in Note 9 in the
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Form 10-K for the year
ended September 30, 2008. This Plan replaced the 1997 Outside
Director Stock Option Plan and the 1997 Employee Stock Option Plan. All options
granted under these plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the
underlying common shares on the date of grant. We expense the
estimated fair value of stock options over the vesting periods of the grants, in
accordance with Financial Accounting Standard No. 123 (Revised). Our
policy is to recognize expense for awards subject to graded vesting using the
straight-line attribution method. The assumptions used are
detailed in Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Form 10-K for
the year ended September 30, 2008. During the first nine months of
fiscal 2009, we granted 60 options to newly hired employees in connection with
their employment agreements. Stock based compensation expense for the
three and nine months ended June 30, 2009 was $147 and $456 with no tax
benefits. Stock based compensation expense for the three and nine
months ended June 30, 2008 was $148 and $451 with tax benefits of $38 and $115,
respectively. A summary of our stock option activity for the nine
months ended June 30, 2009 is as follows (in thousands except for share
prices):
Options
(shares)
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Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
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Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
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Outstanding
- October 1, 2008
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754 | $ | 6.06 | $ | 3.50 | |||||||
Granted
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60 | $ | 4.07 | $ | 2.73 | |||||||
Terminated
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(174 | ) | $ | 5.61 | $ | 3.60 | ||||||
Outstanding
- June 30, 2009
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640 | $ | 6.00 | $ | 3.39 |
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3.
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INCOME (LOSS) PER
SHARE
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We
compute basic income (loss) per share using the weighted average number of
common shares outstanding. We compute diluted income (loss) per share
using the weighted average number of common and potential common shares
outstanding. Potential common shares include the dilutive effect of shares
issuable upon exercise of options to purchase common shares. Shares
issuable upon exercise of options were excluded from the computation of loss per
share for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2009 as they are
anti-dilutive.
The
following table reconciles our computation of basic income (loss) per share from
continuing operations to diluted income (loss) per share from continuing
operations:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
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Nine Months Ended
June 30,
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2009
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2008
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2009
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2008
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Basic
net income (loss) per share from continuing operations:
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Net
income (loss) applicable to common shareholders
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$ | (632 | ) | $ | 407 | $ | (4,047 | ) | $ | 1,426 | ||||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding
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4,915 | 4,914 | 4,915 | 4,913 | ||||||||||||
Basic
net income (loss) per share from continuing operations
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$ | (0.13 | ) | $ | 0.08 | $ | (0.82 | ) | $ | 0.29 | ||||||
Diluted
net income (loss) per share from continuing operations:
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Diluted
net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders
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$ | (632 | ) | $ | 407 | $ | (4,047 | ) | $ | 1,426 | ||||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding
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4,915 | 4,914 | 4,915 | 4,913 | ||||||||||||
Dilutive
stock options/shares
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— | 25 | — | 66 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
weighted average common shares outstanding
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4,915 | 4,939 | 4,915 | 4,979 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
net income (loss) per share from continuing operations
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$ | (0.13 | ) | $ | 0.08 | $ | (0.82 | ) | $ | 0.29 |
4.
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INVENTORIES
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Inventories
consisted of the following:
June 30,
2009
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September 30,
2008
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Raw
materials
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$ | 1,521 | $ | 1,748 | ||||
Work
in progress
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181 | 234 | ||||||
Finished
goods
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211 | 202 | ||||||
$ | 1,913 | $ | 2,184 |
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5.
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DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS
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On June
30, 2008, we completed a transaction with Algorithme Pharma USA Inc. ("AP USA")
and Algorithme Pharma Holdings Inc. ("Algorithme") whereby we sold the operating
assets of our Baltimore Clinical Pharmacology Research Unit
(“CPRU”). In exchange, we received cash of $850 and the
assumption of certain liabilities related to the CPRU, including our obligations
under the lease for the facility in which the CPRU operated. As a
result of this sale, we exited the Phase I first-in-human clinical study
market. We remain contingently liable for $800 annually through 2015
for future financial obligations under the lease if AP USA and Algorithme fail
to meet their lease commitment.
Accordingly,
in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and cash
flows we have segregated the results of the CPRU as discontinued operations for
the current and prior fiscal periods. The loss from discontinued
operations in the prior year period reflects the operating loss of the
CPRU. The CPRU was previously included in our Services
segment.
Condensed
Statements of Operations from Discontinued Operations
Three
Months
ended
June 30,
2008
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Nine
Months
ended
June 30,
2008
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Net
Sales
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$ | 570 | $ | 2,187 | ||||
Loss
before income taxes and disposal
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(829 | ) | (2,760 | ) | ||||
Loss
on disposal
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(431 | ) | (431 | ) | ||||
Loss
from operations before tax benefit
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(1,260 | ) | (3,191 | ) | ||||
Income
tax benefit
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599 | 1,359 | ||||||
Net
loss
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$ | (661 | ) | $ | (1,832 | ) |
Summary
Balance Sheets of Discontinued Operations
June 30,
2009
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September 30,
2008
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Receivables,
net of allowance for doubtful accounts
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$ | — | $ | 346 | ||||
Other
current assets
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— | 283 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | — | $ | 629 | ||||
Accounts
payable, accrued liabilities and equity
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$ | — | $ | 629 |
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6.
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SEGMENT
INFORMATION
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We
operate in two principal segments - research services and research products. Our
Services segment provides research and development support on a contract basis
directly to pharmaceutical companies. Our Products segment provides liquid
chromatography, electrochemical and physiological monitoring products to
pharmaceutical companies, universities, government research centers and medical
research institutions. Our accounting policies in these segments are
the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies
found in Note 2 to Consolidated Financial Statements in our annual report on
Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2008. As a result of the
sale of our CPRU described in Note 5, the segment information reflects the
operating results by segment for only continuing operations.
Three Months Ended
June 30,
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Nine Months Ended
June 30,
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2009
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2008
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2009
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2008
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Revenue:
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Service
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$ | 6,113 | $ | 9,068 | $ | 17,423 | $ | 25,653 | ||||||||
Product
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2,008 | 2,379 | 5,841 | 6,660 | ||||||||||||
$ | 8,121 | $ | 11,447 | $ | 23,264 | $ | 32,313 | |||||||||
Operating
income (loss) from continuing operations:
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Service
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$ | (683 | ) | $ | 846 | $ | (3,738 | ) | $ | 2,725 | ||||||
Product
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112 | 331 | (606 | ) | 781 | |||||||||||
$ | (571 | ) | $ | 1,177 | $ | (4,344 | ) | $ | 3,506 |
7.
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INCOME
TAXES
|
We use the asset and liability method
of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and
liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of
differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their
respective tax bases using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the
temporary differences are expected to reverse. The effect on deferred
taxes of a change in enacted tax rates is recognized in income in the period
when the change is effective.
When
warranted, we maintain a liability for uncertain tax positions. Effective
October 1, 2007, we adopted the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards
Board Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”).
This authoritative interpretation clarified and standardized the manner by which
companies are required to account for uncertain income tax positions. Under the
guidance of FIN 48, we may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax
position only if it is more likely than not to be sustained upon regulatory
examination based on the technical merits of the position. The amount of the
accrual for which an exposure exists is measured as the largest amount of
benefit determined on a cumulative probability basis that we believe is more
likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement of the
position.
During
the three and nine months ended June 30, 2009, there were no changes to our
reserve for uncertain income tax positions. Our reserve for uncertain
income tax positions at June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008 is
$473. This liability is classified as a current liability in the
condensed consolidated balance sheet based on the timing of when we expect each
of the items to be settled.
Our
unrecognized tax liability is related to certain state income tax
issues. Over the next twelve months, it is reasonably possible that
the uncertainty surrounding our reserve for uncertain income tax positions will
be resolved upon the conclusion of state tax audits. Accordingly, if such
resolutions are favorable, we would reduce the carrying value of our
reserve. We recognize interest and/or penalties related to income tax
matters in income tax expense. We did not have any amounts
accrued for interest and penalties at June 30, 2009. We file income
tax returns in the U.S., several U.S. States, and the United
Kingdom. The following tax years remain open to regulatory
examination as of June 30, 2009 for our major tax
jurisdictions:
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Tax Jurisdiction
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Federal and States
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DEBT
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Term
Loan
On
December 18, 2007, we entered into a loan agreement with Regions Bank
(“Regions”) under which Regions loaned us $1,400 under a term loan maturing
December 18, 2010. Interest on the loan is equal to the London Interbank Offer
Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 215 basis points and requires monthly payments of
approximately $12 plus interest. The loan is collateralized by real estate at
the Company’s West Lafayette and Evansville, Indiana locations. Regions also
holds approximately $7,400 of additional mortgage debt on these facilities. We
used a portion of the proceeds of the loan and existing cash on hand to repay
our subordinated debt of approximately $4,500 during the first quarter of the
prior fiscal year. We entered into interest rate swap agreements with
respect to these loans to fix the interest rate at 6.1%.
Effective
October 1, 2008, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157,
Fair Value
Measurements, (“FAS 157”) in order to account for the fair value of the
interest rate swaps in our condensed consolidated financial
statements. The fair value of the swaps was determined with a level
two analysis. As a result of recent declines in short term interest
rates, the swaps had a negative fair value of $110 at June 30, 2009, compared to
$0 at September 30, 2008, which was recorded in our condensed consolidated
financial statements as interest expense and a long term
liability. The fair value of these swaps was not material to the
condensed consolidated financial statements in the comparable period of the
prior fiscal year. The terms of the interest rate swaps match the
scheduled principal outstanding under the loans. We do not intend to
prepay the loans, and expect the swaps to expire under their terms in two years
without payment by us. Upon expiration of the swaps, the net fair
value recorded in the condensed consolidated financial statements is expected to
be zero.
The
covenants in our loan agreements with Regions require us to maintain certain
ratios including a fixed charge coverage ratio and total liabilities to tangible
net worth ratio. The Regions loan agreements contain cross-default
provisions with each other and with the revolving line of credit with National
City Bank described below. At December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009,
we were not in compliance with our fixed charge coverage ratio. On
February 17, 2009, Regions agreed to waive our violation of our fixed charge
coverage ratio covenant through the end of our second fiscal quarter of the
current year. On May 18, 2009, Regions agreed to amend the
computations and requirements for the fixed charge coverage ratio through
December 31, 2009. After that date, the computations and requirements
for the fixed charge coverage ratio will revert to those in the original
agreement. The amended computations will be less restrictive for
us. At June 30, 2009, we were in compliance with the amended fixed
charge coverage ratio.
Revolving
Line of Credit
Through
December 31, 2009, we have a revolving line of credit (“Agreement”), with
National City Bank (“National City”), which we use for working capital and other
purposes. Borrowings under the Agreement are collateralized by substantially all
assets related to our operations, other than the real estate securing the
Regions loans, all common stock of our United States subsidiaries and 65% of the
common stock of our non-United States subsidiaries. Under the Agreement, the
Company has agreed to restrict advances to subsidiaries, limit additional
indebtedness and capital expenditures and comply with certain financial
covenants outlined in the Agreement.
The
covenants in the Agreement require that we maintain certain ratios of
interest-bearing indebtedness to EBITDA and net cash flow to debt servicing
requirements, which may restrict the amount we can borrow to fund future
operations, acquisitions and capital expenditures. The Agreement also
contains cross-default provisions with the Regions loans.
On July
17, 2009, we executed a Fourth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement with National City. In fiscal 2009, prior to the Fourth
Amendment, we had been operating in breach of the Agreement’s fixed charge
coverage ratio and tangible net worth covenants for the duration of the current
fiscal year. Under the amended Agreement, National City has agreed to
waive our violations of the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant and the
tangible net worth covenant through the end of our third fiscal quarter of the
current year. National City also agreed to amend the computations and
requirements for the fixed charge coverage ratios and the tangible net worth
ratio through December 31,2009. These amended computations will be
less restrictive for us.
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The amended Agreement limits
outstanding borrowings to the “borrowing base,” as defined in the Agreement, up
to a maximum available amount of $3,000. As of June 30, 2009, we had $3,359 of
total borrowing capacity (subsequently limited to $3,000 by the amendment), of
which $1,491 was outstanding. Borrowings bear interest at an annual rate equal
to LIBOR plus five percent (5%). In the event that LIBOR becomes
unavailable, the outstanding principal balance of borrowings under the line of
credit shall bear interest at an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate plus two
percent (2%). Interest is
paid monthly. The line of credit also carries a fee, payable
quarterly, for the portion of the line which is unused, minus the amount of all
letters of credit.
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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
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The carrying amounts for cash and cash
equivalents, accounts receivable, inventories, prepaid expenses and other
assets, accounts payable and other accruals approximate their fair values
because of their nature and respective duration. The fair
value of the revolving credit facility and long term debt is equal to their
carrying values due to the variable nature of their interest
rates
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GOODWILL
IMPAIRMENT
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Goodwill
and other indefinite lived intangible assets, collectively referred to as
"indefinite lived assets,” are tested annually using a fair value-based
impairment test, and more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that
the asset might be impaired. An impairment loss is recognized to the extent that
the carrying amount exceeds the asset's fair value. Our UK facility
has been experiencing operating losses for the current fiscal
year. Establishing future profitable operations of this facility will
require additional sales efforts and expenditures. Using the net
present value of current and projected cash flows in our third quarter ended
June 30, 2009, we determined there was an impairment of the value of goodwill at
the UK facility and recorded a $472 impairment loss in general and
administrative expenses equal to the total value of the UK goodwill. The impairment
impacted the Services segment in these financial statements and
footnotes.
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NEW
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
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In April
2009, the FASB issued FSP No. 107-1 and APB 28-1, "Interim Disclosures about
Fair Value of Financial Instruments" (FSP 107-1 and APB 28-1), which amends SFAS
No. 107, "Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments," to require
disclosures about fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting
periods of publicly traded companies that were previously only required in
annual financial statements. FSP 107-1 and APB 28-1 became effective
for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. We adopted
FSP 107-1 and APB28-1 in our third quarter of fiscal 2009.
In June
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, "The FASB Accounting Standards Codification
and Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles"(SFAS No.
168). SFAS No. 168 establishes the FASB Accounting Standards
Codification as the authoritative source of accounting principals to be used in
the preparation of the financial statements by nongovernmental
entities. SFAS 168 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods
ending after September 15, 2009. We plan to adopt SFAS 168 during our
fourth quarter of fiscal 2009.
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SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
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We
evaluated subsequent events through August 12, 2009, the date our consolidated
financial statements were issued. No matters, outside the bank
amendment described in Note 8, were identified that would materially impact our
consolidated financial statements or require disclosure.
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ITEM
2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
This Form
10-Q may contain "forward-looking statements," within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Those statements may include,
but are not limited to, discussions regarding
our intent, belief or current expectations with respect to (i) our strategic
plans; (ii) our future profitability, liquidity and capital resources; (iii) our
capital requirements; (iv)
industry trends affecting our financial condition or
results of operations; (v) our sales or marketing plans;
or (vi) our
growth strategy. Investors in our
common shares are cautioned that reliance
on any forward-looking statement involves
risks and uncertainties, including the risk factors contained in Part
II, Item 1A of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December
31, 2008 and in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
September 30,
2008. Although we believe that the
assumptions on which the forward-looking statements contained herein
are based are
reasonable, any of those assumptions could
fail to project actual events, and as a
result, the forward-looking statements based upon those
assumptions could prove to be significantly different from actual
results. In light of the
uncertainties inherent in any forward-looking
statement, the inclusion of a
forward-looking statement herein should not be
regarded as a representation by us that
our plans and
objectives will be achieved. We do
not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking
statement.
Due to
the sale of our clinical research unit in June 2008, the following analysis will
focus only on continuing operations. (Dollar amounts are in thousands, unless
otherwise indicated.)
General
The
Company provides contract development services and research equipment to many
leading global pharmaceutical, medical research and biotechnology companies and
institutions. Our services offer an efficient, variable cost alternative to
augment our clients' internal product development programs. Outsourcing
development work to reduce overhead and speed drug approvals through the Food
and Drug Administration ("FDA") is an established addition to in-house
development among pharmaceutical companies. We derive our revenues from sales of
our research services and drug development tools, both of which are focused on
determining drug safety and efficacy. The Company has been involved
in research to understand the underlying causes of central nervous system
disorders, diabetes, osteoporosis and other diseases since its formation in
1974.
We
support the preclinical and clinical development needs of researchers and
clinicians for small molecule through large biomolecule drug candidates. We
believe our scientists have the skills in analytical instrumentation
development, chemistry, computer software development, physiology, medicine, and
toxicology to make the services and products we provide valuable to our current
and potential clients. Scientists engaged in analytical chemistry, clinical
trials, drug metabolism studies, pharmacokinetics and basic neuroscience
research at many of the largest global pharmaceutical companies are our
principal clients.
Our
primary market, the contract research organization (“CRO”) market, is
experiencing serious economic pressures. Since the end of our 2008
fiscal year, pharmaceutical development companies have delayed the initiation of
CRO studies and reduced their total spending for CRO services. We
believe these actions are largely in response to the global economic recession
and related financial crisis. The delays and reductions in spending
by our customers have resulted in a significant negative impact on our revenues
for the first half of fiscal 2009 as compared to our prior fiscal
year. However, the number of new studies initiated by our customers
increased during our third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009.
In
contrast to fiscal 2008, the first nine months of fiscal 2009 experienced major
announcements of large mergers in the pharmaceutical industry. Pfizer Inc. and
Eli Lilly and Co. have both announced significant acquisitions. Also,
Merck and Roche have recently announced mergers with Schering-Plough and
Genentech, respectively. We believe that such merger and consolidation activity
will affect the demand and competition for CRO services. The
additional competitive pressures could adversely affect our future operating
results.
Research
services are capital intensive. The investment in equipment and facilities to
serve our markets is substantial and continuing. While our physical facilities
are adequate to meet market needs for the near term, rapid changes in
automation, precision, speed and technologies necessitate a constant investment
in equipment and software to meet future market demands. We are also impacted by
the heightened regulatory environment and the need to improve our business
infrastructure to support our diverse operations, which will necessitate
additional capital investment. Our ability to generate capital to reinvest in
our capabilities, both through operations and financial transactions, is
critical to our success. While we are currently committed to fully utilizing
recent additions to capacity and have instituted a freeze on capital
expenditures, sustained growth will require additional investment in future
periods.
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Critical
Accounting Policies
"Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and
"Liquidity and Capital Resources" discusses the unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements of the Company, which have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Preparation of
these financial statements requires management to make judgments and estimates
that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses,
and the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Certain significant
accounting policies applied in the preparation of the financial statements
require management to make difficult, subjective or complex judgments, and are
considered critical accounting policies. We have identified the following areas
as critical accounting policies.
Revenue
Recognition
The
majority of our service contracts involve the processing of bioanalytical
samples for pharmaceutical companies. These contracts generally provide for a
fixed fee for each assay method developed or sample processed and revenue is
recognized under the specific performance method of accounting. Under the
specific performance method, revenue and related direct costs are recognized
when services are performed. Other service contracts generally consist of
preclinical studies for pharmaceutical companies. Service revenue is recognized
based on the ratio of direct costs incurred to total estimated direct costs
under the proportional performance method of accounting. Losses on contracts are
provided in the period in which the loss becomes determinable. Revisions in
profit estimates are reflected on a cumulative basis in the period in which such
revisions become known. The establishment of contract prices and total contract
costs involves estimates made by the Company at the inception of the contract
period. These estimates could change during the term of the contract which could
impact the revenue and costs reported in the consolidated financial statements.
Projected losses on contracts are provided for in their entirety when known.
Revisions to estimates have not been material. Service contract fees received
upon acceptance are deferred and classified within customer advances, until
earned. Unbilled revenues represent revenues earned under contracts in advance
of billings.
Product
revenue from sales of equipment not requiring installation, testing or training
is recognized upon shipment to customers. One product includes internally
developed software and requires installation, testing and training, which occur
concurrently. Revenue from these sales is recognized upon completion of the
installation, testing and training when the services are bundled with the
equipment sale.
Long-Lived
Assets, Including Goodwill
Long-lived
assets, such as property and equipment, and purchased intangibles subject to
amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a
comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future
cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an
asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is
recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the
fair value of the asset.
Goodwill
and other indefinite lived intangible assets, collectively referred to as
"indefinite lived assets,” are tested annually for impairment, and more
frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be
impaired. An impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying
amount exceeds the asset's fair value. In our third quarter ended
June 30, 2009, we recorded a $472 impairment loss equal to the total value of
the UK goodwill because of fiscal year 2009 operating losses and lowered
expectations for the near future. At June 30, 2009, remaining
recorded goodwill was $1,383, and the net balance of other intangible assets was
$121.
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Stock-Based
Compensation
We
recognize the cost resulting from all share-based payment transactions in our
financial statements using a fair-value-based method. We measure
compensation cost for all share-based awards based on estimated fair values and
recognize compensation over the vesting period for awards. We
recognized stock-based compensation related to stock options of $147 and
$456 during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2009,
respectively.
We use
the binomial option valuation model to determine the grant date fair value. The
determination of fair value is affected by our stock price as well as
assumptions regarding subjective and complex variables such as expected employee
exercise behavior and our expected stock price volatility over the term of the
award. Generally, our assumptions are based on historical information and
judgment is required to determine if historical trends are indicators of future
outcomes. We estimated the following key assumptions for the binomial valuation
calculation:
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Risk-free interest
rate. The risk-free interest rate is based on U.S. Treasury
yields in effect at the time of grant for the expected term of the
option.
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Expected volatility. We
use our historical stock price volatility on our common stock for our
expected volatility assumption.
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Expected term. The
expected term represents the weighted-average period the stock options are
expected to remain outstanding. The expected term is determined based on
historical exercise behavior, post-vesting termination patterns, options
outstanding and future expected exercise
behavior.
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Expected dividends. We
assumed that we will pay no
dividends.
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Employee
stock-based compensation expense recognized in the first three and nine months
of fiscal 2009 and 2008 was calculated based on awards ultimately expected to
vest and has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. Forfeitures are revised, if
necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those
estimates and an adjustment will be recognized at that time.
Changes
to our underlying stock price, our assumptions used in the binomial option
valuation calculation and our forfeiture rate as well as future grants of equity
could significantly impact compensation expense to be recognized in fiscal 2009
and future periods.
Income
Taxes
As
described in Note 7 to these condensed consolidated financial statements, we use
the asset and liability method of accounting for income
taxes.
Additionally,
in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48,
Accounting for Uncertainty in
Income Taxes – an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”),
which we adopted effective October 1, 2007, when warranted, we maintain a
reserve for uncertain tax positions. Under FIN 48, we may recognize the tax
benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not to be
sustained upon examination based on the technical merits of the position. The
amount of the accrual for which an exposure exists is measured as the largest
amount of benefit determined on a cumulative probability basis that we believe
is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement of the
position.
During
the three and nine months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008, there were no
changes in our reserve for uncertain income tax positions. Our
reserve for uncertain income tax positions at June 30, 2009 is
$473. This reserve is classified as a current liability in the
condensed consolidated balance sheet based on when we expect each of the items
to be settled. We record interest and penalties accrued in relation to uncertain
income tax positions as a component of income tax expense.
Any
changes in the liability for uncertain tax positions would impact our effective
tax rate. Over the next twelve months, it is reasonably possible that the
uncertainty surrounding our reserve for uncertain income tax positions, which
relate to certain state income tax issues, will be resolved upon the conclusion
of state tax audits. Accordingly, if such resolutions are favorable, we would
reduce the carrying value of our reserve.
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We have
an accumulated net deficit in our UK subsidiaries, consequently, United States
deferred tax liabilities on such earnings have not been recorded.
Inventories
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost or market using the first-in, first-out (FIFO)
cost method of accounting.
Results
of Operations
The
following table summarizes the condensed consolidated statement of operations as
a percentage of total revenues from continuing operations:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
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Nine Months Ended
June 30,
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2009
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2008
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2009
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2008
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Service
revenue
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75.3 | % | 79.2 | % | 74.9 | % | 79.4 | % | ||||||||
Product
revenue
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24.7 | 20.8 | 25.1 | 20.6 | ||||||||||||
Total
revenue
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100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||
Cost
of service revenue (a)
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85.3 | 68.8 | 90.6 | 67.6 | ||||||||||||
Cost
of product revenue (a)
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38.5 | 37.5 | 41.7 | 39.1 | ||||||||||||
Total
cost of revenue
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73.7 | 62.3 | 78.3 | 61.7 | ||||||||||||
Gross
profit
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26.3 | 37.7 | 21.7 | 38.3 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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33.3 | 27.4 | 40.4 | 27.4 | ||||||||||||
Operating
income (loss)
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(7.0 | ) | 10.3 | (18.7 | ) | 10.9 | ||||||||||
Other
expense
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2.8 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 2.1 | ||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
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(9.8 | ) | 8.1 | (22.4 | ) | 8.8 | ||||||||||
Income
taxes (benefit)
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(2.1 | ) | 4.5 | (5.0 | ) | 4.4 | ||||||||||
Net
income (loss) from continuing operations
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(7.7 | )% | 3.6 | % | (17.4 | )% | 4.4 | % |
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(a)
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Percentage
of service and product revenues,
respectively
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Three Months Ended June 30,
2009 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2008
Service
and Product Revenues
Overall,
our Services and Product revenues continue to be negatively impacted by the U.S.
and European economic recession. Revenues for the third fiscal
quarter ended June 30, 2009 decreased 29.1% to $8,121 compared to $11,447 for
the same period last year.
Our
Service revenue decreased 32.6% to $6,113 in the current quarter compared to
$9,068 for the comparable prior year period primarily as a result of decreases
in bioanalytical analysis and toxicology services. Our bioanalytical
analysis revenues decreased $2,016, a 37.5% decrease from the third quarter of
fiscal 2008, mainly due to study delays by clients and decreases in new
bookings. Our West Lafayette facility experienced the majority of the
decline in bioanalytical analysis revenues, or $1,527. Toxicology revenues
decreased $954 or 31.9% over the prior year period. Study delays and
cancellations contributed to the decline for the toxicology group as
well. The pharmaceutical analysis group increased year over year by
15.4%, or $69.
Sales in
our Products segment decreased from $2,379 in the third quarter of fiscal 2008
to $2,008 for the same period in fiscal 2009. The 15.6% decrease
stems from the decline in sales of our Culex automated in vivo sampling systems of
$280 or 22.1%, as well as a decline in sales of our more mature analytical
products of $194 or 20.7% from the same period last year.
Although
our revenues for the third quarter were less than in the comparable period in
our prior fiscal year, our revenues were the highest of the three quarters for
our current fiscal year. This increase is the result of increased
proposal opportunities and acceptance rates since January 1, 2009 compared to
the last six months of calendar 2008 resulting from the efforts of our sales and
marketing department which was reorganized in the first quarter of fiscal
2009.
Cost
of Revenues
Cost of
revenues for the current quarter was $5,986 or 73.7% of revenue, compared to
$7,131, or 62.3% of revenue for the prior year period.
Cost of
Service revenue as a percentage of Service revenue increased to 85.3% in the
current quarter from 68.8% in the comparable quarter last year. The
principal cause of this increase was the decline in sales. A
significant portion of our costs of productive capacity in the Service segment
are fixed. Thus, decreases in revenues lead to increases in
costs as a percentage of revenue.
Cost of
Product revenue as a percentage of Product revenue in the current quarter
increased to 38.5% from 37.5% in the prior year period. This
increase is mainly due to a change in the mix of products sold in the current
quarter.
Operating
Expenses
Selling
expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2009 decreased 24.7% to $734 from
$975 for the comparable period last year. This decrease was primarily
driven by a decrease in salary expense resulting from the reduction in force and
other departures, lower commissions due to the decline in sales and reduced
spending on marketing expenditures.
Research
and development expenses for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 decreased 17.9%
over the comparable period last year to $174 from $212. The decrease
was partially due to a decrease in salaries from the reduction in force as well
as reduced spending on temporary labor and operating supplies.
General
and administrative expenses for the current quarter decreased 32.1% to $1,325
from $1,952 for the prior year period. A decline in salaries and
hourly wages from the January 2009 reduction in force contributed to the
reduction in expenses in the current quarter as well as strict controls on other
variable expenses.
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Other
Income (Expense)
Other expense for the current quarter
decreased to $228 from $250 for the same quarter of the prior
year. The primary
reason for the decrease is an increase in the value of our interest rate swaps
in the current quarter, which decreased our interest
expense.
Income
Taxes
Our effective tax rate for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 was a benefit of
20.9% compared to expense of 56.1% for the prior year period. The principal
reason for the difference between the effective rate and the statutory rate was
losses from continuing foreign operations for which no income tax benefit was
recognized. These losses resulted in the higher provision in the
third quarter of fiscal 2008 and the lower benefit in the third quarter of the
fiscal 2009.
Nine Months Ended June 30,
2009 Compared to Nine Months Ended June 30, 2008
Service
and Product Revenues
Revenues
for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 decreased 28.0% to $23,264 compared to
$32,313 for the same period last year.
Our
Service revenue decreased 32.1% to $17,423 in the first nine months of fiscal
2009 compared to $25,653 for the prior year period primarily as a result of
decreases in bioanalytical analysis and toxicology revenues. Our
bioanalytical analysis revenues decreased $4,110, a 28.7% decrease from the same
period in fiscal 2008, due to study delays by clients and decreases in new
bookings for services. Toxicology revenues decreased $3,207, or
36.7%, over the prior year period. Study delays, cancellations and a
decline in new orders contributed to the decline in revenues as our customers
react to the global recession. Though our revenues have declined
versus prior year, the third fiscal quarter was encouraging with the highest
revenues for any fiscal quarter this year.
Sales in
our Products segment decreased 12.3% from $6,660 to $5,841 when compared to the
same period in the prior year. The majority of the decrease stems
from sales of our Culex automated in vivo sampling system,
which declined $1,034, or 28.3%.
Cost
of Revenues
Cost of
revenues for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 was $18,210 or 78.3% of
revenue, compared to $19,952, or 61.7% of revenue for the prior year
period.
Cost of
Service revenue as a percentage of Service revenue increased to 90.6% in the
first nine months of fiscal 2009 from 67.6% in the comparable period last
year. The principal cause of this increase was the decline in
sales. A significant portion of our costs of productive capacity in
the Service segment are fixed. Thus, decreases in revenues lead
to increases in costs as a percentage of revenue.
Cost of
Product revenue as a percentage of Product revenue in the nine months ending
June 30, 2009 increased to 41.7% from 39.1% in the prior year
period. This increase is mainly due to slow moving inventory
identified in the second fiscal quarter of $162 charged as an increase to cost
of products sold as well as a change in the mix of products sold in the current
fiscal year.
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Operating
Expenses
Selling
expenses for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 decreased 2.7% to $2,569 from
$2,641 for the comparable period last year. This decrease was
primarily driven by lower salary and commission costs associated with the
reduction in force in January 2009 and the decline in revenue versus the prior
year.
Research
and development expenses for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 increased 1.6%
over the comparable period last year to $592 from $583. The increase was
primarily attributable to severance accruals as well as spending for temporary
labor utilized in our continued effort on the development of a new product
funded by an NIH grant.
General
and administrative expenses for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 increased
2.4% to $5,765 from $5,631 for the prior year period. The increase is
mainly due to expenses for attracting and hiring new management personnel in our
West Lafayette facility; severance expenses for former employees of the Company;
and higher consultant and legal fees.
Other
Income (Expense)
Other expense for the first nine months
of fiscal 2009
increased to $867 from
$668 for the same period of the prior year. The primary reasons for the increase
are a $110 net non-cash charge on our interest rate swaps due to the decline in
short term interest rates and interest on capital leases added in the third
quarter of fiscal 2008.
Income
Taxes
Our
effective tax rate for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 was a benefit of
22.3% compared to expense of 49.8% for the prior year
period. The
principal reason for the difference between the effective rate and the statutory
rate was losses from continuing foreign operations for which no income tax
benefit was recognized. These losses resulted in the higher provision
last year and the lower benefit in the current year.
Discontinued
Operations
On June
30, 2008, we sold the operating assets of our Baltimore Clinical Pharmacology
Research Unit (“CPRU”) to Algorithme Pharma USA Inc. ("AP USA") and Algorithme
Pharma Holdings Inc. ("Algorithme") for a cash payment of $850 and the
assumption of certain liabilities related to the CPRU including the CPRU
facility lease. As a result, we exited the market for Phase I
first-in-human clinical studies. We remain contingently liable for
$800 annually through 2015 for future financial obligations under the CPRU
facility lease if AP USA and Algorithme fail to meet their lease
commitment.
Accordingly,
in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and cash flows, we have
segregated the results of the CPRU as discontinued operations for the prior
fiscal year. The loss from discontinued operations in the prior
fiscal year reflects the results of operations of the CPRU through the three and
nine months of fiscal 2008.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
Comparative
Cash Flow Analysis
Since our
inception, BASi’s principal sources of cash have been cash flow generated from
operations and funds received from bank borrowings and other financings. At June
30, 2009, we had cash and cash equivalents of $222, compared to cash and cash
equivalents of $335 at September 30, 2008.
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Net cash
provided by continuing operating activities was $1,216 for the nine months ended
June 30, 2009 compared to $4,082 for the nine months ended June 30,
2008. The decrease in cash provided by continuing operating
activities in the current fiscal year partially results from a decrease in
earnings from continuing operations as well as a decrease in deferred income
taxes of $1,164. These were partially offset by a decrease in
accounts receivable of $3,176 as a result of the decline in
sales. Included in operating activities for the first nine months of
fiscal 2009 are non-cash charges of $110 recorded to reflect the fair value of
our interest rate swaps and $472 for impairment of goodwill for our UK
operations. The impact on operating cash flow of other changes in
working capital was not material.
The
decline in cash generated from operations, which is our primary source of cash,
relates to our current operating loss. We experienced an operating loss in the
first nine months of fiscal 2009 as compared to operating income in the prior
year period as a result of a 28% year-to-date decrease in sales and a 1%
increase in selling, general and administrative costs, which both significantly
reduced our cash flow from operations. The decline in sales was due
to both a decrease in new bookings and delays by sponsors on projects previously
booked. This negative impact on our cash flow from operations began
to slow in our third quarter of fiscal 2009. Our total revenues of
$8,121 represent the highest revenues of any quarter in fiscal
2009. Service and Product revenues increased 15% from our second
quarter. Quotes and new orders have increased during the first six
months of calendar 2009 compared to the last six months of calendar
2008. The increase in selling, general and administrative costs in
the first half of fiscal 2009 included one-time costs, such as severance for
employees, recruiting fees for replacing former officers and marketing and
advertising costs associated with our new marketing plan and
branding. These increased costs have not continued into the third
quarter of fiscal 2009. Compared to our second quarter in fiscal
2009, selling and general and administrative costs have decreased $800, or 28%,
in our third fiscal quarter. We expect the reduced spending levels of
our third quarter to continue and that our efforts to reduce costs will impact
the fourth quarter as well.
For
compliance with our bank loan covenants, we compute EBITDA (earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, removing other non-cash charges
such as stock option expenses and deducting unfunded capital
expenditures). For the third quarter ended June 30, 2009, we
generated positive EBITDA for the first time in fiscal 2009. We also
covered our fixed charges for interest, debt and lease amortization for the
quarter for the first time in fiscal 2009. We believe these
improvements helped to enable us to obtain waivers with our banks for loan
covenant violations and to amend the covenants for future periods as discussed
below.
In
January 2009, we completed a reduction in work force through both attrition and
terminations, which we expect to reduce our annual compensation expense by
approximately 12%. This reduction impacted all areas of
operations. Also, in an effort to reduce operating costs, we agreed
to amend certain terms and conditions of the May
2007 Employment Agreement with our CEO, Richard Shepperd, reducing his base
salary by approximately 43%, to provide the Company with greater financial
flexibility for the remainder of 2009.
Investing
activities used $690 in the first nine months of fiscal 2009 due to capital
expenditures. Our principal investments were for laboratory equipment
replacements and upgrades in all of our facilities as well as general building
and information technology infrastructure expenditures at all
sites. This is a 46% reduction in capital spending from the first
nine months of fiscal 2008 as we strive to contain cash commitments throughout
the organization, funding only necessary expenditures.
Financing
activities used $1,432 in the first nine months of fiscal 2009 as compared to
$2,565 used for the first nine months of fiscal 2008. The main use of cash in
fiscal 2009 was for long term debt and capital lease payments of $900, as well
as net payments on our line of credit of $532. In fiscal 2008, we
repaid the balance of our subordinated debt, approximately $4,500, which was
partially offset by $1,400 of new borrowings, net borrowings on our line of
credit of $1,244 and capital lease payments of $462.
Since the acquisition of the Baltimore
clinic in fiscal 2003, we had consistently experienced negative cash flows from
that operation. With the sale of that operation on June 30, 2008, we
eliminated a significant drain on operating cash flows. During the
nine months ended June 30, 2009, cash provided by operating activities for
discontinued operations of $588 is mainly due to the collection of outstanding
receivables.
Capital
Resources
We have
mortgage notes payable to Regions aggregating approximately $8,800 and a line of
credit with National City of up to $3,000, which is subject to availability
limitations that may substantially reduce or eliminate our borrowing capacity at
any time, as described in Note 8 to our condensed consolidated financial
statements. Borrowings under these credit agreements are collateralized by
substantially all assets related to our operations and all common stock of our
U.S. subsidiaries and 65% of the common stock of our non-United States
subsidiaries. Under the terms of our credit agreements, we have agreed to
restrict advances to subsidiaries, limit additional indebtedness and capital
expenditures as well as to comply with certain financial covenants outlined in
the borrowing agreements. All of these credit agreements contain cross-default
provisions.
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On
December 18, 2007, we entered into a loan agreement with Regions Bank
(“Regions”) under which Regions loaned us $1,400 under a term loan maturing
December 18, 2010. Interest on the loan is equal to LIBOR plus 215 basis points.
Monthly payments are $12 plus interest. The loan is collateralized by real
estate at our West Lafayette and Evansville, Indiana locations. Regions also
holds approximately $7,700 of additional mortgage debt on these
facilities. We used a
portion of the proceeds and cash on hand to repay our subordinated debt of
approximately $4,500 during the first quarter of fiscal 2008. We
entered into interest rate swap agreements with respect to these loans to fix
the interest rate at 6.1%.
Effective
October 1, 2008, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157,
Fair Value
Measurements, (“FAS 157”) in order to account for the fair value of the
interest rate swaps in our condensed consolidated financial
statements. The fair value of the swaps was determined with a level
two analysis. As a result of recent declines in short term interest
rates, the swaps had a negative fair value of $110 at June 30, 2009 and $0 at
September 30, 2008, which was recorded in our condensed consolidated financial
statements as interest expense and long term liability. The fair
value of these swaps was not material to the condensed consolidated financial
statements in the comparable period of the prior fiscal year. The
terms of the interest rate swaps match the scheduled principal outstanding under
the loans. We do not intend to prepay the loans, and expect the swaps
to expire under their terms in two years without payment by us. Upon
expiration of the swaps, the net fair value recorded in the condensed
consolidated financial statements is expected to be zero.
The
covenants in our loan agreements with Regions require us to maintain certain
ratios including a fixed charge coverage ratio and total liabilities to tangible
net worth ratio. The Regions loans both contain cross-default
provisions with each other and with the revolving line of credit with National
City described below. At December 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009, we
were not in compliance with our fixed charge coverage ratio. On
February 17, 2009, Regions agreed to waive our violation of our fixed charge
coverage ratio covenant through the end of our second fiscal quarter of the
current year. On May 18, 2009, Regions agreed to amend the
computations and requirements for the fixed charge coverage ratios through
December 31, 2009. After that date, the computations and requirements
for the fixed charge coverage ratio will revert to those in the original
agreement. The amended computations will be less restrictive to
us. At June 30, 2009, we were in compliance with the amended fixed
charge covenant ratio.
Revolving Line of
Credit
Through
December 31, 2009, we have a revolving line of credit (“Agreement”), with
National City, which we use for working capital and other purposes. Borrowings
under the Agreement are collateralized by substantially all assets related to
our operations, other than the real estate securing the Regions loans, all
common stock of our United States subsidiaries and 65% of the common stock of
our non-United States subsidiaries. Under the Agreement, the Company has agreed
to restrict advances to subsidiaries, limit additional indebtedness and capital
expenditures and comply with certain financial covenants outlined in the
Agreement.
The
covenants in the Agreement require that we maintain certain ratios of
interest-bearing indebtedness to EBITDA and net cash flow to debt servicing
requirements, which may restrict the amount we can borrow to fund future
operations, acquisitions and capital expenditures. The Agreement also
contains cross-default provisions with the Regions loans. For the
current fiscal year through March 31, 2009, we were not in compliance with the
fixed charge coverage ratio covenant and tangible net worth covenant with
National City.
On July
17, 2009, we executed a Fourth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement with National City. In fiscal 2009, prior to the Fourth
Amendment, we had been operating in breach of the fixed charge coverage ratio
and tangible net worth covenants. Under the amended Agreement,
National City has agreed to waive our violations of the fixed charge coverage
ratio covenant and the tangible net worth covenant through the end of our third
fiscal quarter of the current year. National City also agreed to
amend the computations and requirements for the fixed charge coverage ratios and
the tangible net worth ratio through December 31, 2009. These computations will
be less restrictive for us.
The amended Agreement limits
outstanding borrowings to the “borrowing base,” as defined in the Agreement, up
to a maximum available amount of $3,000. Borrowings bear interest at
an annual rate equal to LIBOR plus five percent (5%). In the event
that LIBOR shall become unavailable, the outstanding principal balance of
borrowings under the line of credit shall bear interest at an annual rate equal
to the Prime Rate plus two percent (2%). Interest is paid
monthly. The line of credit also carries a fee, payable quarterly,
for the portion of the line which is unused, minus the amount of all letters of
credit.
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.Based on
our current business activities and cash on hand, we expect to continue to
borrow on our revolving credit facility to finance working
capital. To conserve cash, we instituted a freeze on “unnecessary”
capital expenditures. As of June 30, 2009, we had $3,359 of total
borrowing capacity (subsequently limited to $3,000 by the amendment), of which
$1,491 was outstanding, and $222 of cash on hand.
The
$1,089 decrease in our total borrowing capacity from the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2008 was due to several factors. Declining sales in the
first half of fiscal 2009 led to a lower accounts receivable balance, which
reduces the total borrowing capacity. As discussed above, the sales
decline, which was due to lower new bookings and sponsor delays, began to slow
in the third quarter of the current fiscal year. Revenues in our
third fiscal quarter increased 15% over our second fiscal quarter and our
accounts receivable balance increased slightly in the current quarter as
well. Although our third quarter revenue and cash flow have shown
gains over the first half of fiscal 2009, failure to continue to improve revenue
and control expenses could severely impair our ability to continue
operations.
With the
decrease in cash flow from operations discussed above, we may face additional
situations during fiscal 2009 where we are not in compliance with at least one
covenant in the Agreement, requiring that we obtain another waiver at that
time. If that situation arises, we will face dealing with our lending
banks again to obtain loan modifications or waivers as described
above. We cannot predict whether our lenders will provide those
waivers, if required, what the terms of any such waivers might be or what impact
any such waivers will have on our liquidity, financial condition or results of
operations.
ITEM
4 - CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
During the preparation of the
consolidated financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2008, we
identified differences in the amounts of deferred and refundable income taxes in
our books and records as compared to the amounts included in our income tax
returns. To verify the amount and the nature of the
difference, we elected to delay the filing of our annual report on Form 10-K. We
concluded that the difference was related to an overstatement of our
unrecognized tax liability and the related error in recording our liability for
uncertain tax positions upon our adoption of FIN 48 on October 1, 2007, the
beginning of our previous fiscal year. The failure to identify this
difference and resulting error in adopting FIN 48 through our normal financial
statement preparation process caused us to conclude that we had a material
weakness in our accounting for income taxes and that our internal controls over
financial reporting were not effective as of September 30, 2008. To
prevent a recurrence of similar errors in future years, we have initiated a
better process of tracking our liabilities, have added layers of review and are
investigating commercially available software that will accurately maintain and
track the differences between financial reporting and tax return
reporting.
There
were no other changes in our internal controls over financial reporting, as
defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, during the
first nine months of fiscal 2009 that have materially affected or are reasonably
likely to materially affect our internal control over financial
reporting.
Under the
supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our
disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our management
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June
30, 2009 in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be
disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within time periods
specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in
the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and
communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and
principal financial officers, or person performing similar functions, as
appropriate to allow timely decision regarding required
disclosure. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of
systems of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of
human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and
procedures. Accordingly, even effective systems of disclosure
controls and procedures can provide only reasonable assurances of achieving
their control objectives.
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PART
II
ITEM
1A - RISK FACTORS
Change of
Control
On July
29, 2009 Peter T. Kissinger and Candice B. Kissinger delivered to the Company a
demand for a special meeting of shareholders and notice of nomination of
Directors of Bioanalytical Systems, Inc., and concurrently filed schedule 14A
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The purpose of the
demand is to hold a shareholders meeting with the intent of electing the four
nominated directors named in their demand to replace four of the five existing
Directors currently on the Company’s Board. Such an action, if
successful, is a defined change of control in the Company’s loan agreement with
National City Bank, and would constitute a default under the terms of the
agreement. The Company may not be able to renegotiate the terms of
its loan if such an event of default occurs, and may have to seek other banking
arrangements or other forms of financing which may be more expensive and
dilutive to shareholders, if available at all.
You should also carefully consider the
risks described in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended
December 31, 2008 and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
September 30, 2008, including those under the heading “Risk Factors”
appearing in Item 1A of Part I of the Form 10-Q and Form 10-K and
other information contained in this Quarterly Report before investing in our
securities. Realization of any of these risks could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of
operations.
ITEM
6 - EXHIBITS
(a)
Exhibits:
Number
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Description of Exhibits
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(3)
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3.1
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Second
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Bioanalytical Systems,
Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended December 31, 1997).
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3.2
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Second
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Bioanalytical Systems, Inc., as
subsequently amended (filed herewith).
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(4)
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4.1
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Specimen
Certificate for Common Shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to
Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No.
333-36429).
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(10)
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10.1
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Fourth
Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between Bioanalytical
Systems,
Inc.
and National City Bank, executed July 17, 2009 (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed July 17, 2009).
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10.2
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Replacement
Promissory Note by and between Bioanalytical Systems, Inc. and National
City Bank, executed July 17, 2009 (filed herewith).
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10.3
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Replacement
Subsidiary Guaranty by and between Bioanalytical Systems Inc. and National
City Bank, executed July 17, 2009 (filed herewith).
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(31)
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31.1
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Certification
of Richard M. Shepperd (filed herewith).
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31.2
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Certification
of Michael R. Cox (filed herewith).
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(32)
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32.1
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Written
Statement of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C.
Section 1350) (filed herewith)..
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SIGNATURES
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:
BIOANALYTICAL
SYSTEMS, INC.
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(Registrant)
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Date:
August 12, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Richard
M. Shepperd
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Richard
M. Shepperd
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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Date: August
12, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Michael
R. Cox
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Michael
R. Cox
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Vice
President, Finance and Administration,
Chief
Financial Officer and
Treasurer
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