Inrad Optics, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2013 June (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding, $0.01 par value, as of August 14, 2013 was 12,046,003

INRAD OPTICS, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

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NOTE 1 -SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Inrad Optics, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”).  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments of a normal recurring nature considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  The results of operations of any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full fiscal year.  For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

In preparing these consolidated financial statements, the Company has evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date the consolidated financial statements were issued.

Management Estimates

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses reported in those financial statements. Management evaluates its estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the current economic environment, and makes adjustments when facts and circumstances dictate.  As future events and their effects cannot be determined with precision, actual results could differ significantly from those estimates and assumptions.  Significant changes, if any, in those estimates resulting from continuing changes in the economic environment will be reflected in the consolidated financial statements in future periods.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in-first-out basis) or market. The Company records a reserve for slow moving inventory as a charge against earnings for all products identified as surplus, slow-moving or discontinued. Excess work-in-process costs are charged against earnings whenever estimated costs-of-completion exceed unbilled revenues.

Inventories are comprised of the following and are shown net of inventory reserves, in thousands:

Income Taxes

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statements carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company did not record a current provision for either state or federal income tax due to the losses incurred for both income tax and financial reporting purposes or the availability of net operating loss carry-forwards to offset against federal and state income tax.

In evaluating the Company’s ability to recover deferred tax assets in future periods, management considers the available positive and negative factors, including the Company’s recent operating results, the existence of cumulative losses and near term forecasts of future taxable income consistent with the plans and estimates that management uses to manage the underlying business. A significant piece of objective negative evidence evaluated was the cumulative loss incurred by the Company over the three-year period ended December 31, 2012 as well as the six months ended June 30, 2013. Such objective evidence limits the ability to consider other subjective evidence such as our projections for future growth.

On the basis of this evaluation, as of June 30, 2013, the Company’s management concluded that it is more likely than not that the Company will not be able to realize any portion of the benefit on the net deferred tax balance of $3,445,000 and therefore the Company continues to maintain a valuation allowance for the full amount of the net deferred tax balance.

When sufficient positive evidence exists, the Company’s income tax expense will be charged with the increase or decrease in its valuation allowance. An increase or reversal of the Company’s valuation allowance could have a significant negative or positive impact on the Company’s future earnings.

Net (Loss) Income per Common Share

Basic net (loss) income per common share is computed by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net (loss) income per common share is computed by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted average number of common shares and common stock equivalents outstanding, calculated on the treasury stock method for options, stock grants and warrants using the average market prices during the period, including potential common shares issuable upon conversion of outstanding convertible notes, except if the effect on the per share amounts is anti-dilutive.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, all common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share because their effect is anti-dilutive. This included 970,211 common stock equivalents related to outstanding options and grants, in each respective period. In addition, there were 2,500,000 common shares and 1,875,000 warrants issuable upon conversion of outstanding related party convertible notes in each period which were anti-dilutive.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, all common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share because their effect is anti-dilutive. This included 942,823 common stock equivalents related to outstanding options and grants, in each respective period. In addition, there were 2,500,000 common shares and 1,875,000 warrants issuable upon conversion of outstanding related party convertible notes in each period which were anti-dilutive.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense is estimated at the grant date based on the fair value of the award. The Company estimates the fair value of stock options granted using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The fair value of restricted stock units granted is based on the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant. The fair value of these awards, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, is amortized over the requisite service period of the award, which is generally the vesting period.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-11, “Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists.” ASU 2013-11 clarifies the financial statement presentation of unrecognized tax benefits when a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carryforward exists. ASU 2013-11 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013 and should be applied prospectively to all unrecognized tax benefits that exist at the effective date. Management does not expect the adoption of ASU 2013-11 to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

NOTE 2- EQUITY COMPENSATION PROGRAM AND STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

The Company's results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 include stock-based compensation expense for stock option grants totaling $38,930 and $45,749, respectively. Such amounts have been included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations within cost of goods sold in the amount of $20,314 ($24,821 for 2012), and selling, general and administrative expenses in the amount of $18,616 ($20,928 for 2012).

The Company's results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 include stock-based compensation expense for stock option grants totaling $77,860 and $104,222, respectively. Such amounts have been included in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations within cost of goods sold in the amount of $40,628 ($50,697 for 2012), and selling, general and administrative expenses in the amount of $37,232 ($53,525 for 2012).

As of June 30, 2013 and 2012, there were $148,232 and $278,006 of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to non-vested stock options, which are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 1.4 years and 2.2 years, respectively.

There were 80,000 stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2013. There were no stock options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2012. The following range of weighted-average assumptions were used to determine the fair value of stock option grants during the six months ended June 30, 2013:

The following table represents stock options granted, exercised and forfeited during the six month period ended June 30, 2013:

The following table represents non-vested stock options granted, vested and forfeited for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

The total fair value of options vested during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was $81,133 and $111,662, respectively.

There were no grants of restricted stock units granted under the 2010 Equity Compensation Program during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

Restricted stock units granted usually vest over a three year period at the rate of one-third per year, contingent on continued employment or service during the vesting period.

The Company's results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 include stock-based compensation expense for restricted stock unit grants totaling $1,212 and $1,212, respectively, and such amounts have been included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations within selling, general and administrative expenses.

The Company's results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 include stock-based compensation expense for restricted stock unit grants totaling $2,424 and $2,424, respectively, and such amounts have been included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations within selling, general and administrative expenses.

A summary of the Company’s non-vested restricted stock units at June 30, 2013 is presented below:

NOTE 3- STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company issued 5,000 common shares on vesting of restricted stock awards. In April 2013, the Company issued an additional 163,879 common shares to the Inrad Optics 401k plan as a match to employee contributions for 2012.

NOTE 4 – OTHER LONG TERM NOTES

On July 26, 2012, the Company entered into a term loan agreement in the amount of $750,000 with Valley National Bank, Wayne, NJ. The loan is payable in equal monthly installments over five years beginning in August 2012 and bears an interest rate of 4.35% annually. The loan is secured with a security interest in new equipment. In 2012, the Company made a down-payment of $500,000 on the equipment and included the payment in Other Assets at December 31, 2012. In March 2013, the Company made an installment payment in the amount of $242,500. During the second quarter of 2013, the installation of the equipment was completed and the final installment payment was made. The cost of the equipment including the down-payments and the associated installation costs were capitalized in the second quarter of 2013.

The Company also has a note payable to the U.S. Small Business Administration which bears interest at the rate of 4.0% and is due in 2032.

Other Long Term Notes consist of the following:

NOTE 5 – WORKFORCE REDUCTION

In the first quarter of 2013, the Company instituted a plan to reduce its combined headcount by approximately 11%, in order to reduce costs and align its workforce with current business requirements while ensuring the Company would continue to meet its customers’ needs. The reductions affected both the Company’s Northvale, NJ and the Sarasota, FL operations. Annualized savings from the reductions are expected to be approximately $700,000. Severance and other separation costs of $112,000 and $29,000 were expensed in the first quarter and second quarters and offset payroll savings of approximately $45,000 and $175,000 respectively. Accrued severance payments were $39,000 and $71,000 in the first and second quarters of 2013, and additional payments of $31,000 are expected in the third quarter of 2013.

Caution Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the federal securities laws. The Company wishes to insure that any forward-looking statements are accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements in order to comply with the terms of the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The events described in the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report may not occur. Generally, these statements relate to business plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits or other consequences of the Company’s plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits of acquisitions made by the Company, projections involving anticipated revenues, earnings, or other aspects of the Company’s operating results. The words “may”, “will”, “expect”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “project”, “plan”, “intend”, “estimate”, and “continue”, and their opposites and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The Company cautions you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and are subject to a number of uncertainties, risks, and other influences, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, that may influence the accuracy of the statements and the projections upon which the statements are based. Factors which may affect the Company’s results include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed in Items 1A, 7 and 7A of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2013. Any one or more of these uncertainties, risks, and other influences could materially affect the Company’s results of operations and whether forward-looking statements made by the Company ultimately prove to be accurate. Readers are further cautioned that the Company’s financial results can vary from quarter to quarter, and the financial results for any period may not necessarily be indicative of future results. The foregoing is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements made by the Company. The Company’s actual results, performance and achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statements, whether from new information, future events, or otherwise.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 of the accompanying consolidated financial statements and further discussed in our annual financial statements included in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. In preparing our condensed consolidated financial statements, we made estimates and judgments that affect the results of our operations and the value of assets and liabilities we report. These include estimates used in evaluating goodwill and intangibles for impairment such as market multiples used in determining the fair value of reporting units, discount rates applicable in determining net present values of future cash flows, projections of future sales, earnings and cash flow and capital expenditures. It also includes estimates about the amount and timing of future taxable income in determining the Company’s valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

For additional information regarding our critical accounting policies and estimates, see the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Results of Operations

Inrad Optics, Inc.’s business falls into two main categories: Optical Components and Laser System Devices and Instrumentation.

The Optical Components category is focused on custom optics manufacturing. The Company specializes in high-end precision components. It develops, manufactures and delivers precision custom optics and thin film optical coating services through its Custom Optics and Metal Optics operations. Glass, metal, and crystal substrates are processed using modern manufacturing equipment, complex processes and techniques to manufacture components, deposit optical thin films, and assemble sub-components used in advanced photonic systems. The majority of custom optical components and optical coating services supplied are used in inspection, process control systems, defense and aerospace electro-optical systems, laser system applications, industrial scanners, and medical system applications.

The Laser System Devices and Instrumentation category includes the growth and fabrication of crystalline materials with electro-optic (EO) and non-linear optical properties for use in both standard and custom products. This category also includes the manufactured crystal based devices and associated instrumentation. The majority of crystals, crystal components and laser devices manufactured are used in laser systems, defense EO systems, medical lasers and R&D applications by engineers within corporations, universities and national laboratories.

The Company operates manufacturing facilities in New Jersey and Florida.

Revenue

Sales for the three months ended June 30, 2013 were $2,695,000, a decrease of 6.4%, compared to $2,880,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012. Sales for the six months ended June 30, 2013 were $5,771,000, a slight increase from $5,721,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2012. Sales in the Optical Components category increased 4.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared with the prior year. Sales of Laser Systems Devices and Instrumentation decreased 5.2% over the same period.

Shipments to customers in the universities & national laboratories market increased. This was offset by decreased shipments in the process control & metrology markets, the laser systems market and the defense/aerospace market which was spread across most of the Company’s existing customers in those markets with the exception of a few customers that recorded sales increases.

Sales to major customers defined as those who represent more than 10% of period sales, were down as a percentage of total sales in the first six months of 2013 compared with the same period in 2012. This was due to lower sales to one large laser systems market customer that was partially offset by an increase in sales to one large defense market customer compared to the same period in the prior year.

The Company’s top five customers represented 34.3% of total sales in the six month period ended June 30, 2013, down from 43.4% in the same period in 2012.

Orders during the first six months of 2013 compared to 2012, decreased to $4.8 million compared to $6.3 million last year

Order backlog was $4.9 million at June 30, 2013, down compared to $5.9 million at December 31, 2012 and $5.6 million at June 30, 2012.

Cost of Goods Sold

Cost of goods sold was $2,387,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $2,313,000 in the same quarter in 2012, an increase of $74,000 or 3.2%. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, cost of goods sold increased by $352,000 or 8.0% to $4,765,000 compared to $4,413,000 in the same period in 2012.

As a percentage of sales, cost of goods sold increased to 88.6% compared to 80.3% in 2012 for the three months ended June 30, 2013. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, cost of goods sold as a percentage of sales was 82.6% compared to 77.1% in the same period in 2012.

Manufacturing wages and salaries, including related fringe benefits, increased by 1.5% and 7.2%, respectively, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, compared to same period last year, as a result of the shift in our historical customer mix discussed above.

The impact of the Company’s work force reduction in March and April, 2013 had a net positive impact over the six months ended June 30, 2013. Severance costs included in cost of goods sold were $29,000 and $141,000 in the three and six months ended June 30, 2013. These costs were offset by associated payroll savings which amounted to approximately $175,000 and $220,000 in the respective periods.

Material costs decreased 28.7% and 11.7% during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2012, mainly due to the change in sales mix, discussed above.

Gross margin decreased for the three and six month period ended June 30, 2013 as a result of the factors discussed above. Gross margin in the second quarter of 2013 was $308,000 or 11.4% versus $567,000 or 19.7% in the same period in 2012. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, gross margin decreased to $1,007,000 or 17.4% compared with $1,308,000 or 22.9% in the comparable period in 2012.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A” expenses) in the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 amounted to $910,000 or 33.8% of sales and $1,763,000 or 30.5% of sales, respectively, compared to $865,000 or 30.0% of sales and $1,719,000 or 30.0% of sales, respectively, for the same periods in 2012. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, SG&A expenses included approximately $29,000 and $75,000 in severance costs related to the workforce reduction discussed in Note 5 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Associated payroll savings from the workforce reduction was $69,000 and $85,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013.

(Loss) from Operations

The Company had an operating loss of $602,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared with an operating loss of $297,000 in the three months ended June 30, 2012. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company had an operating loss of $757,000 compared with an operating loss of $411,000 in the same period last year. The operating losses in 2013 and 2012 primarily reflect the impact of the level of sales on the Company’s relatively fixed cost structure.

Other Income and Expense

For the three months ended June 30, 2013, net interest expense was $46,000, up from $36,000 in the same period in 2012. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, net interest expense was $91,000, up from $71,000 in the same period in 2012.

Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2013 increased to $48,000 compared to $41,000 in the same period in 2012. Interest expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2013 increased to $96,000 compared to $82,000 in the same period in 2012. The increase in both periods is mainly attributable to the addition of a term note with Valley National Bank in the third quarter of 2012.

Interest income during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 was $2,000 and $5,000, respectively, compared with $5,000 and $11,000, respectively, in the comparable periods in 2012, and results from lower average cash balances in interest bearing accounts over the comparable periods.

In the first quarter of 2013, the Company sold surplus machinery and recorded a gain of $31,000.

Income Taxes

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statements carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company did not record a current provision for either state or federal income tax due to the losses incurred for both income tax and financial reporting purposes or the availability of net operating loss carry-forwards to offset against federal and state income tax.

In evaluating the Company’s ability to recover deferred tax assets in future periods, management considers the available positive and negative factors, including the Company’s recent operating results, the existence of cumulative losses and near term forecasts of future taxable income consistent with the plans and estimates that management uses to manage the underlying business. A significant piece of objective negative evidence evaluated was the cumulative loss incurred by the Company over the three-year period ended December 31, 2012 as well as the six months ended June 30, 2013. Such objective evidence limits the ability to consider other subjective evidence such as our projections for future growth.

On the basis of this evaluation, as of June 30, 2013, the Company’s management concluded that it is more likely than not that the Company will not be able to realize any portion of the benefit on the net deferred tax balance of $3,445,000. As a result, the Company maintains a valuation allowance for the full amount of the net deferred tax balance.

When sufficient positive evidence exists, the Company’s income tax expense will be charged with the increase or decrease in its valuation allowance. An increase or reversal of the Company’s valuation allowance could have a significant negative or positive impact on the Company’s future earnings.

Net (Loss)

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company had a net loss of $648,000 and $817,000, respectively, compared to a net loss of $333,000 and $482,000, respectively, for the same periods in 2012.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s primary source of liquidity is cash and cash equivalents and on-going collection of accounts receivable. The Company’s major use of cash in recent years has been for the payment of accrued and current interest on convertible debt, the servicing of long term debt and for capital expenditures.

As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $2,465,000 and $3,089,000, respectively.

On July 26, 2012, the Company entered into a term loan agreement with Valley National Bank, Wayne, NJ, in the amount of $750,000. The loan is secured with a security interest in new equipment acquired by the Company in the amount of $825,000 which will enhance the Company’s thin film coating capabilities. The loan is repayable in equal monthly installments over five years beginning in August 2012 and bears an interest rate of 4.35% annually. In 2012, the Company made a down-payment of $500,000 on the equipment and included the payment in Other Assets at December 31, 2012. In March 2013, the Company made an installment payment in the amount of $242,500. During the second quarter of 2013, the installation of the equipment was completed and the final installment payment of $82,500 was made. The cost of the equipment including installment payments and associated installation costs were capitalized in the second quarter of 2013 in the amount of $897,000 with an additional $70,000 capitalized for leasehold improvements associated with the equipment.

We believe that existing cash resources held by the Company and anticipated to be generated from future operating activities are sufficient to meet working capital requirements, anticipated capital expenditures, debt servicing payments and other contractual obligations over the next 12 months.

On July 31, 2012, the maturity dates of a $1,500,000 Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note to Clarex Limited (“Clarex”) and a $1,000,000 Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note to an affiliate of Clarex were each extended to April 1, 2015 from April 1, 2013. The notes bear interest at 6%. Interest accrues yearly and is payable on maturity. Unpaid interest, along with principal, may be converted into securities of the Company as follows: the notes are convertible in the aggregate into 1,500,000 units and 1,000,000 units, respectively, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant. Each warrant allows the holder to acquire 0.75 shares of common stock at a price of $1.35 per share and expire on April 1, 2018. The Company paid current interest of $37,500 in each quarter during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. The Company expects to make interest payments of $37,500 in the remaining quarters of 2013 and in each quarter through the maturity date of the notes to satisfy the amounts of interest accruing in each quarter.

The following table summarizes net cash (used in) operating, investing and financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012:

Net cash used in operating activities was $134,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $96,000 in the same period last year. The decrease in net cash from operating activities in the first six months of 2013 compared to 2012 resulted primarily from the higher net loss generated in the current period.

Accounts receivables decreased by $186,000 at June 30, 2013 compared to a decrease of $233,000 the same period last year. The decrease was mainly the result of the timing of shipments and the collection of balances during the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the prior year.

Inventory balances decreased by $200,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to an increase of $413,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2012 which was the result of planned reductions in 2013 primarily attributable to the reduction in orders placed in the current year.

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities decreased by $26,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to a decrease of $31,000 in 2012 principally due to the timing of payments as the Company continues to optimize its use of cash.

Non-cash items consist of depreciation and amortization, stock based compensation expense and the Company’s annual 401K matching stock contribution for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

Net cash used in investing activities was $416,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2013 versus $181,000 last year. Capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 were $447,000 and $181,000, respectively. The expenditures in 2013 were primarily for the balance owed on new equipment purchased to enhance the Company’s thin film coating capabilities and the associated installation costs at the Northvale facility. The expenditures in 2012 were primarily incurred to refurbish operating facilities in New Jersey and Florida and to purchase manufacturing equipment. The Company also sold surplus machinery during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and received net proceeds of $31,000.

Net cash used in financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2013 totaled $74,000 compared to net cash provided of $500 in the comparable period in 2012. The increase in cash used in 2013 is mainly attributable to the principal payments made on the term loan with Valley National Bank that the Company entered into in the third quarter of 2012 to finance the acquisition of new equipment. The net cash provided in 2012 consisted primarily of proceeds from the exercise of stock options for $5,500, offset by principal payments on long term notes of $5,000.

Overall, the Company had a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of $624,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared with a decrease of $277,000 in the corresponding period last year.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company is a smaller reporting company and not required to provide the information required under this item.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of June 30, 2013 (the “Evaluation Date”), have concluded that as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, and (2) is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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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.

Date: August 14, 2013